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HERALD BENEVOLENCE HUMANITY BROTHERHOOD

Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 with Undeliverable copies to: SUPREME LODGE, S.P.J.S.T. P. 0. Box 100, TEMPLE, TEXAS

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OD REDA gNi110 STOLKU Tento rok na g e Jednota mute zase poukazat na znaany pokrok. Kvota na prodeje pojigteni byla koncem minuleho roku ustanovena na tri miliony dolarii. Dne 1. zaili t. r., prodalo se ji g pojikeni v obnosu $2,341,000 co'Z je vice net $125,000 v stejnem obdobi v r. 1962.

Poeita se, 2e ,kolem 15. fijna se dosalane kvota, talde do konce roku kvota se lehce spini a znaene prevygi.

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Do 1. zari pribylo 1,045 novYch elenti do Jednoty. Okrsek IV. prevySil svoji kvotu v dervenci; okrsky V. a VII. prevyili tkvoty v zari. Co se toto pie okrsek II. ji..Z prevySil svoji kvotu (20. zari.)

Okrsk.y III. a V. budou zaeatkem Mira konat soul:6Z v prodeji poji gteni a se oeekdva, 'Z'e do konce listopadu oba okrsky prinesou pe'kny vYteZek, jak v obnosu pojigteni tak i v poetu Pratelska souteZ je dobra a je v torn prilektost pro kaZdeho ukazat co dovede. Jen do toho a do predu! Prejeme oboum okrskilm velikY Uspech.

Dle techto eislic jest videt, .2e nage Jednota pekne prospiva, roste co rok to ryc..blejAim tempem. Za tento zdaklY pokrok se zaslouM pochluby a vdeenost- cold- Jednoty nak organizatoll, kteri donne chodi po "plodnYch a ne-

Rnihy Ach, ony v noel nevrati se vice, kdy od yeeera det jsem, eet a eet, jak struny, nervy, horeenaY hied, dech stajenY a rozpalene lice: Co vedle hasla lampa jiZ" neb svice, den venku zbuzen Sera se a bled, zvon rozvueel kdes kovovY svilj ret, a vlaSto yky kiik zvedly, letajice.

Ted' nekdy zrak, jak po knih leti fade, u mnohe stone, blYskne to v neon mlade„ jak chtel by He': Vi g jegte? jeho plam.

A jako start' vojak vyslouklY Sij sveho kone, svazek zylagte milk, jak jdu jen kolem, na hrbet poklepam.

—Ant. KlagterskY plodnych" ulicich, cestach, polich, atd.

Hold take path k hl. iiradovne, zejmena bratru HejnYmu, ktery rids v gechnou organizaeni praci v na g' Jednote.

Pod jeho vedenirn, poradal se letos tak zvanY bratrsky seminal", vYsledek z Jaeho budeme nadale videt. Bratr HejnY venuje hodne prace, dasu, a cestovani za neelem polepSiti organizaeni prace vUbec.

Kdy`2 tak uvaZujem o na gem pokroku a dim to odnvodnit zda, se nam, ze Casto zapominame na osoby, ktere hraji dulditou roll v cele to praci: Man-

zelky na gich pracovnikii! Ty nage "maminky" pracuji„ jako veely aby v domacnosti vSechno klidne a ra).dne" baelo, i kdy2 se mantel vzdali od domova na nekolik hodin, ba dni. Vzdaji se easto pohodli !neb jine pravidelne zalaitosti aby motel mantel navazat style s budoucim elenem Jednoty. ,C-asto, jsou doma samy i v noci a eekaji as se manZel,vrati z navAtevy u nadejneho (Jena, a to pozde po pravidelne osmihodinove praci. - asto sly-Sim, kdy organizator tvrdi, ze nebyti jeho manZelky Z'e by praci nemohl viibec konat. Prace organizaeni se obyeejne musi konat pozde ye dne, v noel, aneb nedeli. Zde musim vyslovit moil vdeenost me manklce, ktera se mai. east° obetovat sama cele rodine, a to temer nedeli. Bez jejiho uznani a trpelivosti nemohl bych take konat praci cestovni a jine. Proto myslian, je treba obeas se pozastaviti a kvetiny vdeenosti dat 1' tern na gim "maminkdm". Jsou skuteene hrdinky na gi spolkove prace.

Za nekolik tYdnii jiz v gechny okrsky dosahnou svoje kvoty. Samozrejme, vZdycky je otazka: nemohlo to bYt lepSi? Jiste ze ano. Vgechny snahy molion v'Zdycky dopadnout lep gi neZ" se ye skuteenosti stab.. Na Zivotni draze jsou ale vZdy prirozene meze s kterYmi mu-

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OKRSEK I V. H. Bafina Route 1 Smithville, Texas OKRSEK Johnny J. Platek P. 0. Box 88 Rosebud, Texas OKRSEK Arnold M. Vrla 6307 Saratoga Circle Dallas 14, Texas OKRSEK IV Fred Kvetoft Route 1 Abernathy, Texas OKRSEK V Jarda ern 1521 Woodvine Drive Houston 24, Texas OKRSEK VI Leo Krause, Jr. P. 0. Box 427 Inez, Texas OKRSEK VII Jaroslav Kleprlik 202 Schmeltzer Lane San Antonio 1, Texas Telephone DI 4-1700 ---- )O) Seznam vedouckle OKRSEK 1 Mrs. Rud. C. Matelka Rt. 4, Box 504 Bryan, Texas OKRSEK II 'Mrs. Clara Hejl Route 4 Temple, Texas OKRSEK Mrs. Wilma Nesuda, 'relic° Road Ennis, Texas OKRSEK IV Mrs. Julie Bayer c/o Motel Texan 301 Lubbock Rd. Brownfield, Texas OKRSEK V Mrs. Maxine Sefcik 2301 Airline Drive Houston 9, Texas OKRSEK VI Mrs. Frank Brdecka Rt. 1, Box 150 Rosenberg, Texas OKRSEK VII Mrs. Mareela Kleprilk 202 Sehmeltzer Lane San Antonio, Texas

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sime poCitat, take cousin ii spokojit se znaCnYm rtstern, jistyni a stalYm pokrok'em. NaS'e Jednota si stoji &lake, la bude jests vetai lePai v budoucnosti. Jsou-li Malice dtikazem je pak videt, ze Jednota roste. Jednota bude pinit naddle sve pojiat'ovai bratrske 4

oeska iknihovnak pekni`, pokraeuje, pribylo nam nemalY poeet knih, co2 nas teal. Aby bylo jasno chci oznamit, Ze take mime zajem o knihy a tiskopisy v anglickem jazyku, kdy2' se to tyCeskoslovenska, Ceske vedy, kultury, a Ceske einnosti po celem svete vubee. V tomto eisle kvituji dary knih do knihovny, tak kdo ma o to zajem, at' si vyst •ihne seznam knih, aby vial co do knihovny postupne pfibyva. Laskave 2adanie o dalai prispe yky a vite-li o nejakYch nepouZivanYch knihach prosim nam je zaalete. Piedem diky.

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je na to ti'ebas pozde, ale myslim, ze kaaIY rdd by mel poslat zastupce aieb pozorovatele na statni soute2 ta, lentu na Seaton. Nez buclete toto eist bude jiz po vaeckYm take doufame, ze kaZdy rad byl zastoupen, aby videli jak mlacle 2• sedmych okrsku vystupuje a jak pane a chistojne se hledi syYch ftkoln. Kralove a kralovny vkch okrsku budou vystupovat se svojimi talenty a si zaslouZ nisi tomnost a pozornost. e e Chceme vyslovit nas srcleeny dik Clentim a pratelfun radii C. 117 v Robstown za jejich pohostenl. Cesta dom• byla dlouha a spechaii jsme, aekoliv jsme nemeli ani tuaeni, ze sleena "Cindy" za. nami uhanelai. e • Piipominky: C'• esk37r festival y Dallas dne 0. Mina; podzimni schfize tretilia okrsku dne 29. zaii u radu v cottonwood; 1,-;',..a1,16 v Dallas a Houston: 13rzy zaenou vyuCovat Ce'atine ye vaaich okGlich. Jest to dobrd prilditost pro zajenace Ceskeho jazyku. Podrobnosti v tomto cisle. — Kongres texaskych fraternalistil v Dallas 24. — 25. —26. l'ijna. )O( Illeddni pravcly necreje se znbavne, nYbr2' vzruSene a nepokojne; Owe vaak je nutno ji hledati, nebot', nenalez•ea-li ji a nezamilujea-li si ji, zahyne:a.

H'.eknea vaak, kdyby pravda cbtela, abych ji hleclal a zamiloval si ji, sama by se cone zjevila. Ona se ti zjevuje, ty vaak si jr nevaima:a. Hlcdej pra y cly, ona tomu chce.

Blaise P ascal,

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VESTNI 3. saki 1963 u sve deery y Houstonu.

Pohrebni iistav Hyde Park vykonal pohtebni sluZby. Portistali jsou: decry pi. Mary Prihocla„ pi. Annie Carr, pi. Tracy Curtis a pi. Lydia Kristoff; 2 syni: Joe, Frank a Robert.

Porttstale rodine vyslovuje cela nage bratrska Jednota nejhlub gi soustrast. )O(

Oddii dopisovatelii

Sestra Marie Balcarova„ roz. Marie Junek', narodila se y e Wesley, Washington okresu, Texas 7. dubna 1873.

Vyrostla ve Veseli, chodila tarn do eeske gkoly, take ke konfirmaci. Na malt' kostel si vZdy dobre pamatovala.

Tam byla sezdana s Josefem Balcarem, jemuZ slibila byti vernou druZkou a manZelkou.

Z manZelstvi jejich rze glo deli, 5 deer a 5 syna, z niehZ d ye deti zemrely v utlem mlach, a syn Edward zemrel v roce 1957. Man2e1 ji. prede g el ye smrti 10. zail: 1960. Portistavaji 3 syni a 4 dcery. Sestra 13alcarova inela k radosti tea 15 vnoueat a Best pravnoueat.

V roce 1917 se prestehovali z Wesley do Crosby, Texas, kde farmovali 3 roky a pak se prestehovali na svou farmu kterou si koupili pH. Sheldon, Texas. Za 28 roku tote farmu prodali a nastehovali se , do mesta Houston kde sestra Balcarova bydlela u j edne decry.

Bylo ji 82 let kdyZ podstoupila va2nou operaci, kterou gt'astne prestala.

V posledni dobe byla velice slaba, ale presto si do gla kam chtela.

ManZele Josef a Marie Balcar stoupili k radii Slovan v Snook, Texas, co zaklaclajici eleni na gi Jednoty 1. eervenee 1897, paic kdYZ se prestehovali do Sheldon. Texas, prestoupili do, radu Magnolia Oslo 65.

0 Sestra Marie Balearova zemrela dne

Oj narozeninoveho kroniku fad e3. 88 Houston Ctena, redaikce a mill etenali: Opet pricha.zim mezi vas, bych yam podala nejakou zpra.vu od nageho krouZku. Nejdriv chci zas oznamit, se sestry od Birthday kiubu poradaji sire mesieni Card party jako v2cly prvni strev mesici dne 2. rijna. KaZdY jest uctive zvan. Zaeatek v 10 hodin rano rozliene pobaveni a v poledne abed.

Hostitelkami pro mesic rije,n budou pi. Anna Elzner, pi. L. K. Krystynik, pi. A. Hrugka a pi. Aral Skrabanek.

Schaze na geho klubu bude ye stke'du dne 9. rijna. Poeatek v 10 hodin rano a v poledne °bed. Hled'te abyste prigli co v nejvetgim poetu, neb mame hodne o eem rozhodovat.

Narozeniny, Mere v na gem krouZku slavi tento, mesic jsou na.sledujici: pi.

Jannie Dvorak, pi. Frances Olexa, pi.

Rozie Zimerman a pi Annie Vala.

Na listku nemocnYch byla sestra Frances Walla, ktera podstoupila operaci na oku, ale jia jest z nemocnice doma a citi se lap°. Byla ji posiana kytice kvetin a pozdravni listek od nas sester. Takta byla nemocna pi.

Altman a poslan ji dareeek. Takta byl nemocen bratr Alfred Hilsher, 13YvalY radovY pkedseda, ktery vldy byl napomocen a prispival i do nageho krouZku s mnoha cennYmi yeti, tea jemu byl poslan dareeek a pozdravnY stek.

Tea nas vaech pijekvapila, snautnA zprava, ze naSe jedna sestra od Padu a krou gku zemfela, pi. Marie RuckSj. JeSte minulk mesic byla s nami ve schtizi a pekne se bavila, ov gem, jeji zdravi bylo slabe posledni dva roky, ale prec se Zaden nenadal, ze tak brzi odeide na veenost. Byla veikou pracovnici pro tento rad, Ze ji budem postraciat.

Musim yam pfipomenout, ze prvni sobota v mesici Hinu (5. tijna budeme pact a prodavati koldee. Zapane se hued rano a v poledne si milZete pro kolaee prijet. Zavclejte si vail objednavku do predu. Tento mesic asi ne-

bude druhe peeeni tak Si-ob,lednejte vetgi objcdnavhn.. Davejte pozor oznamku. z vas byste chteli pailt piijcite; pomoc peet• and.) budem varn vdeeni za va gi pomoc.

Divactelni krou'Zek. se teZ chysta sm. hrat eeske diva,dlo nekd3r v listopade, tak milovnici eeskYch divadel se mate zas na co `twit, neb vite, ze mame vYborne herce. Jen davejte pozor na oznamku. Nage sestry od krou2ku budou pritom poradat svili bazar.

Pro ,dnegek: jiZ toho nechaar,'ne.tuarn.• Zadne jive zprayy.'

S pozdravem na vgechny, za "Birthday Club" posila Sophie HrubY 7

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Slovanska. Lipa, Oslo 66 Waco Mili bratri a sestry: Na g e selnize se konala v nedeli odpoledne dne 15. sail, v Linden Hall a predseda Otto Hanu g ji zahajil. Segel se zase pekny poeet clenu vzdor tomb,,:: Ze prg elo. test vlajce vzdaly Sharon Engelka, Joyce Goeke, a Zephyr Spence a opakovana vg emi eleny. Spolkovni slib predrikaly Beverly Gaidu gel:, Frances Miller a Jean Spence.

Navgtevou u nas byli: bratr Robert Cervenka, reditel tretiho distriktu, pant Hilliary McDonald a d y e dcerky, Jane a Sue. Tegilo nas, ze k nam WISH, po schtzi k nam teZ zavitali bratr a sestra Alvin Nesuda z Ennis.

Vstali jsme na minutku modlitby za dug ' pana Alois Schillera, otec nail elenky sestry Julienne Hensel a malieika deeruSka bratra a sestry Edward Gerick. NaSe nejhlubii soustrast ()bourn rodinam.

VSichni Aijednici byli pfitornni.

Protokol z posledni schnze byl eten a mala oprava a pak byl prijat.

DekovnY dopis ock reditele i7-Neta orchestry z Nebrasky byl Cten a veliee jsme radi, ze k nam p ijeli hrat. pekne hrajou a doufame, ze zase k nam prijeclou: Sestra. Engelke pravila, Ze 39 Menu mladeZe a 1 dospelYch elenu jell do Six Flags a jak se jim ton, vSem libilo aekoliv bylo veliee hark() ten den. Dekovala zvlaSte temto elentun co dovaZeli inladeZ' tam a zpatky: James Moore, Frank Parma, Chris Spence. John KutPolly Gaiclu gek, Edwin Narovee, Gene Gerlich, Weldon Gallen. Leon Hensel a Bennie Engelke. TeZ nam pi•iponinela, ae je eeskfr Den v Dallas dne 6. rijna a Z'aciala,, aby se co_ nejvic Blend tam se glo. Pak treti district ma, svou sehazi v Cottonwood dne 29. zati a Seaton Hall ma statni kon-

4 test dne 22. zari odpoledne je talentni soutea a weer ,bude vybrana nova kralovna a kral. Kralovna tretiho distriktu je ,nag e elenka- Frances Miller a jeji prilvodce je Alan Hensel. Prejem vgem mnoho zdaru.

Narozeniny tento mesic slavi sestry: Annie Hanug , Dorothy Gerlich, Joan Urbig a bratri Dan Hanu g , Marvin Matug , Edward Mazanec III. a Ray Moore. Zazpivali jsme jim "Happy Birthday".

Bratr Edward Mazanec pravil, ae jsme zaloaili pevecky sbor a ae nas by10 asi 30 pritomno a bratr Nick Morris nas bude fidit. Je to od neho velice pane a obetave, ae clice se s nami moth a jsme jemu za to velice vdeeni.

Schazime se kaade pondeli yeeer o 7:30.

Bratr Edward Mazanec je predseda, Roman Parma je misto predseda, Frank Miller je sekretat, Barbara Stanislav je pokladnice a Libbie Parma je knihovnice hudebnich not., Preciseda Mazanec doufa, ae se k nam vice elenfi prida. fzediteie svou, schuzi v pondeli veeer, ale nedokoneili sve jednani tak se zase sejdou v Utery veeer. Bratr Frank Miller preeet1 jejich protokol.

Predseda Harms tea vyzval 'deny, aby prigly do peveckeho klubu. Usnesli jsme se, ae na g e prigti schtize bude odloaena na etvrtou nedeli v fijnu, totia 27.

Mina. Dne 20. rijne mail otevreni nove sine v Holland, tak predseda Hanug nas vyzval abychom co nejvic Menu tam jelo na slavnost.

Sestra Dorothy Moore za nemocenskyvYbor pravila, ae bratr Bill Sykora je nemocen a sestra Frances Moore byla dva tYclny nemocna, ale ua zase byla ye schfizi. Prejem v g em elenfun aby byli zdravi.

Bratr Robert Cervenka, nam gratuloyal, jak pane poradame na ge schuze a mladeai tea gratuloval za jejich fieast a peal nain dal gi fispechy.

Tea jsme se usnesli, ae na g vanoeni veeirek 'bude 14. prosince, v sobotu yee'er, a 24. prosince nebude aadny tanec, ale bude na veeer 25, prosince, totia Vanoeni veeer, Preclseda Hanu g svola konveneni v3`ibor na fitery yeeer, 24, zari v Raleigh Hotel..

Dverni cent' vyhrali predseda Otto Hanu g a Joyce Goeke.

Schfize skoneila, ye 4:10 hodin a pak mladea mela svou schtizi, pak se jedla chi tna veeere a pak hrali vgelijake hry.

Prigti schuze bude 27. rijna.

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ye stredu, clue i, zeri 1963

SrdeenY pozdrav na vg echny eleny spell d opokiadny $5.00 -manacle br. a etouci Vestniku preje sestra Jim a VenuSe Kueerovi. Na ucteni pamatky zesnule sestry Albiny KuRtiaena Parma, dopis. ) 0( eerove na ten samy noel prispeli $5.00 Teloeviena. Jednota Sokol, manacle br. a sestra Jim a VenuSe KuCorpus Christi, Texas eerovi. Na ucteni pamatky zesnule seCteni bratri a sestry a etenari Vestnistry Albiny Kueerove ptispeli do pokladny manaele bratr a sestra Frank a ku: Adela Sijansky $5.00. Manacle Wm. a Nahromadilo se mi hodne zprav, tak je dnes chci svami seznamit, sverenim Annie Spencer $5.00, sestra Anita Regmund $5.00. Manacle bratr a sestra A-. j e papiru a zaslanim bratru redaktoru dolph Sassin $4.00, manacle bratr a k upraveni do na geho bratrskeho Vestsestra G. L. a Frances Boxley $3.00, na niku. ucteni pamatky zesnuleho bratra AlV nag ich sokolskych schflzich, ktere se konaly 11. srpna a 8. zari 1963 se berta Regmunda, zaroven je gte prispeli planovalo o poraclani podzimni slav- bratr a sestra Boxley $2.00 na ucteni nosti. Zaver jednani byl, ae datum je pamatky bratra Frank SijanskY, stargi, a $2.00 na ucteni pamatky sestry Albistanoven na druhou nedeli v tijnu (October 13). Jelikoa na g e schtize pravidel- ny Kucerove. ne se konaji vady druhou nedeli kaadeManacle bratr a sestra Jos. Kosar ho mesice, musime tentokrate zaplatili fleet jena byl spojeny s vyvyjimku a proto chci timto nage e'en- hotovovanim listin pro done z prijmu verejnemu poStari. stvo uvedonnt, ae ty na ge schuze HaloVelice si vaaime kaadeho daru a fiva SPJST i sokolska se budou konat o tyden drive a side: prvni nedeli v naneni vYpomoci, a veakere prance oinnosti venovane pro vzrust a udraerijnu (October 6). ni nas pohromade. Jen by nas to jegte Slavnostni vYbor byl poveren ueinit vice tegilo, kdyby vgichni nagi eleni se vgechny pripravy, aby ona slavnost byla zdarilou jako ty pijede gle, ne-li mohli zapojit mezi ty zde z hora jmenovane.. 13. rijna na shledanou a na jeg te lepai. Proto zveme uctive vgechny John Sta ge. Jednatel priznivce, aby nam byli 째pet napomoczdar ) 0( ni v tom na gem narodnim snaaeni poclnikani, udraet je gte na dlouho ton Krouiek eeslOch den v Dallas, Texas Na ge zariova schfize se nam neobyna gi vetev se zelenat. eejne yydarila a mely jsme velikou Nag e budova a sokolsky majetek na navgtevu. Pritomno bylo 31 elenek a okolo, portistava ze 4 akrt'i pozemku, 9 hostti: manacle Jos. Holdskovi z a mimo oprav a eisteni pozemku musi West, a pi. Barakova a Mikuleakova z platit Bane, ktere stale se zvyguji. oeskoslovenska, ktere zde v Americe Presto ae mame mezi sebou eleny ruzdlely na, 3 mesieni nav gteve u pribuzneho povolani, prace delame zdarma, nych; tea panove W. Nesuda, H. Sefale material musime kupovat za hotoeak, Arnold Vrla a John Sebetka st., a ve a to hleciarne cesty, kde vziti na to ,naposled prig la Marie Janou gkove, dcevgeckh a nekrast. Zaroven /name i tara sestry Toberne. V gichny jsme rady kove eleny co nemaji eas praci venovidely. vat, a tak mimo tech elenskych nizSestra predsedkyne Zvolankova pied kYch prispevkft, obeas daruji vet gi obzahajenim schflze naffed predstavila nosy co milodary, do .na gi p'okladny na a privitala nage vzacne hosty zamorbeane yydani. Kandy sebe menSi dar je ske a pak manacle Holashovi z West, zanesen v protokolnich zapisech, a k kterym podekovala za to ae sve sestry ye Vestniku. tomu Ikvitovan obeas i Vaairne si takovYth prispivatelfl, oni k nam privezii. V gichni byli uvitani chapou co to vyaaduje napriklad i v potleskem. Schtze byla zkracena abyjinYch organisacich, udraet v chodu a chom se mohly, vice venovat nagim hosttim. Po chutnem obede se rozprouv clobrem stavu, takovy stanek s pridila druana zabava neb kaadY si pre' gnYm slu majetkem, aby dela]. Cest neasobne promluvit s milymi hosty, a to jen one 'organisaci, ale 1 svemu okoli. tim vice, ae velka va gina nagich eleNadarmo se nerika. "jaky pen taky nek pochazi z Moravy prijely pi. kram", co y je stare narodni porekacilo. Barakova a Mikuleakove. Byl to pekne ztravenY den a doufame, ae nav gtevniV srpnove 'schfizi do po.kladny sokola daroval obnos $25.00 bratr Edward ce si od nas pihnesou pekne dojmy a Regmund, co nalaradu, ae nemfiae jinak mile vzpominky na dalekY Texas a cevypomahat pri preci v uclraeni majetku lou Ameriku y am Prejeme jim 째Ulna St'astnou cest y do sve vlasti a zveme v dobrem stavu. Na ucteni pamatky zeje, aby zas nekdy nas nav gtivily! Musnuleho bratra Henry Regmunda

Ve stteclu, fine 25. zail, 1963

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sins se °pet pochlubit, to jsme ptijmuly elenku Annu Janonkovou, loYvaleta OndruSkovou, kterou k nam sr° deene vitame a doufame, to east() bude mezi nas dochazet. Je to maminka nadejneho studenta James' JanouSka, kterY pile tak pekne eesky do Vestniku a studuje v Nebrasce. Tak uz nyni mime 74 elenek - a to uZ, je velmi pekny poeet, nemyslite?

Tentokrat jsme zase rady uvItaly sestry, iktere uZ" delki dobu mezi nami nebyly: DuSIovou, Pinkovou a Kebrlovou. Litujeme, to sestra H. Ho'Skova se necitila dosti zdrava, doufame, ze naptiAte zas prijde mezi nas.

Zek si pfeje podekovati na g dobre a, dlouholete ptdtelkyni pi. Anne Herzanove za naoc peknY dopis a prilolenY g edtV penelitY darek. Rovne2 sestte M. Mazave z Cleveland, Ohio, za pekne ptani a gedrY darek. Sestra Antonie 8ebetkova na nas parnatovala pe:knym ptispe ykem a p. Jos. Holasek nas vkch ny prekvapil, kdyt k •nam promluvil a vyslovil krauZku uznani za naAi humanni praci, kterou u2 28 let koname a pak nalkonec nam podal sek na velmi pekny obnos jako dar. Byl odmen'en potleskem a podekovanim.

Krajane, nezapornente na pesky Den 6. rijna zde v Dallas a prijd'te podpofit nak snahy, aby tak vYznananS'T den naohutne vyznel! UkaZte, to se hrde hlasite k sve rodne vlasti, aneb k vlasti s yYch predkri!! Program zapoene v 11 hodin v Coliseum a potrva do 1 hod. oclpoledne. Pak od 1 do 7 veeer bude vyhravat dechova Ceske kousky v Band Shell, kde se milZete sejit s krajany a prately a pekne po kraj • nsku se pobavit. Prijd'te jiste!!

Mile sestry, 'naS'e pri gi schfize bude dne 3. Nina, dostavte se ye velkem poetu neb mime nmoho Ik dojeclnani ohledne eeskeho dne a nakho bazaru 24. listopaclu.

Tedy na shledanou ye schilzi 3. tijna a 6. rijna na eeskenalcinu.

AneZka Houdkova, dopis.

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Zprava. oil i adu Pokrok Houston C. 88 Po otevieni a prehlednuti nabidky 19. zari 1963 na stavbu na g nove dove budovy stavebni 1/71aor se rozhodaby stavitel a architect hledeli Ziti puvodni nabidku na $185,000.00, potoni bucle smlouva pociepsana a poene se se sta,vbou nove budovy cot Made asi pri gi tden. Nate piajeky a finance je ge neclosahli obnos $185,000.00 proto apeluji na nak Clenstvo aby /lam byli napomocni bud' s peneZ'ni neb certifikatovou piljekou. Prihlaste se u, kterehokoliv tacloveho utednika neb 61ena,

VtSTINTX finaneniho vYboru.

V moji dubnove zprave jsem oznarnil da od bratra A. R. Hamuska v obnosu $100.00 cot melo bYt paajeka tak Zadana bratra Hamuska, aby lune odpustil to chybu.

Timto potvrzuji dary do parnatniho fondu tacit) Pokrok Houston 6. 88 od nasledujicich darci): Od ttech oddanYch pfatelti z Dallas Na ucteni pamatky zesnule sestry Terezii Olexa - $25.00 Bratr a sestra Floyd a Lillie Pryor na stavebni fond - 10.00 lia ucteni pamatky zesnule sestry Mary RuckY br. a ses.

- 3.00 Frank Dvotak Bratr a sestra Frank 3. Olexa 3.00 NarozeninovY Klub sester - 10.00 Joe Fusig dar na stavebni fond 3.00 Na ucteni pamatky zesnule sestry Mary Malinak, br. a ses. a - - - 3.00 P. 3. OleXa Celkem -$ 57.00 Posledni uvedenY obnos v pamatnian fondu byl $ 1721.00 Chybne uvedenY da y v obnosu 100.00 Z --$ 1621.00 Nyni se nachazi v pamatnim fondu $ 1678.00 Tirnto vyslovuji moji uptimnou soustrast rodinam kterym jejich milova ni odegi na veenost, a vkin darciam dekuji za,' jejich laskavy dar do pamatniho fondu.

S bratrskYm pozdravern, F. 3. Olexa, predseda, finaneniho fondu )0(

Oznameni fardti 9 schfize PODZIMNt SCHUZE NARICH OKRSKU OKRSEK PRVNI ✓ nedeli 27. kijna u kadu Novy Tabor, eislo 17, schtizze se zahaji o 1 hodine odp., a sledovat bude program mladeZe. • • OKRSEK TRETI ✓ nedeli, 29. zaH, u i'adu C. 6 v Cot tonwood.

OKRSEK PATt 13. Mina (v nedeli), schtizze se bude odbyvat v Brewery Workers' Hall, 7201 Heard's Lane, Galveston.

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OKRSEK gESTI' ✓ nedis li. 3, listonadu u tadu C. 40 v Hillje. Schtizze zaene presne v 1 hod. odpoledne.

itad C. 80, Holland V nedeli 20. idjna 1963 - renovani a otevieni nove tadove sine. )O(

eeska knihovna v Texasu, West, Texas Zde kvitujem dary Iknih do nove ske knihovny, lumistena ye West. Kdo ma zajem, prosim vSistrihnete si tyto seznamy.

Pi Agnes Hem2alova z Dallas darovala•tyto knihy: Brunovice Jan Herben Fana Hasmandova, - Mali Ameriednkove Olk Jakub Deml Moji Prater Fana Hasmandova Buse J. F. Rutherford - Vlada Bohumil Sojka Tremi lily Sveta ft (Dil II.) Tyto knihy daroval brats, George Kacir z West: B. Koei - Narodni, eitanka: Gabriele Foutkova, - 0 smysle tivota (pfel. L. N. Tolstoj.)

Zdenek Nejedly -- Alois Jirasek a Nachodsko J. Borovieka - Ten Years of Czecho* slovak Politics R. Zanoza - Pravda o Rusku Dr. Ed Mieek - Amerika se uCi Ludmila Kudrnova - J. A. Komenskeho Labyrint Sveta a raj srdce Dr. Jaromir DoleZal - 80 let T. G. Masaryka Prant. Grimm - Hora Kan& Vydal odbor Klubu 6eskosI. turistii Prizvodee po Plzni Plzni Robt. F. Young - Comenius and the Indians of New England Tourists Enquiry office, Prague Guide to Prague and Czechoslovakia St. Nakl. v Froze - T:Tstava, Republiky eeskoslovenske (1927) Jan Nerucla Povidky Malostranske eeska Frant Krejei a Vasil Skrach mysl (easopis filozofickY) Dejiny oeskoslovenske Jos. Pekaf (1921) Czechoslovak Natl. Council of America - Czechoslovakia: Its sacrifice and Future (1939) 2cc.

Dr. Viktor Novak - My glenky Vynikajicich jednotlivctiz Rudolf Medek - The Czechoslovak r.

Anabasis Ed BeneS - Round Table: An appeal, to the American People (1939) 2cc.

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VBSTNIK

Ernest 'Zibka — Czech cultural contributions Albert PraZak eegi Slovaci (1929) Mila Ceger — Czechoslovakia's First Lady (1939) Walzel — Polak .® Sklar -- T. G, Masaryk: Champion. of Liberty Nar. Svaz CeskYch Katoliku v Texas Naee dejiny.

Ing. Jul. Gregor — Republika eesko° slovenska (Mapa) Kozak. — Skrach Stloukal — Sychrava Rambousek Stefanik— Folprecht —Masaryko y e Prace (1930) Temto darctiim flak srdeene diky.

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Kulturni piinos Dr. Jaroslav Nemec, kterk* se ujal redakce eeskoslovenskeho "Who's Who", ukoneil veechny pripravne prace a rozesila 'Cent= SVU dotazniky. Aby se toto dilo, ktere jsme dlubni sami sobs, podahlo, je nutne, aby kab0 vratil dotaznik dr. Nerncovi co mobno nejdriye a v nejtilpinejAim provedeni, • eeskoslovenske Narodni sdraieni v Kanade konalo vyroen1 sjezd v Montreal' za tileasti elenti kanadske vlady, poslancd a vynikajicich osobnosti. NovS7m predsedou byl zvolen Antonin Dajear, vedouci firednik Bat'ovYch zavodu v Batawe, mistopredsedy Bedrich eecha z Mamiltonu, Ota Hora z Ottawy a Jiri Skvor z Montrealu. Gen. Tajemnik'em byl zvolen znovu Jiki Corn z Toronta. Z peti jmenovanych funkcio nartii jsou etyri eleny SVU. • • Cyrilometodejske znamky. Predseda Krajanskeho vYborrt. v Clevelandu, Ohio, Karel Zahradnieek, kterY byl iniciatorem lamericke znamky s podobiznou T. G. Masaryka v roce 1960, po dal navrh Vatikanu, aby vydal tri zna.mky k cyrilometodejskomu vyroei, a to tim spice, ze komuniste chteji take vydat znamky, pripominajici toto jubileum. Karel Zahradnieek zaslal do Pima svitj navrh s pomoci cirkevnich hodnostartil a krome toho tento navrh odevzdal u Vatikarm dr. Frantieek Schwarzenberg osobne.

• • Lesko-americky portretista Antonin gterba zemi-el v Chicagu ye veku 88 let.

Narodil se v Hefmanci v Cechach a do Chicaga prijel s rodinou jako lety chlapec. Studoval v USA a v Pa rat. Jeho portrety jsou mimo jine vystaveny take v Narodni galerii ye

Washingtone, ye Filadelfii a v Chicagu.

Jeho zena, ktera zemkela pied etyrmi roky, Elizabeta Sterbova, byla znarna virtuoska na harfu a skladatelka.

• • Ke slavnostnimu odhaleni Dvorakova poraniku v New Yorku zaslal guverner Nelson Rockefeller neobyeejne vkelY telegram, v jehob zaveru take blahopral k 84. narozeninam dr. Alice G. Masarykove. PozdravnY telegram, piny srdeenosti, poslal z Evropy take Rudolf FirkukaY. Narozeniny dr. Masarykove byly oslaveny po dvorakovskem koncerte v Husove chramu (koncert mel neobyeejne umelecke hodnoty!), kde take TiskovY- referent jrnenem predsednictva SVU blahopral dr.

Masarykove a odevzdal ji prvni vYtisky "Hudba ye Spillvillu." kola Antonina Dvoraka v Chicagu.

Mesto Chicago postavilo v nejchudli eerno gske etvrti nadhernott obecnou navetevovanou vyhradne eernoeskYmi detmi. Podle rozhodnuti mestske skolni komise byla pojmenovana "Skola Antonina Dvoilka." Z podnetu ueitelt) a deti byl napis, oznamujici no Skoly, proveden v eerveno-modrobile barve, tedy v naeich narodnich barvach. A ve vestibule je vystave-na partitura Symfonie z Noveho sveta. V kabde ueebne je podobizna Dvorakova a deti se o nem uei. CernoeskY predseda Skolniho vYboru -Leto etvrti problasil, be eernoSt si nesmirne vabi toho, be prave jejich Skola nese jmeno Dvorakovo, protobe vedi, jak Dvorak miloval Oernoeske i spirituals a ponaohl Ameriearnim ocenit jejich krasu.

• Uvaha po patnacti letech, tak nazvai Premysl Pitter dvodni eldnek eve skromne, ale vYznanine ■ korespondence, nesouci proste jmeno "Hovory se pisateli." Premysl Pitter mimo pile: dilo naSeho etvrteho exile, jsem napinen upi'imnou vdeenosti. Je predstavo yan osobnostmi svetove proslulosti jak v oboru umeleckern tak vedeckem. KabtlY Cech a Slovak by mel sledovat zpravy Spoleenosti pro vedy a umeni, yydavane v New Yorku. Nejsou to jen dirigent Rafael Kubelik a Karel Husa, pianista Rudolf Firku'AnST, skladatel K. B. Jirak, maliri Kohout-Lecoquee a Miroslav Saeok, ueenci jako matematik Vaclav astronom Karel Hujer, historikaye 0. OdloLlik, B. Celdkovsky, spisovatele Egon HostovskY, Lad. RadiniskY (Petr Den), pevci a dramatieti umelci jako Jarmila Novotnk, ktere jen

ye stredti, dne 25. Mil.. 1963 namatkou uvadim; je to dlouhd rada kulturnich pracovnikti v'Seho druhu, kteri stoji v Cele naSeho naroda v zahraniei a pkedstavuji i nab etvrt odboj."

K svaternu Vaclavu V eeskYch delinach nevi druhe osobnosti, ktera by v parneti a y naroda tak pevne jako sv.

Vaclay. Po deset stoleti eeskyr narod slavi pamalku jeho smrti 28. zar.i. Toho dne came zrana L.'P. 935, byl CeskY kniZe Vaclav zavrabden ye Stare Boleslavi, u dveri kostela sv. Kosmy a Da.midna, 2oldnere sveho bratra BoleslaYa. Roku 921, kdyb knibe Vratislav, otec sv. Vaclava umiral, bylo Vlclavovi tepry 18 let. T ujala se pornenictvi nad syny jeho oVdovela matka. Drahomira.

ZdA se, be se Vaclav jib teluly titeastnil zemske vlady, pri eemb vyliledaval v dtidebitYch, vecech rady sve babieky Ludmily. To vzbudilo Zarlivost Drahomiry, ktera zaslepena nenavisti, ji Bala na hracle Tetine zavrabdit. VaAnost trilnu tim byla nebezpeene ohro'bena.

Krome toho schazela na trilne pevna ruka krdle Vratislava.

Vlaclykove z toho tarn a pokou geli se o vzpouru, aby rozsirili sve panstvi. V zemi se eiril zrnatek a byla obava, lakotou a touhou vladykt1 po moci, se rise rozpadne no, jednotlive easti, ktere se stanou lehce koristi rile nemecke.

Lechove se neostYchall volat zeme cizi vojska, aby pokorili rod Premysloven a rozbili jednotu vlasti. Lakot-

Ve stkedu, dne 25. gala. 1963 ni panovnici nemeeti si zvykli podrobovat nasilim sousedni slovanske ndrody po zaminkou, siieni kkest'anstvi.

0 tom dobke vedel sv. Vaclay, kniZe eeskY, a vial, Ze na zachranu sveho naroda nemt ge nit jineho delat neg sam shit a zvelebovat Cirkev a tak vzit Nemcfim vitr z plachet. Praire tato horlivost sv. Vaclava rids uchranila pied osudem polabskYch Slovanfi, pred germanisaci, pied ponemeenim eeskYch zemi.

IVIlady Iknize Va,clay si poeino,1 razne a stateene a proti nepratelam vnejSim i vnitknim dovedl uhajit jednotti zeme jak na poll politickem, tak na poll valeenem, Vaclay byl panovnik zbo gnY a milosrdnY a tajne vykonaval skutky kkest'anskeho milosrdenstvi. Pro tyto ktest'anske ctnosti vzbudil nenavist lidi a nekalYini mysly, kteki eekali na vhodnou pkilegitost, jak zasit nesvar do kniZeciho rodu.

Knige Vaclay zaeal svoji vladu tam, ze na vaech hradech daval stavet chramy a Akoly, povolaval ueitele, a shromagcl'oval knihy. Mival v obyeeji navStevovat sve hrady ye vYroei posveceni jejich . ehramfi a tak take zavital do 13oleslavi. Velka pkile gitost se naskytla jeho nepkatelfn. Nastrojem jejich pletich se met stat nalaclAi bratr knigete, Boleslay.

Byl to jinoch povahy prudke a pa,novae. Nebylo mu ten() namluvit, jej Vaclay chee zabit a. radci mu poraaby ho pkedekl. Boleslay radam zlYch radcil podlehl. Na jeho pozvani pkijel vevoda, Vaelav v nedeli 27. zali do Stare Boleslavi na posviceni, Cali na hody, u pkilegitosti vYroei posveceni tamniho chramu. Pa vykonane pobog"nosti se chtel Vacla y vratit do Prahy na knigeci hrad, ale na nalehavou gadost sveho bratra, aby se zueastnil rytifskYch her, svili odjezd odlo gil. Zatim se spiklenci radili, jak by ho zabi11.

6asne zrana, v pondeli 28. zaki, kdyg zvonilo na strojil se Vacla y na mai svatou. Vra,hove jig eekall na ehodbach. Fri srake s nimi byl Vaclav ranen, a vida pkesilu, be gel do kostela.

Vrahove jej vAak dostihli u ehramovYch dveki a zabili ha.

Po bratrovraZde spechal Boleslav na pra gsky hrad. aby se zmocnil triinu.

Brzo se yank vzpamatoval a zhrozil se sveho zloeinu. Cinil tulle pokani. Syn, IkterY se mu toho due narodil, pojmenaval Strachkvasem a zaslibil jej Bohu v kezenskem klaSteke. Take svoji deem Mladu dal do klaStera sv. Jiki. Tejo mueednika Vaclava bylo pkeneseno s

VESTNIK velkou slavou do kdtedraly sv. Vita na hrad pragsky, ktery dal. Vaclay za a yeho Zivota postavit. Cesky narod poaal uctivat kni gete Vaclava 1,1 ko svetce a mueednika, jeho g lizeb aslavoval Rah zazraky. Poutnici picliazeli z dalekYch zemi k jeho hrobu, ,Idedajice poniou.

Jeho jmeno a obraz b yly lageny na mincich, fikednich peeetieli a valecnych praporech. Velebna ,,vatova.clavska se stala valeanou pi6ni Starch Cechn. Narod vazYval od to da y avid jazyk', svou zem, stat i koriinu svatovdclayskou.

V ,chrame ye Stare Boleslavi naideme jeate pc) desiti stoletich misto na zdi, jag', bylo krvi sv. Vaclava postkikano. Je nyni zaskleno. Take tam je uloZena nadoba s jeho krvi. Nejvice jeho pamatek je Vaak v chrame sv. Vita V Praze. Je tam ulogena jeho pkilba a rytifske brneni. Je tam te g svatovaclayska koruna s meeem a ostatnimi korunovaenimi klenoty. V chramove pokladnici je 1 jeho pohar a eervene meSni roucho, ktere je zhotoveno z leho plaSte. 6astka jeho kosti je zasaze nd v drahocenne monstranei Karla IV, Kdykoliv na Hasa vlast dolehaly krute rany, dovolavali se 6echove pomoci sv. Vaclava a nevy7Vvali ho nadarmo.

Mueednik neopustil sviij flarod, ant kdy se mu zproneve •il Zaslepeni. vudci naroda neiednou pohrdli (Maletvim svatovaela yskYm a •uvrhli •vlast do zmatkil, z nich g pak eizaci kofistili. Neni to poprve v historii naroda, kdy pahanstvi zveda drze svou hlavu nad ubitYrn narodem, kdy zaprodanci otravuji lid neverou a podkopavaji tisicilete zafklady osvety kkest'anske civilizace, na niz na'S narod ode dnfi sv. Cyrila Metodeje stal vyrostl.

Sv. Vaelave, vevado eeske zeine, veene zit budeS v Bohu I v nurocle! ) 0( DALgt PODROBNOSTI 0 NisK101 FESTIVALU V DALLAS Jak bylo jig oznameno, letoini eeskY festival se bude lkonat due 6. iiina statni vYstave v Dallas. Prvni Cast festivalu se bude odbyvat v "Coliseum" od 10 hodin rano do 1 hodiny odp. Pkedstaveni zaene pkesne ale v 11 hodin, Od jedne hodiny do sedme, druha Cast festivalu se bude odbyvat v povilionu (Band Shell) jako vloni, kde bude obeerstveni, jidla, a vyhravat &aka dechovka.

Illavni sloh programu v Coliseum bude pfedstaveni klasicke hudby ad CeskYch skladate10, zahratou odbornYmi muzikanty z Dallas.

Vekejnost z celeho Texasu je fictive zvand.

Jako v ion' Lento den bucie zvlaSte venovany obeaniim mesta West.

Reklamovy v",71.)o• ) 0- ( 1VIASARVIi FILOSOF SESTAVIL J. B. KOZAK 0 pritei dugevni, o tnotiveeh prave, teorie a praxe PPedev g im si uja ,uieme motivy prate

112' (Tavel° se kikalo, ge pry pocliv vedl Oloveka k praci duaevni. Ta zahacla vnej§lho sveta i vlastniho pity ho vedla k Iilosofovani, jako by elovek Oct pkirody mel zajem elate theoretielcy: poznavat. Je takovy jeni caste theoretielcY; jak silny, to je jinn otazka, a je-1i silny dost od pkirocly, ge by neniohl byt ucluSen. Prato je dobke, ze jsou jeAe jine motivy, ne tak eiste. theoreticke, vice ethickeho, cif oveho razu. Tech je mnoho, P •edevSim egoism, zachrans soma sebe, ctgadost, panovaenost motiva takovych je dust. A vidime °pet, nejen z rozumu elovek pracuje, a re vedecka mace neni jen theoreticka, riST g i mravni. Pri ka2de pract jsou moti--br vy, a plati nejen "prace pro praei".

Mohou bYt motivy vzneS'ene, dale moti, vy ?dam nepoveclome. Sem spada Schopenhauerova mySlen'ka, ae intelekt je sekunciarni, a primUrni Ze je vfile. Podobne soudi Maine de Biran. Comte to hlasal sociologicky. Intelekt podle neho slougi jen afektivnim rnohutnostem eloveka, t. j. citu. Cit kidi intelekt. Obyeejne se kika: theorie ma siou git praxi, theorie slongi Zivotu a p. Ponekud hrubeji se kika, nopfed rnusime jist a pak tepry Ze mfi g enie myslit. Ovkm — dodava se k tame nebegi jen o to, aby se elovek jen najedl, ma jeate jine potkeby, musi se chranit proti piirody: bydlit, Satit se. Ma pudy rozmanite, pud, kterk ho vede k sebezaehovani, pud pohlavni, a rozum Unita pudihn jen slouzi, Vilbec rozum slougi jen tern slepYin siIam, kterych my nedovederne proniknout. To je mineni dnes dosti rozaikene a ujima se pokad vie a vice. Jiste to neni cl'ocela spravne.

Snad jedno slava z "Vyrostka" Dostojevskeho by mohlo to vec objasnit. Veralloy vyklada svemii synu: "Byla by velka idea z kameni udelat ehleba. Ano, idea velka. Ale neni nejvetai. olovek se naji a ani nevzpomene. Naopak, ihned povi: NuU, ja, se najedl, a co ted' clelat?"

Pokud je opravnena a Tarim eista theorie? Prace je potkebi theoreticke i prakticke, a torn nikdo, kdo se na

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ye stredu, clue 25. zati 19631 nas odprirody je nejasny, a jen spra y -naietod suvyed.Dljmtedy rozdil mezi viditelnou a neviditelnou praci. Ne vdecko, co se vidi, je praye a skuteene. To znamena neupadat v materialism a mechanism. Koneend nebudu odpirat tomu, Ze je dnes jista, rozplizlost v praci vedecke, jiste oslabeni energie yule. Mnozi prieitaji to vS'ecko prili gnosti prate intelektualni: pretiZeni rozumu. Ja mam pochybnost, Ze by YSecka ta neureitost sveta koren v pii1isne theorii, spiSe ye spatne theorii, ye dpatne metode. JestliZe diletante chteji nemyslit, aby se yule neoslabila ja myslim, ze slabost ta poctiazi nikoliv z mySleni priliSneho, nYbr2 z nemravneho Zivota. Vdecky ty narky proti theorii jsou premrStene, a zejmena. u nas.

JestliZe tedy stojime pro theorii, nastava otazka, jaka theorie? Celkem mnZeme rozli govat troji zprisob mySleni: mySleni (vzdelani) odborne, vSeobecne a filosoficke.

JakS, je charakter vedecke price?

svet jak je, nemriZe bYt v pochybnosti. A jen otazka stupnova nas nemiZe rozeilovat. Vojenstvi moderni. srovneno s vojenstvim davnYin, vojenstvi, kde jiste. cit, vaSne hraly velkou soli, stava se prim° theorii, a pored vice se theoretisuje. Nestaei uz udatnost, slepa, siia. V torn nejdale jsou Nemci. Francouzove, Rusove reformuji sve vojsko podle nemeckeho. Jina otazka je, zdali jen generalni Stab staei?

Nestadi, ale je nutnY. Nebo moderni prfimysl? Kdo by pochyboval o nutnosti theorie? Na pr. v Nemecku v 130slednich letech se vyvinul prfunysl chemicky tim, Ze se Nemci naprecl diste theoreticky zabYvali prirodnimi vedami, Ty skutky nas poneuji o tom, Ze jsme theorie potrebni mnoho. My to theorie mime jeSte ohromne mak) rids je produktivni vedecke prate filasne malo. Stojime tu na velmi nizkem stupni. A tu kazat proti theorii a yedecke praci je primo dilenstvi. Kdo jsou proti theorii, najdou ov' em metlu.

Vidycky. Pojem theorie se zameriuje s blouznenim. KdeZto ve skuteenosti jde o presne, vedecke mydleni. A na druhe strand: je skutedne 'deck() prakticke, co domneli praktikove prohlakiji za praxi? Pak by se nikdy nestal bankov-

ni krach. Mnozi praktikove jsou nadmiru nepraktieti. Zajiste nebudeme odsuzovat theorie, kdy2. neprinadi uZitku hned. My nemyslime pro okamZik. Vubee by mySleni nebylo moZne, kdybychom nemyslili pro budoucnost. Cloy& pored vie a vie mysli dopfiedu. Co yekove vymyslili, toho vyu'Zivame my dnes. Vzajemnost pokoleni, sdruZeni, svezeni intelektudlni! Proto vYtka nepraktienosti danemu okamZiku neni oprevnena. OVAem nemusime hldsat " yedu pro ved'u" podle hesla "l'art pour Part"; dokonce ne: "Skola pro Skolu".

Na druhe strand heslo: "Zivot", jak se hlasa, je pinks neureite. Je my.§leni mimo Zivot? JestliZe 'Cloy& musi myslit a mysli, je to projev Zivotni. NanejvYS'e se mfiZe 2adat jista. harmonic.

Mnozi proto byli proti tomato nadsazoveni a hajili nadSeni a nekdy — snad prilia premrdtene blouzneni. Viktor Hugo eini rozdil mezi myslitelem, penseur, a mezi songeur, vice fantastou, mezi tim, kdo mysli, a tim, kdo vice mend fantasuje. A pravi, Ze se rozlidne ideje nejasne osvedeily velrni prakticky. Jiste je praVda, ;2e je elovek pri vsi touze po jasnosti nejasnY: my pored manic v sobe boj tiny a svetla; po strdnee intelektudlni kaaly z

PredevSim presnost je charakteristicka. Tento pojem presnosti dostavame teprve z prate same, elovek, ktery nepracuje vedecky, nema de facto poneti, co je presnost price, juke slept' o barvach. Obyeejne proti vede mluvi praye ti, kdo ji nejmene rozumeji.

Co je tedy ta exaktnost, to lze opsat jen per analogiam. Je to ta bezpeenost m chceme-li to srovnat jakou drive a dosud hledali v danem skive.

Prisaha, to bylo zarukou jistoty. Pre.ce vedecka je nepretrZita pi-isaha, je ustavione hledeni a konstatovani pra y -dy;mitveo pravdymit schopnost tutu pravdu dokazat jako pravdu, to je ta presnost. Ta presnost vznika ye rvedach hlavne merenim kvantitativnim. Mereni kvalitativni se nem posud nedari.

Dale praci charakterisuje vedle -Leto presnosti — pozornost. Vedecky pracovat znamend bYt pozornYm. Dej pozor!

Jineho logickeho pravidla neni. Celt' experiment neni neZ Iciavat pozor. A to neni jen intelektualni vlastnost, nYbO, i mravni: konstatovat pravdu, nekiamat ye vede sebe ani jinYch. A my pored zemyslne nebo nezurnysine nedavarne pozor.

Tato presnost vedecke dnes zabira po strance socialni pored sirsi kruhy.

Ad lide ne vMchni pracuji presne yedecky, piece k to piesnosti jsou privadeni ne primo, ale neprime, z fieinkfi vedy, zejmena moderni technologie. Na pr. moderni Zeleznice vychovaly narody snad stejne jako Skoly. Ta exakt-

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nost pfisobi ;na Mi. To je ohromny po- mi nepatrnYch priein a sil. A pak nesmime myslit, Ze tak zvane velke ideje krok, kdy2 se lid& nairei eas merit. Cas j sou penize. Prestavd pohodli. Kde jsou jsou de facto valy velike. CoZ Newtonova myOlenka byla velika? NejvSedZeleznice, lid daleko pnesneji mysli, To nejS'i pohyby pozorovat, nepatrne pododrZavani east' je jiz velika vec, nejen intelektualni, ale i mravni. To zna- kusy provadel. Nikdo nepozna velik'emena. dostat slovu. Pozorujeme jen, ho, kdy2 nepoone s malYm. VSecky velike ideje se vyznaeuji tim, Ze utkvela jak si a nos v "maliekostech" neva:Line ;Leto p •esnosti. NaS remeslnik cieset- pozornost na torn, eeho si nikdo nevSimal. Historic ikaZ'cle ideje,nas pouknat slibi a nespini. To neni "makeeuje o tom, k byla ptipravo yana. A kost". To je charakter celelm naracta, charakter celYch t •id. To je nepresnost nejveth myslitele jen malieka pridamravni i rozumova. Nebo moderni fa- vali k tomu, co vekove dochovali. A proto ne, na ujmu geniti je keen°, Ze briky, moderni prumysi, jak vycho,vaveclecka, prace spoeiva v presnosti povd spoleenost! Moderni obehod, to je docela nee° jineho neZ start'. Mezi an- 'zonovani toho maleho. Pnave geniove rozumove a mravni sil tolik, Ze glickYrn 'kupce a ruskYm je rozdil jako mezi deem a nosh. Zde same leZ, same prekonali preka'Zky, ktere se prirozene povaze lidske kladou v cestu. Geniove hadani — u anglickelao kupce p•esnost; tolik to stoji, a dost; do. ut des. To je byli ti, kdo prekonali tuto ptirozenou nem, docela noveho. Nebo bankovnictvi lenost. moderni, to ;ciodrZeni smenky v ureitem Ptesnost prace je 'dnes zarueena orokandiku, to jsou vYchovne slily znae- ganisovanou delbou prace. Been' praneho yYznainu. Jak1 je tu rozdil mezi ce veAkere pored a pored pokraeuje. Na tim, co nom vnucuje flak civilisace, poeatku nebylo rozdeleni tak velke. a na)Sina Akolstvim! Ohromny rozdil me- IVIfiZeme si predstavit, ze v budoucnozi Skolou. a mezi tim, co Zivot thee. sti tato specialisace prace poroste.

Proto jsme tak nezpusobili s yYm Skol- rozene, pozornost elovelta dovede utkvet skYin vzdelanim pro; tento skuteeny jen na malem obzoru, jen v malem oZ",ivot. Pociobne ten moderni militarism boru pozorovat. Delba prace zarueuje vede k pi-esnosti. P •esnosti se tedy u- pokrok, a nmozi sociologove vegkerY eime vSichni, ne-li z vedy aspon z pokrok vyvozuji z clelby prace. Deleni einkit vedy. prace je podstatnym principem histoVedecka prace je dale charakterisorickYrn, knouci silou. Tak vykla.da," vana tim, Ze se zabYva jevy vkdnimi. Comte. Ze pokrok v oboru prace fysicke To, co je nepatrne, unika obyeejne poje moZny jen delbou, presvedei nas zornosti. V dobach ci •ivejSich jsme se pohled na tovarny. Ale i v ;aboru prace zabyvali tim, co do och padne, hledali duchovni me ,delba prace stejny vYjsme zlato. kamen mudrct, elixir Ziznam. Delba zabezpeeuje nom predevota. Ted' analysujeme vodu, vzduch, vAim theorii. Bez to delby bychom se mrvu, vSecko, prove vSedni, co museli vAichni mnohem vice prakticje kolem nas, co ;na nas ptisobi a z ky ohanet, nk, nyni musime. z echo 'Zijeme. V torn je zanoven Odbornictvi zabezpeeuje do jiste mita ptesnost: mit pozornost na to, eery praci podle nadani. Delba zartieuje ho nikdo nedba. Tim se HSI Nov& vedecky myslici od vedecky nemysliciho, to, k je nadani s praci spojeno pti vAi nedokonalosti dneSni organisace prace. ze postihuje dUlaitost v tom, co jineho Presnost vedecka je dnes ptesnost spenezajima. cialistova. Presnosti bez specialisace Pozorovat veci vSedni znamena napidnes neni. MykaZ'clY;' se musime pro,net pozornost. To, co je interesantni to pracovat nekterYm oborem, musime mush aspon na chvili apoutat pozornionograficky tnyslit, musime se co nost, ale pozorovat, co nikoho nezamcdna. vystrihat toho, abyehom pork!. jima, k tomu treba napjute pozornosti. *kali celYm vesmirem. KaZdy mush toT •eti znak vedecke prace je, ze je ho dbat, aby v torn celem svete co ipso drobna a jen ;drobna prace! v nejakem kouteeku byl doma, sic boInclukce je hlavnim pomocnikem prace de v nem cizincem a nevnikne do tavedecke: velice pozorne, presne shledajernstvi svetoveho. Neni tim i-eeeno, vani pripadti ;opravfaujicich ke generaby kazdy z nas a zejmena, kdo, se nelisaci. Nekclo mi namitne: Co se stone zabire, vedou, musil nejakon monogenii, kde zilstanou velke mySienky? • grafii napsat, ;ale to chef rici, ze kahlY, pii takovem pojimani prace s velikany, i kdy" se nezabYva perem, mute bYt takovYm sp ecialistou; — a me jim bYt. Namitka ta se velmi easto dela, ale je hocine nejasna. Pri tech predstavach o Alespori jednu vec at' kahly z nas dovelikosti lidi vlastne se mysli na velke vede, alespori v jednom oboru at' dovefieinky. Ale ty se dostavuji east() z velde presne vedecky, monograficky Gist,

9 nej en tak zbekie, jak to 2ada tak zv. ykobecne vzdelani. AvSak i nejlepSi vec na svete bYva spojena s veci zlou, a tak specialisace ma mnohe stinne stranky. Nevyhovuje na druhe strane, A proto tou menou, jak se prace deli, tou menu se zase organisuje, t. j. v jeden celek spojuje. To vidime nejen v praktickem 2ivote v prumyslu, v obchodu; ale i ye vette je takova organisace logicka, ktera me nejen logicky, ale i socialnh PriliOne specialisace nom nevyhovuje. Proti kupeni taktfi, tani jednotlivosti porad a pored se mluvi. Pravem, poked by ta specialni prate nebyla nic jineho nez nakupeni specialistickYch faktti. My jsme puzeni vSevedoucnosti, chceme -treat vSecko, ta touha po vkpoznani je prirozend. Take prakticka potteba Z'ada organisovane prace. Vady a chyby specialisace jsou tu patrne. Adam Smith ukazuje wady ty na delniku pracujichn v tovarne. Kdo je zaujat jen jednou ideou. A koneene y e vAech oborech nikdo nemfde bYt specialistou. A jestli2e tudd prate sama 2ada deleni a na druhe strane nak ptirozenost a prospech spoleenosti zada, organisaci prace, nastave eiste theoreticky fikol ten, jak nejlepe inideme sobe za danYch pomerfi osvojit vzdelani ykobecne. )0(

RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI Resolueni vYbor od radu Karel Jona' Oslo 23 v East Bernard, Texas, timto vyslovujeme za eleny na g eho radu, nail uprimnou soustrast pozfistale rodine Varikove a King, nod: fimrtim jejich decry, sestry, matky, mardelky a nagi spolkove sestry, Charlata Vanek — King.

Zemi-ela v San Francisco v srpnu tohoto roku 1963, tk tam pochovana V Kalifornii. Zemtela po delAi nemoci pomerne mladem veku — 40 let. Byla, elenkou u nakho i-adu dlouhY cos vZdy dbala svYch spolkovYch povinnosti. 't Zesnula, sestr y Charlota King sanechala zde mardela Edward King a. sedmiletou deeru Carla, matku, Rtdenu Vanek; 2 bratry Karel Vanek v San Francisco, Josef Vanek v Barnum, Texas, 4 sestry Rfdena Stuli g v Mill Valley, Kalif., Anna Brennfleck v San Francisco, Jarmila Kovaltzik v Sacra-

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manta, Jitka Piper v San Joe_, Kalif.; 0 2 nevlastni sestry Marie a Josefa v Los Angeles v Kalif. rodino vime,e tetce nesete ztratu vaai mile, ale budit vam Atechon, to i my eleni kadu citime s vami ye vaaem zarmutku. Zesnule sestr y ptejeme klidnY spanek a at' odpoeiva ye svatem pokoji.

Lydia Kubena Annie Foytik Annie Duckett Resolueni vYbor Dana dne 16. zail 1963 ---East Bernard, Texas. ) 0( RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI Resolueni vybor ta.du Pokrok stonu C. 88 vyslovuje touto cestou nasi uptimne citenou soustrast cele rodine naai zesnule sestry, Marie Lucky, ktera, nam odeala pa Idlouhe nemoci, !aby spala svilj vetnY spanek. Zanechava sveho inilujiciho mantela a nageho bratra Albina RuckYho. Se,stra Marie Rucka a bratr Ruck byli nerosluend dvojice. Jednoho bez druheho nebylo nikdy videt, vtdy byli spalu pti vesela mysli. Milovali sve spolkoves pfatela a radi navatevovali vaechny podniky. Sestra Rucka byla, take elenkou Narozeninoveho kroutku, kterY verne nafatevovala a podporovala..

Usnula a odeala, aby spala svuj vecny na krasnem htbitove Brookside Memorial. Zemkela v nemocnici dne 5. tail' a pochovana byla v sobotu 7. tail. 1963. Zanechava sveho mantela Albina. RuckYho, jednoho syna Albert Lee; d ye 1dcery Mrs. Pluncket a Mrs. McMahan; a d ye vnoueata; mnoho ptatel a spolkovYch seater a bratril.

Obtady vykonal vyaloutily ptedseda bratr Rudolf 8efeik.

Za tad Pokrok Hailstorm C. 88 Frances Olexa Irene Slovaeek Anna Vrla Resolueni vYbor —) 0

Informaenilinek Presidentiiv navrh zakona o obeanskYch pravech President Kennedy poslal 19. eervna kongresu ptedlohu, jit se nalehave dotadvie bezodkladneho teaeni vaech otazek, tYkajicich se pra y obeanskYch. Ptijme-li kongres jeho pfedlohu, stane ,se navy zakon zbrani proti diskrirninaci katdeho druhu, 0 to po cele zemi.

Zde jsou v kratkosti presidentovy navrhy;

prvnim miste mail bYti podniknuty dalSi kroky na ochranu volebniho prava dernochu vtude tam, kde jim mistni volebni Atednici kladou at dosud Halle ptelcatky, na ptlklad poladavkern a clokazani grarnotnosti. Stitnoati yylizoyali by utednici federalni, a katdY ptipad ptichazel by k vYslechu pied federalni soud bez jakYchkali prtitahn..

Za druhe si president pteje, aby ye shade s federalnim zakonem nebylo dovoleno zakazniky-eernochy v podnicich, ktere slouti vetejnosti, jako jsou na ptikla,d hotely, divadla, restaurace a pad.

Za tketi naleha, pan Kennedy na si mot federalni vlady pi urychlovani. desegregace ye vetejnem akolstvi.

Hlavne chce, aby vlada rnela za jistYch okolnosti pravo podniknouti bezodkladny legahzi krok proti mistni Skolni rade nebo proti skole same.

Za otvite si pteje, aby eernoai meli prava s beloch y co se tykes zamestnanosti a aby jim byla dana ptiletitost k lepainau vzcielani a vycviku, jet by je ptemenily z prostYch nadenikti na kvalifikovane delniky. Chce -Let skoncovati a diskriminaenimi praktikami, sledovanYini jeate dnes naterYmi prilmyslovymi odvetvimi, i odborovYmi organisacemi.

A nakonec si president pteje, aby novY zakon zdrira,znil, te federalni neni povinna utivati syYch fondil na programy nebo e'innost, uehylujici se diskriminaci, a to ani ptes to, te program byl schvalen kongresem a te da sama se na nem podili.

Presidentova ptedloha naSla mnoho ptivrtencil v kongrese i mezi obyvatelstvern, I iivodnikY vetg inY novin se ni vyjadtily pachvalne. Na druhe strane narazila ov gem i na kritiku a na obavy, te se ji postavi v cestu mnoho pfekatek. Kongresnici z jitnich j i ovaem ihned zavrhli.

Hlavnim tereem ritokil bude nepochybne potadavek, aby vefejne podniky poskytovaly slutbu bezrozdilne vaech barev. Toto je vtdy citlive misto zasah do pra y soukromeho vlaatnictvi. V proslovu, doprovazejicim ptedlohu, president zdtraziloval resolutne zaujirnane stanovisko scald& te podle zakona musi se jednotlivci vyutivani sveho soukromeho vlastnictvi podtiditi zajmilm vetejnosti. Nekteti elenove republikanske strany snati se vaak vyhnouti probirani teto otehave. otatky.

Rozsahoposice republik'anil bude nadmiru d nezity. Administrativa musi tott vetainu republikanskYch se-

Ve sttedu, dne 25. tail 1963 natort, poraziti ptedvidany pokus jitnich senatoru o filibuster. Na rozdil od 'domu representantil tidi se senat pravidlem, te debata se mute protahovati skoro do nekoneena. Pokud se najde senator, kterernu slouZi hlasivky a ktery je ochoten o neeem mluviti, potud neni motno debatu ukoneiti. Senatoti z jihu utili takovehoto "filibusteru" jit nekolikrate. Paralysovali jim veakerou zakonodarnou einnost a nakonec ptimeii zastance obeanskych pra y, aby ptistoupili na kompromis, ktery znamenal znaene oslabeni ptivodni osnovy.

Filibuster je site mo2no pfekaziti dvema, ttetinami hlasu vSech ptitornnych a hlasujicich senator', ale at dosud nebylo v americkych clejinYch padu, kdy se naalo dosti hlasu na pteruaeni filibusteru, kdyk se jednalo o obeanskYch pravech. Letos by se to snad mohlo sta g, ale jenom v takovem ptipade, kdyby velky poeet republikanskYch senatoril hlasoval s cicmokratickymi senatory ze severu. JinYmi slovy: tito republikani by nastoupili na mista jitnich demokratii, kteti opustili hlavu sve strany, presidenta Kennedyho, aspori pokud se tYee obeanskYch pray.

Je zcela mozne, te debata se prota,hne at do listopadu, kdy budeme slaviti ste vYroei Emancipaeniho prohlReni Abrahama Lincolna. Teprve pa,k: zvime, ja,kk osu'd' potkal ptedlohu presidenta Kennedyho, o nit jsme v tointo elanku jednali. Motna, to projdou -0.iechny obsatene v ni navrhy. Pravdepodobnej'ai vaak je, te kongres schvali jenom jejich east. Jelikot ptedloha je duletita ye vaech svYch bodech, bude miti pkijeti kterekoli jeji easti velky vYznam pro koneene teaeni rasove otazky a bude znamenati , aspori jednu vyhranou bitvu ye velkem boji o obeanska pra.'

Va.

A. rada )0( BOHUMIL BRODSKY:

OSildlia not ROMAN Pokraeovaxii "Na shledanou, sleeno," povidal jaksi srdeene, "a chod'te na, prochazku k lesfn, tam je tad' jako v raji."

Malieko hlavu pkikYvla a horko ji zalilo. Divala se za nim, jak ze dveti vychazi a potom hledala pohiedem matku, tktera dosud stala neeinne take za revirnikem se Idivala. Jako by dcefiny ptivolavaly, ohledla se ji

ye stredu, dne 25, zOr r, 19C3 po ni a zhluboka yydechnuvK popostolu.

Sla "ChceS opravclu tam jiti?" ptala se dcery.

"Opravdu, ma,minko, valyt' jsem nikam nechodita, a bylo by smutno, kciybychom mezi lidi nepriSli." "Na to se tuze neteS, nic clobreho z toho nekouka. Divim se, ke tatine,k se rozhodl pro zaba,vu, kdo vi, nevymy sill li si vSechno revirnik sant a aby muk huboval, to nechci."

"Prod by lhal? Tatinek jiste pujde, sama ho poprosim, aby ?el. 1VlusiS se odpoledne podivat na me saty, nevim co obleknu a neracia bych, aby se mi "Na to je easu dost, as co ickne tatinek. NeSt'astnk elovek, celou me pomatt. Takova leta jsem nikde nebyla a ,kam mam chocliti mezi lidi, ktere ani neznam. Marne zabavu dorna, jsem zvykla choditi yeas spat' a divati se, jak lide blazni, nema smyslu."

"Maminko, music jiti," lichctila se Klarka, vidouc, ke matka zaeina vahati. "Co pak nejsi opravdu jeSte colada?

Kulde mel pravd,u, kdyk ti povidal, jak mlacle vypaclaS. A nine se dace zabavy, kijeme na samote, mezi lidi nechodime a to by bylo otraveni celeho kivota, abych od mladosti se pied lidmi skrkvala."

VyeitavY ton dcerin zarazil odpor matein. Zase si povzdychla a chapala se prace. V Rhin nitro byl velikk boj, vkchno se v ni spiral() vyhoveti Kulaeovi, pripadalo ji nemokne, aby po taolika letech sve uzavrenosti najecinou se zase objevila na verejnosti, k!cle se na ill sta oei upre a kde znovu budou si povidati o jejim soukromem kivote a snad i o jejim tajemstvi.

Mleela, majic pinou hlavu myAlenek, ktere se vyrojily jako roj veel. Co uk v jeji duS1 spalo, zjevild se ji, Sankota si pripomnela, sve schrizky s nim, svou kratkou rozkoS -Wu a opojeni a potorn hn?zu, jek ji pojala, kclyk se to vSe zritilo a nastala ji doba pekelnYch mak du'Sevnich.

Ted' IA se na, vse divala chladneji, ale pies to se zachvivala hrfizou a nenavisti, neradostne prokitk divot po boku muke, jenk, ji byl lhastejnY jojk nekdy nenavidela, se ji zjevoval a zase se vracela laska k cliteti, ktere milovala zvlaktni, laskou hlubokou, protoke to byla bytost, ktera rozkihala v jejim nitru svetlo, ktere murnilo straSlivou jell tisen a posilovalo ji, aby nesla tekke bremeno zmareneho kivota.

v-P.RTNI;K Videla, ke Klara sic horouche prala zabavy a grave tato touh y dceiina podlamovala jeji odpor. Ano, ona ma, prdvo bYti veseld, jeji duSieka nic nevi o tom, co matka prokila a zasvecovati ji toho priSerneho .tajemstvi bylo by tolik, jako niciti ji jeSte drive, nek, aspori trochu radosti prokije.

Na zabave bude dojista take Sankot a kdykoliv toto jmeno ji napadlo, jako by knave kelezo dotklo se jejiho srdce.

Nevidela ho uz ,dd yno a i kdyk se s nim setkala, ,clovedla hoi nevideti, obavajic se, ke by se nepremohla a musila nee° vaSnive ponikujiciho rici. Atkavala si, 2e je pro ni uk mrtev a mivala chvile blaheho uspOkojeni, kdyk zaslechla, ze neni ye sve domacnosti nijak St'asten. Osud ho tresta a dojista east° si vzpomene, jak kakde zlo ma v zapeti jine zlo, ktere tresta virmika.

Snad privede svou kenu, je-li opravdu tak mad° sliena, bude miti blahe uspokcjenosti dost, ze jiste si vzpomene na tu, j ej ik pUsobnost ho °POjovala a kterou pro svou ziskuehtivost pohrdl.

Hlavou ji Slehlo, ze ji revirnik iekl, jak je 'dosud sveki a jak mla,de vypada, a pocitila starost, najde-li ye svem Satniku odev, kterk by se ji hodil a ji Nenajde-li tam nic takoveho, nezbude, lee si nem, poriditi. Muk se bude sice zavistive divati, ke utraci penize, ale nebude utraceti z jeho penez, sama, ma nastradanou sluSnou eastku, ktera je dobre ukryta, aby ji poskytla pomoc, kdyby se neco nepredvidaneho stab.

"Ty se na to zlobiS, maminko?" vyru:Sila ji z premitani Klarka.

"Prod bych se zlobila?" 4:Anal/Math, mirne. "Jsi 'dospeld, a veene to zavirat nemtikeme. Jen aby se tatinek nezlobil. pochybuji, ae revirnik mluvil pra ydu."

"On nelhal," hajila ho chvatne, "nevypada na to a nemelo by to ani smyslu. Je to docela, mily mu?."

"Trochu mnoho mluvi."

"To, uk je jeho povaha, je ?ivy a uprimnk a je-li vinyslivne sam, musi aspori mezi lidmi bkti hovornejSi. VSimid sis jeho oei? Nikdy jsem takove hezke oci neviclela, jsou jasne modre jako oblohia a neni it nick falSe." "ej si pDozor, oci east° klamou," rekla trochu pritrpkle.

"Nu ano, nektere klamou, nejvice Cede oei. Jecina meje pritelkyne meta takove Cede oei a ver mi, ze jsem se ji nemolala divati delil dobu do oei.

Pripadaly mi, jako by mne chtely uhranouti. A take ostatni deveata se ji bala, nedtiverova4r jsme ji a mu valy-

11 tky byla tajna, nic nam nesclelila a zavidela nam, at' to byly Saty nebo jina maliekost. Modre oei jsou vkdy dUkazem, ke je srcice dobre. Kolik je panu Kulaeovi asi mkt'?"

"Myslim, ze ,asi tricet. Bkval adjunktem _na clruhein panstvi a zde je neday/1o."

"Tatinek ho asi dobre zna a jiste rekne, ke je dobreho srdce. A musi byti dobrkm taneenikem, ma takovou postavu a je pin kivosti."

"Nebo je to nejaky vesely kumpan, jak zhusta lesnici bkvab. Zdivooi na sve samote a bouri., kclyk se dostanou mezi lidi. Nezda, se bkti Spatnkm, ale lehkomyslnyrn jiste neni. Tatinek ho zna asi do,bre, zeptej se ho radeji, abys neutrkila hanbu, kdyby ses s nim ye verejnosti objevila."

"Je-li panskkm Urednikem, nemtlke bYti tak, SpatnY, aby delal hanbu. Jik se hrozne tesim, ze na to zabave poznam trochu zdejSi lidi, se kterkmi bych se potkavala a nevedela, kdo to je. Jell pak pan Kulae jeate u tatinka?" starala se neklidne.

"Pookej, doelcaS , se, tatinek beztoho prijde co nevidet k jidlu, aby, mohl na pole. Jdi pripraviti na slid, abychom ho nezdrkovali."

Hovor s dcerou prisobil na ni Wive, protoke vSecka jeji smysl byla, zvirena vzpominkami a nechtela toho projeviti pied dcerou, ktera, jiste netuAl, ke matka ma sve skryte touhy a smutna tajenastvi. Nevedela, jak si bude poeinati mu?, nemela odvahy vyvoldvati s nim nejakou rozepri, ye ktere by snad stard zaSt' vzplanula ona se nedovedla pied, Kldrou opanovati. Naslouchala temer s bazni, brzo-li se ozyou kroky mukovy a skoro se lekala, kdyk Matta pribehla, ze tatinek jde.

"Veznal misu s polevkou, prijdu za vann hued," povidala pokaid clovedla nejklidneji a kdyk dcera odna gela polevku, dlani si eela prejela, na ekamkik oei privrela a potom rychle vehazela jidelny vedle kuchyne.

Spravce uk sedel na svem obvyklem miste a chystal se jisti. Na ychazejici kenu letmo podival, ale zase obratil hlavu k dceri.

"Jak to, .ze jste tomu blaznovi slibily neast na zabave," povidal trochu mrzute. "Pribehl dolti jako potreAtenkhned vykladal, ke vyhral, ke ma od vas slib a ke musim take jiti. 2e vas takoye hlouposti teSi!" dodaval, nabhaje si polevku a oei na, talir uphaje.

"Nigel k nam, ke nieeho nenamitak aby si to pry s nami vyjednal a proto jsem si 'Ae, take bys rad CeJP

12 tekla spravcova trochu podraddene.

"NechceS-li, abychom Sly, yzaS to panu KnIdeovi; nme blade milejSi, dustanu-li doma."

Klara zvedla udivene oei a podivala se' s otce na, matku. Jeji vYraz se stahl bolesti a bylo videti, de se ji vieka zaeinaji trasti potlaeovanYm plaeem.

"Kdyd mi nechcete ani takovou malou radost poprati, ptijdu radeji zase do Prahy, nebo si najdu, najlu nejake misto spoleenice," povidala vyeitave, 'zfejme potlaeujic vYbuch bolesti.- "Ja vim, de mne doma radi nemate a prod bych yam mela prekadet."

To ud se nedovedla premoci a zaplakola,, tiskouc si Satek na oei. Spra y -'covazbled,jiozahrelyt 'se hokce stahly. Spravec prekvapene se na dceru podival, poposedl a polodil idle'.

"Rad bych veal, i eemu takove hrozby a vyeitky," pronesl mrzute. "Nekekl jsem piece, ae nechci jiti; mad se pouze nelibilo, ze revirniko,vi se tak lehce podarilo vas ziskati. Jiste se bude chlubiti, de jste dekaly na jeho pozvani, roznese mezi Uredniky, de se treseme touhou, abychom mobil jiti a suet si pomysli, kdovijak nd,s nemrzelo, ze jsme mezi ne nechodili. je to vSechno jedna sebranka, pomlouvaji se jako lidi ve West, kouSau se, ale do eel se divaji a delaji, jakoby chteli .srdce rozdeliti. Davao jsme mohli choditi, prosili, vzkazovali, ale nechtel jsem, nerad bych, aby to bylo canto, protode by bylo po svatem pokoji."

"Mohls prijiti nahoru sam a rci nam 'o6 bedi; mne by bylo lhostejno, prijdeme-li di nikoliv, ale kdy'd priSel on sam tyYm jmenem, nemohla jsem odepriti.

Zila jsem bez lidi dosud nestYskala si, mohu tedy ziti bez nich naddle."

Ostfe mu to povidala, aby vedel, de tentokrate je vina na nem a tichy plae Klarin ji draddil. Znal jeji vYraz a tu, SU, ze je blizka vYbuchu. Jindy by byl si toho nevSimal, ale tentokrate si ne131.'51, aby dcera, kterd tak kratce doma byla, byla nejak ranena.

"Haclame se o hlouposti," ozval se strizliveji, "mne jen dohralo, de ten tatrman bude miti dirvod k posmechu.

Kclyd jste vy slibily, ja take slibil a prorto pUjdeme. Pro jednou neni zle a ty, Klarko, prestan s pldeem. Hied', at' si neco pekneho oblekneS, vin, de tam budou kritisovati."

"Nic mne to ua nebude teSiti," pocviclala "Pfestari," okfikla ji rnatka. "PujdeS a dosti! Zbyteene se preme a uvidime, nebude-li lope, kdyd budoucne zustanetne doing . Ted, ti polevka nevy-

VESTNiK stydne, a porrindeS mi prinesti druhe jidlo," JeSte chvilenku, trval zarmutek potorn vSak si osuSila oei a zbytek obecia skoneil se naleky a rychle. v.

A piece mel pravdu spravce, ze takove spoleeenske zabavy neprinaSeji nic dobreho. Sice se na zabave nic tak zvlaStniho nestalo. Obecenstvo, ktere se dostavilo, bylo sluSne, vsichni se dobre bavili a ,dokonce i mandele Durdelovi byli v dobre nalade. Spravce prisedl ke starSim ritednikum, kteri si vyhledali misto v pokojiku vedle sale, kde se taeilo a rozehral se na podiv tern, kdod jej znali. Byl ho yornY, bavil se s druhYm, starSim spravcem o syYch letanich hospodarskYch zkuSenostech a chlubil se, de pies vSechnu neprizeiri poeasi oeekava, dobrou sklizeri.

Spravcova byla zprvu pozorovana udivenYmi a nechapavYmi pohledy.

Nektere z panieek ji ani neznaly a soudily, de je to jeSte velmi prijemna pani, ktera nevypada tak, jak ji povest lieila. D ye starAi firednice, pani chlchodni a pani sladkova si ji zasedly a ziskaly si jeji daveru chvaloir, kterou o Klare pronaSely. Sankot byl take nil.tomen, ale drdel se stranou; usedl tak, ae byl zady obracen ke spoleenosti • volil takovou cestu, aby se vyhnul stolu, u neho'd spravcova sedela.

Gutil v zatyli jeji pohled a tuiil, de ✓ tom pohledu je nesmiritelnY hnev a Skodoliba radost. On byl zde sam, dena odeprela s nim jiti a deti byly pomerne jeSte mlade, aby je mohl s sebou brati. TuSil, ae nrednictvo vi o malo uteSene domacnosti, cod mu jindy bYvalo dosti lhostejno.

Kdyd vAak dnes spatril Klaru, jako by dostal ranu prima do nom. Kdyd vstupoval do mIstnosti, setkal se ye dverich s revirnikem, advaciejicim do kola Kldru a jediny pohled dostaeil, aby pochopil, ze je to jeho dcera. Podivala se na neho zaricima oeima a jeji Asinev, jeji piet', jeji sliena postava, ptivabnY zjev a cola jeji bytost dYchala takovou rozkoSnou libeznosti, de byl prima ohromen.

Minim:16k se chtel zastaviti a osloviti ji, ale leknuv se nahle, de by mohl bYti pozorovan, prudce ustoupil stranou a vSecek ye tvari rudy chvatal vyhledati vhodne misto, kde by byl skryt a mohl uvadovati o podivnem svem osuthi. Nemohl vSak se premoci a nekolikrate za yeeera vstal a pod ruznou zaminkou -yodel do sally se podivat na taneiti pary. Jeho pohled hledal Klaru, ktera se stala streclem pozornosti a laene sledoval kaddou Bali jejiho tela.

Ve stredu, dne 25. zdi.i 1903 Ani si valne ney Simal Kulaee, kterY dovedl se znovu a znovu Klary zmocniti, vytrvale bera ji k tanci a rozjakene ji vykladaje, jak je dnes St'asten a jak je to zde krasne, prave proto, de ona je zde. Byla take na,c1Sena, usinivalla, se idychtive pozorovala ruch kolem ni virici, ale obeas nemohla odolati, aby se mu nepodivala do modrych jeho oci, z kterYch se ji hlava Wei a ji okouzlovaly.

Cum dole trval tanec, tim jaksi ochotneji prijimala stisky jeho rukou a tim mono se branila, ji trochu vice k sobe vinul. Sice citila, de ji to vSak se tome brdniti, jak si umiriovala. Rozumela jeho naradkam,- ktere v ni probouzely nepokoj. Naradel na to, jak mu uearovala, jak na ni mysli a po ni toudi a to ji draddilo a vznecovalo, ale v zapeti si vzpominala na napomenuti otcavo, aby byla s eem opatrna, de je to mluvka a de dadne hezei devee neni pied mm jisto.

Neverila sloe, de by bylo v:§e, co otec povidal, pravda, ale precc jen mela strach, aby si neudkodila a aby ji Kulde nezatahl do neja1:,• i • apne situace. Uklidriovalo ji, kdyd videla, jak ostatni dcerky a deny -rikednikii velmi rady s nim k tanci jdou a snim se vesele baveji a rekla si, de otec jiste prehanel, kdyd tolik zleho o Kulaeovi povidal.

V neeem piece byla nedUslednii. Rekla Kulaeovi, kam nejradeji nu, prochazku chodiva a kdyd se ji tazal, nebylo-li by ji mile, kdyby se s ni venku setkat v nepochopitelnem rozjakeni se zasmala, Pokraeovam. )0 -

To co y am lecjake slabe lacine tablety a vitaminy nemohou dat. Na ty bolesti predevAim ten zarueenY a 0,, svedeeny. etyrlek Bol-von dvojna.sobne freinosti a na tu slabost vnittne do cev, zil a svalir ten zazra ene posilriujici Zdravi-tamin. Jen to zkuste-uvidite!

Bolven a Zdravitamin maji v sobe grave to co potrebuji Yak slaba a bolava kolena! Neztracejte proto eas a zdravi a napiete si jeSte ted' o kombinaci leeiv Bolven a Zdravitamin za $9.88 rychlou poStou vyplacene pod zarukou.

Prilodte cash, money order, dek nebo na COD. Take do Kanady a aSSR je posilam.

EUROPEAN DRUGS Bretisla y Jelinek, esl. lekarnik 3255 — 10th W. SEATTLE 99, WASH.

Wednesday, September 25, 1963

V E S TN I K Reports from our Lodges, pr any other Reading Material to be published should reach the Editor, Saturday before the date of issue.

Address all matters to the Editor: P. O. Box 85, West, Texas.

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF SLAVONIC OF THE. STATE OF TEXAS

VESTNiK

FOUNDED 1897

--HERALD —

BENEVOLENT ORDER

Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 With Undeliv able Co p ies to SUPREME LODGE SPJST, P.O. Box 100, TEMPLE, TEX

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Progress is the keynote of our Order.4 We 'have had, and will have, an excellent year this year of 1963. The quota for Insurance sales was set at 3 million dollars. As of 1 September, $2,341,000 worth of insurance had been sold.

This puts us ahead of last year by $125,090 for the same period. It will probably be around October 15th before the full quota of 3 million is reached, with about 21/2 months to go in 1963.

By September 1st, we had gained 1,045 new members into the Order. District IV .exceeded their quota airing the month of July. District V and VII, exceeded theirs during September. District II, according to Vice President Joe B. Hejny, has exceeded theirs by this time (20 September).

Districts III and V will engage in a sales competition, starting October 1st, and running through November 30th, and the volume of sales will doubtless take a sudden, upswing during that period. It's friendly competition, and it's healthy and good.

From these figures we can see that our ,SPJST is indeed growing, and growing at a steady, ever-increasing rate.

For this growth we owe much to the "leg men" of the Order, the organizers who are out in the field contacting prospects. Tribute also goes to the cooperation of the Supreme Lodge, especially to tThe leadership • of Vice President Hejny, who is the head of all organzational work in the SPJST. At his urging, a fraternal seminar was recently completed in Temple, the results of which will no doubt reflected in still further growth of the Order.

Brother Hejny devotes much time, energy and travel time to his pursUits.

Last, but, by no means least, we tend to overlook a group of individuals without whom much of this work could not take place: THE WIVES of all the

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GINNYLEE I wonder, would your smile be half as sweet as hers, if you could take no step alone?

If you could scarcely stand upon your feet, would you still smile, or with selfpity moan?

Suer:. happiness she radiates, despite her handicap, her inability to get around.

Her smile is always bright, and she's as busy as a little bee.

But she will tell you her lovely talk, Another month, and she will learn to walk!

ganizers, who plan their family activities around their husband's visits to prospects; who keep the "home front" running smoothly during the absence of their !husbands. They sacrifice much; they inconvenience themselves; they are at home much of the time alone, while their husbands are wearing out shoe leather. I've heard many an organizer say that if it weren't for his wife's cooperation and understanding, he could not do what he does in the field. The same can be said for the wives in any home where she remains behind to tend the "family store." But it is especially true of those wives whose husbands hit the insurance trail AFTER a regular 8hour day or on Sunday. The editor's wife falls in the same category, and she Chas been a great 'help; in fact, without her looking after things at home, I could not go and attend the SPJ.ST furrtions that I do. She has spent many Sundays at home with the children. So, let us not forget our spouses when we begin passing ot.0 ;garlands of roses in tribute to the amount of work done by the menfolks.

They are, in a sense, the real heroes.

In a few short weeks, it is expected that the 1963 quota of insurance sales will be met and then exceeded by all

the districts. That's progress. Now; of course, you can always say: "It could've been better." Of course, it could. Anything can be improved upon. But somewhere, somehow, a natural limit is imposed on all things undertaken by man, and although fnere is always that lingering thought that it could have been better, we must reap some satisfaction in healthy, steady progress.

The S,P,T.ST is in fine shape. It will get even better: Figures do not lie. and they prove that we are definitel y growing. The efforts to grow, expand, modernize, and fulfill still greater tasks must continue to be made. The SPJST will meet its endieriges as it has in the paq,.and will continue to serve the needs of its. fraternally, promptly, and efficiently. + o The Czech Library of Texas is picking up steam. We received books this week from Dallas, and we are about to "inherit" a large collection here in West. In case I had not made it clear, we are definitely interested in ENGLISH-LANGUAGE material about or regarding Czechoslovakia, its inhabitants in EurOpe, in the USA, or in Texas, or anything relating to Czechs and their activities ANYWHERE. Go up into the attic, look around, dust them off, and send all Czech materials to me here in West. Beginning in this this issue, I'am acknowledging all materials from the donors. I am necessarily putting this listing in the Czech Section, under "Ceska Knihovna v Texasu." Find it, and I would advise clipping each listing, so that you might have a complete listing of all the books In the library. If you know of someone who may 'have any books or materials of the type I have written about, and they do not read the Vestnik, please advise them of this project. Of course, everyone is invited to -drop by and visit the "infant" library on their next trip to West. I can ,nearly always be found at the Cechoslovak Publishing

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Company, across , from he, City or will beworking at my home on North at vi8.,

TNtK

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This appeal shOuld haVe gone out ,,earlier: It should have been the goal of every lodge in our Order to send at least one representative to the State 'alent Contest at Seaton, Lodge 47, sp that they Might see the OMR, ritual, and quiet dignity with which these ' , ,-,contests are conducted. Every district .ean be rightly proud of its king and queen contestants; and every lodge ..11ould be represented to see the end re,sult of several months' planning and work. You Will have seen a number of .young people --- 'the future of the - SPJST put forth their ver y best, and .give their very all. I hope most of us Can say: "I was there, and I'm proud to haVe seen our youth in action."

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We made our first trip ' to Robstown, where District VII held their fall meeting, and where Lodge 117, Robstown, celebrated their 50th anniversary. It rained, all along the route, but of course, You can't see much of Texas from the highway. At any rate, we left about 24 hours before "Cindy" ,came ashore. We enjoyed our visit, and thank the fine people of the Robstown ,Jodge for their wonderful hospitality.

• * Reminder: The Czech-American Festival; Sunday, October 6th. Details elsewhere in this issue.

Note to people in the Dallas and 'Houston areas: Czech classes will be getting under way in your cities very shortly. See complete details in the -`Bulletin Board" and elsewhere in this 'issue, This is another project that deserves our support and active participation. How many times have I heard the lament: "I wish I kneW Czech a -'lot better." Here's your chance.

Comment by our 51/2 -year-old son: wish I was already you and could bring home the bacon."

0 ,.THE TEXAS FRATERNAL CONGRESS. The time is rapidly approaching for ,-;the annual Texas Fraternal Congress, which will be held this year at the ,Baker Hotel in Dallas, on October 24, —25, and 26tra, with registration combiencing on Wednesday, October 23rd on the mezzanine floor of the Baker, between 4:30 and 8:30 p.m. There will also be a reception for the delegates at `the Western Bohemian Lodge Hall, 9135

American-Czech Day at the 1963 State Fair of Texas in Dallas has been set for Sunday, October 6. Making plans for the round of special activities are (1. to r.) Ruth Chmelar in native Czech costume; Joe Ehrenberger, director of the Sokol Physical Training Program in Dallas and one of the top ten gymnasts in Texas; and Sid Pok-

laOnik, eh''ir: v,n of the AmericanCzech Day committee. 'Scheduled activities incinde a performance by the West High School Band during the program in the State Fair Coliseum from 10 :Lair. to I •.m.; a Festival in the Dallasite)). from 2 to 7 p.m.; and a program of folk songs and dances on the outdoor Mobil Stage at 5 p.m.

South Central Expressway on October 23rd, from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

A detailed program of the three-day congress will be published in this paper a week or so before the Congress gets under way.

Fraternally, Stanley Patak, President, TEC 10( AUTO INSPECTION BEGAN SEPT. 1 Vehicle inspection stickers for 1964 became available September 1 at official inspection stations all over Texas, Col. Homer Garrison Jr., director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said recently.

Col. Garrison said that since the vehicle inspection program 'began, traffic accidents resulting from defective vehicles had been reduced from 13 per

cent in 1951 to five per cent in 1962.

More thee five million vehicles registered in. Texas are required by law to be inspected at one of the 5,000 official stations between September 1. and April 1.6, 1964.

10( CZECH CANCUAGE CLASSES TO START IN DALLAS October 28, 1963, is the date set for the inauguration of Czeoh language classes in the Dallas area. The plans for this project have been in process for over a year, and me actually a continuation of similar projects cf the past few years. MI'S. Bessie Valcik was on of the prime movers behind early projects of this type. ,A number of key people have been hard at work laying the groundwork for these Czech classes. Some of the principals involved in launching this

Wednesday, September 25, 1963 year's classes are: Will A. Nesuda; Annie Zvolanek, Milos Halouzka, City Attorney H P. Kucera, Mrs. Josie Ka nkrlik, and others.

Modern language textbooks will be used. There will be two well-qualified lady instructors, who will teach the .r--month course witt=Tout remuneration.

Classrooms are available, either on weekday evenings in a centrally-located public school, or on Saturday,mornMgs in the cafeteria of the Great American Ins. Co. of America, at the corner of Live Oak and Olive, diagonally across from the Sheraton Hotel.

Detailed letters of information have been sent to a number of interested groups and organizations in the Dallas area. ?re-registration blanks were also sent cut. In a leaflet sent to the various group, these ,'g ighlights were set forth,: Purpose of the School 1. To deepen tt z.,e appreciation of the Czech heritage by emphasizing the contributions of the CzehhOslovak immigrants and of the following generations to the development of the United States and by highlighting the contribH.lohs the Czechoslovak Nation made 1o the overall world cUlture.

2. To give as much of the practical knowledge of the Czezh language as the circumstances permit.

3. To teach) appneclation of the Czechoslovak mr,sjt7, and folklore.

4. To raise future leaders of the American-Czech community in Dallas.

This course will cost 25 cents per s g sion per child. H there are more children from one family, the additional cost will be 5 cents for ea, -.:h additional child. If classes for adults .are eld, the tuition may be somewhat igher.

To .bc eligible to register, the only stipulation is that the child be of school age; for adults that they be willing to apply themselves and work with the teachers.

Completed registration forms are to be returned to Mrs. J. Kankrlik, 6831 E. Grand Avenue, Dallas. Any requests for further information may also be directed to Mrs. Kankarlik at DAvis 70772.

—The Czeo'n , School Committee (To both Houston and Dallas, where Czech classes are soon to begin, our best wishes for a successful course(s) of study. You are both to be congratulated! Brother Valcik in Houston, re,sumes his classes soon. See "Bulletin Board." — Editor.)

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Charter Member, Marie Bakar, Passes Marie (Junek) Balcar was born in Wesley, Texas, on April 7, 1873, where she attended school and was also confirmed. sh,e remembered well the small church at Wesley where she was married to Joseph. Balcar on November 21, 1893.

In 1917 Sister Balcar and her family moved from Wesley to Crosby, Texas, where they farmed for three years.

Tl]en they bought a farm near Sheldon, Texas, and moved, on it and lived there for 28 years. After 28 years they sold their farm and moved to Houston, where Sister Balear lived with one of her daughters. .Sister and Brother 13alcar had 10 five sons and five daughters..

One son , Randolph, and one daughter, Hermina, died at an early age. One son Edward, died in 1957. Her husband, Joseph BaR'ar, died September 10, 1960.

Sister Balcar has seven living , children, 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

When she was 82 years old, she underwent a serious operation from whir she successfully recovered.

Sister and Brother Balcar were admitted as Charter Members of the Order at Lodge Slovan at Snook, Texas.

When they moved to Sheldon, they transferred to Lodge Magnolia No. 65.

Sister Marie Balcar passed away September 3, 1963, in Houston. Mrs. Balcar was a member of Lodge Prapor Magnolia No. 65. Hyde Park Funeral Home of Houston, was in charge of the funeral services.

Mrs. Balcar is survived by her c'hilclren, Mary Pr.tr]oda, Joe Balcar, Annie Carr, Frank Balcar, Robert Balcar, Tracy Curtis, and Lydia Kristoff. )O(

LETTERS FROM THE PRESIDENT, DISTRICT III Ennis, Texas Dear Editor and Members: The fall meeting of District 3, set for September 29th at Cottonwood, should be a very interesting one. The state convention is less than one year away. Any changes in the by-laws should be discussed and suggestions passed on to the by-law committee.

The district meeting is the best way that individual lodges can consult with each other and discuss their needs. It

15 has always been the intention of the districts to work for the betterment of our fraternity, and many of the projects that have been carried out in the past, such as the Rest Home, have been brougat up and discussed for more thorough understanding at such district meetings. For this reason, we Strongly urge every lodge in District 3 be represented in the fall meeting.

Among the topics of interest will be the need of a state youth camp,for which District 3 has gone on record as a supporter; more adequate rulings concerning activities of the youth and their leaders; and rulings on outlining activities of districts.. These are a few of the suggestions brought to the attention of the district officers.

The program, as released by the secretary of the district, will be .punctual to expedite free discussion durin , g the afternoon period.

Fraternally yours, Alvin Nesuda, Pres.

District III 0( LODGE NO. 165, BEAUMONT Dear Members and Friends: Lodge 166 held their annual picnic Sunday, September 15, at the Texas Gulf Sulphur Picnic Area in Beaumont.

The picnic was a great success and we had a very, very nice. turnout. Among the out-of-town guests were Brother and Sister Skrabanek, Brother and Sister Sellik, Brother and Sister Kruse, and Brother and Sister (Jarda) Cerny.

We were delighted to thave the musical 'miracles, Brother Richard Kiesel and his accordion and Brother Paul Mahac and his guitar, and their families to entertain us. We were glad to have them arrive safe and sound after they told us that they had borrowed a car to get there and then had car trouble.

We certainly do appreciate all the trouble they went to to be with us.

Everyone certainly did enjoy the music provided by Richard and Paul. After we had all eaten, everyone who could sang Czech songs and others danced.

During the day, which started at 11:00 a.m., the children were busy playing on the swings, seesaws, and monkey bars. We even had some little ,fishermen trying their luck in the three ponds tin•t are on the picnic grounds.

The adults walked around visiting with everyone. We were glad to have our guests from out of town because we don't ,get to see them very often. In the meantime, chef Joe Perricone was filling the air with the aroma of barbequed chicken. That was enough to make us very hungry. Finally, the

'16 beans, potato salad, chicken, and all the trimmings were spread out and, the ;feast 'started — rand a' feast it was. Of course, we were supplied with plenty of beer and soft drinks.

After .eating, the women showed 11 eir skills at dart throwing. I don't believe that anyone made a record, but it w'as fun.

Our picnic was lots of fun. We were glad to see our guests and we were certainly glad to see Richard and Paul and appreciated the trouble they went to to be wits: us. I think everyone had lots of good food and an enjoyable day. I want to thank everyone who worked 'hard to make the picnic the success it was.

Fraternally yours, Sandra Watson 0( LODGE NO. 66, WOCO Dear Brothers and Sisters: Members of the Linden Choral Club met Monday evening with Mr. Morris, our director, at Linden Hall for the third time.

All members present signed in as charter members, and dues to defray the expense of sheet music, etc., were received by our treasurer, Sister Barbara Stanislay.

Mr. Morris said the Choral Club was progressing and that we will plan to sing a couple of songs at our district meeting at Cottonwood on September 29th, Fraternally, Frank Miller )O( LODGE NO. 4, HALLETTSVILLE

Dear Youth Readers, The last meeting was held SundaY, August 8, at 2 p.m. at the NYA building.

The trip to Seaton for the queen contest was discussed. Miss Shirley Holly, member cf our lodge, is to represent tine 6th District. With, a lot of interference in this community, such as weddings and church picnics on that day, we hope to iron out details for her to make the trip.

Our next meeting will be on October 13, at the NYA building at 1 o'clock in the evening. T:i.s will also be our birthday social for all who have had birthdays the last six months of the year. A lon:h will be served. All the ladies are asked to bring some pastry, as usual.

The door prizes went to Brother Chas. Galetka and the Youth prize went to Alvin Mikush, Jr. See you all October 13th.

Your Youth Reporter, Anthony Crones

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Listrict 7 Mtg., Robstown: District officers: Rear: Frank Sacky, vIce President (79); Pete Valchar, President (161); Frank Elsik, Treasurer (118). Front: Marcella Kleprhk, District Youth Director (133) ; Jaroslav Kleprlik, District Organizer (133), and Betty Jurica, Secretary (117).

LODGE 117, ROBSTOWN

501:11 Anniversary Program, September 15, 1963

A large number of people gathered at the Community Hall just outside Robstown to help that lodge celebrate the 50th anniversary of its organization. District Seven's fall meeting was held in conjunction with this celebration. All of the Supreme Lodge officers and their wives were present, as was Editor Nick Morris of West. To all of these people and to all who came to help us celebrate, our sincerest expressions of gratitude.

Here is the sequence of the program, as was presented by Lodge 117, Robstown, commencing at 2 p.m.: 1. Presentation of Colors — Boy SJout Troop No. 184 of Robstown.

2. Czech Songs 3. History (Both English and Czech) 4. Square Dancers — "The Country Squares" caller: Grant Schroeder of Banquete 5. Piano Duet _ "Barn Dance" by Marianne Rektorik and Sharon Rektorik Tom6. Solo -- Roseanne Mrazek my Stout 7. Guest Speaker — Mr. Marek, President, Supreme Lodge 8. Dance Number — Connie Hrncir

9. Solo — "Follow Me" — Barbara Malek, accompanied by Joanne Kocurek 10. Instrumental numbers — Johnny Knesek and son, Jerry, Grant Joos and son, Larry (Combo) 11. Chord Organ Medley -- Bruce Svoboda, Lodge 107, Floresville.

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History of SPJST 'Lodge 117, Robstown, Texas

The first minutes of our lodge are written as follows: The minutes of _ the 9th day of November, 1913, were written of our organized and accepted lodge to the Order of SPJST by Brother Secretary of the Supreme Lodge; J. R. Kubena.

After the lodge was accepted by the Order, the following : officers were elected for the year 1914: Adolph Berkovsky — President John Rektorik Vice President J. C. Grossman — Secretary John Veselka — Bookkeeper Louis Rektorik — Treasurer Rudol ph Mrazek -- Guide Jo■hn Mrazek — Inside Guard Outside Gurad Frank Veselka, It was announced that : the 2nd meeting will be held the 2nd Sunday in December, 1913, at the home of Brother John Rektorik. The regular dues of the lodge were set. They were 10 cents

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per member; but in the event more was needed, tine dues could be raised. The income was $20:80.; expenses $11.60.

The 'following Were accepted as members of the lodge, and promised to have their transfer papers at our December meeting: I. Tendler from Lodge 67 Frank Veselka from Lodge 52 John Veselka from Lodge 52 Rbsalie Veselka from Lodge 75 Adoinh, Berkovsky from Lodge 4 J. C. Grossman from Lodge 75 Anna Grossman from Lodge 75 The meeting was adjourned.

J. C. Grossman, Secretary Adolph, Berkovsky, Pres.

I1istrict 7 Organw men: Mary Janak, Pavelka, Bookkeeper.

. g( ID officers: Men: Victor Janak, V-P; Rudy Rektorik, PreSi,dent; George Pavelka, Treasurer. WoPeggy Knesek, Secretary; Mrs. George (Helen)

District 7 Mtg., Robstown: Youngest member of Lodge 117, Robstown is 21,4

month old Jeffrey Jerome Janak, shown with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Janak.

District 7 Mtg., IL ystown; _;-year:crier members, L to R: John Mrazek (117), Tom Mrazek (117), Rosalie 1 7 r,selk• (117), and Agnes Rektorik (117). All of those meMbers joined the Robstown lodge when it was organized in November, 1913.

The first 14 members were: John. Rektorik Agnes Rektorik Louis Rektorik Jennie Rektorik John Mrazek Rosalie Veselka Rudolph Mrazek Rozina Veselka Frank Veselka Jnbn Veselka, Adolph Berkovsky J. C. Grossman I. Tendler Six of our charter members are still living. They are John Rektorik, Agnes Rektorik, Louis Rektorik, Jennie Rektorik, John Mrazek, and Rosalie Veselka.

John Rektorik, one of our charter members has a record that would be

VP T N t K hard to beat. He served as on officer of the lodge from the beginning, 1913 until 1957, a total of 44 years. Of these 44 years, he served as president of our lodge for 41 years. In March, 1958, Brother John Rektorik was appointed honorary president of this lodge in recognition of :his many years of service.

Louis Rektorik served as an officer from 1913 to 1932, a total of 19 years.

John Mrazek served as an officer from 1913 until 1920, a total of 7 years.

The first meeting of the lodge was held at the home of Louis Rektorik the second meeting at the home of John Rektorik. The third meeting was held at tile Berkovsky School, arid the meetings were held there until 1919 After that the meetings were held at the Moravian Hall until last year when it was torn down. The meetings are now held at the Robstown Community Hall. The meetings were held monthly until 1948, and since then they have been held quarterly.

Throughout the years, donations have been given to the Red Cross, relief for people and orphans in Czechoslovakia, and to the SPJST Rest Home in Taylor.

Here is, an item of interest on how the lodge tried to have good attendance at their meetings: In the meeting of April, 1914, a motion was made and carried, that if the officers of the lodge are late to the meeting, or not present at the meeting, and do not have a good excuse, they would have to pay a penalty of 25c.

In 1916 a motion was made and accepted , t. at if members missed three meetings in suo:ession, the members would have to pay a penalty of 25c; officers 50c.

In 1919 a motion was made and accepted that if a member is able to come to the meeting but does not come for a whole year, or does not pay the bookkeeper his dues before the meeting, he must pay a penalty of $5.015.

How successful these methods were, the secretary's books do not reveal.

We have ten members who have belonged to SPJST for 50 years. Our 50year members have been given 50-year pins from the Supreme Lodge at several district meetings. We recognize the following 50-year members: F. J. Moravek Rosalie Veselka.

Albina Kalenda Tom Mrazek Jaro Rektorik

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Wilson Krncir, Herbert Rektoth:, at the back, center. Ladies: Sue Lou Harney.

District 7 Mtg., Robstown: .Youtlaul L to R: Sharon Rektorik, Marianne .Rektorik ; Barban Roseanne Mrazek, Connie Hrncir,

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Wednesday, September 25, 1963 Lillie Pavelka Jahn Mrazek John Blahuta John Rektorik Agnes Rektorik Mr. John Pavelka, who was also a 50-year member, passed away 1961.

He was a strong supporter of SPJST and he made and presented a gavel to our Robstown Lodge in March,, 1960, as a token of love for the ,SPJST. It is a fine piece of work, and the lodge is most grateful for tibis gift.

F. J. Moravek is our oldest member.

He will be 91 in October. He is making his home at the SPJST ReSt Home in Taylor. He served as an officer of our lodge for .19 years.

(For more on Brother Moravek, sec next week's Vestnik. — Editor). • Jeffrey Jerome Janak is our youngest member. He is about 2V2 months old. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Janak, and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Janak.

We have 86 adult members and 44 juvenile members. .:'he present officers are: Jaro Rele torik, President; Victor Janak, Vice . President; Mrs. Johnny Knesek, Secretary; Mrs. George Pavelka, Bookkeeper; George Pavelka, Treasurer; Mrs. Victor Janak, Reporter; Rudy Kalendo and Mrs. George Pavelka, Organizers.

(Prepared and read by Mrs. Herbert Rektorik)

District 7 Mtg., Re stown: Bruce Svoboda, of Lodge 107, Floresville, entertained with a medley of songs on his chord organ,

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District 7 Mtg., Robstown: Combo that entertained during the afternoon program: Johnny Knesek (acc.); Larry Joos (dr.); Jerry Knesek (el.); Crant Joos (tr.)

LODGE NO. 66, WACO Dear . Brothers and Sisters, Our meeting was held on .September 15, with President Brother Otto Hanus presiding. The Pledge was led

by Sharon Engelke, Joyce Gooke, and Zephyr Spence. The Lodge Pledge was led by Beverly Gaidusek, Frances Miller and Jean Spence.

Visiting with us were Brother Robert Cervenka, Director of District II, Mrs. Alma McDonald, Jane and Sue McDonald, and Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Richter. We were happy to have them, aid also Brother and Sister Alvin Nesuda who were here for the youth meeting. Visitors are always welcome.

A minute of silent prayer was given for Alois Schiller, Sister Juliene Hensel's father who died during the week, and also for the infant twin daughter of Brother and Sister Edward Gerik who died during the week. Our sympathy goes to these families.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read by Secretary RoSe Parma. They were approved .

A letter was read from the U-Neta Orchestra of Nebraska that played for our dance on September 1.

The youth leader, Sister Darlene Engelke reported that 39 youth and 21 adults went to "Six Flags Over Texas"

on August 25. She thanked the drivers who provided transportation for the trip. The .drivers were Brothers James Moore, Frank Parma, Chris Spence, Bennie Engelke, Leon Hensel, Edwin Narovec, Eugene Gerlich and Weldon Galler, Sister Polly Gaidusek, and M1.

John Kutni.

Sister Engelke reminded the members of Czech Day at the State Fair on October 6, District III meeting at Cottonwood on September 29 and State Talent Contest at Seaton on September 22. Our District Queen Frances Miller and King Alan Hensel will compete for the state title: They presented their skit at our meeting. It was very goOd and we wish them the best of luck at Seaton.

The youth were given permission to have a game night after one of our meetings.

The September Birthday Club members are: Sisters Annie Hanus, and Dorothy Gerlich; Brothers Dan Hanus, Eddie Mazanec III, Marvin Mattis, Joe Urbis, and Ray Moore. We sang "Happy Birthday" to them.

Brother Ed Mazanec reported that the newly organized Choral Club has over 30 members and meets every Monday night with Brother Nick Morris.

The officers are President, Bro. Ed.

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Mazanec; Ville-President, Bro. Roman Parma; Recording Secretary, Bro. Frank Miller, Librarian, Sister Libbie Parma, and Treasurer, Sister Barbara Stanislay.

The Board of Directors and the Entertainment Committee have a meeting on September 17. Tb'e Convention Committee will meet on September 24 at the Raleigh Hotel.

Brother Frank Miller read the minutes of the trustees' meeting.

A motion was made and carried that our next meeting date be changed to the fourth Sunday in OctOber, the 27th.

The Holland. Lodge will hold their grand opening of their hall on our regular meeting date, October 20th, and many of our members are planning to go to Holland for the dedication.

Sister Dorothy Moore of the Sick Committee reperted that Brother Bill Sykora had been in the Ildspital, but is doing better now at h'ome. Sister Frances Moore has been confined to the bed for about two weeks with pneumonia. She has recovered and was at our meeting.

Brother Robert Cervenka said a few words to us about our business meeting and our youth activities.

A motion was made and carried that we have our Christmas Party on December 14.

The door prizes were won by Brother Otto Hanus and Joyce Goeke.

The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.

The youth clubs had their meetings and supper was served.

A game night was held after the supper. Everyone seemed to enjoy himself.

Remember our next meeting date on the fourth Sunday, October 27th, No cards will be sent out so mark this change on your calendar now.

May God bless you!

Yours fraternally, Dorothy Gerlich )O( I3UCKH.OLTS LODGE NO. 15

Dear Members and Friends, The regular meeting of the Buckbolts Lodge was held Sunday, Sept 8, 1963, at 2:00 p.m.

The meeting was ! called to order by t!':e Vice President, L. J. Shiner, in the absence of President Stalmaeh.

The minutes were approved as read.

We would like for the members of the property committee to be present at the next meeting, as well as all the Meetings.

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The next, meeting will be held Sunday, Oct. 13, 1963 at 2:00 p.m.

Yours truly, Gladys Schiller, Reporter ) 0 (-LODGE 116, GALVESTON Dear Sisters and Brothers: By now, 1- am sure, you know that Lodges 146 and 62, respectively, will be hosts to the Dl;friet V meeting on Sunday, Octo1. 13, 1963, at 'cm EreA„ ery workers' on Heard's Lane, a to each of you an and that we e invitation to Hend.

We are prc.sei lag a few snansbc,.; of our local late: ,.vho will parjeip2

quired 37 trophies and 28 medals.

Debra is a nrospectiVe men of our Order.

Miss Martha Jennings, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Jennings of La Marque, is a talented ballet, tap, and modern ,dan.::er. She is a new member in the SPJST, and an asset to our organization, as well as being active in our Youth Club.

Debra Lynn Nix, daughter of and Mrs. J. C. Nix, is 9 years old, the sixtb, grade, and an accomplished strutter and twirler. she placed second in her age division in strutting in the nationwide United ,States, Twirling Association contest in Jackson,- Miss., on August 10, 1963. In her 18 months of strutting and twirling she has ac-

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of Mr. and --;on, Texas, is our V. loembla , aild is looking fOrsVaid to being active in our Youtli Club. He has a brother and sister who are members, but, photos were unavailable.

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Fraternally, Mrs. Edna Urbanic, Youth Club Director

WecinesdO, SePteMber 25, 1963 PROGRESS REPORT FROM DISTRICT SEVEN Dear ,Sisters and Brothers: Today I have a little surprise for you.

I am most happy to announce Chat we ‘have already reached our quota for tThis year, in fact, we are a little over. It is the result of our hard-working organizers, but one of them deserves our special thanks. His name is Alvin Zidek. As you knew, he is a member of Lodge Rozkvet Zapadu No. 107, Floresville. This year he has sold a total of $156,000.00 worth of insurance, i.e., 52 per cent of UL-le whole quota. That's really something; I am sure that the whole district is proud of him.

Brother Alvin, I wish to compliment you and to thank you for your splendid record in selling insurance. The fact that your sales have increased during this year is solid proof of your excellent sales work. On this occasion I wish to express to you my personal appreciation of your alertness, your progressive spirit, and your wholeLoarted cooperation.

In August we had these active organizers: Brother Alvin Zidek $52,000.00 Brother L. F. Pustejovsky 3,000.00 Sister Helen Pavelka 2,000.00 Sister Marie Blanar 1,000.00 Brother E. J. Gaydos 1,000.00 Brother Frank C. Sacky 1,000.00 Sister Tillie Valch.ar 1,000.00 Sister Gardena Kristof 500.00 Congratulations sisters and brothers, and many thanks for your efforts and ttbe nice work you have done. Sister Kristof, it is very nice to ave. you back again. I hope you will find some more good prospects. Good luck to all of you, and if there is ever a time you feel I could be helpful, I hope you will call upon me.

Fraternally yours, Jaroslav District Organizer ) 0- ( HOUSTON LODGE POKROK NO, 88 Dear Vestnik Readers: Our monthly Lodge meeting, held Friday night, September 13, was well attended. However, we would like to see more of the members come out to these meetings. Remember we have free snarks and refreshntents after the meetrn.g. The Youth Club members Lave their meeting the same night; therefore it makes it nice for the whole family to come out.

We are happy to report that Brother Alfred Hilsher is home from the hospital and feeling fine. We missed bro-

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ther Hilster at the lodge meeting Friday night, Tills first absence from a meeting in a long, long time.

Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. Miss Raeine Olgesby became the bride of Robert Er-Usher, son of brother and sister Alfred and Birdie Hilshcr.

John the Divine Church in River Oaks was the scene of the wedding. Robert was very active in the Youth. Club and also served as the president, and the leader for a few years. He did a wonderful job with the Youth Club. Congratulations to this fine couple!

Saturday night, September 14, the Knights of Dixie provided some wonderful dance music, for our dance here at Lodge 88. We met a lot of new friends and .hope they come back.

Monday night, the Choral Club met for the weekly rehearsal. After the rehearsal we were honored to meet Mrs. Arnost Barak and Mrs. Josephine i\4111r elcak of Czechoslovakia. They spent three months 1- .-ere in our country visiting with their two brothers and tl:reir families, Mr. Chas. Holasek of Corpus Christi, and Mr. Joseph Holasek of West. We were happy to meet them.

We learned that Mr. Joseph Holasek is the publisher of this good Vestnik.

Good work, Mr. Holasek!

We wish to remind all the Houston area residents that the Czech course will resume on Monday night, Sept.

30th. Mr. Stephen Valcik haS volunteered his time to teach. the sixteen weeks of the Czech course. If any of you would like to enroll or know of someone, who would, contact Mr. Stephen . Vahrik, UN 2-4815. We can assure you that you never will regret it.

The Entertainment Committee is making plans to have a supper, and Mr. Valcik has volunteered to scow films of Europe and pictores of Holland.

Watch for. further details.

Make plans to attend the Fall District V meeting in Galveston, Sunday.

October 13th.

Fraternally, Evelyn Vornsand, Entertainment Committee Reporter ) 0( NEWS FROM LODGE FOKROK TIOUSTON NO. 88, September 19. , 1963 After opening and examining all the bids for the construction of our new lodge building the building committee decided to let the contractor and architett cut the cost of construction to $185,000.00. Whereupon the agreement will be signed with the contractor and

actual construction will begin, which will probably be next week. Since our loans and finances are not near the $185,000.00 mark I am again appealing to our membership for further cash or certificate loans. Any interested member may contact any lodge officer or any member of the finance committee and we will be grateful to you.

In my April report I acknowledged the gift from brother A. R. Hamusek in the amount of $100 which should have been a loan. I hope brother Hamusek will forgive me.

Contributions to the Memorial Fund of Lodge Fokrok Houston No. 88 were received from the following donors: Three devoted friends from Dallas in memory of Brother and Sister Frank and Teresia.- Olexa — — $25.00 Brother and Sister Floyd and Lillie Pryor Building fund gift 10.00 In memory of departed Sister Mary Rueky: Brother - Sister Frank Dvorak 3.00 Brother - Sister F. J. Olexa — 3.00 10.00 Birthday Club Sisters — — Brother Joe Fusig, Building Fund Gift — — — 3.00 In memory of the departed Sister Mary Malinak: 3.00 Brother - Sister F. J. Olexa Total last quoted amount in the memorial fund Less the amount of loan instead of gift

$57.00 $1,721.00 100.00

$1,621.00 At present time the memorial $1,678.00 fund has Let me express my heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved families, and my sincere thanks to the gracious donors.

Fraternally yours, F. J. Olexa, B'Alding Fund Chairman ) 0 (, LODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD Dear Members, Our big day is ahead of us. It is September 29, wren our District Three Meeting will be held for the first time at our Lodge.

I will ask all the sisters who are on the kitchen committee to please be at the hall by 7:30 o'clock in the morning, to help prepare our lunch. If some of you can't come maybe you can ask someone to take your place. If some of the members who are not on the kitchen committee can work and want to, just let us know. We would appreciate it very much.

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time deciding what all they could eat I must close and 'help 'harvest our cotton. I hope to see all of you on and may we say we certainly appreSeptember 29, at the District Three ciated the wonderful attendance and support from all of you. Thanks and Meeting. come again.

Fraternally, After the' meeting a delicious supper Martha Monthei, was served by Sister Genora and BrothChmn., Kit:hen Comm. er Jerome Rejcek, followed up by our 0 family fun WELCOME TO COTTONWOOD Now we'll be looking forward to our LODGE NO. 6 next dance on October 5th, which will As secretary of Cottonwood Lodge No. be a V inobrani or harvest dance, so 6, I welcome you all to our District III cone one and all to have yourself a meeting on September 29th.

Members of each lodge in our district grand ole time. Music will be furnished by • the John Rejcek Orchestra. We as well as of er distriAs are ciffdially invited. We hope it will be a fine day guarantee you a good time. Su you ti: en. and a fine meeting as well.

Fraternally, Of course, we hope all the supreme Lillian Hamusek Ledge Officers will be here, too. )O Hoping to see you here, I remain, Fraternally yours, Mrs. Marie Drews • ) 0( SCIdEDHLE OF FALL DISTRICT LODCE NO. 34, DALLAS MEETINGS Dear Sisters and Brothers: We held our regular monthly meetDISTRICT 1 ing last Sunday, September 15th. We District I meeting will be held in New were very pleased to see such a nice Tabor, Lodge No. 17, Sunday, October 'attendance again.

27th beginning at 1 p.m. Business It seems everyone is ready to setmeeting will be held first, followed by tle down to a. regular routine of school Mrs. Matejka's youth program. and vv iiat have you, so perhaps our atE E. Krenek, Secty.

• • tendance will even increase at the next meeting. Thanks to all those who make District III this special effort, and a special thank Sunday, September 29 at Lodge No. 6, you to all the teenagers who honored Cottonwood. , • us with their attendance. This was a pleasant surprise and we do hope we District V see all of You at the next meeting.

Sunday, October 13th — Host lodges 146 and 62, Galveston. Brewery WorkThe biggest surprise came when the Teenage Club president, Larry Pete, ers' Hall, 7201 Hoard's Lane, Galveston • • presented our Brother President — DISTRICT VI with great pride — a cheek in the The fall meeting of District 6 will amount of $1,500 as a gift to the Mothbe held Sunday, November 3, 1963_ at er Lodge for the purpose of remodeling Hillje. Lodge Cechoslovan No. 40 is our lodge home.

This money was earned during the sponsoring the meeting. The meeting will commence promptly at 1 p.m. recent princess contest and you can bet the teenagers are mighty proud to be LODGE NO. 130. DALLAS able to contribute to the Mother Saturda.y, September 28 — Annual Lodge.

Coronation Ball at Sokol Athletic CenThanks a million to all of you and I ter, 7448 Greenville Ave.. Dallas. am sure the members will put this 10( money to some real good use.

LODGE 80, HOLLAND Also a sincere thank you is due all Sunday, October 20th — Grand openthe wonderful members who so gracing - dedication of new lodge hall. iously denoted all that delicious food 1 0( for our Smorgsbord dinner held September 1. Labor Day weekend.

NOTICE TO DISTRICT THREE: For those attending the fall district It's always gratifying to see such great Cooperation from the member- meeting at Lodge 6, Cottonwood, here ship and it's small wonder that the are the directions: Take the WEST. exit off Interstate, dinner was so successful.

Highway 35, and you will be on West There was such. a great variety of Oak Street, th ,e principal avenue leadfood that all the guests had a hard

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Wednesday, September 25, 1961 ing into the city of West. Cross the railroad tracks, go three (3) blocks to a sign directing you to Cottonwood on FM 2114. Make a left turn here, and go three miles to a fork in the road.

Take the right fork, whicin is gravelled, make another sharp right; go about one-t.:all mile to the Cottonwood Lodge hall. If you get lost, ask anyone in the West area and they wilidirect you.

—Editor ) 0 NOTICE: DISTRICT III Dear Brothers and Sisters, The SPJST District III fall meeting will be held at Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood, Sunday, .Elepteniber 29, 102.3.

Each Lodge in our District, as well as all other Districts are asked to be present.

The following is an outline of the activities for Sunday, September 29th: 10:00 a.m. Sharp.

Meeting called to order Presentation of colors Welcome by Lodge 6 Welcome by District III President Introduction of Supreme Officers and Visitors Roll Call of Officers Roll Call of Lodges Reading of Minutes Reading of Correspondece Treasurer's Report Organizer's Report Youth Leader's Report 12:00 Adjournment for Lunch 1:30 p.m. Youth Program Guest Speaker Old Business New Business Nominating Committee Placement of Next Meeting Adjournment Please remember the date — Sunday September 29, 1963, at Cottonwood Lodge No. 6. We hope everyone makes a special effort to attend this meeting.

Fraternally yours, Alvin Nesuda, President, Dist. III, by: Rosemary Spence, Secretary )O( LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON The fall session of the Czech course will open at Lodge Pokrok on September 30th. All interested members are Asked to enroll on or before September 30th. ) 0( CZECH CLASSES IN DALLAS Czech language classes are due to start in Dallas the latter part of October. See details elsewhere in this issue.

Wednesday, September 25, 1963 BIRTHDAY CLUE SISTERS LODGE, 88, HOUSTON Card party, October 2nd, from 10 a.m. to 2 p:m.

Kolaehe bake sale, Sunday, October 5th.

Birthday Club Meeting _ Oct 5th. _) 0 (

VESTNIK brought a total of $46.00. The final bid was submitted by the Supreme Lodge.

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Kahanek,, HT, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kahanek„fr., of Honston, (member of Lod ge Pokrolz, Houston No. 88), was confined to the Heights Hospital the evening of Thursday, Sept.

12 as a result of a freak accident. A "-inch pipe forced by 260 pounds of spring pressure was thrust against his nose and mouth causing considerable damage to his lips, gums, teeth and nose, nesessitating 16 stiteaes to repair and reshape his lower lip. He is progressing satisfactorily. He ',has has resumed his studies as a freshman at the University of Hoi;ston, College of Engineering. ire is an honor student with 9 hours credit in math, having passed 3 advanced placement tests Prior to enrolling at the University. )0(

Bro. Eugene I ati , ;ika, 01: LI 35, Ek, prepares to "burn th- mort p Ige," after receiving a "clear mortgage" from Bro. Raymond Urbanovsky, Supreme Lodge Secretary. Mortgage burning ceremonies took place at the Elk lodge on September 8, 1963.

The Rev. Fred Bomar officiated at the double-ring, ceremony. Mrs. I. V. Barron was organist, and Alfred Ciccanti, soloist, provided traditional wedding music. The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Gene Edward Ailikeska. Miss Linda K. Mikeska served her sister as maid of honor. Wayne Vrba, brot .cer of the bridegroom, was best man.

After the ceremony, a reception was !held at the •SPJST Hall in Seaton. A buffet dinner was served during the 'evening. The Eric Honza Orchestra of Ennis provided the music for the wedding dance.

The bride is a graduate of Rogers • High School and aittended Temple Junior College. She has been recently employed in Austin. bridegroom is a graduate of St. Edwards University in Austin, and is presently employed by the Humble Corp. in HoUston. They will make their home in Houston.

Sandra Ann and her family are all -100 per cent memberS of the SPJST, Lodge No. 47 in Seaton. (Submitted by Mrs. Ed Mikeska). ) O(

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Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf Vicha Jr. of Elk returned home from a few days vacation to Colorado Springs, Colorado. They visited their ,daughter and son-in-law and grandson, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Lel-Li-mann, and Jeffrey.

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Brother John 'Marek, member of Lodge 6, Cottonwood, has been in the Veterans Hospital in Marlin for over a month, and is on the road to recovery.

He wishes to acknowledge and thank the following friends for their visits to the hospital: his son, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Marek and family, Mrs. Joe Mynas, Mrs. John Pa y las, Mr. and Mrs. Clements Deiterman, Mrs. Jodie Deiterman, Mrs. Julie Girard, Mr. and Mrs. John Krizan, Mr. and Mrs. David Novak, Mrs. Joseph Bukovjan, Mrs. Frank Prasifka, Mrs. H. J. Kozelski, all of the West area.

At the cakewalk at Lodge 117, Robstown, on September 15, a beautiful cake with the "SPJST" emblem on it,

Mrs. Sandra Ann (Mikeska) Vrba (p) MIKESKA-VRHA WEDDING AT TEMPLE, Miss Sandra Mikeska and Donald Edward Vrba exchanged wedding vows at St. Mary's Catolic Church in Temple, August 31st. Sandra is the .daughter of Mrs. Edward Joe Mikeska of Rogers and the late Mr. Mikeska, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward John Vrba of Temple.

HerMan Baethe Frank Beran Marie Blanar Mrs. Joe Blazek C rrie Donacik Albert Bristik C. S. Bubenik Joe Cieslewitz Mrs. A. Franck E. J. Gaydos Ben Halamicek Anna Havlik Helen Hegwood Edwin Holub E. R. Jakubik Ben Jarma Jaro. Kleprlik Fr, Klinkovsky Dennis Korenek Lillian Kosarek J. J. Kostohryz Leo Krause Gardena Kristof Joe Krivanek Lillian Kruse

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84 $225,060.90 September 1st., 1963 Fraternally yours, Joe B. Hejny — )O( ORGANIZERS' MEETINGS Organizers present at the meeting held at El Campo, September 10, 1963: J. F. Fiala E. P. Sralla Method Dornak . Joe Hadash Sophie Hradeeky Mary Mrnustik Mrs. J. W. Krutilek Leo Krause Joe B. Hejny Tgnac Senkyrik Organizers present at the meeting held in Fast Bernard, September 11: I. G. Foytik Stanley Bartos Elsie Brdecka Louis Koval!

Mrs. Stan. Bartos Justus Urbish Leo Krause Organizers present at the meeting held in Corpus Christi, September 16: Mrs. Fr. Sacky John Stasa Taro. Kleprlik .

Frank Sacky Joe B. Hejny Organizers present at the meeting held in Wm Mott, September 19: Edmund Marek Otis Ceska E. G. Mazane:', Emma Ceska George Mikeska Emil Hanus Mrs. Emil Hanus Chris Spence Mrs. C. Spence Otto, Hanus Frank Kofnovec Johnnie Gai.dusek J. J. Kostohryz Joe Dujka A. M. Vrla.

John Mach Mrs. John. Mach Nick Morris Joe B. Hejny Fraternally, Joe B. Hejny

Seaton will be behind, us. We certainly are looking forward to it and have 'worked hard practicing our beseda.

We are having our King and Queen Coronation Bali this coming Saturday, Sept. 28. The different committees have been hard at work arranging all th..e final details. The spirit of cooperation has been wonderful and everybody wants to do his or her part.

This is a big event, in our Youth Club. I woad like to extend a special invitation to each of you to attend.

Make your plans now for Saturday, Sept. 28 to go to the King and Queen's Coronation Ball at the Sokol Athletic Center, 7448 Greenville Ave., Dallas, Texas.

See you all there!

Kathy Vrla, Secretary )Or

These two boys .rota Lodge 54, West, are Robert Kocurek and Jimmie Nemec.

These two young. own are taking music lessons at Chuck Harding's Music School in Waco. They recently partieipated in a talent contest, sponsored by the school, at Geneva Ball in Elm Mott.

Rose Mary Marek, also of Lodge 54, participated in the competition. Jimmie (accordion) is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vine Nemec. Robert is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kocurek, all of West.

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Dear Brothers and Sisters, On September 28, the SPJST Lodge 130 Youth Club is 'having their annual King and Queen Coronation Ball. We have worked very hard for this event and we hope to see many familiar faces from the surrounding lodges. It will be a grand occasion, and I am very proud to be a part of it.

Our new King and Queen will be crowned with wishes and good fortune, and our last year's Queen will step aside, knowing that some one is continuing with her work.

So, ya'll kick up your feet and swing over to our lodge for a real good time.

Fraternally yours, Cindy Sebetka LODGE 130, DALLAS Dear Readers, Things are really buzzing at the Lodge 130 Youth Club in Dallas!

By the time you read this letter, our trip to the State Talent Contest in

LODGE 130, DALLAS Dear Friends: We are ready to go to Seaton to compete in the State Contest. We have been working hard and we have improVed greatly.

On September 28th we will have our King- ' and Queen's Coronation Ball.

We have . been working hard on the decorations. The Ball , starts at 9:00 and . the Coronation will be at 9:30.

There will be several door prizes.

A. goulash supper will be served as well as sandwiJiles. We thank Sisters Illasta Maca and Helen Krutilek for volunteering to work in the kitchen and helping decorate. I hope that the ball will be a success and that I will see many of my friends from other Lodges.

Fraternally, David Podhrasky )0 ( LODGE '66, WACO Dear Readers: On September 15 Lodge No. 66 held tt:eir monthly meeting, with President Brother Otto Hanus. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Joyce Goeke, Queen Zepihyr Spence, and Sharon Engelke. The Lodge Pledge was then led by: Beverly Gaidusek, District III Queen Frances Miller and Jean Spence.

We had as our guests Brother Robert Cervenka, Sister and Brother Nesuda and Betty and Sue McDonald.

After the adult meeting the youth had a meeting and decided to have a Christmas hayride and caroling party, and to exchange gifts at the Christmas party. The meeting was then adjourn.ed and everyone enjoyed a very nice meal.

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Dist. III YAD: Boys, Henry Breitkreutz (35), Sannual George (92), Larry Mynarcik (6), Richard Mikeska (6). Girls, Betty Joyce Pavellta (35), Barbara Martinek (92), Jeanette Krizan (6), Ruthie Schuetz (6).

Dist. III YAD: Boys, Gene Edward Pavelka ( 3 5), Marcus ret (154) Alan Hensel (66), Donald Steinman (154). Gir:'s, Barbara Breitkrentz 35), Carol Mason (54, 1962 Queen), Frances Miller (66) Georgia Kubala (92).

I must close now for school has started and I have a lot of things to do and not enough time to do them.

May God bless you all.

Before I close, I would like to remind you of our District III meeting to be held on September 29th at Cottonwood. Hope to see you there.

Yours truly, Zephyr Spence ) 0( LODGE 166, WACO Dear Readers, I am sorry I have not written sooner.

I am a junior at Richfield High School and keep very busy with homework.

I thought I would let you know that our lodge is starting a choral group, under the direction of Mr. Nick Morris.

We meet every Monday night at Linden Hall. The time is 7:30 p.m., for any Lodge G6 member. How would you like to join? Daes for the Club are 50 cents per month. It is worth both the time and money.

I have to close now. I just wanted to let you know I hadn't forgotten to write, but just didn't have time.

Yours truly, Jean Spence, Lodge 66

25 LODGE NO 130, DALLAS Dear Readers: The Youth Club meeting was called to order by President Podhrasky at 2 u clock on Sunday September 8th. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Milton Vrla Jr. After the minutes from the August meeting were read, the minutes from a special called meeting were read and approved. The unfinished business concerned mostly the coronation going to be held September 28th.

'T.he dance will start at 9:00 p.m., and the coronation will be held at 9:30.

Music will be furnished by John Rejcek and his orchestra. Everyone is inL vited so I hope I will see all of you out there.

After our next meeting it was decided to serve giblets and gravy. The next meeting will be held the second Sunday in October bemuse of the Fair.

Fraternally, Elaine Tupy )O( TEENAGE CLUB, LODGE NO. 84 Dear Teenagers, The time has come when all good things must come to an end. You probably know by now that I'm talking about summer vacation. It seems just like yesterday that I was telling my books goodbye and how I just couldn't wait to get home to put on my shorts.

But as I said before, all good things must come to an end. Now it's back to books, study, football games, parties, dances, etc. (You know, it might not be so bad after all.)

The teenagers at Lodge No. 84 have gotten back into the swing of things by starting off wi6b our monthly meeting September 15th.

Plans for the month were discussed and an invitation from the teenagers at Lodge No. 130 was read. The Lodge No. 84 members were invited to attend their Princess Ball which will be held September 28th. It was decided that we would make this an activity and all are urged to attend. I hope everyone will make plans to be there and I'd like to thank Cathy Vrla, 130's secretary, for the invitation.

After all other business was cleared away the big problem was discussed and that was, "What were we going to do with the money from the Princess Ball held last July?" It was finally decided that we would give $1,500 to the Mother Lodge for major repairs. The check was presented by the president of the Teen Club, Larry Petr, to the President of the Lodge Bro. Cyril Pokiacinik.

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Good luck to all of you and I'll be seeing you.

Your Reporter, Jeanne Hamusek —) 0 ( NEWS ABOUT THE CZECH FESTIVAL As previously announced, theis year's Czech festival will be held on Sunday, October 6th. It will be held in the Coliseum, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. The program in the Coliseum will start at Ha.m.

From 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., the second half of the Festival will take place at the Bandshell, as was the case last year.

Food and refreshments will be served at the Bandshell, and an orchestra made up of musicians from three different bands will perform. (Charlie Adamcik, Erich Honza, and Johnny Sebetka).

The Czech and Moravian Besedas will be danced on the outdoor mobile stage from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

The principal attraction in the Coliseum will consist of a 20-piece concert orchestra, made up of professional musicians, playing classical and light classical Czech, music.

As was the case last year, October Gbh is also "West, Texas Day" at the State Fair, and a large delegation of West citizens are expected to attend.

Details and program sequence will be published as soon as they are available.

Publicity Committee Czech Festival 1963 )0(

FNECROLOGY RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY We, the members of Lodge Jaro 130 Dallas, Texas, with to express our most heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed sister, ROSE HOLOTIK, who passed away on August 28, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 81.

She was born in Czechoslovakia and Caine to the United States in 1905.

Funeral services were held from the St. Monica Parish Church and interanent was in Calvary Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include two daughters;

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two sons; 31 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.

May our departed sister zest in peace.

Hugo Schefcak, Stanley Hulovec, Will Nesucla, --Resolution Committee RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned members of the resolution committee of Lodge Nu, 68, Nelsonville, in behalf of all members of our lodge, hereby express our deepest sympathy to tdee family of our departed brother, Z A. KRAUSE, who passed away at his home here on September 4, 1963, at the age of 69.

Funeral services for Bro. Krause were held on September 6 at 3 p.m. at Bellville, with Rev. C. H. Rose officiating.

Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Leslie Reibenstein of Sealy; 2 grandchildren; sister and 2 brothers. His wife preceded him in death in 1961.

Brother Krause was a faithful member of this lodge for many years and will be sadly missed by all.

May he rest in peace.

T. M. Karnas Louis Albert Ben Maresh —Resolution Committee )0( RESOLUTI'ON O. F SYMPATIIY We, the undersigned resolution *committee of Lodge Pakro.k Houston No. 88, wish to extend our deep heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed- sister, MARIE MALINAK. She passed away after a lengthy illness September 10th at the age of 82 years.

Services were held at the Heights Funeral Chapel with Rev. E. P. Simon officiating. She was laid to rest in the Holy Cross Cemetery September 11th, 1953.

She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. F. Bravenec, Mrs. 0. Crenwelge, Mrs. H. Faigl, and L. Wernil; one son, Milton Malinak; four sisters and three brothers, and 22 grandchildren.

Sister Marie Malinka was a faithful member since 1914, and she always will be remembered. May she sleep in peace.

Frances Olexa, Anna Vrla, Irene Slovacek, Resolution. Committee Lodge Pokrok No. 88

Wednesday, September 25, 1963 RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned resolution committee of Lodge Pokrok Moulton No. 27, in behalf of our members, wish to express our sympathy to the bereaved family of their husband, father and grandfather and our departed brother, CHARLES BERAN, who passed away at the Shiner hospital August 27th at the age of 74 years, 11 months and 21 days.

Funeral services were held August 29th at St. Joseple's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Emil Vinklarek officiating. Interment was in the Moulton Catholic Cemetery.

May our departed Brother rest in peace, Frank Jilek, Jr. jim Filipp Frank C. Wagner —Resolution Committee )0(

Cultural Notes Forty-seven American journalists, led

by Mr. Edgar S. Bayol, director of the American Newspapers -Study Mission, paid a brief visit to Czechoslovakia in June in the course of an European tour.

The 'group met with Czechoslovak journalists and was received by Major Adolf Svoboda of Prague.

0 A new proauction of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" opened at the Natienal Theatre on May 27. It will be part of the cycle of Shakespeare's works to be given in the 400th anniversary year of 1964.

• • The Gustav Brom Jazz Orchestra took part in the jazz festival in Manchester in June. Vie ensemble has been heard in twelve countries'.

Three Czechoslovak scientists have returned from a year-and-a-half . in the Antarctic. They are Dr. Antonin Mrkos, Dr. Alois Koci, and Dr. Pavel Chaloupka. Their investigations of cosmic radiation and of the earth's magnetism were made at soviet antarctic stations, and were part of preparations for "The Year of the Quiet Sun" which, begins in 1964. This was the third Czechoslovak antarctic expedition.

Fourteen amateur puppetry groups took part in the fourth festival of Prague puppeteers in June.

The 80th Anniversary of the Birth of Franz Kafka, Prague-born German writer of "The Trial" and "The Castle,"

Wednesday, September 25, 1963 brought together Kafka scholars from many European countries for a twoday conference sponsored by the Cabinet of Modern Philology of Charles University. Among those presenting papers were Ernst Fischer of Austria, Roger Garaudy of France, Anna Seghers of East Germany, and Prague's expert on German, literature, Eduard Goldstucker.

Max Brod, Kafka's closest friend and the original editor of his works now living in Israel, regretfully declined an invitation to attend because the opening of the conference, May 27th, coincided with his 78th birthday celebrations.

One of Britain's most enterprising tjbieatre personalities, Anthony Richards (A Taste of Honey) of The Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, was a May visitor to Czechoslovakia. He came as a representative of the British Arts Council, to take a quick look at the way provincial theatres are run, particularly in industrial towns with problems similar to Coventry's.

In the steel town of Ostrava, he was most struck by the production of Robert Bolt's "A Man for All Seasons." Of the performances he saw in Prague, he liked best "The War With the Newts," while n. he hopes to put on in. Coventry.

He also requested the texts of a number of Czech and Slovak plays, among them Milan Kundera's "The Keys to the House," and Pavel Kohout's "Around the World in Eighty Days." )O( I'LL TAKE TEXAS CZECHS . .

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(We bring you here an article published in a Houston paper during June of this year. The article was sent to us by Mrs. Karla Kraft of Crosby. The author of the article seems to be a regular lady columnist for the newspaper, but her name is not given.

Thank you, Mrs. Kraft. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Editor).

Czechs have contributed much to the advancement of Texas.

The Czechs, with an inherent aptitude for husbandry and handicraft, settled the blacklands and upper coastal plains belts from Denton to Brownsville.

More than 90 per cent live in 32 contiguous counties. Out of 252 predominantly Czech communies, 22 are in Fayette County. Lavaca, Austin, Burleson, 'Williamson, Wharton, McLennan, Ft. Bend, Bell and Victoria counties each have between six and 13 Czech communities.

VESTN I< These energetic Texans are interested in everything that pertains to good living: Religion, education, spiritual development of every kind, public affairs, economic growth, and personal participation in politics all go to make. up the Czech way of life.

Much of this concept is expressed in the Sokol organization. Literally the word ::Sokol" Means falcon, symbolizing lofty ideals. The motto: "A sound mind in a sound body," is linked with the belief that men who play fair will never quarrel or kill.

Stand Up to Be Counted Of all European people, the Czechs are said to be the bast qualified for democratic government. Few Texans of Czech descent ever stay away froM the polls when it comes time to stand up and be counted!

In 1947 it was my good fourtune to become acquainted with the late Jan Masaryk, then minister of foreign affairs in Czechoslovakia. We met aboard the Cunard liner Queen Mary. Only recently did I learn that he had visited our state in 1942.

If an unselfish man ever lived, it was he. His modest demeanor and deep, true humility endeared him to all who knew him on the voyage.

Mr. Masaryk was ascentic in his tastes. He ate very little and I never saw him drink wine. Each day he walked for many hours on the deck, hands clasped behind him, lost in his own ruminations. A most endearing touch: ,He wore during the voyage vici kid juliets, or congress gaiters, as the Yankees call them.

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One day when I was taking my 27 turns, Mr. Masaryk was asleep in his deck chair. The steamer rug had slipped off his feet, and as I looked down at the black shoes (Papa wore them in his later years) I saw a hole about the size of a half-dollar in the sole, of one shoe. "There is the difference between a patriot and a politician," I thought, as I wiped the tears from my eyes.

How proud the Czecros of Texas must have been of Jan Masaryk! They would have given him the most costly of shoes, I know, if he had wanted them, but his mind was too occupied with things of the soul to be aware of the state of his own sole.

Czechs in addition to being outstanding citizens of their communities. have a passionate love of life and all the good things that go to make it, Health and long life to them. No skim milk flows in their veins.

27 EMOTIONAL STRESS AMONG EMPLOYEES IS HEALTH PROBLEM

Life insurance medical experts say that workers' emotional health â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and its relationship to physical health is one of the major challenges. facing business and industry.

A medical officer for one life company said, "1. am convinced that, during the next decade in industrial medicine, the field that will receive the greatest attention is mental health."

Heart disease, ;high blood pressure, stomach and intestinal disorders. migraine headaches, and perhaps arthritis are some physical ailments in which emotions may play a. leading role.

For example, another life insurance medical officer explained, "There is no definite proof that duodenal ulcers are caused directly by emotional stress, but the evidence of guilt by association is very strong."

Emotions are also an important factor in alcoholism and absenteeism. The medical director of a large industrial firm estimates that :absenteeism costs business about $10 billion a year, perhaps half of which sterns from phychological causes.

A life company medical officer said, "A worker's emotional problem may often be due to circumstances on his job. If it arises from his home life, it can be aggravated by something on the job. When enough, workers bring enough , problems into an office or shop, the emotional climate itself becomes tense and everyone there may be affected."

A physician for another life company said, "Perhaps the biggest job-related problem happens when an employee, after many years on his job, finds younger people passing Um by."

Several life insurance companies not only have mental health programs fol their own employees, but are also sponsoring educational programs to help other businesses and the general public deal with emotional problems.

One life company sponsors an annual forum on mental health in business and industry, which is attended by leaders from many different fields.

The company has also produced a motion picture film, showing hoW a young, hard-driving executive develops stomach pains and insomnia from a setback in his career.

Another life company sponsors a national public service adlYrtising campaign and distributes millions of free booklets on mental health.

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A doctor who heads a mental health program at one life company said, "We offer no cure-alls. We try to !help people understand themselves and come to grips with tilieir problems."

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Mental health in any business firm is to train managers and supervisors to recognize symptoms of an employee's emotional problems, but not to diagnose the problems.

He said, "The Number One indication of an emotional problem is any significant change in a person's habits.

For example, a person who has always been very neat, but suddenly becomes sloppy. Or one who is habitually untidy, but suddenly turns fussy or neat, Or oranges in attendance, punctuality, and- so on."

At another life company, a doctor said, "We find that a man with emotional problems is often unable to make a decision on his own. He has to take everything to his boss. He wants to get as many approvals as possible before the takes any action." )0 ) A fourth (27 per cent) of all the fallout shelters in the United States and its outlying areas are in New York State. In the entire country there is fallout shelter space for only 103 million', while the total population is nearing the 190 million mark. e

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A. F. Watters, General Foods vicepresident, told the restaurateurs that women enjoy the freedom from kitchen chores trial a restaurant gives them while men basically listed good food as a most important reason for a restaurant visit. Men also were swayed by a desire to "treat the family."

The survey, an annual project of the company, disclosed that actually 49 of each 100 persons polled had eaten at least one meal out in the week before they were questioned. A projection of the figures showed that out of 117 million adult Americans, 7.8 million eat out at least once a week. This is a jump of 9 million over last year's figures.

"Half of those polled indicated the greatest deterrent to dining out is delays in seating, an unpleasant waiter or waitress, noisy surroundings and the lack of adequate parking comes next in that order," Walters said.

Party diners listed wedding anniversaries, a spouse's birthday, Mother's Day, New Year's Eve, the , desire to go somewhere after a cocktail party.

Father's Day, job promotions and a raise in pay as reasons to celebrate.

Thirty-eight of those patronizing restaurants did so by choice, 34 per cent because they were working or shopping and 26 per cent were traveling or on weekend trips. Two per cent didn't know why.

Restaurants were picked, the survey showed, because the diner had been there before. Fifty-nine per cent returned to familiar surroundings, 22 per cent accepted a friend's recommendation and 19 per cent preferred to try a new place. , 44' Only six per cent ate breakfast away from home, 31 per cent luncheons, and 29 per cent were dinner customers.

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SPJST Entertainment Gden:;!'

As a matter of policy, only those ae tivities and functions promoted by or sponsored by the SPJST, or any of its lodges, will be published in the SPJST Entertainment Calendar section. Such notices for publication should be submitted by a bonafide lodge officer, or, In some cases, by lodge hall managers.

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Lodge 6, Cottonwood Sunday, September 29th — District III Meeting.

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Lodge No. 15 Buckholts Saturday, Oletober 5 — George Machart's Polka Polka Boys of Hallettsville.

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Lodge No. 29, Taylor, Texas October 19 — Hi Toppers November 2 — Joe Patek , November 9 — Hi - Toppers November 16 — Joe Patek November 28 — Thanksgiving — Joe Patek December 26 — Hi Toppers January 1, 1964 --: Joe Patek Lodge No. 35, Elk Saturday, Sept. 28 -- Music by Siim Haisler and His Playboys of Temple Saturday, Oct. 5 — Music by Slim Haisler and His Playboys of Temple Saturday, Oct. 12 — Music by West Melodians of West.

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Lodge No. 39, Bryan Saturday, Sept. 28 — Jessie Lee Playboys Saturday, Oct. 5th -- Bob Haisler's Melodians Saturday, Oct. 12th --- Vrazel's Polka Band Saturday, Oct. 19th — The Melody Five (formerly Texas Polka Band) 0

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Thanksgiving, November 28 — The Jokers Saturday, November 30 — The Jades.

Lodge No. 47, Seaton Star Hall Saturday, Sept. 28 — Dance at night.

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Lodge No. 66 Linden Hall, at Elm Mott Saturday, Septernber 28 — Vrazel Polka Band of Cameron.

• Lodge Pokrok No. 84, Dallas Saturday, Oct. 5 — "Vinobrani" harvest Dance, music by John Rejcek Orchestra.

Saturday, Oct. 19 — Barn Dance, music

by Eric Honza Sunday, (rct. 20 — Regular Monthly Meeting and Family Fun Night Saturday, Nov. 2 — Dance, music by Ed araizl 14aturday, Nov. 16 — Dance, music by Charlie Adamcik's Polka Tones Sunday, Nov. 17 — Regular Monthly Meeting and Family Fun Night Saturday, Nov. 30 — Dance, music by Eric Honza Tuesday, Dec. 31 – New Year's Eve Dance — from 8:30 to 4 a.m. — music by the John Rejcek Orch.

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• Lodge 92, Fort Worth Saturday, Octomer 5 — Dance. Music

by Music Masters from Ennis Sunday, October 13 — Regular Lodge Meeting and Dinner Saturday, October 19 — Dinner and Dance; Dinner served at 7:00 p.m.; Music by Red Stump Combo from Fort Worth Saturday, October 26 -- Dance; Music

by Ed Faraizl Orch. from Fort Worth Saturday, November 2 — Dance; Music

by Eric Honza from Ennis Saturday, November 9 — St. George Harvest Dance; Music by the Music Masters from Ennis Sunday, November 10 — Regular Lodge Meeting and Dinner lodge 107, Flaresville Saturday, October 5th — Dance; music

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0 • Lodge 142, Houston Saturday, Sept. 28 — Dance, music by Pavelka's Orchestra Oct. 12th — Dance; music by Sealy Playboys. Sponsored by Youth Club.

0I MORE "POP" PER POPULATION The nation's 2-billion-a-year soft drink bottling industry is believed to have had its best year in history in 1962 — by a small margin.

"The year 1959 was our best previous year," said T. L. Wilson, president of American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages, in an interview recently.

"That year," he said, "per capita use of soft drinks was 199.6 8-ounce bottles." This meant that the total of soft drinks drunk in 1959 came to almost 200 8-ounce bottles each for every man, woman and child in the land.

"It isn't a statistic yet, and won't be till all figures are in, but we expect to find that we went over the 200 bottles per capita mark in 1962," said the ABCB chief.

"But if you'll think about it, that's only a little over half a bottle per person per day. We've got lots of room for expansion. We'll double our business if we can just get them to "finish the bottle'."

Mr. Wilson said weather conditions in 1960 and '61 adversely affected the industry which comprise; 4.200 bottling plants in 2,6000 cow munities. )O( This would be a fine world if all men showed as much patience all the time as they do when waiting for a fish to bite,

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