ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-03-10
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Home Office from all parts of the United
States and Canada.
In tabulating the results at the conclusion
of business for the month of February we find
that a grand total of thirty-nine proposers
have already declared their intentions to par
ticipate in this years contest by accumulating
80 Points or more thus far. The list Of these
recruiters appears elsewhere in today's issue
of the Zajednicar."
Naturally it pleases us to note the ia
miliar names of bros. Biskupic, Batch, Balich,
Spehar and Boljkovac, together with sisters
Shaginaw, Sertich and Burma, again entered
in the race for supremacy, but we are more
concerned with the newcomers to our regular
proposer roster.
We have acquired certain feeling of Sc
curity with the usual "old faithfuls' in our
ranl-s and complacently look, forward to
grand results from them with every Cam
paign. It is with the newcomers to our re-
cruiter family that the future prosperity of
our Society lies, however. ar,
Through the efforts of these and other
recruiters, the CFU so far this year has been
enriched by total of 676 new members, re-
presenting the sum of $518, 100000 in new in
surance. This is very fine beginning for
year which promises to be an outstanding sue
cess in both material gain and the furtherance
of the spirit Of fraternalism for which our
pioneers fought some go years ago.
Our Junior Order Department is valiantly
upholding it's end of the bargain which is
pledge of 1000 new members for the Campaign,
with fine record of 414 new members as of
the 26th of February. We are more than GER
tain that our recruiters will assist us in attain
ing our goal before the final curtain is brought
down on the Goth Anniversary Drive.
Several factors are responsible for our op-
timistic frame of mind in regards to this Mem
bership Campaign. Aside from the fraternal
aspect of our recruiters diligent efforts, our
proposers are being offered attractive awards
surprising those of former years. The prom
ise of sizeable financial remuneration should
also spur our prospective recruiters to ex-
pend greater efforts in the so called selling"
Of the benefits of our great Croatian Fraternal
Union.
AS our Lodges and Nests throughout the
Nation prepare to join the Home Office in
appropriately commemorating the Goth Ami
versary of our Society, we urge each and every
one of you to get behind our Membership
Drive in order that we may realize our goal of
5000 new affiliates b. November 3Oth. What
better way is there to celebrate such notable
milestone in our history than to swell the
ranks of our organization and bring our
friends of all Slav nationalities under the wing
and protection which, we, as members, already
so richly enjoy
We expressly urge those branches that
are this year observing their own Goth Ami
versaries, as well as the Society's, to dovetail
that celebration into the general membership
drive. What better, more fitting way to note
such significant milestone than to enroll one
new member for each year of existence?
The following lodges will observe their
Goth Anniversaries this year: Lodge l of
Pittsburgh; Lodge 3 of McKeesport; Lodge 4
of Etna; Lodge 5 of Johnstown; Lodge of
Rankin, Pa; and Lodge II of Denver, Colo.
We are happy to announce that Lodge 5,
Johnstown, has promised to assume this task.
We have received word from that perennial
campaigner, bro. Michael Baich Secretary,
that at it's last regular monthly meeting the
Lodge bound itself to that pledge. It has al
ready added 10 newcomers to it's roster and
so more are certainty.
Knowing brother Batch for the recruiter
that he is we have no doubts about the out
come and will freely wager that even more
than the assigned goal will be achieved.
Let us hear from others who are in this
honored jubilee year category!
1854 Campaign Committee,
v. /. Mandich Chairman
John Ovcarich, Vice Chair
Michael Grasha, Secretary