Verhovayak Lapja, 1952 (35. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1952 / Verhovay Journal
\Zo-rhrniny Verhov ay W atchtower By JOS. J. HORVATH — Cleveland, O. I ■ ■ It :■ I V N n 9 B 0 B E HIM! '9 ■ 'I ■ 'I 9 ■ 9 ■ 8 E BS9I Journal June 18, 1952 I want to thank each and every, reader of the Verhovay Journal, especially the ones that reside in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, for the splendid support I received in the primary election of May 6, 1952. I was nomin■ated for one of the seventeen places for state representative in the Democratic primaries. The big fight will, come in November when everyone will be able to vote regardless of politics, and I feel sure that if I receive the whole-hearted support the outcome will not be in doubt. I shall be elected with your help. Thanks ever so much. The Sports , Club meeting was handled by President Joseph Semetko with the skill of a veteran. New associate member is Mrs. Irene Molnár. Associate members may join any time, but they must keep silent at the meetings till the fiscal year ends in February. A dance promoter from the Sports Club went on his own and took a beating twice with a polka band. Sigismund Kadar is ready to taka the plunge again. We heard that Betty Domos was married May 31st. Cal Karnya broke his ankle jumpling over a ditch. . The 50th anniversary of Branch 14 was duly celebrated at the Verhovay hall, Sunday, May 25th. The Verhovay Sports Club handled the bar and helped serve the guests of which there were about six hundred. A fine turnout. The following Sports Club members helped: Tony Pinter, George Bubonic, Frank Oravis, John Knapp, Oscar Federau, Joseph Semetko, Jake Torda, Sandy Hegedűs and J. J. Horvath. The laides of the Sports Club were: Ann Pinter, Adeline Bubonic, Helen Oravis, Betty Knapp, Terry Gutka (who got for herself a new boy friend), Florence Marson and Melvina Hegedűs. These people did a real job. Verhovay Branch 14 owes them a vote of thanks. We saw Joseph Drotos, president of Branch 45, Emory Keszi and Eugene Pachler, both of Branch 45, John Korosfoy of Alliance, Ohio, Director Joseph Turner, Youngstown, Ohio, Coloman Revesz, National Secretary, John Bencze, National President, Julius Macker, Vice-President, Dr. Andrew Kovács, Vice-President, George Jávor of Branch 17, Lorain, Ohio, Joseph Taylor, former director and sportsman, Buffalo, New York. On the local scene were Joseph Szalay, chairman of the banquet, Leslie J. Dus, Field Supervisor and manager of Branch 14, Bert Szilagyi, Frank Szabó, Joseph Barry, Steve Barry, Frank Szappanos, Ed Torda of Branch 366, John Papp- of Papp’s Bar on Lorain Avenue, John Pal, Frank Pokomy, Sr., president of the United Hungarian Societies, Judges Louis Petrash and Julius Kovachy, tind last but not least, Dr. Joseph Reményi, professor at Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. The Bowling Tournament in Columbus, Ohio We thank Branch 129, Columbus, Ohio, for the splendid way things were handled at the bowling alleys land at their Verhovay home. But the banquet was a little mismanaged. In (the first place I don’t believe in jacked up prices; second, a buffet style dinner is fine but it loses that homelike atmosphere, that friendliness, that fraternalism, that comradeship that prevails wherever our Hungarian women cook and put on (the banquet. True it saves much work, but wrhat a price to pay in good will — let’s not lose that! Maybe we are only plebeian, but if to remain yourself and be happy is the 'tag of the plebeian, then let’s remain plebeians; third, we didn’t like the cut in the prize money. If cuts in expenditure are to be made there' are plenty of other places where the bowling committee could begin. Just send a questionnaire to each and every bowler and the committee will (soon find out facts to open their eyes. The main object of bowling is to bowl, and not in the wee hours of the morning. A tournament such »s ours should never start before 10 A. M. on any day; last, let’s (treat the tournament as a grownup affair. It’s adolescent period is over. Most of our bowlers are past the adolescent stage. In our travels thru Columbus we met Michael Simo of Alliance, Mike Korosy, also of Alliance, Bob Padery, J. Barkó, A. Blasko, A. Miglets, all of Youngstown. They tvere down on their luck. We saw Steve Sutch, Jr. of Fairport Harbor, Ohio. The selection of Riverview Recreation was a master stroke — excellent alleys, splendid facilities. Mayor Rhodes of Columbus threw a beauti- Iful strike when he hurled the first ball down the alleys to open the (tournament. The bus service to the alleys from the hotel was very good. We saw all our national officers— John Bencze, President, John Sabo, Auditor, Coloman Revesz, Secretary, »and John Szalanczy, Treasurer. Clevelanders at the tournament were Frank Szabó, Joseph Barry, Ed Torda, Katherine Torda, Mrs. E. Gall, Mrs. Szabó, Mrs. E. Szabó, Louise Torda, Evelyn Stofcho, A1 Stofcho, A1 Petrus, Rose Sebesy, Bela Balogh, Gene Toth, Steve Szekely, Joe Kadar, AI Ganim, Andy Bakas, Bill Torda, Jake Torda, William Moses, George Kontur and his wife Rose and their two children, Mike Kontur, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bodnar, Paul Fodor, Oscar Federau and Joseph Gulyas. From Lorain, Ohio were J. Pesti, Bert Kokas, Steve Smith and J. Chaszar. Before we close, a suggestion is In order for next year, 1953. Let’si take the tournament back to Pittsburgh for the ten year anniversary, the birth place of the tournament. And one more thing: Why did a Democratic outfit like Verhovay pick the Deshler-Wallick hotel, a Republican stronghold?? Ex Animo, JOSEPH J. HORVATH c/o Verhovay Home 8637 Buckeye Road Cleveland 4, Ohio * ¥ * EDITORIAL NOTE: In reply to the questions raised above we wish to inform our readers of the following: 1. The National Executive Comknittee and the Columbus General Committeiei does not agree that tha banquet was “a little mismanaged.” Dinner was served promptly at 5 P. M. and the serving went very smoothly until every one, but a very few latecomers, were served. Although it was advertised that the buffet dinner would be from 5 to 6 o’clock, the dinner was served to 7 P. M. We did not notice any disorderliness or any confusion, and ;the majority of people attending had nothing but the best of compliments to offer. As for a buffet style dinner versus a banquet style dinner, we wish to call attention to the fact that it is almost impossible to find a banquet hall large enough to accommodate 800 or more people ati one sitting. The buffet style dinner was adopted several years ago after we had a very sad experience in one of the tournament towns. Several years ago it was Mrs. Jolán Lucas, “The Ferret,” who suggested that buffet style dinners be held in the future, and since, that time we have had buffet dinners in Youngstown, Ohio, Chicago, Illinois, and now Columbus. Everywhere this style dinner met with the approval of the majority of our members. Also wa must keep in mind that it would be »too difficult a task for any group of women to prepare for 800 or more /people. It is possible that in some of ‘the larger Verhovay cities enough help could be secured to have a banquet style dinner. However, our experience has shown that our members prefer not to have them burdened with such a large and difficult task. 2. Replying to the remark about “jacked up prices,” we wish to call (attention to the fact that the prices for beverages sold in the hotel were not jacked up. The hotel and the National Executive Committee had an agreement which was adhered to in all respects. There was only one incident which was called to the attention of the Committee, that was the charge made for a bottle of soda pop, and when this charge was called to the attention of the hotel management on Friday night, it' quickly reduced the price to a very nominal sum. The prices charged for liquor and beer were the same as those in the New Ionian Room or any of the other cocktail lounges in the hotel. It is true that one could have secured the same drink outside of the hotel for a few cents less, however, we must keep in mind that .beverage prices in hotels are usually a little higher. We can assure everyone that the prices were not increased. 3. As for “the cut in the prize money,” we wish to inform our members that the Committee made certain minor adjustments in some of the prizes, which was made necessary by the lesser number of teams participating in this years tournament. The writer of the above article must have overlooked the fact that last year we had 92 teams and this year we had only 85 teams. Naturally, the more teams participating the larger 'the prize list. 4. As for “let’s treat the tournament as a grown-up affair,” frankly we do not understand this remark. No one can justly say that we are in the adolescent stage. Our tournaments are the best possible and we are well known for the fine tournaments we stage. Other fraternal societies with much larger memberships than ours do not even come close to 'the tournaments we stage. Let’s be good sports and give credit when due—no one should accuse us of running childish affairs. 5. The National Executive Committee is very surprised to hear that !the Deshler-Wallick hotel is a Republican stronghold. If it is, we had no knowledge of it, and even if we did have knowledge of such we would not have concerned ourselves with it. Certainly we do not wish to engage lin politics. When we accepted the Deshler-Wallick Hotel as our headquarters we did so only because rye1 thought it was the best and most» suitable hotel for our affair. And the comments heard from the hundreds of members who were quartered there is proof enough to us that our members liked the hotel and the srrangefnents that made our 9th Annual National Bowling Tournament hnd our Verhovay National Fellowship Days the most successful ever held. 6. In conclusion we wish to state that the National Executive Committee and the Columbus General Com- Imittee tried its best to make this affair a success. When you run off (an affair as large as this one there fcre bound to be a few criticisms. We Uccept all criticisms in the spirit of fair play and we assure everyone (that, although there never has been in “perfect” affair, we shall each year try our best to come just a (little closer to that “perfect” affair. Verhovay Member Checks Hungarian Recipes With Chef Robert Duchien of Deshler-Wallick Mrs. Andrew Dobos, member of Branch 129, Columbus checks real Hungarian recipes with Mr. Duchien, executive chef of the Deshler-Wallick Hotel. Approximately 1,000 guests were served at the buffet dinner which met with the utmost satisfaction.
