The Messenger, 2004 (1-3. szám)
2004-01-01 / 1. szám
Sctüritp fttsí)ltsí)t ő THE BETHLEN CULTURAL CENTER PRESENTS “HUNGARY AWAITS YOU” Come explore the colorful and historic land the Hungarians call “Magyarország”. Come visit the home of your ancestors; see the villages or cities where they were born; perhaps, meet relatives for the first time. All this is possible as a part of the 15 day -13 night tour of Hungary, scheduled for September 15-29, 2004! The tour program takes travelers to many of Hungary’s fascinating historic places. Included in the tour price are roundtrip air transportation (MALÉV - HUNGARIAN AIRLINES) from New York to Budapest, most meals, all overnight accommodations and all scheduled activities. Personal assistance will be provided to those who wish to seek our ancestral villages and relatives. Options are available for later return dates, as well as for special outings and activities during the tour. Tour itinerary and arrangements are prepared by Mrs. Margaret Erdei of Travel Guide, Clark, NJ, 732-381 -0260 (1 -800-936-8687 outside of NJ). Price of the tour is $2,065.00 per person, based on double occupancy. A single supplement is available for an additional $500.00. Special airfares from other cities to New York are available. For tour reservations and information, please contact the Bethlen Cultural Center at 724-238- 2032. Ask for Baba Újvági or Edith Szép, or write to the Cultural Center at 125 Kalassay Drive, Ligonier, PA 15658. “Hungary Awaits You...Come and Enjoy Her Hospitality!” LOOK BACK WITH LOVE “Look Back with Love” is the continuing essay written by Ligonier Gardens’ resident, Julianna Detilla. The following is the last installment of her essay. Our Apa followed Rev. Kalassay to Pittsburgh. They had known each other back home in Hungary as young boys. Apa had been working in a marble quarry in Vermont, and, after 5 years of the job, he still felt like a stranger among the silent New England men he worked with, and was glad to be among his countrymen again. By this time, the Monars had opened a rooming house for Hungarian immigrants, and he got a place there, sleeping in the same bed with Mr. Nagy Lajos, from Szurnyeg, and Mr. Nagy Beni from Igriczi, in Borsod, where Apa also came from. They called Mr. Nagy Beni kukurica Jancsi because his Mother gave birth to him in a cornfield back in the village, and carried him home in her apron. This story of his birth followed him all the way to America. After the new orders were instituted in the First Church, the simple, humble sons of the little villages of Hungary vied to be elected to be an officer in the Church. There was a certain amount of prestige to be chosen by their countrymen, and it was like being a big fish in a little pond. They literally rolled up their sleeves and made the Church the very center of their lives. Oh, the plans began to be hatched for the building of a bigger Church! There was a frenzy of activity and hope!
