Official Organ Of The Slavonic Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texas, Founded 1897.
VOLUME 58 — NO 16
iltOTHERHOOD
HUMANITY
BENEVOLENCE
Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 with Undeliverable Copies to: SUPREME LODGE SPJST, FOB 100, TEMPLE, TEX 76501
APRIL 22, 1970
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK We wish to call your attention to the IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT and the letter about the S.P.J.S.T. Rest Homes Nos. 1 and 2. Bro. J. M. Skrabanek advises our membership that two wings are nearly completed in Needville. All donors who have plans for furnishing a room should do so now for the time is drawing near when the rest home will need the rooms furnished. So that there is no conflict, you are reminded that the room furnishing donations should be sent to Bro. Charlie Matcek, as the letter directs. The smaller and memorial donations are being accepted by Sis. Bessie Franek in Needville. • • Attention members of Districts IV and VI — do not forget your meeting your district to be held April 26. The programs are in this issue and there is a map showing how to get to. La Salle in District_ VI in this issue, also. Sunday, April 26th in Dallas — the Ladies Czech Club - will be celebrating their 35th Anniversary. Dr. V. Hunacek and Prof. John Skrivanek will have shOrt addresses. Dr. Hunacek is a consultant with , the Texas Education Agency in Austin, and is from the Charles University in Prague. He will show slides and films of Czechoslovakia, and its culture. Dr. Skrivanek is at A&M University in College Station, and
IT'S YOU! You say the world is gloomy, The skies are grim and gray? The night has lost its quiet, You fear the coming day? The world is what you make it, The sky is gray or blue, Just as your soul may paint it, It isn't the world ., it's you! Clear up the clouded vision, Clean out the foggy mind. The clouds are always passing, And each is silver lined. The world is what you make it, Then make it bright and true, And when you say it's gloomy, It isn't the world, it's you! —Anon. is a Professor of Slavic languages. He is well-known in Texas. They will have a Czech program presented by Sister B. Valcik, and the Dallas Czech Concert Orchestra will perform, which will be conducted by Bro. Sid Pokladnik. Due to a commitment made in the spring of last year, we will have to attend the District IV meeting in Rowena. Needless to say, we wish the best of luck to District VI, and the Ladies Czech Club in Dallas. • • Under SYD—Spring Training Classes are listed some very pertinent problems of our society (set in bold-face
type). Read them carefully. They certainly merit your attention and thought. How many times have you seen a very worthy cause or project "shot to pieces" in your lodge because of petty jealousy or peevishness; just because someone was not the big "I", or too many just did not care and said, "Let George do it." All of us have heard parents moan about our "terrible youth" of today. Could it be they are just as guilty as any other by neglecting and ignoring their youth? Have ve you really helped your youth leader? Another memorable occasion — the membership of Lodge 87, Temple, are extending a cordial invitation to everyone to help celebrate their 60th anniversary of their lodge, on Sunday, April 26 at Temple. (For more details, please refer to Sister Frances Bartek and YL Judy Shenkir's letters). o • A reminder to members in District V — the Convention Fund Committee will sponsor a fried-chicken dinner and a battle dance at Lodge 88 on May 3. Lodges 88 and 142 will be hosts for the convention in 1972. (You will find more details on this activity in this issue). • Member receives endowment check. Brother Emil Darilek, Sr., one of Moulton's beloved senior citizens, recently