The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-25
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SOCIETIES
and CLUBS

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Christmas Wedding
Marriage of Miss Frances Cooney,
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
c. Cooney of South Jackson street,
to James Patterson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Patterson of South Main
street, will take place on Christmas
Day at the Methodist church. Rev.
j. A. Weed, pastor of the church,
will perform the ceremony in the
presence of the immediate families.
Farm Woman's Club
The Orange Township Farm Wo-
mans club will hold an all day
meeting at the home of Mrs. Harry
Anderson on New Years Day, Jan.
l. The following program will be
presented: Devotionals, Nora Nil
Ter; Roll call, a Hot Dish; To the
Old and the New Year, Pearl An
derson; Said the Devil to his Wife,
Nellie Hiestand; Nobility, Cathryn
Van Meter; Question, Edith Powell;
Publisher at the Age of 13, Edna
Crawford; Salad Making Demonstra-
ton, Iona Marshall.
Miscellaneous Shower
Complimenting Mrs. J. Philip
Merrill, the former Eddythe Badert-
scher, a miscellaneous shower was
given at the home of Miss Merilyn
Battles Tuesday night. Miss Mar
celia Cramer was the assistant
hostess.
Yacht provided the diversion of
the evening with prizes awarded to
the Misses Carts Basinger and Mar
Gene Garmatter.
A Christmas color scheme of red
and green was carried out in the
salad course served to the following:
Mrs. Edna Badertscher, Mrs. Bea-
trice Conaway; the Misses Doris
and Marcene Garmatter, Bette and
Carts Basinger, Rowena Solt, the
honored guest and the two hostesses
Miss Battles and Miss Cramer.
Gifts were received from Misses
Helen Brayton, Dayton; Beatrice
Obenour, Lafayette; Mesdames,
Ladonna Redd, Jenera; Maurine
Geren, Findlay; Fern Young, Bluff
ton.
Merry Christmas is the theme of
the meeting of the Alpha Gamma
club to be held at the home of
Miss Rita Hankish Friday night at
s o'clock. The following program
will be presented: Christmas Story,
Mrs. A. C. Schultz; Let's Sing
Carols, Mrs. Wilford Steiner.
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Wedding at Pastors Home
Wedding of Kent Howard of
Niles and Miss Marie Schaironi of
Girard took place at the home of
the officiating minister, the Rev.
Gerald d. Bright, pastor of the
Church of Christ, Saturday after
noon.
The couple was attended by Joe
Schaironi of Girard, brother of the
bride and Mrs. Gerald Bright. Mr..
and Mrs. Howard are friends of
years standing.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Howard are
teachers of physical education at the
university high school in Columbus.
New Year Party
A New Year party will be held
by thhe Orange Township Farm
Woman's club and their families at
Orange Center Community house on
New Years eve. A pot luck supper
will be held.
Coming Marriage
Announcement has been made of
the coming marriage of Miss Doris
Jean White, daughter of Mrs. Myrtle
White of Findlay, and John Merritt
Gehrisch, farmer living east of town,
the ceremony to take place during the
Christmas holiday season. Rev. A.
w. Bauman, pastor of the St. Paul
Lutheran church near Jenera, will of
ficiate at the wedding.
Miss White graduated from Bluff
ton High school in the class of 1910
and later attended Findlay Business
college. She has been employed at
The Triplett Electrical Instrument
Co.
Christmas Eve Wedding
Marriage of Mrs. Jeanne Fisher of
Riley street and George Swank, Sr.,
residing one mile north of town, will
take place Christmas eve with Rev.
Emil Burrichter, pastor of the Re-