William Penn, 1958 (41. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1958-05-07 / 5. szám

OUTSTANDING BOWLING — SOCIAL FESTIVAL May 21, 1958 William Penn PAGE 5 McKeesport branch 226-v demonstrates SOLIDARITY OF FRATERNALISM Above, in montage, are scenes from the Sunday, April 27, 1958, gathering of more than 600 members of Branch 226-V, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, at a dinner-dance held in the Vogue Ter­race, one of the top night clubs in Western Pennsylvania. The event was sponsored for the pleasure of all Branch 226-V members and to cite certain veteran members. Not even the all-day hard chilly rain could mar the successful attendance at this af­fair which proved to be one of the finest, if not the finest, ever held by this well-known branch. Top left, National President Colo­­man Revesz addresses the huge au­dience, while seated, left to right, are Councilman Thomas J. Heatherington of McKeesport, Director Julius J. Lenart, President of Branch 226-V, Mrs. Lenart, and Mrs. John Sabo, wife of the National Auditor; center, Miss Helen Stipkovits, McKeesport- Pittsburgh songstress; top right, National Auditor John Sabo, veteran member of Branch 226-V, left, re­ceives branch gift from Mr. Lenart; bottom left, standing left to right, Moses Balogh (behind him in obscure view is Mr. Lenart), George Viszokay, Louis Novak, Sr., (Mr. Sabo seen in background), citation awardees, Di­rector Gabriel Czernai, citation awardees Menyhért Fejes and Igna­tius Kotroczo, and seated, left to right, Mrs. Thomas J. Heatherington, Councilman Heatherington, Mrs. Le­nart, Mrs. Sabo, National President Revesz; bottom right, National Audi­tor Sabo at the microphone, and seated, left to right, Councilman Heatherington, Branch President Le­nart, Mrs. Lenart, Mrs. Sabo. We are so very much pleased with this composite picture that, depart­ing from the usual credit line, we should like to do more by mentioning that the picture was taken by the STANLEY STUDIO, professional photographers, 631 Braddock Ave­nue, Braddock', Pa. Owner is Joseph J. Such, life-time member of Branch 226-V, whose father has for years been active in branch and Hungarian affairs in McKeesport.- The program was opened with a welcome address by Director Julius J. Lenart, President of Branch 226-V, who in part said: “As you know, we have come to­gether this evening to honor several veteran, members of Branch 226-V who have worked tirelessly and dili­gently to make our William Penn Fraternal Association the great or­ganization it is today. We stand as the strongest of all fraternal associa­tions in the country, and it is men such as these who have unselfishly given of their time and energy who have made it so. “... I wish to turn the program over to one who, I know, needs no formal introduction to the people of McKeesport. He is a native son of McKeesport, brought up and educat­ed in our city. He has always been active with the Verhovay and now the William Penn, and he holds the position of National Auditor which he has held for the past sixteen years. It gives me great pleasure to turn over the program to my very good friend, John Sabo, who will be our toastmaster for the evening. MR. SABO.” At this point Mr. Lenart, in be­half of Branch 226-V, presented the just introduced toastmaster with a beautiful Coronet barometer, gift of the Branch to John Sabo, member of Branch 226-V and one of the found­ers of Branch 395 which later merged with 226-V, a man1 whose multiple branch activities and positions led him up the ladder to the high rung of National Auditor and whose As­sociation labors merited for him the “Acknowledged Member” distinction. Mr. Sabo was deeply grateful. Next, the lilting voice of Miss Helen Stipkovits, area vocalist, ac­companied at the piano by Miss Ethel Halas, brought forth the National An­them as the audience stood in reverent silence. Dinner was preceded with the say­ing of grace by the Rev. Raymond S. Novak, pastor of King St. Stephen’s Magyar Roman Catholiic Church, Mc­Keesport. At the conclusion of the dinner, Mr. Sabo employed his prerogative as toastmaster to speak. Reiterating his many thanks for the nice branch gift which, incidentally? graces the Wall of his office for easy weather reading, he expressed his delight at such a large attendance which the rain and the wind and the cold could not stop. He related how he was ini­tiated into the Verhovay by Branch 226 pillars Moses Balogh (one of the awardees) and the late Geza Pavuk, of his happy recollection as one of the charter members of Branch 395 and its first president, his election to the office of National Auditor at the 1943 Convention, and his debt of gratitude to National President Revesz who, as Mr. Sabo’s predeces­sor, taught him well the serious re­sponsibilities of the National Auditor’s office. Then, in elegant style, Mr. Sa­bo concluded: “Next to religion comes fraternalism, and I ask that each and every one of you support the branch programs, for the branch­es are the trunk lines of our Associa­tion.” Next speaker was Councilman Tho­mas J. Heatherington of the City of McKeesport 'and Chairman of the Lo­cal Democratic Party. Mr. Heathering­ton, substituting for Europe-vaca­­tioning Mayor Andrew J. Jakomas, extended official greetings. He told of his many years pleasant relation­ship with the Hungarians of McKees­port. Now again were heard the voice of Miss Stipkovits and the piano play­ing of Miss HALAS, a pair of musi­cal ladies who blend together in dulcet harmony. Following this number the toast­master called upon National Presi­dent Revesz for an address. The head of our Association congratulat­ed Branch 226-V on its beautiful show of fraternalism and wished the re­vitalized branch, which was the first of the large branches to carry out the me»'ger-of-branches program as .di­rected by the new William Penn, itself the merger of the Rákóczi and the Verhovay, best wishes for a prosperous future. He recalled an earlier event of Branch 226-V some twenty years ago and read its account, pointing out the continual social and fraternal activities of the McKeesport branch. Stressing the value and importance of branch life, the National President complimented the Field Program which has done much for the benefit and prestige of branch and Association. He express­ed his gratitude for the many greet­ings and felicitations received on his twenty-five years with the Verhovay and the William Penn. Finally, in re­counting the past and present tra­gedies of his ancestral Hungary, Mr. Revesz melodramatically ended his speech with the stirring Hungarian National Credo: I believe in one God ... I believe in the unity of my country ... I believe in one eternal divine justice ... I believe in the resurrection of Hungary .. . For a third and again welcome time Miss Stipkovits sang and Miss Halas played the piano. Now came the special feature of the program, the presentation of the Illustrious Citations and Gold Em­blems to the following, some formerly with other branches (noted in paren­theses) which later merged with Branch 226-V: .. .LOUIS NOVAK, Sr. (Branch 30- V), at one time Vice President of the Verhovay Aid Association ... presentation by Director Julius J. Lenart. MENYHÉRT FEJES ... presenta­tion by Director Gabriel Czernai. GEORGE VISZOKAY (Director of Workingmen’s Sick Benefit Federa­tion. which merged with the Verho­(Continued. on page 15)

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