by Ryan | Oct 29, 2020
With the end of World War II, there began a change of momentum with the Society to reverse the membership losses. However, membership continued to drop and by the end of 1946 there were 32,656 adult members and 8,214 youth members. The current “Mission Statement” of...
by Ryan | Oct 29, 2020
Czechoslovakia ceased to exist and the emergence of a separate Slovak state brought about division of Slovak fraternals in America. While the Society initially supported Slovak autonomy, as structured independence from all others, the eventful take over by Nazi...
by Ryan | Oct 29, 2020
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and many other states revised their operations with the establishment of the American Experience Table changed the interest rate from 4% to 3½%. In this year the Society was divided into 15 districts.
by Ryan | Oct 29, 2020
With the beginning of the New Deal through World War II, membership in the Society continued to decline, litigation increased, and salvaging property and monetary losses was the all consuming task of the leadership. Adult membership was down to 32,953 members and...
by Ryan | Oct 29, 2020
Peter V. Rovnianek died at home sitting in his rocking chair. He was buried in the Bohemian National Cemetery in Chicago. His death not only marked the end of an era, but thrust the Society through the Depression and then on to World War II.
