Verhovayak Lapja, 1951 (34. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1951 / Verhovay Journal
Official Notice In accordance with instructions from the Board of Directors, I hereby call to the attention of all branch-managers and officers as well as members of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association that the NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE HELD BEGINNING MONDAY, APRIL, 2. 1951. Those who wish to contact the Board of Directors in regards to any kind of official business, should inform the National Secretary of their intention to do so not later than MARCH 26, 1951. Matters received after the above date limit or during the course of the meeting, shall not be discussed and the Board of Directors shall not consider them until the following meeting of the Board of Directors in September, 1951. JOHN BENCZE, National President. MAJORITY OF BRANCHES APPROVE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWSX Paragraph 8 of the By-Laws of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, as amended by the 1947 National Convention provides the following: “The recommendations of the Board of Directors pertaining to the amendments to the By-Laws shall be mailed to the branches in the month of December preceding the year of the Convention. In the event these recommendations are approved by the majority of Branch meetings, the number of the members of each Branch s t ine taken as the number of votes cast by the Branch meetings, and subsequently approved by the Convention, they shall become effective on the first day of January next after the Convention. Only new recommendations adopted by the Convention shall be submitted to the Branches for approval after the Convention.” In accordance with the above provision of the By-Laws the text of the proposed amendments to the By-Laws as adopted by the Board of Directors have been mailed to each and every branch for action at the December meeting. I p to the closing date of this issue the Minutes of 228 branches, representing a total of 36,657 votes have been received at the Home Office. The total number of votes in the Senior Order is 47,289. Not yet received are the reports from the balance of the branches representing 10,632 votes. From the reports of the managers in this class it appears that they have been unable to assemble sufficient members to hold a meeting in December or in January and, as a result, tabulation of the votes must be delayed until all branches had taken action. As soon as the final reports from all branches will'have been received, the official returns of the voting will be published. In the meantime it appears that the majority of the branches had cast their 'otes in favor of the much discussed proposals of the Board of Directors pertaining to the amendments to the By-Laws. The votes cast are as follows: 22,203 votes in favor of approving in full the proposed amendments. 8,646 votes in favor of partly approving the proposed amendments. 5,808 votes rejecting the proposed amendments. Branches, Members, Friends Urged To Patronize Tournament Album — 8th Annual Verhovav National Ten-Pin Tournament Album to include business ads, friendly greetings, patrons’ listings at unusually reasonable rates. — All branches and members of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, all friends and patrons ol Verhovay’s national sports, — bowling — are cordially invited to participate in the publication of the Tournament Album appearing shortly before the 8th Annual Verhovay National Ten-Fin Tournament to be held on May 5-6 in Chicago, Illinois. Each year in the past a substantial number o>f branches, many businessmen, friends of the bowlers and patrons of Verhovay’s fraternal sports program, contributed advertisements, greetings and donations toward this purpose. We sincerely hope that while the Chicago Tournament Album Committee will procure the bulk of the advertisements appearing in this publication, branches, members and friends in ether parts of the country, will contribute to its contents a share exceeding all previous records. This hope is based partly on the increasing popularity of Verhovay’s largest annual sports event and partly on the unusually reasonable rates which make it possible for every well-wisher to make a contribution to the advancement of Verhovay’s annual tournaments. The Tournament Album is a strictly non-profit enterprise. Its purpose is to commemorate this important annual event and, financially, to help defray the costs of the Verhovay Bowling Tournament. It is not only an impressive' advertising medium reaching innumerable homes all over the country, but also Chicago Tournament Headquarters Nationally known for its excellent accommodations and all-around cornfork. Sherman Hotel at Randolph and Clark Streets in Chicago, Illinois, has been selected as headquarters for the 8th Annual Verhovay National Ten Fin Tournament. This will be the Home of the Tournament participants during the days of the great event. Information as to rates, etc., will be found elsewhere in this issue under “The Eighth Annual Verhovay National Ten Pin Tournament.” Verhovay’s 65th Birthday A Challenge To Be Met By Constructive Action — Work, efforts, accomplishments, rather than words, talks and ceremonies, shall mark the observance of the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Association. — On February 21, 1951, — the publishing date of this issue, — members of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association all over the country will observe the 65th birthday of their organization, traditionally described as ‘the largest, oldest and strongest fraternal society of Hungarian origin.’ The 65th anniversary of an insurance organization of this size certainly is an important milestone that would warrant some sort of festivities and ceremonial observances for reviewing the record of 65 years of fraternal service and the promises of a future that we are striving to attain. A RECORD OF VICTORIES Surely, the record is an impressive one. Founded by 13 Hungarian immigrant miners in the mining town of Hazleton on February 21, 1886, this ab that time seemingly insignificant enterprise has developed into a national organization occupying the 42nd place among the 149 fraternal insurance societies in America whose assets exceed a Million Dollars, and which, therefore, are known as the ‘millionaire’ fraternal benefit societies. This growth of the Verhovay had been neither steady, nor uninterrupted. Especially during the first four decades of the Association’s existence, serious setbacks had been suffered, obstacles of threatening magnitude had to be overcome many a time. But out of each difficulty the Association emerged with increased strength and vitality. Two world wars, at least two major depressions, one national epidemic and similar tragic occurrences had to be met but the Verhovay survived them all by an increasingly substantial margin of safety.' A CHANGE THAT BROUGHT FROGRESS In fact, obstacles arising within the organization had more seriously affected the progress of the Verhovay than economic and international conditions. It is human nature to oppose changes especially if they require unsel(Continued on page 2) (Continued on page 5)
