Verhovayak Lapja, 1944 (27. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1944 / Verhovay Journal
April 13, 1944 Verhovay Journal Page 5 Minutes of the Board of Directors’ Meeting Taken at the regular semi-annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, held on Monday, March 13, 1944 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the Home Office. Present are: Supreme President John Bencze; Joseph Szalay and Albert B. Ari, Vice-Presidents; Directors Aloysius C. Falussy, Frank Brogley, Andrew Dobos, Jr., John P. Kelemen, John Korosfoy, Julius Macker, Dr. Joseph Prince, Joseph Turner and Louis Vizi; Supreme Secretary Coloman Revesz, Supreme Treasurer John Szalanczy and Supreme Organizer Alexander Gyulay. Richard J. Phillips, Director from Detroit, reports by letter that as a result of the pressure of his affairs impossible to postpone, he will be able to take part at the meeting only on Wednesday. 1) At ten o’clock in the forenoon, Supreme President John Bencze opens the meeting. He greets the Board elected by the last Convention affectionately, on the occassion of their first regular meeting. He asks them, that, since public confidence placed them at the helm of our Association in these most critical times, they endeavor to settle every case with increased devotion to the interests of our Association. 2) The Board adopts the schedule submitted by the Supreme Officers. 3) As the first item on this schedule, comes the reading of the Supreme Officers’ reports, which are then adopted by the Board for the basis of a detailed discussion. 4) The Board hears the report of Supreme Organizer Alexander Gyulay, which is also adopted as the basis of detailed discussion. 5- The Board examines the Annual Statement submitted to the various States and acknowledges same. 6) The Board reverts to the detailed discussion of the Supreme Officers’ reports. The conduct of the meeting is surrendered to Vice-President Joseph Szalay by Supreme President Bencze. The Board acknowledges with approval the following official missions: a) The delegating of Supreme Auditor to the meeting of the National Fraternal Congress. b) The participation of Supreme President John Bencze, Vice-President Albert B. Ari and Supreme Secretary Coloman Revesz at the launching ceremonies of the ship Ingraham. c) The delegating of Coloman Revesz to the funeral of the late Stephen Molnár, ex-Supreme Secretary of the Reformed Federation. d) The trip of Supreme President John Bencze to the meeting of the Verhovay Home in Alliance. 7) The Board acknowledges with approval that the issuing of the 3 % certificates will become effective as of January 1, 1945. 8) The Board notes that the purchase price of the building bought for a Home Office was paid and that the Registered Architects, Smart and Braziell were entrusted with the workingout of plans for the remodelling. 9) The Board ratifies the “Founders’ Contest” advertised for the month of February. 10) The Board establishes the position of Deputy Auditor and appoints Emma Phillips to fill that position. She has been filling this position since February 7th. 11) Architects Mr. Smart and Mr. Braziell appear before the Board and submit the plans for the remodelling of the building purchased for a Home Office, as well as the estimates received. The Board opens the bids of five biulding contractors and the plans as well as the estimates are handed over to the House Committee. 12) The Board hears the appeal of Branch 369 of Alliance, Ohio, as well as the Minutes of the House Committee’s meeting of Branch 189 and announces that it sees the progress of the Alliance Verhovay Home assured, if both Branches take part in the handling of it. For this reason, the Board adopts the following points contained in the appeal of Branch 369: a) The affairs of the Home should be handled by four House Committee members from each Branch. The Committee of eight, should select a President and Secretary-Treasurer from among themselves, in such a way, that the President should be a member of one Branch and the Secretary-Treasurer a member of the other. The Branch, from which the President is selected, should have the right to appoint another House Committee member. b) When the liquor license is renewed, it should be, if possible, in the name of both Branches. At five o’clock in the afternoon, the Supreme President adjourns the meeting until nine o’clock of the next morning. Minutes — Continued Taken on March 14, 1944. The same ones are present. 13) At nine o’clock in the morning, the Supreme President opens the meeting and orders the reading of the previous day’s Minutes, which are accepted and certified by the Board. 14) The Board continues the detailed discussion of the Supreme Officers’ reports and in the course of this, acknowledges with approval, the delegating of Supreme President John Bensze, Vice-President Albert B. Ari and Supreme Secretary Coloman Revesz to the ceremony in connection with the Fraternal Week held in New York, on February 22nd. 15) The Board approves the movement begun together with the Hungarian Miners’ Journal, during the Fourth War Bond campaign, with the aim to have the name of our first miner hero, Pfc. John Nagy, commemorated on a Flying Ambulance. It also approves the arrangements made on behalf of the parents of the deceased Pfc. John Nagy, that they may take part at the ceremony as the guests of the Association. The Board delegates Director Falussy and one Supreme Officer to the token dedication ceremony to be held on March 19th. 16) Divided into Committees, the Board begins the examination of the Home Office. House Committee: Ari, Brogley, Macker. Organizing Committee: Kelemen, Korosfoy, Turner. Financial Committee: Falussy, Dr. Prince, Phillips. Bookkeeping Committee: Vizi, Szalay, Dobos. Until the completion of the examinations the Supreme President adjourns the meeting. Minutes — Continued Taken on March 15, 1944. The same ones are present, also Director Richard J. Phillips. At nine o’clock in the morning, the Supreme President open the meeting. 17) The Supreme President makes mention of March 15th, the Anniversary of the Hungarian Independence Day. He expresses the fact that this day is a holiday not only for every Hungarian but for every libertyloving person. He believes and hopes that the second “March 15th” will soon arrive for the long-suffering Hungarian people, which will bring about such democracy and liberty as we enjoy here in this Country which has adopted us as its citizens. 18) Director Richard J. Phillips reports that he was found eligible for Military Service and for this reason he does not know for how long he will be able to fulfill his position of Director. In connection with the report, the Board announces, that in the event he is called for Military Service, any Director will hold his position in the future also, until December 31, 1947 and if he is discharged from Military Service prior to that date, he may again resume his position of Director. 19) The Committees report that they have finished their work and as a result, the meeting proceeds with the discussion of the reports of the various Committees. 20) The Bookkeeping Committee: Szalay, Dobos, Vizi, report that they examined the Income, Disbursement, Junior Order and Trust Fund books, the General Ledger, the monthly and annual statements as well as the records of the membership, the accounts of the Organizers as well as the accounts showing the expenses of the District Sessions, of the Association. During their examination, they reviewed the following issues: 109918 - 110100 - 108-395- 111047 - 745 - 112251. Trust Fund: 3020 - 25 - 31 - 32 - 33 - 34- 51 - 57. Junior Order: 13146 - 151 - 222 - 265 - 603- 613 - 664 - 671. They established that in the second half of 1943, the following Branches sent in their monthly dues after the close of the month; cm three or more occasions: Branch Branch Branch Branch Branch Branch Branch Branch Branch Branch Branch Branch Branch Branch Branch Branch Branch 3, Sheppton, Pa. 82, Homestead, Pa. 116, Wadsworth, Ohio. 121, Buffalo, N. Y. 125, Listie, Pa. 236, Newark, Ohio. 270, Hillside, N. J. 360, Massillon, Ohio. 362, Dayton, Ohio. 373, Wheelwright, Ky. 429, Dearborn, Mich. 435, Wyandotte, Mich. 477, Niles, Ohio. 488, Castalia, Ohio. 490, Elkhart, Ind. 499, Harrisburg, 111. 515, Elyria, Ohio. They examined the records of the Association’s members who died in military service and with genuine sadness they report that so far, 32 of our members have sacrificed their young lives for our Country. Among these, there was only one whose membership began after April 1, 1942 and for this reason, the Home Office was able to issue only the monthly dues paid in, together with interest on same. The Committee reports that we have been successful in partially recovering some investments, already written down from the records? On October 26th, Broadway Stevens Building ___________ $3,780.00 On December 25th, Wilson Apartments _______________ 2,511.16 Harding Lawrence Bldg.___ 250,00
