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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-02

who led the group travelling
by boat, IT,. ..., .>.
Junior Order Bulwark
In this past membership
drive, just as in successful
campaigns of the past several
years, it was shown once a.
gain, of how great Importance
to the Croatian Fraternal
Union is it's Junior Order.
The strongest influx Of
new membership in the
senior order comes from
the ranks of the Junior
Order. For several years
4 the statistics have shown
that more than one-half of
new members enrolled in
the adult branch came by
transfer from the Junior
Order.
Both of our departments
now offer attractive certifi-
Gates of insurance, which am
ply meet the requirements of
modern times and compare
favorably with those Of the
most progressive fraternal
organizations, and whose va
lues compete with the policies
of the strongest insurance
companies.
III 1851 Canada Ho!"
The announcement of the
1857 Campaign has already
been. published:
| The Campaign Committee
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-01-02

E. CHICAGO, Ind. - Dear
Friends: The officers and
members of "Sloga" at this
time arc making an appeal to
you, the Croatian people, for
your support. May we recall
a few things to you?
The Croatian Singing
Society "Sloga" was born
on December 2, 1941, the
result of a handful of Gro
attain men cndeavoring to
initiate interest in Croatian
culture. Mr.. John BrOzOvic,
the present supervisor of
E. Chicago's Public Works
was its first president.
Professor George Benetzky
was the first director of this
all-male Croatian G h ora |
group in East Chicago. This
chorus was eagerly backed
by the Croatian people of the
Calumet Region, who were
justly proud Of the vigorous
promotional activity for Gro
atian culture here in East
Chicago.
Shortly after World War
II Professor Charles F. Ste.
phens became "Sloga's' cho-
raj director.
Operetta In Croatian
Following came the consol-
idation of "Nada" a Croatian
all-women chorus, with "Slo-
ga
This joining of strength
was followed with increased
vigor and zeal to show that
the Americana -Croatian people
can do something. "Sloga'
has put on concerts of it's own
and has participated in other
concerts making trips to
Youngstown, Ohio; st. Louis,
Mo-; Detroit, Michigan; Pitts
burgh, Pa; Cleveland, Ohio
etc.
1t was the first and still
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Continued From Page 81
pressing particular thanks
to the leaders of the 1856
Campaign Committee, bro
theirs Philip Vukelich,
Chairman Of the Commit
tee, Martin Krasich, Vice
Chairman, Stephen r. Br-
Lich, Secretary, and Mi
chael Grasha, Assistant
Secretary of the Campaign
Committee.
Special thanks goes to the
Editors Of our official organ,
the Zajednicar, who, in addi-
ton to their regular work,
contributed greatly to the
success of the campaign, ad-
vertising and writing on the
benefits Of membership in the
Croatian Fraternal Union af-
ter regular office hours, far
moro than can be expected
of their positions in the So
The chief prize, namely, a
trip to Yugoslavia for the
winners and guests, will GER
tainly add immensely to the
success Of our future cam
paigns. Special recognition
goes to brother Michael Ora
sha, Director Of the Junior
Order, as leader of the group
which Travelled by plane, as
well as to brother Stephen F.
Brkich, Editor Of the English
Section of the Zajednicar,
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Golden Brush Of kristian Krekovic"

/ JOnC,a + .f,
The odd-shaped blocks and
irregular masonry of this ar
chitecture is explained by
Krekovic as the ingenious
means of securing the edifice
against collapse during fire.
quent Andean earthquakes;
the saddle.like forms were de-
signed to cause each rock to
settle back in place, where
regular coursing would frac-
ture and fall apart.
Greatness OF The Past
Facts of Andean antiquity,
revealed by the scientist,
have been considered by Kre-
kovic with insight and imagi-
nation.
His compositions are so ac-
curately detailed that an ex-
pert in mollusks, for instance,
is able to recognize the conch
his Pututu player is blowing
into, in the Feast Of the Sun
| in Cusco, as "Strombus ga
leatus-Swanson." This she'll
fish brought from the sea-
coast as food to high noun
tain villages is shown by dig
gings in old refuse heaps to
have been so used for ages.
While such Identification
gives satisfaction to the ma
turalist, the physical anthro-
pologist may find overstate-
ment of physical character
istics disturbing.
But exaggeration of racial
traits aimed to heighten re-
cognition is a device always
useful to the artist.
Like the titans that Mi
chelangelo created to SYM
bolize Twilight and Dawn,
krekOvic often employs
muscular figures of SUPER
human proportions, like
those Of the Chavin sculp-
tor, to represent greatness
Of the past.
The large Andean Rhythm,
showing five figures with in
struments of the high coun.
try, records picturesque head.
gear and garments Of alpaca
and llama wool. Greater va.
riety in physical type and diff.
ferences in individual temper
ament are noticeable in paint
ings Of the highland dwellers
of today.
Having witnessed their &C.
tual performance with intense
concentration the artist re-
tains even minute details oil
the figures in his imagination
AS a stage director might re-
hearse the actors in a play
the characteristic motions o1
each are vividly recalled ir
turn, appropriate inter-rela
tionships mentally establish
ed, and the whole composition
envisioned in the mind before
the pose of a single model is
begun. -...
An Indefatigable Man
This method is more easily
comprehended if Krekovic':
process Of making a portrait
is explained.
He first visits with his sub
ject, absorbing indelible i'm
pressions of face and figure
proportions, color and action
with his model free to move
uninhiblted by thought of sit
ting.
Later, in the quiet of his
studio, these impressions are
mentally reviewed and some
twenty to thirty sketches ir
line are made. The best two
or three Of these are studied
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Continued From Page 81
skillful weavers and metal
craftsmen.
AS a youth he had studied
New World cultures in Pari-
sian chronological museums
and now he welcomed the op-
portunity to enter the en-
chanted land of the Inca. In
his paintings he has recorded
the JOY of discovery there,
and the exultation of objec-
tive attachment to something
outside himself.
Sweetness Of Freedom
Freedom is sweet to those
who have been confronted
with the possibility of it's de-
nial.
The privileges and opportu-
mites of new life in Peru ap-
parently evoked pleasure and
profound gratitude from both
the artist and his wife.
A certain kinship of condi-
ton with natives, the splen-
dor of whose past had long
been lost, probably enabled
Krekovic to readily identify
himself with Peruvian desti-
MES.
His exuberant recreation of
Chavin sculptor hewing at his
monolith with Stone Age
tools, of Lambayeque priest
amid ritual objects and a.
dorned with ceremonial orna-
ments, of turquoise-encrusted
gold, and of proud Chimu
chieftain in lustrous raiment,
has meant renewal of purpose
to the artist and pride Of liv-
ing descendants Of Inca and
pre-Inca people.
The artists models were
carefully selected from types
in present Indian population
having resemblance to ethnic
types found in portrait vases
or in ceramic figurines of Mo.
chica and other periods.
The natural reluctance to
pose for strangers, often
shown by natives the world
over, was overcome by Kre-
F. kovic's enthusiasm and ad-
miration. ... 80
The sympathetic eyes Of
the artist enabled the models
to realize significance in in
herited customs and daily
pursuits that had not existed
there before and made it easy
for Krekovic to procure sit
ters, young and old, male ano
female.
Natl. Museum In Lima
The great private collection
of Senor Don Rafael LARGO
Herrera and the enthusiasm
Of its owner provided the loar
of many treasures for use ii
costuming these Indians o1
today, as for example, the
Great Chief of the Mochicas.
The staff of the Nationa
Museum in Lima aided Kre
kovic's choice in the selection
Of innumerable textiles, cera
mic objects and implement:
as seen in canveses illustra
tive of stories Of skull ire
panning and texti.e making IL
Paracus.
The power of the Incan
builders of the great Sa-
csahuaman Fortress is re-
vealed in the scene showing
one of the ponderous
stones, which in some cases
are said to have weighed as
much as eighty tons, being
moved into place by human
mass with only rope and
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TO pest express the person.
ality to be portrayed.
Upon this basis, and
without further study, di-
rect painting is begun.
Keenness of vision, supple
mented by strongly devel-
oped and well-disciplined
visual memory are tools
more essential to his result
than pigments and brushes.
Whether painting portraits
in two-hour sittings (some-
times from as many as five
sitters a day. or mural-size
pictures for ten hours at a
stretch, Krekovic m p ! o y S
many Of a stock of 500 brush
es without stopping to clean
one, but he allows for fire.
quent coffee breaks during
which his work is often stu
died in mirrored reversal.
Admirer OF Rembrandt
The enveloping darks of
Krekovic's paintings reflect
his admiration for Rem
brandt, who knew best how to
suspend dramatically lighted
masses in enshrouding gloom.
Krekovic's high lights
emerge like sparkling ia
Gets of mosaic such as
might be reflected by altar
candlelight in early Chris
tan temples from Ravenna
to Constantinople.
Glittering gold and the
flashing brilliance of blue, red
and green gems enliven with
splendor his scenes of Peru
Wan past and Peruvian pre-
sent. From dim paleolithic
stonecutter to dainty lady of
the hacienda in white lace
mantilla, Krekovic's canvases
demonstrate the terseness of
rapidly applied color and
loaded lights.
Unprecedented Honor
1t was at a showing in Kre.
kovic's studio in early 1854
that a distinguished official
of the Peruvian government
observed his painting of a do.
zen or more displaced persons
of several races and numer.
GUS nationalities about a ia.
BILE.
Upon this table and over
the artists signature was
shown his application for Pc
ruvian citizenship. After care
full examination and without
comment, the official left
but on the morrow there ar
rived, with encourage, the
president Of the Republic o1
Peru.
Following inspection of
the exhibit, the proper Of
ficers produced the cher
ished papers and Peruvian
citizenship was conferred
personally upon the painter
/ by the chief of the national
government, President Ma
nual A. Odria.
This unprecedented honor
was followed by a formal ex
position at the Municipal Pa
laces in Lima for which the
artist was awarded the "Or'
der of Distinguished Merit
in the degree of Knight Com
mander.
The fine Krekovic exhibi'
tion sent out of Peru is mon.
umental, most Informative
and happily entertaining. II
will perhaps inspire artists ir
other parts Of the world tt
similar enterprises.
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leased details on this and {
Stephens in a recent typical
Mr.. Summerfield explained
that he did this to give "some
idea of the amazing amount
and variety of work that lies
behind the cold statistics on
the operations of our postal
inspectors day in and day
out"
The Postmaster General re-
called that a recent Post Of
flee Department release show
ed a record 6,852 arrests
caused by inspectors during
the 1856 fiscal year closed
June 30, 1856.
These arrests he ex-
planned, were the result of
11O,526 investigations dur
ing the year by $50 inspec-
tors over the nation. During
the time they were making
these Investigations, the in
spectors also made so, ,4O8
audit inspections of post
offices. ~
The following are high
lights of a typical days acti-
vity in the Postal Inspection
Service reported to Chief In
spector Stephens:
Dubuque, Iowa
Leo Peter Reistroffer was
sentenced to five years in pri-
son on mail fraud charges in
volving vicious exploitation Of
widows, elderly and disabled
persons in need Of part-time
employment.
AS the National Advanced
Vending Machine Company,
he and six associates (also
sentenced to prison te1ms)
promised anything in the way
of vending machine income to
coax buyers to sign contracts,
and then made no effort to
deliver machines as promised.
When criminal prosecu-
ton threatened in one dis
trict, the swindlers moved
to another, so that local
and State authorities were
helpless to stop the racket.
When the situation was
brought to attention Of in
spectors, prompt investigation
led to arrest and conviction
of the swindlers.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Edward J. Osenbrug, SEN
fenced to prison terms six
times since 1887 for theft of
mail, has been caught by in
spectors and charged again
with mail theft.
Inspectors, notified of his
departure from Atlanta
Peniteniary several
weeks ago, kept track of
his activities after his re-
lease, which centered in
Washington, Baltimore and
Philadelphia.
In Philadelphia, inspectors,
caused his arrest. His pockets
were full of stolen letters
from residents mail boxes
containing checks. ..-.
Los Angeles, California
Mrs. Walter Nietupski, Sc,
has been arrested for using
the mails to defraud in a ma
trimonial swindle.
She has a long criminal re-
cord, including a conviction
on similar charges in 1889.
She advertised in a love-
lorn column as a widow,
fun-loving, affectionate, lone
ly."
Henry Copple, 86, COM
planned to postal inspectors
that he responded to this
ad, and after some CORES
pondence, he proposed mar
riage and was accepted.
Then, after a d a n c i n g
$4,000 to his "fiancee," he
| coi1 ho hoard M moro from
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cashing of checks stolen from
house letter boxes.
This case was unusual in
that a letter carrier was .
member of the gang. The
letter carrier furnished
them with letters contain
ing checks that he, in turn,
had stolen from other car
riers.
He believed this system was
foolproof and n spe ors
would never connect him with
the losses.
Such thefts of mail by pos
tai personnel are a relative
rarity among the 100000 plus
postal force, Mr.. Summerfield
noted. y
Chattanooga, Tennessee
James Riley, 81, has been
sentenced to five years in
prison on charges Of attempt
ed murder by mailing an in-
fernal machine to his wife.
Investigation by inspec-
tors proved Riley was re-
sponsible for mailing q par
Gel received by his wife at
her parents home and con-
tanning two sticks of dyna-
mite packed in hard coal.
Fortunately, the faulty
hookup of the flashlight bat
teries in the package caused
the batteries to drain so that
there was not enough current
to detonate the charge when
the package was opened.
Otherwise, the entire FAM
lily would have been seriously
injured or killed.
Madison, Wisconsin
A hearing has been set for
the promoters Of the Nation
al Federation of the Blind,
on charges of mail fraud
based on evidence gathered
by inspectors.
The promoters, 1t Is
charged, mailed unordered
greeting cards, soliciting
donations under the gaise
of charity, although 88 per
cent Of the proceeds re-
verted to them.
From the operation so far
they have crossed $1,737, ,613,
inspectors reported.
Hammond, New York
Inspectors apprehended Sa-
muel Paris and Arthur State
ly, who have been charged
with burglary of post offices
at Hall and Hammond.
Stately has admitted his
participation, and in addi-
ton, described 40 non-pos-
tai burglaries in western
New York over the past
several months.
He said that he decided to
confess because he was dis
gusted with Paris for talking
him into burglarizing post
offices after they had burgla-
rized non-postal places with
out trouble.
Middleboro, Kentucky
The myth of Adolph Hitler
alive and living in the noun
tains of southeast Kentucky
ended with the arrest of "The
Reverend" w. H. Johnson,
who has been receiving con-
tributions since 1916 to foster
an Organlzatlon 10 dominate
the world.
Many of his letters to sup
porters were signed "Adolph
Hitler"
Chicago, Illinois
Investigations by inspectors
of the destruction of rural
mail boxes in a town near Chi
cago led to apprehension of
two boys experimenting with
homemade bombs and explod-
ing them in mail boxes. The
investigation, in c j d e n tally,
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United States Post Office Department
Reports To Nation On Frauds, Rackefs
Three Millions Of Dollars Filched From
Ailing And Elderly Citizens Of Country

WASHINGTON = racket which filched So million
from the ang and elderly successfully prosecuted by
Postal Inspectors according to recent daily report to Chief
Inspector David H. Stephens. -.
Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfeld has re-
leased details this and other reported to Mr.
Stephens in recent typical day.
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Investigations by inspectors
of the destruction of rural
mail boxes in a town near Chi
cago led to apprehension of
two boys experimenting with
homemade bombs and explod-
ing them in mail boxes. The
investigation, in c i d e n tally,
disclosed the identity of eight
other high school boys in a
gang responsible for a long
series of non-postal burgla-
ries, and a man who fenced
Continued on Page 11)
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Gursky-Strompf

Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Gursky
announce the engagement Of
thar daughter Edith to Mr..
Jan Arthur Strompf. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Strompf.
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Queen Elizabeth Q1d Philip
To Occupy $66-per-Ddy Suite
WILLIAM SBURG.

WILLIAM sBURG, Va,
Sept. 10 (R.-Queen Eliza
beth II and Prince Philip will
occupy a $66-per-day suite
with a green motif when the
British royal couple visit this
restored Colonial capital Oc-
tober Is.
Mrs. E. w. Brown, jr., Of
Orange. Tex, thinks the
Queen Ought to like 1t fine"
Mrs. Brown, wife Of a Tex
as banker whose hobby" is
ranching. and her two travel
ing companions moved out of
the elegantly appointe d,
three-room suite in the Will
liamsburg Inn last Saturday.
Very Lovely
Except for routine mainte-
nance. the rooms won't be
touched before the Queens
visit flve weeks hence. Mrs.
Brown found them VERY
lovely and pleasing" just as
they are. But she'll leave
Williamsburg convinced the
Queen should stay a little
longer than q day and q
night.
you can't do Williams
burg effectively in one day.
You really need at least
three" says Mrs. Brown.
If Queen Elizabeth should
desire an advance descrip-
ton Of the quarters she and
the Prince will be occupying
on their visit. she can get one
from Queen Mother Eliza
beth.
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1t was in this same suite.
with foyer. living room and
two bedrooms. that the
Queen Mother stayed on her
own pilgrimage to Williams
burg in November. 1854.
Indeed. royalty is no
stranger to the precincts Of
the second-floor suite over
looking q part OF the Rookie
feller-financed restoration.
Crown Prince Akihito Of
Japan used 1t in September,
1858; King Paul, and Queen
Frederick of Greece in No
vember, 1858, and Prince Al
bert Of Belgium in Novem-
Der, 1855.
A corner fireplace is the
feature Of the living room,
which. like the rest of the
suite. is furnished in mahog-
any Of the regency period.
The sofa and two over
stuffed chairs are upholstered
in soft green with q tiny pale
pink figure; an open arm
chair is covered in dull rose.
Window curtains are pale
gray damask with a touch Of
rose in the fringe: the lamps
pale green porcelain with
brass bases and white shades.
Furniture in the living room
includes tables and a small
secretary. The green back
ground color appears in a
dark rug and pale walls and
woodwork. The ceiling is
white.
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Furnishings in the Queens
bedroom include twin beds. q
desk, a dressing table. a bu-
reau and tables. Two chairs
are upholstered in pale green;
pink seats are used on the
dressing table bench and
desk chair. Pink reappears
in the chintz window curtains.
The second, and smaller.
bedrooms furnishings are
similar to those in the
Queens bedroom.
Red Damask
Here, gray-beige is used for
wallpaper, woodwork and
chair coverings. The curtains
are made of red damask; the
rug, a dark green.
Mrs. Brown and her COM
panions weren't told when
they moved in last Thursday
that they were being put up
in the suite to be used by the
Queen.
But. said the Texas grand
mother. Il guessed it as soon
as I saw it, for I realized
these were the incest ac-
comodationS at the inn."
When she was told next
day that these were the
rooms the Queen and the
Prince would occupy, Mrs.
Brown was pleased.
But. she told reporters:
We're even more pleased
to learn that the suite we
usually take was occupied by
President Eisenhower when
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he was here in June. Our
family is very fond Of the
President. We think he Is q
wonderful man."
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an instructor Of English at
st. Louis University.
She also has served on the
staff Of the National Council
OF Catholic Women here.
Miss Kelly will leave Fri
day after a morning meeting
with local Camp Fire officials
when a summary Of the field
trip findings will be made.
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ENGAGED
Corosi-Montqomery

Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Ca
rosi Of Westmoreland Hills,
Md, announce the engage
ment of their daughter Nor
ma Elizabeth to Mr.. Edward
A. Montgomery, son Of Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Edward A.
Montgomery Of Chevy Chase,
who are now stationed in
Hawaii. A June wedding is
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-10
Camp Fire
Leader Here
For Farley

Miss Margaret M. Kelly,
regional director for Camp
Fire Girls, Inc, arrived here
yesterday for four days of
conferences with the Poto-
mac Area Council of Camp
Fire Girls.
Tonight. she will meet with
D. c. volunteer Camp Fire
leaders and tomorrow night
attend a meeting of the Alex
andria District of Camp Fire
Girls.
During the day she is work.
ing closely with the newly
appointed Executive Director,
Mrs. Helen K. Hudson. in
co-ordinating the service be-
tween the National Camp
Fire Girls Office and the Po-
tomac Area Council.
MISS Kelly, whose head
quarters is in New York City,
supervises Camp Fires oper-
atoms in New York, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, the District Of
Columbia and Virginia.
An experienced educa-
tional youth worker, Miss
Kelly formerly was program
consultant for the st. Louis
Archdiocesan Councils and
he was here in June. Our
family is very fond Of the
nssA-4A-L =
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ENerbee-BIus

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Lee Eller.
bee Of Thomaston. Ca, an
nounce the engagement Of
their daughter jeanette to
Mr.. AloySius Blue Of WASH
ington, D. c., and Atlanta,
Ga. A November 3 wedding
Is planned.
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Godfrey-Weld-

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis E.
Godfrey Of Bethesda an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter Suzanne to
Mr.. James w. Weld, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert H.
Weld Of Whittier, Calf.
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Rudden-Sulus

Mr.. and Mrs. Ruben Rud-
den Of Washington announce
the engagement Of their
daughter Rosyln 10 Mr.. Ar
mold r. SalNs, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Salus, also
OF Washington. A March
wedding II planned.
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Gr0h0m-RosS

Mrs. Frances Sheridan
Graham of Bethesda an
nounces the engagement of
her daughter Lynne Valain
to Airman Second Glass M.
Jack Ross, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Ross Of Tujunga,
Calf. A fall wedding is
planned.
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RobertSon-D Dickson

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles z.
Robertson Of Edgewater, Md,
announce the engagement OF
their daughter Shirley Marie
to Mr.. James Stanley Dick
son, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James F. Dickson Of Annap-
oils.