Verhovayak Lapja, 1954 (37. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1954 / Verhovay Journal
Contribute a New Member to the Macker-Vizi Membership Campaign PAGE 2 Verhovay Journal February 17, 1954 COMMODORE ROOM Here is a typical room at the Hotel Commodore, the luxurious kind you will enjoy during the 11th Annual National Verhovay fowling Tournament and 1954 National Verhovay Fellowship Days in New York City, May 29-30. Special room rates have been quoted for the Verhovayans and our guests. Singles range from only $6.00, twin-bedded rooms from $11.00, double rooms (one bed) from $9:50. In the twin-bedded rooms portable beds may be added for only $1.50 daily (up to a total of 4 persons to a room). MASSED MOVEMENTS • • • (Continued from page 1) WATCHTOWER, stresses that New York is a fine site for the tournament and that the Cleveland district will be well represented there. Happily we have learned that new teams will bowl this year. Verhovay centers such as Philadelphia, Pa.; Trenton, Newark and Perth Amboy, New Jersey have Verhovay sports enthusiasts who bowl regularly. Now they will join their brethren in New York City. VICTORY DINNER AND NIGHT OF BUDAPEST DANCE The National Executive Tournament Committee proudly announces that it has engaged the service of one of the finest dance orchestras in the country for the huge Victory Dinner and colorful Night of Budapest Dance, which will be held Saturday night, May 29, 1954, beginning at 6:00 P. M., in the Grand Ball Room of the Hotel Commodore in imid-Manhattan. The twelve-piece union orchestra, under Jenő Bartal, play the finest music whether Hungarian or American. Their quality must be the best for .they play weekly in the Waldorf- Astoria and the Commodore. The details of this professional orchestra will be made known in a later issue, but here we may point out Bartal’s recent engagement. Clippings from the New York Times, the Daily News and the New York Herald Tribune gave full stories on the United Nations Staff Day celebration held last year, for which occasion the music of Jenő Bartal and his orchestra thrilled more than 3,000 guests. Bartal’s group provided the musical aecompaniement for the artists appearing On the program — Ezio Pinza, Marian Anderson, Danny Kaye and Salvatore Baccaloni of the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Victory Dinner will accommodate 2,500 guests, and we feel certain that all the tickets will be sold in advance of the date of the dinner. Tickets in New York City and area already on sale. Early reservations are urged. The Hotel Commodore will be our headquarters for the 1954 rally. Special rates will be given. Hotel reservation cards will be forwarded to all team members, non-bowlers, too, just as soon as we receive the entry blanks and the registration blanks. We repeat the room rates: Singles range from $6.00, twinbedded rooms from $11.00, double rooms (one bed) from $9.50. In the twin-bedded rooms one portable bed may be added for $1.50 daily. We emphasize again that reservations should NOT be delayed. See your branch manager, who will make reservations with National Auditor John Sabo, Tournament Administrator. Arrange for group transportation. It’s a lot of fun. Anyone needing help in getting railroad, bus or airplane transportation may contact Tournament Administrator John Sabo, care of the Home Office. The National Executive Tournament Committee members, Vice President Dr. Andrew Kovács and Director Albert Ibos, and Tournament Administrator John Sabo, are pleased to learn that many advertisements are being received for the 1954 Tournament Album. Business men and companies, branches, and individuals who want their names in the Tournament Album, should send us their advertisements. The following prices cover all the advertisements in the 1954 Tournament Album: One Page .......................... $30.00 One-Half Page ...................... 15.00 One-Quarter Page .................. 7.50 Patron ................................... 2.00 I (Patron ad provides one line.) Give your advertisement to your branch manager who in turn will forward it to the Tournament Administrator. Final date for submitting advertisements for the 1951 Tournament Album is APRIL 5, 1954. The New York City Tournament and Fellowship Days Committee is meeting regularly under Branch 48 President Albert Ibos and Field Supervisor Joseph Toma, F.I.C., planning every end of the coming event. President Ibos, who is a Verhovay Dii'ector, and Field Supervisor Toma, whc manages Branch 48, have the promised cooperation of the members of Branch 48, New York City, to leave no stone unturned in making the 11th Annual National Verhováy Bowliilg Tournament and the 1954 National Verhovay Fellowship Days a success that will be talked about for many years’. The members of Branch 48 are also cooperating to the utmost in the Macker-Vizi New Membership Campaign and are using the drive to swell their own ranks. FRATEKNALISM AT VERHOVAY SHALL HIT THE TOP MAY 29—30, 1954! THE FERRET SEZ NEWS FROM BRANCH 36 — DETROIT, MICHIGAN By Jolán Lucas It seems that the first “Ferret over their averages in last year’s Sez” article in a couple of years didn’t go off too badly, so let’s try it again . .. As mentioned last month, the officers, members and particulary the men’s annd women’s bowling teagns of Branch 36 in Detroit will hold a disznótoros supper for the enjoyment of all Detroit and suburban Verhovay member and their friends on Saturday evening at 7:30 p. m., February 27th, in the former Verhovay Home, 8005 West Jefferson Avenue. Further information has come to my knowledge, such as: cost — donations of $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for children under twelve years of age; entertainment — to be furnished by talented Verhovay members; music — Magyar music will regale the guests — and should revive a nostalgic past. Your Ferret would like to have so many people attend this first Verhovay affair in ages that several columns could be written about who before, what kind of a time was enjoyed by them, and of course the when and where you already know! LET’S HAVE AN EXTRA LARGE CROWD! Tickets may be purchased from District Manager Stephen Lukacs and the members of the bowling teams. Correction please! In the last issue I stated that Andy Konkoly was the captain of the men’s bowling team. Sorry, the current captain is one of my favorite bowlers, Joe Lorincz. Sorry, pal, but between the two of you I never can keep it straight as to who is captain and who isn’t! * * * From what I understand, National president John Bencze invited young Andy Konkoly, Jr., who is eight years old, to help him open the National Tournament in New York. Young Andy is looking forward to this pleasure, and he is extremely sorry that he didn’t go to Toledo last year with his parents. However, the bright young bowler will be in New York in May, so look out. Mr. President! Speaking of bright young bowlers, I have one also. Larry, who is fifteen years old, carries a 144 average in his second year in a junior boys’ league. Both Konkoly Junior and Senior, and Lucas Junior and Senior, are looking forward to competing again this month in the annual Detroit News “Father and Son Tournament”. (Strictly between you and me, the young boys bowled way tournament — I hope the two dads live up to their sons’s expectations this year .. .!) * % * Things are looking up around here ... the Supper in February, A Children’s Day on Sunday, March 28th, and now the latest news for you folks in and around Detroit.. -On Sunday, June 2Qtfei, a VERHOVAY DAY PICNIC is tentatively being planned at HANDLER’S PARK, located about one-half mile beyond the old Molnár Farm, or as it has recently been called, Whiteacres Farm. This Verhovay Day Picnic is to be a joint proposition, to be shared by all Detroit, Dearborn and other nearby branches, including, if possible the Toledo, Flint and other distant branches. , Now this could be a very big affair if all branch officers and members pull together. Other sections off the country seem to do very nicely with their annual VERHOVAY DAY' PICNICS, why not this part of the country, too? More of this as details are worked out. * * * Just one more thing, now and I’ll sign off... the column, “The Ferret Sez” will remain my personal property (if such it may be called) and will include news of varied interest from other branches, stuff of universal interest to members over all the country, and once in a while, maybe, a good fishing story. However, this new column will be strictly for Branch 36 news and publicity items, so how about giving me a little help to name your very own column? Something that stands for “dynamic” Detroit, or something to do with our new license plates .. . remember, we will have “Water Wonderland” on the plates this year; or anything which will be representative of this large branch. Drop me a card at 2522 Carson Street, Detroit 9, Michigan, or call at Vinewood 1-8779. The new column is for you, for your news items or publicity, or if you have any ideas to make the branch click better, or whatever you want to read about. Also, other branches may use “The .Ferret Sez” column for publicity items, or new ideas on fraternalism. or anything that may interest readers in other branches. I have loads of time on my hands and the best thing I can do to help is to publicize your ideas and let branches in other cities know that Detroit, too, can do things! Okay with you? Fine, let the ideas pour into the Vez'hovay Journal then.
