Fraternity-Testvériség, 1971 (49. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1971-04-01 / 4-6. szám
English Section: SECRETARY’S REPORT FOR 1970 Mr. President, Members of the Board of Directors: By the grace of God I had the privilege to serve the Federation as secretary for a second full twelve month period in 1970. During the year it was my most sincere endeavor and dedication to serve the interests of the Federation with all the ability and strength the good Lord gave me. I. 75th ANNIVERSARY God was with our Federation in the past seven and a half decades. He abundantly blessed the Federation with the true spirit of fraternal fellowship; an impressive growth in membership and assets; and an effective charitable service to our people. Plans have been made to celebrate our anniversary at the following places and dates: March 29th — Washington, D. C. April 24th — Pittsburgh, Pa. May 1st — New Brunswick, N. J. May 8th — Cleveland, Ohio June 26th — Chicago, 111. September 6th, Labor Day — Ligonier, Pa. September 26th — New York, N. Y. October 31st — Los Angeles, Calif. November 7th — San Francisco, Calif. December 5th — Miami, Fla. We plan to coordinate the dates of our district branch managers meetings with the dates of our district anniversary celebrations. The Executive Committee unanimously agreed to invite the branch managers to the local anniversary banquets as guests. A nationwide promotional project will be presented to the Board of Directors for further study and approval. I feel that the project should be an integrated part of the 75th anniversary celebrations. Since 1971 is the 50th anniversary of our Bethlen Home, a plan should be adopted for the coordination of both celebrations. II. ADMINISTRATION 1. State and Provincial Licenses The 1970 Annual Statement and all other documents requested by the thirteen states and the two Canadian Provinces in which the Federation operates were prepared by the Koppel- man and Eglow, Certified Public Accountants in South Orange, New Jersey and the C.P.S. Actuaries — Miles M. Dawson & Son in Stanford, Connecticut. The applications with the requested enclosures were mailed in time for the 1971 licenses to the thirteen states and the two Canadian Provinces. 2. Board of Directors During the year two regular meetings were held by the Board of Directors. The first regular meeting was held from March 16 through 20, in Washington, D.C. and the second regular meeting was held on September 9th and 11th in Ligonier, Pa. 3. By-Laws The By-Laws adopted by the annual Board of Directors meeting of the Bethlen Home held on September 10, 1970 in Ligonier, Pennsylvania was printed in a separate booklet. 4. Executive Committee During the year 56 Executive Committee meetings were held. Mr. Paul St. Miklossy, Recording Secretary took the minutes of all the meetings. 5. Fraternity Our Official Paper was edited by Dr. Zoltán Beky, President and published at the Bethlen Freedom Press, Inc., Ligonier, Pa. During the year I co-operated with the President by writing promotional and fraternal articles in English and Hungarian. I must emphasize again the necessity of publishing more English articles and pictures illustrating the charitable projects and the fraternal activities of our Federation and its branches. III. PROMOTION AND PROPAGANDA 1. Quota — Production The success of our promotional work depends upon the volume and the quality of production. Both must be equally emphasized and strictly maintained by the secretary and the Field Force members alike. Among other considerations volume and quality are the chief factors in the growth of our insurance in force. The gain of the amount of our insurance in force may be interpreted as an indication of a healthy trend of our promotional work. 2. Overproduction 141%—Albert Oris ($211,000) 112%—Joseph Molnár, Jr. ($280,250) 111%—Dr. Tibor Köss ($166,000) 110%—Rev. Tibor Dömötör ($115,000) 110%—Dr. Arthur Ludwig ($164,500) 108%—Tibor Dolinszky ($81,000) 107%—Dr. Antal Viczian ($216,000) 100%—Dezső Garanyi ($81,000) 100%—Margaret Saltzer ($33,000) 100%—Maria Szabó ($32,000) 3. Mortality Ratio Recognition should be given to Dr. Frank Horvath, Medical Director for his most efficient and dedicated services. His excellent medical professional background, his dedication to our Federation and his most conscientious thoroughness in his work are chiefly responsible for our 37.2 mortality ratio experience which is the very best among the fraternal organizations. 4. Branch Reports Detroit branch 35 is the leading production branch with its $207,000 production. The production of our four New Brunswick branches was $373,500. The second in line are our four New York City branches with $326,500 production. Cleveland had taken the third place with the $259,500 production from our eight Cleveland branches. Submitting my report for further study and action in the hope that it will meet your final approval, I remain Fraternally yours, Arpad George, Secretary 16