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PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED GERMAN-HUNGARIANS OF PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY
VOLUME SEVENTY
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NUMBER 1
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OAKFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
UNITED GERMAN HUNGARIANS OF PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY
Saturday, February 7 Cocktail Hour (cash bar) 6:00pm Hors d’oeuvres | Classic Viennese Dinner | Dessert Table Musical Entertainment by the KAURIGA ORCHESTRA
A Special MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
A Special Performance by The GERMAN HUNGARIAN DANCERS
Ticket Price: $60.00 per person
R E S E R VAT I O N S R E Q U I R E D : Contact: Lisa Fricker | 215.500.0757 | lhfricker@hotmail.com
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Doors Open at 6:30pm Dinner served until 8:30pm
$12.00 Let us serve you a quality meal at your club on this Friday evening in February!
Sunday, March 1 OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE WORKINGS OF OUR ORGANIZATION Food and beverage will be available for purchase following the meeting. As always the bar will be fully stocked for your convenience. _________________________________________________________________________
UNITED GERMAN HUNGARIANS
—105th ANNIVERSARY BANQUET— Saturday, March 28
Happy New Year! From
Cocktail Hour (cash bar) Hors d’oeuvres – 6:00pm Dinner Served – 7:00pm
All of us at the Monthly Progress
Musical Entertainment Provided by:
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Heimatklänge Orchestra
United German Hungarians
GERMAN HUNGARIAN DANCERS
of Philadelphia and Vicinity
JANUARY 2015
—VOLUME SEVENTY— In January 1946, Volume 1, No. 1 of the Monthly News hit the streets of Philadelphia. Surely, it found its way into the hands of many in German -Hungarian circles. The masthead of the publication read, “Official Organ of the U.G.H. of Philadelphia and Vicinity and affiliated Sections. Published in the interest of All Members to promote a close and harmonious relation with all.” “A Progressive Move Forward,” was its aptly titled first article. The man who conceived the idea of a club newspaper, Ted Kereczmann, wrote the piece, also printed in German, as “Vorwärts und Aufwärts,” Open to page two of this volume seventy to read that historic piece of writing.
—A YOUTHFUL EURO TOUR—
NOTICE:
Friday, February 20
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A Special Performance by the:
Ticket Price: $60.00 per person (MORE INFORMATION TO COME)
If you did not know already, our club spent last September gallivanting through Europe to Germany and Austria. The smiles in photographs and the words spoken when they returned led the Publicity and Editorial committee to do something a little different when covering this trip. The following personal accounts have been written by the young people of our cultural group who were inspired to write and share with you the stories of their travels. Werner Fricker III, Danny Galgon, Anna Martini, Michelle Paul, Allysa Reiter and Sofi Walter have composed these pieces and they are truly a wonderful glimpse into their fun and fruitful experiences. FREIBURG & THE VOLKSTANZFEST Freiburg was the first city we stopped at on the U.G.H.'s trip around Europe and was where our first performance of the trip was! For me it was amazing because it gave me my first impression of Germany and boy was it a good one. We were greeted and treated to a buffet lunch by the Banater Schwaben Club, whom the U.G.H. hosted when they had a tour of performances around the U.S. During our stay in the city, many of (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4)