The Eighth Tribe, 1978 (5. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1978-11-01 / 11. szám
November, 1978 THE EIGHTH TRIBE Page 11 end of this class were the small “wandering merchants”, who moved from town to town with their relatively inexpensive goods, and the even more numerous “local merchants”, who bought and sold their goods locally. The presence of these groups of merchants, the growth of manufacturing and urbanization, the increasing reliance upon money economy, the improved agricultural methods and implements, etc., all made Hungary of the late twelfth century into a far different place than what she used to be in the time of King St. Stephen. And this difference was also evident from the growing complexity of her culture and in the reorientation of her political system, which soon produced some enviable results and unexpected turn of events. (Komoróczy: Magyar kér. tört., 3-8; Bp. tört., 1973, I, 235-247.) 120 LIVING HISTORY . . . (Continued from page 7) Century-old woven rug from Torontál area (now Roumania/ Yugoslavia) displayed by Hungarian Scouts; representatives pictured: Marian Bánhegyi and Erzsi Zalán, New Brunswick, N.J., together with Otto Molnár, Graz, Austria (on a month-long visit to the USA). costumes designed by Terezia Mersich and Matild Boldizsár). The finale included a sing-along followed by dancing on the plaza with music provided by the “Hungária” Orchestra of Mihály and Anahazi István. Many of the festival visitors readily talked of their hopes for more such future events and especially were planning on coming again. For those who might not have been able to share the happening personally, this accounting is acknowledged to be but an excerpt proferred alternately as vicarious enjoyment somewhat of reality. —M. Takacs Barboe Mrs. Maria Läufer Carleton wearing felt jacket purchased in Budapest. Mrs. Elizabeth Szabatka Horvath and daughter Elizabeth wearing embroidered colorful outfits. toured some of the Hungarian communities for the first time. 1948 As a result of the Second World War, thousands of Hungarians lived in camps throughout West Germany. These people were classified as Displaced Persons, and 13,123 of them entered the United States under the Displaced Persons Act of 1948. They were mostly professionals; and, though most of them had to master English, their adjustment to American life was comparatively rapid and their contributions to their new country were numerous. They also became a leaven in the activities of Hungarian-American societies. 1951 The first Hungarian Boy Scout group in the United States was organized by Ferenc Beodray and Ede Császár. In the same year, the headquarters for the Hungarian Boy Scouts moved from Europe to the United States. Fifteen years later, in 1966, 1,000 boy and girl scouts camped in Raccoon Creek State Park, Pennsylvania. 1953 The Clevelandi Magyar Szabadegyetem (Hungarian University Extension of Cleveland) was organized by Ferenc Somogyi. Since then, this extension program has offered ten college-level lectures annually. 1955 According to the almanac of the Catholic Hungarians' Sunday there were 238 Hungarian Catholic priests and 170 Hungarian Catholic churches in America. Dont forget to send your Donation to the Eighth Tribe Foundation
