I see. Do you know for a fact she stayed at the Salvation Army Booth Memorial? Or did she just stay at Vancouver General Hospital for three days or so, then drive back to Washington?
Might be worthwhile to do due diligence on the The Vancouver Sun and The Vancouver Province for announcements, just in case.
My theory is that Madelyn’s friend in Seattle made the arrangements for her to go to the home before she was transported to Vancouver General for the birth. She threw the plans into disorder when she changed her mind and kept the baby. In those days when a woman gave birth she was kept in hospital for 5.7 days and the babies were brought for feeding before being returned to the nursery. I’ll see what I can find out about adoption boards in the Vancouver area and will go to the rootsweb boards for Vancouver area as well. At that time births to unwed mothers were NOT announced in the papers! My how times have changed!