Fraternity-Testvériség, 1972 (50. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1972-04-01 / 4-6. szám
English Section: Rt. Rev. Árpád George: From the Office of the Secretary DISTRICT MEETINGS Attendance of the Cleveland District Meeting The meeting with our Field Force members, held on January 12 and 13 in Washington, D.C., was followed up by a series of regional meetings held in the various districts in which our Federation operates. Meetings were held on the following dates and places: March 18—Connecticut in Bridgeport March 25—Ohio in Cleveland March 26—Western Pennsylvania in Homestead May 6—New Jersey in New Brunswick May 13—Midwest in Indiana Harbor The meetings started at two o’clock in the afternoon and ended at five o’clock in the evening. From 5:00 to 5:30 refreshments were served and at 5:30 the branch managers and guests enjoyed the delicious Hungarian meals served abundantly in the real and true spirit of Hungarian hospitality. In New Brunswick the meeting was followed by the New Jersey Fraternity Day: banquet and dance. The meals served in J972 excelled the meals served during the previous years. It was perhaps because 1972 is our Convention year and many ladies being Convention delegates felt that this special Convention year deserved their special attention and produced the best in the art of Hungarian cooking and baking. I think that in 1973 our branches should edit a Hungarian cook hook to be published by our Bethlen Attendance of the Pittsburgh District Meeting Freedom Press and a copy should he given to every adult person becoming a new member of our Federation. I shall make this recommendation to our Board of Directors and hope that this will be our 1973 fraternal project. All the four National Officers attended all of the District meetings and limited the reports of their respective departments to 20 minutes. The first session was followed by a question-answer period when questions were asked freely and were answered by the respective heads of the departments concerned. President Beky extended the official greetings and warm welcome of the Federation. He reviewed the 75th anniversary celebrations held last year throughout the United States in the Hungarian communities which helped to build the image of the Federation and propagandize the fact that the Federation is the only Hungarian national religious organization in the world. He also emphasized that in spite of the recession, our Fede- tion moved ahead in most areas. It made advances in insurance-in-force; it increased in the amount of assets; it improved in the yield of our investment and valuation ratio. Our Bethlen Home also has plans for expansion and modernizations. All the plans to serve the future progress of our Federation will be reviewed by our Board of Directors and presented for approval to the Convention. Attendance of the Bridgeport District Meeting 21
