William Penn, 1957 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1957-05-01 / 5. szám
May 15, 1957 PAGE 7 William Penn as Recording Secretary of this Committee for the ensuing year, and the motion is unanimously adopted. Chairman Dr. KOVÁCS called the meeting to order and asked the committee members to give every matter serious attention, but to make every effort to complete the meeting as rapidly and as efficiently as possible. The Committee takes up the matter of awarding ILLUSTRIOUS CITATIONS to those members of the Board who qualify. a. It is decided that, at appropriate ceremonies to* be held April 4,1957, ILLUSTRIOUS CITATIONS will be presented to Directors Stephen LANG, Sr. and Stephen BENCZE, with presentations being made by Vice-President Julius MACKER and Director Frank MAGYARY, respectively. 1959 CONVENTION SITE The Committee ratifies and recommends to the Board the acceptance of the Staff’s selection of a 1959 Convention site, namely, the Pittsburgh Room of the Penn Sheraton Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pa., as it was important that this reservation be made at the earliest possible moment, due to the fact that the City of Pittsburgh will have its Bicentennial celebration during that year and convention facilities would be unavailable at a later date. Invitations The Committee acknowledges with thanks the invitation of New Brunswick, N. J. Branches 52-V and 19-R, to attend their annual picnic to be held Sunday, July 28, 1957, at the St. Joseph’s Picnic Grove in Edison, N. J., and also the Golden Anniversary celebration of Branch 52-V to be held in conjunction with said picnic. It is the Committee’s recommendation to the Board, that Directors KORMONDY and RADVANY represent the Board of Directors at this affair, and that National Secretary STELKOVICS should represent the Home Office. The Committee acknowledges with thanks the invitation of Branch 13-V, Trenton, N. J. to attend their Annual WILLIAM PENN DAY Outing on July 21, 1957, in Trenton, N. J. It is the Committee’s recommendation to the Board, that Directors RADVANY and MOLDOVANY be delegated to represent the Association at this affair. The invitation of Branch 14-V, Cleveland, Ohio to attend their 55th Anniversary Celebration at a Dinner-Banquet to be held April 28, 1957, in the Cleveland William Penn Home, is accepted with thanks, and it is this Committee’s recommendation to the Board, that Director Dr. Andrew KOVÁCS and Director Frank MAGYARY represent the Association at this affair. The Committee further recommends to the Board that National Auditor John SABO should represent the Home Office at this celebration. The Committee ratifies the Staff’s action of delegating National Secretary Albert J. STELKOVICS to officially represent our Association in Akron, Ohio on April 14, 1957, at a celebration to be held in honor of the Merger of former Rákóczi and Verhovay Branches in the Akron area. Adoption of Sick Benefit Rules and Regulations This Committee unanimously recommends to the Board the adoption of the new Sick Benefit Rules and Regulations. (The full text of the new Sick Benefit Rules and Regulations will appear in next month’s journal) Citations, as refers to the Branches In view of the fact that the number of members qualifying for the citations are so numerous and so wide-spread as to branch-locations, it is this committee’s recommendation that the Board refer this matter back to the Staff to determine who the nearest Directors are to make the necessary presentations to these deserving members. The Committee further recommends that where more than one citation is to be presented in the same area, then, if at all possible, all such citations shall be given at a joint branch function. Contract for printing William Penn monthly publication. In consideration of the excellent work of the Rapid Printing Company in the past, and due to the fact that their bid on 20,000 copies English and Hungarian^ is the lowest bid this Committee recommends that the Board accept the bid of the Rapid Printing Company and that the National Secretary be authorized to draw up the necessary 2-year contract. The Board approves a resolution stating that in any future cases, where a Branch Manager is called before any Insurance Department hearing', he not be permitted to attend such hearing, unless the proper National Officer and the Legal Adviser represent the Association at such hearing also. Retirement Age The Committee recommends to the Board their adoption of the following: “The best interest of the Association would require that employees, upon reaching age 65, retire. Since the Retirement Age, according to the Pension Plan is 65, it is resolved that the mandatory retirement age for employees be 65. And the Board so adopts the recommendation, effective April 1, 1958. The Legal Adviser was consulted in this matter, and he is of the opinion, that the Board can designate the mandatory Retirement Age at 65 for employees on April 1, 1958. However, because the National Officers are elected by the Convention, the mandatory Retirement Age for National Officers should be determined by the Convention. To be effective 1 year from its adoption.” Retired Employees Group Insurance This Committee recommends to the Board the adoption of the Staff proposal that retired employees and officers can continue their Group Life Insurance coverage with the Association, if they apply for conversion within 80 days of retirement, just as it is specified at this time in their insurance contracts. Fringe Benefits The Committee accepts and recommends to the Board, for adoption, the Fringe Benefit Program as submitted. Branch expenses to be paid by Branches. This Committee places before the Board of Directors, for their consideration and approval, the following: “At Branches where the affairs of the Branch are managed by a parttime manager, the Branch must pay from the Administration fees paid by the members, the following expenses: Honorariums of its elected officers Rental of Meeting Hall Telephone and Postage expenses incurred by the Branch Manager in conducting branch matters. Where District Offices have been established, the Branch Fees paid by the members for Branch Administration must be used to pay the following: Rental of Meeting Hall Honorariums of its elected officers Light, Heat and Cleaning Postage, Telephone, Taxes and Insurance Office Supplies.” Above adopted by Board. Request of Branch I’arent-R, Bridgeport, Conn. The Committee recommends to the. Board that they do not comply with the request of Parent-R Branch for the reinstatement of Tuesday evening collections and that the present procedure being followed at Parent-R Branch and Eastern District Office be continued. Appeal of PAUL TOTH, member of Branch 129-R re Sick Benefit. This Committee recommends to the Board, denial of payment of this Sick Benefit claim, in accordance with our By-Laws. Branch 112-R and 71-V merger. The Committee fully reviews the Branch 112-R and 71-V Merger matter and also has a report from Director CZERNAI. The Committee recommends to the Board that National Secretary STELKOVICS, on the basis of correspondence and Minutes received from Branch 71-V, acted properly when he disposed of this matter. The Committee further recommends, after hearing Director CZERNAI, that in the interest of full harmony, the two branches be requested to get together as soon as possible at a duly called meeting, to elect Officers, in accordance with the meeting held February 12, 1956, by Branch 112-R. It is the opinion of this Committee that this action will result in a successful merger of these two branches, which will best serve the interest of the Association. Adopted. Branch Fees Relative to the payment of Branch Administration Fees, that is, 5-cents being paid by former Verhovay members, per policy, per month, and 10-cents being paid by former Rákóczi members. This matter is referred to the Convention by the Board. At the request of the National Secretary and National Auditor, this Committee recommends to the Board that we enter the State of Maryland for business purposes at the appropriate time, leaving the actual date open for such time as the Staff finds it desirable to expand into this territory. Adopted. The Committee recommends to the Board that they accept the Report of the National Auditor and National Secretary in its entirety, — the same having been fully discussed by the Committee. Approved. The Committee recommends to the Board that they accept the Report of the National Secretary and Legal Adviser, as concerns their visit to the New York Insurance Department, and that they be directed to take care of the necessary By-Laws changes as requested by the New York Insurance Department. Approved for the future. At this time, the Committee concerns itself with the matter of JOSEPH BARRY, Branch 45-V, Cleveland, Ohio. The Committee, having made a thorough examination of the case, now considers it closed. Pertaining to Point XI. of the Board’s Agenda, — the Board acknowledges the report of National Secretary STELKOVICS relative to the count on the following Mail Ballots: • 1. Purchase of Multilith machine 2. St. Nicholas Building 3. Leave of Absence for National President 4. Acting President 5. Detroit Office purchase 6. Donation to American-Hungarian Federation for Refugee Relief 7. Three National Officers attending Field Meetings. Relative to the KLUCSIK. case, the Board goes on record and considers the case closed as of the date of their September 1956 meeting. Director IBOS, Chairman of the National Bowling Tournament Committee is granted authority by the Board to select the 1958 Bowling Tournament site, for which, Cleveland, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan and Philadelphia, Pa. are being considered. He will report of the final selection made, at the September 1957 meeting of the Board. The Bowling Committee is further given the authority to conduct and transact the necessary business of contracting for the necessary bowling and hotel facilities for the 1958 year. On a duly made and seconded motion, the National President is granted permission by the Board, to complete his three months leave of absence, in connection with his work with the Refugees in Austria. The Board acknowledges with thanks the greetings of Branch 189-V, Alliance, Ohio and of Stephen KOTAN, Manager of Branch 79-R, Brownsville, Pa. By unanimous approval of the Board, Acting President-Chairman of the Board MACKER, Directors BALLA, CZERNAI and LENART will witness the reading of the balance of the Minutes of the Board of Directors meetings. National President Coloman RÉVÉSZ offers his sincere thanks to the Board for the fine spirit of cooperation shown during the week’s sessions. Chairman of the Board MACKER also expresses his heartfelt thanks to the Board members for their splendid cooperation in bringing the meeting to a successful conclusion. The meeting is adjourned by Chairman MACKER at 12.45 P.M., Saturday, April 6, 1957. Signed: • JULIUS MACKER, Vice-President JULIUS J. LENART, Director Chairman of the Board Recording Secretary LOUIS VARGA, Vice-President JOHN P. BALLA, Director STEPHEN BENCZE, Director GABRIEL CZERNAI, Director MICHAEL FACZAN, Director ALOYSIUS C. FALUSSY, Director ANDREW FEJES, Director LÁSZLÓ FISHBEIN, Director ALEXANDER GYULAY, Director ALBERT IBOS Director ATTEST: Albert J. STELKOVICS National Secretary JOSEPH KORMONDY, Director MIKE KOROSY, Director Dr. ANDREW KOVÁCS, Director STEPHEN LANG, Director FRANK MAGYARY, Director ALEXANDER MOLDOVANY, Director FRANK RADVANY, Director LOUIS VASSY, Director LOUIS VIZI, Director
