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

1957-02-06 / 2. szám

PAGE 6 February 20, 1957. William Penn Hungarian Relief Drives Here and There CHICAGO, ILLINOIS The Loyola Historical Socie­ty, Loyola University, Chicago, on Thursday, December 6, 1956, at 8:00 P.M., presented its Fifth Annual Christmas' Program for the special pur­pose of raising money for the Hungarian Refugee Relief Fund. Through the generosity of the Loyola Union, the high­ly successful event was held in the Grand Ballroom, Thir­teenth Floor, Lewis Towers, 820 N. Michigan Avenue. Earlier, on that same day, the Student Union of Loyola University, in response to the proclamation of the Mayor of Chicago, organized a corps of students to sell tags during the day in the Near North and Rogers Park areas. The program at the evening affair consisted of a costumed group of Hungarian singers and dancers, in addition to other nationality groups, a main speach, readings, Christ­mas carol singing, and other acts. Seen following is the Bela Roman family who arrived in this country September 28, • 1956. As the featured attrac­tion, they sang sacred, secular and national Hungarian selec­tions. In the fore is Stephen Huzianyi, master of| ceremonies. Bela Roman Family Choir and Others Some three hundred fifty students and members of the teaching staff, including about thirty Hungarians, by their presence demonstrated their sympathies for the suffering heroic Hungarian people. Pro­ceeds from the buffet supper which followed the program, cash donations and other con­tributions brought a total of $345.00 for the Hungarian Re­fugee Relief Fund. The Loyola Historical Society, which bore the entire expense of the pro­gram, itself made an outright donation of $50.00. The fine results of the Fifth Annual Christmas Program are mainly attributable to Mort Sullivan and Dr. Kenneth M. Jackson, President and Mode-EATTLE CRE Last summer Vincent A. Ot­to, an official of a U.S. Govern­ment Agency in Battle Creek, Michigan, wrote to National Treasurer Julius E. Somogyi, requesting him to purchase a special “Support Civil Defense Week” postage meter die to be used before and during Na­tional Civil Defense Week which began September 9th. This Mr. Somogyi did in an­other showing of the good Americanism of the William Penn Fraternal Association. We are now informed that Mr. Otto and his fellow group at FDCA in Battle Creek have reciprocated by being good “Hungarians.” rator, respectively, of the Lo­yola Historical Society, and to Stephen Huzianyi, Loyola alumnus, whose organization, arrangement and direction as­sured complete success. Mr. Huzianyi, his wife and his son Arpad are members of Branch 15-V, Chicago, and he is re­membered for his years of serv­ice as officer and publicity di­rector of former Chicago Verho­v vay Br. 503, as one of the most talented contributors to the early Verhovay Journal, and probably the most prominent Hungarian American ini the field of disseminating Hunga­rian truths, as exemplified in his speech on Magyar history to the Loyola students and the teachers. K, MICHIGAN On Friday, January 25, 1957, a committee for aiding the Hungarian Cause, under the leadership of Vincent A. Otto as its General Chairman, held a concentrated one day drive designated as “Hungarian Re­lief Day.” To publicize it. Mr*. Otto put up two 30”x40” mon­tages of photos which came out of Hungary, the one titled “A Nation Mourns Its Dead,” the other “The Living Need Your Help.” A leaflet, advertis­ing the plight of the Magyars, was put on the desk of nearly 700 employees. The drive resulted in almost $600.00 for Hungarian Relief, a successful venture indeed, and the Administrator’s Ja­nuary 9th bulletin, “Emergen­cy Appeal for Hungarian Re­lief,” was not wasted literary effort. Mr. Otto, of German stock, feels a special sympathy for the Hungarians. His wife is of NEW BRUNSWH Refugees arriving in New Brunswick and vicinity will discover certain immediate ad­vantages which have been worked out for their benefit. A volunteer committee of local citizens has established an employment office or head­quarters at the Hungarian American Athletic Club (H.A. A.C.). The specific purpose of this office is to guide and counsel quickly and expeditiously thes^ escapees into gainful, self-sup­porting employment. The procedure which the committee has adopted is as follows: NEW Y< The Republican Club of Barnard College and Columbia University on Sunday, Janua­ry 13, 1957 held a concert for the benefit of the Hungarian Refugees. The program was held in the McMillan Theatre, Broadway and 116th Street. Performers were the Buda­pest String Quartet and Ste­phen Nadas, piano virtuoso. The Committee of Arrange­ments numbered the following well-known persons: Magyar origin. She is the former Irene Vargo (Varga), now a member of Branch 226- V, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, who, as a teen-ager in scenic Idamay, West Virginia, contri­buted some fine poetry and verse to the erstwhile Verho­vay Journal. , NEW JERSEY 1. Applicant will be screened and dispatched to place of possible employment. 2. Applicant will appear with an interpreter and, for the con­venience of the potential em­ployer, a written resume of ap­plicant’s background will be furnished. ■ ' 3. No interviewing employer need feel any obligation to hire applicant unless said applicant can fill a need. The address of the Local Committee for Employment of Hungarian Refugees is 198 So­merset Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey; telephone Kilmer 5-2044. Office hours are from 9 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. K CITY Dimitri Mitropoulos and He­len Hayes, honorary chairmen; Committee Members: Millicent C. McIntosh, president of Bar­nard College; Grayson Kirk, president of Columbia Univer­sity; Professor Douglas S. Moore, head of the Columbia Music Department; Paul Pa­­ray, French conductor and Di­rector of the Detroit Sym­phony; Dr. Victor Bator, trus­tee of the Bela Bartók estate. Death Claims District Manager’s Mother Mrs. Mary Tokár, mother of Dis­trict Manager Louis Tokár, died Ja­nuary 15 in St. Anthony Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. The deceased, age 68, resided at 1705 Parsons Avenue. She was a members, of St. Ladis­laus Catholic Church, the Altar Ro­sary Society and Branch 129-V, Co­lumbus, Ohio. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Frank Papai and Mrs. Robert Cole­man, and three sons, Julius, Louis and George, eleven grandchildren, all of Columbus; two sisters, Mrs. Mi­chael Bereznak, Columbus, and Eli­zabeth Garanci, in Hungary; and one brother, Michael Litus, in Hun­gary. . The deceased was laid out at the Cook & Son Funeral Home. Service was Thursday morning in St. Leo Church with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery. We extend our condolences to the survivors. Home Office Employee Dies Géza Balogh, an associate of the Home Office personnel and a member of Branch 575-V, Pittsburgh, Pa., died suddenly the evening of January 17 at his home. He was 63 years old. His death occurred on the first anniversary of his employment at the Wil­liam Penn Fraternal Association. The deceased leaves one survivor, his wife Gizella with whom he lived in the Oakland district of Pittsburgh. Funeral services were held on Monday the 21st at St. Regis Roman Catholic Church and Calvary Cemetery. National Secre­tary Albert J. Stelkovics and National Treasurer Julius E. Somo­gyi were pallbearers. Mrs. Eva Lehoczkv, Mrs. Gabriella Nagy and Mrs. Gyöngyi Renkey represented the Home Office Employees. Zoltán Csakvary read the funeral oration. Balogh came to this country after World War II. In Hungary he was an artillery officer holding the rank of colonel. We express our deep sympathies to Mrs. Balogh.

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