Verhovayak Lapja, 1941. január-június (24. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)

1941-03-27 / 13. szám

Page .2 Verhovayak Lapja. March 27, 1041 Thumbnail Sketch of the Northwest By Andrew C. Simcho Branch 430, Homestead, Pa. and officers of the three churches and clubs, and will be sent to the President of The United States The English text of the “Proclamation” is the fol­lowing: PROCLAMATION Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt! Be it resolved that we loyal American citizens of Hungarian origin, members of A m e r i c a n-Hungarian Churches and Societies of Los Angeles, California, pledge our allegiance to the Constitution of our Adopted Land and loyalty to you on this eventful celebration of our Independ ence Day, March 15, 1848. The text above was fol­lowed by the signatures. This beautiful painting was done by a Hollywood ar­tist, Arthur Ala Vinger, who spent long and tedious hours at the work. Next a very pleasant Hun­garian lady, Mrs. Mary Stig­­mon, was presented. Her contribution was a beautiful “honey-cake heart’’ (mézes­kalács) , decorated with American and Hungarian flags, boquets' . of flowers, doves of peace, and clasped hands. The message, on the heart.was: “This heart is from the Hungarian hearts of Los Angeles, California, to the greatest American heart, Franklin D. Roosevelt.” In a specially constructed orna­mental box, this also will be sent to the President. The Federation of Ame­rican Hungarians was hext introduced by Rev. Hady, and $85.00 was immediately collected as a donation. Then followed ten minutes’ intermission. . Dr. Mayer Winkler, Rabbi of the Community Syna­gogue (there being no Hun­garian Jewish parish here) spoke in English, but with a Hungarian heart: “Looking back over the past ninety­­three years we see that the spirits of Kossuth and Pe­tőfi will not disappear... 1 ask everything for unity... Let’s be loyal and faithful to America!” Since the Governor of Ca­lifornia was not represented, the Master of Ceremonies read the Proclamation mak­ing March 15 “Hungarian Dayv” Maria Samson was dressed in a beautiful Hungarian “Matyó” costume. She was an artist with the Budapest opera. Her numbers were the following: “There over the Mountains of Blue,” written by Albert Metz, and “Everyday Prayer,” written by John Enod, score by John Kurucz. Miss Samson was applauded so heartily that for an encore she sang a fast old Hungarian csárdás. The evening’s activities were crowned by-the capable recitations of Michael- Var­­konyi, film star, reciting Michael Tompa’s “To the Stork,” . Petofi's “Captive Lion,” and finally Petofi’s “At the End of September.” The storm of applause that followed was tremendous, for after fifteen years Varkonyi again appeared before a Hungarian audience. A more beautiful recitation was ne­ver heard by this writer. There were tears of supreme joy in the audience. At the end of the poem, “To the Stork,” I glanced aside and saw tears glistening in the eyes of world-famous Bela Lugosi. Yes, if you please, there is feeling and heart even in our actors—Hun­garian feeling and heart—in a way that only a Hun­garian heart can feel and a Hungarian artist recite! Finally, with the short greeting of Bela Lugosi, the unforgettable and beautiful March 15 of 1941 came to an end. • • •(Editors Note: The writer of this article • is the same Albert Steinmetz who writes the “Sunkist Southern Cali­fornia” * series, appearing in the • first issue of evéry month. Until recently we did not know that Mr. Steinmetz is a member of the Verho­­vay, and were getting ready to solicit his membership; otherwise we should have identified him with his branch. It was in a letter to us, in which this contribu­tion was included, that Mr. Steinmetz revealed that» he, his wife and his little daughter, Margaret Isabelle, are members of Branch 104, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of which branch Mr. Stein­metz’ parents and sister are also members. Mrs. Charles Steinmetz, mother of Albert, is the secretary of Branch 104. That’s what we want: families to be 100% Ver­­hovay!)--------:o:--------­BRANCH 366 Cleveland, Ohio Mr. Albert Karl has been appointed assistant organ­izer by Mr. Louis Vassy, district organizer. Therefore, Mr. Karl is authorized to collect dues, in addition to the others previously men­tioned. Saturday, March 29th, will be the Annual Card Party of Branch 366. Mr. John Mantz, chairman of the entertainment, Miss Goldie Zsednay, chairwoman of the card party, and the committee in charge, are preparing an enjoyable pro­gram. Fraternally, Joseph J. Horvath, Financial Secretary. STAMP NOTES By WILLIAM B. YÜHASE It is rumored that our present and motley, assort­ment of U. S. air mail stamps is to be' supplanted this year with an entirely new set. At least one high denomina­tion of $1.00 is expected to be included. No definite in­formation is available as to designs, but we expect that defense program motif will be reflected in certain of the designs. I received a war cover from England, which re­minded of our Civil War envelopes. This envelope was used in England first and then used over again by the receiver. He resealed the. back of the envelope and pasted a label over the ad­dress and stamp showing the second address. Both stamps were tied on the cover.' It was interesting to note the letter was not cen­sored when addressed within Great Britain, but it was when sent ’to The United States. Some Australian war covers were seen here. It Was interesting to note some of the envelopes were stamp­ed, not opened by the censor. The' Vermont Statehood Commemorative Stamp was put on safe ‘on March 4th at Montpelier. The official report says 182,243 first day covers were sent and 302,450 stamps were sold. The stamp looks neat, although some of the Vermonters were not pleased with the design. The Canadian Philatelic Agency at Ottawa, according to the New York Times, has commenced selling used copies of stamps, especially of the higher values of the 1930-1938 series, in quanti­ties limited to multiples of five each. Some of our local cover collectors are writing to the various Army posts and Army, post offices for can­cellations and cachets. They are using the new defense stamps for the postage. It is hard work but the cover collector is a persevering­­person. The U. S. Government has overprinted the 1917 design Documentary Revenues “Series of 1940”..^ under­stand the Stock Transfer overprint, Silver Fox stamps and special tax stamps for licenses. The new designs, just prepared for Document­ary Revenues, having por­traits of the secretaries of the Treasury up to 1861, have also appeared with overprint. It is understood the overprint will be chang­ed every fiscal year in an attempt to curb reuse of the revenue stamps. One would hardly expect to find the throbbing, puls­ating symphony of religion in such a desolate, barren country as Utah, not the Utah of today, but of long years ago, as it presented itself to those pioneering settlers, the members of the Mormon Church. The church leaders were convinced that somewhere in this land of liberty they could have their religious freedom. Having­­heard of the Great Salt Lake Basin, they were determined that their Zion City would be established there. Then began the trek that was to live forever in the pages of history and in the memories of Americans who can ap­preciate the sufferings and hardships of the Mormons as they trudged from Nau­­voo, Missouri to Salt Lake. Thousands were buried on this trail and thousands were born. A page, torn­­from • history, reveals that the women folk .would stop along the trail, give birth to their children, then re­turn to their caravan. The bitter, sufferings they' must have endured were no doubt alleviated by the thought of _ what the distance .would bring them—their Zion City. Today, gazing at Salt Lake City, even the uninitiated can feel the burning pas­sion that annealed each and every brick in the buildings of this beautiful city, can sense the depths of emotion that are so vividly expressed in the flaming flower gar­dens of Utah. Although Salt Lake City is comparatively a new city, the geometric design of its streets and buildings are almost a preview of the city of the future. When Salt Lake City was still a dream, the city fathers designed the city, to be built around the main building of the church, the Tabernacle. Today, tour­ists find the streets of Salt Lake City a dream, after the nightmares of the other cities. The main attraction to female tourists is the beauti­ful gardens of the Taber­nacle. The unbelievably beautiful designs that have been worked out by the gardners are masterpieces of color scheming, botany and patience. Without a doubt, the most impressive of all Salt Lake City is the internationally famous Salt Lake Choir. Claiming one of the largest organs in the world, a group of hundreds of voices combine to thrill audiences over all the world. To realize that the buildings were erected almost wholly without the use of nails is an attribute to the skill and devotion of these people. Nails were sold at the ex­orbitant rate of one dollar a pound at this time. To contrast parts of Utah, one would merely have to see the famous Salt Lake “desert” and the tropical luxuriance of either Dixie National Park or Zion Na­tional Park. For an unfor­gettable thrill, don’t miss the purple twilight that is peculiar to the southern re­gion of Utah. To a band of daring pion­eers, with courage to trans­form a desert into a flower garden and with courage to fight .for their rights, we doff our hats to the early settlers of Utah. (To Be Continued.)------------------O-----------------­ANNUAL SPRING DANCE TO BE HELD BY BRANCH 394 OF NEW YORK We' are very happy to announce that our Annual Spring Dance is approach­­iny, and will he held on Saturday, April 19th at 8:00 p. m., in the Verhovay Home at 231 East 77th Street, with music by one of New York’s popular orchestras. We are hereby extending our invitation to all other, branches in and near New York City. The young men and wo­men of Branch 394 are work­ing hard to make this dance a grand success, and feel confident that all who attend will have a pleasant time. Knowing that those who attend will have a good time, and hoping that no one misses the gala affairt we remain Fraternally, JOSEPH SHARKOZY, President, JAMES EMODY, Secretary;------------------O-----------------­BRANCH 383 NOTICE Buffalo, New York A Popularity Dance icill be held by Branch 383 on April 19th, atvDory’s Hali. ■ A beautiful loving cup will be awarded to the girl receiving the most votes, from those who attend the dance. Please remember the date; APRIL 19TH, AT DORY’S HALL. Fraternally, CHARLES A. YOUNG, Secretary,

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