William Penn Life, 1999 (34. évfolyam, 2-12. szám)
1999-08-01 / 8. szám
For Starters From Hie Desk of the National President Conventional Thinking by George S. Charles, Jr. Plans are in high gear preparing for our 34th General Convention which convenes in Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 6 to 8,1999. Every four years, the duly elected delegates representing our membership gather together to review the operations of our Association for the past four years and set in motion plans and projects which will guide us in the coming four years. Our convention delegates have a very important task before them, and we are confident that their input and decisions will enable our Association to continue on the proper path to fraternal success in the coming years. We thank those individuals for their willingness to serve as delegates. Another path to our fraternal success is service to our membership. Applications, claims, changes and other requests are handled as quickly and efficiently as possible while ensuring proper documentation. The employees of the Home Office are hard working and dedicated to providing the best service possible. There is a professional attitude shared by all of them. We would like to express our thanks to each and every one of these employees for all of their efforts throughout the years and for a job well done. Our present administration is prepared to meet the many new challenges which lie ahead. We ask for the continued support of our delegates, employees and members as we work together for the future growth and success of our William Penn Association. Some changes are not well-received I have been a member for more than 50 years. I attended "Magyar Iskola" so I do read and write some Hungarian. I speak it fluently. The new magazine is great, but I do have two complaints. The first one is this: when you first began "Magyar Nyelve," my husband and I could both read it with no problem. Recently, you have started using the Hungarian of more recent years. People I know that were born in Hungary tell me when they go back to visit, even they are not familiar with "new" words. ... I used to enjoy old poems and stories. This new Hungarian is difficult for many of us. My second complaint is: The "In Memóriám" does not say the city the people are from, only the branch.... I used to be able to look under "Milwaukee" to see if I knew anyone who died there. Betty Ivkovich Casselberry, FL For good or bad, language evolves over time. Old words take on new meanings; new words come with new ideas. Since our Hungarian writer lives in Hungary, it is only natural she would use the words she hears and reads every day. As for “In Memóriám," we are working on a new format for that column that will list the location of each deceased member's branch. Homes sought for PITTSBURGH - Hey, kids, you still have a few more days to enter the WPA Beanie Baby Bonanza. Deadline for entries is Aug. 31,1999. This free drawing is open to all WPA life benefit members age 0 to 15. Only one entry per member will be entered into the drawing, and each member can win no more than one Beanie Baby. PITTSBURGH - Congratulations to WPA Home Office employees Joan Rectenwald and John Toth, both of whom celebrate employment anniversaries in August. Joan, our I 8 Beanie Babies We'll be giving away a total of 18 different Ty Beanie Babies. The drawing will be held at the Home Office on Sept. 13,1999. Winners need not be present. To enter, turn to Page 7 of this issue, fill out the entry form and mail it to the address shown. Winners will be listed in our October 1999 issue. computer network administrator, marks her 25th year with the WPA and its predecessors on Aug. 8. John, our "man Friday," marks his 15th year with us on Aug. 12. My, oh, my... how the years go by 2 William Penn Lile, August 1999
