Verhovayak Lapja, 1951 (34. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1951 / Verhovay Journal
April 18, 1951 Verhovay Journal PAGE 5 PROCLAMA TION By JOHN P. STOCK, PRESIDENT NATIONAL FRATERNAL CONGRESS OF AMERICA WHEREAS, the observance of Flag Day on June 14, 1951, emphasizes the lessons of patriotism taught in the ritualistic work of our fra ernal societies; and WHEREAS, it has been decreed by the Executive Committee of the National Fraternal Congress of America that Fraternal Week should be observed in conjuction ivith Flag Day, and the national officers of each fraternal benefit society strongly urged to take an active part in promoting the celebration of Fraternal Week; and WHEREAS, it has benn advocated thai all State Congresses take the lead in arranging community pelebrations during this week, and all local lodge officers and members invited to participate in the week’s activities; NOW, THEREFORE, I, John P. Stock, President of the National Fraternal Congress of America, do hereby proclaim the week of June 10-16, 1951, as Fraternal Week, and request the member societies to extend their fullest cooperation in the promotion of this week by public functions, thereby strengthening our spirit of fellowship and demonstrating our firm belief in American ideals. I respectfully request that each society publish this proclamation in its official publication. OFFICIAL COMMENT • (Continued from page 4) to meet the responsibilities of the business the workers and management must work together harmoniously so that they may render satisfactory service. In some fraternal societies there are a few individuals, including branch managers, who either because of misunderstanding or ill intentions try to mislead the membership. Hiding under the cloak of fraternalism they try to have the members believe that great injustice will be suffered by the members if the officers of the society are permitted to carry out new and progressive ideas. These individuals would have the members think that even the mere thought of new and progressive ideas smells of dictatorship and abuses of democracy. They falsely assert that fraternalism will end if the new ideas are adopted. Whether these individuals know it or not they are hurting the society AND ITS GROWTH. Who wants to be a member of a society that is unjustly accused of dictatorship practices and abuses of democratic rights? Who would join an organization which does not respect its leaders? Who would care to affiliate with a society that falsely is accused of falling apart at the seams? The Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association recently has been repeatedly attacked by a few of its members, including branch managers, because its national officers and members of the Board of Directors have had the foresight and the fortitude to introduce new and progressive ideas. The leaders of our organization have been unjustly accused of being dictators who are trying to take away the rights of the members. The few members who have made these charges have knowingly or unknow-' ingly caused the Association to suffer. And what shows their ill intentions more than anything else is their unfair publicity tactics of using the pages of a weekly newspaper to spread their' seeds of distrust, suspicion and confusion. This kind of ill-willed publicity certainly will not create better public relations and the members of this Association must realize that these few members are damaging the organization and the general membership should demand a halt to these unfair charges. IT’S TIME THAT THOSE WHO HAVEBEEN CONDUCTING THIS VICIOUS CAMPAIGN IMMEDIATELY STOP THEIR DAMAGING TACTICS. The National Officers and the Members of the Board of Directors request one and all, in the best interests of all the members and the good welfare of the society that all members channel their efforts in better directions — such as helping build a bigger anti better future for the Association by securing more and more new members. The leaders of this society at the next Convention will open the books to all the delegates to prove the reasons behind the new and progressive ideas that have been introduced. The delegates will be representing all the members of the Association and it will be up to them, AT THAT TIME, to pass judgment on the present administration. Now is not the time for any one to unethically make accusations, especially false ones. Thei'e is a time and place for everything and the present leaders of this Association will be ready to prove their positions at the next Convention. Until then it is the duty of V Report of Deaths JANUARY, 1951 The Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Associationannounces with profoundsorrow the death of the following members: Branch Member's Name Age Branch Member's Name Age Pt. Paul Szalay 65 132 Emery L. Modos 19 2 Stephen Majoros 73 132 Joseph Vaghy 52 8 Ignatzius Mutter 75 136 Daniel Szabó 79 17 Andrew Echko 77 145 Paul Szilagyi 80 20 Mrs. Stephen Majoros 71 147 Mrs. John Simon 58 23 ’Nicholas Burocsi 65 168 Michael Hegykozy 74 26 Stephen Viczay 29 171 Michael Kovachevich 59 27 George Paczko 82 171 George Volf 69 36 Michael Zsidó 65 216 Frank Spaits 71 45 Mrs. Julius Jarovics 74 226 Alex Kuranszky 71 45 Demetrius Tosa 76 229 Margaret R. Vargo 24 48 Mrs. Stephen Petransky 44 248 Alexander Kondor 69 67 John Korcsmaros 79 296 George Bauman 72 68 John Majancsik 68 303 Mrs. Joseph Sarkozy-55 70 Joseph Locsos 65 327 Mrs. Mary Kakusi 62 82 Mrs. Charles Nagy-<fl 362 Marguerite Nill 44 84 Stephen Horvath 79 383 Joseph Mayor 57 108 Ivan Sándor 69 478 Mrs. Charles Nemeth 75 111 Joseph Rudolph 76 500 Mrs. Stephen Evans 58 121 Stephen Horvath 75 129 Mrs. Stephen Paudicz 63 564 Stephen Bartók 73 129 Mrs. Michael Szabados 68 567 John Roman 66 MAY THEY REST IN PEACE Third Eastern Verhovay Day Picnic To Be Summer Season’s Biggest Event — Mammoth outing to be held Sunday, July 15, at Limvood Grove, Stelton, New Jersey. — The Verhovay branches in New York, New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania again joined forces in sponsoring this years Eastern Verhovay Day Picnic to be held in scenic Linwood Grove, on Route 27, Stelton, New Jersey* a far more advantageous and easily approachable location than the grounds on which the last two Eastern Verhovay Day picnics were held. Tried and proved officers had been elected by the It branches jointly sponsoring the great event, to the Committee in charge of the arrangements for the Eastern Verhovay Day Picnic of 1951. Chairman of the Entertainment Committee is Mr. Michael Puskas, Manager of Branch 518, New Brunswick, N. J., and Co-Chairman is Mr. Alexander Puskas, well known President of Branch 52 in New Brunswick. Secretary of the Committee is Mr. John Zakopcsan, Manager of Branch 87, Passaic, N. J., and Treasurer is Mr. Adam Simon. Jr., Manager of Branch 52. The following are the members of the Committee in charge of the arrangements: Frank Radvany, Leslie Dobos, Charles Nemes, Albert Ibos, George Bazilkov, Mrs. Zigmund Gaal, Emery Dolgos, Coloman Chassar, Coloman Hetvey, Louis Päpp, Joseph Papp, William Freund, Clara Nagy, Mrs. Julia K. Cher, Frank Schretter, Julius Kalman and Charles Czirok. The Hungarian “gulyás” will be prepared by the ladies of New Brunswick who are noted for their excellent Hungarian dishes; the Hungarian barbecue, known as “lacipecsenye” will be made by the ladies from Passaic, while New Yorkers will contribute the tasty Hungarian pastries and strudels. The grand orchestra of Kara-Nemeth has been engaged for the dance. An excellent program is being prepared. The admission is still only 75 cents. Directions and other information in regards to transportation will be published in later issues of the Journal. Until then, our fellow-members in the eastern area are cordially invited and requested to reserve Sunday, July 15, for the Eastern Verhovay Day Opting. There will be lots of fun and splendid entertainment for both old and young. Don’t miss this grand event, dedicated to the fostering of the fellowship among Verhovay’s members in the eastern urea. Come all, bring your families and friends and enjoy the time of your lives at the Eastern Verhovay Day Picnic at Linwood Grove. every one of us to get behind the present administration and help it do a good job. We must show our good faith in our society and its leaders, if we are for the Association and not against it. The Association needs the loyalty of all branch managers, district managers, field supervisors, home office workers and all members so that through teamwork we may meet our responsibilities in providing our members and our future-members with quality service and security. Let’s put fraternalism to real work for us so that we may truly enjoy its advantages. Let’s keep our Association strong and let’s help it grow. We, too, would like to issue a statement similar to the one we opened with . . . “The men in the field — branch managers, district managers, field supervisors, and the workers at the Home Office are loyally serving the personal and business needs of our many membership certicifate holders and beneficiaries. The quality of service is important, for family security may depend on it. Our continuing purpose, working together in 1951, will be to meet this responsibility.”
