Fraternity-Testvériség, 1982 (60. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1982-04-01 / 2. szám
1 The second meeting held on February 19, 1982 was devoted to the new compensation system to be offered to our field force in the proposed consolidated society. At future meetings, the Committee would, if authorized by the Board, deal with issues such as distribution of compensation, responsibility for lapses, revising the portfolio, replacing non-producing branch and field force members, increasing the number of agents, etc. FRATERNAL, CULTURAL, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES CHILDREN — Throughout travels and from correspondence received, the Hungarian language summer school is sorely missed. Many parents were appreciative of this long standing benefit of our society. 1 can envision a Hungarian language camp established at Scenic View. But, until we have our own organized summer school, we should support financially those that now exist and will accept our members. YOUTH — The Youth Camp was sponsored jointly by the Calvin Synod and the Hungarian Reformed Church in America. The donations of the HR FA to both denominations were presented by the president at Bethlen Home. It was a pleasure to see the youth enjoying the spiritual and material values of the camp. The young people were the guest of the Home for an outdoor American-Hungarian barbecue lunch. Our Student Aid Fund gave gifts to members. The support of individuals and the branches are greatly appreciated and has enabled us to give to the young people of our society. FRATERNITY — Three issues of the Fraternity were published by the Bethlen Press, Inc., Ligonier, PA. Priority space was given to branch fraternal activities. The Board of Directors should urge the branch managers in their respective areas to be prompt in reporting branch news and the change of addresses of their members to the Home Office. BETHLEN ALMANAC - Due to the excellent cooperation of the pastors, the material arrived in time. The delay in the printing was due to the unexpected eye operation of Sándor Chomos, printer. I wish to express our deep appreciation to the many churches that provided the content, to the Reverend Paul Kovács for collecting the material, and to the Reverend Louis Hies for the tedious task of proof reading and arranging the varied material for printing. BETHLEN HOME — Our foremost fraternal benefit which we offer to our people is the health care services of Bethlen Home. The report of Rev. Paul Kovács, administrator, gives the facts and the details about the Home and the retirement village. At the yearly meeting of the Presbyter’s Association and the Ministerial Association, the Bethlen Home was 6 declared to be, as it has been for 60 years, a uniting force, a center and the meeting place of the Hungarian Reformed Community. It is hoped that we can expand the use of these facilities in the near future. BETHLEN COLLECTION - The Bethlen Collection, the riches archive and museum material of early Hungarian immigrants, is back in Ligonier. I wish to express our deepest appreciation to the Reverend Sándor Farkas and his entire congregation in Youngstown, Ohio for safe guarding the precious material while preparation was made for its return. The Rev. and Mrs. Bela Olah are working diligently — sorting, recording, and arranging this wealth of materials. The second story added to the garage is under construction. This will be an adequate solution until enough money is acquired for the permanent home — the Community Center-Archives-Museum Building. I urge each person to be a co-worker in seeking the financial support of churches, organizations and individuals in order to realize our goal. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE During the year Executive Committee meetings were held in accordance with our by-laws. The minutes were mailed by Elmer E. Vargo, Vice-president-Secretary to the Board members, thus the Board was informed about all the actions of the Executive Committee. ANNUAL STATEMENT - LICENSES The 1981 Annual Statement and all other documents requested by the states and Ontario, Canada, in which the Federation operates were prepared by Koppelman and Eglow, Certified Public Accountants, South Orange, NJ and the C.P.S. Actuaries — Stamford, Connecticut. The applications with the requested enclosures and notarized signatures were mailed in time for the 1981 licenses. The Federation has received the licenses to operate in the states and Ontario, Canada. BOARD OF DIRECTORS During the year, two regular and two special meetings were held by the Board of Directors. The first regular meeting was held from March 30 through April 3 in Washington, DC. The second regular meeting was held on September 9 through September 10 in Ligonier, PA. The two special meetings were concerned with the consolidation and both times there were also meetings with the Board of Directors of the William Penn Association. The first meeting was on September 11 at Seven Springs, PA and the second special meeting was on December 15 and 16 in Pittsburgh. The following material was mailed to the members — invitation to and minutes of all meetings; the annual reports of the National officers; monthly production reports and all circulars sent to the Field Force. The vacancy created by the death of Mrs. Rose Nagy was filled by Louis J. Szuch in accordance with paragraph 34 of the by-laws.
