Verhovayak Lapja, 1951 (34. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1951 / Verhovay Journal

VerhovayJournal

VOL. XXXIV. DECEMBER 19, 1951 51 NC. 12

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THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS THE HOFE OF HEW YEAR

For the 66th time since the founding of our Association, members of the Verhovay prepare to celebrate Christmas and to hopefully welcome the New Year. These 66 holidays occurred under a great variety of world events and living conditions. Peace and war, prosperity and depression, anxiety for our loved ones, joy over their safe return and sorrow for those we lost had given a different tone to each of the holidays we have lived through in the past.

Whatever world events and living conditions were jo the past, it was always found to be true that Christmas in itself does not bring joy, for it is we who must imbue Christmas with joy and happiness. Nor does New Year’s day in itself produce hope: it is we who must inject the hopes of our own heart into the new year. And the two are interdependent because the joy of Christmas is the source of New' Year’s hope. The love and charity we imbue Christmas with determines the hopefulness with which we look forward to the New' Year.

Only the faithful heart is able to joyously respond to the divine message of Christmas. To the unbelieving heart Christmas is just like any other weekday. Candles are lit in vain on the Christmas tree if darkness prevails in the spirit. And the New Year cannot bring anything new to one who is unable to respond to the Christmas spirit. New Year can be new, different, better and happier only for one who enters upon it with a spirit renewed, made different, better and happier by the joyous love of Christmas.

It is the same way with our Association. It may be known as a fraternal society, but the term ‘fraternal’ is merely a label, a trade mark, that has no meaning in itself unless we, the members, who are the Association, inject fraternalism into our organization. The mere act of joining the Verhovay will not make us fraternalists Brotherhood is something we must contribute if we are to make our Association a fraternal society in fact, not only in name.

Brotherhood is a great power of attraction. Where fraternalism is a reality, the members live together like brothers and sisters and there the membership increases, too. True brotherhood is the secret of the Association’s growth. There are innumerable ways of practicing fraternalism in the branches, in social activities, in spreading joy among the lonely, the sick, the mourning, the strangers and new'comers who have no friends. Let us spread the Joy of Christmas among them by the generosity of our hearts and then we may look hopefully forward to what the new year may bring our Association, for the revival of true brotherhood among us will make it a new, different, better and happier year for all of us. May all of our fellow-members thus share in the Joy of Christmas and the Hope of New Year,

JOHN BENCZE, National President; COLOM AN REVESZ, National Secretary; JOHN SZALANCZY, National Treasurer; JOHN SABO, National Auditor; JUILIUS MACKER, Vice- President; ANDREW KOVÁCS, M.D., Vice-President; GAY B. BANES, ALOYSIUS C. FALUSSY, HENRY GROSS, ALEXANDER GYULAY, ALBERT IBOS, COLOMAN KOLOZSVARY, STEPHEN LANG, RICHARD J. PHILLIPS, JOSEPH TURNER, JOHN VIZI; LOUIS VIZI, Directors: SAMUEL GOMORY, M.D., Chief Medical Adviser; STEPHEN MATASY, Legal Counsel; CASPER PAPP, ANDREW BANDY, WILLIAM C. KOHUT, Auditing Committee members, ELMER CHARLES, FRANK J. CHER. LESLIE J. DUS, GABRIEL NAMETH, FRANK WUKOVITS, Field Supervisors, and t'v> HOME OFFICE of the VERHOVAY FRATERNAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION.

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Bird’s Eye View of 1952 Tournament City

Here is a breathtaking- view of downtown Columbus, with the gracefully curving Scioto Rover and the proud tower of the new Deshler-Wallick Hotel in the middle. The Capitol stands in the midst of the park in the foreground. Broad Street, running in front of the hotel and leading to the bridge, is the route of U.S. highways 40 and 16 on which many of the bowlers from distant points will arrive to the tournament. Columbus is a city of beauty and grace, reflected by .the friendliness of its people. Verhovay members from many states will meet here on May 30.-31, 1952, for the 9th Annual Verhovay National Ten-Pin Tournament and they will enjoy a heartwarming welcome on the part of the truly hospitable Verhovay membership in the capital city of Ohio.

An Appeal to the Membership by the National President

On Behalf Of The American Hungarian Federation

Dear Fellow-Members;

The message following has been mailed to each and every branch, but in order to acquaint the general membership with my appeal it is published also here in the Official Journal.

It has been made my welcome and pleasant duty by the XXII. National Convention to make this appeal. I refer to paragraph 190, article 2, of the Minutes of the Convention, reading as follows: “The request that ‘The National President, by Resolution of the Convention, urge the officers and members of all Verhovay branches to donate their services and contributions to the organization and celebration of the Kossuth Centennial in all settlements cf Americans of Hungarian descent,’ is unanimously granted and approved by the members of the Convention.”

Accordingly, I kindly and respectfully urge every branch and all members of the Association to support with the greatest possible _ generosity the American Hungarian Federation in its endeavor to further the vital interests of our people and to participate to the greatest possible extent, by individual donations as well as contributions that may be granted bv the branches and also by voluntary services, in the organization and celebration cf the Kossuth Centennial marking the 100th anniversary of the visit of Louis Kossuth to the United States.

The XXII. National Convention adopted the above resolution unanimously because it convinced itself that the American Hungarian Federation performs a useful, beneficial, necessary and indispensable task the wholehearted and generous support of which should be considered a duty by every American of Hungarian descent and especially by every member of the largest American Hungarian fraternal society, the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association.

I wholeheartedly concur in the views expressed by the XXII. National Convention because, as a Director of the American Hungarian I ederation S'nce its inception up to this date, I have found plenty of proof of effective and helpful services rendered by the American Hungarian Federation to old immigrant Hungarians in eld age pension claims and similar matters, also to Americans of Hungarian descent in matters pertaining to real estate properties held in Hungary, furthermore, to Hungarians who escaped from Hungary, in facilitating their immigration to this country and, finally, of important actions taken on behalf of the unfortunate people of Hungary.

The American Hungarian Federation is the only organization that, representing the majority of the American people of Hungarian descent, effectively serves the interests of the Hungarians both here in America and in the old country and, therefore, I believe that every branch and every member of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association will comply with my request, with the greatest possible generosity. Please send donations and contributions to the following address: American Hungarian Federation. 1624 Eye St- N.W. Washington 6, D. C. Fraternally yours,

JOHN BENCZE, National President.