ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-05-07
Philip Vukelich, Recording Secretary
Third Meeting Tuesday Morning, March 25 1858

Supreme President bro. V. Mandch called the Third
Meeting of the Supreme Board to order Tuesday morning
March 25, 1858, with greetings and best wishes
Present at the opening of the meeting were all mem
bers the Supreme Board and other officials of the Society
Bro Mandich announced that Report remained to|
be heard under that Order of Business that of English Ed
tor of the zaedncar bro Stephen Brch who had been
s s TING ai an
Bro. Brlich - 1t has been my custom these past sew
to this body my editorial and other work appeared in
the English Section in between sessions of the
Board again choose to stand the custom at this time
and ask to judge past sixmonths work accordingly
Your advice suggestions recommendations and so on are
with that the Chair tabled the English Editors Report
along with still others to be discussed later in the week.
Bro Mandch opened Discussion Reports by turning
over the gave to Supreme Vice President bro Joseph
Bazdarc while the Supreme Board took further
mendaons in the Supreme Presidents own Report to the
Board.
Bro Mandich - You all acquainted less
with the many intricate business operations which emanate
from the Home Office of the Croaan Fraternal Union and
know that the greater portion Of correspondence with
Lodge Secretaries Nest Managers and other officials
the lodge level is still conducted in the Croatan language
So long such correspondence vital necessity, it will
be very difficult for to replace those older members of
the Clerical Staff who versed both the Croaan and
English languages with younger blood 1t to be regretted
that those of younger generations do not know both Ian
Bro Mandich M The Supreme Board on March %, 1855
handed down decision pertaining to the pensonng of old
members of our clerical staff recommend to you that
the decision question be changed at this time for several
for have found extremely difficult to carry
out that decision the letter without interfering with the
departmental efficiency of various operations the Home
Office Under that ruling of March 23 1855 the Executive
Board has the authority to pension clerk at IS and
continue employ him to 70 conditions such
action At the moment have two clerks who have passed
their 10th birthday of whom has been in the empoye
Of the Society for than SO years. the other for
than 20 years Both the staff of the Supreme Secre
tary and both invaluable for many reasons the Su-
preme Board will change that part of the March, 1855 de-
cson which refers to mandatory retirement at 70
permit the Executive Board to retire clerk at age IS but
continue employ him the age Of 70 when suitable
requirements cannot be found then Home Office opera
tons will not to suffer in way appeal to to
make this change for the good of the Croaan Fraterna
Union.
Supreme Secretary bro Joseph Bella then read letter
written by Clerical Staff member bro Mao Verian to the
Executive Board which he appealed for his retention
clerk spite of the fact that he had passed the Of
70 years.
In opening discussion this recommendation, Supreme
Board Member bro julius Maetc of the opinion that
the Executive Board had not hued to the Board decision
March g. 1855 and asked why exceptions had been made
Bros. Mandich and Krasch stated their reasons why
exceptions were found to be necessary in several cases