Fraternity-Testvériség, 1968 (46. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1968-11-01 / 11. szám
English Section: THANKSGIVING DAY Grateful hearts are as much a tradition a Thanksgiving as turkey and a festive table for om oldest national holiday began, as we all know, with the Pilgrims of 1621. Two years later Governor Bradford made the holiday celebration official with the following proclamation. "To all ye Pilgrims— Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, beans, squashes, and garden vegetables, and has made the forests to abound with game and the sea with fish and clams, and inasmuch as He has protected us from the ravages of the savages, has spared us from pestilence and disease, has granted us freedom to worship God according to the dictates of our own conscience; now, I, your magistrate, do proclaim that all ye Pilgrims, with your wives and little ones, do gather at ye meeting house, on ye hill, between the hours of 9 and 12 in the day time, on Thursday, November ye 29th of the year of our Lord one thousand and six hundred and twenty-three, and the third year since ye Pilgrims landed on ye Pilgrim Rock, there to listen to ye pastor, and render thanksgiving to ye Almighty God for all His blessings.” THANKSGIVING Light the happy lights for Thanksgiving With thoughtful thanks of gratitude. Steeped with pleasant memories since last November Give voice to sounds of feast and joy. Together with those near and dear break the bread of love And then, alone, pray honestly for those who cannot thank. * * * Among the most thankful people are those who have little material wealth. * * * How pleasant is life when those of good will sit together to eat and give thanksgiving for the bounty of their work. From the office of the Secretary: In accordance with the resolution of the Convention I have started my secretarial work on September 1, 1968 in Washington, D. C. In our family we have an understanding that in all major issues of national importance — like the last presidential election — I make the final decisions and in the small, minor cases my wife has the ultimate authority. I arrived in Washington on August 30th, to close the deal of the little house selected and purchased by my wife in July, as our new home in Rockville, Maryland. I drive every morning to my office in the Kossuth- House building and work from 9:00 till 5:00 o’clock. On most days I have to work overtime. My staff workers in the Secretary Department are: Mrs. Marta Mar- schalko, secretary; Mrs. Katalin Nagy, clerk; Mr. Tibor Baksy and Mr. Dezső Garanyi in charge of our Adult and Juvenile Underwriting Sections. As a result of our reorganizational plan from February 1, 1969 my staff will be reduced to three persons. This challenges us with the problem of structural and work re-orientation. On every other weekend I go out to the field for organization and promotion work. Until date I have visited our branch offices in Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; and New Brunswick, New Jersey. I met the Supervisors, District Manager, Section Managers, staff workers and the area Supreme Council members, consulted them on the local problems and endeavored to help them in their promotion work. I have also visited our branch managers in Akron, New York, Passaic and Toledo. With the President I have participated in the program of the Hungarian Freedom Day held on October 20th, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. As a matter of new policy the monthly production report is mailed to the Supreme Council members and the Field Force. Monthly communications are made with our Field Force and periodic circulars arc sent to the branch managers and agents. 1 have attended the National Ministerial Association Meeting and the Ministerial Retreat of Calvin Synod held in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. I have also met the Canadian ministers on October 21st, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. We were well received by the Reverend Paul A. Mezo, pastor of the Ottawa Hungarian Presbyterian Church and the Hungarians living in the Greater Ottawa Metropolitan area. As a result of our promotion Branch No. 409 was opened in Ottawa. Every effort shall be made to build bridges of good will and strengthen the spiritual ties of fraternalism with the co-operation of the ministers and laymen between the Federation and the Hungarian Calvinislic churches in Canada and United States. REV. ARPAD GEORGE: 10
