ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-03-14
Society's Administration Fund VIII
Be OF Far Greater Service In Future
Cro;.tian Fraternal Union In Position
To. Remunerate Lodge And Nest Officials
ByV. l. Mandich Supreme President


Pittsburgh Pa. In the past twelve years, attention
frequently turned to the Administration Fund of the
Croatan Fraternal Union which had been somewhat of
problem to the administration from to year. ana e
peciay Immediately preceding its regular conventions
Disbursements from that fund were increasing at a
much rapid rate than its receipts with the result that
quite frequently faced with the question of
cal the expenses of administration
The salaries of permanently stationed supreme Off
and employees well other miscellaneous expen-
ditures became increasingly greater and the greatest
difference in expenses of twelve years and today
that of the Official Organ While 1943 report to the
Convention gave the expenses for publication of the of
ficial organ approximately 100000 annually, in this
years annual report that our expenditures for
the Zajedncar and Junior Magazine total S123S5975
A few months before the Ninth Convention held last
September wrote the subject of the Administration
Fund in the Zaedncar At that time declared that the
laws of the state of Pennsylvania, in which the Croaan
Fraernal Union is chartered helpful in this connec
on and that at least for time our concern about the
Administration Fund alevated for those laws per-
mtted that which had previously been strictly torodde
namely the transfer of surplus from one fund to another
fund which might be threatened with deficit.
Until the time of Ninth Convention, that law per-
mted the transfer from the surplus of fund to another
only of certain percentage During the time of our last
Convention however, announced in it's minutes there
was enacted and signed by the Governor law which
allows the transfer of unlimited amount from the surplus
of fund to another long the sovency OF the organ
izaton itself is not jeopardized. #4st
Following the action of our legislative body, and in
anticipation benefits to faterna organizations
operating under the laws of the Commonwealth Of Penn
syvania suggested to the Convention that the time had
for taking into consideration lodge officers who
should be given reward out of the Administration
Fund their work which had increased to considerable
degree of ae the lodges themselves not being in position
to give their lodge officers sufficient remuneration for their
work for the lodge and the organization. ..
In my recommendation to the Ninth Convention sta
ted the following: ...,. -..s.-
"We will now be in position to increase not only all
of our fraterna activities but will also be in position to
remunerate in the officials of our local
lodges and nests who have to carried the burden
administering lodge and nest affairs at no cost to the
Society," More than oneha of the delegates assembled
here lodge officials You know better than anyone
else that getting to be real problem year to
elect lodge officers at your annual meetings lt IS my
firm belief that the time has for us to meet that
problem squarely by adopting provision to assist our
lodges i'm rewarng, in measure the lodge officials
for their services.
"Iet u.s. at this Convention start with the most inn
porant and most exactng lodge Office the secretary
firmly believe that it will be possible for to reward
the lodge secretaries at rate of 80 cents per MEMBER
per year, from the Unions Administration Expense
Fund, beginning with the year 1856. This Will require
the expenditure of little $4,000 year. The re-
ward to all secretaries would not eliminate the pre-
sent conservation award to those who maintain or in
crease number of members in their lodge to the end
This recommendation discussed at the Convention,
and the unanimous decision reached that this matter be
the Supreme Board for decision after the true
condition of the Administration Fund at the close OF the
year is established.
The Convention voted salary increases to permanently
stationed officers and officials the Supreme Office The
Executive Board WILL in all probability this year. as always
previously grant salary increases to it's employees the
Administration Fund stand special annual expendl-
ture help lodges and nests in giving decent reward
Tho lode ntarieS and
preme Board should bring such decision during its meet
ings this month.
In making such decision, must consider well the
conditions existing in lodges in the small as well as
large communities In study of conditions OF today
however we must also look into the future 1t essential
also that consider conditions other fraternals ooer
and stronger than With the advantage OF their past
experiences we must that decisions OF today
serve us for the welfare and OF the CfU
They had difficulties in electng lodge officers at their
annual meetings the do today Some OF these
fraterna organizations made attempt towards the so-
ton of problem by appointing organizers on the payroll
of the organization who served not only direct contact
between the supreme administration and the lodges but IN
many instances made housetohouse collections OF men,
bership dues.