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'I \n\n Johnstown Lodge 5 Anniversary Draws
Great Throngs To Two-Day Festivities
Celebration Of Lodge's 60th Milestone
Without Parallel In Annals Of District
By Michael Grasha, Junior Order Director
On Sunday, May 16, three of the six Lodges that were
the prime movers and original units of what today is the
,great and powerful Croatian Fraternal Union, celebrated
their and the organization's Diamond Jubilee. Yes, that
was the day on which Lodge 3 of McKeesport, Lodge 4 of
Etna and Lodge 5 of Johnstown commemorated the com
pletion of six full decades of honorable service to God,
man and country.
It was our privilege and
pleasure to be one of the two
official CFU representatives
in Johnstown, the other be
ing Supreme President bro.
V. I. Mandich. Actually the
Lodge 5 celebration was a
huge two day affair com
mencing with a dance on Sat
urday May 15.
This "opener" attracted so
many people that even Johns
town's spacious Croatian Hall
groaned under the press of
humanity. It was indeed a
fitting "kick-off" for an his
toric milestone in an organi
zation's history.
Hundreds Attend Mass
Sunday's events began, ap
propriately enough, with the
celebration of Solemn High
Mass at 10:30 A.M. Having
arrived at the Lodge head
quarters about 9:30, bro. and
Mrs. Mandich and ourselves
were warmly welcomed by the
leaders and rank and file
e e s i a e a y u s i y
engaged in the myriad tasks
confronting every such un
dertaking.
Prior to this visit we knew
only a few people in Johns
town and, of course, one of
these few was sister Fishter,
Manager of our large Nest 4.
We noticed that throughout
the day the team of Fishter
and Fishter (Mr. and Mrs.)
was continuously on the go,
working like the proverbial
beavers.
We hesitate to continue
names for fear of for
etting some and inadver
tently slighting anyone. How
ever, we must state'that we
were all impressed with the
cheerful enthusiasm which
permeated every individual
and group, and these were
necessarily legion, that was
assigned a task.
Bro. Frank Sobditch, the
youngster, President of this
huge affiliate, told us that he
will forever be gratefully im
pressed with the ready obedi
ence with which everyone ac
cepted his assignment.
Priest Lauds Society
As the time approached
for Mass we all began an or
derly trek to St. Rochus R.
C. Croatian Church. As we
assisted in the holy ritual we
could not help but reflect
upon the proud and praise
worthy trinity of purpose
which motivated our found
ing fathers everywhere but
e s e i a y i n o n s o w n
where despite the usual and
the unusual obstacles, they
were able to firmly establish
an organization which provi
ded the means and media for
worshipping their God, for
mutual assistance and for
grateful service to the land
of their rebirth.
Rev. J. A. Sostarich, Pas
tor and celebrant of the Mass,
devoted his entire sermon,
English and Croatian, to the
CFU. Reviewing the history
of St. Rochus Society, Lodge
5, he paid tribute to the pio
neers for their courage, self
sacrifice and perserverance
He detailed the struggles and
obstacles that were the lot of
the fledging organization
Father Sostarich told us
how when these great men of
vision had firmly established
their Lodge they then pro
ceeded with the founding of
their church where they could
worship as have their ances
tors from the dawn of Chris
tianity. Once the church was
established they then turned
to the task of building a
school where new generations
could learn the language of
their fathers.
Rev. Sostarich was himself
born in Johnstown and re
ceived his Croatian lessons
in that school. Vivid are his
memories of youth, of the so
cial and cultural activities
that tied him forever to his
national background.
Appeal To Younger Set
He was profuse in hit
thanks to the CFU for its sup
port of this and other such
schools and emphasized that
only through the CFU was
it possible to perpetuate our
proud cultural heritage.
He pointed out too, thai
once the Lodge, the church
and the school were going
concerns the people then
bought & plot of land for a
Croatian cemetery where af
ter life's arduous journey was
completed, they would find a
last resting place, thus com
pleting the cycle of life in an
unbroken proximity to their
beloved nationality.
Father Sostarich urged the
young people to keep close
affiliation to their church and
their Croatian Fraternal Uni
on. He exhorted them to be
active members of the CFU
and appealed to the older
members to accept and en
courage the youth into lead
ership for only thus can har
mony reign and the future be
assured.
Visit Founder's Grave
It was a heartwarming
Bro. Paul Palian, erstwhile
CFU Supreme Board member,
then took us on a little tour
of the city of Johnstown and
its environs. He escorted us
through the imposing build
ing that is the headquarters
of the choral and educational
society "Rodoljub". This or
ganization also owns and op
erates what is commonly
called the "farm" but which
actually is a beautiful coun
y u w i s a i o u s
grounds and a well appointed
club.
It was pointed out that the
founder of this group was al
so of Serb origin. We were
happy to note the pride and
esteem with which our Croats
referred to these founders.
Here was, in essence, the rea
son why our organization has
become so great and power
ful—the practical application
of the true precepts of fra
ternalism, its devotion to the
broad principles of liberality
and equality have made it a
veritable colossus.
Groats A Great People
Yes indeed, our people in
Johnstown possess an impos
ing array of material goods—
a huge Croatian Home, Cro
atian Catholic Church and
school, a singing society with
its own imposing home and an
establishment in the country
that may well be the pridei
and joy of al1
GREAT SUCCESS ... The Sunday. May Hi, eelebrnl ion
of the 60th Anniversary of Etna, Pa., "Guardian Angel"
CFU Lodge 4 was, to put it mildly, a tremendous success.
A great deal of the credit for that successful fete, which
entailed an afternoon concert by the Duquesne University
Tamburitzans and an evening banquet, must be given the
General Committee of Lodge 4, pictured above. Seated,
Yes, these are the material
possessions but over and
above that they possess the
good will, the respect and con
fidence of the entire populace
of the city. Comprising a
bout one fifth of the pop
ulation they wield an influ
ence of even greater propor
tion.
The local newspaper« and
radio were, for months in ad
vance, constantly bombard
ing the airwaves with news
and reminders of the St. Ro
chus Jubilee Celebration. We
were told that the last few
weeks and days carried hour
ly spot announcements about
the big celebration. This was
all gratis and in fact it seem
ed that every medium, of ad
vertising was vieing for the
honor of having devoted the
most in time and space to the
affair.
We had the pleasure of
meeting the director of the
local "man on the street"
program, a Mr. Cavanaugh,
whom we promptly named
Kavanovich. Mr. Cavanaugh
was at the banquet and had
nothing but good to say of
our people.
to witness this utili­
zation of a pulpit for such
remarks in behalf of the CFU
and we want to thank Father
Sostarich for them.
After Mass and in the early
part of the afternoon we were
offered the opportunity to
visit the cemetery which was
mentioned in the aforemen
tioned sermon. We saw there
the last resting place of ma
ny pioneers. Bro. Mandich
had the honor of placing a
wreath on the grave of Božo
Gojsovich, the founder of
Lodge 5. Bro. Gojsovich inci
dentally was a Serb and rests
in that portion of the ceme
tery which is" occupied by
those who belonged to the
Orthodox faith.
Banquet Sellout Event
The Banquet began prompt
ly at 6 P.M. The spacious ball
room of the Croatian Home
was taxed to its capacity. Af
ter a copious meal the pro
gram developed and saw the
introduction of Lodge offi
cers, local political represen
tatives of both the executive
and judicial branches and ad
dresses by your correspon
dent and bro. Mandich.
For us the fost profound
and the most significant ad
dress was that delivered by
U. S. Congressman, the Hon.
John P. Saylor. Congressman
Saylor's speech was so stirr
ing thflt we took notes on the
spot and can give you some
direct quotes.
Speaking to our youth, he
said, "Never apologize for
your background, never be
ashamed of your Croatian
heritage, never lose your
proud cultural heritage."
And, what was to us the
most important utterance of
the evening, was said by this
same solon: "Always e
proud of being a member of
the Croatian Fraternal Union
of America."
Yes, these are the senti
ments of a U. S. Congressman
who spoke as a true fraterna
list, spoke from the heart be
cause he holds the Croatian
people and their greatest or
ganization in high esteem.
Wishes Lodge The Best
Just a week before and
probably at the identical hour
it was our privilege to hear
the Chief Executive of the
great State of Michigan, Gov
ernor Williams, use similar
language in praising the CFU
and its membership. Yes in
deed, your organization and
mine is a great house of fra
ternalism. Others have cor
rectly evaluated it, let us all
be proud of#itv
In conclusion, we' want to
thank all our members in
Johnstown for making our
Twelve Striving
For Royal Honors
(Continued From Page 7
of the support of her rela
tives, friends and fellow mem
bers.
The awards to be made at
West View on July 25 run
as follows: l.at $1,000, 3
at S100 each, and 2 at $50
each, all based on the maturi
ty value of the Bonds.
Awaiting the young lady
selling the most tickets is a
cash award of $100 and all
the royal trappings that go
with the honor of reigning as
the "CFU Queen." The run
nerup will get $75 in cash,
while the third highest ticket
seller will get $50.00.
All other contestants, no
matter what their finish, will
be entitled to a cash award
of $25 provided their sales ex
ceed $100 before the July 25
festivities.
Truthfully speaking, there
can be no genuine "loser" in
this contest!
No Bigger Celebration
There will, of course, be
many, many celebrations this
year in honor of the Croatian
Fraternal Union's 60th Anni
versary, all befitting the So
ciety's greatness.
But there will be only one
N a i o n a O s e v a n e o n e
which will naturally oversha
dow all others, the July 25
Diamond Jubilee Celebration
at West View Park. We feel
certain it is destined to be the
greatest, most colorful such
event in the Society's annals.
Every Lodge within hun
dreds of miles of Pittsburgh
should be represented on the
occasion. In fact, every mem
ber "worth his salt" should
attend this nationwide salute
to the Croatian Fraternal
Union on July 25.
Details pertaining to this
auspicious occasion will. be
detailed in both Sections of
the Zajedničar during the
weeks ahead. We trust you
will read all of them.
Detroit Lodge 717 To
Air Matters June 10th
Detroit, Mich. "Onyx"
CFU Lodge 717 members at
tention! Thursday, June 10,
is the date of our next meet
ing.
As usual, the session will
be called to order at 8:00 PM
by President Babich and will
be held at the Croatian Cath
olic Center, 201 W. Seven
Mile Road.
All members are urged to
attend.
Neva Ruzich, Rec. Sec'y.
visit an enjoyable one. Lodge
5, one of the six which laid
the foundation stone of this
organization back in 1894 is
today, by far, the largest of
that founding group.
With a membership of well
over 800, ranking third in
size in the entire Union it is
a living example of the proli
fic potentialities of practical
fraternalism.
For these sessions we have
a whiz for a teacher, so come
on maw, send the kids down
to learn how to jitterbug
Croatian style.
The regular monthly meet
ings of the Mother's Club are
held on the first Thursday of
the month.
Any of you mamas who feel
that you should have a night
out with the "girls" here is
your chanoe. A qhance to sit
around and talk, laugh, plan
for something other than
meals and diapers and, after
the meeting, enjoy a real kaf
fee-klatch with homemade
goodies contributed by one or
two of the members. You can
even exchange recipes if you
have a mind to.
Now, this is most impor
tant!! On July 18, the Joint
CFU Lodges of Detroit and
Dearborn are staging the an
nual Picnic. And, since the
baseball games have begun
Amount
Insurance
right, .John R.irkoviti h, John Lrsic. Mark Vinski,
Katherine Trdina, Joseph Rukavina, and Mato Bosiljevac.
Standing, usual order, Nicholas Trdina, Rose Marie Merzlak,
John Abramovic, Rose Belan, Barbara Cavlovic, Rose Ann
Cvitkovic, Joseph Vinski, Helen Kusevic, Morris Spelic, Jo
seph Srakocic, Ann Kretchmaier, Anna M. Cvitkovic, Marko
Rukavina, George Stanesic, and John P. Ladesic.
Detroit Mother's Club Hitting Stride
Detroit, Mich. The Moth
er's Club of Junior Nest 318,
under the supervision of CFU
Lodge 351, is going great
guns these days with all sorts
of plans. Tne most important
of these, besides the monthly
card parties, is the kolo class
which is slated to start re
hearsals on Friday, June 4,
at 7:30 PM, at the Lodge Hall
1735 E. McNichols Street.
Cash Point
Value Value
on the sandlots and the Ti
gers are going great guns,
we mothers felt we didn't
want to be outdone in this
sports minded metropolis.
So, we challenge our chil
dren, any size, age, or sex, to
a baseball game to take place
at the picnic! The prize for
the winner and the penalty
for the loser hasn't yet been
announced but it'll be a hum
dinger. We have an umpire,
all we need are the players.
We mothers are ready, will
ing and able, how about you
kids, do you accept our chal
lenge? If you do, notify your
Nest Manager, Helen Heci
movich, by telephone or card,
phone TW 2-2071, or call Kay
Kosovec, TW 1-0927.
The same holds true for
you mothers. If you want to
play baseball, call Kay and
let her know. We'll keep in
touch with you on the chal
lenge and the other details
this historic game.
For the present time, keep
the date in mind and sign up
for your position on the
squad right now.
TELL THE WORLD
IT CAN'T BE BEAT
Amount
Insurance
OTHER INSURANCE
Type Protection Cash Point«
Income Defender Benefits $5.00 5
Junior Term Insurance 1.00 1
Prepaid Junior Members 1.00 1
Sick Benefit Protection 1.00 1
Disability Protection 1.00 1
Change Old to New Disability Plan 1.00 1
JUNIOR TRANSFERS
Proposers signing Junior transfers to Lodge on ordi
nary $500.00 basis will receive $4.00 Cash, plus 4 Points.
Prize Payments and Point Credits for Junior trans
ferees desiring $1,000.00 or more in insurance .protection
will be made in accordance with above tables.
DISABILITY CHANGEOVERS
In keeping with a Supreme Board ruling of September,
1953, changeovers from the Sick Benefit Department's Old
to New Disability Plan will not be accepted on a non-medical
basis after Wednesday, June 30,1954.
Following that date, June 30, 1954, present day mem
bers desiring to effect such a changeover will have to sub
mit to a medical examination. Lodge Secretaries are urged
to inform their members accordingly during regular month
ly meetings and advise them to make the changeover as
soon as possible.
Members attaining the age of 50 years after June 30,
1954, cannot effect the changeover in question, even if they
do submit to a medical examination!
Croatian Fraternal Union's 1954 "On To Philadelphia!" Campaign Awards
LIFE INSURANCE LIFE INSURANCE LIFE INSURANCE LIFE INSURANCE
Twenty-Year Endowment Twenty-Year Payment Whole Life Educational At
Either Department Either Department Adult Department Age 18 Endowment
Adult Or Junior Adult Or Junior Endowment Age 70 Junior Department
New Or Increased Business) (New Or Increased Business) (New Or Increased Business) (New, Increased Business)
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Senator Lehman Urges Senator Langer
To Open McCarran-Walter Act Hearings
Hundreds Of American Organizations In
Protests Against Unfairness Of Statute
Washington, D. C. The office of Senator Herbert H.
Lehman today made public a letter which Senator Lehman
addressed on May 15th to Senator William Langer, Chair
man of the Senate Judiciary Committee, asking for hearing!
on proposals to amend the McCarran-Walter Act.
The text of the letter follows:
Honorable William Langer
Chairman
Senate Judiciary Committee
I'nited States Senate
Washington, I). C.
Dear Senator Langer
As you are no doubt aware, there is pending before
the Judiciary Committee a comprehensive bill for the
revision of the(McCarran-Walter Act. This bill was in
troduced last August by myself and seven other Sena
tors. Senator Humphrey, who is a co-Bponsor of my
bill, has separately introduced another less comprehen
sive bill, also seeking to make vital changes in the
McCarran-Walter Act. Very recently Senator Ives in
troduced a similar bill.
The purpose of this letter is to make formal request
that hearings be scheduled at the earliest possible time
on my bill and on such other proposals for the revision
of the McCarran-Walter Act as the Judiciary Committee
may wish to consider at the same time.
While I am aware of the difficulties involved to
getting a place for immigration legislation on the Senate
schedule in the remaining months of this session, I am
also aware, as you must be, of the vital importance of
this subject. I need not tell you how complex the subject
is. Certainly the Committee and the Senate as a whole
should begin immediately to study this important mat
ter. Whatever hearings can be held this year will cer
tainly not be wasted effort. The views of the scores and
even hundreds of organizations throughout the country
interested in this legislation should be brought to bear
upon the legislative proposals now pending before the
Committee.
I hope you will give early consideration to nay re
quest. I speak in this matter not only for myself, but I
think I can speak also for the co-sponsors of my bill,
S. 2585.
Rankin Nest 38 Rally
Important To Parents
With kind personal regards.
Very stflewely yours.
/S/ HERBERT H. LEHMAN
Rankin, Pa. We Pre
hereby notifying all members
of Junior Nest 38 that the
next regular meeting will take
place on Sunday, June 6, at
2:00 PM, at the Croatian
Home, 4th and Antisbury
Streets.
At this session a raffle will
be held and we ask those who
have chance tickets to please
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Washington, D. C.
May 15,1954
turn in tickets or the money
for same before this date.
Those of you parents who
are delinquent in the P&>
ment of your children's dttes,
face the possibility of having
your youngsters suspended.
We do not like to do this but
our By-Laws are very explidt
and we must abide by them.
Please remember the date
of our next meeting and pay
up your dues.
Catherine Pecak, Mgr.
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Every Field Worker able to amass 750 Points before
the end of the Campaign on November 30th, 1954, will be
entitled to attend the Society's 9th Quadrennial Convention
at Philadelphia, Pa., in September of 1955 as an Honorary
Delegate. Winners will receive travelling expenses, plus
three daily per diems as set by Convention.
No Prize Payments will be made until the conclusion
of the Campaign on November 30, 1954, or as soon there
after as possible. Positively no Prize Payments will be made
for new enrollments until such applicants have been mem
bers for six (6) months.
The Croatian Fraternal Union will pay up to $3.00
toward the Medical Examination of all prospective Adult
and Junior members requiring such attention. This same fee
will also apply in the case of present day members desiring
to increase their insurance and finding it necessary to sub
mit to a Medical Examination.
Junior Order members able to amass a total of twenty
(20) Points before July 31, 1954, will be entitled to a free
two-weeks stay at the CFU's 6th Annual Junior Summer
Camp to be held on the campus of our Children's Home at
Des Plaines, Illinois. This offer does not include the cost
of transportation to or from the encampment.
Only those Field Workers or Proposers whose names
are listed on applications for membership will receive credit
for the Cash and Points involved. Neither Cash nor Points
can be transferred to others once the Field Worker or
Proposer signs his or her name to application.
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