The Eighth Tribe, 1980 (7. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1980-07-01 / 7. szám
Page 6 THE EIGHTH TRIBE July, 1980 For a finale, Árpád Farkas’s poem, in memory of John Bolyai (the Hungarian mathematician) : “A tökély kiszemeltje” (The perfect choice), which was fittingly proferred by Paul Fekete. Other points of noteworthy interest: Dr. Wigner’s favorite Hungarian writers are Vörösmarty and Petőfi. Awards to him include the Atomic Energy Commission Enrico Fermi prize, 1958; Atoms for Peace prize, 1960; Max Planck prize, 1961; Nobel prize, 1963; George Washington award, 1964; Semmelweiss award, 1965; National Medal of Science, 1969; Pfizer Award of Merit, 1971; Albert Einstein award, 1972 (as given in the evening’s program). Conference of Church Women United- Eastern Division, Hungarian Reformed Church In America MAY 19, 1980 The site of the twenty-first annual conference was at the Hungarian Reformed Church of Carteret, N. J., with about one hundred persons in attendance. Rev. Dr. Andrew Harsányi was the main speaker. His address was entitled “God’s Covenant with Man and with the World in the ’80s.” Scripture reading was given by Priscilla Hunyady and opening prayer by Helen Bordash. Preliminary remarks were also made by Ann Balka, president of the Carteret Women’s Guild, and John Nemish, chief elder of the Synod of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America. Discussion followed the thought-provoking lecture given by Rev. Dr. Harsányi, which indicated the felt major concerns for contemporary society and projections of problems for serious thought toward the immediate and long-range future existence of mankind. In closing, president Margaret Harsányi contributed the following comment (whose originator was not immediately available) : “What we ARE, are God's gifts to us; what we BECOME, are our gifts to God!” Silent meditation was observed in memory of Yolanda Benga (of Perth Amboy), who passed away during the early part of this year, but whose needlework art lives on in wide renown. The newly-elected officers for 1980-81 are: President Helen Nagy of Roebling; Vice President Helen Daróci of Perth Amboy; Secretary Ibolya Hunyady; Treasurer Helen Bordash of Roebling; Chaplain, Margaret Harsányi of Carteret; Delegate-at-large, Helen Cutler of Staten Island, New York. At the business meeting, there being no disbursements, it was decided to hold contributions toward tuition for a Hungarian minister, if there be one. A special donation to the treasury was made by the Carteret Women’s Guild. Next year’s conference will he at Roebling, early in May. Homestyle Hungarian food was prepared at Bethlen Hall, by Junior Women’s Guild of Carteret, whose officers are: President Ann Balka, Vice President Helen Fabian, Secretary Helen Kalas, Corresponding Secretary Alice Kovács, Treasurer Anna Marie Fuller, Chaplain Helen Dodge.
