Verhovayak Lapja, 1937. július-december (20. évfolyam, 27-53. szám)
1937-09-09 / 37. szám
1937* Szeptember 9. tik »Mal ÁRPÁD the Chieftain (Concluded from last issue) As mentioned above, the Magyar tribes did not plan to permanently settle at Etelköz. The westward migrating Magyars numbering together with women, children, and servants, 500,000, in the Fall of 895 entered the passes of the Carpathian Mountains. Following the incidents of this fateful decision, on the night preceding this great undertaking — according to ancient customs — they offered sacrifice to their Gods and to the magic-powered spirit of their ancestors. In the incarnation of the Turul bird (Hungarian eagle) the national totem — they sacrificed to the esteemed old Chief Almos so that his magic strength, wisdom and bravery freed from earthly shackles enter his son’s soul and in filling that, make the young prince capable of accomplishing his great undertaking. .........After this great sacrifie Prince Arpad strted out from the Upper Tisza valley for the occupation of the long sought new home, during which a part of his people — the people of about three tribes — penetrated into the heart of the country through the valleys of the Maros and Olt rivers. The main force crossed the Vereckei Pass and rested on the edge of the plains, at Munkács. While the Magyars rested at Munkács, Arpad spied out the territory encircled by the Carpathians. From his scouts he learned that on the plains between the Tisza and Danube Rivers Chief Zalán ruled over the Bulgarians and Slavs; beyond the Tisza and in the vicinity of the Maros, the Chazar Chief Marót; in Transylvania, Chief Gyelo; on the right banks of the Danube Franks, and on the left banks Moravians lived, whose chief was Szvatopluk. Arpad first occupied Ungvar, then with his people he settled in Bodrogköz. From here he penetrated forward to the sajo, then to the Zagyva, while his leaders occupied the Tisza territory and Transylvania. At this time he heard from the German emperor that Szvatopluk was planning to attack the Franks to found a large Slav empire. He preceded Szvatopluk in his plans and in conquering the Czech prince, Zobor, near Nyitra, he occupied the entire Highlands. Zalán knew that now he would come next. He thereupon asked for aid from the Greek emperor. Arpad had already pressed forward to Alpar, here he met with the Bulgarian-Greek army of Zalán. The Magyars awaited the dawn and upon the sound of Chief Lehel’s horn the Magyar horsemen clashed with them,' and after a great struggle put to flight Zalán, who was forced to relinquish Attila’s country to Arpad, the brotherly nations glorious chief. Arpad called the leaders of nation together for a meeting on the plains of Csongrad, the scene of the acquisition of their homeland. * At this meeting they divided among themselves the acquired lands for their homes on the grounds of the blood pact. The diplomatic and militaristic preparations for the conquest of the homeland and its methodical execution are without a doubt Prince Arpad’s personal merits. The occupation of the new homeland, alike from the standpoint of timely economic and military adjustment, the manifested deliberation and systematization, with its own profound consequences is proof of the entire nations vitality, capability of progress and state-forming. Arpad’s Magyars were not only conquerors but at the same time also the establishes of the foundation of the Magyar State of the Middle Ages. The home conquest was not the objectless flight or migration of a nomad horde pursued by its enemy or even an adventurous plundering army. In the desire for a hereditary prince the creation of a political unit was expressed, and the wanderings connected with the settling of the homeland give proof of the clear vision of the Magyar leaders, and the political judgement and diplomatic ability of Prince Arpad. The Magyars pressed in at Etelköz from their old home with Prince Arpad at their head with a deliberate decision prepared to migrate Westward, with deliberate decision seeked a new home where against powerful Eastern enemies they could successfully defend themselves. Arpad is without a doubt one of the most revered figurer in Hungarian history. The Hungarian people have always esteemed his person, his deeds, and have encircled his noble figure with almost a mythical glory. The grateful nation at the millennium commemoration festivites of the home conquest — in the year 1896 — at Pustaszer near the old ruins erected a new votive church, while at Budapest to the memory of Arpad they erected a beautiful equestrian statue. THE YEAR’S DIVIDENDS TO BE ISSUED IN THE SECOND HALF OF OCTOBER THOSE ENTITLED TO DIVIDENDS, WILL RECEIVE SAME ONLY IF THEY ARE NOT IN ARREARS WITH THEIR MONTHLY DUES. Every Member Should Take Care Of His Arrears Before The Close Of September. On several occassions we have announced that in view of the financial results of the year 1936, and also on the motion of our Actuary, the Board of Directors of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, at their meeting in March of 1937, ordered that wé pay dividends this year also, to those members: 1. — Whose membership was three (3) years old on December 31, 1936. 2. — Who were regular paying members at the close of September, 1937. 3. — Who are not in arrears with their monthly dues at the close of September. The dividend is to be issued in the second half of October, as soon as the Home Office has completed the September monthly reports and the closing of the books. For this reason it is extremely important to have the Branch Secretaries send in the monthly reports on time in September. If they will be in on time then the bookkeeping can be done sooner and very naturally, the dividends can be issued sooner a'lso. Those who pay close attention to the statements published in our Official Journal, no doubt read from month to month that part of the Branches send in their monthly reports and dues late continually every month. If the issuing of the dividends will be late, then it will not be the fault of the Home Office but the fault of the Secretaries of those Branches who are continually late with their reports. Every member, whose policy is dated as of January 1934 or sooner, is entitled to a dividend if at the close of September, they are not in arrears with monthly dues. Anyone whose policy was three years old in December of 1936 and who pay up their monthly dués in full up to September, can rely on the fact that in the second half of October, their dividends will be at the Branch for them. We have already advised that every member entitled to it, will receive 2% of the reserve value of his policy as of December 31, 1936, as dividends. Every member can easily figure out for himself the amount of the dividends he will receive. Look at the policy and in the first place look at the date on same. Then count the number of full years the policy was in force up to December 31, 1931, from the date of issue. If this has been figured out then the Table of Values on the back of the policywill give the amount of the reserve value, and 2% of that amount is the dividend which is due, if the policy is for $1000. Many inquire that if someone is back with one or two month’s dues, why they cannot receive dividends. The explanation of this is that the Board of Directors established that fact as one of the conditions, that the member must be up to date with his monthly dues. In this manner at least, those members will pay up their back dues who have been back with same for years through negligence, alone. Every Branch will receive the dividends, together with a list of names with the amounts of the dividends due, opposite each name. We would urgently request every member whose policy is burdened with a loan, to use the amount of the dividend to pay either on the principal or the interest since it is to their own interest also, to do so. In return for the dividends, the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association asks only one thing from its members. And that is, that they tell all their friends and relatives about the Verhovay paying dividends this y-ear also and then try to secure them as members. Among the Hungarian fraternali Societies, the Verhovay is the only one which pays a considerable sum to its members each year in the form of dividends. New Law in Ohio At the National Fraternal Congress annual session, held in Columbus, Ohio, the delegates were very much surprised to learn that the State of Ohio last May, passed a law providing that after a period of ninety- (90) days, all new business written by Fraternal Societies on members in the State of Ohio must be based upon the 3y4% interest assumption. Many of these Societies are still issuing all their certificates based on a 4% rate of interest and according to this new Ohio law they are illegally doing business in that State until they adopt certificates for new members based on the 3/c/c rate. At our convention held in August 1935, our officers were foresigh ted enough to have a resolution adopted providing that all new business on and after January 1, 1936, should be upon a 3)4% interest basis. As far back as 1929, when we adopted new plans of insurance (Class E — endowment at age 60 and Glass F — endowment at age 7(1) our officers were foresighted enough to provide that these new plans be based upon the i/% interest assumption. We are glad to be able to say- that the foresightedness of our officers and our convention delegates has actually met these conditions before same were fixed by the laws of the several states. While Verhovay is now issuing her new certificates based on the 3/c/o interest assumption, we wish our members to remember that with the pay-ment of annual dividends by the Association, our member are not actually paying as much for the 3y2<fc policies as others are paying for their 4% policies without any dividend return by their societies. Are you changing your Address ? If so, please see to it that your new home is listed with the officers of your branch so you may receive your Verhovay Journal regularly.
