William Penn Life, 1968 (3. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1968-01-01 / 1. szám
A Message From Your President Concerning The Living Death 1967 Children’s Christmas Parties Most Successful The following is a listing of those William Penn Fraternal Association Branches which held successful Christmas Parties for the benefit of the youngsters at the respective Branches. All the reports being received at the Home Office indicate that this year was the most successful of any for Christmas Parties. This is as it should be, this is some of the plus benefits a Fraternal Benefit Society gives to its members. The Home Office and Board of Directors are grateful to those Officers at the Branch, who through their diligent and untiring efforts make it possible for these youngsters to enjoy a visit from Santa Claus, courtesy of the Association and Branch. To all of those who had any part whatsoever in helping to make these parties a success, we say Thank You. Please keep up the good work. To those large Branches which did not provide for a Children s Party we would suggest that next year you do so, it means so much to the young members of the Branch. Those Branches which sent in pictures of their Children’s Parties, we are publishing as many as we could make space for. These Branches then held parties: Branch 1, Bridgeport Conn.; Br. 9, Hazelton, Pa.; Br. 13, Trenton, N. J.; Br. 14, Cleveland, Ohio; Br. 15, Chicago, 111.; Br. 16, Perth Amboy, N. J.; Br. 17, Lorain, Ohio; Br. 18, Detroit, Mich.; Br. 19, New Brunswick, N. J.; Br. 22, Roebling, N. J.; Br. 24, Chicago, 111.; Br. 26, Sharon, Pa.; Br. 27, Toledo, Ohio; Br. 28, Youngstown, Ohio; Br. 34, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Br. 40, Martins Ferry, Ohio; Br. 45, Cleveland, Ohio; Br. 48, New York, N. Y.; Br. 51, Passaic, N. J. (even though the officers of the Branch could not find time to provide for the party, thanks to Joseph Bednarz, Field Rep. and Mrs. Stransky, Dist. Office Clerk, Director Joseph Toma and those who as-The thoughts expressed on the accompanying page are unexpectedly harsh, especially following such a happy holiday season as many of us have enjoyed. Yet, they drive home a fact of life. Every day some unfortunate people suffer a Living Death. They don’t quite die a casket death. They remain alive—but, their ability to work dies. When this happens, a man ceases to be self-sufficient He can no longer support himself. And, if he has dependents —loved ones who look to him for protection and the necessities of life—this disabled man, as a victim of the Living Death, often suffers the tortures of the damned. He is forced to sit helplessly by, unable to lift a finger to prevent financial hardships from engulfing him and his family. Perhaps you know of such a case— among your family members, among your friends, or in your neighborhood. If you sisted them a very successful party was held. We hope that the newly elected Officers at the Branch will find time in 1968 to cooperate.); Br 52, Windber, Pa.; Br. 56, Detroit, Mich.; Br. 59, Scalp Level, Pa.; Br. 63, Lorain, Ohio; Br. 70, Newark, N. J.; Br. 71, Duquesne, Pa.; Br. 76, Philadelphia, Pa.; Br. 88 Yatesboro, Pa.; Br. 89, Homestead, Pa.; Br. 90, Allentown, Pa.; Br. 129 Columbus, Ohio; Br. 132, South Bend, Ind.; Br. 133, Phillipsburg, N. J.; Br. 189, Alliance, Ohio; Br. 214, Flint, Mich.; Br. 216, Northampton, Pa.; Br. 226, McKeesport, Pa.; Br. 249, Dayton, Ohio; Br. 278, Omaha, Neb.; Br. 296, Springdale, Pa.; Br. 383, Buffalo, N. Y. don’t, read this clipping culled from a newspaper: HUNT ON FOR “EXHAUSTED MOTHER” A hunt was on today for a woman who described herself as an “exhausted mother.” She left her two children on the steps of the Foundling Hospital. They were eightyear-old William and his 18-monthold brother, Leonard. There was a note from the mother explaining that the father was completely disabled, that she was out of mohey, and had had three nervous breakdowns. She had abandoned the children because she felt she was on the verge of another breakdown. No one with any heart could read such a story without being moved. But, what can be done about it? Generally, there is little you can • do to repair the havoc caused by disability AFTER IT HAPPENS. Nor can you avoid most disabilities any more than you can stay the hand of death. Occasionally, both of these grim events are triggered off by carelessness. But unfortunately, most times they are beyond the control of their victims. When and where disability or death will strike is unpredictable. However, while you can’t prevent most causes for disability or death, you can protect yourself against them through insurance. To protect yourself against an untimely casket death—buy life insurance. To protect yourself against an untimely living death.—buy health insurance. For years, your Association has offered you protection against both Casket and Living Death. We are pleased to announce we have extended and improved our protection against Living Death by bringing out four new policy contracts. This protection—the finest on the insurance scene today—is now available to you and your family. Each of these four new policies has only one objective: To protect you and your loved ones against Living Death. Your officers urge you to contact your nearest Association representative TODAY. Ask him to tailor-make a plan of protection against Living Death which fits your needs. He is trained to take into consideration your (a) Social Security Disability Benefits, (b) fringe benefits provided by your employer, and (c) all private health insurance you may already have. After this analysis he will prescribe the best plan or plans that will help you fill in any dangerous gaps that may still exist in your protection against the LIVING DEATH! Fraternally yours, Elmer Charles, National President THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the WILLIAM PENN FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION announces with profound sorrow the death of IGNATZ HARSANYI November 5, 1967 - Br. 226 Mr. Harsanyi for many years managed Branch 177, Wyano, Pa. before it merged, with his cooperation, with Branch 226. Through his untireless efforts on behalf of his members, his name is forever recorded in the William Penn pages of history. ADAM SCHAUER November 20, 1967 — Br. 214 ILLUSTRIOUS MEMBERS of this Association, The Board of Directors in paying final Tribute to the memory of our ILLUSTRIOUS MEMBERS, conveys on behalf of the membership of the Association, its deepest sympathy to the bereaved families. 4
