The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-27
OFFERS SITE AND $2O,OOO TOWARD
 HOME FOR ORPHANS
National Slavonic Society Will Undoubt.
 edly Accept Generous Gift.
Plan to Provoke Hostility to Reelection of President Ambrose Shows Lack of Support Reports of Officers.

Stephen G. Rovnianek, of Pittsburg, one of the wealthiest Slovaks in Amer ica made an offer to the convention of the National Slavonic Society now in session here, through "The Slovak Daily of Pittsburg yesterday where by he will give a site for the build ing of a slovak Orphans Home and s2O,OOO toward the construction of the building which will cost in the neigh 'borhood of s20o, 900 when completed. The site offered by MT. Rovnianek is on the Perrysville Road, Allegheny City, Greater Pittsburg. The maker of the offer is engaged in the whole sale liquor business and has already been a large contributor to the ad- vance of the society in this country.
 He is a brother to P. V. Rovnianek, president of the American Slavonic Gazette Publishing Co.,, which prints a monthly, weekly and a daily paper in Pfttsburg. Across the top of the edi- torial page is printed: '@The only Slo- vak-erroneously called Hungarian newspaper in United States and Can ad ada." Both brothers are staunch ad- vocates of the advancement of the Slo- yak nationality and the orphan asylum which one offers will be the first of it's kind to be built in this country. The society will undoubtedly accept the of fer and it will be acted upon before the close of the convention which will be either tomorrow afternoon or Sat urday morning.
 Yesterday afternoon pamphlets were distributed that contained attacks up- on President Ambrose in an attempt to create sentiment to cause his de- feat if he should come up for re-elec- tion. But test of the strength of the opposition had been made in the morning when a Chicago delegate op- posed the adoption of the presidents report. Out of 30S delegates present only 1S voted in opposition to the ac- ceptance of the report. This was the the strength of the movement which recently contributed to a fund to ap- ply to the courts to have the funds of the society placed in the hands of a receiver. The matter was taken into the U. S. Supreme court and the so- ciety won out.
 It was this legal fight that threat Cned to disrupt the society and was undoubtedly the cause of President Ambrose's warning against societies subsidized by the Magyar government in Hungary and to be careful in talk ing up the cause of any one seeking to create dissension in the society as the work was undoubtedly inspired by the Magyar party.
 When the pamphlets were circulated against the president in the afternoon the latter drew an original letter from his pocket which had been the copy
  He showed that it was printed on the letter head of the "Slovak of Amer ica'' a New York publication and was signed by c. L. Orbach of New York. The offering of the letter caused sen- sation as it showed where the opposi- tion came from.
 The publishers of ''Slovak of Ameri- ca" were endeavoring to have their newspaper adopted as the organ of the association and the bringing out of the information at yesterdays session will probably mean that the Pittsburg publication, ''The Slovak Gazette" will again be chosen as the organ of the movement.
 The report of National Treasurer, Julius J. Wolfe, of New York covering a period of three years since the last convention was read and after being examined by the. auditing committee adopted It showed the total income for the period $1, ,165, S33.33; expendi- lures, $1 ,0S9, ,150.39; balance last conven- ton. s1a2. .5S7. .s1; total, s2o9. .27s. 75. Re serve fund, $99,004.S5; foundation fund, s29, ,376.04 orphan fund, S43. .69S.S .S5; indi- gent fund, s1,256. 2S; national fund, $11,- 565.45, which is invested in bonds and mortgages.
 Ludevit Thompko, submitted yester- day afternoon showed the membership of the organization at the last conven- tion 8, ,177. and at present 26. ST. death having figured as a factor in the de- crease; active assemblies, 529. From the time of holding the last convention to the present S3 new assemblies had been established and during the last year 21. During the three years in tervening since the last convention 779 males had been admitted and All wo- men to the organization. The age of membership ranges: from 16 to 30 years, S,459; from 30 to 50 16,583; from 50 to 60, 1856; from 60 to SO 151