William Penn Life, 1985 (20. évfolyam, 1-6. szám)
1985-09-01 / 5. szám
Columbus, Ohio By AI Bartfay President/Reporter Members of Branch 129 in Columbus, Ohio have been having fun in recent months taking part in a busy schedule of William Penn fraternal activities. On July 13, seven Columbusites (including yours truly) travelled north to Canton, Ohio to participate in the fraternal activities associated with the second annual W.P. golf tournament. All enjoyed the excellent buffet, at the bowling banquet and the chance to meet other fraternal members and officers from around the country. The tournament attracted six golfers from Columbus — which was twice the number attending last year’s McKeesport tournament. Four members of the Columbus contingent came back home with larger wardrobes as a result of their play. Using the Calloway scoring system, Columbus’ Frank Péterfy finished second with a 70 — in the field of over 100 W.P. golfers. His wife, Violet, had a low net score of 75, finishing second in the women’s division. George Vargo had a Calloway score of 72. George’s wife, Mary Ann Vargo, won a prize for being closest to the pin on the 13th hole. The Sibriks (Árpád and son Tom) both ended out of the prize categories this year, but the word is — “just wait ’til next year.” On Sunday afternoon, August 4, ower 50 Columbus branch members enjoyed an “old fashioned picnic for young and old” at the Kuepfer picnic shelter and picnic grove, 1972 Daugherty Avenue in Reese, Ohio, just a short drive south of Columbus and Obetz. Oldtimers remember the site as the “Király picnic grounds” — as it was the site of many a Hungarian picnic back in the 1950s and earlier. Our W.P. picnic featured: good weather, good food, good Hungarian music, good conversation, and several good card games. Everyone brought a dish to pass. There was sonka and német kolbász. Charlie Boso brought his outdoor barbeque stove to help out with the cooking. The favorite food for many (including David George, Ben Janváry, and George Tokár) turned out to be “zsíros kenyér” — flame broiled Hungarian bacon and bacon drippings served on a specially baked .bread with tomatoes and onions. Our Branch 129 thanks to Joe (Jóska) Barreiro for loaning his cassette player and speaker system, which allowed us to hear Hungarian music from Mary Coleman’s Hungarian cassette collection. Thanks go too, to Magyar Szakács András Boros who donated some special door prizes that were won by Ann Kertész, Irene Voss, and Acy Blair. Guests at the picnic were AI Kertész of Dayton, national board of directors member, and his wife, Anne. Also, Joe (Jóska) Barreiro and his wife Alice made their first appearance at a Columbus branch social function. Joe is heading up the new William Penn career agent’s office in Columbus, located on the second floor of the brick building at 975 Parsons Avenue in south Columbus between Whittier and Reinhard. Jóska will be assembling a full-time and parttime staff in Columbus to service William Penn members in central and southern Ohio. Training will be provided to up-date the staff concerning the many kinds of new William Penn products — which includes such things as singlepay life insurance policies and individual retirement account (IRA) investment opportunities. If you or a member of your family would like to become a William Penn sales representative in the Columbus area, there is no better time than now to contact Joe Barreiro or Branch Coordinator Irene Voss for details. The phone number is still (614) 443-7797. Our 50-year pin Award Dinner for 1985 was held September 22 in the basement/social hall of the South-side Hungarian Church, 365 East Woodrow. More on this in the next issue. I was pleased to learn this past summer that a $300 college scholarship from the W.P. Association was won by a Branch 129 member, Joseph C. Conway, who was a June graduate of Briggs High School, where he lettered in varsity tennis. In September, Joe enrolled as a Natural Resources Major at The Ohio State University here in Columbus. Joe’s brother has also benefitted from a William Penn scholarship in the past. It was a pleasure to meet Joe this summer and present him with his $300 for the 1985-86 school year. With his mother’s help, I found him at his job, at a neighborhood grocery store. The store manager had high praise for Joe, as a good employee. Though Joe is a “city dweller,” he has long been involved in outdoor activities including the hunting and trapping of such animals as fox, racoon, and muskrat. Hence, his interest in the field of Natural Resources. But, music has also been part of his life. Joe has taken classical piano lessons for over 13 years. We hope to hear a demonstration of his piano playing abilities at some future indoor branch social function. And, we wish him well in his college and career ambitions. My recent visit with Joe Conway, our Branch 129 scholarship winner, and his mother Sarah, helped me to realize that there are many talented members of the branch, whose talents we never see, hear, or know about. They are so to speak, talents that are “hidden under a bushel basket.” It seems to me that our branch should provide opportunities for members to share their talents with the rest of us. This not only gets talented individuals involved in a function of the branch, but it also is fun for the performer, as well as those of us who are spectators. Therefore, as we look ahead at this time to the 1985 Christmas party (because of the WILLIAM PENN LIFE deadlines and delivery dates), let me mention that we hope to have some entertainment in the form of a "talent show” at this year’s Christmas party, which is tentatively set for Saturday afternoon, December 14, from 1 P.M. to 5 P.M., in the auditorium of the Seafarer’s Union Hall, 2800 South High Street in south Columbus. As we learned last year, when the Christmas party was held there for the first time, the Union Hall auditorium can more than adequately accommodate our group and the raised stage in the auditorium is perfect for a talent show. Therefore, in addition to the traditional Christmas party activities (fine food, a visit from Santa, gifts for all the kids, the singing of Christmas carols, door prizes, etc.), we hope to include a small talent show featuring branch members and their friends — whether they be younger or older or somewhere inbetween. So, if you or someone you know can sing solo or in a group, can play a musical instrument, can perform magic tricks, can tell jokes, can act in a serious or funny skit, is a baton twirler or gymnast, puts on a puppet show, or otherwise performs or entertains, please bring it to my attention so that talented members can share their "gift” with other branch members at this festive time of the year. We urge those who regularly attend our meetings and social functions, as well as those who regularly receive this periodical but “never come to anything” to attend our December, 1985 Columbus Christmas party — either as a performer or spectator. “RANK PETERFY — Newest Branch Auditor and avid golfer. Continuing our profiles of the 1985 officers of Branch 129, let’s learn a bit about our newest auditor, Frank Péterfy. Frank’s Hungarian parents came to Columbus in 1921 from the multi-ethnic province of Transylvania — a scenic and resource-rich region that is larger than today’s Hungary. Only a year earlier, in 1920, the unfair Treaty of Trianon took Transylvania from Hungary and gave it to Rumania, thus causing political, economic, and cultural turmoil. Frank grew up on Columbus’ south side and later became a police officer. One of the many highlights of his varied career began in 1958, when he became the very first police officer in the country to broadcast “live” traffic reports from an airplane on a commercial radio station (WBNS, Columbus). In 1978, he retired from the police force after 30 years with the rank of captain. He then began a second career as Director of Security for Wolf Industries. Ferenc and his wife Violet share a mutual interest in golf and have participated in both of the W.P. national golf tournaments. They have four children. At the upcoming December meeting, William Penn branches across the country will be electing their 1986 officers. If you are a member of some other branch and would like to participate in that election, contact your local branch coordinator or agent to find out when and where that meeting will be held. If you don’t know who your branch coordinator is, contact the home office in Pittsburgh. In Columbus, our December branch meeting will be held Wednesday night at 8 P.IVJ., December 11 at Leonardo’s on Parsons, across from TeeJays. It won’t all be serious business and we’ll be having snacks and refreshments after the meeting. Come and enjoy. And, contribute to the “good and welfare of the organization.” CANDID CAMERA. These branch members enjoyed the good times at the summer picnic. From left to right: Margaret Chichka, Margaret Janváry and her husband Ben. AT THE NEW CAREER AGENT OFFICE AT 975 PARSONS IN SOUTH COLUMBUS. Pictured are Branch Coordinator Irene Voss and 1985 Branch President AI Bartfay. 4
