The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-16
U.b,. lodges
and Societies

Masonic Lodge
Special meeting Monday at 7:30.
Work in f. c. degree.
Jitsu Tau Club
Christmas party including potluck
supper and gift exchange at the
home of Mrs. Swan Stonehill this
Wednesday night at $50.
Presbyterian Social Club
Christmas party and gift exchange
| at the home of Mrs. r. L. TripIett,
Thursday night. Assistant hostesses
Mrs. Geo. Linden and Mrs. Lamont
Diller. Musical program in charge
of Mrs. Ed Rice.
Christmas Party
Community Christmas program at
Black school, Wednesday night, Dec
% at D. m. Each family bring a
pie and table service:
Travel Class
Mrs. George Linden was hostess al
a Christmas meeting at her home
Wednesday afternoon with the pro-
gram in charge of Mrs. Sidney
| Hauenstein.
Poinsettia Club
Miss Mildred Keel will be hostess
| at a meeting this Wednesday night
with Mrs. Bertha Marshall assisting
The program: Roll call, Christmas
thoughts; Story-I am a Mother by
Proxy, Mrs. Beatrice Conaway;
Christmas Poem, Clara Murray;
Christmas carols and gift exchange
|
AMIGO Club
Christmas party at the home OF
Mrs. VIM. Amstutz, Thursday, 7:3C
| D. m.
Alice Freeman Club
Mrs. Forrest Steinman was hostess
at a Christmas meeting, Wednesday
afternoon. Appearing on the pro.
gram were Mrs. Elma Niswander
| Mrs. Mary Holtkamp and Mrs Dora
Lape.
Century Circle
Mrs. Gordon Bixel was hostess al
a Christmas meeting, Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Ralph Stearns
assisting. The program: Roll call
YOUR favorlte Christmas story
Christmas in Other Lands. Mrs
Chas. Hankish; Christmas in Ameri
can Homes, Mrs. Anna Basinger
The Story of the Christmas Seal
Mrs. Ross Bogart.
Bethesda Group
The w. S. w. S. society held al
all day meeting at the home of Mrs
! Albert Gossman and Miss Bessie
| Arnold, Wednesday, including a pot
| luck dinner and afternoon Christina:
program. The program: Topic
Christmas Fellowship, Mrs. JOIN
Beagle; vocal duet, Joy to the World
Mrs. Purl Hartman and Mrs. Free
man Basinger; Reading, Christma'
Everywhere, Bessie Arnold; Christ
mas customs in other lands; gift ex
change.
Engagement Announced
Announcement has been made o
the engagement of Miss Mary Stein
er, Pandora, daughter Of the lat
Mr.. and Mrs. Gideon Steiner t
Gilbert Bixler, Van Nuys, Calf, SO
of Adam Bixler, Pandora. No defin
ite date has been set for the wed
ding.
/ Miss Steiner is a former teache
in the Pandora schools while MI
BixIer is employed in the postoffic
at North Hollywood, Calf.
To Wed Saturday
| Wedding of Otto Klassen, son o
Prof. and Mrs. John Klassen O
Bluffton and Helen Ruth, daughte
of Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Bohn of Pan
dora will take place Saturday in tn
Grace Mennonite church, Pandora.
Christmas Eve Wedding
Miss Julia Wood and her fanc
Wayne Strawn both of Lima hav
completed plans for their wedding t
take place on Christmas Eve j
Calvary Evangelical and Reforme
church at that place.
The bride-elect, daughter of Mr.
Helen Wood and former student i
Bluffton college has selected Mr.
Wilhelm AmstutZ, ii, of Bluffto
for her matron of honor.
JOHn IL. voorhees, Will Ds DeSL ma
for Mr.. Strawn who is the son c
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Strawn, Lima r
5. James Fraunfelter of Lima an
Wilhelm Amstutz, III, of Bluffto
will be ushers.
The couple will exchange the
vows at 1880 o'clock with Rev. H.
Kellermeyer, pastor of the churcl
officiating.
Eastern Star
Bluffton Eastern Star chapter il
stalled the following officers, Tues
day night: Worthy Matron, Alit
| Devier; worthy patron, Francis d.
| vier: associate matron, Herm
Rauenbuhler, associate patron, Ge
i Rauenbuhler; secretary, Chariot
Marshall; treasurer, Emma Studlel
associate conductress, Louella Stauf
er; chaplain, Della Hilty; marshal
i Wava Amstutz; organist, Sara Jar
Huser; Adah, Marie Stratton; Rut
Joan Harmon: Esther, Winnoiea
Lanham; Martha, Mabel Mincl
Electa, Donna Henderson,; warde
Ina Jean Ewing sentinel, Robe
Ewing.
The chapter will hold a Christina
party at the meeting next Tuesda
night, Dec. 21 and members a.
= asked to bring something to contr