William Penn Life, 1986 (21. évfolyam, 1-6. szám)
1986 / Különszám
We now thank those members and friends of the Association in attendance at the Centennial Banquet who helped make it an event we will always remember: HEADTABLE His Excellency Dr. Vencel Házi, ambassador of the Hungarian People’s Republic Mrs. Mary V. Mochary, depty legal adviser, U.S. Department of State, and principal speaker Honorable William J. Coyne, U.S. House of Representatives Marianne Domis Honorable Edward P. Zemprelli, Pennsylvania Senate Mrs. Edward P. Zemprelli Honorable Emil Mrkonic, Pennsylvania House of Representatives Mr. Lee Siegel, representing U.S. Senator Arien Specter Mr. Richard A. Sebastian, Pennsylvania Insurance Department Justice Nicholas P. Papadakos, Chief Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Honorable Leonard C. Staisey, judge, Allegheny County (Pa.) Court of Common Pleas. Mrs. Leonard C. Staisey Honorable Bernard J. McGowan, judge, Allegheny County (Pa.) Court of Common Pleas Dr. Jeno Rande, general secretary, World Federation of Hungarians Prof. August J. Molnár, American Hungarian Foundation Most Rev. Zoltán Király, Bishop of the Calvin Synod Mrs. Zoltán Király Msgr. Basil Shereghy, pastor, Transfiguration of Our Lord Church, McKeespot, Pa. Mr. Joseph Stefka, director, National Fraternal Congress of America, and president, National Slovak Society Mrs. Joseph Stefka Stephen G. Danko, chairman of the board Mrs. Donna Danko Gay B. Banes, national president Mrs. Helene Banes Stephen M. Lang, Jr., national vice president Mrs. Wilma Lang Albert J. Stelkovics, national vice president and toastmaster NATIONAL DIRECTORS Stephen G. Danko, chairman and Mrs. Danko Joseph P. Arvay, vice chairman John T. Lesko, vice chairman and Mrs. Lesko Frank J. Radvany, secretary and Mrs. Radvany Barbara Banes Botkin and husband Lester Zoltán B. Emri and Mrs. Emri William J. Haberstroh and Mrs. Haberstroh Stephen J. Ivancso and Mrs. Ivancso Albert G. Kertesz and Mrs. Kertesz William C. Kohut and Mrs. Kohut Roger G. Nagy and Mrs. Nagy Elmer W. Toth and Mrs. Toth Frank J. Wukovits, Jr., and Mrs. Wukovits NATIONAL OFFICERS Gay B. Banes, national president and Mrs. Banes Elmer E. Vargo, national secretary and Mrs. Vargo John F. Kenawell, executive vice president and Mrs. Kenawell Albert J. Stelkovics, national vice president, retired national secretary and Mrs. Stelkovics Stephen M. Lang, Jr., national vice president and Mrs. Lang ADVISORY BOARD Elmer Charles, president emeritus and Mrs. Charles John P. Balia Frank Bero Stephen Danko and Mrs. Danko Frank J. Wukovits, Sr., and Mrs. Wukovits AUDITING COMMITTEE Emma Beganyi, chairwoman and Mr. Beganyi Louis A. Fodor, secretary and official photographer and Mrs. Fodor Charles S. Fabian Michael J. Hrabar and Mrs. Hrabar Michael R. Kara and Mrs. Kara Violet B. Lenart ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Julius Kesseru, M.D., medical director and Mrs. Kesseru Fred L. Maitz, Jr., assistant treasurer and Mrs. Maitz Frances A. Furedy, administrative assistant to the national president John A. Tusai, national fraternal director and Mrs. Tusai John E. Lovász, managing editor, William Penn Life and fiancee, Mary Ann Kelly Richard J. Phillips, investment counselor HONORED GUESTS John Sabo, retired national president and Mrs. Sabo Gus G. Nagy, retired national secretary and Mrs. Nagy Robert E. Bruce, actuary and Mrs. Bruce John L. Lovász, retired national treasurer Gabriel Czernai and Mrs. Czernai Paul Molocko, Sr. Rev. Stephen T. Szilagyi, former vice president and national secretary Dr. Albert Banes and Mrs. Banes Janos Bodnar, Magyar Hirek, Budapest Charles Bojanic, chairman, Governors Heritage Commission Hon. Raymond Scheib, judge, Court of Common Pleas and Mrs. Scheib Hon. Joseph S. Desole, judge of Superior Court of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Desole Leslie Dus, director, Ben Hurt and Mrs. Dus Rev. Louis Hies and Mrs. Illés Hon. Miklós Kocziha, counsel general, Hungarian People’s Republic Peter Kuhn, retired vice president and Mrs. Kuhn Mrs. Sandra Nimmer Hon. Richard D. Olasz, Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Mrs. Olasz Victor Polgar, first secretary, Hungarian Embassy People’s Republic Mrs. Imre (Joli) Varga, supervisor, World Federation of Hungarians Anthony Waskiewicz, president, Computer Sciences Corporation, and Mrs. Waskiewicz Dan Wahl, regional sales director and Mrs. Wahl Jeff Ward, regional sales director and Mrs. Ward Nationality Broadcasting Network, Mrs. Maria Kossanyi and her staff Elmer Csak, Budapest Radio Dr. Julianna Puskas, professor, Hungarian Academy of Science, Institute of History Margaret Vasas Varga, Mary Vasas Stelkovics and Dr. Julius S. Vasas, < hildren of the late Joseph Vasas, supreme secretary of Rákóczi Aid Association Stephen J. Varga, son of the late Steve Varga, supreme president of Rákóczi Aid Association, and brother of the late esteemed Louis L. Varga, vice president of the Association. Hon. Robert Horgos, judge, Court of Common Pleas Home Office Employees FRATERNALS Workingmen’s Beneficial Union Russian Orthodox Catholic Women’s Society Croatian Fraternal Union Polish Falcons Greater Beneficial Union Hungarian Reformed Federation Slovak Catholic Sokol American Hungarian Federation United Societies of the U.S.A. Ben Hur GROUPS Robinson Developmental Center Hungarian Social Club, McKeesport, Pa. American Hungarian Social Association Tamburitzans, Dr. Walter Kolar Hungarian Room, Nationality Rooms of the University of Pittsburgh Retired Employees Branch Officers Delegates to the General Convention Employees Pitch In To Handle Details (Our Home Office employees spent many hours working on preparations for our centennial celebrations. Here is a recounting of their activities.) By Vivian R. Findon My work with the Centennial Celebration began on Jan. 15, 1986, when I recorded the minutes of the Administration Committee meeting. At this meeting there were lengthy discussions on the upcoming Founder’s Day program. I was responsible for drafting the text and getting two different invitations (one for the opening ceremony/open house and one for the open house only) printed for Founder’s Day, selecting and ordering the napkins for the upcoming celebrations, typing text for the program brochure and designing and having printed a special registration book for Founder’s Day. Using the draft of the invitation list discussed at the meeting, I began inputting names and addresses on the personal computer for our mail list. This would eventually be the beginning of a data base for our invitation list for the May 24 Centennial Banquet. Frances Furedy, administrative assistant to the national president, researched addresses of past officers, retirees and families of deceased officers. From the finalized list Home Office employee Rose Ann Rapagna addressed over 200 invitations in her beautiful handscript style. National Directors William C. Kohut and Barbara B. Botkin drafted a proposed centennial album which would include the names, photographs and messages from religious and political dignitaries and other notables. These persons were sent individual letters inviting them to the banquet and requesting a picture and message to the Association. The responses were entered on the PC and I began compiling a message and photograph file. In addition to the Home Office employees, official family, sales office, branch officers and retirees, the list would eventually include Mount St. George, Scenic View, fraternals, members of Hungarian organizations and many others. When the list was finalized, Rose Ann Rapagna addressed over 600 invitations in handscript. As the RSVP cards came into the office, the reservations were entered on the PC and checks were tallied and deposited. The response to the invitations was overwhelming. It was hoped that at least 500 to 600 would attend, but when more than 1,000 reservations had been made, the reservations had to be closed. The Thursday before the banquet we received the table chart for the hotel ballroom. Miss Furedy made up sheets for tables and with her expertise, the seating was arranged. This was a very involved process and Home Office employees Virginia Furman, Beverly Shoup, Gerry Robison, Karen Naccarato, Joan Rechtenwald and I worked until late Friday night. Miss Rechtenwald programmed the PC to output reservation lists by name and table. The tickets were numbered and enclosed in envelopes by table to distribute prior to the banquet. The night of the banquet was hectic with lines of people waiting for their tickets. National President Gay B. Banes arranged the seating for the headtable and I made name cards for the speakers. Various dignitaries and selected guests were invited to a President’s Reception. I drafted and had printed invitations for this affair. The guests for the reception were to receive buttonaires. Mr. and Mrs. George Charles and Miss Marcy and Miss Hilda Joseph pitched in and pinned on the buttonaires. I also drafted the first outlines for the program brochure and coordinated the messages and photographs. I also had to make numerous phone calls to get photographs and messages that we had not received. The week before the banquet I turned this project over to Publications Editor John Lovász. After the banquet I worked with Karen Naccarato and sent thank you letters and Herend commemorative plates from President Banes on behalf of the official family to all speakers and special participants in the celebration. Ol ^ Í A 'J3 Z >" ÍD O — z uj T! VJI UJ X * 2> o <• 73o 73—, — Z o Í- £»'S o o jn CD r-F— -O z. o > r-* 73
