Bethlen Évkönyv, 1993-1996 (Ligonier)
Dózsa György: Az Amerikai Magyar Református Egyesület 100. Évét Ünnepli
per month from each dues paying members for altruistic purposes. The same Convention appointed a committee to serve as a fact-finder to explore the issues of consolidation with the William Penn Association. The Convention also gave permission to the Board of Directors of the Bethlen Home to build a retirement village adjacent to the Old Age Home in Ligonier, PA. By the end of 1980, the membership declined to 26,939. At a Special Convention held in 1982 in Pittsburgh, PA, the delegates rejected the consolidation with the William Penn Association. In 1986, the Federation dedicated its fourth Home Office building in Washington, D.C. just off Dupont Circle at the corner of Massachusetts Ave. and 20th Street. During the 1988 Convention, several major decision were made. It passed a resolution whereby the age limit for officers and members of the board was eliminated. It granted an amount of $25,000 towards the building fund of the Museum and Archives in Ligonier, PA and also a tentative building loan totalling one million dollars for the Bethlen Home of Ligonier/Ohio Project. A social membership program was to be established. In 1989, the Federation concluded successful negotations with the St. George Hungarian Greek Catholic Union, whereby the society merged with the Federation with its 600 members. The 1992 Convention, after 61 years, elected a layman as president, also elected its first female officer, treasurer Suzanne Virgulák. At the end of 1994 the Federation’s assets grow to $23.3 million. Surplas fund was $8.1 million. Membership decreased to 18,000. George Dózsa, President KARÁCSONY Csendesen hull a tiszta hó, Karácsonyt ünnepel, aki jó, Szívemben égő szeretet, Bennem Jézus megszületett. Horváth Lóránd 20
