William Penn Life, 1995 (30. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1995-11-01 / 11. szám

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WILLIAM PENN ASSOCIATION, 709 BRIGHTON RD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15233 Volume 30, Number 11 Address Correction Requested November 1995 Branches to hold elections, Christmas parties PITTSBURGH — The coming of the holiday season should re­mind all WPA members of two important events held each year by their branch: the election of branch officers and the family Christmas party. Your right as a member to participate in these events is a valuable fraternal benefit. The election gives you a voice in the operation of your branch, while the Christmas party provides an enjoyable time your whole family can share. The procedure for conducting branch elections is spelled out in the Association’s By-Laws. Un­der Article VI, Section 606, the By-Laws state: "The election of Branch Officers shall be held at the annual meeting in December. Each Adult Life Benefit Member shall have one (1) vote for each office. Elections shall be by a majority of those present at the annual meeting. Officers elected at the annual meeting shall be installed immediately.” "Candidates for Branch of­fice,” the By-Laws state, "shall be nominated from the floor at the December meeting (Article VI, Section 605).” Who can run for branch office? According to Section 606 of the By-Laws: "Only an Adult Life Benefit Member who is not di­rectly involved in litigation a­­gainst the Association, except for claims under a certificate/policy of insurance, is eligible to be a Branch Officer. No Full-Time Agent, General Agent, or anyone who is licensed to sell for another life insurance company, or a spouse of any of the above, is eligible to be a Branch Officer/’ An adult life benefit member is defined as a person who has attained the age of 16 and "who is insured for life or endowment benefits (but not under an annu­ity plan) by the Association (Art­icle XXVI, Section 2600).” The By-Laws also state that each branch shall elect a presi­dent, one vice president, a record­ing secretary, a treasurer and either two or three auditors. "There shall not be any other Branch officers or boards ap­pointed or elected,” however, the offices of recording secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person (Article VI, Section 608). We urge all members to attend their branch’s election meeting and take an active role in the affairs of their branch. We also urge members of all ages to attend their branch’s fam­ily Christmas party. These par­ties are a lot of fun for the young and young at heart. They also provide an excellent opportunity to meet your fellow members and to take the first step toward becoming an active member. Please check this month’s "Branch News” pages, or call one of your branch officers, for the date, time and location of your branch’s party. We wish you and your family a Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving. Member returns to Hungary to build homes for those in need By Charlotte Stefanies DAYTON, OHIO — My trip to Hungary in May of this year to work with Házat Hazát Alapit­­vány-Habitat for Humanity Inter­national was another great experi­ence. It was different from, yet similar to, my experience in August of last year. This year’s group was mostly Canadians, with six of us from the United States. We were a diverse group of professionals, retirees and students ranging in age from 19 to 82. It was a great group of people—warm, friendly and full of good humor. We met in Toronto, flew to London’s Heathrow airport and continued on to Budapest. We arrived in Budapest at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 12, and were met by the staff from Házat Hazát who welcomed us with joy, as if we . old friends returning home. I was pleasantly surprised to be greeted by one of the leaders from our August group. She had returned to Házat Hazát to work as she loves Hungary and believes in the work that Lörincz Kálmán (founder of Házat Hazát) is doing to rebuild Hungary. My roommate for my stay in Budapest was Hungarian. She was a child when her family left Hungary in 1945 to live in Can­ada. We talked in Hungarian so I could improve my language skills. The next day we boarded the bus and headed for Debrecen in southeast Hungary for the ground breaking ceremony for 18 new homes. We arrived in Debrecen before to walk eight kilometers with Lörincz Kálmán to the site of the new homes. Kálmán had walked from Buda­pest to Debrecen, a distance of 300 kilometers, on drywall stilts. Called the "Stork-a-thon,” Kál­­mán’s walk was an effort to raise Continued on Page 3 As she did last year, Branch 249 Dayton member Charlotte Stefanies went to Hungary this year to help build homes for low-income families. Hungarian Room marks 56th year PITTSBURGH — The Hungar­ian Room Committee of the Uni­versity of Pittsburgh celebrated its 56th anniversary with a din­ner-dance Oct. 8 in the univer­sity’s William Pitt Ballroom. The event featured a delicious dinner, a program of Hungarian and American music, a report from the committee’s 1995 schol­arship recipient, and tributes to the memory of one of the com­mittee’s most distinguished members. The evening began with a warm welcome from master of cere­monies Roger G. Nagy, commit­tee chairman and vice chairman of the WPA Board of Directors. He thanked all members and guests for their support of the committee’s efforts and paid trib­ute to the late Joseph P. Arvay, a scholarship coordinator for the committee and WPA Chairman of the Board. Mr. Nagy announced that, in memory of Mr. Arvay, the com­mittee’s scholarship will now be known as the Dr. Samuel C. Gomory/Joseph P. Arvay Schol­arship. He also noted the wines served with dinner that night were donated by Mr. Arvay be­fore his death Sept. 14. In his invocation, the Rev. Daniel J. Borsay, pastor of the Hungarian Reformed Church of McKeesport, Pa., asked all pre­sent to remember Mr. Arvay in their prayers. After dinner, guests heard a report from Andrea Tscholl, the committee’s 1995 scholarship awardee. She used the grant to spend this past summer in Buda­pest, researching Hungary’s inte­gration into the European Union. Her research led her to con­clude that Hungary’s integration into the European Union is not only feasible, but necessary. "A vacuum has been created by the departure of the former Soviet Union from Central Europe, and the European Union needs to fill this vacuum,” she said. "Though it may be another 10 years before full integration . . . takes place, we cannot forget Hungary or allow others to forget the importance of Hungary ... to the whole of Europe,” she said. She thanked the committee for affording her the opportunity to study in Hungary and for continu­ing its scholarship program. "It allows for those of us who are of Hungarian origin to touch our past. And it shows those in Hun­gary who we meet that there are thousands more of us in the United States who care.” The entertainment portion of the evening featured a delightful performance by vocalist Elizabeth Laura Molnár, a member of Branch 34 Pittsburgh. Ms. Mol­nár sang several Hungarian and American songs under the direc­tion of vocal and piano teacher Mary Ann Seibel. Cimbalom player Anton E. Phillips and violinist George Bátyi were featured in traditional arrangements performed by Mr. Batyi’s Continental Ensemble. Special thanks were extended to Mr. and Mrs. William C. Kohut who furnished the orches-Continued on Page 2

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