Verhovayak Lapja, 1937. július-december (20. évfolyam, 27-53. szám)
1937-12-30 / 53. szám
=VerhovayJournal = = My Trip To Hungary December 30, 1937. (Cont’d from last month’s issue) Szeged was our destination. We visited this city last year also and they showed us a splendid time. But let’s, get back to this year’s trip. Szeged is a very beautiful city located on the Tisza River. In this city we were again welcomed at the railroad station by the city officials also by a large crowd. Here we were taken by a very warm welcome». Gee, these people were glad; to see us. We were taken to the Catholic Daughter’s school as this was the only place where we could get rooms to sleep in, all the hotels being filled to capacity due to the open stage plays being given, which many thousands of people from all parts of the world came to see. But we had a very good bunk room, there were nine of us sleeping in one large room, quite a lot fun for us boys. The next day we were taken on a sight-seeing tour on buses through the city. Here we saw many quaint things and many which I missed last year and was glad to see now. We were all ariiazed. After a hot forer noon on the bus, we went to the banks of the Tisza River and some us went bathing while others regaled" themselves by drinking some good cold beer, or eating ice cream. Oh, how I wish I had some now. In the evening we were invited to another grand festival dinner. Here we also had a grand time. That same evening we went to see a performance of “Janos Vitéz”, a pláy being given on one of the open-air stages. I saw this very same play last year, but liked this year’s performance better as I was more interested in it now» I managed to secure a very good seat and this realiy did help. Everyone of us enjoyed it very much. “It was just perfect in every way,” is wdrat everyone in our group said of jt. As the play came to an end, we walked home to get some very much needed rest. The next morning, after breakfast, we were again taken on a sight-seeing tour. Gee, but these tours are grand. We were taken to the Yugoslavian borderline, which formerly belonged to Hungary. From' here, we went back to the city to have lunch. After lunch we had a few hours given us so thatwe could go and buy some souvenirs, or other things. But we were told to be back at four o’clock as our bus was going to take us on another lour. This really was a splendid one. We w^ere taken to a .small village, Papa. Here is where some of our group got the first glimpse of village life. But we came to see a happy part of that, as thev gave us a demonstration of a village wedding and did we enjoy ourselves, just as if there really were a wedding going on. Mostly everybody was dancing. But time waits for no one and it was time for us to leave. We all wished to remain but orders are orders and we had to climb aboard the busses. Gee, could we have had a grand time that night. We had to bid farewell to Papa and back to Szeged we went, where another festive dinner awaited in the “Hungária” and is this a swell place. Here again we had to leave in a hurry but we went to see a review of stage and screen stars in person. They sure put on a swell show. When the performance ended, we formed a group and went back to the “Hungária” where to the accompaniment of that incomparable gypsy music and excellent wine, we had a glorius time. It was nearly in the morning when we finally reached our beds to get just a little of that much needed sleep. A few hours and we had to get up again, had breakfast, packed our luggage and with poignant sorrow, we bid these friendly people good-bye. We really were sincerely sorry not only to leave Szeged, but because here a few of our friends, namely, Mr. and Mrs. John Korosfoy and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Buzogány, were CLEVELAND, O. BRANCH 366 Meeting was called to order by President Balazs at 8:35 P.M. The minutes of our previous meeting were read and accepted. The Committee for the coming Verhovay Day affair gave a report. The date is set jfor February 13, 1938. Two new members, Miss Bertha Pinter and Mr. Nagy were introduced. The suggestion that the wall between the two rooms be cut out is postponed until after the holiday season, and as yet, we have no filing cabinet. Mr. Mike Vailand gave a suggestion that when we have a dance, all members pay for at l&ast one (1) ticket. This is to be experimented upon at our coming dance to be held January 16, 1938. By: STEPHEN SZABÓ Secretary—Branch 396 Jacobs Creek, Pa. leaving our group, going to their birth places. It-made us feel very blue, to see them leave. But, they had to go, so what else tould we do. Now we continued our trip, still through the Southeastern part of the country. Our next stop was the small village of Battonya. With this name every Verhovay member should be familiar, because here lies the remains of Julius Verhovay, the great Hungarian Statesman. It was after this great man that our Association was named of which fact we should all be very proud. Thanks to Michael Pálinkás. Here in Battonya, we were met at the railroad station by a very huge throng of people, welcoming us most cordially. We were immediately taken to some real wonderful private homes. Just as if we were their own sons and daughters, these people were most awfully The Committee for the dance is as follows: Chairman, Mr. A1 Kovach; Misses Helen Veres, Julia Mak, Bertha Pinter; Messrs. Michael Bokeny, John Balazs, Joseph R. Simlco and Joesph J. Horvath. Mr. Al.Kovach was elected chairman of the entertainment committee for the following six months. An invitation was received from the Internatio nal Workers Order for two delegates to attend their 20th Anniversary Banquet, held December 12th. Miss Bertha Pinter and Mr. Mike Vailand offered to go. A donation of $2.00 was sent to the St. Elizabeth Hungarian Orphanage and Home for the Aged, in Detroit. Received a lettej; from one of our members in New York. A letter was received from thrilled to see us. Here again I met many friends with whom I became acquainted last year. And, were we happy to meet again. In the evening they had a special stage show given in our honor and then dancing, singing and making merry, that entire night, not a wink of sleep. V e had our breakfast in the morning, and went to church where our group gathered together. From the church we marched to the cemetery. Here we paid our respects to Julius Verhovay. In his memory we placed a wreath on his monument. The action expressing our deepest respects for his achievements and also our appreciation for the fact that we were singled out from thousands of Verhovay members for the honor of doing so The entire population of the village accompanied us to the cemetery. A few speeches were made by Mr. Bencze and Mr. Pálinkás, a charter member of our Association. We left the cemetery and this time we gathered together again. Again a swell, festive dinner was served us after talking to our friends and time as always was just flying and it was soon 'evening again. Six of us boys, Joseph Galya, Stephen Lang, John Olexo, Jr., and twp boys from Battonya and myself started out to each one’s home for our luggage as the train was leaving at 4 A.M. the next morning. We did not get very far as Galya’s home was our first stop to the Home Office, stating that any member securing twenty-five (25) new members receives a suitable certificate. Our Treasurer, Mr. Mike Bokeny, gave his report which was duly accepted. The election being held, we submit the names of the new officers: Mr. J^hn Balazs .... President Miss Elise Kolosvary . , Vice-Pres. Mr. Michael Bokeny .... Treas. Miss Irene Kovács .... Secretary Miss Bertha Pinter . . Rec. Sec’y Mr. Whelan . . Sargeant-at-Arms Mr. Al Kovach........... Controller Mr. Joe Nagy .................. Auditor Mr. Mike Vailand..............Auditor There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Julia Mak Recording Sec’y PAGE 7 secure his luggage. The people here made us stay. So to make the best of it, we had to stay and did the six bóys have a marvelous time till one o’clock in the morning, singing, dancing and drinking. We sure were beginning to feel a little high so we left and began gathering up our luggage. Then d o w n the village streets we walked singing those good old Hungarian songs. We met two policemen. They stopped us. They were greatly surprised to hear us American-Hungarian boys singing in Hungarian the way we did. He even helped us out with a lew songs. But, having to go on duty, lie left us. We continued walking down the street till we came to the dance hall. Here, the rest of the group was enjoying themselves also, but being about three A.M. we had to leave for the station. Before doing so, however, we returned to Joseph Galya’s for some more light lunch and some more of the incomparably good wine. They packed us some things to eat on the train, each one receiving a lunch. The carriages were waiting to take us to the railroad station. With the greatest reluctance since our trip began, we bade Battonya, good-bye, our train rollout of there at four A.M. Everyone tried to get a cozy corner in the train or someone’s lap to rest on to get some sleep as there had been two whole days without any sleep at all. Somehow, we managed to rest jusVa little. We ate all the food Joseph had and then to the dining car on the train we went to have a good breakfast. It was just about noon when we reached our destination which was none other than Kecskemét, this being our last stop. Here at the station we were ^greeted by the City Officials. Then we were taken to have lunch after which we were again taken on a short sight-seeing trip. Returning from the sight-seeing trip we climbed" into wagons which took us across the Bugac. This was really nice, just like the pioneer days of . America which we see at home in tlf5 movies. We stopped on the Bugac where they had a swell place built for tourists. Here also we were served a festive dinner to the accompaniment of that gypsy music and oh boy, that wine, (Cont’d in next month’s issue), j . -V. MB
