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

1957-02-06 / 2. szám

FEBRUARY 20, 1957

NUMBER 2.

51

Vol. XL.

Downtown Site Purchased by William Penn

for Future Expansion

January 7, 1957 was an eventful day in the history of the William Penn Fraternal Association. On that day it acquired title to one of the most strategically located and valuable pieces of real estate in downtown Pittsburgh. This marked a major step forward in the Association’s program of growth and expansion and prepared the William Penn for a dominant role in the life of greater Pittsburgh.

The Board of Directors, alert to progress, authorized the purchase by the Association of the eight story brick and stone structure known as the St. Nicholas Building situated on the corner of Grant Street and Fourth Avenue. Many months of negotiation were spent before the purchase could be finalized, and indeed it was a happy day when the signatures were added to the documents.

The building, which adjoins the present Home Office, has stood on this site for 75 years and, although it is about 60% occupied by law offices, real estate and insurance firms, as well as shops on the ground floor, it will be razed some time this year so as to better utilize the land. The property consists of 60’ frontage on Fourth Avenue and extends back along Grant Stoeet for 171’. With the present Home Office property, there is a total of 122’ frontage on Fourth Avenue.

The purchase has created a tremendous interest in Pittsburgh among banking and industrial circles. It is already evident that this move will be extremely profitable to the Association. Our office has been virtually deluged with requests from national concerns for office space — if and when a new skyscraper is built on this site, which possibility is now being explored.

This is just another of the steps taken by the William Penn Fraternal Association to insure future growth combined with a constant aim to extend the very best services and benefits to-its ever-widening circle of members.

(Editor’s Note:

Mrs. Margaret Kovács, who received the following letter* from Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., is the wife of Dr. Andrew Kovács, Cleveland Director of the William Penn Fraternal Association.)

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS

Two Park Avenue

New York 16, New York,

December 19.1956

Dear Mrs. Kovács:

Thank you for your letter suggesting that the United Nations should expel the Soviet Union. This has much to recommend it on moral grounds. However, under the Charter expulsion of any member must be voted by the Security Council, where the Soviet Union itself, as a permanent member, could veto any such move.

The continued presence of the Soviet Union in the United Nations enables us to expose it to world condemnation for its violations of the Charter. This is what we have done in the case of Hungary, where over 50 United Nations members from every quarter of the globe have supported resolutions condemning the deportation of Hungarians to the Soviet Union, demanding the admission of United Nations observers to Hungary, calling for withdrawal of Soviet troops from Hungary, pledging relief for the Hungarian people and aid to the refugees — and finally condemning the Soviet Union for depriving Hungary of its liberty and independence and the Hungarian people of the exercise of their fundamental rights. This is the strongest language the United Nations has ever used against a member state.

Never has the ruthless cruelty of Soviet communism been more effectively exposed in the United Nations. The communist party throughout the world has been seriously injured thereby. This is an important achievement.

You can be sure I will continue to do all in my power to see that justice is done.

Sincerely yours,

Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.

Mrs. Margaret Kovács,

18976 Mitchell Avenue,

Rocky River 16, Ohio.

OFFICIAL NOTICE

In accordance with instructions from the Board of Directors, I hereby notify the members of the William Penn Fraternal Association that the next regular semmiannual meeting of the Board of Directors will be held the week of April 1, 1957.

Any member wishing to transact official business with the BOARD OF DIRECTORS, should do so by letter, addressed to the NATIONAL SECRETARY, with the notation BOARD OF DIRECTORS on the lower left corner of the envelope.

Communications intended for this meeting are acceptable until Monday, March 25th. Any received after the aforesaid date shall be withheld from consideration by the Board of Directors until its following regular session.

=COLOMAN REVESZ National Fresident

Coordinated Hungarian Relief, Inc.

It is with deep satisfaction that we bring the following information to the kind attention of our fellow members and our Hungarian brethren:

On Thursday, January 10, 1957, the official relief agency of the American Hungarians, titled “Coordinated Hungarian Relief, Inc.,” was created in Washington, D.C.

Finally, we have attained two goals: 1. that all donations pertaining to this fund are income tax free. 2. at least we have our own official Hungarian relief agency, comparable to such church relief groups as the NCW, CWS, HIAS, etc.

Coordinated Hungarian Relief, Inc. is the ONLY official group of that nature.

The organizational meeting unanimously elected our William Penn National President, Coloman Revesz, as president of the new aid society.

Other offices were filled by the following:

Vice President — Dr. Francis Újlaki, President of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America

Vice President — Peter Suta, President of the American Life Insurance Association of Bridgeport, Conn.

Executive Secretary — Rev. Gabriel Csordás, Reformed Pastor, New York, N. Y.

Treasurer — Emery Király, Washington, D.C.

Secretary — Desiderius Hamory, Washington, D.C.

Financial Secretary — Ladislaus Eszenyi, Washington, D C.

The 8-member-Executive Committee has among its members, John Sabo, National Auditor of the William Penn Fraternal Association, and Stephen Szegedy, Secretary of the American Life Insurance Association.

Honorary Vice Presidents are:

Mrs. Ilona Massey (Hajmássy) Dawson, Washington, D.C.

Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. (Mrs. Riddell’s father was the late John Flournoy Montgomery, Ambassador to Hungary, who wrote the book, HUNGARY THE UNWILLING SATELLITE.)

Luke E. Hart, Supreme Knight, Knights of Columbus, New Haven, Conn. (This man, head of a membership exceeding one million, is a true friend of the Hungarians.)

Otto H. Rentner, President, Aid Association for Lutherans, Appleton, Wis. (This is a billion dollar organization.)

Joseph Szigeti, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (He is worldrenowned as a violinist.)

The meeting of the new organization brought a decision that President Revesz leave in the very near future for Vienna, Austria, there to lend his abilities and influence to aid the Himgarian Refugees. At this writing Mr. Revesz is scheduled to depart February 17.

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