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

1987-07-01 / 7. szám

WILLIAMS_____________ -SiSSEEiSSZiSsiSiE Volume 22 July 1987 Number 7 HHBBHMBHi Chairman Danko elected president by WPA Board PITTSBURGH — Chairman of the Board Stephen G. Danko was elected the Association’s national president by the Board of Direct­ors during its June meeting. He succeeds Gay B. Banes. Mr. Banes, who also served as the Association’s general counsel, will now devote himself to his family and other interests. The Board also elected Frances A. Furedy, administrative assist­ant to the national president, the new national treasurer. She suc­ceeds John L. Lovász, who retired in April 1986. Vice Chairman John T. Lesko Sr. will replace Mr. Danko as chairman, and Atty. John M. Kish of Pittsburgh was appointed as the Association’s legal counsel. Mr. Danko, who turns 45 later this month, is the youngest man to hold the William Penn’s high­est office in the last 50 years. A native of Detroit and mem­ber of Branch 18, Mr. Danko has a history of achievements earned at an early age. He entered the University of Michigan at age 16. In 1965 at the age of 22, he became the youngest elected official in Michi­gan history when he was elected councilman in the city of South­­gate. That same year he was named by the Michigan Jaycees as the Outstanding Young Man of the Year. Two years later at 24, he was elected president of the Southgate Jaycees. Mr. Danko began his career as a lawyer after he earned his juris doctorate degree from the Wayne State University School of Law in 1966. He was a partner in the law firm of D’Avanzo and Danko for 20 years before his election as the Association’s national president. He is a member of the Downriver, Detroit and Michigan Bar Asso­ciations. After serving on Southgate City Council for two years, he served as council president and mayor pro tern from 1967 to 1972. In 1973 he became assistant city attorney and, later, city attorney for Southgate. He also served on the Wayne County Board of Commissioners from 1967 to 1972. A lifelong member of the Asso­ciation, Mr. Danko was elected Chairman of the Board at the 30th General Convention in 1983. He is married to the former Donna M. Zouyras. He has two See 'Officers’ Page 16. Family Festival set for Aug* 9 WELLSBURG, WV — William Penn’s Mount St. George Annual Family Festival promises to be another fun-filled day for the entire family. The date for this year’s festival is Sunday, Aug. 9. While festival-goers enjoy all that the beaufiful 535-acre Mount St. George facility has to offer, they will also be helping the Association’s Home for the Elderly. All proceeds from the festival benefit the Home, ensuring that our aging members will have a comfortable and secure home in which to enjoy the sunset of their lives with dignity and love. The day will begin with the traditional field Mass at 11 a.m. The Mass will offer thanks for the fellowship and fraternalism that will abound that day. The festival itself will open immediately following the Mass. There, guests will discover a wide range of attractions, games, food and children’s activities designed to meet every taste. There will be craft displays, games of chance, American and Hungarian foods, hayrides, live music, tours of the Home, and many other fun surprises. Festival organizers are working to bring a new attraction to fest­ival this year — a dunking mach­ine. If all goes well, guests will have the chance to "dunk” offi­cials from the Association and the Wellsburg area. So, remember the date, Aug. 9. We hope to see you and your family there! Our new leaders FRANCES A. FUREDY National Treasurer STEPHEN G. DANKO National President JOHN T. LESKO SR. Chairman of the Board JOHN M. KISH, ESQ. Legal Counsel Inside dancers prepare for Hungary trip ■ The meaning and significance of Pontozo................Page 3. ■ Fr. Becker celebrates diamond jubilee........................Page 4. ■ Results of the National Bowling Tournament..............Page 6. ■ Our series of branch histories continues..................Page 9. ■ 1987 Branch Directory listed by states..........Pages 12-14. Next Deadline July 17 By John E. Lovász Managing Editor DETROIT — There’s an old saying that goes "to visit the guru, you have to climb the mountain.” It means that to obtain know­ledge or anything worthwhile, you have to work hard and make the effort to seek it. In other words, you have to pay your dues before you can learn from the master. The Branch 18 Hungarian Dan­cers have been climbing the mountain for a long time. This month, 10 members of the group will "visit the guru” when they travel to Hungary to attend a dance camp led by the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble. "Our dancers are so excited about going to the camp,” said Darlene Szatmári, director and choreographer for the Branch 18 dancers. "It will be exciting just to see these dancers from the State Folk Ensemble.” The Branch 18 dancers have earned the right to be excited, because, in essence, they have been preparing for this visit for 10 years. The group was founded in March 1977 by Mrs. Szatmári and Debbie Gall. Both women had performed with other groups and decided they "wanted to have something of our own,” Mrs. Szatmári said. "We wanted to keep the child­ren of our branch involved in Hungarian activities. We thought a dance group would be an excel­lent way of teaching them about their heritage and the importance of preserving it,” she said. So Mrs. Szatmári, who has been learning, performing and teaching Hungarian dances for 33 years, began to share her experience with the children. During the past 10 years, the group’s members have spent thousands of hours studying and practicing their art, sacrificing many evenings and weekends to prepare and perform. Their devotion to Hungarian folk dancing is readily seen. They have delighted audiences in Mich­igan, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ontario, Canada. They have earned their title of "Official Dance Group of the William Penn Association.”-----------See 'Dancers’ Page 16.

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