The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-06-26

Church Wedding
Miss Dorothy Maxine Matter,
daughter of Mrs. Della (Matter)
Krill and Master Sgt. Aubrey Lee
Stephens of the Air Force will be
married at Emmanuel's Reformed
church, Sunday afternoon at 2:3O in
an open church ceremony. Rev. V. C.
Oppermann will officiate. Following
the wedding will be a reception at
the home Of Ralph Motter in Raw
son, brother of the bride. The couple
will live in Anchorage, Alaska where
Sgt. Stephens is stationed.
Entertains with Picnic
A group of friends were entertain
ed with a picnic dinner at the
country home of Mrs. Virginia
Staley, Thursday night.
Attending were Mesdames Ruth
Augsburger, Marjorie Bame, Ruth
Cupples, Joyce Hauenstein, Maxine
McCafferty, Ruth Diefendeifer and
the Misses Dorothy Cole, Rita Viii
son, Mercele Lora, Ann Augsburger,
Sue Ellen Cupples, Shirley and
Beverly Diefendeifer, Kaye and
Karen Staley and the hostess, Mrs.
Staley.
Beaverdam w. S. c. S.
Meeting in Church basement
Thursday afternoon, July at q
o'clock. Program: Roll call, Bible |
verse; Edna Hall, program leader
and Roberta Truax in charge of |
special feature.
Orange Twp. Farm Women
Meeting at the home of Levada |
Bixel, Thursday afternoon, July 8.
The program:
Devotions, Marguerite Neff; Roll |
call, favorite picnic spot; The Truth |
About Sunglass, Alberta Marshall;
A Lodging for the Night, Iona Mar
shall; Poem-Father, Edna Craw-
ford; What Two Drinks will do to
Your Driving, Eulalia Warren; The
Long and Short of 1t, Clara Long;
Special Music, Lillian Anderson.
High School Class Reunion
Bluffton high school class of 1862
enjoyed a dinner party in the crystal
room of the Argonne hotel, Lima.
Following the dinner colored slides
we're shown of the recent trip to
Washington and gifts of appreciation
we're presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
ford Geiger who chaperoned the trip
and also to Dean Kittle, class
adviser.
Attending were:
Bud Augsburger, Gene Badertsch-
er, David Bixel, Wilbur Bracy, Sam
Diller, Clarence Greiner, Fred
Bruce Hauenstein, Chas.
Hilty, Donald Leiber, John Schmutz,
Don Tripplehorn, Larry Zimmerly.
Janet Althaus, Marian Bell, Mary
BURY, Barbara Diller, Marlene
Gleason, June Hochstettler, Shirleen,
Klass, Susie Mathewson, Marilyn
Oberly, Bonnie Parish, Nancy Stein
man, Annabelle Slower, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dean Kittle and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
ford Geiger.
There will be an important busi-
ness meeting Monday night at 7:30
o'clock at the home of Janet Althaus. |
Olive Branch Ladies Aid
Meeting at the home of Mrs. E. |
M. Buckland next Wednesday after
noon.
Bridal Shower
Honoring Theola Steiner Bonnet, a |
miscellaneous shower was held at |
the home of Minerva Hilty, Wednes-
day evening.
After a social hour the guest Of |
honor was presented with many
beautiful gifts.
Those present were: Mrs. Elsie |
Buckland, Mrs. Ronald Kirkland, Mrs. |
Dent Baltzell, Mrs. Andrew Gaheen,
Mrs. Robert Ewing, Mrs. Russell |
Lantz, Mrs. Dwight Spayth, Mrs. |
Morris Niswander, Mrs. Wilbur
Howe, Mrs. A. J. B. Longsdorf, Mrs.
Gerhard Buhler, Mrs. Adella Oyer,
Mrs. A. B. Murray, Mrs. w. o. |
Geiger, Theresa Slusser, Florence
Duffield, Ada Lapp, Ocie Anderson,
Mildred Keel and the hostesses Mrs. |
Truman Bixel, Mrs. Clayton Murray, /
Minerva Hilty, Meredith Stepleton
and the honor guest Mrs. James
Bonnet.
Those sending gifts were Mrs. |
Harold Steiner, Mrs. Lorain Basinger,
Mrs. Robert Koenig, Mrs. Isaac
Neuenschwander, Mrs. Paul Cramer,
Mrs. Clarence Hooker, Mrs. Delos
Keel, Velma Bower and Mary Gratz.
Bluffton Youth Federation
Wiener roast at Buckeye park,
Sunday evening at 1880, followed by
short informal service. All Bluffton
young people of high school age in
vited. Each one bring 25 cents to
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