Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-01-16
Philadelphia, Pa,
January 12, 1913.

|Sazama at 1915 A. M. with
the singing of the Star Spangled
Banner, followed by the intro
duction of two delegates from
each unit of the division, then
br. Thomas read the minutes of
the previous meeting held in
Philadelphia in January 1917.
The division at the close of
last year numbered 400 mem
bers and hasa slightly larger
treasury over last year.
Cultural director br. VoboTil
requested that all unit directors
be on their toes and continuous
ly active. A motion was made
and passed to request the ASO
headquarters to prepare cul-
tural articles in English.
Lengthy and comprehensive
reports by the physical direct
ors br. Capek and ses. Martinez
were read and received with
hearty ovation.
Sokol Philadelphia was COM
plimented on their Sokol News
and the work performed du-
ring 1947.
A divisional competition and
exhibition will be held in New
York on Saturday and Sunday,
June 9Th and 9Th and all units
have been asked to participate.
A recess was called at Noon
and we were treated to a fine
meal of either "veprova" or
"krocan' by the genial br. Jan
Hoza, president of Sokol Bel
camp and it's membership. A
voice was heard to say ITO JE
lSTAROSTA" when it was an
nounced that the treat was on
the house.
A motion was made to ask
ASO to request that every unit
in the United States contribute
at least $1,000 each as a dona-
ton to the American Athletic
Union Olympic Fund and the
divisions and headquarters to
add to it.
Reports were read by dele
gates from each unit and the
sum total indicated and i'm
mense amount of work per-
formed during 1947 by all u
nits in the division.
The question of a travelling
coach for the division resulted
in a lengthy discussion and the
decision was to request the
IASO to partially finance two
coaches, Zone for each section)
and that they be supplied with
a suitable job for part time oc-
cupation and the balance to be
paid equally by the units in
each section. 1t is to be expect
ed the coach spending his time
equally between six units will
raise the moral and member
ship of gym classes as we'll as
to increase the general mem
bership of the units.
The next meeting will be
held in Baltimore in 1919.
All members regardless of
age are requested to attend
gym for the glory of the Sokol
and for each individuals physi-
cal benefit as well as moral
support of the officers and
workers they have elected to
office.
The afternoon session was
interrupted and the sisters of
|Sokol Belcamp served coffee
and cakes prepared by them as
their treat and what a treat
that was. Yum-yum I can still
taste those goodies. After this
agreeable interruption the tech
nical meeting was resumed and
a partial program prepared for
1913.
All officers were reelected to
the offices they held in 1947 by
a unanimous decision and they
all agreed to remain in office
with the understanding that
they would receive the support
of the entire membership.
The division is to finance the
sending of not more than six
prospects to the eliminations at
Chicago for the American.
teams to the Slet in Prague to
the amount of $4,000 each
with the understanding that
those sent will guarantee to
participate if selected.
The support of the division
and all units was promised to
Philadelphia>in their pro-
posed 3Oth Anniversary Cele-
bration Of the signing of the
Czechoslovak Declaration of