The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-07
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The Rural Neighbors Advisory
Council will meet in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Reams Wednesday eve
ming, May 18th, to discuss "The Ups
and Downs in Farm Income"
Rev. l.. w. McIntire, Mrs. Sidney
Hauenstein and Mrs. Armin Hauen-
stein of Bluffton, and Mrs. Orlo Mar
shall attended the Workshop on So
cial Education and Action for men,
bers of Lima Presbytery and Presby-
terial which was held in the First
Presbyterian Church in Van Vert
last Friday afternoon and evening
with DR.. Clifford Earl of the Phila-
delphia Council as the speaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Anderson and
little son Jeffrey Lynn were Sunday
dinner guests in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Mayberry.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Begg recently
started housekeeping in a house on
the Clarence Begg farm that has been
remodeled.
Mrs. Elizabeth Risser of Bluffton,
spent several days the past week with
her daughter, Mrs. Irene Cupp.
Plans are being made by the ladies
of the Presbyterian Church for a
luncheon to be served in the church
basement following the annual Deco
ration Day services which will be Sat
urday, May 80. The proceeds will be
used for the redecoration and remod-
cling program of the church. The
public is invited.
Mrs. A. M. Rickert of Bluffton, and
Mrs. Ralph Marshall were in New
Bremen, Thursday, attending the dis
trict meeting of the Home Demon
stration Council.
Mrs. Lysle Cahill of Cleveland, will
arrive here Wednesday evening to
spend the remainder of the week with
her mother, Mrs. Orlo Marshall, who
is a surgical patient in the Bluffton
hospital.
The May meeting of the Presbyte-
rian Missionary Society will be held
in the home of Mrs. Nelson Wells on
Wednesday afternoon of next week.
The following program is being pre-
pared: Devotions, Daughters of the
King, Mrs. Irene Cupp; Topic, ere
specting Minorities", Mrs. w. f. Mar
shall; Year Book of Prayer, Mrs. D.
C. Campbell
Miss Madeline Bixel, librarian in
the Fostoria schools, attended meet
ing for librarians in Cleveland, Sat
urday. She was accompanied by Mrs.
NJ. r. Bixel of Bluffton, and Mrs. F.
C. Marshall. Robert Marshall, a stu
dent at o. S. U. in Columbus, who
was in Cleveland on business, return
ed home with them and spent the
night with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. C. Marshall.
John Begg, who is a member of the
National Guard in Lima, is in train
ing at Camp Perry on Lake Erie for
a couple of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jaeger and
Mrs. Alice Bodell attended the funer-
al services for Mrs. Caroline c. Stu
Der at the Methodist Church in Har-
\ rod Sunday afternoon.
Rural Life Sunday was observed at
the Presbyterian church with Rev.
McIntire giving a sermon on "The
Rural Church of Tomorrow. He
said the rural church should be the
center of the community life, and
should show leadership. He also
pointed out that great changes had
taken place in the last 40 years,
caused by better roads and better
! transportation. Because of this many
rural churches have disbanded
: A covered dish dinner was enjoyed
at the noon hour by the members and
their families and several guests.
Following a devotional service the
afternoon was turned over to Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Kohl who showed the
pictures they had taken on their trip
abroad last summer when they at
tended the Mennonite Conference in
Switzerland.
The pictures, all taken by Mrs.
Kohl, were very beautiful, showing
many of the lovely beds of flowers