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

1988-03-01 / 3. szám

________________ March 1988, William Penn Life, Page 5 Branch News Branch 800 donated funds to the chaplains of two local prisons. Present at the presentation were (from left) Father Anthony Legarski of Blair County Prison, Bishop Joseph Adamac, Branch President Leroy Douglas, Father David Becker of St. Dismas Parish and Branch Treasurer Robert Jones. First graders from St. Joseph’s School in Verona, Pa., enjoy a special Christmas party held for them by Branch 8057. This past holiday season, Branch 8114 President Robert Walter delivered baskets of food to four needy families in the Clarion, Pa. area on behalf of the members of Branch 8114. Continued from Page 4------­little and tell us what you think. The last time we went by bus was about 1968 when it was in New York City. We really had a great time. Of course, a lot of those members are deceased now, but we still remember the songs and laughter. Coming up soon is the annual March 15 Hungarian Independ­ence Day Celebration. We assume that the American-Hungarian Federation of Clubs and Churches will sponsor the event this year as they have done in the past. We will look forward to seeing you there. The Presbyterian Women of the Hungarian Presbyterian Church of Youngstown invite you to come and listen to a well­­known speaker, Pat Vivo, on Sunday, April 24 at Calvin Cen­ter, at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $4.00 and are available from any Presbyterian Women member, as well as through the church office (747-8760). A Chinese auction, refreshments and door prizes are included in the price of the ticket. Also on April 24, the American Hungarian Reformed Church on Mahoning Avenue is having an art show. A painting donated by Mrs. Margaret Tohati will be raffled off. Tickets are available from Mrs. Tatar. One of St. Stephen of Hungary parishioners, Eric C. Peyko, is stationed with the Peace Corps in Kenya, Africa, teaching math­ematics in a secondary school in the village of Luarda, located near the city of Kisumvu in the vicinity of Lake Victoria. Eric is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Peyko, Scoville Road, and we are certainly proud of his choosing to contribute something of himself to make this world a little better. Thank you. Get well and a speedy recovery to Leslie Wash and to Steve Sándor. Hope to see you, and all of our ill members, back in circulation soon. Our sympathy is extended to the family of Anthony Turk who died of a heart attack Feb. 4. He called us a few times to offer a few kind words — he was that kind of guy. May he rest in peace. Please contact Gabe Nemeth, Branch 28 coordinator, 792-8145 for insurance. Buy a policy and you automatically become a Wil­liam Penn Branch 28 member. It’s as simple as that, plus the fact that you are covered, and this is good. Igazan? Igazan! Branch 159 Phoenixville, PA By William J. Kovach Branch 159 Coordinator On my most recent visit to the Mount Carmel, Kulpmont and Shamokin area, 1 had the oppor­tunity to visit with Mr. Joseph Scopelliti of 12 S. Vine Street in Shamokin. Mr. Scopelitti was the former secretary-treasurer of Branch 183 and 213 of the former Catholic Knights of St. George. He turned over to me, two antique letter stamps that were used by both branches before the merger. These two letter stamps were forwarded to the Home Office in Pittsburgh and are in our archives for future generations of William Penn members to see. We thank you most sincerely, Mr. Scopeletti, for preserving these historic momentos. Branch 249 Dayton, OH By Albert G. Kertesz Branch 249 Vice President Branch 249 will sponsor a Fish Fry on April 8 at the St. Stephen’s Hall, located at 1114 Troy Street, in the lower level of the Church. Carry-out orders will be avail­able from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Games begin at 6:00 p.m. Dona­tion is $6.00. The public is invited to attend. Tickets and information can be obtained from Steve Horvath at 434-3249 or Albert G. Kertesz at 275^654^^^^^^^^ Branch 296 Springdale, PA By Michael J. Pellegrino Branch 296 Publicity Coordinator The William Penn Branch 296 meeting, held on Jan. 20, was chaired by Ron Balia. During this meeting, the mem­bers decided to hold their annual picnic on July 24, 1988 at the picnic grounds of the Assump­tion Church in Leechburg, Pa. We wish to extend an invi­tation to all our neighboring branches and to all the National Officers of our organization to attend this fraternal affair. Our branch is getting ready for our National Bowling Tourna­ment which will be in South Bend, Ind. The bowlers will be resplendent in their new shirts. Branch 590 Cape Coral, FL By Irene E. Sabo Branch 590 Reporter Our Feb. 14 meeting was opened by Branch President Rev. Arpad György, who greeted all attend­ing guests, officers and members present. Among the guests were former National President Gyula (Julius) Macker from Branch 18 and Greg and Jill Macker, Mr. Macker’s grandchildren and children of newly elected Vice President Robert Macker. Greg is visiting his parents from Montana, and Jill recently moved to Fort Myers, Fla., and is one of the fortunate young mem­bers of William Penn who will be visiting Hungary this summer. Additional guests were Betty and Bob Masteller from North Bethlehem, Pa., who are guests of Violet Timmer, and Kovács Margit of Debrecen, Hungary who is visiting her son in Venice, Fla. We were honored to have the swearing in of our 1988 officers by former National President Julius Macker. The officers of Branch 590 are: Arpad György, president; Robert Macker, vice president; Mary Veres, secretary; Betty Bartus, treasurer; and Eliz­abeth Noel, Irene Redden and Irene E. Sabo, auditors. Our quarterly meetings for 1988 will be held on Feb. 14, May 15, Sept. 18 and Nov. 20, all beginning at 3:00 p.m. We urge all members to get involved and attend all our quarterly meetings held at The Egret, 209 S.E. 15th Place, Cape Coral, Fla. 33990. Our 1988 Christmas party and swearing in of new officers will be held Dec. 11. Branch 590 voted unanimously to donate $ 100.00 to the William Penn Fraternal Scholarship Foun­dation and an additional $50.00 to the William Penn Home in West Virginia. Our 1987 Christmas party was held on Dec. 19 at Serena’s Lounge in Cape Coral. It was a delightful celebration and enjoy­ed by all present. Christmas gifts from the Wil­liam Penn were very much appre­ciated by the following members: Joseph Meckler, Irene Slauter­­beck, and Elizabeth Sido. For serving your insurance needs, please contact Anthony G. Noel, Branch 590 Coordina­tor, at (813) 574-8806, or write to him in care of The Egret. After closing our meeting, refreshments and specially-baked Hungarian pastries were served by our members and enjoyed by all attending. Branch 800 Altoona, PA By Harold E. Robinson Branch 800 Reporter Branch 800 lost one of our oldest members, Albert Weidman of Altoona, Pa., who passed away on Jan. 28, 1988. He was 86. Mr. Weidman belonged to the organization for 68 years and was a very active member. He served as a past supreme vice president for 18 years. He will be sadly mised by the members of Branch 800. Branch 800 gave our annual donation to the St. Dismas Parish located in the state prison at Huntingdon, Pa., and also gave a donation to the Blair County Prison chaplain at Hollidaysburg, Pa. These donations help to buy rosary beads, prayer books, song books and other religious items that the state does not furnish. Father David Becker, pastor of St. Dismas Parish, and Father Anthony Legarski, chaplain of the Blair County Prison, were present to receive the checks for their prisons. The meeting took place at Garvey Manor, office of the Bishop of the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese, located on Logan Boule­vard, Hollidaysburg, Pa. Branch 800, at our regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 2, made plans for a communion breakfast and discussed some of our future activities for 1988. Branch 8019 Pittsburgh, PA Branch 8019 held a brief meeting on Jan. 13 at St. Boniface Church to discuss the upcoming year of events. A movie was shown and enjoyed by all. Branch 8019 was also represen­ted at the recent Inter-Faith Com­munion Breakfast held in Mon­roeville, Pa. Attending from our branch were Mr. and Mrs. Ed. MacCosbe, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ryan, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gsell. Branch 8057 Verona, PA By Mary R. Dialoiso Branch 8057 President Branch 8057 held a special Christmas party Dec. 9, 1987. What made it so special was the presence of Miss De Reggie’s first-grade class from St. Joseph’s School in Verona. The children were very surpis­­ed and enjoyed the William Penn coloring books, crayons and candy they received. The children who could not attend were sent their gifts. Branch 8057 also recently do­nated three food certificates to needy families and gifts to a needy child this past holiday season. Our Christmas party was a very happy one with everyone going home cheerful. Branch President Mary Dialoiso present­ed Pittsburgh-East Agency Mana­ger Dominic La Verde and sales representative Lee Ann Shively with a special arrangement of candy in a ceramic vase. Our branch is planning two trips this year. May 22 to 27, we will visit the Tamarack Lodge in Greenfield Park, N. Y. Then from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2, we will travel to Ocean City, Md. and Atlantic City. We would like all of you to remember in your prayers John Liberto, who passed away in Nov­ember 1986, and Bertha Liberto, who died in January 1987. John ----------Continued on Page 6

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