Fraternity-Testvériség, 1967 (45. évfolyam, 2-12. szám)

1967-04-01 / 4. szám

Joseph Kecskeméthy: INTRODUCING OUR FIELD FORCE

1967 has been designated as “The Year of Our Charter” and the Year of the New Generations. As we remember those who were influential in obtaining our charter from the Congress of the United States, and as we wish to work more intensively this year than ever before among our second, third and fourth generation Hungarians; we should like to introduce our field force as well as our branch managers whose cooperation and joint efforts will be needed and utilized in order to reach our goals:

1) to increase our membership substantially; 2) to conserve our membership;

3) to give better service to our membership.

These goals can be reached more easily by becoming better acquainted and our membership doubled if each member adopts the motto: “EACH REACH ONE” for our Federation in our Charter Year!

Beginning with this issue it is our pleasure to present thumbnail sketches and photographs of our coworkers. Those who wish to avail themselves of their services may turn to them with trust-in the spirit of fraternity.

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REV. PAUL FERENCZY is the supervisor of our Eastern Territory which embrace three districts in the states of Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania . . . from Boston to Pittsburgh. Born in Bridgeport, Conn, he was taken by his parents to Hungary where he received his elementary and high school education. He returned to the United States in 1927, continued his higher education and was ordained for the Christian ministry in 1932. Affiliated first with the Presbyterian Church and later with The Hungarian Reformed Church in America, he held pastores in Franklin, N. J., Sharon, Pa., Leechburg, Pa., and McKeesport, Pa. On July 1, 1950, he began his work with our Federation as District Manager in our New York District. Later he served as District Manager in our Pennsylvania District. He was appointed to be Eastern Supervisor in 1961.

Rev. and Mrs. Ferenczy reside in Bridgeport. They have two children and five grandchildren. Their daughter and her family live in the State of Alabama and their son, the Rev. Paul Ferenczy, Jr. is pastor of one of the Reformed churches in the State of New York.

ALEXANDER CSIK. The District Manager of our combined Connecticut and New York District is an eligible bachelor on our field force. He resides in South Norwalk, near his birthplace: Bridgeport, Conn. When still a youngster he was taken back to Hungary but returned to the United States with his parents at the age of 18. After his elementary schooling in Abauj Gönc-Ruszka, he continued his education at the South Norwalk Evening Vocational High School where he specialized in drafting. After working in the area factories and serving in the National Guard and in the U.S. Army, where he reached the rank of lieutenant, he became interested in the fields of insurance and real estate and took special courses in the following institutions: Warren Business Institute of Bridgeport, the University of Bridgeport, and the University of Connecticut. Outside his Federation work he is an active member of the Hungarian Reformed Church of South Norwalk. He held offices in the American Hungarian Reformed Presbyters Association as well as in workers’ unions in his home state. For five years he was program director and announcer of the Hungarian Radio Hour on Station WNLK.

Mr. Csik is a diligent district organizer and civic-minded individual whose hobby is writing poetry.

REV. LESLIE J. CAREY has been our able New Jersey District Manager for the past six years. He was born in Kolozsvár, Hungary, attended the Reformed Elementary and the Royal Catholic Gymnasium in Nyíregyháza and then the University of Debrecen. After coming to the United States, he took post graduate work at Princeton and Pittsburgh Universities. He later returned to Heidelberg, Germany, to continue his studies. After serving in the U.S. Army for five years, Rev. Carey returned for more academic work and graduated from CIC. He also attended and was graduated from the Japanese Language and Area School.

Rev. Carey is a member of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America of Trenton, N. J. He is a Shriner, 32° Free Mason and Chaplain of the Crescent Temple in Trenton. For the past several years, he has been active as member of the Board of Directors of the YMCA in New Brunswick. His special interest is photography.

Rev. Carey is married to the former Dr. Liesel Arnold, and has one son, John, age 25.

MR. JOHN NAGY, of 2033 Kings Highway, Fairfield, Conn., is our Branch Manager in Branch No. 1, Bridgeport, Conn. Mr. Nagy, a native of Bridgeport, is a metal pattern-maker having worked at this trade for the past 37 years. 18 years ago he became interested in our Federation’s work and since then has been a very active branch manager. Mr. and Mrs. Nagy who will be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary in a couple of years have one son, John, 19, who is a student at Columbia University in New York City.

Mr. Nagy is also an active member of the First United Church of Christ, having shouldered various responsibilities for more than 25 years in the church’s clubs, its consistory and as its treasurer. His other outside activities include membership in the I.O.O.F., business manager of the pattern-makers organization and an ardent worker with Boy Scout Troop No. 3. Mr. Nagy is a sports enthusiast and sums himself up as one who “loves all sports.”

We are glad to have John representing our Federation. He says he enjoys calling on his members, with whom he has become well acquainted throughout the years and likes to help where he can.

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