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CHU ZE BYLA ZAHAJENA PAEDS SEDOU MARKEM V 9:15 RANO. Vaichni elenove Hlavni Utadovny byli ptitomni, mimo teditele 8krabanka, jak nasleduje: Edward L. Marek John A. Kubena J. F. Chupic.,k Jos. Koliha, Jr. R. A. UrbanovskS7 Robert Cervenka Frank 6ervenSr Chas. Holasek Charlie Navratil Frank Rod Frank V. Stepan Adolph D. PayliCek Salim byla zahajena kratiekou smrtni vzpominkou na poeest a na pa matku naaeho neda yno zemteleho teditele, br. A. C. 8tepana, kterY zemtel 18. prosince 1955.

Na navrh tajemnika Chupicka, kterY podporoval pokladnik Koliha a kterY byl ptijat, bylo usnekno, aby Hlavni Utadovna ptijala ptisluanou resoluci soustrasti na poOest a na pa.matku zemteleho teditele br. A. C. 8tepana. Bylo usnekno, aby tajemnik Chupick ptipravil to resoluci, aby vaechni elenove Hlavni fitadovny byco elenove resolueniho vYli boru, aby jeden opis to resolute byl poslam Mrs. Ruth 8 tepan, portstale vdove teditele Stepana, aby jeden opis byl poslam Vestniku k uvetejneni a aby jeden jeji opis byl zaneaen do protokolu teto schilze Hlavni Utadovny.

Ptedseda Marek oznamil, Ze bratr Frank V. 8tepari z Beilville, Texas byl zvolen na uprazdnene misto teditele distriktu eislo 1, ktere povstalo nasledkem urnrti teditele A. C. 8tepana, ve zvlaatni schazi delegate distriktu ask) 1, ktera se konala v Brenham, Texas 4. ledna 1956, a nastolil bratra Frank V. Stepana co teditele distriktu eislo 1, dle naai ptirneky

YYTAII Z PROTOKOLU PRVNI PRAVIDELNE CTVRTLETNI SCHUZE PODPORUJICi JEDNOTY STATU TEXAS, KONANE V HLAVNI UR,ADOVNE V TEMPLE, TEXAS, V PONDELi 9. LEDNA 1956.

(Sepsal J. F. Chupick) a stanov. (Poznamka tajemnika: Protokol teto zylaatni schnze delegatil distriktu eislo 1 je zaneaen v protokolni knize eislo 7, poeinaje na strance 145, a byl uvetejnen ye Vestniku dne 25. ledna 1956.)

FRANK V. S'TEPAN nov3) reditel prvniho distriktu Po sloleni jeho Utedniho slibu, nove zvolenY teditel bratr Frank V. Stepan byl uvitan do Hlavni ittadovny co jeden z jejich teditelti vaemi ostatnimi Merry Hlavni UtadOvny. Reditel Stepan podekoval

vaem elenUm Hlavni fitadovny za jejich dfiveru, kterou v neho sloZili a slibil, Fe vynaloZi jeho nejlepai schopnosti k tomu, aby udelal dobreho teditele pro Hlavni eitadovnu SPJST. Ptedseda Marek oznamil, Ze obdrZel dopis od teditele Skrabanka, ve kterem mezi jinYmi vecmi br. Skraban.ek piae, Ze nasledkem vaZne operate, ktere se podrobil nedayno, a na radu jeho lekate, aby n.ePodniknul cestu do Temple, Ze mu nevi moZno zneastniti se teto schtize Hlavni utadovny.

V tomto dopisu mezi jinymi vecmi ditel 8krabanek vyslovil jeho nejlepai pram nove zvolenemu Fediteli distriktu Oslo 1, bratru Frank V. 8tepdnovi. Bylo usneaeno, aby ostatek dopisu neb zpravy teditele 8krabanka byl vzat na pkettes pozdeji.

Pfedseda Marek ye zprave o jeho einnosti co pkedseda Hlavni utadovny za posledni Ctvrtleti 1955 ref eroval o jeho pi semni zprave, kterou ptedloZil vaem elenum Hlavni ntadovny. Po pteeteni teto zpravy referoval o jeho navatevach distrikt.nich schazi, schazi mistnich tadil a schilzich organisatorn. Oznamil, Ze navativil W.O.W. yYletiate rnladeZe pti Martinsville, Texas, a take referoval o konvenci Texaskeho Bratrskeho Kongresu, ktera, se konala v Mineral Wells v listopadu.

Potom ptedloZil pro uvaZeni jeho zpre.vu ohledne nove ziskanYch clenu, opis ktere dal vaem 'dentin Hlavni Utadovny, ye ktere zprave udal podrobne poeet ziskanYch novYch elenti a obnosy pojiateni, ktere bylo prodano ye vaech distriktech behem minuleho roku. V to zprave dale podal rozbor novYch Menu a pojiate• ni dle BAIA a dle organisatoril, kteti tyto Cleny ziskali a toto pojiateni prodali.

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V zari 1onskeho roku dohodnul se precisjezdovY stanovni vYbor, ae schnze tohoto dttleliteho telesa bode; konana druhou sobotu v bleznu. lined po tornto usneseni bylo oznameno ve Vestniku, aby vS'echny navrhy na opravu stanov byly poslany tajemniku stanovniho vyboru. Nektere lady a distrikty si povAmmuly uverejneneho prahlaSeni, za ealy probirati stanovy a poslaly sve \Thy. jine rady a distrikty jakoby vyekavaly, aZ jak to dopadne nebo as jestli se nekdo v sousedstvi, probudi a da polcyn• ZbYvaji jen etyii tYdny do schfize stanovniho vYboru. Nak stanovy narizuji, ze viechny navrhy museji bYti poslany na adresu tajemnika—nebo uvetejneny ve Vestniku—a tajemnik vYboru musi tyto predlokne navrhy zaradit na patriSne misto aby usnadnena byla prase vYboru. Takove navrhy, ktere dostane tajemnik, ale nejsou navrhovatelem uverejneny, tajemnik ea gle k uverejneni.

Dosud uvefejneno bylo ye Vestniku potnerne malo pokyniz, jake opravy nebo zmeny Oleni navrhuji nebo poladu. ji. Zda se nani."‘, e sedmY distrikt ukazal nejvetAi zajeni. ae poetem elenti je mezi distrikty pledposlednim. Distrikt zvoril si vYbor, kterY se seel, prostudoval cele stanovy a poslal sve navrhy jiz asi pled tremi mesici k uverejneni. Take distrikt treti zvolil si v3Thor, ktery met nernYlim-li se, d ye schtize a podrobne" studoval stanovy a 26.douci zmeny. Ro y -neZvdistrku nemsAlizatupci od jednotlivYch radii aby porokovali o moZnYch opravach. Takto yypracovane opravy byly p •edneseny V distriktni schtzi konane 15. leclna v Holland. Lee vyskytla se technicka otazka zdali distrikty maji pra y() podavati navrhy, kdyZ" prase a povinnosti distriktil nejsou ve stanovach vyjmenovany. Z toll° duvodu fusuzlnici druheho distriktu vykonali vier la bylo treba. Aby byli ji sti. ze navrhy clruhcc ho distriktu nebndou odsunuty stranon pro nejalcY tech.nickY dfivod, U •ednici rozeslali navrhy na opravy vS'em radum v druhem distriktu. Jak na linern miste tohoto &Isla je oznameno, nektere lady ye sve schnzi schvalily ony opravy. Znamena to, ze stanovni vYbar musi o techto navrzich uvakvat, at' jiZ jsou schvaleny nebo doporueeny jen jednim ladem ne bo tuctem radio Stanovy, pravi, ae navrhovatele museji poslat sve navrhy ta jemniku stanovniho vYboru nebo do VCstniku. Slovem "navrhovatele" vyrozumiva se kdokoliv v Jednote, jednotlivi eleni, skupiny Clenu y kadu, v distriktu

Ve st •eclu dne 15. imora 1956 nebo y e vedoucim telese. 'some (1-it rat' detihS,' Ai doslid byly sochny; od niche fariSly a uye•ejne. ny navrhy nit opravu sh.nov. Del gi dobn bylo jiz oznambVano ye VOs yniku, ae sta•• novlir vYbOr Zadd vgeehny- Chcay, any- lady 'a vSecnny distrikty.. by u yakNall'a'stanoVach a aby rm. tajemnilta stanowilho vYbL q't. do kon,'...e imera. Sam jsem na upozorrio-; vat'do ointzeni. Bylo a.2 neplijenme stile a znovu psati o jedne a tear . nutnosti. Pripominal jsern ae eleni by men probrat a proclebatovat nektere bodY v distriktnich schtZich na,' podzim nebo v mesici lednu a v finoru. Upozornoval jsem ze v :breznu a ' y bode na jakekoliv navrhy pozde. Ale -vyhlili to, ze milokdo ma. zajem o spolkove veci a • k se eeka s kaZdou nut-nosh itZ kdya to nesnese daiSiho odkladu. Jenom nekde je zajem. Jen nelcolik jednotlivYch nu preirlY'Sli a spolkovY vozik postrIcuji.

Pamatuji si, ie'jSent pried easeni dcisti otevlerie a , cirsne psal o • zanedbayarn schuzi v prvnim distriktu. Dostid marl uschovanY SonkromY dopiS ad jednoho distriktnlho arednika, kde ram) clekeval, ze jsem to pedal jadrnYin zpllsobn, aby tome' kaZdy rozumel. Distrikt prvni ma • 35 radix, ale z nich sotva' jedna tf'etina byla ye schilzich zastoupena. Vyeeti. jsem, ze v prvinm distriktu je velmi ma:10 pechdpeni pro spolkovou'eirmost, Upozornil jsem, ze V prvnirn distriktu je dvanact ci patnaet Pada, ktere existuji od zaloleni SPJST v roce 1)7. ale Ze. nekterYch z nick neni Zadnii spolkova einnost, ae rnalo bYvalYch dolcgatil prijde' do distriktni schthe trebaZe v pasiednim sjezdu pOmohli distrikty zalo ' A vite, co se stato'* prvnim distriktu?

Bylo npra.zdneno misto reditclova no.hradnika: Trvalo to talcrka dvii roky nikcloinedbal a zvoleni nahradnika. •Sarnthlavni Uredniei neupozornill no: nut nost dodrZeti stanovy. Stalo se. co nikdo nekkal—distrikt ztratil s y Cho reditele.

Prig a lednova prahlidka i.ni11 v usjfedi. ktera Meth, zaelt y e ctvrtek rano. Talc rychle musela bYt svolana ve stredu den predtim schtlze bYvalYch kteri z nich v 'Zadne distr:ktai schtizi `aredtim nebyli za cele sty;':. rokyf—aby zvolen byl novY reditel a novY nahra nik. Jsem rid ae prvni , distrikt si ease vybral dobreho leditele a' dob•eho hradnika, ale nemehu poehopit, p •oe 'Se na s talcovou dfileHtou veci provesti' poSledni elcarcZik. Wahl° v kterekoliV distrikt .1 konane bud' 'Y' ' roku 1.954 nebo 1955. Zda se k' mezi tem' nejstarSimi je fuk;eni pro spolkovou praci nejslabSil.' Lee tab likpavost - nevriiuthvost el priAirnu sjezdu nebo vici spolkov9m zalaitostem neni jen V prvnim distriktu.

Ve stiedu, dne 15. tinora 1956 Nejoilnej grm distriktem v Jednot y je distrikt LestY kde jsou silne kady v okresu Lavaca, Wharton a Matagorda. Dosud od distriktu gesteho nepkiAly 2adne pokyny. A do konce Unora zbYvaji pouze dva tYdny, tedy sotva co pkijde. Zase to dopadne jako se stalo s volbou keditele v prvnim distriktu. Byl jsem ye schtizi Oesteho distriktu, eekal jsem, 2e pkijdou nejake nazory a pokyny, ale mluvili tarn ti, kteki nieim na opravu stanov nepiispell. Ba dokonce slySel jsem jednoho hlavniho fikednika vyslovit nazor "distrikty jsou jen velika politika, nic jineho.' Bratr Muniza ovkm navrhnul, aby se zvolily vYbory ku propracovani nekterYch pokynft pro zmeny, a take bylo pkijato, aby ka2c1Y r.dd vyslal aspon jednoho zastupce do schfize, v ni p se budou probirat stanovy, ale dle vgech znamek zapomnelo se, 'Ze schtize mela byt svolana po Novem rote. Zapornina se, '2e eas nestoji a 2e koala dobra my'Olenka potkebuje ureitou dobu, aby uzrala aneb neco se z ni vyklubalo. Ani vejce se nevyklube kdy nema spraynou a pkiznivou teplotu.

Jedina dobra vec, ktera se ye schtizi 'Sesteho distriktu prodebatovala a prijala, byla otazka domova pro stare Oleny. 0 utulne byla dlouha debata, ktera vyznela v tom smyslu, bude-li se jednat v pkiaim sjezdu o zbudovani utulny, aby se pracovalo pro neodvislY podnik. TuAim, ze tento navrh byl pkijat jednomysine. Ale zase nebylo podano nic konkretniho, jen dohady a dobre funysly.

Dovolte mi, abych vim poradil a dal pokyny. Jestli chcete neeeho ye sjezdu dociliti, musite mit fOechno kadne sestayer* na papir v ureite forme polo2erie, aby to glo pied ten nebo onen vYbor srozumitelnYmi slovy vyjadkene.

V poslednich dvou eislech Vestniku byly uyekejneny v anglicke easti pokyny na opravu stanov, jak byly yypracovany a piijaty v druhem distriktu Skoda, 2e jsou v anglietine a 2e mnohY z naSich star gich elenfr nerml2e si je dle libosti kadne prostudovat. Navrhy : druheho distriktu ukazuji ze byly vypracovany Menem nebo eleny, kteii vedi, jak se takove opravy v americkYch spolcich delaji. NapiSe se vSechno tak, jak to bude stanovnimu vYboru pkedlo2eno nebo jak to bude y e stanovach doslova ten°, kdy se celY odstavec pfijme. raven je upozorneni, na ktere misto ten nebo (men elanek bude vlo2enY. Proto chcete-li vyvolati otazku ntulny ye sjezdu, napied poOlete uroitY navrh stanoVnimu vYboru, aby to bylo zahrnuto do sjezdoveho jednani. Jinak to bude nova otazka, ktera musi eekat o2 pkijdou na pketkes rtitzne nove cod maze se stat nekdy v posledni dny sjezdu pied samotnou volbou Mednikti.

A co se projednava ke konci, obyeejne

VEST N I K— WEST, TEXAS se nevyke'Si s rozvahou, ale jen se od bude.

Tedy bych byl toho nahleduchcete11 vyvolat otazku Utulny—abyste pokra&wall nasledujicim spravnYm zptisobem: misto okolkovani a obchazeni jako kolem horke ka ge se slovy "my jsme pro Mulnu," palete na stanovni vybor jate pied schtzi vYboru dodatek, kterY navrhujete vlaiti do stanov: "Oldnek druhY. teelem teto Jednoty jest ... atd, az pkijdete k slovam—postavit a yydr2ovat domov pro stare a pottebnou peei vy2adujici eleny SPJST." Nebo jestli toto zneni by se vam nezamlouvalo, mrilete elanek pozmenit libovolne, tfeba takto: "teelem teto Jednoty . . . venovati ureitou, penani eastku, povoienou sjezdem, na vYlohy s vydr2ovanim Mulny pro stare a peee potfebne eleny SPJST." Anebo ". . . podporovat z pkebytku SPJST samostatnY ftstav pro stare a pede potkebne eleny SPJST." Zneni tohoto dodatku maze bYti upraveno dle toho, jak sami na postaveni a kizeni faulny pohli2ite. Prave takovY dodatek, spravne vyjaelfenY, musi byt prodiskutovan stanovnim vYborem, mo2na, upraven v jinem zneni, ale tim se cela otazka Mulny dostane na pieties napked ve stanovnim vYboru, pak ye Vestniku, a koneene k odhlasovani delegattim.

Btrana 5 re z Mulny Maly sluOne 2ivobyti. po2dru "Utulny" jedna stard pani, tam umistend. prisla o 2ivot. Statni zdravotni nkady, easto mestoke nebo okresni bezpeenostni organy, jsou bezmocne yitei temto soukromYm "rest homes." To nejsou v pravem slOya takove ntulny, joke my bychom chteli miti. Spravne vedenY fistav pro starce je pod pkisnYm statnim dohledem, musi vyhovovat zdravotnim a bezpeenostnim po2adavkilin a musi bYti vzorem spoleeneho domova. Ze vaech tech domovil pro starce, ktere jsem az dosud navAtivil, nejlepe se mi zamlouval KatolickY domov stoma postavenY pest mil zapadne od El Campo nedaleko sine kadu eechoslovan dislo 40 y Hillje.

NaOi lide jsou dobki, piejici. Lee maji jednu vlastnost, ktera u2 nale21 k slovanske povaze. Jsou pfespkili g dtivekivi.

Kdo dovede pekne mluvit, snadno je pfesvedei, 2e je skrz naskrz uptimnS7.

Koupi v'Sechno, co je obaleno hezkYmi slovy. Take jakoukoliv utulnu. Osobne jsem pro fitulnu, ale nikoliv v torn pojmu, jak si nekteki naai &era pkedstavuji. Musi miti vaechny ty veci, ktere jsou v Katolieke Mulne v Hillje. A Icciy2 byste se ptali kediteln one Utulny na podrobnosti, kekli by yam otevfene, dalai kfidla jejich fitulny museji miti nebo budou miti jeSte jine, nove po2aDale chci vas upozornit na jinou okol- davicy. Tedy jestli bychom chteli miti nost ktera mnoheho z vas nepkijemne pouze "rest home," pro takovou opatrovprekvapi. Kdy2 jsem bral rozmanite nu rrikdy nebudu. kursy na universite, abych rozumel sam Ale jestli nekdo mluvi, 'ie musime eeoche a s yYm potkebam ye staki, musel kat na zpravu z Austinu, elanek 10.05 jsem studovat, jak se fidi domovy pro statniho zakoniku, vztahujici se na brastare lidi, joke jsou zdravotni, lekakske trske podprirne organisace, nam da doa jine po2adayky. Mezi temi, kdo po- stateenou odpoved', 2e je to clovoleno, slouchali tento kurs, byl jeden lekaf, tki kdy mame zalohy vySSi ne2 koiik zakon. aetkovatelky, jeden advokat, dva poli- stanovi. Nova piedloha zakona, kterou ciste, asistent okresniho navladniho a bratr Marek pfi yez1 z Toronto, Kanady, pet jinYch rozmaniteho povolani. Kan- vYslovne pravi, 2e naft2eme zalat dy z rads musel podat zpravu o nekte- nu, nemocnici, siroteinec, vYchovnY urem fistavu pro stare lidi, kterY bud' stav nebo jakYkoliv jinY dobroeinnY podosobne navOtivil nebo si dopsal o po- nik pro sve aleny dle svYch stanov. Nam drobne informace. Poznali jsme, 2e a- neponiffie zprava nebo pkikYvnuti z Aumericka vekejnost se necha velice snad- stinu. My potiebujeme spi ge sve vlastni no obalamutit eimkoliv, co nese nazev yYpoety a rozvrhy, abychom vedeli, do "dobroeinnY," "lidumilnY," "Mulna" ne- 'Cello se mtieme pustit. A co nejvice nobo jinY podobitY dojimavY, tkebujeme, je uji2teni od nagich vedousentimentalni nazev. A poznali jsme, cich, ze zalaeni a vedeni fitulyny neuva2e tak zvane "rest homes" nebo eesky li aadne dalSi poplatky na nikoho. To fitulny nejsou vlastne Utulnami ei- jsme dosud neslySeli. To neidtilditejOi ste vYdeleenYm podnikem, kterY operu- a ncjo2ehavejSi nebylo vysvetleno. A2 se je pro vYclelek soukrome osoby nebo domluvime, ze Utulna nebude vy2adovat manZelskeho parku. V sarnotnem Hous- pkika2ku na poplatcich, bude pro ni vise tonu naSli jsme takovYch "domovir po- Menu. chybrie jakosti nekolik..A pra ye v (lobe, 1•4•( kdy jsme tuto otazku soukromYch "Mulen" vyAetkovali, jedna z nich vyhokela.

Nic jineho snad neeini z Evota dkinu a Byl to velkY barak stareho slohu, s ne- bidnou existenci tolik, jako nizke kolika svetnicemi v piizemi a v prvnun Jestli2e Boy & po neeem netou2i, nevzhlipatke, Mulna na pkespani a podavani jivzhilru a nesnaai se vzhtiru, nemii2e se dla, vedena, dvema star gimi 2enami, kte- povznesti nad vOednost.

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ano, Ze se potom tazal pravnika Statniho Odboru Pojigteni, zdali kdyby my jsrne minuleho roku a take na to, Ze nekteri najali takoveho verejneho poetare, jako organisa.tori nezapsali vic neZ 5 elenn za ku prikladu toho poetare, kterY vykonal celY rok. Potom predloZil rozbor toho no- nagi revisi pied poslednim sjezdein, zdali veho pojiSteni die rfiznYch trid, jak v Od- takova, revise by byla postaeitelna pro boru DospelYch, tak v Odboru Detskem. Statni Odbor Poji gteni a zdali Odbor PoPredseda Marek ukoneil svoji zpravu, co jigteni by ji prijal, a Ze dostal ujigteni, se novYch Mena tYkalo s udanim, Ze cel- nebudeme miti Zadne nesnaze v dohodkern se napsalo v roku 1955 1376 novYch nuti se rna takovem poetari, kterY by vycertifikatfr s poji gtenim v obnosu $1,769,- hovel nam a take Statnimu Odboru Po • 500.00; Ze prilmerne stari techto novYch jigteni. elent jest 16 rokti a 6 inesicii a pi-innerBylo usnegeno. aby tajemnik Chupick obnos tech certifikatti $1285.00; Ze z dopsal tomu auditorovi. kterY konal to tohoto poji gteni 54.36% pripadlo pro Od- revisi prede gle, a v padu Ze by on nemohl bor DospelYch a 45.64% pro odbor DetskY. pro nas tuto revisi udelati, aby tajemnik Pripomel, Ze behem roku 1955 propadlo Chupick potom hledel udelati uspokoji431 certifikatti v obnosu $127,582.75 v Od- y ou domluvu ohledne tato revise s nekte boru DospelYch a 178 certifikatti v obno- rYm jinkm auditorem neb firmou, kterou su $145,500.00 v Odboru Detskem, neb cel- by schvalil Statni Odbor Poji gteni a take kem 609 certifikatft v celkovem obnoso Hlavni firadovna. $573.082.75. Upozornil na to, Ze jeho zpraTajenniik Chupick oznamil, ze po neva se rnoZna nebude shodovati doslovne s celorani zpravou nasledkem toho, Ze na- kolika konferencich s reditc-lstvem Kyle ge mistni inady posilaji jejich mesieni a Hawn hotela v Temple, Ze dostal uji gtezpravy na Hlavni firadovnu o jeden me- ni, Ze tyto dva hotely budou nam k dis posici pro na g prigti sjezd, poeinaje sic pozadu. pondeli 25. Cervna a koneici 30. eeryna Piedseda Marek pieced dopis od jedno- 1956. Na navrh pokladnika Kolihy, ktetY ho elena, kterY nedavno podal predbeZ- podporoval mistopredseda Kubena a ktenou Zadost o &ad statniho organisatora rY byl prijat, bylo usne geno, aby na g v jiZnim distriktu. V tomto dopisu tento gti sjezd se konal v Temple, Texas, poei elan oznamoval. Ze se o misto statniho naje 25. eervna a koneici 30. eervna 1956, organisatora v jiznim distriktu uchazeti neb posledni tYden v eervnu 1956. nebude. Misto statniho organisatora v Tajemnik Chupick oznamil, Ze 3. zari jahirn distriktu Texasu tedy zustava ne1955 napsal dopis Statnimu Odboru Pojivypinene.

Predseda Marek preeet1 dopis, kterfT g teni, ye kterem dopisu predloZil Statniposlal redaktoru bratru Stepanu Valei- mu Odboru PojfSteni rfizne otazky °hiedkovi, ve kterern ho informoval, aby on se he co by nage iednota mohla neb ne mohla, neb zdali by ji bylo dovoleno neb teto schfize nezileastnil. nedovoleno upotrebiti jistou Cast nageho KdyZ predseda Marek ukoneil jeho po- prebytku pro postaveni a yydrZovani doznarnky ohledne novYch Mena ziskanch /nova pro na ge stare eleny, nebo na pabehem minuleho rok, potorn prednesl staveni aneb vydrZova.ni vkleti gte pro nalelitost ohledne pora,dani sjezdu, kterY g i rnladeZ, aneb na jine podobne freely; ma bfli letos konan, a zminil se o pied- Ze kratce potom mu telefonoval Mr. Consjezdove revisi (audit) na gich knih a za- nor, pravni zastupce Statniho Odboru znainti verejnYm poetarem (Certified Poji gteni, ze ty otazky ktere tajemnik Public Accountant), jak jest vyZadovano Chupick Odbora Pojigteni predloZil, musi nagimi stanovami. Tajemnik Chupick o- bYti predloleny Statnim Odborem Pojiznamil, ze kdy2 Ceti v novinach pied ne- g teni statnimu navladnimu pro odpoved' kolika dny, Ze Statni Odbor Poji gteni bu- a rozhodnuti; ze pozdeji pri sjezdu Te de poladovati revisi (audit), udelank ye- xaskeho Bratrskeho Kongresu v Mineral rejriSimi poetari od v gech pojigt'ujicich Wells tajemnik Chupick zase mluvil s spoleenosti obchodujicich v Texasu, Ze Mr. Connor ohledne toho dopisu a tech mu napadlo, ze moZna od bratrskYch jed- otazek mu predlolenYch a Ze dostal jeho not se bode take poladovati takova revi- ujigteni, Ze Odbor Poji gteni nam pada jese takovYch verejnYm poetatem a Ze po- ho odpoved' a rozhcdnouti tech otazek nevadZ vedel. Ze die na gich stanov my mu - predloZonYch tajemnikem Chupi• mama miti predsjezdovou revisi udela- ckem; Ze asi pled dvema tYdny predseda nou verejnYm poetarem, ze bezodkladne Marek, pokladnik Koliha a tajemnik telefonova.1 Statnimu Odboru Pojigteni, Chupick vykoriali cestu do Austinu ku aby zjistil, zdali bratrske jecInoty, jako je Statnimu Odboru Poji gteni a Zadali a odnage, se budou muset take podrobiti ta- poved' na ty otazky, ktere jim tajemnik kove revisi a kdyZ mu bylo oznameno, Ze Chupick predlo211; ze dostati zase ujiSteni

Az ,DOVNY od Pravnika Poji g t'ujiciho Odboru, Ze to - adatie rozhodnuti neb odpovedi budou Z nam podany v kratkosti, ale Ze do tato doby Statni Odbor Poji gteni je ne nodal, mimo dopisu datovaneho 4. ledna 1956, podepsaneho Mr. Connorem co pravnikem Statniho Odboru Poji gteni, ve kterein Mr. Connor psal, Ze nasledkein timohYch zalentosti, ktere byly predloleny Statnimu Odboru Pojigteni k projednani v poslednich mesicich a ktere nemohly bYti odloleny. Ze Odbor Pojigteni nemohl ty veci, ktere jim predloZil tajemnik Chupick, vziti v fivahu, ale. Ze bode tak ueineno co moZno nejdrive.

Na navrh fieetnika Urbanovskeho, kterY podporoval reditel Stepan a kterY byl prijat, bylo usne geno, aby tajemnik Chupick udrZoval styk s Odborem Pojigteni snaZil se dostati rozhodnuti odpovedi na ty otazky a zalelitosti, ktere mu byly predloleny tajemnikem Chupinkem v torn dopisu datovanem 3. zari 1955.

Predseda March prednes1 no uvaZeni povoleni "relisu" od gkodneho. ktere utrpela na ge kara, rizena predsedou Markern ye srake s jinou karou v Blessing, Texas, 16. zari 1955.

Tajemnik Chupick podal navrh, Ze kdyZ kara Hlavni firadovny byla po g l' ozena a east to gkody v obnosu $100.01) ji nikdy nebyla nahraZena, na gledkem "klause" v certifikatu poji gteni, kterY kryje na gi kno ru, kterou gkoda do prvnich $100.00 neni nag im pojigtenim kryta. aby tuto Zadost byla zamitnuta. Tento navrh byl poduorovan pokladnikem Kolihou a byl prijat.

Predseda March oznamil, Ze Southern Methodist Universita v Dallas, Texas mini poskytnouti ueebni kurs pro org,anisa.tcry (Fraternal Insurance Sales Training Course) behem tretiho tYdne ledna 1956 s dorozumenim, z e postaeitelnY poeet studentti se a tento kurs prihlasi a chtel vedet, zdali Hlavni aradovna by chtela poslat nektere na g e organisatory na ten•to kurs. Na navrh, kterY podal m i stopred • seda. Kubena, kterY podporoval reditel Stepan a kte.rY byl prijat, bylo usnegeno, abychom poslali aspon dva oroerinisatory na tento kurs, jestli nekteri organisatori se o takovy kurs prihlasi a jestli takmni kurs bude skuteene vyueovan Southern Methodist TTniversitou v Dallds, Texas, jak se vyjednavd.

Piedseda Marek oznamil, Ze ten kontest ohledne krdlovny SPJST no pii§tim sjezdu, kter:c7 byl pfedlo2en mistnim dtm k odhlasovani v posledni schazi Hlavni idadovny, propadnui; ze dosud pouze jeden distrikt (distrikt 'Oslo volil ve prospech kralo yny; Ze pet distriktd hiasovalo proti a od jednoho distriktu neni dosud ureita zprava. Bylo psnegeno, aby tento kontest byl prohla gen za pro-

Ve stredu, dne 15. i'inora 1956 padlY. (Poznamka tajemnika:Koneen).7'. y Ysledek kontestu kralovny byl: Jeden diqrikt pro, lest proti. Z mistnich radii, ktere se•zneastnily telt° volby, 22 hlasovalo pro, 89 proti, 4 poloSily volbu na still a ostatni nepodaly Sadnou zpravu.) iVfistopreclseda Kubena podal jeho zpravu, ktera pozUstavala z preeteni jeho pisernne zpravy, kterou predloSil vkm .oUni „Hlavni. Uradovny a nekolik pozmi mek fIstrie, updzernujici vkchny dleny Hlavni firadovny, Se je to povinnost Urednika a reditele Hlavni firadovny pracovati vZdy pro'nejlepSi zajmy Jednoty a ne pro osobni zisk a slave.

Tajemnik Chupick referoval o jeho pisemni zprave, kterou proclloSil vSe-na Hlavni Uraclovny a rozebral a vysvetlit rUz-ne poloSky v ni obsaSene.

Na navrh tajemnika Chupicka, ktei "! podporoval reditel Navratil a kterY byl jednohlasne prijat, prodseda, tajemnik Pokladnik byli spinomocneni a bylo jim narizeno delati behem roku 1956 patriene prenosy penez z Umrtniho'fondu do fondu na vydani v souhlasu s elankem 45 nudich stanov.

Na navrh tajemnika Chupicka, ktery podporoval reditel Navratil a kterY byl prijat, bylo usnekno, aby to sl.eva starYin elentim ye aide A byla jim dana v roku 1956, jak jim byla dana v predeglYch letech a sice, Se elenove 70 roku stari, kteri jsou v Jednote 35 let, aby dostali 25% slevy s jejich pilvodnich poplatkil elenove 75 let stati, kteri jsou v Jednote 35 let neb vice, a.by clOstali 50% slevy s jejich pfivodnich poplatkft.

Tajemnik Chupick predloSil pro uva2eni a schvaleni Hlavni Uradovnou a clovolord zaplatiti vYlohy. v obnosu asi $595.00, za denni plat a milovne delegatilm distriktu Oslo 1, atd., spojene se schilzi, ktera se konala. v Brenham, Texas 4. ledna 1956 za, naelena zvoleni reditele distriktu eislo 1, na, uprazdnene misto zemreleho re ditele bratra A. C Stepana. Bylo jednchla.sne usnekno, aby tyto yYlob.y byly sclavaleny a 'zaplaceny.

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by a.S bude zrejme, ze nebudeme mitt sti penez uclelati vkchny pujdky, o ktere ruilZeme dostati Sadosti, aby se prijimaly Sadosti o pujdky od vS'ech Sadatelfi a ne oouze od nUSich diems. Tento navrh byl jednohlasne prijat.

Tajemnik Chupick predloZil nekolik predbanYch Sadosti o pujdky na majetky. Na navrh reditele Navratila, kterY podporoval reditel CervenY a kterY byl prijat, bylo usneSeno, aby tyto Sadosti byly prijaty a aby byly vyjednany die obvykleho zptlsobu. treetnik UrbanovskY predloSil jeho pisemni zpravu vkm elentim Hlavni firadovny a k tomu podal fistne jeho nasledujici dalSi zpravu. Oznamil, Se VSechny penize, ktere bylo dovoleno prenesti z Umrtniho fondu v Odboru DospelYch do fondu na, vydani, }Ahem roku 1955 °blab,Sely $123,035.35. Z toho obnosu Se behem roku 1955 bylo $100,000.00 takto prenekno do fondu na vydani a Se zbYvajicich $23, 035. 35 zustalo ye fondu fimrtnim.

Z bmrtniho fondu z Detskeho Odboru (Juvenile Ne) bylo dovoleno prenesti.do fondu na vydani $26,029.50 a z Umrtniho fondu Detskeho Odboru na• doeasne pojistky mohlo bYti prenekno do fondu na vydani $13,015.80; celY tento obnos $27,349.30 z fimrtniho fondu z oboe DetskYch Odboru byl prenekn do fondu na vydani, Pokladnik Keliha predloSil, pro tiva,Seni celou Hlavni firadovnou seznam a podrobnosti o nekolika majetkovYch ptljekach, na ktere jsou dluSitele pozadu s placenim, ktere byly dopodrobna rosebrany v jeho schuzi s rediteli 7 Jedna 1956 a o kterYch piljekach byly prijaty jiste usnekni, jak se ma s Venn piljokami nada,le naloSiti a pokraeovati.

Na navrh tajemnika Chupicka, ktery podporoval pokladnik Koliha bylo usnekno zaplatiti pravnimu radci Payliekovi 1/2 % kom gneho za prepsani ptljeky REL. No. 6329, ktera byla refinancovana a prevzata novYm dluSnikem.

KdyS byia prednesena Sadost od sester Hra.clecke a Baeove z El Campo, aby Hlavni firaclevna, si dala oznamku do "Kuchaiky" (kniSky), kterou 1Y.11/11 vyclati SdruZeni Domova eeskYch KatolikU pro sestarle, reditel Holasek pedal navrh, kterY podporoval reditel Cerven5"7, abychom v to knize vzali oznanaku za $50.00.

Strana 5 byl Prijat bylo use.%eno, aby Sadost tato bylo zamitnuta.

Bylo usnekno, aby jista Sadost o piljeku $8,500.00. ktera byla, schvalena v srpnu 1955 a ktera, byla odloSena a neudelana, ponevadS Zadatel neni elenem Jedno-. ty a ponevadS v tu dobu jsme Zadosti od neelenil byia prijata a vyjecinana die obvykleho zpilsobu.

Bratr Cervenka. podal zpravu za reditelc a oznamil, Se reditele vykonali jejicla pravidelnou pulletni prehlidku vkch knih a zaznamti Hlavni itradovny a vkch bondu a listin, ktere jsou uloSene ve schran co v Prvni Narodni Bailee v Temple, Te • xas. Pisemni jejich zprava, ktera predlokna, byla potom vzata v Avahu podrobne rozebrana. Reditel Cervenka podal pokyn, Se reditele by se meli sejiti co predsjezdov9 tieetni vYbor a -ztravit nekolik dni v Hlavni firadovne, aby phpravili podrobiaS7 "audit" prb sjezd. Po tom bylo usne'Seno, aby takova prehlidka a audit fediteli byl udelan die pokynu re ditele d'evvenky v to dobu, ktera, bude reprihodna.

P.editel Navratil podal na,vrh, podporoval reditel CervenST a kterST byl prijat, ze aby v tu dobu, kdy reditele se sejdou v Hlavni aradovne co predsjezdovS7bor, aby cela Hlavni firadov vy na mela schtizi za fieelem rozebrani na Bich stanov a udelani jejiho odporueen takovSrch amen neb dodatkil k naSim novam, predloaeni jich Stanovnimu boru, na jakSich Hlavni firadovna se usnese.

Predseda Marek prednes1 dopis, kter;cr obdrael od reditele 'Skrabanka o jistYch eastkach kterehoa dopisu se zminil jr%. drive ve schfizi. Predseda Marek preeetl, celY ten dopis, kterSr byl vysly gen bez ja kekoliv poznamky, Bratr Joe B. Hejn"3"7, statni organisator ze severniho distriktu byl pritomen ye schtizi a podal podrobn3i vykaz jeho dinnosti co statni organisa.tor. On slibil dati podrobnou pisemni zpravu jeho dinnosti co statni organisator a posiati ji ta.jemniku Chupickovi, tak aby ona mohla bSdi vtelena do protokolu teto schuze.

PonevadS ze zpravy bratra HejnYho by lo zrejme, Se jeho plat 18% komikieho ze vkho noveho pojtAteni v jeho distriktu neni po,staeitelnS7, aby on mohl venovati. vkchen jeho eas a pozornost organisaeni praci Jednoty, bylo usnekno, aby Po-, vYbor byl zpinomocnen udelati s bratrem Hejmim, co se jeho platu za ho pra„ci tyre takovou domluvu, ktera by byla spravna jak vflei bratru HejriSrmu,, tak vudi Hlavni Uradovne.

Tajemnik Chi:Tick preeetl dopis datavanY 14. eer yna 1955, od bratra Johna Stara, Mena radu Oslo 56 v Corpus Christi, Texas, ku kterernu dopisu byla pripojena jista resoluce radu Anton Cermak dislo 56 v Corpus Christi, Texas. Tajemnik Chupick take preeet1 dopis od tajemnika radii dislo 139 v Danbury a od tateditel Rod podal navrh, abychorn si jemnika radu dislo 45 v Shiner, Texas vzali $100,00 ezna,mku. Tento navrh, kte souhlasici se smyslera rad.0 rY podpor.oyal reditel Stepan, byl prija,t.

56. Na nav •la fleetnika UrbanovskYho, Pravni radce Pavlieek oznamil, Se ktery podporoval pravni ra.d.ce Pavildek jeho pisemni zpravy, li:terou predloSil ktorY byl prijat bylo usne:kno„ aby reso- vsem elenOm Hlavni firadovny, ze on neince cd radu Oislo 56 a dopisy od tajcm-addnou dalSi zpravu k predloaeni.

Pled ukoneenim schilze reditel Stepan nikft rachl disla 139 a 45 byly poloaeny na teditel Rod prednes1 pro uvaaeni predse vyslovil, ze ho to rmouti, ,ze on nastoubanou addost $30,000.00 na dainu. Na nato misto reditele, ktere mei jeho Tajemnik Chupick podal navrh, kterV vrh, kteij• podal reditel 6ervenY, kterY pil podpOroval teditel 6ervetV, Se do to do° podporoval iteetni UrbanovskY a kterY Tokraeovini na 11)

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WRAP{ A OIILASY Z DIMWIT SCHUZE r.A.TEllo DISTRIKTU

Prigti nedeli, 19. 'Mora, patS7 distrikt bude miti svou posledni schuzi pied sjezdem, jestli totiZ sjezd bude nekdy v eer ynu nebo v eervenci, jak oeekavame.

Tato posledni pfedsjezdova schtze pa teho distriktu bude velmi dulezita. Hned v srpnu for skeho roku Miednesli a pro brali jsme v na gi distriktni schtizi deset Nektere jine distrikty si povglinnuly nagich navrhii, eleni uvaZovali o inch, a zda se, ze nektere byly schva,leny stoprocentne take v jinSrch distriktech a ze se doStanou do na gich stanov.

Tak ku pkikladu distrikt druhS7, distrikt tleti a distrikt sedmy ptijaly navrh, kterST byl podanST v na gem patem distriktu, aby kaZdY distrikt nominoval ye sve ptedsjezdove schtizi sveho teditele a sveho nahradnika„ a aby nominate nebo volba techto dvou byla schvaiena v ptigtim sjeklu. jine distrikty schvalily take na g navrh, aby atednici distriktu byli zvoleni v pr y -nichtremskalou.Pdobne take dal gi nage navrhy byly probirane od 'Mena SPJST v iinS7ch distriktech.

Nag e schfize pfi gti nedeli bude hodne zajimava, protole budeme probirati jegte jive otazky a navrhy, ktere povaZujeme za uZiteene pro celou Jednotu. Na g pianocaci vYbor a distriktni dSednici se usnes1i, ze schtize zaene v deset hodin rano.

Nebudeme mit Za,dne proslovy a teel. Jestli bratti hlavni Miednici budou mit pro nas nejake zpravy nebo poselstvi, jiste to bude Vitane. Ale prali bychom si, aby si to ptipravili pisemne a iekli jen to nejdidelitej gi, a pak nam nechali text svoji keel, kterou bychom chteli uvetejnit ye Vestniku. TakovYm zptisobem budou miti uZitek ze zpravy hlavnich iitednikil take jini Mein, kteti do nagi scinize neptijdou.

Mame nadeji, Se v teto schfizi 19. Unora uclelame hodne vice neZ kdy ptedtim. Deti budou mit kratgi program hned po obede, a pak budeme pokraeovat v naeem rokovani.

Zveme do schfize v gechny delegaty patem distriktu, kteti byli zvoleni, ze pojedou do sjezdu v Temple. Bude to potfebne, abychom se v teto ptedsjezdove distriktni schtizi se g li a dohodli se, jake opravy poSleme stanovnimu vYboru. Mame v patem distriktu 45 delegatil kteri zastupuji 20 tadii. Bude tteba, abychom si nominovali naSeho teditele, nahradnika, a take jednoho Mena na budouci, stanovni vSr bor. Krome toho musime si zvolit n.ove distriktni fitedniky.

Zveme take eleny z jinSrch aby ptigli do nagi sclnize, sledovali nage rokovani, poradili new, kdyS by to uznali

za uZiteene, a pak mohli doma, ye svSich distriktech udelat pravdive vysvetleni. V posledni dobe jsme my v patem distriktu nemeli mezi nekterS7mi eleny pane oko, bylo o nas hodne planYch povidaeek, ze chceme Hlavni iikadovnu stehovat. Tak piiijdete mezi nas, v gimnete si nail prate, a mitZete si udelat svirj spravriST usudek.

Bracujeme jen pro dobro cele Jednoty.

Budeme se Ve ga na yak ptitomnost a navgtevu.

Jegte jednou ptipominam, Se schtize zaene v deset hodin rano v sini radu 8tefanik na Cottage Grove, 550 Nolda Street, v zapadni east mesta.

Jistotne pooitame se v gemi delegaty pateho distriktu, Se se dostavi a pomohpu distriktu patemu v nail ptedsjezdave praci. Dvere jsou pro kaZdeho otevrene a vgechno na ge rokovani bude pro vgechny ptistupne.

Za patST distrikt, s bratrskS7m pozdravein, Rudy J. 8efeik, tajemnik 5. distriktu.

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Distriktni schuze Schtze v jinYch distriktech budou uvefejneny jakmile distriktni fitednici ustanovi datum schtze ve svem distriktu.

Distrikt prvni 29. dubna, Schulenburg.

Distrikt druhV, 29. dubna, Taylor.

Distrikt tieti, 25. brezna, West.

Distrikt pat', 19. imora 1956, Houston Distrikt gestV, 22. dubna, Moravia, okres Lavaca.

Distrikt sedmY, 15. ctuona 135u, Join canton ) e 4, 4, Nic nedokaZe yak vzdelanost neb jeji nedostatek tolik jako vase konversace, slava, jichZ uZivate. Va g hovor poda cele vase dejiny. Bystra mysl dovede jim analysovati va gi minulost. Je snadno podati obraz vageho okoli, druh lidi, s nimiZ jste Zil, zda byli prosti a vgedni Si vzdelani jemni. Co reknete, poda. svetu pray odhad va gi muZnosti nebo Zenskosti.

Lid& mohou eisti va gi filosofil, vase votni stanovisko na va gem oblieeji, ye vagem chovani, ye vagi teei. V tech mohou eisti va gi moralku, vase idealy. Vage idealy eistoty neb opak toho se zrcadli v tern tak, Se lide je mohou eisti na prvni pohied. Jsrne vgichni z jednoho kusu, tehoZ (huhu, a na ge ptirozene vzezteni jevi, co se deje v na gem 11-Um Dbejme na to, aby nam stati neudelalo vrasky take na du gi, kdyZ ji2 je =dela na — Montaigne.

Ve sti-edu, dne 15. unora 1956 BRATR KLEPRLiK OPEROVAN Koncem minuleho tYdne do gel mi osobni dopis, psanSr bratrem Kleprlikem v nemocnici v Palestine, Texas, z nehoZ vyjimam Cast vztahujici se na schUzi pâtéha distriktu.

Bratr Jaroslav Kleprlik je tajemnikem radu San Antonio Oslo 133. Ovem, jako kaZdY radovY Urednik, ma teZ sve pravidelne zamestnani. Je firednikem u drahy Missouri Pacific a ma na starosti sekci zminene drahy od Lareda pH mexicke hranici aZ po 'nest° Palestine ye vYchodnim Texasu. KaZda draha ma sve nemocnice, tak i Missouri Pacific ma nemocnici pro sve Ufedniky, zrizence a delniky v meste Palestine. Z nemocnice psal bratr Kleprlik: "Tegil jsem se, ze s nekolika znamYmi deny ze sedmeho distriktu podivam se na distriktni schfizi do Houstonu, zatim mi z planu seilo. MinulY tYden odebral jsem se do zdejii nemocnice na pozorovani a zitra rano budu operovan. Mam tedy po vYlete, eehoZ litiiji, nebot' jsem toho nazoru, ze schfize pateho" distriktu bude mimofadne zajimava a plodna. Pozdravuj, prosim, vSechny dobre znarne. V duchu budu s vami vSerni a netrpelive budu oeekavati zpravu ye Vestniku. KaRIST rozumnY Glen vi. ze schtize pateho distriktu jsou nabadave a ukazuji cestu k dalSi einnosti v nail SPJST.' Z dopisu bratra Kleprlika, psaneho v nemocnici v Palestine, odhaduji, ze pacient byl operovan 8. imora. Nemohu odhadnout, jak valna byla operace, ale domnivam se, ze jde jen o odejmuti slepeho stteva. V torn ptipadu mohl by patient bYti na nohou do tSidne nebo do deseti dna a schopen plijeti do distriktni schtize. Doufejme,ze tomu tak bude. ze bratr Kleprlik do ptigti nedele bude na ceste k 1:T1116111u zotaveni a ze na projektovanY zajezd Mena ze sedmeho distriktu do schtize patella distriktu ptece dojde.

Redaktor. ) 4 4, 4 ( Svet sam rani cestu osobnosti laskave, mile, ptivabne. Lid ochotne ustoupi a necha zdvarileho, vzdelaneho mute projiti, kdeao odporriSr, hrubSt, neotesanec. at' rna jakekoliv schopnosti, rnusi si loktem raziti cestu a tlaeiti se davern. Jeho hrubost gtve proti nemu v gecky lidi, s nina ptichazi do styku. * Ctete clobre knihy. dobre noviny a nekte0 z nejlep gich easopisil a Zljete-li v meste, chod'te na dobre predstaveni, na operu nebo koncert, kdykoli mil2ete. * * Nasiouchati zdvoiile a popfa,ti jinYm priIelitosti, aby se take mohli vyjadf-iti, je stejne east hovoru jako vypravovati.

Nejoblibenej gi vypravee je takovSi, kterji poskytuje jinSrm prilaitosti k odpovedi.

Ve streclu, clue 15. unora 1956

VESTNiK

WEST, TEXAS

Strand

(INNOSI, BOMAdCH Ze schilze fatal Jaro eislo 130.

Schtize 'Pada. Jaro, prvni nedeli v imoru poradana, byla dosti eetne navAtivena.

Uctili jsme posmrtni vzporninku petminutovYm povstanim za zemreleho bratea Jana Bubaka. Starieek Bubak nechodil do schtizi, ale jeho mesieni poplatky byly vzdy jeho hodnyrni detini zaplacene.

SkOcla tech starYch Jednani ve schtizi rneli jsrne dosti dideZite, ale doufam, Ze jsme vSichni spokojeni TO, vyvolana zalelitost Tiskoveho Vy born a redaktora. Jednohlasne . odhlasovano, by byl v priAtim sjezdu nail Jednoty znovu volen TiskovY VYbor a redaktor by byl volny a nepodlehal Hlavnimu nstredi, ale pod TiskovY VYbor, tak jak dosud bylo.

Bratr predseda snaZne 'Zade. nak eleny, by priSli do 'pri.Sti sclatize, ktera bude dne 4. brezna o 3 hod. odpoledne v Sokolovne.

Za rad, Antoine Horakova, dopisovatelka. )° °( IIvezda Texasu eislo 4'7.

Temple, Texas.

V tmorove schnzi naSeho radii byly probirany navrhy, ktere byly odporueene v okrskove schtizi, poradane 15. ledna v Holland. Tyto navrhy byly rozeslany na vSechny rady pattici k okrsku eislo 2, k dobrozdani. Ne,S fad vSechny odporueene navrhy Za reditele sine na poradani zabav prihlasil se na letoSni rok bratr Ed. Pechal.

Doufinn, ze bratri a sestry budou s nim zas spolupracovat, jak pracovali roku minuleho. itizeni sine, vlastne zaba y a podnikti je dosti obtiZnY iikol a nejlepSi iigpech int* bYt dosaZen jen tam, kde vSi chni spolupracuji a podaji ruce ku spoleenemu dilu, a proto bratri a sestry poinahejte pri radovYch podnicich, kdyZ vas bratr Pechal o to polada.

Do radii byli prijati dva novi olenove a site do , oddeleni dospelYch Frank C. Motl Jr. a do detskeho oddeleni WesleyCharles MatonS. S bratrskYm pozdravem, Karel, Kalenda.

RCd Jarornir eislo 54.

West — Abbott, Texas.

Mill bred'''. a sestry: Schnze, ktera se konala 5. nnora ye 2 hodiny odpoledne, byla dosti dobre navitivena, pies 50 Clem se dostavilo vzdor tornu poeasi. Zem byla jeSte pokryta ledovici, ale slunko 'cane svitilo. Mnozi se nemohli dostavit pro Spatne cesty. Letos uz jsme men • hodne toho snehtt, prvni nem napadal v lednu, takle bylo vie pokryte snehem dost hluboko, pak to zaes,

lo primrzat. talde byly shortly obalene ledem, aZ se lamaly haluze. Bylo to krasne, kdyZ na, to zaealo svitit sluneeko a zjevily se vSechny barvy.

V imoru zas zaeala padat ledovice, takZe bylo zas vie pokryte ledem. Potrvalo to skoro tYden net se to rortalo; ted' se chysta k deSti. Rolnici to radi videli, nab vlahy bylo Schnzi zahajil predseda, Robert 601. venka. Tajemnik prated protokol, kterY byl prijat. VYbor oznamuje, ze zakoupili dva elektricke chladite v cene $1400.00. ktere maji b3"iti vyplacene hotove.

Vzdana byla Ce4 povstanim bratru Adolf Markovi, ktery odeiel na veenost z naSeho radu a byl clenern po rnnoho let.

Byl to glen povahy mime a red na ySte voval schtize a konal svoji povinnost. test budiZ jeho pamatce. Rodine vyslovujeme na-Si uprimnou soustrast.

TeSi nas, Ze nemocni se ji2Z pozdravili.

Byla to sestra Veronika Marek„ ktera je u gve dcery pani Frank Veselkove. Take sestra Bertha Tobolova..

Dale se teSime z toho, ze mame 389 Mean v naSem radii, a kdyby nekdo 'vedel o nekorn, aby to oznamil na gemu organisatorn.

Dale oznamuji, Ze bylo vyplaceno sestra Sidonii Poppove za jeji dopisovani do anglicke easti Vestniku $6.00 za rok 1955.

Dokujeme za jeji snahu.

Nastala debata ohledne distriktni sena ze, ktera se ma konat ye West dne 25. brezna. Zvoleny byly vYbory, ktere S417.1.931 o ifechno postarat. Na vYbor, kterY vypracovat program, byly zvoleny sestry Frances Popp a Rosie eoeek. VYbor, ktery ma 'kuchyd na starosti, sestry: Christine Milberger, Julie Holaeka, Mollie Barton a Anna DoleZal. Po ukoneeni byla prichystana chutna svaeina, kterou pripravily Albina Cervenka a Anna DoleZal. Dik.,NapriSte se postaraji o svaeinu sestry Frances MatuS Rosie MatuS. Tak prijd'te ye velkem poe schtize bude dne 4. brezna.

Mollie Barton, dopisovatelka )• lrtad Fort Worth eislo 154.

Fort Worth, Texas.

Pekne pozdravuji vSechny etendre ye,stniku. Take chci pripomenout naSim ele num, aby nezapomeli na prvni nedeli v imoru. rnarne schnzi ye 2 hodiny odpoled ne, tak se dostavte co nejvice moZno. Nebudu se mot rozepisovat, nebo nevirn nic tak dilleliteho, co by stalo za psani, jenom tolik, Ze jsme tady dostali snih a take nem trochu zaprielo, col jsme s radosti uvidell, nab jsme tady meli mot sucho a prachu dost. ja myslela, ze tt2 Lady ve Fort Worth prestalo priet.

Taky preji pani Svitakove, aby so mela dare na jejim vYlete, taky aby si na nas) vzpomela a napsala par radku a !len o Kalifornii. Budeme na ni vzporninati, nab ona byla naSi dopisovatelkou.

UZ toho musim nechat, nebo je hod-ne pozde a zistra musi se skoro vstavat a jit do prace. AZ podruhe M0c.f. P't Ze toho bude vice. Na shledanou!

Louise Albrecht.. ® 4.3 (— tad eislo 81 Needville.

Mili bratri a sestry: Chci y am oznamit nail vYroeni schnzi, ponevadZ vim, Ze jsem opozdenY, ale MIT Sly takove okolnosti, Ze se tak stelo.

Prosim, prominte. Porekadlo nem pea Ze lepe nekdy net nikdy. NavAteva ye, schnzi byla dobra, a vSecko Slo pane. Tak. yam srdeene dekuji za tak velkou navStevu. Ani nevite, jak je to radostne pro iiredniky, kdyZ nes prijde vice do schtize.

Prave toto nerad Ze nredniei byli zas ti stall, ponevadZ jsem mys1H. Ze do to radove, brace zaprahnete ty rednici zvoleni byli jak nasleduje: Fredsoda, Albert Franek; mistoptedseda, la Shuchma; tajemnik, John Blinka; ueetni, John Kolaja; pokladnik, Frank Shefeik. . Delegati do sjezdu, Albert Franek, Arnold Franek, John Kolaja, John Blinka.

S bratrskYm pozdravem John®( Minim. tajemnik. ) o dad Jaro eislo 130.

Dallas, Texas.

Sestry a bratri: Chci yam oznamit, abyste vSichni do naSi radove schtize v breznu, ktera.'. bude 4. brezna. Je to vemi ddleiite. Z yleSte je pozvani the pro ty, kdo byli ye sehnzich v prosinci, v lednu a v imoru.

Zda se, Ze vaS tajemnik ma z toho yelikou radost, kdyZ se mu podati nejake technicke chyby v protokolu. Tak potre:buje ted', aby sestry a bratri pomohli mu vSechny chyby opravit. Proto laskave se hled'te dostavit, usnadriete mu jeho pra-' ci, porad'te mu, aby to bylo provedeno bratrsky a jako on by neyahal pomoci yam.

S bratrskYrn pozdravem Joe Maca. tajemnik radu Jaro Cis. 130. ) ° 070 * ( Irska.

Irean se vraci z Anglie domn. Kdy2, lod' blili. k Belfastu, nemtiZe se ubranit pohnuti a zvoloo "Slava Irsku!"

"Prod nervete hned: "Slava peklu!"? ozve se vedle neho stojici Armliean.

"KaZdY vole podle sve zeme," odsekne

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11,7' re'

Ve stfedu, tine 15. finora 1956

DOPISY A NAIILEDY CLEM San Jose, California.

Mill bratri a sestry: Zase prichazim s par hadky, abych vain vSern etoucim phala mnoho zdravi v tomto nastavajicim roce 1956, neb zdravi je nejlenSi poklad na svete Bratru redaktorovi a celemu personalu pheji mnoho zdravi. A za clruhe, aby nam vyklepal na papir ty naSe dopisy.

Mile sestry, chci popsat moje vanoeni clojmy. Tam, kde pracuji pro jednu ueitelku, tak ona nine dovezla k moji dceri a zet'ovi, Mr. Spencer, to bylo v. sobotu 18. odpoleclne. A sama jela do Minnesoty k rocliefan se svYm malYrn synem. Tak jsem mega dva tYdny prazdniny, tak se rnela, eas pobavit s mYm malYrn vnuekern, kterY je star etyil mesice. V tom meste se ten StedrY weer jinak slavi. Tu lide na ten weer jezdi jeden k druhemu.

Tak bylo take u nas. Zet' a dcera byli zvani, aby prijeli k svojim phatellam, a Mrs. Yates, ale take jsem musela jet.

Chtela jsem zhistat doma, ale nebylo vyhnutl, musela jsem jet. Tak jsme zastavili u Mrs. Rozak a ona jela s nanai. To je nraminka to pani, co jsme k ni jeli. Jela s nami jeji dcera a Mr. Rozak. U to rodiny Yates jsme nejpr y oslavovali to pani narozeniny a potom jsme oslavovali ty krasne vanoce. Tak si mhilete myslet, jak tarn bylo veselo.Phijeli tarn jeho rodiCe a jeho bratr se svoji lenou. To jsou yelice veseli Tide, talc bylo smichu dost. A kdyl jsme jell domii, talc jsme stavili u rodiny Rozakovy, a tam jsme zase oslavovali vanoce, tak lidy2 jsme piijeli down, bylo deset hodin. Nu tak jsme otvirail naSe darky. Stara mama musela bYt proto jsem dostala tolik darkft od niVch deti a oil MikulaSe. Moji cleti, jak chlapci talc (leery a jejich mulove i moje snachy, vSecky na starou mainu parnatovaly, za col jim srdeene dekuji.

Take ji.Z vim, jak vyhlili kalifornskY scud. Byla jsem tam volana s moji dcerou jako svedek. Ale, liclieky, tam se prala, 'Spina, to jsem na to koukala jako zajic na novY snih.

Take moje dcera pani Spencerova a ja sly jsme se podivat na Moffatt Field. Tam je pet veikYch hangarti, ktere pojmou 500 acroplanu. To jsou velke stodoly. Moji decry mul je vojak, talc ona tarn ma phisi vSechno prohlednout.

S pozdravem jsem Agnes Elzner.

• 4. e Mr.

Orchard, Texas.

Brathe redaktore, sestry a brathi: Dnes, to jest druheho imora, v den toll() zemskeho popika, kterY na phiStich 7 tYdnd poeasi prorokuje. CeY den severak iouka, ale mraena se poti a s tint potem.

tu naSI matieku zemi kropi. Po dlouho trvajicim suchu jsme ye zdejSim okoli obdrkli v tSiclnu pies 7 coulii vlahy. Tak rolnici zase maji nadeji na piTSti firodu.

Ina, bez nadeje neni kvota.

Nemam nic dtileliteho na praci, talc jsem se rozhodnul br. redaktora a br. tiskale trochu pozlobit. Zasilam phihodu z lictskeho livota.

SYN A OTEC. Stalo se jederikrate, jako se stava dosti' easto, v rannim Case v phekrasnem stromohadi prochazel se miadik s knihou v ruce, pekne a eiste oS'acen3i. Za nim braeek chudY, otrhanY, sve bide a nouzi ocidanSi. Pomalu a face za mladikem chodi, o berlieku se opira, a smutne na svoji brackou moSnielcu hledi, a zas na mladika oci sve upird, phi torn slzu s oka stira, a sem a tam do prazdna se diva. zda se, le vsi silou sveho slavneho tela odvahu nabira. A talc po hezky dlouhe chvili ozve se phijemnYm hlasem stafeeek roily. Vold: "Ach, pane, pane, poseekejte na me, jejich sta y zda, se mi bYti pohddnY, neb vidim Gist knihy mravnY.."

Mladik se zastavi a obrati se k starci, pohledne nail phisne a pravi: "Staree, staree, opovaailivy mull, co einiS ku tady moji chtzzi— a to vSecko k me velke potupe, proe phiSla bida na te?"

A tu staheeek s fismevem nan hledi, a smutne velice zvolna pravi: "Milk mladY pane, vette, ze v Z1vote lidskem, phepodivne se nekdy stane, snad ani neuvefite, Ze i ja mel jsem jednou take vAeho dosti, ale skrze syna meho nakladnosti phikl jsem ja o muj rely majetek, k starosti mam mOSnu za muj statek. JeSte ale jsem povdeeen, Ze ma dobra Mira a men° syna Cobra starostliva matka, nedolila se tohoto bedneho, o skYvu chleba denniho shonu, co pak ja start tata, jil to nejak ku hrobu dotlueu . . !"

Mladik phi feel starcove barvu v oblieeji meni, a jako na svoji omluvu pravi: "ChudYm col zdalo se bYti zleho, ja sam phal bych si miti otce siveho, chtel bych ho vldycky v uctivosti miti, a na nej laskavS7m bYti."

slu2lou prosteho vojaka, a s mtm vy g kolenim dostal jsem se rychle na, vysokSi Crtad, nyni mdm penez dosti, ale vzpominka na me rodiee drti me, a svedomi ani ve dne, ani v nod neda mi pokoje."

Staheeek hlavou k3iva, a phi torn na sveho syna radosne se diva. A najednou zvola: "Ach, synu, synu, nezna g sveho otce, kterY to hleda jil po Sestem roce ...!"

Sem path, elo yeee, jen2 na:rt " tyrde srdce, syn pada, k noham laskaveho otee: "Ach, otee, otee, odpust' mi me viny, lasky libam tve Aediny."

Syn objal sveho otce, a slzami smaeel jeho Sediny i mozolne ruce. "Jak bych si phal, aby zde byla take draha mati, aby videla, Ze ztracenY syn se ji vratil. Vim, jest to velice malo, co mohu nyni pro tebe, milj otee vykonat, na dokazane synovske lasky, maS' u me doziti v klidu a spokojenosti, dni .sveho pozclniho livota, a ka jest jich jeSte hojnost, nebot' miluji tebe, jak sam sebe. — 2e to bylo od toho syna hezky, to uznaJohn Gajevsky.

Ara ) • •T• • ( Z

Lednova schUze Hlavni vd ura ovny (Dokoneeni se strany 5) zerni'elV bratr, ale k se feel, ze jeho prace, prace s rediteli a thedniky Hlavni iffadovny bude pfijemna., 1e bude vedena v tom nejlepgim phatelskern a bratrskem duchu a Ze se bude snaziti udelati dobreho 'Mena Hlavni ithadovny.

Phedseda Marek se tazal kakleho phitomneho elena Hlavni Uhadovny osobne, zciali ma nejakou namitku proti jakekoliv transakci Hlavni Uhadovny, aneb nejakou otazku neb dotaz ohledne na'Sich fondti, piljeek neb jinYch investici, aneb kterekoliv transakce idednikti Hlavni iihadovny, neb kterekoliv transakce, resoluce, nahizeni, naporueeni neb dohody udelanou Hlavni nhadovnou, ktera byla thdelana, phijata, neb naporueena kdykoliv, a Ze jestli ano, ze kda toho Mena aby ji phed101ii pro uvaleni Hl. ithadovnou v tu chvili, tak aby spravne vyhizeni neb vysvetleni to zalelitosti se mohlo hued udelat a talc aby cell, to zalektost mohla bYti zanekna do tohoto prolokolu. Na tutu vYzvu nebyla Zadna ozvena.

Schtize se odrodila ye etyhi hodiny odpoledne. )

Stakec hledi smutne a velke slzy pa vra.saite tvari dolft kanou, pies hluboke r'hy, a on thesoucim hlasem pravi: "Ach pane, pane, to me maze stati, Ze se millers jeSte s tvYm otcem shledati, bud'to zde na teto ceste, anebo zde v tomto meste."

VSak ani nyni po techto stafeekovYch slovech, syn otce sveho nepoznava, fekl pouze a to hodne teke a dlouze: "maj otee byl jest dobrST Lech, v Oechach rozeZadna schopnost pfirozend, ani vzdeldn*, dal me do Prahyna gkolni cvieeni, ja. ni, ani pekne Saty, ani hromada penez nezdarnSr syn, zradil jsem sveho otce, pu-= yam nedoda slueneho yzezheni, neovlada.sti jsem se pkes hranice. PkijMul jsem te-li sluSne matekske keel.

ye stredir (Inv 1 tlner ,

VPOTN,

WEST, TT"` Ag

trorra

OPRAVY STANOV Dallas 19, Texas, 8. imora 1956.

Sestry a bratri: Dnes vas budu pokougeti zase s nekolika elanky na gich stanov,' — a inoZna vas to bude zajimati, — ale take zase, 'moZna ze se mnou nebudete souhiasiti.

Nu ale, to trZ jest tak v torn spolkovem vote.

Prvnim jest na fade elanek 12'7. Ten pravi, ze kdyby Glen udal ve sve Zadosti elenstvi neprave star) (totiZ asi udelal se mladgim), Jednota yyplati pouze takovY obnos, lakY by ten jeho poplatek v jeho spraynem star) koupil.

Ted' se podivejte na elanek 131, odstavec a) — ten pravi, ze takovY clen, kterY udal nespravne stari ve sve zadosti o elenstvi, ma bYti vyloueen. Tak ted' co?....

Navrhuji, aby tenth odstavec a) byl ze elanku 131 yyptigten. Dozvi-li se rad, ze Glen tidal nespravne stari, treba az po letech, nemame pravo jej poji gteni zbaviti, ale marne pravo Nditi se dle elanku 127, at' uZ se to dozvime kdykoliv.

Pak si bedlive preetete posledni dva odstavce elnku 130, .kterY ureuje, ze se elenu, kter,V zapomina platiti poplatky, vystavi certifikat na prodlouZene doeasne pojigteni. Tim byl odstranen jeden viidek na tele nageho pojigteni; vyloueeni Mena pro neplaceni. Ale, vklyt' to NAnek 132 zase jinak nafizuje; ze 'Oen pro neplaceni vyloueeny mute se opet stati elenem atd. — Tenhle elanek 130 jsme upravovali v pondeli rano to schfize v Temple, --- a zapomenuli jsme se podivat trochu dale, a ten elanek 132 zru git. Vzhledem ku opatreni ve elanku 130, jest ten elanek 132 upine nepotrebnY, a navrhuji aby byl ze stanov take yypugten.

Abychom ale kryli prava Cerra, kterSim se ma vystaviti prodlouZene doeasne pojigteni dle elanku 130, jest treba ten Ma.nek trochu opraviti, a nasledujici jest muj navrh na tento elanek: elanek 130: Samoeinne od poji gteni odlolen budiZ 'den, kterY neni je gte tri roky eienem, kdy nezaplati povinnST mesieni poplatek do prvniho dne nasledujiciho mesice; nevyrovna-li se u sveho faclu do tri mesicfr jest samoeinne vyloueen. TakevY vylottoenY Men muze bYti,prijat v pirvodnim stafi do -OH mesict po vyloueeni, zaplati-li ve gkere povinne poplatky a za tfi mesice ku predu, jestli jest Uplne zdra y . Stava-li pochybnost o jeho zdravi, musi se podrobiti lekafske prohlidee dle vysvedeeni lake jest Jednotou pouZivano, na sve ittraty a jestli jej vrchni lekar odporuel.

zanedbo,va nab odepfe platiti povinne poplatky, na poladani radu Malvin Uradovna yypoeita ha takovY certifikat patrienou lhirtu prodlouZeneho doeasneho pojigteni na pinY obnos jeho certilikatu, na jakou jej jeho zaloha opravnuje, poeitaje jeho poplatky dle rani skaly. (Aneb jako jednorazovY pOplatek na prodlouZenou Jestli tako ySt certifikat jest easteene zatiZen pride:Icon, aneb ten Glen dluhuje poplatky u sveho fadu, neb oboje, jest clluhujici obnos odpoeitan od jeho zalohy a prodlonZene pojigterai jest pak yypoeitano na zbYvajiici obnos jeho zalohy. Dluh u hidu vgak nemtrZe bYti zaplacen za vice dvanact mesicfr.

TakovY Glen muae naddle pokraeovati jako pravidelnY Glen v pfivodnirn star.), nein hada jeho doeasneho pojigteni konoi, zaplati-li vgechny dluZne poplatky s peti procenty Uroku a za tri mesice ku piedu, — musi se v gak podrobiti lekafske prohlidce na sve utraty, pouZivaje lekafskeho vysyedeeni Hlavni Uradovny, a jestli jest vrchnim lekatem Jednoty odporueen.

Po ukoneeni jeho prodlouZene lhuty nema Jednota vnei nemu ZadnYch zavazkfr, a jeho poji gteni propada." (Myslim, ze mel take zaplatiti ten dolar-a-pfd, kte.re Jednota plat) vrchnimu lekati za prohlidku vysvedeeni.)

V tomto navrhu na elanek 130 jsou nejake zmeny. Prvni jest vynechani slova ANEB v patem tadku a nasledujici Styri radky prvniho odstavce. Co tyto raciky urenji, jest pine kryto ye elanku 128 poslednimi etyfmi Zadky. , Pak jest jenom bratrske, dati takovemu Menu s prodlouZenYm poji gtenim prilelitost obnoviti jeho pravidelne elenstvi. Mae jednoty pojigt'ujici spoleenosti to take dovoluji.

Toto, jine jednoty a take pojigt'ujici spoleenosti clavaji takovemu elenu, kterY jest pfenesen z pravideineho elenstvi do prodlouZeneho lhatoveho poji gteni, prileZitost obnoviti svoji pojistku v pfrvodnim stab, bylo podotknuto na programu schtize na gich jednatelfr, ktera, byla koliana v eer ynu minuleho roku v Temple, a ja se podilelo, dle metro zaznamu, jeden-a-ayficet jednatelfr; jestli se pamatuji spravne, mluvil o tom trochu podrobneli bratr Valeik, protole mam o torn poznamku na mein zaznamu teto schaze; delal jsem si poznamky jeho lekce.

Jenom main ku to poznamce o lekci Stran znovuprijeti takovelro terminoveho Mena toto: "Dej to do stanov." MoZna se na tote bude pamatovati, mnoho jir.Vch jednatelii, v to schfizi pritomnSTch. MyKdyz 'nen, drOci certifikat, kterSr jest v slim, ze jsme si pri sestavo yani toho platnosti po tri roky neb Ole, a jeho dnegniho Olanku 130 v Temple ani mnoho loho, nerd vyeerpana ptijekou, opornene, nevsimli, ze mu nedovolujeme pfijiti zpet.

jegte se vratime ku elanku 129. Tenth elanek ureuje, ze e'en, kterY drZi certifikat po vice jak tri roky, jestliZe eestne vystupuje, dostane na polaciani ftmrtni podporu tak zvanou yYplatnou, (paidup) pak nasleduje: "Teto vYhociy nemaji pouZivati elenove Jednoty pro neplaceni vyloueeni."

Vzhledem ku elanku 130, jest tato veta, rapine nepotrebna, a navrhuji, aby byla yypugtena.

Mill etenari, jeSte se mnou mejte strpeni na chvili, a pociivejte se se mnou na jednu velice didelitou vec, aspon die metro na to vec nazoru. Myslim, ze yam to take da prioinu ku premYgleni.

Jest to tech pet odstavcir elanku 131. 0 tom prvnim odstavci jsem se jiZ zminil v jednani o elanku 130, kterY ten odstayea a) elanku 131 dela zbyteenYrn. Marne ale jeSte pet odstavcti, dovolujicich vyloueeni elena. Tak dalece jak mohu zjistiti, ten clanek zirstal ye stanovach bez jakekoliv zmeny od sjezdu v Galvestonu.

To bylo jegte v tom case, kdy eleni n:agi Jednoty nemeli jakYchkoliv nepozbytelnYch vYhod jejich pojigteni, tedy, nebylo se h co starati. Jest v gak tomu frpino jinak jiz ad roku 1924, kdy ye sjezdu Houstonu byly zavedene pojistky, kter maji pfrjeovni i edstupni hodnoty.

Otazka Aran toho elanku jest. -- lake pravo ma takto vylotterenY Hen. — at' jest to dle jednoho neb druheho odstavce Lobo elanku 131, — na jeho certifikatevou zalohu. PozbYva prava na tuto zalohu? V prvnim odstavci elanku 128 noslecini tri radky zni: "jen v gak v takovern obnosu, na jakY jej OPRAVNUJE zalohova, tabulka jeho certifikatu."

V tomto elanku priznavame kaZdema Menu jeho pravo na zalohu jeho certifikatu, —to jest nesporne. Ale, nikde ye stanovach nevidim nejake ustanoveni, CO se stane s moji zalohou, v pripadu ze bych byl na zakladu jednoho neb civort odstavcfr toho elanku 131 vylotreen. Bade Hlavni Aradovna nucena rune moje penize vratiti?

Aneb v tako yem pripadu vyloueeni vela mam jakou, propada a ja zaloha, nejsem na nic opravnen? Dejme tonau, by snad toto posledni bylo liste, — kde mame ustanoveni v torn smyslu stanovach? To slovo "vyloueen" jest Akarede slovo v tom nasem katechismu bratrstvi. Vynechali jsme to stove v pripadu neplaceni poplatku zarizenim doeasneho prodlouZeneho pojiSteni, —ma (den jencm trochu zalohy k dobru. Proo by jsme to slovo nemohli take vynechati v torn elanku 131,— zru genim celelao toho elanku? To by nikterak na gemu bratrstvi neuSkodilo, ba okra glilo by to ty nage stanavy vymfrtenim to ,koprivy ze za,honu

Strana 10 laded podpory a lidskosti.

Navrhuji, aby tento olanek 131 byl ce13'7 ze stanov vypueten. Nebude-li vypueten, pak bude treba dodatek, kterY by natizo,val, aby takovemu vyloueenemu elenu byla jeho taloha, - ma 11 jakou, - vyplacena. Jsou to jeho penize, ma na, ne prao.

Velice east° se mile stane, ze trnu strachy pomyslim-li si, co bych teki pribuznYna pojieteneho, ale jeete do Jednoty neuvedeneho prospekta, - neb lepe, katele, v pripadu, te by tento nejakYm -etestim prieel o tivot, neali jeho certifikat vejde v platnost. Neni to velice jemnY posit. Nekteri ti naei rnladi jezdi s temi automobily jako posedli, - a i pri praci se snadno fleetest' stane., - a ten neuvedenY pojiatenec k tomu veemu ma dvojnasobnou nrazovou (double indem, nity)!

Ted' jeSte k tomu prijde nae redaktor s jeho opozornenim ye Vestniku ze dne 14. prosince minuleho roku, v jeho redakeni &ate na ptedni strance toho eisla, otazkou: "Kdy zaeina pojieteni Mena?" V te,'to fivaze brats redaktor probira ten nae elanek 123 npine, od zaeatku at do konce, - uvadi den 16. tail: jako den vystaveni certifikatu, a podepsani ptedsedou a tajemnikem Hlavni firadovny, den 14. tijna, podepsani radovYmi nredniky, a koneene jeho odevzdani certifikatu a podeps(ni elenem 7. listopadu.

Bratr redaktor nepodava navrh na zlepeeni teto procedury, - protote zde jest dobra rada vz-aciaa. medal jsem ve stanovach jinSTh bratrskYch jednot, jake naji v 'Leto veci opatreni, - ptal jsem se clenu jm jednot, ednot, - ale katdd ma jinY zptisob uplatneni certifikatu. Dle meho itsudku jedna krajanska jednota ma asi Len nejlepei a nejrychlefei zptsob, jak upiatniti certifikat. Dovoluje, aby po ode vzclani jednoho mesieniho poplatku od pojieteneho byl dvema eleny, jeden nicht musi bYti predseda vyzvednut tens10 slib a certifikat podepsan, cot musi veak bYti neprodlene oznameno Hlavni inadovne. Tak certifikat vchazi v platnost v ten eas, kdy 'Men podepsal za potadovanYch okolnosti; k uvadeneni ve schtizi se vsak musi dostaviti. TakovYm zpusobem se uplatneni certifikatu mute znaene uspititi. Budu rad videt, jestii protokol minule schtize naei Hlavni inaclovny bude ukazovati, ze jeji eleni si toho upozorneni veimli a o torn jednali. Jest to didetite.

VESTNIK- WEST, TEXAS jimeoneho uvadeni ma bSrti protokolovan.

Zde mate zase dva olanky jednajici skoro o te same veci. Navrhuji, aby ten elanek 79 (sedmdesat devet) byl celY vsunut do elanku 123, a aby elanek 123 znel nasledovne: Olanek 123. eekatel nove prijatY, at' mut neb tena, povinen jest nejdele do treti pravidelne schfize po svem prijmuti k uvedeni se dostaviti. Kandy e'en zaeina piatit svoje imartni i radove poplatky ode dne kdy jeho certifikat byl Hlavni fitadovnou vyclan, a dalei poplatky jsou splatne kuptedu na prvniho katdeho mesice. (Pozn. red: Olanek 113 ureuje placeni poplatku jinak.)

Certifikat ale vejde v platnost at je poclepsan predsedou a tajemnikem Hlavni irradovny, predsedou a tajemnikem facia ku kteremu tadatel byl prijat a zaplati tti mesieni poplatky a certifikat byl tim Clenem podepsan a tadatel je npine zdray.

Ve vyjimeanYch pripadech kde Clen nennite se dostaviti, ale poele dostateenou onduvu, budit certifikat toho elena ode• vzdan organisatoru, kteij, elena ziskal, aby novemu Menu odvedl jeho elenskY certifikat mimo schilzi a od nej elenskY slib a povinnY poplatek prijmul. KatdY takovY vYjiineenY ptipad uvadeni budit protokolovan.

Mame take ty elanky, jednajici o e'enstvi, pojieteni a certifikatech rozhazene po celYch stanovach. Nevim, jak se to stab, te nam ten DetskY odbor vlezl mezi ohlavi "alenstvi" na strance 59, pak ohlavi "vkladne a prispevky", na strance 70 a ohlavi "pojistky", na strance 72. Ty elanky, kryte temito tremi hlavami by may bYti seskupene a pohromade, a DetskY ocibor at za nimi.

S bratrskYm Nazdar, Frank B. Steiner. )•„T, e OPRAVY STANOV Bratre redaktore Vestniku: Bud' tak laskav a uverejni ye Vestniku nasledujici: Timto uvedomuji Clenstvo a delegaty do Generalniho Sjezdu SPJST v Temple, Texas, te nasledujici rady schvalily odporneeni druhello distriktu ye schtizi, konane 19. ledna 1956, by bylo prijato a do stanov vloteno cele odporneeni v ten den pritomnYmi deny a zastupci pritomnYch radii prijate.

Ve sti:edu, dne 15. finora 1956 (ESKA VZDELAVACI NADACE TEXASE Nasledujici krajane jit podali pomoenou ruku k udfZeni a rozAifeni Ceske ted v Texasu: Pi. Albina BartciSova, Bellville, Tex. $10.00 Pan F. K. Bueek, Hallettsville, Tex. 50.80 Pan Josef Budil, Vineyard, Texas 1.00 Pan Fred Burda, Portland, Oregon 10.00 Pa,ni Rozalie Dujkova, East Bernard 5.00 Pani John Dukatnikova, Temple 5.00 Pan Frank Hajdik, Flatonia, Texas 1.00 Pan Karel Holasek, Corms Christi 25.00 Pan Josef Hornak, Colle g e Station 50.00 Pan Josef Janeeka, Hillsboro, Texas 2.00 Pan Jesse Jochec, Fayetteville, Texas 1.00 Pan Gilbert Jochec, Houston, Texas 1.00 Pani Mary Johnson, Houston. Texas 4.00 Pan Jaroslav Kleprlik, San Antonio 10.00 Pan W. J. Koval', Fort Worth, Texas 1.00 Msgr. Josef C. Kunc, East Bernard 50.00 Rev. A. W. Nesvadba, Wallis, Texas 100.00 Pan Edward L. Marek, Temple, Tex. 25.00 Pan a pani Frank Marek, Caldwell 20,00 Pan John Marek, Snook, Texas 3.00 Pani P. P. Mikeskova., Caldwell, Tex. 6.00 Pani Anna Mikuleneakova, Granger (Friendship), Texas 5.00 Pan Ostoja Muniza, Wharton, Texas 1.00 Pan Ben Prevratil, Dallas, Texas 10.00 Pan a pi. E. H. Schovajsovi, Placedo 10.00 Pan Rudy aefeik, Houston, Texas 100,00 Dr. John J. Shiller, Rowena, Texas 100.00 Pani Anna Svitakova, Fort Worth 2.00 Pani Marie Tomaetikova, Temple 1.00 Pan a pi. Frank Vytopilovi, Wheelock 2.00 Pan A. Z. Baletka, Huston, Texas 2.00 Zvlaetni skupinu tvoti tito predni Oechoamerieane, kteri si za svou obetavost a etedrost zaslouti uznani cele krajanske vetejnosti: Pan W. A. Kleeka, Temple, Texas $1000.00 Dr. Henry H. Maresh, Houston $1000.00 Pan Cyril (Sid) Pokladnik,Dallas $1000.00 Pan J. M. 8krabanek, Bellaire (Houston-Danbury), Texas $1000.00 Pan Josef J. Skrivanek, st., Caldwell $1000.00 Dr. John Strivanek, College Station. Texas $1000.00 Pan S' tepan Valeik, Houston $1000.00 Jmenem C ' eske vzdelavaci nadace Texasu dekuji v4em darcum co nejsrdeeneji a prosim, aby dalsi dary. ktere budou kvitovany v breznu (1956), byly zasilany na The Czech Educational Foundation of Texas, Box 446, College Station, Texas.

Jan Skrivanek, tajemnik-pokladnik O. V. N. T. )•4°(

Odporueeni Ci oprava stanov bylo jiz ye Vestniku uverejneno.

Rady Cis, 80 a 94 prijaly npine veechny Net ela.nek 79 (sedmdesat devet) dovo- opravy. Rad Cis. 47 take, jen s dodatkem VyslySeria prosba. luje v pripadech, kde nove prijatemu ee- na odporueeni Cis. 4: - Any time the di"Potacial pry jsi veera sleenu Helenku katell neni motno ku prijmuti do schnze rector is not able to attend to his duties, o jeji ruku. Jak jsi pochodil?" se dostaviti, jednatel, kterY jej upsal, he shall notify his alternate to carry out "Dobte. Dostal jsem ji bez okolktii mute certifikat odevzdati, prijmouti od the director's duty. -prima do oblieeje." neho elenskY slib i poplatek za tri. mesice. * * S bratrskYm pozdravem, dohlednouti aby novY den certifikat J. Slavik, Vrana k vrane seda, zobnouti ji ale Ile depsal spravne. KatclY takovY pripad \TYtaje nnik Stanovniho VYboru SPJST. dd.

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Reports from. Lodges, biographies, etc., intended for publication, must be in the hands of the Editor a BENEVOLENT ORDER week before the date of issue. AdV OF THE STATE OF TEXAS dress all editorial matters to: Editor, 6402 Prague, Houston 7 Tex. Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 With Undeliverable Copies to SUPREME LODGE SPJST, P.O. BOX 400, TEMPLE, TEXAS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF SLAVONIC

MUSINGS OF THE EDITOR RECENTLY, PRESIDENT EISENHOWer requested an expanded United States information program. He meant that the world should know more what we in this country stand for, what our aspirations are, what we are willing to do to achieve the world peace. This remark of the President made me think.

We, in our SPJST, should have some kind of information program, too. Of course, it would be in a smaller measure. We don't have to advertise ourselves to the whole world. But we should have an expanded information program to reach all of the members and some of our friends who are not members.

NOT LONG AGO, ONE OF OUR EMInent writers tersely summarized our predicament on the national level in these words: "Life is a race between education and catastrophe, between information and ignorance. We are in a race with the pace of our own history, and the pace is so swift that our habits of mind are lagging behind." This means, to put it in everyday English, that the happenings and the demands of today outrun our thinking, and that we are unprepared. We are too slow in our thinking and in our planning. This writer referred to our national leaders.

THE SAME THING HAPPENS WITHin our own SPJST. We don't think fast enough, or far enough. We have too many problems which should have been discussed in our district meetings long ago. We are not planning ahead. For instance, District One was caught short in its planning recently. The president of the SPJST had to call a special meeting of the delegates only one day ahead of the meeting of the directors. That was a glaring example where the habit of thinking was dragging slowly. District One was operating without an alternate. District Six is now operating without an alternate. "Let good enough alone" seems to be the guiding motto.

• • IT IS ALL TOO OBVIOUS, I THINK, that we are in need of a new philosophy in our SPJST. Recently, one of the younger members, about 38 or 40 years old, discussed with me that we should 'Overhaul our 13y-laWs front one end to

another. He thought that we don't have anything which would generate interest among the members for the SPJST. I asked him what he means by "generating more interest." His answer surprised me. He thought that our leaders, our supreme officers and directors, and he included the editor in the group, are too timid and self-restrained, insecure in their positions, and too fearful to plan anything. He thought that our supreme body should act on the prompting of its own wisdom and then impassively await members' response. One phrase in his argument struck me rather forcefully. He said that the lack of creative planning produced within our SPJST a "blundering generation." He meant that instead of following some definite, step-by-step approach, we just drift aimlessly, and that we act only when we are compelled to act. He pointed out what had happened in District One: nobody, not even the supreme body, acted for almost two years to get an alternate until right before the meeting of the supreme body. * THIS MEMBER MADE ANOTHER striking remark which I thought very appropriate. He said that what the SPJST should have done right after the boys got back from the Armed Forces was to send one or two promising young members to college, give them a complete course in life insurance, business administration, all the phases of clerical, stenographic, and secretarial duties, and then place them in a minor position at the headquarters. He said that it would have been an investment far better than anything else undertaken before. He said that by now we would have bold, growing minds which would be credit to the SPJST. • •

the lack of knowledge of others. They want to inform all the members. They believe that the leaders must have enough courage to pursue the course prompted by their best judgment, and be quick to revise it later according to a better judgment, PERSONALLY, I AM OF THE BELIEF that we can achieve most of our aims without superhuman effort—if only we will meet the challenges that beckon to us on every side. We cannot expect our leaders to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and become model executives overnight. The main effort, if we are to improve the caliber of our leaders, must come from members themselves who will not be satisfied with timid, shortsighted, insecure leaders who are too fearful of what the members may think. We can keep on raising a "blundering generation," or we can look to the future with courage and high confidence.

WE ARE LIVING IN A DYNAMIC nation. Progressive changes and new exceptional conditions are everyday occurrences. There is the ever-increasing demands for new goods; new services, and new jobs. There is the constant demands for a higher standard of living.

There is the overall increased needs for schools, hospitals, churches, highways, power, and water. These are the needs of a dynamic nation. Our SPJST should also be a dynamic society. Our leaders should be thinking of the needs of the SPJST members, five, ten, twenty years hence. The routine work, the everyday correspondence, the receipts and disbursements—all of that does require competent executives, but it does not demand forceful leaders who can conduct our affairs with vision, creative THIS PHRASE ABOUT "BLUNDER- thought and the higher order of planing generation" may sound too harsh ning intelligence. and critical, but I could not help but • • admire this young SPJST member. I WHAT WE PROBABLY NEED IN THE sensed in him a genuine interest. I believe that the younger members pos- SPJST is a voluntary planning commitsess a broader sense of responsibility, tee composed, say, of five or seven and that they see the affairs of the SPJST members with academic or proSPJST without prejudices and with pro- fessional schooling and wide variety of per persnective. The y don't play upon business experiences,

VESTNiK— WEST, TEXAS

Wednesday, February 15, 1958

EXCERPTS FROM THE Minutes of the first regular 1953 guare of the Sn ease Ledge of Slavo p ic Benevolent 0 ' &f the State of Texas, held at the office cl the Suerne Lodge, at Temple, Te,:as, on Montay, January 9, 13%.

The meeting was called to order by President Merck at 9:15 a. m.

All members of the Supreme Lodge were present, except, Director Skrabanek, as follows: Edward L. Marek, John A. Kubena, J. F. Chupick, Jos. Koliha Jr, R. A. Urbanovsky, Robert Cervenka, Frank Cerveny, Chas. Holasek, Chas. Navratil, Frank Rod, Frank V. Stepan, Adolph D. Paylicele.

The meeting was opened with a brief memorial service in honor and memory of our recently deceased Director, Brother, A. C. Stepan, who died on December 18, 1955.

Upon motion by Secretary Chupick, seconded by Treasurer Koliha, and car, ried, it was agreed, that appropriate resolutions of respect and sympathy should be adopted by the Supreme Lodge in honor and memory of our recently de- ceased Director, Brother A. C. Stepan. • .Tt was agreed that Secretary Chupick should prepare the resolution, that all members of the Supreme Lodge should be named as members of the Resolu. tions Committee, that one copy of the resolution should be sent to Mrs. Ruth Stepan, surviving widow of Director Stepan, that one copy of it should be sent to the Vestnik for publication, and that one copy of it should be spread on the minutes of the Supreme Lodge.

President Marek reported that Brothci Frank V. Stepan of Beilville, Texas Was elected to fill the vacancy in the directorship of District No. 1, caused by the death of Brother A. C. Stepan, in a special meeting of the delegates of District No. 1, held at Brenham, Texas, on January 4, 1956, and linstalled Brother Frank V. Stepan as Director of District No. 1, in accordance with our ritual and By-Laws.

(Note: The minutes of this special meetin g of the delegates of District No. 1 are recorded in our minutes in Volume 7, beginning on page 145).

After taking his oath of office the newly elected Director, Frank V. Stepan, was welcomed into the Supreme Lodge as one of its. Directors, by all the mem-

bers of the Supreme Lodge. Director Frank V. Stepan thanked all the members cf the Supreme Lodge for the confidence manifested in him and pledged himself and his best efforts to make a good Director for the Supreme Lodge, SPJST. President Marek stated that he received a letter from Director Skrabanek stating, among other things, that because of a serious operation which he underwent recently, and upon the advice of his physician, not to make the trip to Temple, that he was not able to attend this meeting of the Supreme Lodge.

In this letter, among other things, Director Skrabanek expressed his best wishes to the newly elected Director of District No. 1, Brother Frank V. Stepan.

It was agreed that the balance of Director Skra,banek's letter or report should be taken up later in the meeting.

The minutes of the Supreme Lodge held on October 10, 1955, were then read.

by Secretary Chupick, assisted by Treasurer Koliha. After a slight correction, theSe minutes were approved.

President Marek, in reporting on his activities as President of the Supreme Lodge of the last quarter of 1955, referred to the written report, which he submitted to all members of the Supreme Lodge, and in addition he reported as follows: (Note by JEC: The following is a summary of the report made by President March to the Supreme Lodge meeting and is presented, herein, verbatim, as presented by him to Secretary Chupick, after the meeting.)

President Marek read his written report in the entirety and after reading it he made comments as to his visiting the district meetings, lodges, and organizers. He then stated that he also visited the WOW Youth Camp which is located in Martinville, Texas, and he also commented on the Texas Fraternal Congress Convention which was held in Mineral Wells. He then took up the new membership reports which were also delivered to all the members of the Supreme Lodge. He called attention to the number of new members written and the amount of new insurance into the several districts during the year. He also presented like amounts as written into the several lodges. He then presented the amount of insurance as written by the organizers during the year calling attention to the fact that many did not write more than one member during the year and called the attention to the fact as to the number of organizers who had not passed writing more than five

members during the year. After this President Marek commented on the report of the distributiQn of new insurance written into the classes in both the adult and Juvenile departments. He closed his new membership reports with the statement that a total of 1376 new certificates were written, totaling $1,769,500.00 new insurance. The average age of the new members written being seventeen years and six months and the average certificate being $1,285.00.

The distribution into the two departments being 54.36% into the Adult department and 45.64% into the Juvenile Department. He then called attention to the insurance terminations during 1955 as being 431, totaling $427,582.75 in the Adult Department and 178 members, totaling $145,500.00 in the Juvenile Department making a total of 609 members, totaling $573,082.75. These figures being the actual accounted for expirations during the year. He pointed out the fact that this will not balance with the report as will appear in the annual report for in that report the accruals must be accounted for and as further explanation that the difference is in the fact that the billing of the lodges is always a month behind.

President Marek read a letter from a member of the Order, who formerly made a tentative application for the position of State Organizer for the Southern District. In this letter this applicant stated that he was not interested in the position of a State Organizer for the Southern District of Texas.

This leaves the Southern District of Texas without a State Oreanizer, as yet.

President Marek read a letter, which lie sent to Brother Stephen Valcik, Editor of the Vestnik, In which he informed him net 'to come to the meeting.

After President Marek closed his comments on new membership, as written during the year, he then brought up the matter of the Convention, which will be held this year.

In connection with President Marek's remarks relative to the preconvention audit of our books and records, by a certified public accountant is required by our By-laws, Secretary Chupick stated that when he read in the papers a few days ago that the Insurance Deportment ww2ld require a certified public accountant's audit of ah insurance companies operating in Texas that it occurred to him that probably fraternal insurance associations would likewise be required to submit to such an independent audit, and knowing that under our

Wednesday, February 15, 1956 by-laws we shall have to have a preconvention audit of our books and records by a certified public accountant, that he immediately contacted the Insurance Department by telephone, to ascertain whether or not fraternal insurance societies, such as ours, would likewise have to submit to such an audit and that he was informed that they would: That he thereupon inquired of the Insurance Department whether or not, if we employed for our audit a certified public accountant as for instance our former Auditor, if such auditor would be satisfactory to the Insurance Department and whether or not they would he satisfactory to the Insurance De p artment and whether or not they would accept his audit in satisfaction of their requirements and that he received the assurance that we would have no trouble in agreeing on an auditor that would be mutually satisfactory. It was agreed that Secretary Chupick should contact our former auditor and if he is unavailable for our pre-convention audit that Secretary Chupick should then negotiate a satisfactory deal for this audit with some other auditor or auditing firm, satisfactory to the Insurance Department, and also to the Supreme Lodge.

President Marek reported that he received a letter or a report from Director Skrabanek in which letter or report, among other things, Director Skrabanek advised him that he couldn't be present at this meeting of the Supreme Lodge because of his recent operation, etc. It was agreed that President Marek should present this report later in the meeting.

Secretary Chupick reported that after several conferences with the management of the Kyle and Hawn Hotels, of Temple, Texas, he was assured that the facilities of these two hotels would be available to us for our next convention beginning on Monday, June 25th and ending on Saturday, June 30, 1956. Upon motion by Treasurer Koliha, seconded

by Vice-President Kubena and unanimously carried, it was there-upon agreed that our next Convention should be held in Temple, Texas, beginning with June 25th and ending with June 30, 1956 or during the last week of June, 1956.

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home for our aged members, or for the construction and maintenance of a youth camp for our youth and/or for other similar expenses; that shortly thereafter he received a telephone call from Mr. Connor, Attorney, for the Insurance Department, advising him that the questions submitted by Secretary Chupick would be submitted, by the Insurance Department, to the Attorney General Department for a ruling, that afterwards, namely, at the Texas I rraternal Congress Convention at Mineral Wells, Secretary Chupick again discussed this letter and these s questions with Mr. Connor and received his assurance that the Insurance Department would give us its rulings, and answer to the questions submitted to it by Secretary Chupick, that about two weeks ago, President Marek, Treasurer Koliha, and he made a trip to Austin and called on the Insurance Department for an answer to the questions propounded to it

by Secretary Chupick, but that ithey only got the assurance of the Attorney of the Insurance Department that the answer or ruling would be forth-coming promptly but that to this date he heard nothing from the Insurance Department, stating that because of many other pressing matters presented to the Insurance Department, during the past several months, that the Insurance Department has been unable to study the matters presented to it by Secretary Chupick, but that these matters be given , due attention as soon as possible.

Upon motion by Financial-Secretary Urbanovsky, seconded by Director Stepan and carried, it was agreed that Secretary Chupick should keep in contact with the Insurance Department and use his best efforts to obtain its rulings on the questions and matters submitted to it by Secretary Chupick in said letter dated September 3, 1955.

President Marek brought up for consideration, the granting of a release for damages incurred by the lodge car, driven by President Marek, in a collision at Blessing, Texas, on September 16, 1955.

Secretary Chupick made a motion that since the Supreme Lodge sustained $100.00 damages for which it was never compensated, because of the $100.00 deductible clause in our car insurance Secretary Chupick reported that on policy that this petition be denied. This September 3, 1955 he wrote a letter to motion was seconded by Treasurer Kothe State Board of Insurance Commis- liha and carried. sioners, in which letter he propounded President Marek reported that the and set out various questions to the Insurance Department relative to what Southern Methodist University at Dalthis Order could or could not or would las, Texas, proposes to offer a. Frateror would not be permitted to do relative nal Insurance Sales Training Course, to using some of our surplus funds for during the third week of January, 1956, the construction and maintenance of a provided, sufficient number of students

Strang, 13 apply for said course and wanted to know the attitude of the Supreme Lodge relative to sending of some of our organizers to take this course. Upon motion made by Vice-President Kubena, seconded by Director Stepan, and carried, it was agreed that we should send not less than two organizers to this Fraternal Sales Training Course, if any of our organizers apply for such course and if such course will be actually offered by the Southern Methodist University of Dallas, as contemplated.

President Marek reported that the Queen Contest, which was submitted to the local lod g es, for their decision by ballot, in the last meeting cf the Supreme Lodge, lost; that so far only one District (District No. 5) voted in favor of the contest, that five districts voted against it, and one district was still unreported. It was, therefore, agreed that this issue be declared as lost.

(Note. Final result of the queen contest was; One district voted for it, six against it. Of the lodges participating in the election 22 voted for it, 89 against it, four table it and the balance did not report on 'it.)

Vice-President Kubena made his report, which consisted of reading his written report, which he presented to all members of the Supreme Lodge in the meeting, and a few remarks calling the attention of all members of the Supreme Lodge that it is the duty of every officer and Director of the Supreme Lodge to work for the best interest of the Order, at all times, and not for personal gain or self glorification.

Secretary Chupick referred to his written report, which he submitted to all members of the Supreme Lodge and explained the several and various items of it.

Upon motion by Secretary Chupick, seconded by Director Navratil and unanimously carried, the President, Secretary and Treasurer were authorized, directed and instructed to make appropriate transfers of funds from the Mortuary Fund into the Expense Fund, from time to time, in accordance with Article 45 of our By-Laws.

Upon motion by Secretary Chupick, seconded by Director Navratil, and carried, it was agreed that the same scale of refund to old members shall be followed in 1956 as we followed in previouS years, namely, that members 70 years of age that have been members 35 years or more shall be given 25% discount of their original premiums and members 35 years or more shall be given 50% discount of their original premiums.

Secretary Chupick presented for the consideration and approval of the Su-

Strana 14 preme Lod ge an authority for payment the ex p ense of about $595.00 incurred for per diem and mileage of the delegates of District No. 1, etc., in connection with the meeting held at Brenham, Texas, on January 4, 1956, called for the purpose of electing a Director of District No. 1 to the vacancy created by the death of Director A. C. Stepan.

By unanimous consent it was agreed that all these expenses be approved, ala lowed and paid.

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and $2.00 per thousand on insurance in force amounted to $26,029.50.

The 50% of all Juv. Term premium income amounted to $1,315.80.

The entire amount of $27,345.30 allowable for transfer from the Juv. Dept. to Expense Fund was transferred.

Treasurer Koliha presented for the consideration of the Supreme Lodge a list of all delinquent loans, which he discussed with the Directors on Jan. 7, 1956, with a full statement of the deRE: RESOLUTION FROM LODGE cisions and/or recommendations that NO, 56 were reached and adopted with reference to further handling and disposiSecretary Chupick read a letter dated tion of these delinquent loans.

'Dec. 14, 1955, from Brother John Stasa, member of Lodge No. 56, at Corpus Upon motion by Secretary Chupick, Christi, Texas, to which letter was at- seconded by Treasurer Koliha, and cartached a resolution from Lodge Anton ried, it was agreed that Attorney Pa y J. Cermak, No. 56, at Corpus Christi, -licekshoudrv1/2%aisfeor Texas. the renewal of REL No. 5329—which Secretary Chupick also read a letter was recently re-financed and renewed from the Secretary of Lodge No. 139 at in the name of a new debtor.

Danbury, Texas, and also from the SecRE: ADVERTISEMENT IN COOK retary of Lodge No. 45 at Shiner, Texas, BOOK OF HILLJE CZECH endorsing in substance the resolution CATHOLIC HOME submiipted by Lodge No. 56.

Opon motion by Financial Secretary When the request from Mrs. HraUrbanovsky, seconded by Attorney Pa y decky and Mrs. Baca of El Campo that -,licekandri,twasgredth we place an advertisement in a cook . the resolution from Lodge No. 56, the book to be published by the Czech Cath.letter from the Secretary of Lodge No. olic Home of Hillje, Texas, Director Rod 139 and the letter from the Secretary made a motion that we take a $100.00 of Lodge No. 45, be tabled. space. This motion was seconded by DiSecretary Chupick made a motion rector Stepan. The last motion was voted . which was seconded by Director Cer- on first and carried by a vote of 7 to 2. , veny that until it becomes evident that RE: REPORT BY ATTORNEY we won't have sufficient funds for inPAVLICEK , vestment purposes to make all the loans — that we may get application for, that Attorney Pavlicek reported that in ad.,:we should accept loan applications from dition to his written report, which he the general public—and not only from our members. This motion, was unani- presented to all members of the Supreme Lodge, he did not have any other mously adopted. report to make.

Secretary Chupick presented for conRE: LOAN APPLICATION ON GIN : sideration of the Supreme Lodge sevDirector Rod presented a tentative eral tentative applications for loans. loan application for a loan of $30,000.00 Opon motion by Director Navratil, to be secured by a gin. Upon motion seconded by Director Cerveny, and car- by Director Cerveny, seconded by Finried, it was agreed that these tentative ancial Secretary Urbanovsky and carapplications should be accepted and pro-, ried, it was agreed that this application cessed in the usual rai nner. be declined, Financial Secretary Urbanovsky preRE: RE-INSTATEMENT OF JAMES sented his written report to all memF. PLEDGER LOAN APPLICATION bers of the Supreme Lodge and in addiIt was agreed that a certain application to it he reported as fellows: tion for a loan of $8500.00, which was Financial Secretary reported that am- recommended for that amount in Augount allowable for transfer from Adult ust, 1955, and which was held up and Mortuary Fund to Expense Fund, from not made at that time for the reason renewal premiums and $2.00 per thou- that the applicant is not a member of sand on all insurance in force amounts the Order, (we were not accepting loan to $123,835.45. Transferred during 1955 applications from non-members at that was $100,000.00 which left $23,035.35 in time), that this application be, re-inthe mortuary fund. stated, accepted and processed in the The Juvenile New renewal premiums usual manner.

Wednesday, February 15, 1950 RE: PRE-CONVENTION AUDIT

BY DIRECTORS Director Cervenka, on behalf of the Directors, made a report that the Directors Made their semi-annual audit of all the books and records of the Supreme Lodge and all the bonds and securities on deposit in safety deposit vault in the First National Bank of Temple. The written report presented was then taken up and considered, in detail. Director Cervenka suggested that the Directors should meet as a preconvention auditing committee, and spend several days at the Supreme Lodge and prepare a detailed audit for the convention. It was, therefore, agreed that such audit, by the Directors, should be made as suggested by Director Cervenka at such time as it may best suit the Directors' convenience.

Director Navratil made a motion, which was seconded by Director Cerveny and carried, that when the Directors meet at the Supreme Lodge as an Auditing Committee that the whole ' ,Supreme Lodge should hold a special meeting, for the purpose of going over our By-Laws and making its recommendations for suggested changes of or amendments to the By-Laws, to the Convention By-Law Committee, as the Supreme Lodge may agree on.

RE: DIRECTOR SKRABANEK'S T.F,TTER President Marek presented the letter he received from Director Skrabanek, parts of which he brought to the attention of the meeting, previously. Brother Marek read this letter in full and it was passed without any comment.

RE: BR. HEJNY'S REPORT Br. Joe B. Hejny, the State Organizer, for the Northern District of Texas was present in the meeting and reported, in detail, on his various activities as State Organizer. He agreed to make a detailed report on his activities in writing and submit same to Secretary Chupick so that same could be incorporated in these minutes.

After the meeting Br. Hejny submitted his written report, which is incorporated in these minutes verbatim, as follows: (Note by MC: a copy of Br. Hejny's report will be forwarded to all members of the Supreme Lodge when I receive it.)

Since from Br. Hejny's report it appeared evident that the compensation of 18% of the over-riding commission on the new insurance, in his district, was not sufficient compensation for him to devote his full time and attention

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to the organization work of the Order. it was agreed that the Insurance Committee be empowered to make such a trade with Br. Hejny as far as comDISTRICT FIVE' pensation for this work was concerned Houston, Texas . as, in their opinion, would be fair and It's been quite some time since I've equitable to Br. Hejny and to the Su- written in the Vestnik but. here I am preme Lodge. again and sincerely hope that all of you are in the best of health and nicest RE: NEW DIRECTOR STEPAN of moods.

At the close of the meeting Director It's District Five meeting time again Stepan stated that while it makes him so I would like to review our points to sad to take his brother's place as Di- the Convention with you, so you can rector of the Supreme Lodge he thought use them, as food for thought from now he would enjoy the work and work with until she Convention. I hope in the very all the Officers and Directors of the near future we get some information Supreme Lodge in the best of friendly on the exact date of the convention, relations and that he could make him- so we can plan accordingly. self a useful member of the Supreme Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1956, the officers Lodge, SPJST. of District Five and the Planning Committee met at Stefanik Lodge for a RE: ADJOURNMENT meeting before the Feb. 19' District Five President .Marek asked every member meeting which is to be held at the Steof the. Supreme Lodge, .individually, if fanik Lodge. Present at the meeting he had any criticism to make to any were: Bro. Skrabanek, his lovely wife, transaction of the Supreme Lodge or Bros. Valcik, Olexa, Hilsher, Vaja Emil, any question to ask regarding our bond Kadlecek Ed and his charming wife, holdings, loans or any investments or Brother Albert Bristik and Frank Tyany transaction of the Supreme Lodge mel. We certainly missed Brother Rudy of lice or any transaction, resolution, Sefcik and. his lovely wife. (Sorry you edict, enactment or agreement the Su- were cut of town.) preme Lodge made, passed, adopted and The program of the District Five /or enacted at any time and if so, that meeting begins at 10 o'clock a.m. Sunhe requests such member to present it day, Feb. 19, with the usual opening to the attention of the Supreme Lodge procedures and will continue with bus at that time so that proper disposition mess problems to 12:45 noon. Dinner is and explanation of it could be made to be sreved at that time to 2 p.m. The and the matter then recorded in the ladies of Stefanik Entertaining Comminutes. There was no response to this mittee will prepare a delicious menu request or invitation. for you with lwlace pastries, coffee; The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 to the best of their ability.

P. M. At 2 p.m. there will be a children's ) 4 program to break the monotony of business. I certainly hope that all of our AN APOLOGY District Five Lodges bring at least one The English version of the report child to participate on the children's from the mt•eting of the Press Commit- program of the District Five meeting. tee should have appeared simultaneous- I have mailed to the secretaries of the ly with the Czech report. Your editor 20 lodges of District Five an appeal to has Been so etowded with his wurit that bring a child representative to the meethe could not find time to translate his ing. Any simple little song, dance or Czech report presented- to the Press act is enjoyed very much by those who Committee into English. The complete attend these meetings and the children English minutes of the meeting will ap- program will last until. 3 p.m., when —Editor pear in the next issue. love to show off 'what they know. The the unfinished business of the morning will be continued until evening.

OPPORTUNITY

REPORTS FROM DISTRICTS think about them and bring to the,District Five na;cting on Feb. 19 the .report of your lodge concerning them., 1. The Old F.,Iks Home.

2. Hospita 3. Beauty Contest.

4. Youth Camp.

5. Whether or not tl:e hackkeepef should be hired by Supreme Lodge or eleCted at Convention.

6. What quota should be worked out regarding the iy embers sent as ,delegates to the convention and how, if by individual ledges or by district groupiug.

7. That there should be a seven-man By-law committee with seven substitutes.

8 That each district should have its own attorney with one out of the seven being chairman, according to the dis, trict where one is most needed.

9. Election of district director and alternate before convention.

10. Election of district officers during first three months of each year.

So please, dearest fraternalist, , give all the above suggestions some of . your time and thought so that all our delegates will know what to take to. the convention with them, and go prepared with each lodge's authority.

There are several more detailed points that were discussed at our meeting: but Bro. Albert Bristik and Bro. Alois Vaja are going to write them to you in,,the Vest nik in a good explanatory form., So, to all of you, I am wishing a; very happy week end and hope to see quite a group of you at the District ,Five meeting on Sunday, Feb. 19 at Stefmeeting on Sunday, Feb. 19, at ,.$tefanik Lodge No. 1 and 2, Houston.

Amelia Vaja Sturm, Dist. Five Youth Supervisor and Planning Comm. triglish Reporter ) GIVE US MEN

God give uemen. Our demands1-Strong rrinds,• great hearts, true with, and willing hands: Men whom the lust of office does not kill.

Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy.

So someone called you with a job to do, We have ten important points to be And you grumbled and wondered why. discussed, in fact some were discussed Men who possess opinion and a will..

But how do you know how high you in the last meeting at Dunbury when Men who have honor, men who will can go we had the DiAil):t Five meeting at not lie.

Men who can stand before a demago", If you never get out and try.

Bro. Skrabanek's ranch. and check his treacherous flatterieAccording to reports. some of these A job well done can be loads of fun, without winking. points are really being turn apart and If you only over-ride your doubt; one has been completely done away Tall men, sun crowned, who live ab6ve And what is more it may be the door the fog, in public' duty and in private with, but regardless of what is what, To the thing you have dreamed about. I am giving them to you, so you can thinking.

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STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR JANUARY 1956 ZPRAVA PIILIMU A VYDANt ZA Mt:SIC LEDEN, 1956 Mortuary 1.,Tmrtni

RECEIPTS - PfttJEM Payments on mortgage loans - Splatky maletkov3.7ch pilfeek .....

Payments on certificate loans - Splatky na certilikatove pfijeky Dues from subordinate lodges - Poplatky od tadil Interest from certificate loans - TI z certifikatovYch pureek Interest from Mortgage Loans - trok majetkovSTch plijeek Dividend on Stock R. E. 0. Rent - Najemne z farem R. M. O. - Z mineralniho majetku R. E. 0. Misc'elaneous Rtizne prijmy z majetku S. P. J. S. T. Building Rent - Najem z budovy S. P. J. S r T. Building - MiScelaneous Sales Appraisal fee - Na odhady Sale of Supplies - Prodej tadovYch potteb Cotribution to Moucka Fund Total Receipts - CelkovS7 ptijem Cash Balance - 1-1-56 Hotovost 1-1-56

DISBURSEMENTS .- VYDANI: Morsgage loans - Majetkove Vijay Certificate loans - Certifikatove Vijay Matured Endowment - Vyplacene nada6ni Death Claims - Vyplacene Taman' poapory Returned premiums and bonus - Vracene Umrtni poplatky a bonus R. E. 0. Repairs - Opravy na majetek Building Maintenance - ftizeni a vydrZovani budovy H. dl.

Appraisal Expense - Za odhady Attorney Fee - Pravnikovi za. 'vytizovani pujeck Audit - Prohlidka knih Car expense - vSilohy na auto Commissions - KomiSne Contributions - Dary EMblems - odzilaky Freight and Express Lekatske prohlidky Medical examinations Non-medical examinations - Bezlekatske prohlidky Vestnik and editor's salary - V6stnik a sluZne redsktora Press Committee Expense - Vylohy Tiskoveho vYboru Office maintenance - Na vycir2ovani Utadovny Office Rent - Najemne z iftadovny Olficers Travel - Cestovne Utednikil Organizational Expense - Organtsaiini vYlolay Postage, - PoStovne Salary of employees - SluZne vS/pomoci Salary Officers - Slukie Utednika Stationery and supplies -- Tiskova prase a psaci potteby Supreme Lodge Meeting - Sehaze HI. di-adovny Tax FICA, FUTA and TEC Telephone and telegraph - Telefon a telegramy District Meeting Total disbursements - Celko ye yydani Cash Balance 2-1-56 - Hotovost 2-1-56

Expense liydani

93,778.57 4,819.32 32,569.07 2,279.75 26,007.36 2,250.00 600.00 604.50 200.00 2,369.63 7.20

Juvenile DetskST

Sick Ben. Nernoc.

Moucka F. Mourririlv

17,276.24, 428.85 3,552.51 6,789.88 113.65 2,655.01 30.00

870.50 29.55

'I Sol

111,0; 5,2 42,9 2,31 28,61 2,21 61 61 21 2,31

8' 16.00

165,485.40 264,928.09

4,452.56 27,263.63 34,765.54 2,552.06

46.00 602.77

197,2 302,8,

430,413.49

39,218.10 29,815.69

648.77

500,01

68,554.58 6,421.00 1,500.00 12,042.01 116.55 20.00 ' 818.73

68,5 7.4 5,5 13,0, 2

1,021.00 4,000.00 1,000.00 131.44

8 536.96 30.71 345.00 162.17 3,244.16 75.00 155.00 3.28 296.50 186.00 2,546.39 135.12 56.44 400.00 26.72 2.60 49.15 1,310.00 2,225.00 81.98 465.43 226.26 176.77 619.41

3, 11 3,2 1

2,5

4

1,3 2,2

4 2 1' 6

89,472.87 340,940.62

13,356.10 6,152.44 25,862.00 23,663.25

648.77

108,9 391,1

430,413.49

39,218.10 29,815.69

648.77

500,0

648.77

391,1 095,2

ASSETS - MAJETEIC JEDNOTY Hotovost Cash U. S. Bonds - U. B. Bondy

340.940.62 995,204,0G

25,862.00 23,663.25

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pounty and municipal bonds - Okresni a mestske bondy lortgage loans - Majetkove p-O.jeky ertificate loans - Certifikatove piljdky tock Akcie . P. J. S. T. Building - S. P. J. S. T. budova ;eal Estate - Majetek 1:011ateral Loan - Collateral ptigka M 0 - Minerftlni a OlejovS, majetek Podily ;quity 'urniture and fixtures - Nabytek a zatizeni v fitadovne :.utomobile Automobil

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240,352.90 5,203,957.36 526,569.15 100,000.00 201,164.56 39,264.85 187.50 60.00 10.00

Straw 9,671.30 610,175.56 14,500.40

250,024.20 5,814,132.92 541,069.55 2,000.00 102,000.00 201,164.56 39,264 85 187.50 60.00 10.00 21,158.15 1,000.00

48,020.15 658,010.51

2,648.77 8,356,390.37

21,158.15 1,000.09 7,647,710.94

Fraternally yours - S bratrsi4m pozdravem R. A. Urbanovsky, Financial Secretary - fidetni.

INCOME FROM LODGES IN JANUARY, 1956 Date

Amount

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444.21 101.15 161.60 188.04 293.67 34.27 405.80 479.81 24.89 10.92 128.31 18.71 590.47 178.98 1,674.61 53.97 102.67 914.51 63.70 304.91 2,177.44 767.57 177.34 213.50 1,294.49 4,753.94 722.96 8.65 351.40 118.74 86.55 7.62 517.11 91.54 210.77 248.74 61.06 1,042.49 406.00 448.30 708.43 74.85 1,132.28 66.38 779.00

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9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 37 38 39 41 44 45 47 48 49 50 51 54 55 56

21 20 17 25 19 23 27 25 30 19 24 13 24 20 24 25 26 23 19 21 11 19 18 23 16 21 18 24 19 20 23 24 20 27 25 24 24 21 26 25 11

57 58 59 60 61 63 64 65 67 68 71 72 73 74 76 77 78 80 81 83 84 85 86 87 89.

90 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 105 108 110 112 113 114 116 117 118 119 122 125 126

21 23 16 20 11 20 21 25 24 26 24 30 21 11 17 27 19 28 21 21 21 13 12 19 20 12 11 23 11 23 11 28 20 20 12 24 21 26 23.

19 27 28 11 11 24 23 24 21 30

21.37 604.44 70.91 30.35 25.56 321.43 25.32 76.73 123.54 279.94 106.49 122.74 268.86 111.79 78.10 192.94 54.06 719.96 630.43 37.17 464.28 324.57 108.36 1,252.58 308.52 328.59 2,055.31 62.04 211.91 25.60 26.16 467.75 32.51 20.83 11.78 109.30 15.56 291.83 130.34 297.85 143.26 595.13 51.92 112.80 102.11 58.08 38.40 27.46 153.96

127 128 129 130 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 , 140 141 142 143 145 146.

147 151 152 153 154 155 158 160 161 162 163 164 165

28 21 23 21 26 20 13 25 14 24 20 11 24 24 23 28 23 23 20 25 21 25 24 11 23 24 11 12 26

20.68 102.72 68.00 547.21 7.44 322.97 229.09 204.92 31.74 93.03 198.04 709.87 88.56 347.53 325.67 1,049.07 140.95 162.06 114.56 284.23 71.59 142.95 1,678.48 140.30 54.99 644.25 244.11 88.26 79.47 39.11 196.29

$ 42,911.46 ) • •t• •( KEEP YOUR BALANCE If you dance or if you talk,, If you race or if you walk Down the street, a hne of chalk..

Keep your balance.

If you drive a plane or tank, Drive a horse or walk a plank, If you've money in the bank, Keep your balance, If the great you'd like to match, Dodge the jail or booby hatch, Wealth or fame or halo catch, Keep your balance.

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edneaday, February 15, 1956

Puzzles, Riddles, Trkk Questions Riddles and puzzles entertained the world centuries:. Each new generation takes to them like a duck to water.

The earliest riddle of our Western world is the one the Sphinx, in Greek mythology, posed to Oedipus: What is it that walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening.? The answer: Man, who creeps in in the morning of life, walks upright at noon, and dodders along on a cane in old age.

Prof. Archer Taylor, of the University of California, has grouped riddles into several broad divisions: 1. the true riddle; 2. the puzzle or problem question; and 3. the conundrum and trick question.

The true riddle is based chiefly on associations and comparisons, where one object or action is described in terms of another to suggest something quite difa,,rent. A cherry, for example, is described as "a little red man in a little red coat, a stone in his belly, a stick in his throat."

Somewhat more complicated is this one: It goes through the house and through the barn, through the woods and around the farm, and never touches thing. (Your voice, or any other sound.) And quite delightful is a riddle which any farm youngster can guess easily. What is it that walks over the fields and hills all day, and sits in the icebox at night? (Milk.)

In the puzzle, unlike the true riddle, all the facts are given, and it is up to the listener to figure them out.

The classic example is the problem of transporting a fox, a gOose, and a basket of corn across a stream one at a time, and so arranging matters that the fox and goose, or the goose and corn, are never left together on either bank. This poser goes back 1,000 years to Latin literature of the Middle Ages. The solution, of course, is to take the goose over first; return for the corn; bring the goose back; carry the fox over; return tte;:iin for the goose.

There is another puzzle of the foxgoose-corn type involving the crossing of a stream. A man, his wife, and their two/ sons must cross a stream in a boat which will not hold more than 100 pounds. The man and the woman each weighs 100 pounds, and each of the boys weighs 50 pounds. Hew will they get across?

Tire two boys go over first. One of the boys returns with the boat, and the woman goes over alone. The second boy returns with the boat, gets his brother, and they go over again. One of them

returns with the boat, and waits while the man goes over alone. The second boy returns for the last time, gets his brothe r , and they go over together to join their parents, The last type which flourishes in our country includes both the conundrum and trick question. These involve a play of words, puns, and farfetched combination of ideas. If a man is born in Turkey, grows Up 'in Italy, comes to America, and dies in Chicago, what is he? (Dead) Why is there no danger of starving in a desert? (Because of the sand which one finds under his feet.)

How many hard-boiled eggs could the giant eat on an empty stomach? (Only one. After he eats one, his stomach would not be empty.)

The body supplies a goodly batch of answers for another group. A flock of sheep on a red hill; here they go, there they go, now they stand still. (Teeth and gums.) Riddle me, riddle me, what

is that, over the head and under the hat? (Hair.) You don't have it, you wouldn't take $1 million for it. (A bald head.)

Another type which has been a favorite for generations contains the answer within the words of the riddle itself. Reading the text of the riddle and studying the spelling makes the solution quite simple; when the riddle is recited, however, it becomes more difficult. Example: it's in the church, but riot in the steeple; it's in the parson, but not in the people. The answer is the letter R. ) 9 4, NOTHING CERTAIN BUT DEBT AND TAXES

We cannot take it with us when we go, To that we are resigned.

The fact we cannot keep it here below Is what we really mind.

SOIL-CONDITIONING ROCK About the middle of the 18th century, I that hardy experimenter Benjamin I Franklin introduced to America a soil conditioner called "land plaster."

It was an import from. France, also known as plaster of Paris, and, less familiarly, as gypsum. Franklin's instinct for the dramatic prompted him to sow some on a hillside crop of clover, spelling out words, "Land Plaster Used Here, Ben Franklin." Such was its efficacy that when the crop ripened, the green clover in the letering stood out impressively against the sparser growth.

Thus gypsum began in America, and blossomed into a $300-million business.

And yet laymen know little about it.

"It's the rock nobody knows," one old hand in the gypsum, industry says sadly.

But first, to introduce gypsum. Gypsum is the generic name for a fairly homely and ubiquitous mineral variously known as selenite, alabaster, plaster of Paris, gypsite, stucco, satin spar, potter's stone, and by several other names.

Over 5,000 years ago the dead pharaohs were being, plastered into their pyramids with gypsum. In one of the most important discoveries in years, diggers unearthed the funerary boats of Cheops.

The great chamber in which the boats stood by for launching was sealed with layers of Pink gypsum. The chamber was immaculate. It still retained the scent of sacred sycamore and cedarwood gled with incense.

But gypsum is also as modern as the atomic age. The great mushroom that

rose above the world's first atomic explosion at White Sands Proving Ground, N. Mexico, carried gypsum to new heights. The white sands, in fact, are nothing but a drifting desert of gypsum.

Gypsum, one of the commonest minerals, and also the commonest building material after wood, has nearly a thousand other industrial, agricultural, military and artistic uses. It goes into toothpaste. It forms the molds for table china and for bathroom fixtures. It is part of the head of a match. It is used for snow scenes in movies and on TV. The dentist uses it to make your bridgework. The doctor has to have it to set your broken bone. Poker chips, face powder and window shades are made by using gypsum.

As a fertilizer and soil conditioner gypsum enjoyed its first popularity in America. Ben Franklin and, his European predecessors had discovered what chemical analysis subsequently disclosed — that gypsum adds calcium to the soil without changing its acidity. It was found particularly helpful to the leguminous crops, especially clover. The yield of peanut crops, for example, has been increased by 27 percent to 332 percent by the application of gypsum land plaster.

Today, gypsum is intimately associated with the popular ranch style architecture and other buildings of .advanced and contemporary design.

Wednesday, February 15, 1956

s STNf 11--- WEST, TEXAS V E

BE QUIET ABOUT YOUR DIET (By Thyra Samter Winslow) Just because you're on a diet, there you are a good guest, no one will nois no need for you to make a nuisance tice that you are eating fewer carboof yourself. Yet that is just what many hydrates than anyone else. dieters do, without the slightest idea You'll have to use another set of good that they are annoying others. Perhaps manners when you are a guest in someone reason is that, despite all the books one's home. When you are invited, it and articles about social behavior, you may be best for you to say casually, rarely see a word about dieting eti- "You know, I'm on a diet. I shouldn't quette, eat much starch or sugar." That is all Let me give you my ideas on the sub- you have to say. You can, on your own, ject, without any authority except what avoid fats by omitting butter and the I like to think of as common sense, sauces. plus the kindness and consideration on Remember', there are different reawhich all rules of behavior should be sons for dieting, Some persons on diets based. may be dieting only because of appearIs it proper to say you're dieting? ance. For others, their diets may be a That depends on you. If you're accus- matter of life or death. Their friends tomed to talking about yourself, you should play fair with them. might as well talk about your diet. But Etiquette for diet is like etiquette in don't talk about it to the exclusion of every other social relation. There's all other subjects. And don't talk about nothing trivial or inconsequential about it unless you have a reason. it. Our whole civilization is based on If you don't like to talk about your- good manners. So, also, is dieting etiself, you might say, "I'd like to eat ev- quette. erything in sight, but I've made up my When you are a guest at an informal mind to lose weight, so I can't eat a dinner, if the host carves and the hostlot of good things." Or merely give your ess serves and you're asked what you'd reason for refusing some special food. like, tell them. No poultry dressing and Don't volunteer advice on diet, un- a small portion of the starch vegetable. less you're asked. Even then, say as lit- If the first course is on your approved tle as possible. list, eat heartily of it. And, of course, If you're asked questions, be cagey you may have meat, vegetables, and with your answers. The worst thing in salad. When the dessert arrives, if it the world for the dieter is to get to- is impossible for you to refuse it altogether with a few other people at par- gether without annoying your hostess, ties and talk over diet problems. If you take only a small portion. Don't make like to discuss 'your diet, organize a a point of not eating dessert, if you group for the purpose. But don't make can help it. Everyone else will be so every gathering an opportunity for dis- busy eating that they probably won't playing dieting opinions, diets, and re- notice if you don't focus attention on cipes. yourself.

When you eat in a restaurant, there Take small portions, Take small bites. is no reason to mention that you are Eat slowly, Chew your food well. At dieting. If you are accustomed to cock- Parties, especially if the food is rich, tails and wish one, order it. (But de- and it is likely to be, the rules apply duct the calories from the rest of your even more strictly than usual. You can dinner!) The real secret of good diet seem to eat as much as anyone else, manners in a restaurant is not to ap- and you'll probably enjoy your food pear to be dieting. even more. Drink your coffee black, as If you are a guest, show your host an y ‘?;.)ie ltre will ,,:ecommend. that you enjoy the food. There may It isn't cnly the dieter who must pay have been a special reason for going to attention to diet etiquette. Sometimes this particular restaurant. It would be nice if you could eat the dish that made nondieters show very bad manners withthe restaurant famous or popular. But out being aware of it. Hostesses someeven if you can't, you can find good times have the worst manners of all, when it comes. to diet etiquette. The things to eat. nostess who entertains dieters and negDon't whine about things, or say "Oh, lects to serve them, suitable food, after I wish I could eat that!" when a dish she has found out what they eat, is arrives. Be as entertaining and pleas- just as rude as if she hadn't given them ant as you can, so that your host will any food at all. Forcing food; upon the be glad he invited you. Show that you guests is breaking rules of hospitality enjoy the food and the company, If well as etiquette.

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Reports From Local Lodges NEEDVILLE LODGE NO.

Dear Brothers and Sisters: I will try to write a few lines today, as I don't know how I will come out because this is my first time to write in any paper.

I want to report the officers who were elected for 1956; they are as follows: President, Albert Franek; vice president.

Ella Shuchnia; secretary, John Blinka; financial secretary, John Kolaja; treasurer, Frank Shefcik. Delegates are as follows: Albert Franek, Arnold Franek, John Kolaja, John Blinka.

Franternally your-, Sidney Blinka ) o LODGE JARO NO. 130

Dallas, Texas Sisters and Brothers: All of you members please come to the next meeting, March 4, first Sunday. It is very urgent that you come, especially those members that were in our December, January, and February meeting.

It seems your secretary has a great pleasure in making technical errors in his minutes. Now, he needs all of the Sisters' and Brothers' help to straighten them out. So be sure and come and help him, like you would want him to help you.

Fraternally, Joe Maca, Sec'y., Lodge Jaro 130 ( LODGE JAROMIR NO. 54

West, Texas Our monthly meeting was held. February 5, 1956. The discussion centered around the district meeting which is to be held at our lodge March 25, 1956.

Mrs. Joe Barton, Mrs. Annie Dolezal, Mrs. Frank Holacka, and Mrs. Albert 1)./ilberger were elected to take charge of preparing the meal for the occasion.

Mrs. Frank Cocek and Mrs. Emil 'W. Popp were elected to take charge of the program entertainment.

John J. Kostohryz er7a

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"It is well for us to remind ourselves occasionally of a fact: we are one and all immigrants or the sons and daughters of immigrants." (President Eisenhower in his first state of the Union Addeo% MO. 8, 190j

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ViBTNtX—WRIST,T

Golden Wedding For S.P.J.S.°T® Couple In the Czech section of this issue we present to our readers the picture of a happy SPJST couple, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krejci, Sr., living near Weimar in Colorado County. Here is a reprint of an account of their Golden Wedding Day as it appeared in a local paper published in Weimar: CHILDREN HONOR KREJCIS ON GOLDEN WEDDING DAY One of Weimar's most popular farm couples on New Year's Eve looked back with, mingled emotions on their 50 years of married life as relatives and friends joined them in their golden wedding celebration.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krejci Sr. were honored by their children with a dinner and afternoon celebration at Bill's Place near Weimar.

It was a great day for the Krejcis, because they are always happiest when they are among their children and their many good friends.

Good Times and Bad New Year's Eve and golden weddings are times of recalling, and this couple who emigrated to America a half-century ago could not help but recall some sad , times along with their many happy years.

Misfortune has visited them often, but =they have come through it all smiling and ever optimistic, grateful for the good things life also has brought them.

Beginning their life in America as immigrants of meager means, they managed to buy their own farm here just 10 years later, and in the following years to get the best available education for their children. Educating their children has given them perhaps their greatest satisfaction.

To Galveston in 1905 Mr. Krejci came from Czechoslovakia, landing at Galveston in March of 1905.

Mrs. Krejci (Otillie Valenta) arrived at Galveston in June that same year, comin g from Yugoslavia.

They were married in Galveston and lived there six years. In 1911 they moved to Fayette County, where they lived four sears (and through three floods).

I a 1916 they bought the farm south of Borden where they live today.

Five Children Died Of their nine children, they lost five.

Two died in infancy. Martha died in ea.; at the age of 12. Flight Officer Frank J. Krejci Jr. died in January of 1943, in a World War II plane crash.

Their oldest daughter, Mrs. Mary Suler of Richmond, died in 1947. In 1951 they

lost a. grandson, Julius Suler Jr., of Rosenberg.

The four living children are: Dr. J. C. Krejci of Phillips; Mrs. 0. E. (Tillie) Helmcamp of Houston; Mrs. Andrew (Alice) Braikovich of Galveston; and Mrs. Harley (Viola) Cox of Houston.

They have eight grandchildren: Fay Deen and Mary Joe Krejci, Jeannette Helmcamp, Ronnie Braikovich, Bonnie Sue and Donnie Cox, Mrs. A. Hochman, and Airman Second Class Frank J. Suler. They also have five great grandchildren. t Barbecue Dinner Falke's Orchestra provided music last Saturday while the Krejcis and their guests enjoyed a barbecue dinner. At the honorees' table there was a threetiered white cake, decorated with gold leaves and rosebuds and topped by a large "50" ornament. Mrs. Adolph Falke and Mrs. Minnie Noblet were in charge of serving the dinner.

During all the fun there were many who remembered how close the happy couple had come to great tragedy in their golden wedding year. Just a few months ago a small tornado struck their farm, wrecking their barn, windmill and garage and narrowly missing their house. It took a considerable amount of time, work and money to repair the damage, but they have constantly reminded that it was no worse. Through everything they have constantly reminded their children how lucky they are to be living in America instead of the countries they left.

Among the guests at the celebration were a number from Weimar and these from out of town: Dr. and Mrs. C. J. Krejci and children, Phillips; Mr. and C g ar Helmcamp and daughter, Via Mrs. Harley Cox and children, ,harp McFarland, all of Houston; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Braikovich and son, Galveston; Mrs. Kay Yarbro, Dallas; Mrs. A. Hochman and children, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Krejci, Rosenberg; J. Suler, Richmond; A-2c Frank J. Suler, New Mexico; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Gold and sons, Columbus; Mrs. Minnie Noblet, Houston; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sedberry, Redwood City, California. )• *( CALORIE COUNTER When Eve brought Adam apples And placed them at his plate, I think that his temptation Was not one half as great As mine when my beloved Consumes a fudge-delight Insists I have .a bite.

Wedniaday, February 15, 1956

Correction In correcting the galleys a line was taken out and a wrong one inserted in its place in Brother Pavlicek's article, "Attorney's Ruling." Therefore we are reprinting the paragraph in its entirety. We offer an apology to Brother Pavlicek for the error.—Publishers.

4. Any motion or recommendations made by districts do not necessarily represent the will or wishes of the local lodges and 'members of its district.

In addition to what I have stated above I would like to make this one observation that the By-Laws Committee should carefully consider any and all motions and recommendations for changes to our present By-Laws whether presented by our members individually or collectively. Moreover, I think that every member, local lodge and district should have the privilege to make recommendations for changes to our present By-Laws, to be considered by the By-Laws Committee and the membership at large, which privilege should not be denied under any circumstances. * ,,T„„ • ( MULES OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE 1. Wait to be recognized by presiding officer before beginning to talk after addressing the chair.

2. Say "I move to . . ." or "I move that . . ." There is only one motion that does not begin with one of these two forms.

3. Make a motion in a positive form.

4. Always address . remarks to the Chair—never enter into conversation with another member.

5. Always speak of another member by some other expression than his or het name, such as "the member on my " "the delleft"—"the member from egate from —" 0. Keep still if you are ready to vote and the presiding officer says "Are you ready for the question?"

7. Rise and .Address the Chair if you want to: a. Discuss, motion under consideration b. Offer another motion.

8. Assist the presiding officer promptly by giving your name.

9. Say what you mean and mean what you say. The words "approve," "accept" and "adopt" should not be used interchangeably. Each has a meaning differe nt from the meaning of the other two. Phrase your motions in the clearest and most concise language possible.

10. Understand that a majority is more than half. It may be one or any number more, not just "one more than half."

Wednesday, February 15, 1956

IrtSTNiK--W T, TEXAS

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THOSE COLDS THAT HANG ON The "common cold" is aptly named— (By Peter J. Steincrohn, M. D.) few of us have escaped its discomforts.

This is not surprising when you consid- Nose drops? Vitamins? One answer er that there are 450,000,000 colds a year must be given: They're all of doubtful value. "Shots" are just shots in the in the United States.

Yet the variations of a cold are as dark.

Of course it's true that iron and vimany as you will find in the combinations of a deck of cards. One person tamins will help your constitution if you may complain of sore throat while the are anemic or rundown. Yet these prenext is bothered by a cough. Another parations are no guarantee against demay have sinus trouble, and the fourth veloping a cold.

The so-called miracle drugs are of no a running ear or nose. Add malaise, fevalue in treating colds, except to help ver, muscle and joint aches, neuritis, sniffles, wheezes, chest pain, depression, prevent complications if infection frustration, and loss of ambition—and spreads.

The antihistamine tablets which have you have the generally accepted definI been in vogue during the past few years itive description of the common cold.

But here's the point I want you to are useful only if the cold is really an remember: Whatever your symptoms, allergic rhinitis. Let your doctor make better investigate them thoroughly if the decision for their use.

Take cold showers if you must feel they last longer than usual, especially like a Spartan, but remember that takif you are over 40. While the "common cold" is a relatively innocuous, non- ing them will not prevent colds.

Some authorities say to stay away dangerous, self-limited affliction, it may lead to serious complications—or dis- from crowds; others claim a cold is no guise an already existing disease. In more infectious than a toothache. My other words, it might be the wolf in experience leads me to believe in the first theory. sheep's clothing.

Perrin H. Long, M. D., of Johns HopConsider this story told to me by a nurse a few weeks ago. "My mother," kins has said that there is "not one she said, "had come to visit the grand- iota of scientific evidence to back up children. She had a bad cough, but the popular belief that sitting in drafts, wasn't worried because she had no fe- getting one's feet wet, overexerting, losver. 'The children can't catch anything' ing sleep, and other factors suppose to lower resistance, will predispose to colds. she told me.

Nevertheless, scientific evidence or "She stayed one night, but her cough was so bad I took her home and called not, many millions will disagree with her doctor. Her temperature was still him. One patient recently told me "I'll normal, but he advised x-rays anyway. take any kind of foul weather and exSure enough, she had been walking ar- posure in my stride. But just let me sit ound with a full-blown pneumonia in in a sly draft that crawls around my both lungs. Luckily, she recovered with legs for five minutes, and I'm down the help of penicillin. But from now on, with a cold." we'll never minimize the importance of So here are two practical, general a `cold'—especially in an older person." rules: Get sufficient sleep, and don't Experiences like this occur repeated- get too tired. To date, these seem to be ly in a doctor's practice. Suspicion of cur best preventive weapons against every cold that hangs on, especially in colds. a person past middle age, pays healthy If a cold does develop, you needn't dividends—not only to the sufferer but call the doctor at once. Try the usual also to those exposed to his infection. remedies: hot foot soaks, hot gargles, Right now, the nature of our enemy hot drinks, bed rest, aspirin, and reduced is still shrouded in mystery. We suspect food intake. a virus as the offender, but specific A very important point to remember serums haven't been successful because is to keep the humidity in your home we clout know which virus to fight! high. Have water containers behind the We make up one serum to fight influ- radiators—and fill them daily. Dry muenza, for example, and find that the cous membranes are man's gift to the culprit we're after turns out to be en- colds virus. Besides, you'll be more comtirely different from what we'd thought. fortable in moist air at 70 degrees F. For that reason, the efficacy of inoc- than in a dry room at 75. ulations against colds and the flu is Keep all your eating utensils separate at present questionable. from those used by the rest of the famHow about taking colds vaccines? Us- ily, and replace handkerchiefs„with paing ultraviolet light during the winter? per tissues. Bathroom wash basins

should be kept scrupulously clean. Be especially careful if you have intestinal flu with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea; in households with two bathrooms, one should be reserved for the patient alone.

If simple measures don't help your cold in two or three days, then it's time to call in professional help. Always remember that a cold which hangs on may not be "just a cold." Let your doctor take the responsibility of separating the sheep from the wolves.

Moreover, even it it is only a cold, you lose nothing by having your,cloctror see you. Better to put out a small fire than a big one. ° ele • ( THREE WISHES I wish I had a telescope To scan the starry skies But, since I have no telescope, I'm glad I have two eyes.

I wish I had a kitchen run By push-button commands But. while that kitchen's still a dream, I'm glad I have two hands.

I wish I had a super car To give my friends a treat But, till that new car comes along', I'm glad I have two feet.

Two eyes to scan the sky above,' Two hands to give and share,' Two feet to carry me along, Why, I'm a millionaire! ) ° ,T• • (

POLKA DANCE CALENDAR (Calvin C. Chervenka) Saturday, February 18 Emil Bartos orchestra — Bonnie View Hall at Woodsboro Sil Krenek orchestra — Round TOp Hall g aturday, February 25 Sil Krenek orchestra -- Carmine Hall All the above dances are at night, unless otherwise specified. This is a, tree service but applies only to those dances at which mainly polka and, waltz music is played by a live orchestra. The Vestnik or writer will assume no responsibility resulting from any dance announcement which is listed in this column.

Listings from orchestras and dance halls should be received at least one week , before publication. Send all listings to Calvin Chervenka, Route 2, Rogers„{ 'TeX

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CTENAR s eisti!

UZte me eesky CAST pATA, DOPLNENA.

SchoVii?

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SEDME

Schovam se do chvojiny tam budou me peilny.

Bude zima.

Rude zima, bude mraz; kam se, ptielu, kam Bude zima, bude inraz; schovii? kam se, ptaeku, kam schovii? Odletim ja do kima, neu5kodi mi zima. pod lovilm se ja Pirai s tatinkem nebo m •minkou nekolikrat, poprc • je, aby Ti vysvetlili mezu, znami, slova a potom spravne opi g do seg itu! Moina, ze Te rodiee nauei pitane, vyle u. g en zpivati. Je jednoducha.

Narodni

z Moravy.

e zima, bude mraz; tLii se, pitailu, kam schovii? hsvam do javora, tam bude ma komora.

11.ae,

bude nrfaz,

Rude zima, bude mraz; kam se, ptielu, kam

Idresa strYelova je: Dr. Ed. Mieek, University Station, Austin, Texas. ) • 4. • ( BROUeCI (Napsal Jan Karafiat) (Pokradovarii.)

A tak se to poidd zase mluvil, ale jen slabounce, e ho bylo sotva slyg et. A kdyF jim vypravoval, jak se mu to tam v zahrade stalo, tu maminka poPad bedovala: "Ach, on byl neposlu g -ny!"atieksvadl,eJnikas I na nej pekne divala a nefikala nic.

A u2 se mel Broueek zase dobie. Maminka mu snaSela, co jen mohla; kmotrieka mu poslala po BeruSce jahody a varene Svestky; a Janinka se chodila den jak den na neho divat, a vFdycky mela neco s sebou, kousek medu anebo kapineeku vina, aby se Broueek posilil.

VSak h2 mu kridelko zas rostlo, ale bylo takove slabounke, a aby lital, nebylo an! pomySleni. "Poekej jen, poekej," rikala Janinka, kdy‘F u neho sedavala v trave, "do jara se zotavi,S, a zas poletiS, a budeS pekne svitit."

Vgak u2 byl podzim. Svetla ubYvalo, a zimy pkibYvalo, a tak broueci, Fe ut nikam nepoleti. Jen Fe se je gte sejdou pod ja,loycem, protoFe Broueek nemob1

ye stl'eclu; dne 15, ilnora 1958 posud na krok z dorms. A se gli se, kmottieek a kinotrieka, BeruSka a Janinka.

Pak tatinek je gte pozval toho broutta z ktery Brouoka tenkrat na nosidelkach dorm nest, i jeho tatinka. A tak si sedli kolem, kamen, v gak al bylo zima, a povidali si. Broueek sedel vedle Janinky, ale netikal nic. Maminka Piinesla kolaee s tvarohern a s makein, ale Broueek potad nic. Pak Fla maminka s Beru gkou yen, a kdyF za chvilku zas tu nesly cele zrnko vina, tak jak se z hroznu utrhlo, takove krasne modre, aF do eervena.

"Postavte je tadyhle na stfil, to bade nejlepgi," radii tatinek. Kohoutek uF. mel na pohotove, vzal kladiveeko, stopku vyrazil, kohoutek nasadil, a natoeil ao kfig t'aloveho koilieku, aZ se to rdelo, a piimo vyskakovalo. Berugka la se abanem na palouk pro rosu, a tak si nalevali a natateli, a pili a povidali.

Ale Broueek pokad nic. Seal vedle Janinky u samych kamen, a piece mu bylo skoro zima.

A ten stars' broueek z roFdi prorokoval, Fe bude zla zima, Fe to pozoroval na mravencich, a maminka poeinala, mit strach, Fe nebudou mit dost diivi, Fe se s tou Brouekovou nemoci nemohli dost zachystat. Ale tatinek, i Fe maji dost, Fe jim ho beztoho vFdycky hromadu zbylo. A kmotheek take tak mluvil. A poealo loueeni. Pekne se libali a Panu Bohu poroueeli. Broueek se jaksi bal a dival se na Janinku, a Janince se sypaly s oei slzy jako hrachy. KdyF byl Broueek jeSte moc slabs'!

A tak se roze gli. Kmotileek a la-not11eka a Berug ka, letell pod dub, ten mladY broueek s tatinkem tam za dub do roFdi. Janinka tam k lesu do viasy, a tatinek a maminka a Broueek stall pod jalovcem pied chaloupkou, a divali se za nimi. KdyF uz je nebylo videt, musel si Bioueek hned lehnout do postYlky tatinek pak s lnaminkou dali se sani do prate.

NejdFiv prina g eli z komory do kuchyiiky hrach a kroupy a jahle a krupici mouku a eceku a jiskrieku masla, aby to mela maminka v g echno po ruce. Pak nanosili do kuchyriky a do sine dkivi, co e ho tam ve glo. Potom vg echno vgudy mekkounkS7m mechem pane uspali, tak Fe nemohlo nikde ani profouknut, zavieli vniti dvae na petlici, zastreili Spejlek, uspali mechem dvere i okna. — a ted' aby si tieba mrzlo. Ale maminka, mela piece jaksi strach.

Jen se , jeSte. Pod vecer tva eclacika, Co k slepici kuratka, K ochrane tve hledime, LaskavST Hospodine, pac a pusu. "Pan Buh s natal a FIST prye." a lehli a spali a spali.

(P0k111600,111.)

Ve stiedu, dne 15. lanora 1956

VESTNiK -- WEST, TEXAS

Ziati svatba ManeIĂź Krejach

Piave na Silvestra, na probu noveho roku 1956, nanaZele Frank a Otillie Krejci, iijlci poblit2 Weimar, Texas. oslavovali v kruhu svYch deti a pratel padesat let manZelskelao souZiti. Takova vYroei bY , vaji ridka a opravdu vzaca. ri Pro manZele Krejeich byla to take oslava jejich piijezdu do svobodne Ameri ky pied padesati lety. Frank Krejci piijel ze stare vlasti v bieznu 1905. TehoZ roku o tii mesice pozdeji piijela rovneZ do Galvestorm sleena Otillie Valentova z Charvatska nynejSi Jugoslavia. Seznamili se v Galvestonu tito dva mladi imigranti, zasnoubili se a nastoupili spoleene pout' zivotem.

Pied nekolika mesici male tornado zniello vSechny hospoddiske stavby na jejich farina, icC St'astnou nahodou obydeini dcmek zastal celY. Vzalo to hodne Usili easu, neZ vSechny stopy zhoubneho tarnada byly odstraneny a Skody opraveny.

Pu]. vsech tech zivotnich trampotach nejvetSi radosti manZelti Krejeich bylo dati svYm detem dobre vychovani a lepsi Skolni vzdelani ne'Z jakYm byli sami obciareni. Z deviti deti ztratili pet, dva z nich jako nenaluvnata. Jedno deveatko zemielo, kdyZ ji bylo 12 let. Syn Frank padl jako dustojnik v druhe svetove yak. ce. NejstarSi dcera Marie predeSla sve rodiee na yeenost asi pied osmi lety. Zijki Po Sestiletena pobytu v Galvestonu pie- deti jsou Dr. J. C. Krejci ve Phillips pri sidlili se do okresu Fayette, kde Zili etyri Borger v Panhandle, pani Tillie Helmleta a proZill ctyii povodne. Pied vypulk- camp a pani Viola Cox v Houstonu, a panutim prvni svetove valky zakoupili si ni Alice Braikovich v Galvestonu. farmu v okresu Colorado, jiZne ad mista zvaneho Borden, kde Ziji dosud, Oba manZele Krejeich a zria,Ma east jejich rodiny jsou Many SP,M.C. Nemeli na rtilich ustlano. Slunne dny a bouie stiadaji se v 'tivote kaZd411o, Take K dalSimu St'a qnemu souZiti pieje cela, manZele ,Krejeich neuSli rozmartim ne- naSe velika rodina SPJST mnoho zdravi prazniveho osudu. Ani ye svem sla ynost- a dlouha iota nekaleneho Stosti a spokonirn roce zlate svatby neuSli neStesti. jcnosti.

Strang -A PET A DVACETI-LETE JUBILEUM Corpus Christi, Texas.

ManZele Frank a Julie Kueerovi v nedeli 29. ledna 1956 oslavili svoji spoleenou drahu Zivotem v kruhu svojich milYch pfibuznYch a pratel, kterYch e sjelo nmoho do Sokolovny v Corpus Christi, Texas, kde byla oslavenctun pkipravena spoleena. beseda. teastnici, kteri osobne WISH piati naSim dlouholetYm zaslouZilYm spolkovym pracovniktam, st yrdili svoji ptitonmosti a krasnYmi cennYnai a uZiteenYmi dary, jak si vaZi jejich piizne a einne prace, kterou zde no eas jejich asi 20Ieteho pobytu kanali a konaji dosud.

ManZele Kueerovi se opravdove a nenaroene vZili do te spolkove a ria.rodni prace, jak u kadu Anton Cermak eislo 56, tak i v Telocviene Jednote Sokol a,V,bchotnickern divadelnim krou2ku, kde svojimi vYkony se hluboko vryli v pamet tech, kteti radi navAtevovali a dosud navStevuji a podporuji ta naSe sokolska yefejna cvieeni a na g e eeska divadla.

Bratr Frank Kueera, kterY vyrosa, Penelope, Texas, Di tam co mladik byl naciSenym borcem sokolskYm, a v roce 1630 poinahal zde v Corpus Christi pH. zakladani Telocviene Jednoty Sokol. Brzy nato se piestehoval do Dallas, TexaS,' ,kae sieena Julie Kiivaekova jcmu padla do oka, a po tiiletem pobytu v Dallas se rozhodli odstehovat se do Corpus Christi, kde se usadili a dobte se jim vede,t Aby jim nebylo smutno, tak asi pied osmi lety si adoptovali jeden den sta.reho chlapeeka, kterY se zaeina zajimat o telocvik v oddeleni iCkd. VSichni jsou Many Mai Anton Cermak eislo 56.

RaclostnYna bylo uvidet mezi eetnYnai iteastniky maminku oslavence br. Fr. Kueery, ktera jest jiZ po nekolik rokit adkazana, na koleekovou Zidli s naSi nejstari spolkovou sestrou Barborou Regmundoyou, ktera teZko nese odchod do veencisti svojeho milovaneho manZela Jindficha.

VSichni piitomni ilCastnici teto paha. stilbrne svatby byli slavnostne pohastfti.

Bylo pozorovat vSestrannou piatelskou rozmluvu, ktera zanechava dojem. mohlo bS, ti vice podobnYch veeirkti.

Pfikladam jeden obrazek, kterY byl vzatYpU te piileiitosti Oslavenctim jest piano, by i nadale byli St'astni a meli se vespolek radi a dockali se y e zdravi zlate svatby. (Pozn. red.: Skoda, ae snimek- nedal se repredukovat.)

DocIntak: NaSi Ceske verejnosti a pian dva.del timto oznamuji, Ze naSi ocbotnici nacvieuji ddvadelni hru pcd nazvein "Matenku si neber", a bra tato himde piedvedena v Sokolovni 26. Unora 1956 ye 3 hodiny eclpoledne. DalSi a bliZSI podrobnosti bucicu sdeleny v priStich -di, slech.

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West za hojne freasti elenfr Jednoty SPJ ST, pl'atel a znamYeh. Lida M-C: Vpisova ochrana na 20 let, Bratr Marek byl Menem kadu po mnokterit se zmenguje, az zustane ho let, kterY vkly bral 'least ve spolkovyplacene pojigteni na $1,000.' vein jednani, dokud mu zdravi dovolovaPojigteni se vyplati kdykoliv lo. Zanechava manZelku Helen Markopiipadu Umrti dle klosajici you, elenkyni ka.du, deem pani Willie Mae stupnice.

RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI Dornakovou, synka Adlof Marta, ml., N: episova ochrana jen tern, kdo O'lenove radu Jaro eislo 130 v Dallas, vnuka Melvin Dorriakoveho, tH sestry: maji od SPJST vypirjeene peTexas, vyslovuji upkinme citenou sou- Pi. Millie Mataoyou, pi. Rosie Matuknize, strast portistale rodine nad ztatou jejich you, a pi. Albinu Kralovou, a 2 bratry, Pet druhfi certRikatil SPJST pro dell: °tee Frank Marka a Joe Marka.

Vida J-T: Doeasne poji gteni do veku 16 Jana Bubaka, Soucitime s rodinou v jejim zarrnutku, let, ktere se mute zmeniti na kterY zemiel ye staki 88 let a byl pocho- i my olenove kadu 2elime jeho pkedeaskterekoliv jine poji gteni po van zde v Dallas. neho odchodu, ktereho budeme postradosaeni veku 10 let, nebo Brat". Bubak pkgel k na gemu kadu s dati. pozdeji. pfestupni listinou pied mnoha lety. Byl Cest budiZ" Tvoji pamatce.

Tfida J-C: Poplatky se plati 20 mkt tic;brYm Menem a neradi ho ztracime.

Piny obnos pojigteni se vyResolueni vSibor: Portistala rodino, Zelime jeho odchodu plati kdykoliv v pfipadu Robert Cervenka a jemu pfejeme tichY spanek. ve veku od 16 let v9ge.

Emil W. Popp RPsolueni vYbor: Umrtni pojistka pod 16 lot Stanley Httlovec J. 3. Kostohryz. ele • ( staff le dle stupnice. ♦ Jan Hernial Tfida J-S: Poplatky se prati 20 rat Ant. Horakova.

4, • ( ) Pln9 obnos pojiAteni se vyplati kdykoliv v pfipadu ftRESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI Ttinact arunt certifikatu SPJST mrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 My, nine podepsanY resolueni vYbor fapro clospele: mesict, $250, pod 12 mesicrl, dit Hvezda Texasu eislo 47 v Seaton, Te$500. eas,Annto jmenem na geho kadu projevu- Vida B: DcdivotnT, poplatky se plati jeme upkimnou soustrast portistale rodido srarti. ne .nad ztratou jejich matky, statenky, Tfida C: Poplatky se plati 20 rola). Pins Vida T-E: Poplatky se plati do 18 let stafi. Pln9 obnos certifikatu prastakenky a naSi spolusestry obnos pojigteni se vyplati kdyse vyplati pa 18 letech stall Veronika Talagek, kdykoliv v pfipadu nebo kdykoliv v pfipadu ftherd zemkela 24. ledna ye stars 95 let u Tfida D: Poplatky se plati 15 rokii. Piny mrti od veku 1 roku. Do 8 sve dcery pani J. W. Krcha v osade Ratiobnos pojiSteni se vyplati kdymesict„ $250, pod 12 mesicfr, bot po delAi nemoci. Narozena 8. zaki 1860 koliv v pfipadu amrti. $500. v Cesk,oslovensku, piijela do SpojenY-ch Tfida E: Poplatky se plati 10 rokt. Pln9 statii roku 1891, pfebYvala 5 let v okresu obnos pojigteni se vyplati kdy- Tfida J-G: Poplatky se plati 20 raft.

Austin a ostatni leta v okresu Bell. koliv v ptipadu Pln9 obnos certifikatu se vYZanecirava pet synti, John, Joe a Ed. Tfida F: Pln9 obnos certifikatu je vyplati po 20 letech nebo kdyplacen po 15 letech nebo kdyTalag ek v Temple, Torn a W. M. Talakk koliv v ptipadu Umrti od vev Rosenberg; dve dcery, pani J. W. Krkoliv pfedtim v plipadu funrti. ku 1 roku. Do 6 mesicu, $250, elia, a pani Joe Simek v Temple, 25 vnu- Tfiaa G: Pln9 obnos certifikatu je vypod 12 mesict $500. placen ye 20 letech nebo kdykti a 37 pravnukti. (dz) Pohieb byl v Seaton 26. ledna z kostela koliv pfedtim v ptipadu 4, ( esko-MorayskSrch Bratti. Faraki F. J. Vida H: Pink obnos certifikatu je vyNEDOSTAVATE 'VESTNIK7 Kcstohryz Cesky a A. C. Lane anglicky placen po dosaZeni 65 let stab vykdnali pohrebni obkady za velke nebo kdykoliv pkedtim v pfiNekdy v hndcucnosti se mfde stab, ie rodiny, ptatel a spolkovYch bratki a sepadu fimrti. pravidelna dodavka Vestniku bude nester.

T ida 1: roprarzy se prat) 20 rokiA. Pin) komu z vas najednou zastavena a organ esnule sestke pfejeme klidnY a ticl)S7 obnost certifikatu je vyplacen pfestane dochazet. Stane-li se to jen Odpoeinek. Cest buda jeji pamatce. po dosaleni 60 let stati nebo jednou, vinu pravdepodobne nese pogta.

Dano za. fad Hvezda Texasu Cislo 47. kdykoliv ptedtim v ptipadu Opakuje-li se to dva, tfi a vice t9dml za Reisolueni vYbor: nmrti. sebou, dopiate na Supreme Lodge SPJST, Emil Hejl Vida K: Poplatky se plati do veku 65 Temple. Texas, at' pfipad je vy.Setten.

Agnes Motl let. Pln9 obnos poii gteni se vyNepigte ani na vydavatele, ani na reTheresa Chlapek. plati kdykoliv v piipadu daktora, ale na Hlavni iffadovnu. Stano) •4•( vida L: Dvojno,sobne firazove pojigteni vy nafizuji, ze kdo si pfeje Vestnik, musi RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI (double indemnity). Certifikat dopsati neetnimu Hlavni afadovny, kter9 se vystavuje pouze do obnosu vede seznam adresate Clem dostavajl"bad Jaromir Cislo 54 SPJST ye West, $2,500, dodateene k jinemu rich Vestnik. vyslovuje upkimnou soustrast pozilstale certifikatu. rncijne nad ztratou Mfdete dopsati na, Hlavni tfadovnu Adolfa F. Marka, /Aida M: Poplatky se plati do veku 65 sami, nebo pntadejte vageho tajemnik. kterY zenakel 13. ledna 1956 ye veku 50 let let. Po dosedeni 65 mkt stars, by to pro vas vykonal. Ka2c19 Cien, kter9 V'Providence nemocnici ye Waco. Byl neglen dostava mesieni pkijert si plati na pojigteni v tilde dospel9ch, je mocen jen nekolik mesiet, ale nevyleeidokud Ey. Zemfe-li pied 80 opravnen na Vestnik, jestli si ho pfejo.

Vyberte si dle potieby

Ve stkedu, dne 15. 'anon), 1956

VEST NI — WEST, TEXAS

IENEWNINEINNINNEMINEWMINMOV vane, jako by cela, zerne byla kadidelnici, jezdily po cestach take vozy vysoko WLADISLAW STANISLAW nalolene senem, sekaai se vraceli se zpevy a na zetloutlYch a zdeptanYch pokoREYMONT senYch lukach se rozkladaly huste kupky a stogy jako sebevedome krnotry, usedajici k tithe rozmluve. . . mezi nimi se brodili eapi, eejky se zlostnYm kvilenim krouZily nad nimi a bile mlhy vyleAgallamm zaly z bahnisek.

OtevfenYm oknem Borynovy chalupy "Vic nepotkebuje. Kakdou hodinu zhasne," kekl. pronikaly v gechny ty hlasy lidi z poll, Podveder se se glo u Borynri spousta radostne hlasy aivota i prace, zaroveri di, protoke se zdalo, ze Boryna dokona- s kadidlo you Irani obili, luk a slunce, ale va, Hanka mu uz taky vlozila hromnieku Jagna byla ke v gemu hlucha,. do ruky; ale Boryna se uklidnil.

Ve svetnici bylo ticho a mrtvo. Pies keke, ktere chranily od aaru, se cedilo DruhY den bylo stejne. Poznaval di, mluvil rozumrie a zase cele hodiny zelenave, ospale , gero. Mouchy bzueely lekel jako mrtvola. Kovakka sedela u a Lapa, stojici na straai u hospodate, ho, nehYbajic se od postele, a JagustYn- si obeas zivl a gel se polichotit k Jagne, ka ho chtela okukovat. ktera sedela po cele hodiny bez hnuti a "Dejte pokoj, je g te utrousite oheri," za- bez myglenky, docela jako socha. brueel staked neodekava,ne, a kdy'Z v poMatej ua nepromluvil, ani nestenal. ledne ptigel kovak a dival se mu do ph- LeZel klidne, jenom neustale kroutil ovkenYch oci, ozval se znova s divnYm eima. Jeho jasne oei, lesknouci se javYsmechem: ko sklenene kulieky, chodily tvrdogijne "Netrap se, Michale. . . ted' vam za ni a pronasledovaly ji jako ostre nododelam. . nebude to dlouho trvat. . . ze: dodelam."

Marne' se odvracela, marne chtela zaOdvratil se ke stene a vic uz nekekl. pomenout. . hledely z kaZdeho kouta, Ale protoke bylo videt, ze slabne a stale vznagely se ye vzduchu, svitily jako plavic se ztraci, hlidali ho bez ustani, hlav- meny a tak neodolatelne ji pkitahovaly, ne Jagna, se kterou se dely divne veci. ke se jim vzdala na milost a nemilost a Najednou pfestala peeovat o matku, hledela do nich jako v nedohledne pronechala jilne na starost Jindkichovi past. Ale obeas, jako by se probirala ze a leaela u muae jako kanaen. stra gneho snu, S'z'alostne zaprosila: "Sama ho budu hlidat, to je me pra"Valyt' se tak nedivejte, du gi ze mne vo," kekla Hance i Magcle s takovYm vytahnete! Nedivejte se!" Boryna to asi drirazem, Ze se ji neodvably postavit na slySel, protole se zachvel, jeho tvak se v odpor, zvla gt' kdy'k kazda mela sama jakemsi nemem'vYkkiku zktivila, oei zadost vlastni prace. jiskfily jegte stra gneji a po zsinalYch A Jagna se pak uk nehnula z chalu- tvakich plynuly takYrni krripejemi slpy. JakYsi nevYslovnY strach ji drZel ja- zy. ko na, provaze, neodvaZila se vzdalit od V takovYch chvilich utikala Jagna nernocneho. ven, strach ji vyhanel. byla na lukach, senosee poGeld yes Stala pak pod stroiny a divala se na kraeovala bez pkestavky. Za svita.ni, sotvaae prvni cervanky zrumenily oblohu, luka pina lidi a radostne vkavy. , A s plaeem se pak vracela. vgichni vytahli na louky. Rada muZZa gla k matce, ale sotvake vstreila hlaskych, vysyledenYch do ko gil jako eapi, obsadila dolinY, brousila kosy a blyska- vu do temne svetnice, sotva ji oval zajic jirni cele dni zutive sekala. A cele pal lekti, rychle be-kela zpet.

A znovase davala do place. dni bylo slyget jenom kineeni naklepaA znova vychazela za china a rozhlik'ela vanYch kos a pope yky shrabujicich devse tesknYrna oeima pa girem kraji. A eat tehdy plakala je gte Zalostneji, smutneji nadechrana, pia)), jako by se a bolestneji. . . nakikala jako ptaee se rojila lidmi, kineenim a hovory, pruho- zlornenYmi kfidly, opu gtene hejnem. vane kalhoty se mihaly, dervene aenske A tak gel -bete zmeny den za dnem; Saty jako makove kvety se vzna gely ye Ha,nka, jako cela yes, byla pokad zaneslunci, pisnieky se jasave rozlehaly, ko- prazdnena senoseei a teprve tketiho dne sy zvonily, veselY smich znel a fgude ziistala od roma doma. vladla ochotna, pilna prace; yeeer co "Dnes je sobota, to se Antek jiste vraveder, kdyk se zarudle slunce klonilo nad ti," tekla si radostne a chystala dam lesy a vzduch se chvel kkiketa ptactva, na pkivita,ni muaovo. kdY2 vg ecko obili a trava se div neotfaPteglo ua poledne a Antek tu je gte nesaly hudbou cvrekii a modaly se roze- byl. Hanka vySla as za kostel, zaSla se hraly kurikanim aab, kdyZ vystupovaly divat aZ za topolovou alej, ale tam bylo

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Strana 25 pusto a ticho.

Lide zadali spe gne svaket seno, proto-, Ze se chystalo ke merle poeasi. KohoUti kokrhali, slunce palilo prucleeji, nad obzorem visely take kroupove mraky a zdvihal se virivY vitr.

Ocekavali boukku s lijakem, ale Prl•gel jenom, kratky, hojny cle gt', ktery vy-, prahla zeme zhltla tak, k'e zbyla jehoM; radost, jak se osve2,11 vzduch.

Ale weer byl o nee° chladnejSi, vonel senem a vlhkou zemi. Na cestach leZel vlhky soumrak, male je gte nevychazel, nebe bylo tmave a jenom ztidka pro-. raZely hvezdy, v sadech prosvitala tla chalup a jako svatojanske musky se mihala v rybniku. Vgude se vedekelo. na zapraZi, kdosi hral na fujaru, tu a tarn se rozezvonil smich, ptaci ua zadiriali zpivat a poie promiouvala, tichym evrka7 Mar koniku, hiasy kkepelek a chkastaltl.

U Hound rovneZ jedli pied domeM; pod okny bylo pino hovoru a lidi, tote Hanka, kdy2 do.sekli, VSechny . pozyala a eastovala hojnou yeeeti; vajieka s paZitkou vonela, 'Mee chvatne zvonily o talire a skrehotavY hlas JagustYnein co chvile vyvolaval vYbuch.y smichu.

Hanka z larncir pkikladala na misu a vybizela, aby vg ichni jedli, ale celou svou duSi naslouchala kaZdemu hlasku sty a co chvile se beZela podivat pied. arm.

Po Antkovi nebylo ani stogy; jedndu, narazila jen na Terezku, pkitisknutca ke zdi, jako by na nekoho eekala.

HdyZ se Matou g nemohl domluviVs Jagnou, ktera byla dnes mrzuta a protivna, zatal se laadat s Petrikem; vtom pribehl Jindrich pro sestru, ze ji matka void.

Vbrzku se v gichni roze gli, jedinY ,Maton§ jaksi dlouho °tale', odeSel teprve za etvrt hodiny.

Kdyi za chvilku vysla i Hanka, darmo vyhliZejic do tiny, dolet1 k bkehu rybnika vreivY, lanevivY hlas; , "Co za mnou leze g jako pes. . • neute7, Cu ti. . . uk nas dost premilaji v„12,u-, bach. ." Pote padlo net° je gte daraz7, nej giho; v odpoved' zaznivala jen si vzlykava slova a plat.

Ale Hanku to neru gilo, eekala na muae, co ji zaleZelo na cizich vecech?,,,ja.7 gustYnka obstaravala veeerni KdyZ pak nejmen gi dite zadalo z horeeky vrnet, vzala je na ruku, houpala je a nahledla pritom k nemocnemu tchanovi.

"Antek tu musi bYt co nevidet!" volala od prahu.

Boryna lael s oeima upfenYma ,na lampieku, jea eadila nad krbem.

"Dnes ho pustili, Hoch na neho . opakovala mu pfima do ucha a pozorovala radostnYma oeima jeho zkitelnice, zvedava, zda shape, co mu kika.; ale

Strana 26 novinka nepronikla Borynovi mad UZ ani it , ; mozku, protole sebou ani nehind, ani na ni nepohledl.

"Snad u prichazi do vsi... snad ponlyslila si Hanka a vybihala co chvile pied dtim; byla si tak jista jeho navratem a tak rozechveld odekavanim,‘Ze jedoala jako bez rozumu, pro kaZdou ma l ickost se davala do smichu, hovorila sama se sebou a motala se jako Munn vypravela o s yYch nadejich, ba i kraviekam se sverila pri dojeni, aby vedelv, Ze se jim vraci hospoddr.

Cekala minutu za minutou, jen pomalu ztracela trpelivost.

DcAala se us noc, ves se ukladala ke s-pa»ku. Jagna se vratila od matky a ulelila do postele, celY ditm brzy usnul, ale Ha ika stala na straZi prod domem • a docela vysilena a vSecka uplakana zhasiia svetla a ulehla rovneZ. C;e1Y svet se pohrouZil do hlubokeho ticha.

Na vsi hasla svetla jedno po druhem, jako je" se zaviraji spankem. vyplul na modrou vysokou oblopm,etou hvezdnYm trpytem a stoupal a ve, letel jako ptak vlekouci nesmn p au prazdnotou stribrna kridla; mrdi:y svinute v nadechrand, belave chi hvalce jako by spaly. cchno stvoreni na zemi ulehlo znavene k tichemu, sladkemu snu, jenom. neja•y ptak tu a tam zazpival svou ne-umdlovajici pisen, jenom vody Septaly cosi :Rik° ze sna a stromy, koupajici se v Mesienim svelte, se obeas zachvely, jako by se jim zdalo o ja.snem dni; easem zavreel pes, preletujici lelek zatrepal kridly a nizke pary zaealy zvolna a pech zahalovat pole jako unavenou ma,tku.

Ze zdi sotva znatelnYch a ze sada vychazel tichY level oddechu, lide spali na vzduchu, sverujice se dtverive noel.

I v Borynove svetnici se rozhostilo aspale ticho, jenom c yreek evrkal pod krbein a Jagnino oddychovani se trepotalo ve vzduchu jako motYli Byla uZ asi pozdni noc, prvni kohouti ti zadinali zpivat, kdyZ .sebou nahle Boryna pohnul, jako by se probral ze spani; mesic padl do okna, rozlil se po jizbe - a ozaril mu tvar stiibrnou penou svetia.

Boryna usedl na posteli, kYval hlavou a nairrahave pracoval hrdlem; chtel nee() povedet, ale v hrdle mu to jenom chreive zabublalo.

Bede', dlouho se nechapave rozhliZel a hrabal prsty ve svetle, jako by chtel zachytit do hrsti mihajici se nehu meshni zake, jet mu padala d.o odi.

"Svita — je eas. . ." zamumlal koneene-a vstal.

VyhiCcil oknern a jako by se budil z teZkeho sna, jako by se mu zdalo, ie

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je uZ bilk' den, e zaspal a Ze- na nobja jici o1. • vtarn znledi u chleVably-. deka nejaka pilna prace.. . se plu4dnuaii.I k neimi; • .

"Je eas vstat, je eas. ." opakoval, ne 2 11C111 zoo ,1i v:..echno zapokriZovar se nekolikrat a zaeal se mo- pomnel. dlit; rozhliZel se pa Satech, hledal boty dv(rra obracel se v haute, kde obydejne stavaly, a kdyZ no 1 ,•:ecky Arany, proto .i.e se mu zdalo; iiic nenalezl, na vAecko zapomnel a Sma- Ze ho odu(,,kticl tral bezradne rukama kolem sebe.

Jei.ab ,oct stmlny star zrovna pied runt inodlitba se mu trhala, ozYvala se 'je L a vrhal drouhY nom jednotliva slova, nemajici souvi"Co to?" zeptal se a 'deka' na odpoved'. slosti.

Zahrada, pokrajena svetelnYmi • pruV jeho mozku se liable rozpletly my- by, jako by mu zastoupila cestu a . . StriSlenky na jakesi prace, hned yeci da y - briei se listi tichouece cosi •Septalo. no minule, hued zas jakesi ohlasy toho, "Kdo me to void?" premVSlel, dotYkaco se delo kolem neho po celY eas ne- je se stroma. mod, pronikaly do neho V nejasnYch Ta apa, ktery chodil porad za nirri, cost carech, v bledYch vzpominkach, ktere zaknueel; stared se zastavil, zhluboka se probouzely, zamotavaly a prodiraly vzdychl a vesele iekl; na, svetlo... co hvile sebou prudce trhl "Pravda, prayda, psIku, j e 6a s k za nejakYm prizrakem, ale net se ho zmocnil, uZ se mu rozpadl v pameti ja- Ale v okarnZiku zapomnel i na to; V • ko zetlela prize. . jeho duSe se pota- paineti se mu 'zrejme zase v S - ecko rozsycela jako plamen, jenZ nema potravy. palo jako such pisek v hrsti, nave vzpoBoryna vedel ted' asi tolik, co se mu- minky ho hnaly znova nerann kupredu: ? e zdat y e snu za easneho jara suchYm zamotaval Sc do Preludii jako vreteno d stromUm. je eas probrat se ze zim- do niti, ktere heli do nekoneena a jsou ni ztrnulosti, ie piiila doba pbvolit na- porad na jednom miste -.

• shromaZdenYin St'avam, eas zaSumet s "Tot' se vi, eas k seti," iel.l si °pet a vichrem radostnou pisen. Zivota. . ale vyrazil rychte kolem kohly, zahradkou stromy nevedi, Ze jejich sneni je plane vedouci na pole; tam . nara na onen a namaha marni..

• neSt'astny stoh, ktery v aim e hore.1 a At' Mal cokoliv, podinal si tak, jako ted' byl znova postaven. si poeina na svobode kUñ, kterY po leta Z poedtku se mu chtel vylmout, ale jezdil v Zentouru. . ze zvyku se todi nahle odskail, na okamZik se mu v hlastale dokola. ye rozjasnilo. . jako blesk se vrhl naNapred otevrel okno a vyhledl Yen, zpatek do minulosti,'vythl z plotu tyepak nakoukl do komory a po dlouhem ku, popadl ji oberna rukama jako vidle rozmYSleni Sc prohrabal v krbu; nato, s tydri rozruSenou se vrhl na sloupy, tak, jak byl, bos a v koMi, vyS"el na hotov bit a zabijet;' ale neuderil a tyeku dvur. bezradne upustil.

Dvere byly otevrene, sin zalevalo me. bramborigte, Za stohem, od testy node] sieni svetio. . prcet prahem. opal Lapa, svinuty v klubko; pri Selestu krokt1 se se tahl dlouhy pruh oranice; Boryna stavAak poznal do- nub a udivenYma alma se rozh10..el. probudil a zavreel, Mesic byl v.Z v pull nebe, zeme tonumaciho eloveka, zo.lam la v zamiZenem prisvitu; operlena Boryna se zastavil pied domem, po- sou a jakoby zaposlouchana do mleeni.

'Skrabal se za uchem, • zrtj me se snaZil Neproniknutelne ticho prichazelo z povzpomenout si, jaka pilna prace to na ii, zamlZene dalky spojovaly nebe se neho deka. .. zemi, z luk se plazily bile mlhy a vie.Pohladil psa, ktery mu raciostne ski- kly se nad obilim jako prize, obalujici kal na prsa a rozhliZel se utrapene ko- lany teplYm vlhkYna koZichem. lem.

Wrostle Zelenave steny se Sklanely na Bylo jasno jako ye dtie, mesic stab ui mez pod tili klasu. previslYch jako renad chalupou, modrY stirs odraZel od zave zobdeky pisklat, pAenice bo gy u2 dernabilYch sten, voda no rybnici se trpytila do - VYge, stdly hrde a trpytily jako zrcadlo, yes ledela V hlubokem vYrni pery, zatim, co sotva povyrostle eeni, jenom ptajekove v . houainach se ovsy a jecmeny se zelenaly jako louky vytrhovali blahove ze sna. v plaVYch zdclonach mlhy a .svetla.

Najednou si Boryna asi na cosi vZpom- Kcal-lout - zpivali ui pa druhe, noc bynel, protole pteSel rychle na -Ova"; vSe- la pozdni, pole, pohrouZena V hiuboky cky dvere byly otevi=one a hal chrapali sen 'odpoeinku, jako by -dYch:I; jakYmu zdi stodoly; Boryna se podival do sti- si tichouekYm S'evelem, ozvenou staro je- pop-Ideal kone, aZ zarZali, vstreil hi,- sti a inuk jako dYcha matko, kdyZ uvu he kravam, ktere leZely v rade za se- lehne uprostred deti, eltiverive spicich bou a z nichZ bylo videt jen osvetlene . na jejich- nadrech... zadky, potom zas chtel zpod kainy vy- Boryna nahle poklekl no zem a zaoal tahnout vaz, dokonce ui chopj.1 ,vyeniva- do hastavene kosile nabirat hlinu, ,jako

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by to byl pytel obili, nachystaneho k seti. . . nahrnul si ji tolik, ze ji sotva unesl; napted se polehnal kdizem, potorn zkusil pohyb ruky a zaeal sit. ..

Sklonen pod btemenem, zvolna, krok za krokem del a lehnajicim, pillkruhovYin rozmachem razseval hlinu po poll.

Lapa chodil za nim, a kdyZ splaSenY ptak mu vyletel pod nohama, chvili ho honil, vraceje se pak hned zase do slutby k hospodati.

Boryna, zahledenY pied sebe v kouzlo • ja.rni noel, del tide po poli jako zjeveni Zehnajici kaZde hroud y zeme, kaZdemu steblu.. . a sil potad, sil bez imavy.

KlopYtal o hroudy, potacel se ye vYmolech, nekdy i upadl, jente o tom ani nevedbl, necitil nic krome to hluche a neptekonatelne potteby sit.

Bagel az na kraj pole; kdyi mu dodla v kline, nabral nove a sil, a kdyi se mu postavily do cesty hromadky kameni a ostre trni, vracel se.

'Zak' daleko, kde ptaei hlasy uz ustavaly a kde se v mlha.vem Seru ztracela cela, Yes; objalo ho vybledle, neptehledne mote, poll, ztracel se v nich jako zbloudilY ptak nebo jako dude odletajici od zeme — a znova se olajevoval bliZ, vracel se do okruhu ptadiho Svitoteni a do okruhu lidskYch strasti, je2 se na chvili odmleely, jako by byl Selestici vlnou obili vynesen zpatky na pokraj jiciho sveta. .

"Kubo, ber ho temi branami leheeji!" volal obeas na pacholka.

Gas mijel a Boryna stale jeSte neilnavne sil. . chvilemi se zastavoval, aby si odpoeinul a narovnal kosti, a pak se znova daval do toile prase, do to namahv pro nic, do toho zbyteeneho plahoeeni.

A potom, kdy2 uZ se floe zaeala Setit hvezdy pobledly a kohouti ohlaSovali zvolnil svilj chvat, ba zapominal nabrat hliny a sil prazdnou dlani jako by na ty role, zdedene po praotcich, do pasledniho zbytku rozsival u jen sebe sameho, vSechny ty proiite dnl, celY lidsky zivot, kterY ptijal a ted' vracel yeenemu Bohu a posvatne zemi.

V tuto posledni chvili jeho Zivota se zaealo dit cosi podivneho: nebe potemnelo jako hruba plachta, mesic vSechna svetla pohasla,, celY svet nahle oslepl a pohrouZil se do temna vitici prohlubne. . . cosi zhola nepochopitelneho jako by vyvstalo a Slo temnotou teZkymi kroaejemi, pod nimi se kymacela zeme.

Od born zavanul tahlY, zlovestnY 'Sum. Osamele stromy se zachvely, dat' uschleho listi zagustil po ldasech, obili i trava se rozvinily a z nizkych, rorttesenych poll se ozval ticht bazlivt stenavY bias: -4...&*4111/ "Hospodati! Hospodati!”

VESTNtK— WEST, TEXAS Zelene ostny jeemene se tkasly jako Wadi a horoucimi polibky se tlaeily k jeho znavenYm noham. lliospodatil" stenaDa Zita, zastupujici mu cestu a strasajici hojne krimeje slz. Jaciai ptaci smutne zazpivali. Nad hlavou mu zalkal vitr. Mlhy ho ovijely do mokre prize. A hlasy potad rostly, mohutnelY a se vSech stran tesklive, nepretrZite volaly: "Hospodati! Hospodari!"

Boryna koneene uslySel a rozhlikje se tide zvolal: "V2dyt' jsem tady. . copak. . copak?. ."

Nahle vSechno kolem onemelo, a teprve kdyZ se statec znova pustil do rozsevani ztelklou, prazdnou dlani, promluvila zeme jtdinYm ohromnYm ebbrem: "Zustaia! Zustari s nami! Zustari!"

Boryna se udivene zastavil.. . zdalo se mu, ze vSechno se hrne proti nemu; travy se plilily k nemu, rozvinene obili postupovalo proti nemu, pole ho obstoupila, celY svet vstaval a valil se na noho; zrnocnil se ho strach, chtel ktieet --ale z ptiSkrceneho hrdla nevySel uz hlas, chtel utikat — ale sily ho opustily, zeme ho chytila za nohy, obili ho opletaia, brazdy ho zadrZovaly. tvrde hroudy piekaZely, stromy, jet se mu stavely do cesty, vyhroZovaly, trny drapaly, zly vitr ho hnal a floe a hlasy rozlehajici se celou zemi ho desily.

Zustari!"

Boryna nahle ztrnul, vSechno utichlo a utkvelo na svern miste, blesk mu otevrel oei ze smrtelne mrakoty, nebe se pied nim otevielo, a tam, v oslepujicim jade, Bith Otec, sedici na tame ze snopfi, vztahoval k nemu ruku a dobrotive "Pojd' uz, duSieko lidska, pojd' ke mne! Pojd' uZ, delniku unavenY. . ."

Boryna se zachvel a rozprahl ruce jako pti pozdvihovani.

"Pane Bole, diky!" odpovedel a vrhl se na tvat pied Majestatem NejsvetejSim. Pote padl a umtel v one hodine milosti BoZ1.

Nebe nad nim se rozjasnilo, a Lapa zaeal Zalostne vYt. Dil etvrtY: Leto 1.

A tak dokonal Matej Boryna.

V chalupe dnes trochu zaspali, protole byla nedele. . teprve Lapa je probudil hlasltYm Stekanim; Stekal, vyl a doraZel na dvete, a kdyi mu otevieli, tahal viechny za Saty a ohlitel se, zda za nim jdou, aZ Hanku najednou nee° napadlo.

"Josko, podivej se yen, ten pes neco chce."

Joska v dobre nalade beZela s Lapou a po ceste s nim dovadela.

Pes ji dovedi k otcove mrtvole.

Strana 27 Joska spustila krik, na kterY se vSich< ni sbehli na pole ke starci; ale zdalo se ze je u'z1 docela ztuhlY; leZel oblieejem k zemi, jak pail ve chvili smrti, s rukama rozpraZenYma, jako v posledni horouci modlithe beze slov.

• Odnesli ho do chalupy a zkouSeli ho vzkrisit, Ale mune bylo jejich namahani, marna byla vSecka pomoc a vSecky prostredky, byla to jenom mrtvola — studena mrtvola eloveka.

V chalupe nastal prevelikk nafek; Hanka se rozkkidela na cele kola, Joska kvilela a tloukla hlavou o steny, Vitek a &Ai plakali, ba i Lapa vyl a Stekal; jediny Pettik, kdyZ mezi nimi chvilku postal, se podival, jak vysoko stoji slunce, a Sel do .staje spat.

Boryna leZel na sve posteli, nata2eny a ztuhly, s rozevrenymi, hlinou pornazaIlya)" zesty, podobaje se ahrnem hroude zeme, uschle na slunci, nebo zprachnivelemu pni; ye ztrnulych pestich sviprach; oei iiroce otevtene hleral v takovem zaniceni a kamsi tak dalekc, jako by se pied nimi rozviralo nebe dokoran.

Ale takova straSna hrfiza smrti dla od neho a takovy priSernY des, ze ho phkryli plachtou.

V OkamZiku se zprava o jeho smrti roznesla po cele vsi, a sotvaZe slunce vystoupilo malleko nad chalupy, ptibihall lide na zvedy; co chvile nekdo yegel, odhrnul plachtu, podival se mrtvemu Borynovi do oei, -poklekl a odtikal OteendS; jini vSak stall nad nim v . neme sklioenosti a jen zoufale lomili rukama, jsouce do hioubi duSe otteseni s ivoprevahou Boil moci nad lidskYm Z tern.

Jenom Zalostne narky sirotka neutichaly ani na chvili a rozlehaly se celou vsi.

Teprve kdyZ priSel Jambro. , vyhnal vSecky pied dim, svetnici zanikl a spolu s Jagustynkou a s Agatou, ktera se taky pribelhala se svYm Oteena gem za neboZtika, vykonal posledni shiny mrtvemu. Delaval to obyeejne vesele a vtipkoval pritom, ale dnes mu bylo jaksi tako u srdce. . .

"Tady mad to lidske lest!!" mumlal. kdy2 svlekal mrtveho. "Jak si vzpomene, to s tou kosou, popadne to za krk, da ti jednu po hlave a hajdy s tebou do diry! Copak na ni vyyzdorujeS?" Ba i Jagustynka byla jakasi nesvi; tostive iekla: "Trapil se to jenom, chuddeek, je mu lip, ze zemi el."

"Tot' se vi, v'Zdyt' mu tolik `A dobreho taky nmoho "A kdopak uZije dobreho! I kdyby to byl neivetal bohac, treba. sam kral, i ten ma vSelljake trampoty, starosti a

Strana 28 Sou2eni."

"Jenom tolik mel, ze nepoznal, co je hlad a zima."

"Copak je hlad, matko! Trapeni hryZe vie neZ co jineho."

"Pravda, pravda, soma jsem to na sobe zkusila az azi, A jemu prisolovala Jagnieka a deti ho taky moc neSetrily."

"TAU' mel hodne, od nich piece nezaZil nic zleho," prohodila Agata, preruSujic hlasitou modlitby.

"Hledte si sveho OteenaSe! To se podivejme, rika tady smuteeni modlitby, ale natahuje uSi a slysi, kde se co Sustne," zavreela Jagustynka.

"Protole zle dal by tak nenarikaly.

Jenom poslouchejte. . ."

"Kdyby vam toho tolik po nekom, byste natikala jako o zavod, a arii- ,61z byste nektrila."

"Bucl'te ticho! Jagnioka jde!" okrikl je Jambra.

Jagna vpadla do svetnice a stanula uprost •ed jako pribita, nemohla ze sebe slova,vypravit.

Mateje prave oblekli do eiste "Umtel!" vyjekla koneene a utkvela na Borynovi ustraSenYma ()Mina, z nichZ hledela hruza. Strach ji popadl za hrdlo, srdce jako by ji zledovatelo, nemohla vydechnout.

"Copak jste to nevedela?" ptal se JambroZ mime.

"Spala jsem u matky, teprve ted' s tirn Vitek pribehl. Je trZ opravdu rnrtev?" zeptala se -nahle a pristoupila k mrtvole.

"Tot' se vi, ze ho nestrojirne na veselku, ale do truhly."

Jagna jako by to vSechno nemohla je'Ste pdehopit; optela se 'a stenu, protoZe se ji zdalo, ze ji tlaei telkY sen, ji dusi /ultra a ona se nemille probudit, jenom cela trne v potu a mukach strachu. Co chvile pak vychazela ze svetnice a zase se vracela. . nemohla odtrhnout bei od mrtvoly; co chvile vstala, jako by nekam utikala, a piece zirstavala, bloudila oeima po conch nebo usedala na zaspi vedle Josky, ktera hlasite rvala si vlasy a Zalostne volala: "6, tatinku drah'! CO, tatinku!"

Cele staveni i dvtir byly piny toho pitee a Zalostneho vzlykotu, jenom Jagna jediria, at se v ni chvela kaZda Zilka a jakasi teZka bolest ji drasala v prsou, neuronila slzy, nemohla krieet, chodila jako beze smyslit, s alma planoucima a ztrnulYma hriAzou.

Na Uesti se Hanka brzy vzbamatovala, a ac jeSte plakala, davala uz na vkchno pozor a jako obyeejne vSechno kdy2 pribehli kovarovi, byla uZ docela pri chladnem rozumu.

Magda propukia v plat a ka yak se dal do vyptaxani..

Hanko po poradku vypravcvala, se co stalo.

STNfK— WEST, TEXAS "Dobre,'ze mu Pan En dal lehkop smrt!" zaSeptal kovar.

"Vytrpel si sva, tak mu naleZela."'

"Chuddeek, at na pole utikal pied tou zubatou."

"JeSte zveeera jsem se byla na neho podivat, leZel tiSe jako valycky."

"Nerikal nic?" zeptal se kovar, otiraje si suche net.

"Ani slovo; urovnala jsem mu perinu, dala jsem mu pit a Sla, jsem."

"A sam vstal! Snad by jeSte nebyl ukdyby byl nekdo u neho!" vyjekla Magda uprostred "Jagna spala u matky, protoZn stara je teZce nemocria; bYvala tarn ted' porad."

"Melo to tak bY,t a proto se tak stalo! VAak to bylo nejakeho stonani, dele net etvrt roku! A pro toho, kdo se nemliZe uzdravit, je lepsi, kdyZ brzy unare. Musime Panu Bohu dekovat za to, ze se uZ netrapi."

"Mate pravdu, vSak sam vite, co z poeatku stall doktori i leky! A vSecko bylo pro koeku."

"Proti smrti neni leku."

"Takovy hospodar, takova, moudra hlava, JeliSi natij!" bedovala Magda.

"Mlle je lito jenom toho, ze Antek nepriSel j6te za jeho Zivota."

"Neni dite, proto plakat nebude. Bylo by lepAi myslit na pohreb."

"Pravda, pravda; a jakoby naschval, Roch tady neni."

"Dokaleme to sami. Nedelejte si starosti, ja. vSechno zaridim„ odpovedel kovar, kterY, ac ukazoval tvat zarrnoucenou, tajil v sobe neco jineho; (aal, jako by vzdychai, jako by se rmoutil a slzy utiral, ale nikomu se nepodival do oei.

Zaeal JambroZovi pomahat a chystat otci Saty, ale dlouho se prohrabaval v komote mezi svazky prize a v harampadi, slidil v koutech, ba aZ na pridu vylezl, jako by Sel pro boty, ktere tam visely.

Vzdychal jako meth, modlitby drmolil lalasiteji net Agata, vzpominal hlasite, zasluh neboZtikovYch, ale jeho oei porad hiedaly neco po svetnici, race mu samy lezly pod poduSky nebo chtive prohrabavaly slamu InZka. AZ to JagustYnka nevydrzela a kousaye rekla: "Abyste tam nena gel neco uschleho! A aZ to najdete, drZte, aby yarn to neuteklo z hrsti, je to kluzke..."

"Kdo nic nema, nic neztrati!" zamrueel kovar a hledal bez ostychu dal, nevSimaje si ani varhanikova Michala, kterY vSecek uticen pribehl pro Jambroze.

Ve stPedn, dne 15. 'Calera 1956

rekl mu kovar, jako by se ho chtel zbavit.

"KclyZ uZ jsem tu praci zaeal, tak ji dodelam. VSak se mi brzo takovY hospodar nenaskytne. Udelej v kostele, Cello je treba, I'kichale, zastan me! At' obejdou krestni altar se zapalenYini svicemi, tam - ti kapne nejakY groe. Uei se na Vat' hanika a ani pri hloupem kitu nedovede prisluhovat," poznamenal JambroZ pohrdlive za, odehazejicim Michalem.

Hanka privedla. MatouSe, aby vial mint na truhlu.

"Jenom noketri na torn, domeeku, at' se chuddeek mule rortalmout aspon po smrti," rikal JambroZ smutne.

-"Mrij Bole, za Zivota mu bylo tesno na celem lanu. . . a ted' ma dust mista ve etyrech deskach," Septala JagustYnka Agata, ustavajic v .modlithe, plaetive koktala: "Byl hospodar a bude mit polareb, jak se na hospodare sluSi, ale chridobnY Cloy& ani nevi, pod kterYm plotem vydechne naposled. Svetlo veene at' ti sviti! Svetlo Veone..." a znova zaeala plaetivYm hlasem odrikavat modlitby.

MatouS jenom pokyvoval hlavou, odmeril mrtvolu, odrikal Oteena:=; a odeS"el, a ac byla nedele, hned se pustil do prace: razne truhlarske naeini se na.Qo chalupe a sucha dubova prima uZ da y no eekala na pride.

Dilnu si zridil na zahrade, kde prohdnel ostre Petrika, ktereho lnu poslali na yYpomoc. • UZ davno byl bilY den, slunce vesele svitilo a hned od snidane se &laic) p aranine vedro; yeechny sady a pole se poriaalu hrouZily do bublajiciho, belaveho varu rozpaleneho vzduchu.

Povadle stromy zakyvaly obeas listky, jako ptak tonouci ye vroucim Zaru pohne nekdy kridlem, svateeni ticho objalo yes. v nit jen vlaetovky Svitorily jete hlaaiteji, kmitajice se nad rybnikem jako Slier* po cestach v temnYeh oblacich prachu zaealy rachotit oozy a Tide z blitSlch vsi se stahovali ke kostelu; co chvile nekclo zadrZoval bane nebo se zastavoval pied BorynovYmi, kde sedela uplakana rodina, dal krest'anske pozdravzdychl a Zalostne nahliZel dovnitr otevrenYmi dvermi i okny.

Jambra%i neboZtika strojil a pospichal pritom, at se zpotil; kdyZ pak ut postel vynosli do zahrady a penny rozvesili pa plotech, zavolal na Hanku, aby prinesla jalovco-va zmnka na vykoureni svetnice.

Ale Hanka neslytela; otirala si jeSte pcsledni slzy, ktere ji samy od sebe kanuly z oci, a stale hledela na cestu, protole kaZdYm okamZikem eekala Antka.

"Pojd'te do kostela, privezli ke krtu Ale mijely hodiny a Antek neprichaetyri &Ai." zela nakonec u2 chtela poslat Petrika do "At' poOkaji, nemohu ho tu nechat mista na yYzvedy. nedostroj eneho."

"Ja, vas zastanu, jen jclete ,, Jambrai," (Poi raeov

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Z DOB UTRPENI "Bepravi, jake pachano na unionisteed, daleko pre-vykvalo ono, jake ye jmenu nabolenstvi pachano bylo za ,dob inkvisice Si3anelske. ZaclnY unionista nebyl jist Zivotem a nektreny ani Zeny, ani d,eti. Zde slou2i2 jeden priklad. V Grayson okresu ocivleeen nasilne k vojsku rr:uz jeden, jmenem Hillier. Zena jeho i s ditkami vydana byla v Sane bide a nouzi a v zoufalstvi pravila verejne, ze by si prala, aby Spojene staty brzy zvitezily a zaujaly opet drivejSi pravomoc v Texasu. To doneslo se k uSin-r provost rnarSala okresu a tento okarrilite vyslal kst mual, kteri vyvlekli ubohou 2enu ze staveni a povesili na nejbli2Si Strom a pritomnosti narikajicich cleti."

Dne 15. dubna vydal president Lincoln prvni svoje -pro yolani k narodu, v nem2 pravil, ze v jistYch eastech Unie Slapou se zakony Spoj. stdta nohama a jeliko2 mistni inady jsou bezrnocny, ze je nutno ueiniti opatteni vojenska a svolati do zbrane 75.000 111.11a1. Ta byl olej do ohne a fanatieky Zivel v Texasu spojil se nyni orevrene se Zivlem zioeinnYm, na.Seje etude zmar a zkazu.

Kdy2 znarne nyni pravY sta y veci politickVch, vrat'me se o-pet do naSi male Ceske osady v okresu Wharton a poohledneme se po naSich znamych. Po vYstupu s Jackem Thompsonem v bavlniSti neodvatavala se Ludinka sarnotna ven ani za dne a byla pri ka2clern kroku svem provazena Jenikem. Snoubenci byli nyni stale pri sobe a to prave pdsobilo jim ne yYslovnou slast' a byly chvile, kdy 'aba blahoreaili Jackovi, kterY byl toho hlavnim pilvodcem.

Podle vzkazu, jaky PodhajskY zaslal po Vacla y u Staremu LeSikaru a znarnym v okresu Austin, vydal se i PodhajskY spcleene s mladSim synem Fra-ntiSkern a pak sousedy: Lukkm, Marikem, Gabrdou. a Eengelem se syny na cestu v pondeli. KaZdY mei etyri test baliku bay lny po peti az ksti stech liber jeden a jelike2 ba y lna platila tehdy asi kstnact centu za libru, tell se ka2c1Y na pet a2 kst set dolard prijmu. Byla site takova cesta spojena s nanohYno nebezpeeim, nebot' po neclozirnYch planich mezi Richmondem a Houstonem potloukaly se cele bandy hrdlorezn a lupin., jin".2 ku ziskani hnt na nekolika lidskYch Zivotech pranic nezaleZelo. Na karavanu v`sak, sestavajici z patnacti nebo dvaceti mold dobre czbrojenych a ka2cle chvili k boji ..?ripravenYcla se neociva2lli nikdy.

Jenik zUstal no fame, ,dal ale nastavajicimu s yemu tehanu dopis na otce, v nernZ tidal tohoto za nakoupeni innohYch veal pro sebe a pro Lidunku k nedaleke jiz svatbe.

Pfivocini historicki, povidka ze iivota vdechny." prvnieh eeskVeh piistehovaled. do "Bud'si! ale to ti pravim, at' v maji Texasu. je uz tomu eekani konec, nebo jinak se jedte zblaznim, samou totthou po tober Napsal Hugo Chotek "Co ti chybi? CUZ nemame se radi. a: Po odjezdu Podhajskeho stre.M1 Jenik nejsme stale pohromade?"

"Jsme; je to ale piece velky • rozdil Lidunku jako oko v hlave..Po Jackovi, jeho otci a bratru, jako i jich spoledni- mezi milenci a snoubenci a mezi muZem cich nebylo vSak v celem kraji ani sto- a &mu."

"2e je? A jakY?" tazala se Lidunka gy. Zrovna jako by se byli v zem propadli. To vkchny na farme ponekud upo- naivne.

"Eh, nechme toho", v rozpacich odvekojilo a Lidunka za per dni odvaZila se ji2 trocim dale od staveni, ovdem ze v'Zdy til Jenik. "Vrat'me se radeji domfi," doprovazend Jenikem. Na techto cestach dal a oba pak, jako male deti ruku v y yrreriovali si rnladi tito lide vdechny ruce, hopkujice a dkadlice se, vratili se sve tuZby a -prani, , YSechny sve pocity a domd. Tak za price, veseli a i starostt YSechny sve nadeje pro budoucnost. Oh, plynuli dnove dosti rychle. NadeAla jak nevYsloyne byli Wastni pri mydlen- bota a vdichni s touebnosti ce, ze jiz za rnalo mesicd budou naleteti vstric prichodu svych milych z Houstocele sobe a svemu mlademu Stesti, jak nu, Vrdek, s neho2 byl daleky rozhled na vYchod, nebyl ani na pul hodiny pratiskli si ruce a tulili se k sobe, jak si v oei a jak ohnive libal jeden zden, zejmena k veeeru. Tu pani Podhajdruheho! Tu .seznali, jak bo2skY pocit je ska s dcerami a Jenikem kaZde chviJe, to, kdy2 dva mladi Ede se na vzajern vychazela yen a -ddy vracela se do do-' miluji opravdove, vroucne a neziUne. mu s pocity tesklivejgimi Slunieko pozvolna zapadalo, ale o ma. poesii ale, jakou laSka jejich byla ovanuta, nezapomel 2adnY z nich ten le karavane nebylo posud ani vidu, ani, na praktickY a na jeho po2adav- slechu.

-1VIam strach, 2e se jim neco ky. Je to yYsledek praktickeho vychova-ni, zkuknost, vyplYvajici z vYsledku te2- lo," starastlive pravila pan! Podhajska.

"Hlouposti, Yidyt' je jich tolik a neke price. Prihledneme jen k rozmluve, vedene jednoho tako yeho rana po vy- jedou tam poprve," tedil Jenik, ac jenitt stridani obvyklYch slov lasky a neseisl- samemu. nebylo volno u srdce, nebot', stavalo se malokdy, aby podobna VYnYch hubieek.

"Hied', draha," pravil Jenik, libaje Li- prava se opozdila.

NadeSla noc, ale ze vS'ech tak totdebdunku, "ja nemohu pochopiti, proe tvoji rodiee nechti o naSi svatbe slykt dri- ne odekavanYch nevratil se nikdo, ve a'Z y maji. Jakoby jim na par mesi- prfSel ad nich vzkaz nejakY: To bylo neco neobyeejneho a ze vdech tu zileast, cich tolik zale2elo."

"Ovkm 2e ne, ale slykl jsi davody nenYch po celou noc nezamhouill nik(to pros," hajila Lidunka sve rodiee. "ViS oka. Toaebne oeekaval dobre, ze bych byla radeji tvou dues ale• kdy2 ani v poledne nebylo 2adne neZli zitra, music ale uznati, 2e rodiee znamky po bli2icich se pratelich, tu prajsou v pravu, kdy2 nechti pustiti mne vil Jenik ku Josefovi a Rudolfovi: "Well, boil, neco neni tu v pofadku. k tobe bez patriene pro divku vYbavy."

"Eh, hloupost! Ja si neberu tvoji YY- Zname vS'echny, kteri vydali se pled tYbavu, nYbrZ tebe. 0 vse ostatni je po- dnem na cestu do Houstonu, aby prodalt starano. Ja marn svoji "osmdesatku", tu svoji bavinu a mime, ze nedaji se tak main svirj potah, sve polni hospodarstvi lehce zddet. Vas otec a rnaj nastavajia vSe, co je k tomu trelaa jen ty tam ci tchan PodhajskY neni z tech, abychybiS! K eemu treba tako ye okolky?" nechal zdr2eti se mallekosti, nebot' vi "To je veci tvoji, naS'i veci je, abych dobre, 2e zpilsobil by nam tim starostiq Neco muselo se jim prihoditi na ceste a ti byla rovna ve vdem. Zadny nesmi ze dcera z rodiny PodhajskYch pri ga k proto bych navrhoval, abysme osedlali mu2i. srdce sveho jako 2ebraeka. Vy, Za- kone a jeli jim vstric!"

(Pokradovani) palaeove, mate svoji hrdost a my, Pod)°4*( hajskYch, ten. 2e se oba milujem vrele a Aspirace velke mime. uprimne, tim lepe; lid_skYch keel. se ale Zahanbiti se nedame, proto musime chranit prec. Avis dobre, ittulnu si postavime. ze i Moravan ma v tomto ohledu jazyk Ale za eas! Rozumime? a stares se vice o zale2itosti jinYch, ne* * zli sve vlastni. Z techto drivodd musim do tveho domu vstoupit dustojne, Zubni lekaf je jednim z male hrstky jak sluSi se na dceru rodiny Paclhaj- mug", kteri dovedou zene porudit, kdy bude to dobre pro nas smi otevrit anebo zavfit usta.

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Mark Twain byl pozvan na jakesi do maxi slavnosti, kde syndeek dopTovazel na klavir pejiciho tatinka.

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"Jak to?" zeptal se nejakY zvedavec.

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