Fraternity-Testvériség, 1968 (46. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1968-02-01 / 2. szám

NOTICE

to the Supervisors, District Managers, Section Managers and Branch Managers.

Dear Co-workers:

On helialf of our Supreme Officers, we hereby inform you that our Secretary- Rev. Joseph Kecskemethy —has departed his office and has moved to his new position as of February 1, 1968.

His secretarial duties were taken over by the Supreme Officers who will be sharing that until we have a new Secretary. We are all aware of the great responsibility and extra work which fell upon our shoulders.

With respect of the extraordinary situation, we are willing and ready to take over this job, also, we are willing to do everything to carry on our Federation’s affairs as smoothly as possible, especially organization-wise on our field. We have to start our work with new enthusiasm and to do everything in our power to carry on our accepted duties and obligations toward our Federation.

Therefore at the beginning of this new era. we emphatically call the attention of our Supervisors, District, Section and Branch managers to start a more effective work immediately with new enthusiasm. Start to acquire new members as many as they can in order to show a much better result and bring their quota up to date by the time of the Convention.

W ith our Supervisors, District and Section Managers we had a 2 days working Conference, where beside the regular instructions and trainings we set up our program and the new quota for the year of 1968.

We hope, that all our Supervisors, District, Section and Branch Managers are fully aware of their great responsibilities during this Convention lear and will do their utmost for our Federation.

will be grouped in units of not less than 350 and not more than 400 members, and may jointly send one delegate. The grouping of these units will be arranged by the Secretary of the Federation according to geographical location, in concurrence with the Executive Committee and with the approval of the Supreme Council. The candidate of such group of branches receiving the majority vote of those present shall be the delegate. For every delegate elected, an alternate shall be elected at the same meeting, who will attend the Convention in the event the regular delegate is unable to attend. The delegates and alternates shall be elected within 60 days following the meeting of the Supreme Council preceding the Convention, and their names shall be certified to the Secretary of the Federation within 30 days after election. A delegate and alternate must have been in the membership of the Federation and of the branch, or one of the branches of the group lie is representing, for at least one year prior to his election, and must have fulfilled all his membership obligations. Branches formed within one year preceding the Convention shall be exceptions. Officers of similar organizations or employees of the Federation receiving a monthly salary cannot be delegates.”

Article II. & 15.—Election Irregularities—“In the event any irregularity is discovered by the Executive Committee, it shall be the duty of the Secretary to report such irregularity to the branch for corrective action. In the event of such corrective action shall not have taken place within 30 days, the Secretary shall report the irregularity to the Supreme Council with the recommendation of the Executive Committee. The Supreme Council shall either approve or reject the recommendation and shall, through the Secretary, notify the branch of its decision. Representatives or alternates of the branches shall have the right to appeal such decision to the Convention whose decision shall be final.”

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Fraternally yours,

Dr. Zoltán Beky President.

IMPORTANT CONVENTION NOTES:

During the months of February and March 1968, all of our branches will bold their regular annual meetings for the purpose of electing officers. 1968 is the year of our next quadrennial convention, which will be held during the last week of June in Ligonier, Pa., ( June 24- June 28.) The second item on the agenda of our branch meeting is the election of the convention delegates. All pertinent plans must he worked out in ample time for both the election of the officers and delegates in order ihat meetings and subsequent actions might be legally acceptable in the light of our by-laws. Our official paper will reach all branch officers and members concerned, therefore, let me call your attention to the following paragraphs of our by-laws:

Election of Convention Delegates.

Article II. & 14.—“Each branch having a minimum adult membership of 300 shall send one delegate to the Convention. Branches having more than 300 members shall send one additional delegate for each multiple of 300 members. Branches having less than 300 members

Convention meetings of the branch have the right to make decisions only if a quorum of the meeting is present. The required quorum is one-twentieth of the adult membership of any branch, at least five members in branches with less than 100 members. If a quorum is not present at the first meeting, a second meeting may be called at which those present, regardless of number, shall constitute a quorum.

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Would’st thou be wretched?

Tis an easy way;

Think of but self, and self alone all day;

Think of thy pain, thy grief, thy loss, thy care,

All that thou hast to do, or feel or bear;

Think of thy good, thy pleasures and thy gain,

Tiiink only of thyself, ’twill not be in vain.

Would’st thou be happy?

Take an easy way;

Think of those around thee—live for them each day,

Think of their pain, their loss, their grief, their care,

All that they have to do, or feel or bear;

Think of their pleasure, or their good, their gain,

Think of those around thee—'twill not be in vain.

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