Verhovayak Lapja, 1947 (30. évfolyam, 1-24. szám)
1947 / Verhovay Journal
November 26, 1947 Verhovay Journal PAGE 7 45. ) The Board rules that a member shall be entitled to the customary reduction of rates appliable to advance payments only if he makes a binding agreement to pay all future dues in quarterly, semi-annual or annual installments. 46. ) The Real Estate Investment Committee of the Board of Directors report that they have conducted an investigation, on the previous evening, in the matter of the application for a loan of the Verhovay Home of Branch 296, in Springdale, Pa. They have examined the building, the plans for remodeling, and reviewing the minutes of the branch-meeting they have found that at the special meeting, called for the discussion of the proposal, and duly advertised in local newspapers, it was resolved in the presence of 28 members by 18 affirmative votes that an application be made by the branch to the Supreme Treasury for a loan of Five Thousand Dollars for the remodeling of the building. The officers of the branch bound themselves by a promise to fully satisfy their present indebtedness. As a result, the - total amount of indebtedness on the building will not exceed Five Thousand Dollars. It is the conviction of the Committee that no risks are involved in this investment and, therefore, unanimously recommends that a Five Thousand Dollar loan be granted by the Board of Directors to Branch 296 for the remodeling of its Verhovay Home. Upon recommendation of the committee the requested loan of Five Thousand Dollars is unanimously voted by the Board of Directors. 47. ) The Committee examining the ledgers of the Association submit their report. In the course of their examination they have checked the Monthly Dues’ Journals and found that belated remittances of monthly dues had been made by three branches in 3 instances, by Branch 23 in 5, by Branch 116 in 6, by Branch 373 in 7, by Branch 396 in 3, by Branch 451 in 5 and by Branch 503 in 3 instances, during the first six months of 1947. The following disbursements had been examined: Senior Order: 12880-4, 13135, 13208, 13409-10-20-21-24, 14254-5, 14324, 14481, 14509, 14611, 14732, 14912, 15040, 15797; Juvenile Order: 16810, 16824-46-88-91, 16961, 17051-89, 17169, 17231; Trust Fund: 3586, 3590, 3614, 3641, 3662, 3689, 3699; 3709; 3722. The Committee found that the regulations had been adhered to both in book-keeping and the issuance of disbursements. The Committee examined also the records of the merged Workingmen’s Sick Benefit Federation and the Report to the Convention prepared by the Certified Public Accountant. The Committee examined furthermore, the budget adopted by the National Convention of 1943. and found that disbursements have exceeded the total amount appropriated by Twentyfive Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Eight dollars and 07 cents.. This excess is accounted for partly by the Twenty Thousand dollars contributed to the American Hungarian Relief, Inc., and partly by the rising costs of living resulting in general price increases. The report of the Commitee is acknowledged and approved by the Board. 48. ) The memorial of fellow-member Arthur Zeiger is tabled by the Board of Directors. 49. ) The invitation of t.he Hungarian World Federation to the World Congress to be held on August 20th, 1948, is acknowledged by the Board of Directors. Due to the lack of authority to vote upon the acceptance of the invitation, this matter :is referred to the Convention by the Board. This action was taken over one dissenting vote. 50. ) District managers Frank Cher and Michael Simo are requested by the Board to remain in Pittsburgh until the first day of the Convention which, then, will decide whether or not their continued presence is necessary. 51. ) Director Andrew Dobos reports, that, assisted by the members of the Auditing Committee, he has examined the bonds which came into the possession of the Association pursuant to the terms of the merger with the Workingmen’s Sick Benefit Federation. He states that the examination was satisfactory in every respect. 52. ) Supreme President John Bencze announces that the directors of the American Hungarian Federation will meet on Sunday, September 7th, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, at the Hotel Pittsburgher. The meeting will be attended by Ferencz Nagy, ousted prime minister of Hungary. He announces further, that the Board of Director's will be represented at that meeting by vice-president Albert B. Ari, and directors John P. Kelemen and Aloysius C. Falussy. However, he cordially invites also all the other members of the Board to the meeting. 53. ) The Board resolves to submit to the Convention for adoption the folowing amendment to the By-Laws: “The recommendations of the Board of Directors pertaining to the amendments to the By-Laws shall be mailed to the branches in the month of December preceding the year of the Convention. In the event these recommendations are approved by the majority of branch-meetings, the number of the members of each branch being taken as the number of votes cast by the branch-meetings and subsequently adopted by the Convention, they shall become effective. Only new recommendations adopted by the Convention shall be submitted to the branches for approval after the Convention.” The purpose of this amendment is to give each branch sufficient time to discuss the proposed amendments to the By-law and, also, to save time for the national convention by eliminating the necessity for the discussion at the convention of such amendments as already has been adopted by the majority of the branches prior to the convention. In the event the above amendment is carried into effect, the district meetings following the National Convention will no longer be necessary. 54. ) The Board recommends to the National Convention that, instead of the customary per diem fees, an honorarium of One Hundred Twenty-five dollars be appropriated for each delegate, regardless of the duration of the Convention This resolution was adopted by 8 affirmative votes over 3 dissenting votes. 55. ) The Board of Directors request the Convention to authorize the setting up of a Verhovay retirement fund. It is only fair, and desirable in every respect, that in the future those workers of the Association who will have spent many years in the service of our organization, may receive an appropriate retirement income based on the number of years served. Therefore, the Board of Directors request that the Convention set aside the amount of $2,500 per annum toward the creating of a Verhovay retirement fund and contribute toward this fund the same amount as wall be deducted each and every month from the salaries of the workors of the Verhovay for this purpose. MINUTES, taken at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on Friday, September 19th, beginning at 5 o’clock, following the Convention, at the Fort Pitt Hotel. Present are: the same with the exception of director Louis Vizi. 56. ) The minutes taken at the last session, on September 6, 1947, are heard and approved by the Board. 57. ) The National President and the National Secretary are authorized by the Board of Directors to sign and release for the press on behalf of the Board of Directors the following informative statement: For The Information Ol The Public In order to avoid any further misunderstandings in regards to the case of Joseph Darago the officers and directors of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association announce the following: It is the undisputable prerogative of every organization, and thus of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, too, to decide for itself whether the matters before it shall be discussed in open or in closed sessions. Neither the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association, nor its officers, have anything to hide; nevertheless, it is the undisputable prerogative of the highest legislative body of the Association, the National Convention, to decide for itself which of the matters under consideration shall be discussed in open sessions. * When passing upon the delegacy of Joseph Darago, the Convention simply felt the necessity of discussing this mattéi only in the presence of the constituent members of the Convention and, therefore, requested the large audience present in the assembly hall, the district managers, the visitors and newspaper editors, to withdraw from the constituent members of the Convention during these deliberations. In order to avoid any further misunderstanding, the minutes of these proceedings had been declared the property of the Association by the unanimous consent of the Convention of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association and it was agreed upon that the publication of these proceedings would be detrimental to the best interests of the Association as well as its membership. In our opinion the harmony and peace of the Americans of Hungarian descent in general — and of the Verhovay membership in particular — may be served best if we accept in regards to the Darago case the unanimous decision of the One Hundred Forty-six delegates, representing the Sixty Thousand members of the Association, that the minutes of the proceedings in this matter shall not be published. Pittsburgh, Pa., September 19, 1947 For the Board of Directors of the Verhovay Fraternal In surance Association: John Bencze Coioman Revesz National President National Secretary
