October's meeting should prove very interesting. Our program is a showing of the PBS program "Greeks in America." Over the past year, discussions among

our brothers have been held about "Greeks in America". Now we have a chance to see the program. Thanks to George Pappas for recording the program and coordinating its showing.

During the regular session portion of the meeting, the Spending Plan will be presented by the Ways and Means Committee for approval by the membership.

The Scholarship Committee would like to reopen the discussions on awards of scholarships. A new financial picture has presented itself, and the Committee would like to provide new insight to the membership. I anticipate that there will be a vote to consider so please make sure you attend.

For those of us who were able to attend the last meeting, we were fortunate to be educated by two very fine guest speakers, Mary Ann Stewart and Dan Anaya. The presentation concentrated on the tax benefits to those who participate in our AHEPA Foundation programs. More info on these matters will be published in the Ta Nea.

Put Sunday, November 5th, on your calendar. At 1:00 p.m., at the UCSD Faculty Club, we will honor our distinguished past president Art Pathe. The cost is $25 per person. Please join us in honoring Brother Art and to have a good time.

Fraternally,

Costa Brown

Best Wishes and CRONIA POLLA to the following Brothers who are celebrating birthdays:

Dan Regas 10/1

George Stratigopoulos 10/1

Stephen Stubberud 10/12

Larry Sidiropoulos 10/14

Art Pathe 10/14

Kim Trigonis 10/15

Skipper Woodham 10/16

Costa Brown 10/18

George Pappas 10/19

Bill Moises 10/21

James Rigopoulos 10/25

George Koumaras 10/29

Happy Anniversary!!! to the following Brothers and their lovely brides who are celebrating wedding anniversaries:

Angelo & Irene Mylonas 10/3

Ari & Kristy Laliotes 10/16

Peter & Lydia Chaconas 10/18

George & Patricia Karetas 10/28

Meeting Agenda - The following is the meeting agenda for the next Social/General Chapter Meeting, being held at SS. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church's Senior Citizen Center, Tuesday, October 3, 2000:

Program Presentation

Ways & Means Committee Report

Scholarship Committee Report

Old Business

New Business

Good of the Order

General Business Meetings - General Business Meetings are held every third Thursday of the month. The next meeting will be Thursday, October 19, 2000, at SS. Constantine and Helen Senior Citizen Center at 7:00 p.m. All Officers and appointed officers are expected to attend. Any interested members may attend. Come and see your administrative board at work planning and coordinating for better functions and best events for the membership.

Costas Lyrintzis Memorial Scholarship Fund -

Brothers, we of the Hellenic Community of San Diego must keep Costas' memory alive, and we can do this by instituting a memorial scholarship in Costas' name. Please send your tax deductible contributions, in any amount to: Order of AHEPA, c/o George Polos Chapter 505, P.O. Box 2682, Del Mar, CA 92014.

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The conflict between the Fascists and Greece, started in effect with an unprovoked attack, on August 15, 1940. The setting was the annual Celebration of the Holy Mother (Tis Panagias) on the Island of Tinos. By tradition the Greek Navy takes part in the Celebration and in 1940, the Light Cruiser "Elli", was anchored in Tinos awash in decorations, from bow to stern (Megas Simeostolismos).

A Fascist Submarine torpedoed Elli in Tinos and Greek Navy frogmen soon recovered fragments of the torpedoes: they were of Fascist manufacture and bore unmistakable serial identification numbers. This event created consternation in Greece.

Subsequently, in the early morning hours of the 28th of October, the Fascist Ambassador presented the Prime Minister of Greece, with an atrocious ultimatum, demanding unconditional surrender. His answer was "OXI", and he immediately called the king. Following this, he made a scintillating radio address to the nation, and then the king did the same, general mobilization was immediately declared and it was completed without a hitch. Greece was the only country in Europe, where the war was greeted with unprecedented and enthusiastic demonstrations in the streets of Athens and in other cities, with shouts from a huge crowd in front of the British Embassy in the capital, "War. . war. . give us weapons".

"The Fascist Army invaded Greece at 6:30 a.m. that morning. After their initial push, they were beaten by a stormy counterattack by the Greek Army and were pushed back well into Albania, during a ferocious winter, which produced a lot of casualties from frostbite, in addition to the fighting itself.

The day of the invasion, Hitler arrived in Florence, Italy to meet Mussolini, who had kept the invasion plans secret. At the gaily decorated Florence railroad station, Hitler found Mussolini strutting along the platform with a merry glint in his eye, shouting: "Fuhrer, we are on the march! Victorious Italian troops crossed the Greco-Albanian border at dawn today". According to accounts (Robert Payne 1973), Hitler was furious but controlled himself and said little about an invasion doomed to certain failure.

Operation Barbarossa

Unbeknownst to Mussolini, Hitler was obsessed with Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. On December 18, 1940 Hitler authorized Directive No. 21, the campaign to invade Russia, with preparations to be finalized by May 15, 1941.

However, on March 26, 1941, a palace revolution in Belgrade toppled the pro-Axis Prince Paul from the throne and placed Prince Peter as Head of State. This inconspicuous event was destined to have detrimental consequences. A furious Hitler, shouted "I will make a clean sweep of the Balkans". It took him only five weeks, until the end of April, 1941, to subdue and secure Greece and its islands.

Upon completion, Hitler needed time to regroup and to refit his armies after their fight through the rocky mountains of Yugoslavia and Greece. Additionally, his elite paratroopers had been decimated during the battle for Crete, and he never used them again, in such a grand scale.

Thus, twenty-four divisions had been diverted to southeastern Europe for relatively trivial conquests and it was already two weeks past the date (May 15, 1941), when he had expected to launch Operation Barbarossa.

By the end of March, 1941, he had set himself a new date for Barbarossa to begin, June 22, 1941, five full weeks later than the original date. This proved to be catastrophic and contributed to the failure of the Russian campaign and to their loss of the war.

The Greek Contribution

The victory of the Greek Army against the Fascists, and the repudiation of Mussolini literally astonished the world. Due to the fact that Greece was attached after the fall of France, and at a time that the axis powers were seemingly unbeatable, Greece's resistance was considered by many as foolhardy. Most of Europe was under Nazi control and England was desperately trying to survive ferocious air attacks.

The Greek heroic stance, against all odds was the first glimmer of hope for the allies because it showed that the axis powers were-not invincible. Winston Churchill was lavishly praising the heroic Greeks at the Commons and elsewhere.

Thus, the most important contribution of the Greek nation to the allied victory in World War II was this; In order to subdue the Greeks, Hitler wasted five precious weeks before starting Operation Barbarossa.

In Summary

There is strong evidence to suggest that the Greek Resistance contributed to the five week delay for the start of Operation Barbarossa, and was the greatest, albeit indirect contribution, the Greeks made towards the victory in Russia, which in turn had a significant impact in the turning of the war in favor of the free world.

Unfortunately, this contribution has gone largely unappreciated. What Greece needs in this respect is a special museum in Athens or Thessaloniki dedicated exclusively to her contributions to allied victory in World War II, with periodic exhibits, in European capitals, in Washington D.C. and other American cities. Additionally, a succinct, well-presented historical review of Greece's contributions should be recorded and made available in Europe, North America and elsewhere.

Another point of interest is the impact of Greece's contributions to allied victory on the standing and the prestige of the Hellenic-American community in the United States.

Simply stated, the standing of the Greek-Americans was enormously enhanced due to the exploits of the Greek nation in 1940, and this is why the celebration of the 28th of October is so important and meaningful for all of us. We should make every effort, both individually and collectively, to let the world know that Greece has always been on the side of America and its allies when push comes to shove.

This should be a poignant reminder today, because Greece finds herself under pressure from Turkey, who has no credentials as a loyal and faithful ally of the western democracies proven by their actions during the second World War. This should serve as a wake up call for the West because history has a tendency to repeat itself.

Michael C. Geokas,

M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D (McGill)

Emeritus Professor of Medicine and

Biological Chemistry, UC Davis

School of Medicine

The young father, pushing a baby carriage in the park, seemed undisturbed by the howls coming from the carriage.

"Easy now, Albert," the father kept saying. "Control yourself. Keep calm."

Another howl rang out and again the father murmured:

"Now, now Albert. Keep your temper."

A young mother passing by remarked:

"I must congratulate you. You know just how to speak to babies--calmly, gently."

She patted the youngster on the head and cooed: "What's bothering you, Albert?"

"No, no" the father said. "His name is Johnny; I'm Albert."

Blessed is the person who is too busy to worry in the daytime and too sleepy to worry at night.

Often, one is compelled to put pen to paper, or in this case, finger to keyboard, to express one's support of or opposition to this or that issue, or to simply state an opinion.

Today, I use my keyboard for a reason that in its rarity, gives me an enormous amount of pleasure.

Since I joined the George Polos Chapter 505 some two years ago, I have had the opportunity to interact with a group of wonderful individuals, all of whom I am proud to

call friends and brothers. Often, when people of similar backgrounds and ideas meet and work together, toward common goals, the particular talents, strengths, and worth of a particular individual are sometimes obscured by the overall achievements or merits of his group. Our small band of brothers is composed of such individuals of great worth and although we as a group are aware of this fact, the personal modesty and unpretentious nature of such individuals often precludes the world at large from knowing their true worth.

Today, I use my keyboard to highlight such a man. A great man. A great friend, whose prominence may not be fully appreciated by all who know him because he is supremely modest and slighting of attention.

I write of my good friend Argyris Theofilopoulos. Dr. Argyris Theofilopoulos that is, whose recent achievements in the field of molecular immunology could well land him a Nobel Prize someday.

Argyris was recently honored (one of many he has received) by the University of Patras (his hometown) in Greece as an honorary Professor of Medicine for his pioneering work in the field of molecular immunology. He is credited with two recent discoveries which will undoubtedly have wide-ranging

ramifications in the world of organ transplants, as well as a viable cure for diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and various forms of hepatitis.

Argyris and his team of research scientists at Scripps Institute in La Jolla essentially came up with two findings based on numerous experiments with mice. The first has to do with a substance called Interferone-C, which can act

malignantly on any given cell at the molecular level, causing some of the above illnesses. Argyris and his team have managed to isolate the gene that creates this substance and neutralize it by removing it from laboratory mice. In all instances, the removal of Interferone-C produced astounding results, most notably, the arrest of any further development of the disease Lupus, even in its advanced stages.

Argyris' second achievement is in the area of organ transplantation, and the high rate of organ rejections that is currently being experienced in this field. In the laboratory, Argyris and his team were able to isolate and neutralize the mechanism that is responsible for the human body's rejection of the transplanted organ.

Yes Indeed!! This unassuming man, whose quick wit and precise and often eloquent remarks add a colorful dose of life to our otherwise routine meetings, has far more on his mind that where we are all going to have the next Christmas party!

We have among us a man whose great heart is matched by a great brain. A world class scientist whose promising work will leave a mark certainly on all of us who are fortunate and honored to know him, but also to potentially millions who do not have that pleasure but who will owe him a great debt of gratitude nonetheless.

I think it is very important to recognize such august individuals especially when they give of their valuable time to us. For my part, I take this opportunity to express my admiration, respect and love for this great Son of Hellas whose place in the firmament of great Hellenes of the likes of

George Papanicolaou is in the process of being firmly cemented.

Congratulations Argyri KAI IS ANOTERA!!

(Source: Translated from a personal interview by Petros Tsonis of FLASH MAGAZINE).

WASHINGTON-The delegates of the 78th Annual AHEPA Supreme Convention elected Johnny N. Economy, Atlanta, as their supreme president. Elections were held Saturday, July 29, in New Orleans, LA. Economy, 53, was elected on a platform that promoted a better working relationship with the other three organizations of the AHEPA family: the Daughters of Penelope, Sons of Pericles and Maids of Athena. Also, the platform stressed a commitment to the promotion of Hellenic ideals and principles, the projection of Hellenic history and the protection of Hellenic heritage from those who would distort it.

"The next few years offer us a great opportunity to place the Order of AHEPA back into a position of leadership for Hellenes throughout the world," said Economy. "If we do not challenge ourselves by offering bold, new and exciting projects to our membership, our potential growth and effectiveness as an organization will be limited."

Economy held numerous offices in his AHEPA career including two terms as supreme secretary. In addition, Economy serves as president of the AHEPA Centennial Foundation, Inc., the entity responsible for the building and dedication of the Tribute sculpture to Hellenism and Olympism in 1996. He is a member of the board of directors of AHEPA One, Inc., Atlanta Chapter No. I's senior citizens housing complex. In 1995, Economy received the National "AHEPAN of the Year" Award. He is a member of AHEPA Mother Lodge Chapter No. 1, Atlanta, one of the strongest and largest chapters in the AHEPA domain with over 200 members. Economy is a 25-year member of the organization.

"Our membership goals should not be linked to financial solvency," said Economy. "If we give our chapters leadership through strong national projects they can be proud of and support our chapters with the necessary tools and information; then and only then can a sustained membership program be implemented and achieved."

Economy during his address spoke on Hellenism and its importance.

"In trying to define Hellenism, we must first understand that a simple definition of this word would be a grave injustice," he said. "To properly define Hellenism one would need a scholar to explain it's origins, an artist to draw on it's beauty, a poet to describe it's heart, and a theologian to explore it's soul. Simply put, Hellenism is the basis for man's humanity to his fellow man. Each and every one of us can by right of birth claim the title of human being."

Supreme Lodge Elections

Election outcomes of the Supreme Lodge is as follows: Supreme Vice President Andrew Banis, Walnut Creek, CA; Canadian President Xenophon Scoufaras, Laval, Quebec; Supreme Secretary Byron Smyrniotis, St. Louis, MO; Supreme Treasurer Byron Argeropoulos, Centereach, NY; Supreme Counselor William Marianes, Atlanta, GA; and Supreme Athletic Director Dr. Monte N. Kofos, Marlboro, MA.

The eight newly-elected supreme governors are: John Agnos, Annandale, VA; Louis Atsaves, Lincolnwood, IL; Peter Baltis, Voorheesville, NY; Tasso Chronis, Albuquerque, NM; Peter Dress, Minneapolis, MN; Alex Katsafanas, Pittsburgh, PA; Sayed Houssein, Houston, TX; and Thomas Rakus, Seattle, WA.

The AHEPA Board of Directors elected are: A. Steve Betzelos, Lincolnwood, IL, as chairman. George P Gabriei, Allentown, PA., and Franklin Manios, Warren, OH, were re-elected to three-year terms. Chris Economides, Jr., Charlotte, NC, was elected to the board of directors for the first time.

Manios was elected vice-chairman of the board and Ike Gulas, Birmingham, AL, was elected secretary of the board. James Broomas, Houston, TX, was elected to a three-year term on the board of auditors.

AHEPA Family Elections

The remaining organizations that comprise the AHEPA family also held elections. Betty Benjou, Aurora, CO, was elected grand president of the Daughters of Penelope; John

HaIkias, Astoria, NY, was elected supreme president of the Sons of Pericles; and Karen Polyzos, Castro Valley, CA, was elected grand president of the Maids of Athena.

The supreme convention officially concluded with the installation of all newly-elected officers Sunday, July 30.

Established in 1922, AHEPA is the largest Greek-American association in the world with chapters in the United States, Canada and Greece and sister chapters in Australia. The AHEPA Family consists of four organizations: AHEPA, Daughters of Penelope, Sons of Pericles and Maids of Athena.

For more information about AHEPA call (202) 232-6300, or visit www.ahepa.org.

Brother George Louis Regas 86, passed away Sunday September 17, 2000. Born in San Diego March 29, 1914, and his family moved back to their native Greece in 1919 and Georse later returned to the United States, by himself in 1927. He lived In Chicago and Detroit with relatives before returning to San Diego with his wife, Mary, in 1948.

George received a BS degree from Illinois Institute of Technology and an MA from Calif. Western University. A teacher for 32 years with the San Dieso Unified School District with 28 years at Memorial Jr. High teaching Special Education.

An active supporter of youth sports programs, he served as President and board member of Rolando Little League and Sunset Pony League & managed sports program at the First Church of God San Diego.

George was involved in the Greek Heritage groups; AHEPA, the Fan-Arcadian Federation, and The Hellenic Cultural Society of San Diego.

He is survived by Mary, his wife of 57 years, sons Louis and Danny Regas, daughters-in-law Nancy and Barbara Regas, grandchildren Emily, Melisa, Cara, and Nicholas Regas, and brother Alex Rigopoulos.

Dear Sisters,

Our next meeting will be held at the Sts. Constantine & Helen Senior Citizen Center, Tuesday, October 3^rd, at 7:00 p.m. We will be attending a video presentation of "Greek in America" provided by the Ahepans of the George Polos Chapter. You are encouraged to attend this most interesting showing. Bring a sister with you to share this most important show.

You are reminded that we are still looking for new members and to re-instate members who have fallen from our roles. You are further reminded pay your membership dues and/or to make current past dues.

I look forward to seeing you at the next meeting. Yours in Theta Pi,

Joanne Pathe

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces

1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 20 (1-inch) pieces

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper

1 (7.2-ounce) package RICE-A-RONI Rice Pilaf

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 cups fresh spinach leaves, torn into pieces

2 roma tomatoes, cut into wedges

1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese, optional

1. Thread chicken and bell pepper on four 8-inch skewers. Place kabobs in a baking dish. Combine oil, lemon peel, oregano and pepper. Pour over kabobs; marinate in refrigerator for 15 minutes.

2. Heat 10-inch skillet over medium heat for 1 minute. Add chicken kabobs and marinade; cook 3 minutes on each side. Remove kabobs from skillet, reserving drippings.

3. In same skillet over medium heat, saute rice-pasta mix with garlic in reserved drippings until pasta is golden brown. Add 2 cups-water and Special Seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low.

4. Stir in spinach; place kabobs over rice. Cover, simmer 10 minutes or until rice is tender and chicken is no longer; pink inside. Remove kabobs. Stir in tomatoes. Sprinkle with cheese if desired and replace kabobs.

Prep Time: 15 min.

Marinate Time: 15 min.

Cook Time: 40 min.

Serves 4