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PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED GERMAN-HUNGARIANS OF PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY
VOLUME SIXTY-NINE
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NUMBER 11
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OAKFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
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NOVEMBER 2014
Saturday, November 29
A Year-Long Celebration of the History, Traditions & Life of the Ethnic Germans
FEATURING A CULTURAL PROGRAM BY THE PHILADELPHIA DONAUSCHWABEN TRENTON DONAUSCHWABEN UNITED GERMAN HUNGARIANS
Who are we? Who were we? How do we live? How did we live? What do we celebrate? What did we celebrate?
of Poetry | Song | Dance
Dance Music by the
HEIMATKLÄNGE ORCHESTRA Doors Open 5:30pm Program Begins at 6:00pm
Admission: $15.00 (Tickets Must Be Purchased In Advance)
Contact: Lisa Fricker 215.500.0757 | lhfricker@hotmail.com Food & Beverage is Available for Purchase _________________________________________________________________________
Club Christmas Party Celebrate Christmas with us! It is the request we make every year and it is a good one! On Sunday, December 21 the doors to our hall will be open and the halls will be decked. The tree will be up and shining and wreaths will adorn the walls. All we need otherwise is YOU! Please join us for a Buffet dinner starting at 3:00pm. There will be entertainment provided by the United German Hungarian Cultural Group featuring a Nativity Scene. Do not forget that the radar says that a certain Mr. Claus will be making an appearance! This is an event for us. This is an event for families. That is what we are and we will continue to be! Celebrate Christmas with us at the German Hungarians! Details for the event are available on the advertisement on page 4. We hope to see you!
On Saturday, November 29, the DONAUSCHWABEN of PHILADELPHIA, the DONAUSCHWABEN of TRENTON, NJ, and the UNITED GERMAN HUNGARIANS will continue this celebration with a TRACHTENFEST held at the German Hungarian Club in Oakford, PA. This is the 2nd part of this celebration. The first part was held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 13, 14 and 15 as a CULTURAL EXHIBIT at the Philadelphia Donauschwaben and was presented by all three organizations. This exhibit of close to 1000 artifacts in the form of books, paintings, hand crafted items, dolls, maps, photographs, various possessions such as tools, clothing, and household items and a series of presentations, hopefully answered some of the above questions. Although the German Hungarian Sport Club Dancers participated in a Donauschwaben Trachtenfest in the 1950s, it was not until 1991 that we were approached by Adam Mattes, president of the Eastern Region of the Danube Swabians to be the hosts of a future Trachtenfest that would include groups from Trenton, New York City, Philadelphia, Rochester, and Oakford. The date was set for April 4, 1992 and to say that the event was a huge success would be an understatement. Approximately 500 people attended. It was a sold out event! One hundred twenty marchers participated in German Hungarian/ Donauschwaben tracht. The largest groups were from the Philadelphia and Trenton Donauschwaben, and the United German Hungarians. It was decided to have a Trachtenfest every five years. However, it was not until 1998, that a meeting was held and it was decided to have a second Trachtenfest in November of 1999 to be held again in Oakford by the Trenton and Philadelphia Donauschwaben and the German Hungarians. In speaking of the exciting history and way of life of our people, it was decided to host a Cultural Exhibit in the spring at the Philadelphia Club as a so-called “kick off” prior to the Trachtenfest that was held on November 13, 1999. In 2006, the three clubs once again working together hosted a Cultural Exhibit at the Danubia, Philadelphia club. It was far more outreaching than the former exhibit in 1999 and the beauty of the articles and the amount of items displayed were a credit to the organizers and all those who contributed. On May 20, a Trachtenfest was held at our club and it was an evening of pride as we celebrated with music, dancing and singing. Now it is 2014. It is seventy years since our ancestors and some of us were driven from our once homeland. Our three clubs are proud of our history, our tracht and our culture. Always remember the words that the late Adam Mattes, former president of Philadelphia Donauschwaben and the USA Eastern Region wrote in his letter written for the 2006 Trachtenfest Book, “It is our duty to honor our customs and traditions because if we do not, they will be lost. I am proud of the young people born in this country (USA) who worked together so that we could celebrate this festival.” Those young people and quite a few more are still honoring the “Schwooweschtamm” that our recent Kirchweih “Geld Herr” spoke of so proudly. They continue working together to bring us the beautiful tracht, customs and traditions. JOIN THEM AND ALL OF US ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 TO CELEBRATE AN EVENING OF ETHNIC PRIDE!
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—A FITTING END FOR A LEGEND?— I have been lucky in the amount of National Team games I have been able to attend in my lifetime. Still the one or two I see every year or every other year do not seem to be enough. The team coming to the east coast, particularly Hartford, Connecticut was reason enough to get tickets and make the trip but in this case, the International Friendly on October 10 held some more meaning and therefore more reason to go. This match was No. 10 Landon Donovan’s last international match in U.S. uniform and it was one that my brother and I would not miss. Our final decision was made on the Thursday night before. We would work half the day on Friday and then get on the road. We booked a cheap hotel and bought two tickets online and both of us in our replica jerseys and with a case of Budweiser in the trunk were going! Rentschler Field is the home stadium to UConn football and the night of the U.S. match against Ecuador it was close to full. We had seats in the corner that looked right over the box of the opponent’s net during the first half. It was cold but that just kept the game exciting. Of course, before the game U.S. Soccer made a presentation and so did the Ecuador Federation. They took pictures and the American Outlaws cheered but in my eye, the fitting end came in the play on the field. The game in the end would be a disappointing tie but for the 40 minutes, that Donovan was in the match the effort by his teammates stood out to me. Altidore best represents that effort. He, among others, tirelessly tried to create chances for the veteran to score. Although Yedlin assisted the lone Diskerud goal, the entire play went back to a cross from Landon Donovan. The next ones all stand on the shoulders of a LegenD! Michael www.ughclub.us
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—FROM THE MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN— As our Membership Chairman, I am excited to announce a new Membership structure for all sport, cultural and social members of our Club. The new structure simplifies the member classifications and will go into effect for the 2015 calendar year and 2014-2015 soccer season. The new membership structure, approved by the Board of Governors, is outlined below. Introductory Membership: $25.00/member (Non-Voting, All Ages) Valid for one year, non-renewable, only valid for first time members never holding a previous membership, not valid for members participating in club activities
General Membership $50.00/member (Formerly Associate, Non-Voting, All Ages)
Certified Membership $75.00/member (Voting, All Ages) Requires one-time application fee: $500.00, applies to current Life Members, Certified Members, or Certificate Holders
In addition to the new membership structure, we are pleased to announce that we are moving to an online system for application and payment. For those members that do not have online access, and did not provide us with an email address, we will continue to mail the application to your home. The online process consists of two steps: application and payment. Go to www.ughclub.us and click on the “Membership” link at the top. Once on our Membership page, click “Online Membership Form” to complete your application. After you complete the application, return to the Membership page and click on “Pay Online.” As a reminder, Club Membership is required by “ANYONE” participating in “ANY” aspect of our organization. A valid Club Membership is also required by law for the purchase of alcoholic beverages. Joe Reiter Membership Chairman
—PICTURE OF THE MONTH— Our Kirchweihgruppe at the Kirchweihfest on November 1
(Photo By Taz D. Beacher-Kelly)
(L to R) 1st Row: Nicholas Wagner, Kylar Kelly, Kyra Malofiy, Emily Wagner, Anika Mahadevan, Genevieve Avrich, Christopher Deely . 2nd Row: Mikaela Malofiy, Werner Fricker III, Emma Walter, Kristen Reiter, Karina Fricker, Anna Martini, Jenn Lineman, Allysa Reiter. 3rd Row: Danny Galgon, Michael Fricker, Stevie Paul, Paul Fruhner, Bob Walter, Eddie Galgon. |
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—MAJORS CORNER— Major Division Team runs in EPSA Open Cup Your German Hungarian Major Team drew Montgomery United in the opening game of the Open Cup that took place in Windelstrae Park at 2:00pm. The brisk and windy day did not stop our boys from playing to win. In the 52nd minute, veteran No. 9 Jeremy Ortiz put the ball over the keeper. The score was 1-0. Shortly thereafter in the 66th minute, rookie No. 19 Naillot “Lolo” Bouiti put another ball into the back of the net making the score 2-0 German Hungarians. In the remainder of the match, Goalkeeper and No. 1 Ike Onyeador stonewalled Montgomery finishing the game with a shutout. The East Penn. Amateur Cup kicked off on Sunday, October 26. Our team took on Salone FC in GH Stadium. The match in Oakford was steeped in what can no doubt be called a lack of sportsmanship by our opponents. Players from the opposing team repeatedly delayed the game diving for injuries, with one player even convincing the officials to stop the play so that he could tie his shoe. Another, a substitute requested to reenter the match to retrieve his shin guard from the field. Showing our own level of class was General Manager, Werner Fricker III who with permission from the official helped carry an apparently injured Salone player from the field. Moments later that player reentered the match as if nothing happened. The match remained scoreless for the entirety of regulation and in the 12th minute of overtime Salone scored making the game 1-0. The remainder of the first overtime half and all of the second was characterized by similar actions of our opponents though I must say that our boys played on through the blow of the whistle. In frustration, we made our exit from the historic Amateur Cup however; we knew we would take on Salone FC again in seven days in the Qtr.-Finals of the Open Cup. It was cold but sunny on November 2. Eighteen players were dressed. The staff was organized and ready to go. The team doctor was set up and prepped for the match. (Thanks Dr. Joe DeCarlo!) One club and one team gathered in Oakford to play our game together. On an interesting note, Ron Burnett the East Penn Cup Commissioner joined us for the match. The stadium clock began running when the referee blew his whistle. Our boys hunger was evident from the start. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)
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The fruits of that hunger came in the 20th minute when No. 2 Brian Bowers placed a beautiful shot into the net. We played on holding tightly on to the lead when around twenty minutes later forward Jeremy Ortiz took his shot making the score 2-0 for the German Hungarians. The score remained 2-0 through the half until the 65th minute when Salone scored making it 21. One more mistake would lose the lead. In the 66th minute Head Coach, Michael Curley substituted No. 20 Zak Fayer into the match for No. 6 Eric Drewenskus. A minute later No. 11 Elsion Pajollari was punched in the face by a Salone player. The player was red carded and sent off and No. 12 Jason Mancuso entered the match for Pajollari. More subs came in the 74th when No. 7 Blair Carson entered for No. 4 Johnny Gravelle. In the 73rd, however No. 21 Zev Fayer was sent off with a red card for a foul committed in the box. A penalty was awarded and Salone equalized it making the score 2-2. The moment that happened everything heightened. The score was tied. The clock was running past seventy. Both sides were playing with ten men. Regulation would end with the score remaining tied. In the 10th minute of overtime, Lolo Bouiti scored bringing us ahead of Salone. Now the boys had to hold off for the remainder of the thirty-minute overtime. I must say it is commendable that our players did not just sit back and defend but they attacked equally trying to give us a brace. We would not get it. At the fifteen-minute mark, the Salone bench erupted. The entire team and staff took the field and headed for our bench. The officials, I can only say struggled to gain control. The State and National Cup Commissioners tried to maintain order. In the commotion, Blair Carson and Brian Bowers were issued red cards and sent off the field. The charges were not revealed. Two Salone players were sent off as well and now both teams were playing with eight men on the field. At the second half of overtime, No. 23 Derek Bickford entered the match for Jeremy Ortiz and in the 26th minute, No. 16 Rob McIntyre entered the game for Lolo Bouiti. After the 28th minute, Salone scored once again tying the match. The overtime ended and the match moved to penalty kicks. Eight men were set on both teams to take the penalties. It all came together and Ike Onyeador scored a PK and saved a few! In the end the German Hungarians won the match 5-4 in penalty kicks!
ROCKTOBERFEST was fun. Thanks goes out to the Kirko Brothers Band, The Brother’s That Rock and Bigg Romeo Philly’s #1 Party Band for providing rocking music at the event! We hope you all had fun and enjoyed the night! KIRCHWEIHFEST went on with pride! Congratulations to Peter Herbert who was the lucky recipient of our Kirchweih Strauß this year! Peter we wish you all the luck health and happiness in the coming year and in the (L to R) Peter Piskei, Karl Heinz “Hoagie” Guckert , Werner Fricker, Al Nothum & Frank Hotz with the US National Amateur Cup in 1994 future! We hope you enjoyed yourself at the The US Adult Soccer Association is respon- event. The Cultural Group is glad you could sible for the management of the National celebrate with us! See you next year at the Cups. For the Amateur clubs that that means German Hungarians Kirchweihfest! the US National Amateur and the Open (known as the Werner Fricker Cup). The Na- —CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING— tional Cups are the oldest and most prestigAt the December Schnitzel Night ious competitions in amateur soccer. Members, many of you are The National Amateur cup dates back to loyal attendees of our Monthly 1923, though that year the competition was Schnitzel Night and we thank held only up to the semi-finals after the finals you for your support! The could not be held. One source stated inclem- Schnitzel Dinners served on the ent weather as the reason for the cancella- first Wednesday of the month tion. In 1924, therefore the first National are one of our most social of traditions we Amateur Champions were crowned. That have on a regular basis. They allow our memteam was a local company soccer club known bers and our friends to see each other and as Fleisher Yarn F.C. of Philadelphia. The SB & share a meal at our club! BW Fleisher Manufacturing Company team On Wednesday, December 3 we invite all was just the first of many historic clubs that of you to attend a special Christmas Tree entered and won the Amateur Cup. Lighting Schnitzel Night. Come see our hall Fleischer’s 1924 Championship was also the decorated and festive for the holiday and first of thirteen times Pennsylvania based participate with us as the Schnitzel-Boy lights teams would win the Cup. It was also the first our tree! We hope you can join us! of four Philadelphia teams to win it. The other three are, German American S.C. in 1933 —STEUBEN PARADE UPDATE— and 1934, German-Hungarians S.C. in 1965 Steuben Parade Assn. Sets New Schedule and Philadelphia Inter S.C. in 1973 and 1974. Structure for the 2015 Calendar Interestingly enough the German HungariAt the monthly meeting of the Steuben ans have something else in common with Day Observance Association of Philadelphia Fleisher Yarn. Fleisher was known as one of and Vicinity new date structures were prethe top clubs in the Allied League in Philadel- sented to the committee by the executive phia. In 1923 the newly formed Banater Ath- board and after discussion and a vote they letic Club, (the original name of the German were approved. Hungarian Sport Club) entered the Third DiviGerman Day this year has been moved to sion of the Allied League. Fleisher Yarn, that a Saturday event. The date of the event is year, won the Allied League and the Allied now Saturday, June 27 and will be hosted at Cup, the Allied Amateur Cup and the Ameri- the Cannstatter Volksfest Verein. Some new can Cup. and exciting changes are coming as Jim The USASA Open Cup has its roots in the Schwartz has been appointed chair of the US Open, or Lamar Hunt, Cup that dates back event. On a side not, we were happy to see to 1914. In 1994 US Soccer took over the Jim, who is the president of the German management and administration of the cup. American Police, VP of the Parade and a good In 1999 USASA began determining its own Schwope at our Kirchweihfest this year! champion. The first club to win it and the last The German-American Steuben Parade in champion of the 20th Century was the United Philadelphia this year has been moved to the German Hungarians of Oakford Pennsylvania. weekend of Saturday, October 3. We are Michael excited for these events!
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—A SEASON FOR GIVING— A Family of Our Members Gives Back My daughter, Kylar, and I have been volunteering and donating to the women and children's homeless shelter, Rowan House (PEC, People's Emergency Center) since April of 2013. It is very near and dear to our hearts, as we love the people, and the atmosphere. Beyond that, we also realize that any of us could be one bad medical bill away from being there ourselves. I had an urge to help for many years. I initially wanted to work a soup kitchen on thanksgiving. The problem with that is that we host thanksgiving at our house (Terry likes to show off his cooking skills). Finally, one day I had enough of "someday,” and made someday happen. We began helping the food cupboard every few weeks or so. Now, we try to get there at least twice per month, if not more. It makes us feel wonderful to help these people, and they really are grateful for even the littlest gesture of kindness. We try to do whatever is needed of us (whether it is bagging food, handing out food, handing out pamphlets, etc.). The longer we were volunteers, the more we wanted to do to help. I have branched out into asking supermarkets for donations of food and toiletries, as well as collecting all sorts of things (food; clothing; toys; etc.) from my coworkers and friends. I will go pick these items up from all over NJ and PA. Through our contacts, we learned that PEC is not only a shelter for these women and children; they are also a rich resource to them and their community. They offer job fairs and expungement clinics, as well as other services. They also provide a half-way house of sorts, in order to move these families forward in their lives, and relax their need for government support. It is a wonderful thing! If you would like to help, please contact me in person, or via email (tazisgreat69@comcast.net). If you would like to learn more, please visit their website: http://www.pec-cares.org/ Taz D. Beacher-Kelly
—CLUB NIGHT-PATIO NIGHT— Join Us for Our Usual Fun & Camaraderie
Friday, November 21 6:30pm In the clubhouse the bar will be open and food will be available for purchase FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Proll | 267.566.7239 | clproll@verizon.net
—BAYERISCHER ECKE— Saturday Night Dances Schedule Join the Bavarian Club for their dances, which begin at 7:00pm to 11:00pm unless stated otherwise. BUNTER ABEND— Saturday, November 15 Music by Joe Weber Band LADIES CHRISTMAS PARTY Sunday, December 7 | 2:00pm Music by John and Maria Reservations: Thea Paraker | 215.464.5564
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NOVEMBER 2014
—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, December 3 Wednesday, January 7, 2015 $10.00 for adults | $5.00 for children (Dessert is Available for Purchase | Fully Stocked Cash Bar)
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ALEX BLANK, 25, has been a member of the The Favorite Treat! club since he was a young boy. Both of his grandfathers, Werner Fricker and John For Little Boys & Girls to Eat! Blank were past Presidents of Artwork by the club. Emily Fricker, his Sofi Walter grandmother, is one of the three founders of the cultural group. His father as well is a —FALL PENNY PARTY— past president. His whole The Women’s Auxiliary Invites You on family is deeply involved in the club, especially his mother, Marlene Fricker, who is inWednesday, November 19 volved in all aspects of dance and is currently 6:30pm | Numbers called 8:00pm the Women’s Auxiliary Chairman. Alex’s sister Nichole Deely is currently the Secretary of RESERVATIONS are REQUIRED our Executive Board. Call Emily Fricker at 267.470.4828 Blank joined our Cultural and Schuhplattler groups around age 6 and has not stopped dancing since! Alex is currently the —CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY— Vorplattler of the dance group and is doing a very good job of being a leader out on the Sunday, December 21 dance floor. He previously served as 2nd Vorplattler beginning in 2006 and in February Buffet Dinner Starting at 3:00pm of 2013, he was appointed 1st Vorplattler by Adults - $30.00 his predecessor John Reiter. Alex is a gold Children (6-12) - $15.00 | (5 & Under) - FREE medal recipient from Gaufest in 2007 where our team came in first place. Alex has been a Entertainment and Nativity Scene featuring the competitor in Gruppen and Einzel for many CULTURAL GROUP years now. He has been very influential and A Special Visit from Santa Claus! helpful in the rebuilding of our team so we can someday be back in that first place spot! RESERVATIONS are REQUIRED He is also involved in many other aspects of the club, such as bartending, grounds and Kathi Noel at 215.368.3221 fields, and event set up. In the beginning of 2014 Alex took over a variety of duties inProper Attire Recommended volving grounds and he works with Chairman, Barry Harvey to make sure the fields as well as grounds surrounding the clubhouse are taken care of. He is always looking for help and we are sure he would appreciate yours. Alex is hardworking and we are lucky to have someone like Alex who is willing to do anything to help his club! Karina
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