William Penn Life, 1987 (22. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1987-04-01 / 4. szám
I i Page 2, William Penn Lite, April 1987 WILLLm W PENN LIFE U S. Pottage Paid r Plttaburgh, PA Permit No. 2724 Editor Irvchief......................................................................... fl.„ n Altodat« Editor.......... Managing Editor.......... 709 Brighton Rd. Editing Office Plttaburgh, PA 16233 Area Code 1412)231-2979 Office of Publication 709 Brighton Rd.. Plttaburgh, PA 16233 Print production by Gateway Pratt, Inc., Monroeville, PA _ Publlthad Monthly Postmaster: If undelivered, plaaia tend form 3579 to: WILLIAM PENN ASSOCIATION 709 Brighton Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 16233 Fraternal Focus By John F. Kenawell , Executive V.P. Easter and fraternalism Christ Is Risen! These words will most likely be repeated as we attend our various religious services over the Easter holiday. Christ Is Risen, giving us a new spiritual life. As we look around us, we see new life everywhere — the green grass and new tree buds of Spring. It is a time when we feel a renewed closeness to our family and friends. And I can’t help but think of the William Penn’s efforts to reach out to its members with the best insurance products and new opportunities to share in fraternalism. Many of you who have been lifelong fraternalists tend to accept these things as routine. But, people who do not practice fraternalism continuously, do practice it fervently during Easter. Those special feelings of sharing with friends and relatives, of attending the glorious religious services and the enthusiasm of those around us during Easter can be felt all year long. Active William Penn members share these holiday feelings through their efforts, helping others through their branch activities and many national programs supported through their contributions. Our scholarship program, the Mount St. George Home for the Elderly and camp grounds, Penn Scenic View and various ethnic activities are just some of the ways William Penn members share with and help their brother man throughout the year. Just imagine — that great Easter feeling throughout the year. Participate in your branch and national fraternal activities. You will feel good. May God bless you throughout this Easter season. Friends send special 'thank you’ Our mail bag for March contained several interesting letters: one from a friend impressed by our facilities at Mount St. George, another from a member with a lead on a mysterious fraternal melody. But, the most welcome letter came from Sister Angela. She is the daughter of Mary Kun, the 93-year-old Lorain, Ohio, member visited recently by National President Banes. We’d like to share these letters with you. My dearest friends in Christ: Mother and I really appreciate the two lovely painted eggs which will complete our Easter decorations. Your eggs surely have to do with the beauty of the Easter message — there is always hope, no matter how dark the days may be. The tape, O Jézus Emlékezni Rad, is just beautiful. Mother is so grateful to you all for it. She listens to it daily, especially in the morning. It’s in her beautiful language. You surely let us know the Christ through your work, coming from such a distance to bring such love and joy. You really have touched our lives and so have become a part of us through our daily prayers for you. It’s good to know that we don’t have to do great and difficult things to help others. In the end, it may be the small and thoughtful things which make the greatest difference. Have a Happy and Blessed Easter. Sister Angela Lorain, Ohio Thank you, Sister Angela, for your gracious letter. It is people like you and your mother who make all our Letters to the editor If you would like to comment on our publicotion. the Associotion. your heritage or ony other topic that would be of interest to William Penn members, please write us. We ask only that you limit yourself to 250 words. Unsigned letters will not be published. Address your letters to: Monaging Editor. William Penn Life, 709 Brighton Road. Pittsburgh, Pa. 15233 efforts worthwhile. May you both enjoy the most Blessed of Easters. To Betty Szabó: Regarding the Verhovay fraternal melody (referred to in the February issue), this information may help. As a youngster about 1930 to 1935, I was brought up in a boarding house hotel in Bethlehem, Pa., known as the Atlantic Hotel. At the time a Hungarian immigrant, a musician and stage director known at times as Nicholas Heltaj(y) or Miklós Heltaj(y), lived there. He directed stage shows and plays in Hungarian at a Hungarian singing social club. He also directed a weekly Sunday radio program on station WSAN in Allentown, Pa. I hope this of help to you. Rudolph L. Rayner Bethlehem, Pa. We appreciate the lead, Mr. Rayner. We will let you and all our readers know of future developments in our search for the melody’s origins. Dear Mr. Lovász: I am writing to express my heartfelt thanks for the cordial warmth and generous hospitality extended to me and my associate, Mr. Roger B. Goodman, during our recent visit to the magnificent Mount St. George facility in Wellsburg, W.Va. It was, for sure, a mind-boggling experience. We were both completely awed by the scope, nature and potential of this property. Having visited many such homes, we must admit that this particular one is outstandingly superior for its warmth, its observable concern for the welfare of the aged who reside there, and its cleanliness. This facility, in our opinion and in fact, is a fraternal contribution of which all members of the William Penn Association can be justly proud. Talking about Mount St. George is one thing. Visiting it is quite another. From what we both learned, we are convinced that the potential for the immediate future of this superb installation is even more inspiring than its past and present. It is, we believe, a perfect setting for the development and establishment of an educational, cultural and social center of nationwide significance not only as the general public may be concerned but also to the Hungarian community in America. To convert such a potential into reality requires great vision and a determined "will-to-do.” This challenge, we believe, will be met by the William Penn Association under its present imaginative and capable leadership Paul Pulitzer Executive Editor Hungarian Heritage Review f i I Historically Speaking By Elizabeth Szabó, Fraternal Director Piecing together our history: a photograph from our past Many of our William Penn members were formerly members of other fraternal societies. Some of these societies were secular fraternals, others had religious affiliations. One of the largest and most recent mergers was with the Catholic Knights of St. George. While reviewing historical materials from various organizations in the archival collection at Mount St. George in Wellsburg, W.Va., I came across this very interesting photograph of a Cadet Group that belonged to Branch 17 of the Catholic Knights of St. George at St. Mary’s Parish in Altoona, Pa. The photograph was taken on Feb. 2, 1930. Can you folks in Altoona help us? Who are the adults? Do you recognize any of the children? Do you recognize yourself! Please write and tell us about the kind of activities this group was involved in and a little about how they conducted their meetings. I will be anxious to hear from you.
