The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-17
BLUFFToN LOCALS

Rev. and Mrs. w. J. Hannum
visited Mrs. Hannum's mother in
GAINESVILLE Monday and on Tues
day Rev. Mr.. Hannum attended
a meeting of the Maumee Pres
bytery in Toledo.
From reports we've heard
there were many people late for
church Sunday morning due to
the power being shut off for IS
minutes in the early morning.
The Bluffton News warned us
last week, but we are good at
forgetting.
The annual Christmas party of
the Alice Freeman club was held
IN the home of Mrs. William Gar
matter Wednesday evening with
Miss Edith AmstutZ as assistant
hostess. Mrs. Jacob Friesen gave
very interesting talk on the
Advent season as abserved in
Germany. The Friesen family
spent more than a year in Ger
many and were in charge of re-
lief work in the Frankfurt area.
Miss Rhoda Hilty, Mrs. Brooks
and Mrs. Sticky were guests.
The Mesdames Elmer Short,
Fred Badertscher, Elmer Romey,
William Garmatter and Melvena
Whistler were Wednesday after
noon guests of Mrs. Orlo Marsh
all.
Mrs. Alma AmStutZ of Beaver
dam spent Wednesday with her
daughter, Mrs. Gid Steiner.
The OES installation of officers
of Trinity chapter in Lima We'd
neSday evening was attended by
Mrs. Robert Stratton, Mrs. HI
ram Huser, Mrs. Harley Augs-
burger, Mrs. Wilbur Fish. Mrs.
Evelyn Bowyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Thomas and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Ewing.
Mrs. Stanley BaSinger was in
Lima last Thursday to attend
county and district meetings of
Girl Scout officials.
The dinningroom of the Presby-
terian church, used also for so
cial affairs and youth meetings,
has been named Knox hall in
tribute TO John Knox, a pioneer
of the Presbyterian faith.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. T. Mills and
daughter Millicent of Marion
were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Gratz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Reichenbach
are the happy parents of a baby
girl, born Saturday at Commun-
ity hospital. Grandpa Ralph is
wearing a broad smile as he
totes the mail.
Mrs. A. ]. B. Longsdorf, Mrs.
Wilmer Shelly, Miss Mildred
Keel, Mrs. Adeline Graber and
Mrs. Orlo Marshall attended the
meeting of the Advance club in
the home of Mrs. Glenn Basing-
er in Pandora, Saturday after
noon. Mrs. Graber was the guest
speaker, presenting some fine
thoughts on How to Keep Christ
mas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Joseph
and family of Lima, Mrs. Alma
AmstutZ, Beaverdam, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver Zimmerman, Eugene
Basinger and Morgan Davies
were Sunday evening guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gid Steiner and
son Sharl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stratton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Huser, Mrs.
Clayton Harlness, and Mr.. Rob-
ert Ewing were in Van Vert one
evening last week for the OES
installation of officers.
The junior class of boys and
girls of Emanuel United Church
of Christ will be entertained at a
Christmas party Friday evening
at the apartment of their Sun
day school teacher, Miss Mar
Gle Moser.
Mrs. c. Henry Smith is visit
ing her sisters in Princeton, Ill.
Mrs. Meta Dean is enjoying a
visit in Santa Paula, Calf, with
her daughter and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Ted Toews.
Mrs. Blanche Mumma is a pa
tient at Lima Memorial hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Leigh
left Tuesday for their home in
Albuquerque, N. M. after visiting
with her folks here the past week.
Robert Kohl went back with
them for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur AmStutZ
and son spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Shulaw. Eve
ming callers were Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodrow Shulaw of Ada.
Basinger ambulance removal:
Mrs. Anna Hilty from Clayton
BaSinger's residence to the Bluff
ton hospital.