William Penn Life, 1994 (29. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1994-07-01 / 7. szám

Address Correction Requested I Non-Profit 1 Organization U S Postage PAID Pittsburgh. PA Permit No. 2724 WILLIAM PENN LIFE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WILLIAM PENN ASSOCIATION, 709 BRIGHTON RD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15233 July 1994 Number 7 29 National President E. E. Vargo (far left) addresses guests attending a program honoring Louis Kossuth held July 11 in Kossuth, Pa. Others who helped organize the pilgrimage were: Endre Csornán, national secretary of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America; László Pásztor, president of the National Federation of American Hungarians; WPA National Director Elmer W. Toth; and Rev. Dr. Aladar Komjáthy, pastor of the First Hungarian Reformed Church of Pittsburgh. (Photo by Alex Patho) Registration deadline extended for Hungarian Language Camp PITTSBURGH — The Home Of­fice has extended the registration deadline for those members inter­ested in enrolling in the Associa­tion’s fifth annual Hungarian Language Camp. This rewarding learning experi­ence will be open from Sunday, July 31, to Saturday, Aug. 6, at Penn Scenic View located in Rockwood, Pa. All reservations and full pay­ment are due at the Home Office by July 15. The camp is open to all Wil­liam Penn members age 18 or older who are interested in learn­ing basic Hungarian language skills or in refreshing their cur­rent knowledge of Hungarian. It will provide students with 25 hours of instruction spread over five days, with the focus being on practical usage of the Hungarian language. Students will be asked to arrive at the camp Sunday afternoon as classes will begin early Monday morning. From Monday through Friday, students will begin the day with breakfast, attend a morning class, recess for lunch, then reconvene for an afternoon instructional session. After din­ner each day, there will be special social activities which will allow everyone to become better ac­quainted and practice their new skills. The cost for the week is $200 per person. This price includes lodging, all meals, instruction and Pilgrims pay tribute to memory of great Hungarian statesman learning materials. Clean linens and towels will be provided. A limited number of double rooms will be available on a first­­come/first-served basis. All other students will be housed in dormi­tory style accommodations. To enroll in our camp, com­plete the registration form found on Page 3 of this issue and mail it, along with your check for $200 per person, to the Home Office. Since time is short, you may also register by calling Debbie Evans at the Home Office toll­­free at 1-800-848-PENN (7366). If you ever wanted to learn the Hungarian language, now is the time to begin. Register for our language camp today. By Paul Frederick The Oil City Derrick KOSSUTH, PA — About 300 Hungarian-Americans from west­ern Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and Montreal, Canada July 11 celebrated their heritage in a little Clarion County town named af­ter their most famous national hero. They gathered to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the death of Louis (Lajos) Kossuth, Hungar­ian freedom fighter and statesman and the man known as the George Washington of his country. After disembarking from yel­low school buses, the Hungarian- Americans gathered around the war memorial at the main inter­section in the town of Kossuth, unveiled a portrait of their nation­al hero and placed wreaths in his honor on the ground in front of the portrait. National President E. E. Vargo served as master of ceremonies, and National Director Elmer W. Toth placed the Association’s wreath in front of the portrait. Wreaths were also presented by representatives of the Hungar­ian Reformed Federation of America, National Federation of American Hungarians and Eden­­burg Lodge 550 Free and Ac­cepted Masons. Afterwards, they walked across Route 322 for a buffet luncheon. There, Kati Csornán, daughter of the national secretary of the Hun­garian Reformed Federation of America, told her fellow Hungar­ian-Americans "the struggle for freedom is an ongoing battle. We Pittsburgh ready to host 11th golf tournament PITTSBURGH — With another successful bowling tournament and scholarship days recently completed, many William Penn members are now counting the days to the next big fraternal event of the summer, the 11th Annual Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held July 16 at the Venango Trail Golf Club in Warrendale, Pa., just north of Pittsburgh. Golfers and guests will be staying at the Shera­ton Inn-Pittsburgh North. The deadline for entries has passed, and tournament organ­izers are pleased that another large field of golfers will partici­pate in this year’s event. The weekend will begin Friday, July 15, with a golfers reception at the Sheraton Inn. The evening will include a free buffet and beverages as well as the annual putting contest for the benefit of the William Penn Fraternal Asso­ciation Scholarship Foundation. The scholarship fund will also receive proceeds raised by the hole sponsorship program. Indi­viduals, branches and businesses are welcome to be named as hole sponsors for this year’s tourna­ment in exchange for a $100 donation to the scholarship fund. The name of each hole sponsor will appear on a sign placed at the tee of the hole they are spon­soring. The weekend’s activities will conclude Saturday evening with the golf awards dinner. The din­ner will feature a door prize give­away open to all dinner guests, and the exciting auction raffle for a new set of golf clubs and bag. should all support democratic ideals both here in America and in our homeland.” Andrea Hamburger, a young girl from Erie, Pa., recited a Hun­garian poem entitled "Talpra Magyar (Arise Hungarians)”, by the great Hungarian poet Petőfi Sándor. "It is a poem all Hungar­ians know by heart,” said the Rev. Dr. Aladar Komjáthy, pas­tor of the First Hungarian Re­formed Church in Pittsburgh. Dr. Komjáthy also explained that Kossuth became famous when he toured America from 1851 to 1852. "Ralph Waldo Emerson called him 'Freedom’s Angel,”’ he said. The choir from Dr. Komjathy’s church sang several selections at the war memorial service in Hungarian. The National Television Net­work of Cleveland videotaped the entire program for rebroad­cast in Hungary. The town of Kossuth was once named Ashland, but its citizens voted to change the name of the town to Kossuth in honor of the man now remembered as the leader of the Hungarian indepen­dence movement against imperial Vienna in 1848. A bust of Kossuth now stands in the rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. He is one of only seven non-Americans to be so honored. An exhibition of Kossuth memorabilia is currently on dis­play at the Hungarian Heritage Center in New Brunswick, N.J. This exhibit will move to Pitts­burgh and Cleveland later this year. However, the auction raffle will be open only to life benefit mem­bers of the William Penn. The big prize at the tournament will be a new 1994 automobile which will be awarded to each eligible golfer who scores a hole­­in-one on the designated par-3 hole. To be eligible, a golfer must be a life benefit member of the William Penn with at least one year’s premium paid. _ r__ The weekend promises to be a fun and relaxing one for all who participate. We hope to see you there. Inside I Price reduced for September tour to Hungary .... Page 2. I The latest news &. notes from our branches............Page 3. I New Jersey hosts successful bowling tourney .... Page 5. I Scholarship fund nets $ 11,000 during meeting..........Page 5. Next Deadline July 15

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