3 1735 051 651 895 AIS BX1418 D76K87 1952 h & I REV. GEORGE A. JURICA Assistant - Kaplin osady Sv. Domiinika 8 new organ for the church. This is the world's largest factory devoted exclusively to the building of pipe organs. OCTOBER 11-Contract for a new organ is let to M. P. Moller, Inc., of Hagerstown, Md., builders of organs which rank among the world's largest and most noted organs. OCTOBER 12-Two bus-loads of members of the parish Holy Name Society travel to Pittsburgh where at Forbes Field they participate in the Eucharistic Night sponsored by the Diocesan Holy Name Societies. DECEMBER 7-Over one hundred Japanese planes and a number of midget submarines attack the United States Pacific Fleet of eighty-six ships and military installations at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. DECEMBER-The United States makes formal declaration of war against Japan. The salary of sisters teaching in the Pittsburgh Diocese is raised fro,m $24.00 to $33.00 per month to begin January 1, 1942. 1942 JANUARY 19-The pipe organ, manufactured by M. P. Moller, Inc., of Hagerstown, Md., arrives by truck and is assembled by workmen from the factory. The instrument comprises the great organ with seven stops totaling 292 pipes, the swell organ with nine stops totaling 579 pipes, and the pedal organ with four stops totaling 243 pipes. The total cost is $4,018.00. APRIL 5-Pvt. John S. Yurko, son of Joseph and Anna Yurko, dies while training in the service of his country. His body is returned to Donora and is buried in St. Dominic Cemetery. MAY 3-Father Louis Mihok, O.F.M., conducts Forty Hours Devotions which begin today. MAY 17-Students of the Vincentian High School, Perrysville, Pa., present an entertainment in the Senior High School auditorium for the benefit of their high school. MAY 31-Thirty-eight graduates of the Donora Senior High School 1942 Class who are members of the parish attend Mass and receive Holy Communion in a body and thus establish an annual custom. This is followed by breakfast at the Irondale Hotel. In attendance are John E. Shambach, Superintendent of Schools, Andrew S. Sukel, Principal of the Senior High School, Walter G. Patterson, James K. Russell, Michael Duda, and R. R. Schwerha. JUNE 21-Parishioners attend the Slav-American Day celebration in Monessen. JULY 8-The nineteenth Slovak Day of Western Pennsylvania is held in Kennywood Park. AUGUST 9-Sgt. Joseph Stanko, son of John and Elizabeth Stanko, is taken prisoner of war by the Japanese in the Philippine Islands. OCTOBER 26---S/Sgt. Peter G. Greyno, son of Demeter and Mary Greyno, is killed in action and buried at Mastrich, Holland. NOVEMBER 10-The parish Boy Scout Troop 7, reorganized last June after several years of inactivity, is presented with its charter in the Knights of Columbus rooms in the Strickler building. The membership consists of eighteen Scouts and eighteen Cubs. NOVEMBER 15-The dedication of the new electric organ takes place at the 10:30 o'clock Mass. Father Kushner, the pastor, is celebrant of the Mass, assisted by Father Isidore Dobrovodsky, O.F.M., of the Holy Family Monastery, Avalon, as deacon, and Father Eugene Kozar, C.P., of St. Paul's Monastery, Pittsburgh, as subdeacon. The latter also preaches the sermon. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the parish honor roll is unveiled and the plaque, service flag, and the Papal flag are blessed by Father Eugene. Special services, during which taps are sounded, are held in honor of the hundred and sixty young men of the parish who have thus far entered the service, and service certificates are presented to the parents of these young men. Members of the local service organizations are among the capacity crowd which attend the services. 1943 JANUARY 11-The women of the parish are credited with having sold the largest amount of War Bonds at the J. C. Penny store booth since local women's groups were organized to take charge of this project. Their total sales for one week amounted to $21,156.95. MARCH 10-Due to difficulties caused by food regulations as a result of the war, Bishop Boyle suspends the laws of fast in the Pittsburgh Diocese. APRIL 6-S/Sgt. Paul Kerkan, son of Anthony and Magdalen Kerkan, is killed in action at Brest, France. (His body is returned to the United States and is interred in St. Dominic Cemetery on August 16, 1948.) JUNE 13-Father Albert J. Marconyak, who was ordained at St. Vincent Archabbey Church by the Most Rev. Hugh C. Boyle last Sunday, June 6th, celebrates his first Mass. He is assisted by Father J. A. Kushner, archpriest; Father Michael J. Filipcic, deacon; Father John A. Hruska, subdeacon; and Father SENIOR SODALITY 1952 - MARIANKY First Row (1. to r.) are: Shirley Yurich, Charlotte Kopko, Dolores Mihalic, Mary Andras, Clara Vukich, Anna Grcich. Marlene Petrus, Secretary; Rita Jaso. Second Row: Geraldine Morgan, Prefect; Helen Oros, Vice Prefect; Mary Ann Hudak, Social Committee Chairman; Gloria Lee Tokay, Treasurer; Monica Poklemba, Eleanor Yuhas, Veronica Salat. Third Row: Regina Gembarosky, Barbara Gembarosky, Eileen Koynock, Patricia Mesher, Lillian Yurich, Loretta Babines, Diana Wassil, Ruth Yatsko. John A. Stofcik, master of ceremonies. Father Francis Duchala, O.F.M., of Avalon, preaches the sermon, both in Slovak and in English. JUNE 20-Twenty-seven pupils, graduates of St. Dominic School, receive their certificates at Mass and receive Holy Communion. Following the Mass, they are served breakfast at the Irondale Hotel. Franciscan visitation of the Third Order of St. Francis takes place today. JULY 1-Father Charles W. Ribick, a son of the parish, assumes his duties as the first appointed assistant at St. Dominic's. He comes here from St. Joseph's Church, West Aliquippa, where he has acted as assistant since his ordination in 1940. JULY 19-A down payment of $500.00 is paid to Richard E. Lawson for the house and property adjoining the rectory, at 571 Thompson Avenue, to be used as a convent for the sisters. JULY 24-The Diocesan Chancellor, Father E. J. Misklow, notifies the pastor that the bishop grants permission to proceed with the expenditure of $12,000 for the purchase of a frame building of eleven rooms to be used as a convent. JULY 26-The new assistant, Father Ribick, is officially welcomed into the parish. A progra,m is presented in the school rooms by the Young Ladies and Junior Sodalities and other participants, after which he is presented with a purse. A lunch is served to all present. AUGUST 3-The pastor is informed that the expenditure of $12,000.00 for a new convent has the approval of the diocesan consultors, and permission is granted for the expenditure of an additional $1,500.00 for equipment for the convent. AUGUST 29-Father Andrew A. Adamek, S.V.D,. who was ordained by Bishop William D. O'Brien, Auxiliary Bishop of the ArchDiocese of Chicago, on August 15th at St. Mary's Mission Home at Techny, Illinois, says his First Mass. He is assisted by Father Joseph Kushner as archpriest; Father John A. Hruska, as deacon; Father Albert J. Marconyak, subdeacon; Father Charles W. Ribick, master of ceremonies. The sermon was preached by Father Paul J. Odelga. A banquet honoring Father Adamek is held in the school rooms following the Mass. OCTOBER 12-The Most Rev. Emmet Walsh, Bishop of Charleston, S. C., administers the Sacrament of Confirmation to one hundred and ninety-nine candidates. Father Rudolph Halvonik, assistant pastor of St. Gabriel Church, N.S., Pittsburgh, preaches the sermon. OCTOBER 25-With the Most Rev. Hugh C. Boyle, sixth Bishop of Pittsburgh pontificating, Solemn Mass is offered in St. Paul's Cathedral, Pittsburgh, in observance of the 100th Anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese. NOVEMBER 2-John P. Jaso, member of the parish, is re-elected a me,mber of the Borough Council, to serve another four-year term. DECEMBER 5-St. Dominic Men's Club is organized. The officers are: Michael Sotak, Pres i d e nt; Louis Ponta, Vice-President; Charles Borchilo, Secretary; Raymond Shedlock, Treasurer. DECEMBER 8-Balance of $10,000.00, payment in full for the property adjoining the rectory which was recently purchased, is paid to Richard E. Lawson. 1944 FEBRUARY 6-A Franciscan:Father speaks to the parishioners and takes up a collection at all Masses for St. Francis Monastery, College, and Seminary in Loretto, Pa. The total collection amounts to $189.89. MARCH 8-Sgt. Michael Babines, son of Michael and Anna Babines, is killed in action and is buried in England. MARCH 19-On the feast of St. Joseph, the sisters move into the new convent building. APRIL 1-St. Dominic School last month topped the community's public and parochial institutions in the sale of war bonds and stamps. Bonds sold by pupils at issue price amounted to $1,006.25, while stamps sold netted $1,073.10. Junior High School was second on the list with $993.75 for war bond sales and $163.20 for stamps. Senior High School sales totaled $675.00 for war bonds and $321.65 for stamps. JUNE 7--Pvt. Joseph Hudak, son of Andrew and Anna Hudak, is reported missing in action. JULY 16-Pvt. Frank Bratina. son of Nicholas and Anna Bratina, is killed in action and is buried in France. AUGUST 6-The feast of the parish patron Eaint, St. Dominic, is celebrated at the last Mass. Church vestments purchased by the St. Dominic Men's Club and St. Dominic Ladies Club are blessed. SEPTEMBER 10-Outdoor movies are shown in the school yard. SEPTEMBER 25-S/Sgt. Edward Karnis, son of John and Mary Karnis, is killed in action and is buried in Florence, Italy. 100 low CHILDREN OF MARY 1952 - MARIANSKA DRUZINA First Row left to right: Marilyn Durkaj, Joan Roman, Vera Schabowski, Agnes Vukich, Rita Stanko, Joan Kostolansky, Martha Likavec, Ruth Malinchak, Loretta Bartley, Patricia Greene, Dolores Vukich. - Second Row: Eileen Koynock, Patricia Dolnack, Joan Krupa, Monica Sasko, Sandra Svercek, Anna Hajostek, Margaret Pokorny, Mildred Lignelli, Mildred Vukich, Valeria Moravec, Marianne Adamusko, Josephine Sawich, Mary Anne Dzendzel, Mary Ann Muha. - Third Row: Dolores Sandrey, Judith Balent, Barbara Kubasiak, Lillian Pazej, Vivian Hudak, Joyce Wassil, Virginia Bagay, Maryann Kerwin. Fourth Row: Virginia Rudinec, Geraldine Dickert, Donna Kukonik, Judith Kovalcik, Arlene Mihalic, Billie Ann Koday, Mary Zelinsky, Jo Ann Babinec. - Fifth Row: Carol Ann Priloch, Marilyn McKenzie, Carol Jean Koday, Shirley Hermann, Marjorie Bozik, Helen Bozik, Margaret Mary Hudak. - Sixth Row: Frances Shandor, Georgette Furick, Geraldine Dutho, Mathilda Pazej, Vera Bagay, Martha Krajnik, Frances Kopanic, Louise Macik. - Seventh Row: Rita Dickert, Dolores Greene, Irene Kozar, Janet Durki, Bernadette Nobili, Judith Bartley, Margaret Mary Dolak. OCTOBER 15-The St. Dominic Ladies Club is expanded to a membership of fifty-five. The officers are: Anna Matava, President; Margaret Perunko, Vice-President; Anna J. Fincik, Recording Secretary; Rose Kopko, Treasurer. OCTOBER 22-Father Andrew A. Bujnak, O.P., of Washington, D. C., conducts Slovak missions from October 22-29 and English missions from October 29th to November 4th. During the missions, he re-establishes the Archconfraternity of the Holy Rosary with an enrollment of several hundred members. The officers are Anna Matava, President and Anna Vrabel, Secretary-Treasurer. Rudolph Schwerha, Louis Ponta, Andrew Morgan, Anna Matava, Julia Ponta, Anna Vrabel, and the pastor attend the quarterly meeting of the Washington County Catholic Charities in Monongahela, Pa. NOVEMBER 8-The James J. Rabe building on the northeast corner of Sixth Street and Thompson Avenue, which for many years served as a mortuary, is purchased at an auction sale for the use of the St. Dominic Men's Club and for parish activities. John McGlade, attorney representing the parishioners, wins the bid at $15,050.00, and makes a deposit of $1505.00 representing 10% of the cost. NOVEMBER 12-The recent purchase of the James J. Rabe building is unanimously approved at a parish meeting. NOVEMBER 19-The first meeting of the newly-organized Archconfraternity of the Holy Rosary is held. The enrollment numbers two hundred and thirty-eight. NOVEMBER 26-New members are officially received into the Archconfraternity of the Holy Rosary. NOVEMBER 28-Final payment amounting to $13,545.00 is paid for the James J. Rabe properties purchased earlier this month. Cpl. John Stanko, son of John and Elizabeth Stanko, is killed in action and is buried in Germany. DECEMBER 4-Volunteer workers of St. Dominic Men's Club, under the supervision of Father Ribick and Michael J. Sukel, begin demolishing partitions on the second floor of the recently purchased Rabe building to make way for an auditorium. DECEMBER 24-Pvt. John J. Durkay, son of John and Mary Durkay, is taken prisoner of war by the Germans. DECEMBER 25-S/Sgt. Gregory Jurlina, son of Bartholomew and Anna Jurlina, is killed in action and is buried at sea. 1945 JANUARY 20-ist/Sgt. John Stracelsky, son of John and Anna Stracelsky, is killed in action and is buried in Luxembourg, Germany. MARCH 16-War relief collections of clothing and monetary contributions are organized in the parish. APRIL 12-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies in Warm Springs, Georgia. VicePresident Harry S. Truman is sworn in as President. APRIL 15-Maryknoll Sisters take up a collection in church for foreign missions under their care. APRIL 28-Father Lawrence Lovasik, S.V.D., begins Forty Hours' Devotion. MAY 7-V-E Day is observed as Germans sign terms of unconditional surrender at Rheims. MAY 8-Pvt. John J. Durkay, son of John and Mary Durkay, is released from German prisoner of war camp after being held prisoner since December 24, 1944. JUNE 7-Pvt. Joseph Hudak, son of Andrew and Anna Hudak, previously reported "Missing in Action" is now reported as killed in action and buried in France. JUNE-Work is begun on construction of a chapel in the Sisters' Convent; also, a spare room and bathroom. The back porch is also enlarged. JULY 23-Structural steel for the new "Social Building" is purchased from the Levinson Steel Company for $3,600.00. AUGUST 14-V-J Day is celebrated as Japan capitulates. Sgt. Joseph Stanko, son of John and Elizabeth Stanko, is released from Japanese prisoner of war camp at the end of the war after being held prisoner since August 9, 1942. AUGUST 19-For the first time in its history, Mass is celebrated at the Washington County Home for Children. SEPTEMBER 2-Japanese sign formal surrender aboard the battleship "Missouri". SEPTEMBER 10 - The Eichley Engineering Company completes steel construction work on the Social Center Building at a cost of $3,400.00. OCTOBER 2-War veterans of the parish organize a post to be affiliated with the Catholic War Veterans, with a membership of sixty eight. The officers are: the Very Rev. Joseph A. Kushner, V. F., Chaplain; Andrew Sasko, Commander; Joseph Dowalo, First 102 Vice Commander; Joseph Serbak, Second Vice Commander; Stephen Stofcik, Third Vice Commander; Andrew Bagay, Adjutant; Joseph Kayda, Secretary-Treasurer; Michael Sasko, Judge Advocate; Theodore Dowalo, Historian; Louis Majoris, Trustee. OCTOBER 28-The Catholic War Veterans Charter is granted. The organization is established as the Rev. Ervin E. Gellhof Post 376. 1946 JANUARY 13-The steel strike is postponed for one week. JANUARY 20-The steel strike begins. Plants of the American Steel and Wire Company here are shut down. FEBRUARY 15-The steel strike ends. MARCH 10-Religious pictures are shown for the first time in our Social Center Auditorium. MARCH 25-Organizations and individuals of the parish contribute $2,056.00 as the first installment to the American Slovak Catholic Religious Relief Association sponsored by the Slovak Catholic Federation of America for the needy of Slovakia. MARCH 31-Father Francis Kuba, C.P., and Father Raphael Sventy, C.P., begin a one week English mission today at the 8:30 Mass. APRIL 7-An English mission, which opened on March 31st, closes this afternoon. This evening, Father Eugene Kozar, C.P., and Father Francis Kuba, C.P., begin a Slovak mission which is to continue through April 15th. APRIL 14-The newly-organized Rev. Ervin E. Gellhof Post 376 of the Catholic War Veterans are presented with their charter this morning at Mass. They assemble in uniform at the 8 o'clock Mass which is said for the living and deceased service men of the parish, and receive Holy Communion in a body. Father Eugene Kozar, C.P., blesses their standard, a bible for use in their ritual, and a memorial tablet of the members of the parish who died in service during the second World War. Father Eugene also preaches the sermon. Poppies are sold at the church door. After Mass the veterans are served breakfast in the auditorium of the Social Center. APRIL 23-Father Alexander Bracci, pastor of St. Philip's Church, dies. MAY 30-The pastors and assistants of the diocese are asked to set aside the entire month of June to encourage the faithful to prepare a generous Spiritual Bouquet composed of Holy Masses, Communions, prayers, rosaries, ejaculations, and good works in honor of the Sacred Heart, as a gift to Bishop Boyle on the silver anniversary of his consecration. JUNE 1-The first social affair is held in the partially completed auditorium of the Social Center, as John Oros, Jr., and Irma O'Masta, both members of the parish, celebrate their nuptials. JULY 1-The Most Rev. Hugh C. Boyle celebrates the silver anniversary of his episcopacy. JULY 7-His Holiness Pope Pius XII canonizes Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, first American citizen to be granted sainthood. JULY 15-The pastor celebrates the Silver Jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood with a Solemn High Mass. He is assisted by Father Paul J. Odelga as arch-priest; Father Andrew J. Balok, deacon; Father John J. Sima, subdeacon; and Father Charles W. Ribick as master of ceremonies. The sermon is preached by Father Eugene Kozar, C.P., of Springfield, Mass. Following the Mass, dinner is served in the Social Center dining hall to approximately two hundred priests, nuns, guests, and relatives. JULY 16-St. Dominic School children present a play in the Social Center auditorium honoring the pastor on the occasion of his Silver Jubilee. JULY 21-More than four hundred guests partake of a banquet in the Social Center held in honor of the pastor on the silver anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. John Sciranka, editor of the "Slovak v Amerike", New York, acts as toastmaster. Among the honored guests and speakers are Msgr. Stephen Krasula, New York City, and Rev. George Varga, S.J., of Auriesville, New York. JULY 23-The pastor leaves for the Slovak Catholic Sokol Gymnastic and Athletic Meet and Convention in Milwaukee, Wis. AUGUST 25-Women of the Third Order of St. Francis, under the leadership of Susan Stunda, leave for a three-day retreat at St. Vincent's at Perrysville, Pa. SEPTEMBER 8-The pastor leaves for Slovakia as a representative of the Slovak Catholic Religious Relief Association under the auspices of the Slovak Catholic Federation of America, to survey the needs of the Slovak people as a result of the past war. SEPTEMBER 15-In the absence of the pastor, Father Joel Lieb, O.S.B., of St. Vincent's Archabbey, Latrobe, substitutes. SEPTEMBER 22-Father Leo Smith, C.P., of St. Paul's Monastery, Pittsburgh, substitutes for the pastor. 103 GIRL SCOUTS, TROOP NO. 17 - DIEVCENSKfE SKAUTKY, SKUPINA 17 First Row (seated 1. to r.) are: Mrs. Margaret Krajnik, Scout Leader; Miss Veronica Salat, Assistant Scout Leader. Second Row: Geraldine Dutko, Mary Ann Dzendzel, Josephine Sawich, Martha Likavec, Ruth Malinchak, Dolores Vukich, Agnes Vukich, Mary Ann Adamusko, Joan Kostolansky. Third Row: Bernadette Nobili, Irene Kozar, Janet Durki, Margaret Dolak, Rita Dickert, Loretta Bartley, Patricia Greene, Dolores Greene, Frances Shandor. SEPTEMBER 29-Father Joseph Janok substitutes for the pastor today and for the remaining Sundays of his absence. NOVEMBER 14 - Upon his return from Slovakia, Father Kushner is greeted by the school children and parishioners, who gather in front of the rectory. NOVEMBER 17-The school children welcome the pastor on his return from Europe by presenting a program at the Social Center. DECEMBER 31-A total of $35,707.80 is expended on remodeling and furnishing the Social Center building during the past year. 1947 JANUARY 26-Several hundred delegates of the Pittsburgh District of the Catholic Slovak Ladies Union of America hold their annual meeting in St. Dominic Social Center. The pastor lectures to them on conditions in Slovakia as observed by him during his recent trip there. MARCH 4-Sylvester Erdelyi is named Borough Secretary. MARCH 9-The pastor, lecturing to a capacity audience at the Social Center, tells of conditions in Slovakia and exhibits moving pictures and slides that he took while there last Fall. Several hundred parishioners sign petition which is sent to President Truman by the Slovak League of America, asking him to intervene in the cause of former President Msgr. Joseph Tiso, of Slovakia, who is being tried for treason by the communistically controlled Czecho-Slovakian government. MARCH 30-The Charleroi-Monessen Andrew Hlinka District of the First Catholic Slovak Union of America holds its annual meeting in the Social Center. APRIL 16--The Blessed Sacrament is exposed in all churches of the Pittsburgh diocese and the faithful offer their prayers for the suffering in Europe, that they might preserve their holy faith. APRIL 18-Msgr. Dr. Joseph Tiso, President of Slovakia, is executed. MAY 11-A Father of the Maryknoll Missionary Society speaks to the parishioners on Foreign Missions and takes up a collection for the missions. MAY 25-St. Dominic Sodalists crown May Queen at outdoor ceremonies held at the shrine of the Blessed Mother. A procession in honor of the Blessed Mother follows the crowning of Lois Susky as queen. JUNE 1-The new Sisters' Convent Chapel is completed and is open to the parishioners for inspection. JUNE 19-Father Edward Malindzak of St. Michael's Church, Fredericktown, is appointed assistant at St. Dominic's as Father Ribick is made pastor of St. Edward's Church, Fayette City, Pa. AUGUST 15-Pvt. Albert Opett, son of Joseph and Mary Opett, dies while in the service of his country. His body is returned to Donora and is interred in St. Dominic Cemetery on August 20th. SEPTEMBER 7-One more Mass is added to our Sunday schedule, making four Masses in all. SEPTEMBER 26-The Sacrament of Confirmation is administered to one hundred and twenty-one candidates by the Most Rev. Bishop Hugh C. Boyle. NOVEMBER 4-John P. Jaso is re-elected to a third four-year term to the Borough Council. NOVEMBER 10-Father Edward L. Malindzak leaves St. Dominic Parish. The parish is temporarily without an assistant. NOVEMBER 16-Father Joseph Abate of St. Anthony's Church, Monongahela, assists with Sunday Masses in the absence of an assistant. NOVEMBER 28-Father Andrew B. Horvath arrives to take over his duties as assistant. He comes from St. Gabriel Church, North Side, Pittsburgh, where he was assistant. DECEMBER 8-The Sisters' Convent Chapel is dedicated. Holy Mass is said for the first time at 7 o'clock and the dedication takes place at 3 o'clock in the afternoon in the presence of many sisters of the Vincentian Order from Perrysville. The blessing is performed by the pastor, who was also delegated by the bishop to erect the Stations of the Cross. The chapel was designed according to liturgical standards by Stickle, Kelly, and Stickle, architects of Cleveland, Ohio. Forty-four benefactors contributed a total of $2,084.00 for equipping the chapel. The major contributors were John G. Yakubic and family who donated the tabernacle and sanctuary lamp. DECEMBER 16-First Lt. John P. Priecko, son of Ignatius and Justina Priecko, is killed in the line of duty while piloting a plane at tucson, Arizona. His body is returned to Donora and is interred in St. Dominic Cemetery on December 24th. 105 1948 JANUARY 2-A meeting is held at the St. Dominic Social Center for the purpose of forming a Catholic Action Group. Those present are the pastor, who opened the meeting, Helen Marconyak, Catherine Grcich, Carolyn Andabaker, Josephine D'Antonio, Mary Culyba, Mary Hurtik, Florence Sampler, and Rosella Frohman. Father Biondi also attends the meeting. JANUARY 9-Members of the newly-organized Catholic Action Group attend a weekend series of lectures under the title "The Gifts of the Holy Ghost" being held at the "Center for Men of Christ the King" at Herman, Pa. In attendance are Helen Marconyak, Catherine Grcich, Carolyn Andabaker, Josephine D'Antonio, and Rosella Frohrman. FEBRUARY 6-Catholic Action Group is attending weekend lecture series entitled "Counsel for the Confused" being held at the "Center for Men of Christ the King" at Herman, Pa. FEBRUARY 24-Under the auspices of the Catholic Action Group, Father Gordon F. Knight of Duquesne University opens a twelve-week course of lectures on "Apologetics" in the Social Center. MARCH 20-Father Paul J. Odelga, a son of the parish and pastor of St. Rita's Church, Whitaker, dies in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh. His remains are interred in the family plot of our cemetery on March 24. MARCH 31-Weekly devotions in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima are begun in the parish by the assistant pastor. MAY 2--Father Bernard Besterci, O.F.M., conducts Forty Hours' Devotion. MAY 14-Members of the Catholic Action Group including Helen Marconyak, Mary Culyba, Carolyn Andabaker, and Rosella Frohman are attending final weekend course of lectures being held at the "Center for Men of Christ the King". Subject of this series of lectures is "The Return of Holy Fear". MAY 18-The Most Rev. John F. Dearden is consecrated Titular Bishop of Serepta and Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh by His Excellency Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, in the Church of St. Agnes at Cleveland, Ohio. MAY 19-Several hours after classes are dismissed, fire of undetermined origin does considerable damage to school room of Grades One and Two on the Sixth Street side of the building. Flames scorch walls, ceiling, and part of the flooring. Desks and blackboards are also damaged. Intense heat from the flames shatters windows in the room. Damage is estimated at approximately $2,000.00. MAY 27-The Sodalists of the parish take part in a living rosary and coronation ceremony held in SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Charleroi, which is sponsored by the Washington-Green County Sodality Union. JUNE 21-The sacerdotal Golden Jubilee of the Most Rev. Hugh Charles Boyle, D.D., Bishop of Pittsburgh, and the installation of the Most Rev. John Francis Dearden, S.T.D., titular bishop of Serepta as Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh, are jointly celebrated in St. Paul's Cathedral. Bishop Boyle presides at the service, while Bishop Dearden pontificates and preaches the sermon. These services are followed by a luncheon in their honor at the William Penn Hotel, which is attended by a large number of priests and relatives of the celebrants. SEPTEMBER 28-Under the sponsorship of the Catholic Action group, Father Paul Lackner of Pittsburgh begins a series of four lectures on the Liturgy in the Social Center. OCTOBER 10-Father George A. Harcar, C.S.Sp., of Duquesne University, substitutes for the pastor who is absent from his parish duties. OCTOBER 29-The Parish priests attend ten sick calls the night of October 29th and the morning of the 30th as a result of illnesses caused by the heavy smog which settles over Donora. NOVEMBER 2-Andrew Odelga, Peter Starcevic, and Ivan Cech, who died as a result of the heavy smog, are buried in St. Dominic Cemetery. DECEMBER 30-The balance of the Diocesan School Campaign assessment amounting to $8,235.25 made in 1924, is paid in full. The quota allotted to the parish amounted to $8,946.00. 1949 JANUARY 3-Joseph Lettrich and Sons of Charleroi begin work on the extensive remodeling, renovating, and enlarging of the church. MAY 29-Fire breaks out on the Blessed Virgin altar during procession during May Devotions in honor of the Blessed Mother, causing much excitement. Fire is brought under control. Andrew Karch and John Sabolcik are the heroes. AUGUST 28-A Franciscan Father from Loretto, Pa., takes up a collection at all Masses for Franciscan T. O. R. Missions in India. The amount collected is $335.61. 106 PARISH HOLY NAME SOCIETY 1952 - SPOLOK NAJSVATEJSIEHO MENA JEZISA PRI OSADE First Row (I. to r.) are: Joseph Spisak, Thomas Petrus, John Bozik, Michael Vataha, Treasurer; Andrew Stanko, President; John Marconyak, Vice President; Michael J. Triscik, Secretary; Paul Kuma, Stephen Marconyak. Second Row: Joseph Matava, Valent Kusmircak, John Jakub, Stephen Roman, John Bozik Sr., Joseph Opett Sr., John Marconyak Sr., John Yukubic. Third Row: Joseph Kovach, Joseph Rozick, Michael Yatsko, Michael Dzubak, John Spisak, John Martin. Fourth Row: Andrew Morgan, John Karch Sr., Thomas Zelinsky, Andrew Petrus Sr., George Stofcik, Stephen Babinec. Fifth Row: Stephen Hudak, Andrew Balent Sr., John Poklemba Sr. Sixth Row: Joseph Zdilla, Joseph Lisko, John C. Mesher, Matthew Bohucky. CHURCH COMMITTEEMEN - KURATORI Rirst Row (1. to r.) are: Stephen Muha, Jr., Andrew S. Sukel, Very Rev. Joseph A. Kushner, V.F., Pastor; Rev. George A. Jurica, Assistant; John J. Spisak, John Krupa Jr. Second Row: John Yakubic, John Sabolcik, Andrew F. Bagay, Matthew Bohucky, Francis R. Brletich, Edward Moravec. Third Row: Joseph Serbak, John C. Juback, Andrew Morgan, Joseph P. Kostolansky, Edward Hardon. Fourth Row: John P. Hudak. John Simonik, Stephen Adamusko, Stephen Dolak, Victor Susky. OCTOBER 16-Helen Kocan, Supreme President and Susan Matuscak, Supreme Secretary of the Slovak Catholic Ladies Union attend Mass in a body with the members of the Blessed Virgin of the Holy Rosary Society Branch 127 of the Ladies Union. A business session is held in the Social Center in the afternoon which is attended also by the pastor. NOVEMBER 8-Rudolph R. Schwerha and Andrew M. Sasko are elected to the Borough Council for four-year terms, in which capacity they are presently serving. George Saxon is elected Constable for a term of six years. DECEMBER 25-Christmas Masses are said at the new altar in the partially completed church for the first time. Only seven of the new pews are installed. 1950 FEBRUARY 26-Father Lawrence Lovasik, S.V.D., conducts a Slovak mission beginning today and lasting until March 5th when he then begins an English mission also lasting one week. Over 5,000 Holy Co,mmunions are distributed during this two-week period. APRIL 11-Andrew S. Sukel, member of the parish, is unanimously elected Superintendent of the Donora Public Schools and thus becomes the first Catholic and the first Slovak to hold that office in Donora. APRIL 30-Father Jerome Pavlik, O.F.M., conducts Forty Hours' Devotion. Father Anthony Maskulka, O.F.M., conducts visitation services with the Third Order of St. Francis. MAY 3-On the Feast of the Finding of the Cross, Father Jerome Pavlik, O.F.M., of Avalon, erects the Stations of the Cross in the church. These had been extensively remodeled while the church was being renovated. MAY 7-The newly-renovated church is solemnly blessed by the Rt. Rev. Theodore G. Kojis, O.S.B., abbot of St. Andrew's Abbey, Cleveland, Ohio. He is celebrant of a Solemn Pontifical Mass (at the faldstool) and is assisted by the pastor, the Very Rev. J. A. Kushner, as Assistant Priest; Father Joseph A. Gajdosik of the Holy Name Church, Monessen, as deacon; Father Richard P. Sheerer, Assistant Pastor of the local St. Charles Church, as subdeacon; Father Mark A. Pitoniak, O.S.B., of St. Andrew's Abbey, Cleveland, as master of ceremonies, and Father Andrew B. Horvath, the parish assistant, as assistant master of ceremonies. The Abbot also preaches the sermon in Slovak. In the evening a capacity crowd attends a banquet held in the Social Center in honor of the occasion. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Clement J. Hrtanek, pastor of St. Anne's Church, Homestead, is toastmaster. MAY 8-The Most Rev. John King Mussio, Bishop of Steubenville, Ohio, is guest speaker at a meeting of the Catholic Women's Club held in the parish Social Center. JULY 2-Father Anthony Maskulka, O.F.M., of Avalon, conducts a visitation of the Third Order of St. Francis. JULY 16-Karol Sidor, the recent Slovak Republic's Minister to the Vatican, visits at the rectory with the pastor. AUGUST 24-Father Andrew B. Horvath, the parish curate, leaves for SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Fairchance, Pa., where he is to officially assume his duties as curate Aug. 26. AUGUST 25-Father George A. Jurica, new curate who comes from SS. Mary and Ann Church in Marianna, and its missions, begins his duties here. SEPTEMBER 3-The St. Dominic Church Sunday Bulletin, edited by Father George Jurica, the new assistant, makes its first appearance. SEPTEMBER 10-Members of the Holy Name Society attend the Eucharistic Rally at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh. OCTOBER 18-The Most Rev. John F. Dearden pontificates at Mass in St. Matthew's Church, S.S. Pittsburgh, as Slovak Catholic Federation opens its convention at the Fort Pitt Hotel. NOVEMBER 1-On the Feast of All Saints, our Holy Father, Pope Pius XII solemnly defines the doctrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin into heaven. NOVEMBER 10-The pastor, acting as chaplain of a Slovak group, leaves on a six-weeks' Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome, Lourdes, and Fatima. NOVEMBER 26-Due to the heavy snowfall which paralyzes traffic, the Franciscan Father is unable to get here from Avalon, therefore, only two Masses are said this Sunday. DECEMBER 9-The pastor returns from the Holy Year pilgrimage. DECEMBER 22-The Most Rev. Hugh C. Boyle, D.D., sixth Bishop of Pittsburgh, dies in the Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was ordained to the priesthood on July 2, 1898, and consecrated bishop on June 29, 1921. 1951 APRIL 1-A Solemn Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, conducted by Father 108 CROSS AT ST. DOMINIC CEMETERY Zuloz'* kri~' cintorine s'. D)ominika 109 Edward F. Rouse, C.M., of Germantown, Pa., opens today and continues through April 9th. This marks the beginning of the Perpetual Novena in the parish. APRIL 24-The Most Rev. John F. Dearden, Bishop of Pittsburgh, administers the Sacrament of Confirmation to one hundred and fifteen candidates. The sermon is preached by Father Francis R. Gresko of Smithton, Pa. MAY 23-The Greensburg Diocese is erected. Four counties, with a population of 165,000 Catholics, are taken from the Pittsburgh Diocese to form the new Diocese. Forty-five families residing in Webster, Fellsburg, and vicinity in Westmoreland County, are detached from St. Dominic's. His Excellency Hugh L. Lamb, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, is the first Bishop of the newly-created Diocese. His Excellency John F. Dearden, Bishop of Pittsburgh, is made Apostolic Administrator of the new diocese until the new bishop assumes his seat. MAY 25-Leopold D. Maytan, B.T.G 3/c, son of Paul and Mary Maytan, is reported missing from the destroyer U.S.S. O'Hare at sea. JULY 11-The twenty-eighth Annual Slovak Day picnic is held at Kennywood Park. JULY 15-The Society of the Holy Name of Jesus, Branch 369 of the First Catholic Slovak Union of America, celebrates the fiftieth anniversay of its founding. The members attend Mass in a body which is said for the living and deceased members of the Society. In the afternoon, the group gathers at Palmer Park for a picnic. AUGUST 7-Leopold D. Maytan, B.T.G. 3/c, son of Paul and Mary Maytan, reported missing since May 25, is officially declared dead and is buried in the Mediterranean Sea. AUGUST 19-Parishioners attend the Marian Eucharistic Rally being held at the Stadium of St. Vincent's College, Latrobe. OCTOBER 7-One hundred and forty-four parishioners make the first of four Sunday Holy Year pligri,mages, visiting St. Charles, St. Philip's and St. Mary's Churches besides their own St. Dominic's. NOVEMBER 8-Andrew M. Sasko is elected Justice of the Peace, which office he presently holds. DECEMBER 30-Catholics of the Pittsburgh Diocese join their fellow Catholics throughout the United States in observing this day as a Day of Reparation for the victims of persecution in the countries behind the Iron Curtain and in Asia. Parishioners assemble at Holy Hour devotions. 1952 JANUARY 13-A committee, consisting of Church Committeemen and Presidents of all Societies, Clubs, and other organizations of the parish, meets with the pastor and assistant for the first time to begin preparations for the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the founding of the parish on April 6, 1902. JANUARY 16-The Most Lamb, the first Bishop of stalled in the Cathedral of ment of that city. Rev. Hugh Louis Greensburg, is inthe Blessed SacraJANUARY-In a national essay contest sponsired by the American Steel and Wire Company, Diane Wassil, former pupil of St. Dominic School, receives fourth prize in the High School group and Joyce, her sister, a fourth grade pupil in St. Dominic's, is awarded second prize in the grade school classification. FEBRUARY 3-Due to the fact that April 6th, the day on which the parish was organized, will be Palm Sunday, the Jubilee Committee decides to celebrate the Golden Anniversary of the founding of St. Dominic's on Mother's Day, May 11th. FEBRUARY 11-The Most Rev. John F. Dearden, Bishop of Pittsburgh, issues a text of new modified regulations on fast and abstinence which will have binding force in the Diocese of Pittsburgh and which will take effect on Ash Wednesday, February 27th of this year. MARCH 30-Father Erban Masiel, O.F.M., Cap., conducts Day of Recollection in St. Dominic Church for the Sodalists of this district. MARCH 31-The St. Gerard Family Guild inaugurates a fifteen-week course of lectures on marriage to be given by clergymen, doctors, and experienced married people. The lectures are given in St. Dominic Social Center. APRIL 6-It is Palm Sunday and the Fiftieth Anniversary of the founding of the parish. A.M.D.G. * 110 CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS REV. ERVIN E. GELLHOF POST 376, DONORA, PA. First Row (1. to r.) are: John Mayernik, Cyril Girasek, 1st Vica Commander; Edward Moravec, Commander; Very Rev. Joseph A. Kushner, Honorary Chaplain; Rev. George Jurica, Chaplain; Andrew Sasko, Past Commander; Joseph Serbak, 19th District Commander; Charles Pinchalk. Second Row: Frank Marilak, Trustee; Edward Niziolek, O. D.; Michael Rodjom, Judge Advocate; Edward Hardon, Historian; Victor Susky, Treasurer; Frank Kozar, Welfare Officer; Steve Valesko, Trustee; Edward Repka, 3rd Vice Commander; Andrew Huhra, John Durkay. Third Row Nicholas Mayernik, Trustee; Joseph Marenik, J. P. Muha, John Zelinsky, Albert Penak, Stephen Miklos, Joseph Kayda, 2nd Vice Commander; Stephen Petrus, Louis Jurik. REV. ERVIN E. GELLHOF POST 376 Catholic War Veterans, Inc., Donora, Pa. Post Founded October 22, 1945 With 68 Members Membership April 1, 1952 - 50 Members FIRST OFFICERS Very Rev. Joseph A. Kushner...... Chaplain Andrew Sasko.............. Commander Stephen G. Stofcik.....st Vice-Commander Joseph F. Serbak...... 2nd Vice-Commander Joseph R. Dowalo.... 3rd Vice-Commander Andrew F. Bagay............ Joseph Kayda................ Michael F. Sasko........ Judge Theodore Dowalo............ Louis L. M ajoris............. PRESENT OFFICERS Very Rev. J. A. Kushner.. Honorary Chaplain Rev. George A. Jurica.......... Chaplain Edward E. Moravec.......... Commander Cyril Girasek........ Ist Vice-Commander Joseph Kayda........ 2nd Vice-Commander Edward Repka...... 3rd Vice-Commander Alexander Hora.............. Adjutant Victor Susky................ Treasurer Edward Niziolek........ Officer of the Day Francis Kozar.......... Welfare Officer Edward Hardon.............. Historian Frank M arflak............ /yr. Trustee Nicholas Mayernik.......... 2yr. Trustee Stephen Velesko............ 3yr. Trustee Michael Rodjom.......... Judge Advocate Joseph Serbak...... 19th District Commander 111 Adjutant Treasurer Advocate Historian Trustee World War I Veterans OF ST. DOMINIC PARISH DECEASED EVANICKY JOSEPH NOVAK MICHAEL POSEY ANDREW Living Evans Michael Frohman George Hostenske John Kosh Michael Marenik Joseph Marconak Stephen FROHMAN MICHAEL RUMORA JACOB ZIDO PAUL Moss Joseph Moravec John Olenic Joseph Sasko Andrew Sr. Stofko Joseph Yuhas Andrew Yavorsky Paul Sr. World War 2 Veterans KILLED IN ACTION BABINES MICHAEL, Pvt. BRATINA FRANK, Pfc. GREYNO PETER, G. S/Sgt. HUDAK JOSEPH, Pvt. JURLINA GREGORY, S/Sgt. KARNIS EDWARD, S/Sgt. KERKAN PAUL, S/Sgt. PRIECKO JOHN, P. Capt. STRACELSKY JOHN, 1st/Sgt. STANKO JOHN, DIED IN SERVICE YURKO STEPHEN, P. Pvt. OPETT ALBERT J. DIED WHILE IN ACTIVE DUTY MAYTAN LEOPOLD 1). Btg 3/c DECEASED DOBIAS JOHN KOZAR STEPHEN, P. LUCA ROBERT, TV. MORA VEC ROBERT, IV. 112 H~H) )~)O~O~H)~O~)O~)( )H)~)0~0~)(1~0~0~,(~~0~0~0~0~0H )H)IOIH~ I )HO Living World War 2 Veterans i of St. Dominic Parish Adamek Joseph Adamek Thomas Andras Michael Babinec Joseph, F. Babinec Raymond Badzik Emil, J. Badzik Francis, A. Badzik Stephen, S. Badzik John, R. Badzik Henry, M. Badzik Michael, J. Bagay George Bagay John Bagay Stephen, J. Bagay Andrew, F. Bagay Edward Balent John, J. Baran John, J. Baran Stephen, B. Baran Joseph, J. Baran Mary Bartakovich Stephen, J. Bartley Joseph, J. Bartley Anthony, E. Bartina Nicholas Belak Samuel, G. Belak Anthony Belak Mero Belock John Beresh Michael Beres Michael J. Blahunka John, S. Boros Michael Brletich George Brletich Francis, R. Brletich John, A. Bozik Joseph Carnakovic Paul Carnakovic Joseph Cekus Frank Cekus Andrew Cupec Sylvester Cuhrac Michael Crafton Robert Demcak Edward, B. Demcak Michael Demcak Nicholas Dobosh John, E. Dobosh Michael Dowalo Andrew Dowalo Joseph, R. Dowalo Theodore Dowalo George Dowalo John R. Durkay John, R. Dziak Carl Erdelyi Sylvester, V. Falkovitz Charles, K. Filipcic Stephen, A. Filipcic John Fincik Joseph, F. Fincik Michael, F. Jr. Fincik Raymond, C. Frohman Edward, W. Frohman Paul C.. Frohman George, E. Frohman Bernard Gambos Andrew Gaydos Anthony, J. Gaydos Stephen, P. Gaydos Joseph, A. Gaydos Paul Grcis Anthony Grcis Nicholas Gercich Joseph, A. Gemberosky Edward Gemberosky Joseph Gimera Edward Girasek Cyril, M. Girasek Joseph, J. Golla William Golla Dorothy Gombita Andrew Gress Albert Greyno Andrew Greyno Nicholas Griger Edward, J. Griger Rudolph, F. Hardon Edward Hajostek John Hajostek Paul Herk William Hlavaty Stephen Hoostal Michael Horanic George Hornak Andrew, B. Hornak Joseph, J. Jr. Hornak Joseph, J. Horvath Stephen Horvath John, P. Hostenske William C. Hruska Adam A. Hruska Joseph, F. Hudak Michael, E. Hudak Joseph, B. Huhra Andrew Huzela Andrew Jacobs Michael, P. Jaso Adam, C. Jaso Stephen, T. Juback John, C. Karabin Joseph, J. Karabin Michael, E. Kayda Joseph, P. Jr. Kayda Melvin Karch Andrew, J. Karch Michael, J. Karnis George Karnis John, P. Karnis Joseph, P. Kassa Edward, J. Kassa Joseph, M. Kassa Stephen Kassa Michael Kascak James Kerkan Anthony Koday Adam, J. Koday Edward Koday Albert Kopecek Francis Koscelek Paul, P. Koscelek Stephen, J. Kosh Patrick, M. Kosko George, L. Kovac John, G. 113 I i i e r Kovacik Albert, Jr. Novak Andrew, A. Rodjom Michael J. Kovacik Charles Novak Edward, F. Rodjom Joseph, S. Kovacik Andrew Novak Michael Rozik Frederick Kovacik Stephen, A. Novotny Regina Rozik Michael I Kovalcik George, J. Odelga Michael Rozik Rudolph Kraynik Alex Ofciarik John, E. Rozik Anthony g Kozar Francis, A. O'lenic Robert, W. Rozik Andrew I Kozar Stephen, P. O'lenic Edward Rumora Gallagher Kozar Michael O'lenic William Sabol Joseph, G. Krupa Joseph, G. Ondrovic Francis Sadler Francis I Kuma George Opett Joseph, H. Salat Andrew, J. i Laskodi George, M. Oros John, E. Salat Victor Lisko Albert, C. Ostovich Francis, B. Salat William Lisko Robert, W. Ostovich Michael Salasovich George I Lignelli John Pado George Sandrey William, A. Liwak Leo Pado Edward Sasko Joseph, E. iMachala Joseph Pado Thomas Sasko Andrew, F. I Magas John, P. Pavelko Andrew, M. Sasko Francis Marflak Francis Pavelko Francis, J. Sasko Michael, F. Majoris Louis, L. Pavelko Francis, D. Sasz Joseph, E. Maytan Stephen, E. Pavelko Joseph, J. Sasz George Makovic Daniel Pekar Joseph, G. Saxon Albert, E. Makovics Joseph, W. Penak Joseph Saxon George, R. i Makula Andrew, J. Penak Albert Saxon John, L. Marcinko Joseph, P. Petrus Thomas Saxon Michael i Mayernik Nicholas, A. Petrus Thomas Edgar Shandor Francis I Mayernik Paul, G. Petrus Stephen Shandor Rudolph I Mayernik John, P. Petrus Andrew Shedlock Edward Mertz Joseph, P. Petrus Edward Sholtis George, B. Micenko Joseph Piskor Stephen, G. Sholtis Bernard, C. Michalic Michael, J. Piskor Peter Shofsky Charles i Mihalic Joseph, A. Pinchalk Charles Serbak Joseph Mihalke Michael Poklemba George Siba Rudolph Miklos Francis Pollins Joseph, E. Simon George I Miklos Stephen Popp George Simchock John, W. Mihalko John Popp John Simonik John, E. Mihalko Stephen Posey Stephen, S. Simonik Joseph Mingo John, J. Prihode Richard, G. Singer Joseph i Minno Paul, C. Prilhoh Michael Slebodnik Edward Mitch Joseph Pucel Stephen, A. Smerick Andrew Mitch Louis Pucel Paul, J. Smisko Thomas Mitch John Radic George Sotak George Modrak Michael. J. Radic Matthew Sotak Andrew i Modrak Paul, G. Radic Joseph Span John, S. I I Moravec Edward, E. Repasky Albert Stach Michael i Moravec John Repasky Stephen Stanko Francis, B. I Morgan Thomas, A. Repasky Paul, J. Stanko Stephen, R. I Muha John, T. Repasky William Stanko Joseph, J. Muha Joseph, R. Repasky Raymond Stefko John, B. 114 Stofcik Stephen, G. Stofko George Stracelsky Andrew, J. Sukel Albert, J. Sukel Andrew, S. Sukel Edward, M. Susky Victor, P. Svercek Joseph Svercek Stephen, P. Svercek Edward Svercek Edmund Swantner Andrew, S. Swantner Joseph, G. Swantner John, M. Swartz Andrew Tangee John, F. Terek Michael, A. Tokach Stephen A. Jr. Tokach Peter Thomas Michael, P. Thomas Joseph Tomovchik John Tomasiak Matthew, R. Tomasiak Anthony Tomic Anthony Triscik Henry Triscik Michael Triscik William Triscik Rudolph Triscik Albert Triscik George Turkovich Stephen Tycak John, P. Urbanek Albert Urbanek Anthony Varga Michael, S. Vargo Arthur, B. Varosky Michael, F. Vasko Andrew, A. Vasko Edward, E. Vasko Francis, S. Vasko Joseph, J. Vasko Michael, J. Vataha John, A. Veliky John, J. Veliky Joseph, J. Vlcek Joseph, S. Vlcek Michael, J. Vlcek Edward, J. Vojtas John, C. Vrancik William, D. Vrable Francis Wassil Joseph, J. Wyvratt Theodore Wojtovich Joseph Yuhas Edward, G. York Anthony York Edward, R. York Stephen, L. York William York Emil Yavorsky Paul, Jr. Zakoski Andrew Zdilla Edward, T. Zdilla Joseph, A. Zelenko Peter, R. Zelinsky Joseph, S. Zelinsky John, F. Zlomanic John Zido Paul Zido Albert, J. Zuback Paul, S. Zubrick Stephen Zubrick Paul, S. Korean Campaign Andras John, V. Brletich Richard, T. Hostenske Raymond Hruska Paul, J. Jaso John, Jr. Kayda Rudolph Kubik Thomas, J. Kubik Edward, J. Ondrovic John, J. Petrus Thomas, A. Pokorny Anthony, Jr. Rodjom Paul, J. Siba John, T. Sasz George Sabolcik Michael, J. Tomasiak Thomas Tomasiak Coleman, Jr. Tomovchik Anthony, J. Turkovich John Turkovich Joseph Terek Edward, G. Triscik Edward Triscik Rudolph Yavorsky Martin, A. Zelinsky Thomas Zelinsky Joseph Zido Joseph, E. Zunich John, J. Hornak Michael Hudak Stephen, A. Krajnik George, J. Salasovic Mary Sambol Paul Dolnak George, E. Bednar John, M. U 115 e-*Wo ('4 o 4 ( 400W(Hw ('' ) 14 1 1NW(14NW 1408b FRATERNALISTICKE ORGANIZACIE, KTORE 0CINKUJ0 VO FARNOSTI Fraternal Organizations Functioning in the Parish Spolok Najsviitejieho Mena Jeiig (Most Holy Name of Jesus) Eislo 369 Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty, zaloien diia 13. januira 1901 s 23 Elenmi. Prvi 6radnici: Jin Kacin, zistupca spolku; Vasil Klimek, predseda; Juraj Bodnir, podpredseda; Andrej Dzvonik, zipisnik; Jin Kva6ko, pokladnik a OUEtovnik; Andrej Skakendi, dozorca majetku; Matug Huhra, dozorca chorich. Jradnici na rok 1952: Jin Petru', predsela; Juraj Furik, 6~tovnik; Michal Vataha, pokladnik; Frantilek Vavrek, zApisnik i starosta M. O.; Andrej Sabol, dozorca majetku; Frantilek Koiar, 6len finan6nho vyboru; Jozef KoiAr, Elen finan6n6ho vboru; JAn Kos6ak, stra. Spolok dnes poita 234 Elenov. Mladeneck6 Oddelenie, Eislo 76 Anjelov Striicov, po6ita 61 6lenov. Spolok ssv. Cyrila i Metoda (SS Cyril and Method) Odbor 388, Narodnho Slovensk6ho Spolku, zaloien diia 20. okt6bra 1901 s 15 idmi. Prvi 6radnici boli: Andrej Smetanka, predseda; Andrej Kriva6ek, podpredseda; Michal Zubka, zipisnik; Andrej DzuriEko, 6tovnik; Juraj Tylko, pokladnik; Jozef SvrEek, dozorca; Jozef Snasni6ak, dozorca; Michal Janik, dozorca. Oradnici na rok 1952 s6: Stefan SvrEek, predseda; Jan J. Kenda, i~Etovnik; Jin Vince, pokladnik i za'pisnik. Spolok dnes poEita 64 idov. Spolok Panny Mdcrie Ruiencovej (Our Lady of the Holy Rosary), 6islo 127 Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej Zenskej Jednoty, zaloien diia 28. septembra 1902 s 10 6dkyfiami. Prv6 6radnicky boly: Maria Erdelyi, predsedkyiia; Johanna Vraniak, podpredsedkyiia; Maria Elko, 66tovni6ka; Anna Trojner, pokladni6ka.!Oradni6ky na rok 1952 s6: Maria Macik, predsedkyfia; Maria HoraniE, podpredsedkyiia; Anna J. Fincik, ttovni6ka; Maria Buchko, pokladni6ka; Helen Stanko, zipisni6ka; Margareta Susky, dozorkyfia; Anna Yakubic, dozorkyfia; Maria Martin, 6iitovni6ka P. O.; Alibeta Borog, pokladni6ka P. O. Spolok dnes poita 278 Eleniek a 6islo 64 Pannensk6ho Oddelenia spolku sv. Cecilie po6ita 118. Sbor 110. Ndrodn6ho Sokola (Assembly 110), zaloien diia 23. septembra 1906 so 16 Elenmi. Prvi iradnici boli: Cyril Jurik, predseda; Stefan Findura, 6i6tovnik; Jozef Hanus, zipisnik; Jozef Huhra, dozorca majetku; Jozef Horik, velitel'. Jradnici na rok 1952 s6: Stefan Chabak, sprivca; Anna Kenda, podspr6vkyfia; Jin Poklemba, z.pisnik; Jan J. Kenda, 6iitovnik; Alice Vrancik, pokladni ka. Spolok dnes poEita 58 Elenov. Spolok Najsoditej9ej Trojice (Most Holy Trinity), Odbor 133. Ziveny, zaloient diia 13. decembra 1906 s 36 6dmi. Prv (i radniEky boly: Kristina Kajda, predsedkyia; Maria Girman, podpredsedkyfia; Maria Gnip, 6itovni6ka; Maria Erdelyi, pokladniEka; Maria Filicki, zipisniEka; Maria Gombog a Julia Erdelyi dozorkyne; Maria Gelaki, dozorkyfia kasy. UradniEky na rok 1952: JMlia Stofko, predsedkyfia; Maria Bednar, Uitovni6ka; Anna Piak, pokladniEka. Spolok dnes poita 23 Eleniek. Spo!ok sV. Dominika (St. Dominic), Eislo 565 Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty, zaloien diia 28. septembra 1907 s 18 Elenmi. Prvi uradnici boli: Jin Lang, predseda; Frantilek Soltis, titovnik; Andrej Sa9ko, pokladnik; Juraj Lenhart, zipisnik. Cradnici na rok 1952 si: Anton Krkan ml., predseda; Andrej Horani6, podpredseda; Stefan Rudinec, iEtovnik; Jin Adamugko, ml., pokladnik i zipisnik. Spolok dnes poita 78 Elenov a Eislo 553 M. 0. poEita 31 Elenov. Spolok sV. Stefana Prvomuenika (St. Stephen Proto-Martyr), 6islo 255 Pennsylvanskej Jednoty zaloien diia 15. decembra 1910 s 15 Elenmi. Prvi 6radnici boli: Jin Bardel6ik, predseda; Andrej Novik, 6i6tovnik; Vendelin Koval6ik, pokladnik; Michal Skiba, zipisnik. Cradnici na rok 1952 s6: Simon Kikla, predseda; Michal Dragan, iEtovnik, Jin JanovEik, pokladnik. Spolok dnes poEita 22 Elenov. Spolok sv. Antona Paduansk6ho (St. Anthony of Padua), 6islo 670 Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty, zaloien diia 18. januira 1912 s 21 Elenmi. Prvi udradnici boli: Jin VaseEka, predseda; Pavol Majtan, podpredseda; Pavol Vojtag, ii6tovnik; Adam Kodaj, st., pokladnik; Pavol Hruby, zipisnik. Oradnici na rok 1952 116 su: Jan Skorvan, predseda; Ignac PrieEko, podpredseda; Jin P. Jaso, UEtovnik; Martin Dulovich, z pisnik; Jozef Shandor, dozorca kasy; Albert Gress, Elen fin. v boru; J n Mayernik, Elen fin. v boru; Edward Yuhas, starosta M. O. Spolok dnes poEita 154 Elenov a 6islo 382 Mladeneck6ho Oddelenia spolku sv. Jina Krstitel'a poita 59 Elenov. Spolok sv. Juraja (St. George), Eislo 26 Slovensk6ho Katolickeho Bratstva, zaloien diia 8. mija 1914 s 10 Elenmi. Prvi 6radnici boli: Juraj Erdelyi, predseda; Juraj Rusnak, 6iutovnik; Michal Breza, pokladnik; Jin Penak, zipisnik. OJradnici na rok 1952 s6: Nikolaj Mayernik, predseda; Ermin Huhra, 6itovnik; Jin JanovEik, pokladnik; Ignac PrieEko, zipisnik. Spolok dnes po6ita 84 Elenov a Eislo 5 oddiel mlideie spolok sv. Michala Archanjela poEita 17 Elenov. Spolok sv. Anny (St. Ann), Eislo 29 Slovensk6ho Katolickeho Bratstva, zaloien dia 12. novembra 1914 s 10 Elenkami. Prv6 6radni6ky boly: Alibeta Majorog, predscdkyia; Maria Popovi6, zipisniEka; Maria Petru9ka, 6itovn;ka; Anna Erdelyi, pokladniEka; Maria Tyukot, dozorkyfia majetku; Maria Andrag, dozorkyiia chorich. OradniEky na rok 1952: Anna Gress, predsedkyiia; Anna HaburEak, 6~tovniEka; Maria KovaElk, pokladniEka; Maria Vavrek, zipisni6ka; Maria Badzik, starostkyiia M. O. Spolok dnes po~ita 90 Eleniek a Eislo 6. Oddielu Mlidee, spolku sv. Alibety mi 22 Eleniek. Spolok sv. Stefana Prvomu6enika, (St. Stephen Proto-Martyr) Listok 133 Slobodn6ho Orla, zaloien diia 10. februira 1916 s 20 Elenmi. Prvi 6radnici boli: Stefan Krejdovsk, predseda; Jan Trisik, 6Etovnik; Juraj Petrui, st., pokladnik. CJradnici na rok 1952 s6: Jin Petrus, st., predseda; Jin J. Badzik, 6itovnik; Juraj Petrus, ml., pokladnik; Jozef Huhra, zapisnik. Spolok mi dnes 11 6 lenov. Spolok sv. Jdna Krstitel'a (St. John the Baptist), Sbor 163. Slovensk6ho Katolickeho Sokola, zaloien diia 1. aprila 1917 s 13 Elenmi. Prvi 6radnici boli: August Danis, predseda; Jakub Safar, podpredseda; Stefan Rudinec, 6itovnik; Matej Vilim, pokladnik; Jin Yakubic, zipisnik; Michal Dzurco, dozorca. radnici na rok 1952: Maria Hudak, predsedkyiia; Maria Rudinec, iEtovni6ka; Alibeta Belock, pokladni6ka; Agnesa Sawich, z pisnika; Helena Oros, dozorkyiia; Veronika Salat, starostkyfia M. O. Spolok mi dnes 245 Elenov. Sbor6ek 188. M. O. mi 68 Elenov. Spoloh sv. Katariny (St. Catherine), Eislo 165 Zenskej Pennsylvinskej Slovenskej Katolickej Jednoty, zaloien" dia 25. novembra 1918. Prv6 6radni6ky: Maria Remenicky, predsedkyiia; Maria OvEiarik, tajomni6ka; Anna Poklembra, itovniEka; Maria Olenik, pokladni6ka. iJradni6ky v roku 1952: Anna Chase, predsedkyiia; Helena Poklemba, tajomnika; Maria Bednar, pokladnika. Spolok dnes po ita 28 Eleniek a v Pannenskom Oddeleni mi 17. Spolok so. Terezie (St. Theresa) Odbor 200 Ziveny, zaloien" diia 18. augusta 1929 s 13 6lenkami. Prv6 6radnfEky boly: Rozalia Kopko, predsedkyi'a; Anna Holik, podpredsedkyiia; Dorota Kovach, 6itovniEka; Anna Petrigin, pokladnifka. OradniEky na rok 1952: Rozalia Kopko, predsedkyiia; Anna Holik, podpredsedkyiia; Dorota Kovach, U6tovniEka; Anna Petrigin, pokladni ka. Dnes ma 13 Elenk~fi. 117 -RDA OUR TEACHING SISTERS-1952 TERAJSIE SESTRICKY PRI OSADE SV. DOMIINIKA First Row (1. to r.): Sister.lary Edward, Sister Mary )elphine, Sister Mary Adeline, Sister Alary Theodore. Second Row: Sister Mary Richard, Sister Malary Kenneth, Sister Louis Marie. - 0 RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS FUNCTIONING IN THE PARISH Na"bozenske a druind spolky 7f'cinkujzice vo farnosti The Sacred Heart Society (Spolok Boisk6ho Srdca) established February 2, 1905, with an initial membership of five. First members are Catherine Mesher, Mary Erdelyi, Julia Erdelyi, and Terka Erdelyi. The present membership totals thirty-three. Slovak Political and Beneficial' Association (Slovenski Politicky a Podporujtci Spolok) organized September 17, 1916, with a membership of twenty-seven. The first officers: Paul Liker, President; Albert Erdelyi, Secretary; Stephen Chabak, Treasurer. The officers in 1952: John P. Balas, President; Ignatius Priecko, Vice-President; Francis Vavrek, Financial Secretary; Stephen Rudinec, Recording Secretary; John P. Buchta, Treasurer; Ermin Huhra, Albert Koday, and Harry Markinack, House Committee; John J. Badzik, Joseph Huhra, and John P. Penak, Financial Committee; John Matus, Guard. The association owns their own home at 922 Meldon Avenue and has a present membership of two hundred and twenty-five. Third Order of St. Francis (Treti Rid sv. Franti9ka) organized December 20, 1926, with an initial membership of forty-three. The first offcers: John Stanko, President; Susan Stunda Secretary; Barbara Miklos, Treasurer. The present officers: Susan Stunda, President; Mary Simonik, Vice-President; Anna Rodjom, Secretary; Barbara Hoostal, Treasurer. The present membership totals fifty-four. Young Ladies Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Marianski druiina) organized February 12, 1928, with an initial membership of twentythree. First officers: Mildred Cupec, President; Anna Jaso, Vice-President; Elizabeth Vrancik, Secretary. The present officers: Geraldine Morgan, President; Helen Oros, Vice-President; Gloria Tokay, Treasurer; Marlene Petrus, Secretary. The present membership totals thirty-one. Holy Name Society of the Diocese of Pittsburgh (Spolok Najsvitejieho Mena Je.ig Diec&zy Pittsburghskej) organized November 10, 1929, with a membership of one hundred and twelve. The first officers: John P. Jaso, President; Stephen Hudacek, Secretary; Michael Durkay, Treasurer. Present officers: Andrew J. Stanko, President; John Marconyak, Vice-President; Michael J. Triscik, Secretary; Michael Vataha, Treasurer. The present membership totals sixty. Ladies Auxiliary of the Slovak Political and Beneficial Association (Zenski Odbo6ka Slovensk6ho Politick6ho PodporujAceho Spolku) organized January 19, 1940, with an initial membership of sixteen. First officers: Anna Huhra, President; Margaret Vrancik, Vice-President; Irene Vlcek, Secretary; Dorothy Kovach, Treasurer. Present officers: Mary Bodnar, President; Mary Alvarez, Vice-President; Mildred Jaso, Secretary; Dorothy Kovach, Treasurer. The present membership numbers forty-three. St. Dominic Men's Club organized December 5, 1943, with a membership of thirty-five. First officers: Michael Sotak, President; Louis Ponta, Vice-President; Charles Borchillo, Secretary; Raymond Shedlock, Treasurer. Officers for year 1952: Michael Durki, President; Paul Bozik, Vice-President; Joseph Kostolansky, Financial Secretary; Edward Hardon, Recording Secretary; Louis Ponta, Treasurer. Present membership totals two hundred and seventy-one members. St. Dominic Ladies Club organized October 15, 1944, with fifty-five members. First officers: Anna Matava, President; Margaret Perunko, Vice-President; Anna J. Fincik, Recording Secretary; Rose Kopko, Treasurer. Officers for 1952: Julia Ponta, President; Anna Grcich, Vice-President; Anna J. Fincik, Recording Secretary; Agnes Bartley, Treasurer; Rosella Frohman, Historian. Present membership totals one hundred and twenty-six. (Expanded from the original St. Dominic Ladies Club consisting of eight members which was organized in September, 1935). Holy Rosary Confraternity established October 22, 1944, with two hundred and thirty-two members. First officers: Anna Matava, President; Anna Vrabel, Secretary-Treasurer. Officers for 1952: Anna Yatsko, President; Margaret Morgan, Secretary-Treasurer. Present membership totals two hundred and fifty-one. 118 Catholic War Veterans, Rev. Ervin E. Cellhof Post 376 organized October 2, 1945, with a membership of sixty-eight. Charter was granted October 28, 1945. First officers: Very Rev. Joseph A. Kushner, Chaplain; Andrew Sasko, Commander; Joseph Dowalo, First Vice Commander; Joseph Serbak, Second Vice Commander; Stephen Stofcik, Third Vice Commander; Andrew Bagay, Adjutant; Joseph Kayda, Secretary-Treasurer; Michael Sasko, Judge Advocate; Theodore Dowalo, Historian; Louis Majoris, Trustee. Officers for 1952: Very Rev. Joseph A. Kushner V. F., Honorary Chaplain; Rev. George A. Jurica, Chaplain; Edward Moravec, Commander; Cyril Girasek, First Vice Commander; Joseph Kayda, Second Vice Commander; Edward Repka, Third Vice Commander; Victor Susky, Treasurer; Michael Rodjom, Judge Advocate; Francis Kozar, W'elfare Officer; Edward Niziolek. Officer of the Day; Stephen Velasko, Trustee; Nicholas Mayernik, Trustee; Francis Marflak, Trustee; Edward Hardon, Historian. Members of St. Dominic Parish Holding Public Office In 1903, Albert Erdelyi, served as a member of the Borough Council for one year. In 1918 he was appointed to the Board of Health for a twoyear term. In 1921, Governor W. M. Sprowis of Pennsylvania, appointed him Justice of the Peace to complete the unexpired term of Grover Boyd. He was reappointed to this office in the years of 1924, 1930, and 1936. On August 24, 1925, Paul R. Zido was appointed constable of Donora which position he held for one year. In 1930 Elizabeth Zahorcak Erdelyi was appointed Juvenile Officer of Donora, which office she held from January, 1930, until her death in August, 1930. On November 7, 1933, Rudolph R. Shwerha was elected to a six-year term as a member of the Donora School Board. He resigned in November, 1949, after serving a total of sixteen years. On January 1, 1934, he began serving as Deputy Coroner of Donora, which position he still holds. On March 9, 1946, he was appointed by the Donora Borough Council as a member of the Donora Board of Health to serve for a term of four years. On January 3, 1949, he took office as Director of the Chamber of Commerce of Donora. On January 2, 1950, he was reappointed by Borough Council as a member of the Donora Board of Health for a five-year term and was also appointed to the Donora Planning Commission for a five-year term. On January 4, 1950 he took office as a member of the Borough Council, which position he presently holds. On February 6, 195 1, he was appointed by the Washington County Commissioners as a member of the Washington County Housing Authority for a five-year term. On February 4, 1937, Andrew S. Sukel was appointed Principal of the Donora Senior High School and on April 11, 1950, he was made Superintendent of the Donora Public Schools, a position which he holds at the present time. In January, 1938, Andrew W. Evans began a four-year term as a member of the Borough Council, serving until 1942. On January 3, 1942, John P. Jaso took office as a member of the Borough Council, which office he held until 1952. On March 4, 1947, Sylvester V. Erdelyi was named Borough Secretary. He served in this capacity until his resignation on May 15, 1952. On January 1, 1950, George Saxon took office as Constable of Donora for a term of six years. On January 4, 1950, Andrew M. Sasko took office as a member of the Donora Council in which position he is still serving. On January 3, 1952, he began a term as Justice of the Peace. 119 MEMBERS OF THE PARISH SERVICE CASUALTIES- WORLD WAR II 4r KILLED IN ACTION NAME Greyno, Peter G Kerkan, Paul Babines, Michael Bratina, Frank Karnis, Edward Stanko, Johnz Jurlina, Gregory Stracelsky, John Hudak Joseph RANK S/Sgt. S/Sgt. Sgt. Pvt. S/Sgt. Cpl. S/Sgt. Ist/Sgt. Pvt. DATE Oct. 26, April 6, Alarch 8, July 16, Sept. 25, Nov. 28, Dec. 25, Jan. 20, June 7, WHERE BURIED 1942 1943 1944 1944 1944 1944 1944 1945 1945 Alastrich, Holland St. Dominic Cemetery England France Florence, Italy Germany Sea Lux., Germany France KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY Priecko, John P. 1st Lt. Maytan, Leopold BTG 3/c Dec. Alay 16, 1947 25, 1951 St. Dominic Cemetery Mediterranean Sea DIED IN SERVICE Yurko, John S. Opett, Albert Pvt. Pvt. April 5, 1942 Aug. 15, 1947 St. Dominic Cemetery St. Dominic Cemetery PRISONERS OF WAR Durkay, John J. Pvt. - Aug. 9, 1942 to Aug. 14, 1945 - in Japan Stanko Joseph Sgt. - Dec. 24, 1944 to Mlay 8, 1945 - in Germany 120 GOLDEN JUBILEE COMMITTEE-JUBILEJNY VYBOR J-) y First Row (1. to r.): Andrew S. Sukel, Anna Shedlock, Margaret Vrancik, Mary Hudak, Anna Fincik, Very Rev. Joseph A. Kushner, Pastor; Rev. George A. Jurica, Assistant; Julia Ponta, Anna Grcich, Mary Martin, Agnes Bartley, Stephen Adamusko. Second Row (1. to r.): Victor Susky, Andrew Stanko, Joseph P. Kostolansky, John ]. Spisak, Michael ]. Triscik, John Yakubic, Matthew Bohucky, Francis R. Brletich, Stephen Dolak, John Simonik, John P. Hudak, John Krupa Jr., Joseph Rozick. Third Row (1. to r.): Rudolph R. Schwerha, Edward Hardon, Joseph Serbak, Stephen Muha ]r., John Sabolcik, Edward Moravec, Andrew F. Bagay, John P. Jaso, John C. Juback, Bartol Jurlina, Nicholas Mayernik, Andrew Morgan. OFFICERS OF THE JUBILEE MASS SUNDAY, MAY 11, 1952 Celebrant............ A rchpriest........... Honorary Deacons..... D eacon............. Subdeacon........... Master of Ceremonies... Asst. Master of Ceremonies Sermon (Slovak)...... MOST REV. JOHN FRANCIS DEARDEN, S.T.D. Bishop of Pittsburgh VERY REV. JOSEPH A. KUSHNER, V.F. Pastor of St. Dominic Church, Donora, Pa. REV. ANDREW A. ADAMEK, S.V.D. St. Joseph Mission House, Bordentown, N. J. REV. GEORGE A. JURICA Assistant Pastor of St. Dominic Church, Donora, Pa. REV. JOHN A. HRUSKA Pastor of St. Elizabeth Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. REV. JOHN A. STOFCIK Pastor of St. John the Baptist Church, Perryopolis, Pa. REV. JACOB C. SHINAR, J.C.L. Secretary to the Bishop, Pittsburgh, Pa. REV. ALBERT J. MARCONYAK Assistant Pastor of St. Irenaeus Church, Oakmont, Pa. REV. GEORGE S. LUBA, O.S.B. St. Andrew's Abbey, Cleveland, Ohio Editor of Zenska Jednota. 122 BISHOP AND PRIESTS WHO ATTENI)EID JUBILEE MASS Biskup a klazi, pritomni na jubilejnej sv. omsi Standing left to right: Rev. Joseph Abbate, St. Anthony's Church, Monongahela, Pa.; Rev. Louis Farina, St. Philip Neri, Donora, Pa.; Rev. Louis Doychak, St. John's Connelsville, Pa.; Rev. John Hruska, St. Elizabeth Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Rev. James McKeever, St. Jerome's Church, Charleroi, Pa.; Rev. John Stofcik, St. John's Church, Perryopolis, Pa.; Rev. Joseph Bednarik, St. Hedwig, Smock, Pa.; Very Rev. Joseph A. Kushner, St. Dominic Church, Donora, Pa.; Rev. Frederick Duggan C.M. Philadelphia, Pa., Most Rev. John F. Dearden, S.T.D., Bishop of Pittsburgh; Rev. Jos. Lowney, St. Charles Church, Donora, Pa.; Rev. John Sedlak, SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Charleroi, Pa.; Rev. Joseph Forysiak, St. Mary's Church, Donora, Pa.; Rev. Jacob Shinar, Sec. to the Bishop, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Rev. Stanislaus Moravek, St. John's Church, Connellsville, Pa.; Rev. Gregory Moneta, St. Michael's Cr. Cath. Church, Donora, Pa.; Rev. Andrew Adamek, S.V.D., St. Joseph's Mission House, Bordentown, New Jersey; Rev. Wenceslaus Saudauskas, St. Joseph Church, Donora, Pa. - Standing, second row left to right: Rev. Albert Marconyak, St. Irenaeus, Oakmont, Pa.; Rev. Joseph Gajdosik, Holy Name of Jesus, Monessen, Pa.; Rev. Francis Vilha, O.F.M., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Rev. George Luba O.S.B., Cleveland, Ohio; Rev. Fabian Oris, St. Mary's Brownsville, Pa.; Rev. George A. Jurica, St. Dominic Church, Donora, Pa. --Rev. Patrick Rice, Transfiguration Church, Monongahela, Pa., not on picture. 123 SISTERS ATTENDIN( I JUBILEE MAIASS Sestri'ky, pritonl;in pri jubilejnej sv. omi ist Row, left to right: Sister Mary Wenceslaus, Sister Mary Melitta, Sister Mary Adeline, Mother Mary Ignatius, Sister Mary Petra. - 2nd Row: Sister M. Marie, Sister Mary Bertha, Sister Mary Cecilia, Sister Mary Benedict O.S.F., Sister Mary Herbert O.S.F. - 3rd Row: Sister Mary James, Sister Mary Anne, Sister Mary Evelyn, Sister Mary Hyacinth, Sister Mary Alberta. - 4th Row: - Sister Mary Stella, Sister Mary Ladislaus, Sister Mary Vera. - 5th Row: Sister Mary Amanda, Sister Mary Catherine S.S.J., Sister Mary Theodore, Sister Mary Angela S.S.]., Sister Mary Richard, Sister M. Maurice. - 6th Row: Sister M. Louis Marie, Sister Mary Delphine, Sister Mary Kenneth, Sister Ann Certrude S.S.J. Sister Mary Acquin S.S.J. 124 PON'IFICAL ASS ON'HE OCCASION OF PARISH GOLD)EN JUBILEE - MAY 11, 1952 Iontif ikina sv. ows'a z-, prilc_itosti zlate1ho juibilea osidy - 11. maija 1952 Lcft to right: Vcry -Rev. Joseph A. KIshner, V. F., Pastor; Rev. George A. Ju,rica, Ass't; A!ost Revu. John F. I)earden, S.T.l)., Bishop of Pittsburg4l; Rev. Andre:-L Adavnck, S.YV.)., St. Joseph Mission House, Bordento-um, Nc-u: JerseY 125 GOLDEN JUBILEE BANQUET PROGRAM ST. DOMINIC SOCIAL CENTER MAY 11, 1952 National Anthem Blessing - RT. REV. MSGR. CLEMENT J. HRTANEK, Pastor of St. Ann's Church, Homestead, Pa. and Diocesan Consultor of the Pittsburgh Diocese. I!felcone & Introduction of Toastmaster-JOHN P. JASO, Secretary of Andrej Hlinka Okres, Monongahela Valley District, First Catholic Slovak Union of America. Toastmaster - REV. JOHN J. SlIA, Pastor of SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, New Brighton, Pa. Address - ANDREW S. SUKEL, Superintendent of Donora Public Schools and Committeeman of St. Dominic Church. Remarks - AUGUST Z. CHAMBON, Burgess of the Borough of Donora, Pennsylvania. Remarks (Croatian) - BARTHOLOMEW JURLINA, Speaking for Croation People. Remarks - REV. GEORGE LUBA O. S. B., Editor of the "Zenska Jednota". Remarks - REV. CHARLES W. RIBICK, Pastor of St. Edward's Church, Fayette City, Pa. Remarks - REV. JOSEPH GAJDOSIK, Pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Church, Monessen, Pa. Address (Slovak)-RT. REV. STANISLAUS F. GMUCA, O.S.B., Pastor of St. Matthias Church, Natrona. Pa. Introduction of Honored Guests... Closing Remarks - VERY REV. JOSEPH A. KUSHNER, V. F., Pastor of St. Dominic Church, Donora, Pa. Grace - REV. THOMAS HARNYAK, Pastor of St. Rita Church, WVhitaker, Pa.; Supreme Chaplain of the Catholic Slovak Brotherhood. Recitations By - JOHN BOZIK and MATHILDA PAZEJ. Piano Selection - LOUISE BUSTO. Magic - MATTHEJW OTLEY. Dinner Music - JIMEY'S ORCHESTRA. Slovak National Anthem Dinner served by the St. Dominic Ladies Club. 6 to 11:30 P. Al. 126 -I PRIESTS WHO ATTENDED THE JUBILEE BANQUET HELD AT THE SOCIAL CENTER IN ADDITION TO THOSE WHO WERE SPEAKERS AT THE BANQUET PROGRAM REV. JOSEPH FORYSIAK, Pastor of Holy Name of Mary, Donora. REV. ANDREW TURLIK, Ass't at All Saints, Etnza, Pa. REV. PA UL SIMKO, Pastor of Our Lady of Consolation, Nemacolin, Pennsylvania. REV. ALBERT PODROSKY, newly ordained of Monongahela, Pa. REV. RUDOLF HAL VONIK, Pastor of Seven Dolors, Yukon, Pa. REV. JOHN STOFCIK, Pastor of St. John's, Perryopolis, Pa. REV. ANDREW ADAMEK, S.V.D., of St. Joseph's Mission House, Bordentown, New Jersey. REV. ALBERT MARCONYAK, Ass't at St. Irenaeus, Oakmont, Pa. REV. GREGORY MONETA, Pastor of St. Michael's Greek Rite Church, Donora, Pa. REV. MICHAEL MIHOK, Pastor of St. Thomas Church, Clarksville, Pennsylvania. REV. ANDREW SURAN, Pastor of St. Michael's Church, Braddock, Pennsylvania. REV. FREDERICK DUGGAN, C..14, of Philadelphia, Pa. REV. WILLIAM PISARCIK, Pastor of St. Helen's Church, East Pittsburgh, Penna. REV. GEORGE A. JURICA, Ass't of St. I)ominic Church, Donora. 127 I BOYS' AND AlEN'S CHOIR - (CHLAPCENSK'Y A AIUZSK'Y CHOR Ist Row - left to right: Ronald Rozick, Richard Moravec, George Ceryak, Eugene Stefko, David Kostolansky, John Sabolcik. - 2nd Row: Stephen Perdok, Wallace Zielinski, Stephen Morgan, Thomas Vlcek, Ronald Koscelek. - 3rd Row: Donald Novak, Edward Rozick, Michael Dzendzel, Albert Marconyak, Donald Criger. - 4th Row: John Boros, Richard Dickert, Stephen Andras. - 5th Row: Stephen Krainik, Stephen Gondek, Karl Troth, William Cioccio. - 6th Row: William Kovacik, Paul Perdok, Raymond Zdilla, Thomas Chatlak, James Karabin. - 7th Row: Edward Petrus, Ermin Huhra, George Laskodi, Paul Mayernik, Thomas Morgan, John Muha. - 8th Row: George Polack, John Spisak, Michael Triscik. 11 ! GOLDEN JUBILEE CONTRIBUTORS $600.00 St. Dominic Men's Club $300.00 Schwerha, Rudolph and Helen $225.00 Tomko, John and Anna $200.00 Yakubic, John and Anna Archconfraternity of the Most Holy Rosary $100.00 Badzik, John B. Jr. Filko,, Stephen Donovan, Vera $50.00 Babinec, Stephen and Elizabeth Bodnar, George and Katherine Buchko, Joseph and Mary Cervenka, Francis and Elizabeth Cupec, Andrew and Mary Dolnack, George and Mary Dowalo, Theodore and Pauline Frohman, Rosella Hruska, George and Katherine Huhra, Joseph and Anna Juback, John C. Juback, Michael and Mary Karnis, John and Mary Sr. Kovac, George and Anna Kovacik, Stephen Jr. Kovalcik, Charles and Barbara Krajnik, George and Margaret Krajnik, Joseph and Helen Krupa, John and Elizabeth Jr. Makula, Andrew Sr. and Anna and Andrew Jr. Maytan, Paul and Mary Mesher, Emma E. Mesher, John C. and Frances C. Minno, John and Anna Misanik, Joseph and Theresa Novotny, Dr. Joseph E. Omahen,Vincent and Mary Oros, John Sr. and Barbara Poklemba, Stephen and Helen Sadler, Francis R. Schwerha, Sophia and Pauline Serbak, Joseph and Anna Shedlock, Francis and Anna Sotak, Michael and Anna Spisak, John and Anna Stanko, Andrew and Helen Stofcik, George and Mary Sukel, Andrew S. Sukel, Michael and Elizabeth Svercek, Velma M. Triscik, Michael J. Vargo, John Vargo, Michael and Jessie Wassil, Nick and Mildred Wilt, William and Mary Holy Rosary Society, No. 127, Z.J. St. Dominic Senior Sodality St. Anthony Society, No. 670., IKSJ $40.00 Fincik, Paul and Ellen III. Order St. Francis $35.00 Blahunka, John Triscik, Henry and Mary $30.00 Annonymous Dolalk, Stephen and Margaret Jr. $25.00 Bires, Paul and Mary Sr. Brletich, George and Catherine Brletich, Francis and Eva Fincik, Michael and Anna Frohman, George and Anna Hardon, Edward and Anna Horanic, Andrew and Mary Hoskin, Kenneth and Susan Igercich, Francis and Theresa Janovcik, John Jaso, John P. and Mildred Kocis, Paul Kondracki, Elizabeth Kostolansky, Joseph and Anna Kovach, Joseph and Dorothy Kovalcik, Anna Kovalcik, Mary Kovalcik, George and Helen Krupa, John and Anna Sr. Lignelli, John and Mildred Marconyak, John and Amelia Martin, John and Mary Maytan, Bertha Morgan, Stephen and Eleanor Morgan, Andrew and Margaret Nalepa, George and Margaret Pavelko, Stephen and Anna Petrus, John and Susan Jr. Ponta, Louis R. and Julia Sabolcik, John and Anna Serbak, Catherine 128 I I I Sirback, Mary Sirback, Norma Sofsky, Samuel and Elizabeth Span, Michael and Julia Staruch, Anna Stefko, Joseph and Virginia Stofa, Paul and Louise Susky, Victor and Helen Vrancik, George and Amelia St. Ann's Lodge, No. 29 Slovak Catholic Brotherhood Knights of Columbus Donora Council 1941 $20.00 Debnar, George and Anna Dolnack, Joseph and Agnes Durkay, Michael and Anna Sr. Frohman, George Jr. Gress, Anna Sr. Hoostal, Michael Hornak, Andrew and Elizabeth Jurik, John S. Petrus, Thomas and Mary iSarnosky, Joseph and Anna Vlcek, Joseph S. and Elizabeth Zelinsky, Thomas and Theresa Zubrick, Joseph and Margaret $15.00 Karch, Andrew and Helen $10.00 Adamusko, Stepehn and Anna Andras, Michael and Elizabeth Babines, John and Anna Badzik, John and Julia Bozik, John and Elizabeth Sr. Brletich, Rose Buchko, Margaret M. Cy's Men's Store Davala, Anna Davala, Mary Genari, Eugene and Katherine Gimera, Mary Herk, George and Elizabeth Hermann, John and Mary Hudak, John P. and Mary M. Huzela, Andrew and Anna Jakub, John Jarson, Matthew and Mary Jurica, Mrs. Mary and family Jurik, Mary Jurlina, Bartol and Anna Karabin, Ann R. Karabin, Helen E. Karch, John and Anna Kovacik, Stephen Sr. Laskodi, George and Mary Marconyak, John and Julia Sr. Morgan, Margaret J. Novotny, Stephen and Elizabeth 129 I I i =,(1H)~0~~0~0~0~( )~( )~0~0~( )~000~( )~0~0~( )~0~0~0~1)~0~( )~O )~()H)~O~O~H)~O )H)H)HI~(~ i I Ondrovic, Eva Pazej, Michael and Anna Petrus, Andrew and Mary Sr. Petrus, John and Susan Sr. Pinchalk, Charles and Veronica Roman, Joseph and Anna Roman, Stephen and Elizabeth Rozick, Joseph and Mary K. Salasovic, Mary and Helen Sethman, Robert and Amelia Shedlock, John and Anna Simonik, John and Bernice Skorvan, John and Mary Slezak, Francis and Marie Soska, Albert Spisak, Joseph Stacey, Charles M. Stach, Matthew and Anna Stofcik, Stephen Stunda, George and Susanna Swartz, Andrew and Margaret Terek, Joseph and Elizabeth Tkach, George and Mary Tomasiak, Julia and Irene Triscik, George and Anna Vataha, Michael and Mary Vavrek, Mary Zdilla, Joseph and Elizabeth Zelenak, Joseph P. and Marie Zelinsky, John F. Zelinsky, Joseph and Mary Zuraw, Alexander and Helen Zivena Podporujiici Spolok, Pittsburgh, Pa. $5.00 Adamusko, John and Mary Adamusko, John E. Badzik, Ann Bartakovich, Stephen and Agnes Belock, John and Elizabeth Boros, John Sr. Bozik, Joseph and Anna Bratina, Nick Cabak, Michael and Catherine Davison, Elizabeth Duda, Chester and Margaret Durka, Joseph and Anna Dzendzel, Eleanor Fincik, P. Terrance Fincik, M. Anthony Gallick, John and Mary Gamble, Mary Garde, Thomas H. Gaydos, Stephen and Agnes Goddard, Donald and Margaret Gombita, Andrew and Anna Sr. Grabel, Louis Hoostal, Barbara Hornak, Joseph and Lillian 9 I I I i Hostenske, Joseph and Mary Hudak, Stephen J. and Mary Jacobs, Mary Jaso, Susana Karabin, George Sr. Karabin, Joseph J. and Jeanne Karabin, Michael and Catherine Karabin, George and Dorothy Kayda, Joseph and Mary Sr. Kovacik, Mary Kozar, Anna Kozar, Francis and Irene Kozar, Joseph and Mary Kozar, Andrew and Margaret Krupa, Ann Krupa, Joseph Kubik, Susan Kuma, John and Irene Macik, Mary E. Majoris, Agnes Mayernik, Andrew and Anna Mayernik, Nicholas and Mary Mayernik, Paul Mesher, Mary H. Nobili, Mary Opett, Joseph and Mary Sr. Ostovich, Mary Pavelko, Anthony Pazej, John Perunko, John and Margaret Poklemba, Anna Polkabla, Margaret Observance of the 25th Wedding Anniversary of Julia Ponta, president of the St. Dominic Ladies Club, January 14, 1952. Left to right are: Anna Grcich, vice-president; Anna Fincik, secretary; Father George A. Jurica, assistant; Julia Ponta, president. 130 i Putnak, Joseph and Geraldine Rodjom, Michael and Irene Jr. Rodriguez, Louis and Eugenia Roman, Joan Rozick, Anthony Rudinec, Joseph and Anna Sabatini, Hugo and Mary Sabo, John and Monica Saxon, Anna Sawich, Joseph and Agnes Seklich, John and Eva Simonik, Paul and Mary Smerick, Stephen and Anna Jr. Span, John and Mary Stanko, Elizabeth Tengi, John and Mary Terek, Edward G. Thomas, Anna Thomas, Joseph Tomasiak, Matthew and Elizabeth Tomasiak, Anthony and Genevieve Toninecz, Mary Vasko, Anna M. Vrabel, John and Anna Vrancik, Emil and Margaret Walters, Pauline Wassil, Anna Yatsko, Michael and Anna Yavorsky, Michael and Anna Zelenko, Mary Zakoski, Andrew and Anna ST. DOMINIC LADIES CLUB Extends its Sincere Congratulations to the St. Dominic Church on its Golden Jubilee OFFICERS FOR 1952 Sitting left to right: Agnes Bartley, treasurer; Anna J. Fincik, recording secretary; Julia Ponta, president; Anna Grcich, vice president; Rosella Frohman, historian. SRDECNE BLAHOZELANIE NASEJ OSADE SV. DOMINIKA K POLSTOROONtMU JUBILEU - ZELA SPOLOK PANNY MARIE RUZENCOVEJ, CISLO 127. Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej 2enskej Jednoty so svojim Panenskym oddelenim 6islo 64. Spolok Sv. Cecilie TRADNICKY NA ROK 1952 Prvy rad-sediaci-zl'ava na pravo: Helen Stanko, z6pisni6ka; Maria Horani6, podpredsedkyhra; Maria Macik. predsedkyiia; Anna J. Fincik, i6tovni6ka. DruhV, rad-stajaci-zl'ava na pravo: Margaret Susky, dozorkyfia; Anna Yakubic, dozorkyfia; Alibeta Borog, pokladni6ka p. 0.: Maria Martin, starostkyfia p. 0.; Maria Buchko, pokladni6ka. SRDECNE BLAHOZELANIE NASEJ OSADE SV. DOMINIKA K 50-ROCNP-MU JESTVOVANIU - ZELA Spolok Sv. Antona Paduanskeho, iislo 670. Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty so svojim M1&ideneck m oddielom -islo 382., Spolok Sv. Jna Krstitera iRADNiCI NA ROK 1952 I-rvN" rad - scdiaci z F'ava na pravo: Jn P. Jas'o, Ui'vtovnik; Jan Skorvan, prcdseda; Edward Moravec, pokiadnik; Martin illovich, zapisnik. - I)ruh' rad - stojaci z F'ava na pravo: Jozef Shandor, dozorca; Albert Gress, cien financ'ne'ho vvboru; Ignac PrieEo; podpredseda; Edward Yuhas, starosta Al. 0.; a lin Mayernik, C'ln financneho v'boru. SLOVAK POLITICAL & BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION 922 Meldon Avenue, Donora, Pa. Independent beneficial society which renders charity and pays death benefits Chartered: October 18, 1916 Present Membership: Active 216. Social 235. CONGRA TULATIONS ON YOUR J5Oth ANNIVERSARY OFFICERS OF 1952 Seated - left to right: Ignatius Priecko, Vice-President; Frank Vacorek, Fin. Secretary; John P. Balas, President; Stephen Rudinec, Rec. Secretary. - Standing - left to right- fohn Matus, Inside Guard; Joseph Huhra, Financial Committee; John P. Buchta, Treasurer; Albert Koda), House Committee; Albert Penak, Financial Committee; John ]. Badzik, Fi-ancial Commillee,- Ermir H1r Hare Cmm/e,)' Hearry /ar/,krac,quk, House Commillee. SRDECNF- BLAHOZELANIE NASEJ OSADE SV. DOMINIKA K POLSTOROCIU JEJ JESTVOVANIA SLOVENSIY KATOLICKY SOKOL Sbor 163. a Sborc'ek 1.88. OJRADNiCK'Y' NA ROK 1952 Prv rad - sediaci - zl'ava na pravo: Al.beca Belock, pokladnika;.faria Huduk, sprokyia; Maria Rudinec, itlovni6ka. - Druh rad - stojaci -- zl*ava na pravo: Veronika Salot, slarostkyia M. 0.; Agnesa Sawich, zcipisni ka; Katarina Bodnar, dozorkyia; Helena Oros, dozorkyiia. 135 R. R. SCHWERHA FUNERAL HOME 546 Thompson Avenue, Donora, Pa. INVALID CAR SERVICE PHONE 7 Started in Business as Funeral Director on January 28, 1922. Elected to Board of Education of Donora, Pa., November, 1933, for 6 year term. Elected as Supreme Treasurer of Catholic Slovak Brotherhood in Braddock, 1934. Appointed as Dep. Coroner of Washington County in 1934. Held this position until December, 1951. Elected as Supreme President of Catholic Slovak Brotherhood in Clairton, Pa., June, 1937, holding that office as of today. Elected to 2nd 6 year term on School Board, November, 1939. Elected to 3rd 6 year term of School Board in November, 1945. Resigned from School Board in 1949 to run for Donora Borough Council. Elected to Borough Council in November, 1949, holding that office as of today. On Donora School Board for 16 years. - Served on every Committee. - President of Donora School Board 4 times in 16 years. 136 CONGRATULATIONS -TOSt. ebominic, CIurch ON ITS GOLDEN JUBILEE FROM Edward's Church FAYETTE CITY, PA. REV. CHARLES W. RIBICK, Pastor 137 St. N ALTAR BOYS 1952 M- MINISTRANTI Left to right. - 1st row: Richard Moravec, Eugene Stefko, David Kostolansky, Gerald Hermann, John Sitar, Emory Troth, Kevin Kerwin. - 2nd row: Edward Rozick, George Cervenka, William Kusmirak, Jerome Hudak, Matthew Matich, Lawrence Hickman, Michael Dzendzel, Paul Toninecz, Ronald Rozick. - 3rd row: Ronald Matich, James Vrancik, Stephen Perdok, Thomas Hudak, Stephen Piskor, Richard Span. - 4th row: Karl Troth, Edward Criger, Ronald Koscelek, John Kukonik, Albert Marconyak, James Karabin. - 5th row: Stephen Morgan, William Sento, Paul Perdok, Donald Novak, William Kovacik. - 6th row: John Boros, Stephen Krainik, Raymond Triscik, Ronald Hermann, Raymond Zdilla, Paul Rozick, Thomas Chatlak. - Not pictured: Bernard Vavrek and Ronald Mandzok. ,,:::: -: CONGRATULATIONS i I GOLDEN JUBILEE i from the o i Slovak Catholic Sokol I America's Greatest Slovak Gymnastic and Athletic Fraternity i Founded July 4, 1905, Passaic, N. J. i Assets Over $9,000,000 AN ORGANIZATION OF YOUTH - FOR YOUTH i i i FRANK BOBUSCH, Supreme President I JOSEPH G. PRUSA, Supreme Secretary National Headquarters: I i 1 205 Madison Street, Passaic, N. J. 38 138 ~0~0 )~,O~O~O~)O~H)~(1~0~,O~)(D0~0~)( )H)H)~O~~O (fat4olir Blouak HOME OFFICE: 871 Braddock Avenue, Braddock, Pa. Congratulations to the Pastor and Parishioners on the Golden Jubilee of their Parish Our Societies of this Parish are: ST. GEORGE BR. 26. - ST. ANNA BR. 29. Junior Branches: ST. MICHAEL BR. 5. - ST. ELIZABETH BR. 6. ASSETS OVER HALF MILLION DOLLARS SOLVENCY 122.82% SUPREME OFFICERS REV. THOMAS B. HARNYAK............ Spiritual Advisor and Editor RUDOLPH R. SCHIWERHA...................................... President A N N A CEPER K O.................................................... V ice President JO SEPH BR EN D Z A................................................... V ice President M A R Y G. P U H A L L A............................................................ Secretary JOSEPH J. SEM ES....................................................... Treasurer PA ULINA FIG URA........................................ Chairman of Auditors FRANCIS TAPTICH.................................................. Attorney 139 ~=~)0~ 0~0~,0~)()~)0~0~~0~)0~)0 )~O~OH)H) )~o~ CONGRATULATIONS - AND - BEST WISHES FROM United Steelworkers of America District No. 13 Donora Zinc Works Local Union No. 1757 400 Thompson Avenue Donora, Pa. 140 I i i i i I i i ,' St. Dominic Men's Club, i I i 1 ! EXTENDS ITS I SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS I i i i i i i iI i i I I i i i I I I I I i I I I i I 5r &.Z Cbot Clt Curcitj jI r I i ON ITS I i I j SGOLDEN JUBILEE I I i I i i I I 141 CONGRATULATIONS Frank J. Podroskey - John Podroskey Podroskey Appliances STORE 1043-R - PHONES - RES. 95-M 418 WEST MAIN STREET Monongahela, Pa. ELECTRIC APPLIANCES - TELEVISION - RADIO Westinghouse Appliances Inhcluding Refrigerators, Laundermat, Dryers, Range, Water Heater and Television 142 OH) )H)~H)H)~O~(I )H)~~f CONGRATULATIONS -AND BEST WISHES United Steelworkers of America District No. 13 Local Union No. 1758 400 THOMPSON AVENUE DONORA, PA. 143 ')O ( O ) ) IHII I 1 14I I 40S WO o 1 1 O o4) O,) o40 1 mmoO w4O'*QqI CONGRATULATIONS -TOSt. Dominic Church ON ITS GOLDEN JUBILEE Richard D. Lawson a- c-L 144 UI~IH) ) OH)~H~HNO ) ) -'N(I ) () ) OH~O () () () )~OH) () () ) () )~OH)~HNO~(( i i i i CONGRATULATIONS -AND - BEST WISHES i FROM I i i A ellon JAatcional ank and Vrut Compan i (Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Co.) S145 P II I i I I i I i I I I i i i I 145 )H(N )))1~~~ ~H O O)I( t i 9r i I I I i I i I ) CONGRATULATIONS i i I i I i -- AND- g I I i BEST WISHES ) I I i i i FROM j I ) i I I I Malway Chevrolet Co. i i I I I ) I t I I i I ! i i i I I I I ! I i i I - I! I I i 146 CONGRATULATIONS - TO ST. DOMINIC CHURCH ON ITS GOLDEN JUBILEE -FROMThe American -Croatian Citizen's Club 329 CASTNER AVENUE DONORA EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR 1952: JOHN TOMICH.................. President LUKA TOMICH........................ Vice President ANTHONY VUKICH....... Financial Secretary JOSEPH ROZICK......... Treasurer 147 ) -.)H)~H)H,~H~O~(I~H, FORMER PASTORS OF ST. DOMINIC PARISH Dl,chbo-ni spr'ivcovia osady sv. D)ominika od jc* zalo'lenia REV. ANDREW POHORENEC August 1902-August 1904 REV. ANTHONY FILKORN Septe.mber 1907-August 1912 REV. LOUIS LAUS August 1904-September 1904 REV. ERVIN E. GELLHOF August 1912-May 1923 REV. EDWARD KITZ Nov. 1904-Sept. 1907 REV. JOSEPH STRAKA May 1923-April 1930 EXTENDS ITS SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO THE PASTOR AND THE ENTIRE CONGREGA TION OF ST. DOMINIC'S R. C. CHURCH OF DONORA, PA. ON ITS GOLDEN JUBILEE AND ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING May the Dear Lord continue to bless you and your people in the future i I and bestow you with many more years of continued success i * i0 S SUPREME OFFICERS AND THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP OF THE FIRST CATHOLIC SLOVAK LADIES UNION A Fraternal Benefit Society I LARGEST, SOUNDEST SLOVAK CATHOLIC WOMEN'S I ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD 60 YEARS OF SERVICE TO ITS PEOPLE Founded 1892 i Insures the entire family from birth i i i i I i i HOME OFFICE i 3756 Lee Road, Cleveland 28, Ohio i 1 i i 148 g O i i i 0I i i SCOMPLIMENTS I i I i jC0Joo 3rend i i i I i i i i i A good friend of Saint Dominic Church i i i who has watched it grow from a very i i humble beginning to an enviable posi i i Stion in the community, extends congratulations for 50 years of devoted religious service, with best wishes for the larger field of endeavor in the years to come. 149 PRVA KATOLICKA SLOVENSKA JEDNOTA NAJVACSIA ORGANIZACIA AMERIKANOV SLOVENSKFHO POVODU ORGANIZACIA, V KTOREJ KAZDY SLOVAK NABOZENSTVA KATOLICKEHO MAL BY BYT CLENOM S CELOU SVOJOU RODINOU TATO JEDNOTA BLAHOZELA OSADE SV. DOMINIKA, V DONORA, PA. I K JEJ ZLATPMU JUBILEU Spolky tejto Jednoty, sz pri ka'dej Slovenskej Katolickej Osade i HLAVNY I RAD i Najdp. Opdt Theodore Kojig, O.S.B. Protektor N aidp. opdt S. F. C m uca, O.S.B........................................................ P rotektor V elp. Joseph L. K osi'k.................................................................... D uchovn M. J. Vargovich................................................. Predseda John K ritof6ik.............................................................................. P odpredseda g John Hurny............................................. Podpredseda pre Kanadu John Sabol........................................ T ajom nik Adam Podkrivack.................................................................... Pokladnik M. J. Zahorsky........................................ Predseda dozorcov Frank J. Seman6ik Edward Minarcak........ John Iskra.............. P aul B ishop................ John B. Hassay........ Frank P. Semanhik Dr. Rudolph Medlen Filip A. Hrobdk........ John J. Siroinak.......... Velp. Michael Shuba Stefan Krempasky........ Stephen Onuska.......... .............................................. Dozorca ................................................................. D o z o rc a ................................................................ D o zo rca Dozorca Riaditel' M. O. Riaditer Ath. ............................................................ I le k i r Redaktor ..................................................... P r v n y ra d c a V................................................... V p. d u ch o v n? ..................................... P redseda najvy. sidu ... Zipisnik najvyi. sidu HLAVNA ICRADOVEN: 3289 E. 55th STREET - CLEVELAND, OHIO 150 Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish Monessen, Pa. -SALUTES- i ST. DOMINIC'S PARISH, DONORA, PA. i BLAHOZELAME VAM, SUSEDIA A OSADNICI SV. DOMINIKA, Z PRiLEZITOSTI ZLATPHO JUBILEA! Daj Pin Boh, aby tito sldvnost', konand z prilezitosti dovrienia rokov blahodarndho iivota Osady sv. Dominika, poloiila pevny pre druhe polstoro'ie plodnej price za Boha a nadrod! polsta zdklad REV. JOZEF GAJDO~iK, farir REV. JAN SABOL, kaplin HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS VESELY BROTHERS "THE MOVERS" AGENTS - UNITED VAN LINES, INC. MOVING STORAGE 9 Phone 6-5636 - 6-9935 FAYETTE CITY, PENNA. 151 PHONE 954 J SINCHAK'S REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE 0 333 SCHOONMAKER AVENUE MONESSEN, PA. Zze Parent- Z;eaclieri CONGRATULATES ST. DOMINIC CHURCH - on its GOLDEN JUBILEE 152 YOURS FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS Wm. H. Siegal, Prop. SIEGAL'S LADIES, CHILDREN AND INFANTS READY TO WEAR "Everybody's Store" i I i i 557 McKEAN PHONE 47 DONORA i i CONGRATULATIONS FROM Holy Name of Jesus Society Branch 369 Donora, Pa. j FIRST CATHOLIC SLOVAK UNION i S Organized July 10, 1901 0 Present Membership 220 JOHN PETRUS, President JOHN KOSCAK, Inside Guard GEORGE FURICK, Fin. Sec. JOSEPH KOZAR, and FRANK VAVREK, Rec. Sec. FRANK KOZAR, Audit. Com. MIKE VATAHA, Treasurer EMERY TRISCIK and ANDREWV SABOL, Trustee JOHN PETRUS, Sick Com. i i I HOLY NAME SOCIETY BR. 76, JUNIORS ORDER F. C. S. U. Membership 61 - Frank Vavrek, Secretary i i 153 COMPLIMENTS OF DRESCHLER CABINET COMPANY ELRAMA, PENNA. CUSTOM MADE KITCHEN UNITS IN NATURAL OAK, KORINA AND BIRCH COMPLI MENTS OF MAGURA CLOTHING CO. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA'S CLOTHING FACTORY Phone 2000 272 SCHOONMAKER MONESSEN, PA. 154 CC, o, O~~H)~O ) ) )HNO~O ) ) 0~0~0~0 O )~0~0 ~H ) (N(~~H) SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS - TO ST. DOMINIC CHURCH on their GOLDEN JUBILEE Rev. Ervin E. Gellhof, Post 376 CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS INC. DONORA, PA. CONGRATULATIONS FROM QUINET MONUMENT CO. BARRE GRANITE MEMORIALS BENTLEYVILLE, PA. MANUFACTURING PLANT - MEMORIAL DISPLAY Phone: 188-R- 11 FRED L. CRISTINA, Representative Phone: 33-R 155 )~()~tNO~(NOH) )~O~H~H)~OH)H I )H)H)~OH)~(( CONGRATULATIONS FROM i i DONORA PHARMACISTS: 1. HERK'S CORNER DRUG STORE - 5th and McKean 2. GREENBERG DRUGS - - - - - - - 510 McKean i 3. UNION PHARMACY - - - - - - - 587 McKean 4. CENTRAL PHARMACY - - - Corner 6th and McKean 5. PINKY'S DONORA PHARMACY - - - 675 McKean 6. DUVALL'S AX DRUG STORE - - - - 719 McKean i i i I I i i i i I i CONGRATULATIONS TO i i i i i S St. bominic Paris l ON THE OCCASION OF THE GOLDEN JUBILEE i i ST. DOMINIC SENIOR SODALITY 1i i i i i 156 i I I CONGRATULATIONS ST. DOMINIC PARISH i g ON YOUR 50th ANNIVERSARY I All of is at Tlilliams - thanlk you for your wonderful patronage g WILLIAMS Known for Quality i LADIES AND CHILDREN'S APPAREL i Phone 1254 CORNER 6th & McKEAN DONORA, PENNA. i I i I i I i g I I CONGRATULATIONS - i I FURS AND RUGS i i I DIAMOND CLEANING CO. i STORAGE, REPAIR AND REMODELING i STORAGE CHARGES 2% VALUE I Cleaning and Glazing by Drum Method i Repairing and Remodeling to be Estimated Telephone 700 i FOURTH AND MELDON DONORA, PA. 157 Assistants Who Served in St. Dominic Parish KAPLANI, KTORI SLUZILI V OSADE SV. DOMINIKA Rev. Charles ffW. Ribick July 1, 1943 to June 19, 1947 Rev. Edward L. Malindzak June 19, 1947 to Nov. 10, 1947 Rev. Andrew B. Horvath Nov. 28, 1947 to Aug. 24, 1950 HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 50th ANNIVERSARY DONORA LUMBER COMPANY LUMBER AND BUILDERS SUPPLIES (Everything to build anything) Donora 870 - 871 WE SINCERELY WISH YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS JOSEPH LETI'RICH & SONS GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS CHARLEROI, PENNSYLVANIA 158 ! BEST WISHES p i I SFAT,TER FURNITURE COMPANY Ii I I i i g i i I p I ii p I gI I I p p p i HEADQUARTERS FOR FINE FURNITURE -and- p HOT POINT APPLIANCES Phone 458 DONORA, PENNSYLVANIA !I !p !I CONGRATULATIONS i Si p i i HBOSTON SHOE STORE i i (John B. Badzik, Mgr.) p i p I p I i p ii i i SHOE OF QUALITY i 1 i i i i i I ji 159 4 4 Phone 609 Established 1919 AL ZEFFIRO TRANSFER & STORAGE, INC. i I AGENTS: ALLIED VAN LINES, Inc. NATION WIDE MOVERS Hauling Contractor - Pool Car Distributor i i EIGHTH STREET AND MELDON AVENUE i DONORA, PA. i "ACROSS THE STREET OR ACROSS THE CONTINENT" i i i i i I I CONGRATULATIONS BINDI BROTHERS DONORA - MONONGAHELA I PONTIACS S CADILLACS i All Type of Repair I Fender and Body Repairs - Wheel Alignment I I i I PHONES i DONORA 30 MONONGAHELA 3 i 160 i i COMPLIMENTS OF DONORA HARDWARE i I i & ELECTRIC I i GENERAL ELECTRIC HEADQUARTERS i i i i i Duztch Boy anzd WVatson Paints, SO-E-ZY Enamels i i i DONORA, PENNSYLVANIA THE STORE WHERE QUALITY COUNTS i I i I i I CONGRATULATIONS, ST. DOMINIC CHURCH I ON YOUR 50th ANNIVERSARY I I LINN R. WICKERHAM PLUMBING AND HEATING SUPPLIES 609 MELDON AVENUE DONORA, PENNA. 161 CONGRATULATIONS BUCK'S GARAGE AND BUCK'S APPLIANCES Webster, Pennsylvania CONGRATULATIONS FROM TRIUMPHANT FARMS DAIRY KUMA BROTHERS MEMBERS OF WESTLAND DAIRY Golden Guernsey Raw Milk, also Distributors of Pasteurized and Homogenized WVestland Dairy Products For Delivery Phone Donora 4891-J-1 ASK FOR IT AT YOUR GROCER 162 ~,o )H)IH)H) ) ) )H)~N(~(I ) )~O~N(1 O O O Oi0~0 () ) 1 )~(~M)~,~H) ) (I~(,~cW MEMBERS OF ST. DOMINIC CHURCH WVe Congratulate You in Celebrating Your Golden Jubilee 4/romn & son The Square Deal Jewelers 669 McKEAN AVENUE DONORA, PA. CONGRATULATIONS W. C. JONES PITTSBURGH VEIN COAL - PRODUCES MORE HEAT LESS ASH Phone 292 i ~~423 FIRST STREET DONORA, PENNSYLVANIA 163 O () ()~(1~0~0 (1 (1 ) OH)Q~~)~H)O()H)H)~() -~)~)(1~)0~0~)0~~) )-.NO~~)~OH) )~0~0~0~1~ O 5 CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES ON YOUR GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY from the Bottlers of I MISSION BEVERAGES g California Sunshine Flavor DONORA BEVERAGE CO. i 1st & MELDON AVENUE, DONORA, PA. Phone 530-J, drink SINCEI ...a treasure of pleasure! RE COMPLIMENTS OF KURTZ MONUMENT CO. i WASHINGTON - MONONGAHELA - CANONSBURG AND SURROUNDING VICINITIES g i I r f[k 4 Look for this sealon OF your Rock of Ages monument or marker. It identifies oil Rock of Ages monuments. AUTHORIZED DEALER 164 I Special Message The Jubilee Committee wishes to express its thanks to all our friends and advertisers for their good wishes and kind cooperation in making this Golden Jubilee a success. THE JUBILEE COMMITTEE Vybor oslavy tymto srdevne d'akuie na'im priatel'om a pracovnikom, ktori n6m umoinili vydat' tento Pamitnik a tak zasvatit' toto zlate jubileum. JUBILEJNY VY'BOR - ~i~~~3 - 4 L~. Pritd by Slovak Catholic Sokol PrinteryKRON KA Osady sv. Dominika a ldalosti, ktore vpyvaly na jej ivot 1901 13. JANUARA - Prvou katolickou organizdciou, zaloienou v Donore, bol slovensky fraternalistick a dobroinny spolok Najsvdtej&eho mena Je2ii. Pod ty'mto menom za6al iu inkovat' ako spolok Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty dhia 19. februara 1901 a dostal dislo 369. Jeho zakladatelia a prvi fradnici boll: Jan Kacin, zdstupca; Vasil Klimek, predseda; Juraj Bodnar, podpredseda; Andrej Dzvonik, zapisovatel'; Jdn Kva6ko, pokladnik; Andrej Skekandy, dozorca; Matej Huhra, v'bor chor ch; spolu s Janom Huhrom, Jdnom Mikla, Jdnom Plan6ak, Janom Sabol, Petrom Mi6ovda, Jozefom Labrik, Michalom Ladic, Janom Wamos, Stefanom Wamos, J.nom Tebjan, Maximom Sambori, Filipom Sambori, Michalom Konda~, Jinom Dro6ak a Andrejom Holtan. 20. OKTOBRA - Zakladd sa Spolok ssv. Cyrila a Metoda, Odbor 388. Narodn6ho Slovensk6ho Spolku, s 15 blenmi. Uradnikmi sa stali: Andrej Smetanka, predseda; Andrej Kriva6ek, podpredseda; Michal Zubka, zapisnik; Andrej Dzuribko, fi6tovnik; Juraj Tylko, pokladnik; Jozef Svr6ek, Jozef Snasnidan a Michal Janik, dozorci. 1902 MAREC - Pry, ako do~lo k organizovaniu slovenskej katolickej osady v Donore, konaly sa viacer6 sch6dzky, na ktorich sa tato otazka pretriasala. Jedna z nich sa konala niekedy v marci 1902, pravdepodobne v dome Alberta Erdelyiho na Castner Avenue a Liberty Street, na ktorej, podl'a ist'ch pramehiov, bolo spolu dvandst' mu2ov. Tito sa rozhodli pozvat' dp. Vaclava Panu~ku, duchovn6ho z osady Najsvitej~ej Trojice v McKeesport, Pa., aby vykonaval sv. spoved', slf.iil sv. om~u, a aby sa s nimi schLdzal za fmyslom sorganizovat' osadu. 6. APRILA - Po sv. om~i, ktorfi odslfiil Father Vaclav Panu~ka, konala sa prvd organiza6nd sch6dzka v hale First National Bank na Sixth Street a McKean Avenue. Pritomn' bol aj Rev. Panu~ka. Nasledujfici boli zvoleni do firadu: Jan Varga, predseda; Juraj Schwerha, zapisnik; Albert Erdelyi, pokladnik; Jan Kacin, Jan Merecicky, Andrej Smetanka a Michal Kuchar, kolektori. Na tejto sch6dzke sa tie2 zfi6astnili nasledujdci: Andrej Urban, Andrej Dzuri6ko, Andrej Olenik, Andrej Sta~ko, Matej Slebodnik, Stefan Zelenak, Jdn Luteran, Juraj Luteran, Andrej Huhra a Jan Butvin. Na tejto sch6dzke sa zalo2il Fond budovy, na ktor' mala kad. rodina prispiet' $25.00 a jednotlivec $13.00. Mesadn6 prispevky boly ur6en6 na 50 centov za 6lena. Nasledujfce vety si prebran6 z "The Donora American - Supplement Illustrated" cislo z jfina 1903: U2 6. aprila roku 1902 niekol'ki vedfici Slovaci za6inali organizovat' vlastnfl osadu. Ui aj poiiadali biskupa dioczie, aby dostali povolenie pokra6ovat' v tejto zapo.atej praci. Biskup dal svoj sfihlas, takie slovensk6 obyvatel'stvo tejto obce za6alo sbierat' na Fond stavby nov6ho kostola. U2 predt m rimsko-katolici Slovani z Charleroi a Monessen poziadali biskupa, aby im dovolil vystavat' kostoly v ich obciach a aby do nich ur6il s!ovansk ch khazov. Tento pohyb narazil na niektorych miestach na opoziciu, lebo sa zd6razhovalo, ie niet osobitnej potreby pre ras.ov6 triedenie pri zakladani katolickych osdd. "Tfto zdle2itost' vel'mi rozvd8ne premyslel pdn biskup a 2. jilla 1902 poveril dp. Pohoreneca, schopn6ho slovensk6ho kfiaza, aby vy~etril pomery a potreby jeho bratov - krajanov v Donore, Charleroi, Monessen a sfisedn ch meste6kich. "Ked' pri~iel do tejto okolice, videl, 2e tam 2ije stovky a stovky Slovanov, o ktor ch je malo postaran6 po duchovnej stranke. Ked' sa najd6stojnejgi pan biskup dozvedel o pravom stave veci, jednal r chlo a poveril ho, aby sa staral o veriacich v hore menovanej oblasti." 12. APRILA - Prv6 tri sbierky (kolekty), ktord vykonali osadni kolektori, a ktor6 boly odovzdan6 do osadnej pokladnice, vyniesly $24.80 v prv defi, $21.30 v druh dei a $1.50 v treti defti. 16. APRiLA - 8tefan Zelenak po2iial osade $150.00. 18. APRILA - Andrej Smetanka poiidal osade $75.00. Suma $225.00 bola odovzdana ako zdvdavok na dva loty na 406 - 408 Castner Avenue. Av~ak mnohi osadnici mali ndmietky proti t mto pozemkom, lebo boly prilig vzdialend od stredu mesta. 27. APRILA - Devit' dlenov osady sa zCastnilo na sch6dzke. Boli to: Albert Erdelyi, Juraj Schwerha, Andrej Smetanka, Jan Varga, JAn Kacin, Jjn Merecicky, Andrej Stako, Stefan Zelenak a Michal Kuchar. Tu sa referovalo, ie ist6 pozemky na Hill Street, ktor6 sa osada sna2ila odkfipit' pre kostol, neboly na predaj za nijak ch okolnosti. Preto bolo rozhodnut6 vyplatit' pozemky na Castner Avenue a za6at' s pripravami na stavbu kostola na t'chto pozemkoch. Boly uroben6 mnoh6 ndvrhy. Medzi nimi aj tento: aby bol vystavenjV kostol podobn slovensk6mu kostolu sv. Michala v Homestead, Pa., d'alej aby kostolna budova mala rozmer 40x6, st6p a aby pod kostolom bola osadnd hala. Bolo r-ozhodnut6, 2e kostol m6ie stat' od $3,003.00 do $4,000.00. Osadni d6vernici sfi povereni najat' architekta, ktor ma urobit' pliny na kostolnfi budovu a predostriet' ich na nasledujfcej sch6dzi. V pokladnici sa nachddzalo $431.30. 30. APRILA - Dodatodny poplatok $125.00. na majetky na Caitner Avenue bol vyplaten. Prijmy za april boly $374.95. Dodatkom k tomu dvadsat'jeden osadnikov naskladalo sumu $202.00 na fond budovy. Tohto mesiaca mal tie2 osobitn' osadny vJbor porady s ndp. biskupom Richardom Phelanom, ktor iiadal slovensk6ho khiaza pre Slovakov v Donore, Pa. Vo v bore boli: Albert Erdelyi, Jin Varga a Jdn Merecicky. 8. MAJA -- Diecezdlny kanceldr informoval osadnikov, ie biskup povolil SlovLkom v Donore sbierat' peniaze na "slovansky katolicky kostol", uist'ujic ich sfiasne, ie ked' budfi mat' nasbieran6 dost' pefiazi, dovoli zapo,lat' so stavbou kostola. 11. MAJA - Kone6nd spldtka, 25.00 bola odovzdand za pozemky na Castner Avenue. CelkovL cena pozemku bola $375.00. 25. MAJA - Bol urdenV vybor, ktor' by sa postaral o khiaza na odslfienie sv. ome na budficu nedel'u a khiaza pre novfi osadu. Bolo oznamen6, 2e plany na stavbu kostola sa chylia ku koncu. 30. MAJA - Architektove plIny nov6ho kostola boly skonCen6. 1. JUNA - Rev. Panu~ka odslfi il sv. om~u ui po druhy raz v budove Walter S. Spragg. Po sv. om~i sa konala osadnd sch6dzka. Father Panu ka informoval osadnikov, ie anglicky hovoriaci obyvatelia Donory dostali ui divnejAie prisl'ub, 2e dostanfli prv6ho trvale usaden6ho kiaza v Donore. AvAak ndp. biskup dal povolenie Slovakom v Donore stavat' svoj kostol a preto v krdtkom Case, dostanfi svojho kiaza. 10. JUNA - V bor, slo2en z Albert Erdelyi-ho a Juraja Schwerhu, mal porady s najd6atp. biskupom. Dlh $150.00, ktory osada dlhovala 8tefanovi Zelenakovi, bol vyplaten'. 11. JUNA - D6stp. Panu ka, Albert Erdelyi a Juraj Schwerha mali porady s ndp. biskupom. Informovali ho, e v Donore je dostatoC6n podet slovenskich katolikov, aby mohli mat' svojho khaza. 15. JiNA - D6stp. Panu9ka znova odriekal pre Slovdkov v Donore sv. om9u. Kolekta vyniesla $5.35. 28. JUNA - Dlh $75.00 bol vyplaten' Andrejovi Smetankovi. Konal sa prv spoloensk podnik v osade, s ciel'om ziskat' peniaze pre nov& kostol. Zisk bol $259.50. 4. JtLA - Father Adalbert Kazinczy z osady sv. Michala v Braddock, Pa., sa zfi6astnil na spolo6enskom podniku, z ktor6ho zisk igiel na kostol. 7. JULA - Diecezalny kanceldr infodmoval osadnikov, 2e biskup odmietol udelit' im povolenie na stavbu kostola, a k m nebude dostato6Cnj poCet Slovdkov v Donore, ktori by sa postarali o dostato.nfi finan6nfi podporu osady. Podl'a biskupov,ch informdcii v Donore malo byt' len asi 20 slovensk ch rodin. Biskup v ak prisl'fibil, 2e urobi v krdtkom 6ase popis vgetkych Slovikov v Donore. 12. JULA - Father Pohorenec za6al sfpis vetk:'ch Slovakov v Charleroi, Monessen, Donore a sfisednej okolici. Na toto dostal poverenie od biskupa. Na tento 6as sa usadil v Charleroi. 20. JfULA - John Varga sa zriekol firadu predsedu kongregdcie. Boli zvoleni tito novi firadnici: predseda, Andrej Olenik; zdpisnik, 8tefan Zelenak; pokladnik, Juraj Schwerha, Juraj a Michal Kuchar boll vyslani, aby sa poradili s dp. Kazinczy v Braddocku, ako by sa malo postupovat', aby osada dostala stdleho kilaza. 7. AUGUSTA - D6st. p. Pohorenec prigiel do Donory, aby prevzal starost' o osadu. Bol po-- veren biskupom po pre9tudovani vysledku sfipisu Slovakov tohto okresu, ktory' urobil on sam. Do6asne sa usadil v dome Andreja Olenika na 856 Thompson Avenue. 10. AUGUSTA - Nov' duchovny sprdvca odriekal prvfi sv. om~u v osade. Po sv. om~i bola osadnd sch6dzka. Prv m bodom rokovania bolo pomenovanie novej osady. Bol podany nLvrh, aby osada dostala pomenovanie "Najsvitejgieho Mena Je2ii", o meno fraternalistick6ho spolku pri osade. Ini ndvrh bol, aby osada bola pomenovana po sv. Andrejovi apog I, AA~'z/~ A ~ ki,' -44 4 j'0 /f- 44 W., *v~. -- 4--'l w w4s, II r't& I,'., #ol1 -' I z~ LZ 7' CL 441~/ i'': /~A A. a'a a f 4 4'04 j MINUTES OF THE FIRST PARISH MEETING - APRIL 6, 1902 Zdpisnica z prvej osadnej sch6dzky 7 L 29. AUGUSTA - Vo tvrtok, 28. augusta 1900 p6vodn6 pozemky boly predan6 v Donore. Sfipis, ktor sa konal o dva roky neskor~ie, uvadzal obyv.atel'stvo Donory v takomto pomere (uverejnen6 v Donora American, dfia 29. augusta 1902): JAN V\AR(GA Prvy predseda Osadn6ho vyboru tolovi na po6est' nov6ho duchovn6ho osady, ktor6ho krstn6 meno je Andrej. Dvaja osadnici hlasujfi za to, aby osada niesla meno Najsvitej~ieho Mena Jei~ a ostatni hlasovali za sv. Andreja ako patr6na. Pre vznikl6 nedorozumenie sa rozhodli znova za p6vodn6 pomenovanie a za nasledujfice 3 mesiace nova osada bola spravovand pod menom Najsviitej~ieho Mena Jei. Dp. Pohorenec vyslovil nespokojnost' so stavbou kostola na Castner Avenue. Bolo ozndmen6, ie pozemky na Sixth Street a Thompson Avenue sfi na predaj. Bol zvolen v bor, ktor' sa mal postarat' o ziskanie $1,500, ktor6 boly potrebn6 na prvfi spldtku za tieto pozemky. 17. AUGUSTA - Bol zvolen v bor, ktor sa mal postarat' o p62idku $1,500 pre prvfl splatku na nov6 osadn6 pozemky a to do 20 dni. Zvy~ujficich $1,600 sa malo zaplatit' behom d'al~ieho roka. Na tomto pozemku sfi umiestene dreven6 stavby. Jedna hala pre shromaidenie sa pou2iva na zdbavn6 ciele a na druhej strane na Sixth Street je obuvnicka dielfia. Pozemok je dlhy' 40 st6p na Thompson Avenue a hlboky 124.79 st6p a 133.46 st6p na oboch strandch. Majetok je zakfipeny od Lawrence Szabol za $3,100 a bol prepisany na mend "Andrej Smetanka, Bert Erdelyi a George Schwerha, d6vernici Slovenskej rimsko-katolickej osady pod ochranou Najsviitej~ieho mena Je2ii". 22. AUGUSTA - V novej osade sa konal prvy krst. Pokrstend bola dc6ra Alexandra a Mildredy Bartakovi6, chorvdtskeho manelsk6ho paru, ktord sa narodila 16. augusta. Dostala meno Catherine. Krstnymi rodidmi boli Ferdinand Bartakovi6 a Franka Bartakovi6. Cifianov..... 8v6dov...... Finov....... Francfizov.. Zidov....... Rusov....... Angli6anov Rakfi~anov Poliakov.... Nemcov. Irdanov. Mad'arov... Talianov.... Slovdkov.... Amerikdnov. Spolu...... Z toho bolo: Bielej rasy..... Farebnej rasy... Dal~ie rozdelenie: M u'ov.......... Zien............ Stravnici........ Volidia.......... 30 32 56 76 93 114 139 154 166 189 133 1095 .. 2576 5082 ............. 4885 ............. 197 5082 ............. 3282 ............. 1800 ............. 1432 ............. 763 31. AUGUSTA - Na sch6dzke bola u6inend poiiadavka, aby sa pre osadu zakf1pil aj sfisediaci pozemok a aby bol po,iadan dr2itel' budovy za osadnym majetkom, aby sa odst'ahoval. Boly uroben6 pldny pre potrebn6 zmeny a dodatky k hale, aby tdto bola vhodnd pre bohosluiby. Bolo tie2 rozhodnut6 usporiadat' spoloOensky podnik na 13. septembra, aby sa zadovaily peniaze na tento ciel'. Kostolna kolekta vyniesla tohto dfia $2.30. 14. SEPTEMBRA - Osada plati $85.00 Union Improvement kompanii za majetok na Thompson Avenue, sitsediaci s p6vodnym majetkom na rohu Sixth Street a Thompson Avenue. 18. SEPTEMBRA - Zakflpenie nov6ho pozemku je dohodnut6 za cenu $950.00. Tento majetok je zapisan' na meno "Rt. Rev. Bishop Phelan, poru6nik". 20. SEPTEMBRA - Jdn Skiba, gr6kokatolik a Maria Gelapko, rimska katoli6ka, boli prv m pdrom, sobdaen m v novej farnosti. Andrej Dzvonik a Juraj Schwerha boli svedkami. 28. SEPTEMBRA - Spolok Blahoslavenej Panny Marie Ruiencovej, dislo 127. Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej 2enskej Jednoty sa sorganizoval s desiatimi dlenkami. Iradni6kami sa staly: Maria Erdelyi, predsedkyia; Johanna Vraniak, podpredsedkyhia; Maria Elko, 3tovni6ka a Anna Trojner, pokladnidka. V tomto mesiaci bola prestavend drevend stavba s prie6elim na Thompson Avenue, ktora sa pou2iva na zdbavn6 podniky. Bolo odstrd nen6 javisko, dand novd povala, zdkristie pre kiiaza a mini~trantov, uroben bol nov v - ,chod na Sixth Street, bola vystavena ve2a a zakfipen' a ingtalovan bol oltdr. Toto stalo $4,000.00. A tak sa z tejto drevenej budovy stal prv katolicky kostol v Donore a sf~iasne aj prv slovensk katolicky kostol v hornej Monongahela doline. 5. OKTOBRA - Robia sa pripravy na posviac ku nov6ho oltdra, ktor bol pred krdtkym Ea som zakfipen. Zvolen bol v bor, v ktorom boli dvaja mar~ali, aby sa postaral o slavnost', ktord sa mala konat' pri posviacke. Boli tie2 zvoleni d'al]i 6lenovia do osadn6ho v'boru. 7. OKTOBRA - 18-ro6n# Jan Leskanid bol prvm, ktor bol pochovan v novej osade. Jeho pozostatky le2ia v Memorial Cemetery v Monongahele. 19. OKTOBRA - Nov oltar bol posvaten. Posviacku vykonal Father Pohorenec. Spolky Jednoty z Donory, Monessen, Monongahely, Braddock a Duquesne boly pritomn6. Taktie2 spolky Sojedinenija z Donory a Monessen a spolky Ndrodn6ho Slovensk6ho Spolku z Do nory, Monongahela a Monessen. Spolky z in ch miest boly privitan6 na stanici spolkami z Do nory a odtial' odchidzaly spolodne vo vel'kom pochode, za sprievodu hudby, do katolickeho kostola. 23. NOVEMBRA - Father Pohorenec oznamuje osadnikom, 2e biskupov m nariadenim osada sa dostdva pod patronaciou sv. Dominika, ktor6ho meno t mto rozhodnutim osada do stala, namiesto dovtedaj~ieho pomenovania Najsvitej~ieho mena Jeii. 31. DECEMBRA - Celkovy prijem osady od jej sorganizovania dha 6. aprila 1902 a2 do 31. decembra 1902, bol $3,179.99. Vidavky za tento 6as boly $2,995.82, takie v pokladnici ostavalo $184.17. 1903 2. FEBRUARA - Tohto dfia boli zvoleni novi osadni fradnici: Father Pohorenec, predseda; 'tefan Zelenak, zapisovatel' a Albert Erdelyi, fbtovnik. 24. FEBRUARA - Rev. John F. Regis Canevin, ktor' bol vymenovan za tituldrneho biskupa zo Sabraty a za koadjutora s ndstupn m prdvom po biskupovi Phelanovi, bol vysviten v katedrdle sv. Pavla v Pittsburghu. 4. APRILA - Tohto dfia bol uroben kone6n poplatok za pozemok na Castner Avenue, ktor6ho celkova cena bola $500.00. Tento majetok bol zapisany na osadn2ch d6vernikov. 5. APRILA - Sfisednd osada sv. Karla mala csobitn6 poboinosti v kostole sv. Dominika, s dvoma sv. omgami, nedelnou gkolou, ru2encom a s Po2ehnanim. 10. MAJA - Vgetky osadn6 majetky sfl prepisane na biskupa, ako na ru,6itel'a. Listinu, ktorou bolo ndp. biskupovi sveren6 poru6nictvo, podpisali: "Berty Erdelyi, Andre] Smetanka, George Schwerha, Andrew Huhra, Joseph Vranjak, George Palfi, John Badzik, Johan Kovalcik, Josef Kajda a Jozef Mesar". 21. JiJNA -- Na schbdzi osady bol dan' oficialny sfihlas pomenovaniu osady menom sv. Dominika a s prepisanim vgetk ch majetkov na ndp. biskupa Richarda Phelana z Pittsburghskej diec6zy, ako ruditel'a. Bolo tie2 uroben6 rozhodnutie, ie kostolna budova ma byt' vysvatena 4. augusta, v defi sv. Dominika. Hovorilo sa ui aj o novej budove pre kostol, ale tato otdzka bola odlo2end pre nedostatok pefiazi. 20. JjLA - Pdpe2 Leo XIII. zomrel v dvadsiatom giestom roku svojho pontifikatu. Bol to 258. pdpe2. 4. AUGUSTA - Sv. Otec Pius X. bol zvolen za 259. pdpe2a. Jeho korunovdcia sa konala 9. augusta. 30. AUGUSTA - Bol zvolen v bor, ktor by mal urobit' pripravy pre pbii6ku na zakfipenie cintorina a tie2 ins v'bor, ktor dostal plnfi moc podpisat' p62idku pre osadn6 ciele v sume $1,600.00. 10. SEPTEMBRA - b)algi pozemok, Lot No. 11 bol zakPfpenV od Van Pelt & Son pre faru. Zadiato6nj' poplatok $110.00 bol vyplaten toho ist6ho dhia. 15. SEPTEMBRA - Na sch6dzke, na ktorej sa zfiastnilo 18 osadnikov, sa rozhodlo zakfipit' 15 a pol akrov zeme v Carrol Township, ktora ma byt' pou2iti na osadn cintorin. Tento pozemok sa md zakfipit' od Adama Wickerhama za $350.00 za jeden aker. V3bor, pozostavajfici z osadnikov Albert Erdelyi, Juraj Schwerha, Jan Vraniak a Andrej Smetanka, bol poveren ziskat' p6ii6ku $4,500.00 od Union Trust Company of Donora, Pa., a tie2 podpisat' dliobnfi listinu. Dlioba sa ma spldcat' v rodnfch spljtkach po $500.00. Tento v bor mal tie najat' in2iniera, ktor' mal pozemok prehliadnut' a rozparcelovat' na loty. 4. OKTOBRA - Novozakfipen cintorin md byt' vysviten v nedel'u, 1. novembra, popo'udni, teda na Vetk ch svatich. 18. OKTOBRA - Sfisednd pol'sk6 osada si najala kostol sv. Dominika na pravideln6 nedel'n6 sluiby Bo2ie. 1. NOVEMBRA - Pri vysviacke cintorina boll pritomni tito duchovni: dp. Vdclav Panu~ka z McKeesportu, dp. Michal Pekar z Charleroi, dp. Pikulsky z Donory a dp. Pohorenec, duchovni spravca. Zfi astnilo sa tie2 devit' spolkov z Donora a okolia. Spolok Najsvdtej~ieho mena, 6islo 311 Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty z Monessen mal tu aj svoju hudbu. Spolky pochodovaly na cintorin. 12. NOVEMBRA - bal~ia splatka $165.00 bola splatend na majetok, zakfipen' od Van Pelt & Son. 1904 3. JANUARA - Rozhodlo sa zavolat' civiln6ho in2iniera, aby rozdelil cintorin na loty. JANUAR - Bola urobend splatka $1,0OC0.00 na p6vodn, kostoln' majetok, zakfipeny od Lawrenca Szarol v roku 1902. APRIL - Dal~ia spldtka $500.00 bola vyplatena Lawrencovi Szarol za kostolny majetok. 17. APRiLA - Bola svoland osadnd sch6dzka, aby sa rozhodlo, di sa md vystavat' nov' osadn kostol. Ked'ie uiast' bola mald, bola tato otazka odloiend na neskorgi das. Na tejto sch6dzke v9ak bol znova zvolen' v bor,ktor sa mal postarat' o d'al~iu p6iiku na cintorin. Tie2 sa rozhodlo, 2e v najkratgom moinom dase sa ma zapodat' so stavbou farskej budovy. 29. MAJA - Dp. Pohorenec mal slovenskfi kdzefi pri kladeni rohov6ho kameia pre kostol Najsvdtej~ieho Mena Je2i~ v Monessen. Miestne slovensk6 spolky sa zfi6astnily na tejto slivnosti vo vel'kom podte. 4. JULA - Dp. Pohorenec povezlal slovenskfi kdzef pri posviacke rohov6ho kamefia pre kostol Svit6ho Mena Marie a tie2 asistoval ako diakon pri slavnostnej sv. om~i. 31. JULA - Father Pohorenec znova urguje, aby v bor zariadil p6i6ku $1,600.00, 6o bolo ui ddvnej~ie schvilen6. Znova bol dan sflhlas na pripravy so stavbou farskej budovy. AUGUST - Dp. Pohorenec opf t'a osadu a odchadza do osady Najsvatej~ej Trojice vo Ford City. Za nim na opusten6 miesto prichidza dp. Januschak, ktor v9ak ostava len na jednu nedel'nfi poboinost'. Po flom pri iel dp. Dr. Ludvik Lau~ z Ford City. SEPTEMBER - Dp. L. Lau~ odchddza z osady a tdto ostava bez kiaza. 20. OKTOBRA - Rev. Matej Jankola, duchovn spravca osady sv. Jozefa v Hazleton, Pa., napisal, 2e on a Rev. Martinbek z osady Najsvitej~ieho mena Je2ii v Monessen, Pa., nav~tivili kanceldra pittsburghskej dioczy, ktor6ho ziadali, aby do dioc6zy bol pripbran Rev. Horvath a aby tento bol posl.an do Donory. Rev. Horvath svojho dasu odigiel z Pittsburghskej dioczy, kde pracoval v Johnstown, Pa. 3. NOVEMBRA - Dp. Edward Kitz, ktor' len pred kratkym 6asom prigiel z Europy, sa stal duchovnym spravcom osady sv. Dominika. Od prichodu z Europy zdrioval sa u dp. E. E. Gellhofa v Connellsville, Pa. 27. NOVEMBRA - Dp. Kitz dostal oficialne privitanie na osadnej sch6dzi. V osadnej pokladnice bolo len $1.42. Nov duchovny spravca prevzal hotovost' v pokladnici a tie2 v~etky fi6tovnicke knihy, i dl2obne spisy na kostol a cintorin. Bol zvoleny nov' osadn v bor, novy organista a nov sprAvca cintorina. Novg duchovn spravca dostal splnomocnenie postarat' sa o novy organ. 11. DECEMBRA - Bola urobena poslednA spldtka $500.00 za kostoln majetok Lawrencovi Szarolovi. 18. DECEMBRA - Nov' organ zakfpen' od firmy Lechner a Schoenberger z Pittsburghu, bol tohto diia posviten. Obrady vykonal dp. Kitz, pridom mu asistoval dp. Pikulski z osady Sv. Mena Marie v Donore a dp. Martindek z osady Najsvitej~ieho Mena Je2i~ v Monessen. Father Steppling z miestnej osady sv. Karla hral na organe a kAzefi povedal dp. Martindek. 20. DECEMBRA - Ndp. Richard Phelen, gtvrt biskup Pittsburghskej dioc6zie zomrel v fitulni sv. Pavla pre siroty, v Idlewoode. Bol ui viac rokov vo visluibe. Smrt' ho zastihla vo veku 77 rokov, 20. roku biskupstva a v 51. roku kfiazsk6ho stavu. Pochovan bol z kostola sv. Ducha v Pittsburghu a jeho pozostatky boly ulo2en6 v St. Mary's Cemetery. Na jeho miesto nastfipil ako piaty biskup tejto dioc6zy ndp. biskup Canevin, dovtedaj~i koadjutor. 1905 7. JANUARA - Za6inajfi sa robit' pripravy na stavbu nov6ho kostola, ked'2e doteraj9i je nie dost' vel'k pre vzrastajiici poiet osadnikov. Padlo rozhodnutie, 2e sa md stavat' kostol i farskd budova. Cena oboch stavieb nema presahovat' $18,000.00. JANUAR - Spolodnost' Union Improvement Company dostala spldtku $850.00. 21. JANUARA - Duchovnj' spravca zalo2il Spolok Boisk6ho Srd,ca s povolenim biskupa. 12. FEBRUARA - Prv'mi 6lenkami spolku Boisk6ho Srdca sa staly osadni6ky: Katarina Maria Erdelyi, Julia Erdelyi, Tereza Erdelyi a Margareta Rigasz. 23. FEBRUARA - Spldtka $200.00 bola vyplatena Union Improvement Company. 5. MARCA - Poinajiic t'mto diom zavadza sa v kostole mesa6na kolekta na popol'udhfaj om Po2ehnani s limyslom ziskat' peniaze na zakfipenie sochy Boisk6ho Srdca. Kolekt:a toho dfia vyniesla $3.33. 15. MARCA - Na osadnej sch6dzke sa znova rokovalo o stavbe nov6ho kostola a fary. V etci pritomni sa shodovali v presvedceni, 2e nov kostol je potrebnj), lebo "v terajsom kostole nie je dost' miesta a je v flom prili~ teplo v lete a prilig zima v zime." Duchovny' sprav,ca dostal plnii moc, aby dal architektovi nakreslit' plLn pre nov kostol a faru v pribliznej cene $20,000.00. 7. MAJA - Architekt Kerns Ferrell a Spol., z Washingtonu a Donory dostali zdvdavok $200.00 za nakreslenie plinu pre nova kostol a faru. 1. JiNA - Dodatkom ku svojim povinnostiam v osade sv. Dominika, Father Kitz prevzal administrdciu osady Najsvatejgieho Mena Je2ii v Monessen, ktora ostala bez staleho khaza. 9. JfJNA - Bol uzavret kontrakt na stavbu nov6ho kostola a novej fary s firmou N. Van Kirk, Washington, Pa., za ponfiknutfi cenu $31,375.00. (V skuto6nosti v~ak stavba stala $33,470.00), z doho 25,000.00 stal len kostol.) Architektmi boli Kerns, Ferrell a spol. Kostol sa mal vystavit' na mieste doterajgieho dreven6ho kostola a fara na pril'ahlom pozemku na juinej strane. Kostol mal mat' rozmer 56 st6p krat 106 st6p, mal byt' stavan' z tehly a hlavn vchod mal byt' urobeny' z bielej "terra cotta." Hi. miestnost' a priestor na ch6re mal mat' kapacitu okolo 600 miest na sedenie. Pod kostolom ma byt' osobitna miestnost' (basement). Veia ma byt' 125 st6p vysoka. Farska budova ma pozostavat' z devit' izieb, haly, kuchyne a kfipelne. 12. J(INA - Pbvodn kostol sv. Dominika je demontovan a premiesten' na 1372 Meldon Avenue, kde bol prestavan' na obytny dom pre Michala Belana, ktor ho na tento ciel' zakfipil. (Poznamka: Tento dom je efte i teraz v pou2ivani, bol v9ak nanovo pokryt ginglom.) 17. JiNA - Pozemok na Castner Avenue, pozostavajiici z dvoch lotov, je predany' Jinovi Kuba~iakovi za $775.00. Nebolo mo2n6 hned' previest' vlastnictvo pre legalne komplikacie s d6vernikmi osady. Zadal sa vikop pre novfi kostolni budovu. Lustig obchod bol prenajat' na nedel'n6 sv. omse. JiL - V tomto mesiaci sa za6ala praca na novom kostole sv. Dominika. 29. SEPTEMBRA - Bolo oznamen6, 2e v budlicu nedel'u bude slavnost' kladenia rohov6ho kamelia na novy kostol, a to o 3.00 hodine popol'udni. SlIvnost' ma mat' na starosti ndp. Msgr. F. L. Tobin, V. G. 1. OKTOBRA - O 3.30 hodine sa konala slivnost' kladenia rohov6ho kamefha. Vysviacku vykonal Father Koloman Ga~parik z kostola sv. Alibety na Penn Avenue v Pittsburghu. za asistencie dp. Uhliarika z Duquesne a dp. L. Odziemczewski z Donory, ako diakona a subdiakona. Rev. Januschak z Fayette City mal slovenskfi kazeh a Rev. C. J. Steppling z kostola sv. Karla v Donore kazal po anglicky. bali pritomni khazi boli dp. Vincent Abromaitis z Bentleyville, dp. Pavol Starovski z cerkvi sv Michala v Donore a dp. Kitz, duchovn" spravca. Mnoh6 fraternalistick6 spolky z Monongahela doliny sa zZi6astnily na tejto slivnosti. Niektor6 z nich pri~ly so svojou hudbou. Soskupil sa pekn' sprievod a tento iiel ulicami mesta k miestu, na ktorom mal stat' nov' kostol. 24. OKTOBRA - Bol uroben zdkladn poplatok $7,000.00 kontraktorom, ako prva splatka na nov kostol. 31. DECEMBRA - Dp. Kitz prestiva byt' administratorom osady Najsviitej~ieho mena Je2ii v Monessen a dp. Franti9ek Shea (Zak) bol ur6eny ako staly khiaz pre tfito osadu. 1906 10. JANUARA - Osada si po2i6ala $10,000 z Union Trust Comapny. 2. FEBRUARA - Sfikromn6 siitanie l'udu v Donore, ktor6 sorganizoval Gustav Schaff vykazalo 7,059 obyvatel'ov. Podl'a nArodnostn6ho rozvrstvenia bolo obyvatel'stvo rozdelen6 takto: Amerikani.. Slovaci..... Nemci....... Poliaci..... Taliani..... Irovia....... 2idia....... Mad'ari..... Litovci..... 2690 1375 458 411 399 398 235 225 199 ORIGINAL ST. DOMINIC CHURCH BUILT IN 1902- FIRST CATHOLIC CHURCH IN DONORA Povodnj kostol sv. Dominika, vystaenj o r. 1902, ako pro_J kalolicky kostol v Donore Anglidania.................... 148 Rusi........................... 89 Rakf ani...................... 87 8v6di.......................... 78 Francfizi...................... 53 Chorvdti...................... 47 Fini............................ 36 W elAovia...................... 35 Svaj6iari Sk6ti................. Belgibani............... 6ifiania................. Spolu............. Mu2sk6ho pohlavia..... 2ensk6ho pohlavia....... Spolu............... 19 ....... 14 ....... 7059 ....... 3988 ....... 3071 ....... 7059 Bielej rasy.................... 6725 Tm avej........................ 334 15. APRILA - V novovystavenom kostole sa konaly prv6 bohosluby vo vel'kono6nfi nedel'u. 3. SEPTEMBRA - Slovensk katolicky kongres sa konal v meste Wilkes-Barre, Pa., na Defi prace. Boly odhlasovan6 rezolflcie, ktor6 boly odoslan6 mad'arskej vlade ako protest proti utlAaniu Slovakov. Prejavy s netajen'mi. sympatiami vodi Slovakom, povedali ndp. Michael J. Hoban, biskup scrantonskej dieczy, dp. J. Murgag, dp. Stefan Furdek, dp. Jan Porubk's a dp. Frantisek Vlossak. Albert J. Erdelyi sa z&liastnil ako reprezentant osady sv. Dominika. 23. SEPTEMBRA - Odbor 110 Ndrodn6ho Slovensk6ho Sokola sa sorganizoval s po,6tom 1lenov 16. TJradnikmi boli: Cyril Jurik, predseda; Stefan Findura, flitovnik; Jozef Hanus, zapisnik; Jozef Huhra, dozorca a Jozef Hordk, velitel'. 12. OKTOBRA - Poslednd spldtka v sume $3,754.56 bola vyplatend Van Kirk spoloinosti na nov kostol a faru a bola e9te podpisana dl2obnd potvrdenka na $500.0,0. Takto budovy staly vy~e $33,0100.00 Dodatkom si v9ak kontraktor e9te predlo2il fi6et za rozli6ne prace, za ktor6 nemal zaplaten6 v kontrakte a ktor6 neboly zaokryt6 potvrdenkou. 24. OKTOBRA - Bola vysvitena v Pittsburgh, Pa., katedrala sv. Pavla, vystavena na Fifth Avenue a Craig Street. 13. DECEMBRA - Zaloien bol Spolok Najsvitejgej Trojice, 6islo 133. 2iveny s po6tom 1lenov 36. Uradni6kami boly: Kristina Kayda, predsedni6ka; Maria Girman, podpredsedni6ka; Maria Gnip, iftovni6ka; Maria Erdelyi, pokladni6ka; Maria Filicki, zapisni6ka: Maria Gombog a Jillia Erdelyi, dozorkyne a Maria Gelaki, finan6ny vVbor. 1907 23. MARCA - V osade nastala rozbfirend ndlada pre nedorozumenie medzi duchovnym spravcom a niektor mi osadnikmi. 2. JfiNA -- Po6et 1lenov Spolku Boisk6ho Srdca je ui 118. 11. JUJNA - V osade vykonal birmovku ndp. biskup z Pittsburghu, John F. Regis Canevin. Birmovancov bolo 288. Ndp. biskup povedal anglickf kazefl a dp. Ferdinand Prikazky z kostola sv. Gabriela v Allegheny (teraz N. S. Pittsburgh), kazal po slovensky. 5. AUGUSTA - Rev. Kitz splatil $400.00 kontraktorovi Van Kirkovi, 6o bolo o $103 menej, ako sa p6vodne malo platit'. TVm sa likvidovala dl2obnd potvrdenka z 12. okt6bra predchddzajficeho roku za dodato,sn6 price pri stavbe zdkladov pre novy kostol. 21. SEPTEMBRA - Dp. Edward Kitz odi~iel z osady, ked' v nej bol sprdvcom od 3. novembra 19-04, aby sa stal duchovnj'm spravcom osady sv. Klementa v Tarentum. Dp. Anton Filkorn z tejto osady sa zase stal nov m duchovn'm spravcom osady sv. Dominika. Osadn' dlh v tom 6ase bol $26,730.00. 28. SEPTEMBRA - Tohto dfia zaloient bol Spolok sv. Dominika, dislo 565 Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty v Amerike s po6tom 1lenov 18. Uradnikmi boli: Jan Lang, predseda; Franti9ek Soltis, fltovnik; Andrej Sa9ko, pokladnik; Juraj Lenhart, zdpisnik. 29. SEPTEMBRA - Do Donory dogly dva vel'k6 zvony, ktor6 boly davnej~ie objednan6 pre novy kostol. Jeden va2il 2,000 funtov a druh 1,400. 1908 8. MARCA - Vysviten' bol nov.: stanok pre sv. spoved'. 26. JCNA - V Donore pusto~il cykl6n. Hoci nebolo strat na 2ivotoch, Akody na majetku boly vel'k&. Medzi in m bolo zni6en ch 16, z celkov6ho po6tu 18, vysok,ch kominov spolo6nosti American Steel & Wire Company. Tie2 cyki6n zrfitil strechu z kotlovne a ocel'ovi kostru budovy zdeformoval. JUN - Spojen6 Staty sa nachidzajfl predodvermi fanan6nej krizy. 4. JiLA - Dp. Slavo Moravek slfiil tu svoju prvfi sv. om~u. Asistoval mu, duchovn' sprdvca osady, dp. Anton Filkorn, dp. Vaclav Panu~ka z McKeesport, dp. Henry Geibel z miestneho kostola sv. Karola a Rev. L. Odziemezewski z kostola sv. Mena Maria v Donora. 5. DECEMBRA - Donora a Webster odovzdaly do previdzky nov most nad riekou Monongahela, ktor spdja obe mestd. 1909 AUGUST - Igndc Gessay sa stal novym organistom po Janovi Mat'a ovskom. 12. SEPTEMBRA - V:pomocn: biskup Rhode z Chicaga pri iel do Donory, aby vykonal birmovku v kostole Sv. Mena Marie. 5. DECEMBRA - Konala sa osadnd sch6dzka za predsednictva 8tefana Zelenaka, ktorej hlavnym predmetom rokovania bolo zadova2enie p6 i6ky $3,500.00, pomocou ktorej by sa likvidoval morgi6 na osadn cintorin v Carroll Township. Tie2 sa rozhodovalo o formalnom transfere tohto majetku na meno biskupa, Rt. Rev. Johna F. Regis Canevina z mien osadn ch d6vernikov, na ktor ch bol majetok po zakfipeni prepisan. T mito d6vernikmi boll: Albert Erdelyi, Juraj Schwerha, Jozef Vraniak a Andrej Smetanka. Boli splnomocneni zakfipit' osadnV cintorin na sch6dzke diia 15. septembra 1903. Majetok zakfipili od Adama Wickerhama vo svojom mene, ako d6vernici osady. Aby sa teraz mohol vykonat' legalny transfer majetku z ich mien na meno biskupa, bola spisand rezolficia, ktor-d podpisali Stefan Zelenak a Ignac Gessay. 7. DECEMBRA - Majetok, zakfipen pre osadn cintorin v roku 1903, bol legdlne transferovany na meno biskupa Johna F. Regis Canevin, ako oficiAlneho porudnika osady sv. Dominika. 1910 1. JANUARA - Gustav Schaff - daiiov kolektor, skon6il nov6 siitanie v sledok bol: Amerikdni......... Slov&ci............ Poliaci............ Nem ci............. Irovia.............. M ad'ari............ Taliani............ Angli6ani.......... Litovci............ R usi............... Zidia.............. Hevatiani.......... Rakf~ani.......... Francfizi.......... 8k6ti............. Sv6di.............. Rum uni............ Chorvati........... Finovia............ l'udu, ktor6ho ............ 2441 ............ 1503 ............ 722 ............ 568 ............ 486 ............ 358 ............ 357 ............ 256 ............ 255 ............ 250 ............ 160 ............ 134 ............ 79 ............ 78 ............ 75 ............ 73 ............ 53 ............ 47 36 Wel~ovia Svaj6iari Belgi6ania Norovia Syriani Cinania. Spolu...................... 8029 15. AUGUSTA - Sv. Otec, Pius X. vydal dekr6t, ktor m 2iadal, aby prv6 sv. prijimanie dietok nebolo odkladan6 na dlh 6as, ked' ui sA schop n6 rozm fl'at'. 24. NOVEMBRA - Ndp. Joseph M. Koudel ka, vipomocn biskup z Clevelandu a sprav ca osady sv. Michala tie v Clevelande, priAiel do Donory. Privitalo ho niekol'ko sto osadni kov.a odprevadzali ho do kostola za zvuku band sv. Michala a sv. Dominika. Biskup Joseph M. Koudelka celebroval pon tifikalnu sv. omAu, pri ktorej mu asistoval Dp. Jan Lis6insky z Clevelandu, dp. Anton Fil korn, spravca osady sv. Dominika, dp. Sla vo Moravek z Perryopolis, dp. Leo Stefl z Monessen a dp. Karol Trefny z Charleroi. Po sv. om9i biskup posvitil kostoln6 so9ky a odhalil kriiovfi cestu. Po tejto posviacke shro ma2dili sa osadnici pred kostolom a vytvorili vel'k sprievod, ktor pochodoval hlaVnmi ulicami mesta. 15. DECEMBRA - Spolok sv. Stefana Prvomu 6enika 6islo 255 Pennsylvanskej Slovenskej Jednoty bol zalo2en s po6tom 6lenov 15. Urad nikmi boll: Jan Bardel6ik, predseda; Andrej Novak, f6tovnik; Vendelin Koval6ik, poklad nik; Michal Skiba, zapisovatel'. 1911 6. JANUARA - Tradn6 v sledky s6itania l'udu v Donore z roku 1910 vykazaly, 2e Donora mala 8,174 obyvatel'ov a bola tretim najviigim mestom okresu. Pred flou boly len Washington, Pa., a Charleroi. 28. DECEMBRA - Osada bola zdanend sumou $10.00 na vybudovanie sidla apoAtolsk6ho delegdta vo Washingtone. Tlito akciu organizujfl arcibiskupi a biskupi v Spojen ch 8tatoch. DECEMBER - Sestri6ky kongregacie Slova Bo2ieho a Prevelebnej Sviatosti z ich sidla v San Antonio, Texas, daly sfihlas k vyu6ovaniu v osadnej gkole sv. Dominika. 1912 18. JANUARA - Spolok sv. Antona Paduansk6ho, 6islo 670 Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty bolo organizovan6 v Donore s po6tom 6lenov 21. Iradnikmi boll: Jan Vase6ka, predseda; Pavol Maytan, podpredseda; Pavol Voytag, fftovnik; Adam Kodya st., pokladnik; Pavol Hruby, zapisovatel'. 13. JANUARA - Slovensk' politick' klub v Donore poddval banket, po ktorom bol tanec, v klubov ch miestnostiach b valom Fifth Avenue hoteli. Medzi re6nikmi boli Jo2a Zak, zndmy slovenski novinar z Pittsburghu (neskorgie pittsburghsk konzul Cesko-Slovenskej republiky), ktor vo svojom slovenskom prejave hovoril o prenasledovani Slovakov. Jin Kalamar, tie2 z Pittsburghu, hovoril po anglicky o hist6rii Slovdkov a ich zdpase v rodnej vlasti, domdhajic sa rovnoprdvnosti. Miestnymi rednikmi boli Harry A. Cox, predseda mestskej rady, ktor hovoril o Slovdkoch v politike, smierdi sudca Walter S. Coatesworth, F. Tomik, v znamn slovensk 6initel', Albert Erdelyi a ini. Roman E. Kohler bol toastmajstrom. 31. JANUARA - Dp. C. A. McDermott, duchovn osady sv. Petra v McKeesport, nav9tivil osadu v frTadnej zdleitosti. 10. MARCA - Asi sedemdesiat osadnikov sa ziEastnilo na mimoriadnej osadnej sch6dzke, ktori svolal duchovn sprivca, aby zvolila nov kostolny vybor. 26. MAJA - Skupina osadnikov zvolila kostoln v bor na neautorizovanej sch6dzi v Slovenskom politickom klube. 16. JfiNA - V tlito nedel'u bola len jedna sv. om9a v osadnom kostole pre nedorozumenia v osade. JiJN - Sestri6ky Kongregicie Slova Bo2ieho a Posviitnej sviatosti prestaly vyu6ovat' v osadnej skole a odigly z osady. 5. AUGUSTA - Rev. A. C. McDermott a Rev. V. A. Panu9ka prezerajfi osadn ifty. 22. AUGUSTA - Dp. Anton Filkorn odchddza z osady sv. Dominika k osade sv. Jana Apogtola a Evangelistu v Connellsville a Rev. Ervin E. Gellhof z tejto osady sa st.va duchovn m sprdvcom osady sv. Dominika. SEPTEMBER - Na osadnej sch6dzke bolo rozhodnut6 prenajat' in2iniera, aby rozdelil cintorin na loty. Hned' po sch6dzke bola t6to pr6ca odovzdand C. C. Henlenovi. 13. OKTOBRA - Bolo rozhodnut6, 2e vysviacka opraven6ho a novovyzdoben6ho oltara sa bude konat' v nedel'u, 28. novembra. Je to ten isty oltar, ktory sa pou2ival efte v starom kostole. Dp. Gellhof, duchovny spravca, ozndmil, 2e pozve dp. Andreja Pohorenca, ktor sll iil pri tomto oltdri prvil sv. om~u, aby odslfiiil slavnostnf sv. om~u pri posviacke. 22. OKTOBRA - Na mimoriadnej sch6dzi osadn6ho v'boru a osadn ch dozorcov, bol zvoleny trojilenn v bor, v ktorom bol aj duchovn sprdvca, ktor mal podpisat' smluvu s Donora Lumber Company, ktord mala do 25. novembra vystavit' bet6nov mfir na farskom majetku, 6o malo stat' $750.00. Na tejto sch6dzi sa znova urgovalo, aby najat in2inier za6al s meranim cintorina na loty ete toho t idfia. Tie2 sa rozhodlo odpredat' na verejnej draibe nLbytok z konventu, ked'ie osada ho viac nepotrebovala. 26. OKTOBRA - Na sch6dzke osadn6ho v - boru a dozorcov boly otvoren6 ponuky na vystavenie mfiru a na ipravu pozemku za kostolom. Prdca bola zadand Jurajovi Ilkovi za $683.00 a mal ju za6at' v pondelok, 28. okt6bra. Uprava pozemku md byt' skon6end do 15. novembra a vystavenie mfiru do 1. decembra. 1. NOVEMBRA - V kostole sa konaly pobo2nosti za du~i6ky v o6istci. Z kostola odigla procesia na cintorin, kde poboinosti pokra6ovaly. NOVEMBER - George Ilko (Elco), kontraktor, pracoval na vyvi2eni hliny zpoza kostola a na stavbe bet6noveho mfiru podl'a pldnov, vykreslench architektom Comptonom. 28. NOVEMBRA - Na Deft vd'akyvzd,ania sa oslavovalo 10. v robie zaloienia osady. P6vodni, av~ak obnoven oltdr, bol znova vysvatenf'. 1913 18. MARCA - Valley Engineering Company z Monogahela rozmerala a rozdelila osadn cintorin na loty. 27. APRILA - V Donore sa konal najvd6gi pohreb v hist6rii tohoto mesta, ked' tu boli pochovani pdtndsti banici, ktori sa stall obet'ou v'buchu v bani v ned'alekom meste Courtney. Boly privezen6 do Donory na troch expresnich vozoch. Pohrebn6 obrady sa konaly v litovskom kostole sv. Jozefa a pohreb sa uskutoinil v cintorine sv. Dominika, kde boly v~etky obete uloien6 do jedn6ho hrobu. Rakve boly ulo2en6 tesne vedl'a seba do spolo6n6ho hrobu, ~irok6ho 54 st6p. 23. MAJA - Dp. Henry Geibel duchovn' osady sv. Karola, podal formdlny protest ~koldozorn6mu v boru proti sektarskym bohosluibam, ktor6 mal konat' ist protestantsk' kazatel' z miestneho kostola z prileiitosti nost' mala byt' v nasledujf6cu nedel'u. gkoldozorn v bor zvolil v bor, ktor mal nav~tivit' protestantsk6ho kazatel'a a dohovorit' sa nim nejak' kompromis. 25. MAJA - V tfito nedel'u rdno konala sa sch6dzka 6lenov ~koldoz. viboru s ciel'om urovnat' kontroverziu medzi protestantskm kazatel'om a dp. Gieblom. Pripraven bol kompromisn program, ktor nahradil invokdciu protestantsk6ho kazatel'a modlenim sa OtdendSa a spievanim "America", namiesto po2ehndvajficej modlitby. Kazatel', k'tor, odvolal deft predt'm svoju f ast', odmietol povedat' kizefi, ak bude program zmenen a tak celd slavnost', ktora sa mala konat' tohto dfia veder v Grand Theatre, bola odvolana. 6. JUNA - Za6ala sa kontroverzia medzi dp. Geiblom a "samozvan,m ex-kfiazom", ktor' kazal v protestantskom kostole na pozvanie kazatel'a, s ktor m sa konala predchadzajfica kontroverzia o ~kolskej slavnosti. 27. JUNA - V t6ito nedel'u sa ditalo pri v~etk ch sv. om9iach toto ozndmenie: "Clenom osady sa t mto oznamuje, ie v sobotu, dfia 2. augusta veder, bude sa konat' sch6dzka osadnikov, na ktorej sa ma hlasovat' o predloienej rezolficiu o preneseni vlastnickeho prava lotov 16 a 17 v bloku 30, ktor6 boly zapisan6 na mena Albert Erdelyi, George Schwerha a Andrew Smetanka, d6vernici smluvnej listine datovanej dia 17. jflna 1905 a ktor6 sfi zaveden& na strane 557 pozemkovej knihy bislo 321". Prenesenie vlastnickeho titulu sa malo na tejto sch6dzke pravoplatne ratifikovat'. 2. AUGUSTA - Na osadnej sch6dzke bola prijatA tito rezolficia: "Whereas, John Kubasiak has been advised that the title to lots 16 and 17, Block 30, conveyed to him by deed dated 17th June, 1905, by Bert Erdelyi, George Schwerha, and Andy Smetanka, trustees of Slovensko Rim Katholicky Kostol: "And, whereas, notice of the time and place of this meeting and of the object thereof was duly given by notice read to the congregation on the morning of Sunday, July 28th, 1913: "Be it resolved: that the action of said trustees in making, executing, and delivering said deed of conveyance be and the same is hereby ratified, approved, and comfirmed with the same force and effect as if the approval thereof had preceded the execution of said deed; and said Albert Eredelyi, George Schwerha, and Andy Smetanka, as trustees, are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to make, execute and deliver to said John Kubasiak any other and further assurances of title which may be deemed necessary or advisable to perfect the title intended to be conveyed to him by the deed of conveyance above recited." 12. NOVEMBRA - Spolok sv. Anny bol inkorporovan do Rimsko a Gr6cko Katolickeho Slovensk6ho Bratstva, ako 6islo 29. 24. DECEMBRA - Dp. Andrej Pohorenec, duchovn, spravca osady sv. Marka v McKees Rocks a prv' duchovny spravca osady sv. Dominika, ktory ju spravoval od augusta 1902 a2 do augusta 1904, zomrel v Mercy Hospital v Pittsburghu, prave na tedr veier. 28. DECEMBRA - Duchovn spravca oznamil osadnikom umretie dp. Pohorenca a svolal sch6dzu, na ktorej sa malo hovorit' o ucteni tohto zasl iil6ho kiaza. Bolo rozhodnut6 zak6fpit' pekn' veniec a bol zvolen v bor, ktor sa mal firadne ziiastnit' na pohrebe a polo2it' veniec na jeho rakev. Vo v bore boli: Juraj Schwerha, Jozef Andrejov, Peter Bartakovich a Jozef Majorog. 29. DECEMBRA - Pozostatky dp. Pohorenca boly uloien6 na ve6n& odpo6inok v McKees Rocks. OsadnV vjbor sa zfT6astnil na pohrebe a polo2il veniec na jeho rakev. Takisto sa na pohrebe ziastnil v bor spolku 6islo 369 I. Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty, ktor tie2 polo2il veniec na rakev zomrel6ho khfaza. 1914 3. JANUARA - Za asistencie domiceho kiiazstva, dp. Gellhof odspieval svtifi om~u za zomrel6ho dp. Pohorenca. 29. MARCA - Na osadnej sch6dzke sa hovorilo o vystaveni ohrady okolo cintorina. Taktie2 o v stavbe vel'k6ho kriia a slugnej brany pri vchode. Tie2 sa uvaovalo, 6i sa ma stavat' ~kola a zaviest' denn6 vyu6ovanie, alebo di deti majfi chodit' do letnej skoly ako v minulosti. 19. APRILA - Osadnici boli povereni vystavat' ohradu okolo cintorina a upravit' aj in6 veci. 8. MAJA - Spolok sv. Juraja, 6islo 26 Rimsko a Gr6cko Katolickeho Slovensk6ho Bratstva bol zaloien' pri osade s podtom 6lenov 10. Uradnikmi sa stali: Juraj Erdelyi, predseda; Juraj Rusnak, fiftovnik; Michal Breza, pokladnik; Jan Penak, zapisovatel'. 7. JUNA - Robia sa pripravy na stavbu kri2a a brany na osadnom cintorine. Jozef Vavrek odigiel do Pittsburghu, Homestead a McKeesport vo veci tohto projektu, zatial'io dp. Gellhof a e9te niekol'ki 6lenovia vyboru odi~li do Connellsville, Braddock, Pittsburghu a niekol'k,ch d'al~ich miest. 21. JiNA - Pre rezignaciu organistu, ktory' tie2 vyu6oval v letnej skole, duchovni spravca svolal osadnfi sch6dzku. Na nej bol zvolen& v bor, ktory mal nav~tivit' sestry Vincentidnky v Braddock a po2iadat' ich, aby viedly dennfi gkolu pri osade. 28. JILA - Rakfisko vypovedalo vojnu Srbsku, ked' bol zavraiden Franti~ek Ferdinand, dedi6 na rakfisky tr6n a jeho manielka, vojvodkyfia z Hohenburgu. Vraida sa stala v Sarajeve, dfla 28. jfina. T m sa zadala prva svetova vojna. 16. AUGUSTA - Rt. Rev. John F. Regis Canevin vykonal birmovku 296 birmovancov. 20. AUGUSTA - PApe2 Pius X., v poradi 259. pjpe2, ktor' panoval od 9. augusta 1903, zomrel. 23. AUGUSTA - Na osadnej sch6dzke v bor ozndmil, 2e sestry Vincentidnky nem62u prevziat' na tento das starostlivost' o osadnfi kolu. Traja organisti si podali iiadost' o miesto organistu a uditel'a. Zvolen bol Jozef Stroyny, ktcry ui bol organistom pri osade divnejgie. 3. SEPTEMBRA - Za 260. pdpea bol vyvoleny Benedikt XV. Korunovacia nasledovala o niekol'ko dni, dia 6. septembra. 21. SEPTEMBRA - Jozef Vavrek, John Gress, Pavol Odelga st., JAn Penak a Jan Sofran st. ponav~tevovaly slovensk6 podporn6 spolky na okoli a pozvaly ich na vysviacku nov6ho kriia a brany na cintorine. SEPTEMBER - Kontraktor A. W. Hart za6al pracovat' na vjstavbe brany a kri2a na cintorine. 25. OKTOBRA - Ked'ie je od6vodnenA obava, ie,ul'ov' krii, ktor bol objednanj' pre cintorin, nepride vas, aby bol hotov5 v dei vysviacky,bolo rozhodnut6 vystavit' provizorn dreven kri2. 1. NOVEMBRA - Kri2 na cintorine, vystaven' z vermontskej 2uly a vaiaci 10 ton, bol vysviiten' Rev. Stephanom Walshom. Dp. Jan Kerchnyak z osady Najsvatejgej Trojice v Duquesne, povedal kdzefi. )al~i pritomni kiiazi boli: Rev. John F. Misius z kostola sv. Jozefa v Donore, Rev. Ladislav Odziemczewski z kostola Svat6ho Mena Marie v Donore, Rev. Basil Bekavec z chorvatskej osady Nav9tivenia Panny Marie v Rankin a dp. Gellhof, duchovn sprdvca. Sedemnast' fraternalistick'ch spolkov z Donory a okolia vytvorilo sprievod a pochodovalo na osadn' cintorin. Po vysviacke sa konal v let. 12. NOVEMBRA - Spolok sv. Anny, 6islo 29. Rimsko a Gr6cko Katolickeho Slovensk6ho Bratstva sa sorganizoval s podtom 6~eniek 10. UJradnidkami boly: Alibeta Majorog, predsedkyia; Maria Popovich, zapisovatel'ka; Maria Petru~ka, fi6tovni6ka; Anna Erdelyi, pokladnidka; Maria Tyukot, dozorkyia a Maria Andrag, v'bor chor,ch. 1915 22. JANUARA - Spolok Najsviitejgieho Mena Je2i~, dislo 250 I.K.S.J. a Odbor 288. Slovensk6ho Narodn6ho Spolku, oba z Monongahely, sa shromadily v kostole, kde boly vysviten6 ich zastavy. V kostole sa k nim pripojil spolok Najsviitej~ieho Mena Je2i~, dislo 369 I.K.S.J. 30. MAJA - Na mimoriadnej osadnej sch6dzke podand bola zprava o dvoch majetkoch za kostolom, ktor6 by osada rada odkfipila. Duchovn sprAvca iiadal, aby osada odkfipila oba pozemky i domy. Ked'2e iimysel o predaji jedn6ho z t ichto majetkov bol osade oznamen pisomne, sch6dzka vyvolila v bor, ktor mal zistit', akfi sumu zail iiada teraj9i majitel', p. Krugnak. Na tejto sch6dzi osadnici vyslovili uznanie a pod'akovanie duchovn6mu spravcovi za prikladn stay, v akom sa nachAdzal osadn' cintorin. 18. JfJNA - Verejnost' sa dozvedela, 2e v Donore vystavia novf zinkovfi tovdrefi v cene 2 a pol a2 tri mili6ny. Elbert H. Gary, predseda Sboru direktorov United States Steel Corporation, oznAmil, 2e tovarefi bude vyrdbat' zink a pribuzn6 virobky. 20. JULA - Rimsko a Gr6cko Katolicke Slovensk6 Bratstvo malo trojdnovfi konvenciu v Donore v mestskej budove. Bola to giesta konvencia a bolo na nej 40 delegatov, z ktor'ch 14 bolo hlavn ch firadnikov. Delegati pri~li do kostola v skupine. Dp. Juraj Barlock, hl. duchovn tejto organizacie celebroval konvenciondlnu sv. om9u. Dp. Gellhof pozdravil konvenciu v dlh~om prejave na popoludfiiajom zasadnuti. MlIdeneck6 oddelenia miestnych spolkov tejto organizacie si inkorporovan6 do Bratstva ako 6isla 5. a 6. Delegati odhlasovali rezol6ciu, podl'a ktorej miestne dislo 26 ma dostat' americkfi zastavu, ako prejav uznania za ziskanie 70 dlenov v kratkom 6ase. Juraj Erdelyi a Adam V16ek zastupovali islo 26, k m 6islo 29 delegovalo Mariu Popovich. 21. JiLA - V sfivislosti s konvenciou Bratstva, viacer6 spolky v Donore sa pripojily ku delegatstvu a pochodovaly mestom. 24. AUGUSTA - Osada zakf6pila dom pre sestriCky, ktor6 maly zadat' vyu6ovat', na Sixth Street, za kostolom. Cena bola $3,000.00. Union Improvement Company transferovala na Slovak National Hall Association vlastnictvo lotov 15 a 16 v bloku 80 na Meldon Avenue. Stefan Slezak, Pavol Liker, Jozef Mosetich, JAn Machala, Andrej Erdelyi, Andrej Kupec, Albert Erdelyi, Juraj Hajnik, Juraj Petrug a Jan Blahunka sfi d6vernikmi. Za tento majetok vyplatili sumu $1,100.00. Sedicati on THIS GOLDEN JUBILEE SOUVENIR BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE FOUNDERS, MEMBERS, PATRONS, AND BENEFACTORS OF ST. DOMINIC CHURCH, DONORA, PENNSYLVANIA. Compiled By VERY REV. J. A. KUSHNER, V.F. Venovanie TATO PAMATNICA ZLATM HO JUBILEA JE VENOVANA ZAKLADATEIKOM, CLENOM, PATROCNOM A DOBRODINCOM OSADY SV. DOMINIKA V MESTE DONORA, PENNA. Sostavil: VDP. JOZEF A. KUSHNER k A 4 tor/_ - __ NMI) -1 ~9~s~~ FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CLASS, 1906-FATHER EDNYARI KITZ, PASTOR Irilcda, ktorai pristi"pila prI" k prvmmu sv. priji7nai, 1906.--Dp. Edutard Kitz, duchovizy" spra-c'ca 3. SEPTEMBRA - Otvorend je gkola sv. Dominika. Starostlivost' o kolu prevzaly sestry Vincentidnky z Perrysville, Pa. V d6sledku toho zdpis do verejnej gkoly (Public school) poklesol z 2,164 na 1,972. 20. OKTOBRA - Nova zinkova tovdrefi za6ala pracovat'. Prv kovov prfit bol vyroben tohto diia. 31. OKTOBRA - Prv konvent sv. Dominika za kostolom bol vysvaten. Po vysviacke nasledoval osadn vlet. 25. NOVEMBRA - V Defi vd'akyvzdania osada sldvila 25. v roie zaloienia Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty. 1916 30. JANUARA - Vysvitend bola zastava Arcibratrstva Svaitho Ruienca. 10. FEBRUARA - Spolok sv. 9tefana, Prvomudenika, Listok 133 Slobodndho Orla bol zaloien3 s po6tom l61enov 20. tJradnikmi sa stali: 8tefan Krejdovsky, predseda; Jdn Tris6ik, fi6tovnik; Juraj Petrug st., pokladnik. 14. FEBRUARA - C. C. Compton, miestny architekt, pracuje na pldnoch trojposchodovej budovy, v ktorej by mala byt' klubovfia a d'algie miestnosti pre organiz6ciu, inkorporovanli s menom Slovak National Hall Association. Budova md byt' postavend na dvoch lotoch naproti p6diu pre hudbu v blizkosti ihrigt'a na Meldon Avenue, ktord pozemky organizacia zakfipila minul6ho augusta. 18. FEBRUARA - Ako 6ast' svojich firadn&ch povinnosti, mestski Assessor Gustav robil siipis mu2ov v obvode mesta, ktori sfi schopni pre vojenskfi slu2bu. Medzi t mi, ktori zapisali cudzi p6vod, majfi prvenstvo Slovaci. Vysledok bol tento: Vgetk ch muiov vo veku od 21 do 45 rokov.............. Z toho je doma naroden ch.... Naturalizovan ch.............. 2enat ch...................... Slobodn ch.................... Bielej rasy.................... Farebnej rasy.................. Rozdelenie podl'a nLrodnosti: 1149 714 435 922 227 1046 103 Am erikdni...................... 714 Slovdci.......................... 116 Poliaci.......................... 80 Taliani.......................... 51 Angli6ani...................... 35 Irovia.......................... 33 Nem ci.......................... 28 2idia............................ 27 Sk6ti............................ 25 8v6di.......................... 10 Francfizi..................... Belgidania.................... R usi......................... Svaj iari..................... F in i......................... N6rovia Jifiania 17. SEPTEMBRA - Zaloien bol Slovensk politick' a dobroEinn' spolok s po6tom blenov 27. Uradnikmi sa stall: Pavol Liker, Albert Erdelyi, tajomnik a 8tefan Chabak, pokladnik. 18. OKTOBRA - Slovensk6 politick6 a dobrodinn6 sdruenie dostalo charter. 30. NOVEMBRA - Na Defi vd'akyvzdania ndp. biskup Jozef M. Koudelka zo Superior, Wis., po2ehnal osvetl'ovacie zariadenie, lustre, antependia a rozlind potreby v sanktudriu, ktor6 darovali ostadnici. 1917 6. JANUARA - Za6ala sa kampaii Fondu na zakfipenie nov6ho, pi~t'alov6ho organu. 3. FEBRUARA - Vyslanec Gerard bol odvo lang z Nemecka, lebo americko-neme.ckd di plomatick6 styky boly prerugend. Von Berns torff, nemeck vyslanec v Amerike, dostal tie nazpit' svoj pas na odcestovanie. FEBRUAR - Pri vgeobecnej obnove kostolndho zariadenia boly renovovand mnoh6 kostoln6 so~ky, kri2ovd cesta a oltar. 18. FEBRUARA - Ndp. biskup Jozef M. Kou delka zo Superior, Wis., zadal jednot2idiov6 misie. Asistoval mu dp. Frastadek, O.F.M., z Middletown, Pa., a ini kiiazi. 25. FEBRUARA - Pri zakondeni misii, ndp. biskup Koudelka posvitil vel'k' kri2, ktor& daroval 8tefan S. Slezdk, Mlen v iboru. (Poz nLmka: Tento krii zdobi hlavn oltar e9te i dnes.) 5. MARCA - V Donore bol najvdi sneh za mnoh6 roky. Sneh zadal padat' v sobotu rAno o 11. hodine a padal cez celfi sobotu i nedel'u. Podl'a zprivy povetrnostn ch firadnikov na padlo 8.5 inchov snehu. Zdpisky od roku 1880 neuvadzaly tak to pripad pre mesiac marec. 1. APRILA - Spolok sv. Jdna Krstitel'a, 6islo 163 Slovensk6ho Katolickeho Sokola bolo za loiend s podtom 6lenov 13. Uradnikmi boli: August Danis, spravca; Jakub Safar, pod sprdvca; 8tefan Rudinec, f6tovnik, Matej Vi lem, pokladnik; JLn Yakubic, zapisovatel' a Michal Dzuro, dozorca. 6. APRILA - Spojen6 StAty vypovedaly vojnu Nemecku. FATHER ANTHONY FILKORN, FIRST COMMUNICANTS AND ALTAR BOYS Dp. Ainton Filkorn, prvoprijimanci a ministranti 28. APRILA - Biskup Jozef M. Koudelka kazal po slovensky na 40-hodinovej poboinosti a traja chorvdtski kiiazi, ktori boli na nAvgteve, kazali v chorvatskom jazyku. 6. MAJA - Vel'kL rozlfi6ka bola usporiadana 27 rekrfitom z Donory, ktori sa zverbovali pre 18. regiment. Asi 3,000 obyvatel'ov mesta, na 6ele s hudbou 2elezni6iarskych r,cbotnikov, pochodovalo ulicami mesta na 2elezni6nf stanicu, kde bola rozlfika s rekrfitmi. Medzi odchLdzaj6icimi boli aj osadnici: Jan Smolinski, Jozef Dolak, Jozef Slebodnik, Jin Kovalchik, Juraj Fincik a Franti9ek Moskal. 11. MAJA - Deti zo Akoly sv. Dominika sa zfiastnily na sldvnosti vzty6ovania zLstavy za siln6ho daid'a. Clenovia Narodn6ho Slovensk6ho Spolku niesli napisy "No Kaiser, No King" a "An Honor To Be An American Citizen, Protect That Honor". 13. MAJA - Dp. Matthew Kebe, duchovny spravca osady Boisk6ho Srdca v McKeesport povedal kdzefi pre chorvdtskych l61enov osady a vypo6ul ich spovede. 22. JUNA - Z iniciativy Odboru 110 Ndrodn6ho Slovensk6ho Sokola v Donore, Slovdci sa zfidastnili na vlasteneckom shromaideni v Narodnej slovenskej hale na Meldon Avenue. 2iaci zo ~koly sv. Dominika viedli spievanie americkej hymny. Hlavny prejav na shromaideni povedal Milan Getting z New Yorku. 28. JUNA - Na osadnej sch6dzi dostal osadny vybor plnfi moc odpredat' pozemok na Castner Avenue. Predt im ui bola napisand nova majetkova listina, av~ak ani podl'a tej nem6 e dostat' dist6 vlastnictvo Jan Kubaiak, ktory pozemok kupoval, lebo p6vodni d6vernici, na ktorych bola p6vodna majetkovd listina vypisana, sfi u2 nie reprezentantmi osady. 29. JUNA - Anna Hudak, Helena Basista a Agnes O'Lenic dostali 3., 4. a 6. cenu za vynikajfici fiLspech v donorskf"ch ~kolach. 4. JiTLA - Slovdci oslavili vel'kolepe Deft slobody usporiadajfc vel'kfi patriotickG demon~traciu, za ktorej vzdavali hold americkej zdstave. Na slavnosti bol tie2 dlhy re6nicky program a spievaly sa tie2 vlasteneck6 piesne. 1918 27. JANUARA - Duchovny spravca osady navrhol, aby sa zakfipil ui pou2ity organ z kostola v Mount Pleasant, Pa. Vybor, pozostavajci z duchovn6ho spravcu a jedn6ho 6lena osady, bol splnomocneny vyberat' dary na zakupenie tohto organu. 13. MARCA - Dp. Juraj Barlock z kostola sv. Klimenta v Ellsworth, kazal na ve6ern'ch p6stnych poboinostiach. 27. MARCA - Dp. Jozef Adamek z osady sv. Jozefa v Clairton, Pa., kazal po slovensky na ve6ern ch p6stnych pobonostiach. 21. APRiLA - Dp. Rancinger z Pittsburghu, ktory bol v osade na nav teve, spovedal chorvatskych osadnikov sv. Dominika v nedel'u, pondelok a utorok tohto t idfia. 29. APRILA - Dp. Matej Kebe z kostola Najsvatej~ieho Srdca v McKeesport, spovedal v chorvatskom jazyku. 1. MAJA - Ndp. John F. Canevin, biskup pittsburghskej diec6zy vykonal birmovku v osade. Bolo 134 birmovancov. 26. MAJA - Na osadnej sch6dzke, svolanej s ciel'om rokovat' o zakfipeni nov6ho organu, duchovn? sprdvca odporf al zakfipenie nov6ho organa, ktorj' si bol i s d'al~im 6lenom osady prehliadnfit' v Pittsburghu. Rozhodlo sa zakfipit' tento organ za $4,500.00. Rozhodlo sa tie2, 2e kostol sa ma znova vyzdobit' za sumu $1,200.00. Pracu ma vykonat' Stuhlen & Son z Pittsburghu, ktory poslal ponuku. V tejto cene nie je zapo6itand stavba le~enia. 2. JULA - Za6alo sa so sbierkou na Fond vnfitornej renovacie kostola. Bola pripravena do6asna kapli6ka pre sv. om~e v ~kole na prvom poschodi konventu, ktord sa ma pou2ivat', k m nebudfi skon6en6 prace vnfitri kostola. 9. SEPTEMBRA - Prvd Katolicka Slovenska Jednota vydr2iavala osemndstu konvenciu v Moose Temple, na Penn Avenue, v Pittsburghu. Konvencia sa zakl'uila 14. septembra. Albert Erdelyi a Jozef Strojny ako delegati, zastupovali spolok Najsvitej~ieho Mena Je2i~, dislo 369 Jednoty. 27. SEPTEMBRA - A. F. Link, architekt z Pittsburghu dostal poverenie prehliadnfit' strechu kostola a zistit' pri6inu stekania vody, 6im sa po~kodila u novd dekoracia kostola. 13. OKTOBRA - Pre epidemick6 roz~irenie influenzy boly zastaven6 na das trvania epid6mie v~etky pobo2nosti v kostole, i ~kolsk6 vyucovanie. 10. NOVEMBRA - V tento defti sa znova za6aly konat' sluiby Bo2ie, zastaven6 pre roz~irenie influenzy. 11. NOVEMBRA - Podpisanim primeria sa skon6ila svetovd vojna. 25. NOVEMBRA - Spolok sv. Katariny, dislo 165 Zenskej Pennsylvanskej Slovenskej Jednoty bolo zalo2en6 s podtom dleniek 24. Ulradni6kami sa staly: Maria Remenicky, predsedkyfia; Maria Ovciarcik, zapisovatel'ka; Anna Poklemba, 6itovnidka a Maria Olenik, pokladniika. 1919 2. MARCA - Duchovn' spravca informuje osadnikov o biskupom odmietnuti povolenia p6iidky na zakfipenie organu. Z tohto d6vodu sa od zamf~l'anej kfipy upustilo. 5. MARCA - Dp. Jan Skrak z kostola sv. Klementa v Ellsworth, zadal s6riu p6stnych kazni, ktor6 sa maly konat' kaidfi stredu v 6ase p6stnom. 7. APRiLA - Bola urobend prvd splatka $1,000.00 za zanovany' pi~t'alov organ firme L. Dwight Smith. 21. APRILA - Dp. M. Tu~ek a seminarista Pavol J. Odelga z osady, asistovali duchovn6mu osady pri slavnostnej sv. om~i vo vel'kononfi nedel'u. 18. MAJA - Dp. Gellhof, duchovny sprdvca a dp. M. Kebe z McKeesport si vymenili kostoly na sobotu a nedel'u, aby dp. Kebe mohol kdzat' v kostole pre chorvitskych dlenov osady a aby ich mohol vyspovedat'. 5. JiTNA - Pi~t'alov organ, zakfipeny od protestantsk6ho kostola v Toledo, Ohio, priviezli do kostola a namontovali. 28. JtNA - Svetovd vojna sa skondila aj formalne, podpisanim mierovych smlfiv. 30. J NA - Kon6i sa sbierka na mimoriadne v lohy pri obnoveni vnfitorn6ho vyzdobenia kostola. Sbierka vyniesla $835.75. 4. JULA - Prof. Shmidt z kostola sv. Jdna, ktor mal vel'mi dobrfl povest' po celom ~tate ako organista na pi~t'alovom organe, hral na novoinftalovanom organe v osadnom kostole. 14. SEPTEMBRA - Tohto dfia bol vysviten novoziskany pift'alovy organ. Celkova cena tohto organu, i s in taldciou, bola $2,857.92. 22. SEPTEMBRA - Tri tovdrne United States Steel Corporation v Donore, a to Donora Steel Works, Donora Wire Works a Donora Zinc Works, nepracujfi ako C6sledok celonarodn6ho ocel'ov6ho ~trajku, ktory sa zadal tohto dfia rano. Okolo 4,500 robotnikov je na strajku, v ktorom tehly a zbrane hraly dost' vel'ki rolu. Harry A. Cox, me~t'anosta a firadnik tovarne, po2iadal ~erifa, aby sa staral o pokoj. 25. SEPTEMBRA - Statna policia, v podte estnast' dlenov, pri~la do mesta, rozohnala masy l'udi na uliciach a prerugila fniov6 shromaidenie, ktor6 nasledovalo po nefispegnom pokuse o demongtrativny pochod do Monessen, ktor policia zastavila a rozohnala na ceste medzi Webster a Monessen. 5. OKTOBRA - Katolicke kostoly v pittsburghskej diec6zy, v6itane Donory, organizujfi sbierku $500,000 na katolicke dobro6inn6 ciele v dioch od 18. do 27. okt6bra. Dp. Henry Geibel radil gtrajkujficim, aby sa vritili do price, d6vodiac, 2e strajk je revolfciou proti americkej vl1de a odsudzujuec radikdlne podinanie fniov ch vodcov a neamerick6 sp6soby, ktor6 tito pou2ivaji. 10. OKTOBRA - V cudzojazy6n ch dasopisoch, vditane slovensk ch, bol uverejnen 6 anok, hovoriaci, ie teraj~i 9trajk v tejto okolici a aj inde je nie riadny 9trajk, ale diabolsk6 hnutie niekol'k'ch radikdlov, pokiajficich sa dezorganizovat' pracujfcich a tak zasiat' semend revolficie v Amerike. lInok radi pracuj6fcim, aby sa vratili do price. 12. OKTOBRA - List ndp. biskupa Canevina, oznamujfci sbierku na dobro6inn6 ciele, sa 6ital v kostoloch pittsburghskej diec6zy. Vyslovuje sa v fiom nddej, e sa nasbiera $500,000.00 v krdtkom Ease. John Basista bol vymenovan za vedficeho sbierky pri osade sv. Dominika. 18. OKTOBRA - Zadina sa diecezilna sbierka na katolicke dobro6inn6 ciele. 18. NOVEMBRA - Bolo oznLmen6, ie 2,900 9trajkujf6cich sa vrdtilo do price v podnikoch v Donore. 1920 25. FEBRUARA - Father Rudolf Habrda z osady ssv. Cyrila a Metoda v Charleroi za6al s6riu p6stnych kdzni, ktor6 majA byt' kaidfi stredu ve6er. Father Michal McBurney z kostola sv. Franti9ka vo Finleyville vypomaha pri spovedani po niekol'ko sob6t. 26. FEBRUARA - Na cintorine sa za6inajfi prv6 pripravn6 price pre v stavbu Grotta jazkyne, predstavujficeho Lourdy. SfZasne sa za6inajfi aj in6 (fpravy. 29. APRILA - Father Damladovac z Clevelandu, strdvil v osade tri dni, spovedajfic Chorvdtov a Dalmatincov a k uc v chorvatskom jazyku. 7. MAJA - V bor nav9tivil biskupa, aby mu predniesol st'ainost'. 3. J-INA - Za6ina sa kampail na sbierku pre v stavbu grotta v cintorine. Osobitny v bor z pracovnikov, ktori majf6 na starosti v stavbu grotta, navftivil podobn6 grotti v Pitthburghu a Latrobe. 4. JLA - Sprievod, veden troma mar~almi, pochoduje od kostola na cintorin, kde je vyvysviten6 grotto Lourdov. Hudba American Steel & Wire Co. hrala z tejto prile2itosti. Po vysviacke bol v let. 18. SEPTEMBRA - Dp. Pavol Odelga bol vysvaten za kfhaza v arciopdtskom kostole sv. Vincenta. Vysviacku vykonal ndp. biskup John Francis Regis Canevin. Novovysviten khiaz celebroval pri osade svoju prvfi sv. om~u nasleduj ceho dfia. 26. NOVEMBRA - Ndp. biskup John Francis Regis Canevin, sa zriekol spravovania pittsburghskej dieczy pre slab6 zdravie. 3. DECEMBRA - 609 deti, z celkov6ho podtu 2,509, zapisan ch vo verejnVch ~koldch v Donore, je americkej narodnosti. Toto oznamenie udinil ~kolsk& Supt. T. M. Gilland. Deti slovensk6ho p6vodu sA na druhom mieste a talianske deti na tret'om. Celkovd Atatistika vyzerala nasledovne: Amerikdni...................... Slov ci......................... Taliani.......................... R usi............................ Poliaci.......................... F arebni........................ M ad'ari..................... Zidia........................ Litovci.......................... Sk6ti........................... Nemci........................ Chorvati........................ Angli6ani..................... Francfizi........................ S r6ani......................... Spanieli......................... Sv6di........................... Dalm atinci...................... U krajinci....................... Belgi6ani..................... Gr6kovia........................ M exi6ania....................... R akfgani....................... 609 557 279 190 154 142 117 105 84 68 55 31 24 21 21 15 11 6 5 4 4 3 2 Spolu..................... 2,509 31. DECEMBRA - Dary a sbierky na pigt'alov organ dovtily sumu $2,642.27. Sbierka na v istavbu grotta Lourdes a na zdokonalenie cintorina, vyniesla $1,070.37. Na zhotovenie grotta sa dalo $934.89, v 6om je aj cena 175 doldrov za so ky pre grotto. Tie2 boly uroben6 mnoh6 zlepenia v cintorine. Tato praca sa zadala 26. februara a trvala po cel rok. 1921 2. JANUARA - V tento defl bola vysvatend americkd zistava spolku Najsvatejgieho mena Je2i~, 6islo 369 Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty. 9. JANUARA - Jeho Svdtost', pdpe Benedict XV. pov ~il ndp. biskupa Canevina na tituldrneho arcibiskupa Pelusia. 16. MARCA -- Dp. Emil Sloupsky z kostola Najsvatej~ieho Mena Je2ii v Monessen zabal kazne, ktor6 sa maly konat' ka2dif stredu v 6ase trvania p6stu. Gr6cko-katolicky kfiaz, dp. Pavol Rutkaj, vypomihal so spovedanim. 29. APRILA - Sv. Otec, pdpe Benedict XV. vymenoval za ndstupcu po biskupovi Canevinovi, ako ~iesteho biskupa pittsburghskej diec6zy dp. Hugh C. Boyle, duchovnho sprdvcu osady sv. Marie Magdaleny v Homestead, ktory bol dovtedy dozorcom nad diecezdlnymi ~kolami. Dp. Eugen Ko2dr, C. P., za6al v osade 40hodinovfi poboinost'. 16. MAJA - Osada zakflpila jednu stanicu kriiovej cesty pre katolicky detsk domov sv. Jozefa v Superior, Wis., v diec6ze Superior, kde bol biskupom ndp. Koudelka. 27. MAJA - Ndp. biskup Jozef Koudelka zo Superior, Wis., kazal pri sv. om~i a pri ve6ernch poboinostiach. 29. MAJA - Biskup Koudelka po2ehnal zdstavu spolku Blahoslavenej Panny Marie Ru2encovej, 6islo 127. I. Katolickej Slovenskej Zenskej Jednoty. 24. JUNA - Ndp. biskup Jozef M. Koudelka zo Superior, Wis., ktor za mnoh6 roky vykondval misie a in6 pobo2nosti v na~ej osade, zomrel. JUN - Agnes Olenik a Anna Basista boly prvymi graduantkami v Donora High School z osady sv. Dominika. 29. JUNA - Ndp. Hugh C. Boyle, iesty biskup pittsburghskej diec6zy a predt'm co-adjutor za biskupa Canevina, bol vysv5ten svojim predchodcom v katedrdle sv. Pavla v Pittsburghu. 20. AUGUSTA - Kontraktor John Balas & Co. vystaval bet6novy mfir na strane, hranidiacej so Sixth Street v cene $1,851.95. 2. NOVEMBRA - Dp. Pavol Rutkay, gr6ckokatolicky kfaz, kizal v cintorine pri pobo2nostiach sviatku Du~idiek. DECEMBER - Plat duchovn'ch sprdvcov osid pittsburghskej diec6zy bol zv ~en so zpiatodnou platnost'ou od 1. septembra zo 108 na 148 dolarov. 22. JANUARA - Sv. Otec, pdpei Benedict XV. zomrel v 6smom roku svojho pontifikdtu. 27. JANUARA - Dp. Gellhof obetoval sv. om~u za dugu zomrel6ho pdpe2a. Na sv. omi sa zfiastnilo vel'a veriacich a tie kolsk6 dietky. 28. JANUARA - Rudolf Schwerha, ~len osady, prevzal sprivu pohrebn6ho istavu, ktor zakipil od C. E. Whitehilla, predchidzajficeho vlastnika. 29. JANUARA - Po skoro 20-ro6nej sprdve cintorina rozli6n mi sprivcami, dp. Gellhof bol povereny, prevziat' tfito starostlivost'. Prijal poverenie, av ak len na ~est' mesiacov. 6. FEBRUARA - Pius XI. bol zvolen3 ako 262. pdpe. Jeho korunov,cia sa konala 12. februdra. 8. MARCA - Dp. Jozef A. Kushner z kostola ssv. Cyrila a Metoda v Charleroi, Pa. za,6al s6riu p6stnych kazni pri osade sv. Dominika. 28. MAJA - Dp. Pavol Rutkay kdzal pri mdjov ch pobo2nostiach, ktor6 sa konaly pri lourdskom grotte v cintorine. 1923 27. JANUARA - Osadn6 pozemky na Castner Avenue boly konebne prepisan6 na Jdna Kuba~iaka s ist'm vlastnickym privom. 17. MAJA - Rev. Ervin E. Gellhof odchddza do osady sv. Floriana v United, Pa., kde sa stdva duchovnym sprdvcom osady a Rev. Joseph P. Straka, sprdvca osady sv. Floriana, nastupuje ako spravca osady sv. Dominika. Osadn dlh v tomto 6ase bol $15,647.45. 5. AUGUSTA - VI. 2upa Slovensk6ho Katolickeho Sokola so sidlom v Charleroi, Pa., mala svoje atletick6 zdvody a slet v Palmer Parku. Hudba American Steel & Wire Co., viedla pochod do tohto parku, kde tie2 vyhrdvala pre obecenstvo. 11. NOVEMBRA - Dp. Eugen KoMr, C. P., za6al misie, ktor6 trvaly jeden t idei. 1924 9. MARCA - Father Emil Sloupsky odslfi2il spievani sv. om~u v osadnom kostole, zatial'o dp. Straka odspieval sv. om~u v kostole Najsv. Mena Je2ii v Monessen, pridom obaja kdzali v prospech diecezilnej sbierky na diecez6lne vy~ie koly, ktor6 maly byt' vystavan6 na viacer'ch miestach diec6zie. Sbieralo sa $3,000,000.00. 1922 CHRISTMAS CAROLERS 1921 - BETLEHEAICI V ROKU 1921 Seated (1. to r.) are: George Dudas, Rev. E. E. Gellhof and Joseph Triscik. Standing are: Michael Rada John Martin, Joseph Kovach and George Laskodi. 16. MARCA -- Dp. Jozef A. Kushner odslfi2il spievanfi sv. om~u v tunaj~om kostole, zatial'6o tunaj~i duchovn sprdvca mal sv. omgu v kostole ssv. Cyrila a Metoda v Charleroi. Aj tato v nca sa konala v zAujmc diecelncj skolskcj sbierky. 29. 31ARCA - Zi-ala >a kalpan. a diccc -alny kolsky fond v nasc osade a trvala a do 7. aprila. Biskup Boyle vymenoval vybor, v kturom bol sprdvca osady a nasledujfici 6lenovia: Jdn Skorvan, Juraj Salasovi6, Jdn Martin, Michal Vataha, Michal Yavorsk& a J.An P. Jago. Osadnd kvota, vypo6itand podia priemern6ho ro6n6ho prijmu za posledn ch pat' rokov, bola $8,946.00 a mala sa vysbierat' behom pit' rokov. Mnohi osadnici podpisali zjvzok dat' na sbierku $30.00 v ur6enom Ease. 30. MARCA - Na sch6dzke prv6ho Pittsburghsk6ho diecezineho sboru Sdru2enia Slovensk3"ch Katolikov bolo rozhodnut6, 2e ka2dorodne sa budi konat' Slovensk6 dni v Keenywood parku. 8. APiLA --- Prva osadna splatka bola vyplatena v suine $372.45 na diecezAlnii kolskfi sbierku. E te ostaiva zaplatit' $8.573.55. 12. JtNA -- Ndp. biskup Hugh C. Boyle z Pittsburghu, vykonal v osade birmovku 269 kandiditov. 31. JOLA - V tento deh konal sa v Kennywood parku prv' S1ovensk deii zdpadne PennsylviLnie, 6im sa zadala tradicia Slovensk ch dni v pittsburghskej okolici. 6. JCLA - Zav6,dza sa obdlkov syst6m v kostole sv. Dominika. 29. AUGUSTA - Na fare osady ssv. Cyrila a Metoda v Charleroi, Pa., boly uroben6 kroky na zaloienie organizicie slovenskich khfazov pittsburghskej dioczie. DECEMBER - Tohto roku bolo ingtalovan6 v kostolnej budove nov6 vykurovacie zariadenie v celkovej cene $1,381.05. V tom je zapo6itana cena ohrievacej pece $7748.00, radiatorov $450.00 a ingtaladn.ch prac $183.05. 1925 24. MAJA - Korunovadn6 bohosluiby sa konaly v kostole pri mjjov ch poboinostiach. 25. AUGUSTA - Pavol R. Zido bol ustanoven za con~tdbla v Donore. 15. OKTOBRA - Tohto dfla do!lo formalne k zaloieniu organizacie slovensk'ch kifazov pittsburghskej dioc6zie v osadnej ~kole sv. Joachima v Pittsburghu. Anglick nazov organizacie bol "Slovak Priests Fraternity", zatial'do v slovenskom jazyku bola znama len ako "Svaz". 1926 2. JANUARA - Poiiar po~kodil konvent. Sestri6ky sa nast'ahovaly do f:ary a duchovn sprvca osady sa na6as prest'ahoval do Irondale hotela na Sixth Street a McKean Avenue. 18. FEBRUARA - Skody, napraven6 po2iarom, boly urychlene opraven6, takie sestrifky sa mohly znova nast'ahovat' do svojho konventu a duchovny sprdvca prestal bVvat' v hoteli. 10. APRILA - Duchovn sprdvca zasial kontrakt Joseph Poli Company, ktord mala redekorovat' kostol, oltire, sochy, kri2ov6 stanice a zlep~it' v~etky prace v dreve, vo vnfitri kostola. Celkova cena mala byt' $6,620.C01. 24. APRILA - Dp. Ambr6ze Toma a, O.F.M., a dp. Amand Kopad, O.F.M. prili z Bratislavy, zo Slovenska, do pittsburghskej diec6zy, kde zalo2ili komisariat. 6. JCILA - 8tyria slovenski biskupi, ktori prigli do Ameriky na dvadsiaty 6smy medzinarodn eucharistick kongres, ktory' sa konal predchadzajficeho mesiaca v Chicagu, prili do Pittsburghu. Boli to: ndp. Marian Blaha, biskup bansko-bystricky, ndp. JAn Vojta dk, biskup spigsk', ndp. Pavol Jan Jantausch, apogtolsk administrator trnavskj' a ndp. Jozef Odrsky, apo~tolsk administrator kogick. Skupina kfhazov, ktori boli 6lenmi "Svizu", mali s nimi spolodn obed v hoteli William Penn. 7. JILA - Styria slovenski biskupi, ktori boli na navAteve v pittsburghskej okolici, sa zfi6astnili na tret'om Slovenskom dni v Kennywood parku. Pritomn ch bolo 0,C00 Slovakov z cel6ho okolia. 4. AUGUSTA - Osada dostala biskupsk6 povolenie minfit' $10,00C.00 na opravy kostola, z ktorej sumy $4,500 sa ma po2iiat'. V opravach ma byt' zahrnut6 kladenie novej podlahy, elektrick6 zariadenie, prace z dreva, mal'ovanie, redekcrovanie, atd'. 8. JULA - Slovenski biskupi zadali nav~tevovat' slovensk6 osady pittsburghskej dioc6zie. Ndp. JAn Vojt.a~ak, biskup spisk a ndp. Pavol Jan Jantausch, apotolsk odministrator trnavsky, nav~tivili osadu sv. Dominika v rozli6nch cdioch. Prv z nich nav~tivil tie2 dielne American Steel and Wire Company v Donore. 8. AUGUSTA - Prelat Andrej Hlinka, fardr z Ru2omberku, v liptovskom kraji, a znamy slovensk politick vodca, martyr a vlastenec, ktory pri~iel do Ameriky e~te v jini tohto roku na medzindrodn eucharistick kongres v Chicagu, nav~tivil slovensk6 csady v tejto okolici a str6vil tu ~tyri dni so svojimi krajanmi. V bor, slo en z osadnikov Najsvitej~ieho Mena Jei v Monessen, ssv. Cyrila a Metoda v Charleroi a sv. Dominika v Donora, usporiadal prednaku Andreja Hlinku v Star Theatre, Monessen, dfla 9. augusta. Zufiastnilo sa na nej vel'a krajanov z menovan&ch a sfisednch osid a miest. Bola urobend sbierka na jeho boj za auton6miu Slovenska. Michal SiniEak, predseda tohto ve6ierku, povedal otvaraci prejav. Prehovorili tie2 zastupc,ovia rozli6n ch slovensk'ch organizacii. U2 predt m, toho ist6ho dfia bol Andrej Hlinka takto pocten v Pittsburghu, v Harris Theatre na Diamond Street. 9. AUGUSTA - Prelat Andrej Hlinka bol pocten banketom vo vel'kej Johnson's Banquet Hall v Monessen. Medzi rednikmi bol dp. Straka, dp. Kushner a dp. Gerat, Hlinkov tajomnik, ktor' ho sprevidzal. 10. AUGUSTA - Msgr. Andrej Hlinka odslffiil sv. om~u v kostole sv. Dominika, po ktorej prehovoril k osadnikom. Doprevadzal ho dp. Gerat. Bola vykonand sbierka na pomoc v jeno boji za slobodu siovensk6ho naroda. 1. SEPTEMBRA - Tohto dfla bola vykonana p6iidka $4,500.00 na zaokrytie asti vydavkov s nedavno skondenou opravou kostola. 12. DECEMBRA - Dp. Ambr6ze Tom~a, O.F.M. a dp. Amand Kopad, O.F.M., zadali v osade sv. Dominika dvojt idfiove poboinosti. 20. DECEMBRA - V 6ase trvania misii pri na~ej osade, dp. Amand Kopad, O.F.M., zalo2il Treti Rad sv. Franti~ka pri osade s podtom dlenstva 43. iradnikmi sa stall: Jan Stanko, predseda; Barbara Miklo~, pokladni ka a Zuzana Stunda, tajomni6ka. 22. DECEMBRA - Majetok McManus-a, ktory je situovany na Highland Avenue, bol ponfiknuty osade na vybudovanie koly. Ziadana cena bola $16,503.00. 1927 1. JANUARA - Bartley McManus urobil novfl ponuku osade, iiadajfic tento raz $15,003.00 za svoje majetky na Highland Avenue. 22. MARCA - Arcibiskup John F. Regis Ca nevin zomrel v Mercy Hospital v Pittsburghu a pochovan' bol v cintorine Panny Marie v Pittsburghu. 23. MAJA - Ndp. biskup Hugh C. Boyle vy konal sviatost' birmovania na 179 birmovan coch. Dp. Martin B. Rubick z kostola ssv. Cyrila a Metoda v New Brighton, povedal z tejto prile2itosti sldvnostnfi kdzefi. 29. MAJA - Osada usporiadala pobo2nost' korunovania Blahoslavenej Panny Marie, pri 6om Helen 8kovran predstavovala kral'ovnu mdja. Dp. Michal P. Kushner z kostola V et k ch Svaitch v Arnold, Pa., mal kazefi. kazeh. 1. OKTOBRA - Dr. Joseph E. Novotny, dlen osady, sa stal prv m slovensk m doktorom, ktor zadal vykondvat' lekArsku prax v meste Donore, Pa. 19. NOVEMBRA - Ziaci gkoly sv. Dominika odovzdali 6asopisu Herald American pat' pri spevkov o Cervenom kri7i. 5. DECEMBRA - Delegdcia predstavitel'ov Slo venskej Ligy v Amerike navgtivila Biely dom, aby odovzdala prezidentovi Calvinovi Coolid geovi iiadost', podpisanfi mnoh2mi tisicmi Slovakov v Spojen,ch Statoch, v ktorej sa domahali zmeny prist'ahovaleck6ho zakona, iiadajfic vai6iu kvotu pre Slovakov. Dp. Stra ka, duchovny spravca osady sv. Dominika a Albert Erdelyi, boli 6lenmi delegacie. 1928 12. FEBRUARA - Spolok Marianskej Panenskej Dru2iny bol zaloienjV pri osade a in~tala6n6 sldvnosti sa konaly v kostole. Dp. Juraj Barlock zo South Side Pittsburgh, povedal kdzeh z tejto prile2itosti. 23 dievdat z osady vykonalo sl'uby a boly prijat6 do tohto nabo2ensk6ho spolku. Boly to: Mildred Cupec, predsedkyfia; Anna Jago, podpredsedkyha; Alibeta Vran6ik, tajomni6ka a 6lenky: Alibeta Tengi, Alibeta Sabol, Alibeta Babinec, Margareta Koi~r, Maria Dem6ak, Maria Petru~, Helena Pa2ej, Anna Cekus, Margareta Gombita, Paulina Schwerha, Anna Jakub, Barbara Filipii, Maria Hurtik, Anna Sotak, Maria Spi~ak, Katarina Repa, Helena Skovran, Helena Salasovi6, Anna Fincik a Anna Janov6ik. 4. MARCA - Olenovia Tretieho rddu sv. Franti~ka vykonali svoj sl'ub. 21. MAJA -- Osada zaiina t 2denn bazar na prazdnom pozemku na Siestej ulici a McKean Avenue. Bazar ma na starosti 30-1lenny osadni vybor, na dele ktor6ho je duchovny spravca. 11. JULA - V Kennywood parku sa konal piaty Slovensk deft zapadnej Pennsylvanie. 29. NOVEMBRA - V Slovenskom Dome sa konal slavnostn banket z prile2itosti palenia 20,000-doldrov6ho morgidu. Morgi6 spdlil Rudolf Ossko, osadn organista, kor ponfikol najvi6i dar za tito poctu. Dp. Juraj Barlock z kostola sv. Matf3ia v S.S. Pittsburgh, bol toastm:ajstrom. Dp Pavol J. Odelga z kostola sv. Floriana v United, ktory pochadza z osady sv. Dominika, odovzdal duchovn6mu sprav,covi v mene osadnikov pefihait dar. 1929 27. MAJA - 130 sodalitiek sa zf~astnilo na korunovani Krdl'ovny maja. Kazefi mal dp. Stanislav Moravek z kostola sv. Jana apo tola a Evanjelistu v Connellsville, Pa. 28. MAJA - Blesk zasiahol kostolnii veiu po dva razy a zapri6inil zna6nfi gkodu. Sila blesku vyrazila na ve2i dve vel'k6 diery v priemere vy9e jedn6ho yardu. Blesk v~ak nezapridinil po2iar. 7. JUNA - Papesk ~tat, ktor' zanikol v roku 1870, bol obnoveny v Rime pod menom Vatikan 8tit. 24. JCNA - Osadn vylet sv. Dominika sa konal v Palmer parku. 18. AUGUSTA - Spolok sv. Terezky, 6islo 200 2iveny, bol sorganizovan? s po6tom 6leniek 13. Uradnidkami sa staly: Rozalia Kopko, predsedkyfia; Anna Holik, podpredsedkyfia; Dorotha Kovach, zapisovatel'ka a Anna Petri~in, pokladnidka. 29. OKTOBRA - "Coolidge Prosperity" sa zhrfitila ndhlym poklesom burzy. Trm sa za6ala najvdiia americka depresia. OKTOBER - Na cintorine bol vystaven domcek pre rozli6n6 ndradie. 3. NOVEMBRA - Dp. Eugen Ko2dr, C.P., za6al misie, ktor6 trvaly a2 do 10. novembra. Zaloil diecezLlny muisk spolok Najsvitejgieho Mena Je2ii so za6iatkov m po6tom 6lenov 112. Uradnikmi sa stali: Jin P. Ja~o, predseda; ftefan Huda6ek, zapisovatel'; Michal Durkay, pokladnik. 8. DECEMBRA - 100 6leniek bolo prijat:ch do spolku Marianskej Panenskej Dru2iny, dim sa zv gil po6et 6leniek na 167. Dp. Martin RubickV kizal pri pobo2nostiach na Sviatok Nepo~kvrnen6ho Po6atia. 25. DECEMBRA - Konala sa polno6nd sv. omSa, ked' biskupsk'm rozhodnutim bol odvolany dlhoro6ny zdkaz. 1930 16. MARCA - Walter a Maria Maksymiak poddvali dvojhodinov6 skoro nel'udsk6 sildcke predstavenie v Slovenskom dome pre dobro kostola. - Pamatite sa? 1. MAJA - Dp. Jozef Straka, sprdvca osady, odchLdza do kostola sv. Matfia v Natrona, Pa. a dp. Jozef A. Kushner z kostola ssv. Cyrila a Metoda v Charleroi, prebera povinnosti duchovn6ho spravcu osady sv. Dominika. 4. MAJA - Dp. Jin P. SedlAk, nov' spravca osady ssv. Cyrila a Metoda v Charleroi vykonal nedel'fiaj~iu sv. omgu v kostole sv. Dominika, ked'ie nov duchovn sprivca, dp. Kushner sa ete zdrioval na svojej starej fare. 9. MAJA - Ndp. biskup Hugh C. Boyle vykonal sviatost' birmovania 180 birmovan,com. 31. MAJA - Miestne spolky Jednoty, za spoluprAce s ostatnymi osadn mi spolkami, osldvily 40. v robie zaloienia I. Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty. Spolky sa si~ly v Slovenskom nArodnom dome, kde vytvorily sprievod, ktor viedol Jozef CarnakoviM, ako marshall. Tento sprievod pochodoval do kostola, kde bola slAvnostna sv. om~a vd'akyvzdania. Po bohosluibach sa konal v let v Palmer parku. Oslava sa skondila toho ve6era slavnostn'm banketom v Slovenskom narodnom dome. MAJ - Dp. Andrej Huhra zo Starej Halide, na Slovensku, je v osade na nav~teve svojich rodiiov, Mateja a Marie Huhra, ktori sfi spoluzakladatel'mi osady. Aj jeho sestra bj'va v tejto osade. 12. JiNA - Miesto pre asi desat' hrobov bolo znova predan6 osade sv. Dominika na osadnom cintorine. Miesto vlastnily sestri6ky sv. Ducha, ktor6 sa prest'ahovaly do Pittsburghu. 15. JiNA - Nov duchovn svolal osadnfi sch6dzu, aby s osadnikmi hovoril o zlep~eniach a opravach na osadnom cintorine. 29. JiNA - Dp. Huhra dospieval slavnostni sv. om~u a povedal nedel'nfi kdzefi. 30. JUNA - Za6aly sa price na v~eobecnej fiprave cintorina. tJpravy vykonavajf sami osadnici, ktori neboli zamestnani ako d6sledok depresie. Praca ma trvat' cez cel6 leto. 4. JULA - VI. 2upa Slovensk6ho Katolickeho Sokola konala svoje atletick6 zavody a slet v Palmer parku. Sbor 163. S.K.S. bol host'uj6 cim sborom. 9. JiJLA - Vel'k po6et osadnikov, ktori cestovali osobitnym vlakom, sa z6Castnil na siedmom v rodnom Slovenskom dni v Kennywood parku. 15. JiULA - Tohto dhia bola otvorenA prvA VerejnA kniinica v Donore v Tri-Plant Club Building na Sixth Street a Meldon Avenue. 16. JfJLA - Pozostatky neboh6ho Rev. Ladislava Odziemczewski, b'val6ho duchovn6ho kostla sv. Marie a zakladatel'a Konventu Ducha Svaitho v Donore a pozostatky sestier tohto radu, boly premiestnen6 z cintorina sv. Dominika do cintorina ses,tri6iek Ducha Svat6ho v ich novom materinskom dome v Pittsburghu. 3. AUGUSTA - Dp. Andrej Huhra prevzal na kratky das spravovanie osady, ked'2e duchovn3i spravca sa zfiastnil na slete a hlavnom sjazde Slovensk6ho Katolickeho Sokola v meste Trenton, N. J. 27. AUGUSTA - Osadn6 muistvo sv. Dominika vyhralo mestsk6 majstrovstvo v softballe a ziskalo 6estni zastavu ui v prvom roku. Muistvo, ktor6 vyhralo devit' z jedenistich zdpasov, bolo veden6 Michalom Sukelom ako riaditel'om a Janom Jago ako kapitAnom. 29. SEPTEMBRA - Duchovn spravca za6al prv6 s6itanie l'udu vo svojej osade. 12. OKTOBRA - Duchovn spravca a 6lenovia diecezdlneho spolku Najsv. Mena Je2ii odchadzajfi v prenajatom autobuse na Forbes Field do Pittsburghu, kde sa zf6astnili prvej "Eucharistickej noci", konanej v tejto diec6ze. Pribli2ne 100,000 muiov sa zfiastnilo v tomto shromadeni, z ktor,ch asi 25,000 muselo ostat' mimo parku pre nedostatok miesta a zariadenia pre takfi obrovski masu. 16. NOVEMBRA - Pod patronAtom osady, Marienka ev6ik, 5-rodnd umelkyfia z Detroit, Mich, mala koncert v Slovenskom narodnom dome. 1931 15. FEBRUARA - Stefan Jano9ko z Charleroi bol najat, aby vykonal stolarske prace pri oprave a zdokonal'ovani fary. FEBRUAR - PrAca s opravou a zdokonal'ovanim farskej budovy sa za6ala. Medzi zlepHIS HoI,INVSS POPE PIUS XII jebo &n*ltost, piipcz Pills XII. SAINT DOMINIC ATHLETIC CLUB OFFICERS, FOUNDED 1925 Uradnici Atleticke'lo Klubit sv. Donfinika First Row (1. to r.) are: George Lawrence, John Lawrence, Michael Yavorsky, and Father Joseph Straka, Pastor. Second Row: George Tkac, Andrew Stanko, Matthew Susky, and Stephen Hudak. ~eniami bola aj nova elektricka siet' v budove, pristavba por6u, kladenie trvrdej drevenej podlahy, zosilnenie okien, premiestenie radiatorov a dvier a mal'ovanie vnutra. Clenovia vy'boru kostoln6ho spolu 67 dni prdce. 4. APRiLA - Elektrick6 zvony, ktor6 darovali p. a pi. Rudolf Schwerha, a ktor6 boly v poslednych dhoch namontovan6 v kostolnej budove, sa po prvy raz pou2ily. 3. MAJA - Za6al sa zvyk, 2e deti osady pristupuji k prv6mu sv. Prijimaniu v prvom dni 40-hodinovej poboinosti, po dom sa zi6astifuji procesie pri otvoreni a zakon6eni 40-hodinovej pobonosti. 31. MAJA - Sv. Otec, Pius XI. oslavoval 75. narodeniny. V tomto svojom veku je sfiasn m najstar~im predstavitel'om ~tatu na svete. 13. JULA -- V Slovenskom dome sa konal banket, ktory' sorganizoval osadn v bor na po6est' duchovn6ho sprdvcu z prile2itosti 10. vyro6ia jeho kfiazskej vysviacky. Father George Barlock z Pittsburghu je toastmajstrom. 1. SEPTEMBRA - Ziaci osadnej ~koly sv. Dominika dostali po prvi raz zdarma udebn6 knihy. 25. OKTOBRA - Podl'a nariadenia biskupa, Prevelebna Sviatost' Oltdrna bola vylo2ena po cel defi vo vgetk'ch kostoloch dieczy, k vdiej cti a slave Krista Kral'a. Ve6er sa konaly poboinosti, pri ktor'ch bola procesia so Sviatost'ou oltarnou, na ktorej sa zfastnil muisk spolok Diecezilneho Spolku Najsvaitej ieho Mena Je2ii. T mto sa vytvoril v dieceze precedent. 11. NOVEMBRA - Donora oslavuje 30. vyro6ie svojho zaloienia. Najv5,6imi udalost'ami diia bol vel'ky pochod, na ktorom sa zi6astnily aj sfsedn6 mestd, ako aj footballov zapas medzi donorskou a charleroiskou eatou. 8. DECEMBRA - Mlad6 sodalitky a Dietky Panny Marie vykonaly ro6nfi obnovu svojich sl'ubov Panne Marii. Dp. Pavol Odelga z United, Pa., mal kazeh, zatial' 6o Rev. Henry Radwanski z kostola Svit6ho Mena Marie a Rev. Ernest Wassil z kostola sv. Jozefa, asistovali duchovn6mu spravcovi pri slavnostnom po2ehnani. 13. DECEMBRA - Sv. Stolica udelila zvldftnu v'sadu pre katolikov v Spojen'ch tatoch, povol'ujfic im jest' mdso v tie cirkevn6 p6stne dni, ktor6 pripadnfi na ~tdtom uznanV sviatok. 1932 26. JANUARA - Sest' katolickych o-ad v Donore sa zfi astnilo na dobro6innom predstaveni, ktor6 sa konalo v Donora High School audit6riu s ciel'om pom6ct' tim obyvatel'om Donory, ktori 2ijfi vo vel'kej biede v d6sledku hospodarskej depresie, ktord trvala ui dva roky. 2iaci prv6ho a druh6ho stupfia osadnej ~koly sv. Dominika, predstavili malii hru "Mali graduanti", k m 2iaci tretieho a gtvrt6ho stupfia zahrali hru "Na 9trajku". Ethel Marie Polkabla a Vierka Schwerha tancovaly holandsk6 narodn6 tance. 7. FEBRUARA - Spolu $510.00 sa vysbieralo na dobro6innom predstaveni, na ktorom Uinkovali 2iaci Aiestich donorsk,ch Ak61. Osada sv. Dominika rozpredala listky za $154.50., o bol najva ii poiet listkov, rozpredan&ch jednotliv mi osadami. 3. APRILA - Duchovn sprdvca a blenovia v boru nav~tivili cintorin. Hned' nato sa konala sch6dza, na ktorej sa rokovalo o d'al~om zlep~eni. 10. APRILA - Za6ina sa kampai medzi muimi osady, aby sami pomohli pri opravach na cintorine. Nasledujficeho diia sa za6alo pracovat' vo vel'kom. 24. APRILA - Hlavni fradnici Rimsko a Gr6cko Katolickeho Slovensk6ho Bratstva sa zudastnili na sv. omi v osadnom kostole, po ktorej sa stretli s miestnym v borom v Slovenskom dome, aby porobili pripravy pre bli2iacu sa konvenciu tejto organizacie. 20. JfJNA - Rimsko a Gr6cko Katolicke Slovensk6 Bratstvo malo svoju 14. konvenciu v Slovenskom dome, ktord trvala pat' dni. Na tejto konvencii, najvadiej v historii Bratstva, sa zu&astnilo 13 hlavnich firadnikov a ~est'desiat osem delegatov. Delegitmi z Donory boli: Jan Kar~ank, Jdn Penak, Jan P. Ja~o, Michal Durkaj, Jozef Huhra a Jan Skorvan, ktori zastupovali dislo 26 a Maria Vavrek, Anna Huhra, Anna Gress a Zofia Schwerha, ktori zastupovali 6islo 29. Delegati pochodovali do kostola, kde dp. Albert Kazinczy, za asistencie dp. Kushnera ako diakona a dp. Fabiana Kondrlu, ako subdiakona, odslf il sv. om~u. Dp. Kushner mal kdzefi. Po sv. om~i hlavni firadnici, delegiti a 6lenovia miestnych 6isiel 26. a 29., ako aj 5. a 6. mlddeneck6ho oddelenia, pochodovali do konven6nej haly za sprievodu hudby z donorskej High School, ako aj z osady sv. Jozefa z Clairton, Pa. Z miestnych 6lenov boli zvoleni za hl. firadnikov: Dp. Kushner, hi. duchovnT, Jan Penak a Anna Gress, 6lenovia poroty a Adam V16ek, dozorca. Veder toho dhia sa vel'a l'udi zfi~astnilo na bankete v Slovenskom Dome, usporiadanom na po6est' firadnikov a delegatov. 3. JiJLA - Vytvoril sa vbor, pozostavajfci z 6lenov osadn6ho vy'boru, ktor ma ziskavat' l61e nov pre Spolo6nost' prop.agovania viery. Tie2 bolo rozhodnut6, ie osada sv. Dominika sa ma stat' 6lenom Sdruienia SlovenskTch Katolikov. 13. JULA - Slovzci z Donory sa zfl6astnili na deviatom v ro6nom Slovenskom dni v Kennywood parku. 17. JiLA - ilenovia osadn6ho v boru za6ali kampahl pre ziskavanie Elenstva do Spolodnosti propagovania viery, ktora sa organizuje v osade. NOVEMBER - Chlapci z osady sv. Dominika mali vyznamny podiel na tom, 2e footballova data donorskej vyssej skoly absolvovala sez6nu bez poraiky. (lenmi muistva boli tito osadnici: Juraj Koval6ik (Jay Kopsic), Juraj Yonek, Stefan Posey, Eddie Gemberosky, Jozef Griger. Rezervnjrmi hracmi boli: Anton Bartakovich, Andrej Poklemba a Juraj Karabin. 1933 8. JANUARA - Na ro6nej sch6dzi osady bolo rozhodnut6 sni2it' plat kostolnika, organistu a spravcu cintorina. Tie2 sa rozhodlo, 2e bein6ho roku sa nema vydavat' tla6ena finan6nd zprdva, aby sa za~porovaly peniaze. 25. JANUARA - Podl'a diecezalneho nariadenia, platy kfiazov a ~kolsk ch sestri6iek boly snizen6 o 20%. 5. MARCA - Sorganizoval sa Atletick' Klub sv. Dominika. 10. MARCA - Vytvoril sa do6asn& v'bor pre pravidld a regulacie Atletick6ho klubu sv. Dominika. V bor pozostaval z nasledovn ch: Jn Ja o, Jan Urbanik, Peter Bercik, Toma Kubik a Rudolf Schwerha. 24. MARCA - Z asi 17 6lenov, ktor'ch odporfi~al v'bor pravidiel a d'algich Best', ktor'ch odporfi6al Atleti,ck klub, bol vyvoleny 1261enn' Sbor riaditel'ov, v ktorom boli: R. R. Schwerha, Michal Sukel, Jozef Sukel. Peter Bercik, Jozef Kostolansky, Juraj Bodnar, Tom6 Kubik, Jozef Matava, Nikolaj Wasil, Jozef Kovach, Michal Vataha a Jozef Karch. 27. MARCA - Sbor:riaditel'ov Atletick6ho klubu sv. Dominika si vyvolil t chto firadnikov: Michal Sukel, predseda; Jozef Kostolansk, podpredseda; Jozef KovaL, pokladnik, R. R. Schwerha, tajomnik. V~etci 6lenovia boli zadeleni do niekt,or ch v borov. 31. MARCA - Atletick klub sv. Diminika zvolil t chto firadnikov pre novovytvorenfi Mushball League: Albert Tkach, predseda; Jan Tengi, tajomnik; Jdn P. Hudak, pokladnik. ladnik. 1. APRILA - L'ud vgetkch vierovyzvani bol vyzvan, aby nasledujficeho difa zasvatil Svaitfh hodinu. 10. APRILA - Atletick klub sv. Dominika za6al pr.cu na liprave dvoch ihrisk. Jedno bolo na Furlong majetku pri cintorine a druh na McKean Avenue v Juinej Donore. 11. APRILA - Nezamestnani 6lenovia osady za6ali pracovat' v cintorine. 30. APRILA - 59 deti z osady prijalo prv6 sv. prijimanie. 40-hodinova pobooinost', ktorfi ma viest' dp. KopAd, O.F.M., je otvorenA o 10.30 hodine sv. om~ou. Pribli2ne 1,200 svditch prijimani bolo udelen6 za tri dni pobo2nosti. 4. MAJA - Mushball Liga Atletick6ho klubu sv. Dominika, pozostavajfica zo styroch iat, otvorila sez6nu na ihrisku pri cintorine. 30. MAJA - Clenky Tretieho radu sv. Franti~ka sa zft6astnili na vysviacke svatyne (Shrine) v kladtore sv. Rodiny, ktor' ob vajfi slovenski franti~kani v Pittsburghu. 20. JITLA - Osadnici sa zfi astnili vo vel'kom poite na desiatom vro6nom Slovenskom dni v Kennywood Parku. 2. AUGUSTA - Za6aly sa price na in~talovani ventilain6ho zariadenia v kostole a ~kole. 26. AUGUSTA - Dp. Ervin E. Gellhof, ktor bol duchovnim spravcom osady sv. Dominika v 6ase od augusta 1912 do maja 1923, zomrel v Kispesti, v Mad'arsku. 21. SEPTEMBRA - Ndp. Leo Hayes, D.D., ktor bol ustanoven za biskupa z Heleny, Mont., pochadza z diecdzy pittsburghskej, bol vysvatenV v katedrale sv. Pavla. Vysviacku vykonal biskup Hugh C. Boyle z Pittsburghu, za asistencie biskupa Alphonsa J. Smitha, D.D. z Nashville, Tenn. a biskupa James A. Griffina zo Springfield, Ill. Jeho Milost', arcibiskup Samuel A. Strich, D.D., z Milwaukee, Wis., povedal kazefl. Viac ako gest' sto biskupov a kflazov sa zfi6astnilo na slavnostn.om obede vo William Penn hoteli, ktorV nasledoval po vysviacke. 27. SEPTEMBRA - Biskupskd kancelaria v Pittsburghu ozndmila firadne smrt' dp. Ervina E. Gellhofa, bivaleho duchovn6ho spravcu osady sv. Dominika. 3. OKTOBRA - Duchovn spravca, za asistencie dp. Edwarda Kitza z Monessen a dp. Pavla Odelgu z United, Pa., odspieval smfito6nfi sv. om u za dugu neboh6ho dp. Ervina Gellhofa, b valeho spravcu osady. 8. OKTOBRA - Skupina vokalistov spievala hymny a spevy ui po druh raz na rozhlasovej stanici WWSW v Pittsburghu, boli to: Z. Pa2ej, A. Frohman, Anna Yano6ik, Jan SpiSak, Jan Hudak, Michal Kosh a Albert Tka,ch. Jan SpiSak mal huslov6 s61o a na piane ho doprevadzal Rudolf Ossko, kostoln organista. Duchovny spravca mal za tohto vystfipenia prejav. 15. OKTOBRA - Spolok sv. Cecilie, 6islo 64 diev6ensk6ho oddelenia I. Katolickej Slovenskej Zenskej Jednoty oslavil 25. v roie svojho zaloienia a to spolobnou iast'ou na sv. om~i a banketom, ktorV sa konal neskor~ie v Slovenskom naro-dnom dome. 7. NOVEMBRA - Rudolf Schwerha bol zvolent na ~est'ro6n termin do skolsk6ho dozorn6ho v boru v Donore. 25. DECEMBRA - Pod vedenim sestri6iek Vincentianok, kolsk6 dietky osady v po6te 132 2iakov predviedly hru "Diet'a z Bethlehemu" v audit6riu donorskej High School. Dodatkom k tejto hre boly predstaven6 tie2 viacer6 krat~ie ske6e. 1934 27. FEBRUARA - Dp. Anton Filkorn, ktor bol duchovn m spraveom osady sv. Dominika od septembra 1907 do augusta 1912, zomrel v Grinave,ned'aleko Bratislavy, na Slovensku. Jeho pozostatky boly uloien6 na cintorine v Grinave dha 1. marca. Osadnici stravili desat' dni generalnym 6istenim kostola. Znovu boly vymal'ovan6 oltare, niektor6 so9ky, kri2ov6 stanice, stipy, drevend obklady na steny a bol dan' nov koberec do sanktuaria. 29. APRILA - V tento defi sa za6ala v osade 40-hodinovA pobo2nost', ktord trvala za tri dni. Za tento 6as bolo udelen ch vy~e 1,80-0 svitch prijimani. 3. MAJA - Ndp. biskup Hugh C. Boyle vykonal sviatost' birmovania 190 kandidatom z osady sv. Dominika. 1. JULA - Renovovany kostol, nov6 elektrick6 zvony a rozli6nd ozdoby na oltAroch, boly vysviten6 novovysviiten'm kfiazom, dp. Janom Sima z Charleroi, Pa. Tento novokhaz bol vysvaten 17. jfina toho roku. Asistovali mu nasledovni: Dp. J. A. Kushner, diakon, Rev. Venceslaus A. Sadauskas subdiakon; Michal FilipciM a Jan Hru9ka, obaja seminaristi, boli vedflcimi cerem6nie. Clenovia mu2sk'ch a 2ensk'ch spolkov pochodovali do kostola v spolo6nom sprievode. 26. DECEMBRA - Ako v minulosti, aj teraz deti zo gkoly sv. Dominika predstavily viano6n program v audit6riu donorskej High School. V programe bola aj vianondA hra. 1935 MAREC - Zaaly sa prace na vstavbe svaityne Blahoslavenej Panny Marie za farskou budovou. Ludvik Ponta, ktor bol toho 6asu nezamestnan, vykonaval murarske prace zdarma. 5. MAJA - Dp. Stefan Jankola, O.F.M. a dp. Rafael Chunta, O.F.M., za6ali misie pri osade. 12. MAJA - O 3. hodine popol'udni bola vysviacka kfiazsk,ch giat vetk ch liturgickych farieb, procesiov6ho krika a cib6ria, ktor6 veci darovali priatelia osady a osadnici sami. Po posviacke vytvorila sa procesia kfiazov, sodalitiek a veriacich, ktora sa pohla smerom k novovystavenej svatyni Bl. Panny Marie, kde posvacujfce obrady vykonal dp. Stefan Jankola, O.F.M., za asistencie dp. Rafaela Chuntu, O.F.M., dp. Edwarda Kitza z Monessen, dp. Andreja Baloka z Republic, dp. Jana Sedlaka z Charleroi, dp. Jana 8imu z New Brighton, dp. Pavla Odelgu z United, dp. Jozefa Ronconi z kostola sv. Filipa Neri v Donore a duchovn6ho spravcu osady. Pri posviacke pou2ili vodu, prinesenfi z posvitnej svatyne Panny Marie lourdskej vo Francfizsku. Anglickfi kdzeh povedal dp. Chunta a po slovensky kdzal dp. Jankola. Potom prehovoril duchovn' spravca osady a odovzdal svatyhu do pou2ivania osade. Svatyfia (jaskyfia), umiestena za farskou budovou, je vystavena z kamefia a pred hfou sfi dve vodnd jazierka, prave pred sochou Panny Marie. Kvety a popinava zelefi pridavajf na krase a umeleckej hodnote tohto diela. O 7.30 hodine tohto vecera sa skon6ily t 2deli trvajfce misie, vydan6 otcami franti~kanmi. Vgetci pritomni obnovili svoje krstnd sl'uby. 26. MAJA - Americka zastava, ktorfi nedavno zakfpil Spolok sv. Dominika,.islo 565 Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty, bola vysvatena a odovzdana spolku do pou2ivania na sv. om~i, na ktorej sa 6lenovia spolku zfiastnili v skupine. Nato nasledoval banket v Slovenskej budove, na ktorom duchovn' spravca f,inkoval ako toastmajster. Medzi re6nikmi boli Michal J. Vargovi6 z McKeesport, hlavn dozorca I.K.S.J. a Michal Siniak z Monessen, hl. riaditel' jednotArskych sokolov. Me~t'anosta Will H. Watson tie2 povedal prejav. 4. AUGUSTA - Osada oslavuje svojho patr6na, sv. Dominika. Clenovia vgetkych spolkov pochodujfi od Slovensk6ho domu do kostola, kde sa zflastnili spolodne bohoslu2ieb. Duchovn spravca osady odslfi2il slavnostnfi sv. om~u za asistencie dp. Jana Sedlaka, spravcu osady ssv. Cyrila a Metoda v Charleroi, ako diakona a dp. Mariana Durbalu, C. P. z Detroit, Mich., ako subdiakona. Pri sv. om~i tie2 asistovali dp. Michal FilipEi6, Jan Hru~ka, Jdn Stof6ik a Sylvester Erdelyi, bohoslovecki ~tudenti seminara sv. Vincenta. 35-hlasov sbor z kostola sv. Jozefa v Clairton, Pa., pod vedenim Jamesa McEllhattena z Elizabeth, spieval pri sv. om~i. Pri organe bola Mary Bolpe. Poobede bol v3let v Palmer Parku. 11. AUGUSTA - Miestny 163. Sbor Slovensk6ho Katolickeho Sokola a osada uisporiadali spolo6n v let na Opatkiewieczovej farme v sfisedstve cintorina. Sokolsk6 drustva zo VI. Zupy vystupovaly v prostn ch cvi6bach a tie2 maly preteky v atletick ch disciplinach. Boly to vylu6ovacie preteky pre reprezentantov 2upy na hlavn slet a zavody S.K.S., ktor6 sa maly konat' v Passaicu. Muistva z McKeesport, Perryopolis a Charleroi sa z&castnily na pretekoch. 2. SEPTEMBRA - Spolok sv. Juraja, 6islo 26 a sv. Anny, 6islo 29 Rimsko a Gr6cko Katolickeho Slovensk6ho Bratstva, spolu s oddeleniami mlade2e 6. 5 a 6, usporiadaly v let na Defl prace v Palmer parku. Na pikniku sa zfT6astnili ako hostia viaceri hlavni firadnici organizacie: Juraj Kovalik, hlavn predseda; Jozef S. Seme~, hl. tajomnik a Ladislav J. Kraly, redaktor, v~etci z Braddocku, d'alej 8tefan Perha6, hl. dozorca z Homestead, Pa., Rudolf Schwerha, hi. pokladnik a dp. Jozef Kushner, hl. duchovny. MEMBERS OF ST. DOMINIC ATHLETIC CLUB - 1925 Clenovia Alletickeho klubu so. Dominika First Row (1. to r.) are: Sylvester Sidlovsky, Alb2rt Tkac, Andrew Makula, William Evans, Adam Jaso, Andrew Kozar, John Stanko Jr. Second Row: Emil Vrancik, Stephen Yurgovsky. Third Row: Michael F. Hornak, Stephen Roman, William Soltis, George Vrancik, Michael Krivacek, George Sabol, George Bagay. Fourth Row: Louis Ponta, Stephen Ponta, John P. Jaso, Albert Gress, John C. Mesher, Stephen Bartakovich, Andrew Sabol, John Balent, John Karch Jr. Fifth Row: George Tkach, Matthew Susky, George Lawrence, Michael Yavorsky, John Lawrence, Stephen Hudak, Andrew Stanko. 4. NOVEMBRA - Tohto ve6era konalo sa vel'mi fispesn6 predstavenie slovenskej svadby v Slovenskom dome. Osadnici, oble6eni v slovenskych krojoch, predviedli svadobn6 zvyky a piesne. Predstavenie sa konalo v prospech osady. Hrala ciganska hudba z Braddocku. Na tomto podniku sa zi~astnilo vye devit' sto os6b, z ktorych vyse pat' sto sa zfiastnilo na svadobnej hostine, ktord nasledovala hned' za predstavenim. 1936 23. MARCA -- Vel'a obecenstva sa zi,lastnilo na trojhodinovom ukazovani obrazkov a prednaskach o slovenskej hist6rii, v ramci kultfirneho pohybu, ktory organizovala Slovenska narodna kniinica a Historicka spolo6nost' pod patronatom Slovak Hall Association a Slovensk6ho politick6ho klubu. Delegati Matice Slovenskej boli prave v Amerike, oboznamuji c Slovakov so 2ivotom v ich rodnej vlasti a vysvetl'ujfic vel'ky pokrok Slovakov v CeskoSlovensku od skon6enia prvej svetovej vojny. Delegiciu zastupoval Jozef Ciger Hronsky, znama autorita v literatfire a Jozef Cincik, znamy umelec. Pred shromaidenim nav~tivili miestne 2eleziarske podniky. 17. APRILA - Pri osade bolo premietanie filmu "Zem spieva", ktor priniesli do Ameriky delegiti Matice Slovenskej. Premietanie sa konalo v Slovenskom dome. 3. MAJA - Dp. Ferdinand Sopko, O.F.M., z kostola sv. Trojice v Ambridge, Pa., kjzal v chorvatskom jazyku pri otvdrani 40-hodinovej poboinosti. 9. AUGUSTA - Dp. Amand Kopa6, O.F.M. dospieval vel'kfl sv. om~u a povedal kazefi z prile2itosti oslavy patr6na osady. Vo ve6ernych hodinach viedol vizitdciu Tretieho radu sv. Franti~ka v osade, obliekol a vyhldsil dve kandidatky a udelil v~eobecnfi absolficiu. 23. AUGUSTA - Sokoli a ini osadnici navstivili masov6 cvi6enie na Fort Pitt stadione, ktor6 sa konalo pred zakon6enim 10. hlavn6ho sletu a hlavn ch zdvodov Slovensk6ho Katolickeho Sokola. Cvidenie bolo vyvrcholenim 10. H1. sletu a hlavn ch zdvodov Slovensk6ho Katolickeho Sokola, ktor6 sa zadaly 21. augusta. 24. AUGUSTA - V hoteli Fort Pitt v Pittsburghu konal sa 18. hlavn' Sjazd Slovensk6ho Katolickeho Sokola, ktori sa pretiahol at po polnoci 28. augusta. 11. OKTOBRA - Pribliine 30 muiov z osady sa zfl6astnilo na poboinostiach Eucharistick6ho dfia, ktor6 sa konaly na Pitt 9tadi6ne. V tejto skupine, ktord si prenajala osobitn autobus, boli 6lenovia Spolku Najsvatejgieho Mena a Aest' miniftrantov. 25. NOVEMBRA - VTron bazdr Vd'akyvzdania bol otvoren v Akolsk ch miestnostiach a trval od ve6era Vd'akvvzdania a2 do soboty ve6er. 1937 4. FEBRUARA - Dp. Dominik Dohanog, O.F.M. z Avalon, za6al pri osade Triduum v anglickej re6i, ktor6 sa skondilo v nedel'u rano, dfia 7. februara. Andrej S. Sukel bol vymenovany za principdla Donora High School. 6. JUNA - Slovenski otcovia franti~kdni z Avalon zainajfi vypomdhat' pri nedel'nj'ch omgiach v osade, lebo sa zaviedly tri sv. om~e v kaidf nedel'u. 3. JtLA - Po reorganizdcii, Donora Slovak Hall Ass'n, 922 Meldon Ave., podala iiadost' o nov' Charter a Washington County Court urdil pondelok, 12. jila, ako defi pre kone6ne vypo ivanie. Incorporantmi boli: Albert Erdelyi, Stephen Chabak, George Petrus, Michael Durkey, John Machala, Ignatz Priecko a John Gamble z Donory, ako aj Paul Hreno, John Yanovcik a John Buchta z Webster. 7. JtLA - V Kennywood parku sa konal 14. Slovensk deh zdpadnej Pennsylvinie. 8. AUGUSTA - Z prileLitosti sviatku patr6na osady, sv. Dominika bola v osadnom kostole zslvnostnd sv. om~a, ktorfi odslfil dp. Francis Duchala, O.F.M. z Avalonu. Asistovali mu dp. Kushner ako diakon a dp. Michal Filipdi, novovysvaten khaz z osady, ako poddiakon. Seminarista JAn Hru~ka bol obradnikom a Sylvester Erdelyi s Jdnom ~tofdikom boli akolitami. Popol'udni bol vylet v Palmer parku. 14. OKTOBRA - Msgr. Tomd~ Caban, D. Th., z Detvy na Slovensku, vedfici delegicie Spolku sv. Vojtecha, ktora prave chodila po Amerike, zndmy literdrny, kultfirny a cirkevn initel', nav~tivil osadu a hovoril k osadnikom pri ve6ern ch pobo2nostiach. 1. NOVEMBRA - Dp. Benignus Babulik, S. V.D., misionar, nav~tivil osadu. 2. NOVEMBRA - Andrej W. Evans a JAn P. Ja~o boli zvoleni do mestskej rady na 9tyri 26. DECEMBRA - Dietky gkoly sv. Dominika previedly peknr vianoin zabavnV program v audit6riu Senior High School v Donore. 1938 10. MAJA - Father Patrick Diskin, spravca kostola sv. Karola v Donore, podl'ahol dlhej chorobe. Pochovan' bol v piatok, 13. m6ja. 31. MAJA - Ndp. biskup Hugh. C Boyle, birmo val v osade stotridsat'dva birmovancov. 19. JiJNA - Dp. Michal J. Filip6i,6, ktor, bol vysvaten' do stavu kfazsk6ho v arciopdt skom kostole sv. Vincenta v Latrobe, Pa., v nedel'u, 12. jfina ndp. biskupom H. C. Boyle, mal svoje primicie v kostole sv. Dominika o 10.30 hodine. Dp. Filipi6 je synom chorv6t skych rodi6ov Mateja a Franti9ky Filipdid. Asistovali mu dp. J. A. Kushner ako arcikiiaz, dp. Aurelius Nickel z Rochester ako diakon a dp. Jan HruAka ako subdiakon. Dp. Pavol Odelga mal kdzefii. Po sv. om9i bol novokfiaz pocteny banketom v Irondale hoteli. JUL - Osadnici odstrdnili zeliny z okolia kos tola a vydistili kostol z vonka. 12. JULA - V Kennywood parku sa konal XV. Slovensky defi zapadnej PennsylvAnie. 1939 2. JANUARA - DuchovnV spravca spolu s 86 osadnikmi sa si~li na ro6nej sch6dzke osady, na ktorej duchovn spravca a novozvoleni 6lenovia v boru dostali poverenie vyjednavat' o kfipe pozemku, sfisediaceho s konventom sv. Dominika. Majfi sa sna2it' ziskat' pozemok za nii iu cenu, ako bol ponflknut p6vodne. Jednohlasne sa tie2 rozhodlo, ie ka2dd rodina md prispet' sumou $25.00 do fondu pre stavbu 9koly a to do 1. janudra budficeho roku. 7. JANUARA - Duchovn' sprdvca, ktor' fi6inkoval ako host'ujici duchovni na M. S. Pilsudski, odi~iel s lod'ou na 8-diovfi namornfi plavbu do West Indies. 10. FEBRUARA - Sv. Otec Pius XI., 261. pdpe2, zomrel v osemnastom roku svojho pontifikatu. 22. FEBRUARA - Dp. Eugen dp. Theophane Kop6ar, C. P., sie v osadnom kostole od 22. marca. Koi~r, C. P., a vykonavali mifebruara do 3. 2. MARCA - Sv. Otec, pdpe Pius XII. bol vyvolen za 262. pdpea. Jeho korunovacia sa konala 12. marca. 7. MAJA - The Catholic Daughters of America, Court Donora 372, sa zi astnily prv raz ako skupina na sv. om9i v nagom osadnom kostole. 4. JUNA - Dp. Jin Hru9ka, ktory bol vysvitent na khiaza v Latrobe, Pa., predchddzajficeho dia, ndp. biskupom Hugh C. Boyle, mal svoju prvi sldvnu sv. om~u v osadnom kostole. Duchovn spravca osady, dp. Kushner mu asistoval ako arcikflaz, dp. Kazimir Trzeciakowski ako diakon, dp. Jdn Stoffik ako subdiakon a Albert Marconiak ako obradnik. Dp. Martin Rubick z Clairton, Pa., m.al kdzefi. 4. JfLA - Slovenski katolicki sokoli 6. Zupy sa zf6astnili na druhom Sokolskom dni pri Spillway Lake v blizkosti Perryopolis, Pa., Cvi6enci MlIdeneck6ho oddelenia vystupovali s prostn mi cviTbami. 11. JULA - Slovensk6 obyvatel'stvo Donory sa zfiastnilo vo vel'kom pofte na 16. Slovenskom dni v Kennywood parku. 22. JiLA - Dp. Edward Kitz, duchovny sprdvca osady sv. Dominika od novembra 1904 do septembra 1907, v ktorom 6ase bol vystaven teraj9i kostol sv. Dominika a zakfipeny cintorin, zomrel v Monessen vo veku 66 rokov. Bol duchovn'm spravcom osady Najsvdtejgieho Mena Jeii. Jeho telo bolo ulo2en6 na ve6n odpoiinok v osadnom cintorine tejto osady v Monessen. 30. JUJLA - VI. 2upa Slovensk6ho Katolickeho Sokola mala atletick6 zavody a slet na Legion Field, na ktor ch sa konaly vyrad'ovacie preteky pre hlavn slet a hlavn6 zavody, ktor6 maly byt' v meste Binghamton, N. Y. v difoch 18., 19. a 20. augusta. 16. AUGUSTA - Atleti a cvi6enci miestneho 163. Sboru a 188. Sbor6eka Slovensk6ho Katolickeho Sokola odigli autobusom do Binghamptonu, N. Y., kde sa zfliastnili na jedenastom hlavnom slete tejto organizacie. 1. SEPTEMBRA - Adolf Hitler vyhlasil vojnu Pol'sku, 6im sa za6ala druhd svetovd vojna. 8. OKTOBRA - Dp. Dr. Andrej Paldan, profesor teol6gie zo Ziliny na Slovensku a fardr z Kysuck6ho Nov6ho Mesta, ktor bol na nav~teve u svojich krajanov v Donore, re6nil osadnikom o 2ivote na Slovensku a premietal obrazky o Terezke Neumanovej, a tie, zabery z pohrebu Andreja Hlinku, ako aj in6 obrdzky zo Slovenska. Dostal dar na stavbu misijn6ho kostola v Lieskovci. V nasledujfice rano dp. Paldan odsld2il spievanfl sv. omgu a prehovoril k osadnikom. 9. OKTOBRA - Slovensk6 franti9kdnky z Bellevue, Pa., nav tivily na~ich osadnikov sbierajfic milodary na diev6enski High School, ktorfi sa chystajfi vystavat'. 1. DECEMBRA - Osada ma svoj predadventny bazar v sieni pod kostolom. Bazdr trval dva dni, a to 1. a 2. decembra. 3. DECEMBRA - Zapisnica zo sch6dze, konanej dfla 2. januara tohto roku, na ktorej sa rozhodlo, ie do konca bein6ho roku ma kaida rodina z osady prispiet' sumou $25.00 do stavebn6ho fondu gkoly, sa 6itala v kostole. Dary a2 do tohto dia 6inily $227.50. 6. DECEMBRA - V diecezilnej synode pittsburghsk6ho biskupstva bol zrugen zakaz sobait' a krstit' v sobotu. 31. DECEMBRA - Ziaci ~koly predviedli viano,ny program v School audit6riu. sv. Dominika Senior High 1940 19. JANUARA - Zensk Podporn Spolok Slovenskej Politickej a Dobro6innej Spolo6nosti sa sorganizoval s po6tom 6leniek 16. Uradni6kami sa staly: Anna Huhra, predsedkyfia; Margareta Vran6ik, podpredsedkyfia; Irena V16ek, tajomni6ka; Dorotha Kovai, pokladni6ka. 23. JNA - Dp. Jdn A. Stof6ik odslfiil svoju prvf sv. omAu v osadnom kostole. Vysvdtil ho ndp. biskup H. C. Boyle v arciopdtskom klAtore sv. Vincenta v Latrobe, Pa., dfla 16. jflna. Pri sv. om i mu asistoval dp. Jozef A. Kushner ako arcikhaz, dp. Michal J. Filip&i6 ako diakon, dp. JAn A. Hru9ka ako subdiakon a Albert Marconyak ako obradnik. Kazefl mal dp. Toma B. Harnyak, duchovn' kostola ssv. Cyrila a Metoda vo Fairchance, Pa. 7. JiULA - Dp. Karol W. Ribick, b val osadnik sv. Dominika, ktor bol vysviiten do stavu khazsk6ho dfia 16. jfina a mal svoje primicie v kostole sv. Anny vo Farrell, Pa., odslTil v osadnom kostole sv. omsu. 10. JfULA - Konal sa sedemnasty Slovensk deh v Kennywood parku. 2. SEPTEMBRA - V Pittsburghu, v hoteli Fort Pitt, sa konala 27. konvencia Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty v Amerike, ktora trvala pat' dni. IKSJ vtedy slavila svoje zlat6 jubileum. Spolok Najsvaitejgieho Mena Je2i~, dislo 369, zastupoval dp. Pavol J. Odelga, spolok sv. Dominika, 6islo 565 zastupoval Michal Durkaj a 6. 670, sv. Antona Paduansk6ho Jan D. a Mildred Ja o. Jan Ja o bol zapisovatel'om konvencie. 30. NOVEMBRA - Dp. Daniel Drab, O.F.M., z Avalon, zadal novenu k Nepo kvrnenemu Po6atiu Panny Marie. 15. DECEMBRA - Dp. Jozef Ronconi, spravca osady sv. Filipa, zomrel. 25. DECEMBRA - Dp. Jan J. Vlha, kaplan z osady sv. Antona v Monongahela, ktor zastupoval sprdvcu osady v poslednfch niekol'kych tidfioch, odslfiil polnoinfi sv. om~u a povedal slovenskfi kazeih. 1941 23. MARCA - V kostole sv. Dominika bolo duchovnd cvi6enie pre katolickych muiov z Donory, ktord usporiadala organizacia Knights of Columbus, Council 1491. Cvi6enie, ktor6 viedol dp. Herman S. Storck, S. J., z Baltimore, Md., trvalo a2 do 30. marca. 1. JfLA - Sprdvca osady odi~iel na dvanasty Hlavn slet a zdvody Slovensk6ho Katolickeho Sokola do Philadelphie, Pa. Cvi6enci a atl6ti Sboru 163. a Sbor6eka 188. odigli nasledujficeho dha. 5. JJLA - Michal G. Andrag, syn Michala a Alibety Andrag z tejto osady, ktory reprezentoval 188. Sbor6ek z Donory a sfi6asne VI. 2upu S.K.S., vytvoril novj rekord v skoku do v ky pre chlapcov vo vekovej stupnici od 12 do 16 rokov. Jeho skok bol 5'2". 11. SEPTEMBRA - Do tohto 6asu je v Donore celkom 25 farnosti. Farnost' sv. Dominika je najvaiiia z nich v pofte 6lenov. 5. OKTOBRA - Na sch6dzi vy'boru sa rozhodlo sbierat' peniaze pre nov pi~t'alovy organ. 8. OKTOBRA - DuchovnV spr6vca nav~tivil tovdref M. P. Moller, Inc., v Hagerstown, Md., kde zist'oval mo2nosti zakflpenia nov6ho organu do kostola. Toto je najvaiiia takdto tovdrei na svete a venuje sa vlu6ne sostaveniu pit'alovch organov. 11. OKTOBRA - Kontrakt na nov organ bol zadan firme M. P. M6llerovi, Inc., z Hagerstownu, Md., ktord je jednou z najzndmejich a najveiSich tak chto podnikov na celom svete. 12. OKTOBRA - Dva autobusy doviezly 6lenov Spolku Najsv. Mena Je2i do Pittsburghu na Forbes Field, kde sa tito zfiastnili na Eucharistickej pobo2nosti, ktorfi usporiadalo diecezalne vedenie Najsv. Mena Je2i~. 7. DECEMBRA - Vy~e sto japonsk ch lietadiel a vaiUi po6et ponoriek napadlo pacifickA flotilu Spojen,ch 8tatov, zakotvenfi v Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, ktord po6itala osemdesiat ~est' lodi. 8. DECEMBRA - Spojen6 Staty formalne vyhlasily vojnu Japonsku. Plat sestri6iek, vyu6ujficich v Pittsburghskej diec6ze, bol zv en z $24.00 na $33.00 na mesiac, s platnost'ou od 1. janudra 1942. 1942 19. JANUARA - Firemn truck doviezol nov pi~t'alov organ, vyroben' firmou M. P. Mo1ler, Inc., v Hagerstown, Md. Tento organ pozostdva z troch 6asti. Tzv. "great organ" so siedmimi stopmi a 292 pi~t'almi, "swell organ" s devdit' stopmi a 579 pi~t'almi a "pedal organ" so ~tyrmi stopmi a 243 pift'almi. Celkovd cena je -$4,018.00. 5. APRILA - Pvt. JAn S. Yurko, syn Jozefa a Anny Yurko, zomrel pri v cviku vo vojenskej slu2be, efte v SpojenVch -tdtoch. Jeho telo priviezli do Donory a bolo pochovan6 v cintorine sv. Dominika. 3. MAJA - Dp. Ludvik Mihok, O.F.M., za6al 40-hodinovfi poboinost'. 17. MAJA - ~tudenti Vincentidnskej vy~ej Akoly v Perrysville, Pa., predviedli zabavn" program v audit6riu Senior High School v Donore, z ktor6ho v t'a2ok igiel na ciele ich ~koly. 31. MAJA - 38 graduantov Donora High School z triedy 1942, ktori patria do osady, sa spolo6ne zfiastnili na sv. om~i a prijali sv. prijimanie, 6im zaviedli tento zvyk, ktor sa kaidorodne dodriuje. Po sv. prijimani nasledovaly raf~ajky v hoteli Irondale. Pritomn bol aj Jan E. Shambach, gkolsk superintendant, Andrej S. Sukel, principl Senior High School, Walter G. Patterson, James K. Russel, Michal Duda a R. R. Schwerha. 21. JfNA - Osadnici sa zfidastnili na oslave Slovensko-americk6ho dfia v Monessen. 8. JiULA - V Kennywood parku sa konal devitnasty Slovensk deft. Slo'ak.llock Il'edding, No. 4, 1935 - Napodobenzie slovienske) l'idozej sz'adby, dhiva 4. no'elmbra 1935 First Row (1. to r.) are: Anna Moravec, John Dicko, John Gallik, Theresa Slebodnik. Second Row: Michael Baran, Andrew Petrus, Mary Wassil, Stephen Cabak, Rev. Joseph A. Kushner, Mary Jonek, Paul Odelga, Anna Gress, John Sofran Sr. Third Row: Mary Petruska, Anna Haburcak, Theresa Zelinsky, Mary Badzik, Anna Minno, Mary Varga, Mary Vavrek, Anna Rodjom, Susan Dobos, George Laskodi. Fourth Row: Mary Petrus, Barbara Hoostal, Mary Petrus, Anna Davala, Mary Gallik, Julia Badzik, Marian Cabak, Susan Pavelko, Joseph Huhra. Fifth Row: Andrew Hornak, Joseph Rudinec, Stephen Babinec, John Sofran Jr., Anthony Kovacik, John Badzik, John Sabolcik, Michael Sabo, Andrew Hudak, Andrew Sabol, John Bozik, Andrew Spisak. 9. AUGUSTA - Sgt. Joseph Stanko, syn Jana a Elizabety Stanko, padol do zajatia Japoncov na Filipinskych ostrovoch. 26. OKTOBRA - S/Sgt Peter G. Greyno, syn Demetera a Marie Greyno, padol v boji a pochovan bol v Mastrich, Holandsko. 10. NOVEMBRA - Skupina 7 chlapdensk6ho skautingu, o2ivena pri osade efte minul6ho jAna po rokoch ne6innosti, dostala svoj charter v miestnosti Knights of Columbus v Strickler budove. 4lenstvo pozostava z 18 skautov a 18 dorastencov. 15. NOVEMBRA - V tento deh sa konala slavnostnd vysviacka nov6ho organu, a to pri slavnostnej sv. omsi o 10.30 hodine, ktorfi odslf0il duchovn spravica osady vdp. Jozef A. Kushner, za asistencie dp. Izidora Dobrovodsk6ho, O.F.M. z klatora sv. Rodiny v Avalon, ako diakona a dp. Eugena Ko2ara, C. P. z klatora sv. Pavla v Pittsburghu, ako subdiakona. Posledny' povedal tie2 kazef. O tretej hodine popol'udni bola odhalena osadnd "Honor Roll", pridom bola vysviacka plakety, slu2obnej zastavy, americkej zastavy a papeskej zastavy. Posviacky vykonal dp. Eugen. Osobitn6 bohoslu2by sa konaly za 160 mladich muiov, ktori ui doteraz vstfipili do zbrane, pricom rodi6ia t chto mladikov dostali slu2obn6 certifikdty. 6lenovia miestnych vojensk'ch firadovni boli pritomni pri bohoslu2bach. 1943 11. JANUARA - Zeny z osady sv. Dominika dostaly uznanie, ie vypredaly najviac vojnovych bondov v bfidke v miestnom obchode J. C. Penny. Za jeden ty2deft sa tu vypredalo bondov za $21,156.95. 10. MARCA - V d6sledku t'aikosti, sp6soben'ch obhospodarovanim potravnych clankov, pre vojnovy nedostatok, biskup Boyle suspendoval zdkony o p6ste v pittsburghskej diec6ze. 6. APRILA -- S/Sgt. Paul Kerkan, syn Antona a Magdaleny Kerkan, bol zabity v boji pri Brest, Francfizsko. Jeho telo bolo vraten6 do Spojench Statov a bolo pochovan6 v cintorine sv. Dominika dia 16. augusta 1948. 13. JiNA - Dp. Albert Maconyak, vysvaten za kfiaza dila 6. jfina v arciopatskom kla~tore sv. Vincenta ndp. biskupom Hugh C. Boyle, mal v osadnom kostole svoje primicie. Asistoval mu vdp. Jozef A. Kushner ako arcikhfaz, dp. Michal J. Filipid ako diakon, dp. Jan A. Hruska ako subdiakon a dp.8tof6ik ako obradnik. Dp. Franti~ek Duchala, O.F.M. z Avalonu kazal po slovensky, i po anglicky. 20. JIJNA - Dvadsat' sedem 2iakov, graduantov skoly sv. Dominika, dostalo svoje diplomy pri sv. om i a prijali sv. prijimanie. Po sv. om i boly spoloin6 raflajky v Irondale Hotel. Konala sa tie2 vizitacia Tretieho radu sv. Franti ka. 1. JUJLA - Dp. Karol W. Ribick, pochddzajfci z osady sv. Dominika, nastfpil ako prv v pcmocn duchovny pri osade sv. Dominika. Pri iel sem z kostola sv. Jozefa vo West Aliquippa, kde bol kaplanom od svojej vysviacky v roku 1940. 19. JULA - $500.00 sa vyplatilo Richardovi E. Lawson, ako prvd spldtka za dom a majetok, sfisediaci s f.arsk'm pozemkom, pod 6islom 571 Thompson Avenue. Dom sa mal pou2ivat' ako konvent pre sestri6ky. 24. JULA - Diocezalny kanceldr, dp. E. J. Misklow, ozndmil duchovn6mu spravcovi osady, 2e biskup udelil povolenie minfit' $12,000 na nadobudnutie budovy s dvanast' izbami, ktord ma slf2it' pre konvent. 26. JfLA - Prvy kaplan, dp. Ribick, dostal oficialne privitanie v osade. V ~kolskej miestnosti pripravily mlad6 2eny a junior-sodalitky na jeho po6est' privitaci program, pri6om mu odovzdaly milodar. Po privitacej sl6vnosti boly spolo6n6 zdkusky. 3. AUGUSTA - Duchovny spravca dostal -iradn6 oznamenie, ie biskupstvo povol'uje minflt' $12,000 na konvent a d'alNich $1,500 na vnfitorn6 zari.adenie. 29. AUGUSTA - Dp. Andrej A. Adamek, S. V. D., ktor bol vysvaten:' za khlaza Williamom O,Brien, vpomocny'm biskupom z arcidie,czy Chicago, dfia 15. augusta v dome St. Mary's Mission v Techny, Ill., mal v osade svoje primicie. Asistoval mu vdp. Kushner ako arcikilaz, dp. Jan A. Hru9ka ako diakon, dp. Albert J. Marconyak, ako subdiakon a dp. Karol Ribick, ako obradnik. Dp. Pavol Odelga kazal po slovensky a po anglicky. 12. OKTOBRA - Ndp. biskup Emmet Walsh, z Charlestonu, S. C. udelil sviatost' birmovania 199 birmovancom. Dp. Rudolf Halvonik, kaplan pri osade sv. Gabriela v N. S. Pittsburgh povedal kazen. 25. OKTOBRA - Siesty biskup pittsburghskej dieczy, ndp. Hugh C. Boyle, odslfi il pontifikalnu sv. omu v katedralh sv. Pavla v Pittsburghu z prile2itosti 103. vyroia zaloienia pittsburghskej diecezy. 2. NOVEMBRA - Osadnik Jan P. Jaio bol znova zvoleny za 6lena mestskej rady na ~tyrro6ny termin. 5. DECEMBRA - Sorganizoval sa Klub muiov sv. Dominika. IJradnikmi sa stali: Michal '01c DE" Y"%9 x(a~4cAie ifenae' UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No 9256/52 THIS NO. SHOULD BE PREFIXED TO THE ANSWER May 11, 1952 Very Reverend Joseph A. Kushner, V.F. Saint Dominic's Parish Donora, Penna. Very Reverend and dear Father: It affords me genuine pleasure to in form you that on this memorable occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Saint Dominic's Parish, Donora, Penna., our Most Holy Father, Pope Pius XII, has graciously deigned to impart his special Apostolic Benediction. This Blessing is granted by the Sover eign Pontiff as a token of his paternal affection and as a pledge of divine favors for the future on Saint Dominic's Parish which has for the last fifty years served so well the spiritual needs of the Slovak people of the Donora district. It is the express wish of His Holiness that this Blessing be shared by the clergy, the reli gious, and the faithful of Saint Dominic's Parish, as well as by all those who join with you in celebrating this joyous anniversary. To this August Message of the Vicar of Christ I hasten to add my own personal congratulations snd good wishes. With sentiments of esteem and renewed felicitations, I remain Sincerely yours in Christ, Archbyhop of La cea Apostolie Dele te _ Sotak, predseda; Ludvik Ponta, podpredseda; Karol Borchillo, tajomnik; Raymund Shedlock, pokladnik. 8. DECEMBRA - $10,00.00 v hotovosti sa vyplatilo Richardovi E. Lawson za pozemok a dom, sfisediaci s farou. 1944 6. FEBRUARA - Franti~kdnsky khaz kazal pri v~etkch sv. om ia-ch a vzal so sebou kolekty z vetk ch sv. om~i na ciele kla~tora sv. Franti~ka, kol6gia a seminara v Loretto, Pa. Celkove sa vysbieralo na tento ciel' $189.89. 8. MARCA - Sgt. Michal Babinec, syn Michala a Anny Babinec, padol v boji a bol pochovany v Anglicku. 19. MARCA - Na sviatok sv. Jozefa sestridky sa prest'ahovaly do nov6ho konventu. 1. APRILA - Skola sv. Dominika prevy~ila minul6ho mesiaca v~etky verejn6 a osadn6 in~titficie v predaji vojnov'ch bondov a zndmok. Ziaci tejto ~koly predali bondy v predajnej cene $1,006.25 a znamok za $1,073.10. Junior High School bola druhou v tejto akcii a predala bondov za $993.75 a zndmok za $163.20. Senior High School predala bondov za $675.00 a znjmok za $321.65. 7. JiUNA - Bolo oznLmen6, 2e Pvt. Joseph Huddk, syn Andreja a Anny Hudaka, je nezvestn. 16. JICLA - Pvt. Franti~ek Bratina, syn Nicholaja a Anny Bratina, padol v boji a pochovan bol vo Francilzsku. 6. AUGUSTA - Z prileiitosti sviatku sv. Dominika, patr6na osady, boly pri poslednej sv. om~i vysvaten6 om~ov6 rficha, ktor6 zakipil Muiskk Klub sv. Dominika a Zensk& Klub sv. Dominika. 10. SEPTEMBRA - Na ~kolskom dvore boly premietan6 filmy. 25. SEPTEMBRA - S/Sgt. Edward Karni~, syn Jdna a Marie Karni~, padol v boji a bol pochovany vo Florence, Taliansku. 15. OKTOBRA - Zensk klub sv. Dominika dosiahol 1lenstva 55. TUradnikami sii: Anna Matava, predsedkyha; Margareta Perunko, podpredsedkyha; Anna J. Fincik, zapisovatel'ka; Rozalia Kopko, pokladni6ka. 22. OKTOBRA - Dp. Andrew A. Bujnak, O. P. z Washington, D. C. viedol slovensk6 misie v osade v dhoch 22.-29. okt6bra a anglick6 misie od 29. okt6bra do 4. novembra. V 6ase trvania misii zaloiil znova arcibratstvo sv. Ru2enca a zapisal do nej niekol'ko sto 6lenov. Uradni6kami sa staly: Anna Matava, predsedkyia a Anna Vrabel, tajomnidka-pokladni6ka. Rudolf Schwerha, Ludvik Ponta, Andrej Morgan, Anna Matava, Julia Ponta, Anna Wrabel a duchovn sprdvca sa spolu zfi6astnili na ~tvrt'ro6nej sch6dzi katolickych charitativnych organizdcii z Washington okresu, ktord bola v Monongahela, Pa. 8. NOVEMBRA - Budova, patriaca James J. Rabe-ovi, na severov&chodnom rohu Sixth Street a Thompson Avenue, ktord za mnoh6 roky slfi2ila ako mrtvolfia, bola zakfipend na verejnom v predaji pre ciele Muisk6ho klubu sv. Dominika a pre osadnf i innost'. Advok6t John McGlade, reprezentujfici pri v predaji osadu, ziskal majetok za $15,050.00 a dal zavdavok $1,505.00, reprezentujfci 10% celkovej ceny. 12. NOVEMBRA - Na osadnej sch6dzi bolo jednohlasne schvalen6 zakfipenie budovy od Jamesa J. Rabe. 19. NOVEMBRA - Konala sa prvd sch6dza znova sorganizovan6ho arcibratstva sv. Ru2enca. Po6et 6lenstva bol 238. 26. NOVEMBRA -- Novi 1lenovia boli ofici1lne prijati do arcibratstva sv. Ruienca. 28. NOVEMBRA - Zvygujfici dlh, $13,545.00 bol splaten James J. Rabe-ovi za budovu, zakipeni7 8. novembra. Cpl. John Stanko, syn Jana a Elizabeth Stanko, bol zabit v boji a pochovan v Nemecku. 4. DECEMBRA - Dobrovol'nici z Muisk6ho klubu sv. Dominika, pod vedenim dp. Ribicka a Michala J. Sukela, zadali rozberat' vnfitorn6 steny na druhom poschodi novozakfipen6ho domu s ciel'om zriadit' na druhom poschodi audit6rium. 24. DECEMBRA - Pvt. John J. Durkay, syn Jdna a Marie Durkay, padol do nemeck6ho zajatia. 25. DECEMBRA - S/Sgt. Gregory Jurlina, syn Bartolomeja a Anny Jurlina, bol zabit' v boji a pochovany do mora. 1945 20. JANUARA - lst/Sgt. John Stracelsky, syn Jdna a Anny Stracelsky padol v boji a pochovan bol v Luxenburgu. 16. MARCA - V osade bola organizovand sbierka giat a peiiazi na vojnovii pomoc. 12. APRILA - Prezident Franklin Roosevelt zomrel vo Warm Springs, Podprezident Harry S. Truman slo2il ako prezident. Delano Georgia prisahu 15. APRILA - Sestri6ky Maryknoll misii robily sbierku v kostole na zahrani6n6 misie. 28. APRILA - Dp. Lavrinec Lovasik, S.V.D., za6al v osade 40-hodinov6 pobo2nosti. 7. MAJA - Oslavoval sa Defi vit'azstva. Nemci podpisali v meste Regem bezpodmiene6nfi kapituliciu. 8. MAJA - Pvt. John J. Durkay, syn Jdna a Marie Durkay, bol prepusten z nemeck6ho zajatia. Vzfiom bol od 24. decembra 1944. 7. JUNA - Pvt. Joseph Hudak, syn Andreja a Anny Hudak, hl.sen predtim ako nezvestn', bol vyhldsenV za padl6ho v boji a pochovan6ho vo Francfizsku. JON - Za6aly sa price na v stavbe kapli6ky v konvente sestri6iek. Tie2 sa stavala d'alia izba pre konvent a kfipelfia. Zadni Porch bol preroben na letnfi izbu. 23. JfLA - Ocel'ovd kostra pre na~u spolo6enskd budovu bola zakfipend od Levinson Steel Company za $3,600.00. 14. AUGUSTA - Oslavovalo sa skon,6enie vojny a deh vit'azstva, ked' Japonsko podpisalo kapituldciu. Sgt. Joseph Stanko, syn Jana a Elizabeth Stanko, bol prepusten z japonsk6ho zajatia. Bol zajat7 od 9. augusta 1942. 19. AUGUSTA - Po prv raz sa konala sv. omsa vo Washington County Home pre deti. 2. SEPTEMBRA - Japonci podpisali kapituldciu na palube lode Missouri. 10. SEPTEMBRA - Eichley Engineering Company skon6ila kon~trukn6 prace na Zabavnej budove za cenu $3,400.00. 2. OKTOBRA - Vojnovi veterani z osady zalo2ili si odbodku (post), ktord sa m6 pridru2it' ku Katolickym vojnov m veterdnom. Po6et 6lenstva bol 68. Uradnikmi boli: Vdp. Jozef A. Kushner, V. F., duchovn; Andrej Sa~ko, velitel'; Jozef Dowalo, prv podvelitel'; 8tefan Stoffik, treti podvelitel'; Andrej Bagay, adjutant; Jozef Kayda, tajomnik-pokladnik; Michal Sa~ko, sudca-advokat; Theodor Dowalo, historik; Ludvik Majoro~, dozorca. 28. OKTOBRA - Katolicki veterdni pri osade dostali Charter. Tdto organizdcia bola zalo2end ako "Rev. Ervin Gellhof Post 376". 1946 13. JANUARA - Ocel'ovy' ~trajk bol odlo2eny o jeden ti2defi. 20. JANUARA - Zadal sa ocel'ov 9trajk. Dielne American Steel & Wire Company ostaly zatvoren6. 15. FEBRUARA - Skon6il sa ocel'ov ~trajk. 10. MARCA - Po prv raz bol premietan' ndbo2ensk& film v audit6riu ZAbavnej budovy, ktord bola pred krdtkym 6asom dohotovena. 25. MARCA - Organiz6cie a jednotlivci z osady prispeli $2,056.00 ako prvfi splitku na sbierku Sdruienia Slovensk,ch Katolikov na vypomoc Slovensku. 31. MARCA - Dp. Franti~ek Kuba, C. P. a dp. Raphael Sventy, C. P., za6ali anglick6 misie pri osade na sv. om~i o 8.30 hodine. 7. APRILA - Anglick6 misie, ktor6 sa za6aly 31. marca pri osade, sa skon6ily. Dp. Franti~ek Kuba, C.P., a Eugen Koir, C.P., za6ali slovensk6 misie, ktor6 majf6 trvat' ai do 15. aprila. 14. APRILA - Neddvno sorganizovan post 376 "Rev. Ervin E. Gellhof" katolickych veterdnov pri osade dostal pri sv. om~i svoj Charter. V~etci 6lenovia sa si~li v uniformdch na sv. omsi o 8. hodine, ktora bola slfiiend za zomrelch a 2iv ch vojakov z osady a prijali sv. prijimanie. Dp. Eugen Ko~ir, C. P., posvitil ich zastavu, bibliu, ktorfi budfi pou2ivat' pri svojich obradoch a pamitnfi tabulu 6lenov osady, ktori padli v druhej svetovej vojne. Dp. Eugen povedal tie2 kdzeii. Pri kostoln ch dverdch sa preddvaly kvetov6 odznaky na kabit. Po sv. om9i mali veterdni spolo6n6 rafhajky v audit6riu ZAbavnej budove. 23. APRILA - Dp. Alexander Bracci, spravca osady sv. Filipa, zomrel. 30. MAJA - Duchovni sprdvcovia a kapldni diec6zy boli po2iadani, aby cel mesiac jlin odu~evfiiovali osadnikov k vrficnej~im modlitbim a hlb~iemu nabo2ensk6mu 2ivotu a aby takto pripravili kyticu modlitieb, sv. om9i, prijimani, ru2encov a dobr ch skutkov na poCest' Najsvitej~ieho Srdca Je2i~ovho, ako dar ndp. biskupovi Boyle k strieborn6mu jubileu jeho biskupskej vysviacky. 1. JUNA - V iasto6ne dokon6enom audit6riu Social Center sa konala prvd spolo6ensk6 udalost', a to svadba Jdna Orosa ml., a Irmy Omasta. Obaja boli 6lenmi osady. 1. JiLA - Ndp. biskup Hugh C. Boyle oslavuje strieborn6 jubileum svojho episkop6tu. 7. JIJLA - Jeho Svdtost', pdpe2 Pius XII. kanonizoval Matku Franti~ku Xavier Cabrini, prvi americkA obdianku, ktord bola vyhlasend za svatii. 15. JfiLA - Duchovn sprivca oslavoval strieborn6 jubileum svojej kfiazskej vysviacky. Odslfil slavnostnfi sv. omsu, pri ktorej mu asistoval dp. Pavol J. Odelga ako arcikiiaz, dp. Andrej Balok ako diakon, dp. JAn J. Sima ako subdiakon a dp. Karol W. Ribick ako ST. ANT]HONY BRANCH NO. 670 OF THE I.C.S.U. - SPOLOK SV. AN()N (iSLO 670. I.K.S.J. JUNE 13, 1937 4. obradnik. Kdzeh povedal dp. Eugen KoMr, C.P., zo Springfield, Mass. Po sv. om~i sa zi6astnilo okolo 200 duchovn'ch, sestri6iek, pribuzn ch a in'ch host'ov na spolo6nom obede v Zdbavnej budove. 16. JULA - Skolskd dietky sv. Dominika predviedlu hru v ZAbavnej budove na po6est' jubilujficeho duchovn6ho sprdvcu osady. 21. JiLA - Vyge 400 hosti sa zi6astnilo na bankete v ZAbav. budove, usporiadanom na po6est' duchovn6ho sprdvcu z prileiitosti jeho strieborn6ho kfiazsk6ho jubilea. J.n Sciranka, redaktor "Slovaka v Amerike" Lol toastmajstrom. Medzi destn mi host'mi a rednikmi bol aj Msgr. Stefan Krasul'a z New Yorku a dp. Juraj Varga, S. J., z Auriesville, N. Y. 23. JiULA - Duchovn spriLvca odi~iel na 13. H1. slet a 14. hlavn sjazd Slovensk6ho Katolickeho Sokola do Milwaukee, Wis. 25. AUGUSTA - Zeny Tretieho rddu sv. Frantigka, pod vedenim Zuzany 8tunda, odi~ly na trojdfiov6 duchovn6 cvi6enie do kl1dtora sestier sv. Vincenta v Perrysville, Pa. 8. SEPTEMBRA - DuchovnV sprAvca osady odchddza na Slovensko ako predstavitel' Akcie na pomoc Slovensku, ktori organizovalo Sdru2enie Slovensk ch Katolikov v Amerike, aby sa presveddil o potrebdch slovensk6ho l'udu, vypl vajivcich z vojnov'ch ~k6d. 15. SEPTEMBRA - V nepritomnosti duchovn6ho sprivcu, zastdva ho v osade Father Joel Lieb, O.S.B., z arciopdtskeho kldgtora sv. Vincenta. 22. SEPTEMBRA - Dp. Leo Smith, C. P., z klaLtora sv. Pavla v Pittsburghu, zastupuje duchovn6ho sprLvcu. 29. SEPTEMBRA - Dp. Jozef Janok zastupoval nepritomn6ho duchovn6ho sprdvcu pri dne~nej sv. om9i a tie2 a2 do jeho ndvratu. 14. NOVEMBRA - Po svojom ndvrate zo Slovenska, vdp. Kushner bol privitan ~kolsk mi dietkami a osadnikmi, ktori sa poschddzali pred farskou budovou. 17. NOVEMBRA - Skolsk6 dietky vitaji duchovn6ho sprdvcu po jeho ndvrate zo Slovenska v audit6riu Zabavnej miestnosti. 31. DECEMBRA - A2 do tohto dfiia stdla oprava a prestavba i zariadenie Zabavnej miestnosti sumu $35,707.80. 1947 26. JANUARA - Niekol'ko sto delegatiek pittsburghsk6ho okresu Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej Zenskej Jednoty sa siglo na rodnej sch6dzke v Zabavnej budovy sv. Dominika. Duchovny spravca osady im hovoril o pomero,ch na Slovensku, ako ich pozoroval za svojej neddvno skon6enej navgtevy na Slovensku. 4. MARCA - Sylvester Erd6lyi bol vymenovan za mestsk6ho tajomnika Donory. 9. MARCA - V preplnenom audit6riu ZTbavnej budovy duchovny spravca osady prednial o svojich skfisenostiach na Slovensku a premietal filmy, ktor6 tam fotografoval. Niekol'ko sto osadnikov podpisalo 2iadost' Slovenskej Ligy v Amerike, iiadajficu prezidenta Trumana, aby intervenoval za Dr. Jozefa Tisu, b val6ho prezidenta Slovenskej republiky, ktor6ho sfidila komunistami kontrolovana vIada Cesko-Slovenska. 30. MARCA - Okres Andrej Hlinka CharleroiMonessen, Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty mal svoju ro6nfl sch6dzu v ZTbavnej miestnosti. 16. APRILA - V kostoloch pitttsburghskej diec6zy bola vyloiena Sviatost' oltdrna a veriaci obetovali modlitby za trpiacich v Europe a za zachovanie viery pred prenasledovatel'mi. 18. APRILA - Msgr. Dr. Jozef Tiso, prv prezident Slovenska, bol popraveny. Slivne panoval, ako prva hlava Slovensk6ho 9tttu, od 6asov Svatopluka v rokoch 1939-1945. 11. MAJA - Kiaz Maryknoll Missionary Society hovoril k osadnikom o misiach v cudzich krajoch a urobil sbierku na ciele t chto misii. 25. MAJA - Sodalitky sv. Dominika korunovaly Kral'ovnu mdja n.a poboinostiach pri svityni Blahoslavenej matky na nadvori kostola. Po korunov6cii Ludviky Sosky za kral'ovnu nasledovala procesia. 1. JiJNA - Novd kaplidka v konvente sestri66iek, ktora bola prave dohotovend, bola otvorend na prehliadke osadnikmi. 19. JINA - Father Edward Malindzak z kostola sv. Michala vo Fredericktown bol ustanoven za kaplana v osade sv. Dominika, ked'ie dp. Ribick sa stal duchovn m sprdvcom osady sv. Edwarda vo Fayette City, Pa. 15. AUGUSTA - Pvt. Albert Opett, syn Jozefa a Marie Opett, zomrel v 6ase, ked' bol vo vojenskej slu2be. Jeho telo odviezli do Donory a pochovali v osadnom cintorine dhfa 20. augusta. 7. SEPTEMBRA - b)algia sv. om a bola pridand na nedel'n poriadok. T m sa zv ~il podet nedel'n'ch sv. om~i na ~tyri. 26. SEPTEMBRA - Ndp. biskup Hugh C. Boyle udelil sviatost' birmovania 121 birmovancom. 4. NOVEMBRA - Jan P. Jago bol zvolen po treti raz do mestskej rady. 10. NOVEMBRA - Dp. Edward L. Malindzak odchdza a osada ostdva dodasne bez kaplana. 16. NOVEMBRA - Father Joseph Abate z kostola sv. Antona v Monongahela vypomdhal pri nedel'nich bohosluibach, ked'ie osada nemala kaplana. 28. NOVEMBRA - Dp. Andrej B. Horvath pri~iel do osady za kapldna. Predtym bol kaplInom pri kostole sv. Gabriela v North Side, Pittsburgh, Pa. 8. DECEMBRA - Odovzdand bola do pouivania kaplidka v konvente. Po prv raz sa tu slfiila sv. om9a o 7.00 hodine a odovzdanie sa konalo o 3. hodine popol'udni za pritomnosti mnohych sestri6iek vincentidnok z Perrysville. Vysviacku vykonal duchovn spr6vca, ktor bol tie2 povereni biskupom, aby odhalil kri2ov6 stanice. Nart kaplidky urobili podl'a cirkevn ch po2iadaviek architekti Stickle, Kelly a Stickle z Cleveland, Ohio. 44 dobrodincov dalo spolo6ne sumu $2,084.00 na zariadenie kaplnky. Najvi6im darcom bola rodina Jan G. Yakubic, ktord darovala tabernaculum a lampu pre sanktuarium. 16. DECEMBRA - First Lt. John P. Prie6ko syn Ignjca a Justiny Priedko, sa zabil pri pilotovani vojensk6ho lietadla v Tucson, Arizona. Bol vo vojenskej sluibe. Jeho telo vrdtili do Donory a pochovan6 bolo 24. decembra v cintorine sv. Dominika. 1948 2. JANUARA - V Zabavnej budove sv. Dominika sa konala sch6dza za ciel'om vytvorit' skupiny Katolickej akcie. Pritomn bol duchovn,, Helena Marconyak, Katerina Grcich, Karolina Andabaker, Jozefina D'Antonio, Maria Culyba, Maria Hurtik, Florence Sampler a Rozdlia Frohman. Dp. Biondi tie2 sa zidastnil sch6dze. 9. JANUARA - Clenovia skupiny novozorganizovanej Katolickej akcie sa zl~iastnili na s6rii prednd~ok na t6mu "Dary Ducha Svat6ho", ktor6 sa konaly v "Center for Men of Christ the King" v Herman, Pa. Medzi pritomn mi boli: Helena Marconyak, Karolina Grcich, Karolina Andabaker, Jozefina D'Antonio a Rozilia Frohman. 6. FEBRUARA - Skupina Katolickej akcie sa zfiastnila na predn6skovej s6rii na t6mu "Rady pre bezradnfch", ktor6 sa konaly na konci t idfia v "Center for Men of Christ the King" v Herman, Pa. 24. FEBRUARA - Pod vedenim skupiny Katolickej Akcie, Father Gordon F. Knight z Duquesne univerzity otvoril 12-tidfiov cyklus prednd~ok v Zabavnej miestnosti o "apologetike". 20. MARCA - Dp. Pavol J. Odelga, pochddzajfici z osady sv. Dominika, duchovn' sprdvca sv. Rity vo Whitaker, Pa., zomrel v Mercy Hospital v Pittsburgh, Pa. Jeho pozastatky boly uloien6 na vein odpodinok v na~om osadnom cintorine na mieste, vyhradenom pre jeho rodinu, a to dfia 24. marca. 31. MARCA - Kapldn osady za6al t~idenn pobo2nosti na po6est' Panny Marie Ruiencovej. 2. MAJA - Dp. Bernard Besterci, O. F. M., viedol 40-hodinov6 poboinosti. 14. MAJA - Clenky skupiny Katolickej akcie, Helena Marconyak, Maria Culyba, Karolina Andabaker a Rozalia Frohman sa zukastnily na zdvere6nfch prednakach z konca t idfla v "Center for Men of Christ the King". T6mou bolo "The Return of Holy Fear." 18. MAJA - Ndp. biskup John F. Dearden bol vysvaten za titulArneho biskupa zo Serapty a koadjutora-biskupa z Pittsburghu. Vysviacku vykonal J. E. Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, apogtolsky delegdt v Spojenych 8tatoch, v kostole sv. Agnesy v Cleveland, Ohio. 19. MAJA - Niekol'ko hodin po skondeni koly vznikol v ~kolskej budove po2iar, ktorV narobil znabn6 kody v triedach prv6ho, druh6ho a ~iesteho stupfia, ktor6 s(i na strane smerujficej k Sixth Street. Pridina po2iaru sa nezistila. Plamene po~kodily steny, povale a 6iastoine podlahu. Pisacie stoly a tabule boly tie2 po~koden6, rovnako aj obloky. Celkov6 ~koda sa odhadovala na $2,000.00. 27. MAJA - Sodalitky z osady sa zfi astnily na 2ivom ru2enci a korunova6nej sldvnosti, ktord sa konala v kostole ssv. Cyrila a Metoda v Charleroi. Tito nAboenskfi sldvnost' organizovaly sodalitky z Washington-Green County. 21. JUNA - V katedrale sv. Pavla v Pittsburghu bola spolo6nd oslava 50. kflazsk6ho jubilea ndp. biskupa Hugh Charlesa Boyle, D.D., z Pittsburghu a in~talacie titularneho biskupa zo Serepty, ndp. Johna F. Deardena za vipomocneho biskupa pittsburghskej diecezy. Biskup Boyle predsedal pri cerem6niAch zatial' do biskup Dearden kazal a mal pontifikalnu sv. om~u. Po bohosluibich bol slavnostn' obed v hoteli William Penn, na ktorom sa zfiastnil vel'ky podet kfiazov a pribuznych dvoch biskupskVch osldvencov. SEPTEMBER - Za sponzorstva skupiny Katolickej Akcie, dp. P. Lackner z Pittsburghu za6al s6riu prednd~ok na t6my o liturgii v Zabavnej miestnosti. 10. OKTOBRA - Dp. Juraj A. Har6ar, C.S.Sp., z Duquesne univerzity zastupoval duchovn6ho spravcu, ktor, bol nepritomn. 29. OKTOBRA -- Osadni kiiazi boli povolani k desiatim t'a2ko chorTm v noci z 29. okt6bra na 30. okt6bra ako d6sledok chor6b, zapridinen3ch t'aik m dymom, ktor& sadol na Donoru z mnohich kominov miestnych tov6rni. 2. NOVEMBRA - Andrej Odelga, Pater Starcevi6 a Ivan Cech, ktori zomreli v d6sledku nebezpe6n6ho dymu, boli pochovani v cintorine sv. Dominika. V d6sledku tohto ne~t'astia zomrelo v Donore 21 os6b. 30. DECEMBRA - Vyplaten bol osadn zdvizok $8,235.25, uroben efte v roku 1924 v rdmci diecezdlnej Akolskej kampane. Kvota pre osadu sv. Dominika bola $8,946.010. 1949 3. JANUARA - Jozef Lettrich a synovia z Charleroi zadali prace na prestavbe, roz~ireni a dekordcii kostola. 29. MAJA - V 6ase procesie na po6est' Blahoslavenej Matky Marie, pri majovej pobo2nosti, vypukol poiar na oltdri Blahoslavenej Panny Marie, ktor zapridinil vel'k6 vzru~enie. Ohefi bol r chlo uhasen. Hrdinami boli Andrej Karch a Jdn Sabol6ik. 28. AUGUSTA - FrantiAkdn z Loretto, Pa., dostal kolekty zo vetkch sv. om~i pre franti~kdnske T.O.R. misie v Indii. Celkova suma bola $335.61. 16. OKTOBRA - Helena Ko6an, hi. predsedni6ka a Zuzanna Matuk6k, hlavna tajomni6ka Katolickej Slovenskej Zenskej Jednoty sa z6fastnily na sv. om9i spolu s 61enkami spolku Panny Marie Ruiencovej, 6islo 127. Zenskej Jednoty. Popol'udni bolo pracovn6 zasadnutie v Zdbavnej miestnosti, na ktorom sa zf6astnil aj duchovny spravca osady. 8. NOVEMBRA - Rudolph R. Schwerha a Andrew M. Sasko boli zvoleni do mestskej rady na ftyrrodn termin, ktorj' trvd efte i teraz. Juraj Saxon bol zvolen za konAtdbla na ~est'ro6n" termin. 25. DECEMBRA - Viano6ne sv. omse sa slfi2ily po prvy raz pri novom oltdri v e~te nie celkom dokon6enom kostole. Len sedem z nov ch'avic bolo efte v kostole. 1950 26. FEBRUARA - Dp. Lavrinec Lovasik, S.V.D., zadal slovensk6 misie dnegn6ho dfia, ktor6 majfi trvat' a2 do 5. marca, ked' sa zadnfi anglick6 misie, ktor6 majfi tie2 trvat' jeden t.defi. Vyge 5,000 sv. prijimani bolo udelen ch za tieto dva t 2dne. 11. APRILA - Osadnik Andrej S. Sukel bol jednohlasne zvolen za superintendenta verejn3ch Sk6l v Donore a tak sa stal prv m katolikom i prv'm Slovdkom, ktor drial tento urad. 30. APRILA - Dp. viedol 40-hodinovfi Ma9kulka, O. F. M., nosti pre Treti rid Hieronym Pavlik, poboinost'. Dp. viedol vizitadn6 sv. Franti~ka. O.F.M., Anton poboi3. MAJA - Na sviatok Njjdenia sv. kriia, dp. Hieronym Pavlik, O.F.M. z Avalon, odhalil kri2ov6 stanice v kostole. Tieto boly preroben6, kym sa kostol opravoval. 7. MAJA - Ndp. Teodor Koji~, O.S.B., opdt klaLtora sv. Andreja-Svor.ada v Cleveland, O., vysvitil prestaven kostol. Celebroval pontifikdlnu sv. om~u za asistencie vdp. Jozefa A. Kushnera, ako asistujfceho khiaza, dp. Jozefa A. Gajdo~ika ako diakona, dp. Richarda P. Sherera, kapldna v kostole sv. Karola, ako subdiakona, dp. Marka A. Pitoniaka, O.S.B. z klatora sv. Andreja-Svorada v Clevelande, ako obradnika a dp. Andreja B. Horvdtha, osadn6ho kapl6na, ako asistujliceho obradnika. Ndp. opat tie2 povedal slovenskfi kdzefi. Vo veiern ch hodindch konal sa slavnostny banket v audit6riu Ztbavnej miestnosti, ktor6 bolo celkom preplnen6. Msgr. Klement Hrtdnek, duchovny sprdvca osady sv. Anny z Homestead bol obradnikom. 8. MAJA - Ndp. John King Mussio, biskup zo Steubenville, Ohio, bol sldvnostn m re6nikom na sch6dzke Katolickeho 2ensk6ho klubu, ktord sa konala v Zabavnej budove. 2. JULA - Dp. Anton Ma~kulka, O.F.M., z Avalon, vykonal vizitdciu Tretieho rddu sv. Franti~ka. 16. JiLA - Karol Sidor, zndmy slovensk politik a vyslanec Slovenskej republiky vo Vatikdne, nav~tivil duchovn6ho sprdvcu osady. 24. AUGUSTA - Dp. Andrej B. Horvath, kaplan osady sv. Dominika, odchidza do osady ssv. Cyrila a Metoda vo Fairchance, Pa., kde md p6sobit' ako kapldn od 26. augusta. 26. AUGUSTA - Dp. Juraj A. Jurica, nov& kapldn pri na~ej osade, ktor pri iel z kostola sv. Anny v Marianna, zadal p6sobit' v na~ej osade. 3. SEPTEMBRA - Po prvy raz vy~iel osadn Nedeln Bulletin, ktor sostavil dp. George Jurica, nov kapldn. 10. SEPTEMBRA - Clenovia Spolku Najsvitejieho Mena sa zi6astnili na Eucharistickom shromaideni na Forbes Field v Pittsburghu. 18. OKTOBRA - Ndp. biskup John F. Dearden odslfiil pontifikdlnu sv. om~u v kostole sv. Matfi~a, S.S. Pittsburgh, z prileiitosti zapodatia konvencie Sdruienia Slovensk'ch Katolikov, ktord sa konala v hoteli Fort Pitt. Father Andrew A. Adamek, S.V.D., and attendants at his First Mass, August 29, 1943. Fr. Andrej A. Adamek a dru2i6ky pri jeho prvej sv. omAi dia 29. augusta 1943. At marriage of Joseph Pope and Margaret Kushner, June 14, 1939. Zo svadby Jozefa Pope a Margarety Kushner, 14. jfima 1939. Pastor and gypsy musicians at marriage of Joseph Pope and Margaret Kushner. Dp. Joseph Kushner s ciganskou muzikou. 1. NOVEMBRA - Na sviatok v~etk ch svitch, sv. Otec, pdpe Pius XII. vyhlAsil udenie o Nanebovzati Panny Marie za dogmu katolickej cirkvi. 10. NOVEMBRA - na 6ele slovenskej pt' z prileFitosti Lourdov a Fatimy. Duchovn' spravca o-di~iel vypravy na gest't,idfovfi Svdt6ho roku, do Rima, 26. NOVEMBRA - Pre vel'k sneh, ktor znemo2nil premavku, frantikdansky khaz sa nemohol dostavit' do Donory, aby odslfiil sv. om~u za nepritomn6ho duchovn6ho spravcu a preto boly tejto nedele v osadnom kostole len dve sv. om~e. 9. DECEMBRA - Duchovn, spravca sa vratil do osady zo svatoro6nej pfite. 22. DECEMBRA - Ndp. biskup Hugh C. Boyle, D.D., iesty biskup pittsburghskej dieczy, zomrel v Mercy Hospital v Pittsburghu. Za kZiaza bol posvaten 2. jfila 1898 a za biskupa bol vysviten 29. jfina 1921. 1951 1. APRILA - V osadnom kostole sa za6ala novena k Panne Marii zazra6n6ho medajlonka, ktorfi viedol Father Edward F. Rouse, C.M. z Germantown, Pa. Novena trvala a2 do 9. aprila. 24. APRILA - Ndp. biskup John F. Dearden z Pittsburghu vykonal sviatost' birmovani.a 115 kandidAtom v osade. Kazefi z tejto prile2itosti mal dp. Francis R. Gre~ko zo Smithton, Pa. 23. MAJA - Vytvorend bola GreenburgskA diec6za. 8tyri okresy so 165,000 katolikmi boly oddelen6 z pittsburghskej die,c6zy. T'mto 45 rodin, b'vajicich vo Webster, Fellsburg a na okoli v.o Westmoreland County, boli oddeleni od osady sv. Dominika. Ndp. biskup Hugh L. Lamb, vypomocn biskup z Philadelphie, sa stal prvim biskupom novej diec6zy. Ndp. biskup John F. Deardon, bol menovan za apo~tolsk6ho administratora novej dieczy, kym sa novy biskup neujme firadu. 25. MAJA -- Leopold D. Maytan, B.T.G. 3/c syn Pavla a Marie Maytan bol vyhlasen za nezvestn6ho z vojenskej lode U.S.S. O'Hare. 11. JiLA - V Kennywood parku sa konal 28. v ro6n Slovensky deft zApadnej Pennsylvanie. 15. JiLA - Spolok sv. Mena Je2i~, 6islo 369 Prvej Katolickej Slovenskej Jednoty v Amerike oslavil 50. viro6ie svojho zaloienia. Clenstvo spolku sa zfi6astnilo spolo,6ne na sv. om~i za 2ivich a mrtv ch 6lenov spolku. Popol'udni mal spolok vylet v Palmer parku. 7. AUGUSTA - Leopold D. Maytan, B.T.G. 3/c, syn Pavla a Marie Maytan, ktor bol vyhlaseny za nezvestn6ho, bol oficifine vyhlaseny za mrtv6ho. Pochovan bol v Stredozemnom mori. 19. AUGUSTA - Osadnici sa zu0astnili na Eucharistickom shromaideni, ktor6 sa konalo na ~tadiu kol6gia sv. Vincenta v Latrobe, Pa. 7. OKTOBRA - 144 osadnikov vykonalo prvfi zo ~tyroch sviitorob,n ch pfiti, navgtiviac okrem osadn6ho kostola aj kostoly sv. Karola, sv. Filipa a Panny Marie. 8. NOVEMBRA - Andrej M. Sa9ko bol zvoleny za sudcu pokoja, ktorfi funkciu zastdva a2 dosial'. 30. DECEMBRA - Katolici z pittsburghskej dieczy sa pripojili k ostatn m katolikom v Amerike v zasviteni tohto dha ako dhia obeti a modlitieb za obete prenasledovania v krajinach za 2eleznou oponou a v Azii. Osadnici sa shromadili na osobitnej pobo2nosti. 1952 13. JANUARA - V bor, pozostdvajfici z osadn6ho v boru a predsedov osadn ch spolkov a klubov sa sidiel s duchovnm spravcom a kapldnom osady po prv raz, aby za6ali pripravy pre oslavenie jubilea osady, ktora bola zalo2enA dhia 6. aprila 1902. 16. JANUARA - Ndp. biskup Hugh L. Lamb, prv biskup greenburgskej dieczy, bol slavnostne ingtalovan do svojho firadu v katedrdle Sviatosti oltarnej v Greenburgu. JANUAR - V celoamerickom Essay-konteste ktor usporiadala American Steel and Wire Company, vyhrala ~tvrti cenu v skupine High School Diane Wassil, b vald 2iadka ~koly sv. Dominika a Joyce, jej sestra, 2ia6ka ~koly sv. Dominika, vyhrala druhu cenu v skupine ~k6l l'udovych. 3. FEBRUARA - Vzhl'adom na to, 2e 6. aprila, t. j. dehf, v ktor bola osada zaloiena, pripadne na Kvetnfi nedel'u, jubilejn v'bor sa rozhodol osldvit' zlat6 jubileum osady na Defi matiek, 11. maja. 11. FEBRUARA - Ndp. biskup John F. Dearden z Pittsburghu sostavil text novoupravench pravidiel pre p6st a zdrianlivost', ktor bude platn v diecze od Popolodnej stredy, diia 27. februara t. r. 30. MARCA - Father Erban Masiel, O.F.M., Cap., viedol Day of Recollection v kostole sv. Dominika pre sodalitky z tohto okresu. 31. MARCA - St. Gerard Family Guild zadal 15-t&idifov kurz prednd~ok o manielstve v zdbavnej budove sv. Dominika. PrednA,ky mali mat' khazi, doktori a skfiseni laici, 2ijfici v manielstve. 6. APRILA - Osada sv. Dominika do2ila sa polstoro6ia svojho jestvovania. A. M. D. G. IVY COVERED ST. DOM.INIC CHURCH AND RECTORY Ivv Remnoved Jul-, 1938 56 CHRONICLE of St. Dominic Parish and events touching upon its life 1901 JANUARY 13-The first Catholic organization established in Donora is a Siovak fraternal and beneficial society which assumes the name of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. Under this patronage, it is affiliated with the First Catholic Slovak Union of America on February 19, 1901, and becomes Branch 369 of that Union. Its founders and first officers are: John Kacin, representative (zastupca); Vasil Klimek, President; George Bodnar, Vice-President; Andrew Dzvonik, Recording Secretary; John Kvacko, Treasurer; Andrew Skakandy, Auditor; Mathias Huhra, Sick Committeeman; and members John Huhra, John Mikla, John Plancak, John Sabol, Peter Micovda, Joseph Labrik, Michael Ladic, John Wamos, Stephen Wamos, John Tebjan, Maxim Samb3ri, Philip Sambori, Michael Kondas, John Drocak, and Andrew Holtan. OCTOBER 20--SS. Cyril and Methodius Society, Assembly 388 of the National Slovak Society is organized with a membership of 15. The officers are: Andrew Smetanka, President; Andrew Krivacek, Vice-President; Michael Zubka, Recording Secretary; Andrew Dzuricko, Financial Secretary; George Tylko, Treasurer; Joseph Svrcek, Joseph Snasnican, and Michael Janik, Auditors. 1902 MARCH-Prior to the actual organization of a Slovak parish, several meetings were held to discuss the subject. One of these is held sometime in March, 1902, supposedly in the home of Albert Erdelyi, on Castner Avenue and Liberty Street, at which, according to accounts, twelve men were in attendance. These men decided to invite Father Vaclav Panuska, pas-- tor of Holy Trinity Church, McKeesport, Pa., to hear Confessions, say Mass, and to meet with them for the purpose of organizing a parish. APRIL 6-Following Mass, which is said by Father Vaclav Panuska, the first organizational meeting is held in the First National Bank Hall, Sixth Street and McKean Avenuue. Father Panuska is in attendance. The following are elected to office: John Varga, President; George Schwerha, Recording Secretary; Albert Erdelyi, Treasurer; John Kacin, John Merecicky, Andrew Smetanka, and Michael Kuchar, Collectors. Attending this meeting are also the following: Andrew Urban, Andrew Dzuricko, Andrew Olenik, Andrew Stasko, Matthew Slebodnik, Stephen Zelenak, John Lutheran, George Lutheran, Andrew Huhra, and John Butvin. At this meeting a building fund is established to which each family is to contribute $25.00; a single person, $13.00. Monthly dues are fixed at 50 cents per member. The officers are enjoined to seek properties for the building of a church. The following is taken from The Donora American Supplement Illustrated June, 1903, issue: "As early as April 6, 1902, a few leading Slavs took preliminary steps to organize a congregation. They had already petitioned the bishop of the diocese for authority to work along this line. The bishop gave his consent, so the Slovak people of the community began to raise a fund for the erection of the church structure. Prior to this the Roman Catholic Slavs of Charleroi and Monessen requested the bishop to permit them to erect churches in their respective towns and to appoint over them Slovak priests. This movement was opposed in some quarters, it being asserted that there was no need of distinctly racial congregations of Catholics. "The matter received the reverend bishop's deepest consideration and on July 2, 1902, he commissioned the Reverend Pohorenec, an able Slovak priest to make an investigation of the conditions and needs of his fellow countrymen in Donora, Charleroi and Monessen and adjacent towns. "Proceeding to these parts, he found that there were hundreds of Slavs without spiritual ministration. The bishop, learning through Father Pohorenec of the prevailing state of affairs, acted at once, and appointed him to take charge of the district which comprised the territory referred to above." APRIL 12-The first three collections made by the parish collectors and turned in to the treasury of the church amount to $24.80 the first day; $21.30, the second day; and $1.50, the third day. APRIL 16--Stephen Zelenak makes a loan of $150.00 to the parish. APRIL 18-Andrew Smetanka makes a loan of $75.00 to the parish. A down payment of $225.00 is made to the Union Improvement Company HIS EXCELLENCY MlOST REV. JOHN F. DEARDEN, S.T.D. Bishop of Pittsburgl J cho ExtclCncia, inp. John F. )cardCn, S.T.). biskup pittsburghski .Bi~e--ibg ~i, "' a 1~ *a"~ r i, 2 a". b'"i*;~ for two lots at 406-408 Castner Avenue; however, many parishioners object to these properties as the location for the church because they are too distant from the downtown area. APRIL 27-Nine members of the parish attend a meeting. They are Albert Erdelyi, George Schwerha, Andrew Smetanka, John Varga, John Kacin, John Merecicky, Andrew Stasko, Stephen Zelenak, and Michael Kuchar. It is reported that certain properties on Hill Street sought for a church location are not obtainable under any circumstances. It is therefore, decided to make full payment on the Castner Avenue properties and to make plans for a church there. Various suggestions are made, including the following: that a church be built similar to St. Michael's Slovak Church in Homestead; that the dimensions of the church be 40 feet x 60 feet; and that an auditorium in the basement of the church be included in the plans. It is decided that the cost of the church be somewhere between $3,000.00 and $4,000.00. The church trustees are directed to engage an architect who is to present plans for the church building at the next meeting. A balance of $431.30 is in the treasury. APRIL 30-An additional payment of $125.00 is made on the Castner Avenue properties. Receipts for April amount to $374.95. In addition to this, twenty-one parishioners contributed a total of $202.00 to the building fund. Also this month, a committee composed of Albert Erdelyi, John Varga, and John Merecicky had a consultation with the Rt. Rev. Bishop Richard Phelan for the purpose of obtaining a priest for the Slovaks in Donora. MAY 8-The diocesan chancellor informs the parishioners that the bishop grants permission to the "Slavs" of Donora to collect money for a "Slav Catholic Church," assuring them at the same time that when, according to his judgement, a sufficient amount of money will have been collected he will allow them to build a church. MAY 11-A final payment of $25.00 is made for the two parish lots on Castner Avenue. The total cost is $375.00. MAY 25-A committee is appointed to procure a priest to say Mass the following Sunday and to procure a pastor for the new parish. It is announced that plans for the contemplated church are nearing completion. MAY 30-Architectural plans for the new church are complete. JUNE 1-Father Panuska says Mass in the Walter S. Spragg Building for the second time. After Mass, a parish meeting is held. Father Panuska reports to the parishioners that the English-speaking people of Donora were promised a resident pastor ahead of any other Donora church; however, the bishop authorized Donora Slovaks to build a church, and that in due time, they would be assigned a priest. JUNE 10-A committee composed of Albert Erdelyi and George Schwerha has a consultation with the bishop. The debt of $150.00 owed to Stephen Zelenak is liquidated. JUNE 11-Father Panuska, Albert Erdelyi, and George Schwerha consult with the bishop. They inform him that there is a sufficient number of Slovak Catholics in Donora to justify the assignment of a resident pastor. JUNE 15-Father Panuska again says Mass for the Slovaks of Donora. The Offertory collection amounts to $5.35. JUNE 28-The debt of $75.00 owed to Andrew Smetanka is liquidated. The first social affair to raise funds for the new church is held. A profit of $259.50 is realized. JULY 4-Father Adelbert Kazinczy of St. Michael's in Braddock attends a fund-raising social affair held here. JULY 7-The Diocesan Chancellor informs the parishioners that the bishop has denied them permission to build a church until he is satisfied that there are enough Slovaks in Donora to provide adequate financial support. Information available to the bishop is that there are only about twenty families of Slovaks in Donora. The bishop promises to have a census taken of Slovaks in Donora at an early date. JULY 12-Father Andrew Pohorenec begins census of Slovaks in Charleroi, Monessen, Donora, and surrounding territories, as authorized by the bishop. He makes his home in Charleroi during this time and attends to the needs of the Slovaks there. JULY 20-John Varga resigns as president of the congregation. New officers are elected as follows: President, Andrew Olenik; Recording Secretary, Stephen Zelenak; Treasurer, George Schwerha. George Schwerha and Michael Kuchar are delegated to consult with Father Kazinczy of Braddock to obtain assistance in procuring a permanent pastor. AUGUST 7-Father Pohorenec arrives in Donora to take charge of the parish, having been appointed by the bishop on the basis of the census of the Slavs of this district which was taken by him. He takes up temporary residence at the home of Andrew Olenik at 856 Thompson Ave. SISTERS' CON VENT - OSAI1)NfV KLAS TC PRE SESTRIC(KY AUGUST 10-The new pastor says first Sunday Mass here. Following the Mass, a parish meeting is held. The first point under discussion is the naming of the parish. A motion is made to place the parish under the title and patronage of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, which is the name of the fraternal society in the parish. Another motion is made that the parish be named St. Andrew the Apostle, in honor of the new pastor whose christian name is Andrew. Two parishioners vote in favor of placing the parish under the patronage of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, and the remaining parishioners vote for St. Andrew as patron. Due to the disagreement which developed, they decide to revert to the former name and for the next three months the new parish functions under the name of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. Father Pohorenec advises against the location of the church on Castner Avenue, and it is reported that properties on Sixth Street and Thompson Avenue are available for purchase. A committee is appointed to raise $1500.00, the amount required for the first payment on these properties. AUGUST 17-A committee is appointed to arrange for a loan of $1500.00 required for payment within twenty days for the property on the corner of Sixth Street and Thompson Ave. The balance of $1600.00 on this property is to be paid a year later. On this site, two wooden buildings are located; one, an assembly room, which is being used for recreational purposes, and the other in the rear on Sixth Street is used as a shoemaker shop. The property has a frontage of 40 feet on Thompson Avenue extending back a distance of 124.79 feet and 133.46 feet on the two sides. The property is purchased from Lawrence Szarol for a sum of $3100.00 and is deeded to "Andrew Smetanka, Bert Erdelyi, and George Schwerha, Trustees of Slovensko Rim. Katolicky Kostol Pot Ochranu Najsvatejse Meno Jezis." AUGUST 22-The first baptism is administered in the new parish church. The daughter of Alexander and Mildred Bartakovic, a Croation couple, born August 16th is christened and given the name of Catherine. The sponsors are Ferdinand Bartakovic and Franka Bartakovic. AUGUST 29-On Thursday, August 28, 1900, the first lots were sold in Donora. A census taken two years yater by Gustav Schaff reports the following population data for Donora as carried in the Donora American, Friday, August 29, 1902: Chinese........................ 5 Swedes......................... 24 Finlanders..................... 30 French.... Hebrew... Russians English... Austrians Polish..... Germans.. Irish...... Hungarians Italians... Slovaks... Americans 32 56 76 93 114 139 154 166 189 333 1095 2576 5082 4885 197 5082 3282 1800 1432 763 Total W hite....... Colored..... Total M ales........ Females..... Boarders..... Voters....... AUGUST 31-At a meeting, resolutions are presented to purchase the lot adjoining the recently acquired property, and to request the cobbler, who is occupying the building in the rear of the property, to vacate the building. Plans are drawn to make the necessary changes and additions to the recreational hall so that it would be suitable for a house of worship. A social affair is arranged for the 13th of September to raise funds for these expenses. The church collection today is $2.30. SEPTEMBER 14-Parish makes payment of $85.00 to the Union Improvement Company for property on Thompson Avenue adjoining the original site at the corner of Sixth Street and Thompson Avenue. SEPTEMBER 18-Purchase of the newly-acquired property is concluded at a cost of $950.00. This property is deeded to the "Rt. Rev. Bishop Phelan, Trustee". SEPTEMBER 20-John Skiba, a Greek Rite Catholic, and Mary Gelapko, a Roman Catholic, are the first to be united in marriage in the parish. Andrew Dzvonik and George Schwerha witness the marriage. SEPTEMBER 28-The Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Rosary, Branch 127 of the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Union, is organized with a membership of 10. The officers are: Mary Erdelyi, President; Johanna Vraniak, Vice-President; Mary Elko, Financial Secretary; and Anna Trojner, Treasurer. During this month the wooden structure fronting on Thompson Avenue, that had been used for recreational purposes, is remodeled. The stage is removed, a ceiling is installed, priest's and altar boy's sacristies are added, an exit is made on the Sixth Street side of the building, a steeple is erected, and an altar is purchased and installed at a total cost of $4,000.00; and so this becomes the first Catholic Church in Donora, and the first Slovak Church in the upper Monongahela Valley. OCTOBER 5-Preparations are being made for the solemn blessing of the new altar which was recently purchased. A committee, including two marshalls, is elected to arrange for the parade and celebration to take place in conjunction with the blessing. Additional church committeemen are also elected. OCTOBER 7-John Leskanic, 18 years of age, is the first person to be buried from the parish. His remains are interred in the Memorial Cemetery at Monongahela. OCTOBER 19-The high altar is blessed. The blessing is -performed by the pastor, Father Pohorenec. Jednota Lodges from Donora, Monessen, Monongahela, Braddock, and Duquesne are present; also Sojedinenija Lodges from Donora and Monessen; and Slovak National Society Lodges from Donora, Monongahela, and Monessen. The out-of-town lodges are met at the railroad station by the Donora lodges, and to the strains of martial music by five bands they parade from the station to the church. NOVEMBER 23-Father Pohorenec m a k e s known to the parishioners that, by order of the bishop, the parish is placed under the patronage of St. Dominic, and the former name of the Most Holy Name of Jesus is discontinued. DECEMBER 31-Parish income from the date of organiation, April 6, 1902, to December 31, 1902, is $3179.99. Expenditures for this period are $2995.82, leaving a balance of $184.17. 1903 FEBRUARY 2-Church officers elected for the new year are: Father Pohorenec, President; Stephen Zelenak, Recording Secretary; and Albert Erdelyi, Financial Secretary. FEBRUARY 24-Rev. John F. Regis Canevin, who was appointed titular bishop of Sabrata, and coadjutor with the right of succession to Bishop Phelan, is consecrated in St. Paul's Cathedral, Pittsburgh. APRIL 4-Final payment is made on the Castner Avenue properties, the total cost being $500.00. This property is deeded to the parish trustees. APRIL 5-The St. Charles Roman Catholic Congregation holds Divine Services in St. Dominic Church, which includes two Masses, Sunday School, Rosary, and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. MAY 10-Title of all parish properties is transferred to the bishop as trustee. The resolution authorizing this transfer is signed by the following church trustees: "Bertyi Erdelyi, Andrej Smetanka, George Schwerha, Andrew Huhra, Joseph Vranjak, George Palfi, John Badzik, Johan Kovalcik, Josef Kajda, and Jozef Mesar." JUNE 21-At a church meeting, official approval is given to the naming of the congregation St. Dominic, and to the transfer of all church properties to the Rt. Rev. Bishop Richard Phelan of the Pittsburgh Diocese as Trustee. A decision is reached that the church building be blessed on August 4th, the feast day of St. Dominic. Building of a new church is discussed, but action is deferred for financial reasons. JULY 20-Pope Leo XIII, 258th Pope dies in the twenty-sixth year of his pontificate. AUGUST 4-Pope Pius X is elected 259th Pope. His coronation takes place on August 9th. AUGUST 30-A committee is appointed to make arrangements for borrowing funds to purchase land for a cemetery and another committee is appointed to sign a note for $1,600.00 for parish purposes. SEPTEMBER 10-Additional property, Lot No. 11, is purchased from Van Pelt and Son for a rectory and a 10% initial payment of $110.00 is made. SEPTEMBER 15-At a meeting attended by eighteen parishioners, it is decided to purchase 15 1/2 acres of land in Carroll Township to be used for a cemetery. This land is to be purchased from Adam Wickerham for $350.00 per acre. A committee composed of Albert Erdelyi, George Schwerha, John Vraniak, and Andrew Smetanka is appointed to arrange for a loan of $4,500.00, from the Union Trust Company of Donora, Pennsylvania, and to sign the note. The balance is to be paid in annual installments of $500.00. This committee is enjoined to engage an engineer to survey the property and lay it out in lots. OCTOBER 4-The newly-acquired cemetery is to be blessed on the afternoon of Sunday, November 1, All Saints Day. OCTOBER 18-The Polish Congregation rents St. Dominic Church for regular Sunday services. NOVEMBER 1-The cemetery is blessed with the following priests present for the ceremony: Father Vaclav Panuska of McKeesport, CHURCH RECTORY - FARA Father Michael Pekar of Charleroi, Father Pikulsky, Donora, and Father Pohorenec, the pastor. Nine societies from Donora and neighboring towns participate. The Holy Name Society, Branch 311 of the First Catholic Slovak Union, Monessen, is accompanied here by its band. The societies march to the cemetery. NOVEMBER 12-An additional payment of $165.00 is made on property recently purchased from Van Pelt and Son. 1904 JANUARY 3-It is decided to engage a surveyor to lay out the cemetery in lots. JANUARY-Payment of $1,00,.00 is made on the original church property purchased from Lawrence Szarol in 1902. APRIL-Payment of $500.00 is made to Lawrence Szarol for church properties. APRIL 17-A parish meeting is called for the purpose of deciding whether a new church is to be built for the parish. The attendance being small, the subject is deferred to a later date. At this meeting a committee is again appointed to arrange for a loan for the cemetery. Action is taken to build a rectory as soon as possible. MAY 29-Father Pohorenec preaches the Slovak sermon at the blessing of the corner stone of the Most Holy Name of Jesus Church in Monessen. Local Slovak societies attend the blessing. JULY 4-Father Pohorenec preaches a Slovak sermon at the blesing of the corner stone of the Holy Name of Mary Church here, and also assists as deacon at the Mass. JULY 31-Father Pohorenec again urges the com,mittee to make arrangements for the $1600.00 loan previously approved. Approval is again given to proceed with the building of a rectory. AUGUST-Father Pohorenec leaves the parish for Holy Trinity parish in Ford City. He is succeeded by Father F. Januschak who remains for one Sunday service only. He is followed by Father Dr. Louis Laus who comes here from Ford City. SEPTEMBER-Father Laus leaves the parish and it remains without a pastor. OCTOBER 20-Father Matthew Jankola, pastor of St. Joseph's Church of Hazelton, Pa., writes that recently he and Father Martincek of the Holy Name of Jesus Church of Monessen had visited the chancellor of the Pittsburgh Diocese, before whom he had interceded for incardinating Father Horvath into the diocese and sending him to Donora. Father Horvath at one time left the Pittsburgh Diocese, where he labored in Johnstown, Pa. NOVEMBER 3-Father Edward Kitz, who recently arrived from Europe, takes over his duties as pastor of St. Dominic Church. Since coming from Europe, he has been residing with Father E. E. Gellhof in Connellsville, Pa. NOVEMBER 27-Father Kitz, the new pastor, is officially welcomed at a parish meeting. There is $1.42 in the treasury. The pastor takes over the treasury and all account books of the church and cemetery. A new church committee, a new organist, and a new cemetery caretaker are selected. The pastor is authorized to purchase a new organ. DECEMBER 11-Final payment of $500.00 is made to Lawrence Szarol for church property. DECEMBER 18-New organ, purchased from Lechner and Schoenberger of Pittsburgh, is dedicated with Father Kitz officiating. He is assisted by Father Pikulski of the Holy Name of Mary Church, Donora, and Father Joseph Martincek of the Holy Name of Jesus Church, Monessen. Father Steppling, of the local St. Charles Church, presides at the organ, and the sermon is delivered by Father Martincek. DECEMBER 20-Rt. Rev. Richard Phelan, fourth Bishop of Pittsburgh, dies while in retirement at St. Paul's Orphan Asylum at Idlewood. His death comes in the 77th year of his age, the 20th year of his Episcopacy, and the 51st year of his priesthood. He is buried from the Church of the Epiphany, Pittsburgh, and his remains are interred in St. Mary's Cemetery. Bishop Canevin, his Coadjutor, succeeds him as the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. 1 9 0 5 JANUARY 7-Steps are taken to construct a new church since the present church is not large enough to accomodate the parishioners. It is decided to build a church and rectory at a cost not to exceed $18,000.00. JANUARY-A payment, amounting to $850.00, is made to the Union Improvement Company for church property. JANUARY 21-The SacsEd Heart Society is established by the pastor with the approval of the bishop. FEBRUARY 12-First members received into the Sacred Heart Society are Catherine Mary Erdelyi, Julia Erdelyi, Therese (Terka) Erdelyi, and Margaret Rigasz. FEBRUARY 23-Payment of $200.00 is made to the Union Improvement Company. MARCH 5-Beginning this day, a collection is to be taken up each first Sunday of the month at afternoon benediction services to raise funds for the purpose of purchasing a statue of the Sacred Heart. Today's collection is $3.33. MARCH 15-At a parish meeting, building of a new church and rectory is discussed. All those present agree that a new church is necessary "because there is not enough room in the present church, and it is too hot in summer and too cold in winter." The pastor is authorized to employ an architect to draw up plans for a new church and rectory at an approximate cost of $20,000.00. MAY 7-Kerns and Ferrell, architects of Washington and Donora, receive an initial payment of $200.00 for drawing up plans for a new church and rectory. JUNE 1-In addition to his duties at St. Dominic's, Father Kitz begins administration of the Holy Name of Jesus parish, Monessen, which is without a resident pastor. JUNE 9-Contract for a new church and rectory is let with N. Van Kirk, Washington, Pennsylvania, at a bid price of $31,375.00 (Note: Actual cost is $33,470.00, the church representing $25,000.00 of that amount). The architects are Kerns, Ferrell and Company. The church will occupy the site of the present wooden structure and the rectory will be located on the adjoining lot to the south. The church is to be 56 ft. by 106 ft., solid-faced buffed brick, and the main entrance finished with white terra cotta. The nave and choir loft will have a seating capacity of 600. There will also be a finished basement. The steeple will be 125 ft. high. The rectory is to consist of nine rooms, halls, pantry, and bathroom. JUNE 12-The original St. Dominic Church is dismantled and moved to 1372 Meldon Avenue, where it is made into a residence for Michael Belan, the purchaser. (Note: Now shinglecovered, the residence is still in use.) JUNE 17-The Castner Avenue church properties, consisting of two lots, are sold to John Kubasiak for $775.00. No clear title to the property is given because of legal complications involving the trusteeship of the parish. Excavation is begun for the new church. The Lustig store is rented for Sunday Masses. JULY-Work is begun on the building of the new church. SEPTEMBER 29-Announcement is made that the corner stone of the new St. Dominic Church will be laid next Sunday at 3:00 P. M. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. F. L. Tobin, V.G., will have charge of the ceremonies. OCTOBER 1-The laying of the corner stone takes place formed by Elizabeth's assisted by as deacon, Donora as of Fayette at 3:30 P. M. The blessing is perFather Coleman Gasparik of St. Church, Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Father John Uhlyarik of Duquesne and Father L. Odziemczewski of subdeacon. Father J. Januschak City preaches the Slovak sermon and Father C. J. Steppling of St. Charles Church in Donora, preaches the English sermon. Other priests present are Father Vincent Abromaitis of Bentleyville, Father Paul Starovski of St. Michael's Church in Donora, and Father Kitz, the pastor. Many fraternal organizations from the Monongahela Valley take part in the celebration, some of which are accompanied by musical organizations. A procession is formed and proceeds over the principal streets to the church. OCTOBER 24--Initial payment of $7,000.00 is made to the contractors for work on the new church. DECEMBER 31-Father Kitz ends his administration of the Holy Name of Jesus parish in Monessen, as Father Francis Shea (Zak) is appointed resident pastor there. 1906 JANUARY 10-Parish makes a loan of $10,000.00 from the Union Trust Company. FEBRUARY 2-Private census of Donora taken by Gustav Schaff shows a population of 7,059 as follows: Americans.. Slovak...... Germans.... Polish....... Italians..... Irish........ Hebrews.... Hungarians Lithuanians English...... Russians.... Austrians... Swedes...... French. Croatians... Finlanders.. W elsh....... Swiss....... Scotch...... 2690 1375 458 411 399 398 235 225 199 148 89 87 78 53 47 36 35 27 19 ----ZOZZ 4 - inm i Belgians Chinese Total Males... Females Total White.. Colored ..................... 14 ....................... 6 7059 ....................... 3988 ....................... 307 1 7059 6725 334 APRIL 15-First services are held in the newly-completed church on Easter Sunday. SEPTEMBER 3-Catholic Slovak Congress is held at Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Labor Day. Resolutions are framed and sent to the Hungarian Government as a protest against the tyrannical oppression of the Slovaks. Speeches, replete with sentiment and feelings, are given by Right Rev. Michael J. Hoban, Bishop of the Diocese of Scranton, Pa., Father Joseph Murgas, Father Stephen Furdek, Father John Porubsky, and Father Francis Vlossak. Albert J. Erdelyi attends as a representative of St. Dominic parish. SEPTEMBER 23-Assembly 110, National Slovak Sokol, is organized-with a membership of 16. The officers are: Cyril Jurik, President; Stephen Findura, Financial Secretary; Joseph Hanus, Recording Secretary; Joseph Huhra, Auditor, and Joseph Horak, Commander. OCTOBER 12-Last payment, amounting to $3,754.56, is paid to Van Kirk, on the new rectory, and a note is signed for $500.00. The total cost of church and rectory is in excess of $33,000.00. In addition to this there is the cost of litigation, instituted by the contractor against the congregation, amounting to $1,222.75, for non payment for additional work covered by the note. OCTOBER 24-The third St. Paul's Cathedral of Pittsburgh, Pa., located at Fifth Avenue and Craig Street, is consecrated. DECEMBER 13-Society of the Most Holy Trinity, Assembly 133 of the Zivena is organized with a membership of 36. The officers are: Kristina Kayda, President; Mary Girman, Vice-President; Mary Gnip, Financial Secretary; Mary Erdelyi, Treasurer; Mary Filicki, Recording Secretary; Mary Gombos and Julia Erdelyi, Auditors; and Mary Gelaki, Financial Committee. 1907 MARCH 23-Disturbance in the parish is brought about by dissension existing between the pastor and a segment of the parishioners. JUNE 2-Enrollment in the Sacred Heart Society on this date numbers 118. JUNE 11-The Sacrament of Confirmation is administered by the Rt. Rev. John F. Regis Canevin, Bishop of Pittsburgh, to a class of 288 candidates. The Bishop delivers a sermon in English, while Father Ferdinand Prikazky of St. Gabriel's Church, Allegheny (now N. S. Pittsburgh), preaches in Slovak. AUGUST 5-Father $400.00 ($100.00 less contractor Van Kirk, given the firm. on C which was charged for additional work church foundation. Kitz makes payment of than face value) to the thus liquidating the note )ctober 12th of last year, against the congregation on reinforcement of the SEPTEMBER 21-Father Edward Kitz leaves the parish, after serving it since November 3, 1904, to become pastor of St. Clement's Church at Tarentum. Father Anthony Filkorn of that parish takes over pastoral duties here. The parish debt totals $26,700.00. SEPTEMBER 28-St. Dominic Society, Branch 565 of the First Catholic Slovak Union of America, is organized with a membership of 18. The officers are: John Lang, President; Francis Soltis, Financial Secretary; Andrew Sasko, Treasurer; George Lenhart, Recording Secretary. SEPTEMBER 29-Two large bells, purchased for the new church, arrive in Donora. One weighs 2,000 lbs. and the other 1,400 lbs. 1908 MARCH 8-A new confessional is blessed. JUNE 26-A cyclone strikes Donora. Although there are no casualties, damage includes the destruction of sixteen of eighteen smoke stacks at the American Steel and Wire Company plant; also, the roof of the Boiler House is blown down and steel framework is twisted out of shape. JUNE-The United States is in the grip of financial panic. JULY 4-Father Slavo Moravek celebrates his first Mass here. He is assisted by the pastor, Father Anthony Filkorn, Father Vaclav Panuska of McKeesport, Father Henry Geibel of the local St. Charles Church, and Father L. Odziemczewski of the Holy Name of Mary Church in Donora. DECEMBER 5-Donora and Webster dedicate the Free River Bridge which spans the Monongahela River and connects the two towns. ST. DOMINIC SOCIAL CENTER - SPOLOCENSKA A ZABA VNA BUDOVA SV. DOMINIKA VERY REV. JOSEPH A. KUSHNER, V.F. Pastor of St. Dominic Church - Duchovii sprtvca osady Svdteho Dominika 1909 AUGUST-Ignatz Gessay succeeds John Mattasovsky as organist. SEPTEMBER 12-Bishop Rhode, Auxiliary of Chicago, is in Donora for the purpose of administering the Sacrament of Confirmation at the Holy Name of Mary Church. DECEMBER 5-A parish meeting, at which Stephen Zelenak presides, is held for the purpose of arranging for a loan of $3,500.00 to be used to liquidate the mortgage on the cemetery properties in Carroll Township, and to officially authorize the transfer of this property to Rt. Rev. John F. Regis Canevin from the original church trustees. These trustees, namely, Albert Erdelyi, George Schwerha, Joseph Vraniak, and Andrew Smetanka, were authorized, at a parochial meeting held September 15, 1903, to purchase this property from Adam Wickerham in their name as trustees. In order to legally effect this transfer, a resolution is drawn and witnessed by the president, Stephen Zelenak, and Ignac Gessay. DECEMBER 7-Property purchased for cemetery purposes in 1903, is transferred to the Right Rev. John F. Regis Canevin, trustee of the parish. 1910 JANUARY 1-Gustav Schaff, completes a new census. Am ericans................ Slovak.................. Polish..................... G erm ans................. Irish...................... Hungarians............... Italian s................... English................ Lithuanians............... Russians.................. Hebrew................... H evatiens................ Austrians................. French................. Scotch............ Swedes................. Roumanians.............. Croatians................. Finlanders................ W elsh.................... Swiss..................... Belgians.................. Norwegians............... Syrians................... Chinese............... Total tax assessor, .... 2441 .... 1503 .... 722 .... 568 .... 486 .... 358 .... 357 .... 256 .... 255 .... 250 .... 160 .... 134 .... 79 .... 78 .... 75 .... 73 .... 53 .... 47 .... 36 .... 35 .... 32 .... 14 8 5 4 8029 AUGUST 15-By decree, the Holy Father, Pope Pius X recommends that the First Communion of children should not be deferred too long after they have reached the age of discretion. NOVEMBER 24-Rt. Rev. Joseph M. Koudelka, Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, and pastor of St. Michael's Church of that city, arrives in Donora. He is met by several hundred parishioners and is escorted to the church by St. Michael's and St. Dominic's bands. A Pontifical Mass is offered by Bishop Joseph M. Koudelka. He is assisted by Father John M. Liscinsky of Cleveland, Father Henry Geibel and Father L. Odziemczewski of Donora, Father Anthony Filkorn, present pastor of St. Dominic's, Father Stanislaus Moravek of Perryopolis, Father Leo Stefl of.Monessen, and Father Charles Trefny of Charleroi. Following the Mass, the bishop solemnly blesses church appointments and erects the Stations of the Cross. After the services, the congregation gathers at the church and forms a parade which moves over the principal streets of the town. DECEMBER 15-The Society of St. Stephen, First Martyr, Branch 255 of the Pennsylvania Slovak Union, is organized with a membership of 15. The officers are: John Bardelcik, President; Andrew Novak, Financial Secretary; Wendelin Kovalcik, Treasurer; Michael Skiba, Recording Secretary. JANUARY 6-Official census of Donora borough for 1910 shows a population of 8,174. Donora ranks third in the county, Washington and Charleroi taking precedence in the order named. DECEMBER 28-The parish is assessed $10.00 for the residence of the Apostolic Delegation in Washington, D. C., which is being erected by the archbishops and bishops of the United States. DECEMBER-Sisters of the Congregation of the Divine Word and of the Blessed Sacrament from the Motherhouse of San Antonio, Texas, are engaged to teach in St. Dominic School. 1912 JANUARY 18--St. Anthony of Padua Society, Branch 670 Sokol, the First Catholic Slovak Union of America, is orgnaized with a membership of 21. The officers are: John Vasecka, President; Paul Maytan, Vice-President; Paul Voytas, Financial Secretary; Adam Koday, Sr., Treasurer; Paul Hruby, Recording Secretary. JANUARY 13-A banquet, followed by a ball, is given by the Slovak Political Club of DoMembers of St. Dominic Parish Elevated to the Priesthood KNAZI POCHAI)ZAJC7CI Rev. Paill J. Odelga Rev. Michael J. Filip'iC' Ordained Sept. 18, 1920 Ordained June 12, 1938 Rev. Jobh A. stoftik Ordained June 16, 1940 Z OSADY Rev. John A. Hrzlska Ordained June 3, 1939 Rev. Albert J..llarconvak Rev. A. Adamek. S.VY.1). Ordained June 6, 1943 Ordained Aug. 15, 1943 nora in their clubrooms at the corner of Meldon Avenue and Fifth Street, which was formerly the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Among the speakers is Joza Zak, noted Slovak journalist of Pittsburgh (later Pittsburgh Consul of the Czecho-Slovak Republic), who makes an address in Slovak on the subject "Persecution of Slovaks". John Kalamar, also of Pittsburgh, speaks in English giving a history of the Slovaks and their struggles in their native land, making an earnest and forceful plea for fair treatment for them in the land of their adoption. Local speakers include Harry A. Cox, President of Council, who speaks on Slovaks in politics, Squire Walter S. Coatesworth, F. Tomik, a prominent Slovak citizen, and Albert Erdelyi. Roman E. Koehler acts as toastmaster. JANUARY 31-Rev. C. A. McDermott, of St. Peter's Church, McKeesport, is parish on official business by request bishop. pastor in the of the MARCH 10-About seventy parishioners attend a special parish meeting, called by the pastor for the purpose of electing new church committeemen. MAY 26-A segment of parishioners, at an unauthorized meeting in the club rooms of the Slovak Political Club, elects church committeemen. JUNE 16-Only one Mass is said on this Sunday, due to dissension in the parish. JUNE 23--On this Sunday again only one Mass is said, due to trouble in the parish. JUNE-Sisters of the Congregation of the Divine Word and the Blessed Sacrament discontinue teaching here and leave St. Dominic's. AUGUST 5-Father C. A. McDermott and Father V. A. Panuska audit church accounts. AUGUST 22-Father Anthony Filkorn leaves St. Dominic's parish for St. John the Apostle and Evangelist Church in Connellsville, and Father Ervin E. Gellhof of that parish assumes pastorship of St. Dominic's. SEPTEMBER-At a parish meeting, it is decided to engage an engineer to lay out the cemetery into lots. Following the meeting, C. C. Henlen is hired to do the work. OCTOBER 13-A resolution is passed naming November 28th as the day on which the recently renovated altar is to be blessed. This is the original altar used in the old church. Father Gellhof, the pastor, states that he will invite Father Andrew Pohorenec, who first said Mass at this altar, to again say Mass at the blessing ceremony. OCTOBER 22-At a special meeting of committeemen and trustees (dozorcovia), a committee of three, including the pastor, is elected for the purpose of signing a contract with the Donora Lumber Company. This contract is for the erection of a retaining wall at the rear of the rectory to be completed by November 25th, and is to be in the amount of $750.00. It is also urged at this meeting that the cemetery work, which was decided upon at the parish meeting of October 20th, be started and that the surveyor begin his work this week. A decision is also made to auction off the convent furniture, since there is no longer a need for it. OCTOBER 26-At a meeting of committeemen and trustees (dozorcovia), bids are opened for building a wall and grading the area in the rear of the church. Contract is awarded to George Ilko for the sum of $683.00. The work is to begin on Monday, October 28th; the grading is to be completed by November 15th, and the concrete wall by December 1st. NOVEMBER 1-Devotions for the Poor Souls are held in church, after which a procession is formed and proceeds to the cemetery where devotions are also held. NOVEMBER-George Ilko (Elco), a contractor, removes dirt and constructs concrete retaining wall according to plans drawn by Compton. NOVEMBER 28-The tenth anniversary of the founding of the parish is celebrated on this Thanksgiving Day. The original altar from the old church, is solemnly blessed. 1913 MARCH 18-The cemetery is surveyed and divided into lots by the Valley Engineering Company of:Monongahela. APRIL 27-The largest funeral ever held in Donora takes place when 15 victims of the Courtney mine disaster are brought here for funeral services and interment. The bodies are brought to Donora on three express wagons. Funeral services are held at St. Joseph's Lithuanian Church and burial takes place in St. Dominic cemetery where all the victims are interred in one grave. The rough boxes are laid side by side in a grave measuring 54 feet in length. MAY 23-A formal protest is lodged with the School Board of the Donora Public Schools by Father Henry Geibel, rector of St. Charles Church, protesting the sectarian service to be conducted by a Protestant minister of one of the local churches at the Baccalaureate services to be held in the Grand Theatre next Sr. Mary Ce (Vran MEMBERS OF ST. DOMINIC PARISH ELEVATED TO THE SISTERHOOD NA,I' OSAI)Nl, SESTRY celia V.S.C. Sr. Mary Jerome V.S.C. Sr. Mary Hyacint vik) (Nosal) (Horiak) Sr. Mary Petronella V.S.C. (Spivak) Sr. Mary Bertha V.S.C. (Vranik) Sr. Mary Marie V.S.C. (Paro) h V.S.C. Sunday. The School Board appoints a committee to call on the minister and to effect a compromise in the matter. MAY 25-A special meeting of the School Board is held this Sunday morning in an effort to settle the Baccalaureate controversy between the Protestant minister and Father Geibel. A compromise program is prepared, substituting the Lord's Prayer for the invocation and the singing of "America" for the benediction. The minister, who withdrew his services yesterday, continues his refusal to preach the Baccalaureate sermon unless the original program is carried out, and so the services which were to be held in the Grand Theatre this evening are cancelled. JUNE 6-A controversy begins here and lasts several weeks, between Father Geibel and a "self-styled ex-priest" who spoke in the Protestant church here on the invitation of the same minister who two weeks ago withdrew from participation in the Baccalaureate services. JUNE 27-The following announcement is read in church at the Masses: "Members of this congregation are hereby notified that a meeting of the members of the congregation will be held on Saturday evening, August 2, 1913, at 8:00 P. M. for the purpose of voting on a resolution to be offered at that meeting approving, ratifying, and adopting the conveyance of title of Lots No. 16 and 17, in Block 30 made to John Kubasiak by Albert Erdelyi, George Schwerha, and Andrew Smetanka, trustees, by deed dated the 17th day of June, 1905, and recorded in deed book No. 321, page 557." AUGUST 2-The following resolution is adopted at a parish meeting: "Whereas, John Kubasiak has been advised that the title to lots 16 and 17, Block 30, conveyed to him by deed dated 17th June, 1905, by Bert Erdelyi, George Schwerha, and Andy Smetanka, trustees of Slovensko Rim. Katholicky Kostol: "And, whereas, notice of the time and place of this meeting and of the object thereof was duly given by notice read to the congregation on the morning of Sunday, July 28th, 1913: "Be it resolved: that the action of said trustees in making, executing, and delivering said deed of conveyance be and the same is hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed with the same force and effect as if the approval thereof had preceded the execution of said deed; and said Albert Erdelyi, George Schwerha, and Andy Smetanka, as trustees, are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to make, execute and deliver to said John Kubasiak any other and further assurances of title which may be deemed necessary or advisable to perfect the title intended to be conveyed to him by the deed of conveyance above recited." DECEMBER 24-Father Andrew Pohorenec, pastor of St. Mark's Church, McKees Rocks, and first pastor of St. Dominic's, who administered it from August, 1902, to August, 1904, dies in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, on this Christmas Eve. DECEMBER 28-The pastor informs the parishioners of the death of Father Pohorenec and calls a meeting to discuss means of honoring him in death. It is decided to purchase a wreath and a committee consisting of the following is to place it on the casket and to attend the funeral: George Schwerha, Joseph Andrejov, Peter Bartakovich, and Joseph Majoros. DECEMBER 29-The remains of Father Pohorenec are laid to rest. A committee representing the parish attends the funeral and places a wreath on his casket. A committee representing the Most Holy Name of Jesus Society, Branch 369 of the First Catholic Slovak Union also attends the funeral services and places a floral cushion on his casket. 1914 JANUARY 3-Assisted by local priests, Father Gellhof sings Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Father Pohorenec. MARCH 29-At a parish meeting, plans are made for the erection of a fence enclosing the cemetery; also, for the erection of a cross and entrance gates to the cemetery. Also under discussion is the subject of whether a school is to be built and a day school inaugurated once again, or whether the children of this parish are to attend summer school as in the past year. A decision is reached to continue with the summer school. APRIL 19-Parishioners are hired to erect a fence enclosing the cemetery and to make other improvements. MAY 8-The Society of St. George, Branch 26, of the Roman and Greek Catholic Slovak Brotherhood, is organized with a membership of 10. The officers are: George Erdelyi, President; George Rusnak, Financial Secretary; Michael Breza, Treasurer; John Penak, Recording Secretary. JUNE 7--Preparations are being made for the erection of a cross and construction of entrance gates at the cemetery. Joseph Vavrek journeys to Pittsburgh, Homestead, and McKeesport on behalf of this project while Father Gellhof and committee visit Connellsville, Braddock, Pittsburgh, and several other places. Sr. Mary Herbert O.S.F. Sr. Mary Evelyn V.S.C. (Filipci') (Toma'iak) Sr. Mary Vera V.S.C. Sr. Mary Amanda V.S.C. (Bartlev) (Bercik) JUNE 21-Due to the resignation of the organist who also taught summer school, the pastor calls a parish meeting. At this meeting, a committee is selected for the purpose of visiting the motherhouse of the Vincentian Sisters in Braddock to request that they assume the duties of conducting parochial day school here. JULY 28-Austria declares war on Serbia following assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg, on June 28th. This is the beginning of the First World War. Sr. Mary Alberta (Stach) V.S.C. AUGUST 16-Rt. Rev. John F. Regis Canevin administers the Sacrament of Confirmation to 296 candidates. AUGUST 20-Pope Pius X, the 259th pope, who reigned from August 9, 1903, dies. AUGUST 23-At a parish meeting, a committee reports that the Vincentian Sisters of Charity are not available for teaching in the parish at this time. Three organists, including Joseph Stroyny, the former organist, apply for the position of organist and teacher, and he is selected. Sr. Mary Anne V.S.C. (Mluha) Sr. Mary Stella V.S.C. (Stofik) SEPTEMBER 3-Pope Benedict XI is elected 260th pope. Coronation follows on September 6th. SEPTEMBER 21-Joseph Vavrek, John Gress, Paul Odelga, Sr., John Penak, and John Sofran, Sr., visit Slovak fraternal societies in this vicinity to invite them to attend the blessing of the cemetery cross and entrance gates. SEPTEMBER-A. W. Hart, contractor, begins work setting foundations for cemetery cross and gates. OCTOBER 25-Since there is a possibility that the granite cross ordered for the cemetery may not arrive, or may not be erected in time for the blessing to be held November 1st, it is decided that a temporary wooden cross be erected for the dedication. NOVEMBER 1-Cemetery cross made of Vermont granite and weighing eighteen tons is blessed by Father Stephen Walsh. Father John Kerchnyak of Most Holy Trinity Church of Duquesne preaches the sermon. Other priests in attendance are Father John F. Misius of St. Joseph's Church, Donora, Father Ladislaus Odziemczewski, of the Holy Name of Mary Church, Donora, Father Basil Bekavec of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church (Croatian), Rankin, and Father Gellhof, the pastor. Seventeen fraternal societies from Donora and neighboring towns form a parade and march to the cemetery. A picnic is held following the blessing. NOVEMBER 12-Society of St. Ann, Branch 29, of the Roman and Greek Catholic Slovak Brotherhood, is reorganized with a memberSr. Mary Ella SS. C. & i1. Sr. Mary Regina V.S.C. (Alarconvak) (Scmnicky) R.I.P. ship of 10. The officers are: Elizabeth Majoros, President; Mary Popovich, Recording Secretary; Mary Petruska, Financial Secretary; Anna Erdelyi, Treasurer; Mary Tyukot, Auditor; Mary Andras, Sick Committee. 1915 JANUARY 22-The Most Holy Name of Jesus Society, Branch 250 of the First Catholic Slovak Union of America and Assembly 288 of the National Society, both of Monongahela, assemble at Mass in a body, at which their American Flags are blessed. The Most Holy Name of Jesus Society, Branch 369, of the First Catholic Slovak Union joins them in church services. MAY 30-At a special parish meeting, a report is given regarding two properties located at the rear of the church, which the parish is desirous of purchasing. The pastor urges that the parish purchase the lots and two homes; and since information regarding one of the properties has been made known by letter, a committee of three is elected to ascertain what amount Mr. Krusnak is asking for his property. Also at this meeting, the parishioners express their thanks and appreciation to the pastor for the fine condition of the cemetery at the present time. JUNE 18-Announcement is made that a new Zinc plant, costing between $2,500,000 and $3,000,000, will be built in Donora. Elbert H. Gary, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United States Steel Corporation, announces that the plant will manufacture zinc and its by-products. JULY 20-The Roman and Greek Catholic Slovak Brotherhood holds a three-day convention in the borough building. This is the Sixth Convention and consists of forty delegates, of whom fourteen are supreme officers. The delegates proceed to church in a body, where Father George Barlock, Supreme Chaplain of the organization, celebrates the convention Mass. Father Gellhof extends greetings in a lengthy speech during the afternoon session. Junior Branches of the local societies are incorporated into the Brotherhood as Branches 5 and 6. The delegates pass a resolution that the local Branch 26 be presented with a flag of the United States in recognition of the Society's success in having enrolled seventy members in a very short time. George Erdelyi and Adam Vlcek represent Branch 26, while Branch 29 is represented by Mary Popovic as delegates at the convention. JULY 21-In conjunction with the convention of the Roman and Greek Catholic Slovak Brotherhood, Donora societies parade over the principal streets of town. AUGUST 24-The parish purchases a home for teaching Sisters in the rear of the church on Sixth Street at a cost of $3,000.00. The Union Improvement Company transfers to the Slovak National Hall Association title of Lots 15 and 16 in Block 80 on Meldon Avenue, Stephen Slezak, Paul Liker, Joseph Mosetich, John Machala, Andrew Erdelyi, Andy Cupec, Albert Erdelyi, George Hajnik, George Petrus, and John Blahunka are trustees. The sum of $1,100.00 is paid for this property. SEPTEMBER 3-St. Dominic School opens with the Vincentian Sisters of Perrysville, Pa., in charge. In consequence of this, public school enrollment drops from 2,164 to 1,972. OCTOBER 20-Zinc Works begins making spelter. The first metal is drawn this morning. OCTOBER 31-First St. Dominic Convent (in rear of the church) is blessed. Blessing services are followed by a parish picnic. NOVEMBER 25-On Thanksgiving Day, the parish celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the First Catholic Slovak Union of America. 1916 JANUARY 30-Banner of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary is blessed. FEBRUARY 10-The Society of St. Stephen, the First Martyr, Leaflet 133 of the Free Eagle, is organized with a membership of 20. The officers are: Stephen Krejdovsky, President; John Triscik, Financial Secretary; George Petrus, Sr., Treasurer. FEBRUARY 14-C. C. Compton, local architect, is working on plans and specifications for a three-story club house and home for the organization incorporated as the Slovak National Hall Association. The building is to be constructed on the two lots opposite the band stand at the playgrounds on Meldon Avenue, which the organization purchased last August. FEBRUARY 18-As part of his official duties Borough Assessor Gustav takes a census of the number of males in the borough eligible for military duty. The classified list is as follows: Resident between the ages of 21 and 45................ Native born.................... Naturalized.................... M arried........................ Single.......................... W h ite....................... C olored...................... 1149 714 435 922 227 1046 103 Classification by nationalities is as follows: Am erican...................... 714 Slovak......................... 116 Polish......................... 80 Italians........................ 51 English........................ 35 Irish........................... 33 Germans....................... 28 Jewish......................... 27 Scotch......................... 25 Swedes........................ 10 French........................ 25 Belgium........................ 6 R ussian........................ 5 Sw iss.......................... 4 Finns.......................... 3 Norwegian..................... 2 Chinese........................ 1 SEPTEMBER 17--Slovak Political and Beneficial Association is organized with a membership of 27. The officers are: Paul Liker, President; Albert Erdelyi, Secretary; Stephen Chabak, Treasurer. OCTOBER 18-The Slovak Political and Beneficial Association is chartered. NOVEMBER 30-On Thanksgiving Day, the Rt. Rev. Bishop Joseph M. Koudelka of Superior, Wisconsin, blesses lighting fixtures, candelabra, antependia, and sanctuary accessories which were donated to the church by the parishioners. 191 7 JANUARY 6-A campaign to raise funds for a new pipe organ is begun. FEBRUARY 3-Ambassador Gerard is recalled as Diplomatic relations are broken with Ger MEMBERS OF ST. DOMINIC PARISH ELEVATED TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND SISTERHOOD AS OF AUGUST 29, 1943 llenovia osady, pov Aeni do stavu reholn6ho a kfiazsk6ho do dfla 29. augusta 1943 First Row (seated 1. to r.) are: Rev. Michael J. Filipcic, Rev. John A. Hruska, Rev. John A. Stofcik, Very Rev. Joseph A. Kushner, Pastor; Rev. Paul Odelga (deceased), Rev. Andrew Adamek S.V.D., Rev. Charles W. Ribick, Rev. Albert Marconyak. Second Row: Sister M. Evelyn, Sister M. Hyacinth, Sister M. Amanda, Sister M. Jerome, Sister M. Vera, Sister M. Petronella, Sister M. Cecelia, Sister M. Bertha. Not Piictured: Sister M. Stella, Sister M. Alberta, Sister Marie, Sister M. Regina (deceased). many. Von Bernstorff, Ambassador to the United States, is given his passport. FEBRUARY-Among general improvements being made in the church, the altars, statues, and the Stations of the Cross are in the process of being renovated. FEBRUARY 18-Rt. Rev. Joseph M. Koudelka, Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, begins a oneweek mission. He is assisted by Rev. Frastacek, O.F.M., of Middletown, Pa., and other visiting priests. FEBRUARY 25-At the close of the mission, Bishop Koudelka blesses large crucifix donated by Stephen S. Slezak, a committeeman. (Note: This crucifix adorns the new altar at the present time.) MARCH 5-Donora is visited by the heaviest snowfall in years. Snow begins falling Saturday shortly after 11:00 P. M. and continues practically throughout all of Sunday. According to weather officials, the fall amounts to 8.5 inches. The records back to 1880 show nothing to equal it in March. APRIL 1-St. John the Baptist Society, Assembly 163 of the Slovak Catholic Sokol, is organized with a membership of 13. The officers are: August Danis, President; James Safar, VicePresident; Stephen Rudinec, Financial Secretary; Matthew Vilim, Treasurer; John Yakubic, Recording Secretary; Michael Dzurco, Auditor. APRIL 6-United States declares war on Germany. APRIL 28-B ishop Joseph M. Koudelka preaches a Slovak sermon at Forty Hours' Devotion and three visiting Croatian priests preach Croatian sermons at each of the evening services. MAY 6-A great sendoff is given to twentyseven recruits who enlisted to join with the Eighteenth Regiment. Some 3,000 citizens, together with Donora Steel Work's band, march to the Pennsylvania Railroad station to give the boys a rousing send-off. Among those leaving are John Smolinski, Joseph Dolak, Joseph Slebodnik, John Kovalchik, George Fincik, and Frank Moskal. MAY 11-St. Dominic School children take part in flag raising ceremonies held in drenching rain. Members of the National Slovak Society carry banners bearing inscriptions: "No Kaiser, No King," and "An Honor to Be an American Citizen, Protect that Honor." MAY 13-Father Matthew Kebe, pastor of the Sacred Heart Church, McKeesport, delivers sermon to Croatian members of the parish and hears their confessions. JUNE 22-Under the auspices of the Donora Assembly 110 of the National Slovak Sokol, the Slovaks attend a patriotic rally in the National Slovak Hall on Meldon Avenue. Pupils of St. Dominic School lead the singing of the National Anthem. The main address of the rally is delivered by Milan Getting of New York. JUNE 29-At a parish meeting, authority is delegated to the church committeemen to dispose of the Castner Avenue properties. A new deed was previously drawn up, but it also cannot give clear title to the purchaser, John Kubasiak, since the original trustees of the parish are not representative of the parish now. JUNE 29-Anna Hudak, Helen Basista, and Agnes O'Lenic are awarded third, fourth, and sixth prizes for outstanding school grades in Donora public school. JULY 4-Slovaks fittingly observe Independence Day by holding a gigantic patriotic demonstration, during which high tribute is paid to the Stars and Stripes. The ceremonies include a lengthy program of speeches and patriotic songs. 1918 JANUARY 27-The pastor proposes that a used organ be purchased from a church in Mount Pleasant, Pa. A committee, consisting of the pastor and a member of the parish, is appointed to solicit donations for the purchase of the organ. MARCH 13-Father George Barlock of St. Clement's Church, Ellsworth, preaches sermon at evening Lenten services. MARCH 27-Father Joseph Adamek of St. Joseph's Church, Clairton, preaches a sermon at evening Lenten services. APRIL 21-Father Rancinger of Pittsburgh, a visiting priest, hears confessions of Croatians and Dalmatians on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday of this week. APRIL 29-Father Matthew Kebe of the Sacred Heart Church, McKeesport, hears confessions of Croatians and Dalmatians. MAY 1-Rt. Rev. John F. Regis Canevin, Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, administers the Sacraments of Confirmation to a class of 134 candidates. MAY 26-At a parish meeting called for the purpose of discussing the purchase of an organ, the pastor recommends the purchase of a used organ which he and the committeemen viewed in Pittsburgh. A resolution is passed to purchase this organ for $4,500.00. PRESENT ST. DOMIINIC CHURCH Teraji kostol s'. I)onimika 6 It is also agreed to redecorate the church at a cost of $1,200.00 according to a bid submitted by Stuhlen and Son of Pittsburgh. This bid does not include the cost of scaffolding. JULY 2-A fund is started for the renovation of the interior of the church. A temporary chapel is being readied for weekday Masses, in the school on the first floor of the convent, to be used while the interior of the church is being renovated. SEPTEMBER 9-The First Catholic Slovak Union of America opens its eighteenth con vention, lasting five days, in the Moose Temple on Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh. Albert Erdelyi and Joseph Strojny are delegates representing the Most Holy Name of Jesus Society, Branch 369 of the Union. SEPTEMBER 27-A. F. Link, architect from Pittsburgh, is hired to examine the church roof to discover the cause of rain leak which is damaging the newly-decorated ceiling and walls of the church. OCTOBER 13-Due to an influenza epidemic, church services and school classes are sus pended for the duration of the epidemic. NOVEMBER 10-Church services, which were suspended on October 13th due to the influ enza epidemic, are resumed at this time. NOVEMBER 11--World War ends with the signing of the Armistice. MARCH 2-The pastor informs the parishion ers that episcopal permission to obtain a loan NOVEMBER 25-The Society of St. Catherine, Branch 165 of the Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union is organized with a member ship of 24. The officers are: Mary Remenicky, President; Mary Ovciarcik, Recording Secre tary; Anna Poklemba, Financial Secretary; and Mary Olenik, Treasurer. 1919 March 2-The pastor informs the parishioners that episcopal permission to obtain a loan to be used for the purchase of an organ was denied; therefore, the project is abandoned. MARCH 5-Father John Skrak of St. Clement's Church, Ellsworth, begins a series of Lenten sermons to be delivered on Wednesday evenings. APRIL 7-First payment of $1,000.00 is made to L. Dwight Smith for a used pipe organ. APRIL 21-Father M. Tusek and seminarian Paul J. Odelga of the parish assist the pastor at Easter Sunday Mass. MAY 18-Father Gellhof, the pastor, and Father Matthew Kebe of Sacred Heart Church, McKeesport, exchange churches over Saturday and Sunday in order that the latter may hear confessions of the Croatians here on Saturday and preach to them on Sunday. JUNE 5-Pipe organ, purchased from a Protestant church in Toledo, Ohio, is being installed. JUNE 28-World War is officially ended as treaty is signed. JUNE 30-Campaign for funds, to be used to defray the expenses incurred during the renovation of the church, ends. Contributions total $835.75. JULY 4-Prof. Schmitt of St. John's, who enjoys a statewide reputation as a pipe organ artist, gives a special organ recital on the recently installed pipe organ. SEPTEMBER 14-T h e recently purchased church pipe organ is blessed. The cost of the used organ, including installation, totals $2,857.92. SEPTEMBER 22-Donora's three plants of the United States Steel Corporation, the Donora Steel Works, Donora Wire Works, and Donora Zinc Works, are totally idle as a result of the nationwide steel strike which begins today. Approximately 4,500 men are on strike here. A riot takes place at the Zinc Works, in which bricks and guns play a prominent part. Harry A. Cox, the Burgess, and an official of the plant, appeals to the sherrif for assistance in preserving peace. SEPTEMBER 25-State Police, sixteen in number, arrive in town, disperse crowds in the streets, and break up a union meeting on the hill following an unsuccessful parade to Monessen, which was broken up on the WebsterMonessen road by State Police. OCTOBER 5-Catholic churches in the Pittsburgh Diocese, including Donora, are organizing for a Catholic charity drive to raise $500,000.00 from October 18th to October 27th. Father Henry Geibel advises strikers to return to work, stating that the strike is a revolution against the United States government, and denounces the radical leadership and the un-American doctrines which they advocate. OCTOBER 10-Article in foreign languages, including Slovak, appears in the local newspaper stating that the strike presently being waged here and elsewhere is not an ordinary strike but a devilish movement of a few radicals attempting to disorganize labor and thus sow the seeds of revolution in this country. It advises the strikers to return to work. FIRST (RAI)DE 1952 - PRVA TRIEDA ROKU 1952 1 st row, left to right: Sister Mary Delphine, Karen Koscelek, Nancy Kusmirak, Barbara Bartus, Patricia Clinka, Sister Mary Adeline. -- 2nd row: Elaine Hudak, Carolyn Varosky, Dorothy Ann Kopanic, Janet Morgan, Emilie Zielinski, Irene Karabin. 3rd row: Susan Liwak, Louise Fincik, Annette Chiprich, Paul Griger, Gregory Moravec, Frank Hickman, Ann Elizabeth Vrable, Kathleen Tegi, Catherine Ann Swartz. - 4th row: John Beall, James Sabatini, Anthony Ruscitti, John Marconyak, Martin Badzik, Francis Pokorny, Joseph Sabolcik, Albert Marflak. - 5th row: Charles Rozick, Michael Bozik, Charles Skorvan. Andrew Bagay, Ronald Hornak, Albert Dickert, Jerome Kozar, Joseph Krajnik. OCTOBER 12-Rt. Rev. Bishop Canevin's letter, announcing plans for a charity drive, is read in all churches in the Pittsburgh Diocese. Team managers and captains are named for all parishes in the Diocese and it is expected that $500,000.00 will be raised within a short time. John Basista is named captain to represent St. Dominic's. OCTOBER 18-Diocesan Catholic Charities drive begins. NOVEMBER 18-It is reported that 2,090 strikers have reported for work at the Donora mills. 1920 FEBRUARY 25-Father Rudolph Habrda of SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Charleroi, begins a series of Lenten sermons which will be delivered on Wednesday evenings. Father Michael McBurney of St. Francis Church, Finleyville, assists with confessions on several Saturdays. FEBRUARY 26-Preparatory work begins on grounds for construction of a Lourdes Grotto in the cemetery. Extensive improvements are begun. APRIL 29-Father Damladovac of Cleveland, Ohio, spends three days in the parish hearing the confessions of the Croatians and Dalmatians and preaching sermons in Croatian during Forty Hours Devotions. MAY 7-A committee visits the bishop to lodge a complaint. JUNE 3-A campaign is initiated for the purpose of raising funds to be used for the building of a Lourdes Grotto in the cemetery which was begun late last February. A committee of workers to whom the work of building the grotto is to be entrusted, visit grottos in Pittsburgh, Greensburg, and Latrobe. JULY 4-A parade headed by two marshals, marches from the church to the cemetery, where the Lourdes Grotto is blessed. The American Steel and Wire Company band provides music for the occasion. A picnic follows the blessing service. SEPTEMBER 18-Father Paul Odelga is ordained to the priesthood in St. Vincent Archabbey Church by the Most Rev. John Francis Regis Canevin and celebrates his first Solemn High Mass here the following day. NOVEMBER 26--Rt. Rev. John F. Regis Canevin, Bishop of the Pittsburgh Diocese, resigns his See because of failing health. DECEMBER 3-Six hundred and nine out of a total of 2,509 children enrolled in the Donora public schools are of American nationality. This information comes from School Supt. T. M. Gilland. Children come second in number origin are third. of Slovak extraction and those of Italian American. Slovak.... Italian.... Russian... Polish.... Colored... Hungarian Jewish.... Lithuanian Scotch.... German Croatian English... French... Syrian.... Spanish... Swedish... Dalmatian Ukrainian Belgian... Greek..... Mexican Austrian Finnish... Total 609 557 279 190 154 142 117 105 84 68 55 31 24 21 21 15 11 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 2509 DECEMBER 31-Donations and collections received for the pipe organ total $2,642.27. The campaign for funds for the Lourdes Grotto and cemetery improvements, which began June 3rd, yields donations totalling $1,070.37. A total of $934.89, including $175.00 for the Lourdes Grotto statues, is expended on the Grotto and the other improvements at the cemetery begun on February 26th and continued throughout the year. 1921 JANUARY 2-American Flag of the Most Holy Name of Jesus Society, Branch 369 of the First Catholic Slovak Union of America,.s blessed. JANUARY 9-His Holiness Pope Benedict XV makes Bishop Canevin Titular Archbishop of Pelusium. MARCH 16-Father Emil Sloupsky, of the Most Holy Name of Jesus Church in Monessen, begins a series of sermons to be preached on Wednesday evenings during Lent. Father Paul Rutkaj, Greek Catholic, assists with Easter confessions. APRIL 29-As successor to Bishop Canevin, and sixth Bishop of Pittsburgh, His Holiness Pope Benedict XV names Rev. Hugh C. Boyle, pastor of St. Mary Magdelene Church, Homestead, and former Superintendent of the Diocesan Schools. Father Eugene Kozar, C.P., conducts Forty Hours' Devotion. MAY 16-The parish purchases one station of the cross for St. Joseph Children's Home in Superior, Wisconsin, in the diocese of Superior and episcopal See of the Most Rev. Bishop Joseph M. Koudelka. MAY 27-Most Rev. Bishop Joseph Koudelka of Superior, Wisconsin, preaches sermons at Mass and at evening services. MAY 29-Bishop Koudelka blesses flag of the Society of the Blessed Virgin of the Holy Rosary, Branch 127 of the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Union. JUNE 24-Most Rev. Bishop Joseph Koudelka, Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, who during a number of years conducted a mission, performed blessings and conducted various devotions in St. Dominic Church, dies. JUNE-Agnes Olenik and Anna Basista are the first of St. Dominic's girls to graduate from Donora High School. JUNE 29-Most Rev. Hugh C. Boyle, sixth Bishop of Pittsburgh, Coadjutor to Bishop Canevin, is consecrated by the latter at ceremonies at St. Paul's Cathedral, Pittsburgh. AUGUST 20-A concrete built on the Sixth Street by contractor John Balas cost of $1,851.95. retaining wall is side of the church and Company at a NOVEMBER 2-Father Paul Rutkay, Greek Catholic, preaches at the cemetery during All Souls services. DECEMBER-The monthly salaries of pastors in charge of parishes in the Pittsburgh Diocese are raised from $108.00 to $148.00, retroactive to September 1st. 1922 JANUARY 22-Pope Benedict XV, the 260th Pope, dies in the eighth year of his pontificate. JANUARY 27-Father Gellhof offers a Requiem High Mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Benedict XV. The Mass is attended by the faithful and the school children. JANUARY 28-Rudolph Schwerha, member of the parish, takes charge of the mortuary which he purchased from C. E. Whitehill, former owner of the establishment. JANUARY 29-After nearly twenty years of management of the cemetery by various church committeemen, Father Gellhof, the pastor, is prevailed upon to assume this task. He accepts, but limits his office to a period of six months. FEBRUARY 6-Pope Pius XI is elected 261st Pope. His coronation follows on February 12th. MARCH 8-Father Joseph A. Kushner of SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Charleroi, begins a series of six Lenten sermons here. MAY 28-Father Paul Ruttkay preaches at May devotions conducted at the Lourdes Grotto in the cemetery. 1923 JANUARY 27-The Castner Avenue church properties are finally transferred to John Kubasiak with a clear title. MAY 17-Father Ervin E. Gellhof leaves for St. Florian's Parish at United, of which he was made pastor, and Father Joseph P. Straka, pastor of St. Florian's, becomes pastor of St. Dominic's. The debt of the congregation is $15,647.45. AUGUST 5-Group 6 of the Slovak Catholic Sokol, with headquarters in Charleroi, holds its athletic and gymnastic meet at Palmer Park. The American Steel and Wire Band heads the parade leading to the park where it also furnishes the music. NOVEMBER 11-Father Eugene Kozar, C.P., begins a mission lasting one week. 1924 MARCH 9-Father Emil Sloupsky sings Sunday Mass here while the pastor, Father Straka, sings Mass in the Most Holy Name of Jesus Church in Monessen, each speaking in the interest of the Diocesan Catholic School campaign to raise $3,000,000.00 for Diocesan High Schools to be located in the various counties of the Diocese. MARCH 16-Father Joseph A. Kushner sings Sunday Mass here while the pastor, Father Straka, sings Mass in the SS. Cyril and Methodius Church in Charleroi, in the interest of the Diocesan Catholic School campaign. MARCH 29-Campaign for the Diocesan Catholic School Fund begins in the parish and is to continue to April 7. Bishop Boyle appoints a committee composed of the pastor and the following committeemen to serve as aides for this campaign: John Skorvan, George Salasovic, John Martin, Michael Vataha, Michael Yavorsky, and John P. Jaso. The parish quota, SFCONI) AND) THIRI) GRAI)DES 1952 - I)RUI-A A TREITIA IRIEDA Left to right - 1 st row: Beverly Babines, Helen Lee Karabin, Dorothy Dolak, Sister Mary Kenneth, Patricia Marflak, Karen Ann Sura, Jane Karabin. - 2nd row: Elizabeth Jane Muha, Mary Margaret Hudak, Barbara Hajostek, Irene Vukich, Carol Sue Vargo, Irene Liwak. - 3rd row: Mary Margaret Vrable, Barbara Dzuba, Rita Mae Triscik, Mary Frances Hornak, Jean Capano, Dolores Vlcek, Geraldine Kopanic. - 4th row: Edward Lesnak, Patricia Poklemba, Barbara Kukonik, Rita Ann Huzela, Patricia Kozar, Joan Dickert, Louis Marconyak. - 5th row: John Kubasiak, Donald Dolnack, Ronald Kozar, John Rudinec, Michael Mihalic, John Poklemba, Michael John Durki. - 6th row: John Sabolcik, Jerome Pado, Robert Belock, Anthony Tomasiak, Frederick Murdock, Robert Furick, Eugene Viara. - 7th row: Bernard Danilchak, Robert Babines, Michael Beresh, John Joseph Vasko, Donald Sabatini, Robert Kopanic, Leonard Adamusko. V111-v "191 based on the average annual parish income for the past five years, amounts to $8,946.00 and is to be raised in five years. Pledges of $30.00 each are signed by the parishioners, these to be paid within the specified time. MARCH 29-At a meeting held by the First District of the Pittsburgh Diocesan Unit of the Slovak Catholic Federation of America, it was resolved that a Slovak Day of Western Pennsylvania be held annually at Kennywood Park. APRIL 8-The first installment, amounting to $372.45, is paid by the parish on the Diocesan Educational Campaign Fund. The balance to be paid amounts to $8,573.55. JUNE 12-The Most Rev. Hugh C. Boyle, Bishop of the Diocese, administers the Sacrament of Confirmation to a class of 269 candidates. JULY 6-Budget envelope system makes its debut in the parish. JULY 31-On this day, the First Slovak Day of Western Pennsylvania, under the auspices of the First District of the Pittsburgh Diocesan Unit of the Slovak Catholic Federation of America, is held in Kennywood Park. AUGUST 29-In the rectory of SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Charleroi, Pa., steps are taken to form an organization of the Slova:k priests of the Pittsburgh Diocese. OCTOBER 15-Official organization of the Slovak Priests Fraternity of the Pittsburgh Diocese, later known as the "Sviz", takes place in the school of St. Joachim's parish, Pittsburgh, Pa. DECEMBER-During this year, a new heating system is installed in the church at a total cost of $1,381.05. This includes the cost of the furnace, $748.00, the radiators costing $450.00 and the installation labor amounting to $183.05. 1925 MAY 24-Coronation services take place in church at May Devotions. AUGUST 24-Paul R. Zido is appointed constable of Donora. 1926 JANUARY 2-Fire damages the convent. Sisters move into the rectory while the pastor makes his home at the Irondale Hotel on Sixth Street and McKean Avenue. FEBRUARY 18-The convent fire damage is repaired, allowing the Sisters to return to the refurnished convent while the pastor returns to the rectory. APRIL 10-The pastor lets a contract to the Joseph Poll Company of Pittsburgh, covering the redecoration of the church, altars, statues, and Stations of the Cross, and the refinishing of all woodwork in the church, for the total sum of $6,620.00. APRIL 24-Father Ambrose To,msa, O.F.M., and Father Amand Kopac, O.F.M., arrive in the Pittsburgh Diocese from Bratislava, Slovakia, to establish a commissariat here. JULY 6-Four Slovak Bishops who came to America to take part in the twenty-eighth International Eucharistic Congress, held last month in Chicago, Ill., arrive in Pittsburgh. They are The Most Rev. Marian Blaha, Bishop of Banska Bystrica, The Most Rev. John Vojtasak, Bishop of Spis, The Most Rev. Paul John Jantausch, Apostolic Administrator of Trnava and The Most Rev. Joseph Carsky, Apostolic Administrator of Kosice. A group of priests, members of the "Sviz", take dinner with them at the William Penn Hotel. JULY 7-Four Slovak Bishops attend the third Slovak Day of Western Pennsylvania in Kennywood Park. Park managers estimate the attendance of over 80,000 Slovaks who assembled here from the tri-state district and other Slovak points. JULY 8-Slovak Bishops begin visiting Slovak parishes of the Pittsburgh Diocese. The Most Rev. John Vojtasak of Spis, and The Most Rev. Paul John Jantausch, Apostolic Administrator of Trnava, visit St. Dominic Parish on alternate days. The former also visits the American Steel and Wire Company Mills here in Donora. AUGUST 4-Chancery permission is granted to the parish for the expenditure of $10,000.00, of which amount $4,500.00 is to be borrowed, for repairs and improvements to the church. Improvements are to include a new composition floor, electric wiring, fixtures, painting, redecorating, etc. AUGUST 8-The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew Hlinka, pastor of a church in Ruzomberok, county of Liptov, noted Slovak leader, martyr, and patriot, who arrived in this country last June to attend the International Eucharistic Congress in Chicago, visits the Slovak parishes in this district and spends four days here with his countrymen. A committee of parishioners from SS. Cyril and Methodius parish in Charleroi, the Holy Name of Jesus parish in Monessen, and St. Dominic parish, arrange for a lecture by him in the Star Theatre in Monessen this evening, which is attended by a large crowd from the neighboring towns. Donations to assist him in his fight for autonomy of Slovakia, are contributed. Michael Sinchak, chairman of the affair, and representatives of various Slovak organizations, delivers the welcoming speech. Earlier in the day Monsignor Hlinka was honored by his countrymen in the Harris Theatre on Diamond Street, Pittsburgh. AUGUST 9-Msgr. Hlinka is feted with a banquet held in Johnson's Banquet Hall in Monessen. The speakers include Fathers Straka and Kushner and Father Gerat, Father Hlinka's secretary, who is accompanying him. AUGUST 10-Msgr. Hlinka says Mass in St. Dominic's, after which he addresses the congregation. He is accompanied by Father Gerat. A collection is taken up to assist him in his cause. SEPTEMBER 1-A loan of $4,500.00 is made to cover part of the expenses of church improvements recently completed. DECEMBER 12-F a t h e r A m brose O.F.M., and Father Amand Kopac, open a two-week mission here. Tomsa, O.F.M., DECEMBER 20-During the mission conducted here, Father Amand Kopac, O.F.M., establishes the Third Order of St. Francis with a membership of 43. The officers are: John Stanko, President; Barbara Miklos, Treasurer; Susanna Stunda, Secretary. DECEMBER 22-The McManus properties, which are located on Highland Avenue, are offered to the congregation for the purpose of building a school. The price asked is $16,500.00. 1927 JANUARY 1-Bartley McManus presents a new offer, setting $15,000.00 as the purchase price for his properties. MARCH 22-Archbishop John F. Regis Canevin dies in the Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, and is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Pittsburgh. MAY 23-Most Rev. Hugh C. Boyle administers the Sacrament of Confirmation to a class of 179 candidates. Father Martin B. Rubicky of SS. Cyril and Method, New Brighton, preaches the sermon for the occasion. MAY 29-The parish holds Blessed Virgin with Helen Queen. Father Michael P. Saints' Church, Arnold, Pa., mon. Crowning of the Skovran as May Kushner of All delivers the serOCTOBER 1-Dr. Joseph E. Novotny, a member of the parish, becomes the first Slovak Doctor to begin the practice of medicine in Donora. NOVEMBER 19-Pupils of St. Dcminic School submit to the Herald-American for publication, five essays on the general subject of the Red Cross. DECEMBER 5-A delegation of representatives of the Slovak League of America'visit the White House for the purpose of presenting to President Calvin Coolidge a petition signed by thousands of Slovaks in the United States, asking executive interest in a change in the immigration laws which would permit a larger quota of Slovaks each year. Father Straka, pastor of St. Dominic's, and Albert Erdelyi are members of the delegation. 1928 FEBRUARY 12-The Sodality of the Blessed Virgin is established in the parish during installation ceremonies held in the church. Father George Barlock of South Side, Pittsburgh, preaches the sermon at the services. Twentythree girls of the parish make their promises and are solemnly accepted into the Sodality. They are as follows: Mildred Cupec, President; Anna Jaso, Vice-President; Elizabeth Vrancik, Secretary; and members Elizabeth Tengi, Elizabeth Sabol, Elizabeth Babinec, Margaret Kozar, Mary Demcak, Mary Petrus, Helen Pazej, Anna Cekus, Margaret Gombita, Pauline Schwerha, Anna Jakub, Barbara Filipcic, Mary Hurtik, Anna Sotak, Mary Spisak, Catherine Repa, Helen Skorvan, Helen Salasovic, Anna Fincik, and Anna Janovcik. MARCH 4--Members of the Third Order of St. Francis make their profession. MAY 21-Parish opens a week-long bazaar on the vacant lot at the corner of Sixth Street and McKean Avenue. A committee of thirty parishioners, under the direction of the pastor, is managing the affair. JULY 11-The fifth Slovak Day is held in Kennywood Park. NOVEMBER 29-A banquet is held at the Slovak Hall to celebrate the burning of the $20,000.00 mortgage. The mortgage is burned by Rudolph Osko, church organist, who bids the largest contribution for this privilege. Father Barlock of St. Matthew's Church, S. S. Pittsburgh, is toastmaster for the occasion. Father Paul J. Odelga, of St. Florian's at United, who is a son of the parish, acting on behalf of the parishioners, presents the pastor with a purse. 1929 MAY 27-One-hundred and thirty Sodalists participate in the crowning of the May Queen. The sermon is preached by Father Stanlislaus FOURTH GRADE 1952 - STVRTA TRIEDA Left to right. - I st row: Margaret Marconyak, Margaret Mary Hudak, Helen Bozik, Sister M. Richard, Carol Jean Koday, Lillian Pazej, Mildred Lignelli. - 2nd row: Jerome Hudak, Kevin Kerwin, Emory Troth, David Kostolansky, William Kusmirak, Lawrence Hickman, John Sitar, David Daniels, Matthew Matich, John Dutko. - 3rd row: Paul Toninecz, Stephen Combosh, Ronald Matich, Caroline Vukich, Joyce Wassil, Geraldine Dickert, Donna Kukonik, Carol Ann Priloh, Ronald Koscelek, Stephen Piskor, Ronald Rozick, Thomas Ruscitti. - 4th row: Virginia Bagay, Judith Balent, Maryann Kerwin, Dolores Sandrey. - 5th row. Judith Kovalcik, Virginia Rudinec, Georgette Furick, Marilyn McKenzie. Moravek of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist Church, Connellsville. MAY 28-Lightning twice strikes the church steeple, causing considerable damage. Two large holes, each measuring a yard in diameter, are ripped in the steeple by the electric bolts. The lightning is grounded as soon as it hit and there is no fire. JUNE 7-The Papal State, extinct since 1870, is revived as the State of Vatican City, at Rome. JUNE 24-St. Dominic School picnic is held at Palmer Park. AUGUST 18-St. Theresa Society, Assembly 200 of Zivena, is organized with a membership of 13. The officers are: Rosalia Kopko, President, Anna Holik, Vice-President; Dorothy Kovach, Financial Secretary; Anna Petrisin, Treasurer. OCTOBER 29-"Coolidge Prosperity" collapses in the stock market crash, thus beginning the biggest American depression. OCTOBER-C e m e t e r y tool house is constructed. NOVEMBER 3-Father Eugene Kozar, C.P., begins Mission which lasts until November 10th. He establishes Diocesan Men's Society of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, with an initial membership of 112. The officers are: John P. Jaso, President; Stephen Hudacek, Recording Secretary; Michael Durkay, Treasurer. DECEMBER 8-One hundred new members are received into the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin, bringing the membership up to a total of one hundred and sixty-seven. Father Martin Rubicky preaches the sermon at services held on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. DECEMBER 25-Christmas Midnight Mass is said as the bishop lifts ban of many years duration. 1930 MARCH 16-Walter and Mary Maksymiak give a two hour superhuman strength exhibition in the Slovak Hall for the benefit of the church-Remember? MAY 1-Father Joseph Straka, the pastor, leaves for St. Matthias Church, Natrona, Pa., and Father Joseph A. Kushner, of SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Charleroi, Pa., assumes pastoral duties here. MAY 4-Father John P. Sedlak, new pastor of SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Charleroi, says Sunday Masses here while the newlyappointed pastor to St. Dominic's remains in his old parish. MAY 9-The Most Rev. Bishop Hugh C. Boyle administers the Sacrament of Confirmation to a class of 180 members. MAY 31-The Jednota Lodges, assisted by various societies of the parish, celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the First Catholic Slovak Union of America. The lodges assemble in the Slovak Home where they form a parade headed by Joseph Carnakovic as marshal, and march to the church where a Solemn High Mass of Thanksgiving is sung. A picnic is held at Palmer Park following church services. The celebration is concluded with a banquet this evening in the Slovak Home. MVAY-Father Andrew Huhra from Stara Halic, Slovakia, is in Donora visiting his parents Matthew and Maria Huhra, who are among the founders of the parish; also his sisters. JUNE 12-Burial plot consisting of ten lots in St. Dominic Cemetery is resold to the parish by the Holy Ghost Sisters who have recently transferred their motherhouse to Pittsburgh. JUNE 15-The new pastor calls a parish meeting for the purpose of discussing the improvements and repairs needed at the cemetery and to arrange for the necessary work. JUNE 29-Father Huhra sings High Mass and preaches the Sunday sermon. JUNE 30-Work is begun on the general overhauling and improvement of the cemetery. The work is being performed by parishioners who are unemployed as a result of the depression and is to continue all summer. JULY 4-The Slovak Catholic Sokols, Group 6, hold a gymnastic and athletic meet at Palmer Park with Assembly 163 S.K.S., acting as host. JULY 9-A large number of parishioners, traveling by special train provided for the upper Monongahela Valley, attend the seventh annual Slovak Day at Kennywood Park. JULY 15-First Donora Public Library is opened in the Tri-Plant Club Building at Sixth Street and Meldon Avenue. JULY 16-The remains of the late Father Ladislaus Odziemczewski, former pastor of St. Mary's Church, and founder of the Holy Ghost Convent of Donora, and the remains of two religious of that order are translated from St. Dominic Cemetery to the cemetery of the Holy Ghost Sisters at their new motherhouse in Pittsburgh. AUGUST 3-Father Andrew Huhra takes temporary charge of the parish while the pastor attends the Slovak Catholic Sokol gymnastic and atheltic meet and convention in Trenton, New Jersey. AUGUST 27-The St. Dominic softball team wins the City Church League flag in its first year in the circuit. The team, which won nine of eleven games, is managed by Michael Sukel with John Jaso serving as captain. SEPTEMBER 29-The pastor begins his first census of the parish. OCTOBER 12-The pastor and members of the Holy Name Society travel to Forbes Field in Pittsburgh by chartered bus to attend the first "Eucharistic Night" ever held in this Diocese. Approximately 100,000 men attend the rally, about 25,000 of whom must remain outside the park due to lack of facilities to handle the overflow crowd. NOVEMBER 16-Under the auspices of the parish, Marienka Sevcik, a five-year-old youngster from Detroit, Michigan, gives a concert in the Slovak Home. 1931 FEBRUARY 15-Stephen Janosko of Charleroi is engaged to do the carpenter work on repairing and re,modeling the rectory. FEBRUARY-The work of repairing and remodeling the rectory is begun. Extensive improvements include the re-wiring of the house, the addition of a sun porch, laying hardwood floors, weatherstripping windows, relocating radiators, doors and partitions, and painting the interior. Committeemen donate a total of sixty-seven days of work. APRIL 4-Electric chimes, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Schwerha, recently installed in the church, are put into use for the first time. MAY 3-Custom is established whereby children of the parish will receive First Holy Communion annually on the opening day of Forty Hours' Devotion, following which they will participate in the processions at the opening and closing services of Forty Hours'. Devotion. MAY 31-Pope Pius XI celebrates his 75th birthday today. His Holiness is the world's oldest sovereign. JULY 13-A banquet, arranged by the church committeemen, is held in the Slovak Home honoring the pastor on the tenth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Father George Barlock of S.S., Pittsburgh, is the toastmaster. SEPTEMBER 1-Free textbooks are provided for the pupils of St. Dominic School for the first time in the history of the school. OCTOBER 25-By order of the bishop, the Blessed Sacrament is exposed all day in the churches of the Pittsburgh Diocese in honor of Christ the King. This is followed by services in the evening, during which there is a procession of the Blessed Sacrament in which the men's Holy Name Society takes part. Thus, a precedent is established in the diocese. NOVEMBER 11-Donora is celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of its founding. The main features today are a grand Armistice Day parade in which the neighboring communities participate, and a football game between the local Dragons and the Cougars of Charleroi. DECEMBER 8-The Young Ladies Sodality and the Children of Mary make the annual renewal of their vows to Mary. Father Paul Odelga of United preaches the sermon while Father Henry Radwanski of the Holy Name of Mary Church and Father Ernest Wassil of St. Joseph's Church assist the pastor at Solemn Benediction. DECEMER 13-The Holy See grants an indult to Catholics in the United States, permitting them to eat meat on legal holidays when said holidays coincide with what are normally days of abstinence. 1932 JANUARY 26-The six Catholic parishes of Donora participate in a charity vaudeville show held in the Donora Senior High School auditorium for the benefit of those residents of the community who are in need as a result of the economic depression of the past two years. The pupils of the first and second grades of St. Dominic School present a playlet entitled "Little Graduates" while pupils of the third and fourth grades present a playlet entitled "On Strike". Ethel Marie Polkabla and Vera Schwerha perform a Dutch Dance. FEBRUARY 7-A total of $510.00 is received from tickets sold for the charity entertainment which was presented by the children of the six Catholic parishes of Donora for the benefit of the Donora Relief Fund. St. Dominic's reports $154.50, the highest amount reported by any one parish. APRIL 3-Pastor and committeemen inspect the cemetery. This is followed by a meeting at which plans are made for continued improvements. APRIL 10--Campaign begins to enroll men of the parish to aid with the work of improving the cemetery. On the following day, work begins on a large scale. VIEW FROM MURRAY AVE. N 4~\s cUr CYi 0. o~at~ ~Les~~ ~,a~ ~i~ FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES 1952 - PIATA A SIESTA TRIEDA I st Row - left to right: Marjorie Bozik, Joan Krupa, JoAnne Roman, Sister Louis Marie, Vera Schabowski, Patricia Vrable, Mary Ann Muha. - 2 n d R o w: Patricia Dolnack, Monica Sasko, Frances Kopanic, Martha Krainik, Anna Hajostek, Mildred Vukich, Barbara Kubasiak, Vera Bagay, JoAnn Babines, Sandra Soercek, Eileen Koynock, Marilyn Durkaj. - 3rd Row: Margaret Pokorny, Arlene Mihalic, Shirley Hermann, Billie Ann Koday, Mary Zelinsky, Vivian Hudak, Valeria Moravec. 4th Row: A. Poklemba, George Cervenka, George Ceryak, Richard Moravec, Eugene Stefko, James Sadler, Francis Marflak. - 5th Row: Edward Rozick, Wallace Zelienski, Thomas Vlcek, Robert Fedor, John Kukonik, Samuel Tabish, Michael Dzendzel. - 6th Row: Thomas Hudak, Stephen Perdok, Stephen Andras, Donald Griger, Robert Zdilla, Albert Marconyak. - 7th Row: William Cioccio, Karl Troth, Thomas Urbanek, Richard Dickert, Richard Span, James Vrancik. - 8th Row: Robert Kopanic, James Karabin, John Boros, Ronald Mandzok, Bernard Vavrek, Stephen Gondek. APRIL 24-Supreme officers of the Roman and Greek Catholic Slovak Brotherhood attend High Mass here, after which they meet with the local committee in the Slovak Home to draw plans and make arrangements for their coming convention here. JUNE 20-The Roman and Greek Catholic Slovak Brotherhood holds its fourteenth convention, lasting five days, in the Slovak Home on Meldon Avenue. The convention, the largest in the history of the organization is attended by thirteen supreme officers and sixty-eight delegates. Delegates from Donora are: John Karsnak, John Penak, John P. Jaso, Michael Durkaj, Joseph Huhra, and John Skorvan representing Branch 26, and Mary Vavrek, Anna Huhra, Anna Gress, and Sophia Schwerha representing Branch 29. The delegates miarch to church where a Solemn High Mass is said by Father Albert Kazinczy assisted by Father Kushner as deacon and Father Fabian Kondrla as subdeacon. Father Kushner preaches the sermon. Following Mass the supreme officers, delegates, members of local Branches 26 and 29, also Junior Branches 5 and 6, march to the convention hall accompanied by the Donora High School Band and St. Joseph's Band of Clairton. Local members elected to supreme office are Father Kushner, Chaplain; John Penak and Anna Gress, members of the court; and Adam Vlcek, Trustee. In the evening a large crowd attends a banquet in the Slovak Home honoring the officers and delegates to the convention. The pastor officiates as toastmaster. JULY 3-A committee is formed, consisting of church committeemen, to conduct a drive to enroll members in the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. It is also agreed to enroll the parish in the Slovak Catholic Federation of America. JULY 13-Donora Slovaks attend the ninth annual Slovak Day at Kennywood Park. JULY 17-Church committeemen begin canvassing the parish for members for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith which is being organized in the parish. NOVEMBER-Boys from St. Dominic parish play an important role in helping the Donora Dragons football team attain an undefeated season with a record of nine wins and no losses. Members of the parish who are on the squad are: George Kovalcik ("Jay Kopsic"), fullback; George Yonek, halfback; Stephen Posey, quarterback; Eddie Gemberosky, tackle; Joseph Griger, guard. On the reserve team are Anthony Bartakovich, Andrew Poklemba, and George Karabin. 1933 JANUARY 8-The annual parish meeting is held at which it is decided to reduce the salaries of the sexton, organist, and cemetery caretaker. It is also decided that no financial report be published this year in order to save costs. JANUARY.25-By diocesan regulation, the salaries of the priests and teaching sisters in the diocese are reduced by twenty percent. MARCH 5-St. Dominic Athletic Club is organized. MARCH 10-A Temporary Committee for Rules and Regulations of the St. Dominic Athletic Club is appointed, consisting of John Jaso, John Urbanik, Peter Bercik, Thomas Kubik, and Rudolph Schwerha. MARCH 24-From among seventeen members recommended by the Committee on Rules and Regulations and six by the members of the St. Dominic Athletic Club, the following twelve members are elected to serve on the Board of Governors: R. R. Schwerha, Michael Sukel, Joseph Sukel, Peter Bercik, Joseph Kostolansky, George Bodnar, Thomas Kubik, Joseph Matava, Nick Wassil, Joseph Kovach, Michael Vataha, and Joseph Karch. MARCH 27-Board of Governors of the St. Dominic Athletic Club elects the following officers: Michael Sukel, President; Joseph Kostolansky, Vice-President; Joseph Kovach, Treasurer; R. R. Schwerha, Secretary. All members are appointed to serve on various committees. MARCH 31-St. Dominic Athletic Club elects officers for the newly-formed Mushball League as follows: Albert Tkach, President; John Tengi, Secretary; John P. Hudak, Treasurer. APRIL 1-People of all religious faiths are called upon to observe Holy Hour tomorrow. APRIL 10-St. Dominic Athletic Club begins the work of putting into condition two playing fields; one on the Furlong property adjacent to the cemetery, and the other on McKean Avenue in South Donora. APRIL 12-Unemployed members of the parish begin work in the cemetery. APRIL 30-Fifty-nine children of the parish receive First Holy Communion. Forty Hours' Devotion, which will be conducted by Father Amand Kopac, O.F.M., is opened at the 10:30 Mass. Approximately twelve hundred Holy Communions are distributed during the three-day services. MAY 4-St. Dominic Athletic Club Mushball League, consisting of four teams, opens season on Cemetery Field. MAY 30-Members of the Third Order of St. Francis attend the blessing of a shrine at the Holy Family Monastery of the Slovak Franciscan Fathers in Avalon. JULY 20-Parishioners attend the tenth annual Slovak Day at Kennywood Park. AUGUST 2-Work is started on the installation of a ventillating system in the church and school. AUGUST 26-Father Ervin E. Gellhof, who was pastor of St. Dominic's from August, 1912, to May, 1923, dies in Kispest, Hungary. SEPTEMBER 21-The Most Reverend Ralph Leo Hayes, D.D., bishop-elect of Helena, Montana, a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, is consecrated in St. Paul's Cathedral. The Most Reverend Hugh C. Boyle, Bishop of Pittsburgh, officiates and is assisted by co-consecrators the Most Reverend Alphonse J. Smith, D.D., Bishop of Nashville, Tenn., and the Most Reverend James A. Griffin, D.D., Bishop of SpringSEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES 1952 - SIEDAIA A OSAIA TRIEI)A Left to right - I st row: Janet Durki, Margaret Mary Dolak, Rita Stanko, Sister Mary Edward, Martha Likavec, Bernadette Nobili, Ruth Malinchak. - 2nd row: Judith Bartley, Dolores Greene, Geraldine Dutko, Josephine Sawich, Loretta Bartley, Patricia Greene, Agnes Vukich, Frances Shandor, Rita Ann Dickert, Irene Kozar. - 3rd row: Marianne Adamusko, Dolores Vukich, Louise Macik, Joan Kostolansky, Mary Anne Dzendzel, Matilda Pazej. - 4th row: Richard Giannamore, Donald Novak, Paul Rozick, William Kovacik, William Sento, Stephen Morgan. - 5th row: Thomas Chatlak, Raymond Zdilla, Stephen Krajnik, Andrew Hudak, Ronald Hermann, Gerald Hermann. 6th row: Louis Vaira, Richard Kopanic, Donald Sento, Raymond Triscik, Paul Perdok. field, Illinois. His Grace, the Most Reverend Samuel A. Stritch, D.D., Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, preaches the sermon. More than six hundred bishops and priests attend the Consecration Dinner at the William Penn Hotel following the Consecration. SEPTEMBER 27-The Chancellor's Office of the Pittsburgh Diocese reports the death of Father Ervin E. Gellhof, former pastor of St. Dominic's. OCTOBER 3-The pastor, assisted by Father Edward Kitz of Monessen and Father Paul Odelga of United, sings Solemn High Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Father Ervin E. Gellhof, former pastor of St. Dominic's. OCTOBER 8-A group of vocalists presents a program of hymns and songs for the second time over radio station WWSW, Pittsburgh. They are Sue Posey, Betty Frohman, Anna Yanochik, John Spisak, John Hudak, Michael Kosh, and Albert Scotch. A violin solo is offered by John Spisak, who is accompanied at the piano by Rudolph Ossko, the church organist. The pastor gives a brief talk during the program. OCTOBER 15-St. Cecilia Society, Branch 64, Junior Order of the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Union, celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary of its founding by attending Mass in a body. A banquet is later held in the Slovak Home. NOVEMBER 7-Rudolph Schwerha is elected to a six-year term to the Donora School Board. DECEMBER 25-Under the direction of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity, the St. Dominic school children, comprising a cast of one hundred and thirty-two pupils, present a play entitled "The Infant of Bethlehem" in the Donora High School auditorium. In addition to this, several sketches are also presented. 1934 FEBRUARY 27-Father Anthony Filkorn, who was pastor of St. Dominic's from September, 1907, to August, 1912, dies in Grinava near Bratislava, Slovakia. His remains are laid to rest in Grinava on March 1st. Interior of the church is given a thorough cleaning by parishioners who spend ten days working day and night. The church is also renovated, which includes'the painting of altars, statues, stations of the cross, pews and woodwork, and the laying of a new carpet in the sanctuary. APRIL 29-Forty Hours' Devotion are held April 29th-30th and May 1st. More than eight een hundred Holy Communions are distributed at the Masses during the three-day services. MAY 3-Most Rev. Hugh C. Boyle administers the Sacrament of Confirmation to a class of one hundred and ninety-five candidates. JULY 1-The renovated church, new electric chimes, and various altar concessions are blessed by the newly-ordained Father John J. Sima of Charleroi. Father Sima was elevated to the holy priesthood on June 17th of this year. He is assisted by the following: Father J. A. Kushner, deacon; Father Wenceslaus A. Sadauskas, subdeacon; Michael Filipcic and John Hruska, both seminarians, masters of ceremony. Father Amand Kopac, O.F.M., preaches the sermon. The members of the men's and women's societies of the parish march to church in a body. DECEMBER 26-As in the past, the pupils of St. Dominic School again present a Christmas program at the Donora High School auditori um. Included in the program is a playlet en titled "The Infant of Bethlehem". 1935 MARCH-Work is begun on the construction of a Shrine of Our Blessed Lady in the rear of the rectory. Louis Ponta, who is presently unemployed, is doing the masonry work gratis. MAY 5-Father Stephen Jankola, O.F.M., and Father Raphael Chonta, O.F.M., begin missions here in Slovak and English. MAY 12-At 3 o'clock this afternoon, vestments of all liturgical colors, a processional cross, and a ciborium donated by friends of the parish and parishioners are solemnly blessed. Following this a procession is formed by the priests, members of the Young Ladies Sodality and Junior Sodality, and the faithful who proceed to the newly-constructed Shrine of Our Blessed Lady, where the rites of the blessing service are conducted by Father Stephen Jankola, O.F.M., assisted by Father Raphael Chonta, O.F.M., Father Edward Kitz of Monessen, Father Andrew Balok of Republic, Father John Sedlak of Charleroi, Father John Sima of New Brighton, Father Paul Odelga of United, Father Joseph Ranconi of St. Philip Neri Church in Donora, and the pastor. Water brought from the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, France, is used in the blessing. The English sermon is delivered by Father Chonta, O.F.M., and Father Jankola delivers the Slovak sermon, following which the pastor speaks and presents the shrine to the parish. The shrine located in the rear of the rectory, is built of stone and is enhanced by a double water pool directly under the image of Our Lady. Flowers and shrubbery add to its artistic effects. At 7:30 this evening, the week-long mission conducted by the Franciscan Fathers is closed with the renewal of baptismal vows by all present. MAY 26-The American flag recently purchased by St. Dominic Society, Branch 565 of the First Catholic Slovak Union of America, is dedicated by the pastor at the late Mass which is attended by the members of the lodge in a body. This is followed by a banquet held at the Slovak Hall at which the pastor acts as toastmaster. Among the speakers are Michael J. Vargovich of McKeesport, Chairman of the Supreme Board of Auditors of the Jednota and Michael Simchak of Monessen, Supreme Manager of the Jednota Sokols. Burgess Will H. Watson also addresses the group. AUGUST 4-The congregation solemnly celebrates the feast day of its patron saint, St. Dominic. Members of all lodges parade from the Slovak Hall to the church where they attend services in a body. Solemn High Mass is said by the pastor, who is assisted by Father John Sedlak, pastor of SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Charleroi, as deacon, and Father Marian Durbala, C.P., of Detroit, Michigan, as subdeacon. Assisting at the Mass also are Michael Filipcic, John Hruska, John Stofcik, and Sylvester Erdelyi, ecclesiastical students at St. Vincent Seminary. A choir of thirty-five voices from St. Joseph's Church, Clairton, under the direction of James McEllhatten of Elizabeth, sings the Mass with EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATES 1952 - GRADUANTI OSMEJ TRIEDY, R. 1952 First Row (seated 1. to r.) are: Martha Likavec, Irene Kozar, Josephine Sawich, Very Rev. Joseph A. Kushner, Pastor; Joan Kostolansky, Ruth Malinchak, Rita Stanko, Bernadette Nobili. Second Row (standing) are: Sister M. Edward, Dolores Greene, Ronald Hermann, Andrew Hudak, Stephen Krajnik, Richard Kopanic, Raymond Zdil:a, Paul Rozick, Richard Giannamore, Judith Bartley, Sr. M. Adeline. Mary Bolpe at the organ. A picnic follows at Palmer Park. AUGUST 11-The local Assembly 163 of the Slovak Catholic Sokol and the parish hold a joint picnic at the Opatkiewiecz farm adjoining the cemetery. Sokol teams from Group 6 compete in calisthenic drills, races, and high jump contest to qualify for the honor of representing the group at the national meet which will be held in Passaic, N. J. Teams from McKeesport, Perryopolis, Charleroi and Donora participate in the contests. SEPTEMBER 2-St. George's Lodge Branch 26 and St. Ann's Lodge Branch 29 of the Roman and Greek Catholic Slovak Brotherhood, together with their Junior Branches 5 and 6, hold a Labor Day picnic at Palmer Park. Supreme officers of the organization who attend as guests of local lodges are: George Kovalik, President; Joseph S. Semes, Secretary; and Ladislaus J. Kraly, Editor, all of Braddock; also, Stephen Perhac, Auditor, of Homestead, and Rudolph Schwerha, Treasurer and Father Kushner, Chaplain. NOVEMBER 4-The most successful social event ever held in the parish takes place this evening in the Slovak Home. A mock Slovak wedding is presented by parishioners, attired in Slovak costumes, for the benefit of the church. The music is furnished by a Gypsy Orchestra from Braddock. The event attracts an audience of over nine hundred people, more than five hundred of whom partake of the Slovak wedding feast that follows. 1936 MARCH 23-A large audience attends a threehour program of picture slides and speeches in connection with a nationwide Slovak history and cultural movement conducted by the Slovak National Library and Historical Association held here under the auspices of the Slovak Hall Association and the Slovak Political Club. Delegates of the Slovenska Matica are touring this country acquainting Slovaks with life in their mother country and explaining the great advances made by CzechoSlovakia since it became a free state following the First World War. The group is represented here by Jozef C. Hronsky, an authority on literature and Jozef Cincik, an authority on art. Prior to the meeting they visited the local mills. APRIL 17-A movie, "Zem Spieva," brought into this country by the delegates of the Slovenska Matica now touring the country, is shown at the Slovak Hall. MAY 3-Father Ferdinand Skoko, O.F.M., of Holy Trinity Church, Ambridge, preaches a Croatian sermon at the opening of Forty Hours' Devotion. AUGUST 9-Father Amand Kopad, O.F.M., sings High Mass and preaches an appropriate sermon at the celebration of the patronal feast of the parish. In the evening he conducts the annual visitation of the Third Order of St. Francis in the parish, invests and professes two candidates and imparts general absolution. AUGUST 23-Sokols and parishioners attend parade and mass calisthenic drill held at Pitt Stadium at the close of the tenth athletic and gymnastic meet held by the Slovak Catholic Sokol. This program ends the three-day meet which began on August 21st. AUGUST 24-The eighteenth convention of the Slovak Catholic Sokol opens at the Fort Pitt Hotel. OCTOBER 11-Approximately thirty men of the parish attend Eucharistic Day services held at Pitt Stadium. The group, who chartered a special bus to furnish transportation, includes members of the Holy Name Society and six boys of the church. NOVEMBER 25-The annual Thanksgiving bazaar, lasting from Thanksgiving Eve to Saturday, inclusive, opens in the school rooms. 1937 FEBRUARY 4-F a th e r Dominic Dohanos, O.F.M., of Avalon, begins Triduum in English which will end Saturday morning, Feb. 7th. Andrew S. Sukel is appointed Principal of the Donora Senior High School. JUNE 6-Slovak Franciscan Fathers of Avalon begin assisting with Sunday Masses as the program of three Masses on Sundays is inaugurated. JULY 3 - Following reorganization, Donora Slovak Hall, 922 Meldon Avenue, files applicacation for a charter and the Washington County court fixes Monday, July 12 as the date for the final hearing. The incorporators are Albert Erdelyi, Stephen Chabak, George Petrus, Michael Durkey, John Machala, Ignatz Priecko, and John Gamble of Donora, and Paul Hreno, John Yanovcik, and John Buchta, of Webster. JULY 7-The fourteenth Slovak Day of Western Pennsylvania is held in Kennywood Park. AUGUST 8-The annual observance of the parish feast day, namely St. Dominic, is celebrated with Solemn High Mass which is said by Father Francis Duchala, O.F.M., of Avalon. He is assisted by the pastor, Father Kush UON PARISH MEMBERS OF 1952 DONORA HIGH SCHOOL GRAI)UATING CLASS Clcnovia osady, ktori gradnovali v Donora High School v roku 1952 Seated - left to right: Geraldine Morgan, Helen Oros, Margaret Rudinec, Fr. George Jurica, assistant pastor; Andrew S. Sukel, Superin tendant of Public Schools of Donora, Pa.; Louise Busto, Mary Ann Hudak, Anna Yaoorsky. Standing - First row, left to right: George Mesher, John Thomas, Rudolph Badzik, Shirley Yurich, Eugene Kozar, Raymond Moravec, Edward Koynock. Standing -- Second row, left to right: Richard Malinchak, Edward Lapinski, Bernard Petrus, John Hudak, Stephen Rudinec. Rudolph Sabolcik, John Hornak. ner, as deacon and Rev. Michael Filipcic of the parish, recently ordained subdeacon, acting as subdeacon. John Hruska, seminarian, acts as master of ceremonies and Sylvester Erdelyi and John Stofcik serve as acolytes. A picnic follows at Palmer Park. OCTOBER 14-Msgr. Thomas Caban, D.Th., of Detva, Slovakia, chairman of a committee of four touring the United States in the interests of the St. Adalbert Society of Trnava, Slovakia, outstanding literary, cultural, and religious organization of the Slovaks, visits the parish and speaks to the parishioners at evening services. NOVEMBER 1-F ather Benignus Babulik, S.V.D., a missionary, visits the parish. NOVEMBER 2--Andrew W. Evans and John P. Jaso are elected to the Borough Council for four-year terms, serving from 1938 until 1942. DECEMBER 26-C hi 1 dren of St. Dominic School present a Christmas program of diversified entertainment at the Senior High School auditorium. MAY 10-Father Patrick Diskin, pastor of St. Charles Church here, succumbs to a long illness. He is buried on Friday, May 13th. MAY 31-The Most Rev. Hugh C. Boyle administers the Sacrament of Confirmation to one hundred and ninety-two candidates. JUNE 19-Father Michael J. Filipcic, who was ordained to the priesthood at St. Vincent's Archabbey, Latrobe, Pa., on Sunday, June 12th, by the Most Rev. Hugh C. Boyle, celebrates his first Solemn High Mass at 10:30 A. M. Father Filipcic is the son of Croatian parents, Matthew and Frances Filipcic. Assisting him are Father J. A. Kushner as archpriest, Father Aurelius Nickel of Rochester as deacon, and Father John Hruska as subdeacon. Father Paul Odelga preaches the sermon. Following the Mass he is honored at a banquet at the Irondale Hotel. JULY-Members of the parish remove the ivy and clean the exterior of the church. JULY 12-The fifteenth Slovak Day is held in Kennywood Park. 1939 JANUARY 2-The pastor and eighty-six parishioners attend the annual parish meeting at which the pastor and the newly-elected committeemen are authorized to barter for the property adjoining the old St. Dominic Convent, in an effort to purchase it at a lower price than the one at which it had previously been offered to the pastor. By unanimous approval, it is also decided that each family is to contribute $25.00 towards the school building fund before January 1st of next year. JANUARY 7 - The pastor, acting as guest chaplain on the M.S. Pilsudski, sails from New York on an eight-day cruise of the West Indies. FEBRUARY 10-Pope Pius XI, 261st Pope, dies in the eighteenth year of his pontificate. FEBRUARY 22-Father Eugene Kozar, C.P., and Father Theophane Kapcar, C.P., conduct missions from February 22nd to March 3rd. MARCH 2-Pope Pius XII is elected 262nd Pope. His coronation takes place March 12th. MAY 7-The Catholic Daughters of America, Court Donora 372, attend Mass at St. Dominic Church as a group for the first time. JUNE 4--Father John Hruska, who was ordained at St. Vincent's Archabbey, Latrobe, Pa., yesterday by the Most Rev. Hugh C. Boyle, celebrates his first Solemn High Mass. He is assisted by Father Joseph Kushner, the pastor, as arch-priest; Father Casimir Trzeciakowski, deacon; Father John Stofcik, subdeacon; and Albert Marconyak, master of ceremonies. Father Martin B. Rubicky of Clairton preaches the sermon. JULY 4-Slovak Catholic Sokols of Group 6 attend the second Sokol Day celebration at Spillway Lake near Perryopolis, Pa. Gymnasts of the Junior Branch take part in the gymnastic meet held there. JULY 11-Donorans attend the sixteenth annual Slovak Day at Kennywood Park. JULY 22-Father Edward Kitz, pastor of St. Dominic's from November, 1904, to September, 1907, during which time the present church was built and the cemetery purchased, dies in Monessen at the age of 66. He was pastor of the Most Holy Name of Jesus Church. His remains are interred in the Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery at Monessen. JULY 30-Group 6 of the Slovak Catholic Sokol holds an athletic and gymnastic meet at Legion Field to determine who will represent the group at the Naticnal Field Meet (Slet) which is to be held in Binghamton, N. Y., on August 18, 19, and 20th. AUGUST 16-Athletes and gymnasts of local Assembly 163 and Junior Branch 188 of the Slovak Catholic Sokol depart by bus for Binghamton, N. Y., where they are to participate in the eleventh National Field Meet of that organization. SEPTEMBER 1-Chancellor Hitler declares war on Poland, thereby setting off World War II. OCTOBER 8-The Rev. Dr. Andrew Paldan, Professor of Theology in Zilina, Slovakia, and pastor of Kysucke Nove Mesto, who is visiting his countrymen in Donora, lectures to the parishioners on conditions in Slovakia and exhibits pictures of Theresa Newman, the funeral of the late Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew Hlinka, the Slovak patriot, and other pictures from Slovakia. He is given a donation for the building of his mission church in Lieskovce. The following morning, Father Paldan says the late Mass and speaks to the parishioners. OCTOBER 9-The Slovak Franciscan Sisters of Bellevue, Pa., visit parishioners soliciting donations for a new girls high school which they are to build. DECEMBER 1-The parish holds its annual Pre-Advent Bazaar in the basement of the church on December 1st and 2nd. DECEMBER 3-The minutes of a meeting held January 2nd of this year, at which parishioners passed a resolution requiring each family to contribute $25.00 to the new school building fund before the expiration of the present year, are read in church. Contributions to date total $227.50. DECEMBER 6-At the Diocesan Synod, the law forbidding marriages and baptisms to be performed on Saturdays is lifted. DECEMBER 31-The pupils of St. Dominic School present a Christmas program in the Senior High School auditorium. 1940 JANUARY 19-The Ladies Auxiliary of the Slovak Political and Beneficial Association is organized with a membership of sixteen. The officers are Anna Huhra, President; Margaret Vrancik, Vice-President; Irene Vlcek, Secretary; Dorothy Kovach, Treasurer. JUNE 23-Father John A. Stofcik says his first Solemn High Mass here. He was ordained in St. Vincent's Archabbey, Latrobe, Pa., on June 16th by the Most Rev. Bishop Hugh C. Boyle. He is assisted at Mass by Father Joseph A. Kushner, arch-priest; Michael J. Filipcic, deacon; Father John A. Hruska, subdeacon; and Albert Marconyak, master of ceremonies. The sermon is preached by Father Thomas B. Harnyak, pastor of SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Fairchance, Pa. JULY 7-Father Charles W. Ribick, former parishioner of St. Dominic's who was ordained to the priesthood on June 16th by the Most Rev. Hugh C. Boyle in St. Vincent Archabbey Church, Latrobe, Pa., and said his first Mass on June 23rd, in St. Ann's Church, Farrell, Pa., says Mass here. JULY 10-The seventeenth Slovak Day is held in Kennywood. SEPTEMBER 2-The 27th (Golden Jubilee) Convention of the First Catholic Slovak Union of America is held at the William Penn Hotel lasting five days. The Most Holy Name of Jesus Society Branch 369 is represented by Father Paul J. Odelga, St. Dominic Lodge Branch 565 by Michael Durkaj and St. Anthony of Padua Branch 670 by John D. and Mildred Jaso. John Jaso acts as recording secretary of the convention. NOVEMBER 30-Father Daniel Drab, O.F.M., of Avalon, begins a novena to the Blessed Virgin of the Immaculate Conception. DECEMBER 15-Father Joseph Ronconi, pastor of St. Philip's Church, dies. DECEMBER 25-Father John J. Vlha, assistant pastor of St. Anthony's Church, Monongahela, who has been substituting for the pastor during the past several weeks, sings the Midnight Mass and preaches a Slovak sermon. 1941 MARCH 23-The second retreat for the Catholic men of Donora, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Donora Council 1491, begins at St. Dominic Church. The retreat, conducted by Father Herman S. Storck, S.J., of Baltimore, Md., continues to March 30th. JULY 1-The pastor leaves for the Twelfth Slovak Catholic Sokol Gymnastic and Athletic Meet in Philadelphia. Gymnasts and athletes of Assembly 163 and Junior Branch 188 leave the following day. JULY 5-Michael G. Andras, son of Michael A. and Elizabeth Andras, of this parish, representing the local Junior Branch 188 and Group 6 of the Slovak Catholic Sokol, establishes a new Sokol high jump record for boys of the 12 to 16-year-old group at the Twelfth Gymnastic and Athletic Meet in Philadelphia. His jump is 5 feet 2 inches. SEPTEMBER 11-At this time Donora numbers twenty-five churches. St. Dominic's is the largest in membership. OCTOBER-At a committeemen's meeting, it is decided to raise funds for a new pipe organ. OCTOBER 8-The pastor visits the factory of M. P. Moller, Inc., at Hagerstown, Md., for the purpose of arranging for the purchase of a 71 i ,5 4 P FIRST COMMUNION CLASS 1952 - TRIEDA PRVOPRIJiMANCOV Z R. 1952 First Row (1. to r.) are: Carolyn Varosky, Susan Liwak, Geraldine Kopanic, Emilie Zelienski. Second Row: Michael Michalic, John Kubasiak, Barbara Hajostek, Barbara Kukonik, Very Rev. Joseph A. Kushner, Pastor; Irene Vukich, Elizabeth Jane Muha, Donald Dolnack, Louis Marconyak. Third Row: Sister Mary Kenneth, Audrey Odelga, Elizabeth Tirpak, Judith Petrus, Beverley Babinec, Dorothy Dolak, Irene Liwak, Patricia Marflak, Carol Sue Vargo, Patricia Poklemba, Sister Mary Adeline. Fourth Row: John Sabolcik, Anthony Tomasiak, Robert Popovich, Michael Beresh, Donald Sabatini, George Gallic, Robert Babines, Robert Kopanic, John Joseph Vasko. Missing on picture: Joseph Sawich. ,I ~'fA