ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-05-21


The Supreme President called the 9Th Meeting of the
Supreme Board order Thursday afternoon March H.
.95S with greetings and made note of the fact that IN at
tendance all members of the Board and other CFO
officials
Bro Mandch advised the Board that the time had come
for discussion on the Executive Boards prepared plan for
the installation Of Field Department part of the oper
ationa makeup of the Croatian Fraernal Unions Natl
Home OFFICE at Pittsburgh
Bro. Mandich - Before go into broad discussion
Of this plan and the recommendations contained therein
think proper order that first hear from Supreme
Vice President bro Bazdarc who has done considerable
these past several months to bring about the near
staging of weekend Training School for Greater
others Lodge level This school fits in with the Ex
ecutve Boards conception of Field Department. at the
Office and should be explained here for the edifi
cation of all of
Bro. Bazdarc Together with others interested nj
this project have worked for months to interest our Lodge
voted to an open discussion Of the many complex IA
of the Croatian Fratea Union and and means
of solving the many problems which beset Lodge and
Nest officials am pleased inform you that 81 people,
have already said that they would be very happy to attend
such Training School and that arrangements under
wav to hold the gathering Saturday and Sunday May 3
1858 We would require in advance of the School sessions
texts dealing with M the oa n OF
conduct the May 34 meetings We foresee nothing
but good from this project and urge the Supreme Board to-
approve the undertaking for the welfare of the Croatan
Fraernal Union Finally in Chicago feel that this will
mark historic step forward in the annals of the Society,"
and the beginning of and greater era in its many
years of service to people the United States and
Canada.
Bro. GraSha - This most gratifying news Tor IL is
with benefits and promises Of future progress Even
pleasing marks the first concrete step taken in the
direction since the delegates to the 1929 PTo
gram be put into effect if feasible In this Chicago School
we have the basis for real program and urge its
acceptance by the members Of this Board .
Bro. Mandich You will note in the Executive Boards
plan such proposal to conduct Schools along the lines
suggested by Chicago members The results which come
out of this particular undertaking will all of us in
good stead when plan future schools in other centers
Bro Krasch Fundamentally endorse the proposal
before for nothing but good can come out Of as we
continue look after the best interests of the Society and
it's membership Of such schools in American
and Canadian ceners of the Croaan Fraenal Union and
the Society am positive that the Home Office will extend
every possible aid in order to help the of the
May 34 Training School meetings in Chicago.
Bro Skrtic - want to congratulate bro. Bazdaric on
this STEP for he and all others behind the idea deserve much
credit However cannot understand why bro Bazdaric
came up with this now when he knew that the Supreme
Board months ago instructed the Executive Board to pre-
Supreme Board Be that it may doubt that in the short
time between and the May 34 Training School in Chi
the texts asked be prepared by the Home Office
However, if be prepared too Will endorse the
undertaking under discussion.
After bro Bazdarich explained to bro skrc why this
Training School made in Chicago, bro. Skrtlc
asked the Chair to read the proposals made IN the Executive
Boards Field Department Program
Mandich then read the following proposals in the
Field Department Program which the Executive Board
agreed without dissent
builders and order to properly explain to members
the benefits offered by the Society recommend
supreme
!. That capable person be employed in the Supreme
Office in the future, with the following duties:
al To gather various material concerning the work and
operation Of the Society.
b) To mmeograph print the gathered material in
book form
c To divide material four parts for at four
wel-organized lectures -,
d. all members of the Executive Board and Off,
the Supreme Office assist the gathering OF
cessary material each with respect to his department.
g. The lectures classes could be divided in the fol-
lowing manner
A The first lecture to include general outline of the
Soceys history the history of the raternal movement in
America comparison with commercial insurance compa
Special emphasis the benefits offered by the Soc
ETY. in addition to insurance coverage
B. Second lecture. Insurance as sound investment
and methods for selling larger amounts of insurance even
if the prospective member believes he already has sufficient
insurance.
c. Third lecture Explanation of the different kinds of
certificates available to adult members.
D. Fourth lecture. Explanation Of juvenile insurance
certificates and the benefits and advantages to be derived
from membership in the Croatian Fraternal Union
Bro Skrtic then moved and bro Hinch seconded that
the Executive Boards Field Department Program be
dopted rendered. Unanimously agreed.
Bro Skrtic next asked if thought had been given
by the members of the Executive Board to
capable of heading the Croaan Fraternal Unions
Field Department. When informed that had yet
been mentioned in connection with this work. bro Skrtic
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