William Penn, 1958 (41. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1958-06-04 / 6. szám
FIRST BALL The rolling of the first ball signals the opening of the tournament. Here National President Coloman Revesz is ready to “Let ’er go!” THE PROGRAM BEGINS Field Manager Elmer Charles, the Tournament Administrator, opens the program of the Victory Dinner-Dance. PHILADELPHIA LIVES UP TO ITS TRADITION Tournament Exciting; Dinner-Dance Very Successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1958 locale of the 15th Annual National Bowling Tournament and Fellowship Days of the William Penn Fraternal Association, proved itself worthy of its historic designation, “City of Brotherly Love,” and for the two days of May 31—June 1 earned another complimentary reference, “City of William Penn Fraternalism and Fun.” Over one thousand bowlers, other members, guests and friends, representing many branches of the William Penn and traveling from towns and cities afar and near, assembled in this metropolis for a carnival of fellowship and fun, the yearly bowling-social festival which has become the fraternal hallmark of the William Penn Fraternal Association. All who attended went home the happier for having been there and those who experienced this grand event for the first time will probably “pick up the habit.” The wonderful success of our Philadelphia Tournament-Fellowship Days and the all-out hospitality of our membership there t has graphically shown that our two branches in Philadelphia, Branch 76-V and Branch 76-R, have a potential of William Penn activity and accomplishment that will be utilized fully for benefit of both society and the branches. Much good will come of all this. Thanks — and many more thanks — to the splendid and minute preparations made by the TOURNAMENT ADMINISTRATOR, Field Manager Elmer Charles, by the NATIONAL TOURNAMENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, Director Albert B. Ibos, Chairman, Directors John P. Balia and Michael Korosy, Stephen Szemes Jr., member, by the PHILADELPHIA BOWLING TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE, L. Louis Horvath, Chairman, Anthony Noel, Vice Chairman, Rudolph Micsko, Recording Secretary, Stephen Szemes Jr., Corresponding Secretary. John M. Mikula, Treasurer, and Daniel Rosenfeld, auditor, whose laborious preliminary work assured the outstanding success of the Tournament-Fellowship Days and had everything in readiness to receive the stream of members and guests as they arrived at the headquarters hotel, the SHERATON. Without an iota of doubt the Sheraton Hotel is the most beautiful and modern hotel chosen to date by the William Penn as its Tournament-Fellowship Days headquarters. Here is a hotel just a year old last March, all its guest rooms air conditioned and television-equipped, with efficient self-operating elevators, and — GET THIS — supplying its guests with washcloths! which most hotels don’t do. Many more good features could be mentioned but lack of space forbids it. We were fortunate in having the good will and solicitous regard of Edward Polo, the Sheraton Sales Manager, a personable chap of Magyar extraction, whose father, the Rev. Alexander Poloskey (Pölöskey Sándor), was at one time pastor of the Hungarian Lutheran Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. Polo saw to it that the William Penn was fully taken care of. Our gratitude to you, Edward Polo. The Sheraton made us feel welcome with its several signs. On the marquee we saw and read, and this is exactly how it appeared: WELCOME W PENN FRATERNAL ASSN The tripod in the lobby: WELCOME WILLIAM PENN FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION 15TH NATIONAL BOWLING TOURNAMENT AND FELLOWSHIP DAYS National Executive Committee ALBERT IBOS CHAIRMAN JOHN P. BALLA DIRECTOR ELMER CHARLES TOURNAMENT ADMINISTRATOR MICHAEL KOROSY DIRECTOR STEPHEN SZEMES MEMBER And the trophy display, featuring the Albert B. Ari and Frank J. Brogley trophies, in the window of Witlin & Gallagher, Men’s Shop, on the street floor, attracted many a stranger who having read the descriptions and purpose, must have felt an admiration for the William Penn and its fraternal activities. The registration section, just outside and to the left of the Grand Ballroom, scene of the Victory Dinner-Dance, was on the second floor. This beehive of activity opened noon May 30 and (Continued on page 2)
