ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-10-28
MINUTES OF THE SOCIETYS DETROIT CONVENTION

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feel that the delegates should discuss the proposed
office building from all angles The directors and Of
fcers devoted great deal of study and thought to the
location well the type of building Each of indi
vidualy and the Building Committee group visited
and inspected locations We think that efforts
will prove to have been worthwhile.
In order satisfy the need for modern building, we
want something practical and difficult expensive
to maintain It should be durable, that will last
long time with provision for expansion in the years
which lie ahead will make this necessary. That is the
for the purchase of seemingly larger than necessary
tract of land We want building with good TASTE of dis
tinctive character After ALL is to be suitable home
for national organization with rich cultural heritage
from centuries of Croatian history well the rich her
tage of the pioneering and building of this great country
of Our organization and membership link
between these two hertages and cultures We want the
building to typfy this fact best get to do
So We design whose lines symbolic the strength
stability and character of the Coatan Fraernal Union of
America There will be dignity and responsibility in the
overall appearance of the building and grounds well
the surroundings of the neghborhood which selected
for the site of the Home Office Building.
Your directors and officers practical They
know that matter how hard they would try they could
not succeed in pleasing everyone There will be criticism
there will be dissatisfaction there will be who
will say that the of the ground the building
high; others will say should not build at ALL Such crit
csm cannot be avoided We will always have it. But it
be held to minimum We have to such proportions
that the majority of members feel that they entitled
to have suitable home office for their Society,"
most heartily recommend the approval of the action
of the delegates the Supreme Board of Directors and it's
Building Committee the subject Of Home Office
Building.
| Conclusion
eight years ago again four years ago
messages to the delegates repeat at this time that
when the pioneers met to found the organization which
represent, it to fill need There problems
which only association of such they started
would solve Even then people faced with
problems just difficult and serious were the problems
of those days.
During my tenure of office have worked to the ut
be real and representative of great So
ciety working it's progress accordance with justice
and the bylaws and maintaining to the best of ability
harmony and the spirit brotherhood among the Croaan
Fraternal Unions membership guided the ship of the
Union through times turbulent waters giving the best
that is in to keep it even keel
! We have progressed steadily, numerically in member
ship by gain of close thousand members each
year financially resources by increase of mil
lion dollars year, and finally nsurance"se, by ncreas
ing of life insurance in force by
million dollars a year.
During my tenure office realized that the political
srfes and chickering's past have been harmful to the
progress of Croatan Fraterna Union When assumed
the duties Supreme President twelve years pledged
would be politics of kind and particularly
QlSCuSSeO
meetings also pledged that all resolutions however slight
ly nged with European politics. will be declared out OF
order and neither discussed passed. at our Supreme
Board Executive Board meetings Consequently no po-
tica discussions had and political resolutions were
adopted Supreme Board Executive Board meet
ings in the past twelve years
pledged work increasingly to eliminate detrimental
squabbes about country politics from lodge meetings
advocated that any member of Croatian Fra
ternal Union should not take part the promotion OF the
political problems of the odcountry but demanded in the
past and most vigorously repeat that they should DO
30 outside ranks Of the Croaan Faternal Union and
e outside of our lodge meetings.
d us, and for ALL put stop to all discussions
purely political nature in official organ concerning
the old country which Of benefit to anyone and
certainly interest to the younger generation who re-
present the future Of organization We purely
American fraernal benefit organization, operating among
Americans and Canadians of Croaan and other Slav de-
scent with the democratic principles Of these
two great countries
Let all be proud Of being members Of the Croatar
Union of America Let go record that We
firmly believe in and have complete faith H. the American
and Canadian way of life BY living the principles OF demo