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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-28
Clarion Ladies Set
Date For Annual Fete

Clarion, Pa. - The An
nual Picnic of GU. Lodge
534 will be staged on Sunday,
August %, at Clarion Park,
in Shelter 4. This is an ideal
setting which our Lodge has
utilized many times in the
past and should prove even
more enjoyable now that it
has been renovated.
Our guests may rest as
sured that an ample supply of
hot barbecued lamb will be
waiting for those who care
to step up and order some of
this delicacy. It will be ready
for your noon meal at the
Croatian Home on Maple
Avenue, and may also be OBJ
tanned later at the outing.
We cordially invite all
members Of our Lodge, as
well as all members of Lodge
248 and Junior Nest 80, and
our friends from this locality,
to be our guests on August
22nd at a truly fraternal gath
ering.
Katarina Graccn, Pres.
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WHITING. Lodge Greets Lovely Sylvia Yancich

school band and orchestra.
Our newest affiliate found
time for some extra curricu-
lar activity during her scho-
lastic years, playing the saxo-
phone in a dance band called
the "Starlighters."
Sylvia had the honor of be-
ing selected as the President
of the Future Teachers of
America Club, an active
group Of students in her
school.
Her plans for the future in
clude attendance at Ball State
Teachers College in Muncie,
Indiana, where she is making
arrangements to emerge at
the end of her studies as a
speech and hearing therapist.
Needless to say, the mem
bership of Lodge 81 joins us
in wishing sister Yancich the
best Of luck and success in
her future undertakings.
Joseph Bellovich, Sec'y.
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Harborites viii Hold
Private Fefe August 8

East Chicago, Ina. - mis-
last minute reminder is to all
members of Els Lodge 856
"Harborites" of Indiana Har-
Dor.
Our Annual Private Picnic
will be held at Waukob Lake
on Sunday, August 8. With
a volunteer group of our
most active men handling the
affair, you can count on hav-
ing a wonderful time.
Some of us are taking our
golfing equipment so that we
can work up an early morn
ing appetite for that delicious
barbecued lamb which is on
the menu. If you are a mem
Der and also a golfer, come
along as you are invited to
join us.
Games, baseball, refresh
ments, boating and more re-
freshments are in store for
you, all for the usual fee of
$500 per person. You can
turn your money in to Tom
Grcevich, Chairman, or leave
it with the bartender at the
Croatian Home, located al
4O33 Main Street. Please have
the money in at least one
week before the picnic.
Our women will be doing
some of the smallest baking
imaginable and there'll be
games with prizes for the
kiddies, SO bring them along
Swimming is allowed at Wau'
kob Lake and after we've eat
en- our capacity at supporting
We'll settle down around the
fire and blend our voices If
Croatian and American songs
With a day so complete II
activity or rest, whichever
you want, how can a member
ever think of staying home?
We would like to see those
of you turn out who for som'
reason had to miss our las
affair. Don't forget Angus
9Th, all day long, right up un
til the time you are ready tt
leave, the Funniest will be il
full swing.
Madge, Publicit.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-28
Motor City G|ee Club
Sketches Social Plans

Detroit, Mich. - The men,
bers of the Nightingale.
Singing Society will stage a
Fall Dance on October 81,
1854, at the Slovenian Home.
We ask other clubs and or
CARNATIONS in this territory
to keep this date in mind and
refrain from scheduling any
counter attractions for this
day.
You'll be glad you didn't
m k other arrangements
when you attend our fall
shindig. Our cordial hospitali-
ty is extended to all who care
to attend.
Mcrlene Yidusic, Sec'y.
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traction. Many of our older
CFU members will easily re-
call the Elias group of former
years, as it was the late bro.
Dragutin Elias, who COM
posed the "Koracnica Hrvat-
ske Bratske Zajednice" or,
what is Familiarity known as
the "Croatian Fraternal Uni
on March which he present
ed to the Croatian Fraternal
Union following the merger
of the various Croatian Fra
ternal Organizations in 1925.
This musical masterpiece
was presented to the Gro
attain Fraternal Union which
the Supreme Board accepted
on behalf OF the entire men,
bership.
On this occasion of the
Goth Anniversary of our or
ganization, the Greater Pitts
burgh Croatian Day Commit
tee deems it a pleasure to
bring into this area, his son,
Charles, Jr., who succeeded to
the leadership of the unique
group of tamburitza players
which is now nationally
known as the Elias Tambur-
itza Serenaders.
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es to thank Mrs. John Girls
mix, Jr., for a very fine job
of selling tickets.
Two new members were OBJ
tanned for the Croatian Fra
ternal Union by your Secre-
tary at this affair. A special
story about this will appear
later in the Zajednicar.
House T House Drive
Incidentally, this brings to
our minds the fact that the
current c. F. u. Membership
Drive is everybody's job.
There is much to do in
Kansas City and the tremen-
dous task of waking up our
members lies before us. Let's
all pitch in and work during
the next few months.
The Central Educational
Committee came up with the
bright suggestion that we
make this a "door-bell ring
ing campaign" one where we
will search for new members
from house to house, on the
streets, back yards and in the
parks. BY all means have
Campaign Material handy and
with you at all times.
Today is the day we surge
ahead!
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-28

tune decided to smile upon
him and bring his suffering to
a close. He contacted the Bu-
reau of Rehabilitation from
which he received equipment
with which to begin his one
man printing shop. His union
again came through with
more capital and the assur-
ance that he would be per-
mitted to retain his union
label.
The story of Franks tri-
umph over disability passed
swiftly through the neigh
borhood. Soon friends, mer-
chants, business men and eli
ents in all fields of endeavor
swamped his tiny work shop
with orders for all sorts of
printed matter. The printing
shop was a grand success.
For the past four years bro.
Zivic has been making a COM
Portable living from his wheel
chair. His little shop is help
ing him pay off the mortgage
on his home located at 1888
Troy Hill Road.
Mrs. Civic maintains that
her ambitious husband can do
anything from typesetting to
being his own stenographer.
He is even his own clean up
boy when the jobs are done.
Frank says that his wife is
his right arm and doesn't
know how he could have man.
aged to get along without her.
The Zivic family enjoys
leisure hours together and it
is mostly the television set
which furnishes the major
part of entertainment. One of
the children, Richard, is mar
ried, Donald has recently re-
turned home after two years
in the Service, and daughter
Louise, is a high school stu
dent.
Most of Franks clients rely
on him to do a good job and
have learned from past ex.
periences that he always
comes through.
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Cleveland Lodges Rushing Plans For
AUGUST IS Fraterna| Day Celebration

Cleveland, Ohio - The 18th
Annual GU Fraternal Day
will be held on Sunday, Aug
ust Is, 1854, at the Croatian
Home, 1914 st. Clair Ave.
The picnic festivities will
begin promptly at 1900 Noon
at which time there will be an
ample supply of hot roast
lamb and pork, together with
a variety of other home cook
ed delicacies and pastries, on
hand for those who decide to
make a complete day of it at
our gala event.
The month of August is
usually a scorcher but you
may rest assured that you'll
find relief from the heat by
stepping up to our well stock
ed refreshment bars and or
dering your favorite bever-
age.
The Arrangements Com
mittee has again excelled it.
self in preparing an o%utstand-
ing program for the enjoy.
ment of our guests. Again,
and by popular demand, the
"Abrasevic" and the "Sla-
vulj" Singing Societies will
make an appearance on the
stage, along with the affili-
ates of the Cleveland Kolo
Aces.
Furnishing the musical ac-
compartment and also your
favorite dance tunes later in
the afternoon and evening
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-28
Three Lodges In
Connecticut Fete

Bradford, Conn. - Our
GU members and friends in
this territory will find it in
teresting to learn that our
three CFU Lodges in Connec-
ticut, namely, Lodge 102,
Branford, Lodge 145, Hart
ford, and Lodge GIG of SIAM
ford, will celebrate the GU
Diamond Jubilee Anniversa-
ry by staging a Picnic on
Sunday, August %, at Ar
better Lieder Park, East
Hartford.
The Committee on Ar
r~angements appeals not only
to our members, but to the
entire GU. membership in
the State of Connecticut and
nearby New York to make
preparations to attend this
gala event.
Along with a suitable pro-
gram which is being shaped
up, the musical %accompani-
ment for your dancing will
be taken care of by the tam
buritza ensemble of Stamford.
And, as is our usual custom,
you can rest assured that
there will be plenty of barbe-
cued lamb and other refresh
ments on hand throughout
the outing.
Those travelling from New
York, as well as from SIAM
ford and Bradford, should
travel along the Wilbur Cross
Parkway, ride to Charter
Oak Bridge and Immediately
after passing the Toll Sta
ton, turn right on Route 2,
on Maple Street. Go on this
to Forbes Street on the left.
From this point CFU signs
will guide you directly to the
scene of the outing.
B re- OF h e 8, sisters and
friends, you are all cordially
invited to attend this picnic
at which we will commence
rate the Goth Anniversary of
our great organization, the
Croatian Fraternal Union.
Mato X. Belanic, Rep.
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will be none other than the
we'll known Blue Danube
Tamburitzans under the lead
ership of Frank Muza. Just
in case you polkats would ra-
Their strut your stuff to the
tunes of a 1--WE band, we've
contracted the popular Polka
Mites Orchestra just for you.
Bro. Joseph Bella, C.. F. U.
Supreme Secretary, will rep
resent the Home Office as our
principal speaker on the &C.
casion. Bro. Bella has ap-
peared in this official capa-
city previously and we know
that our members and friends
will enjoy meeting him again.
Both the old timers and
the younger element will be
interested to know that the
climax of the event will come
about when the much dis
cussed film, This is Your
Croatian Fraternal Union!" is
shown. Bro. Tony Brajdic of
the Pittsburgh Home Office
will be on hand to supervise
the showing.
Our preparations have been
completed, and everything is
in readiness for the staging of
our 18th Annual Fraterna]
Day. We sincerely hope you
will reserve the date, Sun.
day, August 18th, for us and
plan to be one of the happy
celebrants at the Croatian
Home. Anna Rescic, Sec'y.
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Charles played in Pitts

Charles played in Pitts
burgh on several occasions in
recent years and his group
was the star studded ~attrac-
ton at one of Greater Pitts
burgh's Annual Croatian
Days. The orchestra was then
composed of Charles, his two
sisters, Martha and Anne,
and Mary Filipovic.
Today the Elias ensemble
is still very much in the en-
tertainment business a n d
their efforts continue to flou-
IRISH under the leadership of
Charles. Now, however, there
are none of the fair sex a.
mong the artists. It's strictly
an all-male eight piece ensem-
BILE and the music is still of
the very best.
So, plan now to attend
Greater Pittsburgh's Annual
Croatian Day, on Saturday,
September 4th, at Kennywood
Park and you'll be entertain
ed by the master of original
folk tunes from our home
land.
Tony Brajdic, Chairman
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years, our members a n d
friends trooped to the scene
of the celebration, over 500
strong, in spite of the devas-
tating heat.
Here there was no relief, so
our guests proceeded to mop
their brows, ignore the whole
thing and have a grand time.
The festivities were informal,
with members and guests
forming small groups and
gathering around tables to
converse and enjoy them
selves.
Orators Call 1t Quits
At 400 PM, the hour at
which our program was sche-
duled to begin, our guest, Po-
lice Judge Ernest N. Yarne-
vich, suggested that we dis
pense with the entire pro-
gram because of the heat.
After a short conference it
was decided that a more ap-
propriate and comfortable at
mosphere for this could be
arranged at a later date, so
we went along with the Judge
by eliminating the speaking
program.
All in all, we considered
the celebration a great sue
cess and the Committee wish
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-28
Cokeburg Lodge 354 ko|o Group Props
For August 18th Departure From Usual

Cokeburg, Pa. - AS is the
custom of our GU. Lodge
1854 Kolo Group, we are again
sponsoring our Annual Wei
ner Roast on Saturday, Aug
ust IA, beginning at 900 Pm
in the evening.
The affair will be held at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Rozich who are loca-
ted at Eighty-Four, or better
known to us as Ontario, Pa.
The festivities will be on the
far side of the Rozich place in
the area facing Nichols
School. Just follow, the road
around the Rozich home bear
ing to your left, and you will
see the lights and fire. You
can't miss it!
Our Kolo Group sponsors
at least one weiner roast a
year and our past affairs
have all been a huge success,
enjoyed by both the young
and old alike.
Instead of following the
procedure of previous events
wherein the men brought the
beverages while the women
contributed the food, this
year we, intend to sell admis-
sion tickets for the price of
$1.00 per person and this
should take care of all the
refreshment costs. In other
words, all you have to remem-
Der to bring to the party is
yourself.
These non-profit affairs
are prepared with only the
sole purpose of providing an
evening of fraternal enter,
tainment for youngsters and
old timers alike. Diversified
program ideas assure equaI
enjoyment be you six or sixty.
Since none of our affairs
are complete without tambur'
TIA music, we've made ar.
r~angements to have this on
tap also.
For these affairs we usu.
ally assemble at the Croatiar
Home and then proceed, in q
body, to the outing. Well dc
the same thing this year sc
all those who desire to &C
with us are asked to be al
the Croatian Home by 8:O(
PM and We'll all leave to-
gether. Or, you may go right
on to the picnic grounds or
your own.
The Committee arranging
!. the weiner roast requests thai
all who have intentions of at
tending this affair purchase
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Frank zivic, Lodge 70b Member, Sets
Example For Others To Follow In Life
Loss OF Both Legs Has Failed To Stop
Courageous Man From Making Ends Meet

Pittsburgh, Pa. Many times the spunk and courage
of an individual, singled out by fate for suffering and trag-
edy, catches the attention of the public eye. Such was the
case of bro. Frank Zivic, a member of CFU Lodge FOG,
whose story appeared in a recent issue of the Pittsburgh
Bro. Civic is a man who has lost his legs but his courage
is still intact. When his second leg was amputated in 1850
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~
he found a new means of sup
port for himself and for his
family.
Today he provides for the
necessities of family life by
running an unusual printing
shop in the basement of his
Troy Hill Road home. His
shop is extraordinary in two
respects. Its proprietor must
conduct business from a
wheelchair, and his is the on
ly one-man printing shop rec
ognized by Typographical
Union No. Z. 50
The story of this remark-
able man goes back many
years to the days of his teens
when he was interested both
in the printing and electrical
trades. These he studied at
the Ralston Trade School, in
Downtown Pittsburgh.
AT the age of IA, Frank be-
came a printer. He began his
apprenticeship as a printers
devil for a Seventh Avenue
firm. His meager salary of
nine dollars a week was earn
ed the hard way, tearing
down jobs, putting lead slugs
and type back into the case,
or sometimes the "hell box
which is a general catch-all
found in composing rooms.
Frank worked at the print
ing trade between 1920 and
1910, learning the job we'll.
Not long after attaining his
journeyman printer goal, he
married his childhood sweet
heart, Rosalia.
Soon after the couple began
to rear a family and the print
ing trade was good to the
Zivics. It continued to provide
a living for them until 1910
when a mild depression in the
printing business sent Frank
into the steel mills to make
a living.
After three years of the
sweat and CRIME of the steel
mills, bro. Zivic was happy to
get back into the print shop
harness again. He went to
work in a printing shop on
North Sides Ridge Avenue.
Here he spent six happy years
before tragedy struck.
A combination of diabetes
and hardening of the arteries
made it necessary for bro. III
vic to have his leg amputated.
True friends made his stay
at the hospital a bearable one,
and his union sent him a cash
purse which helped cover
some expenses. He learned to
use an artificial limb and
shortly went back to work in
the printing shop.
But, misfortune again over
took bro. Zivic and a few
months later he faced the
heartbreaking news that his
other leg must be removed.
At this point Dame For
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Whiting, Ind. - The men,
bers of CFU Lodge 81 gladly
welcome into our ranks a new
transferee from Junior Nest
80, sister Sylvia Barbara
Yancich.
Sylvia was born on July 13,
1886, and graduated from the
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Minnesota Lodqes
Backing Campaign

Chisholm, MINI. - We are
notifying the CFU Lodges of
Minnesota, which are affili-
ated with our Minnesota State
Federation, that we will hold
our Annual Meeting on Sun
day, September 5, at the Slo-
vene National Home, in CHS
holm.
We ask all participating
Lodges to select five repre-
sentatives to attend this ses-
sion.
The Arrangements Com
mittee of ES Lodge 210 held
it's meeting on June 5 in the
home of Secretary Mary o.
nanovich, at which gathering
the President and Secretary
of the Federation were in at
tendance.
The members of this Lodge
are preparing a grand pro-
gram and are making, plans
to welcome the delegates and
members from the entire
State of Minnesota.
We urge all secretaries of
our Lodges to let us know
just as soon as possible how
many delegates and members
we may expect from their re-
spective Lodges, and also to
order their banquet tickets
from our Secretary, Mrs. Ma
ry Ognanovich, 120 Sixth ST.,
S. w., Chisholm, MINI. The
price of these banquet tickets
is $500 per person.
May we suggest that you
reserve yours in plenty of
time in order that the broth
ers and sisters Of the Ar
~rangements Committee may
govern themselves in their
preparations. We are looking
forward to making this a We
ry large gathering and a We
ry successful event.
We must bear in mind that
this year we are celebrating
the Diamond Jubilee of the
Croatian Fraternal Union and
that our Supreme Board, for
this reason, has decreed a
Membership Drive with which
to mark the occasion. We
here in Minnesota should
show ourselves a part of this
great organization by parti.
cipating in this Campaign.
Our goal is at least two new
members from each Lodge, tc
be presented before the gath
ering on September 9Th. If we
do this, another step will have
been taken to strengthen oul
Society.
This advance notice of our
meeting will be followed by
further announcements in the
"Zajednicar' at a later date.
We urge those Lodges
which are not as yet regis
tered with our Federation tt
send their representatives te
this meeting, regardless. AL
interested members of the
Croatian Fraternal Union art
cordially invited to attend.
For a bigger and better
Minnesota State Federation
as we'll as a greater Croatiar
Fraternal Union, we must
unite in a common cause.
Frank Juricic, Pres.
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Cats and owls cannot see
better at night than during
the day.
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Sylvia Barbara Yancich
George Rogers Clark High
School, Hammond, on June 8,
1854. While in school she
played the clarinet in the
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Greater Pittsburgh's Croat Day viii
Be Staged At kennywood September 4
Nationally Famed Kenosha Tamburitzans
Contracted For 23rd Annual Celebration

Pittsburgh, Pa. - The Greater Pittsburgh Croatian Day
Committee wishes to announce that the Annual Croatian
Day at Kennywood Park, will be held on Saturday, Septem-
Der 4th, and this years event will be dedicated to the Dia-
mond Jubilee of the Croatian Fraternal Union.
Charles Elias, Jr, and his Tamburitza Serenaders of
Kenosha, Wisconsin, have been engaged as the featured at
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Thermometer Hits Torrid III Degrees
During Kansas City Fete Of July 18th
Scheduled Speakers Give Up In Face Of
Areas Worst Heat Wave In Twenty Years
BY John P. Ribic, Central Committee Secretary

Kansas City, Kans. A record-breaking heat wave,
which poured suffering and destruction thruout the Central
States, failed to dampen the festive spirits of the celebrants
at the picnic staged on July 18th by the GU Central Educa-
tional Committee of Kansas City Lodges in honor of the
Societyis Diamond Jubilee Year.
With old Sol baking the mercury, at Ill degrees at the
official weather station, the highest reading in over twenty
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-01-21
Engagement Announces

Engagement Announced
Mr.. and Mrs. Orviue Bertsche of
Flanagan, III. ANNOUNCE the engage
ment of their daughter, Mary Anne,
to Mr.. John Moser, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. r. Moser, Bluffton, Ohio. No
date has been set for the wedding.
Federation of Wqmen's Clubs
The Blufftoh Federation of
Women's clubs Will hold their initial
meeting of the year in the Stauffer
Room at Founders hall, Tuesday
evening at s O'Clock, Jan. 26.
The Alice Freeman club as hostess
will present the following program:
Mrs. J. Paul Clark an illustrated talk,
Miss Marilyn Stedcke from Button
College Department of Music several
musical numbers inkviolin and flute.
= fl q
Bethesda Women
Mrs. Samuel Bame, vice president
of the Women's Society of World
Service and Ladies Aid Society of
Bethesda EUB church, was hostess to
the meeting Wednesday afternoon of
last week at her home. Theme for
the program was ''Fhe Church Grows
in Africa" with Mrs. Ami Pifer as
leader.
The Friendly Class
On January q ting Friendly Glass
will hold an auction in the church
basement. Those I'M charge are Kim
mel and Maxine Marshall, Richard
and Vernice Davies Nelson and Mar
| garet Steiner and James and Mary