Verhovayak Lapja, 1947 (30. évfolyam, 1-24. szám)

1947 / Verhovay Journal

PAGE 2 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Verhovay Journal Alliance Verhovay Home a Showcase of Fraternal V alues (Continued from page 1.) MARCH 12, 1947 Mr. Simo, in turn, introduced the Hon. Wade Shidler, Mayor of Alliance, who conveyed the greetings of the City to the as­sembled guests. He was followed by the Hon. William Martin, City-Solicitor, who paid tribute to the Verhovay for commemorat­ing the hero dead of the Associa­tion and for including the aid­ing of crippled children in its fra­ternal program. The Hon. Harry Wykoff, Municipal J^idge, spoke warmly of the activities of the Alliance membership of the As­sociation. Greetings. The Hungarian colony of Ak­­'ron, O., was represented by a large delegation in whose be­half John P. Bank, President of the Akron Hungarian Home, com­mended the Verhovay branches of Alliance for creating a Fund for the crippled children and pre­sented a $25,- check as the con­tributi n of the Hungarian Home of Akron, O., to the Foundation. Tremendous applause followed the presentation of the donation which, coming from an organiza­tion not affiliated with the Ver­hovay, was especially appreciated by the audience. William Takacs, President of Branch 91, Akron, O., conveyed the greetings of his Branch and presented a $5.- check. Louis Pe­­terfy, manager of the Verhovay Home of Branch 129, Columbus, O., speaking in Hungarian and in English expressed his happi­ness over the brotherly coopera­tion prevailing among the Alli­ance membership whose fraternal activities have earned them the admiration of all Verhovayans. In behalf of the Columbus Ver­hovay Home he presented a check of $25.- to which another $25.­­were added by George Horvath, Vice-President of Branch 129, Columbus, O. — Mrs. Julia Ko­csis, President of Women’s Branch 361, Cleveland, O., brought the greetings and best wishes and also a $25.- donation from the members of this excel­lent branch so well known for their friendliness, cooperativeness and generosity in all fraternal matters. Introductions. The following guests were in­troduced and given a wann re­ception by the enthusiastic au­dience: Supreme President John Ben­­cze, Supreme Secretary Coloman Bevesz, Vice-President Joseph Szalay, Andrew Fay Fisher, edi­tor of the Hungarian Miners’ Journal and Pittsburgh represen­tative of the ‘Szabadság’ daily, Dr. W. E. and Mrs. Sag, Alliance, O., Dr. John Majoros, Youngs­town, 0., Miss Ilonka Majoros, Cleveland, 0., Henry F. Rett­mann, editor, Mr. and Mrs. Ste­phen J. Matyas, Alliance, 0., Hazel Sharer Azar whose $25.­­donation was acknowledged by tremendous applause, Robert Azar, Margaret A. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Hunter, all from Alliance, John Bandi, manager, and John Mazalin, delegate of Branch 64, Canton, O., who brought a $10.- contribution, Mrs. Emery Pálinkás, manager of Branch 54, Cleveland, 0., who presented a $10.- donation to the Foundation, Michael Orbán, a member of Branch 54, Cleveland, Q., Joseph Wolkan, Canton, 0., donor of $10.-, Mrs. Stephen Paul, manager of Branch 129, Colum­bus, O., Mr, and Mrs. Emery Gal, the latter the manager of Branch 361 of Cleveland, O., Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Szabó, Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Sonkoly, the latter President of the Entertainment Committee of Branch 361, Joseph M. Toth, local organizer and man­ager of Branch 14, Cleveland, 0., Mrs. Susanna Bauman, Can­ton, 0., Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Kline, Akron, O., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jánosi of Cleveland, O., who gave $10.-, Alexander Szász from Branch 361, Cleveland, O., Andrew Czako, comptroller of Branch 54, Cleveland, 0., Mrs. Jacob Torda, Sigmund Kadar, Mr. / and Mrs. Emery Kovach, John Bozsvay, members of Branch 14, Cleveland, O., John Chidder and Miss Helen Chidder from Branch 129, Columbus, O., Mr. and Mrs. László Vassy, Dayton, 0., Mr. and Mrs. John Elek and daughters Barbara, Gizella and Olga from Terrace, Pa., who con­tributed $5.- to the new Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Varga from Minerva, O., Albert and Rosette Reet, George Steinbach, William Kuder, Julia Bencze from Cleve­land, Peter Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Zoltán Hegyi, Emery Hegyi, Mrs. Mary Torma, Mrs. John P. Bank, all f"om Akron, O., District Man­ager and Mrs. Joseph Nemes, and Director and Mrs. Joseph Turner from Youngstown, 0., who added a $5.- donation to the Verhovay Fund For Crippled Children. The anniversary. The 35th anniversary of Branch 189 was hailed by Joseph Bara­nyai, President of the branch, who recited a fine poem written for this occasion by Director Kö­­rösföy. The history of the Branch was presented by Manager James Sera who revealed that the Branch was organized on Febru­ary 25th, 1912, by thirteen char­ter members of whom seven are still among the living. 25 years later, in 1937, when James Sera was elected manager, the branch had 74 members and, since then, the membership had been increas­ed to 197. Joseph Baranyai Presi­dent, Joseph Dudás, Vice-Presi­dent, Emery Sera Manager, George Toth, Recording Secre­tary, John Lakatos and Frank Baranyai auditors are the pre­sent officers of this branch. Supreme Secretary Coloman Ré­vész congratulated the officers and members of Branch 189 upon the progress made especially during the last decade and ex­pressed his best wishes to both Alliance branches for continued success and brotherly coopera­tion. Miss Ilona Majoros, dressed in a beautiful Hungarian cos­tume, appeared on the stage and enthralled the audience with two Hungarian songs. Thunderous ap­plause followed her performance that gave the enthusiastic audi­ence some of the most delightful moments of the afternoon. Ilon­ka, studying under Prof. T. Mor­gan Phillips in Cleveland, has made marvellous progress since we last heard her. Excellent enun­ciation, superior technique, sin­cerity of delivery and the de­lightfully warm tonal quality of her voice mark her as one of our most promising vocalists. Editor Rettmann played the accompani­ment on the piano which had been overhauled for this acca­sion, an act for which the man­agement of the Alliance Home is to be sincerely commended, for it speaks well for their musical understanding and appreciation! Presentation of Silver Medal. The Master of Ceremonies in­troduced Vice-President Joseph Szalay who addressed Louis Mu­rányi, officer of Branch 189 for 32 years, commending him for his valuable contributions to the advancement of Verhovay frater­­nalism in Alliance, O. Conferring upon him the “Verhovay Ac­knowledged” title, he presented him with the framed citation and the Silver Medal and, in behalf of the Board of Directors, thank­ed him for his loyalty and meri­torious services. Deeply moved, “Acknowledged” fellow-member Louis Murányi ex­pressed his appreciation of the award and pledged his continued loyalty to the principles which he was happy to serve for more than three decades. Dedication of the library. Introduced by the Master of Ceremonies and warmly welcom­ed by the audience, editor And­rew Fay Fisher proceeded to dedicate the new library of the Alliance Verhovay Home. Hungarians, he said, always were lovers of books but in the old country they had little op­portunity to satisfy their hun­ger for knowledge, for the au­thorities of that time did not be­lieve in education for the farm­ers and workers. Yet, those un­educated people, after leaving Hungary for the shores of Ame­rica, proved here how genuine their interest was, for without exception all are subscribers to more than one newspaper and many of them even went so far as to build their own libraries, often at great sacrifices. The library now in possession of the Alliance Home, is a true symbol of the cultural inclination of the Hungarian people. It was col­lected through many years by a Hungarian miner and purchased after his death from his widow by the Verhovay Home of Alliance. This library represents a collec­tion of books of inestimable va­lue, for most of them are master­pieces of the greatest Hungarian writers whose works had perished during the war and could not be procured in the country in which they were published. He congratulated the members of the Alliance Home to the pos­session of such an excellent lib­rary and expressed his hope that these books will be used for the enjoyment, entertainment and en­lightenment of both old and young. The Verhovay Fund For Crippled Children. Next feature on the program was the presentation of the do­nations toward the Verhovay Fund For Crippled Children. “Verhovay heart”, a moving poem written for this occasion by director John Körösföy, was ef­fectively recited by Mrs. Martin Magyaros. Then Mr. Körösföy described how the idea of this foundation was born in his mind while travelling through the great state of Ohio and visiting the homes of hundreds of Hun­garian families. The eyes of many of his listeners filled with tears as he told of those homes where, instead of happiness, he found despair caused by accidents and illnesses that made cripples of children for whose future their parents held such high hopes . . . He spoke of heartbroken parents who, not being able to help these unfortunate children to overcome their handicaps, could only cry when speaking of the hopeless future awaiting them. He relat­ed, how, upon returning to his home-town, he laid his experienc­es before the directors pf the Verhovay Home hoping that they would agree with him in that these children should be render­ed assistance by the Verhovay F. I. Association by making it possible for their parents to provide either medical treatment or special training for their han­dicapped children. He paid tribute to the management of the Alli­ance Home for their compassion that prompted them to creat a special fund for this noble pur­pose and expressed his hope that the thousand dollars contributed by the Alliance Home will be multiplied by voluntary subccrip­­tions on part of the sister branch­es and generous fellow-members in order that effective aid may be rendered to every juvenile mem­ber of the Association thus af­­fl" 3ted. Overwhelmed by the moving presentation of this cause, many of the guests arose and there to add their contributions to the rapidly growing fund. The Master of Ceremonies, then, read the telegrams and letters addressed to the Alliance Home by several branches and fellow­­members. George Weiler, President ’of the United Hungarian Societies of Milwaukee, Wis., conveyed the best wishes of this organization by telegram and sent a $10.- do­nation in a personal letter in which he stated: “As member of the Board of Directors of the National Foundation Of Infantile Paralysis, I am proud of the movement launched by the Ver­hovay membership in Alliance and my good friend, John Körös­föy. I don’t believe that a great­er, nobler or better action ever had been taken by an American Hungarian organization.” Congratulatory telegrams were received from Julius Wank, Man­ager of Branch 475, and James Stark, Manager of Branch 428, Milwaukee, Wis. Mrs. Michael Olah Columbus representative of the “Szabadság” daily sent a $10.- donation and wrote: “May God bless everyone who had a part in this excellent plan.” Dennis Palfaly, Manager of Branch 452, Colliers, W. Va., sent his lest wishes and a $5.- contri­bution. Michael Jakab, Manager of Branch 163, assured the assembly that the membership in McKees Rocks will lend generous support to this noble cause. Sponsors of the Foundation. Donors of contributions receiv­ed before and during the cele­brations were included in the list of sponsors and founders of the Verhovay Fund of Crippled Children. In addition to those al­ready mentioned above, District Manager Simo acknowledged the following contributions: Verhovay Home of Branch 296, Springdale, Pa., 103.-, Branch 164, Chicago, 111., $25.-, Ernest Kunstadt, Manager of Branch 164, $5.-, Branch 36, Detroit, Mich., $10.-, Branch 412, Flint, Mich., $10.-, Branch 383, Buf­falo, N. Y., $5.-, and its manager, Charles Young, $5.-, Branch 27, To­ledo, 0., $8.-, Branch 21, Youngs­town, O., $5.-, Branch 20, Fairport Harbor, O., $3.-, Branch 66, New Castle, Pa., $3.-, Branch 26, Sha­ron, Pa., $3.-, Branch 83, New York, N. Y., $10.-, Branch 137, Racine, Wis., $6.-, Branch 171, Sharpsville, Pa., $10.-, Branch 45, Cleveland, O., $3.-, Mr. John Körösföy and family, $25.-, Mrs. Laslo Tosha, $10.-, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Branchik $5.-, Michael Si­mo and family $10.-, John Elteto, $5.-, Hon., Mayor Wade Shidler $5.-, Hon. William Martin, City Solicitor, $5.-, Michael Bilcze $5.-, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Paul $5.-, Joseph Szabó $2.-, Hon. Judge Wykoff $5.-, Mrs. John Vulea, $5.-, Albert P. Reet, Cleveland, 0., $2., Branch 64, Canton, 0.; in addition to amount mention­ed above $3.-, Mr. and Mrs. Jo­seph Herold, Alliance, O., $5.-, Mr. James Sera and family $5.-, Joseph Baranyai $5.-. Including the $1,000,- donation of the Alliance Home, nearly 11,500.- had been received up to that time. In behalf of the Ver­hovay Home of Alliance and the Board of Directors of the Associ­ation, we wish to express our sincere appreciation to all fellow­­members and friends who had so generously responded to Alli­ance’s appeal in behalf of Ver­­hovay’s crippled children. It is our sincere hope that many of our readers will follow their ex­ample and by generous contribu­tions increase this fund so that all hardship cases may be given favorable consideration by tha Board of Directors of the Verho­vay F.I. Association, the trustees of the Verhovay Fund Of Crip­pled Children. Emr ' Sera, treasurer of the Alliance Verhovay Home, present­ed a check of $1,000.- in behalf of the Home, and another one of $277.- (the amount received up to the previous evening) in behalf of the co-founders to Sup­reme President John Bencze, who accepted the Fund in behalf of the Board of Directors, sincere­ly commending the fellow-mem­bers of Alliance and the other donors for their outstanding con­tributions to the advancement of Verhovay fraternalism. — (Since then, of course, the donations re­ceived during the banquet, also had been added to the Fund.) Following the presentation, Miss Ilonka Majoros sang two more Hungarian selections and was awarded by enthusiastic ap­plause and a beautiful bouquet presented to her by the Alliance Home in appreciation of her de­lightful appearance. Veterans Honored. Some veterans of branches 189 and 369 had previously been re­membered by the Ladies’ Club of the Verhovay Home, while the others were to receive a $10.­­gift each from the management of the Home on this occasion. Called by Mr. Simo, the veterans lined up in front of the stage after receiving their envelopes, and stayed there to serve aa guard of honor jp tribute of the late Pfc. Andrew Vadasz, former member of Branch 369, whose portrait was to be presented at the conclusion of the program. We should mention here that $570.- were distributed among the 57 veterans present on this mem­orable occasion. (Continued on page 3)

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