Verhovayak Lapja, 1937. január-június (20. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)
1937-04-24 / 17. szám
Journal oi Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association VOLUME XX. APRIL 24, 1937 ENGLISH EDITION No. 4 ... Dear Secretary and Officers of the Branch:- ... The happiness and welfare of any Country’s population not always depends on those at the head of the government alone, but also on other factors established and existing in order to carry their share in the scheme of things. The members of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association taken in general are given directions for the preservation of their rights, by our By-Laws. It is regrettable, that, while they live to certain obligations, in others they fail. The important factor in the life of our Association and its safety, is, the securing of new members. It means renewed energy, new life in the monotonous course of its life. Why is it, that the problem of securing new members, which can be compared to the nutrition of a body, is not carried on earnestly and taken more seriously? In my opinion, I am not mistaken when I upbraid the leaders: the ones among us holding lesser positions, whose duty is to set an example to the ranks of the Branches and urge the laggards to action. Secretaries and my fellow Officers holding other offices, this is not the first occassion that I direct my warning and petitioning words to you in the form of a letter. You as well as I, made a solemn oath to conduct the affairs of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association with integrity. We assumed the responsibility, not only for keeping the existing rules, but also all rules, to be enacted in the future. Yet, if we put the question: which Branch President, Branch Secretary or any other Branch Officer urges the members to a realization of their duties, regarding the securing of new members, at the meeting of his branch: there are indeed few who cän truthfully reply, “I do.” Faithful to my position as well as my oath, I again ask you, my fellow Secretaries, members as well as other Officer members to establish a system at your Branch for j this purpose. To call the; attention of those who pay no heed to this matter, because we swore not only to live up to our By-Laws ourselves, but to see that it is upheld by everyone of us. I know that the Branch Secretary is the busiest Officer of a Branch, yet I direct my letter to him, because I believe that he heeds better the wishes of the Home Office more readily this way. In reality my letter is addressed to every Officer of the Branch, but more particularly to the Branch President. It cannot be denied though, that since in the main, the volume of business in the President’s Office is [ taken up with the conductj ing of Branch meetings. The position of President is not i considered of such import-Non-Hungarian Hungarians Yes, there are non-Hungarian Hungarians . . . and thank God, there are many. Reader they are not those whom you might think of at the first moment. For example: Palatine Joseph (Joseph Nádor) was a non- Hungarian Hungarian. He was an Austrian by birth, and what’s more, he was a Habsburg, but, already in his own time the people proclaimed him a Hungarian and took him into their hearts. He was a real father of the Hungarians in their down-trodden state, not long after their unsuccessful war for liberty. Another non-Hungarian Hungarian was our late beloved Queen Elizabeth, whose fate was such a tragic one, and who, although she was of foreign birth, spoke Hungarian beautifully and wrote Hungarian poetry. She was never so happy as when she was in Buda, as she hersálí used to say, and she was' proud of our nation’s heroes as though she were descended from them. Can we not call Brahms, the great composer, a non- Hungarian Hungarian, with his world famed Hungarian dances, which are everliving memorials of his love for Hungary and her people? Many times he expressed the wish that he had been born a Hungarian. And let us remember Pablo Sarasate, ‘‘King of the Violin”, who, while sitting in one of the coffee houses on the shores of the Dahube, listening to the enchanting strains of Hungarian gypsy music, became so inspired that he wrote his best known and most frequently played composition, “Zigeunerweisen”, using the tune of “Csak egy kislány van a világon” Sarasate made this melody a good will ambassador for the Hungarians all over the world. ■ Couldn’t the name “Non- Hungarian Hungarian” be applied to Senator Borah of “Great Success” BRANCH 395 McKeesport, pa. The McKeesport branch of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association has just completed their third year of activities. The Third Anniversary Dance, held by the group on Tuesday, April 6, was attended by many local and out-of-town guests. The fact that all previous dnace attendances at the Penn McKee Hotel Ballroom were shattered on this occasion, proves what a tremendous success our dance was. The officers and members of Branch 395 wish to thank the following branches for their fine support in making our third anniversary celebration a success:- Branches 71 and 411, of Duquesne; Br. 152, of East Pittsburgh; Br. 184, of Clairton; Br. 226, of McKeesport; Br. 78, of Irwin; and Br. 396, of Jacobs Creek. Honorary guests and patrons of the dance were:— Messrs. Joseph D a r a g o, John Bencze, Michael Varga, Kalman Revesz, John F u 1 o p, Sigmund Spiegel, Martin Bryer, Samuel Goodman, Nathan Weiss, Morris Fried, Joseph Hoffman, Arthur Englemen and Joseph Check; Dr. Samuel Gomory, Mayor George H. Lysle, Councilman Benjamin Rosenberg, Attorney Joseph B. Feldman, Dr. William Vislay, Dr. J. L. Ausländer. Miss Emma Poromb was chairman of the Dance, assisted by Miss Margaret Biro and Mr. John'Sabo Jr. Alex Goydan, Sec. Idaho, great friend of the Plungarians? This outstanding American statesman has been a champion of the Hungarian cause ever since the Trianon Treaty has been in force. Another of these is Lord Rothermere, who demanded a place under the sun for Hungary, and whose call echoed throughout the civilized world. Last, but not least, we add the name of a great and noble American soldier, General Bandholtz. A member of the inter-allied military mission, representative of the victorious entente powers, he risked his life to help Hungary, so unjustly mutilated, and her people. With only a whip in his hand, he routed an angry, armed horde of foreign soldiers, in front of the Hungarian National Museum, just as they were about to despoil the Museum of its historic treasures of intrinsic value. The statue of this man in Budapest is the one before which the American Hungarians will pay their respects in the summer of 1937. Every stratum of society among the Hungarian population of America will be represented in this pilgrimage. The greatest American Hungarian Society, the Verhovay, has a wonderful program planned for this pilgrimage. The ‘‘Old Country” is awaiting the pilgrims with loving heart and open arms, and the day they sail and the day they arrive will be holidays of joy supreme. These will be festival days in Budapest, never to be forgotten. Hundreds will assemble before the statue of the General and with bowed heads will pay tribute to the man who tightened the strands of friendship between the people of two nations so far apart. ance as accorded it in the past of our Association. The reason for this I find in the fact that the President does not perform work of a basically ideal nature. His time is taken up mostly with controversial Branch meetings, which usually being of a personal nature, occasionally, even the deference due the Office of President, as such, is ignored in the encounter. It is my opinion, that if the Branch President would assume the responsibilities of securing members, locally, and would demand an accounting at every Branch member by member, and would continually urge the members towards this end, he would become the motivating power in a mutual cause, thereby elevating the rank of Branch President. He has a right, according to the By-Laws, to call on assistance for this purpose, to organize a committee and in the discussion of this problem, direct the monotonous life of the Branch in a direction calculated to strengthen his rank and at the same time attain the mutual goal. There is a new social order being evolved around us and these changes have an effect on the Verhovay also. It is advisable if we adhere to the new ideals in our thoughts as well in our actions. Giant financial enterprises ■and masses are working feverishly to win as many adherents as possible to their ideals of unity. Their motive for this is not more important than that of the Verhovay in wishing to secure new members to further consblidate the strength of the Association and to ensure its future. The progress of our Association is of the utmost importance to every member and as the success is mutual the work should be done mutually. The first move in the work awaits the Officers because it is up to the leaders to set the tempo. Secretaries and Officers, do not search for an evasive excuse when I call upon you to keep your oath. It is requested of every member to do his duty. This is demanded by the Verhovay unity and asked by Joseph Darago President
