Verhovayak Lapja, 1940. január-június (23. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)

1940-01-25 / 4. szám

January 25, 1940. Conditions of the Polish Children Branch 364 Honors Who are Refugees in Hungary President F. Brogley Page 12____________________________Verhovayak Lapja “The problem of relief is an acute one for, notwith­standing the good will of the Hungarian people, they have already given so lib­erally to the annual na­tional winter appeal fund that no one has any reserve. The Winter Relief Fund of which Madame Horthy, wife of the Regent, is president, has diverted a proportion of the stores intended for the Hungarian poor, to aid the Polish refugee children. Hundreds of refugee chil­dren are being received by Hungarian families who have offered them hospi­tality, but this can only be looked upon as a tem­porary aid. * * * “In one house at a holi­day camp near Lake Bala­ton, we have about sixty boys from 12 to 16 years of age and 140 more are ex­pected to arrive. We have installed four bathrooms and started a school of four classes. We have also pro­vided books, pencils and notebooks. Three Polish teachers have been found to teach the children but there is a great shortage of Polish textbooks. Toys and furniture for the sick rooms are also needed. A second house will be used for sick children; there are already 109 beds avail­able in rooms of four, five and six beds. * * * “The psychological effect on the children is terrible. They are still in the grip of terror. The most that we can do for them in the re­fugee camps is to give them food and warm clothing. * * * “As our workers go around the camps, almost every refugee holds out a piece of paper bearing the name of some child, or mother, or husband, who has been lost in the flight. * * * “Small boys who fled from Poland, before the invading armies, are among the re­fugees in Hungary. The little fellows, many of them not more than ten years old, tried their best not to cry when they asked us where their mothers were. In every few cases can we tell them. * * * “Many of the bigger boys have been interned by mis­take in the military camps. Their Polish school uni forms, unfamiliar to the Hungarians, were mistaken for military uniforms. We are making a special effort to get these boys out of the internment camps. If only we had sufficient funds we could set up schools which could save these boys from the utter demoralization resulting from idleness, ig­norance and being shut up with the soldiers. (Excerpts /rom a report by Mile. Rose Vajkai) CONDITIONS OF THE POLISH CHILDREN IN RUMANIA The Bishop of Gibraltar says that though he went through the two Balkan Wars, the Great War and the Spanish War, he had “never heard such harrow­ing stories or seen such ter­rible distress” as he had during a recent visit to Polish refugees in Rumania. (Gibraltar Dioce-san Gazette) At least 500 Polish refugee children have reached Ru­mania separated from their parents and new cases are being revealed every day. They are desperately in need of food to save their lives. (Princess Car eg a) WHAT THE SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIO­NAL UNION IS DOING The Union, through its affiliated members in Hun­gary, Rumania and Lith­uania is providing food, clothing, boots and shoes for children as well as warm blankets. The Union is giving milk to infants. The Union is organizing women refugees to make garments (from material which is provided) for their own and other refugee children. It is taking chil­dren into temporary shelter, finding them accomodations in institutions, and arrang­ing for boarding out in families, according to the circumstances and resources available. It is tracing lost relatives and reuniting families. Representatives of the International Union have been at work at these tasks in Lithuania, Hungary, and Rumania since the begin­ning of the flight of the refugees from Poland, to­wards the end of September. Polish refugees in Paris are also being helped by the International Union through the “Assistance Medicale aux Enfants de Refugies.” We are the American affiliate of the International Union and we are raising funds for the needy Polish Children abroad. All funds collected are sent directly to the International Union, 15 Rue Levrier, Geneva, Switzerland. OUR WORKERS Miss Rose Vajkai is, in addition to being director of the work of Save the Chil­dren Fund of Hungary, a member of the Executive Committee of the Save the Children International Un­ion, a vice president of the Hungarian Junior Red Cross, and an expert ad­viser to the Social Welfare Committee of the League of Nations. The Princess Carega, who is in charge of the work in Rumania, was educated in England. In her own coun­try, she is best known as the founder of the League of St. Catherine, the pur­pose of which is to en­courage the boarding out of destitute children, instead of putting them in in­stitutions. Mrs. Clifford Norton is wife of the Councellor of the British Embassy for­merly in Warsaw. She is an honorary commissioner of the British Save the Chil­dren Fund, and has just visited Hungary and Ru­mania. * * * The National Sponsoring- Committee of the Interna­tional Child Service Com­mittee includes Dr. Frank Kingdon, president of the University of Newark as chairman; Dr. Mary E. Wooley and the Honorable Alfred E. Smith as vice­­chairman; and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Herbert Bayard Swope, Dr. Guy Emery Shipler, Dr. John R. Voris and Dr. George Arthur Buttrick. Further funds are ur­gently needed to continue and extend the relief work of the International Child Service Committee of the Save the Children Federa­tion. Gifts will be wel­comed by the Treasurer at the Federation’s head­quarters, One Madison Ave., New York City. The Verhovay branch 364 of Youngstown gave a warm re­ception (or should I say surprise i to our president, Frank Brogley, after our regular monthly meet­ing, January 9, 1940, at the St. Stephen’s Home. As you all know F. Brogley was elected National Director last September at the National Convention in Pittsburgh and in appreciation and acknow­ledgment of his efforts, 364 gave this. surprise. There is only one trouble with “Frank”, and that is, being on time. He gave the ex­cuse of missing the train at Pittsburgh. However he came rushing in around 9 o’clock while the meeting was going on and told the members what happened and asked to be excused for a short time so he and his friend (Dr. J. Prince of Dayton) could clean up a little. (They call Youngstown a “smoky city” then Pittsburgh is “sooty.”) Well it took our guests quite a long time to wash off that Pitt, soot which gave us ample time to get the surprise ready. This is one time when our girls certainly moved around fast, they even attempted to tap the barrel (of all things). Someone slipped up or down on the ice because in the cooler I saw snow and I’ll bet you a cookie it was Pittsburgh snow. As usual 364 does every thing in a big way and for this occasion rigged up a five piece band, com­posed of the Rendes family, Mr. Máthé and Pista—Thanks boys. So all was merriment when the guests popped in which included Mr. and Mrs. F. Brogley and Dr. J. Prince, Mr. S. Homolya, Mr. J. Tachács and Mr. Steve Horvath. We all knew “Frank” was sur­prised because he had that certain glint in his eyes, then the pre­sentation took place by Mrs. B. Miglits. A birthday cake and a leather traveling bag. With solemn words Mr. Brogley thanked the members and pledged to do his utmost in everyway possible to further the work which he under­took. Dr. J. Prince also voiced his congratulations and empha sized the esteem which we hold for our President. Our guests did not stay very late because they had to make the train back to Pittsburgh at eleven. However “Frank” managed to break another “dance” record with Mrs. B. Miglits, who is sporting another new hat. Her pal is sport­ing a sparkler but keeps it hid most of the time. During intermissions Miss E. Orosz and George Orosz furnished the music. * * * 376 DIRK, Please Note—This party lasted till 2 a. m. and there was beer still. The “Verhovay Lap” is getting to be a “Better Journal” already. I know of a young lady in Parrel, Pa. who subscribes for it just because she enjoys reading differ­ent write-ups (especially mine.) The Leechburg Hungarians should be proud of their Magyar Homp, one of the cleanest I have yet seen. Crescent, a little mining town, certainly turns out 100% at all their affairs, and those young women know their onions about good soup. Coraopolis, Pa. is the town of the Jitterbugs I found this out two weeks ago. If so happened we started to play csárdás, along comes two spattsies (girls) and start right in throw­ing each other around in a corner and kicking left and right their hair bouncing up and down over their, faces, so no wonder they bump into other dancers. Next number was a waltz and can you imagine they started again the same identical thing and I suppose if we played the gólya they would have jitterbugged to that also. What I can’t understand is almost any night of the week you can go and dance to jazz music and once or twice a month when there is “cigány zene” they have to pick out the four corners of the hall and put on this war-dance. The gypsies in Cleveland call this sort of dancing ..krézi”. In the next issue I will give the names of the new officers for the year 1940. I was appointed this year again as scribe for 364, at the same time Mrs. Miglits gave me strict orders to have an article in every issue, and if I can’t scrape up enough material she will help me. So look out fellows we have a Mrs. Sherlock on the spot. Branch 164 — Margaret, Do you believe in Santa Claus? Mystricky—It seems as tho you are taking up ancient history. Can you tell me who was the first Hungarian to set foot on American soil? Shadow—Are you not a little “shady” on your submarines? Branch 434 South Bend—Can I enter my nephew Charles in your Baby Show? He is a little over 5 years but still “Young.” Mr. Albert Jozik, your editorial was indeed a jó-czik. Mr. Huziányi, Why “húzni” It any longer? Miss Snooper Alias—are you no longer a “Miss”? Why the new heading? Congratulations and success to you Otto Molnár, chief organizer. “PISTA.” 48 So. Lane Avenue Youngstown, Ohio. —-----------O-------------­BRANCH 33, Windber, Penna. On the occasion of GEORGE MODOK, worthy Secretary of Br. 33, being awarded the honorary Verhovay title of “Appreciated”, an elaborate banquet was arranged on December 2nd, for him. Louis Vizi was Toastmaster and the purpose and meaning of the celebration were brought out in appropriate words by Supreme Secretary John Bencze. Other speakers were District Manager Louis Cincel, by whom the medal and honorary document were tend­ered. Joseph Muller, Treasurer of Branch , 59, Stephen Olexa, Manager of Branch 134, Frank Medve, Treasurer of the Roman Catholic parish, Sigmund Molnár, President of Branch 15, Nicholas Juhasz, Secretary of Branch 15 and Rev. Andrew Fekete. The closing speech was made by Michael Kalugyer, President of Branch 33. Our fellow-member, George Modok, deserves this out­standing honor, for he has been one of the most industrious Br. Officers of our great organization through many long years one who strives and struggles with all his ability for a greater and better Verhovay future.

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