The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-08-20
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SOCIETIES
and CLUBS

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Richland Grange
The Richland Grange will hold
camp fire meeting next Tuesday
night with the business meeting
scheduled to start promptly at $50
o'clock.
A wiener roast will be held fol-
lowing which a program will be
presented around the campfire. Each
member will furnish his own food
and service.
Miscellaneous Shower
Miss Jean Marshall, bride elect of
Lysle Cahill of Cleveland, was honor
guest at a miscellaneous shower
given Thursday evening by her
cousin Miss Mary Marshall at her
home.
The evening was spent informally
and several contests We're enjoyed
after which the honor guest was
presented with a gift shower. At
the close of the evening refresh
ments were served at small tables
with appointments in pastel shades.
Guests were Misses Mildred Un-
rub, Marcille and Lucille Steiner,
Jeanne Baumgartner, Margaret
Berky, Josephine Niswander, Harriet
Cooney and Mrs. Paul Detwiler, Mrs.
James Patterson, Mrs. Gail Rakosky,
and Mrs. Paul Whaley of Chicago.
Regrets were received from Miss
Roberta Biery of Chicago, Mrs. Paul
Emmert of Topeka, Ind, Mrs.
Richard Carts of Alliance and Miss
Elizabeth Balmer of Lima.
Invitations have been issued for
the wedding which will be an event
of Saturday evening, August 10Th
at the Presbyterian church in
Bluffton.
Miscellaneous Shower
Honoring Miss Laura Hiestand
whose wedding to Chas. Feller of
Findlay will take place this We'd
nesday, miscellaneous shower was
held by the Misses Amanda and
Frances Pifer of Orange township,
six miles southeast of Bluffton
Thursday night.
Present were the Misses Fern
Koch, Helen Pifer, Marie Irwin, Joan
Ebay, Joyce Nonnamaker, Ladonna
Hartman, Cordelia Hiestand, Rhoda
Priddy and the Mesdames Nelson
Hiestand, Floyd Feller, Irwin Kauf-
man, Dan Shanks, John Scothorn,
Elmer Fett, Jr., Freeman Basinger,
Tom Norton, Ami Pifer, the honored
guest and the hostesses.
Garden Meeting Postponed
The meeting of the Garden Club
| scheduled for this Friday night has
been postponed one week and will
meet next Friday night, August 28,
instead.
Birthday Party
Honoring the seventh birthday an
niversary of Gene Wells, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Wells of South
Main street, lawn party was held
at their home Thursday afternoon.
Games and contests were enjoy
ed after which refreshments were
served. Each child was presented
with a favor and Gene received
many lovely gifts.
Present were: Sue Montgomery,
Sue Riser, Elise Chamberlain, Mary
Lou Lewis, Lucretia and Dolores
Johnston, Carol and Lynn Carmack,
Anita and Karl Klassen, Sara, Dean
and Don Badertscher, Jimmy Berry,
Bruce Hauenstein, Freddy Basinger,
Richard Patterson, Ralph Molder,
Chas. Hilty, Billy Schumacher, Kirk
Ferguson of Bluffton; Jack and
JEANNE and Miss Harriet Core of
Columbus Grove; Mrs. Helen Wells,
Mrs. Sybil Mollett, Mrs. Chas. Mont
gomery, the honored guest and the
hostess Mrs. Eugene Wells.
Marriage License Issued
Miss Helen Pratt, %, of Dola, en-
ployed at the Triplett plant and
Carroll E. Hughes, 80, of Mt.
Blanchard, have obtained a marriage
license from the Allen county
probate court.
Legion Auxiliary Picnic
Scouts and Scoutmasters of
Troops Sc and 82s and members of
the Bluffton high school Girl Re-
serves will be guests of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary at a picnic
to be held ons the Bluffton college
baseball field next Tuesday night at
$50 o'clock. The Auxiliary is CIV
ing the picnic in appreciation of
efforts of the groups in the sale of
poppies last May.
Wedding Friday
Wedding of Helen Scoles, Triplett
employe from Pandora, and James
Martin, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Martin of West Elm street, will take