Verhovayak Lapja, 1946 (29. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)

1946 / Verhovay Journal

Lest They Shall Have Died in Vain...!WELCOME!*

REMEMBER THE CAUSE OF LASTING PEACE ON MEMORIAL DAY!

On the day following Memóriái Day the Verhovay Building shall be dedicated to the memory of 188 Verhovay soldiers who paid the Supreme Sacrifice during World War II. The great crowd to be assembled on the afternoon of May 31st, in front of the new Home Office building of the Association, will nay tribute to the heroic men who had joined the armed forces and fought with utter disregard for their own safety in the firm belief that this war was to bring justice, liberty and democracy to all nations of the world.

To the members of the Verhovay this building will stand as a memorial not only to those 188 men who had given their lives for victory, but also to the aims and principles in the defense of which they have made the Supreme Sacrifice. To us, the Verhovay Building is a lasting symbol of the Cause for which 183 of our own brethren died.

The guests of the Verhovay Building as well as the membership of the Association will do well, however, if they remember that the Victory of this great Cause has not jet been attained. The outcome of the Paris conference fills our hearts with deep anxiety for the fate of the little nations whose hopes for liberty and self-determination must turn into disillusionment and despair unless the coming Peace Conference of the United Nations refuses to approve the recommendations of the Big-Four conference.

The decision pertaining to Transylvania is symbolic of what is to be expected for all small nations were the Peace-conference to follow the ideas that seem to have prevailed at the Paris Conference. There is hope, however, in the courageous and consistent stand taken by the American delegation and the assurance of Secretary of State Brynes that the conclusions arrived at by the | “Big Four” are open to amendment by the Peace Conference.

Realizing the fateful import of these days, the Supreme Officers of the American Hungarian national fraternal societies met in Pittsburgh on the 11th of May and decided to call a mass-meeting to New York for Sunday, the 16th of June.

All Americans of Hungarian origin and their organizations -are urged to attend this massmeeting the sole object of which is to PROTEST in behalf of the American citizenry of Hungarian origin against the abrogation of any of the principles set forth j in the Atlantic Charter and the Yalta agreements.

American citizens of Hungarian descent shall raise their voices on June 16th, 1946, in New York, N. Y., in behalf of a JUST PEACE in accordance with the

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The Board of Directors and Supreme Officers of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association extend a cordial welcome to the honored guests of our organization at the Sixtieth Anniversary Celebrations and the dedication of the Verhovay Building.

With a true appreciation of the honor bestowed upon us by their presence, we greet the Representatives of the State of Pennsylvania, Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh, the Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Hungarian Republic, the Dignitaries of the American Hungarian Churches, the representatives of the American Hungarian Societies and the Press, all our friends and fellow-members.

Greetings and thanks to all who appear on the program of the anniversary celebrations, whose messages are eagerly awaited by the members of this Association.

It is the sincere hope of the 55,000 members of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association that the anniversary celebrations will leave pleasant memories with all of our honored guests.

democratic principles and aims for which our young men readily sacrificed their lives because they were made to understand that this war was being fought in order that liberty and justice shall prevail on earth . . .

LEST THEY SHALL HAVE DIED IN VAIN, it is the sacred duty of every American Hungarian organization to affirm our demand for peace based on the principles of liberty and justice.

Let it be understood that the mass-meeting in New York is not intended to demand that Transylvania or any of its ancient Hungarian cities, Arad, Kolozsvár, Nagyvarad he returned to Hungary. All we intend to demand is that the people of these cities be permitted to freely determine their own preference for the nation to which they wish to belong. This demand is consistent with the proclaimed war aims of the United Nations, with the principles set forth in the various war-time agreements of the United Nations and with the faith by which our young men were led in their heroic struggle for victory.

The brandies of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association are requested to delegate their

representatives to the mass-meeting in New York. In the event such representation does not seem possible by any of our branches, they ai*e requested to enter their demand for Just Peace by wire or letter containing a formal resolution of the members of the branches to this effect. Such wires or letters are to be sent to the Home Office of the Verhovay F. I. Association by the official representatives of which these resolutions will be duly presented at the massmeeting.

We cannot fail those men and women, living and dead, who had fought for the liberty of mankind. As they have done their utmost and best, so shall we, in order that the great task so gloriously begun by them, shall be consummated by us who shall be held responsible by posterity should we fail.

BUY

SAYINGS

BONDS

PROGRAM OF VERHOVAY’S SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY

FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1946

(Daylight Saving Time)

8—9:30 A.M.: 10 A: M:

1— 2 P. M.:

2— 3:30 P. M.: 4 P. M.:

4:30—6 P.M.: 6:30 P. M.:

9 P. M.:

Breakfast, Tudor Room, Hotel Fort Pitt.

Assembly, Gold Room.

Luncheon, Tudor Room.

Assembly, Gold Room.

Dedication of Verhovay Building.

436 Fourth Avenue.

Chairman—Albert B. Ari, Vice-President.

National Anthem—the audience.

Address: Hon. David L. Lawrence, Mayor of Pittsburgh.

Vocal Solo: Miss lea Kiszely, Chicago Opera Co. Dedication: John Bencze, Supreme President. Reception, Verhovay Building. .

Dinner, Gold Room, Hotel Fort Pitt.

Dance, English Room, Hotel Fort Pitt.

SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1946

8—9:30 A. M.: Breakfast, Tudor Room, Hotel Fort Pitt.

VERHOVAY NATIONAL BOWLING TOURNAMENT Brannan’s Park Palace 1124 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks, Pa.

10 A. M.: Departure by chartered street-cars.

10:30 A. M.: Verhovay National Bowling Tournament.

Luncheon to be served at Brannan’s Park Palace.

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