The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1985 (12. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)
1985-07-01 / 7. szám
THE "MOTHER OF EXILES" NEEDS THE HELP OF HER HUNGARIAN-AMERICANS! The Statue of Liberty has been our country's symbol of freedom and hope for almost 100 years. So has Ellis Island, where the ancestors of nearly 50% of all Americans, including our Hungarian parents, grandparents, and exiles, first stepped on American soil after being warmly welcomed by the "Mother of Exiles" standing so proudly on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. Both of these symbols of what America stands for throughout the world were allowed to fall into decay. But now, thanks to the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Commission, they are in the process of restoration at a cost of $230,000,000. The cost of restoring the "Mother of Exiles" and converting Ellis Island into a "LIVI NC MEMORIAL" to the millions of immigrants who came to America to find a better way of life and who helped to build this great Nation of ours, must be covered by private donations, because the Federal Government is not providing the funds. This is consistent with the Statue of Liberty's origins, for it was the French and American people themselves whose contributions financed its construction, while it was a Hungarian who helped to raise the money needed for its erection. Let's remember: the Torc h of Liberty is everyone's to cherish. Could we hold up our heads as Hungarian-Americ ans if we allowed the time to come when she, the "Mother of Exiles," can no longer hold up hersc1 LIBERTY 1886 CENTENNIAL 1986 ©1982 S.L./E.1. FOUNDATION, INC. DONATIONS TO THE STATUE OF LIBERTY ELLIS ISLAND FOUNDATION to June. 1985 Mrs. Joseph Fodor.............................................................$ 25.00 Columbus, Ohio Mrs. Van Blanchard............................................................ 25.00 Coshocton, Ohio László and Elizabeth Könnyű.............................................. 10.00 St. Louis, Missouri Barbara Kleinschmitt........................................................ 25.00 Mission Hills, California Barbara Cerra................................................................... 20.00 Matawan, New Jersey N. N. (Hector) ................................................................... 20.00 Mrs. Bela Mariassy......................................................... 15.00 Phoenix. Arizona John Zsoldos........................................................................20.00 Glenshaw, Pennsylvania Peter J. Ivan.................................................................... 15.00 Partin, New Jersey Mary E. Purcell................................................................. 25.00 Cleveland, Ohio Alex C. Popp........................................................................ 5.00 Hyattsville. Maryland John Beres........................................................................ 10.00 Somerville, New Jersey Jules A. Horvath............................................................. 15.00 New Brunswick. New Jersey Clara S. Fenessy............................................................. 10.00 Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Mrs. Barbara Racz.......................................................... 15.00 VanNuys, California Sándor E. and Julia Chomos........................................... 25.00 6reensburg, Pennsylvania Total Donations to June, 1985 ........................................$280.00 Please Note: All Hungarian Americans, or others, who would like to have their donations to the Statue of Liberty—Ellis Island Fund listed in the Eighth Hungarian Tribe magazine and recorded by the Hungarian Eighth Tribe Foundation, please make your check out to: STATUE OF LIBERTY—ELLIS ISLAND FOUNDATION, and mailed to: HETF, P. 0. Box 637, Ligonier, PA 15658. After it is recorded for publication, it will be forwarded to the Statue of Liberty—Ellis Island Foundation's New York address, and will be credited to the Hungarian Americans' Account. July, 1985 III
