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In North America
Society's Assets
$25 Millions Plus
McKEES ROCKS. Pa
Lodge meetings not being at
tended as they once were, an
occasional epistle, if the
writer can vouch for some de
gree of regularity, may be
the means of getting the CFU
message to the Rox members.
Even chitchat has its value
if, occasionally, a word about
the CFU gets in edgewise in
your daily conversation.
With the appalling ab
senteeism, which is prevalent
not onty among CFU lodges,
but in other organizations
and not necessarily always
fraternal orders, the average
member gets to know less
and lees about that to which
he belongs or what he pays
toward.
How many local mem
bers, in this age when a
$1000.00 certificate's pro
tective value has been de
valued by inflation, know
that the Croatian Fraternal
Union can underwrite you
up to ten thousand dollars?
Five thousand dollars with
out a medical examination if
you fall within a certain age
bracket?
How many know that the
CFU has its own "shield" in
the Income Defender Policy
certificate which pays, pro
portionately, up to $100.00 a
month if incapacitated to the
point of losing time at work?
These and many other fea
tures one learns by attending
meetings, assuming a lodge
office, and by weekly scan
ning the Zajedničar.
A Vast Organization
Fraternal societies have
grown, too, from assets of
264 million in 1915 to 2 and
78-100ths billion at the close
of 1956.
The largest of these is
the Aid Association for
Lutherans with assets in
excess of 228 million dol
lars. The Croatian Frater
nal lTnion with 25 million
plus dollars ranks 24th.
'We point to this solidarity
kat someone may think that
we are trying to inveigle
them into an insecure field
or that being protected within
a fraternal society, begun by
their parents, is a risk.
On the contrary it is as
much an honor to belong as
being asked to join. In fact
the fraternals could well nigh
become exclusive where
your application to join would
go begging in place of being
solicited.
Even though many mem
bers do not give it too much
thought, the fraternal organi
zations and commercial insur
ance companies, as much as
banking institutions, come
under direct supervision of all
states where they do busi
ness.
100% Fratenalist
True that some members
on the local level give and
have given more of their time
to the lodge than others.
Locally one of these has
been Anton Grgurich, for
years identified as Secre
tary of senior Lodge 125,
who just rounded out a
half century of CFl mem
bership.
For one throwing bread out
on the waters and giving of
his leisure time to furthering
the Society, bro. Grgurich hai
been a shining example, and
if you know the size and gait
of him, he has not lost too
much in being as active as
EVERY MEMBER
GET A MEMBER
Nationally Known
Member Of Society
Expert On Disasters
NEW YORK Matthew
M. Braidech. research direc
tor, Fire Prevention and En
gineering Standards Depart
ment of the National Board
of Fire Underwriters,. is a na
tionally-recognized authority
in the fields of fire protection
and fire prevention.
Among this department's
activities are those related
to fire hazards in industry,
These hazards include the
storage, handling, process
ing and transportation of I
hazardous materials and
commodities and the de
sign. construction, arrange
ment and use of buildings,
structures and equipment
required for the various
operations.
The newer atomic energy
processes arc under consider
ation.
In research, study, and
evaluation of these problems,
special surveys are prepared
that are directed towards the
development of suitable safe
guards, protective measures
and standards of fire safety.
In On Great Disasters
He is currently chairman of
the Committee on Chemicals
and Explosives of the Nation-
Protection Association-
Matthew M. Braidech I
Matthew M. Braidech
Fire Chiefs in a military Council ('45) for research on
course for Radiological De- chemical warfare agents and
fense Officers at Edgewood military water supplies.
Arsenal and subsequently was
made chairman of the IAFC
Committee on Radiological
Hazards in Fire Fighting,
which group prepared and
published the two reports:
(1) Radiation Hazards of
Mr. Braidech has been a Radioactive Isotopes in Fire
special investigator in many|Emergencies (2) Radiation^
fire and explosion disasters,
These include the Cleve
land Clinic Nitrocellulose
Film Fire ('27) East Ohio
Gas Disaster ('44) Texas
City Disaster ('47) Hol
land Tunnel Chemical Fire
('49) the South Amboy
Port Expl o s i o n ('49)
Brighton Gas Fire ('51)
General Motors Hydraulic
Plant Fire at Livonia, Mich.
('53) the USS Leyte and
the USS Bennington Air
craft Carrier explosions
('58 and '54) and the
Brooklyn, X. Y. Pier Fire
and Explosion ('56).
Monitoring Fundamentals'
for the Fire Service.
Mr. Braidech is a native
of Cleveland, Ohio, and a
graduate of Ohio State
University in chemical en
gineering with B. Ch. E.
('25) and Ch. E. ('31).
He is a fellow of the Amer
jican Institute of Chemists, a
member of the National
Scientific Honorary Society of
Sigma Xi, the American In
stitute of Chemical Engineers,
the American Chemical Soci
ety, and other important
technical organizations.
Commissioned Colonel
Among the awards he has
received are Ohio State Uni­
., ous achievement in engineer
tee in the American Chemical i. ...
nig research, the John Goodell
Medal for 1957 for meritori
Prize ('36) of the American
Fire Fighting Reports Water Works Association,
In 1948 he represented the and a Merit Citation of the of associations
International Association of
National Defense Research' groups.
Mid-West Tarn Alumni Shape Reunion Outing For Saturday, July 13th
CHICAGO, 111. On Sat-, parts of the United States, as ing of the evening.
urday evening, July 13. the!well as the Tamburitzans! Barbecued lamb will be a
Chicago-Midwest Alumni of themselves,from i tsburgh. vailable from 4:00 p.m., in
the Duquesne University This picnic-celebration will fact, the picnic itself begins at
Tamburitzans welcomes all mark the first Tamburitzan 14:00 p.m.. lasting until the
Cliicagoland to its Moonlight. Alumni Reunion in Chicago, wee hours. A variety of re
Picnic. This event will be held,
in celebration of the 20th An
niversary year of the exis
tence of this famed education
al and cultural organization,
at the Dosen-Saban Grove,
96th and Commercial Avenue,
So. Chicago.
Music for the picnic will be
provided by the Alumni and
Tammies, in the famed Tam
buritzan style that has made
the kolo so popular all over ,,
,,
the United States. For this ,,,
reason we welcome all lovers
of the tamburitza and its mu
Honored guests of the Chi- sic, for we know you will alljvers^ Tamburitzans.
cago-Midwest Alumni will be want to take part in the fes- Marie Culjak, Pub.
Tamburitzan Alumni from all tive dancing and music mak- D.U.T. Midwest Alumni
Before bt,giluling his
reer with the National
Board in 1945, Mr. Brai
dech was chief chemist, De
partment of Public Utilities,
City of Cleveland, from
1926 to 1936, and for 10
years thereafter Professor
of Industrial Chemistry at
Case Institute of Technolo
gy there.
During World War II he
was principal chemical engi
neer consultant to the Office
of the Rubber Director and
he currently holds a reserve
commission as Colonel in the
United States Public Health
Service because of his inter
est in disaster control and
emergency planning.
Mr. Braidech represents the
National Eoard on several im
portant technical committees,
including the Fire Safety Ad
visory Council of the Manu
facturing Chemists' Associa
tion of the United States and
the Committee on Plastics of
the American Society for
Testing Materials.
He is also technical consul
tant on various safety boards
and committees of a number
and trade
freshments will also be oil
hand.
We welcome all our friends
from the Chicago area, and
all out-of-town guests from
-. i-x.- around the country, to cele
brate with us the 20th Anni
versary of the Duquesne Uni-
Matthew John Ostoyich Receives His
B. A. Degree From Univ. Of New York
Cementou Lodge 243 Member Will Teach
American History In Boiceville School
CEMENTON, N. Y. At! State in the Truman Ad
the 113th Annual Commence- ministration.
ment exercises held Sunday, i The day's events began
June 16, by the State Univer- with a Baccalaureate Mass,
sity of New York, College for offered by Rev. Donald L.
Teachers, at Albany, N. Y., Starks, Newman Club Chap-j
Matthew John Ostoyich, CFU lain, who delivered the ser-.
Lodge 243 member, received mon "I am the Light, the
the Bachelor of Arts Degree. Truth and the Word". Father
Oscar E. Lanford, Dean of Starks was assisted by Msgr.
the College presented the 418 Edward A. Moginn, pastor of
candidates for the
Degree and the 139 candidates
for the Master's Degree to
Evan Revere Collins, Presi
dent of the College, for con
ferral of the AB and MA de
grees.
Howland H. Sargeant, B.
A., M. A. and B. Litt., and
a Rhodes Scholar, delivered
the commencement address
on "Are We Serious About
our Education?" Mr. Sar
geant is the President of
the American Committee on
Liberation and a former
Assistant Secretary of
Milwaukee Area Moms
Hail Success Of Fete
MILWAUKEE, W i s c.
CFU Nests 18,473 and 81 and
the Mothers Club sponsored
their 5th Annual Mothers Day
Celebration on Saturday, May
11, 1957, with a Banquet and
Dahce at Juneau Hall.
After a very delicious sup
per, the program was opened
by the Mistress of Ceremo
nies, Mary Komes. Kolos were
danced by the junior and
teen-aged groups, under the
direction of Mitzie Knaflic and
Mary Panich, respectively. A
group of boys from the YM
CA, with the help of their
narrator and instructor, Don
ald, portrayed a few Indian
dances.
A couple of accordion num
bers were done by Kleppa and
his buddies and then our
teen-age group sang a few
songs in Croatian and Eng
lish.
The grand finale was the
appearance of our guest
speaker, bro. Joseph Bazda
rich, 1st Vice President of the
CFU. Bro. Bazdarich gave a
very interesting talk and la
ter crowned our second CFU
Queen of Milwaukee, Mary
Panich.
Mary is the 17 year old
daughter of Mary Komes and
a member of Nest 81. We
know that bro. Anich must
have been very proud to see
that once again the queen
crowned was one of his mem
bers. Next in line, according
to the number of points earn
ed, was Sharon Toporsh.
After the coronation the
queen received a reward for
her hard work, a lovely cam
era. Pictures of the corona
tion ceremonies were taken by
bro. Puskarich.
The gala evening closed
with dancing to the music
furnished by the accordions
of the West Allis Music Cen
ter, Ralph Studemann in
charge.
St. Vincent de Paul's Church,
where the Mass was held, and
Vicar-General of the Albany
[Diocese.
I Matthew graduated from
jCatskill High School in Cat
skill, N. Y., June, 1953. From
there he went to State Col
lege for Teachers at Albany,
where he was active as As
sociate Editor of the college
newspaper, Literary Editor
of the College Yearbook, As-j
sociate Editor of the College
Handbook, and a member of
the Newman Club, the Catho-1
lie student's club on campus
'at State.
Matt's favorite sports and
hobbies are swimming, tennis
and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
He is the son of Joseph
and Pera Ostoyich, who ori
ginally came from Plina in
Croatia, Yugoslavia. They
also have a daughter, Ma
ry, who is a Private Secre
tary with the International
Business Machines corpor
ation in Kingston, N. Y.
All are active members of
Lodge 243 in Cementon.
This coming Fall, Matt will
be Senior High School Amer
ican History instructor at
Onteora Central School in
Boiceville, N. Y.
East Chicago Chorus
In Smash Concert Hit
EAST CHICAGO, Ind.
On Sunday, May 26, the
"Sloga" Croatian Singing So
ciety held its Spring Concert
and Dance. It was heart
warming to the participating
members to see and hear how
well attended the concert was.
We thought, for a while,
that the people were begin
ning to forget Croatian musi
cal culture, but the attendance
and applause at our recent
concert disproved the thought
100rr.
We were honored by the
presence of Mr. Z. I. Kerhin,
President of the National
Federation of Singers, and the
beloved Croatian composer
and his wife, Prof, and Mrs.
Rudolph Matz.
After the concert, Mr. Matt
Rivich, president of "Sloga"
I presented a check to Prof,
Matz as a small token of ap
preciation to him and his wife
for a wonderful relationship
while they were in the coun
try during the past two years.
He was a great inspiration to
our chorus, and I am sure to
all the other Croatian Choru
ses in the U. S. A.
May he and his wife live
long, in the best of health, and
come once again to the great
land of America to visit with
us.
We would like to thank the
various local CFU lodges,
CCU lodges, "Zora", "Prera
dovic", "Croatia" and "Har
mony" Singing Societies, the
local newspapers, the Zajedni
čar and everyone that helped
advertise, sell tickets, work,
I etc., to make our Spring Con
cert such a wonderful success.
A special thanks to our be
loved director, Mr. Charles
Stephans, for without him
none of the above mentioned
i would have been possible.
We wish to take this oppor
tunity to thank all the volun
teer workers, those who do
nated the home baked goods
Mid everyone else who helped
Thanks again, one and all,
for you have proved to us
i that you believe our work is
(worthwhile and appreciated.
Mrs. Nicholas Žafran
in any way to make our Moth
ers Day affair successful.
Mitzie Knaflic, Chair.
Southern Reporter In
Paeans Of Praise For
All-University Tammies
By Charles Hoofnaglc
ater Thursday night will have qaTES
chances to see it there tonight I yeg^
row at the same hour.
This group of students
from Pittsburgh, Pa., col
leges and universities, spe
cializing in folk songs and
dances of the Balkan coun
tries in Southern Europe,
has one of the most charm
ing and lively programs
presented i n connection
with the International Na
val Review or any other
time for that matter.
This combination
sonality,
spontaneous throughout.
Down To Half A Coconut
The present group is es-
The group takes its name
from the tamburitza, a tra
ditional instrument of Cro
atia and Serbia, which
probably had its origin in
the Perian tambura, a
member of the mandolin
and balalaika family which
comes in all sizes from that
of the cello down to half a
coconut.
There were no programs
last night, the entire show be
ing run by a master of cere
monies who was also the con
ductor and chief Tamburitzan.
Had Them All Shook Up
The songs were from most
of the Balkan countries
atia, Albania, as well as even
Italian and Greek and Tur­
Brighton 484 Outing
To Feature Tam Stars
July 10, 1957.
Junior
Jottings
Michael Grasha
Junior Order Director
HAMPTON ROADS now hear THIS! FOR A
Fortunately those who missed MERE $8.95 THE JUNIOR
the opening show of the Tam-, ORDER DEPARTMENT OF
wi+,0„0 thP Ppnfpr The 'TKE CFU IS NOW GIVING
buritzans at the Center
NEW BRIGHTON, Pa.
Camaraderie will reign
high here Sunday, July 21,
when the members of Croa-
provide the music on the oc-jreturn
casion.
These young men are mem
bers of the internationally
famed Duquesne University
Tamburitzans and each is a
musical star in his own right,
The usual hot barbecued
lamb will be available, along
with all the other solid and
liquid refreshments.
All members and friends of
the sponsoring lodge and
other lodges and organiza
tions of the area are invited
to attend.
at 8:30 or in Portsmouth at(I.ajsed eyebrows and look of
the Willett Auditorium tomor-
on your, dear read-
'ers, faces for this is hard to
believe. And yet, it's a faft
as we can, and shall, prove in
this article. We frankly ad
mit that it
was a surprise
jeven to us, but it just goes to
(prove that your Society has
(bargains galore and bar
gains unbelievable,
We received an inquiry re
cently from a new but zeal
ous and energetic Nest Man
ager about our Single Premi
um coverages. Specifically, he
has a junior prospect, 7 years
of age, for a $2000 Educa-
oi Per" tional Endowment at Age 18
enthusiasm, good certificate.
looks and talent had the audi
ence of navy men and civilians
clapping, shouting and stopp
ing with glee through a fast
moving two-hour program
"Is it true that maturity
options for a $2000 certifi
cate are twice those quoted
ill the Manual for $1000?"
Yes, that is correct and
that was skillfully prepared,1 this prospect will pay and
yet seemed impromptu and what he will get in return.
sentially amateur, having tract. is $1542.01 ($816.80
been made up from students first thousand plus $725.21
who are about to enter vari- ^or the second)
ous private careers after their
tour closes, to be replaced
next season by a new group.
They yield nothing to profes
sionals in the enjoyment they
can provide.
Gain Of $523.99 But
At age 7 the Single Premi
um cost of a $2000 Education
al Endowment at Age 18 con-
The dividends on all Single
Premiums are $3 per thou
sand annually after the first
anniversary. This member
will therefore receive 11 divi
dends to age 18, thus further
reducing the total cost by $66
to a net $1476.01 ($1542.01
$66.00).
Now that we have estab
lished the exact amount of the
cost to the member let us see
what the Croatian Fraternal
Union will give back to him.
At certificate maturity
18th birthday in the
case of an Educational En
dowment at Age 18 he
may, if he so desires, with
draw the full $2000 for
which he has paid exactly
$1476.01. Here we see a net
gain of $523.99.
This choice, though show
ing an impressive profit, is
not the best however for with
it comes severence of mem
bership and further protec
tion.
Plus $1467.06 in Cash
much better selection
ing two options:
Option I the member
kish and there was even may elect a cash settlement
one sung in French.
All the singers and dan
cers were most attractive
personally, obviously enjoy
ing themselves thoroughly
eager to please and delight
ed with the uninhibited ap
plause they were getting
back from the audience.
As a finale they turned
American and gave with the
rock 'n' roll and other up-to-
of $1467.06 and in addition
'(and WHAT an addition) a
fully paid up certificate in
the amount of $2000 which
'amount the Society is obli
gated to pay as a death ben
efit.
We have here now a paid
up $2000 certificate plus a
return of $1467.06 in cash
and for this, the membef
has paid a net S1476.01.
IF WE SUBTRACT TH$|
CASH RETURN FROM THE
NET COST ($1476.01-$1476.-
e minute entertainment 106) WE CAN READILY SEE
which comes to them quite as, THAT THE NEW, BUT FUL
naturally as to other Amer-. LY" AID UP $2000 CERTI-
FICATE WILL HAVE COST
BUT $8.95. UNBELIEV
ABLE YOU SAY, PER
HAPS. BUT TRUE JU3T
THE SAME.
Pay Handsome Dividends
We have, as mentioned a
bove, a second option at ma
turity.
In lieu of withdrawing the
full or part of the $2000, the
tian Fraternal Union Lodge member may make the choice
484 stage their Annual Pic-!of taking out no cash and re
nic at Wise's Grove, Route 88
instead a fully paid
up certificate in the amount
of $7506.00.
When we consider the fact
(off Mercer Road), on the
outskirts of New Brighton.
Those who go for dancing that for this he will have paid
will be pleased to learn that'but $1476.01 we can easily
the Sava River Boys of Pitts-1 ?ee th?-t her® too a bargain is
i in evidence. In this case your
burgh have been engaged to
$6029.99 in excess
of net receipts from the mem-
ber.
We should keep in mind
the fact that in the selec
tion of either Option I or
Option II the low, low net
costs will be even further
lowered by the annual d|?
vidends which will be r$i»
ceived on the paid up certi
ficates.
In future articles we shtf
analyze each of the other
junior permanent type certifi
cates and how Single Premi
um payment on them makes
an attractive contract even
more appealing.