ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09

the Fratenal Union expressed
the fervent wish to their Home.
BY your decision. the of S152lO47
ceed from the books of the Chdrens Home the close
of the year which amount represents accumulated old
and uncolecble indebtedness owing by parents for the
and maintenance of children in the Home The lar
gest part of this indebtedness has been the books
Of the Children's Home for twenty years.
In the Administration Expense Fund in this year the
the past disbursements greater than
receipts and compelled to take advantage of
decision of last September and transfer certain from
the surplus in the Mortuary Fund into the Administration
Expense Fund in accordance with the law of the Common
wealth OF Pennsylvania permitting such transfer.
This transfer reduced the organizations solvency by
O49 4e decimal points but still remains above 10sc.
Therefore, is full points above the requirements of the
law thus still permitting the transfer from the Mortuary
Fund surplus to larger disbursements from the Adj
mlnlstration Expense Fund
The Referendum And Its Broad Meaning
At meetings in March of last year, we passed
decision to investigate the possibility of selling the present
Supreme Office Building and purchasing site and build
requirements and expanded activities future.
In September, decided to request, by referendum
delegates the permission of the membership to pro-
ceed with this action During November and December of
last 1857 referendum conducted in accordance
with the decision of the Supreme Board and submitted
to the delegates the following resolution:
The Supreme Board of Directors of the CrOatian
Fraernal Union of America is hereby authorized to sell
the present Home Office Building and to build to
buy a new Home Office Building suitable for it's purpo-
the Directors may determine and at such loca-
ton within Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, as the D
rectors determines and for these purposes to in
situte and complete proceedings to amend Article
CrOatian Fraernal Union of America, and Section Two
OF the Constitution so as to establish the registered Of
flee of the corporation at the location to designated
by the Supreme Board of Directors above, and by
law required"
On January 7th of this year at a special meeting Of
the Executive Board and in the presence of five delegates
we established that total of 301 ballots returned
the referendum In favor of the motion of the Supreme
Board 1876 delegates and against the motion
delegates Ten delegates failed to send in their ballots
cordng to the report OF the teers the motion of the Su
preme Board approved submitted and the Supreme
Board is authorized sell the present office building
In discussion subject at lodge meetings. through
the Official Organ, and in public much has been said in
favor OF and against this proposal of the Supreme Board
we IN the ADMINISTRATION it understood pleased that
the Socetys delegates approved motion by such de-
cisive ajority of votes
We know from experience that regardless how much
work may be invested in certain project will not and
cannot hope to satisfy the entire membership There will
always be dissatisfaction.
Regardless Of the amount realized from the sale Of
the present building there will always be members who will
complain that it sold for too low price And, mat
ter how impressive and worthy of the organization
office building will be erected there will be those who will
complain and say it is not good and too expensive.
These criticisms cannot be avoided. We will always
have them, regardless of what is done but these critics
should at least be consderae enough to the
voice of the ma jority.
The Convention is the supreme legislative body of
Society The last Convention almost unanimously approved
that in every referendum in the future between Conven-
tions the elected delegates the members representatives
voked, this is our law.
From last September to date, and particularly in the
authorized to proceed with the work. conditions America
underwent great change The prevailing lack Of employ
ment has hit membership particularly hard they
mostly employed in mills mines and shops which have been
greatly affected by this told temporary
cession
1t is up members of the Board properly eval-
(Croatian Fr9ternal Union .. P.1O)