William Penn Life, 2002 (37. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)
2002-02-01 / 2. szám
Johnny the Clown entertains guests at Branch 16’s annual family Christmas party. The dates for our next two branch meetings are Feb. 15 and March 15, both beginning at 7:00 p.m. These meetings will be held at the American Hungarian Reformed Church, 9901 Allen Road, Allen Park. Mark your calendars for our Spring Card Party on April 7. More information will be announced soon. For all your life insurance and annuity needs, you can contact Barbara House at (313) 383-4472 or send her an email at tbhouse@home. com. You can also visit her website at wurw.barbarahouse.homestead.com. Happy Valentine's Day to everyone at Branch 18 and all WPA members. Branch 28 Youngstown, OH by Kathy Novak Happy and healthy new year! With the generous assistance of the Home Office, another successful Christmas party was held. Much to our delight our gathering keeps increasing each year. The afternoon opened with a welcome from Branch Secretary- Treasurer Kathy Novak. As the Aut Mori clowns entertained the group, the buffet table was opened to serve everyone. The clowns made shaped balloons for the young and the old. Maria Schauer and Evie Bryers lead us in the singing of Christmas carols which helped to direct Santa to our party. After Santa (John Tollas Sr.) circulated the room to visit the children, our branch photographer Frank Schauer took the group picture. Raffles were held offering a nice selection of gifts for the youth as well as for the adults. Santa and his elves, Nicole Tollas and Steve Novak, passed out the gift bags, money envelopes and candy to all the children. Many, many thanks to the Home Office and to all the members who helped with the party. The items left over from the party were donated to Tod's Children's Hospital. Following the party, we held our monthly branch meeting and election of officers. Officers for 2002 are: Steve Novak, president; Frank Schauer, vice president; Kathy Novak, secretarytreasurer; and Eugene Sakasits and Maria Schauer, auditors. Ms. Novak was also appointed branch reporter. WPA sales representative Alan Szabó installed the officers. We wish all of this month's birthday and anniversary celebrants a happy year to come. Our deepest sympathy goes out to all who recently lost a loved one. Our next branch meeting will be held Monday, Feb. 18, at the Boardman Eat 'n Park restaurant. For insurance information, call Alan Szabó at (330) 482-9994. For information about our branch, call me at (330) 746-7704. Happy Valentine's Day! Branch 34 Pittsburgh, PA by Andrew W. McNelis Branch members celebrating their birthday during the month of January were Margaret Klein, Marianne Bashur, Andy Fekete, Carm DeBlasio, Dan Primm, Anthony Medve and Carol Sample. Birthday wishes for February go out to National Director Mike Kara, Ann Liptak, Bill Mayor, Mitzi Berei and Joan Nagy. We hope this year will be a safe, happy and healthy year for all of you. Special congratulations are sent out to branch member Dan Primm and his wife Amy on the birth of their daughter Hannah Jane Primm on Jan. 2. Dan is the son of Dan and Janet Primm and the grandson of Michael and Margaret Stefan. Janet and Dan, I know you will enjoy (and spoil) your grandchild as much as we enjoy (and spoil) ours. Have fun! Get well wishes go out to branch members recently hospitalized and recovering at home: Caroline Mayor, Bill Mayor, Margaret Klein, Ann Liptak and Marianne Bashur. Our prayers are with you all to have a speedy recovery. If you have any news you would like to share, please contact Andy McNelis at (412) 421-6031. For information about WPA life insurance and annuity policies, please contact Branch Coordinator Maria Bistey at (412) 431-6035. Branch 76 Philadelphia, PA by Jack Tokár The Philadelphia Hungarian Club sponsored a gala event Jan. 12 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Hungarian hero Lajos Kossuth's visit to Philadelphia. About 150 people attended the gala held in the main dining room at Cannstatter's Volksfest Verein in northeast Philadelphia. Magdalena Juhasz, president of the Philadelphia Hungarian Club, introduced the program. The invocation was offered by the Rev. István Mustos. The extensive program included the presentation of the American and Hungarian flags by young men dressed in hussar uniforms and young women in Hungarian costumes carrying flowers. The flag presenters included Sándor Kocsis, Erzsébet Kocsis, Zoltán Szabó, Erzsébet Taylor, Jeanne McHugh and Tomas Simon. The singing of the national anthems of both countries was led by soprano William Penn Lile, February 2002 17
