The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-03-02
Clubs. lodges
and Societies

/ Poinsettia Club
Miss Sylvia Biedarman will be
hostess, assisted by Mrs. Edgar
| Conaway at a supper in the Nurses
dining room at the hospital this We'd
nesday night. For the evenings pro-
gram Mrs. Hazel Eversole will read
paper Youth from the Sidelines.
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Eastern Star
| Meeting next Tuesday night.
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jitsu Tau Club
Meeting at the home of Mrs. VIM.
Augsburger, this Wednesday night.
Mems Garden Club
Meeting in the high school agri-
culture room this Wednesday night
at s o'clock. Lorain Basinger will
demonstrate soil testing and mem
bers are requested to bring samples.
| Alice Freeman Club
Guest night at the home of Mrs.
Russell Laftz this Wednesday at s
| o'clock. Miss Ruth Banfield of
| Trinidad, student in Bluffton college
| will be guest speaker.
Engagement Announced
Announcement has been made of
the engagement of Jeanne Stedcke,
Bluffton college senior, daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. F. A Stedcke of Lima
to Roger Hefner, son Of Mr.. and
| Mrs. O. V. Hefner also of Lima. No
date has been set for the wedding.
| Attend Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. koontz, Robert
Koontz, Barbara Bauman, Mrs. J. r.
| Fisher and June Gallant of this
place, together with Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Gallant and daughter
| Patricia Ann of Gallon and James
Gallant of Columbus attended the
wedding of Miss Joan Gallant and
John Griebler of Van Vert at the
Reformed church in Chattanooga,
Ohio, Sunday afternoon.
Housewarming Surprise
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilford Steiner and
| family who recently moved to the
| Will Steiner farm west of Bluffton
were surprised Sunday night when a
/ number of friends arrived unan-
nounced for housewarming and
] brought well filled baskets for yot-
luck supper.
| Present were Mr.. and Mrs. Stan
ley Basinger, Mr.. and Mrs. Arden
Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davies
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Edwards, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Koch, DR.. and Mrs
| F. D. Rodabaugh, DR.. and Mrs. B
Triplett, Mr.. and Mrs. Don Patter
son, Mr.. and Mrs. James West ane
| the honor guests Mr.. and Mrs
Steiner.
Century Circle
Mrs. Clair Fett was hostess at ;
meeting in her home, Wednesda!
afternoon, assisted by Miss Oci,
Anderson.
The program: Conditions in Gu
| Mental Hospitals, Mrs. o. G. Hursey
| d. d. T., Ally or Enemy, Mrs. Cor
don Bixel: New Development il
Drugs, Mrs. W.O. Geiger.
Richland Community Circle
Meeting at the home of Mrs
Louise Green, Thursday afternoon
March 9. The program: Devotions
Anna Huber; Roll call, spring flow
ers; All Around the House; Nylol
will Save You Work; Safe DR.,
cleaning; Her Heart is as Big al
Her House; Life in Those Unitet
States; Little by Little; Contest
| Edith paJa,+-obo,
Legion Auxiliary
Past Presidents parley will b,
held at the home of Mrs. Miller
Geiger, Friday night.
| Twelve new members were initial
| ed at a meeting of the Auxiliar.
Tuesday night in the Legion hal
by the initiating officer, Mrs. Linu
Schneider of Delphos, second dis
trict president. The Auxiliary her
now has 81 members.
Initiated were: Mrs. Goldie Wiess
Mrs. Mary Louise Green, Mrs. Dell;
Hilty, Mrs. Mable Mericle, Mrs. Loi
Klay, Mrs. Dorothy Steiner, Mrs
Hazel Duffman, Mrs. Idonna Huber
Mrs. Mary Ellen Burkholder, Mrs
Pauline Augsburger, Mrs. Erm;
Augsburger, Mrs. Harriet Stonehill
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Missionary Tea
The w. S. C. S. Of Benton Ridg
Methodist church entertained s.
guests at missionary tea honorin;
DR.. and Mrs. M. D. Ross, returne
missionaries from India, who drama
tized habits and customs of native
of that country.
: The service was in charge of tn
pastor, Rev. A. S. Lenhart with Mrs
Francis Powell singing solo an
Mrs. LeClare Dukes welcoming tn
guests. Mrs. Vaeth Brown and Mis-
Gail Heckerman presided at the te
| table.