William Penn Life, 1971 (6. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)

1971-08-01 / 3. szám

gan, whereby they invited the Board of Directors and National Officers to their 85th Anniversary Picnic to be held on Sun­day, August 15, 1971. 29. General Counsel, Gay B. Banes, sub­mitted in his report information pertain­ing to the American Life Merger and the Building Program. The Board accepted the report of General Counsel in its en­tirety. 30. The Board acknowledged receipt of a letter from the American Hungarian Fe­deration whereby they requested approval by the William Penn Fraternal Association of the action the American Hungarian Fe­deration had taken in writing to the Hun­garian Writers and Actors Guild request­ing them to take whatever action possible in protecting the rights of Hungarian mi­norities located in the areas outside of the Hungarian border. The Board approved the contents of the letter and approves of its mailing by the American Hungarian Federation. 31. Mr. Gus Nagy submitted a prelimin­ary report to the Board of Directors of the recent National Bowling Tournament and 85th Anniversary Banquet which was held in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Board ack­nowledged his report and desired to ex­press its sincere thanks and appreciation to the two co-administrators, n a m el y, Chairman of the Board and Vice Presi­dent, John P. Balia and Gus Nagy, Field Manager, Central ,and the National Of­ficers. The Board also thanked the various committees comprised of members from local branches in the Greater Pittsburgh area for their untiring effort in making this affair a huge success. Vice President, John P. Balia, informed the Board that he was donating the three per diems ($180.00) to which he is entitled, to the William Penn Scholarship Foundation. The Board sincerely thanked Chairman, John P. Balia for his kind fraternal gesture. 32. The Officers and Board of Diretors of the William Penn Scholarship Founda­tion acknowledged receipt of a $100.00 donation by the American Hungarian Theatre. 33. Director Michael Hegedűs presented the Officers and Board of Directors of the William Penn Scholarship Foundation with a check for $311.00 which was the pro­ceeds of the 85th Anniversary celebration conducted by the New Jersey Branches. The Board sincerely acknowledged this donation. 34. Director Radvany, speaking in be­half of the New Jersey Branches, sincerely thanked the National Officers, Board of Directors and Auditing Committee Mem­bers, who attended the 85th Anniversary Celebration held in New Brunswick, New Jersey . 35. Director Frank J. Radvany present­ed the Officers and Directors of the Wil­liam Penn Scholarship Foundation a check for $100.00 which represents the annual donation of Branch 13, Trenton, New Jer­sey. 36. The Board approved that a picture of former President Julius Macker be placed in the Board Room. 37. The Board unanimously moved that for security reasons all convention dele­gates will receive their per diem fees and travel expenses by check. 38. Director Lang informed the Board that Director Rev. Andrew P. Jacobs was celebrating his 36th Anniversary today up­on his being ordained a priest. The Board offered its sincere congratulations to Di­rector Rev. Jacobs, and wished him many more years of service in good health. 39. The Board acknowledged receipt of a request from the American Hungarian Studies Foundation. The Board tabled this matter until the August Meeting. 40. The Officers of William Penn Schol­arship Foundation, Inc. submitted their report to the Board of Directors. National Treasurer, Julius Somogyi, reported a bal­ance of $25,647.03 in the Fund. Director Danko stated every effort should be made to foster and encourage other branches and individuals to make donations to this very worthwhile undertaking. The Founda­tion should receive Tax Exempt Status from the Internal Revenue Service in the near future. It is the desire of the Board to project scholarship awards for 1972- 1973 school year. The Board accepted the Report from the Officers of the Scholar­ship Foundation. 4L The Board authorized the National Officers and Staff to take necessary steps to make preparations and arrangements for the XXVII National Convention of the William Penn Fraternal Association, which will begin on September 13, 1971 in Pitts­burgh, Pennsylvania. 42. The Board acknowledged receipt of a letter registering a complaint that Branch 51, Passaic, New Jersey is holding their branch meetings in the office of the Sun Life Insurance Company. The Board re­commended that the National Secretary write to Branch 51 and request that they move their branch meetings to another location. 43. The Board acknowledged receipt of a letter from St. Ladislaus Roman Catho­lic Church of New Brunswick, New Jersey, expressing sincere appreciation for memo­rial donations by Branch 19, New Bruns­wick for their deceased members. 44. It was recommended that certain brochures, insurance plans and program be enclosed with the primium bills thereby taking advantage of direct contact with our members which will help promote the William Penn Fraternal Association. 45. Chairman of the Auditing Commit­tee, William Kohut, appeared before the Board of Directors, and expressed warm greetings and hoped that our delibarations were most fruitful. 46. National President, Elmer Charles, thanked each and everyone for a very sue-We will not be able to make your address correction unless you mail your old address to us with your new one. Unless you give us your old address also, you might be re­ceiving two publications, one to your new address and one to the old one. THE EDITORS. cessful deliberation. This was the first time we brought forth a complete new set of By-Laws which were deliberated, and adopted for presentation to the Conven­tion. Continuing on the theme that “Fra­­ternals Care” we have demonstrated that we, as fraternals, do care about our bro­thers and sisters and requested we go forth and never lose this dedicated spirit. President Charles informed the Board that the next Board meeting will be held August 23, 1971. He hopes to prepare a program which the Board can deliberate and adopt in preparation for the forth­coming National Convention. His one de­sire for the next Board meeting is unity, for only in complete unity, harmony and full cooperation can we move forward and build a bigger and better Society. He pro­mised that with the assistance of his fel­low National Officers, Vice Presidents and Staff they will prepare an Agenda for the XXVIIth National Convention of the Wil­liam Penn Fraternal Association, which oan make this Convention a most mean­ingful and progressive Convention in the history of the Association. He thanked the members for their at­tention and wished all a pleasant and safe journey to their homes. He extended best wishes to all the members at large, their families and to the delegates who will be attending the National Convention, and hopes all will have a most enjoyable and pleasant summer. 47. Chairman of the Board, John P. Bal­ia, also thanked the members for their full cooperation. It was demonstrated that with good understanding and harmony we brought forth good decisions which will best serve the Association. He extended best wishes to all the members back home and wished all the Directors and Officers a pleasant and safe journey home. 48. The meeting was adjourned at 3 p.m. Respectfully submitted: Frank J. Radvany Secretary of the Board John P. Balia Chairman and Vice President of the Board Elmer Charles National President ATTEST: Albert J. Stelkovics National Secretary 20

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