Vestnik 1969 03 12

erttthOfficial Organ Of the Slavonic Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texas, Founded 1897.

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Poste raster: Please Send Form 3579 with Undeliverable Copies to: SUPREME LODGE SPJST, POB 100, TEMPLE, TEX 76501

MARCH 12, 1969

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Sun d a Y9 l aarch 2, your Editor and Terry took a trip to Lodge 81 in Dallas to attend their 59th Anniversary and we were treated to a very rich and well•rehearsed and presented program.

Our hats go off to some 35 musicians under the conducting of Bro. ,Sid Pokladnik, the Czech Choral Group's presentation of some beautiful and beautifully-presented songs under the guiding h:471d of Bro. Frank Eenzen, and the wonderful program by the youth under 1 he direction of Sis. Bessie Petr and h. assistants. Such an accompdoes not just happen with lity:-. ti'.; of a hand! That I can vouch experience! All Credit To All for Of You. Ti don, ace aware of the fact that two yes s ago the Texas Legislature was considering passing a low, that would require. all of cur students in school's to learn at loast one foreign language. If that were to become a reality we should be able to provide enough qualified teachers of the Czech language especially in our lived • • Aantly Czech communities, a. gree. Atter reading that nage pourses are available in the of Texas end Texas ./1.82-,M College, you high school students and college students planning your future, think about this. Your editor re-

THE PRECIOUS GIFTS How little it costs if the gift is a thought, To make happy some heart every day.

Just one kind word or tender smile, As we go on our way.

Perhaps a glance will suffice to clear The clouds from a neighbor's face And the Dress of a hand in sympathy A sorrowful tear efface.

It costs so little I wonder why We give so little thought, , A smile, kind words, a glance, a touch What magic with these is wrought.

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Freedom is a precious thing today.

Those who have it cherish it; those who fear it, want to destroy it; and these who don't have it will still fight for it. — garvey C. Jacobs grate that he did not have that chance and had to learn what he knows of Czech from his father and mother in a cotton patch and in Czech plays and on an American-Czech radio program at one time!

One week ago your editor received a program of the names of graduates from the Texas A&M University at mid-semester. You will note that all are of Czech descent and some graduating with high honors. In the near

future, students will be graduating from high schools and some in college will be planning their future in life and we would like to emphasize the importance of having the command of more than one language in your future. We are grateful to Bro. Jos. J. Skrivanek, Jr., for the information.

Graduating with honors were: Clinton John Machan, Richard Steve Machalek, and Ronnie Ray Surovik.

Candidates for Advanced Degrees Doctor of Philosophy Benjamin Frank Marek — Petroleum Engineering Doctor of Education Calvin Lee Zabcik — Industrial Educ;ation Master of Education Charles Edward Urbanic — Agricultural Education Master of Science Ralph Paul Ofcarcik — Food Technology Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees Agricultural Education: Frank Edward Kocurek, Schulenburg Animal Science: Gary Wayne Maruska, Taylor Poultry Science: Willie Milberger, Jr., Bryan Sociology: Richard Steve Machalek, Temple Marketing:

VtSirrt Vi STINK (Herald) ':tv.ered as Second class matter January '.rd, 1933 at 'West, Texas, under the Act of Congress of August 24, 1922.

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SUPREME LODGE, SPJST Temple, Texas AC 817 PR 32151 & PR 32152 Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 NICK A, MORRIS, President Res: 985-2115 (Not yet in service) JOE B. HEJNY, Vice President Res: PR 81785 R. A. URBANOVSKY, Secretary Res: PR 33846 BEN ZABCIK, Financial Secretary Res: 985-2472 LEONARD MIKESKA, Treasurer Res: PR 83720 AUGUST KACIR, Legal Adviser Res: PR 33658 Office: PR 32171 PO Box 845, Temple Or, Marvin Leshikar, Medical Director PO Box 410, Taylor 76574 AC 512; EL 25251 HOnorary President Edward L. Marek 2603 N. 13th, Temple DIRECTORS John A. Kubena, Dist. I AC 713; 968-3251 (Office) Res: 968-3937 PO Box 308, La Grange '78945 Henry Vitek, Dist. II AC 512; 859-2549 PO Box 43, Granger '76530 Cyrill (Ski) Pokladnik, Dist, III AC 214; RI 11874 (Office) Res: TA 48072 2924 Elm St., Dallas 75226 R. E. Broz, Dist. IV AC 915; 655-2164 Rt. 3 — Box 320, San Angelo 76901 Ernest J. Hanka, Dist. V AC 713; CA 70883 (Office) Res: UN 25744 6759 Cindy Lane, Houston 77008 Ed P. Sralla, fist. VI AC 512; OL 72651 Rt. 1 — Box 110, Edna '77957 Jos. H. Koliha, Jr. Dist. Vii 409 W. Main, Kenedy, Tex 78119 AC 512: OL 93535

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RI. 9 — Box 387 Waco, Texas 76705 STANLEY E. VRL.A. Secy. thh; Patrick Dr, 1)s11 . s, Texas 75214 Pint:;!,. E. HEJL, JR, Rt, 4 Temple, Texas 76501 WM. MICULKA PO Box 297 Moulton, Texas 77975 BY-LAI , ' COMMITTEE ROY H. HRAM.C. p:Y, Cheoruno, Pob. 455, Sinton, Texas 78387 JERRY MILAN, Secretary 6208 Lakeside Dr. Ft. Worth 76135 STATE YOUTH DIRECTOR James J. Janousek., BoX 100, Ph, res. PR 84519 Temple, Texas. — DISTRICT ORGANIZERS DISTRICT 1 Melvin Skrabanek, P. a Box 276, Caldwell, Texas 77836 DISTRICT II Lad J. Zatopek, 1004 So. 31st 817; PR 83067 Temple, Tx 70501 — DISTRICT III Arnold M. Vrla, 6307 Saratoga Circle Dallas, Tx, 75214 — Ph. AC 214; Res. TA 79048 01fice RI 22236 DISTRICT IV Emil Holub, 808 W. Oregon Seymour, Tex 76380 DISTRICT V Mrs. Evelyn Mikeska, 10126 Moorberr y nn, Houston, Tx 77055 — Ph:. AC 713; HO 83126 DISTRICT VI Leo Krause, Jr., P. O. Box 427 Inez, Texas 77968 — Ph. Ac 512; OL 74675 DISTRICT VII Roy E. Hranicky, Pob 455, Sinton, Texas 78387 Phone EM 4-2379 DISTRICT YOUTH DIRECTORS DISTRICT I Mrs. Rud. Matejka, Route 4 — Box 562 Bryan, Texas 77801 — Ph. AC 713; 823-5566 DISTRICT II Mrs. Emily Mikeska, Route 1, Rogers, Texas 76501 -- Ph. AC 817; MI 2-3339 DISTRICT III Mrs. Wilma Nesuda, Telico Road Ennis, Texas 75119 — Ph, AC 214; TR 57790 DISTRICT IV Mrs. Ed Heisler, 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 DISTRICT VI Mrs. Frank Brdecka, Route 1, Box 150 Rosenberg, Tex 77471 -- Ph. AC 713; NO 22985 DISTRICT VU Mrs. Maxine Pavltska, 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 publication of engagement and wedding pictures must be borne by the sender.

Changes of address and correspondence concerning delivery of Vestnik must be sent th Supreme Lodge, Box 100, Temple, Texas.

Paid subscriptions and advertising matter should be addressed to Vestnik, West, Tx. 76691 Deadline for material to be accepted for the following issue is Saturday noon.

Wednesday, March 12, 19' Rodney Wayne Adamek, Elm Mott Aerospace Engineering: George Victor Baca, Jr., Bryan Civil Engineering: Ronnie Ray Surovik, Brenham Electrical Engineering: Gary Allan Mica; Pleasf,nt: Industrial Technology: Patrick Louis Krenek, Ca•i po Mechanical Engineering: Michael Charles Kostehiik, Christi English: Clinton John Machan, Caldwell Veterinary Science: Gerald Wayne Baca, Bryan, and Frank Cndrovik, III, College Station PRFSVPATATION OF Co, :Cl ;LANGUAGE, CULTURE, HERERAGE Preservation of the Czech language, culture and heritage in Texas has taken its first step through efforts of state and national education a !etirios and Texas A&M University.

The step encouraged by A&M gonsists of the Texas Education Agenc y adding a Czech language consultant to its staff, through recently approvod U.S. Office of Education support annoumed Congressman J. J. Pickle of Austin.

He will work with L. Harlan Ford, TEA assistant commissioner for teacher education and instructional services.

An expert in the Czech language, the consultant will be involved in langu a ge planning and area studies with schools, students and parents in Texas' 40 or more Czech-speaking mu/nullities, TEA personnel and colleges, particularly A&M. Dr. John IVL Skrivanek, Tex.le A&M Czech professor on study development leave in Prague, Czechosovakia, is assisting in selection of candidates for the TEA consultant position.

Czech is the state's third most used language, after English and Spanish. The population of Texas includes an estimated half ,million persons of Czech extraction, many of whom have some ability in the language, according to Dr. Jack A. Dans, A&M Mode:n Languages Department head. But emphasis on use of the language in the Czech population centers is declining.

The department instructs more students in Czech than any other institution in the U.S. and has long supported efforts to preserve the state's Czech linguistic and cultural heritage.

"A&M for several years has offered Czech courses and encouraged public

Wednesday, March 12, 196g schools to take an interest in the language," Dabbs noted.

The department works with Czech civic and fraternal organizations to set up scholarships for students of the language. Unsolicited scholarships have been received.

A&M students are supported by awards of the Supreme Lodge, ,SPJST, the Union of Czech Catholic Women of Texas, Mutual Aid Society of the Unity of the Brethren Church, the Czech; Catholic Union of Texas, the Czech Educational Foundation of Texas and Zapadni Cesko—Bratrska Jednota.

Dabbs and his associates discussed with TEA officials means of helping preserve the Czech language, which led to the proposal and $12,590 USOE grant.

"We feel our efforts are beginning to bear fruit," D'abbs said.

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Mrs. Marie Kacir, age 96, of Yoakum and mother of Supreme Lodge Attorney, Bro. August Kacir, passed away.

Services were held Friday, March 7, 1969. Sister Kacir was a member of Lodge 63, Sweet Home.

• 0 Sis Frances Orsak Morris, a ge 67. passed away February 1, 1969 in Wagner General Hospital, Palacios, Texas.

She was a member of Lodge 67 and was buried in the Palacios cemetery.

VESTNfK ciation, Staff Directors of Hospital Volunteers Services workshop meeting in Austin, Friday, March 7, 1969.

13ro. Emil Horelica of Houston, and Mr. Holacka of West paid a very nice and cordial visit to us at the print shop and the Cechoslovak Publishing Co., Friday, March 7. It was nice to see them.

Jankes honored on 25th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Janke, 920 Minden, Fort Worth, were honored with a dinner on Sunday, February 23, followed by an open house from 2 to 5 at the Sons of Hermann Hall. The Jankes Were married February 19, 1944. Relatives and friends attending were from West, Waco, Bryan, Temple, Abbott, Arlington, Ozona, Marlin, and Fort Worth. Mr. and Mrs. Janke are members or Lodge 154.

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Bro. John Nemy passed away in Crosby, Texas at the age of 88 years, on February 22, 1969. He was a member of Lodge 65, and was buried in the Magnolia Cemetery, Dayton.

Sis. Julie Eineigl went to her eternal rest February 16, 1969 at the age of 82, in Yorktown Texas. She was a member of Ledge 125 and was laid to rest in the Westside Cemetery.

Bro. Otto Schroeder, age 69, died February 10, 1969 in Bleiblerville, Texas, and was a member of Lodge 33.

Sister Annie Gresak, age 50, passed away February 21, 1969, in King's Daughters Hospital in Temple. She was a member of Lodge 15, and was placed to her eternal rest in the Hope Lutheran Memorial Park in Buckholts,, Texas.

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State Youth Director, James J. Janousek was a guest lecturer on the topic "Poster Designing," at the Texas Asso-

DIAN ' P. MIKESKA Editor's Note: In the February 12 Issue of the Vestnik our readers saw where Bro. Dean Mikeska was going to Pampa for the state Outstanding Young Farmor contest. Following is how he fared; information by Sis. Emily Mikeska and the Temple Daily Telegram. Congratulations!

STATE JAYCEES HONOR DEAN MIKESEA AS, ONE OF FOUR OUTSTANDING YOUNG E.ARMFES Dean P. Mikeska of the Joe Lee community, ci:icsen Cutstanding Young Farmer of the Year by the Temple Jaycees, placed third in the Texas Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmers

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He was p resented the award Feb. 8 at the Texas Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer Awards Banquet at Pampa by Bob Buck, Texas Jaycees president.

Mikeska received a plaque as the Temple Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer from Charles Reed, Temple Jaycees president, at a meeting in January. He was accompanied to Pampa by Ed Coufal, last year's winner of the Temple Jaycees award and this year's chairman of the award project.

Mikeska, who has a combined farmranch operation on 1,000 acres of land six miles southwest of Rogers, at 28. is the youngest of the four men receiving Lon awards in the contest. He has been a farmer for eight , years.

Donald J. Wright, 34, of Dimmitt, with 12 years experience as a farmer and stockman placed first. Curtis A. Graf, 32, of Vernon, with eight years experience, was second, and Richard Wayne Winters, 30, of Amarillo, with 11 years experience, was fourth.

Mr. and Mrs. Mikeska, who have one child, keep 700 acres in tillable land and 309 acres in pasture. Crops raised are mil°, cotton, hay, oats and pecans.

They have 135 head of commercial cattle and 28 head of polled registered Herefords.

Dolph Briscoe, Jr., president of Briscoe Ranch, Inc., and recipient of numerous eminent awards in agriculture, including the Knapp-Porter Award by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service in 1966, was principal speaker at the banouet.

Candidates for the Outstanding Young Farmer Awards were presented

by Jim Osborne of Pampa. chairman of the awards nrogram.

Judges for the st a te cont e st we"e "7 W. Grisham, Jr., Extension Dis f ri -t T agricultural agent since 1959; Dr. John L. Shipley of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at Brushland and project leader for research at the North Plains Research Field at Etter; and Dr. Charles M. Smallwood, head of the Agriculture Department at West aos Stoto University at Canyon.

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Jong time . . Either I went to sleep and woke up occasionally to hurriedly p ut down .my thoughts or those gem's on that printing' press just went wild.

Anyway here it is again -- are attempting to reach all new 1968 members to attend our 3 o'clock March 16 initiation meeting. If you joined Lodge 84 in the last year, you have probably been contacted by the organizers and reminded that this is your ,Sunday to be special guests of the lodge for dinner. Make a special effort . to be present and get acquainted. In case any of you have a "ease of nerves," wondering about your survival of this orMal admission -- calm yourself. I don't think the lodge has ever lost a member duringthe procedure.

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lication-a-Month Club — Brother Joe Krivauek, Lodge nrotlw • .fohnnic Krizan, Lodge 6; Sister Ruth Krizan,

Application-a-Month (ChM — Left to right: Bro. Johnnie Krajca, Lodge 21; sister Anna Milan, Lodge 114; Supreme Lodge VP Joe B. Hejny, Brother Edwin Holub, Lodge 35; Canus, Lodge 66. and Brother

ige 6 , Brother Johnnie Gaidusek, Lodge 63, and Brother Ben Jarma, Loe.ge 84.

By t he way — menu for the dinner is ham, baked beans and potato salad, bread, pastry and coffee.

See you Sunday, March 16, o'clock.

Fraternally, Rose Scott (Dear Sister Scott: Yes, your laSt etter, due to no fault of ycurs. turned out to be somewhat of a riddle, was it; not? Sometimes, at the last minute, when making corrections in one or two sentences they become transposed since each individual line can be lifted out and replaced. As you can see, sentence 3 should have been sentence 19. and vice versa. Needless to say all of us here regret this very much.—Ed.) SPRING MEETING, DISTRICT HI

March 23, 1869 — Lodge 130 Dallas Program:

Gift for the largest policy sold in District III in 18138: Bro. Johnnie GaidnLrIK, Lodge 66, and DO A. M. Vria, Lodge 130.

Remember, last year? How worried one of the sisters was? If it hadn't been for the dinner she would have hesitated to attend. All of those rumors . . . !

I don't care what you have heard, President Sid Pokladnik told Bro. Willie Ondrusek to stake out on the parking area during the meeting. You come, we think you will be a better person for it.

10:00 — Registration of Members 10:30 — Call to Order by President John Sebetka, District III Presentation of Colors by District Flag Bearer, Robert Urban Welcome from President of Lodge 130, Sister Hele.n Oates Respect Paid to Deceased Members By 1st Vice-Pres. Vernon Woods Roll Call of Lodges Reading of Minutes of Previous Meeting — Bob Oates Correspondance Treasurer's Report — Johnnie Krizan Report by District Youth Director Wilma Nesuda 12:00 __- Lunch 1:30 — Reconvene meeting

Youth Progr...1.n Roll Call District Director's Report and District Rest Home Report by Bro. Sid Pokladnik District OrganLer'; Report — Bro. Old Business New Business By-Law Comm. Report, Youth Activity Fund, . .:'-election of Next year's meeting site Nominating Comm. Report Election and Installation of Officer for 1069.

Adjournment All members of SPJST Supreme Lodge and their families, our editor and family. and other district officers and members are cordially invited to attend our District YTI :meeting, Sunday, March 23. You are invited to be with us on this day of our spring meeting.

Fraternally, John Sebetka, District III President ---SPJSTDISTRICT V SPRING MEETING

Dear Brothers and Sisters: The spring meeting of District V will be held Sunday, March 16, hosted

by Lodge 88, Houston, 1435 Beall St. This will be an important meeting and we must elect; the district officers for the coming year and attend to other important business matters of District V. The sisters of Lodge 88 will serve

0 dinner with all the trimmings. After the meeting there will be entertainment for all. The members of our district are requested to make every effort to be present at this meeting.

Program For District V 10:30 aim. — Registration of members.

Meeting called to order by Dist. V President, Charlie Matcek Welcome Address — President of Lodge 88, Ed Kadlecek Presentation of Colors by Flag Bearer, Charles Beran Pledge of - Allegiance Respect paid to deceased Members Reading of the minutes of Dist.

V's previous meeting, F. A. Kadlecek Correspondence Treasurer's report — Tommy Lostak Introduction of Supreme Lodge officers and other visitors — Dist. ✓ Vice Pres., Harry Rice Guest Speaker — Leonard D, keska, Treasurer, Supreme Lodge 12:30 p.m. — Adjournment for lunch 2:00 p.m. — Reconvening of the meeting Reports of District Officers District V Director's Report — Bro. Ernest Hanka District V Rest Home Director's Report — Bro. J. M. Skrabanek District V Organizer's Report — Sister Evelyn Mikeska District V Youth Director's Report -Sister Evelyn Mattes Roll Call of Lodges Old Business New Business Election and Installation of Officers for 1969, Program by the Youth of District ✓ under the direction of District ✓ Youth Leader, Sister Evelyn Mattes Adjournment.

All members of the SPJST, Supreme Lodge officers and their families, our Editor, Bro. Rudy Sefcik and family, and other district officers and members are cordially invited to attend our district meeting, Sunday, March 16.

You are invited to be with us on this day of our spring meeting.

Fraternally Charlie Matcek, District V President — SPJSTDISTRICT VI SPRING MEETINO Dear Brothers and Sisters: The District VI spring meeting will be held on Sunday, March 30. It will be

vE STNIK hosted by Lodge 63, Sweet Home. The meeting will be held in Slovacek's Ballroom on Highway 77-A between Yoakum and Hallettsville. All of the District VI members are requested to attend this meeting. Visitors from other districts are most welcome to attend and visit with us.

The program is as follows: 1:30 p.m. — Meeting called to order by Dictrict VI President.

Welcome — by President of Lodge 63 Win. Berkovsky.

Response — by District VI Vice President 'Ervin Holy Pledge of Allegiance Tribute to deceased members Reading of minutes from previous meeting by Secretary Sister Krutilek Appointment of a 3-mcniber nominating committee.

Youth Program, under the direction of District Youth Director Sister Elsie Brdecka.

After the youth program - the meeting will continue.

Roll Call of Lodges Reports of District Officers: Treasurer, Vice Pres., Secretary, Dist. Organizer, Dist. Director, Dist. Youth Director, and 'Rest Home Director Introduction of Supreme Lodge Officers and visitors Guest Speaker — Bro. Nick A. Morris, President, Supreme Lodge Old Business New Business Election and installation of District VI officers Adj ournment All officers of the Supreme Lodge, Editor Bro. Sefcik, and their families are cordially invited to attend our meeting and have fellowship with us. .

On March 30th, starting 1:30 p.m Fraternally yours, Paul Sablatura, District VI President S

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LODGE NO. 133, SAN ANTONIO. Dear Members: Lodge 133 will hold its regular meeting Sunday, March 16 at 2 p.m. as usual at the American Legion Hall Post 339, South San Antonio. It was 52 years ago- that this lodge was organized.

The entertainment committee decided we should at least have some kind of social. At our last meeting it was decided to have a'garne party and the goulash supper. Immediately after the meeting we will have a game par-

Wednesday, March 12, 1969 ty, approximately 2:30 to 4:30. Those who do not wish to stay for the games will be served right after the meeting or through the afternoon.

Brothers and sisters come out and enjoy the day with us, and if you have company bring them with you; everyone is welcome to come out and bring your friends.

Again, at this time may I ask you sisters to bring some pastry, kolaches, cake or pies.

We will be looking for you all on March 16.

Fraternally yours, James Kostelnik, President

PAULA DETER RECEIVES AWARD Paula Jeter recently received a 1st; place award for a solo which she presented for the Universal Interscholas-, tic League competition held in Killeen, Texas on March 1.

Paula is the daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Jeter of Temple and both are members of SPJST Lodge 47, Seaton.

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NOTICE: LODGE NO. 66, WACO Dear Members, The lodge meeting will be Sunday, March 16 at 2:30 p.m. After the meeting and supper there will be a family game night. There will be progressive 42 and other games. Come out and have fun.

The ladies are asked to bring food for their families and guests.

Plans are being made to charter bus to go to the District III meeting March 23 at Lodge 130, Dallas. If any!

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of you members are interested, please let us know at the meeting. Those in charge will have the fare cost for a round trip. You parents, who have children wanting to go, the lodge will help pay their fare. They must be accompanied by a parent. We hope to .fill a bus with 30 or 40 people. It will be easier to ,go by bus and not have to worry about traffic. This will be decided at the meeting if you wish to go by bus.

Youth Leader Libbie Parma asks that the youth remember to bring your kites for the contest after the meeting. . Hope we have pretty weather. Be seeing you Sunday, March 16, at 2:30 p.m.

Fraternally, Betty Slovak, Secretary LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON Dear Members, This month is filled with functions here at Lodge 88, and we hope the weather gets better than what it has been the last few days. This Sunday, March 16, is the District V meeting starting at 10 a.m. Dinner will be served at 12 noon and there will also be plenty of that good pastry that our sisters always donate.

Meeting will reconvene at 2 p.m.

There will be a dance from 6 to 10 p.m. with music by Lee Roy Matocha.

Bring your family and friends for an evening of fun.

Sunday, March 23 is the big day and that is celebrating the opening of our new Barbecue Pit House. Three well,known bands will battle starting at 2 and playing until 9 p.m. They are Vernon Drozd, Clarence Baca, and Jimmy Copeland, with special guest stars Gabe Tucker on trumpet and vocalist Mary McCoy. Make plans to come and spend the day at Lodge 88.

Get-well wishes go to Sister Irma Belle Lero who was a patient in Memorial Northwest Hospital.

Apollo 9 rocketed into earth orbit Monday, March 3, bearing three astronauts on a dangerous 10-day mission to qualify the Apollo moon landing vehicle. On hand to witness this historical event at Cape Kennedy was Brother Tim Kostom and Mr. Paul Offenhouser of the Offenhouser Cc. The Offenhouser Company furnishes some of the valuable material used in the spaceship. Their invitation came from NASA officials and Mr. Paul Haney of Houston ,Spacecraft Center.

They witnessed the blast-off within a

Brothers Tim Kostom, Ernie Hanka, Bobby Dobesh and Karl Lindemann pictured with a model of SPJST Lodge 88's Barbecue House.

—Photo by Waldo Kalich 3-mile range and Brother Kostom said it was amazing to watch the take-off.

Brother Kostom reported the weather was a little on the cool side, for this time of the year in Florida. They rented a car and made a sight-seeing tour through Palm Beach and St. Augustine, Florida.

In today's news we saw where civilian astronaut Russell Schweickart crawled through a three-foot tunnel in the nose of the Apollo command module to the lunar module to bupin an arduous seven-hour checkout of every system in the moon landing craft. This maneuver made U.S. space history and we wish them all the luck for a successful journey back to earth.

Don't forget the dance Sat-,7 •,.day — Joe Patek will play.

Fraternally, -Evelyn Vornsand -SPJST-

LODGE NO. 133-, SAN ANTONIO

Dear Members, Our monthly meeting will be held Sunday, March 16, starting at 2 p.m.

We would like to have a large_ crowd at this meeting for we will discuss our picnic or game night only with supper.

We will decide on one of the two. Our February meeting was nicely attended.

The door prize was won by Bro. Jaroslav Kleprlik and Sister Sophie Maly.

See you Sunday.

Viola. Mazac, Treasurer,

LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON Dear Memberc• Pictured with a model of our Barbecue House are, left to right, Brothers Tim Kostom, Ernie Hanka, Bobby Dobesh and Karl Lindemann. Bobby Dobesh is the designer and builder member of Lodge 88, while Brothers Tim Kostom, Ernie Hanka and Karl Lindemann are on the building coinmittee. The cost of labor and material have gone up a considerable sum since the project was first started and we find that it will cost more than was originally estimated, so we have started this Barbecue House Fund Drive.

We are appealing for donations in any amount, large or small but any donor of $5 or mote will have their name on a plaque. Please send all donations to the Barbecue House Building Fund at the Lodge 88 office, 1435 Beall St.; Houston, Texas '77003.

On Sunday, March 23rd from 2 until 9 p.m. we will have a Barbecue House Benefit Dance. It will start with a barbecue dinner at 11 a.m. and there will be -entertainment throughout the day for the young and old. Read your Vestnik for further details coining later, but circle March 23rd on your calendar non.

Fraternally, Waldo Kalich Chairman, Barbecr, House Building Fund Committee

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:-.si,llel Mille. ed, 1 to r: Financial Secretary Joie ZalK • sident Erwin Holy, Vice Presi'' ' 1 : 1/' Chas. v. 1tancling: Reporter (sorry, we Ye]. ..i. tenl er Gaye Galetka, Supreme Lodge •n---1 the officers and spoke to the memlikush. Lodge el meets in the Arnerica.n Tcation Hail. tejovsk-y called the meeting to order, even though the weather was cold and rainy, we had a nice attendance. Of course, it was the same people who come regularly, we would like to see some of the members who haven't been to any of our meetings in a long time to some and join us. By attending the meetings you will know what is going on from time to time.

The Pledge of Allegiance was said, then a moment of silence was held in .memory of our Sister Lena. Motis who p ssed away recently at the age of 00 years.

Brother Cocek read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were nproved as read.

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LODC.] : NO. E q., 'WEST Dear Sisters and Brothers: Our regular meeting was held last Sunday at 2 p.m. Brother August Pus-

Brother Albin Sulak made a brief lk in behalf of the auditing cornmittee composed of Sisters Albina Kacir, and Rosie Cocek and Brother Albin Sulak. At a recent meeting when they audited the books they found the financial records in very good condition, and credit was given to Brother Mazanec for his splendid bookkeeping, He is prOmpt in keeping all the records straight and up to date.

Brother Mazanec stated that We now have 405 members, and all are in d standing, having lost one member by death last month.

The remodeling on the outside of our hall and the painting is being done; new concrete steps on the front

Wednesday, March 12, 1969 have replaced the wooden ones. Two new louvers have been replaced on the front and back of the hall, and also some siding on the outside around the hall has been replaced where it was needed.

Sister Mary Sulak donated material for new curtains for the kitchen and Sister Mona Zahirniak sewed the curtains. These curtains improved the looks of the kitchen, and the kitchen will look much better when it will be repainted.

Brother Edmund Marek was the lucky winner of the attendance prize.

Since the first Sunday in April is Easter Sunday, our next regular meeting will be held on the second Sunday in April which is on April 13 at 2 p.m.

Every one try to come to this meeting.

The meeting was adjourned, then a nice lunch was served consisting of cold cut;, and pastries that the ladies brought. It was enjoyed by all present.

Fraternally, Mrs. Bennie Soukup, Reporter —SPJST---

LODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD Dear Friends, The third meeting of 1969 was held Sunday afternoon at Cottonwood Lodge with lodge president Joe Sumbera presiding.

The Pledge of Allegiance was given by youth club members Michael Marek, Gary Marek, Edward Helona and Douglas Uptmor.

Brothers Johnny Krizan, Willie Helona, and George Straten, Jr., read last month's minutes and gave an upto-date account of finances within the lodge.

Financial secretary Straten stated that the total membership in Lodge 6 for 1968 was '750 juvenile and adult members, combined, and five members passed away during the past year.

Sister Ruth Krizan gave a report on a recent bowling party in Waco that was enjoyed by several youth and adult members. She said that when the April meeting was held the youngsters would have an Easter egg hunt, but all were welcome to iu.

The April meeting will actually come at 2 p.m. on March 30 since there will be a Joe Mynar Family get-together on the first Sunday in April at the hall. The time for the meeting will be one hour earlier than usual so that the kids can have the egg hunt.

Sister Krizan reported one member on the sick list — Johnny Vrba of Abbott — and a get-well card was mailed

Wednesday, March 12, 1069 to him.

A kite-flying contest was scheduled last Sunday, but it rained hard most of the day and this contest will be held as soon as possible to see which youth's kite will fly the highest. Eight young boys and girls did bring their ,kites and five awards were presented.

The best home-made kite was made

by Michael Marek; the Prettiest Kite was owned by Debbie Uptmor; the Biggest Kite by Patti Dulock; the Smallest Kite by Bobby Hykel and the Oddest by Gary Marek.

Judges for the kite contest were Eddie Marek, Alfred Pavlas and Charles Conner.

The highlight of the meeting was the initiation of four members who had joined Lodge 6 within the last six months. They included Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Uptmor of Elm Mott, Larry Schroeder of Ross and Patti Dulock of Irving.

Brother Sumbera held the initiation ceremonies and told of the privileges, obligations and benefits of the SPJST and Lodge 6. He was assisted by flag bearer Charles Conner and the witnesses were all members present.Sharon Sue Willenborg was voted in last Sunday as a new member but she was unable to attend. We are glad to welcome all new members.

Members were reminded of the District III spring meeting coming up on March 23 at Dallas Lodge 130. It is hoped that a large number from our lodge can attend.

A drawing for the door prize of $5 was held prior to the closing of the March meeting. William J. Bielamowicz, Sr., of Bremond was the name drawn and he was not present, so the amount will go up for the next meeting at 2 p.m. on March 30.

A social followed the meeting, and as usual, Sister Willie Mae Schuetz and her kitchen committee served another delicious meal.

Until another time this will close out this week's report from SPJST Lodge No. 6, Moray sti Bratri.

Fraternally, Charles Conner, Reporter SEATON LODGE NO. 4'7

Dear Members and Friends: The March 1 meeting was called to order by President Johnnie L. Vanicek at 2 p. m.

President Vanicek asked the membership to rise for a moment of silent prayer for one of our young members

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9 who lost his life in Vietnam. He was event for our honored guest — who by Capt. Joseph K. Bush. Our sympathy the way has been a member of SPJST goes out to his family and friends. for nearly 44 years — having joined in Reported on the sick list were Tom 1925. In 1932 he was elected to the SuMikeska, Milton (Charlie) Marek, Steve preme Lodge. Many of our senior memHruska, Johnnie Hruska and Lillian bers will remember this election took Kosarek. We hope they get to feeling place in District III at Ennis. 1948 saw better real soon.

Brother Merck elected to the office of President Vanicek introduced Claude President of the Supreme Lodge, Payne International Red Cross DirecSPJST. You may also remember that tor. He talked on the Red Cross needduring the 1950s the State of Texas ing volunteers to help locally and also was divided into districts with the on his tour of duty in Biafra. Volun- ,S. PJST organization and as the SPJST teers can contact Mrs. Payne at the neared its 50th anniversary, the 50local Red Cross office. year pins were initiated to be presentNew youth leader to take office in ed to the FO-year members. During the June is Jerlene Balusek. Junior assistlltals with Bre, Manic at the helm, ants are Lucy Mihatsch and Gladys the first Supreme Lodge Headquarters Marek. Teen assistants are Kitty Sodek was established in Temple, Texas; durand Johnnie Dokupil. It will also take ing this same decode the first SPJST all of you children and parents to Rest Haile was built as well as the help to make it a success. Congratuorganization of the SPJST Youth Delations to you all for undertaking this partment — an excellent indication of task.

13ro. Marek's concern for members of The lodge has an Improvement Doall ages. nation Fund started. Anyone wishing In the 1990s, a few more of the many to do so may donate to this fund. Monaecomplia1nn outs of the SPJST under ey trees or load of gravel etc. If this Brother March as president were: rain keeps up we'll all be swimming 1. The first SPIET" (San Anbut we can't do without rain tonio convention in 1960).

New adult members are Wilbert Ke2. SlaIST Rest Home was completed larek, James B. Cervenka, Robert 3. The decision to give dividends to Trampota, Elbert Aldrich, Dorothy Aldour members. rich, Elizabeth Aldrich and Robert VaIn late 1960s, before Bro. Marek resleek, Jr. tired, he stil had a few more things Juveniles: Patsy Trampota and Amy he wanted to accomplish — among Lou Aldrich. these were: the beginning of work on Transfers: Sis. Lizzie Kosarek. The the new ,SPJST headquarters and the lodge welcomes all these new members. celebration of the 70th anniversary of Come out and join the festivities. the SPJST. Seaton Choral Group will sing at It was at the Dallas convention in the KC Hall in Temple, March 16, this 1968 that Bro. Merck ended his many is their annual senior citizens' day. years of devoted service as an officer They will have a full afternoon of enin the Supreme Lodge. We are proud tertainment starting at 4 p. m. There to note that he had launched his cawill be a dance. Music by Bill Pogue. reer in the Supreme Lodge in District Everyone young and old is invited.

III in Ennis, in 1932 and so did he end The April meeting date falls on it in District III in Dallas.

Easter Sunday so the date has been Prior to our program, the Mareks changed to March 30 at 2 p. m. We were presented a silver platter by will have an Easter program and also Lodge 84 as a momento of this day. A Easter egg hunt, so hurry with your wonderful job of narrating the event baskets. Lunch will be served by the was done by Lodge 84 Vice President lodge. See you later, Bob Wright (to him I am grateful for Fraternally, his notes), and Sister Olsen. Our youth Ruby (Pavlica) Bolton performed dances typical of each era, which Bro. March probably remembers LODGE NO. 84, DALLAS from the 1.920s through the 1960s.

Dear Members, President Sid Pokladnik then asked To many of you this article will be Supreme Lodge President Nick Morris a repeat of last Sunday at Lodge 34, to come forth and present to Brother which was dedicated to Bro. Marcia Marek a portrait of himself, which We are happy so many braved the bad will hang in the Supreme Lodge conweather and made it a memorable ference room -- along with the other

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past presidents of the SPJST. Brother Marek then spoke of his love for this fraternal order and what it represents, and if given a choice during his reign as honorary president, he would — as King Solomon did — ask for "an understanding heart, with sincere love and, devotion built for my brothers' keeper."

He then called Sister Marek to share the spotlight, as he confessed, "she holds half of the credit" for all of his accomplishments. He looks forward to great things under the present leaders and then ended his speech with, "We love you and pray tomorrow we can look back and be back with you. God Bless you and keep you."

Pres. Morris and Bro. and Sis. Ben Zabcik represented the Supreme Lodge and our editor, Rudy Sefcik, was also present. To them, as well as to you members and friends from lodges all around us — we of Lodge 84 were delighted to see you and hope your visit here was enjoyed.

Fraternally, Rose Scott

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SPRING DISTRICT MEETINGS — 1969 The spring meeting Of District I has been set for April 27, 1969. It will be held at Snook Lodge No. 9, at 1 p.m.

• • The spring meeting of District II has been set for Sunday, April 20, 1969.

Host lodge will be Lodge 80, Holland. ♦ • The District III spring meeting will be held Sunday, March 23rd, 1969.

Host lodge will be Dallas Lodge No. 130.

The District IV spring meeting will be held April 27, 1969 at Lubbock. Place and time to be announced later.

• • The District V spring meeting will be held Sunday, March 16th, 1969. Host lodge will be Lodge No. 88, Houston.

The District VI spring meeting will be held March 30th. Host lodge will be Lodge 63, Sweet Home. The meeting will be held in Slovacek's Ballroom on Hwy. 77-A between Yoakum and Hallettsville.

• • The spring meeting of District VII will be held at Lodge 107, Floresville on April 13th. More details will be announced later.

Wednesday, March 12, 1969.

DISTRICT V FUND-RAISING on April 20. At this meeting we will CELEBRATION FOR THE YOUTH continue to work on our tree house District -V will hold a celebration in (weather permitting). If the weather is bad we will have two new wizards at the American Legion Hall in Needville this meeting. So each of you put on on April 20th, 1969, for the purpose of your thinking caps and see if you can raising funds for the youth of the disout smart the wizard. All parents who trict. Complete Particulars later.

-SPJ ST-played this game before are asked to be present; you too may be as smart as the wizard.

We hope everyone is over the flu YOUTH ACTIVITY CALENDAR by now. See you all at our next meeting. Wear casual clothes.

YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT DAYS, 1969 Fraternally, District 1 — August 3, New Tabor Frances Bartek, Lodge 17 Youth Leader District 2 — June 22, Taylor Lodge 29 LODGE NO. 66, WACO District 3 — June 29 -- Waco Lodge Dear Members and Friends: 66 This is to remind you that our meetDistrict 4— April 27, Lubbock Lodge ing will be Sunday, March 16 at 2:30 157 p. m.

District 5 -- July 13 Youth don't forget your kites! I'm District 6 -- July 20 sure you remember the fun you had District 7 -- July 27 last year.

STATE Y.A.D. Everybody bring some food for our August 17 — Taylor Lodge 29 supper like always.

CAMPING, 1969 After supper we will have progresDistrict 1 — July 6-10, Bastrop State sive 42 for adults, and other games Park for youth and adults. Let's just say District 2 -- August 7-9, Camp Val fun for everybody.

Verde So hope to see all of you.

District 3 — August 10-13, Camp Val Fraternally, Verde Lillian Parma District 4 — Date and place pending Youth Leader District `5 — August 1-3, Camp Val 6.PJ Verde LODGE 142 HOUSTON District 6 --- June 23-26, Bastrop Dear Members and Friends, State Park First of all I would like to extend a District 7 — August 4-7, Camp Val lot of thanks to all the chaperones Verde who made our rodeo trip possible on ESSAY CONTEST DEADLINE February 22. 41 youth members travelMarch 2, 1969 ed to the Houston Live Stock Show YOUTH LEADERS' TRAINING and Rodeo. Judging by the faces I'm CLASSES: sure they all had a good time.

April 19— Place pending but will be Collecting paper for the Reagen somewhere in West Texas (for District High School Band was our charity pro4). ject for Feb. When I went to the April 26 -- Hallettsville Community lodge to pick up the paper I was Center surprised to see all the paper the youth March 15, 1969: Deadline for Youth had collected.

Leaders' Quarterly Report No. 3. Fill Thanks to all who worked so hard in the point contest standing section collecting paper. in this report.

At our last meeting it was decided ----SPJSTto have an Easter egg hunt.

Sister Veselka and I decided to have FROM THE LODGE it on April 3 at 4 o'cicick. We will have YOUTH LEADERS our Easter hunt first and then we will LODGE NO. 81, TEMPLE have a wiener roast. We also decided Dear Members, to have only those 12 years and under Ottr youth meeting oe held Friday, March 14 at our lodge from 4:30 to attend. The teenagers will have an to 6 p.m. Eacla member is urged to atactivity next month. tend as we will plan our program for On March 16th the District V Spring Easter and also a program for our meeting will be held at Lodge 88, after spring district meeting which will be the meeting the youth will present a

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Wednesday, March 12, 1969, short program.

Those who will be in the program will be notified by phone as to time and place of rehearsal.

Hope you all can come and spend the day with us.

I also would like to remind all of you that we will have our next youth club meeting on April 11 at 8 o'clock.

I hope to see you at our next meeting.

Fraternally, Mrs. Rosie Tumis, Youth Leader —6PJS r-LODGE 48, BEYERSVILLE

Dear Readers, We at Lodge 48 were saddened Monday, March 3, at the sudden passing of John E. Matoska. Brother Matoska was the uncle of our youth club president, Diana, and her brothers and sisters. He was an active member of the mother lodge for many years. He helped with the youth club activities any time he was asked; with a friendly smile, and a word for everyone.

Sunday at our meeting, we were happy with Diana and the Matoska family for her having been elected May Fete queen, then Monday afternoon we heard the sad news.

We wish to extend our heartfelt sympathy to all of the Matoska family, and to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gensler, his sister and brother-in-law.

Future date to remember: we will have our next regular meeting on April 13.

Fraternally, Leona Stalmach, Youth Leader LODGE NO. 63, SWEET HOME

Dear Members, Our regular monthly meeting was held on February 16, at Slovacek's Ballroom with our president calling the meeting to order. Our door prize of $1 went to Mrs. John Berkovsky.

The next meeting is on March 16 and this is our social and meeting with plenty of door prizes and refresh,m.ents and a lunch server] b y our geed ladies.

We also want to ask all of you ladies to come to our next meeting for final plans are being made for the spring district meeting which Sweet Home is hosting March 30. The youth are asked to come out and plan a program. So don't forget — March 16, at Slovacek's Ballroom.

Irene Slovacek, Reporter-Youth Leader

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LODGE NO. Dear Readers, We changed our meetings from every second Wednesday to every second Sunday, right after the regular meeting of our mother lodge. We now have a show after the meetings.

At our last meeting we made Mexican lolly pops and Daniel made the plaster of paris. You put the plaster of paris in the cup. You put a little green thing in the plaster of parts.

When you are through it looks like plant.

Shirley Vytopil brought a little ny doll. It was our door prize. Frankie Vytopil won it at our last meeting, I wish we could have more boys and girls in our club.

Fraternally, Binnie IVIatejka (13) LODGE NO. 39, BRYAN

Dear Readers, At our last meeting we mach: Mexican lolly pot plants out of plaster of paris. Each one got to make one. It is so much fun.

Shirley Vytopil brought funny little doll. It was a door prize. I won the doll at our last meeting.

I wish we could, have more boys and girls in club.

Fraternally, Frankie Vytopil (5) — --SRI ST— LODGE NO. 84, DALLAS

Dear Readers, On February 16, Lodge 84 Youth Club had their monthly meeting. After the meeting we had practice for the anniversary program.

Then on March 2 , we had an anniversary dinner. Bitter dinner the program started. The prcgrem was dedicated to Mr, Marek. It consisted of old and new dances. Some of these dances were the Chatlstan, Can Can, Beseda, Mexican Hat Dance, FA Your Little Foot, Bunny Hop, jitter Bug. Waltz, Polka, and a Modem scene, with modern dancers. The dance Hawaiian the most laughs was the H Hula dance performed by Robert tiefgr.b6II an, Ronnie Pete, and Rand y Pete. The orchestra directed by Mr. Sid Pokladnik played several pieces. The choral group of Lodge 84 also sang. Our program was narrated by Mrs. Ole 7:31 and Mr. Wight. Everyone who came had a wonderful time at our 49th Anniversary Celebration.

Cindy Mandak (11) Secretary

LODGE NO. 9, NOOK

Dear Vestnik Readers, Our monthly meeting was held .:.1.rch 2 at 3:30 p.m. in the evening.

Our next monthly meeting will be heid 6 at about the same time.

The president wasn't at the meeting so the vice-president took her place.

Some men are building a kitchen in the hall for the April 27th spring meeting. We are very proud of the kitchen. It sure makes the hail look a. 1,,A; different now.

Some of the adults attended our youth club meeting today.

I will close for now until next month.

Fraternally, Susan Sebesta (10) Reporter —SRI ST--

Dear Readers, On February 16, we had our monthly meeting. It was quite excitin g with the contest and all.

The six through twelve age group made valentine cards. The older ones made valentine boxes with candy and cookies in them. After the judging the boxes were auctioned off.

At our youth meeting we talked about an Easter egg hunt, and going to Six Flags sometime in June.

After the meeting we had supper and ice cream for dessert.

At our next meeting, March 16, we will have a fun night for the whole family with a forty-two and games party.

Fraternally yours, Michael Galler -- JsT — LODGE NO. 66, WACO

Dear Readers, The Lodge 66 youth club held its regular monthly meeting on February i6. We had a very good attendance.

Before the .meeting the youth club had a valentine contest. The youngsters made decorated valentines. The winners were as follows: ist — Steven Stanislav; 2nd — Tana Kutni; 3rd Patricia Stanisla y . Each contestant received a reward.

The teenagers made decorated valentine boxes full of cookies and candies. Julie Slovak won 1st place with a 17:eautifel box. Donna Gerlich won 2nd place while Thomas Caller won third place. Each valentine box was auctioned of to the adults.. In return, we collected $25.50 from the boxes to give to the Heart Fund.

At our next meeting, we will have a kite-flying contest. Prizes will be given

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for the best kites. At our next meeting, we will also have game night, The youth club is planning to go to Six Flags over Texas in May or June. In August, we will be enjoying a time at Camp Val Verde. This will be August 10-13.

Remember, next month bring your kites for the kite-flying contest.

Fraternally, Donna. Gerlich (15) — SPJST — YOUTH LETTERS LODGE 13, DIME BOX Dear Readers, On February 16, we had our monthly meeting. All were present. We didn't have too much business to discuss. It seemed to me that everyone enjoyed the Valentine party the day before. In the Valentine contest, Marlene won first prize for the best Valentine. Everybody picked the one they liked the best. There was a runoff between Marlene Horak and Don Milbrun's. Our next meeting will be on a Saturday. See you then Fraternally, Deborah Kubena (Pi) SPJST

LODGE NO. 13, DIME BOX Dear Readers, We had our monthly meeting on February 15. I am the person in charge of games, so I brought three. The first game we played was a balloon game.

The secona game was a dictionary game (with the use of a dictionary).

The last game was one that we used magazines. I told everyone how to play, but I think I had the most fun by watching. We had two visitors, Gary and Wayne Tselt.

I was very sorry; to read Mrs. Matejka's letter about resigning. As long as I've been a member of the SPJST she has been our district youth leader. I think she's done an excellent job.

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Dear Readers: Last Sunday Lodge 84 celebrated its anniversary. Festivities included a large and delicious dinner, awards to outstanding lodge members, and a program staged by the teen-ager and junio • youth clubs. The attendance was marvelous and among the guests were Mr. March, Mr. Nick Morris, and Mrs. Nesuda.

On behalf of the teen-agers of Lodge 84, I'd like to thank everyone that

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On March 23, District III will hold a District Meeting at Lodge 130, Dallas. I'd like to remind all the readers in District III of this so everyone can make plans to, attend. And, since the meeting is in Dallas, I'm expecting many teen-agers from Lodge 84 to attend. Please make an effort to show some interest in our district.

Be sure to read the Entertainment Calendar in every issue of the Vestnik so you'll know what's going on — Be active!

Fraternally, Robert Urban, President LODGE 87, TEMPLE Dear Readers, Well, it looks like school is going to be out in no time. I have been so busy, I haven it had time to write.

Time is going so fast!

I'm looking forward to going to Camp Val Verde this year. It was a lot of fun last year.

It was such a shock to me to hear about Miss Beverly Boyd. Let's all remember her in our prayers.

Fraternally, Randy Shenkir (13) - ---SPJ ST— LODGE 47, SEATON Dear Members and Friends, Our meeting was called to order March 2 at 2 p. m. There were 38 members present and one visitor: Diann S.vajda. We also have three new members: Patsy Trampota and Stephen and Felica Standard.

In new business we discussed our teen hayride. We decided to have our lia,yride on March 21. In case of bad weather we will have it March 28.

The juniors made final plans for their backwards party which was held Friday, March 7 at 7 p.m.

Our guest speaker was Mr. Payne. ills speech was on the Red Cross and what group and young people can do to help the Red Cross. His speech teas real interesting.

Our youth leader reminded us about hr diet het meeting which will ba held in Holland on April 20. Our next meeting will be March 30 at 2 p. in.

This is c.hanged because the first Sunday in April is Easter, so we will have our April meeting one week sooner.

We will also have a Easter program and Eater egg hunt. Those having birthdays in March are Mrs. Kohutek, Mrs. Balusek, Patsy Trampota and

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Door prize was won by Walter Joh Jakubec. Don't forget our next meeting; March 30 at 2 p. zn.

Fraternally, Leon Zavodny, Reporter LODGE NO. 47, SEATON Dear Readers, In February our youth club held, its annual Fun-Night. A very good pre-! fit was collected from various booths.

Thanks go out to all the people who supervised the booths, the workers who helped, and all of the people who came. out and helped by having fun. Person7 al thanks and appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sula• who cooked the delicious stew, homemade at that! This drew a crowd so large that before the evening had hardly begun, the supply, was exhausted. Wait 'til next year!'

Of course our long sufleriug youth: leader, Mrs. Adeline Kohutek, desert–. es much thanks, but even that wan'te make up for the gray hair that day, added.

The first Sunday of this month, the Monthly meeting was held on a rainy, clay . I didn't get to attend this meet-, ing, and because of the bad weathore a kite flying contest that had been scheduled was canceled. A prize was to he presented for the highest . flying and one for the prettiest. A hayride wan set for later this month, and a alter--; nate day set in case of bad weethee. We teens from Seaton haven't: had much luck with hayrides. Ever y time we've planned one in the posy, its been rained or chilled out. Our sponsors had given up for the year,. but never fail, the teens will prevail.

See you there!

Fraternally, Janette Hruska, Treasurer —SPJST

We the undersigned onuniV ee and all the mealbers of to extend the tic• the family of who died at St. an February 22 at the • e of 85. She te::Is born in Brazos County on June 26, 1883 and was a member of SPJST

dnesday, March 12, 1969 since May 10, 1909. She was a member of St. Joseph Church. Officiating was Monsignor Tim Valenta. She was laid to rest at College Station Cemetery.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Emma B. Hawkins of Palestine, Mrs. Rosalie Stevens, of Bryan, and Mrs. Hermina Smith of Orange; three sons, Theodore Boriskie, Willie W. Boriskie, and Robert O. Boriskie, all of Bryan.

May our departed sister rest in peace.

Resolution Committee: Mrs. Willie Kuder Mrs. Morris Walker —SPJSTEXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge 48 Beyersville, in behalf of our entire ,membership wish to express our family of our departed brother, JOHN E. MATOSKA, age 52, who died suddenly Monday, March 3.

Mr. Matoska was horn July 24, 1916.

He was a veteran of World War II and an employe of Taylor Bedding Manufacturing Co. He is survived by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Matoska, Taylor; a sister, Mrs. Alfred Gensler, Taylor; and a brother, Joe Matoska, Waco.

Funeral services were held Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the Condra Memerial Chapel with the Rev. Frank Simcik officiating. Burial was in the Taylor City Cemetery.

May our departed brother rest in peace.

Resolution Committee: Charlie Brinkmevcr Mrs. Herbert Wiesner Mrs. Edwin Turf:.

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67 c Sc,huleni half of our entire lodge membership hereb y desire to express our deepest heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family of our lodge sister, MRS. FRANCES ORSAK MORRIS, who passed away in the Wa gner General Hospital at Palacios, February 1, 1969 at the age of 82 after a ling,ering illness of which the last two months before her passing were snont it the hospital.

Sister Morris eras a native of Praha, Fayette County, Texas, having been born there as Frances Orsak on April 12, 1836. On September 24. 1901 she was united in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony to Jbhn Morris at St. John's

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They have been residents of Palacios for the past 23 years. Her husband, John Morris, also a member of our lodge passed away on June 16, 1968.

Sister Morris, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. George (L i' 'Thet,h) Kana, of Palacios; four sui ■ s,' ads H. Morris of Point Comfort, Willie Morris of Damon, Emil Morris of Blessing, and Alvin Morris of Lake Village, Ark.; sixteen grandchildren and 16 greatgrandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death by her husband and three sons.

Funeral services for Sister Mon is were conducted from the funeral February chapel at Palacios, Monday, Febr 3, and the Palacios Catholic Church with burial in the Palacios Cemetery.

May ister Morris rest in ever-lasting peace, and may her memory linger with us unto eternity.

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0,1 Ll 'a (:( , o, i 7 behalf and members of SP`.:' ir Dallas 84, wish to ei,T.Hnd felt sympathy to the ily and friends of on brother,

deepest sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed sister, ANNA MA,CHAC, who passed away January 21 at the age of 74.

She was born in Cernesovice, Czechoslovakia in the County of Milevaka on November 3, 1894. On September 22, 1617 she married John IVIachac who preceded her in death January 4, 1959'.

Sister Machac was a charter member of Lodge 130, having received her 50year pin in 1967.

Rosary was held January 22, at 7:30 p.m. at Weiland-Merrit Funeral Chapel with services January 2.3 at St. Edward's Catholic Church. Monsignor Francis Brady officiated.

She is survived by a daughter, Adell Benda; a son, John Machac, Jr., and five grandchildren.

May our departed sister rest in peace.

Resolution Committee, Martha Vrla, Hattie Sebetka, Rose Parma —6PJST-

volution officers Pokrok heart= fam-

who nassed .:Cro n;^.i.':1...,'lt', .•" i'•.11iuriry 25 of it 1stain-1 in an mobile a • c del A rri , ,nl y,, r of S7',f8 r its 5,1; Pesha' is survived .1)1 • his mother, L y e. and F.-lister and Ailene l'eslieik, and one sis rennY Pesbak and relatiy. in Chicaw).

• Funeral r.,! conc., Jerome J. Pro .c` Funeral Cha p el, rn,,-'1:30 p.m. Monday ary was reeited a:, and Requiem Mass Tuesday og at St. '.Chornas Church. Interment al ifill.!).'est Meniorial Cemetery, D^Ilas.

Again GM' sincere synurtl v. to the bereaved family of our dear cienarted may his sou; r(:, in brother Fraternally, Annie 1Vlar,.: Annie Steiner Frank J. Lierrzen SPJSTF.KYRSSION OF

We, the undersigned Committee of Lodge Jam 180, Dallas, on behalf of our lodge express our

RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY Brother August R. Jurecka, age 59, was found dead at his home, 2003 Montclair, Austin, Friday morning, February 14, 1909. He was born at Jarrell, Texas, on June 1; 1909 and was a 'resident , of Granger the earlier part of his li fe', befOre moving' to 'Austin: He IA a:1 a in en:br df . Lodge Iiiornen•,IcY; since June 27, 194,1.

Surviving are his •wife,•Mrs. Jure:1;:a of Austin; a daughter, -Mrs. Adainek of Temple„ threeSisr?, er;;, Colimabin Cheek nt nod Mrs. Tracy Cooper 'and giAle Nonvicka, both of Austin ; two tiroti e.rs, Fwald and Florian jure.e.kaS.

•uve ;. on 0 . cted 2 p.m. S , Inda y , ,F,lruary 16, at the Wile-Clay Mineral [Tonic Chapel, the Rev. John Payne, CSC. of ,F.t. Ignatius Catholic Church ana the Rev. John Barclay of Central Christian Church officiated. Gmvesicle services and interment followed at 4:30 p.m. at the Ro gers Cemetery, Rcrers.

• O f ilE'D by the members of T.odve Kwuensky No. 20, Gra/1'5er, in the pni-Ase repr,esented b y the undersi gned Spe ,:qal Committee, that condolence and deenest svinn9t1-0 be extended to the bereaved family of our departed brother.

Dated and signed at Granger, Texas,

14 this the 6th day of March, 1969. mno. P. Trlica, F. J. Mikulencak R. F. Holubec —Committee EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We the undersigned Resolution Committee of the Nelsonville SPJST Lodge No. 68, in behalf of all our members do hereby express our deepest sym pathy to the bereaved family of our departed sister, MRS. OTTO. KRAUSE, who passed away at the age of 73 years. She died in the Sweet Briar' Nursing Home in Bellville, Texas.

Mrs. Krause was a faithful member of the Nelsonville SPJST Lodge 68 and also a member of the Bellville Lutheran Church.

Burial was in the Bellville Oak Knoll Cemetery.

Surviving Mrs. Krause are her husband, Mr. Otto Krause; one daughter, Mrs. Theo. B. Wehring of Bleiblerville; three sons, Raymond Krause of Bellville, Otto Krause, Jr., of Houston, and Wilbert Krause of Brenham; one brother, Rudolph Albrecht of Kenney, and nine grandchildren.

May our •departed sister rest in peace.

Resolution Committee: Louis Albert T. M. Kamas Ben Maresh -- -SP TsT-___ EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of SPJST Lodge Svarnost Jihu No. 15 of Buckholts, on behalf of the entire membership of our lodge, wish to express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our dear departed sister, ANNIE M. GEF,SAK, who na q sed awa y Friday . Februar y 21, 1 0 0 in the King's Daughters Hospital after an cYF ended illness, at the a ge of Sister Gresak was born January 10, 10 10, to Mr. and Mrs. John Tomascik, She married Fred Gresak on January 8. 1942, in Ruckholts. She attended schools in Buckholts and Cameron.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.

Sunday in the Buckholts Brethren Church with Rev. John Bale.tka officiating. Burial was in the Hope Lutheran Memorial Park.

She is survived by her husband. Fred Gresak: a daughter, Andra Worthington of Huntsville; three brothers, Frank, Mylus and Johnnie Tomascik of

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Buckholts; three sisters, Mrs. Rosie King and Tricie Tomascik of Houston, and Tillie Tomascik of Buckholts.

The deceased was a faithful member of the SPJST for almost 27 years, and also a member of the Buckholts Brethren Church.

Sister Gresak will be mourned by the family, relatives and a host of friends and acquaintances which she acquired during her lifetime with her smile and friendly, pleasant ways; she was never too busy to lend a helping hand and a kind word whenever it was needed.

She will be missed from our midst for a long time to come.

May her soul rest in peace and Eternal Light shine upon her.

Sidonia Svoboda, Charlsie Svetlik

putting on a pageant such as few nationalistic groups can do. It is a festival — gathering people together from all parts of the country to participate in something fantastic to behold. Hundreds of gymnasts performing in unison and creating, through physical fitness such as taught by the Sokols, panorama that is truly e etisti e to behold.

The Sokol idea took hold in this country over 103 years ago, and today we are fortunate in being the Sokol organization that can put on such a show. The Sokol organization in Czechoslovakia held many slets, truly magnificent in scope, and those of our people who were in attendance on any of these slots, have many fond memories. The last such slet was held in 1948 in Prague.

SLAVONIC MUTUAL FIRE INS. ASS'N, CHAPTER 9, FORT WORTH Dear Members, The Slavonic Mutual Fire Insurance Association Chapter 9, will have a meeting on March 16 at 2 p.m. at the Nat'l Hall, Roberts Cut-off Hr.. This is our first meeting this year so we hope to see as many of you as possible attend. There seems to be quite a lot of flu, colds and virus going around but maybe by then they will have made their rounds.

Our officers this year are the same as they were last year. The only exception is our entertainment committee, Bro. and Sister Korteff did not accept it for this year and we were sorry they didn't, however, we will still have a good entertainment committee. Sis. Anna Milan accepted again and serving with her will be Sis. Mary Hale.

Bro. and Sis. Korteff are hard workers and are always willing to help when they are asked to. We have enjoyed all those delicious suppers they helped prepare.

After the meeting, we will have supper as usual furnished by our chapter.

The ladies are asked to please bring kolaches or pastries of any kind to go with the rest of the meal.

I am hoping to see all of you at this meeting.

Fraternally, Mrs. Christine Zich

Cur XII American Sokol Slet is just ;so many months away, and before we know it June 25-29 will be here and Morton West will resound to a slet scene such as only the Sokol can present. There will be competitions of juniors (boys and girls) and men and women. The championship competitions will be our own Olyinpics and you will be able to see how well our co e test s nts from all our districts have prepared for these events. There is much practice and training that goes into making a good gymnast, and the results will show how seriously this training was done.

'Items of Tuferes, XII AMERICAN SOKOL SLOT What is a slet?

It is the culmination of gymnastic activity — much training, and then

A few recollections from slets visited and remembered. In 1048 -- COS Slet in Prague, where 3,392 women performed an Indian club drill 'so outstandin gly that the y were rewarded by tumultous a pplause from the audience and had to repeat the performance. Those of you who were in Dallas for our Mid-Slet will recall the beautiful performance of the iunior girls calisthenics — a s ymbol of grace and rhythm — s ymbolic of youth. The women's calisthenics in Dallas were a picture of precision and perfection. As for the junior boys and men — bodies moving in unison — movements depicting courage — a true picture of physical fitness. Yes, Dallas gave us something to remember!

And so we look forward to our XTI American Sokol Slet _- what will be its outstanding feature? Are you plannin g to take part and make it truly great? Will you be there? We hope so!

(From the American Sokol) Betty Prener

Wednesday, March 12, 1969THE HIGH TATRAS ARE WAITING Slovakia, the land of mountains and valleys, abounds in beautiful areas fit for hiking in summer and skiing in winter. There are modern skiing centers in all winter spots offering besides enchanting country also the comfort of new mountain hotels and plentiful facilities for beginners and advanced skiers alike.

There is a number of areas in Slovakia where skiing is very good indeed.

Apart from the Lower Tatras, the Lesser Fatra and the Greater Fatra, the Western Tatras, it is particularly the High Tatras that attract scores of thousands of tourists all winter long.

All these places, and many others, are described in detail in the new brochure called "Skiing Areas in Slovakia" published in English and German by the Sport Publishing House in Bratislava. The brochure provides detailed information, maps and a small dictionary containing the translations of some of the more im portant expressions in the ,Slovak language.

However, let us go back to the High Tatras which interest us most of all at present, especially in view of the fact that the 1970 World Skiing Championships are to be held there.

The High Tatras represent the highest inland range of mountains in Europe between • the Alps, the Caucasus, the Ural and the Arctic Sea, and the highest section of the bulky Carpathians. They are impressive, the jewel of Slovakia and pride of the whole country. They demonstrate themselves by their 300 turrets, peaks and lofty pinnacles rising out of a massif covering about 100 square miles. They lie between 49-5' and 49-20' northern latitude and between 19-55' and 20-25' eastern longitude. They continue in the west through the Laliove Saddle in the Western Tatras, and in the east through the Kopskc Saddle in the Bela (Belanske) Tatras. Those two saddles constitute their geographical boundary as well. Their ridge reaches the length of 16 miles, while their utmost width is about 10 miles. Over their main ridge stretches the Czechoslovak-Polish state frontier that continues on over one of their side ridges in the north.

The highest peaks of the Tatras are the Berlach (8,760 feet) and the Lomnicky Peak (8,660 feet). The longest of about 30 valleys is Koprova Valley -about 7 miles. own the valleys rush

1728TNIK mountain streams often creating cascades and waterfalls. There are about 130 enchanting mountain lakes. Richest in water are the Studenodovodske Falls, and the higheSt, the Kmetov Falls (260 feet) in Nefcerka. The biggest mountain lake in the Strbske pleso (about 50 acres) and the deepest is the Velke Hincovo Pleso (140 feet).

'There are eighteen mountain lakes in the Velka Stuclena Valley alone.

The High Tatras attract over a million tourists and sportsmen annually due to their exceptional beauty and plentiful facilities for recreation, tourism, mountaineering and excellent conditions for every kind of winter sports. Visitors have at their disposal modern hotels and mountain chalets, cablecars and chair lifts. Social life concentrates in the settlements of the High Tatras — Strbske Pleso, Start' Smokovec, Tatranska Lomnica. etc.

In February, 1970, thousands of visitors will come to the High Tatras where the World Skiing Championships will be held (single jump, double jump, foot race of men for 15, 30 and 50 kilometers, relay race of men for four times 10 kilometers, foot race of women for five and ten kilometers, five relay race of women for four times 5 kilometers, and collective jump race).

'Twenty-five member states of the International Skiing Federation and about 300 competitors will take part.

The mountains will belong for ten days to top world skiers. Visitors coming to see the championships will not merely watch the skiers, though. The programme will include also sled races, figure skating competition, and a number of "warmer-weather" cultural and social programs. A film festival, folklore shows, fashion shows, expositions, and a number of other attractive events will be organized.

Naturally, quite a number of official guests and journalists will take part in these events, too. It is expected that at least 400 representatives of the press, film, radio, and television and other officials will be present.

Those who have visited the High 'Tatras know what to look forward to: romantic beauty, lovely scenery, oasis of silence, complete rest . . . Those who have not yet been to the Tatras have missed a great deal. But then, the .mountains are waiting.

--SP3 EDUCATION PAYS , Education is still a paying proposition. Latest Census Bureau figures confirm that it pays to get an educaST--

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While income of all segments of the population has grown in recent years, Mrs. Wanda Meyer, Extension home management specialist reports that the biggest increases have occurred at the higher educational levels.

For example, between 1961 and 1966 the annual income of an average elementary school graduate 25 years old or older rose from about $4,200 to $4,900; that of a high-school graduate from $5,900 to $7,500; and that of college graduate from $9,300 to $11,100.

Estimating the lifetime income of men by years of schooling completed the Census Bureau experts came up with these figures: Eight years of elementary school, $247,000. This amounts to about $6,175 a year.

Four years of high school, $341,000 for the total lifetime income, or about $8,423 a year.

Four years of college, $508,000 or an annual salary of about $12,520.

Five or more years of college $587,000 or about $14,675 a year.

An average college graduate can look forward to half again as much income as a high school graduate who fails to enter college, says Mrs. Meyer at Texas -A&M. A person who has done post-graduate work in college can anticipate three times the income of an eleventary school dropoct.

However, Mrs. Meyer points to exceptions. Educational attainment does not guarantee the financial success of everyone. Many intellingent people get ahead without a great deal of formal education.

New figures from the Census Bureau indicate that the number of years spent in school does have an Important effect on future earning power, she notes.

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All the water in the world, however, hard it tried Could never • sink a ship, unless it got inside.

All the evil in the world, the blackest kind of sin, Could never hurt you one least bit unless you let it in.

-SPJ The Tower of Pisa was begun in 1173, with the first three stories built, then work stopped for 90 years. Total construction work occupied about 200 years. Walls are 13 feet thick; it is 175 feet high and now, 15 feet out of perpendicular.

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STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSE FOR THE MONTH (SF F .7 .1:73:11:Srfr, 1999 Zprava piijmu a vydani za mesie Unor 1969 Mortuary tmrtni

RECEIPTS: Mortgage Loans Certificate Loans Annuities - (Retirement) - Income from RMO Premiums Interest on Certificate Loans Interest on Mortgage Loans Interest, R.E..0.

Dividend on Stock Rent from SPJST Building Appraisal Fee sale of Lodge Supplies Museum Escrow Account - - - Refund on Reinsurance - Total Receipts - - -Cash Balance 1-31-69 - - -

210,292.14 5,733.98 195.85 1,714.83 51,208.31 3,345.8'7 45,288.74 421.95 45.00 2,090.97

Juvenile D'aske

Expense Vydani

1,054.31

37,766.70

529.27 718.87

2,845.00 41.'72 -- -

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24.50 7,607.27 327,969.41 527,301.60

40,653.49 72,559.52

855,271.01

113,212.94

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2,302.45 10,997.88 35't139'196

Total Souhrn 211,346.45 5,733.93 195.85 1,714.83 89,504.28 3,345.87 46,007.61 421.95 45,00 2,090.97 2,845.00 41.72 24.50 7,607.27 370,925.38 610,559.00, 19;000`2I

DISBURSEMENTS: Mortgage Loans Certificate Loans - Annuities - Paid Off -Death Claims Escrow - - Matured Endowments Reinsurance Surrender Value R.L.O. Commissions R.E.O.Taxes -- - Returned Premiums and Bonus SPJST Building Maintenance Actuary Advertising Appraisal Expense Attorney Fee Commissions District Youth Directors Freight & Express Fraternal Activities Medical Exams Non-Medical Exams Notary Fee Official Publication Office Maintenance Office Rent Organizational Expense Postage Salary, Directors Salary, Editor Salary, Employees Salary, Officers Salary, State Youth Director Stationery and Supplies Supreme Lodge Meeting Tax, FICA Telephone and Telegraph Travel Exj3ense, Editor -

191,153 50 5,061 00 250.00 30,680.00 525.00 11,500.00 2,076.22 3,325.73 2,390.00 322.00 220.79 1.797.58

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255.99 877.52 372.18 1,342.26 1,979.67 7,780 57 73.83 13.66 40.24 479.00 590.25 2.50 48.60 401.12 675.00 294.91 138.00 700.00 833.33 2,956.40 4,799.98 525.00 747.08 186.35 470.34 147.96 35.60

201,336.15 5,061.00 250.00 30,680.00 525,00 11,500.00 2,676.22 3,325.73 2,390.00 322.01) 476.48 1,797.58 887.52 372.18 1,342.26 1,979.67 7,780.57 73.83 13.66 40.24 479.00 590.25 2.50 48.60 401.12 675.00 294.91 139.00 700.00 833.33 2,956.40 4,799.98 525.00 747.08 186.35 470.34 147.96 35.60

Weanesday, March 12, 1900 Travel Expenses, Officers Youth Activities - - -

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124.59 5.00

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Total Disbursements Cash 2-2a-69 - -

249,301.82 605,969.19

26,640.95 89,571.99

10,438.34 2,561.99

286,381.11 695,103.17

855,271.01

113,212.94

13,000.33

981,484,23

605,969.19 1,277,957.78 13,109,515.39 631,751.37 148,721.,50 122,500.00 43,432.47 60.00

86,571 99

2,561.99 2,954.10 180,581 .41

695,103.17 1,280,911.88 13,290,096.80 631,751.37 148,721.50 122,500.00 48,432.47 60.00 38,794.30

186,097.50

16,256,371.19

ASSETS: Cash - - - Bonds - - - Mortgage Loans --Certificate Loans - - - Stock SPJST Building Real Estate Owned - - Other Assets - - -Furniture and Matures

38,794.30 15,944,907.70

125,366.29

Fraternally yours - S bratrskyrn pozdravem Ben Zabeik, Financial Secretary (CLeetn1) INCOME FROM LODGES IN FEBRUARY, 1869 Lodge No. Amount 1 614.19 4 1,234.89 5 172.03 6 1,090.05 7 319.59 9 2,032.00 13 195.80 14 144.72 15 1,139.42 16 146.26 17 3,568.,69 19 150.87 20 1,559.47 23 376.53 3,002.81 24 149.60 26 2,721..11 23 4,017.57 29 371.66 30 15.99 31 374.82 37 898.93 33 3,118.90 35 195.72 36 850.67 1,654.99 39 858.11 40 143.92 41 106.42 42 228.17 44 406.53 45 3,008.97 47 855.35 48 1,076.09 49 1,247.4.1 50 332.29 51 1,097.71 54

56 53 60 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 73 76 77 79 80 31 82 84 $7 89 90 91 92 94 95 97 100 101 107 110 112 114 117 118 126 128 129 130

1,099.27 104.18 901.46 146.57 87.51 545.59 47.84 625.10 1,500.86 138.47 881.96 559„29 20.87 105.13 33.75 1,164.29 2,052.30 2,316.50 21.96 2,972.64 1,368.72 920.87 .55 2,432.77 2,887.53 297.40 250.28 289.37 16.05 124.14 1,111.49 110.76 522.70 44.12 410.48 538.36 337.23 62.73 141.00 929.42

133 135 137 138 139 141 142 143 146 147 148 151 152 153 154 155 157 158 160 161 162 164 165 167 168 169 170 171

2,075.08 728.59 420.65 93.88 4,408.20 320.22 1,3'79.11 309.47 491.41 141.22 890.47 406.27 140.59 936.26 3,2179.21 227.43 736.99 92.53 1,011.12 164.65 308.95 88.98 480.35 315.43 197.90 139.99 2,010.46 109.10 89,504.27 Fraternally yours, Ben Zabcik Financial Secretary

-SPJST-Everybody knows how to say nothing . . .

Both women and men But the queer thing is .. .

We never know when!

Ve stredu '12. brezna 1999

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

ROCNEK. — Cis. 11

12. BitEZNA 1969

CD REDAKCM110 STOLKU V nedeli 2. brezna redaktor a syn Terry zajeli do Dallas k radu 84 na jejich oslavu 59. vYroei zaloleni lejich kadu. Videli jsme velrni bOhatY a &bre pripraveny program. VSeehna test asi 35ti hudebniktun pod vedenim bra. Cyrilla Pokladnika, zpeveckemu zboru pod vedenim bra. Frank Henze na, a mladeli pod vedenim ses. Bessie Petr! TakovY program neni clan dohromady a vycvieen jen, tak jenom maynutim ruky, to dobre vim z osobni zkuknosti!

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Nevime jestli je yam znamo ze asi pied dvema roky Texaske zakonoclarna skoro zavedla zakon Ze kaZdY Zak v nasich Skolach must znat jeste jednu fee krome anglicke. Meli bychom byti pripraveni miti aspon dost schopnYch Oeskeho jazyku zvlaSte v naSlch vetsinou ceskych osadach kdyZ by to se stab! Proe. Welt Apanelskou, nemeckou, fra.ncouzskou, atd. v na gich madach?

SPJST-

V rote 1897 v La Grange v nakm velikem statu Texas se shromaZdilo na'Aich praotat a zaloZili nak SPJST. Asi ze ani jeden dededek nebo babieka meli vtibec ani nejakV sen jak to "mala lidska jednota" jednou bude a co jednou dokaZe! NerntiZe veru bYti jeclineho z nas Menu. , kterY by nebyl pravem hrdY na skuteenost, ze jest Menem teto velike bratrske jednoty, jejis zaklady pied sedmdesati lety lide nagi krve,

bide prosti, avSak prodchnuti idealy bratrstvi a se srdci napinenYrni laskou k bliZnimu.

Heslo, ktere tehdy vlozili Jednote do vinku, bylo "Podpora, Lidskost a Bratrstvi". My, kte •i jsme pfevzali toto vzacne dedictvi na gich zakladatehl, chranime a opatrujeme je do drie S. nich dnit.

Slibme si, Ze budeme neanavne pokraeovati v budovani naSi. velike Jednoty SPJST; abychom ji jefte silnejSi jednou odevzdali na'Sim detem. Toho docilime, kdy g jeden kaZdY budeme verne pracovati k Upinemu spineni bratrskeho programu naSi Jednoty.

Nast povinnosti vtiei Jednote jest ziskati nove eleny a nove 100 procentni SPJST rodiny. Tim zaroven prokaZeme neocenitelnou sluZbu sami sobe, naAim cirahYm a cele eeskoslovenske vetvi v Texas.

Radi bychom pouzili teto prilelitosti, aby jsme uptimne podekovali I/kin nasim vyslouZilYm fifednikUrn a elentim radovYch vYbort, za jejich verne sluZby radu prokazane a peelive vykonavani jejich nradil a polaciali je, aby jak tadu tak nail Jednote venovali svoji spolupraci i nactale. Spojme se vMchni k poctive praci za jedinYm Mien]: Rozkvet nakho facia a nail Jednoty.

• • Na starem tirade v NovYch Hradech v jiZnich eechach byla otevfena staid expozice lidovYch obrazkn, malovanYch na skie. Toto zvlaStni lidove umeni za,-

Cabo na Novoltradsku kolem roku 1770 a zaniklo na prelomu naSeho stoleti.

Jako posleclni je uvaden kostelnik R. Antony. Poclle archivnieh dokladit vykupovali tyto obrazky na Novohradsku prekupnici a prodavali je na poutich po cele Evrope i v JiZni Americe.

• NejstarM tabakova tovarna.

NejstarSi tabakova tovarna na Oeskoslovenska, zalc ■tena roku 1783 v Hodonine, oslavila 185. vYroei. Navzdory mnohalete protikuracke kampani hodoninskY zavod Cs. tabakoveho prtimyslu jen za poslednich deset let zyYSil vYrobu o 100 procent.

• • Hlavni dirigent Ceske ' filharmonie narodni umelec Karel Aneerl poladal ze alravotnich clUvodil o penzionovani. Od 1. bistopadu se hlavnim dirigenteat Ceske filharmonie stab zaslouZilY umelec Vaelav Neumanu.

• • "Pane Krauskopf, jakou jste nuie to dohodil nevestu? VZclyt' ona je jednonoha." "JakY vy mate keel na sobe, pane Bienenfeld. Fodivejte se: Vy pojinete za manZelku krasnou, zdravou, dvou nohou divku. Dohre. Za nejakY Cas jciete s ni na 'prochazku. Dobre, pfejede ji auto. Dobfe. Musi se s ni do nemocnice a tam ji amputujou nohu. Dobi.e. Mate starosti, behani, rozeilovani, Utraty. . . A vidite: tadyhle jste prigel k hotove veci. .

Ve sttedu 12. btezna 1909

Oddil dopisovgelii Tak Vgelicos Aneika Boadkova Jeliko2 jsem veera videla, 1e v mem poslednim Clanku je chyba, kterou zavinil ten redakeni ktek, tedy specham abych to napravila. Mnozi ji2 me ohled ne toho volali proto2e vedi, 2e to neni spravne. TYka se to toti2 jmena "Hodonin", kterY je na Morave I/6th mesto a "Hodetin" je vesnieka v ji g -nichOeapoblimestkaBchyrte. Tedy ten §otek z "Hodetina" uclelal "Hodonin" a proto opravuji to chybu, nebot' jsou daleko od sebe to mesto na Morave a to vesnieka v 6echach.

Ale nic ye zlem, chyba se stane ka2demu nekdy, ze ano? Ti moji ptibuzni odleteli 24. fmora a ji2 jsou zase doma Csl. pa tti mesieni navtteve kterou jim umo2nil jeho bratr Josef Korbel a pak je z Arizony ptivezl az k nam do Texasu se podivat. A v tyto dny jsem obdrkla od man2elti Josef a Kveta KorbelovYch tak ttedrY peneZitS7 dar, ze me to opravdu dojalo. Byli schtlzi nakho krou2ku jen nakratko ale tak si vazili 'toho jak je ka2clY tam ptatelsky ptijal, le chteli neeim se odvdeeit. Je to zajiste od nich velice hezke a jrnenem kroukku jim srdeene dekuji. Pozvala jsem je na nas texaskY Polka Festival v Ennis 3. 4. kvetna letos, a kdy2 ptijedou 1. kyetna mohou nas zas navgtivit Josef zde ji g byl ale jeho pani by zde byla popr yne a jiste bysme ji zde rady uvidely a pak oba radi tanei, tedy by si mohli na torn festivalu hezky zatanCit. Pani El/eta ma ten peknY kroj a tak by mohla obohatit na g prfivod krojti v tech dnech. Doufam, ze si daji fici a ptijedou, bylo by to krasne.

MinulY tclen jsme zde v Dallas meli pohteb lo rvaleho enniskeho obeana, kterY zesnul po deli nemoci Emila Hrabiny. Byl prave krasnY den a tak nav2teva byla velika. Obtady byly zde kapli Weiland — Merrit ale pohiten byl v Ennis. Vyslovujeme rodine zesnuleho nas"*_ uptimnou soustrast a jemu klidnY spanek pa 2ivotnim boji.

Letos jaksi odetlo tolik jet'te mladeho lidu, kteti zde mohli je2te 1.47ti — jen2e Osud je nefiprosnY a necia se nic cleat proti tomu.

V sobotu veeer 15. finora nav2tivila slovenskou sokolovnu v New Yorku etyltasobna olympijska vitezka Vera easla yska, s jejim manklem Josefem Odlo2ilem, a na jejich pokst sokolovna v Astorii potadala recepci, pki kte-

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re ji byla podana krasna kytice karaflatti piedsedou slov. sokolskeho than,' p. Vando. Po to nasledovala veeete a pak si mohi ka,:dY s nimi hezky v klidu pohovotit. Jsou to jiste opravdovi Ceti a vyslanci sveho naroda. Piejeme jim mnoho Stesti do daltich let.

Ve Wilber, Nebraska budou letos oslavovati ji2 osmY deskY festival v nedeli 3. srpna a k teto ptile2itosti chti miti zvlattni atrakci; chti totl2 potadat ci vlastne ptedvesti vekejnou svatbu dle starodeskeho zplIsobu — se v2emi starodavnYmi projevy, zvyky a zpevy — tak jak se to kdysi slavivalo ye stare vlasti. K tomu fteelu hledaji snou bence, kteti by chteli miti vetejnou svatbu pii teto °slave, ale jsou jiste podminky: musi oba bYt deskeho vodu a residenti Nebrasky; musi to bYt prvni svatba pro oba a rodien a svatebeani a genich a nevesta maji mit narodni syeraz, cog. znamena, ze musi byt v krojich. Obtady mohou bYt bud'to civilni anebo die sveho nabogenskeho ptesvedeeni. Jako dar obdrki snoubenci zaplacenou svatebni cestu a dalSi dary od obchodnika z mesta Wilber.

Toto by jiste bylo zajimave videt a jestli se jim podati sehnati snoubence pro tuto svatbu pak vim, ze navgteva bude velika, a piljedou odev ga.d se podivat a pobavit peknYmi zvyky a zpevy nagi narodni tradice. Pteji jim aby se tato atrakce vydafila co nejlepe a hodne navgtevy pro tent° slavny den.

Jan Kogeluh, slavnY Osl. a svetovY tenisovy hrae obdral velke vyznamenani za svou Cinnost v Americe a ze letos Osl. tenis slavi sve 75. vS7roei, tak poslal to do rodne sve vlasti a daroyal to 6s1. Associaci Tenisu, a Os'. tenisovi junioti to tam vezmou nebo ji2 do teto doby vzali je to sttibrnY talit s uznaniin. Ko2eluh mini letos v lete se podivati clomfi po dvaciti letech. Krajanti blahoptejeme k tomuto vyznamenani a mnoho §-testi do budoucna.

Noviny krajanske ze severu ptinesly zpravy o torn, 2e letutka Virginia Lee Goldenova byla zvolena spoleenosti Braniff aby zastupovala tuto v soute2i pro titul International Hostess v Uruguay, v jinni Americe. Tato 231eta letuSla zvitezila co nejhezei a nejtalentovanejAi ze vtech uchazecek ( a tech bylo pry nekolik tisic z celeho sveta).

Je nyni "Kralovnou letukk sveta" a co je nejzajimavejti je to, 2e je to krajanka, dcera bkvale si. Georgiany MatouSove, ktera byla adoptovana vychovana pi. Marii Smolovou z Chicaga. Tato poskytla obema to nejlepgi

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vzdelani a mini letos jeti do esl. a vziti novou kralovnu letu gek sebou. Toto je jiste taky velmi pane vyznamenani pro krajanku Goldenovou a pro nas, kteti jsme Osl. ptivodu taky velka, Zest.

Moje spolug aeka (ne deskeho ptivodu), ktera bydli v St. Louis me zaslala vysttigek z tamnich novin o 59. vkroenim "Selskem Plesu" potadanYm spolkem OSA od tadu Washington Cis. 20 v techto dnech. Asi 400 hosta se plesu stidastnilo a mnoho jich bylo v peknYch krojich pavodnich a i v doma zhotovenkch. Deti tandily Besedu a pak v 11. hodin veeer byl tak zvanY "Grand March" vgech krojoyanYch aZastnika. Jedna krajanka upekla pry s jeji pomocnici 980 koldeka a pry byly "notne unavene" cog rada yetim! Take tam stab, ie sice chti aby jejich deti byly dobrSrmi Ameridany ale pH tom chti aby deti si vacily tradice a kultury svkch ptedkil z 6eskoslovenska. Zajist'e doiark ptiklad k Misledovani, nemyslite?

A nyni jig musim ukoneit nebot' jsem y am toho jiz dost napovidala.

Doufam, ze tyto zpravieky Vas budou zajimat. Mejte se v gichni dobke a bud'te zdravi. Ka gdemu vge dobre pteje Anegka Houdkova --SPJSTirtitd San Antonio cis. 133

Mile sestry a bratti.

Opet se hlasim, abych ptipomenula, 'le nage ptigti schtze bude se konat jako obyeejne tteti nedeli v mesici, a to 16. btezna.

Tato schtize bude se trochu licit od nagich pravidelnYch mesienich schazi.

Jak vgichni vite, zalogeni na geho kadu ptipada na mesie btezen. Pted 2 roky vzpomenuli jsme 501eteho vYrodi velmi peknou a dustojnou oslavou za velmi poletne navgtevy jak Clenu na geho Mehl tak i navgtevnikti z ostatnich okrJak jsme se dohodli, u ptilegitosti letogniho 52. ykroZi chceme, aby nage schaze vyznela sla ynostnejl. Za tim neelem Zlenove zabavniho vkboru jig men poradni schtizi, ye ktere bylo dohodnuto co bude podniknuto.

Pokud je mi znamo, ze zakladajicich Mena nag eho tadu, kteti zastali Vern' tadu, mame v na gem kruhu jegte 3 sestry, a to: Ane gku Dresslerovou. Ane g -kuGrafov iMalou.Sestr Mala nevynecha eadnou schazi, gkoda, ze sestte Dresslerove a Graffove neni mono na ge schaze navgtevovati, radi bychom je uvideli.

Vezmete, prosim, na vedomi, schtze zaene ptesne ye 2 hodiny a jedna-

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-vicea,sunpoledsk bavenioblibenou hru s peknYmi cenann, prideml bude podavana vedere 'guide" s (patrienYmi prilohami. Zadame nak sestry, aby laskave prispely nejakYm pedivern, vsechno ostatni obstaraji dienove zabavniho vYboru.

Nenechte si tuto peknou prileititost ujit a prijd'te v poetu co nejveteina.

Privedte svoje pratele a zname, jsou predem srdeene vitani! Radi bychom videli mezi nami eleny a elenky, kteri base schilze Indio navetevuji. Zatid'te si Yee, abyste mohli pijit, zarudene pekne se pobavite, budete pine spokoj eni.

Zapiete si den konani schtlze a vyplanujte svoje zalelitosti tak, abyste urdite se mohli dostavit. Odekavame, le schtize bude pekne navetivena, tim to bude veselejei.

Lituji, ze jsem pro jine povinnosti nemohla prijit do schtize konane 16. tinora. Jak mi \ l eak bylo 'teem°, byla to °pet velmi pekna, schtize a jako vldycky, veichni neastnici byli nadmiru spokojeni.

Tedy na shledanou v nedeli 16. brezna, doufam, le se nas sejde mimoradne hodne!

Se sesterskyna pozdravem, Rubie Holly -SPJSTHouston, Texas Ctena, redakce a rnili etena.ri, US jsem naezi vami da y no y e Vestniku nebyla, obydejne nee° napiei tak jenom jak prijedern z naSeho vYletti (vacation), ale tentokrat mnou pohnul dopis pana Ignace Senkyrika. Po preeteni jeho dopisti jsena si vzponmela na nazi prihodu.

Bylo to v rokti 1914 na Ranee mesice listopadu, a na loavine uz byly jenom motyle (top crop) tak muj mul Jan Orsag a jeho otec, statieek Orsag jak jsme jemu rikali odjeli na celY tyden ze budou barvit sin radu Oslo 91 v Crosby. Byla tato sin noveposta y ena a jests neobarvena, a tak ie kclyl oni nepomahali ph stavbe, ze oni to obarvi.

Jell tam na celY tYden a bYvali u pana Skrabanka tarn se bordovali a spaJa jsem zUstala doma se 3roky starcu holdiekou a dekali jsme u rids novY pririlstek: noveho obdana. Deerka me.la na poli udelanou boudu a takovY malY pelech kde si mohla lehnout, a le to bylo daleko od (clomku) hauza tak jsem ji vzala svadinu a uvazala vysoko na ba y lnenY etok aby ji to dva psici neselrali. Tak kdyl jsem dopikovala na konec kde bude to cicurka

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tak byla prYe 1 svadina. Ja jsem ela domti, slunko bylo nad zapadem. volam a hiedara, a velikY strach nine nadbihal. Sla jsem k naeim farmerom jmenem Adlong, bydleli asi jednu mili od nas a ul bylo tma jak v pytli. U Adlongu byla velika rodina, tak veeci sli dcerku hiedat, mne nechteli nechat jit &mit Jeden chiapec jel pro Orsaga jemu dat' 'Veda tak nel Orsag prijel na voze byla jedna hodina po pul noci. Statenka Orsakova byla sama doma a kclyl tam dcerka priela tak se ji ptaia kde ma mamu a s kYm Tak ona ji pravila, ze priela s psikami a svadinu nesla sebou a bylo uS slunce zapadle a take to bylo od nds dobre jednu milu dalky, zase v druhu stranu. Stakenka na chvili Cekala a kdyl jsem ja neela tak oni s dcerku po tine vydali se k nam. Pan Adlong zase eel ke staience a tam nikdo nebyl doma, a oni tam zastali dekat. A kdyl initj mul prijel domil a naeel dcerku a jeho mamu u nas tak zase jell hiedat mne, Oah to je velice neptijenme eekani, a to bylo nak poudeni nebrat male clec] na pole.

Je to tat star& historic , etc abych mela take east v deskem oddelari tak proto phi a volarn vas k nam do Houstonu na divadlo u Pokroku 'Oslo 88 a to bude posledni nedeli 30. brezna. Je to otrocka, prace pro ty neanavne herce; y e dne pracuji a vederama jezdi na zkoueky, aby piece co nejdele udrleli to Ceskou red. . Kus je velice zajimavY pod nazvem "Pravda na Uteku" maji ciobre herce. Nekteri jsou naei start herci a nekteri ,jsou z 6eskoslovenska, a takovi jsou vldycky dobri hero. Vy tam z Crosby a z Wallis dejte se videt a, naei pic atele z Neeciville nechcte se ukazat.

Nikde Ceske divadla nehraji a nael Houstonaci se jests za eeskou 'tee nestydi, veecka chvala path jim V nedeli 2. brezna zemrela moje dobra pritelka pani John (Tereza) Zajieek a y eera, 4. jsme ji dali posledni sbohem a nashledanou. Zanechala 11 cloti. BudiS ji zeme lehkas Od naeeho birthday club sestry budon na T. V. Je Pas 50 elenkyn a donlani, ze naee clobra dopisovatelka pi.

Hruba, neopomene to v jejim dopise oznamit. Bode to na channel 13 a veeclany elenky sc maji dostavit.

A tak ail se dopis velmi protahl. ukondit a nezlob se b'. redaktore Sefeik, ze to tolik traplm s timto dopicern.

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Ve sttcdu 12. brezna 1969 El Campo, Texas Cteria reclakce a mill bratti a sestry naSeho rnileho Vestniku a pratele.

Cher pectekovat rcdakci za namahu a ciobrou vuli kterou projevil s mujim dopisem, ale ja, si dovolim sebe opravit. Tam kde jsem psal ze za tYden prieel dlovek abych jernu zrentoval ten pastr, tak to opravuji. Dobytek jsem ztratil jeden tYden a chlapce za tYclen (ne oba jeden cien) a vysvetluji Se to nadrl eili (tenk) kde jsme naeli Se chlapec pil vodu, neb ohnul se a pichl ruky do pisku col" ja jsem stotanil Sc jsem byl jistY, le to pil vodu nas chlapec. To okoli jrnenovali lido u Niklova nacirSe (Nickels tank). Bylo to v rocs 1934, kdyl jsem byl poslan do Crosby co organisator, a prijel jsem tarn v nepravY das, proto (te prselo, ale na druhy den se mistarna pa meste Crosby dalo delat. To byla radost poslouchat tou naei Ceskou red. Ja jsern spaval u manlelti Loet'dkovYch a stareich i take u mladYch a oni rune weer radili kde mam jet, tak ze jsem za jeden tY den ziskal ke trem radtira 37 elenta a pro rad eislo 91 n.ejvic.

Take jsem pried a poznal sestru eikovu, marninku naeeho bratra redaktora a ona mne poradila kde mam jet, a skrze ni take jsem ziskal 4 Many, a podastovali mne svadinou. Preji sestr y Sereikove rac0bstrtY a zdravY odpodinek v to nejkrasnejei SPJST, jak my rikame utulne, (nebo Rest Horne).

Kdyl se elovek pozastavi a premYeli jak bylo pied lety kclyl jsme zadinali jako organisatori a meli jsme vybavu (jak ty dal sla.bikate). Ale my jsme to naei chude vYhave rozumeli, a men' jsme ji radio a s anal jsme bez (Hidechu pracovali a le jsme pracovali, tak vidtte ten Uspech. V poslecinim sjezdu se jednota rozhodla staviti cialei pro potrebne, schranku, kde elovek ma prilelitost si vydechnout.

Nemyslim le by se naeel tak humani pro sestarie lidi podnik a my elenove by jsme meli mit Uctu k tern delegathin a UtednikUm, kteri svojima hlasy dali na jevo aby Jednota postavila dalsi humani podnik pro dobro celku.

A tak jsem si na Vas u LoStaikir vzpomnol Se bych Vam met vzdat cliky za to co jste pro mne udelali. Vase ditky, ktare jsern zapsal, jsou asi, jak tak my hkame, na swim chlebe, Bratrsky V6..§ pozdravuj to j ich.

Senky rik

syrs iHslo 9, Ft. Warni Ctena reclakce a mill etenati, Predem vsem zasilam srdednY po-

ye stitch]. 12. bitzna. 1969 zchav a bru. reclaktorovi pith svatou trpelivost v jeho novem zamestnani, neb vfm te je to trpka price predeldvat a upravovat ty dopisy. Tak mill bratri a sestry nisi odboaky proti ohni, ciavam yam vedet te naie jarni schUze se bride odbYvati treti necleli 16. brezna o dvouch hodinach odpoledne v Narodni sini na Roberts Cut-off Road.

Tak se dostavte co nejvic abyste uslyieli co se viecko od posledni schtize ujednalo. NaSi. bratti Urednici se a naii cdboeku dobre staraji, z ylaite br. Buel Matthews. Ten asi i ye snach hleda eleny, a ten nai br. tajemnik, Carl Zde.h zas umi nam to tak dobre vylotit je ho at radost poslouchat, jak anglicky tak Cesky. Tak prosim nezapamente na necieli 16. brezna, proto te take po sclanzi budeme mit svaeinu a ,sestry jsou itadane aby nem donesly k tomu kafieku. 0 ostatni se postard naic cclboeka. Se sesterskYm pozdravern, znannenam se, Anna Korteff, dop. SUPS, Cis 9 Poz. red. Davarn do tisku jen prvni paragral nyni, ostatek dopisu prosim.)

Moje navSteva v Ceskoslovensku Emil Hofelica, Houston

Pokraavarai V Ceskoslovensku, a obzvlaite Pa venkove, lids jests mnoho chodi peiky po cestach, a to po 'eve strane testy, proti jezdu aby nebyli udeitni ze zadu, a take tarn maji "Hippies". \Tian jsme je leclakde po rests. Oni jich tam jmenuji "Hooligani". A take dal ta ceska rolacleZ take ma rada. to "Rock and Roll" Muziku. Pozorovali ,jsme je jeden veeer a pripadalo to skoro jak u nas v patck, v naLThm Pokroku eislo PS. Zpival a pri torn "Bong-a-Bong a Ump- a - Ump" a tancovali jak by se jim to tancovalo dobit.

Take jsme zajeli do Prenitatu ke Starikove recline. To jako bratr StanIca v Houston maji pekne zarizeny dum a ukazali nam pekne a pratelske pobaveni i z dobrYrn obeerstvenim.

Pak jsem zajel do FrYdku pobeseclovat s pribuznYma a dal do Ostravy k BlahutovYm. Tam jsme take hodne to ekoll projitdeli, i jsme zajeli na Krasne Pole navitivit jeho sync mantelky redinu, Hanusovu a take SvaitevVeh. Fan Hanui uZ je 94 let star a jests v dobrin zdravi a, woe zajirnalo pcslouetat 0 Americe.

Co je skoro k neuvUeni je jak se vie v okarriku zmeni; kdvZ jsme letOli tak celbt; cestu lien Anglieina, a jak jsme

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sedli v Praze talc- zase lined viude eeska tee a Ceske nadpise. A chod' to neni velika zero, kdyt tam elovek cestuje, tak uzna, te jeite je tech Cechn, Moravanti a Slovakil innoho. A take mohu potvrdit te ti nisi lido tarn skuteene meli tou krakou svobodu radi.

Mnoho si zakladali na tom te jit rnaji to nejhorii za, sebou a te nyni to bude ut lepii, a mohou jednat volno. No, ale dvacateho srpna jim to Rusy zmenil.i divu te se brani aspon odporem, jinak jim nebylo motile proto ze na ne priili odrazu ze viech stran.

Muselo to bYt velke zklamani proto te bylo videt podle jejich jednani se uot moe teiili na ten "Freedom". A take si zakladaIi na torn te jit budou moci dohanet pratelstvi s nisi semi.

I ti kteri byli predem hodne zatvrdli u vlady, podlezali kde mohli, aby byli prijati jako demokrati, a nyni motna zas budou coufat nazpet. Veeinou se jich nejvic prizpilsobuje jen proto dostanou a udrti lepsi praci.

Od te doby co bylo vie znarodneno, obchody path vlficle, a ted' nezaleti na tom jestli koupite tady nebo tarn a nebo fines anebo zitra. Tam neni tadna soutet nebo konkurs, a neni v obchodech mot day a namahani aby vas uspokojili. 1VIrie se to tak zdalo te si mysli: viak at to budete muset mit, tak si to koupite kdy a kde budete chtit. Ovsem jak se table mluvit anglickY, tak je hned nejlepii obsluha.

MoZna ze maji natizene, mama nage groSe ale ja myslim ze je to proto oni ;halo anglicky umi, a kdyt na ne anglicky promluvi, tak se zarazi obavou ze nebudou vie chapat a tak yam daji hued viechnu pozornost a takovVm zpfisobem dostanete dobre obslotiZeni. Ja jsem to sam zkusil a jednou jsem zacal mluvit Cesky kupovani koiile, a oni jednali jako by si mysleli kdotvi jestli aspori ma to tou koiili. Podruhe jsem zaeal mluvit anglicky a ut byla obsluha jako by mysleli te chci vykoupit celY obchod. Take jsem si viimnul ze pri eestovani autern to pomohlo mluvit anglicky u alejovYch stanic, ale to vic jen rikam s launorem. Je tam stanic velice Indio a daleko od jeclne k clruhe. A kdyt zastavite pro benzine anebo olej, tak tarn eeka treba test a treba i vic ant, ale vie se dela jen pomaloneky. Zas je asi ten -nahled: eekejte nebo si jed'te dal, ale krly+-?, k obsluhovi pfistoupi a pozdravi ho anglicky, tak ihnd vyklikne: "Jen okaLk," a lined se vie hodi do vrchniho gyru a mate poslou'Zeno.

Za mojeho pobytu na Moravce

Pratme jsem se take pustil na ryby do eiste proudne reky v kopcich. Sel jsern s dvourna rodinami, ktere, maji radost o chytani ryb. Ale take si velice rad" volne pomluvili a samote kde se to neodralelo od sten. No, ale jedna pani chytila pekneho "trouta" a kdyt jsme ja, jsem iel k sousedtm.

No, a za chvili mi prinesli rybu usmatenou v masle, a skuteene jsem lepii rybu jests nikdy nejedl net byla ta. Kdyz jsme na ty ryby sli, tak jsem si myslel kdotvi jestli nine tarn nahodou nehodi do te reky, ale misto tomo jsme si tam i zazpivali. Veeer potom se jich jeSte zeilo vic a udelali mi u reky — Tamburai. To se udela, velkY ohen, opekavaji se dobre klobasky, dobre se pri tom pripiji a pak se dobte hovoki a zpiva a i sovy nam prihrkavaly do toho zpevu.

Domky v Ceskoslovensku a obzvlait na venkove jsou menu palmerne a z venku take neoblotene peknYma cihlami jako zde. Jejich cihly jsou vice jen obyeejne, ale zato zas ye vnitt nektere jsou lepir a dokonalejii net flak. Jsou lepe vybarvene a okrailene net tady. Jejich telefonni zatizeni je velice pozadu naieho, obzvlait' v menSich vesnicich, treba maji jen jeden telefon ye verejne budove, a spojeni je obyeejne tak ipatne ze je tetko se domluvit treba jen do bliCtich okolnich vesnic. Divili se te my tady mutem jen zvednout sluchatko a promluvit Cisto kdekoliv po celYch SpojenYch statech.

Jak ut jsem myslel te main to besedovani trochu odbyte, tak teprve to zaealo jeile vetiim tempera. Fan Josef Felcma,n to dal do novin ze jsem tarn na besede a !',/e jsem z Blahutove rodiny, a to tepr y zaeali fide prichazet a prijitdet i z dosti vetii dalky, a porad bylo vic a vic dalii rodiny. Je tam te Blahutove rodiny jako blech na psu.

Tam i maji vesnici pojmenovanu Blahutnice, a jests snad je tam mnoho vic s te ,rodiny co jsem nepoznal neb nebylo Casu.

Tolik jsme s Janem Carbolou jezdili aZ jernu chiadlel temen p •asknul a potom bylo zle najit a koupit, ale piece jsme jeden mill No a to ut Janovi doily prazdniny tak musel do price, a zas jetcleni predal mlademu Josefovi Blahutevi a jezdili jsme zas. Kone'ene pfichodil eas k odjezdu na vraceni se domil, a tak zase se jich jests mnoho zeilo a sehnali muzikn, vie miAne napoje a zakusky a tak bylo zase na chvih veselo i se zpevem, ale na konec se to dokoneilo i s plaeem jak jsme se

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22 veichni loueili. Rikali nine: "Prosime nezapomerite na nas." No, nezapomenu na ne tak lehko, a take pomyslim Ce jak se to nejak prihodi, doufam tam zajed zase a potom manlelka ul i bude mit vie kuralu jeti se mnou. A vy, kteri jste tarn jeete, nebyli a hodlate si tam zajet tak yam poradim co je jim tam vzacne: Pro deti dost lvYkaeky (chewing gum), ale nedejte jim to najednou jen tak postrkovat aby to trvalo a tak vas budou mit porad radi a jejich rodiee zase budou radi, le deti jsou vesele. A pro Zenske zase ty tenoueke puncochy. Take jsme se tomu tam zasmali.

Ja povidam, lertem: "Safra, uz jsem rozdal posledni puneochy a lenskou jeete ladnou nemam." Pro mule oveem cigaretty, ale =oho mulskYch tam nekoufi, a take maji radi dobre psaci "ball-point" tuCky. Uz je eas odji2clet z Moral/1<y a pan Josef Lesak u2 take prijel od Lipniku, tak jsme nalolili kuftiky, sedli a Josef Blahuta, mladai, rids zavezl do Ostravy (asi 20 mil) a to na nadrali a trat' ktera vedla do Prahy.

Dokoneeni priete SPJST

Pokraeovani Moulton, Texas Pik dalei pokraeovani, ale musim tomu take ul zakroutit krk. Myslim, br. redaktor ma to lidoviny az po krk, no a ja se take priznavam ze mne to Akrabani omrzuje a unavuje a lena bruei, ze u2 bych stim take mohi dat pokoj. Ano, veeeko ma konec jen jitrnice a ta ma dva konce.

Mnozi etenari mne vYtykaji, le to beru moc zkratka. Prosirn vas, kdybych mei o kaklem miste v tech trech okresich co mel 'lid povolani to by rok na to nestaeil. No, objeli jsme mesto Caldwell. Wacky osady byly veteinou sami naeinci, a obyeejne jsme naeli lidi moc hodne, take horei a take al moc zle. Nada lida nechteli vzit ani ke stolu, anebo do pOstele.

Jeete jedna plihoda stoji za zrninku.

Pitell jsme k domku (hauzu) a tu vyleti baba (prosim to neni nadavka). fikaji babieka, babe jako maminka, mama a my jsme doma eddy rnamo, ale take jsme ji meli radi a molna vice nel nektefl druzi. Tak lid vylezl z vozu a eel k domku. V torn Z nejake eopky (boudy) vylitla ta baba s metlu (koetetem) a mordije to jste meli videt! Zid, jak babu zhlecinul, prudce se otoeil a utikal co jemu jeho kratke nohy staeily a prima k brane a dva psi za nim a baba z poinetlem a kfieela a nadavala: "Celt' rok na tebe dekam, ale 'tad' tobe vyplatim." Ale

nevyplatila, proto 2e zida nedohonila.

No to bylo k popukani. Kclyl jsem ho koneene dohnal, ptal jsem se co se vlastne stalo. On povidal ze tam minalY rok byl a lenska neco kupovala a nedohodli se na eerie. Ona jemu a on ji nee° iekli mezi sebou a tu nide, ale stalo to za ten Spas. Ptal jsern se lida pros tak utikal, ze piece by ho nebyla tou metlu zabila. Ale lid kaki ze kterY did dostape metlou ze ma neetesti celY livot. Tak se nedivte ze tak utikal!

Ale ja jsem ponoukal lida abysme se obratili k domovu do Lavaca, neb zid churavel vic a vie, a ul se o obchod ani nezajimal col je u zidu nee° zylaetniho. Tak jsme se obratili a male kde jsme se zastavili a lid narikal vie a vic. To nine velice mrzelo a myslel jsem si co budu delat kdyby mi na caste umfel? Na miste kde pied tremi dny lid nechal upeci norku na spateeni caste jsme se jen tak zastavili a hned domu do Fayette a Lavaca. Ale to jsme vzali cestu nejkratei a ne okolo Who eernocha s kterYm jsme meli takovou komiekou prihodu.

No mne nebylo sic, neb jsem net Pee eno u norku a chleba ale lid lelel na rancich (balikaela) a narikal. Bylo nine ho opravdu lito a uprimne jsern pobizel mule. Ale na neetesti se dale do delta, a ptida byla telka eernice a to byla jizda! To jsme se jenom tak vlekli a co kus kola ekrabat a zase Slo to pomalu a jen na yeeer jsme zajeli k domu nekde aby jsme tam p •enocovali a to jsme spolu pod plachtou na voze, neb noce byly teple. Nelda jsme dostali snidani a nekde ne a z obchodu nebylo nit. lid byl slabe postavy a hubeny a ta nemoc na nem hlodala tak le jen ten spieatY nos niel mezi oeima, a ja jen pohanel die molnosti. Vuz v torn blate se hazel ze strany na stranu, lid narikal a ja ho dle rnolnosti teeil le tam bude ul lapel testa, ale bylo porad jen same blato a bogovisko. Kdyl jsem ho tak to il, povidal mne ze jsem tak dobrY hlupaky twit. Ja jsem jemu na to odpovedel: "No, vie Josefe, to sis sam dal tak pekne vysvecleeni, neb to se tYka take tebe," a to ho tak rozesmalo a mne take neb bylo viciet le je mu opravdu zle. No veecko ma konec 1 ta naee testa blativa mela s ytij. Dojell jsme do La Grange, a to ill jsme byli doma. A musim Pict, le lid, i to nemoci se postaral o mne. Duval mne penize, abych nee° koupil k jidlu abych netrpel hladem. On jen Cu na praekach a vocie. A tak jsme to dotahli do Schulenburg. r2id porueil kde mam

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zajet. Na moji otazku co tu bude seam nemocnY delat. On odpovedel: "Vie, synku, to ul jsem jako doma, neb main tu zname a ti se o nine postaraji." Vyplatii mi poctive co mi slibil, partied abych si vybral nejakY oblek le mi ho prida za tu moji starost o neho. Tak jsme se rozloueili a opravdu mi she naskoeily a pri torn bylo ho opravdu lito. JeSte pia loueeni mi slibil, ze si otevre ye meste Lockhart etoru a le ja ptljdu k nemu za klerka.

Myslil jsem si v duchu kdolvi jak to s tebou dopadne. A vie jsem o nem neslyeel. asi za pul roku jsem se v Schulenburg ptal Lela Lipmana (take dobrY Maya) jestli znal Josefa Filipa, pedlaka a le jsem s nim jezdil. Odpovedel mi toto: "On ul pedlovat nebude nebo brzy umiel na rakovinu." Zbo2i od Leta Filipa koupil Lipman a mule s vozem koupili obchodnici s korimi, Schwartzovi, take tide. Jeete pled rozchodem se didem, nabizel abych to odkoupil od neho ja a ja, jsem rekl le nemam za co. Ze ' mam jen trivet dolarti co mam u neho. On povidal 2e jemu to mtilu splacet mesiene. Ja jsem jemu povidal le by to pro mne nebylo.

"Nebylo!" opakoval lid protok deli a IVforavci nemaji obchodniho talentu a tol z "Bogom" (z Bohem) synku.

Jestli se jeete uvidime?" No a ul ne.

Kmiec, Vae Ferd Mit ulka --SPJST---

jeho prvni vkstave Pamatujete se vy, pfatele z kteri jste chodili do ekol Komenskeho a pak na realku na pana profesora Eduarda Tomka? Pamatujete se na jeho zaniceni vYtvarne a hudebni? Vite asi take, le vas pan profesor odeAel v race 1945 do Prahy a v to Nyni yam chci povidat "0 jeho prvni vYstave Sedim u pana architekta Tomka a nestaehn se obdivovat jeho pima praea Za posledni tri leta (ktera take reprezentovala jeho dila na vYstave) vytvoril tolik, kolik jini za daleko vice let. Eduard Tomek se venuje akvarelave kresbe, ryzimu anglickemu akvarelu, kterY je lehkY, jasnY, svitivY. Pracuje s vodou, mokrYm papirem, tence nandei barvy, bilY podklad papiru prorali, nepouliva. beloby. A jeho mall dilka (bylo jich na v Y ' stave nekolik desitek) vyjadfuji umeleovu naladu, f antazii, cit. A pak co je markantni v jeho dile — zpodobriuje to, co mu Ilka, jeho duce hudebnika, jeho druhe silne la.

Tak tu vidime kresebne vyjadf .end dila G. Mahlera, P. I. 6ajkovskeho, W. A.

ye stredtt 12. brezna 1969 Mozarta. J. S. I3acha. Co na tom, Ze 561etY Eduard Tomek vystavuje na verejnosti poprve. e aZ do letoSka tvokil pro desky, do kterYch ukladal svoji tvorbu. Nyni Eduard Tomek sam sebe naSel a v jeho dile je prave yidet ona chut' a naciSeni kreslire a muzikanta.

Jinak je Eduard Tomek velice skromnYin panem, kterY uci na pralske jazykove Skoie nemeine a jeSte pracuje v Narodnim divadle. Je tichY a fluidroOnY a na Viden vzpomind jako na eve rodiSte a na jeji Akademii vYtvarnen° umeni, ktera, mu dala zaklady k tomu, co dues prinaSi plody.

Tatinek krajand Tomka, krejel ze tre tiho videnskeho okresu brzy objevil syndy .vYtvarnY talent a ten ,s nim pak gel ze Akol i do divadel videnskYch Narodniho divadla v Praze.

Vzpominame si na spoleene znarne, na Antonina Machata, kteremu E. Tomek kdysi ve Vidni ilustroval krajaneke kalendale na jeho bYvale Zaky, kteri zustali ye Vidni, avSak yetAina piisobi v 6eskoslovensku. Architekt Tomek (e,ije velice skromnym Zivotem s manZelkou a dvaadvacetiletYm synem, jeho male kralovstvi na pralskem sidlisti,je Utulne, unteni je tu vSndy pHtomne. Je v malem pokoji — atelieru, obYvacim pokoji, je v diskotece, knihovne. Jeho laska k ume'ni je patrna nejen z kavaxelti, ktere ma snad vAude, ale je patrna i k jeho soueasnYm k lidem s nimiZ hovori.

Ukazoval mi navStevni knihu vVstavy a stovky lidi, kteri ji ye VorSilske ulici cideli, mnohdy ke svemu podpisu pripojili i nazor akvarely se vetg ine libily. ToteZ napsali i nekteri kritici v pra2skYch denicich. Ja se k nim pridava.m. A prala bych architektu Tomkovi jeSte hodne plodnYch let.

Praia bych mu dale, aby mel hodne obdivovatelt, treba takovYch opravdovVeh jako par miadYch lidi, kteri hledali a naSli aZ v byte a prosili ho, aby jim prenechal jeden akvaret z vYstayy. ''A to eloveka velice poteSi," kJkaly jeho oH. —SPJS1—

Oznameili

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JARNf SCIII7J7E OKRSKOVE — 1969 Jarni schfize I. okrsku se bude konat 27. dubna 1969. Schtize se bude konati ye Snook, a zapoene o jedne hodine odpoledne.

• • Jarni schflze II. okrsku se bude konati 20. dubna 1969 u radu C. 80, Holland.

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Jarni schfize III. okrsku se bude konati u •adu C. 130 v Dallasu dne biezna 1969. e * Jarni wit-the IV. okrsku se bude konati dne 27. dubna V Lubbock. Misto a dalsi podrobnosti budou oznameny pozdeji.

Juni schilze V. okrsku se bude konati 16. brezna 1969 u radu Pokrok 88 v Houstonu.

Jarni schfize VI. olsrsku se bude knnati 30. biezna 1969 u radii c. 63, Sweet Home. Schuze se bude konati v Slovadek's Ballroom na :nlnici 77-A mezi Yoakum a Hallettsville.

• Jarni schtize VII. okrsku e bude konati u radu 107, Floresville 13. dubna.

Dalil poc •obnosti budou oznamene pozdeji.

Lekce clesata, — ('TEN — Read the follown words out LOUD wit friends.

• • Student a study Pavel je student. Vera s studentka.

Pavel a Vera jsou studenti :ravel nema neper° ale Vera ati, pen:. ni y e Skole. On je rYmu. NaS ueitel diva pozae ,ne na tahaft On vola na 'ezletej chybu!

Pis spravne! Zitra je svatck. Studenti budou doma. My tei manic svatek.

Shynieek — Vocabulary Pavel, Paul v e, yotir Vera, Vera Karel, Charles or

studentka, student spravne, correctly (Fem.) piS,, 'white! studenti, stud ifs budou, will be dues, today (3rd person pl.) zitra, tomorrow piSeme, we write neni, isn't diva pozor, pay svatek, holiday attention volati, to call nedelej chybu! davati, to give Don't make an rYma, cold error! miS, our • IVlluvnice — Grammar 1. The First Conjugation: The"verbs that belong to the first conjugation generally end in "ati." the above vocabulary there are two such verbs, da yati" and "volati." To conjugate them we take off the ending "ati" and add the verbal endings as follows: davati — to give Singular 1st person davam, give 2nd person divas, you give 3rd person (lava., he, she, or it gives Plural davame, we give divatc, you give davaji, they give 2. The negative verb in Czech is formed by prefixing the particle "no before the verb.

Example: "ne" plus the conjugation of "by ti," to be • • Singular 1st person nejsem, I am not 2nd person nejsi, you are not 3rd person - neni, he, she, or it is not Plural nejsme, we are not nejste, you are not nejsou, they are not.

Note that the third person singular is diffirent. It is "neni" instead of the expected form "neje".

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Homework I. Read aloud the reading exercise several times and translate it.

2. Copy the vocabulary into yournotebook and memorize it.

3. Conjugate the verb "volati."

4. Review all of the previous lessons that have appeared in the Vestnik.

• Pohadka By! jeden kral, ten daval bal, mySky, zapiskaly, pavonekove tancovali.

Pribeh ko.2onr tu byl konee muziky, iny;ky se ieim ulekly, Sup — do dicky utekly.

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Pamatujte na Domov Odpoeinku Nebudete litovat kdyi pri prvni navgtivite

Domov Odpoanku v Taylor, Texas, Budete piljemne prekvapeni a dosvedeite svoji nav gtevou zaroveri, ie se zajimate o pomery jak tam na ge staienky a staiiekove 'Zig. Vag upiimnSr zajent bude i jinYm pobidkou aby znamost o tomto krasnem podniku se po celem Texasu V ease sklizne prosirn, bud'te gtedii a vzpomerite, ze vase dary domovu, usnadni i nemajetnSrm pristup do Domova.

Diky yam predem.

—SPJSTJindfich Simon Haar

Skiivinek Pokraeovani "Tebe by to teky dopalilo. Ptivede to me Travnieek k vobrazu, co na nom ja sam sedim, babku mam zaraAenou do Spalku ha klepam kosu."

"To piece neni nic zlYho." "Tuto by me teky nemrzilo, hale von me tam vymaloval i s bryjlema, haby celyj svet veal, ‘ge huF gpatne vidim na blizko."

"Tuto nemil delat."

"Teky sem se s nim hned na miste vyvadil."

VYmenkat si uleheil a °pet klidne jak vide' Staromestskou radnici, na ni hodiny s apoStoly a Kristem, vygehradskY htbitov, kde se modlil na hrobe Ttebizskeho, toho, co napsal Trnvou korunu, pak na hrobech Bokny Nemcove, Riegra a jinYch vlastencti.

"Ha copa hospody?" optal se najednou sedlak Jalovec.

Sktivanek podrbal se v Aedive hlave a zkrouSene se ptiznaval: "To teky„ chlapSe, teky stoji za tee. Pjivo jako malvazi, dyt' mi z toho &Ste dnes palice brni. Takuvyj chumae veselyYch malift se sekl, ja, mil solo, ha cela hospoda rids poslouchala."

Eslipa ste jim piece zazpival, vy, takuvyj vyhlagenej zpevak?"

"Tot' Fe zazpival. Pokoje mi nedali. purem ke Praze — tenkrat nam bure zle,' s tou sem to nail — ha furt vo Praze zpival, hal doSlo na: Ja mam v Praze koupenyj dum' s tomu pisniC:kou sem pf•estal. Rukama

ttepali jako deti, hani nabalit se mile nemohli, nechtili me pustit domii. Hale ja tek: 'Dost! Zyjtra je zase den!' Ha 'Sal sem."

"Hospody, to vetim, na to vy muFsItY ste. Hale vo kostel ste jiste ledva s Travniekem, zavadili!" ozvala se ted' mlada selka Sktivankovic.

"Ty ha nepichnout, to by nebulo cell," pokaral ji vYmenkal. "Habys vedela, ne v jednom, hale v kolika kostelich sem se pomodlil. Travnieek ka2dy rano chtij nechtij muSel se mnou.

VSak si liboval, jak je ieko namodlenyj! Na kolik let pryj! Hale — veleb nyj pane," °brat' se k farati, "nic nel2u, dyz povidam, v kostelich sem tam bul nejmiri spokojenyj. Sou ty kostely naramnY haliany. 8ecko to tam na Cloveka pada,. kelmeme tiebas tam, v torn nejpr ynefaim, ha nejhlavnej:Sim kostele hu svatYho Vita. Kostelnici tam zevlujou, lidi se Spacirujou, par babieek se krei v lavicich, na kruchte hrajou, hale adnyj hubu nevotevie, nezazpiva. Jo, sem piece zpevak, i eitta tudle v kleci vizdat sem nahueil, hale v Praze v FadnYm kostele sem nemoh notu chytit. Ba jednou 1.12 sem se na to ant divat nemoh. Dy2 pki msi svatY: chodili, voltage si proh1i ell, povidali si, sam sem v lavici vstal, `pst' zasyeel i potom eakanou zahrozil ha pomyslil si: Dopa by se tudleto v Borovne v kostele vopovalil? To by ho pan faraf vyprovodil."

"A proglo vain to?" optal se knez.

"Ba proglo. Zastydili se ha pfestali.

Sam Travnieek se tomu divil."

"To je divnY, Fe se to tak ball," pichlave se usmal Zahotik.

"DivnY? Tam v Praze jsou Sichni lidi divnY. Hutikaji, jako by jim paty hotily, jako po ZhavY plotne bosi bet11, jako by je /tad° zrovna honil. Myslite si, jak maji naspech! Najednou praskne kolo hu vozu, kiln se svali nebo fiira se zvrati, vec, kterY se hu nas elovek vgimne. Hale v Praze S'ichni, co beaili jak ospla'aenY, hned se zastavi, hned maji easu dost. divaji se, hale to to, haby nekdo ruky k dilu prilozil, kone zdvih, za kolo vzal, pomoh zatlaeit do kopce. To jim hani nenapadne! Jenom tak stoji ha divaji se jako na komediji! Tu si vykraeujeme, kury chceme, milFeme se divat, kam chceme. Hale v Praze maSirujete hulici, leccos je tam za vokny k videni, zastavite se, ha hned nehdo do vas vrazi, nebo nehdo na vas ktiei, nebo zvoni, hlava mi tam z toho ramusu brnila."

"Dyt' tu hu nas teky neni jako po

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vyrnfeni pastyji vytrubuje, bieem si zapras.kame, zavyskame —" "Pravda, teky hu nas je itvo, ha neni ticho jako v hrobe. Lesy nam tu huei, vobilieko selesti, listi ha trava Susti, oozy jezdi, dobyteeek se vozve, hale solo tu ma elovek. Rozktiknu se ha kcko to hlasem ptemuZu. Tam vaak vod both° rana do pozdni noel neni ticha ha pokoje, ramus nad ramus.

Hned rano vali se po bullet fUra. Pied ni bet chlapik, pies rameno temen jako nas policajt, hale na temenu misto 'Savle, co byste kekii? Zvonec se mu klati!"

"Ajajaj"!

"Jak povidam, zvonec mosaznyj, vypucovanyj, jako zlatyj se blyska. Skoei do dornu, zazvoni jako milistranti v kostele, ha hned staky, hueednici ha start baby hrnou se yen, v rukach hrnce, truhliky, gichni nesou popel ha sypou ho do vozu."

"Tote divna vec."

"Vtiz pkejede, ha za nun pfijede iinyj. Zase zvoni. Kara s mlikem se zastavi, ha 'Sesko se znova hrne s hrneekama, ha cilbaneekarna, k vozu. NejsmeAnijSi ml bulo, dya piihrnul se sud na voze. Ve voze byl zaptaFenyj rnordsky peknyj khh. Kodi zapichne veme do ruky troubu ha zatroubi jako pied Jerichem. Hned jako brabenci hrnou se k nemu deti, starci, mugsky, 2enckY, keel vorevie kohout hu sudu ha neco Cepuje. `Travnieku, cak to prodava.?' ptam se. `Neprodava. Rozdava,' povida, mi malit, ‘chcete-li, (Fete si teky pro drobet." `Dobra kapka nemilFe Akodit' — myslim si ha du — 'co byste tekli, Fe v torn sudu mil?"

"Snad ne pjivo!"

"Vodu! Oistou vodu, kal sem se vo ttis, dye mi to divee jedna dala napit."

"I mlete, vy nas hasi bulikujete."

"Pravdu mlupjvim, jak je Pambn nade mnou — i v vodu tam maji nouzi."

"Chudaci PraFaci," lituje jich hned uptimne kdekdo. Sktivanek take sam dojat nakonec zahledel se na deti, ktere tu po zemi sedely a jako pony poslouchaly, a ptimo jim pkikazoval: "Doti, vate si Borovna! Koho mne v tt Praze bulo nejlitilS, to buly prave deti. Maji tam teky peknY zahradky ha sady, hale pino hlidaeri v nich. Tam chlapec nesmi na strom vylizt, v trave se vyvalet, hodit kamenem, po hnizdech slidit, pant vohnieky, tam nelze ITYpravy do sada

Ve sttedu 12. btezna 1969 potadat, hutrhnout si kytieku, sudsflout hruSIu, 'Svestku, jablatko, lusku sehnat, na jahody ba borovnice, na maliny ha houby, bukovice ha votiSky do lesa si vybehnout. Tam nespattite hani vokem slepici, hus, titre nebo volka. Jen samyj kamen na kameni, tot' Praha. Mirj zdravyj rozum mi povida, nyjvaai chudaci ge sou tam deti."

"Piece se yam tarn muselo libit, dyg celyj tyjden ste si tarn pobul," tali posluchaei.

"To je Travnieek vinen. . Chtil sem prchnout hned druhyj den, protoge sem tam chodil skutku jako slepyj.

Hale jak se me ten naA malit hujmul, hned to gudY2 chodilo, jako dy g namage. `Ma ficta sem, ma acta tam' — naproti nam SudY g volali. `Kohopa nam to vedete,' g udyg se ptali. A, hosta z venkova,' libovali si ha jako ffSpanovi se klaneli. Ha main: je v Praze jinyj elovek ne g, tu. Velebnyj pane, nechtijte vod neho z Prahy ten vobraz! Maluje y arn tuze netadnY lidi hu g sem mu iek, tu v Borovne, pied nUSima vodima do ho muS1 namalovat — jinat ge vobraz na voltat nesmi." Vic Sktivanek nepovedel, ale z toho, jak zvagnel, chni ptitomni ihned poznali, jak doopravdy to s tim obrazem mysli.

"Eslipa se yam po nas piece zastesklo?" optal se sam syn hospodate, aby ptevedl tee jinam, kdy uz vAichni vstavali, chystajice se k odchodu.

"Casu napted nebulo. V jednom kola honil me Travnieek. NovY ha novY divy vokazoval, eas hutikal — ha g to na me najednou sedlo, na vas na Becky sem si zpomil, Borovno calk si pkedstavil, nak deti, ei gka na zdi, svou sednieku tichou, ha jako dy g to na hodi, povidam rano: "Travnieku, hug tu nevostanu dY1 hani za milion, Hlavu main nevyspalou, aaludek zka genyj, nohy me boll na glapadlech, jako bych po gpendliei chodil. Humru, buruh tu &Ate den." Ha tuze zkrou‘Sene sem ho prosil, haby me vodved na nadragi.

Nechtil, chechtal se mi do voei jako AjCpikl. Hale ja, sebral kni gky ha povidam: "Ja, du, dyt' marn hubu sebou, ja se tam dostanu, hale vy filiAtine, do srnrti se ke mne nehlaste: To pomohlo. Sehnal hned antonobil, posadil me, ha nea byste napoeitali tisic, sedil sem na SmIcliove v dram ha dekoval ?dna Bohu, i5e mi z toho Babylonu givYmc npmoh."

"Tak uZ" se na Prahu vicekrat nepodivate?" usma,1 se farad'', podavaje starci ruku.

"Hug nihdyg ne. Za nic na sjete ha

VRSTNIK,

se gadnYm bych Borovno nevymenil, ha nejmiri s Prahou. udSt dobie, hale doma nejlip."

"Tak, tak" svedcili vOichni a u g se siralo venku, kdy se rozchazeli do tichYch domovt.

XIII , Je-li na Chodsku mesic leden nejmtlejS1, je tu derven zase nejkrasnejSi. A tento nejkrasnejOi mesic v roce zavo7 nal v chodskem kraji. VSecka sena, socha jako troud, dostala se St'astrie pod sttechu a pa polich vinila se nadejna, &oda it a jeementi. Na dvo •e dYchala pryskytici velika kupa peruel, Spalkii a polen a matouS vozil "hrabariku" z letokai paseky a shazoval ji pod killnu.

I. trouch pachl zemi, hnilobou a plesnivinou po celern dvote.

Start Skidvanek se prave vratil s ryakou v ruce ze sve obchilzky po pokosenYch lukach. Zavedl vodu ptedevSim na Travnik, pak na 2e'tulku a Kobylici a pies suchou louku se vraeel domti.

"Votavy, dá-li Pamba, burou!" xaa maldeho. "Travieka hu g zase vyragi gudYd jako ulna na vostilhanYm beranku." habych tera telatka radi vodstavil ha neprodaval?" zabodl sedlak vidle do lesniho stlani a uptel tazave oei na otce.

"Delej, jak rozumig," usmal se vYmenkaf a kolebal se ke sve svetniece.

Sebral tam noviny a brejle a zase hned vygel pied staveni, kde na zahradce stal v pinem rozkvetu start koSUtY ket stoliste rage. Prave pod nej na drnove sedatko usedl si Sktivanek a pustil se do elan'. Hued na prvni strance pichia jej do oei zprava, vytigena, palcovYmi literami: "Naslednik tranu s choti zastieleni v Sarajeve!"

"Zatraceni Turci," odplivl si Skilvanek, kter' mel o eels Home a Hercegovina jenom mlhavou piedstavu z dob, kdy ji slavne dobYval a obsazoval polni margalek Filipovie petatticatym plukee. JeAte dnes vypravuje o tom soused Volitinek, a kdy g se podnapije, zpiva si: "Osman pa ga, hu Plevna dostal kulku do stehna." eim dale vgak eat', tim veal svetlo mu vchazelo, tak ge po nekolika dnech uz mohl sam vS'ecko vylo git Zahotikovi, kter:ci- si k nemu za'Ael pro rozum na hyjtu. "Vime, dyt' vono v ty Bosne je Turkic jenom mala prahouAel. Mani je hug tenkrat vyhnali, Vet giho dilu tam dries vostavaji Srbove, ha tim holt se nechce zrovna jako main Nerrice paslouchat. Hale tuto cleat nemili. Zastrelit — to je dycky

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"TakovY hlavade postillet! Prince s princeznou!"

"Cak idko z toho bure?" vyzvidal Zahotac "Cak by z tcho mohlo byjt? Ty vrahy povesi, nam vyberou jinYho korunniho prince ha do Bosny poSlou riakYho vostryho jenerala, kerej je tam nahuei tancovat, jak budou ye Vidni piskat. Dyt' vime, jak se nam vedlo v Cechach po vosurnateirycatYm roce," rozkladal Sktivanek. Hrozne se vak ptepoeital!

Politick obzor zakaloval se dim dal tim eerneji. Noviny u g jasne mluvily, ge valka je neodyratna, ba ge ug ji Videri vypovedela Srbsku. Vymenkat vgak stale jen kroutil hlavou a berstarostne se usmival.

"Nic z toho nebure! Huvidite, ge z tY mraky nebure pr git. Noviny to mitSi nafukovat, tomu se tika politika, Had buds nejhat, vozve se Ras; vytahne • poruei: Ticho! Rakousko hned couf ne, zastrei SUvlieku, ha bure pokoj.

Ras nenecha Srbom hubligit."

Ostatne nezbYvalo mnoho easu na vysokou politiku ani vYmenkatarn. Pidroda neochabovala ye svem tvareim dile, nestarala se o mravenei starosti jako by &Nada Sktivankovi za pravdu. Z' ita na stranich pologenych proti slunci u g valem belela, take jeemany ohYbaly vousate klasy k zemi, eervencove slunce pra gilo a sotva si sedlaci ptipravili zasobu dtivi na zimu, vytahla sv. MarkYtka stfibrnY srp a hodila jej do Zito,. Proto ka gdt sedlak cti a miluje tuto svetici, ktera hajuje ine. A jejim obz ylaAtnim ctitelem stal se vYmenkat od to chvile, co Zahotikovic MarkYta ptekroeila prah jejich staveni, nebot' v ni nasal jakoby vlastni deem.

"Selka ma dnes svatek, migim do kostela," pilystal si proto rano, caste se oholil a bad rovnou k mladYm. "Habych nezme gkal," usmival se ye dvatich a natahoval k selce ruku, podavaje ji dtevenou, pekne malovanou krabieku.

"Tak haby to dal, divee zlata, Pambii ha zdravi ve vaam vgudYg, ha todle to nesu kranaty po my nebo g -ce.Skovalsemituloparntku ✓ truhle, ha nesu to ji dnes, habych to vokazal, jak to mam rad."

"Jejej! Tato! Ha cak ja yam dam?" ✓ milYch rozpacich zazatila radosti selka.

"Ha si mi dala!" ukiuloval se Skidvanek radosti, ze jeho dorek selku tak piekvapil a pote§il.

"Cak bych vain ja, chud5,, dived,

v mohla dat?" odmitala Mark9ta no chvalu.

"Tuty Krivanky malY," ukazal minkat na vnuky. 'NaS rod tti nevymte, jak sent se needy baval, dycl; sme mill MatouSe samotnYno. Hale dybysi mite chtila hudelat cSte nakou radost na tom sjete, mohla bys mi nim p •idat e S . te diveieku."

"Vocl srdee nada," usmala so selka, zaeervenala se jako to rue pod okay a jako gramatky, jejich2 Sharku si tivijela kolem hrdla, aby je napoprve vzala do kostela.

V Borovne na malem °Rah maji obraz etrnacti pomocnikit a mezi nimi flacIpozeit-rskou knasou vynika, prave sv. Mark9La. AC si dal main; zaleZet i na sv. panne Barbare a Katetine, piece se mu Zadna tak iiepovedia jako patronka Skrivankovic selky. K to svetici se dues modli v9menkat s obzvlaStni citiverou a prosi ji, aby svou ptimluovou u Boha chranila i letos obili pied hromobitim a krupobitim a nechala sedlaky to zemskou Uroclieku svezti v pokoji do stodol.

Start' Sktivanek y e sv9ch nejvroucriejSlch modlitbach daval vubec ptednost svetichn, a kdy2 zasvecoval sveno syna MatouSe do taju sclske politiky, neopomenul mu take svettiti se sesv9m tajemstvim.

"Ja se nemodlim k Zadn9mu svat9mu tak Casio jako k sjeticim, ha dicky si vymodlim, co vod ['Ana Boha Zadam."

"Proepa, tato, myslite, ze tjcsice zinit2ou v nebi vic nez svaty?" mouche na to tajemstvi optal syn.

"Dy2 stoji'S v kostele, v naSnm nebo v cizim, to je Seek° jedno, jen se nozhlidni po voltaricla ha pozoruj to," pticluSen9m hlasem poeal vykladat otec.

"Stoji nebo visi tarn svat9 vymalovan9 nebo ze dieva vytezan9 na kyj zpiisob. Byjvaji to -small loused bradat9, polonahY, bosi, nebo jenorn v

hadry y obiceen9, tak tak,ze kryjou hanbu svyilo tela. sou sama rana, sama krev, haZ je jich Cloveku 'Ito. Dya. Lakovyj chuclak n,:kyj stoupne si Panu Bohn pied we: ha rekne: "Pane Bole., chill bych, hudelal to hanebo to,' F antbu si 110 hani ne ySimue, ha cle si pc) svyni. 1.A ctIctivyj musi pr' sit rok, dve iota, needy eSte 691, ne2 nem znitiZe, ne2 sc Painbu smiluje s tebou rekno: 'Tab, habych pokoj, hajt' se stane po pry vcia?" ni, Matotui, svata pravda," "1'o lidslcct solizeno mu it prikYvuouli syn.

"Nu tak vidis, ha poslouchyj dm! Hu2 si viclel needy v itakYin kostele y ou sjetici?''

"Nevidel."

"Ja tcky no, ha sem hu2 hodue sta.ryj. Vomeme trebas Panynku Marii.

Bait' je to Svatohorska nebo Boleslavska, vod Povinouc nebo z Klatov, hu BoZi krvi nebo v Podsrpu, jedna pjeknijSi ne2 ciruha. Nyneji se ini libi ta, co nam vymaloval Thivnieek hu DobnY Vody."

"Dyt' von tcky pekne trefil svat9ho Martina na Chula v naSom koste"Pravda! Samm, sem mu tenkrat radii, ha Rorie sent prived haZ k nernu pied vokno. Toky se nani na tom vobraze nyjlepSi libi siml. Mile oak je to proti svat9 Barbote - m-bo K teNne? Di se podivat do Tranova na svatou Kunhtitu nebo lutZ Ron na :;vatou Mati Mag•cialentr. Samy eist9 Zenck9, krcv ha mliko. Dye; takova vo neco prosi, to se cla myslit, 2e se ji to raei spini.

Ha ciyby se hneci nespinilo --- to by si sam Pambei dal! Dyjt' zname, co dovede zenckyj jazyk! Proto buj tak moudryj ha v ka2c19 houzkosti volij na poinoc na prvnirn miste sjetice."

Oteovy rally nej•;ou k zaplaceni.

Skr9va se v nich stalela zkuSenost selska a proto si je MatouS uklada do pameti tak pozorne jako zlate clukaty do koleneho va.ekti. pok" van!

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SPJST Entertainment Calendar As a matter of policy, only those activities and functions promoted by or sponsored b-4 t SPJST, or any of its lodges, will be published in the SPJST Entertainme Calendar. Such notices for publica n should be niubmitted by a bonafide lodge officer, or in some cases, by lodge hall managers.

Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood Sunday, March 16 — RVOS meeting, 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 30 — April SPJST meeting, 2 p.m. sharp Sunday, April 6 — Joe Mynar Family Get-together —SPJSTLodge No. 15, Buckholts Saturday, March 22 — Battle Dance; Vrazel's Polka Band and Effinger Polka Band of Ellinger Saturday, March 29 — Fritz Hodde's Fabulous Six of Taylor Lodge No. 25, Ennis (National Hall) Sunday, April 13 — Lodge meeting at 2 p.m, youth meeting at 3 p.m.

Saturda y , April 26 — Vrazel's Polka Band Reservations: 5-7448 or 5-7979 Family entertainment every Sunday at 6 p.m.

S'1" Lodge No. 35, Elk Saturday, Mar. 15 — Dance; West Polka Band Saturday, Mar. 22 — Dance; John Griffin's Heart of Texas Boys Saturday, Mar. 29 — Dance; Fiddle Swingsters SPJSTbo dge No. 39, Bryan (New Management) Saturda y . March 8 — Fabulous Six March 15 — Vrazels March 22 — No dance March 29 — Franklin Gold and the Ramrods Anil] 12 — Rh ythm Tones April 20 — Battle Dance Sunda y afternoon, 5 to 10 p.m — Western.

Sounds and Rhy thm Tones April 26 — Hub city Dutchmen Lodge No. 40, Billie Saturda y, April 12 — The Barons Saturday, A pril 26 — Continentals Saturda y, May 10 — The Jades Saturday, May 24 — Triumphs Saturday, June 14 — continentals Saturday, June 28 — The Barons Saturday, July 12 — Triumphs

VtSTNtIC Saturday, July 26 — The Jades Saturday, Aug. 9 — Triumphs Lodge No. 47, Seaton Saturday, March 15—Dance; Otis Beck and his Melody Five Sunday, March 16 — RVOS meeting, Lodge No. 5, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, March 18 — Board of Directors' meeting Saturday, March 22 — Dance; Steffek and The Versatiles Tuesday, March 2i — Chord,. Club rehearsal Saturday, March 29 — a...nce; Cloverleafs of New Braunfels.

Sunday, May 30 — Regular SPJST meeting 2 p.m.; program by youth; Easter egg hunt and lunch (furnished r y louge).

Lod?:e No. 54, West Sunday ,April 6 — Wedding Reception Sunday, April 13 — Reg. lodge meeting Saturday, April 19—Hospital Auxiliary Benefit Dance Sunday, April z --- John Pustejcvsky party Saturday, May 3 — Wedding reception and dance Sunday, May 4 — Regular lodge meeting Sunday, May 25 — Hennig Family Reunion Saturday, May 31 — Sulak Family Reunion Sunday, June 1 — Regular lodge meeting —SPJST--Lodge No. 66, Linden Hall, Waco Saturday, March 15 — Dance; The HiToppers of New Braunfels Sunday, March 16 -- Regular Lodge Meeting saturday, March 22 — Dance; Otis Beck's Melody Five Saturday. March 29 — Dance: John Griffin's band.

—SPJST Lodge No. 80, Holland Sunday, April 6 — Oti^. Beck and His Melody Five Saturday, A pril 12 — Kohring-McFerrin wedding dance Sunday, A pril 20 — District 2 meeting Sunda y, April 27 — Vrazels Saturday, May 10 — Gentries Sunday, May 25 — Annual Picnic; music by Vraze's Sunda7,', June 1 — Baron Reunion Sunday, June 8 — Naiwir Reunion Sunday, June 15 — Pride Reunion Sunday, June 22 — Franz Reunion Sunday, July 6 — Barabas Reunion Sunday, July 13 — Tobolka Reunion; Vrazels from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 19 — Spina and Nor-

Wednesday, March 12, 1969 man Wedding Dance; Fritz Hodde and the Fabulous Six. SPJST-Lod ge No. 84, Dallas Sunday, March 16 — Meeting, Initiation and Family night Saturday, April 19 — Tommy Vanek May 3 — Hub City Dutchmen May 17 — Vrazels May 31 — Softball Benefit Dance; Music by Johnny Mensik Lodge No. 88, Houston

Wednesday, March 12 — Birthday Club Meeting and Luncheon.

Social Night Comm Meeting, 7:30 Thursday, March 13 — Supper, 6 p.m.; Social, 8 p.m.

Friday, March 14 — Entertainment Committee Bulletin Mail-Out Meeting Teen dance Saturday, March 15 — Dance; music

by Joe Patek of Shiner Sunday, March 16 — District Five Meeting. Dance 6 to 10 p.m.; music

by Lee Roy Matocha Thursday, March 20 — Supper, 6 p.m.; Social, 8 p.m.

Friday, March 21 — Teen dance Saturday, March 21 — Dance, SemiFormal. Music by Blumes of La Grange.

Sunday, March 23 — Barbecued Beef Dinner celebrating the completion of our barbecue house with all the modern facilities.

Dinner served from 11:30 till ??

Battle dance: 2 till 9 p.m.; music

by Vernon Drozd, Clarence Baca, Jimmy Copeland, Gabe Tucker and Mary McCoy There will be various entertainment on the grounds during the day.

Saturda y , March 29 — Dance; music

by Lee Roy Matocha Lodge 92, Fort Worth

Thursday, March 13 — Ladies Circle -10:30 a.m.

Thursday. April 10 — Ladies Circle — 10:30 a.m.

Saturday. April 12 — Polka Dance; Polka Tones Sunday, April 13 -- Reg. lodge meeting — 2 p.m.

Youth Club meeting — 2 p.m.

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March 14 — Dance; Wonders (modern music) March 15 — Optimist Club Benefit Dance March 22 — Dance; music by Pfiel Brothers (western) April 13 — District meeting

Wednesday , March M 1969 Lodge 130 Dallas — Sokol Athletic Center

March '22 — Dance; Music Masters March 23 — District III meeting March 30 -- Lodge 130 meeting, 4 p.m.

Youth Easter Egg Hunt, 2 p.m.

Supper 5:30 — Youth hosting Dance, Eric Honza April 12 April 25 -- Dance; Music Masters May 4 — Lodge 130 meeting, 4 p.m.

Supper 5:30 — Arnold Vrlas, hosts May 10 — Dance; Spring Eemi-Formal.

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May 24 — Dance; Eric Honza June 7 — Dance; Lodge 130's Youth Coronation Ball, music by Johnny Mensik.

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