Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-13
DR.. NANASSY
H0N0RED HERE
Local Pastor Given Warm
Tribute at Banquet-To
Sail to Europe J

AARAO bAtI y RSAeO $500
city, surrounding towns and New
York paid homage to the Rev. DR..
Louis Nanassy at a banquet held
here last evening in the church
parish on Kirkland place. Never
before had there been paid such a
tribute to a Hungarian minister as
was paid him last night by citizens
of all creeds. About 200 people were
denied admission to the hall owing
to the limited seating capacity.
Some Of the most prominent Hun
garian p~ersonages in the East were
in attendance and all were loud In
their praise of DR.. Nanassy. Among
those at the speakers table were
Louis Alexi, Hungarian consul gem
eral in New York City, J.. j. Berko,
editor and publisher Of the Hungar-
ian Daily News. of New York, M.
Szekly, general manager of the Hun
garian Daily News, Rev. A. Kiss. OF
the Hungarian Catholic church, Rev.
Father Kovliczky, of the Greek Cath
ole church, Rev. Father Szuchy, OF
the Holy Trinity church, Rev. w.
Northey Jones, pastor of st. Peters
church, DR.. Julius Shoedl, dean OF
the Hungarian church of New Bruns
wick, Jacob Goldberger, local bank
err, Rev. Geza Koraez OF Trenton, DR..
H. Scheaffer of this city, Rev. Carl
Vince, of Carteret, Louis Horkay, of
this city, Rev. Columbo Kovacsy, OF
PENNSYLVANIA, Rev. John Macy, OF
lSouth River, Rev. M. 10th, of Stat
en- Island, Alex Darocy of New York
land many other prominent religious
workers from all parts of the state.
The affair opened with a benedic-
ton by Rev. Father Korosy, of Tren-
ton, after which the speech-making
was in order. The POSTMASTER Of
the evening was Alex Zambori, edi-
tor of the Perth Amboy Herald, a
Hungarian daily. Many addresses
were made, with all praising the
work of the Hungarian rector. Mr..
IAlexi, the CONSUL general, urged
THAT all Hungarians become good cit
liens and stated that they could not
help becoming better citizens with
lsuch a man as Rev. Mr.. Nanassy at
the helm. He also asked the Hun
garians present not to forget their
mother country. The editor and
manager of the Hungarian news
paper also spoke and told of their
esteem of Rev. Mr.. Nanassy. The
ministers who spoke all took as their
lIODlCs LiiC 0RACllQA0 VI ~HN
ored minister. Some of the speakers
Ispoke in Hungarian and English.
Various gifts were presented by
the following organizations to Rev.
DR.. Nanassy in appreciation of his
fifteen years of service here through
different representatives: st. Mich
aels Greek Catholic church, Paul
Gyukeri; st. Anne Society, Mrs. John
Balint; Slovak Reformed church, MI.
Sarik; Becskai Society, Columo Nam
assy; Children's Society, Miss Helen
Sivak; White Grove, Woodmen OF
the World, Mrs. Steven Papp; YER
hovay Society, Alex Torek; Rakocy
Society, Vincent Oskay; Reformed
church of Kreischerville, S. l., Stew
en- Cap; Hungarian Brotherhood
lodge, Michael Stumpf; st. George
Greek Catholic Society, Andrew An
astanovie, and Hungarian Reformed
Club, Steven Yuhas.
The outstanding gift of the even
ing was the presentation of a cash
purse of 800 to Rev. Mr.. Nanassy
by his congregation. Another gift
of notice was the gold watch and
chain given him by the Hungarian
Ladies Society through Mrs. Steven
Yuhas. Nearly all the societies
which presented him with gifts were
organized by him during his fifteen
years of service here.
Rev. Mr.. Nanassy, when called up
on to address the assemblage, spoke
with tears in his eyes. Words failed
to express his happiness at the mon
ster reception accorded him. He
thanked all those present and in a
stirring address told of fifteen years
well spent with members of his con-
l%gregation. The banquet closed with
the singing of 1.-The Star ~Spangled
Banner" and the Hungarian nation
al anthem.
Rev. Mr.. Nanassy will leave Aug
ust 20 for a three months tour OF
Europe, made possible by the gem
erous present of his church. He will
visit his native land where he will
see his mother, brother and sister
and have a conference with the head
of the Reformed church. While in
Holland he will give lectures at sew
eral seminaries and when in England
he will make an exhaustive research
in some of the leading English libra
ries concerning Hungarian church
matters.
The hall was beautifully decorated
last night and was a conglomeratton
of colors with the American and
Hungarian colors predominating. The
committee in charge of the banquet
deserves great credit for the manner
in which they held the affair. The
men on the committee were Steven
Yuhas, the first trustee of the
church; Alex zambori, of the local
Hungarian Newspaper, Alex Eyer, of
the New York Daily News and Eu-
gene Boros, president of the Hun
garian Citizen Club,