Verhovayak Lapja, 1953 (36. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1953 / Verhovay Journal
May 20, 1953 VerhovayJournal PAGE 15 BRANCH 141 SUCCESSFULLY COMMEMORATES FOUNDING Verhovay members, their friends and guests celebrated the 40th anniversary of Branch 141, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, Saturday evening- May 2, 1953. The gay event took place at the Ellwood City Hungarian Home and featured a dinner-dance to complement the observance of the organization of the Ellwood City branch. Chairman and Master of Ceremonies was Ignatius Gall who opened the occasion and throughout \th,e program conducted the details skillfully and with finesse. John Bokor, President of Branch 141, spoke in the name of 'the membership. He warmly and eloquently welcomed the members and the guests come to honor the observance of the 40th anniversary of Ellwood City’s Branch 141. The welcoming address was followed by the beautiful and soulstirring rendition of our National Anthem by Margaret Bársony. (See another page of this issue for the. picture and information on MARGARET BÁRSONY, who will be the featured singer at the Toledo NATIONAL VERHOVAY FELLOWSHIP DAYS, MAY 30-31.) Next Branch 141 Manager Andrew J. Miller spoke and incorporated in his speech the history, of Branch 141. Mr. Miller named the following as charter members of the reorganized Branch 141, which was discontinued before its permanent reorganization: ANDREW DEMETER FRANK G. CSISZER JOHN MOLNÁR DAVID MOLNÁR GREGORY MARKUS JOHN SZENTGYORGYI ALEXANDER PAZSINT FRANK BALAZS JOHN TOTH JOHN CSISZER LOUIS BARTALAN ADAM KIS LAWRANCE BALAZS DENIS PALATKA STEPHEN VAS STEPHEN RUCZ STEPHEN POZSGI JULIUS ANDREW ZSILLA Of these 18 founding members only four are living: Gregory Markus, Frank Balazs, Denis Palatka and Stephen Pozsgi. With the exMost fish stories are greatly blown up, as also are the fish shots which are so deceiving to the poor eye. ception of Denis Palatka, who now lives in Florida, the living charter members were present at the commemoration. Following these interesting facts, Director Joseph Turner, Youngstown, Ohio, addressed the celebrants. Director Turner’s words were sincerely the utterance of a true, fraternalist. The lovely voice of Mai-garet Bársony this time poured forth the rich melodies of old Hungary. She was accompanied by Arpad Nagy and his orchestra. Dinner then followed and grace was said by John Boy. The gustatory enthusiasm of the diners evidenced the very satisfactory work of the Ellwood City ladies who prepared the delicious food and rendered the best service possible for the event. Stephen Demeter lent variety to the program with his singing of a popular Hungarian air. National Auditor John Sabo, who came as the official representative of the Home Office, spoke in English and in Hungarian. His entire speech inferred the true significance of the fraternal way of life. Moses Bokor, President of Branch 345, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, greeted in the name of his branch the members of Branch 141 and expressed his good wishes for their future. Eugene Szebedinszky, publishereditor cf the “Magyarság,” Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Hungarian weekly newspaper, addressed his well wishes to Branch 14Í. This was followed by the sentimental reminiscing of Gregory Markus, one of the four' living charter members of Branch 141. Mr. Markus spoke in behalf of his fellow founding members, Frank Balazs and Stephen Pozsgi, who were (present, and Denis Palatka, who could not attend because of his far residence in Florida. Branch President John Bokor gave general thanks to all who participated in the 40th anniversary celebration, and Chairman Ignatius Gall brought the speech making to a close. After the singing of the Hungarian Anthem dancing began and continued until early morning to conclude the very successful Branch 141 anniversary program. But 14 year old Joseph Dohanos of Fremont, Ohio, really knows how to land his piscatorial prizes, and the picture above is the real thing. But what we really want to tefl you is that young Joseph and his father Steve Dohanos, who is manager of Branch 227, Fremont, Ohio, are howlers worthy of note who have attracted much attention. Joe was i n the A. B. C. games recently rolled in Chicago. Although the young feller didn’t outscore his father, he stayed pretty close. Joe rolled a 461 in doubles to his father’s 496; in singles, Joe had a 439, his father Steve a 468. We lopk forward to seeing this father-son combination participate fully in our future Verhovay 'tournament. This year they will probably be substitutes at our big Toledo event. Poking in the ear with a match or toothpick can be dangerous. As the sage said, “Don’t poke anything in your ear but your elbow!” JOSEPH HODIK FETED It was a thrilling surprise for Joseph Hodik, long time Verhovay member, shown between his daughter and son-in-law, when his relatives and friends jointly celebrated Mr. Hodik’s 72nd birth day and name day at his home March 22. Present were his daughter Elizabeth, who is Mrs. Alexander Papp, her husband and good friends Mr. and Mrs. John Kovács, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stoyszics, Mr. and Mrs. John Szőke, Mr. and MrkH Caspar Kuti, Sr., Mrs. Anthony Snittchen. Gustate Rajczil; and Joseph Kollar (Czum), most of whom are Verhovay members. Son-in-law Alexander Papp had a guiding hand in the celebration for his father-in-latv. He called upon Caspar Kuti, manager of Branch 278, Omaha, Nebraska, to speak in his usual effective fashion. Mr. Kuti spoke poetically in his praise of Joseph Hodik, and to this he added honors for Mr. Papp in belated tribute for Papp’s name day which was two days earlier. The old gentleman’s reaction was gratitude mixed with tears. Mr. Hodik has beer, a member since 1918. He was at one time president of Branch 278. Hi^ son-in-!ow formerly was president and is nowvice president of the Omaha branch. The average U. S. physician works a fifty-eight hour week and sees twenty-eight patients- in a typical day, according to a survey made among 134,000 physicians. PITTSBURGH AND ALLEGHENY COUNTY X-RAY SURVEY Pittsburgh and Allegheny, acclaimed nationally for recent phenomenal civic and industrial development, is taking another broad step forward. This time, the slant is a little different. It’s public health .'that’s in the lime’ight. One mil.ion free chest x-rays will be taken during Pittsburgh and Allegheny County’s first mass chest x-ray survey which began March 25 and will continue through August 22. Before x-raying is over, every person in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County 15 years of age and over will have had an x-ray, in a locally unprecedented search for unknown [tuberculosis, some cardiovascular diseases, cancer of the lung and other chest diseases. Thirty-six mobile x-ray units, loaned by the United States Public Health Service, will visit schools, industries, and all local communities. Perfectly harmless, the x-ray takes ’less than a minute. No undress is necessary, and notification of x-ray results w.i.l be confidential. Every person will be notified by mail of 'the results within twp_ to three weeks following the x-ray. It has- been estimated that on the basis of earning power alone, tuberculosis deaths in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County during 1949 and 1950 cost over $9,000,000. Add to that figure the cost of hospitalization, family assistance, pain suffering and inconvenience. That’s why everyone’s pitching in as the most intensive case-finding effort in the county’s history gets underway. The Pittsburgh and Allegheny County X-Ray Survey is the second largest survey ever undertaken in the United States. The local survey foundation estimates that approximately 900 new cases of tuberculosis will be found in the one iiii'lion x-rays taken. Approximately 6700 suspected non-tuberculosis chest diseases, including cancer of the (lung, will be found. Suspected heart conditions expected to be discovered number about 4600. Because the Survey Foundation is a non-profit, organization, volunteer workers are urgently needed. Anyone interested in doing volunteer werk for the x-ray survey please call Survey Headpuarters, 207 Market Street, GRant 1-3010.
