Reader Ad Slot
Reader Ad Slot placeholder
If you would like to support SpookStack without paying out of pocket, please consider allowing advertising cookies. It helps cover hosting costs and keeps the archive free to browse. You can change this choice at any time.
Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 11
Page 46
46 / 94
erent -
pee
oy IY 1000-80044
. | , 1. row
&-
a ta nQpening Remarks by }'r. Balokovic
a an MR. BaLOKOVIC stressed the need to expand our organization to reach ‘the
“hes broadest mass of people so that we can provide all .nericans with an opportunity
mo to join us in our gesture of fricndship with the Yugoslav people. . ho same
time, it is to be remanbered that the heart of the organization is the) cans_
of Rugesiav descent.
' ire tinhorn, National Cannaien Director
IR, EINHO!.N outlined the proposed program to raise 35,600 for pro~
fects suggested by DINT“NZUBAUER of the Yugoslav ited Cross. In view “BUMPU's
committment to care for typhus and nalaria, cur omphasis will be on alleviating
the sufferings caused by tubcrculcsis which hits one cut cf every twenty-five
persons in Yugoslavia, This goal can be achieved not alone with the assistance
of the Yugoslav Amricans, but requires the broadening »%f activities in the con-
ae
oe munitics to include all other.mericans. It is recomended, therefore, that the
a Board of Directors be cxpanded to include about half .mericans of Yugoslav des—-
wes -ecnt and the cther half to comprise .vxricans of other origins. It is also sug-
ey gested that a representative administrative Committee be formed to report to the
Be. Board on the activitics of the Committee and its staff and to make suggestions
rT for the inprovenent of tne work. This Comnittce is to mect between Board meet-
& ings. Board meetings shoule take place monthly.
* ‘ith the support of .meriean businessmen, naticnal wemen's organizations ,
& fraternal and labor organizations and professional groups, our goal will not be
es difficult to achieve. Cconrmunity chests which formerly gave through the liquidat-
a ed National uar Pind will nom have those monies available. ‘ith Yugoslav commn-
te ity support, an cffort shculc be nade to get community chest funds.
oe _ J acecnplich this program, the borough organizational setup in New
~. York City has been abandoned.
es. It is also recaincnicd that there be Tag Days wherever possible so that
eo sufficicnt funds can be raised for the support of the Committee pernitting all
nid other funds eamarked for projects to be untouched. It is suggested that the
os carpaign get under way officially on Karch 26 in New York City and in other cities
tne using the event of the fifth anniversary of Yugoslav resistance as the opening
i "Discussion ae a Pee ba”
so: On thé S gucetaon of inercasing the men rship of the Board, the follow-
io ing cnmittce was appointed to make recommendations to the Conferences Mie ft
peor we NSLICH, Mi. BUNCICK, Mt, rIiINSKY, and MISSMIRAVEN. MISS Tits VEN is to com
a jeave With the other Slovenes on the r Gderieniati. ms made and to be made for
“ine their groupe 4 list of the American members of thc beard was read Rig They in-
Be, elude: MiG. EL 2. NOW POOSEVELT, Honorary {hsairman, Messrs. S.autLOW, STULTAM Se.
agile GwILdit, Cal DRSLECHT JCOBSLOTOFSKY, FIORELLO H, LaGULIa, “TALBOF 6 O.. FREDMGN,
Bee MILLI GiEEN, miLTondiesst Eri, MEL DOUGL..S, Dk. De DewITT} TETTIN » Diy JOHN
i ne .
. -2-
3 Sone SEs LATE
Reveal the original PDF page, then click a word to highlight the OCR text.
Community corrections
No user corrections yet.
Comments
No comments on this document yet.
Bottom Reader Ad Slot
Bottom Reader Ad Slot placeholder
If you would like to support SpookStack without paying out of pocket, please consider allowing advertising cookies. It helps cover hosting costs and keeps the archive free to browse. You can change this choice at any time.
Continue Exploring
Agency Collection
Explore This Archive Cluster
Broad Topic Hub
Topic Hub
bureau
Related subtopics
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic