William Penn, 1956 (39. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1956-03-07 / 3. szám
Vol. XXXIX. MARCH 21, 1956. NUMBER 3. 13TH WILLIAM PENN TOURNA* TA ELLOWSHIP DAYS Only March, April Then May and Tournament BIG ASSOCIATION EVENT NEARING Don’t be fooled by the three months in the title. By the time you read; this article there will remain just a little more than a month and a half for you to decide' to attend the grand yearly sports-social festival of the William Penn Fraternal Association, to make the necessary preparations to enable you to be there among the hundreds of your brethren. As you already know, the 13th Annual National William Penn Bowling Tournament and National Fellowship Days will be held in the City of Buffalo, New York, on Saturday and Sunday, May 12-13, 1956. Also, as in previous; years, there will be the bowling spectacle followed by the Victory Dinner- Dance, or rather the latter affair will take place between bowling. Hotel Statler in downtown Buffalo will lodge our bowlers, members and guests. The Airport Bowling Center will be the scene of the sports marathon. So much for the main facts and now for some detail. An avalanche of tournament applications have been received by the Tournament Administrator, National Auditor John Sabo, at the Home Office. Because of the tremendous work that is still going on as a result of the Rákóczi-Verhovay merger, we have not found time to estimate how many bowling applications are in. However, it is unlikely that the number will run as high as last year’s. ‘As the applications are received we forward the hotel reservation cards to the team captains, who in turn see to it that the reservations are mailed to the hotel within short order. As for non-bowlers — and there always are many joining their bowling fellow members — they are to secure their reservation cards from their branch managers, from the Home Office, or from Hotel Statler itself, although this last is neither necessary nor recommended. It is preferred that reservations be made at once. Rooms are held until six o’clock unless otherwise specified by writing to the FRONT OFFICE MANAGER, HOTEL STATLER, Delaware Ave., at Niagara Square, Buffalo 5, New York. Bowlers are urged to be in the hotel by Friday. Room rates are as follows: Singles $7.00: Doubles $10.00; Twins $11.00. Dormitory accomodations are available at $3.00 per person for a party of sc least four. In accordance with the 1955 Convention order, one of the bowlers, representing all the players, is to join the National Tournament Executive Committee, whose members this year are National Auditor John Sabo, Tournament-Fellowship Days Administrator, Dr. Andrew Kovács, Albert Ibos and Gabriel Czernai, Directors. Alex Wagner, captain of a Buffalo team, will join the Committee. Airport Bowling Center is air conditioned, having 36 modern lanes,, plus automatic pin spotters. It is located at 3754 Genesee St., Cheektowaga (Buffalo), New York. It has various conveniences, such as coffee and snack bar. lounge, etc. The Association will furnish ample bus transportation at no cost — buses for the bowlers and buses for' the non-bowlers — between the hotel and the bowling alleys. The big event is being publicized on radio, in the newspapers, in the Tournament Album being prepared bv the host branch, Branch 3S3, Buffalo, New York, etc. Branch President Joseph S. Taylor, Branch Vice President Nicholas Nagy, District Manager Kalman J. Erdeky, business man Charlie Young, Dr. John Juhasz; Depew, New York Auditing Committeeman Andrew Bandy, and others active in the Association life of the Buffalo area, are doing their part to assure the success of the coming event. As for the Victory Dinner-Dance, negotiations are going on for the procurement of a first class orchestra, also for the services of superior entertainers. The dinner and dance will be held Saturday evening, May 12, in the beautiful headquarters hotel, the Statler. We know, of course, that the bowlers are pledged to attend, so it is never necessary to “sell” them the idea of going to the Tournament-Fellowship L>ays. But we do like to point out to our non-bowling- members and guests that in attending our annual giant fraternal get-together, they can “kill” many birds with one stone. To name the main attractions: there is the sports angle, bowling; there is the social side, the dinner and dance; there is the novelty, every year a different part of the country to see. Let us stress the last. Buffalo, New York, and its immediate area is a greatest multiple attraction to any visitor. The city itself is one of America’s greatest. And Niagara Falls is ever the source of awe regardless of how many previous visits there, but certainly a MUST for the new visitor in that part of the country. There is Canada just a few miles away, almost as enticing to the visitor as world-famous Niagara Falls. Oh, you can see and do very much in Buffalo. You say you’re going to Buffalo. A wise decision. Excellent View of Tournament City Specifically, this photograph is meant to show Buffalo’s big harbor. The scene covers not only the water front but also the entire downtown area, even beyond that. Buffalo is one of our country’s great cities. 70th ANNIVERSARY AWARD LIST In the January issue of the WILLIAM PENN, as well as in circulars sent to all the Branches, our members were notified that, iu litiing celebration of Verhovay’s 70th Anniversary, beautiful watch prizes would be given to both Verhovay and Rákóczi members, equally divided, on this basis: 1. To the two oldest members. 2. To the two members with longest continuous membership. 3. To the two members having the largest family membership. Later, a ruling by the Board of Directors stated that any branch or district manager, who between January 1, 1956 and February 21, 1956 secured 70 or more members, would also be eligible for the lovely award. To refresh our readers’ memories, we repeat the official description of the watch: A Louis watch, with 6 brilliant cut diamonds, hands set on ultra-modern dial, finest quality solid 14 karat gold case, LX band — striking combination of leather and gold, world famous Louis 17-jewel movement, lifetime mainspring, valued at $200.00 . . . This announcement met with the immediate response and the names of many members, falling into any one of the required categories, were submitted. February 21, 1956, the 70th Anniversary date, was the deadline for submitting the essential facts on the blanks provided by the Association. Here are the happy winners: GROUP I — OLDEST IN AGE 1. DANIEL BARDOS. Member of Rákóczi Branch 3, South Norwalk, Conn. Birth date: November 24, 1866. Age 89. 2. STEPHEN SIMKO. Member of Verhovay Branch 2, Kulpmont, Pa. Birth date: August 10, 1867. Age 88. GROUP II — LONGEST MEMBERSHIP 1. MRS. STEPHEN HORCSIK. Member of Rákóczi Collection Branch, Bridgeport, Conn. Rákóczi membership: Since November 11, 1900. 55 years. 2. MRS. ALEXANDER PUSKAS. Member of Verhovay Branch 52, New Brunswick, N. J. Verhovay membership: Since November 27, 1904. 51 years. GROUP III — LARGEST FAMILY 1. STEPHEN BOTOS. Member of Verhovay Branch 192, Middleton, Ohio. He and his family number 43 members, and his family relatives are: Mrs. Stephen Botos, Andrew Botos, Anna L. Botos, Anna Esther Botos, Charles Botos, David Paul Botos, Debra Susan Botos, Donna Jean Botos, Frank J. Botos, Frank J. Botos, Jr., Mrs. Frank Botos, Gregory Lou Botos, Janet Lee Botos, John C. Botos, Jr., John G. Botos, John Michael Botos, Joseph Botos, Linda Maria Botos, Louis N. Botos, Nancy Carol Botos, Robert A. Botos, Stephen Botos, Stephen J. Botos, Jr., William Anthony Botos, Daniel A. Nicholas, Paul Ray Nicholas, Raymond L. Nicholas, Mrs. Ray L. Nicholas, Sandra Sue Nicholas, Esther S. Sarris, Helen Beatrice Sarris, Stephen Sarris, James Sarris, Mrs. Theodore Sarris, Mrs. Earl Schultz, Helen Faye Schultz, Barbara Ann Schultz, William Knapp, Mrs. William Knapp, William Knapp, Jr., Ronald Knapp, Stella Knapp. 2. STEPHEN MARTIN. Member of Rákóczi Branch 159, Detroit, Mich. He and his family number 40 members, and his family relatives are: Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, Carl Martin, Alexander Martin, Mrs. Magdalena Martin, Judith Martin, Robert Martin, Jeannette Martin, Stephen Martin, Jr., Mrs. Martha Martin, Richard Martin, Phyllis Martin, Patricia (Continued on page 9)
