The Eighth Tribe, 1976 (3. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1976-07-01 / 7. szám
Page 10 THE EIGHTH TRIBE July, 1976 Hungarian Scouts Celebrate 25th Anniversary in USA The first Hungarian ethnic scout troop in the USA was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, 25 years ago hy two freshly arrived “displaced persons,” District Commissioner Ed Chaszar and Scoutmaster Frank Beodray. The members of the troop were all refugees; some of them already had scouting experience in the refugee camps of Europe where their families lived after the Soviet occupation of Hungary forced them to flee. Sponsored hy parents’ organizations and by Hungarian churches, the troop in Cleveland eventually The first Hungarian patrol (Tigers) with Ed Császár and Frank Beodray, Cleveland, Ohio, spring of 1951. — Császár Ede, Beodray Ferenc és az első clevelandi cserkész őrs (Tigris őrs) 1951 tavaszán. The Tiger patrol on its first hike to B.S.A.’s scout reservation in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. The boys had no uniforms as yet. A Tigris őrs első kirándulása a Boy Scouts of America cserkészparkjába, Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Egyenruha még nem volt. grew large enough to be split into two: one for the East-side and one for the West-side. Later, girl scout troops were also organized. The founding of the troop in Cleveland was followed by similar initiatives in many other cities. Today there are 24 Hungaran troops in the USA ranging from the East Coast to California. Together with other ethnic scout organizations, the Hungarian Scout Association, Inc. (address: P.O. Box 68, Garfield, N.J. 07026) is in partnership with the Boy Scouts of America, and proudly celebrates its 25th Anniversary of educating better individuals and better citizens in the U.S.A. The first cub scouts and their leader Bandi Tóth. — Az első kiscserkész őrs és vezetője Tóth Bandi. The first Hungarian troop in Cleveland, Ohio. Here the patrols of East and West, camping together in B.S.A.'s Chardon Reservation, pass inspection by Ed Császár in the summer of 1951. — Chardon, 1951 nyarán. Amikor az egész clevelandi cserkeszét két őrsből állt. Itt a keleti és nyugati őrs együtt volt kirándulni “Csedebá"’ vezetésével; a szállítást a roverek intézték.
