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official Organ Of the Slavonic Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texas, Founded 1897, BEN Z VOLENCE

VOLUME 56 — NO. 27

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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 with Undeliverable Copies to: SUPREME LODGE SPJST, FOB 100, TEMPLE, TEX 76501

JULY 3, 1968

HE GAVE HIS LAST FULL MEASURE OF DEVOTION. . . WE PAY HUMBLE TRIBUTE TO THE LATE PFC. KLAUS J. STRAUSS, WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR HIS NEWLY-ADOPTED COUNTRY IN VIET NAM ON FEBRUARY 8, 1968.

KLAUS IS THE SIXTH MEMBER OF THE SPJST TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE IN VIET NAM. THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SPJST EXTENDS ITS DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO THE SURVIVING FAMILY. Oh, may the torch they've thrown us be caught And kept a sacred trust.

PVC KLAUS 3. STRAUSS 30 Septetober 1946 8 February 1968

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SUPREME LODGE Temple AC 817 PR 32151 and PR 32152 Box . 100, Temple, Texas 76501 EDWARD L. MAREK, President Res: PR 87442 JOE B. Vice•president Res: PR 81785 R. A. TJRBANOVSKY, Secretary Res: PR 33846 BEN ZABCII<, Financial Secretary Res: 985-2472 JOS KOLIHA, Jr:, Treasurer Res: PR 81298 Dr. MARVIN LESHIKAR, Medical Director AC 512; EL 25291 P.-0. Box 410 — TaYlor, Texas 76474 AUGUST KACIR, Attorney PR 83658.— Office: PR 32171 P. 0. Box 845, Temple,Texas DIRECTORS JOHN A. KUBENA; First District AC.713; 9683251 — Res. 968-3937 P. O. Box 308 -- La Grange,. Tx 78945, HENRY VITEN, Second District AC 512: 859-3349 P. 0. Box 43 — Granger,- Texas 70530 CYRILL (Sid) POKLADNIK, Third.Dis. AC 214; TA 48072; office RI 11874 2924 Elm Street — Dallas, Tx.75228 R. E. BROZ, Fourth District AC 915; 655-2164 Rt. 3, Box 320 San Angelo, Tx 76901 ERNEST J. HANKA, Fifth District AC 713: UN 25744; Office CA 70883.

8759 ,Cindy Lane — Houston, Tx, 77008 Office 77002 P. SRALLA, Sixth District AC 512; OL 72651 1-0. -Edna, Texas 77957 CHAS. HOLASEK, Seventh District AC 512: UL 20840 Texas 78415 2513 Nemec St. -- Corpus Christi

PUBLICATiONSCO 'TRW MRS. FRANCES OLEXA, Chairman 6402 Taggart St. — Houston, Texas RUDOLPH 'IROUBIL c/o SPJST Rest Home — Taylor, Texas nupo SCHEPCAK c/o SPJST Rest Home — Taylor, Texas BY-LAW COMMITTEE ROY E. HRANICKY, Chairman Pbb. 455, Sinton, Texas 78387 LEO KRAUSE, Jr., ®- Secretary P. 0. Box 427, Inez, 'Texas 77968 DISTRICT ORGANIZERS DISTRICT 1.

Melvin Skrabanek, P. O. Box 270, Caldwell. Texas 77836 DISTRICT II Leopard D. Mikeska, 107 IfIllen Lane Tediple, Texas 76501' ---AC 817; Nib 83720 'DISTRICT 11I Arnold M. Vrla, 6307 Saratoga Circle Dallas, Tx. 75214 — Ph. AC 214; Res. TA 79049 Office RI 22236 DISTRICT IV Emil Holub, 808 W. Oregon Seymour, Tex 76380 DISTRICT' V Frances Olexa, 6402 Taggart St. Houston, Tex. 77007 — Ph. AC 713; UN 24392 DISTRICT VI Leo Krause, Jr., P. 0. Box 427 Inez, Texas 77968 — Ph. Ac 512; OL 74675 DISTRICT VII Roy E. Hratilcky, Cob 455, Sint:on, Texas 78387 Phone EM 4-2379 STATE YOUTH DIRECTOR James J. Janousek, Box 100, Temple, Texas. — Ph. res, PR 84519 DISTRICT YOUTH DIRECTORS DISTRICT I Mrs. Rud. Matejka, Route 4 - Box 562 Bryan, Texas DISTRICT II Mrs. Emily MIkeska, Route 1, Rogers, Texas — Ph. AC 817; MI 2-3339 DISTRICT III Mrs. Wilma Nesuda, Telico Road Ennis, Texas 75119 — Ph, AC 214; TR 5779 Office TR 52651 DISTRICT IV Mrs. Ed Haisler, Route 1 Seymour, Texas Ph. AC 817; 888-3309 DISTRICT V Mrs. Evelyn Mattes, P. Box 273, Hitchcock, Tex 77563 — Ph. 986-7027 — AC 713 Office UN 95731 DISTRICT VI Mrs. Frank Brdecka, Route 1, Box 150 Rosenberg, Tex 77471 — Ph. AC 713; NO 22085 DISTRICT VII Mrs. Maxine Pavliska, Route 2, Box 151 Floresville, Tex. 78114 — AC 512; 393-2030 Unsolicited material for publication cannot be returned unless sufficient postage is attached. This includes pictures. Expense for p ublication of engagement and wedding pictures must be borne by the sender.

PLEDGE OF L.•i.,EGIANCE "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, One Nation under God, Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all."

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Th e Strauss 1' °tau.; Fort iiilciii was the . casualty from the ranks of the to make the Vietnathe supreme sacrifice mese conflict. It is again our sad duty of one to nay tribute to the of our Society's tilencr:;, Nothing we ;:C.11100i.e enough to extetti say . Will e,oess Ave. press' she ■ai•v"O pa;sing. young :,111 ail f4 , ci ti: :pa thies We can famatld cffintAciii'l . ; t,:fiee; like d iite!e ::hall DOI; that of tin:US:auk; Of have been in vain. so long We regret that We hays, ' in publishing this special • iol •ie, but are inthere were reasons for it. ...esident debted to Bro. Jerry 111h a. providof. Lodge 154 in Fort Is with the 111:Te:.,:cry i tor v

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DIED Twenty-one-ye:r-old 1;.ta us Strauss, German national, no, y;•L Htiv.en of these United States, died io • his newlyadOpted country in the jungles of Viet Nam on February 9, 1968.

Klanss was born in Wurzburg, many on September 30, 19 4 6. He came to the U.S. on November 5, 1954, his stepfather and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Roy McPhail, who icicle at 1225 Sproles, Fort Worth. i c graduated from North Side High .is , ellool in 1965 where he lettered in football two years.

He was a nominee for 1\11 . . North Skits.

He attended Nor t h_ Tex; State University for one year. tie was drafteti into the U.S. Army on November 15, 1966, and took his basic training . at Fort Polk, La. Later, he was stationed at Fort Sill, Okla., where lie attended Officers' Candidate School. He was -unable' to finish his training because of a bad knee injury sustained while playing football in high school.

Although not yet a citizen of the U.S., Klaus volunteered for duty in Viet Nam. (The law provide:; for drafting non-naturalized citizens.). He went to Viet Nam, August 30, where he was stationed in Qt , n,n Loi with the Tactical Operations Center. Irle was wounded as a result of boAlle' enemy action on February 6, 1938 and flown to the 24th .Evacuation IRosraal_whffe he died on Fohruary 8 of severe head and neck injuries.

Funeral services for PHI! Straits were held February 30th from. the KLAUS

Wednesday, July 3, 1968 Greenwood Funeral Chapel, and interment was in Greenwood Cemetery in Fort Worth.

Klaus had joined the SPJST (Lodge 154) on June 6, 1961, and was enrolled

by Sister Anna Milan.

Klaus' stepfather, Roy McPhail, said the family had received a letter from Klaus that Saturday morning and received word of his death Saturday night. In his last letter, Klaus wrote that he was doing fine and for the family not to worry about him. He was Tarrant County's 65th Viet Nam casualty. Survivors include his parents, two brothers, Gunther and Dieter Strauss, all of Fort Worth.

• • (Editor's Note: The following article appeared in the March 14, 1968 issue of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, relating to citizenship proceedings in behalf of Klaus Strauss).

VIET NAM VICTIM MAY BECOME U. S. CITIZEN

By Kathi Clough

Klaus Strauss, -a German-born soldier who was not a citizen of the country he died fighting for, may become an AmeriCan by an act of Congress.

U.S. Rep. Jim Wright introduced a bill into the U.S. House of Representatives to make the Fort Worth soldier a citizen — posthumously. Klaus died more than a month ago in Viet Nam, He was 21.

His mother, Mrs. Roy McPhail of 1225 liproles in Benbrook, said her son had started on his citizenship papers when he left for Viet Nam last November.

"I know he was planning to get his citizenship. We were German citizens.

We want to be Americans now," said Mrs. McPhail, already a citizen.

"Klaus loved this country, because this country had been good to him.

He loved his schools, his teachers, all of his friends.

"I remember him saying to the other boys that if we were still in Germany we wouldn't have this car, all these fine things. He thought this country was just great," his mother reminisced.

Mrs. McPhail and her three sons — Klaus, Gunther and Dieter — moved

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to the United States in 1954, when Klaus was 7.

"When we came over here Klaus couldn't speak even one word of En g -lish.Butewnocljstike he'd always lived here . . . and in one month he made a straight A report card.

The teacher said he was doing better than the kids born here," Mrs. McPhail said.

Klaus, who began his schooling in _elementary school in Hendon, went on `to letter twice in football at North Side Hi gh School and was a 'nominee for Mr. North Side. He graduated in 1965.

"I'm pretty strict. I wanted him to make a good citizen and i was always strict on report cards. On curfew times, I meant for lxiia to be home.

"Klaus, he never gave inc any trouble . . . He was a good boy," his mother said.

"He was so popular in high school.

He just had so many friends," she said. "lie would help anybody. You know how a mother is. I told hini, 'You're young and you don't know how people are.' But he never thought anything bad about anybody.

"He never told stories o,:Li buddies like other people did. He just didn't believe in that," Mrs. McPhail remembered.

Klaus was star-crossed in many of his hopes, she said.

Two knee injuries put an end to his football career, ended his hopes to become a coach and in the end ke pt him from becoming an officer in the Army of the country he loved, she said.

"He loved football. He idolized his coach at North Side. He wanted to be just like him. He played baseball and basketball for the Azle Baptist Church.

He wanted to be a football coach so bad.

"Ile was playing guard one time and a loni st made a touchdown. Then, four yards from the ; ‘ )ii I line he injured his knee again. lie had two operations and they took the cartilage out of his knee," Mrs. McPhail said.

Klaus attended North Texas State University fur a year, then returned

3 to Fort Worth to go to business college and to work. Then he was inducted.

"He went to Fort Polk awl they made him a squadron leader right away. At Fort Sill, Okla., they asked if he wanted to go to officer's school He signed up.

"But you have to run about seven miles every day in officer's school and his knee swelled up. The doctor told him he couldn't stay in the school. It shocked him," his mother said.

Klaus volunteered for Viet Nam. "He didn't tell me he volunteered.

But he told my husband he was no better than any other one. He had to go over and do what was his duty," Mrs. McPhail said.

"He didn't have to be over there. He could have got a job behind a desk over here. But lie volunteered.

"People take for granted what it is to live in this great country. lived through Adolph Hitler. I'm grateful to be here. If they would call on me to fight I would go and help. Klaus, he felt the very same way," she said.

Klause, according to Defense Department reports, died in an evacuation hospital February 8, two days after being wounded in hostile action.

"Klaus just didn't like to have a job half done. When it had to be done he didn't want to put it off until the next day. We got a letter from his captain in Viet Nam. He said Klaus was always asking for more . . always willing to have more work put on him," Mrs. McPhail said.

"He told me when he came back he was going back to college. He said he would definitely finish his education. know he would have done it," she said.

"Every time he wanted to do something, it seemed like something happened. His coaching, his football, the officer's school. What he really wanted to do the most . . something always happened."

Perhaps now, in death, he can succeed in becoming an American. r Palm trees flourish on the Isle of Man, between. Ireland and England, thanks to the Gulf Stteatn, both 101' warmth and for floating the seed there.

DISTRICT DIRECTORS KUBENA, VITF_K, POKLADNIK, BROZ, HANKA, SRALLA RE-ELECTED AT XXth CONVENTION

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ewshriefs John K. Morris, 81, passed away in Palacios on June 16th. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery. Brother Morris was a member of SP,IST Lodge No, 67, Schulenburg, Mrs. John (Antonia) Merck, 69, passed away June 26th in a Hillsboro Hospital. Burial was in St. Mary's Cerise-; tery in West. Sister Marek was a member of ,SPJST Lodge No. 6, Col lonwood.

INIMMINIZzgmEIMMIIIImminimmaw — Saturday Morning News Flash .® Word has just been received in West that Brother Steve Valcik of Houston suffered a heart attack last Tuesday and died late Friday evening in a Houston hospital. This comes as a great shock to all here. lie will he hard to re place as editor of the Hospodar. The history of this man's activities in the SPJST at the highest levels goes back almost half a century. Funeral arrangements are pending at this writing. We extend our deepest sympathy to the grief-stricken family. —Editor 111111111111.7S'"

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John C. Eineigl, 82, passed away in Yorktown May 21st. Burial was in the Westside Cemetery in Yorktown.

Brother Eineigl was a member of SJPST Lodge No, 125, Westhoff, • • Jez Reunion The descendants of the late John and Anna Jez will hold their second annual reunion on Sunday, July 21st, at the Lodge 87 hall, Temple. A lunch will be spread at 1 p.m. Each family is to bring a basket lunch. Tea, coffee, plates, and cups will be furnished.

—Mrs. Marvin Labaj, Churn, • • Rosie Hejl, 84, passed away in Goodnight Memorial Hospital in Caldwell on June 15th. Burial was in the New Tabor Cemetery. Sister Hejl was a member of SPJST Lodge No. 9, Snook.

• John Mynar, 77, passed away in Hurley Hospital in Flint, Michican on June 3rd. Interment was in Flint Memorial Park. Brother Mynar was a member of SPJST Lodge No. 1, Fayetteville.

Frank W. Darilek, 84, passed away in Renger Memorial Hospital in Hallettsville on June 9th. Burial was in the Catholic Cemetery in Moulton.

Brother Darilek was a member of SPJST Lodge No. 27, Moulton.

Adina Striniska, 56, passed away in Corpus Christi on June 1 lth. Burial was in Seaside Memorial Park in Corpus, Sister ,Strmiska was a member of No 56, Corpus SP,1ST Lodge • • A picture postcard brings us the news that Bro. Arnold and Sister Helen Vrla are in Washington, D.C. where Arnold is attending the National Retail Controllers' Congress at the Shoreham Hotel. Arnold is the District III DO, from Dallas.

From The Editor THE. DECLARATION The event; that a great nation celebrates today is probably the most important in its history. Signing of the Declaration of Independence not only cut the ties of the past, it charted a glorious course for the future. Those who placed their lives, fortunes and honor on the line 188 years ago were expressing a faith and spirit which are the yearning of free men everywhere.

Some who reread the Declaration today may have misgivings. They may feel it is a reactionary document because it stresses self-reliance instead of ease and security. By the scales of today's court rulings, it concentrates too much importance on property rights and individual initiative and not enough on social problems and collective needs.

Compare the ideals of 1776 and 1968 and some of the contrasts may startle you. It may even start you to thinking. It may even raise doubts in your mind, and if you doubt you may agree with the signers of the Declaration that it is better to be hungry and free than regimented and fed. Maybe you didn't realize how "reactionary" our forefathers were. Why, they were so hostile toward assumed government powers that they accused George ITT of assenting to acts of pretended legislation." They deplored bureaucracy, charging that the king "has erected a multitude of new of-

Wednesday, July 19• fices and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people."

They didn't like rubher-stamp legislatures — "He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly for opposing with manly firmness his invasions of the rights of the people." And they wouldn't have cared much for at least one part of the new civil rights bill; one of George 1 crimes, they said, was 'depriving; us in many cases of the benefits ()I t real by jury."

Our forefathers didn't understand the need for centralized planning; they didn't foresee the opportunity to borrow themselves rich by charging off debts to their children and grandchildren. Why, they didn't even understand that it was the duty of government to support the citizens, rather than the duty of the citizens to support the government.

They merely asked the government to keep the peace and let flue people alone to pursue happiness — not to have it delivered postpaid every month with a zip code on the envelope.

Fly the flag today. Banish the thought that exhibition of feeling and appreciation for a heritage are outmoded. The patriot is not a dullard or a dunce; he is the backbone which keeps the structure straight. Love your country. Be not ashamed to declare it.

And in its moments of stress, declare your life for its security and preservation.

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OUR FREEDOM CAN BE LOST Today, we enjoy many freedoms as a birthright . . to accumulate the things we want, to follow a career of our choice, and with a background of savings, to own our homes. But we must remember that our independece can be lost. Let us renew our pledge to defend our democratic heritage.

• • PATRIOTISM This is the clay, the Glorious Fourth, when we Americans celebrate our patriotism.

The word itself, "patriotism," has been twisted and distorted in recent years. For some, it is a sneering term, the "last refuge of a scoundrel," in the sour phrase of Samuel Johnson. To them contempt for one's own native land seems the first step to cosmopolitan sophistication.

To others, patriotism seems to be their own private preserve, open only to the select few who can meet the

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membership standards. These Stallclards require in most cases agreement every particular with the speaker's beliefs and prejudices.

Still others see patriotism as a quaint term, as dated as a tricornered hat or a powdered wig. They display it on certain feStive occasions, after which they put it away with the colored hunting until next year, In fact, real patriotism is simply the love of one's country and devotion to its welfare. Almost all of us are patriots in the true sense of the word; we need no one to bestow the title upon us, nor can the cynic take it away from us. We -grow into our patriotism naturally, and it becomes a part of us. It remains with us always and We express it in a variety of ways.

It is the lump in the throat when the national anthem is played, the pride when the flag passes by. But it is more, much more. It is not just, a short and frenzied outburst of emotion, but as Adlai Stevenson once said, tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime."

We Americans have no monopoly on patriotism; every country has citicens who prize it above all others. But, as is perhaps understandable for patriots, we feel that our patriotism is of a special kind.

We do not feel that the enjoyment of our love of country depends on the denigration, humiliation or conquest of others. We don't feel our country is diminished because our neighborhig states are fiercely independent.

Our patriotism does not lead us to attempt to force our culture or our way of life on others. We have no tendency to regard ourselves as a. master race, fated to rule the world.

The patriotism of Americans represents a quiet pride in their country and, above all, faith in the idea that the country represents. Ideals that were set on the first Fourth of July have proved to be good ones. If we have not achieved them in all times and places, the pursuit of these goals has taken us higher than any others have gone.

This is the day to celebrate our people's achievements, to honor those our forefathers made in the past and to dedicate ourselves and our children to the tasks of the future.

as a "new country" in many lands.

And it is true that our history does not extend back into the dim dawn of time. But in one sense, we are an "old country." For ours is the oldest constitutional democratic government on earth,

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AND THE WORLD'S ited States still, is thou ght of

We must not lose the independent zeal Our founders knew to guide us to the goal

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Even Switzerland, with its long his',-,ory of democracy, lives under a constitution written in 1874.

After adoption of a Declaration of Independenee , our nation had a War to win. And having won it, the foremost brains we could muster were put to work to design the Constitution upon which the new nation would base its concepts of life under law, and of every man's right in a free sociaty.

Today that document still stands the test; of so-called "modern living," because the concepts of law and rights are as important now as they ever were. And that doeument haS been the inspiration of peoples in many lands, and the envy of peoples who must live without Such protection.

Our Declaration of Independence is meaningful because it was followed by action. A war was fought and won. A government was chartered and built,.

Without these actions, the Declaration would have become an obscure footnote to history.

It is well to bear this in mind today, for the independence it declared will be ours only so long as we are willing to take action and protect it.

JULY THE FOURTH The same bright flag our proud forefathers knew Still flings its stars and stripes upon the air, A symbol that has still the power to move The wa,tehing ones to sudden, grateful prayer.

The same deep pride should widen we view The banner that for long has been the voice Of the staunch Americans who passed to us The sacred right of individual choice.

Do we still feel the high exultant pride Fast generations felt upon this day?

Have we kept our true direction as we should, Refusing to be driven from our way?

Of liberty Willa its boon of ",elf- respect Known only to the free unshackled soul.

--Grace Noel Crowell 50-YEAR MEMBERS' NAMES OMMITTED In listing the 50-year members in the Convention issue, the Supreme Lodge inadvertently left nrt the following names: Rudolph Fillip â&#x20AC;&#x201D; lode 27, Moulton Chas. riolasek â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Loki . corpus Christi Joe Skerik T od ao 120, floss Editor BACA ORCHESTRA "RETURNS TO SMITHSONIAN The great dulcimer player, Ray Baca, of Fayetteville and the Gil Baca Orchestra have a repeal; performance by popular demand to appear at the Folk Life Festival in Washington, D.C. from July 3 to 7 at the Smithsonian Institute.

We know all polka fans and the Texas Institute of Culture are proud because this is the first time any group has had a repeat performance at the Smithsonian Institute.

Last July, Gil Baca won national fame by winning the top position among forty bands participating in a folkloric musical festival at the Smithsonian. He had been chosen by the Texas Fine Arts Commission to attend the festival, representing Czech music.

Vernon Drozd is Master of Ceremonies for this fine orchestra. Drozd is a graduate of Hallettsville High School; he is the lead clarinetist and saxophonist and plays six different instruments and is best known for playing three saxophones at one time.

Drozd says he is very happy and is glad to share this honor of being with the orchestra with his friends.

--Lavaca Co. Tribune

Features SUSAN BOHAC RECIPIENT OF MANY AWARDS Susan Bohac, daughter of Brother and Sister Frank J. Bohac, and member of SPJST Lodge No. 88, Houston, has received many awards during her school years at Reagan High School.

Susan has been president of the famed Reagan Red Coats, and president of the

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assigned to the IJSS J3arniey DDG-C, homeported at Norfolk, Va. He will be on active duty six more months, De and his father are both members of SPJST Lodge No. 1, Fayetteville. His navy address is: Jerry L. Marusik SNB 705140 Corn Cru Des Flot. 4 Norfolk, Virginia 23511

Wednesday, July 3, 1968 at 2 p.m., because the buildin g committee will have two estimates for building onto the lodge hail.

(1) A kitchen, rest rooms, and inside bar.

(2) A kitchen, restrooms, inside bar and additional dance floor.

Our next meeting is on the 2nd Sunday, July 16, at 2 p.m.

Fraternally, Ethel Zavod y Reporter.

SPJST ATTENTION, MEMBERS LODGE NO. 47, SEATON

There will be a clean--up and work day every Saturday, starting June 29th, at our ball, until our expil tision program is completed. Tine ia for the adults and youth. Also, i i any members are interested in working (luring the week, please contact; me at least a day in advance so arranuernein:i can be made.

Fraternally yours, Johnaie L. Vanicek, President

SUSAN BOHAC Reagan Spanish Club, She received high honors in the National Honor Society by graduating 59th in a class of 507 students. She has also been awarded the American Legion award, Daughters of the American Revolution award, was first runner-up as Most Representative Senior, first runner-alp in the Northwest Lion's Club queen contest, finalist (Football Sweetheart) as Homecoming Queen, and finalist as Miss Reagan. At Reagan, she was first vice president of her 'class during her sophomore, junior, and senior years.

She was also vice president of the American Legion Club, Student Council and the Future Teachers Club.

After graduation, Susan plans to en ter the University of Houston and major in elementary education. Lodge 88 is very proud of Susan for having reveived so many outstanding awards and achieved so much during her school years. We wish you the best of everything, Susan!

Fraternally, Louis !Janus JERRY MAR.US1K RETURNS FROM VIET NAM

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â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SPJSTLETTERS LODGE NO. 66, WACO Get your dancing shoes on! The fine orchestra of Norm Edelheck and His Dairyland Dutchmen are coming through Texas, and one of the stops they will make is at Linden Hall in Elm 'Mott, Texas, on Sunday, July 7th.

This fine group is known as Wisconsin's No. 1 Polka Band, and this will be their third straight year to play in Linden Hall. They play just about any type of number you ask for, but they are real hot polka and waltz performers. No one should miss this fine group.

Dance time is '1:30 to 11:30, so you won't have to be out so awfully late.

You've heard their records, now come and hear and see, them in person!

Fraternally, Otto Manus Chinn, Ent. Comm.

Seaman Jerry L. Marusik, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Marusik of Fayetteville, recently returned home aftLODGE NO. 17, NEW TABOR er spending a one-year tour of duty Viet Nada where he was attached Dear Members, We would like to urge all membars to to the TSP Security Division in Da Nang. After a 33-day leave, he will be attend our next meeting on July 16,

Dear Readers, On June 16, at 2:50 p.M. Lodge 66 called its monthly meeting to order, with President Emil Halms. presiding.

Johnnie Gaidusek, Tana Kutni, and Mike Kutni lead the lodge in the Pledge of Allegiance and the lodge pledge.

Brother Nick Morris brialeht home a victory to our lodge by being elected Supreme Lodge president. We are very proud of ,him. Brothers Mattis, John tni, and Otto Harms gave us a rundown on the 20th Convention that was held in Dallas.

Guests at our meeting included Mr. and Mrs. Bremer, Rudolph Zalman, Mrs. Joe Gaidusek, Michael Wayne Trelny, and. Johnny Krizan.

Beverly Gaidusek was congratulated for the fine work she did at the 20th Convention by placing second in tne Miss SPJST contest. The youth club presented her a check in the amount of $10 as an award for her Outstanding, job.

A moment of -silent prayer was held for Brother Rudolph Troubil, SPJST Rest Home manager who passed away while attending the 20th Convention.

The minutes were then read and approved a:; read, except for one correction.

Bills were then read and approved to be paid.

Wednenday, July !I, 1968 Brother Henry Slovak read the directors' minutes from their last meeting.

We are very proud to see so many of our boys and girls go to camp this year.

Mrs. Parma then announced those placing this year in the point system: junior Group: Julia Slovak, Patricia Stanislav, Kay Geritch.

Teenage Group: Johnnie Engelke, Donna Geritch, Barbara U'uidusek, Those to represent us in the District III Youth Activity Day in the royalty contest are: Queen — Sherry Regmund King — Chris Spence Duchess -- Julia Slovak Duke — Johnnie Gaidusek Sick members this month are Leslie Dunigan, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Poehl, Thelma Trojan, Marlyn Motis, Louise Mattis, Christopher Spence and Ed Schiller.

Special thanks were given to all members who helped set up for the Jimmy Dorsey Dance; also to Chris Spence, Jr. for changing locks on the doors.

A report was given on the Jimmy Dorsey dance and the Dairyland Dutchmen of Wisconsin, who will play in Linden Hall July 7th, starting at 7:30 p.m. and lasting until 11:30 pan.

Door prizes were won by Bill Korenek, Steven Stanislav and Sherry Regmund.

Johnny Krizan and Rudolph Zalman both spoke to the members of our lodge.

Father of the Year for 1968 was Brother George Trefny who was presented a special bouquet of fresh picked, prize winning, wild 'flowers made by Cindy Locke, one of our new youth members.

The following fathers showed their fine abilities as fathers in a project by the entertainment committee: Daniel Marek, Robert Stanislav, Benny Engelke, Ehnil Hanus, Otto Hanus, and Henry Slovak.

We must all agree they were fine sports. For helping make this a wonderful day for fathers they were presented a camping stool apiece.

The meeting was then adjourned at 4:30 p.m. followed by plenty to eat on the outside.

Jean Spence Secretary LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON

Dear Members, If you get this Vestnik on Wednes-

VtIFITNflt day, then it is tomorrow that you and your family can have lots of fun at Lodge 88, for it is Family Picnic Day! What a wonderful way to celebrate the Fourth of July — enjoying old-fashioned games and races with your family and friends! There will be a delimits barbecue chicken dinner from 11:30 on, and there will be a bathing beauty contest and swimming; all 11PjST youth can swim free!

I have been "re-living" the convention, as we secretaries had to react carefully all the minutes of the convention. Being a secretary involved a great deal of work, but it also had its pleasures! I surely enjoyed working with co-secretaries Leonard Mikeska and Johnnie Krizan and the fine office staff from the Supreme Lodge: Dorothy Tomasek, Irma Klinkovsky, Shirley Ann Pechal, and Jerry Mikulas; they were all so cooperative, patient, and ready to work all hours.

Pres. Louis 'Janus announces that the lodge Homecoming Day has been postponed to an indefinite later date.

This was necessary because of So many other activities in August. Watch the Vestnik for the new date.

Another great day coming up is Sunday, August 11th when there will be a battle dance from 2 to 10 p.m. with two great orchestras: Lee Roy Matocha of Fayetteville and Al Grebnick of Nebraska. Most of you have heard popular Lee Roy Matocha, so you know he is good. Al Grebnick is a famous recorder of old time music and TV entertainer from Schuyler, Nebraska.

He plays modern and old-time music and is famous for his many recordings.

You have probably heard his "Roar7 ing Mountains Polka," on Station KFRD, Rosenberg, on which station you also hear Lee Roy Matocha's recordings. Don't forget that Lee Roy will also play for one of our Saturday night dances -- July 20th!

Hurry, hurry, hurry! Make your reservations for the much-talked about Hawaiian Dance on July 27th. Ozzie Middleton and the Islanders will entertain you, and there will be a floor show! There will be beautiful Hawaiian scenery, and come dressed Hawaiian style if you like! .

It's likeable Herbert Kloesel and his Knights of Dixie of Schulenburg playing for our Saturday dance. Do get your friends together for a lovely evening of dancing to Herbert's fine music!

NAMES IN THE NEWS: Youth Lead-

er Marlene Caraway hopes to see you at the Family Picnic sponsored by the lodge youth clubs; come and have fun and give encouragement to our youth and their leaders! Many from ottr lodge attended the wedding of pretty Margaret Vala, daughter of Annie and Emil Vala, and Mr. Leroy Migl at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church and the reception and dinner at the lodge!

Many also attended the wedding of lovely Kathleen Dixon, daughter of Dorothy and Abner Dixon, and Mr. Clarence Sanders at St. Mark Lutheran Church and reception at the Dixon home! Many guests enjoyed the music of the Cloverleafs who played a special number for Dorothy and Abner Dixon and Annie and Emil Vala, who received quite a hand fron . all the guests (Annie and Dorothy looked lovely in their 'beautiful outfits)! congratulations to the winners and all the participants .in the lodge; talent' and royalty contests: See you at the Family Picnic Thursday, the Knights of Dixie dance Saturday, and the lodge meeting Mond07.

Fraternally, Tillie Helmcamp —SPJST-ATTENTION, DISTRICT II '

This is a report on the youth activities that will involve the youth 'of District II. First; let us remember that this Sunday, July 7th, is our District Youth Achievement Day. It will be held at Lodge 4'7, at Seaton Star Hall — 8 miles east of Temple on Highway 53..

We will try to follow this schedule: Craft registration — 1 p.m. • Craft must be registered and in place before 1:30 1:30 to 2 — Placing of crafts in correct categories.

2 p.m. — Judging of crafts begins.

2:05 -- General assembly and welcome by local lodge President Johnnie Vanicek Response 2:15 — Beseda Competition 2i:45 — Individual talent; all ages, starting with the little ones.

3:45 — Group Talent.

4:15 — Awarding of prizes td local youth clubs by State Youth Director.

4:30 — Awarding of prizes and announcements of winners of talent contest and introduction of all partici:. pants.

5 pan. Supper prepared by Lodge 47 and recess for one and one-half hours

8 6.30 — District king and queen con test. Duke and duchess will accompany queens and kings.

7 p.m. -- Awards of prizes and announcement of winners of all crafts.

7:15 7- Awards by State Youth Di- rector to youth clubs and youth leaders, winners in each category for 1968 priding May 31, 1968 7:30 ® Announcement of winners of royalty contest and prizes awarded Adjourn.

This will be a Big Day for the youth.

The next important days will be our annual camping days, which will be August 1, 2, 3, and will be held at Camp Val Verde (more on this later).

Next item will be our annual trip to Camp Tahuaya. This will be August 11, on a Sunday. It will begin at 2 p.m., with a swimming party and followed by games and a covered dish lunch (or $amperl at about 5 (details to be worked out).

Then ohAupist 18th, all the winners talent, group talent, queen and king, will have to go to Houston to compete in the state YAD which will be held at Lodge 88 in HoustOn on August 18th. We are planning on chartering a bus to Houston on that day, so you can start thinking about it and decide how many will be interested in going.

This will wind up the summer dist • ict activities until our fall district meeting, which we are planning m October.

This letter of information is getting a little long, but I must say a few wordti about our past 20th Convention.

Much was accomplished, especially Ill the Youth Department. The districts will be allotted three times as much money as they have been in the past.

The local youth clubs will get more money from headquarters for attending their meetings, so all of you young Sters, you had better stay with it. `I'llings are looking very bright. Please ask your friend's to join the SPJST and enjoy the many benefits that are forthcomirg. The more youth you can get in your club, the more you all will benefit in the Way of socials, parties, dances, and hayrides. This is all for the benefit of everyone belonging to a youth club. Also, each district will get a slight inctease in money that they are allotted for annual caMn. Since this whole letter is concerning the youth, I will not mention any of the other items that the convention

VEST N I K covered, since they were and will be published in the near future.

I would like to congratulate Brother Nick Morris upon his election to the highest office in our Supreme Lodge. I also would like to congratulate all the officers who wiere elected and reelected. I am confident that we have very qualified officers. May the SPJST grow and Continue its fraternal spirit.

I would also like to give a special word of thanks to Lodge 84 and Lodge 130 for their many hours of work in making arrangements for the delegates to the 20th Convention so they could have such a wonderful time in Dallas. Brother Sid Poklaclnik, chairman, and Brother Arnold Vrla, cochairman, and everyone who helped in any way certainly need , to be complimented for a job well done.

I would like to thank the members of my lodge for electing inc as one of their delegates. I certainly enjoyed it and learned a lot. I also met many new friends.

The officers of District II would like to invite the Supreme Lodge officers, the Editor, Attorney, State Youth Director, and all members and friends to attend our YAD this Sunday. Hoping to see all of you July 7th.

Fraternally, Frank Klinkovsky President, District II --SPJST--LODGE NO. '73, SEYMOU)!:i' Dear members, This is to inform you that our July 7 meeting has been changed to July 14, on account of the Bontarton Homecoming. However, WO will have our dinner as planned; all ladies are to bring a basket dinner, and come to the cabin of Haisler and Simaichl at Lake Kemp. Hope to see everyone come out and have a good time. Bring your visitors. Time to eat: 12:30.

Mrs. Mcay Haisler 1303 Willow Lane Plano, Texas Dear Readers, My huOand and I are sending our belated but still most sincere congratulations to the recently-elected officers of our Supreme Lodge. We Wish for each of theM a most pleasant and a most productive term of office.

We were happy that we were able to attend the Wednesday night banquet of the 20th Convention after which the new Miss SPJST received her royal crown and title.

Wednesday, July 3, 1968 How beautiful and how intelligent the seven young ladies were as they expressed their own personal opinions of and their beliefs in the SPJST Order. We marveled at the self-confidence and poise that each young woman seemed to possess.

In their speeches practically every young lady mentioned the word "peace" and how we in these United States will eventually arrive at it.

One in particular referred to an individual's "inner peace" or "peace of mind" as the first and most important step to world-wide peace. To us, this was an especially important; point to ponder and we feel that every lovely contestant gave us much food for thought. If all our young people feel as stron gly about peace and brotherhood as these seven beauties do, then world harmony cannot be too far away.

We extended our warm congratulations to Joan Pavliska, our newlycrowned Miss SPJST. We arc proud and happy for her, for her parents, for her lodge and for her district. We wish her much happiness and success in her four-year reign.

To Beverly Gaidusek, we extend our congratulations also. As a former District III runner-up in the first Miss SPJST contest, I know the emotions that Beverly must have felt. It is an honor to be first runner-up just as it is an honor to even be able to participate in the Miss SPJST competition.

As we watched these seven pretty an d fine examples of 1: , ejell American youth, we thought ajle;;d many years to the day that our daughter may also share in such a great experience. A day will come, too, for our sons to participate in the activites of a Society that gives them the respect and concern that is deserved by our younger generation. .

The future of our families, our lodges, our Society and, indeed, our entire world does certainly lie in the hands of our young people. We are confident that they shall always receive from our SPJST the same personal and sincere consideration that they have received in the years gone past.

Iii closing, may we say how nice it was to renew old and very dear acquaintances at the convention banquet and how pleasing it was to make new ones.

Fraternally, Brother and Sister Johnny Muehlstein, Jr.

Groundbreaking ceremonies at Lodge 47, Seaton. Reading from left toright; Johnnie Kohut, vice president, and the five Planning Committee members: Willie Kohutek, 1 rank ie Novosad, Frank Spanihel, Dan Dalusek. and Johnny Vanicek, lodge president, turning the shovel. The invocation was given by Frankie Novosad.

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Lodge 47 had their groundbreaking ceremonies for the expansion of their building program on ; ■ tine 2, 1968. The . , which will include a 30 \ 40 youth room, expansion will te an addition of over 4,000 sq. feet onto the existira building plus rest rooms. This also includes refrigerated air throughout the entire building. These units will also .include electric heating. (All photos courtesy. Johnny Vanicek).

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LODGE NO. 45, BucKnours Dear Members, Lodge No, 15 held its monthly meeting on June 2nd. The minutes of the session were approved as read. .Joe Vrana, Johnny Allen, Jimmy Allen, Charles Allen, Marie Allen, and James Allen, were all accepted as new members.

Our next meetin g will be held Sunday. July 7th.

Fraternally, John Jurca.

Reporter SPJST-

NO. 54, WEST Dear Members, This is to notify you that we will have our regular meeting this coming Sunday, July 7th, at 2 p.m., since we had no meeting during the month of June because of various activities that were held in our hall. It is hoped that we will have a nice attendance at this meeting.

Fraternally, Bennie Soukup srJsvLODGE

LODGE NO. 47, SEATON Dear Members and Friends, Last week slipped by me, so I'll try to catch this one before it gets away.

I had to go to Victoria to my niece's wedding last SundaY, so my mind was occupied with what I should wear — not that anyone looked at me but I'd like to think they did. These folks attended along with me: Ernest and Ang eline Kristinek. of Lubbock, Gene E. Mikeska of Big . Spring, Linda, Emily, Dean, Flo and Stefanie Mikeska of Rogers, Annie Pavlica of Harris Ranch, Ruby L. Bolton and Leon Sodek of Temple, Don, Sandra, Don Jr. and Rebecca Vrba from Houston — 98 Per cent SPJST members from different lodges.

The wedding was real neat. Oh, if only I were young again! I'd better get down to business or I might get the ax.

The 'VAT) July 7 will include crafts, talent, and royalty. The hall will open at 1 p.m.; program at 2 p.m. Let's all come out and support the youth. They go to a lot of work preparing for this day. A barbecue plate and all the trimmings will be served.

Oh July 12, at 7:30, there will be a social at the lodge — volleyball, dominoes, and home-made ice cream and those cool tdrinks that Willie the bartender.serves with a smile.

Let's all spread the word about our special Friday, July 5th dance; music

Brother Edward L. Marek, Supreme Lodge President, was main speaker at the groundbreaking ceremonies at Lodge 47.

by Norm Edlebeck from Wisconsin.

They are Wisconsin's No. 1 Dutchman Band. They really put on a show. I have been to their dances twice, and if the creeks don't rise, I'll be there again. Let's all come out and have a ball. I've played dominoes with those Dutchmen so I think we all can dance to their music. The dance is from 8:30 to 12:30. Call for reservations at 9824409. The hall will be cooled by refrigerated air, so get those minks out, gals!

Choral practice — Jud y 9, 8 p.m.

Annual picnic — July 29.

I will write more on the picnic later.

There are so many doings in July we might get confused.

I would like to extend my congratulations to you new officers and also to the old officers, but most of all, f am happy about the new headquarters to be located in our fair city of Temple.

We love you delegates for letting us have a second chance. This convention was really educational to me. I understand more how things operate concerning our SPJST. By the way, my niece's name was

Sherry Ann Pavlica, daughter of Bro. Johnnie and Faye Pa ylica of Victoria.

She has one sister, Kitty, and a brother, Johnnie III. .8ce you later Fraternally, Ruby L. (Pavlica.) Bolton PARTY HONORING PRESIDENT-ELECT & MRS. MORRIS An invitation is hereby extended to friends everywhere to a party honoring President-elect Bro. Nick Morris, his wife, and family, to be held at Linden hall in Elm Mott, Saturday, July 6th, from 3 to 7 p.m„ This will be a come-and-go affair.

Fraternally, Johnnie Krizan, Lodge 6 Otto lianas, Lodge 66 LODGE 84, DALLAS Greetings from Dallas!

Thank goodness, the weather was in our favor last Sunday. Boy! did that rain come down Monday morning.

Were you one of the lucky ones privilege to . sleep with all that south-

Wetineday, July Mg noise on the roof The 'hie had a wonderful turnout, and everyone seemed to be in a happy :mood, The games kePi, t p a stonily [kw id. patrons, many guests just iela Ned and talked, lviost the teenagers went, swimming. (By the way, it'. someone, in your :neighborhood has sprung oul, in several different styles of swimwear and, wearing new makeup, be ,,va â&#x20AC;˘ e). 'You kuoIV some of our liappy-go-tucky under twenty-live group had their swim garb picked up by mistake (moan).

Lair children spent Lie a f xi ritooll the rides or trying to get up enough courage, ;'ind then there was this ono del cw who kept telling this Ag 5ie joke, and did you see the Poraski Family alt dressed uhke? Mary wanted to be sure all her brood could he 'located prof/ratty and that, included TOM. Speaking of clothes, how about those loud turtleneck knit shirts some at our quiet mien showed lip in? Did you wish -Bro. Otto j anousek "floppy Birthday"? Yes, he celebrated another birthday out there under the trees -- cake and all, If you were lucky to get a sausage (summer or ring) bacon or picnic ham. to serve your family this week, then you will be interested to know that Bro. Willie (Mdrusek and Sid Pokladnik donated them, We feel lucky to have these generous melt remember this occasion. To them as well as to all who in some way helped to make this afternoon a success, our entartainment conunitioe with Mint Par as ik chairman, thanks you, Just one more week to get ready for that, July 0th Norin Fdtheek dance, have you invited someone to share this enjoyable evening with you? Remember. that's next Saturday, July 6 antbe friendly! ternally, Rose. Scott, Ent. sec'y --SP,TST-

LODCE NO, 81, DALT S ETH A TE A H

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Despite the rains and wet weather, I do haVe the results from some games to report at this time, hope to have all of the results by the 1) , 0"NA report.

On Thursday night, May 30, we played Peril, Beacon and Davis and we lost by a score of 4 to 2. Prentice Gentry allowed only 5 hits, walked none and whiffed 9 tatteq. His battery mate was Connie Brennan. Leading hitters were Richard Quick with a home run and a

T single, Albin Vrana with a home run and a single, (..;'annie Brennan a single, and Pete Thomas with a single.

Friday night, May 31, we played a doubleheader with the A-1 Plastics team and we won both pat by scores of 15-1 and 16-0. Lionel Schultz was the winning pitcher in the first game allowing 2 hits, 3 walks and struck out 7 batters, Leading hitters were Lawrence llone,a with 2 hits, Connie Brennan with 2 hits and 2 walks, Pete Thomas, 2 hits and 2 walks, Tom WarTien with 1 nit and 2 walks, Richard Quick. 1 hit, and 1 walk; ',canard Drozil Bad a hit, Alex Parma, 2 walks, and Albin Vrana, 2 walks.

Prentice Gentry was the winning pitcher in the second game which we won 16-0. lie allowed 3 hits, walked one and struck out 7 batters. heading Bitters were Albin Vrana with one lilt, and a walk, Richard Quick with one hit and 2 walks; Alex Parma with 2 hits, Lawrence Flonza with 3 walks; Leonard Drozd, one hit, Prentice Gentry, one hit, Tom Warren, 2 hits and a walk, and Jerry Manak, one hit and a walk.

This completed the games in our first half of play. We won the firstâ&#x20AC;˘ half in our Monday night league and finished third in the Thursday night league.

1 ,n -down-le; is our schedule in the Monthly Night "Pacific" League: duly 1 - G&M Negative Judy 8 -- 8:45 p.m., State Farm Ins, 11:45 p.m_ AT&T July 15 July 22 - - 11:45 p.m. G&W" Negative All games played on Samuel Grand Diamond No, 3.

Schedule for Thursday Night, "Tex'1:30 p.m., Yankees July 11 Jily 13 -- 7:30 p.m., State Farm Ins. July 25 -- 8:-45 p.m., Ford, Bacon & Davis.

All games are played on Samuel Grand Diamond No. 3.

As the above games are played and I pet the results, I wilt forward them to the Vestaik for publication.

Come out to the games and support your loam in the second halt' of play, Fraternally, Ben. Jamul LODGE NO. 29, TAYLOR Dear Members and Friends, The youth chub held their monthly meeting on June 2 after the adult meeting. Discussed in the meeting was Youth Achievement Day. We elected our

queen and duchess to represent Lodge 29 at the Youth Achievement Day at Seaton Star Hall July 7. We elected officers for the canting year. Liivonna Bryan was elected our queen and Valerie Beth Eulenfeld. duchess. Camp was discussed. We also discussed having a swimming party and a picnic, No definite (late base been set, It will he set at the July meeting.

Don't forget the meeting July 14 at 2:30 p. m, See you all at the meeting, Fraternally, Amelia Pokorny, Youth Leader sp.TsTIVIEMBIRS OF LODGE 88, HOUSTON:

Dear Brothers and Sisters, just a reminder that the July meeting of Lodge 88 will be held on July 8, at, 7:30 p.m, The last :meeting was well attended and the delegates answered questions about the convention and what was accomplished, The organizers are again requested to invite new members to attend the meeting and be entertained.

Another date to remember is July 28, On this date, District 5 will conduct the Youth Achievement Day and all members from other lodges throughout the state are invited. This will be a lively occasion, because the youth have been planning this affair for several weeks.

Fraternally, F, A. Kadlecek Secretary SOKOL HOUSTON

Dear Members and Friends: This week will be our first anniversary of the opening of the new V ilmastic and social center and we want all of you to be present for the big barbecue, There will be delicious chicen and beet' barbecue served starting at noon. Then at 3 p, m. we will hold a Sunday social, and starting at 5 p. m. the wonderful band of Norman Barnes will entertain until 9 p. mn, The dance is free to all, as is the congenial Czech atmosphere, Don't forget the July 4th weekend celebration, With the new pit our barbecue is the best ever, cooked over a slow fire for 12 hours starting at midnight-. We use the best product, our chickens being Grade A, and the largest fryers availc:ble, 21/, to 3 pounds, You get half a chicken on every adult plate.

On Fathers' Day a special tribute was made to Brother John Kasper and Sister Carrie Vodehnal for their devo-

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lion and service to Sokol Houston for over 400 years. A beautiful wall plaque was presented to each of them at the program. The award was followed by the singing of Czech songs by our younger Sok°is, under the leadership of Sisters Johnson and Chitwood. The children have been learning many songs and at each program their presentation is better and better. In the early thirties singing of songs was a tradition with the units and at each drill singing was a part of the meeting. Our procedures have been changed somewhat and singing is not always practiced, but we are attempting to revive this tradition. The youngsters are doing a great job.

Don't forget the Southern District competition to be held at Houston on July 27 and 28. The busload from Chicago will be here, as will many other other Sokols from Texas and surrounding states. For a wonderful and new typ e of entertainment, don't miss the Slet!

Nazdar!

Emil Kuropata -SPJST-

SPJST Bulletin Roard DISTRICT FALL MEETINGS

The District III fall meeting will be held Sunday, September 22nd. host lodge is Lodge 154, FOrt Worth.

The District V fall meeting will be held October 6. Lodges desiring to host the fall meeting should contact any District V officer.

The fall meeting of District VI will be held Sunday, Sept. 29. Host lodge will be Lodge No. 30, Talton. r--

ATTENTION, LODGE 83:

You can make advance reservations ($2 per person) for the Hawaiian Dance on Saturday, July 27, when the popular Ozzie Middleton and the Islanders will play.

HALL RENTAL

SPJST Hall, Lodge 87, Temple, is available for rent or lease for reunions, dances and other activities. Call Lad Zatopek, 778-3067, at 1004 So., 31st St., Temple or call Wallace Bartek, 778177'3 at 1403 East Central, Temple.

Sunglasses Swan fins, etc.

Canteen Boots -Baseball mit Teenage campers (age 13 up) from Districts 2, 3, 4, & 5 will need to bring some sort of bedroll for an overnight campout.

In the event there is more than one person from a family attending camp, it is recommended that the belongings for each be packed separately because the members of the same family may not be in the same room or dorm.

There may be cases in which certain districts will request you to bring items not mentioned in this list, Watch for a letter from your District Youth Director regarding this matter.

1968 Camp should be the best yet.

There are several surprises in store for you. I believe that you will enjoy this year's camp and I'll be looking forward to seeing you soon.

Fraternally, James J. Janoilsek, State Youth Director ASTRICT

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June 28, 1968 Fellow Workers: Below are revised Articles 65 and 66, as they were approved by the delegates in our 20th Convention in Dallas June 10-14, 1968.

They were made effective upon app•oval, so you may now write applications as the articles below provide. I received this information from the By-Law Committee this morning and will forward to you all other changes as soon as the committee has the bylaws arranged as approved.

Article 65 ---- Age is determined by applicant's LAST birthday.

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Article 66 — NON-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS MAY BE WRITTEN AS FOLLOWS: Up to age 35 inclusive $25,000.00 Up to age 40 inclusive $15,000.00 Up to age 45 inclusive $10.090.00 Uu to age 50 inclusive — $ 5,000.00 Fraternally yours, Joe H. Hejny Vice President

THE FROM. THE OFFICE STATE YOUTH DIRECTOR Dear 1968 Summer Campers, Within a short time each of you will be taking off for a few days of SPJST Camp. This year's program of activities promises to the the most varied of summer encampments. In order that no one will leave something at home, here is a check list of what you will need to bring, regardless of what district, you are in. This is a suggested minimum; you may bring more.

Camper's List 1 change of clothes for each day of camp 1 pair of shoes for hiking Swimsuit and towel Rubber thongs Hat or cap Pillow and bed linens (all beds are sinOes) Personal toiletries Wash cloth and towel Suntan lotion Insect repellant Raincoat Optional Extras:

DISTRICT II Dear Bilemberrs and Friends, District II Youth Achievement Day will be held Sunday, July 7, at Lodge No. 17, Seaton.

Crafts should 1,)e in plan hy 1:30 in cider for the judges to start judging at 2 p. in.

The 6 to 10 ,9;rouo will be under ilie direction of Alma !vide; 10 --- 12, Adelin Nehutek; 13 _ 15 — 16 — 19. Mollie Zavodny. Look for your sign, and ta%e it directly to the youth leader in charge.

Talent eliminiations will start at approximately 2:15. Beseda competition will be first on the program. Frances Bartek will he in charge of registering the youth who participate. The Talent contestants will take all their instruments etc., to the left side of the stage, and will be seateu.

Assisting in tallying the craft and talent score sheet will be the assistant youth leaders and the district officers.

Royalty competition will follow after a break, Helping me with it will be Leona Staloiaeh and members of the teen club.

Let's all plan to attend one of the most im p ortant clays of the year in the district your Youth Achievement Will

Wednesday, July 3, 1968 Day on Sunday, July 7th. It will surely be a day to remember for you youngsters who will one day be the leaders in one way or another.

Fraternally, Emily Mikeska, District DYD -SPJSTDISTRICT IV Attention, Youth of District IV! Camping dates, August 1st to 3rd at Camp Val Verde, are drawing near, so you have until July 12 to send your application blank to me. We are having joint Camp with District 2, so I am sure we will have lots of fun.

I would also like to know how many of our first-place winners plan to go to the State YAD in Houston.

I wish everyone could have seen the Miss SPJST contest at the convention.

The girls were all so lovely. Congratulations to Joan Pavliska and to all the other girls who were in competition.

Sandra Havlak, District 4, thank you very much for being our contestant. I wish they could have all seen and heard you perform.

Do remember that July 12 is the deadline for application blanks.

Fraternally, Mrs. Mary Haisler, Dist. 4 DYD -SPJST--

DISTRICT V Dear Youth, Leaders and Assistants, Our Youth Achivement Day will be held July 28th at Lodge 88, Houston.

Brother James Janousek will be present.

I would like to urge each youth to participate in YAD. Our district is the largest and we want to have better participation in the talent division of YAD. Let's all work a little harder to make the district more proud of us.

The leaders will discuss YAD July 2nd, along with Camp preparation.

Here is the tentative schedule for YAD: 10: a. in Youth Leaders and Assistants (meeting).

10:15 to 11:00 — Registration Completed.

11 -- Craft judging begins 11 — Reseda competition.

11:20 — Talent contest begins 12 noon to 1:30 — Lunch.

1:30 -- Royalty contest.

Royalty winners.

Awards to lodge point winners Awards to craft winners Awards to talent winners Awards to beseda winners.

VESTNIK I would like to thank each of you for the cooperation you have displayed in the past. Without your support my job would be impossible.

Thank you again.

Fraternally, Evelyn Mattes District V Youth Director -SPJ CTFROM

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LODGE NO. 24, CYCLONE Dear Readers, It's been quite a while since I wrote in this youth leaders' section, and since I have a little time, I'll do so right now.

There's been a lot of water under the bridge since I last wrote. With all the rain we've been having, we should be "really clean", as the saying goes.

Now we'll probably grow up in weeds up to our necks.

The District II YAD is upon us and I know all the youth are looking forward to this day. This is their day, and I hope they all put their best foot forward with their craft entries, talent numbers, and in the royalty competition.

Cathy Mikeska, our youth club president, will represent Lodge 24 as queen.

Her duchess will be Debbie Zavodny.

All the youths are entering something in crafts,, and we will have a junior group song number and a teen individual vocal number, I do hope all of you will do your very best. I'm looking forward to being at Seaton Star Hall on July 7th.

All of us who attended the convention in Dallas had a wonderful time.

The business sessions were exciting, and all the entertainment was just wonderful. We certainly had a full week. Thank you, Dallas SPJST Lodges 84 and 130, because I know it takes a lot of hard work to put this convention over and you did a wonderful job as hosts.

Our next youth meting will be July 14th at 1:30 p. in, Until then.

Fraternally, Mrs. Jerry (Mollie) Zavodny Youth Leader -SPJST-

LODGE 35, ELK

Dear Readers, Our youth began a new year the first of June. With this new year I became your new youth leader. Many thanks to Ruby Pavelka, our retiring youth leader, Hats off for a job well

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The 20th Convention was truly a week well spent -- truly rewarding, educational, and enjoyable. I went as a delegate's wife and stayed on the convention floor and received a "degree" on SPJST's Benevolence, Humanity and Brotherhood. It was a remarkable experience.

On July 3rd we are to have a swimming and hamburger party. The time was not set so your family could come at the hour it is more convenient for you.

Our youth club will have their July 14th meeting before the mother lodge meeting. The youth club's meeting should start at 2:30 p. m. sharp. We will have a guest speaker during the adult meeting since the adults will learn something new along with the youth, which, by the way, is going to be a real treat. The guest speaker will remain a secret until we arrive at the meeting. After the adult meeting we will have a cake walk.

The cake walk will also be for other prizes. Please mothers, do bring cakes and prizes. The last time this was tried it proved to be very enjoyable and profitable.

We will have a discussion on camp during the adult meeting and decide on a date to see in person how this project works. This going to camp for a day is the only way we can see if the youth of Elk would enjoy camp.

Fraternally, Rosemarie Banik, Youth Leader -SPJ ST-

LODGE 87, TEMPLE

Dear Readers, Don't forget our district YAD on Sunday, July 7th, at Seaton Star Hall.

Those who did not get their craft cards, be sure and get them from me before July 7, because these have to be with your craft entry.

We had our lodge talent eliminations and there was so much good talent, I know it was hard for the j udges to make their choice. Since our judges did not show up, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Machalek and Mrs. Bill Brodie voluntered to help. Since none of these people had children in the contest we think it was judged fairly. My sincere thanks to you all.

On June 11th we had our lodge youth officers installed by the vice president of our lodge, Mr. Frank Machalek.

Thank you, Brother Machalek.

Our next meeting wil be July 14 at 2 p. ni. Camp forms will be given out

i4 for those who are eligible. We have 39 children who have earned their

way to camp. At this meeting you will be taught to make a bed roll. This way you can keep your sheet, blanket and pillow together and it is easier to pack for moving. We have several socials that need, to be voted on, so be sure and come and cast your vote.

Conaratulations to Brother Morris for being elected president of the Supreme Lodge!

Fraternally, Frances Bartek Youth Leader LODGE 88, HOUSTON ATTENTION ALL BATHING BEAUTIES! The bathing beauty contest, on the 4th of July will be at 1 p. m.

There will be 2 divisions: Miss Jr. 4th of J uly (ages 6 — 12), and Miss Sr. 4th of July (ages 13 — 19). Be sure and bring your bathing suit with you so you can enter.

Also, later in the afternoon, we will have another contest to chose Mr. Jr. 4th of July (ages 6 12) and Mr. Sr. 4th of July (ages 13 — 19). So you boys plan to come out and enter this contest.

There will be contests all afternoon that everyone can enter because they will not overlap each other. Entry fee will be 10c per contest. Winners and runners-up will receive ribbons, and the male and female (be it man, woman, boy or girl) who gets the most first-place ribbons will receive a special prize at the end of the clay.

A time schedule for all of the contests will be posted outside near the pool on this day so you will be able to tell what is taking place. Also, announcements will be made on the public address system to let you know to get ready for these events.

Please try to be at this event. We know you wil have a grand time.

Fraternally, Marlene Caraway, Youth Leader HUNGERFORD LODGE 58 Dear Readers, First of all, I want to say congratulations to Bro. Nick Morris for being elected president of the Supreme Lodge.

I know he will certainly do a very good job for the benefit of all of us.

Also congratulations to all the other elected officers.

I must say I really did enjoy being at the convention in Dallas. I was only a visitor, since I drove my father

Lodge 88 Prince Billy Hoffman and Princess Susan Schenburn.

Lodge 88 Duchess Vicky llegwood and Duke Gary Ermis. These young people of the Lodge. 88 Royal Court were selected at Lodge 88's Easter Program.

there, but it was really interesting to see what goes on. I really was impres sed with all the big dignitaries who came and spoke to us, as well as the telegrams we received there. I hope get to go to the next convention.

Seems as if it's been raining ever since we came back home. Hope it stops soon.

Our youth club had their hayride and grilled hamburger party, Saturday night, June 22, It was to be a reg-

ular cookout, but clue to the bad weather, we had to change it to a gr!Iled hamburger party. Each boy and girl invited one guest and each family cf the members was also invited. In all we had about 55, people here. It was held at the Julius Kalina place.

The hayride was really enjoyed by all. We had 2 big trailers pulled by tractors. Alfred Sabrstila :furnished one tractor and trailer and also drove the tractor, and Julius Kalnia furnished the other ones and hay and drove

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that tractor. Adults went on the hayride, too: When we came back everyone roasted marshinallows and had graham crackers and something to drink.

Even the bad weather couldn't stop all the fun.

We are all working real hard on our district YAD: Hope to see all of you at La Salle on July 28, as well as a lot of you at Camp on.July 15 — 19.

Fraternally, Mrs. Julius Kalina, Jr. Youth Leader 48,

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Our jilly meeting will be held on the second Sul-Way, July 14, at 2 p.m.. This was postponed due to the YAD being held on our regular meeting day. Let us all tr.k,7 to be there. Athong other things, we will discuss plans about going to ea,ao.

See you at. Seaton, and then. on July 14 at 13:.yursville.. cr;;((, Si;illtt;.1(11, YOU1

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'9CF! not publish pictures i(ing„ and queen eonof te•alyi!. • crow: :,se local lodges who will titles on the disetDm het !.-“. -,..rions District YADs. mild give these It; is :It dnta:.;'t! over those iirot)le t!: sat 'i dppc•ar. This rule p'!(.13t5' royalty who kci ocal ct 10,.• CWthe ("USllt :'"; first trio a place ' en toe an yc„ The 1;% •-s • iit

STON Dear Readc.

Ill hi everyone about I want our next youth club n , tiug on. Friday, July 0; at o p. m.

Please, please, get busy and get your crafts and talent sheets ready and brine; them to the meeting. This is the deadline for local YAD entries.

Our contestants for the royalty contest at our Youth Achievement Day will be' Queen Linda Kabena, King Ladwick Erin; . Duchess Carol Janik, Duke Michael Chalupa.

• I would also like to say that our youth club was honored at the 20th Convention in Dallas. Our poster was

nesented and won 2nd place.

Hope to see all of you all at our next meeting.

Fraternally yours, Rosie Tumis Youth Leader TEEN CLUB, LODGE NO. 8, COTTONOOOD Just a few lines to remind everyone of you once again about our next club meeting on Sunday, July 7, begining at 3 p.m. I urge every member to be present. We will have a discussion about the games for our annual lodge picnic on July 28 and we wil y need a lot of help.

Effective immediately, and since the convention, the allotment on our club members was raised fro.m. 10 cents a month to 25 cents for just attending the club meetings, so won't you please come and help us earn toward this wonderful' reimbursement? You also can -earn 30 points; or maybe more, or maybe yoit will be lucky on the door priZe. We will have a celebration for all those whose birthdays arc in July after the meeting.

See you then.

Fraternally, Ruth Krizan Teen Leader SPJST-LODGE NO. 25, ENNIS

Dear Members: Plans were recently made for our hurl& and wiener roast to be held at National Hall Sunday, July '7th.

Brin g your wieners and buns for you and your family. I will also distribute camp application forms. See you all then.

Fraternally, Margaret Krajca Youth Leader --SPJSTLETTERS

FROM THE YOUTH

1,01)Cof NO. 87, TEMPLE for Readers, The following names were left out last week's Vestnik. The queen who will represent us in district will be Karen Matl. The duchess will be Carla Engbrock. Our duke was supposed to be Randy Brodie, but since, at the last minute deadline, we did not have a king, Randy will not be able to represent us for this reason.

Some of the new officers weren't clari fied in last week's Vestnik. They are: Committee tOairinen, Pamela Eng-

15 brock, social chairman; Bernice Valchar, publicity chairman; Carol Shenkir; sunshine chairinan. Membership chairman is Connie Gryga :1 New Ideas, Carmen Engbrock„ and Donna Kacirois miscellaneous chairman.

The committees will get ideas and help from the youth club and the meim, bens: Our latest project that we completed is finished thoroughly.

Right now is.the-time to get your child interested in our youth club. If there is anyone who wants to volunteer to work or play with the small children ages 3-6, please contact Mrs. Bartek.

All you small children come out and play in your sand box, aha just have • a lot of fuiL There is also a set of swings for you to play on.

Oak next meeting will be July 14th:.

At thiS meeting we will plan our social • which will hopingly be a slumber party.

Fraternally, Pat Shenkir '(1U) President P.S. I would like to 'congratulate Bro. Nick Morris in being elected president of the SPJST Supreme Lodge. Also, everyone remember our District YAD on Sunday, July 7th, which will be at Seaton Star hall.

LODOE, NO. 87, TEMPLE Dear Readers, I am looking ferWard to July • 7. The time is getting closer everyday. As eVeryone should know, the 1)istrici, YAD is at Seaton. I hope tlial everyone will try their beSt and have sonic good winners.

Fraternally, Lynda Green, Historian —SPJST----

LODGE 81, TEMPI1'.

Dear Readers, congratuOur youth club, Lodge lates Brother 'Nick Morris the new president of the SupremoL odge. Our best wisheS also go to the other elected officers.

Fraternally, Susan Green --SPJST---

LODOE NO. 13; DIME BOX Dear Readers, • We youth are carrying on the spirit and principles of fraternalism in many ways. The first way is by being a member of the SPJST and its youth clubs. We attend our lodge meetings with our parents. Here we learn how to

177e cineqin y, 'TnIy !1, 19C? carry on meetings. We use this example to conduct our youth meetings.

Our meeting is carried on in an orderly manner, Before the business meeting, we do such things as g iving the Pledge of Allegiance and say a silent prayer for peace.

When we are at SPJST camp, we don't forget about fraternalism. Each morning we have a flag-raising ceremony. We give the Pled ge of Allegiance, sin g the SPJST song, and recite; the sPasT motto, Anything we do at camp, we do together. We learn to work together; we learn to play together. By working and playing together, we become a more unified organization to carry on the work of our parents.

What better way is there for us to show fraternalism?

Fraternally, Sylvia Horak (171 LODGE NO. 13, DIME BOX

Dear Readers, it's only a few more days before we leave for camp. I read Mr. Janousek's letter in the Vestnik and it sounds like we're really going to have fun at camp. I am sure looking forward to all the games and dancing. I hope Mr. Robert Harrington will be there again this year. Last year he had different kinds of crafts and home-made games.

I met a lot of new friends last year at camp and I hope I will see them. this year again. 1 hope I will see everyone at camp.

Era ternally, Albin Horak, Jr., (11) LODGE NO. 58, HUNCERFORD

Dear Readers, Hungerford Lodge No. 58 had its regular meeting on June 9 at the Hungerford Hall in Hungerford.

Each of our individual talents were presented. We had to have a run-off between two people because they were in the same age group. Mrs. Julius Kalina, Jr., was not present, so Mrs. Robert Holmes had to take over. She passed out our entry blanks for camp, and she passed out our craft cards and she also passed out our entry blanks for the District Youth Activity Day. Everyone in our club is really looking forward to our SPJST Camp in July.

I think just about everybody in the Hungerford south club is entering the District Youth Achievement Day. Almost everyone gets to participate in the talents for the Youth Achievement

Day. We are working up talent mumhers for the different age groups and also for the individual talents, Anyone can come to the -Youth Achievement Day in La Salle on .ftly :Era terna t ty, Patsy Katina (11 SP..) s LODCE NO, 35, ELK Dear Readers, We had our meeting on June 19, on the w,ay to Six Flags. We decided to go swimming on July 3rd at Battle Lake.

No date was set for you to eorne; you can come when it is convenient for you. We enjoyed Six Flags very much riding almost everything' and enjoy 111V every bit of it. Now we have to start raising' money for that which we spent at Six Flags.

Fraternally, Denise Banik.

Reporter — sm ST-LODGE NO. 39, BRYAN Dear Members and Readers, This month has really been exciting.

At the first of the month we had a wiener roast and .saw slides of Washington, Colorado, and Chicago. Then we elected new officers for the coming year. They are as follow: President —_ Paul Vytopil Vice-President — Brenda Vytopil Secretary — Joyce Mateek Treasurer — Claudia Novosad.

Reporter — Daniel Mateek Anton .Mateek, Jr., Sgt.-at-Arms Gaines — Frankle Vy topi Refreshments — Linda Walker On June 25 we had another meeting.

We discussed what we are to take to camp. We also talked about What, we were going to do for VAD. Era tern ally, Daniel Mateek (121 Reporter

YOUTH ACTIVITY CALENDAR

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Lodge No 47, ;;;,:i.i.on Sunday, July 7 YATI, Seaton Lodge 47 Augu.st ---- District Ti Caton at Camp Val Verde August 11 - Camp Tainiaya August 18 --- State YAD • CAMPING DATES — 1968

Dist, 1 Camp Preparation meeting District 1 July 7111 tncoug,h 10th at Bastrop State Park Dist. 2 Camp Preparai in meeting - July 22,1968. 7 pan.,16uland Lodge 80 Hall District ii---- Aug, 1st. through 3rd at Camp Val Verde.

District III -- Aug. 51.11 Iiirough 8th at Camp Val Verde, District TV - Aug. lst through 3rd at Camp Val Verde.

District, V: Aug. 9th through 11th at Camp Val Verde.

District July 15111 through 18th at Bastrop State Park.

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District 1— Aug. 4th District --- July 7th, Seaton Star Hall tbodge 47) Seaton.

District June 30, National Hall (Lodge 25) Ennis District V — July 28th at Lodge 38, Houston.

District VI ---- July 281,h, Lodge 153, La Salle District VII ---- July 14, Robstown Lod;i? No. 117.

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LO GE NO, 2'9, TAYLOR

Dear Readers, I hope everybody is having a wonderful vacation. I'm sure everyone is working hard for the YAD that is coming up on the 7th of July. Hope to see everyone at our monthly youth club meeting, I will write and let you know when the meeting is because we haven't decided yet.

Fraternally, Antoinette Pokorny U. S. Highway 40 crosses the 40th parallel four times on its 3,000-mile stretch from Atlantic to Pacific.

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We, the undersigned, wish to express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our brother, RUDOI,P11

who served faithfully for the past four years on the Publication Committee until his sudden departure June 11, 1968, during the 20th SPJST Convention in Dallas, Texas.

He Is survived by his devoted wife,

Weclneldalf, TttlY 'MS-Annie Troubli; two daughters, Mrs. Phil Dexter and Mrs. Joe Parnell, and three grandchildren.

Funeral services for Brother Troubil were held June 14, in the ltestland Funeral Chapel of Dallas, with Brother lid 1., Marek officiating, His memory will be cherished forever.

Prances Olexa Hugo Sclielcak Publication Committee JOHN K. MORRIS DEES

Brother John K. Morris of Palacios passed away June 16 at the age of 81 year's. He had been a member of SNST Lodge No. 07, Schuler-11mm about 60 years.

Survivors include his wife, Frances Morris; a daughter, Mrs. George (Betty) 1(a la of Palacios; four sons, Louis Morris of Port Comfort, Willie of Oamon, Emil of Blessing, and Alvin of Lake Village, Ark.; two sisters, Mrs. (Mary) Dulak of West, and Mrs. Annie Farek of Waco; one brother, Herman Morris of Waco; 17 grandchildren, several great grandchildren, Three sons preceded him in death.

Funeral rites were conducted by Rev. Vavlav Bily in St. Anthony'; Catholic Church in Palacios. Interment was in the Palacios Cemetery.

May he rest in peace.

RIT SOLUTION OF RESPECT Lodge Tonha No, 125, SPJST Westhoff, Texas

Whereas, it has pleased The-Almighty to remove from our midst our loyal and true member, JOHN C. EINEICI:

of Yorktown, Texas, who held membership in Touha Lodge No. 125 for 56 years; Whereas, he was held in high esteem and contributed generously to the welfare of the lodge; Be it resolved, that we cherish the memory of our departed brother, and be it further Resolved, that we express our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family: That this resolution be spread on the minutes of the lodge, and that they be publised in the official organ of the .SPJST. Respectfully submitted Ed L. Lukas Louise Lukas Vera Baros â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Resolution Committee Westhoff, Texas, June, 1968,

Features MORAVIA AND SLOVAKIA

By Debbie Sodek, Lodge 47, Seaton

Moravia is a province of Czechoclovakia. ft was a province of AustriaHungary before 1916, when it was then called the g reat: Moravian Empire.

'Flu' capital city and principal city is Brno.

Moravia, a fertile and picturesque land, covers more than 8,500 square miles. The province of Bohemia borders Moravia along with wooded and mountainous areas On the west. Because of the Silesian and Sudeten Mountains , this land is thinly populated. On the east side is Slovakia and the Chipathian Mountains. The Morava River, a branch of the Danube, flows southeast along with other smaller tributaries.

Roman Catholics lead the religious list in Moravia.

Moravia is a farmland as well as an industrial area. Farmers grow rye, oats, barley, wheat, corn, flax, and sugar beets. In tire industrial area leather goods, yarn, silk, wine, glass, and machinery are produced. Tne principal exports are woolen goods and sugar.

Moravia, Slovakia, Bohemia, Lower Austria, and parts of Silesia and Poland were united by Moravian and Slovakian tribes in the early 800's to form the great Moravian Empire.

Charlemagne ruled this empire of Slavic people until the Magyars invaded it and conquered it, in the early 900's. Then in 955 Emperor Otto 1 defeated the Magyars and Moravia became a frontier territory of the holy Roman Empire.

Moravia has been a part of the Bohemian kingdom since 1929. In 1526 Moravia and Bohemia both went under Austrian rule. The Hapsburg rule began when King Vladislav's daughter Anne married Ferdinad who was a Hapsburg. He later became king- of Hungary and Bohemia and started a foundation for later Austro -- Hungarian riders.

The eastern part of Czechoslovakia is called Slovakia. It is a. territory just north of Hungary. In the Slovak language it is called Slovensko. The Magyars of Hungary made the Slovak people suffer for more than a thousand years with their brutal reigns. In 1918, the Slovak nation joined together with the Czechs to form the indepen-

dent and free country and republic of Czechoslovakia. Then in 1939 Slovakia became a free and independent state under German control. Aft Or World War Ll Slovakia reunited with C ,.iechslovakia.

Slovakia covers all area of ahoirt 18,921 square miles, rrbtliing, it the second largest province, -Bohemia is the larvest, and Moravia the smallest.

Slovakia also nas the seâ&#x20AC;˘ond largest population in Czechoslovakia. 'Die population is 4,170,000, al the latest count. The capital city is Bratislava, located in the south-centsrill part, of Czechoslovakia. Some of the rivers in Slovakia include the Van. the Odrava, the Torysa, the Nara, nerd the firon.

All of these rivers flow soul heastward.

Valuable resources of coal are found in Slovakia, as well as Bohemia and Moravia. in northeast Mora via det10.:_iii:Pi of iron ore are round.

Sources of Information: Wort Book Encyclopedia, Volume 17, p. 656, World Book Fatcyclopedia, Volume 17, p. 422-47.3.

Fit OWNINC,S MGR FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR

The number of drownings has almost reached two-thirds of hist year's total of 317 with the mapor portion of the outdoOr recreation season ahead according to R. (3. IVIaltermann, deputy director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartMent.

Many of the drownings occurred as a result of boating accidents, indiratioe: that if the Coast Guard approved life saving devices required for each person in the boat were present, they were riot worn.

"Ws amazing to me the chances people take with their own lives and the lives of their families," says Ma-uennann. "What's particularl y sad is the small children who drown merely because their parents do not take the time to slip them into a life jacket."

According to Mauermann, ''any other children drown in bodies of water close to their home such as swimming poolys and drainage ditches.

One five-year-old boy fell off a .freight car and through .a railroad trestle, drowning in a creek. below.

Several teenagers drowned ,vhile swimming in farm ponds In one freak accident an Austin man drowned while swimming his horse in a lake. The horse became entangled in a barbed wire fence under the water grid drowned also,

Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 with. Undeliverable Copies to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, FOB 100, TEMPLE, TEX. 76501

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Ve siferbi. 3, .erverice 19n ZA VOJiNEIVI (A NEOBCANEM) KLAUS STRAUSSEM Jednota na ge znovit utrpela ztratott jednoho mlatleho elena ye Viet .Nauru a to Vojin Klaus J. Strauss z Fort Worth, jetti piisel o divot tine 8. Miura t. r. Pally vojin jest ;estYtti Clenem nagi SPJST, !uteri• poloMil svilj rn/adY divot za svoji vlast, jejilioi obeauern je gte nebyl.

Jako bratri a sestry bratrskeho spotInt vzdavame jemto nest, a doulame, ze abet' jeho nebyla mama. . . Pozilstale rodine vysloviejcine na g i tiejhlutigi sonstrast, Na g tlik Dati• bru. Jerry Milanovi za jeho pomoc pH obstarani fotobizny, vyst • ielt z novin apod. Litujeme, ze tato zpriiva je o nekolik tYttaii opozdena, stalo se tak ale z jistYcit dfivodil, — red, 211etY Klaus J. Strauss se narodil ye Winzburgit v Nemecku dne 30. rah v rote 1946 'Mel do Ameriky se syYrni rodiei (s matku a nevlastnirn otcem) 5. listopadu 1954. Otec se jmenuje Roy McPhail a roclina bydli na 1225 Sproles ul. ye Fort Worth. Maturoval z North Side High School v 1965, lute byl vymnamenan v fotbalu. Byl take nominovan jako "Mr. North Side". Pordeji navgtevoval universitu North Texas State v Denton jeden rok, Po odvodu do ar/natty 15. listopodu 1966, konal svoji makladni sluMbil pH Fort Polk, Louisiana, pozdeji byl premisten jako kanclidat do dtistojnicke Skoly ye Fort Sill, Oklahoma, kde mel rnaene potiMe s PolimoaleinYin kolenem, nasledkerri fotbalu v high school.

Presto, ze je g te nebyl obeanem SpojenYch stave, se dobrovolne slouMiti ye Viet Nauru, (Americky loan dovoluje octvod neobeani1 v takovYch pripadech.) Narukoval ye Viet Nonni 30. srpna 1967, kde byl umisten pii Quan Loi u tzv, "Tactical Operations Center". 6. imora 1968 byl teMce ranen nepiitelem, po eernM byl evakuovan do vojenske nemocnice, kde 8. imora skonal nasledkem teMkYch ran v krku a na illave.

Bratr Strauss se stal elenem Nicht e. 154 SPJST ye Forth Worth 6. eer y -na196,upslhoe.AnaMiv Jeho nevlastni otec p . Roy McPhail 0bdrAel od nej dopis prave v tu sobotu rano a ten sam den obdrMeli smutnou mpravu, ze v ten den v noci skonal. V jeho poslednim dopise, psal,ze je mu jinak dobi e, aby se roclina o nej ne-

^^r Trifi starala. Byl 65. obet z okresu Tarrant v to valce ye Viet Namu, Mimo jsou jegte doma bratri Gunther a Dieter, vSichni ve Fort Worth.

Vojenske pohrebni batty se konaly 30. imora v kapli Greenwood Funeral Home, ulo2en na hibitov Greenwood Cemetery ve Fort Worth.

(Porn. red; Nedlouho no pohltu bra, Strausse, noviny Fort Worth Star- Telegram prinesly del gi elanek o nem, jake mel nahledy na sve povinnosti obeanske apod, Kongresnik Jim Wright se take snaMil uzakonit aby Klaus byl posmrtne (posthumously) urnan jako ()bean Spoj, Stain kongresem Spojenych state( arnerickych, Tento nav •h jest nyni pied kongresem, s nadeji. Me bode co nejrychleji schvalen,

Smutna udalost. V sobotu rano dne 29. eervna nam prave pi gla do tiskarny smutna zprava, ze v Houstonu ,zetn•el br. g tepan Valeik, dlouholetY Ifeednik a praeovnik v kruzieh naSi Jednoty SPJST, V uteri pry utrpel srde6ni zachvat a v patek v noel, zem •el. Jest to velika rana pro celott eieskoslovenskou vetev v Texasu. A jej nahradit jako redaktora Casopisu "Hospodake" nebuveci, Upiimnou soustrast de vyslovujeme pozOstale manielee a rodine. Poh •ebni pOdrebnosti nejsou nam v tornto okamiiku inarny. — red.

OD REDAKCNIHO STOLKU Narozeniny SpojenYeh Statti tvrt,S, eervenee jsou narozeniny SpajenYch Statn, V oneti den roku 1776 vydal americky lici sve problaSeni 0 Nezavislosti, ftekl -Limn) einem :lidera ostatnino sveta, si 1.12, nepreje alt pod Spatnou vizi vladou, ktera jilt) vydavala Spatrul narizeni ve jinenu Spatneho krale. Rekli,re jsou volnyim i;e si chteji vladnout sand, V gichni amerieti chlapci a deveata so uei v (thecae g kole nektere duleMite vety v Prohlag eni Neravislosti. Vein, ae bylo. seosano Toma gem Jeffersonem. With, Me Jefferson miloval svobodu a volnost; ze nenavidel tyranii, ktera nastane, kciyM jen nekolik, neb dokonce jen na osoba se nokoul kaMemu iici jak fri g zit, mluvit, myslit a. modlit se.

Ovgem Probla g eni Nezavislosti samotne nedalo je g te americkenut lidu jeho svobodu, ani nezastavilo tyranii, By! to jen maeatek teMkeho boje o jeji Askant.

Nejdrive musela bit vybojo y aria Revolueni valka. Pak musela bit ustanovena vlastni vlada. Valku vybraii, protobyli jednotni a prott42,e se obetovati jeden ma druheho, Ale viada, kterou pak stanovili byla chybou, protoMe tech trinact state nebylo jednotnych a obetavost tea uM nebyla. Tak se ?novo pokusili o vladu novou a v le se pak trinact state sjednotilo. Tentokrate meli take itspecb.

Vyhrali telly valku, ftspegLou vladu via podklade naSi nynejSi fistavy a za vedeni velkeho Jiriho Washingtona. Jeho vnticovstvi bylo skuteene velke, protoMe Washington, se vMdy sna2i1 slat vlast na mist() prwil sebe na druhe. Nekolik mato lidi se v jeho dobe domnivalo, Me byl cti gadostivY, ae se chtel stilt kralem, dokonce tyranem. Ale vetgina mela naprostou ! dilveru v nej, podporovala jeho masady a ignorovala kritiky a nepHitele.

Nag ttvrtY eervenec je dobrou plileMitosti pro vg echny Amerieany mamvslet se ponekud nad Washingtonovfim eharakterem. Imposantni pomnik byl vrtyeen ye meste Washingtonu, ktere bylo piticomene po nem pojmenovan°.

Bea Washingtona byehom nemeli sta.vu. Inedsecial rasedani, jelicj: program vypracoval. A stal se prImim presidentem zvolenYm podle teto fistavy.

Po svem zvoleni provedl Wash-

OKRSKOVI fEDITELE KUBENA, VITEK, POKLADN!K, BRO2, HANKA A SRALLA ZNOVUZVOLENI )0C SEMEN

2te ington CM, ktery mu ziskal jeite vetii lasku a cltiveru lidu. Nebylo toti2 Zadna Listiny Pray v Ustave, kdy Washington prevzal arad. Slibil, ze listina vyclana bude, aby svoboda keel, tisku, shromaZ d'ovani a nabolenstvi byly zachovany.

Seiel se kongres a schvalil Listinu, pak ji zaslal k podpisu jednotlivYm stattim a aZ pak stanovil statniho naviadniho a soudce federalniho dvoru a tak zamezil nebezpeei soudcovske libovule snadno moZne pied vyclanind Listiny.

Fred sloleniro prisahy napsal Wash,ington nekolik pokrokovYch mySlenek, jako pripravu k inauguraeni reei. Kdyby v dneinina svetovem zmatku cove Viech narodn chteli se riditi temito WashingtonovYrni mySlenkami, clostalo by se brzy miru svetu zmitanendu strachem. A piece byl Washington sepsa.ni adresy tak skromnY, ze nebyl nikterak toho nazoru, ze jen on sam ma pravdu a byl proto daleko toho, aby ocisuzoval oclliSne mineni. je pak jiste take jin9 cinvod k ()slave Ctvrteho cervence, jenaZ je nejvice slavenVrn svatkem po svatcich vanoenich.

V dejinach SpojenYth state bylo mno ho krisi, ale bylo mnoho velkYch eina vykonano. Na priklad den, kdy vlastenci vyldrali revoluci, byl velkYm dnem. Dale 'ukoneeni prvni a druhe sveteve valky jsou take pamatne okarnZiky v nak historii. Doba, kdy Indiani postoupili tuto zemi kolonistum, je dalSi historickou ucialosti. Ale ZadnY americky ein neni pocit'ovan s veSi. ldrclosti, Je to pro M:16 deli, y e to: cram Si eitlirile dues co nan, libo. Je to den oslav, vYlet0, rodinnych schnzek, tance a radovani. — MoZna take vyslechnete nejakou oslavriou Pee. Je to tak spravne, nebot' neni lenSi prilentost neZ je vY roei zrozeni- nasi. republiky k projevilm nezavislosti, jeZ je skvelYm dedictvim predanYm nam sta.teeriYmi multi, kteri se prieinili o vznik naSeho statu a jich2 dsili bylo dovrSeno podepsanim Prohlaieni Nezavislosti.

Velmi dnicZity odstavec 0 zaklachnen zasadaeh vlady cirri z ProhlaSe.ni Neodvislosti nesmrtelnY dokument, drahY eelemu arnerickemu narodu. Odstayer ten zni nasledovne: "PovaZujeme za samozrejme pravdy, ne vSichni 1,idC jsou stvoreni sobe royal, ze jsou obdareni Stvoritelem jistymi nezadatelnYmi, pravy, mezi nimiZ jsou pravo no, Zivot, svobodu a vyhledava ni itesti; ze k zajiiteni techto zprdv jsou zavede'ny mezi lidmi vlachy majiel spravedlivou moc ze svoleni 0vladanYcla; ze kdykoliv se nejaka woe

VRSTN prici tomuto neelu, ma lid pravo ji zmeniti nebo zruSiti a zavesti via:du novou;; budovati jeji zaklady na kterYch zasadach a organisovati jeji moc do takove formy, jeZ se lidu zda nejpravdepodobnejAi zdrukou bezpeenosti a blaha."

Myilenky y ProhlaSeni Neodvislosti obsaZene nebyly nove, nebot' filosoye je hldsali jiZ pied tisici lety, ale teprve pri zakladani republiky na Ode Noveho Sveta byly uvedeny v 'praktickY Zivot, kdyZ 56 podpisovateli ProhlaSeni Neodvislosti zavazalo se jmenem 13 kolonii vybudovati stmt novY na zasade svobodne lidove vlady. Oni zarueili se Sq1111 Zivoty, majetky i cti, neclaji sve nova" zalolene svobode zaniknouti. Valme si i my to svobody a nedejme ji zahynouti. Usilujme o jeji zachovani pro ty, kteri prijdou po nas, neb v Americe nadeje kaZdeho obeana mohou dosalmout tech nejkrasnejSich kvetu, rozvijejicich se v priznive pada nuru.

Oddil dopisaatelti Od Birthday Club fad Cis. 88, Houston Ct'ena, redakce mill etenati: Naie mesieni card party bude opet jako vkly prvni stredu v mesici dne 3. eervence, zakatek v 9:30 rano v poledne obed. KaZdST jest uctive zvan.

Schtize mesieni jest jako valy dr:0110u stredu v mesici due 10. eervence, za eatek v 9 hodin rano Re selnizi a pobaveni a v poledne obed. Navitevnici jsou vZdy vitani.

Clenky ad klubu, ktere slavi sve narozeniny v mesici eervenci • jsou: Annie Vela, Evelyn Mikolag, Louise KadleCek, Annie Soukup, Anna Svestka, Rosalie Kostom, Annie Baethe a Della IN,Liksch. CieY klub jim preje vesele narozeniny a dalSich ye zdravi se doekati.

S pozdravem na vsecky posila ses. Sophie HrubY Slovanska Una aisle 66, Waco

etenaii: NaSe eer y:nova schilze byla konana v Linden Hallo v nedeli 16. eervna, bvla zahaiena pieclsedou Emilend Flanuem. v 2:50 odpoledne.

Byla edevzdand cast nail vlajce; slib ocirikali Johnny GaiduSek, Tana a Mike Ku+, ni. lTe isme zahajili obchodni Cast naM schfcze tak jsme gratulovali naAemu bratru Nick Morrisovi k jeho zvolcni jako pi'edseda Hlavni Uradovny

atCedu 3. Eervence 1968 SPJST v XX. sjezdu, kterY se konal V Dallas. Jsme hrdi na to, ze byl zvolen a prejern mu mnoho $testi a zdaru ye vedeni nail SPJST. Vime, ze pted nim je mnoho tedtke prace, ale vetime, ze kdyt jeden kaZdY mu ve spolek pomidZeme, ze nave jednota bude pokradovat skvele dale a jeite jednou bratte "Nick", Tobe prejem vAechno to nejlepS1.

Nafitevniky jsme men pana a pani W. A. Bremer, Johnny Krilan, Rudolph 2alman, Michael Wayne TrefnY, a pani Joe Gaiduiek. Doufarne, Ze se jim u nas libilo a Ze prijdou zase.

Nail delegati podali sve zpravy se sjezdu v Dallas, ktere byly uspokojive prijate.

Byl eten protokol z minule schfize a prijat z opravou. Dale byly eteno uety, byl dan navrh aby se zaplatily a tak se stale.

Gratulovali jsme nail sestre Beverly GaiduSkove ze clostala druhe misto co kandidatka v zivodu "Miss SPJST" na sjezdu v Dallas a Klub mladeZe ji daroyal $10 za dobre vykonanou praci.

Nemocni byli br. Walter Poehl, ktcrY byl v nemocnici, br. Leslie Dunagan, ktery take byl nemocen, ale ue je snad sestra Thelma Trojan mela operaci a take uZ je snad doma, Marylin Mots, a Louise Matug take byly nemocne, ale jsou ji g lep§i, take hr. Ed Schiller, ktery uZ" deMi dobu postonava a se take polepSuje a koneene rnladY Chris Otto Spence Slapnul na hrebik tak chodi o berlich, Prejem na gim nemocnYm aby sc brzy uzdravili a vratili se do naSeho kruhu, Novi elenove jsou Glynn Dabney, Charlotte DoleZal, Louis Patrick Sebik, Edith Celeste Dunham a Donald Wayne Kendrik, doufame, ze se jim u nas bude libit.

Bylo oznameno, ze u rids bude hrat znarna, orchestra a to Norm Edlebeck a jeho Dairyland Dutchmen z WausaSee, WiSConsin tak se mate na co twit a to bude v nedeli 7. eervenee od 7:30 do 11:30 weer. Tale se clostavte ve velkern poetu.

Promluvili k /lam hr. Johnny Ktilan od tadu Oslo 6 a Rudolph 7alman ad tadu eislo 35, dekujem yam a doufame, ze pfljdete zase, valy vas radi vidime.

Dverni cenu vyhrali v dospelem Bill Korenek a v detskem odboru Steven Stanislav a Sherry Regmund.

JelikoZ nebylo dalAtho jednfini schnze byla ukoneena a zaCali isme s ye -erinavkdejsnibarkovlin, rosti pOrky tak zvanc "Hot clogs", ktere

ye stredu 3. Eervence 1968 byly velice chutne, sestry prinesly Nitsk Wake sladkosti a take jSille . tornu deset galona zmrzliny, tak se \item velice clobre chutnalo.

Tak hled'te, jsem skoro zapomnel na tu. "Tatiekovou veselici". Nat zabavni vkbor vybral tyto tatieky aby nam ukazali co urni. . . Daniel Marek, Robert Stanislav, Benny Engelke, Henry Slovak, Emil Harm§ a Otto Hanut.

Za akol dostali okoupat, napratkoyat a ustrojit bejbinka a to bylo k smichu a vSichni to vykonali s aspechern.

NaS Otec Roku na rok 1968 je br.

George Trefriy. . . Dostali vtichni svoji praci cdmenu. . . Ted' to jednou itkoneim a jestli jsern nee° vynechal tak prosim za odputteni nebo to stara palice ut jaksi nepracuje jak pracovala. . . Preju yam vtem innoho zdravi a aspechu y e vati praci a zastaya.m S bratrskYra pozdravem, Otto Hanut, Cesky zpravodaj Dallas, Texas Cteny pace redaktore: zde yarn zasilam elanek, kterY 111i zaslal p. Sitar' z Csl. a peal si, aby to bylo otitteno ve Vestniku. Preclem diky.

Aneitka Houdkova 400 let rodu Shilerft Mezi natirni krajany ve SpojenYch Statech, predevtim pak v Texasu je hojne rortireno prijmeni Shiller. Je to poangliotene jmeno stareho Oeskeho rodu Silara. Jell() nositele maji svaj paved vs vkchoclnich Cechach, kcle na bkvalem okrese Lantkroun jest •velka, vesnice Cermna,. Odtud a ze sousedinch Nepomuk se po rocs 1850 vystenaval° do Ameriky mnoho rodin Jejich potomed jsou nyni rozSikeni po celkeh SpojenYch statech. Pri torn vtak i y e stare vlasti je Silara vic net dolt.

Jen v okrese Usti nad Orlici jest v soueasne dobe asi 250 nositeln jmena Sitar, (mutskYch potomkti, startich nad 15 let). Deli a teny zvyS'uji tento poeet na vie jak 500 lidi. A pri tom je mnoho Silarn jeSte po celern Ceskoslovensku, mirno zahranier.

A tito vtichni S • ilarove, Sillerove, Schillerove a Slaillerove maji spoleaneha predka v Jirikovi Sillero y i, ktery zit v rose 1568 v obci Ostrow u Lantkrouna: Zde byl ye zminenem roce zapsan do knihy poddanYcla panstvi lant i -krounseh.Jtjaizpsornto nejstariIm znamem. nredku.

Proto Silarove v Ceskoslovensku rozhodli v tomto jubilejnim roce usporacial; roclionV sjczcl. Buds iisporaclan 6. a 7. Cervenco v Bumf Cernme, okres

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VESTNIK tisti nad Orlici, kde ziji Silari od roku 1650 a je jich zde najvic, asi 30 rodin.

Zveme proto i prislutniky nati americke vetve, aby se 'prijeli v dervenci podivat do stare vlasti a zaeastnili se sjezdu, ktery patti i jim. Prosime ease americke Shillery, aby si nenechali ujit tuto jedineenOu priletitost. Prosime take etenate "Vestniku", kteri vedi o nekterein Shillerovi, aby jej na tuto vkzvu upozornili. Ponevadt i v Arnerice je Shillern mnoho a dosud se o tuto vec lido halo zajimali, prosime o sdeleni adres anierickYch Shillern.

V Americe tyto adresy shromatd'uje historieka rodu, ktera pripravuje knihu o rodine Shillerd. Rosalie A. Shiller, 2005 Bailey Street, San Angelo, Texas 76901.

V Ceskoslovensku sbira, zpravy o larech pisatel teto zpravy: Frantitek Nepomuiky 51, path., Dolni Oermna, okres Usti nad Orlici, Ceskoslovensko. Na neho se take obracejte s pripadrikrni dotazy o rodu Shilleru. Na sjezd jsou samozrenne zvani i ostatni pratele a priznivci rodu, majici zajem o jeho historli. Samozrejme i potomci Shillera ze strany otcovy i mateiny. Tetime se na Vas. Frantitek Sitar --SPJST-

Priprav y k °slave 50. vYroei ustaveni CSR

Ptina gime yam dnes zpravu o konferenci zastapca krajanskYch, exiloykeh a zahranienich organisaci Ceara a Sim/aka, kteri se setli v Chicagu, aby iprocliskutovali navrh programu Phpravneho vkboru Ceskoslovenske Narodni Rady americke na vtenaroclni oslavy u priletitosti vzniku a utvoreni Ceskoslovenske republiky v roce 1918.

Oslavy se maji konat ye cinech 18.

0, 20. Mina 1968 ve Washingtone, D. C., ✓ mists, kde pied padesati lety byla podepsana Deklarace o zrizeni samostatne Ceskoslovenske republiky.

Program oslav je y hrubYch rysech ustanoven takto: V patek, dne 18. 'Mina 1968 dopoledne bode zahajeno spolcene zasedani sjezdu acchoslovaka, tijicich vs svobodnem svete a potrva, do yeeera. Veeer bade sloutena slavnostni katolicka mss ve Svatyni Panny Marie a po ni zasednou pracovni vYbory, zvolene na sjezdu.

V sobotu dopolecine, dne 19. fijna 1968, sjezd zasedne spoleene, aby projednal a prijal zpravy a resolute pracovnich vYborn. Pozdeji dopoledne se bude konati pietni vzpominka u hrobky Presidenta Woodrow Wilsona ye Washingtonske Katcclrale, po nit sjczd dokonei sve sobotni zasedani. Odpoledhe

bude venovano umelecke akademii, kde vystoupi slotky krajanskYch organisaci. Vecer bude v 7 hodin zahajen slavnostni banket za freasti Cestnkch hostit ✓ hotelu Statler-Hilton.

V necleli, dne 20. rijna 1968 dopoledne se buds konat zavereene zasedani sjezdu vtech Cechoslo yakt. Haste budou mit behem sjezdu priletitost naYttivit take vYstavu historickYch dokumenta a parnatek 50ti let zaloteni a trvani Oeskoslovenske republiky, na niz bude vystaven dlouho hledank a koneene nalezenk original Deklarace z roku 1918, nebo aeastnit se vyjitclek po historickYch mistech v okoli Washington.

Konference, ktera tento ramcovY program dohoda, se konala ve venni pratelskem ovzduti a vyjacirovala snahu organisaci po jednotnem a spoleenem postupu v priprave i adasti na slavnosti teto yYznamne uddlosti.

Oeekava se, 2e mohutne, spoleene narodni oslavy ve Washingtoue, D. C. letos na podzim budou projevena solidarity s demokratickYmi silaioi ye stare vlasti a se snahou po znovuzavedeni a demokratickYch zasacl ✓ Ceskoslovensku.

My, krajane a Cechoslovaci v zahraniel verime, te tento rok 50. vS7roei prohlateni eeskosloyenske nezavislosti bude manifestaci pro jednotu vtech eestnYch eechil a Sloyakti. Pripravy k oslavam jsou jut v pinem proudu. 17 celonarodnich a exilovYch organisaci ✓ Arnerice a Kanade jiz representujo statisice, a dalti organisaci se budou jak v Americe, tak v Evrope a Australii k ireasti a postal-I& je budeme uverejnovat v zahranienim tisku.

Sjezd bude zahajen v patek, dne 18, Nina 1968 a potrva, behcm. soboty a nedele 20. tijna.

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Oeskoslavenska Naradni Rada americka svolala poradni schnzi zAstupcn vtech dosud prihlatenYch organisaci do Chicaga na dne 26. dubna 1968, kde byl dohodnut ramcovY plan potadu oslav a nyni se pracujc na jeho podrobnem provedeni.

Oznamujeme zajemcam, kteri ✓ amyslu se oslav aeastnit,, te se P11praynenau vYboru podarilo zajistit hodne ceny prenocovani v hotelu Statler-Hilton ye Washingtone; jednolfitkovY pokoj $14.00 dvoulatkoy ST pokoj $19.00 triltitkovy pokoj $24.00 etyrratko yY pokoj — $29.00 Zajemci necht' se obraci o zpravy nebo rady na: Pripra ynY vYbor oslav 50. vYroel, predseda J, Kr:ikora nebo tajenmik dr. V. Cbalupa, c/o 2133 So.

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ROMAN Nansala MARIE I:` ZI,INKOVA Pokrae.iovdni "Ano, ROeno, maminka ma pravdu," piisveVil Materna. "T z toll() dtwodu bys rnela setrvati u Etnila, protAe tve deldictvi nebude velke. Budu-li (MU syrta, bade Manl y jebo, o tom j:;ein clam) rozbodl a na toroth rozhotinuti t. I3udcs Dal( odkazana nebirin se svYin ditetem lco a sve Yerm, Stiatkem ses zajsem opatHla a byla bys blahova, aby ses domluvim vracela don-nu. tislyM, slim, 'e si cl t ici. z ylaW, bode tatinkem. Neplac telly, vse urovname Jen. rebutl' hoed tak ukvanena!

Polekal isrol se te, alleted' ism or,kravprotct7'e Si myslim, 7e ma maminka. pravdu. Darmo ses taro nebodoort e y10,inti trapila a darino nolekalas i Emila. Nechalas mu znravu,

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Mary will be labeled as I, 11, 111 ; Tonjug:Oka. This classificatiou wilt serve to guide von ill conittotting„ In previons lessons the endings for eonjo,v lions I and 1 1 •were given.

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W9211;,ro. don, , ilcrvna 1962 Pv ,i4 i inezi pi.edebozim °boa vt,td, z.rnala vlada -OSA doe.

Cervna 1968 zaka7. poukazoyani do opr0.11(9:i9n lliijcnlciiitt V (T-l!esko1Sk Pori j:;011 rI) eh ny dOchody '\„vplateni z dnvodu el:00 .111o, vojetiskeho 9 joo zabezpteoni, jakoZ i ducbody zamOsitlanen stwavy. 1 ii kr. to byla mezi 01)00 st .:d azavrena te.?, doboda yz .:,,je-mot:s in vyHaceni daellod» ohcaotim Ortillj:110 statu.

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pittnacta — Lesson No, 15 Conversation (toziitluva lIobri den, pant Novak:ova! Jsein rail, le umite HobrY den, Homo! Slyela jsein, %e mate zajetn 0 eeStion: . Ano, lei, se Heim etsti a psiiti tvoje babieTo je bajeene. Jiste, ka je. Winn rinlit.

Maminka ter nui z tolio radost, p»si babieee eesky, Habieka rteete anJe Ce:4titut teika?

Neiti veltni ti74,ka. Tatinek rata: "Rea pra cc nejson kolai7;e."

To je provda, 'Hada bych jetti S bobem, Hamm! la, ale muslin ttZ, Tei roam na speeh. Veeer jederne do roesta. Na shledantm, pain Novakova!

Slovnieek -- Vocabulary must pant Nto.fakova — musiti umeti 11 to Mrs. Novak xa it know how interest ec4ina — Czech slyleti II—to bear pstiti III—to write language bajeeti2 -- won- eisti III — to read ilikati I — to say derful jiste jeti HI — to drive surely jiti TI — to go radost — joy (on foot) pravila — truth Fn- sneeh — hurry att•iekv toish (adv.)

Vaet• --- evening kolaee — Czech price -- work mesto — town, city cake — difficult, bez — without tvoje—your, yours heavy Crarionar M!iivniee 1. c iiii iiip-ation of the verbs of the thin) coniugation: eisti — to read (bard stem) - Plural Singular iteine 1st person — etu etete 2nd person — ete gi

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Nkam jakal% rika eikarne tikate tikaji 1. Fs:planation or phrases: Mate 7OiOt 1 o •e4inn. You are interested in Czech.

Ma 7, folio mitred. lie is happy :Atm( it.

To je pravda. That's the truth, or that's right. na soech, `Cm in a hurry. jib, I mist CM now.

Dada b yeh mhtvila. I would like to talk some more.

Pei prace nelson kolaee. You can"t have cake without work, (This is a rointlar C■zetli savinw! ‘ `o ne must work hard to se)mewitere".)

Homework 1. Translate and practice reading the conversation.

2, Ti-arn all the new words and expressiong.

Sio qv the three tvocs of conjuration frivol in the previous lessons and in this iss-an.

4. Practice the conversation with some member of Your family.

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kam jis odjela?"

RilZena jen name pokynula hlavou.

Ze bade doma prijata timto zptisObenl, toho se piece jen. nenadala. Zelena oasa, ji2 videla v pouSti sveho neradostneho Zivota, nebyl askuteenosti. Jen klarnna rata mornana se zjevila jejim zraktlm rata morgana iitulneho do, mova, koutku, kam se chtela uchYliti se syYm diter tem jako do hnizda.

Prelud se ji vSak rozplynui pied ()alma. Nebylo pro ni mista v rodnem dome. Byla tam cizi dnes ona — a bude tam cizi jeji dice.. .

VIII. Ve vesele spoleenoSti zapomnel doktor MareS rychie na svou rozmluvu s ROZeriou. Byl jistY, Ze se 2ena yyplaCe a pak 2e bude vSe zas v nejlepSim poradku. • Nemohl si na ni as posud ste2ovati. Byla mirna, pracovita, a skrornna. Vybiral dobre. Jako s man, Zelkou je s ni Opine spokojenk. Ov'Sem jako milenka ho uspokojila jen nekolik tYclnil. Ale manZelka nemusi piece bYti mu2ovi zaroven milenkou!

Bylo jitZ, hodne po Milnoci, kdyZ, Mare vracel dome. Set primo z barn, kde se dobre bavil. V hlave mu posucl Sumely pary ze Sampanskeho a bzueely lomozne taneeni melodie. V duchu videl svfidna, Lela Zen, jimZ oblek slou2i1 ne k Ostroji, ale k rafinovanemu draZdeni mu2ske smyslnosti. Nebot' co mnoha, Zena dnes jmenuje "oblek do spoleenosti," nezaslouZi si nazyu "oblek". SlUvko "svlek" by snarl pro tyto "spoleeenske" toalety bylo 111110 hem vYstiZnejSr i. Tyto vzcluSne toalcty by se snarl jako "oblek" daly uplatniti, robfr, na plovarne pri sluneeni ponevadZ by nebranily bezprostrednimu pristupu sluneenich paprskil na telo. Prot v'Sak jsou urSeni prave do spoleenosti, je opravdu zahad.ne.

KdyZ-Mare'S ocinaykal dvere sveho bytu, myslil na — Jirinu Prokopovou. Zitra se s ni opet shleda, a veru see na Bude veseleji spechati do kancela •e neZ dosud. V to chvili byl spokojenY Sc s y etem, kdc je tolik rozkok a radoscti, neni-li elo yek Skaroblid, nebo malicherny puritan.

Doma ho vS'ak eelcalo nemile yystrizli veni z jeho rtiZove nalady. Na stole v jidelne nalezi totiZ RO ■Zenin dopis.

Bylo to sice jen nekolik racikfl, ale jejich obsah staeil, aby se Mare'S piece jen ulekl.

"OdjiZdim domft, protole divot s Taboo za techto okolnosti je pro mne nesnesitelll*,'Vrat' se k Lole a ke svemu synovi, kteri maji na Tebe starS'i narok ne2 ja a« " konec douisu byl pie-

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Skrta,n. Pavodne tam byla slava "me Prvni pocit leknuti rychle -preSel MareS tlumene, ale vztekle zakiel. Jeho pokorna "oveeka" neni tedy tak posluSna, jak si pral. Projevuje svou YUJi a jedna s nim jako by ji ublilil!

"Abych se vratil k Lole!" vybuchl se zlostnYin smichem. Schumlal dopis sve Zany a mrStil jim ke kamnrim s posurikeh naprosteho opovr2eni. "Kdyby se k Lole meli vratit vSichni jeji ctitele, byl by to jiste pohlecl pro bohy!

ROZenina rada je opravdu znamenita!

Ale to ma elovek z toho, kdy2 si vezme za Zeno divku premrStenYch nazortl!

Mile se zda, Ze jsem ji prechvalil! Ale co ted'?"

Otazka "co ted", nebyla pro Maree tak bezyYznamna, jak by se na prvni polled zdalo. Nernel pri ni na mysli RO2enu. Na to mu vtibec nezaleZeio.

Ale starostne premital o moZnosti, by jeho Zeno, zaZaciala o rozvod. Utekla mu site a tato okolnost by byla proti ni, ale jinak si musil doznat, 4Ze vS'echna viva neshod v jeho manZelstvi by byla pripsana jemu. Byl pravnik a nemohl se tudiZ klamati o vYsledku rozvodove pre. aMterna mu vyplatil tale ✓enal sve dcery — a na toto veno by se jiste tazal, kdyby se mela RO_Zena po tak kratkem manZelstvi vratit zpet, dorntl.

Co by pak aMternovi rekl? Velka Cast mlade pani vzala jiZ za sve. NOco sloe MareS z tecnto neni-",,z ma, ale Materna by ulasl, kdyby \Wel, jak nopatrny je tento zbytek Vella jell() decry. lb[ tre y' zaplatil vSechoy sve dluhy — a nebylo jich male — a na sve "potreby", totiZ na zaba yy a hYreni musil teZ brati RilZeninY penize, protole by mu jeho plat prirozene nestaell. Svemu tchanovi by vSak teZko dokazoval, kam dal tolik penez a te2ko by rnu je vracel!

Az dosud Mar6ovi ani nenapadlo, aby se ye svych peijdtcieh trochu uskrovnil. Ma bohatou Zenu a bohateho tchano! Ma-li Zivorit, nemusil se piece Zenit! Spolehal nejcn na yen() sve zeny, ale i nit jeji budouci dedict yi. Vedel, Ze Majov se s y Ym bospodars y im representuje pekno jmeni — a to vSe bude jednou jeho! Proe by tedy Prot by neuZival yZech svetskYch rozkoS'i a poZitkO, pokud je miad?! M zestarne, le dost easu na Zosacky "poHAW divot.

Kdyby mu VSak ROZena odeMa, kdyby ji r_nel vratit veno, co by mu zbylo?

Zas jen dluhy a Zivoreni od prvniho k prvnimu. RriZenu by ad vratil, coZ o to! Ale jejiho 'aria nenul& vratit a N ena

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koneene, nerad by 020,01 krasnou vyhlidku na dedietvi po Maternovi. Majov jiZ stoji za trochu sebezapreni. a za kousek Oki! Musi tedy Mara kousnouti do trpkeho jablka — a muse pokorne odprosit a smirit svou aenu. Musi sehrat velkou, mistrnou a dojemnou seenu pokani — aby se RtiZena vratila zpet. A DI zde bude, musi k ni bYti pozornejS'i, aby spik verila.

S temito myMenkanti Marc'S pozde v noel. usinal. Kdy2 se rano probuchl, bylo jiZ pozde. Jen tak, talc, ZZe priSel do kaneelare yeas.

Tentokrat sleena Jiiina sedela jiZ u psaciho stroje. Libezne se usmala, kdyZ Mareg vstoupil do dvel'i a pokraeovala dal sv svem namahavem zamestnani: leAteni nehtti. Pak si jeSte pretrela oblieej pudrem, nabarvila si rty a oboei usporadala malebne flees — a koname byla pripravena ku praci.

MareS" po neprijemnYch noenich Ovahach opet se vzpruZil. Vratilo se mu jell() stare sebevedomi, s nimZ vojevrtdcove dobyvaji sveta a `n`eodolatelni" mutZi srdci Zen. MladY mud vedel, RfiZena ho jiste ma posud rada -- a byl jist, Ze mu odpusti, aZ s ni proOvkm, musi mluviti "okolnostem primerene". Ale proto je pra yaby dovedl voliti prava, fieinna slova a aby kra.smimi slovy nahradil nedostatek situ. Jako mu po prve neodolala naivni Popelka z Majova, tak mu zajiste ani nyni neodola.

Vedic Jiriny zaponnaol posleze na, vScchily neprijemnosti. Noketni cl6yee, jemuZ flirt s muZi byl jedinYm Zivot11.1111 calexn, naZilo se, ally probuzenk zaient sveho sofa Co nejvic upoutalo.

Le je MareS` Zenaty, o tom se Mina uZ v6era odpoledne informovala. Tato ekolnost jejim planitm jest poslouZila, nebot' Jirina si ftpine osvojila Zivotni zasady sve piitell yn. "Zenaty se dnes da ulovit sjis, neZ svobodiar'.

Jake syvobodiV, nev&noval b y j iste Mara§ velke pozornost inrotole by se bal, Ze Teich st yky by bylv pov0,0, ram; za y aZnou znamost. A Jirina meta ;r end, ktere by MareovVrn poladavkfim staello! Ale kdyZ se bobate oat nil, nemusi bVt, jiZ tak opatrn-J a mute bYti k Zenam uprimnel gi ovAem, jen k eizirn, ne ke sve vlastni!

Jirina se na minulost sveho sofa veers vyptaia dfikladne ditkladneji neZ jeho tchan. Vedela o jeho porneru k Lole, o jejim rifted, o 11.T.o.reSovYch dluzich 1 o zpiIsobu, jak je zaplatil.

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vratit se zpet, ke svemu ptivodniniu povoldni ji mo2 neopusti? Kam by se pal«,pratila j se avkini detmi? Jsou herly, Into otazko rozreaily 'vatkYrn aprtsobem; zabily sebe i deti! Mutak znaene ttleiteil • sloZity a Zorive s rany Vt . 00119 SpOr 0 kaMS7 halir alimenta, jeZ, by vaji Zebrackou alti tt.by jam deti nezethrely Jo prim° odporne, jak, nekte•i, muZi tie ustlovne stiahi svou podporu na, -nitro co mohia vlaalul deti — a jeSte pak v mnoha svemu zavazku nedostoji,

-012 1-10 manhci.; . AJ techin jench duaevni nro‘i 1 Divka povaZn,„--ila avelic; t;kol vypudilt ki,,maenosti 0 prinutit ji vtt ,Zonil r. , k roVittCe jejirm P rozvodp or11,.!Jd ye aye mariZeIstvi. avl. k • ktera ra I i lova tt .911.1 '71- 1;01 - Wee dvon ro1,0 prioontah John zatood.; ow•ila prod tt plehoota a Eli rno-v0 i a delmi,

;jr, to pochonitelne. Druha mlanai a vypoeitavejSi, se obyeejnU ne ydava a lanky. 'Vyvolila by si avot)odneho a nelakala by do 81/ken nastrati :;:enateho tato rodin y .— Ma telly vela! j)o-.>,:rlavky beZ prvni -nespokoji se v rnanZ.elstvi jen praci a sta •osti jako jeji prectchrulkyne ---- a porrebuje mooltem vie penez. Prato mu si jeji novy mantel urvati tyto pentze na vyM y nern svkch vlastnich. deli a j jion matky. Prot() ten boy o kahrik \em-wank na deti!

dalern a veNtele teZ, iiccliteli dele eekat. Jen° Zona je pry" stale donut, muZ rki $ 1 . di 0 mkam s iii nejdo. debre 1.11-1Al i V -00- , iVo • :cicis ., 1 Ii at Sp0[0 151.A a ;lee za vaei•Intv inForty-lace Jitina yysle:; oa-pokojerom. Bud,•; enytra je Mares jeji! Meta by Ja.. l ti Valeti na "lrtni both-meilost 1,rochu va_Znen. r Ze doktorov,c' ant (.1(10ef.1. 1,, re V .. • 11 V; 'watt Nemo zooall n0o1, ale Yd.; i -1-V0

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A tylo deti! Na tech pachaji. divky (huhu Ji • iny 'Prokopove norSi zloein ne''z Herodes, vrahcliel. mlad'atka. Vez1 - 000 ,1 011, s oteem vie ne Zivot! Smrt je heatka, je milosrdna. nisi bolest, hlald i plae. Kdyby jim otee zemkel, nebylo by to pro ne tak tragicke. Mely by na neho peknou vzpominku, nekaleoop broanktni stink viny I tinanene by na tie v mnolikch ptipadech bylo lip pamatovano: noose mateina by byla Pate vy.si, net ;jeji "alimenty". Ale kdyf cleti ztrati otce jen proto, ,he so mn zalibila rillarfai a bezel a vypoeitavejSi fend net je jejleb uStararia mama, oak je v tom pro deti hrozna tragedle, jejih nasledhy si nesou celym Z1votern --- moraine i fysicky. Herodes ve a ye laclosti zbavd deti pouze Nyota. Ale divky s nazory Jiriny Prokopove a jeji pritelkyne odsuzuji dite, jim nieirn p eubliMo, k hroznemu, nekoneenento !'2rdV0i'elAi a utrpervi, Vezmou jim S oteem jell() vezmou jim sousto ehleba od fist, vezmou jim v:§e, 011110 radost ze Zivota, vezmou jim je. 11 beastarostne detstvi. Neni to pro tyto deti kratka smrt?

1■ 10 Weld° odsoudit jejich mama, zottralstvi se koncene utika se dArni v milosrdnejai narue, net je v name smrti?

Otreae 'bah takovato smrt matky, a deti, opitatenkch ziviielem, svedomim tech, kAe •i toto Izotifalatvi SoLva. Nebot' tyto pripady se opakuji a budou se opakovati, pokud zakon

vre ..77edu eFrvence nebude ehranitj ty, kteri jelm ochrany pottebaji a nebude trestati ty, kteti jeho oehrany znewhiyaji.

Divky, ktere nemaji dosti mravni Sily, aby odmitly Zenateho muhe, nebo ktere hO dokonee samy do vkch siti mely by pomysliti na sve std •i. Ar ony zestarnou a Malou mitt clef,i -- co kdyby ptiSla zas jinn talatta Jirina Prokopova ? A jscat-li jisty, he jejich stark aurh zatim se "mitotic:hi" - pak at 'si vzoomenou na ay e vlastni detsvi. IVIely oico, !no t icit, sou rozence.

A ikdyby tehcly priSla !aho y:A, Jitina ProkopoYa a vttala jim, delein a matce, oteovu Lasko --- co by z nich bylo?

Make by bylo jejich cletst y i ii jakk nekoneenk retez utrpeni by vlekla jejich matka aZ he hrobu velice easto predeasnemu hrobu, protohe tyro opu§tene t'/.eny se nedoZivaji vysokelio veku. Dubolest ,je tibiji rychleji a jisteji net bolest telesna. A kcly'h pak oclejdou, jsou jejich deti ubohe; oplaene shay, ktere s rnatkou ztratily vSe ac jejich otee Zile -- — To jsou srnutne, tragiche sting zakona, kterk mito aby manhelstvi a rodinu chranil, prinesl npink rozvrat. ?ikon ovSern zapomnel poeitati s lidskkm sobectvim. Len je toti'Z mnohem vie neh muhn a jakmile bylo uzakonerio, Ae2, Po rozluce manhelstvi se smi mu2 znovu oheniti zadalo se tehoto zakona zneuLvat a Wei dospely tak daleko, ze clivky nazorn sleenk Jitiny mohly snlele prohlaSovati, ze 'henatk nurh je lepAi partie net svobodk. Pripadil, je mizive

by Zena opustila, muhe procento, ale pripaclit opaenkeh je tolik, ze neni mohna. lento oovaa.livk 7,jev rninouti lhostejne.

Mina Prokopova myslila rozhodne dale do budoticnosti doktor MareA. Ten byl ochoten za cenu 2enina veria a jejiho dedietvi nesti dal "teNte jho manMestvr, jeh by si ostatne svkm zptisobem jih dovecll vklk mystila dale a doul'ala, ;2'.e splneni sqch plants closalme.

Toho tine byla sobota a, pracovalo se jen do polecine. March po dle§ich itvahach se rozhoell, he odpoledne pojede za henou, aby ji smith a ptivedl zpet. Neneclad piece clojitt k nejhorAimi. Napadlo mu vAak, be by Materna mohl eines nebo zitra pi'ijeti do Prahy a prOto lined, 'jak Set. z kancelate, poslal Majova telegram: "Dnes veer p•ijedu."

Nerad se vypravoval na tuto cestu, ale nebylo jinak mcOma se smititi s 2enou net astne. Jeho cloptsu by si runoho neve •ila. Must slySeti jeji na-

Ve stkedu 3. eervence 1963 milky, aby je syYini slovy vyvratil.

Kdyi pozdee veeer vystupoval na stanici, byl uspokojen, 2e mu poslali z Maj ova naproti povoz.

"Jejich liney neni tedy tak straklY," liboval si a jeho dilvera ye . t'astne vyrizeni teto "nepkijemne" zaditosti tim byla znaene posilena.

V Majove vS"ak t2 v,§echno spalo, kdy2 dojeli. Jen Lidka byla vzhtiiru a zavedla. MareSe do jeho pokoje, kde na stole mel piipravenou ve6eki. S poclivnYin Usinevem mu pkala "dobrou noc" a zmizela tak rychle, Ze nem& ani easu, aby se ota,zal po sve Zeno. Bylo ySak jiZ pozda. rozmluvu ma Bost easu zitra.

Spokojene se naveeekel a ulehl. Usnut skoro ihned hhtbokYin, tvrdym spankem. Davno jiZ seal, davno ji g usnub() vkchno ye mlYne, jen Rtgena, ye svem diveim podkrovnYin pokojiku belela.

C3,ji muZ chce iIci? Aby se vratila?

Ma. vratit zpot do sveho vezeni, zpet do pekla, jim2 se ji stalo jeji manZelstvi? Jo to opravdu jeji povinnost, jak LYrcli macecha a jak soudi z Zenina navodu i otec? VyZaduje prospech jejiho ditete, aby setrvala u jeho otce?

Jeji dite!

RUZ‘ena pki techto dvou slovech citila podivnY, nekoneene neZnY a sladkYr zachvev aZ hluboko v srdci. Jiz nyni mela toto sve dite rada, ad bylo posud vie pkeludem ne2 skuteenosti.

Jake bude toto jeji dite? Bale to 'loch — ei, bohuZel, device? Jako hock probije se sinidno Zivotem, ale jako deve bude snad jeji dite stejne nea'a6tne jako jeji matka, Mlada Zena si vzpomina,la na kaZtle slovo sve rozrnluvy s Lolou Polakovou a ottasla se.

OtevkenYm oknem zaletal k ni tichY Aepot lesa a Aumot vody, padajici s jezu. Byly to stejne zvuky, jako ji kdysi, pied lety, uvitaly na svet. Piseri lesa byla stejne tajemna a krasna a voda hueela k tato pisni svilj doprovod stejne jako tclicly. A piece tolik, tolik so zmenilo!

Ona dobra bytost, jt byla RUZala cclym pozcinskYtn ;Stestim, ocleSla, aby nikdy ncvratila. Svou lasku k jcclinemu diteti vzala s sebou do hrobu a tato laska R.uzene nejvic chybi. Marne se vypravila za p •eludern lasky do sveta! Zklatnana a neAt'astna se vratila, zkla.thanejAi a neAt'astnejAi, fie'Z byla kdysi. Hlad Po lasce ji zastal. Je ji souzeno, aby; po ni stale laenela a aby nil:cly tent() hlad nebyl utisen?

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VESTNIK sy neznamaho citu ozvala, se v;ak v srdci naiad& Zeny a zazvueela jako stribrna rolnieka radosti i nadeje.

"Nebudea jiz hladovet po lasce!" zpivala tato kouzelna struna. "Pkijde kclosi, kdo tve srdce zaujme cele, celleke kdo bude to miti na svete nejraciSi. NalezneS nejeistSi lasku, ji2 muee zde na zemi 'Zeno, dosahnouti, lasku sibiejSi neZ use, co elo yek ke elo yekit rutiZe proNalezne,§ — lasku sveho ditete a ono nalezne lasku tvou!"

V slzach hledela rulacki Zena vzhdru ke hvezdam. Jeji modlitba letela cialeko a vysOko, vysoko nad hvezdy: inodlitba za jeji nenarozene dab a za jeho Stesti.

"Vysoko nad ten svet, keZ moZno zaletet ---" zatanula ji na mysli slova stare sentimentalni pisnieky.

Vysoko na obloze planuly livezdy divaly se tide daft na svet. Byl tak nepatrnY a malichernY, sin611e nicotny v obromnem kolosu zvanern Vesmir. A ptece, co se na ten malt' kousek sveta vejde utrpeni, bolesti, nadeji i Stesti!

Jako nepatrne zrnko pisku jevi se v nckoneenu mala zemska planeta a co le na ni bojti, zapasil, nenavisti a zloby!

Ale s hvazdne perspektivy je to v'Se tak male a bez yYznamne: i lidske slzy, i lidske radosti, i lidske boje a zapasy.

Olovek vzdycha: "Petr aspera ad astra"' a za,tim nikdy nedojcic k vYSI, s y 80 mu svet jcvil ve sve vlastni podobe a. -- ubohosti. llvezdy jsou na stesti pro 11a8 liS vysoko nepatrne pozeniSt'any.

TX. EiV,c7111 muZem ESiZena, se setkarti skoro obavala. HdyZ" rano priSla pani Julie do jejiho pokoje, aby ‘Sla, dole, kde na ni eeka Mares a otec, zachvela se nahlym pocitern azkosti. poslune za macechou. Musi se piece s Emilem domluviti, jak oba svilj KdyZ, stala pak proti adieu, jeji fizkost so jeSto stupnovala. Vidolo„ ze ace s nine zcela klidne, a pfatelsky rozudonva, jako by se opine nic nestalo. "lady ji inaS, Emile," rekla yYznanine pa.ni Julie. "Jen ji promluv do dude."

RaZena bezraclne trnula a bezradne, se obratila It otc.i. Slibil ji, Ze se ji zastane, Pekl o svern zeti, Ze je nesveclornitY lha.k a datebak a ted' se na neho usmiva jako na sveho nejlepAlho pi itele.

Emil se vrbi it Zene jako na 81111t zamiluvanY inladik. Chtel ji obejiliouLl, ale

pked jeho roze.v.renou naruel usleupila. ". uzo, PlOe tie na nine Wliii linevaS?" zadeklamoval syYm nejneZnejSim sem Mares. "Nemohu za to, Ze zia zena z hansty se sna.kZi nas rozvesti. Main te rad, acx-oliv tomu nechceS veldt. Ale ujiS,;'uji te, Ze k rozvocitt s tebou nesvoinn, protole bych bez Ube nemohl diti!"

Mares` se pH s yYch slovech ani nezaAno vZdyt' bez RUZeny, totiZ bez jejich penez, b,y opra ydu nemohl aspon ne tak berstarostne a yesole jako si zvyklziti v posiedni dobe!

V tom Zene vein RUZena 5C pairdli ye usob..1k.L. Le bys nemohl bete tune. Zit? Nepozorovala i8e111. posucl, Ze jsem ti tak draha a pot •ebna k Lvoto. Cele dny a noel jsem to 'east() rievidaa. a byls tom zcela spokojenY, ad Casio videls me slzy a mfij stcsk. Lila jsern stale sama a sauna jako Robinson na pustem °strove. I mluvit jsem vedie lobe zapominala, protole nikdy nemels east" k rozmluve se mum!. A nyni se main k tube zits vratit? Snad prom, aby se Li kdo starat o domacnoSt? tut ti obstara sluZka pra ye tak dobre jako Stejne jsi poslecini dobou y e mne nevidel vie nee hospodyni!"

Trpka slova mlade deny pftsobila tiZivYm dojmem jen na. jejiho otce. Vyslechl pied chvili obhajobou sveho zete, a uklidnil so. Ale nyni dna se v jeno srdci ozval bias Odd el:. °bay. ('hr;Ajd tie "Je to pray,!;,, zeti. "%anct11):; v;t1: . ; SVOUt Z.C11U?" Maid ■ okr y kameny.

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B G FOURTH OF JULY

WEST 15th and BEALL STREETS HOUSTON, TEXAS

CELEBRATION

FAMILY PICNIC DAY July 4th

for SPJST Members Everywhere Lodge Pokrok No. 88, Houston NOON MEAL SERVED AT 11:30, featuring chicken b-b-q $1,25 adults — .75 children under 12

Barbecued Chicken Dinner from 11:30 on; all kinds of games and contests, swimming —all SFJST youth free.

Dance — Satui day, July 6th Herbert Kloesel's Kniz-hts of Dixie

FREE, XIVIIMMING to all youths who are SFJST members Sack races, topless bathing suit contest, tobacco spittin' contest, 3-1cor,ged races, watermelon by the slice, popcorn, ba thing beauty contest, plus many other interesting at tractions all afternoon.

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SEE YOU ALL, JULY 4th! (etc)

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A killer whale caught recently had 14 seals and 13 porpoises in its stomach.

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IST ortainn eat Calendar As a matter of policy, only those activities and functions promoted by or sponsored by the SPJST, or any of its lodges, ; will be published in SP.1ST Entertainment Calendar. Such for publication should be mob= by a bonafide lodge officer, or Shin: , un4rN , by lod ge hall managers.

'Lodge No, G, Cottonwood rday, July 6 -- Elm Mott Riding Club Western Da ice nday, July 21 Petter Reunion Picnic Sunday, July •JST Annu 1 Picnic SPJST-,-11,nekhotts Lodge No. 15 Saturday, July 6 VrazePs Polka Band. turday, July 20 ,— Otis Beck his Melody Fi N/Q. of Temple.

Lodge No. 25, -Ennis (National I al Wednesday; July 3 — (4th of -July) Dance; Music Masters Wednesday, July 10 -- SPJST Lodge meeting, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 27 — Dance; Joe Patch Orch. from Shiner Wednesday, Aug. 14 — SPJST Lodge meeting, 8 p.m. , Dance; Vrazel Saturday, Aug. 24 Polka Band (Family entertainment every Sunday at 6 p.m.)

SPJ ST Lodge No. 29, Taylor August 10 — Hi-Toppers August, 17 Vrazel September 14 — Lee Roy Matocha October 5 — Vrazel October 12 _ Hi-Toppers .

October 26 — Lee Roy Matocha November 2 — Vrazel December 7 — Hi-Toppers —SPJST, — Lodge No 35, Elk July 4th Celebration — Dance starts John Griffin; at 4 p.m.; 4 to 6 6 to 8 -- Otis- Beck; 8 to 10 , — Two ,Steppers Saturday, July 6 Fiddle Swingsters Sunday, ,July -14, Lodge meeting Saturday, July 20 _ John Griffin Saturday, July 27 Two-Steppers

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Lodge No, 40, Hillje Saturday, July 13 -- Continentals Friday, July 19 Free Wedding Dance —Mary Ann Sublatura and Daniel Bryant

Saturday, July 27 — Traits Saturday, Aug. 10 Jades Lodge No. 47, Seaton Friday, July 5 — Norm Edlebeck, Wis consin's No. 1 Dutchman Band.

Saturday, July 6 — Lee use Sunday, July 7 --- Dist. II Youth Achi• eyement Day Tuesday, July 9 — Choral Club. rehearsal Friday, July 12 — Social (games of volleyball, dominoci;, and hmemade ice cream for refreshments) Saturday, July 13 -- Dance; Hi-TopperS Sunday, July 14 — Bartek Reunion Tuesday, July 16 -- Board of directors -meeting Saturday, July 20 — Dance; Temple Rhythm Masters Choral Club reTuesday, July 23 hearsal Sunday, July 28 — Annual Picnic

August 17 — Al Grebnick lad his Orchestra from Nebraska August 18 Meeting at 4 p.m., followed by Family Night August 31 — Hobo Dance; Eric Honza Band SepteMber 14 — Dance: Hub City Dutchmen September 15 --- Meeting at 4 p followed by Family Night ,September 28 - Dance; I Ii -'J'+,l,pers of New Bra Lintels

Lodge No, 88, Houston Wednesday, July 3 --- Birthday Club party and luncheon ThUrsday, July 4 __ Family Picnic Day, chicken barbecue dinner; social at 8 p.m.

Friday, July 5 — Entertainment Corn. and Board meetingS; Teen dance Saturday, June 6 - Dance; Knights of Dixie Monday, July 8 — Lodge meeting folLodge No. 49, Rowena lowed by social hotlyThe Jimmy 1-leap Orch. will play the Wednesday, July 10 — Birthday Club following engagements; meeting and luncheon Sunday, July 21 Thursday, July 11 --- Supper at 6: soSunday, Aug, 18. cial at 8 pm.

Friday, July 12 --- Teen dance Lodge No. 54, West Sunday, July 7 — Monthly lodge meet- Saturday, July 13 — Dance; Joe Patel(' Thursday, July 18 — Supper al; 6 p.m.; ing social at 8 Saturday, July 13 — Foitek Bettge Friday, July 19 — Teen dance Wedding Reception and Dante Saturday, July 20 — Dance; Lee Roy '(public invited).

Matocha —SPJSTLodge 66 (Linden Hall), Waco Thursday, July 25 ----- Supper ai 6 p.m.; WedneSday, July 3 — Gilbert Kautz social at 8 Saturday, July 6 -- West Polka Band Friday, July 26 — Teen dance Sadie Hawkins night, ladies' choice , Saturday, July 27 Hawaiiao dance; Sunday, July 7 — Norm Edelbeck's OzZie Middleton and the Islanders Dairyland Dutchmen from Wise.

Sunday, Aug. 14 — Battle dance; Lee Saturday, July 13 Petter Polka Band Roy Matocha and Al Grebnik Saturday, July 20 — Two-Steppers Nebraska —SPJ Lodge No. 92, Fort Worth Saturday, July 6 — Polka dance; SilLodge No. 80, Holland Krenek Orchectra Saturday, July 6 -- The Ge trys Sunday; July 28 — Polka dance; Joe (sponsored by youth club) Patch Orchestra — 6 to 10 p.m.

CJ and the JeWels Saturday, July 13 Saturday, Aug. 17 — Polka dance; Sunday, July 14 — Tobolka Reunion Polka Peppermints Orchestra Sunday, July 28 — Vrazels; 5:30 to 10 --SPJSTp.m.

Lodge 135 — Ennis Sokol Saturday, Aug. 31 — CJ and the Jewels SundaY, July 14 — SPJST Lodge meeting at 2. p.m.

Lad ke 'No. 84, Dallas Saturday, Aug. 17 — Music Masters July 6 — Dance; Norm Edlebeck and Saturday, Sept. 14 - - Polka Pepperhis Dairyland DutchmeL July 20 — Princess Dance; Polka Pepmints Sunday, Sept. 15 — 60th Anniversary permints of Ennis Sonl; exhibition and July 21 — Meeting at 4 p.m., followed entertainment.

by Family Night (Family entertainment every FriAugust 3 — Luau Dance; Johnny Menday, starting at 7:30 p.m.) sik Band

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