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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-02-13
San Pedro 588 Meets
Startinq Al New Time

SAN PEDRO, Calf. - The
members of CFU Lodge 588
are hereby notified of the
change in time of our regular
Our forthcoming meeting
will be held Sunday, Febru-
ary II, at 9 AM instead of 2
PM, as in the past. The ses-
sions will take place at the
Yugoslav American Hall, 1889
Palos Verdes Street.
We urge all our members
to attend, as there are many
matters concerning the well
fare of the lodge and nest to
be discussed. This will also
give. you an opportunity to
get acquainted with the Off
GERS and their duties.
Marion Margetich, Sec'y.
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Fontanans Will Stage
Pre.L Festivities

FONTANA, Calf. - CFU
Lodge $50 will hold a Pre-
Lenten Dance on Saturday,
March 2, at the Slovene Hall,
No. Cypress St. Both popular
and folk dances will be pro-
vided by the well known Cr-
lienica Tamburitza Orchestra,
beginning at Z PM.
Our President, bro. Matt
Karavanic, promises tn It
there will be on hand plenty
of home made goodies and a
variety of beverages.
We invite all our brother
and sister lodge members Of
San Pedro, Los Angeles and
the surrounding communities
to participate in this funfest,
for we promise everyone an
enjoyable time.
Marica F. Rakich, Pub.
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John DeIinquents To
Be To|Ied Off Feb. II

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - CFU
Lodge 5 will hold its regular
monthly meeting on Sunday,
February II, at 2 PM.
AS you know, it was de-
cided at the last meeting that
the secretary read the names
of all members owing dues for
two months or more. It is the
duty of every member to at
tend this session and bring
their dues payments up to
date. Michael Batch, Sec'y.
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Ambridge Juniors
In Concert Feb. d
Three Groups Will
Co-Star On Program

AMBRIDGE, Pa. - T h e
Holy Trinity Church Junior
Tamburitzans will present
their End Annual Concert
Sunday, Feb. "a, in the AM
bridge High School Audito-
rum. Curtain, 7 pm.
Participating in the pro-
gram will be the Cokeburg,
Pa, CFU Lodge 354 Kolo
Group, and the colorful
McKeesport and Clarion
Junior Tamburitza Orches-
tras.
AS an added, delightful at
traction, Mrs. Walter w. Ko-
lar will favor with several vo-
cal selections. A musical star
in her own right, Mrs. Kolar
is the wife of the Managing
Director of the internationally
acclaimed Duquesne Universe
ty Tamburitzans.
Promise Grandiose Show
The Holy Trinity Tambur-
itzans will, of course, partici-
pate in this Sunday, Feb. "a,
Concert.
The nearly 80 youngsters,
all CF'U members, who COM
prise the ensemble have been
working like beavers to make
this a stellar attraction and
they promise their legion of
Beaver County friends a
grandiose show.
Dancing at the Polish
Falcons Hall, 9Th Street,
Ambridge, will take place
Immediately after the Con-
cert in the High School
Auditorium.
Theresa Buk, Pub.
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Continued From Page 81
Finally Rests At Ease

(COntlnued From rage 81
Finally Rests At Ease
After reading the articles
by Editor Stephen F. Brkich
in the English Section of the
Zee" and by former Supreme
Board member N. J. Nikolac
in the Croatian Section, con-
corning the tour and the pla-
ces visited, I think it best to
avoid repetition and adhere
principally to the social as
poets of the tour.
Bro. Nikolac gave an ex-
cellent account for the ben
eft of the CrOatian read
ers, but 1 want to congra-
tulate the English Editor
on the superb articles about
the tour in English.
Believe it or not, now l can
rest at ease, because I had
wondered what happened to
him during the evenings in
Yugoslavia. While I was out
gallivanting, the English Edi-
tor was busy making notes
on the days tour and events.
His System Simple One
If it weren't for bro.
Brkich's articles, I really
wouldn't know where 1 was in
Yugoslavia.
But then, there was no
reason for everybody to take
down the same notes and
knew bro. Brkich would write
about it in the Gee"
So right now I've been
clipping his articles and
pasting them in my scrap
book-simple isn't it?
This system left me free to
roam and explore Yugoslavia,
during; both daytime and
night. Enough Of this, let's
get on with the trip.
Farewell To The U.S.A.
What had been a subject OF
,, conversation for the past
several months had become q
reality and I couldn't believe
that 1 was in New York
ready to depart for the lano
Of my birth.
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Campaign Conferences

Lodges, Nests and Cen
trail Committees desiring to
sponsor q 1857 Canada
Ho" Membership Cam
paign Conference are re-
spectfully requested to con-
tact the Home Office, 3441
Forbes Street, Pittsburgh
13, Penna. Arrangements
for such meetings will be
worked out to the satisfac-
ton of all concerned. Pub
licity? To the last drop!
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-02-13

some more "poking around"
in Zagreb; visiting a number
of stores, chatting with peo-
pie in Tomislav Square Park,
and paying an all too brief
visit to the American Exhibit
at Zagre b 8 international
Trade Fair.
(This instance marked
the first time in American
history that the United
States sponsored an official
exhibit in a Communist
country.)
Visits were also made to
the stately Churches Of Ste.
Catherine and st. Mark, each
with a history which would
require columns to relate on
these pages. Yes, beautiful in
deed are the Churches of "a
greb, all supported by the
populace in spite of the fact
that the government of the
country is something on the
other side of God-fearing.
All of which brought us
close to the eve Of our depar-
ture from Zagreb for Paris
and then to LIE Havre, France,
to board our ship for the re-
turn trip to the United States.
America, The Beautiful!
X X X
Next Week: - Farewell
to Zagreb; the send-off at
the railroad station; riding
the Conservation car" on
the Simplon Orient Ex-
press; Paris in the rain;
what the last world war
meant to LIE Havre; board
ing the ''Ile de France" for
the States.
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A Foreign Born Immigrant Returns To yugoslavia

sponsibility of each person for
his or her baggage, behavior
overseas, etc, George made
the prediction that bro. Br-
kich would have to carry his
baggage.
1t sounded silly at the time,
but what a prophecy. Not
only did bro. Brkich carry
Georges baggage, but one
Charles J. Verbanic also end
ed up doing the same.
1t would have been a dull
trip without our Juro, Junak
IL Like!
Next, Viva la France!
Seven days and nights later
it was: Viva la France!
We arrived at La Havre
about 1890 AM on Friday,
August 9, 1856. AS the boat
was docking, l looked out the
porthole and saw a large
number of women on the
dock.
Immediately I told Nick
(Nikolac) to look out and
see the welcoming commit
tee - all women.
You guessed it, they were
the wives and sweethearts of
the crew, so back to bed, until
morning.
Re: - InnOcents Abroad
The train ride from La
Havre to Paris took 3 hours
my first experience in a Euro.
pean train with compart'
ments.
1t was a steam engine that
did the hauling and we had
to pass through eight tunnels
What an experience, espe.
cially after we went through
the first tunnel with windows
wide open. 1t was an open and
shut case after that. Guards
had to be at the doors and
windows, to do the closing at
the approach of each tunnel.
Three hours and thirty sto'
ries later, we arrived in gay
Paree. While clearing Gus
toms, we were met by a bus
driver, with a flare for flow
cry language, who persuaded
us to make a tour Of the city
for a small stipend of $4.O(
each.
We were taken for a ride
literally ana financially.
The tour, which included
the historic sites of Paris,
took about two hours and
he also threw in a so cent
lunch into the deal.
At any rate, we saw Pari!
in the Summer!
(TO Be Continued)
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TOmislav Square with its
beautiful beds of flowers
and fountains; the staid
Yugoslav Academy of Sci
ences and Arts with its
flowers and fountains; and
other noted institutions.
One thing struck us as we
walked up and down the
streets Of Zagreb.
There are no skyscrapers
here, certainly nothing on the
order of the cloud-piercers in
New York, Chicago, Philadel-
phia, Pittsburgh, and other
USA cities.
Oh, yes, the people of "a
greb have their own word for
"skyscraper."
It's "neboticnikw!
Secret Weapon OF War
Tuesday, September 4th,
found us up very early and,
as usual, off to hear the No.
1 song on the Putnik hit pa
rade, Nothing Doing"
We did a bit of shopping
during the morning hours,
picking up such "musts" as
sljivovica (plum brandy to
cart back to America for the
delight of our friends.
So potent is this liquor
that an American news
paper correspondent once
referred to sljivovica as the
"secret weapon used by the
Yugoslavs against the Ger
man and Italian invaders
during World War H."
We wouldn't know about
that. But we do know that it
takes a real man to handle
this dynamite in alcoholic
form.
Keeping An Engagement
The evening Of September
4 found us keeping an en-
gagement in the Hotel Espla-
made with the brother of An
ton Gregurich, who h a s
headed the Croatian Frater-
nal Unions Home Office
Bookkeeping Department for
many, many years.
He is Dragutin Grgurie,
Badaliceva 13, Zagreb.
We learned from this cru
dite gentleman that he was
born in 1907 in Skrad, Gorski
Kotar, Croatia, and that he
came to zagreb while still a
young man.
He soon found employment
with the Spitzer shipping firm
Of that city and following the
cessation of hostilities in
World War II he became the
sole owner of the private com.
pany, one of the busiest such
firms in the nation.
MIR. Grguric is the father
of two children, q son, Ra-
dovan, and a daughter, BIZ
serka. A Reserve Officer
in the Yugoslav Army, Ra-
dovan is q Pharmacist of
considerable promise.
Still very young in years
Biserka is a grade school stu
dent of exceptional talent. In
fact, she is becoming very
proficient in the French and
English languages and looms
as a future ballet star.
We gave Mr.. Grguric a gift
from his brother in America
to Biserka and he reciprocal.
ted with a gift from his fam.
ily to his brother back in the
United States.
This chat with Mr.. Grgurie
in Zagreb will always remain
among the memorable high.
lights of our visit to Yugo.
slavia.
America, The Beautiful
The following day we did
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in New York City, on August
2, 1856, and for the first time
I was seeing and meeting the
people who were to comprise
the group for the tour.
After some fast introduc-
tons we were all off to pier
8S and boarding the French
Lines S. S. Flandre.
Like all first time travellers,
my curiosity had to be satis-
fled by inspecting the ship
from stem to stern. After a
hasty inspection we soon set
tied in our quarters, only to
find them rather cramped.
Four persons in a cabin,
with all the baggage, left
little room for comfort. I
was fortunate to have as
my companion my long
time friend and associate,
N. j. Nikolac, from sunny
California.
Nick conceived the brilliant
idea of changing cabins and
the net result was that we
found ourselves in an outside
cabin with a porthole-which
was air conditioning at it's
best.
Like The Life Of Riley
The French Line saw to it
that each passenger was well
fed.
Each table had two bottles
Of wine, followed by about
nine courses of delicious food
no place for a man with a
weak stomach. Never heard
Of one complaint, during the
entire trip, about the French
meals.
The days aboard ship were
spent either at the movies or
on deck in the comfortable
deck chairs. Boy, that was
living! A more relaxing mode
Of travel is unknown.
When night fell, it didn't
hurt anyone either. With a
very good orchestra, a pol
ished dance floor, refresh
ments and some very nice
congenial company - W h o
could ask for a better way to
spend an evening?
How / endured this
method of torture" for
seven nights, I'll never
know.
Cocktail parties, bin g o,
horse races, gala parties and
games were some of the
events that the boat group
participated in. At the gala
party, during which tn e
French Line furnished hats,
noisemakers, etc., novelties
such as white paper balls
literally covered the floor af-
ter hitting their targets.
It sure was a rugged life"
aboard ship.
jolly "Junak IL Like"
At this point, I want to in
ject the name of "Juro" San
kovich, our distinguished
passenger from Chicago who
kept the members entertained
with anecdotes about C.F.U.
Conventions and various 9th
er events closely associated
with CF'U affairs.
One evening, George
(Juro), after awakening
from a catnap, called to
this writer and asked If we
were on the "Andrea Doria"
and still aflOat. I finally
convinced him that we were
on the "F1andre" and still
afloat.
On another occasion, dur
ing a group meeting called by
bro. Brkich for the purpose
Of giving instructions for the
tour and explaining the re-
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- AN AMERICAN IN YUG0SLAVIA -
CONTINUED From Page y

But while the sight of Old
Glory made us pine for home,
our loved ones and our
friends, it also made us proud
er than ever that we owed
our allegiance to it and the
Nation over which it flies, the
United States of America.
Long may it wave.
Day In And Day Out
We accomplished exactly
nothing on this trip to the
Putnik offices.
It was the usual eve are
still trying to arrange earlier
returns to America for cer-
tain members of your group,
but we have still to hear from
the French Line people in
Paris, France"
We had heard the same
old story time and again
since our return from Opa-
tia to Zagreb August 80,
but it began to rasp on the :
nerves of those concerned.
It's no joke to be an ocean
removed from your home
and STRANDED" overseas
beyond the date you set as
the target for your return
stateside.
Although we took the mat
ter up with the Putnik people
daily, often two and three
times a day for eight straight
days, the. best that we could
do was to arrange earlier
ocean passage for only three
members of our entourage,
two Americans and one young
Canadian housewife.
Yes, travel may be broad
ening. But it can be a head
ache in many ways when you
are far removed from your
family and friends. Aspirins
won't work in such cases.
Famed Starcevic Dom
Forgetting Putnik, we de.
cided to have luncheon Sep
tember 3 in the outdoor res
taurant Of Zagreb's "kolod-
vor" (railroad station).
After finishing our deli
cious "paprikas" dinner we
lit one of the few remaining
precious American cigarettes
in our possession and watched
life 60 by. And "go" it does in
this Capital City of Croatia.
Across the street from
the "kolodvor" is what was
once known as "Starcevic
DOM" Today it houses
another Putnik Travel
Agency office, the only
source other than the Yu-
goslav National Bank legal
ly permitted to negotiate
American dollars for the
dinars of that country.
Facing this railroad station
is the statue of Croat King
Tomislav, who was crowned
in the year 925 to become the
first such ruler of the land
of our forebears.
The statue could stand a
good scrubbing. But so can
many other famous land
marks in Zagreb.
Neboticniks Are Rare
We spent the afternoon OF
September 3 "solo" sightsee.
ing in Zagreb.
First we took in the city's
picturesque, fabulous Market
Place, the largest such open
air mart in the Balkans and
a sight to behold as the farm
ers bark from their stalls at
customers hunting for a bar
gain.
The bedlam here only ac-
centuates the immensely of
this crazy house"
Later we strolled past
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Some Of the former are cur
rently on exhibition in the
gallery Of the Dupont Thea
ter. This is her second one
man show in Washington.
The success Miss Galoon is
now achieving represents not
only years Of study and stick
to-it-iveness and. Of course,
talent, but also support from
the right people at the cru
cial times.
Snuck Into Art
Her father, q designer of
mems clothes, was her great
patron. Born and brought up
in Baltimore, she started her
formal education in art at
the age Of 12-against her
mothers wishes. "She sent
me to dancing school and
music school instead, but /
used to draw all over the
music books" Miss Galoon re-
called last week. "One day
my father snuck me into the
Maryland Institute and en-
rolled me-"
She attended the institute
on q four-year scholarship
after high school, worked as
q free lance fashion illustrator
for . year in Baltimore. then
married and came to WASH
ington. She continued her
studies here at the Corcoran
until the birth Of her daugh-
ter Sheila.
The next few years were ar
tistically rather frustrating.
Her husband had bought q
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and the late water-colorist
Eugene Weisz.
In addition to painting,
Miss Galoon teaches two
private classes. of eight stu
dents each. and has already
turned out several award
winners.
A member of the Society
Of Washington Artists and
the Washington Watercolor
Club, she has won prizes her.
self and sold quite a few OF
her paintings. but she soft
pedals this. Il like to make
money. Of course and I
certainly don't mean to be-
little prices. She feels, how
ever. that the artist who
works with an eye toward
these rewards endangers his
integrity. II don't want to
become slick. ! don't want
to startIe."
Oils the Mind
Miss Galoon keeps a diary
in which, she said. Il discuss
art with myself. This sort Of
keeps my mind oiled" Al
though she finds 1.-THE more
you get into art, the more
time it takes" she said she
never lets her work Inter
fere with my family on week
ends"
And during the week the
artist takes time out to cook.
shop for the household and
help her husband In the
drugstore. All in all, she
believes any sacrifices she
has made for her career have
been well worth it.
Lila Asher, Mrs. Sydney
s. Asher. jr., feels the same
way-"I don't even think Of
1t as sacrifice" she said.
A jill Of ART trades. she
has been studying since she
was seven, seriously since !
was a." she said, chiefly un-
der the well-known Phila-
delphia Painter Frank Linton
until his death, and at the
Philadelphia Museum School
Of Art.
The museum school. which
gave her a four-year scholar
ship, was no playground,
Mrs. Asher remembered.
They gave the kind Of courses
I don't like to recall but
which I'm glad to have
taken. They demanded hard
work"
Special USO Attraction
At the completion Of her
schooling. she worked for
two years in an advertising
agency. then Travelled with
the USo during World War
II as an art attraction. !
went from bed to bed in the
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CARER On
1857
ARTISTS AND MOTHERS
They Quite Hdppy
With Twin Careers

and look for all the world
like average housewives.
But while other housewives
attend luncheons. club meet
ines or bridge parties. Ruth
daloon and Lila Asher take
on for their unique worlds
Of art.
"Art 10 4 married woman
Il . real luxury" says Miss
Galoon. who is Mrs. Ben H.
Ginsburg in private life and
the mother Of q 16-year-old
girl. The small. dark-eyed
painter is well-known in art
circles for her brilliant,
lyrical watercolors and oils.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22
By AMELIA YOUNG

Two Washington artists.
whose works are as different
- the signatures they bear.
echo each other perfectly in
one notable respect.
Ruth 0aloon and Lila
Oliver Asher are living illus
trations that q career in art
can be successfully coupled
with marriage and mother
hood.
There is nothing "Bohe-
milan" about either one
they eat well, live in COM
Portable suburban homes
rather than chilly garrets
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pharmacy and was getting
established and the Gins
burgs lived in an apartment.
There was no place to paint.
But when my father died,
he left me a special sum of
money just for that. enough
to let me go on with my
painting. He didn't men
ton what it was for, but /
knew. That really gave me
courage" said Miss Galoon.
Two other men who encour-
aged her were her husband
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22

non-ambuIatcry wards Of
hospitals. doing sketches Of
the patients"
She and Mr.. Asher were
married shortly after the war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22

and his Job as q trial exam.
liner with the National Labor
Relations Board brought
them to Washington.
In the years she has been
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BAND


Larry Bateman, Amalee Beaver,
Richard Birmele. Kay Cameron,
Dean Crego, Mary Fender, Betty
Jo Ferguson, Charlotte Gambill,
Anne Goodson, Emile Graves,
Shelton Green, Daniel Hooking,
Nancy Hood, Steve Jinkens, Shar-
on Johnson, Karen Kennedy, Judy
Lohr, Robert Marrah, Vivian No
BILE, Gary Peters, Jerry Peters,
Hedy Rector, Gary Reynolds, Car
oil Sue Smith, Vicky Victor and
George Wyscarver.
Girls Ensemble awards went to:
Julia Dwyer, Carol Flannery, Peg
gy Fleming, Beverly Hanson.
Nancy Hood, Nancy Pratt, Har-
riet Rosnagle, Ruth Steel an d
Shirley Wilson.
Boys Quartet awards were made
to: John Buck, Stephen Geyer,
Shelton Green and Robert Marrah.
Cash awards for Spring Concert
ticket sales were given to: Carole
Sue Smith, First Prize, $500; Bet
ty Jo Ferguson, Second Prize,
$500 and Dianne Tracey, Third
Prize, $100.
1956-57 Cheerleading Awards
went to the following: Charm
Awards-Sharon Roberts, Beverly
Wickline, Sandy Cundiff and Judy
Lohr; and Letter Awards to Kay
Cameron, Geof Chesbrough and
Joyce Blake.
Golf Awards for 1857 were:
Two year Buckle Award-Jac
Scurry, Jay Powers and James
Shaw.
One year Letter Awards to Geo
frey Chesbrough and Fred Scurry.
1857 Track Awards were given
as follows:
THREE YEAR SCROLL
William Carter, Daniel Gibson
and David Pendleton.
TWO YEAR BUCKLE
David Ferguson, David Tingley,
David Bell and Andy Hart.
ONE YEAR LETTER
William Duffy, Stephen Wicker,
Paul Cunningham, Donald Fugett,
Richard Meade, Charles Tingley,
Donald Wilson, Gary Reynolds,
James Creath, Paul Watts and An
thony Viney.
SERVICE LETTER
Shelton Green.
MONOGRAM
David Ridenour, Max Mouser,