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

1989-02-01 / 2. szám

February 1989, William Penn Life, Page 9 Branch News WPA President Emeritus Elmer Charles (left) installs the Branch 296 officers for 1989: (from left) fames Mozga, treasurer; Ralph Schuller, vice president; Ron Balia, president; Pauline Becsi, secretary; and Sue Szalai, Mary Wesoloski and Jenny Wislie, auditors. Branch 800 officers for 1989 are: (front, from left) Robert Jones, treasurer; George Dorman, secretary; Leroy Douglas, president; Joseph Masic, auditor; (back) Dave Fredicks standing in for Charles Matlw, auditor; William Haberstroh, installing officer; Vince Franks, vice president; and Joseph Polumbo standing in for James Stoner, marshall. sends special thanks to all those who made the Christmas party a success. Branch elections were also held in December. Reelected to office for 1989 were President Balia, Vice President Ralph Schueller, Secretary Pauline Becsi, Treasurer James Mozga, and Auditors Sue Szalai, Jenny Weslie and Mary Wesoloski. Elmer Charlers, pres­ident emeritus of the Association, installed the officers. The branch also wishes to ex­tend its sympathies to Branch 8036 President Glenn Johnson, his wife Carole, and their family, on the death of their daughter, Beth Ann. Beth Ann was a passen­ger on Pan American Flight 103 which crashed in Scotland Dec. 21. Our branch has made a contri­bution to the William Penn’s Scholarship Foundation in her memory. Our prayers are with the Johnson family. Branch meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the United Church of Christ, Walters Lane, Springdale. this annual event the festive and joyous occasion that it was. Branch 800 Altoona, PA By Harold E. Robinson Branch 800 Reporter Branch 800 held its regular meet­ing Jan. 3 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church hall on Broad Avenue, Altoona. We held election of officers for 1989 at the December meet­ing, with all officers being reelect­ed to serve another year. The officers are: Leroy Douglas, presi­dent; Vince Franks, vice presi­dent; George Dorman, secretary; Robert Jones, treasurer; James Stoner, marshall; and Joseph Masic, Charles Matko and Harold Robinson, auditors. The officers were installed by former National Director William Haberstroh. A report was given on Christ­mas for the needy. We gave three Christmas baskets: two in the Altoona area, and one in Tyrone, Pa. Continued from Page 8 The New Year’s Eve party held at the William Penn Club was a great success. The Hungarian pigs in a blanket cooked by Lola Longobardi were delicious and very popular. Our new Branch 189 insurance agent, Lola Longobardi, can be contacted by calling (216) 821- 6510 or writing to her at 2310 S. Freedom Ave., Alliance, Ohio 44601. Branch 226 McKeesport, PA By Alexander J. Goydan Branch 226 Coordinator & Secretary The annual election of branch officers was held Dec. 17 in the social hall of St. Stephen’s Church. Elected as officers for 1989 were: John Sabo, president; Edward Rietski, vice president; Alexander J. Goydan, secretary; Violet B. Lenart, treasurer; and Bette J. Hoffman and Frank Domencic, auditors. Our family Christmas party was held on Dec. 10 at St. Ste­phen’s hall. The party was sched­uled to begin at 2:30 p.m., but early arrivals found a brightly decorated hall to really enhance the spirit of Christmas. Soon all the guests arrived and the program was opened by Presi­dent Sabo who welcomed all in attendance. His remarks were fol­lowed by the singing of carols, led by a great group of children and accompanied by our own Helen Stipkovits. Everyone join­ed in the singing, getting caught up in the true Christmas spirit. Entertainment was provided by magician/clown Michelle Jasz­­kowski, who received enthusi­astic participation from all the children. The highlight of the afternoon came with the arrival of Santa Claus (John Tusai) who entered the hall with a great "Ho! Ho! Ho!” to the delight of all. He listened to the Christmas wishes of all the children and gave each a gift. The party committee — John Sabo, Edward Rietski, Alex Goy­dan, Violet Lenart, Bette Hoff­man, Louis Siebert, Annamae Rietski, Anthony Brusco, Helen and Frank Domencic, Irene Gre­­bur and Margaret Linderman — are to be commended for their efforts and hard work in organiz­ing another great family Christ­mas party. We were most pleased to have National Secretary and Mrs. E. E. Vargo and National Treasurer Frances A. Furedy present to celebrate this occasion with us. Also present was a special guest — Mr. Vargo’s mother — whom we were so happy to meet. Branch 296 Springdale, PA By Pat Balia Branch 296 Reporter William Penn Association Branch 296 held its Christmas party Dec. 17. Among those in attendance were National President Stephen G. Danko and his son Derek, National Secretary E. E. Vargo and his wife Betty, and Mr. Vargo’s mother. It was an enjoyable party for the members and their families. Entertainment included a down­­magician, prizes and a raffle. As we all sung Christmas carols, Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived to distribute treats to the children. Branch President Ron Balia Branch 336 Harrisburg, PA By Zita Prowse Branch 336 Trustee Branch 336 held its family Christ­mas party Dec. 11. The children were entertained by the Zembo Shrine clowns, who made animals out of balloons. They also played music and sang Christmas carols. Hot dogs, chips, cookies, soda pop, and ice cream were enjoyed by the children. Then Santa ar­rived and distributed Christmas presents and stockings filled to the brim with a variety of candy, popcorn, clear toys, oranges, tan­gerines and a box of chocolate­­covered animal crackers. The members of Branch 336 thank the Home Office for its contribution which helped make Branch 8155 Steelton, PA By William T. Miller Branch 8155 Secretary/Treasurer Branch 8155 held its first meeting of 1989 on Jan. 4 at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and installed its new offi­cers for the coming year. Members listened to a report on the Seventh Annual Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner from dinner committee Chairman Bill Miller. Mr. Miller said the dinner was attended by 67 senior citi­zens, including our pastor, Msgr. Frank Kumontis. President Steve Sipos and Sec­retary-Treasurer Bill Miller bought groceries and made up two baskets for needy persons in our parish. Welcome To Our Fraternal Family If you have a child age 5 or under who recently joined our Association, send us his or her photograph so that all our members can welcome your child to our fraternal family. NLA M. & BRADLEY S. BALOGH _____Branch 15 Chicago, IL STEVEN E. KONDROSKY Branch 226 McKeesport, PA

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