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Hazleton Group
Reaches New High
In Attendance
Travel 200 Miles
For Their Retreat,
Setting New Record
From Hazleton and its environs
came a mighty calvacade of pil-
grims, filling every nook and cor-
ner of St. Joseph's in-the-Hills,
to establish a new record of 259.
that shattered the mark of 243,
made only a month a go by the
Six-Three Group.
Back in 1941, the late Louis J.
Ferdinand. and eight other men
trom I-iazleton, made their first
retreat with the Seven-Three
Group. How deeply they were im-
pressed. and the zeal that was en-
gendered for the Retreat Aposto-
late, is amply demonstrated by ’
this amazing achievement.
What impress Louis J. Ferdi-
nand, and his sterling successors
Co-Captains Charlesd. Matuella
and Michael Arlotto, and their
eiiocient retreat Secretary Frank
McKelvey, have made on the
community of Hazleton, is reveal-
ed in the following editorial
which appeared in the Standard-
Sentinel oi I-lazleton, on July 21,
the day prior to their departure
for Malvem:
Tomorrow, several hundred
Catholic laymen, will leave the
llazleton region for a three-day
retreat at Malvern, in the hills
beyond Norristown. The group
will be captained by Charles J.
Matuella, with Michael Arlotto as
co-captain. This troop of men will
go into seclusion for the week-
end where meditation and prayer
will be their routine. The act of
sell-denial is one that has a most
wholesome effect, not alone upon
the participants but upon all who -
believe in the power of prayer
and sacrifice.
It is'very commendable of these
men, that they will be known as
the Louis J. Ferdinand Memorial
Retreat Group, for not only are
they benrfitting their own spir-
itual standing hut are also pay-
ing respect to one who in his days
among thcm was a pioneer tor
the Men of ltlalvern.
Mr. Ferdinand was one of the
founders ol this pilgrimaze and
not so long ago the priests in
charge or the retreat paid signal
honor to the late llazleton busi-
nessrnan.
This is an age when religion
may be challenged in some coun-
tries, but in a land that has every-
thing the heautiiul lesson of mor-
al suaslon is still more convinc-
ing than anything that the sup-
pressed nations are being subject-
ed to.”
Father Albert Martin, of the
Franciscan Fathers oi the Byzan-
tine-Slavonic Rite, had expected
to be with the Hazleton Men of
Maivern. but was prevented at
the very last moment. In his let-
ter to Doctor Gibbons, he testi-
fled to their zeal when he wrote:
wrhe Men or Malvern in this
area have been a. great aid . . .
and have shown much zeal for
our missionary work. Certainly it
is due to the spirituality they have
received on week-end retreats."
Hail, Holy Queen.’
August, 1949
During August, in which month we celebrate the Feast of the Assumption, the thoughts
of the Men of Malvern turn to our Lourdes Shrine, and the memory of the many visits to this
sacred spat, beloved by all retreatants. .
Men of Action
A cynic who was asked to define
Catholic Action stated that it >
consisted oi’ much talk and very
little action. it is a pleasure to
report that this definition does
not apply to the activities of As-
sociate Captains Arthur Brown,
Thomas J. Crumlish, Francis J.
Devine, John P. Lyons, Edward J.
Schrey; Retreatants Felix Can-
telmo, Joseph H o p p e , Joseph
Kennealy, Emmett Kelly, Louis
Madonna, John S. Smith, George
Ryan, Francis Sweeney and Jo-
seph Welsh of the Postal Men oi’
Malvem. . '
During the past iewi months
these men have been working at
the two camps for underprivileged
children that are operated by the
St. Vincent De Paul Society. The
work, which has been on a volun-
tary basis, required the use of
paint brushes, hammers, saws, or
any other tools necessary to com-
plete the many Jobs that awaited
them at the camps.
Thanks to these men, who con-
tributed much oi their time and
mechanical knowledge: too chil-
dren will spend an enjoyable
week's vacation at St. Francis
Camp in Torresdale, while MOD
youngsters will be given a similar
opportunity to test the fresh air,
sunshine and good lood that will
be served to them at Ozanam
Camp, Westtown, Penna. And.
your editor might add, the entire
program was under the capable
direction of C. A. Captain Joseph
F. Haly, who is devoting much of
his time to this great work of
charity.
RETREAT ATTENILANCE
TO DATE
First Section
Francis J. Sircb, Chairman
H. Eugene Heine, Esq. 163
Hon. Robert V. Bolger 214
Thomas G. Cairns 187
< James E. Corcoran 228
Michael F. Donovan-
Joseph F. Haly (Postal) - 215
Edward J. Inglesby, Esq: 228
Bernard F. Bygott 133
Robert T. Dudrear e 208
' George D. Ermentrout-
James E. Macnermott -- 212
Joseph M. Deisone‘ 229
Second Section
A. Leo Buhrman, Chairman
Benjamin A. Palladino -- 226
Joseph A.Donoghue &: 229
Frederick J. Bohrer 213
Palm Sunday-Thomas P.
Lowry, Jr. (R.I.P.)p -% 200
Holy Week-Paul Reap
Bohan. Esq. me 188
A. Leo Buhrman 206
Thomas W. Mulrooney 4 229
Mother's Day-Louis C.
Schleicher mm-
Thomas A. Durkin-
Andrew J. Schickltng, Jr. - 198
Mid Mayaiohu E. Green;- 211
232
Third Section
Thomas P. Callaghan, Chairman
Robert A. O'Connell T 180
Thomas J. Reilly, Esq. 207
Francis H. Hodgson, DDS - 204
Six-Three-Leo F. Flinn 1 243
Julius Krivos-
Andrew E. Nick 214
Archie F. Allan-
Charles J. Mccann 134
John J. Sullivan, Esq. 232
Carl A. Lorine ' 205
Michael Arlotto- ‘
Charles J. Matuella 259
lkhigh Valley-Paul P. Fink-
George E. Yundt
Catholic Hour
The Lehigh Valley Catholic
-Hour which is broadcast weekly
over Station WSAN. Allentown,
Pa.. dedicated their broadcast of
July 3 to “Lay Retreats." Board
Member Paul P. Fink was the
speaker and chose as his topic
“Why Make a Retreat?" Music
was furnished by the Samaritan
Male Chorus under the direction
of Francis L. Miles. of Bethlehem.
Pa.
The Lehlgh Valley Catholic
Hour which has proven to be a
very popular Sunday program, has
been under the direction oi Father
Henry J. Huesman and Father
Harry Strassner. both of the
faculty 01 Central Catholic High
School, of Allentown.
On Training Cruise
Retreatant Charles J. Roth,
Jr., is aboard the U. S. S. Missouri,
Number 8
Con McCole Is
Speaker For
Annual Dinner
Accepts Invitation
ToAddrcss Gathering
In Convention Hall
Con McCole, former Mayor oi
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., who captivat-
ed the Men of Malvem at our An-
nual Dinner in 1946. has accepted
an invitation to address the re-
treatants and their lady guests,
on the occasion of the Twenty-
Ninth Annual Dinner, in Conven-
tion Hall, the evening of Febru-
ary 1, I950.
Ever since his appearance in
1946, there has been a constant
stream or requests from the men
for his return. But he is in such
demand as a speaker, that it was
not possible for Mr. McCole to ht
our date into his schedule.
This year we have taken time
by the forelock, but even then we
had to wait until he could arrange
for a number of readjustments in
his speaking dates.
Those who heard him in 1946
will want to hear him again:
those who were not fortunate
enough to have been present on
that occasion, have heard somuch
oi’ his unparalleled and spontan-
eous wit, they will place February
1. 1930, on their very special oc-
on a cruise to P Eng-
land, as a midshipman in the
Naval Reserve Oiflcers Training
Corps. This is his third cruise:
the hrst took him to South Amer-
ica, and the other to Pearl Har-
bar.
A graduate of Northeast Cath-
olic High school, he is now a
senior at Viilanova College where
he holds the rank of Lt. Comman-
der in the college's Naval Reserve
Unit.
Charles started his.Malvern
Retreats with the North Catholic
Group, but more recently has
made ‘his retreat with his dad,
as 9. member or the Debone Re-
treat. '
Ilon. Con McCole
casion lists. And, of course, the
ladies, who have heard much
from the men who listened to
him, will be anxiousito hear for
Ives. '
emse
Plan to arrange with your Cap-
tain real soon, for the night of
February 1, 1950, in Convention
1.
Many Thanks
Retreatant hauls Vislntainer,
Drums. Pa.. a. member or the
Hazleton Retreat, provided a
pleasant surprise on a recent
week-end, when he sent a ship-
ment of luscious strawberries to
retreatants present.
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