Fraternity-Testvériség, 1984 (62. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)

1984-04-01 / 2. szám

FRATERNITY

Page 5

378

Tibor Köss

Louis Bartalos

359

Vilma Tury

Sandra Peclet

317

merged to 153

Irene Sakalo

154

Zora Ludwig to

Mrs. Piroska Ludwig

Julius Simon

41

Frank Taylor

Ethel Grillo

1

John Nagy

John Koi

402

Mrs. Gyula Veres

Rev. Lajos K. Aday (Jan.)

50, 72,

149 Daniel Vizsolyi to

Tibor Veress

Elvira Petry

378

Louis Bartalos

Tibor Dolinszky (temporary)

235

Agnes Molnár

Robert S. Cina

144

Rev. Louis Medgyesi

Helen

Tisza-Nitsch

The faithful, dedicated work and the many years of service of the resigned branch managers are truly appreciated. On behalf of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors, THANK YOU!

ANNUAL STATEMENT

The 1983 annual statement and all other documents requested by the states and Ontario, Canada were prepared by Koppelman and Eglow, Certified Public Accountants, South Orange, NJ and by CPS Actuaries, Stamford, CT. The list of those who have been licensed by the various states are being reviewed as they come up for renewal.

FRATERNAL ACTIVITIES

Upon paying the premium our member purchases not only insurance protection, but also becomes eligible for fraternal benefits. We have continued to offer in 1983 the fraternal benefits of the previous years.

FRATERNITY — Four issues were published by the I. H. Printing Company, New Brunswick, NJ. More and more of the branch activities received publicity. With the computerized address system, in order to avoid waste and mailing cost, only one copy will be mailed to a household with several members.

BETHLEN ALMANAC — With the cooperation of the local churches, the 1984 issue concerning the activities of our churches appeared. It is a comprehensive — therefore, historically significant report of our church life outside the boundaries of Hungary. I wish to express our appreciation to the Reverend Paul Kovács and the Reverend Lajos Illés for collecting, organizing and proof-reading the valuable material.

BETHLEN HOME — One of our foremost fraternal benefit offered to our members is the care of the Bethlen Home to the elderly and sick. But there is more to it. The site continues to be what it has been for over sixty years — the center of our Hungarian Reformed life in the United States. The village for retired members offers comfort, benefits and a rarely beautiful and scenic view over Ligonier Valley. The Reverend Paul Kovács, Administrator, will report to the Board all the facts about the Home and village.

BETHLEN COLLECTION - The Reverend and Mrs. Bela Olah have completed their work of organizing and cataloging the richest material on Hungarian immigration and the development of their churches and institutions in the United States and Canada. It also contains valuable material on the life of our fraternal societies. Reverend and Mrs. Olah will soon return to Hungary. At this time, in the name of the entire Board, I express our deepest appreciation for their dedicated and professional services.

IN MEMORIAM

We pay respect to the memory of the 317 members who died during 1983. To their loved one we express our deepest sympathy. At the same time, we thank our Lord particularly for those who served our Federation many years with dedication: The Reverend Sándor Daroczy, Administrator of Bethlen Home, The Reverend Paul Ferenczy, former District Manager, Ethel R. Molnár, Director (Toledo, Ohio), Branch Managers Albert St. Miklosy (Perth Amboy, NJ) and John Nagy (Bridgeport, CT), Elizabeth Galgany, President of Branch 2, Cleveland, Ohio.

I AM GRATEFUL to the members of the Board and my fellow officers for their willingness to advise me — many times I called on you and you were ready to assist me in matters that concerned the operation of our Federation — Thank you!

to every member of the staff at the home office who performed their duties so diligently;

for the assistance of Judge Alex Eger, Jr., legal counselor, Ben Koppelman and A1 Eglow, financial counselors, Samuel Urda and George Schaumann, CPS Actuaries;

for the care and concern of Dr. Katalin Korossy for all of us as well as for the new members;

to our churches for making the pulpits available to me and for the cooperation of the pastors and lay leaders in helping our work at the local level;

to Margaret, my wife, who in working on part time basis has helped prepare material for computerization;