The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-17
INDEPENDENCE DAY
WAS CELEBRATED
HuNeARIANs OF THIS VICINITY
HAVE CELEBRATION IN
BRIDGEPORT.
Parade Over Principal Streets in Mar
tins Ferry and Bridgeport to
Opera house-Good Program.

Parade Over Principal Streets in Mar
uns Ferry n Bridgeport to
Oper House-Good Program.
n Hungarian Independence Day
was celebrated yesterday by natives
OF that country. residing in this vicin-
lily. and a big time marked the observ-
snce or the day on the Ohio side OF
me river. A big parade was formed
IN Martins Ferry at 3 O'Clock. compos-
ed OF several hundred natives of Hun
gary. some I'm uniform. and headed by
a Pittsburgh band. marched through
the principle streets OF that town and
10 bridgeport, where an interesting
program was rendered in the opera
ous Al the dividing line OF Bridge
port and Martins Ferry. other deiega-
tons met the Hungarian residents OF
that city n formed a monster pro-
cession- The speakers who were OH
the program rod in carriages AZ the
head OF the procession.
The anair was planned and carried
out under the leadership OF Victor
FuZy, manager of the foreign de
Eartment OF the Bridgeport Bank *
u company. and the talks deliver
ed by the speakers on the program
were Interesting and historical. Both
IN the procession and opera house,
flags of Hungary and the United States
pere placed and h independence OF
the W nations was symbolized in
great style.
Bloodless Revolution.
lndepedence Day in Hungary is the
anniversary OF the Magyar Ides of
March Is. 1S4S. but as his ~anniver-
a Tell on Saturday this year II was
when more OF the natives could be
present and away from their work.
There were representatives from Mar
I'll Ferry. Bridgeport. Wheeling.
Adena, Dnlonvale. Bellaire and other
towns in the near vicinity. The occa-
sion marks the Liberty Day" of Hun
gary and in that country Il Is a glori-
Gus holiday. II marks the 'bloodless
revolution OF the patriots led by Kos
suth, and followed the rule OF Tho
country by the diet and house OF lords.
which controlled matters OF govern
ment with a hand OF iron. Kossuth
was a member of the lower house OF
the diet and through his efforts he
forced upon the house OF lords the
passage OF mor liberal laws and the
power was taken from the higher body.
The following program was render
ed YESTERDAY:
Overture $50. hungarian Gypsy Band
Introductory Victor Fuzzy. chairman
Address by Judge Charles ]. Lynch
go. Hungarian Singing Society
Raise Mayors -: stephen Fuzzy
-. Brenkacs and b. Jones. leaders
Fifteenth of March Victor Grepaly
American Hymn
......... Hungarian Brass Band
Hungarian Address Stephen Fuzzy
Piano Solo Stephen Fuzzy
hungarian Speech Miss F. Mack
Hungarian American March ......
....-.. Hungarian Singing Society
Address by Prosecuting Attorney W.
w Cowen. a.
Secon Part.
Hungarian Address I'D. Tomor
Eglish Address ....
............ Judge John c. Nichols
Selection Hungarian Brass Band
Hungarian Speech Miss VI. Grapaly
Address ............. Louis Schwalb
flano solo .......... Stephen Fuzy
Hungarian Speech stephen Kovacs
hungarian Song ...... Singing Society
Solo Nyary
Address by Congressman W. b. Fran
els.
hungarian March Gypsy Band