Nikola Tesla FBI Files - Page 66

: BALAF$1580 Half of $3000 Costs For Statue Pledged er e 3 I FORMATION CONTAINED EIS UNCLASSIFIED CATE. Cadiz, O., Serb Gives $100 For Bust Image of Inventor To Be Placed at Monastery Pittsburgh, Pa.-Half of the $3000 fund goal for a statue memorial of the late Dr. Nikola Tesla has been realized, the SNF announced today. In fact, total contributions counted so far come to $1580. The Fund is an outgrowth of a plea by Bishop Nicolai for Serbians to do honor for the memory of the noted electrical wizard during the world-wide Centennial celebration planned, for the genius next year. historians, writers, educators, scientists, etc., would not be misled, Bishop Nicolai believes. Be that as it may, the SNF'. goal is to amass the neaded monIn the wake of the plea, ies in time to erect and dedicate the memorial before the Tesla Centennial celebration ends. voiced at the recent 7th Convention at Niagara Falls, Canada, the delegates approved a $1000 gift from the SNF and decided to raise, by public grant, the balance of $2000. Donors and the amounts of their donations are as follows: ¡SNF $ 1000.00 200.00 50.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 10.00 10.00 f0.00 -10.00 A hand collection among the Delegate M. Konjevich 122 grass-roots leaders of the Societ raised another $450. Then, Fodor Drapich Petar Borovich at is first meeting October 5, the SNF Counsel N. Stene newly-elected Executive Board of Delegate N. Stepanovich the SNF appealed to the membership at large to fulfill the balance required. Maxim Jakovac Ilija Janjanin Lou Balta First Contribution $100 A scant 24 hours after the appeal was published in the Society's "Srbobran" organ last WednesNOV 14 day. Sime Zelich of Cadiz, 9.. gave $100. The proposed memorial, statue image, would be placed before the entrance of the St. Sava Serbian Monastery in Libertyville, LIN. • ** 50 40 ●● Jovan Vukcevich Milan Kajganovich Stevan Rogulje Bogdan Dragich Milan Tomich Todor Vuicich Djuro Lukich G. Stoisavljevich R. Vukadinovich Janko Mrmich. Petar Maravich Mirko Baranin 5.00 3.00 3.00 3,00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 66