William Penn Life, 2001 (36. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2001-06-01 / 6. szám
perform and to be fed and entertained at the reception that followed. Mark your calendars for Sunday, July 29, to join Branch 28 members for a special summer outing. We are planning a bus trip to Mountaineer Park, a casino and racing resort. We'll leave at noon from the Boardman Red Lobster and return around 10:00 p.m. Cost for transportation is $10 per person with members receiving a monetary gift at the resort. For more information call Maria Coda at (330) 793-4905. Plans are also being made for a bus trip to Penn Scenic View on Sept. 15. See next month's article for more information. If you're looking for Hungarian food and music, plan on attending the following summer events: • St. Stephen of Hungary Church gathering, July 22, at 854 Wilson Ave. Activities start at 12:30 p.m. • The Youngstown American Hungarian Federation's Annual Magyar Nap, Aug. 12, at 2219 Donald Ave., beginning at 1:00 p.m. • Hungarian Heritage Day, Sept. 16, at the Youngstown Hungarian Club, 2219 Donald Ave. Get well wishes to those not feeling up to par. Hoping all our birthday celebrants, especially branch Vice President Frank Schauer, and all the anniversary couples enjoy their special day. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have recently lost a loved one. Have questions about insurance or our branch? Call Alan Szabó at (330) 482-9994, or me at (330) 746-7704. Happy summer. Keep safe. A wonderful day is wished to all fathers this Father's Day. Branch 76 Philadelphia, PA by Jack Tokár We welcome the newest members of our WPA family: József Halasz, Patricia Kemer, Attila Mezei, Erszebet Takacs and Rebecca Mezei (baby daughter of Otto and Myra Mezei). In March we gathered at the Philadelphia Hungarian Club for the March 15th freedom celebration. Our thanks to program director Korvin K. Kalman and the huszarsz-Janos Kiss, Zoltán Szabó and Sándor Kocsis. Rebecca and Julie Tokár looked wonderful in their traditional costumes. Tibor Pavianski delivered the day's main address. Gyöngyi Harta delivered an effective recitation of "Talpar Magyer," Petöfi's poem arousing his fellow Hungarians to take a stand. March 15 is a "Freedom Day" not just for Hungarians but for all peoples and nations who were part of Austria-Hungary under the Habsburgs, including Germans, Slovaks, Czechs, Croats, Horvats, Serbs, Rutain and others. The one goal was equal rights for everyone, regardless of their rank, nobility or ownership of property. When the Habsburgs denied this request, revolution broke out. There were many volunteers from outside of Hungary who participated. This included German, Serb and Polish generals. Our Janos Kiss is a descendant of one of the Hungarian generals who led the revolt. The Hungarian revolutionaries, mainly university students, wanted a representative form of government. Louis Kossuth called it government "for the people, by the people and of the people" in a speech delivered March 15,1848. So it was, and is, our Hungarian heritage: a strong belief in freedom and equal rights for all. Branch 129 Columbus, OH by Arpad Sibrik Congratulations to Ferenc Nick Relle and Lisa M. Schill, both of whom graduated from Miami University. Ferenc will begin studies in dentistry at Ohio State University, and Lisa also would like to become a dentist, like her father. At our next branch meeting on June 13, we will finalize plans for our branch picnic. We will also welcome Endre Csornán, the WPA's membership activities coordinator. Mr. Csornán will give us the latest information about WPA activities, including a picnic to be held Sept. 15 at Penn Scenic View. Several golfers from our branch plan to participate in the WPA's Annual Golf Tournament in Harrisburg, Pa., this July. We will send at least two foursomes for sure. I would love to go, but my doctor does not want me to make the seven-hour drive to Harrisburg. I hope those students interested in a WPA scholarship mailed in their applications. It is a great fraternal benefit. For any life insurance or annuity needs, please call Arpad Sibrik at (614) 231-8024, or write to 645 S. Kellner Road, Columbus, OH 43209. We hope to see you at our June 13 meeting. It will be held at the Hungarian Reformed Church, 365 Woodrow Ave., Columbus, at 7:30 p.m. Branch 800 \ Altoona, PA by Vincent Frank At our May meeting, our branch honored 10 members who had attained 50 years of membership in our Association. Before the presentation of their awards, the members were brought up to date on our branch and Association. Then branch Treasurer/Coordinator Robert Jones presented each honoree in attendance the society's emblem and the remarkable WPA 115th anniversary pen. Those unable to attend received their 18 Willian Penn Lilr, June 2001
