ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-10-09
Sister and Brother Board Members:
September 80, 1857

Sister and Brother Board Members:
1t is with pleasure that the undersigned the Chair
and Secretary of the Societys 1857 Membership Cam
paign Committee bring before you this comprehensive
report on the Soceys efforts this year enroll adult
and juvenile members in the United States of America the
Dominion of Canada, and the Territory of Alaska.
AS you know, this Campaign dedicated in honor
faena brethren in Canada public token of the
socetys respect for the many contributions of Cana
dian members toward the commonWea of the Croaan Fra
ternal Union a whole.
Jan last and have terminated July 81 OF this
You will also recall that interested Campaign Grand
Prize Award Winners to have visited Canada in
August of this year return for their victorious efforts
afeld and Ambassadors of Good Will to members
and people in that nation. -
The Campaign Committee which is comprised of all
Executive and other Officials stationed at the Home 0tc
Prize Award Winners would make the proposed trip to Can
ada and SO conducted its plans during the weeks which fo
lowed your semi-annual meetings of March, 1857 =.
However, they say, the ball was not destined TO
that way and the Campaign Committee had to call
off the trip Canada early July when ascertaned
that handful of Grand Prize Award Winners har-
For the record than so qualified Campaigners
contacted by the Home Office in mdJune in regard
Only 2e of those contacted bothered to reply to our
quesonnare only 10 definitely expressed the
'' These ~ were re- Matt zoretich Monessen Pa, Lodge
l94 Michael GOlub, Farrell Pa Lodge 1875; krstO and
Mary BozuIich San Pedro Calf Lodge s54; Ivan Yu-
ran, Duquesne Pa, Lodge $780, Andrew Vrane, Canton
HI odse dcES so Waiter w. e $751;
Manda March, East Chicago Ind Lodge 288; and Mi
chael Batch, Jofnstown Pa. Lodge 5.
| Surprisingly not Canadian Grand Prize Award
Winner wrote to that he she interested IN
tng that part of the Dominion agreed on months before
the beginning of the Campaign JAN 1, 1851
With such "state of affairs existing at the end OF
June 1857 the Campaign Committee met early in July
and called off the trip to Canada without further ado
So much for this phase Of the Campaign
Having called off the trip to the Dominion, the Cam
paign Committees next immediate problem back in July
was what to do with the remains of the drive"
! Originally the Campaigns life span was set from Jan
1 to July 81, 1857, or months in ALL
i The Committee felt however, that to bring an END tc
the Campaign of July 81 last would good pur
pose and particularly in the light of the fact that the
number of enromens in both departments were hard
ly to the satisfaction of any of us at that time
1t then unanimously decreed that the life of the
1857 Campaign be extended until Oct 81 next and that
inducements be introduced in order to step the
crung pace during the months of August, September
] and October
y These additional bonus awards entitle those with
100 to 1919 Points extra $40 at the end of this drve
those with 200 to 299 Points additional $25; those
with 800 to 399 Points to $50; those with 400 to 499
Points $751; those with 500 to 500 Points to $780, and
! so
1t was also unanimously agreed that the male and fe
male recruer with the highest number of Points at the
of the Campaign be awarded appropriately engraved
wrist watch in addition to all other cash awards awaiting
them at the time.
We felt certain then do - that those o
who not stationed at the Home Office would
cur with decision proong the Campaign by thre
months and offer additional cash bonuses order to nst
greater grass roots interest in this drive
We will report here the of those Americans
tt Canadians and Aaskans who have done very much
e The names of all recruiters with 100 more Point