William Penn Life, 1987 (22. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1987-12-01 / 12. szám
Page 12, William Penn Life, December 1987 Minutes of the 31st General Convention of the William Penn Association held September 14-15-16,1987, in Toronto, Canada Continued from previous page Delegates Review Convention Report - The Convention delegates commenced to review the Report of the Board of Directors, Auditing Committee and Actuary, page by page. John Sabo Remarks Re: Single Deposit Paid-Up Policies - Former President and delegate John Sabo extended thanks to the Board of Directors for making it possible for older members to be able to convert their policies to Single Deposit Paid-Up Whole Life Policies. Florida Property - Discussion arose regarding the purchase of property in Florida. President Danko elaborated at length about the steps the Board of Directors had been taking in negotiating for the Florida property. It was moved, seconded and the delegates authorized the Association to give an option to purchase Florida property in the amount of $ 1,100,000.00. Family Christmas Parties It was moved, seconded and the delegates authorized that the William Penn Association continue to sponsor Family Christmas Parties as a fraternal activity. Report of the Board of Directors -Following the review of the Report to the Board of Directors page by page, it was moved, seconded and acknowledged by the delegates. Report of the Auditing Committee -Following the review of the Report of the Auditing Committee, it was moved, seconded and the delegates acknowledged same. Report of the Actuary - Mr. Robert E. Bruce, Actuary, submitted his Report to the General Convention. He too reviewed his report page by page. He congratulated the Officers, Directors, and members for the exceptionally favorable financial developments of the last four years. It was moved, seconded and the delegates acknowledged the Report of the Actuary. By-Law Review - Chairman Lesko informed the delegates the next item on the Agenda was the review of the proposed By-Laws. The delegates commenced to review the proposed By-Laws page by page. It was moved, seconded and the proposed By-Laws were adopted. It was further authorized that the Officers may change minor wording which may be required by the various Insurance Departments. By-Laws Effective Immediately -It was moved, seconded and the Assembly adopted that the By-Laws just approved be immediately placed into effect subject to the approval of the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. Nominating Committee Report - Chairman John Lesko requested President Emeritus Elmer Charles, Chairman of the Nominating Committee, for their report. Mr. Charles stated that the Nominating Committee met. The members of this Committee are Elmer Charles, Chairman; Stephen Danko, Louis Jesso, Andrew Toth, Frank Bero, Violet B. Lenart, Emma Beganyi, Alexander Goydan, Alex J. Horvath and Frank J. Wukovits, Sr. The Committee interviewed all candidates and found they met all requirements and are all highly qualified for election. The Committee submitted the following resolution to the General Convention. RESOLUTION The 31st General Convention hereby recommends to the incoming Board of Directors, the election of Stephen G. Danko as National President, E. E. Vargo, National Secretary, Frances A. Furedy, National Treasurer and Zoltán B. Emri, National Vice President. It was moved, seconded and the Convention delegates adopted this recommendation. The Nominating Committee submitted the following nominees for the office of Director: Joseph Arvay Ronald Balia William Bero Zoltán J. Cibulas Elmer Furedy Michael Hrabar, Stephen Ivancso John Molnár Roger Nagy Frank J. Radvany Elmer Toth Frank J. Wukovits, Jr. The Nominating Committee submitted the following nominees for the office of Alternate Director: Anthony Beke Jennifer Emri Frank Kobli George Mirkovich Julius Nadas, Jr. Edward Rietski Louis Roka Stephen Szatmári Michael Tomcsak Stephen Varga Judith Walewski John Woodworth The Nominating Committee submitted the following nominees for the office of Auditing Committee: Dale Cole Stephen P. Danko Charles Fabian Louis Fodor Michael Kara William Kovach The Nominating Committee submitted the following nominees for Alternate Auditing Committee: Albert Furedy Joseph Hamari Mary Ivancso James Lochinger Frank Tima Kenneth Walewski The following nominations came from the Convention floor. For the office of Director: Albert Kertesz William Haberstroh Timothy J. Lippert Gregory Lang It was moved, seconded and the delegates closed the nominations for Directors. It was moved, seconded and the delegates closed nominations for Alternate Directors. The following nominations came from the convention floor. For the office of Auditor: Stephen Sándor It was moved, seconded and the delegates closed nominations for Auditors. It was moved, seconded and the delegates closed nominations for Alternate Auditors. Meeting Rooms for Tuesday and Wednesday - It was announced that Tuesday’s meeting will be held in the Upper Canada Room, 18th floor, and Wednesday’s meeting will be held in Concert Hall. The banquet will be held in the Ballroom on Tuesday evening. Meeting Recessed - Chairman of the Convention John Lesko recessed the meeting at 4:30 p.m. until 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 15, 1987. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15,1987 Meeting Reconvened - Chairman of the Convention John T. Lesko, Sr., reconvened the Convention at 9:30 a.m. and same are present. Mary Lou Sporner, District 053 was absent. Invocation/Rev. Borsay - Invocation was offered by the Rev. Daniel Borsay, Pastor of the United Church of Christ, Springdale, Pa. Monday’s Minutes/Radvany - Secretary of the Convention Frank J. Radvany read the Minutes of Monday’s proceedings. It was moved, seconded and the delegates accepted same as corrected. Mary Ivancso withdrew as Candidate - Delegate Mary Ivancso withdrew her name as candidate for Alternate Auditing Committee since she is serving on the Election/Tellers Committee. Anthony Beke withdrew from Committee - Anthony Beke withdrew as a member of the Election/Tellers Committee since he is a candidate for Alternate Director. Nominees for Alternate Auditing Committee - It was brought to the attention of the convention delegates that the Nominating Committee recommended six nominees for the office of Alternate Auditing Committee. The By-Laws state that only three Alternate Auditing Committee are elected. It was moved, seconded and the delegates adopted the recommendation of the Nominating Committee, however, only three Alternate Auditing Committee Members will be elected. It will be the first three receiving the highest number of votes. Election of Directors, Alternate Directors, Auditing Committee and Alternate Auditing Committee - The next order of business of the convention delegates was the election of the Board of Directors, Alternate Directors, Auditing Committee and Alternate Auditing Committee. Chairman Lesko recessed the meeting until 1:00 P.M. so the delegates may proceed to vote. National Secretary E. E. Vargo commenced to call the delegates for balloting. Meeting Reconvened/Lesko - Chairman Lesko reconvened the meeting at 1:00 p.m. following the balloting. Report of Election/Tellers Committee - He requested the Chairperson of the Election/Tellers Committee for their report. Ballots tabulated by the Election/Tellers Committee - Mary Ivancso, Chairperson of the Election/Tellers Committee stated the Committee concluded tabulating the votes of the election. She reported that the committee consisted of Mary Ivancso, Chairperson, Julia C. Bero, George S. Charles, Julia Danko, Mary Huthansel, John F. McCarthy, Ruth Toth, Ruth Vasvary and Michael Fodor. She reported there were 132 members voting. There were 132 ballots cast, 2 ballots were voided. There were 130 valid ballots cast. The following are the voting results for the election of Directors: Joseph Arvay..........................................105 Stephen Ivancso......................................101 Roger Nagy..............................................100 Ronald Balia..............................................99 William Bero............................................98 Elmer Furedy............................................98 Frank J. Radvany......................................96 John S. Molnár..........................................95 Elmer Toth................................................95 Frank J. Wukovits, Jr................................95 Michael Hrabar........................................94 Zoltán Cibulas..........................................87 Continued on next page
