Verhovayak Lapja, 1940. január-június (23. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)

1940-04-11 / 15. szám

Verhovayak Lapja Page 8 the $925.00 mortgage interest, due in November, was not paid by Branch 14 of Cleveland, Ohio. They commission Director Joseph Szalay to find out the reason for the default and to do everything possible so that the interest due should be received at the Su­preme Treasury as soon as pos­sible. 29. ) The report of the Supreme Treasurer is accepted in detail by the Board. 30. ) The Board hears the report of Director Bert Kun on the in­vestigation ordered in the case of Moses Bokor, Secretary of Branch 345, and brings the follow­ing decision in connection with this matter. They did not find member Moses Bokor guilty and they exonerate him of the accusations brought against him. The Board determines that the responsibility in this case rests on ex-member Joseph Palfy ,who caused the Association expenses in the way of an investigation by his com­pletely contradictory statements. The Board deplores Joseph Pal­­fy’s baseless actions. 31. ) The petition of the Alliance, Ohio, Verhovay Home can not be granted by the Board. However, they are confident that the ge­nerosity of our members there, will transform the vicinity of the Verhovay Home into a flower garden. 32. ) Branches 35, 83, 394 and 453 of New York tender a joint petition to the Board. They re­quest the issuing of a $40,000.00— $50,000.00 loan, to be used for the erection of a Verhovay Home in New York. The Board in com­pliance with the decision of the Convention, can not grant this petiton. However, they wish to assist so that the plan, having such a noble goal resulting from the mutual understanding and co­operation of the Branches, should not become fruitless. For this reason, they wish to extend the possibility to the branches tender­ing the petition, to have the op­portunity to show what they are capable of with mutual coopera­tion, in rented premises. On this question, the vote by roll call was as follows. In favor of assuming the costs of a rented location were, Directors Szalay, Ari,, Brog­­ley, Dr. Prince, Macker, Kun, Do­bos, Siket, Lang and Szalanczy. Against it were Directors Csömör and Vizi. 33. ) The petition of Branch 14 of Cleveland, Ohio, in which they request to be reimbursed for rent for the use of the Organizer’s Office, can not be granted, with the sincere regret of the Board. 34. ) The Board is occupied with the joint petition of Branches 229 and 353 of Indiana Harbor. Indiana, in which they request the issuing of a $10,000 loan for the remodeling and enlarging of their present premises. The Board can not make definite decision until they become con ‘vinced that the activities of the branches recently acquiring a Home, justify complying with the request. 35. ) Branch 2, located in Kulp­­mont, Pennsylvania, requests the issuing of $200.00 to be used for the purpose of furnishing their Verhovay Home. Though they re­gret it, the Board can not comply with the request. 36. ) The Board discusses the petition of District II, in which they request the issuing of $100.00 each, that is, $700.00 yearly, to the seven weekly newspapers pub­lished in their District, for the purpose of publishing the news of the branches belonging to the District. The Board can not grant the request since they can not go over the advertisements placed in weekly papers. 37. ) The joint petition of Dist­rict II and Paul Acs, editor of Newark, New Jersey, is ordered complied with the Board after a vote of eight to four is taken. 38. ) The petition of District XXXII is acknowledged. 39. ) The Board could not com­ply with the request of the Re­cording Secretary of District XVI, in which he asks for the issuing of a $5.00 District Re­cording Secretary’s fee. 40. ) The Board is occupied with the question of the Hungarian Summer Schools, and in connec­tion with this matter makes the following decisions: a. ) The Board unanimously an­nounces that they desire to assist the Hungarian Summer Schools this year also. b. ) No matter how much they acknowledge as their obligation the extension and fostering of the Hungarian language and culture, nevertheless, they can not assume the burden of maintaining such schools in all parts of the Country at their own expense. However, they readily accede to the idea that the Hungarian Sum­mer schools established by the Branches at the cost of great financial sacrifices, should be continued. For this reason, it is ordered that $100.00 be contributed to the upkeep of each of these Summer schools, in the event that such school has at least 35 pupils and the course lasts at least four weeks. In order to be eligible for the financial assistance, in addition to the petition of the branch officers, it is necessary to send in the list of the names of the pupils, and when the course is finished, the report must be sent in re­lating the results attained, as well as the results of the examinations. The Home Office is directed by the Board to reward the Summer schools’ more outstanding pupils. At 6:05 P. M. our President adjourns the meeting. * * * MINUTES (CONTINUED) March 14, 1940. The same ones are present. At 9 A. M. Supreme President Joseph Darago opens the meeting and orders the reading of the pre­vious day’s Minutes, which are then certified and accepted by the Board. 41. ) The petition of Branch 503 of Chicago, Illinois, is read, in which they request the financial assistance of the Board in behalf of a program commemorating the Ides of March, on the radio. The Board orders the issuing of $25.00, after taking a vote, the result of which was 9 to 3. 42. ) Our member, Rev. Charles Bogár. Reformed clergyman, ap­pears before the Board and re­lates the fact that he tried to eliminate the greatest lack in Hungarian teaching in America by working out a system of teach­ing and books on the basis of his extensive experiences acquired through many years in this field. He took into consideration the difficulties with which American- Hungarian children must contend, and he placed these parallel to the system of teaching practiced in American schools. He elaborates on all the details of this question during a lengthy discourse, and submits the manu­script of his book, divided into five parts, to the Board and offers it to the Verhovay Fraternal In­surance Association for purchase. The Board hears him with the greatest attention to the end and they inform him that they will notify him of their decision. 43. ) After a lengthy and de­tailed discussion, the Board de­termines that this very important factor in Verhovay Summer schools, as well as in Hungarian teaching in general, has hereto­fore been a great lack in our American-Hungarian life, and for this reason they purchase the five submitted books from member Rev. Charles Bogár for $350.00. 44. ) The Board announces that an open bid be advertised for the printing of these books and ob­liges the Supreme President and the Supreme Auditor to examine the manuscript before printing is begun. In connection with this, the Board announces that they will place the books in general circu­lation after they are completed, at cost. For the pupils in Verhovay Summer schools, they will supply the books free of charge but at the same time, they direct the Branches maintaining these schools to recall the books from the pupils at the close of the course 45. ) The letter of Branch 35 is read, in which they extend an invitation to their 35 year jubilee celebration. The Board acknow­ledges the invitation with thanks and instructs Director James Siket, living in New York, to appear there as a representative of the Board. 46. ) Branch 174 of Scranton, Pennsylvania, requests the grant­ing of a $5000.00 loan from the Board. The petition is not in conformi­ty with the conditions established by the Convention and for this reason the Board can not grant it. 47. ) John Pocsik, member of Branch 340, addressed an appeal to the Board in the matter of his Maiming Benefit claim rejected by the Home Office. The Board ratifies the decision of the Home Office made accord­ing to the By-Laws. 48. ) The report of Stephen Beres, member of Branch 34, is read. The Board determines that the highest forum of our Association, namely the Convention, has al­ready been occupied with this case and orders it removed from the program. 49. ) The Board scans attentively the data and records attesting to the progress and growth of the Verhovay Eastern Branches and they determine that they do not find the degree of expansion at he South Norwalk, Bridgeport and Stamford Branches which they can justifiably expect. In order to find the factors re­tarding expansion, they commis­sion and send out Director James Siket, living in the vicinity, to these Branches to look into the case and to inform the Board of the situation. 50. ) The petition of Mrs. Frank Fabian, member of Branch 222, in behalf of the scholarship loan of her daughter, can not be grant­ed by the Board because it is not in conformity with the conditions governing this matter. 51. ) The Board is occupied with the rules and conditions govern­ing the granting of scholarship loans. They deem the conditions in effect heretofore as satisfactory and they order the issuing of scholarship loans in the future also, upon these bases. 52. ) The Board can not comply with the request of Branch 108 of Youngstown, Ohio. 53. ) The Board is occupied with the petition of member Michael Szilagyi of Gary, West Virginia. They can not comply with the request. 54. ) The Board places on the program the question of the further expansion of our Association in the Southern and Western States. In connection with this, they direct the Supreme President that, after securing the necessary data and details, he report his findings to the Board. 55. ) The Board is occupied with the petition of the Roman Catholic Church of Brownsville, Pennsyl­vania, in which they offer their advertising medium for the use of our Association. Considering that the offer was supported by the membership of fourteen Verhovay Branches, the Board accepts same and on this basis they authorize the issuing of $100.00. In bringing this decision, Di­rectors Szalay, Ari, Brogley, Dr. Prince, Macker, Vizi, Dobos, Kun, Lang, Szalanczy and Siket voted "yes,” and Director Moses Csömör voted “no.” 56. ) The petition of Branch 35 of New York, in which they ask for $200.00—$250.00 for advertis­ing in behalf of their 35th Anni­versary, the Board deems too excessive. Since in behalf of pro­gress in New York, the Board has already brought one favor­able decision, they can not com­ply with the request. The Board can not comply with the request of this same Branch for the publishing of a jubilee edition of the “Verhovayak Lapja.” 57. ) The Board is occupied with the two requests of Branch 132 of South Bend, Indiana. In one they request financial assistance for purchasing an elec­trical advertisement. In the other they request reimbursement for a $250.00 deficit at the Branch. The Board can not comply with the first request since similar requests have been rejected by the Board. Relative to the deficit, the Board determines that the Branch did not secure authority nor any definite promise from the Home Office for. the action which re­sulted in the deficit. 58. ) Branch 35 requests the the Board to issue per diem fees for thirty two days in lieu of witness fees resulting from a law suit. The Board submitted the records of the case to the Chief Counsel for his opinion. 59. ) The joint petition of Branch 36, 3-56 and 443 of Detroit, Michi gan, is read, in which, referring to a decision of the Convention, they request the assurance of a location for the conducting of social and sports activities in the Verhovay Home in Detroit. The Board allots $15.00 per month for this purpose, beginning March 1, 1940. The Board takes under discussion the question of the allotments aiding sports and social activities of the branches and they decide that in the future also, they make the issuing of these dependent on the actual in­crease in membership. They order that as heretofore, after 25 new members $150.00, after 40 new members $175.00, after 50 new members $225.00, and after 75 or more new mem­bers $300.00 be issued. At 6:10 P. M. the Supreme President adjourns the meeting. April 11, 1940 MINUTES (CONTINUED) March 15, 1940. The same ones are present. Supreme President Joseph Da­rago calls attention of the Board to the historical significance of this day, the Ides of March. “This is a holiday not only for the Hungarian people but for all oppressed people. It is an appro­priate moment for stopping in the midst of the day’s drudgery and looking back into the past to con­jure up before us the memory of those who attempted to free them­selves from oppression. “March 15, 1848, is a milestone in the history of man since the old feudal order which could harness a man to a plow like a beast and which could whip a man, ceased with that day. “It is a sad truth, however, that though in another form, it is nevertheless present today also, killing the soul, suppressing the freedom of thought. The only heartening thought for us is the fact that the horizon is clearing and the breath of Spring brings with it the yearning of mankind: to be freed from under the cursed rule of money and capital; to shake off and annihilate the Gold­en Calf; to topple the false images. We earnestly hope in the coming of another “Ides of March.” There will be another holiday in the World! “We think back with grateful hearts to those of our nationality who ninety-two years ago sacrificed so much, and we must follow their example so that we may serve with honor the fragments of the tiny Hungarian nation settled here.’’ After appropriately remember­ing the Ides of March, Supreme President Joseph Darago opens the meeting and orders the read­ing of the Minutes taken the pre­vious day. The Board accepts the Minutes and orders them certified. 61. ) The Board announces that in places where several branches attempt to conduct social and sports activities in a joint body, that the financial assistance in these cases should be issued by the Home Office to the joint Treasury of such body. 62. ) The Board is occupied with the question of the organizing of various sports leagues and in connection with this, they an­nounce that they will await the opportunities extended by the Summer season, so that the various branches can become stronger and show results. If the results at­tained can justify the waiting, then on the basis of this, they will place the establishing of the leagues on the program of the Board, next season. 63. ) The Board announces that they authorize the purchase of three loving-cup3 in order to boost sports activities. These will be used to reward the teams showing the best results in sports during the year. The branches conducting sports activities are devided into three groups. Eastern, Central and Western, and the team attaining the highest results in sports in a given district, will be rewarded with the cup. Every team engaged in sports and counting on winning a cup must keep a proper record of the results attained and submit same to the Home Office. 64. ) Branches 21, 108 and 364 turned to the Board with a joint petition that the branch winning the local membership contest be

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