Verhovayak Lapja, 1955 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1955 / Verhovay Journal
Verhovay’s Bowlers Will Take Over Congress Recreation Center PAGiS 4 Verhovay Journal May 18, 1955 Verhovay Journal Journal of the Verhovay Fraternal insurance Ass’n. OFFICE OF PUBLICATION 79(17 West Jefferson Ave. Detroit 17, Mich. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association Managing Editor: JOHN BENCZE Editor: JOHN SABO • Editor’s Office: 486—142 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA. Telephone: COurt 1-8454 *r 1-3455 All articles and changes of address should be dent to the VERHOVAY FRATERNAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION 486—442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA SUBSCRIPTION RATES: United States and Canada ................................... 81.00 a year Foreign Countries .................................................. $1.60 a year Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan ander the Act of March 8, 1879. LETTER (The following reprinted communication from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Daniel Szantay, National President of the American Hungarian Federation, is self-explanatory. The great role that Colonel Michael de Kovats, Hungarian hero of the American Revolution, played in helping secure the independence of a new nation is receiving more and more recognition.) THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON April 6, 1955 Dear Mr. Szantay: I have learned with interest of the ceremonies at Charleston May eleventh in honor of Colonel Michael de Kovats, a Hungarian-born soldier of the American Revolution who died in battle at Charleston May 11, 1779. Savings Bond Division of Treasury Dept. Makes First Posthumous Award To “A Great American, A Great Woman’ Helen Kolesz, a naturalized Hungarian American of Lorain, Ohio recently was posthumously honored with the presentation by the U. S. Treasury’s Savings Bonds Division of its first posthumous award for exceptional service in the promotion and sale of Savings Bonds. She has been described by the people of Lorain as “A Great American, a Great Woman.” The award was presented by Mrs. George M. Humphrey, wife of the Secretary of the Treasury, on May Day, or the. first Loyalty Day, in Lorain, Ohio. The presentation was part of the ceremony on the lawn of the St. Nicholas Greek Rite Catholic Church, which was the spiritual home of Miss Kolesz until her death last November at the age of 72. A native-born Hungarian, Miss Kolesz was left an orphan at the age of 11. She always had to work for a living and once served as cook for the royal family of Bulgaria. She came to America in 1908, settling first in Cleveland and then in Lorain. She became a naturalized citizen in 1925. Two years later she established her own real estate and insurance business. At the outbreak of the war in 1941, despite her flourishing business, she began to devote most of her time selling War Savings Bonds as a patriotic contribution to the war effort. After her personal sales went over the $5 million mark, her acquaintances stopped keeping records of her outstanding work. Despite limited formal schooling, Miss Kolesz spoke 10 languages, a linguistic feat that enabled her to sell bonds thru a wide acquaintanceship among the various nationalities in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The “In Memoriam” award is in the form of a special citation of the services rendered by Miss Kolesz to her community and her country, plus a color reproduction of the Treasury’s Minute Man bond symbol. Framed in white stained oak, it will remain in custody of the St. Nicholas Greek Rite Catholic Church in Lorain. Participating in the May Day Memorial Services in Lorain were government, religious and political leaders. The Saints Cyril and Methodius Seminary A Cappella Choir from Pittsburg, Pa. made one of its rare public appearances to provide liturgical and folk song music for the services. Another a cappella choir from the Cleveland-Lorain area, composed of all nationalities now behind the Iron Curtain, also provided similar songs. Guests of honor included also representatives of societies of nationalities now hidden by the Iron Curtain, as well as Greece. The Voice of America broadcast portions of the May Day Memorial Services honoring Hungarian-born American Miss Helen Kolesz to countries now engulfed by the tides of Communism. The American Hungarian Federation, one of the strong foes of Redism, was represented in the person of Bela Bachkai, its Secretary. Thus in death as in life “ A Great American, A Great Woman” was fittingly honored by her compatriots. Father T. Arthur Wasas The services he rendered to the young and struggling American nation place him in the brave company of Lafayette, Pulaski, Von Steuben, Kosciusko, and other heroes of diverse national origins whose sacrifices and contributions to our national independence constitute an imperishable page in our country's history. On the one hundred seventy-sixth anniversary of the death of Colonel de Kovats, I send greetings to the members of the American Hungarian Federation and the Society of the Cincinnati, and to all who-honor his memory. Sincerely, The Reverend T. Arthur Wasas was ordained to the Catholic priesthood on Ascension Thursday, May 19, 1955, by the Most Reverend John F. O'Hara, C.S.C., D.D., Archbishop of Philadelphia, in the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul. The Reverend Patrick J. Foley was sponsor. Ministers of the Mass were the Reverend Patrick J. Foley, Administrator of the Sacred Heart Church, Nesquehoning, who was archpriest; the Reverend William M. Fahey of St. Patrick’s Church in Pottsville, deacon; the Reverend John Auchter of the Sacred Heart Church, Allentown, subdeacon; the Reverend John J. Foster, professor at St. James High School, Chester, who preached the sermon. Mr. Daniel Szantay National President American Hungarian Federation 614 Mills Building Washington, D. C. FLASH: General Mark C. Clark, Commander of “The Citadel,” the military college of South Carolina, has announced that on Friday, May 27, 1955. in full dress parade at 4:30 P.M., will be the unveiling of a plaque of Colonel Michael de Kovats in Charleston, South Carolina. The plaque is the work of artist Sándor Finta. It's time to rollup vour sleeve... CAllYOUR RE CROSS TODAY! Father Wasas celebrates his first Solemn Mass on Sunday, May 22d, at 5 p.m., in the Sacred Heart Church, Nesquehoning. The new priest is the son of Mrs. Mary Wasas and the late Gabriel Wasas. He was born July 18, 1925 and began his education in 1931 at the Sacred Heart Grammar School. In 1939 he began his studies in the Nesquehoning Public High School where he was a member of the debating team and was school orator. He left from there to enter Fordham University in February, 1943. After completing an accelerated freshman year, he joined the Navy in July oi that year. He served in the Pacific and Orient with the Fleet Marine Force and was discharged in June, 1946. The following September he began his studies for the priesthood at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, Philadelphia, where his courses in theology were completed. Father Wasas is a member of Branch 135, Nesquhoning, Pa. In fact, the entire family (10) is in the membership of Branch 135. CONGRATULATIONS and BEST WISHES to Father Wasas!
