Verhovayak Lapja, 1949 (32. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1949 / Verhovay Journal
PAGE 4 Verhovay Journal July 20, 1949 Verhovay Journal Journal of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Ass’n. OFFICE OF PUBLICATION 7907 West Jefferson Ave. Detroit 17, Mich. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association Managing Editor: JOHN BENCZE Editor: JOHN SABO Editor’s Office: 436—442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA. Telephone: COurt 3454 or 3455 All articles and changes of address should be sent to the VERHOVAY FRATERNAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION 436—442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: United States and Canada ....................................................... $1.00 a year Foreign Countries .............................................................................. $1.50 a year Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan under the Act of March 3, 1879. THOUSANDS PAY TEARFUL TRIBUTE AT SERVICES FOR ALBERT B. ARI — Verhovay Officers Bear Remains Of Beloved Brother To Final Resting Place in Riverview Park On Wednesday, June 30. — In an uninterrupted procession thousands of Trenton’s citizens passed through the funeral chapel of John J. Inglesby where, surrounded by mountains of flowers, rested the chairman of our Board of Directors, the Vice- President of the Verhovay, the Supervisor of the administrative bureau of the New Jersey State Treasury Department, the greatest son of Trenton’s immigrant Hungarians, Albert B. Ari, whose sudden death on Sunday morning, June 26th, brought heartbreaking sorrow to his beloved wife, their three little children, and his mother, bereft of her husband, the late Melchior Ari, only two days before her son’s shocking death, also a brother, Melchior Ari, Jr., and two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Mizsur, and Miss Elsie Ari, Their sorrow was tearfully shared by the entire membership of Verhovay Branch 417, which was founded, built and developed by Albert B. Ari. Joining them in mourning were the officers and members of Trenton Branch 13, the various fraternal and social organizations combined in the Trenton Hungarian Home, the Masonic Order which presented the late Albert B. Ari with the Shriner’ Pin at a testimonial dinner given in his honor only last November, the officials of the State and City, the national officers and directors of the Verhovay who brought to the bereaved family repeated assurances of the deep sympathy of Verhovay’s entire membership, and innumerable people, not representing any particular organization, just their own grateful hearts, filled with remembrances of help, counsel and comfort freely and generously given to any and all who ever approached him with their problems. All of these came, in an endless procession, from early morning to the late hours of the night, to see once again the features of this Man of Kindness whose sympathetic smile and encouraging words had brought peace and comfort to many a restless and harassed soul. With tears in their eyes they turned from him to his widow to repay with sincere sympathy a little part of the debt they felt owing him, and with the quiet dignity of immeasurable sorrow she, the great wife of a great man, responded to the condolers with a courage and strength that is harbored only by magnificent souls . . . It was on the evening before the funeral when the National Officers and several directors of the Verhovay arrived to join Branch 417 in farewell services. They witnessed the arrival of the Rev. Ft. Julius Kish, pastor of St. Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church, who stood in silent prayer before the remains of Albert B. Ari, an elder of the Free Magyar Reformed Church . . . They witnessed the moving ceremonial service of the Masons, appearing in full regalia, among whom we noted Frank Radvany, President of Trenton Branch 13 . . . Then came their turn, and Edward Lukacs, Jr., President of Branch 417, offered a moving farewell message on behalf of the membership of his branch, followed by Verhovay editor Rettmann who led the National Officers and directors in prayer . . . Others followed, pilgrims of gratitude and sympathy . . . LAID OUT IN HUNGARIAN HOME ... * Early next morning the remains were transferred to the Trenton Hungarian Home in tribute to the man who had resurrected this building from decades of neglect and decay. Overcoming strife and indifference by the sheer power of his enthusiasm, the late Albert B. Ari succeeded in rallying the Hungarians of Trenton in a movement to revive the entire ambitious program for which this building had been originally erected . . . Years of hard work climaxed in the remodeling of the structure which now is one of the finest Hungarian Homes in the country and, because of his decisive share in this undertaking, a living memorial of Albert B. Ari. The building was reopened with impressive ceremonies on the preceding Saturday night, but due to the death of his father, Albert B. Ari could not attend ... On the following morning, however, the building was closed again, in honor of Albert B. Ari, to stay closed until after the funeral. Thus the new home of the Trenton Hungarians received its master-builder not with applause, but with prayer and tears . . . Laid out in state in the huge auditorium he again was visited by a continuous procession of mourning friends, the national officers, Vice-President Julius Macker of Detroit, directors Andrew Kovács, Cleveland, O., Coloman Kolozsvary, Cleveland, O., Stephen Nyers, South Bend, Ind., Mr and Mrs. Joseph Turner, Youngstown, O., and their daughter, Louis Vizi, Scalp Level, Pa., Stephen Lang, Betlehem, Pa., Mike Korosy, Alliance, O., John A. Horfiyab, Farmington, W. Va., and Joseph S. Taylor, Buffalo, N. Y., Field Supervisor and Mrs. Frank J. Cher of New York, Field Supervisor Michael Simo of Alliance, O., Legal Counsel Stephen Matassy of Youngstown, O., Alexander Special Meeting Held By Board Of Directors — SUCCESSORS OF DECEASED DIRECTORS INSTALLED AND ORGANIZING MATTERS DISCUSSED AT SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON JUNE 30TH IN TRENTON, N. J. — Assembled in the Princeton Room of the Hotel Stacy-Trent the day after the funeral of Chairman of the Board and Vice-President Albert B. Ari, the Board of Directors of the Verhovay held a special meeting for the consideration of urgent matters pertaining to the promotional program of the Association. Present were National Officers John Bencze, Coloman Revesz, John Szalanczy, John Sabo, Vice-President Julius Macker, directors Andrew' Kovács, M.D., Coloman Kolozsvary, Mike Korosy, Stephen Lang, Stephen Nyers, Joseph Turner, Louis Vizi and alternates John A. Hornyak and Joseph S. Taylor who were sworn in on this occasion as members of the Board of Directors, taking the places of the deceased Bertram Kun and Albert B. Ari. Dr. Andrew Kovács of Cleveland, O., who has received the second highest number of votes in the election of the directors of the American born membership, was declared Vice-President in succession to the deceased Albertj B. Ari. ' • , In view of the fact that directors Aloysius C. Falussy, Henry Gross and Richard Phillips were unable to attend due to circumstances beyond their control, the election of the chairman of the Board was postponed to the September meeting. However, Vice-President Julius Macker was elected chairman for the special meeting. In response to a warm welcome extended to them, the two new members of the Board xof Directors, John A. Hornyak of Farmington, W. Va., and Joseph S. Taylor of Buffalo, N. Y., pledged their wholehearted efforts toward the advancement of the Association. Also present were at the meeting Stephen Matassy, Legal Counsel of the Association from Youngstown, 0., and during certain parts of the session Field Supervisors Frank J. Cher, Michael Simo and editor Henry Rettmann. Important actions were taken in regards to the organizing program of the Association, of which the officers and managers of the branches will be notified in due time. The meeting, beginning with a silent tribute to the late Chairman Albert B. Ari, concluded at 4:30 p.m. Puskas, President, Adam Simon Jr., Manager of Branch 52, New Brunswick, N. J., Michael Puskas, Manager of Br. 518, New Brunswick, N. J., Emery Szuch, Manager of Br. 25, Mt. Hope, W. Va., Andrew Barsi, Manager of Branch 305, Woodbridge, N. J., Dr. Bela Mark, Legal Counsel of the American Life Insurance Ass’n of Bridgeport, Conn., one of the officers of the American Hungarian Relief, Inc., Eugene Szamosszegi, Manager of Branch 13, Nicholas Gerenday, editor, and many-many others . . . Three times that day the bells of the nearby St. Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church tolled for the late Albert B. Ari in a beautiful gesture of Christian brotherly love that embraces God’s children of all faiths . . . An hour before the funeral services the huge auditorium was completely filled. Hundreds of those arriving shortly before the services had to remain outside . . . From the group of Verhovay’s officers and directors facing the casket, National President John Bencze stepped forward to deliver his farewell message in moving words that more than once broke on his lips. He was followed by director Andrew Kovács, M.D., who bade farewell to the departed Chairman and Vice-President of the Association on behalf of the Board of Directors and the American born membership of the Verhovay. Then followed the religious services with the Rev. Victor Racz, pascor of the Passaic, N. J., Hungarian Reformed Church officiating in Hungarian and the Rev. Pitt in American. While the Rev. pastor Pitt emphasized the victory of Christian faith over the sorrow of death in the gospel of the Resurrection, pastor Racz declared frankly that Albert B. Ari would not have died so young if he had not given himself so freely in the service of American Hungarians. National Auditor John Sabo, vice-president Julius Macker, directors Louis Vizi, Stephen Lang, Joseph S. Taylor and Mike Korossy were the pallbearers. A mile long automobile procession followed the hearse on its trip past the tolling bells of St. Stephen’s Church to Riverview Memorial Park where a large group of mourners already awaited the arrival of the deceased. After the commitment to the grave, flowers were placed upon the casket by Mrs. Ari, one for herself and one for each of their children, by director Kolozsvary, the officers of the Association and the friends of the family . . . HUNGARIAN HOME HOST TO MOURNERS Following the burial services, the Trenton Hungarian Home treated the mourners to food and refreshments ... By assuming the burden of this Hungarian custom in a truly generous manner, the directors of'the Hungarian Home gave a final proof to the bereaved family of this sincere sympathy and compassion . . . Thus ended a day which will be remembered as one of the saddest in Verhovay’s history . . . “WE ONLY PASS THIS WAY BUT ONCE . . .” How is it possible for one man to be a leader in so many fields of en-. deavour and do a perfect job in every one of them ? How can one man respond to every challenge to service coming his way and not fail any of them? These were the questions most frequently asked by those who met after the funeral in the Trenton Verhovay Home. The answer came from one of Albert B. Ari’s closest friends, who recalling his address at the testimonial dinner given in his honor last November by the American Women’s Relief For the War Orphans of Hungary, quoted him saying: “We only pass this way but once . . .” This was the personal creed by which he lived. Every opportunity to serve our fellow-men knocks at our door but once and if we fail to respond, that particular opportunity will never return. Hence he felt that as a patriot, as a fraternalist, as a Christian, he could not afford to reject any call to serve. This attitude was the sole secret of his accomplishments. He lived to serve whenever and where,ver the need arose regardless of what it cost to him in time, effort, self-sacrifice. And that’s while his life-time of 41 years was richer in accomplishments and the deeds of goodness than that of most men attaining twice his age . . . And that is the reason why his strength failed at so early an age . . . Surely, if anyone, Albert B. Ari did earn the epitaph: “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends . . .”
