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VOLUME SEVENTY | NUMBER 1 | OAKFORD, PENNSYLVANIA | 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 Vi-cinity 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 con-ceived 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— 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 trav-els. 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

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Saturday, February 7 Cocktail Hour (cash bar) 6:00pm

Hors d’oeuvres | Classic Viennese Dinner | Dessert Table

U N I T E D G E R M A N H U N G A R I A N S O F P H I L A D E L P H I A A N D V I C I N I T Y

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 EQ U I R E D : Contact: Lisa Fricker | 215.500.0757 | lhfricker@hotmail.com

Friday, February 20

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!

NOTICE:

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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.

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UNITED GERMAN HUNGARIANS

—105th ANNIVERSARY BANQUET—

Saturday, March 28

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

(MORE INFORMATION TO COME)

Happy New Year!

From

All of us at the Monthly Progress

& the

United German Hungarians of Philadelphia and Vicinity

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—MONTHLY PROGRESS— Founded by TED KERECZMANN† in 1946

Published by the United German-Hungarians of Philadelphia and Vicinity

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Editor: MICHAEL FRICKER

8 Sugar Maple Lane | Horsham, Pennsylvania | 19044 267.736.4390 | mfricker@ughclub.us

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

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Closing Date for Next Month’s Issue:

JANUARY 28, 2014

V O L U M E S E V E N T Y

—A FRESH NEW CLUB YEAR— Everyone at the Monthly Progress wishes all our readers a happy and healthy new year! It is fresh and exciting; take advantage of it! For those of you lifers out there we hope you find renewed interest in your club life. For those of you second, third or fourth generation tikes, we hope your interest builds to taking on responsibilities within our organization! As you should know, our Membership Chairman, has ushered in a new wave of poli-cies that should be of interest to those new to the block folks. The Introductory Member-ship class will be of most interest to you! The new class is “valid for one year, non-renewable, only valid for first time members never holding a previous membership, not valid for members participating in club activi-ties.” We hope this will be a stepping-stone to one-day join the general membership. Please encourage your friends and family to become members. (More information can be found at http://www.ughclub.us/membership.html) Maybe the New Year means something to your lives and where they are going. Do not disregard where your club life can go! Attend a new event you did not before! You may find something you love! Smile and introduce yourself to a new face! Watch a soccer game or a dance performance to spark your inter-est! Maybe you have something to say of importance. Write an article and submit it to this publication! The sky is the limit in our organization and we want your participation, whether you are a new member or a sea-soned one! This only succeeds with the unity of all. This is a fresh new year and only we, the members can use that to our advantage to make 2015 a better club year than ever. The possibilities are endless! Now go out and do it! Happy New Year!

Michael

A Progressive Move

Forward! In placing this first issue of our “Monthly News” in your hands, we are entering a new and progressive era in our Club’s eventful history My interest during the past fifteen years, pertaining to sport and social activities, gave

me ample opportunity to observe numerous inexcusable faults among our sections, as well as among our members. Therefore, I have always felt if we would have, other than certain social events and meetings, some ways or means of reaching them, we could eliminate most causes of dissention, lack of interest, and lack of co-operation among all of us. The idea of a newspaper of some kind came to me a few years ago when I started to develop the Junior Section, but unfortu-nately was not able to find enough interest or help to get started. By accepting the posi-tion as Chairman of Entertainment, with Mr. Adam Weber as Secretary, we thoroughly discussed the possibilities of such a newspa-per again, and it took little convincing, on our part, to sell this idea to Mr. Bernard Stoffel, who accepted the position as “Chairman of Publicity,” and Mr. Anton Weber as his assis-tant. It was indeed a pleasant surprise the way the Board of Directors and the members of each section supported this idea. We now have established our “Staff.” Each section has its reporter, and it is up to them and all of you to send in your little news items, to make our “News” original and interesting. We shall appreciate any suggestions you may care to make. Do not hesitate to write. The success or failure of this “News” depends entirely upon your interest and co-operation. I, personally, believe this “News” will help enormously to bring all of us closer, and ena-ble us to work together harmoniously. In response to the increasing demand for more entertainment, we are preparing for a real active social season. Entertainments for you, your family and friends. We are looking forward to greeting you during 1946 at the U.G.H. Hall, and wish you an abundance of good health, prosperity, and happiness.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece was originally pub-lished on page one, Volume 1, No. 1 of the Monthly News, (The initial name of the Monthly Progress) in January of 1946. It was authored by Theodore Kereczmann.

—MID-ATLANTIC MEETING— Saturday, January 17 - Our club hosts the Mid-Atlantic Jugend Meeting and Workshop!

—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! As always, Tuesday is club night!

—FRIDAY FISH FRY— Friday, February 20 - Let us serve you a home cooked quality meal at your club on this Friday evening in February!

—ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING— Sunday, March 1 - Keep up-to-date on the workings of our organization!

—ST. PATTY’S PARTY— Friday, March 13 - Gather your family & grab a few pints to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! Good old St. Patrick gives us the reason to celebrate!

—GALA ANNIV. BANQUET— Saturday, March 28 - Celebrate 105 years with us! A wonderful black tie banquet is planned for your enjoyment! Attend the event as we put on display all of the accom-plishments of over a century as a club!

—SOCCER BEEF & BEER— Saturday, April 11 - Support our teams at this fun fundraiser! Roast beef and cold beer will be served!

—SUNDAY FUNDAY PIG ROAST— Sunday, April 19 - We are roasting a pig! Come out for this Sunday Funday at the club and enjoy some of the usual Sunday fun along with a great meal, friends, family and drinks!

—CINCO DE MAYO SPECIALS— Tuesday, May 5 - Come out to the club on this Tuesday and take part in some special pricing for the fifth of May! As always, Tues-day is club night!

—SPRING PENNY PARTY— Wednesday, May 13 - A chance to win many prizes, this event is sponsored by our Wom-en’s Auxiliary!

—NAT. DONAU TOURNAMENT— May 23 & 24 - Our teams will travel to Ak-ron Ohio’s German Family Society to take part once again in the US National Donausch-waben Soccer Tournament!

(CALENDAR IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

TED KERECZMANN

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—KINDERFEST & SOMMERFEST— Saturday, June 6 - Our club will be hosting the Mid-Atlantic Kinderfest this year! Our children in the cultural group are excited to entertain their old friends and make many new ones! All children in the club are encour-aged to attend! The evening will include a Sommerfest for our older dancers, members and friends!

—GAUFEST WARM-UP—

Sunday, July 26 - Help the Schuhplattler group as they send off to Gaufest! A picnic will take place to follow the dance perfor-mances.

—25. GAUFEST, MILWAUKEE— July 30—Aug. 2 - Travel with us to Milwau-kee, Wi for the Gaufest celebrations, compe-titions and fun!

—LANDESTREFFEN LOS ANGELES— August 7—August 9 - Join us in Los Angeles for the Landestreffen with our friends from the Donauschwaben clubs across the coun-try. West coast here we come!

—GOLF OUTING— Friday, August 14 - Play a round of golf with your club buddies and enjoy a fun dinner afterwards!

—137th OKTOBERFEST— September 26 & 27 - Celebrate the Ba-varian tradition right down in Oakford!

—SCHOCKTOBERFEST— Saturday, October 21 - Celebrate Hallow-een at this party!

—KIRCHWEIHFEST— Saturday, November 7 - Take part in our most important German-Hungarian tradi-tion at the beautiful Kirchweihfest!

—WINTER PENNY PARTY— Wednesday, November 18 - A chance to win many prizes, this event is sponsored by our Women’s Auxiliary!

—CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY— Sunday, December 20 - Celebrate Christmas with your club family!

NOTE: Our yearly entertainment schedule flows with the calendar. The dates provided here are meant as a guide for the member-ship. These dates are subject to change. More detailed information will always be provided closer to the date of the event.

ENTERTAINMENT REVIEW:

—CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY— Our club was once again the scene of a happy Christmas Party, which began with many families, and friends greeting each oth-er before the buffet dinner began. Our presi-dent, Janet Malofiy, welcomed everyone and the Christmas Buffet, which featured beef, chicken and various side dishes began in an orderly manner. A delicious piece of Schwazwalder Kirsch Torte topped off the meal. Soon everyone was looking forward to the entertainment, which was to be provided by the Cultural Group. The group was introduced by their chair-man, Susi Hartmann, who praised the group for their hard work stating that many of its members are very young but that even the youngest worked very hard Their performance consisted of a dance interpretation of the English Christmas Carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” and “Here Comes Santa Claus” a song made popular by Gene Autry written by Autry and Haldeman. The dances were very cleverly done and en-joyed by all. Anika Mahadevan and Nicholas Wagner recited German Christmas poems. The Nativity Scene included Emma Walter as Mary with Stevie Paul as Joseph with Kyra Malofiy as the narrator. Others included as angels, shepherds, the three kings, and vari-ous animals were Kyler Kelly, Alex Simon, Max Simon, Ryan Proll, Matt Proll, Tommy Proll, Jackson Olszewski, Anika Mahadevan, Christopher Deely, Genevieve Avrich, Emily Wagner, Nicholas Wagner and Helena Mara-no. The show ended with the traditional song “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Soon San-ta Claus appeared and after each child visited with him; he or she received a packet filled with delicious chocolate candy. This yearly Christmas Party is an important event in the life of our club. It is a chance for families and friends to get together and cele-brate one of the year’s most important holi-days together. We thank all who make this a yearly success – the various chairmen who make all things work at our club, the Cultural Group, and those of you who attend all our events. We especially thank Santa for taking the time to visit us at this very busy time.

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—WOMEN’S AUXILIARY— Dates & Information

Once again we will set firm dates for a series of social Gathering for the Women’s Auxiliary.

The dates are the following Sundays in 2015:

January 25 February 15

March 22 April 19 May 17

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlene Fricker, Chairman | 215.275.4991

—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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‘FREIBURG’ CONTINUED the members of the Banater Schwaben were kind enough to host us in their homes, includ-ing my sister, Emma and me. On our first night in the city, the club set us up on a tour of Ober-bergen, which is an area with a beautiful vineyard and

winery where we were invited to a wine tasting lesson and dinner. The next day we toured the city and were able to see a very extravagant church right in the middle of the town. The architecture of it was just breath-taking and seemed to tower over everything around it. After sightseeing, it was finally time to head to the Volkstanzfest der Banater Trachtengruppen aus Baden-Wurttemberg. We participated in a parade around the city with six different groups in it and performed in the town square for the mayor of Freiburg! This was a once in a lifetime experience be-cause the dancers accumulated a crowd of spectators! After marching back to the dance hall we were delighted to be served dinner and not long after we finally performed our two dances, Windmüller and a polka called Kovarovska! The feeling of performing in front of the whole hall in a different country and in front of all of the other dance groups from around Germany too, gave me so much pleasure and I wish I could have done it a million times! Overall Freiburg was a great start to our trip and I will never forget the amazing performance that we gave that night!

Sofi Walter

STUBAITAL During the dance group’s recent trip to Germany and Austria, there were so many amazing stops along the way. Personally, my favorite stop was at the Stubaital in the Aus-trian Alps. After arriving, it did not take long to real-ize that we were in a very beautiful and spe-cial little corner of the world. We first had to

take a shuttle ride from a parking area at the bottom of the mountain up to our hotel. Cows, chickens, and all sorts of various farm life surrounded us. It was clear to me then that we were about to have an experience that would be completely new to me. Later on that night as we were wrapping up a deli-cious dinner, I took a moment to step outside and take in one of the most clear and beauti-ful night skies I have ever seen in my life. Being so far away from any industrialized civilization and light pollution, I was able to see thousands and millions of stars that have for so long been hidden from me. It was one of those reminders. Sometimes it is good to step aside from our busy non-stop lifestyles to just sit back and take in all the beauties the world has to offer. The next morning, no alarm clock was needed. At 6:00 sharp, all of the cows started walking around to get there breakfast and with that came the clinging and clanging of about one hundred cowbells. Opening the balcony door, hearing the bells ring, and watching the sun slowly rise over the top of the mountain was one amazing way to start our day. After breakfast, we started a hiking trip. This trip took us all over the mountain

bringing us near the top to a quaint little res-taurant that we stayed at for lunch. After lunch, a few of us decided to carry on a little further up the mountain to one of its peaks. Up there at the top, looking out over the vast Austrian countryside, all of us who were there shared complete amazement. Being all the way up there, we could see for endless miles and it was so amazing to me how fulfilling an experience can come with such simplicity. No TVs, laptops or any kind of fancy devices were needed. Just some good company, a mini journey, and a spectacular view of a land that sits much less disturbed then what I have always been used to is what brought me to my favorite part of our trip.

Danny Galgon

SALZBURG Known as the city found in the Sound of Music, we got to venture the gardens, shops, castles, muse-ums, cafes and restaurants all throughout Salzburg during our three day stay there. Our first day was spent walking

around the exquisite gardens, eating in local cafes, and looking out on the city of Salzburg from the highest peak in the city, the top of Fortress Hohensalzburg. The 11th century fortress complex gave a breathtaking view of the city, which we all enjoyed together be-fore separating into smaller groups for shop-ping in the old-fashioned town or going out to eat to end the day. The second day, we split into two groups and found our way to the top of Kehlstein-haus, also known as Eagle’s Nest, in Germa-ny. After venturing up the mountain to the retreat house, we sat down and had a nice lunch with a great view. Some explored the salt mines nearby that go back and forth be-tween Germany and Austria, where they went underground to witness slides that took you between levels of the mines. By nighttime, we were back in Austria and had dinner with our whole large group at a bier-garten called Augustinerbräu – Kloster Mülln. The buffet style dinner led to a late night of us chit chatting and bonding in the garden. The third and final day in Salzburg was a free day to explore the city and do whatever your heart desired. Some of the only free time on the trip was spent on boat tours, shopping throughout the old fashioned city, and enjoying the last of the Austrian food and drinks. Most of us girls fell in love with the Austrian styled dirndls, and had bought one there. Some explored the Sound of Mu-sic tour and a please touch toy museum. Our last night for dinner was spent at another outside biergarten with great food, good drinks and life-long friends.

Allysa Reiter & Michelle Paul

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—YOUTHFUL EUROPEAN TOUR—

Sisters, Sofi & Emma in Freiburg

A Danny on the Mountain

Best Friends on Eagle’s Nest

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TSV 1860 MÜNCHEN SOCCER GAME The main stops of our Europe trip in the Fall of 2014 were planned based on our cul-tural passions; originally our participation in the celebrations of the Oktoberfest in Mu-nich and then when we were provided with the opportunity to visit with our Banater Schwaben friends in Freiburg. We are very proud of cultural and dancing achievements, however the German Hungarians are also very well known for another passion, Soccer. Growing up, my favorite foreign team had always been and still is Bayern Munich (no Rolf, not Schalke). Back in July, the Bun-desliga schedule was released and of course, with my luck, Bayern would be playing out of town during the time that we would spend in Munich. The “other” team in town, TSV 1860 München of the 2. Bundesliga was scheduled to play on Saturday, our free day. A week before we left the States, with much help from the staff at US Soccer, we were able to secure twelve tickets for their match against FC Ingolstadt. Other sections of the group would choose to spend the day touring near-by castles or shopping in Munich. On Saturday morning, the twelve of us left our hotel for the rainy walk to the train sta-tion. From there we took the S8 into the Ma-rienplatz where we had planned to spend a quick time shopping and seeing the famous Glockenspiel. Looking to get out of the rain, a few of us remembered the nearby Ratskeller underneath the Marienplatz from our visit back in 2008. A quick beverage or two and it was time to make our way to the U6 train and head north to the Allianz Arena. The Alli-anz Arena was completed in time for the 2006 World Cup and has since been the home to both Clubs in Munich. At each stop along the 15-minute ride, more fans boarded the train dressed in the traditional Bavarian blue and white (colors of TSV 1860). At the Fröttmaning station, we followed the crowd to the historic Arena and made our way to ticket booth 19 and Frau Frisch as directed by our ticket connection. After some confusion, the twelve tickets were located in an enve-lope marked for the “US Men’s National Team” and it was time to head inside! It was a quick stop for a beer and leber-kase sandwich and we made our way to our seats. We were in the ninth row just behind the visitor’s bench with the smaller group of visiting fans from Ingolstadt singing loudly just a few sections to our right. Being the opening day of Oktoberfest, the home team was dressed in their Oktoberfest themed uniforms; with blue and white checkered shirts, brown shorts, and tan socks mimicking

the traditional Bavarian lederhosen attire. The game began with a very quick pace and we were happy to see that each team had an American in their starting lineup, Bobby Wood for the home team and Alfredo Mo-rales for the visitors. A local sitting nearby informed us that Ingolstadt entered the game at the top of the standings. Ingolstadt would score first with a head ball but soon after 1860 tied it with a very nice goal of their own. We could not help but root for the home team to add a late goal for the win, but the game would end in a 1-1 tie. On a trip full of great experiences, this day was truly one that I will not soon forget. With our souvenir 1860 scarves, we made our way back to the heart of Munich by train once again. With meeting plans at the famous Hofbrauhaus, we politely declined the invita-tion to head to the Oktoberfest grounds from our new singing buddies on the train. After a quick demonstration of our Schuhplattler skills on the platform, we said goodbye. The 12 consisted of Alex Blank, Brittany Brandecker, Mike Cramer, Chris Deely, Wer-ner Fricker III, Bill Galgon, Dan Galgon, Phil Karasow, Sasha Malofiy, Anna Martini and John Reiter.

Werner Fricker III

PARADE & OKTOBERFEST IN MÜNCHEN For those of us who’ve grown up in the German American community, walking in a parade is

like stepping into familiar territory. So when we were asked to march in the opening se-quence of the world famous Munich Ok-toberfest this past September, these things we already knew: we’d have to be dressed in our best Tracht and we’d have to smile and wave happily and endlessly. These are immu-table parade truths after all and we wouldn’t want to have it any other way. What we did-n’t realize was this was just the starting point for this international and over-the-top cultur-al extravaganza. To add just a sprinkling of paprika to this huge honor (we’re Schwowe after all) was the fact that this would be the

first time the Gauverband von Nordamerika, or simply “the Americans” as we were called, were invited to take to the streets of the sto-ried Bavarian city. Things began normally enough with an early morning gathering prior to setting off for downtown Munich to meet the rest of the parade participants. The actual parade route was six miles long and snaked through the heart of Munich, ending in the “Oide Wiesen” - the historic grounds of the Ok-toberfest. The iconic and majestic city made for such a wonderful parade venue! The best way I can explain what/who was included in the parade goes something like this: If we you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to have a little part of every corner of the German speaking world in one area that would be the Munich Oktoberfest parade. Traditions ranged from unique and remote German/Austrian/Swiss customs to the well-known and much loved Bavarian cultural practices. Throw in some enthusiastic Americans and what you have is magic. As someone who appreciates the importance of history and tradition this was one of the most memorable parts of the parade, seeing living history strong and undiminished. The six-mile long route was a bit lengthy to be honest but the great memories of that experience are the only things we will long remember. Also, making appearances in the parade were all the usual authentic staples of Ger-many’s best-known tradition: Colorful Ger-man beer wagons pulled by huge draft hors-es; sharp marching bands dressed in snappy attire; and so much more. What a wonderful sight it was to see! In the midst of it, all were Americans, our people, proudly participating and enjoying the moment. We fit right in and the crowd was most appreciative. Supporters of this great tradition did not disappoint this year either, despite calls for bad weather all day. Citizens from all over the globe mobbed the streets, packed balco-nies and window ledges. As we walked the route (in only perfect synchronization as you might expect!), I think I can speak for all US attendees in saying that it was truly humbling to be a part of such an important undertak-ing. As with all German and German Ameri-can events, the route ended officially at a festival tent with beer as far as the eye could see. In this case, at one of the six-monster beer company tents adorning die “Oide Wie-sen,” where celebrations would go on late into the night with camaraderie that could not be better. The rest as they say “will re-main at the Oktoberfest.” Prosit!

Anna Martini

Our Soccer Fans at Allianz Arena

Anna & Friends marching through Munich

—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, February 4 Wednesday, March 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! Artwork by Sofi Walter

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—BAYERISCHER ECKE— A Message From B.V.V. President Alex Paraker

We celebrate another year, 2015, hard to believe. Anyway, it is with pride and pleasure that we thank our “Bayerischer Volksfest Verein Directors” for all their dedicated work and efforts on a volunteer basis throughout our past. Also many thanks to our BVV Ladies Auxiliary as well. Teamwork always pays off, it shows. Vielen Dank to you all. We would like to extend our thanks to the whole UGH organization for making us feel at home. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

—Schedule of Events—

Saturday, January 17 – WINTER WONDERLAND DANCE with music by Tom Groeber

Saturday, February 21 – MASKENBALL/VALENTINES DANCE with music by Schanta Band

Saturday, March 21 – ST. PATRICK’S DAY DANCE with music by the Jolly Bavarians

Sunday, March 22 - SEMI-ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING at 4 PM

Saturday, April 18 – SPRING DANCE with music by Don Bitterlich

Saturday, May 16, MEMBER APPRECIATION DANCE with music by Don Bitterlich

Saturday, June 20 – 13 ANNIVERSARY DANCE with music by the Emil Schanta Band

All dances 7:00pm to 11:00pm

UNITED GERMAN-HUNGARIANS OF PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY

4666 E. BRISTOL ROAD | OAKFORD, PENNSYLVANIA | 19053

ALEX PARAKER

NOTICE:

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Sunday, March 1

OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE

WORKINGS OF OUR ORGANIZATION