William Penn, 1957 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1957-09-04 / 9. szám

PAGE 2 September 18, 1957. William Penn OUR NEW AMERICAN CITIZENS (Continued from page 1) permitted us to become its citizens, has adopted us as one of her children. George Washington, the Father of his Country, was the personification of the fundamental ideals of the American Consti­tution, namely: true freedom and genuine democracy. These fun­damental ideals has made the United States of America particu­larly appealing to me, and those selfsame ideals of freedom and democracy have alway lived in the hearts of the people from the land of my birth. This is borne out by the fact that the Magyar people were the first nation to erect in 1896 a statue to the memory of George Washington, in the capital city of Budapest, a statue to always remind them that living in a true democracy is not a myth, but a reality. Today, as history is being made, the United States of America is the foremost exponent of freedom and democracy, the nation which still believes in the ideals practiced by George Washington, and the hope for the rest of the world to live a democratic way of life is kept kindled by our nation’s willingness to sacrifice her time and wealth for the attainment of these goals. It is only fitting and proper, therefore, that we here today as new citizens of this beloved Country, firmly resolve that in appreciation for America having accepted us as her loyal sons and daughters, we shall endeavor through our daily lives to help the United States of America in achieving her goal for' world peace and when we fervently pray each day to our God, we honestly and sincerely pray: “God bless America”. The COURT then accentuated the absolute equality of all American citizens irrespective of their rank. Some men in some position and some women at times assumed greater rights. For­tunately, the Courts enforced the Constitution of the United States and if any person tries in any way whatsoever to claim special privileges, the Courts always observe and decree that we are all equal. As a contrast the COURT quoted some examples of naturalized citizens who have achieved most unlimited success in this country, despite their foreign extraction. The COURT admonished parents not to pamper their chil­dren, but teach them the value of the dollar, the importance of honest work. The COURT gave high credit to some organizations that rendered social service and allowed to distribute small flags, symbols of the loyalty of the new citizens. The pledge of allegiance having been recited, the COURT stressed the duty of each citizen to vote and wield their wote in favor of the man and not the party. After the retreat of the colors Dr. May said the closing prayer and the Court recessed. This brief summary gives only a faint idea of the proceedings in the Court. It fails to give full credit of the spirit of the Court’s address. In fact, even a cynic must have felt the dignity of a Court of the United States. Some words of the Court which would have sounded trite if pronounced in political meetings, gained new lustre expressed in a dignified Court. An awe fell on the audience when the Court stressed the unlimited possibilities open to the new American citizens if certain conditions are fulfilled. As the terse language of the Court stated: “You get out of the country just what you put into it”. None of these words are un­known to the simplest peoples. Each of these words gained its full meaning stated in a most forcible way, without any display of bookish phrases. The Court might have selected showy phrases" impressive perhaps for the educated, but would have missed the mark. The surest token of the feeling of the audience was mani­fested in those furtive tears that blinked in the eyes even of native-boni. The audience fell under the spell of the COURT’S address reminding all of President LINCOLN'S purity, simplicity and conciseness of style. We heartily congratulate Dr. BELA VOLENSKY that he was fortunate to hear such praise pronounced by such a venerable COURT. The William Penn Fraternal Association is proud that the Court, an august institution which has to enforce the Constitu­tion of the United States and to eradicate all kinds of crime and delinquency, has acknowledged the substantial work of our As­sociation in promoting prosperity among its members. As we pointed out, the declarations of the COURT are couched in a dignified language. But those terse expressions carry weight much more than any exaggerated lavish praises of a less august in­stitutions. We are proud of the praises pronounced by the Court and we pledge ourselves to try to be worthy of them. The successful past of the Association is a guarantee for its future prosperity. : WILLIAM PENN WATCHTOWER ■ By JOSEPH J. HORVATH — Cleveland, Ohio (■■■■■a ■■«■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■■ We would like to remind our Cle­veland readers about the Annual Grape Festival to be held by Br. 14, at the William Penn Hall, 8637 Buckeye Road, on Sunday, October 13th. Every member should be at this annual affair, come and let your hair down_ have a good time. Oct. 5th Saturday, will be the Bu­bonic Card Party, at William Penn Hall. The Committee on arrange­ments, Frank O’Ravis, Mrs. Mary Bodnar, Mrs. Ann Pinter and Mrs. Betty Knapp, have promised a fine program, doer prizes, some enter­tainment, refreshments, introduction of prominent people, etc. The Verho­­vay Sports Club is sponsoring this affair for member Geo. BUBONIC who had a heart attack about two months age.. We received a postal card from the “Pinters”, Tony and Ann, from Mexico. They inform me that they were right in the middle of the earthquake. I bet they were scared. We attended the Öreg Amerikás Piknik, Sunday, August 4th. KAL­MAN KOLOZSVARY, President, greeted the 3,500 people with open arms and asked tthe blessing of the Almighty upon the harvest and the Hungarian people in general and those in the European countries who fight fcr freedom. He asked ANDY DONO, Secretary, to act as master of ceremonies. The stalwarts of Br. 14-V are dwindling. Very few come to the meetings. The fierce fights and arguments of yesteryears are going to the wayside, ä new concept of meetings will have to be worked out. Hereinafter, the meetings will havq to be businesslike, and accomplish­ment will take precedent over every­thing else and pride again will be enjoyed by the members in the ac­complishments of the officers and the membership. Let us not lose our fraternalism! Let us not commercia­lize our heritage. If necessary, let Us change things at the next con­vention. Manager JOSEPH KOVÁCS of the William Penn Home predicts that bowling at the Home will be better than ever, and activities at the Home will be on the increase, he has ideas that he will try out and he believes they will work. Th^ bookings for the Hall are on the increase, and with good public relationship from his family to the general public, he is looking for a banner year. We like Oberlin College, because it is the world’s oldest co-educational college, has the distinction of being rated first in excellence among all the co-educational liberal arts col­leges in the country. The college draws a heavy representation of students from the homes of profes­sional men, ministers, teachers, and government officials. For a liberal arts college Oberlin has an astonish­ing record cf producing scientists. Last but not least, Oberlin is not interested in producing skilled people as they are in educating people; educated in the sense that they can relate experience and knowledge in one field to problems in other. We have in Cleveland several or­ganizations named for a county in Hungary; for example the Gömör­­megyei Club, and they hold picnics this time of the year. We were to their picnic August 11th, and they had a large crowd, good orchestra, fine food and refreshments. Keep sending your senators and­­congressmen postal card asking them to vote for income tax repealers, to cut the budget ,stop inflation and to think of the little guys. Under the leadership of Jack P. Russell, President of the Cleveland City Council, a banquet called the Night in Budapest will be held in the St. John’s Ballroom 9510 Buck­eye Rd. on Sunday, October 27, 1957, honoring Judge Joseph Stearns and Judge Louis PETRASH. A 25 piece gypsy band under the leadership of Emery Deutsch, the New York Park Avenue gypsy, will provide the music. Admission will be by invita­tion only. About 600 people are ex­pected at $10.00 per head. The menu for the evening will be “chopped livers”, “tossed salad”, “prunes”, “sea shell soup?’ (csigaleves), “stuff­ed cabbage”, “chicken paprikas”, “roast duck with dressing”, “Hun­garian Strudel”, “coffee” and “crepes suzettes” (palacsinta). Anyone in­terested contact Jack P. Russell at 8916 Buckeye Rd., Cleveland 4, Ohio. The annual St. Stephen’s Day was held by the American Hungarian Catholic Society at the Lander Road Old Age Home fcr members of the Cleveland Catholic Hungarian Churches. Magyar Day was celebrated at Puritas Spring Park, under the aus­pices of United Hungarian Societies. About 5,000 people attended. Presi­dent Andy DONO was master of ceremonies, a job he fills with great finesse. Congratulations to Judge LOUTS PETRASH and Joseph STEARNS upon their re-election to a new six year term on the bench. We are a little ahead of time, but these two fine jurists did not draw any op­ponents thereby insuring their re­­election. Now they can help a mu­tual friend of ours, and a good friend of the Hungarians to his re-election: Judge AUGUST PRYATEL. We heard that the Sports Club has already tied down December 21st as the Christmas Party date. Some­body is on the ball. We were told that there would be bowling every night from Monday to Friday for Leagues, and if any member wishes to bowl they should contact Mr. JOSEPH KOVACH, Ma­nager of the William Penn Home, at 8637 Buckeye Rd., Cleveland, Ohio; Saturday and Sunday will be reserved for open bowling. ' To the “FERRET” don’t give up the ship. Ex animo JOSEPH J. HORVATH c/o William Penn Home 8637 Buckeye Road Cleveland 4, Ohio---------**£)£*»--------­DO YOU KNOW? Artorius, a physician in Rome during the first century B. C., wrote a treatise on hydrophobia, the usual name for rabies in man. DO YOU KNOW? Four fifths of the families where the husband is aged 25 to 34 have at least one young child, and nearly one quarter have three or more children DO YOU KNOW? Stuttering is considered as a violent form of stammering.

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