ESPERANTO ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA,11* W.16 St.NY
cA    NEW YEAR'S BULLETIN      M
Dear Co-Workers for Esperanto:
The Golden Jubilee Year of EANA is almost
over, but the 50th Anniversary year of the
founding of the American Esperanto Magazine
"America Esperantisto"is just beginning. As
we look over events and developments for the
past year we are deeply conscious of the fact
that the membership of EANA responded with
generosity and faith to last year's call for
support during the Jubilee Year,
As a result the Central Office has been
able to function cantinously straight through
the year. It has also been possible to enlarge
and expand the size of the American Esperanto
Magazine to 52 pages instead of the previous
20, The January-February 1956 issue of AE in
the new size has just been sent out. We hope
you like it, and we will appreciate any com-
ments or suggestions you may have so as to
help make it better serve the needs of all mem-
bers. It is planned to continue to publish
a 52 page AE, and thus make it possible to add
new sections and departments, also more liter-
ary and cultural material to the contents,and
even to increase the size if feasible. Your
continued support and assistance in all this
is most Important, both in keeping up our pres-
ent standards and in enriching and bettering
the contents.
In the New Year's Bulletin, last year we
suggested that pioneers and long time members
send in brief autobiographies of themselves.
Quite a few responses were received and these
accounts were printed in the AE Magazine under
the heading "Nlaj Pioniroj". We know that there
are many more who are entitled to be considered
pioneers and veterans of Esperanto and EANA,
and we would appreciate receiving details of
your Esperanto activities from you.
Along with this New Year's Bulletin we are
sending a Golden Jubilee Honor Roll, listing
members of EANA during 1955. In order to indi-
cate the pioneers and veterans, and also those
persons who, to our knowledge, have been mem-
bers of EANA for the past ten years or more,we
have starred these names in the list. This Hon-
or Roll, then, is truly an Expression of Faith
in the activities and traditions of EANA
through the years.
The Bulletin that was sent out by the Com-
mittee on Unity has evoked a good response.lt
has become increasingly evident, that confu- •
sion and difficulty can only be overcame by
giving complete support to the one solid Amer-
ican organization EANA. A number of former mem-
bers have rej"oined the Association and have ex-
pressed the wish to work solely within the
framework of the loyal and traditional EANA.
Now is the time for anyone, who may have left
the Association, to rejoin and receive a hearty
welcome among our members. Also, if those who
are loyal members of EANA, but who for one
reason or another have participated with a com-
peting organization, would give their sole sup-
port to EANA, the much desired unity would au-
tomatically become a reality. We trust that
each and every Esperantist will give careful
consideration to the proposal of the Unity Com-
mittee — that we lend our support to the ONE
representative organization EANA.
The past year has shown a steady level of
interest in Esperanto as evidenced by the num-
ber of inquiries on the interlanguage received
at the Central Office, and by the various ac-
tivities engaged in by members. More than 100
new people have Joined EANA as Members since
June 1955. Articles and "Letters to the Editor",
written by members have appeared in many news-
papers and journals throughout the US and Can-
ada. Members seem to be taking an intense in-
terest in improving their ability to use Esper-
anto in speaking and writing. New members start
using Esperanto efficiently in an amazingly
short time. Both old and new members indicate
a developed interest in the literature of Es-
peranto as evidenced by their sustained book
purchases.
And now we come to the financial picture.
The publication of a 52-page magazine will in-
volve a fairly considerable increase in expense
for that item, mainly because of the increased
hours that will be needed to varitype the mate-
rial --all of which is done in the Central Of-
fice. In its present format AS is one of the
most impressive Esperanto magazines in the
world, and it is important for the prestige
and progress of Esperanto in America that it
be dignified and a credit to our Esperanto
movement and to our country, It is our hope,
that a better magazine will lead to continued
increase in the number of active members in
EANA. But the fact remains that SANA will have
to secure approximately $980 more in additional
funds to make this endeavor successful. Your
contributions to the Sustaining Board and to
the Sustaining Fund of EANA in the next few
months will be all Important to this effort.
The Sustaining Board and the Sustaining
Fund were specially set up to receive contri-
butions large and small from members and from
friends of EANA. During 1955, 23 persons join-
ed the Sustaining Board and contributed mon-
thly sums ranging from $3 to $10 to sustain
the work of the Association. (Each member of
the Sustaining Board receives a special certi-
ficate of thanks and appreciation for his help
to the Association.) And contributions large
and small to the. Sustaining Fund from many
members of EANA helped to add that extra amount
which enables the Association to secure outside
funds and to continue its work. We call upon
all members to help swell the contributions to
the Sustaining Board and Fund during the com-
ing year.
An increased number of members of EANA
raised their membership payments during 1955
from the minimum membership at $5 to Patron
Membership at $10 a year. For this added sup-
port the Association is truly grateful.
Here, then, are the ways YOU can help
assure a quality AE Magazine and continued
success for Esperanto in America.
1. Join the Sustaining Board for 1956 by con-
tributing a certain amount each month ($5
to $10, or whatever you can afford). Your
membership in EANA is included in Sustain-
ing Board Membership,
2« Send a contribution, large or small, to the
Sustaining Fund for 1956.
5. Renew your membership, if it is now due, in
as high a category as possible: Patron Mem-
ber $10; Regular Member $5; H.S. & College
Student, Armed Forces $3* Sustaining Board
Membership is explained in paragraph #1.
(The date when your renewal is due is stamp-
ed below. Please renew soon.)
A special reply card for your contribution and
Yr)l IR  jf\ renewal is enclosed. YOU made the
ntMCw/Ai ff/iJubilfee Year successful. Now --
KpNhVVALHfwill you continue to help build
QUE-, /f/for even bigger gains and accomp-
s(\S^&r*(/ lishments in the year ahead? It
will be noted with gratitude.
DORIS T.CONNOR, Treasurer of EANA
E.S.SL0AN, Public Relations Comm.
Extra!   Extra!   Don't fail to see the article on Es-
peranto in the March issue of HOLIDAY magazine.
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