William Penn, 1961 (44. évfolyam, 3-16. szám)
1961-06-21 / 6. szám
PAGE 4 June 21, 1961. William Penn Official Organ of the William Penn Fraternal Association OFFICE OF PUBLICATION RAPID PRINTING COMPANY 7907 West Jefferson Ave. Detroit 17, Michigan PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE William Penn Fraternal Association Managing Editor: JULIUS MACKER Editor’s Office: 136-442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA. Telephone: COurt 1-3454 or 1-3455 All articles and changes of address should be sent to the WILLIAM PENN FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION 436-442 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh 19, Pa. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: United States and Canada ........................................... $1.00 a year Foreign Countries ........................................................ $1.50 a year Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan under the Act of March 3, 1879. , WILLIAM PENN FRATERNAL ? ASSOCIATION From Tiny Acorn to Mighty Oak The William Penn Fraternal Association, oldest and largest of all Hungarian American societies, achieved a wonderful milestone in its history when on February 21* 1961 it became 75 years old. Since the United States is a comparatively young nation, any company, institution, society or the like in this country which can boast 75 years of continuous existence can at once be classified as “old.” Most of our giant corporations began after the turn of the century. Cognizant of the “old age” of our society, the Board of Directors ruled that the long life of our Association should not be observed only one day, the actual founding date of our só’Ciety, but that this grand event should be commemorated from the beginning to the end of 1961. With this in mind the Board urged every one of our branches to commemorate the Association’s 75th or Diamond Anniversary at local branch affairs. We are happy to report that almpst every branch will sponsor or has held a William Penn 75th Anniversary celebration at one time or another in 1961. The Association itself held a very successful Diamond Anniversary Banquet-Dance just recently on May 28, which joyous event highlighted the 18th Annual National William Penn Bowling Tournament and Fellowship Days in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is difficult to believe — yet it is quite true — that our organization began with 13 members and now numbers nearly 90,000 souls, had assets of $17.25 in 1886 and boasts a fortune of $29,000,000 in 1961, was originally in one state and now operates in the most important areas of this vast land. To what may we attribute the phenomenal growth and development of our Association, not forgetting that until a score or more years ago it functioned largely as a pationality organization, which of course means limitations? The brief answer to the foregoing question is that our society has never abandoned the ideals upon which this Association was established. Neither has it sat back on its past laurels but continues to forge ahead with the times, adapts itself to changing conditions, accepts and takes advantage of everything that is good for society and membership. Yes, we are idealistic and visionary — but practical too! Our terse slogan, BUSINESS WITH A HEART, tells in just four common words what we feel and how we operate. We could go into the history of our Association, but that is quite unnecessary because a detailed history would embrace more pages than this entire 75th Anniversary Issue and the shorter story of this society is a familiar and known one to every good William Penn member. We hold our heads high in being FRATERNAL and in being HUMANITARIAN. Our record in caring for the aged, aiding the distressed and indigent, sundry contributions to the war effort, fostering Hungarian schools, promoting intellectual and cultural aims, rescuing and helping the persecuted such as the DP’s and the more recent Refugees — these are but some of the humane things we have done because the William Penn is FRATERNAL not only in name but in fact as well. But this grand 75-year old institution has a good head for business too. It was real progress when in 1955 America’s two largest Hungarian insurance societies, the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the Rákóczi Aid Association of Bridgeport, Connecticut, under their capable and farseeing leaders, their Directors, their National Officers and their Delegates, backed by their respective memberships, accomplished the nigh impossible by merging the two societies, naming the newer and greater society “William Penn Fraternal Association.” In magnitude this act was second only to the founding of the Association itself, in fact it might be called the second foundng of our society. Of course with the merger came a more modern organization with new advancements in insurance, etc., so that today no one need go beyond the William Penn for the best in protection security and investment. Truly we should be proud to be members of this great, Association and herald its fair name. Meanwhile let us never forget the reverence we owe in. memory of our 13 coal mining founders who saw the light 75 years ago in Hazleton, Pennsylvania and left us with this wonderful heritage — OUR William Penn! i William Penn Ranks High Among Fraternals One of the least known facts about the William Penn Fraternal Association, unfortunately because it is not often enough' publicized, is that this society has consistently held a high piac# in the ranking of the fraternal societies of the United States and Canada. I In the April 22, 1961 issue of “The NATIONAL UNDERWRITER,” 748 companies and societies are shown in the order of total life insurance in force. | Out of the 185 fraternals in the United States and Canada, 35 fraternals are listed on the basis of total life insurance in force, and it is our pleasure to report that the William Penn Fraternal Association ranks 22d on this list. \ It is this kind of knowledge — the high standing of our Association — which backs every statement we make concerning the solidarity of our society and which truth certainly is indispensably useful for sales. 4 We urge every William Penn member who is contemplating additional insurance protection and security, for himself or for the members of his family, to be influenced by this unbiased appraisal of “The NATIONAL UNDERWRITER.” By the same token prospects for William Penn membership have no reason to hesitate joining our society, for what endorsement is better thatt outside endorsement? Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, the William Pen« promises to maintain its progressiveness. IMPORTANT NOTICE to Our COLUMNISTS and CONTRIBUTORS At its Spring Meeting the Board of Directors decided and ordered that our official publication be returned to its former publication status, that beginning July 1961 the WILLIAM PENN be again published twice a month, the FIRST WEDNESDAY in Hungarian arid the THIRD WEDNESDAY in English. However, no issue, whether Hungarian or English, will be permitted to exceed 8 pages. Therefore, every columnist and every contributor must bear in mind that this necessitates brevity in writing and the exclusion of non-William Penn topics. Also, dated items and pictures must not be used long after the time they took place, but kept as current as possible. We sincerely request that our columnists and contributors cooperate fully with our editorial policy.
