Verhovayak Lapja, 1952 (35. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1952 / Verhovay Journal

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VERHOVAY ACTIVITIES ABOUT TO GO INDOORS

Fall Revives Branch Social Life

TOLEDO AND ROSSFORD MEMBERS TO CELEBRATE MERGER

Veteran Branch Officer to Be Decorated

Spring heralds the coming of summer when we spend as much of our time as possible outdoors to bask in the bracing warmth of the sun and enjoy in supreme contentment the tonic effect its life giving brightness gives us.

But when autumn comes it means only that the darkness of winter will soon be upon us, when the elements in our part of the world force us to begin again a virtual indoor existence.

Man with all his artificial achievements no longer is subject to the social bleakness' that is part of the winter weather. He has buildings that seem to reach the sky. In these magnificent structures he installs modem lighting and comfortable heating that artificially replace the sun. And being the social creature ]that he is, man does not fail to erect some buildings which serve in whole or in part to sate his instinctive desires for entertainment.

So despite the fact that even the ingenuity of thinking man can not substitute winter for summer, the indoors for the outdoors, the artificial for the natural, man can and MUST live a continuous social life because he is by nature gregarious and not solitary.

So it is with Verhovay.

Our branches go outside in the summer and stay inside during the winter.

But there is a difference. Whereas individuals apparently are socially more active during the summer, groups and organizations, some exceptions, have more programs of entertainment and social life in the winter.

Since our branches are made up of individual persons who want to ■spend the warm weather in individual and personal activities, such as vacations and short excursions here and there, branch social life begins to wane in late spring and comes almost to a standstill during the summer months. The one exception is the summer picnics held by most of the branches. Some branches hold annual summer picnics while others have not only the yearly outing but several picnics during the same season. But since branch picnics appeal to the outdoor-minded members, it is natural that a summer outing of this kind by a branch is assured of success. So unless a branch plans one or more summer picnics, it can consider the summer season dormant in so far as branch social life goes. Even other types of outdoor entertainments can expect little or no success during the summer. The members just will not react except to the picnics—and indoor programs just have no chance.

But with the first signs of fall the members are again in mood for branch socials that will crowd the winter months and extend into early spring. As a matter of fact the .planning is so fast that usually the branches make a good social beginning in autumn. The members realize that they can enjoy the most entertainment through collective action,

and so the branch social programs take on color and variety. The allurements and distractions of summer are gone; the branch is now socially supreme because through its united .action the members may obtain the best in satisfying entertainment during the winter season.

This is the opportune time for our branches to hold special meetings with the express purpose of planning a long and frequent social program for the winter season. Your winter program, if you plan it carefully, can be the source not only of vasti branch entertainment but the MEANS TOWARD ENCOURAGING THE ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS. One of the most successful ways to excite prospect interest is to offer a rich branch social program. This can be done ONLY IF THERE IS INTEREST AND COOPERATION ON THE PART OF BRANCH OFFICERS AND MEMBERS ALIKE.

There are many activities within the scope of branch activities. During this fall-winter season your branches can plan one of the most popular forms of entertainment, dances. It is' good business to time your dances with some special occasion — grape harvest, fall festival, Halloween, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, New Year’s, St. Valentine’s Day, Pre- Lenten, spring season, Easter Dance, etc.

The branches can plan say, theater parties; or better still, have their own private parties after the business meetings.

Sports entertainment ranks high in branch life. This is especially true of our BRANCH BOWLING. Those branches not having bowling teams, should form them now for their own fun and entertainment and to join 'the National Verhovay Bowling Tournament next year. Branches having standing bowling teams can work harder to improve their games — and their chances of winning at the next tournament.

And beyond the strictly entertainment line is the possibility and desirability of humanitarian activity. Every branch of size usually has unfortunate cases among its members. The branches could set up special humanitarian funds—for we are fraternal — to aid their unfortunate members, especially during such beautiful holidays as Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. A basket of provisions for the needy during these solemn occasions would bring profound joy not only to recipient but to giver as well.

There are many ways to guarantee your branches a complete social and entertainment program for the coming season, and the simple desire and will, interest and cooperation by all is all that you have to pay to make your branch a LIVE branch, not a dead one.

DON’T SUFFER SOCIAL STAGNATION IN YOUR BRANCH. MOVE YOUR BRANCH SOCIALLY. YOU’LL FIND THAT IN BRANCH UNITY THERE IS NOT STRENGTH ALONE BUT JOY FOR YOU ALL.

Sunday, October 19, 1952 will be a great Verhovay day in Rossford, Ohio when Verhovay residents of that area and their guests observe U double celebration.

The occasion, to begin at twelve noon, will take place in the Polish club where the merger of former Branch 194, Rossford, Ohio with Branch 27, Toledo, Ohio will be celebrated with a varied program including a banquet and a dance, and the old time manager of merged Branch 194, John Mokri, will be presented Verhovay’s famed Illustrious Citation and the Verhovay Gold Emblem.

The members of the two Ohio communities are happy to be united in the one branch, and this merger is due in no small part to the willing cooperation of former Branch 194 Manager Mokri. The Board of Directors has recognized the worth of Mr. Mokri in awarding him the coveted Verhovay honors. He has given us many years of loyal work.

The program of the grand event is the following:

1. Opening address by Stephen Takacs, President of Branch 27.

2. Main speech by Msgr. Elmer Eordogh.

3. Presentation of citation and emA special one day meeting of the National Executive Tournament Committee was held in the Home Office August 13’, 1952.

This committee is composed of three Directors and one National Officer. Its members are Vice-President and Chairman Dr. Andrew Kovács, Director Richard J. Phillips, Director Gay B. Banes, and National Auditor John Sabo, who is Touma- | ment Administrator.

As the title clearly indicates, the; chief concern of the National Executive Tournament Committee is the yearly national bowling tournament sponsored by our association in the interests of all the members. However, the committee is empowered by the Board of Directors to utilize its abilities and experience in other Verhovay matters should necessity or desirability dictate such course.

Main purpose of the August 13 meeting was to consider several proposed cities for selection of the 1953 tournament. Among the sizable Verhovay populated cities discussed were Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Toledo and Cleveland. Buffalo and Cincinnati had been approached but it was found that the Verhovay branches jin those two cities were not prepared to accommodate within the near future an event so great as our Verhovay bowling tournaments. It is the wise policy of the National Executive Tournament Committee not to request a Verhovay city to shoulder our tournament until ready.

The first four cities named are in ^position to accept the next Verhovay bowling tournament, and their branblem by National President John Bencze to John Mokri, with address honoring the veteran branch officer pnd an explanation of the purpose of branch merger.

4. Greetings to John Mokri and to the members of the merged Rossford branch by the speaker of Branch 27.

5. The banquet, with music by Joe Szegedy and his orchestra.

6. Short greetings by visiting branches during banquet.

7. Piano rendition by Mrs. Louis Batary of Ferenc Liszt’s Second Hungarian Rhapsody.

8. Hungarian dances by ballet dancer Baba Toth.

9. Hungarian singing by Rose Varga.

10. The dance.

This grand affair will be the first one of its kind in many years in the Toledo area, and, judging from the avowed intentions of Cleveland and Detroit to be present in significant numbers, the Rossford celebration will see not only local but many distant members . present Sunday, October 19, 1952. Its program is so promising that it can hardly be overlooked by any Verhovay able to attend.

ches, convention bureaus, hotels, various publicity agencies and bowling alleys have been soliciting us for the honor of the 1953 Tenth Annual National Verhovay Bowling Tournament.

Each city, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Toledo, Cleveland, was given a pro land con study by the members of the National Executive Tournament Committee at their meeting last month.

At this writing the Board of Directors are in the first day of their September, T952 semiannual meeting. Sometime this week the National Executive Tournament Committee will submit its bowling site recommendation to the Board of Directors.

If we receive announcement before closing time of this issue, we shall let you know in form of a bulletin. ------------------------------HOME OFFICE VISITED BY

OMAHA BRANCH MANAGER

Gaspar Kuti, popular manager of Branch 278, Omaha, Nebraska, who is nationally known in our Verhovay membership, recently visited the Home Office.

Accompanied by his daughter Agnes Theresa, Mr. Kuti was shown through the Home Office on Sunday, August 24. Both father and daughter were well pleased with our central headquarters.

We are sorry, however, that because it was Sunday Branch Manager Kuti and his daughter could not see the Home Office in operation.

From Pittsburgh the Kuti’s continued on to Cleveland where they visited relatives.

National Executive Tournament Committee Meets at Home Office