Fraternity-Testvériség, 1952 (30. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1952-08-01 / 8. szám

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TESTVÉRISÉG

The Conveníion gratefully acknowledged the greetings and upon the motion of Matthias Daroczy expressed its own gratitude to the above named officers for their activities by which they acquired honors for the Federation.

22. Upon the request of the President, Emery Király, Treasurer, submitted his Convention report.

Upon the motion of Andrew Szabó, delegate, seconded by Joseph Fodor, delegate, the Convention accepted the report for further deliberation and ordered it to be attached to the Appendix of the Minutes. (Appendix No. 5.)

23. Upon the request of the President, Edmund Vas- vary, Auditor, submitted his Convention report, in connection with which he pointed to the interesting fact that during the past four years the assets of the Federation grew by $1,215 per day.

Upon the motion of Charles Papp, delegate, seconded by John Nagy, delegate, the Convention accepted the report for further deliberation and ordered it to be attached to the Appendix of the Minutes. (Appendix No. 6.)

24. The President presented Dr. Francis Horvath, Medical Director, and his wife, and reported with pleasure that Georgetown University recently decorated our Medical Director, who is a Professor there and Director of its Hospital, with a diploma of high distinction and also a gold medal. The Medical Director expressed his thanks for the remembrance of this distinction and presented his Convention report.

Upon the motion of Charles Papp, delegale, seconded by Andrew Lenarf, delegate, the Convention declared that the distinction of our Medical Director honors us loo, and, accepting the report for further deliberation, ordered it to be attached to the Appendix of the Minutes. (Appendix No. 7.)

25. The President presented J. H. Zeitlin, Accountant, who served our Federation for the past 25 years, and to whom, as to our Medical Director, we owe appreciation and gratitude for placing the Federation on healthy foundations, furthering its growth. Upon his request, the Accountant presented his Convention report.

Upon the motion of Andrew Kosa, delegate, seconded by Andrew Fedorko, delegate, the Convention accepted the report for further deliberation, ordered the discussion of the details in the meeting of the Committee, and the attachment of the report to the Appendix of the Minutes. (Appendix No. 8.)

26. The President presented Aladar A. Fiok, Counsellor- at-Law, who is also Counsellor-at-Law of the Free Magyar Reformed Church, and lately, Assistant District Attorney of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Upon his request, the Counsellor-at-Law presented his Convention report.

Upon the motion of Joseph Fodor, delegate, seconded by Paul Markovits, delegate, the Convention accepted the report for further deliberation and ordered it to be attached to the Appendix of the Minutes, at the same time congratulating the Counsellor-at-Law for the honor conferred upon him. (Appendix No. 9.)

27. Upon the request of the President, Joseph Kecske- methy, Director, presented his report for the four years of activities of the Bethlen Home, adding to it, that the First Church in Bridgeport presented a sound film moving projector, and the Dayton Church, two television sets, to the Home.

Upon ihe motion of John Kanocz, delegate, seconded by John Nagy, delegate, the Convention accepted the report of the Director of the Home and ordered it to be attached to the Appendix of ihe Minutes, and joined the Director in expressing

our thanks to the congregations and pastors for their generosity manifested towards the institution. (Appendix No. 10.)

28. The Secretary presented the following recommendation of the Supreme Council: “Be it resolved by the Convention, that the per diem traveling allowance should be $25.00 for distances not greater than 100 miles; $50.00 for distances greater» than 100 miles; for the delegate from California, $100.00. The traveling expenses should be 8 cents per mile; for the delegate from California, first class railroad or airplane fare. The honorarium should be $200.00 without any consideration of the time spent in Convention; this same honorarium shall be received by the invited advisory members of the Convention, if they remain to the end of the Convention, and also by the invited representatives of the press and by the two employees in charge of Convention services. The hotel and meal expenses are to be deducted from this sum.”

After a short debate, upon ihe motion of Joseph Hegedűs, seconded by Stephen E. Balogh, the Convention accepted the recommendation with all voles but one.

29. The President recessed the meeting at noon.

30. At 1:30 P. M., after the singing of a hymn, the President reopened the Convention.

31. Before the business of the day, Charles Papp, delegate, moved that the Convention would send a letter of greetings to each of our five living founding members, to be signed by each member of the Convention. Zoltán Beky, delegate, added to the motion that the golden membership emblem should be sent to each of them.

Upon the motion of Andrew Fedorko, delegate, the Convention accepted both recommendations unanimously, praying for God's blessing upon the lives of the charter members, namely: George Bandre and wife, John Nagy, Mrs. Michael Danes and Mrs. Andrew Bodnar.

32. On behalf of the Supreme Council, the Secretary recommended that the Convention should appoint three Committees already agreed upon, with the following delegates:

I. THE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, which will meet in the meeting room of the Convention: Joseph Szantay, Francis Nagy, Mrs. Charles Vincze, Mrs. Adele Hess, Albert Varga, Andrew Kosa, Mrs. Anthony Peter, Zoltán Beky, Stephen Daruka, Anthony Kruchio, Andrew Lenart, Joseph Fodor, Coloman Helmeczi, Sigmund Bartha, Nicholas Kropog, Stephen Szabó, Mrs. Joseph Novak, Emery Perczel, Charles Papp, John Koran, John Kovács, Alexander Marton, Bela Egry, Matthias Daroczy, Stephen Csepke, Joseph Toth, Zoltán Vajda, Julius Enessey, Tibor Toth, Stephen Kiss, Charles Kadar, Andrew Hamza, Andrew Nagy, Andrew Arvay.

II. THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCES, which will meet in the study room of the Bethlen Home, on the second floor: Stephen Böszörményi, Andrew Fedorko, Joseph Molnár (Passaic), Charles Marosi, Géza Medgyesi, Bartholomew Szathmary, Victor Racz, John Rigo, Stephen Kocsis, Albert Nagy, Michael Kaszonyi, Frank Szarka, Joseph Domonkos, John Kanocz, Mrs. Donald McIntyre, Sigmund Palagyi, Valentine Szabó, Joseph Kispal, Stephen Varga, John Nemeth, Géza Veszprémi, Andrew Gyure, Paul Markovits, Stephen Fulop, Joseph Kun, Arpad Beretz, John Szentgyorgyi.

III. THE COMMITTEE ON THE BETHLEN HOME, which will meet in the parlor of the Bethlen Home: John Nagy, Coloman Horvath, Andrew Kurimai, Bertalan Kovács, Stephen E. Balogh,