William Penn, 1964 (47. évfolyam, 5-21. szám)

1964-06-17 / 12. szám

VOL. XLVII. JUNE 17, 1964. 51 NUMBER 12.

Superlatives Properly Describe Bowling Tournament-Fellowship Days

OPENING CEREMONY AT THE LAURA LANES

Front Row: Dir. Joseph Toma, Dir. John P. Balia, Dir. Frank J. Wukovits, Sr., National President Elmer Charles, 2nd Vice Pres. Julius J. Lenart. — Second Row: 1st Vice Pres. Louis L. Varga, Frank J. Cher, Adm. Frat. Affairs Dept., National Treasurer Julius E. Somogyi, Dir. Frank Bero and National Secretary Albert J. Stelkovics.

Tournament, Testimonial Dinner, Victory Dance and Membership Campaign Combine to Make Memorable Event

Memorial Day week end, May 30-31, 1964, will be remembered vividly for years by those William Penn members and guests who witnessed and participated in what turned out to be the most successful yet of this society’s annual national bowling-social-fraternal affairs, and to date there have been twenty-one such spectaculars sponsored by the Association.

For two days our bowlers rolled their best at LAURA LANES in Harmarvjlle as they enjoyed the streamlined facilities and cheerful atmosphere of this modern keglers’ paradise of bowling. The PITTSBURGH HILTON located in downtown Pittsburgh, newest and largest of the Renaissance City’s hotels, provided luxurious accommodations at reasonable rates for our members and guests, in addition to being the place where the banquet and the dance were held.

This year, still not half over, has been a great year of revitalization and progress for the William Penn Fraternal Association. Much of this good is due to the positive efforts of veteran field man and fraternalist Elmer Charles our new National President. That is why we have the following names and titles: 19C4 ELMER CHARLES YEAR, THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT ELMER CHARLES BOWLING TOURNAMENT AND FELLOWSHIP DAYS, THE ELMER CHARLES TESTIMONIAL DINNER. Even the SIX “BUY” FIVE MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN was in tribute to Mr. Charles. When we pay so much honor to one man, even to the head of our organization, we do so not recklessly but because we recognize the merits of the one to whom we pay so much honor. National President Elmer Charles has earned and is deserving of all these plaudits.

Yet the National President is not one who wishes to bring unto himself all glory and honor. He is the sharing kind. It will please him to read these following few line in recognition of the efforts of two of his fellow officers, National Controller John Sabo and National Secretary Albert J. Stelkovics, who contributed much toward assuring the success of the multiple honors paid Mr. Charles.

The entire William Penn Bowling Tournament-Fellowship Days was under the direct supervision of Mr. Sabo. After an absence of several years from this arduous responsibility, the National Controller assumed again the position of Tournament Administrator, a challenging task indeed. No one else has had the vast experience of conducting the operation of this prodigious yearly national event that he has had, this task being one of his several fortes. Congratulations to Mr. Sabo for a job well done.

Of course there is the advance publicity needed, in particular the information contained in our official organ, the WILLIAM PENN. The stellar

role in this area was performed by National Secretary Albert J. Stelkovics, Managing Editor of the WILLIAM PENN. It can not be estimated how very much the success of it all depended on the WILLIAM PENN publicity under the direction of Mr. Stelkovics. Congratulations to Mr. Stelkovics.

With the exception of the following several paragraphs, this article is devoted to the ELMER CHARLES TESTIMONIAL DINNER and the XXI ANNUAL NATIONAL BOWLING TOURNAMENT VICTORY DANCE. Space, that is the lack of space, precludes dealing at length here with the tournament itself. Elsewhere in this issue the names of teams and individual bowlers, scores, winners, prizes and pictures reveal the results of a great sport made even greater by the stalwart William Penn keglers.

THE TOURNAMENT

The bowling tournament was officially ouened Saturday morning at LAURA LANES by Frank J. Cher, Administrator of the Fraternal Affairs Department, who in the name of Tournament Administrator John Sabo welcomed the bowlers and the guests. As erstwhile Tournament Administrator, Mr. Cher did yeoman service as chief assistant to Mr. Sabo.

Next Mr. Cher introduced National President Elmer Charles. '

Mr. Charles extended his greetings and best wishes to all, adding that their week end would be an enjoyable one in Pittsburgh, seat of the William Penn Home Office.

Then R. R. (Pop) Diliinger, Tournament Secretary, made a few final instructions to the bowlers. MANY THANKS TO MR. DILLINGER* OUR FRIEND, AND HIS ASSISTANTS ROBERT TAPLER, FRANK KOVAL, CiiARLES FINKE AND MICHAEL MALONEY, FOR THEIR VERY VALUABLE SERVICES AS SCOREKEEPERS, ETC. THEY CONTRIBUTED MONUMENTALLY TO THE SUCCESS OF THE TOURNAMENT. REAL PROFESSIONALS INDEED!

Following this the National Anthem was played. Then National President Charles hurled the first ball to open the tournament. S-T-R-I-K-EM! The

THE WINNERS

National President Charles congratulating the Women’s Division winners, Branch 296, Springdale, Pa. — Mary Suzio, Captain, Rose Heighes, Mickey Wislie, Rose Ann Boldiszar, Leona Jaracz.

FIRST in the long history — 21 of them — of our tournaments. Congratulations to you, Mr. Charles.

Attending the opening ceremonies were Vice Presidents Louis L. Varga, Julius J. Lenart, Directors John P. Balia, Frank Bero, Joseph Toma and Frank J. Wukovits, Sr., National Secretary Stelkovics, National Treasurer Somogyi, Regional Manager Gus G. Nagy, and Louis A. Fodor, official photographer.

The tournament came to a close early Sunday evening about 7 o’clock.

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