William Penn Life, 1998 (33. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1998-04-01 / 4. szám

April 1998, William Penn Life, Page 7 Branch News Several members of Branch 13 recently visited the First Presbyterian Church in Delray Beach, Fla. Pictured here are (l-r) the Rev. Dr. Theodore A. Bush, Ladislau Bondar, Lois Bondar, Dr. John Radvany, Olga Radvany, Judith Pásztor, the Rev. Dr. Janos D. Pásztor, Elsie Radvany, Frank J. Radvany, Helen Antal and Benjamin Antal. Officers of Branch 336for 1998 are (seated) Alva Fissel, auditor; (stand­ing, l-r) Jennifer Myers, Secretary; Zita Prowse, Christmas chairwoman; Steve Fisher, president; and Charles Johns, treasurer. Not pictured are Richard Gray, vice president, and Betty Pressley, auditor. Branch 13 Trenton, NJ By Elsie H. Radvany Branch 13 Secretary We are all looking forward to the 55th Annual Bowling Tournament in Dayton, Ohio. Another important event to occur at the same time is the annual meeting of the William Penn Fraternal Association Schol­arship Foundation. All members and representatives to the meeting are urged to submit their donations and pledges at the meeting. The Foundation, which benefits our youth who are seeking a higher edu­cation, has grown tremendously due to our wholehearted support. I recently visited Florida with my husband, Frank, secretary of the Board emeritus; his brother, Dr. John Radvany; and his brother’s wife, Olga. We visited the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach, Fla. The senior pastor of the church, the Rev. Theodore A. Bush, Ph.D., introduced the guest speaker, the Rev. Prof. Janos D. Pásztor, Th.D., of the Reformed Church of Hungary, and his wife, Judith. Dr. Pásztor delivered an inspirational sermon. A native of Budapest, Dr. Pásztor has served as professor of ecumenical theology at the Re­formed Theological Academy at Karoli Gaspar University in Budapest since 1988. Mrs. Pásztor also participated in the service we attended. She is ac­tive in women’s ministries in the Hungarian Reformed Church. A reception followed the service at which several Hungarian mem­bers of the church were present. We were very delighted to be present for this momentous occasion. For servicing your life insurance needs, contact Elsie H. Radvany, 2006 Yardley Road, Morrisville, PA 19067, or call (215) 295-2222. Branch 14 Cleveland, OH By Dawn D. Ward Branch 14 Reporter The typical winter weather which avoided northern Ohio this year re­turned the week of the Branch 14 March meeting. Although the meet­ing was cancelled, the officers are still busy planning upcoming events. Any Branch 14 member inter­ested in going to Northfield Park Racetrack should call Carol Perkins, branch treasurer, at (440) 238-6465 by April 18. Past trips to the racetrack have fun evenings with guests playing the horses and enjoying a delicious buffet dinner. The WPA bowling and golf tournaments are just around the comer, and Branch 14 would be glad to sponsor any members who are interested in representing the branch. Branch 14 members may now order tickets for the outing to Ce­dar Point by completing the form found in this issue and sending it to the Ward Agency. All ticket re­quests must be received by May 20. Any Branch 14 member who is interested in going on a bus trip to Mountaineer (W. Va.) racetrack and gaming resort July 13 should con­tact Carol Perkins at (440) 238- 6465. Reservations for this trip must be made by June 30. The next Branch 14 meeting will be held Wednesday, April 8, at the Grand Bay Clubhouse, 7001 West Cross Creek Trail, Brecksville, at 7:30 p.m. All Branch 14 members are encouraged to attend. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI By Barbara A. House National Director I I am pleased to hear from so many of you that want to bowl. We will try to place you on a team as soon as possible. Please keep calling me with your names. Don’t forget your little ones. They are welcome bowlers, too. Pm-looking forward to seeing all your familiar faces in May. I can’t wait. Tom and I just returned from the March 15 celebration that was sponsored by the WPA and the Hungarian Room Committee of the University of Pittsburgh. This was a commemoration of the 150th an­niversary of the Hungarian War of Independence. What a beautiful program! Thank you to all who worked so hard to put this on. Branch 28 Youngstown, Ohio, sent a whole bus load of guests. It was wonderful to see fratemalism at its finest. Special hello to Bill and Caroline Mayor. Keep up the good work; you look great. Happy birthday to Rose Antal and Rey Holguin. May you have many more. At this writing, Rose is :n Hungary. I know she is cel­eb. ..ting like she never did before. I wish I could have been with her. I’m sure you all saw the ad for the Hungarian Language Camp. Remember, the first 25 reservations will get to attend. Get yours in as soon as possible. Tom and I both have ours in. We would love to see you there. Special hello to Frank Toth. Happy belated birthday. As you know, we are planning to host a 50-year member banquet in September. We will honor all those who have been members since 1947 and 1948. If you have not been honored yet and have been a member for 50 years, please call me. We will check it out and make sure you are on the invitation list. Please remember the family of James Dandy in your prayers. He was much loved. Rest in peace, Jim. Our next two meetings will be held April 10 and May 8. Please try to attend. We would love to hear from you. For any life insurance needs, or if you have news to share, please call me at (313) 383-4472. Have a happy and blessed Eas­ter. May you be with those you love. Branch 28 Youngstown, OH By Kathy Novak Branch 28 Reporter Happy spring! Happy Easter! Commemorating the 150th an­niversary of the 1848 War of Inde­pendence was a double event of many Youngstown Hungarians. First, the Youngstown American Hungarian Federation hosted its annual program on Sunday, March 15, at the Franciscan Friary. The afternoon program included open­ing and closing remarks by the Rev. Matthew Kiss. The speaker this year was Gabor Tamas. Hungarian songs were sung by the Hungarian choir and Mrs. Agi Tamas. Mrs. Tamas also recited the famous “Nemzeti Dal.” Federation officers placed a wreath at the statue of St. Stephen. A brief social followed. Then a group of 41 boarded a bus to travel to Pittsburgh for the festive program held at the William Pitt Union ballroom. Among our group was Csongor Kisfaludy, an exchange student from Hungary currently studying at Youngstown State University. All those in atten­dance agreed that it was a wonder­ful program and dinner. Congratu­lations to the Hungarian Room Committee of the University of Pittsburgh and the WPA for orga­nizing such a gala event. I thank all those who helped get our group to Pittsburgh, especially the officers of both sponsoring groups. We appreciated their help and the special recognition we re­ceived during the event. Thanks also go to Maria Goda and to Frank and Mary Schauer for taking reser­vations and arranging for the bus. Congratulations to the Rev. Alexander Krupa who, at the age of 90, passed his United States citi­zenship test. Many happy returns to all those celebrating birthdays and anniver­saries this month. Heartfelt prayers go out to all who have recently lost a loved one. Insurance questions? Call Alan Szabó at (330) 797-5057. Branch 129 Columbus, OH By Arpad Sibrik Branch 129 Coordinator Branch 129 members please note: the April branch meeting will be held one week later than usual, on April 15. The reason: on April 8, Bishop Tokes from Temasvar, Romania, will be in Columbus. He was a leader in the revolt against Romania’s communist govern­ment. A dinner in his honor will be hosted at 6:30 p.m. in the Hungar­ian Reformed Church, followed at 7:30 p.m. by a service conducted by Bishop Tokes. Nearly all of our branch’s offic­ers are members of the church and want to attend this dinner and ser­vice. Therefore, we will hold our meeting on April 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Continued on Page 12

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