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PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED GERMAN-HUNGARIANS OF PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY
VOLUME SIXTY-NINE
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NUMBER 10
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OAKFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
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OCTOBER 2014
GERMAN HUNGARIANS REVEL IN Saturday, November 1 PERFORMANCES BY THE CULTURAL GROUP
IN BANATER SCHWABEN TRACHT
SEASON OF KIRCHWEIHFEST PREPARATIONS ARE BEING MADE FOR NOVEMBER 1st
The merrymaking autumn brings around celebrations, getMusical Entertainment by the togethers and many a spread of festivals. HEIMATKLÄNGE ORCHESTRA Not one is as rich and colorful as the Kirchweihfest! Its beauty is Hot Dinner Buffet, including ROAST PIG ingrained in its contradictions. It 6:30pm is an ancient tradition, though it celebrates youth. Its rituals help Ticket Price: $30.00 us to maintain memories of the Children’s Tickets (6 to age 12) - $15.00 past yet they are entirely based Tickets for Children 5 and Under – No Charge on notions of the future. The sharing of “New Kirchweih RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: Kirchweih in Warjasch, Timis, Romania. Photo Courtesy of the Banater Rosmarein Jugendtrachtenverein aus Temeswar Wine” and the universal symbol Contact: Nichole Deely of fertility and life, the decorat215.806.1998 | kirchweih@ughclub.us ed “Rosmarein Strauss,” are natural items the people use to celebrate what is to come. Ulti_________________________________________________________________________ mately, the elated, youthful faces of the Kirchweihgruppe, their high-spirited dancing and vibrant calls of excitement characterize the most wonderful fest of the year. We revel in these —GETTING TO KNOW YOU— fests in many ways and it all leads up to our own. BENNY LANDERS, 40, grew up in the small town We have many ways to connect to the world around us. Computers, cell phones and social of Ballinroad, Ireland where media directly connect us to each other and to the global world we now live in. Our ethnicity his father also grew up. His and our traditions are not immune to this. We have kept up connections through technology mother is from Gaeilge rewith the other clubs we call friends in the states, the Banater Schwaben from Esslingen, Singgion called Ring (An Rinn) en and the Eisenbahner Musikanten in Freiburg. These ties have even resulted in our memwhich lies on a peninsula bers visiting these groups in Germany on their most recent tour. about seven miles south of In the past few years it seems the visibility of our ethnic group has exploded on social meDungarvan, Ireland. Landers dia. On multiple continents, we see images every week of German-Hungarians and Donauschattended St. Augustine’s waben, in Banat, the Batschka, the Zips, and in Germany and Austria as well as the United college in Abbeyside, Ireland. States. He has a small business in masonry, featuring The Banater Rosmarein – Jugendtrachtenverein in Temeswar, Romania is among the most stone, block, stucco, Dryvit systems and interior prolific in the use of social media. We received permission to use the picture of the Kirchweih whitecoating. in Warjasch Timis, Romania from that organization. I urge every one of you to peruse their This season, Benny works alongside Head website (www.rosmarein.ro) and their Facebook page. If you do anything, I insist that you Coach Michael Curley and General Manager Wer- look at their photographs, as they are exquisitely beautiful. ner Fricker III as the Assistant Coach of your UnitThe Banater Rosmarein was founded in 1992 with the aim to “maintain the German culture ed German Hungarian Major Team. in the Banat and pass it to younger generations.” Today they boast over 80 active members in “I’ve been involved with the Majors for two two groups labeled, “Banater Rosmarein,” and “Hänschenklein,” for age eight to ten. The seasons playing backup goalie for Jimmy Clark. I group is a member of the “Deutschen Forums der Banater Jugend” or German Forum of Banat was happy enough to help out when needed.” he Youth. Together with a number of other German groups in Temeswar, they are located in The said. “Adam Müller-Guttenbrunn” House, also known as AMG House. Before he became involved on and off the field The images and video we see of groups celebrating Kirchweih like the Banater Rosmarein with the Majors, Benny played for the German remind us that we are not alone in this world and that our traditions and customs are far from Hungarian Ultras. dying. With Technology and a smile, we can share who we are and what we do with the world. Landers came across the club in 2007. “There This autumn like any other, the United German Hungarians, our Chairmen and our Cultural and then began my great love affair with the Group are preparing for our Kirchweihfest on November 1. It will have all the colorful richclub,” he stated. ness, the youth, the memories and the future. Please join us so that we can share our fest (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) with the world! Decorated Rosmarein Strauss | “Spruch” by the Geld Herr
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—PLEASE COMMUNICATE— Words are everywhere. I do not just mean in this newspaper. I do not just mean in organized written thoughts or in books or papers. I am not only referring to academic works. We use words every day for communiMICHAEL FRICKER cation. We speak to one another. We write to one another. We even use images to convey ideas to the world around us. Think about every time you take pictures with your family, or when you post images on Snapfish, Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. Why should your participation in the United German Hungarians be any different? The answer to that question is this: It shouldn’t. This Newspaper, Monthly Progress, has dozens of possibilities for content. The only place we can seek content from is from you the members. We need your input and your contributions. Send your articles, photos, cartoons, jokes, letters or personal news to the editor: Michael Fricker mfricker@ughclub.us | 267.736.4390
—PROCLAMATION 5719— German-American Day, 1987 “Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Tuesday, October 6, 1987, as German-American Day. I urge all Americans to learn more about the contributions of German immigrants to the life and culture of the United States and to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of Oct., in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twelfth.” Ronald Reagan www.ughclub.us
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Join Us for Our Usual Fun & Camaraderie on Our Entertainment Committee and ChairThese Great Summer Nights! man have passed on the excitingly social and cultural details of this fall’s events and gathPAVILIION BAR OPEN FOR BUSINESS erings. Please consider attending! FOOD AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Rocktoberfest—On October 11, rock on at MUSIC! | SOCCER! | FUN! |6:30pm this curious event. Two of the area’s hottest Games will take place under the GH Stadium lights. bands, Bigg Romeo and the Kirko Band will Please see www.ughsoccer.com for schedules. be providing musical entertainment at one rocking locale that evening. Gates open at Mark your Calendars for the 6:00pm. Food and Beverage will be available Third Friday of Each Month! for purchase. All ages are welcome. AdmisJoin Us On: sion is $6.00 with kids ages 6 through 12 at $4.00. Rocking Babies 5 years old and under Friday, October 17 are admitted free. We hope you rock with us! Friday, November 21 Schocktoberfest—Once again we slap FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: “toberfest” on anything and everything at Cindy Proll | 267.566.7239 | clproll@verizon.net this Halloween party on October 25. Expect music and prizes for best costume. Food —WEEKLY SANDWICH BOARD— DJ will be available for purchase and the bar will YOU GET A SANDWICH! YOU GET A SANDWICH! be open. Join your club family and friends SANDWICHES FOR EVERYONE! for a Halloween party. (details on page 4) Active members will already know that the Kirchweihfest—November 1 is the date of Kitchen Committee has begun a regular Tuesour most important, traditional and successday night sandwich board served from ful event. 6:30pm in the clubhouse for $5.00. Chips and “In Deutsch-Ungarn gibst Kehrweih. Dort a pickle are included. Please see the website kehren wir ein!” That comes from a little or our social media sites for menus. Or you song we learned in the Cultural Group called can just stop by and be surprised! “Drei Schale Kaffee.” It’s a nice easy to re—NIGHT AT SHADYBROOK— member tune and if you come to the KirchGerman Hungarian Major Team Fundraiser weih, your editor would be happy to teach it to you. Friday, October, 17 Our Kirchweihfest is when our hall looks (Rain Date: Friday, October 24) the most beautiful, our true members have Tickets: $30.00 per person the biggest smiles and our young people These Tickets allow entrance into each attraction have that spark in their eyes. As is customary A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE MAJOR TEAM the Kirchweih group will perform in Banater FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Schwaben Tracht, the “Geldherr” will say the Werner Fricker III “Spruch,” the “Rosmarein Strauss” will be 215.584.7271 | frickeriii@hotmail.com decorated and the Heimatklänge Orchestra is providing musical entertainment. So, German 931 Stony Hill Road | Yardley, PA 19067 Hungarians, put on your vest, your hat or —PICTURE OF THE MONTH— your shawl and come to the Kirchweihfest! Members and Friends at Alpengasthof Schlickeralm in Austria Fall Penny Party—Our Women’s Auxiliary has scheduled their Penny Party for November 19. Many prizes will be won. Tickets are $3.00 and include coffee and cake! Setup will take place on Wednesday at 10:00am. Trachtenfest—As the second part of Living History Days 2014 we are hosting a Trachtenfest on November 29. The evening of ethnic German pride will be one to remember. More details about this event will be in future issues of the Monthly Progress. Club Christmas Party—On December 21 our (L to R) 1 Row: Chris Deely, Alex Blank, Billy Galgon, Danny Galgon, Michael Cramer, Sasha Malofiy, Bob Walter, Werner Fricker III, John Reiter, club members will celebrate the Christmas Adam Dickmann. holiday together with a performance by the 2 Row: Michelle Paul, Christine Stern, Connie Reiter, Brittany Brandecker, Kim Walter, Brianne Harris, Alysa Reiter, Marlene Fricker, Sofi Walter, Cultural Group including a Nativity scene. Anna Martini, Jenn Lineman , Kristen Reiter, Janet Malofiy, Emma Walter, More details on these events will come! Nichole Deely. st
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—A THANK YOU—
—BEHIND OUR NAME—
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Concordia Trust Donates to Cultural Group Cultural Group Chairman, Susi Hartmann recently reported that the Concordia Trust donated $100.00 to our Cultural Group. The Concordia Trust is as a charitable foundation that promotes German language education and cultural programming. The German Hungarians and thank the Trust for their donation to our youth!
In last month’s column, we discussed the various buildings that our club has called home and the names we gave them. Now this month we will finally tell the story of how our club went from the Banater Männerchor to the United German Hungarians of Philadelphia and Vicinity. The Handwriting on the Wall Why don’t we begin with the text itself? "The year 1938 witnessed the ‘handwriting on the wall’ for BANATER MAENNERCHOR. At a directors’ meeting on October 2nd of that year Matt Noll, the financial secretary, announced that he still had 400 1938 membership cards on hand, but felt certain that he could dispose of at least 300 of them if the name of the organization were changed. Wenzel Osti immediately made a motion, which was carried unanimously, that all chartered German-Hungarian clubs in this area be contacted in order to arrange a general meeting at which a general merger should be discussed. At the directors’ meeting on June 21, 1939, a special five-man committee reported that the People’s Meeting (Volksversammlung) had founded a new organization. It was thereupon decided to call a special general membership meeting for the 29th of June in order to let the general body decide whether it wished to merge with this new organization. At this special meeting on June 29th the committee reported that every effort was being made to unite all the German-Hungarians in this area in one organization to be known as the UNITED GERMAN-HUNGARIANS OF PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY, and the members of BANATER MAENNERCHOR were strongly urged to support this movement. After quite a lengthy discussion it was decided unanimously by the general body to join the new group. At a special general membership meeting on October 24, 1939, it was decided after some discussion to accept the name UNITED GERMANHUNGARIANS OF PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY, and so, after almost twenty-nine eventful years, the BANATER MAENNERCHOR not-soquietly passed away." (Rack) It seems complicated. In more recent versions of the history, this section has been simplified. Wording has been changed and so forth, but what really matters in this story is the idea of unity. Like our original purpose, the change in name was to bring more people into the fold. President Frank Kirsch wrote in 1966, “Let us remain “UNITED” for in Unity there is Strength.” Michael
Dear Members, Thank you for your support with Oktoberfest 2014! Those who volunteered at the event were an integral part of the success of the festival. The number of new faces and familiar faces over the weekend was extremely pleasing. Thanks for inviting friends, family, and spreading the word about our club. Our German heritage and soccer traditions are alive and strong! Here is to another great festival around the corner; Rocktoberfest! Janet Malofiy, President
—’LANDERS’ CONTINUED— Around 2007, his former club had won their league, and he and his team had the opportunity to play in a Champions League Tournament with all the other teams in the Philadelphia region. Benny’s team then played a great game against us. After this, he was asked to play with our O-30 team. Then as mentioned, he played for the Ultras and eventually the Majors. Throughout all his years, he continues to play for our O-30 team. Benny’s favorite events held at the club are Oktoberfest and Rocktoberfest because each is a “great night out, of dancing and music...last but not least it surrounds one of Ireland’s favorite pastime. (I don’t think I need to spell that one out!)” When asked about the friendships he made at the club, Benny explained that he has made some of his best lifelong friends during his time with the club. He also stated that he likes what the club has to offer in all capacities. Landers described the German Hungarians like a family. “Being a foreigner like many of the great people who founded this wonderful club, who were born and raised in Europe...What I like most is its history and the proud traditions on and off the field, rooted deeply inside the club.” he said, “I guess it’s like a little piece of home for me here in Philadelphia, USA.” You can ask his fellow players, the other members of the staff or his fans in the corner of the stands; Benny is an awesome addition to the Major Team Staff. By his own admission, Benny “Ain’t no Fred Astaire or Ginger Rogers,” so for now he will stick to soccer but maybe we can get him into some dance shoes one day! Describing the club atmosphere, Benny stated, “The door’s always open, there’s always a smile and a big hello and I’m forever welcomed back. Friends will come and go, but the club will always be there. What more could you ask for?” Karina www.ughclub.us
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—136th OKTOBERFEST— After marching in the 44th GermanAmerican Steuben Parade, on Saturday, September 27, we returned to Oakford to find a steady stream of cars pulling into the grounds, a cold stream of beer flowing from our taps and an plenty of hot wurst passing over our kitchen counters. The day looked as if it would be a great success! We have a unique pleasure at our club in that our Cultural and Schuhplattler groups have a wide array of dances and dance styles in their repertoire. We thank all of the dancers and their leaders for their want to perform and provide entertainment at our fest. By the prime time of the day the kitchen line was out the door and the beer drinkers (and there were many) were served by a few veterans of your Major Team. The tents and the tables were full and the Heimatklänge Orchestra was rocking and rolling the entire picnic grove. While the Buwe swung axes sending woodchips into the crowd, many of our elder members moved inside to boil and peel more potatoes for Sunday! One couple of grandparents even broke their curfew to stay and help! More food and beer were ordered for Sunday before the gates even closed the night before! Even Sunday’s crowd was slightly more festive than usual. Many guests from our fellow clubs joined us and we were happy to have them. At 2:00pm, our fans were excited to see the Major team win a competitive game 3-2 against West Chester in the Stadium. It is always exciting to win at home! The weekend was a success and the smiles on our members faces proved that. Sitting in the picnic grove next to the Heimatklänge Orchestra on Sunday night, proved enjoyable as the final notes were played and the last beers were drunk. Oktoberfest was over and I think we all were satisfied!
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—SCHNITZEL NIGHT— Every first Wednesday of the Month - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
A Delicious Schnitzel Dinner (Includes Two Side Dishes Plus a Salad, Bread & Butter and Coffee or Tea)
Wednesday, November 5 Wednesday, December 3 $10.00 for adults | $5.00 for children (Dessert is Available for Purchase | Fully Stocked Cash Bar)
Have a great dinner with the Schnitzel-Boy at the UNITED GERMAN HUNGARIANS
FEATURING THE MUSICAL TALENTS OF:
Bigg Romeo
The Kirko Band
Philly’s #1 Party Band
The Brothers that Rock
Schnitzel! The Favorite Treat! For Little Boys & Girls to Eat!
Saturday, October 11 Gates Open 6:00pm | Music 7:00pm
—SCHOCKTOBERFEST—
GREAT MUSIC | TWO OF THE AREAS HOTTEST BANDS FOOD & DRINK AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE | DRAFT BEER SPECIALS 6-8PM
Prepare to be SCHOCKED on
$6.00 Admission | $4.00 Ages 6-12 | Under 5 FREE —MAJORS CORNER— (2-2-0), (W-L-T) as of (9/29/14) 2014-2015 USL Major Division Schedule Sun. Oct. 5— vs. Lancaster City FC (In GH Stadium)
Sun. Oct. 12— at Danubia SC (Danubia Majors Field | 1277 Southampton RD, Phila. PA)
Sun. Oct. 19— vs. Ocean City Nor’easters (In GH Stadium)
Sun. Oct. 26— at Ukrainian Nationals (Ukrainian A.S.C. | 1502 Lower State RD, North Wales, PA)
Sun. Nov. 2— at Phoenix Sport Club (Phoenix SC | 301 W Bristol RD, Lower Southampton, PA)
Sun. Nov. 9— vs. Vereinigung Erzgebirge (In GH Stadium)
Sun. Nov. 16— at Montgomery United (Windelstrae
Park | 1170 Kenas RD, North Wales, PA)
—BAYERISCHER ECKE— Saturday Night Dances Schedule Join the Bavarian Club for their dances, which begin at 7:00pm to 11:00pm unless stated otherwise. HERBST TANZ— Saturday, October 18 Music by Emil Schanta BUNTER ABEND— Saturday, November 15 Music by Joe Weber Band General Events Schedule The Bayerischer Volksfest Verein has a few other events they would like to invite you to. Please consider supporting our fellow club by taking part in the entertainment that they have planned! LADIES CHRISTMAS PARTY Sunday, December 7 | 2:00pm Music by John and Maria Reservations: Thea Paraker | 215.464.5564
Your German Hungarian Major team has been working through the early games of this season. That said the boys can use all LADIES PENNY PARTY the support we have. Come out to games on Wednesday, October 22 | 6:30pm Sunday! All USL of Pa matches are at 2:30pm unless otherwise noted. MEETING NOTICE: Please note that in November the NationBAYERISCHER VOLKSFEST VEREIN’S al Cup Competitions begin and Amateur and SEMI-ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Open games in East Penn. take precedent. Sunday, October 26 | 4:00pm The above schedule is subject to change.
Saturday, October 25 6:00pm—10:00pm $6.00 Admission (5 & Under are FREE) DJ Music | Prizes for Best Costume Food & Drink Available For Purchase
Join Us For a Halloween Party with Your Club Family —FALL PENNY PARTY— The Women’s Auxiliary Invites You on
Wednesday, November 19 6:30pm | Numbers called 8:00pm
RESERVATIONS are REQUIRED Call Emily Fricker at 267.470.4828
—TRACHTENFEST— An Evening of Ethnic German Pride
Saturday, November 29
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