ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-04-04
Strength Of Junior Order Department
Leads To Concession To Nest Manaqers

Leads 10 Concession 10 Nest Managers
Managers Will Get 10 Cents For Terms .
And rs Cents For Permanents In Future
To The Supreme Board of Directors
Croatian Fraternal Union
Sister And Brother Members:
The summary of operations of the Junior Order the
year 1855 is most gratifying for paints picture
of progress and Improvement in every phase Concdenay
this report then embraces the year which marked the 4Oh
Anniversary of the department and happily points up the
fact that in rounding four decades Of service estab
lished new records, new peaks.
During that historic year the membership of this
branch of the organization from "a oil to all
time high of 34,629a net increase of 61s The total in
in force for this department alone stands at
S22l9S3OO which is an increase of $6OO1OO
From the very first days of my incumbency have
paid particular attention to permanent type certfi
Gates That category has also scored heights At the
end of 1855 there 5741 Juniors who held equity
in the Society through of these very attractive cer
Gates This increase of GIT for the year. Just for the
recordhere 3277 such certificates in force in the
department when assumed office and that figure had been
building up from back in 1e43 when the first Endowment
was issued
We have long way so much that by the
permanent certificates make up the lions share of the De-
parments income and bear the bnt of expense load Be-
sides that, they act very important sabizng factor
The inherently attractive characteristics OF these cer
Gates particularly since the changeover to ESQ., back few
years. has given such impetus business that
only has it been reflected in greater production but in
manency of sales There very few apsaons in the
manent field Once Endowment 20 Pay has been writ
ten sticks Furthermore the of insurance sold
has been decdy upped The $500 sale the exception
rather than the rule and the $4,000 application
nowadays The campaign statistics of the year will bear
this out Now for the first time Junior business leads
the only unit count but insurance
written WELL
Of he
least cursory report of the membership campaign
and Junior Convention which advocated fitting
meoratve of the 40h Anniversary of the Junior Order
AS you know the drive of short duratona five
months and yet enough enthusiasm engineered to bring
in $2187,4O0 insurance The 4th Junior Convention
historic from every standpoint Every geo.
graphic sector of the North American Continent repre-
by Jealous members young and DID, who earned their
way" and keep" by enrolling 1858 members.
The total cost of the conclave for all itemstranspor
taon lodgings, rentals supplies administration etc.
$O6839 However the delegates themselves reduced this
by utilizing GIG points 3547 Junior and 1860 Senor thus
leaving only net expenditure of 445239 exclusive of the
Supreme Boards attendance cost. The event mile
stone which will continue to bear rich genera
tons to
AS a result of the recommendations of the Supreme
President bro Mandch to the 9th Convention regarding
the matter of at least partially compensang lodge
tares for their many services that body invested this
Board with the responsibility of formulating work
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thing similar must be adopted for equally important
Nest Managers who literally hold the future Of organ
izaton in their hands
have here plan which will satisfy the long standing
complaint to eliminate the uncertainty and alleged unfair
of the present Conservation Award and still maintain
ample nucemen reward incentive for that extra effort
needed to maintain increase the membership count
Last years Conservation and Bonus Award which
just recently sursed set record of $6OO4 for the
department. 60.
propose that keep the Award and add the following
The big criticism of the present system has been the
fact that manager particularly who directs the des
tinies of large unit works diligently all year long and
then at the last day loses member whom he cannot
possibly replace and thus get absolutely nothing. propose
therefore that guarantee definite amount for each
member the roster at the beginning of the year The
of ten cents for each Term member would obigate
approximately $4,000 per year For every Endowment
20 Pay member at the end of the year the department could
Is cents This would add another round $500 and thus
bring the aggregate to $10500 increase Of 500
the present cost but well worth in better public relations
Every would be assured of token of appre
citation for his work and those who applied themselves to
the extent of maintaining and increasing their
bership would be in line for additional compensation.
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