Verhovayak Lapja, 1954 (37. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1954 / Verhovay Journal
„PAGE 2 Verhovay Journal August 18, 1954 FORTY AND EIGHT NEW YORK'S NEWS AND VIEWS I am wondering if those two gentlemen from Ohio are still laughing over the happy situation at our table at the Victory Dance at the Commodore. They joined us, and wanting to make them feel welcome, I proceeded to introduce those seated, starting in this fashion: I’m Margie Nemeth, this is Joe Nemeth, Mrs. Nemeth, Mr. Nemeth, Mrs. Nemeth, Mr. Nemeth and Mr. and Mrs. Fabian! Not until I looked at their faces did we all realize how many Nemeths, none related, werö seated with us. And how the heck did Chuck get in there? The banquet pictures turned out exceptionally well, we thought. I have been wondering how the other side of the room came out, as I was not at our side of the room but at John Sabo’s table the time the pictures were snapped. I have yet to see a copy of it. Docs anyone sitting on the right side of the speaker’s rostrum have a copy of it we could see ? If there are no copies available, I’ll know the reason and we’ll just drop it. Thanks to our committeemen and to Directors A1 Falussy and A1 loos the program went along smoothly, and I’m sure you all read the excellent accounts that were written about the event. There really isn’t too much more I can add to all that has already been written. There is just one suggestion that I have for further occasions: CUT DOWN ON -THE INTRODUCTIONS. Most of us agreed that if all the officers .pijd the supervisors would have been introduced once, taking for granted lovely ladies seated with them oWre Part of their families, a great deal of time would have been saved for the festivities. Most amusing of thg dinner speakers was Mr. O’Brien ..Vyho suggested if all after dinner speakers were laid out it would be a d—n good thing (of coarse there is more to the joke), and we agreed With him. Much credit does go to gentlemen for limiting their speeches to one minute. While on the subject of credits, we want to add our few too! Mrs. Urban, who been a committee member for 1(5^ years, is always active — never sáys much, but you know if help is needed in the kitchen or elsewhere i she is there lending her able i assistance. I saw Mr. and Mrs. Steven Feher, Margaret Ibos and Libby Toma, as well as A1 Ancsanyi, Tery Ansanyi, Johnny Partman and Chuck Fabian, busy at the picnic on June 20th. If you look back at other writeups, You’ll find the same names over and ;'élver, Victor Horn and Betty Miklós among them. There are others too cwhose names fail me at the moment. aQnr thanks go to them also for (having helped make the outing a success. ’To get back to the Victory Dance: Didn’t you think that Shirley Putz, with her excellent pantomine, was /simply wonderful ? I do believe she is all of 14 years young, and our ^predictions are that she shall go "places! To me the most impressive (eight was the darkened room, the lighting of the VFIA letters. and sure as heck I thought I’d burst vwhen those waiters walked in with the dessert, all lit up, the dessert I mean and not the waiters. I got /the biggest lump in my throat,' and since we are real pushovers for such sentimental things I thought here goes Margie again. But the lumps and the tears vanished at the sight of the delicious' strawberry ice cream and its superb sauce, and that too vanished from sight pronto. Since strawberries and cream are Joe Nemeth’s favorite, he surely did enjoy them. I thought Mary Nemeth looked lovely in her new gown, and we were all happy to see Johnny Partman’s sister Gizella who with her husband traveled all the way up from Miami, Florida for the affair! (Boy, do we rate!) We were glad to see them at the picnic too! At the surrounding tables we saw Joe Beck with Helen Partman—Adam Simon and his charming Kitty, from New Brunswick, joined us for a few minutes— Walter Huthansel and his wife Katherine, and Julius Galya and party, who represented the Commodore Barry Post as well as Verhovay, Margaret Ibos and her party, Bill Nemesik who helped make merry with us and of course Helen and Charlie Gruben. Charlie wasn’t at the table long before he presented red badges to Mary Nemeth and to me, which were quite amusing. Those of you who know Charlie will be happy to hear he still has his snappy repertoire. From our room the gang retired to A1 Ibos’s, after the dance, I mean, and they didn’t leave until early Sunday morning, just in time for church. We had retized early so that the buses would get off in time, and don’t think I wasn’t sorely tempted to turn over and hope that everyone would get to the alleys on time — but duty called and soo — Much merriment was going on, because we heard the private-eye come up several times to sush the merrymakers. Tsk. Tsk. I meant to get over to say hello to Mr. Wm Rakaczky and his guests from Tarrytown, New York, as well as to Mr. John Zakopcsan, manager1 of Branch 87, Passaic, New Jersey, and his family and guests. Also seen among the throng were Jimmy Emcciy from Newark, Bela Bachkai, secretary of the American Hungarian Federation in Washington, and the Revs. László Harsanyi, Joseph Urban and Emery Kovács. Thanks; lalso to Dr. Kalman Molnár who represented the Eastern District of the American Hungarian Federation, whose guests occupied 3 tables. We thank them all for such a handsome turnout. If we have overlooked anyone in the acknowledgements, we’re sorry, but you know it is almost impossible even with notes to keep track of everyone, and I kept none at all, relying on memory and the notes of others. I have Joe Toma to thank, for keeping track for me. I can remember faces, but names-never! We were glad to see Lydia and Steve Nemeth pi'esent, especially since Steve had been on our sick list a few months ago. I still owe Elmer Charles a scotch and soda — he promised to come back to the table. I didn’t get to see him again. I did want to thank him and Gus Nagy for having been so nice about calling for my luggage. Thanks to you kind gentlemen that? I didn’t' have to struggle with those cumbersome suitcases. Dirk Fulop is the most entertaining chap yet, and those of you who read his article will agree, we’re sure! Ho promised to send me some lobsters which, we believe, he was going to “capture with a pair of ice tongs,” in Long Island somewhere. Well, needless to say, we are still waiting! He regaled me with quips and stories for about an hour while we were waiting for Ernie in the lobby, My sides still ache from laughing so much. Welcome back to the Journal, and keep up the good work, Dirk, We have need of your humorous writings. Congratulations are again in order, we see, for John Sabo as he was1 peappointed to the Life Insurance, Committee, amongst other things at( the convention in Dallas, Texas. I don’t see how that man gets all the energy to go to all these places, doing such a magnificent job at each one! John should let us in on his secret. Can the secret be Wheaties? Or Olga’s good home cooking? I want to be sure to give our very own bowling boys a pat on the back for their excellent showing in the tournament. No doubt you all read the prize lists and read how well Ali Ibos, our branch president, as well las Steve Nemeth, Ole Reliable Chuck Fabian, Johnny Partman, Ernie Nemeth and Joe Rongo made out. We ’ were glad to see that Bert Toth and Paukovits came in the money too—not to overlook Adam Simon- Hill and Lou (The Csardas kid himself) Kish of New Brunswick, N. J. Not only did T. Plunkett walk off PICNIC, PICNIC. PICNIC! On the 29th of this month of August the newly . formed . Sports Club of Verhovay Youngstown will have its first annual picnic at the Whipperwill Picnic Grove on Crum ltd,, off Meridian Rd. Festivities will get under way about one o’clock in the afternoon and continue untill? ? ? We’ll have plenty of fine Hungarian cooking, a good orchestra, that of the Rendes Bros., with Andy Magyar and his violin blending in to make it a great day of listening and dancing. There is a play ground for the kiddies, so it should be a wonderful day of picnicking for all. We don’t want to sound like we’re beating the drum, but this picnic just has to make good because its outcome will greatly determine as to what kind of Sports Club we will have the coming year. So once again, remember the date: August 29th, Sunday, Whipperwill Grove. Do come, and bring your friends. VERHOVAY-GO-ROUND At the last annual Hungarian Day held at Idora Park, we had a chance to meet many of our ole aquaintances and buddies. The Joe, Taylors were all there having a nice time ... At this yearly affair, •all • the youngsters are decked out in the brightest and gayesti Hungarian costumes, a thrilling sight to behold. This is really one of the good gatherings of the year ... Mike and Mary Tomcsak had their little Mary Leslie dressed up in a native costume that made her the cutest little thing there. Slie practically stole the show from the main speaker and guest of the day, the former Prime Minister of Hungary, Miklós Kallay . . . He was undoubtedly one of the best speakers the American Hungarian Federation had for quite a while. . . Our own Ruthie Burnett was crowned the Queen-of-the-Day, and no doubt about it she won hands down. She with high honors but he even managed to sit at the table at the dinner with the former Prime Minister of Hungary....and that I would liked to have seen, since Tom doesn’t speakada Hungarian! After years of corresponding with Al Jozik, I finally got to meet him in N. Y. And all the things I was going to say when we met somehow never got said. So here and now, I want to thank him for all the correcting of articles he has had to do jn the past, and no doubt in the future too. It was nice to finally, meet such a nice gentlemen, and with Mrs. Jozik too! As you all read this — at least I hope you all are reading it —• we no doubt must be somewhere on our way home from Chicago. Since I’m writing this ahead of time we have no idea just where we shall be as this is printed — perhaps in Pennsylvania, Ohio or New Jersey (hope it’s the last named.) We can take time off to visit the Joe Sharkossys’ whom we bumped into a few months ago at the Farmers Market in Keyport. I shall have to have a perfectly" good reason for not having attended our big event but I will admit that Jo Ann will be able to bribe me with some more of those pickled vegetables she presented me with last time — they were delicious! Since it is still June as we write (Continued on page 6) is also'the director of the St. Stephen’s dance group which annúálly performs the traditional native Hungarian dances for the outing. Wedding bells for Ruth will be ringin’ sometime next month. WE WISH YOU THE BEST, RUTHIE . . . Field Supervisor Gabe Nameth was seen strolling up and down the midway, recruiting new prospects... We have heard that some of the field force from New York way were down for the affair. We didn’t get around to meeting them,but we’re glad to know they were here for the visit... A couple of Verhovayans were seen vacationing at Geneva-on-the-Lake, Stan Ruz, Rich Safron, Jim Mislay. Another new member just arrived home from Geneva is Rosalie Dirando. She said it was almost the best vacation she’s ever had, almost the best . . . Congratulations on the recent marriage of Frank Nagy to Ann Sbnoski (I think I spelled it wrong, I’m sorry Frank) . . . Joe Nagy’s baseball team is showing a very good name for itself in the Youngstown “AA” League. Joe always was a good manager, anyway, so we weren’t too surprised to learn he was fielding a good ball club . . . Cousin John Mislai will get the nuptial knot sometimes this coming month. THE BEST OF EVERYTHING TO YOU AND JEAN,. JOHN. NEW MEMBERS Some of the latest members who have joined the organization are: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bardo of Newton Falls, with Barbara & Linda Susan Bardo. Stanley Artar, Deborah Takash, Barbara Brogley. Janine and John Dorinsky of New Kensington, Pa., William Tarcy, William Petro. STEVE MISLAY 528 Dorothy Ave. i RI—61496, Youngstown, Ohio. VERHOVAY YOUNGSTOWN BRANCHES: 21. 108, 364, 514.
