Fraternity-Testvériség, 1965 (43. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1965-02-01 / 2. szám

FRATERNITY

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A NEW TEACHER IN PITTSBURGH, PENNA.

George J. Kovács III, son of Mrs. Rose Kovács of 17 Renova Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., graduated recently from Slippery Rock State Teachers College (Pennsylvania) on January 21, 1965. Majoring in elementary education, he is presently engaged in teaching at the Fairywood School in the West End district of Pittsburgh. His father, the late George Kovács,

Jr., was the able manager of our Branch 15 in Pittsburgh, and his work has been taken over by his widow. George the Third is a member of our Federation and of the First Hungarian Reformed Church in Pittsburgh.

Sincere congratulations to the young teacher

WASHINGTON MONUMENT DEDICATED

On February 21, 1885 — eighty years ago — the Washington Monument, one of the landmarks in the nation’s capital, was dedicated on the eve of the 153rd anniversary of our First President’s birth. The project was begun early in the nineteenth century and some money was raised by popular subscription. A site was selected — a site which George Washington himself had chosen for a memorial to the American Revolution — and on July 4, 1848, the cornerstone was laid. The project was abandoned, however, in 1856 for lack of funds and was not resumed until 1877 when Congress voted the money necessary for its completion. The monument is 555 feet high and cost $1,300,000. The top is reached by a flight of 898 steps and also by an elevator. It is still one of the most visited points of interest in Washington, D. C.

ROTARY CLUBS FOUNDED

On February 23, 1905 — sixty years ago — the first Rotary Club was established in Chicago, Illinois. Five years later, sixteen clubs formed the National Association of Rotary Clubs — and still later, the name was changed to Rotary International. Rotary Clubs are organizations of business and professional men formed to encourage the ideal of “unselfish service” and to apply this ideal to the business, personal and community life of individual members. They also aim to advance international understanding, peace and good will. Each club selects its membership on the basis of one representative from each business and profession in the community. Rotary International consists of nearly 9,000 clubs with an approximate membership of 535,000 in 93 countries.

and happy mother!