Verhovayak Lapja, 1943. január-június (26. évfolyam, 1-25. szám)
1943-04-29 / 17. szám
April 29,1943 ____________________; V erhovayák Lapja____________________________Fag» 9 MINUTES MINUTES Taken on March 15, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the Home Office of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association at the meeting of the Board of Directors. Present are: Supreme President Joseph Dar ago; Vice-Presidents: Albert A. Ari and Joseph Szalay; Directors: Frank Brogley, Dr. Joseph Prince, Julius Macker, Moses Csömör, Louis Vizi, Andrew Dobos, Jr., James Siket, John P. Kelemen and Stephen Lang. As well as Supreme Officers John Bencze, Coloman Revesz and John Szalanczy. 1. ) At 10:00 A. M., Supreme President Joseph Darago opens the meeting and cordially greets the members of the Board. In his opening speech, he calls attention to the fact that the beginning date of the Board meeting coincides with the Anniversary of the Hungarian War for Liberty, March 15th. Recalling the historic times, he requests the Board to begin their work with a Verhovay will and obligation to duty. 2. ) The Supreme President reports that Director Bert Kun is unable to attend the meeting on account of his employment. 3. ) The Board announces that a letter of thanks be sent to the Governor of each State, who, upon request of the American-Hungarian Federation proclaimed March 15th a National Hungarian Holiday. 4. ) The Board greets the Board of Directors of the American Sick Benefit and Life Ins. Ass’n (Bridgeport Society), in session simultaneously. 5. ) The Board accepts the program assembled by the Home Office and on the basis of this, first of all, they hear the detailed reports of the Supreme Officers and accept them for discussion. 6. ) The Board reviews the Annual Statement submitted to the Insurance Departments of the various States and found same in order. 7. ) Division Managers Alexander Gyulai and Frank J. Cher make their reports to the Board orally. The Board accepts the report in whole as well as in detail. 8. ) The Board discusses the difficulties which have been encountered in the collecting of dues for the 15 and 25 cent monthly junior policies. Considering the restrictions imposed by the War the Board turns to all parents with the plea that if it is at all humanly possible, they pay the 15 and 25 cent monthly dues at least 3, 6 or 12 months in advance, since in this way, we comply with the request of the Government also, for economy. 9. ) The Board adopts the plan of the National Fraternal Congress and they designate the first week in May as Fraternal Week with the hope and intention that with the cooperation of our understanding Branch Secretaries, we shall write up the 50,000-th member for our Association. At 5 P. M., the President closes the meeting and adjourns it until 9 A. M., of the following day. CONTINUED MINUTES! Taken on March 16, 1943. The same members and Officers are present. At 9 A. M., Supreme President Joseph Darago opens the meeting and orders the reading of the Minutes taken on the previous day. The Board accepts them and certifies same. 9/A.) The letter of Louis Vassy member of Branch 14 and former District Manager is read by the Board, in which he requests the reexamination of the Board decision brought in 1939 in the case of Division Manager Frank J. Cher. The Board orders the reading of the Minutes and the documents taken in the case, which was necessitated by the fact that a large number of our present Directors are not familiar with the case, owing to the fact that when the decision was made, they were not members of the Board. After the detailed examination of the case, the Board finds that the then existing Board decided correctly and for this reason, they deem the case completed* since Louis Vassy did not submit any new data or proof. In bringing the decision, Directors Vizi and Csömör voted “no”. 10. ) The Board hears the reports of Supreme President Joseph Darago, Vice- President Albert B. Ari and Director John P. Kelemen concerning the activities of the Committee in charge of the merging of the National Societies and acknowledges that, as a result of the withdrawal of the Rákóczi Society, the work of merging cannot be continued on the basis of the conditions originally established until the Board concerned does not give further authorization in view of the newly developed situation. The Board, after a lenghty and detailed discussion again determines that they deem the merging of the National Societies not only good, useful and desirable but necessary also but at the same time they cannot deviate from the stipulation of the By-Laws which states that the members of the Societies desiring the merge cannot thereby be placed in a more favorable situation than the present members of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association and for this reason, they cannot agree to the issuing of our share of the expenses involved in the working-out of the merger plans only if the Societies desiring the merger accept the above basic principle. 11. ) In accordance with the above decision, Supreme President Joseph Darago sends the following telegram, in the name of the Board, to John Dezső, president of the Bridgeport Society: Mr. JOHN DEZSŐ, President, American Sick Benefit and Life Insurance Association, 1412 State Street, Bridgeport, Conn. The Board of Directors of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association in session decided that they are willing to continue the merger discussion provided your Board is willing to agree to the continuation of the discussion to merge on a comparative solvency basis. Please wire at once. JOSEPH DARAGO, Supreme President. 12. ) The letter of Leopold Somlo, Secretary-Treasurer of the Workingmen’s Sick Benefit Federation is read in which he states that the membership of the Workingmen’s Sick Benefit. Federation announced by a vote, that they desire to take part in the merger conferences. The Executive Committee of the Workingmen’s Sick Benefit Society will send three Delegates to the Merger Committee of the National Hungarian Societies. The Board acknowledges the information with pleasure because they see from this also, that the members of the brother societies feel and know the necesssity for the merge. 13. ) On the basis of the Supreme President’s report, the Board returns to the discussion of the question as to whether or not the Convention can be held, owing to the War situation. , After the debating of this very in> portant question, the Board determines that already, 3000 members are serving in the Armed Forces and the lion’s share of out membership is engaged in defense work furthering the victorious end of the War and for this reason, the holding of the Convention would retard the War production. They also took into consideration the ever increasing food rationing and railroad transportation and other restrictions but most of all the fact that the Office of Defense Transportation itself, requests the Officers of the Association in the following letter, not to hold the Convention: Thank you for your letter of March 5 to Mr. Eastman which has been referred to this Division. j The travel policy of the Office ol Defense Transportation is outlined in the • attached press release and form letter. The need for conserving in civilian travel is greater now than it has been in past months and in discharging our obligations to see that essential travel moves without delay we must urge that meetings and conventions be cancelled. Many fraternal organizations have written us, and wq have asked them all to cancel their meetings this year. Some few, for essential organization purposes are holding skeletonized meetings of a few executive officers. May I ask that in the interest of conserving transportation space, for essential war services you and your other officers give serious consideration to cancelling your 1943 meeting. Wq cannot say, of course, what travel condition will be like next September, but, based on our best judgment, the present critical conditions will not be alleviated by then. In fact, they may be worse. Very truly yours, H. F. MCCARTHY, Director, ! Division of Traffic Movement.’» In spite of all these however, in accordanca with the By-Laws as well as the Insurance Laws, they are compelled to convene the Convention. 11 The Board determines that our younger members are deprived of exercising their constitutional rights at the Convention by their military service, in spite of this however, they cannot do otherwise under the present circumstances than to do what they are compelled to, by the By-Laws and the Insurance Laws. 14. ) The Board announces that the District Meetings are to be held in the first half of July. /j They entrust the Supreme Secretary to prepare the District allocations and to submit these for ratification to the Board. They also entrust the Supreme Officers to work out the modifications to the By-Laws and to submit these also, for ratification to the Board. 15. ) Stephen Mate, Secretary of Branch 464 personally requests the Board to give the American Hungarian Federation increased support since he became convinced of the important service rendered by this organization and at the same time applies to the Board fo? employment. j It is noted. 16. ) The Board approves that action of the Supreme President wherein he cancelled the scheduled National Verhovay Bowling
