ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-06-27
Fifth Meeting, Wednesday Morning, March 21st 1856

sunreme Board to order Wednesday morning, March 21
1856 and noted all Board members and other Officials
0r English Editor Of the zaednar stephen F. Brkeh
got the meeting under way by reading the MINUTES OF the
Third Meeting held Tuesday morning, March Zo. .
sister sylvia Niksic moved and bro Milan Skrtic sec
onded that the Minutes be adopted with MINOR 'ecn'
I1finsbed Correspondence and Resolutions the
next Order the attention OF the
Srnreme Secretary bro Joseph Bella read letter from
North Side Pittsburgh Pa Lodge 20 regarding Scholar
ships The Board consigned this to discussion when
shps appeared the Miscellaneous part OF the Oroer
The Supreme Secretary next letter of best wishes
to the Supreme from Aiquippa Pa Lodge 42 Sec
retary Ivan Babich himself Supreme Board Alternate.
Bro Bella also read letter from bro; Babich appeal
ing for material support of the Duquesne University ram
burzans The matter tabled until Miscellaneous became
the Order of Business. , eou h
George Karovich of Zeger, Illinois, Lodge 4oz IN Wncn
he stated refused to respect the Hgh Ia 6oa
decision of recent date which went against him. ,,:
Tnasmuch as Bro Karlovchs reviewed and his
appea was turned down by the High Trial Boaro prior 10
9th Convention again upheld by the 9th ConVenCon
Supreme Board held that the most recent gh lai o
merely keeping with the @ OF the ary Sn Rody
ton which is the Supreme Legislative and 1uocary oS
of the Croatian Fraternal Union :. ;+
Bro Kariovichs written threat to bring suit against n
the Croatan Fraternal Unions Executive boaro anu ~
aan Section Editor turned over to Legal Counseo
bro. Edward B. Servov. , . e,.,o,o
Canada Lodges have pay when purchasing checks pay
of assessments and now ask that tne Caha'ah i0
oes he reimbursed for all such service charges.
brought very interesting round tane aiseaS SoS
son with called to the fact that sueh service
ges the border are the law OF the ano' much ~ e
are here in the United States of America AZ
Finally bro Joseph N Bazdarich moved a5s ana ro peo i
cbael Crasha seconded that the January 1896 tXecue
Roard ruling in this be upheld and that ooth the
Supreme President and Supreme treasurer pen aucS lo
the Zaiednear acquanting all Canadian members WIN an
the facts in of these service charges UNANIMOUSLY
agreed. ,. g ,; Tho oc
oua;ntance of delegation three McKeespor Pa Lodge
"A members Lodge President Vjekosav verse Looge
Vice President Ivan Mosher ana junior west LOU NAA"e
Bro Versic wished the Board well in it's further deli
berations called upon it's members to make every e
fort during these meetings arrive at decision to
compensate Lodge Secretaries and Nest Managers Tor ne
This matter first came before the 9th Convention of
1866 subsequently referred to the incoming
Board The Board November decided to study the idea
further and go into during these semannual meetings.
greeting the Supreme Board and voiclng best wish
es BROS Mosher and Puskarlcn following
which the gentlemen left the Board Room ~
The next letter to before the Board one from
bro Joseph stanovch of Hamilton Ont Canada Lodge
644 Delegate to the 9th Convention of 1855
the letter bro Stanovich depored the fact that no
Faernal Unions various Boards and wondered what could
be done to recy the situation Inasmuch as the decisions
of Quadrennal Convention are final pro- stano''cn
ter was acknowledged read and tabled
Bro Bella then read letter signed by three clerks IN
the Home Office and fourth who recently Went on %
still employed, and Nicholas Lipanovich, pensioned
sion nad rernp Clerks Of the future be $1,000 monthly
Bro Bella started the discussion by pointing out that
he had taken this with the soceys actuarial firm TINS
firm stated that the minimum of $4,000 could be arrived at
but only after much refgurng and subsequent srcharg
ing 1t is the recommendation of the firm that the CFU
Plan of the present be retained and not ampered
with.
Skric - This Board discussed this matter in No
vember 1855, and decided to retain the Pension Plan
intend to stand by that decision today.
Bro. Borich - in favor of doing something for
the signed the letter before for they our
members people If the cost of refguring the
sent Pension Plan and the surcarges wouldn't be too much
/ would for a minimum of $4,000 monthly.
Bro. Ovcarich - not against any worker, tor
happened be myself before my elevation to office
by the 1851 Convention But cannot why we should
change present Pension Plan to satisfy four Clerks
and penaze those who have many yet left to con-
tribute to this fund before they go Pension Tc
change this Plan would only leave to open to other
similar requests in the future too stand by orgina
decision in this matter of November.
Bro Mandich reminded that this request for 5000
minimum originally before the 9th Convention but was
later referred to the Supreme Board.
Bro Mandich = would also like to point out that these
four Clerks willing pay whatever is necessary pro
portonaey order to be eligible for the proposed $5OO
monthly minimum. Further don't believe more thar
these four would be involved in such payments the future
Sister Niksc i happened to be member of this Boaro
when the present CFU Pension Plan went into effect The
Clerks didn't ask for set minimum at that time why
bring the subject up now? Our original decision equitable
and intend to stand by it today.
Bro krasich - We must bear in mind that the idea
the work behind the Pension Plan which adopted