Fraternity-Testvériség, 1977 (55. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1977-07-01 / 3. szám
ARTICLE XVIII. AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS Amendments to the by-laws may only be made by the Convention. Amendments may be proposed by the Board of Directors or a branch. All proposed amendments to the by-laws by a branch shall be forwarded to the Executive Committee at least one month before the first day of the Convention. The amendments shall be presented to the Board of Directors for their recommendations. The proposed amendments shall be presented to the Convention along with the written recommendations of the Board of Directors. Amendments proposed by the Board of Directors shall be submitted directly to the Convention. Amendments may be passed by a majority vote of the members of the Convention. RESOLUTION These By-Laws were revised and published by the By-Laws Committee of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America according to the resolution and direct instruction of the Regular Convention held in Ligonier, Pa., from June 28 to July 2, 1976. Members of Committee: Zoltán Beky Arpad George Paul St. Miklos8y László Eszenyi Alex B. Eger, Jr, Mr. Steve Üveges gives Student-aid Fund check of the Springdale, Pa. Branch to the Treasurer. Rev. Edmund Vasvary was born in 1888 in Szeged, Hungary. He was known as a minister - preacher theologian - historian - author and collector of historical and literary material. Until 1936 he served in the pastorates in Buffalo, Springdale, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. In 1936 he became the controller of the HRFA from which position he retired in 1957. After retiring from the HRFA he continued his research work and increased the number of articles he published. He was a scholar with a fertile mind and endowed with a photostatic memory. He wrote many articles for magazines and for years wrote a syndicated column for several newspapers. During the past twenty years he spent most of his time doing research at the National Library of Congress. For more than 50 years Rev. Vasvary compiled what is referred to as the Vasvary Collection — 400 notebooks, more than 20,000 file cards, 1,000 articles and numerous items of unique historical and biographical value. Last year the Rockefeller Foundation awarded a grant to the American Hungarian Foundation in New Jersey to microfilm, catalog and develop the Vasvary Collection as a basis for writing a definitive history of Hungarian immigrants and their descendents in America. His major work is the hook, “Lincoln’s Hungarian Heroes” published in 1939. His current research involved co-authoring a book with Dr. Elmer Bako about Colonel Michael Kovats. The first Hungarian to give his life for this country. Kovats was killed in action at Charleston, S.C. in 1779. The drill field of the Citadel Military College is named in honor of Kovats. Two years ago Rev. Vasvary received the Abraham Lincoln award of the American Hungarian Foundation. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth K.; his daughter, Elizabeth Shapiro; a son, Edmund C., of Lynchburg, Va., four grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. Rev. Stephen Csutoros, Rt. Rev. Dr. Francis Ujlaky and Rt. Rev. Arpad George officiated at the memorial service held on July 15th in Washington, D.C. at the Gawler Funeral Home. (CE) 16
