The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1914-10-12
Hungarians Pay
Tribute To Their
Dead In War
Powerful Addresses BY DIR.
Winter and Rev. Father
GhernitsEky.

At two meetings held in Rakoczy
hall yesterday afternoon and evening,
attended by several thousand Hum
garian and Slavonian residents of
Bridgeport, fitting tribute was paid to
the memory of thousands of their
countryInen who have fallen in the
war in Europe and hundreds contrib
uted to the Red Cross fund in order
that conditions among the wounded
and. the women and children living in
the cities be alleviated.
It was no wildly enthusiastic crowd
that filled the hall. Everywhere the
people were hushed, for many be-
Eeved the mass meetings to be more
like funeral services of relatives from
whom they would never again hear
word. than places to show affection
and patriotism for the mother coun-
love- 1t was not UNCOMMON to see
women weeping for fathers. brothers
and sweethearts whom they believed
had fallen in the war. and to hear the
men speaking specu1atfve1y Of friends
and relatives who remained In the
empire when the. war broke out.
The meetings were among the most
pathetic ever held in Bridgeport, and
when the call was made for contrib
utions for the Red Cross fund, hum
dreds responded. It is estimated that
several hundreds of dollars were de-
rived in this way. Not only Hun :.
garians were present. but many Sla-
von1ans came to the meetings
At the afternoon meeting DR.. Win
ter Hungarian consul in New z ork
city, told of the need of money for
furthering the work of the Red Gross
among the wounded. the women and
the children. Half of the contribu-
ton. declared DR.. Winter, would go
to the hospitals, while the other half
would be devoted to alleviating condi-
tions among the women and childreIn
Thousands of children and thoIs-
ands of wives had been left father
less and husband1ess. he declared
Scarcely a person IN the hall has not
felt the effect of the warssby haytng
relatives taken from them, and when
the, gall for contributions was made,
hundreds resp onded.
In the evening. more than 2 900
were present to hear the Rev. Stephen
F. Chernitzky of st. stephens r. c.
church, and to witness the production
of THE Heroes of Arad,'' a fitting
tribute to the Hunyarian heroes who
died during the siege of Arad. Yearly
services comm emorating the death OF
these men are held all over the world
on Oct, 9Th, but owing to the war, the
services were postponed until yester-
day.
The production was unusually well
staged. In 1849. following the Thirty
Years War" Hungary made an inef-
fectual struggle for independence
against Austria. At the siege of Arad
and after many of the Huns arian no.
bility had sworn allegiance to the
Austrian standard, 13 Hungarians
were captured. Refusing to swear al
legiance, they were brutally siaugh-
tered These men are regarded
amongst the greatest of Hungarian
heroes, and yearly tribute is paid
their memories.
Those taking part in the production
We're: James Serfozo. Mrs Beiane
Kela, Boriska Bodnar, Andras Olexo.
LaszIo. Szava, Janos szakacs, Joseph
Iorvath, Bella KeIe, Istvan Szigetti,
the Misses Irnna File, Bertha 10th.
Marfska Dtviki. and Gyula Elias. Frfg-
yes Sur, KalKnan Danko, Andras
CONDOS and Samuel Ando
Following the play Father Cher
nitzlzy in a powerful address told of
the war as understood in this country.
following which he extended a prayer
for the dead and for the peace and
prosperity of the world.