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Governor Gordon
Says People Should
Be Thdnlxful to God

Governor Gordon in a press
release issued yesterday said
the people Of the Virgin Is
lands should indeed be CRATE
full to Almighty God for hav-
ing spared us from the raw
ages of Hurricane Betsy
which passed our islands on
Sunday morning. !. want to
express my sympathy to all
those families who suffered
losses, particularly those in
st. Croix where the damage
was heavier.
On behalf Of the Govern
ment and people Of the Virgin
Islands, ! want to commend
and publicly express my gra-
titude for the assistance given
during this emergency by pri-
vate. individuals and public
and private agencies and or
CARNATIONS, In st. Croix par
ticularly to the Red Cross CT
vii Defense officials and vol
unteer workers, officials Of
the Police Division and Public
Works Department, prisoners
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, 1956-08-15

HURRICANE DAY or PRAYER
THE OLD CUSTOM Of a day Of prayer open

2I
is known as the hurricane season was dictatedby good and
sufficient reason, and the people who originated it must
have felt that such a day was really needed. It has gone
down through the years, and there is no reason now to
change,
HURRICANE BETSY, which. merely ~sideswiped us is
a small but dangerous storm, and before she is spent in the
Atlantic may still wreak more havoc. Coming just seventeen
days after the opening Of the hurricane season 0uly 25th)
the need for observance of the day Of prayer seems all the
more pointed up.
U NEIGHBOR to the North suffered much damage,
including the loss Of four lives and property damage in excess
Of $l0,00O,OOO, and our hearts go out to Puerto Rico in her
distress, which though not grave is nevertheless serious
enough.
EXPERIENCE has shown that construction must with
stand and resist strong winds and rain or hurricane. Warn
ing systems have helped considerably in giving an oppor-
tunity to get ready, all of which makes US that much more
grateful.
FORTUNATELY, our principal crop Of sugar cane is
already cut, and losses, even should a storm hit us, would
not be too serious in that respect And as more thought is
given to it all, there is more and more reason to be thankful.
WHENEVER the day Of prayer comes around it would
be good if it IS observed seriously and reyerently, for after
all, the power to spare is one over and above all that is man
made or man-controIed.
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MOI Thi,
By DAY THORPE

:, Betty Allen. mezzo-soprano:- iona
than ETice, piano. At Howard Uniysr-
tity. Program NV Mother BID Me
BIND NJ Hair. Haydn She Never Told
Handel Liebesbotschalt, Schubert. Die
Manner SIND Meehant.. Schubert Der
Brahms: Mein Madel Hsi Elnem Rossn-
mund Brahms; Green. Faure; lie
Parfuin Imperis1 able, Faure. lie Plus
poux Chemin. Faure: Prison Faurc.
nelius: The Three Holy KINGS, oliere;
Canso de Nadal. Ninculmel; Sister
Mary Had-a But One. Child Roland
i Hnyss Moe ps dss Nsbbs
EespiRhi. Carlton, Persico: Negro
Dptrituals.
There Is something which
keeps Betty Allen. heard last
night in recital at Howard Uni
versity, from being a flrst-rate
vocalist, but I cannot be dog
matte in saying what it is. .
Perhaps she is not really a
mezzo-soprano but a contralto,
for in its medium low range her
voice is pure and true, with a
soft and silky quality that is
very pleasant. When the vocal
line changes into the high reg
lister, however. Miss Aliens voice
becomes shrill and her intona-
ton bad. Almost all her sus-
tanned notes above medium
pitch last night were either faulty
in attack or else became badly
fiat.
1t is a pity. for the singer
has a light, clear voice, quite
nimble and of an ingratiating
quality. She interprets her songs
stylishly and her diction is gen.
orally good. although. now and
again she seems confused about
French vowel sounds.
One of the most charming
moments of Miss Aliens recital
was her singing of the neglected
Schubert song, Die Manner
Sind Mechant." 1t is an ironic
little loye-song with a mock
dramatic piano accompaniment,
and is an example of the high
quality ore to be found in Schu-
bert even when one is not dig
ging the main vein.
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NEWS OF MUSIC
Betty Allen Is Heard
Is Recital at Howard

Jonathan Brice at the piano
was on the whole an excellent
partner. although in the Haydn
he sometimes rushed the beat,
and in the Handel the accom-
paniment was much too loud.
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eth. 9th and Z Streets. NV.
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Three Pitt Groups To
Picnic AT Croat Center

Pittsburgh, Pa. - "Slobo-
da" CFU Lodge "a, "Bratska
Sloga" and K. S. K. J. Lodge
1853 will sponsor their first
united Picnic on Sunday, July
20, at the Croatian Center in
Pittsburgh.
This will serve as friendly
notice to all other societies,
lodges and various clubs in
the vicinity trusting that they
will not schedule an affair
for that date.
Arrangements have been
made to provide plenty of de-
licious barbecued lamb, pork
and other types of solid and
liquid refreshments through
out the day.
Music will be provided by
the well known Tamburitza
Orchestra under the direction
Of Mr.. Shaginaw.
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Whiting ESL Printing
For July Is Funniest

Whiting, Ind. - E.S.L. 805
will hold it's Annual Picnic at
Black Oak Grove, Black Oak,
Ind, on Sunday, July 18th.
There will be plenty of bar
becued lamb, sausage and IL
quid refreshments for all who
attend. Music will be fur
nished by the Cavaliers Tam
sburitza Orchestra of East
Chicago. Don't forget the
date, July Is.
All members who have
been issued rattle books are
requested to turn in money
and unsold tickets before the
picnic. This may be done by
attending the monthly meet
ing which will be held on
Wednesday, July 4th, at the
Community Center at 8 PM.
New members added to
our roster since the first of
the year include Steve and
R ose Dupin transferred
from Lodge 81, Anita Dawn
Martich and James Karl Stef-
fen. Two Dorothys, Klun and
Vidman, have become Mrs.
Quattrin and Mrs. Kasper,
respectively. Recent mothers
are Ann Fuller and Millie Fo-
ley. Congratulations to our
new members, wives and
mothers.
In closing, we wish to i'm
press upon our entire MEM
bership the Importance of
keeping dues payment up to
date. They may be paid at
the monthly meetings held
the second Wednesday of
each month, at the Center, or
at the home of the Secretary,
Michael Martich.
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PENNSYLVANIA Insurance Commissioner
Accepts Invitation To Deliver Speech
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runnerup in this contest will
automatically qualify as
Miss Croatian Center II"
and be crowned during the
Center's annual outing on
Sunday, August 26.
Fete At CrOat Center
Following the West View
program the scene of activity
will shift to the Croatian Cen
ter off Babcock Boulevard,
Millvale.
A complete line of refresh
ments will be made available
here and a tamburitza ensem-
BILE will provide the music for
dancing. The Croatian Cen
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Javor Club Sponsoring
Saturday Night Dances

N. S. Pittsburgh, Pa. -
The members of favor"
Club, together with their
friends, will enjoy dancing
every Saturday evening thru
the summer season.
Providing the music for
these dances will be the in
creasingly popular Latkovic
Troubadors, who will hold
sway from the band stand
from 900 PM until closing
every Saturday night.
A complete line of refresh
ments will be available on
each occasion.
Bring your family and
friends to Javor Hall, 822
North Canal Street, North
Side Pittsburgh, this Satur-
day evening and every Satur-
day thereafter for an evening
of relaxation.
Joseph j. Plese, Pres.
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Boat And Plane Groups Will Be Feted
Day Before Departures From New York
Campaign Winners And Guests Looking
Forward To Overseas Trips In August

get the two groups off to a
successful start.
1t is for this very important
reason why the boat group
should gather in New York
City's Hotel Governor Clin.
ton the evening of August !
and the plane group the eve
ming of the following day,
August 2, in the same hos
telry.
While the receptions are
indeed something to look
forward to, the counting
of noses" is the most i'm
pOrtant reason behind the
calling of the gatherings
the evening prior to their
: scheduled departures from
New York for Europe.
1t will be at these recep-
tions that the inevitable last
minute details must be dealt
with and disposed of to as
sure both groups Of truly
pleasant trips.
Any show of "indepen-
dence" even in a single case
can be costly in time and
serve to penalize the major
ity.
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ter is only a few minutes
drive from West View Park.
Signs will be posted to
help motorists get to the
Croatian Center following
the West View Park end of
the day.
Barbecued lamb and pork
will be on sale at both West
View and the Croatian Gen.
ter on Sunday, July %, and
may be obtained at West
View as early as the noon
hour of the day of the fete.
Still other details pertain
ing to the 18th Annual "CFU
Day. will be announced here
in due time.
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500 Lodges To Stage
Public Mass Meeting
On Sunday, July 22nd

SAULT STE. MARIE -
Lodges 628, 855 and 919 of
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, will
hold an important Mass
Meeting here Sunday, July %.
In view of the vital nature
of this undertaking, the Ex-
ecutive Board of the Croatian
Fraternal Union has delega-
ted Supreme President bro. v.
I. Mandich, Pittsburgh, to
address the assemblage.
Discussed on the occasion
will be anything and every
thing pertaining to the well
fare of the local lodges. Ways
and means of increasing the
Croatian Fraternal Unions
membership in this part of
Canada will also be aired.
Issuing the Mass Meeting
call were Anton Jambrosic,
Lodge 628 President and 9th
Convention Delegate; Matt
Marinovich, Lodge 855 Sick
Committee Chairman and 9th
Convention Delegate; and Jo-
seph A. Glavas, Lodge 919
Secretary and 9th Convention
Delegate.
Complete details pertaining
to the Sunday, July %, gath
ering will be published on
these pages next week.
Editorial Staff
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Junior Director viii
Speak Sunday, July Is
AT Pitt LODGE ~ Fete

Pittsburgh, Pa. - c. F. u.
Lodge 10 and Nest CAT will
jointly sponsor their Annual
Picnic on Sunday, July IS, at
the Croatian Center, near
Millvale.
In keeping with our Croa-
tian tradition, there will be
an ample supply of barbecued
lamb and all sorts Of cooling
refreshments.
Th e popular and well
known Sloboda Tamburitza
Orchestra will provide the
music for your dancing and
listening pleasure. Their Sc
lections are bound to enter
tain both young and old.
We will be very proud to
have as our honored guest
and main speaker that day
bro. Michael Grasha, CFU
Junior Order Director. Bro.
Grasha's address will be of
interest to all who attend.
Members of our lodge and
nest and the neighboring lod-
ges and friends of the vicinity
are invited to attend. The
committee promises a good
time and the best of service
to everyone who attends.
John Parilac, Rep.
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BenId Lodge 217 Will
Stage Outing JuIy22

Benld, Ill. - "Srce Isuso-
vo" CF'U Lodge 217 will hold
it's Annual Picnic on Sunday,
July %, at City Park.
There will be plenty of bar
becued lamb and pork deli
ciously prepared by bro. Jo-
seph Muzar, who is well
versed in this trade.
For your dancing and lis
tening pleasure we have en-
gagged the services of the
Happy Hearts Tamburitza
Orchestra.
We kindly ask all our
neighboring lodges to please
refrain from scheduling a pic
mic for this date, as it would
only harm us both.
We also ask for the cooper
alton and help of all our men,
bers at this outing, for all
the work cannot possibly be
done by the lodge committee.
All C. F. u. members and
friends are cordially invited
to attend.
Matt katalinich, Rec.
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Bro. Nicholas AIeksich

Paw Paw, Mich. - 1t is
with great regret that the
members of CFU Lodge 634
report the passing of bro. Nj
ckolas Aleksich. Bro. Alex
sich died suddenly May 4,
1856, in Mattawan at the age
Of SO.
He was Vice-President of
our lodge for a number of
years and was also a member
of the Paw Paw Lodge of
Knights of Columbus, Treas
rer of the Holy Name Soci-
ETY. of st. John Bosco Mis-
sion, in Mattawan, and a
member of the Cleaner
Lodge.
Surviving are his wife, Ka-
therine, two sons, eight
daughters and 13 grandchil-
dren.
Bro. Aleksich was well
liked and he will be missed
and long remembered by all
our members.
Helen Elsesheimer, Sec'y.
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Quip Choir viii Hold
Outdoors Fefe july Is

Aliquippa, Pa. - The "Ja-
dram" Singing Society will
sponsor an outing on Sunday,
July Is, at the Serbian Park
on Broadhead Road.
Dance music will be fur
nished by the Jadran Tam
buritza Orchestra and the
"Jadran" Singing Society will
render a few selections.
Deliciously prepared barbe-
cued lamb and a variety of
cooling drinks will be avail
able.
The friends of Jadran are
all cordially invited to attend.
Prep. Committee
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Society Adds II Lodges And Nests To
Its Continental Network Of AffiIia!es
Pledge Made At 1856 Junior Convention
Brings Alaska Into Organzational Fold

Continued from Page y
nal jurisdiction from the top
Of the continent to it's lowest
extremities and from it's cas-
ternmost capes to the broad
Pacific.
Junior Convention Vow
We are extremely proud of
these new additions to our
house of brotherhood.
With the consumation of
the last deal, the admission
of the Alaska units, we ex-
perience just a little extra
measure of elation because
this is a direct result of last
years 4th Junior Convention.
To that conclave came a
young lady who needed very
little convincing that the es-
tablishment Of a CFU lodge
in Anchorage was a possibi-
lity. Her parting words were
a promise that she wouldn't
rest until the CFU banner
proudly fluttered in Alaska.
Sister Vukmir has kept
her word and our Society
assumes an even greater
stature in the fraternal
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Lodge 484 Picnic To
Star Famous Tammies

New Brighton, Pa. -
Lodge 484 of the Croatian
Fraternal Union of America
will hold it's Annual Picnic
Sunday, July Is, at Wise's
Grove, New Brighton.
The outing site is located
off Route 88, often called
Mercer Road.
Providing the music for
dancing will be the nationally
known "Sloboda" Tamburitza
Orchestra of East Pittsburgh.
This ensemble has played
throughout the country and
ranks among the foremost
musical organizations in Ame-
rica.
Barbecued lamb will be
prepared in the open on Sun
day, July IS, and no less than
ten will be available for con-
sumption. Marko Zrille, Far
rell, Pa, will prepare this ira
ditional Croat delicacy.
Refreshments to suit the
individual taste will also be a
vailable. All CFU members
and their friends are invited
to attend.
Joseph Zimmerman, Pres.
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Pitt Lib Lodge Meet
Scheduled For FRIDAY

Pittsburgh, Pa. - This is
a reminder to our members
that the regular monthly
meeting of Liberty Lodge 234
will be held on Friday eve
ming, July 13, at $3.50 PM. AS
usual, this meeting will be
held in the downstairs meet
ing room of the Bratska Slo-
ga, 146-44th Street.
Lodge officers will be pres
ent at 7:30 PM to collect
dues and fulfill any other per-
tinent lodge duties.
Some of our members are
still carrying the old disabili-
ty plan and are not aware
that transfer to the new and
improved plan can now be
made. You have until Decem-
ber 81, 1856, to transfer to
the New Disability and Sur
gical Plan without a medical
examination. Complete and
detailed information about
this new plan can be obtained
at the meeting.
Don't forget to bring your
dues up to date at this meet
ing. We find that some of our
members are still in arrears
with their dues, but by COM
ing to our meeting on Friday
evening, July 13, this situa-
ton can be rectified.
Frank H. Becer, Dr., Sec'y.
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Midland SIS Members
Set Date For 0ufinu

Midland, Pa. - CFU Lodge
535 of Midland will sponsor a
Picnic, Sunday, July Is, on
the Crucible Grounds in Mid
land.
Barbecued lamb and other
refreshments will be available
throughout the entire day
and dancing will be to a very
popular tamburitza orches-
ira.
Dorothy Toplak
Frances Luksich
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East Pitt Lodge Will
Meet In HUNGARIAN Hall

East Pittsburgh, Pa. -
aurora" C.F.U. Lodge 736
will temporarily hold it's reg
ular meetings at the Hunga-
rian Singing Society Hall, 307
Electric Avenue. Meetings
will be held as usual, the third
Sunday Of the month at 2 PM.
Members are urged to
make an effort to bring their
dues up to date.
Stephen M. Rizvan, sec'y.
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Youngstown Lodge
Books Farrell Tams
Lodge 66 Printing
For Annual Outing
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Youngstown, Ohio - st.
George" CF'U Lodge 66 will
hold it's Annual Picnic on
Sunday, July IS, at Whip
poorwill Grove, Crum Road
off Meridian Road.
Music, singing, kolo dane
ing and a full day of enter
tainment will be furnished by
the well known and up and
coming "Sloga" Tamburitzans
of Farrell, Pa, under the di-
rection of Mr.. F. c. Koss.
Milan Vranes, Supreme
Vice President of the Gro
attain Fraternal Union, will
be guest of honor and prin-
cipal speaker on the occa-
sion.
Other speakers will include
Mayor Frank X. Kryzan of
Youngstown, Mayor Stanley
Polansky of Mcdonald, and
several county officials.
Hot barbecued lamb, sand
wiches and liquid refresh
ments will be served. during
the entire day.
All members of Lodge &c
are requested to put in an ap-
pearance and please offer
your services for a couple of
hours so that our one picnic
a year will be a success.
N. j. Srnec, Sec'y.
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world. To her and to those
others whose good offices
enlarged the organization
by IL affiliates this year 20
our heartfelt thanks and
sincere salutations.
g. The current membership
drive and its attractive award
have indeed struck a respon-
sive chord. AS great as is the
addition of these II lodges
and nests, an even greater
success story is the fact that
before the seven month drive
ends we will have enrolled
over 5000 new members and
over $5,OOO,O0O.0O new insur-
ance.
This we will have done
without a single paid agent.
This we will have done with
out the need nor the desire
to belittle anyone else. This
we will have done without
disparaging innuendo!
This we will have done be-
cause we have a volunteer
army of over 800 fraternal
zealots who are truly selling
fraternalism!
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BY Stephen F. Brkich
Secretary, Campaign Comm.

Secretary, Campaign Comm.
PITTSBURGH = Arrange.
ments were completed last
week for the transatlantic
transportation of the two
Croatian Fraternal Union OF
America groups which will
visit Yugoslavia in August
1856.
Transporting one group
will be the French Lines
palatial "SS. Flandre." The
other group will make the
crossing via an Ell AL Is
rael Airlines Constellation
plane.
The itinerary to be follow.
ed by each group appears on
this page. 1t should be stud
led with care by those who
will shortly take their leave
of these shores as American
and Canadian Good Will
Ambassadors" to Yugoslavia.
Sails 1880 AM Aug. 2
Those going by boat are to
m eet Wednesday evening,
August 1, in New York City's
Hotel Governor Clinton at
31st Street and 7th Avenue.
A reception will be held in
honor of this group that eve
ming and all will have the op-
portunity to become acquain-
ted before embarking for
Europe the following morn
ing.
The "SS. Flandre" will
sail from it's Pier 88 No.
River berth, at the foot of
West 48th Street, at 1880
AM Thursday, August 2.
The liner is due to make
a brief stop Wednesday, Aug
ust 8, at Plymouth, England,
and should arrive at LIE
H avre, France, Thursday,
9. Arrival in Zagreb,
Croatia, by train has been set
for Friday evening, August
10th.
Flight From IdleWild
The plane group is to meet
Thursday evening, August 2,
in Hotel Governor Clinton,
31st Street and 7th Avenue,
New York.
A reception has also been
arranged in honor of this
tourist group,
Departure for Europe
will be Friday, August 3rd.
The Ell AL Israel Airlines
Constellation will depart
from Idlewild international
Airport that afternoon and
arrive in London, England,
the following day.
The flight from London to
Croatia, will be made
via a Yugoslav Airlines
(JAT) plane. Further infor-
nation may be found in the
itinerary on this page, which
S now official and won't be
changed under any circum-
stances.
Cooperation Necessary
Complete all-around coop
ration will be necessary to
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CFU- HOUSE OF BROTHERHOOD
BY Michael Grasha, Junior Order Director
eighth In An Informative series)

A
PITTSBURGH - Membership in the Croatian Frater-
nal Union carries many benefits the local lodge level
Each member is important entity not merely policy
certificate number.
Oh, yes our CFU critic could very well get that
tract of insurance elsewhere but that all he would get
regular intervals he would be visited by the agent who
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gle lodge of our great Union
could recount untold incidents
of such nature. The daily
function of each and every
branch could well record vivid
examples of fraternalism to
the core.
Let us cite one such out
standing record of fraternal
love which occurred some so
years ago. A member of our
lodge located in New Mexico
contracted an illness which
eventually divested him of all
his savings in his quest for
medical aid.
He and his fellow lodge
members were finally con-
vinced that recovery was not
to be had in New Mexico. 1t
was discovered that 1000
miles away, in Pittsburgh,
was a doctor who could help.
The lodge itself assumed
the expense of sending him
to Pittsburgh. Even in
those days the expenditure
involved was the huge sum
of $4O0, but the lodge paid
it.
The Ninth Convention of
the NCS was impressed with
this deed so much so that it
voted to refund the lodge one
half of that sum. BY this act
every single member of the
organization actually shared
in this fraternal gest.
Share In Grief, Sorrow
And, of course, the most
striking, the most effective
and the most appreciated ges-
ture of love of fellow man and
fellow member is that which
comes as that final token of
fraternal fervor.
1t is at this particular
time that the Incompatible
value of a certificate over
a policy is most evident.
Whereas the latter lends
only the material assist,
the former does all that
and in addition shares the
grief and sorrow, for here
truly q brother was lost.
There are further reasons
why our Croatian Fraternal
Union is marching forward.
Our pres sent Membership
Campaign is progressing at a
record pace because our re-
cruiters have a lot more to
sell than the best insurance
coverage in the industry.
They are selling shares in an
organization that is dedica-
ted to the precepts of true
fraternalism.
ITO Be Continued)
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Cr0atian Fraternal Union
life insurance is not only ac-
tuarially sound, but it is also
humanity sound,