The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1982 (9. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1982-12-01 / 12. szám
Page 2 THE EIGHTH HUNGARIAN TRIBE The Hungarian Nation when entering the Car* pathian Basin in the 9th century A.D. was composed of seren Magyar tribes of Scythian origin. Many hundreds yean later some of the people left Hungary for a newly disco re red land — and this segment became the Eighth Tribe. To those who were bora in this land, speaking or not the Hungarian language. Reformed, Lutheran, Catholic or any other faith, eren if only a trace <j( Hungarian origin in them, to these this Magasine |s dedicated. There are many social actirities punued by today's generation to further or keep up some of the Hungarian customs in their own respectire sreas. We would like to bring all these to our readers, so they know what is happening in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, New York, Florida and California or wherever it may be. Send us pictures and descriptions of your groups. There are many of the second and third generation, who have achieved distinguished fame in their fields. We would like to bring this to the attention of our readers, so all of us can be proud of their achievements. The first issue of The Eighth Tribe was published April, 1974. This magazine is and remains the “LIFE LINE' that keeps us together, that makes us and shapes us into a national Family. ☆ If this reading is your first acquaintance with “THE EIGHTH TRIBE, we hope you find it informative and enjoyable and that in time yon will become one of our regular subscribers. Don’t forget to include THE EIGHTH TRIBE as a Gift Subscription to your Relatives and Friends! The Aims of the Hong arias Eighth Tribe Foundation * Foster the Hungarian Heritage in America. * Establish and maintain a Hungarian Cultural and Educational Institute in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. * Encourage contributions toward the establishment and maintenance of the Institute. * Publish a journal for the purpose of disseminating cultural, literary, and educational information. * Preserve historical materials relating to the Hungarian-American Heritage. THE PREA MBLE OF THE CHARTER is as follow, : The Hungarian Eighth Tribe Foundation was officially established on August 22, 1981 at the Hungarian Heritage Conference in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, U. S. A., to preserve and transplant the values of our Hungarian Culture and Religious Heritage our forefathers brought with them to this new land. On May 10, 1779, at Charleston, South Carolina. Colonel Michael Kováts de Fabricy. the Father of the United States Cavalry, was the first Hungarian to give his life for the United States of America — leading his men into battle against the British Army. During his short life in this country, he left a legacy for all of us - “Faithful Unto Death”. We, citizens of the United States of America, who were born of Hungarian parentage, pledge ourselves to live up to the same ideals left to us by those who came from Hungary and helped to shape the history of this land and make it a Nation of Nations. THE EIGHTH HUNGARIAN TRIBE Editor ..................... Sándor E. Chomos Transylvanian Quarterly: Albert Wa3s Associate Editoi ........ István Zolcsák Polis-Hungarian World Federation................Karol Ripa Contributing Editors: Joseph Széplaki, Steven B. Várdy, Agnes Huszár Váidy. M. Takács Barboe, Endre Nánay, László Könnyű, Kálmán Bognár, Tibor Flórián, Victor Molnár, Andrew Haraszti. Public Relation............Joseph Szürcsik Assistant Editors: Editorial: Nancy J. Chomos Boeche, Raymond W. Boeche. Features: Sándor Emery Chomos, Rhonda Ahl Chomos. Art ................................. Elias C. Chomos Circulation............................Julia Chomos Published and printed monthly by the Bethlen Press, Inc. — P. 0 Box 637. Ligonier, Pa. 15658, U.S.A. Telephone: 412—238-9244 Second Class Postage paid at Ligonier, Pa. 15658, U.S.A. Yearly Subscription: U. S. A. $10.00 Canada and Mexico $12.00 Other Foreign Countries $15.00 Foreign Air Mail $30. 00. * * * HUNGARIAN EIGHTH TRIBE FOUNDATION Hungarian Cultural and Educational Institute DR. ALBERT WASS DE CZEGE Astor, Florida President, Chairman of the Board SÁNDOR E. CHOMOS Greensburg, Pennsylvania Executive President DR. TIBOR BODI Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Secretary VICE PRESIDENTS: Joseph Szürcsik, California László Könnyű, Missouri Louis Ambrose, Illinois Alex Koroknay, Michigan Dr. Julius Molnár, Indiana Arthur Bartfay, Ohio Louis Pintye, New Jersey BOARD MEMBERS: Rt. Rev. Bishop Dezső Ábrahám, Mich. Dr. Géza Szentmiklóssy Eles, Ohio Tibor Flórián, Connecticut Dr. George C. Szegő, Virginia Zsolt Vigh, New Jersey Rev. Francis E. Luddy, Jr., Penna. Col. Michael Kovats Historical Society Gay B. Banes, Legal Advisor, Duquesne, Pennsylvania
