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The great national Order of Ahepa held its sixth convention in Detroit the latter part of August. The City of Detroit was decorated with the national colors of America and Greece and for a whole week the colors of Ahepa were hoisted on top of the Book-Cadillac Hotel, one of the fine

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Chicago Greeks Leave for Detroit.

Saloniki-Greek Press, Sept. 15, 1928

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Three hundred and fifty delegates and members of Ahepa left, last night, for Detroit to participate in the Sixth Convention of the Order. After the preliminary sessions of the Sixth Congress, the Ahepans, in magnificence and pomp, will go to the city of Ypsilanti to celebrate the un

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Resolutions.

Novi Svijet, September 27,1928

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Adopted at Convention of Jugoslav Educational Federation on 2nd and 3rd September - 1928 at Detroit, Michigan. Stand- of the Jugoslav Educational Federation in regard of the Croatian Fraternal Union and her Organ. The Convention is of the opinion that the Croatian Fraterna

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H. Maurikides in Our Community

Saloniki-Greek Press, Oct. 6, 1928

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Last Monday there arrived from Greece H. Maurikides, Secretary at the American Legation in Athens, Greece. Mr. Maurikides, twelve years ago, was a citizen of Chicago and is well-known among the Greeks. He is the founder of the Athens Post of the American Legion, and came to the United States

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On September 20, 1868, District Grand Lodge #6, I.O.B.B., was instituted. Brothers Henry Greenebaum, Herman Felsenthal and B. Barbe of Ramah Lodge were elected officers.

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The National Conference in Buffalo

Magyar Tribune, Jan. 11, 1929

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In our last week's issue of the Magyar Tribune we published a proclamation--as did thirty other Hungarian newspapers--calling all Hungarians to a National Conference to be held on March 15, 16, and 17 in Buffalo, N. Y. It must have been a surprise that we--who had always advocated l

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Recently the installation of the officers of eight chapters of Ahepa took place at the Trianon. No words can express or describe what a gala evening it was. Thousands attended. February 18th was the day on which the officers of the eight Chicago chapters of Ahepa were installed with

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One of the momentous decisions of the last Polish Roman Catholic Union (P. R. C. U.) convention at Buffalo, N. Y., was the establishment of a commission of sports and youth; a move that gave heart to the youth in the ranks of this greatest of Polish and Catholic organizations in the world. Th

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p.2...The Chicago branch of the Revision League held its directors' meeting Friday, Mar. 8. The women's division was represented by their President, Mrs. William Fuzy. Dr. Eugene Nador, Secretary,outlined the urgent work program. Suggestions were offered by the Rev. J. M. Hanko, Pro

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Since the World War, two distinct, strong, and steady dominating forces have been active among the Hungarians of America. Here and there certain individuals, constituting one of these forces, have tried to organize groups, promote movements, and persuade existing societies to give m

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p.4....The Hungarian Reformed Classis of the Northwest, which takes in the churches from Buffalo to Milwaukee and from Flint to Dayton,had its yearly meeting at Conneaut. Rev.Eugene Boros, pastor of the Burnside Reformed Church and dean of the Midwest Classis,attended the three day meeting wi

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Attention, American-Hungarians

Magyar Tribune, Apr. 12, 1929

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The wide gate through which we came to this new world has closed behind us. Those of our race who would follow us knock on this gate in vain. There is no power that would open it for them. We, too, find it difficult to go out through it, because unless we have our naturalization papers or a r

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The Siebenbuerger [Transylvania] Saxons were in high spirits yesterday evening as they celebrated the silver jubilee of their [local] sick-benefit society and at the same time welcomed the twenty-eighth annual convention of the [national] sick-benefit association. A rich and varied festival p

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The Buffalo National Conference

Magyar Tribune, June 7, 1929

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It is my duty to give an account of my experience at the Buffalo National Conference to the readers of the Magyar Tribune. The publisher of the Magyar Tribune appointed me to represent the paper, and I felt that this appointment meant that I was also representing its readers. Beside

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Brethren! The first National Conference of Magyar America has taken place and has given us a constitutional organ for conducting our mutual affairs. Its name is the National Federation of American Hungarians. Justice for Hungary! Peace for the world! This organ is governed by a coun

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A large meeting of all the chapters of the Ahepan organization in the Chicago area took place last Monday in the hall of Chapter No. 94. The meeting was arranged by the General Council's invitation at the request of the supreme vice-president, Mr. George Philis. The main purpose of

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Arrival

Saloniki-Greek Press, June 26, 1929

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Mr. George Philis, supreme vice president of Ahepa has arrived in Chicago, where he will remain for a few days. At Mr. Philis' request, the representative of the Supreme Council, Mr. P.S. Kokis, has invited all the Ahepan chapters to a general assembly, on Monday evening, in order t

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We are informed that the imputed sum of $10,000 for the Ahepan chapters in the Chicago district for the $100,000 scholarship fund is almost paid up. Up till today approximately $9,000 have been gathered. In the coming week the various chapters selected their representatives for the

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Departure

Saloniki-Greek Press, July 31, 1929

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Dr. S. Loumos, of Alexander Ypsilantis chapter and Aristides Mourikis of Navarinon chapter are representatives of the Chicago Gapa organization at a convention to be held in Detroit, Michigan. The representatives left last Saturday.

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The Reception of the Ahepan Representatives

Saloniki-Greek Press, Aug. 28, 1929

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A body of Ahepan representatives for the Kansas City Convention, from the Eastern cities, were given a reception in Chicago, Saturday, by the various chapters. At 10 o'clock in the morning, the representatives were met at the Union station by a committee. Many other members were the