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

HUMANITY

BENEVOLENCE

VOLUME 57 — NO. 44

BROTHERHOOD

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

OCTOBER 29

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK We will call this article: "Making the rounds of our SPJST and Texas."

Indeed, there are not enough Sundays in the calendar year to make them all go around! This is especially true in the spring and fall when the activities of our Society are the most abundant.

Here goes: Sunday, September 21, we visited Lodge SlOvanska Lipa No. 66 in Elm Mott for their regular meeting of the month. The meeting was interesting and quite a number of new Members joined the lodge that night.

One's mind turns hack the pages of time, at a time like this, and you recollect, how, about 15 years ago, the lodge had requested the Supreme Lodge for permission to disband. I remember it well. At any rate, some determined and stalwart members decided that they could and WOULD make a GO of the lodge. It happened, and now they have a nice, attractive lodge hail, and are continually growing. It took a lot of sacrifice by many individuals and we respect them for it, they worked hard then, and are still working hard now!

Sunday, Sept. 28, we went to Lodge Tyrs No. 80, in Holland, Texas, for their mortgage-burning ceremony. The picture was printed in the previous week's Issue. Here, again, we have an example of a lodge hall having burned to the ground, and the membership almost decided to just forget it all; however, a

Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88 when some members felt it should not expand. Decisions by the membership, to the contrary, guided by sound judgment, prevailed, and look at the growth they have accomplished. Some of the members of various lodges who do the most work in the background, or as the saying goes: "behind the scenes" are never recognized. That is the way it happens to be in politics, public work, lodge work and various walks of life, and we may as well accept it as a fact.

HALLOWEEN The day preceding All-hallows day or All-Saints Day; October 31, on which date various pranks are played by the young. small number of determined members decided that they would build a larger and better facility. They did, and on that day, Sept. 28, the President of Lodge Tyrs No. 80, Bro. Jos. Barabas, Jr., set a match to the mortgage on their lodge hall, because the last payment was naid in full. A good example of what determination can and will accomplish! What a satisfactory feeling the members must have had to see Brother Barabas burn that mortgage!

There was a time in the history of

!Sunday, October 5, we attended the District I meeting in New Tabor at Lodge 17. We would like to have gone to the Czech Day at the State Fair in Dallas on that date, and also to the District VI meeting in Hillje, Texas; however, we had promised to be in New Tabor on that date and we went there.

It was a nice meeting and we enjoyed it very much, especially, the youth club program. Brother SL Treasurer Leonard Mikeska and his family were also there. In watching the increased interest that our youth are taking in the activities of our SPJST, we are reminded of the great amount of difference in this aspect of our Society between the present time and the notso-far-distant past. We. certainly should be proud of those of our members who work with our youth, and I am sure that we are, however, being

VESTNflt VESTNIr (Herald) Entered as second class matter January 3rd, 1933 at West, Texas, under the Act of Congress of August 24, 1922.

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER OF THE STATE OF TEX Published weekly EDITOR R. J. SEFCIK — Box 85, West, Texas 76691 Residence: 1204 N. Davis Street Telephones: Res. 446-5989 — Shop: 446-5282 PUBLISHERS CECHOSLOVAK PUB. COMPANY, WEST, TEX. Subscription $4.25

SUPREME LODGE, SPJST Temple, Texas AC 817 773-2152 & 773-2152 Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 NICK A. MORRIS, President Res: 985-2115 JOE B. HEJNY, Vice President Res: 778-1785 IL A. URBANOVSKY, Secretary Res: '773-3846 BEN ZABCIK, Financial Secretary Res: 985-2472 LEONARD MIKESKA, Treasurer Res: '778-3720 AUGUST KACIR, Legal Adviser Res: 773-3658 Office: 773-2171 PO Box 845, Temple Dr. Marvin Leshikar, Medical Director PO Box 410, Taylor 76574 AC 512; 352-5251 Honorary President Edward L. Marek 2603 N. 13th, Temple DIRECTORS John A. Kubena, Dist.

AC 713; 968-3251 (Office) Res: 968-3937 PO Box 308, La Grange 78945 Henry Vitek, Dist. 11 AC 512; 859-2549 PO Box 43, Granger 76530 Cyrill (Sid) Pokladnik, Dist. 111 AC 214; 741-1874 (Office) Res: 824-8072 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; 227-0883 (Office) Res: 862-5744 6759 Cindy Lane, Houston 7700S Ed P. Sralla, Dist. VI AC 512; 657-2651 Rt. 1 — Box 110, Edna 77957 Jos. Koliha, Jr. Dist. VII 469 W. Main, Kenedv, Tex 78119 AC 512; 659-3535

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE FRANCES OLEXA, Chairman 6402 Taggart Houston, Texas 77007 ED. G. MAZANEC, Vice Chmn.

Rt. 9 — Box 387 Waco, Texas 76705 STANLEY E. VRLA, Secy.

6641 Patrick Dr. Dallas, Texas 75214 FRANK E. HEJL, JR. Rt. 4 Temple, Texas 76501 WM. MICULKA PO Box 297 Moulton, Texas 77975 BY-LAW COMMITTEE ROY E. HRANICKY, Chairman PO Box 455, Sinton, Texas 78387 JERRY MILAN, Secretary 6208 Lakeside Dr. Ft. Worth 76135 STATE YOUTH DIRECTOR James J. Janousek, Box 100, Temple, Texas -- Ph. res. 778-4519 DISTRICT ORGANIZERS DISTRICT I Ernest Jakubik. PO Box 52 Snook, Tex 77878 — Ph.: AC 713; 272-4129 DISTRICT II Lad J. Zatopek, 1004 So. 31st Temple, Tex 76501 — AC 817; 778-3067 DISTRICT III (To be appointed) DISTRICT IV Ernil Holub, 808 W. Oregon Seymour, Tex 76380 — AC 817; 888 2652 DISTRICT 'V Mrs. Evelyn Mikeska, 10126 Moorberry LN. Hous.ton, Tx 77066 — Ph. AC 713; 468-3126 ' DISTRICT VI Leo Krause, Jr., PO Box 427 Inez, Texas 77968 — Ph. AC 512; 6574678 DISTRICT VII L. Elzner, 1301 Prince Dr., Corpus Christi, Tx 78412—Ph: AC 512: 991-1746 DISTRICT YOUTH DIRECTORS DISTRICT I Mrs. Lola Vavra, 3306 Woody Ln. Bryan, Texas 77801 — Ph: AC 713: 822-0642 DISTRICT II Mrs. Jerlene Balusek, 2810 W. Ave P Temple, Tex 76510 -- Ph: AC 817; 778-7439 DISTRICT III Mrs. Wilma Nesuda, Telico Road.

Ennis, Texas 75119 — Ph AC 214; 875-7790 DISTRICT IV Mrs. Ed Hassler, Route 1 Seymour, Texas — Ph. AC 817; 888-3309 DISTRICT V Mrs. Evelyn Mattes, P. Box 273, Hitchcock, Tex 77563 — AC 713; 986-7027 DISTRICT VI Mrs. Frank Brdecka, Route 1, Box 150 Rosenberg, Tx 77471 — Ph. AC 713; 662-2085 DISTRICT VII Mrs. Maxine Pa y liska, 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 to 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 FridaY noon.

Wednesday, October 29, 1969 only human beings that we are, seem to take too many of these things done for our youth and the time devoted toward that end, too much for granted.

We owe them a debt, of gratitude for their efforts and time, and should, whenever and wherever we can, help them with their work and make it easier. Oh yes, it is so easy to sit back and say, "Let George or Mary, do it." Let us, however, remember that George and Mary may get just a little tired, and probably, may want to sit also. We have a devoted Youth Department and devoted group of youth leaders, so let, us value them and not allow our youth movement to falter : It is a personal pleasure to receive the letters from our youth, telling of their rather efficient way that they conduct their meetings m a parliamentary manner.

They are . indeed learning to be our more capable leaders of the future.

Other Sundays' activities later.

The origins of last year's huge increase in marriages can be traced back almost a quarter century to an even greater "marriage boom" just after World War II, according to the Institute of Life Insurance.

And, like the earlier nation-wide rush to the altar, the new one may last only a few years.

In 1946, 'when millions of World War II veterans had returned to civilian life, the number of marriages in the United States suddenly zoomed to an unprecedented 2.3 million. Total marriages continued unusually high in 1947 and 1948, but not until two decades later did they again cross the two million mark in a single year.

1947 Births The post-war marriages brought the post-war "baby boom," the first crest of which was felt in 1947.

The e 1947 birth rate was the highest in the past four decades, More yOung men get married at 21 than at any other age. And in 1968 — or 21 years after the 1947 crest of the baby boom — the number of marriages again topped two million, for only the second time in ,history.

Nearly 2.1 million couples married last year, some 146,000 more than in 1967. This was by far the largest increase since 1946, and at least double the increase in any year since 1950.

A large majority of last year's brides and grooms were born during the postWorld War II "baby boom" — many of them in the 1947 crest.

Many of their fathers were veterans

Wednesday, October 29, 1969 who married in the peak post-war wedding year of 1946.

New "Baby Boom?"

With the number of young married couples on the rise, the next few years are likely to bring sizable increases in number of births. But the tremendous birth rates of the early post-war years are likely to remain unsurpassed for many years to come.

Vital statistics experts anticipate that the new marriage boom will continue through 1970, but may then taper off over the next decade with much smaller increases in the number of young people reaching the prime marriage ages of 18-to-24.

For example, the 18-14 age group is increasing about 22 percent in the late '60s, but will likely grow only about 12 per cent during 1970-1975 and 7 1/2 per cent in 1975-1980. During the first half of the 1980s, the number of Youn g adults in the 18-24 age group may actually decline between 2 and 4 per cent (as a result of the nation's low birth rates between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s).

We wish to call the attention of our contributors of written material to he published in the Vestnik to the new deadline on page 2, bottom of column 2. Our sincere. thanks for your cooperation.

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ewsbriefs Lodge No. 24, Cyclone Sunday, Nov. 23 is the date of the grand opening of Lodge No. 24's new lodge hall (Flag Hall).

Friday , Oct. 24, the funeral services and final rites were held for Sister Hattie (Makovsky) Koliha, wife of our former IF.Amreme Lodge Treasurer and presently our SPJST District VII Director Bro. Jos. Koliha, Jr., of Kenedy, Texas. All of the Supreme Lodge officers and most of the directors were present, and, also, your editor. Sister Koliha departed from our fraternal circles, however, not from our heartfelt memories, into the great unknown beyond, Tuesday, Oct. 21, in Kenedy, at the age of 61 years. The services were at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at the Harper-Talasek Funeral Chapel in Temple. Supreme Lodge President Nick A. Morris officiated for the SPJST Fraternal Society. She was laid to eternal rest in the BellWoOd Menioria1 Park near Temple. And now, may we

VEST NIK add a personal tribute: "Another eversmiling face has departed from our Society."

• • Bro. John Hlinsky, age 74, passed away Oct. 10, 1969, in Fayetteville, Texas. He was a member of Lodge Vernost No. 51, Ellinger.

Bro. Hugo W. Shiller, age 56, died Oct. 10, 1969, in Kings Daughters Hospital in Temple, Texas. He was interred in the City Cemetery, Taylor, Texas, and was a member of Lodge Vysehrad No. 48, Beyersville.

Bro. Rud. Kaluza, age 75, succumbed Oct. 10, 1969, in Providence Hospital, Waco, Texas. He was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, West, Texas, and was a member of Lodge Jarimor No. 54, West.

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Bro. Ed. Haluska passed away Sept.

8, 1969, at the age of 69 years in Memorial Baptist Hospital in Houston. He was laid to rest in Brookside Memorial Park, Houston, and was a member of Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88, Houston, • • Sis, Julie L. Jaksik, age 71, succumbed Sept. 26, 1969 in Floresville, Texas.

She was laid to eternal rest in Floresville, and was a member of Lodge Rozkvet Zapadu No. 107, Floresville.

• Bro. Val. L. Gallia, age 87, passed away Oct. 9, 1969 in the Methodist Hospital in Houston. He was interred in the City Cemetery at Hallettsville, Texas, and was a member of Lodge Karel Havlicek No. 4, Hallettsville.

• • Bro. Billy 0. Doskocil, ago 23, died Sept, 26, 1969, in Holland, Texas, He was laid to rest in the Val Verde Cemetery, Val Verde, Texas, and was a member of Lodge Tyrs No. 80, Holland, Texas.

• • Mr. John Rejcek, musician, and friend of many of us, is seriously ill in Providence Hospital in Waco, after having suffered several heart attacks.

May he recover with the best of Medical speed.

SPECIAL REPORT

October 23, 1969 TO: MEMBERS OF THE SPJST SUBJECT: CANVASS OF POLL We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that we have, this date, made a personal canvass of the ballots returned by the delegates to the XXth Convention, regarding their sentiment on the question: "Are you or are you

3 not in favor of allowing the Supreme Lodge to spend a total of $569,000 for construction of the new Supreme Lodge office building?"

A total of 183 ballots were returned as of the deadline date, October 23, 1969.

Of this number 170 delegates voted in favor of the proposition as stated, and 13 voted as being not in favor.

Thirty-five (35) delegates did not return their ballots.

We further certify that these figures are correct.

Fraternally, Joe Barabas, Jr. Frank E. Hejl, Jr. Lad Zatopek Nick A. Morris

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LETTERS LoDm', NO. 29, TAYLOR Dear Members, This is to renzhid you that the re g

-ularmeting-wlbeNov.9Sunday at 2 o'clock.

There will be election of officers.

President Bro, Marek urges all members to attend and vote for their candidate. There are some to vote on for the property committee, so let's all come. After the meeting there will be lunch which the ladies always bring and it is always delicious and also the. checks are still arriving so let's come and vote and some to pick up their checks.

See you Sunday, Nov. 9 at 2 o'clock.

Fraternally, Mrs. Lucille Gaydo8 ---SP ST-LODGE NO, 40, IITILLJE Dear Brothers and Sisters, This is to inform each of you that our annual meeting will be held on Nov. 9th instead of the 2nd of November. There will he electiOn of local lodge officers and other business.

I hope to sec each of your there.

Fraternally yours, Albert Kresta,, Secreta ry LODGE NO. 39, BRYAN Dear Brothers and Sisters: This is to notify you that we will have election of officers at our next regular monthly meeting, which will be held on Sunday, Nov. 9th. The meeting will begin promptly at 2 o'clock.

I also wish to remind you that our lodge dues have been raised to 25c a

6 month. If you have any questions abOut this please come to the meeting.

I have several refund checks left.

They are issued to: Gary Monthei, Kathy Monthei, Frank A. Bravenec, John B. Bravenec, Grace Skrivanek, John D. Skrivanek, John M. Skrivanek, Joseph J. Skrivanek, Lillie M. Skrivanek, Sharon Skrivanek, Thomas Skrivanek, Joseph L. 1VIilberger, Willie Milberger, and Joe Berka, Jr. You can pick these up at the meeting or send me a self-addressed• stamped envelope and I will mail them to you.

We • hope to see you all at our next Meeting.

Fraternally, Mrs. Willie Kaul , S;ecretary SYJSTATTENTION ALL MEMBERS OF DISTRICT V: There will be a meeting of all members of Dictrict V on Nov. 2, 1:30 p.m. at Lodge 88, 1435 Beall Street, Houston, Texas. All members are urged to attend this important meeting. There will be a short program presented by our District V Youth Director. We need to support our youth as they are the leaders of tomorrow.

We want members from every lodge in District V to come out and enjoy this time of fellowship in a fraternal spirit. District V is the largest, and yet our attendance is the poorest. We want to grow and be number one in fraternal insurance this year, so please support us and come to this district meeting.

We would also like to invite members Of lodges in other districts to attend the meeting. I attended meetings of District I and District VI in the spring and sure did enjoy them. It was especially good to see how interested their youth were in our SPJST. These youth put on such good programs!

Keep up the good work all over District V, and I will look forward to seeing you Nov. 2 at our District V meeting.

Fraternally, Evelyn Mikeska, FIC District V Organizer .191MS DISTRICT V FALL MEETING The District V fall meeting will be held at Lodge Pokrok No. 88, 1435 Beall Street, Houston, Texas, on Sunday, Nov. 2.

Lodge 88 will host the delicious dinner starting at 11:30 a.m. until ?

Registration of attending members will begin at 12:30 p.m. This is re-

VASTNtK quired to obtain your free dance ticket and a chance at the door prize to be given out after the meeting is closed.

Guests and members of District V who are not in the meeting will be asked a dollar donation for the dance to assist in paying the orchestra and for the benefit of the District Youth Program, The meeting will start promptly at 1:30 p.m.

Pro gra m as follows: Pledge of Allegiance Lodge 88 Flag Bearer Welcome Lodge 88 President, E. J. Kadlecek, Sr. Response -- District V 2nd VP, Pro. Virgil Tanner Tribute to Deceased Members Youth Program — Under the direction of District V Youth Leader Sister Evelyn Mattes Summary of the Minutes of the previous meeting by District Secretary, F. A. Kadlecek Reports of District Officers: Treasurer Organizer Youth Director Rest Home Director District V. SL Director Introduction of Supreme Lodge Officers and visitors Speaker Old Business New Business Adjournment at 4:30 p.m.

Door Prize Drawing Dance, free for re gistered members.

It is the request of the officers of District V that all members of all lodges within the district attend this meeting.

There are several matters of note that need your careful attention. You will learn how your district is doing as compared to the other six districts.

You are privileged, by attending, to be honored by a dance given by District V. Please come, bring your family and your guests.

WO respectfully request the presence of any or all the Supreme Lodge officers and their families, Brother Editor and his family, to be our and Lodge 88's guests at this meeting.

We ask that the officers and members of the other six districts come to our meeting and enjoy the hospitality offered.

Respectfully submitted, Harry L. Rice Dist. V President

Wednesday, October 29, 1969 LODGE NO. 88, :n:0?r!lTON Dear Readers, The rules and regulations committee of Lodge 88 have now formed. We are open for change proposals, or amendments to our by-laWs on a local level.

These must be submitted to the committee in writing. You may send them to the lodge addreSs or to me, Wanda Elsner, 6006 Dryad, Houston 77035. Or give them to any committee member.

Committee: Frank Broz, Wanda Elsner, Secy.

Steve Kelly Evelyn Mikeska Zalmanek _ Czech pi.

budge 83 is ii0t1S1011, Nov. 16.

— t3PJ8T-ODCE NO. 9, SNOOK

Dear Members: Our regular meeting will be held the first Sunday of NovembPr, as usual. This will be our annual meeting.

The members have de, ;(.1,-1 to have a lunch at noon. Everyone asked to bring a basket lunch which will be spread and enjoyed by all.

After lunch we will have our meeting and also election of officers for the coming year. I hope that we will have a large attendance as these meetings are important to every member of the SPJST, and, therefore, everyone should attend, especially the annual meetings. Come and elect the officers of your choice.. -We will be looking for each and everyone of our members and friends.

Fraternally yours, E. R. Jakubik; Secretary SPJST LODGE NO. 15, MICKHOLTS Dear Members: President Patricia Kamenicky called the meeting to order at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12.

The minutes were read and approv,ed as read. Our visitors were Mrs. Leroy Stalmach and her two children, and Mrs. Charlie Kohutelr visitors are always welcome at all the meetings.

We also had with us Brciller Arnold Orsag, an active memb e r who is with the Arra'E-'d :Perces and InIs just returned frm. a year's tour of duty in Vietnam. We all are "lad to have you back home, Arnold. )3rOtheV Henry Stalmaell, Jr., has been in a car wreck and Sister Mary Krause was on the sick list. We hope

Wednesday, October 29, 1969 you two are out of the hospital and doing fine.

The auditing committee met and reported our financial status and also found the books in good order.

Our lodge hall has been leased to the Vrazel brothers for another year.

The members suggested and approved two important issues to be in effect in our November meeting. No one is to have a new photograph made of the membership and No. 2. is to hold our annual election of officers for the year, 1970. .

Pictures will be taken just before our meeting is called to order, so please be present early, and you will also cast your vote for the candidate of your choice. This important meeting will be held Nov. 9th at 2 p.m. I'm hoping to see a large attendance at this meeting.

Make your plans to be at the hall early — in time to be in the picture. Remember Nov. 9th at 2 p.m. Please join us.

Fraternally, Mrs. Edward Svoboda, Fin. Secy. and Reporter —SPJSTCzech play at Lodge 88 in Houston, Nov. 3G. —SPJSTDISTRICT V YOUTH DIRECTOR

Dear Members and Friends, It is time once again for our District V meeting. The officers of our district have tried to prepare a brief but effective meeting this time. We are also having a dance following the meeting.

A fine youth program has been planned. Lodge 88 is preparing a delicious dinner. Our district, being the largest, should have the largest attendance.

Let's have the largest attendance this time.

It was my pleasure to attend the meeting of our newly organized sister Lodge Rozkvet No. 172, Pasadena. This new lodge is very enthusiastic and they are sure to be successful. They are very interested in a youth club at Pasadena, which we are working on. They are having a dedication ceremony on Nov. 30. For more details be sure to read the Vestnik.

Our youth clubs have done a good job. We should be proud of them. Keep up the good work.

We hope to see you all, Sunday, Nov. 2, at Lodge 88, Houston, at 1:30 p.m.

Fraternally, Evelyn Mattes DYD, Dist. V

—SPJSTA long life should leave some long

shadows.

VESTNtK SLAVONIC MUTUAL EIRE INS, ASS'N CHAPTER 9, FORT WORTH

Dear Members: The Slavonic Mutual Fire Insurance Association, Chapter 9, meeting was held on Oct. 19. There was a very nice attendance and we are glad to see so many interested in our chapter.

After the meeting, supper was served by the entertainment cominittee which was delicious. Our thanks go to all the ladies for all those good cakes, pies and other pastries they brought.

The officers for the coining year were elected and they are the same as this year. They are: Jerry Milan — president John Murphy — vice-president Carl Zich -- secretary Raymond Hubenak — treasurer Buel Matthews — appraiser Robert Ruzicka — auditor Alphonse Tesar — auditor Don Steinman — auditOr ' Mary Hale and Anna Milan — entertainment committee Anna Korteff — Czech reporter Christine Zich __ English reporter All the officers were elected by acclamation,. We have a hard-working group of officers who work together in harmony and are always trying to better our chapter.

This was the last meeting until next March so until then, I remain Fraternally yours, Mrs. Christine Zich SPJST-LODGE NO. 25, ENNIS, PLANS SOCIAL EVENT

When Lodge 25 hosts the district meeting, it often resembles a homecoming event since many families have their roots here and the ones who do not, we always welcome as friends.

This year we plan to begin an event that hopefully will become an annual dinner honoring our workers who have giVen great fraternal service to our lodge in the past, welcoMing our new members who joined this year and joining in fellowship ourselves.

The dinner to be served at 12:30 on November 9th, our regular meeting date, will consist of turkey and dressing furnished by the lodge, with families attending bringing covered vegetable dishes and pastries for themselves and their invited guests, who are to be lodge members, who have not been attending lately and we wish to encourage into participation.

A program is being planned to include our past Supreme Lodge president, Brother Edward L. Marek, and

his lovely wife, a guest speaker whose name will be announced later, eur State Royalty Queen Janice and King Robert, and their attendants and some entertainment by members of cur lodge and others.

Please do plan to come. The lodge meeting will follow immediately after the social. November is election nonth and our committee is now selecting a slate of officer to serve you in the new year. Their installation will be made and their terms will begin with the January meeting.

Fraternally, Alvin Nesuda President, Lodge 25 --SPJSTLODGE NO. 87, TEIVIPLL

Dear Members and Readers, Lodge 87 held their regular meeting on Oct. 12th at 2 p.m.

The meeting was called. to order

by Bro. Sidney Kacir, acting president.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mrs. Martha Bartek.

The following new members were accepted into our lodge: Erich Frank Diener, Wilbert J. Baca, Milton Dominic Meske, Anton John Bockholt, Russell Emmet Lee, Jr., Nancy Margaret Lee, Joe Lee Marek, and Stanton Bethy Pemberton. We welcome these new members and invite them to attend our lodge meetings.

The mother lodge held a bake sale Saturday, Oct. 18th. It was a. very successful project and we wish to express our thanks and appreciation to all members who donated pastries for this bake sale; also to Mrs. Vlasta Jez, so cial chairman, and all the ladies who worked in the booth. Everyone was very helpful.

Our next meeting will be held on Sunday, Nov. 9th at 2 p.m. This will be election day for officers of the lodge.

Let's try and have a good attendance for this meeting.

We wish a speedy recovery to Mrs. Louis Marek who underwent surgery at Kings Daughters Hospital this week.

The Christmas holidays are very near so be thinking about our Christmas social so that we may make our plans for the December meeting..

Be' sure and watch your Vesi.Ld':: for the names of members who will receive premium refund checks.

Hope to see you all soon!

Fraternally, Mrs. Dorothy Chervenka

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Wednesday, October 29, 1969

GROUNDBREAKING FOR S. P. J. S. T. REST HOME NO. 2 IN NEEDVILLE OCTOBER 11.

(The best that your editor could identify them): In oreuroune 1 ro. Po. ladn r . J. M. abanek, with the shove/. a rc..i the left: First — Bro. 'Sralla, director SPJS'i (3-2sf,riet VI; third — Rest °ector, District Vii, Bro. Iarncir; fourth — President Lodge 81, Needville, Bro. Matcek; fifth — Bro. Hanka, Director SFJST District V; sixth Rest Homes Director, District I, Bro. Melvin Skrabanek; (immediately behind her husband) Sister .1. M. (Ara) Skrabanek (and, over her left shoulder), State Representative Joe Rubenak of Rosenberg; on her left is Rest Homes Director District II, Bro. 'Edwin Kovar; in the white shirt, Rest Homes Director, District IV, Bro. Lee Pokorny, and Bro. Kolaja of Lodge 81. Now, let us start from the right and go left: second from the right is Sister Kolaja, and behind her, evidently, David Hrncir; on her right is County Commissioner Louis Teykl, then a priest; and then an unknown wan, to us; next is District V Secretary Bro. Amos Katlic cek; Sister hriacir, and, in the front row, Bro. Paul Sablatura. (If there are any errors, your editor simply has to ap ologize. Sister Wilma Nesuda once asked me if I could take a "bust" picture. I immediately informed her that it seems as though every picture I take is a "bust." —Editor).

(From the Gulf Coast Tribune, Wednesday, Oct. 15). Approximately 65 being felt in the air, our dramatic we can always count on and ,F,iho alpersons were in attendance at the club is awakening again and rehearsals ways knows her lines perfectly and is graundbreaking ceremony held at the are underway, so before long, we will always willing to take any kind of a site of the S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home No. 2 be presenting to you a Czech play, a part. Helen Valcik, Sr., Emil Vala, in Needville Saturday morning, Oct. 11. hilarious comedy entitled "Brides at Karel Sicner (our director) and myself The directors of the home along with any Price." The date of this play will will also be in the cast. many city, county and state officials be Nov. 16th at 3 p.m. Again, we will A Czech goulash dinner and supwere present and took part in the have some new [aces appearing on per will be served, plus all kinds of ceremony. our stage for the first time. Vera Sek- good pastries, so plan on spending immediately following the grounderkova, who was a film star in Czechothe whole day with us. It means so breaking the group was entertained by slovakia and her beautiful daughter, much to the actors to have a full the Needville Lions Club, Chamber of Vera, Jr., both very t 5l 'ented, plus two house and we shall be counting on Commerce and PTA at a lunch served young men, Trtik Radko and Otakar your support. at the Firehouse. The directors were Halek, recently from Czechoslovakia, introduced and dignitaries were welA note of thanks to Mrs. Vladimir and playing for the first time, and also comed by the local officers. in the cast is Otaker Urban, who was Straznicky for her donation of stage (From the Angleton Times, Thursplays, music and stage clothes of her connected with the Czech film "Laday, Oct. 16). The new building will late husband, Mr. Vladimir Straznicky. terna Magika" at HernisFair in San house approximately 58 guests with Antonio. Then we have I.ojza Vosta, He was one of our finest actors for plans for expansion. One wing will be who made such a hit in our last play many years and we missed him very used for a hospital wing, housing 18 -- be will be playing the part of a much when his health failed and he intensive care patients and the rewas unable to be with us any more. struggling young student, playing opmaining space will provide room for posite Wilheimina Snnecek, our longIn my next letter, I shell give you e 40 custodial-care guests. The time leading lady — we're so happy to a synopsis of the play. Iii the mean$300,000 building will accept members have her with us again. Then there is time, we hope. of all faiths and nationalities. (Clipy ou will keep this date pings and photos furnished by Brother our A No. 1 actor, Jan Schroif, who in mind and come out and be with us had such a strenuous role in our last on that day.

J. M. Skrabanek. —Ed.) play and played it to perfection. This —SPJST Fraternally, time again he will undertake such a Harriette K. Allison, CZECH PLAY AT LO GE NO. 88, role, where he is on the stage from bePres., Dramatic Club HOUSTON ginning to end. Our next very good —SPJSTAs the long hot days of summer are performer in Mary Johnson, whom Czech play at Lodge 85 in Houston, Nov. 16. fast fading away and a tinge of fall is —SPJST-

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7 LODGE NO. 172, Pi SA NA Dear Members: We are happpy to announce that a new SPJST Lodge has been organized in Pasadena, Texas.

During the summer of 1969, Sister Lillie Mae Peter and Sister Evelyn Mikeska, District Organizer for Dise trict 5, seriously considered organizing: a lodge in Pasadena.

The first meeting was held on Sunday, Sept. 28, 1969, at the home of Brother and Sister Victor Peter, 4907 Holly Park Drive, Pasadena. The meeting was called to order by Bro. Joe B. Hejny. Bro. Hejny was happy to report that 14 new members and 20 transfers were ready to be accepted into this new lodge.

L. to R. District III SPJST Director and District III Rest Home Director Bro. Cyrill (Sid) Pokladnik; President of the S.P.J.S.T. Rest Homes Dire, tos's (holding shovel), J. Fkrabanek; County Commissioner Louis Tevkl; Rest Homes Director, District II, Edwin Kovar; and President of Lodge Needville No. 81, Bro. Charles Matcek.

LODGE NO. 47, SEATON

Dear Members, Lodge 47 will hold its meeting on Nov. 2. The meeting will be called to order, at 1:30 p.m. due to election of the 1970 lodge officers. This is always an important step that comes around every November. Members who pay their local dues are eligible to vote or hold office.

I am enclosing a list of members whose checks I have on hand. These are July and August anniversary checks: Claudine M. Streeter, Steven R. Lastovica, Edward J. Coufal, Helen Hejl, Henry W. Hejl, Jos. A. Hurta, Willie Mae Lutz, Karen Ann Martinec, Juniva C. McPherson, Emilie Neel, Shirley J. Patterson, Emma Psencik, Evelyn G. Robertson, Georgia A. Sula, Will Talasek, Will Tyroch, Rhonda G. Tyroch, Mary A. Williams, Robert S. Williams and Elizabeth Wright.

These checks need to be picked up at the November 2 meeting. If, for some reason, you can't come to the meeting, please send a stamped, self-

addressed envelope to me and I will send it to you. Otherwise, the unclaimed check will be sent back to the Supreme Lodge. I am sorry I cannot include the September anniversary check list. I have not received the September checks yet. But should have them in time to hand out at the November meeting. Check your policies, if you were admitted into Lodge 47, or rather I should say into the SPJST in the month of July, August, or September, and have not picked up your check, then come out and pick yours up.

Remember our next meeting is November 2, at 1:30 p.m., and keep in mind that at this meeting the officers' election is held. It's always a pleasure to see our attendance increasing at every meeting.

Fraternally, Mrs. Walter Haisler, Secretary, Rt.4, Temple, Texas 76501 —SPJSTCzech play at Lodge 88 in Hou o --SPJST

Bro. Victor Peter suggested a name for the new lodge -- Rovk vet. Everyone agreed on the name, so the new loclee was called Rozkvel, Pasadena No. 171.

Officers elected were: President — Bro. Alphonse ,Steffek Vice-President Bro. Victor A. Peter Financial Secretary — Sister Lillia Mae Peter Recording Secretary — Bro, Bennie J. Matusek Treasurer — Bro. Frank Myers Reporter — Antonne Zvonek The regular meetings will be held at San Jacinto Motor Bank in Pasadena on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m, Bro. Ernest Hanka, our District Director, spoke and told the group that Pasadena was over clue for a lodge, but had not had contact with the right people to organize a lodge.

The dedication will be Sunday, Nov. 30, at the Petro-Tex Recreation Center on Old Galveston Rd. and 8600 Park Place. A Bavarian dinner will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at $1.25 per plate, children 75c per plate. Dedication will be held at 2 p.m.

Program with the Beseda dancers from Lodge 88 will be at 3:15 p.m. Dancing from 4 to 8 p.m. with Rudy Vrana's Melody Boys. Door prizes and others'.

Homemade cakes and pastries.

We extend an invitation to all the Supreme Ledge and the lodges in all the districts, and an invitation to everyone 'everywhere. lisping to see you on Nov. 30th.

Fraternally, Sis. Lillie Mae Peter, Bennie J. Nlatusek, Secretaries

--SPJST Nov. 16. 'Czech play at Lodge 88 in Houston, Nov. 16.

8 LODGE NO. f6, WACO Dear Members, Our meeting was called to order at 3 p.m. by President Emil Hanus.

Margaret Paviicek, Julia Slovak, Kay Gerlich led in the lodge pledge and the pledge of allegiance.

Visitors were: Trent Lowery, Francis Williams, Alvin Pustejovsky, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Schofield and family. It was very nice having all of you. Hope you will come again.

Roll call of officers all present, ekcept Guide Bill Korenek. Bro. Silas Smith was appointed by President Hanus to sit in for Bro. Korenek.

The minutes of the September meeting were read. After a few minor corrections, they were approved as read.

Bro. Henry Slovak read the minutes of the board of trustees' meeting held on Monday night, Oct. 6.

Several things were brought up for ciiseusSion and decisions. The storage room is almost completed. Brothers James Pa y heck, Ed Mazanec, Herman Drews; Eugene Gerlich and Otto Hanus were appointed to cheek on and get bids for a new roof, which is going to have to be done soon.

Brother Otto Hanus said the Elm Mott Fire Dept. plans are going very well for their fund-raising project to buy new equipment, which will be held at Linden Hall on Sunday, Nov. 9. It will be a carnival-like affair, starting with a dinner. There will be games, booths, cake-walks and a dance at night, music by Slim hairier and his hand. Lodge 66 has donated the use of 'their hall and our members plan to come out and help wherever they can be useful. They need your help so ccme out and show them that we appreciate our local volunteer fire department.

Sister Libbie Parma gave the youth report. She had attended the youth seminar, held at Lodge 6, Cottonwood, Saturday, Oct. 18. She said the lodges who have an active youth club are the ones Making progress and growing in membership. She asked the youth to try to attend the District III meeting in Ennis, Sunday, Oct. 26. Sister Parma was very proud of the youth members, who entered items at the Heart 0' Texas Fair. They had a special division for youth, in a building only for youth entries. Those who entered and won from Lodge 66 were: Thomas Galler — 3rd prize with a cake Debra Gaiter — 1st, with a pie

VESTNiK Patricia Stanislav — 2nd, in crafts Steven Stanislav — 1st in craft and also a tri-colored ribbon Mike Galler — 1st on a replica of Linden Hall.

Congratulations to all of you.

The youth club will bake and donate cakes to the Elm Mott Fire Dept. for the cake walk.

President Hanus, said he was proud of Lodge 66's youth club. Their posters won 3rd place at the Texas Fraternal Congress held in Waco at the Alico Center. He also complimented Sister Barbara Stanislav and the KJZT on their group of dancers, who performed on Friday night, Oct. 17. They were really good. President Hanus also complimented the Banik. SisterS of Lodge '35, Elk on their song and dance number. The youth had a wonderful program. The drills, dance teams , piano selections and speeches were just great. They all received a big hand of applause, which they really deserved.

To the leaders, who taught and trained these young people, you did a wonderful job. They are something to be proud of. There are a lot of good young people of all nationalities and races in all the fraternal organizations. We really enjoyed the Texas Fraternal Congress at Waco. It was very interesting and educational and the fellowship was just great. We met so many new friends and the speakers were all so interesting you just lost track of time. Our vacation was well spent and we enjoyed it very much. Hope we can attend some of the conventions in 1970.

It is something to look forward too.

I wish all of our members could attend. one of these conventions, for there, you learn what true fraternalism really is.

The committees gave their quarterly reports. The books have been audited and are in excellent order and up to date.

Financial Secy. Darlene Engelke gave out the refund checks. She asked the organizers to please get the zip code of every member they write up and to check to see if the people wish to take the Vestnik or not and mark it down.

New members are: Ronald Scott Wiley, Steven Wayne Wiley, Lera chele Herring, Henry Bruce Herring, Michael Charles Copeland, Charlene Virginia Copeland, David Harold Copeland, Harold Blanton Copeland, Donna Judith Fox, Johnnie Ben Fox, Janet Sue Ann Fox, Johnnie Clara Fox,

Ve stkedu 29. rijna 1969 Jewell M. Forney, West M. Branch, Conrad C. Bielamowiez, Donna E. Ruzicka, Linda G. Ruzicka, Margaret L. Ruzicka, Julia A. Zatopek, William M. Nors, Jeanette Kay Janek, Sammy Carey Salvato.

Transfers in: Jerry C. Maynard, Carla Ann Maynard, Kay Lynn Maynard, Kevin J. Berger, Donna W. Berger, Alvin Schofield, Laurie Schofield, Beverly Schofield, all from Lodge 6, Cottonwood.

Welcome to Lodge 66. We are glad to have all of you join us.

Sister Agnes Mazanec, reported for the health committee stating that getwell cards were sent to Monroe Janke, Jr., Eddie Parma, son of Sister Rose Parma, who has been very ill and is still in the hospital. We wish him a speedy recovery and that he gets to go home soon.

Bro. Ed Mazanec hasn't been feeling WO well and also Bro. Bill Korenek.

Hope they are both OK. We have learned that Bro. John Rejcek, a longtime musician and well known friend from the West community, is very ill. We hope he is improving and will return home soon.

Birthdays in October are: Bros. Otto Hanus, Mr. Grunwald, Sisters Rosie Galler, Francis Miller, Mary Ann Nors, Donna Gerlich and Donna Dvorsky.

The cake was made by John Engelke.

Door prize was won by Sister Marie Drews.

Meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m.

The youth had their meeting, and then everyone enjoyed a nice meal.

Then everyone enjoyed the harvest game put on by the youth club to raise funds for their Christmas project.

Our next meeting will be, Sunday, Nov. 16. I wish to remind all of you that at this meeting there will be election of officers. Come out and vote for the one of your choice. These of you who are nominated, don't always decline. It is an honor to serve as an officer of your lodge. But be sure, you want to work and do your pa rt before you take an office. Sure, it takes a lot of your time, but that's what it, takes to run an efficient lodge. It's a lot of hard work, but you can learn a lot. None of us are perfect. we make mistakes, but just keep trying and and there is always someone \\:11ing to help. Working together, we stand, divided, we fall. Think it over. There is something for each and everyone of us to do.

Annie Hanus,

Wednesda y . October 29, 1969

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Su p reme Lnage President Nick A. Morris, delivering his address at the Rest Dome, after being introduced. by VicePresident of the Board of Directors of S.P.J.S.T. Rest Homes, Brother Paul Sablatura,

bala, delivering the ucicomo. address in English and Czech for the City of Taylor, after being introduced by Bro. Sablatura to his left.

yonni? ladies taking p. , et in the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremonies. : Back row, L to R — Czech presentation, Antoinette Pokorny, anA English presentation, Denise Bartosh. Front row, L to — Ribbon Bearer, Jane Bartosh, Key Bearer, Cynthia Ann Mohel: Scissor Bearer, I9asv n Kubala, and Ribbon Bearer, ..'ar.rron Matoska.

liirtush, delivering a heartfelt and sincerely fraternal Welcome in English. In the background are, L to R: Brother J. M. Sister Denise

Skrabanek, nresident of the Board of Directors of the S.P.J.S.T. Rest Homes, Bro. Sablatura and

Bro. Sablatura had just introduced Sister Antoinette Pokorny, who delivered a beautiful welcome in the Czech language. In the background are: L to Taylor Mayor, Dr. Kubala, Bro. A. Kacir, and Bro. Ed. Sralla.

Bro A. Kacir.

LODGE NO. 56, CORPUS CHRISTI

Dear Readers and Members: Our regular meeting was held Oct. 9th and was well attended by our members and officers. Our minutes were read and accepted as read. All reports were given and approved.

We had six new members, and suspended six members. I have received another group of refund (dividend)

checks (26 in all). Some have been handed out in the meeting and the others have been mailed out. We have some more coming in every month and the next checks will cover the month of September.

Under old and new business we discussed the existence of our youth club.

The regular annual meeting will be

held at 2 p.m.; Dec. 14th. We will have election of officers and committees for the corning year, 1970.. The officers of our Lodge 56 are looking forward to seeing each of you in our next meeting.

Fraternally yours, John Stasa, Secretary

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Sister Anna Pokladnik, of the Rest Home, delivering a short and very sincere speech in Czech, thanking the Administrators and all personnel, past and nreSerit, for the thoughtful care given all of the guests. Standing next to her, on her left, is her son, Cyrill (Sid) rokladnik, SPJST District III Director, and also one of the Rest se Directors. In the background , L to R, SL Legal Advisor August Kacir, District II Director, Henry Vitek, District VI Director Ed. Sralla, and District V Director Ernest Jr. Hanka.

LODGE i NO. 48, BEYERSVILLE Dear Members This is just a few lines to remind you of our November meeting. It will be on Nov. 2, 1969, the meeting will begin at 3 p.m.

We will have election of officers. As you know this is very important so we want all of you to come and vote.

Our door prize will be the largest yet — $8.

Refreshments will be served atter the meeting so everyone bring their favorite pie, cake, or sandwiches for everyone to sample.

Be seeing you then.

Beverly Wiesner, Reporter Czech play at Lodge 88 in Houston, Nov. -SPJST

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LODGE. NO. 35, ELK Dear Members and Friends, The monthly meeting of Lodge 35, Elk, was called to order at 2 p.m. by President Henry Breitkreutz. The pledge of allegiance was led by members of the youth club, Margaret and Shirley Thun. Bro. Albert Banik read the minutes of the last meeting.

Treasurer Bro. John Mach gave his report.

Sister Rosemarie Banik, youth leader, reported that she had all of the children working on their liquid embroidry. She then introduced District

Youth Director Wilma Nesuda, who spoke to us about the fall district meeting and also about the training class to be held at Cottonwood Lodge 6. She urged all parents to encourage their children to enter the poster contest that is being held in the district.

We enjoyed her talk very much and would like to welcome her back any time to visit with us.

Members having birthdays in October are: Eddie Ray Banik, Sister Mary Beralek, and Sister Edna Mach.

New members accepted into membership were: James Walter Miller, Walter Eugene Kubitza, and Randy Gene Johnson.

Under old business the matter of having the telephone installed was discussed. It was suggested to wait until after the first of the year and then have it put in.

Under new business the Nominating Committee that was appointed are Sister Ruby Pavelka, Brothers John Mach and Fred Mach.

The December meeting was moved up one week to be on the first Sunday so we can have our annual Christmas party on the second Sunday.

It was very good to see Bro. Aubrey Childs at the meeting after being in the hospital for a long time. We hope he will be getting along real well.

The door prize was won by Denise Banik. After this the meeting was adjourned.

Fraternally, Peggy Dieterich, Reporter SPJST

INVITATION TO SOKOL PICNIC IN CORPUS CHRISTI Sokol Corpus Christi is having its 39th annual fall picnic on Sunday, Nov. 2 at the Sokol Hall 5440 Kostoryz Road.

A barbecued beef feast with all the trimmings will be served from 12 noon to 2 p.m. and supper will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. Either meal will be served for $1.50 per plate. Carryouts for those who cannot stay.

Bro. Frank C. ,Sacky, president of the local Sokol unit will have the welcome speech, and announce the program.

There will also be some form of games and refreshments.

Members are asked to help out in the barbecue pit, in the kitchen, and bring some pastry, as usual.

The public is cordially invited.

Nazdar!

John Stasa, Reporter

Wednesday, October 29, 1969 HISTORY OF THE SEBESTA FAMILY

By J. F. Chupick The history of the Sebesta family, in Texas, begins with the arrival in Galveston in the latter jart of 1855, or the early part of 1856, of Pavel Sebesta, born May 11, 1814, and his wife, Rozina Sebesta, nee Pagac, born November 26, 1815, who hailed from Zadverice in Morava, a province of Austria-Hungary, later Czechoslovakia.

The Sebestas arrived at Galveston, Texas, after a voyage of many weeks, in a sail boat with about ten other Czech families among these being the Chupiks, Hruskas and others. These new arrivals were rafted from Galveston to Harrisburg on a barge. Harrisburg, now part of Houston, in 1855 was described at that time as being "a good sized village."

The paramount reason why the Sebestas and the other Czech families who came to Texas and this country with them was their desire to better themselves in a material and economical way and to live in a country where they would have more freedom, liberty and equality, which, at the time they knew to be beyond the reach of the masses in Austira, especially, for those of the protestant faith, members of the Moravian Brethren Church; the followers of Jan Hus and John Amos Komensky.

Upon the arrival in Houston, these Czech immigrants did not know what to do nor where to turn. Finally, they made the acquaibtance of a German teamster, by the name of Schmidt, from Cat Spring, Texas, who had a number of ox wagons in Harrisburg at the time, with which he had brought cotton to Houston. They made a bargain with this teamster to take them to Cat Springs. When they arrived at a point somewhere between Cat Springs and Milheim in Austin County, Texas, this teamster unloaded them under a mote of live oak trees and told them to make themselves at home, that this was America. This was their first home after they came to Texas.

Not knowing the English language nor the conditions, customs, and habits of the people in their new home,' and having very little money, they had a hard time. To protect themselves against the elements, and ravages of winter weather, the men constructfael huts out of logs, limbs of trees, grass, moss and clay in which they spent the first winter Not being accustomed to such manner of living, a number of

Wednesday, October 29, 1969 them became ill from exposure and several died during the first, winter.

They eagerly awaited the coming of spring and more moderate weather.

Their lack of knowledge of the English language was a serious handicap to them in securing employment of any kind. Texas at that time had very few white people, with the exception of the rich planters, slave owners, who had their slaves and did not employ any other kind of labor. In a short thee, however, these hmhigrants learned a little English and soon convinced their neighbors that they were really good artisans, and good industrious workmen. When the old settlers got acquainted with them they were anxious to employ them so that by the spring of 1856, practically everybody in the expediion lied found some kind of gainful employment. In the spring of 1856, this original colony at Cat Spring broke up; various families moving to various places.

The Sebesta family consisting of the father and mother and five sons, Joseph, John, Frank, Paul and Tom, moved. to Siegel in Fayette County, Texas, about 6 or 7 miles west of the present town of Fayetteville, Texas.

While the Sebestas were living at Hiegel their son, Paul Sebesta, a small lad, died. From Siegel the Sebesta family moved to Wesley, originally called " yesell" in Washington County, Texas, where my mother, Frances was born, on March 19, 1859, shortly prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. Up to the time of the outbreak of the Civil War, the Sebestas were getting along very well; working and -strug-gaup: to secure a foothold in their new .adopted country. They lived in a very modest log cabin, which was covered with homemade shingles, This cabin had a dirt floor and the openings between the logs were filled with mortar made- out of joint clay and moss.

This log cabin had a fireplace in it, but most of the cooking was done on the outside, on open fire. It was a hardlife but they were happy and contentented. However, when the Civil War broke out, things took a decided change for worse. All men able to bear arms from mere youths to Men of 60 years of age were drafted into the Confederate Army. Those who were too young or not physically fit for actual army service were drafted into the service to haul cotton to Mexico. Soon after the outbreak of the Civil War, the sons John, Joseph, and Frank Sebesta

were conscripted into the Confederate Army. Tom Sebesta, the youngest son, was too young for army service. My mother, who was then only about one year old always stated that her recollection of her three brothers, John, Joe and Frank began from the time they returned home after the close of the Civil War and brought her sonie candy; the first candy she had ever seen or tasted. She was then about five years old.

During the Civil War tunes were extremely hard for these pioneers. There -ere practically no -men left at home.

The women had to manage the best they could. Tile women plowed the 'field, cultivated and gathered the crops. With the aid of Springfield riff Iles, they protected their fan-lilies and especially the girls against the aggression, assaults and insults of white renegades who were bold in their attitude toward these people whom they called "Foreigners." During the Civil War, there was no coffee, no sugar, no flour to be had on account of the blockade of the southern ports by the Federal navy, If any such supplies reached Texas from Mexico the price of them was beyond the reach of these people. They had to do without these necessities and subsisted on homeraised anti homeground cornmeal and bacon, and homemade molasses. They used roasted and ground corn for coffee. At times even bacon and lard were scarce and tallow had to be substituted for cooking purposes.

After the close of the Civil War, the future again appeared brighter and they looked forward to better days. At that time. Wesley, where the Sebestas were then living became quite a Czech colony. It was at Wesley that during and atter the close of the Civil War, these Czech people built the first protestant church in America. This church Was the first church of any denomination in the .United States in which the services were conducted in the Czech language with the possible exception that some of the churches of the Moravian Brethren who came to America before the American Revolution, and who by that time were almost completely germanized may have used Czech in some of their churches. Grand father Sebesta hewed out of live oak logs, the heaVy timbers for the foundation of this church. These timbers are as sound as ever, to this day. This little church at Wesley is .still standing and my grandparents, Paul Sebesta

who died December 14, 1882 and Rozina Sebesta who died August 6, 1878, and Tomas Chupik who died August 30, 1881 and Rozina Chupik who died July 31, 1872, are buried in the cemetery adjacent to it.

By readily absorbing• American ideals and American ideas and rnethoils, after the Civil War these people progressed in a material way and most of them soon acquired their own farms. The log houses were replaced with modern frame houses with wooden floors and glass windows, which was something new and very unusual at that thne. and considered quite a luxury. The homemade tallow candles were replaced by kerosene lamps and instead of cooking in open fire on the outside, they acquired indoor cooking stoves.

My mother, Frances Sebesta, spent her childhood days at Wesley and attended a Czech school conducted by Profesor Masik, This was the first Czech school in Texas, and it was strictly in Czech. Through association with their Anglo-Saxon neighbors, the children of these pioneers soon learned English. The Anglo-Saxon neighbors took a great delight in helping these people in every way that they could especially the children, In about the year 1870, my grandparents, Paul and' Rozina Sebesta went back to Europe with their youngest children, Tom and Prances, and their married son, John. The other two sons, Joe Sebesta and Frank Sebesta, having by that time established their own households, remained in Texas. In Europe, the Sebestas bought a mill in their old home, Zadverice, Morava. It did not take very long, however, for them to find out that the liberty and freedom they ,got accustomed to hi the United States was not to be had in Austria, and in less than two years they came back to the United States. During their sojourn in Zadverice, v my mother was confirmed in the Czech Moravian Brethren Church, there, She always enjoyed telling us about the beautiful church bnilding in Zadverice, the deep religious conviction of the people, and the religious atmosphere in that village. She alway s eald that was the only thing sl7e. in Europe.

(To be continued) The famous cherry trees which now beautify Washington, D. C. were imported by the wife of President Taft, who was a great lover of flowers.

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Ri _,_eorts DISTRICT I INS. SALES REPORT

Dear Fellow Workers, Sisters, and Brothers: First of all, I want to take the opportunity to thank each and everyone who sent congratulatory cards and also is congratulations on my appointment to the position of Organizer of District I. I feel very honored and grateful to you and thanks again.

I wish to say that our district has done a nice piece of work this year in insurance sales, especially the last few months. We have increased considerably over last year's sales, so let's keep it up and make this year's sales a real record. Our quota for this year is $350,000- and I am proud to say that our sales have reached 96 per cent of this quota through the month of September.

Below are the sales reports for the period of three months, from July through September, 1969.

July Organizer

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Mollie Ewell 169 E. R. Jakubik 9 D. A. Juren 51 Rudolph Matejka 39 Miroslav Petrusek 44 Frank Rychlik 17 Willie Trcalek 17 Ed Cl. Vavra 14 August Cecil Dickson 94 Mollie Ewell 169 E. R. Jakubik 9 68 W. D. Kamas 17 John A. Kubena Lillie Mikeska 33 Miro;. la y Petrusek 44 Prank Rychlik 17 Andrew Vavra 17

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3,000 1 3 P. P. Baron 1 1,000 Mollie Ewell 169 4 4,000 9 E. R. Jakubik 2 1,000 D. A. Juren 51 1,000 1 68 Edwin Kaunas 3,000 33 3 Lillie Mikeska 500 1 33 Willie -Schovajsa 1,000 1 17 Melvin Skrabanek 2,000 2 39 ;E and=: Vytopil I want to thank you for the good you have made. Of course, there there are some organizers who have not done quite as well, but we all have our reasons. I am sure that those who did not do so well this time will come out and do better. I wish to say that

my wife and I returned from the Texas Fraternal Congress last Saturday which we enjoyed very much. I wish everyone of you could have attended because it was a thrilling experience and educational as well. I hope to see or contact everyone of you in the near future. If there are any questions, please feel free to call on me at anytime.

Fraternally yours, E. R. Jakubik District I Organizer TJST— • Czech play at Lodge 88 in Houston, Nov. 16.

SPST Bulletin Beard FALL DISTRICT MEETINGS

District V fall meeting will be held Sunday, November 2 at 1:30 p.m. at Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88, 1435 Beall St. Watch for further details.

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Lodge No. 49 Rowena will host the District IV meeting for 1970 on the fourth Sunday in April.

• • The District II spring meeting will be held at Lodge No. 47, Seaton. April 12, 1970.

LODGE NO. 2=1 GRAND OPENING Lodge Cesky Prapor No. 24, Cyclone (Flag Hall) will have a grand opening of their new lodge hall on Sunday, November 23.

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The Lodge 88 Dramatic Club Mahol will present a Czech play, "Nevesty Na Prode j ," a hilarious comedy, which you will really enjoy! Most of the actors are from Czechoslovakia, and they and our members are working hard to give you a good performance; let's show our appreciation by being there to en-. joy it. The date is Sunday; Nov. 16th, at 3 p.m. You can enjoy a good Goulash Dinner before the play; it will be served from 11:30 on!

Wednesday, October 29, 1969 FROM THE DISTRICT YOUTH DIRECTORS ATTENTION, YOUTH CLUB OF LODGE NO. 9:

I accept the invitation your lodge was kind enough to extend to my, family and me to attend the annual luncheon which is at 12 noon Nov. 2.

The adult meeting will start at 1:30 with the youth club meeting following.

After the youth meeting we will go on a hike and have nature study, weather permitting, of course. If it is raining, we won't go or if it has been raining and the ground is muddy. In that case we will have indoor activities which will be planned in advance.

Everyone, please, try to come to this meeting.

Fraternally, Mrs. Lola Vavra, DYD, Dist. I —SPJS1'

FROM THE LODGE YOUTH LEADERS LODGE NO. 135, ENNIS Hello Readers, What are you doing in your club?

We have been pretty busy. The Christmas Bags for the servicemen in Vietnam have been packed and sent to the headquarters where then will be divided for delivery by Christmas. Last year we did this project and found out how the service men really enjoyed our thoughtfulness.

The candy has arrived and our club is busy selling candy. Good luck to you salesladies and salesmen. Let's see who will be the top salesperson.

Who knows, you may win a big prize.

Nick Wensowitch was our winner in the flag contest. There were several close scores.

Sorry to hear about Danny Bouska's knee surgery. We are all wishing you a speedy recovery.

I'm hoping to see you at our next activity.

Fraternally, Patsy Slovak -------8PJST-

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Dear Members, The youth club had their regular meeting Oct. 8th. They also had a money making project. After the meeting we had a game in which the mother lodge joined in with the youth. The name of the game was the "horse race game." We had six horses and their names were: Carl Zich, E. Howerd, L.

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Kubota, Joe Paprskar, H. C. Frill, and your help. Also, I would like to thank I would like to inform all of the youth Richard Hubenak. This was lots of Brother and Sister Leon Zavodny for and adult members that we will have fun and was enjoyed by all. Many had the use of their picnic grounds, gas a float in the Temple Christmas paasked when we were going to have lantern and chairs. They also furnishrade. Our float will be a chorus float this again; even the ladies are intered the wieners and bread. Leon George, and we will be singing "Joy to the ested in being the horses, so youth, thank you for getting all the wood World," so many of you children who we have something to look forward to. and mowing the grass. A thank you can sing, will be needed to ride on this To you of the mother lodge, we thank goes to everyone else who helped us in float, and sing. Now is the time to any way. you for joining in the fun with us. start practicing!

Plans were made for a trip to Six We started on our liquid embroidery Remember our next meeting, on Nov. Flags Nov. 2nd, so youth, please keep Tuesday night and about twenty-five 2nd, at 1:30. Please come. See you then. this in mind. As far as I know every- members were present. The youth ekr nKa k, one is planning to go. made good progress and they all like Frank ovsky,, By the time you read this the :District %to paint. Our next liquid embroidery Youth Leader III meeting in Ennis at Lodge No. 25 session will be on Tuesday, Nov. 4th, at ST— will be over. I hope many of you were 6:45 till 8:55, with Mrs. James JanouGE NO. 117, RO-BSTOWN SC k as the instructor. able to go and participate in the poster Dear Readers, contest.

Several youth members of our club 16 and 17, my wife and I atparticipated in the youth program folThose of you who are members of tended the Texas Fraternal Congress lowing the District VII fall meeting Lodge No. 92 and have not joined the Convention, winch was held in Waco held Sunday, Oct. 19 at the Robstown youth club yet, come and join as this this year. The reason we were able to „ttend was because I was the winner Community Hall. Laura Young served is the time to get in the youth club as announcer. The program was as for next year's camp which will be or an insurance sales contest sponfollows: Rose Anne Mrazek, a piano sored by the Supreme Lodge. The again in the summer. I would like to solo; Mike Pavelka, two guitar solos; award was an expense paid trip to the thank my assistant, Martha Durham, Brent Hrncir and Ronald Ray RychetTexas Fraternal Congress. At this confor taking my place while I was in sky, a medly of poems; Jeff Jeter, a gress, we heard speeches from many Houston with our son Richard, Jr. piano solo; Diana Parker and Connie other fraternal insurance companies While he was in the hospital. Richard Hrncir, a piano duet; Frances Mcon fraternalism, the youth, and from is doing fine. Keep up the good work the board of insurance department Donald, a vocal number; and Karla Richard, and Martha; many, many in Austin. There was also a memorial Gerrner, a piano solo. David Hrncir rethanks for all the work you have done. ported on the ,State Royalty Contest. service, which was conducted by BrothThat was sweet of you.

Following the youth program, a er Edward L. March, honorary presiOn Oct. 18th, Martha and I attended drawing for prizes was held. Mrs. Hardent of the Supreme Lodge, SPJST. the training class at Lodge 6. 1 feel ry Rycbetsky won the first prize, a The message which he delivered was we had come home with lots of good clock-radio. She also won the second very inspirational and touching. Also, ideas which Bro. James Janousek and prize, a large decorated cake made by during this service, Paula Jeter, sang Sister Wilma Nesucla had given us. the, wife of our lodge's president, Mrs. "How Great Thou Art" and "Sleeping Our thanks to both of you, and our Jesus." She was accompanied by Bro. Mary Janak. Mrs. Rychetsky donated thanks to Lodge 6 for the delicious the cake back, and it was auctioned Nick A. Morris. That was just beautilunch you served, in closing, I will say off by Bro. ile,iny. The Supreme Lodge, don't forget Nov. 2nd — see you ti-ten. represented by Bra, Leonard Mikeska, We also saw a wonderful youth proFraternally, was high bidder. It, was again donated gram which consisted of music, Mary Bubenak, back for auction, with Mrs. Maxine speeches, songs, drills, dancing, etc.

Youth Leader Pavliska making the highest bid. She --SPJ There were some youth performing in turn donated it back, and Jerry ElzCzech play at Lodge 88 in Winston, Nov. 1G. who were state winners from the er of Corpus Christi was high biddere.

SPJL1T SPJST, and about six different fraHe also donated it back to the youth LODGE NO. 47, SEATON . ternal companies from all over the club where it was offered as the grand Dear Members: State of Texas. We enjoyed it and finale for the club's cake-walk. Karla On Oct. :13th, we had our teen haycertainly do thank everyone of you Germer, 11.-year-old youth dubber, ride. There were twenty-two teen for helping me to make this trip posended up with the prize cake and members, six visitors and five chapsible. shared a large piece with me the folerones, who went on this hayride. We I would also like to congratulate lowing day. I am sure this was the had a full trailer and everyone seemed Brother Joe B. Hejoy, as he is now the most expensive cake I have ever eatto have enjoyed the ride. I would like President Of Texas Fraternal Congress. en!

And was it ever delicious! to thank Brother and Sister johnie On October 20th, I attended all day Fraternally, Vanicek, for the use of their Jeep; youth training class at Lodge 17, in Mrs. Thelma Hrncir, Brother and Sister Willie Kohutek, for New Tahoe. We did some square dancYouth Leader the use of their trailer; and Brother ing, played games, had a question and -seoar and Sister Jerry Pechal, for the hay.

LODGE NO. 48, BEYERSVILLE answer discussion on the youths' The following were chaperones: Brothprogress and also filled out a questionDear Members, er and Sister Clarence Sodek, Brother Having neglected to meet on the first naire on our youth club. We also sang Johnnie Dokupil, ray wife, Irma, and songs and did liquid embroidery. It was Sunday in October in regular session, myself. Thank you chaperones for all all interesting full day. the youth club met Monday night, Oct.

14 20, in a special called meeting.. Our secretary, Beverly Wiesner resigned because she plans to be married in November. We are sorry to see her leave, as she was a faithful, diligent worker in the club. On the other hand, we wish for her, and her fiance, Jim Langenegger, much happiness in the future.

Beverly's resignation caused reshuffle of officers. Diana Matoska is now secretary and Darrell Matoska is reporter.

In other business, the members decided to have a wiener roast at the Herbert Wiesner farm on Sunday afterernoon, Oct. 26.

Our next regular meeting is on Sunday, Nov. 2 at the lodge hall, 3 p.m.

Everyone do try to come as our sp.ecial guest will be Mrs. Jerlene Balusek, our district youth-director.

Fraternally, Leona Staimach Youth Leader ---SPJ Si — LODGE NO. 142, .HOIISTON Dear Readers, Our yOuth held their regular monthly meeting Oct. 3. We had a nice attendance. It was nice having so many parents take an interest in our youth meeting who were Brothers and Sisters Alvin and Lillie Melnar, Gene Veselka, Erline Janik, Christine Kocian, Rosie Tumis, Annie Luckemeyer, Rudy and Mildred Vrana, Charles Havran, also our guest speaker and husband, Otto and Evelyn Mikeska. Everyone enjoyed Sister Mikeska's speech about "Our SPJST, What It Means To You And Me." The youth all welcomed our new member, Robbie Currie, then we sang "Happy Birthday to Daryle Dornak, Woodrow Duve, Jeanette Janik, George Janik, Michael Janik, Ann Marie Pavlicek, and Robbie Currie.

Our Halloween party was discussed and also our next charity project for the Day Care Home for Children. All were reminded to go visit Lodge 88 Youth Club on Oct. 5, to hear Father McGinnis speak at their meeting.

Our dance was a success and I want to thank Sister Cykala for donating that beautiful throw pillow for a prize.

Fraternally, Wilma Havran, Youth Leader ---SRIST— Czech play at Lodge 88 in Houston,Nov. 16.

The second wife of President Tyler was younger than several of his children.

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LODGE NO. 13, DIME BOX Dear Readers, I attended our District One meeting in New Tabor. Because of the weather there was not a big crowd as usual.

The meeting was opened by our District president, Brother Vince Seinelack. After the old and new business the meeting was turned over to our District Youth Director Mrs. Lola Vavra. Each youth leader introduced their assistants. I thought the program was very interesting. After the program the meeting was adjourned. Then there were refreshments. See you at our next meeting.

Fraternally, Allen Horak, Jr. —SeJST

LODGE NO. 4, HALIXTTSVILLE Dear Readers, .

Cu Oct. 5th, District VI had its fall meeting in Hillje, which began at 1:30 pin. Various things were discussed and the youth gave a short program. President Nick Morris was there and various other officers.

The following Sunday, Oct. 12th.

Lodge 4, Hallettsville and the youth club had a meeting. The youth club discussed the District VI meeting under old business. Under new business we discussed Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Following the meeting the ladies played games, the men played dominoes, and there were games for the children.

Door prizes were drawn and given to: child — Melissa Holy; adult — Fr. Zbransky, Jr., and birthday cake — Evelyn Holy.

After lunch and refreshments were served, our next meeting' will be Nov. 9th at the Grant Building. Everyone be sure to come!

Fraternally, Marcie Holy (13) —SPJST--

LODGE NO. 29, TAYLOR Dear Readers, We held our last meeting Saturday, Oct. 18. The meeting was called , to order by the president, Antoinette Pokorny. Lisa Corbett led in the pledge of allegiance. Cindy Tallas called the roll and gave the treasurer's report and Val Eulenfeld, secretary, read the minutes from the previous meeting. We had Gary Grimm as a visitor and Peggy Leshikar became a new member. Old and new business was discussed. We had a guest speaker — Mrs. Dan Balusek. After the meeting, we did liq-

Wednesday, October 29, 1969 uid embrodiery. Hope to see you at our next meeting on Nov. 9th, at 4 o'clock.

The first six weeks of school has gone by and everyone is getting ready for Halloween. At our last meeting we decided to hold a Halloween carnival on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 6:30 p.m. We will have several booths and refreshments. We are hoping for a good turnout. It sounds great, doesn't it?

Bring a friend and come join in the fun?

Fraternally Valerie E.ule ield (13) Secretary SPJST'

LODGE NO. 92, FORT WORTH Dear Readers, At our last meeting, we had a games party and had a good time. We also made a little money for our treasury by having a horse race which we played at camp one evening. We'd like to thank all the mother lodge members for helping us make it a success. I hope we'll see all of you at our next meeting on Nov. 9.

Fraternally, Millie Waters ( 2) Reporter LODGE NO. 4, HALLETTSVILLE Dear Readers, Hi! Our mother lodge had its meeting on Sunday, Oct. 12. After the mother lodge had their meeting, the youth club had its meeting. After the meeting a social follOwed. The ladies played games and the children also had games to play. The prizes were given to: Cake — Mrs. Evelyn Holy Melissa Holy Children's door prize Adult door prize — Frank Zbransky Jr. Everyone had a very enjoyable time.

Our next meeting is on Nov. 9th.

Fraternally, Varnell Zak (l4) Secretary —SPJST LODGE NO. 66, WACO

Dear Readers, On Oct. 19th, we held our monthly meeting. After our mother lodge held their meeting, the youth club had theirs. We discussed a number of things, mainly having a teenage dance oh a Friday evening. We will plan more at our next meeting. After our meeting we enjoyed a nice supper followed by games sponsored by the youth club.

We had a nice day.

Julianne Slovak Teen Club Reporter

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V ESTNfIC LODGE NO. 25, ENNIS na, and Babs Vavra all won kitchen Dear Readers, items. They donated these items to our The youth banquet of the Texas Frakitchen. In the future, I hope we have ternal Congress was held Friday, Oct. a game party just for our lodge kitch17 at 7 p.m. in the Alico Inn Ballroom en. These game parties are real fun. in Waco. I was thrilled and excited to Fraternally yours, attend and then play the piano in Ronnie Schielack --SPJST-the program that followed.

LODGE NO. 17, NEW TABOR. The food was delicious and the Dear Members, whole evening was wonderful. I would Our last meeting was Oct. 5. We also like to thank the SPJST Supreme had our District I meeting on that day.

Lodge for inviting me. I am very grateWe made a motion to have a football ful for this opportunity. game. The date was Oct. 11. We also Fraternally, made a motion for a game party. The Cathy Prachyl, date was Oct. 15, 1969. Our next meetVice-President — b'PJ S ing will be Nov. 9. I am looking forward LODGE NO. 13, DIME BOX to this meeting because we are going Dear Readers, on a field trip, and I've never gone on On Oct. 5th we had our fall meeting one before. Then we are going to have that was for. District I at New Tabor. our parents' appreciation supper. It is The president, Brother Schielack, callfor all the youth club members and ed the meeting to order. The pledge of their parents. After supper, we are goallegiance was said and all had a nioing to have a guest speaker. He is ment of silent prayer. Then treasurer going to show us some home movies. and reporter gave their reports. Old I hope everyone can attend this speand new business was discussed. Then cial meeting. each club put on a program which Fraternally, every one enjoyed.

Vince Schielack (12) On Oct. 11- the youth club had a LODGE NO. 17, NEW TABOR family get-together. We were going to play volleyball, but we got rained out. Dear Members, On Saturday, Oct 11, the New Tabor For supper we had grilled hamburgers. youth club had a football game. It was r we ate supper, we had a little Aft e raining so we played SPJST football dance.

On Oct. 19th, the youth club had inside. We played two games. The first their monthly meeting. The meeting game was won by the Aggies. The second game was won by the Cowboys. was called to order by the president.

We also played records and danced Then we had a moment of silent prayawhile. There were 14 members preser after the pledge. There was a roll ent and four visitors who we hope will call and treasurer's report. join in the future. It finally quit rainOld and new business was discussed. ing so we started our football game.

Under new business, we have planned I was on Teddy Dusek's side but I beto have a Thanksgiving party which will be given on Dec. 4. Each member lieve the other team won. It became dark so we went inside for refreshviilnvite a friend. Meeting was adments.

We had soda water, sandwichjourned. es, potato chips, and cookies.

Fraternally, Fraternally, Pat Marek (14) Harry Schielack (11) —SPJSTCzee play at Lodge 83 in Houston, Nov. 16.

—SPJSTLODGE NO. 29, TAYLOR ----SPJST LODGE NO. 17, NEW TABOR On October 18, the Taylor SPJST Dear Members, Youth Club had its monthly meeting.

On Oct. 15, the new Tabor Youth We planned for our Halloween parClub had a game patty. There were ty. We decided it would be on Octobthirteen members present, four new er 26, starting at 7 p.m. We will have hiembers who are going to join our a fish pond, a cake walk, a spook house ioutli club I .hope, and there were two and other fun things. We will sell hot 7isitors there, also. Each member who dogs, coffee, Kool Aid, and candy. The was there brought an item for a prize. public is invited to come. It will be :everyone wrapped their item where no lots of fun! one could see it, until they opened Our treasurer took dues and called it. Some of the items were kitchen the roll. Then our secretary read the items. Edward Zavodny, Shirley Cloy- minutes.

16 After the meeting Mrs. Balusek talked to us and gave us some helpful suggestions. Then we did liquid embroidery work.

We will have our next meeting Nov. 9th at 4 o'clock after the mother lodge's meeting.

See you at our Halloween party.

Fraternally, Lisa Corbett (11) --SPJST-LODGE NO. 153, LA SALLE Dear Readers, As it seemingly has just started, it's hard to believe that October is almost gone, and closes another six weeks of school.

Near this month's beginning, (Oct. 7 to be exact), our youth club of Lodge 153, La Salle, met for a monthly youth club meeting.

We were very privileged to have as our guests, Mrs. Elsie Brdecka, our District VI Youth Director, and her husband. Other guests included Brenda and Linda Tater, and David and Buzzy Dugan, plus the mothers of several youth club members.

After we all enjoyed refreshments, acting ;ksecretaryl, Rose Dusek read the minutes of the last meeting. For discussion were points of interest including: the adult lodge meeting held in September the District VI faill meeting in Hillje, a float in the Jackson County Parade, State Royalty, a UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) drive, and much more were brought up for discussion.

In concluding, we decided not to have a float in the Jackson County Fair Parade because of too much difficulty in getting the float ready in such little time.

We did decide, however, that on Oct. 26th our youth club would once again "Trick or Treat" for UNICEF. Fraternally, Sally Sernbera, Club President —SPJSTEXPRESSION OF SYIVIPATIIY We, the undersigned members of the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 48, Beyersville, in behalf of our membership, wish to express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed lodge brother, ADOLPH W. KRUEGER., who passed away Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1969, at the age of 62.

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Wednesday October 29-„- 1969 of the youth and teen- dubs - about our Halloween party. Everyone dress spooky so it will be more exciting.

There will be a spook house and other games.

We are really enjoying our Tri-Chem projects. It's fun to paint things in this way. That is just one of the things we've been doing at our social nights at the lodge hall each week.

Hope to see many of you at our next Meeting, November 2..

Fraternally, .Douglas -Uptmor (9)

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NO. 6, COTTONWOOD

Dear Readers, On October 17, Lodge 6, Cottonwood, had a hay tide. President Joe Sumbera took us on -an exciting ride -through the country. Afterwards, we went back to 'the lodge hall and had hot dogs, hamburgers and all the trimmings.

After we ate, our youth leader had gaMes for us to play. We had lots of fun.

Our next meeting will be on Nov, 2nd.

Hope to see many of you there.

Fraternally yours, Debbie Uptinor (11) SPJST

LODGE 'NO. 130, DALLAS

Dear Editor and Youth Members: This Sunday the SPJST Youth Club of Lodge 130 will have its regular meeting with some different things happening.

The meeting will take- place at 2 p.m., Nov. 2, at Lodge 130, Dallas, after which we will have Mrs. Wilma Nesuda address us on membership and attracting new members.

Lodge No. 17, New Tabor, Youth Club in a skit: "Wedding at Willow Glen." Youth Leader is Rita Sehielack, not in the picttre.

farming. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Noack.

On May 31, 1934, he was married to Rosalie Ziechang who survives him.

Others surviving him are a daughter, Mrs. Howard Widmer of Austin; two sons, Kenneth of Taylor and James of Lake Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Otto Minzenmayer of Houston and Mrs. Carol Buchorn of Brenham; two brothers, Edward and Gus Krueger of Houston and two grandchildren_ Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.

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Chapel with the Rev. Louis Boriak and May our departed brother rest in eternal peace.

Resolution Committee: MrS. Sadie Turek Charlie Brinkmeyer Mrs, Doris Wiesner -SPJ STLODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD

Dear Readers, I don't have to remind you that Halloween is just around the corner, but I do want to remind all members

With the conclusion of this, the adults will have, their lodge meeting, during which the youth club will have a liquid embroidery session.

Directly after the mother lodge meeting a delicious dinner will by served by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Vrla.

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Lodge No. 13, Dime Box Youth Club in a pantomime skit to "Deep Soul." The name of the groun was "Droopy Drawers." YL Sister Mildred Horak, and Assistant YL Sister Dorothy Kubena are pictured in the second row.

IN MEMORY OF JOHN SVADLENAK John Svadlenak, 83, a lifetime resident of the Taylor area, passed away Wednesday morning, Sept. 24, in the SPJST Rest Home in Taylor.

Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon, Sept. 25, from the Condra Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Tom Bailey of the First Presbyterian Church of Taylor officiating.

Mr. Svadlenak was born in the Rice's Crossing Community, Jan. 6, 1886, and had been a farmer and a ginner during his lifetime. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Taylor.

Mr. Svadlenak was a longtime member of the SPJST Lodge Praha No. 29 in Taylor. Bro. Svadlenak was an organizer for the SPJST for a number of years.

On Feb. 8, 1912, he was married to Mary Mikeska of West, who preceded him in death in 1957.

Mr. Svadlenak was survived by one daughter, Mrs. Max (Eileen) Skelton of Temple; three sons, Alfred John

Svadlenak and William Thomas Svadlenak of Houston and Stanfield Steve Svadlenak of Temple; one sister, Mrs. Ruble Holly of San Antonio; five grandchildren , and one great-grandchild.

His parents and five brothers and five sisters died previously.

Pallbearers were Hugo Schefcak, Jr., J. S. Copeland, Dr. Ernest Reed Krenek, Johnnie Leshikar, Eddie Leshikar, and Thomas Mikus.

(Submitted by his daughter, Mrs. Max D. Skelton. 1.

(Bro. Svadlenak was a brother of the late former SPJST Supreme Lodge Vice President Bro. Frank G. Svadlenak. —Editor).

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 29, Taylor, Texas, wish to express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed sister, MILLIE URBANEK, who passed away October 4, 1969, in Taylor Hospital at the age of 70 years.

On August 19, 1919 she was married to Anton F. Urbanek, who survives. Other survivors are, three daughters, Mrs. John Gola, and Mrs. Joe Gola, of Hutto and Mrs. David Roberts of Vallejo, Calif.; four sons, Allen Urbanek and Siegmund Urbanek of Taylor, Albin Urbanek, of Powder Springs, Ga., and Anthony Urbanek of Springlake, N.J.; a sister, Mrs. Joe Safarik of Taylor; 21 grandchildren, and fault' grandchildren.

11 Funeral services were held at the Brethren Church with the Rev. Josef A. Barton officiating. Burial was in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.

May our departed sister rest in peace.

Resolution Committee: Jerry J. Mucha Jerry E. Tallas A. L. Boudny ---SPJST-EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 17, Novy Tabor, in behalf of our members wish to express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed sister, VLASTA who passed away SepteMber 12, 1969, at the age of 52.

Funeral services were held September 14 in the Caldwell Brethren Church with the Rev. Henry E. Beseda officiating. Interment was in the Caldwell Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Phillips and Luckey Funeral Directors.

Survivors include her husband, J. 3.

Hejl of Bryan; two sons, Ray Hejl of Caldwell, and Mike Heji of Bryan; two daughters, Mrs. Janell Gibbons of Austin, and Mrs. Linda Armstrong of Bryan; three grandchildren; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shupak of Caldwell; two brothers and two sisters.

John Vavra Melvin Skrabanek.

Willie Trcalek Resolution Committee ---SPJSTEXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 17, Novy Tabor, in behalf of our membership, wish to express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed brother, WILLIE FRANK RITTER, who passed away September 18, 1969, at the age of 61: Funeral services were held September 20, in the Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Henry E. Beseda officiating. Interment followed in the China Spring Cemetery in China Spring, Texas, under the direction of Phillins and Luckey Funeral Directors.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Ritter of Caldwell, and one stepson, Charlie Gaynes of Arlington.

John Vavra Melvin Skrabanek Willie Trcalek Resolution Committee

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SPJST--速 EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY In behalf of our entire membership of Lodge No. 54, we, the undersigned Resolution Committee, wish to express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed brother, JOHN GERIK who died October 20, at the age of 85 in a Hillsboro hospital.

Requiem mass was said at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church at Abbott on Wednesday and he was burried at St. Mary's Cemetery.

Survivors are his wife, one brother, and three sisters.

May our departed brother rest in peace.

Rosie J. Cocek Bennie Soukup ST--EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY In Memory of Lodge Brother JOHN SATSKY John K. Satsky of. Hallettsville, Texas, age 75, died at his home on Sept.

15. He was a member H of the American Legion and SPJST Lodge No. 4. He was, a member of this Society for 54 year& Surviving are two eons, Leo L. Satsky of Sugar Land and Johnnie D. Satsky of Hallettsville; two brothers, Felix Satsky of Kenedy and Eddie of Witting; two sisters, Mrs. August Sciba, Sr., of Hallettsville, and Mrs. Frank Kahanek of Hallettsville, and four grandchildren. Besides his wife, he was preseded in death by his parents, John Satsky and Marie Morkovsky Satsky, one brother, and three sisters.

May our lodge brother rest, in peace Resolution Committee: Hilmer R. Galetka Selma Crones ,SPJST

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY Deepest sympathy from all the members of Lodge Karel Havlicek No. 4 go to the bereaved family of VAL. L. GALLIA who passed away October 9 in Houston Methodist Hospital.

Brother Gallia was born September 16, 1882, in Lavaca County. He was a justice of the peace in Woodsboro for 22 years before his retirement. Brother Qallia joined the SPJST- at the age of 25 and was a faithful member, a good father and family provider. He was taken to Renger :Hospital on August 29, 1969, and, on September 21, he was transferred to Methodist Hospital in Houston, where he passed away October 9. Funeral services were held at

the Kubena Funeral home on October 11. Officiating was Supreme Lodge past president, Edward Marek, of Temple, assisted by Rev. Bravenec of Victoria.

Surviving are his wife, Amelia Gallia of Hallettsville; a daughter, Mrs. D. V. Kitties of San Antonio; two sons, V. L. Gallia, Jr., of Houston and Jay R. GaIlia of San Antonio; three sisters, Mrs. C. R. Hrncir of Hallettsville, Mrs. Emil Kahanek of Schulenburg, and Mrs. Lillie Schoppe Of Beeville; a brother, Edwin Gallia, Sr., of Hallettsville and seven grandchildren.

May our departed lodge brother rest in eternal peace.

Hilmer R. Galetka Selma Grones Chas. Holy Resolution c.'"- nitt r-

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MRS. MARIE CARLA, who passed away on Oct. 29, 1967.

Sleep in Peace, dear mother, On earth we have no other, To take your place we know He chose to' take you; you're so!

We remember you in humble prayer, On earth no longer, but in heaven you're there.

Sleep on, mother dear, sweet one.

Memories linger, the kindness you've done, soon we'll meet you, if God so wills, Oh happiness! where there'll be no ills!

Rest in peace, mother dear, forever more.

Will meet you on that heavenly shore.

Sadly missed by your daughter and son-in-law.

Adolph and Anna Shenkir 1427 Grand Avenue Cleburne, Texas r -410/1:(7.0m --SPJSTEXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We. the undersigned Resolution Committee, of Lodge No. 4 in Hallettsville, express their heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved husband and daughter of our lodge sister, GUSSIE BROOKS who died Sept. 17 in Stevens Convalescent Home in Hallettsville, following a lingering illness. She was born in Lavaca County, January 27, 1910. She

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joined the lodge on July 20, 1960, and was a member for nine years.

Saturday, Sept. 20, the remains were moved to Zion Lutheran Church at Sublime where services were held. Interment was in the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime. Rev. Lee Escrenberger officiated. She is survived by her husband, Coy E. Brooks, and one daughter, Sara Sue; one brother, Max Quitta of La Porte, and one sister, Elsie Barrington of Baytown.

May our lodge sister rest in peace Resolution Committee: Hilmer R. Galetka, Selma Grones --SPJ STNe7a(!it Admitted to the Union On Oct.. 31, 1864, 105 years ago, the Territory of Nevada was admitted to the Union as the 36th state. Lying in the Great Basin of the Rocky Mountains, Nevada was part of Brigham Young's Utah Territory until 1861. At that time it was largely inhabited by miners and was the background for Mark Twain's story, "Roughing It." Although the smallest of the states in population, Nevada first attracted national attention by its Comstock Lode and fabulous mines which yielded silver and gold. It is now well-known for its legalized gambling and lenient divorce laws. The state- has no income or inheritance tax. Besides silver and gold, Nevada produces lead, copper, zinc, and other metals. Yucca Flat, in the southern part of the state, is a proving ground for nuclear weapons.

The state has many arid areas, but under irrigation its agricultural output is increasing and many acres have been reclaimed for grain, alfalfa, poultry farming and dairying. The state motto is: "All for Our Country."

ATTENTION, ALL MEMBERS AND READERS: Donations for furnishing one room in the S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home No. 2 in Needville, Texas, are being accepted now. The cost of furnishings for one guest is $400.

Please send donations to Mr. Charlie Matcek Route 2, Box 213 Wharton, Texas 77488 Phone 532-3681.

This information was Forwarded to your editor by: the Rest Home Board of Directors. The Rest Horne has already received several donations.

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OD REDAKCNIHO STOLKU

Tak po naSi SPJST a po Texasu.

Vypada, 2e v tom rote nevi dost nedel pro v g echno, z ylaSte na jale a na podzirn! V nedeli 21. zari jsme byli u radu Slovanska Lipa eislo 66 v Elm Mott v jejich pravidelne schazi, kterd byla Zajiinava, v ktere pFistoupilo innoho novYch Blend. Dobi•e si pamatuji, ktlyZ ten saucy rad nekdy pied asi pat-, nacti lety Zadal HlaVni UZadovnu rozpu gteni. Chopili se prate nekteri bratri a sestry, a riyni mail peknou sin, ku ktere porad musi phstavovat, pro dobro faciu. Jest vain v g em kteri jste se tak pricinili, a jeg te dries se orielj V nedeli, 28. ,zaii jsme zajeli do Holland k radii Tyr Cislo 80, kde melt ceremonie pri spalovani jejich hypoteky (mortgage) na jejich sit. (Obrazek byl otig ten v anglicke easti v predeken' eisle Vestniku). Mell pohotove jejich pokladnika, bratra Coleman Binner, kterY je take naeelnik hasien (Fire Chief! mesta Holland, s vodou aby se jim zase nestalo to neg testi a sin aby jim nepodlehia kouri a ohni jak se jira to ji‘l jednou stalo. Ov gem, Ze to byl jenom Z. ert, ale, take kcly2 jim sin shorela, se chopili prate, a stoji tarn pekna, budova, je g te lep gi 1 y ak ne2 byla to prede gla. Ano, asi 26 meli vgichni Cleni radost videt bratra Josefa. Barabag e zapalit ten kousek papiru. Melt pri tom take peknou zithavu.

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5. fijna, take v nedeli, jsme se ziteastnili sehuze prvniho okrsku v Novem 'Mote u tadu Cislo 17. Byl pfitomen

ZPEVACI Od Hata do Sera, celS, den boil zpivaji ptdeata v puii a bleit.

Penkavy v zahrade, kosove v lese, ski• vanek pisnieku k nebi ai nese.

Pisnieka, perlieka na posiouchani, ti malt zpevaeci, nit neehti za ni.

Dokud jim prostira stuneeko leta, za ni by nevzali poklady Sveta.

Ale ai na zitnu, sneint a ntrazu, dame jim dukatiat noveho razu.

Zlteeka, zrneeka lAenky jako ziato, budou zas na jar zpivati za to.. bratr Leonard Mikeska, tajemnik Hl. niad. s rodinou, take. Byli bychom s radosti se zajeli podivat na OeskY Den v Dallas, ale jiz jsme melt slibeno do okrsku I, a je gte na to, byla schfize take g esteho okrsku v Hillje, na ktere byl bratr Nick Morris, predseda Hl. a nekteri hlavni ittednici zase v Dallas a v Seaton. inn, jak se HU., nekdy se musime rozletet na vAechny strany ja-

ko ptaci. Schaze prvniho okrsku byla zajimava, a program inlade& veselk a peknY. Je v gude videt 2e niladez ma zajem, moc vet gi ne2 v prede glYch letech. Za to inti2eme bYt vdeen1 nagim vedoucim mla.de2e, na g im sestram a bratrum, kteri venuji tolik jejich Casu nag i omlactine.

• • V nedeli, 12. fijna, bylo (oficialne) otevreno etvrte (neinocnieni) kridlo Domova odpoeinku v Taylor. Program byl kratkY, ale zajimaq a peknir. Promluvil starosta (Mayor) mesta, Dr. J. 0.

Kuhala, kterY privital nav g tevniky anglicky i Cesky. Neni to v kahlem meste ire najdem starostu, kter .V Intl& promluvit Cesky! Br. Pavel Sablatura, z Louise, niisto-ptedseda sboru feditela Domovu odpoeinku pro na g i Jednotu, byl ceremoniat, a predstavil reeniky bratra Morrise, pak bratra J. M. Skrabanka, predsedu sboru i .editeld, a sestru Antoinette Pokorny od radu Cislo 29, v Taylor, ktera pane, treba je jeg te "teenager", Ceskou fedi privitala vg echny, a take sestra Denise Bartosh v anglicke reel pane promluvila. Nejvet g i asi zajem obecenstva upout.ala a pozornost mela na ge mila sestra Pokladnikova, kterd., jak ji bratr Sablatura p redstavil, promluvila za vgechny kteri jsou s ni v Domove odpoeinku, a pane, pomalu v Ceske reel pochvalila vg echny tarn kteri jich v minule dobe cpatrovali a v nynej gi dobe opatruji.

Zahledl jsern nekolik naSich dlouholeUch sp olkovVeh praeovniku si I slz16ku utfit kdy2 podekovala Jednote a elenam za zajem o postaveni Domovil.

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Program byl velmi hezky v kterem pied redniky i po programu, pekne zpival povecky sbor od tadu 'Oslo 84 Pokrok Dallas. Diky jim! Pak br. Skrabanek rortrihl pentli pied dvermi etvrteho podal klie k nemu bratru Ed. Gaidovi, spraci Domova, a program byl ukoneen. Pobesedoval jsern chvili, ale vgechny jsem nemel I:thee easu pi ivitat. Bratr Hugo Sefeak je jeSle oily, a i mnoho jinYch, a zda se ze jsou vSichni spokojeni. Br. 8efedk ovSern ma ra• dost, ze se ozvalo tolik darcti na vybaveni svetnic na jeho a bratra Gaidy 2adost ze zaeatku v rote. Pobesedovali jsme chvili (ze synem Terry) s manminkou a statenkou 8efOikovou, ale ovem mac rnalo, neb jsme zase museli spechat k radii Praha eislo 29, Taylor, kde v poledne zadala oslava jejich sedumdesateho vyroei. ()bed byl velmi chutnY a dobrY. Program zadal ye dye hodiny. Promluvil br. Hl. ili. Piedseda Morris, a hezky pamatni program pied nesl br. Hl. Tajemnik R. A. UrbanovskY Br. Pralseda radii eislo 29 Ondtej (Andrew) Marek, pak rozsvitil sedmou svieku, ktera znamenala sedm desetileti let 2ivotu radii Praha. (celkem bylo sedm svidek). Na programu velice pekno zazpivaly pevecke sbory z Dallas, Seaton a Taylor. V deskych krojich, mall taneenici tadu Praha pod vedenim sester Barto gove a Kubalove asi nejvie udr2eli zajem obecenstva. Po programu, byla taneeni zabava.

• A pak 19. fijna v Robstown a 26.do Ennis, 2. listopadu do Houstonu, ale torn at zase pozcleji, ale toto chci sant yarn vSem. V Robstown, y e schilzi VII. okrsku, bY y aly reditel toho okrsku bratr Karel Holasek z Corpus Christi. podal bratru Gene Hrneirovi, nynejgmu rediteli Domovu ocipodinku ze sedmeho okrsku, poukazku (dek) na jeden tisic dolara Domovtim odpoeinku z posledni yule jeho nedavno zesnule ma.nZelky, Al2bety (Betty) Holaskove, aby tech $1,000. z bratrske lasky u2i1i pro dobro nagich starSich Menu v tech Domovech.

Neni to opra.vdu bratrska laska?

--SPJST— — "L'esk( divadlo 16 listopadu —SPJST--

Oddil dopisovatelfi .

Krouick Oeskych Aen v Dallasu Na§e tijnova scinize se nam -pekne vyclatila, ttebak navSleva nebyla tak eetna, jak jingly bYva (ndsledkein toho, 2e to bylo pra y& pied Osi. dneni). tomno bylo 23 elenek a i host: pani Lillian Quinn, drive Kovarova a dcera

v loni zesnule FrantiSky ElSikove- Kovarove. Tato pi. Kovarova bYvala blizkou a milou ptitelkyni me maminky, jiz jako mlada deveata se mely velice ra.dy. Do krouZku se tentokrate taky priSla podivat sestra Mildred Kovarova a privedla svou Svakrovou pi. Quinn sebou, cot nas velmi pote-Silo a doufame, to prijdou obe zas brzy.

Pkeeteny dopisy od elenek jako sestry K. Kraftove, ve kterem zasila StedrY penetitY darek na ucteni pamatky sestry Ptevratilove a taky i Podhraske, a se vzporninkou na celY kroudek; dekovnY dopis od. rodiny Podhraske za (Jar na, ucteni pamatky zesnule FrantiSky Podhraske; pak dopis od sestry Albi Kozove z Dornova odpodinku za pozdravny listek, ktery ji poslal krouZek. Ze pry listek ji velmi poteSil a Ze, se ma velice cobra tarn v Domove, kdy2 obeas se ji po Dallasu zasteskne coZ nevi Zadny div, kdy2 cely Zivot Zila zde. IVO, tarn ale 5 jinYch naSich sester a tak nemd tolik dasu aby se ji stYskalo. Taky jsme nerady slySely, 2e naSe sestra Ilorakova ittrpela zlomeni ruky, ale prejeme ji brzke uzdraveni, aby se citila lepe. TeZ sestre F. Koriakovske ptejerne aby brzy zas byla jako rybieka.

Obdr2ely jsme tadost od organizace United Fund, abychom darovaly neco na jejich podzimni kampari a odhlasovano bylo $10.00, co2 einime ka.2dYm rokem. Ted' ptichazi eas, kdy rtizne organizace budou sbirat fondy potrebne k zmirneni billy a pak taky na ledebne tieely pro ty, kteisi jsou nemajetne. Ka2cla to organizace pak obdrti dastku, kterou pottebuje pro svitj tied. Je mnoho lidu, jenZ by jinak nemohli si doptat leky neb leeeni take katclYm rokem se delaji nove a :novel pokusy k zlep(ieni zdravi a to vSe stoji ninsho penez -- a nekdo to musi zaplatit.

Kroutek obdreel take nejake te dory a jive: od sestry Pettikove jsme dostaly peknY peniz za rano liaeko y anY darek, kterY se ph schrtzi heed orodal a penize za nej sly do kasy. S:_astra Skotakova darovala ock od sestry Sehetkc,ve kroitku, kLerY bYt unit na zakoupeni krocana na -vanoeni abed v prosincove sehtizi. TTjsme nejo.ke plany na tento abed a ostatni se dodela v priAl schnzi. Sestra Helen Parrnova darovala krorstku 2 krabice peknYch listen k uzdraveni, sestra Houcikova, jednu krabici a Sokol Board of Directors darovali nam jednu krabici vanoenich Diky vSem.

Wednesday, October 29, 1969 Hostitelky pro Men byly sestry: M. Stranska, Skotakova, Shelley, Taborria a Sebetkova, a mely jsme se velice dobte a vkho bylo dosti. Diky Narozeniny v i• nu maji sestry: Kartousova, A Noskova, Groundova, Podhraske, Pin kova, Jani6kova a Riscka. Zazpivaly jsme jim a poptaly hodne zdravi. Je to .§koda, ze i sestra Jureikova se nedoekala syYch narozenin zesnula 15. a 21. mela mit sire narozeniny. Necht' je ji zeme lehka, a my budeme vzpominat, ze mohla jeSte dlouho zcle bYt mezi narni. Leto gni Osl. den mime ji2 za sebou, vSe dobte dopadlo a nyni musime zase se pri-pravovat na pi isti. Vez -metoclYrkgaemo alid to skuteene oceni. Ja si v2(ly preji, aby kaZdYm rokem to bylo lepSi neZli bylo to precle:§16. Take mi bylo sdeleno, 2e 29. tijna v 10 hodin rano na sokolovne bude sestra R. Kopeekova miti uka,Zku peeeni vanoeky, tak kdo se zajirna mute piijiti tarn se podivat, je to zdarma.

Nas pan W. Nesuda nedavno trochu churavel, ale ji2 je zase lepSi a my vSichni mu prejeme aby ji2 nestonal.

Nedayno on a jeho pani se stali pradedeekem a prababiekou, kdy2 u jejich vnueky meld deveatko, a tak musi toho to hodnosti — jeWe hodne dlouho. A pak kdo by nam dolal strake kdy2 kroutek nekam jede po busu? To nam vtdy on a pan Skotak delaji eestnou stra2 a my 2enske jsme ji2 pak bez starosti, ze ano?

Obdrtela jsem dopis od pana Kebrle z Osl., kde dekuje kroutku za zaslanY listek, ktery ho pry velmi ptekvapil a poteSil. Vzponaina, na nas a tai se, ze nekcio odtud jej v Csl. 'lady na.vStivi.

Dovedela jsem se, to Csl. Narocl rada z Chicaga porada zajezcl do Hot Springs, Arkansas. Vyjedou 28. tijna rano a weer maji bYti na miste, kde se zdrJi 10 dun v Hotelu Majestic. Za,jezd tint asi pi. Janonkva, nebot' pi.

Welcl-Rirtiekova se nedavno vratila z Osl. kde byla s mantelem na y 'Stevou a nyni se zase pies zimu uchyleji na Florida, Skoda, ze je to do Hot Springs tak daleko, jinak bych YYpravu ptekvapila a poclivala se na da.vrid zname.

Jiste tam bude zase pi. Marie BencSovo, a pi. Anna Sagatova s dcerWkou Aniekou, nebot' jezdi kahlYrn rokem do tech koupeli a pak se taky leckam podivaji s yYpravou. Já to vseni tern starSim preji, vt.dyt' za mladi to nebylo motile a. tak at' aspofi nyni neco uziji vAak nyni na podzim je v tech horach ptekrasne. Stromy meni barvy listi, vzduch je krasne eistY a

Ve st.cedu 29. kijna 1909 jizdravY a ty hory jsou namodrale nymi slovy, pro nekoho kdo miluje rode, je to skuteena ponadka! Preji y Yprave chicagske hodne pobaveni a St - astny navrat zas domii.

Mile sestry, inane pliU1 schuze bude se konat 6. listopadu a tak se hled'te dostavit ve veiiani poctu.

S pozdravem, A. Houdkova, SPJST-Oa Eirthetay Maim Mein cis. 88

Houston, Texas Ctena redakce a miii etenari: Tak opet piSi par tadek od nakho kluba. MOH jsme peknou nayStevu inesieni scritizi nulY mesie V crekujem vkin navStovnikum, ze niezi nas se pobavit, neb naystevnici jsou y2dy Otani Nak Card pary bride °pot jako ady prvni stredu v mesici dne 5. listopadu.

Zaeatek v 9 hodin rano a v poledne ubed. KaZdy jest uctive zvan. Mesieni schuze naseho Birthday Club bude jako yO,dy druhou stredu dne 12. listopadu.

Zaeatek v 9 hodin rano ke schnzi a pobaveni a v poledne obed. NavStevnici jsou v2dy vitani.

Hostitelkami pro mesic listopad budou: Frances Olexa, Marie Telge, Lydia Kadera a Flo Rister.

Clenky, ktere slavi sve narozeniny v mesici listopadu jsou. Mary Elzner, Ara 8kra,banek a Cecilia Kleaka. Celt' krouZek jinn p eje vesele narozeniny dalSich y e zdravi se dockati. V mesici listopadu jest svatek den diktivzdani, tak chci ptipomenout, zc i my v den Card party k obedu budem posluliovat norai ()bed ze vSim prisluSenstvim. lily jest uctive zvan.

Spozdravem na vSechny Sophie ErubY,

taa 56, Corpus CiPaqi Ctei i bratri •a sestry: Temito nekolika radky y am chci Sines oznamit, GE 11050 schnze ra.du Anton C'ereiak Oslo 56, se bude konat drohou nedeli. 9. listopadu 1969 v Sukolovni jak obyeejne zaeatek y e 2 hodiny odpoleclne.

V teto ZaSe rozdavane banko yni poukazky, doSle z 1-11avni ra,dovny tens, co byli pt ijati do Jednoty SFJET v 2DeSiei za ti jsou deny 5 nob tines rokU ve•-v:f;ech tridach mimo J. T. Sets) ze vVroeni nam pripada na nedeli 14. prosinee. V teto schUzi budoc volby Utedniku lihtle vi bory pro rote 1970. A doSie dividendy, bankovni poukazky buclou zase rozdavane, elentim, co se stall elenV Jednoty v mesici zati prod peti nob vice roky.

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Pritomne ihame zde prijemne poeasi jest to ciruhe jaro v roku, teplo okolo 80 s`c,ipriti pros den, v hoci zase. okolo 70 stup1M a vlahy dostatek.

S bratrskYm pozdravem na vsechny John StaSa, tajemnik SPJST

F. MvAino V TEXASU Po ispcsne lite "Pravda na Uteku" hrane 30. brezna tonoto roku ochotnici dramatickeho spolku "'Hanoi" v Houstone, u tiadu Pokrok 88 piipravuji novou hru, dosed v Texasu nehra11011 a to veselohru, pod nazvem "Nevesty ha prodej" cos titul soul, slibuje legraci a koseeny Zen, chtivYch Scnichu, kterYch nein nikdy a nikde nazbyt. Casio ,je protO vybodne, zarcditi si snatkovou kancelar, ccA bode hla ynim bodem naSi divadclni hry. Obsazeni nerca je vetsinou novynhl deny klubu, a tak Vas timto dopisem prosim, planujte na Vak divadlo, neb hrajeme pro Vas. Pot yrdite, ze desks vetev neuschla, con prave nisi ochetnici, obetunce eas, zasluhuji si to odmeny, abyste ptiQi v nejvetSint poetu a zasmali so a pobay in se s narni.

16. listopadu 1969, y e 3. hod. odpolednc v Eloustone, Texas Za snolek Hiahol Vas zdravi Karel Sicner P. S. Stale se naluvi nebo pile, ze CeskY jazyk zanikne a podobne pohtebni vzlykani potureencti. Dokud budete hrdi na s y rij puvod a y zajemne si pomahati, na,vStevovati a podporovati Ceske spolky, Ceskou Sinnost, eist CeskY tisk a Ma y ne se k CeStine, treba s troSkou hlasit, krajanska vetev se jete dloubo a cllouho zelenat.

A na konec trochu humoru: voial tatinck na zdravotni stiedisko.

"Pane doktore nas Jaroukk, psal Ulohu a spok1 pero, co mame delat?"

"Tak, at' Zathil pa'e s tuZkou."

Nazdar!

17Srroc!3.1f. "u' Pozvai oslayn Telocviciia Jednota, Sokol Corpus Christi, Texas, bude poraciat v nedeli 2. listopadu 1969 osla y u na pooest 391leteho pUsobeni v Sokolovni adresa: 5440 Kostoryz Road. Pove • enV vYbor ptipravy P, bode. snaW shy fpeastnici, hoste op6t byli -uspokojeni s jidelnim listkem, ob.slubou. a zaroven odpolednim 1ilrograinem.

0: bed i yeecte bride pozftsUrvat z noveziho masa (Barbecue) se vkini chat11:0171i p •ikrmy. Obed zaene byt podavan od 12 do 2 hodin a yeeete od 5 boffin. do 7 hodin. $1.50 talit, Br, Frank

C. Sacky starosta v jeho proslovu fivitacim oznami celY odpoledni program, ktery bude vypinen rtiznYra pobavenim pro vSechny ptitomne. Pro, Eznive take bude dobre postarano rtiznYirii studenYmi napoji.

Od spolkovYch elenti sester a bratru se laskave Zada, by vypomehli vatde kcle Who bude zapottebi jak yypoinocncu silou k obsluze tak i ptiSpanim raznYm peeivem do kuchyne jak oby&One. VSichni eleni i neeleni jsou uctive zvan.

Na zdar a na shledanu!

John StaSa, oznamovatel divadlo 16. listopadu

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TAK VSELICOS Aneika Hondkoya VScra jsem byla na yStevou v Ennis u tetieky Parolkove a ptika tam moje ptitelkyne Marie Kopeekova se zpra you, Se k veeeru na tamni sini KJT bride pry naladY krajan p. Koudelka z Luhaeovic, kterY je zde navS'tevou, ukazovati sve cukratske umeni (on jest ye stare y lasti cukratem a pekatem) vSent tern, kteti by se o nes° podobneho zajimali. Tak bratr Vilem me tarn hned zavez1 a kdyZ jsme tarn pkijeli, tam ji2 bylo vice neZ padesat krajanek — mladSIch i nekterYch ze stark generace — seskupenYch v prostorne kuchyni na sini. Pan Koudelka byl ji2 v pine praci, ohanel se mechaakou a misil o sto Sest vSelijake piS- kotove testo a na konec ten nejakY ovocnY dort. Jeho elle pomocnice vesmes z Sad jeho eetnYch ptibuznYch — mu pomahaly slehat bilky, ptinaSely pottebne "seueastky" kuchynske a vie se to jen. mihalo. Bylo to zajimave pozorovat jak ebratne si pan Koudelka poeinal tom vern — inu ovkm, jak jinak by to moblo bYt, vZdyt' ye stare vlasti byt kaZdY cukrat dovednYrn umelcem a jehen. vYrobky bYvali bajeene. Mohu to iict ze sve zku§enosti, nebot' byla jsem tarn na yStevou dvakrate a pH kaZde naNkeve jsem okusila ty dobroty na ruznYch mistech. Jednou jsem byla na pouti v Podskali (necialeko Skutee na eeskomora yske vysoeine), mtlj otec mel ye Skutei sestrenku provdanou za p.

Emana Preza.na, vYborneho cukrate, a ten tarn nabizel sve umeni a to se vi, Se jako nav4evnice z Ameriky, byla jsern poeastevana leeeims dobrYm, na co je g te dnes vzpominam. Pocirujsem byla zas na pouti v Bechyni (odkud pochazela moje maminka) a je§te dries vidim ty spousty pernikovYch "srdcat", husarn, clet'atek rtrz-

23 nYch dobrot. Je to tak podivne, na co si elovek vzpomene, treba je tomu tak da y no, Ze ano? Pak jsme pribliZely tomu, jak dovedne pan Koudelka uniel valyt' se okraSlovat ty pochoutky zdalo, Ze udelal Smik a u2 to bylo jak namalovane! Ten kornoutek jen se mlhal a bylo videt, ze zkuSene ruce tutu praci konaly ji2 mnohokrate. Jii bylo 7 hodin a bratr byl hotov jeti dome, nebot' se setmelo a chteli jsme jeSte nejake potraviny v grocerii obstarati, ale pani Filuska Holy, pi. John JamSoy a a pi. Jilinka Maealikova jinak nedaly, Ze pry musim seekati p. Koudelka okraSli kus toho piSkotoveil° dortu, abych mohla ochutnati.

Tak jiZ bylo skoro 3 kdyit jsme doji2denemohli jsme ale eekati na dokoneeni, ac bych byla rada si pak byla s panem cukratein jeSte pohovorila, nebot' v pondeli 27. hjna odjiZcli zpet doma do Luhaeovic. Smala jsem se mu, Ze kdysi jednoho krasneho dne se uvidime na Morave, cos se mute stati, budeme-li iivi a zdravi. Ochutriala jsem jeho vYrobek pak poaleji a mohu opravdu ujistiti kaideho, ze to byl prvettidni vYrobek. Dekuji vSem, tarn v Ennis za peatelske ptivitani a vzacnou ochotu, byl to peknY a zajimavY yeeirek, rada tam valy mezi ne pi'ijdu. A moZna, ie jako jsem si vzponmela ja, vzporriene si treba i nektera krajanka ( y e stare vlasti rozend) na ty poute a pH to vzpornince se navrati i ty krasne chvile mladi tarn ztravene?

Peed nekolika dny byla zminka ye zdejSich novinach o inladieke krajance (aspori dle jrnena bych soudila, Ze je z krajanske rodiny) Sharon Kapavikoye z Lancaster, Tex. AC je pry jen 121eta, jiZ obdriela told( vyznamenani v rilznYch oborech a pry jeSte poead sklizi same stuhy a hodne pochvaly. Takoye zpra.vy se pelme etou a delaji nam valy test. Nadane krajance gratulujeme.

Dostalo se mi pozvani od pi. Louise Shiller-Mareshove ze San Angelo, abych ptijela do Caldwell 26. Nilo a zrieastnila se Shiller Reunion tarn v ten den konane, a abych vzala i sve bra try te2 sebou. Ji g tolikrate rids zvala rodina Shillerova a nikdy nam to nebylo moZno, tak nevim, zda snad tentokrate se mini to spini. Citirn se velmi poctena touto pozvankou, nebot' nejsem nikterak s rodinou Shillerovou zptiznena a peece nas zvou. Jsou tarn velmi ptatenti krajane a citime se mezi nimi jako doma. To same plati 1 o rodin y LeSlkarove a 8talmachove, rada se s nimi sejdu.

VESTNfIK Dne 16. zati 1969 dovr'Sil nitij bratr Josef 35. vYroei sve prate pro firma Red Arrow Freight Lines, nebot' v 1934 zaeal pracovati v Corpus Christi jenZe tehdy to melo jmeno Brown Express.

Je to jiste dlouha doba neptetrZiteho zamestnani, obz ylaSte pro nekoho jako jest rintj bratr, a myslim Ze vMchni podobnein postaveni zaslouZi zminku, nebot' treba& easteene zneschopneli, peece radi se postaraji sami o sebe, bez pomoci jineho a radi tak konaji.

Proto jsem na neho velmi hrda a i na vSechny jine v tort postaveni. JiZ tnusim ukoncit. Mejte se vSichni dobee a bud'te zdravi. A. H.

Oznaineniradu9 schke Podzimni okrskove sehfize Podzimni schuze V. okrsicu se bude konati v nedeli 2. listopaclu u radu Poi(rok Houston eislo 88, 1435 Beall ulici v 1:30 odpoledne.

• • OKRSKONit KALENDAtt kit() 1970 Jarni schtize II. okrsku bude se konati u tadu 'Oslo 47, v Seaton (Star Hall), 12. dubna, 1970.

• • Rad Cislo 49, Rowena bude hostit scinizi IV. (etvrtelio) okrsku etvrtou nedeli v mesici dubnu. v roce 1910.

--spJsr "Ceske di vadlu 16. listopadu v Ilous oni."."

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Naphdly se dnove me prate odchazim no. nalehave rady lekaen po vice neZ etyticetilete einnosti na odpoeinek a chtel bych se touto cestou rozloudit s naSinti etenari, s celou touto krajanskou vetejnosti. "Oim jsem by1 v Zivote vim jsem byl rad" — to slova basnikova byla \Tidy moo iivotni devizou. A zvlaSt rad jsem pracoval v krajanskern hnuti, rad jsem se vZdy setkaval s Vann, nak mill krajaire, at' ji2 to bylo u nas doma el u Vas ye Vidni, v Patili, v Bruselu, ei zapadnim Berline, neb v Toronto, ye Windsoru, ci v Montreale. A rad, nesmirne rad se 8 Vann setkam kdykoliv k tomu bode prilelitost.

Dekuji ze srdce vSem, kdoZ mi v praci na iiseku krajanskeho hnuti pomahaii, dekuji krajantim za jejich ku k narodu a stare vlasti, Oeskoslovenske socialisticke republiky, jiZ jsem byl po celou dobu pOsObeni v Os. ristavu zahranienim svedkem.

V Praze dne 25. 9. 1969.

J. Gria Spurn Na rozloueenou Peedseda Os. ristavu zahranieniho J.

Ve steedu 29. eijna 1969 GriSa, Spurns, dovrkije svou vice ne2 40 let trvajici plodnou praci a odchazi na odpoeinek. Louei se s krajanskou vetejnosti, spolupracovniky v Os. Ustavu zahranienim, v jeho Cele sta.' terner osm let. Byl tinny v delnickem hnuti ztieastfroval se bojti za prava pracujicich a aktivne se zueastnil IL odboje. Od osvobozeni v roce 1945 zastaval eadu yYznainnYch funkci. Protoie pochazi z vystehovaieckeho kraje, Oeskomoravske vysoainy, poznal co byla chudina, naSel nejen k pracujicim, ale i k naShit krajantun v •ely vztah. Od prvniho dne nastupu v Os. Ustavu zahranienim mel na zi'eteli poinahat naSim krajantim v utu2ovani jejich svazku s vlasti. Kladl si za cil sjednocovat vSechny Cechy a Slovaky jako neodumirajici vetev naSich narodu. Jeho dlouholete zku.,;enosti byly velikou posilou nejen spolupracovnikam, ale i pro priici naeho Ustavu. My, kteei jsme s nim denne byli teme • osm let ye styku, vaZime si jeho pracovitosti, jeho up •imnkch rad a trznani za dobee vykonanou praci. Pfejeme tnu, aby dlouha leta ve zdravi uZil zaslouZeneho odpoeinku a slibujenie, Ze kaalodenni pactivott praci se vynasnaZirne pokraeovat v jeho snahach; tim zapinime jim zanechanou mezeru.

Pracovnici Os. Ustavu zahranieniho --SPJSTJubileum poeatku husitsice revoluce V Oervenci letoAniho roku tomu bylo prove 550 let, co v Praze zapoealo velke revolueni hnuti, zname celemu svetu jako husitske.valky, ktere yYzna,mne cvlivnilo vY'voj naSich no.rodnich dejin. Otec eeskeho clejepisectvi Franti'Sek PalackY, actor slavnYeh Dejin radii eeskeho v Oechach a v Morave, povaaoval dobu husitskou za nejvYznamnejAi obdobi v dejinach na.eho sta. tu. Je skuteen.osti, Ze v patitactem stoleti doMo v na§ich zernich k udalostern, ktere ottasly Evropou a do znaene miry oteveely cestu k reformaci. HusitAca, revoluce, na jejimZ poeatku stoji Pralska defenestrace z roku 1419, revoluce, koneici v roce 1434 bitvou u Lipan, nepochybne naleli k rozhodujicirn okarnZikin eeskYch dejin.

BYva obvykle opomijeno, ae pro socialni a politick boj byla u nas peipravovana od sklonku etrnact&ho stoleti. Zaveteene obdobi vlady clava rv., syna cisate Karol IV., bylo napIneno velk.Vrni politickyini i ne.boiZenskYmi konflikty. Kral se dostal do. ostrYch sports se Alechtou a do'Slo dokonce k tomu, Ze byl dvakrat- uvez nen, je to doba velkeho fipadku auto-;

Ve st •edu 29. njna 1969 rity moci svetske i cirkevni. Roku 1400 byl Vaclay zbaven hodnosti rimskeho cisate, Clint bylo jeho postaveni jako eeskeno panovnika velmi oslabeno a velmi poklesl politicky vYznam naSeho statu. Vniti ni situace v naSich zemich byla ovlivnena i mezinarodnimi predevSim rozkolem v cirkvi.

Byla to doba tri papetn.

Nej y YznaninejSi osobnosti to doby se stal mistr Jan Hus. Na jeho kazdnich v Betlemske kapli v Praze se shromatd'ovaly obrovske zastupy. Roku 1415; byl povolan jako stoupenec mySlenek anglickeho refonnatora Viklef a na koncil do Kostnice, kde byl prohlaSen za kacire a vyclan svetske moci k potrestani. 6. Cervence 1415 byl upalen a jeho popel byl smeten do reky Mina, aby aechimi nic nepriporninalo jeho pamatku. Zprava o Husove smrti zptisobila v eechach pravou bouri. Nekolik set eeskYch Slechticii podepsalo stizny list cisaki Zikmundovi, v nernt protestuji proti smrti Jana Husa. Tent() cenry dokument s innoha sty peceti podepsanYch rytikil se dodnes zachoval v archivu. Od tohoto okamtiku stoupenei Husova uceni zikavali stale vet:Si prevahu. Od tohoto okanatiku stoupenci Husova ueeni ziskavali stale vetSi prevahu. V chrame sv. Martina na Starem Meste byla podavana yeeere Pane pod oboji zwasobou".

RoznodnY okamtik nadeSel 30, eer' vence 1419. Rano se slaromatdilo velke innotstvi lidu na kazani Jana Zelivskeho v chramu P. Marie Snetne na Novem Meste. Zelivsk' byl kdysi mnichem v klaStere v Zelivi, odkud uprchl a stal se oblibenYm ka,zatelern prat-38U chudiny. Po kazani, ktere obsahovalo mnoho prithiednYch naratek na krale a odptirce husiststvi, se lid pod vedenina Zelivskeho odebral ke kcstelu sv. Stepana, kterY obsadil. Odtud se Mo dale k Novomestske radnici na Dobyteim trhu (dne:Mi Karlovo namesti na Novem Meste v Praze). Na radnici byli shromatdeni konSele, kteri podle jedne zpravy odmitli propustit husity veznene na radnici, podle jine se pry posmivali prichazejicimu davu.

Zaminku dnes jit nelze zjistit, skuteenosti ztistava ze hlavni prieinou nasledujici uddlosti byla neno.vist k novomestkYm koselum, kteti se stall v ccli pratske chudiny ztelesnenim vSeho zla. Lid pod vedenim Zelivskeho dobyl radnici a konSele byli vyhazeni z oken na na,stavend kopi a oStepy. Jejich Vela pak ` byla polotena na trtigti pied radnici. Tato uddlost je nazYvana prvni Pratskou defenestraci. (Podle

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latinskeho slova fenestra okno.)

Prvni na rozdil od druhe defenestrace z doby tricetilete valky.

Defenestrace se stala signalem k revoluci. lined nasledujiciho dne byly napadeny velke klaStery a valky, ktere takto zapoealy, trvaly pak patnact let. kdyt se kral Vaclav, kterY v to dobe pobYval na svem loveckem sidle v Novein Hradk.0 u Kunratic, dozvedel o pratskYch uddlostech, byl ranen mrtvici a zakratko zentrel. Kralova smrt byla povatovana za Spatrie znameni. 0 triin pak usiloval kraluv brats Zikmund, definitivne jej ziskal vSak po poratce lrusitii u Lipan ioku 1434.

Iniciator prvnlho vYbuchu revoluc,e, Jan eliskST, byl roku 1422 v prribeim mocenskYch zapasci v Praze na Staromestske radnici popraven. Jeho smrt tam dosud pripomina pametni deska.

Pratska defenestrace otevrela cestu husitske revoluci a jeji jubileum by nemelo Wit zapornenuto.

Jiri DvorskY ----SPJST boost() " e‘ ' es le d vadlo 16. listopadit --SPJST-Jak slouti" Rakovnik s yYm Obeardon

Starobyle mesto Rakovnik se svymi 13,000 obyvateli ma dlouholetou clobrou tradici ye slutbach obeantinn. Jeho KomundIni sleay, ktere postupne yybudovaly ve taste i v okoli na 80 provozoven s vice net 400 zamestnanci, se vzorne staraji o spokojenost Siroke spotrebitelske verejnosti a tim i o prosperitu podniku.

K nej yyhleclavanejSim provozovnam rakovnickYch komunalnich Slutob tri nova, mocterne zarizend pradelna, ktera za svou jakostni praci ziskala louznani pratskeho VYzkumrai neho astavu mistniho hospoclarstvi, 0statne nejlepSim vysvedeenim pro ni jejimi stalYmi zakazniky jiste je, jsou i pratskY interhotel Alcron, v Ruzyni s hotelem Transit, Cinska restaurace v Prate a rada dalSich vYznamnYch institucil. Na 15 rnetrickych centri pradla projde katdodenne vYkonnYmi pracimi stroji pradelny a rukama 30 ten, ktere tarn pracuji ye dvousmennem prozovu a maji k dispozici uinYva,rny a sprchy s teplou a studenou vodou i mistnost k odpoeinkte Jinou vyhledavanou provozovnou podniku je apravna prodejna SamotovYch obkladaeek, ktera obstarava obeanian blteni sten do koupelen ke sprchovYm koutrim, poloteni modernich podlaho yin a pod.

Na miste man) vYnosne pujeovny pramysloveho zboti otev •el podnik prodejnu zbytkoveho textilniho zbo-

ti, kde jdou dobre na odbyt damske oBevy, zbytky latek, boty, pradlo a jinx kcnfekce. Tato sludba spravne vystihla potteby obyvatelstva, zejmena 'Zen, a to tim spite, se se k ni &eine druti nedavno zavedend zakazkova, slutba, ktera se soustred'uje predevSim na lotniho pradla z vlastniho i doneseneho materialu. Take dalSi nova provozovna, obstaravajici opravy hromosvothi, byla obyvateli mesta i dalekeho okoli vdeene uvitana a je jimi take pine vyutivana.

Utiteenou a pro podnik velmi vYnosnou slutbu zajiSt'uji d ye jeho zahradnictvi, z nicht jedno peenje o sadovou Upravu kolem narodniho podniku Rakona, zatimco druhe udrtuje pekne okoli eistici stanice v Lutne a tamni neniocnice. V posledni dobe pripravuji rakovnicke Konninalni sluzby otevreni propagaernho a tiskarskeho strediska s dvema tiskarskYmi stroji, ktere budou obstaravat tisk firemnich papirt, obalek, plakatti, vizitek a jinYch aby ulehcily pretianYin StredoeeskYm tiskarnam.

Nein divu, ze lri sve iniciative a prut nosti, psi nit neni od napadu k jeho uskitteeneni v podniku nikdy cialeko, mohou se terrier vsechny slutby a provozovny chlubit rostoucimi obraty a zisky. To pochopitelne dovoluje vedeni podniku starat se take soustavne o zlepSovani pracovniho prostredi tamestnancii. Zastarale provozovny se postupne meni v moderne zatizene mistnosti, pii nicht jsou zrizovany umYvarny a sprchy a kde namnoze ut nechybi ani lednioky pro uloteni potravin zamestnanYch ten: A tak jde v pociniku ruku v ruce peee o uspokojovani rostoucich potada ykti a potreb obyvatelstva mesta Rakovnika, o uleheovani pr ace zamestnanYch ten s pee.1 o vlastni pracovniky.

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Bron. Mazel Dieselmotory rostou v parku

Kapitan Cs. zaoceanske plavby MiIan Rusnak usrkl pomeraneove Wavy, jeho jincly usmevava tvail zt yrdla; " Od patnacti let jsem na -- a za tu ciobu jsem protil hodne bouri taj fun0 v Jihooeskem mori, hurikann v karibske oblasti i hezkYch par ,§11arnastik. v Indickem ocean& a Atlantiku. Ale na svou prvni bouti, kdyit jsem prune vyplul ,lako novopeeenY kapitan, take nezapomenu a jeSte dnes pii vzpominleach na tu legraci nemam klidnY spanek. Prave oprYinkovany tfiatricetilety kapit'an, zcela nova lod' dokoneend v bulharskYch lodenicich, o nit nikdo

24 nevedel, jak se bode "chovat", posadka sestavena take z novYch Mi. A kratce po setmeni to priglo.

Nikdo .bouti neeekal — vklyt' i posledni meteorologicke zpravy vysilane pro lodi kratce predtim hlasily dobre podasi. Ale deft se vyznej v Cernem aloft Seriel jsem ve sve kajute, kdy mi z mitstku hlasit, le "se neco deje" protole barometr rapidne klesl a 0bloha se zcela zatahla hustYmi mraky,. valejichni se nizko nad hladinou. neZ jsem stadil dojit na naistek ke kormidlu ul to zadalo: Dlouha tahla vina uderila do boku lodi, le se nage Jiskra vychYlila o dvacet stupriti, tuny vody zalily palubu, a protole nikdo takove podasi neeekal, vnikla voda i 0tevrenYmi okny do kajut. V gichni byli razetn na nohou ale to uZ, nikdo newel na premYgleni eas: ulna za vinou bily do boku lodi a prevalovaly Se pies palubu, spr gka rozstriknute vody dosahovala az na kapitansky stek, viditelnost se rovnala Nage Jiskra se ztnitala jak jankovitY ktisl nahoru po obrovskYch vinach a zpet padala do propadlike vody, di se zapichovala do inkostove derne jako by chtela rovnou ke dnu.

A barometer stale klesal, boure trvala ul desatou hodinu, lido unaveni, nevyspali, v utesnenYch vnittnich prostorach lodi k zalknuti. Hlavni starost jsme meli o novou loci' o motory.

Kdyl je totil lod' v bouti poradne rozhopana, tak chvilemi trei do vySe obnalena prid' a vzapeti hned zase zad', kdy lod'ni grout) se ye vzduchu rortouei naprazdno jako vetrnik — a to je nejobtilnelk zatezkavaci zkou gka, fake maginu snad ani-ve fabrice nepodrobuji. Tahle boure trvala tamer 48 hodin, namerili jsme al 36 stupritt vYchylky — ale motory na gi Jiskry, vyrobene v OKD, obstalY vYborn&--- pri teto i dalgich bourich i pri normalni plavbe. Ty motory — to je kus poctive a fortelne price motoraftt z KD." Motor — 9L 350 H PS —, kteni pohani Jiskru, vaN 32,800 kg a vYkon ma 1670 koni. Vyvinuli jej pracovnici VYzkumneho ustavu naftovYch motorti za pomoci delniku a technikit nynejsiho za r vodu Naftove motory na Smichove, odkud pri specializaci v roce 1960 pre yrah jeho vYrobu Hradeeti. Na Smichove delali pouze hnaci agregaty pro sokolovacke lokomotivy. Lodni motory zaeali vyra.bet v modernim zavocle v Hradci Kralovem.

HradeckY autobus miji viadukt, blili se pry Ploti gte a tedy cil me cesty zavocl Hradec Kralove. Marne vyku-

VESTNfK kuji z okna autobusu a hledam typickY kour, kterY by signalizoval, ze se blik tovarne. Prekvapeni je o to vet61, kdyz najednou zastavujeme v aleji topolu a mezi synimi travniky. Sympaticky vratny mne usvedettje, Ze jsem opravdu tam, kde jsem chtel bYt vYrobcti lodnich a stacionarnich motor' pro dieselektrarny, pro lode 'Mein, jezerni a namoini, motorti o vYkonnu od 260 koni do 2750 koni.

Se zalibou si prohlikm upravene zahonky a nadervenale budovy, ktere spig e pripominaji lazeriske domy nez tovarni haly. VratnY, ktery stoji je gte u inne, upozorrutje: "Ale nemyslete Si, ze .se tohle vsechno objevilo pies noc.

Kdepakl Jeste pred vice nez etyrmi ty byste tady marne hledal betonove chodnikeky, zahony a travnik. Byly to sklaclky, ktere pripominaly Sberne suroviny, a kdyZ zaprgelo blata bylo pod kotniky. Chteli jsme ale delat v utulnem prostredi, a proto jsme si za . ."

Splet' betonovych chodnieku kfiluje zavoci v g.enn, smdry, kus modreho nebe je zamtilovano potrubim transportujicim do vsech provorti plyn, paru, vodu, vzduch, potom vsem se vsak vesele kutali slunce. Cestu nezatazasi ani smitko zbytecneho odpadu. V provozech, kde pod rukama slevadtl, soustrulnikti, frezatil, brusida, klempirti, zamednikti, montern a dalgich vyrtIstaji dieselmotory a dieselagregaty, je zrovna tak Cisto jako venku.

Inzulinovou terapii proclelal i samotnY vYrobnni proces. Od doby, kdy se zde jeSte vyrabely odsttedivky, mlekarenske konve, spilky a dalgi potravinarske zatizeni se mnohe zmenilo. PHchodem roku 1953 nastal radikalni prevrat “Troby. Zaealy se Mat dieselmotory a dieselgregaty a tovarna se menila ye staveni gte. Prichazeli take novi lido. Nikdo ale nevedel o motorech vie, na ze maji nejakou ojnici, pist, setrvadnik a tak spolu s vYrobou se i lido. Zku genosti s naftovYmi motory lady SL 275 se staly v roce 1962 podkladem pro zavedeni vYroby dosud nejtag ich rnotorn u nas vyrobenYch — lodnich osmivalcovYch motorti 8 DR. Stare bachrate plachetnice a dYmajici parniky byly vystridany modernlmi loclemi, ktere jsou pohaneny vYkon nYmi naftovYmi motory. . . Zaleli na kalde ojnici, pistu, hrideli i matici, aby lodni sirena zoufale nehoukala SOS do rnlhy, aby pasaleri trpeli jen morskou. nemoci, aby svitilo svetlo. lVfotorari z OKD si tohoto jsou pine vedomi a davaji velkY pozor, aby znadka OKD ne-

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utrpela v konkurenenim boji. To je take zaruka, ze motory budou stale uznavanYm vYrobkem.. 15 nas i ye svete.

Ladislav Chmel -SPJ r-"Ceske divadlo 16. listopadu v ilotp.tone."

39. Jiraskin Hronov skoneil Naposledy se zvedla opona poslechdho predstaveni arnaterskeho divade!niho festivalu Jiraskova Hroncva v Jiraskove divadle a za 39. JiraskovYnt Hronovem byl udinena teeka.

Hlavni cenu a s ni titul viteze 39. Jiraskova Hronova se porota letos rozhodla neudelit. Nainisto toho cloporudila penelitou odmenu is vecne ceny urdene pro viteze rozdelit mezi dva nejUspegnej gi soubory hronovskeho testivalu. Divadelko Za branou a SZK Vyg kov za Mrolkit y Dunn na hranici a a Divadlu Tabor za Skrivana a sair gt E Konrada. Dale porota navrhla udelit celkem devatero individualnich con.

Oticialni saver poroty, podle nehok' 39. Jirasktiv Hronov jaksi skoneil nerozhodne, je alespon easteene korigo van jeSte znYvajicimi dvema cenarni, sice neoficialnimi, ktere v ak nicmene take vsak maji svou vahu -- toti2 Cenu novinatit a Cenu divakit: obe jednoznaene zisk.ala vYakovsko, inscenace MroZkova Domu na hranici.

Vygkov ziti ziskali ohlas uZ pro volbu u nas merle zname predlohy, v n1.2 jeji uPravovatel a reliser v9razne podtrhl stale akutalni prvky a o ty pak optel svou ucelenou a hlavne osobitou re2ijni koncepci. Nemenk Usili a obdobne snahy jsou charakteristicke i pro inscenaci Divadla Tabor.

TrebaZe letoSni pi:ehlidka amaterskYch divadelnikti — Jiraskuv Hronov nebyla ohnostrojem inscenaanich vYbojit, rozhodne nebyla skoupYm inspiraenim zdrojem. Ve s yYch nejlep§ich inscenacich prinesla svedectvi nejen snah o nekonveneni dramaturgii, ale i usili o pevnY a uceleny inscenaeni tvar. Z tech ostatnich pfedstaveni zaujala vSrsledky alespon dilcimi, at' u2 to byly treba jen jednotlive hereeke kony, nevgedni re0.ijni pristup anebo pozoruhodne scenograficke fe§oni.

Hlavnim zdravYm rysem Jiraskova Hro nova byl zdrave kritickY duch diskusnich khibu i volnYch tribun.

J.V. —SPJSThudba v New Yorku New York patril ye vrcholnem late hudebni mladok z eeleho svota. Cesko -sloverikbyzastoupen dagoy hudebniml vecici, ktefi v teto oblasti dlouha Leta prisobi mezinarodne. Byli

Ve stfedu 29. iijna 1969 to profesori Praske konservatote Milan Blaha, dr. Ladislav Vachulka a Jaroslav Vlach, tentokrat v riAznYch y edeckYch a umeleckYch disciplinach, veene experimentalni hudby. Ve svetove soutek akordeonistil byl odmenen bronzovou medaili profesor brnenske konservatote Jan Tesaf, kterY na mistrovskem nastroji Ceske konstrukce ji2 vyhral 9 medaili vAech kategorii. Jeho NYkon byl natoeen newyorskYm rozhlasem a do vysilani byla ihned zatazena virtuOzni Tarantella zasloukleho umelce Vaclava Trojana.

----SPJSTdivadlo 16. listopadu v Houstone."

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Strainieke doiinky Modre nebe bez jedineho =deka shliZelo na zastupy proudici historickYmi branami do morayske Stralnice.

Starobyle mesto slavilo letos '100 let sveho trvani a uvitalo v prvni zafijoyou nedeli ve svYch zdech desetitisice lidi, kteti prijeli na velke narodni doknky. Zatim co se v ulicich v prostorach kolem zamku zaeali shromaZdovat zajemci o zemedelskou techniku a plody poll a zahrad tohoto cipu Moravy,. zatim co pfibYvalo krojovanych skupinek, vyletia za mestem zelene, svetice, ktera zahajila krajske misrovstvi v orbe.

DtAinky znamenaji konec zni. Na pole nastupuji pluhy, aby ptipravily pridu pro novou Modu. Dobry ora,6 byl vklycky na venkove valen a nikterak mu neubylo na cti ani v dobe traktorn a viceradlienich pluhil. Vitezove okresnich soutek vlokli do klani vSechen svilj f or tel.

Pak zaealo slunce pant jako v late-, mesto se zapinilo docela a z namesti vykrodil za zyukt°t hudeb veselSi a pfepestrY do2inkod prilvod. Podle stare tradice v dele det1 druisevniku a za nimi pak sami hospodati a jejich Zeny v krojIch, rnladei ta,neila a yYskala. StraZnicke kroje byly vyStfidany vlenovskymi, kyjoyskYmi a dalMini, jasave barvy Mora yskeho Slovacka se stkidaly se stfizlivejkmi kroji eeskYmi, v charakteristickYch cllouhYch kabatech prochazeli vtele pozdravoyani Chodove, chlapce s kosarky vystfidali Handel od Chropyne a z podbuti Drahanske vrchoviny, kteti jakoby vystoupili . z obrazkft MrinesovYch. Za ptisnejkmi a tmaygiml kroji Opayska na,sledovaly zdobne slavnostni flbory slovackYch nevest s jedineenYmi eepci, pak zase pochodovali ValaSi. V mohutnem prOvodu, kted smetoval na sadion Bludnik, bylo na 2000 krojoyanYch osob. Alegoricke vozy ta-

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Zene korimi znazorriovaly minule easy. 2enci se radovali nad poslednim mandelem, etvero mlate,t, s cepy pfedvadelo s bravtrou na male plok valniku, ze nezapomneli, jak se kdysi ziskavalo zrno z klasu. Pluh mohykan s SedovlasYm krojo yanYrn starcem dal pkilegitost ke vzpominkam. Ale prevladalo mladi, deveata se srpy oveneenYmi kvitim, chlapci s ozdobenYmi kosami.

Naveeer se zapinil rozlehly amfiteatr na Bludniku a predseda usttedniho vYboru Ceskeho svazu druZstevnich rolnikri poslanec Federalniho shromaZdeni Josef Karhan ptivital na narodnich doZinkach stranickou a vladni delegaci, vedenou ptedsedou viady Ceske socialisticke republiky ing. St. Razlem. Predseda vlady podekoval rolniktn za, prospeSnou a dobre vykonanou praci.

S velkou pozornosti zhledli pote host& a ucastnici doknek hlavni porad jdou Zenci z pole", kterY byl kezem Zatevniho a doknkoveho folkleru ceskeho a rnora yskeho venkovskeho liclu. Na,20 narodopisnYch skupin ptedvedlo stare obyeeje, pisne a tance. Na vsech stadi6nech a parketech zameckeho parku i ye StraZnici samotne pokradovaly pak as do vedera lidoye veselice.

Stragnicke dainky, potadane poprve v tak velkem rozsahu, se vydatily. Za lei zrejmne novou tradici druZ"stevnich slavnosti v 6eske socialisticke republice.

—SPJST"teske divadlo 16. Iistopadu v Ilousto/V6."

Nedokoniena piseii ROMAN Bohuroil Zahradnik - Brodsky Pokradovani VSTznamne ji ruku stiskl, ohnive se na ni podival a ona se ye zmatku usmala. Nebranila sea, v opojeni byla odhodlana jiti, kam ji srdce tahlo, a chvela se touhou, aby zakla rozkoee, po ktere vSechny jeji nervy volaly. Nemela sil pfetvateti se a cesta do Kyjeva ubihala skoro stale v obapolnem rnleeni. Bohad byl klidnY, neprojevoval nepokoje, nevyptaval se, nedolehal, neLhostejne se na ni dival a jejich loZnice nevidela 2ridnych stykri.

Byli jako dva znucleni manZele, ktefi si sve librinky davno odbyli a pouze eekaji, aby se mohli neru gene rozejiti.

V Kyjeve na§el Bohae nova znarne, i tam zaZ'ili vesele veeery, ale Vera byla, jako by ji v§echen niternY 2ar opougtel. Nudila se a pouze jeji nekliclno tekajici pohled jako by kohosi hle-

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dal. Netukla, jak ji Bohae opatrne pozoruje a jak se jeho oho& nadzvedlo, kdyZ pied odjezdem spatfil kapitana.

Pfatelsky se s nim pozdravil, zeptal se na varktvske zname a projevil poteSeni, Ze s nimi jede do Moskvy.

"Budeme miti aspori prilvodce," prohodil bodge. "Jsem unaven a Spatne V6 ru bavim. UkaZete ji kraj a odpovite na jeji pfival otazek."

"Milerad," nabizel ochotne, se "zna,m cely kraj, kterYm pojedeme, a upozornim na vS'echny zajimavosti."

Take opravdu s ni tamer stale stal ✓ chodbe, zdanlive zabran do hovoru o krasach :sirokYch ruskYch lamb., ale to ptekonaval posledni chabY jeji odpor.

"Mam vlastni oddeleni," Septal ji vaSfibre a jeho horkY deck dotYkal se jejich skrani. "V noci pfijdete, rousitc pkijiti. /12Z on usne, budete volna. Nemohu dale Cekati, nesnesu nejistoty, neclarn se vami mueiti."

Stiskl po strane jeji ruku a jeho jako by ji hypnotisovaly.

"Jo to nebezpeene," odpoviclala take Septem a Cake oddychovala. "Poekejte do Moskvy. Kdybych ho v noel probudila, byla bych ztracena, opustil by me."

"Jsem to ja, ochranim vas. Mam jmeni, vyzvu ho na souboj, donutim ho k mleeni. Ale ostatne on nic nepozoruje, je to takod medved, kted nema, pro nic jineho smyslu lee pro svfij obchod.

Zanedbava vas, rely svet se tomu sineje, jak jste blahova, ze svilj givot proclavate Cloveku, kterY vas nikdy neoceni. Chcete vedle neho kvotit? Chcete odkves•, aniZ byste poznala, co je divot, krasa, rozkoS? Miluji vas, jako jsem nikdy Zridne Zeny nemiloval, a nevyhovite-li mi po dobrem, UZiji nasili bez 0hledu, vzbudi-li to vetejnou pozornost."

"To ne, to ne," lekla se. "Vyakejte veeera, pokusim se," slibovala zachvacena tyasni,. jez vAechny jeji obavy za.tlaeovala. Jeji oei na nem oddane ulpivaly a leskly se horeonYm rortou2enim. "Kde je vase kuper `ttyrte odtud," upozornoval. "Poznate je pocile toho, ac bude zaclona zataZena a prouZek rudeho papiru bude lepen," •horoval a znovu jeji ruku stiski.

V tom dvete u kupe Bohaeova zaharagily a Bohde se zjevil mezi. nimi.

Vera sebou trhla, ale vidouc jeho lhostejnY draz, ptemohla rozeileni. Zapaloval si doutnik a ptistoupil k nim.

"ZylaStni kraj, eze? povidal "Neptehledne roviny a neptehled• ne lesy. A jak male je kraj obydlen!

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syYch sedadel prehlecinete krajinu a prostote, na ktere zde sotva jedina vYini polibky. Dech se v ni zatajil, jeji krev zahotela a s nahle propuknuv- Vera se nebude nuditi." se vyskytuje."

Vyzvedl sve zavazadlo, v nem g mel si naruZivosti prinakla se k nemu s yY"Siroka je Rus a skrYva mnoho bohatstvi, ktere neni dosud vyeerpano," mi rty. Zaponmela na strach, na Bo- penize a ruzne listiny, nahoru a svnj syrchni kabat a klobouk povesil. Kapihaee, na opatrnost a sve ptedseyzeti, pravil kapitan s pychou. tan stal v hloupem UZasu a Vera te"Skcda je toho, meta by se otevisiti ze vyckaaz na noc. kala pohledern s mute na mute nevePrave si opravovala svfij v nepotadek okna pokroku." clouc, co se vlastne deje. uvedenY uses a divala se velkyma; smy"Netteba nam cizich vzorti, dosta"Jak si to vlastne pfedstavujete?" slnosti planoucima oeima do zrcadla eime si sami. Cizinci by jenom nazi na svou planouci tvat, kdyZ bylo na ptal se kapitan za okainZik a nejevil ozemi vyssavali a zotroeili by rids." choty se stehovati. "VaSe pani musi "Prot se bojite zotroeeni? Zotroeiti clvere kupe zaklepano. Trhla sebou a ptece bYti ye vaSem kupe?" mono pouze slabSiho nebo zpozdileho.. pritiskla se do kouta. Kapitan zava"Prot to? Dokonce toho neni tleba.

Vy jste rozhodne silni a vas narod je hal, potom vSak popoSel ke dverim, a Vidite, ze jsem rozunmy muk. Zamilomalieko pootevrev, ptal se, kdo ptichazi nadanY. Schazi pouze dobra vide a pravala si vas a bylo by necitelne precovitost, aby se z vaSi zeme stal raj. a co chce. kaZeti u v jejim Stesti. Ted' je yak "Ja jsem to, pane kapitane," ozval Cizinci by vas naueili leceernu, cello nedovedete, a probudili by ye vas tou- se hlas Bohaeit y . "Rad bych tekl ne- pani."

"Dovolte, to neni pravda," ohrazohu, abyste se jim vyrovnali." kolik sloe val Sc. "My se jim i bez jejich ptikladu vy"Neni zde," zakoktal kapitan. rovname," pronesl s honosnou pohrda"Nebylo by leper abyste odvedl Vent "Od ktere do py cacti chistojnici vosti a v jeho hlasu bylo znati -Carpa ptiSel sem, bychorn se mohli saint lhou?'' tazal se Bolade polardave. "Nenok rind 13ohdeem. dva clohovoriti? Napred odneste sve yeobavejte se vYstupti, vec se v klidu urovna. Bylo by snad nejlepe, kclybyste ci a potom ptijd'te."

Nezclal se toho pozorovati. Se stejnou, klidnou blahovuli stal, kouiil, hla- nine na okant2ik pustil dOVIiitf."

Nenarnital uz nic, a sahnuv po zayou pokyvoval a kraj, kolem se rozlavazadle, vychazel a Vera se kradla za Jeho klidny a pri tom velitelskY ton dajici, pozoroval. Zaeal se za, okarnZik odzbrojil kapitana. Ustoupil a B"ohae, nirn. LedovY klid Bohdetiv ji lekal vic, vyptavati na Moskvu, jeji &Mayne vexed dovnitr, zav •el za sebou civet-T. ned kdyby byl zutil, a citic, 2,e se cosi mistnosti, a po chvili, jako by ho ho"Neat tteba, abychom upozornovali cleje, co zle do jejiho zivota zasahne, vor omrzel, odeSel do restauraeniho obecenstvo, ze se zde cosi dalo nebo bledala ntoeike u kapitana. vozu. Ptal se Very, chce-li jiti s nim, ji ten neopusti, ze ji jako Bohac bocleje," tekl temer vesele. "Vec se staale odbyla ho aseenYm prohlaSenim, hatstvim zahrne a nadto Ze bude vedle la a bYlo by detinske, aby doSlo k neze nema hladu. jakYm vYstapilm. Chtel jsem yam jen neho miti volnejk a veselejsi Zivot.

"Prokleta historie," .hueel kapitan, bude lope, kciy2 si vymenime "AZ' bude miti, ptijdi za mnou. Zaukladaje sva zavazadla v novem kupe. tim bude pan kapitan tak laskav a bu- sve oddeleni. Mara oddeleni pro dva a "Cent ho prinesl v nejhork chvili. On toto je pro jednu osobu. Prejclete do de ti delati spoleenika." nas pczoroval, eihal a eekal, aZ nas bu"Milerad, je zde velmi prijemno," vetkho oddeleni a ja se ubytuji zde. de moci prepadnouti. Bude-li nezdvoprohodil kapitan s nadechem posme- Velka zavazadla nechame aZ do Mostily, vyzvu ho na dsouboj." kvy na s yYch mistech a menk prenda.chu.

"Snad se cid uchlacholiti," prohodiSotva 13ohde zaSel, ovinul ruku ko- me hned. Pkinesu sem svoje a v • zatim la bojacne. "Musite se ptemoci uz k lem pasu Vetiny a prudce ji ke svemu sundate zde sve." vuli mne. Jsem ted' v hrozne situaci AniZ si Very vSiml, vySel opet ven boku pritiskl. a ye vas skladam vSechnu svou nadekapitan tazave se na Veru podival. "pojd'te fined," dolehal vaSnive. ji. VAak jste mi to sliboval."

"To je straSne," pronesla zdeSene.

"Ne, bojim se," odporovala itzkostli`Nu ano, ueinim, co budu mod," po"Bojite se nasili?" ye. trhl rameny, vyhYbaje se primemu po"On mne za p udi a co si poenur "Aspoil na chvili tedy pojd'te se pohledu , na "Kdybych aspori nebyl Hlas se ji trasl potlaeovanYmi slzasaclit. Zde mohou lide prechazeti a touzasnouben! Odvezl bych vas na svilj nn po vaSich rtech. Jedine polibeni mi. statek a uz by se dalo v'Se upraviti. Jak "Tak lartibiV prece nebude," chidmi dejte." cholil ji, hleclaje rycble, jak si pomo- velikY mate majetek?"

"NemtZete vyekati az potom?" vy"Stotisic main ulo2eno a Bohde by ci ze situace, jeZ se utvatela naprosto tYkala a jeji oei byly piny oddani se jinak, nei!, si predstavoval. "Promluvim mne jiste pridal." j emu.

"Co to ykohno je," usmal se zlomys nim. Je to piece gentleman a pocho"Co mi bude platno aZ; potom, kdy'A sine, "mam put milionu rublit dluhu omdlevam touhou vas polibiti. Pojd'te, pi, ze vec nestoji za delatai nejakYch moje Zena je musi zaplatiti. Jste s tragedii. Ach, zde je pan Bohae. Douvalyt' se hned vratime."

Bohdeem oddani?" fern, ze neminite se vuei milostive pani "Ale tedy pouze na okamMk a dve•e s ni nemluvil s takovou srdeenosti dopouSteti nejakeho pravil pronechate otevteny." a vroucnosti jako pied chvili. Nic se ne "Souhlasim. Jak jste svadna a pri sebne ke vstuoujicimu Bohaeovi.

"Nejake rasili?" clivil se vesele. "Ani tajil, je rozrnrzen a 2e vSechno jeho torn dobra!" hueel v opojeni a vedl ji naciSeni opadlo. nine nenapadne. Naopak! Chapu, jak ke .svemu kupe. Trochu bazlive ve§la: "Dosud nejsme," ptiznavala se neby to bylo neptijeinne a nepohodlne, sotva vSak se uvnitt ocitla, ptirazil abyste se melt pied lidmi skrYvati. ochotne. "Maj prvni mu'Z zdroval rozdvere a strld ji do sve naruee. Byl vice vod," Proto vein take nabizim pohocllne kune6, o hladu vyssi nez ona, Airokrch ra"A je na vu?" ptal se ziveji. pe. Cesta yam uteee, popovidate si --men a v jeho rukou byla obrovska, si"Snad je." la. Nadzevdl ji a pokryl jeji tvar Zha- a nebude treba, abyste venku stall. Se

Ve stredu 29. rijna 1969 "To je tedy vyhrano! Vratite se, bude-li nejhure ke svemu prvnimu manZelu. Doufam, ze vas on sam nezapudil."

"Sama jsem od neho ohrazovala se uraZene. "Co si o mne myslite? MuZi se o mne drali a mohla jsem si vybirat. VSak ani yarn jsem se nedobizela."

Jeji hnevivost se probouzela a zlost ji jimala. Uz ji kapitan neptipadal tak idealne kra,snYm a Zadoucim, sama sobe vytYkala, jak mohla se mu oddati, a svalovala fSechnu vinu na Petra Petroviee.

"Nesmite se rozeilovati, doufam, se vAech.no vYborne skonei," chlacholil ji, aekoliv i v tom bylo cititi ochiadnuti a rozmrzelost. "Bud'te prozatim klidna a nevychazejte ven. Promluvirn s nim a prijdu yam Mei, co soudi."

Vahave sebou zavrtel, potom vAak, dodav si odvahy, vykroeil yen a zmizel v kup Bohaeove. Vera, posadivSi se k oknu, zadivala se ustarane do kraje a premitala o svem postaveni. Hnevala se na sebe, na kapitana a na Bohaee.

Ptala se sama sebe, pros se ji chtelo jeti do Ruska. Mohla zustati v Sudetietch a za neptitomnosti muZovy zajeti si nekam, kde by se pobavila. Tohle trmaceni po svete nic ji neprineslo.

Trochu se zasmala, trochu poklon sklidila a toho, oeho dnes uzila, mohla 'JAW bezpeeneji tam kdesi doma. Kapitan napred byl takovY stateenY a vychloubavY, hazel s yYm statkem a SI4M zanicenim, a kdyZ priSlo ke skutkitm, stal se z neho zbabelec. Jen vyraZeni mel na mysli a cela jeho rytirskost splaskla jako mydlinova bublina, Rozhneva-li se Bohae doopravdy a jeji nervy se ustragene chvely v presvedeeni, Ze tentokrate bude opravdovY — co se stane? Vypudi-li ji ze Sudetic, Bohae zdvojnasobil, neposkytne ji to bezpeenY a pohodlnY Zivot. Musi nekde v malem byte se usadit, sve potreby omezit a &kat, najde-li se zase nekdo, kdo by ji chtkel povyAiti. ftekla si v§ak y e chvili sve itzkosti, ae takovYch bohatYch 'nun' jako je Bohac, je poNdku a ze by uZ nikdy nebyla zahrnuta jako byla. 1VIela uZ davno si prat dite, to by bylo Bohdee vazalo a nepotrebovala se lekati, ae bude miti ruce nejak vazany.

Kapitan nadhodil jejiho prvniho mute. Bezdeene svrai>tila eelo a v prvem okamZiku si rekla, ze za celY svet by se k nemu nevratila. ftekl ji tolik hrubosti, je takovY chary, vysile0, nevAimavY a lakornY. JakY by to s nim mela Zivot!

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zmenil. T on si pral miti dite a jiste, kdyZ ma novY statek, pomYAli na to, komu jej jednou da. SlYchavala, ze v Uhrach je veselejk Zivot neZ v Cechach a ze z ylaSte hezke Zeny 'Ziji tam mnohem bujneji neZ kde jinde. Jiste ze v okoli muZova statku jsou mad'adti : lechtici a ze by tam mohlo statkari a S bYti vse jinake, radostnejSi a berstarostnejk.

Jen bude-li chtiti ji nazpot vziti.

13ranit se bude a jedine penize by ho obmekeily. Bude-li nejhate, sehraje pied Bohdeem dojemnou seenu a on jiste zaplati. Ma jednu neocenitelnou vlastnost, ae nedovede bYti skrblikem a Jte nepocita, kde mute ukazati svou povYknost. Jen aby kapitan se mnoho u Bohade nenaparoval, vSechno jests pokazi; sama mela k nemu jiti kolem krku mu padnouti a nepouAteti, dokud by ji nevyhovel. Harela nejistotou a nekolikrate povstala a otoeila se ke dvetim, aby zamirila ke kupe, ale pokaZde ji odvaha opustila a zas eposadila. Co jen tak dlouho spolu vyjednavaji, snad se nehadaji?

Ne, nic nebylo slygeti, lee tickle stenani a hadeni vozu, Sinouciho se Po kolejich. Tu a tam nekdo proAel chcxlbiekou, ale kapitan to nebyl. Bole, co si ona pane, natikala pohnevane a znovu a znovu vracela se predstavami k dne.:§ni prihode.

Kapitan dlouho neptgel. Hovor s Bohaeem byl jinY, neZ si pfedstavoval.

KdyZ k nemu vekl, kouril Bohde klidne svaj doutnik a vlidne kynuv hlavou na uvitanou pokynul rukou, aby se posadil.

"Doufatn, ae je vam, Petre Petroviel, jasno, ze jste prevzal dnes akol Starati se o Vent, a rad bych vedel, neZ ji zcela do vaAich rukou odevzdam, jakYm zpnsobein se chcete o ni postarati."

"Nerozumim vam, co svYmi slovy minite. Ja ji piece nikterak nepreyzal, nie jsem ji nesliboVal a necitirn k ni ZaclnYch zavazkft."

"Pardon, takhle nesmiste se mnou hovoriti," usmival se berstarostne.

"Donirtivam se, ze jako CestnY mua a dastojnik dobre vite, co to znamena, zavede-li mua Zenu jineho do sveho kupe a tam si dovoli trochu vice nee!, obvykle zaZertovani. Nejsem po prve na Rusku a vim, ze by ml to potyrdili zdek6i pani take. Zavazky jste tedy preyzal a ted' je otazka, maZete-li, nebo cheete-li jim dostati."

"VZ.dyt' ona je proydana, neni dosud rozvedena, a ani vy nejste jejirn muZem," hajil se dosud jaksi sebevedome, ale bazeri se mu divala z

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"Priznala se yam? Tim lepe, nemusim yam to ja, vypravovati. Nejsem s ni oddan, ale byl bych se s ni dal oddati.

Ted' ovSern ta vec nadobro pada. P •esto vSak dluZno se na ni divati jako na mou Zenu. Mara sve nazory o manZelstvi a o Zenach a vy jste s yYm jednanim projevil, ze take se nedivate na styky se Zenami nijak staromodne. PHvesti Zenu do choulostive situace a zbabele ji opustiti, bylo by dastojnika a Slechtice nedastojno, de? Nu vidite, najdeme brzy bod, na nemZ se dohodneme. Jste jiste neZenat?"

"Ano, ale jsem zasnouben," zahueel mrzute.

"To je nemile. Ale snad nejste natolik spoutan, abyste neme.N prve zasnoubeni zrugiti."

"Wm. znamost 112 d ye leta a otec jeji je mYm predstavenYm," zpovidal se sklesle.

"Take nemile. Ale jste statkat a nezaleli vam na torn, budete-li v &nue sluZbe." "Barri statek je prodluZen. Na pal milionu rubliz na nem vaznc a maj ptigti tcha.n je zamoZnY." milionu rubla je trochu mnoho.

Pridal bych Vete tolik, kolik m6,, ze by jeji yen° obn6Aelo d ye ste, tisic korun. kekneme, ze by mela sto tisic ruble, to by bylo uZ hezke."

"Mlle by to nestaeilo," pronesl prudce. "Aspon etvrt milionu, a to jests nepravim, 2e se budu moci do toho pustiti. Jsem zvyklY pohodli, - mam velike znamosti a ta dama nezda se take bYti Setrna."

"Ice, neni, ma a,si, tutcz povalm jako vy," usma I sc sarkasticky, "Rad'te tedy vy nem jineho. Vidite, Ze jsem opravdu velmi shovivavY a rozumny, a ze yam nehrozim, aekoliv vim pravem bych mohl. Byla-li ona lehkomyslna, mel jste vy bYti eestneja Videl jsem dobre, jak jste ji za ruku chytal a ji Rozhocine to nebyla ona, ktera navrhla, abyste s1i do vaeho kupe."

"Mohla vedeti, ze ma co delati s dastojnikem," utrhl se netrpelive.

"Mam za to, ze i mezi dUstojniky jsou panove, kteri eini rozdil mezi tim, co smeji a co nesmeji," rekl s chla.dnou rozhodnosti. "Dopustit se neeeho a potom nasledky svalovat na jineho, neni ani nruZne, ani oestne. Ze bych si ji ja mohl dale ponechati, je vyloueeno, to chapete. Take jsem yam ji Led odevzdal a ted' pouze urovn6,m priai veci. Aby znstala nekde na ulici, toho nep' i nustim, kdybych se mel na ruskou vlaclu nbratiti."

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28 polirt'aou a kapitan sebou trhl.

"Ja bych rad new napravil, ale o-pravdu nevim, jak," priznaval se zeskromnele a nei sklopil. "Sta.lo se nuStesti a vidim, Ze to bude k me zahube."

"Prot k zahube? Bud'te inn2nY a vge se obrati k dobremu. Nechcete-li si ji vziti, aspori sloZte pro ni penize, aby inela z eeho "Vy ji nedate nic?" ptal se zklamane.

"To je moje vec, ted' je rada na Opakuji, ze u trine Vera nezustane, ale jelikoZ jsme za, hranicemi, je nutria, abych se ji ujal ja. Vy jste clustojnik, g lechtic a statkar, a proto nejen 'Fe rnusite, take mtiZete ji oci gkodnit za to, Ze vaSirn einem ztrdci moZnost bohate se provclati."

"Mile se zda, Eye tohle je na nine uchystand leeka a clobre. . ."

"Ven, ven, nechci ani slova slykt," k•ikl prchlive a oei se mu rozsvitily zloveslnYini plameny. "Za tohle se oclpovite pied s y Ym velitelem."

Jeho posunek byl tak velitelskY, kapitan bezdeem: couvl ke dverim. Ale nevygel, ruce sepial a zkroukne, se na Bohaee podival.

"Odpust'te mi, vim, 2o jsem vas urazil, ale jsem tak rozeilen, Fe opravdtt nevim, co mluvim. Jsem ochoten nem) dati, nemam v g ak hotovYch penez, musil bych si teprve vyptijeiti."

"Mate v Moskve zname?" tdzal se ho useene.

"Mani," prikYvl ua v gecek skleslY.

"Vystavite tam spielnku na dvacet pet tisie rublti, splatnou ye trech me-sicich. Ptijdete se umou do Obchodniho clomu VoronskY a spoleenici, tarn budu smenku deponovati a ureim, kam penize mate posiati. Tim jsme spoilt hotovi, maZete jiti k Vere. Mate nyni na ni pra y° cestou i ty dny, co budu v Moskve. Za pet dni odjed.eme a potom .0., nechci a nleem vedeti. Porouelm se vam."

Uklonil so mu lehee, a odvrativ se, dal najevo, Fe je hover u konce. Kapi7 tan malieko zavahal, ale jako r2e_, kaZdy dal gi poleus o navazani noveho vyjednavani byl by marnY, vy,k1 von a do kape Ii Veto pri gel v nejhorg i nalado. Chili si ji ani nevgiml

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a potom zaeal v g eobecne latent na lidskou Spatnost Uskoanost a nide.mnost.

Noc, kterd nasledovala, nebyla noci lasky, ale mleeni, place a tlumeneho proklindni. V Moskve odvezl BoladO Vent do hotelu, kde pro ni vyhledal oddelenY pokoj, a lined gel dojednat vec s kapitanem. Chtel ho potrestat, aby jeclnou pocitil, Fe jeho milostne dobroclruZstvi so neskonei vZdy beztrestne, a aby napriSte se choval k jinYm t'4endin s vetSi getrnosti. Pete Petrovie, boje se, aby Bohde opravdu vec nepostoupil vojenskYm &actual, dostavil se, podopsal smenku a bez pozdravu odetel. Bohaenv, VoronskY se smal, az sizel, 1zdy2 slysel, ,jak trest stihl pa na kapitana, a jen hlavou kYval, to Fe bylo dobre a zdrave, a Ce by se tak

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AZ kdyZ jell nazpet, ye dvou °derelenYch kupech, zakl k id a oznamil ji, Ze ji zaveze prima k Braneckernu.

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Neodpovidala, pouze jeji zaniraeenY pohled a neylidne: staZene rty prozrazovaly, ze ji jeho rady poburuji.

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SPJST Entertainment Calendar As a matter of policy, only those activities and functions promoted by or sponsored b q Lie SPJST, or any of its ledges, will be published in the SPJST Entertainme' Calendar. Such notices for publication should be submitted by a honafide lodge officer, or in some eases, b y lodge hall managers.

—SPJST Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood Wednesday, Oct. 29 _ Youth club Halloween party, 6 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 2 — SPJST meeting 3 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 9 — Koon bridal shower.

Sunday, Dec. 7 — SPJST meeting; 3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 21 — Annual Christmas Party of Lodge No. 6; supper 5:30 p.m., program follows.

Thursday, Dec. 25 -- Christmas Party for Soukup Family.

(Social and worn night every Wednesday, 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.)

—SPJST-Lodge No. 15, Ruckholts Saturday, Nov. 1 — Vrazel's Polka Band Saturday, Nov. 15 — Otis Beck and his Melody Five Saturday, Nov. 29 — Vrazel's Polka Band --SPJST Lodge No. 25, Ennis (National Hall) November 22 — Dance; Vrazel Band December 31 — Music Masters, Ennis.

Reservations: 5-7448 or 5-7979 Family entertainment every Sunday at 6 p.m.

—SPJSTLodge No. 35, Elk Saturday, Nov. 1 — Dance; Randy and the Rockets SPJST-Lodge No. 39, Bryan Nov. 1 — Slim Haisler and his Playboys Nov. 8 — Western Sounds Nov. 15 ®- Vrazel's Polka Band Nov. 22 — Rhythm Tones Nov. 29 -- Fabulous Six Lodge No. 40, Billie Saturday, Nov. 8 — Triumphs Saturday, Nov. 22 — Jades --SPJsm__ Lodge No. 47, Seaton Saturday, Nov. 1 — Dance; Lee Roy Matocha Sunday, Nov. 2 — SPJST meeting, 1:30 p.m. Election of officers Saturday, Nov. 8 — Dance; Otis Beck and His Melody Five

VESTNIK Tuesday, Nov. 11 — Choral Club rehearsal Saturday, Nov. 15 — Dance; Steffek and the Versatiles Tuesday, Nov. 18 — Board of Directors meeting Saturday, Nov. 22 — Dance; Hi-Toppers Tuesday, Nov. 25 — Choral Club re, hearsal Saturday, Nov. 29 — Dance; Gilbert Ka.utz —SPJSTLodge No. 54, West Sunday, Nov. 2 — Regular meeting of Lodge Jaromir No. 54; 1:30 p.m.

Lodge No. 66, Waco (Linden Hall) Saturday, Nov. 1 — Otis Beck's Melody Five Saturday, Nov. & — Fritz Hoddes Fabulous Six Saturday, Nov. 15 — Leo Majek of Corpus Christi Sunday, Nov. 19 — Regular Lodge meeting and election of officers Saturday, Nov. 22 — Johnny Holub of Schulenburg (private wedding dance) Vrazel Polka Band Thursday, Nov. 27 Thanksgiving dance Saturday, Nov. 29 — Petter Polka Band (A wedding dance) Monday, Dec. 1 — Board of Trustees and Entertainment Committee meeting Saturday, Dec. 6 — Gilbert Kautz Orchestra Saturday, Dec. 13 — Otis Beck's Melody Five Saturday, Dec. 20 — Ledge 66 Christmas party Sunday, Dec. 21 — Regular lodge meeting Saturday, Dec. 27 — The Cloverleaf Orchestra of New Braunfels Wednesday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Battle Dance — Petter's Polka Band of Dallas and Slim Haisler of Temple. Free favors.

—SPJS1— Lodge No. 84, lianas Sa turcley, Nov. 1 — Harvest Dance; Eric Ilonza Saturday, Nov. 15 — Music Masters Monday, Nov. 17 — Monthly meeting Saturday, Nov. 29 — After Thanksgiving Dance; Polka Peppermints Saturday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance; Charlie Adamcik — —SPJsrrLodge No. gg, Houston Thursday, Oct. 30 — Supper, 6 E...m.; Social, 8 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 31 — Teen Dance., Saturday, Nov. 1 — Ray Jurecka

Wednesday, October 29, 1969 Sunday, Nov. 2 — District V meeting, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Country sausage and sauerkraut dinner served from 11:30. $1.25 large plate, 75c small. Free dance after the meeting for members attending the meeting, guests are welcome; donation $1. per person. Music by Ray Jurecka.

Wednesday, Nov. 5 —. Birthday Club Social and Card Party. Lunch served at noon.

Thursday, Nov. G — Supper, 6 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 7 — Board of Trustees and Entertainment Committee meetings. Teen Dance, music by the Music Cicyles.

Saturday, Nov. 8 — Dance; music by Lee Roy Matocha Sunday, Nov. 9 — Turkey Day. Turkey and dressing dinner served from 11:30 till? Battle dance from 2 till 9 p.m., music by Clarence Baca and Jimmy Broscli.

Monday, Nov. 10 — Monthly lodge meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 12 — Birthday Club Sisters regular monthly meeting and social Thursday, Nov. 13 — Supper, 6 p.m., Social, 8 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 14 — Teen Dance; music

by Monday Morning Blues Saturday, Nov. 15 — Dance; music by Knights of Dixie Sunday, Nov. 16 — Czech pla;, watch for further details p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20 — Supper, Social, 8 p.m!

Friday, Nov. 21 -- Teen Dance; music to be announced Saturday, Nov. 22 — Dance; semiformal; music by Biumes of La Grange Wednesday, Nov. 26 — Pre-Thanksgiving Western Dance; music by Julius Victor and the Suniland Cowboys Thursday, Nov. 27 — Supper, 6 p.m., Social, 8 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 28 — Teen Dance, music

by Elastic Prisim.

Saturday, Nov. 29 — Dance; music by Joe Patek —SPJSTLodge No. 92, Fort Worth Saturday, Nov. 8 — Harvest Dance 8aturday, Nov. 29 — Dance, music by the Music Masters Saturday, Dec. 13 — Music by the Polka Peppermints December 31 — New Year's Eve Dance, music by Polka Peppermints

Wednesday, October 29, 1909 Lodge No. 107, Floresville November 1 — Dance, old-time music

by Tommy Vanek November 2 — Regular lodge meeting; Games party. Meeting 6 p.m. party, 7:30 p.m.

November 8 — Class of 1959 reunion of Floresville High School November 15 Dance, western music

by Bubba Sittrell and Tile Melody Mustangs.

ST— Lodge 130, Dallas — Athletic Center Saturday, Nov. 8 -- Dance; music by The Music Masters Saturday, Nov. 22— Dance; music by Eric Honza; sponsored by Sokol Zizka Saturday, Dec. 13 — Christmas Dance; Eric Honza; sponsored by Lodge 130 December 31 -- New Yea_r's Eve Dance; Eric Honza.

ST— Lodge No. 135 — Sokol Ennis Saturday, Nov. 8 — Dance; music by The Ennis Polka Mates Sunday, Nov. 9 — SPJST meeting ,'2 p.in.

Family entertainment every Friday at 8 p.m.

ST— Lodge No. 172, Pasadena Sunday, Nov. 30 — Dedication of new Lodge in Pasadena. Bavarian dinner prepared by members who, are transplanted Texans, originally from Munich, Germany. Program

VESTNtPC including Beseda dancers from 4 to 8 p.m. with Rudy Vrana's Melody Boys. Door prizes, and homemade pastries.

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Dance — Sat., Nov. 8 — Lee Roy Matocha of Fayetteville Turkey Day -- Sun., Nov. 9 — Turkey dinner from 11:30 on; Battle Dance from 2 to 9; Clarence Baca and Jimmy Brosch.

Dance — Sat., Nov. 15 — Knights of Dixie, Sehulenburg.

Czech Play — Sun„ Nov. 16, hilarious comedy "Nevesty na Prodej" starting at 3 p.m. Goulash dinner, 11:30 on.

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