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.\IICH.\EL·s
ORTHODOX
Cf URCH
GE. TEVA .. TEW YORK
BX
738
A54
G46
1965
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Heritage and Learning
Center Library
Box .301, R.D. 1
Bolivar, PA. 15928
SAINT MICHAEL'S
ORTHODOX CHURCH
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
GENEVA, NEW YORK
This book is the work of many hands. The
compiling and editing of the material required
concentrated effort on che pare of many people.
A heartfelt word of thanks co che many
people, though they are not named, who aided in
many ways in making this Jubilee Book a cherished souvenir of this memorable event in the life
of the St. Michael's Church Parish.
Sincere thanks are extended co our advertisers
for their support. Please pHronize our adYertisers
-mention
that you have seen their ad in this
Jubilee Book.
A special note of appreciation is extended to
:\fr. Thomas A. Baroody who recently left our
area and whose untiring efforts for the past 20
years is acknowledged by the Pastor, the Trustees
and the General Parish.
Published by the Parish on the occasion of the
BX738.A54 G46 1965
St. Michael Church (Geneva, N.Y.)
50th anniversary, 1915-1965 Saint
Michael's Orthodox Church, G~neva,
New York
50th Anniversary of St. Michael's Church, November 28, 1965
�FIRST PASTOR OF
PRIMATE OF THE ANTIOCHIAN
ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ALL
NORTH AMERICA
ST. MICHAEL'S ORTHODOX CHURCH
The
METRO POLIT AN ANTONY'S MESSAGE
To chc Reverend Father Gabriel White,
of Geneva, and co the whole beloved parish
•
• h es
extend our congratu lac,ons
an d b est w1s
and spiritual welfare for many years.
Pastor of Sc. Michael's Church
and friends of St. Michael's we
f or cl1eu
• · con t.mu ed good heal th
METROPOLITAN
ANTONY
Syrian Anciochian Orthodox Archdiocese
of New York and all North America
OTHER
tREVEREND
REVEREND
DANIEL
CLERGY WHO HAVE SERVED AS PASTORS
R1-vERCND
Mru-r,cL F. MASSABINI
GEORGL
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GEORGE
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Father Daniel George
First Pcr111,we11fPastor
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BASILIOS
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G1u.GORY
R.1 VI IU ND
GAlllULL
indicates chat the person has departed this life.
IN
KHOURY
SAFFI
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�OUR PASTOR'S MESSAGE
"The first sb 11
// ei·cr be b11rni11g 11po11 the Altar; it shall 11c1·1·,·gu uuf."
Leviticus 6: 13
TO OUR BELOVED
& Bl-10\1 ED PAR !SH ION ERS
Ml·.·Tl'OJ>OLJTAN
,
OF ST. MlCHAEL'S
Dearly beloved in Christ:
The Altar fire "'"' to be the symbol of the prc.,ence of the living God.
The sacred flame still burns within our Churches today.
Let us see the qu.ility of thar fire that burns upon our Altar today. It "
the flame of the living Gospel; ir is the flame of judgment; it is the flame
of inspir,ition; it is the fbmc of fellowship, .~nd it is the flame of love.
Tlut sacred flame upon our Altar will never go out so long as there ,ire
devoted servan cs of God like chose who 11.1ve passed on to a higher serv ,cc
and like chose who are still with us witnessing for Orthodoxy under the wise
and fatherly guidance of our beloved Metropolitan Antony. God grant him
and chem many years. Their lives in the Church are a guarantee that "love
never failetl1" and the fire shall never be put out.
May God bless each and everyone of you, ,111d.di your work ,111dwor,hip
done in His name, on this h.1ppy occasion.
Your servant in Christ
FATHER
GABRIEL
WHITL
To those .1ttending this Golden Jubilee celebration, and chose who may
l.iccr re.id these words. I speak with the r.1re privilege given to me as President
of the Bo.1rd of Trust,·cs of Sc. ;\,lich.1el's Orthodox Church. I join with youas you join with all the members of our congregation-in
commemorating our
5Och anniversary :ts a parish.
Bue in no way may we \peak only of ourselves. The mere cerm-50 years
-bespeaks a half a century, and our minds go back to chose founding days
when our forefathers here in Geneva gathered together to form this nucleus
of a church of our faith.
Ochers have honored our predecessors. One has spoken of how our
Church was srarced bv h.1rd work-handwork.
I would add chat, co paraphrase a great statesmen. the very foundations of this parish contain the sweat
-no blood perhaps-but
certainly some tears. evoked in the rugged toil of
those early days.
But no tribute to our founding fathers can go unaccompanied by the
sincerity of my tribute co you, todav's congregation, who have done so
much co make St. Michael's the outstanding parish chat it is today, not only
in the Orthodox faith, but in the life of Geneva.
I extend my sincere appreciation for ,ill cl1.1t you luve done in bringing
our beloved Sc. Micha~l's to the pec1k on which it stands today. Noc only do
we progress spiritually, bur financially. Also, we are progressing in the
numbers of people who are returning to our faith.
I should like to extend my thanks to you who have made the physical
structure chat is Sc. Michael's possible, and also my sincerest appreciation to
Metropolitan Anthony Bashir, Rev. Father Gabriel White, to the Committees
and Chairmen, to the Past Presidents and Trustees and to the present Board
of T rustccs.
Seldom, indeed, does one have an opportunity to serve and be associated
with so outstanding ,1 group of people as you-the
people of St. Michael's
Orthodox Church. I deem it a personal privilege 1nd pleasure to be one of
you and I ask God to bless you, each and every one.
JOSEPH
N.
ABRAHAM,
Board of Trustees
President
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APPREClA TlON
A •peci.il note ot .tppn'ci.mon l1J, been e:...tcmled b) B"hop B.1,h1r. The
P.1stor, Tru,tl'c,
B. Kashout)'
,111
d the p.1ri,h w two men. Thom.ts /\. 13.iroody .rnd John
whose untiring
efforts,
drive and sacrifices over thc,c
,e,ir, h.,n: pbccd us in rhe envi.,blc position in which we .,re
'1t
many
the present
titn~.
Thom.is J\. 13.iroody, berccr kPown
to
m .ls Tim, displayed ,clflcss dcdi-
canon ,ibo\'e and beyond che c.lll of dun· over many years with a strong desire
to further rhe intcrc,r, of rhc Church. The•e untiring efforts
p.trt in the culmi11.1u,rn of our new imposing structure.
played .1 nujor
Sc. Mich.id's Orrhodo,
Church, a long cherished dre.1m of every p.1rishioner. This called for p.1t1ence,
de,·otion, consideration and guidance which he was ready to give co anyone
or
to
.1nything whenever nccess,iry
..
,111d.,t a moment's
notice. All this
w.1s done most willing!).
John B. K.ishoucy, Ch.,;rn1.1n of our building comminee,
who with mi:,.ed
humility ,rnd pride acknowledges t.,king pact in rhc early history of our first
church. Jc w.1s during the long. e.,rly yc.1rs tlut ., strong found;1t1on was built
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to
.1
result of this man's great wisdom and guiding hand which helped so much,
che realization of the building of a new church.
important
As Chairman
committee he was able to make a tremendous
completion of rhe new and magnificent
undying faith in Orchodo:-..y.
chudch
contribution
which is dedicated
of clue
111
the
to our
HJSTORICAL SKETCH OF
ST. MICHAEL'S PARISH
hfty years .1go .1 group of Orchodo, Chrimans from Syna joined together to build a church on Genev.1 Street, Geneva, New York. W'ich their own
hands they wielded picks and shovels to dig the found,1t1on. Working rngether
in small groups, they set in place che bricks their limited funds had purchased.
Strangers in a new country, they recalled the ,1dvice tendered by loved
ones left behind in Syria: "Seek God first .rnd prep;1re co build a temple unto
His holy Nm1c."
Having decided ro build .1 new temple on a new location and haYing
the opportunity to sell the old property .,dvancageously, the parishioners of old
Sc. Michael's Church worshipped in the old Gene,·., Street Temple for the
last time on Sunday, November 16, 1918. Koc long after ch.it memorable Sunday the building w,1s demolished b) the Gcm•,.1 Housing Authority, and the
area used as p.irt of ., municip.11 p.1rk111glnr.
After the final lnurg) of ',t. John Chrysostom, the special service of
'd_ccomecration' cook pl.ice 1v1rh .1 Requiem Sen·icc for .111the d,·ceascd members
ol St. Michael's P.1rish. Orrhodo, .:lcrgy and friend, of neighboring Orthodox
communities participated in the ceremonies. In che ,1fternoon, men of the
congregation assembled with hammers and saws to remove che Icons, Altar,
and other sacred ornamen cs.
�HISTORY OF THE
HOLY EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH
The Holy Eastern Orthodox Church, known historically as the Eastern
Catholic Church, the Holy Orthodox-Catholic Apostolic Church, the Greek
Church, and simply as the Orthodox Church, is the One Holy Catholic and
Apostolic Church of one hundred and forty million Christians of both the
Eastern and Western hemispheres. It has been known as the church of the
first Christian era or the Church of the Seven Ecumenical Councils, and considers herself co be the direct heir and true conserver of the faith and practices of the early Church.
In che first period of the development of the Orthodox Church, during
the first five centuries, Orthodox Christianity received its basic forms or constitution. The foundations of Orthodox Christianity were laid by the great
Ecumenical Councils during this period.
Two important historical events, the rise of the Papacy in Western Europe
Jnd the advance of Mohammedanism, held the Church's chief attention during
the second period, which extended from the 5th to the 11th century. These
two forces threatened the integrity and existence of the Eastern Orthodox
Christians. The heathen Slavs and the Iconoclastic Controversy caused more
unrest during this troubled period, leading finally to the separation between
Eastern Christianity and Western Christendom.
During the Third Period (11th to 19th century). the advancing waves of
Mohammedanism swept over and destroyed the Southeastern empires of the
Byzantine Emperors, the Bulgars, the Serbs, and the Ronunians. At the s,1mc
time, the monstrous flow of Tartars swept over the Russian Orthodox territory,
threatening the very existence of both Eastern Civilization and Eastern
Christianity. Here the steadfastness of the Orthodox Christians together with
their capacity to suffer and die for the Faith had a double result. Orthodox
Christianity maintained its own existence and also secured the safety of Western
Christianity.
During the Fourth and last period of development, from the 19th century
on, all the Orthodox peoples, supported by the inner and protective power of
their churches, have been liber3ted from foreign subjection and oppression,
whether political or religious. Then came the Bolshevistic Revolution during
WWI, subjecting the Russian Orthodox Church to one of history's bloodiest
persecutions. Since the Revolution, several of our sister Orthodox Churches in
Eastern Europe have been subjected co persecution and considerable restriction.
Nevertheless a new day is dawning for Orthodox Christians. Thousands, if not
millions of people are beginning to realize chat the Orthodox Church is rich
both in theory and in practice and is the power which unites Orthodox believers in an indissoluble unity with the early Church of the Apostles and
Martyrs. Within the Orthodox fold an enormous fermentation is caking place.
WORLD
WTDE CHURCH
The Orthodox Church is made up of I 5 national churches headed by
P.1criuchs; and, though independent administratively, they are united in Doctrine, Discipline, and Worship, with only minor variations in customs. The
8 Orthodox bodies making up the Orthodox Church in the U.S.A., the Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Syrian, and Ukrainian
Churches, are each headed by a Bishop or Archbishop, under che uncanonical
jurisdiction of the Mother Church in their respective countries.
THE GREAT QUESTION
The GREAT QUESTION is, "When arc the SIX MILLION ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS OF AMERICA going co realize the implications of their
membership in the Orthodox Church and the implications of their citizenship
111 these United State? When will our nationality-conscious
churches become
the autocephalous American Orthodox Church?
BROADCASTING EXECUTIVE HERE FOR
50TH ANNIVERSARY
One of the highlights of the observance of the fiftieth anniversary of
St. Michael's Orthodox Church, Geneva, this Sunday, will be the appearance of
A. Van Mitchell, vice-president of the Pan-American Broadcasting Company
of New York City. Mr. Mitchell, who will be a principal speaker at St.
Michael's Golden Anniversary Banquet Sunday at Club 86, has a warm personal
regard for the Geneva church and its people, having spent part of his youth in
Geneva, when his father, The Rev. George Mitchell served as pastor of St.
Michael's.
Before JOmmg Pan-American Broadcasting, Mr. Mitchell already had a
long and varied career in radio and television, starting as a sportscaster and
network commentator in the Mid-West, prior to World War IL
So, it will be with deep pride that St. Michael's will welcome him on this
occasion of monumental importance to the people and friends of its parish.
�Compliments of
Sagamore Construction
Compliments of
~rlqurntQlantlr
of Maryland, Inc.
Oxen Hill, Maryland
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��PROGRAM
SUNDAY,
Cv11grat11/i1tio11.1
11 :00 A.M.
lo
ST.
MICHAEL'S
Divine Liturg)
Metropolitan Anton)
Rev. Gabriel White
Cl'lrbra11fs:
ORTHODOX
28, I 965
NOVEMBER
CHURCH
Bashir
Choir Dircctur: Jewel Hara
1915 - 1965
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Compliments
ALIILRT
- Vt<..TORIA
- ALBY
50 Year Anniversary Banquet at Club 86
Spcaka:
Metropolitan Antony Bashir
Master of Ccrc111011ics: A. Van Mitchell
E1lferlai11111l'/II: The Ferris Family
of
ln vi ted Guests
Castleton Meat Market
(Downtown
2:00 P.M.
Geneva)
- GEORGL
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BAROODY
Mon REVEREND JAMES E. KLARNEY
R1GHl
REVEREND
G. \Y/. BARRETT
VER'\ REVEREND
STEPHEN
UPSON
REVERI:. 'D NORMAN
A. REMMEL
MoNSIG,
OR EDWARD K. BALL
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<p>The AOCA is one of 24 archdioceses of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East across the world. The editorial office for their publication <em>The Word</em> is in Brooklyn, New York. AOCA founded the periodical as an Arabic language publication in 1905, which ran for 16 volumes. The final issue of the Arabic <em>Al-Kalemat</em> appeared in 1933, and the English iteration <em>The Word</em> began anew in 1957.</p>
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<p>The periodical is written and published by The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and continues to be published monthly excluding July and August. Some years and issues are not included in the collection, and there are some years that the publication did not run.<br /><br />The collection also includes various parish commemorative booklets from Antiochian Orthodox churches in different regions of the United States, including but not limited to, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, and New York.</p>
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50th Anniversary: St. Michael's Orthodox Church
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Booklet containing information about St. Michael's Orthodox Church of Geneva, New York. Includes a history of the parish and the Eastern Orthodox Church in its entirety. Also includes messages from community members and local sponsors.
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1965
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Ameen Rihani: Press Clippings
Description
An account of the resource
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings, and other documents of Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940), a formative and influential Arab-American author, poet, political activist, and intellectual who dedicated his life to promoting and advocating for Arab culture and history across the world.
This collection contains 7 bound scrapbooks containing materials written by or about Ameen Rihani, which were collected from newspapers and magazines around the world. The books also contain pamphlets, programs, and invitations. The documents were created between 1897-1965.
Source
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Ameen Rihani Organization
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1897-1965
Rights
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Text/PDF
Language
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English
Arabic
French
Spanish
Portuguese
Russian
German
Subject
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Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
American literature--Arab American authors
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Identifier
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AR_36
Title
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Ameen Rihani Press Clippings, Volume 10, 1965
Description
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A scrapbook created by the Ameen Rihani Museum that contains materials written by or about Ameen Rihani from around the world. This book has memorial materials from the 25th Anniversary of his death. This includes, but is not limited to newspaper articles, magazine articles, book reviews, poems, pamphlets, programs, and invitations intended to celebrate Rihani's life.
Date
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1965
Language
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Arabic
English
French
Spanish
Portuguese
Subject
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Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940
American literature--Arab American authors
Clippings
Scrapbooks
Source
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Ameen Rihani Organization
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Format
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Text/pdf
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
1960's
Memorial
Obituaries
Scrapbook
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Title
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Ameen Rihani: Photographs, Portraits, & Sketches
Source
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Ameen Rihani Organization
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1894-2009
Language
A language of the resource
English
Arabic
Description
An account of the resource
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings, and other documents of Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940), a formative and influential Arab-American author, poet, political activist, and intellectual who dedicated his life to promoting and advocating for Arab culture and history across the world. <br /><br />This collection includes: <br /><ul><li>Photographs of Ameen Rihani from 1896 through 1940.</li>
<li>Portraits, drawings, sketches, and sculptures of Ameen Rihani by various artists.</li>
<li>Sketches created by Ameen Rihani of various figures including Shakespearean characters, charicatures, Arab figures, nudes, and female figures.</li>
</ul>
Rights
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Rihani2019AR70_065
Title
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Bronze Bust of Ameen Rihani, 1965
Description
An account of the resource
A bronze bust sculpture done by Lebanese artist, Youssef Ghussoub, of Ameen Rihani 1965.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1965
Creator
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Youssef Ghussoub
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Ameen Rihani Organization
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Image/jpg
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
1960's
Art
Youssef Ghussoub
-
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Charles Abed Papers
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>Charles “Charlie” Ibrahim Abed was born in Kano, Nigeria, in 1959, to Lebanese immigrants. The second youngest of five children, Charlie spent his early childhood in Nigeria before his father sent him and his younger sister to Lebanon to attend boarding schools. Due to the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War, Charlie completed his high school education in the United States.</p>
<p>Charlie entered university in Detroit, Michigan before deciding to join his brother Samir in North Carolina in 1979. He attended UNC-Charlotte, where he met his future wife, Susan Walsh. They married in 1983 and moved to Pennsylvania to work for IBM. Charlie and Susan returned to North Carolina in 1987 and had four children: Mira, Sasha, Richard, and Erica. Charlie and Susan continued to work for IBM until 1994, when Charlie left to start his own business and Susan began consulting and homeschooling their children. Charlie's businesses included an oil change shop, a UPS store, a car wash, and a donut shop.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p>This collection consists of photographs and documents related to Charles Abed’s childhood in Nigeria and Lebanon, his immigration to the United States, and his family life.</p>
Source
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Charles Abed
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1960s-2010
Rights
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The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Contributor
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Processed by Khayrallah Program staff. Collection Guide content contributed by Claire A. Kempa and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November.
Subject
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Families
Passports
Language
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English
Arabic
French
Identifier
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KC 0017
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This digital material is provided here for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law.
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kc0017_005
Title
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Charlie, Six, with Siblings
Subject
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Families
Description
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A portrait of Charlie Abed, age 6, with his four siblings.
Source
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Charles Abed
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1965
Rights
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The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Relation
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<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/100">Charlie, 44, With Siblings</a>
Format
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Image/pdf
Type
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Image
1960s
Families
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Title
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Ameen Rihani: Photographs, Portraits, & Sketches
Source
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Ameen Rihani Organization
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1894-2009
Language
A language of the resource
English
Arabic
Description
An account of the resource
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings, and other documents of Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940), a formative and influential Arab-American author, poet, political activist, and intellectual who dedicated his life to promoting and advocating for Arab culture and history across the world. <br /><br />This collection includes: <br /><ul><li>Photographs of Ameen Rihani from 1896 through 1940.</li>
<li>Portraits, drawings, sketches, and sculptures of Ameen Rihani by various artists.</li>
<li>Sketches created by Ameen Rihani of various figures including Shakespearean characters, charicatures, Arab figures, nudes, and female figures.</li>
</ul>
Rights
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Identifier
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Rihani2019AR70_067
Title
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Drawing of Ameen Rihani, 1965
Description
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A drawing done by Lebanese artist, Nazhem Irani, of Ameen Rihani 1965.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1965
Creator
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Nazhem Irani
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Ameen Rihani Organization
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Format
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Image/jpg
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
1960's
Art
Nazhem Irani
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Title
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Ameen Rihani: Photographs, Portraits, & Sketches
Source
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Ameen Rihani Organization
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1894-2009
Language
A language of the resource
English
Arabic
Description
An account of the resource
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings, and other documents of Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940), a formative and influential Arab-American author, poet, political activist, and intellectual who dedicated his life to promoting and advocating for Arab culture and history across the world. <br /><br />This collection includes: <br /><ul><li>Photographs of Ameen Rihani from 1896 through 1940.</li>
<li>Portraits, drawings, sketches, and sculptures of Ameen Rihani by various artists.</li>
<li>Sketches created by Ameen Rihani of various figures including Shakespearean characters, charicatures, Arab figures, nudes, and female figures.</li>
</ul>
Rights
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Rihani2019AR70_066
Title
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Drawing of Ameen Rihani, 1965
Description
An account of the resource
A drawing done by Lebanese artist, Radwan Shahhal, of Ameen Rihani 1965.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1965
Creator
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Radwan Shahhal
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Ameen Rihani Organization
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Image/jpg
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
1960's
Art
Radwan Shahhal
-
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Title
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Ameen Rihani: Photographs, Portraits, & Sketches
Source
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Ameen Rihani Organization
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1894-2009
Language
A language of the resource
English
Arabic
Description
An account of the resource
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings, and other documents of Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940), a formative and influential Arab-American author, poet, political activist, and intellectual who dedicated his life to promoting and advocating for Arab culture and history across the world. <br /><br />This collection includes: <br /><ul><li>Photographs of Ameen Rihani from 1896 through 1940.</li>
<li>Portraits, drawings, sketches, and sculptures of Ameen Rihani by various artists.</li>
<li>Sketches created by Ameen Rihani of various figures including Shakespearean characters, charicatures, Arab figures, nudes, and female figures.</li>
</ul>
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Rihani2019AR70_064
Title
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Drawing of Ameen Rihani, 1965
Description
An account of the resource
A drawing done by Lebanese artist, Pierre Sadeq, of Ameen Rihani 1965.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1965
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Pierre Sadeq
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Ameen Rihani Organization
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Image/jpg
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
1960's
Art
Pierre Sadeq
-
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/fdf4ef1e13dfd2ccbfbf4e3735f605b9.pdf
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Title
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Joseph Family Papers
Subject
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Belly dance
Lebanese Americans
Marines
Photographs
World War II
Creator
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Genevieve Rose Joseph
Source
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Genevieve Rose Joseph
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1931-2015
Contributor
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Inventoried by Amanda Forbes and Celine Shay, 2022 May. Processed by Allison Hall and Rachel Beth Acker, 2023 April-August. Collection Guide created by Allison Hall, 2023 September.
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The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Language
A language of the resource
English
Arabic
French
Identifier
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KC 0062
Access Rights
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Physical material in this collection is also available to researchers. For questions or to access a collection, please contact us at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu. Please give at least 48 hours for responses to any inquiries regarding the materials.
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Genevieve R. Joseph, also referred to in the collection as Genny, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York on February 6th, 1963. Genevieve R. Joseph has three siblings, including an older sister Beatrice Ann Joseph (1947-2008) and two older brothers, one of which is Michael James Joseph (born October 16th, 1954). She earned an Associate’s degree in Liberal Arts Honors and Communications and Media Arts in 1983, a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from SUNY Albany in 1985, and a Master’s degree in Sociology with a concentration in Race and Ethnicity, also from SUNY Albany, in 1988. She then <span>worked as a social science researcher for the State of New York. </span>Genevieve R. Joseph took up Middle Eastern belly dancing as a hobby and was a member of the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Yallah Dance Ensemble based in Albany, New York in the early 1990s. In 1996 she moved to North Carolina and became involved with the Triangle Lebanese Association; she coordinated the first Lebanese Festival at the North Carolina state fairgrounds in 1999. In North Carolina, she <span>worked as a nonprofit program manager for global education and cultural exchange, and fundraiser for visual arts and conservation of nature. </span>Genevieve R. Joseph married Philip White in 200</span><span style="font-weight:400;">6.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Genevieve Norman Joseph (1924-2011), Genevieve R. Joseph’s mother, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York to Sam Norman (1883-1972) and Rose Nader Norman (1889-1955). Rose Nader Norman ran a neighborhood grocery store and the couple managed their home as a boarding house. Genevieve Norman Joseph, also known as Gen, married Charles Michael Joseph (1918-2002) of Wendell, North Carolina on March 2, 1946. Genevieve Norman Joseph was a member of the Lebanese American Daughters, an organization closely related to the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Lebanon-American Club of Poughkeepsie. She also </span><span style="font-weight:400;">worked as a Nursing Aide. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Charles “Charlie” Michael Joseph, Genevieve R. Joseph’s father, was born in Connecticut to parents Namy </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Yusef Becharra</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> and Julia Asmer in 1918 and was raised in Wendell, North Carolina from the age of eight months. He had nine siblings: Lucy, Eddie (Naim), Mamie (Thmam), Charlie (Khalil), George (A'Eid, Geryus), Evelyn (Jamila), Helen (Thatla), Abe (Ibrahim), Joe (Yusef), and Dolores (Julia).</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> His father, Namy Joseph, ran a store on Main Street and another one beside the family home. </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Charlie Joseph served in the US Marines during World War II and was honorably discharged in 1945 as a corporal. He was stationed in Recife, Brazil and Guam during the war. In Poughkeepsie, Charlie Joseph ran a luncheonette and was active in the Lebanon-American Club, serving as its president from 1962 to 1966. Upon their daughter Genevieve R. Joseph’s graduation from SUNY Albany in 1985, Genevieve and Charlie moved from Poughkeepsie to Wendell, North Carolina, Charlie’s hometown.</span></p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The Joseph Family papers contain materials related to three generations of the Joseph family as well as families related to them. The collection focuses on the lives of Genevieve Norman Joseph, her husband Charles Joseph, and their daughter Genevieve R. Joseph. The collection also includes materials related to Genevieve R. Joseph’s grandparents and their extended family, both in Lebanon and in the United States. </span><span style="font-weight:400;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Much of the collection consists of photographs from the early twentieth century to the twenty-first century. The photographs primarily include family photographs and portraits, as well as photographs from Charles Joseph’s deployment during World War II in Brazil and Guam. Also included in the collection are materials related to Genevieve R. Joseph’s dance career, newspaper clippings, articles from the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, materials related to Charles Joseph’s time in the Marines, event pamphlets and flyers, prayer cards, obituaries, academic materials, correspondence, and some physical objects.</span><span style="font-weight:400;"></span></p>
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Title
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Genevieve "Genny" Joseph with Cinderella
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lebanese Americans
Photographs
Description
An account of the resource
Photograph of Genevieve "Genny" Joseph, daughter of Genevieve Norman and Charles Joseph, with Cinderella at Storytown U.S.A.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Genevieve Rose Joseph
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1965
Rights
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Moses and Romey Family Papers
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<h4>Biographical/Historical note</h4>
<p>This collection represents three families who lived in Valdosta, Georgia, and Lake City, Florida. Ellis Moses came from Zahle in the Biqa’a Valley of modern Lebanon. His wife, Fannie Johns may have originated in the village of Wadi El Aarayech (وادي العرايش) as she later wrote to relatives in that town. Together, Ellis and Fannie had eight children. Bessie (7/1906-1928) born in Syria; Amelia (6/12/1912-1992 m. Castrinos); Sallie (8/1914-2012 m. Barnes); Noidrie (1/1916-1993); and Philip (1919-2009) all born in Valdosta, Georgia; Norman (1921-2005); Leo (1923-1992); and Helen (1926-2004 m. Bishop) all born in Lake City, Florida.</p>
<p>Ellis Moses arrived at Ellis Island on September 5, 1907, while Fannie and Bessie followed later on. By 1908, Ellis was settled in Valdosta, Georgia in a community of his countrymen and relatives who mainly hailed from the villages of Wadi El Aarayech (وادي العرايش) and Dahr El Ahmar (ضهر الأحمر) in the Biqa’a Valley. There, Ellis had a grocery store at 406 South Patterson Street. Around 1917, the Moses family moved to Lake City, Florida, where they operated a fruit and vegetable store on the town’s main thoroughfare, 218 North Marion Street, and a filling station on the outskirts of town. The Moses family attended the local Catholic mission church, St. Joseph’s, and were heavily involved in establishing the permanent parish of the Epiphany in 1944.</p>
<p>Both Ellis’s brother Joseph's family and his cousin Nola Romey's family moved to Lake City as well. Joseph (Joe) (1894-1928) and Adel Moses (1895-1927) had three children: Ethel (1919), Edward Joseph (1920-1999), and David. Nola George Romey (d.1929) married Fannie (Hasna) Joseph Habib Rahme and they had four children: Icer (1909-1995), Emeline (1916-2012 m. Stewart), Leila (1921-2005 m. Giardina), and Lucille (1924-1995).</p>
<p>In May, 1929, tragedy struck the Moses and Romey families when Fannie (Hasna) Romey was killed in a shootout with local police. Nola Romey was beaten, arrested, abducted from the jail by a mob (sources indicate by the KKK) and lynched along the side of the Fort White Road south of Lake City. Ellis and Fannie adopted the Romey’s four orphaned children and moved to Birmingham, Alabama shortly after. Ellis and Fannie had also adopted the children of Joseph and Adel. Adel was tragically killed by an accidental gunshot while standing on the front porch of her brother-in-law Ellis’s home on the Jacksonville Highway, and Joe had died a year later.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content note</h4>
<p>The Moses and Romey Family Papers include materials donated by two granddaughters of Ellis and Fannie Moses. They are Teresa Bishop Angove, daughter of Helen Moses Bishop, and Sandra Moses Ryland, daughter of Norman Moses.</p>
<p>The bulk of the collection is photographs, which include pictures of Ellis and Fannie Moses, their children and grandchildren, Ellis's brother Joseph's family, and Ellis's cousin Nola's family. There are documents relating to Joseph and Adel's family as well.</p>
<p>To learn more about the Moses and Romey families see <a href="https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/explore/projects/romey-lynchings/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Romey Lynchings</a> project and <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/94" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Romey Lynchings: A Story of Lebanese Immigrants Collection</a>.</p>
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Teresa Bishop Angove
Sandra Moses Ryland
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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circa 1911-2000s
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Teresa Bishop Angove and Sandra Moses Ryland
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Correspondence
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Emigration and immigration
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KC 0044
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Moses2019041
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Joe Stewart and Lucile Romey, Christmas 1965
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A photograph of Joe Stewart and Lucile Romey. A notation on the back reads "Had copies made of this picture of Joe + Lucile I think it was Xmas 1965 or 1966 not sure He died June 23/1967".
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1965
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Lebanese--United States
Photographs
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English
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Sandra Moses Ryland
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1960s
Christmas
Families
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Fiscal Year
COMBINED CONSTITUTION
AND BY-LAWS
As Adopted in Dallas, Texas
July 5 and 6, 1957
and Amended through the
Mobile, Alabama, Convention
July 2, 1965
Non-Political -
Non-Sectarian
ORGANIZED SEPTEMBER, 1932
�1965-1966
OFFICERS
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FOR ADDITIONAL COPIES
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HOME OFFICE
ll67 OLD SHELL ROAD
l\fOBILE, ALABAMA ~6604
PRESIDENT
Ernest A. Saba
5500 St. Bernard A venue
New Orleans, La . 70122
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
Ralph Abercia
5447 Paisley Lane
Houston, Texas 77035
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Mrs. Nazha D. Belmany
1157 Old Shell Road
Mobile, Alabama 36604
EXECUTIVE BOARD
J. H. Campbell, Chairman
430 Gladstone Boulevard
Shreveport, Louisiana 71104
Ellis Abide
222 Chartres Street
New Orleans, La. 70130
MikeMcKool
3206 Southland Center
Dallas, Texas 75201
Lawrence E. Ackels
711 Fidelity Union
Dallas Texas
Alfred A. Mansour
Post Office Box 786
Alexandria, La. 71302
Kamal E. Antone
1206 C. and I. Build ing
Houston. Texas 77002
Taft Mansour
Newman, Georgia 30263
Joseph E. Ashker
421 Eastview Street
Jackson, Miss. 39209
Eddie P. Romanus
2136 Joyce Street South
Birmingham, Ala. 35205
J. Robert Belmany
1157 Old Shell Road
Mobile, Ala. 36604
Nick Solomon
28 N. Adler Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32807
Miss Naz Gattas
431 Leflore Avenue
Clarksdale Miss. 38614
Philip Yamin
105 Herweck
San Antonio, Tex. 78213
Mrs. Amel George
26 Harvard Drive
Lake Worth, Fla. 33460
Michael E. Zoghby
315 Van Antwerp Bldg.
Mobile, Ala. 36602
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�STATE VICE-PRESIDENTS
ALABAMA
Joseph J. Rookis, Birmingham
In Good Standing -
1965-1966
ARKANSAS
Louis George Osceola
ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA
Syra-Meric Club
FLORIDA
Fred Maroon III, Miami
AUSTIN, TEXAS
American Lebanon Assn Auxilary
American Lebanon Assn.
GEORGIA
Harris Nader, Newnan
BEA UM ONT. TEXAS
L'Farnar, Club
LOUISIANA
Dr Charles Nolen,,Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, LOUISTANA
Cedars Club of Baton Rouge
MISSISSIPPI
Leo Todaro, Biloxi
BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI
Gulf Coast Cedars Club
NORTH CAROLINA
Fred Maroon, Wilson
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
American Lebanese Society
The Cedars Club of Birmingham
Cedars Auxiliary of Birmingham
OKLAHOMA
K. D. Eddie, Jr., Oklahoma City
SOUTH CAROLINA
Mitchell Tibshrany, Columbia
TENNESSEE
George Gattas, Memphis
TEXAS
Dr. Wm. A. Attra, Jr., Houston
SCHOLARSHIP DIRECTOR
Miss Gladys Chehardy
125 N. Alexander Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
REPRESENTATIVE TO
NATIONAL FEDERATION
M. C. Zanaty
706 South 24th Street
Birmingham, Alabama 35204
WINNERS OF BEAUTY CONTESTS
1953:
1954:
1955:
1956:
1957:
1958:
1959:
1960:
1961:
1962:
1963:
1964:
1965:
MEMBER CLUBS
"Miss Southern Federation"
Miss Jet Droby of Palestine, Texas
Miss Tillie Carwie of Mobile, Alabama
Miss Shirlee Hannania of Houston, Texas
Miss Patricia Bite of Birmingham, Alabama
Miss Betty Khoury of Longview, Texas
Miss Dianne Roddy of Saint Petersburg, Fla.
Miss Brenda Trabulsi, Houston, Texas.
Miss Marie Shaheen, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Miss Gwen Seamon, New Orleans, Louisiana
Miss Michele Nejame, Orlando, Florida
Miss Cynthia Sliman, New Iberia, Louisiana
Miss Carole Anne Mickal, New Orleans, La.
Miss Susan Thomas, Vicksburg, Miss.
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BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS
Beta Lambda Club
CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI
Clarksdale Cedars Club
The Sociable 21
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
Syrian Lebanon American Club of
South Carolina
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Lebasyr Club
DALLAS, TEXAS
Bzebdine
Cedars of Lebanon Dallas
Good Fellowship Club
Knights of Lebanon
SALEA Club
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C.
The American Cedars Club,
Fayetteville, N. C.
HATTIESBURG & LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI
Cedars Club of Hattiesbw·g & Laurel
HOUSTON,TEXAS
Cedars Club
Fellowship Club
The Ladies Social Club
L'Entasar Club
United Jamail Club
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
Cedars of Lebanon Club
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Lebanon-American Women's Club
Molaka Club
The Sae Benet Club
LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
Cedars Club of Lafayette, Inc.
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�MEMBER CLUBS
In Good Stand"ng -
Capsule History of Federation
1965-1966
LONGVIEW & MARSHALL, TEXAS
Cedars Club of East Texas
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
Cedars of Lebanon Club
MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI
Cedars Club
MIAMI FLORIDA
Syrian Lebanon American Institute
MOBILE. ALABAMA
Syrian Lebanon American Club of Mobile
MONROE, LOUISIANA
The Cedars Club of Monroe
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Syrian Lebanon American Club of
New Orleans
Information arranged as: Year, President,
Secretary-Treasurer, and Convention Site.
1932- H. A. Amuny, Port Arthur, Texas; Miss
Evelyn Kojak (Mrs. Abe Stevens), Beaumont,
Texas ; Edson Hotel, Beaumont.
1933-H. A. Amuny *, Port Arthur, Texas; Miss
Evelyn Kojak, Beaumont, Texas; Jung Hotel,
New Orleans.
1934-Jos. M. Bowab*, New Orleans; Miss Lily L.
Arwady (Mrs. Jack Nahas), Houston, Texas;
Rice Hotel, Houston.
1935- Dr. H. A. Elkourie, Birmingham; Miss Lily
L. Arwady, Houston, Texas; Robert E. Lee
Hotel, Jackson, Mississippi.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Syrian Lebanon American Club
1936- Dr. H. A. Elkourie,,. Birmingham; Miss Lily
L. Arwady, Houston, Texas; Adolphus Hotel,
Dallas, Texas.
OSCEOLA & BLYTHEVILLE ARKANSAS
The Cedars Club
1937- Herman G. Nami, San Antonio; J. J. Nosser,
Vicksburg, Mississippi; Tutwiler Hotel, Birmingham, Alamaba.
PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
L'Fatette Club
L'Monar Club
ROTAN,TEXAS
El Lotief Club
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Bey Aleph Club
Cedars Club of San Antonio
3HREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
Lebanon Club
Phoenician Club
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
Al-Kareem Club
1938-Herman G. Nami", San Antonio; Miss Ine-tta
Abdnor (Mrs. Fred Schnitzer), Waco, Texas;
Plaza Hotel, San Antonio, Texas.
1939-Fred Rizk, Jacksonville, Fla.; Miss Inetta
Abdnor, Waco, Texas; Hotel George Washington, Jacksonville, Fla.
1940-Col. J. M. Abraham, Jackson, Miss.; Miss
Minteha Hesni (Mrs. Bob Knuckley), New
Orleans; Jung Hotel, New Orleans.
1941- Harry Joseph, Austin, Texas; Miss Minteha
Hesni, New Orleans (Miss Esma Hesni appointed to fill vacancy); Hotel Columbia,
Columbia, S. C.
TYLER,TEXAS
Cedars of Lebanon Auxiliary
Cedars of Lebanon Club
1942 through 1946: War Years; no conventions or
elections.
VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI
Cedars Ladies Club
1947- M. C. ZaJ?,aty, Birmingham; Miss Esma
Hesni, New Orleans; Rice Hotel, Houston ,
Texas.
VICTORIA, TEXAS
Just Friends Club
1948-Kamal E . Antone, Housto~ Miss Esma
Hesni, New Orleans; Hotel 1.,;olumbia, Columbia, S. C.
WACO. TEXAS
Syrian Ladies' Auxilary
Waco Syrian Association
1949-Kamal E. Antone, Houston; Mrs. Margrette
Anawaty, Houston; Jung Hotel, New Orleans.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Syrian Lebanon American Club
of Palm Beach County
1950-Rogers H. Bite *, Birmingham ; Mrs. Margrette Anawaty, Houston; Gunter Hotel, San
Antonio.
WEST POINT, GEORGIA
The Georgians
1951-Ellis Abide, New Orleans; Miss Gladys
Chehardy, New Orleans; Tutwiler Hotel,
Birmingham.
YOUTH AFFILIATE
Member Clubs of Youth Affiliate located
in various affiliated cities
1952-Arthur Sharbel*, Birmingham: Miss Gladys
Chehardy, New Orleans; McAllister Hotel,
Miami, .Florida.
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�1953-J. A. Kahalley, Mobile; Miss Gladys Chehardy, New Orleans; Rice Hotel, Houston.
1954-James P. Hayek, Miami; Miss Caroline
Karam, Miami; Jung Hotel, New Orleans.
1955-James P. Hayek, Miami; Miss Caroline
Karam, Miami; Glades Hotel, St. Petersburg,
Florida.
1956-T. J. Stoma•, New Orleans; Miss Gladys
Chehardy, New Orleans; Tu,t wiler Hotel,
Birmingham.
1957-Joseph H. Campbell, Shreveport, La.; Mrs.
Al Zwan, Tyler, Texas; Statler Hilton Hotel,
Dallas, Texas.
1958-Jos. H. Campbell, Shreveport; Mrs. Al Zwan,
Houston; Cherry Plaza Hotel, Orlando, Florida.
1959- Richard J. Ashy, Jr., Lafayette, La., Mrs. Al
Zwan, Houston, Shamrock Hilton, Houston.
1960- Bill Anawaty, Bellaire, Texas. Mrs. Al
Zwan, Houston, Jung Hotel, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
1961-Fouad Helou, St. Petersburg, Florida; Mrs.
Al Zwan, Houston; Granada Hotel, San Antonio, Texas.
1962-Lawrence E. Ackels. Dallas, Texas ; Mrs. Al
Zwan, Houston; Americana Hotel, Miami,
Florida.
1963-Al Zwan, Houston, Texas. Mrs. Eileen J.
Cook, Houston; Statler-Hilton Hotel Dallas,
Texas.
1964-Mike McKool, Dallas, Texas; Mrs. Eileen
J. Cook, Houston; Jung Hotel, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
1965-Ernest A. Saba, New Orlaens, Mrs. Nazha
Belmany, Admiral Semmes Hotel, Mobile,
Alabama
• Deceased.
Scholarship Winners
Kahlil Gibran Scholarship Winners Awarded
$500.00. Bobby Manzie! Awards are $250.00.
KAID.,IL GIBRAN SCHOLARSIDP $500.00
1949-Hazel Jamail, Houston, Texas
1950-Shirlie Ann Emmett, Dallas, Texas
Tom Louis III, Vicksburg, Mississippi
1951- Joan Haddad, New Orleans, Louisiana
Michael Zoghby, Mobile, Alabama
1952-Shirley Stoma, New Orleans, Louisiana
Woody Abraham, Meridian, Mississippi
1953- Yvonne Nassar, Jackson, Mississippi
Ronald Amuny, Port Arthur, Texas
1954-Robert B. Ashmore, Dallas, Texas
Shirlee Dolores Solomon, McComb, Miss.
1955- John Wilson Ellis, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Rosemary Avila, Port Arthur, Texas
Edward Samah, Clarksdale, Mississippi
Leila Wadie Nader, Mesa, Arizona
1956-Phillip J. Yazbeck, Lafayette, La.
Yvonne M. Wehl, Jackson, Miss.
Eleanor M. Yeager, Jacksonville, Fla.
1957- None awarded.
1958-Ronald Edward Mtichell, Jr. Meridian, Miss.
Dayle Rose John, Shreveport, La.
Rosemary Ellis, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Paul John Sharbel, Birmingham, Alabama.
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1959-Rochelle Regina Avila, Port Arthur, Tex.
Carolyn Ann Farris, Clarksdale, Miss.
Robert George Shimp, Jacksonville, Fla.
1960- Helen Ann Kassouf, Birmingham, Ala.
Jack Crawford Parker, Houston, Texas
1961-Gwendolyn Seamon, New Orleans, La .
1962--Joyce Ann George, Tyler, Texas
Martha Frances Davis, Clarksdale, Miss.
1963-Elaine June Abboud, New Orleans, La.
Albert Joseph Karam, San Antonio, Tex.
1964-Dorothy Ann Winkel, Clarksdale. Miss.
Michael Thomas Elias, Laurel, Miss.
1965- Roxanna George, Luxora, Ark.
Joseph Rossie, Clark3dale, Miss.
BOBBY MANZIEL AWARD $250.00
1956-Rita An~ Mitchell, Meridian, Miss.
1958--Judy Amta Meshad, Birmingham, Ala.
1959- Thomas Hage, Orlando, Fla.
1960-David Waddell Ellis, Vicksburg, Miss.
1962-John Braxton Todaro, Biloxi, Mississippi.
1963-Katherine Ann Abraham, Oxford , Miss.
1964-Wm. A. Anawaty, Jr., Houston. Texas.
1965- Ellis George, Alexandria, La.
MARIE AND STEVENS MAFRIGE AWARD $500.00
1965-Miss Ruth Ann Skaff, Houston
'ATIONAL FEDERATIO ' AWARD $500.00
1965- Larry Michael, New Orleans, La .
M. C. ZANATY AWARD $500.00
1965-Albert. Andry San Antonio, Texas
OUTSTANDING AWARD WINNERS
1956- Outstanding Personality for 25 yearsK. E. Antone.
MAN OF THE YEAR WIN ERS
1956- Richard J. Asi'iy, Lafayette, Louisiana, and
Al Zwan, Tyler, Texas.
1957- T. J. Stoma, New Orleans, Louisiana.
1958-Joseph Campbell, Shreveport, Louisiana.
1959- K. E. Antone, Houston, Texas; Charles McKool , Da llas, Texas.
1960- Bill Anawaty, Bellaire, Texas.
1961- Lawrence E. Acke ls, Dall as, Texas.
1962- George J a mail, Houston. Texas.
1963-Mike McKool, Dallas, Texas, and Ernest
A. Saba, New Orleans, La.
1964-Ernest A . Saba, New Orleans, La_
1965-M. C. Zanaty, Bfrmingham Alabama
WOMAN OF THE YEAR WINNERS
1957- Mrs. Gabe Mitchell, Jackson, Mississi ppi.
1958- Mrs. Al Zwan, Houston, Texas.
1959- Mrs. Al Zwan, Houston, Texas.
1960- Miss Gladys Chehardy, rew Orl eans, La.
1961- Mrs. Joe Campbell, Shreveport, Louisiana.
1962-Mrs. Amel Geor ge, Lake Worth, Florida.
1963- Mrs. Kamal E. Antone, Houston, Texas
1964-Mrs. J. D. Farris, Vicksburg, Miss.
1965-Mrs. Steven Mafrige, Houston, Texas
MICHAEL NASSER AW ARD WINNERS
1959- Miss Barbara Saab, Canton, Mississippi.
Robert Ferris, Orlando, Florida.
1960- Miss Martha Ann Owens, New Orleans, La.
Jack Crawford Parker, Houston, Texas.
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�1965-1966 COMMITTEE CHAllt~lEN
Standing Committees
CHARITY: Mrs. K. E. (Jerry) Antone. Houston ,
Texas.
CONVENTION : Joseph Ashmore, Dallas; and
Richard L. Cook, Houston
OUTSTANDING AWARDS: Mrs.
Campbell, Shreveport, La.
Joseph
H.
RESEARCH: Dr. Wm. A. Attra, J r ., Houston, Tex.
SCHOLARSHIP: Miss Gladys Chehardy,
Orleans, Louisiana.
COMBINED CONSTITUTION
AND BY-LAWS
New
WAYS AND MEANS: Miss Pat McKool, Dallas,
Texas.
YOUTH : J. Robert Belmany, Mobile, Ala .
INDEX TO COMBINED CONSTITUTION
AND BY-LAWS
Southern Federation of Syrian
Lebanon American Clubs
As revised through the 1965 Mobile
Convention . ( Published September 1965 I
Page
Advisory Council ............ . ....................................... 19
Amendments ......... ..................................... .. .. ......... 30
Bulletin ...................................................................... 14
Charges, Preferment of .. .................................. ... ... 28
Committees, Standing ................. .............. ,............ 26
Conference, Mid-Winter .................... ,.. ..... ...... ...... 16
Convention City ...................................................... 17
Convention Fund .................................................... 16
Convention Room Officers .................................... 24
Definitions ............ .......................................... ....... ,....
9
Delegates, Convention and Its .............................. 14
Duties of Officers .............................................. ..... ... 19
Effective Date ...... ...... ................. .................... ...... 32
Election , Officers and their ........ ....... ................. 18
Emblem, Official ..... ......................... ...... ............... ... 30
Executive Board ......... . ........ ....... ........ ............... 23
Fees and Dues .. . ... ........ .. .... ..... ... ... ...... ................. . 27
Fiscal Year .................................... ........ .................. .. 24
Flag, Official .... .. . .. ...... . .. . . .... ......... ............ 31
Home Office .................. .... ...... ... ........ ............... ...... .. 13
Kahlil Gibran Scholarship Award .................... 25
Membership and Tenture of Federation .... ...
10
Mid-Winter Conference ................. ......................... 16
Name
.. ...................... .... ............................ ........... ... . 10
Officers Duties of ... .... ................... ..... .................... 19
Official News Bulletin .. ....... ................ ............ 14
Order of Business
... ........... ... . .. .. . . . ... 31
Parliamentary Authority ...................................... 30
Policy ...... .. .... ........ ........... ...................................... ..... 14
Power and Authority ... ... ... .................... ................. 12
Purposes ...... .............. ....... ...................... .................... 10
Salaries and Allowances ........................................ 26
Scholarship Awards .. ............................................ 25
Scholarship Director
............ .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. 24
Vacancies . ..... . . . . .. .. ........ ... ... ..... ...... ...... ........ ... 24
For the purposes of this Constitution and
By-Laws the following definitions shall
prevail:
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PREAMBLE
In order to promote American citizenship
and foster American ideals in all our activities, both individually and collectively, we
Americans of Syrian and Lebanon heritage
hereby bind ourselves in this Federation for
the furtherance of the objectives hereinafter
enumerated and do hereby establish this
Constitution.
DEFINITIONS
1. "Federation" shall refer to the South-
ern Federation of Syrian Lebanon
American Clubs;
2. "Convention" shall mean the annual
convention;
3. "Board" shal1 mean the Executive
Board;
4. "Constitution" shall refer to the combined constitution and by-laws;
5. "Laws" shall mean the Standing Rules,
Rules of Order, Resolutions and all
other Mandate of the Convention, as
well as the Constitution and By-laws:
�6. "Member" shall mean an Affiliated
Niember-Club, an Affiliated Club Memoer thereof and a Direct Member;
7. "Year" shall mean Fiscal Year;
8. The personal pronoun "~e" and its
derivatives shall refer to either sex;
9. "Officers" shall include all officers and
the members of the Executive Board.
ARTICLE I
Name
Section l. This organization shall be known
as THE SOUTHERN FEDERATION OF
SYRIAN LEBANON AMERICAN CLUBS,
hereinafter referred to in this Constitution
and By-Laws as the Federation.
ARTICLE II
Purposes
Section l. This Federation shall devote itself
to the fulfillment of the following purposes:
(1) To support and defend the Constitu~ion
and Laws of the United States of America;
(2) To carry out the objectives set forth in
the Preamble by creating, affiliating and sustaining local clubs in the territory hereinafter defined· to maintain traditional fellowship; and to' encourage l~cal and ~egional
educational, civic and charitable proJects by
unified effort for the general welfare of the
membership in keeping with American traditions and ideals;
(3) To give scholarships to deserving and
needy students, and to contribute to charitable causes without regard to race or creed.
ARTICLE III
accepted mio Direct Membt:rship under the
provisions of Section 5 of this Article.
Section 3. The Affiliated Club Membership
of this Federation shall consist of affiliated
local clubs and their club members in the
states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia, and such other states as
might be included in the Federation area by
the majority action of any Convention, provided, however, that this provision shall not
affect the status of any club in good standing
upon the effective date of this Constitution.
Section 4. Each Affiliated Member-Club
shall have aims and objectives not in conflict
with the purpose of this Federation, and shall
in every respect retain its autonomy; but
notwithstanding any presumption to the contrary, no clubs shall be accepted into membership whose aims include partisan political
or religious activities, discussions and/or
undertakings.
Section 5. Direct Members shall be those
persons accepted into membership who reside within the defined area of this Federation, and who are ineligible to join an Affiliated Club, if any, within the county or parish in which they reside and may be admitted to direct membership and shall be entitled to all privileges of and enjoy the same
status as Affiliated Member-Clubs, provided,
however, that they shall not be vested with
voting power at the Convention, except,
however, if one be the presiding chairman of
the Convention, in which case he will be
entitled to one vote in the event of a tie.
Section 6. Upon acceptance to membership
pursuant to the procedure herein outlined,
each Affiliated Member-Club shall be furnished with a Charter of Affiliation. Any
Charter of Affiliation may be suspended, revoked or cancelled for such causes as may be
hereinafter provided for in this Constitution.
Membership and Tenure of Federation
Section l. The membership of this Federation shall consist of two classes: (a) Affiliated Member-Clubs and the Club Members
three of and (b) Direct Members. Honorary
memberships may be conferred upon deserving persons by the President and/or the
Convention.
Section 2. (a) The Affiliated Member-Clubs
shall consist of active clubs in good standing
as hereinafter defined, and all members of
such clubs as certified and reported to the
Federation as being in good standing. (h)
Direct Members shall be such persons as are
Section 7. This Federation shall not disband nor dissolve so long as ten (10) Affiliated Member-Clubs in good standing shall
object thereto at any Convention. Should
such disbandment or dissolution be so voted
and become effective, all the remaining Member-Clubs in good standing, and no others,
shall share in all the assets of this Federation
in proportion to the voting category into
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Article VIII, Section 3 of this Constitution.
Seeton 8. No persons shall be accredited a
delegate of more than one affiliated club.
Section 9. To be eligible for membership
an Affiliated Club shall have at least ten
members in good standing at the time of its
application; provided, however, that this provision shall not prejudice the status of any
Affiliated Member-Club in good standing
upon the adoption of this Constitution.
Section 10. There is hereby created within
this Federation an affiliate unit to be known
as the "Youth Affiliate" whose purpose it
shall be to encourage the younger generation
into our activities and guide them for future
leadership; the Affiliate shall promulgate its
own rules and laws and shall be subordinate
to this Federation; its members shall be taxed
by the Federation $25.00 per year and the
Federation hereby grants it ~he right to vote
on the same basis as other affiliate clubs.
(Adopted in Orlando. Florida. July 5, 1958.)
Section 11. "To fully emphasize the principal purpose of this Federation, and to keep
the membership constantly aware of it; e.g. ,
'the creation and sustenance of clubs, within
the purview of this Constitution,' a 'Club
of the Year' shall be selected by a committee
to be appointed annually by the Preside!lt,
and such committee shall be charged with
selecting the most outstanding club in the
Federation on the basis of civic, cultural,
social, educational and patriotic activity."
(Mobile, July 2, 1965)
ARTICLE IV
Power and Authority
Section l. The power and authority of this
Federation shall be limited to those granted
in this Constitution adopted pursuant thereto, but shall include whatever legislative
authority that may be needed for their effective i'mplementation. All other rights and
powers not so specifically delegated shall be
reserved to, vested in and retained by the
Affiliated Member-Clubs.
Section 2. The duly assembled Convention
shall constitute the sovereign body of this
Federation. It shall possess absolute and exclusive jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to this Federation, except, however, in
the interim between Conventions, the affairs
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of this Federation shall be managed and controlled by the Executive Board subject to the
limitations and conditions established by this
Constitution, and by the Standing Rules,
Rules of Order, Resolutions or other Mandates of the said Sovereign Authority herein
referred to.
Section 3. The Convention is the true and
legitimate source of all authority, and the
final resort of appeal in all Federation matters, and there is no power vested in any
officer, committee, member or body of members, to repeal, alter or change its laws, mandates or decisions except as may be hereinafter provided for in this Constitution and
By-Laws adopted pursuant thereto.
Section 4. This Federation shall provide a
revenue to meet its expenses by a per capita
tax upon its membership, and by other fees,
dues and assessments, and shall furnish without additional charge such supplies to its
members as it deems necessary, including
"Model" Club Constitutions, Membership
Rolls and Cards, Application Blanks and an
official new:s organ to be published periodically as hereinafter set forth.
Section 5. This Federation may acquire and
manage its own real and personal property,
but all profits, if any, after meeting current
and fixed expenses, shall be contributed to
charity and to the Scholarship Fund as hereinafter defined. It may receive bequests, legacies, trusts, donations, memorials and other
forms of contributions to be administered for
such objects as are consistent with the purposes of this Federation.
Section 6. Neither the Convention nor the
Mid Winter Conference shall incur an obligation nor authorize an expenditure without
the concurrence of the Executive Board except on matters of administration, officers'
salaries, traveling expenses and appropriations for the Scholarship Funds.. (Adopted
in Orlando, Florida, July 5, 1958.)
ARTICLE V
Home Office
Section 1. The Home Office of this Federation shall be situated in the municipality
wherein the duly elected Secretary-Treasurer
resides, or where the Charter of Incorporation shall designate its corporate domicile.
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�Convention and Its Delegates
Section 1. This Federation shall hold its
Convention at a place to be selected as hereinafter pr.o vided for, and such Convention
shall be held in the period between June 1st
and September 10th of each year, if possible.
Section 2. Each Affiliated Club shall be entitled to representation at the Convention under one of the following voting categories:
(a) Member-Clubs with a maximum of
37 members, three (3) votes;
(b) Member-Clubs with a maximum of
62 members, six (6) votes;
(c) Member-Clubs with a minimum of
63 members, nine (9) votes;
however, no club regardless of its membership category and duly paid dues, shall be
entitled to more than nine votes.
Section 3. Each club shall elect or appoint
its delegates and alternates and shall notify
the Secretary-Treasurer of such election not
less than thirty days prior to date of convening of this Federation, providing that it is at
the discretion of the Executive Board and the
officers of this Federation to issue credentials
to delegates and alternates after the thirtyday period has expired.
Section 4. No representative whose club is
delinquent in payment .of dues will be seated.
Section 5. (a) In issuing credentials to delegates and alternates the Secretary-Treasurer
shall be notified by each club that it is bound
by the "unit rule" or "individual rule"; that
is, a majority of the delegates of any club
shall control the total of such club and all
delegates and alternates of such clubs need
not be present on the convention floor to cast
the vote so long as it is announced by the
chairman of the delegation; in the individual
rule, each delegate or alternate vote will be
counted only when the delegate or his alternate is present on the floor and voting.
(b) Should any club fail to denote by what
rule it is operating, then it shall be presumed
that it is bound by the "unit rule."
Section6. The certified roll of memberships
as carried on the records of the SecretaryTreasurer and as approved by the Board immediately prior to any Convention, shall be
conclusive in determining the eligibility of
any Member-Club and Club Member to participate in the Convention, and to determine
such Club's voting category as de.fined in Section 2 of this Article, and no delegate whose
club is delinquent in du es or assessments
shall be seated.
Sectino 7. Each Affiliated Member-Club
shall name a Chief Delegate as spokesman
for its delegation to the Convention.
Section 8. Ten Member-Clubs from ten different cities, duly certified and represented
through their delegates, shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of all business.
Should there be no quorum the Convention
shall adjourn sine die.
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ARTICLE VI
Official News Bulletin
Section 1. An official news bulletin shall be
issued by this Federation at least quarterly,
and all news, information and other data
shall be constructive notice to all Affliates
of any action proposed or undertaken by this
Federation.
Section 2. This bulletin shall be published
under the direction of the President, who
shall appoint an editor-in-chief each year,
whose duty it shall be to edit and distribute
the periodical.
ARTICLE VII
Policy
Section 1. This Federation recognizes the
divers religious beliefs of its members, and
believes in Almighty God, but neither this
Federation nor any of its Affiliated MemberClubs or Direct Members shall promote or
foster any sectarian, religious or political
movement, provided that nothing in this
Constitution shall be construed to interfere
with any individual's worship of God in accordance with his own faith and practice.
Section 2. This Federation and its Affiliated
Member-Clubs and Direct Members shall
take no stand nor express any opinion, or
allow debate or discussion upon any partisan
political issue on a local, national or international level; provided that this shall not be
construed as a prohibition upon active participation in any patriotic and non-controversial move for the benefit of all the people
of the United States.
ARTICLE VIII
�Section 9. There shall be no secret voting
or ballots, nor shall proxy voting be permitted at the Convention.
go into the Federation Treasury, and all
losses, if any, shall be borne by the Federation.
ARTICLE IX
Mid-Winter Conference
Section 1. This Federation shall hold a
Mid-Winter Conference each year, if possible,at a time and place to be determined by
the President. The Mid-Winter Conference is
to be held only in cities where clubs are affiliated with the Federation. The registration
fee and the disbursement to the Federation
is to be established each year by the Executive Board. (As adopted in Miami, Fla. , July
6, 1962).
Section 2. The Mid-Winter Conference
shall have no legislative or executive authority and its power is hereby restricted to
that of an advisory body, and to receive reports and to make recommendations to the
President and to the Convention.
Section 3. The body politic of the MidWinter Conference shall be composed of all
the officers and committeemen of the Federation, and of all the Presidents of the Affiliated
Member-Clubs, and each person so present
shall be vested with one vote without regard
to club membership or other voting power
hereinbefore designated.
Section 4. A sum of not less than $2.00
for each adult registration and $1.00 for each
child 12 years of age and under shall be
paid into the Federation treasury by the
Host Club or clubs to the Conference, and
such fee shall be set by the Board in advance of the Conference each year, and the
board shall also approve or reject the Conference program as submitted to it.
ARTICLE XI
ARTICLE X
Convention Fund
Section 1. As hereinafter provided for ,
when the Convention is held under a "Host
City" arrangement, at least Five Dollars
($5.00) of the registration fee shall be paid
into the Federation treasury, and allocated
to specific funds by the Executive Board and
ratified by the Convention. The Board shall
set and allocate such fees at least four
months before the Convention is held each
year.
Section 2. As also hereinafter provided for,
where the Convention is held under "Federation Arrangement," all profits, if any, shall
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Convention City
Section 1. The Convention shall be held annually as hereinbefore provided for, and it
shall be conducted under either of two arrangements, as follows:
(a) "Host City" Arrangement.
(b) "Federation-Sponsored" Arrangement.
Section 2. The Convention shall, by a majority vote, decide the convention arrangement for the following year, if it so acts;
should no action be taken, then the decision
shall rest with the Board.
Section 3. In the event of a "Host City"
Arrangement the Convention shall then ballot by roll call iri the choice of the city in the
same manner provided for in the election of
President and First Vice-President, and a
majority vote shall be necessary for a selection.
Section 4. In the "Host City" Arrangement,
only cities directly affiliated with the Federation shall have a right to bid for and hold the
Convention, and all Member-Clubs within
such cities shall have an equal right to so bid
and participate, provided they have been a
member of the Federation for at least one
year prior to the bid. However, one club in a
city may at its option permit other affiliated
clubs in the same city to participate provided an agreement is made among them and
approved by either the Convention or the
Executive Board.
Section 5. All bids for the Convention must
be in writing and accompanied by a certified
check in an amount of not less than $100.00,
such amount to be determined immediately
priox to the Convention by the Board. All unsuccessful bidders shall be refunded their deposits in full, and the successful bidder shall
be returned the amount after the holding of
its Convention to guarantee performance.
Section 6. All Delegates and Visitors attending the Convention shall be assessed a
Registration fee, and the amount of such fee
shall be determined by the Board.
Section 7. Under the "Federation-Spon17
�sored" Arrangement the Federation shall
conduct the Convention in whatever affiliated city it chooses, either through the Board
or the Convention, and shall retain all profits
and bear all losses, if any.
Section 8. Beginning with the 1958 Convention, cities may be selected for both 1959
and 1960; and at each following convention,
the convention city may be selected two
years in advance. (Adopted in Orlando, Florida, July 5, 1958.)
ARTICLE XII
Officers and Their Election
Section 1. The elective officers of this Federation shall be a President, First Vice-President, Secretary - Treasurer, an Executive
Board of 15 members, a State Vice-President
for each State represented on the certified
Membership Roll, a Scholarship Director and
a Vice President to the National Association.
Section 2. Officers shall be elected at each
Convention, and shall serve until the election
and qualification of their successors, unless
before relieved of their duties by due process.
Section 2a. Those eligible for the Office of
President and First Vice-President must be
members in good standing in the Federation
for a period of at least two years preceding
their election.
Section 3. All Club Members of Affiliated
Member-Clubs and all Direct Members in
good standing, and no others, shall be eligi ble
to hold office in this Federation.
Section 4. The office of President and First
Vice-President shall be voted upon by roll
call arranged alphabetically according to
city, and a majority of the votes cast shall be
necessary to election; should there be no
election after the completion of the second
ballot of the roll call the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be
voted upon and such other candidates shall
be dropped from the list of nominees.
Section 6. The members of the Executive
Board shall be elected in the following manner: Position Number 1, then Position Number 2 and the succeeding Numbers until the
required number of Board Members are
elected; all positions shall be of equal rank.
The Secretary-Treasurer, or Secretary,
whichever the case might be, shall be exofficio Secretary of the Board without a vote.
Section 7. All other Officers herein designated may be elected in any manner to be
decided by the Convention, except by secret
vote, and a majority vote shall be necessary
to election.
Section 8. At least ten days written notice
shall be given to all Board Members for any
meeting, and a quorum to transact business
shall be a majority of the Board.
Section 9. Officers are accountable only to
the Board when the Federation is not in Convention assembled, and all complaints or
charges, if any, shall be filed with the Board.
Section 10. An office held by a member
who has become delinquent, or otherwise
ceased to be a member, shall be declared
vacant and shall be filled by the Board.
ARTICLE XIII
Advisory Council
Section 1. There shall be an Advisory
Council composed of all Past Presidents of
this Federation who are in good standing, and
available..
Section 2. The Advisory Council shall act
in a general advisory capacity to the Officers
of this Federation, and shall also be the committee on nominations.
ARTICLE XIV
Duties of Officers
Section 5. The Secretary-Treasurer may be
elected by the Convention, or, upon the option of the delegates, may be appointed by
the President.
Section 1. The President: The President is
the chief executive officer of this Federation,
and shall exercise general supervision over
all its affairs, and his specific duties shall be
as follows:
(a) He shall preside at the Convention and
at the Conference, and shall epforce the provisions of this Constitution and all the laws,
as well as all the directives of the Convention. He shall interpret these laws and man-
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�dates subject to the appeal of the Parliamentarian when the Convention is in session, and
to the appeal of the Board in the period between Conventions.
(b) He shall act upon all applications for
membership when submitted by the State
Vice-President, and in the event of his r ejection, his action may be overruled only by a
two-thirds vote of the Board.
(c) He may appoint a member of a Member-Club or a Direct Member to perform a
specific act in his stead, when circumstances
so warrant, and by letter of instruction set
forth the act to be performed, upon the accomplishment of which he shall require of
the member so appointed a full report of his
official act.
(d) The President may employ legal counsel when, in his opinion, he deems it necessary, the expense therefor to be disbursed
from the General Fund.
(e) Immediately upon assuming office the
P r esident shall publish a program for his
administrative year, publish an annual
budget and he shall also prepare agendas for
both the Convention and Conference.
(f) Should charges be preferred against
any member or members of the Executive
Board, such charges will be filed with the
Secretary-Treasurer, who will submit same
to the President. Upon receipt of such
charges, the President shall and is hereby
empowered to appoint a committee of five
(5) members of Affiliated Member-Clubs
from five different cities, providing one member of the committee is from the club of the
accused, and these shall have full power to
investigate such charges, arrange for and
conduct a trial of the member or members
accused. This committee shall have authority
to reprimand, suspend or expel any member
of the Executive Board who has been proven
guilty of conduct unbecoming a member or
officer , and who has violated any law of this
Federation.
Section 2. The First Vice-President: The
duties of the First Vice-President shall be
as follows:
(a) The First Vice-President shall assist
the President in any manner so directed.
(b) He shall succeed to the office of the
President in the event of the death, resignation, removal or any other disability befalling the duly elected President, and he shall
act in his stead in the President's absence.
(c) He shall be ex-officio Chairman of the
Membership Committee which shall be composed, as hereinafter set forth, of the State
Vice-Presidents.
Section 3. The Secretary-Treasurer:
(a) It shall be the duty of the SecretaryTreasurer to keep an accurate journal of the
proceedings and transactions of the Federation and the Convention, to preserve the
records of the Federation and to perform
such other duties as are required by its laws.
(b) He shall be ex-officio Secretary of the
Board.
(c) He shall receive and collect all monies
due the Federation from whatever source,
and all books, papers and other property of
this Federation not otherwise provided for
shall be in his charge.
(d) He shall receive all applications for
membership when accompanied by the required fee; he shall endorse and forward to
the State Vice-President wherein lies the applicant club all membership applications for
his approval or rejection. If approved,_ ~e
shall issue such clubs a Charter of Affiliation, signed by the President a_nd himself,
bearing the seal of this Federat10n.
(e) He shall keep a register of all clubs,
their time and place of meeting and their location and a correct list of all members of
each club and their current addresses, and
shall issue individual membership cards.
(f) He shall conduct all necessary correspondence of his office and attest all official
documents with his signature and the seal
of the Federation and provide himself with
all books and stationery necessary to conduct
the business of his office.
(g) He shall have charge of all the funds
of this Federation, pay out the same by order
of the Board or Convention in session, and
shall be prepared to exhibit receipts and
vouchers upon tpe examination of his books,
and furnish the Board with all information
required by it. He shall not invest the funds
of this Federation, or any portion thereof, in
real property, stocks, shares, bonds or securities or for any similar purposes without
the consent of this Federation in session, if
possible, or of the Board. He shall co-sign a~1
checks with the President and/or the Chanman of the Committee responsible for the
fund.
(h) He shall prepare previous to the session of the Convention a list of all proposed
amendments to the Constitution received by
him from the members, providing each pro-
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�posed amendment with an article and section
to the Constitution.
(i) Upon receipt of notification of all the
members in good standing of all the Affiliated
Clubs, he shall immediately mail to them a
certificate bearing their names as members
of the organization and as delegates to that
year's Convention.
(j) He shall prepare a temporary roll of
Officers and the names of all the delegates to
the Convention, with their respective club's
voting power, as they might legally be entitled to seats in the Convention, and shall
furnish the Convention all necessary information in his possession.
(k) He shall render a full and complete report to the Convention of all receipts and expenditures of this Federation, together with
its assets and liabilities. He shall, before assuming the duties of his office, give bond in
such amount as may be determined by the
Board, the expense of which shall be borne
by this Federation.
(I) He shall have charge of the preparation
of forms, letterheads, charters, constitutions
and other supplies necessary to this Federation, subject to the approval of the Board.
(m) When he deems it necessary, he shall
have the right to employ an assistant during
the Convention to record every activity and
transaction during the session, such expense
to be defrayed by this Federation upon the
Board's approval.
Section 4. State Vice-Presidents:
(a) The State Vice-Presidents shall assist
the President and the First Vice-President in
any way directed. They shall, under the
chairmanship of the First Vice-President,
constitute the Committee on Membership,
and shall be responsible for the current
census of all clubs eligible to membership in
this Federation in their respective states, and
shall solicit their membership and encourage
th e creation and affiliation of additional
clubs.
(b) The State Vice-President shall pass
upon and approve or reject all applications
for membership when received from the
Secretary-Treasurer, properly endorsed, and
in the event of approval, said applications
shall be submitted to the President for his
approval, but if rejected by him, he shall
return the application to the Board whose
two-thirds (2/3) vote shall approve the application and the applicant club shall become
a member of this Federation upon payment
of entrance fee and proper dues.
(c) The State Vice-President shall serve as
the installing officer of all Affiliated MemberClubs within his state, if possible.
Section 5. Executive Board:
(a) The Executive Board shall have jurisdiction over the affairs of this Federation as
provided for in these laws, and its decisions
shall stand as the judgment of this Federation unless reversed by the Convention in
session.
(b) It shall hear and decide all appeals
made from the decision of the President.
(c) It shall meet as often as it deems advisable for the best interests of this Federation and for the transaction of business pertaining to its functions. It shall meet at least
once a year for the examination of the accounts of the Secretary-Treasurer, and it
shall have access to all books, papers and accounts of this Federation and full information
of all business transactions.
(d) It shall have charge of the bonds of the
officers and shall require the Secretary-Treasurer and all other Officers they deem necessary to file their bonds before ass~ming their
offices, and such bond shall be satisfactory to
the Board.
(e) It shall render a written report of all
official acts at the Convention.
(f) No member of the Board shall hold any
other office in this Federation.
(g) Immediately upon the election ~f the
Board it shall convene and elect a Chairman
from ~mong its number who shall serve unti1
the next annual election; the SecretaryTreasurer of this Federation shall be the exofficio Secretary of the Board, but shall have
no voting power as such.
(h) When conditions justify, the Board
may authorize the Secretary-Treasurer to
transfer temporarily a specified amount of
money from one fund to another, but no fund
shall be permanently transferred without the
authority of the Convention itself.
(i) It shall have control of any unusual or
extraordinary expenditure of funds.
(j) A majority of the Board shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business.
(k) It shall, upon proper cause, authorize
traveling expenses for any officer on Federation businesss.
(1) It shall have all other powers herein
delegated or referred to in this Constitution,
'both implied and expressed.
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�Section 6. Scholarship Director:
(a) He shall be chairman of the Scholarship Committee, and shall as such administer the scholarship program of this Federation, including the Khalil Gibran Scholarship Award and all other scholarship awards
that have been and shall be created within
this Federation.
ARTICLE XV
Convention Room Officers
the funds to his successor, who shall have authority to disburse in accordance with the
laws of this Federation.
Section 4. In case of the death, resignation,
removal or suspension of a member of the
Executive Board, the remaining members of
said Board shall fill the vacancy by appointment.
Section 5. All other vacancies shall be
filled by the President.
Section 1. In case of death, resignation, removal or suspension of the President, the
First Vice-President shall assume the office
of President for the unexpired term.
Section 2. In case of the death, resignation,
removal or suspension of the First VicePresident, or State Vice-President, the President shall appoint his successor, subject to
the approval of the Executive Board.
Section 3. In case of the death, resignation,
removal or suspension of the SecretaryTreasurer, the Executive Board shall appoint
the successor. The Executive Board shall immediately convene and audit the accounts of
the former Secretary-Treasurer and transfer
ARTICLE XVIII
Kahlil Gibran Scholarship Award
Section 1. There is hereby established
within this Federation the Khalil Gibran
Scholarship Fund as hereinbefore provided
for, and such other scholarship funds as may
be pr.operly created; such Funds shall be duly
administered by the Scholarship Director to
be assisted by a Committee of at least six
other persons, and of which he shall be the
chairman.
Section 2. The Fund may be disbursed to
students preparing to enter college on such
conditions as the Committee deems appropriate, provided however, that careful consideration shall be given to the applicant
students on the basis of financial need, and
that in any event, the scholastic high school
average shall be 90 or above, or its equivalent.
Section 2-A. Only persons affiliated with
this Federation through actual membership
or immediate family relationship for a period
of at least twelve months preceding any
Award, and who are otherwise eligible for
Awards, shall be entitled to receive scholarship awards. (Adopted in Orlando, Florida,
July 5, 1958.)
Section 3. It shall award scholarships annually in the amounts of $500.00 each or any
other amount so decreed by the Convention
or by the Board, and shall issue as many such
scholarships annually as the Committee shall
deem expedient.
Section 4. The Khalil Gibran Scholarship
Fund is hereby created by the allocation of
such revenues as hereinbefore provided for,
and by gifts, contributions, memorials or
other medium of appropriation, and this
Fund shall not be disbursed for any other
purpose than that for which it was specifically allotted.
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Section 1. The Convention Room Officers
shall be appointed by the President, with the
consent of the Convention, provided that
they shall be members of the Convention.
Section 2. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall assist the President to maintain order while the
Convention is in session and perform such
other duties as the President may direct.
Section 3. The Chaplain shall open and
close all sessions of the Convention with a
prayer.
Section 4. The Parliamentarian shall decide
all points of parliamentary law when the
chair is in doubt, and assist him in the interpretation of these laws.
ARTICLE XVI
Fiscal Year
Section 1. The fiscal year of this Federation
shall be the period between Conventions regardless of the number of months intervening.
ARTICLE XVII
Vacancies
�ARTICLE XIX
Standing Committees
Section 1. Standing Committees of this
Federation shall be Research, Convention,
Charity, Scholarship, Ways and Means,
Membership and such other committees as
the President or Convention shall deem
necessary.
Section 2. The Research Committee shall
keep a census of all Americans of Lebanese
or Syrian derivation in the South, and shall
publicize their history as to immigration, occupation and other facts and shall preserve
a complete record of same. It shall also publish, or cause to be published, articles concerning Lebanese and Syrian Americans in
such periodicals as it might consider advantageous.
Section 3. The Convention Committee shall
supervise the Convention by helping the
local committee, if any, in pr oviding a suitable meeting place and shall supervise the
registration of all delegates and visitors, and
shall account for all receipts at the Convention.
Section 4. The Char ity Committee shall investigate and compile data to determine the
necessity of extending charity to those which
it approves. Not more than $300.00 per annum shall be donated to any-one worthy
charity, here or abroad.
Section 5. The Scholarship Committee, as
hereinbefore created, shall devise rules for
the awar ding of the annual Khalil Gibran
Scholarships, and shall choose the winners
of t he awards according to the rules and conditions which it duly sets up. The Scholarship Director shall be Chairman of this Committee.
Section 6. The Ways and Means Committee
shall devise and recommend programs for the
raising of funds for this Federation.
Section 7. The Membership Committee
shall consist of all State Vice-Presidents, of
which the First Vice-President shall be
Chairman.
tablished prior to the nomination and election of officers at each Convention.
Section 2. Any Officer, acting under authority, shall be allowed necessary expenses
when traveling on business of this Federation
with the approval of the Board.
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Section 3. Any officer claiming reimbursement for expenditures on business of the
Federation other than traveling must furnish
an itemized statement; such statement must
be read in detail to the Convention in session
and approved by a majority vote of that body
before payment may be made; furthermore,
any officer desiring to travel on behalf of
this Federation on its expense must first outline the purpose of his projected trip in writing to the Chairman of the Board; should the
Board see fit to authorize the trip by a majority vote of its members, such trip shall be
allowed subject to the restrictions and limitations set out in this Constitution.
ARTICLE XXI
Fees and Dues
Section 1. The entrance fee of this Federation for Member-Clubs shall be Five ($5.00)
Dollars, which must be accompanied with
each application for membership.
Section 2. The dues for each Club shall be
payable annually in advance on the basis of
$1.00 per member per annum and shall be due
and payable 30 days prior to each Convention; the fiscal year of this Federation is
hereby established as the intervening months
between the annual Conventions. A Club
must be paid up in dues and assessments at
least one fiscal year in advance in order to
be eligible to officially participate in the
Convention.
Salaries and Allowances
Section 1. It shall be determined whether
any officer shall be paid a salary ; such salary, if any, shall be fixed and definitely es-
Section 3. Dues shall be payable for the
month in which the application for membership is accepted, provided that such application is accepted, and Charter of Affiliation
executed on or before the fifteenth of each
month.
Section 4. Dues shall be payable by any
new Affiliated Club on the basis of $1.00 per
member per annum; however, in the event
a Club becomes affiliated before the last
· three months of the current fiscal year, then
dues for such Club shall be computed on a
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ARTICLE XX
�ratio with the remaining fraction of the fiscal
year; provided, however, that the power in
votes of said Clubs shall be restricted to three
votes at that year's Convention if such affiliation is not effected previous to three
months prior to the Federation's Convention.
Section 5. Should an Affiliated Club fail to
pay its dues for one year, thereby becoming
delinquent, such Club, at the time of its reinstatement, shall be required to pay the current year's dues, and in addition thereto, a
penalty of twenty per cent (20 %) of the dues
charged against that Club during its delinquency, provided that such penalty shall not,
in any case, be less than Five ($5.00) Dollars.
Section 6. There shall be no entrance fee
for Direct Members and annual dues shall be
Five ($5.00) Dollars, payable in advance, and
such membership shall be governed by the
same rules pertaining to Member-Clubs, as
set forth in this Article.
ARTICLE XXII
Preferment of Charges
Section 1. Should charges be preferred against any Federation Officer, other than a
Board member, the Executive Board shall
have full authority and power to investigate
such charges and shall arrange for trial if
necessary. The Board may reprimand, suspend or expel any Officer who has been proven guilty of conduct unbecoming an Officer
or who violated any law of this Federation.
Section 2. All charges filed against Federation Officers shall be submitted in writing to
the Executive Board, and such charges shall
be for the violation of the laws of this Federation, or conduct unbecoming an Officer, and
shall specify the nature of such violations or
conduct.
Section 3. Upon the receipt of such charges,
should the Executive Board deem them sufficiently serious to warrant it, a special meeting of the Board shall be called to try such
Officers.
Section 4. Both parties shall be served with
a copy of the charges as filed with the Executive Board, and shall be notified by the Board
of the time and place of meeting, thirty days
prior to the date.
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Section 5. Should a witness be unable to
attend any meeting of the Board, the evidence of such a witness, reduced to writing,
shall be accepted when witnessed by a Notary Public.
Section 6. The trial shall not be public, and
only witnesses and parties involved in the
charges shall be admitted.
Section 7. The expense of the trial of an
Officer of this Federation shall be borne by
the Federation.
Section 8. When the testimony is all in, the
Board shall determine the guilt or innocence
of the accused and if found guilty, fix the
punishment of the officer, which shall be reprimand or removal from office.
Section 9. All evidence and testimony shall
be reduced to writing.
Section 10. Any Affiliated Member-Club or
Member of an Affiliated Member-Club feeling aggrieved by the decision of the Executive Board may appeal to the Federation in
Convention within thirty days after such decision, in which case the same shall be filed
with the Secretary-Treasurer, together with
all papers, documents and records in evidence
before the Board at the time of trial or hearing.
Section 11. Any Affiliated Member-Club or
Member of an Affiliated Club feeling aggrieved by the decision of the President in
matters of law or equity may appeal to the
Executive Board within thirty days after
such decision.
Section 12. All cases of appeal to this Federation shall be referred to a committee of
five appointed by the President, which committee shall state the salient points in the
ca5.e and report their findings to the Convention with recommendations. Should the
Federation, when convened, desire, it may
order the testimony read and hear the argument, and the result of the secret ballot taken
shall sustain or reverse the previous decision,
which shall be final.
Section 13. No officer, Affiliated MemberClub or Member of an Affiliated MemberClub shall resort to civil courts or civil authority for an opinion or decision or to correct
or redress any alleged grievance or wrong
concerning any case in controversy arising
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�within this Federation, until such Officer,
Affiliated Member-Club or Affiliated Club
Member shall first have exhausted all remedies by appeal or otherwise provided by the
laws of this Federation for the settlement and
disposition of such rights or grievances.
ARTICLE XXIII
Amendments
Section 1. All proposed amendments to
this Constitution and By-Laws shall be submitted in writing to the Secretary-Treasurer
at least sixty days before conventicn time,
and the Secretary-Treasurer shall thereupon
furnish all members with the written proposals as submitted at least thirty days before convention time. All proposed amendments shall be studied by the Executive
Board in session immediately preceding each
annual convention and it shall recommend
or reject such proposals, and the authors of
the proposed amendments shall have the
right to appear before the Board to speak in
favor or in explanation of any amendments
so proposed, and anyone cbjecting to such
motions or proposals may also appear and
express themselves. The Board will then
make its majority report to the convention
and a minority report, if it so desires. A twothird vote of the Member-Clubs present and
voting shall be necessary for adoption , and
if adopted, such amendments shall ta_ke effect
immediately, unless otherwise provided for.
ARTICLE XXVI
Official Flag
Section l. The Official Flag of this Federation shall be a replica of the Official Emblem, placed upon a field of white.
Section 2. The Official Flag shall be presented by the President to the victorious
bidder for the succeeding Convention, and it
shall be in the possession of the club or
clubs to conduct the following Convention.
The flag shall remain in their possession until the selection of the next Convention City,
after which they shall relinquish the flag
and be reimbursed with the deposit, as stipulated in Article XI, Section 5, of this Constitution.
ARTICLE XXVII
Order of Business
1. Call to order by the President.
2. Appointing of Convention Room Officers.
3. Roll call of Officers and Delegates.
Section l. The Official Emblem of this Federation shall be a Phoenician galley placed
on the foreground of the lower portion of
circular form. In the background a mountain
representing Lebanon, with a Cedar Tree on
its side, shall meet the water's edge, and the
words "Southern Federation of Syrian Lebanon American Clubs" inscribed around the
top semicircle.
4. Reading of the minutes of last Convention.
5. Report of Officers.
6. Reports on Amendments and communications.
7. Reports of Committees:
a. Research
b. Convention
c. Charity
d. Scholarship
e. Ways and Means
f. Membership
8. Unfinished business.
9. New business.
10. Fixing of salaries.
11. Election of officers.
12. Installation of officers.
13. Appointment of Committees.
14. Selection of Convention City.
15. Miscellaneous.
16. Reading of minutes of previous day's
session.
17. Adjournment sine die.
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ARTICLE XXIV
Parliamentary Authority
Section l. Roberts Rules of Order. Revised.
shall govern all parliamentary procedure
when not in conflict with this Constitution
and all other laws.
ARTICLEXXV
Official Emblem
�ARTICLE XXVIII
Effective Date
Section l. The effective date of this Constitution shall be July 6, 1957, and it shall
supersede the Constitution and By-Laws of
1932, as amended, but shall not invalidate any
Resolutions, Standing Rules, Rules of Order
or any other Mandates of Record not in conflict with this Constitution hereby adopted,
and this Constitution shall never be suspended without due process; provided, however, that the Order of Business, Standing
Rules, Resolutions or other Mandates may
be waived by a two-thirds vote of the Convention, and provided further that the Convention can instruct the Secretary-Treasurer
to cast a unanimous ballot for the election.
of any officer.
Adopted with floor amendments in 26th
Annual Convention assembled in Dallas,
Texas, this 6th day of July, 1957.
s/ s T. J. STOMA President
s/ s GLADYS CHEHARDY,
Secretary-Treasurer
Presented by the Committee on Constitution and By-Laws:
JUDGE KALISTE SALOOM, JR.
Lafayette, Louisiana
KAMAL E. ANTONE
Houston, Texas.
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