William Penn, 1958 (41. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1958-09-03 / 9. szám
r N ox NOÍN3H1 avoya s T89 i | os 03SN 33X30003-// d u a m Vol. XLI. SEPTEMBER 17, 1958 r f c n n 51 NUMBER 9. Think of William Penn as One Big Family The William Penn Fraternal Association is a fraternal benefit society, as its very name implies, dedicated to “foster, encourage and promote fraternal relationships among its members... provide death, disability and other benefits for its members and their beneficiaries . . All these — AND MORE — are the aims and purposes of OUR society which is ever striving to carry out in even greater degree the fraternalism so outstandingly identified with its predecessor societies, the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association and the Rákóczi Aid Association. Note that we refer to the William Penn as “OUR society.” We mean this literally and not as a figure of speech. Every policyholder in the William Penn Fraternal Association is a stock holder and an owner of this seventy-two year old Association, a fact that ought give us members a positive awareness of the loyalty and interest we owe to the society that is OURS. Most of us have never thought of ourselves as stock holders and owners of the William Penn Fraternal Association, but a fact is a fact and this fact should awaken in us all a deeper appreciation for our society and a bold determination to become active in its affairs. Fraternalism, the dynamic label of the William Penn, is practiced collectively and individually on every level within the organization — by the Association itself, by the branches, by individual members. Examples of this fraternalism are the Association’s sponsorship of and participation in the Bowling Tournanjent-Fellowship Days, the banquets, dances and other programs held by the branches, the bonds of friendship, mutual aid, etc. existing between member and member thanks to the common ground of membership in the Association. From the few examples above we can readily deduce that fraternalism in the William Penn Fraternal Association is a LIVING reality and not just a catchword or phrase with little or no basis in fact. Fraternalism is THE distinguishing mark of this Association ever since its humble beginning in 1886. While the very nature of our organization demands sufficient emphasis on our practice of fraternalism, this is not done without keeping in mind that we ARE a business which must keep in step with the time and must meet the constant changes taking place in the world of business and economy. Our fraternal program, in all frankness, is designed to aid our business perspective. The one complements the other. Thus the William Penn Fraternal Association is at once a business institution and a society practicing the. tenets of brotherly love. We can rightfully boast that our methods may be termed “Business with a heart.” Fraternals many years ago proved beyond any question that fraternalism coupled with insurance is the best and most satisfactory kind of protection and security. On the surface it seems that fraternals have had their day. Gone is their fanfare expressed in such externals as dress rehearsals, parades and exaggerated ceremonies, but NOT gone are the growth and the solidarity of the fraternals more vigorous and sound than ever before. “Business with a heart” is the simple answer to the whys and wherefores of the favorable achievements the fraternals have shown. Among the many fraternals our own William Penn Fraternal Association has enjoyed a record of outstanding success both in its business and in its fraternal programs, this being particularly true of the past several years. Outside insurance experts and officials have freely expressed their admiration at the remarkable progress the William Penn is making, predicting a prosperous future for this organization staffed by an able and courageous leadership. Our express purpose in composing this article has been to manifest the fraternal side of the William Penn and to point out how that feature entitles us to the use of the theme, “Business with a heart.” Again, let us continually remind ourselves that fraternalism in the William Penn Fraternal Association is real and is practiced — not fancied and just talked about — that it is the ideal and force which makes the William Penn membership one big family LAND OF CHOICE The Hungarians in Canada By John Kosa University of Toronto Press: 1957. Pp. 104. $3.50 Reviewed by August J. Molnár, Chairman, Department of Hungarian Studies, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois Do you wish to know more about your parents or your grandparents as immigrants — as Hungarian immigrants to North America? Land of Choice, a study of the Hungarian immigrant, is a book for every intelligent and inquiring reader in America. It is a book many have been waiting for. Although the sample of 112 families studied live in Canada, that fact does not detract the least bit in the value of the book for the reader in the United States. The author, John Kosa, is assistant professor of sociology at LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York. Sociologically speaking, the “immigrant” has not passed from the social scene in North America. Today, with the great mobility of large segments of the population, the “immigrant” and newcomer status is thrust upon people from foreign countries or different American communities. John Kosa in Land of Choice presents a thorough and careful study of the Hungarian immigrant in Canada. It is based upon a sample of 112 family units who came to Canada before 1939 and resided there for a median length of twenty-four years. Therefore, the immigration studies includes the poorer classes who made up the bulk of the emigration from Hungary prior to 1939. They had the typical schooling of the old country, four t)0 eight years of grammar school, but no formal education in Canada. Kosa discusses the motivations for emigration; the importance of the Hungarian sib- system and its determining influence in Canada; the desire for financial success in the New World and the resulting stratification of the Hungarian immigrant society; the clash and compromise of the old country and new country patterns of marriage and family life; changes in the form of life in economic- activity; psychological reactions to and social identification with social patterns; changes in the immigrants clothing and food; the common roots of the Western Christian system of normative values in Hungarian and Canadian life, but their respective differences under Puritan influence in Canada and under the influence of Josephinism and Biedermeier hedonistic philosophy in Hungarian society. Although the immigrant takes over the Canadian patterns, his normative attitude strongly resists Canadian influence. The external form of life is tied up with success and material reward, but the normative system, on the other hand, is not directly connected to success and material reward. The normative system is not influenced by factors similar to advertising. The ethnic churches and associations which could be influential in this field tend to perpetuate Old country ideals. However, the normative attitude is a part of a man’s character formed in the early years of youth and it remains stable and unaltered into old age. It is at this point and in this realm that there is a departure within the second generation. The social heritage of the American, rather the Canadian-born generation, in this case, has a set of normative values ground in the Canadian scene, and its character develops accordingly. It is interesting to note that the sample indicates that all but two well-to-do persons were married, whereas the number of bachelors was very high among the poor. Immigrant bachelors seem to lack the drive to accumulate wealth in real estate. Professor Kosa presents an interesting scheme of the process of adjustment and assimilation of the Hungarian immigrant. Moreover, through quantative analysis of 13 measures, he shows the transition in the Hungarian group. A table of contingency correlations of the 13 measures is provided. It points out among other things: a significantly high correlation between financial success and the adjustment rating. This indicates that a financially successful immigrant is likely to make adjustments in some other fields of life, too. On the other hand, the length of Canadian residence does not show any significant correlation with financial success and the adjustment rating. This study by Professor Kosa about the Hungarian immigrant deserves the reading of not only the historian, the economist and psychologist, but also of the general reader. Land of Choice provides invaluable insights into the great Canadian and American saga. Kosa presents the reader an objective and an adequate picture of the Hungarian immigrant studied. LET'S FACE IT Few of us are so well off financiaHy that we can afford to ignore or be indifferent toward insurance, and even the wise rich man is one who is well-insured. So be realistic by being sufficiently insured. The WILLIAM PENN has the key to your insurance needs. in an organization that will never outgrow its belief and practice of brotherly love and “Business with a heart.” THINK OF WILLIAM PENN AS ONE BIG FAMILY — AND ACT ACCORDINGLY. T
