William Penn Life, 1983 (18. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1983-04-01 / 2. szám
where a building was being built. This site was to be the “Hungarian Hall’’ or which is now known as the William Penn Club. Mike was just 10 years old at the time and since he loved horses, he helped the gypsy haul bricks, a wagon load at a time, from a brick yard which was a mile away. His sturdy little legs pulled the chain dump wagon and dumped the bricks in a pile. Little did he realize then, that at the age of 69 he would still be around this building for which he carried all those bricks!! Mike Szekely Mike Szekely is one of the familiar faces at the club daily. He said he has so many memories of the “Hungarian Hall’’, the “Verhovay Club” and now its final name “William Penn Club”. He recalls the Hungarian dinners cooked by Mrs. Louis Tosha, her helpers, Mrs. Steve Korosy, Mrs. James Sera, Mrs. Glenn Rhoads, Mrs. Ingatz Bara and oh, so many many people who gave so much of their time and life to have fraternalism shared by all and the fraternalism is still being shared here in the year of 1983! In the year of 1930, the Hungarian language was spoken more than the English language at the then Hungarian Hall. There was a member named Joe Dugan, who visited the club daily as Mike Szekely did. The manager of the club at that time was a man named George Toth. George would talk Hungarian to Joe Dugan. However Joe wasn’t Hungarian but it became natural for him to pick up a phrase here and there. He even learned Eleanor and Joe Dugan to pick up on some of the Hungarian songs. Some nice and some kind of spicy!! He couldn’t carry on a lengthy conversation but enough to make people wonder about Joe’s nationality. Here Joe says it’s the year of 1983 and there are not many of the old teachers left but he still remembers what George Toth taught him. We here at Br. 189 enjoy your stories of Mr. Toth and his teaching you the Hungarian language. Old memories are something to cherish aren’t they??!! Our social dinner was a huge success and well attended. Three hundred people were served a delicious swiss steak dinner cooked by Penny Duruttya and her helpers Jennie Carman, Shelley and Kelley Summers, Lori McClung, Andrea Duruttya, Theresa Miller and Mary Mercer. Thank you to Wilbur Taylor, John F. Barany, Mrs. John F. Barany and to Mrs. Wilbur Taylor for assisting at serving the food. Thank you also to Branch Manager Zoltán Cibulas and President Mike Duruttya for organizing the affair. Last but not least, thank you to bartenders Carl Trumpeter and John A. Barany for attending to the bar. Penny Duruttya, Jennie Carman, Mary Mercer, Kelly Summers and Andrea Duruttya (front). National Director Steve Lesco and Pres. Mike Duruttya of Br. 189 posing for their picture! We enjoyed immensely the company of Mrs. and Mrs. James Telegdy, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rice and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Orosz from Uniontown, Ohio who were special guests of our social dinner. We thank them for the very nice compliments given our cook, Penny Duruttya for the delicious dinner served and the enjoyable evening shared with us here at Alliance, Ohio Br. 189. We hope you will come and visit us again! After the dinner an enjoyable time was spent dancing to the music of the Avenue Band and “Pug” too! That Pug blows a mean sa.xaphone and beats good congo drums!! Election of delegates and alternate delegates to the 30th General Convention for Br. 189 will be held May 18, 1983 at 7:30 P.M. at the William Penn Club. We, here in Alliance, Ohio Br. 189, are looking forward to the 40th National Bowling Tournament in Detroit, Michigan! Don’t forget to call (216) 823-2028. the Zoltán Cibulas phone number, for your insurance needs. He’s never too busy to help you with your insurance needs. See you in Detroit!!! Fraternally, Marie Duruttya Branch 249 Dayton, Ohio Due to your editor undergoing surgery during the first part of February, information regarding our Branch did not appear in the Branch Highlights column. Our annual branch meeting was held on December 20, 1982, at St. Stephen’s Hall. Results of the election of Officers for the ensuing year are as follows: President, John Motko; Vice President, John Dúsak; Vice President of Fraternal Affairs, Steve Horvath; Auditors, Frank Hoffer and Mike Mayerchak; Secretary-Treasurer, Anne Marie Kertesz. We wish them an abundance of success in guiding our Branch during their new term of office. During the month of January, our branch sponsored a project of making and selling Hungarian sausage under the expert guidance of John Motko, Branch President. We wish to thank all those who supported this event. No branch can survive without planned fraternal activities. Special thanks are in order to the workers, John Motko, Mike and Betty Mayerchak, Helen Farkas, Margaret Bauer and Francis Gebhart. 13
