William Penn Life, 1998 (33. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1998-04-01 / 4. szám

I Branch News Lente Lajos and his group (pictured above) recently performed in Plant City, Fla. In attendance were a number of members of Branch 590. Continued from Page 7 the VFW hall, 1591 Lockboume Road, Columbus. The Hungarian church and the Ohio Hungarian Sister State Foun­dation sponsored a celebration March 15 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Hungar­ian War of Independence. About 300 people filled the Ohio State House atrium for this event. The program began with the singing of the American and Hun­garian national anthems. The Rev. István Nyeste and Msgr. Joseph Fete of St. Joseph Cathedral offered the opening prayer. Dr. Steven Béla Várdy spoke on Louis Kossuth and American democracy. The poem “Talpra Magyar” was recited in Hungarian by Sándor Végső and in English by Karl Barlay. August Pust, special assistant to the Ohio governor for Multicultural Affairs and International Relations, spoke on the role of the Ohio-Hun­­gary connection in today’s demo­cratic Europe. Greetings were extended by Gen. Richard Alexander, com­mander of the Ohio National Guard, and Gen. István Oravec, com­mander of civil defense of Hungary. Petöfi’s “1848” was recited in Hungarian by Gyöngyi Jeszenszky and in English by Karl Barlay. Musical selections included “Rákóczy megtérése” by Kacsóh Pongrácz sung by soprano Almást Bedrosian-Kovach, accompanied by pianist Janet Vegh. The Columbus Children’s Choir, “The Voice of the City,” performed several songs under the direction of Dr. Sandra Mathias. The event ended with the audi­ence singing “Kossuth Lajos azt üzente,” a revolutionary song from 1848. It was a magnificent program. In other branch news, Dave George sold his house in Colum­bus and is moving to Grove City to be closer to his children and grand­children. Also, the branch will be send­ing a women’s bowling team to Dayton for the WPA tournament. We all are looking forward to it, since we had a good time at previ­ous tournaments. Our older members in nursing homes are holding their own. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. We wish to express our condo­lences to National President George S. Charles Jr. and his wife Dianne on the death of Dianne’s mother, Mary Jackson. For any life insurance needs, please call Arpad Sibrik, Branch 129 coordinator, at (614) 231-8024, or write to him at 645 S. Kellner Road, Columbus, OH 43209. Branch 189 Alliance, OH By John Myers Branch 189 Secretary Hello, fellow members, and greet­ings to all! Since this is my first re­port to be published, I would like to bring you all up to speed on what’s been happening. Elected as branch officers for the current year were: Marge Antodasonti, president; Karen Hoover, vice president; Tim Shellenberger, treasurer; John Myers, secretary; and Mike Myers, Bill Lyda and Joe Myers, auditors. Since the elections, Karen Hoover has retired from her posi­tion as vice president. Mike Myers vacated his position as auditor and moved into his new position as vice president. All of us at the William Penn Club wish to extend our thanks to Karen Hoover for all of her hard work and efforts during her 11 years in the managerial position at the Club, and for her input while serving on its board. In other news, we are planning a local golf scramble at Buck Run on June 6. We are now having steak fries prepared on a charcoal pit on the second Friday of the month. If you’re hungry, we encourage you to attend. Hours are from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. All the officers of the branch encourage all members to join us at the Club for fellowship and dis­tinguished conversation. Let’s make 1998 a year to remember. Until next time.... Branch 590 Cape Coral, FL By Joan Mauerman Branch 590 Reporter At our March branch meeting, we celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Hungarian War of Indepen­dence. Kalman Nagy recited the “Nemzeti Dal” and Bill Beczes led our group in singing. The tables were decorated with Hungarian placemats, and there was a display of pictures of famous Hungarians and Hungarian land­marks. The main centerpiece fea­tured wood carvings by Andy Horvath of Youngstown, Ohio. Dolls clothed in Hungarian cos­tumes completed the decorations by Joan Mauerman. Get well wishes were extended to Vilma Molnár and Olga Wansa. Congratulations to Ethel and Bill Beczes on their 58th wedding an­niversary and to Olga and A1 Wansa on their 56th wedding anniversary. It was great to see Helen Toth and Mary Werrlein; they are both recovering after recent surgeries. A prayer was said for Albert Wass, author of “Purple Ghosts of Damnation Row.” He was a poet, teacher and novelist. He passed away recently in Florida. May God bless his soul. At the dinner held March 15 in Pittsburgh, it was like old home week as some 40 people from Youngstown were there. Some of them we had not seen in more than 10 years. Kathy Novak, Mary Schauer and Maria Goda were in­strumental in bringing the group to Pittsburgh. Among their group was 4-year-old Bence Tomas who speaks fluent English and Hungar­ian. He’s a real little gentleman. Happy birthday to Jodi, Joey, Rick and Jenny Dues, Brooke Dailey, Danny Mauerman, Matt Damon and John Veres. Our condolences to the Charles and Jackson families on the death of Mary E. Jackson, mother of Dianne Charles. Our prayers go out to them. For all your life insurance needs, please call Mike Tomcsak at (941) 858-8071.____________________ Branch 800 Altoona, PA By Vincent Frank Branch 800 President A blessed Easter to all! Our branch officers wish all members and their families a most holy and happy Easter. May the risen Lord bless each of you abun­dantly on His glorious resurrection that we celebrate throughout the Christian world. It’s 50-year emblem award time again. Those members of our branch who have reached this pin­nacle will receive notice by mail. The awards will be presented dur­ing our meeting on May 5. The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. We hope all the honorees will be able to attend this special annual event. The state correctional institution at Huntingdon, Pa., and the Blair County prison both received their annual monetary donations from our branch. In return, both facili­ties sent thank you letters which were read at our recent meeting. Officials from the facilities ex­pressed their deep appreciation for our help in continuing their spiri­tual programs. To all members celebrating a birthday or wedding anniversary, whether recently or in the near fu­ture, we say have a happy day and may you be blessed with good health. Good luck to all members and their families who are fishermen (and I know there are a lot of you out there) and who are waiting pa­tiently for the opening day of trout season April 18. Let’s hope the weatherman cooperates so that you will be able to catch your limit. Contact Robert Jones at (814) 942-2661 for any information you may need concerning your life in­surance policy, or if you are inter­ested in obtaining insurance cover­age for yourself, your children or your grandchildren. ' ......... ..............................=% Employee Anniversaries We extend our congratulations and sincerest best wishes to the following Home Office employ- ^ ) ees for their many years of dedicated service to the WPA and our members: v * ! x / \ * January 2 Charlotte Mozga (18 years) > ( \ )~\ January 19 Maria Bistey (11 years) / January 27 Richard W. Toth (14 years) Ft* January 28 Helen J. Werling (40 years) (Y*\) ’ February 2 Kerri L. Budnick (14 years) y "(j February 3 Dawn Bereznay (1 year) C\/ February 23 Debra S. Evans (11 years) // ) February 24 Geraldine Davenport (29 years) / ( ' March 12 Steven Evans (8 years) \ March 31 John E. Lovász (12 years) / —..................... ■ ■■■■ ■-.! r i Articles & photographs for the May issue of the William Penn Life are due in our office by April 24, 1998. ________________________/ Golf tournament plans include Hersheypark discounted ticket offer PITTSBURGH ~ The WPA is finalizing plans for its 15th An­nual Golf Tournament, to be held July 17 to 18 in Harrisburg, Pa. One of the special events be­ing considered for that weekend is a trip to HersheyPark, one of the Northeast’s top amusement park’s. The WPA has arranged for our members and friends to pur­chase admission tickets to HersheyPark at a drastically re­duced rate of $16.95 for people ages 9 to 54—a savings of $13 off the regular admission price. Children ages 3 to 8 and adults age 55 and older will pay only $14.95, which is a savings of $2 off the regular price. These discounted prices will be available to us only if 20 or more people respond to this an­nouncement by April 15. Do not send your money now. All we need to know now is how many or our members and friends would be interested. The discounted tickets are good for any day during HersheyPark’s 1998 season. If interested, send the form below to us by April 15. HERSHEYPARK DISCOUNTED TICKET OFFER NAME: ADDRESS: CITY: STATE:ZIP: PHONE: NUMBER OF TICKETS: Send completed form to: Richard W. Toth, National V.P.-Secretary William Penn Association 709 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233 (DO NOT SEND MONEY WITH THIS FORM.) Those interested must contact us by April 15!

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