Bethlen Almanac 2001 (Ligonier)
The Bethlen Home
After the conceit, which was appreciated by the audience with great ovation, reception followed in the fellowship hall. The great variety of delicacies must have satisfied everybody’s palate; and the ladies from the Bethlen Home as well as William Penn Association proved again their proficiency in culinary arts. The three violin players in the fellowship hall played those songs that our older members remember well and like. The younger ones danced and the older ones enjoyed to see them moving around so fast bringing back precious memories of yesteryears. We would be amiss if we would not mention those who served and labored in the background. Miss Lisa Toth organized the bus ride so people from Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Homestead could come and should not drive at night. From the Duquesne Free Hungarian Church a school bus brought the people. Mr. Elmer Toth and his wife Ruth were the gracious host and hostess at the Scenic View, where the William Penn Association has a retreat center, and where the leaders and members of the choir stayed overnight for two days. Needless to say the hospitality included a delicious breakfast. Mrs. Olga Damay, Mr. Bert Olah, Rev. Dr. Joseph Posta, and Rev. Alexander Jalso branch managers represented the H.R.F.A. Branches 126, 151, and 226 were “Benefactors” as well as Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Jalso, that is, they donated at least one hundred dollars to sponsor this concert. To top off a wonderful day, when the choir could visit the Bethlen Home and see Ligonier in its beautiful setting of hills and valleys, the next day the Most Rev. Anthony G. Bosco, Bishop of the Greensburg Diocese, invited Bishops Tempfli and Tokes to lunch. Friday the bus took the choir to Cleveland leaving behind favorable impressions and a joyful evening to remember. May God bless them and be with them wherever they serve, sing, and sow the seed of good will. Rev. Alexander Jalso 29
