The Eighth Tribe, 1979 (6. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1979-06-01 / 6. szám
June, 1979 THE EIGHTH TRIBE Page 3 and they were able to get home, either on the East Coast, Michigan or Chicago, and ready to go to work on Tuesday morning. But if you have these meetings either on the East Coast or in the Central States, it will be impossible to do this, which would cut down on the attendance. There are a few Hungarian Cultural Centers on a small scale throughout the United States. The most important and largest is in New Brunswick, N.J. under the directorship of Dr. Ágoston Molnár. They have arrived at the point where they have outgrown their present facilities and need a much larger place to house all the important facts of the American Hungarian history. The Eighth Tribe Foundation has already received pledges from many who will donate literary or art collections to the proposed Hungarian Cultural Institute. The time is ripe for the American Hungarians to act as one body. • • • During the past years we have had many disappointments with the Eighth Tribe and the Eighth Tribe Foundation. Then, from nowhere an unexpected, encouraging letter came and gave us renewed hope and uplifted spirits. The letter came from Dr. and Mrs. George C. Szegő, and with their permission, I would like to share part of the letter with you. “.... I wish to pledge $100.00 a year for the indefinite future to The Eighth Tribe Foundation. I will arrange to have a remittance sent to you in early January or late December of each year. I would like to do this on the basis that I would like you to seek matching commitments. I am even willing to go one step further. Suppose that we agree that the $100 will be adjusted each year to compensate for inflation. Why not try to get a number of your subscribers to match this? This would provide you with some income, at least so I hope. My offer is not contingent on anything, however, and you will be receiving remittances regularly. In the meantime, please accept my best wishes for continued development of your projects.” Our heartfelt thanks to Dr. and Mrs. Szegő for their generous offer. This is the kind of spirit that prevailed in our parents, which built our churches, the Orphanage, the Old Age Home. And this kind of spirit will build the Hungarian Cultural Institute. With this kind of spirit the Eighth Tribe Foundation will reach her goal. There are many Hungarian Americans who could match the above offer, and not miss it, but with their pledge the future of the Hungarian Cultural Institute and the publication of this magazine will be secured. So now we shall await your reaction to the above commitment. * * * In the July issue we will feature pictural review of the Kováts Bicentennial Celebration, also an article on a family—with an interesting background in Hungary—emigrated to the United States and settled in Texas in 1858. DONATION ACKNOWLEDMENT TO THE EIGHTH TRIBE FOUNDATION For the establishment of a Hungarian Cultural Institute for the preservation of our Hungarian Heritage. Total Donations listed in the May issue ..............$1,371.00 Gábor Urbán ............................................................$ 30.00 Imre Takács...............................................................$ 12.00 Forked River, New Jersey John W. and Jolán Rieke .........................................$ 25.00 Hampton, New Jersey Total Donations to June 15, 1979 ..................$1,438.00 May 27, 1979 Dear Mr. Chomos, Thank you for your efforts to try to establish an Eighth Tribe Foundation. We enclose a check for $25.00 as our contribution toward establishment of a Hungarian Cultural Institute Best wishes for success. Sincerely yours, John W. and Jolán Rieke Hampton, New Jersey * * * Let us water our own Ethnic Tree.
