William Penn Life, 1998 (33. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1998-04-01 / 4. szám
Volume 33, Number 4 Address Correction Requested April 1998 Deadlines for 55th annual bowling tourney draw near PITTSBURGH - Ah, April. Flowers are in bloom. Birds are singing. Bowling tournament entry forms are due. Oops. Almost forgot, didn’t you? Relax. Everything you need to register for our 55th Annual Bowling Tournament can be found inside this issue. The first thing you want to do is grab a pen and fill out the adult bowling entry form on Page 5. Write out your, check for the proper amount, and mail both the adult form and check before midnight, April 15. Next, fill out the Juvenile Fun Event entry form, also on Page 5, so your kids can have some fun, too. Again, write out a check for the proper amount, and mail the juvenile form and check before the midnight April 20 deadline. Now, turn to Page 4. Fill out the Bowling Tournament Awards Dinner reservation form. Cut a check for the dinner, and (you guessed it) mail the form and check to us by May 8. There, you and your family are ready to join us for a fun-filled weekend in Dayton. The weekend will officially begin on Friday, May 22, with the annual meeting of the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation. The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, the headquarters for this year’s tournament. After the meeting, a reception for all bowlers and guests, with plenty of free food and beverages, will be held at the Crowne Plaza. The adult team and juvenile bowling events will be held Saturday, May 23, at Beaver-Vu Bowl. The adult singles and doubles competitions will be held at Beaver-Vu on Sunday, May 24. Free bus transportation between the hotel and lanes will be available. Once again, adult life-benefit members of the WPA will have the chance to win a special $10,000 prize for bowling a 300 game. The prize will be awarded to the first eligible bowler who bowls a perfect 300 game during official tournament play. If no one wins the prize on Saturday, all eligible bowlers will have another shot at winning the 10 grand during Sunday’s play. To be eligible to win this prize (feel free to sing along it you know the words), a bowler must: (1) be age 18 or older; and (2) be an adult life-benefit member of the William Penn Association as of April 1, 1998, with at least one year’s premium paid. No more than one $ 10,000 prize will be awarded during the tournament. On Saturday evening bowlers and guests will gather in casualwe repeat, casual-Miie for the annual bowling tournament awards dinner at the Crowne Plaza. The evening will feature a pre-dinner cash bar, dinner (featuring a special children’s menu for yer yungins’), door prizes and an auction-raffle for a vacation trip. Our tournament crew has put together a great weekend and we’ll be on hand to make sure everyone in your family has fun. So, don’t delay ... send in your entry forms today! WPA joins in commemoration of Hungarian War of Independence Elizabeth Laura Molnár sings a Hungarian song to the accompaniment of pianist and vocal teacher Mary Ann Seibel at the commemoration. PITTSBURGH — About 140 members of the WPA and the Hungarian Room Committee of the University of Pittsburgh commemo-Carrie Gruenloh addresses the audience at the commemoration. rated the 150th anniversary of the Hungarian War of Independence with a dinner March 15 in the university’s William Pitt Union ballroom. The dinner guests enjoyed a delicious pork dinner prepared and served by the university’s staff, as well as a program that reflected the history, emotional spirit and traditions of Hungary both past and present. The evening began with a warm welcome from master of ceremonies Roger G. Nagy, vice chairman of the WPA Board of Directors and chairman of the Hungarian Room Committee. The Rev. Daniel Borsay, pastor of the Free Hungarian Reformed Church of McKeesport, Pa., offered the invocation in both English and Hungarian. Then all rose to sing the American and Hungarian national anthems. After dinner, George S. Charles Jr., WPA national president, spoke on the War of Independence, its leaders, its heroes and its significance to Hungarians both then and now. With that historical perspective in place, Barbara Kerékgyártó captured the freedom-loving spirit of those Hungarian heroes of the past through her dramatic recitation of the Arany János poem, “Emlények.” Carrie Gmenloh, a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh, brought the assembled guests back to the present with her reflections on her experiences as a student in Hungary last year. She spoke on how today’s Hungary is adjusting to freedom after the fall of communism, particularly the role of women in Hungarian society. The entertainment portion of the program featured a selection of traditional Hungarian songs and popular American tunes sung by Elizabeth Laura Molnár, accompanied by pianist and vocal teacher Mary Ann Seibel. Mr. Nagy thanked those from the WPA and the committee who worked hard to present the commemorative dinner. He also thanked all those who attended, in particular the 40 members and guests from WPA Branch 28 Youngstown, Ohio, who traveled by bus to join the Pittsburgh celebration. After the program, many guests stayed to enjoy the music of the George Bátyi Continental Ensemble.
