Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-04-27
vAsmoN oRrmorEDrc AUXILIARY

The VaShon Orthopedic Auxiliary
held its regular meeting last Friday
at the home of Mrs. George W. Shields
with Mrs. Charles Pinkham, Mrs Nor
gan Doebler, Miss Mary Dysart and
Mrs. William Shakespeare, assisting
hostesses. Twenty-six members were
present.
The sewing committee under the
leadership of Mrs. Fl. A. Stanley was
busy all day on articles intended for
use in the hospital OF for sale for its
benefit.
Mrs. T. Hansen presided over the
business meeting during which Mrs.
George Miller, chairman of the garden
committee, explained the plans for the
silver tea and garden sale to be held
at the Island Club on Saturday the
20, "details Of which may be found
in this issue.
All who have purchased tickets for
the Afghan and Pillow, designed and
made by Madame Beall vii lbe inter-
ested to know that the drawing will
be held at $3.50 during the garden sale.
UntsS that time additional tickets may
be obtained from Mrs. Harris Ward.
Mrs. g. w. Bankhead reported that
prizes had been awarded to Viola
Bacon, 9Th grade, Vashon school;
Naomi Bethea, 9th grade, Center
school, for posters made in behalf of
the tinfoil drive. 56 pounds of tinfoil
were taken in to the Melting Pot.
Mrs. Ben Lyon, Island chairman for
the penny drive, reported that the
special envelopes for pennies will be
distributed on April 29th and collected
on May 10. Reports from the hospital
show that the trustees are having a
hard time carrying on as income from
members and named beds has fallen
off rapidly during recent mciiths
while the number of children needing
hospital care is large, so that the
women of the guilds and auxiliaries
are making strong efforts to obtain
help for the hospital in small sums
from widening circle of givers. Last
year over $1,000 came in to the penny
envelopes. Each child or adult who
takes an envelope is asked to place
therein all the pennies which come
into his possession between April 2sth
and May Is. A friend of the hospital
provides the special envelopes free,
the women all over the state who help
with the drive, donate their services,
so every penny contributed goes to the
hospital to be spent directly for the
care OF its little patients. There are
many children and adults on the Is
land who have not contributed in
other ways, this is the opportunity to
help the hospital when help is badly
needed, and in small sums.
Mrs. Cephas Ramquist was named
chairman for Pound Party Day (early
in june. Women who drive their cars
and are willing to take others to visit
the hospital are asked to list their
names with Mrs. Ramquist. Those
lacking transportation, who wish to
go, please call Mrs. Ramquist.
Mrs. George w. Shields and Mrs. G..
W. Bankhead represented Vashon at
the Round Table meeting in Seattle,
April 10 and gave enthusiastic reports
,, of the efforts being made to keep the
hospital going and to maintain its
record of never turning away child
for whom there was hope of cure or
improvement. Over 10000 children
have been received and treated since
1907.
After luncheon, three tables for
bridge were set up under the leader
ship of Mrs. Neil Flenner.
The May meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs Gov Meredith at Burton