William Penn Life, 1992 (27. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1992-02-01 / 2. szám
February 1992, William Penn Life, Page 5 Branch News Members of Branch 18 Detroit get ready to deliver three large holiday baskets to needy families in their area. Branch 28 member Mary Layshock recently earned her B.A. in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. Continued from Page 4 Branch 18 donated baskets of food and gifts to three area families who were truly in need. Many thanks to all of our members who contributed. A special thank you goes to Genevieve and Charles Molnár and family for their very generous donation. Sincere thanks are extended to Darlene Szatmári, Rena Bandy and crew for the work they did in organizing another successful Christmas party and the food baskets for the needy. The ladies auxiliary held its annual Christmas party on Dec. 15 at the club. The ladies and their guests were entertained by a piano player, sang Christmas carols and enjoyed another marvelous meal prepared by club manager Steve Szatmári. The ladies auxiliary also recently held its election of officers. Elected were: Rose Krumm, president; Anna Leny, vice president; Elsie Kantor, secretary; Eleanor Kender, treasurer; and Vera Giss and Marie Pribanyec, auditors. Congratulations, ladies! Congratulations to Betty Nemeth, who bowled a 276 game during Sunday William Penn League play on Dec. 29. She scored strikes in the first nine frames with a tap on the first ball in the 10th. Good bowling, Betty. Please pray for our recently departed members: Anna Balazs, Irene Bigush, Elizabeth Augenstern, Robert A. Porch, Elizabeth Rasky, Joseph S. Nykes, Stephen Ternyak, Frank Holozsi, Alexander Czap, Mike Kessler and former national president Elmer Charles. Our condolences to all their families. They will all be sadly missed. Please note that the local office at 1095 Ford Street in Wyandotte will be closed as of Jan. 31. Please direct all your inquiries to the Flome Office at 1-800-848- 7366. Our next branch meeting will be held on Monday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. at 1410 Southfield Road, Lincoln Park. Branch 22 Roebling, NJ By Jennifer Emri Branch 22 Secretary Our recent children’s Christmas party was a great success. The children all received wonderful presents from Santa, who promised to visit us again next year. We ended the afternoon with a fantastic pizza party and movie festival. It was a great way to start the holiday celebration for the kids. Before the party, election of branch officers was held with the following results: Dale Cole, president; Dennis Kish, vice president; Jennifer Emri, secretary; Barbara Emri, treasurer; and Eva Barota and Maria Tomosi, auditors. Barbara Emri also serves as branch coordinator. The oath of office was given by former national vice president Zoltán B. Emri. All officers pledged to make this the best year ever for our branch. Our branch continues to hold Hungarian language classes every week. Our beginners are doing very well now. Maria Tomosi has been a very helpful teacher. The students have expanded their vocabularies, and things are starting to come together. The advanced class continues to do very well, also. Zoltán Emri challenges the advanced students every week with something new Branch 28 President Steve Sándor (left), Secretary-Treasurer Irene Nemeth (right) and Santa (Vice President Steve Novak, center) share a moment with the children at the branch’s Christmas party. (Photo by Frank Schauer) or something they may have forgotten. Our classes meet every Thursday in the classrooms of Holy Assumption Church from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. On behalf of the branch, we wish everyone a very safe and happy year. Branch 26 Sharon, PA By Betty Panin Branch 26 President Branch 26 held its annual Christmas party on Saturday, Dec. 14. Those in attendance enjoyed a delicious buffet lunch of kolbász, sauerkraut, hot dogs, scalloped potatoes, baked beans, cookies and refreshments. After lunch, well-known local magician Ray Witkowski thrilled the children with his magical tricks. Then came a visit from the big man from the North, Santa Claus (skillfully portrayed by Bill Puhala), who distributed bags of candy, fruit and popcorn balls. He also gave out coloring books, crayons and pencils supplied by the Home Office. It was also noted that our branch was once again participating in the holiday basket program sponsored by the Home Office. Our thanks go to the kitchen workers who helped make this party a success: Julie Dobay, Mary Bowser, Ceil Light and Betty Panin. The following officers were reelected to serve our branch in 1992: Betty Panin, president; Louis Varga, vice president; Julie Dobay, recording secretary; and Steve Emery, treasurer. Branch 26 extends its sincere thanks to the Home Office for its contribution to our Christmas party. Branch 28 Youngstown, OH Kathy Novak Branch 28 Reporter As the new year begins, several area Hungarian churches have new pastors to lead them. The Rev. George Mészáros was appointed to Holy Trinity Church in Farrell, Pa.; the Rev. John Trimbur began his service at St. Stephen of Hungary Church; and the Rev. Ken Sausman became intermediate minister to the people of the American-Hungarian Reformed Church. Special thanks to Frank Schauer for providing the photograph from the 1991 Christmas party. Best wishes to all those members celebrating birthdays or anniversaries this month. We also extend our sincere condolences to those members who have recently lost loved ones. Congratulations to branch member Mary G. Layshock who received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism Dec. 8 from the University of Texas at Austin College of Communications. Mary is the daughter of Mary J. Layshock of West Columbia, Texas, and the late Edward A. Layshock. Mary and her family are members of Branch 28, and her grandmother, Anna Jantson of Warren, Ohio, was a William Penn member for many years. Branch 28 holds its regular meetings on the third Sunday of every month at the home of Branch President Steve Sándor, 133 Struthers-Coitsville Road. We hope to see a lot of branch members at the next meeting. For any information about the branch and our insurance plans, call Alan Szabó at (216) 792- 7851 or Branch Coordinator GabeNamethat(216)792-8145. If anyone has news to share with other William Penn members, please call me at (216) 746- 7704 so I can include it in our next branch report. Branch 44 Akron, OH By Elizabeth K. Darago Branch 44 President Happy 1992 to all new and continuing Branch 44 members! The last quarter of 1991 was busy for our members. In October, Hungarian videos were enjoyed. In November, we played "Scholarship Bingo” and everyone went home a winner. There were stuffed animals, books, sweatshirts, member donated items and porcelain plates and books from the Home Office in Pittsburgh. In December members and guests "monkeyed around” at our annual holiday party. The How-D Monkey Show entertained guests. After the show, a monkey sat on the arm of each member. Branch Vice President Joe Naswadi distributed the children’s presents. Members sang Christmas carols, won door prizes, ate good food and had a chance to buy Hungarian goodies from Magyar Marketing. It was a happy year-end to a busy 1991 for Branch 44. If you lost a glass pyrex lid at the party, call 673-3347. The lid is clean and waiting for its owner. In 1992 we’re planning more family activities to interest our members. Here’s the schedule of meetings for the first quarter of 1992: January: no meeting, officers planning the year. February: no meeting, members Las Vegas trip. March 8: Spring-Fling-Bingo (prizes and surprises!) Five dollars for two cards. Net proceeds to benefit the William Penn’s scholarship foundation. 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. All meetings will be held at the CYO Hall at Hóban High School (use front, center entrance). Thanks to you, four Akron- Barberton families were helped by Branch 44 holiday food baskets in 1991. Names of the families we aided were provided by the Salvation Army. Party ware and soft drinks remaining from the family holiday party were included in the food baskets. At the recent annual election of officers, the following were unanimously reelected: Elizabeth Darago, president; Joe Naswadi, vice president; Marilyn Darago, treasurer; and Helen Eberhardt and Alex Darago, auditors. Members nominated from the floor Carman Darago for secretary. She was unanimously elected. Your ideas and thoughts are important to us. Let us know what you want to do in 1992. Branch 44 is your branch. Call 673-3347 with any comments, ideas or suggestions. For your insurance needs, call Alan Szabó at 798-9515. Branch 59 Windber, PA By Dorothy Gall Branch 59 Secretary and Coordinator Branch 59 held its children’s Christmas party Dec. 8 at Mimo’s Family Restaurant. We were very pleased with the number of children and family members that attended the party. The highlight of the party was a visit from Santa Claus. Each child had a chance to tell Santa what he or she wanted for Christmas and received a treat. Everyone present enjoyed a fine meal and had a great time socializing and singing Christmas carols. Thanks to all those who helped Continued on Page 6
