William Penn Life, 1988 (23. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1988-07-01 / 7. szám
Page 12, William Penn Life, July 1988 Arvay, Hegedűs receive AHF service awards NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Two members of the Association’s Official Family were recently honored by the American Hungarian Foundation for their service to the Hungarian community. Chairman of the Board Joseph P. Arvay received the Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award, and Advisory Board member Michael Hegedűs and his wife Barbara were presented the Family Heritage Recognition Award. Mr. Arvay received his award June 11 at the Foundation’s 25th anniversary Carousel Ball held at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick. In a letter to Mr. Arvay, AHF President August J. Molnár wrote, "the presentation of the Award not only recognizes your personal leadership and service in the New Brunswick area and beyond, but also focuses upon the significant impact that the William Penn Association and its fraternal programs have on our American Hungarian cultural National Secretary E. E. Vargo (back, third from left) joins other fratemalists to witness Pennsylvania Gov. Casey (seated center) proclaim Fraternal Week in the commonwealth. Also present were Lt. Gov. Mark S. Singel (seated left); State Sen. Michael A. O’Pake (seated right); Dr. Shalom Staub (far right), director of the Governor’s Heritage Commission; and Paul Payerchin (second from right), president of the United Lutheran Societies. Governor honors fratemalists HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Governor Robert P. Casey proclaimed the week of June 11 to 18 as "Fraternal Week’’ in Pennsylvania in ceremonies in the Governor’s Reception Room on June 10. Approximately 90 executive fraternal members from across the state representing 35 organizations witnessed the signing of the proclamation. Representing the William Penn Association was National Secretary E. E. Vargo. The Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress includes some 80 societies, with a membership in Pennsylvania of more than 900,000 making it the largest fraternal life insurance member of the National Fraternal Congress. Casey welcomed the gathering and recognized the significance of the fraternal benefit system. The Governor read the proclamation which stated in part that, "The fraternal movement is guided by the principles of brotherhood. Our fraternal groups stress patriotism and civic responsibility at the same time they honor the traditions and customs of their own heritage. "Because of its nature and background, the fraternal benefit system contributes to an understanding of the role our ancestors played in the history of our Commonwealth and our nation. "The contributions each group has made are woven into our past, and together make up our collective history”. Lieutenant Governor Mark S. Singel, chairman of the Pennsylvania Heritage Affairs Commission; Senator Michael A. O’Pake, member of the commission; and Shalom Staub, the commission’s executive director, were among the dignitaries who participated in the signing of the proclamation along with representatives of each fraternal society and officers of the Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress. Serving a one-year term as officers of the Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress are: President Alfreda Plocha of the Union of Polish Women in America, First Vice President E.E. Vargo of the William Penn Association, and Secretary/Treasurer Andrew Brindzák of the Presbyterian Beneficial Union. The directors are: Bernard Golubrewski, Russian Orthodox Catholic Mutual Aid Society; Casimer Lech, Polish Roman Catholic Union of America; Hans G. Struff, Greater Beneficial Union of Pittsburgh; Bohdan Todoriv, Providence Association of Ukrainian Catholics; William E. Swirsding, Artisans Order of Mutual Protection; Joseph Brigich, Croatian Fraternal Union of America; Theresa N. Klasnick, Polish Falcons of America; and Anna Granchay, First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association. Ethnic group sponsors Hungarian day PITTSBURGH — The annual Hungarian Day Celebration at Kennywood Park will be held on Friday, July 29, on the amusement park’s picnic grounds. The affair will feature a variety of Hungarian foods, a Hungarian sing-along, a display of Hungarian arts and crafts, and ethnic music and dancing. The day will also feature the crowning of the new Miss Magyar of the Tri-State Area. The celebration is sponsored by the Hungarian Ethnic Group of Western Pennsylvania. This is the 19th year the group has sponsored Hungarian Day at Kennywood. The William Penn Association will help pay for the Hungarian band performing at this year’s celebration. The ethnic food booth will be open from noon to 6:30 p.m. The remainder of the day’s schedule is as follows: 2:30-5:00 — Hungarian singalong to the accompaniment of Louis Fodor on the violin. 6:00-7:00 — A performance of ethnic dancing by the Hungarian Ethnic Group of Western Pennsylvania. 7:30-10:45 — Live Hungarian and contemporary bands at Pavillion One. Contestants are being sought for the Miss Magyar contest. Entrants must be between 16 and 28 years old; reside in either Pennsylvania, Ohio, or West Virginia; and be of Hungarian ancestry. Anyone wishing to enter the Miss Magyar contest must respond by July 15 to contest chairman Alexander Jozsa Bodnar, Miss Magyar Competition, 4804 Second Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15207, or call (412)422-1886. Businesses and individuals interested in sponsoring an ad in the Hungarian Day program book should also contact Mr. Bodnar at the above address or phone number by July 15. life.” Mr. and Mrs. Hegedűs received their award at a special reception held June 4 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. The Family Heritage Recognition Award honors and recognizes those persons who in their families and their communities, have handed on the cultural, religious, humanitarian and intellectual heritage by way of notable example, teaching and living. The Association congratulates Mr. Arvay and Mr. and Mrs. Hegedűs on being selected as the recipients of these prestigious awards. We join the American Hungarian Foundation in saluting your efforts to promote and foster our Hungarian heritage. Springdale residents seek to preserve local cemetery SPRINGDALE, PA — Members of Branch 296 Springdale are participating in a local effort to preserve a 161-year-old cemetery in their community. They are also looking for relatives of and information on a number of Hungarians buried in the cemetery. . The cemetery contains more than 1,800 graves with the earliest dating back to 1827. Among the cemetery’s occupants are people who died in the flu epidemic of 1917, many of whom were buried in mass graves under one stone. The cemetery also contains a Hungarian section, complete with headstones written in the Hungarian language. The plots in the cemetery were originally family-owned, and each family took great pride in the care of their graves. But, eventually, the families left Springdale to find work in other states, and the graves ceased to receive perpetual care. The graves became overgrown with weeds and toppled tombstones. Parade to mark ratification of Constitution WASHINGTON — "A More Perfect Union” will be the theme of the Eighth Annual National Independence Day Parade in Washington, marking the 200th anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the states. With participation on the part of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, the annual parade is dedicated to the Constitution during the fiveyear commemoration period (1987-1991). Jessica McClure, the two-yearold Midland, Texas, girl whose rescue from an abandoned well captured the hearts of Americans last year, will be the Honorary Grand Marshall. Corrections In our May 1988 issue, the name of one of our donors to the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation was misspelled. The listing should have read that we received a $20.00 donation in memory of Elizabeth Baranyai-Bilacic from Dr. &. Mrs. William A. Baranyai. In May 1986, members of Branch 296 joined with other residents to form the Springdale Cemetery Association. The association was granted ownership of the cemetery by the local courts. Presently, the group is seeking anyone who knows any of the following people: Karoly Harcsa, Elizabeth Kovats, Ferenc Kiss (Kish), Zsófia Yuhasz Kiss, Mihály Orosz, András Székely, Zsófia Harmiczkett, Marié Bunna, and Sándor Vincze. The cemetery association is also seeking donations to help provide perpetual care for the many forgotten graves. Membership in the association is $25 a year. If you would like to make a contribution to the cemetery association or have information on the people listed above, please write the Springdale Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 99, Springdale, Pa. 15144. wv 3 C C < aa vu Crt t-3 <n C<—> cd Ct-v L 0 •P <0 in-PCO G•H eXj < too «3 > 0 <D £ O 1 I ffi 3 (0 G CU <0 00tO COto to < CO £L< J • £1 P-i > P 2 ® 1) L-j 05 PQ PL, J III LO III ftq . a• c C «o 2 Z o I IPnL'-c
