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JULY 19, 19G7
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During our intense preoccupation with the 70th Anniversary Special Issue, the month of June slioned right by, and July is half gone. It may have escaped many of our reader-members, but less than a year from now (June 1968), the 20th General Convention of the SPJST will be ,upon us, In a few short months from now, many lodges will be electing delegates to that convention in their December (or annual) meeting. It seems like only yesterday that the 19th Convention came to a close in Waco. The next convention will be held in Dallas, in the Baker Hotel, co-hosted by Lodges No. 84 and 130. This will be the first convention held in Dallas. The 1944 Convention was held in Fort Worth.
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As 1967 slowly (or rather hurriedly) comes to an end, discussions of the upcoming convention will becoming more and more intense and frequent. From our travels about the state and talking with many members, there are several big items that will certainly come up for either discussion or settlement in the 1968 Convention. One is the desireability of constructing another rest home (or homes) in other parts of the state. Brother Troubil, in his recent report, spoke in favor of such a move. Constructing addi-
There is a lot of history that isn't fit to be repeated. A man walked out of a hall where a speaker was still at it, Someone asked him if the speaker had finished his sticeeh. "Yes, he finished his speech shortly after be started, but he hasn't stopped talking," tional wings to the present home in Taylor would place an added burden on the administrative and service •facilities of the home there. Then, there is ,always the threat of destruction by fire. If you have the entire facility in Taylor, there's a good chance a fire would destroy most of the structure, or at least, render the remainder unusable for some time. (No reflection on the Taylor Fire Dept. intended). Since the last convention a number of
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these rest-nursing homes have been built in a number of communities all around the state, some of them in smaller cities with a predominant Czech population. The "need for such facilities will increase steadily in the years to come. Better medical treatment and longer life longevity will continue to increase the overall number of people eligible to enter such institutions. We need another rest home farther north and another farther south. They can be built about the same time, or they can be built fOur years apart. The home in Taylor has been self-sufficient, thanks to good management. The investment has been a good one. The reputation of the SPJST has been enhanced considerably by the facility there. It is one of the best means of "advertising" and prOmoting the SPJST. It is entirely possible that a benefactor in some of Our smaller towns would be willing to donate property on which to build such a rest home. It would be an asset to any community, and most are eager to have such an institution. Another item that will come up is the desireability of a new home office for the Supreme Lodge. The new Operations and Analysis Committee was entrusted with dealing with this matter by the last convention, and it is expected they will make their recem-