William Penn Life, 1971 (6. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)

1971-02-01 / 1. szám

everyone an enjoyable afternoon. He asked those who were not members to join our big happy family at William Penn. Director Hegedűs then introduced Mrs. Evelyn Orlick who lead the singing and Miss Margaret Nemeth who accom­panied on the piano the beautiful Christ­mas Carols, out of the books sent from the Home Office. After the singing, Santa Claus, (our Ed Miller) made his appear­ance. He talked with the children as he has for the past several years when they went to him to receive their goodies. They also received a gift, cookies and refresh­ments. Election of Officers was held on Dec. 21, 1970 at which time the following were elected for the year 1971: Joseph Arvay, President; Louis Keller, Vice President; Barbara Hegedűs, English Secretary; Alex Horvath, Hungarian Secretary; Irene Evans, Treasurer; Paul Somody, Anthony Vass, John Hegedűs and Lillian Thomas, Auditors. Barbara Hegedűs, Reporter 24 Pittsburgh, Pa. Sunday, December 20, 1970, Branch 24 held its annual Children’s Christmas Party at the A & J Club, 1036 E. 93rd St. As in the past, our party was a big suc­cess. Approximately 60 children attended. Branch President Charles Akai, warmly greeted the children and grownups. Our program was short, but enjoyable. Debbie Bartolotta did a Baton Twirling Act. Denise Bartolotta did several Dance and Acrobatic Acts. These charming little girls are quite talented. Mary Beth, Susan and Lisa Akai, Debra and Pamela Sabo did several Song and Dance numbers. They made quite a hit. All five girls are the granddaughters of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Akai. Next the children joined in singing of Christmas Carols. Santa arrived with presents and goodies for the children. Delicious refreshments were served to all who attended. Mr. Charles Akai, President, again did a fine job as good old Santa. Officers and members of Branch 24 are grateful to the Home Office for their contribution in helping make this party a huge success. Fraternally, Mrs. Betty Akai, Reporter 27 Toledo, Ohio Branch 27’s annual Christmas Party was held on December 20, 1970. Approxi­mately 100 children attended, some as far as 70 miles away. Santa made an appear­ance to the delight of the children and gave gifts to all the children. After sing­ing Christmas songs, refreshments were served, and a good time was had by all. Parents, if your youngster is a member of William Penn and missed the party, plan on attending our next Christmas party. You will be glad you did! W. E. Percei, Branch Manager 048 New York, N. Y. On Saturday afternoon, December 12, 1970, Branch 048 held its annual Christ­mas Party for the benefit of the juvenile members of this Branch and their friends. We are happy to report that as usual it was a great success and all had a won­derful time. Questioning the parents and their children we again found that this is one occasion that the membership looks for­ward to, and in their opinion this practice should be continued. The Officers of Br. 048 deserve a great vote of thanks for their untiring efforts. A vote of thanks goes to Mrs. Mary Huthansel, Mrs. Margaret Marhan, Charles Fabian, Mrs. Anna Varga and her daughter Peggy, John and Elizabeth Paukovits, Mrs. Sylvia Toma, Branch President Albert Ibos. A special thanks to our beloved John Hegedűs, who acted as Santa Claus. Unfortunately it was re­ported that the pictures taken on that day did not come out, and thus we are un­able to publish them in the journal. With Best Wishes to all for the coming new year. Joseph Toma, Branch Manager 70, Newark, N. J. The Children’s Christmas Party of Br. 70, Newark, N. J. was held at the Ameri­can Hungarian Center in Hillside, N. J. The turnout was tremendous and a good time was had by both children and par­ents. A lovely program was arranged. Christmas movies were shown to the en­joyment of everyone. A Men’s Quartet led by Steve Vidám sang several Christmas Carols. Mary Farkas did a beautiful Tap Dance. Katherine Kalman, Kathy Petac, Linda Petac recited poems. Karen Gabor did a piano selection. Walter Bea with his accordian led everyone in cheerful Christ­mas Caroling. Santa Claus (William Zimmerman) finally arrived and distributed candy and gifts to all children present. Refresh­ments were then served. Branch President Steve Vidám ex­pressed his best wishes to everyone. A special thanks to the officers and members that helped make this a grand party. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Vidám, Mr. and Mrs. John Kovács, Mr. and Mrs. Denis Nemeth, Mrs. Jolán Mackler and Mr. and Mrs. James Emody. 132 South Benti, Ind. The customary year-end Dinner Dance was sponsored by Branch 132 in the William Penn Social Home and as usual there was an overflow crowd. This is the event during which the old timers have an opportunity to welcome in the New Year with the Young People. Each year there is a fine orchestra and naturally the buffet served to usher in the New Year is tremendous. Some of this years activities were captured in the accompanying photo­graphs. Director Frank J. Wukovits together with the Branch Officers made sure that the members attending had a memorable evening. (pictures below) 189 Alliance, Ohio We’re very happy to report that Branch 189 had one of the finest Holidays en­joyed at our William Penn Club. The Children’s Christmas Party held December 13th, for approximately 100 children was a great success. The child­ren were warmly greeted by Branch Mana­ger and President Michael Duruttya. The children participated in games, with prizes won by all. The Christmas Carols were sung in excellent voices! In charge of this annual event was Mrs. Kenneth Nile and Mrs. Michael Duruttya III. Santa arrived and talked to the children, listened to their Christmas requests and gave candy and Christmas stockings filled with goodies. Refreshments were served. Secretary Mike Korosy again did

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