William Penn Life, 1989 (24. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1989-05-01 / 5. szám

Volume 24

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May 1989

Number 5

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Bowling tourney to offer weekend of fun activities

Pittsburgh City Controller Tom Flaherty is welcomed into the William Penn fraternal family by National President Stephen G. Danko, National Secretary E. E. Vargo and National Vice President Zoltán B. Emri.

Pittsburgh City Controller visits Home Office, joins WPA

PITTSBURGH — Both bowlers and non-bowling guests will have plenty to see and do at the 46th Annual William Penn Association National Bowling Tournament and Scholarship Days to be held here May 26 to 28.

For bowlers, the main attraction will be the singles, doubles and team bowling competitions to be played Saturday and Sunday at Princess Lanes in Whitehall, Pa., near downtown Pittsburgh.

But all guests will be able to enjoy a wide variety of activities, giving them a taste of our Association’s fraternal spirit, the host city’s beauty and history, and Pittsburgh’s diverse ethnic heritage.

The weekend’s activities will officially begin at 5:00 p.m. Friday with the annual meeting of the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation. At approximately 6:00 p.m. the Louis L. Varga Scholars Guild will hold its annual meeting. Both meetings will be held at the Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel, headquarters for this year’s tournament.

From 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. a

special reception will be held at the hotel for all bowlers and their guests. Members will be able to enjoy food and beverages as they renew old acquaintances and warm up to the fraternal spirit of the weekend.

On Saturday morning, free

Inside____

■ Age limits widened for summer

computer camp........Page 2.

■ Two members display world of

musical talent............Page 3.

■ Information and sign-up form

for golf tourney........Page 4.

■ WPA takes active role at Pitt’s Hungarian Room.... Page 8.

■ Fraternals salute FICs this

month......................Page 12.

Next Deadline May 19

shuttle service between the hotel and bowling lanes will begin at 7:30. The opening ceremony will be held at the lanes at 9:00, followed immediately by the team bowling event.

For non-bowling guests a sightseeing tour of Pittsburgh will be offered from noon to 4:00 p.m. Saturday. The tour will include a visit to the famous Nationality Rooms at the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning.

The cost for the tour is $8 per person. Reservations can be made by calling National Secretary E. E. Vargo at (412) 231-2979.

On Saturday evening the focus shifts back to the hotel for the annual tournament awards banquet. Cash bar will open at 6:00 with dinner served at 7:00. Following the dinner program, guests are invited to enjoy dancing to a live band until midnight.

Shuttle service to the bowling lanes will resume Sunday morning at 7:30. The doubles and singles competitions will begin at

9:00.

While bowlers try their best to win individual and team honors, they will also try to bowl that perfect game that could win them $10,000.

To be eligible for the $10,000 prize, a bowler must be a life benefit member of the William Penn Association by April 1, See 'Bowling’ Page 2

PITTSBURGH — A workshop teaching young adults how to lobby for the human rights of Hungarians in Rumania and other East European states will be held June 3 and 4 at Camp Rolling Hills in Wellsburg, W.Va.

The lobbying workshop is being sponsored by the William Penn Assocition and the Hungarian Communion of Friends (Magyar Barad Közösség).

It is designed for people ages 17 to 28 who want to become active in the human rights strug-PITTSBURGH - The Home Office recently received a special visit from one of the Association’s newest and most famous members, Pittsburgh City Controller and Mayoral Candidate Tom Flaherty.

In the presence of the National Officers, Mr. Flaherty signed an application for a $10,000 ordinary life plan and thus joined his mother as a member of the William Penn.

National President Stephen G. Danko then led the entire Home

gles of Hungarians living outside of Hungary.

The workshop will present instructors who have both practical lobbying experience and a clear understanding of the needs of Hungarians in East Europe.

It will focus on practical and effective ways of contacting and influencing public officials and the mass media. Among the methods to be discussed will be organizing local pressure groups, writing and distributing news releases, writing letters to editors

Office staff in welcoming the Democratic Party endorsed candidate for Mayor of Pittsburgh.

"We are pleased to welcome Mr. Flaherty to the William Penn’s fraternal family, and we wish him well in the present campaign,” President Danko said.

Mr. Flaherty spoke to the assembled employees, telling them it was "a privilege to meet this fine staff. I am sure each of you has contributed, and will continue to contribute, your best

and public officials, building alliances with other interest groups, and developing communication channels to public officials and the news media.

The workshop will also offer a discussion on the characteristics of American politics.

The staff for the workshop will include National President Stephen G. Danko, Beata Kovács, Bernard Tamas, László Hamos, Andrew Ludanyi, Peter Ujvagi and Kathy Awakumovits.

efforts for the benefit of our great fraternal society and for the City of Pittsburgh.”

He then greeted each employee with a smile and handshake, pausing briefly several times to chat with employees who are residents of the city.

Mr. Flaherty has served in public office for the past 14 years. He served four years as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives and four years as a member of Pittsburgh City See 'Flaherty’ Page 8

Registration fee is $25 per person and should be made payable to the William Penn Association. The workshop will be limited to 20 participants. Applications will be taken on a first-come, firstserved basis.

Anyone interested in attending the workshop should complete the application form on Page 6 and send it, along with the registration fee, to: Stephen G. Danko, National President, William Penn Association, 709 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233.

Association sponsorslobbying workshop