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

1947 / Verhovay Journal

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VerhovayJournal

November 26, 1947

Verhovay Journal

Journal of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Ass’n. OFFICE OF PUBLICATION

7907 West Jefferson Ave. Detroit 17, Mich.

PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY BY THE Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association

Managing Editor: JOHN BENCZE Editor: COLOMAN REVESZ

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MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING

MINUTES, taken at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, held on Tuesday, September 2, 1947, to Saturday, September 6, 1947, inclusive at the Home Office building of the Association in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Present are: John Beneze, Supreme President, Joseph Szaiay and Albert B. Ari, vice-presidents, Dr. Joseph Prince, Julius Macker, Joseph Turner, John P. Kelemen, Joseph Dobos, Henry Gross, Louis Vizi, Richard Phillips, Charles Smith, John Korosfoy, directors, Coloman Revesz, Supreme Secretary, John Szalanczy, Supreme Treasurer, John Sabo, Supreme Auditor, Stephen Matassy, legal counsel, and as of September 3rd, Aloysius C. Falussy, director, who previously advised the Home Office of his inability to be present before Wednesday, September 3rd.

1. ) The meeting is called to order at 10 o’clock by Supreme President John Beneze. He extends a cordial welcome to the members of the Board of Directors assembled at the last regular meeting in their expiring term. He is glad to say that these meetings always have been marked by a spirit of understanding and cooperation by which the officers and directors were enabled to appropriately serve the advancement of the Association. He extends a special welcome to Henry Gross, former President of the Workingmen’s Sick Benefit Federation, who became a member of the Board of Directors pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement. Stressing the importance of this pre-convention meeting, he urges the members of the Board of Directors to wholeheartedly apply themselves to the discussions of the business before them.

2. ) Director Henry Gross thanks the Supreme President for his cordial greetings and, emphasizing the signifiance of the merger, attributes the successful outcome of the negotiations to the fact that each of the negotiating parties considered only the interests of the membership, to the exclusion of all side issues, and that neither party had made any promises which he did not intend to fulfill.

3. ) The Board of Directors adopt the schedule of business prepared by the Supreme officers and agree to consider first the appeals filed in the matter of the elections of delegates to the convention.

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4. ) The Board of Directors rule that those veterans who, having been members of the sick benefit department before entering the armed forces, had been reinstated upon their discharge, have been legitimately elected delegates.

5. ) The Board approves the action of the Home Office objecting to the election of delegates on the ground that the provisions of the By-Laws had been violated, in the following instances:

District 3: Stephen Szemes who has been a member of the sick benefit department only since April 1, 1947, —

District 6: Nicholas Nagy, who is not a member of the sick benefit department;

District 34: Julius Polichany % who has been a member of the sick benefit department only since July 1, 1947.

6. ) Nicholas Kadar of District 8/C petitions the Board of

Directors to order a new election. The Board of Directors, unable to find sufficient reason for such action, cannot comply with the request of Nicholas Kadar and, therefore, ratifies the election held by District 8/C.

7.) Jacob Torda feels aggrieved by the election held at the meeting of District 18 and petitions the Board of Directors to invalidate the election. The Board finds that it cannot comply with the request of fellow-member Torda and ratifies tire election of the delegates of District 18.

8.) In the mattéi of the election of Joseph Darago delegate of District 20, the Board hears the report of the Home Office, according to which Joseph Darago was notified by the Supreme Secretary that his election cannot be ratified. This action is approved by the Board of Directors. The members of the financial committee, directors Kelemen, Falussy and Phillips, and, furthermore, directors Turner, Smith, Korosfoy, Macker and Gross, are appointed to make a detailed study of the circumstances in consequence ol which Joseph Darago suddenly resigned the supreme presidency shortly before the Convention in 1943, and to submit their findings to the Board of Directors and the Convention.

9. ) The Board approves the action of the Home Office in the matter of the election of Alexander Gyulay, delegate of District 30 B. The Board of Directors find that Alexander Gyulay was elected under circumstances justifying suspicion and, therefore, postpone final action until the completion of an investigation of this matter by the above committe.

10. ) The appeal of Julius Polichany, delegate of District 34, is discussed by the Board. It is found that the Home Office acted in accordance with the provisions of the By-Laws when informing Julius Polichany of his ineligibility due to his being a member of the sick benefit department only since July 1, 1947. The Board of Directors rules, over one dissenting vote, that the appeal cannot be allowed and that therefore, the alternate delegate of the district shall be called to the convention.

11. ) Fellow-member Moses Csömör has been elected delegate by the English speaking District 35. In view of this election being contrary to the provisions of the By-laws, fellow-member Csömör had been notified by the Home Office that this election could not be ratified. Fellow-member Csömör felt aggrieved by this ruling and appeals to the Board of Directors for a reversal of the ruling of the Home Office.

The Board finds that fellow-member Csömör is ineligible to be delegate to either the district sessions or to the National Convention, since representation of the English speaking districts is assured to the representatives of youth, in accordance with the provisions of the By-Laws. Though the activities of fellow-member Csömör as founder of a branch and promoter of the Association are held in high esteem by the members of the Board, the provisions of the By-Laws must be adhered to, and, therefore, the election of fellow-member Moses Csömör cannot be ratified. The Home Office is instructed by the Board to call the alternate delegate of the district to the National Convention. This action was taken by the Board of Directors over one dissenting vote.

12. ) District 12/B elected John A. Toth delegate to the National Convention. Several members of Branch 71, representing District 12/B, filed objections on the ground that John A. Toth is not a resident of Duquesne, Pa., the seat of the Branch, but of McKeesport, Pa., which is assigned to another district. The objections were sustained by the Home Office and fellow-member A. Toth had been notified that his election could not be ratified for the above reason. Discussing the appeal of John A. Toth against this ruling, the Board of Directors reject the appeal, over one dissenting vote, and order that the alternate delegate be summoned to the Convention.

13. ) The Board disapproves of the procedure of Branch 71 electing as president a member who does not reside at the seat of the Branch, in Duquesne, but in another city where Verhovay branches also are maintained.

14. ) The case of Julius Danch, Manager of Branch 138, is considered by the Board. Upon complaint by John Peleskey, President of Branch 138, the Supreme President instituted an investigation with which he entrusted Ernest Kunstadt, chairman of the Auditing Committee. The Board finds that neither the documents pertaining to this matter nor the records of the investigation reveal any cause for divesting Julius Danch of his managership and, thereby, for annulling his election. The Board rejects the appeal of fellow-member Peleskey in this matter and acquits Julius Danch.

15. ) Joseph Barry and Nicholas Yuhasz, members of Branch 14, having requested a hearing, personally present their arguments in support of their appeal, submitted in writing to the Board of Directors, in the matter of the handling of monies by the Manager of Branch 14. After presenting their case, they are