William Penn Life, 1987 (22. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1987-10-01 / 10. szám

Volume 22 October 1987 Number 10 31 st Convention lays groundwork for future TORONTO — The William Penn Association stands ready, willing and able to improve its services to its members and to lead the effort to unify the Amer­ican Hungarian community. With that declaration, the Association officially began its second century of service at its 31st General Convention held Sept. 14 to 16 at the Royal York Hotel here. National President Stephen G. Danko presented the chal­lenges facing the Association in his report to the Convention. "We must reach out with open arms to all Hungarians and sister Hungarian societies to put aside our differences and to unite as one with a common cause — to preserve our heritage,” he said. "I see in the future plans to assist our branches and to rejuve­nate our fraternal activities for our members. "With your assistance we will take that first step at this Convention.” The 136 delegates in attend­ance took that first step by pass­ing the fraternal torch to a Board of Directors which includes six new members elected by the Convention. The newly elected Directors are Ron Balia of Branch 296 Springdale, Pa.; William Bero of Branch 1 Bridgeport, Conn.; Zoltán Cibulas of Branch 189 Alliance, Ohio; Elmer Furedy of Branch 352, Coraopolis, Pa.; Michael Hrabar of Branch 16 Perth Amboy, N.J.; and John Molnár of Branch 18 Detroit. Re-elected to the Board were Joseph Arvay of Branch 19 New Brunswick, N.J.; Steven Ivancso of Branch 27 Toledo, Ohio; Roger Nagy of Branch 71 Du­­quesne, Pa.; Frank Radvany of Branch 13 Trenton, N.J.; Elmer Toth of Branch 89 Homestead, Pa; and Frank Wukovits Jr. of Branch 132 South Bend, Ind. After their installation, the new Board held its first meeting at which it elected the National Officers who will lead the Asso­ciation for the next four years. The Board re-elected Stephen G. Danko as national president, E. E. Vargo as national secretary and Frances A. Furedy as national treasurer. The Board also elected Zoltán B. Emri of Branch 22 Roebling, N.J. as the new national vice president. Mr. Arvay was elected chair­man of the Board, while Mr. Wukovits and Mr. Nagy were selected as vice chairmen. The new administration and Board will soon begin work on a number of projects approved by the Convention which will im­prove services to the Associa­tion’s membership. Among the leading projects are the development of Penn’s Scenic View into an active frater­nal site for children and adults and the promotion of the Associ­ation’s home for the elderly in Wellsburg, W.Va. But, perhaps the most ambi­tious project will be the develop­ment of a Hungarian community in Florida. Initial plans for the community call for the construction of either townhouses, condominiums or cluster housing which would be sold to members at special rates. Association officials have al­ready begun the search for a parcel of land on which to develop the Hungarian community. -----------See 'Convention’ Page 5 Elmer Charles, president emeritus, swears in the newly elected national officers on the second day of the Convention. Taking the oath are (from left) National Vice President Zoltán B. Emri, National Secretary E. E. Vargo, National President Stephen G. Danko and National Treasurer Frances A. Furedy. (Photo by Louis Fodor) Delegates, guests contribute $27,000 to Association’s scholarship foundation N ew Board members prepare to maintain the Fraternal Torch In an overwhelming display of ff aternalism, generosity and com­mitment, delegates and guests at the 31st General Convention donated and pledged more than $27,000 to the Association’s Scholarship Foundation. The money was raised during the Convention’s final session on Sept. 16. Before the floor was opened for donations, National Director Stephen J. Ivancso reminded the Convention of the important purpose of the Scholarship Foundation. The Foundation is one of the oldest continuous fraternal pro­jects conducted by the William Penn. Each year it helps dozens of our young members meet the rising costs of attaining a college education. Ongoing support of the Found­ation allows the Association to "teach (our young members) about our heritage and teach them everything about our Associa­tion,” Mr. Ivancso said. The largest single donation came from former National Di­rector and Mrs. William C. Kohut, who presented National Secretary E. E. Vargo with a check for $5,000. It was the second time this year that the Kohuts donated $5,000 to the Scholarship Foundation. The first such donation was made in May at the 44th Annual National Bowling Tournament and Scholarship Days held in Toledo, Ohio. Other large contributions in­cluded a $ 1,000 pledge from the members of Branch 19 New Brunswick, N.J. Contributions of $500 were made by National President and Mrs. Stephen G. Danko, Chair­man of the Board Joseph P. Arvay and Branch 18 Detroit. Former National President John Sabo made a $500 contribu­tion in memory of his wife Ethel, and National Director and Mrs. ------------See 'Scholarship’ Page 5 The 31st General Convention continued the process of passing the fraternal torch to a younger generation of leaders when it elected six new national directors and three new national auditors. The change to younger leader­ship began at the 30th General Convention in 1983. That con­vention added six new directors to the Board ranging in age from 32 to 56. Three of them remain on the Board, another — Stephen G. Danko — is now national president. Of the six new directors elected this year, four are under age 50. The new National Directors are: Ronald S. Balia. Mr. Balia is a lifelong member of Branch 296 Springdale, Pa. He is a state audit­or for Pennsylvania State Auditor General Don Bailey and is serving his third term as a city council­man for the City of New Kensing­ton. He completed accredited courses in Management Develop­ment at Pennsylvania State Uni­versity. He and his wife Patricia have two children. William J. Bero. Mr. Bero is vice president of Branch 1 Bridge­port, Conn, where he has also served as branch treasurer and auditor. He is vice president of Bero Real Estate where he has been employed for 16 years. He attended Fairfield University. He and his wife Joanne have five children. Zoltán J. Cibulas. Mr. Cibulas is branch coordinator for Branch 189 Alliance, Ohio where he has also served as treasurer and audit­or. He works as a plant chemist for Edmont Co. and holds a B.S. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Youngstown and an M.S. in the same subject from Carnegie Technical Institute in Pittsburgh (now Camegie-Mellon University). He and his wife Katharina have four children. Elmer A. Furedy. Mr. Furedy is branch coordinator for Branch ---------------See 'Directors’ Page 5 Inside_____ ■ Young member turns into super salesman....................Page 2. ■ New reading material in the Hungarian ................Page 3. ■ Highlights and pictures from the Convention .. Pages 4-8. ■ The latest on branch activities and programs___Pages 9-12 ■ Statue commemorates spirit of ’56 revolt............Page 11. Next Deadline October 23 j!

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