Fraternity-Testvériség, 1956 (34. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1956-08-01 / 8. szám

FRATERNITY

9

SECOND DAY Tuesday, May 29, 1956

16. At 9 A. M. the members of the Convention had their devotion, singing the hymns, “I Trust Myself to God” and “My Lord, Thou Lovest the Contrite Heart”, listened to the Bible reading of Anthony Szabó, delegate, prayed with Dr. Joseph Zsiros, delegate, and closed their devotion with the singing of the hymn, “Upon This Congregation Here Settled”. After the devotion, Dr. Francis Újlaki, President, opened the fourth session of the Convention.

17. Dezső Abraham, Recording Secretary, read the minutes of the Convention’s business of the previous day,

which the Convention approved without any correction, and asked Mrs. Stephen Molnár, William Szuch and Coloman Csia, delegates, to attest it.

18. Before the order of the day, John Nagy, delegate, inquired about the plan of the Convention concernnig the celebration tomorrow on the occasion of Memorial Day.

After many suggestions and motions, the Convention unanimously decided that tomorrow morning in its devotion it will bring the tribute felt for Memorial Day to the throne of Almighty God. In addition, it will send a delegation of its veteran members, namely, Major Aladar A. Fiok, Alexander Csik, Joseph Dula, Michael Fodor, Joseph Kispal, Sigmund Palagyi and William Szuch, to the celebration of the Borough of Ligonier, with instructions to represent our Federation and place a wreath in its name upon the Monument of War Heroes, while in the name of the people of our Bethlen Home one of our students will deliver an address at the celebration. Otherwise, our Convention will continue its work tomorrow also.

19. The President recalled with praising words the important activity pursued by the central offices of the Voice of America in Washington, struggling to acquaint the world with the truth, during which its Hungarian Department merited from government authorities the recognition that among forty nationality groups it rates among the first because of its successful function. He introduced the Director of the Hungarian Department of this organization, Paul Nadanyi, editor, who in his speech gratefully expressed thanks for all the support always received by his office from our Federation and especially from its officers whenever he requested it. In an exceedingly interesting speech he highlighted the effects achieved by the Voice of America in Hungary, especially in the revelations of the constantly growing dissatisfaction among the writers and the youth, which almost equals an intellectual revolution. He reported that they plan to send this evening’s children’s program over short-wave to the listeners in Hungary.