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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1938
Page
5
The Three Arts club members were entertained Tuesday evening at Mr. and Mrs. Hubert S. Squibbs home. Guests sat at one long table amid garden flowers with name cards and attentive service.
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a picnic at Rittman Park on Monday June 27 at 5 30 p m Members are invited to bring their families The arrangement committee includes Mrs John Wenger Mrs Clyde Stearn Mrs Joseph Sherrick and Mrs James Scott. Mr and Mrs Herman Smellinger celebrated their silver wedding anniversary Sunday in Rittman Park A dinner for eight guests followed with gifts including a Master mixer and a percolator Their daughter Miss Nila provided a wedding cake Mrs Willm Harmon spent Tuesday in Cleveland.
Mrs. M. R. Ritter entertained the Friday Contract Club at her home on North Second Street for a dessert bridge last week. Mrs. E. J. Newberry was a guest and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Newberry and Mrs. Thomas Madison after two tables of play.
The Jane Addams Circle held its last regular meeting of the year on Tuesday evening at Mrs. at home with fifteen members present. Officers were installed and a program on Eugenics discussed. the group will recess in July and August and resume in September under new leadership. A picnic at Rittman Park is planned for next Tuesday evening with homemade ice cream and angelino cake served.
Members of the pri tilde clupe entered the quiet bridge session at the home of J West. Sheldon Rye was guest last week. Prizes were awarded by Mrs W Baldwin and Mrs Don Thomas. Next meeting set for two weeks at Mrs Don Thomas, N Second St. Friday July 1 at 5 PM.
A group of thirty one Girl Scouts from Rittman plus one counsellor completed a three day camping trip at Camp Crag. Troop No. 2 organized the outing under the direction of the Wadsworth Girl Scout Council meeting national camping standards. The report lists the campers including Margaret Schwartz counsellor and many others.
Mr and Mrs Harry Hiers and Iris Hiers left for a two week cottage vacation in Houghton Lake Michigan. Ritter family heads to Rice Lake Ontario for two weeks of fishing. Grady Ingle and family returned from a motor trip to North Carolina to visit relatives. A church wiener roast is planned at John Hatfield’s home on June 30. Robert Elsass will travel to New York City with parents to visit his brother Frank. Stoolmiller couples fished Odell's Lake Sunday. Gentile and Michaels families visited Harris in Cassadaga and Dunkirk. Harris’s son Tommy joined the visitors for a two week stay. Nell Vallandingham headed to Camp Harkness in Willoughby, Ohio. Mayor Roy Baker and Lee Devore attended a Cleveland baseball game. A H Thomas spent a day in Salem, Ohio. Johnnie Hartman hosted a birthday party for Phylis with ice cream and cake for six. Jim Killough hosted Earl and Pauline McGinness of Roundhead, Ohio for the weekend. Tom Kennedy of Beach City visited Roy Trent in Front Street. Sartman family weekend with her parents in Easton. George Lehman stayed with W. E. Richman. Mrs Charlie Miler visited Akron. The report notes Henry Graber’s broken left arm while playing.
Mrs H E Dean and Mrs Kenneth Liltibrilee of Wadsworth visited Roy Trent home Sunday. Lace Trent and children from Sherman joined Sam Welch family for weekend. Earl Eurough son Jacky and Delonge Bowman daughter Janice also guests. Vernon Thompson and Dutell of Orrville shared Sunday dinner with Anne Artrip. Mary Tomasett of Wooster stayed with Mr and Mrs Stove. Carl Straub hosted visitors including Charles Miller Virginia Miller Emma Rendle Ravenna Ruth Miore Creston.
Local items report visits by Mrs Russey Bender and Mrs Katherine Krout, Ed Elsass’s trip to Holland with his wife and son, and Henry Staubery recovering from two broken legs. Mentions of farm activities, a Lincoln memorial event, and Ohio club members from Newcomerstown and Mingo involved in a national program with delegations from 43 states.
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