ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-09-15

the fact that this jubilee year inspire greater
activity among membership towards the Society
While will discuss ways and means for bringing the
Campaign successful close will likewise be
necessary give consideration to the holding of Campaigns
during next year. when the Ninth Regular Convention will
be held in September and which will also be the year of
the 40th Anniversary of our Junior Order.
The committee for this years Campaign following the
custom of previous years. will submit for your consdera
ton it's recommendations for special Campaigns for next
year. concerning which such decisions will be made will
be deemed most beneficial.
New York and other State Licenses
In every of my reports to the Supreme Board at
its seannua sessions devoted space to reference to our
licenses do business in those in which have
members
Back in 194S, the first year following the Seventh
Convention examination of records and business by
state insurance department examiners made and their
report contained recommendation that endeavor to OBJ
tain licenses to operate in those states where such license
not yet held but where the Union had considerable
number of lodges and members Particular reference was
made to the states of Connecticut New Jersey and New
York
Consequently, applications were submitted for permis-
sion to do business in these three states The state of Con-
neccut granted license Immediately The states of New
Jersey and New York have not yet granted their licenses
for which have repeatedly reported to
bership
Our members in the of New Jersey conduct
ing their lodge business the heretofore the
the members in all other states where have small
number of MEMBERS but members in the state of New
York have been seriously by the refusal
their state to grant license member in the state
of New York is compelled to send his monthly dues directly
to the Supreme Office of the Union
AS mentioned earlier in this report official exam
nation of Society held this year At it's meeting
March, the Supreme Board directed that application
for admance be filed with the Insurance Departments of
these two states the examination report is
ceived, which is expected to be ready any week now.
The Supreme Board also decided that all the work in
of
be done by Legal Counselor Therefore, for my part
add nothing to this report concerning the obtain
ing of these licenses but believe that Legal Counselor
will give detailed information the subject.
We have suffered great losses in membership in the
state of New York. especially in the senior department.
rejection Of application for admission to that
state have already several times commended MEM
bershp in New York State in behalf of all of in the CFU
Administration for their patience and the sacrifices which
they have been required to make in order to remain
bers of the organization. .,..-.... ..~
Today, these members are in manner of speaking,
separate class of members who do not enjoy equality with
the of the members of the Society," However, that is
not the fault of members in that state is the fault
of the present Administrations it s rather the result of
neglect by predecessors in office. ~a.. t..
believe the continued cooperation and
patience of MEMBERS which certainly to their
glory and example to members throughout Amer
lea and Canada of true love and pride towards the organ
zation whose members they
The Society's Funds
Not much be reported the standing of the funds
of the Union at the September sessions of the Supreme
Board have hand only the report of the Supreme
Board receipts and disbursements in the different funds
For reports in March each year, have available
the statistics included in annual reports to the nsur
Departments of the States and provinces of Canada
in which operate In March, able to establish the
profit loss of each fund according to the annual valuation
and solvency of those funds.
However it already be ascerained, from the fig
in the Supreme Secretarys report, that
nng progress and grow in all funds of the oganizaon
with the exception of the Administration Expense Fund
with the safe steady pace the past six years Should
proceed with that to the end of the will again
mark growth in total assets of close to million dollars
In his semi-annual reports to this Board the Supreme
Secretary repeatedly calls attention to the Administration
Expense Fund, and believe that in addition to what he
has to say his present report he will have verbal
recommendations what should be done in order to
solve the question of of disbursements receipts
in that fund The state examiners also discussed this prob
lem with and most probably they will have of their
comments this subject in their report. If, al
ready stated their report should while this session
still progress would be of great help in deliberations
The interest yield investments is somewhat i'm
proved but cannot be expected to increase very greatly
under present conditions factor for this being that the