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

1947 / Verhovay Journal

PAGE 2 Verhovay Journal Workingmen Join Verhovay (Continued from page 1.) have voted to join Verhovay branches, like in Cleveland, and other communities, while others will decide in the near future. In order to assure the former Federation of proportional re­presentation in the management of the Association, Henry Gross, President of the former Workingmen’s Sick Benefit Federation has been appointed member of the Board of Directors. The Verhovay membership numbering 11 times as many as that of the Working- | men’s Federation, the directorship of former President Henry Gross gives his group a pro-rata share in the management of the Ver­hovay. His tenure expires with that of the Board of Directors. The same principle prevails as far as Home Office manage­ment is concerned. Leopold Hirsch, Secretary-Treasurer of the for­mer Workingmen’s Sick Benefit Federation has been appointed As­sistant Secretary by the Board of Directors. As the assistant to our Supreme Secretary, he will be of invaluable help in effecting the merger of the Federation in the Verhovay. At this time, we welcome the two Supreme Officers of the former Workingmen’s Sick Benefit Federation to the governing body and the Home Office of Our Association. We pledge them our whole­hearted cooperation with all their efforts in rendering efficient and satisfactory service to the great group of nearly 5,000 new Ver­hovay members whom they represent. Preparations for the merging of the. two Home Offices having been completed, the Federation’s Home Office is now moving into the Verhovay Building. Effective immediately, all communications from the lodges of the Workingmen’s Sick Benefit Federation are to be addressed to their new Home Office, the Verhovay F. I. As­sociation, Verhovay Building, 436 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, 19, Pa. Naturally, the technical phase of the merger will take up several months, but there will be no delays in serving the membership of the now greater Verhovay. As soon as possible, the members of the merged Federation will be included in the mailing list of our official Journals, too, and our circulation will be increased, thereby, by several thousand coppies. WELCOME TO THE VERHOVAY, WORKINGMEN! We are happy and proud to have you join our grand Association. We assure you of our readiness to serve you to the best of our ability and in the traditional Verhovay manner. We are sure that your joining the great family of Verhovayans will be an inspiration to us and a source of satisfaction to you. (Continued from page 1) women who have something- to offer rather than to demand. And the motions brought to the floor of the district sessions must be considered from the same point of view-. Not much will be gained by re-hishing the past The passing of judgment over the operations of the last four years is only preliminary to the real task of the Convention: the es­tablishing of a program and po­licy for the future. People who have no constructive ideas to of­fer for the future, prefer to dwell in the past which always offers easy pickings to the critics whose eloquent, though often unjustifi­able objections are apt to create the impression of well -informed and qualified leadership. The val­ue of both criticism and motions depends on whether they are con­structive or destructive in either origin or purpose. Individual am­bitions and petty jealousies do not interest the true fraternalist whose concern is for the Associa­tion as a whole, to the exclusion of personal affairs. The foundation of whatever the National Convention will ac­complish is laid by the district sessions. It is, therefore, of ut­most importance that impartial, honest, serious thinking and plan­ning prevail at the sessions of the representatives of Verhovay’s branches. The MINUTES of the District Meetings will lie published, -as usual, in the Hungarian Journal. Since the last convention, how­ever, substantial changes have occured in the membership. The circulation of yie English Jour­nal has increased 250% during the last three years and is now only 3,500 copies behind that of the Hungar:an Journal. This makes i it imperative that the readers of our American Journal be as fully I informed of the proceedings of the District Sessions as the sub­scribers of the Hungarian paper. On the other hand, due to the I paper shortage and the high costs of printing, it is impossible to run the full texts of all Minutes in both Journals. It has been de­cided. therefore, to publish ab­breviated versions of these Mi­nutes in the English Journal in I order to keep the entire member­ship of the Association fully in­formed as to the results of the elections and the contents of the resolutions adopted by the dis­­] trict meetings. At this time we have on hand the Minutes of only one District Meeting, a resume of which con­cludes this report. Other minutes will follow in the order of their arrival. DISTRICT 27/B. CHICAGO, ILL. Branch 164. Chairman of the meeting was Joseph B. Iroczky, President of Branch 164, and recording secre­tary Ernest Kunstadt manager. 82 members attended. In regards to the proposed amendments to the By-laws the District moves that the number of members constituting a district be raised from 300 to 400 (rather than 500 as proposed by the Board of Directors). Chapter 1. §4 shall be amended to the ef­fect that a member, meeting the other requirements, holding a $1,000 certificate in the death benefit class, shall be eligible as delegate to the National Conven­tion. The provision requiring membership in the Sick Benefit Department shall be cancelled. The requirements of eligibility in NEWS From The Field MCKEESPORT PICNIC BRANCHES 34-226. Nagy Arpad’s popular orchest­ra will play at the picnic to be held jointly by branches 34, Pitts­burgh, and 226, McKeesport, Pa., in the Kossuth Park, McKeesport, on Sunday, June 22nd, beginning at 2 o’clock. Hungarian kitchen, refreshments. Admission 35 cents. Everybody invited. MRS. AELX NEMETH, Mgr. DETROIT MANAGER MOVES BRANCH 36 Effective immediately, members of Branch 36 are requested to j contact me at my new address, 3038 So. Liddesdale, Detroit 25, Mich. STEPHEN LUKACS, Manager NEW YORK VERHOVAY DAY BRANCH 48 The 100 members of the Ver­hovay Day Committee were elect- * I the English speaking districts shall be amended to read “speak English perfectly’’ instead of “re­ceived their education in Ameri­can schools”. In Chapter II., §8, the number of members required for repre­sentation at the district sessions shall be raised from 15 to 50. The provisions pertaining to the Board of Directors in §9 shall be amended as follows: the Board of Directors shall consist of 13 members. The Association is to be divided into 13 geographical districts and each district shall be represented by one director. The American and Hungarian membership shall have propor-I tional representation in the Board j of Directors. Th^ National Con­vention shall elect also 13 alter­nate directors. Vice-Presidents of the Association shall be the two directors, one representing the Hungarian and the other the American membership, receiving the highest number of votes. This Resolution shall take effect al­ready at the Convention of 1947. The District proposes that the Supreme Officers, directors and members of the auditing commit­tee to be elected by the National Convention shall assume their positions within 30 days after the Convention. Chapter 5, §20 shall be amend­ed to the effect that new branches may be organized provided that at Kast 25 (instead of 15) mem­bers or likely applicants request the organization of a; new branch. However, if there is a branch in the community, the organization of the new branch shall be made dependent from the consent of the local branch. The District unanimously re­commends the withdrawal of the Association from the American Hungarian Federation and moves that the dues of 1 cent per month for each member be used for the benefit of the orphans of Hun­gary. Louis Barna and Louis Fodor Jr., were elected as delegates to the National Convention, and Mrs. Margaret Kunstadt and William Feifar Jr., as alternate delegates. Signed by JOSEPH IROCZKY, chairman, ERNEST KUNSTADT. recording secretary. ed on Thursday, June 5th, at the regular monthly meeting of Branch 48. Preparations for the Verhovay Day, to be held on Sunday, August 24th, at the Hu­ba rts Casino, were discussed. All Verhovay members in New York and Vicinity are requested to ! keep this important date in mind. This picnic will be one of the greatest Hungarian social events ever held in New York City. (This announcement is kept be­fore the readers to remind them of Branch 48’s Verhovay Day . . . It will be a happy event, not­withstanding the misprint in our last issue in which a “grief no- j lice” of the Verhovay Day ap- j peared ... It should have been | a “brief'’ notice . . . The printer’s error must not be taken as a sad omen for what truly promises to be a most successful and cer- | tainly joyous affair. EDITOR.) The picnic to be held shortly after St. Stephen's Day, greatest national holiday of the Hungáriáin people, will be attended by thou­sands of Verhovayans. Branch President Andrew Tyukody, Vice- President Rezső Geller, chairman of the Entertainment Committee, and the Committee of 100 will provide an excellent program, a great variety of entertainments and an example of Verhovay hos­pitality. We are sure that many Verhovayans from points west will plan a trip to New York on that week-end. They are assured j of a brotherly welcome and a happy time at Branch 48’s first mammoth affair. JOSEPH TOMA, Assistant Distinct Manager. JUBILEE — MEMORIAL BRANCH 59, SCALP LEVEL, PA. Saturday, June 21st, is the date set for the 40th anniversary of Branch 59, Scalp Level, Pa. In conjunction with the observance of the anniversary, memorial ceremonies will be conducted in honor of the late Stephen Nihoff, former member of Branch 59, who made the supreme sacrifice in New Guinea on June 1st, 1944. The portrait of the fallen hero will be presented to the next of kin by director Louis Vizi. Out­standing speakers will appear on the program of (his double event to begin at 7 o’clock. Eastern J Standard Time. Following the Memorial Cere­monies and the Anniversary pro­gram, a dance will be held in j honor of the veterans of Branch 59. Food a.nd refreshments will be served. Admission $1.00. Mem­bers of the Verhovay, Americans of Hungarian descent and all friends of Branch 59 are cordially invited to this great event. LOUIS VIZI, President MARTIN LEBER, Manager DAISYTOWN MEMORIAL BRANCHES 43, 85, 312 and 399 The portraits of five hero dead Verhovayans will be presented at Memorial Ceremonies to be held jointly by branches 43, 85, 312, and 399, on Sunday, June 29th, beginning at 2 P.M., at the Walk­­ertown (Daisytown) Hungarian Home. Branch 43, Brownsville, Pa., mourns the loss of Joseph Kish, Jr., who presumably died on May 22, 1945, in Italy, and Alexander Szabó, who presumably died in China, on April 30, 1946. Branch 85, Daisytown, Pa., had lost Frank Boyza, Jr., who was kill­ed in action on July 30, 1943, in the southwest Pacific. Branch 312, Idamay, W. Va., suffered the loss June 11, 1947 of George Horva,th, who died in. Europe on March 30th, 1945. Branch 399, Richeyiville, Pa., grieves for Charles Smalko, Jr., who met his death abord a sink­ing Japanese prison ship near Mindanao on September 7, 1944. The Memorial Committee re­spectfully invites everyone to these ceremonies. A banquet will conclude the memorial program. Afterwards, a dance will be held in honor of the returned veterans of the Ver­hovay. Miss Julia Orosz vocalist and the radio-orchestra of Julius Farkas will be featured. All guests are assured of a cordial welcome ayid real Hungarian hos­pitality. EMERY KÁRA, Manager of Branch 43, ALEX HAYDU, Man­ager of Branch 85, JOSEPH FÜ­­LÖP, Manager of Branch 312, ALEXANDER SZUPERÁK. Man­ager of Branch 399. BENEFIT DANCE BRANCH 187, GRANITE CITY, ILL. A benefit dance will be held by Branch 187 at the Hungarian Home of Granite City on Sun­day, July 20. Provisions have been made for a bazaar, and food and refreshments will be served. Tickets are for sale in advance for 50 cents. Admission a,t the door 60 cents. All Verhovay mem­bers and their friends in the dis­trict are cordially invited. JOHN NAGY, President. DINNER AND SPORTS BRANCH 296, SPRINGDALE, PA. The membership is cordially in­vited to a chicken dinner to be given on Saturday, June 14th, at the Verhovay Home, 220, Spring­­j dale, Pa., beginning at 7 o’clock. Music to be furnished by Arpad (•Nagy’s popular orchestra,. A soft-ball team has been formed by the sportsmen of Branch 296. Those interested in a match-game engagement are requested to contact Mr. Joseph I Vargo, 165 James St., Springdale, I Pa., telephone Springdale 1078. ELMER CHARLES, Manager. DISTRICT MEETING BRANCH 443, DETROIT, MICH. All members of District 25/B are requested to attend the Dis­trict Meeting called for Sunday, June 15th, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon at the former Verho- I vay Home, Room No. 12. The delegates to the National Con­vention will be elected, and the proposed amendments to the By- Laws and other matters pertain­ing to the Convention will be discussed. Due to the importance I of the meeting, it is imperative that all members of Branch 443, (Continued on page 3) TO THE CONTRIBUTORS The next issue of the Journal will be published on Wednes­day, June 25th. Contributions for that issue should be in not later than June 18th, Wednes­day. Contributions should be type­written, on one side of the paper only, double-spaced, and not exceed 1,200 words, or 6,000 letters. Address contribu­tions to VERHOVAY JOUR­NAL, ENGLISH SECTION, 436 Fourth Ave.. Pittsburgh 19, Pa. DISTRICT MEETINGS

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