William Penn, 1956 (39. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1956-10-03 / 10. szám

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October 17, 1956

William Penn

Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting

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MITTEE — to meet in the National Secretary’s office and the PROMOTIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE — to meet in the Board Room, with, the same Directors and Oificers remaining as members of these standing committees, as at the last Board meeting. The Committees will convene Tuesday morning at 9:00 A.M. in the respective rooms assigned to them.

The Board next concerns itself with Point 7 of the Agenda — Unfinished Business, Sub-item (a) The ratification of mail referendum.

National Secretary STELKOVICS reported to the Board on the mail referendum vote concerning the recommendation of the National Bowling Committee that the National Bowling Tournament should be held on May 25-26, 1957 in Dayton, Ohio at the National Bowling Lanes, with Headquarters at the Dayton-Biltmore Hotel. The mail vote of the Directors in this matter revealed: — 17 affirmative, 2 dissenting and 1 neutral vote.

Upon a properly made and seconded motion, the Board unanimously acknow'edges and accepts the Report of the National Secretary regarding the mail referendum.

Upon the Board Chairman’s request, Director Albert IBOS, Admin’strator and Chairman of the National Bowling Tournament Committee, gave a brief resume of his committee’s activities to date in regard to plans for next year’s Bowling Tournament.

Director IBOS reported. that he had been successful in obtaining the necessary bowling alleys, suitable hotel accomodations in Dayton, Ohio and promised the 100% cooperation of the various Branch Officers in the Dayton area. He further pointed out that on account of the magnitude of the job and the multitude of details, he felt that the administration of the tournament shou'd be a Home Office function through one of the Officers, in order to better coordinate the planning.

It was decided by the Board that this phase of the matter would be discussed more fully when the report and recommendations of the PROMOTIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE are received in this connection.

The Board now concerns itself with the awarding of the ILLUSTRIOUS CITATIONS to the following Board members and National Officers: — Joseph KORMONDY, Frank MAGYARY, Aloysius C. FALUSSY, Alexander MOLDOVANY, John SABO and Albert J. STELKOVICS.

It had been decided at the April 1956 meeting of the REQUESTS, COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS COMMITTEE that a recommendation be made to the Board to award the ILLUSTRIOUS CITATION to these honored gentlemen, but inadvertently this recommendation was omitted from their minutes, and therefore the Board was unable to take any action in the matter at that time.

Upon a properly made and seconded motion, the Board decides that the omitted recommendation become a part of today’s minutes and that the necessary steps be taken at once to make these presentations.

The Board, by unanimous consent, decides to perpetuate for the record, the fact that four Board members and two National Officers .namely, Frank MAGYARY, Aloysius C. FALUSSY, Joseph KORMONDY, Alexander MOLDOVANY, John SABO and Albert J. STELKOVICS were awarded the ILLUSTRIOUS CITATION at a Dinner held in their honor in the Norse Room of the Fort Pitt Hotel on Wednesday, September 12, 1956 at 7:00 P.M.

Director FALUSSY, Chairman of the Promotional and Organizational Committee, presented to the Board the Report of his committee.

The Promotional and Organizational Committee’s Report was read, deTberated, and in some instances amended, approved and accepted with thanks by the Board. This Report , as amended, becomes a permanent part of these Minutes.

Report of the Promotional and Organizational Committee

MINUTES OF THE PROMOTIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE

WILLIAM PENN FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION — TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 1956

The Committee convenes at 9:00 A.M. in the Board of Director’s Room. The following are present: Aloysius C. Falussy, Chairman; Mike Korosy, Recording Secretary; Alexander Moldovany, Director; Michael Faczan, Director; Louis Vassy, Director; Alexander Gyulay, Director; Albert Ibos, Director; Coloman Revesz National President; Elmer Charles, Field Manager.

Director Aloysius FALUSSY, acting as Chairman, opened the meeting. He requested the National President, Loloman KEVr.SZ, to read from the Minutes of the previous Board meeting, those resolutions pertaining to the Promotional and Organizational Department which were to be executed and carried into effect during the past six months.

The Committee asked for an explanation and clarification as to the reason v/hy only two full-time men were employed in the past six months. Elmer CHARLES explained to the Committee that the Organization Department, as such, had created ten areas in which full-time men could be employed and that two had already been employed, and that the remaining eight would be employed as quickly as possible.

The Committee submits to the Board the explanation made by the Field Manager wh’ch shows the reason why only two full-time men had been employed in the past six months. However, the Committee emphasized that our Field Manager and Four Field Supervisors can only succeed and can only be effective if full time men are put into the Field.

Field Manager CHARLES agrees with thé Committee’s views and informs them that all his efforts will be concentrated on the employment of full-time men with the hope that eight additional men will be employed by the end of the year. He explains further that he is more desirous of having the full-time men than the Committee because in his position as Field Manager, the entire plan of the Board and his own desire to fulfill the quota for this year and the future quotas ,can only be accomplished by an increased Field Force.

The Committee recommends that the Board go on record again and direct the Home Office to institute a promotional campaign for secur'ng new members to commence no láter than January 1, 1957. The recommendation is approved by the Board.

The Report of the National President and Field Manager was taken into j

consideration by the Committee and activities involving the discharge, resignation and hiring of new field men was approved. The Board approves the actions of the Field Manager and National President since it is in the jurisdiction of the Board to determine whether or not a man should be discharged or employed.

The Field Manager reports on the fact that no sales conferences were held and the Committee accepts this information with the further assurance from the Field Manager that the sales meetings will be held only when it is advisable and when all the material is at hand to be presented to the Field. Force.

The Committee studies the report of the National President and Field Manager in which it notes with pleasure the fact that the following fulltime men met their semiannual quotas:

Field I — Kalman J. ERDEKY of Buffalo, N. Y.. — Emanuel

1WANIER of New York, N. Y.

Field III — Stephen IVANCSO of Toledo, Ohio — Louis KOSTLEY of Cleveland, Ohio — Joseph SZABÓ of Detroit, Mich. — Louis TOKÁR of Columbus, Ohio — Louis TOTH of Youngstown, Ohio.

Field IV — Frank KA.JDI of Chicago, 111. - Ernest C. TAYLOR iof Chicago, 111. — Michael TOTIIFALUSI of East Chicago, Ind. (who is no longer with us) — Frank WILTRAUT of South Bend, Ind.

The Committee sincerely hopes that by the end of the year, all the full-time men will be in this category.

The Committee appreciates the note of regret with which the National President and Field Manager report that 50% of our Branches are unproductive; specifically,, 180 Branches have not produced one single application in the first half of the year. The Committee discussed this problem at great length. It is a most serious problem which has given both Off’cers much concern. At the moment, no practical solution has been found; nevertheless, it is estimated that approximately 5,000 of our members who should and would ordinarily be a source of exploitation for new members .are not available to us. The National President and Field Manager contemplate the merging of most of these Branches into more active Branches within the next six months. This work has been going along ever since the meeting in March and is a slow and tedious process. In order for the Board to appreciate the accomplishment in this particular field, the Field Manager will at all Board meetings in the future, ■present a list of those Branches which became active on their own or through merger with other active Branches.

The Field Manager and National President believe that the future quota allotment must be revaluated and suggests that the premium dollar income be made part of our production evaluation.

The Committee accepts this suggestion and recommends that the Board authorize this procedure since it will make an equitable distribution among the Field men. Committee’s recommendation approved by the Board.

The Committee notes with particular pleasure that in the opinion of the National President and Field Manager ,we must attain a production of 510,000,000 in new business a year. The Committee believes that in accordance with the report of the Auditor, it is virtually a necessity that we fix our goal for the coming year to $10,000,000 and the Committee sincerely hopes that with the completion of the Board’s plans of sufficient full-time men and the continuation of the present organizational structure of a Field Manager and four Field Supervisors and more full-time men, this $10,000,000 quota wilt be achieved.

The Committee, in its further deliberation, appreciates the saving of this additional cost to the organization and receives with pleasure the offer, on the part of the National President and Field Manager, in which they agree to take upon themseleves the active handling of this Promotional Department. The Committee, in view of the report of the President and Field Manager .requests the National President to take over the administration of the 1957 Bowling Tournament and Fellowship Days. The Field Manager at this pent, informs the Committee that the National President can delegate this particu'ar job to him; and, if the Board agrees that the administration of the Bowling Tournament is part of the program for securing new members, then Mr. CHARLES states that, in accordance with the B^-Laws, he will assume this obligation. The Committee r-ecommends to the Board that this offer of the National President and Field Manager be accepted.

The American Hungarian Federation has requested that, as in the past, our Association be represented at its National Convention, November 15-16. Two National Officers and members of the Board usually represented our Association. The Committee recommends to the Board that our Association be represented at this Convention and that the National President, and on this occasion, our National Auditor, Mr. JOHN SABO, who had been the Treasurer of ‘‘he American Hungarian Federation, and who undoubtedly would like to wake a report to the Convention on his activities, be delegated. The Committee further recommends to the Board that of the members of the Board of Directors, Mr. ALOYSIUS C. FALUSSY, who has been the Board of Directors’ renresentative in the American Hungarian Federation, be delegated, and at least on this occasion, one fermer “R” Board member be alsc delegated. The Board approves and delegates Director CZERNAI to attend also.

Mr. REVESZ reads two letters to the Committee for their consideration.

The Committee discussed and reviewed the two letters, one from Mr. S. KOTAN and one from Mr. Vincent VERTES.

The Committee takes into consideration the request of Mr. S. KOTAN of Branch 79-R In Brownsville, Pa and agrees that the forms are exceedingly long and cumbersome. However, to safeguard the Association and since the Insurance Departments require that this information be contained in these forms ,we cannot comply with the request of Mr. KOTAN.

The Committee takes into consideration the request of Mr. Vincent VERTES, Manager of Branch 135-R regarding certain directives to him by the Home Office Staff. The Board agrees with the decision of the Staff in this instance.

Resolved by the Board that for the aurpose of affording our members in C’eveland better service, the present off of Branch 14-V should be relocated on the street level of the William Penn (ome.

It is resolved by the Board that th. names of the Verhovay Building and Rákóczi Building be changed to WILLIAM PENN INSURANCE BUILD(Continued on page 5)