Fraternity-Testvériség, 1965 (43. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1965-12-01 / 12. szám

FRATERNITY

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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE HUNGARIAN REFORMED FEDERATION OF AMERICA Edited by the Officers of the Federation

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Volume XLIII DECEMBER 1965 Number 12

JOSEPH KECSKEMETHY:

ITEMS OF INTEREST

"WHAT MAKES FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES GROW"

The seventy-ninth annual meeting of the National Fraternal Congress of America was held this year in Washington, D. C., from September 26 through the 29th. The Field Managers’ Section, which is one of the most informative and therefore one of the most popular sections of the convention, held its well attended meeting on the last day of the National Fraternal gathering. After listening to very interesting speakers on how to elevate field management and field force production to a professional level, a panel discussion on the subject of “What Makes Fraternal Benefit Societies Grow” was arranged with four outstanding fraternalists. On the panel were Joseph Betker, sales director of the Catholic Knights Insurance Society; T. E. Newton, vice president and field manager of the Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society; Lou E. Probst, supreme chief ranger, Independent Order of Foresters, and George V. Krampien, vice president and agency director of the Aid Association for Lutherans.

Because the subject matter discussed and the ingredients for successful growth suggested by the panel were so enlightening and helpful to the officers as well as agents present, I feel that the highlights of these four interesting lectures should be shared with our readers, especially with the members of our field force and with all of our branch managers throughout the country. With this helpful thought in mind, we will publish the highlights continuously in the coming issues of our “Fraternity”. This will be the first excerpt from the lecture of Mr. Betker as written in the November issue of the “Fraternal Monitor”:

Successful growth can come about only by team effort. Just as a successful football team can be All-American or a baseball team can be National Champions only as the result of a solid team effort, a fraternal benefit society can grow only if all members of the team are doing their job.