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Junior Conclave
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This should be an especial
attraction for you youngsters
who have always wanted to
see the Home and enjoy a
never-to-be-forgotten v a a
tion. This time your trans
portation will be assured in
that you need just 25 more
points to your goal as dele
gate. How about it you Jun
iors? Those especially from
way out West, East and away
up in Canada get that 25 ex
tra points and you'll have the
most memorable two weeks
of your life.
Re: Honorary Delegates
Oh yes, we are looking for
Honorary Senior Delegates
too. Any Senior member may
work for the same reward
and for only twice the Junior
requirement.
Thus if a Senior member
living within 200 miles of
Gary wishes to work for
the honorary delcgateship,
round trip coach fare and
hotel accommodations, he
need acquire only 100
points. If he lives within
1000 miles of Gary he
needs 150 points and all
others need only 200.
In later issues we will de
tail the schedule of the Con
vention. We can now tell you
that it will materialize in
the following fashion:
Registration at Hotel Gary
on Friday evening, July 1 of
ficial opening of the Conven
tion at Gary's Croatian Cen
ter on Saturday, July 2nd,
with morning and afternoon
sessions a banquet and dance
the same evening at the Cen
ter sightseeing tour to Chi
cago Sunday, and attendance
at Gary's Nest 10 picnic. On
Monday, July 4, another tour
and attendance at the annual
CFU Children's Home picnic.
Let's go Juniors, can you
ask for anything more excit
ing than this.? You have a full
5 months to attain your goal.
Fill out the "Declaration of
Intention" and return to us.
In conclusion we want to
'take this opportunity to
thank the membership of
Lodge 170 and Nest 10 of
Gary for accepting the bur
dens of hosting this great af
fair. We shall have to call
upon you all as well as that I
important auxiliary, the Nest
10 Mother's Club, for assis
tance. You have already indi
cated your true fraternal spi
rit by accepting a great re
sponsibility!
Versailles, Pa. The next
meeting of CFU Lodge 146
will be held on Sunday, De
cember 19, at 1:30 PM, sharp,
at the Lodge Hall, Third and
Jefferson Streets.
Campaign Committee,
Michael Grasha, Chair.
Frank Braidic, Vice-Chair.
Stephen F. Brkicli, Sec'y.
December 19 To Bring
Lodge 146 Nominations
This session is of vital im
portance and we ask that all
affiliates be in attendance
without fail. We have a very
important discussion on so-
The officers and the Com
mittee wish to thank bros.
Milan Vranesh and Michael
Grasha for the very fine
speeches they rendered No
vember 27 at our 60th Anni
versary of the Croatian Fra
ternal Union celebration.
Our appreciation also goes
out to those who were in at
tendance, and those who per
formed on the stage, namely,
the musical trio. Amanda
Don't forget our
X,iOdee meeting!
Cleveland Lodge 859 Members Select
Administrative Leaders For Year 1955
Nick Lat kovic Elevated To Presidency
Of One Of Society's Most Active Units
Cleveland, Ohio The at
tendance at the annual meet
ing of "žumberaks" C. F. U.
Lodge 859 was very good.
Members streamed into the
St. Nicholas Hall from all
parts of the city to make
their yearly choice of the
Lodge's official family.
A host of surprises was in
the offing when election time
Tor new officers rolled around
and the following were se
lected to head our organiza
tion during the coming year:
Meet Our
Officers
President, Nick Latkovic
Vice-President, Mary Leon
hardt Financial Secretary,
oldie Malone Recording
Secretary, Helen Relic Trea-
31 and enjoy one of
Leonhardt and Martha Hunn,
along with the assistance of
the "Žumberak" ladies.
Await Party, Tammies
Wilson Latkovic, whose
brother is our new President,
announces that tickets for
the annual Duquesne Concert,
to be presented at the Music
Hall on February 13, will be
ready soon. So, keep up on
all the committee meetings
to help along this worthwhile
project.
George Strahinic, the hust
ling Chairman of our New
Year's Eve Party, is making
great progress in interesting
our members in attending
this bargain affair. And more
people certainly ought to take
surer, Joseph Petkovic and an interest.
Junior Nest 62 Manager, Ju-1 The event will take place
dy Kramarich. i at the brand new St. Nicholas
We extend our heartiest' Hall, with music geared to the
congratulations and hope that delight of all our guests. The
these leaders will be able to refreshments will be unlimi
forge ahead in the coming ted and both refreshing
months. No doubt they will
require the full cooperation of
drinks and tasty foods will be
on the menu throughout the
our entire membership in do-1 festivities. Numerous favors
inga good job, so let's all get are in store for those in at
in there and pitch with them. tendance, to be used in gay
All members in attendance, fashion at the party or taken
were treated to a delicious home as souvenirs.
snack after the meeting. A| By all means make your
plentiful supply of tasty nut! plans for New Year's Eve to
bread, hot dogs, cookies and include a Visit to St. Nicholas
coffee was on the agenda, Hall,
thanks to the efforts of Mary George Relich, Scribe
West Coast's Largest Croatian Group
To Stage New Year's Eve Festivities
Los Angeles, Calif. The
Croatian National Associa
tion, with its fifteen member
organizations, will oncc again
s o n s o i s A n n u a N e w
Year's Eve Dance at the Cro
a i a n e e a i o n e n e
11625 South Budlong Avenue,
on Friday, December 31.
Two orchestras, the popu
lar Ray King and his modern
dance orchestra, and the
famed Hyduk Tamburitzans,
will hold sway continuously
from 8:00 PM until 2:00 AM,
with the dance ensembles al
ternating for your added
pleasure.
Make it your social busi-
early on De-
the biggest nights of fun ever
offered our people in Los
Angeles.
The combination of two
dance bands contracted to
play until the wee hours of
the morning, coupled with the
added attraction of refresh
ments, noisemakers and pri
zes galore, should draw a re
cord crowd to the festivities.
A gala celebration is in
store for all members and
friends of the Association,
and this includes all affili
ates of CFU Lodges 177, 677,
865, 880 and 972.
Let's all get together to
celebrate and welcome in the
year 1955.
East Chicago "Sloga" Singers Review
Memorable Highlights Of Great Year
East Chicago, Ind. The
Croatian Singing Society
"Sloga" met recently to dis
cuss the work it has accomp
lished in 1954, and to make
plans for December to con
clude the year as the Calumet
Area's most active vocal
group.
In 1954, "Sloga" presented
Franz Lehar's "The Merry
Widow" twice, both times in
matinees at Roosevelt High
School Auditorium in East
Chicago. The dates were May
9 and October 24 and marked
the first production of its
type ever undertaken by
cial members coming up and i singing group in this county,
also the task of nominating Each performance was fol
our candidates for the vari
ous official positions for the
coming year.
lowed by a dance.
"Sloga" sponsored two pub
lic picnics last summer at
Delta Grove in Black Oak.
They sang at two outstand
ing events: The fortieth an
niversary at Seaman Hall of
Gary's Croatian glee club.
"Preradovic" and the Marian
Year Festival on August 15
at Princeton Hall in Chicago.
The annual presentation of
the Duquesne University
Tamburitzans on
Rena Tomich, Pub.
month, a party follows the
Monday night rehearsal of
"Sloga" a the Croatian
Home in Indiana Harbor. Par
ties are given for departing
or returning former members
now in service members who
are newly married elections
and other important efforts
of the group.
In conclusion of the year's
work, "Sloga" will prepare
an hour of Christmas music
to be heard over Gary radio
station WGRY during the
holidays. As a final social
affair, "Sloga" members and
a I their guests will enjoy a
Xmas party shortly. First
business in the new year will
be a yearly meeting and elec
tions. It is presumed "Sloga"
will continue its busy enter
tainment schedule in 1955
and go on to achieve even
greater successes in the new
vear.
i Alliance Voting Will
November
Take Place December 19
Alliance, Ohio We beg to
call the attention of all mem-
bers of Lodge 784 that the
28 was the region's leading Annual Meeting will be held
cultural event of 1954. A Sunday, December 19, at 1819
Pavlic, Cecelia Odorsich and dance also followed the per-. Railroad Street.
Patricia Derkos. our accordi- formance, rated as the best The session will be called to
on soloist, Ted Erkman, and
the Lillian Jasper Dancing
Studio for the fine talent
furnished.
ever given by the college order at 1:00 PM sharp and
group in its seven years of be devoted to the election of
touring to East Chicago, officers for 1955 and discus-
officers gave a din- sion of everything which will
next I ner to honor the Tamburit-1 tend to increase interest in
zans after the concert. our Lodge.
Mildred Zalac. Rec. Sec'y. On an average of once a Louise Rozich, Rec. Sec'y.
Žumberaks Prep
For Great Year
Shown above are four
members of the Duquesne University R. O.
T. C. program, each also a star in his own
right with the school's internationally famed
Tamburitzans. Standing, left to right, Cadft
Colonel William Verrot and Tom LeCleir.
William Vergot Is Highly Honored By
Duquesne Military Science Department
Pittsburgh, Pa. William ing
Vergot, the son of Mr.?. Bar
bara Urban of Trafford, Pa.,
and a member of CFU Lodge
541, was recently awarded
Cleveland, Ohio The
"Žumberaks" CFU Lodge 859
affiliates found themselves
fully occupied with the Seven
teenth Anniversary celebra
tion affair staged on Novem
ber. 27th at the remodeled St.
Nicholas Hall.
Tavo prizes were given a
way, these being two pair of
ducats to the Lions-Browns
football game on December
19th. Mary Strahinic held the
lucky number stub on one
pair and the other two went
to George Muser for selling
the most tickets for our
dance.
Under the chairmanship of
e o e S a i n i a N e w
Year's Eve Party is being ar
ranged. Let's all pitch in to
make this a grand shindig.
As we look to the horizon
we see another huge social
And on February 13. 1955,
the famed Duquesne Univer
sity Tamburitzans make their
annual appearance at the
popular Music Hall. Wilson
Latkovic announces that tic
kets will be available for this
affair shortly, and that com
mittee chairmen are needed.
George Rclich, Scribe
scholastic achievements
for his three years at Du
quesne.
In addition to his military
career, Bill is an outstanding
one of the highest honors by i performer with the Duquesne
the Department of Military
Science at Duquesne Univer
sity.
The program, known as the
R.O.T.C., trains college stu
dents to become officers in
the United States Army.
Bill was also the head of
the entire review of 650 Ca
dets that marched before the
reviewing board of the Uni
versity. Chosen as Cadet
Colonel, it was his day to
show how well trained his
men were. His award, the
Distinguished Military Stu
dent Badge, was for outstand-
Ujtii v e s i v Tamburitzans,
singing, playing and dancing
with the group.
A senior in the School of
Arts and Sciences, Bill has
been on the Dean's list or
honor roll for the past three
years. He is well known on
the campus and heads many
activity groups.
Kneeling, usual sequence, Stan Rodina and
William Prezgay. Bro. Vergot, member of
Trafford, Pa., Lodge 541, was recently high
ly honored by Duquesne's Department of
Military Science, details of which appear
elsewhere in this issue.
A real go-getter, Bill is an! treat.
outstanding example of the rpjie
Slovan. Pa. A final sa
lute to the Diamond Jubilee
of the Croatian Fraternal
Union, before the year passes
into history, will be fired by
the members of CFU Lodge
54S, on Saturday evening,
December 18th, at the Cro
atian Home.
A gigantic 60th Anniversa
ry celebration will be staged
at that time in commemora
tion of this nationally mark
ed occasion, while in the af
ternoon of the same day the
youngsters of our Junior
Nest will receive their Yule-
type of fine CFU members ]ar tamburitza ensemble un
w o attend our nation s direction of Mr. Matt
schools as representatives of i l. Gouze has been engaged to
provide music for dancing in
the evening.
our people.
Charles Cubelic, Publicity
Battle Creek In
For Festive Hite
Battle Creek, Mich. We'd
advise the members of CFU
Lodge 533 to dust off their
dancing shoes pronto and get
ready for the gay and festive
New Year's Eve shindig on
Friday, December 31st, at the
Croatian Club, at 9:00 PM.
Refreshments of both the
liquid and solid varieties will
be plentiful, along with scores
of noisemakers and favors.
The music for your listening
and dancing pleasure will be
furnished by the "New Tam
buritza Orchestra".
We have every intention of
trying our best to provide a
grand time for our members
and we're hoping you will all
show up for the festivities
which are destined to keep
the joint jumping until the
late hour of 4:00 AM.
Come early in order to ob
tain a choice seat and stay as
event coming up, and that is long as you like. We stand
our forthcoming fun-making
salute to the new year's fare
well to the one which is now
passing into history.
ready to extend a cordial
welcome to all who cross our
threshold on this, the gayest
evening of the year.
Jake Remenar, Rec. Sec'y.
Field Worners, attention!
A o imately 62,500,000
human beings are born into
the world every year. That's
about two every second. Plen
ty of prospects for member
ship in the CFU among them,
so look around you and sign
your share today.
known and popu-
Our friends from both near
and far are invited to help us
mark the birthday of our
great organization by joining
us in the festivities on Decem
ber 18th.
Lodge 177 Membership
Should Cooperate More
Los Angeles, Calif. The
close of the year brings with
it the necessity for our mem
bers of CFU Lodge 177 to
pause and take stock of their
Lodge and its social and fi
nancial status.
We must be made to realize
that it is up to us to make
our Lodge function properly,
through mutual cooperation
from each and every affiliate.
It is necessary that each
One more thing before we
close, and that is that many
of our members have moved
during the year and have not
notified the secretary of the
change in address.
Oldest ES Lodge
In Annual Confab
Cleveland, Ohio The
next regular business meeting
of the "Pioneer" Lodge 663
will be held Friday evening,
December 17th, at the Cro
atian National Home, 6314 St.
Clair Avenue, beginning at 8
PM. This is the last meeting
of the year for our Lodge, the
CFU's oldest ESL, and we
would like to see a better at
tendance than has been noted
during the past few months.
Following adjournment of
the regular monthly meeting,
we will hold the Annual
Meeting for the election of
Lodge officers who will guide
the "Pioneers" during the
year of 1955. Every member
of the Lodge should make an
effort to attend the Annual
Meeting, because it is the
most important meeting of
the year.
Neither the regular month
ly meeting or the Annual
Meeting will be lengthy af
fairs, so why not come down
|tnd join with us in the elec
tion of officers for next year.
And finally, we want to re
mind all members who are in
arrears with their dues to
make payment before the
year ends, because we want
to have clear accounts to be
gin the New Year.
Remember the '•'Pioneer"
Meeting on Friday, Decem
ber 17th.
John Badovinac, Pres.
Ann Wiatrowski, Sec'y.
Clairton Lodge
Plans Yule Fete
Clairton, Pa. An Xmas
Concert and Dance will be
staged by CFU Lodge 534 on
Sunday, December 26th, at
7:00 PM, at the Croatian
Hall on Maple Street.
The Concert will feature,
for practically the very first
time in our territory, Matt
Gouze and his new Pittsburgh
A11 University Tamburitza
Ensemble which was recently
organized under the capable
hand of this well known
maestro.
We cordially invite our
members, friends and frater
nalists from the entire area
to spend the post-Yuletide
holiday basking in our hos
pitality and enjoying the mu
sic of this new ensemble.
Battle Creek Recorder
Puts Member On Spot
Battle Creek, Mich. Ixicj
time has rolled around to
once again issue that familiar
call to invite all members of
CFU Lodge 533 to attend the
all-important yearly meeting
scheduled for Sunday, Decem
ber 19, at 1:00 PM, at the
Croatian Club.
Now is the time when we
get together to lead, repre
sent and try to better our or
ganization during the coming
year.
The few affiliates who are
in attendance at our meetings
regularly are not a true rep
resentation of our member
ship. They alone cannot rep
resent or support the activi
ties which come up from time
to time. We need the entire
membership to do the job up
right.
We have an important item
member pays his monthly
dues regularly and it is far up for discussion at this ses
easier to fork over ope pay
ment than when it accumu-
lates for a period of two and
three months.
Those of you who have not
received your annual divi
dends as yet, please send in
your dues book to the secre
tary and have this sum re
corded. If there is any unpaid
balance in your book, we will
naturally deduct this from
the amount of the dividend.
sion and that is the remodel-
ing of our Lodge Hall. All
hands must be on deck for a
decision on this vital issue.
Members, we need help and
loads of it. Let us not sit back
with that "I don't care" atti
tude and let things go to pot.
This is 1955 and not 1925, so
let's wake up and get the fra
ternal show on the road.
In other words, let's all
show up at our annual meet
ing next Sunday,
Should the session last a
little longer than usual, the
Lodge will furnish refresh-
December 15,1954.
Society's Movie
Bound For Canada
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ous crafts and lessons in the
Croatian language instill our
o e rn Croatian-American
youngsters with a new re
spect for the folklore of their
parents.
Santa Claus To Attend
As a fitting climax of the
movie we see the everyday
living of the children housed
in the CFU's pride and joy,
the Children's Home in Des
Plaines, 111. The annual 4th
of July festival at the Home
is also filmed in all its splen
dor and magnitude.
A cordial invitation to at
tend this great event is cx
tended to all CFU members,
non-members and friends in
Hamilton and other colonies
in nearby areas. We will have
a silver collection at the door,
so if you're working or are
unemployed, you'll all be
welcome.
We wish to make special
note at this time of the
fact that Santa Claus will
be at the Croatian Hall ?n
the same day between 6:30
and 7:30 PM to distribute
gifts to Nest 397 members.
All affiliates must be pre
sent to receive their treats
since none will be delivered
or mailed out.
Sec you all on December
19th, at the Croatian HalL
Joseph Stanovich
Conway Juniors
Will Make Merry
Conway, Pa. The An
nual Junior Order Nest 103
Christmas Party is scheduled
to take place Sunday, Decem
ber 19, at 2:00 PM in the Cro
atian Home Hall.
A generous treat will be
distributed, entertainment
provided, and a good time
guaranteed during this ~al~
ways pleasant pre-holiday
gathering of our young mem
bers.
Michael Roman, Mgr.
Branford Lodge Preps
For Battle Of Ballots
Branford, Conn. All
members of CFU Lodge 102
should attend the regular and
annual meetings scheduled
for Sunday,. December 19, at
the usual time.
Just as soon as the busi
ness of the monthly session
The!*
been brought to a close,
the president will call the an
nual meeting to order. At
that time wc will hold our
elections for new officers for
the coming year, and discuss
the problems of the Lodge in
order that we may better
our status in the year to
come.
Matthew Belanic, Pres.
Trafford Lodge Will
Name Leaders Sunday
Trafford, Pa. The regu*
lar and annual meetings of
C.F.U. Lodge 541 have been
scheduled for Sunday, Decem
ber 19, at 1:00 PM, one hour
earlier than is customary.
Immediately after the reg
ular session has been taken
care of we will get on with
our annual order of business.
This will entail the election'
of new officials for the com
ing year and also the selec
tion of a Club bartender.
Any male member over
twenty-one years of age who
wishes to apply for the posi
tion of bartender for 1955
must mail his application to
our Lodge secretary post
marked not later than Decem
ber 17th, so that the applica
tion is received by our secre
tary by Saturday, December
18th.
Please mail your applica
tions to Mr. Martin Krcelic,
617 Sixth Street, Trafford,
ments right after the meeting pa. All letters must be mark
is adjourned. led "Bid" on the envelope.
Jake Remenar, Rec. Sec'y. 1 Rudolph Mandich, Rec.