Verhovayak Lapja, 1937. január-június (20. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)
1937-04-24 / 17. szám
APRIL 24, 1937 PAGE 7 When the Giant Steamer Europa s Siren will Sound THOUGHTS WHEN SPRING IS IN THE AIR TACOBS CREEK TEAM IS READY FOR 1937 CAMPAIGN 1937 BASEBALL TEAM OF JACOBS CREEK, PA. — BRANCH 396 “I can feel that Spring is ii/ the air.” How often we can hear this expression at tliis time of the year. How much hidden meaning can be behind these words. When someone says “I feel Winter is coming” they say Winter but actually mean that unpleasant twinge in their backs. When they say “I can feel the summer”, that is again another thing altogether. But do we hear that at all? The summer is something altogether natural and pleasant and to be taken for granted, something taken for granted and not mentioned as healthy people do1 not speak of their health. But . . . when someone says “I feel the Autumn” — in this there is tragedy: surrender, the passing of everything, interrment. Soaring spirits, hymns of pure ecstacy, lightness of heart, are expressed only in the words ‘‘I feel the Spring”. This is our most vital part of life, as powerful in fact as Nature which creates Life again, from seeming annihilation. In the Spring when everything animate and inanimate is beginning to pulse with renewed life, we begin to feel the urge of the optimism born in us, no matter how callous the passing years have made us seem. Our souls want to live again, to find expression and bring fruit as the trees in bud now, will bring fruit in their allotted time. That is why everyone is conscious of the Spring, who has a God-given soul, with the will to live therein. The current Spring season will sow its seed on the Verhovay estate also. The dream of many Hungarian- Americans will be realized when they shall cross the seas to the Land that has been the subject of their nostalgic dreams ever since they left it and like migrating birds, they will return “Home”. The Hungarian-Americans, born in the Old Country await with yearning the sound of the “Europa’s” siren. This sound is awaited with an equal thrill by the second generation of American-Hungarians also, those who were born here and are in a sense, “Americans”. Everyone taking part in the Verhovay excursion is thinking at present of the thrills and sensations awaiting him or her, on hearing the siren of the “Europa”. This feverish excitement can be appreciated by anyone realizing that this is not an Names of players reading from left to right, bottom row: Mike Hazy, Mike Semon, Joseph Hazy, Pete Ritz, AI Mazone. Center row: Stanley Homer, Nick Beno, Steve Ritz, Kenneth Gath. Top row: Pete Hazy, Steve Szabó, Ben Rixy, James Hazy. JUVENILE ORDER — MONTHLY REPORT MARCH — 1937 Number of members on March 31, 1937 ---- 10,983 Increase 199. ordinary European trip but a momentous innovation in the lives of Hungarian- Americans, as a result of I which, the Verhovay Tribe will make its way across the seas to the personification of the “Promised Land”. ■ It is with pleasure that we realize that the Verhovay contest is going “full speed ahead”. The winners óf this contest wil take part in this excursion, totally free of cost. One of the purposes of this excursion is to have the Verhovays goingover there, revive the “Bandholtz cult”. In order to freshen the memory of a man, the representative of one of the victorious nations, who actually braved bodily assault in order to befriend our helpless and forsaken kin over there and to save for us the priceless treasures of the National Museum fom the vandalism of the invading Roumanian hordes. The Verhovay representatives may remain to see the gorgeous and world famous ceremonies during the week of St. Stephen’s celebration. The thrills and sights to be seen by the group beggars description, it has to be seen and lived through in order to be sufficiently appreciated. The group will be under the supervision and guidance of Mr. John Bencze, Supreme Secretary of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association. Very many people have expressed their intention of joining the Verhovay group, among these is our Vice- President Mr. John Korosfoy an outstanding member of the Board of Directors. He will lead the Transylvanian Hungarians from Budapest to the beautiful land of their birth amidst the snow capped Carpathians. Only a poet and a visionary could do justice to the thrills and sights and sensations awaiting the members of the pilgrimage. When the siren of the “Europa” will sound, this thrill alone would compensate for any and all work and effort expended. to say nothing of what will .follow when the beautiful floating palace shall have left her berth in the harbor of New York and shall have begun to make her way into the gossamer loveliness of which dreams are woven, the mirage that is the ocean, which can be seen and felt but not described. You still have time and who knows but that the saying "he who laughs last, laughs best” may be very true in your case. For while you may not be at the top DEATH BENEFITS were paid for: Vivian Varadi, —died January 29, 1937. Age 7, at De-The following members were transferred to the Senior Order in March, 1937. of the list now, but your efforts from now till the close of the contest may put you there, and then you will “laugh best” too, especially when you will be on the deck of the “Europa” bound for the land that we cal “Home” even through Eternity.. WE ISSUE INSURANCE WITH A HEART WE PAY WHEN YOU ARE SICK OR INJURED In March we had 331 new members. The following branches have 30 or more new members from January 1, 1937 to March 31, 1937 Branch 36 at Detroit, Mich........................ 62 new Branch 33 at Windber, Pa.................I____ 42 new Branch 121 at Buffalo, N.Y........................ 40 new Branch 486 at Romulus, Mich................... 31 new Branch 369 at Alliance, Ohio ........ 30 new members members members members members In March we had 93 members reinstated 158 members stricken from the membership list 63 members transferred to the Senior Order Bela Varga, troit, Mich. Branch 36. Class B. Am’t paid $200.00. died February 24, 1937. Age 14, at Barton, Ohio. Br. 10 Class B. Am’t paid $500.00 George Paminger, — died March 1, 1937. Age 17, at Schenectady, N.Y. Br. 197. Class B. Am’t paid $350.00. Margaret Titko, —died March 16, 1937. Age 11, at Forest City, Pa. Branch 261. Class B. Amount paid $400.00. Banyai, Samuel, Boka, Frank Bollo, Helen Both, Ethel Csapak, László C. Czambel, Mathilda Dravecz, Louis Exner, Joseph Jr. Ferency, Margaret Foldy, Joseph Godo, Edward Gulyban, Arpad Halasz, Elizabeth Hegedűs, Arpad Hofier. Caspar Jr. Holbok. Rose Anna L. Hornyak, Irene Hotva. Margaret Iroczky, Margaret Leona Jozsa, Joseph Kemeny, Emma Korponay, Alexander Jr. Kark, Frank M. Lampert, Emery Jr. Matics, Joseph Matics, Vincent Mihal, Helen Miklós. Martha Molnár, Kathleen Molnár, Olga Mudranv, Barbara Mulató, Stephen Nagy, Bela Nagy, John Nagy, Julia L. Nagy, Mary Pete, Julianna Poloskay, Helen C. Pordan, Julia Prantner, Joseph Rabb, Helen Raki, Irene Rakoski, Margaret Sklar, Michael Soltész, Frank Sule, Julius J. Suto, Mary Szabó, Ferencz Szivlanyik, Paul Jr. Toth, John Vajda, Eugene Vanyi, Anna Varadi, László Varga, Irene Varga, Priscilla H. Vermeersch, Alphonse Vizi. Arpad Vizi, Joseph Jr. Vojtko, Joseph Valint, Julia Varga, Louis Zeibel, Dorothy Zsitnvar, John Jacobs Creek baseball team las reorganized for the 1937 reason, under the managenent of Stephen Szabó and lames Hazy. Annually one of the best ‘Nine” along the Youghiogieny River, the Jacobs Sreek outfit this season is ixpected to rate with .the most capable teams in the :ri-state district. The team las been practising for the )ast few weeks and is prepared to book games for the summer. They would like very nuch to book games with mr own Verhovay Teams, :specially Pittsb’rgh, Y’ngstown or Cleveland. Write to Stephen Szabó, Box 34, [acobs Creek, Pa. Now let’s bear from you. Minutes of our meeting of April 5, 1937 The meeting was called to orler by our president, John Balázs, at 8:50 P.M. Minutes of :>ur previous meeting were read tnd approved. Branch 14 will hold a 35th Anniversary on May 16th, at which time the members are asksd to serve. Delegates for this banquet will be elected at our next meeting. John Balazs made a suggestion ;hat we get together with Branch 14 to see if we can have basketball equipment installed in our fall. • This matter will be taken up with the House Committee, :he result of which, will be known it our next meeting. Seeing that no definite decision could be made as to our summer activities, it was the members opinion that we nominate a Social Committee, who wi'l outline a plan of summer activities and present it at our next meeting. The committee are the following: Mr. Jos. J. Horvath, Chairman; Miss Betty Toth, Secretary; Gizella Merk, Margaret Sanders, Elsie Nagy, Helen Strom, and Mr. John Iaoobucci. Miss Irene Kovach resigned her position as Publicity Agent, and made a motion that Mr. Jos. J. Horvath fulfill this position. The motion was seconded by Miss Helen E. Veres and carried. There being no further business meeting adjourned at 9.45 P.M. Recording Sec. Irene C. Kovács