Verhovayak Lapja, 1951 (34. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1951 / Verhovay Journal

Verhovay s 65th Birthday A Challenge To Be Met By Constructive Action

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market for more insurance protection. This makes members and non-members alike our prospects and the increased earnings of today make it not only possible but also obligatory for everyone to make the most of this opportunity.

While the military draft deprives us of a number of prospects, this loss is more than offset by the rapid increase in the population.

LET’S PROVE OL'R WORTH TO THE ASSOCIATION

Thus, the opportunities are before us and it is up to us to make the ntost of them during the year of the 65th birthday of the Association. And this year represents a special challenge to every manager and worker of the Association. It is up to each and everyone to prove his worth to the Association by making a persistent effort to contribute to its progress. It is up to each and every manager and worker to prove that he deserves the position he occupies. No one is denied recognition of past services and accomplishments. Hut the Association does not advance by past accomplishments. If we sit down QU our job, we prove that we are no longer the same persons who once made marvellous contributions to the growth of the Association. We prove only that we have changed, that we have alienated ourselves from the purposes that once inspired us to great and sustained efforts. So let's forget that this is a Convention year. The Convention does not and should not take up the entire year. And we should not expect miraculous actions from the Convention, actions for which it is worthwhile to wait in expectant inaction. Convention or no Convention, the Association must grow and it is the job of every manager and worker to make it grow.

Officers and members who like their managers and would want to continue them in their present capacity, could do much more than merely ‘like’ them. They could and they should help their manager prove his worth to the Association. It is a simple matter to notify him of babies born, of young couples married, and to introduce him to their non-member friends and neighbors. It is a service that requires no effort and little if any time and it should he rendered unselfishly and not as a business proposition. Officers and members of a manager should prove that they are his friends, brothers, who are glad to, help him in discharging his duties and in meeting the requirements of his office.

CET ON THE BANDWAGON

Ability, loyalty to one’s fraternal organization, friendship and appreciation are proved by acts rather than words. Let this year of Verhovay’s 65th birthday be a year of action rather than empty talk. Let it be a year of unselfish enthusiasm rather than selfish complaining. Make it a year of achievement rather than of empty excuses. Get on the streamlined bandwagon of twentieth century progress if you don’t want to be left behind. Remember, the future calls and if we don’t obey its call we’ll have left nothing but the faded glory of the past.

PROPER GROUNDWORK FOR THE CONVENTION

This is the challenge of the year of Verhovay’s 65th birthday. If we meet this challenge, we will make a more important contribution to the successful outcome of the approaching National Convention than if we spend the next few months in empty talk about what the Convention should do. The man who has

so.”ething to give, who has something to contribute now to the progress of the Association, has more right to demand to be heard than the one who has nothing to give, but everything to demand. Accomplishments attained now and in the months to come will mark the person of true authority commanding attention.

A FITTING BIRTHDAY GIFT

No one can give a better birthday gift to his Association than that of meeting the challenge of Verhovay’s 65th anniversary. And that’s a gift the Association fully deserves for its outstanding record and certain promise of protection and security. Remember, when you meet this challenge by earnestly working for the advancement of the Association, you are not making a gift to one or the other of the National Officers, nor to the Board of Directors, nor to the present administration, you are making a gift to the Association, to the deserving membership of the Verohvay, whose true interests and advantage are served best by working for the rapid and persistent growth of the membership.

In the certain hope that this challenge will be courageously and faithfully met by the overwhelming majority of our managers and workers, and that in this endeavour they will enjoy the willing help of their fellow-members, we proudly and thankfully greet the membership of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association upon the 65th birthday of our organization the futurfe of which shall exceed and excell the past in progress, service and accomplishments.- PAGE 6__________________________________________________________________________________________

Verhovay

LAPSED FROM EXTENDED — DECEMBER, 1950

SENIOR ORDER: 36 Kollath George; 39 Rego Ferenc; 85 Parshall Mrs. And.; 87 Olajos Mrs. Samuel; 108 Nagyiczky Rose; 152 Regis Al; 159 Vaulko Mrs. Joseph; 201 Chorey Mrs. George; 342 Parry Mary; 409 Martin John; 420 Anstead Vincent.

TOTAL It Senior Order Members.

JOHN SABO, National Auditor. * I

Journal

February 21, 1951

THE FERRET SEZ

By Mrs. Jolán Lucas

Branch 429, Dearborn, Mich.

“My family thinks there is something wrong with me,” a woman complained to her psychoanalyst — "‘simply because I like waffles.” “There’s nothing wrong about liking waffles,” the doctor replied. “I Hike them myself.”

“Oh, do you?” said the woman delightedly. “You must come up some day. I have four trunks full.”

There were three stores in a row.

I One day, the owner of the right I hand store put up a sign, “Fire Sale.”

i The man on the left put up a sign,

I “Bankruptcy Sale.”

The man in the middle was upset I for a while, then came out with a Í sign, “Main Entrance.”

"Year ain’t been the very best;

Purty hard by trouble pressed;

But the Rough way leads to rest—

Here’s hopin’!”—Frank L. Stanton.

CHRISTMAS PARTY!

This grand gang of mine at Branch 429, DEARBORN, Michigan wound up the year of 1950 with one of the most satisfying' parties of our entire existence. After the widespread success of our Fifteenth Anniversary Celebration in September, we felt that it would be a long time before we could again have so much fun. Well, listen, my dears, and you shall, hear . . .

You shall hear of a Christmas Party such as is dreamed of in Heaven but seldom experienced on Earth . . .

It was a rather sudden affair, altho we had talked about it all year, but folks had things to do right around Christmas such as extra Christmas work, weddings, funerals, etc. However, we took a chance on Sunday, December 10, 1950 around three o’clock in the afternoon at the Verhovay Club room. Marie Gallovich as Recording Secretary had so little time to write and mail cards to all the members that between us and Mom, Mrs. Daniel Rob, we got on the phone and did some wholesale calling. Mom and I planned all the other details, with the apróval of the Branch officers and members, and the results were more than satisfactory.

Just about everyone who could make I it was present! One of our larger \ crowds at a combined branch meeting and party! I went out and, with my 12-year-old Larry’s help, we scoured the neighborhood dime stores for gifts — the gifts were in age and sex groups — you know, boys and girls under five, boys and girls from 5 to 10, and both kinds of kids over the age of 12. After all, you can’t expect to give a two-year old the same kind of a gift as you would give to a 12 year old. I’m merely stating these matters so if any of the other branches ever get an idea for a Christmas Party they’ll know how to go about it. We added candy canes, large delicious apples and oranges! All these gifts were wrapped in identifying papers and ribbons and tucked under a tiny Christmas tree which Luke and I and Comptroller Rod Rogers trimmed the night before. The room was decorated with green and red crepe paper, and the addition of large Santa Cl^us card boards decorated the entire room in a very festive manner. And kids! You never saw so many kids! (Bless their hearts!)

We didn’t forget the grown-ups either! Mom stuffed and roasted a huge creature of a turkey — about' 261 pounds — added pickles, peppers, bread etc.; Marie Gallovich and I coaxed Gene Fisher, Irene MacLeod and Mary Szalay to bake three cakes — all different kinds of frosting •—* we had paper plates, Xmas napkins, coffee, and er- liquid refreshments of all kinds for both, men and kids.

As guests of honor we invited Vice- President and Chairman of the Board of Directors Julius Macker, Director: Richard Phillips, and our new Branch Manager, who is District Manager Stephen Lukacs of Branch 36. I believe our three guests were mighty surprised at the large crowd which one of the smallest branch could

draw! Go ahead and ask them! Why, shucks! we had more at an ordinary party and branch meeting than larger branches have at their Anniversary! Celebrations! (Don't believe me, huh? Well, ask any Detroiter!)

Before the eats and party business, however, we held our annual meeting. The same officers were re-elected as last year with one exception — Branch Manager Jolán Lucas is now only a Corresponding-Secretary and Treasurer and of course, Publicity Agent! Branch Manager is Mr. Stephen Lukacs, so all you 429ers be on the lookout for Mr. Lukacs to come and collect your dues and take care of other administrative business. He lives at 3038 S. Liddesdale, Detroit 25, Michigan and he can be contacted by phone at WA. 8-2317. Other officers are President Malcolm MacLeod; Vice-President John Fisher; Recording Seci'etary Marie Gallovich; Sick Visitors Mrs. Daniel Rob, Michael Kuritar, George Boonie and Jolán Lucas; Comptroller Roger Rogers; Auditors Mrs. Samuel Toth and Mrs. Anna Hoi'vath.

The adoption of the proposed modifications of the By-Laws to be voted on at the National Convention next September went off without a hitch, which pleasantly surprised Diirector Richard Phillips. I mentioned the- fact that I had read the entire modifications and they seemed in orde'i' and they had already been discussed by members at one time or another, so why waste a lot of time on something which a hundred and some odd delegates will discuss next September. Even the proposed modification relating to the appointment of the Branch Manager by the Home Office went off smoothly, but we here at Branch 429 realize that improvements have been needed in this department so why try to curtail efficiency?

"Delegate to the District Sessions is Jolán Lucas and alternate will be Mrs. Mary Szalay; since only two of us were eligible, there was no difficulty there. However, the District Delegate was entrusted with just one proposal to be carried to the District Sessions, and if she is lucky enough to get to the National Convention, to carry it on there . . . here it is, and I imagine quite a few of you out there will trail along with us — “WHY MUST A NATIONAL DELEGATE TO THE CONVENTION HOLD SICK BENEFIT?” See, what I mean? It’s a tough job, and for a gal who has g'one to two Conventions already, I can assure you that it’s a tough and lonely battle. We have any number of bright second generation hopefuls who would make excellent National Delegates, with two exceptions — they do not carry Sick Benefit (which can be procured mighty cheap at their places of work or business), and they do not speak Hungarian. Why accept members of other nationalities if they are ineligible to attend National Conventions where only Hungarian is spoken? (EDITOR’S NOTE: 1947 was a bi-lingual Convention, remember?) Now remember, folks, these aren’t only my opinions, but the opinions of those for whom I speak — in my columns! More on this subject as time approaches the Convention era!

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