Verhovayak Lapja, 1955 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1955 / Verhovay Journal
PAGE 12 Verhovay Journal June 15, 1955 Juvenile Members Score Entertainment Hit Darlene and Stephen Danko, Jr., grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Gáspár Papp, Detroit, Michigan (Mr. Papp is the Chairman of the National Auditing Committee), were very enthusiastically received by the large audience. Verhovay is proud to have talented young members who can provide such first-class entertainment. MOTOR CLIX NEWS BRANCH 36 — DETROIT, MICHIGAN----By Jolán Lucas “Ah, little flower That once was May’s — Now left an orphan For June to raise.” —Anon. For once there isn’t any branch news to speak of. We are between meetings as this goes to press; the district meeting is still two weeks off; there hasn’t been any personal report on the Verhovay Bowling Tournament yet. You know, it’s quite possible I may not have to do much writing at this time! Besides, if I were any kind of a good reporter, J’d be a sport and leave plenty of room for the editor and those who were at Chicago, who can really give us a good write-up on the long Memorial Day week-end in the Windy City. About all the Lucas Family did was eat, work in the garden, ancT go for long cruises in the family cyuiser on the Detroit river. It’s an eighteen-foot Thompson off-shore Fisherman, powered with a 40 H.P. Mercury outboard motor,- and the handiest luxury we have ever Acquired. Even when the weather is threatening, as it did over the weekend, “Kathy,” the boat, is as safe as sitting in our own living room. A convertible top and side curtains are being made for it, of blue nylon and the riding lights give" us a feeling of mystery as dusk hits the river. In short, all of us feel, and act, as typical Sunday sailors, or week-end mariners. It’s more fun than driving hundreds of miles on hot pavements, competing with hordes of cars, pretending to have a good time. All we have to do is drive about five minutes from home, park the family car, and step into a faroff world of mystery, challenge and adventure. That’s what is so nice about living in a down river community — the river and waterways are near home. As I have stated many times, Branch 36 is the largest single branch in the Association. It was numerically proved to me when I read in the May issue of the Journal how the branches were divided into districts. With the exception of District II, which is composed of 12 branches totaling 2,020 members, and electing five delegates, the only other district to elect five delegates is District 24, composed of one branch, 36, and totaling 2,064 members. That figure does not include the number of Juvenile Order members. In looking over the figures of other districts, I came across some interesting facts. In the Motor City area alone, there are a total of 3,889 adult members in / five branches. Supposing in 4 more years there were added 111 additional members, and all these branches merged into one, this particular district, with 10 delegates, could bq a power at the convention! Fascinating idea and one that should give thought to the Detroit area membership. Second largest branch, and district, is Branch 132 in South Bend, with 1,934 members. New York’s branch 48 is third, with 1,857, and Cleveland is fourth, with 1,710. If any of you in the Motor City feel as I do, we could do a great deal to maintain that lead by helping to bring in more new members. In my own personal opinion, the days of the smaller branches are passé, out, £one. Reading the articles of the larger branches, such as Branches 15 and 50 in Chicago, and some of the abovenamed branches, it seems that the larger groups do more in the way of social and sports events than the smaller groups. In the first place, the branch treasury is better able to handle large affairs; there is a greater membership to attend the various . functions; advertising the fraternal name could be put on the level of other fraternal groups in the city; civic pride could be a part of our social and fraternal life. Along with all these advantages, of course, is the necessity for a proud and happy fraternal home. Everything in our power should be done to push the acquisition of such a building. The Motor City is by no means scantily represented in the future WILLIAM PENN FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION, and a fraternal home would be a great advantage in holding and getting still more members. Let's do something about it — come to meetings, make suggestions, take an active part in your branch meetings — and above all, let’s quit keeping .to our own groups and become aware of the fact that the Motor City leads, at least numerically, in the Association. Mrs. Mary Horvath, who is Mom, and Mrs. Samuel Toth of Branch 429 in Dearborn, decided at the last minute to take a train to the Verhovay > Tournament-Fellowship Days. It just goes to prove that this annual fiesta is of great importance to active and interested members. Keep it up! And so back to my wee garden. Some day soon, when I’m out of Branch material, I’ll write about my garden. YOUR OLD FERRET 12996 Rosedale Avenue Wyandotte, Mich. AVenue 5-0106 Sponsor Honored by Team Members Charles Stuparits, Sr., sponsor of the Stuparits Construction bowling team, Branch 15, Chicago, Illinois, receives from Captain Joseph Studva, Stephen Horvath, Matt Balog, Stephen Leonardo and Alex Nagy the Frank Brogley Memorial Trophy. Leopold Hirsch of Home Office, Taken by Death The Home Office of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association was stunned the morning of Saturday, May 21, 1955, when a telephone message was received that Leopold Hirsch, preparing to go to work, died suddenly of a heart seizure during breakfast. The Assistant National Secretary and Manager of the Home Office expired before reaching the hospital. -The body was laid out at the Nied Funeral Home, Wilkinsburg, Pa., and funeral services held there two o’clock Tuesday afternoon, May 24. National President John Bencze eulogized the deceased as a loyal worker with a record for punctuality. Burial was at Jefferson Memorial Cemetery, South Park, where National Secretary Coloman Revesz bade farewell to the departed member of the Home Office. Representing Verhovay at the obsequies were the National Officers, Director Henry Gross of Pittsburgh, Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Samuel C. Gomory, General Counsel Gay B. Banes, Field Assistant to the National President Elmer Charles, Field Supervisor Gus G. Nagy, Traveling District Manager John Fulop and the employees of the Home Office. Survivors are his widow, the former Catherine Suly, two children, a son Louis and a daughter Jean, Mrs. Anthony Bonomo, a grandchild, Thomas, and three sisters in Hungary. The deceased was born September 3, 1893 in Kula, Bács-Bodrog County, Hungary. He received his education in Pécs. In 1913 he came to The United States and lived for three years in Cincinnati, Ohio. He married in 1916 and later moved to Detroit, Michigan. In May, 1935 he became an officer of the Workingmen’s Sick Benefit Federation in East Pittsburgh, Pa., which position he held until that society merged with the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association June 15,1947. With the merger he came as Assistant National Secretary, later was named Manager of the Home Office, and a few years ago was awarded the Illustrious Citation and Gold Medal by the Board of Directors. He was manager of Branch 466, Pittsburgh, Pa. Leopold Hirsch was a Verhovayan who always performed his- duties conscientiously and well. His loss is felt by the Home Office.
