William Penn Life, 1989 (24. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1989-01-01 / 1. szám

January 1989, William Penn Life, Page 5 Branch News Former National President Julius Macker swears in the new officers of Branch 590 (from left): Irene Redden, president; Rose Darab, vice president; Betty Bartus, treasurer; and Mary Veres, secretary. Continued from Page 4-------­call for help, they should contact the St. Vincent DePaul Society at 943-1981. After the meeting, a social gath­ering was held. Branch 8075 Wilkes-Barre, PA Members of Branch 8075 attend­ed a memorial Mass for deceased members of their branch on Thanksgiving at St. Boniface Church. After the Mass, the members were served refresh­ments in the parish hall. At the branch’s November meeting, members decided to par­ticipate in the "Feed a Friend” project sponsored by local tele­vision station Channel 16 and help the poor of St. Boniface parish. Branch 8149 Pittsburgh, PA By Marie Boyle Donahue Branch 8149 Reporter On Nov. 20, our members went to St. Augustine’s Church for a memorial Mass honoring all the deceased members of Branch 8149. After the Mass, we gather­ed at the Blarney Stone restaurant for a brunch that was enjoyed by everyone. In December, our members attended two very special affairs. On Dec. 11, we attended St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality. The next day we held our annual branch Christmas party at the Waverly Restaurant in Swissvale. Both events put our members in the holiday mood. We send get well wishes to Branch Vice President Carl An­­tesberger and Helen Antesberger, both of whom are now at home recuperating after recent stays in the hospital. Branch 8155 Steelton, PA By William T. Miller Branch 8155 Secretary/Treasurer The members of Branch 8155 were quite busy over the recent holiday season. Our members helped plan and serve the annual senior citizens Christmas dinner held Dec. 11. We also helped decorate the church for the holidays and assist­ed with the parish’s New Year’s dance. Branch 8155 presented a bask­et of food to a needy family of our parish, donated $100 to the church for Christmas, and gave each altar boy a $5 Christmas gift. We also recently elected our officers for the coming year. Re­elected to office were: Steve Sipos, president; Joe Donato, vice president; William Miller, secre­­tary/treasurer; and Steve Taljan and Mike Bowman, auditors. We invite all our members to join us in planning our future fraternal activities. Branch 8164 Steubenville, OH The members of Branch 8164 met Sunday, Dec. 11 at St. An- . thony’s Church for Mass, follow­ed by a Christmas breakfast. Msgr. Paul Richter, branch spiritual advisor, gave the invo­cation, which was followed by comments on the widespread sup­port for the Armenian earthquake victims. During the business portion of the meeting, the members elected branch officers for 1989. Re­­eleted to office were: Pete Buf­­fone, president; Angela D’Auro­­ra, vice president; Albert DiFalco, secretary/treasurer; Fannie Cip­óik, recorder; and Constance Palumbo and Sebastian Grossi, trustess. The officers were installed by Louis A. Fodor, chairman of the National Auditing Committee. Mr. Fodor then passed out gifts donated by the Home Office to all members attending the meet­ing. Michael Vecchione, president emeritus, reported on his recent visit to the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, N.M., where he visited the inspiring staircase that is now open to the public. WPA Caribbean cruise offers advantages to travelers PITTSBURGH — While many members and friends of the Asso­ciation have already made reser­vations for the William Penn’s Caribbean Cruise ’89, there are others who would like to join the cruise but remain undecided. Some may never have been on a cruise and aren’t sure whether they will enjoy it. Others may wonder why the cruise departs from Puerto Rico rather than Florida. "I would like to tell those people that a Caribbean cruise makes for a great vacation, and that there are a number of advan­tages to this particukr cruise,” said travel agent Ron Lombardo of the Mercur-Lombardo Travel Agency in McKeesport, Pa. Mr. Lombardo said that there are four main advantages to sail­ing from Puerto Rico rather than Flordia. "If you sail from Florida, you spend a lot of extra time on the water before you reach your first port of call,” he said. "By flying to Puerto Rico and departing from San Juan, this cruise cuts one and a half days of sailing time.” Reducing the sailing time leads to the second advantage: more ports of call. "Because we spend less time at sea, our cruise can hit more ports in the seven-day span,” Mr. Lombardo said. A third advantage is Puerto Rico’s geographic location. Since Puerto Rico is further south than Florida, the William Penn cruise can sail all the way to South America and allow our members to get a taste of another continent. Finally, inexperienced sea trav­elers will find their chances of getting seasick are greatly reduced by departing from Puerto Rico. "Departing from San Juan will put us immediately in the smooth sailing waters of the Caribbean. We won’t be chugging through the rougher waters of the Atlantic Ocean,” Mr. Lombardo said. Once out of Puerto Rico, what really will make the William Penn cruise special are the exciting ports of call the cruise will visit. "All the ports are different in character and have different things to see and do,” Mr. Lom­bardo said. During the seven-day cruise William Penn members will hit five of the most beautiful ports in the Caribbean: Curacao, Caracas, Grenada, Martinique and St. Thomas. Here is what cruise participants can expect at each tropical port we’ll visit: Curacao: W alk along the popu­lar shopping promenades in this tropical fragment of Holland, one of the most cosmopolitan islands in the Caribbean. Curacao’s pas­tel houses with their Dutch archi­tecture are a unique contrast to the native cactus brush. You can visit colonial mansions or Table Mountain, where on a clear day you can see Venezuela 35 miles away. Curacas: You’ll have your first taste of South America when your ship docks at LaGuaira, the gateway to Caracas. Relax on the each or tour the "City of Eternal Spring.” Caracas is a sophisticat­ed blend of modern and Spanish colonial architecture. Grenada: Aptly called the Spice Island, Grenada boasts one of the Caribbean’s most picturesque harbors, St. George’s. The port town offers shoppers an abun­dance of local arts and crafts and a marketplace filled with fresh spices. You can tour Ridge Beach Drive where you’ll discover lush green valleys and endless stretches of powdery beaches that make Grenada a paradise found. Martinique: Discovered by Columbus, the "Island of Flow­ers” is an enchanting mix of French influence and native hos­pitality. You can climb aboard a glass-bottomed boat and explore colorful tropical reefs. Or you can stroll the stunning black sand beaches while sipping rum punch. Or you can visit St. Pierre, the Pompeii of the modern world. St. Thomas: The Caribbean am­biance of St. Thomas is intoxicat­ing. Its dense rain forest, brilliant white beaches and crystal-dear water alive with colorful fish are natural attractions. St. Thomas also features Bluebeard’s Castle, the quaint settlement of "Cha- Cha Town” and the port, Char­lotte Amalie, where you will find a duty-free cornucopia of import­ed watches, jewelry, fine crystal and cases of liquor. The cruise will run from Sat­urday, April 22, to Saturday, April 29. Members and friends of the Association can join the cruise at a cost of $1,226 per person for an inside cabin or $1,313 per person for an outside cabin. Costs are based on double oc­cupancy and include roundtrip air fare to San Juan, ocean trans­portation and accommodations, all meals and entertainment a­­board ship, ground transfers, port taxes, international depar­ture tax and airport security charge. A deposit of $200 per person is required to reserve space on the cruise. Deposit checks should be made payable to "Mercur- Lombardo Travel.” To reserve your space on our cruise, complete the reservation form found on Page 2 and mail it, along with your deposit, to: Mr. Zoltán B. Emri, National Vice President, William Penn Associ­ation, 709 Brighton Road, Pitts­burgh, Pa. 15233. William Penn Cruise '89 ______________________RESERVATION FORM______________________ FULL NAME_________________________________________________________ ADDRESS___________________________________________________________ CITY____________________________STATE__________ZIP_______________ PHONE (HOME)____________________________(WORK)__________________ SHIP ACCOMMODATIONS: □ INSIDE CABIN □ OUTSIDE CABIN PLANE SEATING: □ SMOKING □ NON-SMOKING SIGNATURE_________________________________________________________ Send this form along with your deposit of $200.00 per person payable to "Mercur-Lombardo Travel” to: Mr. Zoltán B. Emri, National Vice President William Penn Association, 709 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233 *Deposits will be refunded in full up to March 6, 1989. Cancellations requested after that date will be subject to penalty. PLEASE, one person per form. Copies of this form may be made. Members of Branch 800 gathered Thanksgiving Day for a memorial Mass at St. John’s Church in Lakemont, Pa.

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