The Eighth Tribe, 1978 (5. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1978-04-01 / 4. szám
Page 2 THE EIGHTH TRIBE April, 1978 DEDICATION This magazine is dedicated to the Eighth Tribe in America which is made up from descendants of the original Seven Magyar Tribes. Whatever their faith, their familiarity with their ancestral language, or their degree of Hungarian ancestry, we address ourselves to each of them. THE EDITOR’S CORNER:— There are plenty of topics about which I could write an editorial, but I ain haunted by the thought: isn’t it shame that I cannot speak of the things that we should have, but don’t . . . For when we examine our present situation we may very easily he tempted by the sight of our accoinplisments through close to a hundred years in the United States and in Canada: over one hundred Catholic and Protestant churches, many social halls, homes for our elderly, and three multi-million dollar beneficial societies to serve our people. It is, however, improper for us to boast of all these achievements for our forefathers simply did what had to be done in accord with their conscience and their desire to remain faithful to their Hungarian heritage. We could cover all the letters of the alphabet, listing the things we could have, but don’t, even though we possess the necessary means to achieve all of them. Our life thus far, in spite of its many accomplishments, was neither united nor healthy. We must create unity of the will so we should be able to unite both spiritually and physically. When all of us: churches, societies and individuals hand-in-hand work together. To achieve this The Eighth Tribe was created: to serve, to be a common bond between all of Hungarian ancestry. THE EIGHTH TRIBE Editor ............................................................ Sándor E. Chomos Contributing Editors: .......... Albert Wass, Joseph Széplaki, István S. Tuba, Elizabeth Tuba, Steven B. Várdy, M. Takács Barboe, Endre Nánay, László Könnyű Published and printed monthly by the Bethlen Press, Inc. P. O. Box 637, Ligonier, Pa. 15658, USA. Second Class Postage paid at Ligonier, Pa. 15658, USA. Subscription: $8.00 yearly. In 1979 the American Hungarian Community will commemorate the 200 year anniversary of the heroic death of Col. Michael Kováts, the organizer of the United States Calvary. He died in battle against the English at Charleston, N. C. on May 11, 1779. In 1976 the Bethlen Press printed a book about Col. Kováts written by László L. Eszenyi. László Eszenyi’s “Híven Mindhalálig—Faithful Unto Death” is a very useful and readable work. And because the book contains the full length version in both English and Hungarian, it is readily accessible to everyone in a bilingual family. The book can be ordered through the author: László L. Eszenyi, 3216 New Mexico Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. 20016, or through Bethlen Press. You will find the order blank on the last page of this magazine. Price is $5.00, plus postage. For the last two years we have been talking about a manuscript “Louis Kossuth — Champion of Liberty”. This material was compiled by Joseph Széplaki, cooperated with him were Charles Feleky and the late Edmund Vasváry. The book will contain a short history of the ill-fated Hungarian Revolution of 1848-1849, Kossuth’s trip through the Unieted States and writings in poetry in poetic and prose form which appeared in newspapers, magazines published in the United States and England during Kossuth’s visit to these two countries. The book should be over 600 pages. This publication will be a great value for the American Hungarian Community. Already colleges and universities from the United States, Canada and England made inquiries about the date of publication. Also, many people have inquired what happened and why the book is not yet published. The reason is the inabiilty of financial means. Neither the compiler or Bethlen Press has the financial ability to publish the book. To start the production a financial base of $15,000.00 needed, also the book cannot sell for less than $15.00. This project should be placed on the top of the priority list of the American Hungarian Community. In the last two years only 30 individuals have signed up to purchase the book. We would like to hear recommendations and opinions from our readers on this subject. In case this is an introductory copy — with our compliments to you — we hope you will enjoy reading the articles and will join the growing readership of The Eighth Tribe.
