The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-12-25

season, including the hurly-burly
on downtown street, the carols in
the stores (although some of the
volume might be turned down. ;
the Salvation Army kettles; the
night caroling, and we can't COM
plain about the multiplicity OF
Santa Clauses, although they are
slightly battling to adults - the
kids seem to take them in stride.
But, let us not forget the real
meaning of Christmas - the an
niversary of the arrival in this
unhappy world of the Christ
Child. Let us remember that il
is a holy day as well as a holi-
day. So, glad and joyous Christ
mas to you!
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Habegger of
Berne, Indiana, spent the week
end with their daughter and fam
lily, the Pohn Purveses.
Sunday evening after the
Christmas program at the Pres
byterian church the choir and
Couples class went caroling OF
all things in hay wagons!
Mrs. Elsie Plank, house mother
at Ropp hall, is visiting this hol-
iday time with her own daughter
and family, the Wayne Ludwigs
in Celina.
Miss Sarita Schrock, student at
Ball State Teachers college, Mum
Gle, Indiana, is a holiday guest
in the Harry Yoder home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Hauen-
stein, Ann Arbor, Michigan are
with his mother, Mrs. Sidney
Hauenstein for this holiday week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Bullock
and young son of Hailside, L. l.,
are spending the holidays with
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Fett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Dean, of
Coschocton, were here this past
week end visiting his mother,
Mrs. Meta Dean, who went home
with them for the Christmas hol-
iday.
DR.. Jason Tripplehorn of Mis-
soula, Montana has been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Tripplehorn, and they all left
Monday for Columbia, Missouri
to visit for the holidays with Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Newland and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Murray are
spending the Christmas vacation
with their daughter and family,
the DR.. William Milbergs in
Philadelphia.
Miss Naomi Brenneman is at
her home in Goshen, Indiana to
spend the college vacation with
her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell Yoder of
Huntingdon, L. l., have been here
this past week with Mrs. Yoder's S
mother, Mrs. Sam Locher.
Mr.. Robert Critics, who is TAX
ing post graduate work at the
University of Montana in Boze-
man, came home this past Friday
to be with his wife and two
daughters for the holidays.
Again the Christmas Caravan
was a real success and those who
failed to see the four homes open
with Christmas cheer missed a
real treat. However, some three
hundred and fifty did make the
trip. The snowy streets added to
the Christmas scene do you
remember the mud and slush of
last year? But it is the spirit
that counts!
Miss Ethel Basinger of South
Main street is visiting her sis
ters and their families, Mrs. Aus
tin Lehman in New York City,
and Mrs. Payson Miller in Hart
ford, Conn, over the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Benroth
entertained at a six o'clock din
ner Sunday evening. Those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. Denver
Zimmerly, Kay, Ann and Den
yer, Jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Reichenbach and daughters
Claudia and Joey; Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Schumacher, Gale and
Mark; Mrs. Eli Schumacher, Mr..
and Mrs. Emerson Basinger and
JEANNE and Jodi; Bill Hart, Rob
ert Badertscher, Owen ZieSsler,
Jim Jones, the host and hostess
and Tommy and David Benroth.
Mrs. John Warren is spending
the Christmas holidays with her
daughter and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter of Pan
dora. Mrs. Warren and Mrs. Van
Meter will be entertaining the
other members of the Warren
family on Christmas day.
Miss Kay Clauss has finished
her three months nursing study
at the Toledo State hospital and
is spending the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Clauss. After January first, Miss
Clauss goes to Columbus to work
in the Children's hospital for the
next three months before COM
pleting her final training as a
nurse at Lima Memorial hospital.
Mrs Armin HauenSfein is in