The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-04-04
SOCIETIES
and CLUBS

and Mrs. David Niswander was an
nounced Sunday.
Announcement of the engagement |
was made at a farewell dinner held |
at the home of w. ]. Amstutz for
Edgar Bixel and family who are leav-
ing for Richmond, Ind.
The bride-elect is teacher in the
Bluffton public schools and Mr.. Mis-
wander is employed at Pandora. The |
wedding will take place in June.
Those present Sunday were: Mr.. |
and Mrs. Gideon Niswander, William |
Brennan and family, Albert Winkler |
and family, Edgar Bixel and family, |
w. ]. Amstutz and family, Phares
Bixel and family, Morris Niswander
and S. S. Bixel and family.
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Engagement Announced
Engagement of Miss Alice Black of |
New York city, former student in |
Bluffton college, to Edward Walton
Holbrook also of New York was an
nounced the first of the week. No
date has been set for the wedding.
Miss Black, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. C. A. Black of Lima, attended
Bluffton college in 1933-34 and later
graduated from Ohio university, Ath-
ems. She is now employed in the New
York branch of the J. Henry Schroed-
er Bank corporation of London, Eng
land.
Mr.. Holbrook, a graduate of Ohio
State university, is employed at the
Miles Corners Investment council,
New York. He is the son of Mrs. F. |
S. Holbrook of Orange, N. j.
Hospital Auxiliary
The Woman's Auxiliary will meet at |
the hospital next Tuesday aftrnoon at
2:30 o'clock.
Union Missionary Meeting
Women's Missionary societies of six
Mennonite churches will hold union
meeting at the Grace church in Pan
dora, Thursday night, April IL at 1880
o'clock. Miss Matilda Basinger will
preside as chairman. The public is in
vited.
The program follows:
Devotions, Mrs. P "A. Kliewer; Duet,
First Church, Lima; Talk, Ruth Moser
from South America; Quartet, Eben-
ezer church; Talk, Lawrence Burkhalt-
er from India; Music, New Stark
church; Music, First Church, Bluffton;
Talk, Mary Haas, returned missionary
from Africa; Music, st. John society;
| Talk, Mrs. John Thiessen, returned
missionary from India; Offering; Mu-
sic, Grace society, Pandora.
Faculty Club
The Bluffton college Faculty club
met at the home of Mrs. B. ID. Smuck
er, Monday night. Coach A C. Burcky
was the speaker.
Richland Community Circle
The Richland Community circle
will meet at the home of Mrs.
Louise Green, Thursday afternoon,
April II. The following program
has been arranged:
Roll call, Bible verse; topic, Bible
Women discussed by Mrs. Edith
Badertscher, Mrs. Addie Graber,
Mrs. Mary Matter; music, quartet.
Mrs. Thelma Balmer will be assist
ant hostess.
Attend Women's Guild Congress
A group of twenty-three women
from the st. Johns and Emanuels
Evangelical and Reformed churches
attended the Women's Guild Cong
ress held in the First Evangelical
and Reformed church at Lima Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. w. A. Amstutz, a member
of the st. Johns church appeared
on the program.
Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion auxiliary
will meet at the Legion hall next
Tuesday night at o'clock.
Miss Ethel Jean Marshall, student
at Miami university, Oxford, is
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall of Rock
port during the ses~sng vacation.
Miss Mary Marshall, student at
Bowling Green State university is
home for the spring vacation visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Marshall of Rockport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hahn and Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson Steiner spent Sun
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Eichelberger in Toledo.
Mrs. Bertha Matter and Miss Ber-
nice Matter visited in Findlay, Sun
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Armbrecht and Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Nique and family.
BeaUerddna School
Play Friday Night