William Penn Life, 1969 (4. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1969-01-01 / 1. szám

F F I C I A L PUBLICATION F THE WILLIAM PENN I ATE R N AI ASSOCIATION 1969-The Year of Building-Trust-and Joy In Memory of the late MR. JO­SEPH VASAS the following have made contributions to the WILLIAM PENN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDA­TION: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Charles Mr. and Mrs. Julius J. Lenart Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lang, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Toma Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Wukovits, Sr. Branch 048, New York, N. Y. Other contributions may be mailed to the Home Office. 1969 National Bowling Tournament Our National Bowling Tournament and Fellowship Days will be held in New York City on Saturday, May 31st and Sunday, June 1st, 1969. — Members of Branch 48 of New York are the hosts. Headquarters and Fellowship Days Victory Banquet at: Hotel New Yorker, 34th and 8th Avenue, across from the New Madison Square Garden. Bowling Captains, Branch Presi­dents and Branch Managers will receive all instructions and entry blank in the very near future. PLEASE NOTE: If requests for change of address of member is made or a removal from the mailing list of William Penn Life: They must supply old address and Zip Code and which publication they have been receiving: English or Combination. At the beginning of the new year, we look grate­fully back and trustingly ahead. The Greek God of Mythology, Janus, had two faces, — one looking back and one ahead, to see both ways, and to be twice as wise as Man, who would look only in one direction. That is why the first month of the year has been named in his honor. We are looking back for a moment in order to gain ever more strength and courage for the joyful leap into the future. And in retrospect, our hearts are filled with overflowing gratitude for God’s Benevolent Providence, and within that, for the great wisdom and fortitude of those thirteen miners in Hazleton, Pa., and the eighteen factory workers in Bridgeport, Conn., who almost a century ago, had the wisdom to lay down the foundation of our beloved WILLIAM PENN FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION. Their motivation was intelligent fear and wise foresight. They all knew the old Hungarian proverb, “Jobb félni, mint megijedni”— (it is better to be afraid, than to be frightened) .... With this healthy insight, they con­fronted the fear of Sickness, Helpless­ness, Death, Loss and Misery with in­telligent planning and provided protec­tion for their loved ones with Life and Sick Benefit insurance policies. Upon these foundations, the WILLIAM PENN FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION has grown into the present giant and is now ready to find an even greater field of service. The Year 1968 had its special fea­tures. On the national scene: Prosperity, Inflation, Assassination, Riots, Rising Interest Rates, Rising Wages, Viet talks, Election, Nixon, Men around the Moon and Frustration in Paris. On the WILLIAM PENN scene: the Agency System of Operation adopted under three Zone Agency Supervisors got off to a good start. As for new business in 1968, — the highest ever — 10 million! The “Military Program” providing life insurance for our young men in uniform on military posts in the U.S.A. is rapidly approaching our expectation of writing —ONE MILLION of LIFE INSURANCE per month. As Fraternals, we are proud to demonstrate our patriotism in this program. . . . The “Thrift and Member­ship Plan” was introduced in October and it is being marketed presently in the State of Pennsylvania. This is a special “Savings Plan” and is offered exclusively to members or their families. ... The WILLIAM PENN FRATER­NAL ASSOCIATION “Scholarship Foun­dation” was established by the Board of Directors. The Foundation is being chartered and qualified as a tax-exempt organization by the Internal Revenue Service. We hope that our Branches, our members and others will make con­tributions during 1969, to enable us to grant scholarships in 1970.... The Executive Home Office Staff was reduced to four National Officers, due to the resignation of Investment Manager Richard J. Phillips on June 1, 1968. The position of Investment Manager was not filled. A new Investment Program, approved by the Board of Directors, is carried on by the National Officers, which is an established procedure in many fraternal societies. . . . The entire “Fringe Benefit” Program for our em­ployees was updated, benefits increased. The “Pension Plan” or Retirement Pro­gram was expanded for employees and all convention-elected officials, however, the officials’ benefit program is subject to ratification at the next convention. The By-Laws for the “Pension Plan” were modified, benefits increased and qualified by the Internal Revenue Ser­vice. . . . The Computerized Operation during the year 1968 was most effective in updating our programs in preparation for future economical operation and additional up-to-date statistical informa­tion. We are extremely proud of the cooperation rendered by the membership in response to our “Direct Premium Billing”. We are grateful to all those members who changed from monthly payments to other modes of payment, and to those who sent (90%) premiums direct to the Home Office. This Year of 1968 can be best described as the Year of DECISIONS. We joyfully counted our blessings at our Employees’ Christmas Party on December 20th, 1968. Let us plan well for 1969 and resolve to: Expand our Agency Operation, so that we can again in 1969 increase our volume of New Business. . . . Con­­(Continued on page 7) i

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