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Circulation Last Month 22,800 MAY, 1955 Number 5
Volume 17.
1,000 Trees Transplanted
In Reforestation Program
As part of Malvern's ratoresta-
tion program,
the annual
tree
planting and transplanting opera-
tiun took place last month under
the direction of
Planning cammitte
program itselt
the Building and
hi! been go-
ing on unheralded and methodically
since the early 1930's. The Board
Grounds as well as to add physical
value to the property.
Bciore world war II, numerous
th
and friends
the grounds. 4
gross and weeds.
grounds today he so
Each spring these en
jnb
had the help at two
retreatants. ‘
ver
5
For the past two years they have
Boy scout
amazing total of 25,000
seedlings were planted throughout
Each ensuing year, about 1.000 or
these were transplanted and new
seedlings were Added. A dennite pat-
tern was set to transplant in spots
bare of any vegetation other than
As a retreatant walks around the
as many av’
dances of those early elTorts4sarn6 i
of the tiny seedlings having matured
into bushy evergreens 12 to 18 teet
hi h. i i -
Although interrupted during the
war years, the program was enthusi.
astically adopted in 1946 by members
of the ss. Peter and Paul Group.-.
n
lightens the burden at the volunteer’
indicative of the‘ sl2letldid'thlnk- .
border the lower entrance road lead’-
ing from warren Avenue,
Back in
1941. of course, this area waskmainly
open field. thick with brush,
The committee, visualizing .th
ould be necessary
some day a road w
to allow easier access to ion
dream en
the small trees equally
in aisle-like fashion.
ild
a
av
lhgs
spaced apart
This foresight bore trait is few
years later when
Our Lady’: Hall
was under construction and the new
‘l'leY.and Board Director 5
road was laid out right between
transplanting more than 0
.vi
American Larch. About 3.800 new
a edlings were planted to inaura
future supplies.
500 Attend Molvern
Good Friday Rites
A gloriously hcautiiul day, which
made the overtones of Good Friday
rises, the Boy. wllllam J. cai-ncy.
O.S.A,, was to handle the Holy Week
Retreat from Thulsdily through Sul-
urday morning, while rathor lcunc
would direct the exercise incident
to the “Three Hours’ Agony.
- rortuuately for the League, when
lle.rlews was dashed that the due-
t
‘tors had relegated Father Kane to
longer, Monsignor Vincent L. lzuriis,
l=h.n.,.roctor of st. Joan oi Arcs
church, ‘took oi-or the reins and was
able’ to secure the Rev. Hugh .1.
. m, P i 1 - .
mm, days at mm“ giving me I Nolan. Ph.D., chap am at linniacu
ti and energy in this arduous
lata College, to take over the misdi-
‘tatians in the Chapel, as Well as the
“Seven Last Words" at the Twelfth
Q.
in
v intermingled with the chapel
meditations, the “Lamentations or
Jeremias’ were sung by rather Car-
. . Ru-
.dolph, and the “Passion" was rea
‘by Dr. James A. Kelly.
., The outdoor “Stations" were made
by four separate groups which con.
verged on the Twelfth station, fuc-
h i ing the parking lot at corrigan Hall,
to hear Doctor Nolan-l’s eloquently
beautiful dissertation which thrillcd
trlnes with the fallacious reasoning
of the present day horde or corn.
munistic athiests.
At the close of Dr. Nolan's dis-
course,’ the retreatants gathered at
the sarcophagus of our tirst retreat
master, the late Bishop corrigan,
where c. A. captain raul Rcap
Belian‘, Esq., recited a decade or the
Rosary.
No'w:.Watch ,It Grow
op.
ti-ansu
program.
'4‘
v d-
5- -- .
MARTIN J. COYNE. a gardener.
Grouo. explaining some or the my
mniant Lou celli. The small evergreen is one or the thousand trees
hinted last month as part at lllnlvern’s annual rcioreiiiaiion
it
3V8
“sls't3<:’.:":
$13 g
id
ghi) member of the wilrniaiuon
eriu of plant lite to icllow rc-
olay I-‘om
CAl'TAl
ltratulaliun In Lean
Congratulations
Connor on his recent election In
Ca plain
. s S
. . 1:
CHAIRMAN "Thomas P. Callaghan (right), extending con-
‘ Cuniain ol the
west catholic Alumni croup, succeeding the late Frank Gale.
Leo Connor Elected CA Captain
By lVest Catholic Alumni Group
Leo 1‘. Connor, n rctrcutant since
19.10, was ovurwhclrningly acclaimed
the new C. A. Captain of the west
catholic Alumni Group at a meeting
or the Associate captains on April
28th.
He dlls the post lcrt vacant by
the sudden death of the late C. A.
captain Frank Gale. - i
The niccting was called by chair-
man of Captains’ Association
Thomas P. cnllaghnn, for the pur-
pose of selecting a new captain. In
a stirring eulogy to Frank calc,
Tom paid tribute to his devotion to
Mulvcrn, and in particular to his
lc-ndcrship or the Alumni
sectional chairman of the Captains
Association who were prcsent ioiiiad
iii the tribute.
When Callllghnn asked for nomi-
nations for the captaincy, Connor's
popularity was dc-inonistriitcd. when
his niiine was proiiosioil, spontancoiia
lcaving
about the lcclinga of thoso present.
The selection was unimintous,
Turning the inciting over to the
now captain, Callaghan congratu-
latcd tho group on its‘chrri4:e and
assured thttm that it would meet
with tho approval or the Board ot
Directors.
Lco, handsome in appearance, and
modest in hearing, expressed his
dccp reeling and miration tor
Frank Gale as he thanked the men
(or the honor. lie said that he would
depend on their support to continue
the retreat in his tradition. VViI.h
the Group's approval, he dedicated
this years retreutln November to
Frank's memory and sat u a com-
mittee which will consider a memor-
ial be him It Malvern.
cunnnr, who served as Co-Captain
v or the retreat for three years, grad-
uated from West Catholic High in
1930, and from st. Joscph's college
in 1935. Matriculating at univer-
sity of rcnnsylvania Law school, ho
received his law degree in 1939 and
entered the law office all Richard T.
Mcsorley, the League‘: first Secre-
tory, and has been associated with
him since.
Leo is . group leader of tho Per-
pctual Rorsnry Society and serves
us Captain of Nocturnal Adoration
soc-ioty unit which assembles at
6:00 A.hl. every First Friday at
sacred Heart chapel. He is actively
associated with the Big Brother
Association.
Married since 1952, he lives at the
ogontz Manor Apartments in rhil..
dolphin,
Screen Actor Richard Bartell
On Retreat With’ Brothers
If you look closely at tho accom-
panying picture or the thri-o Eartle
brothcrs you may think you've seen
the follow an the loft tmrnewht-re
bcrorc. And if you're ii Tv.or movis
ii . . . iou rolialil ’
For Richard Bartell (slightchangs
of letters in tlic iarnily nainci fol-
lows the intert-litinz career of mo-
tion picture and tclcvision actor.
On retreat with the Wilmington
Group on April 29th,-both '
broth:-rs Carl A. und E. Slit-lilon are
associate capiains7Dii-k took is re-
spite 1‘ ' work more the
cameras to minke at retreat while on
an infrequent East to visit his ill
mntht-r.
A veteran of stage nnil screen for
30 years, Dick has played roles
ramtinr.’ rroni a Burk Avcnuc physi-
cian in movies Colnnlunist
leader in the Tv sr1ries“l Led Thrcc
E
Born and raised in the RDxl)or-
ough iscctian at Philadrlphin, he
graduated trnm Northeast lligli
sch-iul. whilc nttcvii-ling thc Uni-
vc-rait at I‘c-nnsyluniiia he lirst br-
ranie interested in rlranuilirs Ind
joined the Newman Playcra at tho
univcrsity. l-la iondly remembers
t roupa dramatic coach, Jim
skolly, brother or Father Skelly who
is well nown for his Work It the
Miraculous Medal Shrine in Ger.
mantown.
Emerging into the acting world he
Ippenrcll in numcrcus Broadway
drainntic hits in the lslzirs he gen-
erally played the juvenile leiid. Dur-
All
plays as Erand Httel, Accused, and
Boy meets Girl.‘
in this periall Dick pioneered in
radio and s innier stock thcotrca
s
One 0! his pupils was the
Rosalind Russell, who he says,
(Continued on page I)
Retreat Masters Named
For Remainder of Year
Father William J. lianc has an.
nounced that priests of the Francis-
can Order will condurt retreats at
Malvern ror two months starting
with tho b1other's Day lzcireat, may
5 h
t .
- Thoy will he followed by Jesuit
ralhcrii in July, August and sep-
tembt.-r. Augustinian: will act
retreat mailers for the last three
months or the year.
I-‘atlior Kane rcports‘that the
Paulist priests who have givcn re-
treats since January were tremen-
dously popular with the men and
met with universal approval.
300 Prosit Men at
Mass and Breakfast
hlore than 300 members or the
rrosit cluh. hcsdcd by their C. A.
Captain and member or the League
Board of Directors, blur ll. seren-
rcn. attcnilcd the Thirteenth Annual
llemorial lllass and communion
hrcakrast on Sunday, April 24th.
Mass was celebrated in the
o..xl.l.. i-rcrcct Apostolic of Zulu,
rhilippinc lslunds, who also made
the principal adllress‘st the break-
--.
East.
The breakfast was served in the
hill] of the school, adjoining the
church, and was taxed to capacity-.
captain sorensen served as toast-
ninstcr and presented the Rev.
Simon Douzhcrtfi rector.
Thomas P. Callaghan, chairman
of the Captains’ Association, also
vern 285 strong on their retreat last
octoher 15th.
Richard T. lllcsorley. Esq., rather
of Monsignor lllcsoi-ley, and Erst
secrotary of the League, told of the
early days of the group's tormation,
and or how he had turned it over to
captain sorensen when he had pro.
duced more than halt the men in
attendance on a single retreat.
Among the guests introduced by
captain sorensen were A. Loo Bullr-
man, chairman of the Finance Com-
mittee or the Lcague, and James A.
Daugherty, secretary, together with
William Mcnonough, vice president
or the club; Joseph Magrutb, nuan-
cial secretary; Josc h D. Quinn.
treasurer, and Nick cormick, sec-
re ary. '
abtaih sorenaen headed the
breakfast committee. together with
Joscph G. Arleth, Sr., Frank J. Erb,
Joseph D. Quinn, Edward white
and Board Member Cletus W. Ille-
Bride.
ji-
Memorial Retreat
The July 1st Retreat this year
win he dedicated as a memorial to
the late former C. A. captain Archie
1-‘. Allan who died last December
29th. The retreat will be to-captained
by Joseph J. Aquilino and Patrick
J. Robinson.
William Kelly Head
.
Of Pennsylvania Co
Men or Malvern can its Food or
the election of William F, xulry as
President of the Pennsylvania Com-
pany for Banking and Trusts, ei-
Icrtive ulune‘30th. A faithful Ind
veteran retreat-ant, he is a member
t captain Joseph A. La-
morelle's Palm Sunday Group.
Mr.
a
one or the largest banking institu-
tions in the East.
An attorney, in addition to being
a banker, he is a graduate of the
Temple tniversiry school or Law.
His banking experionce dates back to
92' v . ebeciirneassociateduith
the conhnental Equitable Title and
Trust company.
when this bank was absorbed by
the reansylraiiia company in 1931,
U
s
s
:r
William F. Kelly
Kelly entered its service and ad-
vanced rapidly in the organization.
n 1935, when a Time sales Division
was instituted. he was placed in
charge of its operation. In was he
was elected Assistant vice Presi-
dent, continuing in charge of Time
les.
in 1950 be was elected Senior vice
President of the bank and named
Senior Loan oiliccr. Two years later
he became Executive vice President
and in January 195:1. was elected to
the Board of Directors or the banla
Active in the American Bankers
Association, he served as chairman
or the consumer credit committee
troin 1943 to 1950. He is presently
chlirman of its Small Busineu
credit commission. .
His brother, Richard, is also in
lilan or ltialvern, a retreatant with
the West catholic Alumni Group.
lie is the Nephew at lllonsignor
Thomas 1-‘. hlebially, or Jsnlintown.
or
iii
Associlta Captain William A
all-
more, member of the St. Anthony o1
torcycle collided with an automobile.
After undergoing four operations
he is now recupera 'ng. g in em-
ployed by the Philadelphia Police
Department. '
Brother Act -
is
. . . . . . F e lroto
THE THREE BARTLE brothers of the Wilmington Group- The debut-
air than on the left is Rirhlrd, the actor of the fnmily-all the way
from Hollywood for rrirut (He spell: it Bartell). Carl A. Co-Captain
of the group. is in center and E. Shellield. -Ill lS610(‘iIle uptain is on
the rillhli