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Page 9 \n\n Mata Kovacevich
Top Business Writer
Pa.
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Ohio
Cal.
Ind.
Mich.
Joseph Stanovich
He Would Be No. 1
Hath Kovacevich, Joseph Stanovich
Staging Pitched Battle To Emerge As
Campaign's Leading Insurance Writer
Canadian Recruiters Show No Signs Of
Easing Pressure On Stateside Brethren
As Two-Year Drive Starts Eleventh Lap
By Michael Grasha, Chairman, Campaign Comm.
PITTSBURGH Ten months of our two year mem
bership drive have elapsed! They were ten gratifying, rec
ord breaking, memorable months during which our dedica
ted army of volunteer recruiters did themselves proud and
enriched their Society by 4,824 new members.
Here is the month by month statistical recapitulation
of the new membership count and the insurance written:
Month Mew Members
January 461
February ... 538
March 514
April
May
June
July
August
September
October 499 457,500
Grand Totals .4,824 $4,257,900
Of these new members 3,993 were enrolled in the U. S.
and 831 into Canadian lodges or nests. The adult department
received 1,749 while 3,075 went into the Junior Order.
Insurance-wise our U.S. affiliates accounted (or
$3,454,300 in new coverage while Canada issued
$803,600. The Junior Order took $2,169,900 of the total
while the senior department received $2,088,000.
The number of proposers grows ever larger and now
stands at 1146. That is a self-appointed recruiting army that
any organization would be proud to have and we certainly
must be the envy of the fraternal world.
We print elsewhere mi these pages the names of those
who have earned 100 or more points. This list too grows ever
larger and now numbers 94 campaigners.
As is our custom, we cite here the names of our Big
Ten—the standout activists ill circle, of outstanding per
formers:
Lode« Nam« City IM.
177 Math Kovacevich, Los Angeles, Cal. 1035
895 Danica Markusic, Schumacher, Ont. 32 882
2 John Baron, Benwood, W. Va .. 50 752
32 Franjo Rudar, Chicago, 111 .. 50 706
930 August Herceg, Schumacher, Ont. ..
.. 37 672
975 Michael Mijatovich, Toronto, Ont .. 1$. 674
644 Joseph Stanovich, Hamilton, Ont 16* 634
288 George Balich, Indiana Harbor, Ind. ..'45 404
5 Michael Baich, Johnstown, Pa 2 354
70 Mary Julian, Chicago, 111 27 352
This listing too is most revealing and interesting. It
embraces 4 Canadians and 6 Americans—a most surprising
fact when we compare the Canadian-U.S. membership ratio
Which is about 1:10. Our Canadians have again earned for
themselves the plaudits of the entire CFU membership.
This list shows us also that bro. Joseph Stanovich
with his 168 points for the month was the top producer.
In fact his total of insurance written thus far—$69,600
is second only to thaf of the top man, bro. Math Kova
cevich, who has written up $88,500 to this point. From
another standpoint—that of the number of members em
rolled bro. Stanovich's 93 at the end of October is TOPS.
Keeping in mind that the cost of the projected trip to
Europe in 1960 will be 700 points we see that 4 of our cam
paigners have already earned the trip and that bro. August
Herceg with his 672 is very close to the goal. We are pleased
to see that no one is relaxing however and that even those
already well over the goal continue to work.
We've checked also the state and provincial breakdown
juid find that the 184 campaigners with 50 or more points
are grouped as follows:
Minn.
W. V*.
Colo.
Mont.
Neb.
Utah
New ImirMM
$376,000
453,600
437,200
Wash.
Wis.
Conn.
Mo.
N. Mex.
N. Y.
We'?» powonnl)y sat oar sigMs on a 7—r sod «m1 «f
Wye. 1
Canada
Ont. 27
Que. 5
Going back to the month by month recruiting results,
We must admit the obvious—the fact that there was some
backsliding in October after that record high in September.
Jn membership comparison the month was outclassed also
by February and March. In the amount of new coverage
•ales however only the spectacular performance of Septem
ber eclipsed October's production.
Rochester 85 In
Huge Celebration
Of 60th Milestone
Charter Member
And 50-Year Vets
Hailed By Throng
By Stephen F. Brkich
English Editor
PITTSBURGH During
his nearly two decades of
service on the CFU Home
Office scene first as a
Clerk, later as a Sports Di
rector, and since 1948 as the
English Editor of The Zajed
ničar the writer attended
numerous major functions
sponsored by various Lodges,
Nests, and Central Commit
tees of the Society.
On occasions, we were cast
in the role of the "speaker of
the day."
On a great many others we
were called on to serve as
either the Master of Ceremo
nies or Toastmaster as
signments we take a partic
ular liking to.
But never have we presi
ded over a CFU gathering to
match the one which came to
pass Saturday, Nov. 1, 1958,
in East Rochester, Pa., under
the aegis of the Society's
Abraham Lincoln" Lodge
85.
Looked Good On Paper
Some time has elapsed since
the officials and members of
Lodge 85 decided to mark the
60th Anniversary this year
of their Lodge.
Once that decision was
reached, it followed that the
Lodge should also pay tribute
to its sole surviving Charter
Member and to all in its
ranks with 50 or more years
of membership in the Croa
tian Fraternal Union.
Later it was decreed 1)
that a Banquet be held
Nov. 1 at the East Roches
ter firemen's Hail 2) that
the English Editor of the
Zajedničar be invited to act
as the Toastmaster and
8) that a CFU Home Of
fice official and high Bea
ver County political leader
be asked to address the cel
ebrants.
All of which looked good on
paper. But many things have
looked good on the pages of
the Official Organ, only to
"die at the gate" when the
show played to a half-empty
house.
Happily, this was not to be
the fate of the Lodge 85 fete
of Nov. 1.
A Surprising Turnout
On the contrary, the lar
gest banquet crowd in the
history of the sponsoring
membership turned out that
night for the 60th Anniver
sary celebration of "Abra
ham Lincoln" Lodge 85.
There were no empty seats
around the tables in East
Rochester's spacious i e
men's Hall as the ladies of
Lodge 85 set out to serve a
home-cooked meal.
Nor were the patrons
"home grown.** No, they
Chicagoan Fourth To Claim Trip To Yugoslavia
NOVEMBER 12, 1958
South Omaha Members
in Elections Dec. 7th
SO. OMAHA, Neb. Cro
atian Fraternal Union Lodge
101 will hold its annual elec
tion of officers on Sunday,
December 7.
All members are urged to
attend so that they may vote
for the persons whom they
think will best serve their
lodge.
The elections will be held
after the regular pionthly
meeting and refreshments
will follow.
George W. Furtich, Pres.
Steve Galovich, Rec.
George M. Kocsis, Sec'y.
came from as far away as
Rural Ridge, Pa., Balti
o e, Md., Pittsburgh,
Rankin, Pa., Ellwood City,
Pa., Midland, Pa., and other
CFU centers miles from
East Rochester.
Present also were delega
tions from nearby Conway
and Aliquippa, as well as rep
resentatives from New Brigh
ton, Beaver Falls, Rochester,
and other local communities.
Cynosure of All Eyes
The Anniversary Banquet
opened with an Invocation by
Rev. Armand Yeaglin, Pas
tor of St. Cecilia's R. C.
Church, Rochester.
President Margaret Zup
sic of Lodge 85 then made
the guests feel at home with
a brief address of welcome.
Dinner over, the writer
as Toastmaster opened the
program with the introduc
tion of the Lodge's sole i
surviving Charter Member,
George Borkovich, and 6 of
its 10 Fifty-Year-P 1 u s
Members who were able to
turn out for the occasion,
Mara Rotart, Janko Zupcic,
Juro Matesic, Ivan Banic,
Franjo Hacko, and Peter
Carević.
Unable to attend due to
failing health were Theodore
Jackson, Juro Kasunic, Josip
Modrusan, and David Korak.
It was pointed out as these
11 veterans were being given
a rousing, standing ovation
that their membership in the
Croatian Fraternal Union to
taled 589 years!
Prothonotary At Best
The first of the two guest
speakers was Anthony J. Ku
bik, Prothonotary of Beaver
County and widely known
member and former officer of
Aliquippa Lodge 423.
Brief and to the point, bro.
Kubik praised the evening's
honorees for their many
years of devotion to and faith
in the Croatian Fraternal
Union and thanked them for
6000 new members. With but 2 months of that period left
we still need 1176. Admittedly, that is an ambitious goal.
It means that we will have to average 588 new members
each of the two months left It can be done if we all put
our shoulders to the wheel.
We appeal to each and every campaigner, those of you
on our roll of honor, those who have not yet earned 50
points but are doing their best to get there and, yes, to
every single CFU member, to get out and make a deter
mined effort to find at least one new member.
Our secretaries and nest managers have a special
interest in the drive for in addition to the very generous
proposer awards your Society gives you for the new
member, you have the Membership Conservation and
Per Capita awards to "shoot" for. The bigger your mem
bership the bigger will be that extra award.
Campaigners, your work thus far has been exemplary
—a credit to you and your organization. Let's all now give
that assignment just a little extra push and finish the year,
and this first phase at the two-year campaign, in a blaze
«k*T.
Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress To
Stage 47th Convention In Pittsburgh
Duquesne University Tamburitzans Will
Perform During Annual Convention Fete
(Continued From Page 7)
gress, November 18-19, the
delegates will be given a de
tailed report on our action in
this respect, as well as on
other important questions
and matters which have come
up, and which affect frater
nal organizations in Penna.
Banquet November 18
At these annual sessions of
state fraternal congresses,
only the delegates represent
ing the member-societies have
the privilege of speaking and
voting however, any member
may attend as a guest.
Particularly in the case of
fraternal societies in the con
vention cities, it is customary
for a number of lodge officers
and members to attend as
guests and spectators.
1 think it would be nice,
and certainly proper, as
well as beneficial, particu
larly for our lodge officers,
officials and rank-and-file
members from the Pitts
burgh area to attend the
annual meeting of the
e n n s y v a n i a a e n a
Congress to be held later
this month as guests.
Registration of delegates
and gnestV will take place
Tuesday morning, Nov. 18,
from 8:00 to 10:00 o'clock.
The Congress will be called
to order at 10:00 a.m.
In the evening of the same
in the same hotel, at which
the guest speaker will be The
Very Reverend Vernon F.
Gallagher, President of the
famous Duquesne University.
During the banquet, the
well-known Duquesne Univer
sity Tamburitza Orchestra
will furnish the music and
will entertain all present with
a one-hour show.
Tickets Still Available
I have appointed our Su
preme Secretary, Brother Jo
seph Bella, to be chairman of
the Banquet Committee.
All lodge officers, officials,
and individual members who
can attend, if not the sessions
of the Congress, then at least
the banquet in the evening,
may contact Brother Bella
for admission tickets.
If a sufficient number of
our members will attend
and indicate their inten
tions in time, we will en
deavor to reserve a special
table for our members.
We would be pleased to see
a nice number of our mem
bers from the Pittsburgh area
at the banquet, as well as dur
ing the two-day session of
the Congress, so that the
members of our own Society
can see what takes place at
these meetings, and realize
how important it is that the
Croatian Fraternal Union be
day, Tuesday, at 7:00, a Con- well represented in such State
vention Banquet will be held, Congresses.
Sick Benefit Dep't Explains Clauses
Of Importance To Members 65 Or Older
Dec. 31, 1947, and Jan. 1, 1948, Used
In Ruling On Status Quo Of Aged Members
By John Ovcarich, Sec'y. Sick Benefit Dep't.
PITTSBURGH Recent
weeks have found the Soci
ety's Sick Benefit Dep't re
ceiving a lot of mail from
members who have already
reached or are nearing the
age of 65 years.
Insured, of course, fer
Sick Benefits, these mem
bers seem uncertain regard
ing their standing when
they attain or surpass the
age of 65 years.
Some feel that once they
reach 65 they are no longer
entitled to Sick Benefits still
others that they are entitled
to only 50% of the present
Sick Benefits when they reach
this stage in life.
In both cases, the opinions
of these particular members
are incorrect.
Here are the facts which
should guide all concerned in
such cases.
1) All who joined the Soci
ety on or before Dec. 31,1947,
and were insured for Sick
Benefits from the date of
their acceptance, are entitled
to Sick Benefits AFTER they
reach the age of 65 years.
2) All those who became af
filiated with the Croatian
Fraternal Union on or after
Jan. 1, 1948, and signed for
such additional protection,
ARE NOT eligible to receive
Sick Benefits after attaining
age 65. Nor are they required
to pay dues for same after
reaching the age in question.
The latter case is very
In Section 266
of the By-Laws of the Croa
tian Fraternal Union.
We are glad to bring these
explanations before our Lodge
Secretaries in particular and
our American and Canadian
members in general.
Further, we trust that
the explanations are clear
and to the point.
However, we will gladly
answer any correspondence
you may have regarding the
matter and cooperate in clari
fying anything the reader
may have in mind.
We are here to serve you.
Conway Clubrooms To
Be Scene Of Fish Fry
CONWAY, Pa. The
Lodge. 540 Croatian Home
Clubrooms will be the scene
Friday, Nov. 14 of a Fish Fry.
Serving is scheduled to
start at 5:30 p.m. and con
tinue thereafter on an "aH
you can eat" basis. Frying
the fish will be experts
versed in the arts.
Take out orders will also
be given prompt attention.
Call the Club, tell the steward
what you want, then come
around and pick up your or
der.
Better yet, plan to come to
the Club on Friday, Nov. 14,
for a delicious meal, some ap
propriate refreshments, and
then stay with us for the Fri
day night fights on television.
Edward Kotevao, Pm.
Milwaukee School
Draws 65 Students
Amazing Turnout
Stuns Instructors
(Continued From P. 7)
tend the 55th Anniversary
celebration and banquet of
Lodge 255 which was held in
the Sacred Heart Church Hall
on N. 49th Street in Milwau
kee.
Here, too, the attendance
was much more than the
committee had anticipated
with the result that the food
ran out before everyone was
fed.
It is estimated that almost
300 people jammed the hall
to pay their respects to Lodge
255, which was quite a tribute
to the host Lodge.
It was very pleasant to
see an old custom still be
ing observed by their mem
bership, that is, each Lodge
congregated at the en
trance to the hall and
marched to their respective
tables in a body.
Following this ceremony,
the program is then officially
opened, after which all those
members who wish to remain
purchase their banquet tic
kets and receive their meal.
During the meal, the mem
bers were serenaded by the
Elias Tamburitza Orchestra
of Kenosha, who also provi
ded the dance music after the
banquet.
All in all, I had a wonderful
week-end in Milwaukee in the
company of many old friends
and quite a few new acquain
tances.
In conclusion, I wish to
thank our Supreme Board
Member, bro. Hinich and his
family, and our old friend,
bro. Mike Sostarich and his
family, for the hospitality
they extended to me during
my stay in their fine city.
New Flint Home
A Going Concern
Committee Ready
For Nov. 16 Meet
FLINT, Mich. The next
regular meeting of Lodge 561
should prove to be one of
the most interesting such
gatherings in many months.
The date, Sunday, Nov. 16.
Scheduled to start at 2
p.m., the regular meeting will
be devoted to the discussion
and disposal of routine busi
ness.
Following this we will
call to order a General
Membership Meeting, at
which time your Control
ling Committee will give
you a complete report on
the progress made to date
on our new Home.
So many of you have shown
such interest in your new
Home that we feel a banner
crowd will be on hand for
this Sunday, Nov. 16, meet
ing.
Please be present and favor
us with your suggestions and
good counsel.
Charles J. Marold, Sec'y.
Trafford Nest Losing
Manager As of Nov. 16
TRAFFORD, Pa. All
members of CFU Lodge 541
are requested to attend the
regular monthly meeting on
Sunday, November 16.
At that time it will be ne
cessary to elect a new Nest
Manager, due to the fact that
bro. Joe Zegar has served
notice that he will resign
from this position, effective
Sunday, November 16.
It is the duty of every
member to attend.
Rudolph Mandich, Rec.
0 CO-OPERATION
FOSTERS
V UNITY
TFrank Rudar Is
Fourth To Claim
Award of Awards
Chicagoan Joins
Growing List Of
Campaign Winner«
By Joseph Bella
Campaign Secretary
PITTSBURGH One bf
one, slowly but surely, the
months are passing by in osr
current membership e a m
paign and before we know a*
realize it the campaign wfll
be officially overs
It's true that there are 14
more months remaining,
which seems like a long ttm^
but when we stop and cons^
August Herceg
Yugoslavia Or Bust
der that 1959 is a convention
year, one wonders just hem
much time and effort will be
devoted to the campaign next
year.
Therefore, the longer w
delay our all-out efforts, the
tougher will be the task of
qualifying for a grand prize
award as the deadline for the
campaign starts creeping up
on us.
Since our last monthly re
port to you, we had expected
to add several more names
to our list of 3 grand prize
winners, but as it turned out
the month of October pro
duced only one such person.
He is none other thaa
the hard working brother
Franjo Rudar of Lodge 82
in Chicago, who has finally
reached the top rung of the
ladder with 706 points,
which represents 73 new
members.
We congratulate bro. Ru
dar on becoming the 4th
member of our qualified
group, and we are more than
certain that the membership
of his lodge are also very
proud of his achievement«.
In scanning over the fig
ures, we note that bro. Geo.
Balich of Lodge 288 in Indi
ana Harbor has now amassed
404 points to his credit, and
he too should be among the
winners in the States beforf
too long.
Crossing the border 1»
our Canadian neighbors,
we find another perpetual
hard campaigner who al
most made the grade but
did pot have quite enough
push to qualify as of this
writing.
He is bro. August Herceg
of Lodge 930 in Schumacher,
Ontario, who has 672 points
to his credit. He too should
be among the winners before
long.
We have two others who
are well on their way in the
persons of bro. Michael Mi
jatovich of Lodge 975 in To
ronto with 574 points and
bro. Joseph Stanovich of
Lodge 644 in Hamilton, who
raised his total from 366 to
534 during October.
There are many others who
are inching their way to the
top with each passing month,
and we hope to single out as
many individuals during the
campaign as we possibly can,
or as time and space will al
low.