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ASE POVINNOT/ ASTA.VILA MNE JEDNA elenka se sti2nosti, ze posledni sjezd byl velice gtedrk vnei starkm elentim, ale pro ty mlade pry nevykonal docela nic. Rekla toho hodne vice, ale neni to mistne, abych v gechno opakoval.

Upozornil jsem zminenou sestru, 2e take na mlade eleny bylo pamatovano.

Ka2dk okrsek dostane $150.00 nebo vice penaite podpory, ktera bude pou2ita vkhradne na programy mlade2e. Kdy2 k eastce od Hlavni afadovny picida se neco z pokladny okrsku, nebo nejakk dalgi pfispevek z pokladny mistnich MAU, ochota, mladkch elenti za jejich zpestreni programii mute bkti vkly dostateene odmenena.

Nekdy poukazujeme na okolnost, nage rnlad gi generace nema porozumeiii pro snahy, tuZby a iclealy stargich demi. Musime si vg ak uvedomiti, 2e byl, je a v2dy bude jistk rozdil v nahledech dvou generaci. To je zakon prirody. A mezi dedeekern a babiekou a jejich vnoueaty, kdy vnuci dornstaji, je ten rozdil tim znatelnej gi. Jsou zde myglenkove svety tfi generaci, kde zajmy se nekdy ani nedotkkaji, tim merle aby byly stejne nebo poclobne. Kahla generace 2ije ve svem myglenkovem kruhu.

Asi pled 'Yeti lety vyueoval jsem v sini fadu Pokrok Houston tfihodinovemu vceernimu kursu ee gtiny. Misto aby studenti chOdili a2 na universitu, sprava university nam povolila, 2e kursy mohly bkti davany v klubovni mistnosti HAIL Do kursu bylo za,psano pies dvacet posluchaeri, v gichni dospeli, vgichni pathci bud' do druhe, do tfeti, nebo dokonce do etvrte generace.

Pro rime, se zakladnim gkolenim v evropskern rodi gti, pak dopinene etytroenimi studiemi zde v Americe na treitelskein nstavu a dal gimi petiletkrni kursy

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universitnimi, byla to vzacna a neobyeejne skvostna ukazka v torn pozorovani, jak' ii2asnk rozdil je mezi temi, kdo vychovani a vzdelavani byli v eeske ei a tend, kdo nabyli sveho gkoleni v reei anglicke. Pfi za.hajeni kursu musel jsem na prvnim miste zjistiti, kolik. potsluchaen melo obstojnou znalost Ce g -tinyebojaklchzsek slov. Museli jsme zaeiti od nejake zdkladny spoleene fgem posluchaerim.

Nektefi studenti se pfiznali, ze jejich dorozumivaci the je vkhradne tina. Jini posluchaei rozumeli dostateene eesl‘y, ale z ohledu na ty, kteti ee g -tinuzaljepovrchnebvlmialo, museli jsme vziti v ge od zakladu.

Ovgem muselo v ge bkti yysvetlovano anglicky, jak mluvnice, tak pravopis a pravidla Cestkeho sklonovapi, easovani a stupnovani. Nektefi se nemuseli &it eeskkm slovUm, znali je, kder2to pro jine byla to opravdova dfina, proto2e bylo to pro ire vgechno nove.

Oast° stab se, Ze jedno slovo dalo pfile2itost k vkkladu, trvajicimu nekdy pet nebo a2 deset minut. easto dodo na porovnavani kulturniho pfinosu tech eeskkch pfistehovaldt, ktefi pfijeli do Ameriky takila s holkma rukama, ale s velkkm du gevnim bohatstvim od svkch pfedkii. Oa.sto dodo k predna gce o techto pfistehovaleich finanene chudobnkch, ale po strance vzdelani nadpriimerne bohatkmi.

Parnatuji se, 2() jednou prisli jsme na slovo "hostinec," z neho2 jsme pfeskoeili na slavnostni jidlo u pritonmosti na "hostinu", pak na "hospodu", z toho na "hospodafe, hospodafstvi a statek."

Pak 112 jsme se snadno dostali k vysvetleni, proe eeskk pfistehovalec sna2i1 se, aby jeho okoli melo nejakou spolkovou rnistnost, kde by bylo podobne stfedisko soudru2nosti a spoleovani v hostinci, v

nedelich a ve svatcich v kostele. Pkistehovalec do Ameriky necitil se ye svem 2ivlu az kdy2 mel vybudovano ye svem okoli nepke stiedisko, jakkm bkvaly kostel a hostinec ye stare viasti. A ponevad2 zdej gi prodejny piva a jinkch lihovin nemely onoho sousedskeho, takkka rodinneho, ovzdugi, jake poskytoval deskk hostinec, zakladany byly spolkove mistnosti, kde rodiny mohly se yzajemne bavit po svem obvyklern zpasobu.

Jen2e tyto spolkove sine nevyrost131 vgude na vy ggi a ri,glechtilej gi stuperi.

Ony mely se stati pokraoovacimi gkolamy pro nage emigranty. Ony mely bkti ne,jen mistem pro zabavu, ale take pro osve2eni, roz gifeni vedomosti a "pro mravni povzneseni spolurodakii," jak to pekne marne napsano na papife od dob, kdyi byly slo2eny nage prvni stanovy. Ze nagich spolkovkch sini nebylo pou2ito k temto dodatleenkrn lep gim fteelin, to asi je vinou na gi vlastni pohodlnosti, snad take vinou tech, kdo byli nagimi vridci a nevedornky trpeli kratkozrakosti.

A ten bylo mnoho pfipadu, kde otec si velmi zakladal na nejake mrifadu, kterk zastaval ve spolku. Pravidelne schtize nav gtevoval. Kdy2 se koneene koupilo auto. syn vozil otce do schirze.

Syn vgak nikdy nemel vysvetleno, co spolek znamenal, nebo pro jak noel sin byla postavena.

Surname reeeno, na,m starkm spolkove sine a jednani v nich nic nepomti2e.

Jsou ale zde deti na ge, u2 v mu2nkch letech, a ten deti na gich deti. Kdy2 uZ nemame Zadnou nadeji sami pro sebe, snad mohli loychom neco zachranit z tech nevyphrenkch vlastnich planri, kdy bychom podporovali snahy to ciruhe a tfeti generace. Bud'me gtedfejgimi nagim detem, kdy2 jsme spolkovou sini neprospeli sami soh&

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AC dali jsme fttulne nazev "Domov ocipoeinku", onen sedmielennY vYbor, kterY ma prostudovati v gechny podrobnosti a uskuteeniti v gechny sny a plany, nezahali, ale pracuje, vy gettuje a hlecli k tome, aby tento pfekrasnY plan se do roka yyphail, jak si to delegati 17. sjezdu p•ali.

Nemine tine, aby ptedseda vYboru, bratr Paul Sablatura, nedostal jeden nebo dva dopisy stran Domova. Nejsou to ptispeyky. Ty se dosud nehrnou. Ty zaenou ptichazet as se vetejnost dozvi, Ze neco ureiteho se ua zaealo. Nejeden ochotnY clarce vya<ava, s jeho zarnYglenYm darem aZ vYbor oznami, co se bade sta.Yeti nebo kde to, bude.

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JinYmi slovy, vlada SpOjen9cla State poskytuje finaneni pomoc fistarrina, kde jsou pacienti, ale lie tam, kde bydli stall tide. StarAl zdrav9 elovek je odkazan na sve fispory a starobni pensi.

• Medi bychom miti mezi naSim Oesk9m lidem nekolik niiliotiar a nebo astich osoby se slu g nYmi prijmy, kteri by si mohli •devoliti tote2, co praktikuji houstonSti bohaei. Nechaji si y ypoeltat j kolik done z vialmu museji odvesti do poklaidny Stryce Sama, pak svou poplatkovou stripnici docela zakonitou cestou snili. Venuje na nejak9 dobroeinn9 nebo v9chovn9 fistav fictyliodn9 obnos, misto dani poskytne to dstavu a stone se vyhlaSenym lidumilelxi. Ve skitteenosti peuZiva zakonem dovolene testy, aby nenlatil tak vysokou don z priPna.

Zde poda,vam za vYbor ptedbgnou zpravu. Dosud. pti glo osm ptihla gek z Takov9m zpilsobem bylo vybudovdno mist, ktere se zajimaji o postaVeni Do, Houstonu nekolik nemocnic a take mova jejich rneste• Nektera mesta•nabizeji stavebni mista zdarrria, bud' v HoustonSka universita. BohaO, kter9 ma, meste nebo na pokrajt mesta, kde je vo- sto tisic eistebo prijmu, zaplati vlade da, elekttina, pfirodni plyn,. kanalisace. 87 procent gveho prijmu v danich. Urednik, kter9 ma, deset tisic eisteho prijmn Jednotlivi Men' vYbord prozkoumali roene i zaplati v danich 34 procent. HOZvetg inu techto nabidek. Ta mista, ktera dil danich z roenilio prijmu $12,000 a nebyla dosud prohlidnuta, budou rovneZ $16,000 je devet procent. To man-ena, prozkoumana, aby vaechny nabidky mo- zalmoM9 Clo y& raffle darovati na rajihly bYti uvaaeny it prvni poradni schti- jak9 fieel takika tri tisice: dolaria a zi vYboru, ktera bude konana koncem to na dani z prijmu, protole jeho tohoto mesice. Ona dy e nebo tti mesta, nova, stupnice je o $2,960 niZSi prove ktera budou se zdati nejvYhodnej gi, vY- tim, ae daroval sluSn9 obnos na clobrobor nav gtivi a znovu uval, aby docileno einn9 fieel. Vlada zaujima to stanovisbylo jednomysine dohody. ko,. ze prime dory nemocuicim, Nage eleny jiste bude zajimati dalgi• nym fistavfim, v9chovn9m institucian a vysvetleni. Architekt, kterY byl vzatY na podobn9m podnikum ,je lepSd, neZ kciy2 ptedbeZne porady bez jakYchkoliv za- by to meld jiti oklikami pies vladni ocivazkft a platu, radii, abychom vygettili, bory a podle zakonit9ch receptu. zdali die noveho vladniho zalkona mohli Snad najdeme nektere nase zamoZnejbychom dostati dal gi slug/1°u eastku k Si krajany, kteri budou moci provesti nepostaveni fistavu ve vet gich rozmerech. co podobneho ye zmen'slettena Na jeho radii zajel s bratrem Sablatu jak je to v praxi mezi bohael! Tech sto rou a pisatelem techto factkti do Austi- tisic, ktere sjezd pbskytnul je Veinal nevnu. Tam jsme mluvili s povetenYnal oso- n9m zakladem, ale mirne reeeno, to bylo bami, ale vynagli jsme, kdybychom vge vypoeitano s temi nejmenSimi polapacienty, a ne lidi pomerne it ob- dayky. Proto jsme jeli da Austral, zda stojnem zdravi, Ze finanCni pomoc od byla by rmAnost obdrZeti dalai pomoc od vlady. ptes statni kontrolujici odbory, vlady.. A take v9bOr nebade spokojen byla by moana. To v gak by nos zavazova- -pouze s Om, co delegati ye sjezdu odlo ptijimati pacienty jakekoliv pleti. Ji- hlasovali, ale budou se hiedati cesnYmi slovy, Vynagli jsme, ae lidumilnY ty pro zvy geni stavebniho fondu. itstav by mohl dostati finaneni podporu ekolik jednotlivcil se dobrovoine od vlady pro nemocne bez rozdilu zbarveni ktiZe, kdyZ by jinak vge bylo posta- hlasilo, ze pidspeji tisicem nob° dvept., veno die vladnich ptedpisa. Nic jsme jakmile plany vYboru budou neporidili, jen jsme byli o drobatko lepe Je to povzbuzujici Pro v9bor. Prot° znoinformovani. Zjistili jsme, ae mame moZ- vu opakuji, Ze vYbor pro Domov ocipotlinnost dostati poinoc z jinYch prament, ku neodpoeiva, ale sejde se V kratkosti cox vgak bude yyZadovati dal gi osobni aby usnesl se na tom nejdfilaitejSina it vygetteni, podal clenuln doled zpravy.

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Z 6innosti domicich radu itatl Jaro eislo 130 Dallas, Texas.

Ctene sestry a bratri: Na g e prvni schtize, kterou jsme melt po vynechani dervencove schtze, byla dosti hodne navgtivena. 61eni chteli yedet, co se y e sjezdu v g echno vykonalo.

Prig la debata stran doporudeni vYboru Utulnu, kde na gi eleni nemaji Fadneno prednej giho a vYhlednej giho prava proti neelentim. Vklyt' je to na ge atulna, nage namahy, na ge penize. (To bude vysvetleno soukromou cestou a ke spokojenosti diems. — Redaktor-.)

Ja, se elentm nedivim. Kdyby ne jakYchsi komplikovanYch zakonii, kde stari eleni nedostali stotni pensi, pak jsme mohli miti opravdu vynikajici SPJST. fitulnu.. Ale eleni jsou radi, Fe mail aspon to, co jim. sjezd dovolil. BoFena Valeikova od na g eho radu 130, od niz to krasna myglenka vze gla, aby se zaeala sbirka na Mouekiiv fond, dala navrh, aby nag rad byl z tech prvnich, kterY by vybavil jednu svetnici v Utulne peknYm nabytkem. Byl k tomu zvoleny vYbor, kterY se postara, tuto vec uskutednit jakYm zpusobem uzna za nejlep gi. Na tento vYbor byli zvoleni nasledujici eleni: sestra Valeikova, bratri Jurdaik a Schefeak.

Dale nag rad odhlasoval stoprocentni souhlas a dilveru v na geho radoveho dopisovatele, bratra Schefdaka; kterY psal posledni dopis do Vestniku podle elanku 64. nagich stanov.

Miij osobni nahled je, ze na g nasta,Yajici redaktor ma si bleat svYch veci, nemichat se do veci, 'ktere se ho netYkaji. Ani slovem jsem se nezminil 0 nem v poslednim mem dopise. Dale mu dam dobrou radu. neZ nekomu bude davat vYstrahu, Fe mu jeho dopis neuverejni, at' si preete olanek 64 na gich stanov a ditkladne se s tim elankern obeznami jegte drive neF pre yezme ten ittad, Nee tento dopis ukondim, podam zde co pile Starieka spolkova pracovnidc, sestra Rosie Truksova z Guy, Texas., kttra hodne prispivala do Ve,stnilku, ale nasledkein stari, slabeho zraku a nervosniho boleni hlavy jiF dale psati nemfiZe. Pie me ‘Sy akrove Ruble- Holly v San Antonio nasledovne: "Draha Ruble:— Stale se nemohu dat do psani, ale 0, musim. Chci Te poFadat, abys podekoy ala za mne bratru Schefeakovi za ten jeho peknST dopis ye Vestniku, Ze se tak zastava, bratra, VaMika.

JO, jiz nemohu psat do novin. Podekuj

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DOPISY A NAHLEDY CLENC pisujeme dopisy "Ka yak', kcly2, to na mane nenajdete a ani po gta tu neni.

Pata Kovar tu byvala. Byla lik pojmenovana po pionYrske rodine Kova.rovYch, tak proto je to ryze eechomora yske, tedy nage .Tak to manic radi a jsme na to hrdi. Byla tady take verejna gkola, pod eeskYm jmenem St'astriY, pojmenovana po rodine tehoF jmena.

Prod bychom toho tedy no dale nepotdivali, to mohou opomenout jenom ti naginci, kteri o svem narode mnoho nevedi a Veda nedbaji. Dale osada Koval' je obydlena takrka stoprocentne naginci. A trebaFe Kovarti tady id nemame, to jmeno tady jeSte ,na dlouhou dobu zilstane.

Na posledni sjezd SPJST., bude nam vFdy mile vzpomenout, a to proto, ' ,e jsme dali zaklad dobre veci, Domovu pro stare lidi. JakV je to rozdil od predegleho sjezdu v Houstonu, kde o Domovu nechtel FadnY ani mluvit. Byla to jenom sestra Horakova a pisatel, kteri jsme se primlu yili o to, aby to pochovan° nebylo, ale aby nadale bylo ye sbirkach pokraeo yano. A za eiyfi roky jest to jd skutkem. Myslim, Zo si miderne gratulovat k tak glechetnem et skutka.

Myslim, Fe nejvice k tomu piispel ten prebytek, na kterY nas nynejSi redaktor yeas upozornil, con dokazuje, Fe je velice dobre, kdyF si nekdo v geho dobre Jako ze nedavno ueenci vyna,S11 velice vgima, dulezity objev, Fe pry kaZdY, kdo ma Nevin, kolik na gich Menu si uvedomi, jednu nohu trochu krat gi, tak tu druhou ma, vFdycky zase trochu delsi. Tak jak dobre na ge Jednota pokraiMe, a to vidite, kdo by to byl rek'. A pak jegte pra.ve, v dobe, kdy jine pojigt'ujici sponekdo nadhodi, Fe ueenci nejsou na nic. leenosti delaji imad)ky. Pokud tease Jednota zhstane jak je, bratrskou, a eleni Vzpominam si, Fe bych yam mel kdy toto pisi. 6erchmant vi, kdy to bude budou miti o ni zajem, tak budeme stale uverejneno. a v pripade prevratu podasi dobre pokraeovat. Jenom nedovolit, aby byste si mohli leda myslet, jako Fe treba se administrativa soustredila v malo to horko na mne melo trvalY fieinek. rukou. Mame neblahe zkt genosti z miTedy dnes je nedele, den Pane. Kalen- nulosti. A take by bylo Jediu na gkodar ukazuje, Fe pat den mesice srpna. du, kdyby jakYrokoliv zpiv-;ohem proPravda Fe jsem o tom hoilku nenadsazo- vadena byla censura dopisii, v nichF by byla vecna kritika tlumena. V gak ony val?

A ted' uF zase to va,Fne. Napred yam ty etyfi roky do niji gtiho sjezdu nam Itvysvetlim, prod my tady vklycky nad- kaZi, co zase bude potreba, opravit.

Pi-eji Jednote daliSi zdar o etenahlla zdravi a trpelivost a zdstkvatn vas bratru Schefeakovi soukromne. Mne yeVak • hiv Baling. ) • 4, 4, c___ _ lice zabolelo, jak jsem uslyFela, ze Valeik neni zvolen redaktorem, Srdeene Vas Rez kritiky jako bez soli oba zdravim a pfeji hodne zdravidka.

Vista, California.

Tva Rosie Truskova." Bratre redaktore:— Taikove srdeene citeni a uznani redakNerad Ti pridavam prace. ima'g ji aF eni prace bratra Valeika se neda kou- at Led chei podati sve na,zory 0 kritice pit za penize ani nenecha zmen git po- ye spolkovem Fivote, ktere je nam zrovmluvami —v tomto opravdu jsem nad na tak freba jako soli do jidla. nim spokojenosti Lud y°, Ty se mYli g, ;kdy2 mysliTi, Fe S bretrskYm pozdravem vas, se nema s kritikou yen. Memo vas vi-seHugo Schelea,k. chny rad, Tube, Edu, Chupika, .tepaiiti.

Poloiiii jsme dobrY' zaklad Koval- (Smithville,) Texas.

Mile sestry a brati'i: Jsou to ale pritomnou dobou nesnesitelna vedra, take elovek ani nevi, co by delal aby to yydr2el.

PremY glel jsem o torn. Na konec jsem si vzpomel, Fe bych mohl psat do Vestniku a aspon se trochu schladit. Nemyslete si v gak, ze na vas, to ne. To ja jenom tak, .2e nine eas ujde a na horko zapomenu.

Vite, ja, uF trochu zaeinam verit, Ze svet zajde, jak bylo nebo jeSte je prorokovano, ohneen, Fe pry potopa u2 nebude, zato v gak vS'echno shori, a tak suet podruhe zanikne, Nu, a my jsme tady tak asi na polovic upeeeni, talde doMat nas, to UZ by tak mnoho nepotrebovalo.

KaFdY den je horko, jak kikame, 'Fe by to ani cent nevyddel, a on prece, jak je nam povidano, by tomu mel bYt zvyklY. Take se tvrdi, Fe v gechno ma sviij konec, tedy otazkou by bylo, jak je k tomu konci daleko. Nu, v gak jestli z toho neoslepneme, tak uvidime.

Nie vgak za zle, ja se tak trochu pokougim o humor, neb ten je kofenem Ziyota. Toho yaFrieho ma,me yFdycky vice neZ toho yeseleho, tak proe si trochu nezamudrovat.

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KdyZ kdo udelate neco pro dobro celku, ze nas pobizel a Ze sjezd schvalil. dostanete nekdy pochvalu, nekdy nic.

Na zdar, Ale kdyZ se boji g , Ze co Stepan nechal A. R. Hamusek otisknout, Jeclnote mute uskodit, to se, 1165 Philips Street brachu, mylis. Naopak, budou se ti, kteel Vista, California deimou, zasazovat o to, aby ti, kteti vedou, s e nezmYlili!

Pornattejle vlastnim detetn!

Je skuteene zajimave i dfilelite, Ludvo, znag, Ze jsem nespaval, mel dnes jednou z nejhledanej gich keel ye jsem rtszne funkce, ale byl jsem tomu rad, kdy2 se nekdo tazal jak to a to. SpojenYch Statech je na ge fee — eeska.

Jak jednou se. gvagr Josef Zajidek v ICCI se ji na nekolika universitach, ale nejvice kursil Ceske keel a literatury je Buckholts vyjadeil, Ze je nine dobee akcie na novou sin odkoupit, kdyZ to od- na nagi Texaske statni universite v Audelam v barveni. Odpovedel jSem mu, stinu, kde Cegtine uei profesoti slovanskYch jazykti Dr. Eduard Mieek a Dr. Ze akcie, ktere jsem koupil, nebyly za Jos. Malik, mlaclgi. Zajimave je Ze eesbarveni sine. Pekl jsem ye schtizi peede Ice feei uei se nejen studenti eeskeho vgemf, Ze to a ono jsem udelal, koupil ptivodu, nYbrZ t jinonarodovci a vecli doa neeital. A byl-li jsem na zabavniCh vYborech. pokladnikem nebo podobne, bee proe Dr. Mieek, peedseda odboru nikdy jsem nemichal spolkove s mojim, slovanskYch jazyku, vypravoval. Ze aby se nikdy nedostaly spolkove penize ni atady SpojenYch Stott se na nej obmezi me! Mam eiste jmeno jako Sokol raceji se Zaclosti, aby doporueoval stunebo jako pracovnik v jin'ch spolcich, dentum studium Ceske teei a aby potom doporueoval studenty i studentky pro a Lake v soukroniem jednani. vladni sluZbu. Studentstvo z Texaske staLudvo, teZ co Sokoli vime, co je to tni university je s oblibou do vladni peedevieovat a peipravovat se. VZdy jsme sluZby peijimano a hodne se ho po abse poteSili, kdyZ pei glo uznani. Co So- solovovani kurstl Ce g tiny a ru gtiny uplatkoli 'vime, jsme-li vyhlednuti fidit osu- nilo v diplomaticke i jine vladni dy vefejne, Ze to ma bYt 100 procent na be.

Za drupe svetove valky mnoho nagich ohe strany. "VeenY ruch a veena nespokojenost" ja, sokolske pravidlo. Nespo- studentti z odboru slovanskYch jazykii kojenost s tim, co nevi perfektni a co obdrZelo tak zvanou "commission" a bylo by mohlo bYt zlepgeno.aisteni je zdra- poslano do zylagtnich vojenskYch gkol po ye. Proto, Ludvo, nezaeinej zakiikovat, nastoupeni vojensice shiny. Peed poclavat vYstrahy, umirni a uvaZuj. Prave merne kratkou dobou dva studenti eespro to zdravou a nebojacnou kritiku keho pfivoclu, ze stejneho mista nedalemain rad ty Valachy, o nichZ bratr Sef- ko Austinu, byli povolaan k vojenske Mune. Jeden, jenZ na universite ail se 'oak pile.

Ceske i ruske feel, ziskal "commission", Mival jsem tech neadiA a funkci aZ do byl poslan do vpjenske gkoly a brzy stal aleluja, ale ani ten nejinalavnej gi nema, se chistojnikem. Ten druhY, jenZ o stueeho by proti mne- uZil. Vann -bYt ve dium Ceske keei nedbal, zustal obyeejvgem stoprocentni , a v poctivosti se u- nYm vojincm. platnit. Proto, Ludvo, bud'me peistupNyni dochdzeji odboru slovanskStch jani nahledtim jinYch. Cokoliv je vefejne, zyku na universite dopisy vojinti z Tepodleha kritice. Stepan, jako redaktor, xasu, aby byly doporueeny ueebnice Cesriezasluhuje si T ye ,upozorneni, Ze by ke feel, aby znalost Ceske feel mateeske mei svuj redaktorskY termin za1koneiti mohli ye voiAcu uplatniti. dle 'iveho navodu. Je to jeho povinnosti Bodice, pomaheite s yYm syntim a deebYt se vim seznamen, aby pak elenst- ram a upozornete je na vYhody, jeZ plyvu to napsal. MnohY bude se zajimat, nou Le studio. Ceske keel na universite, teeba peed tim mak) mel zajmu. za kterou studenti dostanou stejnS7 krePravda, jsem tady v Kalifornii hodne clit jako za jine jazyky! Poteebujete-li daleko od spolkovYch ve'ei. Ale ono to poradu, napi g te na adresu Dr. Ed. Mima take svou vYhodu, Ze nevidim na eek, University Station, Austin 12, TekahlY kelvY chlup, jenom na eetkove xas a on vam ochotne a obratem poradi. dobro, co pro nas redaktor Valeik ude- Jednejte! ) 41, lal. Popohnal nas hodne dopeedu. A kdyby ne jeho red.akenich fivah, ze delegati MuZ, kterY si dues razi cestu svetem, zvedeli o torn nerozdelenem milionu, kte- nemusi bYti ueenee, nemusi bYti chytry patei v g em elentim, jiste by sjezd ne- rdk; ale musi mitt trvale odhodlani, jeZ byl tak na vg echny strany gtedrY..0taz- nezna ustoupiti; musi miti zvY genou enerka fitulny by se zas v g elijak obcho,zela„ gii, ktera se nenecha zahnati; odvahu, jako peed etyemi roky. On zaleval ktera se nechveje ani nepodleza. Musi dobre semeno. My milZeme dekoVat, byti podnikavYm muZem.

Ve steeclu 15. srpna 1956 SOKOLSKA HLIrncA Br. Larry LaZnovskY peipravil pro Cis. 8 Ohlasu Sokol mapku a heslo: VSechny cesty vedou na SokolskY Slet v Houstolie.

Do Sletu jsou necele etyei tYdny a proto by si toto heslo mely za sve vziti v gechny bratrske jednoty ty kde nevi cvieicich a ukazati se v pinem poetu na na gem slete. My v Houstone se chystame vsechny dobee po sokolsku bratrsky uvitati, aby se jim u nas libilo. ✓ nedeli 5. srpna zajela nav g tivit nagi jednotu v Houstone ses. Zupni naeelnice.

Zupni cvieitel br. 0. Maly nacviooval od patku sletova, cvieeni Zactva, dorostu, Zen a mun. Oba peijeli do nejlepgiho: ufklizeli jsme, bilili, Cistili; byly horke dny, takle i bingo se hralo pod stromy ✓ sokolske zahrade. Tam se da peijemne posedet pri svetle.

Vyeistenou a vybilenou Sokolovnu si vybral pro svatebni hostinu na g mil' br. Sidney Soukup na sobotu 11. srpna.

Pfejeme jemu i jeho neveste, aby to manZelske jho lehce nesli a nepeestali chodit cyieit.

Br. 0. Mali, navgtivi ostatni bratrske jednoty JiZni Zupy v dobe pei gtich 14 dna, aby vyteibil sletova cvieeni a povzbudil einnost sokolskou po strance mordlni, technicke a propagaeni. Ses. Svec (9602 Airline, Houston 9, Tex.) oboe vedet, mnoho-li Mend evieicich a hosti z ktere jednoty peijede a kteei si budou peat ubytovani v soukromi anebo ✓ motelich.

Sletove plakaty jsou jiZ zde a budou ,:ozdeleny po jednotach. Pottebujeme i peatelske pomoci radu, obchodnikn, le• fieada a t.d. aby .plakaty byly co nejvice roz gieeny, aby propagovaly nejen Slet, ale hla yne Sokolskou my glenku.

Vitame pic islib L. 0. Hogka, Ze hodld udilovati pravidelnou Sokolskou Hlidku y e Vestniku, aZ peijme misto redaktora od 1. ledna 1957. a pfejeme mu v jeho nastavajicim postaveni pineho nspechu.

VYbor Sletu Zupy JiZni. ) • 4, • Odboelia. S.V.P.S. eislo 9 prat ohni a bouii Fort Worth, Texas Mili bratei a sestry:— ✓ nedeli 19. srpna ye dve hodiny odpoledne kond se pravidelna schtze nagi ocibaky S.V.P.S. proti abut a bouei elslo 9 v Sokolovni.

Vg ichni eleni jsou Zadani, aby se teto scbtize sneastnili, neb je to rozpoetova schtize a kaZdY si mtiZe hned zaplatit.

Tak nezapomente se do sebum dostavit.

S pozdravem, Anna Milan,

Ve stredu 15. srpna 1956 Cratulujetne rnaiizelum Iletnialoqm Fort Worth, Texas.

Bratre redaktore:— Uprimne Ti dekuji za ten peknY elanek, kterY jsi napsal a venoval manZeltim HanZalovYm v Dallas, k jejich vYznainnemu a yzacriemti vYroei padesatileteho spoluNti. Kdyby to bylo moZno, abych si zajela do Dallas a pomohla, jim to radostnou chvili oslavit, venom rada bych to provedla. Ale musi se spokojit jen tim, Ze budu jejich zlatou svatbu proZivat v my'Slen1kach.

Vkly rada vzporninam roku 1938, kdy jsme vstoupili v Bremach na lod'. Po prichodu do kabiny jsem se rozhodla vyhledat manZele HenmZalovy. Oni uZ ale byli odebrani na odpoeinek. Pi. HemZalova, erne otevrela, a pak uZ jsme zase byli v matiece Praze, kde jsme se nahodou setkali na Streleckem °strove. Byla jsem tam se synovcem, kterY byl tenkrat dilstojnikem u eetniktl, same vY1nZky a Jsou to mile vzpominky na . ten eas, aekoliv to bylo Wind_ obklieene a sestraS'ene, piece tam bylo krasne. A ten, kdo byl na Sokolskem sletu, nikdy nezapome.

Letos byl poradan slet ye Vidni. Jak rada, bych se pridala k vYprave z Chicaga. 1VIam y e Vidni i rodinu, kterou ant neznam, tu bych si vyhledala a s nimi se pote gila. MuZ Herminy, a take ona sacra, jsou profesori hudby, tak jen sleduji v novinach zpravy o nich a nekdy se zamyslim, zda, bude nom jeAte mo'ino tu milou viast navgtivit!

ManZeltim HemZalovYm preji touto cestou, aby se doekali svatby diamantove, To Vain preje Vase spolusestra.

Mary Paul Maresh.

Cznameni sehnze v Corpus Christi, Tex. Tirnto se cirri oznameni a pozvani do pulletni schtize Slovanskeho Vzajemneho . t'ujiciho Spolku proti ohni a b0urL Poji A SVPS., ktera, se bude konati 26, srpna (August 26.) 1956 v Sokolovni ye 1 hodiny odpoledne.

Pritomnost elenstva jest Z'adouci, proneopomente ono datum a dle moZnosti se dostavte.

S bratrskYm pozdravem: Tajemnik: Chas, Holasek Predseda: John Staa.

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Schilze Okrskii SPJST Okrsek treti, 30. zari, Dallas Okrsek sedmy, 23. zari, Robstown ) • 4 • ( Nelitujme minulosti, nesnete mnoho o budoucnosti, ale 2ijte v pritomnosti. Pouete se od hocliny.

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i'ESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, re °Meld vYber radu Velehrad C. 19, projevujeme touto cestou nail hiubokou soustrast rodine po zemtele nail spolusestre Aneice Sramkove ktera zenarela po dee trvajici nemoci a nasledkem vysokeho stari v polehrianem veku 94 let.

Zminena sestra AneZka Sramkova byla dlouholetou elenkou nakho radu, svYch povinnosti vZdy dbala a proto neradi ji z nakho kruhu ztracime. Ale zakon prirody, stari, vola a, neni pornoci .

Sestra S)amkova vycho yala velkort ro dinu. Jeji mantel. Igntac Sramel; IsredeSel, ij na yeenost pied neJkolika Z is ich manZelstvi zustaly tyto deft Johana, VaSek, Albina Smajstrla, Clara OlSovr sky, Agnes Filip, Mary No Annie Chudej, Emma Kocich, Frances Kocian, Christine Knezek a °Wile Till; a dva synove, August a Karel.

V'Sena temto poznstalYm plati nak opravdove citena . soustrast. Sestre, matte a starence Sramkove prejeme lehke odpoeinuti.

Resolueni vYbor radu Velehrad: Fred Mieulka, Emma Mieulka, Mildred Vakik. _ 0,10 • RESOIXCE SOUSTRASTI My, niZepodepsanY resolueni vYbor radu Bila Hora eislo. 16 Hallettsville, Texas, vyslovujeme nisi uprimnou soustcast pozilstale iodine nad ztratou jejich maminky, babieky, sestry a aril spolusestry u radu JULIA JAW'S ktera zcmarela dne 20. eervence v jejim domove p11 Hallettsville pa dlouhe nemoci. ktera byla upoutana na lila° 12 a pill let.

Pohrbena na hrbitove Vsetin, clue 21. eervence. Farar F. J. Kostohryz vykonal pohrebni obiady u Kubena Funeral Home a take na hibitove: Vime pozUstala rodino, ze tHce nesete tuto ztratu, biadjS Vain \r7.,ak ateehou se i my citime s Vaini y e vEi,em zarnmtku.

Tobe ulna spoluscstro, prejeme klidnY spanek a odpoeivoj v pokoji, A. B. Dukk, Julius Seveik Henry IVIelnar Resolueni yYbor.

1IESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nizepodepsany resolueni vYbor du Komensky eislo 20 SPJST. v Granger, Texas, timto projevujeme jmenem rOdu nail hluboce citenou soustrast pozNta-iodine nad ztratou jejicb, manZelky, matky, babieky a nail spolusestry FRANCES IIRUSKA ktera od nas odeSla navldy dne 2. srpna 1956 ve stari 81 let. Zesnula sestra byla 61enkyne -hada po 40 let, a vkly byla dbala svYch alenskYch povinnosti.

Byla ulaena icu y eenemu odpoeinku na hrbitove C'eske-Mora yskYch Broth za velke liteasti spolusester, broth a pratel.

V kostele i na hrbitove obrady vykonal facer Gordon HO].

PozOstala rodino, vime, Ic teke nesae ztratu jeji ale budiZ Vain Utechou, Ze i my soucitime s Vami ve Vakm zarmutku.

Zesnula sestro, odpoeivej v pokoji a budil Ti zeme lehkon. ..

Dan° za lad KomenskY eislo 20. SPJST, v Granger, Texas.

Henry E. VitCk,', Chas. H. Buick, Jno. P. Trlica, resolueni vybor. ) • 4•

'CALL V nedeli 16. zaki rad Slovanska Lipa eislo 66 v Waco, Texas, bude slavit 50. vYroei zaloleni sveho radu. Davejte pazor na dalSi oznameni programu.

V nedell 2. zari slavnost zlateho jubilea radii ilvezda Texasu eislo 47 v Seaton. ) • 4, • Chce-li nekcio bYti dobrYm vypravovathem, musi bYti dobrYm pozorovatelem, clobrYm posluchaeem, etenarem a myslitelem. ctiladost stati se opravdovym umelcem v konversaci, nesvedete toho bez obsahleho, laluboikeho a sna ‘Seliveho ducha. Musite tr.iti otevrene a-ci netoliko, abyste y kiel y eei, nYbrZ abyste pozoroval; zasobiti svou mysl potra you pro mySleni. Musite studovati lidskou povahu, a prirodu na poll i v lese; e,erpati vedomosti z kaaleho moZnello zdroj e. dybychom si uvedotnili, jakou spoustu pusobi zachvat zasmuSilosti v naSich UtlYch tkanich mozkovYcla a nervovYch, pileinili bychom se vSernoZne, abychord ji pri samem vzniku. Nie nam nebrani ueiniti to. Zijeme-li zcela normall* spravne drlcni nmysli, pak neni treba, abychom byli zasmuSili, sklioeni, abychom obchazeli s tvari zachmutenou, pesimistickou, jako neni treba, abychom spachali zloein,

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EDUARD /WM:

MALS' ef TENAlk UZte me &sky aid!

CAST PATA, DOPLNENA TRICATE CVICEN1

Andulko iafaiova.

Andulko husiCky nemai donia.

Husy jsou v jeemene, Andulko, vyien je!

Vyien je z jea. mene yen, driv nee bude NUT den.

Ji bych je ven vyhnala, jen kdybych se nebala.

Paiimama lehce spit, jak se hnu, viecko vi.

Ja nesmim z konuirky ven °iv nee bude bit ST den.

Pfeeti s tatinkem nebo Maminkou a popros je, aby Te, pisni nautili. Je lehka• a brzy se ji naueiS. Take napev eili melodic je, Iehky. —Potom spravne pisen napi2S seSitu! Kohl( eeskYch pisni urniS? Streck by to rad yedel. Napig' nua!

S pozdravem STRtCEK MKEK 7, AESTINU. Aditesa strYekova je!

Dr. Ed. Mieek, University Station, Austin, Texas. st.

Slabi eekaji na ptrznivott prilelitost, stint ji

BROUtCI (Napsal Jan Karafiat) (PokraeovAni.) XI. POSLUSNE A2 DO S1VIIRTI A byla zima. Ach, to byla zima, zla zima! P'otoky zannzly a:'21 na dno, ptaci padali z povetri, mrzlo, a2 se iisktilo.

Ach, ti broueci pod jalovcem, jestli oni to yydrZi? — Necht'. VAak jestli zmrznou, oni posluSne zmrznou. — A bylo jam. VSecko, vSecko, kvetlo, ale pravSecko, a tam pod jalovcem, kvetlo dvanact chuctobieek, devet belounkkch jako mdeko, a tri s krajeekem jako krev eervenkm. VS"ak tarn kvetou podnes.

KONEC. • .T. ( POHADKA ZE SKOLY

Kdy2 zaeal Jirka chodit do S'koly, porad mu vrtalo hlavou, co je v jejich de, kdy2 klouakove odejdou domit.

"Co je tarn v noel?" zeptal se jednou Jirieek tatly.

"No, co by tarn bylo?" povidal otec.

"VSechno je tam jako ye dne, jenom se tam nastehuje Aero a tma misto sluneeniho svetla. Ale jinak je to tam stejne."

"A bubaci tam nejsou? Ani stragidla?" tazal se Jirka taty.

"Nejsou, nejsou! StraSidla vtithec neni, a veil jim jenom zpozdili a povereivi tide", srnal se otec. Kleueek prikkyl Ze je to pravda, ale v mySlenkach se prece jen zase dale vracel k jejich Skole a tride. A vracel se tarn i pred spanirn na postklce. 13a, tehdy tam jeho mySlenky nejvice zaletaly. — A jednou pak, kdy2 rano vstal, povidal tat'kovi, Ze ho obelhal, protole veeer a v noci je ye gkole docela jink Zivot neZ ye dne.

"A kdo ti to rekl?" ptala se maminka.

"Ja tam dnes noci byl", pravil Jirka.

Ve stredu 15. srpna 1956 inkoustem pomazali a nekde i poentarali.

"Jd bych takovemu klukovi naklepala pres prsty," pravila prvni lavice a.' vkhrtrZne zapraskala.

"Ano, ano!" volaly sousedky, — "jen kdybychom nemusily spat earovnkrn snem jako za.klete princezny, kdy2 tady sedi a rejdi pant kluci. To je vlastne k nejvetAi.zlosti, ze se nernitZeme ve dne ani pohnout, abychorn ty nepOradniky potrestaly."

Sotva lavice domluvily a ztichly, vykoukli ze vSech ik:alamarti dertici a heed take z nich vyskoeili. Vyskoeili a divoce se proskoeili. Hopsali po lavicich i po podlaze a ne2 se pofadne rortoeili, vybehli ze skrine diblici, kteri tam spali ye slabfkarich. Vyrbehli a rejdili s eertiky z kalamartii.

Ale najednou zahrmelo — ne, to tabule spadla s rachotem se zdi, a za nimi se objevila Wound modrava , chodba.

Diblici i eertici nechali skotaeeni a padili tajemnou chodbou do rise kralovny Abecedy. KdyZ probehly chodbou, ocitli se ye velike, vysoke sini, karn se jiZ schazeli ze vSech trid jejich kamaradi. Prisla vAa.k s nimi i zvitatka s obrazkit na zdech, a spanile sleein{ky Cifry, ktere odbehly na chvili z pygneho a pevneho hradtt Poeitadla.

Velikk sal byl pink a pink, a byla tam hianotu a ruchu zrovna tolik, jako ve tilde po neeni. Ale najednou vSechno ztichl y, protole prichazela kralovna. mocna 'pant Abeccda.

VSichni se ji hluboce poklonili, a kdyz usedla na zlatk trim, podaVali ji zpravy o pilnkch Zacich. Ty kralovna racla poslouchala, ale kdy2 ji diblici vypravovali o detech lenivYch a neporadnkch, velice se rozhnevala.

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6ertici tedy kralovnu, prosili, aby jhr_ dovolila ztrestat talteve kinky a hadn't Tat'ka se usmal a maminka tajila je prohnat. Kralovna v(-s:ak pravila, Ze smith, nebot' vedeli, ae se to jejich iklou- je omlouva jejich. hlonpost, proto'2e chytr3i 2ak je v2clycky snaZivk, pilnk a ekovi jenom zdalo.

Ale proto ho piece jen pozorne poslou- poradku dbalk." chati, kdyZ zaeal vypravovati„ jak to "Kralovna na.k je rmuctra a ma ve tarn ye Skole bylo: vSem pravciu," pravil diblici ze slabiKdyZ deti odeSly, rozhostilo se ye bide karn a povidali eertilltinn z kalamarti, ze velike smutne ticho. Slunieko, ktere se si s hloupkmi kluky nezadaji a :Lucien divalo oknem do Skoly na kloueky, take si zatancuji. odeSlo, a do cele tridy se tlaeilo gem.

Jak rekli, udelali, a v celem sale se Potom vAak prfAla do 'Skolni svetnice tma rozviril taneeni rej. V tanci mell vAak a zahalila v:§..echno do eerneho havu. Ale diblici sviij zvlaStni rad, a pravidel mumesieek, kterk tam na.hledl oknem, pro- sill zachovavat a vaichni dbat. budil jako earodej k aivotu vSechny y eNekteri smelt jit do kola jen s tvrdkm cl. "y", a jini zas mobil se proskoeit jenom Lavice se protahly a hodity za sebe mekkkm. clloulle sting jako vleeky. Potom vS"ak zlostne zahueely; ze je klouekove opet (Dokoneeni priSte) "i"

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Z DOB UTRPENI (Polcraeovani.)

"Prisaham!" zvolal Broodshaw, "ze biclak ten zaplati to svoji smrti a bodeh inoZno, i hodne potupnott k tomu. Tak hluboko neklesla jeite vee nisi confe&race, aby bez tresto mohly bYti un6.,eny bile, svobodne Zeny a prepadavany farmy klidnYch a lojalnich obeanti texaskYch. T11 nem jedineho, jen by si toho smel dovoliti a kdyby stal sebe vYie!" Hned po to ochoph se \f eel v tom pravein merit.

Predne aby postarano bylo o ranene, z nichZ ty, co byli nejslabeji, podrobil vYslechu, aby za prve zvedel jmena mrtyYch jejieh soudruhti a za druhe obdrZel dilkazy o vine Jacka Thompsona a ostatnich vtitdett 'Leto zle, einne vYpravy, jich smer, jakYm se dali s unesenou divkou a dalii jejich ny.

To vie zvedel od sikovatele Harry Gretna, jenz byl jen lehce poranen na hlaye a .nyni srdeene litoval, ze neehal se premiuviti a zneastnil se tohoto prepadu. Bylt'_ jim Jack namluvil, ze jedna se o potrestani zradce zottsobem co nejcitelnejSim a to ze stati se muse jedine Mao-, serif Lidunky a znieenim majetku prokleteho eizozemee. Osoby 'kahleho melobYti Se-amt° a jen v nejntitnejiim pap meli se ranZeri braniti. Plan byl zcela jednoduchY a site: Prepadnouti farmu z nenadani v noel, zapaliti staveni a v zmatku nastalem zmocniti se Lidunky, naeeZ prchnouti do Matagordy, kde na ne eekal maly parnieek, kterYrriZ dopravent men bYti na lod' Alabama, kriZujici nekde mezi Galvestonein a Sabine Pass. Kapitan loupeZne to lodi i dtistojnici byli Thempsontim priznivi a za jejieh pomoci la-161a byti Lidunka oddana s Jackem lodnim kazatelem, treba i nasilne. Do to doby ze budou na korsaro nalezati se te,2 i Jenik, Josef a ostatni Moravane, kteti v path-) potreby mohat bYti postaveni pod rahno s opratkou na krku. Tim postraiend, svoli Lidunka ku snatko rada, nebot' nadeji obetuje sebe, neZli by na smrt vydala bratra, lenee a ostatni krajany."

"To je plan primo d'abelskY a ten, jehoZ mozku se vylihl, zasluhuje smrt to nejtraplivejii a nejpotupnejii!" rozhonlene zvolal serif Moore.

"Te se.lotru tomu take dostane!" pravil provost niariall Broodshaw, skripaje zuby. "alovek takovY Ye horii divoke Seltuy a elm drive lidska, spoleenost ho Zbavi, tim lepe - pro ni. Pro svatou vet nail kontede.race je jen hanbou a nechceme-li, abychom my v gichni, kteri pro princip svuj nasazujeme Zivoty 1

Pilvodni historieka povidka ze zivota I "Verim yam, dobri hese. Znam vas nyprvnich eeskkeh piistehovaleft do ni dUstatek a vim ze motto spolehati Texasu, na vas ve vsem, co 'nave a son] vedlive, Predeviim ale potrebuji per° a inkoust!"

Napsal Hugo Chotek Otec Gavrda zavedi viechny svelic statky, vradeni byli do to same tridy, staveni, poeastoval je napred whiskou, musime &Anti pritrZ takoverno radeni. jak je v Texasu obyeejem dosud, a prinesi Ja lituji jen, ze nesnahn opustiti okres pak Zadane i s nekolika and:1y papiru me peei sverenY a osobne nemohu pro- k tomu. Na itesti met ale provost m y,rnasledovati bidaka toho. Vy to viak, ial svuj vlastni papir s rtradnim syYrn ohlavenim a na tom nodal struenou, ale ierife spravite za mne."

"Mate jiZ plan hotovY? Ustanovil jste jasnou zpravu o viem, Zadaje za osvobo• se na neeem, milt' Broodshaw?" tazal zeni uloupene divky a zaroveh tai, aby' ()dna byla dovolend viem Moravantim se Serif.

"Jen easteene,, nebot' nejvice zaleZeti nalezajleim se ve tretim pluku texasbode na vas a na okolnostech. Prondsle- kych ranZerti a v setnine (Mei pritomne. dovati lupice do Matagordy bylo by mar- v Galvestonu .

"Boil ti zaslouzi si kratkY o(ipoeinek ne, nebot' oni maji rychle kone a jsou tam bezpochyby jiz nyni . Ze se tam ne- a ja potrebuji je zde velcoutne," dodal. budou zdrZovati a. odpluji s eekajicim to Na konci dopisu Zadal rozhodne za pH- , parniekem, da se oeekavati. Jakie se .ten sne potrestani Jacka Thompsona a v,§eoh` hlavnich vinniku a , site ye souhlasu zo.parnieek jmenuje?"

"Mluvil-li Harry Green pravdu, pak je konft vojenskYch. "Podobne einy jsou zhanobenim svato otrokarska lodice Ariel," odvetil Sete nisi veci a ikodi jinni konfederaci vinit.

"Ariel? Oh, to znam dobre. Je to ma- ce, neZli prohrand bitva, nebot' tim poid, ale prostorna a pevna lod' velke ry- pudime proti sobe verejne mineni chlosti a je majetkem obehridniika s lebo vzdelaneno sveta a bode nami opootroky, Jima Shelbyho. Nu, ted' se to- vrhovano. Dejte prikled, se s Cloy tak pc): mu nedivim, ze Jack mold natezti kapi• dlYmi nesouhlasime a nemalLe s phut tana lode, kterY proptijeil se Is lidoko- nit spoleeneho. My bojujeme so svobodu Jihu a suverenitu jeho jednotlivYch pe.etvi. Shelby ma kaZdou Zeno za rozenou otrokyni muZovou, at' je pak eer- ttii proti svereposti a nasili zpopriMI. nebo bile pled. To se shledali dva Yankee-O, nikdy ale nepodame pomocne, stejni kumpanove! Jeden bidaetejii dru- ruky Minim tak podlYm, ,jakYch dopustil' se Jack Thompson a jeho spoieenici!" hello a jeden vetii dravec druhehor Tak provost manSal Broodshaw skonl "Co ale budem delat? Oas kvapi a dostane-li se Jack se svoji zajatou na - kor- cil dopis svuj nadensanY generalu Ma-1 sara Alabama, je po viem veta. Vim z gruder-ovi a odevzdal jej Serli •ovi, kdyZ bezpeeneho pramene, ze lod' ta vypluje byl drive nechal mu jej preCiAi. jiz v tomto tVdnu, do indickYch "Je-11 Magruder v Galvestonu, odeaby polapila nektere bohate obehodni vzdejte mu jej osobne a ostatni dopin• lode americke," preruill jej Serif netrte. Ne-li, odeberte se k provost mania-7 pelive. lu galvestonskerou, s nir) 2 m se vY- !"Mate pravdo, eas kvapi. Kdo z borne a jenZ je my/1i priteL,),)) a s nun vas ma,"' pravil, obrativ se k opodal spolecne promluvte s veliteli oosadky 1 stojicim farmdfum, "doma per° a in- lod'stva. Zakroete razne a prived'te s bou jak onu spanilou divku, tak i vSechkoust?"

"KaZdY z nas," odpovedel ()tee Pod- ny etyry Moravany. Spoleham na vas; hajskY, vystoupiv z kruhu a ukazuje na Moore!" spaleniSte, dodal smutne: "Jen ja ne, "To mtiZete, drahY mariale," oprav, nebot' vie shorelo tuto."

"Nermut'te se proto, stark piiteli, Ja dove. pravil Serif, taZe se: Kolik jezd-7 a my yiichni postarame se o to, aby en main vzit s sebou?

"Pet, nebo lest postaei, nebot' costa ztrata ta byla yam nahraZend. Nam nyje imlne bezpecna." ni jedna Se Mayne o zachranu rortomile "MtiZetne ja, Rudolf a Engel jeti s sevast decry a onech oeskYch mladikti."

"Zachranite-li je, milZete Zivot lord boo?" horlive tazal se otec PodbajskY. "Co mne se tYee, nemam nit proti to, povaZovati za svuj kaZde chvile. Posledmu," odpovedel Broodshaw. "Myslim ani kapku krve vycedim, kdyby toho byle, ze byste odelali lepe, kdybyste lo pro vale itesti, nebo zali doma u poraneneho sync Franka a chranu!" zvolal otec PodhajskY vrele.

"My viichni! My viichni ten!" prizvu- postragene rodiny." kovali Moravane.

(Pokraeovani.)

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Wednesday, August 15, 1956

Reports from Lodges, blograpnles, etc., intended for publication, must be in the hands of the Editor a BENEVOLENT ORDER week before the date of issue. Address all editorial matters to: OF THE STATE OF TEXAS 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

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 17th CONVENTION MINUTES OF THE SEVENTEENTH CONVENTION OF THE SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER CF THE STATE OF TEXAS, (S.P.J.S.T.), HELD IN THE HAWN HOTEL, TEMPLE, TEXAS, BEGINNING AT 9:25 A. M. ON JUNE 25th AND ENDING AT 2 P. M. ON JUNE 30TH, 1953.

3, 8, 11, 12, 37, 57, 64, 71, 77, 102, 111, 119, 125, and 144.

The following lodges did not elect delegates to the convention; 22, 31, 59, 60, 74, 96, 109, 132, 150, and 156. It was agreed that the protocol reveals that 24 lodges were not represented.

Brother Sefcak (130) made a motion that a devotion be made in memory of Bro. Vlad. Heil, Lodge- 154. An amendment was made to the motion and acdented that deVotion in memory of all ineinhers Who died - since - the last convention, which -waS' accomplished by all delegates standing at attention for one inute. â&#x20AC;˘

Brother Stanley Kacir, president of Lodge NuIrber 87, convened the convention and delivered a short welcome adclr in the English language.

Brother Keels thanked Lodges Cesky Prapor No. 24, Hvezda Texas No. 47, Slovanska Lipa. No. 66, Komensky No. 20, Praha No. 29 for assisting Lodge No. 87 . for their cooperation in making this Then followed an election, whether a successful convention. (Lodge Tyrs No. the election of President and Vice Presi80-was left out by the convention com- dent shall be bad only on one ballot or mittee). two ballots.

Result of the election was 2,786 for Then followed the unvei'ing of the United States and Texas Flags under one ballot and 2,144 against. the guidance of V.F.W. No. 1820. FolThen began the election of the Preslowing the Pledge of Allegiance lead by ident and Vice President of the convenlittle C I.idys V-alchar Sister Kudrna sang tion, Sister Mary Kofnovec (158) nomi:le i ) ,i1.11 Anthem "Star Spangled nated Bro. George Kacir (54). Brother Fanner" followed by Hey Slovane by SEnkyrik (163) nominated Brother Sathe rolire congregation: under leader- blatura (40). For Vice President, Bro. ship of Sister Kudrna.

Hosek (92) nominated Bro. Cyril Poklad: Rev. Er. J. Kostohryz delivered an ap- nik (84). Bro. Jan Vavra (17), nominapropriate invocation for the convening ted Bro. Siptak (17). Motion 'was made Of the convention. Then Mr. Laramey and seconded that nominations close.

Was introduced as representative of the Nominations closed.

Mayor of the City of Temple, who delivResult of the election was. George ered an address of welcome on behalf of Kacir, 12,837; Paul Sablatura, 5,957. the City of Temple. Brother Reuben B. Brother Pokladnik received 9,695; and Lesikar responded to the address of wel- Brother Siptak 9,136. come, and thereafter brother Stanley Brother George E. Kacir was elected Kacir outlined the program for the du- President, and Brother Cyril Pokladnik ration of the convention. was elected Vice . President of the conBefore brother Stanley Kacir conclu- vention. Brother Kacir and Brother Poded his address he introduced brother kladnik take their places.

Edward L. Merck, president of the Su-, Brother Kacir asked the delegates for preme Lodge SPJST, who formally convened the convention with a short ad- their co-operation, so that the prOceeddresses in the Czech and English Lan- ings of the convention be expedited and guages. After president Marek took over that the proceedings be conducted in a the guidance of the convention, "The democratic spirit. Brother Sablatura (40) Eyes of Texas Are Upon You" under the congratulated Brother Kacir (54) on his leadership of sister Kudrna was sung. election and stated that he is certain Thereupon the Committee on Creden- that Bro. Kacir will make a good chairtials reported that the following' lodges man.

Brother Cyril Pokladnik also thanked are not represented in the convention: CS'S'

the delegates for electing him as. Vice Chairman and promised to to-operate with the Chairman and the delegates for the duration of the convention.

Brother J. H. Siptak (17) thanked the delegates for their support and stated that he received ocore support than he anticipated, and congratulated the election of the chairman and vice chairman and wished them a successful convention.

Secretary of the Supreme Lodge, Bro. J. F. Chupick (87), read a letter from the State Committee of Congregation of Czech Rationalists of Texas of America, from Lodge 101, Pokrok, Gainesville, from the Governor of the State of Pennsylvania, a telegram from the executive Committee, Western Bohemian Fraternal ASsociation.

Brother Vitek (20), Chairman of the Committee on Credentials, delivered the report for the committee on daily order of this convention, which was as follows: "We, the undersigned committee on daily order, are delivering our report as follows: Each -regulation will be read and considered separately.

If there are no objections or amendments, it shall be adopted as read.

1.Convention convenes proMptly at 8:00 o'clock A. M., and recesses' at 11:30 o'clock A. M.; and at 1:00 o'cloCk P. M., until 6:00 'o'clock P. M., with 10 minute intermissions in the morning and afternoon.

2. Chairman and Vice Chairman appoint all necessary committees with the exception of the committees on daily Order and standing committee on Bylaws.

3. When a motion is made and properly seconded it must be submitted by the Chairman before any deliberation takes place, and if the chairman decides such Motion must be - submitted in writing.

Delegate who submits the motion has the right to speak first.

4. Delegate asking for the floor must state his name and number Of his lodge to expedite the minutes.

5. No delegate may have the floor twice on the same subject so long as

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others wish to speak, and no one shall have the -floor for more than five minutes without permission of the convention.

6. A complicated motion capable of being divided into two or more indepen dent motion.: must be separated on rno-: tion of any delegate.

7. Motion to table or poStpone-- indefinitely should be recognized by the chair in exceptional cases, only, touching on matters on, unimportant matters.

In important questions, the Motion to table should not be used.

8. Every delegate has the right to appeal to the convention from a decision of the chairman. Every delegate also has the right to call for explanation of any matter submitted to the floor.

0. Addresses of guests and visitors shall . be limited to the last 15 minutes of the afternoon session. The convention shell not be interrupted otherwise. Delegates shall ask permission of the chair to leave the convention during deliberations.

10. No grievance shall be submitted to the convention before it is submitted to the Committee on GrievanceS, but if the committee can not determine the matter it - shall be submitted to the convention by the chairman.

11. All motions pertaining to by-laws, organization work, also petitions for n onetaTy contributions shall be delivered in writing in the first instance to the respective committees. Delegate has the right to appeal to the convention when his proposition was rejected by the committee for determination.. Reports, of all committees must be submitted to the entire convention which are subject to amendment, completion, and voting, the same as motions from individual delegates.

12. Voting by ballot shall take place at the pleasure of one-third of the delegates; otherwise, voting will be carried out in accordance with parliamentary rules.

13. When more candidates are nominated for any particular office and no one receives a majority vote, then a runoff must be held between the two who received the largest number of votes.

14. The delegates will receive their remuneration at the conclusion of the convention.

Brother Stehlik (76) moved that the report of this committee be accepted as read. Brother Kacir, (87), moved that the roll call of the delegates be dispensed with and that the director of every district verifies the presence of the delegates of his district and reports the absences to the convention secretaries.

Motion carried.

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T Brother Kadlecek made a motion, which was adopted, that the delegates receive their remuneration before going home Brother Navratli. (24), made a motion that the convention recess for dinner.

Chairman and Vice 'Chairman were empowered to nominate secretaries of the convention.

Chairman Kacir nominated Bro. Fr. Steiner (84), Chairman of the secretaries, Bee. Jaroslav Kleperlik, and Bro. Sablatura (40), and Sister Kubena (28).

Brother Sablatura (40), and Sister Kubena (29), declined the nomination.

Brother August Kacir made a motion ,that a parliamentarian be appointed whose duty it be to notice that speakers do not violate k the established five minute rule in their speeches. Brother Stehlik (76), seconded the motion. Ihlotion carried. Sister Hradecky (40) made a motion, which, carried, that proceedings be recessed from 12:30 to 2:00 P. M. • •

;:3traria 9 Kamas (68); Calvin C. Cervenl:a (69); C. Srubar (138); and J. R. ilartek (32).

Then folowing the nal-) ing of the committee on resolutions. After a conference with the Vice Chairrnan, the following delegates are named: Dr. Eilw.

(155); E. E. Krenek (13); A. B. Dusek

(1 Time 'h 6); came to name the convention publications committee. Brother Jos. Holasek (36), moved that the convention permit Sister Frances Olexa (88), and Sister Antonie Horak (130), present members of the publications innittoe, to serve on the Convention Petaleations Committee, and simultaneously that Bro. Jos. Hornak (39), be named to this committee. Motion seconded and adopted unanimously. Chairmen and vice chairman of the convention named the following melrbers to this committee; Rudolf Troubil (56), J. J. Mikeska (47), Jos. Hornak (39), Antoine Horak (130), and Frances Clexa (88).

Brother chairman named Calvin CerMINUTES. OF THE. CONVENTION OF venka (69), to the committee on daily THE SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER order, who declined the position. BrothOF THE STATE, OF TEXAS, AFTER- er chairman announced that this comNOON JUNE 25,,MONDAY, 1956.. IN mittee will be named after the afternoon.

HAWN HOTEL, TEMPLE, TEXAS intermission.

Chairman George Kacir called the delChairman Kacir advi s ed the convenegates to order promptly at 2:00 P. M. tion committee on publications that it Brother J. F. Chupick read the minutes Should prepare the regulations according of the morning session which was ac- to which publishers could submit their cepted with minor changes. bids for publication of Vestnik. Brother Chairman Kacir inquired whether Jos. Hornak inquired by what time the or not the daily minutes of the conven- report should be filed. Brother Chairman. tion should be mimeographed. Brother set the time m of 1:00 o'clock P. XL, Frank Holub (67), moved that it be done, Tuesday. Brother Hornak ::: ,:reed with seconded, and unanimously adopted. the recommendation. The Chairman of Chairman inquired whether letters the convention requested the direetors and telegrams received be recorded ver- to report on the representation of each batim or just note that they were re- district. District Number One annolincceived. Dr. Edw. Micek, (155), made a eel "all present"; also: DiArict No. 2 motion that they be noted only on the and District Number 3; Di cruet 'Number minutes as! received. Motion was secon- 4 announced the absence of Bro. John. ded and adopted.

Maths (134). Fifth District announced Chairman named Sister Brtis to the the absence of Annie Baker (111), and secretarial staff and she accepts, and Districts Numbers Six and Second anbrother Cyril Pokladnik, Vice President nounced "all Present." Then followed of the convention, named Dr. Micek necessary changes in the delegates on (155), who requsets that his position as the election ballot, whieth are as folpresident of the Election tellers be re- lows: tained for him.

Lodge No. 20, Henry V. March, instead Brother Pokladnik named Bro. L. 0. of Aug. W. Holubec Lodge No. 24, E. J. Bedri h instead of Hosek (92), and J. H. Siptak (17). Brother Chairman George Kacir asked how P. J. Marek.

Lodge No. 25, Adolph Honza instead of many members the convention wants on the election committee. On motion of Dr. Willie Hrabina LocIae No. 87, Aug. Knit instead of Micek, thirteen 'were accepted. Chairman named seven members to this commit- Frank Matush Lodge No. 88, Jerry E'111.11• instead of tee: F. E. Hejl, Jr., (47); P. P. Baron (1); Frank G. Mrnustik (17); E. J. Bucek Tim KO,F tom Lodge No. 98, Bro. Brovence instead (4); Theodore Dana (47); Frank Cerveny (85); Ed Kadlecek (88); and Bro. of Wm. Janota Lodge No. 110, John Svadlcnak instead Vice Chairman named six members: R. R. Holubec (20); Ben Zabcik (24); W. D. of H. F. Babovec

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Lodge No. 114, Joe Brazda instead of port and the 'Aanalytical Comparative Report. These give us a comparison and Alfred Walenta Lodge No. 142, Marie Vala instead of a summary of our Order. These pamphlets are based upon the figures given Alois Vaja.

Lodge No. 144, Dr. J. A. Halamicek in- in our Annual Report to the Department of Insurance. From these pamphlets you stead of E. D. Riha Lodge No. 154, Mary Renfro instead of will note what others, who know, have to say about us. If we will praise ourWalter Hale Chairman George Kacir calls for the selves as others praise us, our work will reports of the officers of the Supreme become less burdensome.

I also want to call your attention to Lodge, Bro. Edw. L. Marek delivers his the reports of new membership for the report, as follows: period of 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1956. In `Sisters and Brothers Delegates: - Since our pre-convention reports were the report of new membership of this , published in the Vestnik I am giving year we show 585 new members with this additional report for your consid- insurance in the sum of $690,750.00. Add eration. In order to save time I will to this an additional 66 with insurance of $66,000.00, to have the total for this lake the report as short as possible.

We have many matters to come be- year. For the period of 1953, 1954, 1955, fore us. I hope that we will perform and 1056 we have a total 4,407 new the matters in a spirit of brotherhood, members in the sum of $6,742,750.00. for the good of all of us, and for the This is given you in order that you good of our Order. If everyone of us would know the amount of new insurwill have the good of our Order at once we wrote during this period.

I want to thank the local lodge ofheart and if we work collectively our task at this convention will become ficers, the district officers, the 'organizers, all the members, and all the force Much esaier, We will save much time if all matters, of the Supreme Lodge for their untirthat can be handled by the committees ing work which made it possible for us will be given them. All other matters to make such a splendid gain. that will come before us can be disThe work in the Supreme Lodge alpOsed of on the floor. Let Us work for ways interests me and I love to perform the good of our Order so as not to p:-hlong our work, and in this manner it. If you approve, that, am worthy of y the work out in an atmosphere being re-elected, I will be thankful to you for this honor and I assure you OC.satisfaction. that I will always work honestly and And now I want to mention that our faithfully for the best of the Order. work in the Supreme Lodge was always I am, ried out promptly and to the best Respectfully and fraternalof our ability. Our deliberations were ly yours, for the good of our Order.

Edward L. Marek After reading his report, Bro. Marek According to the reports that were delivered the following report verbally: published in the Vestnik you will find "I deliberated with the committee on that our Order made good prOgress durby-laws on our rest home for old memlug last four years. Our assets now bers, Youth Camp and payment of divi'total $8,474,385.66, our solvency is ,120.12.

During the last four years our assets dends. The result of these conferences gained in total of $1,852,848.52, our cer- will be given to you by the committee on tificates a total of 3,769, our insurance by-laws," -a total of $4,844,176.00. The certificate Brother Frank Holub (67), made a exhibits in the annual reports during motion which was seconded, that the the last four years reveal that we wrote report of Bro. :Marek be aecepted, Reofl 2,233 certificates in the amount of port was accepted unanimously. $2,070,770.00. Of this amount 847 through Then followed the report of Bro. Vice deaths totaling $776,504.00. The balance President, John A. Kubena, who anof 1.'136 certificates in the sum of $1,- nounced that his report will be in writ- 1.,1H.1(41.00 were withdrawals, close outs, ing, and delivered to every delegate, and eNnul , ion, etc. The report of new cer- requsests whether he would be relieved ).-'cateS reveals that we are writing a of reading the report. Brother Frank great amount of certificateS in the low- Hlozek, Sr., protested because the deleer ages. Fifty per cent of all new cer- gates could not vote on accepting the tificates written were for age 16 and report without hearing it. Thereafter, der. We are on the go in this depart- Bro. Kubena read his report which was ment. in the English language: I want to eall your attention to the "Dear Sisters and Brothers: attached pamphlets, the Dunne's, ReI had hoped that my supplemental le-

Wednesday,- August 15, 1956 port to the delegates of the convention would be very brief. However, I feel that I should re-emphasize the need for moderation of our by-laws, the adoption of simple and sound deliberation as delegates and the necessity of complete control by the Supreme Lodge, over all departmcnts.

It seems that a few individualists would try to make you believe that our present form of government, in the S. P. J. S. T., is weak and ineffective, but I for one am not ready to accept the so called "New Vision" as some would label their own program. Most of us will readily admit that some change in the genera] structure of our by-laws is necessary.

S .P. J. S. T. growth has been steady and sound and I doubt that there are many among us who are willing to sacrifice our heritage and fraternalism for a big powerful, warm lacking, strictly big business old line insurance company, set up for few whose only interest would be a lucrative job for a selected few. I am and always have been for our sisters and brothers who have the spirit of cooperation and brotherly love. If we will only stop a minute and analyze those who criticize our officers and directors, we find the same few doing the criticizing.

As your Vice President, I see nothing wrong with the present four active officer system. Surely, there is no need or room for another active officer in the Supreme Lodge. I believe that most of our officers and directors feel the Same as I do. The danger today is not within the administrative body, unless -you could say that our need is for more intense administrators. I, for one, would like very much to be your active Vice President, but, you already have a variety of administrative posts, and any additional active jobs would only increase the cost and complicate matters.

Our biggest trouble is in a, self-selected few ; who impede every effort by petty criticism, and who would like to have everyone believe that our S. P. J. S. 'I'. is in the hands of evil men. Contrary to this, you will find that our certified public accountant, Mr.A.Reginald Evans, Sr., has this to say regarding his four year pre-convention audit, which he just completed, and, I quote, "It goes without saying, that this work could not have been accomplished without very industrious and conscientious officers."

If we are going to limit the powers of our Supreme Officers and Directors, and; allow our organ to openly defy every act of the Supreme Lodge, then we have taken away their constitutional rights,

Wednesday, August 15, 1950 and we may as well allow our editor to dictate the policies best suited to his taste.

Whenever the editor abrogates for himself the authority to write and criticize anything and anybody he pleases, we will cease to be a fraternal. What has happened in the past clearly indicates the necessity for complete control of the publication of the Vestnik by the Supreme Lodge.

I am in favor Of the districts, so long as they are conducted in the manner in which they were created, that is, in the spirit of brotherly love and not for the purpose of impuning or questioning those who labor for the Supreme Lodge.

Fraternally yours, John A. Kubena, Vice President."

Op motion of Bro. Frank Holub (67), seconded, the report was accepted.

Czech Copy Translated by Brother J. F. Chupick SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF SUPREME LODGE, S. P. J. S. T. To all Sister and Brother Delegates of the XVII Convention of Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas.

As Secretary of our Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, S. P. J. S. T., in accordance with Article 20 of our By-Laws, I submitted to you my preconvention report or a report of my official activities from January 1, 1952, to December 31, 1955, which report was published in the April 4, 1956, issue of the Vestnik.

In my pre-convention report, I stated that if the conditions warrant it that I shall submit a suplemental report in the convention. I find that I do not have anything additional to submit to you. I am, therefore, not submitting any supplemental report. In lieu of submitting a supplemental report, I wish to ask for your consent that, later on in this convention, you give me an opportunity to submit to you, several important matters, which I wish to call to your attention.

In my pre-convention report and in my articles in the Vestnik, I suggested several things the enactment of which, I think would be beneficial to our Order.

I hope that you shall consider, these suggestions or outlines of proposed improvements seriously and that, at least, some shall be adopted in the Convention.

Should you desire any further information about any of them, I shall be glad to give it to you, at the convention.

I wish the XVII Convention and our Order unbounded success, and beg to remain, Fraternally yours,

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J. P. Chupick Secretary, Supreme Lodge S. P. J. S. T. After reading this report, Bro. Hugo Schefcak called for an explanation concerning the stock of Burris Mills. A lively discussion took place on this business investment, participated in by Bro. Chupick, Schefcak (130), Sister Olexa (88), Bro. August Kacir (87), Frank B. Steiner (84), Director J. M. Skrabanek (139), and Bro. Albert Bristik (88), who suggested that this is the third convention at Which he heard about this error, and made a motion to end the debate. Seconded and adopted.

Sister Olexa, (88), suggested that Brosecretary of the Supreme Lodge, Chupick, mentioned that he had supplemental report, which he will deliver later, and asked that this be done immediate-. ly.

Bro. Chupick replied that the report which pertains to some other matters is not ready.

Bro. F. E. Heji (47) made a motion which was seconded, that the report of Bro. Chupick be accepted. Accomplished.

At 3:56 P. M., chairman George Kocir recesses the convention until 4:10 P. The convention was informed that Dr. J. A. Halamidek appeared as alternate delegate for Ed. Riha (144).

Chairman announced that after consultation with Bro. Vice Chairman, he is naming the following delegates to the committee on daily order: Bro. Reuben Lesikar (29), Bro. Stanley Bartos (28), Bro. Joe Koci (92).

Grievance Committee: John Gajevsky (28), J. F. Hrabina (25), E. D. Sralla (153), Henry Schovajsa (106), Tom Ventrcek (147).

Committee on donations and salaries: Hugo Schefcak (130), Ben Mikolaj (29), A. G. ilfazanec (66), A. L. Hilsher (88), George Strunc (82).

Then followed the report of Treasurer Jos. Koliha, Jr., of the Supreme Lodge: Czech Version Translated by Brother Jos. Koliha, Jr. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE SUPREME LODGE S.P.J.S.T. TO XVII Convention This is a suplemental report. In order not to take up too much time, this report is very short, I only want to inform you on some very important matters.

At the end of May, 1956, we had on our books, 1,444 real estate mortgage loans, in the total amount of $6,096.642.

44. Almost 85% of our money is invested in real estate mortgage loans. Maybe you will understand why I am taking in consideration and stress the importance of having our money invested in

!â&#x20AC;˘1'.ratia first-class loans, that is on first class property. We have three-fourths of our entire fund in real estate mortgage loans. If our money would be invested in loans on excessively appraised property, it could happen that our Order could sustain great losses in the future.

The Treasurer's duty is to attend to real estate i-r.o-rtgage loans, to see that the proper payments are paid. Nearly 70 ,/, of these loans are on Monthly installment payments, so that about one thousand of these loans are with monthly payments. On these it is necessary to keep a constant vigil.

The Treasurer is the one who must send out statements. Everyone of us knows that although the debtor is well aware of the fact that he is to make regular payments, if however he is in arrears with payments and is informed by the Treasurer ,such debtor does not hold in respect the one whO sent the statement, even if such debtor knows that the statements sent him were properly send. That is human nature.

Although, during the past four years, we have been spared with the foreclosure on many properties, on account of the constant vigilance in regard to the payments. We must be cautions, that our money be loaned only on good, first class property, with ample security. We know what happened in the past but what tomorrow will bring us, no one knows.

Therefore, we must be on guard and be careful in this respect.

In order that our Real Estate Mortgage Loans be kept in current condition, it requires much correspondence and attention. With the co-operation of my assistant, we accompli ghed, that not a single one of our loans had to be reported to the State Insurance Department as having past due interest for more than three ,months, at the end of the year 1955. It took lots of work and correspondence to make this achievement.

For every Supreme Lodge Meeting, for many past years, there is prepared a list of those loans, where the debtors are delinquent with payments. Each member of The Supreme Lodge always, receives such a copy and then in the meetting, deliberations take place about these loans and decisions are made. In order to have a complete and correct list of such loans, it is nece s sary to go through all the Real Estate Mortgage Loans, and to examine the control sheet for each individual loan. If we take in consideration, that we have more than fourteen hundred loans on our books, you can make your own opinion as to the amount of time it takes to obtain out of this vast number of loans and list only those loans, for the Supreme Lodge meeting,

Strana 12 Since the Treasurer of The Supreme Lodge has no occasion to know whether or not a debtor has a justified reason for bejog delinquent with payments on his loan, therefore in all cases, the Treasurer must rely on the report from the Director, in whose district the loan was made, and not until a decision is made in The Supreme Lodge meeting, that such a lean be handed over to the Attorney, only then can the Treasurer do so. This procedure would be alright, if the Officers and Directors would have a meeting each week or twice a month, but since The Supreme Lodge meetings are held quarter-annually, therefore such matters are delayed, before they can be placed into the hands of the Attorney, for pasting for a foreclosure sale.

When such property is finally acquired by our Order, such property is usually received in bad condition. The debtor, before he losses his property, especially if it is city property, takes along with him what ever he can. If he moves out of the house, other people get Whatever they ean, The Treasurer can not sit at the property and guard it, and even if he would have someone in the inanediate neighborhood to look after such property and something dissappear from this property, how can it be proyen, just who took the property.

All rents for the year 1956 from property owner by our Order, has been paid.

For the past several years, I have rented the property for a cash rental. If I would have rented the farms in Atascos-ss County, on a share crop basis, our Order would have not received any rent for the past several years.. On account of the terrible drought which has menaced that country, no crops have been raised.

It is regretful that in The Vestaik, quite often in the editorial reports, there appec,:, ridiculous remarks about members of The Supreme Lodge.

If a person is of a mild disposition and intends to be considerate with everybody, he is assailed that he does not do anything, that he is indolent, and if he takes a stand or expresses his sincere opinion, then he again is assailed that he is unbearable. It certainly is hard to understand some people. It may be destined, especially for the Officers of The .Supreme Lodge, S. P. J. S. T., to be criticized and always belittled, by some fraternal brothers, while by others, who are specialists and have the knowledge of good business management, the work of the governing body is praised by these people.

It is my sincere wish, that you the delegates of the XVII Convention will make such corrections as are necessary,

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for the benefit of entire membership and not for any individuals, for the present time or for the future, -and that you Will be careful and not hasty in

Wednesday, August 15, 1956 recommendation is to leave the Supreme Lodge composed as is. What's beyond my comprehension is, that the recommendation to abolish this office, was made without any survey of the general structure of headquarters nor a survey of any department. No one has been to our office to investigate what is, or what is not necessary how work is distributed or what each officer is doing because you cannot cover every detail of the work in our by-laws.

1 tbe past four years, our Order has made very nice progress, therefore. I do not see where it would be necessary to make any radical changes.

For more than 13 years, I am serving you as ypu Treasurer, always striving to work for the benefit of the entire membership, honestly and impartially, so as We feel that the Order has progressed to perform my duty properly. I hope as well as could be expected, with the that you approbate that I have always adverse publicity given to the Supreme done so.

Lodge by the editor by his insinuations: With your confidence and support, I in the editorials, of the incompetence will appreciate, if you will again hon- and ignorance of the officers and direcnor me with the office of Treasurer. I tors and as long as Article 66 of our bywill continue to work honestly and im- laws is not changed the publicity will partially. not be any better. I want to quote one With best wishes for a successful paragra ph out of the Audit report of XVII Convention, I am Mr. J. Reginald Evans CPA who has just Fraternally yours, completed the audit of our books and , Jos, Koliha, Jr. records: "In general your system of acTreasurer Supreme Lodge, counting and internal control appears S. P. J. S. T. to be adequate The records are very ably Brother J. R. Bartek (92) made a mo- ably kept and preserved. The amount tion that the report be accepted. Sec- of work accomplished with such small onded and accepted. staff is a very remarkable accomplishBookkeeper of the Supreme Lodge, Bro, ment, and-one for which you should be Raymond Urbanovsky, delivered his re- proud. It goes without saying that this port: work could not have been accomplished Czech Version Translated by Brother without very industrious and conscienRaymond A. Urbahovsky tious officers". That's what outside peoSUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF THE ple Who are in position to appraise the SUPREME LODGE SENT TO THE value of the office staff think of our XVII CONVENTION efforts. Also I want to quote a paraSister and Brother Delegates: graph out of a letter written by Mr. I will not go into great details enumeMerle E. Day, secretary of the Stanrating the duties and functions of my dard Analythical Service, "May 4, 1956, department but I do want you to conWe have just complesider the importance of a proper func- Dear Mr. Marek: ted analyzing the Annual Statement of tioning accounting department.

Few lodges recommended, to the by- your organization for the year ending laws committee, that the office of Finan- December 31; 1955. The ratios derived cial-Secretary or Bookkeeper be abolish- therefrom are outstanding by any staned. When you consider that. the cash dud of comparison and are above averreceipts for the last four years amount- age for the life insurance industry. You ed to $7,974, 346.66 for which we issued and your Executive personnel are inand accounted for 58,643 separate re- deed to be congratulated for the healthceipts; and that the disbursements 2- ful and sound condition which your inmounted to $8,010,222.07 for which we stitution has always maintained". This, issued and accounted for 19,740 separate again, is evidence that the condition of voucher:3, you must come to the con- our Order are much better than the itir official organ. elusion that, to account for almost $16,- publicity we get in 000,000,00 you need an officer who is I want to point out that our ledger aselected and responsible to the whole Or- set s as of -1-1-56 were $8,310,263.19 and der. If this position should be made ap- the ledger asset as of 6-1-56 are $8,576,pointive who will carry the responsibi- 301.09 which is an increase of $266,037.87 lity of the department? You must have for five months or an average of over a head of the accounting department $53, 207.00 monthly. The steady growth and this head must be qualified to su- and progress is the result of a consoienpervise this department If the respon- ,tiou s: arid economdcal management of all sibility is vested to some officer who has officers and directors and their untiring no knowledge of accounting how can efforts for the betterment of our Order. such an officer assume the responsibility I Also, I want to show the growth or deof the depaitinent? From experience, mY cline of membership in the local lodges

Wednesday, August 15, 1956 for the last 4 years which is as follows: Lodge 1-1-52 1-1-56 Increase or No. Decrease 1 255 290 35 — 2 16 16 3 29 22 7660 4 545 115 -5 89 89 114 159 45 6 216 218 7 2 72 58 148 21 369 390 9 94 3 10 91 439 35 11 17 14 12 3171 1013 161 34 14 36 2265 249 16 15 147 4 16 143 126 17 762 888 34 33 113 79 81 219 78 20 505 585 62 54 821 22 80 22 30 14 271 285 23 1198 24 1145 53 542 70 25 472 23 122 26 99 5 201 206 27 785 860 75 28 1209 75 29 1202 173 178 5 30 62 831 70 45 45 — 32 404 43 361 33 25 833 34 248 16 232 35 86 6 80 36 37 20 — 20 83 291 33 208 193 32 39 161 36 40 591 627 19 74 93 41 1 39 40 42 82 91 944 1157 158 45 735 67 668 47 246 3249 48 46 262 216 49 91 249 340 50 6 137 131 51 399 450 51 54 650 55 56 45 '314 56 269 3 56 53 57 42 216 258 58 159 6 5 40 32 860 10 70 80 61 265 62 67 34 360 63 326 1 64 54 55 69 82 13 65 53 42 95 66 147 267 149 25 480 63 505

172STNJK—WES', TEXAS 2 69 44 46 141 42 71 124 117 772 26 101 74 75 26 34 74 8 12 13 75 46 58 76 34 77 30 78 86 84 33 39 79 166 269 80 424 81 508 38 82 29 238 65 63 537 129 468 84 10 30 40 85 8g 93 86 87 228 169 397 1944 1417 527 88 21 188 167 98 35 90 37 2 193 201 8°: 91 161 731 570 92 9 85 76 93 22 146 94 168 63 3 60 95 420 24 96 119 138 97 40 41 98 37 37 99 218 20 100 14 35 49 101 111 10 102 644 30 103 240 38 105 340 37 106 26 235 209 107 4 201 197 108 15 17 2109 7 94 110 101 37 37 31 111 226 29 255 112 337 34 113 3 86 89 114 5115 to No. 305 3• 87 116 84 42 103 61 117 22 71 49 119 13 114 119 36 3 120 33 66 66 122 35123 to No. 38 13 124 to No. 10 13 53 2 51 125 11 97 108 126 18 2 127 16 6 56 128 50 76 177 129 50 490 130 350 5131 to No 29 5 17 4 13 132 46 266 133 220 16 2 14 134 152 22 135 130 46 349 136 2 21 'Z 23 137 109 34 138 165

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Before concludin?., I feel it my dut y to thank all of local lodges for their untiring co-operation, and that I value their co-operation. Also thanks to the delegates of the last convention for my re-election; I sincerely evaluate their confidence and support. I am announcing to the delegates of the present convention that if the office of bokkeeper will remain with the Supreme Lodge, I 'will again be an applicant for the posi tion. I will sincerely appreciate your support, I always endeavored to perform all duties of that office without delay, correctly and honestly, I always dodged politics, but when there is too much of it then human nature will not permit not to answer.

With wishes to the highest success to our 17th convention, I remain With Fraternal greetings, Raymond A. Urbanovsky, Bookkeeper of The Supreme Lodge Bro. Rud. Troubil made a motion to accept. Seconded and accepted.

Report of the Legal Adviser, Bro. Adolph PayHoek, follows: Czech Report Translated by Brother Adolph Parlicck J ma; 25, 1956 Brother President, Honora ble Guests, Brother and Sister Delegates, Members and Friends of S. P. J. S. T.: This 17th Convention of SPJST assembled here is a great convention and I deem it a high honor to be permitted to say a few words to you.

It gave me great pleasure and satisfaction to make my detailed report as your attorney for SPJST covering the

14 past three and one-half years. At this time I have nothing further to add to that report which was published in Vestnik. However, there are certain things not covered in the report of my activities as your attorney, and,, of these I shall speak briefly, First, wish to and do thank you for the high honor which you so graciously bestowed upon me by electing me your Attorney. I shall be everlastingly grateful to you. In my efforts to serve you as your attorney, I have not only been in-' spired by my fellow officers and directors, but also have received their wholehearted co-operation in problems that arose. Their understanding and teamwork served the best interests of the embers and was most commendable.

From the time I took office down to date, I have .actually closed 747 Mortgage Loans in the total amount of $4,667, 138. 92, 404 of these were on examimination of abstract of title, and, in 343 the borrower furnished us with a Mortgagee's Title Policy.

In the January 18, 1956, issue of Vestsilk, I submitted various recommendations for consideration by this Convention, to which I shall refer briefly: 1. To set up an Executive and Financial Committee at the Supreme Lodge, composed of, three or four officers of the Supreme Lodge, giving it the necessary powers and authority to handle all of the usual business matters, including the approval or disapproval of loan applications and thereby save valuable time and money. Under the present setup, a majority of the Directors must approve or disapprove a loan application, but if you examine the record of all the loans, you will find that the other directors, as a matter of form, follow the recommendations of the director where the offered security is situated.

2. To seek to improve the administration of our services.

3. To give and contribute periodically out of our unassigned funds, over and above our reserves, some reasonable financial aid in the way of reimbursement for such items as postage, stationary, etc., to our local ledges in the collection of insurance premiums, 4. To enlighten our youth in our present activities and inspire leadership, which must be ever present in our youth upon whom the legacy of leadership will fall before long.

5. To make a complete study and make plans for a home for the aged members.

6. Create and maintain a vigorous, public relations program in order to reach the public with our message.

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If any of you sister or brother delegates desire any further explanation or report from me, I shall be indeed happy to give same, if requested.

In closing permit me to thank you again for your confidence, and my brother officers and directors for their kindness, co-operation and assistance, and to sincerely wish each and all of you in this 17th Convention of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, the greatest of success and I hope you will enjoy yourselves and visit with one another.

Adolph D. Pavlicek Attorney for SPJST Brother Ga,jevsky made a motion that the report be adopted. Seconded and adopted.

Chairman of the convention requests the 'committee on Donations and salaries to file its report on remuneration and mileage of the delegates tomorrow morning.

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153 1523 Total 1252 Non-medical 271 Medical 68 Rejected (4.451 1954 1848 Total 1520 Non-medical.

323 Medical 59 Rejected (3.2 e /c ) 1955 1220 Total 971 Non-medical 249 Medical 49 Rejected (4(c) 956

571 Total Brother Joe Zaludek (88) makes a seconded motion that the report be accept (adopted). Adopted.

Chairman and vice chairman name the organization committee: Sister Anna Milan (154), Sister Louise Kadlecek (88), Bro. Charles Navratil (24), Bro. Ignac Senkyrik and Bro. F. J. March (24) did not accept. Sister Carrie Bohacik (28) and Bro. Chas. Holy (4).

Director Robert Cervenka delivers the CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER, BROTHrep?rt for all of the directors, which ER MARVIN LESIKAR, DELIVERS reads as follows: HIS REPORT: I have enjoyed serving as medical di- SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF THE DIrector since January, 1953, and have at- RECTORS TO THE XVII CONVENTION tempted to be as prompt as circumstan- OF THE SUPREME LODGE OF SLAVOces permitted.

NIC BENEVOLENT ORDER OF THE My chief problem has been improperly STATE OF TEXAS, S. P. J. S. T. (incompletely) filled applications and j The Directors of the Supreme Lodge of improperly channeled applications, and it would be a great help to your medi- Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State cal director if the delegates would in- of Texas (S.P.J.S.T.) met on June 11, form their local organizers to study 1956. The auditor's report, made by Retheir by-laws regarding age limits and ginald A. Evans, Certified Public Accounamounts of insurance limits on non- tant, and which covers the period from January 1, 1952, to December 31, 1955, medical applications.

Improperly channeled applications re- inclo., was received and carefully exam-` present a. of time in writing new in- ined. Such report was found favorable surance and I am sure at times a loss of and compares with the report previa prospective new member, Also, al- ously given by us. Mr. Evans remarks, though the ages of parents and grand- that the bookkeeping system employed parents seems like an insignificant mat- by the Supreme Lodge is good and one ter to organizers, it can be of great which we can be proud of. The auditor's value to your medical director in helping report will be given to the local lodges to determine the probable remaining just as soon as it can be printed. length of life for new applicants and We recommend that no changes be therefore determining the insurance made in the organizational set-up of our risk of such applicant. districts; that the work of our districts Your medical director does not have continue on a voluntary basis; that distime to keep statistical dateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but the strict meetings be conducted on a brothmain office force has both the informa.- erly and social plan with educational tion available on incoming proofs of and entertaining programs for our youth death and also the secretarial help to as well as devoting some time to organiCo so. It would be of interest and of zational work, explanation of policies help to your medical director if they and aims of our association. That legiswould furnish the medical director at lative powers remain with the local the end of each year a complete list of ledges and our convention. deaths, age at death, period, policy was We further recommend that no in force; and causes of death during the changes be made in the publication size previous year. and proportions of "Vestnik"; that is,

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Chairman of the committee, Bro. Jos. over the entire United States and Canada. I thank you, Sisters and Brothers, Hornak (39), delivers the report for the for this wonderful opportunity to adver- Publications Committee.

(Note: This report has been misplaced tise the SPJST in a dignified manner. and couldn't be located as yet) All of you like the Vestnik. There is After reading the report, Bro. J. R. among you a person who could tell you Bartek (92), requests Bro. Hornak to exbetter than anyone else, how much in- plain why a letter of the Supreme Lodge terest, how much enthusiasm, how much by the Supreme Lodge about two years Brothers and sisters, let us all work devotion I put in every issue of the Vest- ago was not published bother Frank B. towards the growth and welfare of our nik. That person is my wife. She has to Steiner (84), requests that thin Matter S. P. J. S. '1., at the coming election. help me from time to time. She has to be submitted to the Committee on GrievMay we again take this opportunity to transcribe letters for the printer while ances. Brother Chairman Ki:cir pe-vntwish the XVII Convention of the S. P. I formulate my editorials on new topics, ted the delivery of this explanation to J. S. T. much success. while I chase after new ideas, while I Bro. Hornak according to the wishes Respectfully submitted, try to put on the paper thoughts which of Bro. Hornak, who nacie the explanaFrank V. Stepan don't come up in the lodge meetings. tion. Further debating took place, and Robert Cervenka I have been using my own editorial Bro. John Nemy (136), made a motion J. M. Skrabanek balance. I have been aware of the in- that deliberations close. Seconded and Chas. Navratil difference among the members. The accepted.

Frank J. Cerveny meetings are poorly attended. There is Chairman Kacir names John SkrabaFrank Rod practically no discussion of the needs of nek (9), and Sister E. Kristinek (157); to Chas. Holasek our Order. I have been comparing my- the committee on organization.

Directors of Slavonic Bene- self to a farmer who has to plow; disc, The Publications Committee will meet volent Order of the State of and prepare the soil . for planting. I am tomorrow morning in Room 208, Texas, S: P. J. S. T. glad that I have been able to arouse Chair names the following committee Sister Anna Milan (154), made a mo- some interest regarding our Order. New on convention expenses: Bro. A. V. Fration to accept. Seconded and accepted. â&#x20AC;˘ and younger workers are volunteering nek (81), Leo Krause, Jr., (143), E. W. Editor of "Vestnik," Bro. Stephen Val- their services.

Popp (54), F. A. Kadlecek, (88), D. A. eik, delivers his report.

The editor of the Vestnik is the only Juren (51).

Czech Report Translated by Brother person in the entire membership of our SICK BENEFIT COMMITTEE: Bro. Stephen Valeitc.

Order who talks to all the members evRespected co-workers: ery week. The responsibility to make the Jos. Koliha, Jr. (26), F. J. Olcovsky (231, This is the ninth convention that gives, work of the editor more efficient rests Jos. Foit (126), Jos. Holubec (49), Sister me the pleasure to address the SPJST upon you, Sisters and Brothers. Not that Cornelia Hejl (29). delegates. This is the eighth occasion he should write more flowery articles, It was reported supplementally that. where a.s one of the main workers I but that he would have the opportunity Bro. Jos. Holubec is alternate for Bro. give a report for the period between the to see, to hear, and to notice every move- Emil Kvasnicka. conventions. This is the second time I ment, every heartbeat in the Order. The Chair announces that the committee address you as editor.

Vestnik is a mirror which should show on donations and salaries will bold its Our Vestnik has been published -.for the work of the supreme officers, the meeting in this room at 7:00 o'clock A. forty-years. Should I ask you, Sisters activity in the districts, the efforts of M. tomorrow morning. At the same time stating that the building committee will and Brothers, how many of you favor our solicitors, and the humble work report on the purchase of the building the publication of the Vestnik for an- our local Lodges. tomorrow. otheT- four years., I am certain that all We have an extremely fertile field.

Session ended at 6:10 p. m. of you would raise your hands. All of The Vestnik is an excellent advertising you are fond of that fraternal paper of medium. I shall not go into details now.

MORNING SESSION, TUESDAY, ours. Majority of you no doubt like your Maybe later, if the opportunity comes, JUNE 26, 1956 present editor. Often you write me about I shall present my views how we should things that are close to your heart. make an attem pt to write the history COnvention was called to order by the Permit me to take five minutes to an-. of the SPJST, how we could approach Chair promptly at 8:00 o'clock A. M. swer these personal letters. some of the Czech students to do a re- Brother Kleprlik read the triinute.s; of I consider it a g reat honor that I search that would reveal the struggle Monday's afternoon session, June 25, serve as your editor. I am proud of our of the Czech pioneers, how we should 1956, and after correcting the names of Order. I am extremely thankful that be getting ready for the sixtieth anni- delegates from Lodges Nos. 11, 40, 102, 114, and 148, Bro. Chas. Holasek four years ago, in the Houston conven- versary of the SPJST. tion,. you honored me to represent our In conclusion, I thank every one of made a motion that the minutes be 'acOrder in the National Fraternal Con- you who have assisted me in my work. cepted. Motion was seconded and acceptgress. I am proud that I was able to do To you, dear delegates, I wish pleasant, ed.

Br. Micek, manager of the little Readbetter than you or I anticipated. As judicious, and amiable discussion of the president of the Press Section of the problems before you, so that you would er in our Vestnik, addressed the convenNational Fraternal Congress I have to be supplied with new strength and en- tion, and delivered his prepared report be the host this fall for some forty or thusiasm for the future growth of our which reads: REPORT OF THE MANAGER OF THE fifty editors, their wives, and also the Order.

LITTLE READER: Stephen Valcik supreme officers of large fraternal so1. It is now eight years that I conduct cieties. I am also pleased that on acBrother John Nemy (136) made a seccount of my effort our SPJST is known onded motion that the report be accept- the little reader for youth as a ,: tipplenut only in the State of Texas but also ed. It happened. meat, in ''Vestnik."

that "Vestnik" be continued as a weekly publication of approximiately the same size and proportions as at present. We do, however, recommend that the editor and the publishing of "Vestnik" be under the supervision of the Supreme Lodge just as other affairs of the association are.

-!trarl 2. Although it is a little reader I see that it is also read by adult readers.

3. I manage the little reader for our Order . altogether without compensation.

I pay for my paper, stamps, books and gladly do so, because I receive letters not only from the young (readers) but also other states, for instance, the State of California and. Illinois.

4. 1 consider it my duty to thank Bro. Jerome Kopecky and Bro. Jos. Holasek, publishers of "Cechoslovak", for their co-operation.

5. I report that I am willing to continue with the little reader, especially because I have received many letters that "Vestnik" should have had the little reader the last 20 years.

Wishing much progress to our Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, and I am with sincere greeting, Uncle Micek.

Brother V. H. Barina (38), suggested that the committee on donations and halaries recommend appropriate remuneration to Dr. Micek for his services.

Chairman Kacir noted that the committee knows about it and is certain that the matter will be attended to.

Sister Sophie Hradecka (40), made a motion that the reports of Dr. Micek be accepted. Accepted.

Chairman Kacir announces that Bro. Charles Navratil (24), withdrew from the memberShip on the Organization Committee, and Bro. John Svadlenak (110), was named in his stead.

Brother C. V. Adamek is reporting as delegate for Lodge 102. Chairman submits his application for admission as a delegate for Lodge 102 to the conve 3.tion for determination.

Brother Charles Holasek (56), recommends that Bro. Adamek be recognized as a delegate and makes a motion to that effeet. Seconded and accepted.

Chairman announces that tickets to the banquet will be sold in the lobby of this hotel from 11:30 A. M., to 4:00 P. M. Brother August Jalufka (11), announees his late arrival in the convention as a delegate with the excuse that for important personal business he could not arrive any sooner.

Chairman announces that the election tellers committee will hold a meeting during the morning intermission in Room No, 815. Chair of the convention requests chairmen of the committees to make their reports and suggestions regarding the meetings.

Dr. Micek, Chairman of the committee on resolutions announces that his committee will meet daily at 7:30 A. M. for conference and gathering of material. ea

K VTF:7,T, TEXA9 Chairman of the convention announces that he was requested to recommend to the committee on resolutions to forward a letter to Bro. Frank Matush, who is convalescing.

Bro Hugo Schefcak (130), as chairman of the committee on donations and salaries delivers a report: COMMITTEE ON SALARIES AND DONATIONS delivers a partial report as follows.,

Chairman of the convention (daily) $50.00 Vice Chairman of the convention (daily) — — — — $30.00 Secretaries of the convention (duration of the services $30.00 Secretaries of the convention (daily for duration of work (services) — — $30.00 Members of convention committees (daily) — — $20.00 Delegates to the convention (daily)' — $15.00.

Recommend mileage at 7 cents per mile Time on Road to 25 miles free: to 50 from 50 to 150 miles 1/2 clay: from 150 miles to 250 miles 3/4 day: from 250 to 350 miles, one day: over 350 miles 11/2 days.

WedneactaT August

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REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR FOR THE SICK DEPARTMENT Czech Version Translated by • Bro. Jos. Koliha, Jr. Report of the Directors of the Sick Benefit Department to the XVII Con vention, S. P. J. S. T.

Sisters and Brothers: As the Director of the Sick benefit Department SPJST, I am giving you a very ibiareientt' . report in regard to this DepartAt the Convention held in Houston, Texas, in June, 1952, it was agreed that in order that The Sick Benefit Department, SPJST, might continue and be maintained out of its funds, that it would be necessary to have not less than 500 members in each of the Classes, "A"; "B"; "C"; and "D", and if it should ever happen that such number of membership be not attained, that such Class must be discontinued.

During the year 1952, there were 88 claims paid amounting to a total of $2,886.00.

On January 1, 1953, there was in the Sick Benefit Department fund a total of only $19.38.

During the period of the first assessFiguring one day coming and one day ment for 1953, that is for the first quarter of that year, there were payments returning. received for The Sick Benefit DepartCommittee requests sisters and broth- ment, only from 23 local lodges, being ers who have personal interest in ques- for all of the classes and since only a tions of salaries and donations to deli- very few payments were received for ver their opinions to the committee in the Classes "B"; "C" and "D", and for Room 808. the Class "A" payments from 483 memHugo Schefcak (130) bers were received, therefore after reBen L. Mikolaj (29) porting on this matter in the Supreme Anton G. Mazanec (66) Lodge meeting which was held in July, A. L. Hilsher (88) 1953, it was agreed that the Sick BeneGeorge Strunce (82) fit Department should be abolished and Brother F. J. Olsovsky (23) makes a: that the amounts sent for classes "B", substitute motion which reads: Chair- "C" .should be refunded and only the man of the convention $30.00, vice chair- amounts that should be paid for Class Man $20.00 daily, secretaries of the con- "A", should be retained, out of the payvention $20.00, members of the commit- ments that were sent for classes "B", tees $20.00, delegates $12.00 daily, mile- "C" and "D". It was also agreed in the Supreme Lodge meeting that although age 7 cents a mile. the payments for the first assessment Bros. Schefcak (130) and Kadlecek of 1953, were not from the required 500 (88) spoke on the subject. Brother E. memberShip, that the payments would J Kadlecek moved that the report of be accepted and all justified applicathe committee be adopted. Seconded and tions for claims would be paid in accordaccepted. ance as designated for Class "A".

Sister Anna Milan (154) announces that the organization committee will convene immediately after the morning session at 1:30 P. M. in this room.

Chair of the convention, George Kacir, announces that this is the first time that a lady member was chairman of a committee.

Brother Jos. Koliha, Jr., delivers the report for the sick committee:

Since on January 1, 1953, there was in the Sick Benefit Department Fund only $1938 and adding to this amount the payments of $346.76, obtained from 483 members in Class "A", this makes a total of $367.14 and since the justified claims amounted to $1,128.00, therefore The Supreme Lodge had to donate into the Sick Benefit Department Fund a total of $760.86.

Wedneeday, Augthit 15; 1956 It took lots of correspondence and explaining to the local lodges, in regards to the Assessments that were sent for the higher classes. Some of the Local Lodge secretaries forgot to send the proper payments. In some instances the members paid the dues for the first assessment, at their local lodge, however the secretaries, did not send these payments until they were requested to send such payments to The Supreme Lodge.

Although I was entitled to receive 7 cents from each Assessment in Class "A" for m servicyes as. The Director of The Sick Benefit Department I did not get any remuneration from those dues whiCh were paid for the first Assessments of 1953.

If ever in the future, a sick benefit department is to be formulated, before this is done, we should first find out just how many persons would apply for such membership. It is necessary to have a sufficient number of members so that such a Department might continue to be successful.

Fraternally yours, Jos. Koliha, Jr. Dr_ Edw. Micek (155) makes a motion that the report be adopted. Motion seconded and accepted.

Brother Calvin Chervenka (69) delivers a report of his services. Brother E. J, Kadlecek (88) makes a motion that the report be approved. Accepted.

Chair Geo. Kacir requests the members of the building committee present whether or not they have a report on the purchase of the building. Brother Frank J. Olexa (88) responds that the committee did not 1)..ive a meeting and that a report was made in "Vestnik", and for that reason he did not think a report was necessary, because their work had been completed. Chairman of the convention dissolved the committee.

Members of this committee are named by brother chairman. They are. J. H. Siptak, Frank Matush, Hugo Seleak, Otto Stehlik, Frank J. Olexa, Paul Sablatura and H. W. Marcak.

V IT', T t K WE9T,'KKA9 be held in this loom every morning at 7:00 o'clock.

Chair announces that the convention will begin with report of the committee on by-laws. Chairman of this committee, Bro. Olexa, announces that the distributed printed copies represent the supplemental work of his committee, supplementing the report in "Vestnik" dated April 25; and simultaneously asks the delegates the manner in which they wish to proceed with the consideration of the by-lows, Brother Chas. Holasek (56), makes a motion that the standing article be read first and then the amended version. Accepted. Brother Olexa reads the old articles, Bro. Slavik reads the amendmends.

NAME OF FRATERNITY Article 1. The name of this order is the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, (S. P. J. S. T.) PURPOSE Article 2. Lodge No. 88, through Bro. Stephen Valcik, submitted a stipPlement which called for a very liVely debate. Reads "And render our old 'members protection by purchasing, owning, furnishing and managing a home for old members, according to a plan adopted by thie convention, or may for that purpose support or organize a charitable corporation according to the determination of the convention."

Brother Olexa reads Article 2 and Bro. Slavik reads the amendment. Brother Olexa explains that the amendment of Lodge 88 was not included in the changes becaUse it is a matter which must first be adopted by the convention, planned and financially supported.

Brother J. J. Krusinsky (79) makes a motion that the word "charitable" be left out of the amendment. Bro. Valcik accepts the amendment because the change pertains only to one word.

The chair, after lengthy debate, reminds that we must first decide on Article 2 and the amendment, and that it is necessary that the amedment be determined first.

Brother Krusinsky requests that the amendment be read as modified. Accomodate,d.

Brother Hugo Schefcak (130) stated that the Supreme, Lodge requested the committee to make its report, which was done, and the Supreme Lodge dissolved Brother August Kacir (87) cautions the committee.

Chair announces a 15 minute recess at that direct"ownership of the rest home would be dangerous to the Older,. for 9:00 A. M. that reason he thinks that the owner Brother John Gajevsky (28), chairman should he some one else, but not the of the Committee on Grievances requests Order. Brothers Adamek, Charles Nathose present to submit their complaints, vratil, F. S. Lesikar (29), and Steiner, if any, to this committee for considera- who then made a. motion that the mattion. ter be postponed until the committee on Brother Hugo Schefcak (130) reminds by-laws presents its report on the rest the members of the committee on sala- home. ries and donations that a meeting will Brother Gajevsky seconded. Accepted.

Ftran a 1'7 Brother Rud. Troubil (56) requests that the report of the Committee on bylaws published on April 25, be distributed so the delegates could follow in the proceedings. Accomodated.

Brother Reuben Lesikar (29) moved that the convention continue with mimeographed material available until the printed recommendations be delivered. Accepted.

Article 4. Brother Valcik (88) pointed out the vagueness of the Czech word "spravne" (properly), and that the announcement of the convention was delayed this year from January until May. Brother Micek (155) moved that the word "properly" be stricken out and the phrase "in the month of January" used instead. Motion carried.

Article 5: Postponed.

Article 6. Postponed.

Article 7. Amendment as amended by committee adopted.

Chair Kacir yielded the chair to vice president, Pokladnik. ..alrothee Troubil reads the report of the Publications oCmmittee: REPORT OF THE CONVENTION PUBLICATION COMMITTEE Official publication of the Order is called "VESTNIK" and is published every Wednesday. It is sent to every adult member who pays his mortuary dues. The contents of the Vestnik is managed by an editor who is a member of the ,SPJST, and elected by the convention. The editor must have journalistic qualifications, and must be thoroughly familiar with the entire management of the Order. He has the right to participate in all the meetings of the Supreme Lodge All the control of the Vestnik is according to the rules accepted at the convention, and is under constant supervision of a three-member publication committee and three alternates, elected by the convention, one of from is called to the meeting by the president of the Committee if one of the members cannot attend. The Committee is responsible directly to the delegates of the convention.

Vestnik shall contain 32 pages. format nine inches by eleven, It is bound with two wire brads, saddle stitch, so that the pages would be secure. Vestnik shall contain editorials, reports of the Supreme Lodge, Publication Committee, local lodges, state organizer, letters, reports, inquiries, recommendations of individual members, directory of officers and directors of the Supreme Lodge, members of the Publications Committee, editor, publisher, president and secre tary of the Committee on By-laws and secretaries of all local lodges every three months in the English. Section, and a

Strana 18 Czech speller each week (later on the speller will be printed in book form).

The English Section must contain a schedule of premiums every six months, on all insurance protection issued by the organization. The publication will contain a column explaining the benefits of the various certificates issued by the or ganization and if an organizer is employed, it will be his duty to conduct such column. No article or letter, the object of which is to give false or untrue facts or directly or indirectly to 'insinuate untrue accusations or inimiations for the purpose of injuring the honor, ability and honesty of any member of the lodge, officer of the local lodge, or officer of the Supreme Lodge or any one else, shall be published in Vestnik. However, constructive criticism without accusations shall be mblished. The editor must forward all articles and letters containing disrepeettul or doubtful material to the pub,ik a tions emomittee for deterMination whether it shall be published. The ma jority decides. One half of the printed material must be In the Czech Language and one half in the English Language, but in the event it becomes necessary ; a larger portion thereof can be in Czech or in the English Language.

The publisehrs of Vestnik are under the Supervision of the Publications Committee who sees that the obligations of the publishers are carried out in .strict compliance with the dictates of the convention. In the event of unexpeeted conditions or changes, such as inr1:,tion which means increased price ui terial and labor, lack of material which would affect the cost of Vestnik, it k: the duty of the publications committee to investigate all of the conditions and discuss the matter with the imhlishers. The committee submits the report and recommendations together With the suggested remedy to the Supreme Lodge for acceptance. If the Sup Lodge rejects the recommendapreme tion, the Publications Committee has the right to submit its recommendation Lo the delegates of the convention for acceiitance or rejection. Majority of the votes cast in accordance with the con‘entiGn determines the issue. All reports recommendations of the publicat:ons committee must be published in Veshiik in order that the membership would have correct information„ Contract between the publisher and the Supreme Lodge may be cancelled by the Supreme Lodge on request of the publications committee after presenting reasons for such cancellation.

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carries out all obligations required by Krusinsky (79) if the present discusthe convention. The editorials and all sion of the report would be binding material shall be written in the Amer- also in a latter ,discussion of Articles ican spirit for the benefit of the Or- 62-66. Brother Steiner (84 pointed out ganization without regard for his per- the provisions of Article 29, that "whensonal views. Any time the publications ever a conflict arises between adopted cone nittee determines that the editor reports of convention committees and does not abide by the by-laws and dic- these by-laws, the by-laws control.'

Brother Hornak reminds that publishtates of the convention, and the membership is not satisfied with the con- ers should deliver their bids for pubtents of Vestnik, the publications com- lication of Vestnik today by 1:00 p.m.

Brother Pokladnik announces that the mittee notifies the editor and demands a remedy for the benefit of our Organ- organization committee will hold its iz•tion. The editor may be relieved of meeting in the Supreme Lodge today his duties only on the recommendation at 12:30 p.m.

On motion of Brother ,Slavik, the sesof the publications committee for the following violations: 1. incompetence, sion adjourned until 11:30 p.m. which means that he is not able to satAFTERNOON SESSION, TUESDAY, isfactorily manage Vestnik with conJUNE - 26, 1956 tents and in manner, as our organizaChairman Geo. Kacir convened the tion anticipates; 2. for wilfully refusing to coo perate with the publications. session promptly at 1:35 p.m. Minutes committee, or not abiding by the rec- of the morning session were read, and Gointe.ndatons of the committee in mat- with a small correction, adopted, The ters which are important for the im- correction was as follows: "Legal Adviser Pavlicek also participrOve.ment of our organization; 3. for abusing his office in spreading propa- pated in the debate on the Rest Home, ganda or material detrimental to the who added that according to his opinpurposes of our organization. If the pub- ion it is necessary to provide something lications committee decides that the for cur old members and that in the editor should be relieved of his duties, interest of fair dealings, he agrees with it forwards its recommendations with the motion of Brother Navratil and the reasons therefor to the Supreme August Koch, that this question be considered in due order When the question Lodge for expulsion front the office.

The publications committee, editor of Rest Herne comes up."

Brother J. H. Hurta, President of R. and publisher will conduct one regular annual meeting at which they discussl addresses the convention and also the requirements or needs of Vestnik. Brother. Chcs I-Iolasek, Vice President They decide or recommend what is best of the S.V.P.S. Lodge.

The following letters and telegrams for improvement of Vestnik. In case of necssity, the president will call a spe- were read: Liberty Loan and Building cial meeting. Traveling expenses and Association ;Houston, Texas, letter; per diem, is paid by the Supreme. Lodge Ceehoslovak Society of America, Chicaon the same bases as per diem and tra- go. Ill., letter, and telegram from Pa y -likBrothesMcantPres,Tylo vel pay for directors. If any member of the committee must make a trip in rrexas. connection with his duties on such comBrother Troubil presents a supplemittee he will receive the same pay as mental report for the convention publithat reCeiVed by director for similar cations committee, as follows: "Publishtravel exPense. ing of Vestnik will be given to a trustIf tee editor travels on lousiness of worthy and qualified publishing comterms the Order exclusively (for the exclu-. pany on the most advantageous : sive benefit of the Order), he is en- for our Order. preference shall be given titled to per diem as the directors re- to members of our Order. Sealed, bids must be .submitted to the publications ceive and to mileage 9 cents a mile.

The printers of the Vestnik arc paid committee not later than 1:00 p.m.

Wednesday, June 27, 1956. for every issue published.

Brother Chas. Holasek makes a moRudolf Troubil, Chairman, tion that the amendment be adopted to Frances Olexa, become effective immediately. Seconded J. J. IVIikeska, and accepted.

Antonie Hcrak, Jos. Hyrnak.

Brother Chas. Navratil (24), moves.

Brother Micek makes a motion that that this afternoon session recess at the publications committee holds semi- 5:45 p.m., in favor of the supper given annual meetings. Seconded and ac- in honor of the delegates given by Lodge cepted.

No. 24. Seconded and accepted.

A parliamentary inquiry by Brother On request of the delegates, Chair-

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WEST, TEXAS r..`ria 19 man of the convention, Brother Kaeir; that the committee will meet in this ing of the committee ' .a account of the submitted to the delegates the question room immediately after recess: finally illness 'of his mother, and that Brother of home for aged, in order that the com- on motion of Brother Valcik, it was Valchar was on the committee in his mittee on by laws could work ,accord- decided that the committee meet in the stead, whom he introduced. ing to the suggestions of the convention. SPJST office at 7:00 a.m.

Brother Steiner announces that disBrother Ed IVIicck moves that the con- At the request of many members, trict directors reported that all dela-vention decide for or against, in order 11-3oather Chairman Kacir announced gates are present. that the question may be concluded; that we will consider whether or not the Chairman Kacir recommends that the accepted. Brothers john Nemy and Jos. publications committee shall remain. session recess at 5:30 p.m., and convene Holasek participated in the deliberaAfter a 30 minute exchange of ideas, tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. SiMultaneously tons. participated in by the following Sisters reminds that chairmen of committees Chairman Kacir asks who is for con-- and Brothers: Slavik, „Valcik, Jos. Hola- announce the time and place of their sicleration of the home for aged, sok, Sister Olexa, Dana, Olexa, Horak, meetings.

Majority was for.

Barina, Chas. Holasek, Stepan, Hornak, Dr. Micek announces that the resoluThe chair asks the committee on by- Senkyrik, Hosek, Gajevsky, Calvin Cer- tions committee will hold its meeting laws what it recommended in this mat- venka ; Vytopil, Edw. L. iVidtrek-, Brother tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. and inter. The by-law committee did not have Krusinsky moved that the publications vites sisters and brothers to submit their time, and recommended the election of committee be abolished, which was sec- material to the committee. a committee to investigate everything onded.

Brother Hejl, Jr., inquired what disconnected with a rest home. Then fol- Brother August Kacir moved that de- position to make of completed ballots, lowed a lengthy (discussion) exchange liberations cease. Seconded and accept- motion made by Brother Slavik, secondof ideas participated in by Sisters and ed. Brother Charles Navratil makes a ed, that they be destroyed immediately.

Brothers: Hugo Schefeak, J. J. Krus- motion that vote be by ballot.

Brother Gajevsky, chairman of the insky, Jos. Slavik, Marie F. K. Vala, Seconded and accepted.

Grievance Commdittee, request .; members August Kacir, Rudolph Troubil, Frank Brother Frank Rod appeals to the of the standing publication; committee, Vytopil, L. 0. Hosek, Lydia Kt-Mena. convention that we are deliberating on officers of the Supreme Lodge and diBrother Senkyrik moves, that one mem- the report of the committee on by-laws rectors, to appear tomorrow at 7:00 a. ber from each district be named on this and have not as yet heard the recom- na., in the Supreme Ledge office. committee. „Seconded. Brother Chairman mendation of that committee. Brother Brother Juren announces hat the submits the motion for voting. Accepted. chairman submitted the appeal of committee on convention expenses will The chairman's recommendation that Brother Rod for vote, and majority de- meet in the Supreme Lodge office tothe committee meets after the session cided against the appeal of Brother Rod. MOrrOW. 'was accepted in silent consent. After Brother chairman of the convention Session recessed at 5:43 p.ni. exchanging ideas as to who is to pre- gave the delegates suggestions on how side at the district meetings Brothers to vote on the subject to avoid errors.

AFTERNOON SESSION, WEDNES., Krusinsky, Stehlik, E. J. Kadlecek and At the request of Brothers Spanhel, DAY, JUNE 27, 1956 Sister Hradecky spoke. It was decided Valcik and Pavlicek, Brother chairman Chair of the convention calls the delthat it be the director of the district. again explained to the delegates the egates to order at 8:05 a.m.

Objection was made and Brother Valcik method of voting.

Brother John Trliea (20) addressed Brother Hejl, Jr. ,announces the remade a motion that the matter be conthe convention on behalf of the Mutual duced according to parliamentary pro- suit of the election: Total votes cast cedures, and that: it be president of 17,948 of which 4,970 for aboliShing of Aid Society of the Czech-Ailoravian Unthe district, and if not present, then the committee on publications, and 12,- ity of Nmth America.. Minutes of the vice president. and if not present, then 978 against abolishing of the publica- afternoon session of June 26, Tuesday, the director of the district. Session was tions; committee, Then Chairman Kacir 'were read and accepted with a Minor recessed at 2:50 p.m., and at 3:30 p.m., announced that according to the result change, and that, that Brother Chas. of the election the standing publications Holasek addressed the convention yescalled to order. terday as Vice President of SVPS, incommittee remains.

Chairman announces the result of the Brother Hejl explains that four ballots stead of RVOS. election: Chairman, George Kacir yields the were not counted because they were District No. 1 Brother Henry . J. Sc.ho- a mbiguous.

Chair to Vice Chairman PokloCnik, who vajsa (106); Then Brother Kieperlik, delegate of announces that Brother J. (h Eineigl District No. 2---Brother Charles Nay,Lodge 133, introduced guest J. J. Marek, appears as delegate of Lodge No. 125. ratil (24); member of Lodge No. 133, one of the On motion of Brother Dr. Mica:, which District No. 3 .---Brother Frank hasCharter members of the Order, 88 years was seconded, Brother Eineigl was tutnovsky (135); young and always very active lodge animously seated.

District No. 4--Brother Otto Stehlik worker, who always attends lodge and I Chairman Pokladnik announced that (76); district meetings. Brother -Sefcik made l we must recess at 4:00 p.m, and requestDistrict No. 5----Brother Stephen Vala motion that Brother J. J. 1Vlarek's fare i ad that all of us devote our attention cik (88); be paid to and from the convention. to the deliberations in order that we District No. 6 -Brother Paul Sablaprogress rapidly.

Seconded and accepted. tura (40); Brother 1-1,„Dsek read letters of greet-District No. 7 Brother Henry W. Mar Brother L. 0, Hosek reads greetings Mg from the Chamber of Commerce and cak (127). from the Southern District of Sokol. the City of San Antonio, Chairman of the committee requested Brother Olexa, chairman of the comChairman announces the reading of that they meet as soon , as possible, elect mittee on by-laws, announces that the names of the delegates. officers and make a. report at the first Brother Emil Kvasnicka, member of the Brother Steiner calls the names of opportunity. Chairman Kacir announces committee, did not attend the last meet- the delegates. Following lodges were not

Strana 20 represented: Nos. 3, 8, 12, 37, 57, 64, 71, 77, 06, 111, 119, 132, 150, 156. We are approaching the by•laws. Before beginning with the by-laws, Brother Frank Spanhe,1 introduced Brother Jos. Motl, the oldest charter mmeber of the Order, , Whe has lived to be 102 years of age.

Brother R. Cervenka then introduced Sister Frances Buick, one of the original members of Lodge No. 54. On the motion of Dr, Micek, Vytopil, Bravenec and Sefcik to donate $20.00 in memory of Brother Motl and Sister Bilek, and traveling expenses. Brother A. J. Kadtecek made a motion that the sum of - $20.06 and mileage be donated to every charter member present during the convention. Then began the consideration of the by-laws: ARTICLE 1: Nat changed.

ARTICLE 2: Postponed until 1:00 p.m. v‘thoti the committee on the home for -Ulf-aged files its report; ARTICLE 3: Adopted as recommended by the committee; ARTICLE 4: Adopted as recommend''ed by the committee; ARTICLE 5: Adopted as recommended by the committee; ARTICLE 6: Adopted with changes. _Brother Kacir moves a recess at 10:05 a.m., and Chairman, Cyril Pokladnik, eqares a 15 minute recess. Proceedings resumed at 10:26 a.m.

ARTICLE 7: Adopted as recommended by committee; ARTICLE 8; Adopted as recommended by the committee; ARTICLE 9: Adopted with a minor niudification, as recommended by the committee; A 17TICLE 11: Adopted as recommended by the committee; ARTICLE 12: Not changed; ARTICLE 13: Not changed ; ARTICLE' 14: Not changed; ARTICLE 15: Adopted as recmomended by the committee; ARTICLE 16: Not changed; ARTICLE 17: Adpoted as recommended by the committee; ARTICLE 18: Adopted as recom ended by the committee; ARTICLE 19: Adopted as recommended by the committee; ARTICLE 20: Adopted as re ommended by the committee; ARTICLE 21: New by-law on motion •c Of cBrother Steiner; ARTICLE 22: Adopted as recommended. by the committee; ARTICLE 23: Adopted with addition

by Brother George Kacir; ARTICLE 24: Adopted with addition ''by Brother Steiner; ARTICLE 25: Deleted.

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Session recessed at 11:48 a.m. to 1:00 shall make every possible effort and continue the issues on time as we did p.m. for a period of almost 24 years.

"Cechoslovak Publishing Co. AFTERNOON SESSION, WEDNESDAY, Jos. E. Holasek, President."

JUNE 27, 1965 Brother Steiner made a motion that Chairman Geo. Kacir calls the deleit be accepted. Seconded and accepted: gates to order promptly at 1:00 p.m.

Brother Jos. Holasek, on behalf of the Brother Kleperlik reads the minutes of the morning session which were ac- Cechoslovak P u b 1 ishing Company, cepted with notice that Lodge No. 3 thanked for the expressed confidence, and promised the best cooperation with is not represented.

Brother Hosek reads telegram receiv- the publications committee, editor and ed from the West National Bank. Chair- the Supreme Lodge. man Geo. Knit reminds the delegates At 2:18 p.in., the chair of the conof the necessity of delega tes in asking vention inquires whether a recess is for the floor that they state their name desired or that deliberations proceed. and number of the lodgez for correct Continuation with by-laws: ARTICLE 30: recording.

CONTINUATION WITH THE (c) Adopted with change made by BY-LAWS Brother Aug. Kacir, that the word ARTICLE 26: Apodted as recommend- "oath" required be changed to "pledge" ed by the committee; required.

ARTICLE 27: Deleted: ARTICLE 30: recommend ARTICLE 28. Adopted (d) Accepted as recommended by the ed by the committee; committee; ARTICLE 29: Not changed;ARTICLE 30: Brother chairman yields chairmanship (e) Accepted as recommended by the to the Brother vice chairman. committee.

ARTICLE 30: Brother Paul Sablatura (40) delivers (a) Brother George Kacir moves that the ,report of the committee on the the last sentence, "The Supreme Lodge home for aged. After reading the same has the right with understanding of a lively debate occurred in which Broththe attorney of the Order, to appoint ers Troubil, Krenek, Sablatura and Valmore attorneys," be stricken. Seconded cik participated. Finally, on motion of and adopted.

Brother Ed. Marek (124), seconded and Brother George Kacir again takes accepted. Consideration was postponed over chairmanship. until the report be distributed and deARTICLE 30: livered to the convention. (b) Adopted with two changes after ARTICLE 31: Deleted; lengthy deliberations participated in by: ARTICLE 32: Not changed; Brothers Bartek, Valcik, Troubil, SlaARTICLE 33: Accepted as recommendvik, Hosek, Clexa, Steiner, Zaludek, Pokladnik, Schefcak, Vytopil, Sefcik, ed by the committee; ARTICLE 34: Not changed; Aug. Kacir and. Sister Lydia Kubena.

ARTICLE 35: Not changed; Brother George Kacir yields the gavel ARTICLE 36: Not changed; to Vice Ciairman Pokladnik.

ARTICLE 38: Not changed; — ' r George Kacir offered an amARTICLE 39: Adopted with amend.?i-..faiient to Article 30-B: "Directors and ment submitted by Brother Steiner; alternates are elected by the districts."

ARTICLE 40: First change. Brother Steiner makes a (a) Not changed; motion to change other two lines in (b) Not changed; Article 30-B. Seconded and adopted. (c) A debate occurred regarding the Brother Rudolph Troubil reads the signing of checks participated by Brothbid of Cechoslovak Publishing Company, ers Valcik, Schefcak, Steiner, Dr. Micek, West, Texas, for publication of Vertnik: Olexa. Brother Ed Marek (24) explained "To Brother Officers, Sisters, and the practice of signing checks, and Brother Delegates of the Seventeenth moved the adoption of change that alConvention of the Slavonic Benevolent ways two sign the checks, one signs and Order of the State of Texas: the other certifies, with supplement "We wish to submit our bid for print- that it becomes effective at once. Subing of the official organ of the Order, division C, Art. 40, adopted as recom"Vestnik," and that under the same mended by the committee. conditions we printed the "Vestnik" for (d) Not changed; the last several years; once a week, for (e) Not changed; the same price we are receiving at the (f) Not changed; present time, $2.95 (yearly) per number (g) Not changed; (for a number), We assure you that we (h) Not changed;

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Strana 21 (i) Accepted as read by the commit- that all committees work only in time two-thirds vote would be required. tee; when convention is not in session. The Brother Katula.n (34), moves, to end ARTICLE 41: As a result of the orris- chair requested the committees to abide debating. Seconded and accepted., sion of the committee on by-laws it was by this rule.

Chair submits Brother Steiner'S rnonoticed that no provision was made for Brother Kacir reminds the delegates, tion, seconded, adopted. the succession of the president, in the on request of many present, that the Brother Olexa calls for order of the event of death. In that matter, Brothers traveling time of members of commit- convention to the effect that we did not Pavlicek, Valcik, Steiner, Sablatura, tees and convention officers and serce- site against. It was complied with by Olexa and Troubil exchanged ideas. tares is accounted for on the basis of the chair, and voting was carried out.

Brother Steiner submits motion of the delegates pay and not on the basis of ARTICLE 44: 3rd District for duties of the vice pres- committee pay. (a) Not changed; ident. Inasmuch as time would not per(I)) Not changed; By-law committee continued with its mit Brother August. Kacir (87) makes (c) Not changed; report.

The chairman requested Brotha motion to conclude the deliberations (d) Not changed; and postponement of deliberations on er Steiner (84) to read again his amend(e) Not changed; ment to Article 41.

Brother Slavik (87) this subject until Thursday morning. reported that the by-law committee re- (f) Adopted as recommended by the Seconded and accepted, Chairman Kacir introduced Mr. Par- vised the article. Brother Steiner yielded committee; (g) Adopted as recommended b y the ma of Granger, president of the Cath- the floor. Discussion followed by Valcik olic Order of Texas. who delivered greet- (88), Chas. Holasek (56), Sister Vala committee; Brother Navratil announces (40), Pokings of the Order and delivered a, short (142), Steiner (84), Sablatura sikar (29), Trouconvention that Raymond Maretko,. steel!

(84), Reuben L P but sincere and enthusiastic speech. ladnik bil (56), Holasek (56), moved to leave retary Of Lodge No. 24, died yesterday.

Applause as remuneration. Then Chair cut the pl-nae "training in organiza- On motion of Brother Gajevsky, secondman Kacir introduced Roman Bartosh expressed its respects by standing of Taylor, attorney for the Catholic ticnal work." Joe Holasek (36),,, moved ed,attention. the previous question.

Motion carried.

Women of Texas, who also delivered ( h) On Brother Chupick's motion, secMogreetings from the Order and in sincere Motion to leave out dm phrase o ded, amendment not accepted; tion to adopt Steiner's amendment caraddress wishes the convention much (i) Adopted as recommended by the ried.

Success. committee.

ARTICLE 42: ARTICLE 45: Adopted as recommend(a) Not changed; Secretary of the Supreme Lodge, cd, with minor amendment; (b) Not changed; Brother Chupik, introduced the emARTICLE 46: Yesterday's motion of (c) Not changed; ployees of the Supreme Lodge, being the committee on the subdivision-was (d) Not changed; Sisters: Mrs. Dorothy Tomasek, Mrs. deleted; (e) Not changed; Irene Marek, Miss ,Johnnie Ann Kris(a) Subdivision of the committee 'ad(f) Not changed; tinek, Mrs. Georgia Fleming, Mrs. Maropted; (g) Not changed; tha Bartek, Miss Doris Hurta and Broth(h) Not changed er Edward F. Kabala.

Brother Steiner submits and. suhsti(i) Not changed; SeSsion recessed at 4:07 pan. (j) Adopted as recommended by the lute a otion seconded, which was not * * accepted. committee; FORENOON SESSION, THURSDAY, ARTICLE 47: Not changed; (1) Deleted; JUNE 28, 1956 ARTICLE 48: Adopted as recommend(m) Deleted; ed by the committee; The convention was called to order (u) Not changed.

ARTICLE 50: Adopted as recommendby Chairman Kacir at 7 . :58 a.m.

ARTICLE 43: ed by the committee.

The minutes of the sixth session, Wed(a) Not changed; Brother Slavik asks for reconsideranes,day afternoon, June 27, were read (a) Deleted; tion of Article 48. Brother Ed. L. Marek and accepted. (c) Adopted as recommended by the makes the motion. Seconded and adoptBrother Pokladnik took the chair. committee; ed. Brother Marek moves that the bond Brothel: Cervenka (54), asked for cur-(d) Not changed; of vice president be $15,000.00. Adopted. rection of the minutes, Wednesday (e) Not ehanged; ARTICLE. 50: Motion of committee morning, June 27. He explained that he f) Deleted; rejected. was absent on account of committee (g) adapted as recommended by the ARTICLE 51: work, and would like to correct that committee; (a) Adopted as recommended by, the Sister Frances Bilek was introduced as (h) Deleted_; committee; charter member of the SPJST and not (i) Adopted as recommended. (b) Not changed; as charter member of Lodge 54. (c) Not changed; Brother Steiner files an amendment Brother , Hosek (94), assistant wereLary, read telegrams and greetings: Dal- to Art. 43, requiring" the treasurer and (d) Not changed; (el Not changed; las Lodge 401 Western Bohemian Fut- the Supreme Lodge to be custodian of (f) Not changed; ternal Association; Brother Fred Socha, bonds. 1VIOtion was seconded. Brother (g) Adopted with minor complement member of Lodge 160, from Anchorage, Slavik intercedes for its adoption, and Alaska; John Baca, vice president of states that he overlooked it.

by Dr. Lively discussion followed participate Czech Catholic Union of Texas, from ()D 1 Deleted; Meil e etekd; (i) Not changed; ed in by the following: Brothers ChuGranger, Texas. (j) Adopted as recommended by the The election tellers, were called to pick, Steiner, Valcik nad Hosek. After discusion, Brother Steiner announces committee; Room 801. (k) Adopted as recommended by the Committee on order and proceedings his conclusion that it be better that he wanted to add a supplementary rule Withdraw his motion ,and reminds that committee;

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WI 9T, Wedneqday, A.ugTust 15, 1056 (1) Not changed; that all delegates in each district are address and also Brother Calvin CerChairman Pokladnik reque,sts the present with the exception of Brother ,enka, president of Lodge No, 09. SPJST COIT1111i ttees to announce their meetings. Chas. Holasek reports for District No. for the response. le.etings were announced by chair- 7, that Brother Adolph Micula, Lodge Further, we heartily thank f_-a Tem114C:11 •No. 6, is not present.

Convention expenses -- Brother JulSession recessed at 11:34 a.m. to 1:00 pie Daily Telegram for reports before and curing the convention. We give ion; Resolution, Dr. Micek; Brother p.m.

Schefcak, committee on donations and AFTERNOON SESSION, THURSDAY, thanks to Brother J. Presi:lent of the RVOS anct for WS attendsalaries; Sick Benefit Department ---MINE 28, 1956 Brother Keliha •Chairman George Kacir call s for or- ante and address; also to Brother Chas. e: der at 1:05 p.m. Brother secretaries Holasek, vice presioent of the Slavonic Recess from 9:55 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Chairman Pokladnik announces vis- composing,. the minutes could not cony- Mutual Fire Insurance Association; itors who were introduced by Brother plete their minutes before convening of Brother Trlica, treasurer of the Grand Chupick, who are: Messrs. Frank Vod- the 'session, and hence, Brother chair- Lodge of the Mutual Aid Society of the raska, president of CPA, and James V. man requests, chairmen of the commit- Czech Moravian Brethren in North AmKrakora, secretary of CSA, from Chi , - tees who have their reports ready to er ica; Mr. I. C. Parma, president of the Czech Catholic Union of Texas; sago. Both greeted the convention and read them.

Spoke very enthusiastically: Brothers, Brother Slavik moves for a session and Mr. Roman J. Bartosh, attorney Chupick., Valcik and Pokla, dnik thanked between 6:30 and 11:30.. Not seconded. for the Union of Catholic Women of them.

Sister Olexa moves that the session Texas; Brother Frank Vodraska, president of the CSA of America; Brother Brother Calvin Cervenka makes a mo- continue to 7:30 p.m. Accepted.

Hon_ to _Article 51 which was not secBrother Hosek reads a telegram from jarne, V. Krakora, secretary of the OSA Order in America; Brother Guy onded• the Gunter Hotel, San Antonio.

Brother Olexa recommended Brother Sister B tis introduces the oldest Drayer, president of the First National C. Cervenka's motion and it was ac- member of Lodge No. 15, Sister Marie Bank in Temple; Judge Ralph. )(arborcepted. (Adopted.)

Svetlik, 84 years of age, charter mem- ough from Austin, for addres8 to the convention; also hearty thanks for letARTICLE 52: Accepted as recommen- be . ,. of our Order. ded• ' Dr. Micek reads the report of the corn- ters and telegrams of greetings from: Liberty Loan and Building As•ociation, ARTICLE 53: mittee on resaintions, Houston; Cechoslovak Society of North (a) Adopted as recommended; nErORT OF THE RESOLUTIONS America, and for telegram froth Broth(b) Deleted, COMMITTF,E ers Pavlik, printers, in Taylor; for (c) Adopted as recrnomended; We, the undersigned: committee, in vitation to hold the next convention in (d) Adopted as recommended; the name of the entire SPJST, give our San Antonio by their Chamber of Com(e) Not changed; (f) A' lively debate followed the ma- ardent thanks to the program commit- merce and Mayor Edwin Kuykendall; Lion by Brother Bartek that the Su- tee of Lodge No. 87, ,SPJST, for organ- West National Bank in West; Brother Fred Socha from far away Alaska; teinLodge remunerate lodges 2% of iced work for the 'convention.

Southern District of Sokol for pro._ 1\4r. John Baca, vice president Of KJT; annual premiums collected. Following participated: Brother F. S. Lesakar gram: also for the youth program of Western Bohemian Fraternal Lodge.

(29), Sister Frances Olexa, Brothers Ho- Lodge No, 47, SPJST; Brother Stanley We fully appreciate the following atsek, Siptak, Valcik, August Kacir, Olexa, Kacir, president of Lodge No. 87, SPJST tending our convention: MrS. C. H. Dc no, Mikolaj, Krenek, Slavik, .Bristik, for convening of the convention; Veterwidow f our former A. Kadlece.k, E, L. Marek, Bravenec, ans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 1820; Miss ident; Sister Birdie Hilsher, formerly novsky, E. J. Kadlecek.

Gladys Valchar for delivering the Pledge director of the youth movement from Motion was adopted to remunerate of Allegiance to the - United States; Mrs. Lodge 83, SPJST; Brother Jos. Jaroslav Joe F. Kurdna for anthem "Star Spang- lodges 2,/,. led Banner" an.6, for building the son Marek franca Lodge 133, original (g) Not changed; youth of 88SPJST, years; Brother Not changed; Hej Slovane; Rev. Prank J. Kostohryz Joseph Moth, Mott, 102 years of age, oldest for invocation; Representative of the member of our Order, only member who (i) Adopted as recommended; (j) Deleted; mayor, J. A. Laramey for welcome in received the insurance during his Me(k) New. Brother Valcik moves that ttle name of the City of Temple; Broth- time; Si ,ter Frances Buick, charter momer Reuben Lesikar for response; Brother ber, whose 11 daughters are members of deliberation on this subdivision be postEd L. Marek, president of the Supreme our Order; Sister Marie Svetlik, char :pored until we receive the report of for convening of the 17th con- ter member of Lodge 15, and also charli eornmittee, which is connected with Lodge venticn, SPJST; Lodge No, 87 for the ter member of our Order. deliberation. supper at Gober Party House and beau(U Adopted as recommended by the tiful youth program for the delegates (To Be Confined) and guests; also Lodge No, 24, Cyclone, • 4, • (in) Adopted as recommended by the the shhper, transnOrtation, nice proCORRECTION committee; graM and dance; Hotel Hawn lo rpre(n) Adopted with minor modification oaring the banquet; further for provid- In the issue of August 1 Ve8tnik there 'Dr. Meek; ing the master of ceremonies, Arthur apTeRred a transposition of lines in the (0) Adopted as recommended.

B. Fowler, member of Lodge No. 87, June statement of Receipts and disburseChairman Kacir takes over chair and SPJST; for invocation of Rev. Bernard ments. The lines in the Receipts transasks, chairmen of committees to deliv- Goertz; Secretary of the Supreme Lod ge posed were "SPJST Building Rent" and er their reports at 1:00 o'clock p.m., J. F .Chupick for introducing the speak- "R. M. 0.. Correct they read SPJST after the reading of the minutes. er, Hon. John Ben Shepperd, Attorney Building Rent $2,633.94 and R. MO. $1,Directors report for their districts General of the State of Texas, for his 005.68.

Wedne ay, August 5, 1956

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REPORTS FROM LOCAL LODGES SPJST SOFTBALL TEAM Dallas, Texas Dear Brothers and Sisters: Last Thursday night, August 2, our softball team defeated Brown Window Co. by a score of 9 to 8 in what turned out to be a free scoring game. This was the game we were wanting to win as we wanted to beat Brown Window Co., the probably city playoff champion. Thus regular play was concluded in the second half and now for the Dallas Managers Softball Association league champions playoffs before the season comes to a close. By our having won the Dallas League championship. we gained an autdmatic spot in the city playoffs and we play our first game Wednesday night, August 8, at Samuels Diamond No. 2, game time 7:30 p.m. We play Narco Plumbing, the team that defeated us in the Dallas Open Tournament 3 to 1 in the quarter finals. We are determined to avenge this defeat and we hope to win. In these playoffs, you play until you .lose a game, then you are eliminated and that's all for this season.

Scoggins pitched a good game, allowing only 2 earned runs, 6 hits and struck out 7 men. Our team committed several errors which resulted in 7 unearned runs for our opponents.

Wilbur Munger did a good job behind the plate.

Leading hitters were Raymond Vrana with four hits (two triples). Jim Scogpins 3 bits, one was a home run; Albin Viania, two hits and Joe Jarolik and Wilbur Munger with one hit each, The team came out of its batting slump and this definitely enabled us to win the game.

An Monday night, August 20, there will be a. dinner and presentation of trophies' to all the league champions and also to the playoff winners. Our team will be represented by the manager- and one other member at this dinner sponsored by the .Dallas Softball Managers Association here in Dallas.

to know your presence will be appreciated by the team.

The results of the playoffs will be in the next sisue of the Vestnik and also a picture of the team in the near future.

• • Wednesday night, August 8, our SPJST Softball Team won their first game in the Dallas League Champions Playoffs by defeating Marco Plumbing 13 to 2.

Our fellows were determined to take this team. and everyone played a very good game. By virtue of this win, we play again Friday night, August 10, game time 7,:30 p.m. at Lawnview No. 2 Diamond.

Jim Scoggins hurled a very good game, allowing 5 hits, walked 3 and struck out 12 batters. He received good support afield from all his teammates.

Wilbur Munger turned in his usual good performance behind the plate. Highlights of the game were home runs by Raymond Smith and Raymond Vrana.

Leading hitters for the game were Raymond Vrana and Ben Jarma with 3 hits each; Daryl Griser with 2 hits, and Raymond Smith, Wilbur Munger and Frank Mach with one hit each.

Looks like some more of our players shook their batting slumps. We hope we can get some more of those hits in our next game.

We had a very fine turnout of rooters at our game who were really yelling and pulling for the team. We were glad to see so many of you at the game.

After the game, a group of the players, wives and children and also several of the rooters enjoyed sonic refreshments and "pivo" at Joe Jarolik's in his back yard on the patio. A business meeting was held and then we all visited together and had a good time.

We play in ' the quarter finals Friday night and if we should be lucky and win again, we would reach the semifinals and we would be assured of winning at least a 4th place trophy. Regardless of how we finish, I know that our players will be in there trying and hoping to win.

Hoping to see you at our games and at the Lodge, Fraternally yours, Ben Jarma, Mgr., Softball Team, Lodge Pokrok 84, Dallas ) •4 LODGE SLOVAN Jima NO. 26

Thinking back over the season, we can be proud of the team - and Us accomplishment for this season and even if we should be -eliminated in the first or second, round of the playoffs, this still would be a successful year for our team. We will be in there trying hard to • win a few more games before the season conies to a close. We hope our rooters and supporters will be in there Skidmore, Texas pulling for us at these games as they Dear Members and Friends: have all season long and we want you At our last meeting we decided to

have a bingo party and sell sandWiches, cakes and coffee to raise sonic money for our local Lodge Slovan Jihu No. 26, at the Olmos Community Hall oh Aug. 19, 1956, at 6 p.m. So all of you members be sure and come and bring ' your friends.

Fraternally yours, Mary Veroda, Sec'y. ) eT„, HELP YOUR OWN CHILDREN! At the present time one of the most sought-after languages in the United States is our language—Czech. It is taught at several universities, but the greatest number of courses in Czech language and literature are taught at the University of Texas in Austin by our professors, Dr. Edward Micek and Dr. Joe Malik Jr. It is interesting that not only students of Czech descent but also students of other origin are enrolled in Czech courses. Dr. Micek, chairman of the Department of . Slavonic Languages, related that various bureaus and departments of the United States government turn to him with `requests that he recommend to students the study of Czech and then recommend them, both men and women, for governa-ent service. Students of ,the University of Texas are gladly accepted into government service and there are many who have completed cour,s!, s in Czech and Russian and are now in the diplomatic and other srevice.

During the war many students'ila the Department of Slavonic Languages received commissions and were sent 'to 1,-.pecial military schools. Not long ago two students were called into Military service. The one who studied Czech and Russian was sent to a military school and was soon commissioned an officer while the other one remained an enlisted 'man.

At the present time the Dep.) ri :nent of Slavonic Languages receives frequent letters from soldiers in Texas With requests that it recommend suitable textbooks for Czech so that they may take advantage of opportunities in the milla ry sem ice where knowledge of .Czech is r ceded.

Parents, help your sons and daughters and remind them of the advantages which derive from university study of cl:och. If you need advice, write to Dr. L. t . Micek, University Station, Austin 12, Texas, and he will gladly advise you.

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Temple, Texas, Aug. 7, 1.956 Mr. Stephen Valcik, lieuStoll 7, Texas.

Dear Brother Valcik: I am enclosing herein a roster of the donors for the Old Folks Home up to .6.:Ligust 1, 1955. You will note the total to that date is $1,634.60 and I no also enclosing herein a roster of the donors to the Moucka's Fund that too, to August 1, 1956. I hope that you may be able to have this in the coming week's issue of the Vestnik.

ThankinP; you, I am, Fraternally yours.

Supreme Lodge SPJST, Edward L. Marek, Pres.

Donors to the Old Folks Home, in c ry untion and .after up to Aug. 1, 1956: John J. Srubar est o i Muniza Jan ,end Albina Cy' i1 Pekladnik Otto Ha TAUS .

Olexa_ B y Troubil Mn. Carrie Bohacik 1 .:, 'ard L. Marek Mrs, Antonie Horak Chas. Navratii M,.s. A/L y le K. Vala

$10.00 25.00 10.00 100.00 25.00 100.00 10.00 100.00 100.00 10.00 50.00 10.00 A V.Franek.

10.00 Felix Voleik 10.00 E. J. Kadlecek Sr. 40.00 J. 3. and Mrs. Bravenec 100.00 Skrabanek .1 100.00 L .Hilsher 100 00 Holasek 100.00 V H. Barina 50.00 J6,',. Kollha Jr. 100.00 A. V. Fr:Inek 10.00 Joe .lakubee 25.00 Roil W. Popp 100.00 Mr Mary Rendl 10.00 144.60 /111!', 1 ) Schefcak Adolph Kotulan 10.00 50.00 Hejl 100.00 Birthday Club Lodge No. 33 25 00 L. 0. Hosek 81,634.60 Total to Aug. 1, 1956 Bailors to the Moucka's Fund, period Jon, i'y 1 to Aug. 1, 1956: Ar:tri0 Renfro '$3.00 Mrs. Frances Barta 2.00 2.00 Mr. Mrs. Miro Juroik Families of Louis Murie and Bundils 5.00

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3.00 1.00 Resolution of Syi,k 3.00 We the undersigned resolution com1.00 mittee of SPJST Lodge Eva/. Cechoslo2.00 vanu No. 92, Fort Worth, wish to ex5.00 press our heartfelt sympathy to Mr. and 5.00 Mrs. Steve Waco and family in the loss 3,00 of their friend and our brother 250.00 STIRO M. NOSTICH 3 - 00 who passed away suddenly, in his home 10.00 in Dallas July 21, 1956, at the age of 5.50 61 years, 3 months and 5 days, and was 5.00 laid to rest in .Mount Olivet Cemetery 5.00 July 25 after the funeral services in 5.00 Sh:.nnon's Funeral Home in Ft. Worth.

3.00 Brother Nostich was horn in Yugo5.00 slavia April 15, 1895, and cam , to Fort 3.00 Worth in 1912 and later moved to Dal3.00 las where he operated a cafe 31 years, 2.00. until the night before his death. He 2.00 died in his , • sleep.

2.00 Be was a good member of our lodge 2.00 for many years. May you bereaved 2.00 friends be comforted by thes sincere 2.00 expression of sympathy and may his 1.50 soul rest in peace.

1.50 The Resolution Committee: 1.00 E. R. Bartek, 1.00 Helen Zich, 4.00 Alosie Becan.

10.00 art Worth, Aug. 8, 1956.

5.00 • .T. 10.00 100.00 100.00 SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16: Lodge Slovanska Lipa NO. 60 at Waco, $593.50 Total Moucka's Fund, Aug 1, 1956:- Texas, will celebrate the 50th Anniver$2,900.00 sary of the Lodge. Watch for further Savings Account 363.92 arrangements and complete program.

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Mr. ar:( Mrs. Joe Trojacek Mr. Anton Zhanel Mr. and Mrs. Vaelav Tupy Mrs. G. Studnicny Mrs. P. P. Mikeska 511, W. A. Halamicek jr.

Mary Kucera Mrs. Johana Bartok SPJST Mrs. F. R. Cervenka Mr. J. H. Sefcik Dr. Chas. Beseda Mrs. Anna Hula Mrs. Kristina Ruzicka Mrs. Amalie H.-Mrs. Frances Nemec.

Mr. John H. Sefcik.

Mrs. K. Pajtasek Mrs. Antoine Dural( Mrs. Mary Maresh Mr. Albert Novak Mrs. Mary Maresh Mrs. Terezie Sefcik Mrs. Frances Parma.

Mr, J. T. Rypel Mrs. -Mary Maresh Mrs. Millie Polasek Mrs. Anna Jez Mrs. Anna M. Jez Mr. S. C. Bundil Mr. Albert Novak Mr. L. 0. Hosek Mrs. Sophie Hradecky Mr. J. J. Krusinsky Mr. J. J. Mikeska

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Family Picnics And R ,unions As a part of the service rendered to the SPJST, the editor of the Vestnik will gladly publish, both in Czech and Er.gli.h, short announcements about variot's 'family reunions held throughout the state. We know that many SPJST members will welcome this friendly service from the Vestnik. As long as you are interested in your family and your relatives, you are demonstrating some of the fraternalism practiced by the SPJST members, and the columns of the Vestnik are open to you.

Mental disturbance or a physical dis-

eae. On the other hand it may be due to di g estive disturbance or Wrong eating habits. Many cases of insomnia have been cleared up by the simple expedient of having the heaviest meal at noon instead of at night, with the latter being eaten at least four or five hours before retiring at night. A half hour's walk in the evening and a good evacuation before baltime are also helpful. _ • 4,• t

In virtually one out of every three homes the only reading matter is comics; 25,000,000 immoral hat rcn: and crome comics are published ever y month according to Senator Kefauve • 's findings. Our children are spending four times- as rr.uch money each year for comics as our people are spending for THE SIICULKA FAMILY REUNION textbooks for all the schools. ; Fin;t.gradwill be held Sunday, Au g ust 19, at the ers spend three and four hours a day Sulphur Park on Highway between at drug stores reading comics; some Moulton and Shiner. read as many as 50 books a week.

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Wednesday, August• 15, 1056

Third District Handicraft Contest Third District Handicraft Contest, to be held at 3rd. district meeting, September 30, 1956, at Lodge No., 130, Carl Street, Dallas, Texas.

Zavod rueni price tretiho distriktu, konan y e selrazi 3. distriktu, dne 30. adki 1956, c sini radu eislo 130, na Carl Street, Dallas, Texas:

Essay Contest Third District of the SPJST ZAVOD POJEDN81■4 Trefilio distriktu SPJST

Title of Essay: What I expect of the SPJST Youth Program Naze y pojednani: Co odekavam z programu mladeZe SPJST. Who may enter: Any boy or girl, sixteen years of age or under, who is a member of the SPJST or whose parents or guarThe entry blank must be sent in be- dians are members.

Kdo -mihe zavoditi: KaZdY chlapec aneb fore September 1, 1956.

Vstupni listek musi bYt zaslan do 1. device, Sestnact let staki aneb mladSi Glen naSi Jeclnoty arneb di rodiee aneb poruezari 1956. nik jsou aleny SPJST. Deadline: Deadline far entry is SaturArticles entered must be sent in not day, September 15, 1956. later than September 15, 1956 President III District, 3104 North 25th, Wei musi bYt poslane ne pozdeji neStreet, Waco. Texas.

Zli 15. zati 1956.

Uzavreni: Pojednani se musi poslati ne Entries may be sent to the following pozdeji neZli v sobotu, 15. zari 1956. PoSlete je na adresu bratra OttO Harms, members: 2adosti mohou bYt poslane na nine predseda III. distriktu, 3104 North 25th.

Street, Waco, Texas, lmenovane eleny: Mr. Robert Oervenka, West, Texas Mr. J. L. Juren,1411 Circle Park Blvd., Ft. Worth, Texas.

Mr. Cyril Pokladnik 6210 Oram Street, Dallas, Texas.

H. and H. Hdw. Mr. J. F. Hrabina Ennis, Texas.

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Lodge No Cislo radu ENTRY NAME _- VSTUPNE V UMENI Sewing and Crochet Siti a haekovani Tvletalcraft, Woodcraft Leathercraft DoVednost vyrabeni veci Z kovu a dreva a ktVie

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Length of Essay: In 300 words or less, tell in your own handwriting your idea of how the program could function to suit your age group. Tell what you would like to see done and how you would participate in this program. Suggestions might be craft teaching, sports, singing, etc.

Delka: pojednani: tie tri sta slovech, anob mend, ve Va'Sern vlastnornenim polednani, dejte VaS pojem jak by tento program mold nejlepe pracovati y e zdruVaSeho stari. NapiSte co by jste chtell meta jak by jste mohli v tornto programs ueinkovati. VaSe navrhy holt bYti v ohledu rueni price, sportu, zpivani atd.

Judges: Three judges interested and active in the SPJST will be appointed by the President and Vice-preSident of the Third District. They will judges .entries on the basis of the value of suggestions and the neatness of preSentation.

Soudci: TN soudci, kteri maji zajem a berou neast v SPJST budou ustanoveni preolsedou a reisto prcdsedou tretiho distriktu. Tito podaji rozhodnuti , Vatcho pojednani na zaklade hodooty pokynu a na Uhlednosti predloeni.

Prizes: First prize will be $15.00 in cash second priZe $10.00 in cash, and third prize will be $5.00 in cash.

Odmeny: Odmeny budou v hotovosti, prvni $-5.00, druha. $10.00, a tied $5.00.

Winners: The winners will be announced in the District Meeting to be held in Dallas on September 30, 1956.

VYtezi: VYtezi budou oznameny ye schtizi tretiho distriktu, konane v Dallas 30. zari 1956.

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POLKA DANCE CALENDAR (Calvin C. Chervenka) Saturday, August 18 Emil Bartos orchestra Voge's Place at Woodsboro.

Lee use orchestra — Round Top Hall.

Konvicka's Worthing Band — Waco SPJST Linden Hall at Elm Mott.

Rudy Kurtz and Bill Mraz orchestras — Battle Dance — Bill Mraz Hall in Houston.

Adolph Migl orchestra — American Legion Hall in Flatonia.

Paveika orchestra — Anerican Legion Hall in Kingsville.

Sunday, August 19 Lee use orchestra — Red Hill Hall near El Campo.

Majek orchestra SS Cyril Methodius Church Picnic and Dance -- Moravian Hall in Corpus Christi.

Adolph Migl orchestra — Lad's Place in Moulton.

All the above dances are at night. km less 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 announce-, ment which is listen this column.

Listings from orchestras and dance halls should be received at least one week belore publication. Sera all listings to Route 2. Rogers, Tex: Important: Be sure to give your lull name, age, your correct mailing address., and the number of the lodge to Whith you, your parents or your guardian belong.

Dtdelite: Udejte sve pine jrneno, stgi„ ,spravnou adresu a 'Oslo l'adu ku ktei-e= mu patrite Vy, VaAi rodiee aneb V44 po7 (4): ruenik.

Poy aZite nekdy, Ze nyni skuteanp jete Zivot, kterY vypadal tak rtiZove a skvele, jak jste si jej slibovali ve,:svpin detstvi a mladi? Poznavate y e dnech tYdnech, .jak plynou, ones seri budoucnosti, kterS7 tenkrate okoun, zloval va.si detskou obrazotvornost,,-,j,a1 vzduSnY prelud oearuje smysly unavene7 ho pocestneho?

Dne'Sek je mramorem, na nera mate pracovati. KaZda, mySlenka, knalY f kaZda pohnutka jest fiderem dicta, vysekavate neco z mramoru vota. Vysekavate, co vidite, co tvoilite.iv duchu; vysekavate vzor, kterY to nista?. no, aby tidil Yak skutky.

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"Chtel jsem hlasovat s vami, ale jak na :nine zaSilhal tema svYma, oeima, jazyk , mi v hobe zdrevenel a pisar zapsal, CO se mu libilo."

"Bylo tolik podvodu v tom celem jednani ze by se mohla- podat stiZnost proti usneseni."

"Pojd'te do kremy, At' do nich hrom uhodi!" zaklel MatouS a obrativ se k dayu; volal: "Vite, Tide, co yam hejtman zaponmel Mei? Tohleto: Ce jste berani a janci. ftadne zaplatite za to, Ce jste poslechli. . ale kdy2 jste hloupi, at' si vas treba svleknou zIktiZe." MUCAti zaeall ostre odpovidat, kdosi si na MatouSe i hubu otevrel, ale brzy protoCe kolem jela bryeka, ye ktere .seclel varhaniktiv Jenik.

Lipeeti ho obklopili a Grela mu vSecko vypravoval. Jenik ho vyslechl, pohovoril o tom i onom a porueil jet dal.

VSlchni iii pak do kremy; po druhem kaliSku MatouS vyhrkl ja, yam povidam, ze vSim je vinen fojt a mlynar."

"Pravda, pravda, ti nas nejvic ptemlouvali a strasili," prisvedeoval Stach PloSka. "A: Ce hejtman hrozil, to jako by IA nee° vedel o Rochovi," Septa]. kdosi. "jeStliCe o nem nevi, vSak mu to rekn.ou. Najdou se takovi!"

"Kde jsou eetnici?" zeptal se neklidne Grela.

"OdeSli k Lipetim."

Gfela se rozhledl po kreme, a ne2 si tohO'aStatni vSimli, vytratil se a zamiril mezich ke vsi, rozhliZeje se bedliye po okoli.

9 Antek se ohliCel za shromaZdenim jako kocour odehnanY od mleka a rozvaZoval, zda se nema, wait; ale kdyC videl vychazejici eetniky, rozmyslil se liable jinak; cestou ulornil silnou vetev, °prel se a, plot a orezaval ji, aby mu padla do risky, , davaje pozor na eetniky, kteri Sli co nioCna nejvolneji, ale presto ho brzy dohonili.

"Kampak, pane zavodel, na obchilzku?" zeptal se vyzYvave Antek.

"Za slutZbou, sedlaeku. moCiaa, 2e manie stejnou cestu."

"Z duSe bych rad, ale zda, se mi, Ce se nak cesty rozehazeji."

Antek se rozhledl, na ceste nebylo Ii-

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ve duk; protoCe vSak kancelal byla jeSte prilis blizko, Sel s eetniky, drZel se blizko plotu a daval pozor, aby ho neobstoupili.

Zavodei pochopil, Zaeal pratelsky hovorit a trpce riarikat, ze od rana jeSte nemel v ristech.

"Pisa"' pro hejtmana nieeho nelitoval, jiste tedy u nen° pro pana zavodeiho zbyl je'Ste nejakY kousek. Na vesnici se sotva najdou nejake labildky, hole knedliky se zelim nejsou piece pro takove piny," dobiral si Antek zavocloilio; mladeetnik, silnY chlapik s rortekanYma oeima, cosi zabrueel, ale zavodei ani nehlesl.

Antek se posmival, ale natahoval jedenactky stale vie,tak2e, ac nedbali ani vYmolt' ani kaluZi, steli inn staeili. Vesnice byla prazdna, jako po vynireni, slunce palilo, to a tam za nimi nekdo vyhledl z chalupy nebo se ye stinu zabelaly hlavieky deti... jenom psi na lie mil,ye dotirali a Stekali.

Zavodel si zapalil cigaretu, odplivl skrze zuby a zacal narikat, Ce nema pokoj ani ve due ani v noel, porad jen sluZba a sluZba. "Tot' se vi, ted' neni snadne vytahnout neco z vetiko yskYch lidi, at' je to cokoli.. ." eetnik zaklel, ale Antek, ktereho ty rozpravky u2 omrzely, sevrel peyneji a vyzYvave rekl: "Ostatne mate pravdu, po vaSi sluCbe ani pes neSlekne, ledaCe ten nebo onen prijde- o posledni zlatiku."

I to jeSte zavodei snesl, ac iii zelenal zlosti a sahal po Savli; ale kdy2 daSli k posledni chalope, vrhl se nahle na_ Antka a krikl na souseda: "Na nej !"

Ale se zlou se potazali; ne2 se ho mobil chopit, odehnal je od sebe jako psy, uskoeil za staVeni, vycenil zuby jako vlk, a 'vyhraCoje holi, naluvil priduSenYm, plerYvanYm hlasem: "Jdete svou cestou, .. se mnou to nevyhrajete. . . nedani se ani etyrem. . . zuby vain vyrazim jako pstm. Co ode nine chcete? Nic jsem yarn neudelal. . . ale kdyC se chcete bit, elobra. napred si spoeitejte kosti. . , Tak pojd'te, dot-knete se nine, zkuste to!" vykiikl a vyhroCoval jim kyjem; byl odhodlan treba 1 zabit.

Ve str,edtt 15, srpna 1951; pesti a vykrikl docela jhaYm hlasem: "TeSte se shledame, pane sedla !<u > , jeste si pohovolime!"

"Cent to vein!" yyklikl Antek v odpoved'„ "To se podivejme, dostal strach, hledi se z toho dostat Certem; ja si s tebou taky promluvim, jenom az to nekele dopadnu samotnehor zamruOel bledel za ectniky, dokud mu nezmizeli s "To hejtman je na nine poStYal, myslil si,, tie nine chytnou jako psi zajice. A to vSechno proto, Ce jsem se staVel na odpor. . tot' se vi, pravda mu nejde pod vousy," ovaZoval, kdyZ pod panskou zahradou, hodnY kus za vsi, usedl ve Ain't, aby si trochu odpoeinul, protoCe se jeRe celY tras1 a byl zpocenY jako nays.

Skrze drevenou ohradu bylo- videt bile stojici . v haji vysokYch roodlinu; zotvirand okra se eernala jako my, na sloupove verande sedelo panstvo, ass pri jidle, protoCe slo2ebnietvo stale obchazelo kolem inch - naeini cinkalo a chvilemi a7 k Antkovi zalenal ellouhY, vesely smich.

"Tem tam je hej! Hoduji, piji a'vSechno je jim jedno," pomyslil si Antek pustil se do chleba se sYrem, kterY mu Hanka streila do ,,kapsy.

Jedl a rozhliCel se po velikanskYch 11paeh, vroubicich cestu. . . byly cele v kveto a piny yeeliho bzukotu; sladka, sluncem prohlata vane ho pronikala rozkoSi. Kdesi v rybnieku zakachala kachna a rozlehlo se °vale kunkani Cab, z lion:Stin se ozYvaly tichoueke hlasy rti2ne haveti a na polich co chvile zaznela hudba konikti, lined zase utichajici; nato vials poznenahlu vkchno hluchlo, jakoby zalito sloneenim Carem. Svet onemel. a cc bylo live, scho yalo se do stinu pled Upalern... jenom vlaitovky se 'kmitaly bez ustani ve vzduchu.

Popoledni eas kypel uZ takovYm horkern, 2e oei bolely od Caro a paleivosti,' ba i stin paid, posledni kaluCe vysehly a k tomu jeSte od obili skoro dozraleho a ze spalenYch -abort' zavanulo chvilemi horko jako z otevrene pece.

Kdy2 si Antek poradne oddychl, vyrazil razne is nedalekYm lestim! ale jakmilc' se dostal ze stinu , na cestu, div na neho mdloba nepadla. . . Sel jakoby OhnivYm, belavYm plamenem. Svlekl si kabat, ale i tak se mu koSile lepila na zpocene eetnici se zastavili jako do zeme vra- boky jako rozpalena plotna; zul si i beCeni; Antek byl chlapik ohromnY, k to- ty a brodil se v pisku jako y Chavein pomu i rozyzteklenY a klacek Mu v ruce pelu. jenom hral; zavodei, vida, Ce to s nim Zkroucene brizky to a tam rortrouSene nebude lelike, se snaCil vkchno obratit nedavaly jeSte stinu, Cita sklaneia nad v Cert. cestou teCke klasy a kvety Zarein ospale "Ha , ha, vSiborne, to se nam pevedlo!" zemdlene klesaly.

Chytil se jakoby ye smichu za boky a otpaine ticho leCelo ye vzduchu, nikde bratil se na zpateeni cestu; ale kdyC po- nebylo videt eloveka ani ptaka 01 jineodeAel nekolik kroku, pohrozil Antkovi ho tvora, nikde se nezachvel listeeek ant

Ve stredu 15. srpna 1956 nejbidnejSi travielta, jako by se v to hodinu polednice svalila na zem a ssala rozpalenYmi rty z unavene ptidy vSechnu silu.

Antek Sel stale volneji a prenaYSlel o schilzi; chvilemi se ho zmocnovala zlost, chvilemi se musii smat, nakonec citil oSklivost.

"Tak si nen Dalai s takovYmi lidmi!

KaZdeho eetnika se leknou. . a kdyby jim porueili poslouchat hejtmancvy boty, budou, je poslouchat. Berani hloupi, berani!" myslil si s litosti a vztekem.

"To je pravda, vSern je zle, ka2cIY se sviji jako priSlapnutY brook a kaZdy biclou sotva dYcha. . . kdepak se mohou starat o takove veci! Lid je nevzdelanY a ubohY, a tak ani nepochopi, co potteboje." Antek se nad sv'mi krajany opravdu rmoutil.

Trapil se a vzdychal a nakonec z toho vSeho ptemYSleni a starani citil jenom tolik, 2e je zle i jemu a snad but net ostatnim.

"Dobre je jen tern, kteri na nic nenntsi myslit."

Mavl rukou a Sel tak zamySlen, ze div neSlapl na handlite, hadrnika, sediciho za obilim "No ovSem, odpoeivate. vtak je yedro!" ozval se Antek a na chvilku se zastavil.

"To je vYhera, trest Bo21 a ne vedro," vyrazil handlit. Povstal, vlo2i1 si popruh na start', shrbenY htbet, prissal se k trakati jako pijavka a s vynaloZenim vtech sil jej tlaeil pied sebou. Trakat byl nalolenY pytli hacira a drevenYmi kufry, na kter'ch stall jeSte koS s vejci a klec s kutaty; cesta byla piseita a bodal prodkY opal, tak2e handlir, aC vynakladal posledni sily a tlaeil co mohl, postupoval jen zvolna a co chvile musil odpoeivat.

"Nachime, prijedeS pozde na Babes!" napominal sam sebe plaetive, "Nachime, tlae,-jsi silnY jako kith! mrueel, aby si dodal sil. "Nachime, no tak, jeden. dva... tri..." A se zoufal'm ikhkem se vrhl na trakal, Postreil jej o nekolik kroku a znova zastavil.

Antek na neho kYvl a Bel dal, ale Nachim prosehne volal: "Pomorte mi, sedlaku, dobre zaplatina, 112 nemohu nadobro nemohu. . ." Padl na trakat bled' jako mrtvola a sotva dYchal.

Antek beze slava vratil se, hodil na trakat plaSt' a boty, chytil trakar a rozjel se tak svi2ne, ze jen kolo vrzalo a prach se zvedal. Handlit cupal vedle neho, lapal unaven'mi plicemi vzduch a nabadave breptal: "Jenom k lesu, tarn je dobra, cesta, neni to daleko, dam vain desetnik."

"Stre ci ho do nosu, hlupaku, ja ti

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stoji o tvilj desetnik! Ti ;kupeici si mysli, 2e na svete je vSecko jen za penize."

"Nehnevejte se! Tak yam dam pekne panicky pro deti, necheete? Anebo snad nite, jehly, nejakel sto2ity? Kdyt ne, tak ne! A snad tedy housky, cukratka, precliky nebo nem takoveho? Ja roam vSecko. A nekoupi si pan hospodat balieek tabalko? Anebo 2e bych dal kaliSek jemne koralty? 1\viana ji pro sebe, ale tak ze znamosti. Na inou veru, jenom ze znamosti."

Nachnm se rozkaSlal, a2 mu oei vylezaly na vrch hlavy, a kdy Antek zvolnil ponekud krok, chytil se trakare a vlekl se vedle neho, plaetive po Antkovi poSilhavaje.

"Bode dobra k &oda, 'Zito 112 kieslo v cene," zaeal z jineho konce.

"A kdy2 se neurodi , zrovna, tak.

V2dycky je to jen na. Skodu sedlaktim!"

"Pelkne poeasi dal Pan Bah, zrno je ut suche." Handlit drobil klasy a pojidal zrni.

"To je pravda, Pan Rah dopouSti , takova, vedra, 2e ut i jeemeny peschlY."' Rozmlouvali zvolna o torn i onom, a2 priSlo i na obecni .shroma2deni, o kterem Nachim asi vedel, proto2e rekl, rozhliZeje se bazlive kolem: "Vite, lined v zime uzavtel hejtman s jednim stavitelem smlouvu o postaveni Skoly v Lipcich. Miij zet' jim to sepisoval."

valy cestu tak, 2e jenom v prostredku bylo videt pruh nebe, zatim co po zemi se mihala teka jiskrnYch hone y slunce.

Les byl start' a vysokY, duby, borovice a brizy se tlaeily na sebe, dole se k obrovitYm priam tulil drobnY mired lisek, osik, jalovett a habrit; misty se pySne rortilstaly smrkove podrosty, zvedajiei se chtive ke slouch Na ceste se jeSte leskly eetne kalute zbyle po veerejSi bootee a vilely se polamane vrcholky a haluze; to a tarn leZel jako mrtvola still', vysokY stromek vyrvan' z koremu. Bylo tichoueko, vzduch sveli a Sere, Sirila se vtine plisne a hub, stromy staly bez hnuti jako zahledene de nebes a spletenYmi, hustYmi korunami jen tti a tam se prodiralo slunce, jehe2 sk yrny lezly, jako zlati pavouci po meehu a po eervenYch jahodach, rozsypaOch v blede trave jako ztuhle kapky krve.

Antka dojal chlad a hlubok' klid tak, 2e usedl pod stromem a bezdeene usnul. Probudil ho teprve dupot a frkani hone; spatril hrabete jedouciho na ko'ni.

Pozdravil se zdvorile, po sousedsku.

"To to praZi, Co?" zeptal se hrabe a hia dil neklidnou kobylu po krku.

"Hezky to pali, za nejakY den budeme mush s kosami ven."

"Na Modlicku ua kladou Zito jedna radost."

"Hned v zime? Pred usnesenina obce?

To snad piece ne!"

"A mel se snad ptat na dovoleni? Co2pal< on si riconiZe poeinat ve svern okresc jako hrabe?"

Aritek se zaeal vyptavat, protole Naclaim vedel vSelijake zajimave veci a 0chotne odpovidal; nakonec Nachim konejSive rekl: "Jinak to nejde Hospodat 2ije z kupec z obchodo, hrabe z panstvi,knez z farnosti a Otednik ze vSech. Tak to mush bYt a je to tak dobte, protole potlebuje b't Ziv. Ci nernam pra y du?"

"Mne se ySak zda, 2e to nejde, aby jeden druhemu dtel klizi s tela, ja myslim 2e kaZdY ma Wit 2iv spravedlive, jak Pan Bina prikazal."

"Co delat? Ka2dY 2ije, jak mute."

"To ja, vidim, ze kaZdY hledi utrhnout co nejvic pro sebe, ale je to prave to Spatne."

Nachim ple2vykoval a myslil si sve.

DoSli prave k le.su, na tvrai cestu; Antek postavil trakal, koupil za celou zlatku cukrovi pro deti, a , lcdy2 mu handill zaeal dekovat, zamrueel: "Jsi hloupY, pomohl jsem ti, proto2e jsem mel zrovna chat'."

Vyrazil rime k Litwin:1u prijenniV chlad ovanul; rozio2ite strcany zastino-

"Tarn jsou pisky, letos vial budou vSod.e Zoe tak jako tak Ihabe se zeptal no °beton shrwuaZcieni v kancelaili, a kdy2 slySel, co a jak se stalo, otviral OdiVem oei "A vy jste se tak lalasite elornahali polske Skoly?"

"V2clyt' y arn to povidam, copak nn neverite?"

"Ale Zie jste se odva2ili s tim vystoupit pled liejtmanem, to .se podivejme!"

"V zakor l2 to stoji Cerne na bilem, tak jsme byli v pravu."

"Ale jak vas mohlo napadnout domahat se polske Skoly?"

"Jak! Jsme piece Polder a 26,dni Nemel neho nejaci barbati."

"Kdo vas k tome premluvil.?" ptal se hrabe tiSeji a naklonil se k neinu.

"Deti i bez ueitele prijdou ik rozunio," odpovedel Antek vyhVbave.

"Victim, 2e loch se marne nezdr2uje v rizznYch vsich!" hovoril brabe d'alstejnYm tonem.

"Ale zaroven se strYekeM pana hrabe to poneuje lid, jak prohodil Antek s dOrazem a hledel larabeti bystre do nei.

Hrabe sebou trochu neklidne zavrtel a zaea.1 nalovit o necem jine, ale Antek se schvaine vracel k to k j inyni seiskYrn bolestern a narikal, td1c na tem-

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"Protole nikoho neposlechnou! Vim piece, jak kne21 praeuji mezi nimi, jak je nabadaji k praci, ale to jako by brach na stem!. hazel."

"Inn, ovSem, kazanim se pomriZe z ovna tolik jako mrtvemu kadidlem."

"A co tedy mail Mat? Jak vidim, ty jsi v kriminale zmoudrel," prohodil hrabe kousave; Antek se zaeervenal, zamZoural ()Clam, ale klidne rekl: "ArciZe jsem zmoadrel. protole ted' vim, ze vSim jsou vinni pani."

"PleskaS nesmysly... copak ti pani ad e: lan zleho?"

"To mi adelali, Oe se o lid nestarali, jen ho holi pohaneli a tYrali, sami si dopravali a hytill, aZ prohYrili celY rod; a ted' se musi vkchno zaeinat od zaeatka a znova."

Hrabe byl prudkY elovek rozhneval se a vykrikl: • "Copak je tobe, chime jeden, po tom Co pani Mali? Hied' si radeji hnoje a vidli, rozumi§! A diZ jazyk za zuby, aby ti ho nepristrihli."

Svihl bieikern a rozjel se, aO dochazel kobyle deck: Antek S'el dal svou cestou, rovne2 rozzloben3"7 a pobourenSr. "Hadi pleme!" mrueel si hnevive banda jedna! Kdy.Z. potreboval selske dobroty, s kaalYm se brat riekoval. Sam si nezaslouZi, ani co by se za. nehet veAlo, a druhema bade nadavat chama" rozeiloval se a kopal zlostrie do praSivYch hub, rostoucich na ceste.'

KdyZ uz vycladzel z lesa na topolovou alej, uslyiel nahle jakesi zname hlasy.

Pozorne se rozhliZel; pod kriZem ye stinu briz se skrYvala jakesi zapraSend bryeka a na kraji lesa stal varhanikilv Jenik s Jagnou.

Antek si protrel oci, protole si byl docela jilt, ze se mu to jen zda, ale ne, stali tam, sotva na deset kroku od neho, zahledeni do sebe a clivne rozesmati.

Antek se nestaeil divit. . . napinal ale ae. sly:g el hlasy, piece nemohl nic zachytit, nerozumel jeclinemu slovu.

"Vracela se z lesa. on tudy jel a potkali se," pomyslil si, ale v tom oka.mZiku ho neco bodlo u srdce; zamraeil se a hluche, drasave podezreni se mu ozvalo v nitru.

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"Je u2 skoro knezem a jests by si hral jako male Bite," zaseptal Antek s politovanim a Mite se dal k domovu, protole videl.podle slunce, Ze uz je weer nedaleko.

"Dokud se nedotknu to trisky, neboIf!" rikal si, kdyZ, premYSlel o Jagne. — "Jak na neho dychtive hledela, div ho nesnedlo! Ale at', at'. . ."

Marne vsak od sebe odhanel podobne mySlenky, triska bodala do Ziveho.

"A ode nine atika jako cd praSivce!

No ovkm, chce se ji neecbo noveho; jeSte Stesti, ze s Jenikem nic neporidi!"

Antek stale vie jitril svou ziost.

Pospichal, ald nemohl v sobs potlaeit tyto hake vzpominky, potkaval cestou lidi a ani si jiela ne ySimal. Uklidnil se teprve u vsi, kdyZ. : Spaticil varbanikovou; sedela nad prikopem s PaneochoinV race, nejnaladSj Bite se pied ni hrabalo v pisku a stadeeko'podSkabanYch haS - ti§tipovalo travu mezi topoly.

"AZ kin pani variaaniko ya zahnala -has:0" zastaVit. se 'Antek a otrel si upocenou tvar.

"Sla jsem neproti Jenikovi, musi uO co nevidet prijet . z mesta."

"Zrovna ted' jsem ho predhonil pod lesem."

"Jenika! Tedy uz jede?" vykrikla varhanikova a vyskoeila rovnYma nohama.

"Bryeka stale pOd kriZem a Jenik mia vil s nejokou Zenskou."

"To potkal nejakou znathou a dal se s ni do reei. VSak on uO lined prijede. Je to hodnY chlapec. ke kaZdemu promluvi laskave slovo A kteroupak to potkal?"

"Nepoznal jsem ji dobre, ale zdalo se mi, h‘ to byla Jagna," tekl Antek, a kdyO videl, jak se stare usklibla jokoby s odporem, dodal s vYmluvnYm asinevem: "Nepoznal isem ji, seni nil s 001 kamsi do houStiny. .. to jiste, aby se chranili pied vedrem. . ."

"Pro pet ran! Copak vas napada! Jenik Oe by si zadal s takovou."

"Je stelma jako ty ostatni, moZna, Oe i lepsi. . ."

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"Pro pet ran! VOdyt' mne udus g ! Past' drake ,jeden, past'!" Ale kdy2 ji pustil, soma ho zaeala objimat a prohliZet si ha milujicima "TYrali to tam hladem, chudinko! TakovY jsi bled;, synaeka! A Spatne vypadaS!" "Neboj se, ja, to vykrmim!" zakptala varhantkova a pohladila ho mazlive pa tvari.

"Pojed'ine, maminko, budeme driv doma!"

"Ale co husy? Pro pet ran, uZ jsou zase ye strode!"

Jenik skoeil za husami, aby je vyhnal, protole znova vlezly do Oita a chrousta ly klasy jedna radost; potom wadil bratra do bryeky, a Oena pied sebou hasy, sel prostrecikem silnice a vypravoval o sve ceste.

"Podivej senod eeho se ten chlapec zamazal!" divila se varhanikova, a aka.zala na chlapce ye vote.

"Dostal se mi_ na jahody! Jez, ku, jez! Potkal jsem v lese Jagnu, vracela se z jahod a troche mi usypala, Jenik se stydlive "Prove pled , chylli mi rikal Boryna, vas potkal."

"Nevidel jsem ho, sel asi nekde stranon od nos.. ."

"Drahe dite,nla vsi lids vidi skrz zed' vidi i to, co vubec nebylo!" rekla mat :a s -darazem a spustila oei na minotajici se draty, Jenik jako, by nerozumel, zahledl hejno holubtl, leticich nizko nod obilim, po nich kanienem a zvolal vesele: "Podle pinYcla volat se lined pozna, jsou fararovi: ."

"Ticho, Jeniku, jests to nekdo uslySi!" okrikovala ho matka, ponorend do predstav o torn, aZ jeji syn jednou bade knezem a ona se usadi na stare. leta nneho, aby doZila sve dni v klidu a stesli.

"A kdypok prijede na vagace Palk?"

"Co vy man-link() nevite, Oe ho zavreli?"

"Pro pet ran! Zavreli! A co pak provedl? 0, ja, vOolycky rikala a predpovidala, Oe S'patne skonei. TakovST Iajdak, ten se hodil leda za pisare, ale nilynkroVarhanikova rychleji pohybovala dra- vi se zachtelo mit z neho doktora! A jak ty a hledela jaksi horlive na puneocha. se s nim pysnili, jak ohrnovali nos. . .

"Aby ti jazyk upadl, Ovando jeden," po- ted' je syndeek v kriminale, to mail ramyslila si, hluboce doteena. "Jenik ze dost!" Varhanikova se aO trasla mstivou musili se smiaviti!" Ale kdyO by s takovou devkou... vOdyt' je uO sko- radosti "0, ne "Jde o nee() docela jineho, Felk sedi vide]; Jenikovo knaske Touch° a jeho ro knezem. A zmocnil se ji neklid; na pevnosti." tVar..Yelmi nevinnou, uklidnil se a s krabala Se dratem v hlave a chtela "Na pe ynosti. to je tedy asi nem poneSMirnou alevou si oddychl; nemohl je yyptavat dal, ale Antek uO byl 'rye. Za-litickeho?"

Varhanikova sniOila bias. nom pochopit, proe se Jagna tak nastro- to se na eeste od lose vznesl oblek praJenik ji nedovedl odpovedet nebo snarl jila. . do lesa? A pro es ji tak planba mo- chit a nesl se k ni stale rychleji; neoddre oei? Proe se ji tak chveji rty a rikal bys ani Zdravas a Jenik uO ji sviral ani nechtel. a ona bazlive kptala: "Ty ma duS'inko, jenom ty se mi do ha z ni takova, radost? ObhliZel ji vleima ze vSi shy v naruei, volaje srdeene, maznieeho nemichej!" hladovYrna oeima, kdyZ se se vzdutYmi live: (Pokroeovani) nadry naklariela a podavala Jenikovi "Ma introdrake! Man inko!"

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