William Penn Life, 1980 (15. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)

1980-01-01 / 1. szám

Minutes of The Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting Excerpts of Minutes of the Fourth Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of William Penn Associa­tion held on Monday, December 10-12, 1979 in the Board Room of the Home Office, Pittsburgh, Penn­sylvania. 1) National President and Chair­man of the Board Elmer Charles opened the meeting at 10:00 A.M. He welcomed the Board of Directors and National Officers and con­gratulated them on their reelection to their respective offices for the next four years. He stated it was dif­ficult to find words to express his appreciation to the Directors, Fellow Officers and Delegates who brought about the opportunity for us to serve again. We look forward to our tour of duty for the next four years. We share the understanding and respon­sibility which will be ours. We must recognize the problems that con­front us and the Association, our country and the turmoil in this world. We must keep these factors in our minds and be ever mindful of the responsibility we share. As we look back over the past four years we are proud to have the Associa­tion at the height at which it stands; but we will not rest on these ac­complishments. We must now set new goals for the next four years. Mr. Charles asked for support and a pledge to the cause, namely to move the Association forward. We will meet the challenge and with God's will, we can all be an effective party to this cause and do the good Lord's will. Mr. Charles extended greetings to the Medical Director, Dr. Julius Kes­­seru and former National Treasurer Julius E. Somogyi, and was happy to greet them at this meeting. He ex­tended greetings to National Sec­retary-Treasurer Albert J. Stelkovics who is present as a member of the Board of Directors for the first time. Recently hospitalized were: Director William C. Kohut and Vice President of Marketing Stephen T. Szilagyi. Mr. Charles reported the following deaths: Mr. Samuel Toth, father of Mrs. Marie Charles. Illustrious Member Carmen J. Mudri, Jr., Branch 76, Philadelphia, Pa. Illustrious Member Joseph Hock, Branch 1 8 and Manager of former Branch 403, Port Huron, Michigan. Former Director Albert Ibos, Branch 48, New York, New York. Mr. Imre Király, retired Treasurer of Hungarian Reformed Federation. The Board stands in a moment of silent prayer for all deceased members. He also announced the birth of Jennifer Kertesz and David Michael Kertesz, grandchildren of Director and Mrs. Albert G. Kertesz. The Chairman officially called the meeting to order. 2) The Board of Directors and Na­tional Officers pledged allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. 3) Vice President Louis L. Varga offered the following invocation: We thank Thee, O Lord, that we meet again. Our spirits are high at this first meeting following our con­vention. May we never fail to under­stand, O Lord, that You listened to our prayers and guided us to our achievements. We thank Thee for Thy many gifts. Recently our Presi­dent Elmer Charles and his wife, Marie, gave me and my wife a beautiful copy of the new Bible. We were elated to receive this fine per­sonal gift. As / scanned the pages this passage from the Book of Psalms impressed me because it is the essence of our past prayers. "The Lord is my helper and protec­tor. In Him hath my heart confided and / have been helped. ” Lord, You also said, "Ask and you shall receive. " We ask again to con­tinue to help us and protect us so that the sights for this administration shall always be in Thy favor with Thy will and the fraternal spirit of our society. Inspire our officers to serve with wisdom and honor to be noble in their pursuits and maintain the highest ideals at all times. Peace and honesty has been our strongest point—continue to grant us this peace—"Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, " for a forgiving spirit by its nature is a unifying and peaceful force. And we get from the Book of Prayers, "Peace is the spirit of Christmas. " Let us all enjoy the ex­ternal beauties of Christmas, the lights, the food, jingle bells, Santa m President Salutes Hungarian Americans WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Carter during his recent visit to New Brunswick saluted that city’s many citizens of Hungarian heritage. “While retaining strong attachments to their 1,000-year old homeland,” said the President, “Hungarian-Americans have made outstanding con­tributions to the welfare and the cultural richness of our nation. Noting the nation’s recent commemoration of the bicentennial of the death of Colonel Michael Kovats de Fabricy, a hero of the Revolutionary War who died while defending Charleston, South Carolina from occupa­tion by British forces, President Carter said, “Colonel de Fabricy’s heroism symbolized the centuries-old devotion of Hungarians to freedom and liberty. “Many of us recall vividly the tragic events of 1956 and the spirit that inspired them 23 years ago this week,” said the President. “Although we continue to have disagreements with the present Hungarian Government over many questions of political freedom and basic human and social values,” he said, “our relations have improved substantially. One impor­té ant move in this improvement,” said President Carter, “was the return of m he Crown of Saint Stephen to the Hungarian people in January, 1978. As a result, the thousand-year-old Crown is back in its ancestral homeland on dignified public display where it can be seen by Hungarians and persons of Hungarian descent from around the world.” mi i m lm P] m 1 m pi m PJ pj pi i 23

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