Hungarian Heritage Review, 1988 (17. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1988-06-01 / 6. szám

;Nefo0 ^íuggete FLAG DAY 1988: LET’S NEVER FORGET WHAT THE “STARS AND STRIPES’’ MEANS TO US! Flying proudly in memory of those who gave their lives to keep it flying to symbolize liber­ty, the pursuit of happiness, and justice for all. On June 14th, 1777, two hundred and eleven years ago this month, the Continen­tal Congress, sitting in Philadelphia, formal­ly adopted the “Stars and Stripes” as the official flag of the United States of America. Ever since the first public observance of this historic decision in 1897, “Flag Day" has been commemorated with flag displays on public buildings and private residences, special programs in schools, and public ceremonies under the auspices of various patriotic, civic, and other kinds of organiza­tions. There was a time not too long ago when, on “Flag Day”, almost every household proudly displayed the “Stars and Stripes”. But not anymore. This year, for example, the HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW visited several cities and towns in New Jersey, including areas populated by Hungarian residents, to spotcheck whether “Flag Day” was being observed. It was disappointing in that it was unusual to see two or more flags displayed on one residen­tial street. Evidently, far too many Americans, including Hungarian- Americans, have forgotten what the Flag of the United States of America stands for! CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - “Chef Louis" Szathmary, our new Contributing Editor, not only tickles the palates of the readers of the HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW with his mouth-watering recipes (The Culinary Art of Hungary) and the general public with his fascinating articles in various daily and week­ly newspapers, but also with his weekly food column now being syndicated nationwide by the Trans-America Syndicate. The HHR recently visited his famous “The Bakery Restaurant” at 2218 North Lincoln Avenue here and found it unique in the sense that decor or ambience takes second place to superb food and service. “Chef Louis”, who has authored four cookbooks, edited 15 others, conducts lectures, books public appearances to demonstrate his art, and has been featured on many TV talk shows — Donahue, Good Morning America, PM Magazine, Mike Douglas, and many others — explains his literary approach to cookery as follows: “I tell my readers how I acquired my recipe, where I first ate it, and under what cir­cumstances. A recipe is much more than a for­mula. It is an experience I share with my readers.” Incidentally, this Hungarian-born, syndicated columnist received a degree in Jour­nalism and a PH.D. in Psychology at the University of Budapest. A POW in World War II, he emigrated to the United States in 1951 and launched his career as a Chef. Since then, he has built a nationwide reputation as one of the best in America and is highly respected among the top chefs in the nation. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The recent hoopla orchestrated by the press, TV, and radio over the “First Lady’s interest in and addiction to Astrology revealed something really eyebrow­raising. According to Jeane Dixon, one of the best known astrologists in America, when she visited Vienna some years ago Cardinal Mind­­szenty gave her a personal letter to deliver to President Nixon. This letter, she wrote, was “a plea to keep the Hungarian national treasure — the Crown of St. Stephen — in America”. President Nixon did, but his successor, Presi­dent Jimmy Carter, didn’t. When the Crown of St. Stephen was returned to Hungary in 1979 in spite of the vigorous protests raised against such a gesture, Jeane Dixon, who had also par­ticipated in the protest movement, sent Presi­dent Carter a letter. In it, she predicted that he “would suffer a heartbreaking defeat.” He sure did! Jeane Dixon with Nancy Reagan — A Star Photo BLAINE, MINNESOTA - More than 4,000 teen-aged athletes from 11 countries will gather here on July 3-9,1988, to compete for the USA Cup. Sponsored by the Sons of Norway since 1985, this year soccer teams from the United States, Canada, Philipines, Norway, Brazil, Japan, Denmark, Nigeria, Italy and West Ger­many have been entered. Moreover, for the first time ever, teams from an East-Bloc nation will also be participating — Hungary! The Előre Spartacus Soccer Club of Békéscsaba will be fielding a team of 12-year-olds, while the István Soccer Club will be fielding two boys teams. But the 4,000 boys and girls, who will be com­peting against each other in soccer matches for the USA CUP, one of the most prestigious in the U. S., the 400 coaches, the 180 referees, the 600 volunteer workers, and the thousands of spectators expected to attend the athletic event will be enjoying more than just playing or wat­ching soccer at this “Teen-Ager Olympics”. They will also be enjoying making friends, sightseeing tours, picnics, cultural activities, a large variety of ethnic foods, TV interviews, and much more. To be sure, this has been and will be a real athletic, educational, and cultural extravaganza the Sons of Norway can justly be proud of. ST. CATHERINES, ONTARIO, CANADA — For the first time ever, more than 18 dif­ferent ethnic groups got together here to organize and participate jointly in the recently held “Folk Arts Festival ’88”, which was a great success. In addition to the St. Catherines Hungarian Cultural Society, the other sponsor­ing organizations were representative of the Irish, Scottish; Polish, Philipine, Caribbean, Italian, Ukrainian, Slovak, Dutch, Greek, Ger­man, Croatian, Japanese, and Armenian com­munities of Ontario. The “Ethnic Queen” of the festival, which attracted thousands of peo­ple, was Margaret Horvath, the Art Director of a major printing firm, and the only artist out­side Hungary whose work was accepted by the world famous Herend Factory. BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT - It is not —continued next page 4 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW JUNE 1988

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