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

1996-03-01 / 3. szám

Page 4, William Penn Life, March 1996 Branch News Congratulations to Branch 214 Flint, Mich., member John Urban and his wife Margaret who recently celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary. Branch 8 Johnstown, PA By Sándor J. Yuhas Branch 8 President & Coordinator Branch 8 held its annual chil­dren’s Christmas party on Sun­day, Dec. 3, 1995. The boys and girls were delighted as each took a turn sitting on Santa’s lap and making requests for Christmas gifts. A beautiful lunch buffet was served as Christmas carols played in the background. Every­one had a great time. Branch 8 officers for 1996 are: Sándor Yuhas, president; Mary Groshans, vice president; Donna Yuhas, secretary-treasurer; and Vera Petruska and Viola Yuhas, auditors. Branch meetings are held on the second Sunday of each monthat 1:00 p.m. at the United Church of Christ hall, 824 Chest­nut St., Johnstown. All branch members are welcome to attend. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI By Barbara A. House National Director Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Happy Spring! Even though we in Michigan had a pretty mild winter, it sure seemed like a long one. We at Branch 18 are busy preparing for our 50-year mem­ber banquet. We have not had one for a while. Watch your mailbox for more information, or read about it in future issues of this publication. If you are an honoree, 1 hope you plan to attend. It is so nice to see every­one at these affairs. Wishing a happy vacation to Julie and Andy Chesley. Have a wonderful time. You sure deserve it. Happy birthday to some very special friends: Helen Molnár, Emelia Blair and Helen Breznai. May you have many more. What would I do without you? Special get well wishes go to Betty Holguin and Richard Feke­te. You are sorely missed by me and your bowling team. Betty, enough is enough. Krisztina Ann Kortvesi and Monica Ilona Cerni were among six young women of Hungarian descent introduced to society Feb. 3 at the 38th annual Fehér Rózsa Bál in Dearborn, Mich. Both are Branch 18 members. Congratulations, debutantes. We are very proud of you. Happy anniversary wishes go to two special couples: Ernie and Helen Molnár, who will celebrate 43 years together; and Andrew and Irene Dichazi, marking their 40th anniversary. The Dichazis will celebrate March 10 in Ster­ling Heights with their children and grandchildren. After many years of Monday membership meetings, we feel a change is in order. Our monthly meetings will now be held on the first Friday of each month. The March 1 meeting will be at the Ramada Inn on Northline Road at 7:00 p.m. The April 5 meeting and May 3 meetings will be at the Hungarian American Culture Center, 26257 Goddard Road, Taylor, at 7:00 p.m. Come early and sample some of the wonder­ful Hungarian cooking before the meeting. The HACC is open to the public for dinners on Wed­nesday, Friday and Sunday. We are making this change in an effort to draw the Hungarian communities together. Please mark your calendars for these upcoming meetings. We would love to see you there, and would welcome your participation. Remember: I have moved. For any news or insurance informa­tion, please contact me at 1471 London, Lincoln Park, MI 48146, or call me at (313) 383-4472. I would love to wish my won­derfully supportive husband a happy birthday. I love you, Tommy. Just a gentle reminder: Think bowling tournament. It’s just a­­round the corner. Branch 28 Youngstown, OH By Kathy Novak Branch 28 Reporter Spring, we hope, is coming soon bringing with it the rebirth of nature. With the thought of new beginnings, Branch 28 elected its officers for 1996 at a recent meeting. Officers are: Steve Sán­dor, president; Steve Novak, vice president; and Irene Tomory, secretary-treasurer. Congratulations to all our members as we celebrate our Association’s 110th anniversary. We also send best wishes to the members of the Hungarian Re­formed Federation of America on their society’s 100th anniver­sary. The Federation will host a gala on Saturday, March 9, at the Holiday Inn in Beaver Falls, Pa. A memorial Mass is being scheduled at the Franciscan mon­astery for all Branch 28 members who passed away during 1995. More details will be announced soon. The date for the local com­memoration of the 1848 War of Independence has been changed to March 10. It will be held at St. Stephen of Hungary Church hall, 854 Wilson Ave., at 3:00 p.m. Get well wishes go to all those experiencing health problems, especially Catherine Paulitz. Here’s hoping for better and brighter days ahead. Have questions about your life insurance coverage? For answers, call either Alan Szabó at (216) 797-5057 or Gabe Nameth at (216) 792-8145. Branch 34 Pittsburgh, PA By Andrew W. McNelis National Director The members of Branch 34 dis­played their culinary expertise at the St. Stephen Parish Winter Festival to benefit the elementary school. The branch members helped staff the Hungarian food booth during the two night event, preparing such delicacies as stuffed cabbage, chicken papri­kas, palacsinta, pierogies and as­sorted pastries. At our February meeting, Na­tional Director Michael Kara and branch members Bill Mayor, Ann Liptak and Tilly Morvay all cele­brated their "39th” birthdays. May you all enjoy many, many more. Our prayers are with Ann and Mike Hrabar and their family on the death of Ann’s mother, Susan Kuzmjak. May her soul rest in peace. Branch 34 will conduct a Hun­garian workshop after our regular monthly meetings beginning in May at the St. Ann’s worship site hall. If you have any written material to be translated or ques­tions about Hungarian culture, or need assistance with a favorite recipe, then you will have a place to go for help. The workshop will be open to all William Penn members. More information on the time and dates will appear in next month’s William Penn Life. 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 129 Columbus, OH By Arpad Sibrik Branch 129 Coordinator The winter of 1995-96 has been a hard one for everyone. All the cold and unpleasant weather has brought with it hazardous driving conditions, much snow to be shoveled and lots of shivering. Thank God spring will soon be here, with the rebirth of the world. We cancelled our February branch meeting because of the bad weather and bad driving conditions. Faithful member Margaret George, who has been experi­encing health difficulties, is in a Grove City, Ohio, nursing home. She is the mother of Branch President Margaret Boso. We all wish her a speedy recovery. Our branch is looking forward to the bowling tournament in Pittsburgh. We hope to send a ladies team again this year. We wish them good results. The golf tournament will be in Columbus on July 13 at the Turn­­berry Golf Course and the Holi­day Inn-East on Hamilton Road. Reservations have been made for William Penn golfers on Friday, July 12, who wish to practice on the golf course. We hope to have a good turnout. The next branch meeting will be held on April 10 at the VFW Hall, 1591 Lockbourne Road. All members are welcome. For your life insurance needs, please call Arpad Sibrik at (614) 231-8024, or write him at 645 S. Kellner Road, Columbus, OH 43209. Branch 132 South Bend, IN By Frank J. Wukovits, Jr. National Director The Association’s South Bend District Office recently moved to a new location: 2120 S. Miami St., South Bend, IN 46613-2937. Please make a note of it and attach it to any William Penn policies you own. The office phone remains the same: (219) 287-8245. I wish to thank those who helped move the office and branch materials, namely: Alex and Ann Horvath, Scott and Mary Lehmann, Helen Pécsi, Karen and Ken Kochanowski, and my wife, Mary Ann. Branch 132 welcomes its new­est member, John Kenneth Mar­shall, son of John and Susan Marshall and grandson of Branch Vice President Alex Horvath and his lovely wife Ann. Plans are just dreams—until you put them in action. Take action today regarding your re­tirement. The William Penn can help. Call our office today. Branch 249 Dayton, OH By Steve LaFlame Branch 249 Reporter Everything is going well here at Branch 249. We had our election of officers at our December meet­ing, and the following members were elected: Anne Kertesz (wife of the late National Director Al­bert Kertesz), president; Mike Mayerchak, vice president; Anne Schmidt, secretary-treasurer; and Mark Schmidt and John Hor­vath, auditors. Congratulations to all! Due to his ill health, Steve Horvath regrets he cannot take an active part in running the branch, but he will assume the role of advisor and president emeritus. The officers will look to him for guidance and support in maintaining the integrity of the Association. We want to thank him for all he has done in the past for Branch 249 and wish him good luck in the future. Please remember him in your prayers, as we do. Our Christmas party was great fun for all in attendance. Taffy and Company’s puppet show was enjoyed by both children and adults. We welcomed special visi­tors Alan Szabó and his wife Lori from Youngstown. We enjoyed their company and hope they had a pleasant time at the party and the Air Force museum. We are planning a gala celebra­tion honoring the 1,100th anni­versary of Hungary. We will be working with the new branch coordinator on this project. We wish great success to our officers and look forward to an exciting year. Branch 296 Springdale, PA By Anna Marie Pochan Branch 296 Secretary-Treasurer The first meeting of the new year was held Feb. 8. Members dis­cussed activities the branch may sponsor this year and set tentative dates for two bacon roasts, June 23 and Aug. 25. All members are invited to attend our regular meetings held the second Thursday of each month. Our next meeting will be March 9. All meetings are held at the Hungarian Reformed Church, 130 Walter Lane, Springdale, beginning at 7:30 p.m. We would like to extend our sympathies to the families of long­time members Paul Kotan and Eve Miller. March birthday wishes go to Continued on Page 5

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