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Vesele vanoeni hotly svatky blaha, pokoje, radosti, dojernne svatky, opredene kouzlem obyeejt, pisni, koled, zkazek, a mezi starAinn lidmi obohacene i neAkodnYmi poverami. Tato fivaha by vypinila nekolik eisel Vestniku, jen kdyby claom chteli vypisovati Atedroveeerni a vanoeni zvyky a zabavy, ktere se dlouho udrtovaly mezi aeskYm lidem. Ac vyrnsta nam zde v Texasu a v Americe ji g tketi a ety rta generace, ae mnoho, z tech starych lidovYeh zvyk y se mezi nami zaporrinelo, piece jegte najdeme zde a onde jiste vanoeni zvyky, o nicht nak deti ani nevedi, odkud pfig ly a proe se udrruji. Je nekcly eloveku lito, te mai° povzbuzujeme a zajimame se o folkloristiku (lidovedu), nebo re nemame sami dosti rozhledu, abychom tern rnla,dirn mohii yypravet

Vt STN t S — WEST, TEXAS tech staroeeskYch vanoenieh zabavach, a aby nekterY z na glch studentu mohl napsati o tom anglickou knitku pro girgi verejnost.

Na vanoce pribYva dne, a ji g to povzbuzovalo eeskeho eloveka k veselejSi nalade. Neznam tadneho anglickeho nebo americkeho pokekadla, ktere by melo tentyt nebo priblitnY yYznam jako ty 'Ceske rikanky o torn, te dne pfiby yd: Na Boti narozeni o kuri pokroCeni; o huby otevreni; o ble gi prevaleni. Na Novy rok o slepiei krok. o zajeei skok. Na Tki krale o tit kroky dale. Na Hromnice o hodinu vice. A kdo by z tech starSich pfistehovalcu nevzpominal. jak aspon jednou za rok i ty male (let slibovaly Si, to celiekY den nic nebudou jisti, ani piti, jen aby y eeer uvidely "zlate prasatko". Na Valak sku, kde redaktor vyrostl, slibovali jsme si tertem: Kdo se posti, uvidi "krokvu zlatti", totit krokvu a lat' (s lat1D. Ska cilivali jsme se odleskem zrcadelka, jak zlate prasatko pa strope a po zdech. re v Cechach a na IYlalo natich dei Morave melt' dati dva vYznanme svatky.

Napfed bvlo Aiikultig e na 6. prosince, a pak pri, €1 1.(', (1/ y eeer. Jen si vrpomen.me, kolik Pal ,,nte se teSili na "svateho bisktipa" a kik p,ute se radovali, kdyt nam vypraveli, re projialeji jit cele vozy cukrovi, otechti a jinYch darku osadou a co nevidet plijde i sum svaty Mikulag.

Byl to trochu jiny patron net americkY Santa Claus. Jak malou du gieku jsme melt v sobe, ani neclutali, kdyt se ozval v pfedveeer svatku venku pod oknem nebo na naspi zvonek, po oknech zasvigtely pruty a v sini zarachotil Cert feterem. , A hle, to vehazi mil' svatY MikuldA v dlouhem bilern Sate, nikoliv v aervenem kotichit jako Santa Claus, ale eery bilY, s lesklou zlatou bi ,,kupskou eepici na hlay e, v levici berlu a v pravici dloultY postfibrenY prut. DlouhY vous se 'mu bola at po pas. Za nim se v g ak velmal do svetnice cert. Rachoti fetezern, rejdi dokola a Will se k detem. Strach byl pied nim velikY. I ten riejbujnejAi kluk se tract do koutu. Dokucl jsme byli rnentimi, s kri kem a strachem utikali jsme se schovati do mamineiny sukne. Ale i kdyt jsrne byli Slolaky, nejednou jsme tupli pod still.

Pojednou zaznel duty hlas Mikula gfiv. To i pert musel bYti ticho. Porouei se modliti Oteena'S a vyptava se z katechismu.

TresavYm hlasem koktame odpovedi. Jestli nam modlitba nebo odpoved' se zadrhla v krku, pert hrorive zarachotil reterem. Bylo to stokrat horSi net trema na jevitti. Ale pak nas rodiee trochu pachvalili, svaty MikulaS nam dal jablko, orechy a jine dary. Ale nekdy "udelalo se nam v taludku nanic", kdyt tatieek na nas potaloval a MikulaStiv prut zasviStel vzduehem. Ostatne o tech nekolik glehfi

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ant ne glo, ale hroznej gi bylo, 're Cert se tlaeil k nam, chtel nas vziti s sebou, Sermoval se s pytlem, aby nas hodil do vody.

Jak uprimne jsme slibovali svatemu MikulaSi, ge se polep gime. Koneene pokynul MikulaS Certu, aby na,5 pro tentokrate nechal na pokoji. Ten Si jegte zarejdil pa svetnici, jakoby piece chtel si nekoho vybrati, ale pak odekl i s MikulaSem. NCkdy ovSem s Mikulakm prigel tet andel i Cert.

Pak teprve pfi gel Steclry den, StedrY veeer! V anglietine nemame slova nebo vYrazu odpovidajiciho narvu "StedrY den". Maine polite Christmas Eve, predvanooni yeeer. Jit cesky nazev "StedrY den", ktery pochazi od patnacteho nebo kstnacteho stoleti, napovida, te to byl den pro darky a nadilky. apdide davali detem, kmotri kmotrenctiffi, hospodari duchovnhn, mistri tovary gilm, sousedi sousediun, pani poddanYm a poddani panum. Nadilka se provadela rormanite.

Obyeejne temto darkiim se rikalo, te se dostaly "k JetiSku".

Koleda, nizey ygeslovanskS', byl od jazykozpytcri i od mythologu rozmanite vykladan. Byl to obyeej celkem vtude a vtdy stejnY, totit obchtzka po stavenich ad Stedreho veeera at do Noveho roku, kdy se provadela kikadla, zpivaly pisne o narozeni Pane, a pfitom eekalo se na nejake obciarovani. Drive chodivali po kolede netoliko male deti, ale i mladet dospelejSi. 0 vanoeni kolede nosivali s sebou "det'atko". 0 kolode na TH. krale chodivali "s hvezdott".

Obyeej s y anoenim stromkem neni lidovY a neni slo ycn gkY, cot nejednomu etenari Vestniku bride novinkou. K vanoenim tobradum, obyeejum a zvykum prastareho pfrvodu pridrutil se v oeskYch zemich teprve ve stoleti devatenactem novY obyeej, ve star zich dobach docela neznamY stromek vanoeni. Neni divu, re rally nabyl vg eobecne obliby a rozgifil se takfka vSude. Dnes se zda, jako by se od yekii udrtovalo v lidovem podani strojeni vanoeniho stromeeku, jehot mil' a ptivabny zjev vhodne se druti k naiad& tichYch vanoenich boat, dojimajicich i eloveka otrleho tajupinYm kouzlem. Ines zdobi vanoeni stromek, proste upravenY, jizbu v chudobne chaloupce, jako kragli zari svetel a blYskavYmi cetkami, smesi drahocennYch darkft, nadherne vy griofen, bohate domovy v mestech. Dnes vanoeni stromek je merinarodnim obyeejem po vg ech zemich krest'anskYch. I vojaci nebo lodnici, vzdaleni od domova a od zatiSi rodinneho tivota, stroji si na StedrY veeer vanoeni stromek, vzporninajice na sve drahe v dalekYch dornovech. Vanoeni stromek nyni srostnul se starodavnYm obyeejein udileti darky: — lehei darky jsou rave§ovany na haluzky, COSI se kladou pod stromek. Tak se spo-

y e stkedu, dne 19. prosince 1951. jily nerozluene starodavnY zvyk nadilky s novej gim obyeejem kra gleni stromku.

Dnes vanoenimu stromku jsme uvykli a malokdo se pta, zda je to obyeej start' nebo novY. Kdo by chtel zbaviti StedrY weer to poeticke ptizdoby a ptipraviti deti o radost nejvetgi?

Jegte novejAiho piivodu ne'2' vanoeni stromek je obyeej se jrnelim, anglicky mistletoe. Je to zvyk anglickY, kterY podobne jako vanoeni stromek se rozgitil do jinYch evropskYch zemi a ptirozene i do anglickych drZav a osad v Americe.

Stati na gi fide vrti hlavou, co to znamena, zavegovati na 8tecir3"T veder a pies vanodni svatky pod lrunpu, pod lustr nebo do prfichodu dveii chumade jmeli. KdyZ se pak pod jmelim rozproudi vanodni blahoptani, etveraeive Skadleni a libani, nezda, se nevinnY obyeej se jmelim tak novotatskY. Jmeli je podivna, a vYznamna, cizopasna rostlina. Budi nctu statim dokladil, jak si ho, vaZili ji.2 ye staroveku keltieti Druidove a ptipisovali jmeli zraenou moc. A jako nemecke vanoce by nemohly byti bez jedloveho stromku, v Anglii by zase nemohli slaviti va,noce, kdyby nemeli jmeli (misletoe). Tisice tun pueli se vyvaZi roene z Francie do Anglia k vanociim, aby se vyhovelo zvyku, ze kakieho, kobo kdo dopadne na Stedry veeer pod jmelim, za,ve genYm pod lainpou prostted pokoje nebo,nad vchodem dveti, ma pravo bez milosti polibiti, Starsi eeskY obyeej, po eesku razovite upravenY, nabadal o vanocich staveti doma jeslielcy, betlem a choditi s jesliekarni. Jesliakova skupina mela nazorne pripominati narozeni Pane s celYm ovzdugim lidoveho pastYrskeho a venkovskeho Zivota, s vevodicim laradem a mestem nahote, s andelem vzna gejicim se nad jeskynkou, nad chlevem, s nadpisem: Pokoj lidem dobre yule! Jegte dnes mnohY stark ptistehovalec i zde v Texasu zaletne na tecIrSt veder upominkou k jesliekam, na n'a se v detsvi te gival, u nich se radoval, nebo pti nich zapominal, co souZilo a &di vlaZilo v bolne vzpo mince. Kouzlo jeslidek, kdy Molt& vraci se ye vzpominkach do detstvi, aby s basnikern VrchlickYm tekl: "A stare pisne dui zneji, — a s nimi jdou sny jeslieek --kol hlavy me, jak ye zaveji — hlas traticich se rolnieek." Jeslieky a betlern bYvaly o vanocich nejdrIlelitejAi ozdobou tkalcovskYch chalup v Podkrkono gi, v tom kraji, kterY za druhe svetove valky dostal nazev Sudetenland. Ji2 del gi dobu pied vanoenimi svatky, sna gely se s pady figurky do betlema, aby se na nich opravila po gkozena barva, aby o Stedrem veeeru majitel mohl postaviti svou chloubu v koutku svetnice a mohl ji ozatiti tleba i _malou olejovou lampiekou. Od nejmengich papirovYch betlemn aZ do velikYch s vykezavanYmi a ozclobnymi figu-

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Spi, Jezulatko, spi!

Zas chudYch lidi chude dite jen do jeslieek Wok Te ach, kolikrat uZ lidstvu dano a Jida gi vkly zaprodano, spi, Jezulatko, spi!

Spi, Jezulatko, spi!

Spi sladce na torn sene holem, My dech tajime Vgichni kolem, vedne pravdy synku, vklyt' je take treba, odpoeinku, spi, Jezulatko, spi!

Spi, Jezulatko, spi! a nabei v spanku nove sily, man konat je gte mnohou mili: to cesty lidstva ku spaseni, to jegte dlouho konec neni spi, Jezulatko, spi!

Spi, Jezulatko, spi!

Za Tye o brattich naudeni svet vezme Te zas do mudeni, a nez se lidstva pouta •zdrti, je tteba je gte velkYch smrti — spi, Jezulatko, spi!

Jan Neruda.

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rami, jeZ pokrYvaly tteba celou stenu svetnice, az k tern, ktere se pohybovaly, otadely se a chodily vkchny v nejvetsi uctivosti byly povaovany za ptedmety svateeni, za veci povzna gejici, ktere z vanoc ainily nejradostnej gi svatky chudeho deskeho eloveka.

Ptiehazeji potejitelne zpravy o fispeg -nYchvrodisazmnhitnich tadu. Vetginou si dopisovateld pochvaluji, schfize vYroeni byly do,sti sluSne elenstvern zastoupeny. Sam redaktor byl mile povzbuzen &thou nav gteyou dlenstva u jeho mistniho tadu Pokroku Houstonu eislo 88. Nasledkem opokleni pravidelne zasilky, kartaeovYch otiska, ktere tiskarna z West mi posila "special delivery" kakiou nedeli kolem deviate rano, nedostal jsem se do schtize aZ kdy" jsern na gel na hlavni poste ztracenou silku. Schfrze tadova zapoeala, v devet rano, a kr:137Z jsem se do schfize dostavil, bylo tam jiz pies sto elent. Potad schfize byl jiz v ptedchazejici listopadove schfizi na,vilen a ptijat, a kdy2 se salt.ze odrotila k obCdu, kterY elenove dostali dole v jidelne zdarma, cely potad byl zpoZden pouze o nekolik minut. Novinkou ye schtzi byla volebni listina, ptedem od nominadniho vYboru vypracovana. Na teto listine byli vyjmenovani v gichni kandidati do v gech fa dovYch vYborti, j akoz i navileni elenove za delegaty do sjezdu. Volebni listina vAak byla jeAte dopinena dalSimi nominacemi. Kandy Olen mei pravo navrhnouti kohokoliv do kte-

Strana 3 rehokoliv iitadu pied zahajenim voleb.

Nepodital jsem v gechny navrZene kandidaty, ale jistotne jich bylo ptes padesat, Jen pro samotne delegaty bylo navrZeno dvacet kandidatt. Takto upravend volebni listina uspigila celou volebni proceduru. Jindy to vzalo taktka d ye a,Z hodiny, ne2 se volby provedly, tentokrate se volby provedly v tticeti minutach.

Potegitelnym Ukazem je, ze vedeni u ne" pokrok Houstonu dislo 88 je v rukou dobrYch a SpolehlivYch Utednikil z" mladgi generace. Vet gina tech stargich kdy2 byli nominovani do Atadfi, dekovali s omluvou, ze svirj dii pro tad ji2 vykonali. RovneZ v gichni delegati do ptigtiho sjezdu, kteti budou zastupovati tad Pokrok .1-.7,oustonu, budou na sjezdu bud' ponejpry nebo podrulie. Pouze jeden ze starych Menu byl ptivolen, aby udrZovgl mezi rnladgimi delegaty rovnovahu. Boy' hlu• boee doj at, kcI34,Ap1ijimal nominaci a tekl: "Byl jsem na kaZdem sjezdu v uplynulYch dvaceti peti letech, ale nikdy jsem nemel to Cest zastupovati svuj tad. Dokud to stanovy dovolovaly, zastupoval jsern nektery Dray' 1-ad." Clenove s radosti vyhoyell jeho aby byl ptipsan na voleb ni listinu a byl plivolen mezi dalgich devet mladYch delegatti. Recla,ktor gratuluje bratru. C. H. Chernoskemu, ze byl zvolen jednim z deseti delegatu od tadu Pokrok Houstonu.

Nak fa,dy v men'gich mestech a venkovnich mesteekach, zvla gte tam, kde tad ma svou vlastni budovu, povaIovany byly za stkedisko, kde se blahodarne rozvijel obdansky Zivot. oast° tadova, sin byla krom gkoly a kostelii jedinou vetejnou mistnosti, karn mei pfistup ka,k1Y. Na ge lady a jejich sine jsou cifilelitYm einitelern obeariskein souZiti. Prace spolkova jc &stria a bYti dobrYm obeanem znamena teZ starati se o spolek a mistnost, kde obeanske povinnosti se nezleheuji, ale zdfirazriuji. A ponevadZ v gichni zavisime jeden na druhem a vzajemne se doplriujeme, meli bychorn vice pozornosti venovati nagim tadtm a tadovemu majetku.

Vzpomefime si jen toho lidoveho„ vyjadteni, ze "jaky pan, taky kram" nebo "jak' sedlak, takova stodola".

Detska, vanoeni besidka, potadand Iddem San Antonio Cislo 133, musela byti vskutku vyjimkou mezi tuctov'mi nimi Pozorne jsme pledetli dopis sestry Barbory Riebe, a takta referat sestry Marcelly Kleprlikove, a musime se obdivovati originalnim programu. A jak sestra Ruby Holly scleluje, nektera eisla budou opakovana v International Hall. Nekdy zaslechneme postesk, ze ty vanoeni programy nevabi tolik jako kdysi, a prave v San Antonio ukazali, jak talovY vanooni program muze byti ptitaMivejSlm. Podobny program mei by WI opsan nebo mimcograficky

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rozrnnolen, aby mohl bYti zaptljeen take jinYm radinn k nacvieeni budoucich vdnoenich programil. jsme it toho predmetu stran vdnoenich nadilek, redaktor rad by podal prehled nebo celkovy seznam, kde vgude byly anebo je gte budou detske vanoeni veeirky nebo vanoeni programy. Bratti tajemnici, moZno-li yam, poglete jen kratieke uvedomeni, zdali jste letos meli detsky vanoti,,ni program. Dodane zpra,vy redaktor upravi, aby z toho byla redakOni &oho nebo delgi elanek. MoZno-li Vam, neopomente tak ueiniti co nejdtive.

Otazka, iitnhiy nebo domova pro stare Cleny sotva se rozhodne sOitanim Mend, kteri dnes by se vyslovili, Ze by do ntulny gli. Snad ani hlasovani by spravne nevystihlo pravy sta y veci. Jako si neinUe nikdo odhlasovati gtesti v manklstvi, tak nenitiZeme odhlasovati nebo ptedem urkolik budeme mit negt'astnYch starYch Menu', ositelYch deti, rozvodti, rozvracenYch rodin a jinYch neptedvidan.Ych okolnosti, ktere Zivot Cini. btemenem. Mate v dne gnim Cisle etyri rUzna pojednani o domovu pro stare lidi. lateetete si je vsechny etyri s rozvahou. dY z dopisti niuze yam poskytnouti dalgi myglenky k samostatnYm tivaham. KaZda nova myglenka mute se ptirovnati ku kvasnicim, jichZ je treba, aby test° nakyprelo. Ku kvasnicim je' ticeba trochu mouky, trochu vody nebo mleka, trochu toho a onoho, a predev gim ochoty, aby kvasek byl spravne zadelan. Poeitati piedem, kolik osob bude si na kolaeich pochutnavati, nezabrani Zadne dobre kucharce, aby se rozmY glela, ma-li of nema, se do peeeni buchet a smakni koblihti odvaiti. A koneene ani Coto prirovnani neni ptilehave, poneva,c1Z domov pro starce ma nesmirne dalekosahlergi vYznam, kterY nelze te giti piottebami chvilkovYmi. atete a uvaZujte.

Porada-li vas rad sylvestrovskou zabavu, a jestli jste &kali s odeslanim oznameni zabavy aZ do chvilky, kdy budete Oisti tyto radku, pak budete ujigteni, Oekali jste piing dlouho, lee byste telefonovali nebo telegrafovali primo do tiskarny do West. Na po gtovni cloclavku se nespolehejte pied svatky. NormOni dodavka se vrati a,Z po Novem roce. Redaktor odesla,1 v patek ve6er tri Ci etyti dogle dopisy, teZ nejakou` latku pro eislo povanooni, a schvalne s rukopisy jel ku vlaku, aby zasliku odevzdal primo Zeleznienimu pogtovnimu zrizenci, a piece to nebylo nic platno. V nedeli v poledne telefonoval mi bratr Jerome Kopecky z tiskarny z West -- Jerome je prava ruka bratra Jos. Hola.ska — ze pra yidelna pateeni zasilka dosud do tiskarny nedo gla. Mam obavu, Ze nektere yanoeni pozdravy budou tigteny aZ na Sylvestra. ToteZ zpozdeni udal.° se s kartak yYmi otisky, ktere tis-

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Krasna doba Vanoc, kdyZ priroda se bile °diva, jak by uklaciana na not, pratelstvi, jak kvitek, oktiva.

Pritel Atesti preje priteli a sobec gratuluje sobe, vgak radost z Vanoc, vite-li, maji strany obe. karna odesilo redaktoru, a ktere maji byti dodany v Houstonu v nedeli rano. Cepytel po gty od severu do Houstonu se nekde ztratil, zatoulal se nebo byl zaloZen mezi jinymi pytli, a redaktor si mohl v nedeli ukousati nehty. Neprihodi-li se neco vice tragickeho, doufaine, Ze predvannoni i povanoehi eisla Vestniku budou yydana pravidelne.

V§em bratrim a sestram posila ce1S, personal tiskarny, zahrnuje v to take redaktora a Tiskovj'T vybor, viele pozdravy a p •ani §t'astnj'reh a radosti4ch vanod-

nich svatku. ) • 4* NIKDO NEBUDE ZKLAMAN. Z,Austinu, z eeskeho Literarniho SdruZeni pti Texaske statni universite prichazi tato zprava.: Nami vydand Oeska obrazkova eitanka "Jaro" OM se co vhodnY vanoOni nebo novoroeni darek takove pozornosti nag ich krajanek a krajanti po celYch SpojenYch Statech i Kanade, Ze jeji druhe vydani bude v nekolika dnech apine yyprodano. Je to jiste potegitelnY zjev. — Protok nechceme, aby nekdo byl zklaman, protole by pro nej jiZ eitanky nebylo, rozhodli jsme se pro treti vyclani eita,nky, co'Z se stane v pondeli, dne 17. prosince. Jsme opravdu velice radi, ze krasna Oitanka tegi se takove oblibe. Obdrkli jsme nekolik set poclavalnYch do . pisti s yYzvou k dalgi praci. — Zdtirazimjeme, Ze objednavky jsou vyrizovany tak, jak dochazeji. Mnozi objednali eitanku jiZ po treti a nekteti zasilaji s ptislugnYin obnosem adresy tech, kterYm chteji, aby Oitanka byla nami poslana, co vanoOni, nebo novoroeni darek. My to oclaotne a obratem obstarame s pripsanim vanoeniho nebo novoroeniho pram' i adresy toho, kdo eitanku Soueasne touto cestou pfejeme nagim priznivetim, ptedev gim redaktortim a vydavateltim na gich eeskYch novin v Americe, krajannm a krajankam, kteri mail opravclovy zajein o na gi tee materskou, prijemnYch svatku vanoenich a v geho dobra, hlavne zdravi v No yem roce. Nezapominejme, ze Ceske noviny a Ceska kniha jsou nagi nejlep gi pratele, kteri nas pobavi a pouei, kdykoliv si toho prejeme. eitanka se dosud prodava za starou cenu: jeden dolar (a lest centt ve znamkach na pogtovne), jez nutno co nejdrive zaslati se spravnou adresou na adresu: Dr. Ed. Meek, University Station, Austin,

Ve stredu, tine 19. prosince 1951., Texas a eitanka bude zaslana obratem.

Ueirite radost sobe, Va gim ptatelitm predevgim nagi mladezi, v niZ je na ge budoucnost. — Jinena tech, kteri si Citanku zakoupi, budou zapisovana do Pamatniku ptatel 'Ceske knihy a 'fedi. Bude to jednou take krasna pamatka podle Dokud sila, hled'me dila, by pamatka po nas zbyla!

-NAIE SPJST POSKYTUJE NASLEDUJICt VYHODNE POJIATENI PRO CELOU RODINU. Vida B. — Daivotni, y e ktere Glen plati poplatky az do sve smrti.

Vida C. — 20 lete splacene, e'en plati v teto tide poplatky 20 ran, avAak v du smrti podpora jest vyplacena, kdykoliv se tato uda.

Vida D. — 15 lete splacene, Men plati jen 15 rokt; vSrplata podpory jako ye C poznaCeno.

Vida E. — 10 lete splacene, Glen plati jen 10 roka, s vSrplatou amrti jako ye tridach C a D. Vida F. — 15 lete nadadni, obnos certifikatu jest vyplacen po 15 letech placeni.

Vida G. -- 20 lets nadadni, obnos certifikatu jest vyplacen po 20 letech paceni.

Vida H. -- Vyplacene v 65 letech Clen v tap tride plati poplatky al do dosa'2eni 65 let, kdy je mu obnos certifikatu vyplacen.

Vida I. — Dvacetilete vyplacene v 60 letech, Olen v teto tride plati poplatky po 20 roka a obnos certifikatu se vyplati kdy glen dosahne 60 let stall.

Tiida K. — Poplatky plati se do veku 65 let, ne'z' obnos certifikatia vyplati se al2 po smrti.

Dargi vSrhody k temto pojistkam jsou:

1. Dvojnasobne pojigteni pro plipad smrti ne gt'astnou nahoclou.

2. Zprateni poplatky v pripadu trvaleho zneschopneni Clena.

DelskY Odbor:

Lhtitni pojiSteni do 16 let.

Vida J—C. UspornS, doiivotni certlfikat vyplaceny ye dvaceti letech, s pinYm obnosem podpory ye veku 16 let.

Vida J—S. — dvacetileta dOivotni, s pinYm obnosem ye veku 5 let.

'Vida J—E. nadaeni ve veku 18 let, s pinYm obnosem podpory ve veku 5 let.

Tiida J—G. nadadni po dvaceti letech placeni, piny obnos podpory y e veku 5 let.

DaKi vYhody v Detskem Odboru jsou:

Pojigteni platiciho (Payor Insurance), ochrana tato za mirny mesieni neb roeni poploatek zbavuje, v pripadu smrti poplatky platiciho, povinnosti daliho placeni poplatky na takto chranenY certifikat, kterY ale procllualje veSkere hodnoty v nem uvedene. (dz)

Ve slredu, tine 19. nrosince TN — WEST, TrcAs qralliil "-filiMMIIIMUSTIMINIPSOVA *tie Ik*idnume.a4m, I tolilca sjezdech a kaade nove usneseni vzalo mnoho easu, ma-li el nema.-li to proj it.

Zde jest tea otazka, kde ten fitulek v kterem meste, neb okresu. Takoy e budovy nejsou mot vitane, neb ty vady Ze sehilze radii Jaro eisto 130. chteji pomoc oil mesta; a kdya by tam Dallas, Tom's. byl patient, IcterY by nebyl z toho mesta, Mile sestry a bratri: neb okresu, talc by se zdrahali mu dati VYroeni schfiz mame za sebou. Byla nejake tealce nemoci zclarrna leeeni v nepane navStivena, o co maji zasluhu nagi mocnici. To lige by musela platit nage bratri firednici, neb se domluvili dati Jednota. A my zname sami sebe velice dverni dar tern, co do schfize prijdou. Ne- dobre. Zadny z rids, poked jen intrae lezvim jestli toto troche pornohlo, ale melt ti nereknu ant chodit — tak neptijde jsme tam eleny, kteri nejdou Oast° do do aaclneho fistavu, prijde tam as tit oschtize. Jednani schfizove, volba firedni- pravdu nebude moci chodit. ku se odbyla hladce, neb jsme je vgechny Nerada bych v gak videla, aby to sjezd zvolili jednohlasne zase na pri gti rok. vubec zavrhnul. Zaeatek jest zde udelan, Dalgi vYbory se budou volit v pri gti schu- nemusi to bYt Mouektv fond, mute to bYt zi. fond k ucteni na gich zakladajicich elenfi Volba delegatfi do sjezdu. — Za delega SPJST. Stari optigterif elenove zde byli ut ty byli zvoleni br. Hugo Sevea,k a Arnold i tenkrat a jsou tu nyni a budou tu i po Vrla; nahradnici br. Miro Jureik a sestra rids. Volarne-li po torn, co,nam pri gti buAntonie Horalcova. cloucnost prinese, volaine-h no planovani Dne 23. prosince, to jest v nedeli odpo- do predu za 5-10-20 let, tedy nechme ledne o 4. hodine, mame v Sokolovni va- ten fond, kterY us stava, ale ujednejme noeni nadilku. Jest to to rad Jaro, Zen- ye sjezdu, by kaady rad do toho fondu sky Krouaek, Sokol a rad ZCBJ, tedy 4 odvedl ze s yYch elentii malou dari, at' ut spolky spoleeny vanoeni program s na- priraakou na poplateich radovYch neb dilkou pro deti. Prijd'te v gichni elenove, zabavou. Co neni dues, mute bYt zitra. A fitulek takovY vyaaduje Casu a stoji hodprived'te vase deti, v ge bude zdarma, ne penez. ne vstuprie, jen spoleene pobesedovani.

Psala jedna sestra, ae sly gela, ae v doPrigti radova, schtize bude ua v novem roce, dne 6. ledna o 3 hod. odpoledne v movech, kde jsou dani stall neb nemocSokolovni. Mame slibenou navgtevu, na ni Tide, se musi-platit a ae jim v ge vezkterou se te gime ua delgi dobu. Po schuzi mou. Ano, v takovYch domech se musi budeme mitt zase kavu a peeivo. V po- platit mesiene. Ma-li ten nemocnY, neb sledni schtizi nam v gem to svadina chut- jeho rodina, nerria-li nikoho a je na pennala a hezky jsme si pobesedovali pri si, tedy tu pensi mu vezmou, at' jest to starobni neb z vYclelku pense. torn. Tedy nezapomerite na schuzi.

Kdyt jsme umistili br. Valka v takoNyni se vratim ku delegattlim do sjezdu. Bratr Seveak jest zapracovany start' vein domove, tedy jsme zamleeli, ae dospolkovy pracovnik. Arnold Vrla narn stal par dolart pojistneho, uschovali jsme ukazal v tomto roce, ae se zapracovava, mu to, a vady, kdya si chtel prilep git na do prate radove a jsme s nim Upine spo- jidle, ktereho tam mnoho nedostanou, kojeni. Br. 1VIiro Jureik pracuje us radu tak je za,volal a ja napsala Cek neb Mira let nejen v jednom spolku, ale v gude kde Jureik a zavezl mu to. Tedy zadarmo nijest potteba. A tak si myslim, to kdyby- kde nic nedaji a nemohla by to &Ai ant chom se rozhledli kolem sebe v nagich nage Jednota. Te byste tea museli dati rodinach, nasich detech, tech privdanYch vast pensi i vast Umrtni pojistku. a priaenenYch, a dali je do na geho radu Tedy, bratri a sestry, mame pinYch 5od 16 let nahoru, co jeste nejsou deny u 6 mesictI do sjezdu, premY glejte o tomto, nageho radu, tedy bychom dopinili po- a i kdya se neuskuteeni postaveni neb eet, ktery narn schuzi na elenech bychom koupeni dornova pro na ge stare Cleny, temohli mitt 3 delegaty a tim by byl Miro dy nezavrhujte tento zaeatek, ale ho Jureik. Bratri organisatori, poohlednete podporte. se kolem sebe, videla jsem nektere eleny V nagem meste mame zase pripad. Mave schfizi, kteri maji ve svYch rodinach minka jest nemocna, a pry deti ji nechti, deti, ktere nejsou dosud eleny na gi Jed- nemaji pro ni misto, nema ji kdo opatronoty. Jegte jest eas dohnat to, mame 5— vat. Jak smutne. Jak to musi bYt bolest6 mesict easu. ne, kdya se nemfrae domluvit anglicky a Main pied sebou Vestnik. Preeetla jsem musi letet bezmocne mezi cizimi. Bone, odpoved' bratra redalctora, tYkajici se my tak divno aijeme, piece si kaada z nas toho ritulku pro stare eleny. Bratre Val- myslime, ae si dobre det vychovame, slyeiku, pigete tak jak ja jsem o tom pre- gim-li takoveto pripady, jest mile samotmYglela. M_yglenka jest to dobra, ale pill.- ne v du gi fizko co nas stare marry a taty tady eeka. gti sjezd ji neuskuteeni, Byla jsem us

Oddil Dopisovatelskf

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Moje maminka ut clfirna jeji veeq sen 5 let. Kolikrat mne tak vyhubovala, i meho mute; tak si na mne steZovala, nechtela u mne bYvat, ae jsem ji tu dala, co nejlep gi jsem mohla. itekla jsem ji nekolikrat: "Maori, nepojedu vice za yam!, nepigte me, nic pro vas neudelam" — ale jen prisla karetka a na ni napsane,."Devcico, su nemocna, potfebuju aivobyti", tu uZ jsem byla hotova jet, jen jsem ptala rnych deti, kterY me tarn vaveze. I oni uZ hubovaly, ale na to byla moje odpoved', "Jest to moje maminka a ja ji mam rada". Neverim, Ze by mohla matka ublilit svYm detem tolik, aby na to nemohly zapomenout. koda, ae neni zde v Dallas domov takovV, ktery by vlastnili na gi Cegti lide, neb aspon by tarn byla Ceska o gotrovatelka. Kdybych meta hodne peneu, koupila bych velkou.zesidenci a vzala bych jen nage Ceske lidi do ni.

Vgem na g im etenarftm, bratrfurr a sestram nag i velke jednoty pfeji gt'astne a vesele svatky vanoeni a gt'astnY, polehnany novY rok.

Antonie Horakova, dopisovatelka.

• ql, • /tad Fort Worth eislo 154.

Fort . Worth, Texas.

Cteni bratii a sestry: Tak ua zase jeden rok mizi a uZ zase mame ty volby a vYroeni schuze. Na g 'tad Fort Worth Cis. 154 IA ma pg volbach, a co se tYee Cinnosti, na g rad byl obohacen o 48 novYch Menu a ztratil jednoho, a to nag eho dlouholeteho fieetnika, Josefa Svitaka, kterY zemrel 2. dubna 1951.

C ' eti jsem mnoho frvah o na gich schtizich a einnosti. Ja jenom chci dodat toto: Kdyt volame mezi sebe ne-Slovany, PCstujme vice svornosti a bratrstvi, a hled'me si prate, abychorn tak brzy o tu nagi Jednotu neprisli. Ved'me schilze tak, jak se maji. Prijd'te Yeas a ne ai po schuzi.

Nag e schtize jsou kaZdou prvni nedeli v mesici v Sokolovne ye 2.30 hod. odpoled-ne.

Zde jsou novi Urednici pro rok 1952: Vlad'a Hejl, predseda; Geo. Korteff, mistopredseda; John H. Beean, tajemnik; Anna Milan, fteetnice; Mary Hejl, pokladnice; Emil Stru gka, prdvodce a straZ. VYbory. — teetni. vYbor: Frances JeCmenek, Louise Albrech, Geo-Korteff.

Resolueni vYbor: Carmen 8 imek, Anna 11111111■11■

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Strum I Milan, Lillie Beean.

Zabavni vYbor: Annie Korteff, Geo. Korteff, Joe Milan Jr., L. Beean, C. 8irnek, F. Jeemenek.

-NemocenskY vYbor: Rosie Steinman, Cora B. Milan, Carmen 8" irnek, Lillie Ben. Vyslanci do sjezdu: Anna Milan, Vlad'a Hejl. Nahradnici: John Beean, Joe Milan starS1.

Dopisovatelka: Frances Jeemenek.

Lekail: Dr. Fr. McKee, Rr. A. D. Smith.

A jeS'te jednou pfipominam, aby kdo jen mute se dostavil do lednove sclatze.

Maine uvadeni afednika do jejich atadfi.

A ted' v:Sem elenam pfeji ja, a tad els.

154 vesele Vanoce a gt'astnY a prospivajici novY rok 1952.

Na zdar John Becan, tajemnik. ) t Caldwell, Texas.

Ctend redakce Vestniku: Praire jsem pfeeetla na prvni stra.nce' Vestnikii &sic> 49. elanek "Domov pro stare eleny". V onom elanku se piSe, 2e i kciy2 delegati daji sve schvaleni ohledne staveni domova pro stare lidi, 2e to bude pouze schvaleni, aby se o celem planu uvaZovalo. Bude to pouze souhlas, aby se o veci rokovalo dale. Pak se podotYka, bez dobrYch obhajcu neb v nezkugenYch rukou muze my'Slenka bYti znieena dfive neZ zaene rust.

Zda se, Rae to uva2ovani a rokovani zase odkladati az po sjezdu? Ji2 se o to otazce rokuje a pise mnoho rokfi, tak proc by se to vse neinohlo projednati ted' u domacich fa.dti? Neb jak se neco odklaobyeejne to propadne, tak nechtejme za6e. odkladati. Hlavni afadovna by mela natiditi vsem fa,clarn, aby tu vec projednaly doma a pak sve usneAeni poslaly do ve, stniku. KaZdY fad at oznami ve Vestuiku, v ktere schazi bude ohledne utulny rokovano, tak aby ka2dY, kdo se o utulnu zajima, at jiz by byl pro nebo proti, se mohl schtze zfreastniti a hlasovati jak by za dobre uznal. Tak by o torn rozhodovali v'Slchni aleni a ne jen nejakY vYbor.

Dale, prod by nekteti eleni, ktefi se o utulnu zajimaji, nemohli zrovna ted' do hcktere stavajici. utulny zajeti a vse prostudovati, jak to tam pracuje? Neeekati az po sjezdu. TeZ se podotYka, nemame mezi sebou odbornikti na, staveni utulny. Ale kdo vi, moZna ze mame, moZna kilyby nekteri byli jisti, ze ` se bude Utulna staveti, ze by se prihlasili. ,A zda se, ze kbntraktor neb dobrY tesaf; kterY dovede vyplanovati a postaviti jine budovy, 2,e by dovedl vyplanovati a postaviti nu. Nemyslim, ze by bylo dobre neb prakt!cke staveti male domky pro manZely n jednotlivce. Za jedno, pokud manZele kolT dost silni udrZovati domacnost, by utulny ne'Sli; a za, druhe, staveti zvlaHi pro ka,Zde manacle neb jed-

VtSTNIK—WEST,TEXAS notlivce by bylo vice nakladne jak postaviti velkou budovu s mnoha svetnicemi.

Pro manacle svetnieku ve-Ui, pro jednotlivce menS1. Kdy2 by se atulna postavila na zpasob vetglho hotelu a vedla se jako hotel, tak myslim, ze obsluhy by nebylo moc potfeba. Tu jednu svetnieku by si man2ele i jednotlivci dokazali clr2eti eistou a postel ustlanou. To jen kdy2 by byl nekdo nemocnY, by musel miti obsluhu. Kdy2 by se Utulna postavila jako hotel, tak bychom potrebovali jen dobreho a zkuS"enelio kuchate, tu men'Si praci jako noseni na stun, aneb trochu 173/pornoci v kuchyni by radi ti silnejSi eleni uclelali.

Die metro nahledu, VSecky ty otazky by se mohly projednati ted' pied sjezdem.

Kdyby kahly tad doma volil pro nebo proti atulne, a byla vetSina facie pro atulnu, tak aby se vyhovelo vet§ine, by se musila atulna staveti. Kdy2 bychom za mesic nebo za dva yeah, 2e jest vethna, facia pro utulnu, tak v'Secky ty otazky, ktere jsou ye elanku "Domov pro stare lidi" jmenovane neb vzpominane, by se mohly prostudovati ted' pfed sjezdem a na sjezdu ji2 jen voliti a bylo-li by tfeba udelati nejake opravy. Jestli se vse neprostuduje ted' pied sjezdem, jestli se vse nevyjedna pies Vestnik, tak asi cela vec se ye sjezdu polo21 na stun, manna bude naiAe nynefS1 prate. Zda se, nae mame organ, jestli pfes nej nic nevyjedname?

Nedavno jsem mluvila s nekolika m31mi ptateli a natal byli toho nahledu, 2e jmenovati nagi fitulnu MouCkSv domov neni vhodnY nazev. Rikali, 2e je hodne elent, co Vestnik neetou a mnozi ani nevi, ze bratr Moueka byl redaktorem nageho organu. Tak nazev Mouelcil y domov by mnohYm nic netikal, nevedeli by, co Mouelcav domov znamena, tak si myslime, 2e by bylo vhodnej gi, kdybyciom nasi utulnu jmenovali SPJST dornov. Co SPJST znamena, vi ka2dY 'Olen a i mnozi neeleni, ten mnozi jinonadovci. Tak se nam zeta, 2e kdyby se na§e atulna nazY•vala SPJST domov, 2e by na nej mnozi radeji pfispivali, neb by se jim zdalo, 2e ta fitulna path i jim, kdyZ oni jsou eleni naSi Jednoty. A ten nazev by zaroven pfedstavoval neb propagoval naS1 Jednotu. KcI34 bychom se usnesli jmenovati nagi utulnu SPJST domov, tak to, co 'ji2 bylo darovano na Mouekav domov, by se snadno preneslo na SPJST domov. Toto jest jen nahled. nekolika myth pratel. Ale psala bych si, by jini eleni napsali, co oni o torn nahledu soudi. A zvlaSte bychom chteli slyAeti Usudek naAeho redaktora.

Peed nejakYm easem nekteri psali, ze Zadny by do utulny nechtel jiti, tak 2e nae Utulnu staveti. A ted' se zase nekteti obavaji, ze nebudememoci postaviti dost velkou, aby bylo misto pro vSecky. To by

Ve stkedu, dne 19. prosince 1951. 'se melo projednati ted' u domacich Pada.

KaZdY Pad at' zjisti, kolik ma dlenil, co by chteli do utulny jiti a talc bychom poznali, jak velkou Utulnu musline postaviti. Sestra Valdikova psala, ze neni pravda, ze by ti stall museli platiti sve bYvani, kdy2 by nic nerneli. Ja myslim, ze kaZdS7 by musel platit aspon neco, neb jinak by se jich mohlo ptihlasiti ptiliS mnoho, zvlaSte kdr2 jsme zadali mezi sebe pPijimati i jinonarodovce, neb mnozi jinonarodovci se velmi radi zadarmo najedi. A odnekud by musely pfijiti penize na vydrZovani one Utulny. Ten, kdo nic nema, by mohl platiti ze sve pense, neb deti by mohly za neho platiti, kdyZ by ho nechtely u sebe miti. Ten, kdo ma vie, by mohl dati vice. Jsem jista, mnohSr by rad dobke platil, jen aby nebyl &tem na obtiZ a mel spoleenost. Ovkm, Tluselo by se ureiti, kolik kaZdY majetnejai Men, kterY by chtet do utulny jiti, musi mesidne platiti. Na pojistku, ja myslim, ze by se nemelo sahnouti, to by se mela nechati na vypraveni pohi-bu, aby portistali nemuseli pohrebni Utraty platiti, jestli by pak co zirstalo, teprve to mezi deti rozdeliti.

Sestra KuZelova. psala, ze.bychom.mohli zaopatfit nejen stare nic i, ale 1 mlad:si stance, kdybychom je zbavili poplatku.v 65 letech a ze budova pro pfestarle by se nemusela stavet. Ale co by to pomohlo, kdyZ by ti stall nemuseli platit poplatky, ale nemohli jiZ pracovati a deti je u sebe nechtely, stejne by zaopatreni nebyli, kdy2 by nemeli kde bydleti: Nedavno jeden lekat psal, ze je hodne starYch lidi, a ktere se deti starati ne7 chteji a oni jiz pracovati nemohou, tak ze vlada bride muset postaviti instutuce neb utulny pro takove lidi. Motna, kdyby Hlavni Ufadovna clopsala na naSehia guvernera ze chceme staveti Utulnu pro naSe stare dleny a poladala o vYpornoc, to bychom ji dostali. Myslim, ze na katO pad by se Hlavni Utadovna mela o to Pokusiti.

Pfeeetla jsem vSech jedenact disel, prod nedostavame vice krajanu za eleny SPJS T, ale myslim, 2e ani jeden nepodal tu pravou pileinu. V patem disle se pik, mu jinonarodovci poukazali na chybidku, ze my netahneme dohroma,dy a ze se mezi scbou moc meleme. Tak jako by se jinonarodovci nehadali. Le netahneme dohromady jest pravda. Ja ted' do tadneho americkeho spolku nepattim, tak nevim jestli se jeSte ted' hadaji, ale kdyt jsme meli Skolni deti, jsem patkila do P-T-A spolku. Byla jsem jedind e gIca, co saltze naVStevovala. Jeden rok, kdyZ byl konec S • koiniho vyueovani, a naS P-T-A byl v dluhu, talc nektere elenkyne zadaly niti pfedsedkyni, 2e spolek dobte nevedla, strhla se hadka. Ale pak jedria pani stoupira a pravila, at' nevinimc pfcdsed-

Ve sti-edu, due 19, prosince 1951.

Vt STNiK— WEST, TEXAS

kyni. ftekla: "Nage ptedsedkyne nechtela skin kd,vZ se nekdo trogku vzdelal neb zboruzne hraeky jako kolotod a jine kupo- hatl, tak hned eesky zapomel a ji2 mluvil vati, kdy2 jsm.e jegte mely dluh, ale kdyZ jen nemecky, tfeba Indio neraecky umel. my jsme si zvolily, aby se hraeky koupily, Videli jsme to v obrazku "Fidlovaoka". tak jest to nase vina, ze "name dluh a ne KdyZ ta teta zbohatla a ten mladik kratnasi ptedsedkyne." Pak kdy2 se volily U- ky Cas v Nemecku eili -ve Vidni studoval, tednice, Zadna nechtela idad ptedsedky- tak hned nechteli eesky rfiluviti a v ge Cene ptijati a na g spolek se rozpadl. Pozcle- ske chteli zesme gniti. Ten statieek tak ji jsme se dovedely, ze v sousednim me- krasne a clojemne zpival "Kde domov ste Somerville se uchazely dve pani ye mid", " ze jsem jegte nikdy nikoho neslyspolku P-T-A o uiad ptedsedkyne a jak gela tak ptekrasne s citem zpivati a ten jedna byla zvolena, tu druhou to rozzlo- studentik se tomu zaeal smat. Ale ten bilo a zadaly se hadati, pak vyzuly sttevi- gvec, tteba byl jen gvec, mel vice rozumu ce a sttevicemi se pobily. Tak v ameri- jak vgeci ti bohati neb vzdelani dohrockYch spolcich se te2 vadi neb hadaji. A mady. Tak mistrne a dojemne jim do dupromluvil, ze se v geci vzpamatovali a nejen ye spolcich, ale i ye Washingtone vratili k sve teei a svemu narodu. I my nazi kongresnici. A to si nadavali do hlu1)6.10. a lhatti. Nevitn, ale myslim si, ze u tady bychom pottebovali takoveho Levee, Zadneho .na geho fadu si do hlupakil a moZna Ze mnozi by si pak vice vazili sve Ihatu nenadavaji. Tak ty hatlky nejsou ho ptivodu a sve feel, Ptidavali by se k ptieinou, ze mladeZ se k nasi Jednote ne- nazi Jednote a ne k americkYm poji gt'ujicim spoleenostem. Tak ta prava, neb ptidava, neb jinde by nena gla nic Jini zase tikaji, ze jsme pro mlacleZ hlavni ptieina, ze se nam ruladeZ odeizunic neueinili, take proto nam utika. Ale je, neptidava se k nasim spolkilm je, ze pokud ja vim, tak americke spolky neb si neumime vaziti to co je nase i kdyi vipojigt'ujici spoleenosti neudelaly pro me, ze to nase jest to nejlep gi. Kdyby romladeZ nic vice jako my, tak to ta ne- diee sve deli lined malinke nechali zamute bYti ptieinou, ze se k, na gim spol- psati do nasi Jednoty, aneb star gim misto kfn rnladeZ neptidava. TeZ sly gime stiZ- haneni jim nasi Jednotu pochvalili, vynosti, Ze ti staid riasi mladeZ pi ehlizi, ze svetlili jim, ze i pti vgech nasich chybach, nerozdelime spolkovou praci mezi mlade nase Jednota jest ptece jedna z tech neja nezvolime si mlade iitedniky. Ale jak se lepgicb. a nejlacinej gich, tak by kazde demohou mladi lide do Muff.' voliti, kdyZ ske Bite k nasi Jednote pattilo.

Jegte bychom radi vedell, jestli manzeoni fitad nechteji, neptijdou do schilze, le Hamuskovi se jiz vratill z Arkansasu. tak se nemohou voliti. Myslim, ze mnohY ten Utednik by rad dal svilj litad mladgi- At jste je gte tam aneb jii doma, piste mu, kdyby ho nekdo elite'. Nag tad.NovY nam, radi bychom od Vas slygeli. SrdeCTabor vice jak pied tficeti lety, povzbu- ny posilame Varn a vgem etenazoval ty mlade, aby prijali idady u na ge- trim Vestniku.

Mikeskova.

Pani P. ho tadu. Pak byli zvoleni dva mladi ) • di • tednici, deetriik a zda se mne ze pokladSvaz eechoslovanit eislo 92. nik Myslim, ze ,Zadny nemel ani celych tficet rokit. Nepamatuji se, jak dlouho Fort Worth, Texas. drZeli sve ii`tady, ale jsem jista, ze ne de- Midi bratri a sestry! le jako rok nebo dva. Vzdali se svych Neminila jsem ja do Vanoc psat, ale dit .proto, ze se jim, nelibila to zodpoved- povinnost nuti, abych podala tuto smutnost. Pak jsme east° sly geli nektere mla- nou zpravu. diky fici, "Ja bych do vYrooni schilze neZase nam ocie gel do toho nezname jegel, neb' my nine mohli zvoliti za litedni- den nas diouholety dobrY Clen a spoluka a ja urad nechci." Ti starsi tu zodpo- bratr, Frank Tulis, po asi tYden trvajici vednost radi ria sebe vzali, jiz proto ze nemoci a ti dny pobytu v nernocnici chteli neco pro svuj tad udelati a pokla- Josefa, kde dokonal v patek 7. proince ye da,li si to za vest, kdyZ byli do nejakeho 2:55 hod. odpoledne ye stati 67 let. Dnes ntadu zvoleni. Ale moderni mlade2 ne- v pondeli, mel pohreb z kostela Vgech chce Zadnou . zodpovednosti neb Starost, svatYch a pochovan byl na htbitove Mt. aneb vykonavati dobro jen k Tak Olivet za hojne ucasti lido a bratti a setd, nen-Mine mladych Iftednikii teZ ne- ster obou tadt. rti Ze nam mladez utika MyZaduisni mgi sv. slouiil v 9 hod. rano a slim, Ze hlavni ptieina, proa se k nam pohiebni obta,dy v kostele i na htbitove mladeZ neptidava, jest to ze mnohy nas vykonal Msgr. T. Zachary a te2 po oba lid jiZ odedavna si myslel, ze vse cizi jest veeery se modlil riaenec v pohrobnicke lepgi jak to "nase. Kdyby na g lid, nase tee kapli u Shannon's. Dp, Henry McGill mel neb nage spolky byly stokrate lep gi, tak krasny proslov v kostele. Na g predseda oni. ptece maji rad gi to cizi. Tady, kdyZ br. R. Itilileka, ptedetl spolkove obra.dy se rodiee naudi trochu anglicky, tak anglicky nad rakvi zesnuleho na htbitohned ptestanou s detmi eesky hovotiti, ye. mluvi se jen anglicky. A v 6eskoslovenBratr Fank Tulis ptijel do teto zeme a

Strata 7 do Fort Worth v roku 1910 z 6eskosl.ovenska co svobodnY mladik a pozdeji,,se zde olenil. Povolanim byl krejei a pro zdej gi velky gatni obchod, Washer Bros. pracoval 36 let. — Asi pied rokem ptestal srdeeni zo.chvat a tak dalece se pozdravil, ze mohl zase pracovat, v gak ztraceneho zdravi vice nenabyl, 0 Pan v gemohouci si ho k sobe povolal.

Zanechava. zde Zalem zdrcenou man2elku Annie, syna Roberta F. Tulise v Hillsboro; d ye dcery, pi. Louis Koneanott zde a L. B. Heitzmanovu v Chicagu; dve sestry, pi. Louis Kalovou zde a pi. Mary Kotasovou v Oeskoslovensku, a tti vnou'data v Chicagu. — V gem temto pozustalYm vyslovujeme nasi uptimnou soustrast. HUI vas pote g ye Va gem 4armutku. Zesnulemu ptejeme lehke ociboeinuti a svetlo veene dej mu 15 Pane.

A ted' neco' veselej giho. nasi spolusestry, pi. L. Brown obdrZeli nove nadeleni v podobe statneho chlapeeka, ze ktereho maji velkou radost. Gratulujeme.

TeZ •statiakum, bratru a sestte Henry Lukgovkm, pfejeme by jim synacek vyrfistal k radosti.

Veerej gi tadova vYroeni,schtitze byla dosti cetne na ystivena a v gechno glo hladce. Nejdtive jsme vzdali posmrtrri poctu minutovYm povstanim na gemu ze-, mtelernu bratru Frank Tulisovi. Utedni-• ci jsou znovu zvoleni, az na btedsedu br.

Roberta Ratieku, jenz se vzdal z to pfieiny, ze je ted' hospodatem v nazi sini i s jeho rodinou, a mame je vgichni radi.

Volby spravniho vyboru byly odloleny 0 do schnze lednove, z to ptieiny, ze . jeden nag dobry tadovY pracovnik a elen spravniho vYboru je nemocny a doua me, ze bude do pti gti schnze zdravY, aby mei ptileiitost se podilet na volbe. TeZ delegaty do sjezdu jsme odloilli do pfigti schilze. Po schfizi jsme si po ginakli na dobre svaeine a v ptatelskem hovoru , setrvali 0 do nod. Sestram path'. dik za to dobre peeivo.

Dopis se mi nejak prodloutil, ale jegte vypigi uredniky a vybory zvolene pro rok 1952.

Ptedseda — Joe 13artek; mistopfedseda — Joe Juran; tajemnik John dilaloupka; ffeetiai — Joe Koei; pokladnik — Frank BlaZek. teetni vYbor: Rudolf Koei, Bob Ea,zley a J. D. Waggoner.

Nemocenskfr vYbor: John Chaloupka, Marie Juranova, Bennie Bartkova, Mary Huberiakova, Fr. BlaZek, Joe Koei a Joe Bevan.

Rosolueni vYbor: Marie Juranova, Ben nie Bartkova. a Helen Zichaekova.

Za dopisovatelku moje maliekost, a do anglick y_ dasti Vestniku J. D. Waggoner.

Je4tt jednou pteji NT em radostne svatlry vanoeni a potehnany novy rok.

M. Juranova, dopisovatelka.

ECran IP itad Jaromir eislo 54, West, Texas.

Mill etenati Vestniku!

Vanoce, co to je te geni tech malYch, co.to bude a co nadeli ten sv. Mikulag, a ty maminky mail starosti, jake ty darky vybrat, aby kaZdy byl spokojenY. Ty male ,rieni tak zie uspokojit, horgi .jsou ti star gi, kteri chti \Tidy neco jineho, ale je to jen jednou v roce, a tak se kaldy snazi, aby dostal co,si kdo preje.

Kdo vgak da darky tern na gim vojaekfn tarn v to zanarzle Koreji? Venujme jim aspon vzpominku a modleme se za stalY mir. Ono se posila tisice balieka do vgech zemi pro ty na ge chlapce, ale nikdo nenahradi domov a vanoeni naladu mezi syYmi. Nechci psat moc, jenom clici vgem bez rozdilu poprat veselYch svatkil vanoonich a pfedne redakci Vestniku, p. redaktoru Valeikovi, neb Vestnik nam prinagi 'heZke elanky, pak cele rade tirednikii na,gi velke Jednoty S.P.J.S.T. a Hlavni Uradovne, pak v gem olernim nageho du, at 'se v gichni ye zdravi doekaji va noenich dni, neb nemocne nete gi nic.

Louis Snapka i s rodinou byl zde navgtivit p. ,1-7.;enry Ondreje, ktery dostal slaby zachvat mrtvice a sdelil noun, Ze jcho otec v Corpus Christi, br. Henry Snapka, tez je na listku nemocnYch. Pak pi. joe Svadkova, ktera je v Providence nemocnici ye Waco jiZ deli eas. Vgem nemocnYrn prejeme, by se brzy uzdravili a mohli se pote git pod vanoenim stromkem term vnoueaty.

Tak pi. Valeikove pribylo zase vnouee.

Vite, nam pribyly do rodiny zrovna vnuci dva a jsou jako vnoueata. Jeden pHgel u stargiho syna 29. zari a druhy u mladgiho 2, fijna a mail se oba dva k svetu. Preji pi, Valeikove, aby rostl k radosti a ye zdravi.

Poeasi?! 0 tom se neda ani psat, mraei, se a hned je zase student' several, take mrzne a pak je horko zas a degte nikde.

Tak se mejte vgichni, jak nejlepgi 'ete, a bud'te hodni, nebo misto darku yarn prinese sv. Mikula g (asi mile) meth" Vesele Vanoce a pozdrav Marie Klausova.

1 • 4 Scstran Krouilcu CeskYch Dallas, Texas.

SrdeenY s dik vgem co prispeli penelnimi dary pro dye pacientky postiZene Doufame, Ze vase Vanoce budou ty nejlepgi: co jste kdy men a myslim, Ze 6. prosince tak rychle nezapomenem.

Pkeji vesele Vanoce a gt'astnY novY rok vgem elenkam a pfa.teltim krouZku. Marie Toberna.

P. S. --- Redakci srdeeny dik a zdar v nov(-111

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ESTNIK— WEST, TEXAS BRATR ANTON ROTREKL SEDMDESATNIKEM A JEHO 2ENA FRANTISKA.

Sedmdesat let! Tot' veru krasnY vek.

Podiva-li se elovek za sebe, am by nett-kdyby nebyl sam svedkem toho v geho, co proZil a co vial. Primo zazrak vymolenosti, ktere se utva,fily za dobu tech jcho sedmi krizkd, Vide', jak se vyvijela, z plenek elektrika, kdyZ prvni obloukova, lampa zazarila misto petrolky, vYvin automobilu, aeroplanu, radia a nyni televise a jine zazraky sveta. A 61°01? TakovY malt' lidSky mravenecek proti to ohromne vymolenosti a velikosti byl pitvodcein toho velikeho zazraku. Jam rozum, jeho mozek, ktery stale je tinny a pracuje, jak by na torn krasnem svete se mel elovek lepe.

TakovY 701etY prukopnik jako je bratr Anton Rotrekl a jini se sedmi kfiZky ti by mohli vypravet. Narodil se na g bratr v to mile Moravence v Herpicich 23. prosince roku 1881, Byl vyuCen zednikem.

Jako jinoch odegel do Vidne, kde pracoval na stavbach a byl vojakem. Po vyslouZeni u vojska za.touZil po domacim krbu, neb mu bylo potfeba nekoho, kdo by byl dosti poctivY a upfimnY, aby mu porozumel a niel ho rad. Takovou ma bYt v prvni rade zena k muZi, aneb obracene, tomu se rika, manZelska vzajemnost. A nag bratr zatouZil po takove druZce. 0 t. enil se r. 1906, vzal si za manzelku Fran-

Ve stredu, dne 19. prosince 1951.

I tigku Stepankovu. Po nejakem Case manZelstvi za.touZili oba po to vysnene Americe, kde se ocitli roku 1912, a site do Texasu a to do mesteeka Temple. Tam byl bratr jen kratkY eas, neb tenkrat Temple a Viden byly velike protivy, hlavne spoleeenskY Zivot. Odstehoval se do Dallas, kde pracuje v mestske vodarne jiZ 37 let, a taky 21. prosince odchazi na pensi.

Bra,tr Anton Rotrekl je povaha ptima, prostna a spoleeenska. A jako takovY zatouZil prijit do styku s lidmi jeho druhu.

Proto se stal elenem Sokola a SPJST, kde je elenem s celou rodinou az dodnes. Ge jim peeeni holubi do fist nepadali, to vite vgichni podle sebe; ani nebyli obskakovani. Nadrel se z vas kaZdY v to na gi Americe, zvla gte v tech zaeatcicit. To tel bylo v mladem manZelstvi RotreklovYch. Ale mile Frantigka byla mu nejen manZelkou, ale i dobrYm kamaradem a pomocnici V nej gt'astnej gich i nejsmutnejgich dnech jejich Ziti. Pre gly mraky, pregly boure a zase sluneeko vyhouplo se z tech mrdekii a mlh a svitilo na cestieku jejich Ziti — a doufame, ze bude svitit aZ do sta let.

Vychovali dye pekne Ceske deti, ktere jsou radosti i Utechou v jejich ziti. Ridenu, provdanou za dobreho chlapce Tomage Kopeeka, a syna Jerryho, ktery uZ . ma taky synadka. KdyZ se nee° kona v . Dallas, manZele Rotreklovi jsou vkly mezi prvnimi, na vge prispeji, jak praci, tak penelite, a pH torn vkly s lismevern pani Rotreklova povzbuzuje. Ten jeji Usmev nezmizel s jeji tvate ani v jeji posledni take nemoci, kterou neda yno progla.

Brat- Rotrekl ma dosti dobre zdravi a situ: filka se --- stars' t yrdY dub! Jemu to pkirovnani pasuje. Jsou oba dobrYnai narodnimi pracovniky. Franti gka je te2 elenkou KrouZku Zen, ktery tolik dobreho udelal, a elenkou Bingo. Mane me pfiglo na mysl zname reeni, Ze ruka, ktera, be kolebkou,- hybe celYm svetem. Mezi tyto patfi jak maminka Rotreklovo, tak jeji dcera RfiZena a vet gina eeskYch Zen v Ted' by si jen je gte piali, kdy je pan Rotrekl na pensi, uvidet jegte ty krasne Cechy, a to rnilou Moravenku, ty bile vesniely a vabive lesy. Ach ano, ano, krasnY raj to na pohled. Ty jejich sny a touha uZ asi sotva dojde k spineni. °el videly jinak, a nyni ty stare sotva by zahledly to kouzlo bYvaleho mladl. Videlyby Ze ten krasnY raj ma i svoje kfive a Oervive stromy, jako v celem svete. tva to uzdravila", a tak je to s nami. Co se v srdci lidskem utvoti, aini Oloveka gt'astneho, ticeba se nee°, na co se tegime, nikdy neuskuteeni ale :take neublili. Proto se radujme z toho paneho, co nam zbyva a co Mame na dosah ruky. A Amerika ma krasy, az oei eslni...

Ve stredu, dne 19. prosince 1951, Rodine 'Rotreldove pies te2ke zaeatky zustalo hodne pekneho, hlavne maji zdravi, Pane a hodne deti, krasnY domov, tak co si ptati vic, a ptatel kolem sebe habadej. Ptatelstvi, tot' krasna vec.

Bratr Rotrekl je odberatelem nekolika eeskYch easopisti, jako Hlasatel uz odbird ptes 30 let, je te2 jeho jednatelem, Amerikan, Oechoslovo,k, Hospodat a Vestnik. Neni jedne soboty, aby nebyla rodina Rotreklova v Sokolovne. Tak /name jedni z tech nejlep gich mezi sebou a my, jejich ptatele ptejeme bratru Antonu Rotreklovi je g te mnoga ljeta.

Ptatele z Dallas.

(Poznamka redakce: — Jen rnaloit dougku dovoluje si ptipojiti redaktor.

Kdy2 jsem v dobe druhe svetove \Talky byl poslan \Testi pogtovni ritad v jednom vojenskem taboru, chodival jsem kolem stanu, na nem2 byla tabulka "Lieute nant Jerry Rotrekl". Vkly jsem si myslil, 2e to asi bude dustojnik deskeho privodu, ji2 k vuli tomu jmenu Jarosla y. Dnes vim, kdo to byl. — Bratr Anton Rotrekl necht' prijme uprimne blahop •ani k jeho sedmdesatce od redaktora, od vedoucich nagi Jednoty, a te2 od velke etenarske rodiny Vestniku.) ) • 4 •( Ead San Antonio, Oslo 133.

V nedeli 9. prosince uspotadali jsme detskou vanoeni besidku. Mimo zavereenou Mikulagskou scenu, ve ktere neinkovan i dospeli, obsta,raly program vYhradne den. Puvodne vypracovala jsem program daleko obsahlej gi, avgak pro nmohe poti2e uznala jsem za vhodne nektera vygkrtnouti nebo oasteene pozmeniti. AC nacvieovani bylo velmi namahave a spojeno s ureitYmi poti2emi, yksledek byl velmi uspokojivY. Vgechny deti naueily se svYrn uloham dobte a a2 na nepatrne nedostatky predvedly v ge Pane a 2ive. Zvla gte nekteti upozornily na sebe, 2e mail vYborne viohy pro dramaticke umeni, pekne vystoupeni, jasnY prednes a dostatek vlastni fantasie. Bylo by zahodno vice se jim venovati, dati jim dobrou prftpravu a vychovati si z nich dobre ochotniky. V gechny deti bez rozdilu jevily o vge 2ivY` zajem a te gi se, a2 zase budou moci vetejne vystoupiti. Je to za jiste krasna a vhodna, ptile2itost k ziskani mlade2e pro u glechtilou spolupraci v nagem rade. Nenechme si ji ujit, byla by to velka, gkoda,!

Chci zdtlrazniti, 2e jak deveata, tak i chlapci se chovali vzorne aridili se presne dle danYch pokynn. Jejich maminky a tatinkove mohou bYti na ne hrdi, je to neklarnnYrn chlka,zem jejich dobre vYchovy. Vim, 2e i Vy, maminky a tatinkoye, byli jste pote ge,ni peknYm vYkonem syYcla deti a jsem jista, 2e narn je °pet sverite, pro dal gi nacvieovani detskYch her, rytmickYch tancti, a solovemn i sbo-

VEST N 7K— WEST, TEXA rovemu zpevu 'oeskYch i anglickYch pisni. Podrobnosti clovite se y eas. Jako ueitelka mohu yes ujistiti, Ze VaSe deti budou vedeny &bre; mimo vkho eemu se nauei 7iCkaji mnoho poznatkii pro 21vot a jiste rady si jednou vzpomenou chvile, kcly byly mezi nami. V ramci mo2nosti cheeme jim clan z toho nejlepgiho co nejvice. Za Vai duveru dekuji ptedem.

Pou2ivam teto p •ile2itosti, abych vgem, kdo se zaslou2ili o zdar na gi vanoeni be sidky, vetejne podekovala a vyslovila sve uznani. Dekuji vgem maminkam a tatinktim za jejich venovani sveho drahocenneho easu, ktery si vy2adalo ptiva2eni k nacvioovani, jako i za jejich trpelivost pti zkougkach. Jsou to bratr A. E. Amburn s man2elkou„ Alfred Kalmus, C. J. Kurtz s man2elkou, Frank Parma Sr. s man2elkou, Albin Popp s manZelkou, W. I. Rouse a Rudolf Valchat s man2elkou. Mtij obdiv a zvla gtni dik v tomto oliledu path bratru L. Kutilovi, ktery mimo etyti svoje vlastni deti ptivez1 sebou v2dy je gte etyti nebo Best dalgich jejich rodiee byli zamestnani a nemohli se jim venovat (Luka gikovy, Rathmanovy, Staglerovy a jine). Cin jiste vehni hezkY, zasluhujici pineho uznani, svedeici o dokonalem porozumeni a obetave spolupraci. Rovne2 del:uj i v gem- maminkam za praci vynalolenou se zhotovenim noeniho stromeeku, ozclob a kostYma pro jejich deti, potfebnYch v jednotlivYch scenach. Zhotovily jste vse dobfe, jiste se to vkm libilo, o tom neni pochyby. tejne srdecne dekuji bratru Sylvestru C. Bundilovi, pfedsedovi nakho fadu, za jeho neinnou vkstrannou podporu, za zdaiile provedenY fikol konferenciera, jako i ptedvedene pane oislo s jeho trombonem. Bla yne vkk mu dekuji, jeho zasluhou pro zpestfeni programu a obveseleni vAech lizne vyhravali elenove na geho eeskeho orchestru. Prosim, bratte Bundile, abyste v gem hudebnikilim, kteri na besidce hrali, laskave za mne dodateene podekoval.

Rovne2 dekuji sestram na geho zabavniho vYboru, a to sestte E. Amburnove, E. M. Murrieove a Barbote Riebeove za jejich ochotu a pomoc kde toho bylo tieba; sestte E. M. Murrieove pak zvla.At' dekuji za svedomitou pomoc pti nacvieovani, jako i propnjeeni jejiho vlastniho bytu pro zkou geni deti a znamenitou napovedu.

Dale dekuji je gte bratru A. E, Amburnovi a Louis Murriemu za yYpomoc na jevigti a obsluhu opony. Koneene dekuji vgem kdo se zaslou2ili at' 0 eimkoliv zdar nageho veeera, prave tak jako tern, kteri se na na ge dal prisli podivat a syYm potleskem je povzbudili k dalgi Lituji jen, 2e nav g teva byla slaba, zejmena pokud jde o eleny nakho radu.

Nama.ha a dobra snaha deti zaslou2ila si lepgiho uznani. Slugi podotknouti,, 2e

Strana nas poctil svoji nav gtevott bratr J. F. Chupick (tajemnik Hlavni Utadovny) s man2elkou, ktery vazil da,leke testy, aby. mezi nas zavital. 13ratte Chupicku, budte ujigten, 2e si toho velmi vazime, dekujerne Vam i VaSi pani choti, a te gime .se, ze mezi nas ptljclete easteji.

Touto vanoeni besidkou zakoneili jsme nag' letogni zabavni a kulturni program.

0 celorooni oinnosti a na gem planu pro ptigti rok podam Vam zpravti pozdeji.

Marcella M. Kleprlikova. e 4, • kid Ceslcy Prapor eislo 24 v Cyclone.

Temple, Texas.

Thatto Vam vYsledek na gi vYroeni schuze, abyste vecleli vy, kteti jste nebyli ptitomni (a bylo yes velmi hodne) kteri jsou Utednici pro rok 1952. t •ednici byli zvoleni v gichni stati aklhmaene, A jsou na.sleduiici: F. J. Marek, ptedseda,, H. M. Jakubik, mistoptedseda, Chas No,tajemnik, Ben Zabeik, neetni, M. J. Stepan, pckladnik. Za delegaty do sjezdu byli zvoleni F. J. Marek. H. M. Jakubik, Chas Navratil, Ben Zabeik, Edward L. Marek, Ray J. Marek, Frank Spanhel Sr., za nahradniky byli zvoleni J. 0. Haisler, Ray Sodek, Rtid. Martinet, Pechal, Jerry 6 abla, H. F. Shiller, Chas V. Stepan. Dal gi vYbory budou ustanovene v lednove schnzi. Te2 nebyla doposud pronajata sin 2a.dnemu ku potadani zabav y rote 1952. Tedy timto uvedomuji kakleho, Mc by se o toto zajimal, by se dostavil do lednove schrize a podal svoji nabidku. Tedy na to pamatujte, schuze bude jako obyeejne prvni nedeli y lednu ye 2 hodiny odpoledne.

Te2 upozornuji bratry a sestry, kteri si chteji zaplatit svoje pcplatky na celY rok do ptedu, ab ytak ueinili v mesici lednu. Dale upozorriuji ty, kte •i jsou s Placenim pozadu, by dali svoje povinnosti do potadku.

Tak co neviclet budem tady miti vanoeni svatky a pak Novy rok '1952. Tedy Vam vgem, v cele na gi Jednote pteji yesele vanooni sva.tky a gt'astnY NovY rok 1952, aby se Vam v gem alespon easteene Vage ptani a touhy spinily. Zvla gte doufern, 2e bychom si v gichni kdyby na celem svete jednou zase zavladnul opravdovY mir. Zaroven bych si ptal, bychom v pti gtim race sebrali vet gi zajem o vzrnst na gi Jednoty po celem nagem Texasu. Zvla gte nyni bychom se me11 chopiti vSichni prace a hledeti ziskati noveho olena naebo ziskani nekoho na 2vYgeni pojigteni, kdy2 za to obdrZime odmenu. Proto bratii a sestry, vezmeme si za heslo pro pri gti rok, 2e kakle nage ditko bude pattiti do na gi Jednoty. Budeme-li takovYm zpitsobem pracovat a pak te2 pri kalde prile2itosti odporueo-! vat pojistky na gi Jednoty na gim ptate-; Itun a znamYm. Pak na ge Jednota, vzrUsti pti gtim rokem na elenstvu ale-

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spoil o 4.000 elenii. Pojistky mane dobre, te za ty penize nedostane lep gi nikde. Ta.k telly pust`me se s chuti vgichni do price pro vtrust na gi Jednoty a vYsledek. na gi price nas pfekvapi. Neb dim vice elenstva ziskarne, tim budeme mitt vice dobra pro na g iTgechriy.

Hodne se pi ge a mluvi ohledne postavent iltulny pro stare eleny. by bylo velmi prospe gne vynajiti, jak mnoho tech starch Menu u ktereha fadu je, ktefi by chteli jiti do iitulny.

Byli by dobre, kdyby v gechny tady se o torn ptesvedeily a poslali to na Maclovnu. Tim bychom alespoli vedeli, jak nutno to fitulny by bylo potieba.

Pdeasi mime patad je gte dosti suche.

Pottebovali bychom aspon 20 coulii volneho deSte tuto zimu.

Tak se mejte vgichni dobte.

S bratrskYm pozdravem Chas. Navratil, tajemnik.

4) 4.

Amok, 2izka, OSB.: AUSTIN, HLAVNI MESTO TEXASU. Pravda, ze je tu habadej latky na tyto tYdenni besedy a kapitoly. Kdepak, v takovem ohromnem rile lidskeho snateni jakYm je universita Texa,su zde v Austinu je do nekoneena zajimavosti pro nagi milou etenatskou obec. Ea rnnohem vice zajimavosti nen jich bYvalo za valky ye vojenskYch taborech -- McLean, BarkeIcy nebo El Paso. Vgak to to v gecko pilne sleduji, pozoruji, patrarn po zajimavostech, o ktere ma jen malokdo osobni zajem. Vgeho si vgininouti a nekdy nepatrna, vac na pohled, Vas ptivecie na stopu dilletitej gim a take do styku, ktery se velmi dobte osveddi v okamtiku neoeekavane potteby, aneb v ptihodne chvilce vagich podniku. Tak jit deli eas, sbiram informace o studentskych spolcich zva.nYch Fraternities pro hochy a Sororities pro divky. Stejne zajimavou kapitolou budou informace o stavebni historii universitnich budov, ktere mi shromatd'uje prof. W. J. Battle, archival: a kla.ssik, kterY ma knihovnu a fitadovnu na 27. poschocli universitnIho etverhranu. ZajimavY bude take popis nejblit glho soused•stvi university, lute je ubytovano tisice nagich studujicich v men gim neb vetgini prepychu a take i poclkrovnich svetnidkaci) poclobne tem 7 pratskYch povidek Nerudy a Svatka. Velmi mnoho zajimavebo by se dale napsat take z v-yudovaciho programu jmenovite z na gich deskYc.h a ruskYch tkid. Ale to at pozdeji.

AUSTINST1 NAS1NCI. Tak mi to trochu zalichotilo, kdyi v dobe meho nastoupeni na zdei gi universite napsal kdosi dobrosrdeene v novinach, to jsem se zde dostal do sveho tivitt nebo Dejt to Effth jsem si pfi torn potnysiei a podekoval za to ptani a kornphment. Aekoli ye ttidach ee gtiny se mi to w, diky Bona poStestilo a zaeina, to.

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klapat tak jako pied 30 lety na kolleji sv.

Prokopa, nepokrodil jsem ani za mak ye studil a patrani o na gich krajanech v hlavnim meste Austinu. Po desiti tYdnech jsem tech naginca zde objevi/ velrni rnalo.

Trochu se jich sal() na slavnost 28. tijna v naAein studentskem domove klubu Newman, ale nikdo se z nich pozdeji neozval. Je to smutne ptiznani, Ze se nage krajanska vetejnost dim dale vice odcizuje. Vetejne na ge podniky se ztelka orga.nisuji a je obtitno jim davat radostnY a fispegnY miter a spad. To se zda jit jako zapadle, idyla — cltivej gi krajanska pospolitost, solidarita neb basnickY vYraz — krajanske hnutl. Snad tu a tam se osveddi aspon jedenkrat, kclyt se utiva bengalske reklamy a podfukti, jak jsme oho prave svedky v pfipade jisteho individua. Rovnet se mi dosud nepodal-ilo zjistit, kolik studentil z na gineckYch rodin je tu na universite a muslin se spokojit s pouhym odhadeJn od 3 do 5-6 set.

V imlisto Austinu to take jde jen na odhad --- a katde aislo plait — 3 nebo 5 set.

Ale ryoatrame to eisla na ()bolt mistech a pak se to jisteji napise.

MICKOVA OITANKA. MinulY tYden nage tiskova, kancela vydala pekny alanek o eitance prof. Eduarda 1V1idka, ptedsedy odboru slovanskYch jazyku a pfedsedy Sdruteni profesoril slovan gtiny v Americe. Napsali o ditance, ze jde velmi dobte na odbyt a 2. vydani je tenter rozebrano. Oitanka ma ptipa.dnY nazev Jar° a pane se z ni ate i uci, jak jsem toho svedkem v jedne me tticle 612 A, kde ji poukvamp za ptirueku. 0 Leto ditanee byla jiz v na g ich novinach tada paknYch projevu a zasloukne chValy. Ze zkosenosti v tto,1 tticla bychom ji nazvali takovou v gehochuti! ---ma dobrou zasobu slovieek na evteeni vyslovnosti, dale vtipna, kikadla a zertovne sloupeoky, prostonarodni basnieky, pouene elaneeky z phrodopisu, z delin a ze Zivota nag ich krajarnA zde v Americe. ani oblibene pisnieky a jednu z inch "Kdybys byl Jenieku" cvieime take pro na g rozhlas. VelkYm ptida.vkem eita.nky jsou take pavabne obrazky vet ginou od Alese. Opravdova vgehochut' a za pouny dolar s priplatkeni 6 centu na, pog tovne. Nemohlo by bYti lep giho clarku pod stromeeek jako je Miekova. Citanha Jaro. Actre.t,a . Dr. E. Mieek, University Station 12, Texas. Die stareho prislovi neb si objedna, nechybi. kdo koupi ) • sib • ( Rogers, Texas Cteni bratfi a sestry: Nejdrive sestte Valeikove v Dallas pieji, aby se jeji lidumil.na myglenka nadejnit to,kutec'hila. NejlilavnejSim problemem bode rozlugtit, estli se ma koupit b000va hotova, nebo teprve stavet od zaklatht. Take by se data tit'kcle zlisovat, je-

Ve stfedu, dne 19. prosince 1951. stli by se na gla rozhlasem nebo oznamkarni — dati oznarnem kdekoliv a lisovat tam, kde je dost pitne vody a dobre spojeni Zeleznieni a busove takta, at' na venkove neb v ineste. Na. domov vydr2ovat ptispeje stat. Nejlepe by bylo, ziskat nejdtive inforrnace v Austinu a vyZadat si tam od nich adresy na ty rortrougene domovy ve statu Texas. Bude to chlouba i reklama na gi Jednoty. Nikdo z dlenu nebude muset sahat hluboko do kapsy pro "greenbacky". ttulny domov bude chloubou Jednoty, at' u2 je lisevany nebo kou penV pro stark eleny. a Olenkyne.

Net na mne pkijde tada, budu muset hodne rites tti roky eekat net budu v thine dlaZku glapat, jestli se elenove budou brat aZ jim dojde 65 let, do to doby jegte zde cloma nekolik krajieka chleba a masa spapam, net do latulny Adu. Vgern nemocnYm spolubratria a se stram pfeji brzke uzdraveni.

Pfeji yam vgem vesele Vanoce a pfigti NovY rok 1952 zaroven, ✓ bratrskYm pozdravem Jos. Staga.

P. S. — Doufam, to mne br. redaktor promine, to jsem mu u gettil praci s pravou meho Skrabopisu.

NDA ✓ nedeli 23. prosince bude miti Sokol y Houstonu vanoeni nadilku s programem.

Zadatek ye tri hodiny odpoledne. Veder bude hra bingo. ✓ riedeli 23. prosince bude vanoeni nadilka v Sokolovne v Dallas, ktera je pofadana spoledne etyfrni ruznYmi dallaskymi spolky. ✓ sobotu tohoto tSidne a kaidou nasledujici sobotu je u tadu Pokrok Houstonu potadana hra bingo. Kaidou sobOtu Vecne a hezke ceny. ✓ sobotu 22. jprosince u tadu Hvezda Texasu eislo 47 v Seaton vanoeni nadlIka. ✓ nedeli veeer dne 23. prosince uspofacia, Tel. Jed. Sokol Corpus Christi, Tex. vanodni nadilku pro svou drobotinu, s peknYm prograrnem a Mikulagem. ✓ nedeli 23. prosince vanoeni program u tadu Stefanik 'Oslo 142 v Houstonu od fadoveho Omladinoveho klubu. Veder taneeni zabava piii hudbe bratti PeSkovYch. ✓ nedeli 23. prosince ptednagka s pohyblivS7mi obrazy v sini tadu Pokrok Houstonu. Ptedna gi Arnogt Jan 2i2ka, 0S8, profesor Ele gtiny na statni universite v Austinu. Filmy jsou vYjevy z Oeskoslovenska a Evropy, natadene samotnYm teenikem. ✓ pondell 31. proince sylvestrovska zabava v move Sokolovne v Houstonu. Hudba Rudy Zatopka.

Of-Ter:1u, dne 19. trocInce 1951.

F. JAROMIR PUNKA:

Kralo vstvi strk' ce Habrdy eskoamerickY romanek (S dovolenim Geringer Press, Inc).

Stars' Habrda sedel sam na nizke ploSince, nahraZujici verandu, pied svoji chatou, poklimuje. Vysedel tu celou kou • e zutive z male lulky, aby zahnal noeni hmyz, a nyni, pii vYchodu slunce rinavou usnul. KdyZ se veerejSitio veeera cba jeho mladi spoldenici nevratili z obji2dky, na kterou se byli dopoledne vydali, cele okoli sve chaty, byl 6.2 u reseky u nichjedna chybela a bloudil cestiekami v clZungli aZ jej noc zahnala k jeho chate, Celou noc eekal, ze se hoSi, nekde snad zpoZdeni, vrati, ale marne. Teprve rani jej ptemohla Unava. Ale'nedtimal dlouho. Slunce vySedgi nad krajkovY lem clZungle, jej probudilo s nahlYm trhnutim. RozhliZel se kolem.chvilku, neZli sevzpamatoval, pak pcvstal a jai se vola.ti: 'Antonio! Antonio, Bepo! A kdy2 se nic v clZungli neozYvalo, piskal na psa, kterY zmizel s nimi.

Unaviv se volanim a hvizdanim, usedl opetne s hlavou v dlanich. Sedel tak dlouho, kdy2 sebou pojednou trhnul a jako pruknou vymrSten, pcvstal. Pokud mu sta •ecke sily staeily, spechal k boucle, ktera slouZila za obydli jeho dvema spolednikem prohledl ji jako byl jiZ cd veerejkho veeera .udinil nekolikrate, a piesvecleiv se znovu, ze jest . prazdna, k jine boucle, keine na natadi, a vybrav mengi lopaa a lopatu chvatal k jedne z cest, kterYmi byla jako bludike provrtana dZungle.

V torn okamZiku vzptimil se za mo hutnYm trsem kaktu nedaleko Usti cestioky jeden ze dvou muLU, kte •i byli jiZ od sameho svitani chatu samotaiov0 Druh, menk muZ stahl vetkho ponekudi znet a S• eptal mu: "Spravne jsme poditali, jde tarn."

Vousde s lopatou na ramene zaSel do! aungle nemaje tuSeni, ze jej z (krytu sleduji dva nary odi a pospichal ktivolakou cestielcou.Oba muk, menk na,pted,!

OMR se za nim, v dostateene vzdaleno- I sti, aby jich nemdhl pozorovati.

Staroch ubiral se lesem as etvrt hodiny, kdyZ se pied nim houStina rozestou-, pila a on stal na prostranstvi na biehu reseky. Nekolik jefabil, stojicich jako' soSky na meleinach vzneslo se do vzdu-! chi); Staroch krtieel dale podel btehu,. vyplakije svYmi teZkYmi kroky Zelvy,

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vyhtivajicich se na hnijieich kmenech jste, co si bez yes podnu? Tonio!" na, Piekrcdil jakousi ba •inu v Chvili sedel pohrouZen ye sve mySleTht cipu atingle po nejistem nrilstku z na- ky s.hlavou v dianich, kdy2 se pojednou i ha.zenYch tam vetvi a kmenu pustinnepovztYeil. Peda pod jeho nohama, ho stromovi a zmizel v kotline obklo- kterou se dival, se zatemnila stinvin. pene h.:uStim mesquite a kaktu.

Nekdo stal pied nim. Pozdvihl hlavn Po' nejake chvili se staiec objevil na videl velkeho mute, kterY byl jiZ jednou vySSim kraji kotliny, obhledl cele okoli u neho navStevou. — a nepozortije nic podeztelehO, sestoupil "Pane Flabrclo," iekl miadY muZ, do eoliku a jal se horlive kopati u paty hc.z byl neclavno vyhnati ze sveho panvelkeho trsu divokeho trniteho kaktu. stvi s nabitou pr. kou u weber, "nesu V to chvili plikly se dye muZske postavy vain znovu pozdrav od va gi sestry, pani dZungli as na pokraj kotliny, ze ktere Ahrerove. Vim, Ze mne tentokrate ne7 se ozYvaly duSene rany kopdee do su- zaZenete. Nedal bych se. VaSi lide vain che piidy. Staiec byl zcela zabran ve odeki. Jsou u mne. Je tam misto i pro sve praci. Oddychuje namahou a sti- vas, budete-li chtiti. Je tam dcera va'§J raje si chvilemi pot rukavem sveho sve- sestry, • Kamila. Jsou tam Antonio i Bepo, tleho kabatce, kopal, aZ ptiSel na neja- jest tarn i vas psik . . ky p •edmet, ktery rychle vytahnul ze "Prye, prye odtud," rozki'ikl sef zeme a zdvihnul do vs/se. Tvat jeho, a povstav, ueinil pohyb, jakctby chtel jeSte pied chvili zbrazdend vraskami sahnouti za clyete chaty pro cosi, bezpostarosti a Ozkosti, se rozzaiila. PodrZel chyby puSku. p • edmet, byla jakasi eerna krabi"Ja pejdu, pane Habrdo, pejclw, ale ce, vysoko pied svYma alma, jakeby se az vam ieknu, co yam chci a musim fici. kochal pohledem nan a pak jej s jakousi SlySte! Vy jste stars/ a chorobnY a pofictou a nezmernou opatrnosti ulozii zpet, ttebujete 4:Aetteni. Toho se varn dostane, do zeme, pokryl nekolika vetvemi ebenu budete-li chtiti. Takovi lide yam jiZ ne,a zasypal jam?. Na kyprou ptidu ptihr: piijdou, jako Antonio a Bepo.. Samota nul pak hromady schnoucich travin a vas zdola, nevzdate-li se.,,Pfijdeme se duZinatYch kaktusovych listu. Obhlecll na vas easem podivati a aZ se rozhodnejeate celou kotlinku, vystoupii na jeji te, odvezeme vas k nam, kde vas budon vySSi kraj a chvili pozoroval . okoli a yak lide oS"ettovati. Rozumite mi ae pak se zasmal tak, ze se jeho podivnY, anc!" divoky smich rozlehl okolim a vyplaSil Staroch usedi ()Wile na svoje mist6 nekolik potapek z k •oviska na biehu re- a rozp •ahnuv pa2e, slabosti se chveliei, seky. volal, eesky tentokrate: "Vrat'te mi meNa druhe strane kotliny za houStinou ho Antonia a Bepa. Vrat'te mi je a nic palmetto, schovani dva muai pohledli na se yam nestane. Jinak se na vas snese sebe. "Fuj, to je oSklivY smich," moje pornsta. Hrozna pomsta, o jake Septem vy gSi z nich. "To ptimo r ye uk." nemaje tuSeni, crotole nevite, kdo.jsem.”

"I ja vim clobte, kdo jste, strYeku.

"Takhle se smava z nieeho nic, jenom pii svYch mySlenkach," prohodil menk jste pan Dominik Habrda, a ZadnY a:sz mail a dodaval, povstavaje a divaje teckS7 kral, jak si namlouvate. ZaparriaL se za postavou starochovou, mizici v U- tujte si, co jsem varn iekl. Ja vas to ted' sti jedne z chodbieek v divokem houSti: necham a jdu k yak. neteii Kamile 'AI"Ale s tim jeho pokladem to bude nejake merove, ktera je moji nevesthou. Asi so. blecie, kdyZ mohl celou tu slavu drZet t'den nebo jeSte &l ye bude svatba. A jednou rukou takhle ve vzduchu. To pti tom si bude OA Antonio brati vit7. aby tam byly same diamanty nebo radi- Seho Bepa, kterY neni "ZadnYm hochein, um, aby to stalo za tohle schovavani. ale hezkou mexickou chiquitou."

"Jdete uZ a piestarite mi povidat to Kdo vi, neni-li celY ten poklad pouze v jeho hlave tak .jako to jeho kralovstvi kove veci. Jciete, neZli vezmu puSku , a a neni-li krabice prazdna. CoZ abychom vyprovodim vas s nabojem broke v zadech. A pokete mi sem Antonia, 1300,se podivali!"

Ne, jen kcilyZ vime, kde to je. To nebude dam vain. Nebo . talc° najit, bude-li potieba. Ted' pejdu (Pokraeovani ptiSte.) ja pana Habrdu navkivit a promluvim ) • " • ( si s nim par rozumnYch slevek. Vy, Lubok pejdete se mnou a zestanete v za.Jeho voliavka. loze ..

Stars, Habrda, dochazeje k sve chalk, Pani Arnoldova citila, Ze • dostava chripzadal opetne volati "Antonio, Bepo" a sku a proto si vzala hlt koriaku. KdyZ uhvizdati na psa, ale nikdo se neozYval, klEldala sveho maleho syndeka do postY1pes se neobjevil. S hlavou sklopenou do- ky, dala mu, jak obvykle pusu na do:Sel staroch ke sve chate a odhodil lo- brou noc. Synadek skreil nos a pak pro.patu a kope.e. Unaven, dosedl na plo- vil: Sinku pied 'chatou 'a z jeho rte vydralo "Mamielco, tak se mi zda., ze jsi dnes se jiZ jen chabe: "Antonio, Bepo! Kde vzala tatinkovu voriavku."

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WEST, TEXAS

SETKANI NA POUTI Na prdSive stezce, ktera kdysi bYvala kimskou silnici vedouci z Mekky od Arabske pou gte srnerern k rece Jordanu, jel na velbloudu osamelY pocestnY. Podle vzhledu bylo mu dobrYch etylicet pet let.Na prsa splYvala mu giroka brada druhdy jak uhel eerna, nyni v gak jiZ stribrern prokvetajici. Oblieej mel snedy jako prazena kava a tak zastlenY eervenYm kufijem (jak synove pouSte podnes rikaji plachetce), ze jej bylo jen easteene videti. Chvilemi povznesl oei: byly velike a trnave. Byl °den rouchem volne splYvajicirn, jeZ na VYchode je zjevem tak obecnYin; ale jeho strih nelze popsati ze yrubneji, ponevadZ seal pod drobnYm stanem, jeda na velkem bilem velbloudovi.

BudiZ pripomenuto, ze nikdo nevyhledava pouSte pro zabavu. Zivot a obchod prochazeji ji cestami vyznacenymi kostmi zahynulYch bytosti, ktere jsou podle nich rortrougeny.

0 samem poledni stanul velbloud o sve iijine a vyrazil ze sebe skuhravy zvuk nadmiru ZalostnY, jimZ dava na jevo odpar proti prili gnemu nakladu a casem doflduje se pozornosti a odpoeinku. Tu pohnul se pan, jakoby procitnul ze osna.

Poh'&11 na slunce a obziral krajinu na vSechny strany dlouho a bedlive, jakoby se presvedeaval, zda jest na ureitem miste. Jsa spokojen s obhlidkou oddechl si z hluboka aszakYval hlavou, jakoby pravil: "Koneene, koneene!" Z hrdla vyvinul se mu zvuk: "Ikh! ikh!" heslo k poklekriuti. Zvire poslechlo zvolna chro chtave hekajic. Jezdec postavil mu pak nohu na stihly krk a shoupl se na pisek. lIkazal se takto muZ, jeho postava ne tak vysoka jako mohutna honosila se podivuhodnYm sounierem. Rozvazav hedvabnou 'Strum, pripmajici plachetku na hlavu, prihladil na zad easy trepenim lemoVane, az odhalil svou tvar raznou tval pleti skoro derno gske, ale nizke, sirake eelo, orliei nos, vnej gi koutky oei ponekud vztaZene, hojne, tube, kostnate vlasy kovoveho lesku, splyvajici na piece mnohymi prameny — to vse vydavalo neklainne svedectvi o jeho ptivodu. Tak vypadali Faraonove a potomci Ptolomeovci; tak vypadalo egyptske plemeno.

Pocestnemu zdtevenely Ady, nebot' jizda byla dlouha a namahavd; proeeZ mnul si ruce, dupal nohama a zastiriuje si oci rukaina patrol po pou gti az k nejzazgimu kraji iizorti; a pokaZde, kdy-Z se dorozhledl, zasmuSila se mu tvar zklamanim.

Jakkoli byl zklaman, nebylo ize piece pochybovati a bezpeene dtivere cizincove, ze ocekavana spolecnost prijde. Na diikaz toho vynal z kotce neboli schranky o-

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krouhlou plachtu eervene a bile pruhovanou, svazek holi a silny rakos. Pa kratke praci vyhoupla se z tohoto rakosu mysind aprava mensich elankil do sebe vsunutYch, ktere byv,Se spojeny, skladaly Ustrecini nerd' vySSi nad hlavu. KdyZ byla nerd' zatknuta a Milky kolem ni zaraZany, rozprostlel nad nimi plachtu a byl doSlova doma. Vzav po to z nositek koberec anebo etverhrannou pokrYvku, strel.em pi:Wu ye stanu na strane od slunce odvracene. Pak vygel pled stan a zase se rozhliZel pa okolni krajine s vetSi jeSte pozornosti a dychtivej gima °Mina.

"Oni pfijdou," pravil klidne. "Ten, jenZ vedl mne, vede i je. Vykonam pripravy."

Z kabel ,jimiZ byl vnitrek kotce vycpan, a z vrboveho koSe, kterY byl easti jeho vYstroje, vyrial potteby k jidlu: misy neprodySne upletene z palmovYch vlaken; vino v kolenYch migkach; su genou a uzenou skopovinu; datle, ku podivu bohate a vypestovane v sadech stredoarabskYch; syr a kva geny chleb coZ vge snesl a poloZil na koberec pod stanem.

Dovrguje pripravy rozloZil okolo potravin tri hedvabne gatky, jakYch uZivaji vybrougeni Tide na VYchode, prostirajice je za jidla hostiim na kolena; tato okol nost pak oznaeuje podet osob, ktere mely se sileastniti jeho hosting poeet, jeho beekaval.

VSe bylo pak hotovo. Vykroeil ze stanu: hie! na vychode tmava skrna na tvati pougte. Stal, jako by byl k zemi prikut; aei se mu girily; telem probihal mu mrdz, jakoby se ho bylo dotklo cosi nadpriro_zeneho. Sky-ma vzrtistala; byla, jiZ zvici dlane; posleze nabyla ureitYch. obrysti.

Za chvili pak bylo zretelne rozeznati vernou podobu jeho vlastniho velblouda, velkeho a bileho, nesouciho . na hrbete cestovni nositka hindostanska. Tu preEgypt'an ruce na prsa a vzhledl k nebesiim "Jedine BUh jest velikYl" zvolal se slza.mi v oeich a zboZnou actou v duSi. Cizinec prijiZdel bliZe — koneene stanul. Pako zdalo se rovneZ, jako by byl procitl. Uzfel kleeiciho velblouda, stan a mute, stojiciho a v modlitbu zabraneho.

Pak shoupl se z krku sveho velblouda na pisek a zamitil k Egypt'anovi, jen mu kraeel v Ustrety. NejakY okanilik hlizeli na sebe; potom se objali — to jest, kaZdy prehodil pravou paZi pies rameno druhemu a levou obemkl bok,-klada bradu nejprve na levou a pak na pravou stranu hrudi.

"Pokoj budiZ s tebou!" pravil cizinec.

"A tobe, o bra,tre . pokoj tobe a vi-

tan bud'," odpovedel Egypt'an vroucne.

Prichozi byl velky a hubenY, vyzableho oblioeje, vpadlYch oei, bilYch vlasfi a brady a pleti mezi barvou skorice a bronzu. Byl rovneZ beze z1Drane. Na sobe mel kroj vYchodoindickY; pies eapku na hlaye ovinut byl velkYmi fasami sal, skladajici turban. Vzhled mute toho honosil se uglechtilosti a prisnou diistojnosti.

"Jedine Buh jest velikY!" zvolal, kolyZ se byli objali.

"A blahoslaveni jsou ti, kteii mu slouZir odvetil Egypt'an s Udivem, sly ge opetovati svilj vlastni vYklik. "Ale poelcej me," dodal, "pookejme; nebot' viz: onde prichazi druhY!" Pohledeli na sever, kde bylo vi/eti tretiho velblouda rovneZ bileho' v jak ostatni, an se houraje jako lad'. eekali, stojice pospolu eekali, aZ" jich nave prichozi dojel, slezl a k nim pokroeil.

"Pokoj tobe, o bratre!" pravil, objimaje Inda.

A Ind odtuSil: "DO se vide boZi!" Posleze piichozi byl zhola nepodoben svym pratelitm: jeho postava byla plet' bild, a hojne, zkaderene svetle vlasy zdobily ykusne jeho malou, ne2 lepotvarnou hlavu; live, tina,vomodre oei svedeily o Backe mysli a up •imne, hodne povaze. Hlavu mei odkrytou a zbrani nemel. Nepochazel-li sam z hajiiv AtheninYch jeho predkove dojista pochazeli.

KdyZ spustil pa.Ze s Egypt'ana, promluvil tento s tresouchn se hlasem: "Duch privedl mne prvniho a proto jsem presvedden, ze Anne prislu g slouZiti syYm bratrtim. Stan je rozbit a chleb pohotove k lamani. NechteZ, at' konain svou povinnost."

Vzav kaZdeho za ruku, uvedl je dovnitr, zul jim obuv, umyl jim nohy, nalil jim vody na nice a osu gil je uteradly.

Pak umyv si tolikeZ race, ujal se slova: "PeeujmeZ o sebe, brati bi, jak veli nage sluZba, a pojezme, at' jsme silni k povinnosti, ktere zbYva nam dnes jegte dostiueinit. Za jidla povime si vespolek, kdo jsme, odkud prichazime a jak se jmenujeme."

Pozvav je na abed, rozsadil je tak, ze si videli na yzajem do tvari. Jejich hlavy sklonily se zaroven do predu, a ruce skrilili se na prsou; mluvice najednou odrikal nahlas tuto prostou rnodlitbu: "Otte vSech . . . Bole! . . . co tuto ma.me, jest od tebe; prijmi na ge diky a poZehnej nam, at' nikdy neustaneme einiti tvou Domodlivge se, pozdvihli oei a hledeli na sebe s iilasem. Bylt' kahly mluvil ja.zykem, jeho2 druzi nikdy pled tim ne• slygcli;

Ve stkedu, dne 19. prosince 1951.

Sehtizka prave vylieena udala se roku 747. od zalokni pima. Bylo v rnesiei prosinci, a zima panovala no vkch koneinach vYchodne ad sttedozemniho mote.

Kdo jede pouSti v tento morn eas nedojede daleko a poeiti jiz mocnou chut' k jidlu. Spoleenost pod stankem neeinila vyjimky z pravidla. Meli hlad a jedli tadne; Po vine pak se rozhovotili.

"Poutnika z cizi zemi nic tak mile nedojima, jako kdy2 slyk sve Mien° z fist ptitelovYch," pravil Egypt'an, jen ujal se pi edsednictvi p i hostine. "Je eas, abychom poznali drub druha. Tak, je vhod, kdo ptikl posledni, at' mluvi prvni."

Tu jal se mluviti kek, zprvu zvolna, jako elovek, majici se na pozoru: "Co varn hodlam vypraveti, bratti, je tak divne, ze ani nevim, jak zaeiti, nebo co viastne povedeti. Nerozumim posud sam sobe. Pornyslim-li na Teel, za nim2 se beru, vzinaha se mne radost tak nevYslovna, ae jsem ptesvedeen, 2e je to vule bo21."

DobrY mua umlkl, nejsa sto, aby dale mluvil, kde2to druzi skiopili oei, chapajice jeho city.

"Daleko odtud na zapade," ujal se opet slova, "jest zeme, na nia nelze nikdy zapomenouti, t ' jen proto, 2e je svet plis jejim dlu2nikem, a 2e je to dluh za veci, z nicla2 lidem vyplYvaji nejeistAi radosti. Pominu mleenim umeni, filosofii, vYmluvnost,. Zeme, o ni2 mluvim, je Reck°. Jsem KaSpar, syn Athega.na Kleantha."

"Mtj narod," pokraeoval, "oddal se zcela studiini, a odtud vznikla i ye mne ta2 vaSen. Nahoda tomu chce, ae dva z naSich filosoft, nejvet,S1 z innohYch., hlasaji jeden nauku' o dui v ka2dem eloveku a jeji nesmrtelnosti, a druhy nauku o jedinem Bohu neskonale spravedlivem."

Pti techto slovech vyjasnila se Indovi hubend tvat souhlasnYm Usinevem.

"V severni koneine me viasti, v Thesalii," vypravel Rek dale, "je hora proslula jako2to domov boht, kde sidli Zeus, jeji moji krajane pokladaji za nej yySMho boha; Olympos jest jeji jmeno. Tam jsein se uchYlil. Nalezl jsem jeskyni v pahorku, kde pohoti, tahnouci se od zapadu, zahYba, na jihovYchod; tam jsem obYval, oddavaje se rozjimani nikoli, eekaje na to, cid prosil jscm ka2dYin dechem — na zjeveni. Vete v I3oha neviditelneho, ale svrchovanehot_ vetiI jsem take v mokost, kdy2 tak potain-i po nein vk svou duk, 2e se smiluje a da mi odpoved'."

"A dale . . . dal!" zvolal Ind, vztahnuv rune s hedvabneho Satku na, kline.

"SlySte mne, bratti," pravil ftek, nute se do klidnosti. "Dvete me poustevny hledi na motSky chobot, na zatoku Thermejskou. Jednou spattil jscm, jak mua

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jakYsi spadl do mole s lodi mimo plujici.

Doploval biehu. Vzal jsem ho k sobe a pekval jsem o nej. Byl Lid sbehlY if dejinach a zakonech sveho narodu, a od neho jsem zvedel, ae Buli rnych modliteb vskutku jest, a 2e byl po veky jich zakonodareem, vladcen-1 a kralem."

"Ale politichur ozval se Egypt'an, "jak Indio je tak moudrYch." "To nebylo fk," mluvi lkek dale. "MO takto mne poslanY povedel mi jeSte vice.

Proroci, kteti za yen nasledujicich po prvem zjeveni obcovali a rozmlouvali s Bohem, prohlasili pry, ae pitde zase.

Vyjmenoval ini proroky a uvadel mi ze sva,tYch knih i jejich ptedpovedi. Mimo to mi tekl, 2e druhe pristi nastava .. .

2e se 'deka ptes to chvili v Jerusalerne." kek se zamleel, a na jasnou tvat usedla mu chmura.

"Ten muZ," dokladal pa chvili, "ten mua tekl mi ovSem, 2e ty veci budou opet jen pro ne. Ten, jen2 ma prijiti, bude pry kralem 2idovskYm. Kdy2 Zid odeSel a ja, jsem se zase ocitil o samote, tryznil jsem svou dal novou modlitbou: aby mi bylo doptano spattiti krale a2 p •ijde, a klaneti se mu. Jednou v noel sedel jsem u dveii jeskyne, snak se proniknouti svetleji tajnosti sveho byti; pojednou uziel jsem na mote pod sebou, ei at' lepe dim, ve tme, kterou byla zahalena jeho hladina, hvezdu z nenahla vykmitavajici; stoupala pomalu, ptichazejic b1i2, a stanula nad pahorkem a nad mYmi dvetmi tak, 2e jeji svetlo z pina na mne se linulo. Padl jsem na semi a usnul, a ye snach zaslechl jsem hlas, tkouci: 0, KaSpare! Tva vira zvitezila!

BlahoslavenY jsi ty! S dvema kteil piijdou z nejzazSich konein zeme, uvidiS toho, jen2 je zasliben, bude mu svedkem, a uda se ti vydati mu svedeetvi.

Vstan rano a vydej se na cestu, abys se s nimi sekl, a spolehej na ducha, jen2 to povede."

"A kdy2 jsem se rano probudil, svlekl jsem se sebe poustevnicke roucho a vzal na sebe bYvalY Sat. Vybral jsem z iikrytu pokla,d, jeji jsem si ptines1 z mesta. Lod' plula mimo. Zavolal a vstoupil jsem na ni, a ptistal jsem v Antiochii. Tam koupil jsem si veiblouda a jeho vystroj. Zahradami a sady, cestoval jsem do Emesy, DamaSku, Bostry a Filadelfie; odtamtud seen. A tak, o bratti, slykli jstc moil historii. Nechtc2, at 'nyni vyslechnu vas," Egyptgan a Ind pohledli na sebe; onen pokynul rukou, tento se poklonil a pravil: "NaS bratr dobte mluvil. Ke2 jsou moje slova rovnea moudra."

Odmleel se, a chvilku pternYAlev, jal se pak mluviti dale: "Znejte2 mne, bratti pod jrnenem Melichara. Hovotim k yam teei, ktera, nenili nejstark na svete, milk se aspon ho-

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nositi Um, ae nejdtiv u2ivala pisma . . minim indicky sanskrit. Jsem rodem Ind. Maj narod byl prni, jena vstoupil na pole vedy, prvni ji rortkidil, prvni ji zuSlechtil.

Narodil jsem se bramanem. Memu 2ivotu vykazany tud12 nezmenitelne koleje do nejmenkho einu, pro ka2dou hodinu.

Chode, jeda, pije nebo spe byl jsem ustaviene v nebezpeei, ae se prohtekm proti pravidlu. Odmenou za ptisne zachovani kynula mi blaknost eili splynuti s bytosti Bramovou, ktere nebylo tak jsoucnosti, jako spiSe naprostYm kildem."

"Ve syrchovane tisni ohlizei jsem se po samote, kde bych se skryl ptede vSemi krome Boha. Bral jsem se proti Gangu k jeho vrchoviSti, daleko, 2.2 do . I-Timalaje.

Tam jednou v noel, prochazeje se po btezich jezernich, najednou vykmitlo 11(a, de trnouci svetlo; za nedlouho po‘)•znesla se hvezda, stoupala smerem ke mne a stanula ml nad hlavou. Jasnost mne oslnila.

Lek na zemi, zaslechl jsem hlas neskonale lahodnY. "Tva, laska , zvitezila. Blahoslaveny jsi ty, o synu Indie! Spaseni nadchazi. S dvema jinYmi z dalekych konein zeme uvidiS Vykupitele a budeS svedkern ,ae piisel. Vstari rano a vydej se na cestu, abys se s nimi seSelw, a slot vSeeku svou chlveru v ducha, jen2 to povede."

A od to chvile neodstoupilo to svetlo ode mne. Cestoval jsem sam, beze stra,chu, nebot 'duck byl se =oil a je se mnou posavad. Domluvil jsern."

Potom ujal se slova Egypt'an s vYznaenou va2nosti: "Narodil jsem se v Alexandrii kniktem a' knezem, a dostalo se mi vYchovy v me tride obvykle. AvSak velmi zahy zmohla Sc mne nespokojenost.

Jednou v noel prochazel jsem se sadem u mote. Voda jasna jako sklo ttpytila se hvezdarni. Jedna z nich zdalo se,jako by se hYbala s mista stoupajic na hladinu, kde zatila leskem oslepujicim. Pak se sunula smerem ke mne a stanula ml nad hlavou na pohled tak blizko, co bych rukou dosahl. Padl jsem na zemi a zakryl si oblieej. Ozval se hlas, nikoli se zeme, tkouci: Tye dobre skutky zvitelily. BlahoslavenY jsi ty, Baltazare, synu Spaseni nadchazi. S dvema jinYmi z odlehlYch uhlu sveta uvidiS Spasitele a vyda,S mu svedectvi. Rano vstan, a vydej se na cestu, aby ses s nimi seSel. A a2 dorazite vSichni do svateho mesta Jerusalema, ptejte se lidi: "Kde jest ten narozenY kral aidovsky? nebot' urteli jsme jeho hvezdu na vYchode a jsme povolani klanet se jemu.""Slo2 vSecku svou duveru v ducha, jen to povede. A to svetlo stalo se vniternim osvicenim, o nem2 pochybovati lze nebylo, ptedchazejic mne jako spravee a vedce. zavedlo mne po re• cc do Memfidy, kde jsem se opattil vYstrojem do pouSte. Koupil jsem si vel-

erana 14 blouda a ptijel jsem bez odpoeinku sem.

"Biih je s nami, o bratti !"

Vgichni tti podali si najeclnou race mirnovolnYm hnutim. " jevi-li se v eern patrneji boZslee tizeni?" poleraeoval Baltasar. "AZ najdeme pana, budou bratti a v gecka polcoleni, ktera, po nich vzejdou, klekati pied nim, vzdavajice mu poctu s nami. A al se rozejdeme kaZdy svou cestou, pozna svet novou nauku nebe lze dosici nikoli meeem a lidskou moudrosti, nYbr2 virou, laskon a elobrYmi skutky."

Nastalo ticho, prochvivane radosti. Byla to nevYslovna radost tti du gi. R,uce jejich se spojily, i vy gli pospolu ze stanu. byla ticha rovne2 jako obloha.

Slunce zapadlo.

Za nedlouho potom strZen scan. Po to ptatele sedli na velbloudy a dali se jeden za druhYm v pochod. Smetovali ptimo na zapad. Velbloudi zachovavali vzdalenost mezi sebou tak ptesne, ze se zdalo, jakoby nasledujici vstupoval do glepeji ptedchazejiciho. Jezdci nepromluvili ani jed1101.1.

Vygel mesic. A tti velike bile postavy vypadaly jako stra gidla prchajicich z nenavidenYch stint. Najednou vzplapolal pied nimi ye vzduchu nad nizkYrn pahorkem kmitavY plamen, kterY se smrgtil v ohnisko oslriujiciho lesku. Jako jednim hiasern "Elvezda! Hvezda! Jsme na prave caste!" ) • 4, • San Antonio, Texas.

Mile sestry a bratti: Pfichazim s timto dopisem neZ se ukonei tento rok, i abych yam oznamila, co udelal tad eis. 133. Byli jsme einni melt jsme nekolik zabavnich yeeirktI, taneCnich zabav, bingo party, teZ atd. techto zabavach teinkovala eeska kapela pod tizenim dr. Jos. Kopeckeho, i ty nage pisnieley pozvednou i toho leniveho.

Devateho t. m. jsme ptipravili, na g' zdbavni vYbor s pomoci naafi deskoamericke ornladiny program na kterem teinkovalo 21 , Mi. Program zapoeal s proslovem ptedsedy tadu br. Bundilem, na to nage eeska, kapela zahrala na ge oblibene pisne flea zaeal program.

Divka fmenem Emma Jean Stagier ptednesla nekolik vet, co to znamend vdnoeni vlak, kterY byl sestaven ze 6 hochri, byli to Ernest Luka g ik jako lokomotiva, za, strojvtdce Edmund Popp, za naklad Lonnie Kutil, po gtovni viliz James Kutil, osobni vuz Frantik Parma, za salon Stanley Kalmus.

Oig lo druhe bylo "Babieeino pfekvapeni". Babieka vypravovala s yYm vnukin o proZitern svem mladi, o AtedrYch

VESTNIK -- WEST, TEXAS veoerech, jak pekla v gelijake koldCky a ovocem se okra glil vanoeni stromeeek, coa je dries veci neznantou. Vmuilea Polly i vnuk David strojili die sveho nazoru.

Babieka odbehla a ptinesla jim svitj, na coa chteli ihned misati, ale Bona leuraZne odpoveciela, "Dejte ptilelitost va gim spolulakarn, aby videli jak za starYch east. bYvaly jine zvyky. Tyto ptibehly a zazpivali "Ticha noc" — "Zvoneeley".

Babieku sehrala Charlene Hurtzova vYborne, vnueleu Patsy Murrie a vnuka Stanley Kalmus; oba jsou dobti herci na jejich 'eta. Spoltriaeley Ema Jean Stagier, Barbara Kutil, Carolyn Kutil, Betty Jean Ktupala, Marjorie Ann Etter, Fay Brown a Elliott Luka gik jsou dobre zpevaeley. Mezi ptedstavenim hrala na ge eeska ka.pela, coa umoZnilo na girn malYm herctun se piripraviti. , Cislo 3. -- VYstup o svetovem miru, coa jest ptanim cele zemekoule. Maminku ptedstavovala Frances Ruthraan, otce Ernest Lukagik, syna Lonnie Kutil, svet ptedstavila Ruth Rachel Bagley, mir Eleanor Rahman, svobodu Beverly Rouse, spoleenost narochi Beatrice Rouse, Ceskou divenku Betty Jean Ktupala, ceskeho hocha Frantik Parma, tabotici divku Patsy Murrie, hocha Edmund Popp. — NavAtevnici nad gene tieskali.

Olslo 4. Posledni dej ukazoval stare zvyky jak bYvaly na vesnici pti drani peti.

Nejake klepny, jak se vseobecne Podnes z nas stargich jegte vzpominaji na ty doderk3r. To byly krasne veeery, eent.z se neledy eetlo, nebo harmonika tahaci zanotovala, nejakou pisnieku, atd.

Tak se to odbYvalo u rodiny Sedakkovic, ktere maji •d ye dceru gky, Anelieu a Matenku. Patti hospodyne pozvala, svoje sousedky, ktere pochazeji ze stareho kraje, na drani peti, ,jedna z nich si ptivedla vnuka Frantika. Hospodat ode gel poklidit dobytek a po jeho navratu bylo veselo okolo stolu. Nekdo idepe a hned se otviraji dvete, ptichazi svaty Mikula g s dvema andely ptichazi, ale Bert chce stale do chaloupky. Deti Sedlaekovic sebehnou se hned okolo otce. Hospodat fika, ze jeho dcerugley jsou poboZne a pracovite a hospodyne ptisvedeuje. Sousedein vnuk Frantik se modli, "Andelieku, mrij stranieku", za coa jej svatY Mikula g pochvalil. Andel odevzdal sv. Mikula gi zlatou knihu a on natidil, aby andel rozdal mezi deti, co jim chce dati.

Hlukem tint ptilakany ptibehly sousedovic deti a zazpivaly a ptednesly svoje nlohy svatemu. Mikulaai. KalclY z nich byl podarovan koledou.

Pana Sedlaeka ptedstavoval br. Albin Popp, hospodyni ses. Ella Mae Murrie, dceru gky Anieleu Patsy Murie a Matenku Ruth R. Bagley. Sousedky ses. Marcela Kleprlikova, ses. Emily Amburn, Lillian Valchaf, ses. Barbora Riebe. Br. Frantik

Ve sttedu, dne 19, prosinee 1951.

Parma vnuka. Svateho Mikula ge Frank Parma. Andele Beverly Rouse a Eleanor Rathman. Oerta br. Rudolf Valchat. — Sousedovic deti byly: Patsie Murrie, Betty Jean Ktupala, Marjorie Ann Etter, Fay Brown, Elliot Luka gik, Barbora Kutil, Carolyn Kutil a Emma Jean Stagier.

Doufam, ze na gim navgtevniktm se nag program dosti libii, za coa zaslouZi podekovani ses. Marcela Kleprlikova s celYm nagim vYborem a vgichni ti, kteti byli napomocni. Mame nacieji, ze se nam uskuteeni lep gi pochopeni na gimi eleny pro nage vlastenecke citeni a snahy.

Koneim tento dopis s piranim vaem yeselYch vannenich s yatiet a at'astneho novela° roku p1-i dobrem zdravi.

Barpora Riebe.

(Poznamka redakce: 14i7ky za Vag prvni dopis do Vestniku. Ta na ge drobotina pottebuje povzbuzeni, aby mela chut' do dalgich program-Et. Az si budete ptati, poglu Varn oven film ze zajezdu krajantt ze San Antonio na lidovou veselici do Houstonu.)

• 4,, • Rid Stefanik eislo 142.

Houston, Texas.

VYroeni schtize fade Stefanik cis. 142, letere, se konala 2. prosince, byla, dosti eetne nav gtivena. ttedniky na rok 1952 jsou: Piedseda -- Alois Vaja, mistoptedseda -- Fred Vojtek, tajemnik — Mary Chupik, teetni — Amelia Sturm, pokladni BlaIena Beean. Delegat do ptigtiho sjezdu je br.Alois Vaja. Nahradnik je ses.

M. Valova. Voleni vYborn bude v lednove schtzi.

Bratr Josef Koval' se pozdravuje doma pc) operaci; ptieinou neatesti, co se mu stab doma. Pfejerne brzke uzdraveni.

Zabavni vYbor vas uctive zve na vanatal program a stromek pod fizenim Klubu mladeZe v nedeli 23. prosince. Ses. Anna Urbanova cviei program. Jedno eislo na programu bude se yam velice libit.

Je to "tanec panenek". Panenky jsou Zive ve stati od 3 do 5 roku. Mik.ula g pHjde s nadilkou pro OH. S ptanim gt'astnYch vannenich svatkt.

Mary Chupik.

—) • ( itad Pokrok Texasu eislo 1.

Fayetteville, Texasu.

Davarn vedet nasim elentm, kteti se nezneastnili naai vyroeni schtze, vYsledek volby: Ladislav Cmajdalka ptedsecla; Anton Kulhanek star gi mistoptedseda; P. P. Baron — tajemnik-pokladnik; Emil.

Zapalae — rietnik. V gichni s adresami y e Fayetteville, Texas.

Z9, delegaty do sjezdu byli zvoleni: John A. Kubena a Anna Tapal. Za hradniky: P. P. Baron a Ladislav Cmajdalka.

P. P. Baron, tajemnik.

Ve stfedu, dne 19. prosince 1951

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EDUARD NICER:

MALI' eTENAik (DRUHE VYDANI)

Licte me Eesky 6136!

PADESATE CVIeENi

Maminka je posledni !

Slunieko zapada. Je veeer. Holubi tell s poll. Slepice divno sedi v kurniku. Otec ma Po praci, ale maminka pracuje jests v kuchyni.

Ludmilka se na ni diva s postSrlky. Maminka ji iika: "Ty jeite nespii?" dcertfiku a Oa se podivati ven.

Setrnelo se docela. Na nebi ulna' hvezd. Viude je ticho. Je krisna letni floc. Ticho je i v sraci • maminky. Vzpomma na dobu, kdy pr jela z rodne Moravy s tatinkem do Texasu.

Kdyi se maminka vratila, otec jrz davno spat a Ludmilka rnela o-

zaviene a spokojene ocIdychovala Brzy take maminka ulehla.

Dobrou floc, naie des® maminky! Naie myilenkv leti daleko pres more.

Preeti nekolikrat segitu!

spravne ()pig do

S'pozdravem STRttEK JUICER Z AUSTINU.

• 4, • ( 0 CIIYTRE PRINCEZA GILL VESELE KOUSKY CHYTROUSONY. Vila kouzelnice dala krali hned tri kukle tak pekne provedene, ze mely vkch ny poladovane vlastnosti. Ale kral se tim nespokojil. Zavedl princezny do pfeyysoke veZe, vystavene na pustem mist& ekl dcoram, Ze jim rozkazuje, aby bydlily v to veli po celou dobu jeho neplitomno sti a 2e jim zakazuje, aby do veZe kohokoli vpou'Stely. •Odvolal vkchny jejich sluZebniky i sluZebnice, pak jim daroval zaearovane kuZele a vysvetlil jim jejich vlastnosti. Pak objal princezny, zamkl za nirni vrata vek a odjel.

Nemyslete Si, princezny ye vai nejak trpely hladem. Kdepak. Postaral se o to aby ,. byl zavekn k velnimu oknu na kladky loos a princezny mohly jen zatahnout za provaz, aby si jej ptitahly k sobs. Do toho koS'e jim dayali zasoby na cely den a kdy si jidlo vytahly, peelive ukryly provaz v konmate.

Lenorka a '8 vitorka Zily v teto sarnote zoufale, nudily se tak, Ze toho ani nedovedly vysloviti, ale bylo ticba trpolivost,

nebot' kuZel mel tak hrozne vlastnosti, Ze se baly jej byt' krilekem rozbiti.

Chytroaka se ani trochu nenudila.

Vfeteno, jehlo a hudebni nastroje ji sdostatek bavily a krome toho, z rozkazu mistovladcova, se vkladaly do kok podrobne listy, ktere princezny zpravovaly o vgern, co se del° v kralovstvi i za hranicemi. Kral to dovolil a mistovladce, aby se zalibil princeznam, vykonaval toto poslavelmi spravedlive. ChytrouSka eetla vSechny zpravy velmi dychtive a bavila se jimi. Ale sestry si jich ani neraelly povgimnouti, byly prilis zarmouceny, aby se mohly cimkoli potekt, potrebovaly nejmengim karet.

Tak si 2ily dosti 8rnutne a reptali proti osudu a zda, se mi, k nemely daleko tomu, aby 2e je lepe naroditi k gt'astnSirn ne2 narocliti se princeznou. Gusto postavaly u oken ve2e, aby aspori videly, co se venku deje. Jednou, kdy Chytrou'Ska byla ye sve komnate a zabSrvala se tam nejakou hezkou praci, staly obe sestry u okna a videly, Ze dole pod ve'Zi stoji ZenStina v hadrech. Krieela na ne hlasne, ze je velmi neWastna a prosila se sepjatYma rukama, aby ji pustily do ve2e, rikala jim, Ze je neWastna cizinka, ktera dovede spoustu vki a 2e se jim za to Orne odslouZi. Princezny si nejprve uvedomlly rozkaz, kterSr dostaly od krale, aby nikoho do ve2e nepou:Stely, ale Lenorku to tak jiz omrzelo, 2e si musila vkchno sama cleat, a 8v itor k a byla tak nat'astna, infiZe rozmlouvati jen se sestrami, Ze chut' jedne, aby byla zase ueesana se vSemi podrobnostmi krasneho fleesu, a druhe, aby si mela zase s kSrin poklepat, je prirnela, Ze se rozhodly vpustit 2enu do vek. "Myslite," kkla Svitorka sestre, kraln y zakaz se vztahuje take na takove neWastne Zeny? Myslim, k ji sem maerne pustit bez nasledkir."

"Delejte, jak myslite," isekla Lenorka. vitorka, ktera eekala, jen na tato slova, ihned spustila koS'. Chuda 2ena vlezla do kok a princezny ji vytahly pomoci kladky. Kdy2 Zenktina jim stanula pied alma, stala se jinn odpornou, nebot' urea hnusne S"pinave Saty; chtely, aby se pkevlekla, ale namitala, Ze to udini a2 naziti-i, nejdrive 2e jim chce poslouZiti. Sotva domluvila, priSla ChytrouSla,.

Byla nemile p •ekvapena, vidouc neznamou ye spoleenosti sester. Rekly ji hned, prod 'g ene dovolily vstup a ChytrouSka vidouc, ie to jiz udelaly, potladila nelibost, jakou pocit'ovala z jcjich nerozumu. Nova sluZebna princezen prometla vSechny kouty veZe pod zaminkou, Ze tam byla poslana, ale ve skutednosti, aby si prohledla vkchny mistnosti, nebot' jiste jste si jiz domyslili, 'Ze tato cizinka byla nebezpeena osoba.

(Pokradovani priAe.)

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rItr z'..M1 1;;;i San Antonio, Texas., Mile sestry a bratti:

Po zvoleni atedniku aklamame ptedseda tadu volby delegatu, aby si elenove navrtiovali kaZdy dle libosti, zkratka tekl, aby si volili dle sve vhle.

Delegatti bylo zvoleno devet a ten samY poeet nahradnikti. Ze jsme men cestu pied sebou, k tomu zima, nedoekall jsme do skoneeni. lad Praha ptipravuje distriktni schuzi na t • eti nedeli v lednu. Jsem jista, Ze budete miti opet fispech a velkou navAtevu.

Teto schnze bychom se take radi zileast'1',

Po delAim Case jsme si zase zajeli do Taylor k naAemu tadu Praha eislo 29, do vYroeni schttze, ktera byla dosti eetne nav'Stivena na to chladne podasi. Citili jsme se dobte mezi svYmi spolueleny a prate- I ly. Schnze byla v kratkosti vytizena, NCsledovaly volby urednikii tteba Ze se h.tednici vzdavall s ptanim, aby si elenove zvolili Uteclniky nove. Nebylo jim no. Illasy se ozYvaly, "Vy jste do one prace zasveceni, tidite vSe spravne a dobte, co jest pravda. Ale ja jsem toho nahlePfeji tadu Praha, by povyrosti o du co redaktor, aby se fitednici menili. de z at elenu v ofiStim roce.

Neni dobre mitt jedny a tyteZ Utedniky 'Lajezdem do Taylor jsme museli dlouha leta a stale se spolehat na jedny. stit od heasti na programu, ktery ptipraad Praha ma skuteene Utedniky do- vil vYbor od tadu San Antonio eislo 133. bre a spolehlive. To dokazuje vzrust Jak mne bylo zdeleno, program se jim du, neb v kaZele schttzi mivaji eekatele. S't'astne v,!,v datil a navAtevnici si libovali Tentokrat bylo ohla§eno zase pet eeka- a byli hpino spokojeni. TeZ jsem slySela, ze jsou poz\ telu. aby aspori d y e posledni

du, rim',

1951.,

eisla opakovali v International Hall. isla jsou "Svetovy mIr" a druhe eislo, jak si maminky vypravuji pti drani peri, jak tomu byvalo y e p stare Vlasti. Maminky jsou po Cesku ustrojene a eas doplimje onen obraz. Na to ptijde svatY Mikulag.

Jsem rada, budu miti „ptilelitost uvicleti eastku prograrnu. TeS'i mne, ze ptikladate ruce 'k dilu. Je to dobra peace,; jak pro tad tajCpro celou Jednotu. Tam, kde . se vedou cleti, ony si vezmou zajern a nadale budou pracovati ptiiahovati. Pro dobro radu se musime vice venovati, mladeli. gt'astnY Pteji, fSein vesele Vanoce Rubie Holly. novY rok. _Minulou sobotu byli jsme pocteni na-

vSlevou poklaclnika Jednoty, br. Jos. Kolihy, kterY se vracel z jedne jeho diednich cest. Dekujeme za nav§tevu, ktera nas potestla.

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PREJI SI ZDE VYSLOVITI MOJE BEAHOPRAN1 IC SVATKUM VANOCIsliM A NASTAVAVAJICIMU NOVEMU ROKU VSEM BRATRUM A SESTRAM JAKOZ I titEDNiKUM A RIDITELUM JEDNOTY SPJST JAKOZ I VSEM MOJIIVI PRATEECM.

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Zpey — Jerry Houpy, Jr.

Risen — Roberta , Ann Staglik,

Betty Jean Staglik, 3. Whispering Hope — It came upon a.midnight clear. Accordian solo•Tommy Parma.

4. jolly Old St. Nicholas Zpev — Katherine Ann Parma a Jerry Parma. Tommy Parma, doprovdd na harmoniku.

5. The Wind liorsetnan.—Piano Solo---Mary Ann Nemec.

6. Mikuld§ — Basal ---• Jerry Ann Urban.

7. White Christmas and Silent Night. Accordian solo.

Patricia &nit Proza.

8. Miktihi z; — Mary Jane Basta.

9. Ta;nce -- Roberta 'Sta.glik.

10. V.inoce Basen — Billy Sill. , 11. Star of the Night --- Piano solo. -- Jerry Ann Urban.

12. Mikulti:i MarY Ann Nemec;' Charlie Nemec Johnnie Nemec.

13. Acrobatic dance — Betty Jean Staglik.

14. Do Betlema. liaseri --- Robert g ill a Johnnie gill.

15. Rudolph, the Red Nose Reindeer. — Patricia Ann Proza.

— Carole Annette Nemec a 16. Vanceni George. Nemec, Jr. Risen — Jerry HoupY, Jr. 17. Na g tedrY veCer neinkujici, 18. Sines vanoenich pisni ZACATEK 7:30 P. M. IrSTUPNI"47, VOLNE. K neasti vas uctive zve na.S` DetskY Odbor.

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3ttedu; dne 19. pfn clInce 1931.

ZkuAetia.

Praktikus.

StrSteck: A jsi sobe jista, "Mate za to, doktore, Klaro, 2e ho miluje§ opravdovou, 2e ten Clovek zemre?" uptimnou a co hla.vniho trvalou "Toto za dva dny laskou?

Mara: Ale ovAem fie, milY strY- bole zdrav jako ryba eku, vidyt' nemiluji poprve.

— vIdyt' mu skoro ani • • PocestriS7 : 61oveee, vite, kdo nic nebylo a byl by se jsem? Ja jsem statni noNladni. pozdravil I bez doktoZa to vain dame deset roku. ra."

Rat'ak s revolverem): Raete "A prod jste mu teWit velmi laska y. Ale jelikoi ja na pouhe sliby nic nedam, pro- dy poradil, aby si nasil bych, byste mi dal radeji psal posledni hned hodinky a penize.

• •

Honba za gtestim.

Tak se Cloy& easto honi za svSrm Atestim kdesi — ne2 se nada, ne gtesti ho drzi za padesy.

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OcIstraneni .radioaktivity ze ph tech atomickch zkon gkach. v dvou U. S. ponorek, ktere byly Bikini, stalo tricet tisic dolarti.

My vim vyslovujenie na§e nejsrdefneigi pfani aby yak Vanani svatky byly ,bohate spokojenosti.

"Chtel jsem se tak j en 4ikovnSrm zptisobem dozvedet, jak je bohat, abych pak vedel, jak$' mu mam

onnitonsmoggiosvaiomoi ''Vesel ...Vanocni svatky

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Novem roce 1952 pfeje svym podilnikittn, pfiznivcitm a na gi krajanske vefejnosti

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BESOT, IT CE SOUSTRASTI. Fayetteville, Tex., 14. prosince 1951.

Rad El Campo cislo 50 Unit() projevuje Bratri a sestry: svoji upiimie eitenou soustrast portistaZde podavam seznarn dalSich vYpo- le iodine nad ziaa.tou jejich sestry a teMarie Bartogove, inocmI ch organisatort, kteri spoleene se tioky syYmi radovyrni organisatory upsali nove ktera zesnula dne 1. prosince 1951 ye staff 77 let a pohrbena byla dne 2. prosince cleny pro nisi Jednotu. na Narodnim htbitove Lakeview.

Br. Adolf 8abr sg ula, Wharton, Texas, k Zesnula spolusestra patrila k nasemu radu Oslo 58. radu pc« mnoho let a byla vernou Br. Julius Matula, Wharton, Texas, k kou.

Vitne, pozustala, rodino, VaS zarmuradu eislo 58.

Br. Edwin C. Nesuda, Ennis, Texas, k tek je velikY, ale bucli2 yarn Utechou, ze celY rad souciti s Vami. Tobe, sestro preradu eislo 25. jeme klidny spanek. Odpodivej v pokoji.

Br. J. J. Bravenec, Houston, Texas, k Za, rad El Campo eislo 50`v El Campo, iadu eislo 88.

Texas.

Br. Robt. 6ervenka, West, Texas, k raJoe Peterka, Fra,nk Rod Henry MoZi du dislo 54.

Sek, resolueni yYbor.

Br. Frank 8parihel st., Temple, Texas, • 41. ( k iadu cislo 47.

RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI. Br. E. J. GajdoS, Jourdanton, Texas, k Jmenem iadu Svaz Oechoslovand cislo iadu dislo 78.

Br. Henry V. Marek, Granger, Texas, k 92 ye Fort Worth, Texas, projevujeme uprimne citenou soustrast portistale manradii dislo 20. ditkam a dalSi rodine nad odchoBr. Jerry Stepan, Flatonia, Texas, k ra dem jejich manZela, otce a dedeeka a du eislo 38. naSeho spolubratra Br. J. R. RtrZieka,, North Zulch, Texas, Franka Tulise, k iadu cislo 15. ktery po kratSi nemoci odeSel navzdy dne Br. Edw. H. Moore, Rosebud, Texas, k 7. prosince 1951 ye stall 67 let. radu eislo 89.

Vime, drazi portistali, ze tezce nesete Ses. Louise Stefka, Danbury, Texas, k ztratu Vam tak mile bytosti, ale budiZ radu eislo 139.

Br. Jerome Green, Temple, Texas, k Vam ntechou, ze my, bratti a sestry na seho radu soucitime s Vann ye VaSem radu dislo 24. zarmutku.

Sestra, Della Kadleeek, Houston, Texas, Tobe, roily bratre, prejeme tichy spak ras" eislo 88. nek. Cest budi'Z Tvoji pa,naatce.

Br. Louis L. Hajek, Placed°, Texas, k Dano ye Fort Worth, Texas, dne 11. "radu .eislo 97. prosince 1951.

Br. Paul A. Drost, Wharton, Texas, k Marie Juranova, Bennie Bartkova, H kadu dislo 58. len Zichova, resolueni vYbor.

Ses, Kathleen Jurca, Buckholts, Texas, k t6du eislo 15..

VYSe uvedeni yYpomocni organisatori Br. John Slovak, Dallas, Texas, k radu nam pomohli upsat 33 novych elenn. eislo 84.

Ses. Emma Popp, West, Texas, k radii Doufame, Ze vas v priStim seznamu bude mnohem vice. eislo 54.

KdyZ tak pkemySlite, co byste men dati Br. Stanley Houdek, Ennis, Texas k SVS711.1 milYm jako y anooni darek, prod jim du dislo 135. .,4041 Br. Joe G. Hatsler; Temple, Texas, k ra-• nedati jednu z nasich pojistek. Takovy darek bude vzdy miti svoji hodnotu. du disk) 87.

Vara yYSe jrnenovanYin dekujeme za Br. Ed. idek, Floresville, Texas, k faYYpomoc a doufame, Ze prihlasite dalSi du eislo 107.

Br. Chas. Galetka, Hallettsyille, Texas, nove eleny. Vy, kteil jste jeSte nemohli, alespon jednoho nam pomoZte upsat.

1. radu dislo 4.

Pkeji yam vsem vesele Vanoce a At'astBr. W. R. Janidek, Rogers, Texas, k ranY novy rok. du eislo 69.

S bratrs12:Vm. pozdraveni Br. Fr. A. Lanoy skY, Ennis, Texas, k Edward L. Maiek. iadu cislo 135.

Ve stredu, dne 19. prosince 1951. iad Woodrow Wilson eislo 146.

Galveston, Texas.

Mill bratti a sestry: V nagi yYroeni schuzi zvolil jsme si tyo bratry a sestry do t5,kadfT: Louis Macik predseda; Jos. Wytoyak -- mistoptedseda; Yvonne Macikova tajemnice; Jos. Vesely - iteetni; Marta Vesela - pokladnI. tdetni yYbor: El. Kivchova, Em. Portacci, Amalie Macikova.

Jack Kivch Delegat do sjezdu:- Jos. Vesely.

Dtivernik pro distrikt - Jos. Vesely.

Nahradnik - Frank Urbanec.

Schnze, vzdor Spatnemu poeasi, byla hojne nayStivena; pa schuzi jsme se pekne vespolek pobavili, Doufame, Ze do priSti schdze, kt, gra bude 13. ledna, 1952, kdy bude nastoloyani noyYch titedniffft, i ti Mein, kteri nebyli pritomni, se dostavi.

Jmenem radu prejeme vkm sestram a bratrim na gi mile Jednoty vesele Vanoce a St'astny novy rok.

S bratrskYna pozdravem _Jos. Vesely.

1 ° PREDNASKA A FILM V HOUSTONU. Ptigti nedeli veder budou v sini radu Pokrok Houstonu eislo 88 ukazovany filmy z Ceskoslovenska, z Pa,riZe a odjinud, ktere byly nataeene Dr. Arnostem J. tiZkou, ktery nyni vyueuje eatinu na statni niversite v Austinu. Dr. 2i'zka jiZ peed nekolika lety zaydeeil se nam velice syymi filmy, proto Zabayni vYbor radu Pokrok Houstonu pozval jej znoyu, aby nam ukazal jeho nejnovejSi obrazky. Bude to spojeno s prednaSkou Dr. ZiZka je vYbornYin reenikem. Proto zveme celou eeskou yerejnost v Houstonu a okoli, aby nasi krajane priSli se pobaviti na tomto veeirku. Vstupne nebude yybirano Zadne, lee udelame si dobrovolnou sbirku na odmenu reenika. Zaeatek y osm hodin veder. K hojne naySteve uctive zve Zabayni vYbor radu els. 88. .1 • ° Rad Bratrske spojeni cislo 128.

Mart, Texas.

13ratal a sestry naSeho Dayam yam vedet, kteri jste nebyli ptitamni schuzi 9. prosince 1951, co jsme udelali a Vodavarn vain y Ysledek volby ittednikti pro rok 195'2: Predseda - Alfons Maris, mistopredseda - Frank Vanek, tajemnik - Joe L. Mills, fteetni - Edward J. Vanous, pokladnik - John Jureeka, delegat do sjezdu Frank Vanek, nahradnik C. R. Wasek.

Ostatek ponechano do pki gti schfize, ktera bude odba.. p.a u bratra A. R. BOraka. S pozdraveni stars/ 1 dieniik, Frank Vanek.

V ASTM f K

Wednesday, December 19, 1951,

Brans 19

WEST, TEXAS

OFFICIAL ORGAN Or SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS

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MUSINGS OF THE EDITOR TO OUR MANY FRIENDS AND READERS, both members of the SPJST and non-members, your editor extends the Season's Greetings. My fondest wish is that You, and yours, may enjoy a full measure of peace, happiness, and prosperity, not only this joyous holiday season, but also throughout the year of 1952 and in the years to follow. * AND WHILE WE ARE ENJOYING this Christmas season, let's pause just long enough to consider what the vision was that caused' a small group of men to meet in La Grange right after the holiday season to plan for the organization of a fraternal order known today, as the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas. It was in the holiday season of the year of 1896 when the first meeting was held, although the SPJST could not start to do any business until the state charter was obtained six months later.

ALSO, WHILE WE TALK about what had happened some fifty-odd years ago, we may pause long enough to consider what the qualities were that made a small and struggling nation in 1776 into a great and wealthy nation less than 150 years later. The qualities were hard work, darling, resourcefulness, courage, thrift, the desire to educate and improve the citizens, and a respect for the rights and beliefs of others.

• * THESE STRONG, SIMPLE QUALITIES raised us from great weakness to great strength. By the year 1926, only 150 years after our founding as a nation, we had become known throughout the world as a nation of industrious, self-reliant, free people who saved their money and guarded their freedom against powerhungry politicians. It was during that period of 150 years that we built up most of the great industrial and business machine which has made it possible for us to enjoy the highest standard of living in the world.

• • DURING THAT PERIOD of our great growth there was no gigantic group of government employees whose support drained off the money needed to build productive business. There was no huge

federal government with hundreds of bureaus to regulate, complicate or impede the natural efforts of the people striving to get ahead. True, a few people took advantage of freedom from regulation. But in those days it wasn't considered sensible to catch a rat by filling your home with a horde of highpriced rat catchers whose living depends on the continued presence of rats. * * IF WE HOPE TO HAVE a Merry Christmas next year and in all years to follow, it is important to ask ourselves whether we have gotten away from sound principles in the past 20 years. Have we used these last 20 years in building up our business and industrial strength, and in encouraging self-reliance, hard work and new enterprises, or have we used it to spend carelessly the wealth it took us 150 years to accumulate?

THERE IS AN OLD SAYING that a family locks wealthiest to the neighbors when it is wasting its wealth; not accumulating it. It is important for us to think that over. It is important because we want to be able to say Merry Christmas in 1960 as heartily and hopefully as at any time in the past! *

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PARDON YOUR EDITOR for bringing to you this note of warning in the most joyous season of the year. But there is always contrast in everything. There is a deep shadow when the sun shine the brightest. So even in the days of greatest joy we should remember the days of sadness, and in the hours of happiness there should be an undertone of moderation in thoughts and action.

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IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS? "Dear Editor: I am eight years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.

Daddy says, if you see it in the Vestnik, it is so. Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?

Virginia Schiller."

Virginia, your little friends are wrong.

They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they see. They think nothing can be which is not compre-

hensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's , or children's are little. In this great uni7 verse of ours man is a mere insect,. an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world abort him,/as measured by the intelligence cdpable.:of grasping the,whole of truth and, know,l, edge, Yes. Virginia, there is a Santa clqns.

He exists as certainly as love and 01102: rosity and devotion exist, and you knbw that they abound and give to `Our its highest beauty and joy. Ala g! -how dreary would be the world if there, were no Santa Claus! It would, be as-;dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith, ,then,,,o poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have 'no rij 03' 7 ment, except in sense and sight. 'The eternal light with which childhood "fills the world would be extinguished:Not believe in Santa Claus! You Might as well not believe in fairies! You' Might get your papa to hire men to : Watch in all the chimneys on Christinds-' Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus corning down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but there is no sign that - there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither-children nor men can see. Did you.ever,see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of .course not, but that's no proof that :they: ,are not there. Nobody can conceive:on imagine all the wonders there are unseen axed unseeable in the world, You may tear apart the baby's:Tattle and see what makes the noise.inside, but there is a veil covering the nnseen world which not the strongest !VtIani.lior even the united strength of . all the strongest men that ever lived, cpuld.tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry,,,,loye, romance, can push aside that , enrta in and' view and picture the :,st.‘pemal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real?

Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God, he .1iVes, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay ten Oieq ten thousand years from now, he will .pqntinue to make glad the heart of child,hood.

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ViSTNIK— ST,TEXAS

Wednesday, December 19, 195L

MY TEN DAYS AS SANTA CLAUS In the last issue of the Vestnik we ex- dren is pegged at 7.1 years, but don't "Ho, Prancer! Ho, Dancer!" all of which plained that some of the present day think you can fool the kids—they know! noises are appropriate to the working Learn the names of the reindeer. Santa Claus.

Santas whom you see in the big department store in Dallas, Houston, and Fort Children ask about them more often As a clinical note I might add that, Worth are really supereducated Santas. than about anything else. while sitting as Santa Claus in Mr. Christmas is a tough time for the de- When they try to pull your whiskers Macy's big department store, I was partment store Santa. If you wish to off, run your hand up quickly beneath winked at by more pretty ladies in mink know how it feels to have 3,000 little the whiskers, hold them firmly in place coats than I ever hope to see at one darlings Pull your whiskers every day, and yell "Ouch!" time again. Each of them, of course, was I managed to graduate and proudly accompanied by progeny, and elementary read ,the' following article, written by Ken Jones, and published in THIS WEEK clutched my leather-bound diploma reasoning kept telling me "Look, Bub, when once again I faced Mr. Craine at they're not winking at Ken Jones; magazine. * Macy's.

They're winking at Santa Claus!" Still Just befere the grand opening I was and all, only a suspiciously, alert , Macy The Christmas spirit is heady stuff, and takes a strong man to cope with mercifully entrusted with the greatest executive restrained me from winking it and get off unscathed. I happened to of all Santa Claus secrets: what a prac- back at a particularly lush redhe ead and be buffeting my way thrugh Mr. Macy's tieing Santa Claus does when he wants following it up with "Ps-s-s--t! pbn't let big New York department store when it out—when he must escape because he these whiskers fool you, honey!" hit me with full impact. "It must be can't take the punishment any longer.

If I have inadvertently given the imfun to be a Macy Santa Claus," I The magic line is "Pardon me, kiddies, 1:ression that functioning as a departthought. "Nothing to it, of course—just but I've got to go feed the reindeer!" ment-store Santa Claus involves only and I found my brother Santas a con- solely a running engagement With hordes put on a red suit, make with the lively quip, the paternal pat and bring joy to genial lot. Most of them were laid-off of enfants terribles, let me correct that actors, eager to make a few extra dol- impression thoughtfully and humbly, all the small fry for miles around."

"I'd like to apply for a job as Santa lars. We were engaged in pleasant pro- here and now. The definition of St. Nick ae of wigs in the syllabus at Santa , Claus school Claus," I explained at the personnel of- fessional chitchat about thecare and whiskers when suddenly there was starts off, "There is a SantT . Claus in the floe. the distant, muffled ringing of a bell. hearts of children:. ."

"See. Mr. Craineseventh floor."

Then whispered inquiries were passed Like most men, I am essentially a "Hmm-m-m!" mused Mr. Craine when for "Santa Claus Jones." I was on! creature of logic. Now, a man can't I presented myself. "Well, you know this The sea of faces which welled up live 11 months of the year cleanshaven Santa ;Claus business is strictly whole- around me the moment I was seated on and wearing business suits, and then Sale with us. We use five to a shift— the Santa Claus throne might have pan- expect to assume a whole new identity three wcrking two resting; hours 9:15 icked a braver man. There were kids, by putting on a fantastic red rig and a. in. to .9:15 p. ma handle up to 16,000 seemingly millions of them. There were false awhiakers. The first time you put kids a day-l-twice as many mothers and short ones, tall ones, thin ones, fat ones, relatives; they're a lot more trouble. laughing ones, crying Ones, little ones, on a Santa Claus suit you're going to big ones. Tnere were sisters and broth- feel like a plain, fool. I did. And I took Think you can stand the gaff?" that • feeling with me when I faced my "They work sitting down, don't they?" crs, fathers and mothers, aunts and first, 1,000 children, uncles, grandfathers and grandmothers. _ I inquired anxiously, My awakening started when I found I And they were all there to see Santa "Mostly yes", he said. "Experience?" was forgetting about the suit, and I "None," I told him humbly. "But I'm Claus!

I learned fairly quickly to identify the started doing that when I realized that cargcr to learn_ . . ." .

"I-1mm," he muttered. "You, could go "An' I wanna" against which I had been children actually do accept the outward to Santa : Claus SchoOl. Charlie Howard warned. This particular model squirms seeming for the reality. runs it Up at Albion, New York. Graduate onto the Santa Claus knee, starts out It was a little girl who took me the there, then come back and I'll put you right away with "I want . . ." and con- next and final , step along what may ' tinues until throttled. My method of I prov e the most interesting and signifion." ,.

I found Mr. Howard's Santa Claus dealing with this type is to anticipate it I can't road I shall ever travel. She was Claus School tucked away in a charm- with "Santa Claus already knows all seven or eight, I'd say She wasn't beauing old farmhouse deep in upper New about what you want, little man—now tiful, but the light in that child's eyes York State. Mr. Howard got disgusted move along and don't block the gang- was the clear, brilliant flame of faith and hope and love. with sloppy Santa Clauses years ago way!" and started his school. He has a part- This technique of anticipating the She looked at me, smiled and held out tinier staff of four women who make San- small fry proved useful in dealing with' a little flower. A:, I took it she told meta costumes for sale. all over the U. S. the "I gotta have proof" types, too. The carefull y , seriou ly and without unduo His one-week course is run several times "I gotta have proof" types were the haste—of the only present she wanted a year ` for scholars who come from as whisker pullers. Cynics at a very early for Christmas.- It was just a toy, and it age, they are likely to run to muscles wasn't even for herself but for her lit:. far av'fty as Dallas and New Orleans.

In a week of intense application I and agility. The first one of these I tle brother who was ill and couldn't learned certain ,useful fundamentals, handled got through my defense and come, down to see Santa Claus himself was yanking on my chop when. I flung- She wanted me to give her present to among them the following: Don't use a pillow for stuffing—peaks both arms around him and smothered him. Then she stepped back, dropped me a grave curtsy and vanished. out in two points at the top and makes his attack.

I shall never see her again, nor she As time went on I learned to play the Santa Claus loOk like a sweater girl.

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The average age of disbelief in chit- offstage bells, stamp my feet and shout,

V*BTNiK MST. MUM

Wednesday, December 19, 1951.

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THE COBLER OF KRKONOSE He lived in a little two-room cottage.

Like a swallows nest, it was attached to and wedged in a steep slope amongst a group of similar dwellings, all clustered together in the warm closeness of a Czech mountain village, in Krkonose.

One opened the door which never saw a lock and entered a small corridor which divided the house into living quarters on the one side and a small stable with three goats on the other, a common arrangement in Europe even in larger peasant dwellings. He was a cobbler and in his part of the World it was generally suppOsed that a humble cobbler on his traditional threelegged stool was either a philosopher or a curious fellow in some manner. Yet, in this hamlet in the heart of Europe, dwelt this unknown but significant man of peace. His name is of no importance in this contemplation.

The room where he lived served all his purposes and it was amazing the many uses to which those few square yards could be applied. It was not only a living room, but bedroom, cobbler's workshop, kitchen, library; yes, it was also a temple, and yet how spotlessly clean whenever I dropped in. The distant view from the small, fourfc'ot square window presented, in itself, a picture of enchanting beauty. Occasionally looking out of his window as he worked, he saw his beloved mountains and with them the entire world. He never journeyed bet yond seventy-five miles from his native village, yet rarely anywhere in all my world travels have I met so cosmopolitan a mind.

His practice of peace was and is possible at any time. He was always at peace with his family, his Community and with the world. He spoke kindly of everyone and the inevitable gossip of a .small village and the provincialminded had no quarter under his roof.

There was a dignity and forgiveness in his appearance and in its radiating light every selfish ambition was ridiculous 1113 average weekly income on which he raised two children was approximately tv:o • dollars in Czech currency. "It is entirely sufficient for me," he remarked on one occasion in his unassuming frankness. He even managed to lay aside a few pennies for his cherished books.

As the years passed, somehow, the greatest minds and seers of humanity found their way to the shelves in his humble, low-ceilinged cottage. Unquestionably, Tolstoy, Emersosn, Thoreau, Ruskin, Victor Hugo and Flammarlon found themsolves in congenial company with this cogitating cobbler, this world citizen.

His was the world of peace, that peace Which never leaves this universe but is

(By Karel Hujer) an eternal reality, provided we maintain proper relation to it. I visualize him as an enchanted and grateful spectator of the vorld and the universe. Little wonder that he added to his cosmopolitan interests the life study of astronomy. He was a great amateur astronomer and could read calendar dates directly from the position of the constellations.

What little he owned, he always considered as being only entrusted to him.

It never occurred to him to possess things. He was not - even aware that with his whole being he opposed the idea of competition on a small scale, which on a large scale makes for imperialism. I believe therein lay the root of his peace, and I repeatedly return to him in days of suffering and darkness.

I recall one of the last sunsets we observed together from a spat in his beloved "zahuti." 'Perhaps it was his unusual art of detachment which made his inner peace so very real. In moments when he contemplated the beauty and glory of God's world, a sunset, a sunrise or Star-filled sky, as a poet or ancient psalmist, his whole being was given up to receiving the beam of light. He life infinitel found life infinitely beautiful. He received fully, understood fully and gave fully. The village perhaps may have sensed but could hardly comprehend. He was a plain citizen, never held public office, yet his was a great service—he was a true friend of all humanity.

Our mountain philosopher had his day of the year when he set up his famous nativity scene, the product of his own art and skill. The nativity occupied about onefourth of the space of his small room.

On Christmas Day his little cottage was a. paradise gleaming with joy, a dream of charm in its radiant, simple glory.

The tiny living room had a solemn appearance. When we viewed together the charming reilrodudtion of the scene which took place so many ages ago ,there was inexpressible peace in his eyes. That night, the silent and holy night; the small windows of his cottage radiated with unusual power and glow.

The light streaming out into the darkmessage of ness seemed ,,,to convey that boundless hope and and unfailing confidence as symlo'olized by the Star of Bethlehem and personified in this Bohemian cobbler's simple and truthful life, the life of a man of peace. Such men abound in Europe today, although unheard in the madstrom of this struggling world.

Today many share a great longing

for genuine peace and desire earnestly to build for that peace now, not the, peace of the victor or the vanquished; but the peace of the Great Teacher of Galilee. They will not participate in,ah peace conference for which we 'hear ceaseless drum-beating on all fashiOp-_ able marts of diplomacy. Yet, through these unpublicized world citizens, man,covenant of peace, which has never in= kind is a constant witness of a gre4 terrupted its session, is open to known or unknown, and requires only one condition — purity of heart — like that which was sheltered under - the roof of a humble cottage in the mountains of Bohemia. ) • 4, • LORD'S -PRAYER

Every year since 1940 there has been, a special feature repeated on the AmOs and Andy radio program. On Christmas Eve, Freeman F. Gosden, as Amos, inter-. prets the Lord's Prayer for his daughter," Arbadella, as he tucks her into bed: This is what he says: "Our Father which art in heaven(dat means father of all dat is good, where no wrong can dwell.)

"Hallowed by Thy name—(dat means': darlin', dat we should love an' 'respect all dat is good).

"Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven—(dat mean's, darlin', as we clean our hearts of all hate an' selfishness, an' fill our hearts viitli• love, de good, de true, an' de beautiful; den earth will be like heaven.)

"Give us this day cur daily bread=(an dat means to feed our hearts an' mincIS wid kindness, love an' courage, whieh will make us strong for our daily taSk.), "An' forgive us our debts as we forgiV our debOrs--(you remember de golden rule, don't you, honey? Well, dat meang we must keep de golden rule, an' do Unto others as we would want dem to do unto us. An' now it says:) "An' lead us not into temptation ' but deliver us from evil—(dat means, 0,1)T darlin', clat jet' means to ast God to help us do, an' see, an' think right, so dat.we will neither be led or tempted by anYthing dat is bad).

"For Thine is the kingdom, and , the. power, and the glory, , forever. Amen.

(At means, darlin', dat all de world,-aril everything dat's in it, belongs to qod'.§. kingdom — everything — your mommie, your daddy, your little brother, yoUr gramma -. . . you, an' everybody . . an' as we know clat, an' as we act as if we know it, dat. my little girl, is de real spirit of Christrnas)."

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THE H KISS" IN "KISSMAS" Smooehin' is pleasin' any season, but ietoe make it more so. If you don't hotieve it, just ask Texas' Mistletoe Kin;;, W. E. Thies, who never plants a :. eed or tarns a hue, yet harvests a crop each year.

Come the last week in December and y 11 stand under a berried bough of mistletoe for a- holiday kiss, you might, depending of course upon the degree of pleasure received, send a thank-you note to a quiet little man in Central Texas.

Ho is Texas' Mistletoe King, otherwise known as W. E. Thies, the gentleman who puts the "kiss" in "Kissmas." Between the joyous seasons, Mr. Thies operates a furniture store, unglamorous by comparison, in Georgetown, Texas.

If you're the inquisitive type, turn to your encyclopedia (Volume Mt and you'll discover that during the time of the Druids, the old Celtic priests used a golden blade to cut mistletoe from sacred oak trees. It became a parasite, according to English legend, when a curse was put upon the mistletoe tree after its wood Was used to make the cross upon which Jesus was crucified.

As if that weren't enough,, Norse leg, onds claim that mistletoe was banished from the earth because a dart fashioned frOM its wood killed Baldour. (Volume B says that Baldour was the God of Sunshine—Editor). But since the sorrowful plant was an innocent instrument, it came to symbolize tenderness and love.

ThuS the custom grew for friends to pledge affection, and lovers their troth, with a kiss underneath the mistletoe bough.

Returning to Texas' Mistletoe King, can safely say that he never plants seed nor lifts a hoe, yet he harvests an annual crop running well into five figures—all because tradition demands a h6liday kiss, under the mistletoe. When the Christmas season approaches, Thies goes to San Saba for mistletoe gathering. There the weather conditions are More favorable and the mistletoe has a better chance of growing faster and with finer foliage.

At five cents a pound, delivered to the Packing station, a truck load of the silver•berried evergreen runs into fancy ney. Some bunches from, mesquite trees weigh up to 20 pounds, and all must elossy-leaved with thickly clustered beriies. `the old Celtic Priests who used those golden blades would be horrified to see San Saba folks using rusty hooks to alt ■ mistletoe or else climbing roughly into the trees to rend it, you' might say, limb from limb..

The lady in New England whose Texas mistletoe bough hangs from her chandelier might be astonished to learn that her holiday beneath. it might be said to have come by the pound. For until it gets to- the florist it is sold by the pound, in 10 and 20 pound container—though one florist may order as much as 1,000 pounds. Small containers give the fragile plant better protection.

Once at the packing plant, the mistletoe is washed until it glistens, packed damp in cardboard carton and prosaic lettuce crates, shrouded in four layers: of heavy paper and the crates fastened and tagged. Last year he shipped by rail' and truck to 42- states, Canada and sev-1 eral foreign countries.

Everyone is, or at least should be, grateful for mistletoe and its blessings —especially Mr. Thies. He started 101 years ago by selling $350 worth. Last year he raked $12.500, less expenses, from a crop he didn't grow!

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WHERE TO GO SATURDAY OF THIS WEEK and every Saturday night there is bingo party at Pokrok Houston Ledge No. 88 at 1140 Robbie Street.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 22: Star of Texas Lodge No. 47 at Seaton, will have a Christmas grogram including gifts. Contact Miss Clara Hejl for details.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 23: Stefanik Willing Workers Toward Progress Junior Club will present a Christmas program at the Stefanik Lodge, 5602 Nolda Street, Houston, and a dance to the music of Peska Brothers Orchestra.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 23: A combination of lecture and film program will be at Pokrok Houston Lodge No. 88, in Houston. The lecturer will be Ernest J. Zizka, OSB., instructor of Czech from the Texas University.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 23: American Sokol Union of Dallas, in cooperation with two other fraternal organizations, will have a colorful Christmas program at the Sokol Hall.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 23: American Sokol .Union of Houston invites everybody in Houston to come out to the Christmas party to be held at its new hall. Program will start at 3:00 p. m.

Bingo entertainment at night.

MONDAY DECEMBER 31: A New Year's Eve dance will be held at the hall of American Sokol of Houston. Rudy Zatopek's orchestra will furnish the music.

ember 19, 1951.

Pathways to the Past There are many. beautiful 'legends concerning the origin and significance of the Christmas tree. One says that it was an evergreen tree which protected Mary and Joseph and Jesus from Herod's soldiers.

An old Norse legend recounts that the Lord sent down as emissaries Faith, Hope and Charity, to find a tree "As high as Faith, as eternal as Hope, and widespread as Love." They selected the balsam fir, which was all these things and bore "many crosses on every twig and branch."

No one knows just how the custom of having Christmas trees in homes began.

One story is that Martin Luther, walking' in a forest one Christmas night, noticed reflections .ef stars sparkling on snow-covered evergreens. He cut one tree down and took it home with him. There with many tiny candles, he tried to create the same effect. His little children were so delighted that he did the same thing next Christmas, and the Christmas tree became tradition.

A less happy story concerns one of the first Christmas trees in this country.

People Seeing the lighted tree thru the windows of a Philadelphia home, denounced the tree as "pagan," t h r e w rocks thru the windows and tried, unsuccessfully, to make the owner destroy the tree.

In spite of this sad beginning, the idea spread in popularity and 20 years later, in 1851, the first Christmas trees were intioduced for sale in N. Y. The custom has become an important part of our celebrations and to today's children, indeed, it "just isn't Christmas" without a tree. ) • " •

A Christmas Letter Dear Santa Claus: I hope that you Will read this little note.

I wish you'd bring Bob Smith a ball, A bat, a sled, a boat.

Rob Smith would like an aeroplane, A little train that toots, A handkerchief and welly gloves, A pair of shiny boats.

Be sure to stop at Bobby's house.

He hopes that you will bring Some candy, nuts, and chocolate cake, A monkey on a string.

Now. Bob and Rob and Bobby, too, All have the same address.

The three of us are Robert Smith, As you, no doubt, can guess.

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Start where you stand, and never mind the past.

WedneSday, Deceipber 19, 1. 951,_

V EAWNIK— 'WEST, TEXAS

WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS?

By Corinne Justice Grimsley This is the busiest season of the year.

How do you feel about it? One woman said, "I'II be glad when it's over! I get tired just thinking about all the things I have to do." Another explained, "The children are all grown now, so Dad and I decided to send them money instead of worrying with presents this year."

Then she added, rather wistfully, "I guess it won't seem like Christmas without all the rush and excitement."

Why do you get so rushed and tired during Christmas? Are you trying to make all of the plans and preparations by yourself? (Planning and working together would make every member of the family have a happier Christmas.) Are you' trying to do too many things?

If 1 he anticipation of Christmas worries you aren't you missing the real point of this happy season? Stop right now and ask y urself, "What do I want for Christmas?"

I. I want this ChristmaN to be different. I will not get so rushed doing outside things that I haven't time for my home and my children. I know that my disposition, whether good or bad. sets the tone for the entire household. I will shop early and try to stay serene and happy as I get ready for Christmas.

2. I want to have the real Christmas spirit. "My list gets longer every year!

Last Christmas Aunt Minnie sent me a

gift—now I have to add her name to my list. That makes 51 presents to be bought, wrapped, and delivered." When I begin thinking this way, I ask myself if Christmas is the time for "paying ' back"—and I try to get my values straightened out. The real value of any gift is the spirit in which it is given, and this cannot be measured in dollars and cents.

MY. TEN DAYS AS SANTA CLAUS

Howard could not understand why his friend, George, had discharged his beautiful new secretary, and said as much.

"She couldn't spell 'cat'," George explained. "Every time I tried to dictate a letter she kept interrupting to ask how to spell this word and that!"

"And you mean to say you couldn't stand a few little interruptions?" Howard demanded.

George grinned. "Oh, I could endore the interruptions," he replied, "but I didn't have time to look up all those words!"

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(Continued from page 20.) me, but .I shall carry her image. a long time in my heart. For she summed up in one look, one impulsive childish gesture, so much of the warmth and the hope and the love which too many of us, have lost so long and need so desperately.,But it's not really gone; it's there —like Santa Claus— in the hearts of children. ) • 4, • ( IF YOU DON'T GET VESTNIK If you fail to get your Vestnik, don't write to Houston or to West, but send your notice to the Supreme Lodge in Fayetteville. Names and addresses of members are forwarded by the Supreme Lodge to the publisher every Thursday. Also every Thursday. the Supreme Lodge notifies the publisher to stop sending the V e s t n i k to those members who have been reported by the U. S. Postmasters that the members died, moved away, left no address, etc. Always mail your notice about the Vestnik to: SUPREME LODGE SPJST, (dz) iiiayetteville, Texas.

3. I want time. I am going to enjoy this Christmas for week ahead— and long afterward. I want "kitchen time" so I can let the children "help" me with cookies and candies. I want time for the family to, plan and make deoorations for the house ' and for the tree. I want time to help little hands fashion gifts, time to include the older members of the household in the activities and preparations, time to visit friends and neighbors, time to write letters to old friends, time to enjoy reading the Christmas stories and singing the beautiful carols.

4. I want to do more than celebrate a day—I want to keep Christmas through the year ahead. Beginning now —and all through the year—I shall try to forget what I have done for others and remember what others have done for me.

I shall try to be more considerate and understanding of others, looking beyond the deed into the heart.

You wouldn't swap your home and family for anything else in the world when the madam says greying and receding hair makes you look distinguished; or when Junior describes the new girl in town. as being almost as pretty as mom; or when you put on a yellow necktie and your wife says she likes color on you instead of telling you truthfully that it's pretty loud. ) • ,44 ° Contentment depends a little on your position and a lot on your disposition.

Straus SPELL OUT YOUR CHRISTMAS IN LIGHTS More than any other season in the year, Christmas is a cause for some apprehension among certain power-andlight-company officals. They keep a watchful eye on their generator dials, as wattage all over the land rise to astronomical figures. Unconcernedly mother and children go on trimming the tree, and father turns steeple-jack and electrician to the point of tying real 'Underwriter's knots. This is all to the good, as even the light-company officials will have to admit. What's a straining generator when the night takes on thousands of extra eyes that wink with the spirit of Christmas!

If you wish to add your watts to/the overall illumination here are a few tips on outdoor lighting. First size up your house its surroundings, and note which • features you would like to emphasize..

Then carefully check your stepladder,. because you are going to need it.

Now comes the task of finding Suitable outlets. If you have an outdoor receptacle with a screw-on cap, half your worries are over. Otherwise you,will have to run a line from porch, entrance, or basement. Such lines can cause trouble unless you have the outdoor two-strand type, rubber or plastic coated, preferably No. 14 Rubber plugs are best, but or-; dinary plugs can be weatherproofed by cutting a rubber washer from an innertube.

Probably the easiest way to obtain. the equivalent of department-store lighting is to buy outdoor floodlights: Use these in combination with strings of lights and you will be surprised at the dramatic efforts you can achieve. Whenever pc& sible conceal floodlights behind shrubs, and cover obvious wires with evergreen, You can have cave-lighting at minimum expense if you buy outdoor wire and fasten pin-type sockets at intervals of 12 to 18 inches. These are wired in parallel (when one goes out the others remain burning), and it is possible—though not always advisable—to have up to 100 sockets on one string.

Buy only inside-coated lamps, either the C-91/2 or the more rugged S-11 Remember that the total effect from the point of view of the passer-by is what you are after. A generous scale is very iimpbrtant, particularly with cut-outs and displays. It is also well to avoid using too many different colored lights on one si ring, or to group different strings as no one color will dominate; your efforts may, in fact, add up' to nothing but white.

A final word of caution—don't overload your circuits, but keep a good stock of fuses on hand, just in case.

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LETTERS STEFANIK LODGE NO. 'IV. HOUSTON, TEXAS Merry Xmas Everyone: And to all a very happy New Year.

Gee! Seems as though `I was saying that to' you, dear' friends just yesterday, but aWhole year has gone by since. Everyis in the midst of Xmas prepa.ra.Lions for prOgrams, parties and family reunions, not omitting the cooking and ' baking. Just gobs and gobs of work, but oh!, so much fun and thankfulness! After that Xmas dinner and watching the ex!,:hange of gifts on Xmas morn or the giFelal expressions of those tiny tots alter Santa's visit. These are delightl'ul memories that last a long time. My Xmas wish to all is that peace and goodbe enshrined everywhere soon.

Lodge Stefanik No. 142 will hold its 'annual program on Sunday, December 23rd at 6 p. m. with a dance at 8 p. m.

Music by Peska Bros., There will be no hdmission to the program. Everyone is Most cordially invited. Santa will be there with Xmas goodies for the children.

The program is directed by Sis. Ann Waid and yours truly with the Stefanik 'Junior Club participating. There will be a tableaux: "Grandma Remembering."

Grandmother recalls the Xmas times fron the first Xmas to the present one With her, family.

'There will be a doll dance by six live dollies, whose ages range from three to five. This, you must see, for the darlings had been placed under the Xmas tree as gifts and decided to entertain themselves. There will be piano, guitar and viOlin solos. Christmas Carols and other entertaining. So I'll just keep you in suspense and hope you will come to enjoy the evening with us.

Our Willing Workers Toward Progress Club is progressing quite well. The teen-agers held their last meeting on Friday 'Dece mber 14. After the meeting was called, to order, their theme song sung, the Aninates read, the discussions Were mainly based on the Xmas program, theh individual responsibilities and Stage and Co,atume suggestions.

The Club now has forty members and if the cooperation they have now remains, someday Stefanik Lodge will certainly be proud that their Lodge will 'continue to be managed by, loyal and Competent members. We know, all of us (whether we want to acknowledge it or not) that we .can't be here always.

So if we start training our young folks now, they will step into our places with seiiconficlence in the training 'they received and not just as a puppet that has to be pushed around because he has no

VAST Ni — WEST, 1EXAS mind of his own to cope with due to lack of training. You know, pals, the old saying, "Ignorance is bliss," (in my opinion) 'should be forgotten for with a little self-determination and less false pride, ignorance disappears. So let's give our little friends a cheery boost and everybody concerned will benefit!

I wish to apologize -in forgetting to report on the SPJST Convention delegate from Stefanik Lodge. Bro. Alois Vaja was unanimously elected as 1952 delegate from our lodge, as was Sis. Marie Vala elected substitute delegate. Both members are well deserving for they are competent workers of the lodge for many years.

And now good people, on behalf of Stefanik Lodge, to each and everyone of you, I wish the happiest and most prosAs ever, perous Holiday.

Amelia (Vaja) Sturm.

P. S. DOn't forget to dance the old year out and the New one in at Stefanik December 31st. Thanks. )•& LODGE POKROK HOUSTON NO. 88 Dear Sisters and Brothers: About three weeks ago I announced to all of you that our Annual Meeting would , be held Sunday, December 9, 1951, and now I shall endeavor to give you a brief report of what transpired. I realize that it is my duty to write a report of the meeting, but am not in the mood to do so at this time. I intended to put this 'off until next week, but since I had the opportunity to read our Editor's remarks about lodge secretaries' responsibilities to write articles in our herald, which was printed in last week's issue, I would have felt guilty in shirking my own responsibility to do it now; so here goes: Our meeting opened at 9:25 a, m. and we adjourned at 6:10 p. m. with a recess from 12:30 to 2:00 p. m. Although this may seem like a long time for a meeting, you must realize that many matters were brought up for consideration, such as monthly reports, annual reports, and election of officers and committeemen.

Taking everything into consideration, this was one of the smothest meeting I have had the pleasure to attend. All reports were unquestionably accepted, and very little time was used up for nominating and electing officers because this year we tried out the method of nominating officers and committeemen before the meeting and had ballots printed.

All members were given the opportunity to have their names placed on the ballot and later every membed was privileged to nominate off the floor and write in the candidate of his choice. It is believed that this procedure saved considerable time. However, personally, I was sur-

Wednesdily, December 19, 1951. prised that more of our members did not show enough interest to run for any office. Your 'officers, who served your Lodge during the year 1951, were all reelected to serve during the year 1952; namely, Rudolph Selcik, President, Alfred Hilsher, Vice 'President, Albert J. Bristik, Secretary, Louise Kadlecek, Financial Secretary, and Frances Olexa, Treasurer, Jerry Ermis, Guide. The following were elected as members of your committees for 1952. Board of Trustees: Herman Baethe, Anton Bily, John Bravenec, Elo Drawe, Joe Fusig, Ed. Kadlecek, Frank Olexa, Frank Tesar, and Frances Olexa, who automatically serves as Treasurer for the Lodge as well as the Board of Trustees.

Auditing Committee: John Hilsher, Amos Kadlecek, and Jerry Pallicek.

Entertainment Committee: Don Earl, Anna Elzi-ter, Mary Elzner, Albina Drawe, Mary Fusig, Anna Vala, Emil Vala, and Adolph Roeder.

Food and Refreshement Committee: Harriette Earl, Rosie Hanus, Mathilda Otto, Anna Vrla, and Veronica Stefka.

Investigating Committee: Joe Anton, Tim Kostome, •and S. P. Studnicny.

Resolution Committte: Rosie Harms, Anna Vrla, and Paulina Studnicny.

Delegates and alternates to the State Convention to be held in Houston in June, 1952, Ten delegates elected Rudolph Sefcik, Albert J. Bristik, Frank 0lexa, John 13ravenec, Ed. Kadlecek, Alfred Hilsher, Joe Zaludek, Elo Drawe, C. H. Chernosky, Louise Kadlecek.

Alternates in order listed: Stephen Valcik, Emil Vala, Frank Tesar, John Kahanek, Joe Kalousek, Joe Anton, Frank Ancinec, M. Bily, J. W. Haisler, Helen Valcik.

The members of the Lodge again voted to allow $12.00 to apply against payment of premiums of members who hold 'ordinary life certificates who have been members of Lodge No. 88 for thirty years or more, and to members who are 70 years of age and have been members of Lodge. Pokrok Houston No. 88 at least ten years. This donation will amount to over $800.00.

Donations of $50 each were voted to be given to two members of our Lodge who have been sick for a long time.

The various reports that were read brought out the fact that the business income of our Lodge was somewhat poor during the year 1951, but it is hoped that the year 1952 will show a considerable improvement. All members are urged to support their Lodge by attending the various entertainment functions, also to attend the regular meetings and offer their suggestions.

The meeting time of our regular monthly meetings has been changed. In-

Wednesday, December 19, 1951. stead of meeting on the second Monday night of each month, the membership voted to hold the regular monthly meetings on the first Sunday afternoon of each month, beginning at 2:00 p. m.

Inasmuch as our Lodge can boast of having over 1,350 members, including juveniles, it must be called to all members attention that your premiums and dues are always. payable in advance. SeVeral members have gotten in the habit of paying in arrears and this matter was brought up at our meeting. It is just as easy to pay in advance, which is according to our by-laws and those members who are behind are urged to make an effort to bring their premiums up to date. Please also remember that there is a considerable saving by paying premiums in advance on an annual basis.

Sister Louise. Kadlecek, Financial Secretary, is responsible for collection of dues, and yout Secretary, Albert Bristik, is responsible for making the monthly report to the Supreme Lodge and for suspending members for non-payment of dues. It is not a pleasant task to suspend members and embarrassment to all concerned can be avoided by prompt payment.

Please remember to attend your regular monthly meetings on the first Sunday afternoon of each month. Come early and have a sociable visit with your friends, play a game of pool, dominoes, and, of course, refreshments are always on hand.

Since I have started writing, there are other matters that come to my mind but for lack of time will have to put it off till next time.

Fraternally, Albert J. Bristik, Sec'y • &• USVA. Hospital Houston Dear Bro. Valcik: I'm here a patient in Hospital and I got the enclosed card with all the names from my home Lodge Culak No. 165, which made me very happy.

I Want to thank all of them through our Vestnik for remembering me in my illness and thousand times. I'm doing fine, but my Doctors told me that , I'll have to spend my Xmas here. I'm treated very good here by everyone.

Wishing all of you a very Merry Xmas. and Happy and Prosperous New Year.

---' Fraternally yours, John V. Havlik.

The following signatures were sent to me on a huge card.

We are all out at Whites Live Oak Center SPJST NO. 165 our Annual Christmas Party and we miss you and wish it would be possible for you to be with us, But the good.Lord deems otherwise, So we wish you a Merry Christmas 4

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and a well New Year, also a speedy recovery — May God Bless you— Leo Hruska, pres. George Technik and Family, James Zidek, Emil Darilek and Ludmil Darilek, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dlouhy, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Orts, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Fojt, Mr. and Mrs. Laddie Dlouhy, John Da.rilek and wife, Eddie Zatopek, Ad. A. Wagner, Roman Zidek, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Darilek, Mrs. Adolph Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Mikulencak and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Helweg. Mrs. Adolph Ennis and Dennis, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Krejci, Mrs. Mary Marek, Bennie Marek, Bernadette Kouba, Leonitta Culak, A. J. Fojtik and Family, Albert Rosenaer, Adolph Dlouhy, Adolph Pelech, Annie Pelech. Louise Hruska, Georgia Orts, Mr. and Mrs. Vladik Darilek and Dorothy Ann, Mrs. A. J. Fojtik, Mrs. Adolph Dlouhy, Mrs. Willie Fejt, William Harvey Pojt, Everett Hruska, Jimmy Orts, Dennis Ermis, Mrs. Laddie Dlouhy, Mrs. Vlasta Zidek.,. Miss Darlene Pelech, Richard Orts, Georgia Dlouhy, Carolyn Ann Fojtik,. Alice Ma rie DIOuhy, Dolotes Fojtik, Doris Dlouhy, Georgie Mae Technik, Henry E. Helweg. ) • 4, BRATRSKE SPOJENI LODGE NO. 128 • Mart, Texas.

Brothers and Sisters: in . the annual meeting of Bratrske Spojeni Lodge No. 128, in Mart, the following officers were elected for the coming year of 1952: Alfons Morris, president; Frank Vanek, vice-president; Joe L. Mills, secretary; Edward J. Vanous, financial secretary; John. Jurecka, treasurer. Delegate to the SPJST convention will be Frank Vanek, alternate will be C. R. Wasek.

The various committees will be elected in our next meeting which will be held in the home of Brother A. R. Borak.

This report is made by your old Secretary. Brother Joe L. Mills will take over from now on.

Fraternally, Frank Vanek, Sr. 1 • •i PEACE ON EARTH In the current issue of the San Francisco Chronicle there is an editorial addressed to the Herald Angels. In this fanciful letter is the ardent wish of all the world for the real Peace on Earth.

You will have to read it more than once to understand it fully and to appreciate it. We reprint it the way it was originally printed: To the Herald Angels Wherever You Are: For almost 2,000 years you have been on the air broadcasting for Peace on Earth. ,It's a short, bright, tuneful program with mass appeal and highbrow

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acceptance. Your couldn't ask for a better press. Nobody knocks the product of the program even tho you were the first to use the singing commercial.

Your shows plugging the good' Old Peace on Earth product have more haeners than Jimmie Durante, Jack Berinr, Kukla, Fran and 011ie, Hi Ho Silver / aild Hopalong Cassidy combined. . . EverYbody likes your program. But here's the bad news; nobody is able to buy' the product. For nearly 2,000 years now' , 'you have been plugging Peace on Earth'—the oldest, wisest, best-loved program in the world—but after all these centuries of effort there isn't a single tiny corner' of the globe where a hungry heart, a war `weary soul can find the smallest ackT age of Peace. t Now a lot of us potential customers are puzzled. We have no sales resistance to your _product. Every mother's son of us wants all the peace we can get. But we can't find it. When we ask the store to sell us some or take our order..for future delivery, we are told it's a ,g_ov, ernment monopoly. And the government says: "You'd have Peace on Barth until it ran out of your ears, if other goyernments, weren't interfering with supply and delivery." Even as I write to you, dear Herald Angels, your prograin, Is constantly interrupted by news flasheN; battle reports, troop movements, bloo ambushes, air attacks, heroic defenses, casualty figures; dead, wounded, rn,issing. . .

I hate to' say it but I don't think 39ou are getting anywhere. I'm afraid .y■qp might just as well fold your iittle wings and stop singing about Peace on Earth.

Or maybe we might just as well , stop Harking.

Sorrowfully, J. P. McEvoy, editor • A, ONE EXCEPTION At a banquet many years agO-AVill Rogers was called upon to speak did mercilessly ribbed several important 'aiid influential guests. 'After the dinrir,1,a friend of Rogers approached him'-tind th' said: , "I don't think you should know' befi -terhanoibp'elk those."

They don't mind," replied Rogers.

You can always kid a big inantiThe only time you have to be careful is when his secretary is around."

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A FUNNY BUNNY A family was raising chincilla rabbitS. A Mexican family lived near them. Q day their little girl came over and 'si4d: "My mamma sa ys,. may we Please row your rooster rabbit."

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THE CASHEW NUT You may find it among your mixed nut this dristmas—that strange kidney-shaped nut that is called cashew (pronounced ka-SHOO) nut.

One sample of the rich, shrimp-shaped cashew nut, sizzling hot 'and salt-dusted, is sufficient to establish a desire for "jbst one more," This gift from the Americas is imported to the United States from. India by the ton. Although the cashew is a native of Brazil and grows abundantly in most of tropical America, it 'Was introduced by the Portuguese explorers into the West Indies, India and Africa. In India it is one of the largest cultivated crops and one of the best paying ones for exportation. During 1949 t1-1e United States consumed more than 37,000,000 pounds from India alone.

The cashew tree yields a variety of products. The odd apple on which the nut grows is a firm, white, delicious, acid fruit, the kernel of the nut replaces meat in the diet, the shells provide charcoal for fuel and cooking, they even furnish an oil powerful as an insect repellent, 'a preservative for fish' nets and a lubricant for cart wheels. When the bark is slashed it exudes a gummy substance that substitutes for gum arable and is used in mucilage and varnishes, The sap, upon reaching the air, turns dark and is used as an indelible ink, as well as flux for soldering metals.

Finally, the wood can be used in the manufacture of beautiful lasting furniture, packing boxes, and sturdy boats.

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Wednesday, December 19, 1951. to object in aimost continuous movement, with normal blinking providing seconds of rest periods. This mobility is a key to good eyesight. If knitting is your hobby, for instance, don't keep at it for long periods of time without often shigting your focus. ) • 4,

Crushed leaves make a fine dentifrice.

The kidney-shaped nut is grayish in color, with two shells. The outside shell is smooth and leathery, the inside one dark, tough, and acid. If eaten raw it puckers the tongue and lips in the manSURE SIGN ner of a green persimmon.

"Huh!" grunted Mr. Grouch, "there is After heat is aplied, the shell can no doubt' now about summer being easily be removed with a blow from a over." wooden mallet. A little more heat and "What are you driving at?" dernanded the skin peels off, leaving the creamy his wife. white kernel.

"Well," he retorted, `Jones has sent Women and children are employed to our lawn mower back to _spend the winremove the shells from the nuts. Little ter with us!" machinery has been perfected to do this &• Work. The nuts are prepared in three Elderly lady: "Isn't it wohderful hew classes for the market—large unbroken, small unbroken, and pieces. The kernels these filling station people know where are packed into 25-pound tin cans for to set up pumps 'and get gas?"

—Woodmen of the World MagaZine shipping. Carbon' dioxide is forced into ) •r the sealed tins to preserve the nuts.

Cashew trees belong to a large family Houston TeXas. in which you find the mango, pistachio, Dear Readers of Vestnik: sumac and even the poison ivy! A height The majority (..!f you will probably be of from 30 to 40 feet is usual and a able' to listen to the radio more during crown spread of 60 feet. the Christmas Holiday'than any other Now that Brazil is aware of the press- time. I am sending a schedule I arranged ing demand for the nuts, she is looking of Polka programs, hope you enjoy forward to a bigger program. At the pres- them, Fraternally, ent the finest trees are concentrated in Mary Chupik. the northweStern part of the state and WEEK DAYS there are stands of wild trees all over the country also in most of tropical A- Time Station Dial Town Name of Progr, merica. India and Africa have proven 6:30-7:00 KTBC 1540 Galveston Polka P. that orchards of cashews yield a hand- 8:30-9:30 KFRD 980 Roseberg Czech H. some return, and Brazil could do even 9:00-10:00 KWHI 1380 Brenham Polka T 9:30-10:00 KATL 1590 Houston Let's P. better.

10:05-10:45 KULP ElCampo Polka T 1:05-1:30 KFRD 980 Rosenberg Let's P 4:05-4:30 KFRD 980 Rosenberg Polka T 4:15-5:30 KTRH 740 Houston Polka P. DON'T OVERWORK YOUR EYES KULP El Campo Czech Hr What can you do, at home, in your of your hands over your eyes in such a SUNDAY everyday life, practice good seeing hab- manner that you are blocking out all light but whiout any pressure on the 9:00-10:00 KWHI 1380 Brenham Pol. T. its?

Eyesight varies from day to day, and eye ball. Rest your elbows on the table 9:30-10:00 KATL 1590 Houston Let's P. El Campo from hour to hour, because of several and close your eyes. Now think and vis- 10:05-10:30 KULP 980 Rosenberg C. Hr. factors, the most importantfof which is ualize the blackest black you know of. 12:30- 1:15 KFRD • relaxation. When we are truly relaxed Imagine that you are seeing a piece of • 4 • both mentally and physically our eyes do black velvet or a sheet of carbc n. thei• job easier and better. Thus, it is Breathe deeply and continue , this .for BROTHERS and SISTERS, we rwant 'important that we have enough sleep to five minutes. you to have your Vestnik. When you Our eyes see best at only one point have a change In address, please send face the day's work. Then we must break up our day's work with periods of relaxa- at a time. To inspect your hand closely your change of address to the Supreme tion,. but we must relax. This doesn't you must shift your point of focus from Lodge SPJST, Fayetteville, Texas. Don't mean stopping to read the morning pa- finger to finger, from palm to thuinb forget . to fill it out like this: per, or watching fifteen minutes of a and so on. If your point of focus is on I have a new address! television program, for although both the thumb, you will be conscious of seeNAME ma .y relax us mentally and physically, ing the rest of your hand, but you certainly couldn't remove a splinter from they won't relax us visually.

OLD ADDRESS Next time you take a pause in the one of the other fingers. You must look LODGE day's occupation to catch your second directly at what you want to see, but, wind, and particularly if you have felt conversely, if you permit your focus to NEW ADDRESS sonic eyestrain, try this sit down at remain fixed. on that one spot, the longer Mail to SUPREME LODGE SPJST, the kitchen or dining room table, place it remains so, the less you will see. Thus, (dz) the palms (not the fingers 'or the heel) the eyes see best by moving from object FAYETTEVILLE, TEXAS

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Mel jsem vZdy cil svilj na zee"0:pak je s tim papouSkem," teli!" — S pYchou ptal se obchodnik. tak zazobanY gosak zahraje.

"0-i-in, tten za. . . za . . .za- I osel primo k svemu cili krael, traceny ppptak ko-ko-kokta." kdy2 kradi do staje.

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to i nejakeho toho "nezachovani". Jedine tepid a chranici vrstva POrlitEBNI DOMOV je poresni obledeni, cot V hodine zarmutku najdete u. znamena eiste. I vzdunas nejlepAi pohtebni obsluhu v pravem slova smyslu a ceny levne. zachovate eistotu pleti Tei prodiyame pohfebni po- diem a eistotou obleku jikleni od 1 mesice do IN rat sveho clitete, jak si ji pfineslo na svet. stall Detske vyratky a koAmbulance ye dne i v noel. pfivky path k MAREX BURNS FUNERAL Ten ten rozna, co je HOME jejich ptivodern. • Upravi jidelni listek Bill Marek a Bill Burns nebo pozna vyvijejici Telefon 6411 CAMERON, TEXAS se nemoc. Vette mu.

VAS usudek dokonce ne kdy podporovvY nebo matenY radaa dohady a problematickYmi zklfgenostmi babieek a esliS- Lekat a Operates, sousedek, jejieht deti 711 Medical Art. Zullding mely "t2tet", by mohl napachat i zlo, ktere HOUSTON, TEXAS byste si tfeba spozdeji Telefon residence: Lehigh 9745 nikdy nemohla t,odpuTelefon ifiadovn y : Pres. 2553. stit. Vgechny Mt dries maji narok na aby byly poctiladbornYm dohledem, kterk se stara od prvniho sousta potravy at po..7,drave, zdatne a elle .te/o deti, ktere ve Akolkehi nejrfiznejgich s vYge sve dospelosti na ticha nebd • Povykujici klubieka v l*ar -cihapOstYlkach,olem nicht se vzhagi ne nejdrat gi vtine rozurnne pesterieho, eisteho a zdraVelici detskeho rRAvrrix KONEC Vyrizuje veAkere gouda! zalditosti.

VANOCNI POVIDKA Utadovna: 936 Bankers Mortgage Building, pfes ulici naBylo to /la; ''•tteclrY root! Kress budovo. veeer, kdyt v:,,§irake, sinutne ulici nit-perife4 HOUSTON, TEX.A13 rii velkeho mesta,' daleko( od velkomestskeho ruchu, v male,; ale eiste kuchyfice r(ptizemi. ponureho dintaktt pravila matka. Krakorka Ice staremu Krakorovi, kterY sedel u stolu do bela vydrhnuteli9,, og gtedroveeer--kubav jic niho kapra: MOM "At' pQeitarn, jak 1)0eitam, Alois, tak nas 135 Bankers Mortgage Bldg okolo stolu bude jenom pet a to :nema HOUSTON, TEXAS bYt, to ptinaSi negteJ., stir

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Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year 1952 UNION BOTTLING WORKS

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traus St to pet," zahueel tonne pan Krakora., liyrezavaje nolem poslednind paztYre do Betlema pro maleho Pepieka. "N3 tak poeitej piece, ja, ty, dedeeek, Pepa a pani makova."

"Jaka pani 8iindkovd?" 'udivtne pronesl (Ace Krakora.

"No, piece ta z pâtéStoku, ta co bYvala porodni asistentkou, nerna kam jit, je sama, tak jsem ji k nam Pozvala, bude narn yeSeleji!" jadrne zahovomatka Krakorka, iTybirajic si kapil SuPiny z eernYch "No, ze by s pant byla nejaka iresknuta rachanda, fit bych nevedel, a pak ja ji nemam rad, je to Okova stara. . . ." a resignovane maxl ruken a temne zakaglal.

1VIatka Krakorka stala drhnout kapra a — Snarl; ale je sama, nema kam jit a o ' te.drem veoeru se mail 0.01at c-.tobre. skutky!"

Otec jii nic nerikal ;i sverepe se odmleel.

"Ty 'Pepo," rozkazamatka Krakorka, rako by velela pluku cp:agounit, "sebereg pajdeS yen na oat a najde g nejakeho sirotka, pozveg ho knam na YeeeTi, aby nas byl suclY poeet a aby narn bylo veseleji!"

Pepieek vzal eepici 5. berankem a jako dovychOvanY Syn sve beodporoval, ponevadZ vedel, ze by ft. nebylo stejne nic platno a vyrazil ze

Ve atiedu, dne 19. prosinee 1951.

Elektriati uhori mohou zasadit Asi tfieet pet liber siry jde dolbo druhe forme. Po site je van noveho automobile, v jedne ne- I velika poptavka. ranu a2 etyri sta voltu.

Co se tYee deie, yYprayy kusu a hrani Americka, filmova indust •ie nema nic lepSiho nezli kus

"Nebe a Dudv" kterY je lepgi nei "To byl eeskY muzikant" Hraje se YOAKUM — 20. prosince.

O 3 hedine odpol. a o 6 a 8 Yee. FLORESVILLE — 21. prosince.

0 2 hodine odpcledne.

NOVA' F! M

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Ease jeden krisnY obrazek ze kterY se yam bude libit SHINER -- 20. prosinee.

0 6 a 8 hodine weer.

WEST — 26. prosince.

O 2 hodinich odpol. a 6:15 hodinach weer.

ENNIS -- 2I prosince.

O 3 hoeine odpol. a '7 bode yeeer.

J. F. Houdek, 4910 S. Lamar, Dallas, Texas.

DUCKETT & DUCKETT "Tak si myslim, ACEST1 PRAVNiC1 nu.gko, ze nerd zrcv-Vyilzuji vkchny privnicke na moc dobre, brat si cazihO eloveka do by- Pied vgenal soudy sta.tu Texas. tu.," ozval se z temne- t •adovna nahoie, pies ulici ho kouta kuchynky staod Netardus lekarny. rieky dedeeek.

Sobotama odp. v mlete, tatinku, pet East Bernard a Ganado. nas bYt nemide, to byTelefon Cis. 1040 ehom melt celY rok EL CAMPO, TEXAS

S neyksloyuSni Wein y srdci oznamujem ykm na Sim piateithn, ie na veenost se odebral nas mantel otee.

Zemiel ye zdej4i Memorial nemocnici 5. listopadti ye start 54 let. Pohieb byl yyprayen z Heights Funeral Home na hibitov Forest Park.

Vide dekujeme Rudy gefeikovi, kterY pronesl krasnou fee ye Funeral Home i na hibitoye i za jeho procitene sloya iitechy.

Dekujeme ykin za tak velke mnoistvi kyetin, nosienna rakye, denim fidu Pokrok eislo 88 SPJST i vsein tern, kteil jste pfiSli nasehe rimhelto-na posledni cestu v,yproYodit.

Dikujerne vkin za kaidou yYpomoc kterou jste v ease, pro nas tak teiltem, ptittelskY prokazali i tem ktesi na nas pokou 'capon-11161i. VSera Vain srdei,ne diky.

MARY PRAZSKY, manielka MARY ANN MAR/MK, ROSE KOPEC(p) KY, decry.

ye stPeclu. due 19, prosince 1951. smillu a pak musime take delat tyhlety dobre skutky," energicky pronesla matka Kra-korka a na dilkaz padncsti svSich vkpavedi nekolikrate ude •ila kapreni o drevene • prkenko.

A opravciu, okolo sed me hodiny sedelo kolem kulateho stolu Zest osob, otec, matka, syn, pani 8imakCyd, dede"eek a hranatk tupeho vzezreni, kterY nemluvil a jen si hledel jidla.

"Jsem rad," pronesl otec Krakorka, snale se vylouditi ze sveho clobre vysmoleneho basu srdeenS7 a teplk ton — "jserri rad, ze jste u nas, je narn takhle veseleji, ha, ha!" A piaci miadika po AirokYch plecich.

"No jo, dyk ja sem taky rad," procedil skrze zuby eervenolici "Tati," povidal Pe"Ze jsem 'to udelal PkiZel jsem do toho konskyho a.utomatu, a rjak se tak rozhlilim, tak mne tenhie cizi pan povida: Koho hledaS, ty Zkvrne, a ja, povidam, 4edam nejakeho sirotka. Sirotek jsem •ekl ten pan a tak jsme tady!"

"Je to rcztiomilS, klu'dna," kekla pani Sijnakova, zasazujic si pevneji do fist falegnk chrup.

"A poslySte, sirotku, nejste vy od Klatov?" pi.al se dedeeek.

"Ne," zahueel temne mladik, "ja jsem od NovS7ho StraSeci" a mocnSlm douSkern popovickeho kozla zalil kadnk kiss smaZeneho kapra.

"Je to jiste krute, bk,t o Ztedr5i veeer tak sam a vabec je to krutSr osud, kdyZ je elovek sirOtek," tekla matka Krakorka.

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vame i na mirne splatky. Pike nam o dark podrobnosti a ceny.

A spravujeme nistroje vgeeb druhu.

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atrium II DOMOV PRO STARE (LENY. Po pfedteni to uvahy ye Vestniku si dovoluji podat mAj nahled, jak asi bych si takovou Mulnu pro stare eleny pfedstavoval.

Rozhodne aby to byla farina nekde poblit mesta, asi sto okra, asi 60 akrt pole a 40 pastevnik. Forma by mela mit nekolik dobrYch dojnic, 5 nebo 6, nejakych 500 slepic, nekolik vepit, zahradku asi jeden akr.

My, stafici, budeme radeji neco delat nez neeinne sedet. Nektefi by si vzali na starost pole, nektefi zahradku, a zas nektefi ty prasatka slepice, a 'rater& ty babielty tfeba to dojeni. Na poli vypestovat potfebne krrnivo pro to zvifectvo. Ru• eitn za to, kdy2 se to spravne bude vge ge se to Mulna bude vydr2ovat soma gebou. Na forme' zafidit jednu vetgi stathu, asi 10 svetnieek pro jednotlivce.

Pak asi 5 neb 6 domeekil pro stare man2ele, ktefi by si ptali It o samote.

Ti, ktefi by potkebovali tu Mulnu, odporuelli by asi svoji pojistku to Mull* kdy2 by o ne bylo postarano a2 do smrti.

Pro ty, co by pfebYvali ye vetgim staveni, byla by spoleena jidelna. A takovi, ktefi by bydleli zvlagt',.2i/i by tfeba ze sve starobni pense. Ti, •co by 2ili spoleene v torn spoleenem staveni, meli by pfispivat na spoleenou kuchyri, kdy2 by dostavali pensi.

Musel by tam bYt feditel, ktery by mei dohled na venkovni hospodaistvi, a feditelka, ktera by mela zase dohled na kuehyfr, zkratka na domov. Pak by tarn musel bYt povinnY Mimi. Ti feditele by melt bYt ustanoveni na sjezdu a doktor ten. Ten feditel (mohli by to byt man2ele) by musel bYt spravnY, ktery by mel na mysil prospech celku, a ne jen sam seaby nepovatoval tu Mulnu za dojnou kravu.

Byl by tam tfeba mengi traktor na obMani pole, a to zvifectvo do zaeatku, pak ty stavby nemusely by bYt nakladne, Me pfece slugne, abychom se nemuseli za ne stydet. Zafizeni do domeekii by si nektefi pfivezli svoje.

Celou tu Utulnu pro zaeatek si troutam pofidit za 50 tisic. To by bylo na eleria asi dva dolary. To je nejoka suma!

Prvni, co by bylo tfeba, udelat soupis takovYch clenu, ktefi by, si ptali do utulny jit, aby se veal°, jak velke zafizeni tfeba. Na to na vgecko, myslim, netfeba velkeho odbornika, ale poctivce. Tak na to hledi take uil starY ado, kterY se toho asi riedoeka, as se to uskuteoni.

Zatim by nebylo tieba 2adnou obsluhu.

Ti 'stain by si poslou2ili sami mezi sebou.

2adny jegte nevymyslel stroj, kterY by byl hned dokonalY. Tepr y o2 se uvede v obeh, se poznaji chyby a vynajde se, co tfeba spravit a zdokonalit. Vy, start de-

V*STNIS WICOZTXXAS dove, piste zas vy, jak si tu atulnu pfedstavuj ete.

S ptanim vgem veselYch Vanoc Klem Kubica.

Pfipisuji jegte navrh na ulevu starYm elemlm.

Za 50 mita potfebnYm elenum vyplatit jejich pojistku, kdyt by si to Men pfal.

Neb za 50 rokir mu pfipoditivat procento k .jeho pojistce. Jestli Jednota piljeuje na 5 procent, pfipoeitat 4 procenta, neb takovYm elenirm ui neditat irmrtni poplatky.

K. K. • ,4 • ( Slovanski Vzijemne Poji gt'ujici Spolek.

Houston, Texas.

Cteny bratte redaktore: Prosim o uvefejneni techto par kadkil: Slovansky Vzajemne Poji gt'ujici Spolek proti Ohni a Boufi odbodka ens. 1. v Houston, Texas, bude konati svoji vyrodni schfizi posledni stfedu v mesici, dne 26. prosince v 8 hodin veeer v sins fadu Pokrok Houstonu eislo 88. Vgichni elenoye jsou iadani, aby se v pinem poetu eastnili teto schfize.

Za odboeku Oslo 1.

Frank Aneinec, pfedseda.

Anton BilY, tajemnik. ) • • (4.

San Antonio, Texas.

Mile sestry a broth: Tak jako ka2dYm rokern. o Vanocich, pfichazim °pet se vzpominkou na zrozeni Krista. Na vge strany se ozYvajl'hlasy lidu, k tomu zpevu, "Ticha noc", col jest libezne poslouchat, aekoliv to neni dostaeitelne. Jeden kahly z nas musi nalezti toho Boha sam v sobe, ale netli ho v sobe probudime, to vezine velkou narnahu, utrpeni a silu yule. Jetig fikal, "Ja jsem cesta a dveke". On nam jest jen pfikladem, co eloVek musi vytrpet, chee-li se s Bohem spojit. Na onu cestu se musime odhodlati a vydati kagdY sam a skrze to desnou noc temnot proklestit si cestu.

Tak jako matka nemtde chodit za svoje ditko, nYbr2 ono se musi na.ueit chodit samo a pfi torn utrpi dosti ran a bouli, totes jest s nami. Nemt/e iadny probudit to Kristovo zro2eni ye svem blitnim. K tomu si musi kakly pomoci sam.

Pfedne musime zmeniti my glenky zle v myglenky dobre, v myglenky lasky a citu, neb kdo lasku seje, samo nebe pfede jeho Stesti. To jest zakon a ten nepfemeni 2adny, ant celY svet, kdyby se proti nemu sta,vel. V ge, co se nachazi ve Vesmiru, od toho nejme giho elektronu at do to nejvet gi planety, je stvofeno Bohem. Mir je universalni laska a pravda.

Zkratka v ge, co pochazi od toha, jest dobre. Tedy co vychazi z nas dobreho, to pfedstavuje toho laskaveho Boha. Od nas jest po2adovano sedm cnosti a to jsou: laska ku svemu blitnimu vubec ku v ge mu tvorstvu, nebo to jest dilo jeho —

Ve stfedu, dne 19. prosince 1951. pravda, eistota, pokora, pilnost, mravnost, Acta. To vge bylo vteleno do Cloveka. eloveku byla (Jana svobodna vale a die toho, jak si ji kdo uplatnujeme na venek, dle toho dostane odplatu. Kdybychorn stale nevideli chyby na swYch spolublitnich a vytrhli tu jedovatou bylinu ze •svYch srdci, ktera otravuje na g system, nekritisovali jedni druhe, ale byli svorni. Lidstvo musi jednou pfestat kritisovat, musi ty gkodlive vagne vymYtit a nasledky by se dostavily brzy. nam nekdo, zapomenme na to, jako by se nic nestalo, neb co jii minulo, jest mrtve; a co je mrtve, nechme spat. 0heir ohnem se nezahasi, ale je gte zvetgi.

Pteji vesele Vanoce a St'astnY novY rok.

Ruble Holly. ) • 4 • A piece radii spravnit.

JistY zazradny robin v Rumunsku poradii bohatemu souverci, nadmiru tlusternu, aby gel do MarianskYch Lazni, tam ie se zbavi pfiligne otylosti. — Bohae ho uposlechl, ale po etyfech nedelich se vratil stejne objemnY. Za gel k rabinovi: "Nu, rabi zhubenel jsem? Jiste jsem nezhubenel A vy jstemi pfece fikal, 2e ztratim tlou gt'ku, pujdarji do MarianskYch Lazni!" Robi si chvilku hladi vousy na brade a povido,: "Povidal jsem, Mijdete-li do Marianskych Lazni, zhubenite, milt' 8alamoune! Nu a gel jste? vy jste jel po draze. -Jiste jste negel Nu, nemitm pravdu?"

Douderovi melt vidycky pfes zimu psa a na jafe ho proda1i. Bylo to divne sousei ptali se pana Doudery: "Prod prodavate dycky na jare psa, to za n6j necheete platit, 2e?"

"Kdepak, te bych nechtel platit, ale kazi mi "Pes, te by kazil deti?" divi se sousede.

"Ano, kdyt je horko, vyplazuje jazyk."

Dobra kniha, kteroue jsme jegte nedetli, je v nagi knihovne uloienYm pokladem, k jeho objeveni stael jedinY pohled ye vhodne chvili, k jeluit vytaiti sta.& trocha dobre vAle a 'dos potfebnY k pfeateni, eloveku, kterY tvrdi, te mu pro naval prace nezbYva das ke cteni dobrYch knih nemusite vefit. casu ke eteni dobrYch kn ih— pfesveddite se dfive, di p^,zdejI bude mitt dostatek oast; ke gpatnYm skutkilm.

• gt'astni ienugka "Kdyi ma moje 2ena svatek, v2dycky mi pfedem rekne, co by si pfala."

"Na, a co je obyeejne jejim pfanim?"

"Ale u2 asi cleset let si pfeje autornobil."