Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-11
MILLENNIUM FESTIVAL.
THOUSANDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
FOUNDING OF A NATION.
The Event to BE Celebrated Here by the
First Hungarian Sick aud Benevolent
Association-Proceeds to BE Used in
Establishing IA Library.

Freeland, Pa. June S, 1896.
EDITOR Enthusiastically give space
to the appeal which we submit below
The object is one that we hope our fel
low citizens will help us to attain. 1t is
issued in behalf of the Hungarian Mil.
lennium Festival, of Freeland, as fol.
lows:
Citizens.-In the heart of Europe
there lives handful of people, free and
independent, known as the "Magyars. "
One thousand years ago this race of
people came from Asia and settled there.
where they have ever since been living,
u free people in u free country, a bull
wark of liberty for all Europe against
| the hordeS of Asiatic barbarians.
During these one thousand years the
Magyar people, in spite of bloody wars
within and with neighboring nations.
relied but on God and the honor of then
good sword, and they form a great ma
tion today. Nations honor and respect
the Magyars.
Three oceans washed its shores.
Italy, Germany dhe Austria of today
and Bohemia paid tribute to her, and
upon the walls of Rome, Constantnople
and Vienna the Hungarian flag was
hosted and unfurlcd while in the strug-
gle lasting several centuries, Hungary
conquered the Turk. pressed him back
and rescued Christian civilization.
Europe must gratefully appreciate
the service of the Hungarians for Chris
tan civilization and modern culture,
because while Hungary was the watch
dog of all the world against the on
saughts of the Turks, the Mongols and
the Tartars, the other nations could
peacefully develop their commerce and
industry.
At Budapest, the capital of Hungary,
the nation celebrates today the one
thousandth year of its constitutional
existence.
1t is not feast of sorrow for the mil
lions of martyrs whose blood irrigated
the soil of the land it is feast of Joy,
that for one thousand years the pluck
courage and indomitable will, the hero
ism, and love of liberty could assert it.
self and make the nation truly grand.
The festivities at the capital of the
land are duplicated in every city and
village of Hungary, and we, the lIunga-
rans of Freeand, represented by the
First Hungarian Sick and Benevolent
Association, have set the twenty-siXth
day of June, 1896, for the celebration of
the event by arranging for ball at
Yannes' opera house, to which we most
respectfully invite the Inhabitants of
this city.
The net proceeds of the ball shall be de-
voted to the founding of Il millennium
Library" so that culture, education,
intelligence and morality may be pro-
mulgated among the Huugarians of this
city, and that such library, growing
yearly, shall bear witness to the good
citizenship of the Hungarians.
The price of admission is only %
cents, and those taking part do not only
celebrate with us the great national
event, but also aid most worthy and
charitable object.
One of the foremost speakers from
New York city will, in the course of the
evening, deliver the festival Grafton in
the English language, which in itself
will be rare oratorical treat.
Joseph $. Uhlor, John Billicrki.
Charles Polancczky, Steve Galatha,
Lislow Pilcy, Peter koyaco,
Mike Kardos, Joseph Tarkany.