Verhovayak Lapja, 1947 (30. évfolyam, 1-24. szám)

1947 / Verhovay Journal

February 26,1947______________________________Verhovcty Journal

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MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S SPECIAL MEETING

MINUTES

taken at the Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Vei'hovay Fraternal Insurance Association, held on November 9th- and 10th, Saturday and Sunday, at Hotel Fort Ligonier, Ligonier, Pennsylvania.

Present are: John Bencze, Supreme President, Joseph Szalay and Albert B. Ari, Vice- Presidents, Joseph Turner, Andrew Dobos, John Körösföy, Julius Macker, John P. Kelemen, Aloysius C. Falussy, Richard Phillips, Charles Smith and Louis Vizi, directors, Coloman Revesz, John Szalanczy and John Sabo, Supreme Officers.

Joseph H. Prince M.D., director, notifies the Board by telegram that, due to being detained by his professional duties, he is unable to attend the meeting.

1. ) The special meeting, called in compliance with the resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at their last meeting, is opened at 2 o’clock in the afternoon by Supreme President John Bencze who extends a cordial welcome to the assembly.

2. ) The Board adopts the schedule of business as presented.

3. ) Director John P. Kelemen whose presence was made possible by his recent recovery from serious illness, is given an affectionate welcome by the Supreme President.

4. ) The Board of Directors resolve to attend in a body the meetings of the American Hungarian Relief, Inc., and the American Hun-* garian Federation, to be held on Monday and Tuesday resp., in order that they may gain direct satisfaction as to the operations conducted up to this date by the directorates of both organizations. Request is being made by the Board of Directors that those attending be granted the privilege of the floor at these meetings.

5. ) The Board hears the report of the Supreme Officers on the negotiations conducted in the matter of the proposed merger of the Workingmen’s Sick Benefit Association. The temporary agreements made in this matter by the Supreme Officers are approved and adopted by the Board. The Supreme Officers and the Legal Counsel are authorized by the Board to take all further steps necessary for the completion of this matter.

6. ) An affectionate welcome is given by the Board to Mr. Henry Gross, President, and Leopold Hirsch, Secretary-Treasurer of the Workingmen’s Sick Benefit Association, who are present at this session. The Board of Directors express their sincere hopes that the negotiations will be successfully concluded and that, thereafter, the members of the Workingmenis Sick Benefit Society will be able to pursue, within the ranks of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, their fraternal program which they had so nobly realized throughout the history of their excellent Society.

7. ) An affectionate welcome and warm ovation is accorded by the Board to director Aloysius C. Falussy upon his safe return from his mission to Hungary.

Director Falussy presents the letter of Zoltán Tildy, President of the Hungarian Republic in which he conveys, in his own as well as the Hungarian Republic’s behalf, his thanks to the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association and its members for their generous contributions to the alleviation of the extreme need of the Hungarian people.

Deeply moved, the Board receives the letter of the President of the Hungarian Republic with grateful appreciation and solemnly resolves to do everything in its power to retain Verhovay’s leadership in assisting the people of Hungary.

8. ) Director Falussy renders a long and detailed report on his travels in Hungary and the terrible destitution of the Hungarian people. The narrative, illustrated by several moving pictures taken in Hungary, lasts for several hours, is followed with utmost attention and received with expressions of sincere gratitude and appreciation by the Board of Directors.

The Board is pleased to hear that half a million dollars in cash and half a million dollars worth of clothing, altogether one million dollars’ worth of assistance had been rendered to the sick, hungry and destitute people of Hungary by the American Hungarian Relief, Inc., since the inception of the relief-movement.

Upon hearing the report the Board of Directors, fully convinced by their own representative as to the increased necessity of the continuation of the relief-movement, resolve to pledge their wholehearted and enthusiastic support to the American Hungarian Relief, Inc. — The Board appeals to the branches as well as the members of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association for their cooperation and requests them to do everything in their power to assure the effectiveness of the Relief-movement.

9. ) The Board opens the estimates for the publishing of the official Journal of the Association, submitted by the following publishing firms:

Associated Hungarian Weeklies, Detroit, Micl^;

Rapid Printing Company, Detroit, Mich.;

Geza Perey Publishing Co., Cleveland, O.

After due consideration of the estimates received, the Board resolves against five dissenting votes to award the printing and publishing of the official Journals of the Association to the Rapid Printing Company, Detroit, Mich., effective January 1st, 1947, and authorizes the Home Office to make a contract with said publishing firm for two years with a one year renewal option.

10. ) Considering the appeal in the matter of a sick benefit claim of Elizabeth Nagy, a member of Branch 36, Detroit, Mich., the Board approves the action of the Home Office. However, in view of fhe circumstances described in the appeal, the Board rules that the sick benefits be issued.

11. ) The request of Joseph Soltész, “Appreciated” member of the Association, former Manager of Branch 180, that his membership in the Maiming Benefit Department be put in force, is deemed reasonable by the Board and the Home Office is instructed to grant the petition of fellow-member Soltész.

12. ) Upon request by Branch 395, McKeesport, Pa., the Board grants a gift of $50,- to fellow-member Alexander Meszar who lost an eye in military service.

13. ) The petition for a scholarship loan of Frances Miller, a member of Branch 369, Alliance, O., cannot be granted by the Board, due to the petitioner not yet having met the requirment of at least two years’ membership in good standing.

14. ) The petition for a scholarship loan of Margaret Adam, a member of Branch 248, Logan, W. Va., cannot be granted by the Board because the petitioner does not pursue her studies at a college or a university.

15. ) Branch 14, Cleveland, O., requests that the Association pay rent for the District Office maintained at the Verhovay Home. The Branch serves notice that in the event this request is not granted the transacting of any other business than that of Branch 14 will not be permitted.

The Board is deeply shocked by this attitude which, totally void of the spirit of Verhovay fraternalism, is extremely peculiar, too, in that no consideration has been given to the established usage according to which one of the most important functions of every Verhovay Home consists in maintaining an office where the Verhovay membership is to be served in all official matters.

While the Board does not find it possible to grant the request, it earnestly calls upon Branch 14 not to insist on retarding the progress of the Verhovay and the development of cooperation among the branches.

In conjunction with above resolution the . Board reaffirms the rule adopted on previous occasions, according to which every branch owning a Verhovay Home is obliged to put, free of charge, a suitable room at the disposal of the Association. .

16. ) The Board grants the request of Andrew Barsi, Manager of Branch 305, and instructs the Home Office to issue $25.- to the petitioner who, due to the serious illness of his wife, could not attend the 60th Anniversary Celebrations, though, as one of the grand-prize winners of the 60th Anniversary Membership Contest, he was entitled to attend the occasion as a guest of honor of the Association.

17. ) The Board gratefully acknowledges the report of the Sport-Committee (Albert B. Ari, Richard Phillips, Charles Smith,) on the Verhovay National Bowling Tournament to be held next year.

Upon recommendation by the Sport-Committee, the Board resolves that the Verhovay National Bowling Tournament be held on May 30, 31 and June 1st, 1947, in South Bend, Ind. — The Committee is authorized to set the rules and regulations and complete the arrangements for the Tournament.

18. ) The Board hears the statement of the Supreme Officers who, in view of the high costs of living and of the fact that their salaries had not been increased since January 1, 1944, though since then fraternal societies had granted several salary increases to their officers, request that their salaries be raised.

Granting the request, the Board orders that the salaries of the Supreme Officers be increased by 10%, (Ten per cent) effective November 1, 1946.

Supreme Auditor John Sabo, expressing his sincere appreciation, announces that in view of having assumed his position only a few months ago he will not accept the salary increase. The announcement being considered entirely fair is acknowledged with appreciation by the Board.

On November 10th, Sunday evening at 6 o’clock, Supreme President John Bencze, expressing his sincere thanks for the attention of the members of the Board of Directors, closes the meeting. He urges the directors to attend, if at all possible, the meeting of the American Hungarian Relief, Inc., to be held on the following day, and that of the American Hungarian Federation scheduled for Tuesday, in order that they may gain firsthand information on the discussions to be held by the Boards of Directors of both organizations.

JOHN BENCZE Supreme President JOSEPH SZALAY Vice-President JOSEPH TURNER ANDREW DOBOS JOHN KOROSFOY JOHN P. KELEMEN ALOYSIUS C.

FALUSSY

COLOMAN REVESZ Supreme Secretary

ALBERT B. ARI Vice-President

RICHARD PHILLIPS CHARLES SMITH JULIUS MACKER LOUIS VIZI Directors.

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