ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-08-07
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AT WORK
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1857
OFFICIAL MINUTES

sion with official greetings All members of the Board
present.
The minutes of the June q meeting approved as
The Supreme Secretary, bro Bella presented the fol-
lowing
Lodge II - Sister Antonija Jurkovch designated her
husband beneficiary who predeceased the member The
Board approved payment of the claim to surviving children
Lodge 22l - Bro Anton Buban named his wife bene-
cia who predeceased the member The Board approved
payment to surviving children.
Lodge 24S Bro. Nkola Nosic designated brother
as beneficiary predeceased the member The Board
proved payment to surviving brothers and children of
a deceased sister.
Lodge 400 Sister Klara Carevc exhausted the
value her certificate and requests assistance thru
lodge the National Fund Since the member
the Society for 8 years and nsured for $6ooo the
August l. 1857 to be designated for funeral The
of $2025 required to purchase said certificate is to
be paid from the National Fund, well as the members
future dues.
Lodge 593 Bro. Juraj Skeja named his wife benef
ciary who predeceased Board previously agreed
to pay claim his brother However, the brother died
few days before the check for said benefits reached him.
The Board approved payment of the claim to the wife OF
the brother.
Lodge 7S9 Bro Simun Seku designated his brother
George beneficiary who redeceased The Board approved
of onethd share to the wife OF the member ana
twords share to children in accordance with the laws
Iof New York State.
Bro Bella read letter Lodge eS4, wherein they
are desirious purchasing the building Great Falls,
Montana, for the stipulated price of $15,000OO However,
since the Executive Board does not have the authority to
|approve the sale under which they Offer the
matter held for final disposition by the Supreme Board
in September.
Bro Bella gave report the second annual picnic
which he attended South Chicago sponsored by the United
lodges represented well many from the
outlying The evening before representatives from all
purpose of organizing bowling league of teams, which
without doubt will be very successful venture. His
penses of $13342 were approved for payment
Bro Mandich gave brief report the 55h anniver-
picnic of Lodge 1914 which he attended in Monessen
Bro Grasha informed the Board that he is be the
Lodge 423
quippa August IL.
letter of thanks and appreciation received from
nation to them for participating in the Pittsburgh Folk
Festival in our behalf
Bro Grasha authorized purchase $500 lead pen
ellis from the Sam Harris Co. with CFU advertising at cost
of 80 cents per pencil.
Our print shop manager, bro Bozic, informed the
Board that the employee his department. bro Nkoa
Kulja is very capable of performing his duties and there
fore should be considered as permanent employee with
recommendation unanimously approved by the Board
The following items were approved for payment:
$57544 to the National Fraterna Congress for dues.
$500 to vce-President bro Bazdarch for attending
the banquet in Milwaukee on May II sponsored by the
$7517 to High Trial Board member bro. Beanic for
attending the midsummer meeting of the New England
Fratena Congress held in Massachusetts on June 29
$15oo.oo to the firm Hosack specht Muetze and
Wood for the 1856 audit of books
to Moodys Investors Service for their bond rec
ord publications.
H.
cleaning and repairing films
$4,000 legal counsel bro Servov, for reimburse
advanced and rendered in prepara
ton and filing of amendment to charter pertains to the
number of members on the Board OF Directors
which stands amended Of July 3, 1857.
Bro Bella brought up matter before the Board which
he considers Of vital Importance and which has become in
creasingy difficult manage of late The problem involves
lodges which continually pay dues for members from the
lodge treasury Secretaries who their personal funds
for this purpose beyond the month period provided by
the Bylaws We have been cautioned continually by the
State Examiners about such practices which contrary
to the Bylaws There have been where the member
showed desire to remain in the Society prior to his DEATH
but to the fact that his dues paid the lodge
the Secretary obligated to the death claim in
full to the benefcaes whereas such member should have
been suspended placed That is why the 9th
Convention adopted Section 127 Of the Bylaws for those
members who have value their certificates and
Sections 51 and 152 for those who have There
FORE my recommendation to this Board is to notify all
lodges that decision in effect pertains to den
quent members which contrary to the Bylaws must be
amended possible otherwise the lodge secretary
the lodge treasury shall suffer the consequences The
proved by the Board
There being further business to transact the Su
preme President adjourned the session.
Joseph Bella Supreme Secretary