The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1983 (10. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1983-09-01 / 9. szám
Page 2 THE EIGHTH HUNGARIAN TRIBE WHAT IS THE EIGHTH TRIBE? Th« Hungarian Nation when entering the Car* pathian Batin in the 9th century AJD. wai composed of «even Magyar tTibet of Scythian origin. Many hundred# yean later tome of the people left Hon* gary for a newly discovered land — and this segment became the Eighth Tribe. To those who were born in this land« speaking or not the Hungarian language« Reformed« Lutheran« Catholic or any other faith« even if only a trace ijf Hungarian origin in them« to these this Magasine |s There are many social activities pursued by today*# generation to further or keep up some of the Hungarian customs in their own respective areas. 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 TRIBET, we hope you find it informative and enjoyable and that in time yon will become one of Our regular subscribers. IN MEMORIAM ÁRPÁD NÉMETH, formerly of West Mifflin, Pa., died on August 13, 1983. Funeral service was held at the Free Magyar Reformed Church of McKeesport, Pa. on August 17, 1983. Our condolences to the Németh Family. Árpád Németh was a member of the Eighth Tribe family for the last ten years. THE AIMS OF THE HUGARIAN EIGHTH TRIBE FOUNDATION 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 and Religious Heritage our forfathers brought with them to this new land. Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 9, 1982, for the purpose of obtaining a Certificate of Incorporation for a proposed non-profit corporation. The Charter was approved. The name of the Corporation is HUNGARIAN EIGHTH TRIBE FOUNDATION, having its registered office in Ligonier, PA 15658. It is organized under the Non- Profit Corporation Law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The purpose of purposes for which the Corporation is organized are: (a) Foster the Hungarian Heritage in America. (b) Establish and maintain a Hungarian Cultural and Educational Institute in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. (c) Encourage contributions toward the establishment and maintenance of the institute. (d) Publish a journal for the purpose of disseminating cultural, literary, and educational information. (e) Preserve historical materials relating to the Hungarian American Heritage. The Corporation does not contemplate pecuniary gain or profit, incidental or otherwise, to its members. The corporation was organized and shall be operated exclusively for the purposes set above. It may promote, establish, conduct and maintain activities on its own behalf or it may contribute to or otherwise assist other corporations, organizations, or institutions on behalf of the Corporation. It may solicit and receive funds and other property, real, personal, and mixed, and interests therein, by gift, transfer, devise, or bequest. This Corporation is operated as a corporation which will qualify under and be subject to the limitations of Section 501 (c) (3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. THE EIGHTH HUNGARIAN TRIBE Editor .................. Sándor E. Chomos Transylvanian Quarterly: Albert Wiss Associate Editoi ....... István Zolcsák 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 Ctiomos. Art .......................... Elias C. Chomos Circulation......................Julia Chomos Published and printed monthly by the Bethlen Press, Inc. — P. 0 Box 637. Ligonier, Pa. 15653, 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 Mextco $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