The Eighth Tribe, 1977 (4. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1977-08-01 / 8. szám
Page 6 THE EIGHTH TRIBE August, 1977 Ann McBride, Barbara Szapponas, Rev. Father Zoltán Kodály, and Secretary Helen Kume. The last Tuesday in November another informal gathering was held in the Newbury Community Hall in Newbury, Ohio and a guest speaker gave a talk on the history of the Hungarians. The last Tuesday in December a Christmas party was held with a gift exchange along with pastries and Hungarian Wines. In January, on the last Tuesday of the month, the first official meeting was held in the log cabin on the square in Chardon, Ohio. Election of officers, and the appointment of chairmen and trustees was held. The log cabin on the square in Chardon, Ohio belongs to the village and we are very fortunate in being able to have this as a meeting place. Meetings at held the last Tuesday of every month at 7:31) p.m. sharp. Andy Elco, Ann Elco, Ann McBride, Helen Kume. Henry McBride, standing. Seated at table are Ann McBride, Helen and Joe Lasko from Chardon. The members are a proud group of hearty and fun loving Hungarians (and their spouses) who want to be able to maintain their customs, traditions, foods and heritage in this great land of America. There are 71 charter members but membership has grown since. There is a wealth of talent among our group; an accomplished pianist and singer, Mrs. Steve (Anna) Szaraz; a talented creative artist, Mrs. Steve (Mary) Sallay; accomplished singers László Ekker, William Luckay and John Baauswein. Some of the men belong to the Hungarian Men’s singing choir (and they have made a record, LP). We have violinists, pianists, organ players, dancers, actresses and actors (only a few), and also a minister and a reverend. The group has in it— farmers, business people, Some of the youth (children of members of our club) and also a replica of the Crown of Hungary on a velvet pillow.
