William Penn, 1957 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1957-01-02 / 1. szám
w n ti/ Vol. XL. .6, 1957 -rfgfc. 5 1 NUMBER 1. Air Force Group Pledges b. á for Hungarians More than 100 Air Force reservists, officers and airmen, have pledged their blood donations for medical help to the Freedom Fighters of Hungary. They are members of the 9530th, 9536th, 9537th and 9539th squadrons in the 9102d Group at the 2606 Air Reserve Center, 1428 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The above scene was photographed in the Board of Directors room where a meeting was held between Lieutenant Colonel Max G. Feldman, coordinator for the squadrons of the 9102d Reserve Group, Jnd National Auditor John Sabo and National Secretary Albeit J. Stelkovics. Both William Penn officers accepted the resolution and blood-donor offer brought by Lieutenant Colonel Feldman as representatives of the American Hungarian Federation, Mr. Sabo as president of the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Hungarian Federation and director of the parent body, the American Hungarian Federation, and Mr. Stelkovics, also director of the national organization. In the picture National Auditor Sabo is holding up a banner, the artistic work of a Magyar DP family, which was presented to the Rákóczi Aid Association at its 1955 convention, as National Secretary Stelkovics points out the Arms cf Hungary to Lieutenant Colonel Feldman. The banner, with dates 1848-1948, commemorates the 100th anniversary of Louis Kossuth’s fight for the freedom of Hungary. The resolution reads: “Whereas Monday, the 10th of December 1956, has been designated by the President of The United States of America as Human Rights Day, we, as free men, citizens of these United States of America, do hereby resolve to encourage and support those who strive for freedom and their God-given rights; further, and especially, do we pledge to support our courageous Hungarian friends, the victims of the bestial, brutal, and Godless Russian enslavers. “Out of love for, loyalty to, and a kinship with those who desire to be free men and who will fight to oppose and overthrow oppression and enslavement, even to laying down their lives for their cause, we do humbly offer a portion of our blood, literally, to be mingled with that of the freedomloving Hungarian people as an expression of our support of their efforts and our belief in the rights of man. “Signed by the following U. S.A.F. Reservists of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania”: The resolution and blood pledge of Pittsburgh’s 9102d Air Force Reserve Group, presented by Lieutenant Colonel Max G. Feldman, is indeed a most magnificent gesture by men who have a very special interest in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. BRAVO I Colonmn Revesz Guest of Rotary Club At the request and invitation of the Monongahela, Pennsylvania Rotary Club, Coloman Revesz, National President of the William Penn Fraternal Association, accepted the Club’s bid to appear as honored guest and main speaker at its meeting held on Friday, December 14, 1956, in the hall of the local First Methodist Church. Purpose of the meeting, which followed the Rotary’s luncheon, was for the members to receive and hear an accurate report from Mr. Révész of the Hungarian Freedom Fight and subsequent tragic events in revolt-torn Hungary. The Rotarians showed so much interest in the dynamic subject that a question and answer session followed, which was very satisfactorily handled by our National President. The program of the Monongahela Rotary Club was held so important that to assure the commodious transportation of the special guest, the Rev. Josian Osmond, pastor of the First Methodist Church, drove to Pittsburgh for Mr. Revesz and returned him to his home. ■MiMM IN JANUARY GREATER PITTSBURGH CHAPTER AMERICAN HUNGARIAN FEDERATION COORDINATED HUNGARIAN RELIEF The Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Hungarian Federation, which has its headquarters at the Home Office of the William Penn Fraternal Association, 436 Fourth Avenue Pittsburgh 19, Pa., is herewith making a report of contributions collected in behalf of Coordinated Hungarian Relief. This chapter of the American Hungarian Federation immediately went to work when the people of Hungary revolted against their suppressors in an effort to gain their freedom so that they might have the right' of self-determination. Members of the chapter, residing in many of the (Continued on page 2)
