Pittston. and who last month celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordinanation to the sacred priesthood. These 8 men were the type of Slovak leaders in America more than 45 years ago who laid the foundation for the Slovak Catholic Federation. and they were among the prime movers for maintaining unsullied the magnificent Slovak record of accomplishment in the New World. To them and their colleagues must go the lions share of the credit for enabling Catholic immigrants of Slovak extraction to evoke the favorable attention and notice of their fellow Americans. It is significant indeed. that in this secular age when in public and private life the accent seems to be almost exclusively on materialism. more than 2.000 members of the Slovak Catholic Foundation have come long distance to attend this SS. CyrilMethodius Pilgrimage at St.
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