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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21
The Natiuity
IRTH OF THE FIRST FRATERN ALIST

a manger, because there was no room
for. them in the inn.
And there were Shepherds in the
same district living in the fields and
keeping watch over their flock by night
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood
by them and the glory of God shone
round about them, and they feared ,eX-
ceedingly,
And the angel said to them, do
not be afraid, for behold, bring you
good news of great JOY which shall be
to all the people; for there has been
born to you today in the town of Da-
vid a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign to you; you
will find an infant wrapped in sWaddling
clothes and lying in manger."
And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praisng God and saying, Glory to
God in the highest, and peace on earth
to men Of good will
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21

would pause before these
homes and sing their songs.
The Boston custom of plac-
ing lights in the windows on
Christmas Eve soon spread
to other cities. With the use
of electricity, wreaths with
electric lights in them took
the place of candles.
Carol singing is common
in many American communi-
ties. Many church choirs now
go about town singing carols
on Christmas Eve and there
is a special Christmas Eve
service in numerous churches.
Christmas Eve is known in
the Roman and Anglican
churches as the Vigil of Our
Blessed Lord Jesus.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21

taken. IhlS tlfSL census
took place while Cyrinus
was governor of Syria. And
all were going, each to his
own town, to register.
And Joseph also went
from Galilee out of the
town of Nazareth into Ju-
dea to the town of David,
which is called Bethlehem
because he was of the
house and family Of David
- to register, together
with Mary his espoused
wife, who was with child.
And it came to pass
while they were there, that
the davs for her to be de-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21
GIassport Members In
Vital Meet January 9Th

Glas ssport, Pa. "St.
Johns" CFU Lodge 719 will
hold an important meeting,
Sunday, January 8, 1856, at
the Polish Hall.
1t is of the utmost impor-
tance that all members at
tend this meeting, as an elec-
ton of officers will take place
and a discussion, in regard to
the annual picnic, will be held.
Irene Mariu, Rec. Sec'y.
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President OF CFU Board OF Trustees
Will Be Honored By Lodge 1856 Members

Campbell, Ohio - G. F. y.
Lodge 185 is planning a Ban
quet and Dance to be held
New Years Eve, December
81, in honor of oro. Milan
Skrtic, newly elected Presi-
dent of the CFU Board of
Trustees.
AS our guest speakers for
the banquet we will have bro.
Martin Krasic, Supreme Trea-
surer of the CFU and the
Hon. Michael Kovach, Mayor
Iof Campbell and a member
of our lodge.
Also present at the banquet
will be members Jankovic and
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21

ing the contributions immi-'
grants have made to the
building and strengthening of
America,
A gift Of the Platt-
Deutsche Volksfest Verein,
a social and charitable or
ganizatiOn en- comprising
So &c rman-A m erican
groups, the S1,000.00 was
passed OF by Mayor Wag-
ner to August Steuer.
Mr.. Steuer is a member of
The Museums National Com
mittee and publisher of the
New Yorker Staats-Zeitung
und Herold," oldest German
language newspaper in Amer
lea, and accepted for The
Museum.
American Who Made Good
AS a result of the gift, the
name of Robert F. Wagner,
Sr., will be enshrined in the
Hall of Records Of The Mu-
scum.
Mr.. Steuer praised the
late Senator from New
York State, who came to
America as a young boy
and worked his way thru
high school, college and
law school.
Wagner was elected to the
Senate in 1926 ind served
for 25 years before his retire
ment from public life. He
gained fame as sponsor of
the National Industrial Re-
covery Act, which has been
called the Magma Carta" of
labor legislation.
Project Widely Backed
The names of all Builders,
Associates, Founders an d
Sponsors Of The Museum will
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21

ritanism were not insisted
upon by the community.
When the observance of
the Christmas Festival be-
came general in Massachu-
sets the occupants of the
houses on Beacon Hill in
Boston placed candles in the
front windows on Christmas
Eve, and the people going
about the city singing carols
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21
Head OF Christ
Rembrandt S Work
Famous Picture
Attracts Crowds

New York, n. Y. Rem
brandt's Head of Christ, of
ten called "The Christ of The
Beatitudes," will probably be
studied by more people dur
ing the next two months than
at any time since it was paint
ed in the 18th Century.
1t appears on the cover of
"The Upper ROOM" a daily
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be appropriately listed in it's
Hall of Records.
Builderships are created by
donations of $40; Associates
are designated by contribu-
tions of 500; memberships
are established through gifts
of $4,000, and Sponsorships
are instituted by grants of
$4,000.
Among the AMFs fore
most supporters is the Gro
attain Fraternal Union of
America, with national
headquarters at Pitts
burgh, Pa. 1t is the largest
such organization in the
world.
Individual Americans, ma
tionality groups and business,
civic, fraternal, labor, service,
and veterans organizations
have Joined President Eisen-
hover in endorsing AMI's
high objectives.
AMI National Committee
headquarters is located at
27O Park Avenue, New York
II, N. Y.
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American Museum OF immigration Gers
Support OF Croatian FraternaI Union
Worlds Largest Croatian Organization
Supports President I'm Endorsing Project

New York, n. Y. - Robert F. Wagner, Mayor Of the
City of New York December g. 1855 presented check
for 81 900 to The American Museum of immigration in
honor of his father who from German immigrant
to become renowned Senator of the United States.
The check will be used to help build The Museum at
the foot of the Statue of Liberty national shrine honor
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Affiliations Pageant

Embassies from So coun-
tries will help present the pa
geant which began last Sum
day, December Is, in connec-
ton with the annual lighting
of the White House Christmas
Tree. Called the Pageant of
Peace" it is being staged in
the Presidents Park behind
the White House. More than
100000 Americans from all
parts of the Nation are ex-
pected to see the daily pro-
grams which highlight the
Yuletide Season in Wash
ington.
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HvaIa Yam Lijepo!

When the SNF (Serb Ma
tional Federation) powers-to-
be get around to discussing
aspects for the 1856 men,
b e r S h ip campaign, they'd
better come prepared with a
load of inducements.
They'll need them in the
face of the fact that a neigh
boring Slav Society has just
made an offer of an expense
paid trip to Yugoslavia (by
plane) with one-day stop
overs in Paris and Vienna.
If that isn't the ultimate
by way of recruiter rewards,
we don't know what is.
It's common knowledge
that every immigrant has
dreamed, one day, of seeing
the old homeland again. So,
too, many, many Of his Ame-
rican and Canadian born
children. They've heard so
much of the country's ma
tural grandeur that their GU
riosity is piqued no end.
Coming as it does, in so
fertile a field of interest, the
Society's offer is like "man-
ma from heaven. The men,
bership results promise to be
nothing short Of terrific.
American "SrbObran"
Dec. IA, 1856, Issue
(Note: - The "neighbor-
ing Slav Society" referred to
above is the Croatian Frater-
nal Union of America, the
largest organization of it's
kind in the WORLDLY
. Divine love always has
met and always will meet
every human need.
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On the Goth Anniversary
of their organization, the
members of Lodge 5 honored
him as their oldest member.
In a brief message to his fell
low members bro. Mikesic
said: Il am mighty proud to
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21
The American WAY

CAPITALISM in recent years has been
~ characterized by tendency toward
concentration Of wealth, and, in it's later
phase, by the growth of great corporations
across this land Of ours.
This tendency has been exploited by
politicians, by labor leaders, by rabble rou-
sers, and by "our friends overseas who
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21

America, especial
ly in those parts
of the country in
which the rigid
simplicities of Pu-
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On Christmas Eve december 24th

The old English custom of
welcoming Christmas on the
preceding eve by singing ca
rolls was early introduced in
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21
The Last Word

1T WAS ALWAYS SAID Of him, that
he knew how to keep Christmas we'll if any
man alive possessed the knowledge.
- Charles Dickens
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teachings. He recognized the fact that ma
ny would disagree with Him. He told them
to 60 right ahead in their opposition. But
what He warned them never to do was to
straddle the issue. He was tolerant of other
points of view, but He was never tolerant
of compromise. mo man can serve two
masters, for either he will love the one and
hate the other or else he will ceave to the
one and despise the other
-------- - - Earl l.. Douglas
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A r that time: There went forth de-
~ cree from Caesar Augustus that
census of the whole world should be
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SWer IneV get OF UdCh W WHSle
they started from in the first
A6 n place - in the dark,
Perhaps in our own way, we
can throw some light on this great subject.
Especially on this, the threshold of the
Christmas Season Of 1855, the international
observance of the birth of the Greatest Man
who ever lived, Jesus Christ
\
TO begin with, Fraternalism in America
was established many, many years ago in
accordance with the teachings Of Jesus
Christ, the Man Of Galilee, who fed the
hungry healed the sick, forgave the sinner.
He was the first Fraternalist.
And as Christ lavished His love and
forgiveness on mankind, so the Frater-
nalists of today maintain institutions for
the aged, and for orphaned and depen-
dent children; sanatariums for those af-
flcted with a dread disease; and hospi
tails equipped, with the most modern ap-
pliances for the diagnosis and cure Of
mans physical ailments. That too is love
for fellow man.
No, Fraternalists do not do these things
for the sake of publicity.
They do them because they believe in
Him and what He taught in the Sermon on
The Mount = because they believe in the
Golden Rule and the American Way of Life.
Fraternalsts have always been among
the first to stress and carry out the ma
terial side of life in accordance with the
highest precepts of humanitarianism.
In their relatively short history in the
United States, the Fraternals have paid out
untold billions in benefits to millions caught
suddenly in the treacherous maelstrom that
is life on this earth.
God only knows how many American
and Canadian homes the Fraternals have
family breadwinner.
And God only knows how many other
millions the Fraternals spent outside the
four walls of their membership at large =
money poured. into all that is humanitari-
anism without desire for fanfare.
4
Spiritually and materially, Fraternalism
is the very essence Of Amercanism itself.
And both are based, in the end, on the Prn-
ciples of Brotherhood
Neither could exist otherwise.
That, in itself, is the very best adver-
tisement for Fraternalism's virtues. 1t
needs no other public relations.
Merry Christmas to you and yours May
it be blessed, happy one.
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In Passing

Christianity takes as
its motto, Either Christ or
nobody The last thing
Jesus ever tried to do was
Ennon ,,>lo IL
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21
George Mikesic, Noted FraternaIist
Dies In Johnstown AT Age OF 81 Years
Widely Known, Popular Lodge Member
Affiliated With Society For 81 Years

JohnStOwn, Pa. - Death
cast a shadow of gloom over
the CFU Lodge 5 membership
when it removed from their
ranks their oldest member
and the dean of the Flood
City's fraternalists, George
Mikesic.
After a brief illness broth
er Mikesic passed away quiet
ly during the night of Novem-
ber 20, 1855, in the Cone
maugh Valley Memorial Hos
pital at the age of 81.
In his passing, Lodge 5 lost
it's last remaining Charter
Member. Bro. Mikesic joined
the ranks of the Lodge in
August, 1893, a few months
after its organization, while
the charter still remained
open.
Came To City In 1889
Brother Mikesic was born
in Croatia in 1873 and came
to this country as a young
man, making his home in
JohnstoWn since 1889. He
lived in this historic Valley
during the great catastrophe
of the JohnstoWn Flood.
AS young man he work
ed in the local factories and
later worked in the steel mills
of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, from where he was
pcnsioned a few years ago.
Joining the Croatian Fra
ternal Union 81 years ago,
bro. Mikesic fully realized the
value of what a good Gro
attain fraternal organization
meant to the immigrant Gro
atians in this country and re-
manned a loyal member all his
| life.
A Great Fraternalist
Brother Mikesic was a fra
ternalist from the old school.
He, like the other founders
Of Lodge 5, believed that in
brotherhood and fraternalism
| lies the salvation of mankind
He loved the liberty and
dignity of free men. Despite
his advancing age, he never
lost interest in his fellow man
and was a constant visitor at
the Croatian Home, where he
would chat with his old
friends and swap tales of
yesteryear.
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hate everything American and
denounce the United States at
every turn.
No doubt the capitalistic
system has earned some of the
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livered were fulfilled. And she brought
forth her first born son, and wrapped
him in swaddling clothes and laid him in
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. Divine love always has
met and always will meet
every human need.
- Mary Baker Eddy
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Jurisic, delegates to the 9th
Convention, who helped bro.
Skrtic attain this position.
Following the banquet, mu-
sic for dancing will be provi-
ded by the Skrbina Tambur-
itza Orchestra of Struthcrs.
We invite the members and
friends of our lodge and the
neighboring lodges to attend
this affair, and thus prove
our recognition of bro. Skr-
tics achievement.
. Charlemagne was crown
cd as emperor of the Holy
Roman Empire on December
25 of the year 800 A. D.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21

TRATERNALISM, like Americanlsm, con-
tinues to represent something nebulous
in the minds Of the public.
At least, people are forever asking
What is Fraternalism? and going away
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-12-21

either dlSSatlSfled WIth Ine All
swer they get or back to where
they started from in the first
place - in the dark.
Perhaps, in our own way, we
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-03-31
PRAYER ROOM

XIOU WILL recall that I have
L mentioned the Prayer Room
in the Capitol to which we have
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-03-31
Seek S545,OOO In
Easter Seal Drive

contributions to the 1866
Easter Seal campaign in Ohio con-
tinue to mount as this years ap-
peal enters its third week." said
Walter B. Underwood, Executive
Director of the Ohio Society for
Crippled Children, today.
"We're hoping to surpass the
S545,000 that was raised in the
Easter Seal appeal last year, and
to reach the goal of 100000.
Over two million letters contain
ing Easter Seals have been sent
into homes throughout the state
since the beginning of the cam
paign," he said. "It's very graft
flying to see how the people in
Ohio are responding to the needs
of the handicapped and being more
generous than ever in their re-
sponse." e,s,,,a -. 2
The annual appeal for funds to
help crippled children and adults
began on March 10th, and will end
on April 10th, Easter Sunday. This
Easter Seal campaign is being con-
Quoted simultaneously throughout
Ohio, the nation, Puerto Rico,
Alaska, and Hawaii at this time.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-03-31
Spring Concert
Sunday Afternoon

The Slovene Workmen's Home,
1885 Waterloo rd., will be the
place to see bright and colorful
Slovenian costumes worn by the
children of the Juvenile Singing
Chorus (Mladinski Pevski Zbor)
on Sunday, April 3rd at $3.50 p. m.
This young group of boys and
girls is not only talented in sing
ing Slovenian songs but also have
talent in dancing and playing diff
ferent instruments such as accord
ion, guitar and piano.
In its 21st year of existence it
is the only group of it's kind in
Cleveland.
The concert is under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Joseph Gregurincic.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-03-31
p. ia.

PROSPECT
Prospect School PTA will meet
on Wednesday, April 18th at 1880
p. m. The theme of the meeting
will be "How Music and Art Help
Our Children" Miss Janis Conk-
lin, East Cleveland Music Super
visor, will talk about the part
music plays in the school curricu-
lum. The Prospect School Glee
Club will perform. Mrs. Dorothy
Van Loozen of the Cleveland
Museum of Art will discuss the
Importance of art and. the modern
trends in art education. Dessert
will be served as usual at 1870.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-03-31
Sharks Down
Cubs To Take
Championship

The Magnus Chemical Sharks
defeated Eckert Cubs first round
champs 20-13 for the Exchange
Club Class F Basketball champion
ship.
The Eckert Cubs led Ga after
one period of play and 1916 at the
intermission. The Sharks tied the
score 1910 after three periods and
continued to be a fourth period
ball club in scoring 10 points in
that stanza.
Bob Barley was top scorer for
the Sharks with II points. Tom
Wachter tailed z points for
Eckert Cubs.
Jim Marinelli, a former Class F
star, has coached the Sharks to
the successful season. They lost
two games in the first round of
play although have won 6 straight
in the second round and champion
ship. Tom Matte coached the run
ner-up, Eckert Cub squad, who
were first round champs with 5
victories and no losses.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-03-31
New Beauty For
Your Basement
With Amuzinq
New Point

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ing and transform the dullness OF
basement walls into soft, sunny
color that glows with warmth and
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VALCO PMC is easy to use
goes on concrete block, cinder
block, rough plaster, brick, hollow
tile or stone whether new, old or
previously painted with cement
paint, whitewash or other paints
that are old, firm and dry. 1t
comes ready-mixed and ready to
apply with brush or roller.
VALCO PMC hardens even on
DAMP WALLS and is washable
after hardening. Like magic, this
amazing new material beauties in
ONE coat-no undercoat needed.
Available in six beautiful pastel
shades and white.
THEN-dip your brush into the
revolutionary new VALCO Rubber
Base Floor Coating, and make your
basement floor glisten with rich,
deep, colorful beauty that will
stand up under the toughest,
roughest usage your gang can
give it. On concrete, wood or
metal it hardens to a film of
exceptional durability.
Use VALCO Floor Coating on
garage floors, terraces, utility and
laundry rooms, wood or canvas
porch. decks, boats, canoes, gar
bage cans, cutters, ratings, etc.
Resistant to acids-alkalies, mois-
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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-03-31
20 FREE Tickets

You can get a pair OF cOmpli-
mentary tickets to the Shaw
Hayden Theatre by reading the
ads in this paper. There are
ten names in ten ads scattered
through the paper. If you find
your name, just clip the ad and
take it to the Shaw Hayden
Theatre and you'll get two free
tickets.
Thursday, Friday Double
Feature: "6 Bridges to Cross"
and abbott and Costello Meet
the Keystone KOps."
Starts Saturday: Walt Dis
new presents 10000 Leagues
Under the Sea-" in Cinemascope,
starring James Mason and Kirk
Douglas.
Check all the ads and maybe
you'll find your name. If not
this week, be sure to look next
week. There'll be ten names each
week good for 20 tickets at the
Shaw-Hayden Theatre.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-03-31
This and That from Washington
-Rx Conore.sman Frances p Rolton
BY Coneressman Frs'

/ with group of the Ohio members
of the United SteelworkerS of
America who were in Washington
for a two-day convention. l had
the pleasure OF sitting between Mr..
B. w. Ohler who is Acting Director
of District %, and Congressman
Dave Baumhart. of Ohio's 18th Dis
trict. MI. Ohler briefed me on the
very interesting educational pro-
gram that the Steelworkers have,
as well as on many other things in
which they are interested.
After We finished our scrambled
eggs and coffee. Mr.. Ohler asked
Congressman Baumhart and my
self to say a few words. Then I had
the opportunity to talk to men from
my own District. 1 was also de-
lighted to meet Steelworkers from
the 18th District, in which my son,
Oliver p. Bolton, is Congressman
To those of you who have ex-
pressed concern over my sons re-
cent illness, I am happy to report
that he will be getting out of the
hospital this week.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-03-31
POSTAL PAY RAISE

The postal pay raise bill was
presented to the House this week
under a gag rule" 1t would have
given an average pay increase of
7.59o.
Gag rules are bad at best. This
one seemed peculiarly so, and 1
joined with those who expressed
their distaste for this parliament
airy procedure. Under the rule
there would have been only 40 min
utes of debate and no amendments.
The motion to bring this bill to
the Floor under a gag rule was de-
feated and the bill sent back to
committee. We shall have an op-
portunity to consider this legisla-
ton again later this session.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-03-31
UNITED STEELWORKERS
BREAKFAST

Wednesday morning I breakfasted