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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 With Undeliverable Copies to SUPREME LODGE SPJST, TEMPLE, TEXAS ROeNiK (VOL.) XLII

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VVIAH Z PROTOKOLU PRUHE eTVRTLETNI, 1954, SCHUZE HLAVNI rt18ADOVNY, KONANE V HLAVNI iltADOVNE V TEMPLE, TEXAS, 1. DUBNA 1954. hu, byl nastolen co feditel distriktu eislo 28. dubna 1954).

CHITZE BYLA ZAHAJENA ptedseRozepfe, debata a rozmluva ohledne 1, a obdrZel gratulace a blahopfani od dou Markem v 9:15 hodin rano. spravnosti protokolu schilze Hlavni fita- vech pfitomnSrch.

S Vgichni elenove Hlavni uradovny dovny, ktera se konala 30. ledna 1954, za-i Pfedseda Marek pfedloZil Zadost od rabyli pritomni a sice: se se rozvinula. KoneenO na navrh fedi-1 dio stanice KTEM v Temple, Texas, o oEdward L. Marek, Frank 6erve0, tele Roda, ktery podporoval feditel Cer- znamovani, ale bylo usneseno, aby tato John A. Kubena, Chas. Holasek, vent' a kterSr byl pfij at, tento prothkol byl zalelitost byla odlozena na dobu pozdeigi.

J. F. Chupick, Chas. Navratil, pfijat s ma.lou zrnenou. (Tato zmenaJziyla I I Pfedseda Marek pfedloiil 'Zadost od Jos. Kona, Jr., Frank Rod, podana ve Vestniku 28. dubna 1954). Po-1 Cen-Tex. Fair Association o oznamku v R. A. UrbanovskV, A. C. Stepan, nevaa oposice proti tomu pfijati zapisku jejich katalogu. Bylo usneseno dati men Robert Cervenka, J. M. gkrabanek, ze. schOze Hlavni iffadovny, konanSrch 11. oznamku do jejich katalogu.

Adolph D. Pavlieek. ledna 1954 a 30. ledna 1954, trvala nadale, Bylo usneseno, ze se nebude platiti ZadRedaktor Vestniku, br. Valeik, a fedi- koneene ye 3 hodiny odpoledne, na navrh telka Odboru Mladetie, sestra Birdie feditele Roda, ktery podporoval feditel ne komigne Zadnemu na certifikaty, ktere I si vezmou ktetikoliv clenove na vyrovnaHilsherova, take byli ptitomni. tervent a ktery byl ptijat, bylo usneseno, ni z casti neb zupina, kterehokoliv naKdy2 tajemnik Koliha pfeeet1 protokol aby tajemnik Chupick na.psal clanek do daeniho certifikatu vystaveneho na8i Vestniku, co vysvetleni to kontroverse z pravidelne schilze Illavni uradovny, ktera se konala 11. ledna, 1954, nastala o tYkajici se spravnosti techto zapiskfi a viJednotou. ek pfeeet1 dopis od pravninena delsi rozepte, rozmluva a debata, ale torn clanku aby jen citoval ty dva elankylPf edseM a ai i o hledne, z dal i e to zatyto zapisky s malou zmenou, (tato me- proti kterYm byly namitky, jak tyto byly ho radce Paa na byla pine podavna ye Vestniku ze dne zaneg eny v ptivodnich zapiscich, a aby konite spravne platiti uroky Hlavni fikapak podal neb citoval ty same elanky, jak dovnou na odlolene neb placene ve 28. dubna 1954). byly schvaleny. kach podpory. Pravni radce PaNa Zadost tajemnika Chupicka, poklad- ony byly pitaty a schvalenY Hlavni hfa- vlieek v torn dopisu se vyslovil, ze je to dovnou.

Bylo usneseno, ze se nemaji psati nik Ko/ilia, pteeetl protokol ze zvlagtni tiadne dal gi dopisy a Zadne zalelitost s kteroulllavni utadovna milschOze Mayni Uta,dovny, ktera, se konala do Vestniku i elanky ohledne teto rozepte tie se ze naloZiti die jejiho vlastniho dobrozdadalg 30. ledna 1954. Zase nastala o nem rozeni. Bylo usneseno, aby firokova sazba na pie, rozmluva a debata, ktere, potrvala ati nemaji uvetejniti ye Vestniku. takove odlokne neb po ea,stkach placene Ptedseda Marek podal jeho zpravu ose schtze odroeila k obedu ve 12:25 odpoUmrtni podpory byla 21/2%. hledne jeho ntedni einnosti za prvni ledne.

Ptedseda Marek ptedet1 dopis od Dr. Kdyti se schilze ease zahajila ye 2 hodi- etvrtleti 1954. Podal zpravu ohledne disEduarda Mina, reditele odboru slovanny odpoledne, na navrh predsedy Marka, triktnich schtlzi, ktere se konaly v pryktery byl jednohlasne ptijat, bylo usne- nun etvrtleti 1954.Ikekl ze y e schtzich skych jazykd na Statni universite v Audistriktudislo 2 a 3 bylo pritomno 26 or- stinu, Texas, co pozvani Hlavni Utadovny kilo, aby Hlayni ttadovna venovala a , dis ve schfizi distriktu Oslo 5, 16 na Majales slavnost Ceskeho klubu, kteprijala ptislug nou resoluci smutku a pro- 1 jev soustrasti a ucty v Umrti sestry Vile- I organisatoril; y e schuzich distriktu eislo ktera se bude konati v nedeli 2. kvetna rrany Navratilove, mantielky reditele Na- I 1 a 6, 34 organisatoril; a ve schtizi distrik- 1954: Pozvani od Dr. Micka bylo ptijato vratila, aby tajemnik Chupick pripravil to Oslo 7, 9 organisatort. Oznamil, ze Hlavni uradovnou s povdekem a nekolik takovou p •islug nou resoluci a aby v gichhi t schilze organisatorti se budou zase konati I Oen() vyslovilo jejich Umysl zaeastniti se elenove Hlavni utadovny s redaktoreml behem pristaho mesice a ze v nekterych teto slavnosti.

Ptedseda Marek pfeeet1 dopis od br. L. Valdikem a ses. Birdie Hilsherovou byli distriktech tyto schtze se budou konati O. Hogka,, tajernnika distriktu Oslo 3, ve jmenovaoi co elenove toho resolueniho . veeer. vboru. Resoluce soustrasti a Acty teditelil Ponevad'ti nove zvolenS r teditel, br. A. C. kterem br. Hokk ptedlotiil Zadost Hlavni Navratilovi byla nato ptijata. (Tato reso- gtepan, nikdy neslotiil jeho uredni ptisa- uradovne o zaplaceni tajemnikam dis luce byla uvetejrnina ye Ve',stniku ze dne hu, tento potom'slotil jeho ntedni ptisa(Pckraeovani na stra,ne 4)

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DaNi vvhodou pri. ifypUceni detsliSr.ch BLAVN1 URADOVi4A — SUPREME Le0Dalt nadaanich certifikatu je nOvY zpilsob, ze v$cchny d6t.' z ke nadaeni certifikaty na EDWARD L. MAREK. President Tem ple, Texas cianos $1,000 a vY$e mohou bYti y yplaJOHN A. KUBENA, Vice-President ceny v libovolnYch splatkach. To znaLa. Grange, Texas mend, '2,e niladik nebo device, kteki maji a. P. ctirr p tcx. secretary Temple. Texas , nadaeni pojistku na studie, dostanou JOS. KOLIIIA. Jr.. Treasuro.

Temple. Texas svtij nastiadanY obnos v dasticaeh, joke R. A. URBANOVSKY. ,Boolcitaimer rnitio urditi rozimany otec, a nikoliv v g eTemple, Texas chno n a ednou. Rovnez y eechny jine nADOLPH PAVLICEIC, Attorner 511-23 Shen Bldg. nittni. podpory, kde obnos poji gteni je Houston, Texas vyeei neZ $3,000, mohou bYti vyplaceny v n'R. MARVIN LESIKAR, medical Director nebo ureitYch mesic`:nich,„ etvrtletnich P. 0. Box 410. , Taylor. Texas rocnich. splatkach, coz bude vyhodou, ze 011 DITELE marc rem• nevyplaceay zbytek bude stale ptinageti A, C. STEPAN, Plitt District Brenham, Texas nrok. , Hlavni. tiradovna, odhlasovala, CHAS. NAVRATIL, Second Distrito nrok na nevyplacene a rozdelene poji g teTemple. Texas nroeenta. ni bude d y e a 76013ERT CERVENKA. Third District West. Texas Noiinkon g posledni sehiize PRANK CFRVENY. Fourth District Munday, Texas telesa je udeleni odmen na g im organisaJ. M. SERABANEK. Fifth -patriot tornm. 0 bonito bodu bylo dosti diskuse 4720 Bellaire Blvd., Bellaire. Texas ve schfizi, ale podrobnosti byly pone!RANK ROD, Sixth District chany na vypracovani organisaenimu El Campo, Texas CHAS ROLASEK, Seventh District podvyboru. ttednici a teclitele povolili 2541 Lexington Blvd., Best odmen pro ka gclY distrikt, celkern Cor p us Christi, Texas -anliEGV VlBOR — PUBLICATIONS uthalarrsil 42 odrneny. ceny v ka,Zdern distriktu JOS. HORNAK, Chairman budou na zaklade obnosu noveho pojig P. 0. Box 125 teni, a stejne tti ceny budou na zaklade College StatiOn, Texas MRS. FRANCES OLEXA ziskani novYch elentl. 0 dva tYdny po6402 Taggart zdeji podvYbor uva g il veechny moSnosti Houston, Texas MRS isNTONIE IIORM a komplikace, a vypracoval podrobnosti 2102 Housl c v Drive Dallas 18, Texas soutele. Vysvetleni je popsamo v nasleATAsoVNf VIBOR .— BY-LAW COMMUTES dujicirn sloupci, a take V oznaince na PRANK OLEXA Chairman za_dni stra.ne tohoto 6402 Taggart Houston. Texas Zajitnavou je zpraira tajemnika prvniJOB. SLAVIK, Secretary ho distriktu, bratra Ba,rone, nalezajici se Box 426 Temple, Texas mezi dopisy a zpravami. Prvni distrikt BIRDIE TIILSHCI;t• Youth Counselor mel svou schuzi v nedeli 25. dubna v si1215 Heights Blvd. ni tacit? Ve.smernost v Nelsonville. Bratr Cinn.trtn T•vn• Entered iii mama *, sass mall matter, January 3rd, 2933 at West, Texas under the Act of Con gress of Aug. 24, 1922. Send Form 3579 to TetnPle. Texas

Ve stfedu, erne 5. kvetna 1q54 Baron odhaduje naveavu mezi 2,500 a'2 3,000 navetevniky a hosty. Co vSak nemile zarali, je velika lhostejnost a nevSimavost nekterYch mistnich radii, jejich Urednikt1 a jejich elenn Vflei distriktnim schuzim. U nekterYch radio rnySlenka fraterna.lismu, yzajemneho sehazeni pro feSeni spoleenYch problemd, apine vyvetrala. Nektere tady v prvnim distriktu dosud neposlaly alit do jedne distriktni schnze sveho zastupce.

A distrikt konal ji g et y rtou schitzi. Ted' si ptedstavrne, ge tech hosttir bylo v Nelsonville 2,800. Kdyby se naveteVnici rozdein mezi 35 ,tadri, ktere path do prvniho distriktu, bylo by to 75 osob na ka g -dyta.Leizprvjmnkadsttu, bratra, Barone, bylo jen dvanact Ma zastoupeno. A to nebylo tech dva,nact zakladajicich radii SPJST, ktere budou letoS 58 rokt stare. Tak hezky by se to psalo a eetlo, kdy by se mohto y etejnosti sclelit, g e veechny zakladajici tadY v prvnim distriktn poslaly sve zastupce do sdhilze v Nelsonville, takejich tarn bylo na ti tisice hostu. Ano, bylo jich tam tolik, ale naei bratti tam nebyli. t lentil z pr y niho distriktu bylo tam asi 200. Od nektereho • adu pouze dva nebo jen asi 'ode dvou ptespolnich radii byla naveteva sinnejei. Mane dere se do mysli melodie: "... co se to stab s varni?

Byly jste takove hezke, ty na g e spoleeky - . 'desk 6.

Hn'evejte se na mne nebo ne, ale reknu y am to, sestry a bratti, otevtene, i kdyby.rte pro ma slova na mne gli g alovat Tiskovemu vyboru, ze "poekozuji vasi eest, vaei poctivost a vaei schopnost". nebo neco podobneho, jak to stoji ye stanovach. Ale jestli se nemt g ete jednou za eest rnesicti rozhoupati, - abyste se ukazali v distriktni schnzi, abyste po•mohli tiaeit spoleenou ftiru, nestojite mnoho o svou spolkovou •dest, ani si rrinoho nezakladate na, svych spolkovYch schopnostech. Misto fraternalismu pestujete spolkOvY revmatismus. A nestojite o to, abyste se z neho vyleeili. To radell se belhate ye sve spolkove einnosti, radeji natikate, Ze to tak nejde, jak to chodivalo. Vette mi, 'te main vas veechny rad, z y ldete vas, kteti jste byli zap•ahli v torn spolkovern tivote ji g eels desitky let. Lee misto abyste se snatili bYt spolkoye a ir.yelenkove sVelimi, nechavate /13, svem spolkovem jednani rtisti mech a plisen. Nam stareim je vlastne potteba, spoIkoveho Z1Vota daleko Vice net tern rnla,dYm a tern•prostkedniho veku. karn "ham", prcto ge jsem jednim z vas.

Sam se pohybuji ye spolkovem g ivote od doby, kdy jako 191etY spratek jsem Sokolskou Jednotu V East Bernard.. To bylo pied 45 lety. Od tech dob dostal jsem nekolikrat nakopano, ba na jednom sjezdir mne dokonce povesili.

Poznal jsem, ze jestli 61ovek nechee ve

Ve stkedu, (Inc 5. kvetna 1954. svein stari klesat mytlenkove, musi stale anti na neeem opravdovY zajern, a musi bYti spoledenskYm tvorem, dokud mu poldivene a stare a kfehke kosti dovoluji. Proto apeluji na, vas, abyste nezanedbavali bratrskYch stykil a spolkoyell° tivota.

A jute Rite pripomenuti did vim na srdce. Vaichni vite, ae nacre SPJST je bratrskYm podptirnYm spolkem a ie mane jiste vyhody, ktere obchodni a akeione:ske pojitt'ujici spoleenosti neNebudu fikat, ae jsme rneli nebo manic lidi, ktefi by radi . videli naai SPJST pfernenenou na akcionatsky podnik. Byl by z toho ramus, jako McCarthy dues deli ve Washingtonu. Ale zakony jsou zakony. KaadYrn rokem musi naai Utednici podavati zpravu do Austinu statnimu odboru pojiat'ovani, jak operujeme. Kdybyste ve zprave do Austinu videli jineno vaeho ktidu, ze nekona sve pravidelne mesieni schilze, a , videli jste pod tim dlouhe 15fadkove vysvetleni od na§ich atednik0, ze jste si to od Hlavni lifadovny proza.timne vymkhli, abyste men dovoleno konati sve schtize jen jednou za, ti1 mesice, pak byste se zarnyslili. Atka byste si: nepracujeme sami proti sobe? Je to tfeba, abychom poakozovali sami sebe? A moana, ae " byste si vyhledali stanovy a pfedetli 'elanek 137. A take moZna, 2e byste zadali pohliaeti na distriktni schtize a celkove v lejArn svetie.

Kdyi jsem yam povedel 9 tom, ie ve sehtizi prvniho distriktu schazelo tkiadvacet ratio, ae tarn bylo tfi tisice lidi, dovolte mi upozorniti vas na zpravu tajemnika tfetiho distriktu, bratra. Hoaka, kterY vysvetluje, jak dopadla jind distriktni schtize v tutea nedeli. Tam nebylo t11 tisice lidi. Tam nebylo ani tisic lidi. Tam bylo asi 600-800 osob. Ale tam byli zastunci ze vaech jedenadvaceti •adu, patficich do tfetiho distriktu.

Jeden prespolni 'fad tam mel pies poloviol syYch dlenti. A kaadY had byl postupne vyvolan, aby podal zpravu o einnosti Boma. Tak na pfiklad had eislo 101 z Gainesville oznamoval, ae polovina bydli ve statu Oklahorrie, polovina Texasu, a y kaAde schtizi kaadY merle je pilitornna polovina Menu. Nektere fady zciarne a svorne pracuji s jinkrni fady v blizkem clean a yzajemne si vypomahaji. Ani minuta schtze nelayla, zmafena n ej a kou debatou nebo nejakYmi ml pkestrelky. Je to snad jedink distrikt, kterY si odhlasoval, ae bude konati schtize rodne. Distrikt tfeti ztratil minuleho roku nejmene na, dlenech bud' iimrtim, vystoupenim nebo vyloudenim.

Taktka polovice disteho pfirristku na eleneeh v cele Jednote loilskeho . roku je v distriktu tfetirn. I toho bylo vzpomenuto, ae tketi distrikt prohral s tem patym, ac vylual to tim, so

Vt STNIK WEST, TEXAS vice elenft. A jak jeden z ilfednikti prohlasil, "To nebyla bolest, to byla radost udelati vitezUm banket". Na dAkaz sve vytrvalosti, tfeti distrikt vyzval viteze it patem distriktu k nove souteal, tentokrate na zaklad'e novYch elenu. Ba tfeti distrikt jde jeate dale, co g bude vysvetleno. deny bude jiste zajimati zprava fediktera, je uvekejnena v anglicke Casti. Mela by zajimat katcleho elem. Reditele chteli hned v lednu pfehlednouti vacehny zaznamy, ale nedoalo k toniu pro rtizne pfidiny. Dokoneili vaak svou pfehlidku v dubnu a nalez svfij nfedkladaji ye zprave, ktera je psana anglicky, ale ktera bude srozumitelna pfeyaine vetaine Je to prvni vYkaz od do by, kcly se koupila budova v Temple, proto feditele velmi svedornite poclavaji vaechny poloaky.

V. pondeli 26. dubna o °sine hotline rano seael se organisadni podvYbor, aby vykonal, co mu bylo uloaeno od Hlavni atadovny. Na podvYboru jsou pfedreda Marek, feditele Navratil a 8krabanek, a cedaktor Valcik. Znovu byla probirana otazka, jak upozorniti na ge lady, ze pravidelne mesieni schtize jsou zakonitym poaadavkem. Nektere lady bez duvodu, bez povoleni a bez ozna.rneni mail schtize jednou za dva, za tfi, nebo za etyfi mesice. Vybirani poplatku v nazi JednoIC se provadi dle mesieni nebo dle roeni stupnice. PocIvYbor vaimnul si, ze do Austinu musela bYti poslana zprava a pripojena omluva, aby se statnimu odboru pojlat'ovani .vysvetlilo, prod dornaci fady ta,kove vYjimky aadaji. Redaktoru bylo pfipomenuto, aby se o veci rozepsal v organu, by vaichni eleni byli varovani o tomto prestupovani na gich stanov a tea statnich zakonti.

Podvyboru bylo piedloieno dopordeeni aktuara Mimse, aby docasna detska pojistka byla vyplacena podle stoupaji31 akaly, phi ktere hranice veku je pet mesict a dvacet devet dni. To by znatuenalo, ae kdya dite zeinte ve \ Tau etyk let a test merictl, pojistka, by byla, jako na petilete dite, totia $500. Tent obnos yyl by vyplacen, kdya by dite zeinfelo ye itaki pet let pet rnesicti, a dvacet devet int Pro pod ykloor bylo to jen uvedomeal, ja,ka, direktiva byla doporueena od naaeh° aktuara hlavnim fifedniktnn. V dodasne tfide /name dnes 816 de g, ktere jsou pojiateny na obnos $571,000. Pfi zvYgenYch vkhodach meli by naai organisatofi venovati tomuta druhu pojitteni lepgi pozornost.

Na zadni strane tohoto eisla je anglieke vysvetleni, ae budou udeleny ceny v kaadem distriktu pro ty organt.atory, kteti upig i nejvice novych elen0, a take pro ty, kteti upiai nejvetai obnos noveho poilateni. Aby nebyly namitky, ceny v ;_nou pripadech budou stejne. KclyS' by

Strana. 3 vaak nekterY organisator ziskal dve ceny stejne hodnoty, dostane cenu jmenovanou a cenu nahradni v teae hodnote.

Ka.adY organisator bude opravnen k cenam v obou oddelenich, Prvni ceny, druhe ceny a tfeti ceny budou pro vaechny distrikty stejne. Kaady organisator bude zavodit jen s temi, kdo jsou organisatory v jeho distriktu. JinYmi slovy, distrikt prvni ma 35 faclu a 40 organisatorti. Z techto 40 organisatorti nekdo dostane prvni cenu za nejvetai poeet novYch diem), a nekdo dostane prirni cenu za nejvetti obnos noveho pojiateni. Pak bucku d ye druhe ceny, a dve tfeti ceny, tedy 'test cen mezi 40 organisatort prvniho distriktu. Nebude padat na vahu, zdali novY Glen pfistoupi k fadu V prvnim distriktu nebo k radu v nekterem jiriem distriktu. Avaak 40 organisator0. v •prvnim distriktu budou zavodit polite mezi sebou, a nebudou si vairriati 30 organisatorti v distriktu patem ani 36 organisator0 v clistriktu testem. Je mo'Zne, nekterY organisator dostane dye ceny. Napfiklad sestra Milanova byla na prvnim miste y poetu 'Menu a na thetim miste v obnosu poji gteni. Kdyby ceny byly udeleny v mesici bfeznu, sestra Milanova by dostala dve deny. Tato soutea organisatortl je vypsana na tfi mesloe, podinajle na 1. derma a kondic na 31. srpna 1954.

Aby vSak soutei byta ,za,jimavejSi, ti distrikt vyzval organisatory pateho distriktu k zavodu na ziskani nejvetaiho poetu Clem. Zavod mezi tfetim a patYm distriktem ma bYti rovnea od 1. eervna do 31, srpna. A k dovraeni vaeho toho, prave dotlo do organu provolani ke vaem organisatortm v cele Jednote' od Afednikt ffetlho a pateho distriktu. Zda, se, ae tfeti a NAY distrikt tak dostal chut' na dal gi misani, ae oba distrikty zvou organisatory vaech distriktit do bratrskeho za,vodu, aby se ztiskalo vice novYch e'en& V provolani stoji, ae by to jiste poteailo celou Jednotu, kdya by na takovou bratrskou soutea pristoupila aspori polovina organisatorti. A prod ne?

Jestli se budou organisatoti ye vaech sedmi distriktech podileti na cenach vypsanych Hlavni tifadovnou a vyjmenovanych v oznamce na zadni strane, pros by se organisatoki v ka'adem distriktu nespojili, aby dokazali, ae na procenta to piljde. Distrikt tfeti ma hodne vice Clem nea distrikt etvrtY, proto musel by distrikt tfeti ziskati mnohem vice novYch dent, aby jeho procento se vyrovnalo procentu novYch Clem, pfirtstku v distriktu etvrtem. Jako kdyby tad, majiel 500 'dent zavodil s faclem majielm pouze 100 elenti. U menaiho fadu dva novi eleni by znamenali 2% pkirtistku, kdeato fad s 500 dleny by musel ziskati 10 ncvYch, aby procento bylo stejno yypoke. Organizatoti, pfeetete si pro-

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volani, rozvaZte si to dobke, ae svym so uhlasern padporujete bratrskY zavod.

Videli jste mravence tahnout velikou kobylku? Sam Salomoun pravi, abychom se nein od mravencil. Pomorte pcstaviti svilj vlastni distrikt do popkedi. Dejte k pi n vo sviij souhlas.

Redaktor prave dotal zprivu, ze sestra Anna Noma, manZelka bratra Jana Nemeho z Crosby podstoupila dosti teikou operaci v Hermann nemocnici v Houston& Tamtel nachazi se Ja tketi 4u:ten bra.tr John J. Stareala. Pfejeme nagim pacienturn brzkeho zotaveni a navratu do svYch ) • 4.

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h. z protokolu

(Dokoneeni se strany 1) triktu Jednoty nulovneho do a z clistriktnich schfizi a v jinYch akcich distriktu.

Pylo usneg eno, ze kdy2 Hlavni inkadovna venovala $30.00 kaldemu distriktu pked nejakou dobou, aby tato Zadost br. Hogka nebyla povolena. , Pkedseda Marek oznamil, ye schtlzi keclitelU, konane v sobotu 10. dubna 1954, bylo rokovano ohledne ucielovani cen or-. ganisatortm a Ze bylo usne geno, aby tato vec byla ptedlolena do rukou VYboru na pojigteni a Ze VYbor na poji gtbni tuto zilOitost vezme v flvahu a rozhodnuti v priSti schfrzi.

Predseda Marek oznamil, 2e VYbor na pojig teni rozhodnul, ze obnosy umrtni podpory v naSich detskYch certifikatech v cl oeasne tkide se maji platiti dle elanku 118 nagich stanov.

Tajemnik Chupick pfeeet1 dopis od br.

James Hradeckyho z El Campo, Zadajici o dar od Hlavni ukadovny na postaveni a vydrZovani ittulny pro stargi lidi, kterou Czech Catholic Horne For The Aged ,kor porace hodla postaviti v Hillje, Texas. Bylo usnegeno, aby Hlavni tlfadovna darovala $100.00 na tuto .atulnu pro star gi lidi.

Tajo/m.11k Chupick pkeeetlnekolik peedbeZnYch Zadosti o majetkove piljeky, ktere vg echny byly uvaZeny Hlavni fikadovnou. Tajemniku Chupickovi bylo potom narizeno, pokraeovati s nekterYmi dle obvykleho zpirsobu a nektere Zadatelfirn navratiti.

Tajemnik Chupick pkeeet1 dopis od br.

Frank B Steinera, od kadu dislo 84 v Dallas, Zadajici o dar $20.00 na zakoupeni dvou stejnokrojti (uniforern) pro SPJST Baseball druZinu, ktera druZina ma bYti ei r-nern. Dallas Fraternal Council Basebnll League, ktera, se organisuje. Bylo usne:;eno, aby Hlavni Aradovna Zadank dar $20.00 povolila. teetnik UrbanovskY upozornil Hlavni irkadovnu na nutnost zakoupeni novS,ch pkistrojct do jeho inkadovny a site noveho "multigraphu" stroje a noveho "adressographu" stroje. Dodal, ze naSe stare stro-

je jsau j z temek nadobke vyclkeny. Vysvetlil vYhody a ceny takovYch novYch pkistrojt a jejich hoclnotu v rychlejgim vykonavani prace v jeho odboru..

Schilze byla odroCena k veeeti v 6:00 a zase zahajena, v 7:30 hodin.

Pokladnik Koliha vysvetlil dopodrobna pisemni zpravu jeho irkeclni einnosti pro prvni etvrtleti 1954, kterou pkedloZil vgem elenum I3lavni Ukadovny pisernne. Ozna mil, ie na konci prvniho etvrtleti 1954, neb Da 31. btezna 1954 Hlavni Akadovna mela celkem 1379 rnajetkovYch pfijeek v thrnem obnosu $4,961,850.48; Ze behem prvniho etvrtleti 32 ma.jetkoi TYch pajCek bylo vypiaceno a za to samou dobu bylo udelano 69 no17"'ch neb obnovenVch pujeek.

Pokladnik IColiha podal vgem elemAin Hlavni Ukadovny pisernnY seznam vsech majetkovYch pajeek,.ktere pkedloZil tediteltitm pro jejich uva geni ye schilzi WU 10. dubna 1954 s naertern rozhodnuti, ktere keditele piijali ohledne v gech pujdek, o kterYch se rokovalo.

Pokladnik Koliha podal zprivu ohledne nekolika majetkil vlastnenych Hlavni firadovnou.

Pravni rodee Paylidek podal zpravu a jeho nredni einnosti Co privni radce Hlavni frfaclovny za prvni etvrtleti 1954, behem ktere zpravy oz_namil, Ze behem prvniho etvrtleti 1954 Hlavni iffaclovna uzavtela a obnovila 69 majetkovYch Pravni radee Pavlieek Zadal Hlavni tadovnu o dovoleni poeitati poplatek olejovYm spoleenostern a jinni osobam za pouZivani )za pfienou pfehlidky) abstrakt0, ktere drZime s na gimi ptijekami.

Bylo dohodnuto, aby takovY poplatek byl stanoven $3.00, mime v pkipadech ye kterYch dluznik neb osoba abstrakt si prejici, pro ten abstrakt prijde osobne a kdyZ s tim nevi 72adn6 expresni neb po gtovni vyclaM. Pravni radce Pavlicekieki, te by byl za to poycleenY, kdyby bylo podano ve Vestniku vysvetleni, kolik on skuteene obdrZel poplatkil za jeho praci s majetkovYmi pUjekami behern roku 1953. Bylo usne geno, te teditele poclaji prislu gne vysvetleni. teto zalditosti v jejich zprave ye Vest niku a v takove zprave uda.ji skuteenY obnos, ktery pravni radce Pavlieek obdrZel za jeho praci behem roku 1953, a take kolik skutedne obdrZel poplatku pravni radce Kacit behem roku 1953 za jeho praei spojenou s ktere byly uzafteny v roku 1952.

Pravni radce Pavlieek oznamil, 2e dosud nebylo rozhodnuto, zdali Dvojnasobna Arazova pojistka bude splatna v certifikatu elena, kterST zemtel nasledkem neobyeejnYch okolnosti a M rozhodnuti -Leto otazky nemuZe bYti ueineno az bude koneene zjigteno, za jakych okolnosti tento Glen zeinfel.

Ve stiedu, dne 5. kvetna 1954.

Na odporueeni keditele Ruda, aby 26dost o pOjeku, ktera byla povolena v obnosu $6000.00, byla zvYgena na $6600.00 s $75.00 mesienimi splatkami, byla schvale na.

Reditel Holasek zminil se o jeho elanku ye Vestniku a upozornil eleny Hlavni irtadovny, ‘Ze Hlavni irkadovna by mela delati plany, aby bylo vyhraZeno misto v nasi budove, ye kterem vYstayky pro nage museum by mohly bYti prozatim umistneny do toho easu az jista Cast na gi budovy bude vyhraZena pro museum.

Se souhlasem v gech bylo usneg eno, aby behem pkigtich 90 chair Zadne Zadosti majetkove pitjeky od neelenti nebyly pri jimany Hlavni tikadovnou, keditele podali jejich zpravu ohledne jejich auditu, ptepoeitani indta a pfehli Zeni knih a zaznamtl Hlavni itkadovny, pkednesli razne podrobnosti ohledne jeji prate. Bylo usne geno, aby keditele e r venka a Navratil pkipravili vYkaz pkehledu kediteltr, pkedloZili jej jinYm keditelam ku schvaleni a pak jej uvetejnili ye Vestniku.

Redaktor Valeik podal zpravu jeho Cinnosti v organisa.eni praci co statni organisator. Pedal podrobnY vYkaz jeho pram podal nekolik pokyntl, ktere maji byti vza.ty v Avahu VYborem na pojigteni, kdy2 schtze VYboru na poji gteni bode svolana Tikedsedou Markem. • Sea. Birdie Hilsherova, keditelka nae110 Odboru MladeZe, podala zpravu o jeji einnosti Co keditelka Odboru Mladde, s kterou pkednesla pro schvaleni Hlavni ikadovny na drate rekordovanY program, tktery hodla pkednesti v konvenci Texaskeho Bratrskeho Kongresu, ktera se ma konati v Galvestonu v listopadu 1954.

Program, kterY ona pkednesla, se velmi zamlouval vgern pkitomnYm. Sestra die Hilsherova pkednesla zase pro znovuuvaleni Hlavni iikadovnou nektere jine zalegitosti„ ktere byly dulelite rozebrany, ale ohledne kterYch nit nebylo udelano.

Schilze se odroeila v 1:30 hodin pa pulnoci.

Sestavil a napsal J. F. Chupick, tajernnik Hlavni intadovny SPJST. • 0„, • Kdyby bylo•moZno videti postup syYch ,myglenek ye svem duchu, jak tyto myglenky strhuji k sobe to, co jim odpovida y e skuteenosti; kdybychom mobil videtip jak nezdar, neuspech, dluhy a ztraty spechaji k nom, ponevad2 jsme se dotkli techto veci s yYrni myglenkami, piestali bychom se trapit , myslice na veci, kte rYch si nepkejeme, a pfemY gleli bychom racieji o torn, eeho Si pfejeme, vabice tak k sobe bohatstvi misto chudoby a zdar misto nezdaru. — 0, S. Marden.

Ve stredu. dne 5. kvetna 1954,

Oddil Dormovatelsk ZPRAVA Z PRVNIHO DISTRIKTU Fayetteville, Texas.

Opel jest nage distriktni schfize vac minulosti. Meli jsme se tarn vgeci clobte.

Ptedne, dik nas vgech path elentm tadu (IQ° 68 v Nelsonville za jejich mile polio stem. Meli vge krashe ptipra,vene. Tag' prot;ramni vYbor se zadr gel, men krasnY program ptipravenY pro na ge pobaveni.

Vgechna east jim. Meli krasna Cisla, ktera vygadovala hodne ptipra,v a obetavosti 1: tak umeleckemu provedeni.

Schfize za,poeala zapenim pisni, nada be. W. D. Kama,s od tadu dislo 68 pronesl uvitadi tee. Pak nasleolovaly kratai teei distriktnich iIredniku. Ptedseda 111avni iltadovny br. Edw. L. Marek byl Predsta y en ptitomnYm. Pronesl ptatelskou a 1)0\71)1e/106 tee, jak on to jen dovede. Byl IodirYni Utednikem z Hlavri tiradovny ptitomen, krome ov gern nageho ptedsedy, bratra A. C. 'Stopana, kterY jest te g teditclern prvniho distriktu, a bratra Frank Rocla, kterY jest teditelern 6. distriktu.

Br. Marek omluvil jelio spoluiltednikY z Ustteclny, kteti se nemohli dostaviti do no:4 schilze, ponevad g to samou nedeli men distriktni schuzi ye West, na ktere se podileli bratti Chupick a UrbanovskY. Br. Koliha pro osobni zalelitosti se nemohl dostaviti.

Po feel br. Marka tajemnik pteeet1 protokol z minule schfize a zaroveri finaneni sta y 11:111ello distriktu, toti g ktere tady nom peispely a kolik, na hrazeni iltrat techto schuzi. Na to byla ueinena ptestavka k obeclu a byl volnY eas ag do 1:30 odI 'Ai* poledne.

Po obede zadal krasnY program, kterY se v.,;em libil. Ueinkovalo na tomto prograrnu nekolik ileastnikfl a vgichni hrali ay e Ulohy znamenite. Obzvla gte co jest zajimave, jest videti ty malinke, jako byla to dvojice deveatek, nebo i ti dva mall chlapci. hrati na jejich harmoniky.

Po programu fitedni za,hajeni schfize bylo zas zapoda,to. Byl ueinen "Roll Call" a bylo shledano, ze nekolik tadtil nebylo zastoupeno. Die zaznamu, ktery sleena Betty J. .8tepanova, dcera br. 80pnna z Brenham, pri jeji registraci u clveti, bylo zjigteno, to nasledujici tady a podet jejich &emu bylo zastoupenYch: /tad eislo 1 -- 4. _fad Oslo 7 -- 1. itád eislo 14 — 3. ad eislo 17 — 3.

Rad Cislo 33 — 39.

Rad eislo 37 -- 1. had eislo 38 — had Cislo 39 -- 10.

Had eislo 44 — 8.

Rad dislo 68 — 116. had Olslo 122 -- 2.

Rad 'Oslo 141 — A.

VESTNIX— WEST, TEXAS Celkove tada zastoupeno dvanact. JednotlivYch clams, ptinale gejicich k rfiznYrn tadfim, mogna tarn bylo vice. Zde jsou zahrnuti jen ti, kteti se registrovali. Dale rejsttik ukazuje eleny od nasledujicich tadil mimo distrikt. PAd eislo 74 jeclen elen; tad 'Oslo 88, Best Mena; tad eislo 28, etyti eleni; tad Cislo 29, jeden elan; tad eislo 108, jeden e'en a tad Oslo 50, jeden Glen. Od tadu Oslo 28 byly tam dve organisatorky a site Bohaeikova a Kubenova.

Odhadovand fiea,st vgech, zahrnuti v torn vgichni taastnici tohoto podniku), byla mezi dvema a pill a ttemi tisici.

Dalgi krasne proslovy nam ucinili na sledujici: Br. Jpsef W. Jetek na, historii tadfi disla, 14, 33, 68 a 44. Bratr Vaclav Batina od eisla 38, promluvil o elanku otisknutern v Dallas Morning News a vysvetlil, jak to bylo krasne podane a jak to bylo nem vgern ku prospechu a reklame.

Br. Frank J. Olexa od tadu 'Oslo 88 v Houstonu jest teenik, ktereho jest radost poslouchat. On ta, slova clovede tak kras rie klasti jedno za druhYrn. Prornluvil na thema, abychora si hledeli udr get nagi nilacleg mezi narni. Pak na fade byla sestra Birdie Hilsherova,, na ge Youth Counselor. Vysvetlila jeji odbor dilkladne, jak by si mistni tady Italy podinati a co vge by mohly udiniti pro jejich rnlade g, aby si jl udrgely ye svem sttedu. Slibovala b'ti napornocna v gem na zavolani.

Devet organisatoril bylo ptitomno tato schilze; 3 zakladajici elenove; 7 elent, kteti maji troje pokoleni, a dva. Mani majici otyki pokoleni pojigtene v /Iasi Jedno O. Tato posledni east patti bratrilm Ladzie Blalek a Frank J. Olexa. Nejstar gi Olenove ptitomni byli zjigteni: J. I. Minton, " st., 78 let.

79 let star, a Frank 8tepan Navrh, aby pti gti schilze byla, poradana u tadu Nov' Tabor eislo 17, byl podan bratrem 8' rubatem, ktery g navrh byl podporovan bratrem Frank 8tepanern mlad gim. Nebylo dal gich navrhil, tedy bylo ujednano konati ptigti schfizi u tadu Nov' Tabor eislo 17, nekdy asi v rnesici Plesne datum ma bYti stanoveho tadem Nov' Tabor se souhiasem Hlavni iltadovny, tak aby nekonfliktoval se schtizi jineho distriktu. Br. 8rubat byl ustanoven ptedsedou zabavniho programu, fieinkujici pro ptigti schuzi, a bylo ponechano jen-m, aby si zvolil sve pomocniky eili vYbory. Toto ukoneilo na gi schilzi a vgichni se rozegli po milem SbratrskYm pozdravem P. P. Baron, tajemnik. ) • • ZPRAVY Z TI ETIRO DISTRIKTIJ S. P. J. S. T. Grapevine, Texas.

Sestry a bratti: Vgein tern na gim mil3"rm elentim distriktu, kteti se at' ,ii" pro jakoukoliv ptidinu nemohli zn6astniti nazi vYroeni schilze distriktni ye West dne 25. dubna, jsem

Strana • nucen sdeliti, to mi sestaveni poclrobneho zapisu z mYell poznamek venue deli eas. Tedy dnes jen kratce s va,mi sdeIuji nejhla,vnej gi body celeho jednani ze dne 25. dubna.

Mohu radostne sdeliti, ze dela, porada na,ge byla zdatila, nalada po celY Cas povznagejici, neast na jednani vgeobecna, pozonnost a potadek i pti to velke nav gteye ptikladnY. Spinilo se koneene nage ptani, take se mfigerne pochlubiti 100% zastoupenim nagich 21 sdru genYm tadft.

Nutno zde sdeliti, ze nektere na ge tady, jako Waco, Ennis, z Dallas oba i z Fort Worth oba tady, mely 20elenne, ba i poeetnej gi delegace ptitomne. — Cmgem, domaci tad, na g hostitel s br. Oervenkou v cele, byl nejsilneji zastoupen (ale taky nadela,li nejvic ramusu v "genkovne" mezi jednanim). Sestileky tadu 'Oslo 54 byly velide piln.e a snagily se vgechny nas vlidne a dobte obslou giti. — Diky jim vgem.

Z nagich 2i organisatoril, 16 jich bylo ptitomno porade, mimo dopisovatelfi do nageho listu. (Rad budu sledovati, co o nagi ,schfizi napigi.)

Nagi Hlavni iltadoVnu zastupoval bratr tajemnik 3. Chupick, br. UrbanoVskY a br. Navratil a ov gern ze reda,ktor br. S. Valeik nas nezapornel a svoji iteasti potegil. , , 1,0, ■ Schfize za,hajena temet na, da,s, jak by lo planovano, a trvala celkem i s velice zdatilYm dislem EnniskS7ch, na gich milYch znladgich i star gich yeetne, celkem 4 hodiny a 15 minut. Poledni ptestavka obnagela 1 hodinu a 30 minut.

Vgichni distriktni fitednici byli znovuzvoleni. Mimo toho ma b$/ti zmenovan, thelennY vYbor poradni-planovaci pro budouci einnosti i stralce praporu (cutodian of the district flag).

Po schilzi nasledoval zaba,vni program

schilze Nasledujici je potad distriktnich ktere jsou na programu v pti gtich medcich: 16. kvetna, distrikt sedmST, San Antonia 30. kvetna, distrikt OAST', Danbury 27. tervria, distrikt etvrtY, Rowena 25. dervence, distrikt tteti, Ennis 17. tijna, distrikt druhY, Cyclone 24.. tijna, distrikt gestY, Elmaton Sestry a bratti, hled'te se zfieastnit techto distriktnich schuzi, aby v kagde chuzi byly vgechny tady onoho distriktu zastoupeny. Vezmete s sebou sve deti, aby se mohly podilet na, program% nebo aby uvidely, jak v jinYch taclech ornladina pracuje. Pamatujte, ze distrikty jsou neien pro lep gi praci v Jednote, ale pro lep'nazi eleny a domacimi tady. si (dz)

Strana byl nejen velice peknk, ale y ydafil se k uspokojeni vtech.

Udileni cen vitezurn Essay kontestu a ucteni natich nejstartich Menu a elenek byl velice dojemnk akt a kdo jste doma zilstal, mate echo litovati.

Nat novy distriktni prapor se na nas celk ten eas ye sve krase dival a mi se zdalo, ze ty Once, stuhou spojene, k nam teptaly: "sud'me svorni a nedejme se!!"

S pozdravem \dim vtem Ludva 0. Hotek, tajemnik distriktu. ) • •14, • ttad Pokrok moultonu a go 27.

Moulton, Texas Ct 6ni bratii a sestry: Timto vas upozorriuji, ze nate pra.videlna mesieni schnze v mesici kvetnu bade poildana az tfeti nedeli v kvetnu, to jest dne 16. kvetna o 2 hodinach odpoledne. Pfieina teto zmeny jest, ze druha nedeie v kvetnu jest venovana vtem matka.rn, a kagdk kdo jette matku ma nejradti, ucti svou matku v kruhu rodinnem.

Proto vezmete to na vedorni a dostayte se Co pfitti schfize v poctu co nejvettim.

S bratrskkm pozdravern a na shledanou Vaclav Steinocher, tajemnik.

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rickkch vojsk na pude zapadnich t ech, po prve v dejinach obou republik.

Toto pfatelstvi mezi Amerieany a oechoslovaky trva dnes, po deviti letech, nezmenene dale. — Moskvou dosazenk regirn vtak postavil kolem CSR geleznou o•onu, ktera bromi svobodne vkmene myAlenek, kultury a informaci mezi obema zernemi, Komunisti tvrdi, ze 6eskoslovensko osvobodila jedine ruda armada a k kultura, osudy a prosperita CSR zavisi jedine na Sovetskem svazu. Jak Amerikane, tak i t di a Slovaci vedi vtak dobte, jak tomu ve skutednosti je. Ka gdk retim, kterk vznikl z nasili a nasilim se udrguje, musi na konec padnout. Dnetnimu komunistickemu retirnu v teskoslovensku se nikdy nepodati potladit odvahu deskoslovenskeho lidu ke svobode. Nikdy se re gimu nepodari vyhla.dit v mysli ceskeho a slovenskeho naroda vedomi tesneho spoleeenstvi se zapadnimi demokraciemu.

Dnes, kdy uplynulo devet let od vstupu americkkch vojsk na piidu zapadnich tech, 90. peti divise si ptipomina svoje verne pfatelstvi k deskernu a slovenskemu narodu. Ujitt'uje Cechy a Slovaky, Amerika nikdy na teskoslovensko nezapornene!" ) • 4 •r Corpus Christi, Texas.

Cteny bratre redaktore: Tentokrat Te chci po gadat o kousek mista ve sloupcich nateho bratrskeho Vestniku.

Rad bych touto cestou uptimne podekoval vsem, kteri mne po cas moji nemoci pfitli na yttivit. Take tern, co s pozclravnkmi listky pottou na mne vzpornneli. Ano i tern, ktefl prostrednictvirn easopisii Vestnik a techoslovak venovali mile vzpominky a pfali brzkeho uzdraveni.

Chci dodat, ze i osobni vzkazy od brafifednikil Hlavinich nfadoven SPJST a RVOS v Temple sidlem, mne byly osobne vyfizeny br. feditelem sedmeho distriktu, Chas. Holaskem.

Vtechny tyto piatelske projevy a pfani na mne mocne zapilsobily, take jsem se mohl rychleji pozdravovat z moji vagne nemoci po operaci. Byla to druha operace v pelt mesidich. Rad vas vtechny v pfatelske trete vzpominam a co dlugnik budu se sna git prilegitostne oplatit.

Lekaisko, veda a nemocnieni zafizeni jest na vysokern stupni, a mnohe ty ope race jsou zachra.na givotn, ale dodavam pouze, ze kag dk se mute citit tt'astnkm, kdo tyto vymo genosti vilbec nepotiebuje.

Pozdiav 'dem, John Stab..

AMERICKA ARMADA VZPOMINA ESK 0 SL OVENSKA V casopisu Hlasatel ze dne 27. dubna je kterk je zajimavk pro nate etenake v Texasu jig tim, ze 90. peti divise americke armady, ktera je v Texasu, vzpomirad na teskoslovensko. Hlasatel pie Amerieka armada vzpomnela sveho vstupu do CSR. pied 9 lety Ve state Texas je dnes posadkou 90. pe:,1 divise americke armady. Je to divise, ielit pkislutnici v dubnu pied deviti lety stoupili pod velenim generala Pattona do Oeskoslovenska.

Slog eni teto divise je dnes ovtem jine, noz pied deviti lety, nebot' yojaky z druhe svetove valky vystfidali ji g mladti rlutnici armady. Tradice teto divise ov can zilstala nezmenena.

K devatemu vkroei vstup americke na fizemi teskoslovenska vydal ye1)1(4 90. peti americke divise, plukovnik Rudder, zvlattni denni rozkaz, kterk je edectvim, jak tato divise si pfipomina siavnou tradici z dubna 1945.

V tomto dennim rozkazu se pravi: "Pfed deviti lety, 18. dubna 1945, byla 90 divise na pfedsunutem postaveni, 1-c l yi, se ji dostalo to cti, aby byla prvni ameriekou jednotkou, ktera pronikla na it id Slovanska Lipa eislo 66 aeskoslovenske republiky. Nekolik Waco, Texas. tydnu na to americka vojska osvobodila - Plzen a ciraha valka se v Evrope skon- Mile sestry a bratid: Schrize 3. distriktu, konand u tadu JaVerne pratelstvi. ktere v gdy mezi ainelickm a ceskoslovenskym lidem exi- rornir cislo 54 ye West, Texas, se nam vestovalo, bS le putvizerio pintomnosti ame- nue pekne yydatila. Jcjich velka, sin byla

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stfedu, due 5. kv6tna 1954.

pina a od nakho fedu bylo nas 30 pH'tomno a od ytech 21 fadil melt zastupce, tak vim, ze to Ufedniky od 3. distriktu Schuzi zahajili o put jedenacte dopoledne bratfi Pokiadnik, Cervenka, Hrabina, Hanut a Hogek. Teg bratri Chupick a Navratil od Hlavni tlfadovny, a nas trpelivk redaktor bratr Valeik. Ka gdk z friednikii k nam promluvil v zajmu prace u vtech radu. Bratr 8krabanek z 5. distriktu byl ten pfitomen, aby vide", jak to u nateho distriktu je.

Tfi male holdioky a 2 mali hoti z Ennis nesli pismena S P J S T a kagdk po fade neco fekl o pismene kterou nest, a pak to ptipevnili k bile a eervene hvezde, a tak hvezda mela kolem sebe pismena SPJST a velice pane to bylo provedene.

Ty tki mlade sleeny, co vyhraly kontest, dostaly svoje vyhry a ten /ca ge/a dostala karafiatovou kvetinu k pfipevneni na Satech. Prvni cenu obdr gela sleena Sylvie Lagnovska z Ennis, druhou slecna Emogene Janet Haring z Waco, a treti sledna Lucille Hanus, nyni bydlici v San Antonio. Teg pfedstavili nejstarti zakladajici eleny a elenkyne a mrzi mne, ge nemam jejich jrnena.

Sphilze trvala do poledne, pak jsme jedli velice chutnY °bed, kterk nam sestry z West ptipravily, za kterk jim srdeene dekujeme; mely s tim hodne prace Kafieka, sodovky a piva ten bylo hojnost, ten dobrkch kolaeri a dortn.

Po obecie o put druhe hodine se schrize zas zahajila a od ka gcleho tadu nekdo promluvil o jeho elenstvu a praci, kterou vykonali za minulk rok.

Nato byli zvoleni ti sami nrednici jednohlasne na druhk rok, a vsechna dest jim za praci vykonanou.

Druha schOze 3 distriktu bude konana v Ennis u kadu 'Oslo 135, dne 25. eervence 1954. Doufame, ze se nas sejde zas, tolik a snad i vice.

Schrize se ukoneila ve 4 hodiny odpoledne a pak deti od nekolika iadri hraly a zpivaly a ku konci 4 mlada deveata a 4 mladici tancili besedu. Velice peknk byl ten program a dekujeme vtem, ktefi nejak pfispeli, aby se to yydatilo.

Teg, tetiekou Svitakova, mne a Romana tesilo, ze jsme Vas zas uvideli Se srdeenkm pozdravem Rilgena Parma, dopisovatelka. )• •( Rad Antonin Cermak eisio 56 Corpus Christi, Texas.

Broth a sestry: V posledni sehuzi na tad jednal skrze knihovnu u Hlavni fitadovny.

61enove jsou pro to, by se zachovaly Ceske knihy Pone eeskomora yske parnaky.

Tedy by to bylo vice museum. Ne knihy vtelijake, jen pamatedni by tam byly uschovand.

Ted' nevi zajmu o cestou ectbu mezi

Ve stiTclu, dne 5. kvi2tna 1554, mladYmi deny, po letech v gak budou vzacne pro jejich obsah, , a to tern kdoZ budou moci cesty Gist; Molna ze budou po case I v pteklaciu. Proto je chvalitebne, se vyzvedla otazka o tech vecech.

Jako roman'o Augustinu Tretmanovi byl ponenS, a zajimavY. ChudY yystehoyalec, a piece tak UspegnY doma 1 v Made. 0S'kolenST, mei pkistup na dtilelita Na§i prukopnici, tteba prosti, jen cielnici a roinici, pkece dokazali velke yeei, jako zaio2eni SPJST. Je to jen jeden priklaci, co drobne prace bylo vykonano cleny ua skoro yymtelYrni pro jeji vzhist.

Bylo by dobte hilt . dejiny od zaeatku Po dnegni dobu.

Schtize mohla bYt lepe na yStivena, bylo pekii6 poeasi. Deti mely pornlazku a po torn zmrzlinu a svaeinu vgichni.

Bratr Jan Sta.Sa zase byl s nami, ale byl hodne slabs'. Radi jsme jej uvideli ve schazi. myslina, ae nebude moci zastupovat rad v okrSkove schuzi v San Antonnx.

Muj bratr Jan .Svoboda mel ten samS7 zaelivat mrtvieky na Bilou sobotu. Meli ,isme iftechny deti dorna, na velikonoce na y St6va, bra.tra na geho zete G. W. Meek p r y e san Diego, Calif. Byli oba manacle take s-nami, kdy2 dostall jsme zpravu, bratr je v King's Daughters nemocnici. V pondeli po poledni jsme byli u jeho lole.

Nemohl inluvit, ale v iiterY rano ua mluva byla zketelna, a bylo mu lep gi. Dnes mam zpravu, ze je doma, ale pra.vou stranu tela neovlada. Pfejeme Tobe bratte brzke uzdraveni.

Podel cesty 'dude zapr gene, pekne zelepastviny i kukutice, ale ba ylnu se teprve Chystali sot. Karu kidila dcera Ern ma, tak jsme mohli lepe pozorovati kra,jinu.

Pozdrav etenarum Vestniku, a bratru i sestre v Temple.

Andela Cablova. ) • a • had Rozk yet Zapadu dislo 107. .

Floresville, Texas.

Sestry a bratti: Posledni, tadovou schtizi zahajil br. predsecla s inalYrn zpoZdenim. Vzdan slib vlajce amencke;na, to pkistoupeno k vyrizeni kadovYch yeti. 6tena nova kadova, pravidla, ktera byla, ptija,ta, as na male znieny. ITsne geno, aby byly v obou teeich napsany a v mistnostech vyvegeny.

Byl podan navrh, aby byl uspotadan Den matieek, jak Mame kaldy rok; bylo prijato jednohlasne. Bratr ptedseda a mistopredseda jmenuje vSibor, kter3i ma vypracovat program. Jelikol jsern nernel pkilditost s onim vYborem se sejit, tak nemolm nic plat, co bude. Ale pkijd'te vgichni, komu jest to jen trochu moZno; vetim, Ze zklamani nebudete.

Pak uZ to bude posledni tadova schilze pied schu yi sedmeho distriktu, tak bratri a sestry, kteii mate, nejakY dobrSr vrh na zlep geni, tak ho piineste, at' vasi

v E STNIX — WEST, TEXAS zastupci ho mohou ye schtizi ptednesti.

Pamatujte, Ze ten na g distrikt bude takoYY, jak ho sobe udelarne. Mame v nem snalive idedniky, jen s nimi pracovat.

Tak se zda, ae nektere tatty jsou jaksi lhostejne, ale ja vetim, ae distrikty mohot' a take vykonaji rnnoho dobreho pro nagi Jednotu. Jen trochu prate jest zapottebi. Nage tadova schtize se bude konati 9. kvetna, eas 2 hodiny odpolecine.

S bratrskYm pozdravem Ndvak, kadovST dopisovatel.

• 4 •( kid Svaz techoslovanii eislo 92.

Fort Worth, Texas.

Mill bratti a sestry: Ptichazim, abych yam ptiponmela, phgti tadovou schtizi, ktera ptipada na nedeli, dne 9. kvetria a zapoene v 1 hod. na mist() ye 2 hodiny.

Mame toho vice na programu, neb na tuto nedeli ptipada tea svatek "Den Matek” a pti torn spoleene oslavime i "Sva,tek °tar.

Jak jsem jiz &five psala, ae tel` bude spoleene uvadeni novYch Clem, pkijatStch od listopadu, kteti budou pisemne pozvani. Pak bucle detskY program k ucteni tech nagich milYch matieek a tatikii a Spoleena veeete. Darky budou udeleny dvema matiekam a dvema otctim, jakYin zpilsobem se dozvite as tam.

Veeer v 8 hod. zapoene taneeni zahava pri hudbe Heitman a jeho orchestru z Tioga. Vgichni jste uctive zvani a ptived"te vase ptatele a zname. Uptirnne zveme celou osadu miej gi i z okoli, pkijd'te se mezi nas pobavit, vgichni jste nam vitani.

Jenem tadu srdeene zvu bratry arn tedniky Hlavni iikadovny, bratra redaktora, fitedniky a keditele ttetiho distriktu a pevne doufam, ae alespori nekterY z tachto bratril k nam zavita, a pronaluvi.

Budeme se Wit. Ted' ladam nage mile sestry, by byly tak laskave a ptinesly rfizne peeivo do kuchyne, co ktera mete a die molnosti, maso a Pile k tomu daruje tad.

Jen se bratti a sestry dostavte yeas do schuze a v poetu co nejvet gim, na to slaynostril uvadeni novYch elenil a ptivedte teZ vagi roclinu, i kdy2 nejsou eleny du, mohou se stati pozdeji.

Minulou nedeli jsem mela Stesti. Bratr a sestraRich. Huberiakovi jell na distriktni schilzi do West a ja jsern jim•velmi povdeend, ae mne s sebou do kary phbrali, tea sestru Dolkusovou, take nam po cesty smutno nebylo. Do sine tadu Jaromir eislo 54 jsme prijeli po poledni a k tomu nejlep gimu, k obeclu. Stoupli do 'lady a eekali az i na ge talitky naphil a opravdu nam chutnalo, v gechno bylo dobre a peeivo vYborne, maji tam dobre kuchatky. Navgteva byla velika. Dopoledne jsem tam nebyla, ale ph ocipolednim zaseclani sin byla vapinena. Jevigtd krasne kvetinami okra ,',1ene a novY pm-

Strana 7 nor ttetiho distriktu se hezky ye sti'edu jevigte vyjimal.

Nel3udu vypisovat potad jednani, pone chain to schopnejAhn, jako je na g redal:tor bratr Valeik, kterY si delal poznam-' ky a distriktni tajemnik br. Hoek je talc' neimaYnST s jeho schopriSirn perem, stale' povzbuzuje a planuje, nekdy i zabouti na ty ospale. V kaklem eisle Vestniku ma' dopis, ba dva az tri, myslim ae lepgiho tajemnika pro tteti distrikt bychom ani nedostali, aby tak se obelo yal pro dobro fadu a ov gem ye prospech cele Jednoty.

Gratuluji fitedniktim k znovuzvoleni, ad vgichni vypovidali, ale koneene Vgichni Mady phi all, ale ptsi jen na jeden rok.

Myslim, ae kaZdS, moll 133,ti spokojen s vedenim teto distriktni schtiZe a odchazel povzbuzen k dal gi spolkove praci a pianovani ph svem tadu.

Nag a jeden ennisk3'T tad Zadal o distriktni schtizi, ale z Ennis /las poetern Ptehlasovali a tak pti gti distriktni schilze bude u nich. Nevim 'proc od jinYch MAU' nebrali Oast pti hlasovani, vldyt' tarn bylo asi na 300 Merit. Snad fitednici to men oznarnit do ptedu, ae jedenkaZdST Oen male hlasovat. Ale to nic, my to EnniskYm ptejeme a Poekarne na. pfigte.

SeAla jsem se ye West s mnoha mojimi ptately, nektere jsern ani neznala neb nepoznala a pravili mi, at' hodne pigi, moje dopisy vyhleclavaji. Dekuji yam, mill ptatele, tegilo rime setkani s vami.

Tento dopis pigi ye West, neb jsem zde zfistala na navateve a dries je uz stteda,. eas odeSlat dopis, ale zitra ua pojedu domil do Fort Worth. Jsem u moji gyakrove, Anastazie Nemeekove; jeji muZ, milj to bratranec zemtel v imoru a tak si velice abych s ni na par dni ziistala, ae je ji smutno, a tak se te girne spolu. West a u manZelti NemeekovYch bylo vady moje mist°, kdyZ asi pied 45 lety jsem pNjela do teto zeme svobody co device 181ete, oni byli vady ke nine 'a cele rodine, co sem ptijeli, velice dobti a ja vady rada do West jedu, u nich jsem jako doma.

Jen o jednom se jegte znainim. Name° by bYti dovoleno pronageti nernistne pa znamky o jir&h, jak se to stalo v teto distriktni schuzi nagim elentim. Neni to dovoleno u radii a nemelo by bfl ani techto schiizich. Jdeme tam pro poueeni a sblileni a ne rozbijeni urallivStrni po-znamkami ye vetejnosti. Jen at' se ka,Z0 podiva sam na, sebe a druhe necha v pokoji.

Kdy2 byly volany tady, jeden po drrthem, aby podali zpravu, jak kde pracuii a ptigla fada, na na g tad, tak se ohlflini, Ze se Zadn3i nehlasi, neb na g ptedseda organisator tam nebyl a ja nevede/a, ,=2e tani nebude a tak ze promluvim ja. Tu uslygim takovou nebratrskou poznamku, jsem ziistala sedet jako ptimrazena. vkchny dal gi tady proii luvily, jsem se hlasila, o slovo a pedalo, zpra,vu za naA

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Teprve po schtzi jsem se dovedela, kdo to byl, co tu poznamku pronesl. Polltovanihmlne ei bratrske?

Dopis se mi prodloufil, tak radeji ukonelm.

Sestry a bratki: p ozdravem M. Juranova, dopisovatelka.

Po distriktni sehazi ve West dne 25.

• 4 •( dubna, a po spoledne parade zastupct KVET NEJKRASNEJgi MATCE DAME tketihe a pateho • distriktu, bylo usneseno, aby organisatori ve v'Sech sedmi disKvet nejkrasnejAi, jak /name, triktech SPJST byli pozvani do bratrdries v ruce na g matky dame, skeho zavodu v ziskani noveho dlenstva at' za nas tichou mluvou svou do nagi SPJST. povi, co tsta nemohou — Tento zavod Tietiho a- Pateho distriktu At' nag slate matt povi, proti v§em ostatnim distriktiim by nas co nelse vyjadfiti slovy, mel najiti vAechny pohotove vSpomoci cit ditek, 'dere vdedny jsou„ sim organisAortIm kde se jen prilditost za jeji lasku velikou naskytne.

Podminky zavodu byly by docela jedZa lasku, ktera Sivot dala noduche.

Organisatoii v kaZdem. distrika obeli se nelekala, tu snaZili by se, aby pfirustek novVch ne2 uvedla nas s , laskou tou na a novSrch certifikata byl me kenSr v na cestu fitim dalekou procentech podle stavu Menu v distriktu.

KaZdY distrikt by se snati1 zvfSiti Matka yfily byla, jest a bude ci syYch dlena a prirustek by se vypoei.v rodine bohate i chude, tou hvezdou, ktera vede tmou, tal v pracentech.

Dfilditost a prospegnost takove nova kdyS ditky v svet se rosletnou naborove kampane jiste uzna katclY orTo2 nejkrasnej g kvet, jak mime, ganisator. Pfijde-li souhlas od nadponejmilej g bytosti ji dame, lovieni vetginy vtech organisatort, zaa k tomu srdce a lasku svou, vod by zapodal na 1. oervna, a ukoneil by jeji lasku mateiskou. na 31. srpna 1954.

Jestli schvalujete takovou bratrskou Venuje 'dem matiekam soute2, cob jiste pote g celou Jednotu Anna Trampotova z Crosby. nag, pogete svaj souhlas co nejdtive na tajemnika tfetiho distriktu: L. 0. HoSek, • 4 • ( Garpevine, Route 1, Texas.

NAROZENINOrk KROU2EK S laratrskyrn pozdravem Houston, Texas.

Cyril Pokladnik, ptedseda Opetne uposorneni mesieni schfisky L. 0. HoSek, tajemnik ra'aeho narozeninoveho krouSku a to dne Ttetiho distriktu 12. kvetna. Buda to tedy schtze majova.

J. M. 8krabanek, pkedseda Minula dubnova schilze byla podetne naRudy J. Sefeik, tajemnik YStivena, jak elenky i hosty, a take i ye'Pateho distriktu seleho pobaveni.

• • Karozeniny jsme slavily s pi. Della KaTemple, Texas. dleeek, pi. Frances Tesat, pi. Joyce Baethe, pi. Agnes Svadina, pi. Emilie Halu g Mili etenati: Poeinam s uptiannYm pfanim mnoha -ka,tzpevuabylodsti.

Tegme se na tu majovou schtzku na- dobra, byste vAichni safili v tomto rote. rozenin pi. Josephine Buri a pi. Helen A 2e se nine opet stYska, po vas, pfichazim Valeik. A tak si °pet zapejeme a take dou- na chvilku si s vami popovidat a se vyzpovidat a tim uleheit sve hfi gne dug. To fame v hojnou navgevu Asi nyni kaida manie hodne prate v to nine vlastne prospiva i na duchu. Jinak zahradce, nemluve ani o tom jarnim tikli- neptinaSim nic sylattniho pro SirSi zajem, du, ale, jest i uSiteene si trochu odpoei- neb tech novot zajiste vSichni stejne minout a se trochu pobavit. tfeba si zahrat me pine hlavy.

Sdeluji, ze po dlouho trvajicim suchu ne'j akou tu hru a, tak Olt toho pfatelstvi.

NaSe pani ptedsedkyne v2dy zahaji scht.- nam pfgel deg', jente tento de g' nebyl nejakou peknou basni anebo avahou ku vgide stejnY, zde v Seaton byl asi palec a pal. Tento debt' zajistil, te se mohou sd7,1epeni yzajemneho pfatelstvi.

Proto, mile &any, ptijd'te oslavit ten .zeti jak picniny, tak i baylna„ jen Se mnokresnY mej, ten lasky eas a jak to bylo v he osady Cekaji na ptichod vlahy. A co lent, tak bude letos zas. Tak se to kdysi toto pisi, dne 27. dubna snesl se ze.se laasnY den' asi jeden palec. Posud nevirn spivavalo v tech minulYch letech.

Teg m se na sejiti dne 12. kvetna dopo- jestli spadl i na ona mista suchem trpici.

Mnozi farmari mail baviny zasete i neco ledne. S pozdravem A. Kostoinlatsk.a. poSkozen6, jini tcprve budou sazeti.

Viem organisitorinn S. P J. S. T.

Ve stfedu, dne 5. kvetna, 1954.

KALENDAft Kaidou nedeli fad Pokrok Houstonu Cislo 88 pokada pkatelskou zabavu. Kava eaj a zakusky jsou vidy zdarma. Vedefe dle prani. NavStevnici jsou vtdy Otani pozvete sve mama.

Ve stkedu, dne 5. kvetna. S.P.J.S.T. Beta od radii Pokrok Dallas dislo 84 hraje proti Gulf Insurance Company 'tete. Zadatek ✓ 8:15, hfiSte eislo 2, v Samuell Parku, hued u ulice Samuell Boulevard. ✓ nedeli 9. kvetna fad Osveta dislo 38 ✓ Koval bude mitt po schazi program k oslave svatku Dne Matek a spolednou svadinu. ✓ nedeli 9. kvetna slavnostni schfize U fadu Svaz Oechoslovana Cislo 92 ye Fort Worth s oslavou Dne matek a Dne otc0, s uvadenirn novYch Clem a s proslovy hlavnich idedniket. Zadatek v jednu hodinu.

V nedeli 16. kvetna fad Pokrok Houstonu pokada svaj piknik 'barbecue' pfi sini. °bed zaene ye 12:30 v poledne. Volna taneeni zabava odpoledne a razne hry Podrobnosti budou oznameny v dopisech. ✓ sobotu, dne 29. kvetna Wade, mieova 'data radu Pokrok Dallas Cislo 84 yellkou taneeni zabavu ve prospech vybaveni teto day. Hudba bude Starlighters.

Pomorte naSim hochtim k dobremu zdaru vaSi teasti. 2625 Floyd Street.

V nedeli 6. Zeryna fad Fort Worth eislo 154 oblavuje 201ete trvani, sveho fadu. Podrobnosti programu budou uvefejneny ye zprave dopisovatelky.

Dne 6. dubna po del gi nemoci zemfel Jos. J. Hurta. Byl to dlouholetY obchodnik v osade Ocker a take farmatil Bylo to dobrY a milt' elovek, to bylo znati velkou aeasti na jeho pohitu. Zemfel ye veku '73 let. Pozastali jsou manSelka, jeden syn a etyfi 'dcery. UloSen byl na rodinnem hflaitove v Seaton, Texas. Faraf Frank Kostohryz prokazal mu posledni poctu. A tak vy pozastali ptijmete na gi soustrast a zesnuli necht' spi tichym spankem na ononi posvatnem miste.

Zminuji se, Se velmi rad jsem si precetl ye Vestniku dopis od spolubratra Chas.

Holaska, kde psal, Se by bylo zahodno, by ✓ nag Hlavni Utadovne SPJST byla pofizena knihovna, col je krasna mySlenka.

Jen se obavam, Se k tomu je jate daleko ne2 to lide dovedou pochopit, neb v teto pokrokove dobe to mlade lidstvo nemi eas na eteni, tak pfeetou jen zbetne jen tSrclenni noviny a to se spechem. Co se rune tYde, jsem vkly pro knihovnu.

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Snad by bylo zahodno, kdyby na gi uel- mu aspori jak se path nahre gil. Vite, hlad ni pfejeme, byste to mohli je gte mnohotele a kulturni pracovnici s pfesnosti opu- meli velikY, neb nejedli celY den a celou krat oslavit. kazovali, cim kdo obohacoval tu na gi no- noc. Franku 8paithelovi piece se podakilo S pozdravem J. F. Sefelk. vou vlast, mnoho-li kdo pfispel k jejimu najiti jednoho, kterY mu rozumel. Byl to ) • " • ( rozvoji, moci a sile. Rozumni lide se nikdy John Adamik a ten ho vzal do sveho grofad Rosenberg dislo 108 nehadaji o yeti dobre, av gak je na svete cerniho obchodu a dal jim najist a take uvedomuje tirnto v gechny eleny 1 rifedni=oho osob, ktefi jsou pfesvedeeni a pev- telefonoval do Seaton na Fr. Motla, by dal ky, ze schrize faclova bude odlo gena z ne veri,ze neni nic lep giho nel jak oni veal Silvovi Bartkovi a John Je govi, by druhe na tfeti nedeli v kvetnu. Bylo tak (=WW1. Oasto se stavalo ze na, na g lid, ty pro ne piijeli, co2 tito rychle neinili a tak usnegeno k vuli svatku "Dne matek", prvni pionYry eeskornora yske se hledelo v paru hodinach byli u pfatel. kaldoroene to dodrgujeme. jak na neco ni ggiho. V jakesi zagti, snad Ja jsem mnohokrat sly gel, ze kaldST pfiZa upomenuti to stoji, aby nebyl omyl. lepe fedeno zavisti likali, ze nag lid je ne- jay ze stare vlasti je zelenY neb "greenJ. S. Jane, tajemnik. dist*, sprostY a negkolenY. Tito nag pio- horn". Ja jich videl mnoho, jen ge za Vine. Abschneider, fidetni. ) nYti pfemohli mnohe to poni govani, neb delgi da.s, a tak jig kalciSr byl bi1Sr jako oni men ty vrozene zasady v sobe, by vgdy druzi. 8vakr Je g mnerikal, ge k nemu OZNAMENI PROGRAMU KU dinili dobro pro spolubligni, jako i pro pfijede mladik ze stare vlasti. Ja rikal, by "DNI MATEK" svou vlast. A tak spolubratfe Holo.sku, mne dal vedet co nejdfive, ze ho budu V sobotu dne 8. kvetna v 8 hodin veder napig brzy neco do Vestniku, jak tam u chtit videt. Tedy kdy pfijel tak jsem do- v Sokolovne v Ennis ptipraven bude kratvas to chodi. stal zpravu, ze An Kalenda ji g pfijel. Te- kY program, Ceske basnieky, zpevy a rfizZasilam zdravici man gelum Jan a Al dy ja, gel se na nej podivat. Kdyl jsme si na disla. Rad Ennis a Volnd Cechie zve bina StagovYm. Doufam, ze ji g jsi z ne- podali ruce, ja, mu koukam do tvafe, park nage p •atele, aby se pki gli podivat a se mocnice doma a seka g drew) jen to pras- do tYla i po boku, a tu na nine houkne, pobavit s nami. Po programu bude ka,ka. Take neco sclel, jak se Ti vede. I Vy, "Kruci strS7cu, co si mne tak pfehledag, flak° a zakusky ptipraveny zdarma. statidku Frank Moravku, sdelujte ty ci myslig ge jsem nejakk uteCenec?" Ja Sestry LagnovskS7. zpravy jak o erode tak o de gti, neb zajiste nato, "To si nemyslim, ale hleclarn tu ze) • cis • t ze vgechny rolniky to tegi, kdyg pfijde ten lenou latku, kde ji ma', ale nemohu ji K AMER:KJ -Et:MU SVATKU clegt' a firoda krasne roste. spatfiti."

"MOTHER'S DAY" Vite, co nedovedou lide v Seaton, to neTak aby ten pfijezd do Mt° zeme svodovedou lide nikde jincle. Aspon ja jsem body meli po celY svtij livot v parneti, Je matek slavny svatek zas o tom jeg te nikde nesly gel ani neeetl, ae gvakr Jeg jim ten samt veder uspo•acial jak rok co rok jej nese eas, by to bylo zahodno. Jestli jste v nektere malott domaci zabavu, pfi ktere se slogili kdy ditky maji vdelut cit osacie men tu oslavu, to jste to nedali do na tfi soudky piva„ ale vypili se je dva svYm matkam za vge projevit. ve?ejnosti, eirng jste chybyli. Vypi gi to jen soudky a tak Frank 8parihel navrhl, by Za vge, co matka mohia dat dastedne. V nedeli 25. dubna byl jsem po- ten zbylY soudek si nechall na pkihodu, a z plenek alarne vychovat, zvan, bych se jiste dostavil k panu Tom a se budou vgichni najednou genit, ge ho by mohly smele jiti v svet uvidim neco, co jsem jegte ye teprve vypiji. Ale nebylo mo gno to uskua za svrij rod se nestyclet. svein givote nevidel. A skuteene ge to bylo teenit, neb nemohi jeden na druheho krasne pfedstaveni pfedvedeno, jak tfi doekat, tedy to nechali al budou vgechny Mali i velci maji tak mladici pied padesati lety se usnesli, tfi rodiny slavit kftiny. Ale ani to se nerozjasnit dnes zas matein zrak - budou nasledovat pfatel a odebe- povedlo, tedy nezbSrvalo jineho ne2 soua nemohou-li dati vie, ou se do zeme svobody. Byli to Frank dek opatrovat dale. A tak v nedeli 25. aspori zlibati jeji lie!

Spailhel, Karel Kalenda a Joe R. Bartek. dubna 1954 koneene k tomu doSlo, neb se Pohled a rismeir nebo kvet Adkoliv kagdy z jine vesnice, ale okolno- tyto tfi rodiny koneene se gly, kdyi nademohou tel mnoho povedet, sti tomu chtely, ze se v Bremach se gli a gel den pades gleho i/roei jejich pfijezdu neb oko matky ete i z nich, tu ku sve radosti seznali, ge vgichni jedou a my vgichni pfitomni mohli videt ten kde sel ge proud slov hfejivYch. do Temple v okresu Bell, a pak z Temple zeufalS7 prijezd techto tech mladikil. A do osady Seaton. A to vite, ge se vgichni tak ten soudek, dpatrovanY 50 let, byl oA pamatuj, kdo matku di zeli pospolu. A tak jako vgichni ti, co tevfen a kagdY z pfitomnYch obdrgel sklea dnes ji dik svfij °pet vzdag, pfichazeli ze stare vlasti„ ani slova angli- nieku. — Jegte se zmifiuji, le Joe R. Barae laska matky vice jest ckeho neznalL tek v tu dobu mel teprve 15 let sveho yeneg vgechny stalky, slava, test.

V Temple na ne men eekati, na Bartka ku. Jak nine likal, ge matidka jemu zajeho qrfle Silvestr Bartek, na Sparihela a brariovala odjezd. Nernusi se tomu gadriS, Tog cti matku vldy nejen dnes Kalendu muj gvakr John Jeg. Tito ale po- divit, neb vy vgechny matieky to vite nejat' v srdci ma radost a pies, eitali, ge pfijedou ag pfigtiho dne, a tak lepe, kdy se musite rozlouditi s patnactineb kdybys celYni svetern gel • • zadnY na ne neeekal. Tito tin, kdy pfijeli letYm synadkem, ac dobfe je yam povevetgi lasky bys nenagell do Temple, tak je sprava leleznieni chy- domo, who vice neuziite. Tak tornu bylo tila jednou rukou za ucho a dru- i s maminkou Bartkovou, neb tu mnohdy hou za ruku a vyvedla je ven a dale se o zastavuje se srdce, neb sizy jsou uti vyne nestarala. Tito mladici pfijeli v noel. plakane. Ale koneene tato dobra maminKdyg na ne gadnY neeekal, tedy neve- ka usoudila, ge snad v cizine lepe se mu deli, co podit. Prvni oslovil F. 8parihel povede neg na to domaci hroucle. A tak jednoho feditele, kterST pracoval na dne 25. dubna tito tfi nam dovedne piedslovy ovgem desky. mi. Tenth jen vedli ten pfijezd. Mohli byste i vy druzi kroutil hlavou a tfepal rukama. Pak mno- sdelit vefejnosti neco z va geho pfijezdu he chodce zastavovali a v gichni tti mlu- do tato nove Nikdo nema ge bejt stale chybnej. Vono vili na ne, ovgem ze. eesky. Kalenda, na Podotykam, ze cokoliv uchovat padesat dernocha spustil nejdfive eesky, pak ne- let je snazgi nei soudek piva, ale tito tti i hodiny, kerY stoji, ukazuji spravnej Cas mecky, ale tento jen koulel odima, tedy oslavenci to dovedli. A tak my vain v gich- dvakrat za den.

Bratr BT;idl

ARESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nine psanY resolueni yYbor k'aciu echoslovan dislo 40 v Hillje, Texas,. vyslevujerne timto pozilstale rodine upkimne citenou soustrast nod ztratou jejich geny, matky, babieky a na gi spolusestry tofie Rubesh, jeZ po dlouho trvajici nemoci zemkela dne 20. dubna a pohkbena byla za velke ueasti pkatel a znamYch dne 23. clubna 1954 na O.D.H.S. hkbitove (Garden of Memories) v El Campo, Texas.

Odegla nam jedna, ze sester, Idea velkou east sveho givota venovala praci nejen v nag ern kade a jednote, ale dude tam, kde bylo pomoci potteba. Pra.covala nenarodne a te g tak tie odegla. test budig jeji pamatee.

Odpoeivej v pokoji!

Vime, portistala rodino, odehod jeji jest velkou ztratou pro vas, ale budig Vam ttechou, ze i my gelirne jejiho odchodu.

Dano v Hillje, Texas, dne 27. dubna 1954.

Rich. Triska, E. K. IlajovskY, James IiradeekY, resolueni vYbor.

• oto 4 ( RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, rage usanY resolueni vYbor tadu techoslovan els. 40 v Hillje, Texas, vysloujeme timto laluboce citenou soustrast pozilstale rodine nad ztratou jejich otce geho spolubratra Jana, FoltYna st., jenZ zemkel dne 9. dubna a pohken byl na 0.D.H.S. hfbitove v El Campo, Texas dne 11. dubna 1954 za velke iteasti pkatel a znamYch, ZrninenY spolubratr byl dloutia, leta elenem nageho kadu. Ode gel zase jeden z tech tichYch a nenaroenYch pracovnikii, kterY byl nejen vzornYrn otcem sve rodino, ale take obetavYrn elenem na gi Jed-. noty. est budig jeho pamatce. Necht' odpoeiva v pokoji!

Virne, pozilstala rodino, ze bol Va g nad ieho odchodem jest velkY, ale budi g yam Utechou, ze i my gelime jeho odchodu.

Dano v Hillje, Texas. dne 27. dubna 1954.

Rich. Tkiska, E. K. HajoyskY, James T-TradeckY, resolueni vYbor. ) hlupci, kteki se znaji a obratne do veclou vyugiti sve pogetilosti.

gETRNOST A HOSPODARNOST

MATtINY RUCE

Od Benjamina Franklina a'z do dne gniho dne givotni tispech tisicu velkYch mugu jest di ka.zern jak nezbytne jest tteba gctrnosti a hospodarnosti k dosa geni bohatstvi. a gtesti. Sir Thomas Lipton Mimi, ze tyto dve vlastnosti jsou zakladnirni kameny vgeho fispechu. Ony vytvaki nezavislost, doclava mladernu mu gi givotni sily, naplriuji jej pot •ebnou energii, zarueuji mu gtesti a spokojenost, nejlep gi to easti givotniho tispechu.

Nebudete-li se geleznou pkirno villi zachovavati zasady, ge je naprosto nutno, abyste kagdeho tYdne a kaideho mesice dal stranou jistou Cast svYch pkijmu, nedopracujete se nikdy k skuteene samostatnosti a nezevislosti. Budete v gdy vyclan xia, milost a nemilost pomertim. At' jest tato uspora sebe rnen gi a at' si musite tfeba ledacos odepriti, rozhodne musite Cast syYch kagdoranich ti tarn, kde jest friable jistou. Sna.d ani nevite, co to mute znamenati pro vas v pkipade nemoci a nehody, nebo objevi-li se /*aka neptedvidana potkeba, kdy neco rnalo hotovYch penez mute vas zachraniti pied velikym utrpenim anebo finaneni zkazon.

Pro rozurnne hospodateni vlastnimi pkijmy plati tyteg zasady, jako pro hospodakeni obehodnirn kapitalem. ZdatnY obchodnik uplatriuje tyto zasady ye Vgech strankach sveho givota, tedy ne pouze •e vecech, tYkajicich se ptimo obchodu, ale i ye svYch osobnich a rodinnYch zalegitostech. I mnohonasobni lionaii musi dbati getrnosti.

— 0. S Marden e 4,

Nad glatY poklad jsou vzacnejk ty Vag e pkedrahe race, i kdyg jsou sediene od prace, sepjate v bolesti, mute.

Jai( nahoda nekdy kiukovi pomfige. traitelka nedelni gkoly tazala se gakil, zdali by dovedli povecleti, kdo byl nejslavnej gim elovekem na, svete.

"Washington," pravil prvni.

"Well," odpovedela ueitelka, nebot' mela jineho nejslavnej giho mute na rnysli, "Washington byl slavnYm mugem, ale ne je gte nejslavnej gim. Kdo mi rouge jmenovati nejslavnejgiho?"

"Moj grs," zvolal druhY. "Moj gig byl take slavnY — ale ne jegte neislavbei g," namitala ueitelka.

Teti chlapec se hlasi, ale ye chvili kdyg vstaval, aby pronesl svuj nahled, kdo byl nejslavnej gim mugem na svete, vedle sedici kluk pichl ho gpendlikem do nohy.

"Dgises Krajc! ! !" zvolal poranenk, nebot' gpendlik vnikli do masa ponekucl hloubeji, ale na to zyolani dostalo se mu od ueitelky pochvaly. ) • •Te • ( Utegujerne se snadno z ne gtesti svYch ptatel, jestli nam k tornu napomocno, bychom lim svou naklonnost mohli proje-

I kdyg je vre,skarni brazdily Utrapy givotem jdouci, mozoly zatyrdle vyvati dernantfr tipytnY leak ghouci.

I kdyg jsou kostnate, tkesouci -pkec jsou jak earovne•kvety Cog malo lasky to bYvalo, kterou nam rozdaly lay?

Hlavu kdyg v horeekach hladily °hen hned pod nimi rnizel, z nich vgdy jen v givote nejyiee itspechu nejdraggich sklizel.

Kolikrat spjaly se k modlitbe za muj zdar, za, gtesti vgdycky .

6 ruce, pke yzacne mateiny, nejdra ggi poklad jste licLkY! 6lovek pak pozna to v givote, pozna to i drobne decko: kdyg ruce maminky vychladnou vychladne na, svete vgecko!

Karel 13alak.

Jen se unlit vynduvit Mlada gena, ja,k to geny obyeejne timeji, prohledavala easne po ranu mugovy kapsy a nagla, tam listek, na nem g stain: "Alice Gray". Kdy g mug vstal, ukazala mu Zena listek a tazala se: "Rada bych vedela, co tohle ma znamenat?!"

"Ty blahova," od yetil mutieek, ani by se byl pki torn dosti malo zaeervenal, "to nevig, co to je? to je jmeno kone, na ktereho jsera si vsadil — a jestliie vyhraju, tak ti koupim ten novY kabat, po kterem stale tak blouznig."

"0 ty drahY", zvolala gena, "jak na rune myslig ! Odpust', jsem byla tak zpozdila a potiala garlit."

Mangel byl rad, ge to tak dobke dopadlo a aby man gelku jegte vice ye sve nevinnosti utvrdil, dal ji penize na novY kabat se slovy: "A jelikog je to nejrychlej gi be Noun, byl jsenr ujigten, ge vyhraji a proto ti tady u g davaxn napied penize na ten kabat."

Pani byla cela St'astna a man'iel ieS"te g. t'astnejti — ale obloha man gelske SPOkoj enosti se ponekud opet zakabonila, kdyg se rnan'2e1 veeer vratil domn., man2elka mu` ledove oznamovala: "Ten nil, na ktereho jsi se vsadil, volal to na telefonu snad ti chtel (=knit, ze jsi vYhT41:1 jI d 4.1 • Piing velikY spech, abychom spiatili svilj dluh, je tamer nevdokm za usluhu prokazanou.

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Reports from Lodges, biographies, etc., intended for publication, must be in the hands of the Edi Editora week before the date of issue. Address all editorial matters to: Editor, 6402 Prague, Houston?, Tex.

ivr OFFICIAL ORGAN OF SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS

3579 'With Undeliverable Copies to SUPREME LOi)GE SPJST, TEMPLE, TEXAS

MUSINGS OF THE EDITOR IF ANYONE EVER SAID ANYTHING against the district meetings, he should have been in the meeting held by District Three in West. That type of meeting would convince even the most skeptical member, and would open his eyes that he might see what the district meetings are good for. The editor attended so many district meetings that he doesn't count them any more; but he has to admit that the meeting in West was the best he ever witnessed.

• • WHEN BROTHER HOSEK STARTED to call the names of lodges present, every lodge was represented. Then halfway down the list, one lodge was missing. But before the roll call was finished, four members of the only absent lodge walked in. You should have heard the applause. It sounded as if the most distinguished delegation had just arrived. It meant 100 per cent attendance.

It was for the first time that any district, with the exception of District Four, hIcl a perfect score.

DON'T ASK ME HOW IT HAPPENED. I tried to find out from the officers of th y: district. They told me that they -worked on it, visited the lodges, wrote t the local officers." As Brother Hosek, secretary of the district, announced later in his report, there was quite a bit of coaxing by mail. He himself wrote 20 letters to the Vestnik in the last three months, and he mailed 612 pieces of mail pertaining to the activities in the district.

• DON'T TAKE THIS TO BE A COMplete report ol the meeting of District Three. It would require a whole issue.

There will be an official report. But when every minute of the meeting was used up as fully as possible, and when the meetine, was going on from ten in the mornin-; till lour in the afternoon, with only enough time;to have a luncheon, you can imagine that it was a good and profitable meeting. The editor hopes ,that there will be others who will describe their impressions and feelings.

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sented. Six young members Ennis Lodge presented a novel SPJST star while the older members of the same Lodge were singing. Two charter mem-. bers of the SPJST were present, also 16 organizers and 8 reporters. Two supreme officers and three directors came to the meeting. Secretary reported that 83 letters and reports from District Three were written by members in the district since March 1, 1954, and were sent to the Vestnik for publication: Three winners of the Essay Contest were given their awards. The officers of the district reported that they tried to visit every local lodge in the district. Director Cervenka sent a special invitation to every •lodge to come to the meeting. Lodge No. 66 (Waco) reported that it had more than 50 per cent of its members present at the meeting, which was the largest delegation from any visiting lodge. All of the twenty-one lodges were called on to make a short report on the activities at home. Outstanding was the report of Lodge No. 101 (Gainsville) that it has one-half of its members living in Oklahoma, cne-half in Texas, and that every one of the home meetings is attended by at least one-half of the entire membership. Six members received fifty-yearmembership buttons. All of the officers wanted to step out, but a compromise was reached; all of them will serve until March 1955 when a complete shift will be made. District Three and District Ellie entered another contest, this time it is a challenge of writing more new members in three months.

SURPRISINGLY, DISTRICT THREE IS the only one among the seven districts that insists to hold three meetings a year.

When the question of the time for the next meeting came up, someone suggested the month of October. Immediately_several objections were raised that such a date would be in conflict with the rule to have three meetings in twelve months. So the next meeting was settled to be on July 25, at the invitation of Lodge No. 135, in the Sokol Hall near Ennis.

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ANOTHER COLUMN OF INTERESTLET ME MENTION SOME OF THE more .impressive moments during the ing items could be written. The editor, meeting. A new district flag was pre- however, must not monopolize the ink-

slinging. There will be others. We counted eight reporters present. But permit me to make one more comment.

While other districts are plugging along, improving their meetings gradually. District Three is the pathfinder. In the year of 1953, it had more new ideas and less expelled, quitting and dying members than all the other districts combined. You will see it when the annual report for 1953 gets in print.

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BY WAY OF CONTRAST, L E T US look'at another picture. Distiict One had a meeting, too.. It has more local lodges than any other district, thirty-five lodges in all. Twelve of them came into being 58 years ago. Those twelve lodges should be looked upon with respect and honor for 'being the charter SPJST lodges. But there were only four of those charter lodges that sent eleven members to the meeting of District One. Have the other eight charter lodges in District One outgrown their usefulness? Do you wish to know what Charter lodges did not show up at- the meeting in Nelsonville? Do you know that there were twenty-three lodges of District One absent?

BROTHER MAREK REPORTED TO the editor the day after the meeting that it was a wonderful get-together at Nelsonville, a big crowd, but a small representation. And Brother Baron, secretary of District One, wrote a personal note to the editor that it was discouraging that the oldest lodges showed the least interest. Director Stepan sent out personal invitations to all lodges; vicepresident Kubena also urged the lodges to come to the meeting; and secretary of the District published an appeal to the -members in the last issue of the Vestnik before the date of the meeting.

In spite of all this, twenty-three lodges ignored the meeting, Brother officers, Sisters and Brothers, where is your sense of pride? Or have yc.0 already reached the stage of life that you are ready for the last trip toward the sunset? If so, why don't you place the duties of lodge officer in a hand that is not so shaky as yours? Your district cannot operate without your lodge.

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Publicity By San Angelo Member

When We editor announced recently that he Would count one point for every individual reporter, one point for the lodge from which the report comes, and one point for the district in which the reporter lives, he naturally overlooked the unforeseen and the unexpected.

The editor overlooked the possibility of some member writing an outstanding article to some metropolitan paper, or giving timely information to a reporter of some big daily newspaper.

It happened. And it was done where it was needed the most.

Brother Fred Socha, one of the best SPJST workers in and around San Angelo, had a bright idea. He received also a copy of the Dallas Morning News. He read the article about the SPJST. He Wished to pass it on to others. The best way, he thought, would be through another paper. So he grabbed his copy and headed for the editorial rooms of the San Angelo Standard Time, a paper that has a. circulation of abort 20,000 Copies.

He had a chance to do a wholesome publicity and to put a "commercial" for his own T. G. Masaryk Lodge No. 160 and Rowena Lodge No. 49. Here is the SRT1 Angelo Standard Time's article: SPJST MAY PUZZLE YOU, BUT NOT 26,000 OTHER TEXANS If you were to say "SPJST" to most West Texans they might not know what you were talking about.

But there are at least 500 and their families who would tell you it means "Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas" or, boiled down, "Slavonic Benevolent Order of Texas."

The 500 are members of T. G. Masaryk Lodge No. 160 of San Angelo and Rowena Lodge No. 49 (about 260 members here and 240 at Rowena). John Kasper is president here and Jim Kvasnicka. at Rowena.

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 company June Anniversary The parent lodge in Texas was only seven years old when the Rowena group was organized in 1904. Thus on June 27 the Rowena lodge will observe its 50th anniversary.

The half-century mark will be celebrated with a District No. 4 meeting in which 10 lodges will participate at Rowena San Angelo's lodge n) much younger, ‘, lug been organized in 1937. It's meet-

ings are held in the St. Anthony Hall, seven miles east of the city on the Eola Road.

Membership is largely among those of Czechoslovakian descent, although it is by no means limited to them.

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.

Thomas Turner writing in the Dallas News tells the story from this point on: To begin with, Texas has a much stronger transfusion of Czech heritage than most people realize. Among the state's foreigp-born citizens, those of Czechoslovakia, rank third in number, behind only Mexico, and England. The proportion of Czech-ancestry population is much higher thati this would indicate, because of the intermarriage and the families raised by Czech immigrants of the preceding generation.

Not Clannish 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 or whose parents or grandparents did, for the same reason as did the Quakers—to escape political and religions 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 speaking a different language. His "clannishness" was a natural protective measure—the binding together with his few countrymen—so he could speak his mother tong& 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 of nationalities and raligions—but he's also a proud Texan.

From 'Walkout' He likes to point out that his company 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 be-

longed to the nation's oldest fraternal insurance organization, the CSPS, or Czechoslovakian Protective Society. In the 1890's, it had some 700 Texas mems bers.

In 1896, when the CSPS was in convention in St. Louis, the Texas delega tion 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 Oounty.

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

Abbott No Czech It still is predominantly Czech, but by no means exclusively. Symbolically, President Edward L. Ma.rek points out, 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.

John A. Kubena of LaGrange, the vice-president, the son of J. R. Kubena, one of the original SPJST founders, who was its secretary for 40 years. Besides Marek, Kubena and Chupick, the main officers are R. A. Urbanovsky of West, financial secretary, and Joseph Koliha. Jr., Skidmore, treasurer.

Despite its size, the firm operates on

a simple fraternal system. It has seven state districts, with lodges in the biggest cities and in communities that aren't even towns. Houston's Lodge 88 is the biggest in membership, with about 1,400.

Taylor Lodge 29 is second and Bell County's Lodge 24 third. About 2,000 members live in and around Bell County, which helped Frank Matush get the home of fives moved to Temple. Lubbock's lodge is the largest in area. Da/las has two.

Everyone Votes Conventions are held only every four years, with every policyholder entitled to a vote. The few officials usually are el o cted from different districts. The company writes no single policy more than $10,000, and is described by an independent research company as holding a prominent position among the largest life insurance companies from the standpoint of management, policyholders' service, and financial stability." At the end of 1952 it had policies totaling $23,317,000.

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To all of this, i can say only, -Brother Fred, a wave of inspiration flooded your soul," As the article admits, when you said "SPJST", the West Texans didn't, know what you were talking about. Now, at least some of them know. That's the kind of publicity the S P J T needs.

Thanks a million, Fred. We will be seeing you on June 27 at Rowena. )• •t TO MEMBERS IN ROSENBERG The editor was requested by the officers of Rosenberg Lodge No. 108 to announce in the English Section that the regular meeting in May will be postponed one week.

Rosenberg Lodge holds its regular monthly meetings on the second Sunday every month. Since the second Sunday in May is Mother's Day, the meeting in May is postponed as it was practiced in the previous years.

This is a reminder to avoid misunderstanding'.

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To Every Organizer of the S. P. J. S. T. Sisters and Brothers: A conference was held by the representatives of District Three and District Five, after the meeting in West, Sunday, April 25, for the purpose to invite every SPJST organizer in all the seven districts to a friendly contest to see what district would secure the highest percentage of new members.

This contest of third and fifth districts against all other districts should find all of us ready to assist and help cur organizers wherever opportunity arises.

The rules o4 the contest would be simple. The organizers in each district would try to increase the number of new members and new certificates on the basis of the present number of members in their respective districts. The increase would be stated in percentages.

Each district would be raising its own number and figure its own percentage.

Every organizer should feel the importance and advantage of this type of contest. If a majority of organizers approves this plan, the contest will start on June 1 and will end on August 31, 1954.

Kindly send your approval—to the delight of the entire membership Of the SPJST—to the secretary of District Three: L. 0. Hosek, Grapevine, Route 1, Texas.

Sincerely and fraternally, Cyrill Pokladnik, president L. 0. Hosek, secretary District Three; J. M. Skrabanek, president Rudy J. Sefcik, secretary District Five. ) stit • k FINANCIALLY YOURS

The young bride walked into the bank MOTHER'S DAY and tried to cash a check. She was taken The guardians of our mothers' pride aback when the teller told her that the check would have to be endorsed.

We are all born to be.

"Why, it's a good check. My husband Lelia knows to• please how hard we've sent it to me. He's away on business." tried "Yes, Madam, it's perfectly all right," When proud of us is she. said the teller. "But please sign it on the back so that your husband will know All well with us, contented then you got the money."

She braved life's every care.

The bride walked to the writing desk, But rest and comfort gave up when and pondered a minute. Then she wrote The pain was ours to bear. swiftly on the back and handed the check to the teller.

We are her sorrows and her joys, T h e teller's eyebrows went up.

Still present or away, Scrawled across the back of the check Her grown up little girls and boys was, "Your loving wife, Ethel!"

Observing Mother's Day.

Musings of the Editor (Continued from page 11) ALL OF YOU, OFFICERS AND ME1,1bers, who belong to District One, should give a better support to your district and to those who plan your district meetings. You selected Brother Kubena as your director at the last SPJST convention. When there was a vacancy in the position of vice-president, you did get together and you pulled for him.

Why don't you support him in what he is trying to accomplish through your dis trict meetings? And you have a capable man holding the position of director.

He is also your district president. Brother Stepan cannot do more than he does without your support. I recall the words of another district president, Brother Sid Pokladnik. Last Sunday, he emphatically declined the presidency in his district three times. Then he made this statement: "In showing my appreciation to you that you came to this meeting and that we have 100 per cent representation, in knowing that the officers of District Three have the support of every one of the twenty-one local lodges, we have held a one-minute cau,cus and we have agreed to serve you another year." You, members in District One, also in every other district, should make your officers feel the same way as officers in District. Three feel. Make them be proud of your support, not to be resentful that your badge and your indifferent members belong in their district. You can make and you can break your own officers. )• • On the evening of March 4, 1929, Herbert Hoover — President of the United States for a matter of some 10 hours -prepared to retire in his new home.

Casting about for bedside literature he was dismayed to find that in the entire White House there wasn't even an almanac! To be sure, Presidents h a d brought books to the Executive Mansion -- and carted them away. There was no permanent library.

Next day the AssoCiated Press ran a little story on the President's discovery.

It met the eye of John Howell, a San Francisco bockseller, who decided that this was a disgraceful state of affairs.

He took the matter up at the next meeting of the American Booksellers Associa tion. A committee was formed and a year later the White House was presented with a library of 500 volumes, each a gift of an individual bookseller.

The Association has since added 50 books a year. The permanent White House Library now has some 1,800 books.

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DIRECTORS AUDIT REPORT We have checked US Bonds, County and Municipal Bonds, Stocks, Mortgage I cans, Certificate Loans, Real Estate owned, Royalty and Minerals owned, Cost of Home Building, Income and Disbursement of Home Building, claims due to minors, Medical Examniations, Sick Benefit, Premiums paid by lodges, General Expense Account for the year 1953, and we submit our report as follows: Balance reserve from 1953 $6,879,171.32 INCOME Mortuary Premiums 507,989.11 interest fel Cert. Loans 19,877.14 Interest on Mtge. Loans 230,910.03 Interest on Bonds 42,307.50 Dividend on Stocks 9,010.00 Oil leases 1,369.00 Rents from Farms 2,006.00 Royalties R. E. 0.

2,880.54 Increase in Bonds by Accrual of Discount 1,004.90 Income from R. E. O. (Sale of Timber 366.00 Income from Royalty and Mi nerals 3,441.90 SPJST Building Rents 19,519.33 Appraisal Fee. 5,500.00 Sale of Supplies 312.91 Sick Benefit Premiums 825.80 Transfer from Expense Fund 300.00 Contributicns to Moucka Fund 192.10 7,726,983.58 E.XP.ENSE 12,409.24 Surrendered Cart. Loans 6,000.00 Matured Endowments Double Indemnity Death Claims 1,000.00 41.79 Premium Waiver Claim 196,970.29 Death Claims Death Claims due Minors 41,050.03 Interest Paid on Minors Claims 1.054.84 Expense in Collection of bond Interest 58.37 10.75 Insurance R. E. O. 420.49 Taxes R. E. 0 118.71 Repairs on R. E. 0.

Travel on R. E. 0. 75.90 Return Premiums and Bonuses 3,307.87 Decrease in Bonds by Accrual 274.50 of premiums 1,533.08 Dividend to Members 1,635.11 SPJST Building Maintenance SPJST Building Salaries and 6,133.95 Wages SPJJST Building Power and Lights 3,229.07 SPJST Building Fuel and Water 927.39 SPJST Building Repairs and 816.06 Upkeep 1,303.38 SPJJST Building Insurance 2,147.58 SPJST Building Taxes 580.00 Actuary Fees 2,643.25 Advertising 5,245.94 Appraisal Expene

From Jan. 1, 1953 to Jan. 1, 1954 (Audited Jan. 8, 9, and April 6 to April 10, 1954) Appraisal Fees Refunded 25.00 Attorney's fee (August Kacir for 1952) 14,684.00 Attorneys fees (Adolph Pavlicek for 1953 2,948 20 Audit by Directors 832.92 Car Expense 1,030.62 Collection and Exchange on Check 200.81 Ccnimissions to Organizers 28,105.82 Contributions: A and M College $4,800.00 American 'Sokol Union 350.00 Texas Ex-Students Assn 100.00 Slavic Languages at University 100.00 Texas Council of Higher Ed. 100.00

Furniture and Fixtures Automobile

13,100.00 500.00

7,324,910.09 REAL ESTATE OWNED Cost 7 tracts of land $30,578.49 1 City Property 2,917.78 Total

$33,496.27

RECEIPTS 1,369.00 Oil Leases 2,880.54 Royalties 2,006.00 Rents Sale of Timber 366.00 6,621.54

DISBURSEMENTS 10.75 Insurance 420.49 Taxes 118.71 Repairs 75.90 625.85 Total Allo wed by Convention 5,450.00 Travel Donations to 7 Districts 210.00 5,995.69 Net Income Texas Fraternal Congress for Bloodmobile 250.00 ROYALTY AND MINERALS OWNED Sick Benefit Department 300.00 55 tracts of land owned in Counties as All other contributions 380.00 L follows: Emblems 778.55 Atascosa 7 Filing Fees 21.00 Austin 1 Freight and express 1,609.02 Bell 10 143.75 Burleson Liability Insurance Medical Examination 3,379.00 Calhoun Non-Medical Examination,, 2,531.65 Cameron Many tracts1 Official Publication 23,468.13 3003.92 Acres) 221.70 DeWitt Publications Committee Office Maintenance 1,419.32 Ellis 1,050.00 Falls Office Rent 1,124.87 Fayette Officers Bond 1,420.45 Fort Bend Officers and Directors travel 1,117.39 Frio Organizers Meeting Expense 2,684.76 Gonzales Postage 10,613.20 Guadalupe Salaries Employees 32,750.00 Harris Salaries Officers 5,496.45 Hill Stationery and Supplies 2,436.89 Jackson Supreme Lodge Meetings Taxes, Excise, F.I.C.A. and T.E.C. 722.04 Liberty Telephone and Telegraph 1,376.66 Milan 824 50 McLennan Youth Activities 252.00 Wharton Sick Benefit Claims 111,60 Wichita Sick Benefit Return Premiums Williamson 402,072.89 55 Balance reserved Jan. 1, 1954 7,324,9.10.69 Total RECEIPTS ASSETS: $3,616.06 308,646.23 Royalty and Minerals Cash in Banks DISBURSEMENTS 1,099,236.00 U. S. Bonds 174.16 County and Municipal Bonds 281,691.75 Taxes 4,794,441.84 Mtge. Loans 3,441.90 490,936.97 Cert. Loans NET INCOME 101,000.00 Stocks We have 43 perpetual interests, and 33,496.27 Real Estate Owned 196,483.97 12 farms for a term of 5 to 20 years S.P.J.S.T. Building 296.87 royalty: Collateral Loans We have one producing gas well in . 20.00 Equities and Utilities Deposit 60.00 Frio COunty, and" one gas well in WharMinerals and Royalties

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Wednesday, May 5, 1954 ton county and four oil wells in Atascosa County.

COST OF HOME BUILDING Purchase Price 150,000.00 Additional improvements and meetings in connection with 46,483.97 purchase of the building Total 196,483.97 Home Building RECEIPTS Rents Accrued Rent

19,519.33 2,400.00

Total

21,919.33

DISBURSEMENTS Repairs $950.59 Salary 6,133.95 Maintenance 1,494.97 Insurance 1,303.38 Utilities 4,162.07 Taxes 2,147.58

16,192.54

Net Income 5,726.79 According to pay roll we have five employees, 2 janitors, 2 elevator operators and 1 Superintendent.

Claims due Minors $18,491.29 Accrued Interest (4% per annum) 4,066.27 22,557.56 APPRAISAL FEE Received Appraisal Expense

$ 5,500.00 5,270.94

BALANCE Medical Examinations Medical Exam., Local Doctors $ 1,304.00 Medical Exam. Sup, Doctor 2,075.00 3,379.00 Non-Medical Exam. (Retail Cr.) 2,531.65 Tot al 5,910.65 Non-Medical Examinations being $2.06 per report.

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MENTAL HEALTH The people of the United States observe different weeks for purpose of getting better acquainted with various social, economic, hygenic, and civic problems. Only very recently, we observed.

National Mental Health Week. No doubt you had missed it on your calendar.

Shortly after the end of World War II there came to light the fact that more than two million young men had been rejected for military service or had been discharged from the Nation's armed forces because of mental disorders. While the Nation had been aware that mental 'llness was a serious problem, it took this staggering and dramatic revelation to shock the people and to set off a wave of interest concern, and action which swept the country from coast to coast.

One of the outgrowths of this surge of public response was the birth of Mental Health Week. In 1949 the National Association for Mental Health, of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, launched the first national observance of Mental Health Week for the purpose of mobilizing the people into action in the fight against mental illness.

The first observance of Mental Health Week was a very modest one, and not too many people heard about it; but within the very short span of 5 years Mental Health Week has become firmly established on the calendar of important national observances, and its in fluences have penetrated into literally every single community in the country— into schools, churches, universities, hospitals, clinics, industries, trade unions, Government departments, pr.)fessional organizations, fraternal clubs and many others.

It was no wonder that Mental Health Week has caught hold, because the people have come to realize that the slogan "Mental illness is the Nation's No. 1 health problem" is not merely a slogan but an actual fact. They have come to realize that not only is mental illness the No. 1 health problem for the Nation, but also for each person individually. Every person in this country is

T tal paid for 1952 $ 1,533.08 There is no more cash dividend, and according to Article 54 adopted in Houston Convention, the Supreme Lodge annually, after determining the solvency of the organization, shall announce the aid in the form of remission of prem- ly is appreciated by the directors. iums te. be given to those who have been Fraternally submitted, members thirty-five years, or more, and Robert Cervenka who have attained the age of 70 years, Frank J. Cerveny or nore.

Charles Holasek We found books and records in order, Charles Navratll and officers of the Supreme Lodge coFrank Rod operated with us and assisted us J. M. Skrabanek through the 8 clays audit, which certainA. C. Stepan

concerned either directly or indirectly, with the subject of mental illness.

At this very moment nearly threequarters of a million people in mental hospitals are suffering severe mental disorders. More people are hospitalized for mental illness than for all other illnesses combined, including polio, cancer, heart disease, tuberculosis, and all other physical disorders. One out of every 230 men, women, and children in the United States is in a mental hospital.

And for every person inside a mental hospital there is at least an additional person who should be receiving mental hospital care but who is not because the hospital facilities are inadequate.

But it is not only in hospitalization that we see the effects crf mental illness.

We have only to read the newspapers on any day to see other frightening eVidence—the suicides, murders, tragic accidents, and the mounting tide of juvenile delinquency. We have only to head the reports of the medical authorities to find that out every two people coming to a doctor's office, one is suffering from some form of mental disorder. The records of the general hospitals disclose that one out of every three people being treated is suffering from some form of mental illness. The schools report an ever-increasing number of emotionally upset children. many families are constantly breaking up as a result of emotional difficulties. The aecidents, switching of jobs, high rate of absenteeism result mostly from mental and emotional disturbances.

There is literally not a single facet of personal or social life which is not touched in one way or another by emotional and mental disorder.

But there are signs which show that the Nation is definitely moving forward in the fields of research, prevention, and improved treatment to combat mental illness and to promote mental health of the people of the United States.

If the SPJST members show additional interest in this topic, your editor would gladly 'prepare articles on this vital topic, thus bringing to You in an easyto-understand language the subject of mental health. ) • It, • t The wife heard the telephone ring and saw her husband answer it. She was puzzled to hear him say, "I don't know.

Why don't you call the weather bureau."

After he hung up, she asked, "Who was it dear?"

"Ah, some sailor, I guess," he replied. "fie wanted to know if the coast was clear."

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JOHN J. PECH At the National Fraternal Congress, 4101 in Dallas last fall, your editor got acquainted with a Czech composer from Chicago_ Of course, I , didn't know that .‘4e- was a. talented musician and compo,ser, until I . had a chance to hear the SRJST -fraternity song. Naturally, I wanted to know whose work it was.

JOIM J PECH Our composer of our S.P.J.S.T. Fraternity Song, John J. Pech, was born in P, a,ue, Czechoslovakia. From his very early childhood he loved music, starting his first violin lessons when he was a \y n y ear . old youngsters and a few years later when his paxents bought him a ptano adding the study of the obligatory piano.

Professor Podskalsky was his .first violin , teacher and later Mr. Pech studied , With the world-renown violin paedagog PrOfessor Otakar Sevcik. Mr. Pech still' has in his possession his corrspondence and a very rare and up-to n w unpublished manuscript of Prof.

Sev y iks' Daily Violin Exercises 'which embraces all the essential violin technic' ex ThiS work was written and sent to Mr. Pech personally by his Professor Sevelk virhen Mr. Pech upon arriving in America some 30 years ago was playing lirofessionally– as first violinist in New 'fork and could find no •teacher of Prof.

Sevcik' rank to further his studies and wrote to his friend back in Pisek, Cze• hochosloyakia who personally wrote these special daily exercises for him only. Later, when well established in business in Chicago, he played as first violinist in -the Business Men's Sv.m-

phony Orchestra of Chicago which consisted of about a hundred men, and was recently guest conducted by Raphael Kubelik.

Piano, Mr. Pech studied with Prof.

Sima of Prague Conservatory of Music, and theory and composition with Prof.

Janda, well known concert organist and composer of the Cathedral of St. Vitus at Prague Castle Hradcany. During his study of advanced composition, Mr. Pech began his study of organ first with the well known choir director of St. Thomas Cathedral, K. Bautzky, and later with Professor Janda whom he assisted at the organ console of the Cathedral. During his _studies, Mr. Pech played daily at the church of St. Thomas and also' at the beautiful St. Nicholas Church in Prague. This love for organ he carried throughout his life, finally acquiring several years ago a beautiful concert model of the Hamond Organ on which his neighbors and friends hear him, play daily and enjoy visiting him just to listen.

In his compositions he has devoted his tlents to writing popular music and aringements, some of which you may ave heard under his name or under the pseudonym of John. Valenta, his mother's name, which he used during the period of his business enterprizes.

He is known to have composed many fraternity 'songs, and has also made new arrangements of some—almost forgotten—Czech, American, and other folk music. He has also composed and written all new incidental music for our S.P.J.S.T, Production introducing our Fraternity Song— if this production will be performed—with many Czech folk songs rearranged in a present day trend.

Mr. Pech has edited and prepared arrangements and a lot of music for our Youth Counselor for her Youth Programs, and has personally recorded for her his organ music. A friend of long standing with the outstanding and reknown Czech composer and conductor Prof. Karel B. Jirak and his lovely wife Blanche, he has made it possible for our Youth Counselor and the Professor to get better acquainted at which time Professor has dedicated to her a copy of his latest composition, "12 Piano Pieces for Little Children" in Book 1 and Book 2 which she values very highly and recommends to all youth piano students, and at which time, they have discussed various musical youth problems valuable for our Youth Movement.

Mr. Pech, who is a prominent man residing in Chicago, Illinois, recently retired from his business interests, and

spends a lot of time traveling extensively pursuing his hobby, research, and study of the folk music.

Perhaps the love for music Mr. Pech has, was transmitted to him from his parents and grandparents—where his grandfather, John Valenta, on 'his mothers side, was a member of the orchestra of the National Theatre of Prague, under the directing of our beloved Bedrich Smetana. In the same orchestra, with John Valenta; played another wellknown artist, our Anton Dvorak.

Mr. Pech treasures very highly a picture of this orchestral group, showing all the then playing musicians with their conductor Smetana. ) • 4 • ( RACE TO HOSPITAL TOO LATE

A frantic crosstown race to a hospital failed to save the life of a year-old toddler who swallowed a bottle of sedative tablets late yesterday.

Blond Michael Wayne Roznosky 'Was dead on arrival at a hospital, where he was rushed from his home by a policeman who was visiting neighbors of the boy's parents.

The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Roznosky, 1619 Gould, were both at work when the tragedy occured after 5 p. m.

Michael Wayne's grandmother, Mrs. Roland Donegan, also of the Gould address, was caring for him and his 2year-old brother Roland Tonnie.

Mrs. Dunegan said she took two of the tablets yesterday for a headache, and dozed off to sleep.

She was awakened by Michael Wayne's tugging at her.

"He had the pill bottle in his hand, and it was empty," she said. One tablet was on the floor. Michael Wayne apparently swallowed nine tablets, as the bottle contained 12.

Mrs. Dunegan grabbed Michael Wayne in her arms and ran next door to the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Alton, 1621 Gould, to phone for an. ambulance.

Policeman Guy T. Barbee, son-in-law of the Altons, rushed the baby to a hospital in his car. Michael Wayne died on the way.

(Not a pleasant reading, but Brother L. 0. Hosek thinks it ought to be placed. in our official paper. All kinds of 'pills are within the reach of our tots. Can you learn from others, or do you prefer to learn the hard way--through your own experience?—Editor.)

I• •( A wife can usually cure her husband of snoring by kindness, patience and stuffing a sock in his mouth,

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LETTERS ENNIS LODGE NO. 25 The uppermost thought in my mind at the present is the very successful distric t meeting in West in which about 28 people from our Lodge participated.

The representation of lodges was so encouraging that everyone who is interested in the growth of the Third District must have been pleased.

First, I wish to thank the members of the West Lodge for their wonderful hospitality, We know how niuch work must go into preparationfor such an enorMOus crowd. Thanks a million from all Of us here in Ennis. ;Since the editor attended and your secretary always gives a full report, I shall not go into detail on the business of the meeting. Electing new officers was the most important item on the agenda. The retainment of the same group which served us last year certainly pleased us as their ability, is well proven. Whether they are happy, I don't know. Eventually they will become tired of their burden and we shall be forced to make new decisions. When the day comes we must be better prepared, and I notice that other organizations dc this by electing nominating committees.

This committee then selects a slate of ofiicers for the new year which the membership may vote on. Nominations from the the floor are in order, but if they are not fortooming, then a candidate is assured. This system certainly eliminates the cry, "I do not accept" of some unsuspecting victim.

Action was also taken to assure our treasurer of some funds to do district business with. The evil of money must be forgotten in the good it can do.

A collective action in the youth program will be atempted in the next three months. This can not be accomplished by anyone individual. It can come about only through the thoughts and efforts of all parents and children. Shall we have something definite done by July 25th when We meet again in Ennis with Lodge No. 135 in the Sokol Hall? We can count on Sister Hilsher to help us in anyway possible.

Local News: The entertainment cornmitee is planning the annual Mother's Day Dance for May 9th at the National Hall. Sister Dorothy Kudrna is in charge of a short program preceding the dance. The •time will be about 6:30 p. m.

The dance will begin at 8. F'atak's orchestra will play.

The regular meeting will be held May 9th. President Trojacek has requested that the prograni number our Lodge

WEST, TrIrAs presented at West be given preceding the meeting.

Wilma Nesuda ) • A. • ( SVAZ CECHOSLOVANU LODGE NO. 92 Fort Worth, Texas Dear Brothers and Sisters: Lodge Svaz Cechoslovanu No. 92 will have its regular monthly meeting Sunday, May 9, 1954, starting at 1 p. m. There will be initiation of ann new members, so please .come to the meeting. There will also be a program honoring Fathers and Mothers Day. There will be lunch.

The next Czech Dance will be that night and the music will be by Heitzman and his orchestra from Tioga.

Congratulations to Bro. and Sis. Dicky Durham who are the parents of a boy and they also have a daughter. The grandparents are Bro. and Sis. Richard Hubenak. Bro. and Sis. Lonnie Burkhalter are also the parents of a son, David Wayne. Grandparents are• Bro. and Sis. Robert Ruzicka.

Bro. and Sis. J. R. Bartek, Sis. Millie Bartel< and myself went to Temple last Saturday to attend . a party at Tom Sefcik's Hall in honor of Bro. J. R. Bartek, Frank Spanhel, and CharlesKalencia who came together from Czechoslovakia fifty years ago. There was a play and a pro-. gram and dance, music was by Adela and Her Music Masters. Bro. Joseph F. Sefcik made a speech honoring these three men. Refreshments were furnished

by Tom Sefcik.

Fraternally, Jay Dee Waggoner ) •( COMMITTEE OF DISTRICT SEVEN Skidmore, Texas Dear Brothers and Sisters: The program committee of Dist. 7, met at the Henry Marcak's home near Karnes City, April 25th, to make plans fOr the district meeting which is to be held May 16th, 1954, at San Antonio, Texas.

This meeting will start at 11 o'clock in the morning, and the dinner will be served at 1 P. M.. Program and other unfinished matter will be held after dinner.

On behalf of the committee and others, I wish to thank Brother Jacob Shortner in obtaining such a nice place for the committee to meet and, of course, special thanks go to the Marcak family for extending the use of their home to the committee and for their rcyal entertainment. Many thanks.

Yours truly, Mrs. Mary Veroda Committee

SLOVANSKA LIPA LODGE NO. 66 Waco, Texas Dear Sisters and Brothers: The District 3 meeting held at Jaromir lodge No. 54, West, Tex. is a thing of the past now but very nice to remember what a good time we had and a large crowd present with 30 of our own members. and all 21 lodges were well represented.

The meeting came to order at 10:30 a. m. with Brothers Pokladnik, Cervenka, Hrabina, Harms and Hosek, presiding. Brothers Chupick, Navratil and our patient editor br. Valcik also present and each made a good talk. Also brother Skrabanek from District 5 came to see the proceedings.

Three little girls and 2 boys from Ennis carried the letters SPJST and each gave an appropriate idea what their letter meant and then fitted it around a red and white star which was very impressive.

The 3 young ladies who won the essay contest were given their awards and each also received a pink carnation corsage. The 3 girls were Misses Sylvia Laznovsky from Ennis, Imogene Janet Hanus from Waco and Lucille Hanus now living in San Antonio.

Also presented the oldest charter members but I'm sorry I didn't get their names.

There were talks from each of the ofDeem of the district and several frota the Supreme lodge All were very good and then the meeting- recessed at 12 noon for a delicious lunch the West ladies prepared and for which they have our thanks for all their work and effort.

At 1:30 p. in. the meeting came to order again and each representative of the 21 lodges gave a brief account of their membership and accomplishments during the year.

Then the standing officers were elected by acclamation for another year.

The next meeting was voted to be held at Ennis Lodge No. 135 on July 25, 1954. So let's get another record crowd together.

Meeting closed at 4 p. m. after which the young people of several lodges had music and songs and ended by 4 young couples dancing the besecla. Really .a very nice program and everyone enjoyed it.

After more refreshments the people all left in a happy frame of mind.

Sincerely, Rose Parma, Reporter ) • .1. • t The fellow who can save money theiie days is one in a. million. The amount he can save is in about the same proportion.—Harry E. Forbes.

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YOUTH ACTIVITY— DISTRICT THREE ricers, members, and a purpose. PURPOSE should look like this in your mind.

After sister Hora.k said, "Read the PURPOSE-PROJECTS, that's a good Vestnik and watch for her letter," I am topic. There are many things that a duty-bound to write. youth club can do. It's a matter of suitFirst, a word of explanation to young ing the project to the membership. Three people who did not attend the Third Dis- or four might sing, study, hike or even trict meeting in West April 25th. The meet for a night of pin-curling making motion was that the youth of this dis- if that seemed like a lofty purpose. They trict make a united effort in their work could hardly play volley ball. So the and be prepared to take part in the first time you meet be ready to plan, next meeting to be held July 25th in "What can we do that will be interestEnnis at the Sokol Hall. The idea is ing and fun. You might be the studious to form a youth council which would type. A study group group can study anyrepresent all the lodges in this district things from bugs to parliamentary proand which would ably present the cedure. Well, the latter might prepare accomplishments, problems, and the i- you for the presidency of something.

Who knows someday you might be nomdeas 01 the young members.

Taking that statement apart, let us inated for thee office in your own lodge. first consider accomplishments. In sev- I do know that many of the members eral of our lodges there has been a youth of the local youth club which was or-. club or plan for a long time. The lodge ganized more than 15 years ago have need only study what has been done and served in the senior lodge.

Now about ideas. I shall give you no think of how many have been reached by the work to know the value. There more of mine 'because by now I expect are other lodges where no action has you have quite a few. The three young been taken just because somebody has people at our house have taught me a said it couldn't be done. Now you know long time ago that I can just sit back the word "impossible" doesnot even exist and listen. I am listening!

So think, write and talk, and the first for -_our president' Sid Pokladnik. There are others who feel just as he does. So time you notice, you will have done something about it and things will be let's not admit defeat before we try.

Problems? Well everyone has problems. organized. No one can make things hapThat is what we'll talk about. First I pen as fast as you! I am addressing the would like to hear what they are. The YOUTH OF THE THIRD DISTRICT. Fraternally yours, Vestnik is big enough for them. And Wilma Nesuda if Y ou are bashful, then write to me Telico Rd. and I'll see that they go out on the right Ennis, Texas channel. I know about some of your ) • 4, problems. For instance, there are not enough young people your age to start SOCIAL SECURITY AN YOU anything. Anyway, not anything like sports, games or dancing. There is still Who is covered: Four out of five something left. For example, you might Americans who work for a living are sing. I can just hear you walling, "Oh, currently protected by the provisions I don't know how." But yes you do, too! of the security law. Five million people I have thought a simple song book would are •currently receiving monthly insurhelp a lot and if every one interested in ance benefits because they have retired your lodge and my lodge had books a- or because the person supporting them like, then we could sing together when has died. The main groups still not covwe meet, and ANYONE can sing in a ered by social security are: 4 million group. The secret is, there is no one to farm operators, 2.5 million state and lolisten! In fact, I have thought about this cal government employees, and 500,000 song book so much I have written sis- self-employed professionals. ter B. Hilsher to see if anything can be Who pays what: Unless you are selfdone. What can you do with singing? employed, your payments into the social Even two or three could meet about a security fund equal 3 percent of your piano. Learn your song. Then sing it at monthly earnings— 1 1/2 percent coming the next lodge meeting. Use a lot of out of your paycheck and the remaining ballyhoo. After all, everybody is home- 1 1/2 percent contributed by your employfolks. er. If you are self-employed, your soSo you will organize Don't forget to cial security tax equals 21/4 percent of elect officers even if there are not any your earnings. plain members left when you get Who gets what: Benefit payments through. That comes later. If a few band vary with the amount paid in over the together and have a good time more will years. They range from a low of $25 a join as you get along. Just any organi- month to a top limit of $85, with an adzation must have three ingredients: of- ditional allowance made for your wife

Wednegday, May 5, 1954 if she is over sixty-five.-These Payments will usually be suspended if you earn more than $75 a month after retirement.

Should you die before reaching sixtyfive (the age at which you are first eligible for social security benefits), your survivors will receive a maximum of $255 for burial expenses. Your wife, if she remains unmarried and has dependent unmarried children under 18 in her care, will receive an allotment for herself and her children. ) • 4. • (

POLKA DANCE CALENDAR (Calvin C. Cherverlia) WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 Adolph Falke orchestra -- Plainview Community Center near El Campo FRIDAY, MAY '7 Sil Krenek orchestra — School Dance Burton SATURDAY, MAY 8 Henry I3rosch orchestra -- Boedeker's Place (3 mi. West of Shiner) Sil Krenek orchestra -- American Legion Hall in Crosby Rudy Kurtz orchestra K. T. Hall in San Antonio Majek orchestra -- Hermann Sons Dance — Moravian Hall in Corpus Christi Joe Patek orchestra — SPJST Hall in Taylor SUNDAY, MAY 9 Baca's Original Orchestra Tom Sefcik's Hall at Seaton (Near Temple) Sil Krenek orchestra — Inet (Near Victoria) Rudy Kurtz orchestra Parma Maria WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 Rudy Kurtz orchestra -- Plainview Community Center near El Canipo All the above dances are at night un less 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 or writer will assume no responsibility resulting from any dance announcements which are listed in this copnrin. 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. ) • * • ( Money may be the root of all evil, but is sure grows into some beautifullocking shrubbery Wisconsin Journal of Education ) • 4, • ( Minister: A person who feels confident when he prays for a living.-0.. A. Battista.

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SPJST Member A Thanksgiving in May (By Marietta Buell) Champion dropped in on a neighbor the other your editor doesn't read daily papers dayI and found her busy wrapping little

very carefully. But he should—if he could stretch the 24 hours into a longer period. It would pay. For example, the other day, he rested his eyes On an item rep orting some sort of gymnastic contest. A familiar name caught his attention—"Dallas Sokol,' and again "Soukup, Texas."

Here is the most interesting part.

This boy "Soukup, Texas," was mentioned so many times in the article that the editor was 'compelled to reach for the telephone and to call Brother Rudolph Soukup, of. Houston, to find out if he had a' boy attending the . University of Texas.

"Yes, our son Sidney,' was Brother SoUkup's reply. "You know him. He belongs to Pokrok Houston Lodge 88, and he is a member of Houston Sokol."

"Did Sidney take any part in the gymnastic contest lately?"

"Oh, yes, on the junior team, and also on the senior team."

Then the editor explained that he saw the article in the newspaper with the name "Soukup" mentioned half a dozen times. Was that Sidney? After two or three more "yeses," the editor last his temper: "Why don't you tell me those things? It's the kind of news which should go into the Vestnik."

So here is the report from the newspaper, discovered accidentally: University of Texas sweeps titles: Parallel bars, first place, Soukup, Texas; side horse, third place, Soukup, Texas; horizontal bars, first place, Soukup, Texas; second place, Ehrenberger, Dallas Sokol; rings, fourth place, Ehrenberger, Dallas Sokol; all-around, second place, Soukup, Texas; fourth place, Ehrenberger, Dallas Sokol.

Then came the grand total which showed that Sidney Soukup, a gymnast trom. the University of Texas, was an all-round champion and placed himself in the see' nd position in the contest.

Sincere congratulations, Sidney. But next time, kindly remember the old editor in Houston with a clipping from the students paper. He will appreciate it).!.( What the world needs is a closer agreement on what the world needs.—Kiwanis Magazine.

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SUNDAY EVERY WEEK: Family night at Pokrok Houston Lodge No. 88. Come and enjoy yourself. Coffee, tea, and doughnuts free. Bring your packages and writing cards. "Someones friends. birthday?" I asked.

She laughed and shook her head. WEDNESDAY NIGHT EVERY WEEK: Youth night is held at Pokrok Houston "Just getting ready for my second Thanksgiving Day," she said. Then see- Lodge No. 88 every Wednesday night ing my mystified look, she launched in- from 7:30 to 9:30. Everybody invited. to. an enthusiastic explanation.

SATURDAY MORNING EVERY WEEK: "There are' two Thanksgiving Days 9:30 to 11:30 Youth Baseball and Volin every year for me,' she said. "I don't leyball practice games are being held have to tell you, of course, that one is with adult coaches for our SPJST Lodge the traditional November holiday which 88 ball teams. All youth invited—memI celebrate in true American style with bers or non-members.. churchgoing and family dinners. The other falls on the second Sunday in SUNDAY MAY 9: Annual Mother's Day dance at the May.' National Hall by Ennis Lodge No. 25.

"On Mother'S Day?" I asked.

She nodded. "I'll tell you why, she Short program preceeding the dance. continued. "For many years, Mother's Patak orchestra will furnish the music.

Day was for me just a gay and happy Program begins at 6:30 p, m., dance at time when I paid my own mother a 8:00 p. m. little special attention, the greeting -card companies did a terrific business, and SUNDAY MAY 9: Lodge Svaz Cechoslovanu No. 92 will my children gave me small gifts and tried to go about their household chores have a meeting starting at 1 p. m. Father and Mothers Day program, initiation of with less than their customary relucnew members, lunch, and Czech Dance tance.

"Then suddenly I awakened to the that night music by Heitzman and his true meaning of Mother's Day. Born of orchestra• starting at 8 p. m. the lonely and lost feeling which envel- SUNDAY MAY 16: oped me on the first Mother's Day after Pokrok Houston Lodge No. 88 will have my mother's death, was the realiza- a barbecue starting at 12:30. Big free tion that it need not be a day of mourn- dance in the afternoon, bingo and other ing for me, henceforth, but a day of games at night. Everybody welcome. dedication — of new appreciation of everything that is fine and unselfish SATURDAY, MAY 29: Special dance at Lodge Pokrok Dallas in womankind.

"I couldn't communicate with my own No. 84, 2625 Floyd Street, benefit of mother any more or send her candy or baseball team. Door prize, a big, juicy flowers. But I could, in her Memory ham from Columbia Packing Company, each year, give an extra measure of also known as Ondruseks Packing Comthanks for her and for all women like pany. her whose good deeds spread far be- SUNDAY JUNE 6: yond the family circle. And I could be Fort Worth Lodge No. 154 will observe thankful for the other side of mother- its 29th anniversary. Watch for the anhood — for my own devoted children nouncement of the program./ who have brought me such joy through) • 44. • (. out the years, and for millions of children like them.

"And I could seek cut women who on the second Sunday in May. It has were perhaps more deserving but less cured my Mother's Day heartache and, fortunate than I and share my new to me, it seems like a far more satisThanksgiving Day with them. I could factory tribute to my mother than the plan ahead to visit some elderly woman wearing of a white carnation."

—maybe a spinster aunt or a retired Deficit: What you've got when you teacher who had played the part of substitute parent to many a child, or haven't got as much as when you had a mother whose children were not liv- nothing: • )• ing or were far away or neglectful. I Atlas held the world on his shoulders. could send cards and gifts to shut-ins or have a lonely friend in for dinner. He was too wise to try to finance it. "So that's what I do now each year Wesleyan Christian Advocate.

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EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE SECOND QUARTERLY 1954 MEETING OF THE SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, HELD AT THE OFFICE OF THE SUPREME LODGE IN TEMPLE, TEXAS, ON APRIL 12, 1954 The meeting was called to order by President, at 9:15 a. m. All members of the Supreme Lodge were present follows: Edward L. Marek John A. Kubena J. F. Chupick JOs. Koliha Jr. R. A. Urbanovsky Robert Cervenka Frank Cerveny Chas. Holasek Chas. Navratil Frank Rscl A. C. Stepan J. M. Skrabanek Adolph Pavlicek Editor of the Vestnik, brother Valcik and Youth Director, Sister Birdie Hilsther, were also present.

After Secretary Chupick read the minutes of the regular Supreme Lodge meeting, which was held on Jan. 11, 1954, considerable discussion, debate and argument followed, however, these minutes, after a slight change, (which was g iven in full in the April 28, 1954, issue of the Vestnik) were approved.

Upon the request of Secretary Chupick, Treasurer Koliha read the minutes of the special meeting of the Supreme Lodge held on Jan. 30, 1954. Again considerable discussion, debate and arg ument followed, which continued until the meeting was recessed for dinner at 12:25 p. m.

When the meeting was reconvened at 2 p. in., upon suggestion of President Marek, by unanimous consent, it was ,tgreed that the Supreme Lodge should adopt and pass a suitable resolution of condolence and respect, upon the death of Sister Vilemina Navratil, wife of Director Navratil; that Secretary Chupick should prepare such resolution and that all members of the Supreme Lodge, including Editor Valcik and Sister Birdie Hasher be named members of that resolutions committee. A resolution of condolence and respect to Director Navratil was thereupon adopted. (Copy of

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this resolution was published in the April 28, 1954 issue of the Vestnik.)

The controversy, debate and discussion, relative, to the correctness of the minutes of the Jan. 30, 1954, meeting of the Supreme Lodge, was taken up. Finally, upon motion by Director Rod, sec onded by Director Cerveny and carried, these minutes were adopted with a slight change, (which was given in full in the April 28, 1954, issue of the Vestnik.)

Since there still remained some opposition to the adoption of the minutes of the meetings of the Supreme Lodge held on Jan. 11, 1954 and Jan. 30, 1954, finally, at 3 p. m., upon motion by Director Rod, which was seconded by Director Cerveny and carried, it was agreed that Secretary Chupick should write an article of explanatidn, to the Vestnik, relative to the â&#x20AC;˘ controversy, regarding the correctness of these minutes and in such article merely quote the two paragraphs which were objected to as they appeared in the ,..riginal draft of the minutes and follow them with, quotations of the same paragraphs as they were adopted and aprovcd by the Supreme Lodge. It was agreed that no more letters should be written and no more articles about this controversy should be Published in the Vestnik.

President Marek made a report of his official activities for the first quarter of 1954. He reported in the District Meetings, held during the first quarter of 1954. He stated that there were 36 organizers present in the District Meetings Nos. 2 and 3, 1.6 - organizers present in the meeting of District No. 5, 34 organizers present in the meetings of Districts No. .1 and 6, and 9 organizers present in the meeting of District No. 7.

He stated that organizer's meetings will again be held during the coming month and that in some districts these meetings will be held at night.

Since the newly elected director, brother A. C. Stepan, has never taken his oath of office, Director Stepan thereupon took the prescribed oath of his office, was installed as Director of District No. 1 and received the congratulations and best wishes from all present.

President Marek presented -the solicitation Radio Station KTEM, for advertising, however, by common consent it was agreed that this matter should be deferred to a later date.

President Marek presented the solicitation of the Cen-Tex Fair Association for advertising in their catalog. It was agreed to 'place a small advertisement in their catalog.

It was agreed that no commissions be paid to anyone on certificates taken by any member in settlement, either in

full or in part, of an endowment certificate, issued by the Order.

President Marek read a letter from Attorney Pavlicek, with reference to the legality of any interest rate that the Supreme Lodge might pay on deferred or installment settlements of death, benefits. Attorney Pavlicek, stated, in said letter, that, that is a matter left to the discretion of the Supreme Lodge. It was agreed that the interest rate allowed on deferred or installment death benefits should be 2 1/2 per cent.

President Marek read a letter from Dr. Edward Micek, head of the Department of Slavonic Languages at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, inviting the Supreme Lodge to the Majales Celebration of the Czech Club, which is to be held on Sunday, May 2, 1954. Dr. Micek's invitation was gratefully accepted by the Supreme Lodge and several members expressed theit intention to attend the Majales Celebration of the Czech Club, President Marek read a letter from Brother L. O. Hosek, secretary of District No. 3, wherein Brother Hosek presented, a request that the Supreme Lodge reimburse the secretaries of the several districts of the order for mileage traveled to and from the district meetings and other activities of the districts. It was agreed that since the Supreme Lodge donated $30.00 to each of the Districts, some time ago, that this request of brother Hosek should not be granted.

President Marek reported in the meet-. ing with the Directors, Saturday, April 10, 1954, the awarding of prizes to organizers was discussed and that it was agreed that, that matter should be placed in the hands of the Insurance Committee and that the Insurance Committee would take is under advisement and actism, in its next meeting.

President Marek reported that the Insurance Committee decided that the amounts of death benefits under our JT Class certificates be paid in accordance with article 118 of the by-laws.

Secretary Chupick read a letter from brother James Hradecky, from El Campo, Texas, soliciting the donation from the Supreme Lodge, for the construction and maintenance c,f an Old Folks Home, which the Czech Catholic Home for the Aged, a corporation, contemplates building at Villje, Texas. It was agreed that the Supreme Lodge should donate $100.00 to the Old Folks Home.

Secretary Chupick presented several tentative applications tor mortgage loans, all which were duly considered by the Supreme Lodge. Secretary Chupick was thereupon instructed to proceed with sonic of them in the usual manner, and

to return the others ta the applicants.

Secretary Chupick read a letter from Brother Frank B. Steiner of Lodge No. 84, at Dallas, asking for a donation of $20.00 for the purchase of two uniforms for the SPJST Base Ball Team, which team is to be a member of the Dallas Fraternal Council Baseball League, n hich is being 'organized. It was agreed that the Supreme Lodge should make the re q uested donation of $20.00.

Financial - Secretary Ur b a no v sky brought to the attention of the Supreme Lodge the need of some new equipment in his office, namely, a new multigra,ph and a new addressograph machine. He stated that our old equipment is almost worn out. He explained the advantages and virtues of the new rnultigraph and the new adclressograph machine; and the value of such equipment, in his department, in speeding up the work.

The meeting was recessed at 6 p. m. and reconvened at '7:30 p. m.

Treasurer Koliha discussed in detail his written report of his official activi ties for the first quarter of 1954, which he presented tic all members of the Supreme Lodge in writing. He reported that at the close 'cf the first quarter of 1954, or March 31, 1954, the Supreme Lodge had a total of 1379 real estate mortgage los.ris in the total amount of $4,961,850.48, that during the first quarter, 34 mortgage loans were paid and that during the some period of time, 69 new loans or renewals of loans were made.

Treasurer Koliha presented to all members of the Supreme Lodge a written report of all the real estate mortgage loans that he presented to the Directors' for their consideration in his meeting with the Directors on April 10, 1054, with an outline of the decision of the Directors with the respect of the disposition of each of the loans discussed.

Treasurer Koliha also reported on several pieces of property -owned by the Supreme Lodge.

Attorney Pavlicek reported on his act itie3 as Attorney or the Supreme Lodge, - for the first quarter of 1954, in c Arse of which report he stated that the first quarter of 1954, the Supreme Lodge closed 69 new loans and renewals of existing loans.

Attorney Pavlicek asked the Supreme I oclq-e for permission to make a service charge to Oil Companies and other 11 terested parties for using, for examina-nal purposes, abstracts we hold in connection with our loans. It was agreed that such charge be set at $3.00 except that such service charge shall not be made in cases that the debtor or the person desiring the abstract calls for it in person and when there are no express or pstage charges incurred in t h e

transaction.

Attorney Pavlicek stated that he would like for some explanation made in the Vestnik relative to the actual amount of fees he received, for his services, in connection with our real estate mortgage loans, during the year 1953. By common consent it was agreed that the Directors should make an explanation of this transaction in their report in the Vestnik, and state in such report the actual amount of such fees that Attorney Pavlicek received for his services, during the ycar 1953, and also the actual amount of fees attorney Kacir, received during the year 1952.

Attorney Pavlicek reported that no deciskn has been reached relative to whether or not the D. I. feature of a certificate issued to a member, who died under very unusual circumstances, is applicable, and that no decision of this question can be reached until it is duly determined under what circumstances this member met his death.

Upon recommendation of Director Rod an increase of a loan committment from $6000.00 to $6600.00 with $75.00 monthly payments was approved.

Director Holasek referred to his article in the Vestnik and reminded the members of the Supreme Lodge that the Supreme Lodge should make plans for the setting aside of some space in our building for storing exhibits for our museum until such time as a part of our building may be set aside for a museum.

By mutual consent it was agreed that during the next 90 days, no applications for real estate mortgage loans, from nonmembers, should be accepted by the Supreme Lodge.

Directors made a report of their investigations, audit and examinations of the Looks and records of the Supreme Lodge and discussed various items, details of their work, It was agreed that Directors Cervenka and Navratil should prepare a report of this audit of the Directors, submit it to the other Directors for aproval and then publish it in the Vestnik.

Editor Valcik made a report of his activities in the Organization work and as State Organizer. He gave a detailed account tcf his work and offered several suggestions, which are to be taken into consideration by the Insurance Committee, when a meeting of the Insurance Committee is called by President •arek.

Sister Birdie Hilsher, Director of our Youth Department reported on her activities as Youth Director in connection with which she presented for the approval of the Supreme Lodge a tape recorded program, which she contemplates presenting before the Convention of the Texas Fraternal Congress, which

Presidential Parade While Sister Birdie Hilsher is working to show us the urgent need of bringing our younger set to work with us, most of us—including your editor—are sitting on the side line as spectators, just watching the play. We should take part; lodges, districts, the editor, and the supreme officers.

Here's your editor's contribution. Have a parade of the Presidents of the United States. You can work out the details.

Get 21 boys and form the parade. Here is what the presidents may say.

1. George Washington, President, 1789: "I was a general, first President of the United States and Founding Father. I saw 13 Colonies become a free nation.

I am remembered at 'First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of my countrymen.' I married Martha Custis, a widow with two children."

2. Thomas Jefferson, President, 1801: "I declared that all men are created equal. I believed in free schools, religious liberty, and everybody's right to speak his mind. I was champion of the rights of America and to vote their own taxes.

I am responsible for our system of dollars and cents. I was the first President to wear long trousers instead of knee breeches. I believed America would always remain great if Americans were free to seek the truth."

3. James Madison, President, 1809, "I am called the Father of the Constitu tion. I was present during the War of 1812 when British soldiers came ashore and burned the White House. It was during this war that the Star-Spangled Banner was inspired with the defense of Fort McHenry. I married Dorothea Todd, known as Dolly Madison, a wonderful hostess aid the life of any party."

4. James Monroe, President, 1817: "I became president during a period known as the 'Era of Good Feeling.' America and England disarmed. Florida w a s bought from Spain. The Missouri Compromise brought Missouri in as a slave State and Maine as r. free State. The Monroe Doctrine warned Europe to sLek no more new colonies in the New World known to us as our beloved Am ri tea 5. John Adams, President, 1825: Dar is to be held in Galveston in Nov. 1954.

The program she presented was very much liked by all present. Sister Hilsher presented a. ,;-in for the re-consideration of the Supreme Lodge some matters, which were duly discussed but on which no action was taken.

The meeting adjourned at 1:30, past midnight.

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inq my term , roe (is and canals wore spread into the West. As Congressman, I bought petitions to the Capitol against slavery."

6. Andrew Jackson, President, 1829: "At 13 I was a Revolutionary soldier. I was F. the great laboring and producing classes. I studied law. I helped write the Tennessee State Constitution, In the War of 1812—won battle at New Orleans as General of Army. I am known as 'Old Hickory.' I believed that the Federal Union had to be preserved."

7. John Tyler, President, 1841: "I was the first Vice President to become President. My occupation was lawyer and Governor of Virginia."

8. JaMes Polk, President, 1845: "I was first 'dark house' to run for President, My slogan was 'All of Texas and all of Oregon.' I settled the boundary line now in existence—United States-Canadian line.

I fought Mexico over the Texas boundary line."

9. Zachary Taylor, President, 1849: "I was 40 years a soldier, fighting Indians and was a hero in the war with Mexico. I was called Old Rough and Ready. I died while dedicating the Washington Monument and Millard Fillmore, who was Vice President, stepped into my shoes at a time when slavery was coming to a boil. Fillmore signed the 'Fugitive Slave Act' to return runaway slaves to the South."

10. Abraham Lincoln, President, 1861: "I was known as "Honest Abe." I was a lawyer. I went to ,Congress, debated against Stephen A. Douglas against slavery. I won the hand of Mary Todd, but lost the debate with Douglas. Four years of Civil War lay ahead. My cabinet was against me, but I struggled on —freed the slaves and declared at Gettysburg, that 'government cl the people, by the people and for the people must not perish from the earth'."

11. Ulysses S. Grant, President, 1869: "I was a West Point graduate, a Cavalry officer. I was considered 'lazy,' and having little push when a child. I was a leader in the Northern Army and stuck out a battle until I won. Lee surrendered.

The motto on my tomb at New York City reads: 'Let there be peace'."

12. Grover Cleveland, President, 1885, "I was the only President married in the White House Bank failures worried me.

I believed that a 'public cffice is a public trust'.."

13. Benjamin Harrison, President, 1889: "I was the last President to wear a beard and the first to sign papers under an electric light. 2 went to a log school house."

14. William McKinley; President, 1897: "The Spanish American war was fought and won—bringing the Philippines and

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Puerto Rico in r American Islands. My slogan was 'a full dinner pail.' I was the third President to die by an assasin's bullet."

15. Teddy Roosevelt, President, 1909: "I was a city boy with a rich father. I won fame as a cowpuncher, roughrider, and hero of the common people. I was Governor of New York. My motto was 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' I battled for meat inspection and pure food laws."

16. Woodrow Wilson, President, 1913: "I was a teacher at Princeton University and Governor of New Jersey. I taught g very. merit a n d became Princeton's president. I was reelected in 1916 because I kept us out of war. World War I was fought and won. I hoped for a.

League of Nations to end future wars.

It failed, but I died believing someday world peace would really come."

17. Calvin Coolidge, President, 1923: "I am known for my sour -face and dry wit. I was a farmer boy and I went from Governor's chair to Vice Presidency under Warren G. Harding, who was president for 2 years (1921-23): I was thrifty and conservative — a man of few words. My slogan was 'Keep cool with Coolidge'."

18. Herbert Hoover,. President, 1929: "I was the son of an Iowa blacksmith.

I was a mining engineer. and was elected to the Presidency from California. I headed relief in Belgium during World War I. Food for the starving. I was wartime food boss in the United States in 1917. I served as Secretary of Commerce and finally President. Slogan was 'A chicken in every pot'."

19.. Franklin D. Roosevelt, President, 1933: "I am a New- Dealer and a friend of the poor. I told the people the only thing to fear is fear itself. I ushered in old people's retirement money. I proclaimed four freedoms — freedom of speech, worship, want and fear. I married Teddy Roosevelt's niece, Eleanor, who became famous going everywhere to see how people lived. I contracted pclio, but I had the will not to be all invalid. I was elected President four times."

20. Harry S. Truman, President, 1945: "I was a Fair Dealer. I never knew when I was licked. I was Senator from Missouri, and when I was Vice President I fell heir to the Presidency after Franklin Rooseyelt's death."

21. Dwight D. Eisenhower, President, 1952: "I am of humble parentage. I graduated from West Point. Both parties wanted me as their candidate for the Presidency. I was elected in 1952—at a time when we were fighting a cold war. when men have fear in their hearts and we need much courage. The eyes

Werine,c1177, 1\11,a37 of the whole n-c)rld are upon America to- lead the way to peace.

"I am a praying .President and I. believe in all the ideals that have' been set by our past Presidents. I am a national hero—a general known the world over."

In this Parade of Presidents, you may have more boys for additional Presidents but your stage may not be big enough to avoid crowding. If you don't find 21 boys, reduce the cast to 13, 15, or to an even dozen.

One advantage with this program is that you don't have to copy anything.

Let each boy borrow a copy of the Vestnik from his home.

Go to it. Get some action in your lodge. This program may be for any occasion. Good luck to you and your young members.

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Your editor is pointing out one common error. Some of you are too economical with your paper. You write too much on one sheet of paper. A threecent stamp will carry four sheets 81/2 by 11, Allow one inch of margin on the top, on the sides, and at the bottom.

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Ve stredu, rine 5. kvetna 1954,

UB02ACI (Les Miserables)

"A jak je to zde darn?"

"Vtdyt' to piece vite."

"Odkud bych to vedel?"

"Vtdyt' jst,e mi sem dopomohl k mistu zahradnika."

"Odpovidejte mi tak, jako bych nideho nevedel."

"Jest to kla.Ster Petit Picpus."

Jean Valjean meal vzpominati. Nahoda ci spiSe prortetelnost jej vrhla do tohoto klaStera, kde byl start Fauchelevent pied dvema lety na jeho pkimluvu ptijat.

"Ale •eknete mi, otee Madeleine, jakSTrn tpilsobern jste se dostal sem? Sem piece' 2acIneho mute nepougteji."

"Ale vy ptece jste zde."

"Jsem tu vgak tet samojedinY." "A piece zde rnusirn zustati," odpovedel Jean Valjean..

"Ach rnuj Bote!" zvolal stars? Fauchelevent.

Jean 'Valjean se ptiblitil ke starci a kekl mu vane: "Otte Fauchelevente, zachranil jsem vam ti7iot."

"Valyt"ja jsem to pill?' ptipomenul, odpovedel Fauchelevent.

"Dries mi to nratete splatiti."

Fauchelevent vzal do svYch stanch, vraseitYch dlani obe silne ruce Jeans Valjeana a chvili mlael, jakoby nemohl omluviti, az koneane zvolal: "O, byla by to velika, milost boti, kdybych yam to mohl aspori dastedne splatiti! Nute teknete mi, co main einiti?"

NevS7slovna, radost starce temek promenila, tvat zazatila.

"Vysvetlirn vam to hned. Mate nejakST byt?"

"Mam osamely domek, tam za zficeninou stareho klattera, je to koutek apine ukrytS7."

A skuteene. Domek ten byl tak dobte ukryt, te Jean Valjean ho aZ posud nezpozoroval. nobra," tekl Valjean, "pkedev'Sim vas tedy prosim o d ye \Tee: za prve nesmite rukomu rici, te jsem zde, za, druhe, nebudete se mne na nic ptati."

"Budit, jak si pfejte. Vim, te nemutete nic zleho spachati, a ze jste byl Vidycky svat r elovek. Konedne jste mi take zaopat •il toto misto, jsem yam apine k slutbarn."

"Pojd'me nyni pro dite," tekl Jean Valjean.

"A kekl Fauchelevent, "jest zde jeSte ILA/ "A

VESTN1K — WEST, TE Nedodal jit pranic a gel za Jeanem Val jeanera jako pes za svYm panem.

Za pal hodiny na to spala Cosetka v posteli stareho zahradnika, zratovela teplem ohne, jen v krbu vesele plapolal.

Tel oba mu2ove se u ohne oirtivali.

Fauchelevent pkines1 chleb, sYr a vino, ale nemohi odpustiti, Ze Jean Vaijean ho hned nepoznal, a koneene take tekl: "To neni pekne, otde Madeleine, te jste rime hned nepoznal. . Cot se to sluSi, zachraniti lidem tivot a pak na ne zapomenouti? Za to si oni lepe pamatuji!

Vy jste nevdednik."

XXIV. Kdo vejde, must take yyjiti yen.

Klater v fillet Petit-Picpus byl jit dlouha, leta a patkil tadu benediktinek, jejich kehole byla nesmirne pkisna. keholnice onoho klattera mely zahradnika, ale byl to staked, a aby se lepe vyhnuly setkani s nim, kazaly mu nositi zvonek pkivaza,nY ke kolenu.

Jakmile teholnice jde do hovorny, musi miti zavoj spuStenY, za hustou mtiti lze videti jen jeji asta.

Pkedstavene voli katde tki roky, jedna a tatat feholnice mate bYti jen tkikrat ptedstavenou klaStera.

Pkedstavena mute mluviti s cizimi lidmi, ostatni teholnice mohou ptijimati jen nejlolitAi svou rodinu a take to zkidka.

V one dobe byl v onom klaSteie tenskY" pensionat. fteholnice vychovavaly chovanky.

Chovanky, °deny v§ecky v modrSich tech s bilYmi zasterkami, rozveselovaly trochu ten chmurnY dam, adkoliv podle haly tet velmi ptisnemu kadu. Jakmile nastala hodina zabavy, ktera byla zvonenim oznamovana, rozletla se deveatka jako motYli po cele zahrade. Vesele tvake, jasna, dela a detskY smith otivovaly na, chvili to zakouti.

Fauchelevent i Jean Vaijean po skromne vedeti ulehli na slame, jetto jedinou postel zaujala Cosetka, ale usnouti nemohli.

Start zahradnik myslil celou noc jedina to, jak by vt'e zaonaeil ,aby nenadal* jeho host zde mohl stale zustati.

Jean Valjean rovnet si lamal hlavu touteZ otazkou. Vratiti se do Patite nemohi, jetto vedel, 'te tam nail diha Javert. Zde mu hrozilo nemenSi nebezpeei, nebot', kdyby keholnice objevily, Ze zde bydli, vydaly by jej jiste do rukou policie, pro zloein hruloeho poruteni kla gterinch pravidel. Kdyby vSak piece se mu podatilo, zustati zde s jejich svolenim, pak by lepgiho atodigte vabec naleznouti nemohi. Komu pak by mohlo vabec napadnouti, te se zde ukrYva? StarY Fauchelevent si tet lamal hlavu ho.dankou, jak pan Madeleine se dostal do klagterni zahrady ptes tak vysoke zdi a k tomu jedte s ditetem? Nechapal tet, prod se musi skrYvati, jetto od doby, kdy

btrana 23 z Montreuillu oddel, nem& vabec tadnYch zpra,v a ptati se ho na to nesmel.

DornfAiel se, te Madeleine ohlasil upadek, je stihan vekiteli, a vybral-li si klaSter za atodiSte, pak je jeho povinnosti, dopomoci mu k tomu. 8lechetnk stared si myslil: "Zachranil mi tivot a nemyslil ani, do jakeho nebezpedi se vrha, kdy lezl pod vaz a mne tam odtud vysvobodil. Citil, te, kdyby se i objevilo, te Madeleine spachal nee° zleho, cot je ostatne nemoino, protote je to svatY elovek, by i v takovem pkipade pro nej ucinil vSe, co bylo jeho mod.

Za svitani otevtel otec Fauchelevent odi a spatkil, to Jean Valjean jit sedi na sve otepi slamy a hledi na, spici Cosetku.

Zahradnik si take sedl a tekl: "Nyni, kdy jste tu, jak to zaonadim, abyste sem zase vdel?"

Slova ta, oznadujici cele posta,veni, probudila Jeana Valjeana zase z myglenek.

"Ptedne," pokradoval stated, "nematete se z bytu ani hnouti, rovnet deveatko se v zahrade nesmi ani ukazati. To by nas zabilo. OvSem, ptiSel jste sem bud' ye vhodnou chvili, nebo ye velrni zlou, jak to kdo vezme. Jedna z teholnic je churava a zda se, te zernte. VeSkera pozornost je jedine k ni obracena ,cela, tehole je velmi rozruSena a zamestnana. Dnes budeme miti pokoj, ale co bude dale, nevim."

"Vtclyt' tento domek je docela v astrani," podotkl Valjean.

"Aeholnice sem take nikdy neptichaze" dodal Fauchelevent.

"Co tedy nem hrozi?"

"Jsou tu jeSte devdatka."

"Jaka devadtka?" tazal se Jean Valjean.

V torn okamtiku zaznel zvon.

"JeptiSka zemkela," tekl Fauchelevent, zadinaji zvonit."

Za chvilku zvon zaznel podruhe.

"Tak budou zvoniti katclou minutu po etytiadvacet hodin, aZ vynesou nebotku z kostela," vysvetloval start zahradnik.

"Vite," pokradoval, "ti andilkove jsou pravi dertici, vAude jest jich pino. Zaleti jim tkeba jen mid, jit ptibehnou i protizakazu sem, a kdyby vas spattily, hned by se daly do ktiku."

"Ale kdo piece?" tazal se Valjean.

"Ty malieke, co se tu udi. Ale dnes lir musime miti strachu, dnes se nebt,dott baviti, celY klaSter se modli."

"Ach, nyni jiz rozumim," zvolal atjean, "zde tedy je pensionat?"

Pomyslil pri tom no, Cosetkn, Ze by se tam mohla teZ, uCiti a zamyslil se.

"Bude to tedy take, zustati zde,"odpovedel koneene. .1rikoh," odpovedel Fauchelevent, ,1( ■ !tati se odtud ven—" teZsi Jean Valjean ucitil, se vS'ecka krev se mu hrne k srdci.

"Jak to, dostati se ven?!"

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o, pane Madeleine, cheete-li sem pkijiti„ musite napted vyjiti," odpovedel stark Fauchelevent. "Nesmeji vas zde tak nalezti. Pro nine jste spadl s nebe, protoe vas znam, ale jeptialy chteji, aby kaa 4 ptig el dvehni."

Najednott bylo slygeti docela jine zvo neni nea nmiraeek.

PNyni jdou jepti gky na rnodlitby," tekl Pauchelevent a pokraboval. "Co g byste nemohl odejiti touae cestou, kterou jste ptigel? Nefikarn to snad ze zvedavosti, ale je nutno k neeemu se odhodlati."

Jean Valjean zbledl a zachvel se pti pouhe'rnyglence, Ae by se zase mel ectnouti na to strane ptedstavil si strag ne zute se vgech stran po nein se vztahujici a Javerta.elhajiciho v fikrytu.

"To je nemoano, otee Fauchelevente,," odpovedel, "dejme tomu, jsem °pra y du spadl s nebe."

"Ale ja tomu Apine vetim, odpovedel stary 'zahradnik, "to mi nepotkebujete povidati, Bilh vas vzal do svkch rukou, aby se zblizka no. vas podival, a potom vas, zase pustil Sem. Patrne .q.se piece zmY111, nebot' .vas asi chtel ubytovati v Inizaskem klaatete. 6, jia zase zvoni, to je na vratrieho, patrne, ho po glou pro inestskeho lekate, abrpotvrdil Arrirti.

Jeptialry nerAdy; vidi jeho navatevou, protoae lekati obyeejne bkvajir neverci. Ale tentokrat nejak spechaji. Co pak to asi znamend?

"Ta malleka jegte spi?" pokraeoval start' znluvka, "Jak pak se jmenuje?", "Ocsetka," odpovedel Jean Vaijean.

"To je divrie jmeno. Se to va,ge dceritgk a' nebci "vnueka ?"

"Ana." "Ta by st, snadno odtud dostala. Vezmu ka na za.da a malleka v nem bade pod pokryvkou. To je piece docela ptirozene, PtatSt Fauehelevent odchazi s kagern. - Zaklepu na ciVete, vratnY mi otevi-e ja odejdti. Jen. teknete malieke, aby sedela tige Necham ji a sve stare dobre ziadme cvocnatky, to ma i malou postklku. Jest trochu hlucha, vzkiiknu ji tedy do ucha, ze. je to ma net', aby ii nechala u sebe, pokud se pro ni, nevratim. Potoin 'Sern malieka ptijde zaroveri s vami, protoge vas sem zase ptivedu zpet, to je jig ma starost. Ale jak vas mam vyvesti ven, to sam nevim."

Jean Valjean pokreil rameny.

"Shad tak ja.ko Cosetku v kogi pod ptikryvkcu," tekl se smutn'm usrnevern, "ale Icitifroae/, - k tornu jsern trochu teigkSr." -FauelielevVit se pakrabal za uchem na znameni velikkch rozpaka.

Cosetka jegte spala, paprsek sluneeni osvetioval jeji tvatieku, iista rtela pootevtena, jako by pila svetlo, Valjean pattil .na ni s na.dgenim.

StarY zahradnik stale neeo povidal.

"Buy zaenou pohtebni obicady, po-

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htebni ilstay sem pole rakev, ja ji zatluku --- to path k povinnostem zahradnika, protoae zahradnik je take trochu hrobnik.em. Potom postavime rakev v kostele hrobce pod oltatem, kam addnk mita" ptijiti nemtlae, ja a hrobnik nejsme za, muge poeitani. Potom povezeme neboaku na htbitov vaugirardskk, stark to hi-bit/• y , kde jig velice malo pochovavaji, ale teholnice tam mail cele sve misto, kam vgecky , zemtele pochovavaji. Mirno to poaivaji zdejai jeptialcy vk sady, ze smeji bkti veer pohitivany.

Mrim tam ptitele, stareho hrobnika, j rnenern Mestienne, hodrik to elovek, aekoliv si easem rad pkihne. Boae milj! Kolik to udalcsti od yeerejaka se sbehlo! Jepti g -kazemtlocMadelin."

"Je pochovan," dokoneil Jean Valjean.

"Veru, kdybyste zde zustal nadobro, byl oyste opravdu jako pochovan."

Zvon zaznel znova, Fauchelevent vza, rychle svitj podvazed se zvonkem, ptivo.zal si jej na koleno tekl: "Tentokrat zvoni na mne. Matka pievorka mi neco thee, patrne to bude nejaka novinka. Poekejte to na mne a nehYbejte se z mista, budete-li miti hlad, je zde chleb, skr a vino."

Odchazel kvapne, pokud mu to zmrzaeena jeho noha dovolovala a brueel: "Jdu, jig jdu."

Za nekolik minut na to zaklepal na dvete ptedstavene, veael a zastavil se nesmele na prahu cely.

Ptedstavena prave odtikavala rilaenec, povznesla zrak a tike tekla: "Ach, to jste vy, °tee Fauvente." Tak vgichni v klaatete zkracovali jeho jmeno.

"Dala jsem vas zavolati, jato yam main neco "Posloucham, velebna matko, ja, take mam velikou prosbu k yam,' odpovedel Fauchelevent smele, ale s vnittnim chvenim.

"Jakou prosbu?" tazala se udivene ptedstavena.

Stark zahradnik povidal dlouho a obgime, ale dosti nejasne. Mluvil o svem veku, o mrzacich, o stale vzrilstajici praci, ag ptigel k tomu ma bratra, take zahradnika a to je gte mnohem lepaiho nei on sam. Kdyby tedy ptedstavena dovolila, vzal by ho k sobe a pracovali by spolu. Stane-li se opak, pak by byl nucen z klagtera odejiti, je gto neni sto, aby vg em svYm povinnostem dostal. Bratr ma u sebe malou ynuelcu, ktera, by se mohla vychovavati v klaateie v bazni boai, a snad easem--kdo pak to mute vedeti, -stala by se ieholnici.

Kdyt dorriluvil svuj diouhk fivod, tazala se ptedstavena: "Mate s)lnou aeleznou paku?"

"K 'derive" "Aby se ji dalo nem vypaditi."

"Mam, pkevelebna matko," odpovedel

zahradnik.

Ptedstavena, netekla ani slova a ode do sousedniho pokoje, kde byly jeptigky shromaadeny. Fauchelevent . zustal sam, Po 6tvrt hodine se vratila a usedla do ktesla.

"Otee Fauvente," iekla.

"Ptejete si, ctihodna matko?"

"Znate dobie nagi kapli?"

"Ano, mam tam pfece koutek, kde vyslechnu pokaade mai svatou."

"A byl jste take nekdy na lance?"

"Ano, asi dva at ttikrat, mel jsem tam praci."

"Jeclna se o to, aby se tam vypaell kamen."

"Je teakk?" ..Ano, je to kamen vedle oltate " "Ten, jima je uzavtena hrobka?"

"Ano!" "O, k tomu je tteba dvou lidi."

"Matka Ascension, ktera, je silna, jako mug, vain pomilae."

"Z' ena, nikdy nemilte bkti tak silna jako mug," "KagdY eini, see. jest. My yam miderne dati jedine genskou na pomoc."

"Milj bratr je velmi "Budete miti geleznou paku k vype.eeni, mimo to je tea ke kamenu ptipevnen kruh."

"Do toho streim paku."

"Kamen je tak zatizen, ae se ota.61."

"To je dobte, velebna matko, pokusim se otevtiti hrobku."

"C' tyti teholnice varn pomohou."

"A as hrobka bude oteviena?"

"Zase se zavle."

"To je vge?"

"Nikoli."

"Prosim tedy o rozkazy, velebna matko."

"Fauvente, dilvetujerne yam."

"Jsem zde, abych civil v ge, o'eho ode mne Mate."

"A abyste mleel."

"Ano, velebna matko."

"A ag bude hrobka otevtena?"

"Zase ji zavru."

"Ale pied tirn..."

"Co velebna, matko?"

"Vite, g e jedna z teholnic dnes rant zemiela?"

"Ne." "Cog jste nesly gel zvony?"

"Ne, vzadu .v zahrade neni sIywti ni6eho."

"Skuteene?"

"Slygim sotva, kdyg na mne zvoni."

"Zeintela dnes rano za, svitani."

"Dnes rano neval vitr tou stranou."

"Byla to matka Cricifixion, blahoslave Ptedstavena se zamIcela., hybala chvili usty, jako by se v mv;li modlila, potom pokradovala: "fteholnice zanesly jeji telo clo

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komory." kaple. Pohtebni obkad bude vykono.n, po"Ano, tak se to • vidycky deje." tom vgichni se vratime do kla gtera. Me"Do teto komory nesmi a nemt ge vejiti zi jedenactou a dvanactou ptijdete s teZadn mut mimo vas„ to si pamatujte! leznou pakou. Week() bude v nejvet gi taj°tee Fauvente, matka Cricifixion nosti vykonano, v kapli budou jen etyti nese cele teholi poiehnani! Zemeela ja- sestry, matka Ascension a vy. Svilj zvonek ko svata, at do posledniho okamtiku by- musite sejmouti. la pti pineal veclorni, oznamila nam sve "Velebna matko." posledni ,rozkazy. Otde Fauvente, vtli "Co, otee Fauvente?" zeintelYch je nutno spiniti."

"Byl tu jit lekat ohledati mrtvolu?"

Fauchelevent mldel, ptedstavena pak "Piijde tepr y ye etyti hodiny, zvonila zase pokradovala. sem jit nan, aby ptigel. Coz nesly gite tad"Radila jsem se s nekolika duchovni- neho vyzvaneni?" mi otci, kteki pracuji na vinici Pane. Ne"Nevgirnam si ho, dbam jedine toho, ni to take obyeejne, nebotka, je to sveti- jet se Oka mne." ce.,, "To je dobte, otee Fauvente. Jen si pa"Prase tak jako ptevelebna matka matujte, abyste zde byl ye etvrt na dvapterugil ji Fauchelevent. nett."

"Spala jit po dvacet let v rakvi" "Velebna matko."

"Dobke."

"Co jegte chcete?"

"At' je to tedy dal gim pokraeovaniin "Bude-11 je gte nekdy podobne prate spanku." tteba, podotYkam, e muj bratr je velice "Main tedy rakev zabedniti?"

"Ana." "Postarejte se, aby v gecko bylo co nej"A co ueinime s rakvi, ktera nam by- rychleji vykonano." la poslana? Nechame ji prazdnou?"

"Rychle pracovati nemohu, jetto jsem "Ano. Otyti teholnihce yam pomohou." rnrzak, proto tet bych potteboval po"Ph zatloukani rakve? IC tomu tadne mocnika." pomoci nepotiebuji."

"V torn ptipade, ()tee Fauvente, ptijd'te "Nikoli, ph spougteni tege dolt." racieji v jedenact, hodina ptece yam sta."Kam?" ei. Modleni zadina, ye dvanact v noci, do"Do hrobky." brou etvrt hodiny pied tim musi fgecko "Do jake hrobky?" bYti hotovo."

"Pod oltatem." "'Minim vse, abych osvecleil kligteru Fauchelevent sebou trhl. svou horlivost. Je to jit v ge, velebna mat"Jak to, do krypty pod °Aiken?" ko?"

Al "Ovgem, pod oltakern."

"Nikon."

"Ale.. ."

"Co tedy jegte?"

"Viclyt' mate teleznou tyre."

"Mame jegte prazdnou rakev." Nastala "Ano, ale. .." chvile mleeni, oba se zamyslili.

"Vyzvednete kamen. tyei."

"Otee Fauvente, co udinime s prazdnou "Kcly?" rakvi?"

"Zemtele je nutno poslechnouti, bylo "Zakopeme ji do zerne." lloslednim ptaniin matky Cricifixion, a"Prazdnou?" by byla pochovana tam, kde'se modlila za Zase mleeni.. tiva. Za to nes prosila, ba spi ge nam to "Velebna matko," tekl konedne Faucheptikazala." levent, "ja, rakev zatluku, mimo mne tarn "Ale to piece' je zakazano!" nikoho nebude, potom ji pokryji pkikro"Zakezano lidmi, ptikazano Bohem.' vem.

Ii "Ale jestli se to pfece prozradi?"

"Ano, ale nosieove, kteti ji budou na"Dfivetujeme vam." klaciati na via a spou gteti do hrobu, zpo"Je to piece zakazano zdravotni komi- zoruji, te je prazdna." si, a kdyby se to nejakYm zpftsobem dovzictikl Fauchelevent.

"I u eer. .." patrali, poglo by z toho mnoho neptiPtedstavena se potehnala ktitern, koleamosti." nec vYrazu mu uvaz1 v hrdle.

"Velebna matko," tekl rychle, chteje "Nag vek jest vet bezboinY. Coz, BIM se podrobuje policejnimu komisati? Cot smazati dojem zakleni, "dam do rakve nemame prava, odevzdavati sve ostatky prst?

Kristovi?" Ptedstavena si oddechia a je"Mate pravdu, prst' je toter jako oloSte k tomu dodala: vek. Tedy to je take odbyto?"

"Nu'te, otee Fauvente, je to ujednano?"

"Ano, to je jit ma starost."

"Thudit tedy, velebna. matko."

Tvat ptedstavene, posud vatna a za"A/Interne tedy na vas fipine spolehnou - smutild, se vyjasnila. Pokynula mu na ti 9 " propuStenou, a kdyt byl jit u dveti, fe"Budu poslugen." kla: "Dobra."

"Otee Fauvente, jsem s vami spokoje"-'sem klagteru upine oddan." na. Zitra po pohtbu pfived'te svoho labednite rakev. Sestry ji donesou do bratra i s dcerugkou."

Strang 25 Fauchelevent se uklonil a gel. Cestou k svemu domku se hluboce zamys11.1.

Cosetka jit se probudila. Jean Valjean posadil ji k ohni a v okamg iku, kdy stars zahradnik vchazel, ukazoval ji prive kog a fikal: "Poslyg nine, mile. Cosetko, musime odejiti z tohoto domu, ale vratime se zase sem a bude nam zde dobie. Zdej gi zahradnik vynese to na zadech v tomto kogi, pak poekag na mne u jedne pani, ptijdu pro tebe. Pamatuji si, to nechce g-li, aby si to Thenardierova zase vzala zpet, bud' ye vgem poslug na a nideho nemluv.'"

Cosetka vatne kftla hlavou.

Kdyg Jean Valjean zpozoroval stareho Faucheleventa, otazal se: rwry "Note, co je?"

"Vge je vyfizeno, a vlastne nic," odpovedel Fauchelevent, "dostal jsem svoleni ptivesti vas sem, ale je to zase tot& Chcete-li sem ptijiti, musite napted odejiti, v torn prave je hadek."

Nastala ehvile trapneho miCeni.

"Odejdete:piece tamtudy, kudy jste zvolal konedne Fauchelevent.

"Jit jsern tekl, Ie je to nemotaio," odpovedel Jean Valjean.

"Jegte jedna vec .inne/trapi,". srkabrOel Fauchelevent, "fekl jsem, 'ze dam do rakye prst', ale prst' mrtvolu vitbec nena hradi. Poznaji to hned, protole sebou Nide hazeti teady se to dovddi; otee Madeleine."

Jean Valjean na neho udivene pohledl, mysle si, ze blouzni hoteece.

Fauchelevent pokradoval: "Nuie, jak odtud odejdete? WM. se: musi stati, zitra vas mam ptivesti sem."

Tepry nyni vysvetlil Fauchelevent celou pohebeni zalelitost, ate odmenou jeho slutbu dovolila ptedstavena, aby vzal bratra sveho na pomoc, a jeho dcerugku za vychovanku. Pan Madeleine bude tim bratrem, a Cosetka jeho dceru g -kou.Pedstavnkl,abyzitrve po zdanlivem poliebu, sveho bratra k ni ptivedl a ji ho piedstavil. Ale pan Madeleine musi napted vyjiti z klagtera, aby jej mohl docela otevtene pkivesti. Druha nesn'az pak je prazdna rakev.

"Tedy tam nee° vlotte."

"Ale co? Vtclyt' nemam nebo2tika."

"Ne, ne, o tom nemluvim."

"Co tedy?"

"2iveho."

"Jak to 'Zivehor "Mne," odpovedel Jean Valjean Fauchelevent, jen Bede na skoeil, jako by peed nim vYbuchla /AIM*.

"Vas?" "A prod ne?" tekl Jean Valjean s onfm. tidce se objevujicim fismevem, kterY padal jako paprsek sluneeni na ga.etimufen() zi'mni obloze. "Pamatujte si, ot4e Fauchelevente, co jste tekl: matka Crucifixion zemtela a otec Madeleine je. poehovan. A tak ter se stane."

Strana 26 "Vy Zertujete, to piece neminite vaZne." "Docela, valne, nejak se odtud dostati musim."

"Ovgern, je to pravda."

"Povidal jsem, ze je nutno, najiti take pro mne nejakY kog s piikryvkou."

"NuZe?" "Kog bude ze dleva jedloveho, a bude piikryt eernYm piikrovern."

"Ne •eernYrn, nYbrZ bilYin. Jepti gky pochovavaji pod bilYm ptikrovern. Jste opravdu divnY novel, pane Madeleine."

"TeZka vec. Jedna se o to, abych se odtud dostal nepozorovan, a to je jedina, manost. fzeknete mi jen na,pled dtikladjak to v ge bude? Kde je rakev?"

"Ta prazdna?"

"Dole, v tak zvane umrlei kornote."

"Jak dlouha je rakev?"

"S ‘ est stop."

"Kdo bude rakev zatloukati?"

"Ja, nikdo jin' mimo mne tam nesmi vstoupiti."

"Mohl byste snad veeer, kdy tam nikoho nebude, mne v one komote ukrYti?" "Nikoli, ale monu,vas ukdti v tmave komnrce vedle unkrlei komory, kde clam sve naeini, a k niZ mam Idle."

"Kdy piijde zitra pohebni vtiz, aby rakev odvezl?"

"Asi ve tii hodiny odpoledne, hibitov vaugirardskY je dosti daleko a k yeeeru tam musime bYti." "Schovam se zatim ve va gi komfirce pies noc i cele dopoledne, ale budu miti hlad."

"Jidlo yam piinesu."

"Ve dve hodiny peijdete zatlouci rakev " "To neni motho," zvolal Fauchelevent, jak tam budete moci dYchati?"

"Nejak to gajde."

"Ja jiZ pri pouhem pomy gleni na to se dusim."

"Mate zajiste nejakfr vrtak. Vyvrtate nekolik direk sem tam kolem hlavy, a pak mugete rakev zatlouci tak, aby viko docela nepkilehalo."

"A cog jesli zakaglete nebo kYchnete?"

"Kdo prcha, neka gle ani nekYcha," odpovedel Jean Valjean, "ano, otee Fauchelevente, je nutno k tomu se odhodla, ti, jine rady neni.

Vzdor strachu, kted citil, byl start zahradnik nucen pfiznati se, ze ;fine rady nebylo.

"Toliko jedna vec mne znepokojuje, co bude na htbitove?" kekl Jean Vaijean.

"O, o to main nejmene starosti," odpovedel Fauchelevent, "jste-li jist, ze se zdrav z rakve dostanete, ja vas z hrobu jiZ dostanu. Povidal jsem jiZ, ze hrobnik je muj pritel, mimo to ma stark Mestienne rad vino, s tim si docela snadno poradim. Reknu yam, jak to bude. Na hibitov priiederne pied zapadern slunce, tii etvrti hodiny peed za yienim nreiZodch dveii.

vESTN1K—WEST,TEXAS hibitova. Pohlebni vuz zajede az k hrobu, ja pfijdu za nim, to je ma povinnost.

Kladivo; dlato a kle gte budu miti v kapse. kteei piinesou rakev, spusti ji na provazech do hrobu. Knez odeika modlitby a vykropi hrob svecenou vodou. Potorn vgichni odejdou a mista,nu jen ja s otcem Mestiennem. Bude-li jiZ hrobnik opilY, keknu mu: "Jdi si jiZ, ja, tvou praci vykonarn. Nebude-li je gte opilY, pozvu jej na kaligek vina, a opiji jej. Jesto dosti snadne, protole mnoho nosnese. AZ bude spit, necham jej nekde pod stolem, vytahnu mu jeho listek, aby mne pustili na hibitoy, a vratim se bez neho. Po tom jiZ vgecko dobie vykidime.Jean Valjedn podal ruku poctivemu starci, kterY ji s velik3"im pohnutim stiskl.

"Tedy v gecko je •Nechi,r)no, otir. e Fauchelevente, v gecko piljde dobie" "Jen aby nam nic nevle7lo do ccity," pomyslil si zahradnik, to by bylo nee° hrozneho XXIV. V probe.

Druhelne dne, kdy/ dunce 7apadalo, kraeel pohlebn; pruvoci ulici Na voze byla ial-ev pokryt3 piikrovem s -velkYm eernYm kfiZem. Knez jel v koeate za pohiebnim prnvodern, dva nosienye gli po stranach rakve, vzadu vlekl se kulhavY stafec v delnickem obleku. Hibitov vaugirardskY, jako vgecky ostatni, byl zamykan hned po zapadu slunce.

Jeptigky z klagtera Petit-Picpusu si piece vymohly vYsadu, aby byly pochovavany weer, proto tez hrobnici bYvali dasto nuceni, vykonavati svou povinnost i po uzameeni brany hibitovni. U vehodu byl vratnY, kted zamykal d yete v okamgiku, kdy slunce mizelo z obzoru. Opozdil-li se tou dobou nejakY hrobnik, musil vhoditi do sktinky piipeynene k okenici domku yratneho listek, kted hrobnici od mestskeho niadu dostavali. Jakmile vratnST uslygel,.Ze tam listek padl, zatahl grittrou a vrata pro pe gi se oteviela. Nemel-li vgak hrobnik piece listku u sebe, musil Mei sve jrneno. VratnY vy gel na to ven, aby se piesvedeil, kdo je venku, ale hrobnik za sve opomenuti zaplatil patnact frankti pokuty.

Pochovani matky Cricifixion v hrobce pod oltaiem, vyneseni Cosetky, ukryti Jeana Valjeana v rakvi, v ge se odbylo bez velikYch pleka,Zek. Nyni zbYvalo jen; vyvesti jej z hrobu, ale stars Fauchelevent byl imlne kliden. Vklyt' nepochyboval, vgecko dobie dopadne. degte pied zapadem slunce stanul pohiebni prtvod pied branou hibitovni, kdeZ bylo nutno ukazati prtkazni listek a pohieb gel dale na htbitov. Mezitim postavil se za, waz k Faucheleventovi neznamy delnik v kazajce s velikYmi kapsami a s motykou, deem a lopatou na ramene.

Fauchelevent pohledl na neznameho a

e stiedu, dile 5. kvetria 1954, tazal se: "Kdo jste?"

"Hrobnik," odpovedel nezna,mY. Stad zahradnik byl jako hromcm omraeen.

"Ja,k to hrobnik?" zvolal.

"No tak."

"VZdyt' hrobatern zde je start 1Vlo q iienne."

"Snad byl."

"Jak to?" `Protole zemiel."

Fauchelevent si nijak nemohl piedstaviti, ze by take hrobnik mohl zemilti, zustal tedy v gecek ohromen a sotva, vykoktal: "To neni 'nano!"

"JiZ se stalo, je to tedy moZno. Nyni zastavam jeho misto ja a nazYvarn se Gribier."

Fauchelevent bledY leknutim pohledl na Gribiera. Byl to elovek hubenY, vytahlY, tvaie zasmugile.

"Divne veci se deji. Tedy otec Mestienhe zern •el, tolik lidi pochoval, a nyni je ho pochovavaji: 8koda ho, byl to dobd staroch, rad se napil," pokradoval Fauchelevent s lieenou lhostejnosti. "Ale take vy, milt rad vypijete sklenieku, pravda? Napijeme se spolu, ano?"

"Nejsem obyeejnY hrobnik, studoval jsem, nepiji nikdy," odpovedel dtistojne Gribier. 81i dale za prilvodem hlavnim stromokaclim hibitova. Fauchelevent uvolnil krok, jeZto kulhal strachem vice ne2 obyeejne. Gribier gel pied nim. zvolal stars zahrad,nik, Gribier se obratil.

"Jsem klagterni hrobnik, snad byehom se mohli seznamiti!"

"VZclyt' jsme se jiZ poznali. Vy jste yesniean, ja. Patilan."

"Pokud jsme si nezavdali, nezname se Kdo sklenieku yyprazdni, vyprazdni srdce. Zavdate sobe se mnou. Toho mi nesmite odepkiti!"

"Napied musime vykonati svou povinnost.'

"Jsem ztracen," pornysill si Fauchelevent.

Pravod blilil se jiZ k hrobiim jeptigek, hrobnik nokraeoval: "Hled'te, eloveee, musim krmiti sedm krkil, a protole chteji jisti, nesmim ja pi ti.` Jejich hlad je neptitelem me Zizne," dodal s radosti, ze se mu podafil peknY obrat. Faucheleventovi se toeila hlava strachem, nevedel co poeiti, vZdyt' Ariavod zastaviti piece nemohl. Na gtesti byla zerrie rozmoeena a zvlhla zimnirn deg takle kola zaparlala a vuz jen zvol--tem, na se pohyboval. Pisistoupil zase k hrobnikovi.

"A piece to nedaleko mail tak znamenite vinko," zageptal, "pojd'me Si zayda ti."

(Pokradovani.)

Ve stfedu, dne 5. kOtritt 1954.

172STNfit — WEST, TEXAS

^rublin U hodinafe stelovala si dama, ze ji hodiny stale zDstavaji stat.

Chvili to hodinaf poslouchal, ale kdy2 to trvalo u4 dlouho, pravll: te ztistavaji stat hodiny, to se yam nelibi, ale kdyby zasta,vala stat leta, to by yam pfglo vhod, co? ...

Serif l C. C. Maxey o znovuzvolem M-Lennan

dy majitel divadla oznimuje, ze nam diva, posledni piilezitost, pak-li nebude Leith' naviteva tedy 19. kvetna, film Jarein Profesor bode posledni. Jestli si piejete 'Ceske divadlo udriet tedy cznamte sousedfin• a znamjnm. J. F. Houdek.

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teskernu obecen3tvu v Temple P •edvadim nejkrisnejSi film "Deveitko z Venkovi v Rogers, dne 9. kvetna na Den Matek. Zpevy, tance, kroje i fee Serif okresu McLennan, C. C. Maxey, hanicki.Romance a liska v Praze. Lepii zastavil se v nakm zavode koncem mi- Film jsem nikdy nehral. nuleho tYdne a oznamil nam, 4e jest kan-

Krouiek C'eskSTch ien sidlem v sokolovne 3700 Carl ulici v Dallas, Texas Cini vgent krajanfim laskave pozvani k ueasti programu a taneeni zabave Ku

dni M tek na den 9. kvetna 1954 PROGGRAM

MOULTON —

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ZaC'eltek 6:30

Velmi pekny je

"Pcsiednit mui" WEST — 5. KVETNA Prvotfidni Film je

"Karel a ja" SINNER — 13. KVETNA GRANGER -- 18-19 KVETNA WALLIS -- 27. KVETNA Nezapomefite na film

"Jarcm Profesor" DALLAS — 19. KVETNA WEST 26. KVETNA ENNIS 27. KVETNA

didatem o znovuzvoleni do fifadu kterY U •ad pfitomnou dobou zastava. 8erif Maxey nam oznamil, ze pozdeji p•nese jeho podrobne oznamem v tomto easopisu.

(Pol. pd. Adv.)

Krajantim v Dallas a okoli Jelikoi posledni d ye piedstaveni eeskehe divadla byly malo navAtiveny, te-

Pii usmifovini Mla.da pani po prvni hadce v manklstvi: aby se neco takoveho podruhe neptihodilo, milt' Jindro, davam ti navrh: Mime-li o neeem oba stejne mss pravdu ty, vLak mineni mam pravdu ja."

eeskoslovenska vyfizuji.

Jsem zastupce pro firmu Gift Parcel I New Yorku.

PoteSte sve drahe zaslanim balieku ze 8vjrcarska a Dinska

Strome. 27

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Brien Baseri

Linda Pfevratil Biseil (eesky) David Podhrasky Robbie Rogers Tanec — Jackie Beth Tobey Basen (cesky) — — Kathie Vrla Solo na Harmoniku — Patricia Proza Piano Solo — • Sarol Ondrugek P4seti — Larry Janougek Risen Jimmy PieVratil Biseft Ronnie David Biseii Joe Pfevratil Biseft (eesky) — Bobby Podhrasky Basch (eesky) — — Robert Piano Duet — Jerry a Kathie Parma Solo na Harmoniku — Tommy Parma Basch — Kathie Smith Risen — — Justine Marie Pokladnik Baseil Barbara BlatnY Basel\ — Sheree Pokladnik Basen — Joanne Maca Basen (eesity) — Johnnie Pokladnik Basel) reesky — — Johnnie gill Piano Solo — — — Donald Hokk Basen Jerry Pfevritil Basel). — Rudy Malik — Yvonne Malik Eisen Sylvia Pfevritil Basen Tim McClure — Mike McClure Baseil (eesky) - — - Gloria Kalich Obiadnik: Jerry Houpy, Jr. Sestry jako vidy zasobi kuehyti chutnym jidllem tietive zve vyhor

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EDUARD

OSMNACTE CVICENt.

Na den Matek.

I. Poslys jen malkko, matielo, srdecko co Ti me, k Tobe Indy upilmne wypravuje: Ono Ti povidi, ze Te vidy redo ma.

Stale jen radosti a iidne a1osti, c,_ ma maticico,

pieje me srdielo ye dneini den. fikeZ je to kratfeki, Tsem iegte malieka.

Draha r y a matieko, eels me srdi6ko rada Ti dam] Telse miluji nad 0-11111 F.vet! lady chci hyt posluinou Ty ou milou dceruikou.

.A6 jsem jeg t6 malk velke moje key bys s nami, matko byla bez pfestani! bys dlouha leta rnezi nami a nits laskou svoji den co den blazila.

Precti nekolikrat s tatinkern nebo maminkou a spravne opig do segitu!

S pozdravem Maminkam STRittEK MICEE. Z AUSTINV. )

(

Babieka 1Napsala Botens. Nemcova) (Pokraeovani.)

Fouskova odeg la, ale ba,bieka ale za ni a povidala ji, aby s ni gla k jinemu kupci, ten to ma, velmi lacine zboti. A vidime! ten kupec daval v g ecko za pac„ jak to babieka sama chtela, tak ze Fouskova, za pul zlateho nejen klokoeovg rulenec, ale i obrazky a jive drobotiny dostala..

Kdyt ale od kramu ode gly, povidala Barunka: "Vidte, babieko, vy jste tomu kupci to zaplatila, co schazelo; vgak dobie videla, jak jste na nej mrkala, aby Fouskova.• nevidela."

"Kdyt jsi videla, videla, ale nepovidej dale; co dava pravice, nesmi vedet levice," odpovedela babieka, Kristla koupila si stfibrnou obroueku, na nit byla dve hofici srdce; Mila hned take koupil si obrouelcu, na, nit d ye v sebe sloteneruce byly. VSecky ty darky dali si poutnici clotgkat a svetit, a rutenec, obroueku, obrazek aneb knitku dotgkanou choval katclg co relikvii.

Majice vge to zatizeno, poclekovali poutnici svgm hostitelihn, jegte jeclnou se pomodlili u divotvorne studanky, a pod ochranu matky Boti se poroudejice, vydali se na cestu k domovu. Ve Rtinskern lese, nedaleko deviti kiizu, u studanky se odpoeivado; tiznivi jsouce, shrnuli se okolo pramene, a kdyt videli, to davd Kristla Milovi pit a dlane, pfi gli, aby jim take nalila. cot ono, rada udelala. Na to staki,

Ve stfedu, dne 5. kretna 1954, rozsadili se do travy, povidali si, co a zae nakoupil kdo pouti, a o tech pro cesich, cotam zaroveti s nimi byla. Dev data rozeala se po lese trhat kviti na \Fence, a chlapci opravovali zatim velkY hrob a dtevene na, nem kti•Zky. "Povezte mi, Aneinko, prod je zde tech devet ptala se Barunka, rovnajie Anei kytice na venec, jejZ uvijela.

"Poslouchejte, ja yam to povim. Nedaleko odtud je stars' hrad rozboten, na Vizmburku tam i•ikaji. Pted davn9mi easy byl na torn hrade pano g , a ten se jmenoval Hetman. Mel on rad devee tu nedaleko z jedne dediny. Chodil za ni jeate jinY, ale ten se ji nelibil, a ona dala slovo Hetmanovi. Mela bYt svatba. Rano ten den ptigla Heimanova matka k nemu a pfinesla mu dervena jablka a ptala se ho, prod je tak zamy glen, a on na, to, ze sam nevi. Matka prosila ho, aby nejezdil, ze se ji nehezky snilo, ale on vyskoeil, dal matce s Panembohem a vyskoeil si na brilnu. Ale briina nechtela s nim ze vrat; matka, ho zase prosi `Synu, zastari doma, zle to znameni, nedobte se ti podati'; on ale neposlechl, bodl kone a vyjel pies most.

Brum, se vzepnula a nechtela dal, a matka ho do tfetice prosila; ale Heiman na nic nedbal a piece jen jel k neveste.

A kdrt jeli na svatbu a sem na toto misto dojeli, zaskoeil je ten druhg hoch, co se o nevestu uchazel, se svgmi kamarady.

Zaeali se bit ti dva sokove, a Herman byl za bit. Kdyt to nevesta videla, vrazila do sebe nut, svatebnici zabili toho soka, a tak pry tu devet lidi zahynulo. Pochovali je vg ecky do jednoho hrobu a dali jim na parnatku devet kfitu. Od to doby se ty kfite vtcly opravujou, a kdyt tudy jdeme letniho easu, zavesime nekdy veneeek na ne, a katdg obetuje oteena g za, jejich duge."

Tak dokoneila Anda; atara Fouskova ale, ktera byla na blizku houby hledala a vypravovanl easteene poslouchala, zakroutic hlavou pravila: "Tomu nen' tak, Anee; He rman byl panog z hradu Litobotskeho, a ne z Vizmburskeho, a nevesta byla ze Svatofiovic. A to byl zabit, dfive net pfijel k neveste, s mladkem a starosvatem; nevesta ho eekala, ale nedoekala se ho. Sedli ke stolu, a tu zvonili hrana.; nevesta se ptal po tfikrat matky, komu zvoni hrana, matka se vtcly vymlouvala, tu ze tomu, tu ze onomu, at nevestu dovedla do komory, kde lezei Herman zabitg. Nevesta, kdrt to videla, probodla si srdce. Pochovali jt tu v gecky. Tak jsem to ja slgchala," doslovila Fouskova.

"Kdot to mute rozsoudit, ktera z nas ma pravdu, kdyt se to stale pied pradavngmi easy. Koheone at' se stale jak stale, dost zle, ze se stale. Lepe, kdybr se byli mohli vzit a gt'astrie tit." ((l'okratove.i.-11.)

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Soused A: Ale jdete — co rautete Nell na to sve zahradce nee° vypestujete, dostanete v§echno ui v trhu -- a zelenina neni tak draha.

Soused B: A kdo mluvi o zelenine? JA ti getkim tim, Ze si vkly poaiham na sousedovu elkynu, kdyi mi tam vleze — a v nedeli nato main lacinST obed.

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Hilsher's Home Supply Co. 2020 Washington Ave. at 8424 5824 N. Main VI-1383 5225 Washington Ave. UN3490 HOUSTON, TEXAS For All Your FURNITURE APPLIANCES and EVERYTHING ELSE FOR YOUR HOME Be Sure to See

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Konecne pomoc od va g eho kagle Creomulsion prinasi presne neb vejde do system p r ildu'Snic a napornaha uvolneni a zbavi vas od nemoc scjicich bacilil a napomaha rode hojeni rozdrasanYch zapalenYch priidu gnic. Zarueen . vas uspokoji neb penize se vrati., Creomulsion prestal zkauS'- ku milionft os•b.

CR EON VI:SION relieves Coughs, Chest Colds, Acute Bend/ills proti kagli, nachlatlu v prsou, zagalu priidugek. (Bronchitis)

OPTOMETRIST OPTICIANS

since 1935 Precision eye examinations and a fully staffed optical lab furnishing fast and aCC• urate service.

DR. THOS. N. DELANEY 6th noor—SPJST Bid& Ph. 3-3248

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Strana 31 hnula. Jindy kdy2 neco takoveho teknu, vyskoei hned.

INtr- Ptijme se zku§end Zena neb devee (bile), svobodna, k bydleni na mist& Odporueeni Zadano. Mrs. John Swindle, Upina zasoba oblibenYch, starodav2611 Lake Air Drive, Waco, Texas. Phone (17-18p) nStch valeikii a polek. Pi gte na 3-4313.

•( • tD/r DobrY plat, stale misto pro mladeho Zenateho muze, kterSi se neboji prate, 1207 N. 25th St. WACO, TEXAS dObytka, blata a komara. Pi gte na: Box (dzc) (17-18x) 194, Danbury, Texas.

• A. • IlLEDA SE UCITEL nebo ueitelka Ceske keel pro gestitSidenni prazdninovou skolu v Dallas. Znalost anglicke keel Zadouci. 5 dennich IOW od 9 do 12 dopoledOKRES BELL ne; 3 yeeerni, od 7 do 9 hodin. Plat 400 doza statniho zastupce lard za 6 tSr dnii. Nabidky laskave za.glete (State Representative Place 1) na: Mrs. Bolena Valaik, 4015 MetropoliJOHN COX • (18-19e) tan, Dallas 10, Texas.

• )• • REUBEN (RIP) TALASEK Ptijme se dospela, Zena k bydleni v dome a k opatrovani star gi ieny. Phza statniho zastupce svetnice s koupelnou. Piste na: (State Representative) Mrs. C. W. Kent, 707 W. Marvin, Waxaha0 znovuzvoleni (ltc) chie, Texas. Phone 269. * S ) • A: • ( OKRES MILE_NNAN Lekat: A die cello soudite,ze vase manz a okresniho soudce Zelka upadla do skuteenYch mdlob -- a W. V. DUNNAN, Jr. Ze se neptetvakovala?

BILL LOGUE MuZ: To mohu tici zcela ureite — zvoC. C. MAXEY lal jsem na ni: no nedelej hlouposti ja za Serifa o znovuzvoleni ti ten kabat koupim a ona se ani nepo-

CO}DIAL INVITATION to the ANNUAL MOTHER'S DAY DANCE NATIONAL HALL Ennis, Texas Prog. am 6.30 p. in.

Dance 8 p. kluisic by Patak Regular Admission

Ceske Rekordy

Disc Record Shop

Oznameni Yandidatfi

CERTIFIE 250 - 326 Record Vajleek

Bile Leghornky

R. O. P. SIRED

100% tiva dodivica — 95% Sex Accuracy Nage velkeho druhu. s "lop-hkebeny" bile Leghornky jsou od kohoutii iftedne registrovan*ch "U. S. R. 0.

P." kohouti od nejlepgich vitezu kontestu nosieek, vychovanYch od eelnich " "tragnest pedigree" pestitehl drfibeie v teto zemi. Tyto slepice maji generace vysokeho rekordu nosnosti vajieek za sebou a vOuisnost jejich jest ddicazana go tadu uplynu1S?ch let co penez-pkina gejicich nosnosti vajieek.

BROWN LEGHORNKY — BARRED ROCKS — NEW IPtMPSHIRES — AUSTRA WHITES "AAAA" MATING Pigte n nag katalog a cenik ZOARMA

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VEST NI K NITEST, TEXAS

Ve ittedu, due 5. kv6tua 1954.

Forty-two Awards ix prizes to your district: Two first prizes Two second prizes Two third prizes will go to the organizers in your district who secure the highest number of new members or who write the greatest amount of new insurance

very Organizer may compete for prizes in both divisions If any organizer wins a prize of the same grade in both divisiovs, he will receive an alternate prize of equal value GET IN THE CONTEST ENDING AUGUST 31, 1954 r

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