Verhovayak Lapja, 1955 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1955 / Verhovay Journal
August 17, 1955 Verhovay Journal PAGE 3 JOURNAL BRIEFS TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS: The next issue of the Verhovay Journal will be published on Wednesday, September 21, 1955. News items and brief announcements will be accepted for publication in that issue until the closing date, September 14. Articles and other long contributions must be on the desk of the editor no later than September 7. If possible, contributions should be typewritten, on ONE SIDE of the paper only, DOUBLE SPACED, and NOT TOO LONG. Address all contributions to EDITOR, VERHOVAY JOURNAL, 436 FOURTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH 19, PA. * BRANCH 13 Trenton, N. J. NOTICE The Home Office has appointed LOUIS REVESZ to succeed former Field Supervisor Frank J. Cher, now of the Home Office, as manager of Branch 13. The address of District Manager Revesz is 20 Tettemer Ave., Lakeside Park, Trenton, N. J. The Trenton district office remains at 1054 S. Broad St. BRANCH 48 New York, N. Y. SOCIAL A dinner-dance, in honor of Director Albert Ibos and Mrs. Victor Orbán, both members of this branch and veteran Verhovay workers, will be held Saturday, November 12, 1955, beginning at 8:00 P.M., at the Hungarian Reformed Church, 233 East 116th St. The Illustrious Citation and Gold Medal of the Association will be awarded to Director Ibos and to Mrs. Orbán. Fraternally, ALEXANDER ANCSÁNYI President JOSEPH TOMA Field Supervisor — Br. Mgr. BRANCH 160 Torrington, Conn. OBITUARY Louis Szabó, age 66, on July 22, 1955. A member since 1912, Mr. Szabó was manager of Branch 160 for seven years, until his death. We express our sympathy to the bereaved family of the veteran Verhovay member and branch officer. BRANCH 264 Mollenauer, Pa. ADDRESS OF NEW BR. MGR. John J. KORINTUS 2838 Ardsley Ave. Pittsburgh 26, Pa. Telephone: LE 1-1106 BRANCH 301 Port Clinton, Ohio OBITUARY John Legeza, age 64, on June 30, 1955, in Alabama. The deceased managed Branch 301 for seven years, until his death. We express our sympathy to the bereaved family. BRANCH 417 Trenton, N. J. NOTICE LOUIS REVESZ has been appointed manager of Branch 417 by the Home Office. He succeeds former Field Supervisor Frank J. Cher now of the Home Office. District Manager Revesz’s address is 20 Tettemer Ave., Lakeside Park, Trenton, N. J. There is no change in the address v>f the Trenton district office, which is 1054 S. Broad St. BRANCH 443 Detroit, Mich. ANNIVERSARY The 20th anniversary of the founding of Branch 443 will be celebrated Saturday, November 19, 1955, beginning at 7:30 P.M., at the hall of the Hungarian Reformed Church, Dearborn St. Branch members, other Verhovay members and friends are invited to join in the festivities. Fraternally, JOSEPH SZABÓ Dist-Br. Mgr. BRANCH 466 Pittsburgh, Pa. NOTICE The Home Office has appointed Frank J. Cher successor to the late Leopold Hirsch, manager of Branch 466. Members of this branch are to pay their dues as heretofore at the Verhovay Home Office, 436 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh 19, Pennsylvania.---------------------------------Attention Columbus Bowlers The Columbus Verhovay Bowling League will bowl on Monday evenings instead of on Sunday, and the Parsons Recreation Alleys will be the new location. This change of schedule will give more players an opportunity to bowl without interfering with their Sundays which they prefer to spend with their families. The league wlil be made up of ten teams. All those interested in bowling with the league should contact the manager of Branch 129, Columbus, Ohio, District Manager Louis Tokár, by telephoning HI 4-2760, or leaving name, address and telephone number at the Verhovay Home, 1501 Parson Avenue, Columbus 7, Ohio. Early registration will prevent disappointment. Also, last year team captains should inform the league whether they plan to retain the same teams this coming season, and must register all their bowlers by following the same instructions as appear above. Fraternally, LOUIS TOKÁR District Manager----------’S ---------Personality is what a person has when he makes you feel the same way about him as you do about yourself. * * * A sure sign of unhappiness is the eagerness with which a person tries to share it with you. «JOIN CALL CIVIL i DEFENSE WELCOME DELEGATES (Continued from page 1) We respectfully extend our sincere, warm welcome to each delegate of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association and to each; delegate of the Rákóczi Aid Association. May the delegates of the new society, the William Penn Fraternal Association, set a foundation that will be as solid as the rock of Gibraltar, and that the house built on this foundation be as strong and stately as the mighty oak, and that the leaders who shall guide the affairs of the William Penn Fraternal Association be constantly mindful of the rights of the members whom they represent. JOHN SABO Editor National Auditor MINUTES OF THE DISTRICT SESSIONS District 13 The meeting is held on June 12, 1955 in the Hungarian Home at Daisytown, Pennsylvania. 1. Alexander Debreczeni, Sr. opens the meeting at 1:00 A.M., greeting warmly the delegates, then requests their credentials. Present are: Stephen Ivan, Br. 7. Pricedale, Pa.; Daniel Matto, Br. 16, Star Junction, Pa.; Joseph Benko, Br. 43, Brownsville, Pa.; John Grega, Br. 57, Clarksburg, W. Va.; Alexander Debreczeni, Sr. and Alexander Hajdú, Br. 85, Daisytown, Pa.; John A. Jeso, Br. 150, Masontown, Pa.; John G. Miranov, Br. 348, Mona, W. Va.; Joseph Domonkos, Br. 389, Perryopolis, Pa.; Emery Salamon Br. 399, Richeyville, Pa.; Joseph Fulop, Br. 548, Rivesville, W. Va.; Ladislaus Elekes, Br. 566, Farmington, W. Va. Twelve delegates represent 11 branches. The following branches did not send delegates: Br. 101, Uniontown, Pa.; Br. 341, West Brownsville, Pa.; Br. 408, Nemacolin, Pa.; Br. 442, California, Pa.; Br. 478, Bobtown, Pa. 2. The district chairman asks for the reading and approval of the minutes of the June 25,1951 session. The minutes are signed by Joseph Benko and John Grega. 3. Ladislaus Elekes (Br. 566) proposes that members with $500 certificates be eligible for election as Convention delegates. After discussions, this is approved. 4. Delegate Elekes recommends that the Illustrious Citation and Gold Medal be mailed to those members receiving this Association honor, without the present custom of formal presentation at a branch affair. This is accepted. 5. Delegate Elekes seeks the discontinuance of the National Verhovay Bowling Tournaments, stating that all Verhovay bowling should be sponsored by the individual branches at their own expense. After debating at length, District 13 decides to support this proposal. 6. John G. Miranov (Br. 348) suggests that the branch managers receive higher commissions for new members, stating too that the 4% collection fee is not enough. This is approved. 7. Delegate Miranov proposes that the Association have a home built for the homeless aged. This is unanimously supported after a thorough discussion. 8. Delegate Elekes recommends the establishment of a fund for the aged. Each member would pay one cent a month into this fund. The meeting accepts this proposal. 9. Delegate Elekes proposes that after every deceased member the Verhovay Treasury send ten dollars for flowers. The motion is accepted. 10. John A. Jeso (Br. 150) recommends that members having Sick Benefit coverage should receive the benefits for life or until they have withdrawn all the insurance due them, and length of membership should have no bearing on this. The proposal is accepted. 11. Delegate Miranov asks for the initiation of family group insurance. His motion is supported. 12. The following are elected delegates and alternate delegates to the Verhovay Convention: DELEGATES: Alexander Debreczeni (10 votes), Daniel Matto (9), John Grega (7); ALTERNATE DELEGATES: Emery Salamon (4 votes), Joseph Fulop (4), Joseph Benko (2). 13. Elected district officers are: Alexander Debreczeni, Sr., district chairman; Stephen Ivan, vice-chairman; Daniel Matto, district recorder. ,14. The elected, both for the district and for the Convention, thank the delegates for their votes and confidence in them, promising ever to keep before them the best interests of the Association. 15. The expenses of this meeting amount to $397.75. 16. The next district session will be held in the Daisytown Hungarian Home. The district chairman adjourns the meeting by thanking the delegates for their extraordinary interest in the welfare of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association and their diligent efforts at this district session. ■ ALEXANDER DEBRECZENI, SR. DANIEL MATTO District Chairman District Recorder REINSTATED FROM LAPSED — MAY, 1955 2 Ponatoski Alfred; 14 Raska Mrs. Joseph, Sofranko Barry, Speer John Jr. Speer John, Speer Mrs. John, Speer Thomas, Trombitás Anikó Trombitás Csaba, Veres Mrs. John; 15 Igyarto Julius, Igyarto Julius H., Igyarto Mrs. Julius, Igyarto Margaret I., Igyarto Martin, Igyarto Robert J.; 26 McDeavitt Mrs. Wm.; 45 Nelson Christine L., Nelson Edwin C.; 48 Toscano Anthony D.; 88 Caresani Robert; 98 Hawk Herbert Sam; 226 Tolner Jo Ann, Tolner Joseph, Tolner Kathleen; 296 Banyas John S.; 386 Saghy Joseph F.; 420 Keglovitz Thomas; 511 Boegner Alexis J.; 517 Barta Lillian M. TOTAL 30
