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CROATIAN FRATERNAL IMON
Pittsburgh, renn»Tlvanl»
that time: There went forth a de
cree from Caesar Augustus that a
census of the whole world should be
taken. This first census
took place while Cyrinus
vas governor of Syria. And
ill were going, each to his
nvn town, to register.
L^|mI lea to the town of David,
which is called Bethlehem
SajUH —because he was of the
nouse and family of David
to register, together
with Mary his espoused
wife, who was with child.
And as Christ lavished His love and
forgiveness on mankind, so the Frater
nalists of today maintain institutions for
the aged, and for orphaned and depen
dent children sanatorium* for those af
flicted with a dread disease and hospi
tals equipped with the most modern ap
pliances for the diagnosis and cure of
man's physical ailments. That too is love
for fellow man.
No, Fraternalists do not do these things
for the sake of publicity.
They do them because they believe in
Him and what He taught in the Sermon on
The Mount because they believe in the
Golden Rule and the American Way of Life.
Fraternalists have always been among
the first to stress and carry out the ma
terial side of life in accordance with the
highest preccpts of humanitarianism.
In their relatively short history in the
United States, the Fraternals have paid out
untold billions in benefits to millions caught
suddenly in the treacherous maelstrom that
is life on this earth.
God only knows how many American
and Canadian homes the Fraternals have
kept together after the passing of the
family breadwinner.
And God only knows how many other
millions the Fraternals spent outside the
four walls of their membership at large
money poured- into all that is humanitari
anism without desire for fanfare.
Spiritually and materially, Fraternalism
is the very essence of Americanism itself.
And both arc based, in the end, on the Prin
ciples of Brotherhood.
Neither could exist otherwise.
That, in itself, is the very best adver
4itenient for Fraternalism's virtues. It
needs no other public relations.
Merry Christmas to you and yours. May
it be a blessed, happy one.
The Last Word
IT WAS ALWAYS SAID
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1935
Tfie Nativity
BIRTH OF THE FIRST FRATERN A LIST GOSPEL. LUKE 2, 1-14
And Joseph also went
I'rom Galilee out of the
own of Nazareth into Ju-
And it came to pass
while they were there, that
the days for her to be de­
livered were fulfilled. And she brought
forth her first-born son, and wrapped
him in swaddling clothes and laid him in
tinues to represent something nebulous
in the minds of the public.
At least, people are forever asking
••What is Fraternalism?" and going away
either dissatisfied with the an
swer they get or back to where
they started from in the first
place in the dark.
Perhaps, in our own way, we
can throw some light on this great subject.
Especially on this, the threshold of the
Christmas Season of 1955. the international
observance of the birth of the Greatest Man
who ever lived, Jesus Christ.
To begin with, Fraternalism in America
was established many, many years ago in
accordance with the teachings of Jesus
Christ, the Man of Galilee, who fed the
hungry, healed the sick, forgave the sinner.
He was the first Fraternalist.
knew how to keep Christmas well
man alive possessed the knowledge.
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ENGLISH SECTION
Matablxahea November 6, i9tf. Published weekly
By The
Croatian Fraternal Union Of America
STEPHEN F. BKKICH, Editor-in-Chief
Edltortal Office«, S441 Forbes St., Pittsburgh IS, Pa.
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a manger, because there was no room
for them in the inn.
And there were Shepherds in the
same district living in the fields and
keeping watch over their flock by night.
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood
by them and the glory of God shone
round about them, and they feared ex
ceedingly.
And the angel said to them, "Do
not be afraid, for behold, 1 bring you
good news of great joy which shall be
to all the people for there has been
born to you today in the town of Da
vid a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign to you you
will find an infant wrapped in swaddling
clothes and lying in a manger."
And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God and saying, "Glory to
God in the highest, and peace on earth
to men of good will."
The American Way
CAPITALISM
in recent years has been
characterized by a tendency toward
concentration of wealth, and, in its later
phase, by the growth of great corporations
across this land of ours.
This tendency has been exploited by
politicians, by labor leaders, by rabble rou
sers, and by "our friends" overseas who
hate everything American and
denounce the United States at
every turn.
No doubt the capitalistic
system has earned some of the
brickbats heaved in its direction. On the
other hand, some of the criticism aimed at
it was unwarranted. Yet be that as it may,
capitalism is here to stay.
Those who believe otherwise should
brush up on their American history.
Gr admit that they no longer have faith
in a system which has helped make this the
most powerful country on earth.
Which brings us to the gigantic Ford
Motor Company Foundation of Detroit.
Last week, December 12 to be exact,
the Ford Foundation gave away half a bil
lion dollars to American colleges and hos
pitals a sum said to be equal to $3.00 for
every man, woman and child residing
throughout the United States.
Representing the largest single appro
priation in the history of philanthropy,
the grant calls for the giving of *210 mil
lions of dollars to (»15 regionally accredi
ted, privately supported colleges and
universities to enable them to raise the
salaries of their teachers.
Another 200 millions of dollars will go
to 3.500 privately supported hospitals to
help such institutions improve and extend
their services to the public.
And 90 millions of dollars will go to pri
vately supported medical schools to help
them strengthen their instruction methods
in a field which is of great importance to
our national welfare.
Wo wonder what the anti-capitalists
think about this amazing decision of the
Ford Foundation this Christmas gift of
half a billion dollars to America.
We think it's wonderful.
Now, who can remember when the late
John D. Rockefeller made national head
lines by passing out shiny new dime pieces?
In Passing
Christianity takes as
its motto, "Either Christ or
nobody." The last thing
Jesus ever tried to do was
force people to accept His
teachings. He recognized the fact that ma
ny would disagree with Him. He told them
to go right ahead in their opposition. But
what He warned them never to do was to
straddle the issue. He was tolerant of other
points of view, but He was never tolerant
of compromise. "No man can serve two
masters, for either he will love the one and
hate the other or else he will cleave to the
one and despise the other."
j— JLail L. Douglas
George Mikesic, Noted Fraternalist
Dies In Johnstown At Age Of 82 Years
Widely Known, Popular Lodge 5 Member
Affiliated With Society For 61 Years
Johnstown, Pa. Death! On the 60th Anniversary
cast a shadow of gloom over.of their organization, the
the CFU Lodge 5 membership members of Lodge 5 honored
when it removed from their him as their oldest member,
ranks their oldest member In a brief message to his fel
and the dean of the Flood low members bro. Mikesic
City's fraternalists, George said: "I am mighty proud to
Mikesic.
After a brief illness broth
er Mikesic passed away quiet
ly during the night of Novem
ber 20, 1955, in the Con
maugh Valley Memorial Hos
pital at the age of 82.
In his passing, Lodge 5 lost
its last remaining Charter
Member. Bro. Mikesic joined
the ranks of the Lodge
August, 1893, a few months
after its organization, whii
the charter still remain« i
open.
Came To City In 1889
I Brother Mikesic was born
in Croatia in 1873 and cani
to this country as a young
man, making his home in
Joining the Croatian Fra
ternal Union 61 years ago,
bro. Mikesic fully realized the
value of what a good Cro
atian fraternal organization
meant to the immigrant Cro
atians in this country and re
mained a loyal member all his
life.
A Great Fraternalist
Brother Mikesic was a fra
ternalist from the old school.
He, like the other founders
of Lodge 5, believed that in
brotherhood and fraternalism
lies the salvation of mankind.
Johnstown since 1889. He
lived in this historic Valley
during the great catastrophe I Union. God give it strength
of the Johnstown Flood. 'n years to come.
be a Croatian and a member
of the Croatian Fraternal
As a young man he work
ed in the local factories and
later worked in the steel mills
of the Bethlehem Steel Com-' j0iln Saylor joined in pay
pany, from where he was jn„ tribute to bro. Mikesic and
pensioned a few years ago.
Solon Paid Him Tribute
It was on this occasion that
the Honorable Congressman
in his address stated: "It
was the sweat, the tears, and
self sacrifices of men like
Mr. Mikesic that moulded to
gether the pillars for the
foundation on which your
rjreat organization, the Cro
atian Fraternal Union of
America, stands today. They
faced the future without fear,
with faith in God and their
fellow man. With this cour
age they kept building your
o a n i z a i o n w i o a y
stands as a living monument
to their memory."
With the passing of bro.
He loved the liberty and! Mikesic, Johnstown lost a
dignity of free men. Despite good member, a real fraterna
his advancing age, he never i list and a fine citizen.
lost interest in his fellow man His passing leaves behind a
and was a constant visitor at beautiful picture of fraterna
the Croatian Home, where he lism, brotherly love and
would chat with his old unity.
friends and
yesteryear.
swap tales of May he Rest in Peace.
Frank M. Sopcieh, Pres.
President Of CFU Board Of Trustees
Will Be Honored By Lodge 185 Members
Campbell. Ohio C. F. U. Jurisic, delegates to the 9th
Lodge 185 is planning a Ban- Convention, who helped bro.
quct and Dance to be held Skrtic attain this position.
New Year's Eve, December! Following the banquet, mu
31, in honor of bro. Milan sic for dancing will be provi
Skrtic, newly elected Presi- ded by the Škrbina Tambur
dent of the CFU Board of itza Orchestra of Struthcrs.
Trustees. We invite the members and
As our guest speakers for friends of our lodge and the
the banquet we will have bro.'neighboring lodges to attend
Martin Krasic, Supreme Trea-
surer of the CFU and the
Hon. Michael Kovach. Mayor **c's achievement,
of Campbell and a member
of our lodge.
Also present at the banquet Roman Empire on December
will be members Janko vie and 25 of the year 800 A. D.
I IT'S STILL "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" WORLD OVER
Americana Merry Christmas!
I Bohemian Vesele Vanoce!
I Chinese Tin Hao Nian!
Croatian Sretan Bozic!
Czech Vesela Vanoce!
Danish Glaedelig Jul!
I Dutch Frolijke Kerstmis!
Egyptian Eid Said!
French Joyeux Noel!
Gaelic Nodlag Sona Duit!
German Froehliche Weihnachten!
Greek Chrystovnja!
Hawaiian Mcle Kalikimaka!
Hungarian Boldog Karacsonyi Unncscket!
Italian Buon Natale!
I Japanese Kingc Shinnen!
I Norwegian Gledelig Jul!
Polish Wesolych Swiat!
Portugese Feliz Natal!
I Romanian Sarbatori Fericite!
5 Russian Vesyoloye Rojdyestvo!
z Serbian Hristos Se Rodi!
Slovak Vesele Vianocc!
Slovenian Srecen Bozic!
I Spanish Felices Pascuas!
I Swedish Glad Julen!
thus prove
recognition of bro. bkr-
Charlemagne was crown- Mr steuer is a member of
ed as emperor of the Holy he Museum's National Com
mittee and publishei of the
"New Yorker Staats-Zeitung
und Herold," oldest German
language newspaper in Amer
iea. and accepted for The
i Museum.
MAY IT BE THE MERRIEST OF YOUR IIFF
On Christmas Eve- December 24th
The old English custom of
welcoming Christmas on the
preceding eve by singing ca
rols was early introduced in
America, especial
ly in those parts
of the country in
which the rigid
simplicities of Pu­
ritanism were not insisted
upon by the community.
When the observance of
the Christmas Festival be
came general in Massachu
setts the occupants of the
houses on Beacon Hill in
Boston placed candles in the
front windows on Christmas
Eve, and the people going
about the city singing carols Blessed Lord Jesus.
would pause before these
homes and sing their songs.
The Boston custom of plac
ing lights in the windows on
Christmas Eve soon spread
to other cities. With the use
of electricity, wreaths with
electric lights in them took
the place of candles.
Carol singing is common
in many American communi
ties. Many church choirs now
go about town singing carols
on Christmas Eve and there
is a special Christmas Eve
service in numerous churches.
Christmas Eve is known in
the Roman and Anglican
churches as the Vigil of Our
American Museum Of Immigration Gets
Support Of Croatian Fraternal Union
World's Largest Croatian Organization
Supports President In Endorsing Project
New York, N. Y. Robert F. Wagner, Mayor of the
City of New York, on December 8, 1955, presented a check
for $1,000 to The American Museum of Immigration in
i honor of his father, who rose from a German immigrant
to become a renowned Senator of the United States.
The check will be used to help build The Museum at
the foot of the Statue of Liberty as a national shrine honor
the contributions immi-"*
mg
grants have made to the be appropriately listed in its
building and strengthening of Hall of Records.
America
A gift of the Platt
Deutsche Yolksfest Verein,
a social and charitable or
ganization e n compassing
58 e rman-A i a n
groups, the SI,000.00 was
passed on by Major Wag
ner to August Steuer.
I American Who Made Good
As a result of the gift, the
seum.
Mr. Steuer praised the
late Senator from New
York State, who came to
America as a young boy
and worked his way thru
I high school, college and
I law school.
I Wagner was elected to the
I Senate in 1926 and served
II for 25 years before his retire
i$!
ment from public life. He
I' gained fame as sponsor of
I i the National Industrial Re
i: covery Act, which has been
I called the "Magna Carta" of
I labor legislation.
Project Widely Backed
I The names of all Builders,
A s s o i a e s o u n e s a n
i sponsors of Tiifi Muafium will
Builderships arc created by
donations of $10 Associates
are designated by contribu
tions of $100 Founderships
are established through gifts
of $2,500, and Sponsprships
are instituted by grants of
$50,000.
Among the AMTs fore
most supporters is the Cro
atian Fraternal Union of
America, with national
e a u a e s a i s
burgli, Pa. It is the largest
such organization in the
world.
Individual Americans, na
tionality groups and business,
civic, fraternal, labor, service,
and veterans organizations
name of Robert F. Wagner, .,
Sr., will be enshrined in theihave Jomed resident E«en
Hall
of
December 21, 1955.
Head Of Christ $
Rembrandt's Work
Attracts Crowds
New York, N. Y. Rem
brandt's Head of Christ, of
ten called "The Christ of The
Beatitudes," will probably be
studied by more people dur
ing the next two months than
at any time since it was paint
ed in the 17th Century.
It appears on the cover of
"The Upper V.r'v n .inih*
devotional guide with more
than 3 million in circulation.
The painting, shown herein, is
in the world famous Metro
politan Museum in New York
City.
Compassion And Love
Dr. J. Manning Potts, eiH
tor of "The Upper Room,"
points out that in this picture
Rembrandt was seeking to
show the compassionate
Christ friend of the lone
ly, the poor and the suffer
ing.
Rembrandt painted the pic
ture after he had himself ex
perienced great personal sor
row, lost his fortune and his
popularity.
The great artist felt wor
shippers of wealth and power
brush Him aside, but that the
poor and suffering see com
passion and deep love in His
eyes.
When the SNF (Serb Na
tional Federation) powers-to
be get around to discussing
aspects for the 1956 mem
bership campaign, they'd
better come prepared with a
load of inducements.
They'll need them in the
face of the fact that a neigh
boring Slav Society has just
made an offer of an expense
paid trip to Yugoslavia (by
plane) with one-day stop
overs in Paris and Vienna.
If that isn't the ultimate
by way of recruiter rewards,
we don't know what is.
11 's common knowledge
that every immigrant has
dreamed, one day, of seeing
the old homeland again. So,
too, many, many of his Ame
rican and Canadian born
children. They've heard so
much of the country's na
tural grandeur that their cu
riosity is piqued no end.
Coming as it does, in so
fertile a field of interest, the
Society's offer is like "man
na from heaven." The mem
bership results promise to be
nothing short of terrific.
hower in endorsing
high objectives.
AMI National Committee
headquarters is located at
270 Park Avenue, New York
17, N. Y.
Glassport Members In
Vital Meet January 8th
John's" CFU Lodge 719 will
hold an important meeting,
Sunday, January 8, 1956, at
the Polish Hall.
It is of the utmost impor
tance that all members at
tend this meeting, as an elec
tion of officers will take place
and a discussion, in regard to
the annual picnic, will be held.
Irene 31arui to. Ses'y.
American "Srbobran"
Dec. 14, 1955, Issue
(Note: The "neighbor
ing Slav Society" referred to
above is the Croatian Frater
nal Union of America, the
largest organization of its
kind in the world.)
Divine love always has
met and always will meet
every human need.
Mary Baker Eddy
All-Nations Pageant
Embassies from 52 coun
tries will help present the pa
geant which began last Sun
day, December 18, in connec
tion with the annual lighting
of the White House Christmas
Tree. Called the "Pageant of
Peace," it is being staged in
the President's Park behind
the White House. More than
500,000 Americans from all
parts of the Nation are ex
ipected to see the daily pro
grams which highlight the
Yuletide Season in Wash
ington.