Fraternity-Testvériség, 1998 (76. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1998-07-01 / 3. szám
Page 16 TESTVÉRISÉG paprikas, stuffed cabbage, pecsenye sandwiches, kolbász sandwiches, langos, palacsinta, gulyás, kiflis, as well as strawberry short cake, hot dogs, hamburgers, and beverages. Items for sale by vendors included books, Herendi porcelain, laces, t-shirts, and other imported Hungarian items. The HRFA also sold various items, including Hungarian cookbooks. The Hungarian Civic Association, which sponsors the festival, is a non-profit coalition of churches and organizations in the Hungarian community. It was organized in 1975 to become involved in the revitalization of New Brunswick on the neighborhood level. The HRFA has been a member of the HCA since its inception. The first festival was held in 1976 to celebrate the Bicentennial of our country. The churches and organizations in the HCA coalition that participated in the festival this year were as follows: >- American Hungarian Foundation/ Hungarian Heritage Center >- Ascension Evangelical Lutheran Church >- Bayard Street Presbyterian Church >- Hungarian Alumni Association >- Hungarian American Athletic Club >• Hungarian Reformed Federation of America >- Hungarian Scouts of New Brunswick ► Magyar Reformed Church >- Magyar Savings Bank >- St. Ladislaus Church >- William Penn Association This year the festival attracted over 15,000 persons from not only the New Brunswick and Greater New Brunswick area but also from the tri-state area and beyond, including Canada and even Hungary. Busloads of visitors come annually from Cleveland and Pittsburgh. The PRINCETON PACKET reporter, Derek Beres, called the event “the biggest little bit of Hungary - to make its way from the shores of the blue Danube to the banks of the old Raritan. A thousand years of culture and good food make it easy for Hungarians to celebrate their heritage in New Brunswick.” The festival each year is brought to a close with the “Twilight Concert” at the Hungarian Heritage Center’s Courtyard. By the time the churchbells in the neighborhood herald the Sunday morning worship services, on the day after the festival, the hundreds of festival volunteers, with the help of the city sanitation employees, have cleaned the streets, removed the flags from the trees and poles, folded the tents, packed away the tables, chairs, grills, and showmobile, along with all other traces of the music, dancing, and the magic of the festival - for another year. Yolan Varga, Chair, Festival Coordinator FIRST ANNUAL HRFA WILLIAM ARQS_________ MEMORIAL NATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Sunday, July 18, 1999 - 9:00 A.M. Champion Lakes Golf Club in Ligonier, Pennsylvania Entry fee of $45 includes: O 18 holes green fees O Riding cart O Refreshments and more! Prize Drawings: O Gift certificates O Golf equipment O Golf packages Arrangements will be made to entertain family members not participating in the tournament at local points of interest. For more information, please contact Endre Csornán, National Secretary, at 202-328-2630. (Maximum number of participants is 60)
