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Table of Contents SPJST celebrates 100th Anniversary Youth program addresses social needs, civic duties SPJST Home Office serves as business, cultural center Members rely on SPJST for insurance, annuities SPJST offers unique blend of business, volunteerism Supreme Lodge charts course for SPJST SPJST offers home and real estate loans Centennial cookbook benefits Ronald McDonald House SVU conference to take place during Bestfest SPJST Bestfest contests, guest speakers Bestfest Schedule Fraternal order remains an "idea in the making" Lodges, sales representatives cited SPJST Museum documents Czech history "Czech Voices" outlines pioneer experiences Roots of Unity of Brethren deep in Reformation Saints Cyril and Methodius influenced Sla ys Home Office team loaded with experience German influence evident in Czech culture Bestfest to showcase colorful Czech costumes Long-time members receive special recognition, benefits Annual award honors volunteers In the SPJST, there is a place for everyone Comfort priority for S.P.J.S.T. Rest Homes in Taylor, Needville SPJST Weekly Vestnik marks 85th anniversary

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SPJST celebrates 100th anniversary Paradise on Earth Texans have long been familiar with the initials SPJST. Less familiar is the Czech name they represent — Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas. English translation: Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas. By any name, the SPJST is a proud organization with a colorful history and a bright future. The society celebrates its 100th anniversary on July 12 and 13, 1997 with a public celebration at the Bell County Expo Center.

To better understand the SPJST and why it was established, it is important to know a little about the group's founders and their homeland — the Czech lands of Moravia, Slovakia and Bohemia.

Combined, this territory represents a section of central Europe, rich in natural resources and often referred to in song and poetry as "Zemsky Raj To na Svet," or "Paradise on Earth."

Because it was so well endowed by natural resources, the Czech lands were among the most progressive and highly developed

in central Europe. With the establishment of the first university, Charles University, in Prague in 1348, the region also became a center of higher education. For these and other reasons, the Czech lands became an attractive prize and the target of recurring assaults by its neighbors. These attacks culminated with the Battle of White Mountain in 1620 when the Czech people were thoroughly defeated. The nation ceased to exist and all its people were either killed or sent into exile and its wealth went to its conquerors.

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ABOUT THE COVER: SPJST is life insurance and a whole lot more! On July 12 and 13, 1997, the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas (SPJST) celebrates its 100th anniversary with a grand public celebration at the Bell County Expo Center in Belton. The images on the cover reflect a cross-section of the SPJSTs colorful history and family-oriented approach to business. Pictured, from top, clockwise: (1) The SPJST sponsors a widerange of youth-oriented activities: Stacy Coker of Lodge 84, Dallas Youth Club admires the handiwork displayed in a miniature mansion constructed by Nicholas Vahalik of Lodge 4, Hallettsville for the SPJST's statewide Youth Achievement Day. (2) SPJST members are active in their community: Ida Schultz of Lodge 84, Dallas receives citation for her cultural preservation efforts from Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic Jerry Bartos, a member of Lodge 130, Dallas, at the State Fair of Texas Heritage Day celebration. (3) SPJST preserves traditions: Pictured here is a card from the game of "tarok" — an old-time Czech pastime that has, in recent years, experienced a new wave of popularity in SPJST lodge halls and tournaments across the state. (4) SPJST's roots run deep in Texas history: Pictured here, in a photo from 1910, are members of Lodge 10, Shiner. (5) SPJST activities appeal to today's families: Three generations of the Chudej family of Lodge 135, Ennis, gather at Lodge 47, Seaton for the 1997 Lodge Recognition and Incentive Banquet. They are, from left: Agnes Chudej, Dr. Delia Hejny Chudej and daughter, Haley, Stephen Chudej and father, Jerry Chudej. (6) SPJST members enjoy lifer Pictured here, from left, Johnny Broz and Willie Wehring of Lodge 88, Houston, prepare for member appreciation dinner and luau at the Chadelier Ballroom in Houston. Helping to build financial security and working to bring people together --- that's what SPJST is all about!

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Coming to America The exiled Czechs immigrated into Germany, Russia, England and the United States. The first arrived in North America after the Battle of White Mountain, settling in New Amsterdam, which is now known as New York. Many others soon followed.

They brought with them the spirit of liberty that had been crushed at White Mountain. They took great pride in this country which gave them the privilege to determine their own destiny and to bind together to achieve even greater accomplishments.

Between 1834 and 1900, approximately 200,000 people of Czech descent immigrated from their native land to America. Many of those ended up in Texas. To make life more enjoyable, the Czech immigrants and their families stuck together.

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whelmingly in favor of eastern industrial workers, rather than in favor of the farming families of the west. Certain financial demands were not met by the CSPS, and western and Texas delegates grew disenchanted with the organization of the society. Giving up their efforts at fiscal reform, Texas Czechs shortly after 1896 decided on secession from the CSPS. And on December 28 of that year, Texas delegates gathered at La Grange and set about the task of forming a new society.

After some discussion, a threemember committee was elected to draw up a set of by-laws for the new organization. The committee elected consisted of J.R. Kubena, A. Haidusek and F. Cihal. Haidusek later gave up the job and L.V. Vanek was named to this committee. In March of 1897, the constitution was submitted to the Texas CSPS lodges for consideration. Seven of the 25 Texas lodges approved the constitution and withdrew from the older society.

These seven lodges represented the vanguard of the fledgling SPJST organization. Official records indicate that the first convention was held in LaGrange on June 20, 1897 and the society started operations on July 1, 1897, with 782 members and 25 lodges. The SPJST received its state charter on August 12, 1897.

In the 1880s, Czech pioneers in Texas elected to join others across the United States in a fraternal benefit union called the CSPS, now known as the Czechoslovak Society of America (CSA).

The first Texas lodge was organized April 13, 1894. At that time, the CSPS was undergoing a period The Road to Temple of internal strife, mainly centering The SPJST's first base of operaaround disagreement over money tions was located in Fayetteville, matters. Generally stated, Texans Texas. The reason being that the believed that CSPS ties lay over- central figure in administering the

affairs of the Society, Secretary J.R. Kubena, had his personal business operations located in that city. Until his death in 1938, Kubena administered the affairs of the SPJST out of a single room in his general merchandise store.

It wasn't until the early 1930s that the other officers were made full time and additional office space was needed. That is when the Supreme Lodge officers rented the building housing the former Fayetteville State Bank a door or two down in October 1932 for a rental fee of $30 per month. That building served two, then three, Supreme Lodge officers until the early 1940s when the records and offices were moved to a larger building on the square in Fayetteville until the offices were moved to Temple following the 1952 Convention in Houston.

The move from Fayetteville to Temple was made during the months of August and September of 1953. A decision had previously been reached to completely renovate and remodel the third floor of the Professional Building at Second and Central to house the officers of the Supreme Lodge.

As the years passed, it became increasingly evident that adequate and suitable quarters would have to be sought elsewhere, and the solution seemed to lie in the construction of a new building. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on October 25, 1969 with formal dedication of the new SPJST Home Office building on the corner of Main and French Streets taking place on Sunday, January 31, 1971.

Society with a Purpose From the outset. SPJST lodge meetings made members feel at home and provided them with the economic security of fraternal life insurance. But, there was much more to the SPJST than that .. .

Through participation in lodge meetings and SPJST conventions, members learned and applied the democratic processes of their newly adopted homeland. They grew to appreciate the value of free speech and to express their opinions. Moreover, they learned how to conduct meetings and the importance of voting. Having learned and adopted these American values, SPJST members became better citizens.

The SPJST served its purpose well. Over the course of the next two generations, American society and lifestyles changed dramatically. Our state and our nation was becoming progressively more industrialized. At the same time, the country was becoming more urban and less rural. Many people — including the sons and daughters of the early members — moved away from the farms and into the towns and cities. In many cases, they took the SPJST with them. Thus, it was during this time that many of our urban lodges were established. It was also during this time, in 1953, that the SPJST moved its state headquarters to Temple.

Once again, the SPJST had an important mission to fulfill — to provide its members with identity and support at a time when life in America was becoming increasing-

ly impersonal and unstable.

The Society served its purpose well. The iegacy of these days — the S.P.J.S.T. Rest Homes, youth program and various cultural enrichment programs — including the SPJST Library and Museum — are with us today.

Looking Ahead

Achieving success in The future remains an exciting prospect. Just as the SPJST's forefathers learned to adjust, the SPJST is responding to meet the needs of its members in these changing times.

From a financial perspective, the SPJST offers its members a full line of life insurance programs, annuities and related member benefits, including home, business and farm and ranch loans.

One of the most significant fraternal developments in the SPJST over the past decade has been the increase in volunteerism and human services projects. In lodges all over the state, members are committing their time and energy to the support of worthwhile causes, helping people in need by working in hospitals, senior citizen homes and raising money for many causes, including scholarships, food banks, volunteer fire departments, drug abuse programs and various charities.

They are taking the best that the SPJST has to offer —a tradition of helping people to care for their families — and are extending it to their communities. In light of all these things, there is indeed great promise for the future of fraternalism and the SPJST.

Texas Governor George Bush, Jr. Greets SPJST Supreme Lodge at State Capitol Texas Governor George Bush, Jr. met with members of the SPJST Supreme Lodge on May 21, 1997 at the State Capitol to offer his congratulations to the SPJST on achieving its 100th anniversary. During the visit, the Governor issued a proclamation, acknowledging the SPJST's longstanding fraternal commitment to its members and the people of Texas. Pictured, from left, front, are: District Five Director Louis Hanus, President Howard Leshikar, District Two Director Frank Klinkovsky, Financial Secretary Jerry Mikulas, Governor Bush, District One Director Andrew Vavra, District Four Director Stanley Broz, Vice President Leonard Mikeska, Legal Advisor Sidney Kacir and Secretary-Treasurer Lanita Anglin. BACK ROW: District Six Director and Supreme Lodge Chairman Matt Vanek, District Three Director Johnnie Krizan and District Seven Director Bob Bayer.

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Youth Program ,7"..'1dresss..socA needs civic dittie,;. • To build character among the young and to pursue educational, patriotic, social and athletic recreation. Those are the goals of the SPJST's statewide youth program.

From the SPJST Home Office in Temple, State Youth Director Joni Lange oversees programs for young people which have been installed in more than 30 lodges across the state.

"On an annual basis, our youth clubs sponsor a wide range of social activities, community service projects and charity projects," said Ms. Lange. "It's about having fun but it's also about contributing to the welfare of the people of Texas."

She said that her job is all the more effective, thanks to the assistance she receives from approximately 70 youth leaders and numerous parents who volunteer their time. She coordinates her efforts with SPJST President Howard Leshikar, also headquartered in Temple.

Ms. Lange outlined the program for youth. "The educational part of the SPJST Youth Program is an ongoing part of local youth club activities," she explains. State and local programs address a range of

areas, including human relations, nature, parliamentary procedure, juvenile decency, arts and crafts, the fine arts, music, dramatics and ethnic tradition. Youth club members range from age six to high school senior.

"It's about having fun but it's also about contributing to the welfare of the people of Texas."

"Our patriotic program consists of ceremonial rituals and an annual essay contest. The objective is to teach the operation of a free democratic society and majority rule.

"Our social program includes parties, dances, picnics, pageants, hayrides and family group activities geared to foster family unity," Ms. Lange said.

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In addition, the SPJST makes summer camping trips available to its active young members.

"Approximately 500 youngsters attended in 1996. Each of the seven districts has its own camp throughout Texas. Some districts have joint camp sessions," she said.

Camp is provided on the basis of their participation in SPJST activities. To qualify for the free camp session, campers must be SPJST members by October 31 of the year before the camp, and must attend 7 out of 12 youth meetings in the months preceding camp.

Each camp is sponsored by the local district.

Youth camp funds come from an annual allocation made by the SPJST Supreme Lodge.

A number of professional assistants are hired for instruction in archery, aquatics, horsemanship and as camp nurse. Much of the chaperoning and programming is done by parents and SPJST trained leaders.

"Adult leaders get training at an annual workshop held in LaGrange during the third weekend of March," Ms. Lange explained.

"Specialists teach leaders various SPJST youth club members enjoy participation in a wide range of comcrafts, camping fundamentals and munity service projects and recreational activities.

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team building procedures applicable to other activities besides camping."

A second workshop for youth club members ages 14 and above is held during the first weekend in June.

In addition to the camp program, the SPJST offers its young people a program which encourages participation in various individual and group contests. The program culminates with the State Royalty Contest and Youth Achievement Day, held on statewide basis on the first weekend in August.

More than 250 young people from across the state will be in Temple August 2 and 3 to participate in the 1997 SPJST State Royalty Competition and State Youth Achievement Day (YAD).

The event will take place at the Frank W. Mayborn Center in Temple.

"The State YAD represents the grand finale of the summer-long district contests. The competition covers talent, speech and handicrafts," Ms. Lange said.

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THE BESEDA DANCE - Nowhere else is the spirit of a people caputured more colorfully than in the folk dance. In the Czech language, the word "beseda," translated, means "neighbor" - but it has also come to mean dance. Various SPJST lodges around the state include the Beseda dance in their cultural programming efforts. Pictured above, members of the Lodge 84, Dallas Youth Club perform for a statewide competition. and old - working together to achieve common goals and enjoying life together.

As for the history of the program, Ms. Lange said, "Youth activities got started as early as 1934 in some of our lodges. On a statewide basis, the Vice

President's office, under the direction of Joe B. Hejny, got the ball rolling in about 1956."

Information on local lodge youth clubs may be obtained by contacting the lodge or the Youth Department at the SPJST Home Office.

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Crowning moment arrives in August.

The crowning moment of the SPJST's statewide Youth Achievement Day weekend is the king and queen coronation that takes place on Saturday. The king and queen are selected on the basis of a speech during which they are scored on content, delivery and overall pose. All of the individuals who compete for 1963

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Queen Frances Kudrna Lodge 25, Ennis King Randy Dodgen Lodge 87, Temple

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Queen Susan Ilse Lodge 30, Taiton

the honor are winners in their own right, having been selected to represent their respective districts as king and queen candidates. Winning representatives receive scholarships and represent the SPJST at various statewide functions and parades. The following is a listing of past statewide crown recipients.

1968 Queen Karen Matl Lodge 87, Temple King Robert Leshikar Lodge 48, Beyersville

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Queen Bonnie Cox Lodge 88, Houston King Ernie Makovy Lodge 6, Cottonwood

Queen Janice Haskovec Lodge 25, Ennis King Robert Urban Lodge 84, Dallas

1970 Queen Patsy Kalina Lodge 58, Hungerford King Theodore Dusek, Jr. Lodge 17, New Tabor

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Queen Shana Patterson Lodge 47, Seaton King Donald Steinke Lodge 35, Elk

1990 Queen Leslie Barnes Lodge 84, Dallas King Jason Reese Lodge 47, Seaton

1971 Queen Pat Parma Lodge 130, Dallas King Anton Kaluza Lodge 6, Cottonwood

1977 Queen Donna Trcalek Lodge 17, New Tabor King Steven Stanislav Lodge 66, Waco

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Queen Staci Engel Lodge 117, Robstown King Joe Landin Lodge 117, Robstown

Queen Bridgett Schwartz Lodge 160, San Angelo King Tommy Rieger Lodge 29, Taylor

1972 Queen Connie Hrncir Lodge 117, Robstown King Marvin Patak Lodge 135, Ennis

1978 Queen Tena Urbanek Lodge 66, Waco King Donnie Lueck Lodge 177, Academy

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Queen Lisa Reznik Lodge 84, Dallas King Michael Marek Lodge 40, El Campo-Hillje

Queen Lindsey Michalak Lodge 88, Houston King Paul Pflughaupt Lodge 88, Houston

1973 Queen Cindy Horak Lodge 84, Dallas King Lin Lesak Lodge 88, Houston

1979 Queen Kelly Cavanaugh Lodge 20, Granger King Terry W. Loessin Lodge 20, Granger

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Queen Sheri Michka Lodge 74, Lovelady King John See Lodge 9, Snook

Queen Valerie Roye Lodge 30, Taiton King John Burl Lodge 142, Houston

1974 Queen Jo Beth Hornung Lodge 117, Robstown King Scott Eliff Lodge 117, Robstown

1980 Queen Carol Skrabanek Lodge 130, Dallas King Eddie Banik Lodge 35, Elk

1987 Queen Melissa Victorik Lodge 9, Snook King Michael Morris Lodge 47, Seaton

Queen Delia Wiederhold Lodge 13, Dime Box King Jason Cervenka Lodge 29, Taylor

1975 Queen Jan Hajda Lodge 20, Granger King Steven Parrish Lodge 74, Lovelady

1981 Queen Kelly Korenek Lodge 30, Taiton King Joe Prachyl Lodge 84, Dallas

1988 Queen Marcy Dorotik Lodge 30, Taiton King Daryl Kortis Lodge 47, Seaton

1995 Queen Brandi Dum Lodge 97, Placedo King C.J. Novak Lodge 84, Dallas

1976 Queen Charlotte Banik Lodge 35, Elk King Randy Flasowski Lodge 74, Lovelady

1982 Queen Mandy Mikulencak Lodge 20, Granger King Darrin Banik Lodge 35, Elk

1989 Queen Stephanie Roye Lodge 30, Taiton King Bryan Becan Lodge 84, Dallas

1996 Queen Karen Bender Lodge 88, Houston King Justin Engelke Lodge 66, Waco

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Scholarship program assists young members with college expenses One of the benefits that the SPJST makes available to its members is a competitive scholarship program. The Scholarship Program has been in effect since 1982 and is meant to encourage and assist younger members to further their education and to help them achieve career goals. Funded by the SPJST and voluntary contributions, the Scholarship Program is administered by the SPJST Supreme Lodge.

Since the Scholarship Program started in 1982, a total of 928 general scholarships in the amount of $500 have been presented by the SPJST. Thus far in 1997, a total of 101 scholarships and leadership grants have been awarded to members.

October will mark the kickoff of the SPJST's 1997 100 Pennies Scholarship Fund Drive. A total of 1,030 individuals, lodges and friends gave a total of $74,743.38 to the

"Since 1982, a total of 928 scholarships in the amount of $500 have been presented by the SPJST." Scholarship Fund Drive in 1996.

This amount includes two perpetual scholarship donations received from Cindy Kovar ($50,000) of Bryan and Mr. and Mrs. Myles Marek ($10,000) of Baytown. The amount does not reflect donations made to the SPJST Scholarship Memorial Fund.

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SPJST Home Office serves as business cultural center for society, community The SPJST Home Office, located at the corner of French and Main Streets in Temple, serves the SPJST as both a center of business and a center of Czech culture and tradition. You might expect that.

But wait — there's more. it also serves the community as a central meeting place. In recent times, the building has served the community as Santa Pal Central headquarters and as a meeting place for various civic groups, including the Temple Sister Cities Program.

The building, which was constructed in 1971, replaced the previous Home Office located at the Professional Building at Second and Central Avenue. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Logsdon and Voelter. In designing the structure, architect Charles Voelter said he based his idea on a trip to Europe and on landscape and architectural information provided by his SPJST employers.

"SPJST is a unique organization," Voelter said upon the building's dedication. "The people of Czech origin are a very close-knit people. I felt this was a good opportunity to give them something to express their collective personality and their history.

"In trying to capture the spirit of these people, as well as the theme of their modern organization, I

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"I took the original idea from the geography of Czechoslovakia.

I tried to create a running stream of feeling of freedom and openness, which is one of the more difficult things to do," he said.

Voelter credits the architectural

daring of the building to "the openmindedness of the board of directors and officers of the SPJST." The SPJST Home Office Building, located at 520 North Main, is also home to the SPJST's Pioneer Heritage Museum, which annually attracts more than 3,000 visitors. (See related article on page 24.)

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Memoers rely on SPJST for flexib12 Lie of insurance and annuity option "You have to die to win" was the old saying about life insurance.

That saying is not true anymore.

When the SPJST was organized, members bought life insurance to meet the immediate emergency needs at death. That concept, however, has expanded and changed over the years. Today, many members look to the SPJST for a flexible line of life insurance and financial products.

Term Insurance Of the two basic types of life insurance, term insurance premiums are the lowest because terminsurance offers death protection only and is in effect for a limited period. For example, a member with a ten-year term certificate has protection for that ten-year period —not beyond. If the certificate is renewable, it may be extended for another period at a premium based on the new age. If not renewable, a new certificate may be purchased at the new rate, provided the certificate holder remains insurable.

SPJST typically writes term certificates for 10-year and 20-year term on a level premium basis. Prior to age 65, you can convert an SPJST term certificate to a permanent plan of insurance with a cash value.

Who typically buys term insurance? This varies, of course; however, likely purchasers would be young couples starting new careers. When budget constraints prohibit purchasing the desired amount of cash value insurance, term insurance is often substituted.

The term insurance provides them with a high amount of protection at a low premium.

Another form of term insurance offered by the Society is the "SPJST Protector Plan" which is a joint decreasing-term certificate.

The plan insures both the husband and wife in one contract and is usually tailored to mortgage cancellation. The plan pays the proceeds at the time the first insured dies.

Whole Life Insurance As its name suggests, whole life insurance furnishes protection for the "whole life" of the purchaser, regardless of the premium-paying period. Whole life insurance is often purchased not only as premature death protection but also as a vehicle for accumulating funds for emergencies and for retirement.

An SPJST whole life certificate also has a "cash value" that can be used to take advantage of business or investment opportunities, help defray your children's college costs or help build retirement income.

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SPJST Vice eside t Leonard Mikeska, right, reviews details of SPJST Senior Life Insurance Program with Jerry Valchar of Lodge 87, Temple. The Senior Life plan was introduced in 1996 for members between the ages of 50 and 80.

Independent analysis reflects favorably on SPJST's status Based on its review of SPJST's 1996 Annual Statement, Standard Analytical Service (SAS), a national insurance analyst, issued a favorable analysis of the society's financial operations.

Stating from the SAS report: "The financial condition of a life insurance organization is an important element in public confidence. In this regard we believe the fundamental factors listed below are significant.

"The following is a comparative analysis of these basic fac-

tors, comparing Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas with 25 of the largest United States life insurance companies issuing life insurance to the general public.

"Since these 25 companies have an average of over 100 years of life insurance experience, and own a major portion of the invested assets and life insurance in force of all the companies, a favorable comparison of these factors can be indicative of financial stability."

Surplus Funds (Including Capital, if any) Per $100 of Policy Reserves A high surplus ratio may indicate a company's ability to take emergencies in stride. It shows the proportion of surplus funds to the policy reserve liabilities. $10.86 AVERAGE OF THE 25 LARGEST LIFE CO'S $26.30 SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER

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Net Gain Ratio Ratio of Total Income from Operations for each $100 of Total Disbursements Sound management of the company may be shown by a positive net gain from operations. $102.68 AVERAGE OF THE 25 LARGEST LIFE CO'S $106.18 SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER

Additional Society Strength The following ratios are Per $1000 of Life Insurance in force. They show further proof of financial strength and stability: Slavonic Average Benevolent 25 of the Largest Order Life Companies $305.67 $174.54 Assets per $1000 78.84 Reserves per $1000 238.56 Surplus per $1000 62.74 8.56

FINANCIAL STATEMENT SUMMARY AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996 Policy Reserves

Admitted Assets

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$119,248,210.00

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$ 94,770,469.00 Gross Surplus (Incl. Capital, if any)

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$390,117,468.00

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SPJST FRIENDS ON THIS LANDMARK YEAR! WE VALUE YOUR FRIENDSHIP ELBERT ALDRICH, INC.

Conclusion Based on the financial results achieved in the year ended 1996, the analysis made of the above organization is favorable in comparison with the aggregate of 25 of the largest companies.

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The purpose of an SPJST annuity is to assure a person of an income which cannot be outlived.

An SPJST annuity can also be qualified as an I.R.A. Selecting the right insurance plan for you and your family is an important decision and one that The fifth menu item listed should never be entered into blindabove, "Universal Life," is somely.

That's where an SPJST sales thing of a hybrid when it comes to representative can help. insurance certificates. Basically it In many cases, your local is an all-purpose, interest-sensitive SPJST sales representative is plan designed to fit the widest someone you know—and somerange of needs. one who knows about the many Universal Life offers a level insurance options available to monthly premium with a level- or you.

When you're ready to an increasing-death benefit option. review your present coverage, In addition, it offers the member an give your local lodge sales repreSPJST Annuities interest-sensitive cash value with a In addition to providing afford- sentative a call. If you are not sure guaranteed rate of interest The rate is currently 7 percent. The accu- able insurance coverage to its about who to talk to, please conmulation of cash values are tax-free members, the SPJST also offers a tact the SPJST Insurance until distribution; likewise, death quality member benefit geared Department at 1 (800) 727-7578 benefits are also exempt from taxa- toward minimal risk with optimum and they can put you in touch with a sales representatives in your gain — the SPJST Annuity. tion. area.

"The purpose of an SPJST annuity is to assure a person of an income which cannot be outlived."

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"The purpose of this Society into provide security for its members and the families of the insured, through the various certificates issued in accordance with the fraternal insurance laws of the State of Texas.

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—Preface to the By-Laws of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas "Fraternals are a unique blend of business and volunteerism."

That's what Gary Pallay, a senior analyst in the life/health division of A.M. Best Company said about fraternal benefit societies in a past article in Best's Review, a monthly publication of the A.M. est Company.

"Many fratemals recently have questioned whether they are social organizations or insurance The bottom line is that the SPJST makes it a priority to provide its members with a balance_: me u of insurance and opportunities for social interaction alad community service. From its ear:: est days, the SPJST has also sought to define and maintain a patriotic element in its fraternal programming efforts.

companies," observed Pallay. "In faCt, they are both," he says, not-. ing that those fraternals which have invested in market research, recruitment and training of sales representatives, new product development and more sophisticated management tools "are beginning to reverse years of membership declines." That's good news.

"Fraternals as a group generally represent a financially secure segment of the insurance industry.

For the most ptcot, fraternal management tearn: are characterized by conservatism and longevity, and fratemals' asset portfolios are conservatively invested and matched against liabilities that have historically remained stable," wrote Pallay.

"Regardless of the insurance business challenges ahead, fraternals are rich in heritage and pride and their role as ambassadors of goodwill is irreplaceable," he summarized.

In light of the nation's rekindled commitment to volunteerism, the future of the SPJST remains an exciting prospect.

The National Association of Fraternal Insurance Counsellors (NAFIC) held its Fourth Annual Meeting in San Antonio on May 8 to 10. On Saturday night, May 10, production and persistency awards were presented to outstanding agents and field managers, including several SPJST members.

SPJST State Field Manager Gene McBride received the 1996 Agency Builder's Award for distinguished service in recruiti and training agents and for special recognition for promotion of th FTC (Fraternal Insurance Counsellor) program.

Assistant to the Vice President Kathy Fritz was recognized by the field division of the NAFIC as the outstanding FIC dilling 1996.

This is her second time to receive this award which encompasses quality, persistency, volume and service.

Sales representative Evelyn Mikeska of Lodge 196, Houston West received a production award for over $1 million. She is a longstanding recipient of this production award having earned it for over 10 years.

State Field Representative and Sales Representative for Lodge 88, Houston Helen Hegwood received a production award for over Si million. She has earned this recognition for several consecutive years.

Since the FIC designation was awarded in 1937, it has become the acknowledged standard of fraternal field education, demonstrating a commitment to ethics and providing career development and professional recognition. A total of 100 SPJST sales representatives statewide are now enrolled in FIC training courses.

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Elected officials (Continued from previous page) While elected statewide, the Editor is not a member of the Supreme Lodge. Vestnik Editor Brian Vanicek is a member of Lodge 24, Cyclone where he serves as lodge president. He has been the Editor for six years. Previously, he served as Communications Manager for the National Bank for Cooperatives in Denver, Colorado and Communications Specialist for the Farm Credit Banks of Texas. A 1996 Leadership Temple graduate, Mr. Vanicek is a member of the Knights of Columbus and attends St. Luke's Catholic Church. He is also a member of the Czech Heritage Society of Texas, Texans of Czech MC stry. the Czechosloyak Society

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Temple Daily Telegram. Temple. Texas

Sunday, July 6, 1997

Sciences a ol a life rn_.nber of the University of Texas ExStudents Association. He and his wife, Joan, have two children.

Past chairman reflects on 32-year tenure In January, Mr. Cyrill "Sid" Pokladnik retired as Director of SPJST District Three and Chairman of the SPJST Supreme Lodge. Six months later and he's still involved — attending local lodge and district meetings and keeping tabs on the affairs of the Society. And, it's no wonder. You don't just walk away from what Mr. Pokladnik describes as a "lifetime labor of love."

For 32 years, Mr. Pokladnik served as director of District, accumulating an extraordinary number of wonderful memories along the way. "I enjoyed every minute of it," reflects Mr. will be 85 in. October. his tenure as direct., Mr. Pok.ladnik saw SP.:3'3 i:-.crease eightfold, f7: . in 1965 to S1Ht re end of 1996.

During in force in 1965 to at the end of "We worked hard to get those numbers up," he recalls. "One of the ideas we encouraged was friendly sales competition between the districts. Looking hack, I believe that it had a positive effect on the growth of the society — and

not just from a financial standpoint.

Our fraternal program moved up the ladder, right along with the insurance side of the organization," he says.

During his association with the SPJST, Mr. Pokladnik also served as a director of the S.P.J.S.T. Rest Homes in Taylor and Needville,

Texas. In fact, he helped to underwrite the construction of the Needville facility. "I'm very proud of our two homes and the excellent reputation that they have earned throughout the state," he says.

In addition to his active involvement with the SPJST, Mr. Pokladnik played an active role in

Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall — that's when you could expect to see Cyril "Sid" Pokladnik on the road for SPJST. After more than 30 years as a Supreme Lodge Director and S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home Director, he retired from "active duty" in January. Pictured above, Mr. Pokladnik visits with members at a District Three Fall Meeting in Fort Worth.

the affairs of the Texas Fraternal Congress (TFC), serving as president of the group. The TFC is the statewide trade association of fraternal benefit societies licensed to operate in Texas. On a national level, Mr. Pokladnik was an active player in the affairs of the National Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA), serving as president of the NFCA's fraternal section "One of the things I miss — I suppose — is the day-to-day excitement and all of the wonderful people I got to meet and know alon g, the way. "§till. I've got a pretty nice lady o l-Jeep me company these days," ic says, referrin g to his wife of 63 years, Justine. The Pokladniks one daughter. and five A n rhn. died in 1995. Mr. Pokladnik, YYho lives in Dallas, is the owner of Rudolph's Market and Sausage Factory in .Dal:as. He is a member of SPJST Lodge 84, Dallas, Sons of Hermann, KJT, Knights of Columbus, Dallas-Ennis Fraternal Council and American Sokol. He is also a past director of the Czech Educational Foundation of Texas (CEFT).

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SPJST offers home and real estate loans to qualified buyers Home loans and loans to purchase land are two of the popular member benefits offered by the SPJST to its members. In addition to offering very competitive interest rates, an SPJST mortgage provides the peace of mind knowing who you are dealing with.

Unlike most commercial financial institutions, SPJST has never sold its mortgage notes to other financial institutions. The basic philosophy underlying the mortgage lending program offered through the SPJST is that through joint effort and mutual self-interest, individuals and families may collectively achieve objectives unattainable by acting alone.

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In order to be considered for a mortgage loan with the SPJST, you or your spouse must be a member of the society.

Underwriting guidelines stipulate that the SPJST may lend up to 75 percent of the purchase or appraised value, whichever is less, on "first-class residential real estate." For example, if the land and dwelling are appraised at S100,000, the maximum amount that can be financed is $75,000.

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cooKbook sales benefit Temple's Ronald isilcDonal House With more than 1,150 recipes and numerous tips and helpful hints, the SPJST 100th Anniversary Cookbook has been "selling like hotcakes" since the volume was released early in 1997. To date, approximately 9,000 copies have been sold for S10.

"When we first sat down and started planning this project, we were expecting to receive maybe four or five hundred recipes," says SPJST Secretary-Treasurer Lanita Anglin, whose department coordinated the production of the volume.

"Never in our wildest dreams did we expect to receive 2,200 recipes.

"When the people began submitting their favorite recipes, we were getting notes with them that read "this was my grandmother's recipe and she got it from her mother,' "this recipe has been in our family for four generations.' We even had some recipes submitted to us from friends in the Czech Republic and had to have a couple of the recipes translated, as they were submitted to us written in Czech."

Once all the recipes were collected came the task of organizing them into the various categories. "This is a little more difficult than you might think. What I might consider to be a dessert was really a pastry or pie and what some consider a vegetable dish was really a casserole or a main dish," she says, adding that Stephanie Herring and Daryl Entrop did a lot of the work on the book.

Due to the constraints placed on the book by the publishing company, all of the recipes were not able to be included. "Still, we tried to make sure that everyone who submitted a recipe did get at least one recipe in the book."

The book includes appetizers, relishes and pickles,. soup, salads and sauces, main dishes, meats, poultry and seafood, vegetables, breads, rolls, pies and pastries, low calorie dish-es, cakes, cookies and candies and beverages. Anon c_..- the tempting variations in the book is a.:4-ecipe -Thx-Mex Salad" submitted by_fl. ndy Kovar of Bryan, Texas. s. Kovar, a member of SPJST Lodge 174, Rockdale, was the Grand Prize winner of the Sixth Annual Newman's Own and Good Housekeeping Recipe Contest. in conjunction with her win, she received a check for $50,000 to donate to her favorite charity. Ms. Kovar designated SPJST's Scholarship Program to receive the contribution.

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Also on hand for the presentation were, from left, back: Vice President Leonard Mikeska, Ronald McDonald House Director Carol Reeb, President Howard Leshikar and Legal Advisor Sidney Kacir.

We are now receiving orders from people for the third and fourth times," says Ms. Anglin.

According to Ms. Anglin, sales of the cookbook have benefited a number of groups. "To date the participating lodge youth clubs and the local lodges have earned more than $16,000 from the sale of these cookbooks. We have also collected more than $13,000 for the Ronald McDonald Ho_Ise of Temple."

"We're happy to provide this assistance," says Ms. Anglin. "And really, it was only made possible through the overwhelming response we have had from our members for the cookbook."

Approximately 1,000 copies of the book remain available for purchase.

Copies of the cookbook may be purchased for $10 each at the SPJST Home Office at 520 North Main in Temple or at the SPJST Best:2st on July 12 and 13 in Belton, Texas.

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Since its inception in 1958, the SVU has grown into a respected international organization with chapters in major cities around the world. Dr. Miloslav Rechcigl, a retired scientist living in Rockville, Maryland is president of the SVU.

"The SVU has approximately 2,000 members, including such notable figures as Czech President Vaclav Havel."

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Czechoslovak Society of A-ts & Sciences Conference Scheddle July 12 - 13, 1997 • Eel: County Expo Center SESSION A (Starts Saturday Morning) Ethnicity and the Preservation of Language and Culture Clinton Machann A Czech Renaissance in Texas?

Leonard Mikeska A History of the SPJST Miloslav Rechcigl Bohemian and Moravian Pioneers in Colonial America Robert Skrabanek Our Heritage as Czech-Americans: Early Czech Settlers in Texas Leo Baca Documenting Czech Immigrant Arrivals Daniel Hma • Genealogy: Building a Bridge to the Past Mirosiav Koudel ka Looking for Your Roots in the Czech Republic Daniela Sipkova - Mahoney The Preservation of Czech Folk Art Bruce Garve Efforts to Preserve the Czech Heritage in Nebraska and Iowa from 1870s to the Present Roger Kolar Community, Fraternity and Fun: Early Czech Dance Halls in Texas Ludmila Dutkova Texas Czech: An Ethnolinguistic Study Vera Marie Rollerova Preservation of the Czech Language in a Foreign Language Environment

SESSION B - Part I Czech-American Centers, Archives and Libraries and Their Future Woody Smith Carolyn Meiners and Retta Chandler Effie Rosene Ladislav Zezula George Hlavinka Sylvia Laznovsky Clinton Machann

A Forum for Cultural Development According to Dr. Rechcigl, the SVU was organized in order to provide a forum for the free development of Czechoslovak culture in exile and make the world aware of the Czech and Slovak cultural traditions which date back more than a thousand years.

Following the end of the communist regime in 1989, the SVU's functions greatly expanded. Now, in addition to its original mission, the Society has become a bridge between Czech and Slovak professionals and those in other countries. The Society has approximately 2,000 members, including such notable figures as Czech President Vaclav Havel and novelist Milan Kundera.

Attendees will have the opportunity to hear presentations on a wide range of issues relating to Czech culture. The program will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning. The order of speakers and their topics appears on page 20.

Admission will be free to SPJST members. Non-members will be expected to pay a registration fee.

If you have any questions about the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences or their program, please direct your requests for information to David Chroust, cio Texas A&M University at (409) 845-1342.

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Introduction The Texas Czech Cultural and Heritage Center (LaGrange) The Czech Cultural and Community Center (Houston) The Institute of Texan Cultures Czech Exhibit (San Antonio) The Burleson County Czech Heritage Museum (Caldwell) The Sokol Museum (Ennis) The Chair of Czech Studies (The University of Texas - Austin) and the CEFT Czech Fellowship (Texas A&M University)

SESSION B - Part II A Panel Discussion on Czech Libraries and Archives Around the United States and Canada David Chroust Julie Novotna Zdenek Hruban

Thomas Capek and His Papers at the Library of Congress The Library at the Masaryk Institute Archives of the Czechs and Slovaks Abroad at the University of Chicago Library Martha Wilding The Library and Archives at the Czech and Slovak National Museum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Michelle Fagan The Czech Collection at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln Milan Hauner American Sources on Czechoslovak History, 1938 - 48 Miluse Saskova-Pierce Early Czech Reading Clubs in the United States Edward Kasinec The Lavic Collection at the New York Public Library Dagmar Bradacova The Czechoslovak Heritage Museum, Library and Archives

SESSION C - Part I (Starts Sunday Morning) Relations Between the United States and the Czech Republic Alexandr Vondra Milada Polisenska Milan Hauner Robert Janak Miroslav Synek Peter M. Meek Bohuse Serych

Current Issues in Relations Between the United States and the Czech Republic Conversation with the Czech President U.S. Recognition of the Benes Exile Government The Czech Heritage Society of Texas and Bridges to the Czech Republic Free Elections Worldwide: Cosmic Responsibility and Insurance The Czech-American Journalist: A Bridge Between the Old Country and the New The Position of Gypsies in Prague: A Comparison of Ethnic Issues in the Czech Republic and the U.S.

SESSION C - Part II Business Relations Between the USA and the Czech Republic: Principles and Experiences Ronald Bartek and Vladimir M. Kabe Jaromir J. Ulbrecht and Thomas G. Gibian Robert W. Doubek

International Business and the Czech Republic New Technologies and Business Opportunities in the Czech Republic Political Support for the Czech Republic in America

We Tip Our Hats To You. At Temple Feed & Supply, you're not just a customer you're our special guest.

We give you advice on feeding and treating your livestock, pets, horses, birds, poultry, deer and other hungry critters.

And you can count on us to load the feed for you.

We help you pick your tomato plants, periwinkles and garden seed, then we show you the best fertilizer and insecticide to use.

We even let you borrow our spreader.

We crack and shell your pecans, build rabbit cages, repair sprayers and treat you with respect.

That's just the kind of folks we are.

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Come grow with us.

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S.P.J.S.T. As We Celebrate Our 100th Birthday Together From CHARTER LODGE KAREL HAVLICEK NO. 4 HALLETTSVILLE, TEXAS Looking Forward To Another 100 Years Of Fellowship And Growth BENEVOLENCE

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SPJST Bestfest contests include fun in the sun and under the dome Barbecue Chefs, Ready Your Pits Barbecue cooking teams are encouraged to register their teams to compete in the SPJST Barbecue Cook-Off taking place in conjunction with the SPJST's Bestfest celebration. State Field Manager Gene McBride, a prize-winning cooker himself, is coordinating the event which will take place on Saturday, July 12. In the words of Mr. McBride, the SPJST cook-off will be a "premier event."

"We're anticipating the cookers to come out from far and wide," he says. Both member and non-member cookers will be competing for trophies and cash prizes in three categories: beef brisket, pork ribs and chicken. The top finisher in

each division will win a trophy and $500 cash. Trophies and cash will go to the top ten finishers in each division. The official prize list is as follows: Overall Champion — $300 and Trophy Showmanship Award— $300 and Trophy Prizes Per Category First Place—$500 and Trophy Second Place—$300 and Trophy Third Place—$203 and Trophy Fourth Place—$150 and Trophy Fifth Place—$125 and Trophy Sixth Place—$125 and Trophy Seventh Through Tenth Place $100 and Trophy Jackpot Pinto Bean Cook-Off ($5 Entry) 100 Percent Payback

The entry fee for teams to compete in the SPJST Centennial Barbecue Cook-Off is $50. For complete guidelines and entry forms, please contact Gene McBride at the SPJST Home Office at 1 (800) 727 -7578.

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Golfers, Give It Your Best Shot The SPJST Centennial Golf Tournament gets underway Saturday, July 13 at 8 a.m. Golfers are encouraged to preregister their teams to compete. SPJST District One and Two Field Representative Keith Gatewood and SPJST Investment Data Specialist Daryl Entrop are coordinating the event.

According to the organizers, you'd better sign up fast for this one as the field is limited to 30 four-person teams. Mixed teams will be allowed.

The tournament, which will take place on Saturday, July 12, will be played at the Sammon's Park Golf Course in Temple. There is a $40

EVERY GOOD WISH TO ALL OUR SPJST FRIENDS ON THIS GREAT OCCASION

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"Granddaddy Tarok" tournament scheduled Details on the SPJST Centennial Tarok Tournament have been finalized and almost all available player slots have been filled. SPJST State Fraternal Activities Coordinator Barbara Rosenkranz is coordinating the event which will take place on Saturday, July 12.

"This will be the granddaddy of all tarok tournaments," says SPJST President Howard Leshikar.

The tournament, which will take place at the Bell County Expo Center, is open to all SPJST members and non-members over the age of 18. There is a 825 per player registration fee. Any surplus funds from the tournament will be donated to the SPJST 100 Pennies Scholarship Fund. The official prize list is as follows: Grand Champion $300 and 100th Anniversary Jacket Second Place $200 and 100th Anniversary polo shirt Third Place $150 and 100th Anniversary polo shirt Fourth Place $100 and 100th Anniversary polo shirt Fifth Place—$100 Sixth Place—S75 Seventh Place—S50 Eighth Place-525 55 top player— each table, each round.

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L_ 1 ased o the Italian game of `°tr pola," the game of tarok was adopted by the Czechs in the 1511 s. In recent years, the game has enjoyed a resurgence of popularity. Pictured above, a group of West Texas tarok players enjoy a game at S JST Lodge 49, Rowena.

cards and numerous variations of play. The game was revived by the SPJST in 1986 at the request of members who remembered their The oldest and the youngest player fathers and grandfathers playing tarok on cold winter days around will each receive an SPJST jacket. the wood stove in various business establishments. The SPJST has What's Tarok?

The game of,.kark is based on hosted a statewide tournament for the Italian gameappola" which its members on an annual basis was adopted by the Czechs in the since 1986. Public tournaments are 1500s during the reign bf the old also hosted on an annual basis by Austro-Hungarian Empire. The SPJST lodges in Buckholts, game utilizes a colorful deck of 54 Granger, Rowena, New Tabor,

ell the Good Old Days are still alive.

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"The game is a special CzechTex tradition that the SPJST has chosen to preserve as a part of its special culture," says SPJST State Fraternal Activities Coordinator Barbara Rosenkranz.

For additional tournament information, including information on tarok instruction classes, please contact Barbara Rosenkranz at the SPJST Home Office at 1 (254) 773 -1575.

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per player registration fee and eacn team is required to have at least one SPJST member on the team.

Prizes are based on a full field of 30 teams: First Place Team—$500 Second Place Team—$400 Third Place Team—$300 Fourth Place Team—$200 Fifth Place Team—$100 Longest Drive—$100 Closest to the Pin Hole No. 5—$100 Hole No. 6—$100 Hole No. 12—$100 Hole No. 16—$100

(Our Communion Cup Bearing the St. Andrew's Cross)

As an added bonus, the first player to get a hole in one on Hole No. 10 wins a new car.

is pleased to add our congratulations to SPJST's Centennial.

HAVING A FUN TIME - SPJST lodges promote a wide variety of familyFor additional tournament infor- oriented activities. Shown above is a scene from the 1996 golf tournament mation and registration materials, hosted by Lodge 189, Bryan-College Station. Pictured, from left, are: please contact Keith Gatewood or Albert Scasta of Lodge 189; Helen Hegwood holding granddaughter Emily Daryl Entrop at the SPJST Home Hegwood—both of Lodge 88, Houston; Frank Klinkovsky of Lodge 47, Office at 1 (800) 727 -7578.

Seaton and Chrissy Hegwood, also of Lodge

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State Comptroller, Czech Ambassador to kxddrcs SPJST anniversary assembly Texas State Comptroller John Sharp will be one of the principal speakers at the SPJST's 100th Anniversary Celebration, Saturday, July 12 during the opening ceremonies set to begin at 2 p.m. Mr. Sharp is a member of SPJST Lodge 97, Placedo. As State Comptroller, he has achieved the reputation as a man with a mission — to streamline government and make it more effective.

Shortly after taking office in 1991, his team issued the massive Texas Performance Review (TPR), an audit of state operations that found more than $4 billion in immediate savings. To date, it is estimated that the TPR has saved taxpayers approximately $8 billion and helped Texas avoid a state income tax.

"What we're doing is no different than what most families and businesses have had to do," said Mr. Sharp in a June 1, 1994 interview in the Vestnik, the SPJST's weekly newspaper. "We're just trying to apply the same principles that most families and businesses would if they had the same job to do."

John Sharp took his common sense approach a step further by introducing the Texas Tomorrow Fund, a prepaid higher education tuition program in 1996. More recently, he spearheaded the state's innovative Lone Star card, a money-saving switch from paper food stamp coupons to computerized bank-type cards that has dramatically reduced fraud and abuse in the federal program while boostin g food sales for •rowers in cver- region of the " We're very

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in our celebration," says SPJST President Howard Leshikar. "It will be a memorable event."

The Czech Ambassador to the United States Alexandr Vondra will be one of the principal speakers at the SPJST's 100th Anniversary Celebration, Saturday, July 12 during the opening ceremonies set to begin at 2 p.m. Ambassador Vondra will also be speaking on Sunday morning during the annual conference of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences, taking place in conjunction with the SPJST celebration.

Born in Prague, Vondra graduated from Charles University in Prague where he earned the degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences. From the mid-1980s, he participated in the activities of the country's democratic opposition, focusing on editorial work in cooperation wit:: ;rope. --

he also worked in the Naprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures. For organizing demonstrations in January 1989 and the petition "A Few Sentences," he was sentenced to two months in prison. In November 1989, he was a cofounder of the Civic Forum movement and became a- memberof its leadership.

In the years 1990-1992, he was the foreign policy advisor to President Vaclav Havel. In the summer of 1992, he was appointed the First Deputy Minister of International Affairs of the Czech Republic, and in January 1993, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. _n 1996, he became the chief negotiator for the Czech Republic in the process of preparing the Czech-German declaration.

1997, he was appointed -.-- l.rassador of the Czecl_ to he United States.

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The SPJST Museum at 520 North Main Street in Temple will be open Sunday, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.

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Fraternal order remains n "idea in the making" To outsiders—the SPJST is a concept that is sometimes easily misunderstood. To some, it's merely an insurance company; to others, it's a social club; and, finally, to others, it's a historical and heritage society. So who's right?

Strength Lies in Diversity

The SPJST Lodge 47, Seaton Beseda Dancers will be one of the featured performing groups on Saturday afternoon at the SPJST Bestfest Celebration. Pictured above, prior to their appearance at the 1996 Westfest, are, from left: Dolores and Calvin Skrabanek, Nelda and Edwin Marek, Doris and Willie Provazek, and Elsie and Wallace Jez.

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The SPJST Lodge 88, Houston Choral Group will be one of the featured performing groups on Saturday afternoon,at the SPJST Bestfest Celebration. Organized in 1935 by Frank Hlavaty with 18 members, the group today includes 35 singers and performs regularly at festivals throughout the state and the South. Past engagements have included appearances at the Texas Exposition in 1987 and World's Fair in New Orleans. For the past twenty years, the choral group has been performing for the residents of S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home No. 2 in Needville, Texas. The above photo was taken during a recent performance at the home.

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At its best, the SPJST embodies the characteristics of all these definitions, demonstrating that the strength lies in diversity. The SPJST is >a society that members can join for any number of reasons.

It's a "package deal" built upon the idea of addressing human needs— From Lodge 1, Fayetteville, pictured above in 1910, to today, SPJST lodges financial, social and cultural. The strive to address human needs — financial, social and cultural. ability to meet those needs and uphold strong human values is the Active SPJST Lodges and Member Certificates mortar that holds the society Certificate 97 Placedo 208 together. What's most important to Lodge Number and Name Count 101 Gainesville 38 the member depends on his or her 106 LaGrange 50 station in llife. What a seven-year1 Fayetteville 107 Floresville 268 428 4 Hallettsville 633 110 Kaufman 69 old wants from his membership is 5 Pilot Point-Tioga 64 76 114 Fairchilds a lot different than what an 80707 6 Cottonwood 117 Robstown 283 year-old would like to see.

10 125 Westhoff 8 Weimar 22 The sale and purchase of insur9 Snook 580 130 Dallas 425 ance is necessarily a cornerstone of 10 Shiner 73 133 San Antonio 371 13 Dime Box 397 135 Ennis 298 membership in the SPJST. As 14 Wesley 45 137 Taft 100 such, the Society offers a wide 15 Buckholts 416 138 Ganado 119 range of insurance programs, annu16 Bila Hora 165 139 Danbury 489 ity plans and mortgage options 17 New Tabor 167 975 141 Sealy 684 142 Houston designed to meet the varying needs 18 Elgin 890 19 Velehrad 23 143 Inez 231 of its members. The fraternal com20 Granger 568 148 Blessing 399 ponent of the SPJST further 21 Engle 55 149 Alvin 12 enhances membership by empha23 Moravia 151 Wharton 359 293 sizing the social and civic responsi24 Cyclone 1114 153 LaSalle 301 25 Ennis 154 Fort Worth 1128 1004 bilities that members share with 26 Skidmore 101 155 Austin 137 each other and the communities in 28 East Bernard 469 156 Baytown 41 which they live. There are few 29 Taylor 1850 157 Lubbock 112 limiting factors placed on local 30 Taiton 503 160 San Angelo 917 31 Yoakum 79 161 Jourdanton lodges and how they choose to 249 32 Victoria 313 162 Iowa Colony 44 meet their fraternal obligations.

35 Elk 671 164 Rio Hondo 62 Really, what it comes down to is 36 West 48 167 Penelope 31 initiative and imagination.

38 Smithville 249 169 Brenham 168

Bylaws Offer Guidelines The guidelines which describe how the business of the SPJST is to be conducted is found in the SPJST Bylaws. The services that members expect to receive from their Society are also set out in general erms in the bylaws. And, thanks to the democratic process, SPJST members have regular lodge meetings and conventions every four years to address the big issues.

Reform and innovation are healthy processes and they are 'what keep the SPJST growing.

Simply stated, the SPJST is an idea that is still in the making.

With a renewed commitment to its members and the communities that the SPJST serves, the best is yet to come. The listing on the right indicr 111 active SPJST lodges and e

of certificates r1 each

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Bryan El Campo-Hillje Port Lavaca Seaton Beyersville Rowena Ellinger West Gonzales Sweet Horne Crosby Waco Schulenburg Seymour Lovelady Wichita Falls Corpus Christi Holland Needville Ennis Dallas Weinert Temple Houston Rosebud Stamford C.-7Ftly Fr: Toeh v+

312 1035 83 2064 302 400 176 693 21 388 133 1716 120 311 738 42 895 695 980 29 1422 12 708 8152 153 15 414

171 172 174 175 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 191 195 196 200 201 202

Lockhart Pasadena Rockdale Rosenberg Academy Longview Warrenton Burleson Conroe Falls County Arlington Moulton New Braunfels Caldwell Round Rock Centerville BryanCollege Station Lufkin Cleburne Houston-West Bruceville-Eddy Bleiblerville-Nelsonville Jourdanton

10 997 212 194 764 280 129 335 98 58 285 315 112 383 503 345 224 204 28 437 135 802 183

Other lodges in the process of organizing include: Lodge 204, Stephenville, Lodge 205, Kaufmar, Lz..:::;:e 206, 147 207, Carr::o S 203, 151 Graham.

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Lodges, sales representatives cited for achieving target objectives On an annual basis, the SPJST's Lodge 38, Smithville Lodge Recognition and. Incentive Lodge 81, Needville 135, Ennis Program recognizes local lodges that Lodge Lodge 139, Danbury have achieved targeted increases in Lodge 154, Fort Worth membership growth and demonstrat Lodge 174, Rockdale ed an ongoing fraternal commitment Lodge 182, Falls County to their local community. The incen- Lodge 186, Caldwell 187, Round Rock tive awards are presented at an Lodge Lodge 189, Bryan annual banquet held in conjunction Lodge 191, Lufkin with its annual statewide lodge offi- Lodge 195, Cleburne cers workshop. This year's awards Lodge 200, Bruceville-Eddy presentation took place at Lodge 47, As part of their awards, these Seaton. The award-winning lodges lodges also received a combined were as follows: total of more than $36,000 in Platinum Award incentives to apply to their local Lodge 29, Taylor lodge programming efforts. This Lodge 80, Holland amount is in addition to the Lodge 88, Houston $175,000 that the SPJST returned Gold Award to lodges throughout Texas in 1997 Lodge 6, Cottonwood in the form of premium refunds.

Lodge 18, Elgin Lodge 25, Ennis In addition to the local lodges Lodge 40, El Campo - Hillje that receive recognition, 45 sales Lodge 47, Seaton representatives received individual Lodge 54, West recognition through the SPJST's Lodge 66, Waco Lodge 84, Dallas sales incentive programs. They are Lodge 160, San Angelo as follows: Lodge 183, Arlington Lodge 196, Houston - West

Silver Award Lodge 5, Tioga - Pilot Point Lodge 24, Cyclone Lodge 63, Sweet Home Lodge 79, Corpus Christi Lodge 92, Fort Worth Lodge 97, Placedo Lodge 177, Academy Bronze Award Lodge 17, New Tabor Lodge 91, Crosby Lodge 107, Floresville Lodge 161, Jourdanton Lodge 172, Pasadena Honorable Mention Lodge 20, Granger Lodge 73, Seymour Lodge 87, Temple Lodge 133, San Antonio Lodge 142, Houston First Step Lodge 4, Hallettsville Lodge 9, Snook Lodge 28, East Bernard Lodge 30, Talton Lodge 31, Yoakum Lodge 32, Victoria

Ruble Bartz Lodge 187, Round Rock Martha Broz* Lodge 160, San Angelo Norma Cavanaugh Lodge 20, Granger Jerry Elzner Lodge 79, Corpus Christi Jerome Ermis Lodge 88, Houston Monta Foster Lodge 31, Yoakum Kathy Fritz Lodge 177, Academy Dolores Greinert Lodge 18, Elgin Evelyn Gustafson Lodge 18, Elgin Louis Hanus Lodge 88, Houston Ernest Haskovec Lodge 25, Ennis Helen Hegwood* Lodge 88, Houston Vincent Hegwood Lodge 88, Houston Victor Janak, Lodoe 88, Houston Leonaro Jansa Lodge 150, Se i-7 Angelo

Leonard Jurena Lodge 63, Sweet Home Freddie Kaluza Lodge 54, West Frank Klinkovsky Lodge 47, Seaton Willie Kohutek Lodge 47, Seaton Johnnie Krajca * Lodge 25, Ennis Johnnie Krizan Lodge 6, Cottonwood Albert Kubala Lodge 92, Fort Worth Jerry Kucera* Lodge 66, Waco Gene McBride Lodge 200, Bruceville-Eddy Albin Machu* Lodge 29, Taylor Kathryn Marek Lodge 117, Robstown Zephyr Marek Lodge 174, Rockdale Annimae Merta Lodge 30, Taiton Evelyn Mikeska* Lodge 196, Houston Kathy Miller* Lodge 160, San Angelo Adolf Motel Lodge 32, Victoria Chris Orsak Lodge 73, Seymour Frank Pajestka, Jr.* Lodge 80, Holland Emil Petr Lodge 84, Dallas Ray Pilgrim Lodge 40, El Campo - Hillje Gay Revel Lodge 97, Placedo June Smesny Lodge 91, Crosby Dolores Skrabanek Lodge 47, Seaton Susan Skrabanek Lodge 17, New Tabor Sidon Tumis Lodge 142, Houston Frankie Vanek Lodge 40, El Campo - Hillje Matt Vanek Lodge 32, Victoria Sherrie Kubala Watkins * Lodge 5, Pilot Point - Tioga Edna Wehring* Lodge 88, Houston Jim Wiest Lake 79. Corpus Ch r 7+

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Pictured, from left, front, are: Jim Rohde and Donna MeL_cel. SEC *ND ROW: George King, Clem Clarence Baca, Estelle Kelly, Vic Morris and Bobby Villazana. LACK ROW: Henry Schaer, Allen Fousek, Warren Hancock, Bill Little, Randy Brough, Johnny Mlcak, Bob Freasier and Jerry Hurta.

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Temple Daily Telegram, Temple. Texas

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SP.IST Pioneer Museum makes connection with the past

SPJST Museum documents Czech history "Museums are the unique keepers of the past. They act as safeguards for the cultural resources of our human heritage. From the chaos and conflict of today's world, the museum will hold the collections that tell us today and tomorrow who we are and where we come from."

This quote is part of one of several decoupages adorning a wall at the SPJST Museum.

And certainly the SPJST museum, located in the basement of the SPJST Home Office at 520 North Main Street, preserves the culture, the memories and the proud history of the Czech people.

When visitors enter the museum, they are instantly taken back in time where memories both good and bad exist. The struggles and triumphs of early Czech settlers are evident throughout the years of history displayed in the museum.

Dorothy Pechal, curator of the museum, takes visitors on tours of the museum, describing each item, showing the beautifully handmade dolls, the puppets and fine wooden objects whittled by a pharmacist.

One can almost see a happy

"The SPJST Museum preserves the culture, the memories and the proud history of the Czech people." young bride-to-be, walking down the aisle to meet her groom as Mrs. Pechal points at the intricate detailing on bridal dresses made many years ago.

She passes by a photo, and immediately points out its history.

On July 25, 1943, a Liberation Bomber was christened "SPJST of Texas" because the organization had purchased $250,000 in war bonds.

Guided tours are given during regular museum hours, or by special

arrangement. The museum is open each weekday from 8 a.m. until noon and from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.

The Czech history is noted among the exhibits. The Czechs came to Texas in the years 1850 to 1915 bringing with them a love of home, family and religion.

According to the museum's brochure, a major goal is to preserve the Czech cultural heritage by teaching Czech history and traditions. It also stands as a memorial to the pioneer forefathers and mothers who settled Texas.

Later in the tour, Mrs. Pechal passes by a glass case containing puppets 117 years old. They were made in 1875, and brought to America in 1923.

Pointing to the Hastrman Water Sprite, a puppet. She said children were told that if they looked in the well the Sprite would get them, and pull them in. She said this was to keep children away from the wells so they wouldn't fall in.

Many of the Czechs came from Austro-Hungary because of economic, religious and political oppression, and to escape service in Franz Josef's army. The Czechs

Credit goes to past SPJST President Nick A. Morris for his work in starting the SPJST Library collection and to Otto Hanus for his excellent work as the SPJST Pioneer Museum's first curator. Mr. Hanus, who died in 1987, devoted 17 years of his life to the project. In an article that appeared in the February 14, 1987 issue of the Vestnik, the SPJST's weekly newspaper, Mr. Morris reflected on Mr. Hanus's diligence, "He was a source of constant amazement because of his ingenuity and many talents.

Everyone loved and respected him. He didn't know what a clock was.

You could always depend on him — no doubt about it." In the photo above, Mr. Hanus is shown working in the "hardware-blacksmith" area of the museum, demonstrating the use of the anvil and surrounded by tools of yesteryear.

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A map that was made and displayed at the Texas Centennial in 1936, is proudly displayed. The map has the various Czech communities marked, and red dots representing Protestant churches, and crosses representing Catholic churches.

Most of the Czechs (Moravians) came into Texas through ports of Galveston or Indianola. Since most were farmers, they settled on goc.: farming land.

A picture of Marines raising the flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945, is displayed on the wall. One of the men was Czech, Mrs. Pechal said.

A case in a corner contains articles used by Dr. William A. Chernosky while he served in the U.S. Army during World War I in 1918. He later practiced at King's Daughters Hospital, she said.

Seventy-thousand pens and pencils that were collected by Joseph Koliha, a former treasurer for the SPJST Supreme Lodge, for many years are displayed as well.

And pictures tell a sadder part of history—the story of Lidice.

During World War II, Nazi's swore to wipe Lidice off the face of the earth because Reinhart Heydrich, a Nazi official, was killed in Praha.

While searching for Heydrich's killers, Nazi's discovered a raincoat with two letters addressed to Lidice.

They traveled there, and shot all 172 men and boys of the village.

The women and children were sent to concentration camps.

Money was sent from around the world to erect a cross on the common grave of the men.

On the wall beside the pictorial account of the destruction is the quote, "May God grant that this never happen anywhere."

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nizational archives. Pictured above is a photo of Texas delegates to the C.S.P.S. Convention in St. Paul Minnesota in 1895 where the idea to form an order for Texans was born. costing $28.45 at the time of delivery, stands in a corner.

Mrs. Pechal points out the largest Dulcimer, a musical instrument with metal strings, struck with two small hammers or plucked with a quill, ever made. It was made in 1895 by Ignac Krenek for the original Baca Band of Fayetteville.

She said the colorful costumes displayed on mannequins are decorated to represent different regions in Czechoslovakia, and took two to three years each to decorate.

A Magic Gambler used to determine who would pay for the beer in the 1880s, and one that is still in good operating condition offers an interesting view of early Czechs to museum visitors.

The museum, which has been open since 1971, also has some beautiful dolls with one set of costumed dolls donated by the Czech Embassy in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Pechal said one of the favorite items of grandparents of previous years was a stereoscope,

an instrument with two eye-pieces that gives a three-dimensional effect to photographs viewed through them.

A log cabin replica of the first Czech home built in Texas by Josef Lidumel Lesikar near Nelsonville in 1854 is proudly displayed at the museum. The logs for the replica were donated by Joe Edd Micka of Crockett and hauled to Temple by past District Two Director Willie Kohutek. The cabin was built by Otto Hanus, former curator of the museum.

Those searching for their own history can discover a lot. The library contains some 23,000 volumes, 18,000 of which were written in the Czech language, and the rest in English. Many people go to the library just to do genealogy research, Mrs. Pechal said.

Passing by the museum's kitchen replica with its baby cradle and wood burning stove evokes memories of mornings in grandmother's kitchen.

Quilts displayed in the museum were crafted with great care, with fine, intricate detailing. The Friendships Quilt hanging at the museum has 528 names on it, and was crafted by the Christian Sisters of the Ocker Brethren Church.

Each square was made by a different sister in 1928. Mrs. Pechal proudly shows the names of her grandparents on the quilt.

A pioneer doctor's office displays some of the tools of the ear' medical trade, and the museum also full of tools that early Czec'i ioneers relied on.

The museum also has gardening and farminy early farmers.

Last year the museum attracted 'racting more thai 3,000 viE - tors annu, ti e S.. _S P ?.r iiseu more than 3,000 visitors, and Mrs. is a "must-see" for many visitors to the city an* suite. iletureci above, from left, are Pavel Pustejovsky and Ir. Jos'eph Siiiicek of Lichnov, Pechal said she expects that number Czech republic, SPJST Museui Curator Dorothy Pechal, i nold Pechal to be surpassed this year.

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"Czech Voices" outlines pioneer experiences The following feature on early Texas Czech immigrant Josef Lesikar is taken from the book, "Czech Voices," edited and translated by Clinton Machann and James W Mendl, Jr. Mr. Machann is an associate professor in the department of English at Texas A&M University. James W Mendl, Jr. teaches in the public schools of Taylor, Texas, and is an instructor of Czech with Extension Instruction, the University of Texas at Austin.

This excerpt was first published in the 1880 edition of the Amerikan narodni 'calendar.

Josef L. Lesikar describes himself as "the originator of the emigration of our people . . . to Texas." One might argue that this description could be applied more justly to the Rev. Arnost Bergman, who began to write enthusiastic letters to his friends and pamphleteers in Europe, urging them to immigrate to Texas, soon after he arrived at the village of Cat Spring, Austin County, in March of 1850. In fact, it was really the combination of Bergman's letters and Lesikar's organizational efforts that led to the exodus of Czech laborers, artisans, and small farmers from an isolated, poor corner of eastern Bohemia to a distant, undeveloped state in the American Southwest.

Lesikar's irrepressible optimism about America, in spite of his troubled life, is one version of the "pioneer spirit" typical of many American immigrants. At the same time, his allusions to his wife's reluctance to emigrate and her ambivalent attitude toward their new home remind the reader of a different perspective. In spite of his meager formal education, Lesikar was a self-taught intellectual and a political activist, caught up in the revivalist spirit of Czech nationalism that was taking place in his homeland. He nevertheless whole-heartedly adopted America as his new home. . . . I knew something about free America, but the question was, how much money would it take to get there? For similar reasons, many others in our village at that time were thinking of immigrating, mainly to the Banat region of Hungary. I didn't agree with that idea, however, because of the unhealthy land in that region, the crude and uneducated people there, and, finally, because, after their unsuccessful revolution, the Hungarians hated the Sla y s and Germans and would give them all kinds of trouble.

My warnings might not have

"The Ordeal of Ferdinand Doubrava," by Bruce Marshall â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Institute of Texas Cultures Collection. This plate illustrates the story of newly arrived immigrant Ferdinand Doubrava who, early in the Civil War, was surrounded by bloodhounds and summarily informed that he was being "inducted" into the Confederate army. been convincing, had not a copy of a letter by a certain Protestant minister named E. Bergman fallen into my hands by chance. Bergman had emigrated from Strouzny, Prussian Silesia, to Cat Spring, Texas, and had written from there to a man by the name of Kalacny, one of his friends in Strouzny, advising him to follow.

He described the cost of a trip, outfitted by Valentin, from Hamburg to Texas; what kind of food and services would be available on board the ship; what the countryside was like over there; and the people and how they made a living. I told those who wanted to go to the Banat about the letter and that I had decided to move my family to Texas.

I was going to apply for a passport and sell our little farm, but my wife did not want to leave her home village for an unknown country overseas. Since I didn't want to force her to move, we stayed on our little place. The other sixteen families embarked for Texas in the fall of 1851 from Hamburg. It was the first emigration from eastern Bohemia and Moravia, and nobody knew whether any Czechs at all had gone to America earlier, because the government carefully suppressed all news of immigration to America.

They also placed all kinds of restrictions on it.

In Hamburg, our poor emigrants fell into the hands of a Jew named Hirman, who gave them a contract via England to Liverpool. But there they were given another contract.

They received uncooked food, moldy and rotten and every family had to cook for itself. Their ship,

the Victoria, was already crowded with Irish emigrants. Because of these conditions, half our emigrants died during the seventeen-week voyage.

For almost a whole year we heard nothing about our unfortunate countrymen. Only in September of 1852 did we receive the bad news of their sad fate. And then the correspondence began. In the meantime I had been corresponding occasionally without dear Klacel, mainly about emigration. He continued to encourage me, and I was able to pass on everything to him so he could publish it in his newspaper.

That way someone who was going to make the passage could find out about current conditions from someone who had firsthand experience. So Bergman's letter was published word for word in the Moray ske noviny, which Klacel edited. In this way, news about Texas, in America was spread all over Moravia in detail. The result was a general emigration from eastem Moravia to Texas from Vsetin, Vyzovice, and the area around there.

So I consider myself the originator of the emigration of our people from here to Texas, and I don't think anyone can challenge that.

In 1853, my wife finally decided to emigrate, for the benefit of my grown sons. It was difficult because my oldest son was already over the age of twenty and thus liable for military service. This was troubling because he would not be allowed to go to America.

However, due to the intervention of Count Norbert Poeting of the Landskroun district, a good friend of mine, he was judged unsuitable

for service by the military doctor and released.

Now it was full steam ahead.

Seventeen other families prepared to go with us, and on the 9th of October, 1853, we left our home.

At the beginning of November, we boarded the ship Sava, on which we had to wait for fourteen days in Grag, and on Christ's birthday we arrived in Galveston. Our voyage across the ocean lasted about seven weeks. On the whole, it was pleasant, and the supplies from edeker in Bremen were good enough. We considered ourselves lucky compared with those who had gone before us. After a short stay in Galveston, we were taken by steamboat to Houston, and from there into the interior by slow-moving oxcart.

(There were no railroads at that time, and Texas was not like it is today.) The trip lasted fourteen days and was about sixty miles long. So our complete pilgrimage lasted about fourteen weeks.

We finally came upon the remnants of our suffering countrymen near New Ulm. Several of them were working there. About four families had hurriedly built a log cabin in which they lived collectively. It had burned, however, and they had lost everything that they hadn't lost on the trip. Yet their spirits hadn't fallen. They were hopeful about the future, and almost all of them eventually became prosperous citizens.

My wife was not at all pleased by the trip to Texas and the meeting with our countrymen. She grew silent and melancholy; however, I found comfort in freedom. We found employment for our children,

and my wife and I lived with one of our friends, who, after the fire, had built a rather shabby cabin. He was Karel Siller, who now lies in his grave. May he rest in peace. In 1854, a certain Czech-German fellow and I bought an unfinished farmstead and we lived together on that godforsaken place for two years.

In truth, it was not an enviable way of life, so we divided the land, and I got the part without a building or cultivated land. I started to do carpentry work with my two oldest sons, and by Christmas of 1856, I was under my own roof. Everyone knows that things are always hard in the beginning. I experienced this in the extreme: my partner and I had been swindled out of about seventy acres of the farm we had bought, and we owed a great deal on it. Due to lack of money, I bought a Mexican pony for riding, and he threw me off whenever and wherever he pleased. One time, he almost killed my wife. I bought a team of oxen, one of which was already entertaining the thought of passing from this world, and soon did go to see his father. Many things such as this happened to me during a very short period of time.

The needy one always buys at the highest cost, especially when he buys on credit. So, when all is said and done, I got along at a snail's pace, but at least I got along.

As I said before, in those days Texas wasn't like it is today. Nice buildings were not to be seen, only log cabins, which did not contain a single nail. In place of windows there were only holes. A door was knocked together from some pieces of wood or some kind of fabric.

Boards and other necessary items were scarce. In our whole settlement there was only half a wagon full. It was many years before I was able to get that kind of material.

But during that time I didn't for one minute get homesick for my former homeland, because that would have done neither her nor me any good.

The freedom and liberty here cheered me up, for I wasn't one of those many people who, I would say, are immature, who are always holding on tightly on their mother's apron strings and screaming, "Mother, Mother, Our Mother!"

Still, even today, I honor and respect my native country.

Really, though, I've always been satisfied here, even in the cruel times of the Civil War. My situation has always been improving, and I haven't missed anything except our literature. 1 didn't even hope to live to see that sort of thing in America. I didn't know, though, that such a large number of our countrymen lived up north or that an active press existed. All of a

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Czech Voices (Continued from page 26.) sudden, I got a letter from Jan Barta Letovsky, who, I recall, was one of the first pioneers, telling of the Czech literature here. I still don't know how he found out about me in Texas, for we had never seen or heard about each other before. He told me that he was working on a campaign to start publishing a Czech newspaper up north. That was "Joy in Isreal!" I rounded up twenty shareholders in my area and soon the first edition of Narodni noviny came from St. Louis. I was named their chief agent in Texas.

However, they began imprudently and uncautiousiy. As a legal stockholder, I saw what consequences that might have and felt that an additional policy was needed in order to ensure the success of our newspaper. I advised that if they wanted to preserve our noviny, it would be access ..e beginning to stay cut c i sy, to restrain as as religious opinions, in order to hold our people together, whatever their professed views and whether they identified with the free or the slave states. But it was all in vain.

Abraham Lincoln was announced as candidate for president in bold headlines under Old Glory and his complete program was described. That, and my name as agent, led many Americans and Germans to sniff it out. There were even some countrymen who, despite my warnings, let the slaveholders know what was in the paper. Then my persecution and suffering began. I was denounced as the worst kind of abolitionist.

The English and German newspapers publicly announced that I and Jan Reymershoffer, from Cat Spring, who had also become an agent for Narodni noviny by that time, must be hanged from the nearest oak tree. I was constantly afraid for my life then. Once about six of "the boys" came to see me. They were mainly Germans, and their leader was Arnost Knole. I met them with my head held high.

Indeed, I had nothing to feel guilty about, and I got out of that mess all . right.

I must add here, however, that the local Americans remained surreptitiously vigilant, but were not nearly as vicious as many of the German slaveholders were. It was a cruel time. Later on, even some of the Germans who were not necessarily abolitionists buy only loyal Unionists were imprisoned, and many of these were even lynched.

The uproar caused by the war was at its high then. Texas was cut off from the rest of the world, and there was no way to escape except through Mexico; and even that was very difficult to do. Everyone who could carry a weapon, without exception, had to go to war—from age eighteen to thirty-five. And, finally, up to age fifty. The older

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There were hardly any white people around, except old men with gray hair, women, and children.

Every male was under arms. They had to leave their land because of the war, and the war effort drained away their tax dollars and fodder, cotton, corn, and bacon. They summoned three of my sons together, declaring them volunteers. I finally freed the eldest, saying that he was past draft age. He had to serve in the militia, however. They would have caught the youngest one, but I went to General McCrudy and explained that he was not yet eighteen years old. He went to Mexico out of fear, and the poor boy died as a result of tortuous work. So all three sons were taken away from me. In add i .ion to this worry, other cares occ..:::Ed me, such as my farm work, my - ife, and the family of my oldest s- 1. But there was something st il ' -rse. nnidd`e :nr regsons. •, ular army and had encamped for a time at Brenham, were ordered to fight in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

I can't describe the state of my heart as I saw them off. I envisioned their wounded bodies, or even their corpses, which they were being forced to sacrifice to the preservation of slavery and the destruction of the Union. I can't describe the emotions which ruled over me at that time. Three days after my sons left, Tomas and Jan Votypka, the two sons of my neighbors, joined the parade. It was a terrible mess. How can you hide from such a ferocious pack of wolves?

Indeed, as I said earlier, because of the Czech newspaper, I was hated as a dangerous abolitionist, and it was clear to me what was going to happen.

The end of the war was nowhere in sight. In fact, I was afraid that slavery would win out in the end since English business interests gave it their financial and moral support. As the war raged around Vicksburg, our boys escaped injury, but when Vicksburg fell, the Confederate soldiers were captured.

When they promised that they wouldn't fight against the Union any more, they were released to go home. The faithless majority of them immediately formed a regiment under a different name to fight against the Union, and they tried to force those who didn't want to fight anymore to go along. Then they started to hunt down those who didn't want to fight for the Confederacy. The bands of hunters wandered day and night across the countryside. They conducted their hunt as if they were after wild animals, with dogs that had been used to catch runaway slaves. A pack of these hourt'ds fell upon the wife of one of my sons. They tore at her dress and she would have been terribly hurt if help had not arrived in time. If this mob ever recognized a horse, saddle, or anything else belonging to the one they were hunting, they simply took it for

themselves.

Most of all, they liked to invade a residence at night and turn it inside out. I was treated to a good number of these visits because I was a reputed abolitionist. I was always afraid for my life. "Master Lynch" reigned supreme. My sons and their friends had to stay in the forests, hiding in the hollows of trees and thir l -- + - in both summer and winter, he rain, which is quite substanii— ilere. They were barefoot and ragged; there wasn't much of anything that you could buy. Goods didn't arrive in Texas unless they came through Mexico, and they were very expensive. A simple woman's apron cost thirty dollars, a pair of slippers fifty dollars, and boots one hundred dollars.

But a pound of cotton brought only seven cents. and in Confederate currency at that.

You had to sell your cotton to the government, because England _aced t e rebels' tstt - for : Jar rhaerf__ We had to wean drinking coffee an e_ made from flour. temperate in those days, '::ut e Americans were a little better at it than we were. The black women and the older Americans knew from the old days how to weave loth and dye material of all sorts. The blacks produced leather and made their own shoes. In this way, they were able to provide the most necessary items.

I can't describe what we experienced during those three years.

Among other things, we were sure that if the Confederacy prevailed, all immigrants would have their property confiscated and that we would be driven from the land.

People were shot at as though they were dogs. Once they shot at my son, but they missed him. That's all that I was able to find out about it.

All of this happened in a very short period of time, relative to one's life, but it seemed like eternity to me before I heard any danger.

However, Tomas Votypka, my neighbor's son, was shot and taken to jail, where he died, to the grief of his parents. But then came an even sadder catastrophe: their other son, Jan, was also caught and sentenced by a military court to death by a firing squad. Before the sentence could be carried out, however, he escaped, and he is alive and well today.

It's difficult for me to write any more about that horrible time—by no means have I run out of material. Let me just add that we got out of it in good health, and that is unusual, considering what we went through ...

The SPJST Library has available for loan the book, "Czech Voices," in addition to many other books and periodicals relating the experiences of immigrants to Texas. The library also houses a good selection of genealogical resource materials relating to the history of many Texas counties.

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Young adults like Meribeth and Jaso represent an important link in the development of the SPJST.

Roots of Um rethi _ Deep hi ,...eforL1.;,:, The Unity of the Brethren—the Czech Protestant denomination known in the U.S. as the Moravian church—emerged in the middle years of the stormy 15th century, long after introduction of Christianit y in Moravia and Bohemia, and before the Reformation came to alter Europe's religious makeup.

Since the ninth century, Christianity had prevailed among the early Czech peoples, and in their Catholicism they had leaned toward the Eastern Church, rather than toward the Roman Church.

From Constantinople came two brother missionaries, Cyril and Methodius, who were to become the "apostles of the Slavonians."

In teaching the Eastern or Greek Orthodox Church doctrine, these two missionaries were highly effective. But in the 10th century, Bohemia was brought into the Western branch of Christianity by German missionaries dispatched by the Roman Church.

Dissatisfaction set in, and Bohemians openly defied the power of Rome. The Czechs resented the Roman Church because it was German-oriented and because it imposed Latin rituals in the place of the Slav language liturgy. And subsequently, under the reign of Charles IV, the Bohemians became more independent. Charles IV founded Charles University in Prague, an institution which became one of the foremost educational institutions of all Europe.

And then Jan Hus appeared on the pages of history. Born July 6, 1369, in a Bohemian village called Husinec, this man was to provide the inspiration and leadership which led to establishment of the Unity of the Brethren.

Hus became a professor at Charles University and studied the writing of John Wycliff, preLutheran English religious reformer. When Hus began to preach critically against the Catholic hierarchy, he was banned from the church in 1410.

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refused and was burned at the stake.

Following his martyrdom, the Hussite League was formed in 1419, and war broke out.

In the late 1440s, an archbishop, John Rokycana, his nephew, Gregory, and a formidable man named Peter Chelcicky joined hands to unite scattered church groups. They formed the Unity of the Brethren. Chelcicky is known as the "Father of the Unity."

Followers of this new church at the time emphasized their purpose was not to start a new church, but to improve the existing church. The Unity grew steadily stronger, meeting in secret in defiance of Rome.

Bohemian Protestants, fighting against the forces of Roman Catholicism, were defeated by Ferdinand II at the Battle of White Mountain. This was on November 8, 1620, during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648).

After this defeat some 36,000 families left Bohemia, amid persecution and confiscation of their Protestant Bibles and religious teachings. Bibles were hidden in loaves of bread and in beehives to escape confiscation.

In 1848, members of the Brethren came to Texas by way of Galveston, and by 1864 the church had enough immigrants to organize a congregation. The first Unity of the Brethren of Texas was established in Veseli (Wesley), near Brenham in Washington County.

Texas members of the Unity established the Hus School and taught the first class in Granger.

Hus School found a permanent home in Temple in 1924 when the abandoned Wedemeyer Academy was purchased.

Students lived and studied in a building at West Avenue J between 45th and 47th Streets until World War II, a building which later served as headquarters for U.S. Army officials who came to Temple to establish Fort Hood; as a VFW Hall, Temple CAC offices and as the Temple Boys' Club.

In June 1957, Hus School Encam p ment was dedicated in its permanent locati Te miles east

aints Cyril and Methodius influenced Sla-s The name SS. Cyril and ',ethodius Church is a commc one among Catholic churches in the U.S. with members predominantly of Czech descent. Here's why: Saints Cyril and Methodius, c ten known as the "apostles of the Sla y s," were two Greek brothers 'ho completed Christianizi:-QDanubian Sla y s and influencil religious and cultural development of all Slays.

Both men were skilled theologians, linguists and scholars.

Cyril, whose name was Constantine until he took monastic vows, was born about 827.

Methodius, the Abbot of ,a Greek monastery, was born about 825.

The brothers invented a Slavic alphabet called Cyrillic. it was based upon Greek characters and is used today by Sla y s belonging to the Eastern Church. They also translated the Holy Scriptures into what was later called Old Church Slavonic.

The German archbishop of Salzburg and the bishop of Passau both claimed control of the Slavic territory where Cyril and Methodius worked. The Germans wished to enforce the use of Latin liturgy there.

In 867, Pope Nicholas I asked the brothers to visit Rome to explain the conflict. When they arrived in Rome in 868, the new Pope, Adrian II, formally authorized the use of Slavic liturgy.

Cyril died' the next year and Methodius was sent back as archbishop of Syrmium. His province extended into Slovakia and Moravia.

When he returned, Methodius had problems with the ruling monarch of that time, Svatopluk, who refused to support Methodius and instead allied with the Germans. _ Methodius was tried by the German clergy in 870 in Bavaria and imprisoned for three years until Pope John VIII intervened in his behalf. He was then freed.

In 880, Methodius was again summoned to Rome concerning the use of Slavic liturgy even though its use had been approved.

And when Methodius returned to his mission he was thwarted in every attempt by the German bishop Wiching.

When Methodius died in 885, Wiching took the place of the Slavic successor chosen by Methodius and forced disciples of Cyril and Methodius to leave the country. The brothers' followers found haven in Bulgaria.

Cyril and Methodius were later canonized as saints by the Eastern Church as well as the Roma Catholic C'nurcT. in 1880. The: 14. is

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Identifying and responding to member needs . .

Home Office team loaded with experience The SPJST Home Office is fortunate to be staffed by a team of dedicated employees and statewide field personnel. Their loyalty and breadth of experience contributes greatly to the SPJST's ability to identify and respond to the changing needs of the membership. Staff members, by department, are as follows: President's Office Sandra Dubcak is the Fraternal Department Secretary. She is the

latest arrival, having been employed at the Home Office for four months.

Barbara Jean Kovacevich is the Assistant to the President. She has been employed at the Home Office for four years. She and her husband, Ubo, have one son.

Joni Lange is the State Youth Director. She has been employed at the Home Office for six years.

She and her husband, Kenny, have two daughters.

Dorothy Pechal is the Museum

Curator. She has been employed at the Home Office for six years. She has four children, five grandchildren, and one great-grandson.

Barbara Rosenkranz is the State Fraternal Activities Coordinator.

She has been employed at the Home Office for ten years. She and her husband, David, have two daughters.

Melanie Zavodny is the Communications Assistant. She has been employed at the Home Office for three years.

Sandra Dubcak Fraternal Dept. Scty.

Barbara Kovacevich Asst. la President

Joni Lange State Youth Director

Kathy FritZ Asst. to Vice Pres.

"kith Gatewood State leld Representative

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Doris Tyroch Certificate Issue Clerk

Dorothy To masek Asst. to Scty.-Treasurer

Jim Wiest

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Julie Wiseman

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Daryl Entrop Investment Data Speclst.

Debbie Dohnalik Data Manager

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Vice President's Office Cynthia Bravenec is the Application Processor. She has been employed at the Home Office for 11 years.

Kathy Fritz is the Assistant to the Vice President. She has been employed at the Home Office for 18 years. She and her husband, Bobby, have two daughters.

Keith Gatewood is the State Field Representative. He has been employed at the Home Office for six years.

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Ruth Hanusch is the Insurance Underwriter. She has been employed at the Home Office for 25 years. She and her husband, Lee, have three children, nine grandchildren, and one greatgrandchild.

Helen Hegwood is the State Field Representative. She has been employed at the Home Office for ten years. She and her husband, King, have four children and four grandchildren.

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Mother Nature is still in charge If you've ever farmed or raised a garden, then you know all about "timing." You can have a greatlooking crop. Things never looked better—then, all of a sudden, you catch a sudden hail storm or experience a long dry spell. Things have a way of changing. We can control many of the variables, but Mother Nature is still in charge when it comes to the timing of natural occurrences.

On September 1, 1997, Dorothy Tomasek, Assistant to the SecretaryTreasurer of the SPJST Supreme Lodge, will complete her 45th year of service to the SPJST. Ms. Tomasek signed on with the SPJST in 1952 in Fayetteville, shortly before Home Office operations moved to Temple.

Servicing Processor. She has been employed at the Home Office for 6 years. Lisa and her husband, William, have two children.

Jerry Kucera is the State Field Representative. He has been employed at the Home Office for three years. He and his wife, Dorothy, have five children and five grandchildren.

Gene McBride is the State Field Manager. He has been employed at the Home Office for 20 years.

He and his wife, Frances, have four children and eight grandchildren.

Doris Tyroch is the Certificate Issue Clerk. She has been employed at the Home Office for 31 years.

Jim Wiest is the State Field Representative. He has been employed at the Home Office for four years. His wife is Suzy.

Secretary-Treasurer's Office Daryl Entrop is the Investment Data Specialist. He has been employed at the Home Office for three years.

Stephanie Herring is the Executive Secretary. She has been employed at the Home Office for three years. She and her husband, Cory, have two children.

Ed Mokry is the Maintenance Manager. He has been employed at the Home Office for seven years.

He and his wife, Ann, have four children and five grandchildren.

Peggy Sue Pancake is the Receptionist. She has been employed at the Home Office for one year. She has three children.

Ann Paruzinski is the Mortgage

Loan Specialist. She has been employed at the Home Office for 20 years.

Dorothy Tomasek is the Assistant to the SecretaryTreasurer. She has been employed at the Home Office for 45 years.

She and her husband, Charlie Lee, have one daughter and three grandchildren.

Julie Wiseman is the Mortgage Loan Specialist. She has been employed at the Home Office for three years. She and her husband, David, have one daughter.

Financial Secretary's Office Debbie Dohnalik is the Data Manager. She has been employed at the Home Office for 20 years.

She and her husband, Tony, have two sons.

Linda Johnson is the Assistant to the Financial Secretary. She has been employed at the Home Office for 20 years. She and her husband, J.C., have two daughters and three grandchildren.

Dorothy Stuchly is the Accounting Clerk. She has been employed at the Home Office for 31 years. She and her husband, Ray, have two children.

Debra Trigg is the Data Entry Clerk. She has been employed at the Home Office for one year.

Legal Advisor's Office Susie Ernst is the Legal Assistant. She has been employed at the Home Office for four years.

She and her husband, David, have three children.

Something else in Common...

Apart from their desire to do a good job, it is interesting to note that several SPJST Home Office employees and elected officials have something else in common — several are graduates of Rogers High School. The list includes: Supreme Lodge Vice President Leonard Mikeska, Supreme Lodge Financial Secretary Jerry Mikulas and Vestnik Editor Brian Vanicek.

Home Office personnel with the Rogers connection include Application Processor Cynthia Bravene5, Fraternal Department Secretary Sandra Dubcak, Certificate Servicing Processor Lisa Kirby, Accounting Clerk Dorothy Stuchly, Certificate Issue Clerk Doris Tyroch and Communications Assistant Melanie Zavodny.

"Just as in farming, the game of life is dictated by the rules of nature.

You never really know what to expect."

Just as in farming, the game of life is dictated by the rules of nature. You never really know what to expect. Bearing that in mind, the best time to purchase life insurance is when you are ablebodied and can purchase a good amount of coverage for a reasonable price. Seen in its proper perspective, an SPJST life insurance certificate is a financial planning tool that can help you and your family achieve financial security under a variety of uncertain future conditions.

The purchase of life insurance, unlike some financial products, does not have a high element of risk involved. Your benefits are guaranteed to the day and to the dollar. In addition to providing protection against financial loss in the event of death, the insurance can serve as a means by which the certificate holder can accumulate assets for a variety of financial goals, including financing children's education or building a retirement program.

Young people are encouraged to examine their future needs. They may find that they can purchase more protection for their money today than if they wait to buy it in later years. Likewise, by updating their certificate today, they may find that life insurance is an easy way to accumulate money and create an emergency fund. Older members, too, will also want to talk with their local sales representatives about insurance plans and financial products available to them.

For more information on SPJST insurance and related member benefits, contact the Insurance Department to have a sales representative in your area contact you.

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A Tale of Two Cultures

German influence evident in The

study of Czech history, culture and heritage is not complete without a brief look at the German influence upon the Czech people. Paradoxically, throughout history, it is as if Czech people could not live with the Germans, and at,the same time could not live without them.

Wherever you find Czechs, you can usually find Germans nearby.

In Texas, the culture and characteristics of these two nationalities have so many things in common that, to the casual observer, they appear as one ethnic group. They share a common love of music, dancing, and feasting on their ethnic foods. Only the knowledgeable student of music can tell the differences between Czech-style and German-style polkas and waltzes.

When it comes to food, the Czechs have their kolaches, the Germans their strudel; the Czechs have their klobasa, the Germans their wurst.

Again, the casual observer cannot tell the difference because Czech cooks prepare strudel and German cooks bake kolaches. Wurst and klobasa are different names for sausage.

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Apparently they were unaware of the differences between the several tribes.

In 768 A.D., the Frankish ruler Charlemagne (Charles the Great), united most of their Germanic tribes and assumed kingship over them. By 800 A.D., Charlemagne became so powerful that he was crowned emperor of the old Western Roman Empire. By 911 A.D., the Germanic Kingdom grew to consist of five duchies: Bavaria, Lorraine, Franconia (France), Saxony, and Swabia. In 962 A.D., Otto I (Otto the Great) was crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (Second Reich), which existed in some form or another until the end of World War Historically, the first Germanic II in 1918, when it was abolished people were a mixture of warlike by the Treaty of Versailles.

The Slavic people in the traditribes that migrated into Central and Eastern Europe from the north tional Czech lands felt the influence and northwest. Among them were of the Germanic people as early as people known as Franks, Goths, 625 A.D., when Samo, a Frankish Vandals, Cimbir, and Germani. merchant, consolidated the Slavic Their influence extended south- tribes in Bohemia into a kingdom or

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Under the Influence In this modern age, it is easy to think of Germans as those people who live in Germany, or whose ancestral roots go back to Germany.

"The Slavic people in the traditional Czech lands felt the influence of the Get anic people as early as 625 A.D."

COLORFUL CULTURES FIND COMMON GROUND — Wherever you find people of Czech descent, you can usually find Germans nearby.

Dressed in her colorful Czech kroje, Rose Steinman of Lodge 154, Fort Worth celebrates Fort Worth Oktoberfest with Busch Gardens Burgermeister Bob Bauman, clad in tradional German attire.

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Czech legend has it that Princess Libuse, soon after her marriage to the peasant Premysl, founded the city of Prague. However, western historians usually credit the establishment of Prague to Germanic settlers in 759 A.D. In the years that followed, particularly after the establishment of Charlemagne as Roman emperor, the German Roman Catholic church started expanding its Christianizing efforts eastward through Bavaria into Czech lands.

Soon after the fall of the Great Moravian Empire in 906 A.D., Premyslide chiefs, presumably lineal descendants of the fabled Libuse and Premysl and members of the Cechove tribe, who held lands near Prague, unified the neighboring tribes and established a Bohemian Kingdom. Under the leadership of the Permyslide kings the Kingdom of Bohemia existed under the shadow and intermittent control of the germanic Holy Roman Empire.

The 1200's saw an attempt to Germanize the Bohemian Kingdom. German immigration was encouraged by Premyslide rulers who hoped to weaken the power of the Czech nobility.

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Before assuming the Kingship of Bohemian, Otaker II married Margaret of Babenberg, a German princess. After the death of Margaret's brother in 1246 A.D., Otaker became the Duke of Austria.

After 1273 A.D., Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph, a Hapsburg, tried to put Austria back under Imperial authority. In 1276 A.D., after a series of wars with the Hapsburg Emperor, Otaker II lost all of his German, Austrian, and Bohemian possessions.

The Premyslide dynasty came to an end in 1306 A.D. with the assassination of Wenceslas (Vaclav) H in Olomuc, Moravia. In 1310 A.D., John of Luxembourg, son of the Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich, married the Premyslide Princess Elizabeth and claimed the Bohemian throne for the Frankish Luxembourg family of AlsaceLorraine.

The second Luxembourg king, Charles I (better known as Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV), brought Bohemia to its "golden age." Although he was raised in a French court, Charles never forgot that he was half Czech. Before coming to Prague, he could speak only French, German, Italian, and Latin. Once in Prague, he devoted himself to relearning the Czech language. During his reign, Charles founded the University of Prague (Charles University) and made it the chief learning center of

Central Europe. He made Prague an imperial city and converted Brandenburg, Lusatia, and Silesia into fiefs of the Bohemian crown.

Czech people owe a great portion of their heritage to the Luxembourg emperor-king, whose ancestry was part German.

"The German settlements soon became destinations for Czech and Moravian immigrants."

John Hus Reform Movement After Charles' death, conflicts arose over the use of the Czech language. The conflicts were so strong and deep rooted that they caused irreparable divisions between church prelates, the imperial government, and the Czech nobility.

The conflicts also led to a reform movement within the Czech church and educational circles. The conflicts plagued Bohemian crown lands for the next two centuries.

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Under the leadership of John Hus, Slavonic preaching and liturgy replaced the traditional Latin in many churches and caused strong retaliation by the German controlled Roman Catholic hierarchy. The animosity generated by Hussite teaching threw the Czech lands into great turmoil, a turmoil which lasted until the defeat of Protestant forces at the Battle of White Mountain (Bila Hora) in 1620 A.D. during the second year of the Thirty Years War. In 1526 A.D., after the Bohemian king Louis died in battle at Mohacs in Hungary, the Czech diet (parliament) elected Hapsburg Archduke Ferdinand, the younger brother of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, to the Bohemian throne. Thus Czech lands came under Hapsburg rule until 1918 A.D. when Czechoslovakia became an independent nation after World War I. The Hapsburg rule of the Czech lands saw a pronounced Germanization of Bohemia and Moravia, and a large scale immigration of Germanâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;mostly Roman Catholicâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;into Czech lands.

Commerce established the German immigrants as the new Czech nobility. In 1627 A.D., a revised "Ordinance of Land" established the Czech lands as being hereditary to the Hapsburg family. The treaty of Westphalia, in 1645 A.D., marked the end of the Thirty Years War and incorporated Bohemia and

Moravia into the Hapsburg imperial system and transferred their seats of government to Vienna, Austria.

During the reign of Maria Theresa and Joseph 11 (1740-1790 A.D.), the Czech diets and chancellery were abolished, German was made the official language in the Czech lands, and Bohemia and Moravia were consolidated into the Austrian Empire. By the late 1700s, the Czech nobility was almost totally Germanized.

Joseph issued the "Edict of Toleration" in 1781 A.D., and thereby extended freedom of worship to Lutherans and Calvinists, but not to the Unity of the Brethren (Unitas Fratrum or Jednota Braterska), nor to the remnants of any other Czech religious faction.

Early in the 1700s, many members of the Unity of the Brethren found refuge in lands owned by Count Nicholas Von Zinzendorf in Saxony. Some of the Germanized Moravian Brethren came to America as early as 1735, and settled around Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

National Awakening The early 1800s saw a national awakening in Central Europe.

People became convinced that they should be politically united along lines of linguistic and cultural relationships. This intellectual revival

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German Influence (Continued from page 33.) laid the foundation for the quest of political autonomy in Czech lands.

After the death of Joseph II, a chair for studies in Czech literature and language was established at the University of Prague. Up to that time, the Czech language had survived only among the peasants.

The Paris revolution of 1848 precipitated a succession of nationalistic revolts against imperial governments. In Bohemia, a national committee, composed of Czechs and Germans, was formed to revolt against autocratic Hapsburg rule.

Dissension arose between the Germans and Czechs. The Germans wanted Bohemia to become part of a federated, liberal democratic German, while the Czechs wanted complete autonomy and political consolidation with other Slavic people, particularly the Slovaks, Poles, Ruthenians, Ukrainians, Slovenes, Croatians, and Serbians. The Hapsburgs crushed the national revolt in 1849, bringing a temporary halt to the hopes of an autonomous Slavic-Czech nation.

During the years 1850 through 1916 A.D., there was a large scale migration of Czech people out of Czech lands, mostly to the United States, where they had hopes of ridding themselves of autocratic rule.

Working Together The German influence upon Czech people continued after they migrated into the United States.

When the first Czech immigrants arrived in Texas, Germans had already established communities.

Very few, if any, of the Czech immigrants spoke English, but many did speak and understand at least a little German. Being close to people with whom they could communicate, if only but slightly, provided a sense of security and hope for the Czech immigrants, who came to a world so different from the one they had previously known. Moving into or close to German settlements seemed like the logical thing to do.

The German settlements of Cat Springs, New Bremen, and New Ulm soon became destinations for Czech and Moravian immigrants.

From these settlements, the Czech and Moravian pioneers migrated to other Anglo-German settlements or areas. Fayetteville soon became a Czech town. By 1880, Fayette County had several Czech or Moravian settlements near German towns. The settlements of Mulberry (later renamed Praha), Navidad (remained Dubina), and Bluff (renamed Hostyn) near the towns of Schulenburg and Weimar are typical examples of the attraction that German communities had for Czech settlers. The process was repeated in communities like

Vsetin and St. Mary's near Hallettsville, and small communities near Shiner in Lavaca County.

Brenham, in Washington County, also attracted many Czech settlers.

The first known Protestant minister of Czech ancestry who came to Texas had a German name— Rev. Joseph Bergman. Before coming to Texas, Rev. Bergman was the pastor of a Protestant Czech church in Prussian Silesia.

While in Texas, Rev. Bergman preached primarily to Swiss and German Evangelical Reformed Protestants. Bergman, throughout the letters he sent to friends in Bohemia, was responsible for many Czech Protestants deciding to come to Texas. The Unity of the Brethren, the Czech Protestant church in Texas, never grew large enough or affluent enough to establish a seminary of their own. When the Unity was being organized, the Rev. Paul Dyck, a German, was a member of the Texas District of the Evangelical synod of North American, which at that time, was primarily composed of German Calvinists and moderate Prussian Lutherans. The Evangelical Synod became part of the Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1934, which in turn became part of the United Church of Christ in 1961. Some Brethren still study for the ministry in UCC seminaries.

The first Roman Catholic priest of Czech ancestry who came to

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Texas was the Rev. Father Bohumier Menzl, who, like his Protestant counterpart, had a German name. Father Menzl ministered to German and Alsatians at New Braunfels, Castorville, and Fredericksburg. From 1860 to about 1872, Texas Czech Catholic churches were served primarily by German and Polish priests.

Throughout the years, both German and Czech societies grew; the two nationalities had many social activities in common. The common love of music, good food and drink, and festive occasions— as well as their economic dependence on each other—caused them to intermingle socially. When Czechs first started marrying outside of their own nationality, they usually married Germans.

The events leading up to World War II, particularly the Munich Agreements concerning the Czech Sudenten lands, caused a growth of antipathy towards Americans of German ancestry. During World War II, Germans and meetings of organized Germans were often viewed with suspicion. Many Americans of German ancestry temporarily concealed or lost pride in their heritage. German fraternal lodges experienced a period of decline. Some German singing societies actually disbanded.

However, the love of social activities, particularly music and dancing, prompted many Germans to

participate in Czech societies such as the SPJST. The present closeness and intermingling of the Texas Czechs and Germans is evident in almost every SPJST lodge today. Among the active members in the lodges are found names like Helmcamp, Linderman, Steinman, Schnell, Guettner, Faust, Breitkreitz, Heine, and Klaus, just to name a few. It is not logical to think that all of these names are only people of Czech ancestry with German names.

They are people who have married into or whose parents at one time or another, became part of German families.

The Germans have left an indelible mark upon the dialect of the Czech language spoken in Texas, some of which goes back to the German influence upon the Czech spoken by common people in and around Prague, Czech Republic. It is not uncommon to find words of German origin in Czech conversations in Texas, for example: spec (bacon), instead of slanina; raf (tire), instead of pneumatica; flaska (bottle), instead of lahev; vixovat (to shine), instead of vysvitit, etc.

Is this then a sign of weakness or dependence? Emphatically no!

It is a mark of fraternalism, brotherly love, and pride in the cultures that have contributed to the formation of Czech heritage.

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Bestfest to showcase colorful Czech costumes and customs The Parade of Costumes scheduled to take place on Saturday at the SPJST Bestfest is one of the very visible ways that the SPJST is helping to promote and keep alive the traditions of Czech culture.

Throughout the years, men, women and children have taken great pride in wearing their traditional costumes, or kroje, and participating in various civic functions, festivals and religious celebrations across the state. A growing interest in the Czech culture is evident by the ever-increasing number of annual Czech festivals now being held throughout Texas and the United States. Folk costumes, just like songs, music and dances are an indispensible part of the Czech culture.

The vests are made of a heavy metal taps on the heels. Black or broad cloth, velvet, wood or satin white stockings are sometimes worn with buttons or string laced in front. with low-cut shoes or moccasins.

Some are intricately embroidered Both the Czech and Slovak with colorful gold and silver thread Republic are rich in folklore. On an in crewel patterns, beaded and annual basis, many popular festivals sequined and decorated with insets are held throughout the Czech of ribbon and pom poms on the back Republic and Slovak Republic. "In some regions of the vest. A the folk songs, colorful sash is worn around the dances and costumes still surwaist or over the vive. It is not shoulders.

Head wear uncommon in some areas to designs also experience an vary, says Ms. actual wedding Cervenka, rangceremony where ing from brightthe bride and ly decorated bridesmaids are caps adorned dressing in kroje with beads, and the groomspearls, flowers, A Colorful Custom men are clad in According to Willa Mae or multi-colored national cosCervenka of SPJST Lodge 54, West, stones and mirtumes," says there are many varieties of kroje — rored bangles, to Ms. Cervenka. reportedly more than 550 of either plain white caps Czech or Slovak origin. "Out of this edged in lace with a large bow or group, 27 of them are more familiar scalloped design. Floral wreaths or Parade of Czech Costumes The SPJST Bestfest Parade of because they bear the names of colorful scarves or white kerchiefs are also worn on the head. A feather Czech Costumes will be at 5:30 p.m. important cultural centers.

"Each county has its own cos- in a man's hat means that he is sin- on Saturday, July 12. Participation tume and each village within that gle and a wreath of flowers in a is open to all adults and children county has a variation on that girl's hair means that she is likewise with kroje. The SPJST Museum also maintains an extensive collecunattached. theme," she explains.

Footwear, likewise, varies, from tion of dolls dressed in variations of The costumes reflect the differences in geography and influence of black boots to low-heeled slippers. the national costume. The collection neighboring cultures. To a great On others, the soles and heels are was donated by the late Agnes extent, the look of the kroje reflects joined with wooden pegs and have Houdek of Dallas, Texas. not only the district of origin, but also the purpose for which they were used.

Each kroje is a work of art. The colors are strikingly vibrant and include mixtures of flowers, ribbons, lace, eyelets and feathers, all circled with a bountiful supply of exquisite embroidery and hand cut lace. The costumes often reflect styles reminiscent of the Renaissance, Baroque and Empire periods.

Billowing skirts are worn over starched petticoats. The skirts are made of flex linen, hemp, serge, wool, satin or brocade fabric. Solid colors — especially reds and blues, yellow and black — are most of en used. The skirts are gathered or pleated at the waist. The blouses are made of white cotton linen or organdy trimmed in white lace. The white lace is trimmed in black or with colorful embroidery, eyelet or lace.

Some of the women's enormous puffed pillow lace sleeves are filled with t i ssue paper to fill them out.

They are then gathered and tied at the elbow with brightly colored ribbon.

Cardboard is used inside some of the pleated sleeves to hold them in shape.

To complement the blouse and skirt, —3LORFUL KROJE — Pictured above, ireset-day testi' . _ Dstumes, an apron adorned with embroidery are bridesmaids and a groomsman from the village of Bojanovice, located and lace trimming is worn. near the Moravian-Slovak border area of Podluzi.

"The costumes reflect the differences in geography and influence of neighboring cultures."

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Number Jos. Motl Lodge 47, Seaton 2 Theresa Valchar Loge 16, Bile Hora 3 Anna Matus Lodge 81, Needville 4 Martin Kovar Lodge 84, Dallas 5 Martin Hajdik Lodge 141, Sealy 6 Rosalie Sontag Lodge 24, Cyclone 7 Jos. Surovik Lodge 17, New Tabor 8 Frances Esterak Lodge 97, Placedo 9 Albina Farek Lodge 35, Elk 10 Jos. Vychopen Lodge 40, El Campo-Hillje 11 Anna Mikeska Lodge 68, Nelsonville , 12 Jos. Holik Lodge 39, Bryan 13 Marie Kocich Lodge 47, Seaton 14 Anna Mikulencak Lodge 20, Granger 15 Marie Bartos Lodge 77, Bomarton 16 Anton Holub Lodge 95, Seymour 17 Marie Haskovec Lodge 25, Ennis 18 Emil Darilek Lodge 165, Moulton 19 John Kotrla Lodge 20, Granger 20 John Klecka Lodge 28, East Bernard 21 Jos. A. Sykora Lodge 63, Sweet Home 22 J.J. Shiller Lodge 49, Rowena 23 Agnes Kucera Lodge 56, Corpus Christi 24 Marie Tomastik Lodge 92, Fort Worth 25 John K. Novosad Lodge 28, East Bernard 26 Fr. Holcak Lodge 58, Hungerford 27 Jos. W. Jezek Lodge 68, Nelsonville 28 Theresa Filipp Lodge 184, Moulton 29 Anna Vojkuvka Lodge 85, Weinert 30 Marie Bakluda Lodge 6, Cottonwood 31 Fr. F. Michna Lodge 31, Yoakum 32 Jos. Jurecka Lodge 1, Fayetteville 33 Peregrina Dusek Lodge 173, Galveston 34 Anna Malek Lodge 50, El Campo 35 Aug. Pospisil Lodge 35, Elk 36 Jos. Michna Lodge 63, Sweet Home 37 Annie Novy Lodge 25, Ennis 1

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bers who have achieved the age of 96 - also receive special recognition. At that point, they are considered to have "outlived" the terms of their insurance certificate and are allowed to collect its proceeds.

They remain members of the

Endowment Number 38 Helen Zich Lodge 92, Fort Worth 39 Karel Stupka Lodge 81, Needville 40 Agnes Hernial Lodge 130, Dallas 41 Jos. C. Esterak Lodge 38, Smithville 42 Frances Berta Lodge 20, Granger 43 Marie Slovacek Lodge 63, Sweet Home 44 Rud. J. Lostak Lodge 91, Crosby 45 Rosie Slovak Lodge 63, Sweet Home 46 Frank Novosad Lodge 47, Seaton 47 Frances Janacek Lodge 24, Cyclone 48 Bettie Elschick Lodge 88, Houston 49 Frances Clawson Lodge 91, Crosby 50 Fr. B. Steiner Lodge 84, Dallas 51 John C. Stepan Lodge 24, Cyclone 52 F.J. Dlouhy Lodge 29, Taylor 53 Vlasta Ginzel Lodge 17, New Tabor 54 Fr. Surovik Lodge 14, Wesley 55 Anna Sill Lodge 130, Dallas 56 Emilie Rypel Lodge 167, Penelope 57 Theresa Kovarik Lodge 16, Bila Hora 58 Ad Sasin Lodge 21, Engle 59 Anna Davis Lodge 92, Fort Worth 60 Chas. Vyvjala Lodge 38, Smithville 61 Lubuse Toupal Lodge 186, Caldwell 62 Aloisie Kopinitz Lodge 88, Houston 63 Albina Vanicek Lodge 24, Cyclone 64 Stan Hulovec Lodge 130, Dallas 65 Frank J. Rocen Lodge 39, Bryan 66 Anna Sumbera Lodge 80, Holland 67 Emma Orsak Lodge 88, Houston 68 Jos. H. Kamas Lodge 24, Cyclone 69 Ira C. Tiemann Lodge 13, Dime Box 70 Frances Wotipka Lodge 186, Caldwell 71 Marie Setek Lodge 65, Crosby 72 Marie Blair, Lodge 51, Ellinger 73 Frances Hlavaty Lodge 122, Wallis 74 John Mikes Lodge 10, Shiner 75 Julia Severe Lodge 39, Bryan 76 Bozena Brozek Lodge 135, Ennis

SUPREME LODGE SPJST ON YOUR CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION!

Society, with all the privileges and benefits of the active, members, and are not requiral to pay any dues or assessments. Based on SPJST records, a total of 217 men and women have achieved this distinction. They are listed below.

Endowment Number Veronika Hlavac Lodge 23, Moravia 78 Julia Havlik Lodge 63, Sweet Home 79 J.M. Skrabanek Lodge 139, Danbury 80 Angela Stos Lodge 8, Weimar 81 Annie T. Baethe Lodge 88, Houston 82 Frances Bobalik Lodge 110, Kaufman 83 Anna Shiller Lodge 48, Beyersville 84 Josefa Zalesky Lodge 72, Cameron 85 Anna Zett Lodge 20, Granger 86 Jannie Lanicek Lodge 89, Rosebud 87 Marie Schiller Lodge 24, Cyclone 88 John Svoboda Lodge 88, Houston 89 Meta Warmke Lodge 33, Bleiblerville 90 Fannie C. Maresh Lodge 9, Snook 91 Marie A. Eastman Lodge 28, East Bernard 92 Mitchel Harbus, Sr. Lodge 63, Sweet Home 93 Anna Petrzelka Lodge 81, Needville 94 Frances Quitta Lodge 39, Bryan 95 Frank M. Orsak Lodge 114, Fairchilds 96 Victoria Novosad Lodge 94, Wheelock 97 John Hranicky Lodge 117, Robstown 98 Marie V. Janac Lodge 9, Snook 99 Barbara Sebek Lodge 142, Houston 100 Anna Strauss Lodge 138, Ganado 101 Helen Korinek Lodge 88, Houston 102 Monica Hlavaty Lodge 157, Lubbock 103 Annie Morisak Lodge 4, Hallettsville 104 Marie Susen Lodge 33, Bleiblerville 105 Peter Paul Repka Lodge 141, Sealy 106 Marie Nesuda Lodge 130, Dallas 107 Marie Wechita Lodge 1, Fayetteville 108 Lidmila Mikeska Lodge 97, Placedo 109 Jim (Jak) Pavelka Lodge 135, Ennis 110 Rosie Heins Lodge 172, Pasadena 111 Rose Z. Janicek Lodge 68, Nelsonville 112 Agnes Pavliska Lodge 107, Floresville 113 Theresa Esterak Lodge 32, Victoria 114 Josef Jansky Lodge 4, Hallettsville 115 Theresa Marek Lodge 54, West 77

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Endowment Number 116 Ed Lukas Lodge 125, Westhoff 117 Hedvika Vitek Lodge 20, Granger 118 Anton Bederka Lodge 88, Houston 119 Fannie Bartek Lodge 24, Cyclone 120 Rose A. Ruether Lodge 122, Wallis 121 Johana Krenek Lodge 39, Bryan 122 W.J. Duckett Lodge 30, Taiton 123 Lydia Martinets Lodge 20, Granger 124 Catherine Krizan Lodge 6, Cottonwood 125 Henry Kubala Lodge 67, Schulenburg 126 Jane Petrusek Lodge 141, Sealy 127 Albina Macha Lodge 157, Lubbock 128 Adolph Bordovsky Lodge 63, Sweet Home 129 Ida Hanka Lodge 88, Houston 130 Anna Kutac Lodge 90, Stamford 131 Leah Foss Lodge 112, Guy 132 Annie Urubek Lodge 87, Temple 133 Albina M. Bartek Lodge 92, Fort Worth 134 Julia Boehm Lodge 4, Hallettsville 135 Emilie Lubojacky Lodge 139, Danbury 136 Katherine Chovanec Lodge 139, Danbury 137 Adolphie Macha Lodge 157, Lubbock 138 Hermina Kubitza Lodge 35, Elk 139 Marie Macha Lodge 73, Seymour 140 Frank Shenkir Lodge 47, Seaton 141 Ed Repka Lodge 24, Cyclone 142 Olga Moore Lodge 92, Fort Worth 143 Stephen Cloud Lodge 48, Beyersville 144 Otillie Jurchak Lodge 81, Needville 145 Anna Berkovsky Lodge 63, Sweet Home 146 Marie Prazsky Lodge 88, Houston 147 Alba Hejl Lodge 47, Seaton 148 Albina Pavelka Lodge 35, Elk 149 Andeline Polasek Lodge 154, Fort Worth 150 Marie Gajdusek Lodge 1, Fayetteville 151 Vlasta Dolkos Lodge 92, Fort Worth 152 Fred Kveton Lodge 157, Lubbock 153 Aneska Hosek Lodge 107, Floresville 154 Olga Stepan Lodge 24, Cyclone

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SPJST Tyrs #80, Holland, Texas Lodge Officers: Harold G. Rohde, President Gordon L. Brisbin, Vice President Glen E. Latham, Secretary-Treasurer Frank Pajestka, Jr., Reporter Melissa Taisler, YAD We meet the 1st Saturday of each month at 4:00 p.m. unless otherwise notified.

We sponsor bingo every Thursday night and on the 1st Saturday night of each and every month at 7:00 p.m.

Lic. #17461513958 Once again congratulations from Lodge Tyrs #80, one of the SPJST Lodges to achieve the platium incentive award for 1996.

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Temple Daily Telegram, Temple, Texas Endowment Number

155 Frances Kahanek Lodge 122, Wallis 156 Millie Kubala Lodge 154, Fort Worth 157 Johanna Kresta Lodge 40, El Campo-Hillje 158 Eda Tesch Lodge 16, Bila Hora 159 Thomas Martin Kamas Lodge 201, NelsonvilleBleiblerville 160 Matilda Pustka Lodge 67, Schulenburg 161 Teresa Regmund Lodge 39, Bryan 162 Ben H. Wolff Lodge 89, Rosebud 163 Tracy (Theresa) Stewart Lodge 47, Seaton 164 Aloisie Baros Lodge 125, Westhoff 165 Anna Svec Lodge 65, Crosby 166 Marie Chervenka Lodge 66, Waco 167 Jennie Borovec Lodge 67, Schulenburg 168 Richard Juren Lodge 24, Cyclone 169 Marie Elsik Lodge 79, Corpus Christi 170 Mary Norman Lodge 35, Elk

171 Emilie Stasny • Lodge 91, Crosby 172 Ed Krenek Lodge 63, Sweet Home 173 Jos. F. Holasek Lodge 36, West 174 Erna B. Eberspacher Lodge 139, Danbury 175 Lillie Dusek Lodge 16, Bila Hora 176 Anna Faltisek Lodge 184, Moulton 177 Ethel Stella Koester Lodge 10, Shiner 178 011ie Lee Hall Lodge 54, West 179 Marie Posival Lodge 15, Buckholts 180 Anna C. Kulhanek Lodge 9, Snook 181 Albina T. Surovik Lodge 17, New Tabor 182 Rose Pechal Sirny Lodge 87, Temple 183 Murray F. Broaddus Lodge 17, New Tabor 184 Gustina Pustka Lodge 49, Rowena 185 Ida Muery Lodge 201, NelsonvilleBleiblerville 186 Emil Pollock Lodge 81, Needville 187 Frances Dvorak Lodge 88, Houston

Annual award honors volunteers On an annual basis, since 1987, the SPJST has honored an outstanding statewide fratemalist-someone who demonstrates exceptional service either to the lodge or to the community. Local lodges select their Fraternalists of the Year who are in turn considered for the statewide recognition. The following is a listing of the dedicated members who have earned this distinction.

1987 Frances Olexa

Lodge 88, Houston 1988 Timothy S. Kostom Lodge 88, Houston 1989 Alvin J. Sefcik Lodge 172, Pasadena 1990 Dolores Skrabanek Lodge 47, Seaton 1991 Della Kadlecek Lodge 88, Houston 1992 Jerome C. Dressler Lodge 172, Pasadena 1993 Bennie A. Jarma Lodge 84, Dallas 1994 Jerry Elzner Lodge 79, Corpus Christi 1995 Ubbie Bartek Lodge 177, Academy 1996 Evelyn Gustafson

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188 Agnes Mikush Lodge 4, Hallettsville 189 Agnes Walters Lodge 151, Wharton 190 Vlasta Blazek Lodge 94, Wheelock 191 Otto Walters Lodge 151, Wharton 192 Gilbert Jochec Lodge 1, Fayetteville 193 Anna Holubec Lodge 29, Taylor 194 Ann Farek Lodge 35, Elk 195 Julia Holacka Lodge 54, West 196 Vlasta Baros Lodge 97, Placedo 197 Albina Opela Lodge 184, Moulton 198 Mary H. Boudny Lodge 29, Taylor 199 Rudolph Hurta Lodge 201, NelsonvilleBleiblerville 200 Bennie Orsag Lodge 47, Seaton 201 Betty Martinek Lodge 92, Fort Worth 202 Hattie H. Pavlicek Lodge 73, Seymour 203. Rosie Ancinec Lodge 157, Lubbock 204 Vlasta S. Chernosky Lodge 81, Needville

205 Albina Bartos Lodge 167, Penelope 206 Alois Berke Lodge 24, Cyclone 207 Theresa Chlapek Lodge 47, Seaton 208 Elsie Dusek Lodge 186, Caldwell 209 Emma Holly Lodge 4, Hallettsville 210 Annie Hruska Lodge 20, Granger 211 Albina Mikeska Lodge 47, Seaton 212 Anges Pavliska Lodge 133, San Antonio 213 Ella Praslicka Lodge 92, Fort Worth 214 John Straka Lodge 49, Rowena 215 Fannie Vicic 999, Home Office 216 Milady Walenta Lodge 114, Fairchilds Karolina Zeman Lodge 81, Needville While great efforts have been taken to maintain an accurate listing of our Age 96 members, there may be omissions.

Please contact the office of the Secretary-Treasurer if you feel that any item is in error.

In the SPJST, there is a place for everyone

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Once there was a feeble old woman whose husband died and left her all alone, so she went to live with her son and his wife and their own little daughter.

Every day, the old woman's sight dimmed and her hearing grew worse, and sometimes at dinner her hands trembled so badly the peas rolled off her spoon or the soup ran from her cup.

The son and his wife could not help but be annoyed at the way she spilled her meal all over the table, and one day, after she knocked over a glass of milk, they told each other enough was enough.

They set up a small table for her in the corner next to the broom closet and made the old woman eat her meals there. She sat all alone, looking with tearfilled eyes across the room at the others. Sometimes they spoke to her while they ate, but usually it was to scold her for dropping a bowl or a fork.

One evening just before dinner, the little girl was busy playing on the floor with her building, blocks, and her father asked her what she was making. "I'm •-

building a table for you and mother," she smiled, "so you can eat by yourselves in the corner someday when I get big."

Her parents sat staring at her for some time and then suddenly both began to cry. That night they led the old woman back to her place at the big table. From then on, she sat with the rest of the family, and her son and his wife never seemed to mind a bit when she spilled something every now and then.

This little story-even though it is generations old-clearly illustrates the need for fraternalism and compassion in our world today. As a fraternal benefit society, one of the SPJST's greatest strengths is its capacity to bring families and friends together. In essence, it is service to each other and to our communities that validates the SPJST's existence as a fraternal benefit society. As in the tale of Grandmother's Table, let us be ever mindful that we are all members of the same familythe Family of Man. There is a

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Comfort priority for S.P.J.S.T. Inn at Scott and White Rest Homes in Taylor, Needville The Carriage grouse Restaurant Earlier this spring, Texas Governor George W. Bush signed a proclamation declaring May 16 as "Adopt-A-Nursing Home Day" and May 11-18 as "Nursing Home Week" in the state. For its exemplary volunteer program, S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home No. 1 in Taylor was invited to be present during the special proclamation signing ceremony.

"More than 100,000 Texans live in nursing facilities and many of them have no nearby families, surviving spouses, or visitors," says Sharon Rowley, director of the Adopt-A-Nursing Home at the Texas Department of Human Services (DHS).

"While DHS has many programs to help the elderly, there is no substitute for the warm smile and kind word of another human. Adopt-ANursing Home provides that precious gift to vulnerable Texans in nursing facilities statewide. We hope Governor Bush's generous proclamation will encourage even more Texans to Adopt-A-Nursing Home in their community," Rowley adds.

"We're very proud of our volunteer program," says Woody Richards, administrator of S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home No. 1 in Taylor. "We are fortunate to have an outstanding group of adults and young people to work with. They share their unconditional love, attention and affection with our residents. The volunteers are a big part of the success that our program enjoys."

Both S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home No. 1 in Taylor, Texas and S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home No. 2 in Needville, Texas maintain active volunteer programs at their facilities. In addition to receiving first-rate care and accommodations, residents can participate in a variety of social and exercise activities, including horseshoe, bingo, movies and regularly scheduled performances by area musicians and choirs. SPJST choral groups and youth groups regularly present performances for the two homes.

"The whole idea is to run the homes for the comfort of our guests," says Dan Balusek, chairman of the Board of directors of the S.P.J.S.T. Rest Homes. "We want every resident to feel that this is `home.— The idea to build the first rest home in Taylor, Balusek explains, was initiated at the SPJST's 1956 convention in Temple. "SPJST members saw a real need to build a home — in purpose and spirit — for some of its aging members and some of the older members of the community," he says. "So, they authorized the creation and organization of a self-governing and independent corporation and granted $100,000 to this purpose."

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S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home No. 1, Taylor administrators and residents accompany Texas Governor George Bush for the signing of the "Adopt-aNursing Home Day" proclamation at the State Capitol in Austin.

Pictured, from left, seated, are: Resident Emilia Sellers, Peter Crislip, Governor Bush, Andrew Crislip and Resident Betty Lou Krieg. BACK: Sharon Rowley, Kay Crislip and daughter, Elizabeth, Activities Director Pauline Kovar, Nathan Crislip, Bob Baxter, Clif Martin, Jr., Zachary Crislip, and Administrator Woody Richards.

To this day, the management of the homes in Taylor and Needville rests in the hands of seven directors — one from each district.

New guests are admitted on a first-come, first-served basis As stated in the home's by-laws, "Every application made by members of the Order for admittance to the Home shall be taken into consideration, but it shall in no case be made the basis of any preference on account of membership in the SPJST."

That's important to know for anyone seeking residence in one of the facilities. Those interested are encouraged to visit the rest homes in Taylor and Needville, or contact the adms ra ors. init t S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home No. 1, Taylor administrator Woody Richards can be reached at (512) 352-6337.

S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home No. 2, Needville Administrator Charles Pearce can be reached at (409) 793-4256. Inquiries may also be directed to Mr. Balusek in Cameron at (254) 697-3971.

"The whole idea is to run the homes for the comfort of our guests.

We want every resident to feel that this is 'home."

"We invite all the SPJST delegates to dine with us during your 100th Anniversary Celebration!"

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SEATON STAR HALL LODGE #47 5 Miles East of Temple On Highway 53

Seaton Star Hall's officers and members offer our heartiest congratulations to the SPJST for 100 years of continuous service prodiving Life Insurance needs for its members.

SPJST Lodge #47 Seaton Star Hall provides family oriented dances each weekend, plus fellowship, youth activities, family entertainment and community services in the area since 1903. Star Hall is proud to be recognized as the second largest membership lodge in the State of Texas, and it makes us proud to be a part of the 1-00 year celebration!.

S.P.J.S.T. REST HOME DIRECTORS — Pictured, from left, are: Billy Rollwitz of Lodge 49, Rowena; Lonnie Lostak of Lodge 139, Danbury; Chairman Dan Balusek of Lodge 47, Seaton; Gene Hrncir of Lodge 79, Corpus Christi, George Pauling of Lodge 66, Waco and Donnie Victorick of Lodge 9, Snook. Not pictured is Michael Ahlstrom of Lodge 32, Victoria.

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SPJ T T weekl Vestnik.... marks 85t Through two world wars, the Great Depression and decades of national and international tension and triumph, the Vestnik has evolved to reflect the changing needs and special concerns of SPJST members.

On a weekly basis, the Vestnik delivers news on a wide range of organizational and cultural topics. In addition, each issue provides SPJST members with a forum for sharing news and information about happenings at their 413;11=11•••111■Mi••• local lodges and youth clubs.

Subscriptions to the Vestnik are free upon request to members of the SPJST. Non-members may purchase a subscription to the newspaper at the rate of $20 annually.

Subscription requests may be directed to the Office of the Financial Secretary, in care of the SPJST Home Office in Temple.

"The Vestnik has evolved to reflect the changing needs and special concerns of SPJST members:

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It's called Vestnik and it's the SPJST's weekly membership newspaper. Translated, the name means "Bulletin" and come September 1, it will be 85 years since Mr. Frank Fabian edited and published the first issue of the Vestnik m Hallettsville, Texas. SPJST members be lieved then— just as now—in the necessity of effective and regular communication between all parts of the organization.

"For eighty five years, the Vestnik has strived to help members better understand the scope of their organization and instill pride in their colorful heritage," says Editor Brian Vanicek.

"In a very real way the newspaper has been a builder of images and a shaper of opinions and attitudes about the fraternal activities, insurance and other benefits available to members," he says.

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P cr 100 years, the SPJST has worked to ensure tho financial security of its members* and its f r aternal commitment to the communities \ ' , ere SPJST members live and work.

Through, a wide range of insurance options and financial products, the SPJST offers its members the peace of mind thatcomes with financial security. Mortgage loans and mort gage protection are also available to qualified members.

SPJST lodges sponsor a wide range of famii y-oriented activities and community service proiects. These include musical and dance groups, dances, picnics, games, contests, summer camps and. youth activities.

This past spring, the SPJST's Scholarship Program awarded 100 scholarships to deserving high school seniors and college undergraduates.

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