William Penn, 1957 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1957-02-06 / 2. szám
PAGE 4 February 20, 1957. William Penn Journal of the William Penn Fraternal Association OFFICE OF PUBLICATION 7907 West Jefferson Ave. Detroit 17, Michigan PUBLISHED SEMIMONTHLY BY THE William Penn Fraternal Association Managing Editor: COLOMAN RÉVÉSZ Editors: JOHN SABO and ALBERT J. STELKOVICS Editor’s Office: 485—142 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA. Telephone: COurt 1-3454 or 1-3455 All articles and changes of address should be sent to the WILLIAM PENN FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION 436—442 FOURTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH 19, PA. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: United States and Canada ..................................... $1.00 a year Foreign Countries ..................................................... $1.50 a year Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan under the Act of March 3, 1879. 71 February 21, 1957 is the 71st anniversary of the founding of the Verhovay, which came to being February 21, 1836 from the hearts and ideals of 13 simple coal miners in Hazleton, Pa. Even though we are no longer Verhovay, it is not incorrect for us to say that our organization is 71 years old. Verhovay, a little older, and Rákóczi, a little younger, in the confluence of time and circumstances now flow together to form the newer, larger body of membership called the William Penn Fraternal Association. The merger of the Rákóczi and the Verhovay is a fact almost as important as the birth of either parent society. It meant that selflessness had to prevail over selfishness, that the good of the whole had to transcend the benefits of the few. The new William Penn Fraternal Association in its short existence has accomplished many things which neither the Rákóczi nor the Verhovay could have realized alone. In union there is strength and progress and a good road to the future. We are proud of the founding dates of the Verhovay and of the Rákóczi, but we are even prouder of the year, the month and the day that marked the founding of the William Penn. REFUGEES ARRIVE IN CLEVELAND Five Hungarian refugees, newly arrived in Cleveland, Ohio, are shown awaiting their meal in the West Side YMCA cafeteria. With them.is.their physician sponsor, Dr. Andrew Kovács, Director of the William Penn Fraternal Association, who was accompanied by the Rev. Matthias Daroczy, pastor of the Hungarian Reformed Church, West 32d Street and.-Carroll Avenue. Left to right are: Catherine Lehoczkv, Edith Hejjas, Rev. Daroczy, Dr Kovács,. Tiberius Ladomerszky, Ladislaus Dittert, Alexis Lehoczky. Mr. Lehoczky is the father of Catherine and the uncle of Edith and Tiberius. Dr. Kovacs’s office is at 3609 Lorain Avenue and he resides at 18976 Mitchell Avenue, Rocky River. READ THIS ABOUT DAYTON, OHIO William Penn 1957 Tournament City HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Twenty years after the United States had declared its independence, pioneers, moving westward, settled on the “fertile and well-watered land” of the Miami Valley, and hardly a decade had passed before the settlers had organized Montgomery county and Dayton as its county seat. Dayton, thirty years younger than the United States, has felt the impact of all national movements. The War of 1812 boomed the village on the banks of the Miami river as merchants found lush prosperity supplying the United States troops headed north for a show-down with the British and Indians. By 1840 Dayton, a town of 6,000 inhabitants, was ready to assume the dignity of a city. Its charter was granted March 8, 1841, and adopted by the voters two months later. Dayton early became a successful industrial city, and its factories have long made important contributions to the improvement of living conditions of the people of the nation. The story of the invention and development of the cash register is almost the story of Dayton itself. An early center for the manufacture of automobile parts, bookkeeping devices and machine tools, the city has become one of the foremost manufacturers of precision products in the world. Dayton’s great contribution to the world came with the success of the Wright brothers, in proving that a heavier-than-air machine could be constructed that would fly and carry a passenger. The first experiments in aviation, made by Orvillte and Wilbur Wright in Dayton, led directly to the first aeroplane flight December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, N.C. by the famous brothers. A memorial to the Wright brothers lies just east of Dayton, between Wright and Patterson fields, overlooking the site of their early flights. Dayton, the birthplace of aviation, is still the center of aeronautical research in America. The Air Material Command, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is the research and procurement center for the U.S. Air Force. The year 1913 is memorable in the life of Dayton. That year a disastrous flood swept through the Miami Valley, taking more than 400 lives, and destroying $100,000,000 worth of property. Courageous citizens determined that this would never recur, and today a series of flood-control dams, costing $31,000,000 and fully paid for by the people of the area, stand as protection against the repetition of such a disaster. (The above REPRINT was prepared by the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce.) * ^ * The 1957 National William Fenn Bowling Tournament and National Fellowship Days will be held on May 25-26, Saturday and Sunday. The Hotel Dayton-Biltmore will be the official headquarters during the big yearly William Penn frolic of fun and fraternalism. Here our members will enjoy luxurious accomodations at reasonable costs and our Victory Dinner-Dance will climax the grand occasion. Our teams and bowlers will practically “take over” the National Bowling Lanes, where fraternal rivalry will feature the determination to come out the WINNER. Time of the Tournament-Fellowship Days is drawing near. Teams, captains and players are urged to follow closely all the rules and regulations so as not to forfeit their chance to participate in our Association’s gigantic national rally of bowling and fellowship. Finally, the invitation to attend the Dayton Tournament- Fellowship Days is extended to our entire membership and to non-members. It is an affair which year after year has demonstrated its far-reaching worth in advertising the intrinsic values found only in the Fraternals, in this case our William Penn Fraternal Association. CORRECTION On page 5, January English WILLIAM PENN, a contribution of $10.00 to Hungarian Relief was erroneously credited to Branch 21-R, Wilmington, Delaware. Actually, this amount was given by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kozma, members of Branch 21-R.
