Verhovayak Lapja, 1955 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1955 / Verhovay Journal
VOL, XXXVIII. AUGUST 17, 1955 NUMBER 8. Welcome, Delegates, to the Most Important Convention in Verhovay’s History Pittsburgh, the former smoke-enshrouded city of steel, black diamonds and sweat, will soon turn loose all the welcoming forces of her now radiant golden splendor to provide a warm greeting to the delegation of important Verhovay representatives, merging on this king industrial center to carry out the mandate entrusted to them by the members back home. The delegates to the 23d Regular Convention of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, convening September 12, 1955, will have the responsibility as the society’s supreme legislative body of acting in the interests of all the members to safeguard the rights of all. When the Verhovay Convention assembles, the delegates will be faced with the responsible assignment of approving the Rakoczi-Verhovay Merger Agreement, passing judgement on the operations of the present administration and the results obtained, adopting a program, including the new' bylaws, that will chart the course for the next four years, and finally, selecting leaders to steer the ship of state capably and safely. Steps will be taken to assure the well-being of our association and spur on its future growth. Certainly no previous Verhovay Convention had an agenda so full of momentous matters as this one is about face. This Verhovay Convention will see and have a hand in the creation of a new, larger fraternal benefit society, for, as the confluence of the mighty Allegheny and Monongahela rivers forms the mightier Ohio River, so this merging of the great Rákóczi Aid Association and the great Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association must mean an even greater organization, the William Penn Fraternal Association. How beautiful this comparison and how appropriate, therefore, the unification of the two societies in Pittsburgh! Men and women in our democratic country have cherished and have safeguarded the privilege allowed them to differ in opinions in any field of endeavor, on any Subject. This freedom of expression of one’s opinions has kept us an independent and strong nation. Those entrusted with fraternal leadership ought always to be aware of this right. Being tolerant of the opinions of others, even when they conflict with ours, is within the scope of the aforesaid right! Every member of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association is entitled to his opinion. Every Verhovay member expects and deserves the same considerations in the deliberations of the proposed merger that were rightfully given the members of the Rákóczi Aid Association when its delegates assembled June 6, 1955, at the National Convention of that society in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to discuss, debate and vote upon the provisions of the Merger Agreement. Every Verhovay delegate should also be given the same rights of meeting, discussing, debating and voting upon such an important issue. The Pennsylvania Insurance Department recently ruled that it would not approve the Rakoczi-Verhovay Merger Agreement until the delegates, assembled at the September 12, 1955 Verhovay Convention, approve the very Merger Agreement that by a mail vote was approved by a large majority of the 1951 Verhovay delegates. The Department’s action should not be misconstrued or misinterpreted by anyone, for it is by law entrusted with the supervision and direction of all fraternal benefit societies domiciled or operating in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. There is no question what course of action the Verhovay delegates should take when they meet September 12 to consider the Rakoczi-Verhovay Merger Agreement. However, any delegate who wishes to discuss any of the provisions of the Merger Agreement should be given that right. After all matters pertaining thereto have been aired, many of the clouds that may now be hovering over the issues will disappear into the thin air, and then should the Merger Agreement be approved. This pattern will respect the rights of the delegates and the membership they represent, and will result in an auspicious start for the new organization. (Continued on page 3) THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT VERHOVAY FRATERNAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCEMENT I, the undersigned, President of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, in accordance with Section 6 of our Bylaws, do hereby announce that the XXHI Regular Convention of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Ass’n will be held at the WILLIAM PENN HOTEL Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania BEGINNING MONDAY AT 9:00 A.M. (E.D.S.T.) SEPTEMBER 12, 1955, and I hereby request that the duly elected delegates to the National Convention of the Association appear at the aforementioned place at the designated time with their certificates of election. FRATERNALLY, COLOMAN REVESZ JOHN BENCZE National Secretary National President Rákóczi - Verhovay Merger Agreement Must Be Approved by Verhovay XXHI Quadrennial Convention The Department of Insurance of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has notified the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association that the Rakoczi-Verhovay Merger Agreement is dependent upon the ratification of the 23rd Quadrennial Convention of the Association. This means that the delegates who were recently elected at the District Sessions will be given the task of approving the entire merger proceedings. The 23rd Quadrennial Convention of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association will be called to order on Monday, September 12, 1955, at the William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Frank J. Cher Appointed to Home Office sumed his office on July 1st. The former field force official has almost twenty years of Verhovay experience to qualify him for his new position, because the Home Office Manager must have an excellent overall knowledge of both the inside and the outside functions of the Association. A resume of the Verhovay career of Mr. Cher, holder of the coveted Illustrious Citation and Gold Medal, reads: From February 1, 1936: District Manager, Buffalo, New York; May 1, 1936 on: District Manager, Trenton, New Jersey; XIX Verhovay Convention, 1939: Delegate thereto and Secretary thereof; from 1941: Eastern Division Manager, located in New York City; 1947: Named Supervisor of Field I, Trenton, New Jersey; July 1, 1956: Appointed Home Office Manager by the Board of Directors. Thus is the summary of one of the best known men in the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association. Mr. Cher is married to the former Miss Julia Kristóf. She will join him soon to establish their new home in the Pittsburgh district. Our congratulations and best wishes to the new Rome Office Manager! A veteran member of the Vervay field force, Field Supervisor Frank J. Cher, recently resigned his Trenton, New Jersey post to accept a position at the Home Office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Board of Directors, acting upon the recommendation of the National Officers, named Mr. Cher to the position of Home Office Manager, vacated when Leopold Hirsch died May 21, 1955. The new appointee as-
