William Penn Life, 1997 (32. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)

1997-01-01 / 1. szám

January 1997, William Penn Life, Page 3 Branch News Branch 8 Johnstown, PA By Mary Groshans Branch 8 Vice President Branch 8 held its annual chil­dren’s Christmas party on Dec. 8 at the United Church of Christ in Johnstown. The children were greeted by Santa and Branch Co­ordinator Sándor Yuhas. Many excited children lined up to tell Santa their Christmas wishes. The children and their families enjoyed a delicious luncheon buf­fet and festive Christmas music. At the end of the party, each child received a monetary gift and William Penn gifts from Santa. Immediately before the party, Branch 8 held its regular monthly meeting and the election of offi­cers for 1997. The newly instal­led officers are: Sándor Yuhas, president; Mary Groshan, vice president; Donna Yuhas, secre­tary-treasurer; and Vera Petruska and Viola Yuhas, auditors. Have a happy, healthy new year. — Members of Branch 8 Johnstown, Pa., welcome Santa Claus to the branch’s family Christmas party. Santa and Mrs. Claus share a moment with children from William Penn Branches 10, 40, 349,8164 and 8285 at a party hosted by the five branches. Branch 10 The smiles on the faces of these members of Branch 13 Trenton, N.J., show they enjoyed themselves at the branch’s annual Christmas party. Barton, OH Branch 40 Martins Ferry, OH Branch 349 Weirton, WV Branch 8164 Steubenville, OH Branch 8285 Mingo Junction, OH By Louis A. Fodor National Director Our five branches jointly hosted a Christmas party on Dec. 15. The weatherman had predicted rain or snow, but, as it turned out, we had a beautiful sunny day. The invitations were mailed two weeks ahead, so everyone had ample time to plan for the big day. Santa and Mrs. Claus were to arrive at 1:00 p.m., and—boy— were they on time. Right to the minute. Bells were ringing as they arrived and greeted the crowd of 105 people, which included 20 children. The first order of business was to greet the children. Some were brave enough to sit on Santa’s lap, others were timid. Santa and Mrs. Claus took care of the latter by going to their tables and pre­senting them with their gifts and candy. After Santa and his helper left, we all lined up for a full course Christmas dinner, with fried chicken, scalloped potatoes, green beans, rolled cabbages, mixed vegetables, bread, rolls and butter. We topped it off with a large cake in honor of member Joe Tocash’s birthday. The Dorothy ensemble from Monroeville, Pa., started to play favorite Hungarian songs for the csárdás and Hungarian table songs, the hallgató. Later on, local fiddlers Dan László, Lou Fodor and Francis Duska joined the band for a few numbers. The dance began at 3:00 p.m. and lasted until 6:00 p.m. New sales rep to serve members in Akron area AKRON, OH — The William Penn is pleased to welcome the newest member of its sales force, Harry F. Schock. As a part-time sales representative, Mr. Schock will be serving our members in the Akron, Ohio, area under the direction of Alan Szabó. Mr. Schock brings with him much experience in sales, ser­vice and management. He also proudly served our nation in the U.S. Navy for 10 years. We invite our members in the Akron area to welcome Mr. Schock into our fraternal family and to contact him with any questions they may have concerning their life insurance needs. You can call him at (330) 784-3478, or write to him at 1208 Grandview Ave., Akron, OH 44305. All the adults received gifts from the William Penn and a calendar supplied by the Home Office. The party was held at Some­place Special in Martins Ferry. We have held our Christmas parties there for the past several years because the food is excel­lent and the atmosphere is great for meeting friends and fellow Hungarians. Special thanks go to Patti Ben­nett, Mary and Joe Tocash, Jim Kalman and family, Ethel and Lou Fodor and everyone else who made this event memorable. Good luck wishes to Mickey who is to have cataract surgery this month. Look out for him, Teresa. Branch 13 Trenton, NJ By Elsie H. Radvany Branch 13 Secretary The annual family Christmas par­ty was held at the American Hungarian Democratic Club in Trenton. The hall was beautifully decorated by Margaret and Jo­seph Hamari. The officers eagerly awaited the arrival of all the guests and children. The festivities began with the annual meeting of the branch at which time election of officers was held. The members unani­mously reelected the following officers for 1997: Frank J. Rad­vany, president; Joseph Hamari, vice president; Elsie H. Radvany, secretary; Anthony C. Beke, treasurer; and Margaret Hamari, auditor. Stephen Barnacz instal­led the officers. Following the meeting, the Christmas party commenced Officers of Branch 13 Trenton, N.J., for 1997 are: (l-r) Margaret Hamari, auditor; Elsie H. Radvany, secretary; Frank J. Radvany, president; Joseph Hamari, vice president; and Anthony C. Beke, treasurer. with a delicious buffet, pastries and refreshments. The buffet in­cluded the traditional kolbász which everyone enjoyed. The officers gave Christmas stockings filled with many good­ies to the children, parents and grandparents. Everyone also re­ceived a goodie bag containing a calendar, coloring book, crayons, pencils, carol books, sippy bot­tles and sunglasses, all of which were supplied by the Home Office. The afternoon was enjoyed by everyone in true fraternal fellow­ship. President Radvany extend­ed Christmas greetings on behalf of the National Officers, Board of Directors, Auditing Commit­tee and branch officers. Branch 13 thanks the Home Office for its generous contribu­tion to our party. Our branch holds its monthly meetings on the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the American Hungarian Democratic Club on South Clinton Avenue in Trenton. For servicing your life insur­ance needs, please contact Elsie H. Radvany, 2006 Yardley Road, Morrisville, PA 19067; or call (215)295-2222. Branch 14 Cleveland, OH By Dawn D. Ward Branch 14 Reporter About 150 people attended the Branch 14 children’s Christmas party on Dec. 14. Everyone en­joyed a delicious breakfast buffet and were entertained by Sparkles the Clown. Of course, the high­light of the party was the arrival (■ of Santa Claus, who bore a strik­ing resemblance to agent Rob Kruty. The generous donations to the William Penn scholarship fund by those in attendance was over­whelming. Our members were very happy to contribute to such a worthwhile cause, and we really appreciate their support. The next Branch 14 meeting will be held at the TGIF restau­rant in the Greens of Strongsville near the brand new SouthPark mall. If you are planning to attend the meeting, please call the Ward Agency at 838-1200 for informa­tion. It will begin at 6:30 p.m. instead of the normal monthly meeting time of 7:30 p.m. All Branch 14 members are welcome to attend. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI By Barbara A. House National Director I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. 1 wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous 1997. Congratulations to Diane Tor­ma, our new national vice presi­dent-treasurer. She is an asset to the WPA, and we’re all glad she accepted the job. Good luck from all of us at Branch 18. Thank you to Frank Moroz for his wonderful donation to the William Penn scholarship fund. It was a pleasure to meet him and thank him in person. We had our children’s Christ­mas párty on Dec. 14. It was our best ever. Thank you to the Home Office for its generous donation and for conducting the Holiday Continued on Page 4 T

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