William Penn Life, 1982 (17. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1982-07-01 / 3. szám
39th National Bowling Tournament . . . Cleveland, Ohio was the center of William Penn Association fraternal activities on the long weekend of May 28 thru May 31, 1982, the Memorial Day weekend. The Plum City, as Cleveland is now known, proved to be very hospitable to all of the William Penners who took part in this pleasant event. The activities commenced Friday evening with the annual meeting of the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation. It was gratifying to see more than 80 Officers, Directors and Members present to participate in the evaluation of last year's activities and to lay plans for the future. Minutes of this important meeting are published elsewhere in this issue. After the Scholarship Meeting, the General Hospitality Room doors were thrown open to the Bowlers and William Penn Members. The food was appetizing, it was served buffet style, and the long table seemed to be overladen with morsel after morsel of delicious goodies. We tip our hats to the Branch 14 committee for a top-notch job of entertaining the guests. During the evening, Rab Jóska and his trio entertained very reservedly, but very beautifully. People could not help humming, singing and even dancing to the well-known and not so familiar Magyar folksongs and excerpts from famous Hungarian Operetta's. Truly a pleasant evening. Early Saturday morning, the Bond Court Hotel's dining room was alive with bowlers, getting breakfast before the commencement of the Tournament. The buses were waiting to take the bowlers and guests to the Stardust Lanes. As usual, there was a shortage of scorekeepers, but year after year, we are getting to live with this inconvenience. At contract signing time, Lane Management assures the Tournament Administrators of sufficient scorekeepers, but generally this remains a promise only. Nevertheless, Tournament Administrator, Steve Lesco, Director, welcomed the bowlers on behalf of the Cleveland Committee and Branch 14 members. Greetings and good wishes were extended by Mr. Elmer Charles, National President. He conveyed the good wishes of Mr. John P. Balia, National Vice- President, Tournament Co- Administrator, who was confined to a hospital bed. After singing of the Star Spangled Banner, Mr. Louis L. Varga, National Vice-President, rolled the first ball to officially start the competition. Results of the bowling are to be found elsewhere in this issue. Our congratulations to the winners. Our sincere thanks to all for taking an active part in this Tournament. Let us believe that at the 40th National Tournament, in Detroit, Michigan, we will have a larger number of teams participating. The social event of Saturday was of course the Banquet and Dance in the ballroom of the Bond Court Hotel. The program was opened by Director Steve Lesco, who welcomed the guests. Reverend Home Office Moved Effective July 1, 1982, the William Penn Association's Home Office has moved from 429 Forbes Avenue to: 100 Wood Street Building Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222 Telephone number is the same: (412) 281-8950. Stephen Csertoros of the West Side Hungarian Reformed Church, offered the invocation after the assembled guests sang the Star Spangled Banner and the Magyar Himnusz. The dinner was excellently and efficiently served, which helped to make the evening a big success. During the dinner, Rab Jóska and his fine Continental Orchestra entertained the guests. A short program followed, M.C.'d by Director Lesco. He called upon Mr. Elmer Charles, National President, for greetings and remarks. In his speech, Mr. Charles thanked the bowlers and members for participating in the weekend program. He than elaborated on the Fraternal Communicators program sponsored by the National Fraternal Congress of America, of which the William Penn is an active member. A Fraternal Communicator is a member of the Association who shares fraternalism with family members, coworkers, friends, neighbors and citizens of the community at large. Fraternal Communicators are needed to preserve and strengthen the fraternal benefit system by communicating the value of fraternalism. The Board of Directors selected the national William Penn Association Fraternal Communicator in the person of Mr. Zoltán Gombos, President of Liberty Publishing Co., Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Charles called Mr. Gombos to the microphone and presented to him the Fraternal Communicators plaque. The plaque reads as follows: Mr. Zoltán Gombos Editor and Publisher Szabadság & Népszava 1938-1982 Given in grateful appreciation and recognition for his services as Editor Publisher of Hun(Continued on Page 7)
