ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-06-13


Trial Board of the Croatian Fraternal Union, by vote of
the delegates by mail. At the Convention, only one member
of the Supreme Board was elected, and that was Brother
Matthew Zvonar, member of Lodge IL, of Denver, Colorado.
In the first elections conducted from the Supreme Of
flee, elected were Brothers Joseph Zalac, member OF Lodge
146, Versailles, Pa, Ivan Bujan, member OF Lodge LIZ,
Gary, Indiana, and Lawrence Delost, member of Lodge TO-
Pittsburgh, Pa.
A second election was held by mail, between Brothers
Matthew Belanic, member of Lodge 1O2, Branford, Connec-
ticut, and Victor shubat, member of Lodge 793, SUDBURY
Ontario, Canada. In that balloting, both candidates received
the same number of votes, making a third balloting neces-
sary, resulting in victory for Brother Matthew Belanlc.
The entire expense of stationery, postage and work in
volved in the three elections held after the convention, TO-
tailed less than one thousand dollars. If the voting mao oeeh
conducted by roll call at the Convention, it woula nave q.
ken at least two days time, which would have meant an
expenditure of over $21 900 in per diems. That means that
we saved the Administration Fund of the Union a tidy sum
of over $4,000, which will defeat all possible directions TO
the election of four members of the Supreme Trial Board
by a vote of the delegates by mail.
No doubt, a referendum of the delegates on additions
or amendments of certain sections of our bylaws, VIII pe
required in the future. Here, too, any possible ooJecuohs "
voting by the delegates who are the properly elected repre-
~sentatives of the membership, on the GROUNDS tnat Inc en-
tire membership does not participate in the voting, VIII De
eliminated. In every referendum of former years, only d
small fraction of our total membership participated ano
an even smaller part of all voters made legal decisions. In
the voting by the delegates, the representatives OF the mem.
bership participates in the voting in the same manner a ~
participates in the voting in the election of the supreme
administration at the convention, and in the enactment d
the bylaws for the next four years following the conVeR-
ton.
First Prize in the Campaign 1OF NEW CHO o"P
Bv YOUR decision of last December, we are conducting
an extremely successful campaign for new membership, IN
which you have directed that the first prize DE a "Trip TO
Yugoslavia and return. You have delegated the fxecusve
Board and Officials, as the Campaign COMMITTEE. TO make
all necessary preparations and to draw up the cononnons lor
as successful a campaign as possible. we selected a s ~?
committee to lead the campaign, comprised OF Brotner
lin Vukelich, Editor of the Croatian Section of the zajed-
nicar, as Chairman, Brother Martin Kraslch, supreme irea-
surer, as Vice Chairman, B re- 1a is sseRnen as a. Secretary yu and
Brother Michael Grasha, Junior Oroer Dlrector' d 8 AssNs-
tant Secretary. These four, then, with the help OF the re-
naming members Of the Executive Board ana O1nclals'
head the current membership drive.
From the Campaign Committees report. you will see
that a good start was made, and we should DC c9np pre- ~
our remaining deserving builders throughout America and
Canada, we will succeed, in this years campaign, which Will
last only seven months, in enrolling more new members
! with a higher total insurance, than ever before in the his
: tory of the Union for such a short period.
The interest of our members for the trip to their own
or their parents homeland, is running hgh-ln fact, II IS
greater and livelier than had been anticipated, which is
proof that the spark of love for the place of ones origin con
tinues to glow in the hearts of our immigrants and their
f children. =.
Certainly worthy of mention and commentator is
the fact that several members OF the Administrator are
already enrolled as active participants in the membership
i campaign, which can serve as a bright example u all.
4 The New Certificates
t With the coming into force on December !, 1855, of
the bylaws of the Croatian Fraternal Union as adopted
e at the Ninth Convention, all of the Unions he insurance AN;
f nary Table of Mortality 800 basis. Every member accepteo
as a member of the Union after December l, 1855, or who
o increased his insurance, was issued a new type certltlcate.
S After the convention, we, together with our Actuary
S did everything necessary to obtain the approval OF the
# various States in the Union and Provinces of Canada, o
e these new certificates for our members. This work is ne
cessarily a slow process, and it took more time than hao
IS been expected. Only now, four months after the new by
% laws and the new certificates for life insurance went into
e effect, are we able to issue these new certificates to ou
e members in the senior order. This delay by all means causee
many inconvenience to our lodge officers, especially to thu
y, lodge secretaries and field workers. But now, this question
is finally Strengthened out, and soon our members will b
a. receiving these new improved and better type certificates.
a We are preparing for print manuals for both depart
ments, the one for the Junior Order already being at tn
printers. Regardless of how frequently articles may b
written in explanation of the values of the different type
y of certificates and in comparison with old certificates, non
c Of these explanations are even remotely as effective as wha
can be placed in the hands of our members in the form o
a manual. :,
I believe the correct presentation of the value of ou
new certificates will contribute greatly to the success of tn
Ks current membership campaign, and especially in the enroll
I'd ment of new members in the Junior Order with pernanen
at certificates, in addition to Term to Age 10 certificates.
!: Two Conventions Held In One Year
n,
d. In the last six months of 1855, two conventions of tn
= Croatian Fraternal Union were held; one, early in July, a
s. Gary, Indiana, the second in September, at Philadelphia
1T Pennsylvania. The first convention was the fourth CONVEX
TX ton of our Junior Order, while the latter was the mint
i'd regular convention of the Society.
ed Conventions of the Junior Order are held as necessary