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Societies
It is hard to conceive of a flourishing
Catholic parish without immediately thinking of its societies.
Providing as they do for the material needs of a parish, and setting
its spiritual tone, they are truly of inestimable help to every pastor
of souls. For the record, and because we wish to acknowledge our debt
to those early societies that pioneered in the fields of Catholic
Action in Greenville, we list their names below: The Catholic Mutual
Benefit Association, The Ancient Order of Hibernians, The Knights of
Saint John, and the Knights of Columbus. All of the above were
organizations for the men of the parish. For the women we find: The
Rosary Society, The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Association, and the
Catholic Daughters of America.
Flourishing
today and carrying on the work begun by the pioneer organizations are
the following: The Altar and Rosary Society with a membership of 145;
the Infant of Prague Guild with a membership of 140; Saint Michael’s
Athletic Association with a membership of 130; the Knights of Columbus
with a membership of 160; St. Michael’s High School Sodality of the
Blessed Mother under title of Our Lady of Victory with a membership of
100; Saint Michael’s Dramatic Society with a membership of 65 under the
direction of Father James J. Kearns;
the Boy Scouts with a membership of 20; the Girl Scouts with a
membership of 61; and the Newman Club with a membership of 50.
Because
of the splendid work done by each of these societies we feel it is only
proper to record for posterity the names of the various office-holders
in this our Centennial year [1950].
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| ALTAR AND ROSARY SOCIETY |
| President |
Mrs. Hugh Becker |
| Secretary |
Mrs. Theodore H. Husted |
| Treasurer |
Lenora Callahan |
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| INFANT OF PRAGUE GUILD |
| President |
Mrs. Louis Giardina |
| Vice President |
Mrs. Ned Marini |
| Secretary |
Mrs. Raymond A. Pierotti |
| Recorder |
Mrs. Wallace Donovan |
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| SAINT MICHAEL'S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION |
| Director |
Francis J. Johnston |
| President |
Hugh Becker |
| Vice President |
Dale Coombs |
| Secretary |
Robert Stevens |
| Treasurer |
Robert McDonald |
| Purchasing Agent |
Thomas McDonald |
| Trustees |
Earl Stone, Wallace Donovan, |
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Dr. Gordon J. Billger, James Brown, |
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William Welton, Joseph Neustupa |
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| KNIGHTS
OF COLUMBUS - COUNCIL NO. 1446 |
| Chaplain |
Father
Francis J. Johnston |
| Grand Knight |
William F.
Reagle |
| Deputy Grand Knight |
Gerald
Whiteman |
| Chancellor |
Joseph
Neustupa |
| Treasurer |
Joseph J.
Fitzmartin |
| Financial Secretary |
Daniel J.
McDonald |
| Recorder |
John Bayuk |
| Advocate |
Raymond A.
Pierotti |
| Warden |
James
Cullinan* |
| Trustees |
Frank
Freeman, Frank Cannon, |
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Francis M.
Brown |
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*Has
held the same office since the council was
organized
40 years ago [1910].
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| Inside Guard |
Harvey A.
Simons |
| Outside Guard |
Basil Junk |
| Lecturer |
James Brown |
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| SODALITY
OF OUR LADY OF VICTORY |
| Spiritual Director |
Father
John C. Cronin |
| Prefect |
William
Bronder |
| Vice Prefect |
Ann Bresnan |
| Secretary |
Francis
Judge |
| Treasurer |
Patricia
Stangl |
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| BOY
SCOUTS - TROUP NO. 62 |
| Scoutmaster |
Dale C.
Coombs |
| Asst. Scoutmaster |
Everett
Tuttle |
| Patrol Leaders |
Robert J.
Bronder, Patrick Baker, |
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Stephen
Miklosovic |
| Asst. Patrol Leaders |
Robert E.
Stone, John Perrotti, Robert Wilson |
| Troop Committee |
Spiritual Director, Father Francis J.
Johnston |
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Joseph
Matovic, Chairman, Wallace Donovan, |
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Raymond, A. Peirotti, Raymond
Davis, |
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Henry Schmitz, Lloyd Smith, William
Welton, |
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Albert Dietz |
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| IRL SCOUTS BROWNIES - TROOP XI |
| Leader |
Mrs. Wallace Donovan |
| Co-Leader |
Mrs. George Hoffman |
| Co-Leader |
Mrs. John McCorkle |
| Co-Leader |
Mrs. Frank Petrick |
| Troup Committee |
Mrs. J.
Stanley Burns, Mrs. Charles Clark, |
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Mrs.
Joseph Matovic, Mrs. Earl Reinhart, |
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Mrs. Alfred Stangl |
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| GIRL SCOUTS - TROOP XII |
| Leader |
Mrs. John Driscoll |
| Co-Leader |
Lenora Callahan |
| Co-Leader |
Mrs.
Robert Stevens |
| Troop Committee |
Mrs.
Arthur Aiken, Mrs. John Bassick, |
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Mrs. Hugh
Becker, Mrs. Louis Riche, |
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Mrs.
Raymond McAndrew, Mrs. Perry Travlaglini |
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| GIRL
SCOUTS - TROUP XIII |
| Leader |
Mrs. Ned
Marini |
| Co-Leader |
Mrs. F. X.
Dambacher |
| Co-Leader |
Mrs.
Albert Dietz |
| Troop Committee |
Mrs. Lewis
Junk, Chairman, Mrs.
Robert Fordyce, |
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Mrs.
Joseph McClelland, Mrs. Philip Sunseri, |
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Mrs. Harry
Peden, Mrs. Frank Cannon, |
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Mrs.
Howard Beil |
| President |
Pauline
Bresnan |
| Vice President |
Margaret
Callahan |
| Secretary |
Nancy
Bresnan |
| Treasurer |
Mary
Bridget Fordyce |
| Scribe |
Rose Ann
Smith |
| Juliette Lowe Rep. |
Mona Lee
Beil |
| Planning Board Rep. |
Sara Ann
Deitz |
| Patrol Leaders |
Josephine
Sunseri, Jeanne Hagarman |
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In addition to the above, Margaret Pierotti, a |
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Junior of St. Michael's High School is Vice- |
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President of Troup VI, a troop of Senior Girl |
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Scouts embracing members from all sections |
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of Greenville |
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| NEWMAN
CLUB |
| Chaplain |
Father
John C. Cronin |
| President |
Albert Mari |
| Vice President |
Joseph
Ucchino |
| Recording Secretary |
Mary
Malchevich |
| Corresponding Sec. |
Doris
Zientarski |
| Treasurer |
Felix
Catruzzula |
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Besides the above –mentioned Newman Club, a
complete program of the Confraternity of
Christian Doctrine provides for the
religious instruction of public school children through a released-time
arrangement, a week-end school, a religious vacation school and study
clubs for the High School students.
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