Verhovayak Lapja, 1953 (36. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1953 / Verhovay Journal
October 21, 1953 Verhovay Journal PAOE 7 AMERICAN HUNGARIAN FEDERATION CONGRESS (Continued from page 1) director of Branch 249, Dayton, Ohio; Frank Radvany, President of Branch 13, Trenton, N. J., and Mrs. Radvany; Louis Tokár and Attorney Joseph Fodor, Branch 129, Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. Arpad Uto, Manager, Branch 387, Cleveland, Ohio; Stephen Szekely, President, Branch 37, Chicago, 111.; Field Supervisor Frank J. Cher (attending only as a guest) of Trenton. N. J.; Joseph Hattayer, Dr. and Mrs. Tibor DeCnoInoky, Dr. Kalman Molnár, Branch 48, New York City; Alexander Debreczeni. Jr. (who has a Hungarian radio program in Charleroi, Pa.), Branch 85, Daisy town, Pa. If. we have not mentioned here all those good Verhovay members with whom we talked, we beg forgiveness. The Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association contributed immensely to the success of this meeting'. National President John Bencze was Presiding Chairman of the Committee on Cultural Affairs. National Secretary Coloman Revesz was Reporting Secretary of the Committee on By-Laws and Resolutions. National Treasurer John Szalanczy was Presiding Chairman of the Committee on Financial Matters. National Auditor John Sabo was Recording Secretary of the Committee on Credentials and Nomination. Louis Vizi, Director, served on the Committee on Financial Matters; Aloysius Falussy, Esq., Director, served on the Committee on By-Laws and resolutions; while Albert Ibo,3, Director, served on the Committee on Cultural Affairs. Aloysius C. Falussy, Esq., Director of our society, was Program Director of the Board of Directors’ luncheon held Tuesday, October 6. The luncheon held in honor of the Korean veterans on Wednesday, October 7, had, as one of the speakers, John Sabo, National Auditor, while the Press Centennial Banquet Wednesday evening heard the speeches of Coloman Revesz, National Secretary, and John Bencze, National President. A special delegation of delegates assembled at the White House on Wednesday at noon to be received by President Eisenhower. Stephen Gobozy, Esq., Cleveland, Ohio, read the first memorandum, and Stephen Balogh, Executive Secretary of the American Hungarian Federation, read the second memorandum. Frank Chase, presented a handsome silver cigarette case to the President and a beautiful silver tray and goblet to Mrs. Eisenhower. These expensive Hungarian-desigped and inscribed gifts were presented by Mr. and Mrs. Chase in behalf of the Hungarian Americans of this country. The President warmly thanked the group and, after several pictures were taken by the battery of photographers, bade good-bye to the delegation. The memorandums which were delivered to the President appear elsewhere in this issue. The congress saw to it that the 100th anniversary of the American Hungarian Free Press was fittingly observed at a fine dinner given Wednesday* evening, October 7. The newspaper publishers and tho editors assembled at this meeting deserved the fine tribute which they received. No other group in Hungarian American circles so deserves the best wishes, greetings and whole-hearted support of the Americans of Hungarian origin. It was heartening to note that, as in the past, recognition has come to our journalists in the form of several scats on the Board of Directors of the American Hungarian Federation. The gentlemen representing the American Hungarian newspaper industry who were at the dinner were Kalman Kaldor, St. Louis, Mo.; Zoltán Gombos, Cleveland, Chio and New York, N. Y.; Bela Kolos, Detroit, Mich.; John Kelemen, Dayton, Ohio; Andrew Fay Fisher, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Paul Nadanyi, New York, N. Y ; Dr. Zoltán Deák, New York, N. Y.; and Vilmos Gabel, New York, N. Y. There were several very prominent guest speakers at the various luncheons and dinners, notably Colonal Dallas S. Townsend, Assistant Attorney General of The United States, Senator Theodore Francis Green of Rhode Island, and Congressman Walter H. Judd, Minnesota. It was very refreshing to observe the many noteworthy efforts of various groups of delegates who sought to provide places for their leadership on the Board of Directors. The delegates were fair and gave the leaders of all religious denominations proper recognition. Daniel Szantay, Chicago, Illinois, was elected President. Frank Radvany, a Verhovay branch president, was signally honored when he was elevated to one of the Honorary Vice President positions. John Bencze, National President, will again represent Verhovay on the Board of Directors of the American Hungarian Federation. One of the most interesting debates took place at the meeting of the Committee on By-Laws and Resolutions. A group of delegates insisted that every effort be made to promote the growth of the American Hungarian Federation by giving the Hungarian Americans, as individuals, a better opportunity to participate in the activities of the organization. Emphasis was placed on the need for moi’e and more individual membership support through additional branches, and in order to accomplish getting the Federation closer to the people back home it would be necessary to put our program into high gear. The result of the wholesome debate was the acceptance by the congress of a resolution permitting the president, with the consent of the Board of Directors, to name a special four-man committee, to be known as the Executive Committee, from among the members of the Board of Directors, to promote actively the program of the Federation together with the Executive Secretary. This action clearly indicates that the Hungarian American people see a real need for the extention of the activities of the American Hungarian Federation, and an even broader need for the individual support of the Hungarian American people. The 16th Triennial Congress was a very successful one; it delved deeply into its very being ar.d came up with solutions which, if properly carried out, should go a long way to provide a smooth, successful and beneficial operation over the ensuing three-year period. Leadership provided by all religious groups, fraternal societies, social clubs and branches, and most important, by the average man in the street, should find the way to put the American Hungarian Federation into an even more enviable position of leadership in this great country than ever before. HONEYMOON LEAVE Mr. and Mrs. Frank Balogh, Jr. were married August 15, 1953. A dinner reception was held at which (about 300 guests enjoyed the festivities and danced to the music of the Sepessy orchestra. Mrs. Balogh, the former Shirley Ann Barango of Chicago, graduated (from Mundeline High School. Her husband, also of Chicago, graduated from St. George High School and is now attending Loyola University. Both are members of Branch 15, Chicago. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Barango. Her father is a trustee of the young people’s group, Branch 15, and her mother is an active member of the /entertainment committee, same branch. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. ;hnd Mrs. Frank Balogh, Sr., also members of Branch 15. The elder Balogh has been a very prominent Verhovay go-getter and branch officer for many years in Chicago. The Baioghs, father and son, were Senior manager and Juvenile manager, respectively, of former Branch 503 before its absorption by Branch 15. Our best wishes to the newlyweds. Seeking Mayoralty JOHN LASLO Martins Ferry, Ohio, will have its primary election next May. At that time, John Laslo, Democrat president of the Martins Ferry city council, will vie for the party’s nomination for mayor, as was announced recently by Mr. Laslo. The Martins Ferry candidate is a member of Branch 40, Martins Ferry, Ohio, and is married to the former Susan Roscoe of Ferry. The couple has two sons and one daughter. The Laslo family, with its various branches, numbers eleven members in Branch 40. Mr. Laslo is general labor foreman at the Wheeling Steel Corporation in Ferry, is president of Ferry’s Memorial Park Commission, president of the Mackey Community Association and president of the Times- Leader Twilight Baseball League. He is also the city’s junior baseball commissioner secretary of the Intell baseball loop and contact committee man for Mackey PTA Boy Scout Troops. In addition the 40-year-old candidate is a member of the United Presbyterian Church and the Hungarian Presbyterian Church., the Rotary Club, Elks, Knight of Pythias, Jr. QUAM, Young Democrat Club, National Association of Foremen and the Boosters Club. It would seem from all these activities that John Laslo, Verhovay member, is well qualified in administration and leadership.
