William Penn Life, 1981 (16. évfolyam, 1-3. szám)
1981-01-01 / 1. szám
That afternoon we visited the Strand and experienced for ourselves this medicinal water of the hot springs. It was a wonderful experience and very refreshing. Our tour took us along the Rumanian border. We stopped at Gyula for lunch, then on to Szeged where we stopped for the night. By this time we were all very much acquainted with the tour members of our group. A1 Kertesz, a William Penn Board Member from Dayton invited a group of us to hear a recording artist by the name of Karpathy Mihály, whose records A1 plays on his Dayton Hungarian Radio Program. The violin ist happened to be performing at a neighborhood bar not too far from the hotel. Mr. Karpathy’s violin playing was outstanding. You could tell by his playing that he really loved the Hungarian music and we enjoyed immensely the little concert he played for us. At Szeged we visited the paprika factory and were shown by slides the various steps they use in raising the peppers and how they are processed for use as paprika. It was very interesting. Our lunch that day was at Fisherman’s Wharf where we were served Fish Soup, Szeged style. Paprika had been added to make it a firey-red color and made the taste quite exotic. Our next stop was at Pecs, where we toured the city. We saw a 4th century Christian Chapel, a 12th century cathedral and also the Turkish Mosque, which is now a Catholic Church. There, too, we visited the Cathedral and the Magyar Nemzeti Museum. We were told Pecs is Hungary’s coal mining region. Our travels took us to Szekszard and then into Decs where we had a lovely surprise. We were entertained there by Hungarian dancers in Hungarian costume. They sang Hungarian songs and danced Hungarian dances. After the entertainment, the dancers came into the audience and invited the tour members to dance the csárdás. We had a wonderful time. In fact my husband won one of the prizes for dancing the csárdás. Here, again, we were impressed with the wonderful hospitality offered us. Our trip to the Balaton was a little disappointing because the weather was raining and cold so we could not enjoy the lake, but we found many beautiful embroideries and wood carvings in the little shops and boutiques in the area where we browsed. By this time our 9 days were up, so we were driven back to Budapest where we could do as we pleased. Since we had some “free-time” we decided to take a 3-hour cruise on the beautiful Danube River where we once more were able to admire the sights on both sides of the River, the Parliament Building, Buda Castle, Mathias Templom, Gillert Hill, even the Duna International Hotel looked beautiful. We had time, that day, to also ride the subway and the Metro. That evening our entire group was invited to a Goulash Party where we were served a delicious goulash meal and were entertained by some outstanding Hungarian entertainers. Everything was very gay and festive. It was a spectacular show—the master of ceremonies was especially witty. It was a sad day when we had to say good-bye to Peppi and Julie, our guides, and also the many friends we had made on this tour. Peppi hated to see our group leave, and we, in turn, did not want to leave her. There were many tearful farewells. On a trip like this, everyone views things differently. I could write a thousand page book about our wonderful trip to Hungary, and how much we loved the country and its people. If my grandparents were alive, I could tell them I agree with them, their Homeland is beautiful. To prove my point, you will have to see this wonderful country and judge for yourself. Margaret Krok 805 Robbins Ave. Niles, Ohio Auditing Committee Minutes November 10, 1980 The members of the Auditing Committee met at the Home Office, September 15, 1980 through September 19, 1980. The following members were present: Emma L. Beganyi, Chairperson Louis A. Fodor, Secretary Charles S. Fabian Michael J. Hrabar Michael R. Kara Violet B. Lenart National President, Elmer Charles, welcomed the Committee and Louis Fodor gave the greetings on behalf of our members to the National Officers and Board Members. We certify that we made the following audit: General Accounts, Medicaldisability and pension payments, all disbursements, bank accounts, incomes from premiums, bonds, stocks and mortgages. Verified sales of stocks Branch 1 70 Year Member We congratulate Joseph Nahai of 217 Poplar Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 06605 for more than 70 years of membership in the William Penn Association. The William Penn is always \ I looking for a good man or | woman to sell life insurance. If t i interested, please contact Vice * President of Marketing, Stephen T. Szilagyi, at the Home Office in Pittsburgh. Telephone (412) 281-8950. and new mortgages issued. Also, new stocks and bonds were checked at the bank vault, which were purchased in the last six months. Petty Cash was counted and reports of the President, Executive Committee and the Board of Directors were read. Met with the President, Mr. Charles and Vice President, Nagy who answered all questions regarding operations and inquiries on the construction of the new building. The co-operation of the National Officers and Employees were greatly appreciated and all records requested were at our disposal when needed. Committee members voted with joy the Board’s decision to pursue the consolidation efforts between the William Penn Association and the Hungarian Reformed Federation. Our audit was made in accordance with general accepted audit standards and procedures. Emma L. Beganyi, Chairperson Louis A. Fodor, Secretary 5
