William Penn, 1961 (44. évfolyam, 3-16. szám)
1961-08-16 / 10. szám
August 16, 1961 PAGE 5 William Penn William Penn Official Andrew Bandy We of the William Penn Official Family and the Home Office are ready to give credence to the old saying that everything comes in threes. First it was President Coloman Re vesz in January, more recently Home Office employee Julia Eszlari in July, and this month Auditing Committee member Andrew Bandy. The veteran Verhovay-William Penn fraternalist and officer, a leader in our society’s affairs in the Buffalo area and a member and officer at Branch 290, Depew, New York, Family Member Dies died in the hospital Wednesday, Aug. 2, 1961. Mr. Bandy’s health had been slowly failing and at the last Auditing Committee meeting in April he was stricken ill and had to be hospitalized until he was well enough to be transported home. The deceased was laid out at the Wendel & Loecher Funeral Home in Lancaster, New York. Services were held Sunday, August 6, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Depew with the Rev. Roger J. Neeb officiating. Final resting place was in the Lancaster Rural Cemetery. Present in official capacity were President Julius Macker and Secretary Albert J. Stelkovics, representing the Home Office; Dr. Andrew Kovács, for the Board of Directors; and Auditing Committee Secretary William C. Kohut, from the official body to which Mr. Bandy belonged. Other members of the Official Family attending the funeral were Director Stephen Danko and Auditing Committee Chairman Gaspar Papp. Final eulogies were expressed at the funeral home by President Macker, speaking in Ledger Assets—JUNE, 1961 B°nds..................................................................................................$ 22,933,157.24 stocks ............................ 1,748,590.53 Mortgages ............................................................................................ 1,408,872.49 Home Office Building and Other Association Owned Real Estate...................................... 1,186,678.80 Branch Real Estate Loans ............................................................... 46,918.65 Policy Loans and Liens ..................................................................... 1,080,813.99 Cash and Bank Deposits ................................................................... 53,272.17 Other Assets ......................................................................................... 65,156.94 Total Ledger Assets .................................................................$ 28,523,460.81 Less: Liabilities ................................................................................... -9,191.82 Net Ledger Assets — June 30, 1961 ...........................................$ 28,514,268.99 Julius E. Somogyi, Treasurer John Sabo, Controller Hungarian for the Officers and the Membership, and by Dr. Kovács, who spoke in English for the Board of Directors. Auditing Committee Secretary Kohut delivered his group’s farewell words at the cemetery. Survivors include the wife of the deceased, the former Rose Sándor, who resided with her husband at 280 Eastern Street, Depew, New York; a son, Stephen Bandy of Depew, and his family; and daughter, Mrs. James Coughlin of Rochester, New York, and her family; and a sister, Mrs. Alexander Gergely, the former Mary Bandy, living in Europe. Other relatives mourning the loss are three cousins: John Bandi, manager of Branch 64, Canton, Ohio, and his family; John Bandi, Cleveland, Ohio, and his family; and Nicholas Bandi, of New York City, and his family. Andrew Bandy was born September 17, 1891 in Magyarsáros, County of Kis-Küküllő, in the Transylvanian region of Old Hungary. He came to this country February 2, 1907 and married Rose Sándor July 24, 1915. In private life he was a successful man and quite active in the civic and political affairs of Depew. He held such positions as Erie County Assessor and Democratic Committeeman. He was a credit to his community whose interests he always had at heart. Space does not permit any attempt at enumeration of the Verhovay and William Penn services he gave in the Buffalo, New York area for the benefit of all the local branches and members, and more especially at his own branch of 290 in Depew, New York. He joined the Association in 1916. He FINANCIAL STATEMENT JUNE, 1961 Life Disability Pension Department Department Department Totals Ledger Assets — May 31, 1961 $26,902,825.37 $1,288,517.08 $318,480.98 $28,509,823.43 Income ’ f Monthly Dues $ 207,587.09 $ 16,439.81 $ —0— $ 224,026.90 Miscellaneous 11,759.60 —0— —0— 11,759.60 Investment Income 77,729.13 0 1,365.80 79,094.93 Capital Gains 14,264.62 —0— 387.50 14,652.12 Pension Plan Income —0— —0— 8,730.00 8,730.00 Total Income $ 311,340.44 $ 16,439.81 $ 10,483.30 $ 338,263.55 Disbursements Claims $ 180.426.4C $ 16,027.42 $ —0— $ 196,453.84 Dividends 27,170.28 —0— —0— 27,170.28 Miscellaneous 4,320.36 —0— —0— 4,320.36 Commissions 23,925.63 422.38 —0— 24,348.01 General Operating Expenses 76,597.72 —0— 84.97 76,682.69 Taxes, Licenses and Fees 2,183.01 —0— —0— 2,183.01 Capital Losses 121.76 —0— _o__* 121.76 Pension Plan Payments —0— —0— 2,538.04 2,538.04 Total Disbursements $ 314,745.18 $ 16,449.80 $ 2,623.01 $ 333,817.99 Total Net Ledger Assets — June 30, 1961 $26,899,420.63 $1,288,507.09 $326,341.27 $28,514,268.99 JULIUS E. SOMOGYI, Treasurer JOHN SABO, Controller j was a delegate convention after convention, for twelve years Chairman of the Appeals Committee, and since 1952 a Member of the Auditing Committee. He literally lived for the Association and the only greater devotion he could have was for his family. He was fair-minded in his dealings, agreeable and pleasant in his personal make-up, and he was the kind of man the William Penn needs more of — one of moderation. Andrew Bandy will NEVER die in our William Penn memories! We express our deepest sympathies to his widow and children. Honored Old-Timers Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Branch 98 enjoyed a successful outing on July 16 at Wargyas Grove in Hellertown, in spite of the cloudy and cool weather. 50-Year Member Emblems were received by five veteran members and the presentation was made by Director Stephen Lang, Sr. Emblem awardees and Director are shown above, seated, left to right, Mrs. Joseph Kovács, Mrs. Coloman Szemenyei, Mrs. Wendell Szabó, and standing, Peter Toth, Director Lang, Alexander Fuksz. He Plays the Tárogató The tárogató, which is an ancient Hungarian musical instrument, is often described as a cross between a saxophone and a clarinet, though it is usually translated “Hungarian clarinet.” The fact that this instrument is strictly Magyar makes it little known to non-Hungarians, also it requires considerable skill, even by Hungarians, to play1 the difficult tárogató. One such tárogató artist is Joseph Erdélyi, Jr., a William Penn member in New York1 Gity who hails from Pocahontas, Virginia. Erdélyi, a storm window and awning salesman for Herbert Oliver, Inc., not long ago demonstrated the weird musical beauty of the tárogató when he performed on the Ted Mack TV show. It could be that attention and interest will be shown the Hungarian (tárogató now that Joseph Erdélyi, Jr. played this rather rare instrument to a TV audience of millions. It takes a ton of water to produce and refine a pound of sugar. Nearly 75% of the earth's surface is covered by water.
