ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-04-01
Growing Popularity Of Golf Play Cited By
Sports Educational Director In Report
Bowling Continues To Interest Greatest
Number of American and Canadian Members
Supreme Board of Directors
CrOatian Fraternal Union of America
Esteemed Sister and Brothers:

Esteemed Sister and Brothers.
This report the second half of 1853 which dur
ing the earlier two months marked by softbabase
ball activity in Youngstown and Cleveland o. Clair
ton Farrell Steelton and Versailles Pa Included therein
were two tournaments in Unontown and Clarion, Pa.
1t is during this six months period that we process
pertinent invoices and appropriations We conclude the
parments business with various tournament committees
aftermaths which sometimes take correspondence.
The 1858 Midwest Golf Tournament in Hobart Indiana,
under well established committee was, by it's entries and
administration distinct credit to the Society. z.
Our CF.U. 195859 bowling got off to anotll-
good start with new or renewed activity being start
ed in Lodge 954 Hamilton Ont; Lodge 14e Versailles,
Pa and the Zumberak Lodge 859 in Cleveland O. Nest
l43 OF East Pittsburgh, Pa, started Junior tenpn acti
yity In addition to these there thtnne established
leagues functoning, too to list here but whose
reports appear regularly in the Zaednicer
We identified ourselves with Pittsburghs Croatian Day
Western Pennsylvania during this period With dis
tan affairs we had contact via correspondence by their
oe of he yra rey hd 5
for Croatian cultural data from Berkeley Caf
for Croatian books history of Croatian immigration and
the likes Required also attending evening
sons of the Pittsburgh Folk Festival to take place May 1852
Silver Anniversary Tournament In Youngstown
DR.. Magners textbook Introduction to the Serbo-
Croatian Language about the best of it's kind and ham
died out of this Department since November 1885, has
passed the 300 copies stage 1t indicates if nothing ese
desire the part Of the American and Canadianborn
members to know better the language of their forbears
Only because it takes time do mention that takes
reasonable amount of planning research, writing and
the part of yours truly to maintain the
continuity of many of the many C.FU sports affairs. In
view of the Forthcoming 25th anniversary of the CFU
Tenpn Tournament - May 1859 in Youngstown, Ohio,
went through pages of old Zancars gather the
facts and put in extra hour to write chronology
in the hope Of creating additional interest for such sgn
ficant milestone
The reporting which receive from afield is not such
that it go direct for publication Ninety percent of it has
be reyped embeshed all Of which takes much Of the
Directors time In addition submit perfunctory
departmental articles to the Zajedncar.
Department Spent s2s921so On 1858 Activities
During the pre-Xmas receive requests for
M Plays and I'm inquiries ] Tor a s as TO TO be be
films channel such requests to firms whose business IS
to stock films
lodges by returns though not to be complete for some
te already indicates that number of lodges and nests
Office During the past six months had the Silver
Strings Juniors of Milwaukee Wise. and the Nest IL
k9l9 and o Groups sHca a AID
quests will follow but should be prepared to support
within what reputedy have gone on record as
fostering if it requires additional dues.
At this time with all accounts paid, give you
summarized statement of the 1858 from the
the Society," $163770 bowling activity $1263533 gof
$498 softbabaseba $63676 folk dancing and nd tam. I'M
burica $491 94 books $40500 newspaper cuts $2O165
miscellaneous $27845 and administration and official ira
Yelling $7219ee Junior activity included in the above fig
amounted to $297510 with the Fund being reimbursed
by the Junior Order for said amount.
This report may be repititious of matters already
longer than previous ones only upon your suggestions
of the last Supreme Board session. wherein asked for
detailing the Departments activities and work.
the Executive Board the Editors the Home Office cler
caI staff lodge directors for
their cooperation, without which no Department can
If there is any function of the Department which needs
detailing shall try to questions to the best
Respectfully submitted
Frank Braidc Director