Bethlen Almanac 1997 (Ligonier)
The Hungarian Reformed Federation of America
Annual Celebrations of the Revolution of 1848 March 15,1848 At the Kossuth House, Washington, D.C. On the occasion of the 1848 Revolution and the War of Independence, the HRFA invited dignitaries and friends of the Federation to a wreath-laying ceremony at the Kossuth Flouse and the U.S. Capitol, on Monday, March 17, 1997. George Dózsa, President of the HRFA, greeted the assembled guests and made the following remarks: “Today we celebrate the anniversary of March 15, 1848, a date which has been deeply rooted in the history of Hungary and the minds of the Hungarian people for almost 150 years. Today we also pay tribute to the leader of that revolution, Louis Kossuth. How deeply the spirit of March 15 and Kossuth is rooted in the minds of the Hungarian people can be illustrated through many examples. To some extent, we, the HRFA and our home office, the Kossuth House, can be cited as one of the examples. The latest example can be found on the Internet. A couple of months ago, a few enthusiastic ethnic Hungarians in America and Canada set up a Website on Kossuth, listing most of the Kossuth memorabilia in the United States. The National Officers of the HRFA in front of the Kossuth Plaque Kossuth House, Washington, D.C., March 1997. 35
