William Penn Life, 1979 (14. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)

1979-10-01 / 4. szám

The 29th General Convention

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its fullest potential. Through the facilities of Scenic View we hope to develop our Junior membership back to the heights where it once stood and from where will come the future leaders of the Association.

It was also decided to once again provide some space in the William Penn Life to the Hungarian reading membership.

Approval was granted to continue sponsoring Tours to Hungary and elsewhere.

It was heartwarming to see the enthusiasm of the delegates when providing for expanded fraternal activities, it was through fraternalism that our Association grew and prospered and it is through expanded activities that we shall become a great Hungarian oriented fraternal benefit society.

On Tuesday evening, September 1 1, 1979, there was a banquet honoring the delegates. Preceding the Dinner-Dance there was a social hour. Mr. Elmer Charles, National President was the Toastmaster, after extending words of greeting and welcome he called upon Vice President Stephen T. Szilagyi and George Charles, Jr. to lead in the singing of the National Anthem. Rev. Imre Kovács, Pastor United Church of Christ, Springdale, Pa. gave the invocation. Principal speaker was Hon. Harvey Bartle, III, Insurance Commissioner of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Greetings were extended by Raymond F. Klee, Executive Vice President National Fraternal Congress of America; Zoltán Gombos, Editor-Publisher of Szabadság and Népszava Hungarian newspapers; Dr. August J. Molnár, President American Hungarian Foundation; András Kasnyik, Hungarian Consulate General from New York: a most interesting and enlightening speech was given by the Rt. Rev. Árpád George, National President Reformed Federation of America, would that the good Lord grant the allegorical courtship he talked about resulting in a happy marriage in the not too distant future. Hon. Nicholas Cipriani, President Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress.

Benediction was given by Rev. Father Paul Bolvary, Pastor St. Ann's Roman Catholic Hungarian Church, Hazelwood, Pennsylvania.

Also seated at the head table and introduced were: Mrs. Zoltán Gombos, Mrs. Ramona Klee, Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Stelkovics, Mrs. Marie Charles, Mr. and Mrs. Louis L. Varga and Mr. and Mrs. John P. Balia.

Among the guests were the following: Julius Macker, Past National President; Julius E. Somogyi, Past National Treasurer and Mrs. Somogyi; Ferenc Sipka, 1st Secretary Embassy of Hungarian Peoples Republic, Washington, D.C.; Anthony W. Novasitis, Jr., President Pennsylvania Heritage Council; Sheriff John Peck and Mrs. Peck, Westmoreland County; Sheriff Eugene Coon and Mrs. Coon, Allegheny County; The Honorable Leonard C. Staisey and Mrs. Staisey; Mayor Joseph Dudás and Mrs. Dudás, Lakeline, Ohio; Mike Moyle, Reporter —Pittsburgh Post Gazette and Mrs. Moyle; Eugene Szebedinszky, Editor-Publisher, Magyarsag; Robert E. Bruce, Actuary and Mrs. Bruce; Anthony Waskiewicz, General Manager, Itel Corp. and Mrs. Waskiewicz; William Anders, Manager, Itel Corp. and Mrs. Anders; George Kemp, Kemp & Associates and Mrs. Kemp; Richard J. Phillips, Vice President, A.E. Masten Co.; Anthony E. Tomasic, President, Thomas & Co., and Mrs. Tomasic; Thomas Balaban, Jr., Vice President, Thomas & Co., and Mrs. Balaban; Mr. Paul Morrow, Pennsylvania Insurance Examiner; Mr. John Chemsak, Representative of Emil Kraus & Sons and Mrs. Chemsak; Fred Aronne, General Agent and Mrs. Aronne; John J. Lippert, General Agent and Mrs. Lippert.

From the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America, László L. Essenyi, Executive Vice President; Joseph L. Molnár, Treasurer; and Elmer E. Vargo, Secretary.

Reverand Nicholas Novak, Pastor First Hungarian Reformed Church of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Novak; Frank Kress, President American Fraternal Union and Mrs. Kress; Peter Kuhn, Vice President Catholic Knights of St. George and Mrs. Kuhn; Fred Schwesinger, National President Greater Beneficial Union and Mrs. Schwesinger; George Batyko, National President Greek Catholic Union and Mrs. Batyko; Joseph Stefka, President National Slovak Society and Mrs. Stefka; John Surovy, Secretary National Slovak Society and Mrs. Surovy; Walter Laska, President Polish Falcons of America and Mrs. Laska; Bernard Rogalski, Secretary Polish Falcons of

America; Robert Rade Stone, President Serb National Federation and Mrs. Stone; Walter Masur, President Ukranian National Aid Association and Mrs. Masur; Daniel Zornan, President United Lutheran Societies and Mrs. Zornan; Edward Sudzina, President United Societies of U.S.A. and Mrs. Sudzina.

Gus G. Nagy, Vice President of Membership Service and Mrs. Nagy; Stephen T. Szilagyi, Vice President- Marketing and Mrs. Szilagyi; Gay B. Banes, J.D., General Counsel and Mrs. Banes; Julius Kesseru, M.D., Medical Director.

j? Children 's M I Christmas Party q

V The Board of Directors of the

ft William Penn Association has Q again voted to financially sup} port the Children's Christmas 7 Party at those branches which

V will conduct such a program for i ft the children. We sincerely urge ^

6 all Branches to provide for a ]

} Children 's Christmas Party this

7 year. These parties have proven :

I to be successful in the past and ft we look forward to many more ,

£: Branches holding Christmas T Parties in December 1979.

The Board of Directors fully } understand that in order to have 7 a successful Children's y Christmas Party it requires a rt tremendous amount of work on £: the part of the Branch Officers y and requires sacrificing some of 7 their time, however, the Board J feels that the effort is well worth ft it because of the happiness it ,

|c brings to our youthful \

' members.

All members are urged to at- ' y tend the Branch Meeting and 7 participate in preparing plans '. y for the Children 's Christmas J * Party.

i" Managers of the Branches ■ i have already received the letters , í which indicate what procedure J is to be followed to obtain Carol 7 Books, printed invitations and :

Y financial assistance from the ■ rt Home Office. All Branch ,

L- Managers are urgently re- ' y quested to return the completed 7 form by the first week of •

Y November.

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