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Mdloern Sets Goal of 7500lfor 19451
of MAILVERN
Volume 6
Cardinal Praises
Annual Report of
President Sullivan
MaIvern:Is Center
0fLife and Religion,
Says His Eminence
At the New Year's Day re-
ception tendered to our Cardinal
Archbishop, the Retreat League
was signally honored by having
its President, John J. Sullivan,
Esq., selected to make the ad-
dress to His Eminence in behalf
of the men's organizations. and
to make a report of the progress
of the Retreat Movement during
the year 1944.
Our President delivered an
unusually effective report of the
turbulent year that is now his-
tory. At its conclusion he was
highly complimented by our Re-
treat Master, Dr. Gibbons, and
by our Vice-Rector, Father La-
vin, who lauded the paper as a
well thought-out and dignified
analysis of the idealism of Mal-
Vern.
In his summation regarding
the reading of the papers by the
representatives of the men and
women of the Diocese, Cardinal
Daugherty thanked Mr. Sullivan
for the kindly attitude toward
himself, and made all the mem-
bers of the League who were
present feel mighty proud when
he said:
"And as for the Laymen’s Re-
treat League of Malvern, Penn-
sylvania, there can be no doubt
about it, God's blessing has
been brought down upon, not
only the zealous laymen who
make their Retreats there and
upon their families, but also
upon the Diocese at large. God
has blessed the undertaking. It
has brought back to their duties
perhaps many who had become '
slack and careless. It has
strengthened many who perhaps
were beginning to falter in the
exercise of their religious
duties. It is a center of life and
religion in the Diocese, and I
congratulate, particularly, the
Reverend Fathers who conduct
the exercises.”
We are humbly and deeply
grateful to His Eminence for
this expression of his good will
toward us, and we assure him
that all the Men of Malvern
shall strive to measure up to
the standard he has set.
He's a Commander
Joseph Mcllenry, of Tom
Reilly's Group, has been pro-
moted to the rank of Comman-
der in the Navy. After a visit
with Tom the Commander flew
to the West Coast where he em-
barked for Pearl Harbor.
Prisoner of War
Charles W. Smith, Mid-May
Group who has been listed for
sometime as missing in action
is now reported to be a prisoner
of war in Germany. Please pray
for his safe return,
Circulation Last Month 19,213 Copies
FEBRUARY, 1945
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Iudge Flood Honored
Board Director 0. A. Captain
Judge Gerald F. Flood received
signal honor at the recent an-
nual meeting of the Pennsyl-
vania Prison Society when he
was chosen as President of the
body.
For many years Judge Flood
has been keenly interested in so-
cial uplift work, looking to the
minimizing of crime, by helping
those released from prison as
well as assisting and directing
the faltering footsteps of young-
sters whose tendencies seemed to
be toward evil ways.
Killed in Action
We extend our sincere sym-
pathy to Francis O'Neill, Wil-
mington Group, and Mrs.
O'Neill, whose beloved son,
Charles, was recently killed in
action in Italy, ‘where he had
served faithfully for 31 months.
May he rest in peace!
Elected Co-Captain
At their ,first organization
meeting of the members of Jos-
eph M. Do Lone’s Group, Paul
Saved by Prayer
Lt. James H. Furey, nephew
of Dr. William J. Furey and A
member of the doctor's group,
was reported missing in action
in Italy on October 18, 1944.
The War Department has since
notified his parents that he is
a. prisoner of war in Germany.
Commenting upon the inci-
dent, Dr. Furey said, “We
think that it was a direct an-
swer to the prayers of our
friends and Men of Malvern,
especially those who attended
our Retreat on December 1.”
Lt. Furey, twice wounded, had
an audience with our Holy
Father a few weeks before he
was taken prisoner. Please pray
for his safe return.
Congratulations. Iohn
John J. Smith, administrative
assistant at the United States
Marine Corps Quar1.ermaster's
Depot, and an Associate Cap-
tain with William J. Leighton's
Group, was recently elected
local president of the American
Federation of Government Em-
ployees, Lodge 89, A. F. of L.
took place
r‘ ‘ ‘ .‘. was ' ‘ Induction
elected co-Captain. Our c0n- on January 31 at the Stephen
gratulations. Girard Hotel.
Hurt. Back in Action
Board Director Tom and Mrs.
Mulrooney recently received 3.
Purple Heart in the mail, which
indicated that their son, Francis
“Tuck” Mulrooney, had been
wounded in action.
Tuck, who is a member of the
Wilmington Men of Malvern,
wasted no time getting off a
letter to his parents in which
he informed them "there was
nothing to it-just shrapnel
wounds in the kneecap and hip.”
He also stated that he was back
in action with the Seventh Army
somewhere in the Strasbourg
area.
We are happy at the outcome
of his injuries-for Tuck's sake,
his parents and our own.
Re-elected to Board
At the annual meeting of the
Retreat League, which was held
at 1823 Arch Street on January
25, the following members of
the Board of Directors were re-
elected for terms of three years:
Leo Buhrman, Joseph F. Dono-
van, Edward J. Friel, Joseph A.
Lamorelle, Esq., T. Walter Mc-
Grath, Hon. John H. Neeson
and John J. Sullivan, Esq.
Number 9
Annual Dinner is
Greatestm Our
League’s History
Jllorc Than 1300
Jllalvern Ilfen Tax
Hotel Capacity
Acclaimed the greatest dinner
in the history of the Retreat
League by all who attended,
more than 1300 men jammed
the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
with their usual enthusiasm and
love for St. Joseph’s-in-the-
Hills, the same spirit which
broke all attendance records at
Malvern last year.
Hardly had the announcement
of the affair been made when it
became very apparent that the
main ballroom of the Bellevue-
Stratford would not meet the
demands for reservations which
were fast pouring in. Accord-
ingly, the Clover Room was
made available for the over-
ow.
The Rt. Rev. Monsignor Vin-
cent L. Burns, Ph.D., Rector of
St. Charles‘ Seminary, popular
confessor of many Men of Mal-
vern, recited the Invocation. 01'
the many years that President
John Sullivan had served as
toastmaster, this year, in keep-
ing with Malvern’s great suc-
cesses, he seemed to outdo him-
self.
The Rev. James W. Gibbons,
D.D., our beloved Retreat Mas-
ter, gave a stirring address in
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Wins Soldier's Medal
Dr. B. Wheeler Jenkins, Holy
Week Group, is a captain at-
tached to a tactical air com-
mand in the European theatre.
The captain has been in the
armed forces for two years.
Mrs. Jenkins was thrilled re-
cently to receive a letter from
Major General B. R. Quesada,
U.S. Army, Commanding which
stated:
“I have just had the honor of
awarding the Soldier's Medal to
your husband.
“He received this coveted
award for the courage and hero-
ism he displayed in assisting in
saving an unconscious pilot
from death in his burning air-
craft.
“His complete disregard for
the danger from the fiercely
burning aircraft and imminent
explosion of the remaining
bombs, reflects great credit to
himself and the armed forces of
his country.”
Msgr. Fink Has Mishap
Right Reverend Monsignor
Leo G. Fink, V.F'., was the vic-
tim of a had full on the ice re-
cently which caused an injured
knee. The Monsignor is resting
comfortably in the Sacred Heart
Hospital at Allentown. We trust
that he will recuperate rapidly
and that he may soon be able
to return to his duties.
