ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-11-21
Seventh Meeting - Thursday Morning -


With all Board members and other officials present
Supreme President " l. Mandch called the seventh
meeting of the Supreme Board to order Thursday morning
September q, 1856 with greetings and best wishes
The first Order of Business Communications and
Resolutions and Supreme Secretary bro Joseph Bella
ceeded to read those received to the Board.
Protests were from bro John Mavrovch Lodge
141, and bro Martin Turcch, Lodge 598 regarding the
Lodge Secretaries and Nest Managers every member
their books at years end so cents to Lodge
for Term type members to Nest Managers this in addi
ton the Bonus and Conservation Awards previously IN
After brief discussion, bro Borich moved and bro.
Hnch seconded that the letters before the Board be
it's original decision in this matter Unanimously agreed.
Nest 397 - Bro. Joseph stanovich appealed to the
every years. beginning with 1857 and urged that the
next such juvenile gathering be held in Hamilton Ontario
Canada He gave many good reasons for holding SUCH
Almost every Board member had something to say
about Junior of the future before sister Nsc
moved and bro Grasha that bro sanovch letter
be acknowledged filed and given consideration IN the future
Lodge 423 Ivan Babich urged that the Board recon-
mend Lodges the purchase of book dealing with the
history the Coatan people and the presentation of copies
The Board reminded that this work had already been
brought the attention of Lodges and members IN one
another and that further recommendations were
Lodge GA Bro Philip zebich urged that the Croa-
Fratena Union invest of it's in Canadian
securities preferably in the month of October in Dominion
of Canada Victory Bonds.
Bros Krasich and Mandch pointed out that the Gro
attain Fraternal Union already has s22o0Ooo invested IN
in Cam Victory Bonds and that investments in that
country considered more than equitable Agreed
tunate case Of Hamilton Ontario Nest 6O3 who
blind and appealed to the Board to authorize the mailing
of letters to Lodges urging that this yogster be aided
It was decided to turn this the Executive
Board for further study and action
Bro Bella next proceeded to read four Resolutions
dealing matter of nadoplate to certain members
of the Chldrens Home Board the question having org
nally come before the Supreme Board in March, 1856
Lodge s2 Lodge pS7 IT, Lodge 255 and Lodge e54
Bro skrtc in opening discussion on the Resolutions
of this Board st Supreme President Joseph Baz-
President Lodge 80 and 3rd Supreme Vice Pres
Mah Kovacevch President of Lodge III and said
that keeping with the time honored tradition
of Board members upholdmg Board decisions
Grasha followed by reminding the Board that the
March, 1856 Minutes pertaining to the decision made In this
matter totally incorrect that this Board never ap-
proved the of nadopate to members of the Chill
drens Board that the Board fact protested those
payments and demanded that there be repetition of same
in the future
Sister Nksic and other Board members agreed that
this precisely what the Board decreed last March and
that the Minutes in question incorrect
Bro Kovacevch stated that he did defend the Supreme
Board decision in this matter and that he explained thor
oughly to his fellow Lodge 1T members However ne felt
duty bound President of Lodge 1T to sign the Resou
ton in question when was passed and did so in keeping
Bro Hnich advised the Board that he also explained
the decision Of March, 1885 to his fellow Lodge 255 mem
for consideration during these Board meetings
Krasich to again detail in full just what
was decided regarding nadopate" to certain Chdrens
Board members and pointed out that the March, 1885,
Minutes pertaining to certainly not correct The
Supreme Treasurer also decred the incorrect statements
appearing the Resolutions before this Board particularly
the references therein to the payments being bonus
Commission"
Bro Bazdarich stated that he the only Supreme
Board member who voted last March to demand that the
"nadoplate" to certain members of the Chdrens Home
Board be returned to the Home and that he is Of the same
opinion today He acquainted the Board with the fact that
he did not introduce the Resolution sent here by his Lodge
80 members but that he did explain the March, 1856 Board
decision and subsequently signed the Lodge 80 Resolution
his capacity President of said Lodge He concluded by
stating that he agrees with this Resolution and will
continue to do in the future.
The Supreme President then reminded that the Minutes
of March 1885, should have read follows in regard to
the exact decision made by this Board pertaining to the
Childrens Home nadoplate in question: That the
ment of such cannot be approved by the Supreme
Board but that is herewith agreed request
in this and to demand that all such practices be dis
continued in the future.
With this, bro Grasha moved and bro Majetc second
ed follows Whereas the March, 1885, Minutes pertain
ing to this matter incorrect let it be reaffed and
made matter of record here and that this Board did
not the action payments in said then
can condone such instances which the
future.
The motion adopted without dissent.
There followed brief ,rdin fhof fo,r