Volume 69 – No. 3 March 2014

JANET MALOFIY ELECTED PRESIDENT — T O TA K E O F F I C E O N A P R I L 1 s t —

UNITED GERMAN-HUNGARIANS OF PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY

—104th ANNIVERSARY BANQUET—

Saturday, March 29th

Cocktail Hour (cash bar) Hors d’oeuvres – 6:00pm Dinner Served – 7:00pm

Musical Entertainment Provided by:

HEIMATKLÄNGE ORCHESTRA

A Special Performance by the:

GERMAN-HUNGARIAN DANCERS

Ticket Price: $60.00 per person

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: Contact: Kathi Noel | 215.368.3221

BLACK TIE SUGGESTED ________________________________________________________________________________________

—OUR PRESIDENTS— 1. Peter Schock 2. Mathias Holz 3. Karl Sejkot 4. Peter Graebeldinger 5. Joseph Hof 6. Michael J. Stumpf 7. Michael Meyer 8. Wenzel Osti 9. Max Streff 10. Anton Wersching 11. Anton Schmidt 12. Frank Follmer 13. Joseph Wolf 14. Joseph Tittl 15. Joseph Ball 16. John Zornek 17. Wenzel Osti 18. Frank Kirsch 19. Werner Fricker 20. Karl Kreutzer 21. Andrew Weyershaeuser 22. John Blank 23. John M. Blank 24. Werner Fricker, Jr. 25. William Galgon

At an organizational meeting of the Board of Governors following the completion of our Annual General Membership Meeting on March 2, 2014, according to our constitution, the Board of Governors elected the following members to the expired terms of the Execu-tive Board:

President – Janet Malofiy Vice President – Andrew J. Weyershaeuser

General Secretary – Nichole Deely Financial Secretary – Michael Wagner

President – JANET MALOFIY Janet Fricker was born in Abington on July 11, 1967, the daughter of Werner and Emily Kredler Fricker. Her sister Marlene was age nine and her brother Werner Jr. was age six. The family lived in Horsham, PA. After attend-

ing nursery school in Fort Washington, Janet attended Kindergarten in the Hatboro-Horsham School System; grades 1 to 8 at St. Stanislaus School in Lansdale; and grades 9 to 12 at Lansdale Catholic High School. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communica-tion/Business from LaSalle University. She is of German Hungarian ancestry as all her grandparents were born in Banat in Hun-gary. Her father was also born in Banat but during the time the region was Yugosla-via. Janet has been an active member of our club since age six when she joined the Cul-tural Dance Group. She has always loved dance and has studied various dance forms under Adele Lehman, Marlene Fricker and Marilyn Budzinsky. She is an avid Schuhplattler Dancer having been a member of all our Prize Plattling Teams from 1989 to 2013 when we decided to have our younger dancers compete. Janet was on the team winning first place in 1999 and 2007. She and her husband Sasha also won First Prize in the Einzelplattler in 2007. She still dances whenever needed. Janet was a performer in

all the Kirchweih shows from 1982 to 2001 often successfully performing with one of the boys a la Fred and Ginger. Janet was Chair-man of the Cultural Group for fourteen years from 1998 to 2012. It was under her chair-manship that many of the children and youth dancers became active as Schuhplattler Dancers. She began playing soccer on our girls team at age 11 and continued for five years enjoy-ing the game very much. Having interned during her college years at Fox Channel 29, she was employed by Ra-dio KYW for about two years and then began working for her father at the offices of Frick-er Corporation. Later she became a hostess for the Homestead Restaurant later working as the Banquet Manager and then the Res-taurant Manager. She did this job for over ten years. During this time she also taught dance at Marlene Blank School of Dance. Married in 1992 to Sasha Malofiy, they have three children, Sasha Jr., age 20, Mika-ela, age 17 and Kyra, age 11. Both Sasha and Mikaela are involved in both our Cultural and Soccer Programs and have been since an early age. Kyra, not a soccer player, is a member of our Cultural Group and enjoys cheer and dance at Bux Mont. Janet also worked part time in Macy’s Jewelry Department, Julies Steak House and at Marketing Systems where she now works full time as an account manager. She has served on many special com-mittees at our club and has been the General Secretary on our Executive Board for approx-imately 8 years during which time she also served as the Cultural Group Chairman and worked with the Rental, Catering and Kitchen Committee. In 2012 she became the official Rental, Catering and Kitchen Chairman. She assure us that she looks forward to the future serving as our president and in-vites all to work with her to help our club achieve success.

(More information about our Executive Board in future issues)

JANET MALOFIY

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—DANCING AROUND—

On the weekend of February 22nd, we were hired to dance at the German Society of Pennsylvania on Spring Garden Street in Phil-adelphia. Many of us have never been to this building even though it has such historical importance for not only the German-American people, but also the city of Phila-delphia. The event that was being held was the Third Annual Bierfest. There were two buildings to showcase all of the types of beer. The first being the German Society hall where the domestic beers were featured, and the second being the Latvian Society building that housed the German imports. We danced three sets on the Latvian Society’s stage, ac-companied by the rambunctious beer-drinkers in the audience. It was an awesome experience to perform there, and we hope that we get the chance next year! We prepared well for the Mid-Atlantic Jugend Einzel competition. There were five German Hungarian girls including myself from the age of eleven to seventeen that competed. On the other hand, there were only three German Hungarian boys that com-peted. All competitors were excited to dance, see old friends, and have a good day and night in Connecticut. All of us are truly hopeful and excited for what the future brings us. “We all grew up together with this one mutual passion that keeps us together, dancing. We all dance because we love it and we are determined to be the best we can be. I think that’s why practice isn’t some huge struggle to get a good turn out. We’re the next generation and we’re in a transitioning stage right now, but that’s okay because we all love to dance. We all love each other and get along so well.,” said Michelle Paul, age 20. The United German Hungarian Dancers can’t wait for all the upcoming events and performances. We can’t wait to see all of you!

Karina Fricker

—IN OUR BACKYARD— “With skillful knife strokes the pig was cut up in the most efficient manner. All of the parts and pieces were then dealt with in an orderly fashion. Brain, kidneys and liver went to an ice box so the veterinarian could check for diseases. The best cuts were offered immediately for sale to our customers. Lesser cuts and parts were saved for Bratwurst, Bloodwurst, Liver-wurst and of course a “head cheese” or two. I can’t forget to mention bacon and lard, as they were very important elements of our people’s diet too.” (Translated from “Mein Vater, der Fleischhacker” by Andreas Franz of the Trenton Donauschwa-ben)

The “Schlachtfest” is a tradition rooted in the daily lifestyles of the past. Today it is con-tinued as a celebration of culture, friendship, health and prosperity as well as an up keep-ing of culinary practices of our ancestors. The butcher is a noble profession that was essen-tial to all ethnic communities. It is fitting that the above passage describing the work of the “Fleischhacker” comes from our friends in Trenton, as most recently a small but enthu-siastic group of 10 of our German-Hungarians attended their event. On Sunday February 16 our group arrived at the clubhouse of the Trenton Donausch-waben Association and we were welcomed warmly by the membership there. Familiar faces and a familiar atmosphere surrounds any German-American upon visiting the club of friends and maybe even family. We were shown to our table but of course we soon found the bar and were welcomed even more warmly in that area. Upon the service of dinner, the entire attendance was greeted by the sonorous orator himself Hans Martini. At his last word like clockwork the smiling, youthful, female servers in aprons adorned with the Coat of Arms of the Danube Swabi-ans brought forth a bountiful meal rivalling the feast perhaps following Prince Eugene’s re-capture of Temeswar in 1716! Everything from the G’fültes Kraut, the Brotwurst, the Liverwurst, the roast pork and Sauerkraut and of course the potatoes, served family style was wonderful. Fresh donuts came up from the cellar and coffee was poured happi-ly. (There may or may not have been a post-dinner Schnaps with the Buwe.) We also had a chance to look into their up-stairs museum which was both interesting and informative. Upon the end of this fine evening a feeling of satisfaction was not only in our stomachs but in our dispositions as I think it would be hard to say it was not an enjoyable event on any level. As dedicated members of our re-spective clubs it is often too easy to become blinded by our own ambitions and trapped behind our own brick walls. In reality our own back yard is full of opportunities to share with our fellow clubs; to share with each other.

Michael

—KARASOW SAYS FAREWELL— Jason Karasow recently an-nounced to the club his inten-tions to move to Savannah, Georgia. Karasow’s brother Ryan and wife Jonelle as well as their daughter Elizabeth also reside in Savannah. Anyone who has been a

consistent fan of our team over the last 16 years knows the name and face of Jason Karasow. Karasow joined the club in 1998. By 2002 he was playing on the Reserve team, when midseason he was made a full member of the Majors. He served as Captain until just recently when he passed that role on to Brian Blesi. Karasow was quoted as saying recently, “To say the club and the team have been an extremely important part of my life would be an understatement. It used to be a great honor and privilege to play on the U.G.H. Majors. Challenge yourselves and your team-mates to raise the bar and get back to those standards. It will be more enjoyable for eve-ryone.” The German-Hungarians thank Jason Karasow for his service to the club and hope that he will not be a stranger to our little place in Oakford!

—SOCCER SHORTS— On February 22, all of the youth soccer teams of the club gathered in our hall to cele-brate the club and soccer. The hall was filled with kids and parents. Each team was called up to be acknowledged for their team’s hard work and accomplishments thus far in the season. Coaches and players took to the front stage and received a German-Hungarian towel for their participation. There were about twenty teams in attendance ranging from under 8 to under 18. There was also a large population of younger players that are just beginning their soccer careers. Betty Ann Kempf, coach of West Chester University women’s soccer program and for-mer member of our soccer and cultural pro-grams was the guest speaker this year. She spoke about playing for a club with a mean-ing and for a foundation that has a history and culture behind it. After the general as-sembly Betty Ann took time to talk to the older teams, the U-18 boys, Gunners and the U-17 girls, Fevernova about searching to play soccer in college and what that process is like. Later in the night the kids danced to the DJ and had a great time with their team-mates. The banquet was a success and all the teams represented the United German-Hungarians well.

Mikaela Malofiy

L to R: Back Row—Kristen Reiter, Michael Fricker, Werner Fricker III, Stephen Paul, Catherine Dieterly. Front Row—

Karina Fricker, Michelle Paul.

JASON KARASOW

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—SCHEDULE OF EVENTS—

St. Patty’s Party Sunday, March 16 Grab a few pints to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!

104th Anniversary Banquet Saturday, March 29 Celebrate our past & look to our future!

Spring Penny Party Wednesday, May 14 A chance to win many prizes with the Women’s Auxiliary.

A Night In Vienna Saturday, May 31 Take a trip to Austria for one night only. Experience the flavor & atmosphere of “The City of Dreams”!

Soccerfest & Father’s Day Picnic Sunday, June 15 Celebrate with dad & play a beautiful game!

German-Hungarian Golf Outing Friday, August 8 “Fore!” Enjoy a round of Golf with friends!

Seafood Fest Friday, August 22 It’s O.K. to be “shellfish.” Indulge in great seafood!

136th Bavarian Oktoberfest Saturday & Sunday, September 27 & 28 Ice cold beer! Bavarian food! Musik & dancing!

44th German-American Steuben Parade Saturday, September 27 March Proudly!

Rocktoberfest* Saturday, October 11 Rock On!

Schocktoberfest Saturday, October 25 A Halloween party won’t be too Schock-ing!

KIRCHWEIHFEST Saturday, November 1 The most Traditional German-Hungarian Event!

Fall Penny Party Wednesday, November 19 A chance to win many prizes with the Women’s Auxiliary.

Club Christmas Party Sunday, December 21 A special event of Christmas cheer!

Note: The schedule of events is subject to change * These dates are tentative

—MONTHLY PROGRESS— founded by Ted Kereczmann† in 1946

Published by The United German-Hungarians of Philadelphia and Vicinity

4666 Bristol Road, Oakford, PA 19053 Phone: 215-357-9851 Fax: 215-357-1560

Web Site: www.ughclub.us

President: William Galgon 1641 Loretta Avenue, Feasterville, PA 19053

Publicity/Editorial: Emily Fricker, 654 Manor Drive, Horsham, PA 19044 267-470-4828, ehfricker@hotmail.com

—A LOOK TO THE PAST— (CONTINUED FROM THE JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2014 ISSUES)

The club has been publishing our newsletter, the Monthly Progress, since 1946 when it was founded by Ted Kereczmann. During the 2000s, Emily Fricker served as the Editor. In 2002 the Progress got a new look when a new masthead was designed by Joe Hartmann and perfected by Dieter Abendroth and his staff at Anchor Printing. However a more signifi-cant change occurred in 2004 when we began printing the newsletter ourselves. This has proved efficient and in 2005 we began to send the newsletter to our members electronical-ly. Most of our members have taken advantage of this process. Francis P. Weber wrote a humorous and informative column entitled “Philadelphia German Hungarians” which told not only about club life, but about life in Philadelphia in the early 1900s. Franny wrote this column until the time of his death in 2008. In 2001 we launched a Website at the address, www.ughclub.us and we strive to keep this up to date and informative about our Cultural, Soccer and Social Programs. In 2008 a club facebook page was created and in 2009 the German Hungarians began a twitter ac-count. On any given Sunday when there are youth and adult soccer games the word of the day is Sunday Funday. The players, coaches, friends and SuperFans are known to have a great time, usually in the trophy bar. As a founding member of the Steuben Day Observance Association’s Annual Parade which is now held in Mayfair on Frankford Avenue, we participate with all German Ameri-can Organizations both at the parade in September and at an annual German American Day usually held in June. Our club takes turns with the Cannstatter and Vereinigung Erzgebirge to host this event. Both these events are not quite as popular as they once were but the group is striving to encourage more enthusiasm and pride in these events and some of our club members are now involved in this endeavor. In 2006 we held a third Cultural Exhibit and Trachtenfest with our friends from the Tren-ton Donauschwaben and the Philadelphia Donauschwaben. Over the years we have attained a strong friendship with these groups and have attended the National Landestreffen of the Danube Swabians yearly hosting this event at our club in 2010. In 2013, the three clubs hosted a group “The Banater Swabians” from Germany at our club. This event proved successful with over 400 people in attendance. Members of our dance group have developed friendship with the German group and keep in contact through the internet. During 2010, the year we celebrated our 100th anniversary, many interesting events took place. Since our club was founded in November 1910, we decided to have our gala anniver-sary banquet in November, the same as we did with our 75th anniversary. So we spent the entire year celebrating. We tried to make every event special and we succeeded. Beside our yearly events, we were hosts to the 7th Mid-Atlantic Jugend Einzelplatteln; held an Austrian Heuriger featuring our folk dancers and music by the Sha-Musi; our former soccer players enjoyed the GH Soccer Team Reunion which was attended by three generation of players; (A great time! Let’s do it again soon.); hosted the USASA Region I Cup Finals and the USASA National Soccer Cup Finals; proudly hosted for the first time the National Landestreffen of the Danube Swabian and this was one of the most significant events we have ever held; began archiving various material and photos from our past which you can research at ugharchiving1 on picasa.com (this project is still in progress and hopefully will continue into the future); and published a cook book “Mahlzeit” featuring authentic German Hungarian recipes. At our gala banquet, not only were 20 members honored with the “Ehrenwuerdig” pin but Emily Fricker and Andrew Weyershaeuser were the recipients of a “Lifetime Service Award”. We also published an informative souvenir book and later a special 12 page issue of the Progress was printed about the celebration. Many of our local German American clubs and friends and both our Donauschwaben and Schuhplattler friends were on hand to celebrate this event. It was a wonderful evening. Many interesting and exciting things have happened at the German Hungarian Club dur-ing the last five years, for example we hosted and won the National Danube Swabian Me-morial Day soccer tournament in 2011. Some have been mentioned in the last two months articles however we will put a great emphasis on the years of 2010 to 2015 in our Com-memorative Book in 2015.

(CONTINUED ON PAGE 4)

—’PAST CONTINUED— However, I must mention the “Millions Cried … No One Listened” Conference which was hosted by our club on Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21, 2012. The conference fo-cused on the expulsion of millions of ethnic Germans living in Central Eastern Europe after World War II. This was not a fun event. It was a most interesting and informa-tive two days about the history of various groups of German people who migrated to the eastern European countries beginning in the year 1000 and came forward to the year 1943. If you attended this event, you appreci-ated it. If you did not, you missed an extraor-dinary piece of history. When I began writing this article in De-cember 2013, I wanted to write about a cer-tain period in our club life. It didn’t turn out like I thought it would. I didn’t realize that we do so very much in a few years time. We are very busy people! I realize that I certainly didn’t mention all our activities and all the people who make our club successful, but I sure covered a lot. I hope you took the time to read the three articles entitled “A Look To The Past” and either realize that you were a part of these activities or maybe you would like to become a part of our activities. Exciting and interesting things are in store for the United German Hungarians in the foreseeable future. I hope you and I can be a part of this!

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NOTICE:

—MONTHLY MAILING— Those who receive the Monthly Progress by US Mail and have not paid their member-ship or the $12.00 fee will no longer receive this mailing beginning with the April Issue.

—A GALA ANNIVERSARY— On Saturday, March 29 the German Hun-garians, our Executive Board, Board of Gover-nors, Chairmen, membership and friends will gather in German-Hungarian Hall to cele-brate our 104th Anniversary as an organiza-tion with a gala banquet and entertainment. The German-Hungarian Dancers will be on hand with a special performance. Dance mu-sic will be provided by the Heimatklänge Or-chestra. This event is a formal affair and promises to be the most social and special event of our club year. It is important to stress that appro-priate attire is needed to attend. Black tie is preferred, though men may wear a dark suit and tie. Women are encouraged to wear their best evening dress.

—IRISH NEED APPLY— Gather ‘round ye lads and lassies, folks and fellows, dames and matrons, as good old Patty O’Kraut tells you a tale! IRISH need ap-ply for a St. Patrick’s gathering, my friend. But old Patty’ll let you in on a bit of a secret. Did you know that St. Patrick himself was truly a “Deutscher,”? That’s right my friends they been pulling the wool over ye eyes all this long! In light of this fact and many more, may I make a suggestion? I will anyway. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and all that Irish "houlie" “bei Deutsch-Ugarn”! That’s right! You heard me, Patty himself! The place to go following the St. Patrick’s Day Parade is the German-Hungarians. On Sunday, March 16 the St. Patty’s Party will take place starting at 12:00pm with all the fun of Sunday Funday! I tell you there will be Ice Cold Beer and “Irish” food specialties hot from the kitchen. En-trance is free but food will be available for purchase and the cash bar will be fully stocked. Musical entertainment will be pro-vided by Franco and Crabby from Bigg Romeo fame! The Entertainment Committee informed us, Soccer will take place that day assuring you of some wild shenanigans from all those soccer hooligans! The first springtime ap-pearance of the German-Hungarians in GH Stadium will be taking place that day against a to be determined opponent. I’m sure the SuperFans are itching to see some soccer from the boys. Expect to see some wee little lads and lasses playing soccer as well. There will be youth games throughout the day. So, gather your family and strum up your friends to grab a few pint and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the German-Hungarians!

Patty

—BAYERISCHER ECKE— As 2014 begins do not forget the exciting entertainment the Bayerischer Volksfest Ver-ein has planned.

March 15—St. Patrick’s Day Dance Dance music by Tom Groeber

April 12—Spring Dance Dance music by the Emil Schanta Orchestra

April 23—Penny Party Sponsored by the BVV Ladies Auxiliary

Doors open at 6:30pm

May 17—Member Appreciation Dance Dance music by the Heimatklänge

June 21—12th Anniversary Dance Dance music by the Emil Schanta Orchestra

ALL DANCES 7:00pm TO 11:00pm

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—A NIGHT IN VIENNA— Saturday, May 31

Cocktail Hour (cash bar) 6:00pm Classic Viennese Dinner | Desert Table

Norbert Ludewig Orchestra GERMAN-HUNGARIAN DANCERS

Ticket Price: $60.00

RESERVATIONS are REQUIRED Call Lisa Fricker at 215.500.3757

Black Tie Preferred

—SPRING PENNY PARTY— Wednesday, May 14

Doors open 6:30pm Numbers called 8:00pm

Tickets: $3.00 Includes coffee and cake

RESERVATIONS are REQUIRED Call Emily Fricker at 267.470.4828

—SCHNITZEL NIGHT—

Every first Wednesday of the Month - 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Wednesday, April 2 Wednesday, May 7

$10.00 for adults | $5.00 for children

—GERMAN-HUNGARIANS ONLINE—

www.ughclub.us

—ST. PATTY’S PARTY— Sunday, March 16

12:00pm Gather your family & grab a few pints

to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! As always the Bar will be Fully Stocked!

Food will be available for purchase!

Musical Entertainment by Franco & Crabby from Bigg Romeo

—FISH & CHIPS NIGHT— Friday, March 21

The GH Cultural Group Brings you a Fish & Chips Night under the popular

“Fun Fridays” banner! Contact Susi Hartmann at 215.514.8536