William Penn Life, 1994 (29. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1994-05-01 / 5. szám
I Address Correction Requested I Non-Prom I Organization / I U.S. Postage PAID I Pittsburgh, PA I Permit No. 2724 WILLIAM PENN LIFE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WILLIAM PENN ASSOCIATION, 709 BRIGHTON RD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15233 Volume 29 May 1994 ■■■Ml Number 5 Annual golf tournament to be held July 16 PITTSBURGH — The fun and excitement of the William Penn’s annual golf tournament is only two months away. Anyone wishing to participate must send in their reservation form (found on Page 5) to the Home Office by June 28. The weekend will begin Friday, July 15 with a reception for all golfers and guests at the Sheraton Inn-Pittsburgh North in Mars, Pa. There will be good food, refreshments and the putting contest for the benefit of the Association’s scholarship foundation. The 18-hole tournament will be played on Saturday, July 16, at the Venango Trail Golf Club in Warrendale, Pa. There will be prizes for the lowest net and gross scores for both men and women, plus prizes for the winners of the skill shot contests open to all golfers. The big prize, a 1994 automobile, will go to the eligible golfer who scores a hole-in-one on the designated par-3 hole during tournament play. To be eligible for the hole-inone prize, a golfer must be a life benefit member of the William Penn by June 1, 1994, with at least one year’s premiums paid. The weekend’s activities will conclude Saturday evening with the golf awards dinner at the Sheraton Inn. All dinner guests will be eligible to win one of many free door prizes that evening. The exciting auction raffle for a new set of golf clubs and bag will be open only to life benefit members. Entry fee for the tournament is $33 for William Penn members, $40 for non-members. Tickets for the dinner are an additional $22. Accommodations at the Sheraton Inn are $60 (plus tax) per night, single or double. Hotel reservation cards will be sent to each group’s contact person. All golfers and guests must make their own hotel reservations. Golfers, branches, businesses and groups may also sign on as hole sponsors for the tournament for a $100 donation to the scholarship foundation. Those wishing to sponsor a hole should contact the Home Office. Golfers arriving early can play the Venango Trail course on Thursday, July 14. No tee times are available for Friday, July 15, as the course is hosting another tournament that day. However, there are several other nearby courses open that Friday. For more information call the Venango Trail Golf Club at (412) 776-4400. President Vargo (center) receives congratulations from WPA Chairman Joseph P. Arvay (left) and AHF President Prof. August J. Molnár. Pilgrimage to Pa. village honors famous statesman PITTSBURGH — The American Hungarian Churches and Organizations of Western Pennsylvania will pay respect to the memory of the great Hungarian statesman Louis Kossuth on the 100th anniversary of his death with a pilgrimage to Kossuth, Pennsyl-Inside___ ■ Last call for June tour to Hungary....................Page 2. ■ Director Hrabar honored by Woodbridge, N.J. ... Page 3. ■ WPA prepares for 5th language camp..........................Page 5. ■ '94 directory of William Penn branches..............Pages 8-9. ■ Summary of actuarial report for 1993..................Page 10. Next Deadline May 20 vania, on June 11. Those helping to plan the pilgrimage recently visited Kossuth. On this trip were National President E. E. Vargo; Endre Csornán, national secretary of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America; Dr. Aladar Komjáthy and Bert Olah. The Kossuth township supervisors, the local church and clergy and the local Masonic lodge are cooperating to make the pilgrimage a memorable event. Several members of the U.S. Congress have been invited to attend. On the day of the pilgrimage, buses will leave from Pittsburgh to transport participants to Kossuth. After a memorial service, a fellowship luncheon will be held in the nearby church hall. A large delegation from Montreal, Canada, is also planning to attend. Detailed information will be mailed to all American Hungarian churches, organizations and fraternal branches in the area. National President Vargo receives AHF service award NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — National President E. E. Vargo recently was honored as one of two recipients of the 1994 Distinguished Service Award of the American Hungarian Foundation (AHF). President Vargo and Gabriel Suto, associate editor of The News Tribune of Woodbridge, N.J., received their awards April 9 at the AHF’s 31st annual Carousel Ball held at the Shackamaxon Golf and Country Club in Scotch Plains, N.J. AHF President Prof. August J. Molnár said the two "are being honored for their distinguished professional accomplishments, for their far-reaching humanitarian and educational efforts and for enhancing the appreciation and understanding of the Hungarian cultural heritage in America.” In his acceptance speech, President Vargo said he was humbled by the honor and pledged to work even harder in preserving and promoting the Hungarian cultural heritage in America. He praised the AHF for its efforts in attracting public recognition to the achievements of Hungarians in America and urged all in attendance to continue supporting the AHF’s work. He also thanked the Association and his family for all the love and support they have given him throughout the years. President Vargo’s fraternal and professional accomplishments were recognized on the award plaque presented to him. The inscription outlined his service to the William Penn Association, first as its national secretary, and now as its national president. He has been active in the fraternal benefit system for 36 years as an honored leader on the local, state and national levels. He has served on the board of directors of the National Fraternal Congress of America and is the past president of the NFCA secretaries’ section. Recently, President Vargo was honored with the John Jordan Upchurch Award presented by the Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress. The Upchurch award is the highest honor bestowed by the Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress. Mr. Suto, the evening’s other honoree, has been a journalist for 35 years. A native of Carteret, N.J., and graduate of Rutgers University, he began his career as a reporter with The Perth Amboy Evening News. In 1966 he became the Sunday editor of The Home News in New Brunswick. In 1968 he received the first place award from the New Jersey Press Association for The Sunday Home News. He was named city editor in 1971, a post he held until 1980, when he became managing editor- Sunday and then managing editorsports in 1983. After 20 years with The Home News, he joined The News Tribune in 1986 as night managing editor and, later, as sports editor. Soon he was named associate editor. In this post during the past six years, Mr. Suto also served as synergy editor at the Continued on Page 6 WPA Chairman Joseph P. Arvay presents a donation of $ 10,000 from the William Penn to the American Hungarian Foundation. Receiving the check on behalf of the Foundation is AHF President Prof. August J. Molnár (right) as Carousel Ball Chairman John Kerekes Jr. looks on.