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The Sewickley Valley's Home-News Weekly
Vol. 34.   No. 6.
SEWICKLEY, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1940
Price 5 Cents
Ofye   Colon's ^-Annual Venison JDinner
Each year for the past four years, a
Venison Dinner has been hold at the
American Legion homo on Broad Street
for members of Sewirkley Valley Post
jSTo. _, and of the Legion Club, with a
few invited guests. This year's dinner
was held last Thursday evening, January 11th, when this picture was taken;
about 100 guests were served by a
ladies' committeo consisting of tho
wives of members of Post and Club.
Post Commander Martin Grogau
acted as toastmasfcr, introducing Bur
gess Charles A. Woods for a few words
of welcome and congratulation on behalf of the borough of Sewickley; and
Bev. Claire 0. Dufford of St. Paul's
Lutheran Church, who was one of the
speakers on this occasion, with informal
remarks from  a number  of  others.
The venison which formed the principal course of the repast was brought
in from tho wood? by Louis Stoup, Jr.
and Andrew Lundell, and prepared by
Steward William Kemmer. C. A, Haley,
William    Kvans    and    AVilliam    McC.
White were the committee of arrangements for the dinner.
For the first two years, William
Pagan was responsible for providing
the venison and arranging for the dinner; since then Charles Allen, Louis
Stenp, Sr. and Jr., and Andrew Lundell ha\ e  carried on the  custom.
This picture, was taken by D. A.
Feigley. Some of those appearing
prominently in the picture are; John
Guthrie, at left in white shirt; thence
along the head table, left to right, are
Thomas Jones; Commander Martin
Grogan; Burgess Charles A. Woods;
Bev. C. O. Dufford; Bobert Kleindienst;
and Merrill Lourimore. Along tho near
side of the table at right of tho picture are: Boss Rogers, John White,
William M. White, someone half concealed and not identified, then David
Katteldorfer, and, farther back, Clarence Haley. Joseph Parton, Andrew
Lundell, AVilliam Kvans and Louis
Steup, Jr., are on the other side of
that table, among others.
PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALL
Half of Proceeds Go to Local Hospitals
Climaxing the annual nation-wide
drive for funds to combat infantile
paralysis, Pittsburgh's observance will
bo hold January 30, as will those all
over the Fnitod States, Mayor Cornelius
D. Scully is Pittsburgh chairman, Blair
A, Wilson treasurer. Miss Letititt Scan
lon lias orgatii/.ed committees for the
"March of Dimes" phase of the campaign,
Tlie Pittsburgh celebration will be
held in tho main ballroom of the Hold
AVilliam Penn nnd in tlie Chatterbox of
tho same hotel. Tt will Include dancing,
a floor show and a buffet supper; well
known "namo" bands will furnish thc
music. Reservations for either room
can bo mado at the hotel; general head
quarters for the celebration are at ol t
City-County building, Atlantic 3d IS.
As in former years, 50% of the not
proceeds from Pittsburgh's celebration
will be placed in trust iu tlio Colonial
Trust Company for the exclusive use
of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County,
subject to requisitions from the various
orthopedic clinics of local hospitals.
The remainder is sent to the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, inc.
It is turn remits to the local fund the
proportionate share due Pittsburgh and
Allegheny County from funds collected
nationally in special events, such as the
Sports AVritci's Association, Motion Picture Theater Owners and other privato
institutions. None of 'the money collected locally is sent to Warm Springs,
Ga.; any money received there must bo
a grant from the National Fomulaition
for some specific purpose.
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