William Penn Life, 2012 (47. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2012-08-01 / 8. szám
Branch News Proud grandfather Joe Wislie, a member of Branch 296, celebrated his 95th birthday July 24. In May, five of his six grandchildren shared a meal with him at the Walnut Grill restaurant in Fox Chapel, Pa. All six grandchilden have earned a college degree. Pictured with Joe are (l-r) Lindsey Wislie, Megan Wislie, Justin Misera, Julie Wislie and Allison Wislie. (Not pictured: Jonathan Wislie.) again next year at Quicksilver Golf Club. Our next local event will be a chicken paprikas dinner in commemoration of St. Stephen of Hungary's Feast Day. The dinner will be held Aug. 26 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Stephen's Catholic Church undercroft. WPA members are free and guests are $5. We will also be honoring our WPA 50-year members at this time. If you have not been presented with this special award in the past and think you may be eligible, please let me know. After dinner, we will have our regular branch meeting at 3:30 p.m. Call Michelle Daley-LaFlame at 937-278-5970 for reservations by Aug. 20. On Aug. 30 at 7:00 p.m. we will gather at Fifth Third Field for our first Hungarian Day at the Dayton Dragons Minor League Baseball game. Tickets must be purchase in advanced for $11 each. The deadline for purchasing tickets is Aug. 15, so please call Mark Schmidt 937-667- 1211 for tickets. Feel free to invite family, friends and fellow Hungarians as this is a great way to spend a summer evening. Our branch will be coordinating with Branch 129 Columbus to charter a bus for a day trip to attend the WPA Picnic-A Great Fraternal- Fest on Sept. 8. The picnic is from noon to 6:00 p.m. at Scenic View, Rockwood, Pa. The bus will leave St. Stephen's Church, 1114 Troy St. at 6:30 a.m. and proceed to Columbus to pick up Branch 129 members. The bus holds 55 passengers. Reservations will be on a first-come/ first-served basis. The cost is $25 for the bus and $10 for admission to the picnic per person. Call Mark or Anne Marie Schmidt at 937-667-1211 for information and to make reservations. Hurry, don't miss this opportunity for a day of great Hungarian fun, music and all-you-can-eat food! We wish to extend a warm welcome to the new pastor of St. Stephen of Hungary Church, the Rev. Eric Bowman. Father Eric was in the Army for four years and graduated from The Ohio State University before becoming a priest. More recently, he served at St. Jude Parish in Cincinnati. He is enjoying his new assignment at St. Stephen, Holy Cross, St. Adalbert and Our Lady of the Rosary. We're sending a big Hungarian welcome from your friends at WPA Branch 249. Blessings and good wishes to you, Father Eric. St. Stephen of Hungary Church will host a historical narrative about Louis Kossuth to be presented on Sunday, Sept. 23. Time will be announced later. This program of historical significance for all Hungarians is presented by Ohio Northern University. Kossuth's message relates the history of revolutionary Hungary and it's relationship to pre-civil war struggles in the United States. This is a history lesson you won't want to miss. On Sept. 27, Branch 249 will be having our semi-annual cabbage roll sale at St. Stephen's Church from noon to 6:00 p.m. Look for more details in next month's article. We would like to welcome Branch 249's newest members, William and Stephen Buckey. If have information to share with your fellow members, please forward your information to Mark Schmidt for inclusion in our branch articles. Deadline is the 5th of each month. For information about WPA life insurance, please contact Michelle Daley-LaFlame at 937-278-5970 or Mark and Anne Marie Schmidt at 937-667-1211. For information about our annuity plans, contact Anne Marie Schmidt. All articles and photographs for the September 2012 issue of William Penn Life must be received at our office by August lO, 2012. 20 0 August 2012 0 William Penn Life
