![]() ![]() The Hillsiders then donned the various uniforms of the United States services in order to do their small bit to protect and preserve the cherished freedoms of the American way of life. ![]() Still growing, the group then leased from the Borough a two-story, one-family frame dwelling at 264 Hathaway Street, where it remained until World War II. Inadequacy of size and facilities soon led the boys to move to more suitable quarters on 324 Hayward Place. The original headquarters were located in an unimpressive converted garage and shed in a backyard at 59 Koster Street. ![]() The charter members were: Julius Kempka, Stephen Flejzor, Edward Gusciora, Ted Ciesla, William Krawiec and John Walsh. ![]() From this realization came the name Hillside Social Athletic Club its primary reason for existence was to promote social, athletic and civic activities in Wallington and the surrounding communities. Organized primarily to compete with other groups in athletic endeavors, this small unit soon realized its many other responsibilities in the social and civic aspects of life. Thanksgiving Day, 1931, saw the humble but courageous beginning associations of a group of boys who organized as the “Red Onions Athletic Club”. The history of the Hillside Social Athletic Club is the success story of a small group of teenagers who had the foresight and the fortitude to organize and to build for the future. ![]()
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