Verhovayak Lapja, 1954 (37. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1954 / Verhovay Journal

FABULOUS NEW YORK CITY CALLS YOU MAY 29—30

VOL. XXXVII. FEBRUARY 17, 1954 51 NO. 2.

Massed Movements Planned to New York City for Memorial Day Week End

Bowlers Showing Great Interest in 11th Annual Tournament Record Breaking Throng to

No previous annual national Ver-hovay event has evidenced such early interest and enthusiasm as the 11th Annual National Verhoyay Bowling Toui-nament and 1954 National Verhovay Fellowship Days to be held May 29-30. PRACTICALLY EVERY VERHOVAY MEMBER WANTS TO GO TO NEW YORK CITY FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEK END.

It’s simply terriffic, and heartening too, that so many bowlers and nonbowling members plan to attend the great Verhovay get-together and by their presence, honor Branch 48, New York City, and all the other Eastern Verhovay branches.

These happy facts came to light immediately after letters were sent to all the branch managers notifying them that application blanks for tournament participation were ready for distribution to the team captains,

The encouraging response for applications was made even more encouraging by numerous inquiries from branch managers requesting help from the National Executive Tournament Committee in the way of arranging railroad or bus transportation for large groups of members This keen member interest is indeed a wholesome sign of super Verhovay fraternalism. The 1954 yearly Verhovay spectacle, which will be specifically proclaimed EASTERN VERHOVAY RECOGNITION DAYS by National President John Bencze, shows definite promise of being the greatest social and fraternal gathering ever to happen in Hungarian American circles in The United States of America.

Encouraging too are the returns coming in from the MACKER-VIZI NEW MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN.

For the last several years a mem. bership drive precedes the annual affair, the results announced at the dinner celebration. The Macker-Vizi New Membership Campaign, named in honor of Vice President Julius Macker and Director Louis Vizi, is producing hundreds of new members for our society, and this method is the most worthy tribute our field men, branch managers and members can give to the two veteran leaders.

This participation is not only the right of the branch managers, district managers and field supervisors, but can be highly successful only by member participation. Every loyal Verhovayan can name prospects to the workers above, and they will do the rest. The names of JULIUS MACKER and LOUIS VIZI are inspirational for increased membership in the Verhovay family.

And now let us go into áetail about Verhovay group traveling to New York.

It is no secret that many Verhovay centers throughout the country already have made arrangements with railroad or bus companies to provide them facilities for large in-group travel to New York for the big Verhovay event.

Branch 189, Al.iance, 0., through

Increase In Membership Applications Point Out Some Facts

mining center will send two teams, one male and one female, in addition to non-bowlers. And a private railroad coach will be reserved to take the area Verhovayans to New York. (See NOTICE TO BECKLEY, W. VA. AREA MEMBERS elsewhere in this issue.)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, site of the Home Office, is even now planning to charter two modern buses for the grand New York rally. Although Pittsburgh itself has in the last few years not taken part in the active bowling, non-bowling members are usually represented substantially at the tournaments. However, we- may add that Springdale and- Beaver Falls, both in Pennsylvania and near Pittsburgh, annually send their teams to the tournament. (See ATTENTION ALL PITTSBURGH AND SURROUNDING AREA VERHOVAY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS for important message to communities near Pittsburgh.)

At this writing (February 10) we have received requests for bowling teams applications, in addition to those already mentioned, from Branch 296, Springdale, Pa.; Branch 336, Harrisburg, Pa.; Branches 21, 108, 364, 514, Youngstown, Ohio;

Branches 17, 107, Lorain, Ohio;

Branch 20, Fairport Harbor, Ohio; Branch 518 New Brunswick, N. J.; Branch 216, Northampton, Pa.; Branch 27, Toledo, Ohio. There will be many more applications entered before the final date, MARCH 15, 1954. Information has been received

from Vice President Julius Macker that every Detroit, Michigan branch will send bowlers — and of course non-bowlers. The sizable Verhovay centers Chicago, East Chicago, Gary, South Bend, Milwaukee, in the midwest, will probably send many teams. Los Angeles, California, at the other end of the country, is seriously working toward sending its bowlers to New York City, over 3,000 miles from Los Angeles, and we hope they can make it. J. J. Horvath of Cleveland, Ohio, who writes VERHOVAY

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The MACKER-VIZI NEW MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN, still in its early stage, is already showing very much promise in the far greater than average number of applications coming in and the appreciable percentage of certificates amounting to over $1,000.00.

These two salient factors, the number of membership applications and the face value of the certificates, are the real determining points in the evaluation of the current membership drive, and in fact of all our past and future forays for new members in the Association.

With such happy manifestations so early in the 1954 membership drive, we can even now predict with cocksure optimism that the MACKER-VIZI NEW MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN will at its conclusion equal or surpass the previous campaigns for results.

The excellent progress of the membership drive is due LARGELY to the active interest taken _ by our membership as a whole, our branch managers, our district managers and our field supervisors. The full time field force and the branch managers know full well that the greater their success in acquiring new members the more good will come both, for the Association and for themselves. Mutual benefit and satisfaction are bound to follow. As for the general membership itself- -those who are not employed in either a full or partial capacity by our society- -they experience the deepest sense of Verhovay fraternalism by helping the growth and prosperity of our Association in the recommendation of prospective members and aiding otherwise to promote the welfare of .Verhovay. Hand in hand, the full time

field men, the part time branch workers and thtf body of the membership can achieve the most in the way of additional membership.

Not to be forgotten as lending powerful endorsement to our membership drive are the worthy names of the two veteran directors spearheading the campaign, Vice President Julius Macker and Director Louis Vizi, Verhovay leaders and officers bearing time and experience’s stamp of approval as genuine assets to the Verhavay Fraternal Insurance Association. Verhovay-minded men they are whose Verhovay zeal must of necessity permeate the ranks of the membership. Their unselfish deeds for the cause of Verhovay have gained for them an unparalleled popularity among all Verhovay members. Their names, Verhovay-tried and Verhovay-true, inspire the fondest sentiments and enthusiasm for a better and greater Verhovay. Every informed member knows that Julius Macker and Louis Vizi have in their tenure accomplished much and worked hard for Verhovay. Their popularity is not accidental, but merited. The affection shown them by the membership is the language of gratitude.

LOVE FOR VERHOVAY and APPRECIATION OF LEADERSHIP summarize the inspiring qualities which are guiding this 1954 effort to further Verhovay gains and growth.

The MACKER-VIZI NEW MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN is another milestone in the history of a society, the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, whose keynote since its founding February 21, 1886 nas

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THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME —- NEW YORK - MAY 29-30

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its capable manager, Michael Simo, and John A. Barany, secretary of the Alliance Verhovay Bowling League, will send seven teams and a large group of non-bowlers to New York. We have been informed that nearly 65 people will represent Alliance.

Columbus, Ohio Branch 129 manager, Stephen Pirik, recently notified us that it is probable that at least fifteen teams will participate from that branch, plus non-bowlers going, so that more than 100 will travel in-group style from the Ohio capital to the tournament city. Incidentally, Columbus, Ohio was the 1952 tournament city, and the event there was tremendously successful.

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