Badge, Membership
Object number2007.81.2
Manufacturer
Metal Arts Company, Inc.
Date1939
OriginRochester, NY
MediumSilk; brass; paper; plastic; ink; paint
Credit LineGift of United Lutheran Society
DescriptionRectangular fraternal convention badge with beige paper behind clear plastic with text handwritten in black ink; embossed on border are images of leaves and year. Red, white, and blue silk ribbon attached to bottom. Rectangular medallion attached at bottom of ribbon: embossed/engraved eagle above cross and white, blue, and red striped (Russian?) and American flags. Red triangle at bottom with city name above gold building and white shield. Below eagle wings is date. Along edge is event information. Dimensions2.125 x 3.25 in. (5.4 x 8.3 cm)InscriptionsBeige paper behind clear plastic with "HOST" written in black ink; embossed on border is "1939".
Rectangular medallion attached at bottom of ribbon with:
Red triangle at bottom with "PITTSBURGH";
Below eagle wings, "AUGUST 1939";
Along edge, "SLOVAK EVANGELICAL UNION / EIGHTEENTH CONVENTION".
MarksBackside: embossed stamp on medal "METAL ART CO / ROCH / N.Y."
Historical NotesThe Slovak Evangelical Union held their eighteenth meeting in Pittsburgh in 1939, when this ribbon was probably used. It was the fourth time the city hosted the organization, and also a memorable one: the SEU voted to officially recognize the Young People's Association as an official body of the organization. The Young People's Association, founded in 1928, was organized in 1929 and focused on priding young Slovaks of their heritage. The United Lutheran Society was formed in 1962 when the Slovak Evangelical Slovak Church Union of the Augsburg Confession in America, founded in 1893, and the Evangelical Slovak Women's Union, organized in 1906, merged. This fraternal benefit society is now open to all persons of the Lutheran faith and provides life and health insurance. It is headquartered in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
Previous owner
United Lutheran Society
Related institution
Young People's Association
Related institution
Slovak Evangelical Union
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Almar Metal Arts Company
