Verhovayak Lapja, 1951 (34. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1951 / Verhovay Journal

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Verhovay Journal

August 15, 1951

Verhovay Journal

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

7907 West Jefferson Ave. Detroit 17, Mich.

PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association

Managing Editor: JOHN BENCZE Editor: JOHN SABO

Editor’s Office:

456—442 FOURTH AYENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA.

Telephone: COurt 1-3454 or 1-3455

All articles and changes of address should be sent to the VERHOVAY FRATERNAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION 436—442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA.

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Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan under the Act of March 8, 1879.

OFFICIAL COMMENT

WELCOME DELEGATES TO THE NEW LOOK CITY

The delegates who will assemble at the XXII Quadrennia} Convention of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association will be welcomed to our Smiling City of Pittsburgh by the NEW LOOK! The sunny freshness of the smoke-free air will be a welcome sigh of relief especially to those visitors who have attended the last four or five conventions. Even those who will be enjoying their first visit in our city of changes will notice the wonders that have produced the NEW LOOK. Our delegates will find that everywhere signs of expansion, modernization and progress are evident. The many millions of dollars invested in industrial expansion puts Pittsburgh in the lead of all the metropolitan areas of our nation. Our control of smoke in now a reality. A system of express highways is now under construction. Gigantic parking garages are in the blue print stage. The Gateway center at tha very tip of the Golden Triangle with its ultra-modern office buildings, now well under way, will replace the old and forlorn look of the Pittsburgh of the past. Everywhere activity exists, as many other office, hotel and downtown apartment buildings are going, up. This New Look is the result of our determination to keep pace with industrial expansion and to make Pittsburgh a better place in which to live.

It took many years to bring about a New Look for Pittsburgh. Human nature does not readily accept changes. The easiest pattern for most to follow is the old pattern. No matter how difficult our circumstances, no matter how burdensome the obstacles in our old surroundings, it is almost natural for us to resist changing our old bogged down pattern because sentiment has attached us to the old ways and our hearts rule out the possibilities for improvement. %

For many years the majority of the people of Pittsburgh regarded with indifference any changes which would bring about improvement, in fact there were many legal suits which were instigated by various groups of citizens to prevent this or that project from leaving the blue print stage. We were happy with the way we were; leave well enough alone was our answer. We didn’t care to see ourselves as others saw us, until one day we found that we had slipped a little in the industrial world. Some of our industries moved to other parts of the country where forwardness and progress were evident. Other industries which entertained thoughts of locating in our city by-passed it. Also a good number of our citizens who tired of the Old Pittsburgh moved elsewhere. We were confronted with a problem indeed, and all because we thought it was good for us to accept no changes, to continue as we were. Once we realized that progress could be accomplished only with changes for the better, we really saw ourselves as others had been seeing us for years. It was a sad awakening but it was better a sad one than no awakening. Today we are thankful that we discarded our Old Look, and we are determined to make even the New Look newer. We are eagerly awaiting our delegates tq let them see what can be done where changes are desirable and acceptable for general betterment.

Fortunately for our own Association, the urge for change even has reached into our society. The pattern for this change

Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association XXII. National Convention Proposed Agenda

SEPTEMBER 10, 1951 — MONDAY

1. ) Opening of the National Convention.

2. ) Certification of Credentials and the establishment of a quorum.

3. ) Election of the Convention Chairman, two Vice-Chairmen and Secretary.

4. ) Adoption of the Order of Business.

5. ) Report of the Board of Directors, fi.) Report of the Auditing Committee.

7. ) Audit Report of the Certified Public Accountant.

8. ) Formation of any necessary committees.

SEPTEMBER 11, 1951 — TUESDAY

9. ) Review of the Financial Statements.

10. ) Report of the President of the Council of Appeals.

11. ) Consideration of appeals to the Convention.

12. ) Detailed discussion of the report of the Board of Directors.

13. ) Detailed discussion of the report of the Auditing Committee and the

Certified Public Accountant.

SEPTEMBER 12, 1951 — WEDNESDAY

14. ) Acknowledgement of the Proper Performance of Duties of the Beard

of Directors, the National Officers and the Auditing Committee and their release from their responsibilities.

15. ) Amendments to the By-Laws.

SEPTEMBER 13, 1951 — THURSDAY

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16. ) Consideration of the social activities of the Association and its

branches.

17. ) Recommendations and Motions.

SEPTEMBER 14, 1951 — FRIDAY

18. ) Election of the National Officers.

19. ) Election of the members of the Board of Directors.

20. ) Election of the members of the Auditing Committee.

21. ) Election of the members of the Council of Appeals.

22. ) Election of the members of the Disciplinary Committee.

23. ) Installation of the newly elected officers.

24. ) Adjournment of the National Convention.

was set by the National Convention of 1947 when the convention restricted the number of delegates for future conventions. Our extraordinary economic times which forced economies not only1 for our organization but for all other organizations, was the leading factor in our New Look campaign. Instead of 146 delegates elected by the District Sessions there will be only 99 such delegates. The 99 delegates who will no doubt add impetus to the New Look campaign for Verhovay with the precedent-shattering one-week convention, will mean a smaller load on an already overloaded, budget.

The cost of the present convention, in terms of travel expense and per diem fees for the 99 district-elected delegates, will' be limited to twenty-two thousand dollars, as compared with ' forty-three thousand dollars in 1947. Of course there will be mere than 99 delegates to the National Convention counting the members of the Board of Directors, the members of the Auditing Committee and the National Officers, but even with these the grand total of delegates will be no more than 119 compared with a grand) total of 166 in 1947. The change brought about in 1947 will certainly mean holding the line on convention expenses and of the fantastic sum of $61.622.76 which the National Convention cost; us in 1947, the total cost of the present convention will probably be only one-half. Wasn’t it a wise move by our XXI National Convention that it dared to accept the challenge for a change?

The forward-thinking which was evident at the last Convention must have been contagious for this same spirit was carried over to the Board of Directors and the National Officers. These men at their first meeting adopted a program of economy which has been religiously followed, and as a result the administrative expenses of our organization — the so-called cost of operation — has decreased in spite of the runaway rising costs of our inflationary times. While economy has been their watchword they cut only unnecessary expenditures. Increases where necessary to carry on successfully the business, were granted. Their efforts have been alwayávin keeping in mind the best interests of the members.

The New Look was also carried into the new membership program. Healthy pay-as-you-go rates were adopted, based on a more modern table of mortality and today’s conservatively safe interest rates. Additional benefits were granted and new protective features were adopted with many more still to be adopted. A modern field program was instituted with the creation of the position of Field Manager to supervise the new field program.

The formation of districts managed by full-time trained insurance representatives was another step in the new program.

Further evidence of the progress made by the Association is

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