Historical information

Various documents recording the discussions around helping an ex-Legatee who needed financial assistance.
Louis Vavjinski was a member of Legacy in the early years (1920s and 1930s) and gave remarkable service especially to boys' classes where he was an excellent instructor. He had married a French lady at the end of World War 1 and they returned to France after the second world war. By the 1960s he was in financial difficulties and the correspondence points out that he was not eligible for an Australian pension due to living in France. A group of Legatees worked together to raise funds (over £1000) to send Louis, in one letter they approached Legacy President Ivan Layton for funds from the Presidents fund.
This shows that legatees form strong bonds with each other and have a desire to help anyone in need.
The Presidents Fund was created in 1932 with the aim to give the President a way to help needy cases with discretion and without having to gain approval from committees. In many cases the money was repaid by the recipient.
This document was in a folder labelled President's Fund Correspondence and was with other file items about donations to help appropriate cases.
The folder was marked with H40 which is part of an early archive project from the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Significance

The Presidents Fund was a significant help to legatees and junior legatees who were unable to obtain help from other sources.

Physical description

File copy of correspondence about sending money to Louis Vavijinski in France in 1969.