William Penn Life, 1988 (23. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1988-12-01 / 12. szám

Page 4, William Penn Life, December 1988 Branch News Branch 1 Bridgeport, CT By William J. Bero National Director Branch 1 will sponsor a gala New Year’s Eve celebration for mem­bers and friends of the branch at the Bessemer Center, located at 2200 North Ave. in Bridgeport. The celebration will run from 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. and will feature a delicious buffet dinner, a champagne toast at midnight, party favors, set-ups (B.Y.O.B.), and entertainment. Guests attending the event will be able to dance to the music of Pizazz, a popular local night club band. One lucky guest will go home with a brand new television set that will be given away during a door prize drawing. The event will conclude with a special continental breakfast to be served after midnight. Admission will be $35 per person. Ticket sales will be limit­ed to 250 persons. Make your reservations early as a sellout is expected. For more information and res­ervations, call Ethel Katona at (203) 368-1851, or William Bero at 579-2597, or Betty Bohn at 335-1946. The officers and members of Branch 1 wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Pros­perous New Year. Branch 13 Trenton, NJ By Elsie H. Radvany Branch 13 Secretary Branch 13 will hold its annual election of branch officers on Sunday, Dec. 11, at the American Hungarian Democratic Citizens Club beginning at 2:00 p.m. Following the election the branch will hold its family Christ­mas party. Members are cordially invited to bring their children and grandchildren to the party. The Catholic War Veterans Hall in Trenton was the scene of the "Old Timers” dinner held recently by the American Hungar­ian Civic Association. The dinner was held to honor 17 older mem­bers of the organization, includ­ing Messrs. Beitel, Csapó, De An­gelo, Freund, Holland, Jenei, Katona, Kremper, Loths, Miklo­­vics, Oszflok, Purdy, Revesz, Sikos, Toth, Wesley, and Frank J. Radvany, president of Branch 13. Many of those honored are members of the William Penn. The American Hungarian Civic Association had a display of his­torical articles and photos about the history of the club since 1951. The club promotes the Hungarian heritage and culture and offers numerous scholarships to worthy Hungarian students seeking higher education. The principal speaker for the------­evening was Dr. August Molnár of the American Hungarian Foun­dation in New Brunswick, N.J. Each honored guest received a certificate of appreciation to com­memorate the events of the even­ing. Everyone in attendance en­joyed a fine dinner and the frater­nal fellowship of the evening. Branch 13 Vice President Jo­seph Hamari is treasurer of the American Hungarian Civic Asso­ciation. As we bow our heads in prayer this holiday season, may we be ever mindful of the needs of others. Branch 13 prepared a Thanksgiving basket of food and other goods and presented it to a needy family in the area. For servicing your insurance needs, please contact Elsie H. Radvany, 2006 Yardley Road, Morrisville, Pa. 19067, phone (215) 295-2222. Branch 14 Cleveland, OH Branch 14 will hold its annual family Christmas party at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at the West Side Hungarian Reformed Church’s Calvin Center. All children who are branch members will receive invitations, but all branch members are wel­come to attend. Children will receive R.S.V.P. cards with their invitations, but other members wishing to attend the party should contact chairwoman Dawn Ward at (216) 238-8500. The party will feature a per­formance by the Martindale Pup­peteers who will present a one­­half hour show entitled "The Night before Christmas.” The party will also include a visit from Santa Claus who will bring gifts for all the children. A delicious buffet meal will be served after the puppet show. Following the party, the branch will meet to elect branch officers for the coming year. All adult members are urged to attend this important meeting. Branch 15 Chicago, IL Frank Balogh, president emeritus of Branch 15, celebrated his 85th birthday Nov. 6 with a party at the Black Forest Restaurant. Among the many friends and relatives attending the celebration were representatives of four gen­erations of the Balogh family: Mr. Balogh, his son Frank, his grandson Mike, and his great­­grandson Erick — all members of the William Penn Association. Mr. Balogh said goodbye to his parents, and Hungary, on Feb. 24,1924. It was a painful parting. His parents’ farewell words to him were: "Son, we cannot give you much, only a walking cane and a traveling bag. But, we ask you to never give up your honor for money, because money can buy you anything except honor.” Mr. Balogh promised he would keep his honor, a promise he has kept to this day. After living in Pittsburgh, he moved to Chicago in 1936 where he joined the then Verhovay Aid Association and purchased his first policy. By 1938 he had become one of the most active members of the Verhovay. In 1939 he was re­warded for his hard work when he was named one of the winners of a free trip to Hungary for Verhovay members. Since then Mr. Balogh has con­tinued to promote the now Wil­liam Penn Association with his utmost effort. Among the birthday gifts Mr. Balogh received was a map of Hungary, a present from the Association’s Home Office. The map was presented to Mr. Balogh by his nephew, John Rajkovacz, and Mrs. Rajkovacz from Mil­waukee, Wise. Mr. Balogh thank­ed the National Officers, especial­ly National Secretary E. E. Vargo and National Treasurer Frances A. Furedy, for the map. The gifts and the display of love from his family that day brought tears to Mr. Balogh’s eyes. He and his wife Mathilda thanked everyone for a memor­able day. Happy Birthday, Mr. Balogh. May you enjoy many more happy years. Balogh Ferenc, a chicagói 15- os fiók hosszú even at volt elnöke (a mi Balogh Bácsink), 85-ik szüle­tésnapját ünnepelte rokonai es baratai koreben november 6-an a Black Forest Vendéglőben. Az első képén lathato a négy Balogh generáció: Balogh Bácsi, fia Ferenc, unokája Mike, karjan Ériekkel, a dédunokával. Mind­nyáján William Penn tagok. A második képén a csalad nagy Magyarorszag terkepevel, amit a Központi Iroda adományozott. Balogh Bácsi szavait idezve: "Köszönettel tartozom a Vezető­ségnek, főként Mr. Vargo Orszá­gos Titkár es Frances Furedy Központi Pénztárosnak, nagy Magyarorszag Angyalos, a 64 Var­­megyes Cimerevel ellátott térké­pért, amit Rajkovacz es felesege Milwaukeebol, adott at nekem. A meghatottsagtol nem tudtam könnyeimet visszatartani. Balogh István unokatestvérem felesege­­vel szinten jelen volt Muskegon­­bol. A Vasmegyei címeren a kéményén golyamadar feszkel a mi falunkban, Csajtan, ami most Ausztriához tartozik es Schachen­dorf névén ismeretes. Az en időm­ben a négy iskola kéményén is gólya feszkelt, tálán ennek kö­szönhette a falu, hogy 1903-ban 30-an születtünk. Megegyszer a leghalasabb koszonetem! Ezt a napot sem en sem a felesegem, Matild, nem fogjuk elfelejteni.” Balogh Ferenc 1924 február 4- en vett búcsút szüleitől, az elválás nagyon nehez volt. Szülei búcsú­szavai: "fiam utravalonak nem sokat tudunk adni, csak a vándor­­botot es a vandor-tarisznyat, de arra kérünk, hogy becsületed, azt soha-de-soha ne dobd el magad­tól, mert pénzért mindent lehet venni, de becsületet nem.” Balogh Bácsi ezt meg is igerte es mai napig meg is tartotta. Pittsburghba erkezese után 1936-ban Chicagóba telepedett at es az akkor meg Verhovay Egyesületbe lepett, megvette első kötvényét es mar 1938-ban szer­vezessél foglalkozott. 1939-ben pedig, mint díjnyertes, a Verho­vay csoporttal Magyarorszagra látogatott. Amennyiben csak lehet meg ma is minden Tőle telhetőt meg­tesz Egyesületünk erdekeben. Isten Éltesse es Tartsa Meg Balogh Bácsit Sokáig! Branch 18 Detroit, MI By Barbara Ann House Branch 18 Secretary We are busily preparing for the ''Little Miss East Chicago” Andrea Victor, a member of Branch 132. holiday season. The annual family Christmas party will be held at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 3. Watch for your invitation in the mail. This year’s party will feature a talent show put on by the children and a visit from Santa Claus. Please plan to attend. Király Ernő performed at our dub on Nov. 3. Again, manager Steve Szatmári served a scrump­tious meal. That night, we also celebrated Irene Korpák’s birth­day. She was surprised with a cake and presents. Darlene Szatmári and her dance group are sponsoring a Christmas theme card party Nov. 28. Con­tact the club for tickets. We hope by now all of you have seen our lovely new club. We are so very proud of it. The club is available for your family get-togethers over the holidays. In news from our Ladies Auxil­iary, the ladies and their guests recently attended the Presidential Inn Dinner Theater’s production of "Same Time, Next Year.” We had a really great time. The auxiliary also has made a donation to the William Penn’s Erdély Fund. We hope you all can make a donation to this im­portant cause. The ladies also made a dona­tion to the Allen Park Veterans Hospital. The money was used to purchase games and craft items. We send get well wishes to Julia Tremble, Margaret Vespre­­mi and Anna Toth. You are in our hearts and prayers. We also send our condolences to the family of Elizabeth Simko, who passed away recently. Continued on Page 5 Frank Balogh, president emeritus of Branch 15, celebrates his 85th birthday with his great-grandson Erick, his grandson Mike and his son Frank. Mathilda and Frank Balogh, son Frank and grandson Mike display a map of Hungary, a present to the the senior Mr. Balogh from the Home Office.

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