William Penn Life, 1996 (31. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1996-12-01 / 12. szám

Page 4, William Penn Life, December 1996 Branch News Branch 14 Cleveland, OH By Dawn D. Ward Branch 14 Reporter It’s hard to believe that 1996 is coming to an end. The highlight of the year for Branch 14 will be the annual children’s Christmas party. It will be held Saturday, Dec. 14, atthe West Side Hungar­ian Reformed Church Calvin Center at 10:00 a.m. Everyone will enjoy a full breakfast and entertainment by Sparkles the clown. The arrival of Santa Claus with wonderful gifts for the children is always the most exciting moment! Juvenile members of Branch 14 will receive invitations to the party, but all Branch 14 members are welcome to attend. This year those attending are asked to do­nate to the William Penn’s schol­arship fund. It is always gratifying to hear about the achievements of our scholarship recipients. Two of them are Kirk and Keri Lesiacsek of Painesville, Ohio. Kirk received his bachelor of arts degree in communications from Ohio State University in June 1996. While at OSU, he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and captain of the OSU intramural ice hockey team. He is currently employed as a corpor­ate account executive at Ameri­­tech in Columbus. Keri is currently a senior at Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, majoring in music educa­tion. This fall she represented her sorority, Delta Zeta, on the home­coming court. Keri’s interest in music has her involved in several organizations, including the Kap­pa Kappa Psi honorary band frat­ernity, Alpha Psi Omega honor­ary theater fraternity, Ohio Col­legiate Music Educators Associa­tion, Mount Union College Con­cert Choir, and Chancel Choir director at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Massillon, Ohio. We would appreciate informa­tion regarding any WPA scholar­ship recipient, past or present. Please call the office at (216) 838-1200 so that our members can read about how you’re doing. The next Branch 14 meeting will be held Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m., at the Grand Bay Clubhouse, 7001 West Cross Creek Trail, Brecksville. All Branch 14 members are wel­come to attend. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI By Barbara A. House National Director Merry Christmas to all William Penn members and their families. 1 wish you a blessed, happy, healthy and prosperous new year. We at Branch 18 extend a hearty William Penn welcome to three very special new members: Anthony Mazeika, Alison Mazei­­ka and Angela Marie Rodriguez. 1 look forward to all your input in the coming years. Thank you for thinking about the William Penn Association. We at Branch 18 are mourning the death of a loyal supporter and special friend, State Rep. Robert De Mars. He helped to make our 50-year member banquet, held June 30, the success that it was. Our sympathy to his family. Rest in peace, Bob. You will be missed. Noted prima violinist George Bátyi from the Pittsburgh area will be at the Hungarian Ameri­can Culture Center on New Year’s Eve. The cost, including dinner, favors and champagne toast, is $35. The Culture Center is located at 26257 Goddard in Taylor, Mich. For information or tickets, please call me at (313) 383-4472. Very special happy birthday wishes to Teri Vargo, Mary Ecse­­di, John Jacobs, and National Directors Elmer Toth and Mike Tomcsak. May you have many more. Happy 50th anniversary wishes to George and Jolán Bolash. The Bolash’s are always there when needed. You are very special people. Congratulations and lots of love. Our next branch membership meeting will be on Jan. 10,1997, at the Hungarian American Cul­ture Center at 7:00 p.m. We are busily preparing for the Annual Bowling Tournament and Schol­arship Days, and your input and help would be appreciated. Please try to attend our meetings. The February meeting will be held on St. Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, also at the Culture Center. Mark these dates on your calendar. If I can be of service to you, please call me at 383-4472. Have a wonderful holiday season. Branch 34 Pittsburgh, PA By Andy McNelis National Director Here’s hoping everyone had a happy and blessed Thanksgiving. Now, we turn our attention to the Christmas and new year holi­days. Where has this year gone? Just a reminder, the invitations for the children’s Christmas party have been sent. If you did not receive your invitation, please contact me at the number below. The party will be held at St. Ann’s Worship Site Hall, Satur­day, Dec. 14, at 2:30 p.m. Congratulations to National Director Lou Fodor on his selec­tion as West Virginia Fraternalist of the Year, and to Diane Torma on her appointment as acting national vice president-treasurer. Happy birthday wishes go out to Zita Kara, Mary Ann Kara, Maria Bistey and Miriam Hager. May you all celebrate many more. Get well wishes go to Ann Kubus. She is getting better every WPA scholarship recipient Keri Lesiacsek is in her senior year. day. Our thoughts and prayers are with Caroline Mayor who has been hospitalized again. Special congratulations to Maria and Andrew Vámos on their 49th wedding anniversary on Oct. 30. I would like to personally thank them for my most precious gift of all, their daughter, my wife. Last, but not least, a reminder that our branch will hold its annual meeting for the election of officers and adult Christmas party on Sunday, Dec. 15, at St. Ann’s Worship Site. The meeting starts at 1:00 p.m. If you have any news you would like to share, please con­tact Andy McNelis at 421-6031. For information about William Penn insurance and annuity poli­cies, please contact Branch Co­ordinator Maria Bistey at 431- 6035. Branch 51 Passaic, NJ By Arthur Barillo Branch 51 President On behalf of the branch officers and membership we wish to con­gratulate George S. Charles Jr. on his election to the position of national president of the William Penn Association. Also, to Rich­ard W. Toth on his election as national vice president-secretary of the Association. Both have worked hard to help make the organization such a great success. Branch 51 would like to wish a happy, healthy and most enjoy­able retirement to Frances A. Furedy, our former national vice president-treasurer. We will miss you and will be looking forward to seeing you at future William Penn functions. We hope you all enjoyed our Christmas party. It was nice to see our children so happy. More details will follow in the next issue of the William Penn Life. Branch 76 Philadelphia, PA By Steve Szemes Branch 76 Reporter It is with deep regret that we must inform our members and the Hungarian community of the sud-WPA scholarship recipient Kirk Lesiacsek earned his degree in June. den passing of an old friend and activist, Mrs. Elizabeth Wlosak. She died Nov. 6, 1996. Better known as "Betty” by most of us, she had been disabled for many years. But that did not stop her from taking an active role in life with her family, church and community. Her late husband, Peter Wlo­sak, was well known as the long­time president of the Dalarda- Philadelphia Hungarian Singing Society. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Betty Földi, and a son, Peter. Our most sincere sympathy and condolences go to the family. Betty will be missed by all. Branch 296 Springdale, PA By Anna Marie Pochan Branch 296 Secretary-Treasurer A blessed and merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year to all our members and their families from the officers of Branch 296. The annual Christmas party is an activity Branch 296 provides for its members. We will hold our Christmas party on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 1:00 p.m. at the Hungarian Reformed Church, 130 Walters Lane, Springdale. The party will feature a magician and a visit from Santa Claus who will distribute gifts to the chil­dren. There will also be a lunch and much fraternal fellowship. The election of branch officers for 1997 will be held at our next monthly meeting on Dec. 12. We encourage all members to attend the above events. Our branch is still collecting non-perishable food items for the needy. If you would like to donate, you can do so at our next monthly meeting and the Christ­mas party. Our branch made a donation of $50 toward the pur­chase of food items for this worthy cause. Our condolences to the family of Elmer Kish who passed away recently. Congratulations to Ralph and Martha Schuller who will be cele­brating their wedding anniversary on Dec. 1. Happy birthday wishes to Martha Schuller and all our mem­bers celebrating birthdays this month. For your insurance needs, please contact Noreen Fritz, FIC, LUTCF, at (412) 821-1837. Branch 336 Harrisburg, PA Branch 336 will hold its annual meeting and election of branch officers on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 6:00 p.m., at the Verhovay Home Association, 1012 South 29th St., Harrisburg. All adult life-benefit members are encouraged to attend this important meeting and exercise their right to help select those who will lead our branch during the coming year. Branch 590 Cape Coral, FL By Joan Mauerman Branch 590 Reporter Happy holidays from all the mem­bers of Branch 590. On Saturday, Dec. 14, Branch 590 will hold its Christmas party and election of officers at the Palm Dinner Theater in Fort Myers, Fla. Get well wishes go to Irene Szabó. We will miss you at the party. Happy birthday to Vilma Mol­nár, Elizabeth Posey, Joan Mauer­man, John Varga, Mike Tomcsak and Betty Menner. We welcome new members Julius McGinty of Fort Myers and Stephen Toth of Gainesville, Fla. On Nov. 10 the Plant City Hungarian Club dedicated its meeting to the 40th anniversary of the 1956 uprising. Main speak­er Zoltán Revay spoke of the hardships endured by the Hun­garian people. He went back in time and history to the different skirmish­es the Hungarian nation encoun­tered, beginning with the crossing of the people in the Carpathian Mountains to the uprising against the Soviets in Budapest in 1956. Many in the audience were in tears, recalling their own vivid memories of the fighting. One woman broke down. She had lost her entire family, except for her husband. The couple escaped physical harm, but suffered the permanent mental scars caused by aggression and man’s inhuman treatment of his fellow man. Justine Godollei recited a stir­ring poem in honor of her mo­ther, but it could be applied to the memory of all mothers. I understand very little of the Hungarian language (I’m Irish), but when the Hungarian Battle Song was sung, I had goose pim­ples all over, it was so moving. Congratulations on a job well done to all of the club members who took part in the presentation and to choir leader Joe Gyasy. Special thanks to Julia Belovari and her staff for the delicious Continued on Page 5

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