ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-03-20
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AT WORK
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY %, 1857
MINUTES

-OFFIClAL MINUTES-
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY %, 1857
The Supreme President bro Mandich opened the
sion with greetings All members of the Board present
The Minutes of the January g. 1857, meeting were ap
The Supreme Secretary bro Bella, presented the fol-
lowing cases:
Lodge 423 Sister Smlja Mrvos wishes to change ben
efcaries by agreement to friend Steve zernch which
the Board approved.
Lodge 452 letter received from said lodge per-
tans to the bond issue of the Croaan Pittsburgh
was acknowledged and filed.
Lodge 919 - The request of the lodge to increase the
medical fees for applicants acknowledged and filed
letter received from Lodge Is wherein certain
made which the Board could not con-
slider Said letter acknowledged and filed
Upon the request of the United Lodges of South Chi
for financial assistance for the publication OF their
new bulletin Board unanimously agreed to furnish said
committee with all the necessary paper and the pruning OF
Bro Mandich informed the Board that he has received
invitation to the guest speaker at the Goth Anniver
sary celebration of Lodge AZ in Wilmerdng Feb 10.
At the invitation of Lodge Al Of Ceveland bros Man
dch and Brch delegated to attend the 6Oh Annlver
sary celebration of said lodge April 2s Their expenses
are to be paid by the lodge.
$1,000 the Pennsylvania Fraernal Congress for dues
$15574 to Penn Office Supply Co. for 700 covers for
$500 to the Oakland Chamber of Commerce for dues
$202.5O to DR.. Thomas Magner of the University OF
Minnesota for SO copies of Introduction to the erooCro
S5OOoo to Wizn and Halperin counselors at law, for
legal services rendered to date with respect to the New York
license.
$175O0 appropriation to Lodge 514 of Canton for the
Ohio State Bowling Tournament to be held on January e.
a. which is based on 35 teams at $500 per team
$4,000 to the C.FU print shop for 1000 return enve-
opes for the Sports Department.
There being further official business to transact
the Supreme President adjourned the meeting.
Joseph Bella Supreme Secretary
SPECIAL MEETING - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY T. 1857
Supreme Secretary bro. Bella suggested that the
Supreme President call special meeting of the Executive
Board discuss the matter of the referendum to amend
the Bylaws which being initiated by Detroit Delegates
Bro Mandch refused to call such meeting.
Bro Bella then summoned bros Kraslch and Ovcarch
requested that Special Meeting be called in accordance
with Section 81 of the Bylaws Once again, bro Mandch
refused to call said meeting to order until same was made
in writing.
Bro Bella objected to this procedure since the By
Laws do not require written requests to call Special Meet
ing of the Executive Board.
Since bro Mandich refused to yield, bros. Bella and
Ovcarch then made formal request in writing for Spe
cial Meeting. .... t
Bro Mandch then called a Special Meeting of the
Executive Board and gave the floor to bro Bella to state
Bro Bella informed the Board that it has come to his
attention that Detroit delegates have initiated referen
dunn to amend the BYLAWS and it is our duty as Exec
tive Officers to inform Lodges Delegates and Members
that such action by said Delegates illegal and contrary
to section so of our Bylaws
tive Board and Legal Counsellor the following proca
nation was unanimously adopted by this Board which is
to be published in both languages in the February 49, 1857
issue of the Official Organ.
OFFICIAL NOTICE
To Lodges Delegates and Members of the Croatian
Fraterna Union of America
1t has come to the attention or the Executive Board
that attempt has been made by the Delegates of three
Detroit lodges to initiate referendum for the amendment
Of Section 81 of the bylaws of the Croatan Fraterna
Union of America.
The Executive Board wishes to announce that it has
always been in favor of action by members pertaining to
the welfare of the Croatian Fraernal Union of America
and will at all times advise sponsor and support any at
empts made to amend the Socetys bylaws accordance
with the procedure prescribed in the bylaws of the Cro
attain Fratena Union of America.
The Executive Board is calling the attention of its
members to Section so of bylaws, which reads as fol-
lows:
I'm the welfare of the Croatian Fraternal
Union, it's lodges, members shall require change
amendment, to any section of these Bylaws the Su
preme Board must submit to the Delegates for
decision if two-thrds of the Supreme Board,
third of the lodges representing onehird of the adult
membership, vote in favor thereof
If majority of the votes cast by said Delegates
in favor, such changes amendments shall become ef
fecve the first day of the month following the
cluson of such voting