Verhovayak Lapja, 1955 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1955 / Verhovay Journal
I PAGE 6 Verhovay Journal June 15, 1955 Tournament and Fellowship Days Glorious Testimony to Verhovay Fraternalism (Continued from Page 21 sociation this crucial year of 1955 for both societies. He was given a tremendous applause at the conclusion of his words. Thereupon Director Phillips introduced National Secretary Coloman Révész who reported on the results of the Turner-Falussy-Phillips Membership Campaign, a drive named in honor of the three Directors, the first now deceased, and held in conjunction with the 1955 Verhovay Tournament-Fellowship Days. "" Mr. Revesz stated that the campaign period, from January 1, 1955 to May 31, 1955, produced new business in the grand total of $1,770,000, a very gratifying figure indeed. The National Secretary expressed his own personal delight and, in the name of the Association, congratulated the field men on the excellence pf the campaign results, which here follow: Frank J. Wukovits, Field Supervisor...............................$215,000 Leslie J. Dus, Field Supervisor................................. 156,000 Gus G. Nagy, * Field Supervisor.................................. 135,000 .Ernest C. Taylor, District Manager................................ 90,000 Stephen Lukacs, Traveling Dist. Mgr........................ 81,000 Frank T. Kajdi, District Manager................................... 80,000 Adam Simon, Jr., District Manager................................ 77,500 Gabriel Nameth, Field Supervisor.................................... ''70,500 Michael Tothfalusi, District Manager................................. 70,000 Joseph Toma, Field Supervisor................................... 65.000 Stephen J. Ivancso, District Manager................................ 65,000 Joseph Szabó, District Manager................................ 65,000 Kalman Erdeky, District Manager ............................... 54,000 John Fulop, Traveling Dist. Mgr.......................... 53,500 Tibor D. Jasz, Field Supervisor.................................. 49,000 Fred J. Stipkovits, District Manager................................ 48,000 Stephen Mislay, District Manager................................. 47,500 Frank J. Cher, Field Supervisor................................... 44,000 Field V itself, which is the Chicago area under the jurisdiction of Field Supervisor Frank J. Wukovits, made an all-out effort, as the seat of this year’s national Verhovay spectacular, to be worthy of, the honor, and worthy it was with its impressive membership campaign total of $350,000 worth of business in new Verhovay members. Mr. Revesz announce^' that the top four, Field Supervisors Wukovits, Dus and Nagy, and District Manager Taylor, would for their fine efforts in the Turner-Falussy-Phillips Membership Campaign be rewarded with attractive attache cases, and the other named field leaders sent beautiful leather wallets. At this point it is fitting to inform our readers that the success of the membership drive was accomplished in no small measure by the personal energy and drive of Field Assistant to the National President Elmer Charles. During the campaign Mr. Charles was on the road much of the time, visiting, encouraging, helping the field men and the branch managers, especially concentrating his efforts in the Chicago area with Field Supervisor Wukovits and District Managers Taylor. Kajdi and Tothfalusi. Following the report by the National Secretary, Master of Ceremonies Director Phillips announced that gifts were about to be presented to Mrs. Joseph Turner, in lieu of her late husband, to Director Aloysius C. Falussy and to Director Richard J. Phillips, whose names identified the latest membership drive. * Mrs. Turner, widow of Director Joseph Turner who died January 11, 1955, shortly after the beginning of the Turner-Falussy-Phillips Membership Campaign, stepped forward to receive a beautiful gold wrist watch, memento to the popular director, which, in the name of the Vérhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, was presented to her by Disector Stephen Lang. The bereaved Mrs. Joseph Turner accepted with choked emotion, unable to voice the gratitude she felt. Now Director Falussy was called to receive the Association’s award to him. Vice President Julius Macker spoke of the pleasant association between Director F'alussy and himself during the past twelve years on the Board of Directors. The Vice President then presented the New York City Director with two beautiful companion traveling bags. Director F'alussy thanked the Board of Directors and the Association for the very useful gift. He went on to speak of a grand event the day before, on May 27th, in Charleston, South Carolina, where a bronze plaque of Revolutionary War hero Hungarian Colonel Michael de Kovats was unveiled and presented to “The Citadel,” the military college of South Carolina, located only a few yards from where the Colonel fell defending Charleston, and was accepted by the Commander of the college, General Mark C. Clark (story elsewhere in this issue). As he himself said, it was somewhat embarrassing for the Master of Ceremonies, Director Phillips, to announce himself for one of the Association’s awards. It was Director Albert Ibos’ honor to present Director Phillips, member of the National Tournament Executive Committee, with a beautiful solid gold ring, a complete description of which was made by the youthful recipient. Director Ibos congratulated the Detroit Director as a progressive officer and a credit to the second generation. Director Phillips thanked the Board of Directors and the Association for the elegant gift and promised that he would always serve the society faithfully and to the best of his ability. Pictures of these three important presentations were taken by the official photographer who, as noted before, was under instructions to photograph noteworthy scenes for the record and for publication in the official organ of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association. Director Phillips called upon Tournament Secretary Ralph (Pop) Dillinger next to read the results of this day’s bowling. The “ahs” were the winners and the “ohs” indicated the losers. The time was here to make the top awards, the Frank J. Brogley Memorial Trophy for the winning male team and the Albert B. Ari Memorial Trophy for the victorious female team. Leading the men’s teams was the Stuparits Construction Bowling Team GRACE S00 THRILLS AUDIENCE A new star was born on the Verhovay horizon in Grace Soo, member of Branch 15, Chicago. The thunderous applause given by the large Verhovay gathering was conclusive «evidence that Miss Soo is one of the best entertainers to appear at any of the Verhovay National Fellowship Days. of Chicago. The players of this team are members of Branch 15, Chicago, and their affable backer, business man Charles Stuparits, Sr., is also a member of the branch. Presentation of this trophy was made by Director Mike Korosy, who came back later to announce that the grateful team members, Captain Steve Horvath, Joe Studva, Matt Balog, Steve Leonardo and Alex Nagy, turned over the gorgeous trophy to their sponsor. The Bowlerettes of Branch 366, Cleveland, received the women’s trophy from Director Louis Vizi. The members of this team are Louise Torda, Captain, Dorothy Kastan, Helen Matula, Kay Torda, Ann Munkó and Florence Marson. After the announcement of the winning teams, Director Phillips, the Master of Ceremonies, read the names of the guests at the Victory Dinner and asked them to take a bow, who were: Dr. and Mrs. Julius Hovanyi, he the editor and publisher of the newspaper “Chicago and Vicinity,” which publication reached its fiftieth year on June 5th of this year; Dr. Melchior Palyi, foremost economist and leading adviser on financial matters; the Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Keeskemethy, he the Director of the Bethlen Hungarian Orphanage at Ligonier, Pennsylvania; Eugene Szebedinszkv, editor-publisher of the “Hungarian People,” Pittsburgh weekly paper, and Mrs. Szebedinszky; the Rev. W. Tatter, Hungarian Baptist Church, Chicago; the Rev. and Mrs. Nicholas Nyary of the Hungarian Reformed Church, East Chicago, Indiana; Mr. Maurice B. Vick, of Vick & Company, Investment Bankers, Chicago; Dr. Géza Farkas, editor and publisher of the Hungarian paper, “Toledo and Vicinity”; the Rev. Alexander Pinter, Pastor of St. Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church, Toledo, Ohio; Andrew Fay Fisher, Pittsburgh editor and publisher of the “Hungarian Miners’ Journal”; Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Hetenyi, he professor at Northwestern University and a brilliant scientist; Mr. John Sinko, Chicago industrialist, and Mrs. Sinko; Emery Frank Chicago representative of the “Szabadság” and the “Amerikai "Magyar Népszava,” and Mrs. Frank; Mr. and Mrs. Harley N. Bruce of Chicago, he Verhovay actuary; Amelia. Fodor, Detroit editor and publisher of the “Detroiti Újság”; who publishes also the Journals of our Association; the Rev. August J. Molnár, Director of the Department of Hungarian Studies at Elmhurst College; the Rev. Leslie Egry, Minister of the East Chicago First Hungarian Evangelical and Reformed Church; Peter Racz, representative of the Hungarian paper, the “Wisconsini Magyarság,” and Mrs. Racz. Telegrams of greetings but regrets because of inability to attend came from László Medgyesy, former Consul of the Hungarian Government, ani( from “Hungarian Herald” editor-publisher John P. Kelemen, Dayton, Ohio, a former Verhovay director. Following these introductions of the guests, the various categories of the Association were introduced, thus: (Continued on Page 7.)
