ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-01-05
MINUTES--
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AT WORK
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1854

with official greetings All members of the Board
and Officials present.
The Minutes of the November "a session approved
with minor corrections.
The Supreme Secretary bro. Bella, presented the fol-
lowing cases:
Lodge 10 - Maria Saboic named her husband bene-
cary who predeceased the member The Board approved
payment of the death claim to surviving children in equal
shares
Lodge 80 Vinko Sanfel wishes to change benefici-
aries by agreement in favor of Leopold and Mary Char
gonia, which the Board approved.
Lodge &C Josip Petretch desires to change benefi
caries by agreement to friend Stephen Petrech which
approved by the Board.
Lodge 255 Franjo and Jelena Crnkovich at pre-
sent receiving benefits from the Department of Public We'll
fare of Milwaukee County, and have executed absolute
sgnments of their certificates to said County The Board
approved the assignments subject to right to question
the legality of
Bros Mandch and Brldch submitted brief reports on
attending the Goth Anniversary Celebration sponsored by
the United Lodges of Cleveland which held on No
vember g.
Krasich gave his report of the 6Oth Anniversary
Celebration which held December under the spon-
sorshp of the Central Committee of Chicago representing
20 Lodges.
Bros Vranes and Grasha reported on the 6Oth Ami
versary Celebration held November 27 in Versailles Pa
Bro Balaban also submitted report of the Celebration
he attended in Detroit on November 28. --.
All the above reports shall be published in the Official
Organ in detail The expenses of said Officers were
paid by the local committees
resolution received from the Singing Alliance Fall
err wherein they extend congratulations and best wishes
the of 6Oh Anniversary acknowledged
and filed.
Bro Braidc our Sports Director who has charge of
all GU films for bookings inquired as to when our dup
cate film of This Is Your Croaan Fraternal Union shall
be completed since the Supreme Board unanimously agreed
that this be done Bro Bradic informed the Board that
is virtually impossible to comply with all the requests of
Lodges with only film.
After thorough discussion of this subject by the
Board agreed that the Supreme President check into
this matter and expedite the completion of the duplicate
film much possible
s % Dfo for
tending the England Fraernal Congress- per deci
sion of the Executive Board
$5O14 to the Goob Paint and Glass Co. of Pittsburgh
$4,000 to the National Conference Citizenship for
Charter Member of the Conference.
The Board approved an appropriation Of $4,000 to-
ward the Home Office Christmas Party which is to be
held on December 81 at the Home Office.
Bro Bella informed Board that there old type
re that they be sold to our clerks who desire
purchase for the price of $1,000 each The Board
accepted the recommendation of bro Bella unanimously
Bro. Mandich read letter wherein request re-
ceved for used typewriter from the Parish in Brod ma
able the Board agreed to donate one of the above available
typewriters to said Parish
session of the regular meeting of the Executive Board
which is stated that bro Grasha complained against the
see IN M wch rss the that o
Grasha and the Supreme President attended candesne
meeting whose sole intent and purpose was to beaeor the
thing to say this subject but since the question under
discussion requires legal opinion and Legal Counsellor
has not appeared as yet that shall withhold my COM
ments until later We stayed in session until $3.50 m,
tcpatng that the Legal Counsellor would attend the meet
ing The Legal Counsellor being present at this meeting
going to make my statement
On the morning of November "a, when No. AZ of our
Official Organ in which the article in question being
printed called the Croatan Editor and told him that the
statements contained in the article from Clarion not
correct and particularly the last paragraph stating that
made remarks against the Croatian Editor The time
little before 900 AM The pressmen in the press
were changing the rolls of paper and the were
mentariy stopped asked the Croatian Editor to delete
from the article the last paragraph for the balance of the
u.s. yet to be printed which close to $4,000 copies
stated that know there will be expense incurred to
the print shop in connection with changing the plate and
volunteered to pay the expenses personally believed
that is not only contrary to the Bylaws that false
satons be published the pages of the | against any
Supreme Board Member member but it also hnders
the promotion of good relations between the members and
the administration which am bound by the Bylaws to
maintain The Croatian Editor refused to accede to
quest stating that the member who signed the article
responsible for and that have the right to
in the Official Organ. To that replied that
swerng the false and unfounded accusations and nsinu
atons which the Croatan Editor has been heapng upon
me for the past five years. and less inclined to
answer the false accusations of rank and file member
for the that is not the purpose of Official Pub
icaon and do not wish to repetition of what hap
pened before the 9TH Convention when the former President
and the Croaan Editor ndulged in personal vfications
via the pages of the "Z.
According to repeated and specific statements of the
Croaan Editor that he is responsible for his work to the