William Penn Life, 1991 (26. évfolyam, 2-10. szám)

1991-08-01 / 8. szám

WILLIAM WpENN LIFE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION WILLIAM PENN ASSOCIATION Volume 26 August 1991 Number 8 ■■ ■ This young guest at the William Penn Home Festival gets into the spirit of the day by having her face painted by Home Office employee Debra Evans. More Festival photos appear on Page 2. (Photo by John E. Lovász) William Penn hosts successful National Golf Tournament Members, guests enjoy fellowship at 69th Festival WARRENDALE, PA — Our members and friends helped to make the recent Eighth Annual National Golf Tournament a­­nother record-setting affair for the Association. More than 170 golfers played in the 18-hole tournament, held Saturday, July 13, at the Venango Trail Golf Club in Warrendale, just north of Pittsburgh. The weekend also netted a record $3,316 for the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation. Of that total, $516 was collected during the putting contest held Friday, July 12, at the Sheraton Inn North. It was the most money ever raised at one of the Associa­tion’s putting contests. The remaining $2,800 was raised through the tournament’s hole sponsorship program, set­ting a new high mark for the three-year-old program. "We are very pleased with the results from this year’s tourna­ment,” said National President E. E. Vargo. "Just look at the numbers. They show that our golf tournament continues to grow both in popularity with our members and in importance to our Scholarship Foundation.” The first tournament, held in 1984, drew 76 golfers. Since then participation in the tournament has grown by 133 percent. The total amount of funds raised for the Scholarship Foundation has also grown steadily each year. Adding to this success is the amount of fun everyone seems to have during the weekend. From the Friday night reception to Sat-See GOLF Page 3 WELLSBURG, WV — Hun­dreds of William Penn members and friends gathered together on July 28 to share in the fun and fellowship of the 69th Annual William Penn Home Festival. Those attending the affair en­joyed a variety of treats that delighted all the senses. There were the aromas and flavors of delicious homemade veal papri­kas, hot sausage and palacsinta. There were the sounds of a Hun­garian string quartet. There were the joyful sights of children play­ing and young adults performing Hungarian dances in folk attire. And there was the relaxing sensa­tion of just being outdoors on a warm summer afternoon. The ones who seemed to enjoy the day the most were the chil­dren. Throughout the afternoon one could see young boys and girls with their parents taking a hayride around the Home’s 500- plus acres, or sitting down to have their faces painted. By the middle of the afternoon, all the children were ready to play the games designed just for them. Whether it involved hur­riedly stuffing a bag full of candy or seeing how far one could kick off their shoe, the games truly delighted the children and enter­tained their parents. The children were not the only ones having fun. Many an adult could be seen sampling the sweet, freshly made palacsinta or satis­fying their thirst with a cold beverage. Others tried their luck at the fun and challenging games of chance, while still others sim­ply listened to the Hungarian musicians. Some even could be heard singing along with an old familiar tune. Towards the latter part of the afternoon, most guests gathered together to watch the William Penn Association Magyar Folk Dancers of McKeesport, Pa., per­form several traditional folk dances. The day ended with a series of drawings for prizes including handmade afghans and wreaths, small appliances, a Hungarian doll, embroidered tablecloths and several baskets of cheer. First prize in the Memorial Honor Roll drawing went to Ivy and Joseph Parker, two residents of the Home. They won $100 and inscription of their names on the Memorial Honor Roll plaque. Isabelle Balint of Weirton, W.Va., won the $50 second prize and Jennie Mate of Winter Ha­ven, Fla., won the $25 third prize. Everyone who attended had a good time, thanks to the hard work and efforts of all those who planned, organized and worked at the Festival. They made it yet another successful fraternal event for our Association. President of free Hungary addresses U.N. Inside From The Wanderer Hungary finally became free on Sunday, June 30. By that day, the last units of the Soviet Red Army had withdrawn eastward to the Soviet Union after 46 years of occupation. Church bells rang for a full hour to celebrate and commemo­rate this final act in Hungary’s long and painful drama which began in 1945 when Soviet troops entered the country and installed a Stalinist regime subservient to Moscow. Now, a generation later in a historic bit of irony, Hungary’s first freely elected president, Árpád Göncz, a former freedom fighter and dissident, visited the United Nations as chief of state. President Göncz, a prize-win­ning author and parliamentarian, was sentenced to life imprison­ment for his role in the abortive 1956 revolution. He observed that "one and a half years ago I could never have dreamed any of this possible.” Yet victory in the 1989 revolutions that swept the old East Bloc did not bypass Budapest this time. He stressed that the new demo­cratic Hungary faces a difficult transition in the political and socio-economic spheres. In an appeal to businessmen and friends, Göncz implored, "I am not asking for the taxpayers of America to support us, but I ask for the U.S.A.’s entrepreneurs to invest in our country to help the privatization.” He said Middle Europe will be the "best possible business deal of the century. We are not very far from Western Europe and our potential is great indeed.” The Budapest government is moving rapidly to assimilate in Europe; later this year, Hungary will gain associate status in the European Community. Göncz added that "in 1993 we hope to begin negotiations to full mem­bership in the EC.” He conceded that with the cur­rent state of the Hungarian econo­my, joining will be difficult. "We are an old member of the Euro­pean family, but without the help of the U.S.A. and Europe we cannot survive.” ■ Fraternalists visit Ellis Island to honor flag............Page 2. ■ WPA holds trip-to-Hungary drawing.......................Page 2. ■ Minutes of the April Board meeting.......................Page 9. ■ Official list of Convention delegates..........Pages 10-11. ■ The latest news and notes from our branches..........Page 12. Next Deadline August 30

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