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GET A MEMBER
The census figures of
1958 pegged at 135,657 the
city' population.
New Jersey, or Austin, Tex-
as, to mention a few.
Mixture Of East, West
They will gaze down on
grass-green roofs, hundreds
of slender minarets, great
bronze doors and church
steeples.
A visiting "must" in Sara
jevo is the former City Hall,
built years ago in the Moor
ish style of architecture. To
day this building houses the
National Library, the City
Museum and the Museum of
the People's Revolution.
Nearby is the famed
Mosque of Husrefbeg, erec
ted in the 16th Century by
Gazi Husrefbeg, then the
Vizier of Bosna. It is the
most beautiful edifice in
what is considered the old
part of Sarajevo.
The Mosque is kdorned
with oriental motifs and rare
Persian rugs. A well in the
center of the grounds accents
its shady courtyard of many
years standing.
Cradle Of World War I
Students of history know
Sarajevo as the "birthplace"
of World War I.
It was here in 1914 that
GaVrilo Princip, a Serbian
and a native of Bosna, assas
sinated the Austro-Hungarian
Archduke Franc Ferdinand.
Although the monarchy
Of those days was already
contemplating conquest of
Serbia, this incident in Sa
rajevo provided the Aus
tro-Hungarian Empire with
the necessary pretext, or
excuse, for declaration of
war against Serbia.
Serbia's existence to the
already badly disunited Aus
tro-Hungarian Empire was
Republic Of Bosna-Hercegovina Will Long Be Remembered
For Oriental Homes, Harrow Streets, Picturesque Markets
Sarajevo, Contrasting Capital Of Country, Was Historic Scene In 1914
Of Sensational Assassination That Catapulted Mankind into War
By STEPHEN F. BRKICH, Secretary, Membership Campaign Committee
Pittsburgh, Pa. The past three weeks have found us covering
three of the six Federated Republics of Yugoslavia, all to be visited in Aug
ust of this year by the Croatian Fraternal Union's 1956 "Let's Visit Yugo
slavia!" Membership Campaign Grand Prize Winners, now in progress
We first "went" to Croatia, former homeland of many^
present-day members of the Croatian Fraternal Union. Next
Clime Serbia. And last week Slovenia. On each occasion we
made it plain that we have
never visited Yugoslavia. Nor
any other country on that
Continent. In other words, we
are no authority on- Yugo
slavia.
We would not have the
reader believe otherwise dur-
And with that we "take off" today for the Republic ward, an August, 1956, all
of Bosna-Hercegovina, which occupies a most significant. expense paid visit to Yugo
spot in the history of the world. Its capital city is Sarajevo, slavia
itself the fourth largest cen-f He is the second Canadian
ter of population in Yugosla- considered a great danger member to announce his can
via.
That would make Sarajevo for that threat.
larger, according to 19501 Thus began World War I!
USA census statistics, than jn Center Of Yugoslavia
such American cities as Tam
pa, Florida, Albany, New
York, Canton, Ohio, Trenton,
Here is a city which grew
under the influence of two
different cultures, one
whose architecture displays
an interesting blend of the
East and West.
TOc old part of Sarajevo
with its small oriental houses
and shops, its narrow streets
and its picturesque market
squares, is in striking con
trast to the modern portion
of the city, which has pro
gressed greatly since the end
of World War II.
Mosque Of Husrefbeg
Those Campaign victors
who come to visit here in
August of 1956 will enjoy an
especially beautiful panorama
of Sarajevo from the nearby
mountain of Trebević.
Yugoslavia.
Sarajevo, as we said, is the
showplace of the people of Convention,
Sarajevo lies in a valley that Republic. Its fascinating 19-26, 1955, at Philadelphia,
protected on all sides by tow-'mosques. Turkish bazaars,Pennsylvania.
ering mountains. jand predominantly Moslem
through the city is population enthrall the visi-
the Miljacka River. Numer- tor from the other side of the
ous bridges, some
many new, span the Miljacka
ancient,! Atlantic.
The women here have
discarded the wearing of
the veil in recent years.
But otherwise they wear
the same type of pictur
esque clothes as điđ their
grandmothers.
Jajce is another colorful,
ancient historic commu
nity in Bosna.?
Its beauties aretbO numer
ous to mention here, so we
Bosna-Hercegovina was not
forgotten by Mother Nature
over the years.
Its natural wonders, its
monuments of history and
culture, and the variegation.
of the picturesque types and
costumes of the people makes
this one of the most interest
ing lands on the Continent.
No matter in which di
rection one chooses to tour
this part of Yugoslavia, ex
otic scenery meets the eye
of the visitor on all sides
of Bosna-Hercegovina.
The scenery here is inter
rupted only by settlements
and monuments, which are
marks of the various civiliza
tions that intersected the
country through centuries
and are still felt in many
quarters.
But new industrial projects
have entered the picture here
since World War II, thanks,
to the rich natural resources
of this thriving Republic in
Yugoslavia.
Thus the tourist sees the
very old and the very new,
all picturesque.
Yours For 750 Points!
S a k i n o u n a i n
streams, rivers and majestic
waterfalls dot the landscape
of Bosna-Hercegovina.
So do deep valleys and
dense, dark green forests rich
in game. In fact, many Euro
peans consider this to be a
"Hunter's Paradise" and fre
quent it in season.
What will impress the
CFU's August Campaign
Group Party the most here
is the oriental influence
shown in the architecture
of the villages and towns
and the way of life of a
great part of the inhabi
tants.
Here and there the Group
Party will see ruins of me-
Joseph A. Glavas
Backing Campaign
Soo Never Fails
To Support Drives
S. S. Marie, Ont. Joseph
A. Glavas, Lodge 919 Secre
tary and Junior Nest 566
ing the Campaign, which be- Manager, last week entered
gan January 1 last and is to his name as a candidate for
end July 31 next in a blaze i the CFU's 1956 Membership
of glory, we hope. Campaign Grand Prize A-
because of the other Slav peo- didacy. Preceding him as an
pie subjugated under the entrant was Mrs. Karmela
domination of the dual mon- Benac, Toronto, Ontario,
i
a a n s o e o n e a o a y o e 9 7 5 e e a n
housewife.
A Delegate Until 1959
Bro. Glavas has been an
A look at the map shows active member of the Society
Bosna-Hercegovina to be sit-,for many years.
He was a Delegate to the
virtually in the center
Croatian Fraternal Union's
9th National Quadrennial
held September
In accordance with a deci
sion made during the Cyi
vention, the 311 Delegates to
that gathering will continue
to serve as such until the
convening in 1959 at Detroit,
Mich., of the CFU's 10th Na
tional Quadrennial Conven
tion.
Bro. Glavas, of course, will
serve in that capacity until
the year 1959.
Two At Junior Cone&re
In passing, we must make
mention of the fact that
will let our 1956 Campaign Sault Ste. Marie has never
victors enjoy Jajce
for them-'failed to actively support
selves when they visit Bosna Membership Campaign of the
Croatian Fraternal Union.
in August.
Mother Nature Generous
It did so last in 1955, when
the Campaign of that year
was conducted in honor of the
40th Anniversary of the Jun
ior Order and climaxed by the
staging July 1-4 last in Gary,
Indiana, of the Society's 4th
vention.
In fact, the "Soo" was rep
resented at that Junior Con
vention by two Junior Dele
gates, Emily L. Marinovic of
Nest 566 and John Marinovic
of Nest 286. They are cousins.
We can only hope that our
members here will be as ac
tive in this drive.
All Slavs residing in the
United States and Canada
are eligible to affiliate with
the Croatian Fraternal
Union during its 1956
"Let's Visit Yugoslavia!"
Membership Campaign.
Some 10 million in num
ber, they belong to one of
12 Slav groups: Bulgari
ans Byelo, or White, Rus
sians Carpatho Russians
Croatians Czechs Mace
donians Poles Russians
Serbs Slovaks Slovenes
and Ukrainians.
Any one of the^e eligi
ble« should consider it an
honor to be asked to join
e o a i a n a e n a
Union, for it is the largest
and most powerful organ
ization of its kind on earth.
It has no peers in the fra
ternal life insurance bene
fit field!
dieval castles on hilltops on
the one hand and great in
dustrial plants on the other.
Equally as engrossing are
the priceless archaeological
collections in the various mu
seums and the -numerous
monuments throughout the
land itself.
And it's "all yours" for just
750 Campaign Points! Details
elsewhere!
Star Recruiter
Seeks 750 Points
So. St. Paul, Minn. An
ton F. Spraitz,, for years Sec
retary of Lodge 316, has
joined the growing list of
those participating in the So
i e y s 1 9 5 6 e e s i
Campaign and seeking an all
expense paid visit to Yugo
slavia next August.
Bro. Spraitz, a Delegate to
the CFU's 1951 and 1955 Na
tional Quadrennial Conven
tions, has expressed confi
dence in his ability to amass
the 750 Points required to
earn the trip and do so before
the Campaign ends July 31.
His success in previous
Campaigns leads the Home
Office to agree with bro.
Spraitz and we go on to wish
him "smooth sailing" toward
his coveted goal.
Federation Great Help
Bro. Spraitz was one of the
leading lights behind the or
ganization several years ago
of the Croatian Fraternal
Union's Minnesota State Fed
eration of Lodges.
The Federation has done a
great deal to arouse state
wide interest in the Society
and reactivate our Lodges in
Minnesota.
Quiet, unassuming by na
ture, bro. Spraitz prefers to
go around working in behalf
of his Society 'without fan
fare. But men are known by
their deeds, and bro. Spraitz
cannot hide the fact that the
Croatian Fraternal Union has
gained much through his per
sonal efforts in recent years.
Glad To Have Him Along
Minnesota, according o
those who should know, is
fertile recruiting territory,
one which can be made to
HISTORIC Shown, at top, Is the modern part of the City
of Sarajevo in Bosna-Hercegovina at bottom the old. very
quaint and colorail other sid*1 of this community in Yugo
slavia. Noted in history as the "Birthplace o/ World War
I," Sarajevo is on the list of the cities to be visited next,been just $25. We are most
August by the Croatian Fraternal Union's 1956 "Let's Visit happy to call attention to that
Yugoslavia!" Membership Campaign Grand Prize Award
Winners. To oualifj'. victors need 750 Campaign Points by
July 31 next. Boxed statistics on this paeje explain Points.
produce a bumper crop of
new CFU members.
If this is so, and we have
no reason to believe other
wise, then bro. Spraitz is a
mong those in the best posi
tion to reap the potential
harvest and find himself with
the CFU Campaign Group
Party which will tour Yugo
slavia in August.
We would be more than
glad to have him with us
when we start the mid-sum
mer jaunt across the Atlantic
for a stopover en route in
Paris, France, the twenty-five
day visit to all six Federated
Yugoslav Republics, and a
stopover returning stateside
in Vienna, Austria.
Campaign Committee
If business paid as little
attention to its product after
LIFE INSURANCE
Twenty-Year Endowment
Either Department
Adult Or Junior
(New Or Increased Business)
Amount
Insurance
34,629 Members
New Junior Total
(Continued From Page 7)
tagion and seems to be
spreading widely and rapidly.
e o s e n o u a i n
thing about this whole pic
ture is the fact that as great
as it was yesterday, today is
even better and the prospects
for tomorrow are brighter.
$29.00 Error Corrected
Now to digress from the
campaign results, but still on
the other very important fa
cets of the drive, we want to
refer to our last week's arti
cle in the Zajedničar. In it we
dealt with our new CSO Term! most happy to do so.
certificate. in the issue
We've received a number
of inquiries from Mana
gers, and others, who want
to know whether or not the
total monthly dues have
been raised to 30 cents. The
new Term certificate itself
states that the monthly
dues are 25 cents.
So it's understood, then,
that the wonderful new CFU
Term Certificate, which guar-
it left the factory as schools antees a full $600 death ben
do with their graduates, bu- efit right from age six
3iness would go out of busi- months and one day, remains accordingly in the future
ness. Howard R. Jones at the old cost of 25 cents,
Twenty-Pay Endowment
Either Department
Adult Or Junior
(New Or Increased Business)
Cash
Value
OTHER INSURANCE
Type Protection Cask
Incoihe Defender Benefits $5.00
Junior CSO Term Insurance 1.00
Sick Benefit Protection 1.00
Disability Benefit Protection 1.00
FOR THOSE DESIRING TO EARN TRIP TO YUGOSLAVIA IN 1956
Home Address City, Zone State
DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT
I am an avowed candidate for the Croatian Fraternal Union's 1956
Membership Campaign Grand Prize Award, a round-trip, all
expense paid visit to Yugoslavia in August of 1956.
Please send me Adult Applications Junior Applications
(Check how many of each application desired)
Out and Mail to
CFU 1956 CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
8441 Forbes Street Pittsburgh 13, Pennsylvania
In that description of this 11950, the Zajedničar carried
peerless new item of CFU in-
full $600 figure, costs a to
tal of $54.00.
We further emphasized
that various credits and
waivers amounting to $29
actually reduced that to a
net cost of just $25 or in
terms of monthly pay
ments averaging rvn insig
nificant 1114 cents.
Through an error in print
ing the net cost was quoted
as $29 when it should have
mistake.
Monthly Dues Unchanged
Now while on the subject
of our new Term contract we
want to make another point
crystal clear.
That is the fact that there
has absolutely been NO in
crease in the monthly dues.
The Term dues remain at 25
cents per month. Of this a
mount 20 cents goes to head
quarters and 5 cents remains
with the Nest for its own ex
penses.
Eureka Membership To
Dig Deeper in Future
Point
Value
-Member of Lodge No....
OFFICIAL NOTICE
During the past few weeks, we have been receiving
letters from lodge secretaries complaining that they did
not receive the certificates for their new members en
rolled since December 1, 1955.
The Ninth Convention adopted the new CSO type of
certificate, which has to be approved by all the states
and there are a few states that did not grant their ap
proval as yet.
Therefore, we urge all secretaries and members to
bear with us until we secure approval from the few re
maining states.
error to correct and we are
Joseph Bella, Supreme Secretary
and that regardleM of the, flijcaaO LodaC 1
age at entry.
article penned by us in
surance wares we pointed out which we proudly announced
that a full 18 years of mor- the year-end statistics of the
tuary protection, now at the junior Order.
We stated there that those
statistics were unofficial
since they had been hastily
computed in order to have
some idea of the department's
standing. We stated then that
11} e year-end membership
stood at a new all time high
of 34,616 members.
Well, we were wrong by
13, for upon final and of
ficial tabulation we find
that your Junior Order
now boasts having 34,629
members, thus 13 more
than originally reported.
Our net increase for the
year, despite the constant
and substantial drain via
transfer to lodge route and
other normal losses, was
therefore an impressive 618
members.
Our House of Fraternalism
is indeed a living, breathing
organism always in step with
the times, yet paradoxically
enough, always imbued with
the spirit of that old fash
ioned brotherhood which still
adheres to the slogan of "ev
ery member get a member!"
Croatian Fraternal Union's "Let's Visit Yugoslavia!" Campaign Awards
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE
Endowment Age 65
Adult Department
Endowment Age 85
(New Or Increased Business)
Amount
Insurance
Cash
Value
Thirteen More Members Mdfk 45tll AoniVfirSSry
And now we have another
pleased to announce that the
membership of "Istarska Slo
ga" Lodge 148 of the Croa
tian Fraternal Union is plan*
ning a major social event.
Scheduled to take place
April 15, 3956, in the Croa
tian Sokol Home, 1903 South
Racine Avenue, Chicago, the
gathering will be in the na
ture of a public salute to the
45th Anniversary of Lodge
148 itself and the 40th An
niversary of the Junior Or
der of the Croatian Fraternal
Union.
Plans call for an afternoon
program of speaking, enter
tainment, etc.
Officially invited III at
tend and thus represent
the Home Office of the So
ciety at Pittsburgh are
Junior Order Director Mi
chael Grasha and English
Editor of the Zajedničar
Stephen F. Brkich.
Both accepted their invita
tions the past week and are
looking forward to this ex
traordinary day in the annals
of the membership of "Istar
ska Sloga" Lodge 148.
We should also like to tak®
this opportunity to appeal to
our fellow members every
where to actively participate
in and support the Croatian
Fraternal Union's great 1956
"Let's* Visit Yugoslavia!"
Membership Campaign.
The Campaign Grand Prize
of an all-expense paid visit
to the former homeland of
many of our members is most
attractive. And certainly the
notify the members of C.F.U.
Lodge 249 that the lodge will
henceforth collect an addi- Home Office has put that
tional 20 cents a month with award within easy reach with
your dues to cover lodge ex- its announcement that only
penses. All Lodge 249 mem-!750 Points are necessary to
bers must govern themselves qualify for the overseas vi«t.
Nick D. Sarich, Chair.
Arrangements Committee
LIFE INSURANCE
Educational At
Junior Department
Age 18 Endowment
(New, Increased Business)
Amount
Insurance
Cash
Value
1000 10.00 10 1000 15.00 15
1500 15.00 15 1500 22.50 22
2000 20.00 20 2000 30.00 30
2500 25.00 25 2500 37.50 37
3000 30.00 30 3000 45.00 45
3500 35.00 35 3500 52.50 52
4000 40.00 40 4000 60.00 60
4500 45.00 45 4500 67.50 67
5000 50.00 50 5000 75.00 it
CAMPAIGN AWARD
Those amassing 750 Points by July 31, 1956, will be
entitled to round-trip, all-expense paid excursion from
New York City, New York, to Yugoslavia and return.
Trip will be made in August of 1956, with stopover en
route in Paris, France, and returning in Vienna, Austria.