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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-07-10
Tractor And Combine Tires
Destroyed In Wheat Field
Fire On Amstutz Farm

Fighting their third grass fire in
nine days, the Bluffton fire depart
ment at p. m. Monday extinguished
a blaze in wheat field at the Irwin
Amstutz farm, three miles south
west of town on the Rockport road,
and saved a tractor on which three
rubber tires were burned beyond re-
pair.
Combined straw and chaff laying
on wheat stubble in the field were
set on fire by the hot exhaust pipe
of the tractor, and when Amstutz
and his son were unable to get the
blaze under control the latter drove
his car to the family home to call
Bluffton fremen.
Three tires on the tractor were
burning when the fire truck arrived.
but the vehicle blaze was quickly ex-
tinguished before more serious dam
age could result. One tire on the
combine was destroyed by the flames.
Slightly more than an acre of stub
BILE and straw were burned before
the fire was brought under control,
and the confagration also got into
one corner of some standing wheat
in the center of the field. Loss of
grain was slight, however, it was re-
ported by Fire Chief Guy Corson.
One of the grass fires extinguished
by the department since the cycle set
in week ago last Sunday have been
in town, and the other two in Rich
land township, one at the Karl Gier-
man residence and the other at the
AmstutZ farm.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-07-10
Mai. Ebert KibeIe
Sent To Far East

Major Ebert E. Kibele has been
transferred from the ROTC at the
University of Dayton to the Far
East Command, according to officials
of the Ohio Military District.
A native of Bluffton, Major Kibele
was graduated from the high school
in 1924 and from Ohio State Uni
versity in 1880. He has been in the
Army since 1912. Maj. Kibele's
brother, Kermit, resides north OF
Bluffton on the Dixie highway and
recently opened dairy treat store
in Ada.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-07-10
Girl UndergOes
Heart Operation

Eight-year-old Linda Darlene Hall,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Cos
sard, ia Washington street, is re-
covering nicely from a serious heart
operation performed last week at
University hospital in Columbus.
Present plans are to return the
girl to her home here the latter part
of this week.
Linda Darlene is the granddaugh-
ter of Wilbur Potee, Mound street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-07-10
HOME &c TEACHER RESIGNS

Mrs. Jean Wore Thornberry,
home economies teacher In the
Bluffton schools for the past
three years, resigned her post
Wednesday morning, according
to A. B. Murray, superintendent
of schools. Mrs. Thornberry had
previously asked for 4 years
leave of absence to be with her
husband at Norfolk, Virginia.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-07-10
Bluffton Schools To Receive $4,000 .--.
More Than Anticipated For Current Year

funds than anticipated, it was point
ed out by Supt. Murray.
Much of the $4,000 in additional
school receipts will go into increases
voted by the board in teachers salar-
les for the coming term, and in add
ing one additional elementary in
structor, it was explained
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-07-10
BlufftOn News Ownership
Changes After 81 Years
c. A. Biery Retires As Editor Of Paper
Held Two Generations In Family

The 77-year-old Bluffton News
which during its existence has knowr
only five different editors and publish,
ers and which has been controlled
since 1900 by two generations of the
Biery family, changed hands for the
sixth time on June. % when it was
acquired by Milton I. Edwards, Lock.
land, Ohio.
C. A. Biery, who has been at the
helm of The News since 1914 wher
he was graduated from the Ohio
State University School of Journal
ism, made the announcement of the
change in ownership this week.
"As many of my friends know,
, Mr.. Gettles, who has also held an
interest in The News, and / have
been considering retiring from the
newspaper and printing business for
some time. We believe the business
is passing into able hands and that
traditions of the paper will be car
ried on competently by the new
owner, Mr.. Biery said.
Fred Gettles, shop foreman, has
been with the firm even a year long
er than Mr.. Biery. He came to
Bluffton in 1913 and was employed
by the late B. F. Biery, onetime
superintendent of schools in this
community who gave up a career as
an educator in favor of one as a
newspaper publisher.
When Mr.. Gettles leaves The
News after several months with the
new publisher, he will have complet-
ed So years in the printing business.
A native of Jackson county, he
learned the trade in Wellston, Ohio,
and worked in Mt. Gilead prior to
coming to Bluffton. Widely known
throughout this area, he is also a
member of the board of directors
of the Citizens National Bank.
Mr.. Biery will also stay with the
publishing firm for several weeks
until the new editor is better ac-
quainted with the community. His
future plans have not been fully
developed, but several trips with
Mrs. Biery are included.
Mr.. Edwards, who also attended
Ohio State University's School of
Journalism, comes to Bluffton. with
II years experience in newspaper
work. He joined the staff of The
Millcreek Valley News, a large
suburban weekly published in Lock-
land near Cincinnati, in 1884 in the
advertising department.
After returning from nearly five
years in the Army service during
World War II, Edwards acquired a
part interest in the Lockland paper
and became its editor from June
1916 until June of 1851 when he
resigned his post and sold his inter-
est in the publication. For the past
IHOHLUS Hc pCCh noooSio1S
editor of The Oxford Press, Oxford,
Ohio.
In Lockland Mr.. Edwards had
served as president of the city
council and resigned that post as of
June 80 preliminary to coming to
Bluffton. He was also secretary of
the Lockland Lions club, which was
organized in January of this year.
Married to a former school teach
er, the new EDITORS family includes
two children, Tommy, 6, and Beverly,
g. He plans to move them to Bluff
ton as soon as a home can be OBJ
tained for them here in the village.
Mrs. Edwards, graduate of Bowl
ing Green State university, at one
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-07-10
Attending Summer
School In ENGLAND

Miss Esther Berky, daughter of
Prof. and Mrs. H. w. Berky of
Spring street is attending the sum-
mer term of Oxford university in
England. Miss Berky is employed in
secretarial work in New York City.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-07-10

Antibiotics will not control worms
in pigs.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-09-26
Additional Social and
Personal News
St. Paul

SANITY City Guests: Messrs AL
bert and John Cowan, brothers,
arrived in st. Paul, Sunday, Sept.
21, by motor, from Topeka, Kans.
for three day visit with rela-
tives and friends. They left for
Topeka. Kansas, Tues. Sept. %.
accompanied by Mrs. Albert CO.
wan (nee Marilee Thomas) and
Mrs. Andrew Phelps who have
been visiting relatives and friends
in the Twin Cities for the past
three weeks. Many social courtes-
les were shown the visitors. Mrs.
COwan and Mrs. Phelps were the
house guests of Mrs. Cowan's sis
ter, Miss Coree Thomas, 4O5 Far
rington Ave. Messrs. Albert and
John Cowan are brothers of Mrs.
Lafayette Shelton, 1858 Fuller Ave
Mr. Albert Cowan is director of
the Pierce Addition School Board
in Topeka.
Niece, Guest OF Mrs. Coleman:
Mrs. Clara Mae Willis and Mrs.
Gladys Moore and little Ann Muir
ray stopped in st. Paul one day
enroutc home to st. Louis from
PasCo, Washington where they
guests of Mrs. Willis aunt, Mrs.
Jessie Coleman 662 Rondo Ave.
and her cousins, James Coleman
943 Marshal Ave. and Mrs. De-
Vonia Scott. This was the first
time Mrs. Coleman had seen her
niece Mr.. Coleman took them
sight seeing and they enjoyed
their brief visit.
Happy Birthday: Birthday
greetings to little Miss Royzetta
NJ. Russell who will be four years
old Sunday, Sept %.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-09-26
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR
BARBARA BALLARD

Young Miss Barbara Ballard,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Ballard, SIT st. Anthony Ave,
was very happy when her parents
entertained number of her
friends on her 18th birthday,
which was Sept. 10 Among the
guests who enjoyed the games,
prizes and light refreshments
served were: Robert Smaller,
Yvonne Camp, Alberta Camp,
Imogcne Saunders. Norma Jean
Thomas. Betty Thomas. Alphonso
Nelson, Shirley Nelson, Gerry
Reed. Perry Tarvcr, Austin Hill.
Wayne Hill Roosevelt Smaller,
Charles Avery, Peter Wright AL
fred Thighman, John Priester,
Jewel Priester. Gaynel Ballard,
Geraldine Milton, Roberta Milton,
Martina Starks and Anita Sayles
Prizes were won by Alphonso
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-09-26
Additional Social and
Personal News
Minneapolis

Daughter IL born: Mr. and Mrs
Richard L. Stokes Jr., 42OO 18th
Ave. So. are rejoicing over the
birth Of a baby daughter born at
Deaconess hospital, Tuesday Sept.
%. Maternal grandparents are
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram X. Gibbs,
1882 Elliot Ave. and paternal
grandparents are Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard l.. Stokes Sr., 757 St.
Anthony No name has been
chosen.
Coming Home To Live: Mr.. and
Mrs. James H. Shepherd and chill
dren Patsy and Tracy have decid-
ID to make Minneapolis their
home. Mrs. Shepherd is the
daughter Of Mrs. Phillip McCul-
Tough, Of Minneapolis and Mr..
Henry Petticord, Of St. Paul.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-09-26

Thirteen Years Old: Mr.. and
Mrs. A. ]. Clark Jr., 1904 Fifth
Ave. So, gave a surprise party
Sunday Sept. 81 in honor of their
daughter, Fanny AIMS 18th birth
day. There were thirteen boys and
thirteen girls present. They were
Misses Wanda Robinson, jeanne
Carter, Donna Carter, Marilyn
Burgen, Gale Schofield, Linda
Logan, Sandra Galbreth, Patty
Frazier, Shirley Faison, Almeda
Jones, Jane and Jean Chivers and
Georgia Tate, also Masters
Richardson, Lucky Burnaugh,
Charlie Cook, Michael Collins,
Richard Day. Michael Burger,
Tommy Frazier, Tommy Donald
son, George Jones, Tyrone Beas-
ley, John Jones, Shedrick Jones
and Robert Green. Dancing and
games were enjoyed by every one
and Penny Ann received many
gifts.
Dinner Guests: Misses Shirlee
and Gloria Brown and Kathryn
Bailey, S749 Fourth Ave. So. had
as their dinner guests, Friday,
Sept. 10, Miss Mary Kate Breed
love and Messrs. Fred L. King,
and Dick Ration.
Star-Lite Ushers: The Star
lite Usher Board met at the home
of Miss Shirlee Brown, 3749
Fourth Ave. So, Wednesday,
Sept. IT. Four new members
joined. They were Jean and Jane
Chivers, Dorothea Ray and
Myra williams.
Back To College: Messrs. Dick
Ration and Fred King left Min
neapolis, Saturday, Sept. 20, for
Des Moines, Iowa, to spend the
week end visiting relatives and
friends before returning TO Iowa
University where they are stu
dents, While in the city, Mr.
Ration resided at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Juanita Williams,
1887 Fifth Ave, So, and Mr.. King
resided at the home of his sisters
and brothers-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Berry. 5000 Elliott Ave.
So, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Whit
lock, 1854 Clinton Ave. He also
visited his mother, Mrs. Sue King
1854 Clinton Ave. So.
Enters Dartmouth College:
James T. Breeder, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pleasant G. Breeder, 1909
Olson Highway, entered Dart
mouth College this week. He will
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-09-26

begin work on a BIS. degree.
EnteTtains At Breakfast: Mrs.
Eva Ball, 34S No. Dale St. gave
a breakfast, Thursday, Sept. IS,
in honor of Miss De Eta Perry
man of Minneapolis and her fam
lily. Miss Perryman was injured
in an automobile accident, recent
ly and her family came to the
city with her.
Mrs. Balls breakfast guests were
Miss Perryman's mother, Mrs. ].
Perryman and her son and his
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Perry
man and Kenneth; Mrs. ]. Perry
phine Thompson all of Tulsa,
Oklahoma; also Maxine Mcintosh
of Muskogee. Other guests were
Mrs. Cornelius Brown, Rosa Ma
han, Elizabeth Edwards and James
Beables. Miss Erma Milsap as
sisted Mrs. Ball.
Parents To Follow: Mr.. Ken
meth Johnson of Berkeley Calf
has come to st. Paul to make his
home. His parents will arrive later
and settle in st. Paul.
SANITY city Well Represented:
Mrs. Don Vernon of Washington,
D. c. party recently and among
those present" were Mrs. John
Thomas Young, barbara Fields
and Mesdames Ollye A. Gum and
Earl Brent. Mrs. Vernon the for
mer Mildred Brooks is the wife
of Don Vernon business manager
of the Howard University Col
lege of Dentistry.
Guests Arrived: Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Ionwine of oklahoma City
arrived and are the guests of Mrs.
Ionwine's sister and her husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt Cooper, 4S3
w Central. Before arriving in st.
Paul, the Ionwines visited rela-
tives and friends in Wichita, Kans.,
Hastings, Neb. Omaha, Neb., and
Des Moines. When they leave St.
Paul they will be accompanied
by Mrs. Cooper and they will go
to Winnipeg, Regina and Edmon-
ton Canada to visit relatives, re-
turning to st. Paul in about two
weeks.
Another Home Purchased: Mr..
and Mrs. c. f. Ball, 34S No. Dale
St. have purchased another home.
They plan to move into it in the
late fall. It is located at 9O2 lyle
hart Ave.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-09-26
MRS CRUMP TO ENTERTAIN
AT BRIDGE LUNCHEON
IN HONOR OF GUESTS

Mrs. w. r. Poole of Pittsburgh,
arrived in the city, Wednesday,
Sept. "a and is the house guest of
DR. and Mrs. J. Walton Crump,
639 Fuller Ave. On Friday. Sept.
&c, Mrs A. A Alexander arrived
from Des Moines and is also the
house guest of the Crumps. In
honor of her house guests. Mrs.
Crump is giving a bridge luncheon
on Saturday, September 81.
Mrs. Poole came here from San
Francisco where she has spent
two months visiting her son and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Poole.
Mrs. Cecil Poole is the former
Charlotte Crump daughter Of DR..
and Mrs Crump.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-09-26

take a course in chemical en-
cheering. He left for college Mon
day, Sept. Is.
Niece And Husband Guests; Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Zachary of
Champaign, Illinois, arrived Fri
day. Sept. ~ and are the house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Merrill, 1909 Fifth Ave. So. Mrs.
Zachary is Mr.. Merrill's niece. On
Thursday, Sept. IS, Mrs. Merrill
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Zachary,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ratliff and
son, and Mrs. Merrill d. McGinnis
at dinner down town and then
took them to theatre. The
zachary's visited here about ten
days.
Brought Mother Home For A
Visit; Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer s.
Jackson. who spent the week end
in Omaha, visiting Mr.. Jackson's
mother, Mrs. Nan Whitehall, re-
turned home Tuesday, Sept. 20
and they brought Mrs, Whitehall
home with them and she win Wis
II here a few weeks. .-
Birthday Celebration; Mr.. and
Mrs. Shelby Cox, 410S Fifth Ave.
So, entertained at dinner Sunday,
Sept, 81, celebrating the birth
day of Mr.. Cox's brother, James
d. Cox Of Duluth. Mrs. James
Cox of Duluth, wife of the hon.
Gree, and Mrs. Corrine Carey of
Chicago, were the other out Of
town guests. Other visitors at the
Cox home Sunday were Mrs. Inez
Harvey and Mrs. Georgia Smith,
of Duluth.
Moved Here From Denver; Mr..
and Mrs, Isaiah Watkins and
three children, Shelia, Carroll and
Pamela have moved to Minneapo-
lis from Denver and are stopping
at the home of Mrs. Eula Keith,
1891 Chicago Ave.
just For Fun Club: The Just
For Fun Club will meet Sunday,
Sept. %, with Mrs. Norman Car
ter, 1912 Third Ave. SO. On Oc-
tober %, Monday. the club will
appear on Arlie Haeberle's AR
ound The Town" program.
MOtored To COrsIcana; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Brown, 1905 Seventh
Ave. No, motored to Corsicana,
Texas and visited relatives and
friends. Mrs. Browns sister, Mrs.
H. l. Lewis accompanied them
! home and is their house guest.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-09-26
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Each week in this paper Ertta
Haley brings her Informative
"WOman's World TO the fair sex
who find her discussion Of house
hold timc-savers, wardrobe prob
lens informative and helpful
"WOman's World" regular
feature, is found on page six. On
the same page Lynn Chambers,
Household Memos" are found.
The tasty recipes developed to
bring your table tasty dishes and
combinations at economical cost
may be clipped from the paper
and filed.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-09-26
Rosita Howard Is
Wed To Sergeant
Nelson Speese

In the presence of relatives and
close friends, Rosita Howard and
Sgt. Francis Nelson Speese were
united in marriage at three o.
clock Sunday Sept. 81, by Rev.
Floyd Massey Jr., at the home of
the bride, 691 st. Anthony Ave.
Mrs. Hyland Ashmore Stokes was
the matron of honor and the
grooms father Clifford Speese,
was his best man.
In the absence of the parents of
the bride-to-be, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel KinChen of st. Peters
burg Florida, Cwho were unable
to be present. the bride was given
in marriage by Mr.. Stokes.
The bride wore a cocktail length
gown of blue nylon net over taf-
feta with matching stole and
gloves, also a rhinestone bracelet
watch, gift of the groom. She
wore a COrsage of white orchids.
The matron of honor wore a
cocktail length dress of change
able purple taffeta with match
ing accessories and opalesCent
jewellery and a corsage of gar
denias.
Hostesses We're: Mines Margar-
ct Allen and Margaret Cooley of
Minneapolis; Mines. Clifford
Speese, Homer Speese and Miss
Elaine Speese of st. Paul.
Out of town guests were Mr.
Charles Speese of Casper, Wyo-
ming, father of the groom; Mr.
and Mrs. James Owens of Staten
Island, N. Y. and Mrs. Josephine
Davis of Kansas City Kans, sis
tiers and brother in law Of Sgt
Spcese. Mrs. Owens is the twin
sister of the groom.
Following the wedding, a re-
ception was held.
Sgt. Speese will return to
Camp Mccoy Monday, Sept 90
He expects to be discharged from
the Army some time in Novem-
Der
The couple will be at home at
691 St Anthony Ave.
In honor of the out Of town
wedding guests, a dinner was
given by Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Speese, $40 Iglehart Ave, after
the wedding. A party was given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Avery,
4OS st. Anthony Ave, dinner and
| breakfast by Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Specse, 483 Charles Ave, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean Speese, and Sgt. and
Mrs. F. Nelson Speese A coffee
social was given Monday evening
by Mrs. Rose Spcese, 1872 Rondo
Ave.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-09-26

Dinner Guests: Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Bell, 291 Fisk St., entertain
ed at dinner on Wednesday, Sept.
"a, Mr.. and Mrs. George Adams
of Duluth and Miss Naomi Zack-
airy of st. Paul.
Daughter Gone Home: Mrs.
Hazel Mann of Grand Rapids.
Michigan, who has been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam B. Warricks, TAI st. Anthony
Ave, left Wednesday, Sept. IT
for her home. On Monday, Sept.
Is, Mrs. Mann and her father left
by motor for Des Moines, Iowa.
They visited Mr.. Warricks father,
Mr.. Henry Warricks and other
relatives and friends.
Open House At Lake Home: Mr..
and Mrs. L. L. Murray, 293 No.
Chatsworth St, had an impromp-
tn open house at the completion
of their lake cottage. They served
a chicken dinner to about IS
guests Sunday, Sept. IA, who
dropped in to help them 'cele-
brate" the completion of the cab
in. On Saturday night, Sept. IA,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Murray and
family joined Mr.. Murrays par
ents and their house guests, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Beasley of Omaha,
who came here from Chicago to
visit the Murrays. Guests there
were from Chicago, Omaha and
the Twin Cities.
Visited Brother and Nephew:
Mrs. Peggy White of New York
arrived Tuesday, Sept. 16 and was
the house guest of her nephew
and his family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jimmie" Griffin, 587 Rondo Ave.
She also visited her brother, Jesse
Griffin, 573 Carroll Ave. and re-
turned to her home Sat. Sept. 20.
Vacation Ends: Mrs. A Guth-
RE, $40 Marshall Ave, and Mrs.
Lydia Brown, 500 St. Anthony
Ave, returned home Monday,
Sept. % after attending the Ma
tional Baptist convention at Chi
cago They spent a week in Lin
coin, Nh, visiting friends
Listening Machine Operator:
Howardean Johnson, 74O St. An
thony Ave, a listening machine
operator for the Collector of In
ternal Revenue. where she has
been employed for the past seven
and one-half years will resign her
position to enter the University of
Minnesota this fall. She will en-
roll in the college of education to
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-09-26
Wedding Anniversaries
ST. PAUL

Sept. 27-Mr. and Mrs. David
Harper, 953 Rondo Ave, II years;
Mr., and Mrs. James Murray, $50
Iglehart Ave: Mr.. and Mrs.
Rheben Floyd, $50 w. Central
Ave.
Sept. 2S-Mr. and Mrs. Alexan-
der Wiseman, 957 Rondo Ave,
seven years.
Oct. Mr. and Mrs. William
Small, 93S Carroll Ave, ii years;
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Lewis, 1873
st. Anthony Ave.
Oct. 2-Mr. and Mrs. Leroy
Elliott, 511 Iglehart Ave, IA
years; Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Clemens, 499 Rondo Ave, 10
years.
Oct. 3-Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Tarver, sos st. Anthony Ave, IT
years.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-09-26
MINNEAPOLIS

Sept 2S-Mr. and Mrs. Dan
McAdams, 1920 Third Ave. So,
IL years.
Sept. 29-Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
c. Chivers, 4O17 Clinton Ave So,
% years.
October 1-Mr. and Mrs. Pal
mer S. Jackson, 370S Fourth Ave.
So, 33 years.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-09-26
cREDJAFAWNS IS
YEARS OLD

The Credjafawn Social Club will
be celebrating its IS anniversary
during the month of October.
Some special events have been
planned for the occasion, includ-
ing a public reception on Sunday,
October 5; a television appearance
on Arlie Haeberle's Around The
Town" program, Oct. and a
closed birthday party for club
members on October 10.