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ROONiK (VOLUME) XLIII y e sttedit (Wednesday) 14. ZAttt (SEPTEMBER) 1955

I OPADNi A PLANOVACI MORY OSTAL JSEM DOPIS A DOTAZ D od jednoho znameho spolkoveho pracovnika. Oznamoval mi, ze jeho mistni tad ustanovil si pied nekolika mesici stanovni vYbor, sio. .enY z peti elenfl. VYbor se schazi, probird stanovy, pry diskutuje te2 o nekterYch bodech, ktere byly uvetejneny ye Vestniku, a Ghee vypracovati nejake zmeny.

V dopise ptitele byl dotaz, zda bych doporudoval vice einnYch fitedniku v naSem Osttedi, nebo menSi jejich poeet a vice mladikti, kteii by se pomalu zapracovali do kterehokoliv fitado.

Nad dopisem a, jeho obsahem jsem se opravdu zastavil. Nejsem Utednikein, ale pouze redaktorem. Me styky s frsttednou jsou omezene. Kdysi jsem byl na freetnim vyboru. Pozdeji jsem byl mistoptedsedou SPJST a take piedsedou sboru teditelii. Dnes jsem pouze novinatem, kterY podava sve nahledy, svoje ky a dobrozdani, ktery stale ptemyAli o rozmanitYch problemech, ale ktery ve svYch nazorech mute se mYlit. Jako redaktcr nemohu, ba nesraim, formovati nejake navrhy, ktere bych napted neprodiskutoval s nasimi hlayndmi niky. A proto jsem ptiteli ,odepsal, 2e naSi hlavni vedouci byli by mnohem povolanefSi, aby mu zodpovedeli jeho otazku, kolik Clem mame miti v hlavnim telesu a jak by mela bYt povinnost Otednikii rozdelena. NaSi hlavni Irtednici mohou podat ty nejpadnej g argumenty, prod' to ei ono by melo bYt pozmeneno.

Ale na, druhe strand' nemti2eme se 6poletiat pkesp •ili§ pouze na sve hlavni idedniky, aby oni za nas mysleli, aby oni pro rids pracovali, aby oni , nam stale radill a pro nas planovali. Take my mame velikou zodpovednost. Nemir2eme uvalovati vAechno na bedra naSich vedoucich. lkfusime take sami ptilo2it ruce k dilu.

Proto bylo by dobre, aby naSi vedouci nam poradili, aby pomohli planovat.

A jestli je v nekterem distriktu jolanovaci vYbor, mel by takovY vYboOnavazati spojeni s naSimi hlavnimi ittedniky, aby se jich pOradil, zda/ to el ono doporueeni bylo by prakticke. Vlastne nasi Utednici by si s planovacimi vYbory meli sednout k jednomu stolu, aby se pracovalo a planovalo na takovych otazka.ch, ktere byly by dobre pro Jednotu za deset a za patnact roku, ne pouze na chvilku po ptiSlimsjezdu. Proto naSe poradni planovati yYbory by se men ptat naAich Utednikti, nechat si ad nich vysvetlit rranohe dnani potteby, ale take miti zraky uptene do .buDnes mime v Ustkedi etyti vYkonne ft- doucnosti, co bude Jednota delat, a2 ti, tedniky. Mistoptedseda neni vYkonnYin s kterYmi dnes mluvite, nebudou na fitednikem, ale jen jaksi do reservy. te a nahra2eni budou jinYmi. Pravni radce vykonava, sve povinnosti daleko od usttedi. Hlavni lekat neni Hlavni O •eclnici budou radi, kdy2 k tednikem. Ani redaktor neni Utednikem. nine piijdete o radu. Hlavni fdednici buTito etyti O •ednici maji vSichni po dvou dou povcieeni, kdy2 jim v distriktnich vYpomocnYch silach, krome pokladnika, schUzieh predloZite otazky, aby na ne kterY ma pouze jednu stenografku. Ma- odpovedeli. A kclyZ hlavni firednici pome v fisttedi jedenact osob. 'Kdy2 by- znaji, NJ poradni nebo planovaci vYbory chum, tam dosadili jeSte pravniho radce v clistriktech chteji pokyny a informace, a jeho stenografku, a take redaktora s piijdou hlavni Urednici z takove schtlze jeho pomocnici, a koneene te2 statni- nazpet do Ustfedi s poznanim, ze nele'21 ho organisatora, pak bychom men v Cr- vSechno, zodpovednost pouze na nich, sttedi nejakYch 'Sestnact ei sedmnact ale M k dalsi einnosti se hlasi cela fapracovnikil. A jestli se nekdo pta redak- da unstnich tora, kolik z techto sedmnacti by nielo byti fitedniky, vedouCimi celou to bratrTonto cestou—za spoluprace hlavnich skou einnpst, to redaktor udela nejlepe aredniktil—mohly by poradni nebo plakdyustane odpoved.' cl1u2en. novaci vYbory v distriktech vykonati kus u2iteene prace, aby eleni byli obeznameCo vSak mil.2ete 2adati od hla,vnich ni s tin), co bylo by zahodne zlepMti neUtednikri, aby oni promluvili a dali sva bo co je taldka mane uskuteeniti. Nedobrozdani. At' yam teknou, zda bylo by ptejte se redaktora, kolik firednikil je treba v vykonavani ritedni prace..Ptejte 26.douci, aby take mistoptedsecla byl v pkeyzal jiste uedni povinnosti. se fitednikii. A take se ptejte, kolik mlaNemohl by se budouci mistoptedsecla dych . a schopnYch bylo by treba v itsttedi, zapracovat do nate- zapracovati do budoucich funkci. Pak se rYch funkci? Rosteme a prace admini- zaenete ohliZet, zda je najdete. Budeme strativnii bode stale ptibYvat. je brzy potrebovat.

• Co2 abychom zaeali planovat take ze sveho vlastniho popudu„ , abychorn pomohli naam■ hlavnim atednikilm ptemYSlet? Co2 abychom utvoiili, kde je to mo2no, nejake poradni a planovaci vYbory? Rozumejte mi, ze nemam na mysli nejakou ptedsjezdovou politiku, totf2 nemyslirn na to, kdo bode zvolen do toho ei onoho Otadu. Minim opravdove pia,novani pro budoucnost, pro to nedalekou dobu nekolika rokii, kdy jejich uprazdnend mista zaberou einovnici novi, dnes jeSte neznami. Maine je? Vychovaime si je v misledujicich dvou, etytech, S'esti letech?

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Kdyby se iadnY nezajimal o kostely a bohosluiby, jake by to bylo? Dostavil by se jen malt hlotteek vybranYch lidi k predna g ce, kterou by mel nejakY pozvany a dobre placenk reenik. Nebylo by treba zvoneni kaZdou nedeli. A take nic by se nevykonalo nez Ze by hrstka posluchaet si pochvalovala, ze prednagka byla velmi zajimava. A jako kostel nevi jen pro nekolik vybranYch, take price ve spolku nepatri jen nekolika, iftedniUm, ale v g em elenum. Jsme y e spolku nejen pro Zivotni poji g teni, ale tea pro v g eobecne zlep g eni &lent. A jestli najdete y e Vestniku tyden po tYdnu burcovani, uvaZte, Ze kaZdY vi, kde je kostel, a piece se kaZdau nedeli vyzvani znovu.

Nekdo z vas bude namitat, ie ye vaspolku to u2 lep g i nebude, Ze kaZdY krok je marny, Ze kaiclY pokus je zbyteeny. Cetli jste o radu Slovanska Lipa. to s nimi s kopce dolt. Kdysi mesto Waco bylo dostaveniekem, v g ech krajana z Texasu. Pdadaly se tam eeske dny, byl tam Sokol, byl tarn Zivot. Ale postupem triceti let mnoho starch dent zenifelo, ocistehovalo se nebo zestarlo pro pra.ci y e spolku. D y e veci pomohly. Pri g el pakyn z fist • edi, Ze rad nemtZe bYt rozpuSten, kdy eleni nemaji sve povinnosti zapraveny. Musely se vyrnahati stare dluhy. A kde jsou zavazky vymahany, tarn nernitZe byt nad g eni. Lee vldil se do veci treti distrikt, vlastne trednici distriktu. Za.jeli do Waco, aby poznali situaci, apelovali, vybizeli, premlouvali a slibovali v g emoZnou poinoc od celeho distriktu. To pomohlo. KdyZ 'prijde pomoc odjinud, kdy2 rad vidi, ze neni nadobro opu g ten a zapomenut, kdy se dostavi nova, nadeje, dostavi se teZ novY Zivot. g em

Od slavnosti iadu Slovanski, Lipa stale se vracim k my g lence, ze je treba probuzeni i v jin.Ych mistech. Dam vam jiny priklad. Pred rokem, kdy.Z jsed prevzal prozatirnne praci statniho organisatora,, zajel jsem k jednobu radu, kter spal jiz dlouhou dobu. Rad byl zaloZen zesnulYm organisttorem, bratrem Kadankau, mezi sjezdem v Ennis a East Bernard. Tajemnika jsem na gel v poll sbirat bavinu. Po seznameni s nim jel jsem za predsedou, pak za mistopredsedou radu. Seznal jsem, Ze pomery nebyly tak beznadejne jak se na, pryni pohled zdalo. Jedria, eeska rodina, ktera mela lest MI a Zadne poji g teni, byla prvni, kterou jsem nav g tivil. Procestoval jsem toho dne cele okoli, abych poznal nost probudit rad, kterY v to dobu mel jen tri domaci eleny, jednoho v Housto-

Ve-Strecbt, 'ttriO 14. y nu a jednoh:o v severnim statu. Fred sa mYm veeerem nav g tivil jsem, tamnejgi znamou ,dopisovatelku do krajanskych novin zde v Texasu. Vysvetlila mi, ze ac ona -sama pro stari a alravi nemohla by se stati elenkou, v jeji rOdine bylo by osm °sob, kteri by mohli pristoupit do spolku. Predseda radu mne zval, abych prijel na druhY den, 19. zari 1954, kdy mistni spolek RVOS . bude mit svou etvrtst letni schtizi. Vysvetlil jsem mu, Ze sam neupisuji pOji g teni Ze tarn nekdo jiny v kratkosti prilede,' a bude-li to nutno, ze prijedu s onim organdsatorent.

V iijnove schiizi lllavni firadovny' podal jsem zpravu o sve einnosti za cele etvrtleti a naznaeil jsem moZnost, Ze by se onen rad nechal vzkrisit. Bratr Marek a bratr Navratil se rozhodli, Ze tarn zajedou. Pobyli tam tu g im dva, nebo tri day a ziskali g estriliet 'novYchfelent. Po Case jell tarn °pet a 'Ziskali Ilal g ich devet Cleat. To dosvedeuje; ze i v mistech, kde situate se zda beZnadejnou, moZno rad vzkrisit. Ale .nrusi'prijit nejaka pomoc odjinud, musi nekdo'Zku g enejSi pri.7 pravit ptidu. Dnes onen rad ma Pres tricet Cleat. Zasluha patri , bratru Markovi, Ze se uvolnil od s y Ych:povinnosti, ze vzal s sebou dlobreho organisatora a ze tam jell, kdyZ byla pada priaravena.

To jsou jen dva pripady, ktere ukazuji, ze pri clobre vuli lze probudit nektere drimajici rady. Ov g ern v g ude to neprijde. A take si nesmime predstavovat, staci jen jedna sobota, jako tomu bylo s mYm zajezdem. Ani rad Slovanska Lipa neprovedl v g echno za tYden: el za mesic. Nekde je nutna navSteva distriktnich trednikit, jinde nav g teva hlavnich declnikti, a opet jinde je treba snaZiveho organisatora. Ale inoarasti jsou takrka v g ude, i tam, kde rad ma pouze pet nebo lest elenti a dvacet rokii podrimuje.

Musime si tez pripomenouti, ie neprodavame jen Zivotni poji g teni, ale Ze probouzime spolkovY Zivot, ze mantle jine dalelite tile. Placer-lira funrtnich poplatvybudovali jsme jiZ kapital, kter(presahuje 0S111 milionu. Je to hezka ukazka spdivosti a svepomoci. A krome toho , iname majetky dornacich ktere jsme dosud neodhadnuli, jakou maji cenu, ale snad by se to pa.eilo take blizko milionu. A jako na g i star g i Oleni staveli spolkove mistnosti, tak ti mlad g i eleni by meli miti pied sebou jiste tile, ktere by je popohanely kuptedu.

Rad Slovanska Lipa naSel si takovY cil.

Kde neni Zaclny cil, tarn neni Zaday postup.

Predloilm jiny priklad. Prozradim Deco na doinaci rad, k nemuZ prinalelim, rad Pokrok Houstonu Oslo 88. MnoZi znate, jakou budovu ma tento nejsilnej7 g i rad v jednote. Je to ti'eti budova, kte-

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roil si tad postavil. KdyF druha budova nevyhovovala, a kdyF se zaealo planovati se stavbou nove a modernefai budovy, eleni poFaclali tehdefai Hlavni Utadovnu o dosti vvsokou piljeku. Byla. zarnitnuta. Niko to prave v dot* kdy Jed?Iota byla kritisovana od statniho departmentu pojiat'ovani, ze fitednici nerozva2ne uklaclaji mnoho penez do bondu Byla svolana. velika, mimotadna, vetejna schfize. Delegace od tadu Pokrok Houstonu znovu ptednesla svou Faclost pied vaemi navatevniky. Bylo tedeno, jestli asttedna, nerntige podporovat snaky domacich iadu, pak nekona sve poslani. 'Mao vetejnYm natlakern byla piljeka,tadu Pokrok Houstonu povolena. Ale zanechalo to hotkost v srdcich tech, kdo se museli pfijeky takovYin zpiIsobem domahati. Tehdej gi ptedseda, bratr Jos. Kalousek, slavnostne ptislibil, Fe se ptieini, aby Hlavni fitadovna dostala sve na gpet co nejdfive. Stalo se tak do osmi let. Byl ureitY cil, a vaichni pracovali k dosageni toho cile.

Dnes je obrazek u ifidu Pokrok Houstonu docela jinY. Dnes je tad cla.vno bez Dnes tad vlastni htbitov v eerie asi patnacti tisic, a dnes jsou na hotovosti vladni bondy, ktere by staeily na postaveni men gi nove sine. Cil byl dosaFen. Je mezi Cleny celkova nalada, Fe maji vgechno, co si piali, Fe mohou si odpoeinout. Jen sge dlouhY odpodinek stava se zvykem a ptechazi pozvolna, v likrfavost, neteenost, opravdovou lenost.

Dnes kdyby tad Pokrok Houstonu se rozhodnul, Fe postavi svou fitulnu za vlastni penize, tak by to dokazal. Ale ka2cIY je SpokojenY. Ta lhostejnost nakazila. vaechny. Schazi hnaci pero, ktere by pohanelo vgechny jistYm smerem.

T, TEXAS koho z clenu tadu Pokrok Houstonu projeviti nespokojenost, Fe tad hostil celY sjezd. Byla to spoleena snaha, spoleenY cil, bylo to bratrstvi bez narokil a bez falge.

Je velika chyba, ze mnozi eleni nevidi v naai Jednote Fadnou jinou vYhodu neF lacine Avotni pojigteni. Ale to pojfateni je spi ge jako dtevena noha, ktera staei, aby se elovek podeptel, avaak neFije, neciti, neboli, ani se nehYbe. V nagem spolkovem Fivote pottebujeme neco vice. Pottebujeme deli do nakch sini. Pottebujerne programy, mlacleF zacvieenou v peveckYch sborech, ochotnYch pro divadelni hry, neco pro upoutani tech mladaich Clem, neco spoleeneho. Dnes nadgeni starch ochablo. Jestli meli jake cile, bud' tech ail dosahli, nebo byli zklamani a zfistali. zahotknuti. Pro mlade jsme FaclnY cil dosud nena gli, nevytvotili. A prave tim, Fe my, stati, sedime v fdadech jfg dvacet, tricet rokfr, Fe neptedame sve povinnosti tern mladaim, ztratili jsme celou jednu generaci.

Ted' to budeme chyta,t az s temi vnoueaty, jestli se nam to podati.

Zanedbaxame mnoho jitiYch u glechtilYch a prospegnYch veci. Zapominame na ne, nebo o nich vfibec neptemYglime.

KdyF jsem byl v kvetnu v Chicagu, abych se zileastnil rfiznych ptedna gek o prodavani poji gteni, o einnosti mezi mlacleFi, byly kaFcleho dne rozdany mezi navatevniky archy se znamymi pisnemi. vezl jsem si je domil, abych je ukazal nakm vedoucim, jak se schfize daji zpestFit a oFivit. Kaalou hodinu a pill museli jsme se vaichni postavit, nekdo sednul k pianu, a vaichni jsme si zazpivali.

Tim nam prealy dtimoty, nabrali jsme do plic eerstveho vzduchu, protahli jsme si ztrnule ildy, a byli jsme hotovi pcslouchati dal gi teeniky. Vide jsem ye schfizi ttetiho distriktu podobne archy pisni, ktere tu gim ptipravila sestra Annie Steinerova. Co g abychom meli natiFtCno do zasoby trochu tech znamYch pisni? Zpev ptitabuje a sblifFuje.

St,tina 3 dedikaci tadu Slovanska Lipa. Take druzi naai ptedaci jsou milovnici zpovu. Jenon ge jsme si nevzpomneli na, ty mladal, abychom jim. znalost eeskYch narodnich pisni usnadnili, abychom v Inch vyvinuli pocit naklonnosti k Ceske pisni. Neudelali jsme FadnY krok pro sicpaeni, zktasneni a zpopuralisovani 'deskYch popevkfi. Dnes, kdyF my star gi zaCneme zpivat, mlade2 se talc trochu ohliFi., Fe jsme "trknuti", Fe je to znamka nesttidmosti, Fe tata, IA ma dost.

NaSi Cleni, kteii se zajimaji o domov pro stare lidi, men by si dopsati do Chicago., kde existuje Oeska atulna. jig vice neF aedesat pet let. Je to prvni a nejprednejai Ustav humanity zaloFenY a dr2ovanY axnerickYmi Cechy. Myalenka fitulny pro Ceske starce a statenky la vyslovena, hned v roku 1880. Tenkrat se hodne psalo o tomto projektuj krajanskYch listech. Lee myalenka tahla se celYch deset rdku, neF ptiala k uskuteeneni. Jan RosickY, kterY tenkrat vyda.val Casopis "Pokrok zapadu', hodne myFlenku podporoval, aF mu dokonce bylo vetejne vyeitano, Fe chce si zabezpeeit sve

Kdyi by se nekdo tazal, jakou sumu chceme venovati na, jakYkoliv humanni podnik, to bychom opatrne poeitali. Ale kdyF by se nekdo tazal, kolik minime utratit na vY1611,y pti gtiho sjezdu, odpovedeli bychom, Fe tolik, kolik bude tteba.

StaCi dvacet tisic? Bude to tficet tisic?

Vite, kolik toho bylo na vydani sjezdu v Houstonu? Byly to vaFe penize, ktere Fly z fibirtndho fondu, jako kdyby nam o sjezdu zemtelo dva a pill tuctu. Menu.

Cestovni vYlohy delegatft, denni plat delegatfi, vaech Clenu Hlavni -atadovny ptitomnYch na sjezdu, tteba. nejsou delegaty, plati se z pfebyteeneho fondu Jednoty, a toto vydani n,espacla. do fondu na vydani Hlavni fitadovny. Pfeetete • Kdyi pied etyrmi lety se pronesla mysi elanek 17 v naFich stanovach. MCI Menka, le by tad Pokrok Houstonu mei jsem domnenku, Fe sjezd se hradi z fonneco ptipraviti pro pobaveni delegatfi ye du na vydani, ale on,en elanek, kterY yesjezdu v roku 1952, ozvaly se hlasy, Fe gel v platnost ve sjezdu v Houstonu, dobez pen& nebude 2acina ,muzika. Byly u.voluje vyplaceni vaeho sjezdoveho vydatvoteny vYbory, aby otazku pobaveni deZatim co u jinYch bratrskYch jednot ni z ptebyteeniho , fondu. legata prostudovaly. Zjistilo se, Fe stojne a representaeni pohosteni faech maji sve pevecke sbory, zatim co v ji.Alame mezi nail mladezi dosti lidi delegate a navatevnikil bude vyFadovati nYch spolcich je zpev jakousi nutnosti nejakYch pet tisic, hrilzu penez. Nu tak p11 ka de schfizi, my jsme zapomneli na lenYch i nadanYch, kteti by meli bYti se penize seFenou, Fekli Cleni. Zaealo se pestovani zpevu. Meli jsme pevecke nam v nagi spolkove 'almost naponlocrok pied sjezdem a sehnalo se pies Best krouFky, ale zanikly. Zanikla Slavic ye ni. Jsme vaak hodne nevairnavYmi tisic. A vette, kagclY pracoval. Nebylo West, zanikl krouFek Becitich Smetana pottebam mladYch lidi. Nemame v naslygeti ani jednoho zaporneho nebo od- • 8telanika, zanikl sbor v Dallas, a je- Fern spolkovem Fivote nic, co by mlaclet mitaveho hlasu, Fe proe by fad mel na dinY, ktery se dnes udrFuje, je krouFek mezi nas tahlo. Proto je velikYrri notesebe pfebirati takove yydand, kdyF z to- u tadu Pokrok Houstonu pod vedenim aenim, kdyF nekterY mladlk s vysokose ho nekouka FadnY zisk pro tad, ani pro sestry Eliaky Dvotakove-Kaderove, kte- akolskYm vzdelanim pods ukazku, i spolkovou Cinnost zajima, jako to o nag Fadneho z jednotlivcil ftad mei na. sjez- ra studovala zpev na universite v Audu dva kandidaty, bratra Sefeika za ta- stinu a sveho Casu hrala Matenku v Pro- provedl bratr Calvin C. Chervenka v mijemnika a. bratra Hanku za pravnika, a- dane neveste. Neni moFno lid, ze mezi nulem Cisle na strance 12. Stab by zai le oba, se vyslovili, Fe jsou radi tomu, Fe na p imi vedoucimi neni pochopeni pro to, abych fivahu bratra Chervenky ptepohostinstvi houstonskYch nemelo na zpev. Vldyt' sam teditel Navratil podal loFil do eeatiny, kdyF by o to nekdo poStoji za pkeeteni a rozebrani. delegaty vlivu. A take nesly g el jsem ni-toho dfikaz, kdyF vedl sborovy zpev phi

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WEST, TEXAS

Ve steedu, due 14. zati. 1955,

ZPRAVY A. OHLASY Z DISTRIKTU Z

DISTRIKTU Koval, Texas.

Mile sestr y a bratet: Chci yam dnes °pet peipomenout- nagi schtizi prvniho distriktu, ktera, bude jiS ptig ti nedeli 18. sari, a take poukazat na nektere veci, na ktere jsem v mem poslednim dopise zaponmel.

Jak se nekteti pamatujete, v posledni schtizi prvniho distriktu byly darovane rozdilne veci, aby se zpeneSily ye prospeCh distriktu. Nektere z techto veci zbyly, a minulY distriktni peedsecia, brat Stepan, nam tyto zbyle veci peivezl, abychoin je zpeneSili'v teto distriktni schtizi.

Jd bych vas prosil, abyste zase nejakou MaliekOsti peispeli, aby se distriktni Pokladna uddela aspori na to nejnutnejgi Take vam v gem, veetne bratrum needeediteltun i organisatortim, scleluji, Se se tegime na sejiti se s vami vgerin na teto na gi distriktni schazi...

Take pei teto pfileSitosti vain sdelim dojmy ze schnse distriktu pateho, ktera se nedavno konala v Danbury. Jak vite, ze Smithville do Danbury jest hezkY kus cesty, tak jsme se s bratrem J. J. Stalniachem domluvili, 'Se si na to peivstaneme, tak abychom nemuseli phis spechat a piece tam ptijeli peed zahajenim schaze, Vyjeli jsme kratce po secline hodiny rano. V La Grange jsme peibrali bratra John Kubenu, mistopiedsedu Hlavni iteadovny, a pokracovali dal. Zdalo se nam, ze mame Casu dost, tak jsme mot nespechali a bavili se hovorem, testa se vgak protahovala, take k posledu jsme i posPichali, ale piece jsme pCijeli, kc1,372 bratr Sefeik Ceti jeho zvuenVm hlasem, kterY se pod temi liveoakamipekne nesl, protokol.

Byli jsme peek7apeni tim peknm mistem, kde se schttze potadala. Zda se, Se kdyby to misto tarn byl nada i planoval na poeadani takovYch podnikti, Se by to nebyl lope dokazal neS peirocla sama.

Take se nam libilo, jak byla schrize vettena. Vgechno pekne po poeadku, Sadne plane feel.. KaSdY mohl poznat na prvni Pohled, Se patY distrikt bere spolkove veci vaSne, Se planuje do budoucnosti.

Ano, libilo se nam tarn u yes ve schtizi Vgechno, a zvla gte to vane upeimnost.

Zkusime vas napodobit. Byli jsme neradi, Se jsme nemohli zUstat aS do ukoneeni programu. To, co jsme z programu videli, bylo pane. Je videt, Se tarn mate talentu dost, jenom atom dat peileSitost.

Doutome, Se narn na g"' nav gtevu oplatite a 'Se mnozi peijedete na na gi distriktni schnzi. VynasnaSime se, aby se yam u nas take libilo.

Nu, rnyslel jsem, Se napi gi jenom par

tadkri a zatim se to protahlo. Bylo by toho jegte hodne vice, ale musim napsat take do anglicke easti.

Tak telly konerin s peanim v geho dobra varn v gem otoucim a zdar nal disstriktui schtizi, na kterou, prosim vas, nezapomente.

S bratrskYm pozdravem zustavam vag Vaciav BaCina, ptedseda distriktu prvniho.

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ZE SEDMEER) DISTRIKTU Karnes City, Texas.

Sestry a bratei: Dovoluji si yam oznamit, Se schtize 7. distriktu SPJST bude konana dne 16. Cijna 1955 Pei eadu San Antonio eislo 133 v Mission County Park v San Antonio, a ten datum dne 16. Cijna ne neda zmenit, neb tad San Antonio Cislo 133 dostal najmout ten den 16. Cijna 1955, a druhe nedeli Se jsou vkchny zabrany.

Jegte chci upozornit na ge eddy 7. distriktu, Se bratr Jaroslav Kleprlik roseslal na, v gechny nage eady hlasovaci listiny, aby hlasovaly o 11 bodech, co by Si pealy zmenit neb neco noveho zatidit v naCi Jednote. Ty hlasovaci listiny maji poslat na tajemnika 7. ,distriktu. Adresa jest na tech hlasovacich listinach napsana. Jegte nekolik eadit neposlalo ty listiny zpet, tak hlasujte o tech bodech co nejdeive, neb Stanovni vYbor, co byl zvolen v na gi posledni schtizi 29. kvetna ye Floresville, bude konat svoji schnzi, ktera bude konana 16. Cijna 1955.

JistY eas zahajeni schtize oznamim co nejcleive peed schiizi. Minnie vgechny schtlze jsme zahajili asi v 10 hodin rano.

Tak se peipra yme na 16. Cijna na schtzi 7. distriktu v krasnem miste Mission County Park v San Antonio. Oeekavame, Se to bude velice zajimava schtlze.

Koneim s bratrskYm pozdravem na vas vgechny.

Jacob Shortner, Tajemnik 7. distriktu SPJST. • )•

eislo 157 a peedal vedeni distriktni schtlse peecisedovi etvrteho distriktu, bratru A. J. Fojtikovi se Seymour. Peedseda Fojtik peedstavil ittedniky Hlavni Ufadovny a navgtevniky odjinud. PCitomni byli peedseda Marek, tajemnik Chupick, Ceditel nageho distriktu OervenS7, Ceditel druheho distriktu Navratil, Ceditel pateho distriktu Skrabanek, vyslouSilY peedseda teetiho distriktu Pokladnik, redaktor Valeik, a organisator Joe B. Hejny.

Peedseda Marek peevzal dal gi vedeni schtize. Byla vzdana test praporu, pak mluvili neednici jeden po druhem. Po ukoneeni jejich Peel byl . cletskY program, kterY zaeal etverylkou (square dance) omladiny ze Seyrriour. Nasledoval dalgi program hiladeSe: !si Carlos Du gek, piseri Helen Macha, d ye sola na piano Jacquelyn Cuba, piseri Bratr a sestra Pavliekovi a bratr a sestra Fojtikovi, vgiehni etyei ze Seymour, dyeapisne.

KdyS, nastala volba distriktnich neednikn, bratr Fojtik nepeijal vice tread pCedsedy. Na jeho misto byl zvolen bratr Emil Kvasnieka z Rowerw. Za mistopeedsedu byl zvolen bratr R. E. Bro2 ze San Angelo. UCad tajemnika zUstal opet mne, ac jsem protestovala a peala jsem si to peedat nekomu jinerriu.

V distriktni schUzi medi jsem devet zastoupenYch a pause jeden ead neposlal do schnze Sadneho elena.

Peigti distriktni schtize bude ye Wichita Falls. Datum bude ureeno aS po vsajemne dohode s eadem Neodvislost Oslo 76 ye Wichita Falls.

Bratr Marek, peedseda Hlavni rieadovny, zastaval pei programu funkci ceremonidee.

Schilze etvrteho distriktu byla velice peatelska a nas te gilo, 'Se jsme mohli vgechny navglevniky mezi nami pohostiti. Dekujeme v gem za jejich nav gtevu a rieast na programu, a doufame, Se vgichni budou na svilj sajesd do Lubbock dlouho vzpominat.

ZE t5TVRTEHO DISTRIKTU Za district etvrtST Mrs. Ernest Kristinek, Lubbock, Texas tajemnice, Sesttry a bratri: Rt. 1, Box 181, Lubbock, Texas Schtize na geho etvrteho distriktu by•( )• la kondna v Lubbock, v nedeli dne 14. srpna 1955. Ptivodne jsme planovali miti schtizi hned dopoledne, ale kdyS jsme videli, jak se nav gtevnici srdeene bavi Schtze v jinSrch distriktech budou uvemezi sebou hovorem, nechali jsme schri zi aS na, odpoledne, aby se eleni lepe sez- fejne-ny jakmile distriktni teednici ustanamili, peivitali a &Ali bratrske nalady. novi datum schaze ye svem distriktu.

Bylo pal teal hodiny odpoledne, kdyS Distrikt prvni, 18. saki, Smithville. bratr Fred Kvetori peivital v gechny peiDistrikt druhY, 16. Cijna, Seaton tonme jmenem eadu Rozkvet na Plains DiStrikt sedn4, 16 , Cijna, San Antonio

Distriktni schfize

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INFT1T, TEXAS

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SHILEDANi NA PUDE TEXASKE (Pokra6ovant) Jan Mika stal se tedy manklem sve miloVane Marie, ale jake to bylo manZelsty!? Ko,Zde chvile mohl rozkaz, aby Se pluk jeho vydal na bojtate, kde mohl Zivot ztratiti. Ten zivot, na nejZ mela praVo Zena jeho a synaeek, ten si vlastnil stat a to jeate stat jemu neznamY, cizi. Teptve nee() pies etyry tYdny uplynuly ad. to doby, co noha jeho po prve na pudu tuto vstoupila a ji2 stat od peho poladuje ivot. S radostnYm roztouknim spechal sem, na pirdu svobody a volnosti, aby vyvazl z okovii otrockeho militarismu a zatitn ten svobodnY stat na nej vrhnul nova pouta, ba horai neZli ona, jich2 se ztravil. Tam v Mexiku byl pokoj, Zivotu jeho nehrozilo Zadne nebezpeei, kdeZto zde straand valka radila. Tarn byl pOdditstojnikem a jako podchistojnik po2iyal prece vice svobody neZ prosty vojin, kdeZta zde byl obyeejnym vojakem nerozumejicim ani reel velitelove. V Rakousku -prodelal obtiZe veleni v keel run neznarne, v Mexiku toteZ a zde to ma k oeekavani po t •eti. Pii vzpominkach tech nemolal se teaiti ze shledani se knou a ditkem, vzpominky ty mu otrayovaly Zivot, kazily radost. Kra'oel po boku manklein.e, tiskl synaeka, sveho k srdci, ale nemohl bYti at'asten. "To ta zeme svobody, prava a spravedlnosti?"

—myslil si v duchu—"ana mne nasilim vytrhuje z kruhu rodiny, po dlouhych trapadh nalezene, aby mne hnala na bojiate vraaliti jine, mne nezname a snad ravnell tak neat'astne otce rodin? A za "svobodu," jak tomu pikaji, mam bojovati, sam jsa v otroctvi jat. Co jest ta svoboda,? Jestlik tato zeme, za, nejsvobodnejai vyhlaaovana„ takto svobode rozumi, pak svobod y musi bYti hanebnosti a otroctvi ctnosti. Takto zaduman, kraeel Jan po boku Marie hluenYmi ulicemi Houstonu, kde se vae jen vojenskYmi tiniformarni hemClo; todZe po samote, aby se nevyruSovan mohl aspori po tech nekolik zbYvajicich.hodin venovati sve rodine. Nikde Oak nebylo klidu, nikde samoty. Preali most pies potok yedouci, krdeeli po ulici, ktera, z mesta jiZ vedla,, ale i tu vaude videli zastupy vojska i lidu civilniho. Koneene se uchylili od hlavni cesty , na. male navrai, na norm se imalk bor zelenal. Zde nebylo nikoho, tu si tedy usedli, aby jeate asl ;on. tech nekolik hodin svym vzpominkatn venovati mohli.

"Tak miila Marino, pravil Jan, "loueime se opet., de jsme se po tolika letech sotva shleaali. ,Ver, kdyby nebylo pana Ta,ylora, kterY se za, mttj i Antoninav navrat zarueil, ae bych hned uprchnul, at' by se pak se mnou jiz stab cokoliv.

(Napsal Josef Bunata r. 1897) Protivi se mi vojactvi a tato jiz nejvice.

Jak dalece mi znamo, vede se zapas tento jen o udrZeni otroctvi a ja, maul pro zachovani teto hanebnosti Jeate Zivot nasazovati. Jsem odhodlan uprchnouti z teto otrokarske armady pri prvni vhodne p•ilelitosti."

"Tak i ja," pravil Antonin, "akoda jen, ze nejsme spolu v jednom pluku, abychom spoleene tit& podnikli. Vim/ jiz o mnohYch, kteri se Utekem spasili. Jsou site atvani jako drava zver po lesich, ale piece si zachovaji svobodu. A valka tato jiz dlouho trvati nemuse, nebot' jih jest velice oslaben, kdato sever stale jeate sili. Lidu zdejaimu se pravda zatajuje, avaak jednotlivci znaji piece pravy stay veci. Zaslechl jsem lidera rozmluvu dvou pant', kteri si yypra.covali, kterak k armade severni se stale novi dobrovolnici hrnou, kdefto do armady jinni museji bYti nasilim dohaneni.

"Ute'ete tedy pokud jste jeate zde na blizku domova a oba pohromade," pravila Marie.

"Ano, uteci, lehko se to rekne, ale apatne provede," odvetil Jan. "Mne bec neni moZno uteci, kdyZ neznam ani zem, ana jeji rec. ja se mohu pokusiti o fitek jen tehdy, a2 budu .stati v poli proti nepiiteli, k nemuZ pak prebehnu, nebo se necham zajmouti."

"Prebehnouti k nepriteli pravia?" di no, to Antonin. "Vklyt' my toho nepritele nemame daleko. Prot pak se odtud, ani sem nic po vode nedovaZi? Patrne museji bYti lode severni na, blizku, eimZ plavba pa zalivu jest zamezena. Kdybychom se mohli nejak dostati na valeenou lod' severni, byli bychom zachraneni. A kdyby nas ihned nutili tam ku sluZbe vojenske, piece budu radeji bojovati za zruaeni eermeho otroctvi, ne2 za . jeho udrZeni."

"Toto jest tedy mesto pristavni!" tasal se Jan. "Tak bychom snad mohli nalezti piece cestu k itteku. Tam dole ta, hladina vodni je tedy zaliv, spajenk se airym morem. Pojd'ine tedy tam a zkou,alejme, zdaZ by tarn tudy nevedla costa k nakmu osvobozeni. Pouiijme easu nam zbYvajiciho ku prozkoumani okoli zalivu."

Po to se naai znami zvedli, vratili se do mesta, naeeZ se zvolna ubirali po nabreli, prohlikjice pozorne vae, co se 'tu Belo. Plavidla vaeho druhu se tu nalezala bud' v klidu, nebo v pohybu, Cluny vesly pohanene, vetai bodice s jednou plachtou, pak jeate vetai se vice plachtami, ono i yachty a sktinery bylo lze spatriti na hla,dine vodni. Vaecka,velka plavidla; stala pripevnena u pristavist', neb nebylo co dovakti. Pristav galve-

stanskY byl valeenYm lod'stvem severnim streZen, aby do nej ani z nej Zadna lod' plouti nemohla a ac bylo spojeni mezi Galvestonem a Houstonem volne, nebylo co dovaZeti a tudiZ plavba zastavena.

Jen lode rybafske se pohybovaly po hladine, plujice na rybolov az doh). do zalivu gatvestonskeho, nebot' ryby nalezaly clobreho odbytu vaude.

Na§i znami krajane se zvolna ubirali podel p •istaviSte, hovofice mezi sebou, kterak by bylo moZno se po lodi nektere dostati do Galvestonu a na nekterou lod' vdleenou. Zastavili se tu a tam, prohliZejice si pristav i lode, naeeZ opet zvolna dale kraeeli. Po jednou byli z rozmluvy vytrkni mukm neznamYm, kterY je polskYm nareeim "Ah Slovane! Bezpochyby Oehove?

Kam se ubirate a o eem tak horlive rozmlouvate?"

Osloveni se zarazili, nevedouce, koho maji pl'ed sebou a zda2 mua oven neslyg el snad jejich rozhovor. Jan Mika se rychle vzpamatoval odvetil: "Jak vidite, jsme vojaky a tuto moje manZelka se synaekem priala mne vativiti, pokud se ji na blizku nalezam."

"Tedy vojinove konfederaeni a cheete za obhajeni otroctvi krev svou prolevati," odvetil uatepaene Polak. "Zda se, ze my Slovane jsme k tomu uroeni, abychom otroctvi udrZovati pomahali. Moskale porazili svobodu uherskou, potte-. povstani polske a nyni Polaci, kteri kozackYm palaaim uali, siouzi ye vojate tureckem, aby jinni Slovany v otroctvi uthiovati pomahali. Ba i zde se tito otrokari tea!, ze jim prijclou porak ni Polaci na pomoc a budu se biti za udrZeni eerneho otroctvi. Yana to test pro narod slovanskY, nejen ze sam upiv otroctvi, ale jeate pomaha jinYm v okovy jimati otroky."

Jan, kterY jiz poznal z reei Polakovy, koho ma pied sebou, uchopil pravici jeho, pratelsky ji stiskna, a pravil: einite narn krivdu, pakli myslite, ze jsme dobrovolne sluabu vojen skou v konfederaeni armade na se prijali. Byli jsme nasilim vstreeni do teto uniformy a nyni se prave o to radime, zdaZ by nebylo moZno, ji se sebe svrhnouti a otrocke sluZby se zbaviti. Mameli se jiZ biti, tu jsme odhodlani radeji vstoupiti do vojska severniho a bojovati proti temto otrokaf'um.

Tvar Polakova se pojednou vyjasnila a uchopiv oba mla.diky kaZdeho za jednu ruku, stiskl jim je pratelsky a tahna je s cesty ku pristaviati blue, hovorib tluinenYm hlasem: (Pokra6ovapi)

Strana

Temple, Texas, 2. zati 1955 Cteni bratri a sestry: Timto se yam oznamuje, ze }Ahem mesice srpna 1955 Hlavni fitadovna SPJST VyPlatila pojiSteni po naSich zemtelYch brattich a sestrach, jak nasleduje: Umrti eisio 5862. Br. Andrew Barton, od radu Prapor Svobody eislo 8, zemtel 13. eervence 1955 ye staff 84 let.

Teo Jednoty ptistoupil 10. prosince 1897. d&t. A-4104 na $1000.00. tmrti eislo 5863. Br. Adolph J. Cervenka, rolnik, od radii Praha eislo 29, zemtel 23. eervence 1955 ye stall 58 let. Do Jednay ptistoupil 2, ‘ prosince 1939. Cert. C5301 na $1000.00.'

TJmrti eislo 5864. Ses. Adolfina Gerlich, na odpoeinku, od 'radu Nove Kvety oislo 35, zemtela 27. eervence 1955 ye sta.ti 87 let. Do Jednoty ptistoupila 12. ledna 1919.

Cert. A-11315 na $500.00. timrti Oslo 5865. Br. Alois Marek, na odpoeinku, od radu Slovan 'Oslo 9, ze//del 31. eervence 1955 ye stati 61 let. Do Jednoty pristoupil 2. kvetna 1920. Cert.

A-7859 na $1000.00.

Umrti eislo 5866. Br. Billy Dean Jaresh, rolnik, od radu Tioga Oslo 5, zemtel 6. srpna 1955 ye stati 24 let. Do Jednoty stoupil 1. dubna 1947. Cert. C-9150 na $560.00.

• Umrti eislo 5867. Br. Harris Milner, policista-rolnik, od radu Elmaton eislo 148, zemtel 21. eervence 1955 ye stati 66 let.

Do Jednoty ptistoupil 3. tijna 1935. Cert.

B-1404 na $1000.00.

Umrti eislo 5868. Ses. Veronika Cervenka, hospodyne, od radu Karel JonaS eislo 28: zemtela 9. srpna 1955 ye stab 64 let.

DO Jednoty pristoupila 10. tijna 1926.

Cert. B-207 na $1000.00. iJmrti eislo 5869. Br. Robert Dan Richardson, rolnik na odpoeinku, od radu Wharton. eislo 151, zemtel 1. srpna 1955 ve:stati 75 let. Do Jednoty ptistoupil 28. listopadu 1938. Cert. B.-2231 na $500.00. tmrti eislo 5870. Br. Jos. F. Sefelk, rolnik, od radu Hvezda Texasu eislo 47, zeIntel 11. srpna 1955 ye stall 77 let. Do Jodnoty pkistoupil 1. biezna 1903. Cert.

A-3827 na $1000.00. :Umrti eislo 5871. Br. F. a. E. Marek, rolnik na odpoeinku, od radu OeskSr Prapor 'Oslo 24, zemtel 12. srpna 1955 ye stall 75 let. Do Jednoty ptistoupil 14. zati 1902.

Cert. A-1379 na $1000.00.

Umrti Oslo 5872. Br. John Koval*, na odpoeinku, od radu Stefanik Oslo 142, zemkel 26. eervence 1955 ye stati 78 let. Do

Ve siredu, dne 14, ?Ali.

VESTNi - WEST, TEXAS

Jednoty plistoupil 14. tijna 1917. Cert. A10690 na $500.00.

Umrti Oslo 5873. Br. Rudolph KaSmir, rolnik, od tadu SlovanAti Bratti Oslo 34, zemtel 18. eervence 1955 ve stall 57 let.

Do Jednoty ptistoupil 8. bkezna 1914.

Cert. Paid-up 234, na $360.00.

Umrti eislo ,5874. Ses Lillie Marie TrliCa, prodavaeka, od radu Slovan Jihu cis.

26, zemtela 12. srpna 1955 ye stati 46 let.

Do Jednoty ptistoupila 17. srpna 1937.

Cert. 1-54 na $500 a Cert. C-8135 na $1000.00.

Umrti eislo 5875. Br. James 8tepan. Orsak, tesatskY pomocnik, od radu Karel JonaS oislo 28, zemtel 13. srpna 1955 ye stati 20 let. Do Jednoty ptistoupil 17. prosince 1946. Cert. D-2047 na $1000.00.

Umrti eislo 5876. Ses. Anna Gallia, na odpoeinku, od radu Svojan Oslo 11, zemtela 12. srpna 1955 y e stall 91 let. Do Jednoty ptistoupila 10. Unora 1901. Cert.

A-4479 na $1000.00.

Umrti eislo 5877. Br. Bobby Gene Jaresh, namotnik, od radu Tioga, 'Oslo 5, zemtel 23. eervna 1955 ye stall 19 let. Do Jednoty pkistoupil 1. finora 1952. Cert C11300 na $500.00. tmrti, eislo 5878. Br. Frank R. Linka, na odpoeinku, od radu Poluok Dallas eislo 84, zemtel 21. srpna 1955 ye stall. 80 let. Do Jednoty ptistoupil 2. eervence 1922. Cert. A-11552 na $500.00.

Umrti Oslo 5879. Ses. Celestina Stavinoha, hospodyne, od radu Wharton &sic) 151, zenitela 23. srpna 1955 ve stall 37 let.

Do Jednoty ptistoupila 25. zall 1939. Cert.

D-628 na $1000.00.

Umrti eislo 5880. Br. Jos. Kahanek, na odpoeinku, od radu Bratli Svornost eislo 60, zemtel 25. srpna 1955 ye stab 68 let.

Do Jednoty ptistoupil 3. listopadu 1912.

Cert. A-4311 na $1000.00.

Hlavni fitadovna SPJST timto vyslovuje pozristalYm po techto zemtelYch brattich a sestrach jeji nejhlubSi soustrast.

J. F. Chupick, Tajemnik Hlavni Utadovny SPJST. ) • 4. • ( SESTRA HLEDA SESTRU Redaktor ma dopis a prosbu od pani Anny 8virakove ze Vsetina na Morave, ktera hleda svou nezvestnou sestru zde v Texasu. Ztracena, sestra se jmenuje Cecilie Hofman, diveim jmenem ‘ a.rska. 0 na pani, jeji2 adresa je dnes neznama, bydlela sveho easu v Houstonu a teZ v Galvestonu. Kdo by motel poskytnout nejake informace o pani Hofmanove nebo o jeji rodine, at' je poSle redaktoru Vestniku, kterY informace ode gle jeji sestle v Ceskoslovensku.

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1955,

eeska

Vzdelivaci Nadace v Texasu

Ptejeme-li si skuretn, aby se vyuCovalo &Stine na vyagich &thatch; dale, pfejeme-li si, aby znalost o eeskoslovenskern narode byla co moSno nejvice rozSltena a navaly zachovana; a chceme-li dosahnouti ureeneho cile co nejdfive, kaS0 Oechoameriean by mel obetovati aspori JEDEN DOLAR dosaSeni nakho Stale se chlubime, Se je nas techoamerieanu v Texasu 350,000 aS 500,000. Jell tomu tak, prod bychom nemohli sebrati aspori $350,000 na tento tak drileSitSr rieel? Nevykoname-li ted' napravu zde u nas v Texasu, tak kdyf zapoeneme? Je-li pravdou ,Se uvedosrieni o Ceskem na.rocle, jeho kultute, dejinach a vzdelanosti, jakou se eeskS7 na.rod v minulosti honosil, upada, jest na nas aby se ueinila pronikava na.prava, a to hned!

Piejete-li si podpotiti Teel a cil Ceske Nadace v Texasu bud' dobrovolnYch ptispevkem nebo jako glen, Vak pomoc bude veleene pkijata.

The Czech Educational Foundation of Texas, Box 446, College Station, Texas (dz) Usttihnete a zaalete na tajemnikapokladnika! tESKA VZDELAVACi NADACE TEXASU (The Czech Educational Foundation of Texas) PtidruSuji se k tern, kteti podavaji pomocnou ruku k udrkni a rozSiteni Ceske keel a literatury v Texasu. Ueel jest sebrati dostateenou sumu penez, aby z firoz ni mohly bYti vydrZovany stolice sloyanskYch jazykti na vySSich uoilfatich v Texasu.

Prikl6dam svtij elensk3"7 prispevek v obnosu $1.00; $2.00; $5.00; $10.00; $100.00; anebo i $1,000.00.

Sve dary laskave zaAlete co nejdtive u vedomi, Sc KDO RYCHLE DAVA, DVAKRAT DAVA, na tajemnika-pokladnika, Dr. Jan M. Sktivanek, Box 446, College Station, Texas.

Jmeno darce:

Syn: "Tati, chci se stat hudebnikem." Adresa: Otec: "Dobra, ale stkez se, abych to naMesto: chytal pti hie v blizkosti domova."

Mat:

Ve stredp, dne 14. ziri 1955.

VEST

— WEST, TEXAS

Strana 7

DOPISY A NAHLEDY CLENU Houston. Texas. praci prijmu a pak vam toho naklepu aZ se yam to omrzi.

MinulY tYden jsrne byli na politbu v Milt' pozdrav a uZ tu zase jedu. Pova- Crosby. Zemtela tarn pain Felix DloultY. Z'uji za svoji povinnost oznamit o slavno- Poeasi bylo velice deStive. Bratr 8tep6.n sti a podekovat za pohostinstvi nove zbu- Valeik mel tee za SPJST a, bratr 0. S. ciovanemu a postavenemu radu Slovan- Vala za Svaz OeskYch. Racionalistti. Lidi ska, Lipa eislo 66 pH Waco posledni nedeli se sal° hodne, mezi nimi jedna moje dov srpnu. bra pritelka, pani Chas. Slo yaeko ya. SteMy, co navAtevnici z Houstonu jako Zovala si mne na jeji negt'astnY osud a vZdy, jsme byli o jednu hodinu zpoZcfti jakou menu to u nich udelalo, kdy2 ji a to pro gpatne poeasi. Asi na sto padesat nemocneho manZela odvezli do statniho mil od Houstonu prSelo jen to lilo a my Ustavu. Ja ji yetim, ze je to zmena. Je pH takovem poeasi v "air-conditioned" vgak mnolto jinYch zmen, ktere potkavabusu jsrne niohli zinrznout. Jelo nas vy- ji eloveka kaZdY den. Zmena se da snesti, letniku 42; men jsme zvlagt horSi je vSak na ni zvykat. MoZna Ze na ni autobus a Mick jsme pasaZery nepri- tebe, co prave Ole g tyto radky, eeka zibirali. Cestou tarn jsme se cvieili zpivat tra nejaka zmena. MaS ptedureeno jiti radostne, malo lidi ti tu a Slo nam to znamenite, ale kdy2 jsme Zivotem; bolestne, lituji dorazili na misto, zapomneli jsme pri vgi radost preji. to ()slave na nak cvieeni sboroveho zpe- vgichni.

Veera weer jsem se radovala, nebo vu dvojhlasne. Meli jsme nacvieene "Ta Slovanska Lipa" a "SPJST Fraternity". jsem byla na svatbe. Dnes roam den zaPoeasi tarn -Meli prijemne, venku bylo trpklY, zitra vaak prijde zmena. Jaka? site horko, ale uvnitr sine bylo prijem- To se dozvim zitra.

Piave se doeitam z novin, ze v Crosby no. Kdy'i jsme tarn dojeli, v gecko shromaZdeni bylo venku. Nastalo vitani, zna- 151etY chlapec zasttelil 121eteho chlapce mi vgude. Byl tam je gte jinY autobus, Franka Machalu, s kterYrn nap ped byl na kterY piivezl na ygtevniky z Fort Worth. honu vran. KdyZ se mot opozdil a Omit Jini ptijeli na karach z ritznYch vzdale- nepti gel yeas, nagel doma psani, co mu rodiee doma nechali, Ze za trest musi zitnosti.

Pak zaealo predstavo yani reenikil z stat dome a nesmi do mesta na paradu, Hlavni firadovny, pak byl vYteenY °bed, ktera se tarn ten den poradala. A Ze se kde se kaZdY do sytosti najedl. A zas ye mu jeho dva kamaradi small, Ze musi zti dye hodiny zaeal program. Prvni byla stat doma, tak po nich &teal stillet. Celzazpivana piseri, kterou na g roily redak- kern vypalil etyri naboje a jeden zasahl tor Valeik nam sestavil a sepsal, a znO.ila mladeho Machalu do hlavy. Jak velice lituji tyto negt'astne rodiee z obou stran, asi takto: nebot' je znam. Take vim, co to vezma Ta Slovanska Lipa, bude zelena, price dite vychovat do 12. roku a potom zelenYch s yYch listi nam do vence dd. ho pozbyt. Take jsme pozbyli chlapce ye RozloZi sve yetve, pevne bude stat, 12 letech, ale na g se negt'astnou nahoprijde doba, piijde, bude silnY rad. clou utopil. kdyZ ho druzi chlapci do Venku byly rtizne hry, a ja se nemohla hluboke vody srazili. lost nadivat na jeho okoli.

Ted' poradim hospodyrikam, ktere choCas tak honem utekl, Ze jsme =sell vaji dritheZ. VZdycky na .podzim colada pomYglet na navrat damn. Minili jsme vyjet v 6 hodin, ale jak pravim, my jsme kurata dostancu bolave hlavy, as nekdy v2dy opozdeni, tak jsme vyjeli okolo sed- z toho oslepnou. Vezmete kukuriene zrni a pul kousku "Grandpa" mYdla. Dobte mi veeer. rozmichejte s trochou yody, aZ se to zpeCesta zpateeni byla vesela. Kde kdo ni. Nechte na hodinu stat a tim je krmzpival, az jsme ph torn ochrapteli. A na- te. Je lepgi, kdyZ je nechate napted vyjednou, jak bratr 8efeik odespal, tak hladovet. Malokdy jim musite dat dvayLichni ostatni odespali s nine. Kdy2 jsme krat. Pro mala kuratka to neni dobre, do Houstonu ptijeli, bylo 11 hodin v noci neb je to mot silne, ale jak to zpozorujea zas pomalu prgelo. to na slepicich nebo, velikYch kuratech, Nektere zname rune dornlouvaly, ze tak jim to dat a na ostatni milZete zapomak) pigu do Vestniku. Ono se to lehko menout. Bolave hlavy .dostanon slepice z rekne, ale horSi se to sklada. plazive travy, z ktere teee mleko.

Neni tomu dal/no, co jsem videla mezi Na tYdenni vyjet si vyjeli syn Calvin zpravami od redaktora Vestniku, Orsag se Zenou a dvema holeiekami, a pomocnika k sve ruce. Tak pri nejbliZ- kdyZ planovali praulniny, tak ta vetgi Si prilelitosti se budu hlasit o misto a pevida: "V gak mama nechodi do prase, jestli mne nauei klel)at na torn stroji, tak ona nepot •ebuje vagace, mfiZe bYt doma Mili etenati:

s grandma." KdyZ' jsme vyritstali, my jsme o nejakYch prOzdninach ani neve.ae pravda, Ze na gi rodieove nas zaprahli do prace od maliaka. A tak by to melo bYt i ted', nebylo by tolik zlottilen a vraZed. 2ala.fe jsou pine mladikti a to proto, Ze jim rodiee davaji tolik volnosti.

Co pak ma takovY kluk delat z dlophe chvile? Videla jsem ye statni trestnici v Huntsville minuleho roku, co tam bylo rnladikti, prave to bylo v poledne, kdyZ se vgichni pripravovali k., obedu, take jsme byli pozvani k zylagtnimu stolu — kde nami primiddi chodil a vysvetloval -- a tento nam povidal, Ze innolio tech mladYch chlapcti prosi, aby jim dali uniformu, Ze se daji dobrovolne na Ajnu. A tak si myslim, kolik blaha by taiso niladeZ uZila, nebYt toho d'abla, kterY to vnucuje do toho ne gt'astneho eloveka, aby pachal zlo. Ale v2dy tak bylo a zase bude, neb svet sveta neprebucle. Ja v'Zdy povidam, 'Ze blaze tomu, kdo se nenarodil. Ale to zas by Zaden svet nebyl a nikdo by nic dobreho ani zleho neuZil. A kdo by potorn na ty na ge kureci yeeete chodil do nagi sine na Studewood? 'Bak vas v gechny volam, prijd'te na "fried chicken" a ostatni co s tim jede. Budeme to mit v sobotu 17. zati; a pak zabava bude nasledovat pri dobre muzice a my budeme mit to potegeni shledat se Se ygemi temi dobrYmi lidmi, kteti nikdy pii Zadnem skein podniku neschazi.

Nage 'Ceske divadlo se bude hrat prvni nedeli 6. listopadu. tlohy jsou v tech nejlepSich rukou. Vgak davejte pozor na oznamku ye Vestniku. kteH herci budott. fieinkovat. Tak vas take volam, ptijd'tc: na to Ceske divadlo, nebot' to jenom na ves zaleli. KdyZ nebudete podporovat diva.dla, tak take zahynou, tak jak vgechno jineho.

Aby mne redaktor z mojeho dopisu neudelal pokraeovani, tak uz radeji prestanu. Postupem Casu zase budu hledet neco napsat. Tak se mivejte v gichni doAnna Vrlova. bre.

• 4.

Corpus Christi, Texas.

Mill etenati: Jest nas zde hodiV poeet, kteri se zajimame o udrZeni eeskeho filmoveho divadla, jeho2 zastupcem jest p. Frank Va vtik v Houston, Texas. Jen& ta vzdalenost mezi na gimi texaskYmi mesty jest velika. Na priklad, z Houstonu do Corpus Christi jest d ye sta padesat mil, a tu nejlepgi yrili, jakou pritel Franta Vavrik ma — a east° projevil, Ze na to svoje cestovani — musi p •iplacet — ten prodej vstupenek nekryje jeho vydani.

Z toho vgeho, co jsem vyslechl a vypo-

Strana 8 zoroval, nemilZe se ZadnST venoYat a obetovat neeemu co se nevyplaci, a z jeho chude neb prazdne kapsy nemaZe si dovolit (Mat zajezcly tarn mezi ty nak Ceske osadniky, kteri jevi jen malt' zajem o eeskou vec; a z ylaSte jest to jiZ jen jakYsi ten zbytek tech na.M.ch zdeclenYch zvykti, pobavit se a pookrat v kruhu, kde C'eskY hlas a zpev zazniva.

Jak u2 jsem se predeAle zminil, Ze pan.

Vavrik. se vkmoZne snaZi udelat ty jeho veCirky vesele a zabavne. Jest on dobrY htidebnik a zpevak a po ukoeeni filmu prida k dobru vZdy na poladani nekolik tech jeho umeleckYch okazek a pritomni pc celou tu dobu zapomenou na svoje stari, na ty revinaticke a jine neduhy.

Stroje ma unravel* ze Ize dobre videt a lepe rozumet, moc lepSi zdokonaleni neZ kdyZ. v tom zadal, jak to pre yzal po p. Houdkovi. Co by pritel Vavflk potreboval zlepS'it, jest jeho oznamovani.

Ma mezi rids zase prijet do Sokolovny, kde jest dolt mista a dobre sly get a to 21. zari 1955, zaeatek v 8 hodin weer. Jmeno filmoveho obrazu jest "Pritelkyne pana ministra".

Vstupne od 16 let nahoru 50 centil, pod 16 let 25 centii a inenM. &Ai vstup volnY. Toto upozorneni clelam z dobre vale, aby naSi pratele a milovnici eeskYch divadel a podnikfi vedeli, co nas oeekava, pakli neptijdeme sami a nepodporime Ceske mluvici filmy. To same bych mohl potYrdit, ze i ta ochotnicka divadla ale zaniknou, nebude-li oZiven vet gi zajem o tyta.

Proto jest na nas dech, kteri Cesky mluvime a citime, abychom si jeSte na dlouhO udrZeli ten zbyteeek toho CeSstvi, ktere nam ZadnY nebere, ale my nekdy sami tak trochu zanedbavame.

Doufam, ze 21. zari. v 8 hodin veoer tu Pali Sokolovnu zapinime a zastupce eeskYch miuvicich filmu p. F. Vavrika jeSte na tiloulto v torn jeho oboru udrZime.

S pratelskYm pozdravem zastava John StaSa. ) • 4 • C Z KROUZKU tESK'itCH ZEN Dallas, Texas.

NeZ byla naSe schoze ye Ctvrtek zaliajend, predsedkyne vyzvala sentry k jednominutovemu po ystani co posmrtni vzpominku a Best panu Linkovi, manZelo $estry Linkove a zesnuleinu prejeme yeenY tichY spanek.

Jeliko2 jsme dva mesice schazi nemely, trochu opozclene oznamuji claxek od p.

JeZe $5 a od p. Zdzvorky z Ennis te2 $5.

Diky yam obema za celY KrouZek. Dale ujednano dati $10 na Ceskou fltalnu v Hillje. To je prave misto, kdo chceS pomoci, nein co nejdrive.

Dale clar $5 pro fistav hluchonench a $5 pro derver4 kriZ, neb vite jak ty vody delaji zkazu vLIcic, a penez je tieba. Ta-

VESTNiK— WEST, TEXAS

Ve stPedu, dne 14. zari 1955, ky sestra Toberna se primlouva pro se- saci, ktere tak rychie prispechaji na pobemenSi darek pro veterany; mute to moc. Lid , nerrniZe za aredniky, ale meli b'ti zastera, kapesnik, titerky, mYdlo, by si takovYch zjevti lepe vSimati, aby cokoliv doneste to do schtize a ona se o vedeli, co mohou oeekavat, kdyby je neto uZ postard, aby to dostali, nebo ji za- stesti postihlo. zvonte, ona vam da blizsi vysvetleni.

SrdeenY pozdrav Ctoucim Do schttze nas priAlo 25. ySe Slo v tak Marie F. K. Valova, peknem souladu as radost. tajemnice S.V.S.C.R. v Texasu. ( Vy, pani Bendova z Kingfisher, Okla., prijmete od nas pozdrav s pranim; by VaDallas, Texas. noha mohla brzo benat. Vime, ze odMill etenari Vestniku: birate Vestnik a budete toto fist.

KdyZ jsem videla ve Vestniku ze dne Anna Machaeova.

17. srpna na predni strane obrazek nove ) • o sine radu Slovanska Lipa Cislo 66 v Elm Pravidelna. schlize Mott, prala jsem si b't pritomna jejiho v Houston& oteldeni. A ze znam nevSedni ochotu naSchtize bude se konati opet V pravidel- Sich dobrych pratel, manZelti Nesodon' Cas a sice dne 18. zari, v sini u Stefa- vYch, zeptala jsem se, jestli pojedou k nikil ye 2 hod. v nedeli odpoledne. teto yYznanme . slavnosti a it stli bych Je to predposledni schtize pied statni mohla jet s nimi. Odpovedell, "ale to vite konferenci, ktera konati se bode dne 30. ze ano! Poiedou s nami p .a pi. A. Kosotijna t. r. vi a vy a bode nas pet, akerat zapinend Tajemnice bude miti hodne zajima- kara." vYch zpra y. Jak asi na:Sim svobodomystVyjeli jsme v 7:30 v nedeli rano. Bylo nYm znamo, nas United Secularist of trochu zamraeeno. Mell jsme trochu obaAmerica konal svtij sjezd ye dnech 26., vu, aby &St' tuto vYznamnou slavnost 27. a 28. srpna. nepokazil. Ale nestalo se tak. Pekne se Svou aeast na tomto sjezdu oznamilo ham jelo a ani jsme nechteli verit, ze 31 organisaci, ktere jsou vice mene ein- jsme za d ye hodiny tu vtdalenost od rids nYmi ye SpojenYch statech, a sjezd se ko_ z Dallas k sini udelali. nal v Chicagu v Husove dome a predseVjialime do prostorneno nadvori. Zveclou jednani byl ' dr. Orr, redaktor Pro- da y() prohlilime peknou velkou budovu, gressive World ze San Jose, Calif. kterou hrstka bratri a sester s naaenim Po sjezdu, na banketu v restauraci Old v srdci a tuhou praci vSech sobe postaPrague, hlavnim reenikem byl brig. g:;f• vili. Tato jejich spoleena svorna prase neral H. C. Holdridge, nyni ye vYsluZbe ukazala v kratke Jobe, ze spojenYmi sidomovem v Kalifornii, Dale bYvalY go- lami se daji prekonat vSechny prekaZky vern& Kalifornie, Olson, lidumil a profev cestu kladene. soti z vysokYch SIol, Waltman a Shriber, A tu me napadlo, budeme-li vSichni jeden z Colorado a ciruhY z Virginie.

Clenove naSi velke Jednoty tak svorne Maine radost, ze se na leto§ni sjezd U. pracovat jako ta hrstka bratru a sester S.A. prihlasilo 8 novYch skopin racionali- Slovanske Lipy Cis. 66, ze v dohledue dosta. ye SpojenYch statech. Nyni jest jich be ku cti nas vSech postavime sami sobC uz pres 30. ten nehynouci pomnik, kter' i veky preKdo je H. C. Holdridge, vysokY bYvalY kona, domov ntulnu pro nas samYch, vojensk' dtistojnik, vi vAichni kdo J. pro nave potomky.

Prilelitost Cisti jeho "zaslano" presidentu Doufam, Ze do pri4iho sjezdu, kter' SpojenYch statti, senatortim a kongresni- bode rtZ priStim rokem, budeme vSichni ktim nasi zakonodarny ye Washington, elenove ye svYch domacich radech sjedD. C. noceni navrhnout a podporovat myClenJak obyeejne, neza.pomerite datum, mi- ku postaveni Utulny, vybudovani letniho sto a hodinu nasi schtize. Prijdle, bode- taboriSte pro naSi mladeZ, pro du S: evni ome vas rad: videti. svUeni krasnou knihovnu, a k zachovani Dovoli-li br. redaktor, prala bych si o- YzacnYch namatek, ukazky pilnosti um& znamiti (na Zadost tajeninika mistni od- leckeho ducha nasich krajarni museum. boely), ze to same nedele kond svou Doufam, ze zmizi ty klamne predsudky, schtizi ease mistni odboaka C. N. Sdrua- Ze nejsou na to p:mize a ze ten nami vseni. mI miiion nesmi a nemitZe Te2 u 8teldnikti zaeatek ye 4 hodiny pro pokrok, iidskost a bratrstvi b't upoodpoledne. tieben.

Pri to prilditosti oznarnuji, ze asi U.N. Ale toto vk jsem nemela, v amyslu S. bylo prvnim, ktere na yYzvu presiden- ones psat. VSak co toto pi'Si, vyystava ta Eisenhowera k americkemu lidu, oka- pied myna duCevnim zrakem, ze kdyZ ta InZite poslalo $500 do fondu pomoci o- hrstka bratrn a sester s poctivou mysli sadnikam postiZenYm na severvychode a- a svornou praci se nebala pustit do nou hroznou bouri ininuleho mesice. rtavby sve radove budovy, na kterou Mani za to, ze bude Indio tech organi- pravem mohou bYti hrdi, tak prof my

pies 28„000 elenti bycbom se nemohli zmoci a chopit se dila, aby po nas dOstojnd pamatk y zde zbyla?

KdyZ jsme vySli z kary, vySli nam bratri firednici vstric nas privitat, bratri Maza,nec, Parma, Narovec, Simeik a °to Hanug, kterY se v patek ci v sobotu pristehoval spa ze San Antonio do Waco, do sveho drivej giho domova. Je take Cienem musejniho vYboru, a i pres to. Se nebydlel v miste, pracoval po veeerach na zhotOveni radovYch edznakti a rtiznYch napisti uvnitr sine, ktere se v sini. pekoe vyjimaji.

Byli jsme mezi prvnimi na yStevniky z jinYch osad. Vchazime do sine, kde je to mravenei pile bratru a rester vSude y idttelna. Nas Censke ovSem zajimala prakticky zatizend kuchyn, kde uC nekolik se ster se elle otaCelo s pripravou obeda pro stovky navStevnikn. Vita nas pi. Sim eikova, Parmova (prosim promrate vy ostatni, to vase jinena zde neuvadim. S PribYvajicimi lety pamet,' stavkuje a jen se otoeim a uZ, jmeno nevim. To jeSte si pamatuji ty, ktere hodne maitre). VSem sari radost z oci a poznate to i z reel, ze maji radost z dobre yykonane price zapominaji i na ty puchYre na rukou, ktere pri to pilne praci a drine dostall.

Neni mojim funyslem vse popisovat. Byli tam schopnej gi pismaci net jsem ja; maji svoji radovou dopisovatelku, a byl tom. na g bratr redaktor, kteri to popiSi, a uC i napsali, tak jak si to bratri a sestry Slovanske Lipy zaslouSi. C pisnieku ptileba you k tomu slosh bratr redaktor, ktera byla na zadni strane programu napsaini a kterou cele shromaZdeni tam zazpivalo.

A nauoily se ji i deti se svoji reditelkou mladeZe, pani Emma Ce gka, kteri Cesky nemluvi, a nam ji na ukoneeni programu zazpivaly.

Program byl obsahly, dobre vedenY; dovedu• to praci pi. Ce gkove ocenit, neb jsem dlouha leta ridila detske programy.

Dceru gka p. a pi. ParmovYch ma pied sebeu budoucnost ve zpevu, ma krasnY hlas. V gak odpust'te, ze ten CeskY spev byl srdci memo bliZ gi, a k me radosti moje bYvala ZaCka Frances Vita-Kudrnova zaznivala solo "Pisnieka '&516. ---ta je tak hezk y ." Uella jsem to moje deveatka jen CeskYm pisnim, a easto jsme byly pozvane do americkYch k vypineni programu, kde jsme v krcjich, zpevu, hudbe a lidovYch tancich propagovaly Ceskou narodnost velmi dobre.

Kudrnova a RfiZenka Men gikova. Sylvinka LaZnovska doprovazi na piano a soma take hezky zpiva. Jen pokraeujte dale pro poteSeni nas star gich. Take ty d y e menSi deveatka, Judith Brabinova a Nesudova, u piana star gi sestrieka C. Nesudova, zazpivaly Cesky "Cervenou sukYnk u".

Zkratka, bylo to v ge u yes hezke. A my yam prejeme do budoucna dal gich ftspechn, aby se to vase Slovanska Lipa rozrastala a byla zelend.

A ted' obratime na gi pozornost k nagim ni •t yYm. Zase jeden poutnik z naCuho stredu odloSil svou hill. Odchazime jeden za druh'm. V nedeli 21. srpna seIntel stark osadnik z na geho eeskeho stredu, Glen radu Pokrok Cis. 84, br. Frank Linka. Na g eas no teto semi dochazi, (Ines ty ----zitra ja. Zemrel ve start 81 let.

Byl povahy mime, inteligentni. BYvali jsme dlouholetYmi sousedy v okoli Sokojeho pohitu v kapli me odelovny. : vzdala pani Frances Strouhalova k ucteni jeho pamatky $1.00 na Mouektiv fond a pan a pani Kopecka $5.00 namisto kvetin, take na Mouektiv fond. Bratr a sestra Joe Vrlovi $5.00, sestra Dolfi Stratiska $5.00 a sestra Malikova $2.00. Techto $12.00 je darci memo na stavebni fond noSi prigti Sokolovny. Darciim vzdavam srdeene diky.

V aterY 23. srpna nam do gla z Detroit, Mich. smutna zprava od pana George Vignika, kterou nam oznamuje, minka, pi. Jirina Vrgnikova, po dlouholete bolestne nemoci 21. srpna zemrela.

Byla to v'thcna. Ceska vlastenka. Prijela do Texasu se etyrmi syny za mutem, kterY bydlel na farme v Rosenberg v rote 1913. JO prijela v torn samem roce o nekc•lik mesicti drive. Tenkrat jsme se ovgem neznali, az jejich nejstar gi syn v reee 1920 pri gel pracovat do Dallas a u rids bydlel. A jako kaZda starostliva ma, se prijela za nim podivat a presvedeft se, v ;lake rodine bydli. OdjiZetela od rids velmi spokojend a od to doby i pres rozdil stars jsme se staly ty nejlepgi telkyne. Pojila nas uprimna laska k nagi stare domovine; pov gechne jsme si dobre rezumely a zustaly jsme si vernYmi pritelkynemi at do jejiho skonu.

MariZeltim Vi gnikovYrn synove dorfista-

l1, tak se pristehovali k nam do Dallas.

V nakm sousedstvi vedle StranskYch Sekolovny zakoupili domek. Pani ViSnikova stale churavela. Syn nejstar gi, co bydlel u nas, odejel za praci do Detroit.

Take jsem se dovedla- postavit no jevi- Dobre se tam uplatnil. Jel za nim druhY gte a predna get diouhe vlastenecke bas- bratr a nakonec rodiee se dvema zdrane bez chyby i • zazpivat solo. Nic sice u- vYmi syny. Tak tarn byla cela rodina pomeleckeho, jen ty na ge pisne Ceske. Ale hromade. Byla to rodina, jakYch je velmi to bYvalo za mojich mlad;ch let. Jsou ty mato. Byli Uzce spjati paskou rodinnou, etyri enniske zpevaoky tady rozene, uC z vytrvali. Dopracovali se v Detreti generace a hezky Cesky zpivaji: tilt velkeho fispechu a mohli rodietim RfiZenka liejnY, pi. Skrivankova, Frances poskythout • berstarostne stars. Vlastra

tam inen gl tovar iu na Mani soueaste.1 automobiltim.

KdyC jsme je no na gem zajezdu v 'tee 1950 do Niagara Falls s manZely NesudOT vYmi v Detroit na ystivili a je prekvapili (to byla pani ViSnikova invalidkou tiZ 5 let, celkem 10 let), toho roku se stehovali do nova postavene velke dilny; ale i ve stare se pracovalo na pino. Vzal nas syn Jiti k prohlidce obou dilen. Wak vSech tech fispeSich zfistali skromni, hevynaSi se. Pomohli si k tomu vlastni praci. Pan VrSnik zemrel pied 10 lety. Byl clenem radii Jaro Cis. 130. Pani pro jeji neinoe nebyla prijmuta. Take nejmladgi. syn Vladimir zemrel prod 5 lety nahle na srdeeni vadu. Aekoliv lituji jejiho odchodu, nemohu jinak net prat ji ten yeenY klid bez bolesti a utrpeni. K ucteni jeji pamatky zasilam $2.00 do redakce Arnerikana na zasilani novin eeskYmtochinn v legii, ktere ona Stedre podp0oVala.

A co toto ...piSi, pri gel easopis kin a hued no. prvni strance obrazek oznameni funrti vsacne Cony, pani Marie Zivne v Austinu, ktera so sveho Civota pro Cesium vetev zde vykonala nedocenitelnYch sluteb. etyricet let sveho Zivota venovala Ceske gkole, divadlu, praci rodni, za teZkYch rodinYch pomerti, vtdy ochotne a nenaroene se ol4etovala praci vzdelavaci. Jeji ruce a mysl nedovedly zahalet.

KdyZ jsme ji v finoru tohoto roku v Austinu na na gi ceste ze San Antonio s manZeli SeveakovYmi na yStivili, prekvapila nas svYm zjevem; dobre vypadala a jako by omladla. Ony jsou ty srdeeni nemoce sidlive. I Jandaekovi, kdyt se tam na svem sajezdu zastavili, pochvalovali nas, jak pani Zivna pekoe yypada. Na uctent jeji pamatky zasilam $2.00 na Katolickou fitulnu. Rodine zarmoucene projevuji hlubokou soustrast a v gem tem zemrelYm preji klid a mir boSskY. Odpocivejte v pokoji, vy vzacni vlastenei eisteho zrna.

A ted' je g te kousieek pro mole zakazniky. Byla jsem eastokrat dopisem dotazovana, kde a jak by bylo motno dostati zde rtizne leky, o ktere rodiny z Evropy svYm rodinam psaly. Kolik jsem vedela, jsem poradila. Az ted' me nabidla jedna mezinarodni spoleenost, ktera se zabYva, zasilkami leku, a nabidla me jednatelstvi, ktere jsem vzala. Kdo mate o to zajem a potrebujete poradu, napi gte mC (adresu v oznamce mate y e Vestniku) ja, se vynasnaZim yam poradit. Za glu na poladani seznam lekn. Ov gem ze potravinove baliky stale vyrizuji jako drive.

Milovnici CeskYch Muni, davejte pozor no oznamka pana Franka Vavrika, kterY veeer v sobotu bude ukazovat u nas v So=. kolovne na Carl St. film "Pritelkyne pana ministr y". MO to bYt velmi krasnY film, jak nam posledne pan Vavrik oznathil:

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Podpotte p. Vavkika v jeho snaze udr2eni deskSrch peknSrch filmu u nas v Texasu, a ptijd'te v hojnem poetu. Na poslednim peknem filmu byla mezi nami Kamilka Fojtag kova, s kterou jsme se u nas peltne pobavily. Jen gkoda, k muss to praYou rudidku jegte chovat a nucene odpotiVat. Vgak pH tom je pina humoru.

A take varn musim napsat, de jsme si s mojim tatou vymenili na par dni alohy.

Ma jeho prazdniny a tak si vyjel k detem a ja pro menu had: am doma. Jsem to ja, ktera, se potad kdesi toulam a main z toho radost, k zase on si vyjel. Napted jen k nagi nejmlad gi dceti Olze Pokladnik do Lamarque, pak se zastavi na zpateani ceste v Cameron u druhe decry Marty Adam. A syn, 2e bydli nejblik, bude posledni.

Jegte ne2 udelam teeku: Te gilo me sejiti s mnoha na gimi stadmi ptately pki otvirani sine, a diky manklam Nesudo"dM za svezeni.

Vgern dtenatam srdeeny pozdrav zasila Bokna Valeikova.. ) 4 • t VYBUDUJME UOMOV ODP0eINKU Houston, Texas.

Cteny bratte redaktore, bratti a sestry: Ve Vestniku ze dne 24. srpna tohoto roku bratr J. F. Chupick, tajemnik. Hlavni atadovny, ma elanek. Podava, svoje nahledy o torn, co by bylo dobre pro nasi SPJST, co a jak udelati s tim ptebytedm-rm ugettenVm milionem, kted naskladali nagi aleni a na gi hlavni atednici ugettili rozumnSrm uloknim, by tyto penize pi'inesly dobre aroky. Hlavni kednici asi dobke a rozumne ony penize a2 se toho naskladal jeden milion dolara. To je chvalyhodne, opatrne jednani.

Pied tim ja jsem nikdy o torn ye Vestniku neeetla, 2e mame nejake ptebytedne (surplus) penize. Mne nebylo mo2no mnoho eisti 112 nekolik rokil nasledkem obti2i v mojich oeich. Take jsem to mohla, pkehlednout.

"Ze nage Jednota ma heslo podpora, lidskost, bratrstvi, tak bychom meli new vykonat pro ty nage stare Cleny, kteti pomohli svYmi dlouholedmi poplatky, by ta na ge SPJST dosahla sveho nynejAiho bohatstvi. Ten milion pfebytku (surplus) pro na ge Cleny, to je ptiklad, co mo2no dociliti vytrvalou a rozumnou spolupraci a opatrnVin jednanim a dobdm zaroeenim tech spolkovYch poplatktere eleni platili.

Mame peknou pamatku po tech stadch, teke pracujicich prakopnicich.

Kdy2 oni se rozhodli zalo2iti na gi SPJST, tenkrat bylo mnohem obti2neji vydelatis a zagettiti penize na spOlkove poplatky.

Co rolnik mel na prodej,bylo velice lacine; ale pevna vale mnoho maze, tak

, WEST, TEXAS

pies vgechnY latekaky Mena pkibS7valo a Jednota SPJST rostla ad dosalala dire:gni! lionove velikosti. Tak na toto inakme bSrti hrd a meli bychom- k ucteni tech stateenkCh stadch prakopnika postaviti peknou iitulnir pro ty stare na ge Cleny, kteti by sobe pravi tam jiti, nebo kteti nemaji atulkti, kde by mohli 2iti ten zbytek sveho 2ivota. — v mire a pokoji sobe odpoeinOuti.po torn aivotnim zapase.

Bratr Chupick pi ge, 2e on nevi; jestli bychom mohli rozdeliti ten pfebyteenST milion mezi eleny, nebo jak bychom to meli rozdeliti. To ja take nevim. Jd bych byla pro to, abychom ty nasttadane penize ,uPottebili na postaveni atulny pro stare na ge Cleny. Ja jsem mluvila s vYpomocnYin okresnirn navladnim. On mne pravil, 2e jestli riam to nezakazuji nage stanovy, tak to makme ueiniti. Ptala jsem se, jestli bychom mohli upottebiti itroky z teChtO penez na vydrkvani teto Utulny. Ze ano, ale take mne fined upozornil, k dnes ka2c1Sr stad elovekma svoji social security nebo starobni pcnsi.

To by pomohlo na yydr2ovani teto ittulny.

Tak jestli mime zits dle na geho hesla podpora, lidskost, bratrstvi, tak zatidime atulnu, jak americke pokekadlo pravi: "Practice what you preach". Tito stall eleni tuto utulnu pottebuji. Tak bratti a sestry konejme svoji povinnost, postarejme se postavme a zatidinre tuto pottebnou vec. Tak ueinime svoji povinnost, nage svedomi bude eiste.

Jestli se na ge Jednota rozhodne postaviti atulnu, tak by to melo bYti postaveno na peknem miste, kde by se take mohly zasaditi nejake kvetinove stromky, ride a jine ozdobne kete a kvetiny.

Oni natal tito stars lido by sobe pestenirn kvetin ukratili ty dlouhe chvile a pH tom by zapomeli na ty mnoho sve bolesti a trapeni, ktere stall sebou nese.

Toto je moje osobni ptesveddeni. Toto pigi jenom sama za sebe, za nikoho jineho. 0 tom elanku, kted bratr Chupick pige, by se toho jegte mohlo hodne napsat ne21i by se v gechno dobte a promyglene prostudovalo. Je tam innolio, o :dem se mtt2e -ptemYgleti.

0 tom detskem taboti gti, jestli rune me zdravi a sila Adel, napi gi jindy.

Prosini, bratte redaktorc, v tornto dopise nezameriuj slova. Je to ta texaska eeska fed, tak jak jsem se ji naudila zde mluviti. Take si myslirn, k nag i bratti a sestry tomu budou rortimeti. Prosirn jenein za odpugteni, ten intij rukopis a pravopis je velice gpatnY. Ona ta moje ruka to gpatne a ktive pi ge; ne a ne mne poslechnott; aby psala ty litery nej gi. Nektere jsou lep gi a jine a'2 beda jak jsou Apatne. No rada bych to lepgi napsala, lcdy2 to nejde, tak co main dela,t2

Ve streciu, dne 14. zail.

Ono by bylo mnoho veci, ktere by bylo dobke promyslet a pak to napsat. Jak ja to vidim, je velmi pottebne, by vice dena ptemY g lelo a se rozepsalo ye Vestniku.

Ano, je to price psati, ale tim se ttibi nase mysl, nage srdce. Kdo pkemY gli co napsat, zapornene na mnoho jine trapeni, ktere ho prave hodne trapi.

Pozdrav v gem Ctoucim.

R. H. Kampen.

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ICALENDArt V titerSr veeer kaidST tyden cvidi se sborove zpevy dospelSrch v sini tadu Pokrok Houstonu. Ochotnici a hoste jsou Zaeatek v osm veder.

V sobotu weer kaideho Odne je v sini tadu Pokrok Houstonu ptatels0 veCirek, kde jsou hry a zabava, pro v&chny. Kuchyne v2dx poskytuje dobra jidla.

V nedeli 1$. zaki potada tad Praha Oslo 29 vS7 roeni slavnost. Obed v poledne, rogtena kutata, klobasy, jinn dobra jidla.

Hlavni program ye 3 hodiny odpoledne, slavnostni teenici, korunovani rnladgi kra.lovny, kralovska dru2ina. Zabava pro vgechny cele odpoledne. Veeer hudba Gus Lindemann orchestzu z La Grange a taneeni zabava.

V nedeli 18. zaki bude konana pravidelna mesieni schaze Sokola Houston. Sellaze se pteklada na tuto nedeli, protok Clenstvo nav gtivi vetene cvieeni Sokola v Ennis, ktere bude komino 11. zati. Vezmete zmenu na vedomi. ) • 4 4' (

RadinnE schiize elerth SPJST Zaeatkem leta a aC do podzimu konaji se rUznit roclinna, shrornaZdeni, besedy a schaze, kde se easto sejde nekolik set lidi, vzdalenYch pribuznYch, aby se portiali, pobavili a slibili si, de za rok se opet sejdou.

Redaktor Vestniku rozhodl se, de elenfun naAi velike SPJST rodiny poskytne a nabidne sloupce tohoto listu k oznameni takovYch rodinnYch schtizi. Toto oznameni sam upravi v fedi Ceske i anglieke. Samortejrne, ze rodiny, ktere Vestnik neodebiraji a neetou, nebudou slu2bu tohoto druhu pottebovati, zato dent SPJST radi informace redaktoru poskytnou.

V sobotu 17. zaii Siptakova rodina pofada svou schazi a spoleenY °bed v sini tadu Hvezda Miru Cislo 33 v Bleiblerville.

Obed' kted bude pozastavati z opekaneho masa (barbecue), nodal/an bude o jedne hodiny po poledni. Vsichni, kdo jsou z rodiny nebo v ptibuzenskem svazku, jsou zvani, aby se dostavili yeas k obedu.

-- Karel Siptak.

Wednesday, September 14, 191i';

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Reports from Louges, biographic*, etc., intended for publication, muss be in the hands of the Editor a BENEVOLENT ORDER week before the date of issue. Alldress all editorial matters to: OF THE STATE OF TEXAS Editor, 6402 Prague, Houston 7, Tek,, Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 With Undeliverable Copies to SUPREME LODGE SPJST, P.O. BOX 400, TEMPLE, TEXAS DU/1 101AL ORGAN OF SLAVONIC

MUSINGS OF THE EDITOR PERMIT YOUR EDITOR TO MAKE this observation: Article 73 of our Bylaws reads that whoever wants to become a member of the SPJST, he must first familiarize himself with the Bylaws of the SPJST. How many of our old members could. pass a test if they were questioned about our By-laws? The next convention of the SPJST is rapidly approaching. Shortly, each local lodge will be electing its delegates. How many of the delegates will be qualified to stand a test on their knowledge of the SPJST By-laws?

THE LAST CONVENTION ELECTED a nine-member committee whose duty is to arrange and to recommend changes of the By-laws to the succeeding convention. No member of the Supreme Lodge —meaning no officer and no director— may serve on this committee. recommend certain changes but they cannot force the adoption of their suggestions and recommendations. Is that proper? ♦ • THE NINE-MEMBER COMMITTEE IS an independent body. It meets immediately after the convention adjourns and it elects, from its nine members, a president, a vice-president, and a secretary.

As an independent body, it operates for the entire four years until the next convention. The addresses of the officers of this independent body are published in every issue of the Vestnik. It seems that the purpose of such arrangement is to give every local lodge and every district the opportunity to submit suggestions for changes. The secretary of this committee files all the recommendations, submits them to the committee for consideration, and publishes them in the Vestnik for the information of the entire membership.

• • SOME. MEMBERS DO NOT LIKE THE idea of having an independent committee. Some members are of the opinion that we should have only one body which should control everything between the convention. Some members would prefer that the independent group of nine members be abolished, and that the Supreme Lodge appoint the By-laws

Committee shortly before the next convention. Some members think that only those recommendations which would meet with the approval of the Supreme Lodge should be presented at the next convention.

THE WHOLE • QUESTION BOILS down to two opposing ideas. The first is: If we have a head, a governing body, why should we have another independent group to which the officers and directors are not eligible? The second idea is: If the head, or the governing body, advocate undemocratic methods, or use pressure to snuff out all opposition, wouldn't that quickly lead to a more serious evil than the system of checks and balances?

• • WE SHOULD, -TOLERATE, AND WE should even encourage the diversity of opinion. The debates in our meetings, the independent thinking of various groups, are no more than reflections of the democratic spirit of America. Differences and diversities compose the pattern of America. Independent thinking should add color and life to all the discussion in our SPJST Lodges. Occasionally we say that we squabble and quarrel in our meetings. Would you say that we are any worse than our distinguished and dignified senators and representatives in the Congress or in our State Legislature?

• • THE MEMBERS WHO COMPOSE 0 SPJST have been drawn together, have been knit together, by a common purpose. America was made the same way.

From many sources, many qualities, many achievements, and many experiences, America was made. We should be aware of the differences; we should consider them a part of the American atmosphere, a part of American consciousness. We should respect the difference of opinion in the debates of our members.

• • SHORTLY, OUR SPJST MEMBERS will hear, or will read in the Vestnik, about many new suggestions. Please, don't get alarmed. Every new idea will have to be sifted through the sieve of

your opinion. You will have a chance to cultivate independence , in your juct' ment. When you read . and study those new suggestions, accustom yourself . to reach conclusions of your own, whether it is about the Home for the Aged, the Summer Youth Camp, the new arrangement at the headquarters, Q, whatnot. Be cautious in your thinVng, but be courageous about launching forth thoughts that you have worked out PP-tiently and independently for yourself.

THERE WILL BE MANY SUGGEStions to change, or to correct, our present By-laws. Don't reject an idea just because it sounds crazy. This is a nation of crazy ideas. The DeclaAtion- of Independence was framed by men who Idere considered crazy. It was a crazy idea to run a country without a king. It was .a crazy notion that people could rule themselves without a ruler. Yet, out of that crazy idea came the American tradition—freedom of speech, freedom ' of religion, freedom of press, freedom of assembly, the right of jury trial, and many other progressive ideas. The human mind is in a constant progress, it cannot stand still; and laws and insti tutions, even our own By-laws, must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind.

EVERY HUMANITARIAN IDEA IS looked upon as crazy, in the beginning.

Why should we try to improve human problems which face all mankind and which we are too weak to eliminate?

Why should we make plans for the Old Folks Home? We cannot change the conditions of poverty, of want, of privatioh.

So we crawl into a shell of indifference But we forget that the improvement:in want, loneliness, anxiety, and gloom:is not a mass accomplishment but a procedure that begins with few individuals.

Each person must be considered as a human being, and not a part of col-7 lective mass. Don't reject those huma7nitarian ideas which some of the SPJST members advocate. It is the purpose of the SPJST to assist the members to en joy old age happily and independentlY.

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Wednesday, September 14 1955

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REPORTS FROM DISTRICTS FROM DISTRICT ONE Kovar, Texas Dear Brothers and Sisters; Here I am to again remind all of our readers about our District One meeting.

When you will be reading this it will be only a few days off; the third Sunday in ' otember is drawing near.

We are all looking forward to seeing so make it a must to be with us on Hat date.

J also want to call your attention to rg• I l ongs I forgot to mention in my last letter. some of you probably remember in our last District One meeting at Snook, Texas, we had a so-called country store; many members donated things 'that they either made themselves or bought to be sold at the meeting for the benefit of the District. Some of those donated things were left over and our past district president, Brother Stepan, have brought those left-over things to us here at Kovar for us to sell at our coming meeting. I will ask you, Brothers and Sisters of District One, to please help us again with little donations of any nature to help boost the district treasury.

I also wish to say a few words on this occasion about the District Five meeting that I and Brother J. J. Stalmach have attended about three weeks ago at Danbury, Texas.

We were surprised when we got there to find the place so convenient for just such a purpose.

Though we started rather early, we got there a little later We did not realize it was quite that far off.

However, the meeting was well worth the trip. We have found that the members of District Five take their SPJST meetings seriously and know how to go about it. Their enthusiasm is contagious too, because when we left there we were determined to do better ourselves.

The entire meeting was good. The dinner was delicious, and the part of the program, we were able to remain for, was very good too. Hoping to see many of you readers on the third Sunday of September at our District One meeting.

I remain yours Vaclav Barina, president District One ) •

seems! e. '1:v a short while ago since the lore held at Floresville. its an unceasing planning and creating of ideas to make each forthcoming meeting more successful than the last.

It is the duty of the entertaing committee to arrange some amusement at these gatherings, after the business functions are completed. As customary, the juvenile members furnish the entertainment.

We would be very happy and pleased to have youngsters who have not, as yet, taken part on our childrens program at previous meetings. Each child is justirewarded for contributing his time and effort in helping to make these meeting', more enjoyable.

Fraternally yours, Mary McCloseky Rt. 1, Box 51 Ehnendorf, Texas. ) 4, REPORT FROM DISTRICT FOUR Lubbock, Texas Brothers and Sisters: Our District Four meeting was held at Lubbock, Texas, on Sunday, August 14, 1955. Brother Fred Kveton opened the meeting at 2:30 p.m. by welcoming the members, officers, and guests. Then he turned the meeting to the president of District Four, Brother A. J. Fojtik, of Seymour, who in turn introduced the officers from the headquarters and outside guests. After tin's, Brother Marek from the headquarters took over.

Pledge of Allegiance was made and the audience sang America. Then the Youth program started with the youth of Seymour presenting two numbers of square dance. This followed by more numbers: Carlos Dusek, a song Helen Macha, two piano selections Jaquelyn Cuba, a song Mr. and Mrs. Pavlicek, and Mr. and Mrs. t'ojtik, of Seymour, two Czech songs.

Therie were several speakers. First spoke Brother Marek, then Brother Chupick, Cerveny, Navratil, Skrabanek, Pokladnik of Dallas, Hejny of Ennis, and Editor Valcik. Brother Marek served as master of ceremonies.

We had nine lodges present, and only one lodge failed to have representation at this 'meeting of District Four.

'NOTICE FROM DISTRICT SEVEN When the election of officers came Floresville, Texas up, Brother Fojtik did not accept presiDear Members of District 7: dency for next year. Brother Emil KvasOnce again the time is drawing near nicka, of Rowena, was elected president, :tor another meeting in our District, It and Brother R. E. Broz, of San Angelo,

vice-president. Against my protest, I remained as secretary of District Four.

My address is Route 1, Box 18L, Lubbock, Texas.

The next meeting of District Four will be under the care of Lodge Independence No. 76, at Wichita Falls. The date will be set later for the convenience of the members in Wichita Falls.

It certainly was a pleasure for us to play host to the members of District Four. We want to thank each and every one that attended the meeting, that took part in the program, and we hope that you enjoyed it here with if Fraternally yours, Mrs, Ernest Kristinek, secretary District Four e

Resoiution of Ski

Lliy

WHEREAS, the Almighty, has called from our midst, your daughter, sister and aunt and our fraternal sister, Lillie Marie Trliea on August 12, 1955, at the age of 46 years, and was buried in the Evergreen Cemetery, at Skidmore, Texas, and WHEREAS, she was a loyal and faithful member of our Lodge, a highly respected citizen of our community, and WHEREAS, we know that the family' has sustained a great loss and sorrow, in the passing of this good and kind hearted lady, and our lodge has lost one of the true fraternal members, therefore the members of Lodge Slovan Jihu No. 26, SPJST., express heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family.

RESOLVED, to send a copy of this resolution to the family of our departed sister, another copy to our publication, The Vestnik and a copy to be spread on the minutes of our Lodge.

Mary Veroda J. J. Doubrava Jos. Koliha, Jr. Resolution; Committee Lodge Slovan Jihu No. 26, SPJST. Dated this the 29th day of August 1955 A. D., at Skidmore, Texas. ) • 4. • ( The mind may be compared to a garden, which it is as necessary to cultivate as any plot of earth, if order and beauty are to be manifested thru it . . .

Ideas, as well as flowers, in order to attain their full beauty, must be kept free from encumbering influences, whatever tends to weaken or degrade or detract from planned perfection.

Wednesday, September 14, 1955

Temple, Texas Aug. 31, 1955 Dear Brothers and Sisters: In the Aug. 10. 1955, issue of the Vestnik, at the end of the last column, on page 11, appears the following article: "The opportunity to arouse interest among the younger members is here; SPJST Soft Ball Teams, SPJST Bowling Teams, SPJST Horseshoe Pitching Teams, SPJST Summer Camp where some of the local lodges would have their own summer cottages, conducted by the local lodge committee. Shall we pass it up only to regret it at a later date? Shall we take it up in our District Meetings? Shall we ask our Supreme President, our Supreme Secretary, our Supreme Treasurer for their opinion?

They are for re-election next year, maybe they will give us a good suggestion."

Brothers and Sisters, you know that I am not in a habit of airing my views and opinions in the Vestnik, because so many of our members, consider such action, on the part of the Supreme Lodge Officers, irrespective of whether they are for or against the proposition, as being prompted by hope of personal gain, selfish interest and personal convenience and were it not for the last sentence "they are for re-election next year maybr they will:give us a good suggestion," I probably would. not be writing this article, but since that last sentence of it lends itself to an interpretation, that probably my opinions or recommendations are subject to change according to whether the time happens to be before the Convention, at the Convention or after the Convention, I, therefore, feel constrainted to take up for myself and. say this: If I finish my present term of office, I will have been Secretary of your Supreme Lodge for 16 years. During all this period of time I have endeavored to deal with everybody openly and above board, T. have never changed my views and attitudes, according to whether it was before the Convention, at the Convention or after the Convention neither have I changed my views, attitudes or actions in any transaction or dealt, with any member ; or members of our Order, according to whether he or they were members of small or a large lodge or whether it would gain or lose me votes

V2GTN,K— WEST, TEXAS at the Convention. I have a certain moral code that I try to live by and certain convictions, which never have been, which are not now, non ever will be for sale or exchange for votes or for personal gain, under any circumstances.

In recent months there appeared several articles in the Vestnik, dealing with issues, the correct understanding and solution of which is of great importance to the Order and for that reason as Secretary of your Supremc: Lodge, and especially, now since I have been challenged to do so, I want to discuss some of these issues in this article and give you my opinion about them. What I am writing here I am, writing for myself as Secretary of the Supreme Lodge, and for no other Officer of the Supreme Lodge.

Some of the issues which have been mentioned in the Vestnik several times, recently, deal with the division and distribution of our "Million Dollar" surplus, the building of an Old Folks Home for our old members and the purchase or erection of a summer camp of picnic ground for our Youth. Since I think these three issues are us most vital importance, I shall confine myself, only to them in, this article.

Are we going to divide and distribute among our members that million dollar surplus or are we not? That depends on you, brothers and sisters, what you may finally agree to do about it and and also to a great extent whether or not we would be permitted to divide and distribute this surplus among our members: If so, how, on what basis, calculations or table should such division be made?

From the several letters appearing in the Vestnik, en the subject, I judge that some of our members are of the opinion that we should divide this million dollars among our members. pay each member so many dollars and so many cents, whatever his proportionate part might be. Others again, instead of dividing and distributing the surplus, in cash, are of the opinion that we should give each member, such an additional. amount of bonus insurance as the member might be entitled to. Others, again, propose that we should use this surplus, or part of it, for the erection and maintainance of an Old Folks Home for-our cid members and a summer camp or picnic ground for our young members, etc.

I hold that it is most important, befor our Order makes and move in any direction that its members give these issues some serious thinking as to what we should do, how we should do it and also whether or not we can take either of such courses. In other words whether we should be. allowed or permitted by

Strana 13 Law or the Insurance Department to do so, I am not sure. I don't think so and Bro. Valcik likewise expressed his doubts that the Insurance Department would permit it, when I discussed this with him at the District Meeting at Lubbock, some time ago. This is something we should find out definitely before we make a move in any direction.

This million dollar surplus represents an accux, Illation of savings at the SU-. preme Lodge covering approximately the pest 30 years. Please, bear in mind, brothers and sisters, that prior to the time that our Order adopted legal reserve rates, as required by law that our Order was only a little over 70% solvent.

Up to that time the premiums collected were inadequate. A few years aft ;r our Order set it.s rates in accordarN with the legal reserve rates rquired by law our Order attained a solvency ration of 100% and thereafter its solvency increased consistently, from year to year. Every ' year our solvency ratio increased and I want to confess to you that every year when we were making our annual statement or the Insurance Department at Austin., I was always eagey and anxiously awaiting the outcome of our valuation report to see how much our solvency ration increased during the preceding year. We kept accumulating this reserve . asAte commonly sa.y for "a rainy day" until it reached a. million dollars.

Now, when our surplus reached million dollars, before we get excited about dividing and distributing it let us do some thinking: Let us consider seriously whether it would, or would not be good business for us to distribute this million dollars to our members or use it for some other purpose.

Some of our member maintain that our Order belongs to its members, that its members are its stock-holders and that the stock-holders of any institution can do whatever they please, with their property. To a certain, extent that is true. Our Order belongs to its members; they are its stock-holders, but at the same time, our Order is also, to a certain extent, a public institution; a corporation, that has a permit to do business or a charter, issued to it by our State Government by virtue of the laws of the State of Texas governing corporations. While this permit or charter gives our Order certain rights, privileges and/ or concession it also binds our Order, and imposes on it certain duties and obligations, like it does on other corporations. Let us take for an example the bank in your town; it also belongs to its stock-holders but these stock-holders may draw dividends from it, only, when the payment of such dividends is al-

Strana 14 lowed and permitted by the Banking Department, under the law. I know from my own personal experience, which I gained years ago when I was a bank examiner for several years, that quite frequently some banks were denied the right to pay a dividend because they were faced with some anticipated or probable losses, and the payment of such dividend, under such circumstance, would have jeopardized the capital structure of the -bank. For that reason, they were not permitted to pay a dividend until it was definitely determined Whether the payment of such dividend would not jeopardize the financial structure df the bank. I could tell you some very interesting stories about that. The same applies to payment of dividends by life insurance companies or fraternal scoieties.

It can be said truthfully that our Order is not threatened with any probable or anticipated losses. As far as I am able to forsee I see no reason why our Order should not prosper, in the same manner in the future as it has heretofore done, provided, it is well managed, but that the rate of interest on our Mortuary Fund investments is very likely to decline steadily is almost a certainty.

When our Order adopted the legal reserve premium rates, years ago, all our investments of our Mortuary Fund bore 8% interest, later the interest rate declined to 7%, later to 6% and now we only get 5% and. in some instances only 4 1/2% interest. The fact that our premium rates were computed on 31/2% interest rate return of our Mortuary Fund and all of our investments brought us considerably more than 31/2% interest, annually, created our present surplus.

That's how we accumulated this million dollar surplus; that's where our million dollars came from. We all know that in recent years pressure is being brought from everywhere, and especially from our government, to lower interest rates on government bonds, loans and investments of all kinds. We have some •unicipal bonds in our portfolio, which were issued years ago and which bear 6% interest. If the municipalities that issued these bonds could refinance them now, I am sure that the interest return on the new bonds would not be over 21/2%.

What assurance do we have that interest rates are not going to decline steadily?

In a few years, the interest return on our Mortuary Fund may be less than the required 3 1/2 % on which our premiums are based. In such an event if we have a surplus we can use a part of that surplus to make up the deficiency.

All large insurance companies and practically all Fraternal Orders either

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have or are adjusting their premium rates on a basis of lower interest return on their Mortuary Funds than heretofore and have adopted rates based on 21/9% or 3% interest return tables.I have never said much about this anticipated decrease in the interest returns on our Mortuary Fund investments, but I have been noticing' it, with serious concern, for several years and observing the changes taking place in the insurance business, which also changes, from time to time, as well as everything else, I mentioned this to some members of our Order and suggested to them to devote some of their serious thinking, whether or not, sooner or later, our Order may not be compelled to change or alter its premium rates likewise, (such change of premium rates would effect only the cretificates issued after the adoption of such change), and set the reserve values, loan values, and paid-up values of its old certificates, etc., and the premium, rates on its new certificates, in accordance with some of the new or more modern tables, such as for instance C.S.O. 3 or 2 1/2 % . (I wish to repeat that such change would not effect the premium rates of certificates now in force and would effect the premiums of only those certificates issued after the adoption of such new rates. Many of our members agree that we should be prepared to make such a change without any upset and without any handicap should it become necessary, in the best interests of the Order, to do so.

If we should e compelled to make such a change and adopt one of the more modern lower interest return rate tables, in the future, such change would probably absorb the major portion of our present million dollar surplus. If we didistribute our surplus among our members or use it for some other purpose, we would then, not be in a position to make any such change and adopt any of the more modern rates, values, etc. Without a surplus such change would be absolutely impossible of accomplishment. Let us think it over soberly and seriously before we make any step, regarding the disposition of our surplus either in one way or another. It is a very serious matter. You can't eat your cake and have it too.

If we were to divide this surplus among our members either by the payment of a cash dividend or by a dividend in the nature of increased amount or bonus insurance on each certificate on what basis, on what equation, by what table could such dividends be figured so as to be equitable and fair to all? Our surplus did not arise over night. It has been accumulating for years. We say

Wednesday, September id, that it belongs to the members; then it always did. Then the members that died years ago owned their part of whatever that surplus amounted to, at the time of their death. If we were to make a distribution of our surplus would we distribute it only to the living members or also to the beneficiaries of the deceased members? Where and how would we find the beneficiaries of our deceased members, especially, since, prior to 1941 there was practically no record kept of them at the Supreme Lodge? If such distribution was to be made, naturally, it would have to be based on the length of time the member contributed to the accumulation of the surplus, the age at entry, the class of certificate, the date when the certificate was isiued, since, in some classes of our certificates, because of changes, in the premium rates in the past, .we have certificates issued at various rates, as for instance, in Class B at two different rates, in Class C at four different rates, in Class D at three different rates, and in Class E at two different rates. All of these factors would have to be taken into consideration. I asked our actuary, sonic time ago, that in event such distribution of our surplus was made, either in cash or bonus insurance, whether such calculations could be made in groups by any rule of thumb, table or equation and added that. I doubted it, since in my opinion there are different individual factors involving alMost every individual case, and he agreed with me and added that it would be a GIGANTIC task. I agree.

The whispered acusations against me, that I do not have any sympathy for any activity in the interest of our youth is absolutely baseless. It was I, who, in 1929, took upon myself the establishment and inauguaration of our Juvenile Term Department, at my own expense, and upon my own responsibility, with the understanding that if I failed in the attempt that it would not cost the Order a penny. There were other applicants, who were willing to attempt the establishment of our Juvenile Departmnet but the others all wanted a good monthly salary, all expenses paid and they were not willing to guarantee any results.

I organized our Juvenile Term Department, which has been the source of several thousand members for the Order and never got a penny for it. Why???

Here facts speak louder than words, who is interested in our youth. But that does not mean that I am willing to throw the Coon of our Tresaury wide open to our Youth Department any more than I am for any other purpose unless, it is for an authorized purpose.

As for the old, indigent and sick mem-

Wednesday, September 14, 1955 bers are concerned, I would like to do something for them because many of them need help. Personally, every year, I don.ate to charity and to charitable institutions as sizeable sum of money, as my circumstances permit. There is one thing that makeS my work at the Supreme Lodge more pleasant, and why I like it, and that is the fact, that so often, I can be of service to some elderly, indigent and invalid members of our Order. Many of them come to the Supreme Lodge Office, from time to time, with their aches and pains, and complaints and sorrows and burdens and with tears in their eyes and I always try to help them and if they leave the Supreme Lodge Office pleased, encouraged, cheered and relieVed,.it pleases me very much. It inakes Me happy.

As far as Ham personally concerned, nothing would please me more than if our Order owned and maintained for its old members a beautiful home and a beautiful summer camp or picnic ground for our youth, if our youth wants it and if such summer camp would draw our youth to our Order. It is these two classes or kinds of people; our youth and our elderly and especially our elderly, indigent and invalid members, that I would like to do something for.

If we convince ourselves and if our calculations prove it that we can afford it; that we have the means and that we can use our surpluS to build and then maintain an old folks home, then, I shall give the building of such Old Folks 1-1Ome my support because I -know there are many among our old members who would like to spend their declining years in such an institution. Also, if we find that the building of a summer camp or picnic ground for our youth can be aCcom'unshed, that we can afford it, and that it would be something that would draw our youth to -our Order, then, I shall also give the building or purchase of such summer camp or picnic ground, my support, but what I am trying to do, brothers and sisters, is to impress upon you that we should go into such things only after serious and mature consideration of all angles of them and that we should not get excited and undertake something, on the spur of the moment, and then find out afterwards that we undertook something that we were unable to carry through. It is often, that public is swayed to undertake something with serious consideration, only to find out, later, that the available funds are insufficient to finish the job, and such immature thinking, planning and action always results in a loss. Let us not make this mistake.

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Our Order is a democratic institution; all members of it have the same rights and privileges and an equal voice in the management of it, through their delegates or representatives at our Conventions. Between Conventions, however, the Supreme Lodge is the controlling body of the Order and is vested with certain powers and is charged with certain- duties in connection with the business management of all the affairs of the Supreme Lodge. The Supreme Lodge decides how the many various business transactions and problems, that come before it should be disposed of. It has to use its best judgement in many things and especially those not covered by our By-Laws. When -the Supreme Lodge is. not in session, all the officers of the Supreme Lodge as- well as your Secretary of it have to use my best judgement and discretion in making many decisions in many things, until the Supreme Lodge meets.

Neither the Supreme Lodge as a body nor the several members of it claim , any superior rights of ownership of the funds or anything else belonging to the Order.

The members of the Supreme Lodge are merely stewards of the property of the Supreme Lodge and your Secretary of the Supreme Lodge, would, indeed, be a very poor steward if he permitted, without protest, the use of any funds of the Supreme Lodge for any un-authorized and improper purpose. To me, my office is a trust and I take the duties of my office very seriously. You did not elect me Secretary of the Supreme Lodge so that I might, for personal favors and politics, grant concessions here, there and yonder to various people, at the expense of the Supreme Lodge, and thereby waste your funds, only to maintain myself in office.

won't be any occasion for the members of the Order to feel called upon from time to time to instruct the Supreme Lodge what it should and should not do, concerning various things and affairs, relative to which, these memberS are very often, very poorly, and very incorrectly inforr. ed.

Remember that weak, slow or a balky norse or a light or shy puller can stall a six-horse team. Remernber that no institution like our Order can rise above its managenient or its leadership.

Fraternally yours, J: F. Chupick Secretary Supreme Lodge SPJS 1' ) "

In another year we shall hold our convention. I hope that all local lodges will elect as delegates their best qualified, the most competent, and the most experienced members, who have the best interest of the Order at heart, and that the Convention will in, turn remove conflicts from and clarify the By-Laws, define clearly the rights, powers and duties of the Supreme Lodge and elect competent, qualified, experienced, diligent, and reliable officers and directors of the Supreme Lodge, who have a lot of "knonv-how" and "do-it-now'? attitude, who will put their duties and obligations to the Supreme Lodge above their own political fortunes and who will manage the business affairs of the Supreme Lodge in accordance with the By-Laws and proven business methods and in the best interests of all the members. If the Convention does that there

Lubbock, Texas Dear Brother Valcik: While sending you the report from District Four, I wish to add just a few words of appreciation.

That certainly was a wonderful turnout at the Waco Lodge No. 66. We en.. joyed it and I am sure that nobody was disappointed. Your publicity in the Vestnik helped a great deal.

With kindest personal regards, Mrs. Ernest Kristinek, secretary District Four ) 4 • (

Family Picnics Arad Reunions As a part of the service rendered to the SPJST, the editor of the Vestnik will gladly publish, both in Czech and English, short announcements about var7 ious family reunions held throughout the State. We know that many SPJS' members will welcome this friendly ser7. vice from the Vestnik. As long as you are interested in your family and your relatives, you are demonstrating some of the fraternalism practiced by the SPJST members, and the columns of the Vestnik are open to you.

On Saturday, September 17, 1955, the Siptak family will hold its family reunion at the hall of SPJST Lodge No. 33, in Bleiblerville, Texas. Family dinner will be served at one o'clock consisting of barbecue. All the members of the family, and those in any way connected with it, are requested to come in time for dinner.—Charles Siptak.

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One is never too old to learn something one really wants to learn, never too old to take up a new interest. Interest is the operative word. If you are in,7 terested you will concentrate and if yoU concentrate you can learn something new at any age.

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Wednff,day, September 14, 1955

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSE MENTS FOR AUG. 1955 ZPRAVA

Pkumu

A VYDANI

ZA MESIC SRPEN, 1955

Mortuary flnirtni

RECEIPTS - PRIJEM

Expense Irydani

Juvenile DetskY

Sick Ben. Moucka F. Nemoc. Mouekilv

Payments on mortgage loans - Splatky majetko“Tch piljeek Payments on certificate loans - Splatky na certifikatove pUjeky Dues from subordinate lodges - Poplatky od Padil Interest from certificate loans - Urok z certifikatovYch pfijeek Interest teem Mortgage Loans - Urok majatkovYch pUjeek Interest from Bonds - Urok z bondu R. M. 0. - Z mineralniho majetku Rent from Building -- Najeim , z budovy Borowed Money - pujcene penize Appraisal fee -- Na odhady C'ntribution to Moucka Fund _____ ___

62,458.41 1,767.26 13,632,86 1,056.47 17,315.09 680.00 435.33 2,408.63 200,000.00

Total Receipts - CelkovY pfijem Cash Balance -8-1-55 -- Hotovost 8-1-55

299,754.05 87,312.27

23,550.42 18,580.94 6,487.06 34,914.53

3.00 27.76

341 12i

387,060.32

30,037.48 53,555.47

30.76

47C

Mortgage loans - Majetkov6 pfijeky Certificate loans - Certifikatove pnjeky Claims Paid - Vyplacene Umrtni podpory Matured Ednowment - Vyplacene nadaeni Returned premiums and bonus - Vracene funrtni poplatky a bonus R. E. 0. Tax Dane na majetek Building Maintenance - tizeni a vydr2o yani budovy H. Sf, , Advertising -- Oznamky Appraisal Expense - Za odhady Attorney Fee (3 months) - Pravnikovi za vyrizovani pujeek 3 Ines.

Car expense - vYlohy na auto Commissions - KomiSne Donation - Dar Freight and Express Medical examinations - Lekaicske prohlidky Non-medical examinations - Bezlekeske prohlidky Vestnik and editor's salary - Vestnik a slu2ne redaktora Office maintenance -- Na vydr2,ovani tradovny Office Rent - Najemne z firadovny Officers Travel - Cestovne firednikti Organizational Expense - Organi,saani vYlohy .................. ....

Postage - PoSlovne Salary of employees --- SlOne vYpomoci Salary Officers - Slu2ne fil.ednika stationery and supplies - Tiskova price a psaci potteby F. I. C. A. - Tax - Dan Telephone and telegraph - Telefon a telegramy

170,856.13 6,369,00 15,138.76

27,500.00 735.00

Total disbursements - Celkove vydani Hotovost 9x-x55 Cash Balance 9-1-55

193,973.62 193,092.70

12,153.92 28,840.01 17,883.56 24,715.46

234 30.76 235.

387,066.32

30,037.48 53,555.47

30.76 470

$9,045.70 204.63 22,999.42 6,994.17 94.83 2,241.61

71

20( 551.00

DISBURSEMENTS - VYDANI:

198

15

500.00 105.01

116.57 36.99 1,456.17 120.00 799.71 220.00 95.59 3,325.22 10.00 8.09 270.00 121.00 2,527.00 15.25 400.00 133.01 76.79 32.63 1,285.00 2,225.00 265.43 96.21 127.99

ASSETS - MAJETEK JEDNOTY Cash Hotovost U. S. Bonds -- U. S. Bondy County and municipal bonds - Okresni a raestske bondy Mortgage loans - Majetkove ptljeky ..... .... .............. ......

Certificate loans - Certifikatove pujcky Stock - Akcie

193,092.70 995,220.00 240,779.20 5,342.777.00 525,252.98 100,000.00

17,883.56 24,715,46 9,647.40 592,980.96 13,992.27

30.76

235, 995 250 5,935.

539.

2,000.00 102,

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P. J. S. T. Building - S. P. J. S. T. budova al Estate -- Majetek 4lateral Loan - Collateral piljeka M 0 - Mineralni a OlejovY majetek uity - Podily trniture and fixtures - Nabytek a zatizeni v Utadovne Automobil ttomobile

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221,164.56 37,075.25 187.50 60.00 10.00

221,164.56 37,075.25 187.50 60.00 10.00 21,158.15 2,725.00

21,158.15 2,725.00 7,655,619.19 41,766.71 641,336.09 200,000.00

ss Borrowed Money -

2,030.76 8,340.752.75 200.000.00 8,140,752.75

7,455,619.19 Fraternally yours - S bratrskYm pozdravem R. A. Urbanovsky, Financial Secretary INCOME FROM LODGES IN AUG. 1955 FRLIEM OD itADIJ V MESICI SRI'NU,

Lodge

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 44 45 47 48 50 51 54

1955 Date 19 17 24 22 17 12 19 22 19 30 18 29 23 23 5 24 24 25 27 23 27 23 27 19 30 20 20 15 6 26 16 18 20 22 23 18 10 23 24 22 22 29 23 18 23 20

Amount $601.24 45.02 7.90 677.60 77.61 206.57 310.52 20.37 346.92 60.75 25.67 10.92 349.07 68.17 261.48 247.88 1,323.74 65.17 682.03 43.49 375.26 1,137.46 636.69 50.40 190.41 1,265.58 3,589.96 153.14 230.63 8.65 535.82 84.86 513.11 7.62 346.34 92.26 784.70 186.81 124.61 244.11 796.93 342.45 1,058.59 49.28 926.56 41.32

56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 68 69 71 72 76 77 78 80 81 83 84 86 87 88 89 91 92 93 94 95 98 99 101 103 105 107 108 110 111 112 113 114 116 118 119 122 125 126 128

15 5 22 19 22 5 15 20 22 24 26 23 30 26 5 27 17 20 26 20 26 26 15 26 10 26 5 16 26 13 5 22 22 19 20 23 26 29 22 5 30 5 20 24 20 26 26 20 23 23

1,081.78 48.43 163.33 2.73 30.35 108.12 376.51 551.64 67.49 50.43 1,313.13 86.76 52.69 82.86 95.78 262.08 22.15 57.24 749.80 688.56 128.36 703.99 95.20 1,201.78 3.577.41 222.66 238.28 2,432.80 145.04 173.19 20.80 30.51 20.83 12.11 77.21 52.89 112.73 237.90 175.67 30.24 352.90 14.37 59.98 110.94 95.90 5.50 34.92 58.35 59.77

129 130 132 133 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 145 146 147 148 149 151 152 153 154 156 158 160 161 162 164

22 10 5 24 25 12 27 23 20 24 29 22 29 23 23 22 13 30 25 22 26 24 5 22 23 22 24

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77.41 614.27 7.44 523.17 250.67 6.53 20.47 229.52 1,237.45 37.86 252.21 317.89 242.16 40.53 66.11 102.19 703.88 186.50 297.49 57.10 83.33 1,551.59 3.93 86.55 434.52 309.86 65.71 169.98 $43,626.45

) • 4, • The men, who built this country, and those who have made is prosper in good times and bad., have always been men whose faith in its future was unshakable.

Men of courage, they dared to go forward despite all hazards; men of vision, they always looked forward, never backward. Always their thoughts were of the future, like those of the late Elihu Root, who, at the age of 91, declared: "Keep looking out in front; the future looks better out there than it has ever looked in the history of the world." ) • 4, • Every woman needs a husband with whom she can share her friends' secrets as well as her own joys and sor-

7o.al row.

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Wed=nesday, September 14, 19:55 -LOHES

of San Antonio, Ma 'i.on of New Braunfels., Robert of Cost Rudy and Herman Corpus Christi, Texas of Shiner and Fells .)fl Sweet Home.

The -other son, l passed away Jan. Dear Vestnik Readers, . To this union 1940 at the age o At lust it's raining and the drought is were born three and three daur e ken. In the last twenty-four hours we ghters. They are: 1' win., Albert, Henry, got 8 inches of rain, and at this time it Elsie Call, Adela Si:1;111,1 and Lillie Hais sf.ill pouring. Everything is under wa- jek all of Corpus Chi.: Grandfather ter and looks like the Gulf of Mexico.

-rand, hiidren.

Jurica, now ha , August 21st the Jurica family met in ber of Lodge John F. Jurica Shiner and surprised grandfather, John 10, Tei-ee , ky Ile became a • Jurica on his 90th birthday and was he memb: r in 1908 am: also he became a surprked to see all the kinfolks there. member of CSRS at:the age of 22.

The 1sin came from San Antonio, New hard for me I'm not a write,: Gonzales, Shiner, Sweet to write all of thk new e and Corpus Christi. Food was August 28th my e.riaily and I attended plentiful and also plenty to drink. The the grand opening of Lodge 60, Slova.nclay was enjoyfully spent under huge ska Lipa of Waco. The members are to oak trees with plenty of shade. The be congratulated on ihe wonderful proyoungsters romped and p layed and the ject. others played cards and, held conversaI spent few . Penelotions. In late evening everyone went to pe visiting relative„.d friends. Mrs. the home of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Jurica Mary Buzek was taken to the Hillsboro at Sweet Home. There good hot coffee Hospital. fly 'good friend, Mrs. Agnes and kola6es were served. This day won't Konvicka, her mother, Mrs. Rahanek and be forgotten for it was a big occassion niy daughters visited Mrs. Buzek at the for everyone. hospital. We all wish her a speedy reNow I'll try to write a short life story covery. All in, all we had a wonderful of John F. Jurica. trip.

John F. Jurica is the son of the late In June I took the girls to Garner Frantisek and Johann Jurica. He was State Park. I was one of the supervisors born; August 24, 1865 in Czechoslovakia. for FHA Club. In this group were twelve In April, 1886 at the age of six months, members. We all enjoyed, swimming and the family arrived at Galveston. At this horse back riding. time fifteen familieS came to Texas. In Better close this letter before the edithis group also was my grandfather Jotor decides to discard it. When one :3eph Tobola, age 18. Grandfather Jurica speaks often of my grandparents and doesn't write often, then there is like to listen to him tell of his experi- too much to write.

Mrs, Betty Jurica ( c , Galveston the family moved to A;, Liu County near Bellville. The first LET US HAVE MORE GOOD IDEAS years were very rough. Johana. JuBellville, Texas. rica. sheared sheep at High Hill near Dear Vlembers: Schuh nburg for a living for Frantisek It is indeed, most enjoyable and reJ ailed was ill. freshing to read letters in the Vestnik In 1868 the family moved to Flatonia. like those wiitten by Brother Calvin Tivey lived there till 1872 when they Chervenka. In his letters Brother Cherthan moved to St. John and Velehrad. venka, seeks to point out in an impartial lielh he lived on the farm with his par- and non-personal manner, ways and cels to the age 22 yrs. On Oct. 31, 1887 means that our SPJST should adopt hi la , a aeried Frances Vackar. After mar- promoting the general welfare of the orriage they lived on his parents farm for ganization. His broad ideas and recomyears. In 1890 they moved to Skid- medations indicate that his thou ghts remore in Bee County. They lived here lating to the progress of our Order reach for 1 years. They than moved to Victo- deep into the past and very far into the ria County and lived there for eight future, without regard for any political year•, . In 1902 they moved to Gonzales or personal feeling, Which is as it should County on Perch Creek. In 1943, grand- be, Too many of our members are quick father Jurica passed away. To this u- to advocate, and recommend certain nion two sons were born:. Willie and Ed. moves and projects which they want the Willie Jurica lives in Shiner, and to this SPJST to undertake, without giving union 6 sons were born. They are: Fred, Much thought or reasoning as to whethLODGE ANTON CERIUM(

er or not such moves or projects would be of benefit generally, to. the entire organization.

In his letter in the Vestnik of Sept, 7, Bro. Chervenka writes, among other Very good thoughts expressed therein, about the decision reached in their. District 2 meeting of the District Offieers held at the Holland Lodge Tyrs Hail. He says as follows: "At first it was sugste d that D i strict 2 follow the lead of other SPJST -districts in setting up a steering: committee and/or 'debating and voting at the meeting in order to arrive at a set of "points" or recomm,etdations to the Supreme Lodge and/or f956 Convention. Upde, closer analysis and discussion of -the position of the district organization within the democratic processes and framework of the SRIST, it was concluded that the district as yet (possibly in the future) actually has no true part in the legislative process of the SPJS,T and there is really no use for the district gathering tovote on these matters. The legislative process occurs when the delegates from, all the local ledges meet in the quadrennial convention which offers, the opportunity for a much more complete and equitable representation and expression of the wishes of the entire SPJST membership than does. the district meeting." This paragraph from Brother Chervenka's letter should be remembered by all members, as well as the following one of his letter because it reminds, us that no large corporation or organization of any importance, which operates by the division of its territory into districts allows the districts to formulate or prescribe any part of the offiCial operation, of such organization. The home office tells the district office what its duties and requirements are and NOT vice versa.

As Brother Chervenka pointed, out, the discussion of important topics at the district meetings is good and delegates to Conventions should be selected only from those members who have attended the district meetings and participated in the various discussions, so as they could make themselves useful when some of the matters came up for vote in the Con• vention instead, of being yes-men, to some politicians. But, to formally vote on •and adept some of the proposals that may effect and obligate perhaps the entire Order, in a district meeting by only a small voting percentage of the members present and even smallar percentage of the membership of the district, and still a smaller percentage Of

Wednesday, zeptember 14, 1955 the entire SPJST membership, would only open the gates wide for political scheming and personal benefit through out the organization.

It seems that we already are, confronted with a good deal of the political and personal controversy. As for instance, to read some of the letters and commments in the recent issues of the Vestnik, one would think that if a Youth Camp is not built at once and in spite of any other project regardless how important it might be, the entire SPJST will just fall to pieces and cease to exist at all. Of course, it is only natural for an organization of the type our SPJST is, to expect any future membership increases to come from the youth of our population, because most of the elderly people who are eligible, already are members of some fraternal organization or have insurance with some old line company. However, Brothers and Sisters, it is a very misleading idea to believe that spending large sums of money on expensiVe experiments in order to induce the youngsters to become our members will accomplish the desired results. That fact has quite obviously proved itself during the past several years when the Supreme Lodge spent quite a lot of money in an effort to promote the Youth Movement without obtaining results of any general significance—only perhaps, in a few scattered localities.

If there is a lack of interest in the SPJST among the juveniles, it isn't because we do not have a Youth Camp.

Most of the adult members know that a child before reaching teenage is controlled (or should be) by its parents, and if the parents will not show more concern for their children's interest in a Youth Camp than they do in seeing to it and insisting that their children become members of the SPJST instead of other organizations, then a dozen Youth Camps would not help to secure them as members. When the children reach the teens that is when the parents can. give the good advice, if the children are not yet members. I know there are many families that are 1001/4 members of SPJST, but I also know that there are many more who are not. If anything in the line of membership inducement can be put into effect, it should be some movement to get the adult members to show more pride and interest in our Order. If that can be accomplished there will be no need to worry about a Youth Camp because the majority of children will follow their parent's advice and recommendations. Providing a Youth Camp for the youngsters reminds me of the modern trend of parents buying all

VESTNIK— WEST, TEXAS sorts of toys and gifts for their children throughout the year instead only at Christmas time and for birthday presents, and after a short time the toys and gifts are laid aside and forgotten.

So would the Youth Camp be. And too, it is doubtful that many of the children of rural areas would or could take advantage of spending any time in the Youth Camp, but children of parents living in cities, with steady incomes would be able to visit the Camp perhaps several times a year.

If we must have some kind of project to argue about, let's make it something that would be here even when most of the youngsters will be oldsters, something that can possibly do some of them as well as their parents a lot of good in time to come, something that their parents can point out and say—son, or daughter, if you become a member of the SPJST you will not only carry insurance in a powerful fraternal Order, but when you get old you will be assured of a home regardless how your future may turn out as no one knows what the last years of on'e's life may bring. A good Old Folks Home will be useful and appreciated when the Youth Camp will be forgotten, it would provide a good advertisement for the SPJST and an inducement to the young generations because they would know that should they themselves be unable to take care of their parents in the last years, there would be a good place for them. It is hard to see or figure how a Youth Camp would produce such great results as are claimed by some of our members.

Brother Chervenka, let's have some more of your letters with the good ideas, as you seem) to have the right ones about the general operation of our SPJST. Many of the members seem to think that the more bosses the better, but we don't want the SPJST to wind up like the Indians; too many Chiefs and not enough Indians. Let's give the governing body of the Supreme Lodge some power to operate the organization in a businesslike manner, instead, of so much advice and criticism. Let's allow them some very muchly needed help at headquarters and lots of the membership troubleS will be ended.

Fraternally yours Frank V. Stepan SPJST SOFTBALL TEAM

Dear Brothers and Sisters Our softball team had a most successful and enjoyable reason this year. We have many people to thank for helping make this all possible.

First of all, we want to express our thanks to our own Brothers and Sisters

Litrana 19 at Lodge Pokrok 84 for their faith, support and cooperation. Also for their willingness to let us use our hall to sponsor a benefit. dance to raise funds in order to have a softball team. We were most fortunate in having a tremendous crowd at our dance. We want to thank all of the people who attended and helped make this dance a success. Now we know that we will have another softball team next season. All of the players are already looking forward to it. Winnin g a League Championship and fourth. place in the City Playoffs is quite an accomplishment for any team and our players are proud of this achievement.

We want to thank the various Business Firms who contributed finds for new softball shirts and the levering on them. These,. contributions were deeply appreciated and we only hope you realized some good for these favors. Following are the Business Firms who helped sponsor our team: Adamcik's Auto Parts and Appliances, Art Sheet Metal and Model Works, Columbia. Meat Packing Co., Horak Bros. Painters --.Contractor: Kutil's Upholstering Marek's Auto Service Mary's Beauty Shop Otto Janousek Motor Co. Ross Ave. Ignition Service Rudolph's Market and Sausage Factory Supreme Lodge, SPJST, Temple, Texas SPJST Lodge Pokrok 84 Dallas Vita's (Bill) Grocery Vita's (Charlie) Garage White Rock Texaco Service Station We thank you sincerely and hope that we will again, have you back as our sponsors next season.

The climax for the Softball Team was the night of August 20th when the team was treated to a steak dinner with all the trimmings plus a keg of pivo. This Was given by Brother and Sister Willie J. Ondrusek, Brother Ondrusek. told the team at the beginning of the season that if they won the League Championship again this year, he would again give steak dinner. Our team, knowing they couldn't miss out on such delicious steaks, played to win the championship. Sixteen players and their wives, two Southland Life Ins. players and their wives, Joe Ondrusek (bat boy) and the host and hostess enjoyed a most wonderful evening of delicious food, drinks and entertainment. The Southland players were invited to this dinner as a. tribute for they played with us in the City Playoffs. We played Volley Ball, table tennis and some of the boys even fished. in the creek (small river) which

Stra,na 20 runs around Daryl Griser's place where the party was held. One of the boys (Bob Wright) even went swimming with his shoes on when he was running to retreive that volley ball as it headed for the water„ the ball went in and so did the player. As soon as our chef (Jody Rejcek) did a good job of broiling we set down to lick our chops. During this time personal trophies were presented to two of our players for being selected by their teammates as "most valuable".

These two players were Hall Maher and Jim Scoggins. A large trophy was pressented to the team as a whole in recognition of each player's worth to the team. Each player's name is engraved on this trophy as a symbol of achievement and team work, We want to sincerely thank Willie and Carlyn for this 'wonderful feast which was enjoyed by everyone who attended. We want you to know we will always cherish the memories of this special ocassion.

We also want to thank all of the Brothers and Sisters and friends who attended the games and gave the team their moral support. I also want to thank the wives and children of all the ball players who were so faithful with their attendance and support throughout the season. I hope you enjoyed every ee me as much as you seemed to have.

Last, but not least, I want to to thank all of you players for your cooperation and spirit that you displayed this season. You tried hard to win, every game and your determination carried us through to victory. I am proud of the opportunity to have been your manager and ant looking forward to our contintams association next season. I hope that every player will be back. Thanks fellows for a job well done and one that always be remembered.

Fraternally yours, Bro. Ben Jarma, Mgr. Softball Team SPJST Lodge Pokrok 84 Dallas, Texas, ) • 4 September 17, 1955 Lodge Pokrok No. 88, Robbie and Studewood Streets, Houston, is serving a fried chicken dinner, kolace, and 'other good delicacies with plenty of good refreshments. Dinner starts at 5:30 p. in. followed by a dance to good dance music.

Come one, come all, everybody is invited to participate in an evening of pleasure and general good time.

The Entertainment committee also wishes to express its sincere appreciation to every one of you, Brothers and Sisters, who had so wonderfully assisted with our family dinner on August 27.

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Wednesday, September 4, 1955

'Without your kind assistance, we could- barn dance and have fun. Music will be n't have done what we did. furnished by Baca's Original Orchestra.

Entertainment Committee, Fraternally, Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88 Mrs. Adolph Shenkir ) °( • KOPECKY REUNION AT EAST POKROK HOUSTON LODGE NO. 88 BERNARD Houston, Texa.s The family reunion of the late John Dear Members: and Veronika Kopecky was held at the In our regular meeting, which was held home of A. F. and Carrie Bohacik on on Friday night, September 9, Brother September 4, 1955.

The group that enjoyed this happy ocRudy Sefcik called our attention to the lack of news and reports from our Lodge. casion numbered over seventy members, We had quite a bit of discussion why our of the family. Twenty-five direct demembers don't write. One remark was scendants were missing. some are living that there was nothing to write about. in other states, and one member is with As a result of that remark, I am putting the Armed Forces in Germany.

Barbecued beef, lamb, sausage and all down on paper some of my thoughts, the trimmings were served f Of dinner; just to prove that there is always somecakes, kolaee, strudel, and coffee were thing new at every Lodge.

For instance, we will have another enjoyed for supper before the departing family supper at the hall of Pokrok time.

The members came from far and near Houston The last?' cue, which we had on August 27, was such a success that we to spend the day together and to visit decided to have one in September. It with one another. Those who could not will be this coming Saturday night, Sep- come were mentioned and remembered.

The weather was just right, and every tember 17. We will have fried chickens one reported a wonderful time. We all which will start to be served at 5:30 in the evening. A dance will follow after be waiting for a bigger rtunion in 1956.

Kopecky Family Reporter the supper with Lee Illse orchestra. ) • #1# • ( Come out and bring your friends. We will be glad to give you a real, friendly entertainment.

Era ter n ally TUESDAY EACH WEEK: Johnnie F. Sontag, Every Tuesday, until further notice, your guardian at 8 p.m. chorus singing practice will be held. Any one interested is welcome ( 7 at Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88 i 140 Robbie.

HVEZDA TEXASU NO. 47, SPJST EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT: Temple, Texas Pokrok Houston Lodge will arrange Dear Sisters and Brothers, recreation evenings with plenty of fun, Our last ineeting was called to order good meals, entertainment for everyby the pros . tent, minutes were read and body. approve?. The meeting was poorly at- SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18: eenn-e - mother Chupick from the beadLodge Praha No. 29, Taylor, Texas, will : t...sis visited us and made a brief hold its annual Harvest Celebration with talk. We always are glad to see some of dinner at noon, barbecued chicken and the Suprmee Lodge officers visit our sausage with all trimmings and other refreshments. Various attractions on the lodge.

Solemn moment was held for Brother program during the afternoon, speakers, Joe F. Sefcik. We have only one more coronation of Junior Queen, Dance at charter member left, Brother John F. night. Gus Lindemann Orchestra.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24: Motl.

Baca's Original Orchestra. Barn Dance New members admitted into our juat Seaton Star Hall, east of Temple on venile department were Anna Rose Divis Highway 53. Everybody is invited. and Ralph A. Kohutek. We welcome ) • 4. • ( them into our lodge.

A motion, seconded and passed to doSome parents talk about a child in nate ten ($10) dollars to the Czech Edu- his presence as if he weren't there. . . cational Foundation of Texas.

Try to imagine such a thing happening Our next meeting will be held on - Sat- to you. Don't say "That's different; I'm urday night, October 1st, at 7:30. grown up." You and the small fry differ On Saturday, September 24th, we are in some respects but not in your sensiplanning on having a barn dance. Prizes tivity to an, affront. Feelings come in will be given. So everybody dress in one size only and are just as vulnerable something appropriate and come to the at 5 as at 50.

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Wednesday, September 14, 1955

Office of Supreme Ledge Temple, Texas Dear Brothers and Sisters: Please, be advised that during the month of August, 1955, the Supreme Ledge, SPJST, has paid death benefits dtie by virtue of certificates issued to the following deceased, brothers and sisters,' to-wit: Death Claim No. 5862. Brother Andrew Barton, farmer, member of Lodge Prawn. Svobody, No. 8, died July 13, 1955, at age 84. Admitted Dec. 10, 1897. Cert.

A-4104 for $1000,00.

Death Claim No:•'5863. Brother Adolph J. Cervenka; farmer, member of Lodge Praha, No. 29, died July 23, 1955, at age 58. Admitted - Dec, 2, 1939. Cert. C-5301 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 5864. Sister Adolfina Gerlich, retired; member of Lodge Nove Kvety, No. 35; died July 27, 1955, at age 87; Admitted Jan. 12, 1919. Cert. A-11315 for $500.00. • Death Clai' No. 5865. Brother Alois Marek, retired, member of Lodge Slovan No. 9, died July 31, 1955, at age 61. Admitted May 2, 1920. Cert. A-7859 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 5806. Brother Billy Dean Jaresh, member of Lodge Tioga, NO. 5, died Aug. 6, 1955 at age 24. Admitted April 1, 1947. Ceet. C-9150 for $500.00.

Death Claim No. '5867. Brother Harris Milner, Police' Officer-Farmer, member of Lodge Elmaton, No. 148, died July 21, 1955, .at age 66. Admitted Oct. 3, 1935.

Cert. 13-1404 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 5868. Sister Veronika Cervenka, housewife, member of Lodge Karel JonaS, No. 28, died Aug. 9, 1955, at age 64. Admitted Oct. 10 1926.

Cert. B-207 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 5809. Brother Robert Dan Richardson, retired farmer, men y -berofLdgWhatn,N.15iedAug 1, 1953, at age 75. Admitted Nov. 28, 1938.

Cert B-2231, for $500.00.

Death Claim No. 5870, Brother Jos F. Sefeik, farmer, member of Lodge Hvezda Texasu, No. 47; died Aug. 11, 1955, at age 77. Admitted March 1, 1903. Cert. A3827 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 5871. Brother F. J. E. Merck, retired farmer, member of Lodge eesky prapor, No. 24, died Aug. 12, 1955, at age 75. Admitted Sept. 14, 1902. Cert.

A 4379 for $1000.00.

Death Claim NO. 5872. Brother John Kovar, retired, member of Lodge Stelanik, No. 142, died July 26, 1955, at age 78. Admitted Oct. 14, 1917. Cert. A-10690, for $500.00.

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Death Claim No. 5873. Brother Rudolph Kazmir, farmer, member of Lodge SlovanSti Bratti, No. 34, died July 18, 1955, at age 57. Admitted March 8, 1914.

Cert. Paid-up 234, for $360.00.

Death Claim No. 5874. Sister Lillie Marie Trlica, sales lady, member of Lodge Slovan Jihu, No. 26, died Aug. 12, 1955, at age 46. Admitted Aug. 17, 1937. Cert.

1-54 for $500.00 and Cert. 0-8135 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No'. • 875. Brother James Stepan Orsak, carpenter-helper, member of Lodge Karel JonaS, No. 28, died Aug. 13, 1955, at age 20. Admitted Dec. 17, 1946. Cert. D-2047 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 5876. Sister Anna Gallia, retired, member of Lodge Slovan, No. 11, died Aug. 12, 1955, at age 91. Admitted Feb. 10. 1901. Cert. A-4479 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 5877. Brother Bobby Gene Jaresh, Marine, member of Lodge Tioga, No. 5, died June 23, 1955, at age 19. Admitted Feb. 1, 1952. Cert. 0-11300 for $500.00.

Death Claim No. 5378. Brother Frank R. Linka, retired, member of Lodge Pokrok Dallas, No. 84, died Aug. 21, 1955, at age 80. Admitted July 2, 1922. Cert. A11552 for $500.00.

Death Claim No. 5879. Sister Celestina Stavinoha, housewife, member of Lodge Wharton, No. 151, died Aug. 23, 1955, at age 37. Admitted Sept. 25, 1939. Cert. D623 for $1600.00.

Death Claim No. 5880. Brother Jos. Kahanek, retired, member of Lodge BraSvornosti, No. 60, died Aug. 25, 1955, at age 68. Admitted Nov. 3, 1912. Cert.

A-4311 for $1000.00.

To the bereaved relatives of our deceased brothers and sisters„ the Sunre:n e Lodge, SPJST, expresses its heartfelt sympathy.

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POLKA DANCE CALENDAR • (Calvin C. Chervenka) Wednesday, September 14 Cat Springs Polka Band — Country Ear Hall in Marak near Cameron Saturday, September 17 Emil Bartos orchestra Free Wedding" Danee — Recreation Hall in Hallett sville Henry Brosch orchestra Wedding Dance — Shiner Hall Lee use orchestra — SPJST Hall in • Houston Albert Kiesta's orchestra — Taittt Can) munity Center at New Talon 211 Krenek orchestra Edinger Hall udy Kurtz orchestra Battle Dance Weesatch Hall Joe Patek orchestra Bill Mraz Hall in Houston Pavelka orchestra — Wedding Dance K C Hall in Robstown Shiner Polka Boys — O'Quin Patio between Flatonia and Lai.-,Grange Sunday, September 18

Emil Barton orchestra, — Free Wedding Dance — VFW Hall in Moulton Henry Brosch orchestra K C Home Schulenburg Lee Ilse orchestra -- Plainview Commu. nity Center near El Campo Sit Krenek orchestra — Inez Hall near.

Victoria Rudy Kurtz orchestra Picnic ,•and Dance — Round Top Hall Gus Lindemann orchestra Annuals Harvest Celebration and Dance SPJST Hall at Taylor Majek orchestra — Moravian Hall-: Corpus Christi J. F. Chupick Secretary Supreme Lodge, SPJST Charles Patak orchestra -- SPJST Pokrok Hall in Dallas ( Joe Patek orchestra — Day and Nite ) • 4, Picnic and Dance Hallettsville ACTION Hall In World War II a soldier was awarded Wednesday, September 21 a Medal of Honor for being what was called in the citation "a one-man ar- Joe Pa tel«nchestra Country Bar Hall at Marak near Cameron my." In the midst of the fighting things were not going right, and he suddenly All the above dances are at night 'unlet loose with a personal assault on the enemy that was as astounding as it was less otherwise specified. This is a, free successful. When asked later what made service but applies only to those dances him do it, he replied, "I just got mad—" at which mainly polka and waltz music;1S played by a live orchestra. The Vestnik Too often we see 'things wrong and or writer will assume no responsibility turn our heads so we won't be asked to resulting from any dance announcedo anything. Sometimes we talk about ment which is listed n this column. hoW bad things are, but won't do more Listings from orchestras and dance hails than talk. Only those who get mad at should be received at least one week.bea situation really do something about it. fore publication. Send all listings to Calvin Chervenka, Route 2, Rogers, Tex. Church Herald.

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MALY CTENAlk Uete rme eesky CAST CTVRT.8, DOPLNENA TftICATE SEDNIE CVIeENt

rdyi se lide nedomluvi.

A vrana zakrkela po druhe: "A,a, a," pravdu, ptaku," piitakal lovec. "Ta babka!"

Staienka si mysli: "BoBoie, co mini Mam nabidnouti lovci porci? Pozvala bych ho, e netroufam si, protoze nic neiika!"

A esh'ichay .(i- vec se "Aspot' 1<ousek

by We Ale babka a nepozve!" znovu du: "Fined bych mu poa, jen kdyby si o kousek takhle,

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co poeiti?"

A tak to Ma dale stale, zatim co peeinka syeela a vonela. Kdyby lovec babku o kousek rada by mu zla, aby si pochutnal. A ui by si pochutnal, vypravoval bych dal. Ale e jen mlei, ialudek mu krues a ji ani nedutim.

A ty, lovef e, trap se tam!"

Josef Spilka.

Pi ecti s tatinkem nebo maminkou a potom spravne opiS d osektu! Pokus se p •ibeh vypravovati, ale eesky! U6, se eesky mysliti i mluviti!!

S pozdravem STRteEK MICEK Z AUSTINU Adresa strYekova je: Dr. Ed. Mie'ek, University Station, Austin, Texas. ) •

Babieka (Napsala Bolena Nemc va.)

(Pokra6avani.)

"Poekej, ja mu jednu privedu," rychle se ozvala TomSova, vybehla y en a pivedla mu starou pradlenu, ktera v kuchyni umYvala. Prehodily ji bilou plachetku pies hlavu, starosvatka ji vzala pod paZi a vedla k Zenichovi, "aby ji koupil". 2enich si ji obchazel, prohliZel tak dlouho, aZ se mu patestilo zdvihncut plachetku; videl starou, syra'Stelou tvar, yZecku zapopelenou. Bylo trochu smichu, Zenich nechtel se k takove neveste znat; proto starosvatka, strkala se

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s ni ze dveii. Privedla mu druhou. Ta Zda la se Zenichovi i tlampaeovi onaeejk, ji chteli koupit,. ale tu tlampao rozhodhe se ozval: "Eh coZ, kdo bude kupovat zajice v pytli," zdvihl ji plachetku, a kazala se jim tiusta tvar pani mlynarky, jejiZ eerna oeka se na tlampate potutelne smala. `Kupte ji, kupte, dam vam ji lacino," Zklibil se pan otec a tail pikslou v prstech, ale zvolna, bud' Ze byla teZka, bud' Ze mel neohebrie' prsty.

"I mlete, pantato," smala se tlusta panimama, "dues byste prodal zitra byste rad koupil. Kdo hani, rad ma."

Do tretice vSeho dobreho. Tieti byla vysoka postava nevestina. Tlampae daval za ni start dantes, ale zenith hued sypal stribro, a dostal ji. 2eny pHhrnuly se do sednice, zatahlyolo, Zenicha vzaly mezi sebe a veselezaealy zpivat: "U2 j9 , to udelano, uz je to hotovo, nevesta je oeepena, koldee jsou snedeny" atd. Nevesta patrila Zenam. Penize, ktere zenith za ni dal, Zeny prohodovaly druhY den pied polednem, kdyZ se ke "stlani postele" sesly, pri term ovSem zase bylo mnoho zpevu a Zertu. Tlampae povidal, ze "poradna svatba osm dni trvat ma," a ono to obieejne pri kaZde hluene svatbe tak bylo. Viti veneekirt pied svatbou, svatba, stlani postele, pratelskSr lobed u nevesty, druhY zase u Zenicha, propijeni veneeku: a tak se pomalu vyporadal celY tYden, neZ piisli mladi manZele k oddechu, aby mohli Met: "Nyni jsme sami."

Za nekolik nedel po Kristline svathe dostala pani ProSkova list z Italie od komorne, v nemZ ji psala, ae komtessa Hortensie snatek bude slavit s mladYm malirem, sy Ym nekdejSim uoitelem, Ze je lzecka blaZena, Ze jako rune zase kvete, a pani kneZna Ze je nad ni vSecka pot& kna.

Babieka slySic tu radostnoil novinu, prikYvla hlavou rkouc: "Chvala Panubohu, vdecko se to dobre sporadalo!"

• • Neni fieelem tohoto spisku vylieovati Ziy ot mladeZe, ktera okolo babieky Zila, anH chci etenate nudit vodenim ho od myslivny ke mlYnu a zase zpet malYm adoliekem, v nemZ panoval valy stejnY Mladi dorilstali a dorostli; nateid zustali doma, vdaly se, olenili, a starjim mista, tak jako na dusi be start' list opadava, kdyZ naladY vyraZi. Nekteri opustili tithe adolieko, hledajice 'Atesti sveho jinde, jako seminka od vetru zavata, od vody daleko zanesend, by na jinYch luzich a brezich korinky svoje zaloZila.

(Pokraeovani) • „Ire • Duchapinost vetSlny Zen slouZi spiS" k poslileni jejich pog etilosti neZ jejich roumu.

Ve stredu, dne 14. zaki 1955.

Crosby, Texas.

Mill etenaki Vestniku: Zas podavam neco z mladYch eastl. Br. redaktor mne tarn asi jednu stranku schoval, aby ten dopis nebyl tak dlouhS7, tak to pik znovu.

Kdy2 jsem slezl z vlaku v Pferove, tak jsem se nemohl hied upamatovat, na kterou stranu main jit, neb nadrali bylo nove a vSe bylo jinaai ne2 bylo asi pied sEdmi roky, kdy2 jsem tam delal dtive.

Co tak eumirn jak tele na nova vrata, pkijde ke mne klueisko asi 151etY a bere mi kufkik a pta, se kam nine ma zavest.

Videl, ke jsem zde neznamY. Jo. povidam, "Do hostince k Pkikrylovi." — "Ten davno zemkel, ale ma to jeho net'."

Tak jsme Sli, ale ten klueisko utikal, jsem mu nestaeil..Musel jsem natahnout, aby mine s kuffikern neuplachl, jak se nine to stalo ponejpr y ye Vidni. Take jsem pkijel do Vidne, mel mne dekat mtij kamarad, ale on dopis nedostal, tak jsem se po nena dival na nadrali a hledam v kapse jeho adresu. Tu takovY take kludisko ppvicla eesky,"Ja. vas k nemu zavedu. Ja ho,znam, on dnes dela, nemit& pkijit." V torn zastupu lidstva se mne ztratil, s mojim kuffikem a vice jsem ho nevidel, aekoli jsem chodil tyden k tomu vlaku, piece jsem ho tam neuvidel. Tak jsem ztratil asi za 30 zlatVeh Satstva a kamarad peeenou husu.

Tak jsem v Pkerove kluka mel na oeich, aby taky neuphichl. Zavedl mne tarn, kam jsem chtel. Ja mu daval dva Sest'aky, ale on Zadal d ye koruny. JO. povidam, ke mu vic nedam, ke radeji zavoham policajta. Pra.ve se blikl policajt, tak kluk vzal dva Sest'aky a odplachl.

Hostinec byl taky jinaei. Tak jsem splachl v krku peach asi litrem piva a dva pareeky zblafi a ptal se hostinskeho, jak je to daleko do obce X. On povida, Ze asi dve hodiny cesty. To se nine zdalo trochu daleko peSky, tak jsem si zapravil i nocleh. Jeho 'iena povida, "Zejtra je zde trh, tak vas tam nekdo sveze, ono jede nmoho lidu z tej vesnice sem, a jeden sedlak, Petr, je zde kalde fiterY." Pkerov jsem znal, tak jsem zaSel k znamemu, ale on take byl jiZ u sv. Petra. Jeho pani a d ye deveata nine take nepoznaly, ale pak se vzpamatovala, ke jsem u nich stravoval.

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ski a povida, ze jiZ ten sedlak z to .vesnice tam byl, 2e mu o tom kikala, ke chci tam jet. On ji kekl, ke za pul hodiny tarn p •ijde poznoVit Ja po snidani jsem eekal na sedlaka. tak jsem ho jestli by mne tam vzal k pani Such& 2'e jsem kovar, t'e Main u ni Mat. On mne povida: "C" loveee, u to baby ty nezdrkt, ta ji Z s mela letos asi pet tovaryki a Z'adnY tam nedelal ani mesic. Ale my tarn kovake potiebujeme. Je to baba lakoma a sama umi vSe udelat i kone umi kovat, ale moc hatbata. Co vim, ona nechce moc platit, tak tarn asi 'Za.clnY dlouho Ja. povidam: "Shad to neni tak zle, mokaa 2e tam par tYdnii take zdrkm."

Jeji mu't byl dobrY kovak, umkel nahle.

Ona ma devee patnactilete a kluka asi tkinact rokti. K tomu ma etvrtlan, je to zazolatina„ tetka."

Tak jiZ sedinie na malem voziku. Jecleme ji2 pies tketi vesnici. Slunce prak, je ke konci kvetna. Nekde se kadkuje kepa, -nekde sazeji zemaky. Vidim lesik, co je to tam za ladjek? "To je tam takovY kus obecniho • lesa, jmenuje se to Zlodejov.

Za tim je hospoda, jedni to nazYvaji ZIGdejna, ale vetAinou tomu i'ikaji "U Kosa". On se jmenuje Kos, ale zlodej z pr y -nitdy.Meksbralmp vozika, neZ jsem napojil u neho kone."

Zatim jsme pkijelii k to putice. HospodskY vola, "Petke, vezeS nine tu kminku?

"Ano; ale mam ji - v VSak mne Za.dnY nic nekikal o kmince."

"Ale moje Zena je tam, a ta ti mela riot."

"Jd jsem tvoji kenu nevidel." Petr zastavil, napojil kone, vypili jsme pivo jeli do vesnice X. Tato vesnice je trochu v donne jak Velehrad. Je dosti Uhledna, ma Skolu, kostel a sedlaci jsou tam zazobani. Tak nine vykladal Petr: "Ale zde ti Hanaci se moc extruji, to nevi jako u nas na HoleSovsku, to tu maS paka2 nadutou". Ja povidam, "Vy nejste odsud?"

"Ne, ja jsem se sem pfiZenil pi led dvouma rokama. Tak budeme na miste. Zde je kovarna pod lipou a vedle je jeji statek, akorat je v kovarne."

Petr zastavi a void, "Dobre odpoledne pani mistrova." Ona povida: "Tou mistrovou jste si mohl nechat."

Strana 23 Nebylo ji to vhod, ale dala mne ho ky.

Sedlak Petr odjel a ja s pani jsem zue stal v kovarne. Bylo asi pet hodin, ona povida, "Zde mate svetnici, mete si tam vale veal dat a pilevlect se a mtiZete zaeit neco clelat, price je zde (-lost." Ja. povidam, "Pani, to je trochu kapralsky, ja, dnes delat nebudu; praci mne heed davate, ale plat nine nenabizite." Trochu mne to prekvapilo takove jednani. Dale povidam„ "Pani, jestli se vam nezamlouyarn; nemusite nine prijmout. Ja..1Sem byl sem poslanY a take niohu odejit, jestli se yam nelibim. KaZdY ma jinY kukue, jak se kika." Ona se zasmala a povida, "No, jsem jenom selka, nemiam asi moje koleeka dnes dobile namastene." Ja povidam se smichem, "Koleeka jsou dobre, ale pusa je tomu vinna."

"Ja sebral kufiik a Sel do totio meho kralovstvi, dad, jsem to na misto a povidam, ke jdu do hostince napsat par karetek, Ze jsem na miste. Ona: "To chcete veclet, co je to za baba, co u ni budete delat?" Ja povidam, "Pani, co to povidate, to jsou jen kiepy a kdyby mne bylo od nekoho new takoveho souzeno slySet, tak mu ieknu, neni na svete ten, aby se zalibil vSem." Taky na prvpi pohled:se rime nelibila. Z oei ji Sly znamky ponteenstvi; clruha, vec se mile zdala moc zlobiva; tketi yea moc panovaend, a k tomu trochu faleSna. Jan NemY. (Pokraeovani )• 4 Ranee, dokonaleho nivae.

Cistil si zuby dvakrat donne nejoblibenejk pastou.

Dvakrat do roka se daval prohlednout lekakem.

Spal pki otevfenem okne.

Jedl mnolio zeleniny.

Dal si obnovit nekolik opotkebovianYth alas.

Hral golf, ale nikdy ne vie ncl osinnact kol.

Kaldou noc si dopkal nejmene °kb hodin spanku.

Nikdy nekoukil, nepil, ani se neroieil&, val.

Byl rozhodnut Zit nejmene sto let Pohkeb se kond pkika sttedu. Zadastni se ho osninact specialistn, etyki zdrayatT ni instituce, lest telocvienYch spolkti zdravotnich pokrmilt a anfacia prostkedkii.

Cri totik, chudak, zapomnel na .,nochranene trat'ove pfejezdy.

"Zde yam vezu dobreho kovaile, kterY nine zadal, abych ho dovezl k pani Su clad." Ta se na nine jaksi z boku diva, jak na zhiebnou kobylu a povida, "To jste ten kovak z Bfeclavy? No tak slezte a intiZete u nas zaeit, jestli mate podkovakskr certifikat. Ja ho chci a pa Ja jsem certifikat Filosof se ekinva mySlence na Noc ubehla, neb jsem byl tim cestova- dal jsem ji ho.. Ona !i-reialedla reumatismu. ale jiste ne al na polael nim unavenY. Rano jsem si chtela ho nest domia. Ja povidam, "Pani • nine devee klepalo, ke ji2 je eas na vsta.- Sucha, ten diplom je muj, ten Za vani. 8e1 jsem do hostince na snidani. mu .nedam, vy jste ho videla a to yam 8t,esti pkijle v torn oka gMktt, kdy'2 Kdy2 tak snidam, tak pkijde pani hostin- staei, ze ja podkovarskou zkouSku main. sud na nas — zapomnel.

Byl veder a ja„ sel na spalov a pill torn jsem vzpominal na moji spolucestovatelku s temi hoSiky. Ta ji2 byla taky u maminky a hoSici u stariekti. Byla to hezka, mlada vdovieka, a tak si s ni osud zahral, tak nine ji bylo lito, jak kdyby to byla moje sestra.

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Vida, B: DoZivotnt, po se plati do snarti, Vida C: Poplatky se plati 20 rokii. PlnY obnos pojiSteni se vyplati kdykdykoliv v pripadu Vida, D: Poplatky se plati 15 rokft, PlnY obnos pojiSteni se vyplati kdykoliv v p riPadu Marti.

Vida E: Poplatky se plati 10 road. Pl.nY obnos poj se vyplati kdykoliv v pripada innrti, Vida F: Piny obnos certifikatu je vyplacen po 15 letech nebo kdyLoll y predtim v pripadu funrti.

G: Ph1Y:oboos certifikatu le vyWaxen y e 20 letech nebo kdykoliv predtim PlnY obnos cer je vyplacen Po dosaZeni ( let stall nebo kdykoliv padu Trid; ropTalzy se plati Plrifj obnost cortifiktu je vyplacen Po dosaZeni (10 let star): nebo kdykoliv predtim v pripady nmrti.

Trida Poplatky se. plati do veku 66 let. PlnY obnos pojjAteni se vyplati kdykoliv v piipadu '1 Dvolnasobne 'Cirazuve pojMteni (double indemnity). Certifikat se vystavuje pouze do obnosu $2,500, dodateen jinerau fikatU. (IA M: Poplatky se plati do veku 65 let. Po dosaZeni 65 rokti stun, g len dostava, mesidni prijeri‘ dokud Ziv. Zernre li prod 86 lety stari, dOdici dostanou mesidni prijern do 80. vYroei narozenin elena.

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Poplatky se piati 20 midi.

P3nS7 obnos pojiaeni se vyplati kdykoliv v ptipaclu mrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 mesiaii, $250, pod 12 mesict, $500.

Tricia Poplatky se plati do 18 let stall. Plny obnos certifikatu se vyplati po 18 letech stall nebo kdykoliv v ptipadu mrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 mesicti, $250, pod 12 mesicii, $500.

Trida Poplatky se plati 20 midi PlnY obnos certifikatu se vyplati po 20 letech nebo v ptipadu umrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 mesick $250, pod 12 mesicil $500. (dz) ( ) VI LKE BANKOVKY 1111.4 Z OBEHU

Lesititisicidolarove bankovky, nejvet:1i a protn i nejvzacnejSi papirove penize ve SpojenYch statech, vraceji se pomalu do nedobytnYch pokladen federalMelt reservnich banek a ministerstva financi.

Vzhledern k pritomnYm finanonim regulaciill a bankovnim metodam stava se tato velka bankovka zbyteenou, i kdy.2 drive kolovaly takoveto velke penize v pomern,e, hojnem 'Joan. Roku 1940, kdy oh] name prodeje za hotove nebyly y zacnosti, bylo v •zemi za, 60 milionti dolarti bankovek po $10.000. Roku 1947 bylo jich v obehu za 11 milionti dolarti, a v dubnu 1955 '0 jen za devet milionu.

Tato bankovka,, kterou obyeejnY smrte.loik spatri jen zridka kdy, nese poclobu Salmona P. Chase z Ohia, prvniho sekretare pokladu v kabinete presidenta Lincolna. Na rubu jsou ozdobnYm pismenem vytiSlena slova: Ten Thousand.

ti rich rukou jsou dnes zbYvajici banM-C: 17pisova, ochrana, 119, 20 let, kovky a jakeinu neelu slou21, nesnadno ktera se zmenklie, aZ znstane hadat. NekterYch je snad uZivano jako vyplacene pojiWin na $1,000. zaruky za dodrZeni smlouvy; jine slouPojifteni se vyplati kdykoliv Zi aj tell k tomu, Ze se maze "ukazat"; jute jine jsou snad dUkazem majetV pripadu Mnrti die kiesajici nosti v pripadech, kdy je treba na miste stupniee, Triel N: Upisova ochrana. jen tis; o dokazati schopnost platiti. Toto jsou ySe maji od SPJST Vyptijcieh.., pe- dohady. nize.

Jedno je jisto; kdyby nekd• chtel takovou desititisicovou bankovku, rychle -T: Dodasne poji'Steni do veku 16 oromeniti, narazi na detne prekany. let, ktere se maze zmeniti na Banka bude chtit predem zjistiti, kdo je kterekoliv 'Jule pojiUdni p0 r, Hiceleal bankovky a odkud ji dostal. zpUsob je bankovku nejprve udosaZeni veku 10 lot, nebo; pozdeji. le;.! na SekovY fleet, a teprve pa ease .3-C: • Popla.: se Wail. 20 rokil. net1ze z bankv vyzdvihnouti. obn s Po bankovee desititisicove nasleduje kdyko117,bankovka. petitisicova. Tech bylo jeSte nut Ye veku cd S',6 le nedavno v obehu za tri miliony &lard. fIrortni pojistka pod No jedne strane je podoba, presidenta SUN je die stupnice, Jamese Madisona, na druhe strane slova:

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Ve F;tredu, dne 14. 7Ari 19,115, Five Thousand. TisicidolarovYch bankovek s portretem etyryadvacateho presidenta, Grovera Clevelanda, koluje v zemi za vice neZli za 400 milionit dolartl. A petisetdolarovYch bankovek, ktere jsou povaZovany za nejmenSi velky peniz papirovy, je v rukou Ameridanti pribliZne za 300 milionti dolart. Na nich je podoba petadvacateho presidenta Williama McKinleyho.

Padelatele vystilbaji se napodobovanl velkYch bankovek, ktere vidy podlehaji zevrubne prohlidce. AZ dosud byl podniknut pouze jeden pokes o padelani bankovky tisicidolarove. VetSina padelateln spokojuje se s napodobovanim bankovek desiti a dvacitidolarovYch, a jen zridka stodolarovych.

S klesajicim poetem velkYch bankovek v obehu prestalo se i S jejich tiStenim.

"Bureau of Engraving and Panting" tiskne nyni bankovky:jenom v'hodnote do jednoho sta. dolarti; techto bankovkach je podoba Benjamina Franklina a Independence Hall z Franklinova rodneho mesta Filadelfie.

Na padesatidolarove bankovce je Plyses S. Grant a Kapitol SpojenYch state; na dvacitidolarove Andrew Jackson a BilY dam; na desitidolapve podoba pr y -nihosekrtaplduAxnHamiltona a budova departmentu pokladu; na petidolarove Abraham Lincolna a Lincolnil y pain na .dvoudolarove TomaS Jefferson a jeho domov, Monticello; a na nejlepe zname bankovce jednodolarove je Jiri Washington.

Portret presidenta Woodrow Wilsona zdobi stotisicidolarovY certifikat, kterY se minen vYhradne jen pro finaneni transakce mezi Eederalnini reservnim systemem a departmentem pokladu.

Common Council ) • sT• • ( NEDOSTAV NIK?

Nekdy v budcucnosti se milk stati, ` e pravidelna doclavka Vestniku bude nekomu z vas najednou zastavena a organ ptestane dochazet. Stane-li se to jen jednou, vino pravdepodobne nese poS"ta.

Opakuje-li se to dva, tti a vice tSidnu za sebou, dopfSte na Supreme Lodge SPJST, Temple, Texas, at' ptipad je vyeetten.

NepfSte ani na vydavatele, ani na redaktora, ale na Hlavni ntadovnu. Stanovy natizuji, ze kdo si pteje Vestnik, musi dopsati neetnimu Hlavni ntadovny, ktery vede seznam adresate ('lend dostavajicich Vestnik.

Mukte dopsati na Hlavni ttadovnu sami, nebo poladejte vakho tajemnika, aby to pro vas vykonal. KaZdy g len, kterS, si plati na pojfSteni v tficle dospelSr ch, je opravnen na Vestnik, jestli si ho pteje. (dz)

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SEDLACI (Pokraeovani.)

A opravdu. . . priSel Vintorek s kulhavYm Grelou, priSel Michal Gaban s Frankern Bylicou, bratrancem Haneina, otce, priSel Socha, Valek s krivYmi zesty, Josef Vachnik, Kazimir Sykora a dokonce i stark PloSka — jenom Borynu nikdo nevidel, ale Sel pry taky. . .

Fojt nebyl doma, protole hned po poledni odjel do kancelare, a tak vSichni v houfu zarnifili ke Klomboviirn; za nimi se hrnuly baby a deti; ale muZSti zavreli clvere a nikoho nepustili dovnitr... KlombU y Vojtek dostal Ukol hlidat na silnici u kremy, zdali se nekde neukazuje eetnik.

Fred domem vSak, v zahradkach a dokonce i na ceste, se schazelo stale vic lidi, kdekdo byl zveday, na 'dem se uradi; radili se dlouho, jenZe nikdo nevedel, co a jak.'. oknem bylo videt jen jejich Sedive hlavy v ptilkruhu nachYlene he krbu, v kterem hovel ohen, vedle krbu stal Klomb, cosi vykladal, sklanel se a co chvile tloukl 'Asti do stolu.

Netrpelivost v zastupu eekajicich rostla od minuty k minute; nakonec Kobus, Kozlova, a nekteri svobodni poCali reptat a hlasite se ozYvat proti tern, ktebyli v rade, ze na nic dobreho pro lid neptijdou, vSichni pry mysli jen na sebe jsou schopni jeSte s panskYmi se domluvit a vSecko ostatni vydat vSanc.

Kobus se s podruhy a s ostatnimi chud'asy rozzlobil tak, ze otevrene vyzYval shromaZdene, aby nic nedavali na ty, kteri sedi u Klombn, aby pamatovali na sebe a sami se na neeem usnesli, ale rychle, dokud je 4.1s, driv neZ je tamti prodan. . .

Vtom se objevil MatouS a zaeal svoldvat do kremy, tarn pry se mohou pohodlne uradit a ne jako psi Stekat pod cizim plotem...

Navrh se davu zamlouval, v celem houiu zamii ili vSichni ke kreme.

Jankl uz zhasinal, ale musil otevrit a se strachem prihliZet valicimu se zastupu, kterY se mleky vrhnul dovnitk a klidno obsadil lavice, stoly a kouty; nikdo nic nepil, ac byla hlava na hla.ve, vSichni tie rozmlouvali a eekali, kdo s rim prij de.

Bylo dost takovYch, kteri chteli bYt prvni, jenomZe kaZdY se jeSte rozpakoval vystoupit a ohliZel se na druhe; nakonec pcvstal Antek, skoeil dcprostred mistno-

sti a ostfe, bez okolku, zaeal hromovat na panske...

• Ale ac mluvil vSem z due, malokdo mu prisved6oval, mraeili se na neho a hiedeli Ukosem, s nechuti, obraceli se k nemu i zady, protole jeSte pilis Zive v pa-meti fararovy vYtky a pokarani. Antek v,Sak nedbal, a protole•ho lined na. pbeatku unesla vases a divoke, bojovne Silenstyi, krieel nakonec ze vsech sil na celoti kremu: "Nedejte se, sedlaci, neustupujte, needpouS'tejte ktivdy! Dnes vain vzali les!

KdyZ se nebudete branit, natannou zitra drapy i po vajSich polich, po chaltipach, pc dobytku! Kdopak jim v torn zabrani, kdo se jim postavi!..."

ShromaZdeni se nahle pohnulo, tem mrueeni se rozlehlo mistnosti, da y montane zakolisal, oei divoce zasvitily, sto pesti zaroven se ukazalo nod hlavami sto last vykriklo soueasn6, jako prom: `Neciame se, nedame!" laoutili, aZ", krema c.hvela.

Na to vUdcove aekali; MatouS, Kobus, Kozlova a potoin i jinn se hrnuli doprostred kremy, kiiceli, hromovali a popichovali. . . kremu napinil povyk, hrozby, kletby, dupani, rally pesti do stein a bourliva prudka vrava rozeileneha lido.

KaZdY prosazova.1 sve, rozhorlaval se a radii neco jineho, tlaeili se mezi sebou divoce jako psi zavreni na chodbe, ktere nema, kdo pustit yen a poslat na no pratele. .. Nastal velikY zmatek, kijik a hadky, protole lid byl rozjitten a jeho dui drasala kiivda, ale nemohl se na nieem sjednotit, nebyl zde nikdo, kdo by je vSecky syYm y livem ovladl a vedi k pornste. . .

Shlukovali se do skupin a v kaZde se vyskytl nekdo, kdo mlatil hubou, vreS'tel a hromoval; hustYm davem se proole'ali predaci, ptihazujice, kde bylo trebn, 0sire slovo tak, Ze nakonec neslykli druheho, .protole ySichni mluvili najednou. lesa vykaceli, takove duby, ze je pet chlapcti neobejme."

"Klombtl y chlapec to videl, Klombily hoch!"

"Vykaceji i ostatni, vykaceji, uvidite, nebudou se vas prosit o dovoleni! ,' jeeela Kozlova, snaZic se protlacit k vYeepnimu stolu.

"VZdycky lid utlaeovall, jak mohli."

"Jste jako hloupi berani, Zenon vas, ham chteji."

"Nedat se, nedat! Pojd'ine vSichni, rozeeneme je a les jim vezmerue!"

"Pobit je, kdy2 rids utlaeuji!"

"Pobit!" vyrazili vSichni a pesti se zooVa vYhruZne zdvihly; kdyZ troch a ut;chIL MatouS volal u vYeepniho stole na sy pratele: "Dusime se vSichni, protole pani jsou vSude, se vSech stra p jako zdi sviraji yes a tisni ji; chew kravu poptist, sa vsi. .

Strana 25 je to panske zamezo t tiem hodit se ne-ooze, protole padne na, Oanske. . . hued zatYkaji, hned prijde .,oud a pokuta!"

"Tak je to! Tak je to! VidiS louku, dvakrat se z ni sklizi, tot' se vi, ze panska, nejlepi pole — jam panSka, les — je pallci y. vSecko je panske," prisvedeovali cstatni!

"A lid aby na pisku hospodaril, hnojem se aiarival a echo', aZ se pani liad rains smiluji." << r1 .• • •10na e jim lest', jim

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sebou sem kileeli a z ..,romujice a vyhrolujif • e; ale 1Ionia:3 a s yelikYm ohnem, • oatrebovall napjt na 'posilnenou , druzi nose pL.i or , o, aby se 0a tr..ji si vzoompel , no rtYf.cile • cbteli od Jankla 6h1.613

sl BclyZ se radne najedli a 10 ochlacid znaLle J,y, ore zurivosti zaeali se, a:a111 rozcha niZ se na neye , ri usnesli, zet.

••••)olu s Kobusem a AntTvlatouS v k -m, kterY oak uZ celou tu dobu drZel stranou a o 'sceem uvazoval, ;Ai ke Klombo-vi; zastilali jeSte hospodre, spoleene se s nimi na ne•em uradili a tine se ijozejli po chalupach.

Byla ITZ 'Domini rim syetla ye svetnicich pobasla, ticho padlo na y es, jenom tu a tam zaStekal pes anebo za:jiumel vitr, zrrirzle stronly tloukly patine o sebe jako nepratele a potom dlouho a derive hueely Mraz zabral poracine, ploty zbelely jinim, ale nekdy hned po prilnoci se hvezdy skryly, nastala b.-11a a bylo jaksi posupne, streme... Celd vesnice leZela y e spanku, ale byl to teZkY a, horecny spanek„ co chile zaznel We' malYcb, deli nebo se eekcio probacill v potu a v takovem divstrachu, z rallSil triorilitbou posilit r.rit jakesi lodoSi; nekdy se divot, ncr mozeni a licks , den volal ze jsOtiell nekcle desila uniraj sPii'ea a licitem lo: trio, ze srdct Yll-0:10 zase vyli -10u predtuchou trnu10 hrtzou, obavanii. tdlce, oprAcIali Noe i1; . desivYini soy, boreen:Ych videni. phyla' 0 6Vita i a :trnSiektB.sp 11 Set , . to ;.1 tam nikdo otevrel _ (2 t"- espalott 1.110v11... rozbehi. iie An A ei. ke zvonici a caeal bit na zvon, jeko kdyZ Marne mu branill Jambro9, s varhanije i bit, a vsi readav0 kem A.e E., V am, silou tak poZven I 1 1 tide pini : , , dostrojeni a irlaZy a all uZ prod ptali se, eo Ii 0 pak poslou-

Strana 26 elan, protole zvon bil dal a hueel ponurYin mohutnYm hlasem v prisvitu rozednivani, aZ se zeme chvela, aZ vystragene ptactvo prchalo k lesUm a polekaIV lid se Zehnal kriZem a posiloval srdce; i MatouA, Kobus a ostatni uZ behali po vsi, bu gice holemi o ploty ;a volajice: "Na les! Na les! Pojd'me vAi hni! Ke kreme! Potom na les!"

Chvatne se dooblekli, nejeden je gte po ceste se dopinal a modlitbu koneil, a horempadern utikali pod kremu, kde uz stal Klomb s nekolika hospodari. . .

Liege se vyrojili na cestach, mezi ploty, na dvorech ve vAech chalupach to zaColo vtit, deti spustily ranius, , Zenske ITO laly pros sady a nastal poprask a shon, jako by horela vesnice.

"Na les! Vezmete, co mitZete, kosy, cepy, klanice, sekery, v gecko s sebou!"

"Na les!" tim krikem se otrasalo povetri a buracela eels. yes.

Nastaval bilk den. . . tichY, jasnY, je gzamZenY a mrazivY, stromy staly v jinovatce jako v pavueinach, testy chrupaly pod nohama slabYm prin-irazkem, vody se stekly, kaluZe jako by byly pota;:eny rozbitYm sklem, do nosu to ostre bodalo, vzduch byl sveli a tak ozvuenk, krik a vrava se rozlehaly giroko daleko.

Ate pozvolna se vAecko tiAilo, protole zu•iv • vztek jimal srdce, jakasi zla, sebevedoma, nenstupna sila menila duAe v kMnen a odi yala je v takovou prisnou vaZnost, ze mimodek vgichni hrouZice se do sebe. uC Zastup se stale zvet goval, cele prostranstvi pied kremou aZ k ceste, j ■ , 46 prichazeli opozdilci.

Zdravili se mleky, kaZdY stanul, kde se naliodou octl, rozhliZel se kolern a eekai trpelive na stark, kteri Ai pro Borynu.

Boryna byl piece prvni ye vsi, na nem bylo. aby lid vedl, bez neho ZadnY hospidar by neudelal krok.

Stali trpelive a tide jako les huste zaposlouchanY do hlastl, vychazejici.ch z neho, a v bublani potiteku, jed zurei mezi koiceny... easem preletelo nejuke slovo, easem se zvedla nejaka pest, tu se oei rozhorely prudeeji, tu zas beranice sc rozkolebaly silneji a nee' tvar zrudta.... a znova stanuli bez hnuti, podobalice so snoptim huste podel sebe nastavenYin. Priletel kovaC, protlaeil se hustYin stupem a poCal lid zrazovat, straAit, ze za to co hodlaji udelat cola yes piljde do Zelez a vezme za sve a po nein mlynak opakoval toted; ale nikdo na ne nedbal a nepo glouchal je, protole vAichni vedeli, ze se oba snadi zalibit se panskYm a`ze by mLli prospech z toho, kdyby je zadrZell.

I Koch priAel a se slzami v oeich jim cicinlouval podobnYmi slovy... nebylo to nit platne.

V t S T Ni K

TEXAS

A koneene prichvatal knez a zaeal vy-

kIadat svYm zniisobent, neposleehli, stai nehybne, nikdo ant eepici nesmekl, nikdo mu. ruce nepolibil a kdosi dokonce hlasite vykrikl: "Zaplatili mu, proto tak mluvi!"

"Kazdnim krivdu nenapravi!" dodal kdosi uraZlive.

Illedeli tak ponure a zatvrzele, ze so knez rozplakal, neprestavaje je zapCisahat vAim, co je jim svate aby se vzpamatovali a roze gli se dona; ale nedomluvil.

Protole pri gel Boryna a vAechen lid se ()branl k nemu.

Matej byl bledY jako steno, podivne, mrazive prisnY, oei mu vAak planuly jako vlkovi; gel zprima, chmurne a sebevedome, zname PoZdravo-val kYvnutim hlavy a rozhliZel se po lidech; rozestoupili se peed nim, nechavajice mu volnY prtichod, a on vystoupil na kiddy lelici pied kremou; nod promuvil, ozvali se vAichni jako jednerni "Ved'te nas, Mateji ved'te nas!"

"Na les! Na les!" volali jini.

Teprve kdyz nastalo ticho Boryna rozprahl ruce a zaeal volat rnocnYrn hlaseni: "Lido krest'anskY, Polaci Spravedlivi, hospodari a podruzi! VAem se nam stala ktivda pro vsecky stejna, kterou nentZeme strpet ani odpustit! Pan gti kaceji les, pangti nikomu z nagich nedavaji ci, panAti jsou stale proti nam a zahubu nam stroji! Nedaji se ani yypoeitat vAecky ty krivdy, exekuce, Akedy a utrpeni, ktere vAechen lid zakou gi! Sit jsme k soudu — a co jim kdo udelal? Jezdili jsme se Zalobou — nadarmo! Ale Mira byla dovrAena, ted' kaceji na g les! Dovolime jim to dovolime?"

"Ne! Ne! Neciame se! RozeZetite je. nobijte, nedejte se!" krieeli jeden pCes druhello a tvaic e ztemnele, chmurne, posupne zaza.fily jako bleskem, sto pesti se mihalo v povetri, sto hrdel zalarmelo a hnev rotras1 srdce.

"Pray° je na na gi strain, ale nikdo nam je nepriznava; les je na g a oni jej kaceji! 0 co my, chudaci, si mime poet, kdyZ se nas nikdo na svete. nezastane a kdekdo nam krivdi co si mime poeit?...

Narode lido krest'anskY, Polaci. . . rikam vim, Co uz neni jine pomoci, neZ, so sami musime svoje branit. Rajdeme vAichni a nedovolime les kacet! Pojd'te kaZdY, kdo jen mac, kdo jen na nohou stoji, cola yes, vAichni jako Wen! Nebojte se nieeho, lido, nebojte se, pravo je na g e a tak milZeme delat co chceme!

Nedopustime se nieeho zlelm a colon yesnici taky nemohou potrestat... Za mnou. lido, jen stateone, za mnou! Na les!" vykrikl Boryna mocne.

"Na les!" zaburaceli vAichni v odpoved'; nastal ruch, zastup zakolisal, rozpadl se a kaZdY padil s krikem dome pfichystat se; nastal horeelj chvat a kvap,

Ve siCedu. dna I1 sail 1955. prevlekani, zaprahani, vytahovani soni, rehtani koni, jeCeni deti, kletby narky Zen, cola yes se trdsla *on pripravami a za nekolik minut jeden za clruhYm tahli k topolove aleji, kde eekalBoryna s Plodkou, Klombem a ostatnimi predaky.

Postavili se do Cady, jak na ktereho nacho, rnuZi, mladici, deny, i starAi deti staly; nekdo jel na sanich nekdo na koni, jini na voze a ostatni, skoro cela ves, se vydali peAky; srazili se v hustY gik, tvol'ice jeden diouhk, sumici zahon obili, postriknuty eerveni ZenskYch gatku, nad kterYm se ti-asly radne klacky, rezave vidle, copy a tu a tarn jako blesk se mibla kosa, jako by Ali na pole. . . jenom smichu nebylo, Zertti ani veseli. Stall mleky, zamraeem prism, odhodlani na viecko; kdyZ ezi Boryna na sanich vstal, prehledl cele liionaWflpi a zvolal, znamenaje se ki'12,,ia; "Ve jneOnu Otec i Sync i Ducha svateho! Amen! Vzhuru cestu!"

"Amen, amen!" opakovali, a protole knez prave zacinkal kostelni zvonek snad gel v -Leto chvili k — Zehnali se, smekali eepice, bill -e v prsa a leckdo truchlive vzdychl; pak v ytrhli pesluAne, mohutne a mleky skoro cola yes; jenom kovar zustal kdesi v zallradkach pied domy prodral se zezadu do sve chalupy, skoeil na kone a ujialel postrannimi cestami ke dvoru. Antek, kterY se od to chvile, co se ukazal otec, skrYval v kreme, vzal, jakmile se ves dala na pochod, od Jankla pugku, schoval ji pod koZich a hnal se do lesti napCie pies pole. . ani se neohlideje. .

Lid postupoval bystre za Borynou, jedouchn vpredu.

Hned Z2, nim tahil Plogkove; bylo jich dost ze tti chalup se Stachem v Cele, 11de site nevzhledni, ale od huby, naduti a sebevedomi.

A za nimi Sochove, ktere vedl rychtal.'.

Treti Vachnikovi, chlapici drobne, suclue postavy, ale jedovati jako vosy.

Otvrti Ali Golombove, jell vedl Matoug; nebylo jich, mnoho, ale vydali za vsi, byli to rvaei nenstupni a rozrostli jako duby.

Pati SYkorove, zavaliti jako gpaliky, brueouni.

Potom hoSi Klombovi a ostatni middeZ, vysoka, bujna, svarliva a . do kahle rvaeky jako ohen; inlade2 vedl Grela, bratr fojtily.

Nakonec gli Bylicove, Kohusove, Pry6,kove a Gulbasove, PaCesove a Balcarkoye, a kdopak si je v gecky pamatuje.

Vykraoovali statne, aZ se zeme ticasla, posupni, tvrdi a hrozni jako mrak nesouci krupobiti, kterY site jen mirne Pi, ale protole je tehotnY blesky, znenadani dopadne a eels/ svet rozdepta.

(Wokraa-ovani.)

Ve stredu, dne 14. zai•i 1955.

Strang

VA STNiK— WEST, TEXAS

AUTOVANDREM DO KENTUCKY (Pokraeovani)

(Pik Stefanie Waizel)

sann Man, ze cm nevi, proe to vlada nehledi znieit. Roste to divoce podel cesty a 2e east° vidi eernochy jak sbiraji semeno. Okolo Lexington jest nekolik peekrasnYch farem na chovani zavodnich koni. Farmy vyhli2i jako nejake parky, a kone se jen tak sviti. Tabak je take omezovanY jako zde bavina. Staveni v gude videt dobre, krasne Ado11, jako hajeeek.

Pastevniky vSude videt krasne zelene a mnoho; zde jsou cim dale men gi a men'Si. Kentucky je asi zeme slezovYch ri121, nebo v'Sude je tam videt u domovii. Bylo nam reeeno, 2e tarn si mnoho farmarti pomohlo drribe2nictvim a mlekarenim, pani Haydonova prodava do obchodu i sYr z kYSky udelanY. Pak jsme prijeli ke Frankfort. Wude bylo videt okolo highway lany pknice, r2i, ovsa, tabaku a kukurice. Tu jedeme dolti prikrYm kopcem ke kapitolu. Pohled je fichvatnY z jedne strany, a pak jedeme zase do kopce. Cesta jest vysekana ye stale, nebo kameny vyenivaji ze srazne jedne strany a hned jste na kopci s ktereho vidite celY Frankfort v udoli, opravdu krasna podivaria. Becla, kdyby nejakou nahodou sjel dole, nevim jestli by ktera kost' zUstala cela v tele. Ph Frankfort hory se u2 vice vypinaji, jeSle jeden pohled s kopce dolii do hlubokeho ridoli s majestatnim kapitolem a kostenimi vi2kami, za Frankfort farmy se pomalu ztraceji a vystupuji hory jako velikani.

PovetSine co jsme videli dobytek, chovo,ji. jersey, holStYnskY a angus. Je,§te chci podotknouti, 2e v ka2clem domove v Kentucky maji dvojita okna, rikaji tem z venei "storm windows". Mivaji v zime velke blizardy a silne vetry, ale tornada tarn nemivaji.

Hory se zas pomalu ztraci a jedeme jen pies mime kopce. Pomalu preji2dime pres Shelbyville. Cesty dobre, ale tak ye. Ja byla nejak nervosni, nebo stale prSelo a ja se tak obavala, ze sjedeme s cesty a zet' jel 65 a2 70 mil za hodinu. Je tam mnoho plotu stavenYch z kamene.

Jell jsme okolo maleho hrbittivku, je2 byl take obehnan kamennYm plotem. let' Pikal, 2e tam je pochovan riejlepAi zavodni ktiri, kterY vyhral vkchny prvni ceny v Kentucky. A zas misty videt rule podle cesty v plote. Ja jsem takovY blazen za kvitim, ae mantel se me smal, "Mamo, nechce g slezt a natrhati si kytici?" No, my meli karu napraskanou, pro kviti nebylo mista.

PrijiMime k Louisville, tam jsme videli vice kukurice, ale byla jen asi na pid' vysoka. Krajina zase vice hornata, srazne strane, polieka se zdala jenom jako diane.

U sameho Louisville hory se zase ponekud ztratily, jenom male kopce se vy-

pinaji nad silnici. As1 13 inn pred 1 za Louisville jest vYborna dvojita dalnice.

Jeli jsme k zet'ove sestre, ktera u2 na nas eekala s veeeti. Jmenuji se pan a pani Burkovi. Neptala jsem se, jake on je narodnosti, ale vyhli2i jako Ital. Maji 3 chlapeeky. Barbecue u2 vonelo na „stole, tak jsme s chuti poveoefeli, na chvili pobesedovall a pak nas zavezli do turisticke nocleharny. Jim a dcera s malinkou stall u nich na noc. Rano po dobre snidani zas u nich, nebo rano prijeli pro nas a chte nechte museli jsme k nim na snidani.

Louisville je velke, rozlo2ite meSto. Ulice jsou vroubeny tak velkYmi koSatYmi stromy, jako vlaSskYrni orechy, javory a divoke treSne, tak2e ani dorny nebylO ze stromovi videt. 'Na ceste k zet'ove sestte ✓ Meste videli jsme malt' potteek po strane silnice, voda bublala a padala v ma1'ch vodopadech. Jeli jsme dlouhou ulici, divam se na poStovni schranky, ale ani jedno Ceske jmeno jsem nenaSla. Pak jsme jeli okolo Cavalry, krasneho htbitova v tichem zatisi, ulice do kopeeku a s kopeeku. Proji2deli jsme asi hodinu ne2 jsme se dostali zase yen na silnici. Okolo dornovti videt hydrangeas, ale jakY rozdil tarn a zde, tam jsou jenom bile a kvety drobnejSi a jen asi polovieni velikosti.

Pozorovala jsem ruch na ulicich a to jsem si vSimla, he "license" na autech nesly pina jmena okresti. Mnoho kestent a hititord jsme videli. Ne2 jsme vyjeli z mesta potkali jsme tri pointy. Stale prSelo a to nezvYSilo naladu. Louisville je • Udoli a v dalce kolem dokola vysoke vrchy. Phi Louisville jsme take shledli irokou Ohio reku. Nekde tarn v horach je pevnost Fort Knox a jeSte jive pevnosti.

Podle dalnice jest tam umistena vojenska posadka, ktera pevnosti asi opatruje.

Delaji tarn take civiliste, jsou tarn usazeni i s rodinami a Yypada to jako mesto samo o sobe. Mnoho a mnoho aut nese tabulky z jinYch statin tak bylo videt, 2e ✓ Ike tarn proji2di mnoho turistti.

My chteli spatrit aspori "Horse Cave", ale ani to se nam, nevypInilo, navAtevy byly prednejSi. Prklo stale s menAimi prestavkami. Za Louisville zaeina to bYti puste, nebo priji2dime k opravdovYm horam a vrchtim. Jest jeSte nekolik menSich mesteeek k tern .krivolakYm cestam ✓ hordch, ktere ja bych tak rada byla objela, nebo preskoeila, kdyby bylo mo2no. No, Panbuh s nami a zle pryC. St'astne to dopadlo, jen2e ye dvou mistech silnice byla zatarasena, jednou kdy2 jsme jell s kopce dole, byl prevrZen pies silnici velkY truck, rtizne velikosti balioky byly rozhazeny okolo; pak o nekolik mil dale zase byl prevracenY truck

co vozi auta, ten byl ze silnice dolri. Jestli nejaka auta nebo ne, jsme nevynaSli. Bylo tam asi 10 velkYch trucku, a jestli vezi jake auta, na tech se asi vice 2acInY nebude vozit, nebo to bylo v miste, kde byly srazne boky a auta mohla sletet dolii, ta,k2e je nebylo videt. Jen na chvili nam dovolili stat a u2 jsme museli jet, tak jsme nic nevynahli.

Zeme phi hranicich je eervenava jako okolo Sugarland. Musim jit jeUe nekolik mil zpatky do Kentucky. Nekde phi Horse Cave jsme videli velkou tabuli pri ceste, ktera hldsala Aramenitou vodu a o pravdu 112 jsme videli velikou studni. Bylo to ohraheno a nekolik aut. tam stalo, ale my jeli dale. Prklo stale, obloha byla kdiva, uplakana, misty bylo videto v zahradkach zemaky, asi po kolena askvetly a2' to bylo Homy vystupovaly, rai•y velmi vysoke.

Jedete a ne2 se naclate stoji precl vami hora jako hroznY obit. Tam topili v kamnech na drevo jeate, proto2e se z kominti kourilo. Phi Clarksville videt zase velmi krasne farmy, to asi byl posledni pozdrav krasy z Kentucky. Take jsme spathili nekolik srubti (log houses) phi ceste. Prejell jsme hranice do Tennessee, phejeli jsme Kentucky Lakes, do kterYch se vleva reka Tennessee, a 112 isme byli zase zpet V tech kopcich, kde bylo tak daleko videt dophedu a cesta se vinula pies ty hory jako bade.

Tabak v Tennessee jsme videli jen po McKenzie, pak videt ji2 jen bavinu, kukurici a oves. Pri McGenzie hory pominuly, v bavinikovYch lanech bylo videt 30-40 kopaCu. Jedouce tam bavina byla misty zarostla, jedouce zpatky, u2 byla vyeistena za tYden, vk se tak zmenilo.

Plies Tennessee jsou take krasne lesy.

Zeme je piseita. V poll pracovali povet gine eernoSi. Jell jsme, ah jsme dorazili do Memphis, kde jsme prenocovali zase v tech samYch "Holiday Inn Courts", jewL7e jsme spali v jinYch kabinach. Byli jsme v trojich kabinach, jako 3 nod ztravili na ceste tam a 3 nod zpet, a vS"ude jsme rneli hezke, eiste kabiny s koupeli, ochlazeni. zahrivakem a telefon. Kabiny byly $6.00 za jednu noc. Tyhle Holiday Court maji restaurant zrovna vedle, tak jest to jeSte pohodlnejSi pro turisty, neb nernusi nikde dale k jidlu zajialet a jidlo je vYborne.

(Pokraeovani.)

• ,.4,„ • ( "Cloy& musi bYti sporivY, kdy2 dice s prijniem vyjiti. Znieil jsem svou dYmku a vitt:we nekourim, a tak uktiim ka2dY rnesic etyri dolary."

"Co ty, ale ja! Ja uktrim ka2dY mesic aspori deset dolarn, protole nejim kaZdY den tucet Ustrie."

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VESTNi —WEST, TEXAS

Ve str•eclu, c.lno 147.(1M

Moje jmeno je F. F. LeSikar, staid '72 let, adresa 6'704 Community Dr., Houston, Texas. Pro nme neznamou prieinu, jak vim asi po dobu minulYch let poealo me -Lel° kloniti se vice a vice vpi'ed, a situate se stale horSila, ai sem byl talc sehnut, ie mi nebyla mono hledeti vpied. Ja jsem mel poeet lekarfi, kteri mne leeili nasledkein myth zad a ZadnY z nich mne nepiinesl idevy neb poinoci.

Moje manielka znala doktora. Broden po d •bu pies 20 let, a pamatovala si Ze on vyleeil male (levee od vodnatelnosti a ledvinoveho neduhu a take nakho pribuzneho, kdyZ nemocnice je odmitly, ale nemohli jsme jej nalezti aZ jsme vynaSli jeho jmeno v Novem Domove a ve Vestniku, naeei jsme pijeli z Houstanu, bysme navStivili Dr. Broden. Dr Broden vynaSel prieinu neduhu a site spa.(11S, ludek, kterSr byl prieinou. Tel° bylo tlaeon° vpied nasledkcin vally zaludku, Dektor toto dokazal. lined jak ialudek byl pozvednout do pat •iene posice, telo e vzp •imilo. Nechtel jsein sk •rewn yemojinr oeim, a v'gichni 'kteri nine znali a se mnou sympatizovali.

Ja nyni ochotne odpovim na fAechny dotazy, jen priloite adresovanou obalku se znamkou.

Mr. and Mrs. Lesikar Original jest uschovan

pocatun

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Dr. Broden iiiadnje v Halleitsville ye etvrtek a v Nick eele dny a v sobotu dcpoledne. ye Victoria zbytek tYdne.

Jeho iti.adovna jest 908 N. Navaro St., (Adv. c) Victoria, Texas.

Pri nav:Steve LondYna byl Mark Twain Mezi Slykl jste, Ze se kolega F. seal se lanailostem na banketu anglickYch ueencti. tickYrn spirististou?

Ztraci vS'echen, volnY flozmluva se stoeila na spot . Bacon-Shakespeare. Koneene se jeden privrZenec eas citovanim ducha".

"Ja se mu nijak nedivim. Je pochopiBGcona obratil na Marka Twaina a polatelne, Ze si rad popovicia se s yYrni bYvaCL;1 ho, aby se vyjadfil. lYmi pacienty."

"Jrpoekam as piljdu do nebe a zeptarri Shakespeara, kdo napsal jeho hry," % < 1 1)(v del slavnY humorista. , nemyslim. najdete Shakespeara pane Clemensi," odpovedel stoupenec Bacona.

"Tedy se ho zeptate vy," odpovedel Mark Twain.

Pied sOudem.

Advokat: "Prosim pane soudce, aby laskave uvazil, Ze intij klient trpi kleptomanii."

Soudce: "No, ja site nejsem ZadnY lekar, ale myslim, Ze proti teto nemoci je chleba s voclou nejlepSim lekem. Sest mesicti!" )Or, 0 (

"Jak jste se dostal do divaOsm "v" na rCz, dla?"

Jak se nekdy nakupi lads pis en, doNamoi'nik: "Na listek prvnihO dastojsvede,uje tato adresa: nika."

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KdyF pak k Jerusalemu samerru sestoupila colada kralo yna se sveho 1.ozr, a gla bosyma. nohama, Vajic tak najevo, 'Fe tato mista ma, za svata. Sla tedy bosa aF k potoku Cedronti, pies nejF, leFelo drevo. Kralovna ze Saby v gak nepre gla pies ne, jako jini chodili, nYbrZ pokleknuvigi, polibila je a jinYm pak mister': potok prebredla.

KdyF pote stanala pod horou Kalvarii, pa.dla na zem jako Falem zmoFena a laela tak se sepjatYma rukarra po tri hodiny. Poystavgi pak, hledela na horu Kalvarii a zaplakav gi zvolala: "Pozdravena bud'te, b mista posvatna!

Svata jste a svata budete az na velcy vektiv, aF do skonani sveta!"

Salamoun, zvecle y o kralovne ze by, vyg el ji s koinonstvem ve v gi slave raproti a prijal ji s milYm vitanim a velkou CU, kka: "Vitej, miler hosti!"

Sibylia gla s nim ku dvoru a tu ote y -felarypokdarvl,je zlata, velike mnoFstvi, drahe kameni a krasne nadoby umeleckeho dila, teF Vzacne koreni a soueky ze stromu, jel balsam , potily.

I zUstala kralovna v Jerusaleme devet mesicti a kral vykazav ji nadherne sine a vzdugne, vonne komory v palaci, jenF byl v ute gene zahrade, hostil ji jak se na, vzacnou kra.lovnu patillo. Za 'eastych rozmluv seznal kral, Fe je panenska, kralovna moudreho ducha, a kdy take o budoucich ,vecech east° mluvila, paadal ji, aby mu o nich neco zjevila.

A tu, jak sedeli v zahrade pine krasy a utegeni ye stinu starYch cedrft, oliv a cyprigfi pohledla Sibylla do temne budoucnosti a jala se o ni mluviti.

Nejprve krali o jeho nisi povedela, Fe po jeho smrti bude kralo ystvi na, dve rozdeleno, Fe lid i kralove opusti Hospodina, zaeeF pak prijde cizi a v gechen lid i krale odvede do zajeti, a,F1 do Babylonske zeme.

z nehoF cirevo le21 nyni pies potok Cedron, I budou Mesid gem a jeho smrti IIaloha mista svata jakoF Kalvarie hora, na niF Spasitel odevzcia Hospodinu ducha sveho.

Po umueeni Mesiage prijde na Jerusalem pomsta Pane a drahocenne nadobi, jeF jsi do chramu dal, za korist bude odrieseno do Aima. Ale nad pohanskYm mem zvitezi Kristus, a udeni jeho rozgiri se po Ve gkere zemi a bude aF do skonani sveta."

Sibylla umlkla a toho dne jiF vice nepovedela. Kral pak, kdyF ode gla, premital na mysli o vgech tech vecech, aF pak da y zavolati pisare sveho, •ovedel mu v:S.c, co Sibylla zjevila, a pisar v ge sepsal. Kral 'pak schoval, co napsano, k jinyni kniham syYm. — II. KdyF pak druheho dne kal Salamoun sedel opet se Sibyllou v zahrade Fadal ji, aby mu povedela,, jak bude s jinkrui zememi, neF nastane soudnY den.

I povedela Sibylla, jak ktest'ane se rozmnoFi, Fe budou miti cisate a krale, Fide pak Fe budou ztendeni a jejich vlada Fe bude jim Galata. Krest'ane vgak se poru gi a oddaji se nerestem.

"Nebude mezi nimi viry a citivernosti, titsta budou jinak mluviti a srdce jinak smygleti. Pra y° bude prodano, chudY elovek utlaeen, suFovan, opu gten. I segle Buh mnoho znameni na priklad lidem, aby se polepgili. KdyF pak neposlechnou, setre jich Bid" Hospodin treti dil pro jejich bezbo2nost." A Sibylla vykladala, jaka to znameni budou, a kdyF dokoneila svou red, ode gla do svYch komnat. Salamoan pak dal opet v ge, co sly gel, napsat a chovati.

Tretiho dne pri gla Sibylla do 'Le ute gene zahrady zas a tu potkala krale lamouna pod tamarigky, cypri gi a oliyami. Bylo rano, slunce z hory vychazelo.

Kral zaeal opet o budoucich vecech, a tu Sibylla sama Faciala; aby povolal sveho pisare, jenF by vge napsal, co promluvi, a to pisma aby tak bylo uschovano na Slava Jerusalemska pomine a chram, Veene easy. jejZ on, Salamoun v,ystavel, Fe bude zboJak zaealy o budoucnu, promenila sa ken jako ygechno 'nest°. Po mnoha vgak tvar mlade kralovny, jeF byla bile obleletech, kdy lid israelskY bude se zkrou- Cena, promenily se jeji oei, zarice ve gtecgene kati a k svemu Bohu jedinernu vola- kYm ohnem. Stojic na stupnich pod stroti, nastane lepg i eas: lid se vrati do vlasti, ray, nad gena duchem mluvila: obnovi Jerusalem i jeho chram.

"Ale vlastnich kralft jiF miti nebude "Krali! Hospodin tebe moudrosti obnYbr2 cizi, pohanske a posleze z naroda darn, Fe pied tebou FadnY nebyl a po tokimskeho. Tehda, vez, krae, narodi be nebude ti roven, ad bude mnoho ciMesia g, jenF bude konati velike divy a za- safil a kraln. A ti nove rise miti budou. zraky. Od s yYch v gak poznan nebude, Jedna z tech NFl neb kralo ystvi bude slobrz uplvan a na smrt odsouzen. I zem- Yana a vYborna., firodna chlebem. To re na drevu kri2e a sam si ho ponese na jest oeska zeme a bude v ni take hojKalvarii, Falostnou horu. Ten kriF bude nost chmele a vina. Narod to zeme vyz AdarnoVa stromu, jenF v raji staval a stavi mnoho mest, jedno pak nadmiru

velike tak, Fe v nem bude vice neFli tirice domil.

Bude slavno a bude hlavou to zeme, nebot' v nem kralove prebYvati budou.

NeF od neho take se roznalFe ohavnost a mnohe hrichy. Tak diouho pak budou pachati nepravosti, az jim Buh odejme krale, a jineho rodu ciziho jim ustanovi. Ten je bude prondsledovati tak, Fe by si po Case touFebne prali, kdyby meli zase krale sveho jazyka.

Do to Ceske zeme vloudi se houfy cizich, kteri mnoho zleho s sebou prinesou. A kral po krali bude robotami souMU lid, tak ze budou vrchnosti sve robotovati etyri dny tehodne, pro sebe pak jen dva dni pracovati. Jeden z tech ralit zadne neslYchane novoty, coF se zprvu bade obecnemu lidu libit; alp pod plagtem novYch narizeni budou stara, prava rugena. Bro ty novoty bude seiskY lid krale chvaliti, stavilm v gak se libiti riebudou. I to•za neho bude take prohlageno, Fe smi kaFdY svou viru volne vyznavati, nebot' on nebude milovnik chovenstva a mnoho duchovnich statka a kostelti bude za jeho panovani zru geno.

Kral ten da v gechnu pticlq,, premerit a lidu uleveno v robotach. Krale v gak zahy stihne smrt, umre na svem lo2i a ne v boji. Smrt to bude lidu divna a mrtvY za Fiveho jmin bude.

Po nem prijde kdal, ktery od predeMYch novot mnoho upusti. Po kraticem jeho panovani nastoupi kral mladY, za jeho2 panovani strhnou se velike voiny.

I bade selskY lid nucen, aby zadarrno (-)4 bill dovaFel, a skoro v gecku svou odvadel. Tez budou mnoho na vojnu ti, tak2e v zemi bude patere vojsko, de s jinym jmenem, a lid bade je Zivit i gatem opatrovati.

V ten Cas take nastanou Ceske zNnt. nenrody a Bill: se gle na ni mnoho ohrot, bourlivYch vetru, krupobiti, prili gne sn6by a vody Rok od roku bade Mk, takFe se zasteskne jak staremu tak mlademu na svete Fivu bYti, a nejvic obecnemu lidu, Tinagte kdyF prijdou na ne tak velike vojny, Fe mnohemu hospodari vezmou do boje i posledniho syna.

Ale proto v ge se narod piece nepolepgi. Setrvat' ye syYch nectnostech a Zpozdilostech, a bade velika promena v gat-' stvu a mravich. Tu se Hospodin hneVern. popudi a ztresta jej tak, Fe v gecka mesta zka2ena budou. Jen Tabor, Usti, Sobeslav a Melnik ujdou to zkaze, jestlile pravde a zakonu budou stati. Kutner Hora se propadne, Plzen, Zatec, Hradec Kralove, Kourim a Gaslava jina mesta kralovska budou od neptatel zkaFena, • (PokradovanD

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