Verhovayak Lapja, 1954 (37. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1954 / Verhovay Journal
BECKLEY, W. VIRGINIA MEMBERS JOINING IN THE FUN February 17, 1954 Verhovay Journal PAGE 7 Vice President’s Son Attending Military School The end of February is the gate W|v to spring. It is startling how time passes. One 'doesn’t mind the few remaining weeks of irksome weather when one realizes that spring- is about to appear. We have heard from good sources that Branch 14 shall have an upand-going administration in 1954. The entertainment committee has offered the following activities for the year: February 27: a dance, Frank Gyürke Hung-arian orchestra; March 20: Sándor-József nap; June 27 and August 29, two picnics at Alexander Grove, Gyurke’s orchestra; October 10: grape festival, with Gyürke orchestra; possible New Year’s Eve dinner and dance. This makes a constructive social program, certainly a step in the right direction. With cooperation, and work, this year promises to be a banner one for Branch 14. The banquet committee of the Verhovay Sports Club has met twice. Their enthusiasm is contagious. Buckeye Road and vicinity will be canvassed for advertisements. We are getting help from unexpected sources. Our women will be a big factor in this affair. They are going out to sell advertisements and tickets, and they have agreed to cook for the banquet. Our female members are quite helpful. Mary K. Sotak of Branch 361, 4- term council woman of Cleveland’s 29th ward, will run for congress from Ohio’s twenty-first congressional district. A conscientious legislator, she has an admirable record in council. Yours truly, Joseph J. Horvath, member of Branch 14, Cleveland, Ohio, has filed for state representative from Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, Ohio. (Ed. Note: Mr. Horvathjias been one of the most loyal regular contributors for years of his Cleveland articles in the Verhovay Journal. His participation in Verhovay life is outstanding. Be- / cause of his Journal reporting and -Cleveland activity, his name has become nationally known in Verhovay.) The Verhovay membership, by and large, is happy in the knowledge that our organization has supplied political timber for the local, state and national scene. Interest in politics is the guarantee of good government. Leslie J. Dus, manager and secretary of Branch 14, has revealed that business at Branch 14 has increased, with the end of 1953 showing a tidy cash balance. Zoltán Szabó has moved to the Harvard-Lee section on Walden and 168 Street. Yep, Zolie’s on his own. Oscar Federau was a victim of a piekpocket during the holidays. Now he’s looking for insurance against pickpockets. Verhovay doesn’t deal in that kind of protection, Oscar! Steve Barry, able and aggressive, is serving on Branch 14’s entertainment committee. Joseph Szalay is on a diet. . . has lost about 10 pounds. Frank Szabó, county superintendent, takes Verhovay calendars that Mr. Dus had printed at his own expense and places' one or more at each of the county yards, thereby plugging Verhovay. Good work, Frank, you’re a true Vérhovayan! Mrs. Ann Pinter is afraid to get water on her bowling shoes. She stumbled once, and her captain, Mrs. Marge Burton, raises Cain with her. Steve “Doc” Piscalko is considered one of the good bowlers in Cleveland. Joseph M. Toth, former manager of Branch 14, is keeping his eyes on the new St. John’s Greek Rite Catholic Church. It is said that the. church will be air conditioned. Jimmy Kovach, Jr., son of the Branch 14 president, bowls every Tuesday at the Verhovay. Sandy Hegedűs assertk he’s going to be a misogynist (woman hater). Joseph Semetko may go to the Southwest for a month or two on doctor’s orders. The Sports Club party was a satisfactory venture. There was a nice crowd and plenty of door prizes by Frank Oravis, Ted Beres, Mrs. Joseph Bodnar and others. Tony Pinter, Joseph Bodnar and George Bubonic rendered American and Hungarian vocal numbers to please everyone. Dorothy Kastan and Helen Oravis sold tickets. Terry Gutka’ and Jake Torda were lovey-doveys. Nice couple. Wonder when the bigevent will take place? The best coffee in The United States was brewed by our dear ladies in our own coffee urn. The pastry was very tasty, but the hot dogs were only fair and the buns were stale. John Knapp was bartender and Betty Knapp sold commission tickets. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pertz played cards, in fun of course, and Mrs. Pertz was the winner. Busy as the industrious bee was Ted Beres tending bar, etc. The inseparables, Oscar Federau and Bill Biro, were present, and at one table were Sigismund Kadar, Mike Gyurko, Steve Vache, Julius Fenszik and Gabriel Molnár. Seen also were Marge Cowan and her sister Ann Munko Wolf. Frances Beres and Florence Piscalko were talking secretly. The Sports Club meeting was short and sweet, but the president and the vice president were one and a half hour late. Amendments were offered to the constitution for its first reading. The meeting set a price of $2.00 a person for the banquet of the Sports Club next May 16. All our heavy “hitters” volunteered to help out on the advertising — about 24 strong. We are glad to see THE FERRET back. Clevelanders going to Verhovay’s national bowling tournament are going with the slogan, Latin phrase, Veni, Vidi, Vici (I came, I saw, I conquered) — and hope for its realization. Ex animo, JOSEPH J. HORVATH c. o. Verhovay Home 8637 Buckeye Road Cleveland 4, Ohio Edward William Macker, youngson of Vice President and Mrs. Julius Macker of Wyandotte, Michigan, is away attending Howe Military School, Howe, Indiana. The younger son of the Detroit area director is showing a keen interest in his studies and his high grades are a proof thereof. We may reasonably expect Edward to fare as well in the future and possess the same initiative as his Verhovay-famous officer father whose name in conjunction with another well-known Verhovay director’s name, identifies the 1954 Verhovay New Membership Campaign. It is interesting to note that the Magyar influence is felt at Howe Military School. The new drill squad there has been named the HOWE HUSSARS, v Information about the Hussars was supplied by another American of Hungarian antecedents, Joe Nagy, whose grandfather served as a Hungarian Hussar. We here reprint the short informative article ás it appeared in the „the HOWE HERALD, the School’s publication, dated January 8, 1954, with thanks to the HOWE HERALD for its interest in the origin of the Hussars, redoubtable Magyar warriors. HUSZAR - HUSSAR Hungary was settled originally by Sumerians who came from the land of Mesopotamia seeking political freedom. They first settled between the Volga and Don Rivers, and their capital city was called Magyar. Eventually these people migrated to the land which is now known as Hungary. In the 14th century, the name HUSSAR came forth during a period full of triumphant wars against the j Magyar’s relatives, the Turkish I Cleveland Candidate MARY K. SOTAK Mary K. Sotak, who has achieved wide prominence in the civic and political affairs of Cleveland, Ohio, is running for Congress as representative of the 21st District of Ohio’s largest city. Mrs. Sotak, widow of Frank W. Sotak, is a member of Branch 361„ Cleveland. She is serving her tenth year as a legislator, two years a state representative in Columbus and her fourth term as a member of City Council from the 29th Ward. This successful public figure toured Europe in 1934 as “Special people. The Magyar people had to defend themselves against the constant attacks of their enemies and because of this fact soldiers wer? needed. Thus they worked out the system of HUSSARS. The name HUSSAR came forth because of the way in which the Magyars took care of their soldiers. Every twenty families were obliged to furnish a man for the defense of the country. They had to take care of his equipment (horse, garments, food, and sword) during his service. The name HUSZAR, spelled in English, HUSSAR, consists of two words: HUSZ meaning twenty; and AR meaning price. Because a Hussar was a representative of twenty families, he had to stand and fight for twenty men: he had to defend twenty families and had to kill at least twenty enemies in the defense of his country. Thus his value was twenty at home; his price was twenty in war. HUSZ-AR meSns “the price of twenty”. A HUSSAR knew the significance of his life. He knew that if he should die, twenty families would be without defense at home. Therefore, he very carefully prepared himself for fighting, practicing fencing with sword and sabre. Thus the Magyars became the people of the sword, fighting on horseback. If a Hussar killed twenty enemies in wav, he died in the knowledge that he had fulfilled his mission on earth, which was the defense of his fatherland and beloved people. The characteristic uniform of the Hussar included a high, cylindrical red cap called a busby, a heavily braided jacket, and a loose coat, called a dolman, which hung from his left shoulder. The pants were tight-fitting and of a blood-red color. The boots were black leather with spurs and the Hussars all had horses. Correspondent” for the Cleveland News, graduated from Cleveland Law School in 1946, was a delegate to the National Convention in 1952. Mrs. Sotak is living with her mother, Mrs. Mary Kaval, at 11120 Lardet Avenue.--------------------------Statue of Liberty... (Continued from page 5) Fort Wood in 1937 and the remainder of the island was added to the monument. The monument is open for visitation every day of the year. Ferry service is available from Pier “A”, Foot of Battery Place, New York City, every hour on the hour from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. During the period Daylight Savings Time is in effect, departures are from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. The round trip fare, including tax, for this ferry service, is $.70 for adults and $.35 for children under 12 years of age. Special rates apply to groups of 25 or more. Although every American knows of the Statue of Liberty, many, including our own Verhovay members, have seen it only on pictures. Verhovayans going to New York City for our annual bowling tournament will have the grand opportunity of seeing for the first time, or viewing again, America’s great symbol of freedom, the Statue of Liberty, certainly a spectacle not to be overlooked.
