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Annual Nialvern Banquet Acclaimed the Best Eh-Ever
General W. Bede" Smith Sees Little Change in Soviet Policy
Priests To
Make Retreat
At Malvern
st. Josaph's.in-the-lli s,
snugly
pi-iosts making their i'clI‘<‘l1L in 1954
ms lzacolleucy. the Mont Rev.
Archbishop John F. O’IIznu, C.s.c.,
announced his selection or the Phila-
dolphia Laymen's wceh-c-rid ltetrent
M1tlvern's rector, last ivei-k.
rather an in rovculing the
choice, said that one or the factors
in selecting hialvcrn was the rnct
ideally suited tor priestly retreats.
he retreats, as planned, will
spread over three weeks, during the
spring, and three more weeks in the
Autumn, with each retreat lasting
four iull days.
“Each of the retreats for the
rllembers oi the clcri.'yi" Father
Kane said, “has been schedult-d so
as not to interfere in any way with
the regular wash-end retreats oi the
laymen".
The ni-st group or priests will
arrive at the retreat grountls on
April 26th and will take their leave
four days later. Other retreats will
be May 10-14; May 17-21; sept.
13-17; Sept.-20-2-1 and Oct. 4-3.
treat League's Board 01 Directors.
Passionists Are Coming!
During the months or liliirch,
April and May the rctrcatmasters
at st. Joseph's-in-the-llills will
be members of the congregiitien
of the Passion, according to an
announcement just nmdc by
rather Kane, Malvern’s sector.
The Passionist Fathers will rol-
low the Dominican Friars who
have conducted the spiritual exer-
else: at Malvern from November
1, 1953, through February 1354.
Malvern Men
. . . x , . K 8: .,
SEEN AT ANNUAL DINNER, left to right: Mayor Joseph .
Bishop Joseph M. iii:-Shea. and League President John 1. Sullnan
‘K.
‘x Viz
r, t '
Clark, Jr., l'ndt-rizt-crtwlary W. Bvdoll Smith,
Foley roio
Seven Elected to
Board of D'rectors
At the annual meeting o! the Lay-
men’: hveek-end Retreat League held
in the auditorium of the catholic
Youth Association, 1519 Arch st.
Thursday evening, January 23th,
one new member was chosen for
membership on the Board of Direc-
tors and six others were re-elected.
The new member, Joseph M. De
Lon of Wynnewood, a former CA.
captain oi the Holy Family group
and s setreatant since 1926, replaces
William J. Kane who now is a resi-
dent of sci-anton.
The members re-elected to the
board are John J. sullivan, League
president; Leo Buhrrnan, James H
Flavin, T. Walter McGrath, Joseph
r. O'Donnell, Jr., and Gerald Ronon.
Active
As Convert-Makers
For the second time within 13. year, rather O'Brien, the noted Notre
Dame University priest whose column, “You ‘Can Win Converts," is a
weekly feature in the Catholic Standard and Times, has selected as his
“convertvl1'lal(er" of the week a man
close to St. Joseph's-insthesllills.
In th
who for many years has been very
e issue of the diocesan paper dated January 29, 1954, Father
O'Brien devoted his column to the work being dbne by Carl Lorine, CA
Captain of the 7-3 group.
Just a tow years ago, according to the priest-
columrlist, Carl was instrumental in having James McGowan, assistant
manager of the Pruilelltial Insurance 0)., received into the Church. McGowan
was invited by Carl's son, Anthony, to make a weekend retreat at Malvern.
."That." McGowan snitl, “woulil he
a new experience for me. It certainly
won't do me any harm and it might
do me some good." -
So, on to Malvern he went, and
there he met Carl. And Carl, during
a discussion on faith, took a King
James (Protestant) version of the
Bible and marked therein llussugt-s
showing the establishment of the
catholic Church by Christ and her
authnrization to teach all mankind."
“Read these passages Carefully,"
Carl said to Mccowan, “and you'll
and that the Catholic church was
not founded by men but by Christ,
Himself."
McGowan read the passages and
came to the conclusion that Carl wns
right. When that retreat ended,
Cm-1's interest continued until
Guwan was received into the Church.
5‘
Carl also has been responsible for
thc conversion of at least three other
persons. ‘ -
Carl said that it was the retreat
that was largely responsible for his
success with McGowan. .
“Get a non-Catholic to a retreat,"
carl said, “and ou‘ve got him
started on his way into the Church.”
A year ago, rather O'Brien de-
voted his column to James L.
(Jimmy) McGrory, who is in charge
of the pamphlet room at St. John
instructive catholic reading. "Jim-
my," according to the priest, was
responsible tor the conversion of
25:: persons, < ‘
McShain Honored
By Drexel Institute 3
oh Mcshain, a member of the
Philo Group, Men or Malvern and of
its Board of Directors, has just re-
ceived the annual science and engi-
neering award of the Federation of
Engineering societies or Drcxel In-
stitute oi Technology.
shuin, recognized as one or the
foremost building contractors in the
nation, only recently nnished work
the ‘ restoration of the White
House and he has erected many of
the‘ larger-government: buildings in
Washington, including the Panto-‘
gun, the w ‘State Department
Building and many others. He also
has constructed many or the modern
churches, schools and hospitals here,
in Philadelphia, as well as in wash-
ington and other metropolitan com-
munities.
During th presentation cere-'
monies it was otcd that while
Pierre L'Enfant designed the city of
Washington, it has been Mcshain
who has built must of the newer
section or the cap -1 including some
V of the largest bull lngs in the world.
In addition to his contractinlr
business, Mcshain, for the past in
years. served as head of the Phila-
delphia Zoning Board.
Groups Give Chapel
Window Memorials
The st. Thomas More society,
whose pr:-siilent is Walotr Gibbons,
.a and some of whose memb r
are with the John P. Bolani! Mem-
oriztl croup, whose ca cnptnin is
James clothicr, have donated
the St. Tlionlnzx More winilow in the
Clmll as a memorial to the
late Judge Ilolzlnd, according to on
uiinounaeinont nlillie by Father Kane.
The Judge was is former president
of the Society, and he served as CA
Cuptnin of the former Charles F.
Kt-lloy week-rial retreat.
The St. Chrlsttipller window was
the first to be tlonnted. It was the.
gin 0! the Knights of Columbus
Auto club group headed by T. wal-
ter McGrnth. it was presented in
memory or the group's hrst leader,
the late Walter Dorsey.
Iiatel-,i.l1e william F. White Mem-
oriul croup gave the Annunciation
' low, in memory or their living
and Iit‘CE3SB(i members.
The st. Louis viintlow is the gift
of the Lchigh valley Group and was
. prorzonk-Il in memory or the group's
founder and CA Captain, the late
Ynul 1‘. Pink.
.OU.R
RECIOR SPEAKS
REV. WILLIAM J. KANE
That Malvern holds a very warm spot in the hearts of Philadelphia was
no better exemplified than it was on the occasion of the an
nual dinner held
in convention Hall, February 9, 135-1. The Laymcn's week-and Retreat
League of Philadelphia has buildeil well. And those responsible for the
success of the Malvern retreat movement have left an indelible imprint. of
their faith and their works on the pages or nmericiin history, pages illumi-
nated by the Light at Truth; paces Writtvll by the humble hands of ordinary
men who have set their sights on the Heavenly Kiiigilom and put aside so
golden hours each year to worship the Lord nnd (liver of Lire. -
The Malvern movement certainly
has been lJlessed'by God. His hand
is evident in its Ioundingi evident in
the selection of the beautiful, rolling
(arm lands o lualvern; eat
the number and in the beauty of its
buildings and shrines; evident in its
markable growth; evident in its
leadership.
League 40 Years Old
when the Lsymcnxs llotraut
League was founded 40 years ago,
the hrst group of retreotants num-
lered 13 men. The retreats at that
time, nml during the first eight years
or its line, were held in the seminary
His irrnincnei-, mciirilinel Dough-
erty, suggesleti tliath new location
ha fauna! in or 1" to acconimallate
(Cnnti ed on page (our)
State Undersecretary Fears
Reds May Remain at Issue
With U. S. For
I
4
Many Ye:ars:f
B)’ JAM? J. TIGHE
No dieuitorship, however ruthl
on forever suppress the huinnn spirit
because coil will prevail against those who ilenyl iin. ,
That, in substance, was the l'ItPS>LI$!L‘ brought to DION‘ 1.ll:m 3,000 Men
of Mnlvern and their Iuilie:
at their
iulnuul 1iilIl1l'f in COI1V('liliAtlI llzlll,
Tucsilay evening, Fvlilruzlry 9th, by General Walter Xil‘(it'ii Smith. Under-
secretary or State.
eneml SmiLh, who ‘
mi-y Jolm Foster l)ulle.,
rcrerring to the unchanging policy
captive system can noitlier match
lniitcriall strength of :1 free sovsii:-ty.’
whils the nddre or the General
highlighted the lluh-ern dinner,
nirdir has graced by Auxil ry
llisllop Joseph M hlcshen, the por-
suilal rcpresontistive oi the Jlost lzev.
An'l'bisltop John P. 0'llar:l, c.s.c.,
- all of uhoni em-
traat Leuguo since its rounding 40
yours ago. Toastmaster of the din-
ni-r was John J. Sullivan, President
of the League. hlonsienor Vincent
1.. nurns, President of lmnlaculum
college, mode the invocation.
Bishun MtShaa Spoke
llcaking on behalf of the Arch-
‘)3, Bishop hlcshcs said that
ii-
:-
il
or the dangers oi crass materialism,"
nothing much is being done to coun-
teract it outside of the band or nail-
vcrn Men who “retire to rustic seclu-
sion" and go to the bottom of the
problem, building within themselves
a spirituality that enables them to
hold “sound converse with God."
Malvern‘s 13,000 yearly retreat-
ants. he pointed out, “leave the socio-
sion of their pious retreats and re-
turn home with a new leaven to dis-
semi:-lute a new concept of ideals in
complete conrorniity with the ideals
and dictates" that make them good
citizens.
Father Kane crsterul
Rev. William J. Kane, rector of
the retreat house, so Joseph's>in>the-
Hills, characterizing the present-dsy
Malvern as “a vast enterpr'L<e,” ex-
pressed deep appreciation for the
co-operation given him by otiicers of
the retreat league, diocesan priests
and the little band of Missionary
sisters of the Most sacred Heart of
Jesus, all of whom have given im-
measurable aid in the growth of
llali-em.
“Many may ask," rather Kalle ex-
plained, “Why is all this siren,
time, nmiiey sud rinie inuile ml
he-hull or .Vlillvcm'." "
Tho iinsui-r lo llzut qllosiiun he
lihcned to that pixon liy the man in
“Lnril," the miin rt-pl'ml, "llldt I
EH‘. .
“Urn or hinli-erii," ill’ rrnlaineil,
“wzlnt to sea tl'ir'ivls('ll‘0> as ‘rid sews
thorn zinll tiny want to xi‘? Coil, who
is tlit-ir ll.i,ip,iiss.; t All."
Joe O'I7<inllt-ll, (lull an of the
cnptoiiic A-sot-intniii, in reporting
that 13,: 2 n “pnsxctl is golden
hours with God" during the 19.53 N-
treiit-yeiir, slatmi that all
pucity. He also announced that the
two dormitory viiug. in our Lad ‘a
Hall will be <l('xlit’.’.iletl lo the lilttssotl
Mother, one to lie rail:-d immacu-
late Conception nail, the other As-
sumption null.
Gent-r.-il Smith, while reiterating
much that has liven sniil by both
Prc-siileni Dwight IL his-c-nhowor xlnd
secretory Dulles, coiieerning Amer-
ic:i's prrscnt bi-port n iureiirn pol-.
icy, left no doubt in t c minds of his
hearers that the United sl.-itcs and
her Allit-5 always will stand unali.cr-
ably opposed to Coinmunist tut-ti
General Smith Uptimiaiic
“sooner or later nu-n oi the limo-
lin will recognize tliisgor rocoglli.
tion will be rorced upon them by
those they have enslaved. Then we
will reap the rcwanl fur the sucri.
flces we have made in the cause of
peace. And at that point we will
realize that peace was well worth
the eirort.
Eniphatically declaring that the
United statcs still is backing the
principle of collective security . . .
and proposes to strengthen it-thu
(continued on page tour)
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