[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 18, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1279]
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          L.J. FERDINAND HAZLETON GROUP OF THE MEN OF MALVERN

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 18, 2012

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the L.J. Ferdinand 
Hazleton Group of the Men of Malvern who will be attending its 72nd 
annual retreat at the Malvern Retreat House on July 20, 2012.
  The L.J. Ferdinand Hazleton Group began in 1941, when nine men from 
Hazleton, Pennsylvania, traveled from Hazleton to Malvern, 
Pennsylvania, to seek spiritual guidance and inspiration. Founded in 
1912, the Malvern Retreat House is the largest and second oldest 
Catholic retreat house in the United States. This year, the Malvern 
Retreat House celebrates its 100th year anniversary. For the last one 
hundred years, the Malvern Retreat House has been a place of reflection 
and sanctuary for over one million men and women from all fifty states 
and abroad.
  As a Catholic, it is an honor to recognize the L.J. Ferdinand 
Hazleton Group of the Men of Malvern, an organization that has given so 
much back to the community. On a personal note, I have had the esteemed 
privilege of attending the annual Malvern Retreat a number of times in 
the past.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend the L.J. Ferdinand Hazleton Group of the Men 
of Malvern for all they do for Northeastern Pennsylvania and I 
congratulate the Malvern Retreat House on celebrating its one hundred 
years of dedicated service to our country and its citizens.

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