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

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BENEVOLENCE VOLUME 59. — NO. 21

BROTHERHOOD

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

MAY 26, 1971

FAMILY BOND BROKEN — F. K. Bucek's death broke the longtime bond between him and his three sons. L to R: George, "Papa" Bucek, Julius, and Erwin. The sons are prominent Hallettsville businessmen. This picture was taken in 1961, when "Papa" Bucek was 84 years young, on the occasion of the elder Bucek being in business 40 years. All are members•of Lodge No. 4, Hallettsville, Erwin having served several years as lodge president.

F. K. BUCEK DIES — END OF AN ERA Frank K. Bucek, 93, retired. Hallettsville businessman and civic leader here for many years, died at 2:50 p. m.

Friday, April 30th, in Renger Memorial Hospital, Inc. He was not only known as "papa" to this family, but he was called "Papa Bucek" by manymany people throughout Hallettsville.

Mr. Bucek was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Parish of Hallettsville, the SPJST, the Sons of Hermann, and the Woodmen of the World. He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, three brothers and one grandson.

The body remained at the Kubena Funeral Home here until 2 p. m. when

it was taken to Sacred Heart Church where it lay in state until 3 13. m. services, Sunday, May 2nd. The Rev. Terrance Nolan officiated at the last rites, offering a Requiem High Mass at the church; Rev. Stanley Petru conducted the graveside rites, assisted by Msgr. A. J. Morkovsky.

Interment was held in the Sacred

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Wednesday, May 2(3, 1971 Heart Catholic Cemetery here, The rosary was recited at the Kubena Funeral Home at 8 p. m. by the parish and at 8:15 p. 111. by the societies, Saturday, May 1st, Pallbearers Were his grandsons, Arnold Kocurek, Jr., Paddle Karl Buc Charles E. Bucek, Robert Bucek, Jimmy Bucek and George Bucek Jr. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Agnes (Krupala) Bucek. of Hallettsville; a daughter, Mrs. Arnold Kocurek of Salt Antonio; three sons -- George, Julius and Erwin Bucek of Hallettsville; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Miculka of Kamensky and Mrs. Aliten J. Krenek of Seimlenburg; ‘andchildren and 32 great graudchiidren Mr. Bucek wrote the story (1,f his own life a few 'years ago, and the following facts are taken from his autobiography.

Frank N. Bucek was the oldest of ten children, born to Charles and Barbara Bucek, Feb. 12, 1878. He grew up and worked on his parents" farm north of Hallettsville. He started schobl in that rural area and aftA ; a short time attended Velehrad School that was established two miles west of the Bucek home, Some time later, ins father purchased a pony which he rode to Moravia School. He grew up amidst his books and Ring Cotton, working in the cotton field as a teenager. The ginner in that area, Mr. Smith, was mking plans to enter his son in Baylor University, and Frank Bucek, being a young man, through the influence of Mr. Smith, also entered Baylor in Waco.

Quite some time was spent in Baylor and working' on his father's farm.

Mr. Bucek had received his teacher's certificate at Baylor and began teaching at Komensky School, after taking r,; summer course in Yoakum. Tie rode the three miles from home to school on horseback.

He married Agnes Krupala, the oldest daughter of Joe Krunala, October' 14, 1902, at St. John Catholic Church near Moravia. They rented the Ignac Jalufka farm and lived there until a four-room teacher's Cottage was built for them at Moravia and they lived in this cottage until it burned in December, 1917. They lost all their possessions. The school trustees built a new teacher's cottage in 10 days and this building may still stand.

The union was blessed with four children, George, Julius, Erwin and Irene, all born at the teacher's cottage.

In August, 1920, the Buck family left

Wednesday, May 26, 1971 Komensky with some sadness, and they moved to Hallettsville, and Prof. Bucek began to teach at nearby Rabb ,Switch.

He taught school during the week and worked Saturdays in the Ballard general merchandise store in Hallettsville. After a short period Mr. Bucek purchased the Ballard home and later the Ballard store. Later he went to work in a variety store owned by a 1Vir. Bauker; later he purchased the store. It was then name "The Hallettsville Nickle Store". After his son, George, completed a course at Baldwin's Business College in Yoakum, the son joined his father in business; George had previously graduated from Hallettsville High School.

Julius completed high school here and then took a business course at Tyler, and then joined his father and brother, George, Julius, being graduated in cotton classing, caused the sale of the nickle store, or Stulken Stolle., and they rented the Jtaius Appelt building next to the Post Office, which is now owned and occupied by Ehler's Furniture and Appliance. They handled general merchandise for twelve years in this location under the name Bucek's Store. After Erwin graduated, he joined his father and brothers in business..

The loveable Mrs. F. K. Bucek enjoyed clerking in the store. When the Julius Appelt building became too, small, they decided to rent the F. Neuhaus Store building on the southeast corner of the square. While in this location, tragedy struck with the great flood of Sunday, June 30, 1940. The flood cost seven lives and Bucek's Store suffered $2;000.00 damage which was a great amount in those days. Mr. Bucek often commented that the usually sleepy Lavaca River brought back sad memories of that year every time he looked at the stream. In September, 1960, Bucek and Sons observed forty years in business in Hallettsville.

They did business in the Neuhaus building until it was rented to Uncle Sam, to be used as a Post Office. Bucek's then purchased the Paulus building on the northwest corner of the square and the store is still located there.

Mr. Bucek is dead, but he remains here as a legend. He served four years as chairman of the Ration Board of Lavaca County during World War One. He participated in U. S. Census work in Lavaca Co. and was a member of

VESTNIK the Board of Appraisers for Farmers and Ranchers to determine the borrowing of money by farmers and ranchers during the First World War. He was a county trustee for three years, and trustee and secretary of the Hallettsville Independent School District for 12 years. Mr. Bucek was a member of the City Council for 12 years serving under Adolph Miller and Griff Traxler as mayors.

eral years as lodge president.

— Information and pictures courtesy Lavaca Co. Tribune, Bucek Family, Erwin Holy, and SL PR office.

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troni i.she Awaiting clearer and additional information from the Publication Committee.

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Newsbriefs Donald Joe Hejny, son of SL trice President and Sister Joe B. 1j. ..jny, graduated from Temple Junior College as an Associate Graduate in Arts and Sciences. This fall, he will enroll at the University of Texas.

Brother Joe Stasta, age 80, passed away May 19, 1871 in Houston. Interment was in Forest Park La wndale Cemetery and lie was a member of Lodge Pokrok Houston, No. 88.

Brother J. W. Fillip, 85, passed away May 7, 1971 in Marlin. Brother Fillip was buried in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Marlin, and he was a member of Lodge Bratrske Spojeni No. 128, Mart.

F. K. ("PAPA") BUCEK

Mr. Bucek states this in his autobiography: "Organized the Chamber of Commerce with the assistance of Walter Malec in 1935 and 1936, also with the assistance of the Tribune, our local newspaper". He served as the first president of the local Chamber of Commerce for two years, and served six years as a member of the Selective Service Board and one year as board secretary.

Br. Bucek had great interest in fraternalism, belonging to the W.O.W., Sons of Hermann, the SPJST, of which he was elected vice-president and served a 4-year term from 1940 to 1944.

(Taylor to CC Conventions). He attended 15 SPJST conventions.

Mr. and Mrs. Bucek observed their Golden Wedding Anniversary October 14, 1952 and on October 14, 1962, their 60th anniversary.

The entire surviving family are members of SPJST Lodge No. 4, Hallettsville, where son Erwin also served sev-

Brother Anton Hejtmancik, 74, succumbed May 7, 1971 in Temple. Burial was held in the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Deanville, and Brother Hejtmancik was a member of Lodge Texaska Orlice No. 13, Dime Box. Brother Edwin J. Ripple, 66, passed away May 10, 1971 in El Campo. Brother Ripple was a member of Lodge Cechoslovan No. 40, Billie.

Sister Elizabeth F. Eulenfeld, 37, succumbed May 2, 1971 in Taylor. Interment was in the Taylor City Cemetery.

Sister Etilenfeld was a member of Lodge Praha No. 29, Taylor.

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Features . • SISTER FRANCES E. ALA

Frances E. Vala, daughter of Emil and Annie Vala, will be graduating with highest honors from Houston Technical Institute in May. She and her family are a 100 percent SPJST family and she has been a lifelong member of our fraternal organization, and Lodge. 88, Houston.

Frances is president of her school's chapter of a vocational program known as the Office Education Association. In

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March, she attended the Area V Conference held in Beaumont, Texas where she was the first place winner in typewriting and shorthand. Frances made it to the top when she placed within the top six out of 1800 students in the National Office Education Association conference which was held in Inelianapolis, Indiana on May 1-4. Sixteen states in the United States have OM programs and there are 200,000 members in Texas. At this national conference, only 65 represented Texas and only 8 of those student came from ;Houston.

Frances has maintained a straight "A" average for three consecutive years. Besides being president of her CEA .chapter, she is a member of the Human Relations Committee and is chairman of the Senior Class Morning Committee. She had also been a member of the Student Council, the Future Business Leaders of Houston, and this year she was selected by her teachers as one Of the "Who's Who" of the Senior Class. She has three classes at school and then goes to work at a well-known Houston law firm.

She was recently selected as the Most Outstanding Vocational Student in her vocational area by a local wentens' organization. On May 25 , these outstanding Studlents were honored With a reception and awards at the Electric Living Center in Houston.

We are proud of this fine member of our SPJST and commend her on her excellent accomplishments.

(Submitted by Brother E. E. Horeilea --Editor).

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FUCIK AO Award Winner Ag teacher D. El Ca moo High ile[t) pres , nts FFA member Jimmie Fucik with the DeKalb Agricultural .1,..colonli:.liment Award during the annual IF .Parent-Son Bandnet.

Jimmie was to receive this award on the basis of his scholarship, leadership, and his - supervised farming program. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. . Pete Eucik. Jitomie is a member of Lodge No. 30, Talton, and was an active member of the Talton Youth Club. lie was a. sI H winner in the Teenager Point system in 1066. Jimmie is a senior in ill Campo High School, graduating now, is an accomplished musician. a member of the Lee Roy .Matocha- Band. (Submitted by -Sister Dottie Krutilek.

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LETTERS LODGE NO. BR, HOUSTON

Bear Brothers and Sisters, Times are ever changing; May is almost over, the teachers are getting ready to take their vacations and turn the youngsters over to their parents for awhile. Isn't it a consolation to know that you can take them over to a nice lodge once in a while for reccr eation, craft and relax yourself also?

Maybe you can attend the Czech classes, which are being held every Wednesday night from 7 to 9. There is no tuition expense for these lessons; only the expense of paper and .pencils.

The monthly m ae tin g was well attended and our ieicretavy, Mildred Holman, covered the procedure in her letter, so I shall only add that there are still a few vacancies in our beau-

Wednesday, May 2.6, 1971 tiful new rest home at Needville, Texas.

Brother Joe Skrabann was unable to be at 0111' meeting, so I made this announcement to the; membership and later Brother E. Hanka also elaborated on it in his report, and I certainly want to pass this information on to the readers of the Vestnik. If you have someone or know of anyone, who needs to go to a rsist home, be sure and visit the Needville home. I am sure you will be impressed with the friendly group of people who operate it. It is also located in the center of a frlend12 cammunity and most of the people, whether in the home or in the little town itself, can talk with you in almOst any language. It is also so nof„r to the stores and churches that reskients who are able to. 'walk and have their rela'lives consent, can live a happier life by ,getting out once in a while. If you love them, it does make a difference where, you ask them. to reside in their last years. You may write to: Needville Rest Home, P.O. Box 347, Needvillq, !X.ex 77461. Get in touch with Brother J. M. ;Skrabanek, 4120 Bellairelvd., Bellaire, Texas 77401, or Brother Ernest Hanka, 0759 Cindy, Houston, Texas 77008-.

Coming Events at Lodge 88,: Thursday, May 27, and every Thursday, we have a social night; home-cooked spaghetti and hamburgers, also good pastries are served from 6 p.m. on; games .start at 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 29: A dance to the '111.1.1Sie; of Hay Jurecka of We imar. He plays them all!

Wednesday, June 2: The Birthday Club Sisters are having their luncheon 'and card party. They do some good cooking, and you may also win a prize.

Saturday, June 5: We have western music by the Swinging Strings; this should be a good roundup.

Sunday, June 6 — We have our big annual Splash Day Barbecued beef dinner with all the trimmings will be served from 11 a.m. on. Also, booths, kiddie rides for you and your children's entertainment. Enjoy our big pool and Its clean sunny beaches, but if you 'would rather dance , in a sure-enough air-conditioned ballroom, we have a big battle dancp, arranged from 2 to 9.

Yes, to the choice music of Vrazels from Buckholts, and Lee Roy Matoeha of Fayetteville. Bring them all, young and old: there should be something for everyone.

Wednesday, June 9 ® Birthday Club Sisters have their monthly meeting, luncheon and, games, with prizes, tool

Wednesday, May 26, 1971 By the way, here's another brag on the Birthday Club Sisters because they bought three baby chairs for the use of mothers with little ones.

News and Comments: Richard Lynn, son of Rudy and Evelyn Nesrsta, and a student at the Spring Branch Senior High School won second place in the woodwork division at the Industrial Arts Fair in Austin. He designed and made the most unusual spiral lamps.

Mr, and Mrs. John Niscavits of Arlington, Mr. and Mrs. George Blahuta of West, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Illavaty of West, and their daughter, Tracy Cecil, were visitors at the Lee Roy Matoeha idance. Willie Mae Stang celebrated her birthday and Sister Della Miksch baked her a nice cake. Clara Jecmenek made her some nice pillow slips and all her friends helped to make it a happy occasion. Mrs. Lillie Spies also celebrated her birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Remmert celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at a recent dance, while Mr. and Mrs. Loddie Hurts celebrated their tenth, and Mr. and Mrs. David Harris their eighth. Brother and Sister Adolph tSalac of Lodge No. 84, Dallas, were visitors here and enjoyed a dance at our Chandelier Ballroom. At the May 8th, dance, we also had some folks from the Jerome Lidiak wedding party, They included the Lidiaks, Mr. and Mrs, E. E. Scales of LaGrange, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sumbera of Channelview, Mr. and Mrs. Manual Schulze and Mr. and Mrs. Don Biehle of Houston.

With the sick: Brother Rudy Nesrsta spent a few days in the Sam Houston Hospital, but is reported to be at home now. Sister Frances Dvorak is in the hospital at this time, and Mrs. Jerry Postom was in a major car accident and is in intensive care at the Memorial Hospital, Downtown Houston. We wish them all a fast recovery.

Brother Ernest Hanka was also ill but is OK now. When he first got ill, he had several doctors working on him.

One said he was too fat, the second doctor said he had too much sugar in his body and gave him insulin to neutralize the sugar, then the third doctor tried to find the sugar in his blood but the insulin had already gotten it out; finally the doctors each issued him home pills and sent him home. Those pills made him start talking to himself. Sister Pearl; his wife, wasn't worried too much yet (you know these lawyers do talk to themselves sometimes), but when lie started answer,,

V2STNfIC ing himself, she said: "That's enough," and took him back to the hospital.

This time she got him a new doctor, a young lady specialist in a mini. She diagnosed Ernie's case in a matter of minutes (probably observed him eyeballing her), anyway she took him off the pills, and I don't know what magic the used but she deflated him by 20 pounds in a hurry and he liked the treatment (I have to get this doctor's address). Now that Sister Pearl has the recipe, it will be cheaper to just get a real mini-mini and make it a "do it yourself job at home project."

Just nurse him down another 10 pounds and you've, got it made.

The free color movies from the Far East were shown by Brother Victor Janak and his family, with the help of Brother Karl Sicner and Mr. Chmelinsky. The Janaks took these films while on an extended tour through many Eastern countries where the architecture and way of life are entirely different from ours, therefore, the films are very interesting and educational.

Mr. and Mrs. Janak explained every scene, custom, and costume so that we felt almost like being on the trip with them. It is hard to understand why more people do not take advantage of such things; it would even be very ;educational for their children. Tim Janak played his accordion before the movie and his sister, Mary Lyn, played soft music throughout the picture show. The Lodge 88 Choral Group sang a few nice Czech songs. The Saturday night Patek dance was enjoyed by many oomph pa-pa dancers.

On Saturday, May 15th at 7 p.m. the. relatives and friends of the Weldon Hendricks and Frederick Eisermans witnessed a beautiful candlelight wedding ceremony at the First Unitarian Church, 5210 Fannin. The beautiful bride, Carmen Anita, is the daughter Of Brother and Sister Weldon Hendrick.; she wore an exquisite white beaded and Chantilly lace peau de soie bridal gown. The groom, Rick, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Eiserman. The maid of honor, Pain Sebesta, and flower girl, Terri Remmert, wore long orange gowns, while the bridesmaids, Tricia. Lueckeumeyer and Patty Rundell, wore long peach gowns.

Best man was Sonny Miles and groomsmen were Frank Reid and Steve Aliveri. The proud ringbearer was little Edwin (Bubba) Sefcik, son of our Editor Rudy Sefcik and wife, Maxine, 01 West. The ushers were Dale Eriser-

5 man, Lynn and Randall Hendrick, and Ron Weishuki. Carmen and Rick were united in marriage by Rev. Horace Westwood, with all the blessings in his power. The reception tool; place in Channing Hall and adjoining tabled patio area. Flowing champagne and other goodies were the order of the evening and enjoyed by ail. Brother and Sister Johnnie ShimelÂŤif Schulenburg were among the many guests.

Can Sunday, May 16th, we, had another big day at Lodge 88. First, we enjoyed the Mikes' special fried chicken and sausage dinner, with all the goodies that the ladies brought out. ;Sisters Mary Johnson and 13irdiettii slier brought so much baked stuff that it looked more like they were going to some type of an auction sale. The other donors of goodies, coffee and sugar were, (my best girl friend) Sister Ida Hanka, Sister Kallus, Ellen Gill, A. J. Lenart, Della Miksch, Tillie Helmcamp, Mary Tilich, Elsie Zalesky, Marie Elsner, Rosalee Kostom, Oleta.

Bonus, Marie Pokluda, Waltda Elmer, Anna Vrla, Ann Elsner, Rose Horelica, Stacie Kocich, Pearl Hanka, Talita.

Hilsher, Anna Kilnar, Harriette Allison, Mrs. Fr. Fru, Martha Kalich, Agnes Lesak, Willie Mae Wood, Sue High, Mary Fusig, Janie Dvorak, Mary Novosad, Lillian Finn, Ruth Martinek, Lillie Melnar, Della Kadlecek, Ruby Cernosek, Viola Co4, Louise Kadlecek,, Anna Hoffmann, Erline Hoffmann, and Celestine Darilek..1 hope I did not miss anyone, and thank you all a million. After dinner, the swimmers took out for the pond and its clean beaches.

Pop corn, pops and snow cones were available to the swimmers throughout the evening. I only ran into one problem: two small boys were trying to take their bathing suits off at the back ,door, and I asked them what was going on. They said, "we want to go inside to buy Fritos," and pointed to a sign which said, "No bathing suits allowed in the Building." They believed in obeying rides; they were not about to go in the building with a bathing suit on. cI grasped the situation and brought them the chips.

At 2 p.m., the big battle dance got underway in the Chandelier air-conditioned ballroom, to the western music of The Suniland Cowboys and later the Adolph Hofner Pearl Wranglers of San Antonio, and also Vernon Drosd with his musical talent.

Everyone seemed to have enjoyed :themselves. We had some noted ylst-

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6 tors for the day with us. Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Schwartzkopf and their youngsters, Nora, Chucky, and Nick — they swam all day. Chuck is public information director for Wharton County Junior College. Chuck Schwartzkopf, Waldo Kalich and Brother Novosad !did a good job on preparing the tape that was a part Of radio advertising for this occasion. Until I got the different committees to submit the volunteer helpers list, I can not take a chance on listing some and missing some. As a whole the response of workers was great and what was pleasant to observe was that everyone seemed to be so jolly at the task they were given, even Saturday at the peeling of potatoes, shredding of cabbage, etc., we had a barrel of fun. We laughed so much that by the time we peeled onions, all of us cried, until Jack Gill Shoved a bunch of toothpicks in everyone's mouth (that is supposed to help), but he probably just wanted us to keep our mouths shut; he gave some to his wife, Ellen, too. You all keep coming to our activities and we, will all keep on having fun.

Fraternally, E. E. Horelica —SPJST-

LODGE NO. 26, SKIDMORE

Dear Members, Our Lodge No. 26 members will finally meet at the Olmos Club House Community, on June 6th, the first Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The building was finally put together after the damage the hurricane did to our building. Torn down were windows, roof, chimney, porches and water well. They also painted the building on the outside.

Now we need the inside painted.

Our club ladies are sewing on a Dutch Doll quilt. They intend to sell tickets to raise money to paint our building on the inside.

Thanks to all who worked and helped fix up the Ohms Club House; however, there is a lot to be done.

I hope to see all of our lodge members at our June meeting; refreshments will be served. Thanks again.

Fraternally, Miss Josephine Doubrava ----SP.1 ST-L DG E NO. 173, GALVESTON

Dear Members and Friends, The following is just a short resume of our last meeting. The members confined to the hospital since our last meeting were Floyd (Nick) Sterzinger, Steve Baumann, Sr., and Jean Bau-

mann. They are all reported as being on the road to recovery.

Sister Bessie Findley reported that 'William Edward Barton had passed away. To his family we extend our sympathy. May he rest in peace.

We were saddened to learn of the untimely death of our neighboring lodge brother, J. D. Elmer. To his lam).1y we extend our prayers and sympathy. May peace and consolation stay in their hearts.

Brother Jerry Jaroszkewski announced plans for a dance to be held on May 20th at the Brewery Workers' Hall.

By popular demand, the Flying Dutchmen will supply the music. Hot dogs and other refreshments will be available. The dance will be from 9 p.m. to J. a.m.

Thanks were, expressed to Brother Sterzinger for the pickles, barbecue sauce, etc., that he donated to the last dance. The next meeting is set, for June 6th.

See you all at our May 29th dance.

Fraternally, Mary Cordray, Reporter LODGE NO. 81, NEEDVILLE Dear Members and Friends, Our meeting was held on the third Sunday rather than an the second, ,since Mother's Day came on our regular Sunday. Mother's Day is a very special day in everyone's' heart and I sincerely hope that all of you mothers enjoyed the day with your loved ones.

I bold fond memories of all the loving care and comfort our mother gave us, for mothers lia-vr, the qualities of patience, underatanding, warmth, and most of all, love.

The meeting was convened at 2 p.m. by our president, Brother IVIateek.

We all rose for the pledge of allegiance and a silent tribute to Sister Stapha who passed away since our last meeting. Sister Stupka was 87 years young and, in spite of her advanced age, she was still very active up to the time she suffered a stroke only two weeks. before her death. We regret her leaving us, and to Brother Stupka and the family, the lodge, expresses deep sympathy on the loss of their • loved one.

Sister Werner read the minutes of the previous meeting which were accepted as read, and Brother Mucka gave the treasurer's report.

Reports on the sick members were given, and the lodge wishes them a speedy and complete recovery.

The auditing committee reported the books were found in good order. The. next audit will be in July.

A thank-you letter was _read from the Hulan family fore the $5 donation to the Memorial Fund in memory of Sister Hulen. Also, a thank-you letter was received and read from the family of Sister Stupka.

We were happy to have Sister and Brother Mikolajewski and their son to attend our meeting. Sister Mikolajewski. is the District V Youth Director and she came for the purpose of reorganizing a youth club in our lodge.

She explained and stressedlthe im portance of having a youth 'club in a lodge. She 'said letters will be sent out to the youngsters informing, them of the plans for the summer months and the date of the first meetingPresident Matcek reminded everyone of the Fourth of July celebration at Brother Skrabanek's ranch and discussion followed about what booth our lodge could undertake 'to help raise, the money needed for the convention in 1972. It was agreed to conduct a sale of some appropriate items, and Sisters Susan, Werner and Kolaja were appointed to purchase the items that the lodge will give away. The planning committee would like to see a representation from each lodge on May 25th at 7:30 at Walter Louis Restaurant at Richmond.

Sister Louise Lubojacky donated a dozen nice get-well cards to be sent to our sick members. She has done this before and we certainly appreciate her thought' ulness.

The new members accepted into our lodge are Mary Dee Walenta, and Archie Lee Parker. We want to welcome them to our lodge. Brother Ernest Rybyk changed his certificate from PR to E, and Margie Aim Bubenik changed her certificate to adult.

Refund checks were distributed, and, the door prize was won by A. J. Blinka.

After the adjournment of the meeting a social hour, with delicious cakes, cookies, sandwiches, sausage and coffee, was enjoyed by all present. That's when all Of us get to visit with one another.

Fraternally, Emily Kolaja, Reporter SPJST-

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Wednesday, May 26, 1971 LODGE NO. 66, WACO Dear Members, President Henry Slovak, called the meeting to order at 3 p.m. There was a very good attendance.

The pledge of allegiance and lodge pledge were led by Becky Schiemenz and Ray Sims.

All officers were present. The April minutes were approved as read, after a small correction.

Everyone stood in silent prayer for Brother Randall Chapman, who passed ;away the past week.

VESTNIK Sister Nesuda visit our lodge. We hope they will come again.

Youth Leader Betty Slovak presented the girls who were candidates for queen, with a gift. Sister Betty said there were 39 active youth in the club and that all were present. They have elected their officers for the year. They are: President, Michael Gaiter; Vice President, Ray. Sims; Secretary, Julia Slovak; Treasurer, Thomas Galler; Teen Reporter, Becky Schiemenz, and Junior Reporter, Patricia Stanisla y . We wish them a very successful year. The youth were to present a talent show for Mother's Day at the meeting.

Visitiors were: Lon Stone, Cathy Robinson, Jo Ann Maynard, Dorene Berger, William Berger, Jr. Anna TowNew members are: Eugene C. Bredpry, Fritz Grohoske, Katherine Grohoske, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Nors, Mr. thauer, Brent F. Bredthauer, Dustin V. and Mrs. Farris, Mr. and Mrs. William Bredthauer, Jerryline S. Holacka, Kie J. Ghillie', Gilbert Dean Rash, KimWarren (members from North Carolina), and District III Organizer Alvin berly Kay Rash, Leslie Diane Rash, Nesuda and District III Youth Director Rory Lance Rash, Abel Sanchez, Jr., Wilma Nesuda. Hope you all will visit Alfred Sanchez, Lorenzo, Sanchez, Robert Sanchez, Dolores Lillian Sykora, us again; visitors are always welcome.

Gerald T. Yezak, Dawn D. Binder, Brother Silas Smith thanked the members who came out Saturday, George Joseph Binder, Gretchel M. Grohaske, Glary L. Vrba, Lisa G. Vrba, May 8, to help clean the air-conditionRandall D. Vrba, Terry W. Vrba, ers, repair lawn mowers, and to BrothGeorge Franklin. White. Welcome to er James Pavlicek and son James, for bringing their equipment and mowing Lodge 66! the grounds. Also, to Mike and Thomas Health Committee report: Sister Galler, who Mowed around the en- Agnes Mazanec, reported she had sent trance and bridge. Thanks to all of you sympathy cards to the Lonnie Campfor it sure did look nice after the time (bell family and the Randall Chapman you put in. Brother Smith said the family, Brother Daniel Hanus, had next board meeting will be Monday been in the hospital, but is at home. night, June 7th. He asked Sister now. Hope he is feeling better. Mrs. Engelke to read the minutes of the Joe Hynek, sister of Sister Matilda Monday night, May 3, meeting.

Hanus has had surgery and has been Due to the judges having to make Very ill and is improving and can another engagement, the contest for have visitors. We were so glad to see the girls running for queen was held Brother Herbert Vahrenkamp at the up. There were two queen candidates: meeting Sunday, after spending time Jo Anna Vernetti and Donna Gerlich. in the hospital.

Jo Anna Vernetti will represent Lodge Lodge 66 will host the District III 66 at YAD. We wish her lots of luck.

Youth Achievementt Day. Chairm.ein To Donna, you were swell, too. Wish we were selected as follows: could have had both of you. We're Kitchen Chairman — Silas Smith proud of you both.

Dessert Chairman — Jeanette Smith District III Youth Director Wilma Bar Chairman — Bennie Engelke, Nesuda gave a very interesting talk. Henry Slovak.

She explained about the points system, Get in touch with these chairmen some new rules that have been made, and offer your services. This is a big and about camp, too. The youth, who day, and a lot of help will be needed belong to a youth club, have to much to prepare food and serve it also. The to look forward to. There are so many youth club will be in charge of coffee projects and interesting events for and donuts in the morning. them to do. By working with their The youth presented a talent show. youth leaders and members they can Those taking part were: accomplish so very much.

1. Piano — Patricia Stanislav Brother Alvin Nesuda, District III 2. Piano — Cynthia Slovak Organizer, spoke a few words. It is al3. A poem — I've Never Seen God — ways a pleasure to have Brother and Julia Slovak.

7 4. Dance Skit — Lori Slovak, Tammy )and Tracy Towery: 5. Piano Duet — Patricia and Steven .

Stanislav 6. Piano Martha u;ak 7. Pantomime Bubble Gum Magic.

— Cynthia and Julia Slovak, Becky.

Schiemenz, Thomas Galler, Debra Galler, and Martha Slovak 8. Piano — Steven Stanislav Piano — Becky Schiemenz.

Drawing for Mother of the Year was next. Selected was Sister Rose Mary: Spence. The door prizes went to: Otto.

Hanus, adult, and Daniel Slovak, youth. Birthdays for May: Emil Hanus,. :Herbert Vahrenkamp, Arthur Schietmenz, Richard Sims, Barbara Stan'i#lair,.

Sophie Leshikar, Laddie . Nors, Warren and Vickie Nors. Happy birth-7 day to each of you. The cake was 'baked by Cynthia Slovak. A big vote of thanks to Brothers James Pavlicek and.

Emil Hanus, who donated a "cold keg' for the social. Fin sure everyone en-: joyed the social. There was plenty of food and drinks and the ice cream, furnished by the youth club, was de-., licious.

Coming events — Don't forget the ,' very talented "Whoopee" Norm Ede17.beck and the Dairyland Dutchmen are appearing at Linden Hall, Wednesday night, June 16th. Hope to see a good crowd come out for these fine musicians.

Board of Trustees and EntertaimnentCommittee meeting on Monday night, June 7th. Family Social Night, Friday; June 11. Lodge meeting for June is Sunday, June W).

Fraternally, Annie Hanus, English Reporter —SPJSTLODGE NO. 84, DALLAS Dear Members.

Your premium refund checks are be-. .ing held by the secretary. Please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to.

Mrs. Betty Grier, 10646 Longmeadow, Dallas, Texas , 75238, and I will re-. turn your premilutm .check to you promptly.

The names showing (3) are November and December 1970 checks which will be returned to the Supreme Lodge May 30, and June 30, respectively. Included in the list are the new checks I am holding. Please call for them soon.

Stanley Laznovsky (3) Ella Babek (3) George F. Babek (3).

8 Evelyn F. Cervenka (3) Jerline Halfmann (3) Michael D. Hall (3) Christi S. Munger (3) Wayne Yoder (3) Robert L. Barton (2) Frances M. Betik (2) Eugene H. Hellmann (2) William J. Ja,kubik (2) Larry Dale Pecena (2) Adella Rourke (2) Wilma Lee Smith (2) Kathy E. Svrcek (2) Rose Mae Walker (2) Sharon Jo Barta (2) Abbie Dokoupil (2) Jessie James Felcman (2) Gregory Joe Fitzhugh (2) William B. Hampton (2) Emil J. Horak (2) Frank L. Horak (2) Stephen Hudak (2) Fred L. Kallus (2) Charles Kozlovsky (2) Elick W. Kozlovsky (2) Gary W. Kozlovsky (2) Winnie L. Kuban (2) Laddy Joe Bakluda Ricky W. Brown John G. Bubak Paul Dujka, Jr. Jerry R. Foitek Vladimir Fridrich Jerry Fridrieh.

A. C. Goebel Frances Groeshaw Rosie Millie Haba Alvin J. Hamusek Jeanne Hamusek Antonette Kaska Clara Kerr George W. Kettrey Mary Milani Cynthia Ann Lowe Bernadette Macalik Andrew Mandak Randall J. Malcik Emil M. Mance11 Adele Marek Mary Ann McBride Margaret A. Muller Leonard S. Patak Patricia A. Patak Paul F. Patak Stanley J. Prachyl Patricia Provazek Billy F. Rice Mildred L. Ricks William Roe Anna M. Slovacek Randell J. Slovaeek Linda F. Soukup Ronnie R. Soukup Barbara D. Talley

VESTNf K Gloria Jean Thrasher Edwin W. Trlioa Johnny Whearley, Sr. Mary M. Vasek Dannie W. Zaidle Dorothy M. Zaidle Linda G. Zaidle Willie Zaidle Willie R. Zaidle Fraternally yours, Betty Grier, Secretary, Lodge 84, Dallas ---bi"J 6TLODGE NO. 172, PASADENA Dear Members and Friends, We are very happy to inform everyone that we now have a permanent home for our lodge. It is located at 604 South Tatar in Pasadena, directly accross from the Pasadena General Hospital,. President Gordon Mabel informed me, that we will have our next regular meeting on Tuesday, June 1st, at 7:30 p.m., 604 South Tatar, Pasadena. A variety of special events is being planned.

Our lodge is one of two lodges selected to be in charge of the pastries for the July 4th District Youth C'elebration. Watch the Vestnik for more details on this project. Members, come, out to our next regular meeting and look over your new lodge home.

Fraternally, Bennie J. Matusek 6TLODGE NO. 84, DALLAS Dear Members, If your excuse for not being at the Sunday afternoon meeting, was a fishing trip, manicuring your lawn or out-of-town visitors — then we're making things more convenient — a night meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 21.

Let's fill the conference room.

You are coining to the baseball benefit dance this Saturday, May 291, with music by Johnny Mensik, aren't you? Wateh for Brothers Ben Jarma, Paul Valenta and Bino Vrana; they'll greet you with a big smile. They are the business managers, you know, and your attendance will mean much to them and all concerned.

The Dallas-Ennis Fraternal Council 'will meet June 5, at 7 p.m. at the WBFA. Hall. Don't bother to eat at home; bring a covered dish with you and enjoy a friendly atmosphere with your meal.

To Sister Anna Pokladnik's and Brother George Nemec's families, we extend sincere sympathy. May your loved ones have eternal rest.

At the "Old World" shopping center

Wednesday, May 26, 1971 (Lovers Lane and Greenville Ave.), June 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. Czechs of all 'ages can be seen shopping or just browsing in their Czech kroje.

The Reseda dancers, as well as a band under the direction of Brother Charlie Adamcik, will also be present, Booths with Czech pastry will display a variety of goodies made especially for this sale. Interested? . . . then come, as a spectator or dress in your Czech costume and be a part of the activities.

Get-well wishes go to Sister Marie Nestrocil, Sister Flossie-Vita and Brother John Rejcek.

Congratulations to the Vtlbert Ruzickas — a baby boy, Travls Allan, arrived May 1st. Proud sister is Zeno, and grandparents are the Jim Ruzickas of Seaton and Sophia Reznicek of Kaufman.

New members are Charles Schweizer and Emil Horak. Hopefully, they will make a meeting soon and get acquainted.

June 5, the Rudy Kurtz band comes to our lodge to play for your dancing pleasure . . . Our entertainment committee hopes to see all of you, so do attend.

Fraternally, Rose Scott, Reporter LODGE NO. 172, PASADENA Dear Members, Our last regujlar meeting had a small attendance, due to the fact it was held at Brother Myer's home.

Many of the members didn't know about this change or couldn't find the place.

The meeting convened at 7:30 p.m.

Minutes were read and corrected. Our financial secretary reported four more new members to our lodge. The entertainment chairman was absent.

Sick Committee reported that Brother Victor Peter and Sister Wilkerson are out of the hospital, and are doing well, DO Evelyn Mikeska made a report on the youth seminar.

Here is something for all of our members to read. Our regular monthly meeting will be held on. June 1st, at 604 South Tatar, Pasadena, starting at 7:30 p.m. Don't forget to attend this meeting, so there can be plans made for this summer.

Fraternally, V. R. Malek, Recording Secretary

Wednesday, May 26; 1971 LODGE NO. 13-5, ENNIS Dear Members, The meeting was called to order by President Eric Moucka. Secretary Mary Laznovsky read the minutes and they were accepted as read. The checks were distributed to members who were present.

A report was given by the secretary reporting that all legal business for the lodge and the youth club were taken care of and mailed.

The youth leader reported the turnout of the Polka Festival concerning the youth club. They were awarded the Grand Marshal Trophy for their entry in the parade and that a guest speaker, Larry Turner, would be present at the youth meeting. Anyone interested was invited to join the youth club.

Next meeting is scheduled for June 6.

Fraternally, Joe A. Slovak, Reporter SPJST-

CHORAL CLUB OF LODGE NO. 84 Dear Members and Friends, We missed you regulars at our last choral club practice on May 14. With this busy time of the year there are weddings, graduations, school parties, plus vacations; therefore, we forgive those caught up in these whirls of excitement. We had a short business meeting conducted by Brother Frank Henzen, who was pinchhitting for Chairman Bob Liska. Bob was attending a choir affair in which his daughter, Sadie, was participating at her school.

Brother John Bubak and Brother and Sister Phil Reames gave us a report of the progress of plans for next year's Czech Fair Day. We discussed holding practices in the summer. Then we came up with the decision to meet ionce a month. When your telephone committee calls, be ready with "Yes, you can count on my participation."

'Then make a special effort to attend, because we have some new songs that we need to get busy on, and we need to. brush up on some of the old ones that we have forgotten.

We have had a lot of sadness at Lodge No. 84. We lost three members in about a month. One was our very faithful member who really did enjoy singing, and that was Brother Antone Janousek. Also the mother of our Brother Sid Pokladnik, and we also lost Brother George Nemec who was an 'enthusiastic and long-time member o

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VESTNfIC the Czech Concert Band Of our lodge.

We share in the sorrow of these families.

The year is passing by very fast.

Here it is spring and everything outside is fresh, green and cool, so come to the hall and enjoy singing with us before the hot summer wilts our spirits, and we won't feel like singing so loud and long as we do now.

Fraternally, Annie Staglik, Secretary rSPJST SOFTBALL TEAM LODGE NO. 84, DALLAS Dear Brothers and Sisters, Tuesday night, May 11, we played the Oak Cliff Dodge Team in our City Major League and we were drubbed by a score of 11 to 0. Our team had an off night and everyone played poorly.

Lionel Schultz hurled the first three innings allowing the first 8 runs and Jim Scroggins hurled three. innings and allowed the other 3 runs. Leading hitters were Wiley Beesley with a single and a walk, Jack Scott with a single and Bob Schoendienst with a walk.

On Thursday night, May 13, we played Approved Electric and we lost by a score Of 7 to 3. The team was ahead 2 to 1 and then 3 to 2 for five innings, and then suddenly we were behind 7 to 3 and that's how the game ended. There are signs that we are improving and we should win our next game. Leading hitters were Bob Schoendienst with a double, a single and a sacrifice fly, Albin yrana with a, single, a double and a walk, Lawrence Honza with a double, Harry Wilkerson with a triple and Lionel Schultz with a single. Jim Scroggins hurled the first four innings, allowing 2 runs, 6 hits, and 5 strikeouts, and Lionel Schultz hurled the last 3 innings 5 runs, 4 hits and 4 strikeouts. Actually, some costly errors were committed which contributed greatly to our losing the game.

On Tuesday, May 25, we are scheduled to play S. H. Lynch at 7:15 p.m., and Thursday night, May 27, we will play Verson-Allsteel, also at 7:15 p.m.

Probably, the week of June 1st, we, will be playing some of our make up games that had been rained out earlier in the season.

Tuesday night, May 1, we beat A-1 Plastics by a score of 7 to 5. Details Will follow in my next report.

Saturday night, May 29 is the big event for our team — our annual Benefit Softball Team Dance at Lodge

No. 84, Dallas, 2625 Floyd Street. The 'very popular Johnny Mensik Orchestra will be playing polkas, waltzes, and popular tunes throughout the evening.

We hope that we have a very large turnout for this dance because all proceeds go to the, team fund in order to meet our expenses for this season.

Your presence and support will be deeply appreciated. Do come and bring all of your friends. We feel it will be a most enjoyable evening for all.

Fraternally, Ben A. Jarmo, ---SPJ6r------

FRIENDSHIP CLUB, FT. WORTH, TEX ;Dear Members, We are having family night JuAe 2 at Sokol Hall.

The club is fufnishing barbecue chicken. Women are asked to bring a covered dish to go with the barbecue chicken, also pastry. Supper will be served at 5:30 p. m.

After the supper games will be played. We hope to see all our members on June 2, at Sokol Hall, beginning at 5:30 p. m.

Fraternally, Stella Baleja, Reporter LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON The Birthday Club will have a bazaar on Splash Day, June 6th. All donations should be given to the chairman, Mary Tilich. Sister Tilich can be reached by phone 694-4421.

Fraternally, Dorothy Whitsitt, Reporter -SPJST

Reports DISTRICT I ORGANIZER'S REPORT During the month of April we acquired 11 members for amount of $17,000 the total number of members for 1971 Was 62 members for an amount of 8220,500.

Sister Lillie Mikeska, was the top organizer for the month of April and Sister Gladys Zimmerhanzel was next.

Congratulation for the good work.

Sales in April were: Organizer

Lodge

L tike 1Vlikeka 33 Gladys Zimmerhanzel 38 Willie Gloyna, 17 E. R. Jakubik 9 Rudolph Junek 9 D. A. Juren 51 W. D. Kamas 68

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4;000 3,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

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10 1,000 1 13 J. J. Krenek 1,000 1 141 :'rank Petrusek 1,000 38 1 Jerry Stepan The contest to see who wins a trip to the Fraternal Congress is on and will continue for four months. One must write at least ten new members during this time. Who will be the winner? It could be you.

Fraternally, E. R. Jakubik, District I Organizer — SPJSTSPJST

Bulletin Board

FALL DISTRICT MEETINGS The fall meeting of District I will be ;held on Sunday, October 3, 1971 at New Tabor. Lodge Novy Tabor No. 17, will be the host lodge. Read the Vestnik for more information, later.

Carlson Jakubik, President, District I ♦ • The fall meeting of District III will be held October 24 at Lodge Pokrok Dallas NO. 84, Dallas.

The fall meeting of District VII will be held Sunday, October 17, 1971 at Corpus Christi, Texas. Lodge Anton Dermak No. 56 will be the host lodge.

SPJST

S.P.J.S.T. REST HOME ADDRESSES: 3.P.J.S.T. REST HOME NO. I 500 East Lake Drive P. 0. Box 850 Taylor, Texas 76574 • 8P.J.S.T. REST HOME NO. II P. 0. Box 347 Needville, Texas 77461

tember 12 — Lodge 88, Houston Youth Camps, 1971: District 1 — August 9-12 at Camp Val Verde (application deadline: July 20) District 2 — August 6-8 at Camp Val Verde (application deadline: July 17) District 3 — August 1-5 at Camp Val Verde (application deadline: July 12) District 4 -- August 9-12 at Camp Val Verde (application deadline: July 20) District 5 — June 8-10 and 11-13 (camp divided into two sessions by age), at Camp Holly Grove (near Cleveland and Rye). (Application deadline: May 19).

District 6 — June 21-24 at Bastrop State Park (Application deadline, June 1).

District 7 — August 1-5 at Camp Val Verde. (This is for the Teens, who will camp with District III. Application deadline: July 12).

District 7 Juniors will camp at Camp Val Verde August 13-17. Application deadline, July 12).

YAD entry blanks and Camp applications (campers and chaperones) will be available from the local lodge youth leaders in late April and May. The deadline is the date it must be received by your district youth director.

If you are interested in participating in the YAD or attending camp and there is no youth club in your lodge, contact your district's youth director (name and address inside front page of the Vestnik), as soon as possible.

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE

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STATE YOUTH DIRECTOR

sfrii,ENDAN 1,chievement Days, 1971: District, 1 — August 1, (entry deadline: July 12) District 2 — July 18, ',entry deadline: June 28) District 3 — June 27, (entry deadline: June 7) District 4 — June 13, (entry deadline: May 24) District 5 — July 11. (entry dead e June 21) District 6 — July 18. ' entry deadJune 28 District 7 - July 25 (entry deadIle July 5) ,State YAD — Craft, Talent & Beseda -- August 22 — Temple High School State YAD Royalty Pageant — Sep-

Dear Readers and Friends, "Be a Builder." That is the Youth Department's theme for the 1971-72 youth year. Build better clubs, build larger clubs, 'build better all-round activities that will improve and strengthen our fraternal lodge system.

Each district conducted its own.

Builders' Conference under the planning and direction of each district youth director, with assistance from the state youth director. Many of the DYDs contacted their leaders months ago to see what they needed most so as to maker their conference as profitable as possible.

These conferences were the best attended in the history of such classes for leaders.

Top honors go to Districts 6 and 7 for being the first to have 100 percent

Wednesday, May 26, 1971 attendance of the leaders from clubs!

Districts 2 and 4 had 100 percent representation from all clubs. District 3 and District 5 both had all but one leader present.

Each DYD had since last fall, to begin planning for these classes. All the extra. effort really paid off. On the whole, the leaders remarked "this was the best we ever had," and, that makes all the extra planning and work worthwhile.

Special recognition goes to Lola Vavra (I), Wilma Nesuda (111), and Ger,aldine Mikolajewski (V) for introducing outside resource people who really made the day outstandiny profitable. It is these same three,DYDs who also introduced cookouts as part of the day'g' agenda. For many, this is opening a complete new area of youth, club activity. In each case, experts `taught the fundamentals of' outdoor living to the leaders. For the most part, each leader got first-hand experience.

To Lola. Vavra (I), recognition for having the more advanced cookout through use of a reflector oven over a campfire; to Wilma Nesuda (III), recognition for the most variety in cookout menus by having taught five corn,pletely different types of meals.

Recognition also to Wilma Nesuda, (II) for a well-prepared class that covered at her district's conference.

There was never a dull moment and every minute was packed full of many ideas and things to learn.

Special thanks to Lola Vavra (I) for taking charge of the training class for newly-elected 011ie Jakubik (I)..

Recognition also to Jerlene Balusek (II) for a well presented class that we were able to conduct in her absence due to her illness. Although she was missed. her advance preparation made ;a pessioie for us to go on in her absence. Thanks to Amelia Pokorny for help with the class. She is the District II substitute youth director.

One unique thing about each of the conferences was that they didn't have the same agenda. Statewide the following things were taught: woodwork, wood jewelry (which will be the rage at some, of the camps this summer; thanks to Maxine Pa y-Eska of District VII for taking that first progressive step), Czech folk dances for all ages, how to make plaster molds from scratch, how to pour plaster molds, at least five different ways of decorating plaster items, how to set up youth clubs and meetings with efficient plan-

Wednesday, May 2 g, 1.971 ring, by the officers and committees, how to work efficiently with teenagers, how to plan district meetings with more interest for youth, and how a youth club can contribute more to the community. This is only a brief 'highlight of some of the things that were taught. Each DY -D has or will be sending a letter to the ✓estnik about her class. There were even a' few things introduced that Oertnin di tricts will begin preparing for introdueton later. These new projects will ,stimulate our youth depa en t ireatly. Just wait and see!

Much more could and should - be said, but I will leave this to the DYDs. A very special thanks to all of the host lodges for allowing us the use of their facilities. And a special thanks to all of the resource people who shared their time, talent, and patience with our leaders and assistants. Another special thanks to the other interested ,district organizers, organizers and adults who joined us to learn more about the youth department and how it is one of the keys that can unlock greater growth and progress in the SPJST. Thanks also to the leaders and assistants who prepared, introduced, and taught new things at our classes.

Sharing is truly our fraternal way. And one last big thanks to the DYDs for preparing their conferences and to the leaders and assistants who gave of their time to be with us.

Fraternally yours, James J. Janousek, State Youth Director FROM THE DISTRICT DIRECTORS DISTRICT V YOUTH DIRECTOR Dear Readers, -, We are all counting the days for camp at District V at Camp Hollygrove near Rye in the. Big Thicket. All applications are in so if you have yours in to me, please road the following carefully.

Registration is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 8th and Friday, June 11th. We do realize that some campers have to work so come as soon as you can.

What to Bring: Play clothes, shorts, bathing suits, tennis shoes, long pants for horseback riding and nature trail.

Girls, socks will save .yGur ankles in both of the above-mentioned activties.

About 6 towels, toothpaste, brush, personal toilet articles, sheets and some ;type: of cover and a pillow. Have your

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I Builders Conference with SYD pis down-to-earth work clothes).

:strict III Youth Leaders at work at ,ce. Photos by DYD Wilma Nesuda. name on y

articks.

We will have woodwork, foiling, horseback riding, swimming, volleyball, mini bikes, canoeing, trampoline, tennis court, archery, miniature golf, .fishing, horse shoes, badminton, tether ball, softball, ping pong, hiking trails,

and don't forget the hayrides.

Transportation to and from camp will be arranged through your own lodge. Please be sure you contact your leader if you do not hear from her by the first of June as to where to meet and when.

VPSTNfK

12 ty (tllestlOns, please feel free to call inc.

Fraternally, GE' Mikolajcwski, I):‘is District: V

LODG.E: NG, 48, Dear Readers, The District II spring youth leader's *aiiiing seminar was held at the Granger lodga, hall on Monday, May 1G and was well worth attending. We missed Sister Jerlene Balusek who was unable to attend due to illness. However, State Youth Director James Janousek was there and did an excellent job as usual. Ela was ably assisted . by his wife, Kathy: We were briefed on • new rules and. regulatiOns pertaining to camp, YAD, and the point system.

1 really liked doing the craft work which was a previe!w of what we will be doing at camp.

Meanwhile, the ranch . really, the Beye.,•:- villa Lodge Had, our big May'projeel was the May ',Fete. it turned out to be a pretty good success, thanks to all the members who WOLked r and 'cia..rd. May our new queen, ,' :lilies, and her court have a and. happy reign. ternally, ,eona Stalinach, Youch Leader , ------8PJST-J, DGE NO, COTTONWOOD Dear Headers, Just. a n • ol -C, it that our meeting rime Gth, after will s r Vife are goprogram far the social_ on Friday cd you in the proln. Bring your point sheets. We creed them; it will be the end of the year and. we have to turn them in.

Tim youth club, parents and some of our members toured the zoo, Fort Fisher, and the Baylor campus. We also had a picnic at Cameron Park. The youth, parent and members of the lodge: really had a bug tune..

A1-0 ydu. paw.' crafts together sio you c u . your blanks in to me as soon as you can'? Will be seeing you at the social every Friday night, Fraternally, Willie Mae Schuetz, Youth Leader -

LO g )GE NO. 3. 5, ELK Dear Members, We elected officers at our May youth club meeting: President — Cynthia Baulk.

Vice President — Oaylon Dulock Secretary Denise Banik Treasurer -- Mark Wood Reporter — Gale Pavelka.

Our committees are: Social — C'hariotte Banik Publicity — John Pechacek Refreshment — Joey Dulock Sunshine --- Steve Dulock Membership — Pat Kimball New Ideas — Randy Pavelka Historian and Photographer ®- Vernon Wood III. We had a lovely Mother's Day program. The oldest mother present was our dearly he.loved Sister Mary Bara:Lek. Our youngest mother was Sister Kathy Breitkreutz whose baby is one month old. Congratulations to both of yo U. We then had some youth club members come forward and asked them some persona] questions about their MCA hOl'a. We received many informative answers. Yours truly'S little boy, 5-year-old Darrin, was one of them, 'hen asked how old his Mother was he bravely answered, "65."

Other mothers who were told on were Sisters Gloria Pavelka, Peggy Dietrich, Rosie Wood and Rosemarie' Baulk.

Anyone who wishes to enter in the craft contest at YAD please lei,; me know before June lst, All craft cards that were handed out at our May 16th meeting are • to be hack, in my hands

by June lst. Be thinking about camp. is to be better than any year before so do be thinking about going.

I am planning. to go along with my family.

It was decided to have, a cake walk' May 29 at the dance. Brother Eugene Pavelka, said so many of the people (customers) of the Saturday night dances have been asking for a cake walk, so bring all the cakes you can for May 29. This time put your name on the cake you donated, whet- flavor, nod who type of icing it has on it.

On Nray 30, vie will have our old:fashioned plume. It will begin at 2 pin. Games that will be played are sack race, three-logged race, egg throw, water balloon throw, fishing contest, horse shoe throw and washer throw.

Sounds real interesting, don't you think?

Wednesday, May 26, 1971 The food for that clay will be for one -meal -- supper. Bring what your family wilt eat from 'meats and desserts. Our lodge will famish the drinks.

This picnic is not only for youth club members and the families; it is for all Lodge No. 35 members. The picnic will be held on the John Mach farm. There are two big rules that we will all want to follow, while we are on the Mach farm — there is to be NO SWIMMINCT and all of our litter or trash is to he cleaned up before we leave.

On June, 9th we are going to Six. Flags. All youth club members are to be at the hall no later than T:45 a.m., Jrlrie 9. Wc wilt arrive hack . )t the hall around 8 p.m. Your ticket 4and .hus fare will be paid; all cgch child necids is his or het money for lunch, etc., and a good of legs.

Fraternally, Rosemarie Banik, Youth Leader NO. 88, HOUSTON

Dear 1V• iubers, Do you have a few ONtra trace g stamps that; you would donate to the youth club fee some outdoor equipmen,I? We need a new volleyball, croquet set, and a few other things.

Be sure to notice that our local YAD has been changed to Wednesday, June 16th. All talent entries should be present and should. register beginning at 7 p.m. Crafts must be registered, but !need not be brought with. you.

It's almost time for our June meet at 3, p.m.), which is the ing (=Tuna first one of the n y w year. This means our new office vs iharge of their :duties. Also, it r:e' or al e Should he made, I 4erably payable to th SP.- 2 Youth r)11%,. nual cluez are $2.50 per person.

1 will need point streets from those of you ✓ho keep your point records for March, April and May. Please give them to me by June ist. You may mail them to .me at 6219 A.bington Way, Houston, Texas 770(}8.

Our girls are getting. ready tor their sewing classes. Does anyone have a sewing machine we could use? If so, plaase let. me, know or tell Sister Lou-ise Knaj.,1-1.1. , or Virginia_ Wright. Sewing' will he on. Wednesdays, .from 10 to 2. p.m. mid ceramics on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Fraternally, Marceil ivlalak, Youth Leader

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DISTRICT VII SPRING MEETING, FLORRESVILLE

Lodge No. 56, Corpus Christi Reseda Dancers. L to R, rear: (boys) Jin:rn:i Elzner, Randy 1VIaiek, Jerry Pratt and Timmy Elmer. Front: (girls) Cindy Hermis, Heidi Spencer, Nancy Pratt, and Kelty Liermis. (YL Marsha Elzner and Asst. YL Daisy Hermis, not shown. The other picture has not arrived yet. —Editor).

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Lod& No. 107, Floresville: Leona Pfeil, Edwina Johns, Jeanet Johns, Darrell Newman, Beverly Johns, Na thy Richardson, Jerry Wauters, Melissa Leath, Roxanna Bayer, Cheryl Richardson, Teresa Ptirchis, Monte Newman, Steve Richardson, Marty Purchis, Mark Purchis, Wendy Bayer, Wanda Deagen, John Bayer and Jeff Pavliska. (Two names were not given). The youth club presented a nice program. (YL Polly Bayer and Asst. YL Gayle Lambert, not shown).

LODGE NO. 135, ENNIS Dear Readers, The last meeting of our year was held and the attendance wasn't too good. You must remember if you are absent from the meeting with an unexcused absence, you cannot attend

the next social of our club. .Diane Zhanel won the prize for the best poster contest on the drug topic.

Door prizes went to Jimmy Mikel, Denny Valek and George Wensowitch.

Guess what? Some names were drawn

Mikeska is uneAitc:Aedly caught by the camera as he takes care or SOITie fatherly duties.

SMer looks On and the baby's, older brother is not interested.

Lodge No. 117, Robstown was represented by Brent Hrncir with nicelypresented piano numbers. (YL Thelma Hrncir and Asst. Eugene Hrncir, not shown). and they were not present. You missed out.

In case you miss the announcement, ;don't forget the Hippie Happening on.

Saturday, May 29, at 10 a.m., at our house. Are you wondering if we have -gone marl? No, just one day for the youth club. Ask your fellow SPJST member for details if any questions exist.

We had a guest speaker, Larry Turn-

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The youth club wants to send congratulations to Denise Skrivanek who is a graduate at Ennis High School this year. We bate to lose you, Denise; stoP b y and visit with us.

Don't .forget our meeting is scheduled for June 6. New officers will be installed and the new exciting year will begin immediately. See you then.

Fraternally, Patsy Slovak, Youth Leader LODGE NO. 153, LA SALLE

Dear Readers, As the end of another club year ,draws to a, close, I would like to thank the boys and girls for being fine, co(operative membars and for their interest in club work. To the parents, especially the mothers, my sincere, than'ks and appreciation for their interest and help.

At our meeting for the month, we bad our election of officers. We also talked about camp and YAD. The youth brought the filled-in and signed applications that had been mailed to them earlier this month. During this meeting, we formed a "family" circus, so that would bring all the, members. closer together and by taking more 'part in the discussion, they become more interested.

Our new club officers are: President _ Anita, Dillard Vice President Molly Dillard Secretary — Diane Dyson Treasurer — Marilyn Vincik Reporter — Sally Sembera Sgt.-at-Arms — Larry Hlavaty.

The new members were installed by Mrs. Drastata. We look forward to an exciting new year with this new slate of officers. Thank you, Mrs. Drastata, for installing these fine club . members.

To the retiring club officers we say, we are all most grateful for the wonderful work you have done and for your efforts that gave us outstanding rewards. To these fine officers: Sally Semb, era, president; Diane Dyson, vice president; Marilyn Vincik, secretary: Carolyn Williams, treasurer and Diane Anderson, reporter, our sincere thanks for a job well done.

Our craft for the day was enjoyed ray all as the members Tri-Chemed art foam fruit and animals. This is just

one of the many ways of using those wonderful Tri-Chem paints.

Thanks to Mrs. Hlavaty for helping with the refreshments and also to Mrs. Drast a to.

Fraternally, Martha Sembera, Youth Leader bi'J 7 1-LETTERS FROM THE YOUTH

LODGE NO. 68, HOUSTON Intermediate. Youth Club

Dear Readers, At long last, now that most of the activities have past, I can at best take time to write and attempt to keep you informed about what is coming up.

On Friday, May 21st, we had our Parents' Appreciation Dinner. After dinner, we installed the new officers and after that there was a dance in. the ballroom, until 11 p.m.

June 6 will be Splash Day. We will have games, contests, booths, and also will be asked to work and help on this id ay.

June 8-13 is camp week for the two different age groups. We are going to a new camp this year. From what I hear there will be a lot of new things to this year. I'm sure you will all enjoy camp this year.

June 1• is YAD, so get busy and finish those crafts and hobby items so they can be entered.

This will be my last letter to you for the year. We now have a new reporter whom I'm sure will carry on the job, and will do a better job than 1 have, as he will possibly have more time than I did.

Cindy Wehring (13), Reporter — - oed LODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD Dear Readers, Our meeting was held on May 2. We had a crazy hat contest. The winners were: funniest — Bobby Hykel; prettiest — Debbie Uptmore and ugliest — Darrell Uptmor. The hats were real nice. Come to our Friday night socials.

Fraternally, Edward Hykel, Jr. —SPJST---LODGE NO. 56, CORPUS CHRISTI

Dear Members, At our meeting Sunday, May we had ou r roll cal l , collection of dues and the door prize. Ricky Elzner won the door prize for this month.

After the door prize, we had our annual election of officiers for the corning year. They are: Randy Majek,

Wednesday, May 26, 1971 president; Ronnie Majek, vice-president; Cindy Hermis, secretary; Heidi Spencer, treasurer, and Randy Sijansky, reporter. After our elections we had a short Mother's Day program.

Later at about 5 p.m., we had the annual MotheL13 Day suppur, with chicken and sausage. There were also green beans and other good things to eat.

The mothers enjoyed the supper and they sighed in relief` when they did not have to clean up afterward. Our thanks to the men at Sokol Hall for serving a fine supper.

Fraternally, Randy Sijansky, Reporter ---61"J ST4 LODGE. NO. 6, COTTONWOOD Dear Readers, Well, the youth year is about to come to an end. It has been a wonderful year.

We went to the zoo on May 16.

Everyone shoUld start working on their crafts for YAD. Mrs. Schuetz brought the youth club some bats and balls. , Fraternally, Robert Hykel SPJ

Dear Vestnik Readers, April 30th was our May meeting date. The meeting began with Dennis Hermis leading us in the pledge to the flag.

Sheila Kocian, Shane Tansey and Barbara Vrana have birthdays in May. Election of officers for the coming term was held and the new officers are: President — Rudy Vrana Vice President — Carolyn Hermis Treasurer — Mike Janik Reporter _Barbara Vrana Telephone Comm. Chmn. — Ann Pavlicek Sick Comm. Chmn. — Becky Havran Historian — Carol Janik Social Comm. Chmn. — Mrs. Dorothy Tumis and Mrs. Earline Janik Good luck to the new officers.

Members who plan to attend camp are to turn in the camp applications to Mrs. R•sie Tumis.

On May 29th we will ha,ve a. graduation party for Ladik Ermis, Henry Hermis and Jo Ann Janik. There will be a barbecued chicken supper at 7 p.m. All members who have paid their dues will receive free plates.

Easter candy was handed out to the younger members of our youth club,

Wednesday, May 26, 1971 Winners of the door prizes were: Adolf Pavlieek, Barbara Vrana, Gary Bees and Alice Pavlicek.

There were hot dogs and other refreshments following the meeting.

Cur next meeting will be held on May 28th.

Fraternally, Carolyn Veselka (17) Reporter LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON Dear Readers, On Sunday, May 2, our meeting was called to order by Kenneth Bros. We had a short business meeting, followed by the election of officers. The officers for the 197I-721 year are as follows: President _ Marian Kadlecek Vice President -- Karen Bros Secretary -- Janan Johnson Asst. Secretary — Robert Knapick Treasurer — •Bruce Lindemann Asst. Treasurer — Jode Elsner Reporter — Kenneth Broz Historian — Vicky Hegwood.

Photographer — Arlene Malak Sgt.-at-Arms — Rickey Roch After the main election each group elected the following officers: Intermediates: Social Chmn. — Bob Hoch Publicity Chmn. — Gale Montabano Sunshine Chinn. — Cindy Wehring Telephone Chmn. — Kenneth Broz Juniors: Social Chmn. — Linda Wehring Publicity Chmn. ---- Carla Adams Sunshine CI1111/1. - Elizabeth Mikolijewski Telephone Chmn..— Vivian Hegwood Teens: Social Chmn. — Mike Knapick Telephone Chmn. — Donna Dorsett On. May 10, the youth celebrated Mother's Day at the adult monthly meeting. I would like to thank every'one who helped make all the mothers happy.

Fraternally, Kenneth Bros (14) Reporter

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VtSTNflt LODGE NO. 39, BRYAN Dear Members and Readers, We had our last monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. There were twelve members present. We elected new officers for the coming year. They are as follows: President — Daniel Matcek Vice Pres. — James Fickey Secretary _ Joyce Matcek Treasurer — Lonnie Macik Sunshine Girl — Terri Hubacek Refreshments — Anton Matcek, Jr. Flag Bearer — Kay Vytopil We have a new slate of officers who I think ae:e willing to work hard and to help build up our youth club. I am proud to be a member of the SPJST Youth Club, because I think it helps you to develop leadership, sportsmanship and citizenship. I think if more young people were members of the SPJST there would be fewer kids out on the street getting into trouble, so come on, join the SPJST, you will be glad you did!

Fraternally, Daniel Matcek (14) President

TLODGE NO. HALLE TSVILBE Dear Readers, On Mother's Day, May 9, the youth club of Lodge No. 4 held their meeting.

The meeting was called to order by President Marcie Holy. The secretary then read the roll call and the minutes of the previous meeting. The treasurer then gave his report. Under old business, there was a discussion on our summer social. We decided to have a hayride and the other plans are to be made at the next meeting. Under new business, the election of officers was held. The following officers were elected: President — Marcie Holy Vice President — David Zak Secretary — Sandra Holy Treasurer — Vernell Zak Historian — Annie Zabransky Reporter — Sharon Miculka Sgt.-at-Arms — Diane Holly The youth leader and the president LODGE NO. 95, SEYMOUR then read the duties of the newlyDear Readers, Our members of Lodge No. 95 met elected officers. The visitors were then May 9 at Mrs. Raymond Payliska's recognized. Later a discussion on the camp activities was held. Rule books hausi. Many different, crafts were ,shown to us by DYD Mary Haisler. It were also passed out to the youth club was decided to have a bake sale on members. With no further business, the June 19, to earn money to go to Six meeting was adjourned.

The youth club, after the mother Flags.

My name is Joan Sosolik. I am 11 lodge's meeting, presented a program Years old and I am in the sixth grade. for all of the mothers present. The youth club also played baseball later Joan Sosolik

In the evening. Later the prizes were given to: Children _ Kenneth Seveik Adult __ Mrs. Richard Cervenka May Cake — Helen Zabransky Our next meeting will be on Sunday, June 13.

Fraternally, Vernell Zak Secretary --SPJST-LODGE NO. 39, BRYAN Dear Members and Readers, Our last youth club meeting was held on May 12, with twelve members present. We elected officers. They ake as follows: Daniel Matcek President Vice President ---- James Rickey Secretary — Joyce Matcek Treasurer — Lonnie Macik Refreshments — Anton Matcek, Jr. Sunshine ---- Terri Hubacek Flag bearer — Kay Vytopil I think our club elected some real good officers who will try tDeir best to help our club. At least I know I will.

We sure could use some more members; the more the merrier. It won't be long before we have our District YAD. I would like to speak for all of our youth club members, and say what a great job our youth leader, Mrs. Betty Hubacek, is doing. I'll see all of you at our coming event, YAD. Fraternally, Joyce Matcek (12) Secretary

LODGE. NO. 23, EAST DERN.ARD Dear Readers, The East Bernard SPJST Youth Club held its last meeting on May 2, at the East Bernard SPJST Hall. The meeting was called to order by our president, Alice Valigura. Everyone stood and recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

The roll was called.

We discussed the Mother's and Father's Day program to be held on June 6th. The practice for this program will be held on May 29th, and June 5th, at 2 p.m., at the East Bernard ,SPJST Hall. Be sure to be present and know your part.

We started painting some pictures using our Tri-Chem paints. The meeting was then adjourned. Then we had refreshments.

Fraternally yours, Kenneth Valigura (7) Reporter

10 LODGE NO. 13, DIME BOX Dear Vestnik Readers, Well, school will be out in a few more weeks. Now we can start looking forward to District I Camp, which will be from August 9-12, at Camp Val Verde.

We will be going to camp with District IV. We should also be looking forward to District I YAD, which will be on August 1. I'm sure everyone i3 getting: good ideas for craft and talent. We always have good competition at YAD. Well, I Letter end. I'll sea you at our next meeting.

Fraternally, Kay Horak LODGE NO. 13, DIME BOX Dear Vestnik Readers, School will be out by the time you read this and we will be looking forward to SPJST summer activities. This year I think camp will be a lot of fun, because we will go with District IV. Also, we will meet a lot of new friends.

I hope everyone is looking forward to YAD. I'm sure it will be a lot of fun for everyone.

I hope to see you at our next meeting.

Fraternally yours, Albin Horak, Jr, —SPJSTLODGE NO. 81, DALLAS Dear Readers, At our last meeting we had election of officers for the new year. They are: President — Chris Mandak Vice President — Annette Prachyl Secretary — Debbie Beacon Treasurer — Randy Petr Reporter ___ Anne Scott Sgt.-at-Arms — Camille Manda,k Afterward, the meeting was adjourned and we had a smorgasbord.

Fraternally, Anne Scott (11) • Reporter — SPJST LODGE NO, 48, BEYERSVILLE Dear Friends and Members, Our May Fete was very successful and was also a lot of fun.

The singing of the Czech Chorus was enjoyed by each and everyone.

I hope everyone had as much fun as I did.

Yours truly, Betty Joyce Wiesner YOUTH LETTERS LODGE NO. 9, SNOOK Dear Readers, The Snook Youth Club had a bar-

V ItSTNIK beetle chicken supper on May 16.

We invited our parents and everyone enjoyed playing baseball. The youth club played the parents and needless to say the parents won, We would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Vajdak and Ricky for inviting us to come out to their place to have our barbecue. We all enjoyed it very much.

Pea ternally, Carol Royder, Reporter (11) SPJST

LODGE NO. 66, WACO Dear Readers, Lodge 66 Youth Club members had their last meeting on May 16 at Linden Hall. Durin g our youth meeting, Mike. we elected officers; President Caller; Vice President — Ray Sims; Secretary — Julie SloVak, Treasurer — Thomas Caller, Teen Reporter—Becky Schiemenz and Junior Reporter -- Patricia Stanila.lav, Our guest si*.aker was DYD Sister Wilma Nesuda. ,She talked to us about our point system, We had a talent contest for YAD. Many entered and congratulations to all for the fine performances.

Donna Gerlich and Jo Anna Vernetti competed for YAD queen to represent our lodge. Con g ratulations to Jo Anna, the winner!

The mother of the year was Mrs. Christopher Spence.

After the meeting we had a hot dog and ice cream supper.

Fraternally, Patricia Karen Stanislav, Junior Reporter (12) --SPJSTLODGE NO. 25, ENNIS. Dear Readers, Our last meeting was held May 16, at the Old Sokol Hall: We elected new officers. They are: President — Linda Mar tinek Vice-President — Mark Strunc Treasurer — Cathy Prachyl Secretary Rita Krajca Reporter — Milton Martinek Sergeant-at-Arms —.Ronnie Haskovec Our youth leader told us about YAD. She gave us entry sheets.

President Brother Johnnie Hrabina was our speaker. He talked about our future SPJST Lodge Home.

We adjourned the meeting and had refreshments.

Fraternally, Rita Krajca, •

WecInestlay, May 26, 1971 LODGE NO. 4, HALLETTSVILLE Dear Readers, On May 2, our youth club had a Mother's Day program for the mother ledge. Then we had our monthly meeting. After the old and new business, we had election of officers. They are as follows: President — Marcie Holy, VicePresident' -- David Zak, Secretary — &Andra Holy, Treasurer — Varnell Zak, Reporter — Sharon Miculka, Sergeantat-Arms -- Diane Holly, Historian — Annie Zabransky. We discussed camping and an. August outing. The youth hader gave camp registration forme to the members who plan to go to camp.

We gave all mothers present' handkerchief for „Mother's Day. Sister Helen Zabransky won the birthday cake, Brother Richard Cervenka won the adult door prize and Kenneth Sevcik on the children's door prize. We spent most of the evening playing softball.

Lunch and refreshments were served.

Fraternally, Sharon Micullo, (12) Reporter -.

LODGE NO. 66, WACO Dear Readers, At our last meeting on May 16th, we elected officers for the coming youth year which starts June 1. Those elected were: President •— Mike Caller, Vice-President — Ray Sims, Secretary — Julie Slovak, Treasurer — Thomas Caller, Teen Reporter — Becky Schiemenz, Junior Reporter — Patsy. Stanislay.

DYD Sister Wilma Nesuda talked to us and the adults at the adult meeting about YAD, and Camp. After the meetings, we had hot dogs, soda and ice cream for supper.

Fraternally, Becky Schiemenz (13) Teen Reporter —SPJSTLODGE NO. 25, ENNIS

Dear Readers, I did not attend our last meeting on May 16, because I had the mumps.

My sister informed me that they elected officers for 1971-1972.

They also made a craft out of pipe cleaners. They had a prize of bubble gum for the best design.

President Brother Johnnie Hrabina gave them a speech about the future SPJST Lodge No: 25 Home.

After the meeting the youth club had cookies and cold drinks, Marlene Krajca

Wednesday, May 28, 1971 LODGE NO. 35, ELK Dear Readers, The May 16th meeting of Lodge No. 35 Youth Club was called to order at 2:30 by President Gaylon Dulock. The secretary read the minutes of the last meeting. The treasurer reported $238.87 in the bank.

There was no old business.

Under new business, it was noted that we go to Six Flags on June 9th, Everyone is to be there before 8 a. m.

The mother lodge is giving us transportation by renting a bus for u4.

Thanks to all from the youth!

Brother Vernon Wood is to brili the birthday cake next month.

After the business meeting, new officers were elected for the coming year.

They are as follows: President — Cynthia Banik, Vice-President — Gaylon Dulock, Scretary — Denise Banik, Treasurer — Mark Wood and Reporter — Dale Pavelka.

Charlotte Banik won the door prize.

I hope to see you all next month.

Fraternally, Dale Pavelka, Reporter -SPJST-

F. HOUCK, 103, IS DEAD; FIRST A&M BANDMASTER Funeral services for Joseph F. Bolick, 103, who conceived the famous Texas Aggie Band in 1893, were held at the 'Hillier Chapel and at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Bryan.

The Rt. Rev. T. J. Valenta officiated and burial was in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

A Czechoslovak cobbler who came to the United States in 1885, Holick died Sunday morning in a local nursing home.

Holick, the first A &M bandmaster, first farmed for two years in Kansas with his brother. In 1891 they parted and he came to Texas Holick took up his family trade, shoemaking, in Raymond Blatherwick's Main Street boot shop in Bryan. Lt. Ben Morris, Corps commander, asked J.

17 Survivors include four sons, Joseph F. .Holick, Jr., E. A. Holick, Johnnie Holick and Gilbert Holick, all Of Bryan-College Station; one daughter, Mrs. Helen Huebner of Seattle; 15 grandchildren, and 27 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Ben Leon Wilson, Gilbert Holick, Jr., Donald Holick, Jr., William Kettler, Jr., Robert Haltom and Charles Wagamon, Jr., (Contributed by Brother Hugo Shefcak. —Editor).

(From a clipping from the Bryan paper sent in by Brother Hugo Sheicak. Photos from our files. —Editor).

BROTHER JOSEPH' F. HOLICK In His Uniform (In the Czech section he is shown as he appeared about eight years ago).

Bolick to make him a pair of shoes.

Shortly after that, he became the college cobbler.

Morris learned that the wandering cobbler could play musical instruments and asked him to play the bugle. After playing Reveille and Taps for his $65-a-month salary, he asked him if he could form a college band. The administration headed by Lawrence Sullivan Ross, agreed in 1893.

Holick and a student, Arthur N. Jenkins, rounded up 11 other musicians, some Texas Militia uniforms and instruments. The Texas A&M' Band was born.

When Jenkins left A&M, Holick became director of the band. Previously he had 'been director but had quit to recuperate from influenza.

Bolick retired as bandmaster in the early 1900s, but remained on the campus doing shoe work for the cadets.

In 1929 the Czech's leather working Shop was moved to the North Gate business area in College Station.

An illness in 1950 cost Holick his sight. His wife, the former Helen Wein2etel of Kurten, died the same year.

Holick was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the SPJST Society.

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We the Resolution Committel of Lodge Praha at Taylor, in behalf of our entire membership, wish to express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed sister, ELIZABETH FRANCES EFLENFELD, who passed away May 2, 1971 at the age of 37 . years.

Sister Eulenfeld, is survived by her husband, Bob C. Etilenfeld; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Winkler; two daughters, Valeria and Vanessa; four sisters, Mrs. Fred Cola, Mrs, Eugene Jaecks, Mrs. Billy Turner and Mrs. Willie Schlickeisen, and one brother, Frank Joe Winkler, Jr., all of Taylor.

Funeral services were held May 4, 1971 at Condra Memorial Chapel followed by Requiem Mass, at 2 p.m. at St. Marys Catholic Church with the Rev. Desmond Murphy and the Rev. James Olnhausen, officiating.

Burial was in Taylor City Cemetery, with Fred Gola, Jr., Mark Taylor, Clifford Mucha, Billy Turner, Jr., Frank Kaatz and Altan Pflueger, Jr., serving as pallbearers.

May our depairted sister rest in peace.

Resolution Committee: Jerry E. Tallas Otto L. Rieger A. L. Boudny • • SPJST MEMBER FOUND DEAD NEAR WRECKED BICYCLE Mrs. Bobby 'Eulenfeld was found dead by her wrecked bicycle about five miles from Taylor on the Rice's Crossing Road shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday.

May 2.

According to an officer of the First Taylor National Bank where Mrs. Eulenfeld worked as a teller, she and her husband and small daughter planned to spend some time at their farm near Rice's Crossing Sunday, May 2.

Mrs. gulenfeld had bei husband put

18 her bicycle ois the back of the pickup, then started her bike ride after they left town. She was to continue on to the farm on the bicycle while her hus'band and daughter continued by car.

When she did not arrive at the time expected, Fulenfeld returned along the road she was riding on and found her bicycle by a mail box. Mrs. Eulenifeld had fallen into the nearby ditch.

According to Dennis Wylie, BPS atrolman, there was no indication at any vehicle had been involved and the supposition is that she suffered a heart attack. ,An autopsy was ordered to determine' more closely the cause of death.

Mrs. Eulenfeld, a resident of Taylor Is born in Taylor on June 26, 1933,.

She was a icewber of St. Mary's Catholic Church where, she sang in the choir. She was a trustee of the Catholic giners of America and had served as financial secretary of that organization.

She was -(.1 to Bobby Eidenfeid. She was a member of Taylor ,SPJS`1" Lodge No. 29. She was lodge queen and ..Le..o princess in the May Fete whilie attending St. Mary's Paroehal School. he attended Durham's _ ness, Austin. She was a rated singer and sang in many weddings and socials at Taylor and in the surrounding areas. Her daughter Val,erie is a freshman at Taylor High School and is president of the youth club at Lodge. Nw. 29.

Funeral services were conducted on May 4, at Concha Memorial Chapel followed by Requiem Mass at 2 p.m,- at sC ro is Church with tile Desmond Murphy and the Rev. oific ting. Burial ty Ce metery with Taylor, Clifford r Frauk Kaatz serving as pallarh, bearers enfold is survived by her husband, her parents,. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Winkler, Sr.; two daughters, Valerie and Vanessa; four sisters, Mrs. Fred Cola, "Mrs, Eugene Jaecks, Mrs. Billy Turner and Mrs. Willie Schlickeisen, and a brother, Frank Winkler, Jr., ail of Taylor.

OF SYMPATHY ',Chi lion Committee of Galveston, in behalf of the entire membership, wish to express our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed brother,

Wednesday, May 2 , 1971

VESTNfl< WILLIAM EDWARD BARTON,

who passed away on April 28, 1971, at the age of 58 years at St. Mary's Hospital in Galveston.

Brother Barton was born January 2, 1912 in Leroy, TeX11S, and he has resided in Galveston for 32 years. He was retired from Galveston Wharves, member of St. John Lutheran Church, member of SPJST Society and of the Seafarers Union.

Funeral services were held at 9 a.m.

Saturday, May 1, from the Malloy and Son Funeral Home, with Rev. Robert Wedergren officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery, Houston.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bertha Zahn Barton; a daughter, Mrs. Donald Blaise of Houston and two grandsons.

May our departed brother rest in eternal peace.

Resolution Committee: Bessie Findley Mary Cordray Evelyn Mattes ---SPIST--

.LSSION OF SYMPATHY

We, the undersigned members of the Resolution. Committee of Lodge 2,5, Ennis, find ourselves burdened with an aching heart as we are joined by our entire membership in mourning the untimely departure of our personal friend and lodge brother, JOHN W. JARESH,

who died Thursday, May 6, 1971. Our membership joins us in expressing our sympathy to the bereaved family of Brother Jaresh, Brother Jaresh was born in the Telico community, baast of Ennis on May 20, 1806, the son of Joe and Annie Earnik Jaresh. He became a member of SPJST on June 17:, 1923 at the age of 27 years. During his membership for the past 48 years he has created a record that stands out as a shining example of a true fratemalist. He has served, and served well, wherever and whenever asked.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carlona Jaresh and daughters; Mrs. Pauline Zakovsky, Mrs. Geraldine Holubar, Mrs, Carolyn Hejny, and Mrs. Loraine Beer; ten grandchildren and four great-grancichildren; one brother, Joe Jaresh, and one sister, Mrs. Louis Pe car.

Funeral services were held Saturday, May 8 at 10 a.m. in the St. John's Catholic Church with the Rev. David Fellhauer officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Ennis. Pallbear-

ers, all members of Lodge 25, Ennis, 'were: Johnnie , Hrabina, Louis Kudrna, Frank Gurecky, Ernest Haskovec, Milton Nesuda, and Alvin Nesuda.

May our departed brother rest in eternal peace.

Resolution Committee: Alphons Gurecky, Alvin Nesuda â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SPJSTEXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY

We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 117, Robstown, in behalf of our entire membership, wish to express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our departd brother, EMIL LEE SANDERN1

who passed away on April 6-, at 2:30 ;a.m., after h brief illness in Memorial Medical Center in Cbrpus Christi, at the age of 47 years.

He was born in Flatonia on Sept 21, 1923. He had lived in the RobstoWn area for 35 years. He was admitted into the membership Of Lodge No. 117, Robstown on October 9, 1962. He had served in the Navy duritig World War 1I and was a member of VFW Post No. 7841,

The Rosary was recited at 7' p.m.

Wednesday in the Robstown Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services were held at 2, p.m. Thursday, April 8, in St. John's Catholic Church. He was buried with military honors at the Robstown Memorial Park.

Survivors included; a daughter, Miss Linda Sandera. Of San Antonio: 2. sisters, Mrs. Della Little of J a cksonville, Florida and Mrs. Patricia Bear of St. Petersburg, Florida, and two brothers, Joe Sandera of Houston, and George Sandera of Bakersville, Calif.

May our departed brother rest in eternal peace.

Resolution Committee: Eugene Hrncir Gusta Sijansky Helen Pavelka EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY

We, the undersigned Resolution Committee in behalf of our membership of Lodge No. 4, Hallettsville, offer sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed brother, FRANK K. RUCEK,

who passed away on. April 30 in Renger's Memorial Hospital.

Brothel. Bucek's services were held Sunday, May 2, with the Rev. Tierrance Nolen officiating. At the last rites, Rierv.

Stanley Petru conducted the graveside rites, assisted by Msgr. A. J. Morkovsky.

Wednesday, May 26,1971

vrsTlific Death Claims Paid During April 1971 TEMPLE, TEXAS MAY 5, 1971

Death Claim No. 10295 10297 10298 10299 10300 10301 10302 10303 10304 10305 10306 10307 10308 10309 10310 10311 10312 10313 10314 10315 10316 10317 10318 10319 10320 10321 10322 10323 10324

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Lodge Location No.

Occupation

mgr., lumber co.

Fred A. Havel, Sr., farmer Anton Hla.vaty, farmer Albert Hartfield, Franelgie L. Brdecka, student aircraft mechanic Tom J. Olsovsky, housewife Carrie Furch, Charlotte K. Hulen, housewife retired Torn T. Sefcik, shoemaker Karmies Balanies, housewife Laura Lee Haffner Jerome C. Skrabanek. geologist housewife Anna Sebek, retired W. E. Marchak, .farmer Rudolph V. Dana, housewife Matilda Drgac, shop foreman V. J. Charba, housewife T'heresie Motl, farmer Frank Sontag, retired Frank Dusek, Clarence Simcik, Sr. farmer housewife Emilie Navara, housewife Sophie Machac, 'retired John Balusek, bartender Emil L. Sander, waitress Ella J. Chalupa, housewife Rosalie, Vanek, retired Stan. liejl bakery sales mgr.

Maggie B. Mainka, Pauline Kuropata, housewife

57 157 81 28 56 45 81 47 101 79 47 f)2 24 29 41 130 47 88 17 20 35 41 80 117 48 97 160 56

Date of Admission

3-18-17 Gonzales Littlefield 8-11-12 Needville 7- 2-37 East Bernard 5- 1-54 corpus Christi 11-14-41 Shiner 10- 1-48 Needville 8-31-43 Seato'n ' 8-11-07 Gainesville 7- 9-36 Corpus Christi 7- 5-56 Seaton 11-18-38 Fort Worth 12-15-12 Cyclone 1- 8-28 Taylor 5- 5-29 Port Lavaca 5-25-19 Dallas 3-10-18 Seaton 9- 7-19 Houston 7- 2-40 Caldwell 2-11-23 Granger 6-29-43 Elk 4- 4-20 Port Lavaca '10-13-12 Holland 8- 2-14 Robstown 10- 9-62 Beyersville 2-7-46 Placedo 12-14-13 San Angelo 11-10-12 Corpus Christi 6- 4-69 Wesley 1-11-26

Date of Death

Age

3-25-71 '73 82 1-21-71 76 3- 2-71 2-28-71 17 60 3-16-71 3-31-71 79 27 3-24-71 81 4- 2-71 77 3-12-71 53 3-25-71 46 3-28-71 '79 3-26-71 81 4-12-71 61 4- 2-71 17 3- 6-71 76 4- 1-71 88 3-20-71 76 3-20-71 78 3-22-71 3-29-71 43 4- 3-71 71 77 3-26-71 76 4-19-71 47 4- 6-71 4- 8-71 57 82, 4-18-71 77 4-12-71 50 4-13-71 4-10-71 '70

Cert. No.

A15560 A756 B-1841 JS2563 D931 Pd-up 797 JS192 A2856 C3017 012965 J0274 A-5161 0523 0842 A11339 A5277 ,8z B2818 A-7515 B2739 A8673 B32' A7831 A2650 A9258 C28005 08370 A2343 A9161 K44942 & K46488 0232

R. A. Urbanovsky, Secretary, To the bereaved survivors of our deceased brothers and sisters the Supreme Lo dge Supreme Lodge, SPJST t sympathy.

SPJST, expresses its heartfel May our departed brother rest in chairman of the Blue Room Committee.

Brother Bucek always was a very aceternal peace and may his memory live He was also very active with the youth tive member and attended meetings of our lodge. among us forever. regularly, and he did more for the Resdlution Committee: lodge than any other member. He servSurvivors include his wife, Wanda; Chas. Holy ed as Vice President of the Supreme daughter, Miss Jode Jean Elzner; two Hilmer Galetka Lodge from 1940 to 1944. sons, John David and Jeffrey Michael Alton Sevcik Elzner; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe The last time he attended a meeting -SPJSTElzner, and a number of aunts and was on his 93rd birthday, which was EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY uncles. last February and he brought cigars to We, the undersigned Resolution Comthe members and candy to the youth Funeral services were held Friday, mittee in behalf of the entire memclub. bership of Lodge Pokrok Houston No. April â&#x20AC;˘30, 1971, at Heights Funeral Brother Buce'k reached the age of 88, wish to express our sincere sympa- Home. Rev. Rudy Baranek officiating at the chapel and graveside services 93 years, 2 months and 18 days. Sur- thy to the bereaved family of our dewere held under the auspices of the viving are his wife, Agnes Krupala parted brother, SPJST, with Lodge 88 President Sister Bucek of Hallettsville; one daughter, JOSEPH DONALD ELZNER, Tillie Helmtlamp eftficiating. Burl* Mrs. Irene Kocurek of San Antonio; three sons, George, Julius and Erwin who passed away Tuesday, April 27, was at Garden of Gethsemane.

May our departed brother rest in Bucek' of Hallettsville; two sisters, Mrs. 1971, at the age of 35 years.

Brother Elzner was vice-president peace.

Emma Miculka of Komensky and Mrs. Margaret Allbritton Anton J. Krenek of Schulenburg; 13 and general manager of Johnson Supqaly Co. He was on the Board of TrusEllen Gill grandchildren and 32 great-arandchilMary Tilich tees at Lodge No. 88, and served as :dren.

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S bratrskYm pozdravem Hugo Schefcak, St., SPJST Rest Ilforne, Taylor, Texas —SPJ ST-

Oddil dopisovatviii Taylor, Texas, May 9. loietna 1971 Bratre :Sefeik: Zde ti posilam vYstriitek z bryanskVch novin, kde rndj bratranec be. Joe F. Holick 'den naSi SPJST zemrel v 103 ietech. Byl to vynikajici Cesky muzikant v Texasu, kterY zalozil prvni muzikantskou kapelu mezi studenty A v Colle ge Station blizko Bryan, Texas; bylo to v roku 1893.

Jd si pamatuji, kcly2 jsein pracoval jednu sezonu (9•inesica) za pekare pro studenty A&M v roku 1905. Casto jsem navUevoval inetio bratrance Joe F'. meta Hollis na farme, kterou Fr.varl College Setcovskou dilnu inel na rohu blizko A&M Skoly, kde vyrdbel pro studenty vojenske boty a byl riditele-m jejich kapely, take si pamatuji ze cena techto dukladnYch be-tit byla $25.00 a cena masa byla cly 5 centd, Dnes, kdy, vyjedete z Bryan a jedete do College Station, tak to vypacla jedno /nest°. Z Holikove farmy se nadelaly same loty a stavby.

Joe F. Holick byl energickY, pracovitY Cloy & z nakho valai:skeho kraje na Morave, tento pristehovalec ukazal clruhYm narodUm v Texas, co mute CeskY muzikant dokazat kdy'Z zalo211 tuto slavnou Kapelu A&M a byl jejim riditelem m.noho roku. Jeho bratr Charles Holick take se zas vyznamenol

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v odboru krejeovskem. Mel dilnu krejeovskou v Taylor, Texas neZ se odstehoval do Oklahoma City. 13)71 odbornikemsiti sate pro nevesty a v roku 1901 usil moji sestre Rutce Seleakove kralovne Ziaty, kdy2 byla zvolend kralovnou na prvni Ceske °slave v Taylor, Texas. Tyto krasne a obdivne rueni S'aty uvidite na obrazku me sentry v museum v HI. Uradovne SPJST v Temple, Texas. Br. Otto Harms: yam je tam. ukaZe. Rutka Sefeakova pak odjela zpatky do vlasti a v roku 1939 ptijela nazpet do Ameriky mnC na ystivit, za rok jela zas zpet a v roku 1942 zahynula

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Kroniek CeskVeh Zen v Dallasu Nase kvetnova schrize se nam jak se patti vydatila a snad je'Ste nikdy pied tim jsme nemeli tolik navStev jako tentokrate (vyjma snad pied nekolika lety kdy2 jsme hostily elenky enniske a elenky z Ft. Worth). Nas elenek bylo 52, pak enniskYch bylo 15 a jedna navStovnice odtud; pak hostii jsme mely: pi. Ella Mae Faraizl z Ft. Worth, pi.

Bernie HoupY, pi. Adelia Shiller, pi.

Wilma Vrla, mlada pani Neincova, sl.

Emilie Kudrnova, panove LeSikar z Taylor, Noska, Skotak, M. Jureik, Janeeka, Sebetka, Houdek z Dallas celkem 81 osob. To uz je pane hezky suma, ze ano? Z Ennis ptijela si. Sylva La2novska, dobte znama vSude jako sokolska, nakelnice. VSechny hoste jsme velice rady videly a jen jsme rady, nam poeasi ptalo, a bylo hezky. Schtizi jsme zapoealy tim, Ze povstanim jsme uctily parnatku dvou neda.vno zesnulYch na:Sich sester Pinkove a Pokladnikove. Necht' je jim zeme lehka.

NaS'e tajemnice sestra Pavelkova, nam pteeetla zpravu z posledni schtize ktera byla ptijata. Pak take piTeetla nektere dole dopisy — hlavne dekovne za

hrobit 31. kvetna BUD LEST A PAMET JIM!

Ve steedu 26. kvelna 1971 kvetiny a vaponninky k narozeninam. °mammy scary Huskova a Macova, jako nemocne a sestry Duakova a Kopecka ze se nccitily akorat y e sire kilo a proto neniohly ptijit, coa jsme litovaly a peejeme vaem nemocnYm brake uzdraveni. Vyrizeny pozdravy od sester Vondraekove z Venezuela a Halouakove a Puerto Rico (sestra Vondraekova je nyni u Halobakti na navateve a peipsaly kaada, par • adkil celemu Krouaku).

Take pozdrav od p. Valy a C' sl. a od sl.

ParYakove a p. Kebrle taktea z 681, Sestra M. Stranska vyeizovala pozdrav od naar&iti TobernYch. celemu Kroualcu, ze ac nevi jim mono do schtize dochazet pi'ecc na nas vzpominaji. Sestra ritzova dekuje Krouaku za to, ae misto kvCtin ktcre meta obdraeti od spolku za, dobu jejiho onemocneni byl dan penelity obnos aname Betty Erikson, kte ra jia leta lsd paralysovana a pike na stroji nohou. 'Tato nam zaslala podekoOM Motto zptisobem napsane. — Mnohdy nas new bolt neb sonai ale myae podobnY peipad nam jasne ukdae, ze jsme na tom piece jen lope nci'Th nmobY a proto nesmime reptati protoze vady by to mohlo bYti hortai.

Emile vdeani za to co 'name a mysleme si, ze drolly je na tom elute nea my, ze ano? spisovatclka Fr. Pechaekova z Praby si vzporanela s oozdravem na rely naa Krouaek a pi. Kotrbova, ktera zde nedavno theta rtavatevou po tii mesice si vaponmela take as z nemocnice, kde se musela uchYlit, na leobu s y Ych nervit W.:era jsem. od ni obdraela dopis ve kterem si ateauje na stesk po tech ktere zde Im p ala behem sve navatovy, a jak rada prY meat nas dochazela a pekoe se bavila a naval. Po pokladni aprave jsem oredsta y ila 17tt. edn(ce enniskeho Krouaku a. pecdala jsem slovo jcjich piedsedkyal ivtart.i Laanovske, ktera Mira podala pekne proaivanou deku cili kvilt jako doe od inch, ze si ji nu zpeneaiti pro dobro nagebo KrouZku. Sestra Houdkova jmenem dallaskeho Krouaku podekovala za talc krasny a uatteanY dar a vYmenou jim podala penalty dar, ktery mohou upotiebit na zatizeni v kuchyni anebo kde si budou peati jako dar zas od. nas na pamatku. Jfelikoa sin je nedavno pastavena (sokolovn y ) zujiste jia najdou pro ten eick poteebu a my jim ze srdce piejeme hodne atesti a zdaru na novent roiste. jelikoa sestra R. Zazvorkova plinesla pekne karafiatove korsaae pro dallaske niednice tedy jsem je kaade rozdala a peani jeji bylo, abych podala take nejstar g i a nejmladSi mat-

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Anna Nova, z Ennis, ktere bude v dervenci ji g 90 let a je g te do enniskYch schnzi skoro poka g de dochazi. Byla odmenena velkYm potleskem. Nejmladgi matkou byla colada pi. Nemcova, snacha sestry M. Nemcove.) Byl ty korsade krasne a • umelecky zhotovene a srdeene moji tetiece dekujeme za pozornost.

Nektere na g e sestry nebyly y e schtizi ji g del g i dobu jako tteba sestra M. Mazand az z Cleveland, Ohio — tu jsme zde nevidely ji g kolik let. Podilela se na enniskem Polka Festivalu a zUstala zde je g te na, schazi a pti tom si zapravila sve poplatky spolkove a darovala g tedry obnos na ucteni pamatky ZesnuMho Joe Vriy, man g ela sestry Helen Vrlove a J. Kebrle, man gela sestry K. Kebrlove. Druha ktera se nazi 1. r. odstehovala do Taylor sestra Legikarova ptijela i s man g elem. Pak sestra Herronova, Brownova take ji g del g i dobu nebyly y e schfizi. V gechny jsme moc rady videly a doufame, ze ptijdou zase brzy. Nektere sestry oznamovaly, misto kvetin by rally darovaly penegitY dal' do na g i pokiadny na ucteni zesnulYch sestre Pinkove a Pokladnikove tak zde uvadim jejich jmena: na ucteni pamatky sestry Pinkove darovala sestra 8ebetkova; na ucteni pamatky sestry Pokladnikove daiovaly sestry: Hem g alova., Sebetkova,. A. 6echanova a E. Oechanova, H. Vrlova, st., Arnold a Helen Vrlovi a R. KOpeeek. Jest-li jsem nekoho opomenula pak to jiste neni innyslne a rada to podruhe opraVim, nebot' toho bylo hodne k jednani. Jednalo se o na g i ceste nekam ven ale rozhodnuto s tim vyckati ad na podzim proto g e nyni bude ji g trochu horko a nastanou vYlety rodinne tak'Ze bude lope vyekati na pozdel g i dobu — v g ak ono na to dojde. Narozeniny v eervnu budou miti sestry; Koliakovska, Krutilkova,, Prochazkova a Tlamichova a jiste jim ptejeme v g eho dobreho a hlavne zdravi. Chtely jsme zazpivati tern v kvetnu rozenYm ale pti v g em torn ruchu jsme na to pozapomnely, co g timto se omlouvam a pti g te jim zazpivame — i kdy g to bude opozdeno bude to stejne uptimne mineno. Hobtitelky pro tentokrate byly vgechny sestry Krouaku nebot' kaada nee° P fl -nesla.Kuchyrisvzalntrosea Zvolankova a stoly °patella sestra Robertsova. Nektere sestry p • inesly eerst y e kvetiny a tim jsme ozdobily stoly. Jidla bylo rozmaniteho a snarl jsme uspokojily i na g e host y , vg eho bylo dosti a je g te hodne zbylo. Po ohecle jsme

rozaaly darky ktere jsme uchystaly pro, na g e mile hosty a add se, ze byly spokojeny s tim co obdr g ely. Pak jsme jegte besedovaly a kdy g koneene nacie g el eas k rozchodu talc jsme litovaly nebot' to byl krasne g travenY den v mile spoleenosti.

Na g e sestra Zvolankova, nam dobte cpatruje ten na g cestovni fond a nyni nam darovala pi. Faraizlova g tedry Conos a sestra M. Noskova, zhotovila krasnou zasterku ktera byla schrizi ihned prodana a vYte g ek g el rovne g do cestovMho fondu. Tak narn to peibYva jedna radost a budeme hleclet se nekam podivat pozdeji.

Jeliko g eas bidet odroeily jsme k obedu a hleclely jsme obslouait na ge itosty.

Tentokrate bylo vice ptInti a bylo to i veselej g i ne g kclyZ jsme jen same aeny Musim je g te tied, ze sestra. Fitzova nas pozvala k ni na peiati mesic. Schtize tedy bude u jeji lesni chaty pet Lake Lavon a sraz je u sokolovny peed desatou hodinou rano a odtud vyjedeme vaichni spoleene. Bud'te na eas nebot' na aad.neho nebudeme eekat, je to dosti hezkY kousek od sokolovai± a nea se tarn dojede talc to vezme eas. Sestra Fitzova nas v g echny pohosti sama a vae peipra.vi pro nas. Tak vemte na y edomi, ze od sokolovny se vyjede peesne v 10 hodin rano 3. aervna a pojedeme spoleene aa tam k lake Lavon k sestee Fitzove. Proto nezapomerite a bud'te na eas. Kdo nema karu tak se s nekYm sveze ad sokolovny, o to nernejte starost. Jeate chci podekovati vaem sestram ktere jak9mkoli zpasobem hledely pomoci abychom mohly na g e enniske aestry pekne pohostit a je pobavit. Je to hezke kdya se uclnWje pratelstvi meal krajany vaak jsrne tu jen na chvili a proto se mejme racli. Burl'te vaichni zdravi a melte se dobie.

Aneaka Houdkova —SPJSTZa ioi Krouiek Len v Ennis

Ve etvrtek 6. kvetna jsme si vyjel.y do Dallas kam g jsme byly pozva,ny do schrize a spoleenemu obedu sestrami krou g ku oeskYch Zen. Jelo nas 15 elenek a jedna nav g tevnice sleena Sylvia La g novskY ktera delala mamince goferku.

Sestra peedsedkyne kroualu Dallas Aneaka Houdkova v g echny peitomne pekne peivitala. Pak peedstaxila sve .0tednice a. na to Enniske. Sestra peedsedkyne 'Meth° kroualcu Mary Laanovsky podekovala, za pozvani a podala rek pro g itou deku na postel, a peanim aby si ji zpeneally y e prospet kroadku.

Na, to Aneg ka Houdkova, podala, sestre

22 Laanovske check v obnosu $25.00 co clarek od sestr y krouZku Dallas.

Byly jsme opravdu ptekvapeny a srdeene. dekujeme za tak Stedry dar. Pak ua byl hlaSen obed. Stoiy mely bile nokryte, ve vazdch cerstveho rtraneho kviti. V jedne vaze byly macoSky moje zamilovane kviti, kterYch k•ziaclY podzim vysadim zdhon juste a iakue kvetou.

Sestry v Dallas so opravdu vyanameDaly s obedem neb bylo tolik chutneho *Ha ze elovek nevedel co drive °chidnat. Diky vein mile sestry za sitvele pohosteni a za clarky kter1my j ute nas ohSt'astnily. Byl to opravdu krdsne strayeny den no ktery anstanou vzpominky. Cas utikal a my muscly pamatovat na navrat dome, a tak po srdeenern roaloueeni jsme nasedaly do cut a jely zpet.

S pratelskYm pozdravem RtiZena Zaavorkova

V PSTN.T.K Antonio, B.B.A. James Edw. Kristoff z Caldwell, B.B.A. J. J. Kubena z East Bernard, B. B. A. A. M. Merck a West, B.B.A. John James • lotink z Bryan, B.B.A. William Henry Senkir a Bryan, B.B.A. D. M. Slarna a Houston, B.B.A. Aug. J. Vacek z , -East Bernard, B.B.A. Mkt. W. Vacek z E. Bernard, B.B.A. Edw. J. Zatuaand( E. Bernard, B.B.A. i chard J. Zenulnek z Houston, B.D.A. Charles A. Bajza z Kingsville, E.S. Edw J. Biskup a Bay City, B. S. Martha J. Bravanec z Caldwell, B.S. Donald J, C'ernoch z Weimar, B. S. Yvonne Marie Charanza a Bryan, B.S. Melvin P. Coutal a Temple, B.S. Robert James Fikae. a Shiner, B.S. D. L. Grigar z Freeport, B. S. Gary Lee Hafernick z Lolita.„ B.S. William Anton Hajek a Edna, B.S. David Joe Hayek z C. Christi, B.S. David L. Herzik z LaMesa, Cal., B.S. James A. Illuenanek a Weimar. B.S. S. Jay Holbus z Erie, Penn, B. S. Garry L. Holubec a Skidmore, B.S. Gene Allen Hruzek z Orchard, T. W. Jar6'; z Universal City, B. S. Ervin W. Jordan z Mason, B. S George Emil Jureeka z Weimar, B.S. Louis Juredk z Plainview, B.S. Joseph Clemens Karla a Palacios, B.S. Carlton Wm. Karlik, z West, B.S. George Fr. Kopecky z Bryan, B. S. PatSy Ruth Kopeck' z Bryan, B.S. Ronald Ray Korenek z El Campo, B.S. Wm. Henry Kubecka z Palacios, B. S. Edw Jerome Labay z Alvin, B. S. Larry Vin. Macieek z Hillsboro, B.S. B. A. Myrick z Brady, B. S. Steven H. Novak, z Odenton, Md. B.S. Garry F. Orsak a Bay City, B. S. Rudy Gene Paclik, z Gainsville, T. D. Patel a College Station B. S. Lawrence Pavlas z Bryan, B. S. Paul PereskY a Tyler, B.S.

Masi e.61.1 student na Texas A&IVI University Tisic pet set jedenact studentil (1511) graduovalo z Texas A&M University 7. kvetna 1971. V zimnim semestru, prod Vanocemi, jich bylo devet set tricet.

Sedmdesat Sest studentu obdraelo doktorskou hodnost (Ph.D.), dve ste sedm obdraelo hodnost mistra umeni (M. A.) a jeden tisic dve ste dvacet. osm ohdraelo bakalarskou hodnost (B. A., B. B. A. S. atd.)

Mezi temito studenty byli nasleduj,ici ee,qi student: W. W. Migura z College Station, Ph.D James F. Shrink z College Station Ph.D. George C. Batista, M.A. Jos. Pavel Harkel, M.A. N. S. Mulcahy z Bryan, M. A. N. Frank Pollack z Miramar, Fla., M.A. Dale Eugene Behan z Bryan, M. Ed. Mary Rose KoneenY z .Horse Cave, Kentucky, M. Ed. Theodore Przybila a College Sta., B.S. Merle Helen Kyzar z College St., M.Ed. Fred M. SelenskY a College Station, B.S. Charles E. Slyker, M.Ed. Edward Frank LednickY z Bryan M.S. James Edw. Slaclek z La Grange, B.S. Daniel Alan MatuSka a College Sta- Jerry Joseph Soukup, Abbott, B. S. Archie J. Svetlilt a Hallettsvilie, B. S. tion, M. S. Rob, Joseph Trampota Tem ple, B.S. C. R. TiSler z Pilot Point, M. S. Janice E. Turek z Bryan, B.S. F. L. Messec z College Station, M.S. Frank Jos. UrbanovskY z Agatha, B.S. Carlton Edward Ruch z Bryan, M. S. D. Thos. Veselka a San Jose. Cal. B.S. Sandra E. Baca z Bryan, B.A. Donnie S. Victiaiick ze Somerville, B.S. R. H. Charnoch z Fla, B. A. David W. Vykoukal ze Sealy, B. S. Virel Kalinowski z Needville, B. A. John Henry Zemanek z Palacios, B.S. Emil Jarosla y Michal, Jr. z Bryan, B.A. Daniel Rob. Zubik, z Bryan, B. S. Jos. Arnold Mikeska z Victorie, B. A..

CtenY pane redaktore, bud'te tak lasJames E. Bizzak z Crane, B.B.A. kav a uverejnete tato jmena. Diky!

Donnie Lee Divin z Columbus. B.B.A. Theodore S. Holy z Corsicana, B.B.A. Ph.Dr. Jan M. Skrivanek, Thomas Andrew KneSek ze San profesor slo yanskYch, ',tazykti

Ve stredu 29, kvetna 1971 TAI{ 17. 17,LICOS

Aneika, Houdkovit

Denni Hlasatel, nejstarSi besky dennik v Americe oslavuje 80. yYrobi sveno aaloae,ni. Prvniho k -vetna tomu bylo 80 let kcly v Chicagu vySlo prvni eislo Denniho Hlasatele. V tehdejSi dobe byio dosti konlcurence i finaneni obtiai ale piece jen vse pretrval a doutejme, Ce jests clloriho bude nam vychazeti a nas krajany sbliao yati. Jiste vSichni gratulujerne a prejeme dloulla leta, a tern v reciakci mnoho trpelivosti a sveaesti.

JeSte se musim vratit k tomu prave ukoneenemu Polka Festivalu. Ono tech je vady tolilc, ze elovek musi chvili premY0et co vSe zaail a teprve si pak vzpomene na leccos. V sobotu veceru 1. kvetna, kdya 110., jsem se chystala ze svou "roclinu" budu pfkovat steho yat dom0 tu priSel jeSt& manaelsky parek .jinonaroclovcri do obchodu Morton's v Ennis. Byli to jia starsi Tide a v Ennis dobre anarni jmenem Stone. Tento p. Harry Stone dlouha leta, zabyval se plumbarstvim a ana'skoro kaacleho v Ennis. Divan se se zajmorn na me krojo yane panenky a tu me pak rekl neco, na co pry nikdy co aiv bude nezapomene. Stab~: se to pry v rece 1917 prdve na dne 4. eervence. Vypravel me, ze tehdy eeskY lid s praporky S'el pesky po meste aby dokazal, ze jsou. vernYmi teto zemi ktera jim — (pristeho yalcilm) poskytla pristreSi a ze mohli ye svobodne zemi vybudovat svuj a syych deti domov. -Povidal, ze tehdy mnohY ten eeskY hnigrant byl zde teprve 4-neb 5 let a nemel je§te prilealtost si neco zaktrit a ze vi, t ",e moana i na tu vlajku teako shonel penize; pry to bylo neco na co on nikdy nezapomene. Americana tehdy addny ne S . el jen ti pristehovalci ukazali, jak oni si vaai zeme y e ktere naSli titulek pravil, ze kdesi ma i obrdzek toho. Bylo by to jiste zajimave jej videt. Pan Stone i jeho pani jsou jedni z tech kteii vaai a uznavaji co nas eesky lid vykonal pro zvelebeni teto zeme a toboto statu a nevdhaji dati jak se fika "Itredit" eili zasluhu tern, kteri toho Kdya jsem psala referat o torn Polka Festivalu tak jsem zapoinnela ze ja. a sestra M. ,Kopeekova jsme prodavaly "a sto :Sest" pernikova srdcata he S : i u Morton's ye meste a take koSieky vyrobene z oclloaenYch pozdra y -nYchilstkuavYe slnikemu Sichnu Krouaku a mohly jsme prodati Rae jednou tolik nebot' stale chodill ele a Zadali eeske peeivo a my men da yno v:Se y yprodano. Budem-li aivi a zdravi piUtim rokern musime toho mitt vi-

Ve stledu 26. kvetria 1971

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ce na prodej abychom uspokojili vice lidi.

NaS dobrY pritel p. Jos. Vitovsky, misto-predseda enniske Citizen's National Banky me onehdy sdelil nee° co moSna bude zajimati mt.:Se etenake. Jeho rodiee manitele Jos. S. _Vitovskych meli pled lety karu roeniku 1930 Model A, ktera rodine slouSila doble po mnoho let, nebot' tehdy kary byly vyrobene aby dlouho- vydrSely. Po smrti rodien bratr Chas.

VitovskY mei onu karu a chtel z ni udelati 'trailer". Nejakou nahodou elovek jmenem R. M. Weaver ze Seagoville se o ni dovedel a odkoupil od Chas.

Vitovskeho a dal se do restaurovani kary. Jen ty soueastky bet prate — jej staly $1100:00. Karu pekne opravil do pilvodniho stavu a vial ji do Cleburne kde Model A Club mel prfivod a tam mu za ni daval $2600.00 vSak n.echee ani sly$et a kaSdym rokem na ten Polka Festival a v2cly je v prilvodu.

Kdy'S karu pled 5 neb 6 lety koupil od Chas. Vitovskeho tak ho stala jen $275.00 ale dal do ni Vice jak trikrat tolik a cos to place — to je videt, Se si kary vehni vaSi. Videla jsem onu karu .a opravdn je jak nova a stale jezdi doble.

Nekdy ty pled lety vyrobene veci maji lepSi trvanlivost jak ty nyne'j$1 — no ale dne:Sni lid chce stale nove a nova veci a /lady na trvanlivost nehledi, moda je pfednej$i, Se ano?

Snad tyto maliekosti budou nekoho zajimati. Pi$ou me ty starSi krajani, ze nyni kdy oni jiS nemohou vychazeti mezil lid, 17.-,e se spolehaji na to co jim nekdo jako pa sdeli, a tak dlouha chvile jim ubehne a pobavi se. Dekuji mile pi• telkyni pi. Kristine Zeniankove z Blessing za pekna slova uznani, ono se to lepe pracuje kdy vime, Se to co pigeme nekomu ptinese pobaveni a zajije to. Budu se snaZit dokud budu moci vSdy nee() "hodit na papIr". VSak take tento tYden zae.inam jiS civanaetY rok dopisovani pro KrouSek oeskych Zen v Dallasu. Kdy'S jsem tehdy v 1960, zaeala dopisovat do Vestniku nemyslela, jsem, ze me ten fifad talc dlouho ztistane a zatim jde to rok za., rokem Mejte se v$ichni doble a bud'te zdraVi.

Brno, duben 1971 VaSeni pra.tele, drazi plibuzni!

Vzpominky na minulost bYvaji east° tine nejkrasnerSim poutem k niladi a k Sivotu viThec. Rada vzpominam na me rodne misto FrenStat pod Radho$tem, kde jsem ztravila sve mladi a nejkrasnej$1 folobi sveho Sivota. Je to krasne, obklopene vencem hor, jemaZ dommuje pry posvatny RadhoSt' a patri mezi nejkrasnej$1 easti naSi, vlasti.

Snad skuteene jen velmi vaSne drivody p •imely pled mnoha lety, aby tuto krasnou zem opou$teli krajarie a odjiSdeli za mote v nadeji najit tam vice $testi, net jim mohl poskytnout tehdy chudY tkalcovskY kraj naAich hor. Ode$1a tehdy i ma teta Franti$ka Gerlichova, a jeji mantel stryc Antonin Gerlich.Vim v$ak z dopisti, ktere psavala me mamince jak velice touSila po sve vlasti, cos ja jsem tehdy ve svem Miadi ani tak priliS nechapala. KdyS jsem pak po H. svetove Wilco dostala dopis od sve sestrenky Willie Jureikove, kde mi nabizela pomoc, plakala jsem dojetim.

Bylo to toW poprve v mem Sivote, kdy mi nekdo pedal pomocnou ruku a nabidl pomoc. Mela jsem tehdy meho syna po velmi teZke nemoci a tak ty dobroty, ktere Willie posilala memu chlapci velmi prospely. Take sesticenka Anny Hajkova z Kalifornie mi posilala baliky a tak se mezi nami vyvinul PiseinnY ruch i po smrti tety Gerlichoye.

Dallas, Texas, 16. kvetria 1971 Bratle S• e f elk : Dostal jsem dopis od sesti•enky Marie Navratilova z 6eskoslovenska abych ho dodal tobe k uveleineni do Vestniku.

Byla tady v Dallas na nav$teve v devetaAedesatem rote. Byla take u vas v tiskarne a moSna Se se na ni pamatuja.

Slibila Vam ze napik neco z eeskoslo-

Vhly jsem rada cestovala_ a v Evrope jsem poznala hodne cizieh stati.1, 91e yZdy jsem mela hlavni touhu podivat se do Alneriky, poznat sve pribuzne no a samortejrne take zem, o ktere jsem slYchaval a tolik zajirnaveho. A tu najednou 18. prosince 1968 dostala jsem pozvani od maSela Willie, Miro JuOika, abych plijela do USA. Byl to mid n.ejk •asnejSi darek k *Vanocitin a samo-

venska. Pik Se psala prim° Lobe ale to asi neproSlo tak pile mne abych to dodo! tobe.

Tak bud' tak laskav a budeS-li Mit misto Ve Vestniku tak ten dopis od ni dej do Vestniku otisknout.

S pozdravem na celou tiskarnu, Tvoji rodinu a bra. Holaska Vd$ pritel a bratr od facia Jaro 130 Mirosla.v Jureik 5225 Vickery Blvd.

Dallas, Texas 75206 (Pozn. red. OtenY brat •e Jurelk, nanohokrat se stane ze dopis.ze zamore se strati. Lituji Se jsme jeji dopis vubec neobdrdeli. Diky a zde velrni radi uverejriujem jeji dopis).

23 zrejme jsem pozvani plijala, a Sila pak jiS jen v radostnYch pripravach na cestu. Koneene jsem stanula v Dallas na pUde USA. Moji plibuzni mirek Jureik s rodinou me na letiSti a ph -jalimetksrdn,Sejsmcitla hned jako donna a mezi svymi, tiro spiSe, Se vSichni mluvi doble Cesky, aekoliv jsou rozeni v Americo.

V USA jsem proSila krasne 4 mesice.

Poznala jsem tam zgasob Sivota v Irmoha rodinach jak po strance soukrome, tak po strance economicke. Byla jsem zvana do rodin krajanti, kde jsem byla prijimana s takovou srdeenosti a pahostinstvim, Se me to nejeri prekvapovalo, ale i dojimalo. Nikdy chive jsem se v Ativote nesetkala s tolika. sreltenosti a platelstvim. Velmi rado rzaminam na setkani s klrajany v Sokolovne v Dallas i v Ennis. Casto prohliSim obrazky, ktere jsem si plivezla a tu se cithn„jako bych byla tam v daleke c.izinC, avSak mezi s yYmi nejlepSimi prateli. A proto velmi dekuji Miro jureiko yi za to, Se mi tuto cestu umoSnil. K Willi ism jako k vlastni sestre a hiuboce me dojalo, Se nas navaly tak'ncoeekavane opustila.

Hodne kra.janii v Dallas mi slibilo, Se prijedou do Brna a loueili jsme se Pazdravem "good bye" a tak stale eekam jednak na navetevu Mirka Jureika a jeho deerku Fanynku, dale pak na Libri$i Slovak a jine platele a pribuzne. To$im se, 'Se si dohromady zazpivame no$e kra,sne na •odni pisnieky a dohromady se poteSime. V2dyt' Sivot je tak krasnY, ale bohulel kratkY a .je zapotiebi zaveas vSechno vyaSit, co nom divot milSe poskytnout. A Ceskoslovensko je opravdu krdsna. seine a stuji za to tak dalekou cestu podniknout.

Ku konci zdravim vSechny deny rodiny Jureikovy a Ge.rliehovy atele a dJ:kuji viern za mile pohostinstvi. Zfistavam vSem Veikym ciltnikem s, buclu se te$it, Se se mi' place naskytne prileSitost toto pohostinstvi alespon z easti oplatit.

Koneim se Sokolskym pozdravem Nazdar!

Marie Navratilova ---- Brno e'si.

(Ctend pi. Navratilova, diky za dopis a uplimny krajansky pozdrav Varn spoieno s plain mnoho zdravi a sear u.

Nazdar Red.) vfM7-T(ISTI VLAJC,E SPOJ. ST. Pl• saharn vi's. •nost SpalenVeb staff,. air.cricky": 01 a :e,paab:ice kterau pfedstavuie. Jeden mirod pod Tiobem nerozdclitelny se svobodou a spraved/nosti pro vSeeliny.

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Le!:son No, 15 Lekee patnact:;, Rozmluva — Conversation Dobry den, pant Novalcoval ;Veit .- rad, tic nrotte eesky.

DeiboT, den, Honzo! S1 1a. iset incite zajem o eeStin ►t.

Ano, tei, se vein ► it'Osti a psati eesky.

To je bajeene. Jiste, se tvoje babieIca je tomu z toho radost, Maminka piSi babiece Cesky. Rabielta neete anglicky.

Je ee'Stina talca?

"Per, Neni Tatinek prace nejsou koliee."

To je pravda. Rada bych je:ite mjavala, ale muslin uZ jiti. S bohem, Honzo!

Tel main na spech. Veer jedeme do mesta. Na shledanau, pani Novaltova! ' Slovnieek — Vocabulary pain Novalcova musiti H — must Mrs. Novak umeti If to zajem interest know how eeAina — CZech language bajeen5, — won- eisti Hi — to Mali I — to say derful jiste jeti Iit — to drive surely radost — joy jiti. HI — to go pravda, — truth (on foot) anglicky hurry Enspech (adv). vceer -- evening, glish kolaee -® Czech pr=ice — cake in6st9 te.;:ke — difficult, bez heavy Mlurnico 1. Conjugation the w.i.s of the third conjugation; Cisti — to read (hard stem) Plural Singular eteme 1st person — etu

ViTISTNfli etete 2nd person — eteS etou 3i ci person — ete psati — to write (soft stem) Singular lst person — piSi (- ► colloquial) 2nd person — piles (rti person — pile Plural 1st person Iris 2m1per on US;ete 3rd person piSete, pitii (ou colloquial) 2. Hereafter the verbs in the vocabulary will be labeled as I, II, III, conjugation. This classification will serve to guide you in conjugating. In previous lessons the endings for conjugations and H were given.

3. Conjugation of verbs given in the vocabulary: nmeti musiti muslin umim musts tlinlS timi MILS umime mustme musite inneli jiti musi eji jeti jdu jedu Mei; jetleS; jde jede jdetne jedeme jdete jdon jedete. fikati jedou iikam

Ve stNTlu 26. kvetna 1971 (eslcy a po eesku u rad ►t Pokrok 88 Houston 7. kvetna 1971 reditele u raclu Pokrok 88. schvalili na.vrh, &it 6esky eleny i neeleny, a dali k disposici jeclnou tYclne mistnost u Padu, a to kaZclou streclu ad 7 — 9 hod, veeer. Zaeinajie 26. kvetna 1971.

Liciovou eeskou konversael, Gist a, psat bude pravidelne vyt ►eovati pro zaeateeniky a pro pokroeile, rnlacleZ dospele u.pine zdarma Vaelav ;._:;melinsky z Karlovy University v Praze. Informace polo. V. 8' rnelinskST, telefon 464-0051 a nebo K. Steller 636-4607 v Houstone.

KahlY rna velkou pfile2itost se zdokonalit,zlep'Sit a nebo trosku naueit Ceske teei, jen nalazi kaZdemu liVajanu a nikomu nebude ice Skode, al6 k u'21tku. Zaeit nifIiete kdykoliv a nikdy nevi pozde.

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PODZIMN1 011RSKOVE SCHUZE Podzinmi schOze ti'etiho okrsku se bude odbYvat 24. iijn6::11 radii Pokrok Dallas Oislo 84 v Dallas.

Podzimni schnze sedmeho (VII) okrsku se bude odbYvat 17. Pljna u Patin Anton Oermak eislo 56 v Corpus, Christi, SPJST

rata filtame rikate rikaji 4, Explanation of phrases: Mate zajem o eeStinu. You are interested in Czech.

Ma, z toho radost. He is happy about it, To je pravda. That's the truth, or 0, right.

Min na speck I'm in a hurry, Musim ui jiti. I must go now.

Rada- bych jeSte mluvila. I would like to talk some more.

Rez price nejsou koltiee. You can't have cake without work. (This is a popular Czech saying; "one must work hard to get somewhere".)

Homework 1. Translate and practice reading the titiversation.

2, Larn all the new words and expressions.

2. Study the three types of conjugation given in the previous lessons and in this lesson.

4. Practice the conversation with some member of your family,

VYNIKAJ1C1 UMELEC KIAViRIJ Docent Akademie mfizickYch umeni Ivan Moravec, nos vynikajici klavirista s vYbornou technikou hudebnosti, basnivosti, citovosti a skvelYmi plr•e dnesy skladeb, je zaPazovan pro sve novS'edni vlastnosti a schopnosti mezi svetove umelce.

Doma jsou jeho koncerty vzacne. Ivan Moravec ma nevSedni nspechy pi'i koncertech i v grarnofonoveh nahrftvkach v zahraniei. Medal/no nahral Chopinovy skladby ye SpojenYch statech.

Tato nahravka byla vysoko ocenena americkYmi hudebnimi odborniky. Docent Ivan Moravec uSeti'il cos aby nom odpovedel na otazky a takto vysvetlil nem ze svYch zamerri a einnosti: JakS,rn zpiisobent si volite sv ► j repertoar?

Neuzavjram se repertoarove, 7e bych treba hral jen skladby Beethovenovy nebo Chopinovy, aekoliv znam velke umelee, kte •i se specializovali jen ma Beethovena, napic. Louis Lamont anebo slavnY interpret Chopina Alfred CarSnaZ"im se hrat celY pianistick repertoar; to znainena krone Beethovena, Chopina, Mozarta, hraji take

Ve sti:edu 26. kvetna 1971 Brahmse a Ceske skladatele. Hral jsem rovne'S Prokofjeva jeho koncert a sonaty. Nemam touhu po specializaci.

Nahral jste jiS mnoho skladeb na gramofonove desky. Ohlas na vaSi koncertni einnost se hojne objevuje i v zahraniei. Kde vkude jste jiS doposud nabrava', a kdo krome vas jeSte z es. urnelcti nahraval v USA? Moje prvni deska vznikla pro nas Supraphon. Natoeil jsem Suktl y cyklus "o matinee" a "Sonata" Oldficha Korte. Na druhe de.sce Supraphonu jsem Kral svtij recital s Mozartovou "Sone.tou", BeethovenovYmi "Variacemi", dale Chopinovou "Baladou" a Debussyho "Preludii."

V roce 1962 jsem zaeal natdeet gramofonove desky pro spoleenost "Connoisseur Society" V N. Yorku pro ktere jsem nahral jiz hodne skladeb. Pokud vim, tak po Rudolfu FirkuS'nem, kterY ye SpojenSrch statech piedstavuje v klaviru svetovou ttidu, nikdo nenatoeil na desky tak kompletni Jandekovo dilo, ktere je typicky janadkovskou reprodukci, dokonale a skvele. Sk yele jsou Firkugneho nahravky Beethovenovych sonat, nataknYch se slavnou svetovou houslistkou Morini.

Domnivam se Se po Rudolfu Firkuknem byl jsem ja vlastne jako prvni, kdo jel do SpojenYch statit piimo -Welt do Novell° Yorku skladby pro americkou hudebni spoleenost Connoisseur society.

Chtel bych se zeptat na jednoho z vakich ucitelu, Itala Benedetti-Michelangelo, zda letos nahodou nenavStivi Ossn a nebude mit u nas koncerty. Koho krome prof. Benedetti-Michelangeliho je'Ste pokladate za svuj vzor?

Ptate se mne, jaky byl muj vztah k Benedetti-Michelangelimu? Byl to vlastne on, kdo mne poprve pozval za hranice nakho statu. A behem let, kdyz jsem jeho praci i jeho samotneho hla y -nepozalbik,mohulidnek,S je jednim z mala velkYch umelc9, ktefi melt na moji praci nesporny vliv.

Samozfejrne, ze Michelangeli nebyl jedinYm mYm vzorem. Byli zde i jini.

Ovkm patfil k tem nekolika male uxneleft, ktefi po mem soudu dosahli v oblasti klaviru sveho vrcholu.

MCI jse samozefjme teS i jine vzory.

Krorne Benedetti-Michelangeliho to byl teS rumunskY umelec Dinu Lipati. Svicttoslay Richter, dale i Walter Gieseking.

Vkechny tyto svoje zname, at' jiz jsem je poznal pfimo v ivote nebo pouze z gramofonoyych desek, povaSuji za sve vzory a ueitele, pfimo i nepilmo.

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Josef Hofeic Dvorak znel Amerikou Historie Ceske hudby ye SpojenYch statech ma hluboke kokeny. Je symbolicke, ze v poslednich tYdnech USA navStivilo prave Dvofakovo kvaiteto.

Behem Uspaneho tame nalezlo vciedne posluchaee ye tfiadvaceti mestech deseti americkSrch statu i v kanadskem Vancouveru. Vyvrcholenim cesty kvarteta byl koncert na eeskoslovenskem velvyslanectvi ye Washingtonu, kde jeho hudbe naslouchali pfedstavitele Kongresu, statniho departmentu, diplome.tickeho sboru a kulturniho Sivota. Byli mezi nimi i senatoki Fulbright a Cranston, kongresmani ze Snemovny reprezentatti, hlavni presidenttiv poradce pro Veda a techniku David, Clen NejvyMiho soudu USA Douglas a pfedseda, rady federalniho reservniho systernu Burns a namestek statniho tajemnika pro kulturni styky Richardson.

—SPJSTZEIVIREL BASNiK ZEVOTA

Narodni umelec Frantikek Hrubin zemkel 1. biezna. Je to tim yetSi strata pro celou naSi narodni kulturu, ze ho zastihla smrt v neochable tviarei rile a uprostted mnoha literarnich Obrodil modernim slovesnYm umenim naSi poezii pro deti, s Jitim Trnkou se podilel na zpoetizovani nakeho filmu v jeho kreslene i loutkove podobe a v spolupraci s reSiserem Otakarem Vavrou vdechl basnivost i hranemu filmu.

Poeektil iadu yYznamnYch cizich basnickYch del a jeho poslednirn prekladatelskYm einem zUsta,va, rozpracovanY pieklad Rostandova Cyrana. V zralem veku se pfihlasil jako dramatik a jeho hra Srpnova, nedele otevrela costa nakemu dramatu k spoleeensky kritickemu dialogu s dobou a s jejimi viivy na promeny v lidech.

Jekte pit a ye kedesatce (17. zaki 1970) sliboval, Se se vrati k hrdintim Srpnoye nedele, aby se na ne podival pohiedem o deset let starSim; i to je jeden z nespinenYch jeho planu. Ani k dokorteeni samylene trilogie po KkikValove nod tedy nedojde. Dalki jeho hra 01clfich a BoSena znamenala dilo stifle dramaticke poezie, tim vYznamnejki, Se bylo vyteSeno z nagi narodni historne.

Basnik se rad vracel do minulosti, nikoliv vkak s nostalgii starnouciho munYbr'S z vdeenosti, jako citil za xodnost zkuSenosti a lidskYch vztalni; tak Se roclila jeho pametna vypraveni, z nich'S rodinnemu kruhu vCnoval knihu U stolit.

Vaha ovkm je na jeho mnohostranne basnicke tvorbe, jejit deri Sam potadal

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v souhrnne svazky, a ktera, eita, desitky basnickYch sbirek. Jsou prostoupeny jeho chvalou Sivota, yyznavaestim milostneho atesti, krehkou citovou kulturou, V niS se misi neSnost s muSnosti, a pkedevSim s myslitelskYm duchem, ktery nepfestaval sledovat skutednost a pritomnost v jejich dramatickYch zvratech, aby domYSlel jejich ohlas v lidskein nitru i v narodnim a spoleeenskem Sivote.

Tkvel celou bytosti v Ceske zemi; do rodnYch Lekan sepfedloni vratil vanoeni skladbou Lekanske jeslielcy (Cast jsme uvekejnili v poslednirn vanoenim Cisle), zamiloval si jihooesky Chlum, dejiSte Srpnove nedele, v qzkosti Krumlova, pro jeho pkirodni Oivadlo sbasnil pohadka Kraska a z yike a nedaleko CeskYch Budejovic, kde mu bylo souzeno po velkem utrpeni os yobodiye vydechnot.

Velkou basal Sivota yypovedel tak kfiAt'alnym yerkm, Se jim ztistane zveenen v chrarau i tvrzi, jimiZ je pro nas podle slov jineho basnika ma.tekska fee. j tg PO PARTYZANSKtCH STEZKACII

"A pak se tikalo, ze mladeS nechce nic Veda o obetech pkedchazejicich generaci, Se se nezajima o boje, vedene za dneSni fad," fekl mi Otta Hlavaeek, naeelnik Pfechodu Brd, kdy2 jsme spolu prehlizeli hemSeni na nadraSi v Revnicich. "Jen je pro ni tfeba nee° zorganizovat, pripravit. . ."

Skuteene, V Revnicich se sekly sto y -kychlaptidevpra,skePionyrske organizace. Ti, ktefi si normalne ylaketn. Pro: ostatni byl vypraven dokonce cely syla,Stni vlak.

Brdske lesy nemaji to hloub.ku jako lesy na stfednim Slovensku, nejsou tak rozlehle jako Beskydy, ale piece — ciik obetave podpoice mistnich lidt — byly za nacisticke okupace vYteenym fikrytem partyzanu.

2eleznieni trat' vyhozena do vzduchu, atentat na yYznamneho pfedstayitele protektoratu, pferuSene elektricke vedeni kterehopak kluka by neldhula moSnost, podivat se sam a na vlastni eel do mist, ktera ovladali partyzani, i kdyz jen kousek od Prahy.

Jedna lil ydka za druhou mizi v lesich nad kevnicemi. Pied hfebenem zastihuji oddil z Prahy 10, ze kkoly na Solidarite. PionYfi z pat:(/ch tfid jdou po nejkratki trati jejich cesta skonei v Dobtiehovicich. Prave ted' si zakresluji sva, pozorovani z cesty, tak jak to ukladaji podminky.

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VEST N1K

Ve sti.edu 26. kvetna 1971

BOHUMIL Zahradnik-Brodsky ne jsou letopocty 1825 a2 1885.

Benedikt Roezi se narod.il 13. srpna DEVCE Z HOR huslayska a vranovd. "My jo jon 1824 v Horomericich a Prahy na statdoprovazime, o ne rodiee nemuseli ku premonstrattit, kde byl jeho otec zaPokraeovani snit strach. . ." bradnikem. Miadeho Beneditko rovne2 Jak, nevedela ovsem a nedbala toho.

0 ncjeky kilometr dal, na kri2ovat- eeka.1 zivot mezi kvetinami. OdeAel na.

Halicl'e a do Vidne. Pozdeji se Vice ji sklieovalo a 'mrzelo, Ze Led ' ptece zelcue a cervene znaCky, Win sve praxi ~lily jeji nespoutane orgie a L. Ze se nkoly starAl hlidky. Fred ch y ill sem pak Roezi yydal do Mekky telaiejSic .vSichin napadnici strarn. Chystala se, nizozemskYch zemi, s point kuchyni, Nabi- zahracklika — prijell lim to jecinou, a1 bode zase zdrava, 0 Gentu, Nebylo lehke dostot :Ernst() ji teplY ea). oplati, dr2ela se toho, ktery dobroUroven oddila, jak ukozuji, vYsiedky, tehdejAlho nejvetAiho evropskeho raysIne nezapiral svaj htich. Byl to neni v2dy vyrovnana. Ale v2dycky se hradnika, van Float:end. Rom), syn podruhyne Zijici v obe,cni pastouAnajd e nekdo; kdo tem drohYm poradi, vAak dosial a pez(lejl i kdv2 byl zdvocl cc a protioukajici svou vyzivxi podelko1 do p omak slabAimu, tak jak to dovo- po'vYSen no zap ra.clniekou Akolu, byl navanim Z ebrotou. Ta take videla y e haji pravidla a jak to bYvalo zvykein i vie ill-IN:10On prvnim zahradnile:em.

Roezi vsok brzy Holandsko opastih seem sync nejlepAilio hocha na svete. u partyzanu. Jeden se uei od druheiio Chtel videt kraje a kvety, ktere prod a promijela mu vse, co Mal. Vedela doslova, no pechodu. o jeho stycich s Rozarkou, a 1-nrzeloUka2 jak se to dela s tou buzolour Min Zadne lidske oko nespatrilo. ha halo jej predevAim Mexiko a 1. brezna 11 ji veto, byla to pouze ncpokojedevee. vyptava nost; Ze si nevybral nejakou zzimo2nej1855 a 'unhand a nekolika sazenicemi P. JasenovskY z pionYrske skupiny v vzaenYch rostlin odplul na palube piaJosefske ulici luAti morseovkou psa- chetnice do New Orleansu.

Kdy,2 odpoledne VitouSovd, vAecka, ny prikaz. A pak s hlidkou rychle ur.Roezlova cesta pal: vedla dal na jih, jeSte usou2end a rozvracend ji vyhleCuje azimut KorlAtejno, vaZe polatioMexika. data a zaeala lieiti, co ted' poenou vane wily, odhaduje vzdalenosti. Pra.co rekne tata, rozktikla se na ni zlostMezi ne jdalelitejAi obdobi jell° Zimini list se pini zapisy.

Kratce po poledni potkavam v MiliZi- vote. patri pokusy o pestovani ramie, ne."Prot sem behate? Snad nemyslite, pri nichZ take priAel o levou ruku, Byku. pod Bray e. 24. Vede ji desatnik ze prijdu k vain? To bychtoho vyhrala! st raw V. Varmula. Chlapci jsou lo to no jeho plant am na Rube, kde Main ted' svou maminku, je tisicccstou nadSeni. Studuji no, mane, ku- pestoval rostlinu, kterd mela nahro,dit krat lepSi, nee jste vy. A tatinek at' dy preAli, tvrdi, Ze je ani trocha jeste bavinu. Podobala se koprive a v jencia si bije, kdo se inn dd. Ja jsem samoReboil nohy. Je to jiste zajimavy pocit, stvolech byla vlakna, je2 se Bala vytelitbtatna a nic od Vas nechci. " mechanicky. Roezi si sam zhotovil japrejit po stezkach, kterymi chodili par kousi mlatieku, do jejiho2 bubnu se Matka no ni oci vytreAtila, Videla, tyzani, profit misty, kde byly jejich zakladny, alespon nekolik hodin ■Zit tak vkladaly stvoly ramie. Rychle otdeeni jak se zmenila. V obliceji byla vyzabla, valce_ mezi hrebeny stvoly drtilo dostala detsky . vyraz a pouze znetvojako vovalo listu.

V lednu 18'68 dva mexieti •ene jeji telo prozrazovalo, 2e uZ neni Kolem cile je za chvilku uZ pino pionYrti. Hovori se o dojmech z cesty, o politieti emigranti po2adali Roezla, ditetem. Polled na ni opravdu ZardZel aby zkusil, zda se na jeho stroji neda- a until k soucitu, ale jeji vystupovani UsoeSich i a potilich.

"Byly jsme na kontrole driv, ne2 ji zpracovavat take vlakna agave. Roezi bylo drze a bezohledne, Ze posledni tam prijeli vojac1 s 'Calera" s hrdo- spustil stroj, vlo211 do nej , list agave, jiskra, materskeho soucitu mizela. Ne j - Ila mu strhla, ruku ptimo radeji by se byla otoeila a odeAla, sty°-alejhovia sti oznamuje D. Marikova za svou hlid.ku z OeTveneho vrchu. "Ale jed- do rotujiciho bubnu. Ne2 staeili stroj dela se vAak prod chalupnici, ktera zastavit, mel po loket rozdrcenou jejirn prichodu ven vyAla. nu filohn jsme nespinily. . ." a. museli mu ji amputovat.

"2e ti neni hanba, takhle mluviti," Tohle — ze1 — nmoho hlldek nevedeNeAtesti, ktere jej stihlo, vAak nezlo- vytYkala bolestne. "NeviA, co ti osud 10. Zbyteene spechaly. Ale nikdo se Roezlovu silnou vuli. OdeSel zno- chysta, a mo2nd, 2e ti bude jednou odted' no tokove drobnosti nezlobi, s jeAte vetAi rikanY domoc dobrY." NejnadAenejAi byli prechodem Brd vu do Severni Ameriky "Radeji Zebrotou bych Ala, neZ se do iteastnici nejstarAi skupiny. "Bylo to vervou se pustil do badatelske prate. Do evropskych botanickYch zahrad nejmu vratila.

Utloukli byste eloveka, hlaPrima!" Jednoznaene hodnoceni, které jsem od, larch dostal po vice nee dvace- prednejAieh zahradnictvi putovaly bed- dem jste nine motila a kouska vyraZeni tiknometrove ceste v DobriAl, to vY j (t- ray se yzacnyin obsahem nesbiranYm v neprala. Dokud budu moci delat, bu pralesich Severni, Stredni, it JiZni A- du delat, a .a2 nebudu, moci, ptijdu k drilo struene a jasne, Ve vlaku na zpateeni ceste do Pra- meriky. Nebyly to fen orchideje, kaktu- ma,mince meho hocha, tarn ma rated' hy bylo veselo. UZ tady se domlouvaly sy, hiizy exotiekych rostlin, ale i. eet- domov."

Trasla se zlosti a jeji vypoulene dalsi rcdobne V.11. ne elanky do odbornYch zahradnickych publjaci. svitily vzteky.

"Dostanc,A kteee, budeA-li se takhle Po ; . iadvaceti leterh se .Roczi vratil ICY ASJ o do vlosti. a,ava, o jell() smr- rozeilovat,' 7 , napeminala ji chalupnice.

V parku na Karlove namesti stool ti. v voce 1335 on cele E yre-"At' pojdu, tune je to jedno," zavohronzeva socha. nn,%e s knihou v jedne p6. Francouzsl h a, Eduard And176 lala hrube a odchazela. a s ' orchideji v druhe moo, U nohou se- do Roezlova nekrolagu napsal: "Byl ".SkodiA diteti," prohodila jeRe hosdi Indian a na podstavci je napis. Be- to nejellejAi a neivehlasnejAi sberatel podyne. nediktu Roezlovi, slavnemu botaniku a rostlin .XI X, stoleti." "co na tom. Umre-li, inure. Aspoil costovateli, jeho ctitele, Na arune strain budu niiti po starostech." Zmizela V. Mikolakk "Deti si midi vSechno same, je to je-

jich akee." zdaraznuji ueltelky, B. Do-

Ve stfedu 26. kvetna 1971 za stodolou a Vitoug ova se obracela k odchodu.

"DoZila jsem se peknYch radosti na detech," povidala smutne vie k sobe, nee k chalupnici. "Jedno za druhYm se nine zrika, a nevim, prod. Co jsem mohla, vgechno jsem jim dala, kolikrat sama jsem nejedla a posledni sousto jim dala a ted' tIkaji, ze jsem nebyla, hodnd. Prod mne tak pan bith tresta.?"

"Protole jste sama netrestala," rekla chalupnice tvrcle.

"Sinela jsem snad? Sama bych bYvala byla bita, kdybych byla ruky na ne vloZila."

"Vgak by to nebylo pokaZde a deti by se byly aspori baly. Nine rici dite polovinu toho, co rekla Rozarka varn, Usta bych ji okrvavila."

"Melo, jsem snad je gte ted' ji biti?

Valyt' yypacla, jako ke smrti."

"Ono ma, tuhy Zivot, nic by ji to neugkodilo. Vy uz jind, nebudete a pa rieinku zla rada. Tak to tedy ztistane tom, jak jsem rekla," koneila rozmluvu, naznaeujic, ze neind o Vitougoye valneho mineni. "Necharn (levee u sebe do posledni chvile, a potom at' si jde, kam bude chtiti. Zde ztistati ne"S panembohem," rekla Vitougova, odchazejic jako spraskana. Hanba se na ni sypala, citila, ze je svetem po yaZovana za spoluvinnici, a beznadejnost ji otupovala. Dogla dormu jako ve snach a nebyla ani prate schopna. Az prijde mud, povi mu to a radeji uteoe. Beztoho zase zaene laterit, na ni yge svalovat a ptijde se opiti. Zase bude travit nod ye chleva a desit se, co se bude diti.

Tentokrate se mYlila. MuZ, kdyZ, mu to zaeala povidat, ani hla yy nezvedl. Malieko se pomraeil a pro cosi se shybal.

"U2 o torn vim, hned veera mi to v lese povidali," rekl lhostejne.

"Co s ni . budeme delat?" ptala, se sklieene.

"Co bychom s ni delali? Nic. ze je samostatna, tak je samostatno,. Sem mi nesmi, nic o ni vedeti nechci jako o Vojtovi. Oni cizi Tide take ji hlavu napravi, jako ji napravili Vojtovi. Meta bys ho videti, jak je krotkY, jak getin a jak utika domti, aby nebyl bit, kdyby se neke zdrZel. Byli jsn-ie blazni, tuze jsme detem povolovali a to byla chyba."

"Aspori ze to uznag," prohodila trpce.

"Nezaeinej zase,"" rozeiloval se. "Ty taky byla vinna, ja byl v lese a melas je doma. ftezat jsi je mela."

"Byl bys za to rezal ty mne,"

VLSTN "8koda, ze jsem vie nerezal, prohodii suroye, "vgechny jsem vas mel vyhazet. Clovek ani aby pro ostudu hlavy nevystreil. Dnes si me vzal fort stranou a zaeal se na Rozdru vyptavat, je-li to pravda, ze bude chovat. Co jsem mel delat; zapirat se nic neda.

A taky vyzvidal, s kYrn to ma. Coa ja vim? Rekla ti neco."

"Utrhla se na mne, mluvit se mnou nechce."

"Co riko, lidem?"

"Nic nevim. Povidaji, ze jich mela mnoho, hlavne toho z pastougky."

"Priide do pekneho pratelstva," u g -klibsejzv."Ostanemidjpok, intim sveho souZeni Bost, a prijdu-li domti, chci miti chvili klid."

Lekla se, aby se nepodrahlil a nevzpomnel si na piti. Vykradla se ze syetnice a venku si poplakla. Ned muZ gel spat, byla uz pokoind, ale na postehse ji hlavou vgechny stare my glenIcy honily. Na Vojtika i • Rozarku vzpominala, jak se spustil a jak misto radosti ji jenom hanbu a souZeni Potom si vzpomnela na VenouSe, ktery propadl du gevni tme a jako tvor bez rozumu zil, sta y se obtili syerau okoli. Zustal pomalY, rostl do giticy a nemel jineho piani, lee napiniti s ytij Zaludek. Neeisty tvor z neho byl, jako by ani nebyl elovekem, odev s bidou pro neho selinany byl stale piny der a bidta, a placla-li ho nekdy, vztekle se rozpesti zvedal, tvare nadul a VyraZel nadavky.

Jeclina Jikka to gila se jeho prizni.

Mohl-li jako psik za ni behal a cloladoval se j ej i pozornosti. Hezky nail iniuyila, rozgafne ho napominala a on patre na ni 601110, rybima oeirna, zdal se nutiti sviij mozek, aby pochopil, co mu povidal. Bylo-li venku chladno, po eel* den na peci leZel, a jen kdyZ mel hlad, zaeal krieeti.

Otec kolem neho chodil nevida ho.

Zapletl-li se mu do cesty, zmeril ho nenavistnYm pohledem a procedil skrze zuby nejakeho zmetka, nebo jinou naclavku. Ani matka neniela k noniu value lanky. Soucit ji nutil, aby nezapoininala, ale polled nan draZdil jeji svedomi a obnovoval jeji niterne bolesti.

Dokud bylo leto, jak talcZ Zivot snesitelne ubihal, Moh)a choditi venku a pohyb v prirode ji krisii. Nebylo take tclik bidy, jako v zime, kdy nebylo haiere a kdy letni vedlej gi prijmy prestaly. Jirka bYvala po celY den ye gkole a domkarce samotne bYvalo dom.a k zoufani, smutno a stavalo se, ze chodila naproti Jirce, jen aby rozptYlila mraky, kryjici jeji nitro.

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Vojtik byl u2 otcem, a jak se ciovectela, byl jako ye vezeni. Jeho nevesta byla lenoch a Vojtik musil v noci k cliteti vstavati, snidani variti a ph tom uZil hladu dost. Je pry hubeny, vychrtly a bojacnY. A take pry mu kaZde chvile vyhroluji, ze ho yyZenou. Nevesta pry, kdyZ je v praci, hlecla zari nahradu, toho ei onoho si predchazi, a jakmile nekoho ulovi, Vojtik poleti.

Prijde-li domii, nebude ho odhaneti.

Snad uZ ted' bude jinY a pozna sve stare chyby. Hiir bylo s Rozdrkou. Chystala se do porodnice, ale neZ se vypravila, prigla jeji chvile. Zly porod mela, doktora musili volati a ted' lezela v tastougce jako lazar. Na kost zhubeinela, dite za pet tYdriti zemtelO a ona sama n.emohla se vzpamtovati.

"Videla jsem va gi Rozarku a lekla jsem se ji," prozradila jednou Rehori-• kova. "Sla, jsem Kubatovou zjednati na drani peri a Rozarka u ni ledi. Ani jsem ji nepoznala. Jako smrt je, na celem tele se tiese a je slaba jako mou-: chas Nevim, nevim, vykre ge-ii se z toho. Pan doktor povidal neco o souchotinach."

"Nedej, Bole," pronesla Vitou govo, rizkostne.

"Ovgem, nedej, Bole," prikyvla. "Takove mlade dite a u2 aby bylo k srorti odsouzeno. MoZne to je. v nejhor gi dobe to na ni priilo. Nebyla left& vyvinuta, potreboval sama, aby odrostla, a N.vit pri tom dite, to je nejaka zkougka.

A kdyby byla aspon sve •zdravi pri tom netrhala, vyspala se a byla poradne Vgak sama vile, as '.' geclano se vypravuje."

"Viechno vim a je mi tak, jako bych stela nad vlastnim hrobem," rekla ternne.

"Bolest to je, ale tak she si to brati nesmite. Vy jste nevinna, to zavinil vas muZ. Zda se mi, ze mu to taky na rozum leze, aspon uz tolik nevyvadi, jako vyvaclel."

"Telo mu toho nesnese, je hned na hromade a valeni schazi."

"Tuze do ma giny prikladal a v gechny vnitrnosti v sole strhal. Mu2 rikayris ze nema poloviny sily, jako mival."

"Vidim to doma, poti se, rue mu zemdlevaji, a kdp't si mysli, ze jsem prye, sam pro sebe narika.."

"Mel narikat driv, mohlo vam byti jinak. Vg ak on, kdyby mel dost na kordlku, vyvadel by zase. PridraZilo ji a na dluh mu nenalevaji. Ale na to Rozarku se jdete podivat. Vim, ze se yam g patne odslouZila, ale je to vase dite a matka je matka."

VEISTNfK 28 Ve stredu 'G. 'vetta, 1971 "Pfijdu, at' nine treba vyhani.. Kdyby "Kdo pak by te rozvadel, mej si, co "Ano, tenble eert ySechno zavinil," jara doekala, vzala bych ji domu, ona by se ti libi, ale napre,d musi's, byti zdrd- pronesla zamodralyini q ty a l)olest lTzva." se na slunci u lesa vyhrala a zesiliia. zlila se jejimi rysy.

Budd vice mleka, nejake vajleko bych "Vg ak ja jsem, to jen takove klepny, VII. ji pocistreila snad bych ji zachranila." jako vy, delaji ze mne nemocnou. RdKM& s kneZnou pool ili krastic o "Tak, tak, kmotra, udelejte to. Bezto-- di byste, abych umrela, le? To si po- dervencovatio dne a vyjeli si konmo lesa. Knelna, pani aSi petatricik i •: ho se lide P taji , co to, ze se vlastni skate, takovou radost varn neudeldm." matka na nemocnou neprijcle podivat."

"PriSla jsem k tobe s laskou, vSak hie postavy a jentneho oblreeje.

"A \,, ichni dobre vedi, jak m ile ocib Y - jsem tvd matka, a ty nine odhani g, ja- dine sedela v clamskein sedj;. ko bych byla t y Ym. nepritelem. Nic ti a knife, asi o Beset- let starSi, la," hajila se horse.

"PrOsim vas, na to hde zapominaji. nevyeitam, nic zleho ti nepreji , kdyl hnklem valachu. zachtelo se ji; poi,i.

Radi vidi na jinYch, co by jim mohli vsak strine g, bud' ke nine hodoel g i." at se do lesrt, a aby mohli voliti i oo._ vytknouti, a maji radost, je-li nekdo v "Nemam prod', jakZiva jste mi Mc do- stranni ce,sty, kterytni by koear neprosouZeni. Ja to lidskou prizeh znam a breho neudelal. Jina, matka by si me jel, deli. si osedlati a, jell. Stolba jel. jsem od lidi hodne daleko." domn vzala, abych nemusila do apacht, asi tricet krokti za Mini. 'v lesich byte "Kclyby elovek mold na pou g t', bylo clriti, ba.rak nemate komu Bat, ale to se prekrasne. -Vonelo zde jako v poltdee,

by Mu nejveseleji. Dekuji, varn, sou- mazlite s cizim parchantem, ten je M:lade snaky smrlo, a„jedlin..01 • Ino IVsedko, poslechnu vas a odpoledne k vam milej g i nel vlastni Bite. Ja vas lily pryskyrici a z pasek tO-Wa't.;,:e hy6Rozarce zajdu." dobre znam a vim, jak se unite 'Drava- tin. Ptaci zpi'vali jako opojeni :. latiod, Ski, a nohy jeji byly take. Predtu- rovat. Hospodyne mi to taky povidala nY vzduch tetelil se min a Sarni viricieha ji lelela na prsou a pri g ery se ho- a tikala, takovou mamu , jako jste vy, ho hinyzu, jeli-h hone po travniku, ze nebylo slykti dupotu, zda.10 se, ze v nib/ mozkem. Kdy'l ve gla do kumbalku, aby pohledal." kde Rozarka lelela div se nezapotacela.

Vgecka, se udYchala a rozka glala se, korundch strenth ukryty jsou varbanY, DetskY, na host vyzably oblicej se na ni nil sebou zmitala. VitouSova sedela jako ktere tlumeiVini sice, ale pies to moclival a z toho oblideje planuly borasocha. Vlastni dcera se ji zrikala a z hutnYmi telly prebravaji velii4 Ilynnms kou rozsvicene oei, ktere se pri spade- kaldeho jejiho slova diaela nenavist. omladle prirody. ni matky je g te vice roz girily.

Zdesila se toho, co slySela, a nevedel •a, "Zde je rozko g ne, littill, le jsrne si "jduse no tebe podivat," zacala mat- co poeiti. Opravdu je tak. g patnou ma- easteji sem nevyjely," prohodila kneZha, p •emahajic sve pohnuti, a pribliliv tkou? Opravdu se tolik prohre g ila, (,,,e na, jeji odi bystre shlouzaly s preclitneLu si se k posteli, nahnula, se, aby dceru ma dcera prieinu v gechno tohle ji povi- na predmet, "Jake nadherne isou zde polibila. dati? Nebyla schopna slova a bezdeene partie, joke rortotnile vYseky. Na .

Rozarka neprozrathla ani ,Postmkem, se na Rozarku podivala. Kdyz • videla, jak klad, tahle mala paseka. Pripadd jajak na prichod matein pohlili. Necha- sebou zmita, chtela ji hlavu nazvednou— ko boaty h koberec, zvouci, aby se 1:i ia:L-6 la se polibit, ale nezmenila svou polo- ti, aby ji ulevila, ale dcera prudee ji dY non pololil. Skoda, k jsme nevzli a hU. Pouze sve kostnate, vyhuble ruce ruku odstreila.

Klementinu. s sebou, to by byla "Rlete prye," vyralela te'ke, "ani vi- . jasala." skryla. pod chatrnou duchnou, kterou det vas nemohu." byla prikryta.

"Nebo za jahoclami behala," pousmal Vstala, jegte jednou se na dceru po"Jak pak ti je, Rozarko? Co to boll?" se kni4%.e. dival, a potom mleky vy gla yen. S ptala se matka, usedajic na lavici.

"Behala bych tedy s ni.. Jo v kou"Dobre je ml," odpovidala, sure a hlavou sklopenou se potacela na hum- zlo, moci si natrhati eerstvYch ja,,boci, na a zde po mezich se tod,ila, aby se s nichl nesetren pal a ktere jests &line ,stiskla. rty. voni lesem."

"Ale ma g nejakou horkost? Pali te vyhnula lidem.

Nebylo ji tajno, ze deem propadla "Muleme sem zitra zajeti. Naridim, na prsou?" smrti, 'a ani v takove chvili se nic v aby paseku hlidali a nikolio de ni ne"Nic mne nepali."

"To jsi tedy jen tak slaba, le? Da jeji du g i nehnulo. Jako ithlavniho ne- pougteli."

Albude faro, vez- pritele matku odhani a oznaeule ii za "Toho nevi treba, v2d'yt' Ede se tak. p anbith, ■r"7e : to mine. Az mu si to k nam. Pole2i g se u lesa na bytost, ktera nema srdce a citu, ktera jako tak pri shlednuti ztrati. Je lane, s lunce, na g e straaena bude miti dost nikdy diteti nic dobreho neudelala. kdyz se jahody vysbiraji, net aby bee, mleka a SlePice ponesou. To to posili." elm se provinila, Sze je tak pronasleulitku opadaly."

"Vylenon pri torn zver a PY tta 6 1." • "Nikam nepti j du," znela ostra odpo- dovana? ei opravdu byla matkou tak ved'. "Naslibujete toho a nic byste ne- bidnou, le si zaslonZila takoveho poke"Zver ma kde se 'skrYti a ted' nikdo dala. ja vas znam. Do kriminalu byste reni? nepytlaei. Ostatne pro nejakeho zajiNahle jeji pohled padl na polorozbi- ce nebude zle. ride, kteri less celY rok nine zavrela, kazani clrZela. a toho ja ne p otrebuji." ton lahev, kterd se valela vedle meze slouli, maji pravo, aby take nee° •uliti," "Co to povida g ? Do jakeho krimina- na poli osazenem brambory. Asi ji s "Mag zvla g tni nazory," prohodil s lehmryou vyvezli a de gt' opla..chl bahno. kcu ironii. lu bych to zavirala? Venku bude g ."

"Rekla, jsem ul, 'le nechci," odsekla Cervena vineta byla na lahvi. Na vinete "Donfaro,. , ,: e spravne, 71f zlostne, "Do jara budu zdrava a Potom byl namaloYan 'dent, drliel v ruce skim- ses lo yal Pb hlavnich honeA:!-. mrLei, i T( )se budu vddvati. JO: vim, prod sem jde- ku s likerem, a nad,pitvoricim se obra- obchodnici zver miz.erne zaplatip, te, chcete mine s Vincikern. roze gtvat, a- zem dertovYm byl v poiokruhu napis: mlouva.jice Se no mnolio zvere." le to je mama, ja: od neho neupustim." "Pijte Berta, nejlep gi posileni Zaludku!"

"Coil o to ti maji 1.,■-aly nejakou vyt Zaeala se rozpalovati, rumenec ji na Jako by se. ji. v odich rozsvitilo, kopla inluvu. Sinlouva s nimi byla spathe. uvare naskodil a oci se ,ji horeekou les- do Halve, a.z s cinkotem se tozbila a zavrena a nai'iclil jsem, aby letos se kly, stfepy se rozletely, zvet prodala po olwinicia nii steett, Do-

VESTNiK,

Ve stiedu 2G, kvetna 1971. staneme met* budou vgak ugetteny vji -lohyspoilanm."

"Nechce si milostpani koupiti eerstve jahody?" ozvalo se nahle ze strany a device asi etrnacti az patnactilete vystoupilo z lesa na cestu. \lave srnrkit rostoucich podle cesty sahaly az k zemi a nebylo ho videti, kdyZ proklouzlo yen, a ted', drLic ko gieek z lesnich kotinkri upletenY v ruce, nadzvedlo jej a nabizelo ke koupi.

KniZe s knanou ptekvapene se °hiedli a kneZna, zarzila kone. Devoe divalo se klidne na ni a modre jeji oei tise horely. Byla prostovlasa, a bohate, hnede jeji vlasy byly zapletene v copy, ktere spadly na chatrnou, spravonou kazajku. Take sukne jeji byla cela zalatovana, ale vista. Stihle jeji nohy byly od kolenou nahe a jak se pasekou mezi bodlaeim a porostem prodirala, bylo zno.ti jasne vystupujici gkraby, nekde aZ do krve jdouci. Ale pies v gechnu chudobu, je2 z jejiho zjevu byla ztejma, einila dojem mileho a skromneho deveete, v jejimt oblieeji bylo cosi vrozene libezneho a neZneho. Stihla jeji postavieka byla ohebna a soumerna a prvni nadech paneskYch Hader chvel se pod kazjkou. Cinic sve nabidnuti, einila je takovym nevtiravYm a uctivYm zprisobem, ge se kneina usmala.

"Jsou drahe ty jahody?" ptala se, nachylujic hlavu a pattic na jahody, ktere se rdely jako rude koraly.

"Ach ne lacino yam je clam. A eerstve

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jsou, ted' jsem je natrhala" "To dite je mile," tekla knegna mug fra.ncouzsky. "A je videti, ze je velmi chuda. Vgiml sis, jak je spravovand?"

"Nu ano, oni jsou na to zvykli, a do lesa nikdo nic pekneho nebete. Chce g -li,dejineco."

"Mam na ty jahody chut', voni aZ nahoru do sedla."

"Milostpani se nemusi gtititi, ja main .ruce eiste," hlasilo se (levee, povaZujic hovor v cizim jazyce za projev nedttvery. "Vklycky, ktlyZ jdu na, jahody, umyji si nice. Panieky, ktere ode mne jabody kupuji, si toho pteji, tedy to delam. Podivejte se."

Zvedla volno uruku, ktera byla z k lokti obnaZena. Piet' byla sice sluncem olehnuta, ale ruce byly umyty a krom eervenYch koncti prstii, kterymi jahody sbirala, byly bezvadne eiste.

"To je hezke, ze jsi tak eistotna," pochvalila knana. "Egmonte, dostala jsem na jahody chut'. A ani tobe neug kodi, kdy,Z jich trochu sni g," obratila se na muZe zase po francouzsku.

"Odpoeirime chvilku, sedneme si do stinu a pochutname si."

"Jak si pfejeg. Rudolfe!" zavolal nasad na gtolbu. Ten chvatne popojel kneZna hodivgi mu uzdu hbite seskoei-. la. KniZe take sesedl a odevzdav kone gtolbovi gel za knelnou, stojici u2 u prodavaeky, od ktere ptijal kogieek.

"Jsou vyborne!" chvalila. "A jak silne voni! Je videti, ze jsou eerstve :natr-

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bany. Ochutnej take," KniZe sahl do ko giaku a vybrav si nekolik jahod vloZil je do fist.

"Opravdu, jsou velmi delikatni. chceg se nekde posaditi?"

"Tfeba tamto na p •ikop, je tam tra y -nato stin."

Popogli k naznaeenemu mistu a posadili se. Devoe popoglo za nirni, ale neodvaZilo se aZ k nirn. Pozornyma, oeima je sledovalo a jakasi starost se mu objevila v oblieeji. Tollle nejsou obyee j -nildo,jaknchzelavmstkch, do kterYch s jahodami cupavala nabizet jahody rodinam malYch U•ednikti Zivnostnikri. Bohaen v okoli nebylo odbyt na jahody byl svizelny, pttotole cela, tada deti je rozna gela a ce'nu jahod stlaeovala.,Arci takove jahody, jako ona nosivala, mak) kdo nabizel. Byly vetginou rozinaekane, nebo nine travy a filomku z paseky a proto mivala ureita mista, kde je od ni kupovali. Asi z daleka jsou, nikdy jich nevidela o nich neslygela. Videla po prve ye svem Zivote jeti pani na koni a P liPadala ji jako bohyne. Jake rnit krasne gaty, jak ji slugi malY tyrdY klobouk! A jak hezkou ma plot", jako samet a belotiekou jako sasanky v lese. Ten tteti, to je asi slouZici, tomu jahody nedavaji.

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SPJST Entertainment Calendar As a matter Of policy, only those activities and functions promoted by or sponsored by the SPJST, or any of its lodges, will be published in the SPJST Entertainment Calendar. Such notices for publication should be sub bonafide lodge officer, or-intedbya In some cases, by lotize hall managers.

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No. 6, Cottonwood Friday, May 28 _ Social night, 8 Public invited Saturday, May 29 — Public dance; Victor and the Melodian Mates, 9 p.m.

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Lodge No. 15, Buckholts Saturday June 5 — Vrazel Polka Band Sunday, June 13 _ Annual Lodge Picnic; music by Otis Beck and the Melody Five Saturday, June 19 — Otis Beck's Melody Five ---SPJST--

Lodge No. 24, Cyclone (Flag Hall) Saturday, May 29 — Stermer-Leonard Wedding Dance; Marvin and the Casuals Sunday, June 6 — Dance; music by The Harold use Orchestra, 7-11 p.m.

Friday, June 11 — Monthly meeting at 8 p.m.

Wednesday, ,June 16 — Trustees' meeting at 8 p.m.

Friday, June 18 — Social, 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 19 — Engbrock-Marew wedding dance; music by Marvin and The Casuals Sunday, June 20 — Dance; music by Otis Beck and His Melody Five, 7 to 11 p.m.

Sunday, June 27 — Dance; music by Tommy Chudej and the Rhythm Tones, 7-11 p.m.

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Lodge No. 29, Taylor

Saturday, June 12 — Hi-Toppers Saturday, June 19 — VrazelS Lodge No. 35, Elk Saturday, May 29 — Dance; Totruny and the Rhythm Tones Lodge No. 39, Bryan

Saturday, May 29 — Lee Roy Matocha —SPJST-

Lodge No. 47, Seaton (Star Hall)

Saturday, May 29 — Dance: Slim Haisler Dress policy: Ladies must wear dresses.

Affan — no blue jeans.

Lodge No. 54, West Sunday, May 30 — Kocian family reunion Saturday, June 5 — Rejcek family reunion Sunday, June 6 Bridal Shower Saturday, June 12 — Wedding reception and dance Sunday, June 13 — Hennig family reunion Saturday, June 19, Wedding reception and dance Saturday, June 26 — Heitmiller-Terry wedding reception Saturday, July 3 — Wedding reception and dance Sunday, July '4 — Regular business meeting Sunday, July 11 — RVOS No. 78 meeting • •---SPJSTLodge No. 66 Waco (Linden Hall)

Friday, May 28 — Regular Social Night Saturday, May 29 Vrazel Polka Band Lodge No. 80, Holland Sunday, May 30 — Annual Picnic -® music by Joe Patek Friday, June 4 — Moods of Country Music Saturday, June 5 — Wedding Sunday, June 6 — Baron reunion Saturday, June 12 — 1VIucha,-Stroud wedding.

Sunday, June 13 — Ivicic reunion Sunday, July 11 — Tobolka Reunion Barabas-Tomasek Saturday, July 17 wedding Saturday, Aug. 7 — Kopecky Reunion Lodge No. 84, Dallas

Saturday, May 29 - Annual Softball Benefit Dance: Johnny Mensik Orch.

Saturday, June 5 — Dance: Rudy Kurtz Orch.

Saturday, June 19 — Father's Day Dance: Polka Peppermint Orch.

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Lodge No. 88, Houston

Thursday, May 27 — Spaghetti-hamburger supper, 6 to 8; games at 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 29 — Dance; music by Ray Jurecka of Weimar Wednesday, June 2 — Birthday Club Luncheon and Card Party Thursday, June 3 — Social Night, Spaghetti-Hamburger supper at 6 p.m.; games at 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 5 — Dance; western music by Swinging Strings Sunday, June 6 — Big Splash Day; Barbecued beef dinner at 11 am.; booths, kiddie rides, battle dance from 2 till 9, music by Vrazels and Lee Roy Matocha

Wednesday, May 26, 1971 Wednesday, June 9 — Birthday Club meeting, luncheon, games, prizes Thursday, June 10 — Social Night; home-cooked spaghAtti-hamburgers and pastries, starting at 6 p.m.

— games at 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 12 — Dance, Gill Kautz of Buckholts; modern music Thursday, June 17 — Social Night, home-cooked spaghetti-hamburgers and pastries, starting at 6 p.m., games at 8 p.m.

Wed., June 18 — Local YAD Contest at Chandelier Ballroom Saturday, June 19 _ Dance, Knights of Dixie of Schulenburg Thursday, June 24 — Social Night, home-cooked spaghetti-hamburgers and pastries, starting at 6 p.m., games at 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 26 — Dance; music by Joe Patek of Shiner Sunday, June 27 — Braised Beef Dinner at 11 a.m. — Battle Dance from 2 till 9 p.m. — Adolf Hofner of San Antonio and Ray Knek of Wallis.

Plenty of kiddie rides and swimming.

Choral Club rehearsals every Tuesday at 8 p.m.

Social Night every Thursday night, 8 p.m. Supper at 6.

Lodge No. 92, Fort Worth Thursday, June 10 — Ladies' Circle meeting Saturday, June 12 — Dance; music by the Peppermints Sunday, June 13 — Reg. lodge meeting Saturday, July 10 — Dance, music by Rudy Kurtz Sunday, July 11 — Regular lodge meeting Saturday, July 24 — Dance; music by Charles Adamcik Sunday, Aug, 8 — Reg. Lodge Meeting Saturday, Aug. 12 — Dance; music by the Peppermints Saturday, Sept. 11 — Dance; music by Joe Patek Sunday, Sept. 12 — Reg. Lodge Meeting Thursday, Sept. 9 — Ladies' Circle Meeting SPJST

Dallas Saturday, June 12 — Summer Dance; music by Eric Honza Saturday, June 26 — Dance sponsored

by SPJST 130; music by The .eolka Peppermints Saturday, July 10 — Dance; music by the Polka Peppermints Saturday, July 24 , — Dance sponsored

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