The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-12-18

MIS-. JOnn k1aSSen OF South
jackson street is visiting in st.
Louis with her son Karl and fam
lily and their infant son born De
cember /. She will leave this
week for Topeka, Kansas, where
she will join her husband at the
nome of their son, Otto, and fam
lily. Mr.. Klassen left for Topeka
by train Monday evening. After
the holidays the Klassens will
leave for California for a stay
with their son, Herbert and fam
lily at Boyes Hot Springs. They
plan to return to Bluffton in Feb
ruary.
Mrs. William LugibihI left this
week for California where she
will visit with her children for
the winter months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Long, son
German and granddaughter,
Mary Long of Bowling Green,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Schumach-
er, Findlay, Mrs. Mary Miller,
Pandora, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Luginbuhl and Mr.. and Mrs. Hi
ram Wenger of Bluffton, were
dinner guests Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Wenger.
Mrs. Bernell Slabaugh and
sons, having spent several weeks
at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Hauenstein, have
arrived at their home at 4126 Pa
tricia, Indianapolis, Ind, where
Mr.. Slabaugh has been appointed
assistant district director of the
northeast quarter for Boy Scouts
of Indianapolis.
Mrs. Rose Steffen has returned
to her home in Pandora after
being away since September Wis
iting her daughter and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Green in Ore
gon and other friends and rela-
tiveS in Kansas and Illinois.
Friends will be glad to know
that Mrs. Ralph Stearns, who I'M
derwent surgery recently at
Lima Memorial hospital is feel
ing some better and hopes to be
home before too long. Mrs. A. B.
CaStanien, her mother, who has
been here for the past several
weeks will be returning to her
home in Toledo soon.
Mrs. B. D. Smucker left We'd
nesday to spend the holidays with
her son and family, the Bertran
SmuckerS, in Port Jefferson, L. /.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Berky left
the first of the week for New
York City to visit their daugh-
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Colin Reed.
After she had been so i'll this
fall it was good to see Mrs. Fred
Hahn singing in the chorus for
the Messiah last Sunday night.
Bluffton college boys and
girls leave this Thursday for
their Christmas holiday of more
than two weeks. We'n miss them
but we will be glad to see our
own Bluffton boys and girls who
have been away at college back
on the streets welcome, and
Merry Christmas!
Christmas was first instituted
as a movable feast" by Pope
Telesphorus about $50 A. D., and
was usually celebrated by the
eastern branches of the Christian
church in April or May, while in
the western part of Europe days
in January or other months were
observed. In A. d. 337 Pope Jul
iuS l appointed a commission to
determine, if possible, the pre-
else date of Christ'S nativity, and
theologianS of the eastern and
western divisions of the Chris
tan church agreed that Decem-
ber 25th was the date for the
birth of Jesus, and therefore this
became officially decreed and
generally accepted as Christmas
day.
The SilhouetteS of the Three
Kings and the Shepherds in the
Presbyterian church windows
were done by Beverly Benroth
and Susan Hauenstein, adding
fine touch to the Christmas sea-
son.
Diller ambulance removal: Cal
vim Garmatter, from his home to
Bluffton Community hospital.
Richard Jordan, of Lawn ave-
nue., is spending the week in
Toledo where he is working in
the area office of Dun and Brad
street, taking a refresher course.
He will resume his old position
of credit reporter from the Lima
office on December 20. Mr. and
Mrs. Jordan recently moved to
their new home, the Rev. Wilmer
Shelly property, after returning
from two years in Georgia where
he was in military service.
Mrs. w. d. Rhind of Fuller
ton, Calf. and niece, Miss Billie
Howe, of Long Beach, will spend
the holidays with her sisters,
Mrs. Homer Bracy and Mrs.
George Howe of Centerville, Ohio.
Basinger ambulance removals:
Grover c. Montgomery from the
Bluffton hospital to the home of
Paul Henry on Washington