Verhovayak Lapja, 1951 (34. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1951 / Verhovay Journal
PAGE 2 VerhovayJournal April 18, 1951 BOARD MEETING MAKES IMPORTANT DECISIONS (Continued from page 1) Therefore, the Board recommends that this differentiation be discontinued and it is hoped that thereby more and more able young men will be given the opportunity to participate in the administration of the affairs of ihe Association. The third recommendation adopted by the Board of Directors directly follows from the one previously proposed. In view of the proposed elimination •jx the differentiation between English speaking and Hungarian speaking branches, which obviates the necessity of electing a separate set of directors from each group, the Board of Directors recommends the adoption of an amendment to the By-Laws to the effect that the membership of the Board be reduced from 13 to 9 directors. The fourth proposed amendment pertains to the provision of the By-Laws limiting eligibility^to the District Sessions and the National Convention to members of the Sick Benefit Department. This provision is still in effect in legards to the District Sessions to be held in June and to the National Convention to be held in September. However, in view of the fact that, due to t'ne increasing lack of qualified members of the sick benefit department, more and more branches report having difficulties in finding members eligible to become delegates to the District Sessions and to the National Convention, the Board of Directors proposes to the National Convention to amend the By- Laws tc the effect that all members in good standing of the Association holding at least a S5C0 membership certificates in the life insurance department, whose certificates have been in force for at last two years at the day of election, shall be eligible to become delegates to the District Sessions and tc> the National Convention, regardless of whether or not they are members of the Sick Benefit Department. DISTRICT MGR. JOSEPH TOMA APPOINTED FIELD SUPERVISOR Upon recommendation by the Organizing Comnjittee, the Board of Diicctors unanimously agreed to the promotion of Joseph Toma, F.I.C., District, Manager of Branch 48, New York, N. Y. to Fied Supervisor over the branches in the northeastern coastal area heretofore assigned to his district. Effective April 1, 1951, Field Supervisor Mr. Toma supervises organizing activities in the following branches in addition to managing Branch 48 in New York: 38, P.onkonkoma. N. Y., GS, Bridgeport, Conn., 145, Jersey City, N. J., 160, Torrington, Conn., 175, Hastings-Upon-Hudson, N. Y., 188, Poughkeepsie, N. Y„ 197, Schenectady, N. Y., 200, So. Norwalk. Conn., 239, Stamford, Conn- 209, Roseton, N. Y., 273, Edgewater, N. J,, 390, New Haven, Conn., '424; Tarrytown, N. Y., 444, Wallingford, Conn., and 528, Bridgeport, Conn. Field Supervisor Frank J. Cher, F.I.C., will retain the supervision of the rest of the branches constituting Organizing Field I., in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. Mr. Toma's appointment is accompanied by best wishes for success in his work for the advancement of the Association in field supervisory capacity. ILLUSTRIOUS MEMBERS GRANTED SERVICE AWARDS The Board authorized the conferring of the Degree of Illustrious Member with the attendant diploma and gold service medal to the following fellowmembers: Joseph Marczis, of Branch 36, Detroit, Mich., who spent more than 20 years as an officer of Branch 36 and 35 years in the service of other branches es well as the Association. Peter Toth, Branch 98, Bethlehem, Pa., who had served Branch 98 for 15 years as its President. Bela Richter, Branch 98, Bethlehem, Pa„ who has been auditor and secretary of the branch for more than 22 years. Julius Demko, Branch 98, Bethlehem, Pa., who served the branch for more chan 26 years in various official capacities. Alexander Gyulay, Branch 525, Los Angeles, Calif., former organizer and district manager, for similar services over a period df many years. HOME OFFICE EMPLOYEES HONORED In conjunction with the Board meeting and pursuant to action by the Board of Directors, three employees of the Home Office were honored on this occasion in recognition of their loyal and devoted services to the Association. M>ss Gizella Stefurosky, who has spent 25 years in the service of the Home Office, was awarded a gift of $150, Miss Ethel Chonko and Miss Julia Eszlari, each of whom completed 15 years of faithful and efficient service with the Association at its Home Office, were awarded a gift of $100 each. Presentation of the awards was made at an informal buffet-dinner in the general office of the Home Office building on Wednesday, April 4, in the evening, after working hours. Mr. Stephen Nyers, who was director at the«tlme when Miss Stefurosky entered the employment of the Association, presented the gift to her with warmest expressions of appreciation of her exemplary loyalty and devotion to the Association. Similar sentiments were expressed by Chairman of the Board Julius Macker, who presented the gift of the Association to Miss Chonko, and by National President John Bencze who made the presentation to Miss Eszlari. From among the several guests attending this fine affair Legal Counsel Stephen Matasy introduced Judge Francis Taptich who after a stirring address on the outstanding strength and value of fraternalism introduced Superior Court Justice Guenther who extended his best wishes to the Association and its faithful officers and workers. The following day, the Board of Directors continued their work which was concluded in complete harmony on Saturday, April 7th. Buy U. S. Savings Bonds ii«n w a—MfeaaE'^ü^egBaaBgn um« NEWS From The Field TO THE CONTRIBUTORS AND CORRESPONDENTS The next edition of the Journal will be published on Wednesday, May 16th, 1951. News items and brief announcements will be accepted until closing date, May 9th. Articles and similar contributions for that issue must reach the editor’s desk no later than May 2nd. Contributions, if possible, should be typewritten, on one side of the paper only, double spaced and not exceeding 800 words, or 4,000 spaces. Address contributions to Verhovay Journal, 436 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh 19, Pa. YOUNGSTOWN, O. St. Stephen’s Branch 21 SOCIAL PARTY All members and friends of St. Stephen’s Branch 21 are cordially invited to a Social Party to be held on Saturday, April 28, beginning at 8 P.M., in the auditorium of St. Stephen's Hall for the benefit of our two Women’s Bowling Teams who will represent our Branch at the Verhovay National Bowling Tournament in Chicago. Refreshments, tea, bake goods and pastries will be served. Valuable prizes and other surprises await our guests. Everybody is invited and a good time is assured to all. JOSEPH DANISH, Mgr. NEW YORK, N. Y. Branch 48 DINNER AND DANCE Branch 48 will give a dinner and dance on Saturday, April 21, 1951, beginning at 8 p.m„ at the Hungarian Reformed Church Hall on 116th Síin New York City. Admission will be $1.75. All members of Branch 48 and their friends are cordially invited to this event at which an excellent dinner and splendid entertainment will be offered to our guests. VERHOVAY DAY On Sunday, June 24th, a Verhovay Day will be held by Branch 48 at the Bronx Magyar Park to w hich not only the members of Branch 48, but all the members and friends of the nearby branches are cordially invited and it is hoped that our fellowmembers in these branches will avail themselves of the opportunity to become better acquainted with the Newr York membership. Splendid entertainment has been provided for the Verhovay Day in the Bronx Magyar Park at which it is hoped that National President John Bencze, invited by the Branch, also will honor us with his presence. Admission is 60 cents if tickets are purchased in advance. At the park admission will be 75 cents. JOSEPH TOMA, Dist. Mgr. ALLENTOWN, PA. Branch 90 NEW MANAGER ELECTED This is to inform all members of Branch 90, that due to my resignation, the meeting of the braneh on April 1st elected Mr. Rudolph J. Feber Manager of the Branch. Meetings of the branch will be held hereafter on the first Sunday of each month at the, Hungarian Hall, 520 Union St- Allentown, Pa. May I request my fellow-members to extend every possible cooperation to Branch Manager Mr. Feher whose address is 139 South 5th St- Allentown, Pa- telephone 5-0208. STEPHEN NEMETH, former Mgr. CLEVELAND, O. Branch 361 MOTHERS DAY CARD PARTY Women’s Branch 361 of Cleveland. O- is sponsoring a Mothers Day Card Party to be held at the Verhovay Hall, 8637 Buckeye Rd- in the club-room of the branch upstairs, on Sunday, May 13th, beginning at 2 P.M. A good time is promised all and a very nice surprise is in store for our dear Mothers. First, a prize goes to the oldest mother attending, then, another prize goes to the mother with the most children. There will also be a special prize for the oldest couple present. Then there will be a beautifully decorated Mothers Day Cake donated by Irene Sokol» of the Sokola Bakery on East 126th St- also to be given away. We would like to express our sincere thanks to .Steven’s Florist of E. 124th St- and Buckeye Rd- for their wonderful donations. And we would like to extend our expressions of warmest gratitude to all who help make this card party a success, and to the committee members for their many efforts. As you know, everyone is welcome to attend, so please bring your loved ones and friends wTith you! MRS. DOMONKOS, President MRS. EMERY GAL, Manager MRS. G. SONKOLY, Progr. Chairman EASTON, PA. Branch 422 IMPORTANT NOTICE This is to inform all members of Branch 422, that due to the resignation of Manager Stephen Horvath, this branch has been placed under the management of Louis Vincze, Manager of Branch 571, 556 Warren St- Phillipsburgh, N. J- with the approval of the branch meeting. All members of Branch 422 are requested to pay their dues to Manager Louis Vincze and to contact him in all matters pertaining to the business of the Association. Hereafter, the site of Branch 422 will be Phillipsburg, N. J- and all business of the branch will be transacted through the office of Manager Louis Vincze. The members are requested to extend to him their full cooperation. THE HOME OFFICE. Do You Have Any Verhovay Hungarian Correspondence Books And Dictionaries? During World War II- the Association published an American Hungarian dictionary and correspondence book for the use of servicemen and their parents. Now that many of our members again are entering military service, many requests for these books are received by the Home Office. However, due to the fact that the supply has been exhausted, the Home Office is unable to comply with these requests, unless the branches and members of the Association are willing to help out by returning any copies- they may have on hand and are not needed. The Home Office will be very glad to pay the postage on any number of copies returned. So please, if you can, help our servicemen and their parents by returning all left-over copies of Verhovay’s American Hungarian dictionary and correspondence book for distribution among our service men. Men take ages hinting at things that can be put into one short sentence. Then they’re angry because some woman takes a short cut and translates.
