William Penn Life, 1985 (20. évfolyam, 1-6. szám)

1985-07-01 / 4. szám

WILI JHL. PENNUFE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION WILLIAM PENN ASSOCIATION Volume 20 July — August 1985 Number 4 wmmmmm mm Bowling, Scholarship Event Overwhelming Success OFFICERS IN NEW JERSEY — Various national officers of the William Penn Association are shown at the site of the recently bowling tournament in New Brunswick. The William Penn Associa­tion’s 42nd annual Bowling Tournament and Scholarship Days was held in New Bruns­wick, New Jersey at the fabulous Hyatt Regency Hotel on May 24, 25 and 26 1985. This weekend was a truly glorious one; the weather was perfect, sunny and mild, the hotel accommodations were just great, and the activities, program, and dinner were superb. An accounting of the week­end is certainly in order, for those of you who were unable to attend. National Director Joseph Arvay of New Brunswick, NJ and National Director Zoltán Emri of Roeb­­ling, NJ were appointed co­­administrators and National Secretary Gus G. Nagy of Pitts­burgh, administrator. George Mirkovich of Branch 16-Perth Amboy, was the Bowling Tournament Director. The New Jersey Committee, led by Direc­tor Arvay of Branch 19-New Brunswick, Director Emri of Branch 22-Roebling, NJ, Direc­tor Frank Radvany of Branch 13-Trenton, NJ, National Auditor Michael Hrabar of Branch 16-Perth Amboy, and the officers of Branch 51-Passaic were very much in evidence throughout thé entire weekend. The entire Committee must be commended for the manner in which they per­formed their duties. They are as follows: Ruth Vasvary, who did absolutely yeoman’s work from Wednesday evening on, along with Barbara Hegedűs, Anne Hrabar, Anthony and Monica Vass, Annette Hrabar, Irene Evans, Mr. & Mrs. George Mirkovich, Elsie Radvany, Bar­bara Emri, Audrey Emri, Alex Horvath, Ernest Mozer, Fred Goddard, Marta Royko, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Hamari, Anne Margaret Hamari, Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Beke and sons, Wendell Zimonyi, Louis Keller, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Mészáros, George Bucs, Joseph Baum­gartner, Arthur Barillo, Andrew Nemeth, Ernest Mozer, and many others. The Committee met nine times during the last ten months. The enthusiasm, cooperation and input generated by the committee was truly amazing. The weekend started with the New Jersey Committee greet­ing the incoming guests as they entered the lobby of the hotel. The registration desk was manned continually by commit­tee members. On Friday evening, Con­ference Rooms B and C were the site of the annual Scholar­ship Foundation meeting. The meeting was well attended, the business at hand was con­ducted, and elections were held for officers and directors. A report of the meeting appears elsewhere in this issue. At 7:30 P.M., in the beautiful Garden State Ballroom, a fabulous hospitality spread was exhibited by the New Jersey branches. Credit for this rfiust go to National Director Zol|an Emri, who was completely in charge of this function. The reports are that nobody left hungry or thirsty. Fact is, no one wanted to leave. Saturday, at 7:30 A.M., buses began to roll, transporting the bowlers to the Carolier Bowling Lanes. National Auditor Michael Hrabar of Perth Amboy was in charge of the bowling opera­tion. He and George Mirkovich performed admirably under some difficult situations. The opening ceremonies were ably handled by National Director Zoltán Emri, who was master of ceremonies. Mr. Mikrovich ex­tended a welcome to the bowlers and guests. The Hungarian and American Na­tional Anthems were sung by the entire assemblage, the tapes of which were provided by National Director AI Kertész of Ohio. The first ball to open the tournament was rolled by Na­tional President John Sabo. President John Sabo wel­comed and wished everyone the best of everything, and a lot MEMORIAL MONUMENT — A wreath was placed at a memorial dedicated to the Hungarian Freedom Fighters Movement. William Penn officers who par­ticipated in the solemn ceremony were President John Sabo and National Directors Zoltán Emri and Joseph Arvay. Places Wreath — National President John Sabo with Directors Joseph Arvay and Zolt Emri placed a wreath at the statue of Cardinal Mindszenty during their visit in New Jersey for the annual bowling and scholarship program. Plaque — National Secretary Gus Nagy, right, presented Mrs. David with a plaque as a tribute to her son, Staff Sergeant Frankie Z. Molnár, who posthumously received the Congres­sional Medal of Honor for his valor while serving in Vietnam. Looking on is Joseph Arvay, co-chairman of the recent bowling and scholarship event in New Brunswick, NJ. of good luck, in their quest for that high score. Those who were not active bowlers then returned to the hotel, where at 11:15 A.M. they boarded a bus and other means of transportation to tour the Hungarian quarter in New Brunswick. This tour proved to be one of the highlights of the weekend. There were 80 people on the tour. Director Ar­vay served as the tour director and narrator along the route. He pointed out the Bayard St. Presbyterian Church, where Advisory Board member Michael Hegedűs and wife Bar­bara attend. The first stop after that was the Magyar Savings and Loan Association, a bank founded by Hungarians and, as Photo review continued on pages 8, 9, 10 and 11. Story continued on page 11, column 3 Next official due date for all material submitted ___________is September 5, 1985

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