Fraternity-Testvériség, 1964 (42. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1964-07-01 / 7. szám

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FRATERNITY

Balance in the Fund on October 31, 1959 ............................. $ 85,541.43

During the term: Members’ Contributions .............. $17,647.94

Federation’s Contribution ............ 16,000.00

Interest Income .............................. 16,443.37

Retirement Benefits Paid ........... 20,526.96

Increase during the term ............................. 26,564.35

During the term: Balance on December 31, 1963 .................. $112,105.83

b) For a while assigned by the Supreme Council, later elected

by the convention of the Bethlen Home, I served as Controller of the

Home. Supervision of the construction of the Home for the Aged added extra work to this duty, which I always endeavored to fulfill to the

best of my ability.

c) For the fifth consecutive year I have served as National Treasurer of the American Hungarian Federation. I assumed this responsibility, which has added immeasurably to my already heavy load and

often caused irritations, because I firmly believe that it is the moral duty of all Hungarian fraternal officers to keep this representative organization alive in the interest of all Hungarians living here and

suffering abroad.

d) I was always ready to accompany the Treasurer to the bank,

whenever he intended to go into the vault where we keep our securities.

e) Besides publishing the already mentioned financial reports in our

official publication, I wrote several articles in English and Hungarian.

My historical study, “A Szabadságért és az Unióért”, appeared in book form in our “Hungarica Americana” series and won the first prize in its category awarded by the “Árpád Gold Medal”. I pledged contributions received for this book to establish a “Zágonyi Room” in the new building of the Bethlen Home.

Despite the repeated relocations of our Home Office and the adverse working conditions in our temporary headquarters, we have not

only fulfilled all the foregoing duties assigned to the Controller, but

we also have found time to carry out the reported changes and innovations in our accounting and administrative system.

I could not possibly cope with the diversified tasks of my office

without the able help of my seven efficient employees, namely:

Desmond D. Garanyi, Dr. Anthony Pöstényi, Dr. Zoltán Körössy, Tibor Baksy, Mrs. John Csorba, Julius Gaal and Mrs. George Zaboji.

I express my gratitude for the cooperation of my fellow-officers,

advisers, members of the Supreme Council and those excellent workers

in the field, whose support I enjoyed during all these years.

Last, but far from least, I thank God for the strength He gave

me for the accomplished deeds, and I ask His forgiveness for any shortcomings in the service of my Hungarian people.

Fraternally yours,

LÁSZLÓ L. ESZENYI, Controller