William Penn Life, 1970 (5. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)

1970-11-01 / 4. szám

should receive travel expense and per diems as provided in the By-Laws and that the Treasurer will honor the expense statements. At this point, Director Wukovits in­formed the Board that he declined to ac­cept any travel expense or per diem in connectiön with the 1970 Bowling Tourna­ment. A Roll Call was requested on the motions and the vote was nine in the af­firmative and four in the negative thus the motion was adopted. 18. Moved, seconded and the Board adopted that in the future no individual who is appointed Bowling Tournament Administrator shall receive more than three per diems and travel expenses @ 10c per mile for his services. 19. The Board accepted the Report of General Counsel. 20. Moved, seconded and the Board ac­cepted in its entirety the Report of the National President to the Board of Directors dated September 14, 1970. 21. National President Charles intro­duced Actuary, Robert E. Bruce, who was welcomed by the Board. Mr. Bruce pre­sented a written proposal to the National Officers and the Board of Directors wheieby the Inter-Continental Fraternal Services would develop Life, A & H premiums, agency man-power and adver­tising and promotional material for the William Penn Fraternal Association. Following the reading of this proposal, a lengthy discussion ensued with regard to the benefits the Association could derive from this program. Moved, seconded and the Board adopt­ed that the Officers and General Counsel of the Association be authorized to enter into a contract with Inter-Continental Fraternal Services based on a General Agent’s Contract, incorporating the con­ditions set forth in the proposal of Inter­Continental Fraternal Services, Inc., dated September 10. 1970. 22. The Board acknowledged receipt of letter from Richard J. Phillips, former Investment Manager, in which he outlines subject matter which he personally want­ed to present to the Board. After hearing contents of the letter, it was moved, se­conded and the Board authorized the Officers and General Counsel to review all phases of this matter and report its findings to the Board of Directors at the December Meeting. 23. The Board acknowledged receipt of letter from General Agent, Dr. Arpad Nagy of Trenton, New Jersey. National Secretary, Albert Stelkovics was instruct­ed to inform Dr. Nagy that the Board does not desire to change Section 6.8 of the General Agent’s contract. 24. The Board acknowledged receipt of letter of thanks from the Lenart Family on the recent death of Vice President Julius J. Lenart. Letter of Thanks was acknowledged by the Board from the National Fraternal Congress of America for our participa­12 tion in honoring Foster F. Farrell, who is retiring after thirty-five years as Secretary-Treasurer, Manager of the National Fraternal Congress of America. The Board acknowledged letter of thanks from the American Red Cross for our donation to the Hungarian Flood Victims. 25. The Board of Directors acknow­ledged with deep appreciation the dona­tion of $502.09 by Branch 237, Steuben­ville, Ohio to the Scholarship Founda­tion. 26. The Board acknowledged a letter from the Hungarian Studies Foundation with reference to the Overseas Book Presentation Program. The Board regrets it cannot comply with the request. 27. The Board next discussed the Bowling Tournament site for 1972. Branch 18, Detroit, Michigan offered to host the 1972 Tournament. Director Danko requested the Board to give con­sideration to Branch 18 since no other offers were submitted. It was a previous decision of the Board to rotate the tourna­ment to various sections of the country, therefore, the Board cannot comply with the request of Branch 18, Detroit, Mich. Moved, seconded and the Board adopt­ed that the Officers seek a suitable site in the East for the 1972 Bowling Tourna­ment and submit their report to the December Board Meeting. 28. Director Bero invited the Board of Directors, National Officers and mem­bers to a Dinner-Dance sponsored by Branch 001 in Bridgeport, Connecticut on November 7, 1970. 29. Director Toma invited the Board of Directors, National Offcers and mem­bers to a Dinner-Dance sponsored by Branch 48 in New York City on October 10. 1970. 30. Director Wukovits extended an in­vitation to the Board, National Officers and Members to attend a Dinner spon­sored by Branch 132, South Bend, Ind., on October 31, 1970. 31. Director Danko extended an invi­tation to the Board of Directors, National Officers and members to attend the Champagne Ball sponsored by Branch 18, Detroit, Michigan on February 13, 1971. 32. Moved, seconded and the Board adopted the following Resolution per­taining to Branch Christmas Parties. RESOLUTION It is resolved by the Board of Directors in regular quarterly meeting assembled this 16th day of September, 1970 that the Treasury of the Association subsidize the Branch Children’s Christmas Parties in 1970 under the following conditions, a) Branches which hold Children’s Christmas Parties shall be entitled to a sum equal to ONE DOLLAR per juvenile member between the ages of 0-15 in­clusive. b) The Home Office contribution to any one Branch shall not exceed $200.00 based on the following schedule, NOTICE If you have moved and want your address changed, you MUST return the label from the last publication with the change of address to the publisher. Your cooperation will be appreciated. From 10 to 50 juvenile members maximum — $ 50.00 From 51 to 100 juvenile members maximum — 100.00 From 101 to 150 juvenile members maximum — 150.00 From 151 to 200 and over members maximum — 200.00 c) Branches shall account to the Home Office for funds expended. d) The Association will provide Carol Books and printed invitations to those Branches which request same on form provided by the Home Office. 33. The subject of Tours sponsored by the William Penn Fraternal Association and itt Branches, was debated. The Board requested the Officers and General Counsel to review the previous decisions of the Board pertaining to sponsoring of tours, and report its findings at the December Board Meeting. 34. National President Elmer Charles, in his closing remarks expressed the feeling that although certain debates were lengthy, the Board did complete the Agenda and the decisions made will be beneficial to the Association and its progress. Mr. Charles reminded one and all that when we took the oath of office, we dedi­cated ourselves to the cause of William Penn Fraternal Association and in har­mony and unity we should continue to move the Association forward and to hold the best interest of the Association fore­most in our minds. He extended greetings to all and wished everyone a safe return home. 35. Board Chairman, John P. Balia, thanked the Board for their cooperation. He, too, felt the actions of the Board brought forth will be for the best interest of the Association. Chairman Balia ex­tended best wishes for a safe journey home and the meeting was adjourned Wednesday, September 16th, 1970 at 3 P.M. Respectfully submitted, John P. Balia, Chairman of the Board, Vice President Frank J. Radvany, Secretary of the Board Elmer Charles, National President, Louis L. Varga, Vice President, Frank Bero, Stephen Danko, Michael Hegedűs, Stephen J. Ivancso, Rev. Andrew P. Jacobs, Dr. Andrew Kovács, Stephen Lang Jr., Joseph Toma, Louis Vassy and Frank J. Wukovits Sr., Directors.

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