Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-23
HUNCAR|ANS At
CHURCH EVENT
Church Celebrates goth An
niverSary-- Bishop Walsh
: is Speaker at Gathering

The Church of Our Lady Of Hun
gary celebrated their twentieth an
.niversary yesterday. 1t was a jubilee
for the Hungarian colony ard fes-
tivities continued throughout the
day. Hungarian societies, school
children and many visitors grouped
together earlier in the day and
marched to the bridge head in South
Amboy, where Bishop Thomas y.
Walsh was met. and greeted by the
huge gathering that joined in ex-
tending the Trenton bishop a general
welcome. ~
From South Amboy they raradaX
through the main streets of this city
to Cortlandt street, where tie Hum
garian church is located. A solemn
high mass was OBLIGATED by Bishop
Walsh and Rev. Stephen Chanicki,
of Bridgeport Conn, delivered the
sermon. Others who took part n
the religious ceremony were Rev.
rather Young, deacon of the mass;
Rev. Francis Schasvari, s~ub-deacor;
Rev. Father Urban Of st. Stephens
church. Rev. Joseph Szuchy OF the
Holy Trinity church acted as assist
ant to the bishop. Father Albert
]. Smoliga, rector of Our Lady Of
Hungary church was the master Of
ceremonies.
Bishop Walsh urged co-operation,
understanding and harmony among
the neighbors and praised the splen-
did accomplishments of the cele-i
brating church within the past
twenty years. Present at the serv-
ives were Monsignor Cantwe;I.
Father Francis Medallion, Rev.
John Larkin, Rev. Charles Radoczi,
of New Brunswick; Rev, Blazius
Hospodar, of the Holy Trinity
church; Rev. Father Czaplinsk and
Rev. Joseph Marcinko, of Passaic.
AT 1 o'clock a banquet was given
in the school auditorium of the
church of Our Lady of Hungary,
which adjoins the church building.
A brilliant array of distinguished
guests complimented the workers
Of the church for their splendid
work. Judge George S. Silzer, May
or Wilson, Geysa DeBaco, editor of
the Hungarian daily r"Amerikai
Magyar Nepszawa" of New York,
Senator Morgan F. Larsen, Assistant
Prosecutor John e. Toolan, Re-
corder Pickersgill, John K. Sheehy,
Thomas Hanson, Joseph HallahgS1
and Harold G.. Hoffman, of Sou4
Amboy, were among those who IN
prlel addresses praised the acnleVe-
ments in such a short period.
The banquet was supplanted by a
splendid entertainment of local
talent and artists from other cities.
A string orchestra furnished the
music for the greater part Of the
afternoon.
The arrangements of the celebra-
ton were in the hands If Rev.
Albert j. Smoliga, who, a the rec.
tor of the church, was greatly
pleased with the enthusiasm and
success his church celebrated. Rev.
Father Smoliga, while only one year
rector, has done a great deal for the
uplift of conditions among the Hun
garian people of this city. For nine
months the rector assisted the
American Relief in Siberia and for
five years preached at st. Mary'S
Cathedral in Trenton.
The Church of Our Lady of Hun
gary was founded in 1902 by Mi
chael Stumpf, John Leitner, Anthony
Gotz, John Winkler, Stephen Such,
John Dudor. Paul Stoke, Philip
Mats and Martin Turk. They were
also the first to receive the bishop
| when he visited the Hungarian dis
trict twenty years ago.
The church was built in 1902 and
many additions were made the fol-
lowing year. In 1910 the building
| was again extensively remodeled,
and now car be classed as one of
the largest in the city.