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Nikola Tesla FBI Files - Page 67
was, the delegates approved a 1,000 gift from the SNE and decided to raise, by public tant, the balance of $2000.
A hand collection among the grass-roots leaders of the So-raised another $450. Then, a first meeting October 5, the ply-elected Executive Board of SNF appealed to the membership at large to fulfill the balance required.
First Contribution $100
A scant 24 hours after the appeal was published in the Society's "Srbobran" organ last Wednesday, Sime Zelich of Cadiz, O., eve $100.
The proposed memorial, a true image, would be placed bee the entrance of the St. Sava Serbian Monastery in Libertyville.
"There it would proclaim to tons of thousands of Serbian visitors annually that Nikola Tesla was of Serbian immigrant lock and son of a Serbian Orthodox clergyman," Bishop Nicolai declared.
For half a century and more, a general American public has an misled anent the nationality the man who foretold the coming of atomic energy power.
Only recently, a prominent American magazine listed him, incorrectly, as of Croatian stock. The mistake was subsequently publicly corrected with apologies by the publication. But lacking an image reference, the historical statistics, similar rors are likely in the future.
Old References Poor
The magazine publication, for instance, explained it obtained its reference material from an anti-related guide book.
Since the misleading matter were was never challenged by Serbians and other interested parties before, the magazine logically assumed it was factual. Centennial Celebration ends.
Donors and the amounts of their donate its are as follows:
| SNF | $ 1000.00 | |
| Delegate | M. Konjevich | 200.00 |
| " | Todor Drazich | 50.00 |
| " | Peter Borovich | 25.00 |
| SNF | Counsel N. Stone | 25.00 |
| Delegate | N. Stepanovich | 20.00 |
| " | Maxim Jakovac | 20.00 |
| " | Ilija Janjanin | 20.00 |
| " | Lou Balta | 10.00 |
| " | Jovan Vukcevich | 10.00 |
| " | Milan Kajganovich | 10.00 |
| " | Stevan Rogulja | 10.00 |
| " | Bogdan Dragisich | 5.00 |
| " | Milan Tomich | 5.00 |
| " | Todor Vuicich | 5.00 |
| " | Djuro Lukich | 5.00 |
| " | G. Stoisavljevich | 5.00 |
| " | R. Vukadinovich | 5.00 |
| " | Janko Mrmich. | 5.00 |
| " | Petar Maravich | 5.00 |
| " | Mirko Baranin | 5.00 |
| " | Stanko Jelich | 5.00 |
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Prof. Anthony Tomovich
(Edmonton, Alberta, Can.) 10.00
Teta Andia Mamula (Pittsburgh) 5.00
Martha Mamula Bjelosh (Pittsburgh) 10.00
Sime Zelich (Cadiz, O.) 100.00
Milinko Alexich, war invalid (Omaha, Nebr.)
Total $ 1,575.00
-the honoring, forever, of two of Serbia's best-known immigrant sons who contributed so greatly to the welfare and prosperity of their adopted America.
We hope to report developments as soon as they take place, remembering Bishop Nikolai's concluding remarks:
"Nikola Tesla, in the field of science, brought the Serbian name great glory-just as did the greatest Serbian knights on the field of battle."