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Fefe In Store Feb. 7
For Trafford Members

TRAFFORD, Pa. - C.FU.
Lodge 541 will have a treat
for it's members on Saturday,
February Z, from 9 to II
pm.
At that time barbecued
pork and refreshments will
be served to everyone in at
tendance.
We also wish to remind
some of our members to pay
up their delinquent dues or
we will be forced to place
them on reserve or suspend
them if their certificate has
no reserve value.
You can blame no one but
yourself if you do not meet
your obligations and the a.
bove action is taken.
Frank Vukson, Secy.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-02-04
Uniontown Club viii
Treat Members Feb. 8

UNIONTO N, Pa. ---
Members of the Croatian Citi-
zens Club will have their An
nual Banquet, Sunday, Feb
ruary 8, at 400 pm, in the
Croatian Home, Franklin st.
A paid-up 1859 member
ship card will give admis-
sion to the banquet.
Entertainment will be pro-
vided by the Uniontown Kolo
Club and the dinner will be
prepared and served by the
Croatian Ladies Auxiliary
and the Mothers Club.
A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all club members to
attend this annual free treat.
Catherine Yukish, Pub.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-02-04
Conway Nest Manager
In Appeal To Parents

CONWAY, Pa. - Dues for
CFU Nest 1O3 members will
be collected during tn e
monthly meetings Of CFU
Lodge $40 which are held on
the second Thursday of each
month.
In this way our members
will be able to settle all their
dues obligations at one time.
We also wish to remind
our members, who have
their children insured un-
der a permanent type of in
surance, to pay their dues
no later than every two
months, or we will have to
resort to suspension in
some cases.
This reminder is necessary
for we do not have enough
money in the treasury to COW
er these expenses.
Anna Zeravica, Mgr.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-02-04
Cleveland 20 Leaders
Set To Serve Members

CLEVELAND, o. - CFU
Lodge 80 held its election Of
officers on December 21,
1858, in the Croatian Home,
with results as follows:
President, Steve Shimits,
1882 Nela Ave-, (21), phone
UL. 1876; Vice President,
Joseph Delost, 1859 Elsinore,
az, Ii. 1-6117; Treasurer,
Alex Todorovic, 68O8 Lorain
Ave-, (8), AT. 1921; Re-
cording Secretary, Frank Mo-
vrich, 1867 E. 18th St., (3),
UT. 1858; and Secretary
and Sick Committee Chair
man, George Maljevac, 10613
Fortune Ave-, CID, OR l.
1912.
Our annual meeting was
very well attended and it's
our wish that the meetings
in 1859 will show as much
enthusiasm.
Refreshments were served
after the installation of Off
GERS.
Meetings in the future will
be held on the third Sunday
Of each month beginning at
1870 pm.
Sick members and those
who wish to pay their dues,
via mail, are asked to take
special note of the address Of
the undersigned, which is
printed above.
George Maljevac, Secy.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-02-04
Death OF Ivan KukaIi
Saddens Membership OF
Butte, Montana, Lodge

BUTTE, Mont. - On De-
cember 4, 1858, this commu-
nifty was saddened by the
passing of bro. Ivan Kukalj
at his home. Death was
caused by a heart att@ck.
Bro. Kukalj was born in
Novi Vinodol, Primoria, Gro
alta. He came to this country
as a young man and first set
tied in st. Louis, Missouri, in
1911.
His Westward travelling
brought him to Butte, where
he had resided since 1914. In
1916 he was married to the
former Katherine Krist.
In addition to his wife,
he is survived by three
daughters and sons-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar FL
lis Of Las Vegas, New, Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley B. May
ra, Butte, and Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. Kennedy Of
Butte; five grandchildren;
a brother, Robert Kukali,
of st. Louis; and a step
mother and aunt in Yugo-
slavia.
He was a staunch support
er of the Croatian Fraternal
Union and his local Lodge 165
and together with his wife,
children, and grandchildren
comprised one or It's proud
est families.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted from Whites Funeral
Home on December 8, and Re-
QUEEN Mass was officiated at
the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, at $50 am. Inter-
ment was at the Holy Cross
Cemetery.
Lodge members served as
pallbearers and were present
for the graveside recitation.
May the Soul of our Depar-
ted Brother Forever Rest in
Peace. Vince Crnich, Secy.
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Trafford Junior Order Nest 203 MANAGER
Blasts PAY You Next Month" Fraternity
Nest Treasury A La Mother Hubbard As
Parents Play Hide And Seek With Dues

minders sent every month for
your insurance dues most Of
you people would forget you
had an insurance certificate,
or that you were a member Of
the Croatian Fraternal Union.
Let me remind you again
that I am not a door to door
insurance collector. I don't
know what your New Years
Resolutions were and don't
care but I do know that you
forget an important one, "1'n
pay my insurance every
month"
Your Nest treasury has
been depleted to within few
pennies Of being empty be-
cause of you, who haven't
paid your insurance this
month. How much longer do
you think I'm going to carry
you laggards on the books?
Nv New Years Resolution?
Guess again!
Joseph Zegar. Mgr.
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TRAFFORD, Pa. - Oh
Gee! I forgot! When do you
collect for the kids? I only
owe you for one month. Why
do you keep sending me no.
tices? I'll pay you next month
for sure. How much do I owe?
The above quotations may
read like a mystery novel but
to me it's nothing more than
a lot Of baloney that fifty or
more people try to pass off
on me each month whenever
their insurance is due.
Nine out of ten Of you still
don't know the difference be-
tween your Lodge and Nest
and 10 out Of 10 Of you don't
even know what type Of GER
tificate your child has or what
benefits he or she may derive
from that certificate. I'll be
more than happy to clear up
any questions you may have
pertaining to your certfi-
Gates.
IF It were not for the re-
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From New York To Europe And Another World
An American In Yuqosavia Land Of His Forebears

dovan, and q daughter, BIZ
serka. A Reserve Officer
in the Yugoslav Army, Ra-
dovan is q Pharmacist of
considerable promise.
Still very young in years,
Biserka is a grade school stu
dent of exceptional talent.
In fact, she is becoming very
proficient in the French and
English languages and looms
as a future ballet star.
We gave Mr.. Grgurie a gift
from his brother in America
TO Biserka and he reciprocal
ted with a gift from his fam
lily to his brother back in the
United States.
The chat with Mr.. Grguric
in Zagreb will always remain
among the memorable high
lights of our visit to Yugo-
slavia.
America, The Beautiful
The following day we did
some more "poking around"
in Zagreb; visiting a number
of stores, chatting with peo-
pie in Tomislav Square Park,
and paying an all too brief
visit to the American Exhibit
at Zagre BIS international
Trade Fair.
This in $ tance, 1856,
marked the first time in
American history that the
United States sponsored an
official exhibit in a Com
munist country.
Visits were also made to
the stately Churches of Ste.
Catherine and st. Mark, each
with a history that would re-
quire columns to relate on
these pages.
Yes, beautiful indeed are
the Churches of Zagreb, all
supported by the populace in
spite Of the fact that the gov
ernment Of the country is
something on the other side
of God-fearing.
All of which brought us
close to the eve Of our depar-
fture from Zagreb for Paris
and then to LeHavre, France,
to board our ship for the re-
turn trip to the United States.
America, The Beautiful!
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-02-04
Harbor Area Masquers
In Tryst February 9TH

INDIANA HARBOR, Ind.
- Plan your costumes and
make ready for a gala evening
on Saturday, February Z. AT
that time a Masquerade Ball
will be held at the Croatian
Home, 4O33 Main St.
The Nevin Tamburitza
Orchestra of So. Chicago,
ILL.,, will provide the music
for dancing and prizes will
be awarded for the best
costumes.
There will be plenty of
parking space and admission
will be free of charge.
Everyone is invited to at
tend.
Committee
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g - COOPERATION
p FOSTERS
u - UNITY
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Cleveland Lodge viii
Honor Gracious LADY

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ad-
vance notice is given to all
our members and various
other organizations of Cleve-
land and vicinity that CFU
Lodge AZ will stage a Banquet
in honor of sis. Mary Lucic,
on this her 10th Anniversary
of continuous work as Lodge
official and for our so, or
more, year members.
The Banquet will be held
April 19, at 100 p.m., in
the Croatian Home, 6314 st.
Clair Ave.
All other lodges and organ
izations are asked to refrain
from arranging a conflicting
event for this date.
Anna Rescic, Rec.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-02-04
Detroit 519 Sec'y In
Switch To New Address

DETROIT, Mich. All
members Of CFU Lodge $40
are urged to make note of the
new address of the Lodge
Secretary and to direct all
mail to-: Mary Doris Van Pop
pelen, 1850 Fairport, Detroit
5, Mich.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-02-04

Oh, yes, the people OF "a
greb have their own word for
"skyscraper."
It's "nebotiGnik!"
Secret Weapon OF War
Tuesday, September 4th,
found us up very early and,
as usual, off to hear the No.
/ song on the Putnik hit pa
rade, Nothing Doing"
We did a bit Of shopping
during the morning hours,
picking us such ''musts" as
sljivovica Opium brandy to
cart back to America for
the delight of our friends.
So potent is this liquor that
an American newspaper cor
respondent once referred to
sljivovica as the "secret weap.
on used by the Yugoslavs a.
gainst the German and Italian
invaders during World War
IT,"
We wouldn't know about
that. But we do know that 1t
takes a real man to handle
this dynamite in alcoholic
form.
Keeping An Engagement
The evening of September
4 found us keeping an engage.
ment in the Hotel Esplanade
with the brother of Anton
Gregurich, Pittsburgh, who
has headed the Croatian Fra.
ternal Unions Home Office
Bookkeeping Department fol
many, many years.
He is Dragutin Grguric
Badaliceva 13, Zagreb.
We learned from this cru.
dite gentleman that he was
born in 1907 in Skrad, Gorsk:
Kotar, Croatia, and that he
came to Zagreb while still q
young man.
He soon found employment
with the Splitter shipping
firm of that city and follow
ing the cessation of hostili
ties in World War II he be
came the sole owner of a pri
vate< company, one of thu
busiest such firms in the ma
ton.
Mr.. Grguric is the father
of two children, a son, Ra-
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re: MATERIAL

Thursday noon ID the
deadlino for all material
intended for publication in
the English Section Of tho
Zejednicar.
Material arriving after
that hour and day Of the
week will not appear in the
following issue Of tho Eng
nsh Section. II contents Of
sanne are still timely, lats
arriving articles will b
published tho week after;
k not, they viii b ''killed."
Stephen r. Brhch, Editor
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-02-04

MChEES hSNhS, Fa. -
Two septugenarians, bot t h
prominent in local fraternal
and civic circles, died in Nc
Kees Rocks within a period of
eight days.
The first was George De-
lost, whose death December
80, 1858, came in his 10th
year after an illness of a few
months duration.
George Delost was born
March 1880 in Vrbovsko, Gro
alta, and had since his settling
in the Rox area during this
century's first decade as
sumed many a prominent role.
He branched off early as a
carpenter in the local rail-
road car building industry in
to a flourishing grocery and
meat market business and for
the last thirty-five years was
the proprietor of a clothing
and dry goods store.
Very Active Member
Four decades ago and more
he was an active member of
the Javor Singing Society of
nearby Pittsburgh.
He first cropped into
fraternal prominence in
1909 as president Of the
then N.C.S. Lodge 179
which later merged with
the present C.F.U. Lodge
125 Of which George Del
ost at the time of his death
was the vice-president.
His activity overflowed into
other fields also as evidenced
that in early 1920's he was a
McKees Rocks borough coun-
Gilman.
This is all the more signifi-
cant of his local prominence
because at that time there
weren't enough American ci-
tizens among his fellow Croat
and Slav constituents for him
to fall back on for political
influence. II
Club Greatest Love
5 His greatest love perhaps
was the Croatian American
Club of which he was a char
ter member since it's founding
back in 1911 and which local
organization played a big role
In the social and political life
Of the McKees Rocks Croa-
tians.
Big in the sense, politically,
that the Club had as one Of
it's tenets that of holding ma
turalization classes toward
eventual citizenship.
We members often elected
George Delost to the GAG.
presidency and it was only
after he passed the three
score and ten milestone that
George Delost himself re-
signed himself to the vice
presidents post, the office
that he held at the time of
his death.
George Delost In private
life as q widower some
twenty years ago married
Molly Maradin Delost, who
survives him. There were
no children from either
marriage but George Delost
left close relatives in
Youngstown, Ohio, Con-
way, Pa, and Baltimore,
Md.
The second part of this
dual obituary concerns Geo.
Vrchek, who as the Lodge 125
president delivered a grave
side eulogy to the late George
Delost and died three days
later from natural causes
that come to one in his 72nd
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(Continued From Pare ~

Glory made us pine for home,
our loved ones and our
friends, it also made us proud
er than ever that we owed
our allegiance to it and the
Nation over which it flies, the
United States of America.
Long may it wave!
Day In And Day Out
We accomplished exactly
nothing on this trip to the
Putnik offices.
It was the usual: "We are
still trying to arrange earlier
returns to America for GER
tain members of your group,
but we have still to hear from
the French Line people in
Paris, France"
We had heard the same old
story time and again since
our return from Opatija to
Zagreb August 80, 1856, but
it began to rasp on the nerves
of those concerned.
It's no joke to be an
ocean removed from your
home and STRANDED" over
seas beyond the date You
set as the target for your
return stateside.
Although we took the mat
ter up with the Putnik people
daily, often two and three
times a day for eight straight
days, the best that we could
do was to arrange earlier
ocean passage for only three
members of our encourage,
two Americans and one young
Canadian housewife.
Yes, travel may be- broad
ening. But it can be a head
ache in many ways when you
are far removed from your
family and friends. Aspirins
won't work in such cases.
Famed StarGevic Dom
Forgetting Putnik, we deci-
ded to have luncheon Septem-
Der 8, 1856, in the outdoor
restaurant of Zagreb's "Kol-
odvor" (railroad station.
After finishing our deli
cious "paprikas" dinner we
Lit one of the few remaining
precious American cigarettes
in our possession and watched
life go by. And "go" it does
in this Capital City of Croatia.
Across the street from
the ''Kolodvor" is what was
once known as "Startevic
DOM" Today It houses r.
mother Putnik Travel Agen-
cy office, the only source
other than the Yugoslav
National Bank legally per-
mitted to negotiate Amer
ican dollars for the dinars
of that country.
Facing this railroad station
is the statue Of Croat King
Tomislav, who was crowned
in the year 925 to become the
first such ruler Of the land
Of our forebeals.
The statue could stand 4
good scrubbing. But 80 can
many other famous land
marks in Zagreb.
Neboticniks Are Rare
We spent the afternoon Of
September 3 solo" sightsee-
ing in Zagreb.
First we took in the city's
picturesque, fabulous Market
Place, the largest such open
air mart in the Balkans and
q sight to behold al the far
mers bark from their stalls at
customers hunting for Z bar
gain.
The bedlam here only &C.
centuates the immensity Of
this ''craxy house."
Later we strolled past
the Croatian National The
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Mckees Rocks Members Mourn PASSING
Of George De|ost And George Vrchek
CrOatian Fraternal Union Popularized
Through Efforts Of Late Local Leaders

year.
Sudden cath Shock
Having been in apparent
good health and seen until
late in his usual good spirit,
his death January 9Th, 1859,
was a shock in local circles.
Bro. Vrchek was born in
Sracanac, a village nearby to
Varazdin, Croatia, back in
April 1887. He came to Nc
Kees Rocks over a half cen
tury ago and made his home
here ever since, working in
the locality's heavy steel fab
ricating industry.
George Vrchek was living
the life of a pensioned steel
worker and those who know
him even closer than this wri-
ter tell that he had plans of
going with the C.F.U. group
in the summer of 1860 to vi
sit his native village and other
parts of Yugoslavia.
George Vrchek was a musi-
clan by avocation and best
known on several instruments
as an xylophonist, having
forty to fifty years ago been
a familiar musician at many
a Croatian and other Slav
outing or indoor social event.
He will be remembered too for
the roles he was cast in as a
member of many dramatic
plays put on by Lodge 125.
He was a member of the
Croatian American Club
and the local S.N.P.J. chap.
ter, but his prime love was
the Croatian Fraternal
Union of which only at the
1858 annual meeting he was
honored as q N-year men,
bef.m
He served Lodge 125 as an
officer in several capacities,
having as stated above been
lodge president at the time
of his death.
CFU In HIS BlOO0
Over the past five decades
he was always an ardent
lodge worker and to his many
contributions must be added
that he solicited locally for
the Croatian Orphange in Des
PLANES before it became the
C.F.U. Children's' Home and
more stable financially.
The life of George Vrchek
since he joined the Zajednica
in 1908 via the then existent
Lodge ITO was replete to the
point Of a1nazement and awe.
In private life George
Vrchek is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Lillian Ia
tala from . former mar
riage, and three grandchil-
dren, and from his second
marriage by his widow,
Mrs. Anna Labans Vrchek,
three step-children, three
grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.
Thus it can be seen that
, bros. George Delost and Geo.
Vrchek were in our estimation
no ordinary men,. They made
their marks beyond the Rox
area while at home they were
pillars in their lifetime that
leave indelible Impressions.
Our sympathies to the ia
miles involved by these two
deaths and to the rest Of us
that George .Delost and Geo.
Vrchek left behind the
charge to carry on the local
lodges, clubs and ideals which
they furthered for over fifty
years.
u~~I, n-SA>
Evening star., 1959-12-13

u pm. by residents of the Ar
lington Navy Barracks for chill
dren Of Junior Village and st.
Vincent's Orphange.
The Young People of Tenn
pie Sinai will have their an
nual cocktail dance at 6 pm.
in the grand ballroom of the
Mayflower Hotel.
A Christmas pageant is to
be presented by the West
minister Presbyterian Church,
Alexandria. at 7:30 pm.
Tomorrow's events include
the distribution of food to
needy families by the Restau-
rant Beverage Association at
pm. in the Roma Restaurant
A series of Dessert With
Santa" parties sponsored by
the Montgomery County ASso-
citation for Retarded Children
begins tomorrow and continues
through Saturday, with pro-
ceeds to go to the associations
activities.
THE Messiah" will receive
it's 11th annual presentation by
the Air Force Symphony Or
chestra and chorus of 200 in
Lisner Auditorium at $50 pm
The Southwest Harbor Lions
Club gives its annual Christ
mas party at 1870 am. in the
Sheraton Carlton Hotel.
Evening star., 1959-12-13

Numerous organizations, for
one thing. will be selling trees
to provide funds for their vari-
GUS charities. These include the
three Lions Clubs of Arlington
County, the Kiwanis of North
west Washington, the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Optimist Club and
the District &c Lions Clubs
in suburban Prince Georges
and Montgomery Counties.
The Salvation Army in its
4 long standing tradition is con-
Quoting a full program Of OBJ
servances from now through
Christmas. Among the high
| lights is the opening Of a toy
shop at 429 Seventh street
NV. where the mothers of less
fortunate families can shop for
| free toys for their kiddies and
1 the distribution of Christmas
food baskets to the needy in
the District, Arlington, Alexan-
dria and Prince Georges. Com
munity carol sings also are
scheduled throughout the area.
The District Division of the
American Automobile Associa-
ton, in cooperation with Radio
Station WMAL'S Country Store,
has made It's suburban Offices
in Silver Spring, Hyattsville
Arlington and Alexandria and
its main Washington Office
available as "drop-off" points
| for contributions of canned and
Evening star., 1959-12-13

The ancient cedar tree, "Old
Timothy" on the inner campus
of Montgomery Junior College
will be lighted with ceremony
at 7::3O pm. Tuesday.
On Wednesday, an "olde
tyne" Christmas party will be
held by the Canadian Club of
Washington at 1880 pm. in the
Women's City Club assembly
hail. The District Association
of Workers for the Blind holds
its annual party at 8 pm. in
the parish hall of the Church
of the Epiphany. The same day
and the following Wednesday,
the District Fire Department
blood group holds a day long
party at $50 am. at the Dis
trict Chapter of the American
Red Cross where flremen cele-
Evening star., 1959-12-13

orate the Yule by donating blood.
District public schools will
present a Christmas carol pro-
gram in the Franklin Admins
'tration Building Wednesday and
December % at 2 pm. A $50
pm. Wednesday program is
scheduled at the Naval Weap-
ons Plant where 900 orphans
will be entertained by the Navy
Band and the Prince Georges
Ballet Guild.
Thursdays events include the
traditional party of Bernard
in-Washington at $3.50 pm. at
5204 Thirty-eighth street NV,
featuring the a capella choir
/ of Catholic University. Girl
Scout Troop 522, Mount Rainier,
will stage a musical revue at
$3.50 pm. at the Methodist
Home in Washington.