The Eighth Tribe, 1977 (4. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1977-10-01 / 10. szám
Page 4 THE EIGHTH TRIBE October, 1977 FOURTH ANNUAL HUNGARIAN FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 10, 1977 GARDEN STATE ARTS CENTER HOLMDEL, NEW JERSEY The occasion of this all-day celebration was marked by perfect summery weather conducive to the over-all enjoyment of the crowd numbering 4000-5000. Not only were there people from New Jersey but some came from “at least seven different states,” according to Reverend Imre Bertalan, General Chairman of the Hungarian Festival Committee; namely, Washington, D.C., New York, Tennessee, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, Lancaster, etc.), and more than 400 persons from Connecticut. (In the parking lot, this writer even saw a car with a Quebec, Canada license plate! In addition, there was a young lady with whom conversation was held directly, who was from Hungary visiting American relatives—and probably not the only such long-distance traveler!) The resulting successful preparations for the festival were due mainly to the support of some 33 churches of various denominations in New Jersey plus ahout 25 Hungarian American organizations together with approximately six other out-of-state liaisons. The forenoon happenings consisted of plaza and grounds activities accompanied by a variety of concessions set up which included foods, books, records, dolls, mementos, hand crafts, etc. Esther Szőke and Lea Lévay (left to right) under archway of Székely gate (such as seen in Transylvania) ; the girls’ outfits were made by members and friends of Hungarian Scouts, New Brunswick, N. J. Works by Joseph Krasznay. Workshops also were available consisting of: egg-batiking by Irén Hajdu-Németh; István Vigh, portraits and etchings; Katalin Kristo-Nagy, decorative wall-painting; Kálmán Magyar, zither maker, (part of this demonstration even included a simple zither that could be made at home); János Tokay, woodcuts; Klári Varga, ceramics; embroidery by members of the Hungarian Civic Association and Hungarian Alumni School in New Brunswick, N.J. as well as Hungarian Folk Art Group from the Hungarian Reformed Church of Perth Amboy, N.J. Exhibiting artists were: (Mrs.) Elizabeth Orvos, instructor of embroidery and Hungarian folk art, whose display included a colorful assortment of silkembroidered scarves, decorative furniture and table coverings; Joseph Csatári (of South River, N. J. birth), illustrations, posters, and portraits; Joseph Krasznay, woodcuts and wood engravings (Capitol, Parliament buildings) ; Enikő and Henrik Muha, Hungarian ceramics; Béla Schmidt (former college professor of Fine Arts in Hungary), portraits; János Tokay, decorative woodcuts with ancient motifs of his native Hungary. The afternoon program was opened by the American and Hungarian National Anthems sung by the audience in conjunction with the St. Stephen’s Choir of New Jersey plus the Hungarian Festival
