Verhovayak Lapja, 1944 (27. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)

1944-01-13 / 2. szám

UNITY AMONG OUR MEMBERS y Page 2. Verhovay Journal January 13, 1944 SUNKIST SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ECHOES By Albert B. Steinmetz Los Angeles, California Member of Branch 104, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania I am proud to bring you the photo of smiling Alexander Ur, Jr., now in Italy, (a future fr mine), and the simply-written prayer dedicated to him by his Mother, when he was in North God bless you—and Happy New Year to all. A MOTHER'S PRAYER FROM HER HEART FOR HER SOLDIER ROY IN NORTH AFRICA iend of Africa. I ask Thee not for worldly gain, Nor for an earthly joy, But, dear Lord, I ask Thee once again To bless my soldier boy. He’s in service for this land To bring us victory, But won’t Thou guide him by the hand And give him peace with Thee. Yes, he’s a Christian that is true, But earthly cares are strong So won’t Thou give him strength anew To triumph over wrong. Then may we all look up to Thee And trust Thee till the end, To bring this nation liberty And keep us free, Amen. I pray for you while you are far away, My thoughts surround you both night and day, I pray that wheresoever you go, Divine protection you always know. I pray for you because you’re dear to me, Because between us rolls so deep a sea, I ask that dear Saviour guard you in each place From all perils you may have to face. I ask, dear Christ, that safely you’ll return to me» When peace is won and ours is victory, My grief was deep, my burden great, My soul was bowed beneath its weight. I Lord, I pray, Thy help I need, I felt him lift my load indeed, In gratitude I looked up to see The face of Him who rescued me. And then I fell upon my knee, And cried aloud: let me serve Thee, Forgive me, dear Christ, I never knew That Thou didst carry a burden, too. Dear little flag in my front window there Hung with my tears and our dear Lord’s prayer, Child of old Glory, born white with a siar, Oh what a wonderful flag you are. Blue in your star in its field of white Dipped in the red that was born of fight, Born to the blood that our fathers shed To praise your mother, the flag overhead And now you come in this frenzied day To speak to my small window to speak and say: “Mother, I am the voice of your soldier boy iron} here . . .” She stands by this window and waits and fears. (Dedicated to U. S. Soldier Alexander Ur, Jr., by his mother, Mrs. Alexander Ur, Sr. WoodbriJge, N.J) Our members have good rea­son to be proud of their affilia­tion with the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, for the VFIA is recognized as a fraternal society with high ideals and a great purpose in serving its mem­bers in times of need. The mem­bers enjoy the fellowship that is continually perpetuated among among the various branches of the society and which serves to bring the members closer .to­gether and thereby reap the mu­tual benefits of being connected with such an organization. Acti­vities operate which serve the younger generation as well as older membership. Our' society, through its humanitarian efforts, has contributed much toward the welfare of its many thousand members, who have found pro­tection as well as fraternalism within the VFIA. During the past years that VFIA has been in existence, its fine work has been witnessed by many, who seeing the many splendid accomplishments of the society, have since become affili­ated members and now help in the wonderful work of carrying on the ideals and principles of fraternalism. They saw opportu­nities within the society and wanted to become a part of such an organization in order to help others when the time came to extend a helping hand to a fel­low-member. Many people are aware of the need for life insurance but some­how seem to neglect doing some­thing about it. There are others with foresight who can see the need for life insurance, as well as sick and accident benefit. They can foresee that life is not just a smooth-running course of events, with no illness or old age ahead. With vision of the future, and the time when illness may come, or perhaps an accident which may cause extreme finan­cial embarrassment, our mem­bers have joined our ranks be­cause they realized their need to carry full protection at all times. With such protection they go about their daily tasks, unmind­ful of the many problems that may arise in the future and over which they have no control. But it is not enough just to be a member of the VFIA and wait for the benefits which may be reaped through affiliation with the society. It is the sacred duty of every member to see that there is unity among the mem­bers and between the many branches of our large organiza­tion. With the beginning of the New Year let us make a new start and resolve that from now on each one of us will do our ut­most to infuse a more harmonious condition into our fraternal life. Let us plan to work together as a whole and not as a unit—a part of the whole, or as individuals who want to enjoy all the bene­fits of the society but do not want to make the effort to work for the good of the greatest num­ber. We all have a definite place in life and most certainly a de­finite part to play. Let us make the role we play as interesting and worthwhile as it is humanly possible for us to do. If we want to perpetuate the ideals of a true fraternity, we can not step down from the pedestal of ideals and forget all about them, while we lower ourselves by selfish­ness. Selfishness can not exist where there is the love for our fellowmen; for brotherly love is next to the love of God, or rather an attribute of God. We, of the younger generation, should have great respect for the first generation, for it was through their untiring efforts, sacrifice and work that our so­ciety came into being, which is our heritage, and we now enjoy the many benefits of this society. The older membership under­went many hardships in order to create and build the VFIA into the splendid organization it is today. Therefore, let us all unite and work together in a common cause to further advance the ideals that prompted the first generation to create our fine so­ciety. We, younger generation mem­bers, have been given a silver spoon on a silver platter, so to speak, and let us give in re­turn; so that we can pass the same gifts on to the future gene­ration that is to come after us. Let us unite and work harmon­iously with all the branches, old and young members alike togeth­er, for there is need for co­operation in order to build for the future. There is still much that can be accomplished in the fraternal field, for our work has not ended just by organizing a great society. We must strive to accomplish more in the future that what we were able to do in the past. The Second World War has brought about many new prob­lems that must be met and dealt with now and in the years to come. For this war is bringing about world changes that will af­fect every individual on the face of this earth. It has brought chaos into every corner of the globe. Every family has been af­fected by this war in one way or another. It will take years for us to rehabilitate our dis­abled soldiers and help them be­come accustomed to living in a peaceful world again; and we must help our soldiers who will come back whole, adjust them­selves and fit themselves to make their own livelihood again among men who no longer devote their working hours to making wea­pons of destruction. It will take a long time for us to restore peace to all nations and restore our own selves to a former capa­city of peaceful living in order to make this a safe and sane world for all men to live in. Within our society we have the opportunity to work toward harmony and understanding be­tween people on a small scale. Let us make the most of this wonderful privilege and learn how to live peaceably with human beings, so that after the war we can branch out more and help others to adjust themselves to living again among men as men should live—in the bonds of love and true fellowship. An ideal brotherhood is one of the greatest gifts man can possess and enjoy on this war-torn earth. Therefore, let us all unite in deed as well as in word, and build a strong future that nothing can harm, so that when our boys lay down their arms at the end of this conflict, their sons and their sons’ sons will never see the ter­ror and destruction of war, or know what the word hate im­plies, but will live to see a last­ing peace—a peace which is our duty and privilege to create now, while we have the opportunity to build something fine out of the present global war. When we have brought about this accomplishment we can rest assured that the heritage we leave to the future generation will be a lot or condition of which they will be justly proud, and thank us for all we have done to make their world a place fit for human beings to live and work in.---------v--------­SPECIAL NOTICE BRANCH 333 - MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA. A special meeting will be held by Branch 333, Morgantown, W­­Va., at the home of Joe Danish, Jr., House No. 30, Chaplin, W. Va., Sunday, January 16th, 1944, at 3 P. M. There will be an election of of­ficers. All members are urged to be present. Fraternally, Joe Danish, Jr., Sec’y, Branch 333. DELAY NO LONGER in GETTING YOURSELF INSURED because LIFE IS SO VERY UNCERTAIN NOTICE Branch 343 Williamson, W. Va. At this time, I want to notify all members of Branch 343, that on January 16th, 1944, there will be a meeting, at which time the officers for the coming year will be elected. Meeting will be held at the home of the Secretary, House No. 36, at New Camp; time: 1 P. M. We ask all members to please be present. The officers of Br. 343 thank all the members for their fine cooperation in the past year, and wish one and all a Happy New Year. Fraternally yours, STEPHEN YOUNGER 343 Branch Manager Williamson, W. Va­­--------------v--------------■ NOTICE Branch 345 Aliquippa, Penna. There will be a meeting at my home, on the third Sunday of January, the 16th, 1944, at 3 P.M., for the election of a secretary. All members please plan to at­tend. Fraternally yours, JULIA BALOGH 237 Baker St. Aliquippa, Penna. NOTICE Branch 5, Maynard, Ohio The new officers for E ranch 5, for the year of 1944 a;;: John Kovach, President; Fran ; Sabo, Sick Visitor; Julius Liggie Shadi, Manager and Secretary. To our members who do not reside in Maynard, the address is still the same: B^x 188, Maynard, Ohio. Fraternally yours, JULIUS LIGGIE SHADI, Sec. and Mgr. Branch 5.--------------v-------------­NOTICE BRANCH 430 - HOMESTEAD, PENNA. Branch 430, Homestead, Penna., will hold their yearly meeting Saturday, January 15th, 1944, at 7 P. M, at Ann’s Flower Shop, Homestead, Penna. All members are urged to be present. Fraternally, Mrs. William C. Kohut, Secretary. ARE YOU AWARE that the longer YOU PUT OFF INSURING YOUR LIFE the more IT WILL COST YOU

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