ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-04-09
croafian Frateina| Unions S Members
May Well Take Pride In Their Society
Continued Progress of Organization Is
Credited To Cooperation of Membership
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Society find themselves experience taught par
culary the older among that depressions come
suddenly and unexpectedly and that normal conditions
very slowly and that the results of depression are
felt for many years.
1t is my recommendation, to which l have devoted
n,uch thought in the last three months that be
tous and not hurry with the sale of the present building
and the erection of new Supreme Office Building until
such time conditions will have improved
stated at our meetings last March that the value
of the present Home Office Building is still growing and
of the city continues to expand and grow. wait six
months year until conditions will be brighter
and certain meaning the Society and the member
ship, will lose nothing.
In the meantime until general conditions improved
continue search for suitable building site and
if is found purchase it, for investment in real
estate will never lose its value.
Office Personnel And Our Operations
Last year and at the beginning of the current
had changes in office personnel
AS long correspondence with lodge secretaries and
membership conducted in the Croaan language
will have difficulties in replacing old experienced office
clerks who know both languages with for
younger generation know nothing very little of the Gro
In March, 1866, the Supreme Board made decision
with respect to the pensong Of office employees which
comply with that decision to the letter Without disruptg
the regular work routine in the Supreme Office.
The decision, as it affects the office employees pen
sion, to the effect that empoyc who reaches 65
years of may be pensioned but the Executive Board
has tie right to continue to employ such empoye until
he reaches his 10th birthday and when he reaches age
20 the employe must be pensioned.
We now have two employees in the Supreme Office
who 70 years of and who have been retained
in their positions because unable to obtain sats
factory new personnel to take their places One of these
employees has been working for the Society SO years.
the other 20 years Both employed in the secre
taral department.
recommend that the decision of March 23, 1855 which
provides that enploye who reaches 70 of must
be pensoned be rescnded If do that the Executive
Board will have the discretion of dsmissng any empoye
reaching age IS, of retaining the employe
after his reaching 70 years. if that will be necessary for
the accomplishment of the regular work of the Supreme
Office
Let us retain old employees in their work, long
they willing and able to do the work assigned to them
and they need the income
The Croatan Fraternal Union Honored
We always proud and happy to emphasize that our
organization the largest of all fraterna societies
tered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
The Croatan Fraternal Union is member of frater-
nal congresses in all of the which is licensed to
do business well in the National Fraterna Congress
and the Canadian Fraternal Association
The Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress the largest of
state congresses number of membersocees and the
number Of members represented It is comprsed of 70
ganizations representing total membership of OOOOO
In November, at the regular annual meeting of the
Pennsylvania Fraterna Congress in Philadelphia, the
mousy elected President of the Congress for this year.
At the annual meeting of the Ohio Fraerna Congress
Badovnac elected First Vice President that Con-
gress and in October of this year he will probably be
elected to the presidency of the Ohio Fraterna Congress-
Brother Michael Grasha, Junior Order Director
the President of the Youth Council of the National
congress past year. and his report
TO the congress convention in Los Angeles the subject
OF numerous favorable comments in fratera magazines
publications.
bring this before you my report, because believe
that the members of Society deserve this honor and
acknowledgement shown the Croatian Fraternal Union
for our humble contributions to the greatness and might
our adopted countries, America and Canada.
Scholarships In The Light OF Facts
Last year we attempted to strengthen the socetys
Scholarship Fund by signing agreement with firm in
Philadelphia for the sale of Christmas Cards.
During this session will be given report of this
undertaking. which will enable to decide whether
to continue with the Christmas Card Program The
representatives will be with at the meeting and will
be able to discuss the subject thoroughly.
While this project met with objections the part
Of members STILL it received the approval
favorable comment from others who only readily paid
for the cards received but included additional contributions
to the Scholarship Fund endeavor help put
effect the decision of the Convention and give
help possible to young students who would otherwise
be unable to attend institutions of higher learning.
The giving Of assistance to deserving and needy
student is the best possible kind of investment
in the Societys future.
we know that our young members the SOciety'S
sole manstay and in view of readiness acknowledge
that the world will pass into the hands of the younger
Grafton let strengthen within them love and respect
for the Society while they young. certain that
love and respect nsed in their hearts towards the
ciety will die.