The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1984 (11. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1984-08-01 / 8. szám
YOUR MEMBERSHIP IN THE HUNGARIAN EIGHTH TRIBE FOUNDATION WILL HELP US TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE YOUR HUNGARIAN HERITAGE FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF HUNGARIAN-AMERICANS WHAT IS THE EIGHTH TRIBE? The Hungarian Nation when entering the Carpathian Basin in the 9th century A.D. was composed of seven Magyar tribes of Scythian origin. Many hundreds of years later some of the people left Hungary for a newly discovered land — and this segment became the Eighth Tribe. To those who were born in this land, speaking or not the Hungarian language. Reformed, Lutheran, Catholic or any other faith, even if Only a trace of Hungarian origin in them, to these this Magazine is dedicated. There are many social activities pursued by today's generation to further or keep up some of the Hungarian customs in their own respective areas. We would like to bring all these to our readers, so they know what is happening in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, New York, Florida and California or wherever it may be. Send us pictures and descriptions of your groups. There are many of the second and third generation, who have achieved distinguished fame in their fields. We would like to bring this to the attention of our readers, so all of us can be proud of their achievements. The first issue of The Eighth Tribe was published April, 1974. THE AIMS OF THE HUNGARIAN EIGHTH TRIBE FOUNDATION The HUNGARIAN EIGHTH TRIBE FOUNDATION was officially established on August 22, 1981 at the Hungarian Heritage Conference in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., to preserve and transplant the values of our Hungarian and Religious Heritage our forefathers brought with them to this new land. Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 9, 1982, for the purpose of obtaining a Certificate of Incorporation for a proposed non-profit corporation. The Charter was approved. The name of the Corporation is HUNGARIAN EIGHTH TRIBE FOUNDATION, having its registered office in Ligonier, PA 15658. It is organized under the Non-Profit Corporation Law of the Commonwealth of Pennsvlvania The purpose or purposes for which the Corporation is organized are: (a) Foster the Hungarian Heritage in America. (b) Establish and maintain a Hungarian Cultural and Educational Institute in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. (c) Encourage contributions toward the establishment and maintenance of the institute. (d) Publish a journal for the purpose of disseminating cultural, literary, and educational information. (e) Preserve historical materials relating to the Hungarian American Heritage. The Corporation does not contemplate pecuniary gain or profit, incidental or otherwise, to its members. The Corporation was organized and shall be operated exclusively for the purposes set above. It may promote, establish, conduct and maintain activities on its own behalf or it may contribute to or otherwise assist other corporations, organizations, or institutions on behalf of the Corporation. It may solicit and receive funds and other property, real, personal, and mixed, and interests therein, by gift, transfer, devise, or bequest. This Corporation is operated as a corporation which will qualify under and be subject to the limitations of Section 501 (c) (3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. HUNGARIAN EIGHTH TRIBE FOUNDATION Hungarian Cultural and Educational Institute Reorganization Committee: Paul Pulitzer, chairman Louis L. Ambrose Arthur A. Bartfay Sándor E. Chomos William Kormos Miklós Korponay Elizabeth Szabó MEMBERSHIP and SUBSCRIPTION FORM HUNGARIAN EIGHTH TRIBE FOUNDATION P.O. Box 637, Ligonier, PA 15658 Membership: $25.00 per year, includes subscription. Name Address City__ WORLD LUTHERANS ASSEMBLE The Lutheran World Federation recently held its assembly in Budapest. The first such assembly held in a communist country. The delegates represented about 54 million Lutherans around the world. They had a wide range of topics and resolutions; one of them was to urge appropriate authorities to eliminate and prevent aggression in Nicaragua and El Salvador. The Hungarian delegation has made no effort to bring or petition a motion to place the cause of Hungarians in Rumania before the assembly. Human rights violations in South Africa, South America and Central America were widely discussed, but those against Hungarians living in former Hungarian territories were ignored. ECC Page 2 Eighth Hungarian Tribe
