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Ann Tschanz, Rec.
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I.-. \n\n CFU-A HOUSE OF BROTHERHOOD
By Michael lirasha, Junior Order Director
(Seventh In An Informative Series)
PITTSBURGH Last week we dealt with a number
of salient examples of our CFU's benevolences to individuals
and groups, members and non-members visited by plague
and disaster the world over. We showed that the Society
gave away hundreds of thousands, yes millions of dollars, in
its characteristically unique humanitarian mission.
In this bright and voluminous array of munificence the
brightest by far is our Childrens' Home the crowning
magnificence of magnanimi-«
ty. it would be superfluous to
go into a detailed history of
the Home.
We can simply say that it
began some 41 years ago
when 11 lodges of the then
N a i o n a o a i a n S o i e y
and the Croatian Society of
Illinois formed a Udruga, fed
eration, for the purpose of
rearing the orphaned children
of Croats in America.
From the beginning the
federation was an autono
mous body receiving assis
tance from both Societies and
from dedicated individuals.
With the merger of the
Societies in 1926 the Croa
tian Orphanage formally
passed into the hands of
the CFU and was officially
designated as the Chil
dren's Home of the Croa
tian Fraternal Union.
Until we had the actual
physical plant, or Home as it
is now developed, the federa
tion gave moral and financial
assistance for the orphans
who were domiciled in van*
oils institutions.
Steady Decline Sets In
By 1927 our proud estab
lishment at Des Plaines was
ready for occupancy and the
first children arrived in Aug
ust of that year.
Within 10 years by
1937 the Home had re
ceived hundreds of unfor
tunate waifs and in that
year alone there were 145
Children under its protec
tive roof. From then on
there has been a steady de
cline in occupants a
sure sign of definite im
provement in the general
well being of our people
and America as a whole.
During the great depres
sion the Home welcomed its
record number of children.
There was and is another ve
ry important factor affecting
the Homes population. In
earlier years there were few,
if any, Social Agencies which
cared for orphaned children.
Nowadays every State has
numerous bodies which al
most jealously look after the
interests of these unfortu
nates. This too is an improve
ment with which we certainly
have no quarrel.
Salvation For Family
Our Society has performed
a wonderful service in the
maintenance of the Home. It
provided a true home for
hundreds of waifs who would
have otherwise been thrown
out into the world yes out
into the streets.
In the years gone by when
our people were, in the main,
employed in heavy, dangerous
Work the incidents of fatal
accidents were numerous.
The bereaved mother had at
least the solace of knowing
that she could place her chil
dren in a Home which came
as close to the one they left
as was humanly possible.
She knew too that from the
And, of course, in the in
stances where children were
•Uddenly deprived of both
parents the Home was cer
tainly a welcome haven. This
haven is but 20 years young-
er than the Society itself. It
has served as the truest em
bodiment of our national gen
erosity.
It represents the concerted
effort of our people to live up
to the tenets of brotherly
love they are truly their
"brother's keeper."
Home Never Criticized
We personally have had the
opportunity of traveling far
and wide amongst our mem
bership.
The members have been
and will continue to be out
spoken—that is the hallmark
of our great organization. In
that traditionally inherent
disregard for "stara praksa
for stara praksa's sake" they
have been quick to question
the management of the Soci
ety. They have never been
reticent in criticizing policy
or expenditures, as is their
right.
We can say however,
and say it with pride, that
never have we heard even
a whisper of criticism re
garding the burden each
and every one of us shares
in the support of the Home.
It would seem that each
and every one of us—now
107,000 strong—feels that
the Children's Home of the
CFU is our own particular
altar of fraternalism.
Had the CFU done nothing
else in these 61 years of its
existance but maintain the
Home it would have truly
earned the respect and es
teem of everyone. It has in
deed carved a prominent
place for itself in the realm of
humanit a i a n i s m. It has
proudly adhered to the pre
cepts of the First Fraternal
ist.
Is it any wonder then that
our Union can boast of more
than 800 participants in its
current membership drive
Yes, this grass roots army of
recruiters is in itself a tri
bute to the organization.
These zealots are possessed
by a fraternalism which seeks
expression in the desire to
share membership with oth
ers. They are the dedicated
missionaries of a way of life
—the CFU life—the love of
fellow man!
(To Be Continued)
Columbus Lodge Plans
To Hold Picnic July 8
Columbus, Ohio Lodge
310 of the Croatian Frater
nal Union will hold its An
nual Picnic Sunday, July 8th,
at the well known Heiman
dale Grove in South Colum
bus. The Grove is a five min
ute drive from the Buckeye
Steel Casting Co., on the
Groveport Pike.
The outing will begin at
noon and continue until 11
PM, with admission to the
grounds free of charge.
We will have present two
orchestras, who will provide
standpoint of material re- entertainment for young and
quirements the children! old. One orchestra will pro
would in all probability be I vide modern dance music and
even better off.
In other cases the Home
was the salvation for a
family which lost a moth
er. The father could con
tinue to work and have
peace of mind in the know
ledge that his children were
well cared for. The family
ties were never severed.
the other will play your pol
kas, kolos and other folk
dances. For the children, a
playground is located on the
grounds.
The picnic menu will con
sist of hot barbecued lamb,
ham, Croatian pastries and
cooling drinks.
We invite the members of
our lodge, neighboring lodges
and all Croatians, Serbians
and other Slavs of Spring
field, Dayton and vicinity to
attend our annual outing.
will deliver the Welcoming
Address and then turn the
duties of Master of Ceremo
nies over to bro. Mark Les.
The lovely and talented He
len Vukovich will open the
A Special Meeting will also
be held on Wednesday, July
11, at 7:00 PM. All members
are urged to attend this ses
sion, as there will be very im
portant business to be dis
cussed.
May we also remind you
that our junior members of
Nest 185 will hold a picnic on
Sunday, July 15, at Clewell's
Park and Lodge 57C will
sponsor an outing at the came
place on Sunday, August 12.
A11 our members and
friends are cordially invited
to attend.
Three Farrell Groups
Will Picnic On July 8
Farrell, Pa. CFU Lodge
126, Nest 190 and the Sloga
Tamburitzans will jointly
sponsor a Picnic on Sunday,
July 8, at the George Borko
vich Farm in Frutsmill, Pa.
The outing will begin be
fore noon, when the first of
the barbecued lambs and pigs
will be ready. Those planning
to purchase some for their
noon meal are asked to con
tact, in advance, the Civic
Club, Joe Dzapo or Michael
Golub, so that a sufficient
supply may be prepared.
Those who do not have a
way to the picnic are asked
to come to the Croatian
Home. Likewise those who
will have room in their cars
for some extra passengers
are asked to come to the
Home
There will be good music
for your dancing and listen
ing pleasure and an enjoy
able time is promised to all.
Josip Dzapo, Pres.
Michael Golub, Sec'y.
Gates will open at 10 AM, and the barbecued lambs wall
be ready at noon, under the guidance of bro. Vinko Onto
nich. Hot and cold refresh-f
ments and baked delicacies
will also be served.
Around 2 PM, we will so
journ to the ballroom where
our president, Gilbert Zafran,
Official Organ Croatian Fraternal Union of America
English Section Wednesday, July 4, 1956 Page 9
So. California Central Committee In
Annual Outing July 8 At Croat Center
CFU Vice President Math Kovacevich
Scheduled To Deliver Principal Speech
Los Angeles, Calif. The Central Committee of South
ern California CFU Lodges are happy to announce comple
ted plans for their Annual Picnic which will take place on
Sunday, July 8, at the Croatian Recreational Center, 117th
and Budlong Avenue.
vacevich, President of Lodge
177 and 3rd Vice President
of the CFU.
Next the Yosemite Dancers
will entertain with thrilling
dances, dressed in authentic
costumes. Frankie Auble, Ma
ry Pickard's protege, will al
so be on hand to sing several
selections. While on the sub
ject of singing, I spoke with
Edo Lubich, who promised to
appear, if he is in town on
that date. We hope that his
busy schedule will permit
him to be with us.
Frank Petrovich and his
Haydukes Tamburitza O r
chestra will accompany the
singers and dancers and play
for kolo dancing, later in the
evening. The Melody Men Or
chestra will play in the eve
ning from 7 until midnight
and that means lots of polkas
and waltzes for your danc
ing pleasure.
"Come early and stay late"
is the warm welcome from
the entire Central Committee
and the Southern California
stage presentation with the
singing of our National An- Croatian Fra
them. Ous honored guest.
speaker will be bro. Math Ko-1
Bethlehem Lodge Sets
Special Meeting Date
Bethlehem, Pa. The
members of CFU Lodge 576
are hereby notified that the
next two regular meetings
will take place on Friday,
July 27, and Friday, August
24, at 7:30 PM, in the Croa
tian Home on E. 4th St.
ternal Union.
Mary M. Pickard, Pub.
Quip Choir Will Hold
Outdoors Fete July IS
Aliquippa, Pa. The "Ja
dran" Singing Society will
sponsor an outing on Sunday,
July 15, at the Serbian Park
on Broadhead Road.
Dance music will be fur
nished by the Jadran Tam
buritza Orchestra and the
"Jadran" Singing Society will
render a few selections.
Deliciously prepared barbe
cued lamb and a variety of
cooling drinks will be avail
able.
The friends of Jadran are
all cordially invited to attend.
Meeting July 8th For
Cleveland 403 Members
Cleveland, Ohio The
Meeting of CFU Lodge 403 is
scheduled for Sunday, July
8th, at Polish Falcons Hall,
7146 Broadway at 2 PM.
As you all know our An
nual Croatian Fraternal Uni
on Day will be held on Sun
day, August 26, at Puritas
Springs Park and we again
have a contestant represent
ing our lodge in the Populari
ty Queen Contest. We ask all
our members to cooperate in
selling tickets for the 1956
Buick, so that our contestant
can be crowned Queen.
Another important phase
of the meeting will be the re
ports of our Trustees.
Members are all urged to
attend.
Andy Tumbri, Rep.
Chi "Harmony" Choir
Awaits Moonllte Fete
Chicago, 111. Croatian
Singing Society "Harmony"
will hold its first Moonlight
Picnic, Saturday, July 7, at
the Yugoslav Grove, 5540 So.
Narrangansett Avenue, begin
ning at 5 PM.
Refreshments will include
barbecued lamb, pork and na
turally liquid refreshments.
There will be dancing to
the music of Frankie Kova
cic and his Orchestra begin-
Rox Lodges To Stage
Annual Outing July 8th
At Well Known Grounds
McKees Korks, Pa. The
two Rox affiliates of the Cro
atian Fraternal Union, Lodge
125 "Sveti Josip i Matija"
and Lodge 143 "Spirits" will
hold their annual picnic Sun
day, July 8th. As in the past
four years of this joint en
deavor, the site of the outing
will be the well known Ru
precht's Grove located off
McCoy Road in McKees
Rocks.
The committee composed
of officials from the two
lodges has made meticulous
arrangements for your ulti
mate satisfaction. Ruprecht's
Grove is accessible to our
out-of-town friends via U. S.
Route 51 over McCoy Road,
the foot of which is but 1500
feet from the south end of
the McKees Rocks—Nofrth
Side Pittsburgh bridge.
Janjetina to which we have
accustomed much of our non
Croat populace will be avail
able from 3:00 P. M. It is
expected that there will be a
clinking of glasses, tall and
short, of cooling refresh
ments.
Music for the picnic will
be furnished by the Three
Kings, whose rendition of
polka and jazz dance music
is assuredly expected to
satisfy the young and the old
timer.
Speaking of old-times, Mc
Kees Rocks is an old C. F. U.
colony, wherein even many
C. F. U. members from other
Pittsburgh area lodges reside.
This picnic then is a good op
portunity. to associate in an
atmosphere typically frater
nal and with a tinge of Cro
atian setting.
Picnickers will participate
in a drawing for a door prize
which will cost them nothing
in admission, the multiples of
opportunity to be ascertained
by the amount of refresh
ment tickets purchased.
In closing we extend you a
cordial invitation to Rup
recht's Grove, Sunday, July
8th, where plenty of shelter
against rain or sun and am
ple space for parking facilities
awaits you.
John Karpan, Chairman
George Vrcek, Vice-Chair.
Lodge 484 Picnic To
Star Famous Tammies
N e w i o n a
Lodge 484 of the Croatian
Fraternal Union of America
will hold its Annual Picnic
Sunday, July 15, at Wise's
Grove, New Brighton.
The outing site is located
off Route 88, often called
Mercer Road.
Providing the music for
dancing will be the nationally
known "Sloboda" Tamburitza
Orchestra of East Pittsburgh.
This ensemble has played
throughout the country and
ranks among the foremost
musical organizations in Ame
rica.
Barbecued lamb will be
prepared in the open on Sun
day, July 15, and no less than
ten will be available for con
sumption. Marko Zrille, Far
rell, Pa., will prepare this tra
ditional Croat delicacy.
Refreshments to suit the
individual taste will also be a
vailable. All CFU members
and their friends are invited
to attend.
Joseph Zimmerman, Pres.
Membership in the Croa
tian Fraternal Union is the
Hallmark of Brotherhood.
ning at 7:30 PM.
Everyone is invited to at
tend and join for a guaran
teed gop.d time.
Publicity Committee
Milwaukee Vans
Taking Vacation
June 17 Fiesta
Rousing Success
Milwaukee, Wise. "Van
guards" CFU Lodge 807 held
its regular monthly meeting
Thursday, June 14, 1956.
An enjoyable social hour
was enjoyed with the playing
of Croatian records and re
freshments were served. Ko
lo dancing was carried on
with Ann Puskarich and Wal
ter Kersmanoff doing some
spectacular performing.
Richard Malkovich, of Nest
630, has transferred to Lodge
807. His parents, Peter and
Mary Malkovich, have been
members for many years. We
are happy to have Richard
as a member with us.
Many of our members are
changing from the CFU's
old to the New Disability
Plan. The time in which to
make this changeover .with*
out a medical examination
has been extended to the end
of the year. We hope that the
rest of our members will take
advantage of this extension.
A new infant member has
joined our Nest. She is Debo
rah Lynn Evans, born May
11 to Mr. and Mrs. (nee Shir
ley Kobza) Evans. She is the
granddaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Kobza, very popu
lar Vanguard members of
long active standing.
The meetings of the sum
mer months of July and Aug
ust have been cancelled to
permit our members to vaca
tion. Olga and Fran Rocki
will be vacationing in the
East, the end of July.
Walter Gayske, President,
has just returned from a va
cation around the upper
north. He visited around the
Wisconsin peninsula, the
Menomonee Indian Reserva
tion, Ashland, Superior and
Duluth, Minnesota. He came
back through Kickapoo Val
ley and Madison. He reports
a grand time.
Charles Puskarich's luck
never ends. He was the lucky
winner of our Pot of Gold.
Recently, Walter Gayske's
daughter, Kathleen, made a
popular appearance as Queen
Juno of Mount Olympus.
"Home of Gods" was the
theme of the Annual Roman
Banquet of the Latin Club of
West Allis Central High
School.
We wish to express our
sincere gratitude to bro. Ste
phen F. Brkich, English Edi
tor of the Zajedničar, for his
fine address at our 8th An
nual Croatian Fraternal Uni
on Day Picnic, Sunday, June
17, at Arcadia Park Inn. The
people were greatly impress
ed with his address on how
we can become a stronger
and greater organization.
He is a fine hospitable,
congenial, fraternal brother
and a great promoter among
our people. He mixed sociably
with us the entire day.
We also extend our grati
tude to all our faithful and
diligent workers at the pic
nic. They all helped make it
a great event.
Republic Lodge Plans
Mid-Summer Festivities
Republic, Pa. The mem
bers of CFU Lodge 528 are
urged to attend, without fail,
the regular meeting which
will be held, Sunday, July 8th,
at the usual place and time.
At the last meeting held on
June 10, the members pre
sent decided to sponsor a pic
nic sometime in August, for
the benefit of our lodge and
Nest 189. We therefore wish
to have all members present
at the forthcoming meeting,
when we will appoint a com
mittee to take care of the
preparations, select workers
etc.
Remember the date of this
important meeting, July 8.
George Tomasevic, Sr., Rec.
Betty Krstich and Jerry Derich, Jr.
Hold Wedding Reception In Church Hal|
Toronto, Ont. The Holy
N a e o a n a o i
Church was the setting for
the marriage of Betty Krs
tich, daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Božidar Krstich,
and Jerry V. Derich, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry V. De
rich (Dragicevic) on Satur
day, February 11, 1956.
After the marriage vows
were completed, a reception
was held at the St. Sava Ser
bian Church Hall, with many
guests and well-wishers in
attendance.
Are there many people of
our CFU that are interested
in Croatian dances, language
and affairs? We could count
them on our fingers.
We know that sis. Knaflic
is a Milwaukee girl and is
doing all she can. Our Amer
ican mothers of Slav descent
are trying to carry this
through with her. We don't
want the members to say
that the Mother's Club is do
ing everything. We are try
ing to help you and to ask
our children to perform like
you had been asking others
in previous years to perform
for you.
If some of us like to do
charity work, as well as for
the welfare of our lodges and
club, it is up to us. We are.
the ones to fulfill the job we
don't see the one that is cri
ticizing doing it. Our Club is
trying its best to raise money
through card parties and oth
er affairs so that we can. pay
for our Halls where we prac
tice dancing. We also plan to
Let's all give a .good hand
when needed and appreciate
The groom's father is from
selo Supetar Otok Brać and
his mother Jessie is of Ca
nadian descent. Betty and
Jerry have both been mem
bers of "Canucks" C. F. U.
Lodge 975 for years.
On behalf of the members
of Lodge 975, I wish to ex
tend our sincerest greetings
and congratulations to the
young couple and wish them
the best of everything in
their future life together.
Milwaukee-West Aliis Mothers' Club
Going Concern In Spite Of Opposition
Malcontents Fail To Dampen Spirits Of
Group Which Has Done Much For Juveniles
Milwaukee, Wise. Now that most of the Hall affairs
are over with, the picnics begin and we look forward to the
Zajedničar to read the articles about such affairs.
To some of us it was a surprise to read about our sis.
Mitzie Knaflic, member of Lodge 255, and President and
organizer of the Mother's Club and the Kolo Group. We
know that in the event of an affair, she is a pretty busy gal.
Just why, because she is de
pendable, honest and sincere the ones that are working,
with her work, and being Some of us are smart in
known for her activities,| some things and ideas and
knows just how to go about
things.
We don't me$n that we
wouldn't know how, but
there are some lodge broth
ers and sisters and maybe
friends that we think will do
very well in the volunteer
work group. What sometimes
happens is that he is doing
more damage than profit, in
other words, stabbing the
chairman in the back, so that
members can laugh what a
failure the affair was.
Each To His Own Taste
some not. So, let's praise the
ones that are working. Let's
give credit where it's due.
Critics Miserable Lot
We know of certain people
that were contacting our
mothers, so that they drop
the Club. Then it was told
to us that these people would
like to see our club fail, so
that we could be laughed at. i
We all look forward to
reading the "Z" and the arti
cles of Mitzie Knaflic are
very interesting. When we
don't see an article written by
sis. Knaflic we wonder what
went wrong. It's surprising
how many of our people read
the Zajedničar that didn't In*
fore.
Now we see that sls. Knaf«
lie is the treasurer of thi
American Croatian Ra i e
Club. Now we know whert
their picnics and other affairs
are held and who are mem
bers. Before you heard that
we had the Croatian Radio
Hour but did we know if the
CFU was in it or not.
Follow CFU By-Laws
So please don't say that ft
person has more than he can
undertake. It is up to the in
dividual himself. If they see
fit to handle them, let them.
There were plenty of moth
ers that were on the old-fash
ioned side and always sat
home. You don't see that
now-a-days. They look for
ward to coming to our meet
ings as it is a means of re
laxation to them.
We don't have to have the
clutching or politics at our
start a tamburitza orchestra, i meeting, behind someone's
We haven't heard anyone say back, and don't discuss things
that they will donate us some
money, like you read in the
n e w s a e s w e e o e
Americans are donating .for
good causes.
that aren't connected with
the CFU By-Laws. We corres
pond with other Mother's
Clubs and give our ideas, as
well as they give us theirs.
Verna Toporsh
Mary Homes