William Penn Life, 1988 (23. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1988-11-01 / 11. szám
Page 2, William Penn Life, November 1988 William Penn LIFE Official Publication of the William Penn Association Published Monthly Office of Publication: 709 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Phone: 412/231-2979 Third Class U.S. Postage Paid Pittsburgh, PA Permit No. 2724 Stephen G. Danko Editor-in-Chief E. E. Vargo Associate Editor John E. Lovász Managing Editor Gateway Press, Inc. Print Production NATIONAL OFFICERS Stephen G. Danko National President E. E. Vargo National Secretary Frances A. Furedy National Treasurer Zoltán B. Emri National Vice President John M. Kish, Esq. Legal Counsel Dr. Julius Kesseru Medical Director BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joseph P. Arvay Chairman Stephen J. Ivancso Vice Chairman Roger G. Nagy Vice Chairman Ronald S. Balia William J. Bero Elmer A. Furedy Michael J. Hrabar John S. Molnár Michael F. Tomcsak Elmer W. Toth Frank J. Wukovits, Jr. Stephen J. Szatmári Frank J. Radvany Secretary of the Board Emeritus AUDITING COMMITTEE Louis A. Fodor Chairman Michael R. Kara Vice Chairman William J. Kovach Secretary Dale A. Cole Stephen P. Danko Charles Fabian ADVISORY BOARD Elmer Charles President Emeritus Frank Bero Stephen Danko Michael Hegedűs Frank J. Wukovits, Sr. Postmaster: If undelivered, please send form 3579 to: William Penn Association 709 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Letters to the Editor Thank you for your tribute and your donations I would like to express my sincere thanks for the beautiful tribute you paid my husband, Zoli. Your prayers and flowers were a great source of comfort to us. Our family also wishes to thank the National Officers and Board of Directors for their memorial contributions to the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation. You will always be in our prayers. Katharina Cibulas Alliance, OH Member helps travelers during Hungary trip Just a short note to let you know how very helpful Julia Danko [of Branch 18 Detroit] was on our recent trip to Hungary. She helped get us through some difficulties at the airport in Hungary. She conducted herself in a most courteous and businesslike way. Julia is truly an asset to your organization. Mr. & Mrs. Bert Thomas Fairfield, CT Coordinator retires after 20 years of service I am notifying the members of Branches 59 and 52 of my resignation as branch coordinator. If you would like to comment on our publicotion, the Association, your heritage. or any other topic that would be of interest to William Penn members, please write us. We ask only that you limit yourself to 250 words. Unsigned letters will not be published. Address your letters to: Managing Editor, William Penn Life, 709 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15233. 1 have served the William Penn Association for 20 years. I accepted this position after the death of my husband, Joseph Miller Jr., in 1968. Due to my health I am forced to give up these duties. Hopefully, the National Officers will soon find a replacement. It was a pleasure working with the William Penn Association and all its members. Mary Miller Johnstown, PA William Penn should continue Erdley campaign Enclosed is my check for $50 toward your Erdély Fund. I feel that you should repeat your appeal for help in all future issues of the William Penn Life. Both of my parents, Michael and Julia, left Homorod Almas in 1912 and 1913 to emigrate to Monaca, Pa., where I was born in 1915. I visited Erdély in 1977, therefore I have a good idea of the plight of the Hungarians there. I commend you on your fine efforts to help those poor, unfortunate and oppressed people. Michael Rigo Canfield, OH Remembering St. Stephen YOUNGSTOWN, OH — National Treasurer Francis A. Furedy and Chairman of the Board Joseph P. Arvay lay a wreath on behalf of the William Penn at the statue of St. Stephen of Hungary during ceremonies held Sept. 11 commemorating the 950th anniversary of St. Stephen’s death. The ceremonies were part of a pilgrimage made by many Hungarians to Our Lady of Csiksomlyo Shrine, run by the Franciscan Fathers in Youngstown. In honoring St. Stephen, Pope John Paul II said "his great personality, wisdom, care, loyalty to the chair of St. Peter and, most of all, his child-like love of the Mother of God should be an example and comfort to you. ” The Kodály Ensemble Hungarian Dance Theater continues its first-ever tour of North America. The Association is co-sponsoring the troupe’s performance in Pittsburgh on Nov. 23. Ensemble Here, the ensemble transmits the vitality and power of dance in the village community as well as the intimate relationship between musician and dancer. In the programs second part, "Changing Traditions,” the ensemble recognizes that as traditional communities change, so does their art. The troupe addresses here a topic that has long been taboo for state supported folk ensembles which have generally presented idealized images of folk dance and music. The ensemble brings to the stage the 20th century process of the breakdown of traditional peasant culture and its replacement by shallow, quasi-urban fashions, leaving the viewer to question the impact of change. "Traditions Interpreted,” the program’s third and final section, presents the suffusing of folk art and modern meaning. Without destroying the integrity of the folk base, the choreog---------------From Page 1 raphers use the folk idiom to develop interpretive themes. Political issues surface, and the most ancient songs of exile take on new meaning. It is this ability to deal with folk art on different levels that puts the Kodály Ensemble into the vanguard of folk ensembles the world over, and makes the performance one folk art lovers will not want to miss. The tour of the Kodály Ensemble was made possible by the Dorothy Balogh Fund of the American Folklore Centrum and the Soros Foundation. The Pittsburgh performance is being cosponsored by the William Penn and the Pittsburgh International Folk Theatre (PITF). Tickets for the Pittsburgh show are available at Kaufmann’s, Tix, the William Penn Home Office (412-231-2979) and the PITF (412-261-9711). Prices are $8, $10 and $12. Group rates are available. Kodály Ensemble Hungarian Dance Theater 1988 Tour of North America November 4-6...............................Chicago, Illinois November 10............................Coffeyville, Kansas November 12............................Hammond, Indiana November 20.....................Boston, Massachusetts November 22.................Washington, Pennsylvania November 23.................Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania For more information call (201) 836-4869 Home offers pamphlets "T WELLSBURG, WV — The William Penn Home is offering a special pamphlet to members who are considering the Home as a place to spend their retirement years. The pamphlet provides information on the facilities and services available to residents of the Home and answers many frequently asked questions about living in a personal care home and the rights and privileges of residents. The pamphlets are free and are available by writing to Mr. Paul T. Kovács, Administrator, William Penn Home, R.D. 3 Brinker Road, Wellsburg, W.Va. 26037.
