ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-09-30
SUPREME PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
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5O0 The land is located the Park Way East eleven
miles the center of the CITY, The negotiations for the
purchase of this parcel of land began several months ago.
Had known of this land two years ago. at the time
the authority given to the Supreme Board by the dele
gates, could have purchased this ground at
ings of $4,000.
feel that the delegates should discuss the proposed
new office building from all angles The directors and Of
cers devoted great deal of study and thought to tho
location, as well the type of building Each of ind
vidually and the Building Committee group visited
and inspected many locations We think that efforts
will prove to have been worth while
In order to satisfy the need for modern building we
want something practical and not too difficult expensive
to maintain. 1t should be durable too that will last
long time with provision for expansion 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
nctive character After ALL it to be suitable home
for national organization with rich cultural heritage
from centuries OF Croatan history well the rich her.
age of the pioneering and building of this great country
of ours Our organization and membership link
between these two hertages and cultures We the
building to typfy this fact best get to do
So We want design whose lines symbolic the strength
stability and character of the Croaan Faterna Union Of
America There will be dignity and responsibility in the
overall appearance of the building and grounds
the surroundings of the neghborhood which selected
for the site of the Home Office Building.
Your directors and officers are practical men, 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
will say that the cost of the ground the building
high; others will say should not build at ALL Such crit
icsm cannot be avoided We will always 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,"
heartily recommend the approval of the action
of the delegates the Supreme Board of Directors and it's
Building Committee the subject of new Home Office
Building
AS stated eight years ago and again four years ago
my messages to the delegates repeat this time that
when the pioneers met to found the organization which you
now 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 the problems
of those days
During my tenure of office have worked to the ut
most to be real and true representative of great So
cety working for it's progress in accordance with justice
and the bylaws and maintaining to the best of my ability
harmony and the spirit of brotherhood among the Croaan
Fraternal Unions membership. guided the ship Of the
Union through at times turbulent waters giving the best
that is in me to keep it keel
We have progressed steadily, numerically in member
ship by net gain of close to thousand members each
year, financially in by increase of mil
lion dollars year and finally nsurancewse by ncreas
ing the total amount of life in force by
million dollars year.
tenure OF realized that political
sfes and chickering's in the past have been harmful the
progress Of Croatan Fraterna Union When assumed
the duties of Supreme President twelve years ago. pledged
that there would be politics of any kind and particularly
not the European variety discussed at Supreme Board
meetings also pledged that all resolutions however slight
y tnged with European politics. will be declared out Of
order, and neither discussed passed, at Supreme
Board Executive Board meetings Consequently, po
ica discussions had and political resolutions
adopted at Supreme Board Executive Board meet
ngs in the past twelve years
pledged to work increasingly to eliminate detrimental
squabbes about odcountry politics from lodge meetings
advocated that any member of Croatan Fra
terna Union should not take part the promotion of the
political fortunes of organizations groups connected with
political problems of the oldcounry but demanded in the
and most vigorously repeat that they should do
outside the ranks of the Croaan Fraternal Union and
outside Of our lodge meetings
Let and for all, put stop to all discussions
purely political nature in official concerning
the old country which of benefit to anyone and
certainly of interest to the younger generation who
present the future Of organization. We purely
American fraterna benefit organization operating among
Americans and Canadians of Croatan and other Sav de-
in accordance with the democratic principles Of these
two great countries.