Verhovayak Lapja, 1944 (27. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)

1944 / Verhovay Journal

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Verhovay Journal

October 12, 1944

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 September 18, 1944, in Pittsburgh at the Home Office.

Present are: John Bencze, Supreme President, Joseph Szalay and Albert B. Ari, Vice-presidents; Directors Louis Vizi, Julius Macker, Joseph Turner, John Korosfoy, Frank Brogley, John P. Kelemen, Richard Phillips, Aloysius Falussy, Andrew Dobos; Supreme Secretary Coloman Revesz, Supreme Treasurer John Szalanczy, Supreme Organizer Alexnader Gyulay, and also the members of the Auditing Committee: Joseph Bumbulucz, chairman, Ernest Kunstadt and Mrs. Jolán Lucas, members of the committee.

Dr. Joseph Prince reported by telephone that due to professional duties he will be present only on the following day.

1. ) At ten o’clock in the morning, Supreme President John Bencze opens the meeting and affectionately greets the members of the Board. He expresses his gladness because of the fact that this meeting, at last, is held in our own Home. He hopes that the European War shall soon come to a victorious end and then we Shall be able to improve the building according to plans. In his opening speech he remembers the desperate situation of our brethren in Hungary and expresses his hope that they will shake off the cursed chains Of Nazism at last and join the United Nations under their victoriously progressing flag.

2. ) Vice-President Joseph Szalay greets the Supreme President, in behalf of the Board of Directors on the occasion of his 15th anniversary as Supreme Officer in which capacity he has served the Association with exemplary loyalty and enthusiastic affection.

3. ) Deeply moved, Supreme President John Bencze expresses his thanks for the thoughtfulness of the Board of Directors promising to pursue his one aim in the future as he has done in the past: to bring into harmony the work of the branches with that Of the Home Office in the interest of the growth of our Association.

4. ) The Board adopts the schedule submitted by The Supreme Officers and accordingly hears first the Supreme Officers’ reports.

5. ) In the course of these reports the members Of the Board rise in short prayer in memory of the 80 Verhovay members who by their heroic death have proven to be worthy descendants of Col. Michael de Kovats, the first American Hungarian hero, having fought “loyally unto death'1—as he did—in order that justice and peace may come at last to all people.

The Board adopts the report for the basis of detailed discussion and then is divided into Committees for the examination of the activities of the Home Of fee, as follows:

a. ) Book-keeping Committee: Joseph Szalay, Louis Vizi, Andrew Dobos.

b. ) Financial Committee: Aloysius Falussy, John P. Kelemen, Richard Phillips.

c. ) Organizing Committee: John Korosfoy, Joseph Turner, Dr. Joseph Prince.

d. ) House Committee: Julius Macker, Frank Brogley, Albert B. Ari.

6. ) Joseph Bumbulucz, chairman of the Auditing Committee reports to the Board that they have made ft detailed examination of all bonds and other valuables in the poosession of the Association and that they have found them in perfect order and in accordance With the statements.

7. ) Until the completion of the work of the various committees the Supreme President adjourns the meeting and requests the directors to go over to the Home Office in order to proceed there with the examinations,

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MINUTES — CONTINUED

Taken on September 19, 1944.

The same Mies are present and also Director Dr. Joseph Prince.

At v9:30 in the morning the Supreme President »pens the meeting and reports that the Committees have concluded their tasks.

' 8.) Minutes of the previous day are read, approved and certified by the Board.

9. ) The Board reverts to the detailed discussion •f the reports of the Supreme Officers and in the Course of this discussion approves the official missions ftnd representations ordered by the Supreme President.

10. ) The Board orders that the following decisions of the Board, brought by correspondence, be embodied in the Minutes:

11. ) That the Board change the original motion Of Branch 248 and that the price of a Verhovay Hospital Train, instead of that of a Liberty ship, be subscribed by War Bond purchases,

12. ) That an additional loan in the amount of $1259.80 be voted for the Verhovay Home of Branches j229 and 353 of Indiana Harbor, Ind. This decision waft

brought by the majority of 10 votes against 2 dissenting votes.

13. ) The Board of Directors approves the suspension of Branch 189, of Alliance, O., by the Supreme President. The suspension became necessary because the branch did not carry out the decisions of the Board concerning the management of the home.

14. ) The Board notes with gratification that the Verhovay Home of Alliance continues its activities in a cooperative spirit and that the suspension of Branch 189 by presidential decree has been lifted.

15. ) The various Committees submit their reports. First, the Book-keeping Committee, directors Szalay, Vizi, and Dobos, state that they have examined the following books of the Association: Income, Disbursements, Junior Order, Trust Fund, General Ledger, monthly and annual statements, records of the membership, accounts of the Organizers, and educational loans. They found the books entirely in order.

During their examination, they reviewed the following issues: 113377- 381- 383- 441- 663- 694- 718- 723- 735- 962- 114106- 511- 563- 806- 843- 115020- 050- 051- 052- 332- 410- 876.

Upon motion by the Book-keeping Committee the Board instructs the Home Office to call upon all who have received educational loans requesting that they repay them if their financial circumstances enable them to do so.

The Board approves the report of the Committee.

16. ) The financial committee composed of directors Falussy, Kelemen and Phillips, submits the report, that the investment instructions given by the Board of Directors at the March meeting, have been carried out.

17. ) The members of the Organizing Committee, Directors Korosfoy, Turner and Dr. Prince report that they have thoroughly examined the results of the organizing efforts of the Association and found them satisfactory under the present conditions.

18. ) The Board decides that the organizing work of the Association in the' State of California shall be started as soon as conditions permit after the license to operate in the State of California has been acquired.

The Board approves the report of the Organizing Committee.

19. ) The Board unanimously and with enthusiasm adopts the motion of the Supreme Officers that our Association preserve the memory of the heroic dead of our organization. It decides that a portrait shall be made of each and every heroic dead member of the Association and that the same shall be given as a gift to those who have suffered the greatest loss: the parents, resp. widows, in order to help them bear their mourning and sorrow.

The Board authorizes the Supreme Officers to work out the details pertaining to this decision and to make all arrangements necessary to insure that a lasting memento of true artistic value shall be given to the bereaved by the Association.

20. ) The Board discusses the request of Stephen Lukacs, full-time organizer of Detroit and authorizes the Supreme President and the Supreme Officers to adjust the matter according to their best judgment.

The president adjourns the meeting at 5 PM, until 9 o’clock of the following morning. *

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MINUTES — CONTINUED

Taken on September 20, 1944.

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At 9 o’clock in the morning, Vice-President Joseph Szalay opens the meeting. Present are the same with the exception of Supreme President John Bencze.

21. ) The previous day’s Minutes are read, approved and certified by the Board.

22. ) The Board unanimously and with enthusiasm votes to hold a banquet at 6:30 PM in the Fort Pitt Hotel in honor of Supreme President John Bencze thereby to express its appreciation and recognition of his unselfish activities in behalf of the growth of our Association during the 15 years of his Supreme Officership.

The Board graciously invites the employees of the Home Office to attend the banquet honoring Supreme Bresident John Bencze.

23. ) The Board notes that three Home Office employees, Gizella Stefurovsky, Anikó Ballay and Mary Köteles also have loyally and conscientiously served the Association for more than 15 years. The Board, <wi occasion of this important anniversary, expresses its appreciation of their diligence and loyalty and votes each a gift of $100, It is the desire of the Board that the gifts should be given to these three faithful Verhovay workers at the banquet,

24. ) The Supreme President arrives and takes over the conducting of the meeting.

25. ) The Board discusses the request of John Szőke, manager of Branch 216; but cannot eomply With the same.

26J The Board hears die Joint request of the District Managers, Notwithstanding the foot that the

Board appreciates the difficulties in connection with travelling, it cannot comply with the request.

27. ) Joseph Szabó, Manager of Branch 443, requests that the Verhovay Office in Detroit be changed.

The Board cannot discuss the request since it belongs into the province of the House Committee of Detroit.

His request in reference to the Juvenile Order receipt books belongs to the province of the Home Office and compliance with the same does not meet any difficulties.

28. ) In reference to sport and social grants the Board notes that the rules concerning them are satisfactory and that such assistance shall be granted in the future, too. This decision was brought with one dissenting vote.

29) Branch 443 of Detroit, Mich., applies for aid for the furtherance of its social activities. The Home Office could not comply with the request since the District Director did not give his approval. The branch appealed to the Board of Directors.

The Board approves the decision of the Home Office. It cannot comply with the request of Branch 443 since such assistance cannot serve the purpose of financing cultural gatherings at which paid performers appear before a limited audience.

30. ) The Board orders the granting of the request of Branch 164 of Chicago, 111., since it complies

with the rules governing the conditions of aiding sport and social activities. However, it calls the attention of the branch to the fact that a detailed budget must be sent to the Home Office showing to what purposes the requested assistance is intended to be used.

31. ) The memorial of the American Hungarian

Victory Program is placed into the jurisdiction of the Home Office by the Board.

32. ) The Board hears the report of the House

Committee. In the matter of the Detroit Home, it instructs the House Committee, entrusted with handling that matter, to raise the rent of the stores and offices in that building.

33. ) The Board acknowledges with appreciation the report of Stephen Lukacs, treasurer of the Detroit Home House Committee to which are attached $500 capital payment and $772.18 interest, totalling $1,272.18, i. e. One thousand and two hundred seventytwo dollars and eighteen cents.

34. ) The House Committee reports that they have examined all documents and correspondence concerning the remodeling of' the Home Office building. They state that, due to war-time conditions, it was impossible to secure the necessary building permit and that, therefore, the execution of the remodelling plans had to be postponed until after the end of the European war.

35. ) Th Board regrets that it cannot comply with the request of the Indiana Harbor, Ind.,‘ Verhovay Home, owned jointly by the branches 229 and 353, for an additional loan for the purpose of extending the business activities of the same.

36. ) Concerning the matter of the Verhovay Home, owned by Branch 14, of Cleveland, O., the Board hears the report of the House Committee, the Minutes taken at a Meeting held on the premises, and the letters received, and then unanimously adopts the motions of the House Committee which already have been unanimously adopted by the House Committee of the Verhovay Home in Cleveland, O.:

a. ) In th future, the management of the Cleveland Verhovay Home shall report only every three months to the meeting of Branch 14, thereby avoiding useless disputations.

b. ) The books of the Home shall be handled by an expert and also the accounts of the Home shall be made by an expert on the basis of data to be furnished him. A permanent book-keeping system shall be set up.

e.) The Board shall have constant control over the management of the house through its own representative.

d. ) All party politics are to cease in the management of the Verhovay Home.

e. ) The membership of the branch is to be satisfied and, therefore, all errors of the past are to be eliminated and amended.

The Board approves with thanks the report of the Committee.

37. ) The Board discusses the Minutes of Branch 443, of Detroit, Mich., taken at the meeting held on April 2, 1944.

Director Julius Macker leaves the room at the beginning of the conference not desiring to influence the discussion by his presence.

In behalf of the Detroit House Committee Stephen Lukacs and Joseph Marczis filed complaint with the Board of Directors charging that they have been accused and suspected while performing their official duties, by the meeting of Branch 443.

The Board notes that the allegations and accusations have since been dropped by Branch 443 which (Continued on Page 7)