The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-22
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Mr.. and Mrs. Ira LaRue accom-
panied by Mrs. Lenore Hullinger OF
Lima and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph LaRue
of Lafayette spent Sunday in CO.
lumbus through respect for a friend,
John r. Lewis who died unexpected
ly in that city on Thursday.
A Christmas program consisting
Of music, reading and pictures will
be held at the Methodist church on
Saturday evening at 1880 o'clock.The
public is invited.
| Quite a large number of persons
from here attended the wedding of
Miss Beverly Mckinley and Kenneth
Arnold which was an event of Sat
urday evening at the High Street
Evangelical United Brethren church
in Lima.
Those attending the installation of
new officers of the Lafayette Chap
ter No. 121, o. E. S. were: Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Vertner, Mrs. Basil
Fisher, Mrs. Harmon Downey, Mrs.
Daryl Robnolte, Mr.. and Mrs. t. V.
Stirn, Miss Ruth Durkee, Mrs. Don
aid Michael, and Mrs. John Beilstein.
Mrs. Donald Michael was hostess
to the Leisure Hour club on Tuesday
evening for the Christmas party and
gift exchange. Mrs. William Lutter-
bein and Mrs. Thurlo Stirn were
successful in the games. Members
present were: Mrs. Harmon Downey,
Mrs. Gail Arnold, Mrs. Richard Arm
old, Mrs. Lawrence Yant, Mrs. Will
ford Lacock, Mrs. William Lutter-
bein, Mrs. Thurlo Stirn, Mrs. Daryl
Robnolte and the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Downey and
family were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Which of Airing
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmer Beery, Jr.,
Bobby and Bill Schmidt of Perrys-
burg were Saturday evening visitors
at the home of Delmer Beery, Sr.
Rev. and Mrs. L. D. .Fauver were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Crankleton and fam
ily at West Mansfield. They attend
ed the golden wedding anniversary
in the afternoon of Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster Bechtol also of West Mans
field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Arnold enter
! tanned the Home Builders class OF
! the Church of Christ at their home
on Wednesday evening. Attending
were: James Keiffer of New London,
Rev. and Mrs. Merrill Boggs of
Bluffton, Mr.. and Mrs. Kent Am
stutz, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Keiffer of
Pandora, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lew
| is, Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Reigle, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Van Meter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Vertner and the host
and hostess.
Miss Ruth Durkee is spending the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn
Ryan of Toledo.
Robert Zimmerman was host to
the Youth Fellowship group in his
home Sunday evening. The evening
was planned as Christmas party
and also a farewell for their coun-
selor Miss Ruth Durkee who has
been with the group for number of
years. Miss Durkee was presented
with a gift and will soon be leaving
for Perrysburg, Ohio, where she eX-
poets to make her home. Guests
were: Mary Ellen Van Meter, Phyllis
Van Meter, Patsy Mammalian, Carol
| Eckenwiler. Carol Hall, Roger
Martin, Delbert Hall, Don Herr, Mer-
| lin Leatherman, Jim Cole, Bob Lewis,
Gene Herr, Jack Pugh, Wilma Zim-
norman, Jane Lacock, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Leatherman and the host.
The Vesperian S. S. class OF the
Methodist church held their Christ
mas party at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Anderson on Thursday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson
were assisted by Mr.. and Mrs.
Roscoe Trout. Gift exchange, con-
tests and television followed the
business meeting. Later refresh
ments were served. Attending were:
Mrs. Clara Young, Mrs. Gail Arnold,
| Mrs. Harmon Downey, Mrs. Myrtle
Luterbein, Mrs. Isaac Amstutz, Mrs.
Lille Anderson, Carl Barnum, Mr..
| and Mrs. Bert Leatherman, Mrs. Earl
| Creviston, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Cook,
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Huber, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Pugh, Mr.. and Mrs
William Amstutz, Merlin Leather
man, Melvina Creviston, Emma Ruth
Tucker and the hosts and hostesses.