William Penn Life, 1990 (25. évfolyam, 2-10. szám)

1990-08-01 / 8. szám

WILLIAM ICIAL PUBLICATION JPI K N N L I F E WILLIAM PENN ASSOCIATION Volume 25 August 1990 Number 8 ■Hl ■■■■■ HBHI WPA ready to greet guests at 68th Festival WELLSBURG, WV — Hun­dreds of fraternalists from West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania and their families will be heading to the William Penn Home on Sunday, Aug. 12, for the Home’s 68th annual Community Festival. There, they will be joined by many residents of Wellsburg and other nearby communities for a day of good food, summer fun, family entertainment and frater­nal fellowship. The day will begin at 11:00 a.m. with a special outdoor ecu­menical service during which guests of all denominations will be able to offer thanks. Following the service, guests will be free to partake in a wide range of enjoyable activities or to just sit in the shade and enjoy each other’s company. There will be plenty of deli­cious American and Hungarian food available throughout the afternoon. Guests may select from a menu which includes hot sausage sandwiches, chicken, hot dogs, veal paprikas, homemade baked goods and other summer­time favorites. Beer, soft drinks and coffee will round out the refreshment selections. After satisfying their hunger and thirst, guests may try their luck at a variety of games: bingo, instant bingo, dart throwing, a horse race wheel, and other games of chance. Children will especially enjoy the number of fun games which will be held just for them, begin­ning at approximately 2:00 p.m. These will include, among other games, the "penny scramble” and the popular pihata. Another of the children’s favorites, the face painting booth, will also be open throughout the afternoon. Parents can join their children for a free hayride around the beautiful 500-plus acres of the Home’s property. Guests can also take a guided tour of our Home (a registered historic landmark) and see first-hand the good works their donations are supporting. Tours will be offered at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. only. Those wishing to escape the ATTENTION! WILLIAM PENN BOWLERS! The National Officers and Board of Directors cordially invite you, your family and your friends to join us at the 48th Annual William Penn Association National Bowling Tournament and Scholarship Days, to be held May 24 to 26,1991, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We know this invitation is being extended a little earlier than usual, but we are very excited about the plans we are making for next year’s tournament and could not wait to spread the word. We urge all bowlers who are not presently life benefit members to contact their nearest William Penn representative and enroll in one of our valuable life insurance plans now. This way you will be eligible to win the BIG prize given to the bowler who scores a 300 game during the team event—a prize of at least $10,000.00! Keep reading the William Penn Life in the months ahead for more details about the 1991 tournament and scholarship days. E. E. Vargo, FIC Stephen J. Ivancso, Sr. Frances A. Furedy National President Tournament Administrator National Secretary-Treasurer Ivancso honored at retirement dinner, vacancy on Board to be filled by Beke PITTSBURGH - The William Penn’s Official Family and other distinguished members gathered July 24 at the Churchill Valley Country Club for a dinner honor­ing National Director Stephen J. Ivancso Sr., who will retire from the Board of Directors in early August. Filling the vacancy left by Mr. Ivancso’s retirement will be Anthony C. Beke of Branch 13 Trenton, N.J. Mr. Ivancso served on the Board from 1967 to 1971 and from 1983 to 1990. He was a vice chairman of the Board from 1987 until his retirement. He will continue to be active in the Association both at Branch 27 in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio, and at the national level as administrator of the national bowling tournament. During his retirement dinner, Mr. Ivancso was presented with a plaque from the Association thanking him for his many years of dedicated service. Mr. Beke has been an active member of the Association for many years. He served as treasur­er at Branch 13 for 15 years and has held other branch offices. A graduate of Tulsa University with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, Mr. Beke is employed by IMO Industries as an engineer. He is chief elder of the Hungar­ian Reformed Church of America in Trenton and president of the American Hungarian Presbyters Association. He, his wife Margo, and their three children reside in Cross­­wicks, N.J. summer heat can relax under the large tent that will be erected near the Festival thoroughfare or take a dip in the Home’s in-ground swimming pool located at the top of the hill. Pool hours will be from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. Guests can also sit back and enjoy the music of several local performers, including a band of Hungarian musicians. Later in the afternoon, there will be performances by two area Hungarian dance groups: the Wil­liam Penn Association Magyar Folk Dancers of McKeesport, Pa., and the Hungarian Ethnic Group of Western Pennsylvania. Throughout the day guests will be able to purchase chances on several raffles to be held during the Festival. Guests may enter a drawing to have their names inscribed on the Memorial Honor Roll Plaque dis­played in the Home. The adults may also take a chance on the basket of cheer raffle. One large basket of cheer and several smaller baskets will be available, along with a number of additional prizes. There will also be a raffle in which guests can win one of two beautiful handmade Hungarian vests. All proceeds raised from the raffles and during the Festival will go towards the purchase of a new van to transport the residents of the Home. Symposium mixes fun with learning By Matz Malone The Steubenville Herald-Star WELLSBURG, WV - As tán­cház gets into full swing, one has to wonder if the dancers encour­age the musicians or the musi­cians keep the dancers going. One thing is certain, everyone is having fun. Táncház, with a literal transla­tion of "dance house,” is the evening session for more than 100 persons who attended the Hungarian Folk Dance and Folk Music Symposium at the William Penn Home in Wellsburg this July. There is a festival atmosphere in the hall as the musicians and dancers transform the hilltop camp into a place of laughter, shouting, dancing and singing. Kalman Magyar watches the dancers and points out things to watch. "This is the men’s dance,” he says as the tempo picks up and a group of men begin dancing in what appears to be free-style acro­batics set to music. There are men doing intricate dance steps, punctuated by high jumps and thigh slapping and exuberant shouts. On another part of the floor women are forming a tight circle and begin dancing and shouting. "They are shouting at the men to dance better or telling them how good they are,” Mr. Magyar says, explaining the dance is one from the Bodrogköz, a northeast­ern section of Hungary. As the verbunk, or man’s dance ends, the csárdás, or couple’s dance, begins and the hall is trans­formed into a blur of swirling dancers locked arm-in-arm. Mr. Magyar is the director of the symposium that was first held in 1978. Symposiums are held every two years, and this is the second time the symposium has been held at the William See SYMPOSIUM Page 2 Inside ■ Hungarian folk ensemble visits Pittsburgh...................Page 2. ■ Columbus hosts successful golf tournament...............Page 3. ■ Photos of all golfers and golf dinner guests .... Pages 4-6. ■ The latest new and notes from our branches___Pages 7-8. Our Hungarian Page, Magyar Nyelv!, will return next month Next Deadline August 17

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