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OTO NEJSOU zapisky, nybr2 jen duletite body z jednani, ktere bylo probirano v lednove schtizi naSeho hlavniho telesa. Bratr tajemnik poslal mi anglicke zapisky se 2adosti, abych ptelo2i1 yYznaene easti zapisku a uvetejnil co nejdiive.

Schtize byla v pondeli 11. ledna v Temple. Jedno Utedni kteslo bylo prazdne.

Bratr piedseda pteeet1 z anglicke obtadni kni2ky ptipadnou poctu zesnulemu mistoptedsedovi Franku ,,G. 8vadleriakovi.

Resoluce byla ptijata, ktera, je uvetejnena v anglicke easti.

Cteny zaznamy ze schtze konane v kijnu 1953 a s malYmi opravami byly jaty.

Nabidka umeleckeho obrazu od man geBundilovYch ze San Antonio jako dar do kancelate Hlavni fitadovny byla jednomyslne a vdeene ptijata.

Piedseda Marek Ceti east zpravy, kterou redaktor Vestniku podal Tiskovemu vyboru, aby redaktoru bylo dovoleno vyhledat si a zjednat, na jeho vlastni vYlo. hy, pomocnou silu, ktera by se zvolna zapracovava.la do redaktorskYch povinnosti. tadost redaktora Valeika byla Tiskovym vYborem schvalena, a schvaleni potvrzeno Hlavni fitadovnou s podminkou, 2e redaktortiv pomocnik bude zjednan redaktorem na jeho vYlohy a 2e redaktor bude zodpovednY za praci sveho pomocnika.

Bratr 8efeak z Dallas poslal telegram, aby Hlavni Utadovna mela ohled na ptani zesnuleho mistopiedsedy 8vadleriaka, kterY v2dy zdtiraznoval, by do uprazdnenYch fitadit byli voleni mladi, schopni a nadani eleni, kteti maji na zteteli budoucnost Jednoty vice ne2 osobni zajmy.

Byl proveden ptenos do fondu na vydani dle elanku 45.

Nasledkein mnoha 2adosti o majetkove pujeky, bylo rozhodnuto, aby Hlavni iitadovna zpenaila ne vice ne2 $100,000

vladnich kdy2 by toho okolnosti by nag e Jednota mohla oznamovat pies naprosto vytadovaly. radio. Ukazka byla vypracovana jako 30minutovY hudebni deskY program doproDo schtize dostavil se bratr Calvin vazenY vhodnYmi oznamkovYmi vlo2kami od samotnYch iftednika Hlavni idadovny.

NEW VICE-PRESIDENT Hudba byla od znamSrch eeskYch hudebnich orchestrit v Texasu, celkem osm OF THE SPJST libivYch pisni. Byla to novinka pro- v gechny ptitomne, skuteend ptilhodina eeske hudby a eeskYch pisni na oznamovani SPJST, ktera by mohla bYt vysildna y e stejnou nedelni dobu z nekolika stanic najednou. V gichni elenove Hlavni Utadovny byli myg lenkou nad geni, ale vec byla odlo2ena na dobu pozdejgi.

Bratr UrbanovskY oznamoval, 2e provedli pulrocni prohlidku, jak stanovy vyZaduji, a zprava keditela bude dana do tisku.

Usneseno, aby v polo'Zkaeh piijmu a vyclani vedenSlch pro budovu SPJST bylo poditano $400 mesiene jako najem za mistnosti, ktere Ustkedna v budove pouiva.

Do schfize dostavil se Dr. J. M. Skiivanek, profesor edtiny a ruajny na A and M College, aby vysvetlil stavajici pomery na onom vysokern ucilisti. Oznamoval, ze jiste pomery v onom ueilfSti zavinily ma13.T pkiliv studentil druheho roeniku, pouze 60% oeekavanYch studentii, co2 melo vliv na, vgechny ttidy, take na ti JOHN A. KUBENA dy destiny a rugtiny. Oznamoval, ze neztratil na poetti Zaku, ale take mu stupromoted from, directorship to executive position. A&M College graduate, county dentfi nepkibylo. Projektovane dal gi tkidy clerk of Fayette County since 1934, past se neuskuteenily, a administrativa Slozoly president of the County and District neslibuje mnoho finaneni pomoci. ProClerk's Association of Texas, and present nesl obavu, ze Ceske a ruske ttidy za chairman of the Legislative Committee stavajicieh pomer museji bYti rozpateof the same Association, he was elected ny, lee by SPJST jeยงte dale pkispela svou as vice-president to fill the vacancy in finaneni porno& Bylo usneseno, ze Hlavni Utadovna nemtiZe sama nic podnikthe Supreme Lodge. nout, takova zalditost je vykizovana pouze sjezdem.

Chervenka a in2enYr od rozhlasove stani, Pravni radce Pavlieek vyz e ce KTEM z Temple, , aby znazornili (Dokoneeni na strane 4.) num Hlay.ni iitadovny, jakYm zpusobem

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stal o jeden hlas vice•ne2 Aron Burr.••Byl zvolen, die tehdeMiho zakona—nebyl jests 12. dodatek k Ustave—mistopresidentem. Burr nemohl zapomenouti, Ze •se nestal presidentem. Jako mistopresident, Burr ptisobil stale rozbroj a rilznice. Honeene zastrelil Alexandra Hamiltona, jcho2 podoba je na desetidolarovSrch bankovkach, v souboji pro nejakou osobni nenavist. Byl obvinen z vrOdy a prdhnul na jih: Kdy, v senatu se melo projednavat jiste dulelite • soudni vratil se Burr, aby jako mistopresident pf. edsedal senatnimu soudu. HdyZ mil byly vyaitany jeho pi'estupky, vstal y e zlOsti, povedel si sve, vzdal se mistopresidenstvi a bouchnul za sebou dvermi. Odejel opet na jih, Zil v Novern Orleansu, .a planoval o zaloleni samostatneho mr na zapad od Mississippi,. zahrnujici Louisiatm, pustiny Texasu, pripadne east stareho Mexika. Na rozkaz presidenta Jeffersona byl Burr uveznen. Soudni lates bYvalYm mistopresidentem trvalo pies pill roku. Zradne jednani mu nebylo dokazano, a byl uznan nevinnYm. Odejel do Anglie, Iii v Nemecku, a toneene .vratil se do Noveho Yorku, ,kde na stall otevrel si pravnickou kancelat.

Zemtel, kdyZ mu bylo 80, a odkazal ni svYm dvema nemankiskVin ticerkatn, ktere mely teprve lest a dva roky.

Bylo vice zajimavych, nekdy ai VYstiednich osob mezi mistopresidenty 'SpojenSrch state. John Tyler byl zvolen'za mistopresidenta v roku 1840. Mesic po svern nastoleni hral si na dvote sveho domova y e Williamsburg, y e statu Virginii, s dami mramoroVe kulieky, kdy.2. mu byla do&ma zprava, Ze president Harrison zemic el na zaps! plic. Nove dosazenY president nachladil se p11 inaugUraeni slavnosti, takk slouzil jen mesic. Tyler vypiljsi od souseda penize na •cestu do Washingtonu, aby nastoupil (Wad presidentskY. Jeho schopnosti pi'ekvapily• • ka-

V sobotu 30. ledna konala se rnim •idnd schilze Hlavni ntadovny. Byla svola,na ptedsedou Markem za fieelem, aby obsazeno bylo uprazdnene misto po zesnulom bratru Franku 8vadleriakovi. Novjim mistoptedsedou Jednoty zvolen byl bratr Jan A. Kubena, teditel prvniho distriktu.

Na g novy mistopiedseda je ttetim synem zesnuleho prvniho tajemnika Hlavni iitadovny, Jana R. Kubeny, kterST rovne tragicky skonal v roku 1938. Do uprazdneneho litadu bylo jmenova.no Best kanjednak od domacich radix, jednak od distriktu. Reditel Skrabanek, ,jeho nominace byla ptedlokna s podpisy etyriceti elena SPJST, podekoval za prokazanou eest, a nominaci neptijad. Bratr Jan Kubena dostal nadpolovieni vetginu hlasti hned pti prvnim hlasovani.

PovY g enim bratra Kubeny z tirada keditele do utadu mistoptedsedy, jeho misto sambeinne pfebira nahradnik, kterY byl zvoleny hned na sjezdu v. Houstonu.

NovSrm teditelem prvniho distriktu sta.va, se bratr Alfred C. 8tepan. 0 spolkove einnosti noveho teditele podana bude Upinefai zprava v ptiStim Urad mistopiedsedy je obyeejne' povaovan za bezvY• znamnSr. Pied mesicem prozradil bSrvalY president SpojenS7 ch sta.Harry Truman, .2e nestal o Mad mistopresidenta, kdyi byl nominovan pti konvenci V Chicagu V 1944. Docela po clon-lacku prohlasil: "Podivejte se na vkchny ty mistopresidenty v dejinach SpojenYch statil. him se vyznamenali?"

A dodal, v anglietine: "They were about as useful as a cow's fifth teat." (Bylimistopresidenti—tak potiebni jako kravskY patY struk.)

Dkjiny SpojenYch state opravriovaly Trumana k jeho neomalenemu vyroku Za administrace presidenta Wilsona pied deseti roky. Vet§ina mistopresidentil, velci i mall, ptijala fitad jako nee° byl mistopresidentem Thomas Marshall. s Wilson byl ranen mrtvici jeden a nezbytneho, nevyhnutelneho, jako scho- Kdy Z pill roku pled y yprknim jeho lhilty, na dek k troke pochybne slavy a k zapomenuti. ttad mistopresidenta byl pouze natlak pi'atel a politikaM, 1e zeme pok tomu, aby nezustal& prazdne misto, 1 tkbuje zdraveho eloveka v idade kdy2 by president zemtel nebo se stal ne- denta, odpovedel klasickou poznamkoa: schopnSn. V teto zajimave skupine mi- "Co Spojene staty pottebuji jsou clobre stopresidenta Spojer4ch state najdeme peticentove cigary." miPodobne byly bezvyznamile vSemoZ'ne figury.

Prvnim mistopresidentem SpojenS,ch stopPedsedy v na§i SPJST. Do !bade statil byl John Adams. Presidentem byl stopfedsedy staeil ledakdo. pisatel Washington. Kdy2 Washington nechtel techto rad.kii byl jednu 11Tatu mistopPedtteti ihutu, aby &ad presidenskY sedou, proto neni to mineno oSobne .. ye nebyl doZlvotni nebo dedienSr , Adams stal stanovach byla jen jedna veta . o poVinse presidentem a TornaS' Jefferson byl nostech mistopkdsedy a znela, le mizvolen mistopresidentem. Tenkrat volba stopredseda vypornaha pfedsedoyi. a za7 presidenta a mistopresidenta se prova- stava pPedsedu v jeho nePtitOmnosti. A" dela v senatu. Kdj4 byl volen tteti pre- pomerne nedavno bylo do stanov vsusident, na linitu 1801-1805, Jefferson do- nuto, ze mistoptedseda je dilvernikem a

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VESTNiK— WEST, TEXAS Strana 3 pomocnikem piedsedy, a v pkipade po- v3%hradne svSim pfedsednickSim povin-' ni, vg echno nabadani od hlavnich iikedtkeby i zastupcem piedsedy. Jako tako- nostem. Do nkadu mistopkedsedy byl zvo- nikn nema smyslu, jestli kady samotne vY je povinen seznamit se s vedenim Jed- len bratr Frank G. 8vadleriak, kterY jiZ po si neuvedomi, Ze je to jejich domaci ponoty dostateane, aby v ptipadu smrti, g' est let piedtim byi statnim zakonodar- vinnost, aby mistni ufednici jednali die resignace, sesazeni nebo trvaleho zne- cem. A zase ponejpr y v dejinach Jednoty navodn. schopneni piedsedy mohl fispe gne pkej- stal se rnistopkedseda skuteenStm pomocSnad se to zda nechutne, kdyz ospamouti iMechno vedeni Jednoty. To zahr- .nikem a dtivernikem, kterY einne zasaho- Mho nekdo stale burcuje. Prave si vzponuje, ae musi ovladat plynne tee eeskou val do budoucich smernic a plant, kterY- rninam na piihodu minuleho kvetna. Jeli i anglickou. Trefne to jednou bylo ke- mi nag e bratrska-organisace by se mela jsme z Chicaga, kde jsem se zueastnili tit eenou na sjezdu, ae nerrinZe to bYt far- ubirati. konvenci, konanYch tit dni za sebou. mak, kterY nezna, dobie anglicky, ale taZesnuljr bratr gvadleiiik byl opet zvo- Jedna z nich byla Fraternal Youth ke nen-10e to bYt elovek studovanY, kte- len do itfadu mistopiedsedy na sjezdu v Counselors' Association, nebo ye volnem rY nedovede dobke eesky.

Houstonu, a to bez oposice. KdyZ se za- pkekladu SdruZeni bratrskYch kediteln Mnoho nagich elenti jii zapomnelo na kizovaly nove kancelake pro iistkednu 7.7 mladeZe. Ridil jsem auto, bratr Marek na ge bYvale mistopkedsedy. Meli jsme jich Temple, pkal si miti svou svetnici, aby vedle mne podkimoval, sestra Hilsherova hodne vice, neZ jsme meli pkedsedti Jed- mohi z Taylor do Temple dvakrat, tki- a inoje manZelka gvitokily na zadnim senoty. Meinli se na kaZdem sjezdu. Ne- krat tYdne zajetsi a bYti vet gim pomocni- dadle. Vtom sestra Hilsherova zatkasla znam jmena tech, kdo byli mistopkedse- kem a dilvernikem, jak stanovy piedpi- bratrem Markem: "Tak do eeho se nejdy pled sjezdem v Granger, konanem v sovaly. Bylo mu to od stavebniho vYboru dkive pustime, as pkijedeme domn. do dervenci 1912. Tenkrat byl jsem holo- pkislibeno. Posledne byl v fistkedi v pon- Texasu." Byli jsme teprve nejakYch tki bradkem pracujicim pro easopis Texan v deli 21. prosince, aby projednaval sta mil od Chicaga. Bratr Marek litoval, Granger, tedy se pamatuji, Ze byl zvo- tosti statniho organisatora. Mel sve do- I ze ho probudila, ae pry se mu pohodlne len za mistopkedsedu bratr Jos. Mikeska bre a hotove plany, ktere chtel pkedne- spalo. "To, co je s na gimi mnohYmi od kadu 14 z Veseli (Wesley). Byl znovu- sti v pkigti schnzi Hlavni tkadovny v led- dy SPJST," usuzovala sestra Hilshe'rova, zvolen sjezdu v Galvestonu. Pit sjezdu nu. Tragicky jeho odchod zruSil vaechny "jenom podkimuji a nechteji, aby s nimi v Schulenburgu (1920) byla ona eest jeho plany. Uskuteoneni toho kroku, aby nekdo mluvil o praci mezi mladeli." Snad nu bratru Frank Bezecnemu. Na sjezdu v Hlavni iikadovna zjednala statniho orga- to bratrem Markem neptijemne hnulo, Houstonu (1924) byl do titadu mistopied- nisatora, bude opet na nejakY eas odda- Snad ani neminil to doopravdy s tim posedy opet zvolen bratr Jos. Mikeska. V leno. Bratr Svadlenak, kterY ze vgech hodlnYm spanim, zkratka zaeali jsme roku 1928 v Temple byl zvolen bratr En- hlavnich iikednikti se zabYval timto pro- probirat rtizne plany a projekty. Nei jsme gelbert Jelinek od kadu KomenskST dislo bleinem nejvice, zanechal plany, ale je piijeli do St. Louis, prozradil bratr Ma20. V ennisitem sjezdu (1932) kdosi do- otazkou, zda po jeho odchodu budou je- rek, Ze Jednota vlastni velkY kus pozemstal jisktivY napad, Ze Jednota potkebu- ho plany od druhYch pkijatelne. ku, kterY byl by Primo idealni na zaiizeni je dva mistopkedsedy. Bud' to pti glo detak zvaneho "summer camp" pro naa doVezme to samozkejme nkjakY eas nalegattn moudre, nebo v torn byla poll- stupci bratra 8vadleriaka, novemu mi- rost. Vzpomnelo se znovu na pokyny v tika. Zvoleni byli dva mistoptedsedove, funk- tomto smeru, ktere jsme slyseli v Chicabratki Mikeska a Jelinek. Na sjezdu v stopkedsedovi SPJST, ne2 se do sve ce vpravi, ne2 zaane sve vlastni nahle8u; vzpomnelo se na podniky jinYch braEast Bernard, zasluhou bratra Navratidy pkedkladati a obhajovati.

Neni na.§ trskYch spoiku, hlavne na Charvatskou la jinYch, byl za mistopkedsedu zvolen novY mistopiedseda, bratr John Ku- Bratrskou Jednotu, organisovanou v roku nynej81 redaktor. Po nem do nkadu byl bona, ZadnYm novaekem v einnosti 1925, ktera, vydrZuje pro sve mlade elezvolen v Taylor bratr F. K. Bueek od Y vYletni dornov, na coZ pkispivaji eledu Havlieek z Hallettsville. Pak na sjez- spolkove. Ale je to v lidske ptivaze, aby' rlnove poplatkem 5 centn mesiane; a nove pkivolanY Glen do ustaleneho kruhu du v Corpus Christi se &ad mistopkedvzpomnelo se na mnoho podobnYch podsedy radikalne—od zakladu, .pronikave byl nenaroenY, skromnY, ponechavajici nikn pro mladeZ. Ne2 jsme piijeli do St. druhYm hlavni slovo.

Proto take postup ---zmenil. Titularni triad byl pkedelan na Louis, 'vide' jsem plany hotove a zakivou iikad administrativni. Nazvano to bylo organisaeni einnosti, na ktere zesnu1S, budoucnost pro omladinu na g SPJST. Sebratr 8vadlenak mel nejvetai zejem, iitadem ."aktivniho mistopkedsedy". Do stra Hilsherova se onech plant dosud neittadu byl zvolen bratr Edward L. Marek, zpomali sve tempo. Bude take zaleZet na vzdala, eeka, jen na pokyn od Hlavni itostatnich hlavnich ittednicich, zdali kterY o dve leta clkive vzdal se iikadu schvali naborove plany zanechane bra- kadovny. hlavniho neetniho. trem 8vadleriakem, zdali porozumi jinn v Nekdy je tieba probudit diimajici eleTento "staly" mistopiedseda mel na • pinem rozsahu, nebo zdali vubec dojde ny, zatkasti ospalYm, aby se probral z starosti navgtevovati mistni Indy, aby pohodlne neeinnosti. Pamatujete si, ze zalditosti byly spravne vykizova- na zjednani statniho organisatora.

Peknou tivahu po strance organisaeni pled tkemi lety fad Slovanska Lipa chtel ny. dohled nad einnosti organisaeni, daval pokyny organisatorin, obstaraval podala v minulem eisle ye sve pravidel- se rozpadnout. V tomto eisle nova dopipokyny pro agitaeni praci, upravoval bro- ne stati sestra Birdie Hilsherova. Upozor- sovatelka od kadu Slovanska Lipa z WaMirky, obeZniky a v gechny potieby ku novala, ae mnozi nagi organisatoki a co, a nova elenkyne SPJST, podava zprazvYSeni naborove einnosti. Mistopkedse- nanohe nag e mistni kady nemaji nebo ne- j vu, ae tad zakoupil pet akrti pozemku, da byl vlastne v one dobe 1944-1948 vyvinuly dostateeneho zajmu o zapoje- t kterYZto majetek bude pouZivan jako hlavnim vjrkonnjr m ukednikem, a pted- ni Mi a omladiny do spolkove einno- spolkovY park, kde pozdeji elenove poseda 'Jednoty pouze iftednikem s titu- sti. Upozornuje sestra Helsherova, ae je stavi si svou spolkovou mistnost. Je to velice malo ka,dii, ktere si jiZ vybraly utulne misto majici dostatek stromil pro lern. sveho keditele nebo svou keditelku m16.- chladek, dosti privatni, ale snadno k naFort Worth to zase nuePiisti sjezd ye nil. Mistopiedseda stal se opet jen du- dee, ttebas k tomu byly vAechny 'Indy lezeni asi pill mile vYchodne od Elm vernikem a pomocnikem, zato pkedseda vyzvany zvla gInim dopisem od samotne- Mott na Farm-to-Market ceste 'Oslo 308. byl ponejpry v dejinach Jednoty povST-1 ho piedsedy SPJST. Dale pkipomina ses- To bylo planem 66 Menu loni na podzim, gcn do nradu vYkonneho, aby venoval se tra HiLsherova, ae vSechno jeji snaZe- I 2e si najdou vhodne misto. Dries ma Ind

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ednove (Pokraeovani se strany 1.) zda sjezd povolil nahradu za praci pra y -nikaprotveljy,snukteeni z'jakelcoliv ptieiny. Bylo dahodnuto, Ze pravni radee za praci s piljekami, ktere se neuskuteeni nebo nernohou povolit, neclostane Zadne procento.

Pokladnik Koliha ptednes1 zalditosti rnajetkove, a take ptedloZil podrobnou zpravu o majetkovYch pajekach, ktere jsou s placenim pozadu. 0 kaZdein ptipadu bylo jecthano ?Make a byly mu clany instrukce.

Reclaktor Valeik ptedloLl zpravu o syYch studiich on Purdue universite‘ a jinde, a naznaeil, jake pomficky bylo by troba vypracovat pro na g e organisatory, aby jim naborova einnost byla usnadnena, a aby yYsledky byly lep gi. Ptedlail zpilsoby jinYch bratrskYch jednot, fispegnYch v ziskavani nov-Yich clenu. Doporueoval, aby Hlavni Madovna nektere ptedla,ene vzory uva'Zila a na gim pomertim Byl clan navrh, aby redaktor Valeik nektere jeho pi gmy probral dukladneji s trZ girn vYborem k tomu ustanovenYm, a s -Unita vYborem se take dohocinul o nejake nahrade east' a prace spojene s upravenim teehto organisaenich ponaticek.

Utedni pozvani bylo ptedlolena redaktont Valaikovi, ?-2e kdykoliv by uznal ,za vYhodne pro svou einnost presidliti se do Psttedi, bude mu poskytnuta kancelatsko, mi,stnost bezplatne.

Ptedseda, Marek oznamoval, Z"e ma etyti kandidaty pro uprazdnene mist() po zesnulem bratru 8vadleila,kovi, a sloe: Clifton 0. Du gek z Crosby, Alfred Hilsher z Houstonu, George E. Kacit z West a Frank Matush z Temple. Bratr Holasek navrhnul, aby se uprazdnene misto obsadilo bez prittahn. Bratr Skrabanek podal nahradni navrh, aby si elenove firado yny vzali vice easu na uvaZenou.• Nahraclni navrh byl ptijat vet ginou ' gest proti peti. Usneseno, aby byla svolamimoradna schtilz,e v sobotu 30. ledna za Utelem obsazeni prazdneho Utadu.

Navrh byl ptijat.

Sestra podala, svou zpravu o iriittti rntacleZe a nastinila svou dalgi pr g.ci pro celY rok 1954, zahrnuje v to take detskY program ph Texaskem bratrskein kongresu v Galvestonu v listopadu.

Zminila se tei o tom, 2'e projektuje noYou pisen pro SPJST programy a slayncr,

ye Weal, dne 3. Cnora 1954.

nam ten mestskS'c rybnik vydr‘Zel. Loni jsme meli svizel s vodou.

Koneim s pozdravem na bratry a sestry Pád Sam Houston eislo 73. i bratra redaktora.

Seymour, Texas.

A. J. Mikeska. kad Sam Houston byl zalolen 1. pro)•A• since 1907. Nove ptijati zakladajiei eleni lead. Eort Worth Cislo 154. byli: Jan Koloeek, Jan Walla, Pavel KoFort Worth, Texas. val', Frank Marc g ml., Jind. Marek, Ru- Mill bratti a sestry: dolph Marek a AneZka S'umbera.

Nage ptede gla schilze dne 10. ledna byDale eleni s prestupnimi listinami: Jan la dosti navgtivena. Poeasi bylo gpatne, Sumbera, Frank Danek, Marie Dana, student' vier fusel, snih padal a mrzlo.

Marie Sumbera, J. J. Siller, Marie Siller, Bylo opravdu studeno a smutno. A jak Vine Ermis, Aloisie Ermis, Frank Ermis, bylo smutno venku, tak take bylo i v na• Julie Ermis, J. F. Koval', Julie Koval, Jan gich srdcich. Bratr piedseda Walter Hejl Ilrneitik, Julie Hrneirik, Jos. DrgaC a An-i nam oznamil, Ze jsme ztratili mistopted• na Drgag. sedu Hlavni nicadovny, bratra SvadleriaV roku 1.904 ptibylo mnoho Mena, novi ka, abychom pa ystali a vzdali east jeho i s ptestupnimi take rad mel pamatee. Skoda, pte gkoda takovYch dokoneem toho roku 65 Mena. Toho roku brYch CeskYch pracovniku. test buda jetad si zakoupil pozemek na htbitov, kte- ho pamatee. A Vy pozilstala rodino, pteji rY dnes vlastni. yam, aby Vam Bah vgernolmuci dal doPozdeji, lcdyZ se zalail tad 'Oslo 95, ne-r sti zdravi a sily, byste tu hroznou ranu kteri eleni ptestoupili k novemu radu, talc'Ze poeet elenti na geho tadu trochu Ano, tak je to s nami lidmi; nevime, co upadl. na nas eeka, dnes jsme tu jakou mouchy, V roku 1911 mnoho nag ich elentt se ad- a zitra rnilZeme bYt jako sochy. Bratti a stehovalo a ptestoupili k jinYm Man, sestry, milujme se vespolek a mejme se take na g tad zase hodne klesl. Ale dnes radi laskou bratrskou.

RilZenko a Romane Parmovi, te gi mne, nag tad se raduje s 83 eleny.

Add vlastni sy fij htbitov a etvrty dil ae jste ptistoupili k Jednote do tadu Slosine, a mama nejake penize po ruse. ' ebravanska Lipa ve Waco. TeZ Vain a Z Joe Wagek, tajemnik. vYm gratuluji k prvnimu vnoueatku, a ) • 4, I raladYm rodionm preji, by jim chlapeeek Dallas, Texas. rostl k radosti.

No, tiZ musim ten dopis ukoneit, aby Mill bratti a sestry: ' Zase ptichazim mezi yes se troehu po- pana sazeee nepte gla trpelivost. tad Cis. 154 bude miti schtlze kaZ"Nag ba 't je tomu tki mesice, co jsem b -1 mezi va,mi. Mani zde v nemocnici dlou- dou druhou nedeli v mesici, talc si to, hou chvili, Jsem tally ji2 devet mesicti, I bratti a sestry, pamatujte, Ze je to sine-ale tegim se, 'Ze jiz brzy piljdu daunt, coZ nem), Ze to neni prvni, jak jsme meli nulY rok. Take sestra dopisovatelka Mary bude pro mne velike potegeni.

Abych odpovedel panu J. F. 8efeikovi: Jane Svaeek Yam to oznamila v ptedeMate pravdu, ze jsem do Ceske Skoly ne- Mem Vestniku v anglieke keel.

Jegte preji vgem nemocnYm, aby se brchodil. Ale main za to, Ze nam Pan Btih ten slab rozum dal, abychom i sami zku- zy uzdravili.

Srdecne zdravi v gechny Ctouci. sili uZivat. Kdy g elovek rozumu pauZiva, Anna Svitak, dopisovatelka. ptevraci ho kolem a kolem, tu nekdy na • -neco kapne.

'Oslo 33.

Rad Ilye,zcla Clovek zkusi a proZije mnoho veci, kteBleiblerville, Texas. rYm se ye gkole neueil. Ale, strYeku, z toho si nit nedelejte. Jen pi gte zase. Rad Mill bratti a sestry: VYroeni schtlzi jsem oznamil, kteti byli etu dopisy ad tech starS7.ch pionS7rti. Co se tYee meho pravopisu, bratr redaktor me zvoleni. Opornenul jsem napsat, -ktera sechyby opravi, za coZ mu ptedem dekuji. stra byla zvolena, za reditelku mladde Take dekuji bratru Sta govi z Corpus pro distriktni schuze. Byla zvolena Clara Christi za mild slova ye Vestniku. Pteji SU gen, Bleiblerville, Texas.

Vincent Chaloupka, tajemnik. mu, aby teZ uz byl zdra y. Hadal dobte: ) • Ra jsem synem toho basisty v Seaton. !tad Slovanslca Lipa 6islo 66.

Poeasi zde v Dallasu je chladne a deWaco, Texas.

Stive, ao pattebujeme je gte vice deAte, aby Mill bratti a sestry: Vanoeni svatky jiz patti minulosti a sti, s eirdZ budou ureita, vyclani. Jeji zpra- doufame, Ze jste jich v gichni uzili ye va byla schvalena a ptijata. zdravi a radosti.

Schtze ukoneena, v 7:00 weer.

PeknY program jsme melt 13. prosince.

Sestaveno redaktorern.

Zaeali jsme s volbami idedniku, pak na-

Dopisovatelskf

Ve stPedu, dne 3. 1.1nOra 1954.

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se pani6ky upravily bohatou yeeefi. Po Houston, Texas. jste zadani, byste jim byli napomocni. U \Teal jsme si zazpivali ty krasne vanoePrvni schrize na geho Narozeninoveho tech tacit, kde mate nejakS7 "talent", kteni pisne pri stromeCku a rozdaly se darky KrouZku v tomto novern roce byla detne rST byste mohli nacvioiti pro tento provgem ptitomnYm. Nekteti bratii hrali navgtivena a ta zajirnava. gram, ptihlaste toto vY ge jmenovanSTin domino a ostatni bratki a sestry a deti Jsme zase o rok star gi, ale musime si na bratrUm. Bratti Janosky a Platte maji hrali bingo; bylo veselo a kaZdeho to po- to zvyknout; a tak lepe kdy ptestaneme adresu: Route 1, Bellville, Texas; br. Ben tegilo. poeitat.

Maresh, Bleiblerville, Texas; br. Edwin Nage prvni schrize v tomto novem roce Minuleho prosince jsme rnely vY'roeni Bravenec, Route 1, New Ulm, Texas, a br.

1954 byla 17. ledna o pul tteti hodine od- schUzi, kdy pani Hilsherova se vzdala ri- J. J. Stalmach, Smithville, Texas. Propoledne. Bylo nas asi 28 piitomno. Zvo- tadu ptedsedkyne, a tak bylo na nas na- sim, hled'te bYti jim napomocni dle vagi leni byli nasledujici ritednici a vSrbory: vrhnout piedsedkyni. Byla zvolena pani moZnosti, oni si to zaslouZi a oceni.

Piedseda, John 8imeik; mistoptedseda, Chalupnikova, ale ponevadZ nemohla byDale yam oznamuji, ze die usne geni v Anton Mazanec; tajemnik, Edward G. ti ptitomna, volba musela bYt odlolena na gi posledni distriktni schuzi, abych roIVIazanec; pokladnik, Edwin Narovec. pro pfigti mesic. V lednu tohoto roku zeslal Zadosti v gem tadovYm tajemnikinn Cetni vYbor — Frank Parma, Roman Par- jsme uvitaly nagi novou piedsedkyni a o ptispeni na Olohy spojene s yydrZovama Jr., Edwin Narovec. Zabavni vSibor — musim rici, Ze uvadejici proslov se narn nim techto schilzi, do dne gniho dne naAgnes Mazanec, Libbie Parma, Mary 8im- azlibil a my doufame, ze i ona s nami bu- sledujici tady ptispely na tento (:ik, Minnie Narovec, Frank Parma. Dri- de spokojena. Zvolene ritednice krouZku Rad Pokrok Texasu eislo 1 ye Fayetteve'rnici — Frank Parma, Anton Mazanec, jsou: pani Chalupnikova, ptedsedkyne; ville, Texas.

Edwin Narovec. Organisator — Edward pani Kelly, mistoptedsedkyne; tajemnice Add Kopernik 'Oslo 2, RoZnov, Texas.

Mazanec. Zaba yni vS7bor mladeZe — Shir- pani Slovaekova.

Add Texaska Orlice eislo 13, Dime Box, ley Hanu g, Barbora Parma, Rosie Ann Doufarne, ze nas pani Hilsherova, Alpine Texas.

Narovec. NemocenskSi vYbor — Roman neopusti. VZdy vedla zalelitosti ku spokoRad Pokrok Plumu eislo 64, Plum, Tex. Farina Jr. a RriZena Parma. Dopisoyatel jenosti elenek po nekolik let, ale vime, Rad Ladimir Klacel eislo 129, Wheelock ka RilZena Parma. si vzala na starost elenskou mladek, tak neb Edge, Texas.

TeZ se musime pochlubit, ze jsme kou- uznavame, Ze by tolik povinnosti pro ni Rad Vesmernost 'Oslo 68 v Nelsonville, pili 5 akrfl pozemku pro na gi novou sin a bylo mnoho.

Texas. bude se jmenovat Linden Park.

Nagi novou ptedsedkyni zname jiz iadu Rad Hvezda Miru eislo 33, Bleiblerville, Nag tad'kona, schrizi tieti nedeli v me- let jako schopnou a osvedeenou spolkoTexas. sits, tak bude schrize , 21. imora u bratra vou silu; a take nove zvolenou mistoRad NovS7 Tabor eislo 17, Caldwell, ptedsedkyni, pravidelnou elenku, vidy a sestry Frank Parma.

Texas.

Bratii John Logak a Vaclav Zebro jsou ochothou vypomoci kde jest tteba Pani Distriktni ritednici, jmenem celeho disnemocni a doufame, Ze se brzo uzdravi.

Kelly jest dceru gkou pani Drabove, stargi triktu, dekuji bratrilm Petrrisek a grubat Bolestne se nas dotkla zprava o rimrti osadnice Houstonu. za, jejich prisobeni na zabavnim vYboru v bratra Franka '8vadieriaka, mistoptedsePani Slovnekova jako tajemnice a jeji minulosti a na ktera mista jsou nyni udy na gi Jednoty a vyslovujeme na gi sou- milt' fismev se kaZdemu zalibi, zvlagte stanoveni bratti Bravenec a Platte. kdy nas ujisti, ze mame v ge zaplaceno. strast jeho rodine.

Dalgi zpravy podam 131'00.

A tak nyni oeekavame novy program Pane redaktore ., prosim abyste mel trS bratrskYm pozdravern pelivost s timto mSrm prvnim dopisem a pro tento rok s na gi novou piedsedkyni.

P. P. Baron, tajemnik.

A co se tSree meho gkrabopisu, prosim, moje chyby opravil. Dekuji yam piedem. ) • 4•( RriZena Parma, dopisovatelka. mejte strpeni; a co se Vain nezamlouva, Rad Jaromir eislo 54.

•4 nechte me vedet a slibuji, Ze se polepgim.

West, Texas.

Ale nesmim zapomenout na ty lednoEast Bernard, Texas.

Bratri a sestry, jak se v geci mate? ftekCtenY redaktore a v gem jiChZ se to tSree: ye narozeniny oslavene s na gi novou nete, Ze dolote a ja yam to uvetim. a pfeji Prostiednictvim Vestniku mam ozna- piedsedkyni, nebo pani Chalupnikova a varn to, aspori to, bratti, Ze nemusite vamit schrizi Narodniho htbitova zde v pani Gaudin slavily sye narozeniny. tit jak ja, kolikrat ani bych nejedl.

Ptigti imorove narozeniny slavi pani: East Bernard na den 14. rinora po schrizi Bratti a sestry, imam pry nee° napsat, Anna Jordan, Mary Rubach, Lillie Pryor, co main to. 0. spolku toho mot neni, tadu Karel Jona g, a to bude asi o Frances Dvotak, Lucy 8ostak. etvrte, aneb o etytech hodinach odpol. aspon u nas, jak bratr redaktor chce, aA tak mile damy na shledanou dne 10. bych psal. Nemocni nejsme, jenom neMame d ye veci na programu projedna'vat a to: dati studni na htbitov a opravu finora tohoto mladeho roku. kdo. Ti stati eleni jsou nemocni, ale aZ se S pozdravem ostnateho dratu od severni strany. otepli bude lepgi. Bratte Girard ye Waco, A. Kostomlatska. uZ jsi lepgi? Pravda, je gpatna pohoda. Ja Tak kdo se bude zajimat, piijd'te do ) • 4 jsem to pfechvalil, ale to si dalo — brrr --schrize; a jestli ne, at' po gle svoje povinULENCM PRVNIHO DISTRIKTU uZ to poCasi chvalit nebudu. nosti po pogte, a to jest $2.00 na rodinnST S. P. J. S. T. Bratti a sestry, kteti jste nebyli ye lot a $1.00 na velke jednotlive hroby a Oznamuji, Ze na ge pfigti distriktni schrizi, tak abyste vedeli jak to dopadlo.

50c za male hroby.

To vite, na, ja.kem zaklade byl Narodni schrize bude konana 25. dubna 1954 v Schrizi zahajil bratr piedseda R. Cervenhtbitov zalolen a take vite, ze nemame Nelsonville, Texas. Zapoone ptesne v ka a byl eten protokol z minule schrize a mot pen& nazbyt, a tak to musime o- 10:30 hodin rano. vge bylo shledano v potadku. Po dalgim Bratr Edwin Janosky byl ustanoven uvaZeni bylo ptikroeeno k volbe ritednipravovat i za druhe, co jiZ neni Za.dr&h pfedsedou zabavniho vS7boru a jeji poByli zvoleni nasledujici bratti: Robert pozristalf/ch.

Tak do.qavte se v co nejvet gim pootu, mocnici jsou: Edwin Bravenec, Richard Cervenka, ptedseda; Emil Klaus, mistoPlatte, J. J. Stalmach a Ben Maresh. Na ptedseda; tajemnik, Emil Pop; rieetnik, neb posilejte na niZe uvedenou adresu. bedrach techto bratrri bude spoeivati Julius A. OvesnY, Emmett Barton a dopisovatel, Emil Klaus. tajemnik-fieetnik a spravce, kol sestaviti zajimavSr program pro vase Pak byly jmenovany vYbory. NemocenskY Pt. 1, Box 8, East Bernard, Tex4.% pobaveni. Ze tento tkol neni tak snadnS, vYbor cela rada. Ale bratri a sestry, my

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Ye stfedu, ;rine 3. Onora 1954. nechcerne abyste byli nemocni, ale chceitad Sam Houston eislo 73.

Byl to pan Mikug , kterSr nas faechny me, kdy jsme o rok star g, abychom byli Seymour, Texas. znal, kterY se o2enil se sestrou pana turozumej61. Na freetni vYbor byli ustano- Mill bratki a sestry: bika, bYvaleho dlouholeteho reziseraraveni bratki Joe Mazanec a Albin 8ulak.

Schfize se bude konat prvni nedeli v ii- du Pokrok aislo 88. Byla to velice einna Na moje misto Edvard Klaus. Ja, jsem se noru, to jest 7. anora o 1. hodine, aby- rodina. Pak pani Pulpanova, i tu jsme vzdal za dvanact mkt. Bratki a sestry, chom meli dosti easu zvolit si idedniky a znali ze spolkoveho 2ivota od Stefinika. dekuji vam za daveru za tak dlouhou do- te2 keditele pro ty mlade, anebo i stare. Pan Louis Rulik, kterY pro fad Pokrok a bu, ze byly knihy v pokadku, a budu-li Tak se hled'te dostavit v co nejvet.§im Sokolskou Jednotu =oho udelal. Byl omoci tak vypomohu. Ten novY freetni vY poetu a hled'te si zvolit, koho uznate sa- sou u fadu hned od zaeatku. Poslednich bor u2 pkehledl knihy a jsou v pokadku. mi. V prosincove schazi jsme nerneli ea- 5 a2 6 let byli z Houstonu prye v Kalifor'Ink to ma bYt. Kdy2 eleni svoje poplatky su, nebo jsme men d ye schaze, tak jsme nii. Pani Spanelova., ktera, psavala kratke plati, tak jsou knihy v pokadku a pak ne- to odlo2ili as do lednove schtize, ale do ale velice struene dopisy do Vestniku. Nymusi vYbor vypisovat dlu2niky, a to je lednove schaze zase jich mnoho nepfiglo. ni pan Dvotak a pani Lebrova. Kdyby neprace nevdoeria.. Jak kdysi jedna sestkie- Tak se hled'te dostavit nyni do imorove bylo tech na g ich prtirkopniku, kteki pro ka psala: zaplatit a odbyto. schaze v co nejveteim poetu. spolky zili a tu dfinu s tim spojenou miPriseI z pnaty Vestnik, tak budu eist, S pozdravem lovali, kde by dnes ten narodni 2ivot byl? vidim tam dopis z Dallas. Jak dostanu Joe Wakk, tajemnik. Zanikli bychom jako v mori. Oni to byli, Vestnik, dopisy jsou prv`ni co pkeetu a ti naSi pkedaci, kte'ri pomohli vyzvednout ) • 4 • potom co pie redaktor. Nektere dopisy Dallas, Texas. ten naS CeskY narod jakato celek v Amejsou pouene, to, mne zajima. Pi gte dale.

Je dnes po gniurnY den — ne den, ale rice, bez naroka na nejakou odmenu, kdy Sestrieka z Temple mela peknY dopis. ji2 to trva tYden, az z toho nekteki one- pri v:Sech strastech za skyvou chleba zbyTak bratke redaktore. u2 dost. mocneli. Do prace se jednomu nechce, tak lo jim dost easu venovat se spolkovemu jsem se dala do psani.

2ivotu. Ze nekdy nekdo chybil? V2dyt' S pozoravem za tad Jaromir cis. 54.

Pri posledni nav:Steve v Crosby dostali jsme jenom z masa a krve v gichni. VekEmil Klaus, dopisovatel. ) ( jsme smutnou zpravu o smrti pani Hed- te, 26 je mi /lady do place nad temi,kteil viky Lebrove a pana Dvokaka. Smutne, v torn velkem narodnim ruchu byli NA VYSVETLENOU NASIM ba smutne \Tem zpravy. eastni, nyni radi by pomohli, ale ty jejich DISTRIKTUIVI Pani Lebrova, mela pohkeb z Houstonu mile ruce jsou jiz v kiln' sloaene, Prave jsem se vratil ze schilze Hlavni a jeji drahe Lel° bylo odvezeno do Rock- staki. Proto pro ne, kteri stale sleduji ten in'adovny v Temple, kde jsem mluvil s well, kde byla pochovana vedle sveho nas 2ivot, dejte jim tu odmenu, 2e na ne bratrem Markem o soutek mezi tketim a man2e1a, kterY ji pkedekl asi pied 12 le- nezapomenete, a pokoj s hezkou vzpopatYm distriktem. Bylo mne oznameno, ty. Byli to oba dobri lide, jakYch je po- minkou tern, kteri nas opustili na 2e patY distrikt to vyhral, ale nebylo je skrovnu. Velci vlastenci, kteri svoji ko- nost.

Posledne jsem byla taky na divadle u Ate yypoeitane, o kolik je patY distrikt v lebku mladi milovali a udelali pro sviij narod, co jejich srdce bylo schopno. Kdy2 Stefaniku, kdy u2 jsme jednou v Houspopfedi. start' pan Lebr 2i1, bydleli tenkrat v Ro- tonu, at' to stoji za to. Bylo mne to hodZadal jsern bratra Marka, aby zjistil, mayor, to je asi kolem 60 mil z Houstonu. ne, hodne mile, 2e jsem a2 zaslzela, v2dyt' hunk ka2'dy z techto dvou distriktu upsal Jezdili do cvieeni jednou tYdne, podruhe jsem tarn ztravila mezi svYrni pies Doveho pojiteni od 1. zaki do 31. prosin- do zkoukk, mimo ka2de schaze. Nic jim meho Zivota. Vim, 2e mne vAichni radi vicc, a aby to obenna distriktam oznamil nebylo za 1,62ko pro deti udelat, jen kdy deli, ale ja je jegte rad§i. Koho jsem tam prostrednictviin Vestniku. byli mezi eeskou spoleenosti. Je gte byla racla uvidela, bratra Jana 8uldu, tatu naAz nam budou tyto eislice oznameny, pani Lebrova na pohkbu moji mile ma- Seho spolkoveho a divadelniho 2ivota v minky v breznu. Zpatky z polifbu zajeli Houstonu. Byl z tech prvnich tcprve mil2eme odhadnout, zdali jsrne k narn, kde jsme si pane porozpraveli. ktefi opravdu neunavne pracovali v touto soute21 nee° ziskali nebo ne. Bylo by take dobre, kdylaychorn rnohlYzjistit, Nyni obe ty deske mamy odpodivaji vedle du 8tefanik a v divadle. s nimiz byl ten Bole, to divadla — kupletove vedirky, zdali jsme za ony etyri mesice pracovali svYch drahYch rnan2elii, jejich 2ivot tak face spojen.

Vim, 2e bude magka.rni zabayy. JeSte si vzpomel na lepsi ne2 kdy souteZ nebyla. schazet detern, neb tech upfimnYch do- prvni diva,d1o, co se hralo, "Lapenk SamDornnivam se, 2e v gichni elenove SPJST brYch rodieti jest merle a merle. Urnfela sonek", pak "Posledni mu.2". Kdy2 malotak jak 2ila a udelala sviij 2ivotni by radi vedeli, jak kterY distrikt pracoval kulisy pro jeviSte, nemusela pani kol, ze vychovala vzorne svoji rodinku a Suldova, ani vafit. On nejedl, on nespal, val. Myslim, 2e by kahlY z na'Aich sedmi distrikta mohl bYt vedenY ve sve naboro- do2ila se 72 ron. a2 to bylo hotovo. Ze je to pravda? Kdy2 ye praci samostatne, aby se zjistilo, kolik I Za to pan Jan Dvokak ode gel je te mla- vidim dneSni divadla a ty, co se kdysi Byl to velice elovek, pro kakleho hraly je to velkY rozdil, asi jako v nas. novYch Clem a noveho pojiSteni se upsalo mel mile slovo a asmev. Znala jsem ho Tenkrat bylo mladi, energie a ideal, ktev ka2dern distriktu za rok 1953.

Hlavni akadovna byla poladana, aby u- leta, vim jak deti rostly a pak ja.k se vda- rY jsme si pfivezli z Oech. — Dnes pustila od sveho pilvodniho planu hradit valy. Nyni, kdy mohl mit berstarostny 2i- nervy a fee tech mladYch. Ale jsme jim sama hostinu terra° dvema distriktam. vot, musel odejit od rodinky. Zkoda tak za to vdeCni, 2e se snati ze vSech sil udeNebylo by to spravne pro organisatory ji- dobrYch lidi. Budi2 jim zerne lehka, a Vy lat vSe pro nas. Jejich mladi nahradi nem nYch peti distrikta. Zabilo by to chut' pro pozastali pkijmete naei upfirnnou sou- tu vYslovnost. Jsme spokojeni, jen kdy strast. dal i soute2e. desky hraji.

Distrikt tketi a distrikt patY se mezi seKcly2 tak na chvili zamyslirn se zpet, Mela jsem z toho radost, 2e faichni mabou sami dohodnou, kdy a, kde si udelaji pochovali jsme hodne naMch bratra a se- ji pana 8uldu u 8tefanikil velice radi. svoji hostinu. ster, byli osou, aneb hodne iteastni Pravil mi, "pani Kraftova, to ui je asi to toho nakho spolkoveho a narodniho Zi- posledni divadlo, co jsem pfitomen, citim Za patY distrikt, vota v Houstonu. Byla to prvne moje ma- se velice nemocen." Ale ja, verim, ze ai J. M. Skrabanek, keditel. minka, ktera vychovala tak detnou rodi- slunedko zasvitne, 2e i pan Sulda oldeje,

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a a2 zase budou u Stefaniku hrat divadlo, vYkriky, radost z toho, 2e jsme zfistali do Pamatuje g Kamilko, ty episodky na:seze si pro nej prijedou, tak jak ho odvezli posledka nepoznani i pied svYrni man- ho 2ivota? Nam nemusi bYt smutno, ve rran2ele 8vestkovi domtl. Je to od nich 2e1i, treba 2e oci lemovane Akra gkami pro- staff mame na co vzpomfnat — jak kikavelice uznale, ze ho nenechaji osamoce- I nikaly se yzajerime. Mitj prvni rnan2e1 val pan 8ulda — a rady si na to vzpornenal°. nikdy nevedel, za co piljdu, ale ja, za co name. Tenkrat bylo vice lasky mezi lidDivadlo "Rozmysli si, Marenke je dej gel on, vedela, neb jsem mu s kostYmem mi, vice citu v srdci, a upkinmosti a ravelice hezkY. Vgichni se shakli podat svo- vetginou pomahala. dosti. My s Vaclavem Casto vzponriname je filohy co nejlepgi mohli. Pekna aegtina Jednou pkihopkovaly do salu tri zelene na na'Se mladi, on na svoje a ja na moje. se linula s jevi gte. Nekteri ti mladi mne 2aby a jedna flekata. Byla to pani VolkoTak jsem tines toho napsala od vgeho pkekvapili peknou vYslovnosti. Skoda 2e va, ja a na to treti ji g si nemohu vzpo- trochu, ale dam na chvili zase pokoj a byla takova zima, litovala jsem je. menout. Celt' veeer, a2 do 10:30 jsme budu psat o divadle, ktere se pripravuje Navgteva byla 'ana. V2dyt' ti ochotni- hopkovaly po sale po etyrech, 2adnY nas ku konci imora. Zatim na zdar. ci nehraji pro sebe, ale pro celek; proto nepoznal, neb mysleli, 2e jsou to deli Karla Kraftovd. pro ten celek mame spolknout to, co nas 12-141ete. Cele masky jsme si gily samy, mrzi a zapomeriout. i blany jako 26.by mezi prsty jsme mely, I ad Bedfich Smetana eislo 30.

Byla jsem rada, 2e jsem se tentokrate jen gkrabogky 2db jsme si koupily (staly Bryan, Texas. segla se -demi, s kterYmi jsem pracovala. tenkrat $1.25, to byly penize), ale, my je Sestry a bratri: Pani Studnienou, Harriett, videla jsem ugetrily a to legrace stela za to. Pres to Volba firednikii u na geho radu se komoje sestry Silvii, Vlastu a AneZku, i Ne- 2e jsme byly tenkrat mlade, Stihle, co po- nala v lednove schnzi. Pred prosincovou zvalovi jsme nav gtivili, na hibitove v tom v pondeli jsme zkusily — to tel.° jak schilzi dala jsem dopis do Vestniku, v Crosby za maminkou a zas na druhem bolelo, to nikomu nepreji, ale byly jsme kterem Uradu tajemnice jsem se vzdala htbitove za Bedrichem v Houstone, virbec tithe, neb bychom od na gich manZelfi do- a 2adala mlade eleny, aby onen Aka,d netentokrate, jsme toho pojezdili hodne. staly co proto. Kdy2 si tak na *de vzpo- kdo pkevzal, at' se vedou schilze v eeske Helenka aneb Joe nam dean gofery. menu, myslim Z'e jsem byla brazen, tak se neb v anglicke keei. Bude-li potreba, meVklycky si udelaji eas, jen kdy2 prijede pro vge drit. Vge bylo pro mne maliakosti, mu ndsledniku 2e ze zaeatku s radosti me. Zaplat' Panbilh za hodne nieeho jsem se nebala. Ted' jsem pravY vypomohu. A zatim, ani jeden co by onen Preji panu Suldovi a Dubeakovi zdravi. opak, ale je mezi tim 35 let. Meli jsme oba firad mohi zastat, nepri gel. Tim padern Slygela jsem, 2e je nemocnY. Kdyby ne- pri vgem torn radostne mladi, treba jsme volbu iikedniku odlozili na lednobylo tak malo easu, byli bychom ho jsme te2ce pracovali. V ge jsme si ugily, 2e you schfizi. Prave pied lednovou schfrzi si nas to moc nestalo. Jedenkrat jsem se o- me vzala pani flu do drapu, tak ja, poetla jsem 2adost bratra redaktora o blekla za sultana, mela jsem u sebe dye slala jen protokolni knihu do schilze s Vzpominky nekterYch na gich spolkovYch odalisky (taneenice). Kostymy byly jako rozumenim, aby muj naslednik si pro opracovnikU. Tak jsem si vzpomela na br. z obrazku, ja giroke turecke kalhoty, kou- statni veal prijel, 2e jej se v gim obeznakterST ma jegte dobrou pamet, jak pila gkrabogku Turka s velkYm no'sem a mim, a zatim kniha nine' byla dorueena jsem se v nedeli sama presvedeila a ye- eerne vousy, na nohy vzala memo man2e- zpatky se zvY genYrn platem. Ja chtela, rim, 2e by jeho vzpominky byly velice la boty Oslo 11 a moje eislo bylo 5. Vypa- aby se nekter* mladY ken do meho Akacame, jeho spolkovY 2ivot, divadelni, dala jsem jako mu2 (aspori jsem si to du zapracoval, ja, o zvY geni platu Dad,vklyt' jsou v protokolu zaznamy vgech myslela). Prijderne do salu, platim i za dala. Za druhe, nekteri aleni chti zavest tech divadel co se hralo, a. tech bylo! svoje taneenice, vyvolaly jsme i scenu v anglicke vedeni schrizi u •na geho radu.

Pak jeho malitska, prace, mohlo by to sale, hudba hrala, odalistky kolem mne Ja tak dalece proti tomu mnoho nemarn. bYt podlo2eno jeho 2ivotopisem z dob ma- taneily, a co Cert nechtel, pkijde ke nine Jednou to pkijde. Mne je to jedno vesti litstvi v Klatovech, aneb z Vidne. Bylo ienska maska, vysoke strevieky, pekne knihy v 'desk& neb anglicke real, ale s by to nem co by se dobke eel°. U gel by starodavne gaty z dob Marie Terezie,' nou otazkou nechci mit nic souvisleho. mu Bas a pri torn by zapomel, 2e ho nee° dlouha jako tyC na sra2eni Green se To bych gpatne uctila parnatku mojich boll. Tak do toho, pane Suldo, cona Vam stromfl, a povida: "Prosila bych, TureC-; rodia. Oba byli zakladajicimi eleny Jedpomir2e Vage \Tema druZka, pani 8uldo- ku, o taneeek, je volenka dam. Ja honem noty. Ceska, rea jim byla nada v ge. Nas vd s nejakYmi pameti z va geho 2ivota. hledam zachranu u mojich taneenic, kte- deti nautili ree, aisti i psati aesky, pfesto Hezky se Ceti alanek pana Fojtika. nam dali vgem anglickou gkolu, jak re zatim zmizely, kdy2 jednodu ge maska Ted' mame masopust, peeou se koblihy mne vezme kolem pasu a zaene se mnou jen Rejlepgi na onu dobu bylo mono s makem, jsou zabavy 'magkarni, jednu taneit. Pro Boha, moje nohy! Co je? Prevrat prilde, ale pros 'ZadnY z mladgeh mama u nas v Sokolovne. Vzpomenete Vklyt' jsem bosa! Ona mild, ma gkara me elent nechce Za.dnY idad? To take jedsestry Kristinko Volkova, Kamilo, Ka- stoupla obouma noharna na tatovy dlou- nou prijde, my stati taky jednou vypovilouskova na ty magkarni u Stefanikii? he boty, na Splay, 2e me z toho nohy vy- me sluZbu. V2dycky mely svilj raz. Jednou ti polarni lezly. Ja, byla bosa, ma gkara se chechtala, Thledek volby je nasledujici: Jan ajmedvedi, ktere byli pkes cele jevi gte, a ty 2e kalhotY mne pasuji, nos a vousy taky, ka, predseda; Frances Homola,, tajemnikrapniky, myslim 2e to byl raz na severni ale boty at' necham Bedrichovi doma. ce; Joe Penieka, freetnik; Joe Patrnella, toane. Aneb v pekle, to bylo v ka2dem ro- No, t2 jsem byla prozrazena, hued jsem pokladnik. hu v sale pripravene peklo, tech e'ertri a Vadela, kdo je protej gek, byl to Vilem PeS velkYm zajmem jsem eetla dopis seeertic. Tenkrat Pavel Dubeak delal toho tr2elka, tatinek nynej gich rnladYch dvou stry Rusnakove z Temple. Mild, pkitelkyhlavniho eerta. Birh sam vi, kde sebral Ja sebrala boty do ruky a mela ne, na onu otazku, kterou podalas, prof tenkrat ten chlupatY eernS, ko2ich, a2 gla jsem zlost, ze bych se kousla, a Bedfich se na g aeskY narod sam za sebe stydi, asi z nej hrfiza, aneb v "Cikanskem tabore", se smal, neb Vilema pro mne poslal a by- se kadnY nenajde, aby mohl spravne, vetgina masek byla cikani, na jeviSti v lo po radosti. Od tech dob jsem nevlezla pravdive odpovedeti. Pravda je, 2e jen pfil noci byla sehrana-scena. Neni mo2- do mu2skYch bot. Pozdeji jsem pomahala hlupak se sam za sebe stydi. Kdyby mel no zapomenout na cosi, co na,v2dy uvizlo me dceri Helene a Joe a tern mladYm do dosti rozumu, tak se nemel proe sam za v nagem srdci, jako jedna ze sta nevin-\ maAkarnicla obleku a mela jsem s nimi- sebe stydeti Kdo mute dokazat,ze eeskSr vese11,1 take radost. nych radosti— magkarni, naxod co celek je hloupY? Nikdo! Ja take

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o tom pfemYAlela nejednou a fady pfijdu k tomu samemu zaverku a to, 2e vse zalena domaci v Y ' chove a lidske nevedomosti. Ale pra liknavost, a zase proo, ne a ne to rozfeati, tak to radeji v2dy nechain a ptemY glim O neeem jinem.

Pani Palatova z Buhl, Idaho velice mne ptekvapila Yak basnieka v eisle 3. Kde jste k one basniece ptiSla? Asi pied etykmi lety rodina bratra a sestry Jindiicha Regmunda v Corpus Christi paddala meho zesnuleho man2ela, aby struene sestavil 2ivotopis jejich rodiet, 2e si pteji aby oven 2ivotopis a rodinny obrazek byl uvetejnen ye Vestniku ku pocte jejich padesate ostneho v3-7rai sriatku. Jak se obydejne stavalo, pkipadla ta iaoha mne. Dala jsem se jednoho odpoledne do psani a vette, '2e malo kdy jde mi nem od pera jako tehdy, psa la jak jsem se o cele one veci citila, Ws nieku. jsem slozila v paru ininuta,ch, any 2adne opravy nebylo tteba, bez vyjimky par sloe byla tate2 jako VaSe v eisle 3. Za mlaciSich let skladat basnieky v eeske i anglicke keei byl muj konieek. Pied desiti lety neSt'astnou nahodou jsem pfi gla 0 celou moji sbirku basnieek i s pamatka-1 mi ze Skoly. Do dnes toho lituji. Od to do-1 by slaila jsem jen 61)41, ale ted' snad bych to ani nedovedla, hlava neni ta co bStvala.

S pozdravem Frances Homola. ) • 4 • ( Seattle, Washington.

Cten3'7' p. Stepan Valeik: Rada etu ye Vestniku dopisy a jine Ceske elanky, z ylaSt' stat' romano-povidkovou, jako ted "Bidnici". A prosim, je-li to mane, dejte v zs dy teto stati aspon dva linty a ne jak dries jen stranku. Vae co je &sire si pkeetu, jen tomu v anglicke fedi nerozumim.

Tak tez v Cechoslovaku dejte veal to stat' romanovou ci povidkovou.

Pfeji Vam zdar ve VaSi uSlechtile a te2ke redaktorske praci a tee posilam uplimnou soustrast k tak nahlemu umrti pana Svadlenaka, Vokho spolupracovnika.

Pieji vse dobre v tornto roku. Jsem Marie Holy.

• 4+ Oznaaxieixi schilze elenfini radu Dubovy Iiij v Ross, Texas. itad DubovY• Haj eislo 126 SPJST v Ross kona pravidelnou schtizi v jejich sini V nedeli 7. imora v 7:15 hod. veeer. Ptedleha chilaite jednani k vyiizeni a proto jest nutno, by ySichni Cleni se schrize Po schuzi volna zabava a hry.

Frank Mrka, ptedseda.

Joe Foit, tajemnik.

ZA ANTONEM KAHANKEM

Va sttedu, dne 3. &lora 1954.

KALENDAR ✓ sobotu toboto tcrdne a ka2dou na sledujici sobotu f'aci Pokrok Houstonu eislo 88 potada, pfatelskou zabavu. Kama eaj a zalcusky jsou v.2dy zdarma. Veeete die ptani. NayStevnici jsou v2dy pozvete sve zname. ✓ flatten 14. rinora Sokol Houston kona, svoji pravidelnou mesieni schfizi. Uvadeni einovnikti. Po schtizi bingo a pkatelska zabava. Pfipraveny budou zakusky. Sestry a bratti, dostavte se v pinem poetu.

Vezmete na vedomi, 2e mesioni schilze budou konamy v2dy ka2dou druhou nedeli v mesici. ✓ nedeli 7. rinora l'a,d Stefanik v Houstonu ma ote ykenou schtzi s yetejnYm uvadenim novYch Schfize zaene ve dye hodiny. Podrobnosti v Ceske i anglieke easti od kadovYch zpravodajfi.

V nedeli 14. Unora dramatickY krou2ek "Illahol",sehraje divadlo "Z oeskSrch lase" v sini tadu Pokrok eislo 88 v Houstonu.

Praire na posledni den stareho roku odekl nahle prominentni krajan v okoli Schulenburgu, bratr Anton Kahanek, elan tadu Bratti Svobody &shit 67.

Tiskovy vSrbor mel svou rani schuzi v Temple, kdy2 ptedseda Marek oznamoval, ze zeinfel stark spolkovY bratr Kahanek, ktery byl v Jednote celeho pUl stoleti. Pohfeb jeho, se konal 2. ledna, kdy obtady provedl ptedseda SP.IST. Zesnuly bratr Kahanek narodil se 7. srpna 1875 v Engle. RAY& jeho byli Vine a Marie Michna Kahankovi. Do skoly zaCal chodit v mistech, kde se nyni nachazi Joe Smith htbitov v made Velehrad, pak do Skoly na Yelehrade, do metske Skoly v Schulenburgu a koneene do Baylor University. Na tehdejal dny dostalo se mu naprfirnerneho S"kolniho vzdelani.

Po ukoneeni svych studii, otec jeho pHbral Antona, za sveho pornocnika a spoleenika k vedeni eistirny na bavinu pH Velehrade. Po smrti otce v 1912 koupil farmu, na ktere 2i1 41 let.

Za svou drit2ku zivotem zvolil si Frances Mary Galliovou od Hallettsville. Minuleho 20. listopadu bylo tomu tti a paclesat roku, kdy nastoupili spoleenou man2elskou pout'. Pied ttemi lety slavili sve date vyroci sriatku.

Bratr Kahanek odeSel nahle, anlz byl by kdy nemocen. Na Silvestra pocitil velkou slabost a v pulhodince nebylo ho vice. Odekl ye stab 79 let a 4 mesice a 24 dny. Zanechal zarmoucenou man2elku, dye dcery, jeclnoho syna, etyti sestry, pet bratrfi a osm vnoueat.

Byl vzdy vzornSrm. elenem SPJST. test budiZ jcho' pamatce.

✓ nedeli 14. finora tad Anton t ermak 'Oslo 56 v Corpus Christi ma po "Valentine Game Party" pro mlade i dospele. Informace v dopisech.

• f • Rad tulak eislo 165.

Moulton, Texas.

Mili etenati Vestniku: Jak se dozvidam, tak mne zase ustanovili dopisovatelem pro eeskou Cast Vestniku pro naa tad. Pokusim se aspori jednou mesiene nee° napsat. tifednici na rok 1954 zustali skoro chni staff, jen mistoptedseda je jinSr, bratr Emil V. Krejci, a lido/oder. bratr August Fojtik.

Schrize zmenili na druhe fiterS T v mesici a na veeer, zaeatek v 7:30. Po schuzi jako v2dy svaeina, obeerstveni a detske zabavy neb programy. Sestra Rose Helweg je ustanovena keditelkou nail mladde. Tak sestry a bratti, sna2me se ji co nejvice v to praci yypomoct, neb v nail mladai je naSe cela budoucnost, ta buduje a sill naSi Jednotu. Musime, jak organisatori tak i vSechno elenstvo pracovat a co nejvice ditek a mladSich do Jednoty ziskat. Staki zrniraji a mnozi Jestli se nemYlim, dva a tficet jich bratr Chupick v poslednim Vestniku oznamoval. Ti uz jsou prye, vice poplatky nemusi platit. Pak je mnoho elenii, co maji vyplacene 10-15 a 201ete certifikaty, ti te2 u2 neplati. Tak bratti a sestry, musime pracovat a ta mista novSrm, mladAim a zdraySrm elenstvem doplriovat, aby nak Jednota mohutnela a jinSrm vel141-n jednotam se rovnala.

NaSe sestra Terezie Valenta po dlouho

Ve steedu, dne 3. imam 1954. trvajici nemoci je zase doma z nemocnice a mute svoji domaci praci zase sama zastavat. Tesi nas.

Bratr Jindeich Helweg ta se pozdravuje po operaci zanetu slepeho steeva.

Pfejeme jemu, aby zase brzy svou tesafskou praci mohl konat.

Vice o einnosti na geho eadu ted' nevim, neb nejsem doma od 1. listopadu 1953. ManZelka musela na operaci do Houstonu a je tam v Herman nemocnici doposud. Velmi pomalu se uzdravuje. Vanoce i NovY rok jsme odbyli zde v mocnici. Ja, se zdrZuji blizko nemocnice u syYch synil Jeden nejbliZM bydli v Bellaire, druhY v Pasadena a teeti v Lake Jackson (pH. Freeport). V‘Sichni ji easto nayStevujeme a modlime se, aby Panbth a dobei lekati ji brzy uzdravili, abychom mohli zase domil a ve schilzich s sestrami a bratry se zase schazeti v na.si since eadu &sic) 165.

Koneim, podruhe modna toho napigi vice. S bratrskYm pozdravem J. V. Havlik, dopisovatel. ) • 4 • (

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Jedna sestra, ktera nechce Wti jmenovana, poslala delM vYsteilek a v nem nasledujici "Velice se mne libi elanek od zesnuleho Josefa Buriaty o pomerech, juke panovaly v okoli Richmondu a Houstonu peed sto lety. Proto posilam do Vestniku 2ivotopis, kterY napsal pravnik Emil J. Motis v roku 1934. Je to iivotopis Franka Nickela, kterY 1l nedaleko Victoria a kterY zemeel v iijnu 1933, tedy peed dvaceti roky."

Za.slanY Z"ivotopis zni: FR. NICKEL, eeskk texasky pionS,r.

Napsal Emil J. Motis, v Yoakum, Texas.

Podinaje rokem 1902 navazal jsem pea.telske styky s eetnYmi starSimi deskYmi osadniky v Texasu a to peatelstvi trvalo obyeejne aI do sklonku jejich Zivota.

Muj tchan, Jan VraZel, jiZ jako klueina, zaeal v roce 1870 miti styky s terni neji staitimi osadniky a bylo to hlavne skrze neho, ze jsem peieel do peatelskeho styku s naSim rodakem Fr. Nicklem, kterSr VEREJNA SCIIUZE eadu ' tefanik es. 142 SPJST v Houstonu loni na podzim zemiel, doZiv se vysokeho v nedeli 7. fmora 1954 za rieelem S'irgiho sta.ei devadesati let. Ztravil v noSem Teseznameni a spoluprace zdejAich kraja- xasu vice ne2 75 rokri, tedy tri etvrti stonit s nasledujicim poiadem zadinajicim leti. Nechal za sebou znamky sve dinnosti a celou tadu peatel, kteii vkly obdiYe dye hodiny odpoledne: vovali jeho srdnatost a odvahu jako 1. Zahajeni schrize.

2. Zpev: Star Spangled Banner, zapeje kopnika v dobe, kdy zde divoeina panovala na vSech stranach, kdy divoka zvet Juvenile Club. ohroZovala majetek i zivot, kdy zlodeji 3. 'Cteni protokolu. koni a dobytka vladli, malice pravici na 4. Zpravy fleednikfl a 'Oboril. zbrani a kdy Indiani zt'eZovali vSechno, 5. oteni jmen eekatelft a hlasovanl.

6. Uvadeni novSr ch Menu bratrem ta- co osadnik podnikl.

Co zde prvni peistehovalci zazili, neni taj emnikem Hlavni fitadovny SPJST, J. F. mod= nynejM mladeli pochopiti. Ale lid Chupickem. Peedvede "Uvitaci deta" 7. Uvitani novSrch Mena. Bratr J. F. tehdy byl piece jen spokojen vesel -pracovali a blahobytu se dodelali. Za eaChupfek. su obeanske valky byly easy nejhor gi, neProgram: bylo lze nic koupiti. Satili se jak se dalo.

Houslove solo: Humoreska od Dvo8.

Na ptiklad baylnu vytahovali od semena eaka, 9leta sestra Thalia Stehlikova. prsty, na kolovratku se delala 'Adze, z to 9. Vystoupeni Mena Detskeho odboru: velice hrube platno a z toho pak gatstvo Tanec, zpev a Pile. a to bylo jedno, jak pro v gedni den tak i 10. Zpev Hej Slovane. Sbor. pro svatek. Pro domacnost soli, pepte, 11. Ukoneeni schrize. mouky, mimo kukutiene k dostani neby12. Pohosteni novS.rch dlerA Olenove radii a v‘Sichni peatele,Jednoty lo. Ke kornovemu chlebu bylo mleko, neSPJST jsou upeimne zvani do teto schfi- jakY ten vepeik, fazole, pataty, a jen zeidka kava. Kamen tehdy nemeli; v'Seze. chno se peklo a vain() ye velkem krbu, S bratrskS%m pozdravem kterY byl v kaldem dome udelan bud' z Alois Vaja, peedseda. netesaneho kamene aneb domacich ci) •( hel. To by se divily tomuto poildku v kuchyni nynelSi kuchaf• y, ktere jen °WMel jests poekat Prvni soused: Poslechnete, sousede,•to ei plynovYm kohoutkem nebo maeknou yak radio Maio yeera takovS, ramus, 2e na elektrickST knoflik. jsem neusnul aZ nekdy v jednu hodinu ' 8' koda, ze to nejsou zo.znamy vgech itech bodrYch natich pionStrCt, kteei s odrano.

DruhY. soused: "Ze ano? A to jste mel vahou opustili svoji rodnou vlast, touZice jests asi pt l hodiny pOekat — mohl jste po svobode a pustili se pees daleke more slySet krasnY koncert al ze San Francis- do neznamS,ch krajin po plachetniku, kdy cesta trvala al 12 t3'idnri, a pak zde ka,

se usadili v ripine divaine, kde zazili neseetnYch fitrap. Pei torn vSak budovali na rozsahlYch texaskYch planinach v podnebi docela jinern neZ moll v Evrop y a za pornerri Upine neznamYch, uprostted Sire plane, kde vici vyli ye dne v foci, kde byli na vAech stranach zlodeji, Indiany a Mexieany, kteti Vachni pasii po techto novYch osadnicich. To byla odvaha na'Sich prvnich prukopnikil, to byla srdnatost a to byla nad vAemi peekalkami a obtiZemi vitezici touha zaloziti si udrZeti novY a S't'astnST domov.

MladY Fr. Nickel spatill svetlo svCta roce 1844 ve FrenStatu na Morave a Peibyl sem s rodiei v roce 1860. Frantgek Marie Nickelovi, jeho rodiee meli pet synfi, Jana, Josefa, Petra, Jima a Frantika. Jim byl zabit a ostatni aemeeli, vyjma Petra, kterY do nynej gka peebYval psi Flatonii, Texas. Nickelovi vystoupili na pfidu Texasu v peistavu Galvestonu po dvanactitYdenni plavbe plachetnikem.

Usadili se pei Dubine, kde tehdy bylo usazeno asi pet eesko-mora yskYch rodin.

Na to se odstehovali k Flatonii, kde bydleli do roku 1894. KdyZ se peistehovali k Flatonii, Nicklovi hog se seznamili s mYm tchanem, Janem VraZelem, kterk prave peibyl z Evropy jako 131etY Nickelovi hogi jiZ umeli ovladati divoke texaske kone a pkijeli na besedu k tchanovYm rodiefim asi v roce 1876. V Evropy divokYch koni nebylo a to bylo nee° pro tohoto ho as ika. Napeed nemohl na kone ani vylezti, ale netrvalo to dlouho a Jan VraZel se stal velice obratnYm jezdcezn divokYch koni tak jako Nicklovi chlapci.

A od to doby peatelske styky NicklovYch hochfl s mStm tchanern trvaly 0, do smrti meho tchana• roku 1922.

Fr. Nickel konal v mladi, za obeanske valky pet test do Mexika s bavinou s volskYmi potahy. Byl zhotoven velkY vim zdejMmi kovaei a do neho bylo zaptahnuto tei al pet parfi volft. Wiz byl naloZen bavinou v osade, kde krajane peebSr pa 8 mesi--valiZobytseral bou cft, nebot' cesta byla, zdlouhava a tolik Casu se obyeejne ztravilo na okruZni ceste. Drahy nebylo a konstvo bylo pouze pro honeni dobytka. Kdy2 se bavina dovezla na hranice Mexika, forman naklad prodala az za $1 libru a dostal vYplatu ve stelbee. To se dalo do mechu.a na zpatedni tests mel forman Ukol uchraniti steibro peed zlodeji a lupiei. MS' Fr. Nickel mei velice bohate zku genosti na techto cestach. Nebylo tehdy mnoho bavinovYch farem. Z 'Ceske osady Dubina jelo nekolik techto formanri a jedni pomahali druhYm po cestach.

Na podzim naM rodaci, kteei kaddk mel par akrri baylny, to sebrali, bavinu pHpravili pro trh, nalozili na vozy a jell s

Stsana 10 naklady do Mexika. Fr. Nickel byl hodne odvagnY a nebal se nikoho, tak jej jeho druhove posadili do poptedi. Jednou na eeste do Mexika, si piivstal Nickel hodne z rana a ro ghligi se po planinach, neb cest nebylo. Medal, kudy by se melt dat.

Na ceste na v gech stranach byly chaparaly malt' to zakrnelY mexickY stromeeek platy trna. 1V1ladY Nickel byl asi 400 krokri od campu a sly gi htmot v ktovi.

Set. se podivati co to je, aekoliv s sebou zbran flexile". Ponialu leze pies kaktus a ehaparal, a g najednou uslygi znovu h •inot a to se prudee na neho gene divokY vein' s tlamou otevtenou. Nickel se prudce °brat]," a lezl tak rychlc z toho chapparalu a pichaeri, ge kdy ptibehl zpet do campu, nezbylo mu nic z odevu neg pasek, kterY mel okolo boka. Mel i jiira dobrodrugstvi, ale v gdy gt'astrie dojel dorna a dovezl penize jemu yyplacene za naklad.

Vgdy veeer na techto cestach museli jidlo uschovati, aby se na ne yid nedostall. Vozy sestavili do kola a uprostied voza byl tabor. Veeer bylo sly geti vyti diyoke avete. ChtestY gi ohrogovali lidi a lezli ag do tabora,. Na to musel forxnan db.vati velkY pozor. Jedrio ti g tkriuti znamenalo smrt. Meli v gelijake zpasoby jak se proti chtestY grim chraniti. Ka gdY vozka mel upletenY asi palec thistY ginenY provaz. Misto kde le geli, se obtooilo timto provazem, nebot' vetili, ge ptes takovY provaz had nepteleze.

Fr. Nicklovi bylo malo pies 17 roka, ktrlyg delal prvni cestu do Mexika.

Po obeangke valce na zaeatku roku 1872 zaeala, se honiti stada .dobytka z Texasu do zapadniho Kansasu, Nebrasky a i do Dakot. Techto cest Fr. Nickel vykoHal sedm a ka gda trvala vice ne g Best mecid' a nektere a g, osm inesica. To se vgdy asi 30 pasakil spoleilo a hnali velke stado po planinach. Stado eitalo nekdy a g 10,000 hlay. KagdY pasak mel nekolik.koni a velkY vaz, kde bylo v gechno pro vat-eni a ustlani pro dlouhoti cestu. Tato cesta s dobytkem je znaina, jako "cattle trail" a co na, nich za gili, je flee°, co se neda, ani popsati.

Tito pasaci museli bYti venku a na stra gi ye dne v noel, necht' snail° nebo prgelo a k tomu zapasiti se zlodeji a Indiany, kteii jim stada chteli ukradnouti.

Fr. Nickel byl texas.kYin pasakem v kagclem smyslu toho slova. TJgel nejednou velkeinu nebezpeei, mel znamky na sobe po n6kolika, tuhSrch zapasech, ale gt'astn6 vgdy vyvasl Z'ivotern. Kolikrate ss setkali s Indiany. Ti obyeejne chtell nejlepgi a nejtlustgi voly. Jednou ptijel xl:c 6elnik k Nickelovi na hranici Oklahoa chtel ma go. Nickel mu ukazoval malc ho hubeneho volka a stave" se, ge naC-Thiku nerozumi. Tento myslel, ge beloch mu nechce dati maso, tak si zajel do

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velkeho stada dobytka, eitajiciho asi dlouhe, ale Lento ustoupil belohlavemu 000 hlav s jinYmi valeeniky a vybrali si a druhu Brahmas. Stada se pomalu menti-i nejlepgi a nejtlustgi hovada, zabili je gila a ku konci sveho kvota p. Nickel za a na miste stahl. Ostatni stado se plagilo Oval se hlayne rolnieenim.

Pokraeoval v modernim rolnieeni tak a delalo ukrutn3.7 hi-mot a utikalo na vSechny strany. Kdy'Z byl Indiani hotovi, jako jeho sousede a poukval nejnovejnalogil maso na kone, dali Frankovi zla- gich zpiisobu ve vs'em na svoji fume, ktera byla znama jako rend Oslo 44 na t'ak a uhaneli prye.

Na techto cestach se muselo rites teky Fordtran. Osobne ne gadal gadneho povYse stadem a s koluni. Mosta nebylo. Ca- geni. V soukromem givote byl dobrYm desto mrzlo jen praskalo a stado dobytka inokratera a to mokrYm. Jinemu nerozrnuselo pteplouti teku pinou ledu. Ptiro- kazoval, co ma nebo nerna piti a sobe zene, ge dobytku se do ledove vody ne- , nenechal poroueeti, jakeho obeerstveni ehtelo. Tu se muselo stado hnati, aby glo on ma si doptati. do vody a aby pteplulo na druhou stranu. I Fr. Nickel byl mYm osobnim ptitelem Pasdei pluli na konich za stadem a i vozy pies 33 roku a posledni rok jeho givota, se tak ptetahly, pit eem g se east() kuku- I aekoliv jsem jej nevidel, piece jsem mel tienY chi& a 4-pek vezenY na vozech v ptatelske styky pies rozhlasovaci stanici pytlich promoeil a zkazil. Pti jedne ce- YOKM, kde jsem daval Ceske programy ste, kdy byla velka zima, stado ji g bylo kagdou nedeli jednu hodinu trvajici, pti na druhe strane teky a pasaci je nasle- kterYchg programech freinkovalo 24 nejdovali, vyjma jednoho, ktery nemohl sve- lepgich eeskYch kapel v celem Texasu, ho kone do vody dostati. Voda byla po- Pti techto programech jsem mu venoval kryta ledovou ttigi. Pasak nutil sveho eisla a jeho synove zase mne poslali pokone do vody a Frank, kterY byl ji g na zdravy od sveho otce a maj sedmiletY druhe strane, se na neho dival. Nekolik vnuk, Jerry Dobbs, kterY zpival te g na prudkYch nabeht udelal pasak k tece, ag techto programech ka gdou nedeli, teg yekoneene kali do vody skoeil. Kdy g plul noval p. Nickelovi east° zpv po radio ze asi do polovice teky, kari se rychle stoeil stanice v Yoakum, a tak tivalo na ge ptanazpet a milt' pasak spadl do ledove vo- telstvi a g do jeho smrti v rijnu 1933.

Tegil se pied smrti, 'ge bude miti na dy. Pasak by se Oval utopil, ale Frank se svYrn vernYm konem skoeil zpet do vody, svem pozemku olej. Prave postavili der. pa,saka, vytahl a dopravil jej na druhou rick asi jednu mill od jeho obydli. Byl tam se kizenci den joked tim a rozmloustranu teky do bezpeei.

Ptes vgechny pkekagky pionYrskeho gi- val s nimi a tegil se, ge neco se mute na vota Fr. Nickel bojoval s velkYm aspe- jeho pozemcich najiti a druh3i den rano chern, a g se mu podatilo uskuteeniti jej nalezli mrtveho v posteli. Mel tichou, pekne postaveni pro sebe a pro svoji ro- bezbolestnou smrt. dinu a jako ptistehovalec dodelal si zde I Na jeho fume pti Fordtran, kde straficty mezi sousedy a na sklonku givota vil skoro pul stoleti, nalezlo atulek mnobyl na arovni s uvedomelYmi a pokroei- ho lidi a pratel a kakieho nalekte poholYmi obeany , zdej gimi. Dogil se uskutee- stil a ziskal si eetnSrch ptatel daleko rieni svelio ptani, aby zdej gi divoka kra- roko nejen mezi s yYmi krajany, ale i mejina se ptemenila v krajinu peknYch do- zi reneati, kteti meli pro nej nejvetAi mova a farem, a vide" nejrnene pet vel- uctu. ) • 4, • kYch ptevratti v Texasu ye svem givote.i Pomahal v sousedstvi, prokazoval lasku Vzorne deli blit-n mu, na svaj eeskY pavod byl vgdy Matka: ,Tak to pfijde, Jiriku, ge se ty a hrd3r. a s jeho man gelkou dobte ovladali tvoje sestro, stale hadate? nagi Ceskou fee a Cetli 'Ceske Casopisy.

Jitik: Ja nevim, maminko, leda by to Frank Nickel pojal za manzeiku1 A bylo ge j a Main to, co vidim u tanu Holubovou. Men 15 ditek. Tyto giji: Synove Karel, Jim, Filip, Ed, Frantigek, tinka a ona zase to, co vidi u tebe.

Henry, Toni, Lee a Emmett, a dcery AgeTe ( ) nes Kunetkova, Juba Garrettova, Emma Svobodova, Mary Nickelova a Francka Midgettova.

Od roku 1894 byl Nickel usazen na "ViktorskYch preriich" pti osade Ford-1 tran. Jsou to znarne rozsahle prerie asi 30 mil jihovYchodne od Yoakum, kde Fr.' Nickel byl stale einnSrm pestovanim bytka a hospodatstvim. Vlastnil nekolik set a,kra pozemku a velke pastviny me" PotrhanY spolkovY bratrstvi se da vklypronajate pro svoje vein stada, dobytka. cky jegte set-it riak dohromady, ale pteWive panoval zde texaskY dlouliorohatY cejc ty zaplaty na nein bude vgdyeky dobytek, kterY mel roily a g 3 1/2 stopy mat.

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Resolution o Respect WHEREAS, on the 9th day of January, 1954, our Brother and Vice-President of the Supreme Lodge, SPJST, Frank George Svadlenak, has been called from his earthly labors to his eternal rest and left surviving him, his wife, Mrs. Bessie Svadlenak; two daughters, Rhete Adele Lefler and Marilyn Svadlenak; two brothers: Jos. M. Svadlena and John Svadlenak; : four sisters: Jenny Lesikar, Mary Schefcak, Ruby Holy and Anna Krenek, several nieces and nephews, many other relatives and a host cf friends to mourn his passing, and, WHEREAS, Brother Svadlenak was not only a good, loyal and devoted husband, a loving father and an active energetic member of our Order and a very capable Vice-President of the Supreme Lodge, who, has always worked for the good of our Order, but, he was, also, an examplary citizen and a capable and dependable public servant having served in various official capacities, and at the time of his death was serving as Representative of Williamson County in the State Legislature. His tireless, energetic, unselfish and capable service to his fellowmen was always recognized not only in our Order but also in the Community and County where he resided and everywhere he was known, and, WHEREAS, Brother Svadlenak will be missed, not only by his loved ones, and by us, all the members of the Supreme Lodge, SPJST, and all the members of our Order, but, by all those who have had the privilege to know him during his lifetime.

BE IT, THEREFORE, RESOLVED, that we, the members of the Supreme Lodge of Slavonic Befievolent Order of the State of Texas, (SPJST), in regular session assembled, on this the . 11th day of January, 1954, extend to his loved ones our deepest .sympathy in their loss and in their hours of sorrow and bereavement.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, a copy of this resolution be sent to the family of our deseased Vice-President, a copy of it be published in our Fraternal Herald and a copy of it be spread upon the minutes of the Supreme Lodge of Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, (SPJST).

JOS. KOLIHA, JR. J. F. CHUPICK EDWARD L. MAREK ROBERT C'ERVENKil ADOLPH D. PAVLICEK R. A. URBANOVSKY JOHN A. KUBENA CHAS. HOLASEK FRANK CERVENY J. M. SKRABANEK FRANK ROD CHAS NAVRATIL BIRDIE HILSHER STEPHEN VALCIK RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE

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FOR AULD LANG SYNE A young Czech boy was listening to a Let an old newspaper clipping, dated conversation of two elderly men. It was June 15, 1926, and published in the on the "Bohemian" side in Granger. Wharton Journal more than a quarter He did not understand what they talked df a century ago, tell you about the about. They spoke in English. He was a family. new arrival in this country. The fluency Sometimes it is said that the opportuof the conversation fascinated him. Lat- nity for the child of the poor man is er, he expressed to one of the men limited in this country. Where there is his admiration and his wish to learn neither vision nor thrift perhaps that is English. true, but with such qualities it is not.

"You can read, can't you?"

"A number of years ago a young Czech "Yes, but only in Czech." and his wife came from across the sea "You are young, you can learn." And and settled some 50 miles west of Housthen the elder man revealed a personal ton. The two were without money and secret. "I would pay several thousand could not speak the English language, dollars for what you can do and I can't. but they were not afraid of work and I am 'a big businessman, but I can't read sought employment on a farm. The husor write." band plowed in the field and the wife For two years the boy tried to learn. did the chores about the place including "You are young, you can read," was cooking. constantly ringing in his ears. He asked ) In the course of time they had saved a friend, who was a school teacher, about sufficiently to buy some land of .their the quickest or the most practical way own, and a number of children blessed to learn English. the home. Then sorrow came: the father John, the schoolteacher, had a plan. was called by death and that houseful "I'll take you to college where you will of boys and girls was left,to the mother's be compelled to speak nothing but Eng- care. Fortunately , some of them were lish." old enough to help in the field and The young Czech boy found himself they willingly performed such tasks as in a state teachers' college. John took were assigned them there. him there. John acted as his interpreter The mother was kept so busy that she for one week. Then John left the boy did not have time to learn the language on his own. of her adopted country. But she sent It was a hard pull, but the Czech boy those children to an American school, made it. In fact, he finished a four-year where they persevered diligently and course in three years. became leaders in their classes.

In those three years of college, the Just last week two of the boys received young Czech boy spent most of his va- degrees from the Huntsville normal and cation at John's home. It was a two- they will teach in the public schools story home on a farm, three miles from of Texas. Thursday another got his ditown. It was a big family--seven boys ploma as a graduate from the Dental and three girls. John was the second college of Houston and that night all oldest. He helped his mother, a frail three were guests of a fourth brother, gentle lady, manage the farm, house- who is conducting a grocery business in hold, the nine children. Their father this city. died shortly after they moved on the One daughter taught school last year, farm. another taught several years ago, and Years went by. John and his Czech the youngest of the family is now atfriend saw each other very seldom. tending a college with the ambition to Then one night a message came irom enter a worthy profession.

John. "I'm going to celebrate my sixtieth The old mother, in attendance at the birthday. I want you and your family graduating exercises didn't seem to know to be with the rest of us. I'm counting what it was all about. She can not ." on you. For auld lang sync speak our language. But there is a raThere were other engagements, but diant smile on her face. The dear soul the Czech friend could not let John was happy because she realized somedown. John deserved it, even after nearly how that those children of hers had forty years. For auld lang syne . . made good. It truly may be said that Within a year, John died. But the each member of the large family, family meets every year, the same as brought up by that widow on a farm they met for John's sixtieth anniversary. is headed for a successful career. They John is gone, sister Frances is gone, are winning in spite of difficultieS as the even her husband Frank is gone. But result of superb advantages given to the family meets regularly. the humblest beneath our flag.

And what a family, There is no other government on our

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• earth, and never has been, where such attainments might have been reached with similar handicaps. America alone holds out that kind of chance •to her adopted sons and daughters. Here and only here is there afforded a haven of Hope for all who intelligently strive.

Sometimes dissatisfied people curse our government. Often the assertion is made these days that only the rich are given a chance here and that we are recreant to our international obligations. But there is no' justification for such charges. Old Glory waves as the symbol of inspiratiOn and opportunity for all to whom she is indebted and who are willing to labor and save. Beneath its broad stripes and its bright stars the poor and humble of today may become the rich and powerful of tomorrow. That is why this nation is premier before the whole earth; that is why we should cherish its institutions, obey its laws, and defend in native vigor the incomparable instrument upon which it reposes.

The faith of America, the dreams of America, the rewards of America -- unmortgaged and forever independent of foreign aims and ourselves and all who accept citizenship with us, fulfills every obligation we owe to the world and ought to be the purpose to which we direct our best energies.

• The above quoted clipping was resurrected from a forgotten personal file of that Czech boy who--incidentally---is an old man now. And resurrected was also the last letter from John, written some three years ago: "Dear Steve: "When I read the last issue of our Vestnik, I could not resist to turn to the pages of our back history. I must thank you for those wonderful article 's you now publish in the Vestnik.

"Believe me, Steve, as the life's tide ebbs nearer and nearer to its close, I often think about my old friends, of the bygone days, and often wonder how they have fared. And I must say that, in my estimation and in my record book, you rank far above the aveeage. I hope you will continue to do so in any undertaking that may challenge you in the future.

"Sincerely and fraternally, John C. Kopecky."

For auld .lang syne`, John dear )• • f, A kindergarten teacher is one smart gal who knows how to make little things count.

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Forty-two members in the SP LIST

Mame se jeSto v gichni radi--as when Mother was living", we quote Sister Carrie Bohacik, secretary of Jonas Lodge No. 28. It used to be a happy group of youngsters, seven boys and three girls, in the Kopecky family. But John is gone; also one of the daughters, Frances, and her husband Frank Horelica.

The picture was taken at the family gathering last year. From left to right, standing: Joseph Kopecky, Dr. Lewis Kopecky, Adolph Bohacik, William Kopecky (Master of Science), Dr. George Kopecky, Otto Walzel, Henry 0. Kopecky (Master of Science), Anton Kopecky.

Sitting in front oftheir husbands: Mary Halamicek Kopecky, Mary Janik Kopec-

ky, Carrie Kopecky Bohacik, Mary Spode Kopecky, Josephine Koym Kopecky, Ludma Kopecky Walzel : and Mary Wasicek Kopecky, three of them ex-schoolteachers. Sister Agnes Kopecky (Anton's wife) is not in the picture on account of illness. The parents, also John, Fran ces and Frank were SPJST members, too.

WHY COFFEE COSTS SO MUCH

Now, reports from t h e 1953 harvest, which had been expected to total about 15.6 million bags, are being estimated at somewhere between 13.3 and 14.5 million bags. At the same time, world demand is at an all-time high.

The United States consumes about two thirds of the world's coffee exports, and consumption is increasing. The population is growing. Morning and afternoon "breaks" for coffee drinking are becoming more popular, and people are drinking more coffee-with meals in their homes. The United States imported about 2.7 billion pounds of coffee last year. Consumptioon was around 14 pounds for every man, woman a n d child, as against 13.5 pounds the preceding year and about 9 pounds at the turn of the century.

Coffee drinkers in the United States can expect prices to stay high for at least several months to come. If Brazil gets another short harvest, prices may be quite a lot higher. ) • or• • The less a narrow-necked bottle and a narrow-minded man have inside them, the more noise they make pouring it out. )• •( Man has conquered almost every dan gerous thing in natures

THE FUGIO CENT

Insects, drouth, plus more customers everywhere — that's why coffee costs so much. The price maygo even higher.

There is still a lot of coifee in Brazil, but not a.s much as there used to be.

Production i.s a third below prewar levels.

A bumper crop might check the price rise. Bilt don't count on a return to the nickel cup of coffee any time soon.

All signs are that the American housewife is going to continue to pay $1 a pound or more for coffee for some time to come.

Coffee at $1.10 a pound in New YOrk is raising a cry of protest. Housewives are wondering why, when many kinds of farm products are going down in price, coffee prices are the highest in history and are shooting up further.

To Brazilians, who produce about half of the world's coffee exports, the explanation is simple. It is a matter of supply and demand.

The suply in Brazil is down. The crop that was harvested in 1953 was short.

Some coffee areas were hit hard by drought, which made the beans small and light. The better grades of coffee were affected especially. The broca, an insect that bores into the growing coffee bean, caused more damage than usual.

The first coin to be authorized by our U. S. government Was known by the people as the "Fugio Cent". It is recorded as having been struck in the year 1787, and received its name from the word "Fugio", which probably signifies "Time flies", according to experts. On the reverse side of the unique coin, which is a collectors item today, is a sun dial.

IntereSting are the words which are found under the dial: They say tersely: "Mind your business", which is not bad advise. The other side shows thirteen miniature circles that symbolize the thirteen states. The circles are linked together to form a larger circle inside of which is the brief inscription "We are --J. F. Chmelicek. one." ) • 4 • Plan Your Day "He who every morning plans the transactions of the day and follows out the plan, carries a thread that will guide him through the labyrinth of . the most busy life. The orderly arrangement of this time is like a ray of light which darts itself through all his occupations.

But where - no plan is laid, where the disPosal of time is surrendered merely to the chance of incident, chaos will soon. reign."—Victor Hugo.

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V ESTN i

WEST, TEXAS

Wednesday, February 3, 1954

First Quarterly Meeting of the Supreme Lodge MINUTES OF THE FIRST QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE SUPREME LODGE SPJST HELD AT THE SUPREME LODGE OFFICE AT TEMPLE, TEXAS, ON JAN. 11, 1954.

The meeting was called to order by President Marek at 9:30 a. m. All members of the Supreme Lodge were present as follows: Edward L. Marek J. F. Chupick Jos. Koliha, Jr. R. A. Urbanovsky Adolph D. Pavlicek Robert Cervenka Frank Cerveny Chas. Holasek John A. Kubena Chas. Navratil Frank Rod J. M. Skrabanek The editor of the Vestnik, Brother Stephen Valcik and Youth Director Sister Birdie Bilsher were also present.

President Marek requested all members of the Supreme Lodge to rise in honor of our departed brother, Vice-President of the Supreme Lodge, Frank George Svadlenak and dedicate to his memory, a silent tribute of a few moments, after which President Marek read an excerpt from our Ritual, in honor and memory of our departed Vice-President, Brother Frank George Svadlenak.

Upon motion by Secretary Chupick, seconded by Director Cervenka and unanimously carried, it was resolved that the Supreme Lodge pass and adopt suitable Resolution of Sympathy and Respect of our Vice-President Svadlenak.

President Marek appointed all members of the Supreme Lodge, including Editor Valcik and Youth Director Sister Birdie Hilsher, as members of the Resolutions Committee. It was agreed that Secretary Chupick should prepare this Resolution of Sympathy and Respect, append to it the names of all the members of the Supreme Lodge, Editor Valcik and Youth Director, Sister Hilsher, as Resolutions Committee, that a copy of it should be sent to the family of the deceased Vice-President , Brother Svadlenak, that a copy should be published in the Vestnik and that a copy should be spread upon the minutes of the Supreme Lodge. (The resolution is published separately.)

When the reading of the minutes of the October, 1953, meeting of the Supreme Lodge was called for, Secretary requested Treasurer Koliha to read the minutes for him, since Secretary Chupick was suffering from a very had cold and

sore throat. Treasurer Koliha obliged of loan committments which have been and read the minutes of the meeting of made and due to the rather light inflow the Supreme Lodge, held on Oct. 12, of cash into the Mortuary Fund of the 1953.

Supreme Lodge, in prospect for the next When Director Skrabanek's amend- several months the Supreme Lodge may ment to the minutes was taken up for be confronted with a shortage of availconsideration, it was agreed that this able cash to carry on, without interrupamendment should be adopted, written tion, the conduct of its business and suginto, and made a part of the minutes, gested that in such an eventuality the as it was submitted by Director Skra- Supreme Lodge should sell some of its banek.

- ! Government Bonds. Upon motion by DiBy common consent it was agreed, that rector Navratil, seconded by FinancialLhe amendment, offered by Attorney Secretary Urbanovsky and unanimously Pavlicek, should be taken under advise- carried, it was agreed that in such an ment and considered, by all members event, the Supreme Lodge should sell of the Supreme Lodge, but not adopted some of its U. S. Treasury Bonds, in an and added to the minutes. amount not exceeding $100,000.00.

President Marek read his report for The meeting was recessed for lunch , at the 4th quarter of 1953 and ending Dec. 11:45 a. m. and reconvened at 1:00 p. m.

31, 1953. In addition to his report PresiBrother Calvin Chervenka a n d Mr. dent Marek read Editor Valcik's report Weedin, representing Radio Station KTto the PreSs Committee on January 2, EM of Temple came before the Supreme 1954, which report was presented to him Lodge meeting in an endavor to get the

by Editor Valcik for presentation in i Supreme Lodge interested in advertising this meeting. over the Radio Station, KTEM. When the offer of Brother Sylvester They presented, for approval of the G. Bundil of Lodge No. 133 at San An- Supreme Lodge, a tape recorded 30tonio, to donate to the Supreme Lodge, minute radio program they prepared in SPJST, gratis, a certain large painting order to present to the members of the of John Hus, was presented to the Su- Supreme Lodge their ideas as to what preme Lodge the offer was unanimously such radio advertising of the Supreme accepted with thanks to the donor.

Lodge, they had in mind, should be and President Marek read a report froth consist of. This specimen program preEditor Valcik to the Press -Committee, sented by them consisted of Czech music asking the permission of the Press Com- interspersed with commercial announcemittee and the Supreme Lodge for him ments, and was 1very much enjoyed and to hire ' and/or appoint an assistant or appreciated by all members of the Suhelper in .his editorial work. Upon mo- preme Lodge. All the members of the tion by Director Sk.rabanek, seconded Supreme Lodge expressed themselves as by director Kubena and carried, Editor being favorably impressed with the speValcik's request was approved, condi- cimen radio program thus presented to tioned that if Editor Valcik hires such t an assistant Editor and/or helper that them, however, upon motion

by Director . he shall hire him at his own expense and Kubena, seconded Director Navratil and carried, it was by agreed to defer radio that he shall be responsible for such advertising for the present. helper's or assistant's work.

Financial - Secretary Urbanovsky reSecretary Chupick read a telegram from Brother Hugo Schefcak, of Dallas, viewed his written report that he preTexas, urging the Supreme Lodge that, sented to all members of the Supreme for the good of the future of our order Lodge and also the report of the Dias deceased brother Svadlenak often ex- rectors, acting as Auditing Committee pressed it, the Order should select as of the books and records of the Supreme its new Vice-President, a young, capable Lodge, both of which reports were discussed and given due consideration. and competent member of the Order.

Upon motion by Director Kubena, secUpon motion by Secretary Chupick, onded by Director Cerveny, and carried, seconded by Financial-Secretary Urbait was agreed that the Supreme Lodge novsky, and unanimously carried, the President, Secretary and Treasurer were should transfer, from the Expense Acauthorized, directed and instructed to count into the Home Account, as rent, make appropriate transfer of funds from for the space it occupies in our 'Home the Mortuary Fund into the Expense Office Building, the sum of $400.00 a Fund, from time to time, in accordance month, beginning with July 1, 1953. with Article 45, of our By-Laws.

Dr. Skrivanek, Professor of the Czech When Secretary Chupick called atten- Chair at A and M College, came before tion of the Supreme Lodge to the fact the Supreme Lodge and reported on his that due to the unusually large amount activities as Professor of the Czech Chair

Wednesday, February 3, 1954 and the results achieved at A and M College, etc. He reported that owing, principally, to the fact that only about 60 per cent of the Sophomores returned to A and M College last fall, the enrollment in the Czech courses did not increase as he anticipated.

He reported that he had two classes in Czech and two in Russian.

Dr. Skrivanek stated that there is very little hope that the Czech Language courses will be conducted at A and M College after the expiration of the present school term, unless, the Supreme Lodge underwrites or finances the maintenance of such Czech courses there.

After making his report Dr. Skrivanek was excused from the meeting so that the proposition of additional financing the Czech Chair at A and M College Could be discussed bW t h e Supreme Lodge in his absence. In its deliberations about the subject .the Supreme Lodge came to the conclusion that it was .Without power to offer any further aid to maintain the Czech Chair at A and M College; that such matter could only be done by, and transacted at, the Convention. Dr. Skrivanek was thereup• on recalled into the meeting and infbemed that the Supreme Lodge feels it is without power to make any further donation to the Czech Chair at A and M college. He thereupon thanked the Supreme Lodge for the privilege of appearing before it and departed for home.

Attorney Pavlicek made a detailed report of his written report that he presented to all members of the Supreme Lodge and explained the various items of it, all of which were duly considered by the Board. It was agreed that the Officers of the Supreme Lodge should review the minutes of the last Convention and review our By-Laws to determine whether or not Attorney of the Supreme Lodge is entitled to compensation for examination of Abstracts, in connection With loans. which were not consumated because of unacceptable title or beCause of the failure of the applicant to prosecute the closing of the loan after title to security was approved by the attorney. If it is found that according to our By-Laws and according to the enactment of the Convention the Attorney is not entitled to compensation for examination of such Abstracts, that Attorney PaVlicek should be paid for the examination of such Abstracts by the applicants.

Treasurer Koliha made a detailed report on properties owned by the Supreme Lodge. He also fully discussed fourteen real estate loans which needed attention in order to bring theM to current conditions. Recommendations and inteuctiulle fur luttee: euidenee of band-

VAIITNfK—WBST,TRIKAS ling loans were made, and Treasurer Koliha empowered to proceed as directed by the Supreme Lodge.

Editor Valcik made a report of his efforts in procuring various advertising materials and aids to be used by our organizers in our organizational work and presented and explained several of the i various visual aids and other information and material that he gathered and procured, on selling life insurance. He made a thorough discussion and explanation of same and answered numerous questions that were propounded to him by various members of the Supreme Lodge regarding this material.

Upon motion, by Director Rod, seconded by Director Kubena, it was agreed that Editor Valcik should work out, adopt, and procure, with the assistance of the Insurance Committee of the Supreme Lodge, such aids, materials and adopt such plan or plans as in his opinion or in the opinion of his Committee would be most helpful and effective in promoting the organizational work for the Order and that he should agree with said Committee upon some plan and/or basis of his compensation for the organizational work he may do for the Order.

Director Skrabanek made a motion, which was seconded by Director Cervenka and carried, that Editor Valcik be invited to make his office in the Home Ofice Building of the Supreme Lodge, and be provided office space in it without any charge.

When President Marek reported that the following were applicants for the office of Vice-President of the Supreme Lodge, to-wit; Geo. E. Kacir, Alfred Hilsher, Frapk Matush and C. 0. Dusek.

Director Holasek made a motion that the Supreme Lodge elect a Vice-President to fill the vacancy caused in the official staff of the Supreme Lodge, by the death of Vice-President Svadlenak.

The motion was seconded by FinancialSecretary Urbanovsky. Director Skrabanek made a motion which was seconded by Director Navratil that we defer the election of the Vice-President of the Supreme, Lodge until the afternoon of January 30, 1954, and that on that date, in connection with the dinner or banquet given in the contest between District 5 and District 3 that a special meting of the Supreme Lodge be held, for the purpose of electing a Vice-President of the Supreme Lodge. This motion was carried.

Sister Birdie Hilsher, Director of our Youth Activities, who was present in the meeting all day, made a report on the youth activities of the Order as conducted by her, in connection with which

Strana 15 report she requested the Supreme Lodge to pay for the composition and copyrighting at a cost of about $100.00 of a certain song composed for the SPJST, said song being' in the nature of a theme song and portraying the various purposes, ideals, goals and activities of the Order. She stated that if this song. was copyrighted, no other Organization could use. it, and that our Order would have the exclusive right to it. Upon motion by Director Holasek, seconded by Director Kubena and carried, Sister Hilsher's request for payment for this song was carried and allowed.

President Marek asked every Member of the Supreme Lodge, individually, if he had any criticism to make of any transaction of the Supreme Lodge or any question to ask regarding our bond holdings, loans or investments or any transaction of the Supreme Lodge Office or any transaction, resolution, edict, enactment or agreement the Supreme Lodge made, passed, adopted and/or enacted, at any time if so, that he request such member to present it to the attention of the Supreme Lodge at that time so that proper disposition and explanation of it could be made and the matter then recorded in the minutes. There was no response to this request or invitation.

The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p. m. )• 4 • (

WHERE TO

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SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7: Stefanik Ledge No. 142 will have "Open House" meeting with public initiation of new members. Non-members also invited.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14: Anton J. Cermak Lodge No. 56 in Corpus Christi will have "Valentine Game Party" after the regular monthly meeting.

Read complete report elsewhere in this issue. )•

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BROTHERS and SISTERS, we want you to have your Vestnik. When you have a change in address, please send your change of address to the Supreme Lodge SPJST, Temple, Texas. Don't forget to fill it out like this: I have a new address!

NAME OLD ADDRESS LODGE NEW ADDRESS Mail to: SUPREME LODGE PRJS1 TEMPLE, TEXAS.

WRST, TE

efte7day, 'February ,

STATEMINT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR TIIE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1953 ZPRAVA PRI:1MT A VATD/:kNi ZA mE,SiC PROSINEC, 1953 RECEIPTS- PRiJEIVI

Mortuary Umrtni

Expense Vydani

Juvenile Sick Ben. Dask/ Nemoc.

Matured Bonds - Si platne. bondy Payments on mortgage loans - Splatky majetkovYch piljeek Payments on .certificate loans - Splatky na certifikatove piljoky Dues from subordinate lodges - Poplatky od taclii Interest from certificate loans - Urok z certifikatovch piljeek Int (1 . nA from mortgage loans -- Urok z majetkow;rch plijeek Interest from bonds -'tarok z bona R Al 0 Sale of timber - Prodej stromu Sale of books --- Prodej knih Rent from Home Office Building - Najemne z budovy 2 Appraisal fee - Na odhady Transfer from Juvenile Fund - Pteneseno z detskeho fondu Sale of Lodge Supplies - Prodej potteb radtm Contribution to Moucka's Fund - Dary do Mouekoveho'Fondu Interest on Savings Certificate - Urok z vladnich bondia .... . ..

2,000.00 141,877.27 5,576.90 25,974.65 1,891.88 39,116,23 14,400.65 401.80 66.00 52.68 2,091.07

Total receipts - Celkovy plIjem Cash Balance 12-1-53 Hotovost 12-1-53

233,439.13 176,937.33

35,919.68 26,312.62 5,370.35 28,063.02

410,376.46

41,290.03

54,375.64

Moucka F. Moudkuv

45.00 10.00

2,001 155,78; 5,571 47,841 1,89 43,92: 14,66: 40: 61 5; 2,08: 70: 20,669 11 4f 1(

793.58

55.00 29.26

295,72( 211,19

793.58

84.26

506,911

13,905.40 14,533.80

a%

Soul

7,336.56 .80 4,807.36 262.50

703.00 20,664.13 18.75

V \''"IIANI - DISBURSEMENTS: Mortgage loans - Majetkove piljeky Certificate loans - Certifikatove pujeky REO Improvements Claims Paid --, Vyplacene funrtni podpory !ll a lured Endowments R -. E. 0. Insurance R. -E.. :0. Repairs REO Travel Returned premiums and bonus --- Vracene funrtni popl. and bonus Home`Office Maintenance - Na yydra)v jan budovy Calculator Advertising - Oznamky Appraisal Expense - Za odhady Attorney fees -- Pravnikovi za vytizbvani piljeek Car 'expense -- vlohy na auto Commission to organizers - Komisne organisatorum Contributions - Dary Freight - and Express -- Freight a dovoz Medieal examinations --- Lekatske prOnlidky Non-medical examinations - Bezlekatske prohlidky Vestnik and editor's salary - Vestnik a slu2ne redaktora Office maintenance --Na vyditl ovani fitadovny Officers travel - Cestovne ntednikti Organizational Expense - Organisaeni vylolay Postage - PoUovne ' Salary of employees --- Slukie vSmomoci Salary Officers - SltiZne utednikil btationery and supplies-- Tiskova prace a psaci potteby I'. I. C. A.,Tax Telephone and telegraph - Telefon a telegramy Youth activities - Qinnost mlade2e Transfer to Expense Fund Sick Benefit claims - Nemocenska p dpora .. . ..... . ....... . .......

Total disbursements - Celkove vydani Cash Balance 12-1-53 ----- Hotovost 12-1-53

21,601.70

95,519.74 7,335.00 461.85 24,510.77 4,000.00 2.69 4.46 75.90 127.23 2,151.66

117,121

7'34637 4,000 25,47( 1: 9 7f 38E 219E1 2,5

960.00.

257.99 295.00 1,094.39 898.18 2,164.02 • 105.40 6,907.42 180.00 28.71 449.50 214.30 2,462.07 155.25 15928 159.99 530.43 1,431.26 2,225.00 761.97 53.73 173.01 139.71

1,099 89f 2,169 10f.

6.90'1 18( 2E 441 219 2,415% 151 151 53( 1,431 2,221 761 Si 17f, 131 20,661.9

20,664.13 12.00 134,189.30 276,187.16

20,588.62 43,433.82 20.701.41 10,891.82

12.00 781.58

84.26

198,27l 308,641

410,376.46

41,290,03 54,375.64

793.58

84.26

506,914

V7Pcine‘• day, Febrflary 3, 1954..

N f K..

ASSETS

h - Hotovost 3. Bonds - U. S. Bondy nty and municipal bonds - Okresni a mestske bondy tgage loans -- Majetkove ptijeky Micate loans - Certifikatove pujeky !It - Akcie le Office Building - SPJST budova 1 estate -- NemovitY majetek ateral Loan - Collateral piljeka 1 0 - Mineralni a Olejovy majetek ity -- Podily niture and fixtures - Nabytek a zarizeni v ii ts adovne mobile -- Automobil

WEST, TRX,AS

Stranu

MAJETEK ,TEDNOTY 276,187.16 1,099,236.00 272,066.05 4,334,677.84 482,531.07 100,000.00 196,483.97 33,496.27 296.87 60.00 20.00

20.701,41

10,891.82

781.58

84.26 308,646.23 ' 1,099,236.00 281,691.75 4,794,441.84 490,936.97 1,000.00 101,000.00 196,483.97 33,496.27 296.87 00.00 20.00 18,100.79 500.00

781.58

1,084.26 7,324,910.09

9,625.70 459,764.00 8,405.90

18,100.79 500.00 6,795,055.23

39,302.20 488,687.42

Fraternally yours -S bratrskYm pozdravem R. A. UrbanovskY Financial Secretary INCOME FROM LODGES IN DECEMBER 1953 PaTEM OD RADU V MESICI PROSINCI 1953 Lodge No. Date Amount Add eislo Datum Obnos 1 21 $ 476.36 24 54.23 29 1,549.97 10 319.24 23 328.62, 21 354.15' 10 49.30 9 23 320.84 10 30 17.09 11 24 67.00 12 24 11.50 13 10 276.35 14 28 24.53 15 31 692.15 16 24 387.68 17 31 1,085.84 18 10 49.00 19 29 54.11 20 22 1,009.50 21 28 134.72 23 23 446.32 24 22 1,406.85 25 28 630.33 26 31 601.58 27 21 94.47 28 28 818.60 19 4,356.6629 30 10 193.68 32 18 11.83 33 10 351.64 34 23 55.84 35 23 83.32 37 22 9.33 38 23 201.75 40 1,313.88 18 41 135.72 23 42 3.69 28 44 102.20 23

45 47 48 49 50 51 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 71 72 73 74 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 86 87 88 89 91 92 93 94 97 93 99

22 31 30 28 24 31 31 10 30 24 10 28 22 10 30 21 23 23 17 28 21 28 29 29 23 10 10 29 28 28 31 28 28 10 24 10 23 10 29 30 10 31 10 10 28 24

111,81 1,573.78 773.04 527.78 77.97 570.53 570.53 53.78 833.50 90.88 738.11 76.53 30.70 33.66 393.63 365.80 22.76 42.78 138.45 128.01 664.21 43.12 26.98 175.64 121.65 8.61 63.12 21.77 50.26 69.25 802.00 491.58 167.00 71.87 883.31 98.44 829.16 4,348.50 172.53 243.94 1,748.36 75.32 177.37 141.85 21.19 26.821

100 101 103 105 110 111 112 113 114 116 117 118 119 122 124 125 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 135 136 137 138 139 140 .141 142 143 145 146 147 148 151 152 153 154 158 160 162 163 165

10 24 28 28 29 17 24 10 29 10 19 10 30 30 10 28 30 24 28 10 21 10 28 10 17 10 29 10 29 30 22 31 28 28 28 28 31 28 24 28 24 28 22 10 10

40.35 12.11 38.38 35.91 172.83 7.78 1,121.79 30.73 104.84 37.68 174.55 72.88 5.50 94.61 3.22 18.41 18.42 70.49 39.69 290.47 13.65 7.04 737.91 140.88 10.91 39.54 751.71 383.67 194.63 176.08 272.48 589.19 33.26 96.31 133.53 2,278.31 254.74 63.83 127.15 945.22 36.34 707.09 161.68 211.54 156.06 $47,845.01

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1TESTNIK — WEST, TEXAS

;and

Wednesday, February 3, 1954

the policyholders having no other Bravenec, Route I, New Ulm, Texas, J. [ privilege except to pay the premium at J. Stalmach, Smithville, Texas. .Kindly theo c mpany' srates. a es. — — Besides , " I assist them to the best of your tttbility, JAROMIR LODGE NO. 54 went on, "my wife always made me help they &serve thit and will appreci / ate it.

West, Texas with washing dishes, clothes, tending Furthermore, I wish to inforn^i you Dear Brothers and Sisters: to the babies and so on."

Ithat according to the decision in our Our regular meeting was held on JanWell, here the "Purdue" editor let loose last district meeting, that I contact all uary 3, 1954. It was a short meeting, and and gave me the LIGHT. (With editors the local lodge secretaries in regai;cls to nothing important happened. like him, the name of the Vestnik should voluntary contributions for the e'xpenOh, yes it did, and I must tell the rest be changed to "Svetlo.") Anyhow, he ses of these meetings, up to date, the of our Brothers and Sisters about, it. went on to tell me about how rice following lodges sent ,contributions: Brother Albert Milberger resigned as an farmer, catleman, oil man, banker, and Lodge Pokrok Texasu No. 1 at Fayetteofficer on account of his health. For director Skrabanek sold $53,000 S-P- Jest , ville, Texas. the wonderful service he had done in insurance in a few days of his spare Lodge Kopernik No. 2, at Roznov,,Texthe Lodge No. 54, the members gave him time. Listening to the editor's story, I as. a watch. kinda got interested a little bit. I told' Lodge Texaska Orlice No. 13, at Dime We had to vote in order to select a Honorable Brgther Editor, "Go on, please,' Box, Texas. substitute. We found a good one. Our give me some more "sv ei tlo." Well, he did.

Lodge Pokrok Plumu Nu. (31, at Plum, new officer is Brother Eddie Mikeska, He went on to tell me about Brother Texas who is going to be good, too, as he is Bristik how he has been doing just in Lodge Ladimir Klacel No. 129 (Wheela popular mixer and a faithful worker. his spare time; and how members be- ock) Edge, Texas.

It takes those natural endowments to came part owners of the society; and i Lodge 68 Vesmernost, Nelsonville, Texhold the position. Brother Albert Mil- how members in our lodge get the life I as. berger was an officer for many, many insurance certificates just as good as Lodge No. 33 Hvezda Miru, Bletheryears, about twenty-five or more years, the policies in the companies, except ville, Texas if I remember correctly. We wish to that the fraternal certificates are all Lodge No. 17 Novy Tabor; Caldwell, thank him for all he has done. "wide open" to the members and that Texas.

Brothers and Sisters, please try to come they are not "closed up tight" as the The district officers wish to convey to our next meeting which will be on policies in the companies. their sincere thanks and appreciation February 7. We wish to add a kitchen to So far, so good, but I still had to tell to Brothers Petrusek and Srubar for their our hall, and the question will be dis- him about my dishwashing and other splendid work and co-operation in the cussed. So please try to come and ex- home drudgeries. Professor Valcik took past on the entertainment committee press your opinion. I hope you will be me over to his home and brought out an and in whose places we no n:, have brothfor a new kitchen, as we need it very official book of basic training on fra- ers Bravenec and Platte. You will hear much. ternal insurance selling and showed me from me later.

About two months ago our Lodge 54 in print as follows: Fraternally yours, sent my dad Leo Girard, also a lodge "The successful fraternal organizers P. P. Baron, Secretary member, a beautiful bouquet of flowers. cannot and do not help wives wash 1 • ja • t And they were beautiful. He told me to dishes, clean up trash or dig in the LODGE POKROK NO. 84 be sure and to thank the Lodge for him. yard at home when prospects to join our Dallas, Texas His illness is about the same. I only lodge are waiting."

Dear Brothers and Sisters, hope that some Sunday, soon at that, Application as organizer is pending.

At the last meeting, which' was held we can bring him to the meeting. He Fraternally yours, January 17, 1954, we finished electing mi sse , the meetings very much. Again, Charlie Cerny the officers for this hp ar. They are: 1 wisn to thank the Lodge for that beau.,) f Cyril Pokladnik, President, Leo Haniusek, tiful remembrance.

TO MEMBERS OF DISTRICT NO. 1 Vice-President, Frank V odicka, SecreYours truly, S. P. J. S. T. tary, Frank Slovak, Bookkeeper, a n d Lillian Fickel This is to advise that our next dis- Robert Duran Sr. Treasurer.

Members of the Auditing Committee trict meeting will be held April 25, 1054, WHY I APPLIED AS ORGANIZER in Nelsonville, Texas. The meeting will are Emil Petr, Ben Jarma, and Ben David and the members elected to the FraterHouston, Texas start promptly at 10:30 o'clock a. m.

Brother Edwin Janosky was appointed nal Congress committee are Cyril- PoAt the last meeting at Pokrok Lodge No. 88, Editor. Valcik saw where I was chairman of the entertainment commit- kladnik, Frank Slovak and Ben Jarma.

Sister Annie Steiner is the youth cottnout of a job after selling my insurance tee and his assistants will be: Brothers business to satisfy my creditors. He felt ,Edwin Bra venec, Richard Platte, Ben selor and is also on the Czech School sort of sorry for me, I guess, because Maresh and J. J. Stalmach. Upon the committee with Frank Steiner.

The writer of this letter was elected he easy-like tapped me on my back in shoulders of these, will rest the responsithat pleasing "fraternal benevolent" bility of preparing an interesting pro- reporter, so, editor, please do have pagram for your enjoyment. That this is tience with me as this is my first effort feeling, and said to me: -Charlie, you have been working so not an easy task, all of you are asked to Vestnik.

Sister Vodicka was appointed as kitLard at the insurance business for so to be of assistance to them, by offering niany years, and now it looks like you some talent that you may have in your chen 'supervisor for the Lodge. She has local lodges, and that you may very had supervision of the kitchen many aro out of a job."

I said, "Yes, Brother Steve, I sold that well produce here. You may contact any years and has done a very fine job. But insurance business because it was hard one of these at the following addresses: this she can't do all alone. So it's up to sell protection for companies that Edwin Janosky, Route 1, Bellville, Texas, to you other Sister- to lend a helping wanted alwivi, to in a k e as much Richard Platte, Route 1, Bellville, Texas, hand.

When Sister Vodicka calls on you-for profit as possible for the stock owners; Ben Maresh, lileiberville, Texas, Edwin

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Wednesday, February 3, 1954 your assistance, don't hesitate or refuse to come. In fact, why wait for her to call you, why not just pick up your phone and dial UN-3866 and ask her when she would like for you to help her out?

To any one that extends a helping hand, $3.00 will be given as a token of appreciation. It is the duty of us all to work together.

The next meeting is Sunday, February 18, 1954. We have an important subject coming up for discussion, so we'd like to see all members attend. Come one and all.

Fraternally, Frances Baleja 4803 Parry Avenue, Dallas 10. ) • 4 • ( LODGE SLOVANSKA LIPA NO. 66 Waco, Texas Dear Brothers and Sisters: Our Lodge Slovanska. Lipa No. 66 had a Christmas meeting and party on the 13th of December at Shady Rest. A large crowd was present. During our business meeting we elected our officers. Then the ladies had a delicious supper. After which we had a Christmas tree with a lot of presents under it for all. We sang the beautiful Christmas songs. After that we played bingo the rest of the evening. It was fun for all.

Our next meeting came to order on January 17th at Shady Rest with 28 members present and the following officers were sworn in.

President—John Simeik.

Vice president — Anton Mazanec Secretary — Edward Mazanec Treasurer — Edwin Narovec Organizer — Edward Mazanec Auditing Committee — Roman Parma Jr., Frank Parma, Edwin Narovec.

Trustees — Frank Parma, Anton Mazanec, Edwin Narovec.

Entertainment Committe Agnes Mazanec, Libbie Parma, Mary Simeik, Minnie Narovec, Frank Parma.

We wish our two sick brothers. John LoSak and Vaclav Zebra a speedy recovery.

Our Lodge 66 wishes t7o express sincere sympathy to the family of Brother Frank Svadlenak. His passing is a great loss to all of us. May he rest in peace.

Fraternally yours, Rose Parma St. Louis, Mo. Brother Editor and Fellow Members: I had just finished reading brother Kvasnicka's report of the annual meeting held at Lodge Pokrok Rowena. As I belong to the same Lodge, I was very interested in his report. It was a very good report. The only trouble is that

V 1 STN K — WEST, TEXAS many of our members do not understand or read in the Czech language. Why don't we have someone to write' some of the various reports in the English Section of Vestnik? Surely, there is someone in and around Rowena who could spare a few minutes writing up a report.

Besides it would be good for their morale.

There must be quite a few young members in and around Rowena who are capable of doing a good job of reporting and keeping us posted. Especially those of us who live hundreds of miles away and have this as the only means of keeping in touch with activities of our Lodge.

I, for one, believe it would be a sound idea to have a ,Youth Program in our local Lodge. It would be both interesting and beneficial to all our members, young and old. It is a sad, but true fact that young people who do not have wholesome entertainment in their community will go seek it elsewhere; and who can .blame them? So many times they seek entertaininnt in the wrong places which so often leads to heartbreak and shame not only to the young people but their families as well.

Parents should take an active , interest in the Youth Program for without their help there can be no program. Parents must be there to supervise. Besides, think of the enjoyment you will derive from working with young people.

Some will say, "Why don't you start a Youth Program since you seem to know all about it."

To make a point clear . . . it is not to one person alone that our Lodges look to. Our Fraternal Organization is for all . . . We are supposed to belong to a brotherhood. We are here to promote better understanding among ourselves and to build good citizenship not only for the present, but for the future. Our primary function may be selling insurance, but since we are supposed to be Brothers and Sisters we have a lot more responsibilities. No one can deny that.

If we can sell our policies and help make better citizens out of ourselves and our! children then we are doing a very good job.

Our Lodge will also celebrate its Golden anniversary on May 2, 1954. It has been, proposed that the District meeting be I held in Rowena this year. It will take a lot of planning and a lot of work. Everyone must pitch in if it is to be a success.

It cannot all be placed on the backs of a few willing workers. To get the most benefits out of our organization, we must be willing to help carry the load of responsibilities.

The following were the charter members way back in 1904: Paul Korenek, P. J. Baron, Pavel Hovorak, Fred Maehotka, J. J. Chupik, J. J. Koppao Alois

Strana 19 Strakos, Veronika Martinet, Marie Baron, Ignac Olsak Joseph Skrabanek, Alois PA vlice k, Jan H. Martinet, George Strakos, Anton Loupour, Joseph Petter, Rosie Kbrenek, and Marie Petter.

Our Lodge home was purchased in December 1946 from the Komensky Club.

So far as I know, there are no activities for our young people at this time. Perhaps someone who is closer to Rowena could write up the history of our Lodge.

Someone who can get all the necessary information.

B13ther Editor, you are doing a very good job in your editorials stressing the 'importance and the education of all our field men in selling more and better insurance. As long as you keep hammering home the facts you will always find the people willing to read and listen. Some will get sore as all heck, but this very anger may get them to see your side of the question. If other Fraternal Organizations can succeed, then we should do so, too. More power to your editorials . • they are good for* the soul.

I am closing on this note: that our sales of insurance exceed those of other years. The work will be tough, but it can be done.

Sincerely, Mrs. Bessie Lapinski —.1 • 4 • ( • January 30, 1951 ATTENTION DISTRICTS NOS. 3 AND 5 I have just returned from our Supreme Lodge SPJST meeting in Temple, and wish to advise Districts No. 3 and No. 5 that I have talked to Brother Marek, in regard to the contest and was informed that District No. 5 was the winner; but as to the amount each district has written the figures have not been computed as yet.

I asked Brother Marek to verify what amount these two districts have written from September 1st to December 31st, during the contest; and also to verify what amount each district of the remaining five has written for the same period, and then pass the information to us.

I hope that when he works this out he will advise the entire membership thru the medium of our Vestnik, of the results so that we could see just what we have accomplished by this contest.

Personally, I am very interested in what benefit, if any, we may have derived from this contest as I have been working for contests of this nature for the past several years.

I think it would be of interest to the entire Order SPJST if all seven districts w e r e' listed separately as to

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the membership and the aunt writ- ents for taking them to practices. ten in 1953.

• You young folks be sure to come to Upon request of Districts No, 3 and ` the SPJST meeting Feb. 14th and we No. 5, it has been decided that the Su- will have a good Valentine Game Party. preme Lodge SPJST withdraw its pre- There will be prizes and maybe favors vious offer to pay for the banquet, as for you. Bring a friend along with you. the two districts felt that it would not There will be fun for young and old. be fair to the organizers of other dim Don't forget to attend this meeting feltricts to have the Supreme Lodge SP- low members and pay your dues. This JST pay for our banquet; and also is a must as our lodge needs the money. that it may affect the incentive of our Fraternally, future contests.

Mrs. Betty Jurica, Reporter ■ • et It is now up to the two districts to decide when and where to hold this STEFANIK LODGE NO. 142 banquet.

Houston, Texas Fraternally yours, Hel o Fliends, J. M. Skrabanek, I declare every time I think I've got Director District Five a few minutes 'to report on the Stefanik ) 9 49 o ( Lodge something comes up and I end LODGE ANTON J. CERMAK NO. 56 up doing something else, for the lodge Carpus Christi, Texas of course! I'm so wra pp ed up in this organization that if you ever drop by Dear Sisters and Brothers: Lodge Anton J. Cermak No. 56, Corpus the lodge and see a bundle of rags Christi, will hold its regular meeting rin-alma oil the big oak tree in front or Febrriary 14th. After both of the meet- a figure with a broom standing in the ings will be adjourned (Sokol and the middle of the yard looking into space, SPJST), a Valentine party for oar youth. think nothing of it, for that will be trying to keep , up with my ideas of Sisters are asked to bring eats for a the lodge's todays and tomorrows. lunch that will be served after the game My Teen-Age Group is keeping me party. All of you youngsters come and bring a friend with you. Everyone is quite busy. We have been practicing for welcome at our get-together, regardless a program for our next monthly Lodge of age. My idea of a game party is meeting on Sunday, February 7th and that everyone can have fun with the boy, I mean I am on the jump continuyoung folks. Anytime we mention that ally! there will be a party or program, the By the way, all of you are most corchildren get, all excited. dially invited to attend the "open house Lodge 53 held its yearly elections as meeting" which means you can attend usual, the second Sunday in Decem- whether you are a member or not. At ber. The results are as follows: this meeting we will initiate more than President—Albert Regmund five new members so the lodge decided Secretary-Betty Jurica to do so in a program especially preTreasurer--Chas. Regmund pared for the occasion.

Bookkeeper-- Frank Veselka After the regular meeting proceedDelegate to District Meeting — Jan ings which are always to the point, inStasa teresting and brief; the teen-age girl Reporters—Bis. Henry Cabla for Czech Drill Team will initiate the new members Section; Sir.. Betty Jurica for English by drill and song. Too, we shall be very Section proud to present to you our Drill Team Youth Directors--Albert Regmund and in their pretty Red and White uniforms Betty Jurica of Stefanik by which they will be known Lodge Organizer---Chas. Holasek at any activity henceforth.

Our Christmas program was a success.

The program following will be about We had a good program, at least that's 45 minutes long made up of other smalwhat I was told. There were 25 children ler chi l dren beloogin,2 to Lodge Stefanik. our' Christmas program and all were After the program refreshments will very co-operative. I enjoy putting on be served by our Dodge Sisters. program with such a nice group of Our Stefanik Lodge President, Bro. children. The Dollie Show," a nice -num- Alois Vaja has invited officers of the Suber for small girls, was enjoyed by all. -ere me. Lodge personally. The invitation young ladies had their dolls dressed was graciously accepted and we are lookis costumes of many nations. They all ing forward to their assistance in acdid very good frem our youngest (4 claiming our new members. yeors old to 13 years). Next ChristIt is also the desire of Bro. Alois Bias we will try to have a better pro- Vaja to encourage an Invitation Program. I wish to thank all of you for gram at all lodges when new members heleing with the program and the par- are taken into the organization and

Wednesday, February 3, 1954 to report on the program and special welcomes to the organization of the new members in the Vestnik.

In this way, the new members will know they are acknowledged by specialties and look forward to taking a part in the work of the fraternal organization. Then, too, the members that always rush in and pay their dues and rush out because, well, they're not interested, will soon see what they are missing and decide to visit the meetings more often.

"Open House" means new friends of curiosity sometimes who have not had the courage to find out what goes on because everything is strictly for members. This way they are free to visit and become interested and before you know it are asking how to join the fraternal organization.

I too think this is a better way to sell fraternal insurance than running it into the ground by writing paragraph after paragraph of repetition which becomes boring after the first couple of lines and won't be read anyway besides it takes up too much space which could be used for actual activities which secured new members.

Well, anyway, its worth a try, I mean this Open Meeting business, so please all of you who are interested please accept our invitation to Stefanik Lodge No. 142 on Sunday, February 7, 1954. Wishing you best of health and wealth is, Amelia Vaja Sturm ( WHO TAKES THE PRESIDENT'S PLACE A discussion took place as to who takes the President's of the United States place should he die. Naturally, Richard M. Nixon, of California, Vice President of the United States, replaces President Eisenhower.

By an act of Congress, approved July 18, 1947, the following is arranged in the order of succession to the Presidency: After the Vice President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives. At present, the Speaker is Joseph W. Martin: Jr., of Massachusetts.

After the Speaker, the President pro tempore of the Senate, who at present is Senator Styles Bridges.

After the VicePresident, the Speaker, the President pro po , come the members of the Cabinet: Secretary of State, Secretary of TreasurY, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, and so on. ) • 40 • ( It takes half a lifetime to accustom oneself to poverty, but only 5 minutes to get used to luxury.

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CZECH CATHOLIC HOME FOR THE AGED

The above is the architect's sketch of the Czech Catholic Home for the Aged, to be erected at Hillje; Wharton county. Ground breaking for the first unit, costing $40,000.00, will take place on Sunday, February 7. The plan provides for housing thirty guests, in single and double rooms, all modern conveniences in every room. Officers of the non-profit corporation are: Mrs. B. P. Matocha,

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18-Year-01 Vote?

Is a youth, old enough for the draft, also old enough to vote? How would enfranchising 18-year-olds affect U. S. elections?

Figures show this: There are 6.3 million youngsters 12 to 20. If they followed patterns of those slightly older, they'd represent 6 per cent of all voters lean slightly toward Ike. But efforts to lower voting age have failed in most States.

President Eisenhower is proposing to give the vote to young men and women in the. 18 - to - 20 age bracket. In so doing, he is tossing into the air an argument that has been batted back and feith for more than 10 years withcut much having been done about it.

There are 6.3 million yOungsters in the Dge group covered by Mr. Eisenhower's pioposel. Of these, 3.2 million are boys. These are subject to draft for military service. This pinpoints the topnie3A argument for granting the vote to this group. It is: "If they are old enough to fight, they are old enough to tithe."

In the age group are 3.1 million girls.

These are not subject to the draft. But they would get to vote just the same.

If the young men and women in this

ident, San Antonio; L. J. Sulak, vice - president, La Grange; Amos Pavlik, secretary, La Grange; Mrs. Marie Baca, treasurer, El Campo; Dr. C. L. Kopecky, medical advisor, Yoakum; Mrs. Sofie Hradecky, El Campo, John Baca, Granger, Rudolph J. Sternadel, Ganado, John J. Sablatura, Agua. Dulce, B. P. Matocha, San Antonio, directors. A large gathering is expected at the ground breaking. A meeting will follow the ceremony.

age group voted in about the same proportions as did their elders in 1952, they would produce about 3.8 million new votes, or about 6 per cent of the total.

There were 61.6 million persons who voted in 1952, out of an estimated 98.4 millions who were eligible.

A lower voting age appeals to the age groups that have caused worry to the Republicans for 20 years. For it is a stathltieal truiism one that stood all through the New Deal years and up to the Eisenhower era — that the younger the voters, the most likely they were tO vote with the Democrats.

The U. S. Constitution does not fix a legal voting age. This is left up to the States. The Constitution simply says that those who vote for members of the House of Representatives shall have the same qualifications as are required for choosing the members of the most numerous branch of the State Legislature. aT. ( Love is a quality, not a quantity. It is as much at home in an apartment as in a farmhouse. It belongs to a mother who must work to help support the family as well as to a mother who stays in her own kitchen. — Better Homes and Gardens.

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Gossip is making a mountain out of a molehill by piling on dirt.

Attentiona All Youth Beginning next month singing classes will be held at Lodge Pokrok 88 for youth from one year through the teens.

In these classes VOICE lessons will be given by Mrs. Elsie (Dvorak) Kadera a music graduate of the University of Texas who has been very interested in our youth. All of this will be entirely free and will be sponsored by the SPJST. There is no better place to have youth receive VOICE training from a competent VOICE teacner than at the Dodge.

Be sure to register on February 5th, 7:30 p. m., at the Lodge. This is some• thing that all youth will ejjoy because later glee clubs will be organized. So be sure to register on Friday, the fifth of February.

Also, those interested in taking dancing lessons—and you may -take both if you wish, singing and dancing—be sure to register also on Friday 5th. Classes will be conducted on the same night, so that you will not have to come but once a week for both or either.

Remember this is for you, your relatives and your friends, so bring them along, and if some of you grown-ups wish to participate in same, I am sure it can be arranged. It's all free!

Youth Counselor Mrs. Birdie Hiisme

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Back to 1787?

When the fathers, of the Constitution met in Philadelphia in 1787 they had confidence enough in the future Presidents and the future Senators of the United States to give them certain powers. They gave the President power to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present voted to ratify.

They provided that "all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the au= thority of the United States shall be the supreme law of the land" and that "the judges in every State shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding." The s ystem thus established has worked reasonably well for nearly 165 years. But it is under attack in the proposed Bricker amendment, rewised last June but not essentially improved, and now soon to be voted on in the Senate.

The Bricker amendment would impose paralyzing restrictions on the treatymaking power. In the first place, it would prevent any treaty from becoming "effective as internal law in the United States" except after the passage of "legislation which would be -valid in the absence of a treaty." Second, it would give Congress • "power to regulate all executive and other agreements with any foreign power or international organization." The "international organization" is, of course, the United Nations. Thus, the proposed amendment, now in the form of a joint resolution, would take powers from the President that have been his since the establishment of the Republic. Likewise it would take powers from the central Government, since it' would in effect require some treaties to be ratified by each one of the 48 States.

It is easy indeed to understand why the Bricker proposal came up at the, time it did. The power of the Presidency under two Democratic Chiefs of State grew because emergencies demanded the swift exercise of the Executive function. The country had to pull out of a depression, it had to prepare for war, it had to fight the greatest war in its history, it had to return in an orderly fashion to peacetime life, it had to aid its. allies in economic recovery and ,finally, it had to join with other nations for mutual defense. For all this a strong Executive was necessary. But at no time were the liberties of the citizens in danger from anything done in Washington. At all times a majority in either house of Congress could reject an Executive request. The courts, as a number of decisions show, were never terrorized.

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POLKA DANCE CALENDAR (Calvin C. Cherverina) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Elmer Roubinek orchestra — Buckholts SPJST Hall THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Elmer Roubinek orchestra American -- Am'erican Legion Hall in Flatonia.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Sil Krenek orchestra — Battle Dance at Sons of Hermann Hall in Galveston.

Rudy . Kurtz orchestra — American Legion Hall in Seguin.

Majek orchestra — Moravian Hall in Corpus Christi.

Elmer Roubinek orchestra — Ennis.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Eric Honza orchestra — Masquerade dance at SPJST Pokrok Hall in Dallas.

Sil Krenek orchestra -- New Pavilion in Kerrenton.

Rudy Kurtz orchestra — Riverside hall in East Bernard.

Elmer ,Roubinek orchestra - SPJST Hall in West.

All the above dances are at night unless otherwise specified. This is a free service but applies only to those dances at which mainly polka and waltz music is played by a live orchestra. The Vestnik writer will assume no responsibility resulting from any dance announcements which are listed in this co' "mn. Listings from orchestras and dance halls should be received at least one week before publication. Send all listings to Calvin Chervenka, Route 2, Rogers. Texas.

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iThbruary 3, 1954

Bro. Anton Kahanek Passed Away Anton Kahanek, retired farmer of the Swiss Alp area between Schulenburg and La Grange, passed away at the family residence there on December 31, 1953, at the age of 79 years, 4 months and 24 days.

Funeral services were held on January 2, 1954, at 2:30 o'clock from the Schwenke-Baumgarten Home and interment was in the City Cemetery. Mr. Ed Marek of Temple, who is president of the SPJST Supreme Lodge, officiated at the last rites.

Deceased was born August 7, 1874, at Engle as the son of Vince and Mary Michna Kahanek. The first school he attended was the Baptist Chapel, near what is now known as the Joe Smith Cemetery at Velehrad, then the Velehrad School, the Schulenburg High School and Baylor University at Waco.

After he had completed his studies, he and his father operated a cotton gin at Velehrad for 16 years. Following hiS father's death in 1912, he bought the farm on which he lived for the past 41 years.

He was united in marriage to Frances Mary Gallia at Hallettsville on November 20, 1900, He had been a member of the SPJST Lodge for half a century.

He had not been ill and passed away on December 31, following an illness of about 30 minutes.

Survivors are his wife, Frances Kahanek of Swiss Alp; two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Lillie) Hightower, Swiss Alp; Mrs. Augustine (Olga) Gregory' of 1741 Du Barry Lane, Houston; one son, Eugene Anton Kahanek, Fort Worth; four sisters, Mrs. Clara Wavrin; Cedar Rapids, Ia.; Mrs. ,Caroline Matus, Shiner; Mrs. Julia Krupala, and Mrs. Lillie Ermis, Schulenburg ; five brothers, Frank of Smithville; Ludwig, Albert, Emil and Rudolph, Schulenburg; and eight grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were his parents, two sisters, Mrs. Mary Cizek and Mrs. Annie Petras; two brothers, Joe and August Kahanek and one grandchild.

Members of Congress, who may raise their pay in 1954 to approximately $20,000 a year, originally earned $6 a day.

Regular annual salary for lawmakers didn't get started on a continuous basis until 1856, when it was set at $3,000 a year. The salary was gradually raised to $5,000 to $7,500, then to $10,000. Twenty leers ago, the salaries were dropped from $10,000 to $8,500; restored to the $10,000 level a few years later when the depression had taken a turn for the better.

Members of Congress now earn $12,500 a year, a tdx-free expense allowance of Pallbearers were Leon Krupala, Charles $2,500, for which they do not have to Kahanek, Jerome Krupala, Jerry Kahaaccount. nek, C. L. Hrncir and V. L. Gallia. ) —From Schulenburg Sticker Many people are sick because they ) • et, • ( do not learn to live with others. InEach month has certain charactertolerance of others can actually make you mentally upset and physically ill. istics by which it can be recognized.

A good , basic rule to avoid this kind March, for instance, is the month when of unhealthiness is to adjust yourself the winds whistle th paugh the bare to your surroundings and to other per- trees and the holes in the streets.— i Montrealer. sons.

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neneho jenerala. Pod obrazem byl napis: otevtelo velke, modre, matairiSrm podobne odi, rozesmalo se a vyrvalo se z ()Wed. "U sergeanta z Waterloo." mateina. Spattilo dve houpajici se devPled kremou stal vuz, pod jeho oji viViktor Hugo: sel tetez. D ye mala, sliona deveatka, eatka a nadSenim otevtelo sva mala Usta. jedno asi tkilete, druhe ani ne dvoulete, Matka Thenardierova sundala sva devhoupala se na onom teteze. Obe deti pee- eatka s houpaeky a tekla: "Hrejte si spolu vSecky tti." live, ba t dosti napadne ustrojeny, zaniDeti se rychle seznamuji a brzy take (Les Miserables) ly radosti nad nova vynalezenou zabavou.

Starai mela vlasy kaStanove, druha byla bavila se tti deveatka znamenite. Cizi eernovlaska. Nekoiik krokfi opodal sedela holeidka byla velmi 2iva a vesela.

Zeny pokradovaly v hovoru. schoulena na prahu hospody matka. Byla Vaijean kra,eel dale, pak se dal do 436- to Zena zevnejSku ne pfiliS ptivetiveho, a"Jak pak kikaji vaN dceruSce?" hu. Chvilemi se zastavoval a Mae' v te- le v torn okam2iku, ozatena laskou matet"Cosetka."

Jmenovala se vlastne Eufrosina, ale to pouSti hlasem nejhroznejSim a nej- skou, vypadala dosti vabive. Kolebala zoufalejSim: deveatka provazkem k tetezu ptivaza- matka z toho k vuli mazleni ueinila Co"Maly Gervais! Maly Gervais!" riSrm a zpivala trochu faleSne jakousi sta- setku.

I kdyby hoch jej byl "Kolik je ji let?" jiste by se rou pisen. nebyl osmelil mu odpovedeti. Ale byl ji2 "Jde ji na tteti."

Zatim k nim prisla chuda 2enai, ale ptivfibec velmi daleko.

"Jako me starSi." bliNla se tak tie a pomalu, ze toho ne• Zatim ona tfi deveatka choulila se v Jean Vaijean potkal kneze na koni. Sel pozorovaly, az matka nahle uslySela temu vsttic a tazal se: bazni a v bla2enem pocitu. Nee° se ptimet vedle sebe hlas: hodilo. Velika 2i2ala vylezala ze zeme, "Pane farati, nepotkal jste 2adneho "Paniako, to mate hezka dal." chlapce?"

Zena ta ten dr2e1a, na rukou dite, mimo deveatka se, ji bala, ale jasala. Zabel je"Ne, nikoho jsem nepotkal," odpovedel to nesla dosti VelkS, vak, jak se zdalo jich vela se vespolek dotS7kala. knez.

"Jak se deti hned sptateli!" zvolala notne te2k.

Jean Valjean vyrial dva petifranky ze Dite v naruei nezname 2edy vypadalo matka Thenardierova, "zdali by Nova sveho sadku a dal je knezi. jako andilek. Bylo to ten deveatko, dvou- nepfisahal, ze jsou to tti sestry?"

Fantine pti torn oei zazatily, chopila "Byl to malt'. Savojan, asi desitiletS7," a2 tfilete. Obleeena byla pealive a Ykuskekl. ne, byla rt2ova, a vypadala velmi zdrave. se ruky pani Thenardierova a tekla: "Toho jsem nevidel."

"Chtela byste si vziti me dite na sta0 oeich nebylo lze kid nieeho, je2to je Jean Vaijean vyrial kvapne jeSte dva mela ptivteny. Spala klidne a hluboce rost?" petifranky.

Pani Thenardierova sebou pfekvapene v nand. mateine. Matka zase naopak yy"Pro vase chude," kekl prudce, a po- padala nuzne a velmi zkormoucene. Ode- trhla. tom dodal jako beze "Dejte mne na byla jako delnice a zdalo se, '2e je poMatka• Coseteina pokraeovala: zatknouti, jsem zloclej."

"Vidite, nemohu si sva dite vziti tam, sud velmi mlada, ba i hezka, ale z jejiho Knez bodl kone ostruhami a podeSen obleku se to dalo steN posouditi. Jmeno- kam jdu. Prate toho nedovoluje. Nikdo tryskem uji2del. nechce vziti 2enu s ditetem do slu2by. vala se Fantina.

Vaijean be2e1 dale, urazil velkST kus ceKdy2 Na kolem hospody man2elfx The- Snad sam milt' Bfih mne ptivedl k vaSi ty, ohli2e1 se, volal, ktieel, ale nepotkal nardierovYch, spattila obe deveatka a za- hospode. Jakmile jsem spattTla yak dev,j12 nikoho. stavila se cela, okouziena. Pohli2ela na ne eatka, tak vista, tak hezka a vesela, hned Koneene se zastavil na mister kde se ti se zanicenim, zdalo se ji, 2e je jiste mne bodlo u srdce. Povidala jsem si: "To cesty kti2ovaly. Mesic vySel. Rozhledl se raj tam, kde bydli takovi krasni andilko- je jiste dobra matka, budou spolu jako jeSte jednou viikol a zvolal naposled: ve! Nemohla odolati a tekla jejich mat- tti sestry. Ostatne bych se brzy vratila.

NuZe, chcete prozatim me dite opatro"Maly Gervais, malt' Gervais!" te: Hlas jeho ztracel se v mlhach. vati?"

"To mate rortomile ditky, panieko!"

"Musim si to napted rozmysliti," odpoBylo to posledni jeho iisili, kolena mu I nejdravejSi aelmy zkrotnou, najednou sklesla, jako by je nahle podt'ajejich mlad'ata, proto te2 matka pozve- y edela matka Thenardiearova.

V torn mu2skSr hlas ozval se z kremy: la nejaka mot, i klesl vysilen na velkST dla oei, podekovala s rismevem a potom "Pod sedm frankil to nemffZe bYti a zamen, chytl se za hla.vu, rval si vlasy obe- vyzvala neznamou, aby si sedla na lasce ma rukama ,tvat stroll mezi kolena a pied domem. platite na pul roku pkedem."

"Sestkrat sedm je dvaaetyficet," •ekla zvolal: "Jmenuji se Thenardierova," kekla ho"Jsem bidnik!" stinska, "jsme s mu2em na. teto hospode." Pani Thenardierova.

Jeho srdce zachvatila hrozna trSrzeri i "Dam je," tekla Frantina.

Pani Thenardierova byla zrzava, hube"A mimo to patnact frankti na mimodal se do plade. nd, kostnata, a beze vSeho pilvabu. Byla Jedine poStovni vozka, kterY jel one jeSte mlada, sov,a tticetileta, ohromne tadne vyilohy," dodal musk hlas.

"Tedy vSecko dohromady sedmapadefoci z Grenoblu do Digne, povidal, postavy, tamer obryne, nyni vSak toho asi ve tti, hodiny rano jakehosi elo- nebylo videti, jetto sedela na prahu sat frankfi," poeitala pani Thenardierova.

"Dam je, mam osmdesat franka, zbuveka, kleeeti na d16,2deni ptede dvetmi schoulena. Pocestna, ji vypravovala svou de mi jeSte neco na cestu do meho dobiskupoyS7mi a modliti se. historii.

VII. Byla delnici. Muz ji zemkel, v Paki2i ne- ' mova. Jakmile si jen trochu penez \rya"mela prate isla ji hiedati nekam jinam. lam, pfijdu si pro sveho milaoka."

Dye matkv.

Musk hlas ozval se zase: V prve etvrti devatenacteho stoleti by- DneSniho jitra opustila Pai'i peSky, jen "Ma, malieka pradlo a Saty?" la v Montfermeillu u Pati2e krema, kte- kousek cesty ji svezl jakSrsi dobrosrdeenS7 "To je muj mantel," vysvetlovala pani ra, se ten vyhlaaovala za zajedni hostinec. vozka. Jeji dceruSka kousek cesty Sla, ale Thenardierova. jen malieko, bylo nutno vziti ji do naruKrerna ta pattila man2elrim Thenardiero"OvSem 2e ma, celou vYbavu, mixj dravYm. Nade dvetmi byl velkSr tit a na tom 'de, a andilek usnul. Vypravujic to, libala ttite namalovan jakYsi vojak, nesouci ra dite va,Snive, coZ je probudilo. Devadtko houSek jedinSr. lined jsem si myslila,

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je to vas mantel. Ma velice peknou vybavu, vgeho po tuctu, ba i hedvabne gatieky jako nejaka (lama. Mam to vie s sebou zde ye vaku."

"Musite to tedy nechati zde," odpovedel musk hlas.

"Ovgem ze necham," odpovedela matka, "to by bylo pekne, abych to nechala svou dcerugku nahou."

HostinskY se objevil na prahu.

"Nuhe dobra," tekl.

Smlouva byla ujednana. Matka jegte ptenocovala v hospode, zaplatila a nechala jim sve dite. Rano si vzala svfij vak, nyni jiZ velmi lehkY, jehto z neho vybrala vgecky veci Coseteiny, a sama odegla do sveta gireho.

Sousedka Thenardierove potkala Fantinu, ktera plakala, ah ji srdce usedalo.

Kdyh matka Coseteina ode gla, tekl hostinskY sve hene: "Schazelo mi je gte padesat frankil na zaplaceni smenky, jejiZ lhuta zitra vyprVig, nyni bychom nieli posluhu a vge, co lze prozatim delati. Dobrou my gku jsi chytila do pasti."

Uboha, mygka byla velice malieka, ale koeka ma i z takove mySky radost.

Manhele Thenardierovi pattili k one tilde zyrh1Sch lidi, jet se sklada, z povSigemich nevzdelancii a ze se glYch vzdeland", nemaji v gak glechetneho vzletu lidu pracovneho, za to ale hodne netesti vgech vrstev lidske spoleanosti. Thenadier, lze-li vetiti jeho vypravovani, byl vojakem, desatnikem, jak tvrdil, coh si vymaloval sam na svem gtite, ovglem gpatne. Jak se zdalo, poeinal si MI torn *Leh velmi udatne. V kandern ptipade to byl Cloy& obratnY, jenh se ye vgem vyznal.

Pani Thenardierovi mela prave tolik vzdelani, aby mohla eisti nejhloupejgi romany, ktere ji popletly hlavu. Byla mnohem rnladgi net jeji muh. Za sveho mladi byla citovou blouznilkou, pozdeji, kdy sestarla,, stala se z ni zlomysIna hengtina. Cela kokist ze eteni zminenYch hloupSTch romanfi byla yzneSena jmena, ktera dala svYm dceru gkam, stargi Eponina,, mlad gi Aselma.

Patrne nestaei bYti gpatnYm, aby se eloveku datilo dobte, jehto krema se ThenardierovYm nevyplacela a byli blizci ii padku. Nyni vytrhlo petasedmdesat frank-a Thenardiera z nesnazi, ale pti gti mesic zase potteboval penize. Tu zanesla ho-1 stinska, vYbavu Coseteinu do zastavarny v Patihi a dostala, na ni gedesat frankt.

Jakmile byly ty penize vydany, zdalo se manhellim ThenardierovYm, he chovaji cleveatko z milosti a tak s nim teh zachazeli. Oblekali Cosetku do starch gatieek po syStch dceru gkach, to jest do hadru, krmili ji vgelijak3imi zbytky, o neco lepe net psa, o neco hale net koeku. Ostatne byla to dye zvilatka obyeejne jejimi spo-

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lustravniky, a Cosetka jidavala s nimi z dtevene misky pod stolem. Jeji matka se usadila v Montfermeillu u mote a psala hned, aby ji kandY mesic bylo sdeleno, jak se Cosetce dati. Thena,rdierovi stale odpovidali: "Cosetce se dati znamenite."

Kdyh uplynulo pul roku, posilala matka pravidelne sedm frankii mesiene.

Po roce Thenardier zpozoroval, he je to main, a hadal dvanact frankfr. Matka jsouc• jista, he jeji elite je At'astno, ptivolila i k tomu.

Matka Thenardierova, va gnive milovala sve dcerugly, ale nenavidela cizi. Aekoliv zabrala Cosetka v dome pramalo mista, zdalo se ji piece, he ubira, neeeho jejim detem. Se syYmi dceru gkami se stale jen mazlila, Cosetku jen bila. Jehto matka nakladala s Cosetkou Apatne, teh Eponina i Aselma se tidily jejim ptikladem.

Deti v torn veku se vhdycky snahi napodobovati stargi.

Uplynul rok a drill-IS..

"Thenardierovi jsou ptece jen hodni," rikali lide v mesteeku, "a aekoliv nejsou bohati, vychovavaji cizi dite, ktere jim matka nechala na krku."

Vgichni myslili, he rnatka se o Cosetku nestard, protohe Thenardierovi takove teai viude rortrugovali.

Zatim Thenardier zpozoroval, he dite rok od roku stale roste, a hadal patnact frankt mesiene. Matka platila i tech patnact frankh„ Cosetce je gte nebylo ani pet let a jih byla sluhkou vgech.

Byla nucena choditi do kramu nakupovati, mesti pokoje i umkvati nadobi.

Thenardierovi se pokladali za tim opravnenej g i k podobnemu jednani, jehto rratka posledni dobou platila nepravidelne.

Kdyby matka byla po tech letech nthjela do Montfarmeillu, nebyla by sveho (Mac poznala. Cosetka, pti ptichodu do tohoto dome tak svehi a rortornild, byla nyni bleda a vyhubla. Ve svem chovani rnela cosi placheho, nouze ji einila o gkliy ou. Zbyly ji jedine velke, krasne bei, ale tehko bylo pohlednouti do nich, anihby se srdce nesevtelo, tolik smutku v nich se zraeilo. Srdce eloveku usedalo, kdy v zime spattil, jak ubohe dite, jemuh nebylo jegte ani Best let, v rortrhanS7ch platenYch hadrech; zirnou se ttesouc, jegte pted svitanim metlo ulici ohrommim kogtetem ye zeervena13-7ch ruekach a se slzami v oeich.

V okoli ji nazY.vali sktivankem. VesniCane si libuji v pfezdivkach, proto teh takove jrneno dali to male bytosti, mall) vetgi net ptdee, chvejici se, ustragene, vstavajici nejeasteji z cele vsi a jih pted v3ichodem slunce na na ysi se objevujici.

Jenhe u,bohY sktivanek nikdy nezpival.

VIII. Dejit►y pokroku ye y:(irolt6 drobuilstek

rtFedit. d.riF 3. imora 1954. z eerneho Co zatim se stalo s matkou, o nit lido v Montreuille vypravovali, he sve dite 0pustila?

Zanechav gi Cosetku Thenardieroqm, odebrala se ah do Montreuillu u mote, odkud pochazela.

Bylo to roku 1818. Montreuille zmenild se velrni od doby, kdy je opustila, pled desiti lety. Zamohnost toho mesta vzrostla mezi tim easem netukne.

Od nepametnS7ch dob v Montreuillu u mote hlavnim a vlastnim prtitmyslem bylo napodobovani anglickeho skleneneho zbohi ozdobneho. Prrimysl ten vgak vhdycky jen hivotil, jehto surovina byla piilis draha a vSTrobky dosti :§patne jakosti. V dobe, kdy tarn pli gla Fantina, pomery se zmenily. Ke konci roku 1815 treinil jakSrsi neznamk elovek vynalez, kterY zphsobil opravdu znaene sniheni suroyin a nasledkem toho teh zlepkni vSTroby.

Ani ne behem tri let stal se bohdeem a vkcky kolern sebe take obohatil. Byl to cizinec. 0 jeho piivodu nebylo pranieeho znamo.

Lide povidali, he pr.igel do mesta s velmi Indio penezi, nanej yY. A s nekolika sty frankt. Tato nepatrna jistina v sluhbe dfunyslne a gt'astne my glenky stala se zdrojem bohatstvi jeho i celeho okoli.

Phi svem pfichodu do Montreuillu, v podveeer prosincovY, s tlumokem na zidech a se sukovici v ruce, zufil prave yeliky pohar v obecnim dome. 61ovek ten se vrhl do plamerth a s nasazenim vlastniho hivota zachranil dve deti eetnickeho plednosty. To bylo plieinou, he se ho pozdeji nikdo peptal po prtiwodnim list& Lide se dovedeli toliko jeho jmeno. Jmenoval se Madelaine. Byl to muh asi padesatiletY, stale zarny'SlenY a dobrS r. Nic jineho o nem nevedeli.

Nasledkem onoho pramyslu stalo se Montreuille sttedem znaeneho obchodu. ,. partfelsko, ktere mnoho sklenenYch- ozdabek spotlebuje, einilo kandy rok velike objednavky. Montreuille u mote závodilo s LondSmem a Berlinem.

Uhitek . otce Madeleina byl tak velikSr, he behem druheho roku mohl vystaveti velikou tOvarnu, v nit byly d ye velike jedna pro mute, druha pro heny. Mohl tam bYti phijat kandSr . Otec Madeleine jedine hadal, aby delnici byli bide fadni a poctivi, a v torn ohledu byl dosti Nedostatek prace i nouze z onoho okoli zmizely docela. Otec Madeleine sice opravdu hromadil majetek, ale to nebylo jeho teelem. Myslil mnohem vice na jine, net na sebe. Bylo znamo. he r. 1820 ulohil v bance Lafitte v Patihi hest set tficet tisic frankil pod s yYm jmenem, ale Pro mesto vydal ptes milion.

V nemocnici zfidil dos: t novVeh posteli.

Zalohil dye gkoly, chlapeckou a divei, vy-

Ve stkedu, dne 3. Imre 1954. place' z vlastni sve kaptsy /melba ueitelum dvojnasobnY plat, nebot' jednoho dne, kdy se tomu kdosi divil, fekl: "Dva nejptednejti statni idednici jsou: kojna, a uditel."

Zfidil tot na sve Utraty utulnu i pokladnu k podporovani starch a vysilenYch delniku, nemocnici u tovarny i lekarnu, kdet vtichni dostavali leky zdarma.

S poeatku o nem fikali: "Je to nejakY spekulant, jent by rad zbohatnul."

Kdyt ale zpozorovali, to se vice stara, o obohaceni jinYch, net sama sebe, fikali: "ini to ze ctitadosti a k vtli vyznamenani."

Roku 1819 se jednoho dne rozletla po meste povest, to pan Madeleine ma byti pro sve zasluhy jmenovan piedstavenYm mesta Montereuillu. Cele mesto bylo vzhdru, ale za nekolik dni na to se objevila v novinach zprava, to Madeleine se one hodnosti vzdal.

Mot roku byly vYrobky noveho sobu, Madeleinem vynalezeneho, vystaveny v prtimyslove vYstave v Paiizi. Kral jmenoval vynalezce rytitem Cestne legie.

Otec Madeleine i onen Pad zamiti.

Byl pravou hadankou pro vtecky. Koneene dobre due fekly: "Je to nejakY dobrodruh."

Prokazal vtak tolik dobreho, mkt() mu bylo tolika diky zavazano, ze byli piece nuceni vatiti si ho, a byl tak dobrY a netnY, ze ho musili milovati. Zvlatte delnici ho zbothovali, on vtak pfijimal to zbotbovani s vatnYrn. smutkem.

Roku 1820 byly jeho zasluhy jiz tak yelike, piani eeleho kraje tak 'jednomyslne, to kral ho opet jmenoval piedstavenYm mesta. Bylo zpozorovano, ze ho nepoehybne k rozhodnuti piimel temek hnevivY vYkiik stare telly z lidu, ktera rozhorlene vyktikla: "DobrY piedstavenY mute mnoho prospeti. se mime vyhYbati dobru, jet mute nekdo prokazati?"

Otec Madeleine se tedy stal piedstavenYm. Zfistal vtak prave tak skromnYm jako drive.,Jit jeho zevnejtek budil bezdeky Uctu. Vlasy mel protedivele, oei vatne a zamytlene, plet' osmahlou jako delnik, vYraz tvate velmi smutiY. Oblekal se slutne, ale jednodute, nosil stale klobouk se tirokou sttechou a dlouhY svrchnik z hrubeho sukna, az po bradu upiatY. Mimo sve idedni zamestnini tit °samele a stykii s lidmi nevyhledaval, jidal stale sam, s knihou pied sebou otevienou.

MCI peknou knihovnu a snail se obohatiti 'sve vedomosti co nejvice motho.

Kdyt sel na, prochazku, dasto braval s sebou ruenici, ale ziidka kdy ji poutival.

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fete nakodneho. Nikdy nestiilel malYch kem na hlave obracel se nahle za ram, ptadat. Adkoliv jiz nebyl mlad, povidali o sledoval jej zrakem, vrtel pii torn hlavou nem, ze je neobyeejne silnY, a dasto tel a pozvedl dolejti ret s hoiejtim at k nonabizel svou pomoc katdemu, kdo ji po- su, cot asi bylo lze vylotiti takto: "Kdo pak asi je tento elovek? Jsem jist tieboval. Pozvedl kone, vytahl vuz uvizlY v blate i jine podobne veci. Kdykoliv od- ze jsem ho jit nekde videl, vtak.mne nechazel z domu, mel vklycky kapsy pine otidi!" drobnYch pellet a vracel se s prazdnYmi. Ta piimo hroziva, osobnost upoutala Doti ehudYch behaly za nim a obklopova- tot pozornost pana Madeleina. JmenOval ly je;;, jako hejno kuiat. Hadalo se, ze se Javert a byl policejnim inspektorem. nepochybne byl chive sedlakem, nebot' Mel new zvifeciho do sebe, narodil se znal mnotstvi hospoddiskYch tajnosti a v zalaii. Jeho matka se zabYvala vykladsdetoval je sedlaktim. Vedel, jak lze vykaret, otec byl galejnim trestanhubiti koukol, vikev i vteeky cizopasne cem. Kdyt dospel, pokladal se za vyvrherostliny, ktere obili Skodi, ucil je, jak . le lidstva a hrozne jej to bolelo. Jedinou maji vyhubiti polni hmyz, myti i krysy. touhou jeho tivota bylo, dostati se vYte Detem hotovil pekne veci ze slimy i z ko- z tfidy lidi, z niz pochazel. Vstoupil do kosovYch otech0. Videl-li dveie chramo• policejniho Ufadu a v etykicatem roce yeye derne oveteny', vete' tam. Vyhledavalt' ku sveho byl jiz inspektorem. Nenavidel pohiby jako jini vyhledavaji kitiny. 2a1 vetkere tulaky a stal. se pro ne pravYm jej vabil. Zdalo se, to jej velmi zajimal bieem balm. tivot zahrobni a tot mnoho o nevi pieMel jedine dva city, ktere by snad i mYtlel. molly bYti dobre, kdyby z nich nebyl Vykonaval mnoho dobrYch skutkil ucinil neco odporneho piepinavnim. Byjako by ph torn neco zleho ukrYval. la to nesmirna ficta pied vrchnosti a Vkradal se easto weer do dorml a mno- nenavist vetkere vzpoury. Pohrdal kathY chud'as, p •ijda k podkrovni sve ko- Om a pohlitel s otklivosti a nenavisti na mface, nalez1 dvere olevieny, east° i vy- katdeho, kdo se nikdy dopustil nejakeho padeny za jeho nepkitomnost1i. UbohY pfekrodeni prava. Nepkipustil tadne virchud'as pak zvolal: jiinky a nikdy neuznaval davodu, ktere "KterY zloeinec to byl!" dohaneji eloveka k zleinu Vetel, a prvni, co spatfil, byl zlatY pe Z cele jeho osoby bylo patrno, ze jest niz na stole. Tim zloeincem byl otec Ma- to elovek, jent vSude tajne slidi. Dovedl deleine.. se udiniti bytosti neviditelnou a bezqzLide o nem fikali: namnou, ale naskytla-li se vhodna pille`Je to Clo y& bohatY, a vubec ne hrdS.T. titost, staval se hroznYm a nefiprosnYm. Ten by mel bYti At'asten, a piece je sta- Byl tet postrachem lidi nestaleho tamestle smuten." nani.

Poeatkem roku 1821. oznamovaly easoTento Javert mel stale upienY zrak na pisy smrt biskupa v Digne, zvaneho "bi- pana Madeleina, patrne v nem jit vzroskup dobrodinec", jent zem •el jako sve- stlo podezieni. Pan Madeleine to zpozotec v osmdesatern roce veku sveho. Dru- royal, ale zdalo se, ze je mu to lhostejno. hello dne na to pan Madeleine se obje- NevyhYbal se mu, zachatel s nim jako se vil ve smutku. :Ude v mesteeku to fined vSemi ostatnimi laskave a Setrne. Jazpozorovali a z toho povstala domnen- vert se prozradil nekolikrat, to by velmi ka, to je pfibuznYm nebottika biskupa. rad vypatral minulost otce Madeleina, aBa to jej take povzneslo v odich aristo- le patrne ho mYlily dokonalY klid a docekracie montreuillske, ktera vtdycky na la neostYchave chovani onoho eloveka. nej patina trochu pies rameno jako na Ale zvlattni chovani policistovo piece ptistehovalce neznameho puvodu. Jista panu Madeleinovi neutlo. Jednoho dne, dam, se ho na to otazala, on vtak to tehdy jette nebyl piedstavenYm, promineni vyvratil. chazel se klidne nedlatdenYmi uliekami "Prod' tedy nosite po nem smutek?" montreuillskYmi a spatkil neobvyklY sbeh "Za, sveho mladi jsem byl sluhou v je- lidu. Zastavil se a spattil tam starce ho rodine," odpovedel klidne. jmenem Fauchelevent pod pievrtenYm Lido post •ehli, to pan piedstavenY kat- vozem. deho maleho Savojana, kter' tel mestem, Oncn Fauchelevent pattil k nevelkesi dal vtdycky zavolati, ptaval se ho po mu poetu osob panu Madeleinovi neptejmene a daval mu penize. jicich. Jeho zbohatnuti v nem budilo zaKoneene vtak si dobyl Ucty vgeobecne, vist ,a to tim vice, to pied nedavnem jelido na deset mil z okoli pkichazeli k 'Ste byl zamotnYm obchodnikem, nyni pak panu Madeleinovi na poradu. byl nucen ohlasiti imadek a stati se vozToliko jedinY elovek v meste i okoli ne- kou, cot byla pro stareho aloveka velmi sdilel teto vteobecne Ucty. :Oast°, kdy taka, narnaha. Nyni jeho kith na pan Madeleine tel kolem neho, stavalo se, ye ceste uklouzl, zlomil si obe nohy, ze mut vysoke postavy, v tedem kabate, se p •evrhl a on se dostal pod , nej, Kara s tlustou holi v ruce a s velkym Idobou- mela, dosti tetkY naklad a leZela mu na

Strain. 26 prsou. Otec Fauchelevent hrozne krieel a becloval ,ale yeSkera snaha, vytahnouti jej, byla mama. Byl to ten rikol velmi nesnadnY, jeUo kaZdY neobratnY pohyb mohl uboheho eloveka usmrtiti. Bylo nutno nadzvednouti vria ze spodu. Javert, jen k to nehode nahodou prisel, poslal pro hever.

"Pomoc, zalknu se!" krieel stark Fauchelevent.

V torn prigel k tomu pan Madeleine.

"Je tu nejakY hever?" otazal se.

"Poslali prop," dostal za odpoved'.

"A bude zde brzy?"

"Drive neZ za etvrt hodiny zde sotva bude."

Pill:la byla po deSti rozmekla, vozik stale vie a vice zapadal do blata a stale vice stlaeoval prsa neSt'astneho vozky. Bylo patrno, ze za pet minut bade miti 2e-1 bra polamana.

"Za etvrt hodiny ji2 bude pozde," zvolal pan Madeleine, "tak dlouho eekati nelze." ' "Co tedy mime delat?"

"SlySte," rekl pan Madeleine, "je tarn jeSte dosti mista, nekdo by mohl vlezti pod vtlz a nadzvednouti jej na zadech. Je tu nekdo, kdo by k tomu mel dosti srdce i odvahy? Vyclela si sto frankii."

Nikdo se nehYbal.

"Dye ste frankil!" zvolal pan Madeleine.

Wichni svesili hlavy. K tomu by bylo treba sily obrovske a pak by to snad elovelca piece jeSte rotmaekalo.

"Dam etyri sta irankil!" zvolal jate pan Madeleine.

Nikdo neodpovIdal.

"Dobra vrile jim neschazi, ale. zval se jakYsi hlas.

Pan Madeleine se obratil a spatril Javerta, jeho an posud nezpozoroval.

"Ale nemaji dosti sily," pokraeoval po-1 licista. "Kdo by takovST vuz chtel zady nadzvednouti, musel ley bYti hrozne silnY." Zahledel se patrave do . oei pana Madeleina a rekl, klada ditraz na kaZde slovo: "Znam toliko jedineho eloveka, jen by to dokazal."

Pan Madeleine se zachvel.

"Byl • to vezeri na toulonskYch galejich.'

Vuz zatim zapadal stale vie a vice, otec Fauchelevent stenal a krieel.

Pan Madeleine se ohledl.

"Nurse, nenajde se nikdo, kdo by si chtel vydelati etyri sta frankti a zachraniti vot tomuto neSt'astnikovi?"

"JiZ mne to rozdrti," vzkrikl otec Fauchelevent.

Madeleine pozvedl hlavu, oko jeho se setkalo se sokolim zrakem JavertovYm,' jen posud' nan bylo upreno, usmal se sinutne a nepromluviv ani slova, spustil se na kolena, a v okamZiku byl pod vozem.

Nastal desny okanaZik mleeni a oCe-.

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kavani, la kdysi zateena pro kradeZ.13yia-rf yinVideli, jak Madeleine, lee -Winer na na, ci nevinna a odsouzena, o to se nebride, po dvakrat marne se pokouSel o- starala a donesla to dozorkyni 2enskeho priti lokte o kolena. othleleni v tovarne. Dozorkyne byla osoVolali ba pi-isnYch mravti a v ohledu po`Otte Madeleine, utecte rychle Roz- etivosti nenprosna.. Kaalou delnici, o maeka vas to take!" nee° zieho uslydela, ihned propustila.

I stark FauChelevent s narkem: Nyni take zavolala Fantinu, dala ji pa"Pane Madeleine, jdete! Musim umri- desat frankti a rozkazala, ji, aby tov'arnu ti, vidite to! Neehte mne! Neni, pomoci, na miSte opustl:a. Bylo to prave v dobe, pros vy byste umiral zaroven se mnou?" • kdy Zadal Thenardier patnaet franku Madeleine na to neodpovedel. mesiene za Cosetku.

Viz zatim jedte trochu zapadl do bib.- Fantina tim byla zdreena, a nevedela to a by:o jiz tenter nemoZno, aby Made- si vtibec lady. Opustiti mesto nemohla, leine zpod kart' vylezl. VSichni tajili dech. jeZto byla clluZna an byt a nabYtek. RaNajednou spatrill, jak sebou ohromna dill ji, aby promluvila s panem piedapousta hnultt a vriz zvolna se zvedal. Pri staven'm, ale neosnaelila se. tom bylo slySeti poloduSenY hlas.

Pan 'Madeleine take nikdy nechodil do "Rychle, rychle pornorte!"

Zenskeho oddeleni,.jeZto dozorkyni Opine Byl to pan Madeleine, jene sbiral po- dtiveroval a neveclel vilbec, co se tam sledni sve sily. dej e.

Nyni vSichni priskoeili na pomoc. 0- Fantina se nabizela za sluZku v okoli, betavost jednotlivce dodala ten ostatnim ale nikdo ji neprijal. Jeji postaveni bylo zmuZilosti a slly. Dvacet ramen pozvedlo velice teZke, vratila tedy Cast nabytktr, vitz. Start' Fauchelevent byl zachranen. ktery me a na splatky, rozdelila onech Madeleine vstal. Byl bled, aelcoliv se mu padesat frankti mezi domdeiho walla a pot s vela rinul. Saty mel rozedrane a mezi hokynate, nechala si jen veci nejzablacene. Vsichni plakali, staree mu nutnejSi a piece ji zi sta,lo jeAte sto franbal kolena, a naztval jej svou prozi. etei- kn dluh y . Zaeala site hrube koSile pro nosh. V tvati Madeleinove , byl vYraz ne- vOjaky meste' a vydelavala si takto Se-4 smirrieho S'testi arzaroven. utrpeni. Klid- desat centime Jenne. To vSak bylo prine jell° oko utkvelo na Javertovi, jen.2.11iS malo a nijak nestaeilo. Od to .doby pose 7t'oku s neho nespou gtel. take mohla jen nepravidelne peniZe. Fauchelevent si vymknul nohu. Otec Cosetku posilati.

Naueila se vyjiti s malem, v rime si Madeleine jej dal odnesti do nemocnice.

Drulteho dne rano nalezl starec na svem netopila, setrila kaZdY kousek svice a noenim stolku tisicifrankovou bankovku zdalo se ji, ze si piece nejak poradi. Jed"Odkupu- nou rekla sve sousedce: "Budu-li spo,ti s listkem od pana ji vam vozik i kone." Vuz byl polaman jen pet hodin a vSechen ostatnI cas dia kiln mrtev. Fauchelevent se uzdraVil,lti, piece sobe na chleb vydelam. Jedla ale byl mrzakem. Madeleine mu opatril velmi malo; ale trapi-';i eloveka zarmumisto zahradnika v klaStere jeptiSek V tek, nema chute k jidlu. prednosti sv. Antonina v ParRi. I Jejim snem bylo, vziti svou dceruSku Za nejakou dobu na to, byl Madeleine k sobe, ale myAlenka, ne by trpela noujmenovan predstavenYm. Od to chvile zi zaroveri s ni, ji odstraSovala. Mimo to se mu Javert poeal vyhStati, ale kdy2 byla, dluZna ThenardierovYm a nemohla slutha toho nutne Zadala, a on byl nu- jim zaplatiti. cen s predstavenYm se sejiti, mluvil k Ubohe. Fantina se take velice stydela. nemu Odycky s nejvelgi nctou.

Zdalo se ji, ze ka dy na ni ukazuje prIX. stem a aekoliv se necitila vinnou, nesmela se tenter ani objeviti na ulici. StoFantina.

Prave v to dobe priSla Fantina do krat radeji by nyni byla bYvala v Montreuillu. Nemela tam jiZ nikoho, ni- kde j i nikdo neznal. Ale na to nemohla kdo se na ni jiZ nepamatoval a na Stesti ani pomysliti. Vysilujici prace ji byla ten lehce prijata do tovarny pane la a ke vSemu jeUe ji zaeal trapiti suMadeleinovy. Zamestnani to bylo Fan- chY kaki. tine d.ocela • nove, s poeatku si mnoho "Dotknete se mYch rukou, jak jsou hornevydelala, ale staeilo ji to piece k Ice," tikavala easem sve sousedce, dovlastni i jejiho ditete. Ale bohuZel, bre 'acne. nesklizela dlouho ()wee sve prace, je2Uplynulo let° a zase zima, kratto se nalezio dosti zIonlyAnYch a zavi- ke tiny. lVlohla mene pracovati, malo stivych lidi, kte.ri se postarali a to, ab, ∎. jeji dluhy vzrUstaly. Thenarji prace zbavili. dier, Spatne pla.cenY, ji stale posilal Byla tam jista kmotra, ktera se po- sty, ktere ji uvadely v zoufalstvi. Jedkladala za straZkyni ve gkere mravno- not' ji posal, ne jeji math. Cosetka ie sti, a jejimuZ pichlavemu zraku pranic pine naha, '2e potrebuje rrizne veci a na neudlo. Dovedela se jaksi. ze Fantina b y - to Zadal deset frankri.

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Do Ft. Worth Krajane ve Fort Worth zajed'te si do Dallas na tento krasnY program' dne 10. fulcra v Dal Sec Divadle. prosim aby Dallas:sti obeane pomohli tento program oznamit svym znamYm a sousedum. 3 krasne filmy za jedno vstupne Divadlo oteveine od 6.45 Zaeatek Divadla v 7:30

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"Ja, jsem jako to Zuzanka," pravila s_ristlaA, "pranic mi na to ueenosti nezaleli, kdy tome rozumeti nemohu. KdyZ sly iu hezky zpivat a vas, babieko, vypracovat, to je mi milejsi, neZ jakYkoll vYklad. --- Ale jestli pak jse sly gela to pisen, co udelala Barla z Cervene Miry?"

"Mild holka, nine ty svetske pisne ted' nejdou do hlavy, ani se o ne nmoho nestaram; ty easy, kdy jsem pro pisnieku. kus nasty 'oeZela, uZ pominuly, ted' ja jen ty svoje p'oboZne zpivarn," pravila babieka. "jaka„ je to, Kristlo? ptala se Maneinka a Barunka.

"No, poekejte, v g ak ja vas ji naueim, zaeind se: Co ten ptacek povida, co na dube seda?"

"Tu rune, Kristinko, musts dues zazpivat, aZ k vam prijclem," °brat' se Mila do vozu.

"Tre,bas dvakrat. Byli jsme na robote na panskem hrabat, Ba,rla take pti gla, a kdy jsme odpoeivaly pod strani, povida Anea Tichankovic: "Bark), udelej nam pisnieku!" Barla se chvilku rozmej glela, pak se usmala a zaeala zpivat: "Co ten ptdeek povida, co na, dube seda? Ktera 'Damao, hocha ma, ze je vklycky bleda."

Anea se ale pro to skoro rozhnevala, mystila, ze to pada na ni; to vite, ze ma Tom'Se, ze je nevestou. Ale Barla, jak to na ni pozorovala, jen to fiklo, udelala druhY verg na udobrenou: "Mle, ptaeku, vile, ty lZe g, nepovidag pravdu: ja take hocha mam, a mam piece barvu." — 1.9 Lila se nam dost a dalst, a notu tak 'Acne k ni vzala, az milo. 2ernovska deveata ! te neznaji," budou poslouchat, ona ji je S Kristla. ' Maneinka, a Barunka si notovaly pone! kud novou pis-nieku, a v tom jell okolo zaraku. Fred vraty stal nejmlad gi komornik v eernem obleku, clilapisko nevelke, vyzabie; jednou rukou proeesaval si derzavegena, byny vows, druha ruka la v zlatem retizku, kterY mu na giji visel, oby videt bylo trpyticl se !na prstech prsteny.

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NE2 BYLY SPOJENE STAT (Pokraeovani.) kebo cleveete jrnenem Molly Brackenova, "Zavazuji vas vg echny spoleene," tekl bil mne mtij mistr a rikal mi, ze laska "SloZte slib." je jell pro puny. Certa starYho! Laska A my jsme vg ichni zdvihli pravou ru- je pro nas. Je tu Oda a lesy a Zelezo pro ku a slibovali jsme, ze budeme drZet ka.41eho, a to je to, co rika ma mugketa, spolu a spoleene v ge prodelame, at' se co tikam ja, Jamie Stuart. Ale kde jsem stare cokoli, i kdyby to znarnenalo, ted'? Prodali mne. Mon matku a otce promusime spoleane zemtit. dali a prodali mne a tady sedim otrhan "Kdo' se ted' hlasi slovo?" zeptal se. a hladov a utYran divokYmi bitvami, do Ale protole jsme se uz zavazali, pro- kterych mne vyhnali pro svou je gittole jsme jiZ v gichni ucinili to, pro co nost a hloupost a svilj st •ach, aby se remnozi z na g ich kainarada v ininu:osti voluce neobratila proti dillstojnickemu — mluvili a spikli se a organi- panstvu. . A to v ge. Domluvil jsem." sovali prof:: pantan, kteri nas vedli -Pak vstal rozvatZne Holand'an Andrew jail jsme se v gichni uvaZovat o, svem po- Yost a yypravoy&l, co mu •ekl jednou je:staveni, misto abyclaorn vyjaclidli ,sve my- ho otec, kdy kolona blizko j e. glenky a plany. Prepadlo nas mleeni a ho hosnoriarstvi. chlad. Rum by byl uvoinil na ge myglen-: "Platirne statkati najem z pildy " vy,ky a jazyky, ale nemeli jsme rum; a tak kladal Yost, "a celY Zivot snil otec o nastal v tom okamZiku nebezpeenY bod, svobode. Kdybychom meli path.' v kolokdy mohia cela vet prekypet a kaZ'dY by nil New Yorku, gel by statkat s spchal uvolnit svilj vlastni konopny Ale takhle mime "3t .e.qi. Mame pedu v provaz, kterY mel na krku, Cite to, za- Jerseyi a statkak musi jit s revolu'ci, necal jsem mluvit bez jasne predstavy, bo by pti§el o ptidu. Tak jde s revoluci reknu.

Vedel jsem jen, ze nekdo musi a udelaji ho plukovnikem. Ted' je nag uvolnit je, rozvazat jim jazyky. statkat plukov-nikem a najem stoupd. Na Nevedei jsem o nic vie ne2 oni, kam jde- pude meho (Ace se od roku 1776 najem I'me 'kith° na jakou stra gnou ce.stu se chY- ne kaZdorodne zdvojnasobuje, a kdy , starrie; , ale vedel jsem, ze jako vojaci. jsem prikl loni na, jar° dome k otci a maine spoleene zajmy, a vojaky jsme Zadal ho o jidlo, tak se jen na nine pornoZna, ze nejlepgimi na celem pro- dival Jen se na mne podival'd': l,kletem svete, kdyby se nam melo dat po ze taky nehladovim, bud' propravde. Take jsem vedel, ze celY milj do- klet a revoluce s tebou!' To povida a ma spelt' ziiot jako mnobeho z nas byl Zi- stodolu prazdnou a Spit' prazdnou a v givotem vojaka a kazeri jsem mel v krvi chni dUstojnici ze 4., 6. a 10. pluku jsou a vzpoura by a stra gnou ptedstavou. A- ubytovani u statkate a Zivi se plody sel. le promluvil jserm a tekl jsem jim: me. Pak mi povida: mi svilj told!

Odpovim mu: "told?

"Promluvim prvni, kdy dovolite, a vi- Pilje mi svtlj tam. y es zde y e velkolepem baraku, v Mtlj Bole, ()tee, ty ses zblaznil!' " Pak promluvil Freddy Goulay, ktery nen12' Ziji. VZ,clyt' mne ostatne vgichni znate: Jamie Stuart, sealant • jedenac- mluvil hlasem zpevavYin jako tithe bubteho; Danny Connell a MojZi g Gonzales novani: "Vgichni mne znate, jsem eernoch nine znali, kdyZ jsem byl je gte malt' kluk, a ted' jsem dospe,1Y muZ a cela ta leta. Goulay z Afriky, muj ,tata byl proclan do ,mezitim jsem byl tady v kolone ja,ko ta- otroctvi Quentenu Soamesovi, lordu dovY vojak. Vy ostatni mne take znate Schofieldovi, ktereho jsem nikdy nea vite, co ,je ye mne dobreho i gpatneho. spattil jen jeho jmeno znam. Ale to :Divaji-li se pani na nas jako na gpirm znam dobte. Kdy2 mi bylo osm let, po— a gpinavi jsme dost rikam, ze to slab, mne na pole pod bit, a bieuji mne nejlepSi v mem Zivote je kamarad v leo- na slunci a bieuji mne v de gti. A ja uZ remain vtibec zada, jen rally po :lone, a jsem tu, protole tu chci bYt. jsme se v mesteeku Yorku jegte biai. Pak pkijde valka za svobodu, jak dtiv, neZ sepsali krasne zasady nezavi- slygime., vodka za svobodu, a to je pro , nas dobte, protoI le kdo pottebuje svos:osti, a nkal jsem si, jak jsem byl dy holobradek, ze obsahem meho Zivota bodu vie? Dvaa gedesat nas pracuje na je revolueni armada. Kde jinde jsem mel polich v Modrem udoli ve Virginii, a kdy'Z' hledat Zivotni cii? Narodil jsem se z 0- prijde ta zprava, povstaneme a pobijeme troctvi, rnu ,j otec a matka byli nevolnIky \dozorce. Je jich sedm, a my udelarne, jak jako mnozi z vagich rodial, a kdy mi to rika bible, a pobijeme ty, co nas drZi bylo lest let, vyhnali nine do poll krast. v otroctvi, Chladne a krute je zabijerne, A v deseti jsem gel do utleni. Bill mne, protole nas bieuji a drZi nas v otroctvi, trapiii hladem, g tvali mne, posmivali se a rozbijeme jim muskety o hlavy. •Pak mi. Nevim, proo yankeeove bojuji, ale prejdeme do Pennsylvanie, protole ye vim jak to bylo u nas v Pennsylvanii, a Virginii by se zlobili pro to, co jsme a tarn se pfihlasime. Dvaakdesat vim, 2.e 1-cLiy ,j-em se zamiloval do slad-

eernochtl z pozemkil Ionia Schofielcia, a jell ja, Goulay a Jim Holt a Kabanka jsme zbyli. My jsme,•zby:i, ale ostatni zahynuli, protole je pain postavili .do precimch tad. Dobra pani je poMou do ptednich tad v Monmouthu a osinnact je nas pobito, a to je spravne, povidana.vein. Jdete se bit za svobodu, zaplatit cenu. To vine — ale vime taky, 'ze se ,panstvo ol3ratilo a nechce Zadnou svobodu. Jinak by nebrali muZle, kteri bojuji valku, a nedelali z nich zvitata a otroky a nenechali je dovet a vymirat na mon zatim co siesami cpou bticha, a biCovat a ve get a probodavat je, jak to Dalai Kellymu, a Vy.srnivat se jim a krast jim told a tracet jej za vino a Zeny. .."

Jako buben tloukl jeho: nlubokV bias, a rytrnus strhl pozdviZene, ptepacile, gpinave tvate muZU a rozkYval je k rytmickemu souhlasu; nebot' kdo by nemel v paleive vzpomince etrnact tisic dolaru na Zold, ktere ukradl a u;ratil porualk John Bingham z patoho a afti dalgi, kteri byli s rim, a t ti tisice dolarti, ktere utratil a promarnil setnik Silas Greene z tretiho, a kdy 110 soudili — ne jako soudili nas, to mi vette — rekl, byly lope vydany neZ na gpinave Iry pohanske tidy? Kdo by si nepamatoVal, ze jeho trestem nebyla ani smrt, ani biCovani, ale gest ran holi a pak potupne odstraneni jeho jmena z plukovnich sezna.mti, pottipa-, ktera se mu -dobre vyplatila? A kdo by nemel trpkou vzpominku na dalk etyri tisice dolarti penez na zasoby v dobre-m kovu, a ne v bezcennYch papirech — vyplae,ene filadelfskYin krejeim, aby u gili jemne zimni vineme uniformy dUstojnikilm, zatim co my jsme hladoyeli ve sve nahote? A dalgi a dal gi; a, vzpominky nas zaplavovaly a jittily a zatvrzovaly, jak eernoch mluvil — nas, kteti jsme kdysi nenavideli eernochy a pak se nautili umirat s nimi a jist s nimi a Zit's nimi, coZ bylo vie, neZ se na g e panstvo Mohlo nauCit. Potom promluvil Lawrence Scottsboro, stark sealant z prvniho, nahrbly, bezzuby, sukovitY, zatrpklY padesatnik coz bylo fictyhodne staii v na4ch dach — profesionalni vojdk celY 'Zivot od dob francouzskYch valek; takovY hrubY a sprostY elovek,kteremu bych se byl kdysi vyhnul, ale ktereho jsem nyni znal — a znal take jadro nadeje a stra7 chu v jeho nitro. tPokrailovani.)

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DruhST klueik: Mej tatinek dela jen to, co mu maminka poruei.

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