ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-11-27
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to take that step why court it now when it not ind
Gated necessary admit that ri be 40 wears old in
rev years from but most assuredly do want to
:, 40 today. ~
e Let suppose for moment that we did embark o.
TINS new and to less than fraternal method opera
tlon think it would CONSERVATION and chaos We ar
one of the few remaining influential raternals operating
Society exists network lodges which could not DOS
sny operate without the jealous sefsacrfcing lodge
does as the very life and soul of the local unit giving
his time and effort without limitation and we might saw
% remuneration would certainly question the advs
ability of carrying when there would be paid agents
tne held who, at the minimum estimate would cost the So
q clety SlOOOO per year per agent.
II I've heard number of these whose past performance
places them in fraternass elite circle declare that why
should they continue to be the work horses day day
out while ese whose duty stopped at the initiation
table got a fancy salary.
% Then there is another consideration membership in
duce the efficacy of an agent
Also we could not continue pay proposer awards to
person and agents salary 6 another Imagine the
conflicts that would arise when two more people gave
an agent the name of and the prospect Think also
OF the that would be engendered by the
lecuon or one agent IN where three more
wanted the job Who to the responsibility of Sc
ectng and then kill all further initiative in the others
cuy of obtaining local lodge officers and particularly
reares Let not make that problem more acute In
tnese Officers we have tailor made field force for many
Instead of spending tens of thousands of dollars on
venture which will be the first step away from true
we could perhaps make at least the lodge
retarys position little financially encng and thus
retain MS earnest love OF organization services for years
to come
49, & I for one am much happier with healthy gain within
the framework of true fraternal than with huge enroll
mens OF gersistency secured at great
cost and the definite loss of fraternal trappings
IT the membership wants agents lets wait until Con-
venon time where it's delegates express it's wishes We
certainly wait years.
nh,t bso TO- 9ycarch First agree Fundamentally with
at first hand great need Field Men during my trip
this past summer to Far Western States on official bust
Epd. CSOO
20 yr End $1,000 20 pay e.; $1,000 whole life
$1,000 20 yr end; Single Prem; payor benefits transfer to
New Pan etc the proposer credit for which went to others
than myself Had had time in the assure YOU
that could have done even better for many many
Fraena Union has to offer but would be ready to take
out the best if someone could stay in their midst
ot OF business to commercial companies in the West
SIMPLY because don't have representatives capable of
hat the Croatan Fraternal Union lines of prote
ton are better than theirs For these and many other
sons agree that we need Field Force within Society
Bro. Borich: - To begin with all know that this
question OF Field Men has been discussed many years
by our membership But why now with
Field Men and their value to the Society when this Board
to this day has failed to carry out the 9th Convention Reso
luton calling for the Home Office training of Lodge Secre
aries and Nest Managers Now carried out tnat
Resolution and then learned that the answer to
our problems, then would be ndicated turned to
Field Force program. Another thing: Lodge Sec
retay of many years standing and feel strongv that no
Field Force could without the backing and
OF our Lodge Secretaries In view Of this would
December and then put that 9th Convention Resolution to
genuine test by sending Executive Board and other
officials to meet with these officers and train them in the
functions of the Society," Should prove of no value then
would gladly entertain Field Men the step us
to take.
Bro. Skrtic: - Although would agree with what bro
rasha said in some respects would say that the figures
ne cited misleading After all can't argue with the
figures the Supreme Secretary used his report to show
our losses In membership feel that the institution of Field
Men would benefit the Society WHOLE for of the
opinion that they the to the tagging spirit of
fraernallsm which is paguing all too many of Lodges
and members including home of Greater Youngs-
town. Ohio Only this morning agreed to go into the
Famy Group Plan and Reinsurance Risk plans business
But let us not fool ourselves that these plans
through the columns of the Zadncar alone have other
wonderful plans in portfolio which have been publ
,zed time and again without setting membership and
prospects on fire Isn't this good reason for
gong into Field Force? AS for bro Borchs suggestion
nat we put to test the 9th Convention Secretaries and
Nest Managers Training Program Resolution let me saw
hat the whole idea is impractical How many of our Lodee
secretaries could afford to take time from their work
attend such training session? Very very few how
many new members would they enroll after that? How
much more business would they write? Certainly nothing
talk about Instead let go along with this motion to
ect Committee of Five to study the question of Field
en the next months and March with their
lndings will gladly abide by any decision made when we
meet again in the Spring w t
Sister Nkslc: The reluctance of some to 90 along
NTH this idea of Field Men reminds of the woman who
ad nigh blood pressure for 20 years. Her doctor finally
old her that she had survived years through
that Onoer n