Fraternity-Testvériség, 1960 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1960-04-01 / 4. szám
4 FRATERNITY MEET OUR LEADERS... (Reprinted from the NCAEG News) A series of portrait designed to acquaint our readers with important U. S. ethnic group leaders and officers of the National Confederation of American Ethnic Groups The quiet, dignified surroundings of Kossuth House, home office of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America, 1801 “P” Street, N. W., Washington, D. C., reflect somewhat the personality of its president, the Rev. George E. K. Borshy. Tall, silver-haired and polished in the manner of his proud Hungarian forebears, Rev. Borshy is both an astute businessman and a scholar. In 1936 when he joined the HRFA as field secretary, it had only 10,000 members. The present membership is 40,000; insurance in force is $42 million; assets are more than $10 million. He was elected president of HRFA in 1956 after 20 years as field and executive secretary. Author of several books, his hobby is translating American Civil War poems into the Hungarian language. Born in Hungary 68 years ago, Rev. Borshy is a graduate of the University of Budapest and the University of Debrecen. He came to America in 1924 with his bride, the former Maria Biro. Through his lifetime devotion to the welfare of Americans of Hungarian ancestry and his incessant efforts, within the framework of the all-inclusive American Hungarian Federation of which he is the board chairman, in helping newcomers to adapt themselves and become useful, self-reliant U. S. citizens, Rev. Borshy has done much to make the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America an institution of which all Americans can be proud.
