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DOW' ESTOU DO organisatorskeho kursu sedel jsem ve vlaku s jiC nYm organisatorem. Vyptaval jsem se na mistni tady a konani schrizi v jeho organisaci. Zjistil jsem, tie ten maji sve tetikosti, jentie je lei docela jinak.

Vysvetloval mi, tie tiadost o povoleni ku zalotieni noveho fadu musi bYti podana nejmene dvanacti tadateli, kterYm se vy stavi nove certifikaty. Avtiak vYsada (charter) se nevystavi novemu kadu, pokud neni do fadu ziskano dvacet elenri.

Jestli je dvanact nebo vice tiadatelii, ale merle neti dvacet, tiadatele jsou pojititeni, odvadeji sve poplatky do Ustfedny, ale riedostanou od hlavniho telesa ani vYtiadu, ani obfadni knitiky, ani pravo operovati jako podfizenY fad. KatidY mistni tad musi dosahnouti a udrtieti si dvacet elenti, aby jeho vYsa,da (charter) nebyla odvolana anebo aby mel zastoupeni na sjezdu.

Ptal jsem se sveho spolucestujicihQ, jak easto konaji jejich mistni lady sve+ schrize nebo jak pfisnYmi jsou v dodrtiovani schrizi. Odpovedel mi, tie jejich domaxi fatly musi konati sve schilze nejmene jednou mesiene anebo jetite easteji, kdyti je to k dobru mistniho fadu. Ve sehrizi musi bYti pfitomno nejmene pet elenri. Jestli se pet elenri nedostavi, pfitomni eleni mohou ureiti "odlotienou" schrizi na nate* pozdejtii den, ale ne pOzdeji neti tYden pied pfititi pravidelnou schrizi.

Chtel jsem znati neco o povinnostech fitednikii domaciho fadu. Ad vtiechny bratrske a sesterske podprirne spolky operuji dle statnich zakonii pravidlujici podprirne jednoty, zafizeni u katide jednoty je trochu portheneno. Vysvetloval mi, tie jejich domaci fady maji pfedsedu (jrnenuji ho jinYm nazvem), mistopfedse• du, vysloutiileho pfedsedu, tajemnika-rieetniho, pokladnika, prilvodeiho, lekafe, a tfi auditory. Vtiichni jsou voleni na

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bu jednoho roki s vhimkou tajemnikafieetniho, kterY je ustanoven Ustfednou.

Na mou otazku, prod, nejsou dva tfednici, tajemnik i udetni, a prod, nejsou do fitadu voleni vtiichni Ufednici mistnimi eleny, podal mi spolucestujici zajimave vysvetleni, asi v nasledujicim smyslu.

V one bratrske jednot y povatiuje se tajemnik a fidetni v jedne osobe za nejpraktietejtii dohled na einnost mistniho tadu. Tajemnik-fieetni je didetiitejtii neti kterYkoliv jinY mistni fifednik. On je hnacim perem celeho mistniho spolku, a on je za svou prati placenY z mistnich poplatkii. Plat jeho je obstojnY, aby eas mei .hrazenY. Ptal jsem se, co se stave s tajemnikemridetnim, kdyti nevyhovuje. Vysvetloval mi ptipad, kde ritednik sve povinnosti zanedbaval, nekolektoval spravne poplatky a take posilal do Ustfedny poplatky neskolektovane, z domaciho fOndu. 0 nespravnosti byla uvedomena hlavni Ufadovna od mistnich auditort )fa.doveho iieetniho vYborii). Byl tam poslan statni organisator, aby pomery Vytiettil. Statni organisator narifed navtitivil tajemnika, pak pfedsedu, pak rieetni vYbor. Poznal, tie je tfeba zakroaeni. Vratil se nazpet k tajemniku a mluvil s nim tak dlouho, ati tajemnik dobrovolne oznamil, tie pada resignaci.

Z celeho vysvetlovani jsem vyrozumel, tie v mistnich fadech one jednoty jsou to tifednici, a hlavne placenY tajemnik-rieetni, kteii jsou zodpovedni za to„ aby spolek nikdy neklesimi pod dvacet elenti a aby schrize se konaly pravidelne katidY mesic nebo jetite easteji. Vtiichni rifednici jsou voleni eleny, jen tajemnik je ustanoven hlavnim telesem, kteremu je za svou praci pine zodpovednY. Pravidiem hlavniho telesazje, tie tiadny tajemnikneni zbaven sveho ritadu jinak neti re

signaci. Nekdy to resignace musi bYti takkka vymahana, ale obyeejne drivody k resignaci jsou vysvetleny mezi etyfma eima.

Z teto rozmluvy jsem usoudil, tie v onom spolku je pfisnejtii—fekneme tfeba zdravejtii a praktietejtii—pomer mezi Ustfednou a mistnimi spolky. Tajemnik je zodpovednY hlavnimu telesu a musi vykonavati sve povinnosti bedliveji neti kdyZ je tajemnik zvoleny domacimi 'deny a easto nedostane za svou pra.ci tiadnou nahradu. Vytiadovalo by to vtiak hodne, piemYtileni a dukladnejtilho vytietteni neti by se podobnY zpirsob mohl doporueiti u natiich domacich facia.

Ale neco musime vykonati, abychom drtieli si nak mistni spolky a aby schrize byly konany die statnich zakony..

Schrize natiich domacich fadu jsou nedim vice ne't schtize maria§nikii, tarokaru, masoveho spolku nebo obdanii svolar4.ch na vyrnahani nejakeho projektu.

Na rtizne jine se/lime nejsou zakony, pouze v'Seobecna, pravidla slugnosti. ze bratrskYch podpurnYch spolku jsou regulovany zakony a pravidly, ktere jsou vytiStene v natiieh stanovach a v natii obfadni knitice.

Po vice neti tficet rokfi konaly se schrize die starYch obfadnich knitiek. Nektere obtady pfestaly se poutiivat. Nektere statni zakony byly zmeneny. Proto byla vy• clana nova obfadni knitika v roku 1948.

Tarn stoji, jake jsou povinnosti katideho domaciho fadu a take povinnosti NT 'ec,h fifednikii mistniho fadu.

Mame ye stanovach, tie pfedseda Jednoty navtitevuje mistni fady, aby se pfesvedeil, zda aspori schrize se konaji die pfedpisu. Ale je nemotinosti, aby pfedseda navtilivil 157 mesienich schrizi ye dvanacti mesicich. Z toho drivodu byly zalotieny distrikty.

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Minuleho tSrdne dostall nekteri nagi cleni objenmY balik novin z Dallas. Bylo to nedelni 'Oslo Dallas Morning News, v tieing byl alanek o nagi SPJST z pera zprayodaje Thos. Turnera. Clanek je tig ten v anglicke, east'. tohoto cisla. Je to elanek dosti zajimavY, jen ge zpravodaj bud' nebyl pine informovan nebo nektere body do fclanku nevsunul. Pro toho, kdo zna celkove slo geni nagi SPJST, elanek priponaina, pokrivene zrcadlo, nemg nektere easti tvare jsou nehezky zvetgeny, kde gito druhe se Opine ztraceji. V takovem zrcadle take Osme y bYva nerovnY a zkroucenY. Clanek je zajimavSr, ne vgak vernSr. Dye dtile gite distriktni schilze konaly se v necleli 25. dubna,. Prvni distrikt mel schtzi v Nelsonville V sini redo Vesmernost, a treti distrikt mel svou schtzi v sini ra,du jai omir ye West. Dle predbe gdomluvy meta vet gina hlavnich niko byti p •itomna ye schtizi v Nelsonville. Pxlerat ze schtlze ye West podan bode v pristim eisle od redaktora, avgak poch obnY popis jednani v distriktni zi v Nelsonville pripacine nekteremu distriktninau Oredniku nebo zpravodaji.

Na kveten p •ipadaji -Leg dye distriktni schflze. Distrikt sedmY bude miti svou schtizi v San Antonio 16. kvetna a distrikt pat§ ma svou schtizi 30. kvetna Danbury v lesiku na planta gi keditele Skrabanka. Bude zahodno,•aby pianovac' vVbory obou distriktil poslaly do or ganu nastin programu, aby tyto dva distrikty vyvolaly vice zajmu o schtize a o lepgi zastoupeni Rychle ztraceji Se nam zakladajici elenove SPJST. V posledni schilzi }Ravin radovny hledal keditel Robert Oervenka, kolik zakladajicich clams Jednoty gije v distriktu tletim, aby o nich rnohl poclati zpravu v distriktni schuzi. Byli pouze etyri a v gichni v okoli West. Ne g prijel clomO, bratr Jan Husak, jeden z nich, tise skonal. Odchakeji jeden za druhYm, tige, nenapadne. Jegte pied tremi lety oznamoval tajemnik Chupick pki sla y ge gilo tenkrat pies-nostivSanAtoiu, dve ste padesat zakladajicich elenti. Byli jsme radi, ge jich byl tak sluSnY po eet. Ale ztraceji se mesic po mesici, Casto dva nebo tri v jecinom mesici. Pked dvema lety tad NovY Tabor eislo 17 mel deset zakladajicich 'Mena SPJST. Bylo by zajimave zjistiti, kolik je jich letos. A date- li redaktoru vedet, rad do Caldwell zajede, aby vgechny • z nich navgtivil, posbiral vgechny informace a givotopisy, ktere by mohi dostati, aby se jests zachytilo, co se V dobe poslednich tYclnil a me• sicn. neeha zachytit.

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redaktoiu dva ("noisy, dva komplimenty, o elanku "Za jednirn ciIem", kterY byl v minulem eisle, toti2 o yYznamu slova "jednota". Ano, potkebujeme vice ucelenosti, abychom pracovali jako celek: eleni v domacim Padu, lady v distriktu, distrikty v Jednote. IcdyZ pied 57 lety byla nak SPJST zakladana a nazev pro ni vybiran, znali zakiadatele nee() a hlstorii Jednoty eoskobratrske, vedell a potkebach pristebovalcu z oech, Moravy; Slovenska, bratru Pblakil i pobratimn ze Slavonie a Dalmacie, a proto vybrali zev Slovanska, Podporujici Jednota. Ale bnychom meli soulad a ucelenost mezi sebou, abychom meli Jednotu nejen, die zvuku, lees i v zasade, musime svorne smYSleni, jednotnou mySlenku, co g lze dosahnouti jedine touhou po souladu a stalou sebekazni. Musime tahnout chni za jeden provaz a stejnym smerem..

Pro mnoho nagich mlad gich elenii, kte ki "vytloukaji klin klinem", je na ge no va, hypoteeni pojistka veimi v3Thodwila zaopatrenim. Tato trida "M-C" nema A likou trvalou zalohu, ponevad2 je upra, vena pro rnaximalni ochranu za minimal ni cenu, ale je velikYra dobroclinirn pro toho, kdo prozatinmi poji gteni potrebuj e.

Nage deli doriistaji a zakladaji si vlast ni domovy. Kolik givotniho poji gteni ma miti hoch, ktery se necle.vno o genil? Neni mono odhadnouti v gechno od oka. lezi hodne na rodinnem prijmu novomangehl a take na zdroji dal gich pri• mti, kdyg by man gel zemrel. Federalni pense pro mladou vdovu, ktera pozbyla sveho muponevadg pense se posits gc, neni dick' doby zamestnani man gela a die poplatkove gkaly do socialnihnpojigteni. Die prumerneho odhadu givotni poji gteni pro novomangela ma bYti $10,000, a kdyg zaenou prichazet deti, na, ka gde dite dalgich $5,000. To je ovgern pro zaeatek. ObyeejnY mestskY delnik yydeld, prtiimerne $3,000 ag $5,000 roene. Je takovY delnik velmi cennYm strojem na penize„ strojem, ktery. nudge vydelat ye 30 letech od $90,000 do $150,000. TakovY cennY stroj ma nest dostateene poji gteni.

JakY program mate pkichysta0 u vageho radu pies letni sezonu? Za dva tYdny bude. Den matek, pozdeji bude Den (Act", pak mate v tomto eisle v anglicke east provolani k TVdnu fraternalistal, kdy vgechny mistni bratrske rady v gech jednot v okoli by mely miti spoleenV pro gram. Pogadejte vas zabavni vYbor, aby predlo gil nastin programo. Nemate za bavni vYbor, zvolte si jej v pri gti schOzi. I kdybyste neprovedli nic jineho neg jakou svaeinu po schuzi, je to pkece znamka einnosti. Dokud nepo gadate spolkove sestry, aby svYm umenim a svou dobrou vuli pomohly, dotud bude`vas fad stati na jednom miste%

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Pod heslem Podpora, Lidskost, Bratrstvi nemil'2eme miti. 2adne debaty nabo2enske nebo -politick& Pod timto heslem jsme vgichni stejne pottebni, mame lajrti sjednoceni. Nedavno zemkela jista vynikajici Mena, ktera, se dostala do Spojenjrch state bez pasu, bez konsulniho potvrzeni, bez prOkazil. Kongres Spojenjrch stall dal ji volnjr vstup. Tato 2ena, byla znama, pod jmenem Sister Elizabeth Kenny. Narodila se v Australii, stala se o getkovatelkou, a v Australii kakia o getkovatelka je sestrou—Sister. Tato Sister Kenny byla zakladatelkou leeeni detske obrny. Ve sve knize "A2 budu chodit" napsala: "Iviaj otec byl katolikem a ma matka protestantkou. Sama nepatkim k 26,dne cirkvi, ale valim si ka2de. Kdykoliv citim potfebu, abych se posilnila du gevne, vstoupim do kterehokoliv chramu, tfebas i do 2idovske synagogy. Kakijr mame svflj ukol. Je na flax, abychom svilj ukol 2ivota poznali.

Nagla jsem svuj ukol. Ale chceme-li konat svilj ukol svedomite, musime se povznesti nad hladinu formalit a vgednosti.

Kdo to nedovede, ten je obyeejne nesenjr tivotem jako korkova zatka na vinach.

V torn neustalem zmitani bez dile citime nespokojenost a bezileelnost. 2ivot nema, smyslu. Kdy2 vgak pozname sviij nabjrvarne vnitkni sily, ktera dodava veg.kere na gi einnosti nepopsatelnou spokojenost."—Snad mnohjr z nas bychom mohli nalezti east sveho Zivotniho ukolu ye spolkove praci, kde mohli bychom uplatniti nage schopnosti. Kahla skupina di, ktera hleda, spoleenou cestu k vzajemnemu dobru, je za dne gnich pomeril nanejvjrg potfebna. Celt' svet je nemobn.jr, vgichni pottebujeme sbli2eni, vice bratrstvi.

PH kaidern zasedarti Narodniho bratrskeho kongresu jsou vystaveny v pfedsinich, kudy proudi zastupci bratrskjrch a sesterskjrch organisaci, rilzne atrakce, pomilcky, knihy a publikace. Vylo2ene pkedmety jsou jednak k usnadneni organisaeni prace; jednak pro zvjrgeni agitace nebo jen pro lakavost. Lonskeho roku mel jeden zlatnickjr zavod celou skkinku a celjr stfl nejrianej gich odznakii. kal s nimi, aZ ten nebo onen delegat od nektereho spolku zvedave hledal odznak, sponku, knoflik, fetizek, prsten nebo kapesni nokk sveho spolku. Pro reklamu 'byly tyto drobne bljiskave pfedmety rozdavany mezi delegaty Narodr)iho bratrskeho kongresu. Radii jsem na gim vedoucim, aby pokidili pro nagi mladeZ prstjrnky s odznakem SPJST. Klenotnik mel vzorky a nebyly drahe. Mel tam i krasne nahrdelniky pro dortstajici delieata. Podobne odmeny by mohly bjrti poskytovany jako zvlagtni vyznamenani za nejakSr mimoradny vjrkon. Take prsteny pro dospele Cleny bychom mohli miti. Prsten je symbolem jednoty, odznakem oddanosti. Jsou prsteny zasnubni, graduaem,

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Btrana 3 svatebni a jine. To jsou odznaky spojito- vygetkeni od hlavnich iikedniku byly by sti, neptetr2iteho zajmu, kruh bez zaeat- 2adouci a pfinesly by napravu. Maine ku a konce. Takove by mely bSr ti nage schtze, ktere nejsou schtzemi, bratrskekruhy bratrstvi. Coz abychom takovjr ho podpiirneho spolku die zakoniteho symbol oddanosti pofidili pro na ge za- pfedpisu, ale spi ge jako schiize nekde na slou2ile Cinovniky? Takovjr prsten by souvrati, bez obtadu, bez zahajeni, bez mohl bjrti odevzdan se slovy: za to, co jsi ukondeni, bez uvedomeni, 2e spolek maze pro SPJST vykonal, zde ma g symbol ver- existovati jen na tech podminkach, ktere ne slu2by. byly pkijaty pti zalo2eni tadu. Mame laasto si pisatel techto Uvah mysli, 'ie dy, ktere mely bjrti napomenuty ji2 davmel by iipine a trvale zmeniti svilj sloh. no, 2e ,mohou ztratit svou vjrsadu.

To stale burcovani, povzbuzovani a naMnohy Glen si Casto mysli, ie pojigteni badani se omrzi Snad by staeilo, kdy by u bratrskeho spolku a poji gteni u obchodredaktor byl toliko pokadatelem, aby jen ni spoleenosti je jedno a tote2. Jestli kdo sestavoval to, co druzi po glou, a aby si mezi pojigteni v dolarech a centech, rozsve nahledy a tozumy podr2e1 pro sebe. dii je radio znatelnjr .Je tomu jako kdy Je rozdiil mezi potadatelem a redakto- dva sousede si pokidi televisni pfistroje s rem. Kdy2 je slavnostni program, je tire- nepatrnjrm rozdilem v eerie. Jeden soused ba pokadatele, totr2 osobu, ktera, by se- ie male, kdy doma ,stale cestuje, kde2to fadila jednotliva, eisla, aby z nich byl druhjr mai° cestuje a vet ginou je doma. celek. Pokadatel slavnosti nezabira Prvni soused kekne, 2e on nevidi rozdil misto. Rovne2 pokadatel organu sesta- mezi jednim nebo druhjrm pfistrojem. vi dog lou latku, ale nemusi sam zabira- Druhjr je pin nadgeni pro poktek, jakjr ti misto v listu. Redaktor nejen sestavu- jeho pfistroj mu pfina gi. Rozdil mezi braje doglou latku, ale on tvoki smernici li- trskjrm pojigtenim a obchodnim pojigtestu. On doda listu jakousi patef, jakjrsi nim se neda metiti v dolarech a centech. raz, jakousi vlastnost, co jiny list nema. Avgak spolek bratrskjr existuje pro dargi On vyjadfuje sve vlastni my glenky, pro- ucely ne2 pouze 2ivotni poji gteni. Jsou to jevuje sve nazory; on pfem9 gli, hlouba o mistni eleni—bratki a sestry ye spolkurilznjrch otazkach a sdeluje sve filosovani jsou to schtze, zabavy, pikniky, detske etenaturn. Nekdy se rozbehne dvakrat, programy, divadla, jsou to kaZdodenni tkikrat, ne2 sve my glenky obali spravn9mi styky clenu, pki kterjrch poji gteni se stanebo pkijatelnjrrni slovy. Redaktbr je tro- ve, vedlej gi veci, ale je to tisice drobnjrch chu ueitelem, trochu studentem, trochu veci, je2 se dotjrkaji nagich srdci. misionakem, trochu namluveim, trochu pojigt'ujici spoleenost nemtide poskytvypraveeem, trochu svedomirn vefejnosti. nouti nam onech zachvevtit radosti nebo Redaktor mluvi za vgechny Cleny, za vge- projevil soucitu, jake dostaneme od chny iikedniky, a kdy se nekdy zapome- nu bratrskeho spolku. einnost bratrskjrch ne, mluvi take sam za sebe, coz v gak ne- spolku je mnohem girgi a lidgtergi ne2 chladna vypoeitavost pojigt'oven. Statni ma bjrti. tpadek nagich schfizi neni zavinen zakony dosud kladou diiraz na velikjr rozdnegnimi ilfedniky, ani dne gnimi eleny. dil mezi fraternalismem a obchodnim poPkieina, prod' nav gteva schuzi je tak slaba, jigt'ovanim, proto jsou bratrske spolky neni pfivodena dne gnim suchem nebo pod zvla gtnimi zakony, a take jsou bratrdnegni neUrodou, ani 2adriSrmi dnegnimi ske spolky zpro gteny mnohjrch dani a popornery. Pfieinu neteenosti a liknavosti platkii.

Spolek eeskSr ch universitnich ex-stuMena je nutno hledati v nespravnem pochopeni, prod' SPJST existuje. Ka2eljr Glen denth kona pki gti nedeli svou schazi v ptistupuje do spolku, aby prospel sobs a Union Building statni university v Ausve rodine, aby na gel oporu ye sve tivot- stinu. 0 schuzi nevime nic vice na co ni nejistote, a aby byl eastkou velikeho je v kalendaki Vestniku. Jaksi zpravy o celku. Jestli se mu jedna skupina lidi ne- einnosti spolku nepronikaji do vefejnozamlouva., najde si skupinu druhou. Jestli Sti. Nevime, kdo jsou iikedniky spolku, nedostane porozumeni, pfestane se zaji- nevime, jaka je nynejk jeho einnost, nemati o schtze. Pak fad pomalu a nepozo- ni 2adna reklama. Byly doby, kdy spolek rovane upada, ani by si urednici kadu konaval bankety, kdy iuednici spolku davali zpravy do novin, kdy vela vefejnost uvedomili pkieinu upadku.

Mame take i takove rady, v niche do- sledovala einnost ex-studentil. Budeme se mad Utednici se neciti zodpovedni za to, Veg a na referat ze schtze.

Mezi rfiznYmi velikonoenimi pozdravy jestli fad pokraeuje nebo ne. A kdy2 nejsou vzorem, druzi Cleni neci- od rodiny, pfibuznjrch a blizkjrch pfatel ti 2adnou povinnost, aby iffedniky poueo- dostal redaktor dva vzacne Ceske pozdravvali. Maine kady, kde nebyla konana pra- ne listky. Jeden pki gel od Dra. Chvala z videlna schlize ji2 nekolik mesicii. Mame Chicaga, druhji od sestry Baru gky Riebe fady, kde jeden Clen zastava vice Med- ze San Antonia. Oba listky byly opravdu umelecke reprodukce, jakjrch je dnes v nich mist, ani by si aleni povgimnuli, ufedni povinnosti nejsou vubec provade- eeskem jazyku poskrovnu. Uptimne diny. Mame dosti iada, kde prohlidka a ky za vzpominku. '

atrama 4

VAST Ni K WEST, TEXAS

Oddil DopsovatelskSi Taft, Texas.

Mill bratti a sestry: Zase ptichazim s nekolika tadky, nebot jsem jiZ dorna z Kalifornie. Pfijela jsem &mil ve etvrtek 25. btezna. ✓ necteli 4. dubna na g Sokoli v Corpus Christi zahrali pekne divadlo pod nazvern "Klepny na geho domu". Divadlo bylo obsazene dobrYmi herd, kteti opravdu hrali znamenite, take jsme se smIchu nevychazell. Medi k tomu nacvieeni jen kratke tfi tYdny, ale zahrali to mot pekne. Na takove divadlo je poZitek jiti, kdy vgichni tak pane eesky mluvi. Reliserkou divadla byla sestra Rendlova. NAvgteva pri divadle byla dobra. AO je uz po divadle, budeme na nej dlouho vzpomiIff,1 nat.

✓ nag Sokolovne je °pray-du Zivo. Sokoli se pilne cviei ku sletu. MalYch ka• nat cviei osm, a mual cviei devet. Mezi muZi cvid dva Sokoli jiZ star gi, aby dodali chuti tern mlad gim. Bratr Kueera, bYvalY naeelnik Zupy cvidi Zactvo.

Mute cviei naeelnik Sokola Albert Regmund. Sokolek cviei devet pod vedenim naeelnice Annie Castro, ✓ posledni valne hromade Sokola byla veinena trochu zrnena mezi 6inovniky.

Starostou Sokola je nyni bratr Bala, tajemnikem je bratr VeselY, poklulni je Anita Reground, neetni je Doris Hrugka.

Abych se je gte zminila o me ceste z Kalifornie. Vyjeli jsme etyti osoby 21. btezna — ma dcera a jeji mantel, pani Klapuchova a moje maliekost. Prvni not jsme ptespali jegte v Kalifornii, druhou not jsme byli v Arizone,, a tied noc jsme byli jig v Ozona, Texas. Do Austinu jsme dojeli 24. bfezna, kde jsme pfibrali mon druhou dceru a jejl male dite. Ona, pfiletela, do Austinu z Venezuely, Ji gni Amerky. Z Austinu jsme jeli do Taft, kde je nag domov.

Cestou z Kalifornie jsme jell stale v de gti al' do pill testy v Nov'em Mexiku.

Tam zaeala piskova boute, ktera nas provazela ad domii do Taft. ✓ nedeli 11. dubna byla schfize SPJST a take Sokola. Po schfizi deti mely hledani vajieek a pak zmrzlinu. Ja jsern musela bYt doma, protole chlapec pfesival bavinu, a sauna auto tidit neurnim.

Pfigte popigi podrobneji nag cestu z Kalifornie do Texasu.

S pozdravem Agnes Elznerova.

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Karnes City, Texas.

Bratfe redaktore: Posilam YYstkiZek z novin Karnes City Citation. Okres Karnes bude oslavovat 100 mica zabAeni okresu, od 5. do 9. kv6tna. Bude to trvat C'tyfi dny a kakIST den bude nov5"r program. Mu& si nechali rust

vousy, nekteli se nenolifi nekolik a budou miti starodavni obleky a cylindry kiobouky. Damy opet budou miti staromocini gaty a bonety na hlavu. Na slavnosti buclou pi•ecta yovany easy a mody nasich pionyrit prcd 100 lety. Bude to velmi zabavne, neb nektere neni poznat, jak vypadaji.

Pfilolene po glam obrazky z polske osady Fauna Maria. Pravi se, Ze to byla prvni polska osada v Texasu, zalokna pied 100 lety. Okres Karnes byl zalolen v Helena, Texas, v roku 1854. Pozdeji postavili deleznicni trat' pies Karnes City a pak o-' kresni radnici pfestehovali do Karnes City.

Po-dedni den slavnosti bude 9. kvetna Parma Maria. Polni poboZnost bude pod timtez stromem "live oak", kde byla pr ym poboZnost, kdyd asi sto polskYch rodin se tam p •istehovalo v rote 1854. Bude to yelika slavnost, neb se celY okres Karnes na to asi Best me,sica pfipravuje.

Bratie redaktore, jestli uzna g latku za vhodnou, vyber neco z yYstfilku a dej to do Vestniku, moZna to bude na ge lidi zajirnat.

Koneene /ram gikovne zaprgelo. Bylo ji2 ukrutne sucho. Ted' je mnohem lepg na vgechno.

S pozdraveM Jacob Shortner.

(Poznamka redaktora: Obrazky ye vYstkiZku•jsou zajimave, nedaji se vgak pterie-Ai z jedliech novin do druhYch. K tomu je tteba hladke fotografie, aby se mohly zhotovit rytiny anebo zaptijeeni rytin od Karnes City Citation, cod by bylo nejlacin g bez novYch nakla.dnYch rytin. Clanek raid dyanact obrazkii, bez kterYch elanek ztraci hodne na zajimavosti. Diky za dobrou •-■ • 4, • Rowena, Texas.

Cteni bratfl a sestry etvrteho distriktu: V. minule schiizi na geho tadu dislo 49 bylo ailednano, aby kaZdY Olen kterY se chce zileastnit distriktni schtlze dne 27. eervna v Rowena Texas, oznamil svernu taclu, 4 zde ureenY den bude mezi narni v Rowena. Bratfi, a sestry, zamYglite-li nas naVgtivit, prosim oznamte to vagemu tajemnikovi a on at' to za gle na moji adresu.: Vaclav Kvasnieka, Rowena, Texas.

Prosim, ueirite tak brzy, za cod yarn piedem dekuji.

Nyni neco pro nag dornaci fad.

Bratfi a sestry, v mesici dubnu bylo 11jednano, aby v mesici kvetnu na ge schilze byla konana prvni nedeli v mesici.

Stalo se tak proto, 'le na druhou nedeli v kvanti ptipada. svatek Den Matek, tedy prosim, navgtivte tu schazi. 2e tak ueiniVaclav Kvasnfeka. te se tat Dodatek: CtenY bratre redaktore, musim se pochlubit, de nam tu tfi a phi collie zaprSelo, tak se v ge obraci k lepgimu.

Ve stledu, dne 28. dubna 1954, itad Fort Worth eislo 154.

Mili bratri a sestry: Nag e posledni schilze byla dosti navg tivena. Nejdfi ye bratr pfedseda Walter Hej141a1 znameni, abychom na 5 minut povstadi a tak vzdali eest na g mile krajance, zesnule sestte Marii Prochazkove, kterd od nas ode gla, aby se mezi nas ud nikdy vice nevratila. Meli jsme ji racli; kaZdY, kdo ji znal, musel ji miti rad jako vlastni sestru. Mela krasnY pohteb, hodne lidu, hodne krasnYch kvetin. KeZ ji Panbuh radost veenou a svetlo veene at' ji sviti, at' odpoeiva v pokoji. A vy, staid rodino, pfijmete na gi uprimne cite nou soustrast nad Va gi drahou zesnulou. l3r1h Vas pote g ye Vagem zdrmutku.

Musirn se vratit zase do na g schilze.

Jednalo se o to na g °slave 201ete, zaloleni nag eho tadu els. 154. Tak vas vgechny zveme k nam, i bratry z Hlavili Ufadovny. Kdy2 jste nas nav gtivili pri jeho zaloleni u bratra a sestry KoteffovYch, tedy prosim vas prijedte. PM zalokni byl tu i br. Kubena a myslim i byvaly redaktor br. Moueka. KeZ odpoeivaji v pokoji, my na ne nezapominame. Ted vy, bratte redaktore Valeiku, pfijedte, jste vgichni bratti a sestry uptimile zvani.

Pani R. Parma z Waco, Texas, fad Slovanska, Lipa, pi g easto; hezky pi geg, ani jsi do Ceske gkoly nechodila,. Tegi nas, le si budete stavet novou sin. No my se tu take pfiendujeme.

Ted' pteji ygem nernocnYm, aby se uzdravili. SrdeenY pozdrav v gem doucim zasila A. Svitakova, dopisovatelka.. )• PODEKOVANi

Wharton, Texas.

3sem take jedna z tech, Ze jsem myslila, Ze nikdy nebudu nemocna, ale mile sestry a bratfi, kdyZ to stati se blili, s nim i vice nemocemi jsrne postiZeni, cod mne take v Toni navgtivilo.

Dekuji sestram a bratrtirn za udeleni mne podpory, nejvice tfednikum nemocenskeho odboru u faclu Karel Jona g Cis. 28 a Hlavni iffadovne SPJST za tak rychle jednani a vyplaceni me podpory.

Odporueuji nemocenskou podporu jak nagm elentim u tadu Karel Jona g, tak i elentlm u jinYch iadu, aby si vzali i podporu nemocenskou u Hlavni nfadovny SPJST, aby bez ni nebyli, neb nevime, kdy ji budeme potfeboyat. Jegte jednou ptijmete me diky. Jsem Yak spolusestra AneZka Bueek, elenka fadu eislo 28 v East Bernard, Tex. diTo • . San Antonio, Texas.

Mile sestry a mill bratki: Myslim de uz je to dosti dlouho, co jsern posledne byla mezi vami, neb co byl uvefejnen muj posledni dopis ye Vestniku.

Dnes to zapoenu s novYm jarem. Jarni doba se ,112 pfiblitila a jde v pinem prou-

Vo sti'edu, One 2t1. dubna 1554, clu,, volU.

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nas vemi ino.m"7mi hlasy to-

jemna, ae se opet o g ivilla mati Zeme ze

spdnku. KaklY broueek, ltajemna hra ptactva, v ge se raduje a pilsobi na nas, abychom nebyli lhosteni a take se rozvili v krasu, v torn nekoneenem velebnu, abychom nebyli lhostejni a take se rozvili dobra. Radujme se nad novYrn jarem, je g -tonamvirejctamn.Proeime se k novemu givotu, neb to jest pohyb veena. Pohled'me na housenku, jak se nam na zimu zakukli a jarem krasne zbarvenY motY1 jiZ poletuje ovzdu gim, citi radost z noveho prerodu givota. Necht' se oko nage zahledi do lesfi, hor, zahrad, vgude vidime premenu. Radost nova dYge ze vgeho. Ten, jen to vge pripravil nam, silu jara posila i nam, aby jaro probudilo se vgudy v nas. Otevreme nitro na ge dokoran, aby jaro Lasky zahralo studene nage ridy, abychom og ivili a pojmuli lasku vgehomiru, jeZ pied zraky na gimi se rozseva. Naueme se bYti skromnou fialkou, ktera o sve rani nevi, ale piece se svoji vrini prozradi.

Jako kagdYm rokem tak I letos na veilkonoeni nedeli rano byl predstaven givY obraz "Ukrigovani" v mestskem auditoriu, obraz napodobujici posledni chvile odsuzovani. Kdyg privedli Jegig e pied nej vygg i riredniky, nechali jej vyslSrchat temi nejschopnej gimi lidmi, ale vgdy se ka.gdY vyslovil, ze onen elovek neni nieim vinen. Tedy naposledy jej privedli pees nejvyggiho nrednika Pilata. (Pilat tehdej gi doby byl jako , dnes guverner). Pilat podrobil Jegig e prisnemu vYslechu; a po svem spravedlivem vYslechu a po svem uznani rekl:" Hle, elovek, na kterern nenalezam viny." Tu zastupy tyranil kriei na Pilata, "Ukri guj, ukriguj jej! Krev jehog padni na nag a na na ge viny." Tu Pilat vystoupil, aby proti sobs nepobouril to chasku a pravil: "Ja jej neodsuzuji, ale vy si s nim delejte, eirite a nalo gte dle vag eho svedomi. Nato Si Pilat umyl ruce.

To mini, ae npine nema vic s Je gigem nic na jeho vine, ani s odsouzeni. Tu ale hned priskoeilo hejno vrahti a ti, chopiv ge JeZig e, vyvlekli jej na horu Kalvarii a tam nevinneho je ukrigovali!

Jegig ale videl pied jeho du gevnim zrakern kilt On vedel, ze se bli gi konec jeho pobytu. On povedel, co povedeti mei; a vykonal, co vykonati mel. On zjevil cestu blaaenosti a naznaeil zasady sveho ueeni (v modlitbe Otee na g ). On nam zanechal ye skutcich a milosrdenstvi nejvetgi pamatku a priklad tern, kteri ho chteli nasledovat. Je gig nedbal krivd a ponigovani v zapasu s neprateli, ale ukazal, jak ma, elovek hajit pravdu. On yodel, ze smrti jeho musi zpeeetit givot, ae musi donest svrij kria az na vrchol Golgaty, aby ukazal cestu spasy. Cesta uktigovani vede jen pies Golgatu. On se nenechal zvratit nikYm ani nieim, on gel pevne za cilem, kter"; ttkazal Otee. Kciy2

Vt STNt It 'WEST, TVXAS

to posh-chit chvile, je t2 prodleval s uSedniky, laskypinYmi slovy vtiskuje do dugi jejich nezapomenutelnY odkaz. Nemluvil mnoha slovy, ale einy. Pri gla doba, kdy odloZil odev, sklonil se a urnYva.1 ueedniktim nohy. Jeli g pravi: "Chapete, co jsem ueinil? Vy mne nazYvate mistrem a pa• nem a dobre rikate. Jestli ge jsem ja, vas pan a mistr, umyl varn nohy, i vy tedy mate jeden druhemu nohy umYvati. PMklad dal jsem vam, abyste i vy einili, jak jsem ja, ueinil. A jako jsem ja miloval vas, abyste i vy milovali jeden druheho."

Tento prikaz nepotrebuje velkeho vYkladu. Zavet' jest jasna, prikaz sebeobetave slu gby, sklonit se as k noham bligniho a smYti prach, je g ulpel na nich; miti pochopeni pro jeho viny a nedostatky; citit jeho bolesti a bidu. "A po tomto poznani vgichni, ae jste moji ueednici, budete miti lasku jedni k druhYm. Jenom testa lasky jest pravou cestou givota."

Zaeneme vgude a ve v gem givot novY, ye spolcich, v domove, atd., a pak budeme tak jak to nove jaro.

Ruble Holly. ( • 4,

kid

Needville eisio 81

Strana dal els Ant. Dvonika buds ha slavrlosti ucteno a vYborna, pianistka sleena Mary Clayton z Waco zahraje Dvorakovy skied by: Humoresku, Largo ze Symfonie z No yam Sveta, Silhouettu a Graciesni eik. Prekvapenim pro ireastniky bude hra, na oblibenY hudebni nastroj harfu.

Ctyri eisla zahraje sleena Kathleen Haden, elenka eestne hudebni organisa.ce Mu Phi Epsilon. Studenti a studentky odboru slovanskYch jazykri zazpivaji nekolik eeskYch i ruskYch pisni • a tak jako loni, i letos, neastnici zazpivaji spoledne nekolik eeskrch pisni. 're gime se, ze chotnici ze Seaton letos nam °pet zatanei krasne tance Besedu. Vstupne na slavnost se neplati a ka gdY je srdeene zvan i vitan.

Tak na shledanou na Majales.

Ed. Mieek.

S pozdravem "MAY FETE" RADU PRAHA tiSLO 29.

VYbor majove oslavy radu Praha eislo 29 v Taylor, Texas ji g s pripravami teto slavnosti pilne pracuje a doufa, ae program bude letos pestrej gi negli kdy jindy.

V nedeli, 16. kvetna 1954 0 2. hodine ocipoledne zapoenou rrizne hry jako bingo, country store -a jine. Hudba bude vyhravat Ceske Korunovani kralovny o 5. hodine, ye eer taneeni zabava,.

V kuchyni budou o 4. hocline k dostaril rrizne pokrmy, kava, peeivo a jine. "Turkey dinner" special.

Pravidelna radova schrize v kvetnu se bude konat jako obyeejne druhou nedeli a zapoene v 1:30 hodin odpoledne s programem, kterY piedvede sestra Ivieieova s jeji mladegi.

Needrille, Texas.

Mill bratri a sestry: Timto vgem elentim nageho radu oznamuji, ze nage pravidelnd schilze bude prvni nedeli, toti g 2. kvetna. Druhou nedeli v kvetnu je Den matek, proto nagi schrizi budeine konati o tYclen drive.

Laskave vezmete toto na vedomi a budete-li miti prilegitost, pripomente to teg druhYm elenrim, kteri by toto oznameni nahodou prehledli.

S bratrskYm pozdravem Po schilzi oslaveni narozenin sester, John Blinka, tajemnik radii eislo 81. kterYm pripadaji narozeniny v mesici • ( kvetnu.

A. L. BoudnY, tajeninik.

NA SHLEDANOU NA SLAVNOSTI • 4, • ( MAJALES Z Austihu se oznamuje, zajem o slavnost 1Viajales roste a ae na ge mladeg universitni se WI na shledanou s krajankami a krajany. Tak jako loni, i letos, slavnost bride prvni nedeli v kvetnu, to Nasledujici je porad distriktnich je 2. kvetna, ale zdfirazrinje se, ze zaeatek ktere jsou na programu v pri gtich mebude PRESNE ve 2:30 odpoledpe, kdy dekan Texaske statni university Dr. C. P. 16. kvetna, distrikt sedmY, San Antonio Boner privita rioastniky ye velike budove 30. kvetna, distrikt patY, Danbury Union. Loni prijelo na slavnost pet set li27. eervna, distrikt etvrtY, Rowena di a letos jich bude jests vice, ale mista 25. eervence, distrikt treti, Ennis bude pro vgechny dosti.

17. rijna, distrikt druhY, Cyclone Na programu bude hudba, zpev, tance 24. kijna, distrikt gesty, Elmaton i kratke reel, ale je gte peed etvrtou hodiSestry a bratri, hled'te se dreastnit nou bude program ukoneen, aby rieastni- techto distriktnich schuzi, aby v kagde ktim mohlo bYti podano obeerstveni a aby schfizi byly vaechny rady onoho distriktu si mohli aspori hodinu pohovoriti. I mla- zastoupeny. Vezmete s sebou sve deti, aby eteg se te gi na seznameni a k tomu bude' se mohly podilet na programu, nebo aby hodne prile gitosti. Prosime rodiee, aby u- uvidely, jak v jinYch radech omladina pozornili dcery a syny na slavnost. Pro ri- pracuje. Pamatujte, ze distrikty jsou eastniky v narodnich krojich, tak jako jell pro lepgi praci v Jednote, ale pro loploni, bude nekolik cen. pratelstvi mezi eleny a domacimi Padmi,te vSirooi funrti buclebuIho

Distriktni schflze

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Temple, Texas, 19. dubna 1954.

Cteni bratti a sestry: V posledni schazi Hlavni fitadovny SPJ ST, ktera se konala 12. dubna 1954, kdyt byl pfeeten protokol schfize Hlavni fitadovny ze dne 11. ledna 1954, bylo usne geno, aby nasledujici odstavec v torn protokolu: "Sestra Birdie Hilsher, ieditelka na geho Odboru Mlade2e, ktera byla ptitomna ye schazi celY den, podala zpravu o einnosti Odboru Mlade2e, kterY ona vde, a s tuto zpravou ona 2adala Hlavni o zaplaceni v obnosu $100.00 za slo2eni a za pravo nakladatelske (copyright) jiste pisne slo2ene pro SPJST, ktera piseri ma bYti nagi spolkovou pisni (theme song) a ktera piseri znazorriuje razne cily, tir2by a einnost na gi Jednoty. Ona kdy2 k teto pisni budeme miti nakladatelske pram), ze 2adna jina organisace nebude miti pravo ji u2ivati a 2e nage Jednota bude k ni miti vYhradni pravo. Na navrh teditele ha, kterY podporoval teditel Kubena a kterY byl ptijat, Zadost sestry Hilsherove o zaplaceni za tuto piseri byla ata a schvalena," byl do protokolu to schaze Hlavni atadov31 v zanegen taktO: "Sestra Birdie Hilsher, ieditelka na gehq Odboru Mlade2e, kterY byla ptitomna ye schrizi celY den, podala zpravu o einnosti Odboru Mlade2e, kterou ona vede a s touto zpravou .ona odporueila Hlavni atadovne zaplaceni obnosu $100.00 za slo2eni a za pravo nakladatelske, jiste pisne slo gene pro SPJST, kteta piseri ma bYti na gi spolkovou pisni (theme song) a ktera, piseri znazornuje rfizne cile, idealy, tufty a einnost naei Jednoty. Ona ilkala, 2e kdy2 k teto budeme miti nakladatelske pravo, 2e 2adna jina organsace nebude miti pra y() ji u2ivati a 2e nage Jednota bude k ni mito vYhradni pravo.

Navrh teditelem Holaskem, podporovanY teditelem Kubenou, byl ptijat.

TKclyz byl pfeeten protokol schaze Hlavni f, ra dovny ze dne 30. ledna, 1954, bylo aby nasledujici odstavec v torn protokolu: "Ptedseda Marek oznamil, 2e ieditel Holasek nominoval br. George - E. Kacite k ustanoveni co mistoptedsedy Hlavni ritadovny a 2e br. Alfred Hilsher z Houstonu byl norninovan k u6tanoveni do toho &add jeho

ye sttcdu, dne 28. dubna 1954.

Birdie Hilsher, v pos1edni schazi fla y- zvlagte jeho zavereenY proslov mei velky ni uradovny", • vyznam, nejen pro nova eleny, ale pro byl v protokolu to sehtize Hlavni fikadov- v gechny ptitornne. ny zane g en takto: Nasledujici bratti obohatili program "Ptedseda Marek oznamil, ze br. Jo- htejivYmi proslovy: fteditel a ptedseda seph Holasek odporueil br. George E. 5. distriktu br. Skrabanek, atednici tadu Kacite k ustanoveni co mistoptedsedy aislo 88, bratti Hilsher, Hanka, Bfi gtik a Hlavni atadovny a 2e na vyzvani pied- redaktor Valcik, kterY vYjimeene hezky sedy Marka, sestra Birdie Hilsher mlu- pro tad 8tefanik popsal obtady ye Vestvila ve prospech jejiho man2e1a, Al- niku 17. 'Mora. Rad 8tefanik Cis. 142 &erred Hilshera, v posledni schtzi .Hlav- kuje y am vgem, dekuje bratru tajemniku ni Utadovny."

Hlavni atadovny za jeho ochotu a mile S bratrskYm pozdravem povzbuzeni, kterY nevahal ptijet za narni J. F. Chupick, do Houstonu. tajemnik Hlavni utadovny SPJST. Dal g im zajimavYm bodem schaze byl ► • • ► program mladde, kterY se taktel v geokid Stefinik Cislo 142 becne libil. Opet jeden dukaz, ze s mlaHouston, Texas. de2i se zlep gi navgteva schazi a o2ivi se ftad Stefanik cis. 142 v Houstonu osla- zajem o spolkovY 2ivot, kterY az dosud je vi 351ete zalo2eni• v nedeli 2. kvetna v 1 v plenkach pro hospodaiske dobro lidu. hodinu odpoledne s nasledujicim pota- 6eho je nejvice tieba, to jest pfejiti od dem: idealy, kterYch mame vice, ne2 je nam Vetejna schtze, zpev americke hymny, zdravo ptejit ke skutkum. uvitani hostfi, kratke dejiny 2aslam v gechny eleny i neeleny, kteti mani eekatelii, proslov o nutnosti spoleo- maji zajem na vzrastu Jednoty, aby ptivani. Ve 3 hod. program mlade2e, eeska Ali .do teto schaze 2. kvetna u tadu 8tehymna, ukondeni schaze a volna, zabava. fanik Cis. 142 v Houstonu, kde chceme O pohosteni eleria a hosta se postard probrat otazku "staveni atulny pro S.P. bavni vYbor.

J.S.T. a zdali prace distriktnich organiProe koname obeas vetejnou schazi? satoril ma vet gi cenu pro Jednotu ne2 jeZa tim fieelem, abychom povzbudili za- den statni. VYsledek debaty ptedloZime jem o navgtevu schazi, nejen pro na ge ve schazi 5. distriktu 30. kvetna v Dan-_ deny, ale take pro jejich ptatele a zna- bury. me, kteti vidouce praci, ktera se y e schil- S bratrskYm pozdravem zi kona, zbavi se ptedsudka o spolkove Alois Vaja, dopisovatel. einnosti, a dtive ei pozdeji se spolkove ) • 4, • prace zfreastni.

SNY BUDOUCNOSTI Je to ku podivu, 2e se nema2em pidueit Chcete-li, aby vase sny o gt'astne buod jinYch organisaci, jak tyto vynaklada- doucnosti doily uskuteeneni, vejdete sam ji znadne obnosy a Usili ku ziskani na- se sebou v zavaznou smlouvu, 2e si po vg tevy svYch shromadeni. Mame mit vi- ka2cle vYplate date Cast sveho platu Ara.ce pochopeni pro na g spoleeenskY 2ivot, nou. At' jest to sebe merle a at' si musite vice lasky a ficty jeden ku druhemu. tteba ledacos odeptiti, po 'dein tou2ite, neSchaze zatidit tak, aby v nich bylo vice vahejte a ulnae si Cast sveho vYdelku zabavy a pestrosti, omezit plane debaty, tam, kde bude naprosto bezpeena, nebot' eas vypinit kratgimi, ale zajimavYmi pto- tim si snad zaji gt'ujete bohatstvi pro bulovy z dejin arnerickYch i eeskYch i sve- doucnost. Vhodna, ptile2itost vkly se natovYch, detskYmi programy, nebot' kde skytne tern, kteti maji nee° na hotovOsti. jsou deti, tam piijdou i jejich rodidi. Znam sam piipady mladYch lidi, kteti Schazi V2dycky ukoneit zpevem. Po sehil- chopiv ge se nahle se naskytnuv gi vhodne zi si elenove radi zahraji domino, maria g, ptile2itosti, zatidili si vlastni obchod s nebo co koho tegi, ovgem v Mezich slut- kapitalem peti set dolara a i merle. Zanosti. klad tak mnoheho velkeho jrneni byl poKdesi jsem eetl, 2e kievetnik je mizera 1o2en jednim tisicem dolara. Frank Woolchlap, horgi je vgak opilec, ale daleko worth, ktery zatidil zname ohromne prohorgi net kievetnik a opilec je karbanik, dejni domy o jednotnYch levnYch ceproto ye spoleenosti varuj se kaltlY v gech nach, zaeal nemaje vice nail tti sta vlavYsttednosti. stnich dolara, ktere si pajekou dopinil na Jegte se musim zminit o na gi anorove pet set. Nekolik obchodii jim zatizenYch vetejne schilzi, ktera se Vydatila nad o- se shroutilo, ale on sam se neshroutil. eekavani. Nav gteva pti zahajeni schaze Mel ureitY plan a jeho male aspory unebyla velka, ale na program u2 pti glo manily mu, aby tyto plany vecne podehodne pies 100, jak elenti tak hosta. Pek- piel a uskuteenil. — 0. S. Marden. )• no jsme si zazpivali °be hymny a zvla gte ( se hezky vyjimala uvadeci seta a ptiji- tJeitel: Kdy jsi se narodil, Many? mani novYch clams, ktere do Jednoty u- Many: Druheho aprile. o den pozdpji, nerd liz vedl bratr Chupick, tajemnik Hlanvi Aha i'adovny opravdtt bratrskSrrn obfadern, Pravda?

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Kaklou nedeli rad Pokrok Houstonu (Pokradovant) eislo 88 porada pfatelskou zabavu. Kayo V teto zahrade Libu ge rada me gkala se eaj a zakusky jsou vidy zdarrna, Veeete svSrmi divkami, easteji je gte sama, rano, die prani. NavStevnici jsou vkly vitani. kdy se na slunci tipytil rosou ka2dSt kvet pozvete sve zname. a kaZdSr list, i pod veeer, kdy kmeny stromu ridovou zati zapadu, nebo Ve stiedu, dne 28. dubna hraji ho g' ra.- kdy pak v soumrak zeernaly jejich korudu Pokrok Dallas eislo 84 proti eete ny a ktovi, kdy Wave stezky se tratily v Southland Life, zaeatek v sedm•patno,ct, hlubokYch stinech. hriSte Oslo 2, Samuell Park, hned u SaTou dobou mlada, kne2na urostle pomuell Boulevardu. stavy, v Wave size, s vlasy volne rozpuV nedeli 2. kvetna ye 2 hod. odpoledne gtenYmi, sama jako svetIST stin, kraeela oslava 351eteho zaloleni t'adu 8tefanik volne, va gnSim krokem, s hlavou pochSrlenou, zamy glenou, nebo stala, slienou eislo 142 v Houstonu. tvat majic k nebi obracenou jako ye sne✓ nedeli 2. kvetna rad Pokrok Housto- ni, v tichem prosvitu hvezd nebo mesice. nu eislo 88 na Studewood sehraje divadlo Sem jednou zavedla sestru Kazi, je2 "Ilonein romanek". pfijela na kroditem koni z Kazina ji na✓ nedeli 2. kvetna, v 9:30 rano schtize vgtivit. Zahrada, travnik i stezky spoeiTexaskYch deskYch ex-studenti) v budo- valy jig ye stinu, jen vrcholky stromii, ve Texas Union na Texaske statni uni- hradba mocnVch tramil a vysoke sruby v pozadi kolem, od de gt'tii a pliskanic zternversite v Austine. nele, byly zality zaplavou posledniho ✓ nedeli 2. kvitna odpoledne ye 2:30 svetla. Zapadalot' slunce do tmavSrch leMAJALES v budove Texas 'Union nagi v modrave pate stopenSrch na vrchach Texaske statni university v Austin-6. za Vltavou. V klid a ticho to chvile za• kolni majova, sla y hlaholil od brany nah13-7. ryk. Ohlas jeho ✓ nedeli 2. kvetna S -nost"majlenTxasketniu- znel a2' do kne2niny zahrady, jasnil se a mohutnel. Ktik mu2skjich hrdel se bli2i1 versite v Austinu. Zaeatek presne o treti odpoledne. Pozvani na jinem miste jako nahla boute. Ze smesi silnych dalekozvuen3"rch blast' pronikal vs'Tskot, , a vtom tohoto eisla. nekdo na roh zatroubil Znameni vitezVe stiedu, dne 5. kvetna. S.P.J.S.T. eeta stvi hueelo z rohu a neslo se gidrn hraod radu Pokrok Dallas dislo 84 hraje pro- dem s radostmim pokfikem ti Gulf Insurance Company eete. Zaeatek Sestry vytr2ene z hovoru stanuly, nav 8:15, hriAte eislo 2, v Sa,muell PVT, slouchaly. Vtom ptichvatal itladat hradu hned u ulice Samuell Boulevard. , vgechen vzru geny a prosil je, aby se sly podivat, aby vstoupily na. natIvoii. -V nedeli 6. dervna tad Fort Worth 'Oslo Tam volnSrm prostranstvim kraeel v 154 osla.vuje 201ete trvani sveho tadu.-Po- hbienem prtivodu hradnich stra2c9 a jidrobnosti programu budou uverejneny ye nrch mud vysokSr, inlacIST rnu2 sstatneho zprave dopisoVatelky. tela, s rukama do t91a,. Vzta2enma, jak ✓ nedeli 9. kvetna fad Osveta eislo 38 nest nejake Zardelou, osmahlou v Koval; bude • miti po schazi program k tvat mel doptedu pochSt lenu, zpod Capdo dela mu padaoslave svatku Dne Matek a spoleenou ky splyvaly kolem ly tmave kadetave vlasY. svaeinu.

S uzasem hledely knany na nej i na V nedeli 16. kvetna tad Pokrok Housto- jeho Winne: na divokeho, riveho kance, nu porada svilj piknik 'barbecue' pri sini. ktereho dr& za hrotive boltce nes1 na Obed zaene ye 12:30 v poledne. Volna ta- zadech bfichem vzitifiru. neeni zabava odpoledne a rtzne hry wMladSr ten lovec bez °Menu, s mecem u eer. Podrobnosti budou oznameny v dopi- girokeho pasu v pochve za.ralerdim, v osech. buvi zablacene i na ptilehavSich nohavi✓ sobotu, dne 29. kvetna porad'a mieo- cich vsechen bahnem postfikan, nesl va, eeta tadu Pokrok Dallas 'Oslo 84 veli- hrozne to brime jako lehkSr mech. Kraeel kou taneeni zabavu ve prospech vybave- pevne a jiste, nohy se mu nettasly, ni teto dety. Hudba bude Starlighters. krok mu vazl.

Kolem jasali staff muk i jonaci a uPomorte nakm hochUm k dobremu zdakazovali rukama i oftepy na stareho, silru yak tteasti. 2625 Floyd Street. neho "sekdee" ry S - ave hnedeho, ohromne ) • 4. • ( hlavy, eerneho rypaku, z neha se probeJest poskrovnu lidi, kteri neprozrazuji lavaly a leskly zahnute, mocne tesaky. pfi prvych znamkach pokroeileho veku, Kanec sebou Skubal, eern'Yrni kopyty kokterYm zptisobem telo i duch jejich po- pal, zuby klektal a oeka krvi podlita zuklesnou. rive obracel.

Vgichni v zastupu ztichli, kdy Libu gi a Kazi shledli. Smelt' pak lovec, jen byI Bivoj, Sudivojtilv syn, zastavil se u jeZ vedly pod silne sloupy stojici de dvetmi k velike sini.

Na tech schodech stab/ kne2ny. Bivoj v eele vgech mu2ti, maje lite zviie n azadech, pozdravil Libu gi i jeji sestru a pravil:"Tu nesu to zle gkodne zviie, diveho kance z Kavei hory. At' zhyne pied tvS r -maodime,ch g•li."

Kdyt Libug e kynula, at' se tak stane, zkiikli mu2ove kolem a chystali meee ogtepy. Ne2 Bivoj zvolal do jejich shone a hluku: "Sam se postavirn proti nemu. Jat' ho lapil, at' ho take zabiju. Vy seviete kolo; kdyby chtel prorazit. A nejprve mne poloZte k noham ogtep."

Stalo se, jak iekl. Mu2i rozestavili se prostorne kolem a ptichystali zbran. Nikdo z nich nespustil oci s Bivoje, jen piehlednuv kolo, upiel naposled jiskrnY'. zrak na kneZny vYSe stojici, na Libugi, zvlag te pak na jeji sestru. Ta vzrugene hleciela na statneho maze, jeji2 po prve spattila v haji u Jezerky, na riej2 pak Cast° vzpominala. Ted' ji tesilo toto mu2stvi, jeho sila, udatenstvi, ne2 piece se ji srdce pohnulo strachem a oei bezdely zamrkaly, jak Bivoj se rozkrodiv mrgtil kancem vgi silou pies hlavu pied se, 2e a2 zeme zadunela od tohoto padu. NeZli vgak kanec dopadl, sehnul se Bivoj a zdvihnuv te2kSr ogtep leskleho hrotu, seviel ho °beriaa rukama a eekal.

Start', silnS7 "sekad" na okam2ik leeel na zemi rorta2en jakoby bez sebe. Ale ji2 se mu bticho pohnulo, hieben dlouhYch gtetin na htbete se zjail jako hriva, belmo oci v eerne hlave se zablY"skalo. Vraz se vymrgtil se zem6 a hnal jako gipka, nehlede vpravo ni vlevo, s rozevienou tlamou, z ni2 se ostre tesaky belaly, pilmo na Bivoje, zutivosti slept'.

Vge kolem jako pena ztichlo, kdy2 kanec divoce vyrazil a kdy se tak Ale ji2 vykiikl kdekdo z mu2skch, i hradskSich 2en a divek. Mu2i ktieeli a zbrani mavali, jak sekde nabehl na Bivoogtep. Proud krve vytryskl z tlamy zviiete; vzepjalo se, naposled, a jako skoseno skacelo se na zem; krev se z hello valila 'a zaleva.la kolem Bivoj vytrhl °Step z pora2eneho a glapl pravou nohou na gtetinate telo hynouciho zviiete. Pak uttev s Cela i tvaie pot, promluvil ke kneZnam: "Ji2 nebude niko-• ho strait a behati do Ckod!" a dupl po hlave zviiete. Vtom statnSr vladai hradni, povystopiv k nemu pied knany pravil: "Aby to bohove pozdravili! Tys kraji • Byl to sekae z1ST, hlavni, gestiletSr," a vla.dat na kance ukazoval, "a nebezped• hruza a postrach kol Kavai hory. Co

Strana 8 skody natropil I Na obili, jeho eels lany rozvalel, i na zvitatech, na loveich psech nejvice, i na konich. KdyZ" Svatoslav Bo;-aajav na nej vyjel, ten sekde tu jeho koni hrud' a laticho rozerval. Tak vysoko vyskakoval. I nejednoho mirk smrtelne proklal. Bel z neho strach, jiz pied nim udkaii a skr3'7va,li se i muZi. M tu Bivoj—" Nedomluvil; zahlueelt' radostne , kolem zastup na pochvalu i z vdeenosti. A kneZny niz postoupivk, hledely na silne zvite, Libuk pak se zeptala, jak je ulovil, jak je tak lapil. I ztichlo vSe kolern; Kazi upirala na silneho lovce oei nadkne zatici a dychtive naslouchala se 'demi, jak Bivoj vypravoval: "linedlo mne a zlobilo, ze ten sane tu tropil tolik gkod, a ze se ho vkchni tak ball. trvalem Mem Kavei hory jiZ nikdo nechtel jiti. Tam se zdr2oval, samotatsky, tam leZel, tam se proti kaklemu stavel, tam rortrhal tolik lidi a koni a psu bez poetu. I vystopoval jsem, kde se do lok zahrabava, a tmavou kalra pod starSrmi buky. V to se za poledne brodil a vale'. , kdy2 jej komari zle jiZ sekali, drhl se s ir do poo kmeny dubil a vychazival na Z 11 smele a jiste. Oloveku se nevyhnul, 2adnearm, kakleho napadl.

Dnes jsem se na nej vypravil. Chtel jsem eekati, al' by se navracel z pastvy.

Ale jen jsem zajel na kraj Uvalu, vyrazil z houSti proti mne, nahle, znenadani, a tak prudce, ze jsem se mu nernohl posta-vIti s °Stepan'. Bylo na volnem mists; strom nablizku Z'acInSt. Nemohl jsem odrkoeiti, a na zemi se vrhnouti, toho jsem nechtel.

Wive neki jsem toto vypovedel, byl u mne a hned se mi hnal po nohou a hned Irlavou hodil; ale neki ji dozadu trhl, aby mire zpasobil dlouhou ranu, chytil jsem ho za uSi. A drZel jsem ho a nepustil. A on chrochtal a trhal sebou jako zbesilV, a zuby mu klektaly. Ale ji'Z jsem ho mel nr plecich a chvatal jsem s nim sem."

Znovu zahlu,k1 kol radostnS7 hlahol; ztichl, mlada knena vlidne promluvila k Bivoji: "Dohove ti Z"ehnali i tve site. Uvolnils krajine a zachovals jeji role plied no1/7mi Skodami. Diky tobe, me i vkch. Ted', stateenSt lovee, pojd', odpoeiri fa:Wm, posilni se a pohov si."

Kynula vladati, a ten vzav Bivoje vedl ho po schoclech do velke sine, kamZ" za nimi veki pfedni z hradskSrch muff' a z pocihradi i z tech, ktati potkavk Bivoje ce' tou na, Vykhrad, jiz ho neopustili a vypaawodili ho tam s jeho podiviVin, btemenem.

Lan byla, nevysoka, ale prostorna. 0hronanST tram tall] se no eels deice povaloveho stropu, jej take podpiraly mohutne sloupy divriSrch zatezt malovanch. Na sloupech wisely tu losi parohy, zbrari a aity, tarn rohy zubril nebo rnedvedi kok vzacne velikosti. 1V1u2i zasedli kol te-214ch

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stolri i kolem Apalku ze staletSrch dubti, kdyZ" zavedli Bivoje za ptedni sttl v pravein rohu to sine.

Wilde po stolech staveli velike abany pine medoviny a lili z nich zlatove 2lutS7 napoj do korbelu a hlinenSrch i diceveriSrch cisi. Muk pill a ptipijeli Bivojovi na jeho silu. MlacIST hrdina potekn, rad slyset vkchnu tu chvalu; jeho zraky vAak tajne obracely se po nevysokSrch, telkS7ch. dvetich s dtevenSim zamkem, jimiz °deka ze sine Libuk kneka i jeji sestra. Na tu Bivoj myslil i v Sumnem torn hluku, i na to, kdyby ji jests mohl shlednouti.

Zatim jiZ v korunach, na hradbach i na vysokS7ch srubech pohasla zlate rtdovd zat. Hluboke siny lehly nadvotim. Do vyki pak sine padalo okny otevtenSrch okenic svetlo letniho, dlouheho soumr9ku, V nem zjevily se mlade knelny, vystoupivSe zas onemi dvetmi ze 'Sera za sloupy. Divka z jejich drukny nesla za nimi cosi ye vydelane kok; kdyZ" pak na rozkaz Libukn uzlik na stole rozbalila, zattpytil se tam krasnST muZskSi pas. 13y1 girokSr, ruciVini reminky ozdobne pro givanST, sttibrnSrmi, drobn9mi hteby vkchen pobitST, jako okutSa s bronzovSrrni pukiami a lesk1Srm tetizkem. Ten chtestil o skvostkovani„ jak se jen pasem hnulo.

Mlada knana jej Bivojovi podala, aby ho vzal odmenou, ze je z pokladu jejiho otce, a 2e mu ho sestra Kazi sama vybrala.

"Jet' v torn pasu zakta haluzka mocneho bS7li a hadi zub," dodala Kazi mile.

"Chode v tom pasu po lesich nikdy nezbloudiS, ani za tmave noel, vZ"dy odolag bludnemu koteni i vedmam a vgem ptiSeram noenim."

Mladk hrdina se knelnam klanel; Manel se a dekoval, a vkchni kol pozdravili hluene Libuk a Kazi, ze tak uctily muZnou silu a udatenstvi. Knoky odeky, a hlasne zase vybuchlo veseli vkch a trvalo a do noci. Pak, kdy't se mukve rozeki po hojnem jidle a piti, zavedl hradni vlaclad' Bivoje do tiche komory na, lok z oveich kok. Usnul mladST hrdina a spal tvrdST spanek aZ do jitra.

Kdy'Z nastalo zejtra rano, chystal se Bivoj na cestu domil, do sve dediny, jeji byl vladykou. Jak o tom zvedel vladat hradu, oznamil Bivoji, ze na nej 'deka kiln, ze mu ho dala knekia osedlati, a ze Kazi tou chvili se take chysta, na cestu, zpatky na svuj hrad. Ptepasan skvostna'm pasem, jeji vdera dostal, vsedl jar a sveM Bivoj na bystreho hneclaka leskle srsti, kdy2 se byl knane poklonil a ji podeltoval. -I ptidal se k drukne jeji sestry.

V brane se zpet ohledl, on a vkchni se pak ohlikli vzhfiru po brane, po btevnu nad ni, na nem" treela useknuta velika hlava diveho trance, jej/ veera skolil.

Oernala se, ketinata, mocneho rypaku, cenic bile leskle tesaky, a ptiporninala silu Bovojovu. Kazi nenechala Bivoje v

Ve stkedu, dne 28. dubna 1954. druZine. Jel po jejim boku drahnST kus, a kdyZ pak dojeli na rozcesti, bez rozmySleni sobe zajel a dal se jeji castor', a2 pod jeji hrad, jen'Z se mocnSani naspy svSrmi shliZel v tece Mzi.—Nezli pak jeseri minula, opustil Bivoj svou dedinu a rod, aby na vkly zustai na Kazine hrade. Oblibilat' si ho Kazi tak, ze ho pojala za man0 KitESOMYSLU A HORYMiROVI KdyZ byl jiz Ptemysl v letech, usnul seem smrti a duk jeho °deka k otctm.

Po nem Nezamysl 'vladu zdedil.

Ten kdy'Z se odebral na cestu vkch 11di, dosedl Mnata na vojenskY stolec.

A kdyl pak i jeho dni se napinily, ujal se vlady Vojen. Po jeho smrti Vnislav noval, a ten kdyZ oci na veky zavtel, prohlaSen za vojvodu Ktesomysl, a to u posvatne Jezerky; vykonana zapalna, obet', z lechu nejptednefk vstavil eepici /lady Ptemyslovu Ktesomyslovi na hlavu, a vkchni kolem radostne volali: "Ktesomysl hospodin naS! I on ads bode blahoslaviti."

VSichni ho pozdravili, poklonili se mu a pak vyprovodili v hluenem prilvodu na, Vygehrad. Tam byl slavne dosazen na stolec, s neho2 kdysi vladla jeho pramati i jeho rodu zakiadatel.

Za Ktesomyslova panovani hledeli si lids vice hor neki °rani a stad. Ptemnozi se vydali na hleclani kovri v hlubinach zerne; 1 pti potocich vybirali z pisku zlato, jeho2 vS"ude dosti nalezali. Zvlake na poledni zeme. Sam vojvoda dbal nejvice yeSlab sve pramatete. Mnoho kovkopu poslal pa JilovST a BtezovST vrch, jenZ nad jine vydaval mnoho sttibra.

Se vSech strap hrnuli se tarn lids bkvat rud; kak1S7 chtel kvapne zbohatnouti. A doma nechali vkho. thorri nikdo nevzdelaval, role hynula, ladem stavala, a svizel i metlice bujely tam, kde jindy huste obili zralo a zvueelo ktepelhlasem.

Lids bohatli kovem, ale chlebem hynuli. P11 dolech nastal nedostatek, a rVZovnici a kovkopove posilali kupovat chleba, do pralskeho kraje. Mnozi vladykove a starostove rodu to teke nesli, branili tomu a toukli, ze v dolech je zhouba poll, ze pro drahS7 kov trhaji se oeledi toff" a hyne starV tad a kazeri. Nekteti se odebrali az k vojvodovi na Vykhrad; v jich eele Horymir, vladyka NeumetelskY" .. I Mdali Kresomysla, napominali ho, aby sobe vice chleba neki staibra vazil, aby ten podzemnS7 lid dal radeji rozehnati, Knik vAak °shier' Ieskem vzacneho kovu nedbal jich fedi a vladykove ode gli s nepotizenou, nespokojeni, rozrnrzeli.

(Pokraeovani.)

Ve sti:du, dne 23.. dubna 1954.

VY&ATKY Z HLASENI ROZHLASU SVOBODNA EVROPA Svaz eeskoslovenskYch studentil v exilu zadal vydavat v Novem Yorku mezinarodni bulletin v anglicke teei, kterY je rozesilan v gem universitam a studentskYrm organisacim v zapadnim svete. Z bulletinu vyplYva, ze zatim uprchlo z Oeskoslovenska asi 4,500 studentit vysokych g kol. Nejvice je jich v Australii, asi 1,500, dale 800 v Kanade, 700 ye SpojenYch sta.tech, 125 ye Francii, asi 100 v Anglii, a nejmene je jich ye 8panelsku, pouze 10. * * Nakladatelstvi kapesnich knih Bantam Books v New Yorku vyda v nejblit gich ty*dnedh v nalladu nekolika set tisic vYtisknihu Karla Oapka "Valka s mloky", pod titulern "War with the Newts". Novinka je,ze nakladatelstvi i vytadalo od spisovatele Egona Hostovskeho, aby k tomtits vydani napsal ptedmluvu o Karlu 6apkovi.

Spoleenost pro hudebni vYchovu m16,dete v Los Angeles vypravi kaklY rok jednu operu ze svetoveho operniho repertodru. Letos tato spoleenost vypravila Smetanovu Prodanou nevestu v anglickem ptekladu. Podle americkeho tisku v Los Angeles ji shledlo 40,000 gkolakt a studenta krome nekolika tisic dospelYch. Spoleenost pro hudebni vYchovu mladete sdeluje, ze je to zatim rekordni nav gteva. 26,dna z ptedchozich oper nemela dosud tak velikY uspech.

PatnactYm dubnem mely v Oeskoslovensku skoneit ptedvolebni schtize, -za nich — podle pavodnich komunistickeh slibil — si men obeane vybirat sve vlastni kandidaty do narodnich vYborti, ktere jsou organy mistni spravy. Ve skuteeno-• sti byly tyto schaze parodii na svobodne "primarky", na nich jednodu ge retim oznamil volieam, kdo bude kandidovat, a tudit kdo bude zvolen, protok oposice neexistuje. Rude pra y° z 15. dubna popisuje jednu takovou schazi: "Kdyt obeane uslygeli", koho jim komuniste navrhuji za kandidata, "ptijali tento navrh se zjevnYmi rozpaky. Vtdyt se s nim tito obeane na schtizi setkali po prve. V sale zavladlo ticho, °Wane se divaji jeden na druheho, nekteti ptemY gleji o slovech, ktera prave Uprchlici vypravuji .

V Radvanicich u Ostravy vyhotel koncem Nita minuleho roku Kulturni dam.

Polar vznikl podivnou nahodou prave v dobe, kdy se v tomto dome odbYvala sehaze mistni organisace komunisticke strany. Protote dvete budovy byly zameeny, museli soudruzi funkcionati skakat s prvniho poschodi do plachet, ktere pod okny drzeli narychlo povolani hasi-

VESTNiK— WEST, TEXAS ei, k velkemu pobaveni nekomunistickYch obeanil.

Jak jsme jit oznamili, za podobnYch okolnosti vyhotelo loni krajske divadlo v Olomouci-Hodolanech prave p•edstayen!, jehotse adastnili vYznadni funkcionari strany.

Na podklade projevu ministra Zapotockeho o motnosti vystoupit z JZD (Jednotne zemedelske druistvo), poladalo osm alenti JZD u Kyjova o povoleni, aby se mohli zase stat samostatnS rmi zemedelci. Bylo jim vyhoveno, ale nebylo jim vraceno zemedelske natadi, ktere kdysi vnesli do druZstva. Dostali penaitou nahradu odpovidajici asi desetine skuteene hodnoty. Mirno to byla jim pkikazana hradni pole, ktera byla naprosto menecenna a daleko od stkedu vesnice. Pouze dobytek byl jim skuteene vracen. Rolnici brzy poznali, ze Zapotockeho ptislib nebyl minen vazne Hospodati s nejvetsimi poti'g emi, jelikoZ" po menove reforme nemaji penez, aby si mohli opattit nove nakadi. Nasledkem toho dva z nich spachali nedavno sebevradu. ) •4* STAROBYLA INDIANSKA KULTURA V NOVEM MEXIKU Ve ttinactem stoleti, mezitim co zapadoevropgti•kralove a cisatove vedli druhou ktitackou vYpravu proti Saracenam, tily indianske kmeny v zapadni elsti dnegniho Noveho Mexika bohat gim, svobodnej gim a pohodlnej gim tivotem netli soudobi evrop gti venkovane, ba netli tiji mnozi lido jeate dnes. K tomuto uzaveru dospeli archeologove chicagskeho ptirodovedeckeho musea, • teti po osmnacti letech odhalili vykopavkami detne pamatky starobylYch Indiana.

Dnes se tyto vykopavky soustted'uji na nekdelgi vesnici (pueblo), urnistenou na vrcholku horskeho pasma nad tekou San Francisko, neptilig daleko od pohranieni Cary mezi NovYm Mexikem a Arizonou.

Nikdo nevi, jak se obyvatele davno zanikle vesnice zvali, ale vedatoti, kteti sleduji jejich dejiny, nazvali je podle nedalekeho mesta Mogollon Indiany MogollonskYmi. Paul Martin, vedouci archeologicke vYpravy, odhaduje, ze tito Indiani till v teto easti Noveho Mexika asi v letech 2500 pied Kristem a 1300 po Kristu, kdy se z jakesi prlciny rozhodli opustiti svilj domov a odstehovati se do neznarna.

Dnes vykopavane pamatky datuji se z pozdej gi doby jejich tainniho pobytu, pies to vgak ptedchazeji prvni Kolumbovu plavbu ke btehilm Noveho sveta skoro 0 dye ste let. lndianske pueblo bylo spoleene obydh, obydejne o nekolika poschodich s mnoha mistnostmi, a s jednim nebo vice nadvotimi, na kterYch se odbYvaly nabotenske tance a jine slavnostni obtady. Pueblo, •

Straw, 9 opugtene Mogollonskymi Indiany, mei° dye poschodl. NedavnYmi vykopavkami se ukazalo, tito primitivni Indian! ze tfinacteho stoleti melt uz jakYsi drub. "klimatisaeniho zatizeni", pti nemt e'erstvY vzduch byl ptivaden do sttednich pokoja trubkami, vedenYmi pod podlahou mistnosti sousedicich a hrameicich na hlavni zed' domu. POhybu vzduchil dosahovalo se zalotenim ohne ve vnittnich miStnostech; jak zahtatY vzduch stoupal ' ke stropu a unikal yen zanechanYm tam otvorem, tak chladnY vzduch plynul dovnitt potrubim z venku. Pkivod aerstveho vzduchu byl dale regulovan kamenem nebo dtevenou deskou, poloknou pies vnej gi otvor.

Spoleene bydliSte, ktere bylo teple v time a ptijemne chladne v lete, bylo krome toho planovano tak, aby usnadriovalo vSem elentim pospolitou praci.

Take v zemedelstvi sledovali Mogollongti Indiani ku podivu modern! metody.

PPi pestovani kukutice stale se snaMli kfiliti jeji druhy tak, aby nova, odruda lepe vzdorovala suchu a zarueovala lepgi sklizeri.

Novomexieti praobyvatele byli tez nadmiru zrueni pii pleteni koSika, ve tkani latek, ve vSrrobe hlineneho nadobi a rilznych nastrojd z kamene a z kosti. Z meleckeho hiediska jsou zvlaSte pozOruhodne jejich nadoby, vyrabene z hliny ye vgemotnYch tvarech, krasne barvene nebo jinak zdobene.

Dr. Martin vet!, ae Mogollon gti Indiani melt i bobatY duchovni aivot a pokrokove jig nabotenske nazory. Davod k tomuto ptesvedeeni spoeiva, v pietnim zprisobu, jakYm pohtbivali sve mrtve, zvla gte male &H. Dr. Martin nachazi tot razne naznaky, ze tento indianskY kmen byl mirumilovnY. Kultura indianskeho kmene, o nernl tento elanek jedna, neni jene ani zdaleka prozkoumana. Rum mnoha staleti nebyl az dosud odklizen z mnoha mistnosti a nadvoti novomexickeho Puebla; a mnoho pamatek zanikle civilisace eeka Common Council. jeate na objeveni.

Bratr Brazda slava Mnohej elovek by brzy zapomel na chyby svYho blitniho, dyby si nekdy dal to praci a podival se Casem na svY vlastni chyby.

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VgSTNfK— WEST, TEXAS Annie Duckett, Annie Fojtik, Herman Laidolf, resolueni Obor. ►

RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nine podepsanY resoludni vYbor ka.,du Svojan cis. 11 v Praze, Texas, projevu-jeme timto uptimne minnou soustrast poznstale rodine nad ztratou jejich maniela, otce, dedeaka a meal-10 spolubratra Jana Hokelice, jen2 zemkel nahle dne 28. brezna 1954 ye staid 77 let, 8 mesicn a 20 dni. Byl pohrben dne 30. brezna 1954 na nrestskem hrbitove y e Flatonia, Texas. Pohreb byl poradan ze Smith Funeral Home. Pohrebni obrady byly vykonany bratrem Rudy 8.evelkem z Houston, Texas.

Dle protokolnich zaznamii, zesnulY stoupil k radu Svojan Oslo 11 dne 16. nnora 1901. Te2 zastaval rtizne nrady, ale .rad tajemnika zastaval 26 let. Te2 byl delegatem na sjezdu, ale neni znamo kolikrat. V roku 1934 se vzdal spolkove dinhosti.

Narozen byl ph stare Flatonii dne 8. eervence 1878. Roku 1894 sobe vyvolil za svoji dru2ku Apolenu Blahuta. Jejich inan2elstvi bylo obdateno 10 detmi, 6 deer a 4. syny. Veichni synoye jsou eleny naei 3ednoty a te •A'%A nektere dcery a zet'ove a jejich 2eny. ZesnulY bydlel na sve farme asi dve mile ji2ne od Prahy a.2 do sve smrti. At' odpoeiva v pokoji a east 'jeho pamatce.

V Praze, Texas, dne 11. dubna 1954.

Za rad Svojan 'dish:, 11: August Jalufka, Frank Sembera, Frances Jalufka, resolueni vYbor. ) • 4 RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nine podepsanY resolueni vYbor du Karel Jonas aislo 28, vyslovujeme svoji uprimne citenou soustrast pozilstale rodine nad ztratou jejich mankla, otce, bratra, dedeeka a na geho spolubratra, zakladajiditio alena naeeho "radu Josef Wagieek, 1:terY dokonal svou pozemskou pout' dne 6 .dubna 1954 ye stall 84 let, a pohrben idyl dne 7. dubna na hrbitove ye Wallis, Texas. Obrady vykonal Rev. Dawson 'runnel' a Rev. MikeovskY ze Sealy, Texas.

Odchodern naeeho spolubratra ztracime posledniho zakladajiciho alena naeeho rOdu, kterY byl zalo2en 19. bkezna ro1A:u 1898. WA zesnulY spolubratr byl AVin a eirm;Ym elenem. Buda Tobe zeme lehkou a test budiz Tvoji pamatce, nde (..rahY spolubratke. =,-Za rad Karel Jonae disio 28 v East Bertard, Texas: i!IcL

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RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nitepsanY resolueni vYbor radu 0sveta eislo 38 v Kovar, Texas, vyslovujeme jmenern radu uprimnou soustrast pozustalemu ma,n2eli, detem, matce a cele dalei rodine nad umrtim jejich man2elky, matky, dcery a na g" mile spolusestry Lydia Danby, ktera skonala dne 9. dubna 1954 ye stab 39 let v Houstonu, Texas. Zesnula byla dlouholetou a dobrou elenkou nage/10 radu.

Vime, pozastala, rodino, 2e vas 2a1 jest velikY, ale trate, 2e my ho s Vami souci• time.

Tobe, draha spolusestro, ptejeme klidnY spanek, best budi2 Tvoji painatce. • Jerry Stepan, Karel Hribek, Emil Janeeka, resolueni vYbor. ) • 4 • ( HUMOR LIDU V (ESKOSLOVENSKU 0 vanocich komuniste zamenili "Jag ka" za "Dedu Mraze", kterS, po ruskem zpirsobu nahradil tradieni ktest'anskou poesii Vanodnich svatkil. Deda Mraz rozdaval detem darky re2imu, ktery se tak chtel vloudit do srdci tern nejmeneirn.

V Trutnove se \leak Dada Mraz komunistun' vymstil. Jednoho rana byla na namesti rozbita vYkladni slain TEPU, latky z obchodu odneseny, a ve yYklade se skvela ceduliaka s timto napisem: Nehledejte nas, byl tady Deda Mraz, chystejte narn nee° dobreho, za rok prijdem zas.

Po trutnovsku se tyto vereiky brzy roznesly, a reeni "byl tady Deda Mraz" bylo lidmi pou2ivano Y2dy, kdy nee° bylo ukradeno nebo nemohlo bYt nalezeno. Tak kdy neznami pachatele vykradli mistni kantinu na dole Stachanov v Radvanicich, lide posmeene rikali: "Aa, tady byl Dada Mraz?". — Free Europe Press. ) • 4•( RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI ' My, nih podepsanY resolueni vYbor radu Hvezda Texasu 'Oslo 47 v Seaton, Texas, timto projevujeme jmenem radu uprimne citenou soustrast poznstale rodine zemieleho man2e1a, otce, dedeeka a na;Seho spolkoveho spolubratra Joe J. Hurta, kterY zemiel dne 5. dubna 1954 po kratei nemoci. Do2il se veku 73 let.

ZerntelY spolubratr bydlel v tomto okoli 42 let, ye ktere dobe farmoval a te2 byl obchodnikem.

Zanechava man2elku a pet ditek, dye sestry a te2 dye ynoueata, a hodne Vime, mils rodino, 2e te2ce nesete ztratu Vaeeho mileho, ale budi2 Varn iltechou, ze i my s Vami 2elime jeho odchodu a s Vami soucitime ye Vaeem zarmutku.

ye stkedu, dne 28. dubna 1954.

My, spolkovi bratki, Tobe plejeme spanek a test budA Tvoji pamatce.

Albert Mikeska, Agnes Motl, Frank KlinkovskY, resolueni vSrbor.

4, • ( RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nine podepsanY resoludni vYbor radu DubovY Haj Oslo 126 v Ross, Texas, vyslovujeme timto uprimne citenou soustrast portstale rodine nad ztratou milovaneho man2e1a, otce, dededka a pradedeeka a naeeho va2eneho spolubratra Jana Husaka, kterY zemiel dne 12. dubna ye staid 88 let.

Br. Husak byl tithe a uprimne povahy a spravedlivY v jeho jednani a vaZen v gemi.

Vime, ze Wee nesete ztratu va geho miMho, ale budit yam Otechou, ze i my, spolubratti a sestry soucitime s Vami.

Bucli2 east jeho pamatce.

Josef Foit, Ben Kudelka, Joe Dujka, resolueni vYbor.

1 • 4. • ( RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nine podepsanY resoludni vYbor radu beskY Prapor 'Oslo 24 v Cyclone, Texas, projevujeme hluboce citenou soustrast pozilstale rodine nad ztratou jejich man2ela a otce Joe H. Schillera, kterY zernrel 13. dubna 1954 ye star' 40 let. Fludi2 test jeho pamatce.

F. J. Marek, R. J. Marek, Ben Gabeik, resolueni vYbor.

• .7. • ( RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nine podepsanY resolueni vYbor du beskY Prapor dislo 24 v Cyclone, Tewsr projemujeme hluboce citenou soustrast portistale rodine nad ztratou manZela, otce, dedeeka a naeeho dlouholeteho elena, kterY byl naeim elenem po 49 mkt, Josef Zucha, kterY zemiel 18. dubna y e stall 81 roku.

Budi2 test jeho pamatce.

F. J. Marek, R. J. Marek, Ben Zabeik, resolueni vYbor. , ) • 4 • Dobie to dopadlo Farmaft dostal posadu se slepicemi.

Psal zasilateli, ze ptiAla tak rozbita, ze se rozpadla, kdy ji vezi domft. Slepice se mu rozutekly a chytil jich pouze jedenact. Dostal veak odpoved': "To jste opravdu mel etesti, 2e jste naeel jedenact slepic, proto2e ja yam jich poslal pouze Best."

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Hereeka vyela si s pejskem na prochazku do parku a tarn se seela se svoji souperkou, ktera ji po6ala v umeni rychie ptedstihovati. Pes zadal zvedave vat ko2enSt kabat to souperky, eeho2 hereeka hned pou2ila k nasledujici etiplaye poznamce: "Podivejme . se na toho-psa jak on i na kabate pozna koala" kriti."

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Reports from Lodges, biographies, etc., intended for publication, must be in the hands of the Editor a week before the date of issue. Address all editorial matters to: Editor, 6402 Prague, Houston7, Tex. 3579 With Undeliverable Copies to SUPREME LOtGE SPJST, TEMPLE, TEXAS

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Resolution o Respect WHEREAS, on the 5th day of March, 1954, All-Wise Providence, has called from her labors to her eternal rest, Sister Vilemina Navratil, wife of our beloved member, brother officer and Director Charles Navratil, and left surviving her, her husband; our Director, Charles Navratil, one son, Ladis.

Navratil, :daughter-in-law, Georgia Navratil, grand-daughter, Jo Ann Navratil, several brothers and a sister, and a host of other relatives and friends, to mourn her passing, and, WHEREAS, Sister Vilemina Navratil was a loyal and devoted wife, lOving mother, a good citizen, and a faithful and loyal member of our Order, and, WHEREAS, with her passing her mourning relatives have been bereft of a .kind, devoted and loving wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and sister and our Order has been bereft of a true and faithful member and the Supreme Lodge, SPJJST now desires to express its appreciation of her memberSbip in our Order and her association and activities among us.

BE IT, THEREFORE, RESOLVED, by the Supreme Lodge, SPJST, in its regular session assembled on the 12th day of April, 1954, that all members of the Supreme Lodge, SPJST, extend to the bereaved husband, son, daughter-in-law, granddaughter, brothers and sister, of our deceased sister Vilemina Navratil their sincere sympathy in this their loss and in their sad hours of bereavement, that one copy of this resolution be sent to our Director, brother Charles Navratil, that one copy be sent to the Vestnik for publication and that one copy be spread on . the minutes of the Supreme Lodge, SPJST. Edward L. Marek

John A. Kubena

Frank Rod

J. F. Chupick

Robert Cervenka.

A. C. Stepan

Jos. Koliha, Jr.

Frank Cerveny

J. M. Skrabanek

R. A. Urbanovsky

Chas. Holasek

Adolph D. Pavlicek

Stepehn Valcik

Birdie Hilsher

RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE

VESTN/K — WEST, TEXAS

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Wednesday April 28, 1904

FRATERNITY WITH PUZZLING INITIALS Two weeks ago, Brother Edward L. Marek announced in the Vestnik that an article about the SPJST would appear in the Dallas Morning News. It came out in the Sunday, April 18, 1954, issue. It was written by Thomas Turner after an interview with some of 'our supreme officers. , There were some very good. and interesting points brought up in the interview. For instance, we learned that when the SPJST was chartered with 880 original members, there were 62 of them who belonged to the same family. This should have been mentioned long ago.

The editor would gladly insert the names in the special issue before the convention or in the issue before the dedication of the SPJST building.

On the other hand,' the write-up has some unintentional omissions. The official family has thirteen members. The writer overbooked the directors entirely.

Not that our brother directors wish to see their respective names in the paper, but it is customary even for small country banks to mention the directors. It Would stress the democratic representation by the districts.

Dallas Morning News proudly tells en the front page how it has been serving its readers. Every newspaperman or news reporter is interested in any other publication which serves its subscribers or readers. Yet the article mentions nothing about the official paper of the SPJST which has been serving the SPJST members ever since the SPJST started to Operate. The publication 'of the Vestnik is news; it is a worthy item.

After . reading the article the second time, I recalled an incident which I experienced in a sociology class. I delivered a lecture "Czech Farmers and Their Children in Texas" before an advanced group of students at the University of Houston. It had to be an extensive, siciological research, an assignment on which I worked for several weeks. I talked for more than an hour. Then came the discusion, analysis and criticism. One af the students criticised my lectured as being "ethnocentric." He meant that 1 singled out and accentuated the cultural differences of Czech people.

I have the feeling that Thomas Turncr,, who wrote the article about the SPJST, unwillingly played up the seeming differences. He called the SPJST a "unique surety order," a "fraternity with puzzling initials." He should have mentioned that cur goal is also "one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." Otherwise the article is good. It yeads as follows:

TEMPLE HOME OF UNIQUE SURETY ORDER

By Thomas Turner A big neon sign adorning one of Temple's larger office building bears the somewhat puzzling message, "SPJST." Behind the walls of the six-story building, and the letters, is one of the nation's unique insurance organizations.

It's a fraternal insurance company, run like a lodge. There are other such companies around, some bigger, but the SPJST has sort of a flavor all its own.

It's more of a big family than a com, pany The letters themselves. stand' for the Czechoslovakian words, Sloyanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas,' which boils--down locally to "The Slavonic Benevelont Order of the State of Texas."

To understand the SPJST, a. more familiar name that even its members mainly and understandably prefer over the jaw-breaking formal title, you have to understand something of the nature of the Czech people.

To begin with, Texas has a much stronger transfusion of Czech heritage than most people realize. Among the state's foreign-born citizens, those cf Czechoslovakia rank third in number, behind only Mexico, and England. The proportion of Czech-ancestry population is much higher than this would indicate, because of the intermarriage and the families raised by Czech immigrants of the preceding generation.

A sturdy, industrious people with deepseated pride, the Czechs too often have been accused of being clannish, nerveless citizens. It's a description that's unfair to the average Czech.

He's usually a man who came to America tor whose parents or grandparents did, for the same reason as did the Quakers—W escape political and religious persecution.

The lot of the early-day Czech immigrant in Texas was incredibly tough. He was a stranger in a unfamiliar land, vastly outnumbered, frequently exploited and spoaking a different. language. His "clannishness" was a natural protective measure—the binding together with his few countrymen—so he could speak his mother tongue and worship together.

When his natural reserve, which is no more than that of the average Britisher, is broken through friendship and square dealing, the Czech is a fanatically loyal friend, an honest businessman or farmer, and a gay celebrant. For gaiety and color, nothing has yet surpassed a native Czech wedding party.

Today's SPJST member will go to his

grave proud of being a Czech—although the company's rolls contain a cross section tof nationalities and religions—but he's also a proud Texan.

He likes to point out that his compa ny resulted from 'one of the first walkouts ever staged by a Texas delegation, something usually considered a recent-day innovation.

Originally, most of Texas Czechs belonged to the nation's oldest fraternal insurance organization, the CSPS, , or Czechoslovakian Protective Society. In the 1890's, it had some 700 Texas members.

In 1896, when the CSPS was in convention in St. Louis, the Texas delegation complained that despite its size it had no voice in the organization. It demanded representation in the national organization's policies. When this was denied, the Texas Czechs pulled out.

Next year, 1897, the Texas group met in the Fayette County courthouse at La Grange and formed the SPJST. It started out with 782 charter members.

Today it has about 26,000 members in 157 local lodges, making it probably the largest fraternal insurance company in the South.

Recently, the SPJST paid off its 5,555th death claim. Yet, to this day, it has never had an insurance suit in court. And the company has never invoked a "war clause."

For the first 56 years, the SPJST home offices remained at Fayetteville, in the county of its birth. More than 15 years ago a Temple businessman, Frank Matush, began trying to get the organization to move its offices to Temple. His persistence paid off in 1953 when the company bought the Professional Building and moved to Bell County.

Their new home office building has been remodeled and air-conditioned. The SPJST occupies only one floor, and rents out the rest.

It still is predominantly Czech, but by no means exclusively. Symbolically, President Edward L. Marek points otit, the first name on its rolls is Abbott. Also sprinkled thickly through the list are such non-Czech names as Brown, Jones, Smith and plenty of Scotch Mc's. Secretary John Chupcik says, "Our membership is open to all white, American citizens—without regard to politics or religion."

Chupick, a chubby, affable man, illustrates the family nature of the organization. He practically grew up in the SPJST—when it was chartered 62 of the original members were in his family, including cousins.

Wednesday, April 28, 1954

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John A. Kubena of La Grange, the vice-president, is the son of J. R. Kubena, one of the original founders, who (By Henry C. Suter) was secretary for 40 years. Besides Marek, Kubena and Chupick, the main offiFor the past fifty years, the inventions idea. One version is a tamperproof encers are R. A. Urbanovsky of West, fi- of Lloyd G. Copeman of Metamora, velope to insure secrecy for official donancial secretary, and Joseph Koliha Michigan, have made life easier for mil- cuments. A second use for the product Jr., Skidmore, treasurer. lions of American women—and the —which the Navy is testing—is as a Despite its size, the firm operates on steady royalties, Copeman admits, have waterproof covering for explosives; it a simple fraternal system. It has seven made life easier for him. Now a white- keeps water out, detonators in. The districts with lodges in the biggest cities haired, bespectacled gentleman in his Marine Corps is testing a third variaand in communities that aren't even seventies, Ocpema.n is still goMg strong. tion: when fungus-arresting chemicals towns. Houston's Lodge 88 is the biggest `I am still active and hope to con- are added to the latex, the envelope has in membership, with about 1,400. Taylor tinue doing the same kind of work I great value as a mildew-proof wrapper Lodge 29 is second and Bell County's have always done," Copeman said in an for supplies sent to damp tropical reLodge 24 is third. About 2,000 members interview on the farm near Metamora gions. live in and around Bell County, which where he was born and where he has Inventing seems to run in the Copehelped Frank Matush get the home of- spent practically all of his life. "To be man family. C'opeman's eldest daughter fices moved to Temple. Lubbock's Lodge forced to discontinue my work would be Mrs. Ruth Mary Ronstadt of Tucson, Adisastrous to my morale." is the largest in area. Dallas has two. rizona—the mother of three children— Conventions are held only every four Among the 650 inventions he has per- combines inventing and housework. She years, with every policy-holcl'er entitled fected—working through The Copeman has developed a variety of new houseto a vote. The few officials usually are Laboratories Company near his home hold utensils, but her real talent, says elected from different districts. The —are surgical instruments, electrical her father, is designing novel wearing company writes no single policy more cooking and heating equipment, fabrics, apparel for women and children. than $10,000, and is described by an in- and a process for runproof hosiery.

Is there any hope for an aspiring inCopeman is quick to disoourage any ventor today? "Of course," says Copedependent research company as holding "a prcminient position among the thought that he has a spectadular tal- man, emphatically. "The great field tolargest life insurance companies from ent: "Inventing is just a job for which day is in the improvement of existing the standpoint of management, policy some individuals are perhaps more a- ideas. It might require many attempts holderss' service, and financial stability." dapted than others." Copeman's inven- before you finally hit the jackpot, but At the end of 1952 it had policies totaling tive bent was revealed at the age of remember that some of the greatest iten, when he figured out a way to elim- deas have come out a average kitchens $23,317,000.

But the financial figures are not what inate his daily chore of turning the farm or back-alley workshops."

Ed Marek and John Chupick tell about. grindstone. Young Copeman rigged up What particular fields need improvThey like to chuckle over the discom- a mechanical implement which per- ing today? "With our natural resources fiture they caused Hitler during World form the task and freed him for loftier being depleted so rapidly, I would say War II. The company bought so many pursuits like swimming and fishing. that the use of atomic energy for peaceThe inventor received his first patent time needs heads the list." government victory bonds, more than a million dollars worth, that Uncle Sam in 1901 on an instrument for internal One good rule for a person who fannamed a bomber "The Spirit of SPJST." surgery. After that, he worked on a cies himself an inventor? It's like any variety of gadgets which found quick Chupick, whose ancestors fought cfor other job—just be alert, and you'll do Robert E. Lee, likes to think that maybe acceptance. By 1918, he had progressed all right," says the alert Mr. Copeman. to the point where he could sell The a Texas fraternity with the puzzling ) initials helped Frau Hitler cash in on her Copeman Electric Stove Company— along with the first patent for an elechusband's insurance.

TO OUR REPORTERS tric range to Westinghouse. The same • 4♦ When you write the report about your year, he founded the Copeman LaboraLETTERS FROM AMERICA tories Company. The Laboratories do meeting, observe some of the rules used Letters from America Week is coming. not manufacture products—they develop by all good reporters: The week from May 17th through May ideas, patent them and sell them to 1. If you don't have a typewilter, use 23rd is being set aside by • many gover- manufacturers. .pen and ink. nors and mayors to call attention to the One of these ideas has been the rubeffectiveness of letters in fighting Com- ber tray for refrigerators, which was 2. Print all proper names to avoid emmunist propaganda. Make your letters to licensed exclusively to General Motors barrasment. friends and relatives abroad weapons Corporation. Copeman mildly admits for our country in combatting Commu- that it has proved "a very profitable in3. Use white paper, and all your sheets should be of the same size. nist lies. vention, both to GM and to Ocpeman ) • 4 4.

Write on one side only. Sometimes Laboratories." Some reports place roythe editfr may wish to paste up your Recipe for safe driving alties on the ice trays at almost $1 milTake one regular natural born fool, lion, and on the automatic toaster, an- report on copy paper.

5. Don't crowd your writing. Leave and two drinks of liquor, and mix the other Oopernan innovation, at around plenty of margin at the top, to the left, two in a high powered automobile. After $500,000.

Currently, °apeman Laboratories are to the right, at the bottom. the fool is thoroughly soaked, place one 6. Keep sentences short. Your report foot on gas and release brake. Remove awaiting word from Washington about fool from wreckage, place in black box another of their inventions—a latex- will be easy to read. The Reader's Digest and garnish with flowers.— Automotive sealed envelope. So far, the government averages 15 words per sentence. is interested in three variations of this 7. Mail your reports soon as you can.

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LETTERS Ft. Worth, Texas My goodness, how time does fly! It seems that we have just enjoyed Christmas and New Year's and now Easter has come and gone. Soon it will be summertime, a season I love if it doesn't get too hot.

Yesterday was Easter Sunday and we really enjoyed the egg hunt we had in the afternoon at Sokol Hall. Even the Dads joined in although it's pretty hard to get them away from their domino games. After the hunt, we all had supper which the Mothers provided and served.

We are very proud of the showing our Sokol boys made in the 1954 Southwestern A. A. U. Gymnastic and Tumbling meet. Jerry Milan has been drilling with the Sokols since he was a few years old.

He entered the meet for the University of Texas, where he is finishing his second year, and is majoring in physical education. In the senior divisicn he placed first in long horse, second in •side horse, fifth in parallel bars and he was second in all around. In the Junior division Jack Norman, a Ft. Worth Sokol placed fifth in rope climb third in long horse.

In the novice class he was third in rope climb, fifth in side horse and third in bong horse. Jack Pool and Emil Milan were our other two entries. Emil Milan placed fourth in side horse, Junior Division and then he had a stroke of had luck. He injured his hand to badly to continue. We hope he will be able to compete in the Southwest A. A. U. meet which • will be April twety-third and twenty-fourth in Gregory Gym at the University of Texas. Best of luck, boys.

Oh! Yes! and don't forget our Sokol meeting, Sunday, May 2, at 3 p. m.

Sincerely Maxine Metlick ) • 4•( LODGE ROZKVET ZAPADU NO. 107

Floresville, Texas Dear Brothers and Sisters: Just a few lines to thank the editor for the nice compliment paid to Lodge Rozkvet Zapadu No. 107 in one of the previous issues of Vestnik and also to thank him for correcting my -mistakes.

Lodge Rozkvet Zapadu held 4s regular meeting April 11. It was well attended.

After the meeting, lunch was served to Brother Billie Pavliska, Albert Sralla, Henry Sralla, Wm. Vacla,vik, Louis Novak, Louis Novak Jr., Julius Hrna, John Pavliska, B Pavliska, John Svoboda, Anton Svoboda, Jesse Bayer and Joe Pola, ek and Sisters Janie Sralla, Sophie 3ralla, Viola Sralla, Sylvia Sralla, FranNovak, Libbie Bayer, Frances Pa y-

Vt STNI -= -WEST, TEXAS liska, Agnes Pavliska, Annie Hrna, Christine Hrna, Mary Svoboda, Mary McClosky and Julia Vaclavik and Brothers Victor Sralla and John Svoboda Jr. Guests were Mrs. Billie Pavliska and Mrs. John Svoboda Jr. and about 20 little members and their friends enjoyed an Easter egg hunt.

Our next meeting will be May 9th which is also Mother's Day. So, mothers, all come and enjoy a visit together; also lunch will be served and little gifts will be given for the oldest and youngest mothers.

After the wonderful rains, everybody is busy planting and all sorts of farm work. Everything is growing pretty, so let's hope we' get another rain again soon.

Well, I think I have to quit for this time for I am afraid dear editor will have a headache before he gets through with this scratching of mine.

I remain as ever, Sincerely yours, Julia VaclaYik, Reporter )• 4•( Wharton, Texas Sisters and Brothers: I am one of those that never is sick, but, my beloved Sisters and Brothers, when the cid is creeping on you may expect sickness with it, just as it got me last year.

I want to thank you all, Sisters and Brothers, for the sick benefit that I received, especially, I want to thank the officers of the sick benefit local Lodge Karel Jonas No. 28 and the Supreme Lodge SPJST for such fraternal nice service given me during that time.

I wish to endorse that every member of Karel Jonas and members from other Lodges of SPJST become members of the Supreme Lodge Sick Benefit Department because we do not know when we will need it; and when do need it we are sure that we get it promptly.

Thanks again. I am fraternally, Agnes Bucek, member Lodge Karel Jonas 28, East Bernard, Texas ) • 4

Wednesday, April 28, 1 May, that is, the 4th.

The purchase of an additional piece of land for the lodge will most likely come under discussion, therefore, we urge as many members as can possibly' come, to help make this decision.

At the close of the business meeting, a number was drawn for the door prize.

Mr. August Kasper was the winner, much to the merriment of his little son, who drew the lucky number.

After the meeting, the youth director, yours truly, with the help of her better half, directed a number of games and little contests among the children. The elastic race, the paper race, tossing the ball and the eggshell race, produced mul3h mirth and laughter with they youngsters as well as the grown lookerson. Each winner received a little Easter prize and. every child was given an Easter treat, a gift of the lodge. A small amount of money invested in this manner pays big dividends in children's pleasure.

We have certainly been blest with some wonderful rains after the p polonged drought. Now farmers, gardners and yard workers will have a busy time of it for "Every clod feels a stir of might, An instinct within it that reaches in towers, And groping blindly above it for light, Climbs to a soul of grass and flowers."

Will you remember that our next meeting is to be held the night of May 4?

Your reporter, Rose Heiweg ) • i • NEEDVILLE LODGE NO. 81

Needville, Texas Dear Sisters and Brothers, Once again I am going to write a few lines in the Vestnik.

Our monthly SPJST meeting will be held the first Sunday in May which is May 2nd. As Mothers Day comes on the 2nd Sunday of May, it was decided to have our meeting the first Sunday instead of the 2 nd Sunday, our usual time CULAK LODGE NO. 165• for the meeting. So kindly everyone keep Moulton, Texas this in mind Dear Fellow-Members: Sincerely, Our monthly April meeting was very Willie Mae Blinka 4, ) well attended. Not only did many members turn out but several welcome visFOR SALE itors came and, yes, the young generaA London company has been offering tion was well represented also. We were happy to have Mrs. Anna Havlik back 5000 exotic islands for sale—but is findwith us after a prolonged absence due ing few takers. All are in the British to illness but, at the same time, so sorry empire and at prices ranging from just that Mr. Havlik became quite ill. and a few dollars to hundreds of thousands. was ordered to rest for awhile. We trust One of the islands off the coast of Authat Mr. Havlik shall be with us at our stralia can be rented for ninety-nine May meeting, which, please take note, years for just $28, while $280, will get will be held the first Tuesday night of you one of the British Virgin Islands.

Wednesday, April 28, 1954

Temple, Texas April 19, 1954 ' Dear Brothers and Sisters: In= the last meeting of the Supreme -Lodge, SPJST, which was held on April :12, 1954, when the minutes of the meeting held on Jan. 11, 1954, were read, it was - agreed that the following paragraph: "Sister Birdie Hilsher, Director •of our Youth Activities, who was present in the meeting all day made a report on the Youth Ac-, tivities of the Order, as conducted by her, in connection with which report she requested the Supreme Lodge to pay for the composition and copyrighting, at a cost of about $1000.00, of a certain song composed for the SPJST, said song being in a. 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, Sisters Hilsher's request, for payment of this song, was carried and allowed." should be recorded in the , minutes of that meeting of the . Supreine Lodge as follows: ' Sister Birdie Hilsher, Director of our Youth Activities, who was present in the meeting all day, made a report of the youth activities of the Order, as conducted by her, in connection with which report she recommended that the Supreme Lodge 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 a 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 exclu.sive right to it. Motion made by Director Holasek, seconded by

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Director Kubena, and carried When the minutes of the Supreme Lodge meeting held on Jan. 30, 1954 were read, it was agreed that the following paragraph; "Predident Marek stated that Director Holasek nominated br.

Geo. E. Kacir, for appointment as Vice-President of the. Supreme Lodge and that brother Alfred Hilsher of Houston, was nominated for appointment to, that office by his wife, Birdie Hasher, in the last meeting of the Supreme Lodge." should be recorded in the minutes of that meeting of the Supreme Lodge as follows: "President Marek stated that br.

Jos. ,Holasek, recommended br.

Geo. Kacir, for appointment as Vice-President of the Supreme Lodge and that at the invitation of President Marek, Sister Birdie Hilsher spoke on behalf of her husband, Alfred Wisher, in the last meeting of the Supreme Lodge."

Fraternally yours, J. F. Chupick, Secretary Supreme badge SPJST ) • 4. • ( STEFANIK LODGE NO. 142 Houston Texas Dear Readers of Vestnik, The regular meetings of Lodge No. 142 are always held on the first Sunday in every month. Our next meet ing falls on May 2, and since May is the month of so much activity like the 35th anniversary of Lodge Stefanik; school graduation; programs and District Five meeting in . Danbury, it was decided to combine our monthly meeting . along with our anniversary. The Lodge Youth Directors will have plenty to do preparing the anniversary program and preparing our Youth ball teams for the Danbury district meeting on the 30th of May. The Lodge meeting is open and the initiation team will perform with the initiation of new members. There will be a guest speaker and a very lovely program. The meeting begins at 1 o'clock and the program follows immediately. It will be over with in time for those present that wish to see the Czech play at Lodge No. 88 will have time to do so.

We invite each and everyone to our Lodge anniversary May 2. I am sure you will spend an enjoyable afternoon.

Fraternally, Mary Chupik ) • 4 • ( It's just as hard to find a needle in 'a girl's hands tOday as in the haystack.

Strana 16 JUNIOR CLUB, SPJST NO. 88 The Junior Club of Lodge 88 held its regular meeting on Thursday, April 15, at 8 p. m. Fourteen regular members were present. Barbara Simon, David Grueller, and Darnell Johnson were visitors.

Barbara became a member. By-laws were distributed to each member to see if they met with everyone's approval.

Mrs. Hilsher and Mrs. Della Kadlecek were present to discuss the "YOUTH DANCE" with us. Rosemary Butschek wishes to apologize to Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Kadlecek. In the last issue of the VESTNIK she omitted their names in listing the donors of all our door-prizes so far. Lawrence Bravenec won the doorprize, which was donated by E and R Sheet Metal Corporation.

Our club donated $5.00 to the "Lighthouse for the Blind."

After the meeting we had refreshment& Fraternally, Billie Jean Rezek, Reporter P. S. Our Junior Club is always interested in taking on new members. If interested, contact any of the following: E. J. Kadlecek, VA-4551; Frankie Bravenm MU-3164;* Rosemary Bittschek, VA-5291; or Billie Jean Rezek, VI-9152.

We are also interested in correspc•nding with other Youth Clubs in the state.

Write to: Junior Club Lodge Pokrok 88 1140 Robbie Street Houston 9, Texas • 4, • (._.HVEZDA TEXASU LODGE NO. 47 Temple,, Texas Dear Friends, First I wish to thank all of you, food Sisters, for the gobd food that you brought to our Easter lunch. We had a good time, I think. Thanks to all of the children who participated in the. program. I think there were about 86 children who came. I hope all of you were satisfied with what the rabitt brought.

I wish to congratulate one of our members, Shirley Jean Shenkir, who got second place in the district in shorthand. Saturday, she will go to Dallas to compete for the state prize. Hope you get first place, Shirley. Keep up the good work.

At our next meeting we will try to organize our ball teams. Sister Wisher brought us some bats and balls with the compliments of SPJST headquarters. So all of you, boys ned girls, make your daddy bring you to the meeting. We did not get the volley ball yet, but maybe we'll have it by our next meeting. All of you try to come and et's get started.

Fraternally, Mrs. Clara Heji

Mtratia BIRTHDAY CLUB LODGE POKROM, HOUSTON, TEXAS Twenty •-nine members and five visitors attended our April meeting. The early . cOiners entertained themselves by Playing Bingo. Our guests were Marie kahanek, Mrs. Shulda, Mrs. Machala, Lois Zimmerman and Mrs. Hansen.

At 11:15, the meeting was called to order' .-by the , president Della Kadlecek read the Club Women's Creed. Sister ,§vaciria read the Czech translation of the''Satrie.'Miritites of the previous meet ing were reviewed orally.

The birthday ladies were then called forward and greeted with an appropriate poem:The sisters celebrating their birthdaYS Were Della Kadlecek, 'Frances Tesar, Agnes Svacina, Emily SyPta,k, and Joyce Baethe.

It is our custom to measure the celebrants and charge a penny for each inch of their waistline. This :time Agnes chulka did the measuring. We are afraid that she , Nt4S more interested in increasing our treasury fund than in the accuracy of the measurements. At any rate we ad-Ai a:civice them to make their clothes, , according. to her specifications.

As usual, each of the celebrants received a gift of $5.00 from the club, and then a hearty "Happy Birthday" song poured from all of us.

The hostesses for the meeting were sisters Frances Walla, Rosie Zimmerman, Vlasta Kotrla, and Vlasta Knebel.

Irene Slovacek reported that we are in the clear and on the way to financial success. A card of thanks including a check for $5.00 was received from Viasta Moore in appreciation of • the stork shower given to her last month. Helen Valcik was the hostess at this function.

On the list tf sick were sisters Rosie Hanes and Joyce Baethe. Both are satisfactorily convalescing. In fact,. Joyce Baethe was well enough to come to the meeting.

We were , sorry to accept the resignations of two of our members, sisters Mollie Ewell and Frances Kadlecek.

Hostess for the May meeting will be sisters Lucy Sostak, Annie Vrla, Bettie Elsik, and Louise Kahanek.

Sister Birdie Hilsher announced • a dance to be held at the Pokrok Hall for the benefit of the Youth Movement.

Various sisters promised to bring

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wiches, kolace, pies and what have you.

After some effort, we succeeded in getting .sister Hilsher's mind off her Youth Movement. Ever since she left the office of President of the Birthday Club, we have thought of giving her a retiring president's gift. The problem was what to giye her.

Finally Sister Frances Olexa, came up with an idea. A woman who travels as much as Birdie Hilsher does should have nice matched luggage. She learned that in her set she lacked the hat and shoe case which the Birthday Club was delighted to present to her. We hope she will get much pleasure out of using it.

Sincerely, Frances Chalupnik • .I. • LODGE SAN ANTONIO NO, 133 Sisters and Brothers: In the editorials of our Vestnik we read that all lodges and districts should have their own correspondents. This is a good thought because the writer feels, he has a duty to 'perform which he is authorized to do. But this authorization has its disadvantages at times.

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nouncement or repOrt should be put in the Vestnik, but the correspondent had failed to do this by not having the time to do it, or for other reasons while the membership depended on him to do it.

This writer is not authorized to write to the Vestnik as a lodge correspondent nor a district correspondent and cares less. He feels, although others may write about the same subject, that the more subject is written about the more that subject is likely to find a permanent place in the mind of the reader. We now are more conscious of our district meetings because more is written about then► the more we talk about them, thanks to the constant hammering on the subject by our able editor, Brother Valcik.

It was comforting to see many members at our last Lodge meeting who came because they wanted to help plan for the district meet in San Antonio, Sunday May 16. Where there is good will and the petty prejudices are laid aside, many things can be accomplished.

That's what we call brotherhood or sis terhood. We accepted Mrs. Helen Quarles into our Order at that meeting.

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Our "Operatives" are doing a good job.

As Mothers' day comes on the same Sunday of our meeting, May 9 a program for our mothers would be in order. However, since the following Sunday is the meeting of District 7, as one of our members suggested, we shall celebrate it together with the district meet Sunday, May 16th-by putting tham to work? This does not mean that the Lodge meeting will be cancelled. On the contrary, it will be held as usual the second Sunday of the month And I especially invite those whom some circumstances has prevented from coming among us the past two months, to come and be sociable.

If you have any idea of how your Lodge could be made better, come and tell us. The officers would like to know how the members feel about their Lodge.

If you want some changes made, I would advise throwing out your present chairman as the first thing on the agenda for the good of the Lodge.

Some changes are being made in the procedure of ' the district meet. The headquarters announced the holding of three group sessions before district meet starts.

The groups will be -the lodge chairmen of the district, secretaries and our youth.

Bring your children as I am sure this will inspire them. The group meetings will be held all at the same time in three

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different corners, starting at 12 noon, sharp, followed by barbecue dinner and district meet. This is not certain until the program committee meets April 25.

By the time you, read this they will have met to map out a program.

The district treasurer announces the receipt of two checks recently received from Lodge Pokrok Aqua Dulce No. 152 for $5.00 and from Lodge La Parita No. 161 for $5.00. Thanks a lot. That makes nine lodges which have contributed to the district fund, plus one personal contribution.

Fraternally, Sylvester Bundil (Editor's Note:-The offer was gladly accepted. Someone overlooked to thank you for your offer.) ) • 44, • ( Doctor: "Ask that accident victim his name, so we can notify his family."

Nurse, a few minutes later: "He says his family already knows his name." &• "Now can you give the class an example of wasted energy?"

"Yes, sir-telling a hair-raising story to a bald-headed man" •( )• The problem that baffles Washington is how to dig the country out of the hole withoue making the hole any bigger.Observer.

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$8,000.00

$9,000.00

$10,000.00

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$8,000.00 7,790.00 7,580.00 7,370.00 7,160.00 6,880.00 6,600.00 6,320.00 6,040.00 5,760.00 5,410.00 5,060.00 4,710.00 4,290.00 3,870.00 3,450.00 3,030.00 2,540.00 2,050.00 1,560.00

$9,000.00 8,670.00 8,520.00 8,280.00 8,040,00 7,720.00 7,400.00 7,080.00 6,760.00 6,440.00 6,040.00 5,640.00 5,240.00 4,760.00 4,280.00 3,800.00 3,320.00 2,760.00 2,220.00 1,640.00

$10,000.00 9,730.00 `9,460.00 9,190.00 8,920.00 8,560.00 8,200.00 7,840.00 7,480.00 7,120.00 6,670.00 6,220.00 5,770.00 5,230.00 4,690.00 4,150.00 3,610.00 2,980.00 2,350.00 1,720.00

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SCHEDULE OF MONTHLY AND ANNUAL PREMIUMS ON $1,000 CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THE S. P. J. S. T. ADULT DEPARTMENT Ord. Life Age 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

Mo. Ann. 1.00 11.36 1.01 11.56 1.03 11.76 1.05 11.97 1.07 12.20 1.09 12.43 1.11 12.67 1.13 12.93 1.16 13.20 1.18 13.48 1.20 13.77 1.23 14.08 1.26 14.41 1.29 14.75 1.32 15.10 1.36 15.51 1.40 15.97 1.44 16.45 1.48 16.95 1.53 17.47 1.58 18.01 1.63 18.59 1.68 19.18 1.73 19.80 1.79 20.47 1.85 21.17 1.92 21.90 1.99 22.69 2.06 23.52 2.13 24.39 2.22 25.36 2.30 26.27 2.38 27.28 2.47 28.35 2.57 29.48 2.67 30.69 2.77 31.98 2.89 32.35 3.01 34.82 3.14 36.39 3.28 38.05 3.48 39.79 3.65 41.61 3.83 43:56 4.02 45.63 4.22 47.84 4.44 50.56 4.66 53.28 4.92 56.10 5.16 59.10 5.44 62.30

Paid at Age 65 Mo. Ann. 1.03 11.74 1.05 11.96 1.07 12.19 1.09 12.44 1.11 12.69 1.13 12.96 1.16 13.24 1.18 13.54 1.21 13.85 1.24 14.18 1.27 14.53 1.31 14.92 1.34 15.34 1.38 15.78 1.42 16.25 1.47 16.75 1.51 17.27 1.56 17,83 1.61 18.42 1.67 19.05 1.73 19.73 1.79 20.44 1.86 21.21 1.93 22.03 2.00 22.90 2.09 23.84 2.18 24.88 2.28 26.00 3.38 27.21 2.48 28.40 2.60 29.69 2.72 31.08 2.85 32.62 3.00 34.29 3.16 36.14 3.34 38.16 3.54 40.40 3.76 42.92 4.00 45.77 4.28 48.94 4.59 52.46 4.92 56.27 5.30 60.60 5.74 65.64 5.26 71.54 6.87 78.52

20 Pay Life Mo. Ann. 1.65 18.84 1.67 19.08 1.69 19.34 1.72 19.60 1.74 19.87 1.76 20.16 1.79 20.45 1.82 20.76 1.84 21.08 1.87 21.41 1.90 21.76 1.93 22.11 1.97 22.48 2.00 22.87 2.04 23.27 2.07 23.68 2.11 24.12 2.15 24.57 2.19 25.03 2.23 25.52 2.29 26.15 2.35 26.81 2.40 27.48 2.47 28.18 2.53 28.90 2.60 29.69 2.66 30.41 2.73 31.21 2.80 32.02 2.88 32.87 2.95 33.74 3.03 34.64 3.10 35.43 3.18 36.25 3.26 37.30 3.34 38.46 3.44 39.29 3.54 40.46 3.65 41.70 3.76 42.99 3.88 44.36 4.01 45.82 4.14 47.36 4.30 49.08 4.45 50.83 4.61 52.67 4.78 54.64 4.98 56.94 5.18 59.20 5.40 61.80 5.68 65.00

DARK REMINDER She had broken their engagement, and now he was manfully returning the symbols of their blasted romance.

"Here is your photograph," he announced, "and here are all your letters.

And I suppose you'll want this lock of hair back," adding, "as a sort of souvenir.."

"Souvenir of what?" she haughtily

Pay Mo. 1.83 1.86 1.89 1.93 1.96 2.00 2.04 2.08 2.12 2.17 2.21 2.26 2.31 2.36 2.41 2.46 2.52 2.58 2.64 2.70 2.77 2.84 2.91 2.98 3.05 3.13 3.21 3.29 3.37 3.46 3.55 3.65 3.75 3.85 3.95 4.05 4.16 4.28 4.40 4.52 4.59 4.78 4.90 5.00 5.18 5.30 5.46 5.60 5.80 6.00 6.20

15 Life Ann. 20.87 21.24 21.63 22.03 22.45 22.87 23.32 23.78 24.26 24.7e 25.21 25.81 26.37 26.94 27.54 28.17 28.81 29.48 30.17 30.89 31.63 32.41 33.21 34.03 34.88 35.75 36.65 37.58 38.53 39.50 40.60 41.70 42.80 44.00 45.19 46.33 47.60 48.91 50.27 51.70 52.46 54.66 56.04 57.08 58.80 60.55 62.24 64.06 66.24 68.52 70.80

10 Pay Life Mo. Ann. 2.57 29.24 2.60 29.63 2.64 30.02 2.67 30.44 2.71 30.87 2.75 31.32 2.80 31.78 2.85 32.28 2.90 32.91 2.96 33.56 3.00 34.24 3.06 34.94 3.12 35.67 3.19 36.43 3.26 37.21 3.33 38.03 3.40 38.87 3.48 39.74 3.56 40.64 3.64 41.58 3.72 42.54 3.81 43.54 3.90 44.57 3.99 45.64 4.09 46.75 4.19 47.88 4.29 49.05 4.40 50.26 4.51 51.51 4.62 52.79 4.73 54.10 4.85 55.44 4.97 56.80 5.09 58.20 5.22 59.62 5.34 61.07 5.47 62.55 5.61 64.07 5.74 65.63 5.89 67.26 6.04 68.93 6.23 71.06 6.41 73.23 6.59 75.36 6.72 76.77 6.87 78.52 7.22 82.62 7.42 84.76 7.62 87.00 7.82 89.36 8.04 91.80

15 yr.

Endw Mo. Ann. 4.90 55.95 4.90 55.98 4.90 56.01 4.90 56.05 4.91 56.09 4.91 56.14 4.92 56.19 4.92 56.24 4.93 56.29 4.93 56.34 4.94 56.40 4.94 56.46 4.95 56.52 4.95 56.59 4.96 56.67 4.97 56.75 4.97 56.83 4.98 56.92 4.99 57.01 5.00 57.11 5.01 57.22 5.02 57.34 5.03 57.47 5.04 57.60 5.05 57.74 5.07 57.90 5.08 58.07 5.10 58.26 5.12 58.47 f 5.14 58.70 5.16 58.96 5.38 60.82 5.41 61.25 5.45 61.73 5.50 62.26 5.55 62.84 5.59 63.30 5.63 63.80 5.67 64.35 5.70 65.00 5.75 65.70 5.81 66.45 5.89 67.30 5.97 68.25 6.06 69.30 6.16 70.45 6.28 71.76 6.40 73.20 6.54 74.80 6.70 76.56 6.88 78.50

"Of the time you were a brunette," he blithely replied.

-Wall Street Journal ) • 4 • ( LETTERS FROM AMERICA People abroad are curious about America. They want to know more about us. Those of us with friends and relatives abroad can help satisfy this natural curiosity through our letters.

Let's spread the truth about America

20 yr.

Endw.

Mo. Ann. 3.52 40.22 3.52 40.28 3.53 40.34 3.54 40.40 3.54 40.46 3.55 40.53 3.55 40.60 3.56 40.68 3.57 40.77.

3.58 40.86 3.58 40.95 3.59 41.05 3.60 41.16 3.61 41.28 3.62 41.41 3.64 41.55 3.65 41.69 3.67 41.85 3.68 42.02 3.70 42.21 3.7- 42.40 3.73 42.61 3.75 42.84 3.77' 43.08 3.80 43.33 3.82 43.61 3.85 43.90 3.87 44.27 3.90 44.54 3.93 44.89 3.96 45,26 4.00 45.66 4.04 46.08 4.08 46.53 4.12 47.02 4.16 47.54 4.21 48.08 4.26 48.68 4.32 49.34 4.39 50.06 4.46 50.86 4.53 51.75 4.62 52.72 4.71 53.80 4.82 54.98 4.93 56.30 5.06 57.76 5.20 59.36 5.36 61.14 5.52 63.10 5.72 65.26

Endw. At Age 65 Mo. Ann. 1.12 12.87 1.15 13.15 1.18 13.44 1.20 13.74 1.23 14.06 1.26 14.40 1.29 14.75 1.32 15.12 1.36 15.52 1.39 15.93 1.43 16.37 1.48 16.92 1.53 17.54 1.59 18.21 1.66 18.97 1.72 19.61 1.78 20.29 1.84 21.01 1.91 21.79 1.98 22.60 2.05 23.48 2.14 24.41 2.22 25.42 2.32 26.49 2.42 27.64 3.52 28.84 2.64 30.14 2.76 31.54 2.89 33.02 3.03 34.61 3.18 36.32 3.34 38.18 3.52 40.20 3.71 42.42 3.93 44.86 4.16 47.54

20 P. Endw At Age 'GO Mo. Ann. 1.89 21.61 1.92 22.00 1.96 22.38 1.99 22.78 2.03 23.19 2.07 23.62 2.11 24:07 2.15 21:53 2.19_25.01 2.23 25.52 2.28 26.04 2.33 26.63 2.39 27.26 2.44 27.91 2.50 28.59 2.57 29.32 2.63 30.08 2.70 30.88 2.77 31.70 2.85 32.57 2.93 33.48 3.01 34.43 3.1G 35.42 3.19 36.45 3.28. 37.53 3.38 38.67 3.49 39.87 3.60 41.13 3.71 42.45 3.84 43.84

before Communist propaganda' can take root. The week of May 17 through May 23 is being set aside as Letters from America Week. Help' celebrate with at least one letter which tells what America is and what it stands for. )• •( Any American boy can grow up to take a high place in the government if he stays away from bad company and good investments. - Senator Soaper,

Wednesday, April 28, 1954 $1,000 CERTIFICATES Term-i-JT Mo. Ann. Under 6 mo.

1 2 .40 4.80 3 .40 4.80 4 .40 4.80 5 .40 4.80 6 .40 4.80 7 .40 4.80 .40 4.80 .40 4.80

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CONTINUOUS PREMIUM, RETIREMENT AT AGE 65, CLASS M Rates for $1,000.00 Age Monthly Annual 15 $1.95 $22.04 16 2.02 22.74 17 2.08 23.47 18 2.15 24.24 19 2.22 25.04 20 2.30 25.89 21 2.37 26.78 22 2.46 27.73 23 2.55 28.72 24 2.64 29.76 25 2.74 30.85 26 2.84 32.02 27 2.95 33.25 28 3.06 34.56 29 3.19 35.95 30 3.31 37.41 31 3.45 38.98 32 3.60 40.65 33 42.43 3.76 34 3.93 44.32 35 4.10 46.35 36 4.30 48.53 37 4.50 50.87 38 4.73 53.39 39 4.97 56.11 40 5.23 59.06 41 62.25 5.51 42 5.82 65.73 .43 6.15 69.53 44 6.53 73.69 45 6.93 78.26 46 7.38 83.33 47 7,87 88.97 48 8.43 95.25 49 9.06 102.33 50 9.77 110.35 51 10.58 119.50 52 11.51 130.05 53 142.37 12.60 54 156.87 13.88 ) • „s, • ( These are exciting days in Washing. ton. Some are getting posts while others are getting the gate.-Pathfinder. * * More people might practice economy if they had something left to practice with.

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S. P. J. S. T. SCHEDULE OF MONTHLY AND ANNUAL PREMIUMS ON JUVENILE DEPARTMENT

20 Pay-JC Mo. Ann. 1.12 1.18 1.23 1.28 1.33 1.37 1.42 1.47 1.51

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12.86 13.47 14.01 14.64 15.18 15.71 16.24 16.75 17.30

20 Pay-JS Mo. 1.69 1.68 1.66 1.64 1.62 1.60 1.59 1.60 1.61 1.63

Ann. 19.28 19.22 19.01 18.76 18.51 18.28 18.22 18.27 18.40 18.60

End at 18-JE Mo. Ann. 4.48 4.79 5.13 5.52 5.93 6.50 7.16 7.96 8.94

51.07 54.61 58.48 62.27 67.68 74.10 81.62 90.74 101.92

END. 20 Yr.-JG Mo. Ann. 3.56 40.67 3.58 40.96 3.57 40.80 3.54 40.50 3.51 40.15 3.48 39.80 3.46 39.58 3.45 39.46 3.45 39.41 3.45 39.42

CLASS N, MORTGAGE PROTECTION YOUR DOCTOR WILL TELL. YOU: 'INSURANCE Nearly everyone knows that cancer is Age Monthly Annual a most devastating disease, that it takes 20 $ .44 $5.03 thousands of lives each year, and that it 21 .45 5.06 is increasing in incidence. What many 22 .45 5.09 persons don't know is that cancer is cur23 .45 5.12 , able. Thousands of cases are cured an24 .45 5.16 nually. Many thousands more could be 25 .46 5.21 cured.

26 .47 5.31 27 .48 5.45 There is one important fact to remem28 .49 5.62 ber concerning cancer, and that is that 29 .51 5.80 the victim's chances for cure depend al30 .53 6.02 most entirely on how soon the disease is 31 .55 6.26 detected. If he goes to his physician while 32 .57 6.50 the disease is still in an early stage and 33 .60 6.75 then undergoes the proper treatment, his 34 .62 7.00 chances are good. If not, they are poor.

35 .64 7.26 Here's how early diagnosis could save 36 .66 7.53 37 more lives. At present, 35 per cent of .69 7.87 women with breast cancer are cured; 75 38 .72 8.25 39 percent could be cured with earlier diag.76 8.67 nosis. Likewise, five per cent of persons 40 .80 9.15 41 with lung cancer are saved; . the figure .85 9.64 42 could be . 50 per cent with earlier diag.90 10.17 nosis. The same is generally true for can43 .95 10.75 44 cer in other areas.

1.00 11.36 45 1.05 12.01 There are seven danger signals which 4( 1.12 12.75 warn a person of early cancer. They are: 41 1.19 13.55 1. Any sore that does not heal.

41 1.26 14.41 2. A lump of thickening in the breast 49 1.35 15.36 or elsewhere.

50 1.44 16.38 51 1.53 17.48 3. Unusual bleeding or discharge.

52 1.64 18.69 4. Any change in a wart or mole.

53 1.75 20.01 5. Persistent indigestion or difficulty 54 21.44 1.88 in swallowing.

55 2.01 22.95 6. Persistent hoarseness or cough.

7. Any change in normal bowel habits that persists.

YOUTH NIGHT AT LODGE NO. 88 There is no reason to be fearful of Youth night is held every Wednesday night at Pokrok Houston Lodge No. cancer; rather you should be concerned 88 from 7:30 to 9:30. Lessons are being by it. None ci the above symptoms means taught in voice (singing), tap, ballet, that you necessarily have cancer-in fact and ballroom dancing. These lessons are you probably don't. But any one of them offered to our youth, their relatives and should send you to your physician to be friends. Join as soon as possible. Visit sure. The expense of a cancer examinathe hall of Pokrok Houston any Wednes- tion is small. The examination itself day night and get additional informa- doesn't cause pain, and it may save your (dz) life. tion.

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Tow TUDENT NAMED WINNER V 2 STNIK — WEST.

Committee on Scholarships and is made prom candidates who are Working stulents on the basis of scholastic record, avidence of leadership, character and worth-while extra-curricular activities. the recipient is chosen from candidates who during their first three years at A. and M. have earned a Substantial portion of their expenses through student abor.

Hosek, a 1948 graduate of Grapevine Sigh School, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. ..ouis 0. Hosek of Grapevine.

• • The editor of the Vestnik gladly re)rints news and articles of this type.

Ne sincerely congratulate Jerry to his achievements. His parents should be )roud of him, and also his grandfather I. Kraft in Dallas.. The cash may, be pent quickly, but the honor will be last-

In the last week's issue of the Grapevine Sun, published Thursday, April 22 one of the SPJST students has his picture and a nice write-up about his scholastic record. He studies at the A. and M. College, comes from Grapevine.

Texas, and is the winner of the Kruegei Award of $500. But let the artcile in the Grapevine Sun tell the story.

JERRY JAMES HOSEK NAMED WINNER OF THE KRUEGER AWARD

Jerry James Hosek of Grapevine has been named winner of the Krueger Award cf $500. He is a Junior at Texas A. and NI. College, a veterinary' medicine student.

He entered A. and M. June, 1951 as a transfer student from Arlington State College and has an overall grade point ratio of 2.71. He has been a distinguished student every semester.

Jerzy James Hosek is a member of the Junior American Medicine Association, the A. and M. Czech Club, Phi Eta Zeta honorary society and ranked second in i,he outstanding sopromore award. By working during summers, holidays and as a student at A. and M. he financed his expenses in college.

The Krueger Award is an annual award made available by C. C. Krueger and the late W. H. Krueger of San Antonio. The scholarship is presented to an outstanding member of the junior class who is to be a classified senior next fall Selection is made by the Faculty

Texas Union Building, University of Texas in Austin.

SUNDAY MAY 2: Cesky Prapor Lodge No. 24 at Cyclone will have a luncheon after the regular meeting.

SUNDAY MAY 2: Open meeting at Stefanik Lodge with initiation drill team and a specially prepared program. It will be the 35th anniversary of the Lodge.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 5: Lodge 84 SPJST team plays Gulf Insurance Company team, diamond No. 2, Samuell Park, starting at 8:15. Come and see the game.

SUNDAY MAY 16: Pokrok Houston Lodge No. 88 will have a barbecue starting at 12:30. Big free dance in the afternoon, bingo and other games at night. Everybody welcome.

SATURDAY, MAY 29: Special dance at Lodge Pokrok Dallas No. 84, 2625 Floyd Street, benefit of baseball team. Door prize, a big, juicy ham from Columbia Packing Company, UNDAY EVERY WEEK: also known as Ondruseks Packing ComFamily night at Pokrok Houston Lodge pany.

88. Come and enjoy yourself. Coffee, ,ea, and doughnuts free. Bring your SUNDAY JUNE 6: riendsi.

Fort Worth Lodge No. 154 will observe its 29th anniversary. Watch for the anVEDNESDAY NIGHT EVERY WEEK: nouncement of the program.

Youth night is held at Pokrok Houston ) • •( Lodge No. 88 every Wednesday night ONE INCH, PLEASE 'rom 7:30 to 9:30. Everybody invited.

Your editor is everlastingly grateful SATURDAY MORNING EVERY WEEK: to our faithful reporters for their co9:30 to 11:30 Youth Baseball and Vol- opeption. The editor doesn't make the eyball practice games are being held official paper. It is the sum-total of all vith adult coaches for our SPJST Lodge those reports from your local Lodges 18 ball teams. All youth invited—mem- which gives a true picture of what goes )ers or non-members. in the SPJST. It is your personalized report which makes the Vestnik to be NEDNESDAY, APRIL 28: Lodge 84 SPJST baseball team plays more interesting to your neighbors, to Southland Life at diamod No. 2, Samuell your friends in your community of 1,ar ?ark, game starting at 7:15. Come and away from home, and to the membership in general. oot for our boys.

Your editor is pointing out one comFRIDAY NIGHT APRIL 30: An April Fool Youth Benefit Dance mon error. Some of you are too ecowill be given for the purpose of raising nomical with your paper. You write too much on one sheet of paper. A threea Youth Fund. cent stamp will carry four sheets 8!/2 SATURDAY MA 1: 1:iy 11. Allow one inch of margin on the Dance at Seaton Star Hall for all top, on the sides, and at the bottom. graduates of 1954. Music by Lanette and Remember: you need a hem on your dress, you need a cuff on your sleeve; her Music Maids. Everybody welcome. and you need a margin on your manuSUNDAY MAY 2: script. Your report is a manuscript. One In the afternoon at 2:30 the Czech inch of margin on your manuscript will festival MAJALES in the Texas Union give Vour reporting the professional Building of the University of Texas in touch. One inch, please.

Austin. ) • 4, • Women prefer men who have someSUNDAY MAY 2: In morning at 9:30 a meeting of the thing tender about them — especially Czech Ex-Students Association in the legal tender.—Kay Ingrain.

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JERRY JAMES HOSEK

Wednesday, April 28, 1954

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IN THE RURAL INSURANCE FIELD Editor's Note: Walter Morse heads the production in his company. That is no accident. In his article he paraphrases a noted TV program. The following is typical of a day in the rural insurance field.

TIME: 8:30. It was a cold, rainy day.

Clyde Fraser and I started for a fifty mile drive from the office. Clyde is one of my associates. We made our first call, which we completely missed. TIME: 10:15. On our next call, the suspect was absent. TIME: 10:35. The third call, after a satisfactory interview, was a definite postponement. TIME: 11:30. We then went into a local drug store for some sandwiches and coffee. Coming out we found the next man too busy for a satisfactory interview. TIME: 1:00. I then suggested to Clyde he call on the corner market man while I went in to see the proprietor of a garage and auto salesroom, who, I had learned, was named John Arenot. I found the proprietor busy on the telephone.

"I can't help it," he was saying. "The best we can ,do is 5:00 o'clock." Hanging up he spoke to a woman waiting, who complained, "It still lags on the pick-up." "Jerry," he hollered, "take this lady home, bring her car back and thoroughly check it." "I am due over on B— Hill. A man is stuck there." "Never mind that, take this lady home. I'll send George over there with the tow car."

I thought to myself, "I have hit this man a a bad time," but when he finished instructing his other man I walked over, shook hands, and opened with, ' I have been' watching and 11a-ening with interest to the splendid manner in which you keep things moving, which is all remindful that your days are filled with other people's problems.

The last man you take time to think about is John Arenot.

"My proposition is the last one a man thinks of until he needs it. Then, unlike merchandise or any other service, he is often unable to get it. We specialize in planning insurance incomes for emergency, retirement in later years, and for an untimely death." "I am insurance poor now," he answered. "Your answer is quite commonly used, Mr. Arenot, but irodi long experience I have found that most men make this statement hurri:lly, without careful thought of its importance to them. Men are usually both glad and sorry they have insurance—glad they have it—sorry they did not have more. How much do you carry, Mr. Arenot?" "I really don't know. Let's step up to the office," he said.

I followed him to his office, which was

Written for The Fraternal Monitor By W. W. Morse

TIME' 2:00. Two weeks later I personally delivered the policy and congratulated him upon having favorably passed his examination, and suggested as I always do, "Now, while you may, why not let me see if I can get you the other $5,000." "Not today, but see me next spring. I'll do it then." "All right, Mr. Arenot, but let's keep the door open so at that time you may be sure of getting it. I believe I can, even without another examination or an application right now, get you a $5,000 convertible term policy which would allow you, irrespective of your eligibility next spring, and in additions give you the full $5,000 extra protection until that time or any time within the next four years for the small investment of $65,25 annually." "No," he, said, 'I guess I may as well make it $5,000 like the other. How much will that be?" Turning to my ratebook and pad, with a little figuring I advised him that $260.85 would take care of it. TIME: 3:15. I left his office with his check for the balance on the $3,000 and the full advance premium for the extra $5,000.

This is CASE NUMBER UNKNOWN in the experience of a long-time gogiver, where John M. Arenot, living in the County of Cumberland, State of Maine, was provided with the key to better security and more happiness for himself and those nearest and dearest to him.

1•&•( DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES, REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS The deadline for the publication of articles, announcements, and reports is FRIDAY NOON. Don't send it to the printing office. It must be sent to the editor. Any article received later — provided it is still newsworthy — will appear in the following issue. Please co-operate with us by adhering to the deadline. ) • 4. • You don't hear anyone talking about being a red-blooded American anymore.

—Sandie Stevens.

• • "You know," said the back-fence gossip to her neighbor, "I wouldn't say anything about Evelyn unless I could say something good. And oh, brother, is this good! .

• • The trouble with Socialism is that you run cut •of rich people so fast that there's no one left to soak but you and me.—Washington Times-Herald.

half a floor higher than his repair shop. Going to his safe he took out his policies and handed them to me for examination. One was for $10,000 in a New York company, the other for $5,000 in a Connecticut company, and another for $2,000 in the same company. "These policies, Mr. Arenot, are all splendid contracts," I said. "They aggregate $17,000, but from observation and long experience it would seem to me to be properly covered you should have about a $50,000 insurance estate." He looked at me in some surprise and said, "That is simply impossible." "Well," I replied Only $8,000 more would make your program $25,000. There is a source of satisfaction in saying, 'I have a $25,000 SURE backlog, irrespective of whatever else I may be able to save.' " "I cannot handle that much now." "Three thousand on our attractive low rate would only require an investment of $156.51 at your present insurance age, 46, if you at promptly. This means only a savings of $3.00 per week and would make your aggregate $20,000 which would make a splendid start, Mr. Arenot, on a debt free, worry free estate.

"In case of your untimely death your widow would receive not only what you had actually saved, but what you intended to have saved. Moreover, if you live to age 65 you would have the cash, giving you ease of mind and comfort in the yea •s when you will want to be taking it easier." "Guess I have all I can handle now. See me later on." "Seventeen thousand of insurance, Mr. Arenot," I continued, "was at one time considered a lot of insurance, but today our economies have greatly changed.

Why, cur boys coming out of the service have $10,000! I believe you could undoubtedly handle the $8,000 if you decided to do so. To be sure, it does take more determination to save than to spend." "Three thousand would be all I could possibly carry now." All right", I said, taking cut an application with the comment, "I can try to get you $3,000. Of course, I am never sure. Then, if your application is favorably acted upon you might consider another $5,000.

Do you have any middle name?"

"Melvin is the name, but I use only `M ''. When finished in getting his signature, I said, "Do you wish to give me cash or check?" "I'll have it when the policy comes." I then explained the The two most common kinds of lies advantages of at least a deposit, where- in the world today are little white ones upon he gave me $20. TIME: 3:15. and big Red ones. Harry E. Forbes.

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District Seven Essay Contest

B'S'I NAY — Wrulf, Ito3Afil

Wednesday, April

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FRATERNAL WEEK

TO: Editorial Directors, Member So- such societies, in order that the public cieties — Natio•al Fraternal Con- at large and the more than ten million gress: members of such societies thereby may The Essay Contest Committee of Disbe apprised more fully of the ideals and trict Seven SPJST set up and approved Enclosed is copy of t h e Fraternal. the following rules to govern the Essay Week proclamation issued by Lendon objectives of the fraternal benefit system and its contributions to the welContest sponsored by District Seven: Knight, President of the National Con- fare of the state and nation.

1. The Essay Contest is open for mem- gres of America.

NOW THEREFORE, as President of We would appreciate your considera- the National Fraternal Congress of Aber and non-member children (whose mother or father is a member of the tion and courtesy in apprising your merica, I hereby proclaim the week of SPJST, between the ages of 10 and 16, lodges and units of this proclamation, June 13-19, 1954, as Fraternal Week and who reside within the confines of Dis- together with printing same in your request: ffice publication. trict Seven.

(1) That all State Fraternal CongressAs part of the Fraternal Week pro2. The essay contest must not cones, fraternal benefit societies and gram we solicit your aid in promoting sist of more than 200 words. local lodges cooperate and make fraternal activities throughout your jurevery possible effect to car3. The essay must be written or typed isdiction. Added impetus to these acry out the Fraternal Week program on one side of the paper and mailed to tivities could begin during Fraternal in accordance with the suggestions Roy Hranicky, Box 75, Orange Grove, Week June 13-19. and recommendations made by the Texas. Send three copies of each letter in We also direct your attention to the Committee on Fraternal Week of order that each judge may have one. fact that Flag Day, June 14, occurs durthe National Fraternal Congress Do not place your name, or any other ing Fraternal Week. To this end, we of America. identifying mark on your letter. Write suggest the promotion of special Flag (2) That, since patriotism is one of your name, address, and age on a sep- Day ceremonies in your respective comthe tenets upon which the fraarate sheet of paper. This way the judges munities and throughout your jurisdicternal benefit system is founded, will not, know the identity of any par- tion.

National Flag Day, June 14, be ty writing an essay. Please indicate your We are hopeful that Fraternal Week — particularly observed in conjunclocal lodge name and number on the 1954 will be one that will add further tion with Fraternal Week, and extra paper. recognition to the part fraternal benefit (3) That this Proclamation be pub4. Your entry and identity informat- societies play in our communities. We lished in the official publication hope that the promotion of these protion shall be included in the same enof each fraternal benefit society. velope. In order that envelope is not grams, especially during' this week, will )• •{ opened until after May 1, 1954, please bring a resurgence of our fraternal acwrite "Essay Contest" in the lower left tivities.

BEAUTY hand corner of the envelope.

Thank you for your co-operation for

By Helen Vacek 5. The essay envelope must not be which we are most appreciative. postmarked later than May 1, 1954.

Fraternally, You are a sob, a tear in a lilting throat, 6. If we have fewer than ten contesD. A. Talucci,. Chairman Ecstacy, swift as a soaring bird, tants each contestant will receive an Fraternal Week Committee NFC A. rimple of waters — elusive note—. equal prize. If have more than ten conYou beckon, a wisper hastily heard. testants the following prizes will be FRATERNAL WEEK PROCLAMATION I find you in the light of hungry eyes, given: First Prize—One 20-year policy By In laughter waning on quivering lips; with one year premium paid, plus $20.00, LENDON A. KNIGHT, PRESIDENT Second Prize—$15.00, Third Prize—$10.00, NATIONAL FRATERNAL CONGRESS A flaring ember, that windswept, dies, Scarce it suffused your fingertips.

Fourth Prize—$5.00 and Fifth through OF CONGRESS Tenth each $1.00.

The fragrance of a pale crushed flower, WHEREAS, for many years each Pres- Trampled blossom, bleeding its ache; 7. The winning essays will be published in the Vestnik. Interesting excerpts from ident of the National Frateral Con- Hope, that throbs for a breathless hour, the other essays will also be published. gress of . America has designated one Vanishes, ere the illusion should break.

8. The essay must confine itself to the week of the year as "Fraternal Week," following topic: "What I Expect in the to be observed and celebrated as such You, a cobweb brushing an eager face, by all State Fraternal Congresses, fra- That drinks the rains' virgin patter of SPJST and the Youth Movement." sleet— 9. The judges will not participate in ternal benefit societies, and the more Ecstatic in the breezes, embraced, than eighty thousand local lodges of the contest other than to impartially It buries itself at Nature's feet. judge all entries. The decision of the judges will be final.

You are the youth someone missed Mrs. Betty Jurica today.

10. No essays will be returned.

Route 2, Box 899 In straying from the gale-swept path.

11. Winners will be announced at our Corpus Christi, Texas In fingertips, groping, grasping the way, District 7 meeting in San Antonio, May You are a blind one's determined wrath.

16, 1954.

Mr. Frank Bolf We hope that many of you boys and Beauty lies in the depth of heart, Floresville, Texas girls will enter this contest. Should you And all those vague, intangible things, have any additional questions do not Roy Hranicky That lift out lives to a lofty start, hesitate to write to one of the following Orange Grove, Texas Moulding the image to which man committee members: (17)

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POLKA DANCE CALENDAR '(Calvin C. ChervenNa) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 Ray Krenek orchestra — Plainview Community Center near El Campo Sil Krenek orchestra — Benefit Dance — Orchard School Gym SATURDAY, MAY 1 Baca's Original orchestra Wallis Hall Henry Brosch orchestra —Echo Hall in New Braunfels Adolph Falke orchestra — American Legion Hall in Needville Rudy Kurtz orchestra -- Cotton Grove in Moulton Majek crchestra — Woodsboro Hall Starlighters orchestra — Sons of Herman Hall in Dalla SUNDAY, MAY 2 Baca's Original ∎crcheStra — May Feast Richland Hall near Austin Henry Brosch orchestra — C. Y. 0.

Rally -- Praha Hall Henry Brosch orchestra -- Plainview Community Center near El Campo Adolph Falke orchestra — Plainview Community Center near El Campo Rudy Kurtz orchestra — Picnic and Sulphur Park near Moulton Dance Majek orchestra — Moravian Hall in Corpus Christi Charles Patak orchestra — SPJST Pokrok in Dallas MONDAY, MAY 3 Wedding Rudy Kurtz crchestra Dance — American Legion Hall in 8 uer WEDNESDAY, MAY 5 Adolph Falke orchestra — Plainview Community center near El Campo Special N6tice: The writer of this column plans to be out of state for a portion of the month of May. Consequently, all dance dates for May must be received on for before May 5 to be included in this column.

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 01 writer will assume no responsibility resulting from any dance announcements which are listed in this col/Juin. 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. ° " •( The man who doesn't know where his money is going these days just can't see fast-moving objects.--O. A. Battista.

UBO2ACI (Les MiSerables)

"Ach, jak je tu krasne," zvolala *!

Bylo to hrozne doupe, ale citila, 2e jest jim tam dobfe.

"Main zamesti?" tazala se po chvili.

"Hrej si, me, cite," ocipovedel Jean Valjean.

Tak minul celS, den, oba byli spolu spokojeni. .• .

Druheho- dne za sVitani sta.]. Jean Valjean zase u postele Coseteiny a eekal na jeji probuzeni. Cosi noveho probouzelo se v jeho du gi. Neinel nikdy ptilditosti nekoho milovati, ani nebyl sam milovan.

Ji2 po pet a dvacet let byl ye svete osamelSi. 0 jeho sestre i jejich detech tkvela v nem toliko neurdita, vzpominka. Hledal je vgude a nemoha je naleznouti, na ne zapominal.

Kdy2 spatkil Cosetku a vzal ji s sebou, jakoby se v nem hem hnulo. V gecky na dne jeho duge drimajici city pfenes1 na to dite. Chodil kolem jejiho loge a chvel se radosti, nechapaje ani co se s nim deje.

Byl to druhSt WS/ zjev, s nim se setkal.

Pod vlivem biskupov,lim se v nem probudila touha po ctnosti, nyni Cosetka v nem budila touhu po lasce.

Te2 Cosetka se bezdeene zmenila. Ubohe stvorenieko matky nepoznalo, srdce jeji tou2ilo vgi moci po nekom, ke komu by mohlo prilnouti, ale v gichni ji odstrkovali. Je to opravdu smutne, 2'e v osmi letech mela ji g Upine chladne srdce, a6koliv schopnosti k lasce ji neschazelo.

Proto te2 hued od prveho okam2iku celou dugi piilnula k onomu neznamemu, ba zdal se ji i mladS7m a krasnSim, prave jako jeho chudSr byt.

Osud nahle spojil ty dva lidi bez domova a vyvr2ene, stejne, stejne oputene a osamele, a oni se te2 na vzajem doplriovali. Jako dite instinktivne hledalo otce, prave tak ubohy glechetnSr galejni otrok bledal dite.

Jean Valjean nakl znamenitS7 byt. Jak se zdalo, mohl tam bSiti Upine kliden a spokojen, tak gusto a prazdno bylo Vydaval se za kapitalistu 2ijiciho z arokft, jen nasledkem velkS7ch ztrat byl nucen bydliti tu zaroveri s vnuekou.

Uplynuly nedele, ty dve bytosti 2ily At'astne. Cosetka se smala a Webetala od rana do veeera. Jean Valjean ji zadal eisti. Oasto„ kdyg ji trail slabikovati,

vzponmel sobe, jak se kdysi v trestnici ell cisti s umyslem, aby tim mohl pasobiti zlo a dojemne se srnal. Cosetka nyni znamenala jedinY obsah jeho 2ivota, Casem ji take vypravoval o matce a kazal za ni se modliti. Deveatko jej nazYvalo nejake jine jmeotcem a nevedelo, no.

Jean Valjean z opatrnosti nikdy za dne nikam nevychazel, ale kahleho veeera za soumraku prochazel se hodinu nebo dve a braval te2 Cosetku s sebou, ale vybiral valycky jen ulice nejosamelej§1.

Cosetkkvelmi rada chodivala s otcem.

Chodili spolu, drtice se za ruce a on ji vypravoval razne zajimave' veci. Zili skrornne jako lido chudi. Nosil stale svaj 2lutST svrchnik a stars' kiobouk, proto te2 east° na ulici jej pokladali za 2ebraka, ba nekdy mu i dali almu2nu, kterou on s hlubcikSrm fiklonem pkijimal. Nekdy sam take potkal chud'asa prosiciho o almu g -nu,tpakseohld,za-ihonkdepozoruje, a pkibligiv se plage k neWastnemu, vtiskl mu do ruky peniz, east° stkibriV, a rychie se vzdalil. Melo to nepkijemne nasledkY. Zadinali si ho v to etvrti nazvajice jej gabrakem, jeng udili almu2ny..

Domovnice, 2ena zlostna a zavistiva, bedlive Jeana Valjeana pozorovala, anig by nee° byl tusil. Pko torn byla te2 velmi povidava. Hledela vyzvedeti neco od Cosetky, ale to nieeho nevedela. ft ekla jen, ge pkijela z Montfermeillu.

Jednoho raffia stakena zpozorovala,ze Jean Valjean vekl do jednoho z prazdnSrch pokoja Pli gila se jako stall koeka, a mohla jej skulinou ye dvekich pozorovati, anig by on sam ji spatkil.

Jean Valjean byl obracen ke dvekim zady, statena vg ak piece zpozorovala, vynal z kapsy nti gky, niti a jehly, odparal pod givku u bp su sveho svrchniku a vytail z otvoru kuz za2loutleho papiru, kterY rozbalil. Stafena s leknutim zpozorovala; 2e to bylo tisic frankil a rychie utekla.

Brzy na to Jean Valjean pfi gel k ni a prosil ji, aby mu ty penize , vymenila, ika, g e jsou to etvrtletni procenta jeho kapitalu, ktera yeera dostal.

"Kde a kdy to mohl dostati?" pomyslila si domovnice, "v2dyt' vychazi tepr y v 'Sest hodin veder y en a v tu dobu jsou v2ecky banky zavkeny."

O teto udalosti mluvily giroce a dlouze vkcky klepny z pkedmesti. Druheho dne Valjean jen y e veste tezal drivi pilou na chodbe, Cosetka byla s nim. Domovnice prave uklizela pokoj, zpozorovala na zdi visici kabat, prohledla si jej daladne, a zdalo se ji, 2e pod podSivkou gust.' papiry. V kapsach nalezla razne pkedmety, mimo jehly, niti a nii2ky, ktere ji g videdela, byla tam je gte tlusta tobolka, velk nut a vec velmi podezkela nekolik paruk rtizne barvy.

Vt ST NI K — WEST. TEXAS NedaIeko ehramtt svateho Medarda, kam'Jean Va.ljean,easto chodiVal se modliti, sedaval obyeejne 'iebrak na rouberil Stare Stikine. jean Valjean mu daval alriiugnu; nekdy take s nim promluvil.

• Licle tikali, se prST, ten gebrak je dlenem tajne polidie.

Jednoho veeera ubiral se Jean Valjean ton cestou, ' gebrak sedel na obvyklem seem miste a modlil se. Jean Valjean gel k nemu a dal mu penis. 2ebrak nahle zvecll lhavu, podival se patrave na Valje na.. a zase sklopil zrak: Tuglo to jen minutu, ale Jean Valjean se zachvel.

Zdalot' se mu, ze nespattil pri svetle lucerny r tvat gebralca, riSrbr g hroznSr a jernu velmi . dobte znam'Y oblieej. Couvl udegene, v , prsou se mu tajil dech a fiemohl ani sloVa Pronesti. 2ebrale s:vSrch vgednich hadrech a odigkival óteena.ge, jako by ho tu jig vilbec nebstio. "f6,. nee° se mi asi . zdalo," pornyslil Pfece dos Jean Valjean,- ale vta,til; sam Sob& ne-, niu velice -frozrWen a' to bYla i tqf Javertova 04'41 ptiznati, :Drub.elio, dne, vecer ' tarn :gel. zase, 2e= hrak byl na sVeM "l5.0441ept elovede,1' teld shi gte, daVaje eetrak zvedl hlaYu a reki h10.0in: svyn "Dekuji UCtive;' -Parge."" :Byl to teriVg start gebralc, jako obyeejne., jean. Valjean se 4klidnil a Syerriti viderii jen Se . zasmal. ".Tak, jsCM Jen mohl vdeti Javerta?" myslil si, "'"cOg PO.k riyr mryam klamy zrakove?"

Etrzy na tu pkihodu Zapornhei dotela.

Nekolik dni na to, asi v osm' hodin veder,. sedel v pokoji s Cosetkou, ktera site slabikovala. gable Jean' Valjean slygel, jak dvete u dornu se otviraji a zaDivil se tomu, protoge stard Se darnoVnice,. of ydejne 'dhodivala za sou-. rievypalila mnoho pir6.ku dek. Valjean . dal hned COsetee znameni, Oy.'umlicia a. natail uei.I■Tekdo gel pO schoclech, nahoru, kroky byly take, mask& ale statena nosila take sttevice a mela, chilzi mugske podobnou. Vzdor tozhasl ptece svici a tekl Cosetce, mu Vgak , 413y tichounce gla spat. Kroky se zastavily u jeho dveig. Jean Valjean byl obra-, cen ke ,clyetim zady a ye tme tajil dech.

Fo dosti dlouhe chvili, nesly ge nieeho, ohledl • se tie a pohlednuv ke dvetim, spattil zati svetla klidni dirkou. Patrne tarn nekdo stab se svici v ruce a naslouchal. Za nekolik minut svetlo zmizelo, ale krok •jig neslygel• Patrne ten, jen g na.slouchal u dveti, zui sobe boty, aby netropil hluku Jean , Valjean si ulehl obleden a celou *oz. ani oka .nezamhoutil. Za svitani, kdyi;Usiyul Cmavon, probudilo jej nahie vrznuti dveti na konci chodby a uslygel tyteg kroky jako vdera. Vyskoeil z postale a pologil oko na klidni dirku. Spatril jakth031 mute vysoke postavy, kte-

ry sel kolem jeho dvetI, a ani se nezastavil. Na chodbe bylo je gte tma, take nemohi rozeznati jeho tvate, ale jakmile ptigel ke schodirm, uvIdel jej Valjean ze zadu znamenite. Byla to vSr gka i postava Javertova.

Jakmile domovnice pti gla uklizeti, pohied' na ni Jean Valjean pronikave, ale na nic, se nezeptal. Hovorna babka sama zaiala povidati maji noveho najerrinika.

"Kdo je to?" tazal se Valjean lhostejne.

"Ach. . . Ani se nepamatuji, jak se jmenuje. JakSrsi Dumont, di Daumont."

"A dim pak, se zabSrva ten novSi najerrinik?"

Statena na nej pohledla svSrma UMma odima.

"Je kapitaTistou, prave jako vy."

Po odchodu domovnice Jean Valjean svinul do zavitku sto frankfi, ktere legely ve sktini a dal si je do kapsy. Ae byl opatrnSr, aby nikdo cinkotu sttibra nezaslechl, upadl mu ptece petifrank a s cinkotem se zakutalel na semi.

Jakrnile se zadalo si-nrakati, vy gel z mu a rozhledl se opatrne na v gecky strany. Nevidel nikoho.' Ulice jako by byla frpind prazdna.. Vratil se nahoru, vzal Cosetku za ruku a tekl: `Tojcl', me dite!"

XXIII Mleici pfizrak na noeni gtvanici.

Jean Valjean hned zaboeil do fizIcSrch a klikatSrch ulieek a ka gdou chvilku se ohligel, neni-li pronasledovan. Noc byla mesiena, demu g Jean Valjean byl rad, jegto na ulici byla svetla i stiny. Mohl se pligiti podel domfi a' zdi ye stinu a pozorovati stranu osvetlenou. Nepomyslil si ani, ge take pronasledovatele by mobil tmave strany vyugitkovati.

Cosetka gla, tige, na nic se neptajic.

Dlouhe svizele prvnich Sesti rokii jejiho givota ji udinily trpnou, konedne take byla s otcem, citila se tedy fipine bezpeenou.

Jean Valjean teg nevedel, kam jde, poroueel se ftpine v ochranu bo gi. Nebyl ani docela jist, hrozi •.1 mu skuteene nebezpeel. Vgdyt' se mohl mSrliti a pokladati nekoho jineho za Javerta. Byl-li to vgak piece on ,odkud mel jistotu, 'Se ho take poznal? Vgdyt' vgichni jej meli za mrtveho.

Progel mnoho ulic, kde ji g vgecko spalo, adkoliv nebylo je gte tak pozde a v jedenact hodin octl se v ulici Pontoisse, blizko policejniho teditelstvi. Za gel za totes nekolik krokil a veden jakSrmsi pudem se ohledl. Pti svitu lucerny rozeznal patrne tti lidi, kteti se pli gili za nim a ukrSrvali se ve •stinu. Nyni vgak byli nuceni picejiti misto osvetlene. Mu g, kterS1 gel v eele, se mu zdal zvla gte podeztelSr. "Pojd' rychleji, dite," tekl Cosetce a rychle opustil ulici Pontoisse. Probehl

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celou •adu ulitek, se dostal na jakesi namesti, odkud vedlo nekolik ulic na rfizne strany.

Namesti bylo ozateno mesidnim svetelrn.

Jean Valjean se ptitlaeil ke• dvetim, jednoho domu, chteje se ptesvedeiti, jell jeg te pronasledovan. Za chvilku objevili se etyti mu gi, vgichni , vysoci, v dlouhYch hneOch kabatech, s holemi v rukou a vypadali jako etyti piggery. Zastavili se uprostted namesti a patrne se radili. Ten, jeng je vedl, se obratil a ukazal g' ive na pravo, prave tam, kam Jean Valjean zmizel, druhS7 zase na stranu °pad.nou.

Jean Vaijean nyni ji g vedel, na dem je.

Poznal dokonale v saki mesioni Javerta.

Nedekaje ji g dele, vyu gitkoval nejistoty onech lidi, vyskodil ze sve skrSrge a dal se ulici po§tovskou smerem k botanicke zahrade. Cosetka byla ji g* unavena, vzal ji tedy na ruku. Ulice byly ftpine prazdny, lucerny nerozsviceny, protoge svitil mesic. Zrychlil krok co nejvice mohl. Jakmile byl jig dosti daleko, ohledl se. Ne gel za nim nikdo, oddechl si s uleheenim. Byl jist, ze zahladil za sebou stopu.

Nigel k mostu slaykovskemu, kdeg se v tu dobu je gte platilo mostne. Ni gel k budce a zaplatil pet centimil.

"Platte deset centime," tekl vSrberei, "to dite mute ji g choditi, musite zaplatiti za dye osoby."

Zapiatil gadanST poplatek, mrze se, na, sebe upozornii.

VelikSr tegkSr vas jel prave Sekvanu a rOyna na pravSr bteh. To se Valjeanovi jegto mohl ce1Sr most ptejiti ye stinu onoho vozu.

Za mostem spattil hromady prken a zychle zamiril k nim. Bylo Bice riutno pfejiti znadne velke -a jasne . osvetlene prostranstvi, ale nebal se toho, je gto si myslil, ge prondsledovatele ztratili jeho stopu. Za prkny byla fiska tmava ulieka, vegel tedy do ni, ale pted tim je gte ostraSite se ohledl. Ptehledl eel* most a spastiny za nim jdouci. tril Zachvel se, zmocnil se ho pocit gtvane zvete,. ale nebylo jive rady. Pustil se do tmave ulieky, jegto doufal, ge oni etyti bide ho nezpozorovali, kdy g osvetlene prostranstvi pfechazel.

Asi tri sta krokil dale delila se ulieka na dye 'east: jedna gla na pravo, druha na levo. Sel na pravo, je gto se mu zdalo, ona ulieka, vede do poll. Sel stale po tmave strane ulieky a dasto se ohli gel. Z podatku nevidel nikoho, ale pozdeji se mu zdalo, ze neco daleko v uliece a ye tole se pohybuje.

Bezel, doufaje, ge najde nejakou postranni ulieku, kterou by unikl, az najednou octi se u zdi.

Zed' tato vaak mu naprosto nepFekaZ'ela v dalg ceste. Byla to zed', je2 kon-

Ve stfedu, dne 28. dubna 1954. eic ulieku, dye nova ulieky naptie pketinala. Nyni zase nevedel, kterou stranou se dati.

Pohledl v pravo a uvidel velmi dobfe konec ulieky byla slepa. Pohledl v levo a presveddil se, to to vede do Pile ulice. Tam bylo nutno jiti, tam mu kynula zachrana. Sotva vtak ueinil neko.lik krokfi, zpozoroval na rohu, kde se dye zminene ulice sbihaly, Cerny stin. Cesta byla zamezena, byl tam patrne mysIne postaven stratnik na hlidku. Jean Valjean couvnul.

V tfide Saint-Antoine, kde prave se nalezal, bylo za onech dob jette malo doUlice byly tamer nedlatdeny, ytude bylo videti jen zdi, ploty a prazdna mista.

Jean Valjean byl v prodlouteni ulice Droit-Mur, nahle v pravST nhel zaboeujici, pied sebou mel zed' one ulice, a v pravo kuse prodlouteni ulice Droit-Mur bez vSrchodu, zvane slepou uliekou Gernot.

"Co nyni poditi?"

Jiti na levo nemohl, protote tam stal stratnik, vratiti se tat nemohl, jetto tam pravdepodobne na nej Cekal Javert se syStmi pochopy.

Javert podle vteho znal tuto past a zatarasil mu katdSr otvor k v3ichodu.

Vtecky ty mytlenky virily v hlave nett'astneho uprchlika, ale piece nepozbStval odvahy. Prohledl si slepou ulidku Gernot, se vtech stran ji obklopovaly zdi.

Pozvedl zouf ale oei k nebestm.

Abychom porozumeli tomu, co nasleduje, nutno sobe dobte ptedstaviti ulieku Droit-Mur. V ulidce to po prase strane at k uliece Piopus, nalezaly se tamer vesmes male chude domky, v levo bylo jen jedine staveni na rohu ulice velmi vysoke, potom postupne se snitujici, takze na rohu ulice, o nernt jsme . mluvili, bylo staveni tak nizke, ze bylo jit jen pouhou zdi.

Jetto Jean Valjean tam pti:s'el, byl bli to nitti zdi. Toto desne staveni, jet yypadalo jako oputteno a neobydleno, jej velmi vabilo. Kdyby se mu podatilo tam vniknouti, snad by byl zachramen.

Posadil Cosetku ke zdi a porudiv ji, aby mleela, tel si dobte prohlednouti zdi.

Dostati se do clomp okny nemohl, jetto cele prfideli bylo osvetleno a okna byla silnVmi mritemi opattena. Vratil se zase plite se opatrne podle zdi. Na rohu ulice zpozoroval, to zed' tvoti vSlklenek, a ptited tam, ptesveddil se, te ho ukrSrva tak, te ho nebylo z ulice Bylo tam tamer fipine tma, ale piece zpozoroval, e ve vSrklenku jsou dvoji vrata. Kdyby se mu podatilo otevtiti je, dostal byl se patrne do nejake zahrady, jetto nade zdi videl vetve stromn.

Oas prchal, bylo nutno jednati rychle.

Ohmatal napted men gi dvitla a pfesvedeiI se, to jsou z venCi i zevnitt htebiky 1- -"vita. Druha velka vrata byla velmi se1 a zprachniveld, vereje i zamek rzi

VESTN ilC — WEST, TEXAS pokryty. Nasledkem sve velikosti byla mane silna, snad by bylo =trio nejak je rozbiti, nebo vytrhnouti z nich desku. Uttipl kus dteva notem, a pod nim Spattil zed'. VYchod byl zazden.

V torn okamtiku uslytel mark tetkSrch vystreil hlavu za roh yVklenku do ulice a zpozoroval, to asi sedm nebo osm vojakil v tlupe, ykroeilo do one ulieky.

-Vojaci, v jicht cele byl Javert, postupovali pomalu a opatrne ku pledu a prohliteli cestou katde temnejti zdkouti.

Podle chnze a dastS7ch zastavek mohlo to trvati jette dtvrt hodiny, net k nemu dotli. Javert patrne potkal hlidku a ptibral si ji 'na pomoc, znaje velikou silu Jeana Valjeana.

Byly to stratne okamtiky. Za nekolik minut mei zase padnouti do to hrozne propasti po tteti. A co by se potom stalo s ubohou Cosetkou?

Jean Valjean tnel mnoho zkutenosti a byl velmi dfirnyslnV ve vynalezani zpiiocbti k fiteku. Pti torn byl take velmi obratnk, dovedl vtude vylezti bez tebti ku, jedine pomoci sve sily telesne. Nyni' zmetil okem vY gku zdi. Zed' byla asi osmnact stop vysoka, a jetto tarn v koute leLela jette hromada kameni a smeti asi pet stop vysoka, zbVvalo jen asi 14 stop, kdyby se na ni postavil. Nahoie byla zed' pokryta hladkou kamennou, deskou be kroyu. Pro Jeana: Valjeana nebylo ptelezeni zdi tadnou tetkosti, ale jak vy sebou motel vziti Cosetku? Nemohl piece drapati se po hladke zdi s ditetem na ruce. Kdyby mel provazy, snad by si vedel rady, ale kde nyni vziti provaz?

Zrak nett'astneho uprchlika, zoufa le se rozhWejiciho vukol, padl nahle na nerozsvicenou lucernu, ktera stala jen nekolik krokti opodal.

Za tehdejti doby nebylo v Patiti plynaveho osvetleni. Za soumraku rozsvecovaly se lucerny, ktere se vytahovaly a spouttely provazem, jent pies ulici se tahl a do tlabku pilite byl picipevnen.

Kladka, na nit se provaz svinoval, nalezala se nad lucernou v zelezne sktince, od niz lampar mel kite. Provaz pak chranen byl pouzdrem kovoyYrn. Jean Valjean priskoeil k lucerne, otevtel sktinku hrotem notem pfetizl provaz a okainZite byl zase u Cosetky. Lucerna nebyla iozsvicena, nikdo tedy nemohl hned zpozorovati, to u ni schaz• provaz. Cosetku to zadalo znepokojovati, cele poeinani Valjeanovo se ji zdalo pfili§ divnYm. Jiro dite by se jiste rozplakala a rozkileelo, ona zatahla jen Valjeana za kabat.

Kroky vojakii se stale vie a vice ly.

"Tatinku," za,§eptalo deveatko, "bojim se, kdo to seen jde?"

"Tice," odpovedel neStastnik,

Btrana 25 Thenardielova, nemluv nieeho, nechej mne Ciniti, deho tfeba Bude g -11 Mita/ nebo plakati, uslygi to a vezme to s sebou."

Cosetka se zachvela a umlkla. Potom7 anit by se ptenahlil, ale nemate tet ant chvilky easu, aekoliv mu byl Javert, s hlidkou tamer jiti v patach, odvizal si tatek s krku, ovazal jim Cosetku pod pat/ tak, aby ji to nebolelo, pfipevnil k satku prova.z na pevny uzel a vzal druhY konec provazu do zubn, zul sttevice a pundochy, jet hodil pfes Zed' vylezl na zdivo vyklenku a soukal se v rohu s ta,kovou jistotou nahcru, jako by mel pod patami i pod lokty stupne.

Cosetka s itz'o.sern nail pohlitela, ant necekajic. Napomenutira Va.ljeanovhn a jmenem Thenardierove cela ztrnula.

Najednou zvolal na, ni Vaijean velmi tile: "Opti se o , zed'. Nemluv ani sloVa a neboj se."

Cosetka, poslechla a v torn okamtiku ucitila, ze se vznasi nahoru, ale nezli se rnohla vzpamatoya4, byla, jit nabofe.

Jean Vaijean ji vza na zada., poloill se na zdi a plait se as k ralstu, kde byla vrata. Tam, jak , tusil, bylo staveni pfista.vene ke zdi, jehot stfecha'byla dosti nizka. Byla to velmi tt'astnia—natOda, jetto zed' s one strally 2bylit imlOhern vySSi net z ulice.

Jean Valjean je gte ani neslez1 se qi,e chy, kdyt v torn usly gel V uliece` .Hlidka patrne, jit tam dogla, repot' bylo slygeti hfirnaVY hlas JavertuV: "Hledejte ride, jiste zde bude, tato ulieka nema vYchodu."

Prchajici zatim seskocil se sttechy, drte Cosetku v naruei. Devcatko bylo po-` tichu, adkoliv melp ruce trochu potkrabane.

Byli v jakesi velike, ale smutne zahrade. Ozakoval ji rnesic, bylo tam videti dosti hustYch kfovin a dlouhe topo/ove stromoradi v pozadi toho dlouheho, dosti fakeho, se vsech stran zdmi obe hnaneho prostranstvi. Uprostfed byly zahony zeleninY, rpezi nimiz scaly ovccne stromy. Okna skleniku se leskla ye stribrnych paprscich mesidnich, ktere se koupaly v nevelke nadrtce vody opd=, Tu a tarn scaly kamenne lavky, porostle mechem. Staveni, po jehot stkee Jean Valjean slezl, bylo tamer zficeninou. Sloutilo patrne za skladi gte, jetto pokoje bez' oken, zpustle a gpinave, byly ruznym haraburdim napineny.

Velika, budova rozkladala se do zahrady dvojirn prneelirn v deli taco byla uvnitt je gte desnejei, net pruceil z ulice, take v gecka okna byla zamfitovana..Bylo tam divne ticho {t prazdno, zdalo se, le tamtudy nikdo 111kdy nechodi, ani ye dne.

Jean Valjean vyhledal sve sttevice, a

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Dite myslic stale, 2e Thenardierova je hleda, chvelo se a pritisklo se ke svemu pestounovi. Z ulice dolehaly k nim jeSte stale volani a krcicy hlidky, ktera ka2dy koutek prohiedavala. Po etvrt hodine poeal se hluk vzdalovati. Jean Valjean si oddechl.

Nastalo ticho. Nahle uslyseli jakysi nebeskY zpev, va2nY hymnus zaznival z tinave budovy. Zpivaly jej hlasy 2enske, panensky Uste a zdalo se, 2e je to sbor anfjelti.

Cosetka i Jean Valjean padli na kolena, jejich srdce byla divne vzru§ena.

V dome v§ak nic se nehYbalo, yypadalo to, jako by duchove zpivali v neobydlenem dome. Zpev umlkl. Jean Valjean v.z;ak piece nevedel, jak diouho to trvalo. U vytiteni east° hodiny se zdaji minutami. V'Sude bylo ticho, jen vitr hYbal suchou travou a vetvemi stromti.

Noeni vanek mrazil, ale Cosetka piece si neste2ovala a optela hlavieku o thine Jeana Valjeana. Myslil, 2e usnula a podival se na ni. Oei mela otevtene a tva•ieku tak smutnou, 2e se mu aZ srdce sevrelo.

"Chce se ti spati?" otazal se.

"Je mi velice zima," odpovedela. "Je tam jeae stale?" dodala po "Kdo pak?"

"Pani Thenardierova."

Jean Valjean j12 zapomnel, ze toho prostredku pou2i1, aby Cosetku ptimel k mleeni.

"Ne, ji2 tam neni," :odpovedel, "neboj se."

Deveatko si oddechlc, jako by mu yelika tine spadla s prsou.

Valjean sylekl svrchnik a zabalil do neho Cosetku.

"Je ti nyni tepleji?" tazal se.

"0 ano, tatinku," odpovedela.

"Poekej zde tedy chvilku, hned se vratim."

Vykd z kolny, ubiral se podel velike budovy, vyhledavaje lepSi atulek. Set kolern rtiznYch dveti, lee ty vkcky byly zav •eny a. v oknech vkide byly mriZe. Kdy2 zaboeil za rah domu, zpozoroval velika obloukovita a slabe osvetlend okna.

Vystoupil na gpielcy a podival se dovnitt.

Okna Ma do dosti rozsahle sine, 'AirokYmi deskami kamennYmi dladene, v ni2to byly sloupy a pilite, mdle osvetlene plamenkem u stropu visici lampieky.

Na prvni pohled se mu zdalo, 2e tam nikoho neni, ale pozdeji zpozoroval, ze uprostred sine le21 nee° jako lidska postava, prikryta eernym rubaSem. Ruce mela kriZem slo2ene a le2ela nehnute jako mrtvola.

Jean Valjean, aelcoliv za sveho 2ivota videl mnoho hncznYch veci, piece nyni ucitil v eelein tele mrazeni a vlasy se

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Chlad, neklid, rozrukni onoho veeera jej apine vysilily. Citil, ze me horeeku, zmatene mySlenky mu vitily hlavou. Pohledl na Cosetku. Spala klidne s hlavou o kamen optenou, sedl si tedy vedle a pohliZel na ni. Pohled na dite jej ponialu trochu upokcjoval. Vedel, 2e nyni jedinYin obsahem jeho 2ivota jest ona, jedinou jeho toultou, aby se ji dobre yedlo.

AC byl zainy'Slen, slykl piece ji2 nejakou dobu jakYsi divnY zvuk, jako by nekdo zvonil zvonkem a zvuk ten vychazel ze zahrady.

Vyhlecll opatrne ze sveho akrytu a spatfil jakehosi elovelca. Ghodil kolem zahonit, shybal se, pak se vase vzprimil a zastavoval.

Jean Valjean se polekal, jeZto si myslil, 2e Javert stoji je:Ste na blizku na hlidce. Kdyby jej ten elovek spattil a policie lined by se tam objevila.

Vzal Cosetku na ruku a zanesl ji opatrne za hromadu polarnaneho ne,bytku do nejtemnejsiho kouta kolny. Devcatko se ani nepohnulo. Potom pozoroval,mute ✓ zahone melouriti a divil se, 2e jakmile se hnul, bli2ilo se i zvoneni, vzdaloval-li se, take zvoneni se valalovalo. Onen mu2 mel jiste zvonek na sobe, ale co to mei° znamenati?

Nahodou dotkl se ruky Coseteiny, byla studend jako led.

"Ach, muj Bo2e!" zakptal. Potom se shYbl a tik zvolat: "C,osetko!"

Dite se ani nePohnula. Zatrasl ji silne jefte se neprobuclila.

"Co2 by zemtela,!" pbmyslil si a vzp -imil se, tiesa se na celem tele.

Nejstra§neji royglenky virily mu hlavou. Jedna-li se o lidi nillovane, kouzli nom nak obrazotvornost • v2dycky Silene predstayy. Pomyslil si, 2e spani v zime a v mrazive noel by mohlo bYti smrtelne.

Cosetka lezela bleda u jeho nohou bez hnuti. Naslouchal, jestli jeie clYcha, ale dYchala tak tile, 2e se mu zdalo, 2e hned ptestane dYchati. Nyni se mu jednalo jen o jedine, aby ji nejak rozehral a probudil. Na VSe ostatni Zapo•nel.

Cosetka mu.sela nevyhnutelne, drive ne2 Ctvrt hodiny uplyne, bYti v teple a ✓ posteli. Vybehl z kolny a be2e1 prima

ye str'edu, dne 28, dubna 1954. k eloveltovi se zvonkem, cestou pak vy tahl z kapsy hrst penez. iVlu2 se zvonkem nevidel posud Jeana Valjearet, je2to byl sklonen, a2 teprv, kdy2 onen prikl k nemu a zvolal: "Dostanete sto frankti, jestli mi pro tut:;, noc poskytnete ptistreSi." "Olovek vyskoeil leknutim a poVznes1 oCi. Jean Valjean stal v pinem svetle mesienim.

"Ach, to jste vy, ()tee Madeleine!" zvolal neznamy.

To jmeno vyslovene zde, v tu hodinu, a tim Upine neznamYm elovekern Jeana Valjeana ohromilo, ta,k2e nekolik couvl. Ten, jen2 k nemu takto promluvil, byl shrbenY a kulhavY starec v obleku .ebyeejneho vesnieana a na kolenou mel ko2enY ,podvazek, na nem2 visel velikY zvonek. Jeho tvat byla ve stinu._Zatim, starec smekl eepici a zvolal s pohnutim: "Odkud jste se zde vzal, otee Madeleine? Jakym zptisobem jste sem prikl?

0i .snacl jste spadl z nebe? Koneene by to nebylo divne, proto2e takovi Tide jako vy bydli jen v nebi. Ale, co se s vami stab? V2dyt' jste bez satku na krku, bez kiobouku i bez kabatu. Kdybych vas neznal, mohl bych se polekati. Pane Bo 2e! Co.?, se nyni naposled svati zblaznili? ftek-nete mi jen, jakYrn zpilsobem jste sem ptiSel?" mluvil rychle, bez ladu a skladu, s tidivem a dobrosrdeenosti.

"Kdo jste? Jak to (him?" tazal se Valjean.

"To je dobre," zvolal starec, "v2dyt' vy piece jste, mi k tomuto mistu dopomohl!

Co2 pak mne nepoznavate?"

"Ne, nepoznavarn," odpovedel Jean Valjean, "a nechapu, odkud mne mil2ete znati."

V torn okam2iktt se obratil, mesic ozaril tvat a Jean Valjean poznal stareho Faucheleventa.

"Ach, to jste vy," rekl Jean Valjean; "nyni vas poznavam."

"To je dost," odpoYedel starec s vfeitkou.

"Co zde Mate?" tam]. se Valjean.

"Jak vidite, prikrYvam melouny. Pomyslil jsem si, 2e jiste bude mraz, kdy2 mesic tak jasne sviti, a vstal jsem, abych je prikryl. Ale odkud se tu berete vy?"

Jean Valjean v'Sak, se mel na pozoru a misto odpovedi, sam mu daval mnoho otazek. Ulohy se obraitily. Vettelec se vyptaval obyvatele domu.

"Co znamend ten zvonek na kolene?"

"To je proto, aby se mi ka2dY vyhnul," odpovedel Fauchelevent.

"A prof se yam maji vyhYbati?"

Fauchelevent komicky zamrkal oeima.

"Zde v dome jsou same tenStiny, same mlade divky. Patrne se jim zdam nebezpeenYm. Zvonek je upozorfluje, kde jsem, a ony v tu stranu nejdou."

(Pokradovani.)

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