The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-07-18
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SOCIETIES
and CLUBS

To Wed Thursday
Wedding of Miss Susan Ashcraft
Of Lima and DR.. Vincent Murray of
Glandorf will take place at st. Mary's
Catholic church in Bluffton, Thursday
morning.
Rev. Robert Maher, pastor of the
church who will officiate at nuptial
high mass is also chaplain of st.
Rita's hospital in Lima, where the
bride-elect is on the nursing staff.
Miss Ashcraft is the daughter of
Mrs. James Watson of Cincinnati.
DR.. Murray is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. E. Murray of Pittsburgh and
until recently was resident physician
at st. Rita's.
Miss Eileen Lawler of Lima will
be the maid of honor and the brides
maids will be Miss Margaret Hoehn
of Lima and Miss Mary Agnes MUIR
ray of Pittsburgh, sister of DR..
Murray. James Murray of Pitts
burgh, brother of the bridegroom
will be the best man.
Gold Star Al Club
The Gold Star All club met at the
Orange Center Community House
last Tuesday, with 81 members pre-
sent.
The program was as follows: Roll
call, "My Favorite Book and Author;
poem, Mona Myrl Hathaway; clari-
net solo, Josephine Augsburger;
piano solos, Richard Ream and Nor
ma Montgomery. Two demonstra-
tions were Correct Posture, Joseph
inc Augsburger; and Good Eating
Habits for Children, Violet Slusser.
Visitors were Mrs. Carl Derringer,
Gerardine SettIemire and Rose Mary
Montgomery.
Happy o-Lucky All
The sixth meeting of the Happy
Go-Lucky All club of Orange Twp.
was held at the home of Miss Miriam
Dearth last Friday. The meeting
was called to order by the president.
1t was decided during the business
meeting to make poster for the
Farm Women's Club social next Fri
day night at the home of Ina Jean
Montgomery.
A short program was as follows:
Songs, Little Sir Echo" and Little
Daisy, John and Robert Warren; a
reading by Dorothy Baker. A DEM
onstration of French seams was
given by Geraldine Henry.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Miss Jean Ann Strawn,
July 26, for the afternoon.
Visitors were Robert Warren, Mary
Lou Strawn, Gertrude Strahm and
Dean Dearth.
Garden Club
The Garden club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Chas. Miller, Friday
afternoon with Mrs. Frank Todd as
assistant hostess. Roll call will con-
sist of garden questions and answers.
Papers on national parks will be
read by Mrs. Paul Studler and Mrs.
c. H. Smith.
Surprise Party
A birthday surprise party was
held Friday evening at the home of
Mrs. Edna Badertscher and daugh-
ter Eddyth in honor of Miss Alice
Burkholder whose birthday anniver-
sary was an event of July IA.
The evening was spent in playing
games after which dainty lunch
was served. Miss Burkholder re-
ceived many beautiful and useful
gifts.
Guests present were: Misses Lois
Basinger, Virginia Gill, Josephine
Klay, Mary Jane Klay, Bernice
Motter, Ruth Sheidler and Mrs.
Kermit Kibele.
Legion Auxiliary Picnic
The Bluffton Legion Auxiliary will
hold a picnic at Riverside park,
Findlay, this Thursday night. All
members are expected to attend.
Entertain at Picnic
Honoring their house guests the
Misses Carolyn and Ruth Musselman
and Marjorie Gottschalk of Berne,
Ind, the Misses Marjorie and Marvel
Stratton entertained at a picnic at
Buckeye lake, Thursday afternoon.
Guests enjoying the affair were
Misses Madonna Luginbuhl, Mary
Ann Amstutz, Phyllis and Wilma
Steiner, Carolyn and 10 Ann Stone
hill, Ruth Albro, Doris Garmatter,
Naomi Burkholder and the Misses
Musselman and Miss Gottschalk.
Entertain for Former Residents
Women of the Methodist church
entertained Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. j. S. Steiner in honor
of Mrs. C. C. Amstutz, of Leesburg,
Florida and Mrs. Rhoda Lugibill
Hinkey, a returned missionary from
China. Both Mrs. Amstutz and
Mrs. Hinkey were former Bluffton