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VOLUME SIXTY-NINE | NUMBER 12 | OAKFORD, PENNSYLVANIA | DECEMBER 2014

The United German Hungarians Executive Board, Board of Governors, Chairman, Committee Members and Auxiliary Groups wish all our members,

their families and friends a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

PRESIDENT’S —CHRISTMAS MESSAGE—

Dear Members,

It is at this time of year that we find ourselves most busy with preparations for Christ-mas. I hope you are enjoying everything that goes along with this joyous holi-day. There is something mag-ical about Christmas that

leaves us all feeling very good. I find myself reflecting on the true meaning of Christmas and thankful for what I have and what we have as a club family. I am thankful for my family, our members and the friendships we have developed and those that have existed for many years. It is unique to have the op-portunity to socialize with different ages in a cultural and soccer setting.

Looking to the future and the beginning of 2015, I feel we must focus on unity, sup-port and desire. We must be unified in our commitment to continue carrying on tradi-tions, so they remain strong and alive. Sup-port of all members, friends and families is a necessary ingredient in being successful as a club. And last, but not least, we must have the desire to make all this happen. I have a wish for this magical feeling to spill into the New Year and let us continue to keep our hearts and minds open!

I would like to wish you all a Merry Christ-mas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

Janet Fricker Malofiy

Sunday, December 21

Buffet Dinner Starting at 3:00pm Adults - $30.00 | Children (6-12) - $15.00

(5 & Under) - FREE

Entertainment and Nativity Scene featuring the UNITED GERMAN HUNGARIAN CULTURAL GROUP

A Special Visit from Santa Claus!

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED:

Kathi Noel 215.368.3221

Proper Attire Recommended

All Are Welcome!

JANET MALOFIY

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—MONTHLY PROGRESS— Founded by TED KERECZMANN† in 1946

Published by the United German-Hungarians of Philadelphia and Vicinity

4666 E. Bristol Road | Oakford, Pennsylvania | 19053 215.357.9851 | www.ughclub.us |ugh.club@comcast.net

Editor: MICHAEL FRICKER

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President: JANET MALOFIY 14 Sugar Maple Lane | Horsham, Pennsylvania | 19044

267.718.0059 | jfmalofiy711@hotmail.com

Closing Date for Next Month’s Issue:

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Interested in Writing? Contact the Editor!

—EAST PENN. OPEN CUP— United League’s West Chester United Claims

4th Consecutive EPSA Open Cup Title On Sunday, December 7, West Chester United faced Junior Lone Star FC in the final of the Eastern Pennsylvania Open Cup. In the end, West Chester would win the match with a score of 4-3 over the Stars. West Chester United is one of the core teams of the United Soccer League of Penn-sylvania and in recent years have emerged as a competitive league and cup team. This year, they captured their fourth State Open Cup title and in doing so represented the league and the area well. The German Hun-garians were the last team to be four time consecutive Open Cup Champions in EPSA from 1996-97 to 2000-01 seasons. West Chester Coach, Blaise Santangelo told the Philly soccer page, “We knew that JLS had talented group of young players who would pressure us all over the field as they did for most part of the game. They were all over us in the first half. They used their flanks well to score those three goals in the first half. Our back line and goalie were just trying to weather the storm!” West Chester United will now represent Eastern Pennsylvania in the Regional Compe-tition of the USASA, Werner Fricker Open Cup. In the four years, prior West Chester has not been able to move beyond the first re-gional round. Santangelo noted, “Playing the last three years in spring regional Open Cup competi-tion really gives our winter training a purpose and we are all looking forward to it.” The United German Hungarians wish West Chester luck in the regional rounds as they represent East Penn., and the United Soccer league of Pennsylvania. West Chester has struggled in league play this season and currently sits in ninth place out of ten with a record of (1-5-3).

Michael

NOTICE:

—FROM THE MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN— As our Membership Chairman, I am excit-ed 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 struc-ture, 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 struc-ture, we are pleased to announce that we are moving to an online system for applica-tion and payment. For those members that do not have online access, and did not pro-vide us with an email address, we will contin-ue 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

ENTERTAINMENT REVIEW:

—CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING— It is safe to say that the spruced up (pun intended) December Schnitzel Night was a success. The hall was giggling with a large crowd for dinner and that is always a happy fact. A thank you is warranted to the House Chairman and all of those members of the club and the Cultural Group who decorated our hall so festively. The Clarion Voices Carol-ers were a unique addition to the night and when the tree was lit, it certainly started to feel like Christmas at the German Hungari-ans! Do not forget to celebrate with us on December 21 at the Club Christmas Party!

NOTICE:

INFORMATIONAL MEETING ABOUT THE

25. Gaufest

Wednesday, January 7 7:30pm FOLLOWING SCHNITZEL NIGHT

If you have an interest in attending the

Gaufest with us between

July 30 and August 2, 2015

please attend this meeting!

(IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND PLEASE CONTACT

ONE OF OUR DANCERS FOR INFORMATION)

—YOUTH SOCCER ACADEMY— Providing Essential Instruction to Our Young Players

Ensuring they are Primed for their Future in Amateur Soccer

Spring Program:

Mommy, Daddy & Me FAMILY BONDING THROUGH SPORT

Ages: 18 Months to 3 Years $60.00 Per Player

Pee Wee INTRODUCTION TO SOCCER PROGRAM

Ages: 3 to 6 Years of Age $90.00 Per Player

Mighty Mights PRE-TRAVEL SOCCER PROGRAM

Ages: Boys 7 to 8 Years of Age

Girls 7 to 9 Years of Age

$120.00 Per Player

Scan this to find more information about our Youth Soccer Academy

—JOIN OUR CULTURAL GROUP— The Cultural Group is almost 50 years old and is still a rich learning environment for the young people of our club. For most of our members, it is in the Cultural Group that they “earn their stripes,” in our organization. Tak-ing part in the group is not only a way to learn a variety of dancing but also get to know the many young people that are our future! Come out and join them, you will not regret it! Practices are on Tuesday Nights at 7:30pm at the clubhouse! For more information on joining our group or arranging for a performance, please con-tact our Cultural Group Chairman, Susi Hart-mann at seppnsusi@aol.com or Schuhplattler Group Vorplattler, Alex Blank at blank4488@aol.com.

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TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN

—SCHEDULE OF EVENTS— For 2015, we celebrate our 105th Anniver-sary and our events go right on rolling! We hope you all can attend your fair share of our major and monthly events this coming year! Please note that many of these events are tentative but you will be informed of any changes or additions promptly prior to all events! First up in January enjoy “A Night Out,” Winter Dinner, a charming dinner out with your significant other at your club! This win-ter, get away from the routine & enjoy a meal & a drink with friends at the United German Hungarians! A Night in Vienna has been moved up to February 7 this year and I am sure it will be a wonderful affair. Look at our other upcoming events: January 16 - “A Night Out,” Winter Dinner

January 17 - Mid-Atlantic Jugend Meeting

February 7 - A Night In Vienna

February 17 - Donut Day Drink Specials

February 20 - Friday Fish Fry

March 1 - Annual General Meeting

March 13 - St. Patty’s Party

March 28 - 105th Gala Anniversary Banquet

April 11 - Soccer Beef & Beer

April 19 - Sunday Funday Pig Roast

May 5 - Cinco de Mayo Drink Specials

May 13 - Spring Penny Party

June 6 - Kinderfest & Sommerfest

June 27 - German Day AT CANNSTATTER V.V

July 26 - Gaufest Warm-Up & Picnic

August 14 - Golf Outing

September 26 & 27 - 137th Oktoberfest

October 3 - 45th Steuben Parade (LOCATION TBA)

October 24 - Schocktoberfest

November 14 - KIRCHWEIHFEST (TENTATIVE)

November 18 - Winter Penny Party

December 20 - Club Christmas Party

—SOCIAL, SPORT & CULTURE— These three aspects of our organization exist because we, the members warrant them. All three are important. It is no doubt that the Monthly Progress takes the position that so-cial stands at the forefront. It holds united the other two. Please attend our events. We have them for the membership!

—SELECTED WORDS FROM TRACHTENFEST— It was a beautiful time. That is all that needs to be said, however the words spoken that evening stand as the spirit of three clubs united in culture. It is here we share them again.

The kind of German-Americans We Are Gud’novet Schwowe! Es macht mich viel freit das mir heit Trachtenfest feire. In unser scheenes Schwowe gwand – Es scheenes musich – Un allie die lebhaftee junge leit. Welcome to our Trachtenfest. We gather this evening as Americans of German descent, more specifically “Schwoweleit.” For many Americans of German descent, it is enough to maintain their heritage by eating a schnitzel, a wurst with sauerkraut or by attending an Oktoberfest party. We the members of the three clubs represented here tonight, take it a step further. To-night we celebrate what kind of German-Americans we are, Schwowe. We celebrate where our ancestors come from the German speaking settlements of the former Austria-Hungary in the Banat, the Batschka and the Hungarian Highlands. Make no mistake; our ancestors were a happy, educated, thriving society. They were well to do members of their culturally diverse communities. Their lives centered around farming crops and trade, church activities, Kirchweihfest – their major yearly fest – and their Tracht. Today as part II of the “Living History Days 2014,” we don the Tracht of our ancestors and celebrate Trachtenfest.

Marlene Fricker

The Donauschwäbische Mundart I had a chance fifteen years ago, to go with my mother and my aunt Emma to the Treffen in Sindelfingen, and at that Treffen I met a wonderful man named Gustav Flander. Gustav Flander was born 1927 in the northern Banat village of Botschar. He has written many poems as well as historical pieces about his lost homeland. All of his work is in Do-nauschwäbischer Mundart. His works all speak from deep in his heart. In his booklet titled “Dehaam war Dehaam” he wrote, “Lese wie es geschrieben steht dann klingt die Mundart echt und schön.”

Werner Fricker

Continuing a Proud Tradition We had many a conversation that evening. With over 260 people in the hall, guests, danc-ers, speakers and staff alike, it was hard to find a face without a smile. Before the evening, we tagged this event as an “Evening of Ethnic German Pride and Celebration.” If you were there, you witnessed and took part in the pride for what we accomplished between the great minds and hearts of the three clubs. What seemed to be pushed, rightly so, into al-most every conversation I had, was the idea that we must continue. Five years is too long to wait. Consistently when we come together, we succeed and we grow. More so, we enjoy it. I had a conversation with a certain Hans Martini, who with a chuckle and a sincere belief pinpointed me to use my voice to ensure this continues. I believe he felt, I as a young person could inspire my peers and my elders alike to continue the tradition we set of working to-gether. I believe the club-to-club-to-club relationship is strong and growing because of the indi-viduals that make them up. As we do more to mesh, we understand one another in new-found ways. We learn in every meeting, at every event and certainly over all the hearty meals and refreshing drinks. The more we take advantage, the more we can put our assets together to achieve something great. We need to be our biggest motivator. We need to come together and celebrate who we are because we want to. The beauty in all of this is that everything we do, we for each other. These three events that make up Living History Days 2014 are great in that they put on display the strong suits of each organization. We have seen the fruits of two at this point, but do not forget that early next year we will see the third. “A Taste of Everyday Life” will be taking place at the Trenton Donauschwaben Association and I am sure it will be a wonderful time! We also know you will take part in the event as excitedly as the first two. We, as a community, must continue the traditions we have set for ourselves.

Michael

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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, January 7 Wednesday, February 4

$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

Schnitzel! The Favorite Treat!

For Little Boys &

Girls to Eat!

—A NIGHT IN VIENNA—

Saturday, February 7 Join us as we transform the little town of Oakford in

Bucks County, to an Austrian dream.

“A NIGHT OUT”

—WINTER DINNER—

Friday, January 16 Doors Open at 7:30pm

Dinner Is Served at 8:00pm

$25.00 INCLUDES

A Delicious Chicken Dinner (With 1 Glass of Wine)

Entertainment | Fully Stocked Cash Bar

R E S E R V A T I O N S R E Q U I R E D : Contact: Kathi Noel | 215.368.3221

Enjoy a charming dinner out with your significant other at your club!

This winter, get away from the routine & enjoy a meal & a drink with friends at the United German Hungarians!

—DANCING AROUND— On Saturday, November 1, we celebrated Kirchweih in the main hall of the clubhouse with many long time club members and friends. From the point of view of a member of the dance group, we hold this event to a higher level because of the immense history and tradition that comes along with it. Dress-ing in our black vests and pants or our beauti-fully sewn Kirchweih shawls that are handed down generation to generation, we can’t help but smile and be proud of who we are and where we come from. Thank you to eve-ryone who attended! The following weekend, we traveled Lan-caster, PA to participate in the Gauverband Judges Training. The purpose of this event is for the Gauverband judges to start preparing for judging at Gaufest. Those who attended performed Einzel and Gruppen dances. Attending this event is helpful to the dancers, but most importantly, helpful to the judges. It was a good chance to see good friends and to perform competition dances. The next weekend, some of our dancers returned to Lancaster to celebrate the Alpenrose Stiftungsfest! A Trachtenfest was held along with the Philadelphia Donauschwaben and the Tren-ton Donauschwaben on November 29. Each club performed dances separately, but also two dances were performed with all three clubs together. Members of each dance group recited poems in English and in Ger-man. This event was a good way to strength-en our relationships and friendships made with these two groups and it was an honor to work with such fun people on our perfor-mances! On Saturday, December 6, we participated in German-American weekend at the Christ-mas Village in Center City Philadelphia. Alt-hough the weather was rather dreary and the rainwaters fell down all around, the af-ternoon was a nice affair. Luckily, there was a nice dry place for us to perform. That same evening a few of our dancers traveled to Long Island, NY to celebrate the 86th Edelweiss Ball with the Schlierachtaler Stamm! It was a fine celebration with the various Schuhplattlers in the area! Our Children’s Group is currently working on a performance for the annual Club Christ-mas Party! This is a great tradition and we look forward to seeing their work. From all of the members of the Cultural and Schuhplattler Groups, have a very Merry Christmas, a wonderful holiday season and a very Happy New Year!

Karina

ENTERTAINMENT REVIEW:

—PENNY PARTY— The Penny Party was held on Wednesday, November 19 and as usual was a success. As always, this is a joint effort of the Women of our club, many who work diligently for our Women’s Auxiliary. The Auxiliary is under the chairmanship of Marlene Fricker since presi-dent Janet Malofiy took office on April 1, 2014. Originally, dubbed “The Ladies Section,” this group was officially called “Women’s Auxiliary” with the advent of our new consti-tution, which took effect in 1965. Theresa Kirsch was chairman for many years, fol-lowed by Anna Ehling who guided this group for over 40 years. In 2007, Anna was suc-ceeded by Connie Reiter who successfully chaired the “Women” until she was appoint-ed with her husband, John, as the Kitchen Chairmen by Janet in 2014. I believe our Women’s Auxiliary has been holding our Penny Parties since the 1970s. This is quite a long time and they have always been successful. We hope to continue doing these fall and spring events for many years to come. Although some assume that the Penny Party is only a few hours’ work, it is far from that as the prize purchaser, Kathi Galgon, the ticket sellers and reservationists, Emily and Lisa Fricker, and those Marlene thanked in her e-mail – Kathy Noel, Nichole Deely, Karen David, Cindy Proll, Janet Malofiy, Heather Hubert, Connie Reiter, Susi Hartmann, Kim and Emma Walter, Kristen Reiter, Alex Blank, Stevie Paul, Dan Galgon, Werner Fricker III, Katie Palnik, Kathe Hubert, Friedel Helm-linger, Hanni Reiter, Anna and Joe Hartmann and as always when mentioning names – all those who helped in any way and their names were not listed, can attest. We thank those who donated items. There is a lot of setting up to do and if we did not have our dancers who helped in this area with the table set-ups and who help in many areas of our club life, we would not be able to contin-ue these events. Many of the other ladies groups from the German clubs are discontin-uing their two Penny Parties yearly to only one a year. We fortunately are still able to continue and if all our committees and groups continue to work together, we will remain United and Continuing Our Proud Traditions!

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Merry Christmas from all of us at the

Monthly Progress

Artwork by Sofi Walter

DONUT DAY DRINK SPECIALS

Tuesday, February 17 Come out to the club on this Tuesday and take part in

some special pricing for Fat Tuesday

MEETING NOTICE:

—ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING— Sunday, March 1

11:00am

OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING

KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE WORKINGS OF OUR ORGANIZATION