Od tedna do tedna VZROK POLOMA ? Strahoviti porazi, kateri do¬ življa zavezniško orožje zadnjih par tednov, napolnjujejo mno¬ go ljudi z začudenjem, kako je kaj takega sploh mogoče. An¬ gleži in Francozi so imeli ven¬ dar od prošlega septembra čas, da se pripravijo na udar nem¬ ških sil na zapadni fronti, ako- r avno so bili od začetku sovraž¬ nosti manj pripravljeni kot je bila Nemčija, sedaj pa izgleda kot da se poveljstvo zavezniških armad sploh ni zavedalo, s ka¬ ko močnim in drznim sovražni¬ kom ima opravka. Nacijske ko¬ lone gredo naprej, kamor se za¬ letijo, kot nož v maslo. Mnogo je ugibanja, kaj se nahaja za temi skoro nerazum¬ ljivimi porazi zavezniških čet. Najbližje resnici bo morda to, da je zavezniška diplomacija skozi kapitulacije zadnjih let, ki je bila kronana z izdajstvom češke v Monakovem, tako osla¬ bila moralo Angležev in Fran¬ cozov kot narodov, da v uri od¬ ločitve več ne posedajo tiste od¬ porne sile in poguma, brez ka¬ terega so zmage v vojni nemo¬ goče. Z drugimi besedami, se¬ daj gre v klasje to, kar sta Chamberlain in Daladier seja¬ la v Monakovem. PAZLJIVOST POTREBNA Kongres je postal vpričo alarmantnega razvoja dogod¬ kov v Evropi skrajno dostopen za zakonske predloge, ki so na¬ perjeni proti inozemcem v Ze¬ dinjenih državah, katerih je v deželi okoli tri milijone. Ena posledica je, da so mnoga velika podpetja že naznanila, da ne bodo zaposlilo nikogar, ki se ne more izkazati kot ameriški dr¬ žavljan. To velja zlasti za kor¬ poracije, ki izdelujejo orožje in druge vojne potrebščine. Z gotovostjo se pričakuje, da bo v kratkem sprejeta .predlo¬ ga, glasom katere se bodo mo¬ rali vsi nedržavljani registrira¬ ti, poleg tega se bodo odtisnili njihovi prsti. V svrho boljše kontrole pa je bilo že odrejeno, da urad za naturalizacijo in na¬ šel jeništvo, ki je doslej spadal pod delavski department, pri¬ de v področje justičnega de- partmenta, čigar resna roka je zvezna tajna služba, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Nahajamo se pač v izrednih časih in ako vlada Zedinjenih držav podvzema izredne korake, da se zavaruje proti morebitni¬ mi sovražniki v svojih lastnih mejah, je to povsem razumljivo 'n temu ni mogoče oporeka¬ ti Delovanje “Pete kolone” po raznih evropskih državah nu¬ di zadostno svarilo. Zdrava pamet veleva, da je v teh časih in razmerah vsakdo Previden in da ne stori ničesar, ki bi moglo vreči senco suma na njegovo lojalnost napram tej re¬ publiki. To velja za vsakogar, tudi za naturalizirane državlja¬ ne, ne samo za one, ki vsled ene- ga ali drugega razloga še niso Postali ameriški državljani. Važno je tudi, da človek nima nobenih stikov z organizacija¬ mi, ki med splošno publiko ve¬ ljajo za ne-ameriške. Dokler je New Deal na krmilu v Washing- tonu sicer ni nobene nevarnosti, da bi se koga po nedolžnem pre¬ ganjalo, ampak nihče ne more jamčiti, da ne pride pri narodni v ladi do spremembe. /, VOLUME IV. Official Organ of The Slovene Progres¬ sive Benefit Society Glasilo Slovenske Svobodomi¬ selne Podporne Zveze Cleveland, Ohio, May 29, 1940 NUMBER 200 Kot je bilo že zadnjič omenje- (poldne. Konvencija je brez vsa-1 Pri starostni podpori se je no, bo zapisnik 10. redne kon- kih dodatkov ali sprememb odo- j precej obširno razpravljalo g\e- vencije SSPZ objavljen v krat¬ kem v obliki posebne priloge “Napredka.” Do tedaj naj član¬ stvu služijo v informacijo ne¬ katere kratke opazke, iz katerih je razvidno na splošno, kako je potekala konvencija in kateri so bili njeni najbolj važni zaklju¬ čki. brila predloženo provizorično 1 de morebitne spremembe, kate- združitveno pogodbo, kakor tudi J ra bi članom ki so dolgo let pla¬ čevali v bolniški sklad, nudila gotove ugodnosti, katerih do se¬ daj niso bili deležni. Končno je bila brez spremembe sprejeta točka kot se glasi v predelanih pravilih, ki so bila že objavljena v glasilu. Rusija in Jugoslavija Debata o združenju, ki se je začela v torek, se je nadaljeva¬ la v sredo opoldne, ko je bila konvencija odgodena do prihod¬ njega jutra. Popoldne se je namreč delegacija peljala na ogled po mestu in se je dala na pročelju clevelandskega umet¬ nostnega muzeja slikati. Ta debata, ki je trajala v sredo od zjutraj pa do opoldne, je bila najbolj burna in napeta od vseh na tej konvenciji. Od prejšnjega dne se je nahajala pred zbornico kopica različnih predlogov o tem vprašanju in delegatje se nikakor niso mogli zediniti, kaj naj se ž njimi na¬ pravi. Končno je prodrl pred¬ log, s katerim so bili vsi predlo¬ gi prejšnjega dne vrženi z dnev¬ nega reda, nakar sta bila stav¬ ljena dva nova, samostojna predloga. Prvi se je glasil, da naj zbor¬ nica direktno glasuje, s katero izmed dveh organizacij, SNPJ ali JSKJ, naj se izvrši združi¬ tev. Drugi predlog pa je bil, da naj se sestavi nova provizorična pogodba, temelječa na zapisni¬ kih razgovorov z uradniki obeh organizacij ter da se ista pred¬ loži obema, da jo sprejmeta ali zavržeta. * * S: Poimensko glasovanje, ki se je vršilo o teh dveh predlogih, je tvorilo točko najvišje napesto- sti na tej konvenciji. S tem je delegacija zavzela določno sta¬ lišče glede nadaljne akcije o tem važnem vprašanju. Izid glasovanje je bil sle¬ deči: Za predlog, da se konven¬ cija direktno izrazi za združenje bodisi s SNPJ ali JSKJ, je bilo oddanih 25 glasov, za drugi predlog, da se sestavi nova pro¬ vizorična pogodba ter da so jo predloži obema organizacijama v svrho nadaljne akcije, pa je glasovalo 34 delegatov. Naslednji korak konvencije, v skladu s sprejetim predlogom, je bila izvolitev posebnega kon- venčnega odbora, kateremu je bila dana naloga, da gre takoj na delo ter sestavi provizorično združitveno pogodbo ter poseb¬ no resolucijo, katera bo natan¬ čno definirala pravice in dolž¬ nosti tega odbora ter omogočila sklic izvanredne konvencije v slučaju, da ena ali druga izmed omenjenih organizacij, ali pa obe, sprejmeta dotično pogodbo. Predlog v tem smislu je bil spre¬ jet s 44 glasovi. Nato je bil izvoljen posebni združitveni odbor, ki sestoji iz sledečih: Rudolph Lisch, glav¬ ni podpredsednik, Mirko G. Ku- hel, glavni blagajnik, A Zaitz, glavni pomožni VESTI 0 POTEKU Z10. REDNE KONVENCIJE \ N ™ f™ z o/ ,r Položaj zav ezniko v čim¬ dalje bolj obupen Kralj ukazal kapitulacijo Belgije ■ ♦- j že itak dovolj kritičen polo- je usoda angleških in francos- žaj zaveznikov na zapadni fron- kih sil po vseh znamenjih sodeč I ti je postal skrajno obupen, ko | zapečatena. [je v torek 28. maja zgodaj zju-J Druga možnost, ki bi utegnila traj v svet švignila vest, da je ob enajsti uri spremeniti obup- belgijski kralj Leopold ukazal ni položaj zaveznikov, obstoji v podajo 5,00,000 mož broječe bel- tem, ako bi Sovjetska Rusija, gijske armade, ki se je zadnjih kateri ne more biti vseeno, kaj se 118 dni borila ob strani Franco- godi na zapadu, nenadoma sto- zov in Angležev. Belgijska vla- pila na pozornico ter skupno z da, ki je po prihodu Nemcev v; malimi narodi na Balkanu na- Bruselj zbežala v Pariz, je si-'stopila proti Nemčiji na vzho- cer izjavila, da bo ukaz kralja 1 du in jugu. Kot se poroča, se na- za kapitulacijo ignorirala, am-haja na poti v Moskvo-delavski pak ob času, koto pišemo ,izgle- j poslanec Stafford Cripps, ki da zelo dvomljivo, da bo to kaj jima baje govoriti o izboljšanju zaleglo. Poleg tega so Nemci že, ekonomskih odnošajev med obe- itak v posesti večjega dela Bel-;ma državami, ker sedaj ni važ- gije. no, pač pa je važno, ako bi se Leopold, ki si je s tem zaslu- moglo Rusijo ob tej pozno uri žil naziv “kralja pete kolone,” zopet pridobiti, da bi šla v boj je očividno storil ta korak, ker ! proti nacijski Nemčiji. Kar se je obupal nad zavezniki in noče, Balkana tiče, je povsem jasno, da bi bila Belgija zopet vsa raz- j da ga Rusija namereva vzeti pod dejanja kot je bila njena usoda i svojo zašičto, in da se imajo bal- v zadnji svetovni vojni. Ni pa | kanski narodi le temu zahvaliti, seveda izključeno, da so tudi j da še niso postali plen namškega osebne simpatije igrale svojo [ oziroma italijanskega pohlepa, vlogo. Leopoldova sestra, prin¬ cesa Marie Jose, je namreč po¬ ročena z italijanskim prestolo- j naslednikom Humbertom, in kar se Italije tiče,'vsakdo ve, kje stoji v tej vojni. resolucijo, katera je bila se¬ stavljena po njenem naročilu. Ta resolucija med drugim do¬ loča, da združitveni odbor obsto¬ ja “do časa, da je združitvena pogodba sprejeta od ene ali dru¬ ge imenovane organizacije in je združenje izvršeno.” Dalje: “V slučaju, da sta obe pogodbi ne¬ sprejeti od omenjenih organi¬ zacij radi pogojev združenja, ki jih je odobrila in sprejela 10. redna konvencija ,tedaj obstoj tega odbora takoj preneha in se isti razpusti. Združevalni odbor ima polno moč in pravico upo- sliti odvetnika in aktuarja za nasvet in navodila, in v izvede- nje pogojev, navedenih v provi¬ zorični združitveni pogodbi, in sme spremeniti besedilo pogod¬ be v svrho razčiščenja pomena in jezikoslovja pogodbe in točk, ne more pa spremeniti pogojev. Ta odbor ima pravico predelati pogoje manjše važnosti, ki bi znali združenje zastavljati, pod pogojem, da odbor tako soglas¬ no zaključi.” V smislu te resolucije bodo člani tega združevalnega odbo¬ ra imeli na eventualni združe¬ valni konvenciji isto pravico in moč kot ostali delegati ter bodo upravičeni do istih odškodnin kot ostali člani združevalne kon¬ vencije. Poleg volitev glavnega odbo¬ ra, katerih izid je priobčen na drugem mestu, je konvencija na zadnji dan zborovanja sprejela več resolucij. Ena od teh pri¬ poroča društvom in članstvu, da podpirajo razne kulturne akci¬ je, kot Slovenski muzej v Cleve¬ landu, Cankarjevo ustanovo in Progresivne Slovenke. Druga iz¬ reka moralno, in v kolikor bi sredstva dovoljevala, tudi gmot¬ no pomoč, rojakom v Jugoslavi¬ ji v njih borbi za neodvisnost in demokracijo. Dvema narodnima domovoma, ki sta se obrnila na konvencijo za pomoč, je nakazala po $50.00 podpore, in sicer Domu v Har- wicku, Pa., in v Indianapolisu, Ind. V obeh navedenih naselbi¬ nah se ima v kratkem pričeti z gradnjo Domov oziroma nasel¬ bine dvorane. Kot prihodnje konvenčno me¬ sto je bil izbran Indianapolis. * * * Ta konvencija, kot prošla, ki se je vršila v Milwaukeeju, je svoje delo dokončala v rekord¬ nem času. Dočim je 9. redna kon¬ vencija bila v zasedanju od po¬ nedeljka zjutraj do sobote ob 5. popoldne in je zborovala tudi en večer, pa se je 10. redna kon¬ vencija zaključila že ob 3.30 v soboto popoldne, ne da bi ji bilo treba zborovati en sam večer. Velik del zasluge za to gre brez dvoma konvenčnemu pred¬ sedniku, br. Kristu .Stokelju iz Clevelanda, ki je bil krmar obeh konvencij, 9. v Milwaukeeju, in 10. v Clevelandu. Resolucija tudi nalaga glav¬ nemu odboru SSPZ in vsem nje¬ nim posameznim odsekom, “da točno izvajajo zaključke 10. red¬ ne konvencije glede združenja, ter da nudijo združevalnemu od¬ boru vso mogočo pomoč in sode¬ lovanje za izvedbo konvenčne- ga zaključka glede združenja.” * * * V tej zvezi je konvencija na sobotni seji soglasno sprejela še eno resolitcijo, ki določa, da se akcija za združenje čim bolj pospeši, ako pa bi se v do¬ glednem času sprevidelo, da ni mogoče doseči sporazuma niti z eno niti z drugo organizacijo, se mora v uradnem glasilu organi¬ zacije ukiniti vsako razpravlja¬ nje o združitvenem vprašanju, bodisi od strani gl. odbora ali pa članstva. * ❖ ❖ V četrtek in petek se je kon¬ vencija ves dan bavila s pravili, katera so bila sprejeta brez več¬ jih sprememb, to se pravi, da se je v splošnem upoštevalo osnu¬ tek predelanih pravil, ki ga je sestavil upravni pododsek in je bil že priobčen v glasilu, in pa nekatera priporočila, katera je podal odbor za pravila, v ka¬ terem so bili delegatje Anton j šalo njihov izgled za zmago Wapotich, Stanley Tisol in Louis j jeseni. Karish. Anton tajnik, TRETJI TERMIN Vsled kritičnega položaja, ki je nastal v Evropi, so republi¬ kanski voditelji začeli bombar¬ dirati predsednik Roosevelta, da pove, ali bo zopet kandidiral ali se bo umaknil v pokoj. Republi¬ kanski krogi skušajo ustvariti vtis, kakor da je za razčiščenj e položaja z ozirom na potrebne korake za obrambo dežele taka izjava od strani predsednika nujno potrebna. To seveda je nesmiselnost prvega red. Kar bi republikanci v resnici radi vi¬ deli, je to, da bi se Roosevelt eliminiral iz predsedniške tek¬ me v “interesu narodnega edin- stva,” kar bi brez dvoma izbolj- v UPRAVNI ODBOR Predsednik: John Kvar- tich, Bridgeville, Pa. Prvi podpredsednik: Ru¬ dolph Lisch, Cleveland, O. Drugi podpredsednik: John Rugel, Gillespie, 111. Tretji p o dpredsednik: Frank Putzel, Butte, Mont. Tajnik: William Rus, Chicago, 111. Pomožni tajnik: Stanleg Tisol, Chicago, 111. Blagajnik: Mirko G. Ku- hel, Chicago, 111. Direktor angleško poslu¬ jočih in mladinskih dru¬ štev: Michael Vrhovnik, Chicago, 111. NADZORNI ODBOR Predsednik nadzornega odbora: William Candon, Cleveland, O. Prvi nadzornik: Joseph H. Grills, Moon Run, Pa. Drugi nadzornik: John M ar en, Milwaukee, Wis. POROTNI ODBOR Predsednik porotnega od¬ bora: Frank Pncel, Cleve¬ land, Ohio. Prvi porotnik: Louis Zni- darsich, Indianapolis, Ind. Drugi porotnik: Ignatz Groznik, Bon Air, Pa. UREDN1K-UPRA V NIK GLASILA Vatro J. Grili, Cleveland, Ohio. GLAVNI ZDRAVNIK Dr. F. J. Arcli, Pitts¬ burgh, Pa. Koledar prireditev SSPZ Takoj za petami belgijske ka¬ pitulacije je prišla iz Rima vest, da sta papež Pij in Mussolini na delu za mirovna pogajanja, re¬ zultat katerih bi naj bil, da bi bilo zadoščeno italijanskim “na-i Pa., na Kristone Ground. Igra NEDELJ A, 2. junija — Seja federacije društev SSPZ v za¬ padni Pennsglvaniji v YUKO¬ NUS, Pa., po seji piknik. NEDELJ A, 16. junija—Pik¬ nik društva št. 80, HERMINIE, Tanki v aeroplanih? Splošno se priznava, da skriv¬ nost nemških uspehov na za¬ padni fronti tiči v njeni mehani¬ zirani vojski, predvsem tankih, in pa v letalstvu. Zdaj se poro¬ ča, da imajo Nemci na razpola¬ go jato letal, ki so sposobni po¬ nesti 30 tonov težke tanke na po- zorišče bitke. Ta letala bodo ba¬ je stopila v akcijo, da se zada zadnji in odločilen udarec za¬ vezniškim silam na zapadni fronti. Obrestna mera na certifikat¬ na posojila ostane ista kot je bila dosedaj, namreč 5%, za kar je glasovalo 31 delegatov, za re¬ dukcijo na 4% pa je bilo odda¬ nih 28 glasov. Zvišane so bile Iz Moskve se poroča, da je ^ r hovni sovjet odobril trgovin¬ ski in ploVitbeni sporazum med Rusi j o in Jugoslavijo. Protokol, ki tvori del pakta, je bil podpi- san v Moskvi 11. maja. Frank Pucel, predsednik porot-1 nekatere odškodnine za opera- nega odbora, in delegat Andrew' Grum iz Detroita. * ❖ * Omohjeni odbor je bil na de¬ lu skozi četrtek in petek in je podal svoje poročilo v soboto do- cije in izgubo udov, medtem ko čakalna doba za bolniške pod¬ poro ostane nespremenjena, am- ampak glavni odbor ima moč isto spremeniti, ako stanje skla¬ da to upravičuje. Jasno je, da so jim pri srcu zgolj strankarske koristi, patri- jotični motivi pa so zgolj pret¬ veza. Zedinjene države potrebu¬ jejo danes močnega in izkuše¬ nega predsednika kot je Roose¬ velt bolj kot kdaj poprej. Polo¬ žaj, v katerem se danes nahaja¬ ta Anglija in Francija, ki sta imeli v uri krize slabiče na kr¬ milu, bi moral biti svarilo ame¬ riškemu ljudstvu, da obdrži pri' vladi v Washingtona moža take¬ ga kalibra kot je Roosevelt. Važno naznanilo Vsi oni, ki ste imeli v predprodaji vstopnice za konvenčne priredbe, ste prošeni, da vrnete neproda¬ ne vstopnice ali denar taj¬ niku Skupnih društev ka¬ kor hitro vam je t« mogoče. Vzrok za to prošnjo je, ker se želi zaključiti račune prireditev v najkrajšem ča¬ su. Vse one, ki ste prizadeti pri tem opominu, se poživ¬ lja, da to upoštevajo. Na domu sem vam na razpola¬ go vsak dan po 5. uri, ako vam ni mogoče priti na moj dom, pa me pokličite po te¬ lefonu in se sam zglasim pri vas. Telefonska številka je KEnmore 6271-W. John J. Kikol, tajnik ravnih težnjam” na Balkanu in Afriki, za kar naj bi plačali ra¬ čun Jugoslavija in Francija. Mussolini vidi v zagati, v kateri sta se znašli Francija in An¬ glija, sijajno priliko, da pride godba Martin S ero trio. NEDELJA, 16. junija — Pik¬ nik društva št. 200, TIRE HILL, Pa., na Cer jakovi farmi. NEDELJA, 16. junija — Pik- do bogatega plena, ne da h\\nik društva Združeni brat je št. bilo za to doprinašati kake žrtve. 26, CLEVELAND, Ohio, na Stu- .. , ., . .... škovi farmi. Ako se ta ideja uresniči, bo Evropa priča novemu “Monako- NEDELJA, 16. junija — Pik- vu,” ampak s to razliko, da bo- j nik društva št. 152, SOUTH sta to pot plačali račun pred- ! FORK, Pa., na farmi Johna vsem tisti dve državi, ki sta pri Hoista. prvem Monakovu barantali s tu- SOBOTA, 22. junija — Ve¬ jim blagom. selico in kazanje premičnih slik V Flandrih, delno na belgij-iiz stare domovine priredi dru- ski ,delno pa na francoski zem- j štvo št. 1, CHICAGO, lil., v dvo- Iji, se nahaja poleg belgijske ar- j rani Paula Bergerja, 2653 So. made, ki se ne bo več borila, nad , Lavondale Ave. milijon Francozov in Angležev, NEDELJ A, 30. junija — Seja ki so odtrgani od glavne zavez- federacije društev SSPZ v niške armade v Franciji. Južno vzhodnem Ohio v mestu Salem, krilo nemške armade, ki je na O., po seji piknik. več točkah dospela že do morja, | NEDELJ A, 30. junija — Dan pritiska na v pasti zajeto zavez- SSPZ priredijo Skupna društva niško silo na' eni strani, dočim in CHICAGU, lil., s piknikom na njeno severno krilo udarja poj vrtu Romian Picnic Grove, 123. zaveznikih z druge strani. Le cesta in Union Ave. čudež bi mogel rešiti zavezniško j NEDELJA, 30. junija — Pro- armado v Flandrih. Kadar bodo Nemci v posesti obale ob Rokavskem zalivu, bo Anglija izpostavljena direktni invaziji. Ali se bo Anglija v ta¬ kem slučaju borila, ali pa bo kapitulirala ter sprejela nem¬ ške pogoje, ki gotovo ne bodo lahki, se ne ve, ampak da je po¬ slana “Dneva SSPZ” Skupnih društev v CHICAGU, lil., z ve¬ likim piknikom na zabavišču, 123. cesta in Union Ave. SOBOTA, 13. julija — Večer¬ na vrtna veselica društva št. 19, CHICAGO, lil., v John Romian Grove, 658 West 123rd St. NEDELJ A, 4. avgusta — Pik- ložaj “skrajno resen,” to prizna-1 mA: društva št. 100, CHICAGO, va celo premier Winston-Chur- \lll., na prostorih Parson Grove chill. Razen če bi se zaveznikom!in bližini 138. ceste in Stoneg posrečilo prebiti spodnji kavelj | Island Ave. nemških klešč, ki se steza do SOBOTA, 7. decembra — Ve¬ rnov j a ter s tem odtrgati del nemških sil od glavne armade,- selica društva št. 1, CHICAGO, lil., v Fleinerjevi dvorani. STRAN 4 napredek DO YOU KNOW THAT « SSPZ Has Nine Modern Plans of Life Insurance for Adults and Juveniles? PROGRESS Fratemalism in Action Th. SSPZ paid ,o it. members $4,000,000 » benefits »inče organizat.on. ‘NAPREDEK” A Successful Convention -EDITORIAL The lOth regular convention of tlie SSPZ is over and, as ive ivrite, even Ih ose delegates ivho came to Cleveland from Ihe farthest corners of Ihe countrg have, ive hope, safelg leached their home.s and are again ivith their loved ones. TV e hope theg enjoged their stag among their fraternal brothers and sisters and that ihe ivelcome exlended them in Ihe form of social and cultural events ivhicli ivere arranged for them bg tlie Cleveland United Lodges of our societg have fullg met their expectations and that theg are, as a result, better fraternalists and little moi e conscious of tlie valite of co-opcrative efforts ivhich alone make ~ possible sucli achievements as the Cleveland Slovenes have to i j^jg^t f u ture for our organi- their credit. Ization and several additional Theg saiv and ivere entertained in tivo of our half a dozen j benefits for the membeiship National Hornes, the one on St. Clair Ave., ivhere ihe Juvenile have been approved which will Our Week Bg Ann Opeka The lOth Regular SSPZ Con¬ vention held last week in Cleve¬ land came to a most successful end and we can ali be mighty proud of our supreme officers and the whole delegation for their splendid co-operation and careful decisions, always con- sidering the membership they represented. Ali in ali, the re- sults of this convention promise Cultural Festival ivas held, being the largest structure among institulions of this kind among the American Slovenes, and the other, the Slovene Workmen’s Home on Waterloo Rd., ivhere con¬ vention sessions ivere held and ali the other special events dui - ing the convention iveek took plače, ivhich is one of the most modern and most pleasant communilg places to be found ang- ivhere. We are sure that from the standpoint of our gounger dele¬ gates the banguet night was the most imporiant event of tlie iveek, for the simple reason that theg had the opportunitg to hear an outstaniling American Slovene, Judge Frank J. Lausche, iv ho ivas the main speaker of the evening. It is our opinion and, after seeing and hearing him ive have no doubt also gour opinion that a man of Judge Lausche’s charm and sinceritg, not to speak of his abililg, of ivhich his high position is proof enough, ivould make richer ang nationalitg group in this democracg of ours, and that ali American Slovenes no matter ivhere theg happen to live mag be trulg proud that theg can claim him as one of their oivn. If he should decide to enter the politični arena, Judge Lausche ivill no doubt be the next magor of the citg of Cleve¬ land, and ivill, ive are certain, reflect credit and respect for ali those of us ivhose Americanism, as Louis Adamič has pointed out, has had its inception on Ellis Island, ivhere our fathers or mothers have entered this countrg in search “of life, Itbertg and the pursuit of happiness.” The convention itself, considering that the delicate task of solving the merger guestion ivas its most important item, ivas ivell-disciplined and perfomed its ivork ivith enthusiasm and de- terminalion. The fact that it finished its deliberations in record time speaks higlilg for the sound judgment and intelligence of the assembled delegates. The English-speaking delegates did not hesitate to speak up ivhen theg thought it ivas necessarg and contributed their full share to the success of the deliberations. The decision of the convention in regard to the merger issue ivas a sound one and, urnler the circumstances, thoroughlg logi- cal. Upon discovering that the SNPJ, one of ihe societies ivith ivhich SSPZ has been carrging on the negotiations has, ivithout ihe knoivledge of our Supreme Roard, changed the manner of legal proceedings for the consummation of merger, the delegates elected a special committee from its oivn ranks and ordered it to draiv up a provisional con$olidalion contract based' upon agree- ments reached dur ing talks ivith the representatives of both or- ganizations, the SNPJ and SSCU. Then theg proceeded ivith the approval of the contract submitted bg the committee, ivith the instruction that it has full poiver to continue negotiations ivith both societies upon equal terms. If these terms are subslan- tiallg accepted, bg either or both, the merger ivill be put through, if not, our Societg is determined to close the door to further merger talks for an indefinile period of time, knoiving that a continuation of such talks could onlg hitri ihe organization bolh morallg and financiallg. be detailed later. The merger problem brought forth many arguments pro and con, the delegates always being aware of SSPZ members’ pro- tection and benefits. The mo- tion that SSPZ is in favor of good, sound merger won by an overwhelming majority. The SSPZ Supreme Board elected at the convention is com- posed of very capable men and diligent workers in their respec- tive positions. Congratulations are extended to the following Supreme Board members: President, John Kvartich; lst vice-president, Rudolph Lisch; 2nd vice-president, John Rugel; 3rd vice-president, Frank Put- zel; secretary, William Rus; as- sistant secretary, Stanley Tisol; treasurer, Mirko Kuhel; direc- tor E. S. lodges and Vrtec units, Michael Vrhovnik; chairman auditing board, William Can- don; lst auditor, Joseph Grills; 2nd auditor, John Maren; chair- main trial board, Frank Pucel; (Continued on page 3) MIDNIGHT DANCE IN CLARIDGE, PA. Claridge, Pa. — The younger members of Lodge No.-2 aregiving a new type of entertainment for their many friends—a Midnight Dance, which vrill begin Wednesday, May 29 at 12 o’clock and continue till morning of May 30, which is a holiday. The mušic v/ill be. excellent. Ali neighboring lodges and their friends are cor- dially invited. The pro- ceeds of the entertainment will go into the lodge treas- ury. What Happened In Cleveland Well, here we are back in Indianapolis, Ind. after a very pleasant weekend. We have fi- nally recuperated from our trip, and have nothing but memories. We would like to thank every- one that made our visit in Cleveland such a n enjoyable ene. To those who worked so hard to make the National Vr¬ tec Festival such a success, we give our highest praises. It was wonderful to view such an out- standing group of talented Vr¬ tec members. Rudy Lisch and his helpers certainly deserve a big hand for the way in which they direeted this Festival — one that will live in our memory for a long time. When one takes a trip out of town, one is apt to forget the hardest working members, and that is the cooks that prepare the wonder'ful meals for the out-of-town visitors. We sure have to hand it to the United Lodges, they have some sweil cooks. And I mustn’t forget to thank Mr. and Mrs. Jeric and family (Agnes and Marge) for putting up with us for the week- end. Many thanks for a pleasant time. By this time you must have gathered that everyone had a good time in Cleveland. We must say that the efforts of the members of the United Lodges have not beein in vain. Famous Last Words Stanley Zagar’s, “I just love to argue, cause it’s so much fun making up.” Ann Opeka’s, “That/s the trouble with you Hoosiers, you are always going home just when the fun starts.” A little more of the high-pressure sales talk, and v/e would have stayed, Ann. Stanley Tisol’s “Remember me to ali the folks back in In¬ dianapolis.” I remember a bit hazily Joe Grills telling me the same thing. Which Sophie did you mean, Joe? Agnes Jeric’s, ‘Til see you in Indianapolis next year. Maybe before.” We’ll hold you to that, Agnes. George Rosol’s, “What, are you stili here?” You weren’t by (Continued on page 3) Victorian News CHICAGO, 111. — I have been watching the Napredek but failed to see anything about the Victorians, so here I come. First, there is our regular meeting on June 6th at Berger’s, 2653 S. Lawndale Ave. Social after the meeting, so be sure to attend. cballISSvmversarv ,>a„, To Celebrate Plans for our Annual Moon- light Picnic and Dance, which will be held Saturday, June 15 at KegPs Grove in Willow Springs, 111., are in full swing. Those who have attended one of these affairs in the past will remember what an enjoyable time they’ve had, and this year, the committee has put forth their best efforts to assure you an even better time. Our good friends, Omerza Hot Shots and his swing artists will furnish the rhythm, which sounds like the good ole days. Let’s ali come and watch the stars play be- hind the moon and the clouds. They say it’s very romantic and makes you dream. There will be fun for ali, the young and the older ones, ali we need is to co- operate with each other and we’ll make this annual affair moi'e successful than ever be¬ fore. It can be done, so let’s do it. Now for transportation to Willow Springs. You can get a bus at the end of Archer Ave. line which stops right at “Oh Henry Park,” a few steps from KegPs. If you are in doubt, ask the driver who vrill give you the information. But be sure at at¬ tend this picnic. Boost it to your friends and seli your tickets. (Continued on page 3) Si x th Anniversary- Art Sable Is to Pl,, nv accord-Tlt is~directly aeross from St,. ■ E r, y heChal ! l S en*er entertain-|bane, Pa., in the west ,j mg to the Challenge cele . I Canonsburg. ment committee, im f We believe you will benh bration of the sixth mi * s L ith this spacious and be au Challengers upwaid J' °f ckets hali, and we also believe Vn The šale of advance , - n K« r?£*l f/vlvfzs/l U ^ has been very - d _ lda nce indications pomt to a ^ breaking attendance for a lenger affair. ; Also, refreshments and Many fr r.. E " d v ge c le kfand ^ be »''ailableS gettstown,. Li UUotemolat-^ou in your enjojment. Come and join with the Chal The šale and ali i wM be delighted ,o hear a,j™ graiuy & +n Art Sablp’o ^, e | 5 'latest favorite melodies. “ e Chal- piece orchestra, playing a i], SPECIAL NOTICE Ali those who stili have admission tickets for the various SSPZ convention affairs kindly return same to the secretary of the United Lodges as soon as possible. It is the desire of the writer to wind up this business and prepare a com- plete statement of the con¬ vention affairs before the next meeting of the United Lodges. Ali those to whom this appeal is direeted kindly comply with this request. ing on attendmg. A^large gro 1 thig CO ming Saturd av from Cleveland is e:xp • he Slovak hali, and w e a i"' Out-of-town visitors are asKeci me o ... , ass ur« to note the change of hali. The you of an en,oyable and soci abl( new Slovak, hali is situated in j evening. Canonsburg proper, on Ir on St. - bservet' Back From the National Vrtec Festival Just gol enough rest to write| one by one on to the a rs , a little in the Napredek. There which was 64th Street, the ph, is so much to teli that I don t know where to begin. The best way is to start at the beginning by deseribing our party, which consisted of our delegate for the convention, Mr. Louis Zni- dersich, his wife, and son, Louis, who vras the Vrtec win- ner from here. Also in the par- ty were Elma Qualiza, Vrtec No. 9 administratrix, and her friend, Dorothy — Also Gordon; first ones there he took ie K ronoshek, who was one of the; around the Slovenian National of our headquarters. We around, no one in sight to wel' come us. Now what were y,i supposed to do? Nothing ba wait until somebody comes ts open the doors. Finally a came and opened thfe door ti the do\vnstairs hali. Soon a fter Mr. Krist Stokel, president oi the lodge “Lunder-Adamic” ar- rived and found us. Being the John J. Kikol, Sec’y By VALERIA ARTEL In regard to the bg-laivs, the convention has made ver g few important changes. The bg-laivs have been first revised bg the Executive Subcommittee and here and there amended bg a special commiltee composed of three delegates. Both did a good job and saveil the convention a lot of time. The question of district secre- laries ,or organizers, ivas left to the diseretion of the Supreme Board, and the sum alloived for atliletič aelivities ivas inereased several hundred dollars per gear. Ali in ali, ive mag safelg sag 1 that the SSPZ bg-laivs are such as a modern fraternal societg should have. The onlg innovation in the Supreme Board is the addition of tivo vice-presidents. English-speaking lodges ivill also be inter- ested to knoiv that a member from their ranks has been elevated to the position of assistant supreme secretarg, Bro. Stanleg Tisol, from the Trail Blazers of Chicago, ivho ivas formerlg cm- ploged for several gears in ihe Home Office as an appointed assistant. The important thing to remember noiv is that nothing has been done bg the convetnion to retard the progress of the So- Another week gone, and an- other SSPZ convention is gone with it. I really feel bad about writing, because it is only now that I realize that I won’t have so much fun again in a long time. Here’s just a brief sum- mary of the past week: Monday evening Brother Vr¬ hovnik shovved us movies of the last Athletic Meet, of other SS¬ PZ affairs in different towns; and of the 1928 convention. Why, Mrs. Bashel and Mr. Grili looked as good way back in the tvventies as they do now. Among the Clevelanders whom I no- ticed in the pictures of last year’s meet were my good friends Eleanor Ster and Andy Elersich. I also recognized Frankie Mivec and “Mutt” Dra- knovvn as “one week’s back homework,” but the mater and pater have reported that the play was a grand success. In spite of a pretty hot night, the attendance was swell. Which re- minds me ,the conventioneers sure had lousy vveather here. nalism. Fratemalism not only among Slovenes, but among ali the nationalities in the United States is necessary for the con- tinuance of America’s policy of freedom of thought and speech. The program also included representatives from the SNPJ, One day two weeks ago I justjJSKJ, and SDZ; singers from sort of casually mentioned in Ifive Cleveland singing societies : contestants for the program and his mother. Last but not least, there were Leo Robas, his mo¬ ther, and I, his sister, who was another contestant. We left for Cleveland Friday night. We got little sleep on the train and were sure tired when vre arrived in Cleveland Saturday morning, a little bit earlier that vre expected. Being early, hungry and nobody to there to vrelcome us, so vre had to do something. The Znider- sich family had friends meet them at the station and they departed for Nevrburgh, vrhere they v/ere to stay over the con¬ vention. Stili hungry, vre de- cided to eat breakfast before going to the headquarters. We ate and talked to pass the time avrr y. Finally, filled plumb-full of breakfast vre started on our way to find a streetcar that would take us to the Slovene National Flome. Got on the streetcar and vrere headed for 64th Street that vras far from where vre started from. Those streetcars were so rough, the seats so hard, that we got more tired than vre vrere. We passed 26th Street, 45th Street, no National Home, then came 55th Street, stili no Home, finally the street- car came to a halt and we filed Home, shovved us the new bar- room, meeting rooms, the Slo venian library and etc. Then iv; savr the clubroom, and whoii you think was there? Nont other than Brother Michael Vr¬ hovnik. We vrere sure glad to see him, and he was glad see us. Then, a little bit later, there vrere more people coming in from Ohio, Minnesota, Illinois Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York and other places. Dinner vras served, and boj; what a dinner! The rest of Sat- urday aTternoon was spent in f ixing the stage and lights and the rehearsal of Sunday’s ptt gram. The vreather in the morn- ing vras chilly and cloudy, W in the afternoon the sun cafflt out and it vvas very warm. Supper was served and W lowing it vre vrere taken to th Euclid Beach AmusementP^j where there vrere rides, ® aiS j thrills, ohs and ahs, etc. AH eS ' hausted and half asleep we r f turned to our headquarters “ depart to our places of lodginf for a much needed rest sleep, and thinking what morrovr will bring us herc - Cleveland. I hoped niče vveath«- for one thing. Continued on page 3_, cietg, but on the contrarg, the road to further successes lies ivide i gan of Indianapolis. open before it. It is up to us, individuallg and collectivelg, to make these successes a realitg. Woman’s Intuition i think how puerile, how insigni- “My dear,” remarked Jones, jficant is man.” vvho had just finished reading a j “Hug!” sniffed his better ___ book on “The VVonders of Na-j half, “a vroman doesn’t have 'brush up on my Slovenian vocab- ^ i n ia nor, 1 1 J— _1 _ XI_ 1 a i i 1 -t ulary.) Jaz nisem—oops, I al Tuesday night vras the play “Embarrassment Without End.” (That translation of the title is not mine. As a matter of fact, my interpretation was quite a bit different. Maybe I ought to ture,” “this is really a remark-lto wade through four hundred able work. Nature is marvelous! j pages of a book to discover Situpendous! When I read a that!” book like this, it makes me j —Tid-Bits. most forgot myself—I wasn’t able to see the play because of an unfortunate circumstance my prayers that it vrould be very niče if we had a little bit of rain someday soon. Well, the an- gels certainly took me literally, and they’ve been sending it down for a vrhole week straight . . . right through until Satur- day. Wednesday vras the banquet. Approximately 350 people at¬ tended. After the dinner, vras a super-program, i n c 1 uding a splendid talk by Judge Frank Lausche. Although it vras in Slo¬ venian, I am happy to report that I actually understood it. If I thought I could do a creditable translation from memory, I should love to do so, because it vras on a subject most important today. The subject, in one Soc. Zarja, Ind. Zarja, Slovan, Sloga and Jadran; then Anton Eppich, vvho sang and played the piccolo, or flute, I never could teli the difference; Frank Slejko, violinist, accompanied by Vera Milavec; and the Vad¬ nal Reveliers. Spring Is 5\[ot For c%Ce (THOUGHTS OF A SOLDIER) Bg PETE ELISH As a vraitress, ali I could squeeze in vvere 2 and one-half dances ,for there vvas a little matter of cleaning up the ban¬ guet hali. But the dances I did have were so excitingly vvonder- ful (nope, that is not sarcasm) that they made up for it. We fi¬ nali finshed cleaning up the plače the banquet hali, not the dancers—and at 12:30 a. m. I was refreshed by a couple of I thought that the green grass, The earthy smeli of foliage, Of clustered flovrers, gathered enmasse, w 0n . g , de . ep ravi nes, and rivuled passes, ou stii the heart and excite the image I o o er the soul a beauty čast. But Spring is not for me, I know, For m the bleak foreground. Betwixt barbed wire, and trenches row, De°a U th te r gUnS ’ tank "’ and machilie gans soW eath at each furtive round, From day f ast thru to dawn. vrord, is exactly what fraternal Utopians ,\vho told some very, organizations'have been preach-, ver y I un uy stories. There vras ing for years and years—frater- (Continued on page 3) F« fF ine from me is T or something m me has died In the coarse dust of the f ighiing f ield, In the ca.-nage of wa fs cruel grili,' ltfi ro “ m y heart has plied ought of Spring, of Beauty, of Quiet. 29. maja 1940 STRAN 8 slovenska Svobodomiselna Podporna Zveza USTANOVLJENA 1908 INKORPORIRANA 1909 GLAVNI URAD: 245-47 WE«;t Tcmoago. da. UPRAVNI ODBOR: JOHN KVARTICH, predsednik 411 c?* RUDOLPH LISCH, podpredsednik 71 R ^ nn e ^ Br “? eViUe - Pa - RUDOLPH LISCH, podpredsednik 716 WILLIAM RUS, tajnik, 245-47 West !<^d « O. ANTON ZAITZ, pomožni tajnik, 2«-47 V^est^otrd cago, lil. ’ ' west 103rd Street. Chi- Street, Chi- MIRKO KUHEL, blagajnik, 245-47 West im r H o*-- * WCBA * L TOHO ™ IK ' «nuc£ePfcAE: ■“> <“*■*. « w 10M ItrSt, SSSSTnf NADZORNI ODBOR: WILLIAM CANDON, predsednik 1058 P 1 no-n* ,,, JOSEPH H. GRILLS, Box 69, Moon Run' St " Cleveland - JOHN MAREN, 618 W. Pierce St., MUwk4ee, Wis. POROTNI ODBOR: FRANK PUCEL, predsednik, 17921 Delavan Road Cleveland nhm FRANK MEDVED, Box 40, Yukon Pa ’ ^ I d ’ Qhl0 VINCENT PUGEL, 1409 South 56th St., West AUis, Wia. UREDNIK-UPRAVNIK GLASILA: VATRO J. GRILL, 6231 st. Clair Ave., Cleveland, Ohio GLAVNI ZDRAVNIK: DR. F. J. ARCH, 618 Chestnut St., Pittsburgh Pa PRISELJENIŠKE VIZE V večini evropskih držav mo ra prosilec za neprednostno pri- zaslužku. Zato je priseljeniški komisar sedaj določil, da je tre¬ ba te navedbe potrditi z doku¬ mentarnimi dokazili. Zato vsak- ’ do, ki sedaj vlaga prošnjo Form selj eniško vizo navadno šakati| 683 , mora j stočasno priložiti v dolgo časa, predno pride na vr sto in more odpotovati v Zdru¬ žene države. To se lahko vidi iz sledečih zanesljivih informacij, ravnokar dobljenih: Ljudje, ki so se prijavili za priseljeniško vizo pod rumun- sko kvoto v juniju leta 1935, se šele sedaj pozivajo na ameriški konzulat za izpraševanje. Kon¬ zulati na Ogrskem pozivajo se¬ daj ljudi, ki so vložili svoje prošnje za vizo v decembru le¬ ta 1937, in prosilci za kvote Če- hoslovakije, Nemčije, Latvije in Litve, ki so se prijavili v drugi polovici leta 1938, prihajajo se¬ daj na vrsto. Za Sirijo in Tur¬ ško prihajajo sedaj na vrsto oni, ki so zaprosili leta 1935. Ča¬ kalna doba za neprednostno pri¬ seljeniško vizo za one, rojene na Ruskem, znaša približno leto dni. Kvotni priseljenci, ki imajo prvo prednost (starši, možje ameriških državljank poročenih po 1. juliju 1932), morejo na¬ vadno dobivati vizo pod vsako kvoto takorekoč takoj ali z malo zamudo. Težkoče potovanja v vojnem ozemlju je drug razlog, ki pre¬ prečuje priseljevanje v Zdru¬ žene države. Da le navedemo par primerov. Dočim je kvota za Dance, Fince, Norvežane in Švede več ali manj vedno na razpolago, je ta čas izseljeva¬ nje iz Norveške nemogoče in nemške vojaške oblasti so usta¬ vile izseljevanje iz Danske. Prav malo zakonite emigracije je se- dvopisu ista dokazila o financ nem stanju ,ki jih navadno po¬ šilja ameriškemu konzulu: po¬ trdilo o službi, bančne izjave, dokaze o svoji lastnini. Kadar se to ne zdi zadostno, ima komi¬ sar pravo poklicati ameriškega državljana na izpraševanje v najbližjem priseljeniškem ura¬ du. Le ako je oblast popolnoma prepričana, da priseljenec ne bo padel na breme javnega dobro- delstva, se prošnja Form 633 odobri. —flis. Back From the National Vrtec Festival Continued from page 4 Sunday morning, ali freshen- ed up from our beauty sleep we met once more at the National Home. A beautiful day. What would be better than to take us for a ride on a sightseeing tour around Cleveland? Part of our party was left behind so Rudy Lisch come to our rescue by furnishing his car and the driver, who was Adolph Can- don. Then we piled in and went for a niče, pleasant tour. When we returned home, x dinner was ready. In about a half an hour the sun disappeared, the skies were dar k, and it started to rain. The wind was sharp and heavy and it did a lot of dam- age around Cleveland. Boy! was it good to be inside. Then ali o'f s. sudden, the sun came out, the skies were blue, the rain was over for the day. Victorians (Continued from page 4) Spolars of the Victorians have j ust remodeled their gar-fi den. It sure is a beautiful spot and if you are dry, have Otto mix you a good drink at his up- to-date plače, 1921 Blue Island ■' Ave. Otto always likes to see his brother-members. When you are in the neighbor- hood of Cermak and Wood St., stop at Ivansek’s, which is an- other good spot with a beauti¬ ful garden. Then there is the Slovene Labor Center at 23rd and Lawndale with its beautiful yard, where a person can meet friends and have a pleasant chat. Visit it once and you’re sure to come back. Socialna varnost (Dalje iz 2. str.) Na primer: Ako bi bilo može¬ vo zavarovalno plačilo ob času smrti znašalo $25 na mesec in je zapustil vdovo in tri otroke, bodo oni upravičeni skupaj do $56.25; namreč $18.75 na mesec za vdovo in $12.50 za vsakega o- troka. Ker pa je $56.25 več kot dvakrat toliko, kolikor bi mož sam dobival, bo plačilo omeje¬ no na $50. — (Social Security Board, Washington, D. C.) ABOUT SHYNESS It is surely discreditable, un- der the age of thirty, not to be shy. Self-assurance in the young betokens a lack of sensibility: the boy or girl who is not shy at twenty-two will at forty-two be- come a bore. “I may be wrong, of course”—thus will he or she gabble at forty-two, “but what .” And then The signal is given! People ali seated for the program, lights out, the curtains pulled aside. Here was the great mo¬ ment for ali of the participants to present their talent. The pro¬ gram lasted three hours and none were wasted. The parti- čipants breathed a sigh of relief when the program was over. Hungry as they were, supper was served to them. The rest of the evening was spent in listen- ing and dancing to the melodic and peppy tunes of Johnnie Pe- con and his orchestra. They were grand. Also, Saturday and Sunday were spent in collect- ing autographs, from old friends and new friends. Our party had a wonderful time and I know we will never forget it as long as we live. At this point, I want to thank a few people that made our stay a very glorious one. I want to thank Rudy Lisch, Adolph Can- don, Ann Opeka, Krist Stokel and so many other people that I could not find time to write them down. Vacation days are here again and many Victorians have al- ready gone visiting out-of-town. Jennje Saitz was recently a visit- or in Johnston City, 111. Mary Brunzo is visiting in Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. E. D.Cenzo are taking in the sights in Ozark Mountains in their new car. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Maček and their son have motored to Nokomis and Taylorville, 111. (John said the fish are not biting any more; perhaps they know he is no longer there.) Charles Rak went 'to see his parents in Nokomis. Well, I was visiting Nokomis 'and Taylorville, too. We ali had a grand time at the “grand open- ing” of Rak’s Tavern in Noko¬ mis, and it was niče to meet old friends and make new ones. You ali remember John Rak, our one time Victorian. It’s his fath- er’s and mother’s plače, and we wish them a lot of success in their new undertaking. I wish to thank Joseph Draš¬ ler for the stamps which he sent me with his dues to add to my collection. Stamp collecting is my hobby, and I think a very interesting one. ❖ * * daj iz Poljske. Prebivalci v j1 always say is . . onem delu Poljske, ki je sedaj j he or she will repeat v/hat they zaseden od Nemčije, morajo se- i always say. daj potovati v Berlin, da dobi- No, let us educate the youngei jo vizo. Prebivalci iz onega dela jgeneration to be shy in and out Poljske, ki je bil priklopi jen j of season: to edge behmd the Rusiji, morajo sedaj iti v Bu- furniture :to say spasmodic and karest na Rumunskem in za- ill-digested things: to twist Prositi za vizo tamošnjega ame- their 'feet round the protective riškega konzula. Ravnotako iz!feet of sofas and armchaiis. to Slovakije ne morejo prosilci iti feel that their hands belong to Po vizo v Prage, ker jih mejne: someone else that they are ob- straže zavračajo od meje. Splo- : jects, which they long to put šno pravilo je, da Slovaki vla-;down on some table away from gaj o prošnje pri konzulatu v themselves. Rudimpeštu, ali je tudi mogoče, For shyness is the protective da dobijo dovoljenje zaprositi j fluid vvithin \vhich our personal- Pri kakem ameriškem konzulatu . itibs are able to de\ elop into na na Nemškem tural shapes. Without this fluid Prošnje za vizo morajo biti! the character becorpes merely opremljene z dokazili o financ- standardized or imita iye. i is nem stanju within the tender vel vet sheath Kadar ameriški državljan že- of shyness that the full flower i- _ , . . • in rmrtured: lt da mu žena, nedoletni otroci Mi starši pridejo iz inozemstva, mora vložiti prošnjo (Form 633) na priseljeniškega in na- turalizacijskega komisarja v ^ashingtonu. Med drugimi stvarmi mora on pod prisego navesti, kje je zaposlen, koliko zasluži in da hoče vzdrževati do¬ jene priseljence, da ne pade¬ jo na breme javnega dobrodel- stva. Tupatam se je, zgodilo, da So se ljudje zlagali o svojem of idiosyncrasy in nurtured: it is from this sheath alone that it can eventually unfold itself, colored and undamaged. Let the shy understand, therefore, that their disability is not merely an inconvenience, but also a privi- lege. Let them regard their shy- ness as a gift rather than as an affliction. Let them consjjder how intolerable are those their contemporaries who not also shv. of are Meeting some- old friends and new friends was a wonderful experience. Collecting auto¬ graphs was keeping me busy ali day. I want to thank Johnnie for his autograph, whom I have known for many years. Keep it up Johnnie, you sure learned to play that accordion since the last time I saw you in Collin- wood. Meet new friends, Eva gene Chad from Eveleth, Minn., Mary Klevisher, from Pierce, W. Va., and Julia Kramzer from Sygan, Pa., and so many others. Julia, we both come from that state, I was born near Union town, Pa. With ali the happy things to remember and to put in my memory bpok, time crept around the corner and warned us that time was slipping fast and we were soon to depart for our hotne in Indianapolis. I spent the evening with my new pal, Evagene Chad, trying to dance and have a good time but I told Evagene that ali good things must come to an end We hastily, sadly bid adieu to our friends and ali the rest that made our visit a memor ably one. Then we departed on the train, looking behind us and leaving the wonderful people that showed what hospitalitv can do to strangers in their city. I used to live in Cleveland and I should know. Right now, I want to thank Mr. Stokel for being so kind as to drive us to the station. Also I want to thank, our old friends, Mr. and Mrs. John Tavčar, for j showing us a good time on Sun- day. I want to thank everybody for their hospitality and friend- liness, and when you come to Indianapolis, we will try to re- pay you in every way possible. Hello to ali SSPZ members and I would like to hear from a lot of the girls and boys in the Our Week (Continued from page 4) lst trial board member, Louis Žnidaršič; 2nd trial board mem¬ ber, Ignatz Groznik; editor of official organ, ^atro Grili; medical examiner, Dr. F. J. Arch. Gone Are the Days . . . (Continued from page 4) sailor—say, Joe, how ;by Johpny Pecon and his orches- once a does that one go again? . . . Jtra; admission is only one Thursday, was I tired! It was ! measely little quarter. I can’t Miscellaneous You’ve heard that “ali work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy,” therefore the SSPZ United Lodges of Cleveland sponsored various types of en- tertainment which everyone en- joyed immensely during the convention week. Of course, the big affair of the week was the banquet held on Wednesday night. The dinner was delicious, the program very entertaining, the speakers, especially our guest of honor Judge Lausčhe, very interesting. Much credit goes to the Utopians and Out- lookers girls who acted as wait- resses; Krist Stokel, master of ceremonies; John Kikol, sec’y- treas. of U. L.; Frank Pucel and Mike Yakin, leaders of the Gol- linvvood group; Rudy Lisch, su- pervisor of the Vrtec Festival Musical Revenue; and the whole gang, Lunder-Adamic, Združeni Bratje, Concordian Srs., Utopi¬ ans, Spartans and others too numerous to mention, who lent a helping hand at ali times. The cooperation was superb, so, thanks to everyone. a good thing it was a free day, because my homework was sneaking up on me again . . . Then came Friday, and the Farewell Social. Unfortunately, for me, the social didn’t serve the purpose—I didn’t say fare- well to hardly anybody from out of town. Either I was danc¬ ing, or they were dancing, or else they were busy—you know | how it is. Outside of the fact that I made a couple of friends miserable by not being any too cheerful or obliging, I had a perfect evening—it got better as the time went on. Anyway, I guess I shall have to say fare- well to the conventioners now. Here’s hoping they had half as good a time as I had; I think they must have. And we’d like to see them ali again in Cleve¬ land not too many years from now . . . be there rnyself, but I know that won’t keep anyone else away— it may even serve to encourage some of you into going. They say it’ll be loads of fun; and records show that former ones have always been successful. Will you be there? Then the day after that, on Sunday, June 16, our parent jlodge (shucks, I keep thinking I’m stili a Vrtec member, well, anyhow, their parent lodge) known as Združenje Bratje, št. 26 SSPZ (hope they recognize it) is holding a picnic on Stu- sek’s farm. Wild horses couldn’t keep me away from that; I am mad about picnics. I’m sure they will have ali sorts of things to S entertain you, so that you don’t have to worry about being lone- some. Please don’t forget about it. I hope it stops raining by then. I got word from Frankie Do¬ linar of Bridgeville that his car- full of Festivalers (including my buddy Julie Kramzer) made it home safely, in spite of a very slight mishap j ust after leaving our SND. Before concluding let me re- mind you again: Don’t forget Victorians’ Moonlight Dance, June 15 at Kegl’s Grove, Willow Springs, 111. Fraternally yours, Mary E. Novak What Happened in Cleveland (Continued from page 4) any chance trying to get rid of us, were you? “Pinky” Prebil’s, “Give the Vrtec Jugoslavs Mascots my best regards.” Before I close I must not forget Charlie Koman and wife. They sure know hov/ to make visitors feel v/elcome. Just heard frorn Louis Zni- dersich Sr. that the next Regu- lar Convention of the SSPZ will be held in Indianapolis, Ind. No wonder he was ali smiles! I’!l close with my best regards to everyone near and far, and re- main just a .. . Loyal Danica Alember. •Napredek. So come ali of you get busy and write. Greetings to Brother Vrhov nik and ali the rest of the SSPZ off icers! Mary Ann Robas, Danica Lodge 22. Ali the delegates were very sociable, attended ali the af- fairs, met many friends who they haven’t seen for years, it was such an enjoyable week for ali of us that when the majori- ty of the out-of-town delegates left for home Saturday night it was very hard to bid them good- bye but the pleasant memories will always remain with us. Rose Matekovich from Go- wanda, N. Y., a grand person, shopping for a candid camera and brief čase for her 12-year- old son. Johnnie Slatner from De Pue, 111., believes that possibly he can organize a few bowling teams for our 1941 bowling tourna- ment to be held in Indianapo¬ lis, Ind. Due to a sudden ailment, Johnnie Bunardzija had to spend a few days at Glenville Hospital, but joined us Friday with that winning smile. Pete Elish was very anxious to depart from Cleveland Sat- urday afternoon for he received a special invitation to a cottage party at Conneaut. Henry Maren very content smoking his pipe, his brother Johnnie, happy as a lark Friday and Saturday evenings. Mike Vrhovnik coming late to the convention five mornings out of six. Mrs. Mirko Kuhel looked very charming in her navy and white ensemble. She joined us on the sight-seeing tour Wednesday afternoon. Doc Arch getting quite home- sick near the end of the week. George (Rosie) Rosol thought that “glasovanje” meant glass of wine. That’s OK Rosie, a couple more conventions and Now that the convention is over, my duty calls me in an- other direction. On June 15, our good old Utopian lodge is hold¬ ing its firšt barn dance at Glen- ridge farm (formerly Manchu- ta’s). Musič will be swung out You know, back to the con¬ vention for just a minute, the most important thing it did for me was to show me what a swell bunch our Utopian members really are. I’ve only been with them a few months, and I real- ly didn’t get acquainted until now. And believe me, they’re one group of people who really be¬ lieve and carry out the ideals of a fraternal organization—co¬ operation and fraternalism. Boy —am I proud! Hranite za nove predmete, ki jih želite, hranite za posebne zabave. Vozite se v cestnoželezniških karali ali motornih busih na delo vsaki dan. Varčni Cleve- landčani so pronašli, da jim to prihrani do dvajset dolarjev mesečno na stroških vožnje in parkanja. Pa je tudi varnejše. THE TKRSnr Vin TO GO VLOGE v tej posojilnici do S5.000.00 po Federal Loan Insurance Corpo- VVashington, D. C. Sprejemamo osebne in društvene vloge zavarovane Savirigs & ration, Plačane obresti po 3% St. Clair Savings & Loan Co. 6235 St. Clair Avenue HEnd. 5670 NAJCENEJŠI SLOVENSKI DNEVNIK V AMERIKI JE 6231 St. Clair Ave. j you’ll be a genuine Slovene. Stanley Tisol was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Garbas during his visit in Cleveland. A gang of us left the dance Friday night and went to the Alpine Village for a delicious chicken supper plus floor show and dancing. Hic! What a mix-up Saturday night. Someone was coming to | St. Clair and some were going [to Collinwood, we just couldn’t j get together as was orginally iplanned but at 11:45 p. m. we bumped into each other at the Terminal Tower. Everyone was | gay, making sure they bid good- bye to everyone and at exactly 12:10 a. m. off went the choo- choo to Chicago town. Hope we see you ali very soon. i \ ..samo napram postrežbi čiščenja šip To je vrstni red, ki ga Ohijčani dajejo pregledu olja na posta¬ jah SOHIO. To pomaga k za¬ varovanju dragih motorjev pred nevarnostjo pomanjkanja olja. Skrbite za varnost! . . . Dajte stanje olja regularno pregledati pri SOHIO. To je ena nadaljna prosta postrežba pri Sohio. The Standard Oil Co. (Ohio) (SOHIO) H 00 DS UP! a Safety Service for You! /\g Copyrisrht 1940. The Standard Oil Company [Ohio] DO YOU KNOW THAT - SSPZ Has Nine Modern Plans of Life Insurance for Adults and Juveniles? PROGRESS Fraternalism in Action The SSPZ paid to it* members $4,000,000 benefits since orgamzation. “NAPREDEK” ‘ A Successf ul Convention -EDITORIAL The lOtli regular convention of the SSPZ is over and, as ive write, even ihose delegates who čarne to Cleveland froni the farthest corners of the countrg have, we hope, safelg reachcd their honies and are again with their loved ones. We hope theg enjoged their stag among their fraternal brothers and sisters and that the ivelcome exlended tliern in the form of social and culiural events ivhich iver e arranged for them bg the Cleveland United Lodges of our societg have fullg met their expectations and that theg are, as a result, better fraternalists and little more conscious of the value of co-operative efforts ivhich alone make possible such achievements as the Cleveland Slovenes have to their credit. Theg saiv and ivere entertained in tivo of our half a dozen National Honies, the one on St. Clair Avc., ivhere the Juvenile Cultural Festival ivas held, being the largest structure among institutions of this kind among the American Slovenes, and the other, the Slovene Workmen’s ffome on Waterloo Rd., ivhere con¬ vention sessions ivere held and ali the other special events dur- ing the convention iveek took plače, ivhich is one of tlie most modern and most pleasant communitg places to be found ang- ivhere. * • •-:= We are sure that front the standpoint of our gounger dele¬ gates the banquet night was the most important event of the iveek, for the simple reason that theg had the opportunitg to hear an outstanding American Slovene, Judge Frank J. Lausche, who ivas the main speaker of the evening. H is our opinion and, after seeing and hearing him we have no doubt also gour opinion that a man of Judge Lciusche’s charm and sinceritg, not to speak of his abilitg, of ivhich his high position is proof enough, ivould make richer ang nationalitg group in this democracg of ours, and that ali American Slovenes no matter ivhere theg happen to live mag be trulg proud that theg can claim him as one of their oivn. If he should decide to enter the politični arena, Judge Lausche ivill no doubt be the next magor of the cit g of Cleve¬ land, and ivill, ive are certain, reflect credit and respect for ali ihose of us ivhose Americanism, as Louis Adamič has pointed out, has had its inception on Ellis Island, ivhere our fathers or mothers have entered this countrg in search “of Ufe, Itbertg and the pursuit of happiness.” The convention itself, considering that the delicate task of solving the merger guestion ivas its most important item, ivas ivell-disciplined and perfomed its ivork ivith enthusiasm and de- termination. The fact that it finished its deliberations in record time speaks highlg for the sound judgment and intelligence of the assembled delegates. The English-speaking delegates did not hesitate to speak up ivhen theg thought it ivas necessarg and contributed their full share to the success of the deliberations. The decision of the convention in regard to the merger issue ivas a sound one and, under the circumstances, thoroughlg logi- cal. Upon discovering that the SNPJ, one of the societies ivith ivhich SSPZ has been carrging on the negotiations has, ivithout the knoivledge of our Supreme Board, changed the manner of legal proceedings for the consummation of merger, the delegates elecled a special committee from its oivn ranks and ordered it to elraiv up a provisional consolidation contract based upon agree- menis reached during tcilks ivith the representatives of both or- ganizations, the SNPJ and SSCU. Then theg proceeded ivith the approval of the contract submitted bg the committee, ivith the instruction that it has full poiver to continue negotiations ivith both societies upon equal terms. If these terms are substan- tiallg accepted, bg either or both, the merger ivill be put through, if not, our Societg is determined to close the door to further merger talks for an indefinile period of time, knoiving that a continuation of such talks could onlg hurt the organization both morallg and financiallg. Our Week Bg Ann Opeka The lOth Regular SSPZ Con¬ vention held last week in Cleve¬ land came to a most successful end and we can ali be mighty proud of our supreme officers and the whole delegation for their splendid co-operation and careful decisions, always con¬ sidering the membership they represented. Ali in ali, the re- sults of this convention promise a bright future for our organi¬ zation and several additional benefits for the membership have been approved which will be detailed later. The merger problem brought forth many arguments pro and con, the delegates always being aware of SSPZ members’ pro- tection and benefits. The mo- tion that SSPZ is in favor of good, sound merger won by an ovenvhelming majority. The SSPZ Supreme Board elected at the convention is com- posed of very capable men and diligent workers in their respec- tive positions. Congratulations are extended to the follo\ving Supreme Board members: President, John Kvartich; lst vice-president, Rudolph Lisch; 2nd vice-president, John Rugel; 3rd vice-president, Frank Put- zel; secretary, William Rus; as- sistant secretary, Stanley Tisol; treasurer, Mirko Kuhel; direc- tor E. S. lodges and Vrtec units, Michael Vrhovnik; chairman auditing board, William Can- don; lst auditor, Joseph Grills; 2nd auditor, John Maren; chair- main trial board, Frank Pucel; (Continued on page 3) In regard to the bg-laivs, the convention has made ver g feiv important changes. The bg-laivs have been first revised bg the Executive Subcommittee and liere and there amended bg a special committee composed of three delegates. Both did a good j ob and saved the convention a lot of time. The question of district secre- taries ,or organizers, ivas left to the discretion of the Supreme Board, and the sum alloived for athletic activities ivas increased several hundred dollars per gear. Ali in ali, we mag safelg sag that the SSPZ bg-laivs are such as a modern fraternal societg should have. The onlg innovation in the Supreme Board is the addition of lwo vice-presidents. English-speaking lodges ivill also be inter- ested to knoiv that a member from their ranks has been elevated to the position of assistdnt supreme secretarg, Bro. Stanleg Tisol, from the Trail Blazers of Chicago, ivho ivas formerlg em- ploged for several gears in the Home Office as an appointed assistant. ❖ The important thing to remember noiv is that nothing has been done bg the convetnion to retard the progress of the So- cielg, bul on the contrarg, the road to further successes lies ivide open before it. It is up to us, individuallg and collectivelg, to make these successes a realitg. MIDNIGHT DANCE IN CLARIDGE, PA. Claridge, Pa. — The younger members of Lodge No. 2 are giving a new type of enfertainment for their many friends—a Midnight Dance, which will begin Wednesday, May 29 at 12 o’clock and continue till morning of May 30, which is a holiday. The mušic v/ill be. excellent. Ali neighboring lodges and their friends are cor- dially invited. The pro- ceeds of the entertainment will go into the lodge treas- ury. What Happened In Cleveland Well, here we are back in Indianapolis, Ind. after a verv pleasant weekend. We have fi- nally recuperated from our trip, and have nothing but memories. We would like to thank every- one that made our visit in Cleveland such a n enjoyable ene. To those who worked so hard to make the National Vr¬ tec Festival such a success, we give our highest praises. It was wonderful to view such an out¬ standing group of talented Vr¬ tec members. Rudy Lisch and his helpers certainly deserve a big hand for the way in which they direeted this Festival — one that will live in our memorv for a long time. When one takes a trip out of town, one is apt to forget the hardest vrorking members, and that is the cooks that prepare the wonder'ful meals for the out-of-town visitors. We sure have to hand it to the United Lodges, they have some swell cooks. And I mustn’t forget to thank Mr. and Mrs. Jeric and family (Agnes and Marge) for putting up with us for the week- end. Many thanks for a pleasant time. By this time you must have gathered that everyone had a good time in Cleveland. We must say that the efforts of the members of the United Lodges have not beein in vain. Famous Last Words Stanley Zagar’s, “I just love to argue, cause it’s so much fun making up.” Ann Opeka’s, “Thatfs the trouble with you Hoosiers, you are always going home just when the fun starts.” A little more of the high-pressure sales talk, and we would have stayed, Ann. Stanley Tisol’s “Remember me to ali the folks back in In¬ dianapolis.” I remember a bit hazily Joe Grills telling me the same thing. Which Sophie did you mean, Joe? Agnes Jeric’s, ‘Til see you in Indianapolis next year. Maybe before.” We’ll hold you to that, Agnes. George Rosol’s, “What, are you stili here?” You weren’t by (Continued on page 3) Victorian News CHICAGO, 111. — I have been watching the Napredek but failed to see anything about the Victorians, so here I come. First, there is our regular meeting on June 6th at Berger’s, 2653 S. Lawndale Ave. Social after the meeting, so be sure to attend. :’fi i'fi Plans for our Annual Moon- light Picnic and Dance, which ; will be held Saturday, June 15 at Kegl’s Grove in Willow Springs, 111., are in full swing. Those who have attended one of these affairs in the past will remember what an enjoyable time they’ve had, and this year, the committee has put forth their best efforts to assure you an even better time. Our good friends, Omerza Hot Shots and his swing artists will furnish the rhythm, which sounds like the good ole days. Let’s ali come and watch the stars play be- hind the moon and the clouds. They say it’s very romantic and makes you dream. There will be fun for ali, the young and the older ones, ali we need is to co- operate with each other and we’ll make this annual affair more successful than ever be¬ fore. It can be done, so let’s do it. Now for transportation to Willow Springs. You can get a bus at the end of Archer Ave. line which stops right at “Oh Henry Park,” a few steps from Kegl’s. If you are in doubt, ask the driver who will give you the information. But be sure at at¬ tend this picnic. Boost it to your friends and seli your tickets. (Continued on page 3) CHALLENGER ANNIVERSARA I>ANq IS ON JUNE El RS I To Celebrate Sixth Anniversary. Art Sable !, t„ p. a,, accord-! It is directly aeross from SIn • ^oTh^C^n^ —n- bane, Pa., in the WSt £ mg to the Chaliengei pple _ Canonsburg. ■sel ing to the Challen^er em~ , Canonsburg . nrnnt milestone of We believe you will bepl eas ChalTengers’ u*pward progress.! with this spacious and beauti The šale of advanced tickets ha and w also believe L „ has been very gratifying and ali will be deligh ec to hear an( j t , indications point to a record- dance to Ar .ables tw e l Ve . brealdng attendance for a ChaU ' 6 Many from BridgeviUe, Bur-1 Also, refreshments and gettstocvn, Library, Cleveland ^unches will be ava.labU to „ and elsevvhere are contemplat-:you m your en,oyme„t. _ a inwn.n rrvmin 1 Come and jom with SPECIAL NOTICE Ali those who stili have admission tickets for the various SSPZ convention affairs kindly return same to the secretary of the United Lodges as soon as possible. It is the desire of the writer to wind up this business and prepare a com- plete statement of the con¬ vention affairs before the next meeting of the United Lodges. Ali those to whom this appeal is direeted kindly comply with this request. John J. Kikol, Sec’y Are the Days think how puerile, how insigni- ficant is man.” “Hug!” sniffed his better Womari’s Intuition “My dear,” remarked Jones, who had just finished reading a book on “The Wonders of Na- half, “a woman doesn’t have ture,” “this is really a remark- to wade through four hundred able work. Nature is marvelous! ; pages of a book to discover Stupendous! When I read a|that!” book like this, it makes me| —Tid-Bits. Another week gone, and an- other SSPZ convention is gone with it. I really feel bad about writing, because it is only now that I realize that I won’t have so much fun again in a long time. Here’s just a brief sum- mary of the past week: Monday evening Brother Vr¬ hovnik showed us movies of the last Athletic Meet, of other SS¬ PZ affairs in different to\vns; and of the 1928 convention. Why, Mrs. Bashel and Mr. Grili looked as good way back in the twenties as they do now. Among the Clevelanders whom I no- ticed in the pictures of last year’s meet were my good friends Eleanor Ster and Andy j Elersich. I also recognized I Frankie Mivec and “Mutt” Dra- Igan of Indianapolis. Tuesday night was the play “Embarrassment Without End.” (That translation of the title is not mine. As a matter of fact, my interpretation was quite a bit different. Maybe I ought to brush up on my Slovenian vocab- ulary.) Jaz nisem—oops, I al- most forgot myself—I wasn’t able to see the play because of an unfortunate circumstance known as “one week’s back homework,” but the mater and pater have reported that the play was a grand success. In spite of a pretty hot night, the attendance was swell. Which re- minds me ,the conventioneers sure had lousy weather here. One day two weeks ago I just sort of casually mentioned in my prayers that it would be very niče if we had a little bit of rain someday soon. Well, the an- gels certainly took me literally, and they’ve been sending it down for a whole week straight . . . right through until Satur- day. Wednesday was the banquet. Approximately 350 people at¬ tended. After the dinner, was a super-program, i n c 1 uding a splendid talk by Judge Frank Lausche. Although it was in Slo¬ venian, I am happy to report that I actually understood it. If I thought I could do a creditable translation from memory, I should love to do so, because it was on a subject most important today. The subject, in one word, is exactly what fraternal organizations have been preach- ing for years and years—frater- By VALERIA ARTEL nalism. Fraternalism not only among Slovenes, but among ali the nationalities in the United States is necessary for the con- tinuance of America’s policy of freedom of thought and speech. The program also included representatives from the SNPJ, JSKJ, and SDZ; singers from five Cleveland singing societies: [Soc. Zarja, Ind. Zarja, Slovan, Sloga and Jadran; then Anton Eppich, who sang and played the piccolo, or flute, I never could teli the difference; Frank Slejko, violinist, accompanied by Vera Milavec; and 'the Vad¬ nal Reveliers. As a waitress, ali I could squeeze in were 2 and one-half dances ,for there was a little matter of cleaning up the ban- quet hali. But the dances I did have were so excitingly wonder- ful (nope, that is not sarcasm) that they made up for it. We fi¬ nali finshed cleaning up the 'plače—the banquet hali, not the dancers—and at 12:30 a. m. I was refreshed by a couple of Utopians ,who told some very, very funny stories. There was (Continued on page 3) Come and join with the Chal. Out-of-town visirors are - . ~ ass urt to noto the change of hali. The iyou of an en.loyal,le and i t. .n o tori in pvenimr. ing on attending. A large group ^ U from Cleveland is expected. j lengers this commg Saturda; Out-of-town visitors are asked the Slovak hali, and we ass e i..ii frv,o Umu nf an eniovable a at IO note uit; unaiigc - new Slovak, hali is situated in evening, Canonsburg proper, on Iron St. sociable ‘Observef Back From the National Vrtec Festival Just got enough rest to write a little in the Napredek. There is so much to teli that I don’t know where to begin. The best way is to start at the beginning by deseribing our party, which consisted of our delegate for the convention, Mr. Louis Zni- dersich, his wife, and son, Louis, who was the Vrtec win- ner from here. Also in the par- ty were Elma Qualiza, Vrtec No. 9 administratrix, and her friend, Dorothy — Also Gordon Kronoshek, who was one of the contestants for the program and his mother. Last but not least, there were Leo Robas, his mo¬ ther, and I, his sister, who was another contestant. We left for Cleveland Friday night. We got little sleep on the train and werfe sure tired when we arrived in Cleveland Saturday morning, a little bit earlier that we expeeted. Being early, hungry and nobody to there to weleome us, so we had to do something. The Znider- sich family had friends meet them at the station and they departed for Newburgh, where they v/ere to stay over the con¬ vention. Stili hungry, we de- cided to eat breakfast before going to the headquarters. We ate and talked to pass the time awry. Finally, filled plumb-full of breakfast we started on our way to find a streetcar that would take us to the Slovene National Home. Got on the streetcar and were headed for 64th street that was far from where we started from. Those streetcars were so rough, the seats so hard, that we got more tired than we were. We passed 26th Street, 45th street, no National Home, then came 55th Street, stili no Home, finally the street- car came to a halt and we filed one by one on to the street which was 64th street, the plače of our headquarters. We looked around, no one in sight to wel- come us. Now what were w» supposed to do? Nothing but wait until somebody comes to open the doors. Finally a lady came and opened the door to the downstairs hali. Soon after, Mr. Krist Stokel, president of ! the lodge “Lunder-Adamic” ar- ; rived and found us. Being the j first ones there he took us around the Slovenian National Home, showed us the new bar- room, meeting rooms, the Slo¬ venian library and etc. Thenwe saw the clubroom, and whodo you think was there? None other than Brother Michael Vr¬ hovnik. We were sure glad to see him, and he was glad to see us. Then, a little bit later, there were more people coming in from Ohio, Minnesota, Illinois, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York and other places. Dinner was served, and bov, what a dinner! The rest of Sat- urday afternoon was spent in f ixing the stage and lights and the rehearsal of Sunday’s pro¬ gram. The vveather in the mom- ing was chilly and cloudy, M in the afternoon the sun ca® out and it vvas very warm. Supper was served and ki- lowing it we were taken to w Euclid Beach Amusement PaA where there were rides, e 2 * 4 thrills, ohs and ahs, etc. Ali hausted and half asleep we ro- turned to our headquarters depart to our places of lodgieSj for a much needed rest sleep, and thinking what ^ morrow will bring us here Cleveland. I hoped niče weath er for one thing. Continued on page 3 S pr in g Is tA Cot For t%Ce (THOUGHTS OF A SOLDIER) Bg PETE ELISH I thought that the green grass, The earthy smeli of foliage, Of clusteied flowers, gathered enmasse, ti. ° n . K . e . ep rav i n es, and rivuled passes, T« 0U > bi! 1 ^ ear ^ an ^ excite the image o o er the soul a beauty čast. But Spring is not for me, I know, or m the bleak foreground, Monnt Xt n barbed Wire ’ and trenches row, Dea+5 6 f gU1 ?[ s ’ tanks > and machine guns sow Death at each furtive round, From day f ast thru to dawn. Oh, God, Spring from m e is shield For *o me ,M„ g ?n me ta ”?" 4 n the coarse dust of the fightin^ field ThSf Carn3ge0,Waf ' sc ^ my hear t has plied ousht of Spring, of Bcauty, of Quiet. '