William Penn Life, 1972 (7. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)

1972-01-01 / 1. szám

Minutes of the Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting EXCERPTS — NOVEMBER 15-17, 1971 278 Omaha, Neb. The annual Christmas Party of Branch 278, Omaha, Nebraska for the benefit of the juvenile members of this Branch was held Sunday, December 12, 1971 at the American Hungarian Home. Approximate­ly 75 children and their parents attended. Mr. Joseph Kish welcomed everyone in behalf of the Branch. Main feature of the afternoon were the Little Band-D-Dos Square Dancers, a group that gave a very entertaining program. After the singing of the Christmas Carols, Santa Claus, the guest of honor, arrived in his red velvet suit, snow white whiskers and his jolly Ho Ho Ho. On his back he carried a big red bag filled with gifts which he gave to all the children. Later refreshments were served. Officers elected for 1972: Alex Papp, President; Margaret Swodeck, Vice Presi­dent; Andrew Toth, Treasurer; Agnes Ambs, Mary Toth, Auditors; Elizabeth Papp, Secretary has assumed the Branch Managership, tel. 733-0913. Branch 278 meets every second Sunday of the month at the American Hungarian Home, 1623 Cuming Street. Best wishes to all for the coming New Year. Elizabeth Papp, Branch Manager 296 Springdale, Pa. Our Christmas Party was a real suc­cess. The weather was favorable thus the turnout was larger than anticipated, how­ever the Officers were well prepared, and everyone was happy. The program com­menced with group singing of traditional Carols led by our Field Manager Gus G. Nagy assisted by George Charles, Jr. and Candace Charles. Mixing among the chil­dren, making sure everyone was having a good time was our National President, Mr. Elmer Charles and our amiable Vice- President Mr. John P. Balia. There were treats for the kiddies, movies and then gifts from Santa Claus. All who attended went away happy and are looking forward to next years Christmas Party. Election of Officers was held at the December meeting and the following were elected: John P. Balia, Pres., Julius Telegdy, Vice-Pres., Gus G. Nagy, Treas., Albert J. Stelkovics, Rec. Sec’y-. George Charles, Branch Mgr., Auditing Comm. Sue Mattie, Andrew Beres and Mary Weseloski. Our meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:30 in the evening, in the the United Church of Christ Hall, 130 Walter Lane. All are welcome. The members enjoyed the first New Year’s Eve Dinner-Dance in many years. We had a wonderful turnout. An excell­ent time was had by all, thanks to all who helped make this event such a success. Thanks especiallv to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Charles for the delicious dinner. 1. Mr. Elmer Charles, National Presi­dent, calls the meeting to order at 10:05 A. M. In his message of gieeting he states the following: It is a pleasure and joy for me to greet you and I belie\e that the greeting I read at the Convention is proper and fitting today, because con­vening of this meeting is as meaningful as the National Convention, perhaps even more important. A mandate has been given to us by the Delegates who repre­sent the entire membership. Trust has been placed in us to carry out this man­date. The same greeting I extended at the Convention I extend to you now — Welcome! Isten Hozott! Es su Casas! This is really our house which we must keep in order. We must tend to and make sure that our house is happy and joyful. We must have brotherly love for one an­other, for our membership and for all of mankind because that is the goal of our Association, helping our fellow man. At the Convention I could have used a par­able from the Bible, however, instead I used a phrase of our former President, Mr. Macker, who stated when asked the question if he would vote for me, “who can vote against success”. Therefore the Convention theme was “Success Breeds Success”. Today I give you the parable from the good book. A landowner had his field sowed with good seed. During the night the enemy stole in and scattered weeds among the good wheat seed. As the crop began to grow, the field hands asked the master: “How did the weeds get among the good seed?” and the master replied: “Our enemies conspired to sow the weeds among the good wheat seeds”. The field­­hands then asked the master whether or not they should pull out the weeds and the master said “No, because bv pulling out the weeds you may also pull out the good wheat. Let them grow together and at the time of harvest we will bundle the weeds together and burn them and the good wheat we will store in the barn”. This parable would have been fitting at the Convention because during the past four years, even though good seed was sown at the 1967 Convention, during the four vears, some weeds began to crop un. We did not pull out the so-called weeds, we left this up to the Convention. Again the Convention has sown good seed in electing vou as directors. We hope that in the next four vears we will not have any weeds grow among this good seed. It is our duty in the next four years to care for the sown seeds so that each year we get a better crop. We must be ever alert that no one sows any seeds of discontent among us. Our responsibility will not be easy, but we can accomplish great things by co­operation, unity and understanding. When a decision is made, we should accept the will of the majority. The success of this Board lies in the fact that we are willing to cooperate. It is not the position to which we are elected, but our disposition towards the office which we hold. Our disposition and attitude is paramount and with the proper attitude we can go forward in unity. The next four years is a term of grace, in which term we must rectify the abuses of the past, and as leaders, we must be prepared to protect the future growth of the Association, because if we do not, it will wither on the vine. In our position as duly elected Officers, we must be grateful, humble and above all, re­spect each other. Anything we set out to accomplish can be accomplished regard­less of how great the task is, if we have belief in it. We must dedicate ourselves to believing in one another, set our goals high and in unity do everything in our power to achieve these goals. 2. As usual, we unfortunately must re­port to you the death of certain members who, for their past service to the Associ­ation, were awarded the Illustrious Cita­tion. This past month, Mr. Joseph Batta, Illustrious Member from Branch 28, Youngstown, Ohio, passed away. Also, on the last day of the Convention, we re­ceived notice that Mrs. Mary Hudacek, a retired Home Office Employee had passed away. Also, we have one death among the Vietnamese Casualties, Willie Kuykendall, member of Branch 613, Pitts­burgh, Pennsylvania. For these and all our members who have passed away since the last meeting, please stand for a minute of silent prayer. We are sorry to hear that Mrs. Julia Bero, wife of Mr. Frank Bero, Director, is recuperating from a bout in the hospi­tal and we wish her a complete and speedy recovery. We wish to join in ex­tending Happy Birthday greetings to Honorary President, John Bencze, who on November 5, 1971 celebrated his 89th Birthday. Also celebrating their birthday this month are Rev. Andrew P. Jacobs. Director, and Stephen Lang, Jr. In addi­tion to this, Stephen Lang and his wife are celebrating their 31st Wedding Anni­versary. We extend to them our best wishes and congratulations. Among those who 9 T

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