ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-05-13
Coal of T,uo-Year Campaign N0lU 10000 Members
Silver Threads Amid The Gold
BY v. L Mandich, Supreme President


THE HISTORY of the croatan Fraernal Union there
recorded any number of important and significant
happenings which proved that those at the leadership
of the organization were indeed about it's future
Thus the twelfth convention in 1915 almost unanimously
decided in favor of the establishment of Junior Order
under the old Croatan motto Birds of feather flock
together"
The unexpectedly rapid growth of the Junior Order
years later motvated those who in the
preme administration at that time consider and find
of holding and keeping young people in the Socetys
and to discover ways by which to transplant their
love and regard for the organization into the hearts
of youth.
That was the basis for the highly important de-
cision reached the first convention of the Croatan
Fraternal Union in 1926 permitting the organization OF
Englsh-Speaking Lodges within the Society.
Our youth went to work organizing its lodges
noting among our young people only understanding
of Socetys purposes and Objects but also promoting
sports activities which tended keep these young people
close to the organization.
Thus not many years after organization of the first
EnglshSpeakng Lodges the start of competition
in various branches of sports.
It did not take very long for of the most wide
spread sports activities in America bowling to become
of the chief the man fucrum for only keeping,
but strengthening ranks with members.
This the Croatan Fratena Union marks the 65th
Anniversary beneficial and benevolent work among
Americans and Canadians of Croatan origin At ceebra
tons of the anniversaries of lodges it gives parc
ur satisfaction to grasp the hand OF our esteemed elderly
members who have olved their brothers and sisters
bers of SO and 60 years ago and today still among
Today, observe the 25th Anniversary of ten
pin bowling tournaments in the Society, would say is
every bit important and significant that congratulate
and grasp the hands of those pioneers sports act
tiles who gave much Of themselves the beginning
then continued to give and from year to
In the promotion of bowling among our members.
Our annual bowling tournaments increasingly
successful and numerous. At these tournaments
fhoro hOth vnunU old which offoc VoIv
keeps us together.
congratulate most sincerely all of bowlers for the
participation in and promotion of this important branch
activities To three "odtmers" brothers JOSEPH
Rady, Charles Marnce and George ]. Stiscak who
marking the 25h year of their participation in natona
enpn tournaments with the special thanks of the ent
membership congratulations their 25th anniversary
Twenty-three years ago. sister members took par
in tournament for the first time with their own teams
take this opportunity to extend to sister Margaret
congratulations the occasion of her 23rd year
interrupted participation in national tenpn bowling tourna
ments.
Once congratulations to all participants in the
25th Annual Tenpn Bowling Tournament with thanks fol
your contributions to the greatness and might of the Gro
attain Fraternal Union! Our membership salutes you!