Magyar News, 1995. szeptember-1996. augusztus (6. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1995-09-01 / 1. szám

Hungarian businesses. Our advertisers carry most of the production's cost, the donations sort of round it out. There is no way for us to accumulate funds for unforeseen expenses. These are the reasons for asking our readers to look into their hearts. Since, every penny counts we make no suggestions. The only thing I would say is that we need many-many pennies Your donation is tax-deductable because we are a tax-exempt organization. You only need a letter from us if the amount of the donation is $250.00 or above. Don't hesitate to give us the extra work it takes to write the letter. People who happened to hear about our problem responded and en­couraged to replace the old computer. Thank you for your consideration. Joseph F. Balogh Editor THE MEASURE IS A GENERATION Looking back, over twentyfive years, there was an old house next to the United Church of Christ on North Avenue in Bridgeport . I personally have emo­tional ties to it. This house was the place where 1 met members of the local Hungarian community when I came to this area. I attended a meeting of the Pannónia American Hungarian Club. It meant a lot to me and it was very com­forting to know that the building be­longed to a Hungarian church that had a Hungarian minister, Reverend Böször­ményi Bessemer. Years later I became president of the Pannoma for several terms. During these years the old house Gathering at the luncheon. Left, Justin on the saxophone and his mother at the piano. Right, the three musicians: Justin, Jacquelyn and Joseph. became memory and a new big hall took its place. This year the congregation cele­brated the twentyfifth anniversary of the Bessemer Hall. The celebration was a family affair for the parisheners. They all came together for a luncheon held in the hall. A few tableaus displayed photo­graphs showing the erection of the build­ing and also some pictures of the consistory. Joseph Poruban. chief elder, welcomed everybody and Rev. Betsy Reed gave the invocation prayer. Lou Se­bestyen, secretary, read some of the min­utes of the time. Andy Pechena talked about the planning and execution of the plans he participated in. He also pres­ented some slides. This gathering also turned into an appreciation luncheon. Julie Bero, an Irish married to a Hungarian, for many years, the number is not there to be spe­cified, has been a hardworking president of the Women's Guild. Helen Gonczy, vice president of the Guild has been not only a hard worker but in difficult finan­cial times she very generously helped the church. A music program added to the festivity. Jacquelyn Vishinski and Joseph Eros, Jr. played the piano, also Justin Margitay-Balogh played the saxophone accompanied by his mother, Claudia. Twentyfive year is a generations time. During this time the congregation and the honored persons did their duty with dedication and love for the better­ment of our community and for the pride of our Hungarian heritage. ( J.F.B) FIND IT IN YOUR HEARTS We have been publishing the Magyar News since 1990 because we had a com­puter to work with. As it is with all equipment, usage and time take its toll. An additional factor is the rapid change in technology . This means that for older machines there are no parts available. All this happened tous in an unexpected and unwanted manner. As a result we had to replace our beloved computer. That was our only choice because - I hope - our readers do not want to have the Magyar News stop being published. We replaced our faithful equipment and we are very happy, except, naturally, the financial hole that we dug ourselves into. As you know the relatively small num­bers of "subscribers" actually pay the cost of the copy they receive. Everybody else picks it up free at the churches and at 5

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