ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-05-25
Third Meeting Tuesday Morning, March 22 1855

Supreme President bro " l. Mandch called the Third
Meeting of the Supreme Board to order Tuesday morning
March %, with cordial greetings and best wishes.
The Order of Business this time called discussion
Reports to the Supreme Board the first of which
that of the Supreme President.
Bro Mandch first called the attention of the Board to
his written review of the progress made to bring closer the
affiaton of the Croaan Brotherhood Great Falls Mon
ana traerna benefit society," with the Croaan Fratena
Union
Bro Mandich - AS most of you know the Croatan
Brotherhood comprised of $50 adult and 60 juvenile
bers The assets of the organizations adult department
1394437 those of it's juvenile branch 80 The
bers of this society decided their Convention July 1854
to seek affaon whole with the Croatian Fraternal
Union and will conduct referendum for the purpose among
themselves when this Board officially decides under what
conditions the Croaan Fraterna Union will accept them into
its ranks
Bro Mandch then went on to read the mortuary sick
benefit and juvenile conditions worked out for the Croatan
Frterna Union by its actuarial firm and the important
exchanges of official correspondence between the Home Of
fices of the respective societies.
Bro Mandich - There no specific provision in the By
Laws Of the Croaan Fraterna Union for affiliations of this
nature However, do have precedent to the Res
outon adopted by 5h Convention of 1889 pertaining
the desire in those days of the Jadranske More of Joliet
Ill., to affiliate with Society," That Resolution adopt
ed and the aaton eventually carried out in the 1912
We also have phoostat copy dated September 49, 1913 of
letter in which the Insurance Commissioner of the Com
monweah of Pennsylvania decreed that the Resolution
question acceptable the basis for bringing about that
aaon through action the part of the Supreme Board
members of that particular time.
Bro. Mandich then called upon the Board members to
speak their minds the desire of the Croatan Brotherhood
to affiliate with the Croatian Fraterna Union.
Bro Goretta - question the authority of this Board
to proceed in this matter the strength of Resolution
passed far back the Convention of 1889 1t to
that that Resolution would longer be valid in this and
that would have membership referendum
bring about the affaton of the Croatian Brother
hood with the Croatian Fraternal Union.
Bro. Mandicl - We have been advised Convention
Resolution legal and remains valid long another Con-
vention wipe off official records In this case
the Resolution of the 1889 Convention to
ceed the matter before this Board without giving the ques
ton to membership for referendum vote.
Bro Borich wanted to know at this point whether
this proposed aaton had been taken and dis
cussed with actuarial firm Bro Mandch replied that the
actuares have made recommendations single phase
within their field mortuary sick benefit and juvenile con-
ditions of affiaton.
Bro. Krasich - convinced that the 1889 Conven-
ton Resolution the precedent to proceed IN
this although would not be against submitting the
question to membership for referendum vote What
need in the future in specific Section in the BYLAWS to
govern Boards to questions of affiaton of this
particular nature.
Niolac and Grasha agreed that this proposed af
iaon be carried if the 1899 Convention Resolution
gives the grounds and the affation will benefit the Gro
! attain Fraternal Union in the end.
Bro. Verbanc - Logic would dictate here that the
1889 Convention Resolution is still valid and that will
remain until future Convention rules otherwise We
have legal opinion before to the contrary Further
there time clause restrictions expiration date to be
noted in this 1899 Resolution We therefore, legally
entitled to proceed fit in my opinion. F..
Concurrng with bro Verbanc in his opinion sister
Nksc while bro Goreta again argued that the validity OF
the 1889 Convention Resolution is open to question and
should not be pubzed bro Mandch chose to do in his
Report to the Board.
Bro Borch then moved and sister Nksc seconded that
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