William Penn Life, 1979 (14. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1979-10-01 / 4. szám
Delegates from Ohio 19) Mr. Charles next introduced the Honorable Richard S. Caliguiri, Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh. Mayor Caliguiri welcomed each delegate to the City of Pittsburgh. He stated that his grandmother was from Hungary, so he too has Hungarian blood in his veins. He remembers spending many hours with his grandmother talking to one another and he has had close ties with the Hungarian community. He is very proud to have the William Penn Association domiciled in Pittsburgh. He stated he has great ethnic pride in the people of Pittsburgh. The city is progressing tremendously in its development and he is happy that William Penn Association has a part in its development. People are the best renaissance Pittsburgh could have. He would like to see more people come into the city especially the ethnic group and the Hungarians. He stated we must have confidence in people, organizations and its leaders. He hoped everyone will enjoy their stay in Pittsburgh and continue to come back and visit the city. President Charles thanked Mayor Caliguiri for his remarks. 20) The Chairman next introduced Mr. Robert E. Bruce, Actuary. 21) President Charles introduced Vice President Louis L. Varga for his remarks. Vice President Varga extended greetings to the delegates. He stated we should revive the Hungarian spirit and we should turn our attention to our Hungarian communities and its people. It has been a very exciting four years. We have accomplished very much. Complete reports have been submitted to each delegate and the accomplishments of the past four years are outlined. He was happy to present Valerie Kocsis Woodworth, the daughter of Mr. Albert V. Kocsis, former National President of the Rákóczi Aid Association, who was unable to attend due to illness. He thanked the delegates for listening to his remarks. 22) Mr. Charles next introduced Vice President John P. Balia. Mr. Balia welcomed each and everyone to this convention. He stated that the present administration has a very good track record as the reports indicate, and he hoped this will continue in the future. 23) The Memorial Service was conducted by Rev. Nicholas Novak, Pastor, First Hungarian Reformed Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Following the memorial service, National Secretary Albert J. Stelkovics read the names of the deceased members as follows: Illustrious Members: Frank Benczkober, Andrew Chovets (Csehovics), John Chulik, Joseph DeBoth, Eugene Fintor, John Galo, Joseph Juhasz, John Nagy, Michael Nagy, Charles Nemes, Gáspár Papp, Imre Prokay, Paul Schmitt, Mrs. John Szegedi, Bertalan Szilagyi, Andrew Toth, Kalman Toth and Louis Vassy. Family Members of Official Family: Mrs. Mary Charles, wife of National President Charles; Julie Marie Kertesz, Douglas Kertesz and Michael Kertesz, grandchildren of Director and Mrs. Albert Kertesz; Mrs. Rose Molnár, mother of Director Danko; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fabian, parents of Charles Fabian, Auditing Committee member; Eliose Fabian, wife of Charles Fabian, Auditing Committee member; Mrs. Florence Lovász, wife of John L. Lovász, Administrative Assistant; Vera Lovász, sister of John L. Lovász, Administrative Assistant; Menyhért M. Furedy, father of Frances A. Furedy, Secretary to the National President; Andrew Varga. uncle of National Vice President Louis L. Varga; Mary Keach, sister of Elizabeth Hleba, home office employee; Elizabeth Tusai, mother of John Tusai, home office employee. Former Directors and Auditing Committee Members: Dr. Joseph Prince, Branch 249, Dayton, Ohio; Gaspar Papp, Branch 18, Detroit, Michigan; Louis Vassy, Branch 249, Dayton, Ohio. Branch Managers: Emil Menes, John Soltész, Steve Lokos, John Préda, Anthony Knefely, Andrew Chovets, Mrs. Margaret Vassy, John Chulik, John Galo, Alex Alfoldy, John Rákos and Eugene Fintor. Distinguished Members who served other Societies: Rt. Rev. Stephen Böszörményi, Treasurer, American Life Insurance Association; Charles S. Brody, former Rákóczi Legal Advisor; Harley N. Bruce, Actuary; Bishop Zoltán Beky, D.D., President, Hungarian Reformed Federation; Paul 24
