Verhovayak Lapja, 1941. július-december (24. évfolyam, 27-52. szám)

1941-07-10 / 28. szám

Page 12 Chicago District Jubilee Celebration June 22nd The Chicago District Ju­bilee celebration held June 22nd*will never be forgotten by all those who attended. Never in the history of any Verhovay branch or any so­ciety in the vicinity of Chi­cago was there such an at­tendance as reached on this glorious day. The weather was ideal, and, although it rained in the neighborhood of the grove, not a drop fell to mar our picnic. From early morning till late in the eve­ning members, under the capable supervision of Di­rector John Szalanczy, work­ed conscientiously to help make this celebration the success it was. Orchids to the women of Branches 37, 96 and 229, who prepared the delicious goulash, Laci Pecsenye, raised doughnuts and many other delicacies out in the open, which were consumed by the picnickers as fast as they were pre­pared. Young ladies from the Gary branches were in charge of the ice cream and soda pop booth; they took caTe of the younger folks very well. Bingo was played under the supervision of Irene Balia, Betty Krumrei and Mrs. John Szalanczy, of Branch 96. The Milwaukee ladies, not to be outdone, held the crowd’s interest with the Chuck O’Luck game, with winners receiving bottles of Wine. We do not know whether it was the wine that drew the crowd to their booth or the lovely Milwau­kee women; we are inclined to believe it WAS the wo­men. The bartenders and ticket sellers handled the situation very well, and the men who assisted at parking cars and collecting tickets at the gate are to be complimented on their work. At 12:00 o’clock noon, the announcer in the sound truck tuned on the Hunga­rian Radio Program over WHIP, during which time we heard our own Grand Old Man, Supreme President Darago, speak by transcrip­tion to all the Hungarians. He was at the picnic listen­ing to his own voice. One of the main attrac­tions at the Jubilee celebra­tion was the exciting soft­­ball game between the Ver­hovay team of Branch 96 and the Verhovay team of Dayton, Ohio. Our movie man, Mr. Zoltán Kozak, was on the job taking pictures of exciting plays and spec­tacular catches. The first few innings went by in three up and three down fashion, until the fourth in­ning when Branch 96 scored three runs on two hits and a walk. The next inning Dayton tied the ball game. In the fifth inning, Branch 96 started out with a homer and five hits in a row. From then on Branch 96 held a good lead to win by a score of 14 to 4. Raklovitz and Opalko scored home runs for Branch 96. The losing team had no hard feelings, for 'they conceded the. best team won, and it was a Verhovay team. After the ball game, the entertainers, Home Office representatives and guests of honor were called to the grandstand. Director Szalan­czy greeted everyone, and turned the program over to the Master of Ceremonies, George Weiler, of Milwaukee and William Messer of Chi­cago Branch *96. After the National Anthem was sung by the audience, with lea Kiszely and Karl Hatvary leading, William Rohaly, Junior member of Branch 37, greeted with a Hunga­rian verse Supreme Presi­dent Darago, and little Marilyn Klug, three year old member of Branch 164, dressed in a Hungarian cos­tume, presented Mr. Darago with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. The Andrin brothers of Branch 96, Albert and Antal, were not to be out­done, they also greeted Mr. Darago with a soul-stirring recitation written by their mother. Needless to say, our Supreme President’s eyes sparkled y/ith what appeared to be tears of happiness. Mr. Darago’s speech was certainly inspiring, and everyone listened with in­tense interest. Ica Kiszely and Karl Hatvary sang beautiful Hungarian songs. Mr. Messer introduced Mr. Mulcahy, president of the Chicago Board .of Local im­provements, who delivered Mayor Edward J. Kelli’s congratulations to our or­ganization on its 55th Anni­versary. Stephen Schuster, Jr:, of Branch 96, sang “God Bless America,” ac­companied at the piano by Dorothy Cook. Alderman Arthur Lindell, of the 9th .Ward of Chicago, in his speech complimented the Hungarians on their loyalty and patriotism to their adopted country. Lillian Seigh and William Feifar, Jr., of Branch 503, rendered a delightful duet from the “Hamburgi Menyasszony,” after which Miss Seigh sang a charming solo. Reverend Barna Dienes, of the Hungarian Reformed Church of Burnside, and John Bartus, President of the South Side Federation of Lodges and Churches, were among the speakers. Denes Gyerko, Jr?, of Branch 96, sang Hungarian songs, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. John Willey and on the violin by George Fogash. Talented young ladies of Branch 503 presented Hun­garian dances. John Bencze, Supreme Secretary, and Mr. Coloman Revesz, Supreme Auditor, were introduced to the audience, as well as Di­rectors Moses Csömör and Dr. Joseph Prince; also Dis­trict Organizer Joseph Bum­­bulucz and George Toth. Following the entertain­ment and speeches, races for the children' was next on the program, conducted by Louis Sabo, Frank Me­­yerchick, Stephen Uhlean and Alex Foris, of Branch 96. Children between the ages of six and eighteen par­­ticipáted, and winners were the following: Barbara Be­­luscheck of Chicago; Mar­garet Kamara of East Chi­cago Branch 130, Richard Weisman of Milwaukee Branch 275, Charles Chudek of Branch 164, Mary Jane Juhasz of Indiana Harbor Branch 229, Sissy Tremblay of Chicago, Richard Tinich of Chicago Branch 96, Rich­ard Betourney of Chicago, Lillian Weisman of Milwau­kee Branch 275, Irene Szabó of Chicago Branch 37, Ro­bert Sabo of Chicago Branch 96, Peter Konyar of Chicago Branch 96, Mary Juhasz of Indiana Harbor Branch 229; Marion Sabo of Chicago Branch 37, Robert Sentessy East Chicago Branch 130. The winners of the cracker eating-and whistling contest were Frank Weisman of Milwaukee Branch 275, win­ner of first prize, and Steve Székely, winner of second prize. The winners of the balloon blowing contest were Helen Pachay of Chicago Branch 96, winner of first prize, and Leona Kulcsár of Chicago Branch 37, winner of second prizes ~ , After the races, Branch 96 Yerhovay Junior Softball Team challenged the fathers to a five inning game. The fathers and sons played verji good ball, with the fathers winning by a score of 10 to 9. We are happy to men­tion here that Branch 96 Verhovay Juniors are in first place for the trophy in the West Pullman Park Softball League. We shall report more about them in a later issue. This wound up the sports activities of the day. Dancing was enjoyed by young and old to the delight­ful music of Sepessy’s Or­chestra and the Verhovian Orchestra. Flowers were sold Verhovayak Lapja during the flower dance by the young ladies of Branch 503. Guests from near and far attended the Jubilee cele­bration, from as far north as Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Detroit, Michigan; as far south as East St. Louis, Illinois; as far east as Day­­ton, Ohio and as far west as Omaha, Nebraska. Mem­bers living within fifty miles of Chicago came by char­tered bus. * All in all, everyone had a very enjoyable day, for which the officers and committee of the Chicago District are indeed very happy. Fraternally, MRS. LOUIS SABO, District Secretary. ■ -------------O-------------­CHICAGO BRANCH 503 HOLDS BIRTHDAY PARTY June 20, 1941 As is customary, we had another birthday party for our members who were born in the months of April, May, June. The celebration was held at our usual meeting hall, after the officers had a short meeting. The following - members celebrated their birthday with us: Zoltán Papp, Frank Ba­logh, Jr., Agnes Csontos, Kathryn Fury, Stephen Lász­ló, Magdalene Kondracsek, Anne Talaber, our Junior Secretary, Mrs. Mathias Hu­bert, Jack Hubert, Eleanor Stanko, Marian Stanko. Each of these members was presented with a flower while the gypsy orchestra played “Happy Birthday to You.” And as the orchestra played, the rest of the mem­bers joined in the chorus. Cold buffet was served. Everyone seemed to be en­joying himself to the full, and the gypsy orchestra was called upon to play csárdás numbers almost the entire evening. Our sincere appreciation is due to John Ivanyicky, Tony Kovács, Steve Love­­nyak, Mrs. Ethel Bzay (Vice- President) and Mrs. Frank Balogh, who were kind enough to arrange this party and give of their time and efforts so generously, Among those present could be seen Mr. and Mrs. Lász­ló, Mr. and Mrs. Kopdra­­csek, as well as Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Zoltán. It is to be regretted that Mr. Lorant Gyorffy, now in Pittsburgh at the Home Of­fice, could not be with us on this occasion. Mr. Gyor­ffy helped to create this novel social of having birth­day parties for the members. Fraternally, \ „ FRANK BALOGH, Secretary. July 10, 1941 BRANCH 503 PARTICI­PATES IN 55th JUBILEE CELEBRATION Chicago, Illinois The 55th Jubilee Celebra­tion of the Chicago District of the Verhovay was held on June 22, at Frank’s Grove, 117th and Homan Avenue. People came from Ohio, Wiscorisin, Indiana and various parts of Illinois in order to make this the grand success that it was—thanks to the untiring work vOf John Szalanczy, Director, and Ernest Kunstadt, Sr., Secretary of Chicago Branch 164. Branch 503 did all pos­sible to help contribute its share, except that several members who previously signified their desire to serve on the committee at the picnic could not be there. There were several dance numbers given by members of Branch 503. The trio dance was expertly given by Agnes Csontos, Anne Csontos and Kathryn Fury. The solo dance, one of Brahm’s num­bers, was very ably present­ed by Kathryn Fury. Lilian Seigh, another of our members, sang a popular magyar folk song, which went, in part, as follows: “Jól mondta az anyám, hogy vigyázzak a legényre, mert egy csóknál az nem tud megállni...” The chartered bus which took the members of our branch to the picnic was the last to leave the picnic grounds. The gypsy or­chestra, all members resid­ing on the northside, got a free ride—on one condition, according to Mr. Frank Ba­logh, secretary. They had to play all the way to Chicago Avenue and Western, a dis­tance of some 20 miles. An'd they certainly kept up their esardases and other num­bers; meanwhile members of Branch 503 singing—and even dancing—in the bus. Fraternally, FRANK BALOGH, Secretary. —s---------O--------------­BRANCH 187 - Granite City, Illinois Two members of our branch have been inducted for a year’s service in the Army. They are: John J. Lorencz, who is Volunteer No. 1 from the Granite City District; Thomas Saiga, who was drafted last month. In the spirit of Verhovay fraternalism, we wish the young men the best of every­thing, and we will happily receive them when they re­turn form the service. Fraternally, ELMER Z. KOZMA, Publicity Agent. t

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