Vestnik 1973 12 19

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

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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501

VOLUME 61 — NO. 51

DECEMBER 19, 1973

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TO ALL MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF OUR FRATERNAL SPJST, WE EXPRESS OUR THOUGHTS OF GRATITUDE AND OUR SINCERE WISHES FOR A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON FILLED WITH THE SATISFACTION. OF THE JOY OF GOOD CHEER AND GOOD FELLOWSHIP TOGETHER. Supreme Lodge SPJST, Editor, Publisher and Personnel.

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MINIX HERALD Entered as second class matter January 9rd, 1933 at West, Texas, under the Act of Congress of August 24, 1922.

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Editor DIFFERENT WAYS TO SAY "MERRY CHRISTMAS"

Czech: Vesele Vanoce Danish: Glaedelig Jul SUPREME LODGE SPJST Dutch: Prettige Kerstdagen Temple, Texas AC 817 French: Joyeux Noel 773-1575 STATE FIELD MANAGER German: Frohliche Weinachten BOX 100, Temple, Texas 76501 Mr. Silas H. Smith, Box 100 Temple, Tx. 76501 — Ph.: AC 817; 773-1575 Greek; Kala Christogene NICK A. MORRIS, President Italian: Buono Natale Res. 985-2115 DISTRICT SALES REPRESENTATIVES Portuguese: Feliz Natal dOE B. HEJNY, Vice President DISTRICT Boas Festas Ernest Jakubik, PO Box 52 Res: 778-1785 Snook, Tex. 77878 — Phone: AC 713; 272-8629 Russian: S rodejstvom Christovym DISTRICT II Spanish: Feliz Navidad LEONARD MIKESKA, Secretary-Treas Lad. J. Zatopek, 1004 So. 31st Res: 778.3720 Temple, Tx. 76501 — Ph.: AC 817; 778-3067 Swedish: God Jul DISTRICT Welsh: Nadolig Llawen BEN ZABCIK, Financial Secretary Alvin Nesuda, Sun Ridge Rd., Rt. 5, Res: 985-2472 Ennis, Texas 75119 — Ph.: AC 214: 875-7790 DISTRICT IV TAKE NOTICE! TEI .BEN B. LESIKAR, Legal Adviser Victor Brenek, Jr., Wall Route, Res; 778.7443 San Angelo, Tex. 76901— Ph.: AC 915; 653-8288 NOTICE CORRESPONDENTS! DISTRICT V Our mail is already slowing down Office: 773.2171 Mrs. Evelyn Mikeska, 10126 Moorberry Ln. PO. Box 845, Temple 76501 Houston, Tx. 77055 — Ph. AC 713; 448-3126 and becoming irregular and will DISTRICT VI no doubt get worse as time goes on Matt S. Vanek, 1009 Northgate Honorary President Victoria, Texas 77901 — Ph.: AC 512; 578-2087 until after the first of the year.

Please send your contributions at DISTRICT VII Edward L. 1Karek Mrs. Tillie Valchar, Route 1, Box 55, least two (2) days earlier so that 2603 N. 13th, Temple Jourdanton, Tex.: 78026; Ph.: AC 512; 784-3201 they will reach us in time for publication.

DISTRICT YOUTH COUNSELORS .YouTrEt mail is getting here TOO DIRECTORS DISTRICT I LATE John A. Kubena, Dist I Mrs. Lola Vavra, 3806 Woody Lane, Bryan, Tx. 77801 — Ph.: AC 713; Res. 8224642 Thank you AC 713; 968.3251 (office) DISTRICT II * Res: 968-3937 Frank Klinkovsky, 1503 E. Central The 1752 calendar set Christmas PO Box 308, La Grange 78945 Temple, Tx. 76501 — Ph.: AC 817; 7714891 DISTRICT III date on December 25.

We know Henry Vitek, Dist. II Mrs. Wilma Nesuda, Sun Ridge Rd., Rt. 5, that our calendar today is a relay Ennis, Tx. 75119 — Ph.: AC 214; 875-7790 AC 512; 859-2549 tively modern institution. But do DISTRICT IV PO Box 67, Granger 76530 Mrs. Ed. Heisler, Route 1 we realize that in earliest times, Seymour, Tx. 76380 — Ph.: AC 817; 838-3303 Cyri11 (Sid) Poldadnik, Dist. III Christmas was celebrated on JanDISTRICT V AC 214; 741-1874 (Office) Mrs. Marlene Caraway, 2314 Droxiord, uary 18? It is still so celebrated by Houston, Tx. 77008 — Ph.: AC 713; 861-7423 the Armenians. Later on, the date Res: 824.8072 DISTRICT VI 2924 Elm St., Dallas 75226 became January 0; and it was only Mrs. Frank Brdecka, Route 1, Box 150 Rosenberg, Tx 77471 — Ph.: AC 71.3; 232-2085in 1752, with the final change tc Stanley Bros, Dist IV DISTRICT VII AC 915; 442-3271 the Gregorian calendar, that the Mrs. Maxine Pavliska, Route 2. Box 151 Floresville, Tx. 78114 — AC 512; 393-2030 Lowake, Texas 76855 re-arrangement Of dates placed Christmas Day on December 25th Ernest J. Hanka, Dist. V Unsolicited material for publication can- Some people in England were AC 713; 529-3019 and 529-3010 (Office) not be returned unless sufficient postage is Res: 862-5744 attached. This includes pictures. Expense for very indignant when this change publication of engagement and wedding plc- took place, feeling that somehow 6759 Cindy Lane, Houston 77008 tures must be born by the sender. they ,had been robbed of eleven Changes of address and correspondence Paul Sablatura, Diet. VI days and the corresponding wages concerning delivery of Vestnik must be sent AC 713; 648-2281 to Supreme Lodge, Box 100, Temple, Texas Some of them tried to find out i.

PO Box 8, Louise 77455 76501.

Paid subscriptions and advertising matter the new date was correct by not• Pete Valchar, Dist VII should be addressed to Vestnik, West, Texas ing whether or not the tree collet 76691.

AC 512; 784.3202 for material to be accepted for the Glastonbury Thorn (supposed Route 1, Box s5, Jourdantos 18026 theDeadline ly planted by Joseph of Arimathea following issue is Thursday.

STATE YOUTH DIRECTOR MRS. DOROTHY MASSEY, Box 100 Temple, Tx. 76501 — Ph. Res. 773-3101

Wednesday, December 19, 1973 would flower on the new date or the old. Sometimes the tree bloomed on one day and sometimes on the other; however, depending on the weather, so that supporters of both dates managed to keep up the quarrel for some time.

To so many of us the most meaningful and enjoyable season is again approaching and another year will soon vanish into the past.

The meaning of Christmas is indeed a most beautiful and finest family gathering time, which young and old look forward to with great anticipation. To us in America, this season means holidays of peace among mankind, time of merriment, when we endeavor to forget our troubles and cares to enable each family or individual to have an enjoyable time in the Christmas atmosphere.

Every individual is placed on this planet called Earth for a limited time, some people, whose hearts were hardened by struggling through life sometime or oth• er, become generous to the ones who need aid within our communities. In some cases, even homeless people, who do not know the real family affection in this beautiful season, are willing to help needy ones, they age somewhat more understanding, kinder, and sometimes sentimental. Usually it is known that this is the best evidence that the kind understanding is something that all of us need; for instance like food and shelter with ample sleep and rest. Therefore, in our joyful holidays, let us not omit from our thoughts, the injured and those who are continuously struggling for a better understanding of mankind. Also, those of us who are fortunate to have most of the luxuries of life, let us resolve to make our Christmas one of thankful sacrifice in order that others less, fortunate will find strength, and much happiness for a long time in the future.

• • May we take this opportunity to thank all our SPJST Ve.stnik correspondents (especially the very consistent ones, for it is not an easy assignment to dedicate oneself to write every week), all of our readers and the cooperative fellowship type of work from the state, district and lodge levels. Sometimes it is not an easy task to be the

VtSTNiX editor of a fraternal organ since so much material is restricted and which is forbidden to be published.

Our lines, are written with sincerity because your type of fraternal effort, on your part, makes the work much easier. Much of our appreciation is also credited to the Cechoslovak Publishing Co., and the entire personnel. Without their devotion and fraternal effort, your Vestnik would not be what it is.

May we also take this opportunity to thank all for so many, many cards and wish each and everyone a Very Merry and Safe Christmas Season. * * For a number of years Lodge 35, Elk, membership has celebrated the traditional Christmas season in a, close-knit family fashion.

Again, this year, the activity wais held Saturday, December 8th, at their comfortable lodge home in Elk, with invited guests who were able to attend. Among the guests were SL President Nick Morris and family, SL Secretary-Treasurer Leonard Mikeska and family, Editor Rudy Sefeik and family, and Brother Johnnie Krizan; president of Lodge 6, CottonwOod. In the neat and comfortable lodge home, the evening commenced promptly at 5 p.m. with refreshments, buffet-style turkey-anddressing dinner, youth program, including Santars visit, and dancing followed with music by the Versatiles.

The members of Lodge 35 are known to go all-out for their loved ones and families to enjoy a Christmas party that so many SPJST members also enjoy in their lodge home. Their planning and preparations were the finest for everyone to feel welcome for an enjoyable occasion. The entertainment by the Versatiles also added enjoyment to the three-generation membership who were in attendance.

Although the lodge home is located in a rural area, the exterior and interior of the place speaks well of the upkeep to the general public who attend Lodge 35 activities. Their lodge is also widely known for a family gathering place where so may of the members' friends and guests enjoy taking their families for entertainment. The youth club has added distinction to the lodge as well

3 with their numerous talented members who keep striving for a bigger and better lodge. With the loyalty and willingness of Youth Leader Rosemarie Banik and her assistant, Rosie Wood, who receive constant support from their local lodge officers and committees, one cannot help but feel that the lodge will not cease in membership and activities.

The warm hospitality at your Christmas party was appreciated very much and the cordiality speaks well of your socializing, and you certainly cannot deny that you are fraternalists is your ac, tons which _dsepfjini sTtely reveal that.

Newsbriefs Last week, District III Director Sid Pokladnik of Dallas, visited the editor's office. Then, on Wednesday, December 12:, Sister Anna Hosek of Grapevine, paid us a visit.

Frank Zaj leek, 87, of Buckholts, passed away in a, Cameron hospital on Sunday, December 9th. Funeral services were held Tuesday from the Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron. Brother Zajicek was a member of Lodge No. 15, Buckholts.

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(The following was received at our office December 11, 1973, and we feel honored to be able to print it; Dr. (Br.) John M. Skiivanek was a life-long friend of all of us.

Editor.)

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM Whereas, in the death December 27, 1972, of Dr. John M. Skrivanek, Texas A Sr M University sustained the loss of a highly dedicated and valuable member of its faculty, and Whereas, Dr. Skrivanek had sery ed as Professor of Slavonic Languages in the Department of Modern Languages for twenty years, during which time he developed the University's Russian language program and introduced several courses unavailable at most institutions, including a series of graduate courses in scientific Russian for doctoral candidates, and

4 Whereas, Dr. Skrivanek was highly regarded by both his colleagues and his students, and in 1968 was cited by the Liberal Arts Student Council for "distinguished teaching" accomplishments, and Whereas, Dr. Skrivanek was an ardent advocate for the preservation of the Czech language and culture both in Texas and through out the United States, and was active in efforts to restore the teaching of the language in Texas schools where it had formerly been taught, and Whereas, approximately a half million Texans of Czech ancestry looked upon Dr. Skrivanek as a leader in representing their cultural aspirations, now, therefore be it Resolved, by the Board of Directors of The Texas A & It University System, meeting this 27th day of February, 1973, at College Station, Texas, that this Board desires to express its appreciation for the devoted service rendered to Texas A & M University by the late Dr. John M. Skrivanek, and to record its respect for his many contributions, both to the University and to his fellow Texans of Czech ancestry, and be it further Resolved, that this resolution be spread upon the minutes, and copies thereof, signed by the President of the Board, be sent to Dr. John M. Skrivanek's family, and to the Archives of Texas A & M University, as a permanent mark of the respect of the Board for the life and work of the late Dr. John M. Skrivanek, and as a token of this Board's sympathy in his family's great loss.

Approved this 27th clay of February, A.D. 1973 Seal of A & M University Clyde H. Wells, President Board of Directors --SPJSTCZECH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION

IN TEXAS SCHOLASTIC INSTITUTIONS Dear Members: In a recent report to the Vestnik I stated that I would soon have a feature report on instruction in the Czech language in our various institutions of higher learn ing and high schools in Texas. I subsequently corresponded with the instructors involved and I

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MRS. VLASTA SPLAWN want to thank them for their excellent cooperation in sending reports, biographical sketches, and pictures to go along with this report.

Texas Tech, Lubbock (First In A Series) We first heard of plans to teach Czech at Texas Tech in Lubbock at the spring meeting of District IV in Lubbock. At that meeting, Mrs. Vlasta Splawn was present and announced plans for this course of instruction at Texas Tech.

This, as far as is known, is the first time Czech has been taught at Texas Tech in Lubbock. The Czech classes are instructed by Mrs. Vlasta Splawn, who is taking work for her Ph.D. program.

This year's Czech classes started with 28 students and at mid-semester still had 26 — a very good persistency. Dr. Carl Hammer, head of the Department of Germanic and Slavonic Languages, has notified Mrs. Splawn that second-year Czech courses have already been approved.

About half of these students come from Czech homes, while the remainder are from non-Slavic families. These courses of instruction started with the fall semester at Texas Tech in 1973.

Mrs. Splawn is a native of Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, where she lived until 1946. Her parents were Mr and Mrs. Antonin and Helena Kopecke. She completed the Commercial Academy in Pilsen. (0b-

Wednesday, December 19 1973 chodni Akademie) and got her BA and MA degrees from Texas Tech in Lubbock. Both of her parents are deceased. Her mother pas sed away while she was visiting Mrs. Splawn in Lubbock about two years ago. Mrs. Splawn came to the USA in 1946 to visit her uncle, Frank Kopecky in Berwyn, Ill. She later married Johnny Splawn from Decatur, Texas and they have been married 27 years. They have two boys, Mike 24, (who is a lee percent disabled veteran from the Vietnam Conflict) and Bob, 14. The Splawn's have lived in Lubbock 22 years. Mr. Splawn is a trial attorney. Mrs. Splawn's only brother, Tony, worked in the underground during the German occupation, was subsequently arrested, sentenced to death and executed in 1943. Her only regret is that " ...my parents did not live to see me become a teacher of the Czech language." * * The following is an article from the university newspaper, The liniv ersity Daily, pertaining to the Czech language courses: Tech Offers Czech Language Program A course in Czech, one of the most popular languages in Texas in point of use, will be added to the curriculum of Tech beginning this fall. Dr. Carl Hammer, Jr., chairman of the department of Germanic and Slavonic languages, has announced.

The introductory course (Czech 131) offers three hours of college credit per semester and is designed to give the student a basic understanding of the language, Dr. Hammer said, through oral practice, elementary reading, grammar and simple writing. Plans call for the initiation of a second-yea,r Czech course in the 1974-75 academic year.

Instruction will be under the dir ection of Vlasta Splawn, a linguist who began her study of languages in her native Czechoslovakia at the Commercial Academy of Pilsen. Following World War II she served as an interpreter of German and Czech for the Judge Advocate of General Patton's Third Army.

She has lived in the U.S. since 1946 and in Lubbock since 1951.

A graduate of Tech, where she earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in

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Mrs. Vlasta Splawn is shown instructing her students in the Czech language at Texas Tech. Sec accompanying article. The young man raising his hand with the pencil is Professor T. Lindsay Baker, professor of history at Texas Tech. (Photos courtesy of Viasta Splawn and the Texas Tech Information ()Mee). sociology, Splawn became particularly aware of the scope of Czech as one of the state's major languages while preparing her master's thesis, "A Sociological Study of a Czech Community in Ellis County, Texas."

"More than one-half million Texans are of Czech descent," Spiawn points out, "and Czech is the third most popular language used in Texas, outranked only by English and Spanish."

Because of this widespread use, interest in the language is increasing, she feels, not only among ethnic groups who wish to preserve their Czech heritage, out also among those who are in political and business (careers in certain areas of the stage or in government service and foreign trade.

Skill in a second language also offers a variety of individual benefits.

"Because Czech is a highly phon etic language, it is especially helpful," Splawn said, "in improving a student's diction and in eliminating undesirable speech habits and patterns."

Learning a new language sometimes paves the way for another, she noted in calling attention to

the fact that Czech often is called a "stepping stone" to learning Russian and many other Slavonic languages.

"English and Czech use similar `Latin ABC' alphabets", she explained, "thus it is relatively easy to learn work spellings and pronunciations, thereby acquiring a Slavonic vocabulary. Similarity of the Czech and Russian vocabularies then permits concentration of effort on learning the Russian spellings in the vastly different 'New Cyrillic' alphabet."

To assist students in learning the lan guage, Splawn has developed a supplementary audio-visual text, "Czech Through Pictures," in which simple, stick-figure drawings serve to give beginners a quick grasp of key words and phrases. English translations are omitted, says the instructor, as these tend to become a "crutch" rather than an incentive to learning.

Czech is the second slavic language (the other is Russian), and the eleventh entry in the language program at Tech which also offers courses in German, Chinese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Latin, Greek and Arabic.

The following are excerpts from a letter to me from Mrs. Splawn in October of 1973: VaZenSr pane Morris: Dekuji Vam srdeene za Vag •10pis ze dne 5. listopadu 1973.

Vag zajem o pokrok deskeho kur zu na Texas Tech University me velice pote,§11. Bude Vas zajmat, kdyZ nas ye tilde fotografovali, vAech mSreh 26 studentil bylo tomno. Skoda, ze nejsou Vgichni na obrazku videt!

V pfitomne dobe Wane zde na University pouze prvni rok destiny (first level). Dr. Carl Hammer me 'Oak dues dal povzbuzujici zpra vu, ne druhSr rok (second level) Nude schvalen. Dr. Hammer je Chari man of Germanic and Slavonic Languages Department.

Je to opravdu krasnSr pocit videt, jak se dnegni mladel zajima o to naM krasnou eeskou fee'.

Dekuji Vain jegte jednou za Vag clopis a mohu-li yam zodpovedet cokoliv, tYkajici se zdejSlho kutzu, prosim, nechte me vedet.

Srdeene Vas zdravi Waste. Splawn * * The following are excerpts from a letter from Professor T. Lindsay Baker, professor of history at Texas Tech University, written to me

6 also in October of 1973: Texas Tech University, Department of History, Lubbock, Texas 79409 Dear Mr. Morris: As you requested at the beginning of the autumn, I am writing to give you information on the Czech language program begun at Texas Tech University in the fall semester of this year.

The beginning course in Czech, which I am taking as a course out side my PhD program, is taught in one section by Mrs. Vlasta Splawn. The course began with a total of 28 students and at this time (approaching mid-semester) it has still 26 students -- a very good average. Some of the students has still 26 students — a very good average. Some of the students (probably about half) come from Czech homes, while the remainder are from non-Slavic families. One of the students studied Czech in the Army Foreign Language School.

Mrs. Splawn employs two main texts: Bohumil E. Mikula•Progressive Czech (Chicago: Czechoslovak National Council of America 1965) and her own privately printed Czech through Pictures (which is provided through loan to each of the students). These two texts are supplemented by a vest pocket Czech-English and English-Czech dictionary and numerous class "handouts."

Czech is the second Slavic language to be taught at Texas Tech, the first being Russian. Plans are under way at the present time for teaching the second year of Czech beginning in the fall semester 19'74.

For further information on the Czech course, I am enclosing an article from the University newspaper which was printed during registration to publicize the new course.

For your information, I have just seen Mrs. Kristinek (the Lubbock representative of SPJST and have become an SPJST member. (Mrs. Splawn will soon be. — NAM) If I can provide you with any additional information on 'the Czech language program at Texas, Tech, I will be most pleased to pass it along to you.

Yours truly T. Lindsay Baker

Vt STNiK Much of the above information, including the newspaper article, was forwarded to me by Mr. T. Lindsay Baker, professor of history at Texas Tech, who is an avid student of ethnic groups in Texas, including their languages, and especially of the Czech element in Texas. Professor Baker is also a student in Mrs. Splawn's Czech class.

Mr. and Mrs. Baker visited in my office this past fall and we had an interesting and stimulating conversation. Our thanks to Professors Baker and Splawn for their help in putting together this information.

Nick A. Morris

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Basic Qualifications for Exhibit Guide: 1. Citizenship: Guides must be citizens of the United States. To avoid citizenship complications, candidates must be prepared to demonstrate that any citizenship of another country has been formally terminated as provided for by the laws of that country. Proof of U. S. naturalization, is required.

2. Age and Health: Guides must be at least 21 years of age at the time of appointment and they must be able to pass the prescribed physical examination.

-SPJSr3. Academic Background: Guides UNITED STATES INFORMATION must be able to interpret the hisAGENCY (USIA) tory and culture of the American Washington 20547 Dec. 3, 1973 people, and they must have a good understanding of current doDear Editor: The United States Information mestic and international issues.

4. Language Proficiency: Guides Agency is recruiting a limited numare required to speak and underber of exhibit guides to staff an official U.S. government exhibition stand the language of the country in Czechoslovakia in early 1974. well enough to enable them to Your assistance in bringing these converse effectively in dealing with short-term employment opportu- questions relating to the exhibit nities to the attention of your and to the United States. ApplicaCzech readers would be very much tions will be accepted from persons with proficiency in Czech, Slovak, appreciated.

We are enclosing information Romanian, Bulgarian, Russian or specifying basic qualifications for in other languages spoken in the the guide position. Because proc- Soviet Union.

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Please advise if you are able to foreign language proficiency by a assist us in recruiting qualified language expert. Upon successful Czech speakers for our exhibit pro- completion of the test, the applicants will be interviewed by al pangram. el of Agency officers at a specified (Answer returned. —,Editor). location in the United States. FurSincerely, ther processing, which may take Dorothy M. Slak three months or longer to comRecruitment Officer SPJSTplete, includes a background investigation and a health examinaUSIA EIMIBIT GUIDE PROGRAM The United States Information tion.

Applications are available by Agency has a limited number of openings for men and women to writing to the address noted below.

Exhibit Guide Recruitment serve as guides accompanying ofU.S. Information Agency ficial•exhibits to Eastern Europe 1776 Pennsylvania Avenue and the Soviet Union. Persons seWashington, D.C. 213547 lected for these short-term em-SPJSTPloyinen6 opportunities (seven LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON months or less) are appointed to Dates to Remember . . Thursday, temporary Foreign Service Staff Dec. 20 -- A special supper, 5:30 to positions.

8 p.m. — 25 turkeys and hams to The salary of a guide, ranging be given away. Saturday, Dec. 22 on an annual basis from $8,000 — Dance, Harry Czamek's Texas and up, is based on the qualifi- Dutchmen. Merry Christmas! cations and experience of the can- (Condensed Harley Cox Delayed)

Wednesday, December 19, 1973

/ UNCORRECTED MINUTES OF DISTRICT VII FALL MEETING

District VII President Bob Beyer convened the meeting at 1:15 p. m. on November 4, 1973.

District President Bob Beyer convened the meeting at 1:15 p. m.

Host Lodge 117 President Brother Eugene Hrncir welcomed all members and guests. He wished everyone present a joyous day and stated that Robstown Lodge No. 117, was glad to see the large attendance to help celebrate lodge's 60th Anniversary.

Scott Elliff presented the colors and led the membership in the pledge of allegiance.

The members stood in silent tribute to departed members.

Roll call of District VII officers revealed that all officers were present.

The minutes. of the last meeting were read and approved, of er one minor correction was made. (Brother Pete Valchar, District VII Director made a report to the membership at the spring meeting.)

District Youth Counselor Sister Maxine Pavliska reported that there were several youth members winning at State YAD and many of the winners were present; she also introduced them to the gathering. Sitter Pavliska further stated that Lodge 117 Robstown Youth Club now has the district traveling trophy; this youth has the honor of having the traveling trophy for the years 1970, 1971 and 1972. At the District YAD, which was held on July 29th at Robstown lodge, we had sixty-one entries with thirty-one youth members represented. Sister Pavliska also reported that forty-four youth members attended camp at Camp Christine; in all fifty-six attended camp. This year camp cost $5.50 per day per person, and next year it will cost $8.00 per person. The District VII youth made trips to New Braunfels

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and to Six Flags.

An auditing committee was appointed to audit the Youth Camp Fund records; those appointed were Brothers Frank Veselka, Jerry Elzner, Morita. Foster, and Billy Pavliska.

District VII Sec'y Betty Jurica read the roll call of lodges, and only seven lodges were represented: Nos. 56, 79, 107, 117, 137, 147 and 161.

District VII Director Bro ther Pete Valchar reported that he had made five loans in the amount of $155,570.

He also attended District YAD in Robstavvn and State YAD at Taylor, including the youth camp at Camp Chaparral at Christine, Texas. Brother Valchar stated that the director of the camp complimented the behavior of the children of District VII. The credit goes to SYD, DYC, Sister Thelma Hrncir, Sister Polly Beyer, Brother Hrncir and Brother Billy Pavliska.

District Treas. Brother Alvin Hrna reported $279.19 in the District Fund and $390.02 in the Youth Rind.

District WI Sales Representative Sister Tillie Valchar reported that lb the first nine months insurance sold was in the amount of $409,000 to 126 members; the October report was not reported yet. Top sales representatives in September were Brother Clifton Trlica of Lodge 26 and Brother Frank C. Sacky of Lodge 79, was second. In Application-a-Month Club are: Frank C. Snaky (79) for 141 months; Helen Pavelka (117) for 88 months; Thelma Hrncir (117) for 7 months; Clifton Trlica (26) for 3 months. Sister Valchar also recognized all representatives present and named all ttle remaining representatives of the district.

District VII First Vice President Sister Viola Cabin recognized SL President Nick Morris and Sister Dorothy' Morris, SL Secretary-Treasurer Leonard Mikeska, and Sister Dorothy Mikeska, Editor Rudy Sefeik and Sister Maxine Sefcik, and Sister Edna Shimek of Schulenbt •g (member of Lodge 88).

SL President Nick Morris stated that in the October Supreme Lodge meeting, the referendum sent out on Aug. 10, 1973, concerning the group hospitalization proposal for Supreme Lodge officers, employees and the editor, was eipproved and that the Supreme Lodge officers have the authority to choose the best group hospitalization plan. The "new look" of

the Vestnik is due to the new offset process. Publisher Brother Linn Pescaia met with the Supreme Lodge officers and discussed the increase in cost of the Vestnik from $3.50 to 3.703 per annum per subscriber. Brother Morris also mentioned that "workshops" are intended to be held for local lodge officers.

The "workshops" would be held in different sections of the state. He then informed the membership that the SPJST Ritual and Handbook will be revised as this was discussed at the Supreme Lodge Oatober meeting.

He further stilted that a motion was made and approved that the officers have the authority to have the Ritual and Handbook painted. Brother Morris also spoke about the Youth Department. In the January 1974 Supreme Lodge meeting, he will ask that changes be made in the districts to allow any district if ',here isn't any competition for King or Queen; that he or she may be allowed to compete other districts at State level.

Brother Morris stated in his talk that he regrets that Brother Paul Sablatura is res!egning his position of District Director of District VI: best wishes and goad health to Brother and Sister Paul Sablatura.

At this time, Brother Frank C. Sacky was called upon. Brother Sacky was a winner in District VII and was unable to attend the Texas Fraternal Congress (TFC); therefore, he was given a substitute prize; ' a ladies' watch to Sister Sacky instead. Brother Sacky received a watch last year and also an SPJST ring for selling insurance. From now on, no one will be given a substitute prize if they are not able to attend any Fraternal Congress.

Today are two special events celebrated in Rohstown. First is the 60th Anniversary of Lodge 117, which was orgE•:zed November 9, 1913. Charter members were as follow s: John and Agnes Rektorik Al and Jerry Rektorik Rudolph Mrazek John Mrazek John and Rosalie Veselka (living) and present A. Berkovsky (charter member of the SPJST, having joined 1 July 1897) Tom W. Mrazek John Blahuta Jaro V. Rektorik (living) and present F. J. and Marie Moravek John Hreek

a Joseph and Frances Kocian As of August 10, 1973, Lodge U7 stood at 427. Brother Jaro Rektorik and Sister Rosalie Veselka were present, recognized and honored by a round applause.

Sister Thelma Hrncir invited all to have cake and punch and celebrate the lodge's 60th Anniversary..

Brother Morris mentioned that Brother John Stasa, secretary of Lodge 56, will retire at end of the year. Tribute was given to Brother Stasa who served so ilaithfully the SPJST Order.

SL President Morris• also stated that there is a lot of talent in Lodge 117: Brother Richard Urbis, a talented and accomplished pianist performed at the National Fraternal Congress and a standing ovation was given to Richard. He has won a contest for his composition of his "Suite for Chamber Orchestra" which was played by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Brother Morriis then recognized Sister Connie Hrncir of Lodge 117. Sister Connie Hrncir won the 4th SPJST Scholarship for 1973-74; she was State Queen. Other notable talented are: Scott Elliff and Sister Thelma Hrncir. Talent at Lodge 117 must come from somebody and that is from Sister Thelma Hrncir, a music teacher; her husband Eugene is her assistant. She is also a member of the SPJST By-Lawts Committee and is an asset to the Society.

The second special event of the day is that we are honoring Sister Agnes Kucera, who outlived her policy and is the twenty-third person, in the history of the SPJST to outlive the acturial table on her insurance policy. The honoree has six children whom were present at this occasion when Sister Kucera was awarded the endowed certificate. Sister Kucera's children are: daughters Henrietta Pavelka and Janie Dlabaja; sans, Charles, Albin, William and Ed Kucera, Sister Agnes Kucera was born on Nov. 15, 1877 in I3ordovice, district of Mistek in Moravia, now Czechoslovakia She came to the United States with her parents in 1898. The family landed in Galveston, Texas and settled in Fayette County near Fayetteville. Her parents were Jan and Johanna Sykora. She married Karel Kucera in 1906 and he preceded her in death in 1947. She is presently residing in the South Park Manor in Corpus Christi. Brother

vEsTrrtit Morris said the following: "Sister Kucera, today we salute you on your 96th birthday and we share in your 'children's joy on. this occasion, which is rare indeed. I seriously doubt that many of us here today will live to 'age 96. We honor you and all our older members for their contributions to the growth of our SPJST. We owe you much. God Bless you!"

Sister Agnes Kucera was awarded the check by SL Secretary-Treasurer Leonard Mikeska. He wished her many years of good health. Sister Kucera thanked the members and guests for a most happy day.

(The 'history of the original Lodges 56 and 79 will appear in the minutes which will be read at the next meeting.)

Brother Leonard Mikeska, Secretary-Treasurer of the Supreme Lodge, stated that 1973 is a very good year, two new lodges were organized and more are in process of organization.

The sales of life insurance are unbelievable, 'all records broken by the end of the year, and results will be impressive; in what you are doing is making what it is. The SPJST is well regarded in National Fraternal Congress, it's not the size of the Society but the results that count. The interest rates 'are 8% percent and loans •are available to buy real estate by members. There is $100,000 available for loans in District VII. If anyone needs to make •a loan, contact the District Director of your district, Brother Pete Valc'har. The lodge members and lodge officers are the main link with the Supreme Lodge.

Brother Rudy Sefcik, editor of Vestnik was called upon' for his comments. He discussed the print of the Vestnik and hopes that everyone will like the future issues. He explained that the pictures and print will be easier to see and read. Canada will not sell us as much paper as it used to, therefore there will be a paper shortage. There are 130 lodges and the amount of Vestnik is large among people. The SPJST is wellknown, young people now say that they are proud to be a member of the Society. If anyone has problems in receiving the Vestnik, call your Post Office and complain, because this will help in 'getting the Vestnik. The Vestnik leaves West every Tuesday and leaves Waco Wednesday morning.

Everyone should get the Vestnik on time lit it is handled right by the Postal Service

Wednesday, December 19, 1913 Bro. Sefcik, also congratulated Sister Agnes Kucera on her 96th birthday.

Brother Monta Foster reported that the auditing committee found the District Youth Counselor's book in order.

Distridt VII President Brother Beyer, at this time, had the floor open for Rest Home Director. Brother Monta Foster nominated Brother Eugene Hrncir; Brother John Branicky nominated Brother Frank Veselka. Motion for nominations to cease by Brother Billy Pavliska and seconded by Brother Frank C. Sacky: passed. The voting was by secret ballot; Brother Eugene Hrncir was elected District VII Rest Home Director to serve for three years.

The district youth presented light switch covers (Christmas decorated with Santa) to be donated to a rest home; Brother Hrncir will deliver them.

The spring meeting in 1974 will be hosted by. Lodge Rozkvet Zapadu, No. 107 at Floresville. Date will be announced later.

At this time, a break was taken so that the cake and punch could be served. Robstown Youth Club was in charge of the serving. Following the break, a youth program was presented by Youth Clubs 107 and 117.

Also a cake auction was held, the proceeds went to District Youth Fund.

This concludes the minutes.

Fraternally, Betty Jurica Dist. VII Secretary --SPJST, —

LODGE NO. 32, VICTORIA NOTICE The youth club is inviting the adult members to the Christmas Game Party.

PLACE: Houston Natural Gas Hospitality Room TIME: 6 to 9 p. m.

DATE: December 20, 1973 Please call Henrietta Vanek at 5782687 or Sadie Sm.ajstrla at 573-7679, if you plan to attend. Thank you.

—SPJSTLODGE NO. 29, TAYLOR Dear Members.: We held our regular meeting Sunday, December 9th with President Andrew Marek presiding.

A moment of silent prayer was held for our departed Brother Frank Winkler, Sr. The previous meeting minutes were read by Secretary Paul Pasemann, Jr. A good report was given by

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Newly-eiecten Juodge 23 officers. Seated, L to R: President Edwin Adamek, Vice President Jesse Pospichal, Secretary Paul Pasemann, Financial Secretary W. H. Glover. Standing, L to R: Youth Leader Amelia Pokorny, Reporter Lucille Gaydos, Treasurer Catherine Walker, Property Committee Chinn. Edwin Kovar. (Photos by Sister L. Gaydos).

Secretary Paul Pasemann (1) presented a plaque to past president Andrew Marek (right) who served two years as vice president and nine years as president of Lodge 29. The presentation Was made at the lodge's December 9th meeting.

Brother Edwin Kovar. Then Sister Cornelia Hejl gave the financial report in the absence of Brother Frank Hejl who is still on the sick list.

Hurry and get well Brother Hejl because we all miss you.

During our meeting we were glad to have among us some few faces.

They were Mr. A. J. Berryhill and Sister Berryhill, and Brother and Sister Joe Mikolaj of Austin. We enjoyed having you, so come back any time.

The American Legion represented

by Brother Herbert Riethmeyer, presented the youth club with a United States flag which was, accepted by Sister Amelia Pokorny, who and, in tarn, presented it to President Andrew Marek for our downstairs meet-

ing room. Thank you, Brother Riethmeyer!

After some discussion Sister Pokorny will be our youth leader till June and then maybe some younger mother will take over; after all our children are all grown and we are getting older, we need young mothers. There isn't too much to it being a youth leader when you are young; so be thinking about it; after all you may like it. I know I enjoyed every minute of helping with the youth, even if we were tired but it was fun being among the young groups.

After the meeting, the new officers were installed by SPJST Legal Advisor Brother Rueben Leshikar. Thank you Brother Leshikar for doing the honors.

The door prizes were won by Brother Rueben Leshikar and Brother W. H. Glover.

Next, we went downstairs and enjoyed our covered dish supper. We had plenty of food for everyone to enjoy. A Christmas program followed upstairs where the youth presented a program which was well performed. And then Santa Claus arrived, even he didn't need too many pillows after our delicious supper.

The children enjoyed him and the goodies he gave them.

We haven't decided about our next meeting; with so many activities, we all became excited about Santa. The new officers are as follows: Edwin Adamek — president Jesse Pospichal — vice president Paul Pasemann — secretary

Past President Andrew mama (on right) presenting a plaque to Brother Frank liejl, Jr., for being lodge treasurer for 27 years at SPJST Lodge No. 29, Taylor.

W. H. Glover -- financial - sec'y Catherine Walker -- treasurer Lucille Gaydos — reporter Amelia. Pokorny — youth leader Edwin Kovar -- property comm.

Thank you Brother Andrew Marek (retiring president) for doing such a fine job for so many years. We will miss your presiding at the meetings. Good luck is wished to all the newly-elected officers. We'll probably need lots of good luck. I will notify the members of our next regular lodge meeting.

A Merry Christmas to Brother and Sister Rudy Sercik, Supreme Lodge President Nick Morris and family, all the staff at the Supreme Lodge office, to everyone else who takes time out to read my letter; and a Happy New Year to all our Lodge 29 members and do not forget to come to the meetings in the new year: Fraternally, Lucille Gaydos, Reporter --SPJSTLODGE NO. 9,

SNOOK Dear Vestnik Readers and Members, On Sunday, December 2nd, the monthly meeting for Lodge No. 9, Snook was held. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all who were present. A moment of silence was observed in honor of our departed brother, Brother Edwin Marek.

In the nature of committee reports, Youth Leader Be t ty Schoenemann announced that the youth club is to meet at the hall Saturday morning, December 8th,

10 at 9:45 a.m. The purpose for this meeting is to practice for the Christmas program and to detorate the Christmas tree for the lodge party.

Two new members were admitted into the lodge. They were Melissa Slenk and Justine J. Forburger. Welcome aboard, we're really glad to have you.

Under old business it was decided to find out more information concerning the PA system before purchasing one.

Since there was no new business, the next meeting was set for Sunday, January 8th at 1:30 p.m.

This meeting will be preceded by a basket lunch at 12 noon.

Please refer to the SPJST Entertainment Calendar, at the back of the Vestnik, weekly, for coming activities.

Be sure and attend our next meeting which will be very important. At this time committees for the new year will be set. See you then.

Fraternally, Deborah Sebesta..

--SPJST-

LODGE

NO. 88, HOUSTON

The lodge gratefully acknowledges receipt of $5 from Brother Albert Zajicek to its memorial fund in memory of Brother John J. Kahanek, Jr. Fraternally, Harriette Allison --SPJST--

LODGE NO. 81, NEEDVILLE

Dear Members and Friends, OM. meeting in December was convened at 2 p.m. by our president, Charlie Martcek. The pledge of allegiance was recited in unison, followed by the reading of the minutes from the prervious meeting by the secretary, Mary Werner.

She also read correspondence and thank-you cards from the family of Adolph Mucka and from Sister Lillie Hurta.

Financial Secretary John Kolaja gave his report and also the treasurer's report.

A lovely Christmas card was received and read from Editor Rudy Sefcik and his fine family.

Members being in the hospital since our last meeting were: Sister Karen Brady and Brother John Blinka. We are happy to know both are doing fine.

Sister Emily Kolaja reported that three Christmas boxes were packed and mailed to our boy's in service.

VItSTNtK They are as follows: Pfc. Rich rd Christ, Jr., who is stationed fat Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Pvt. Edward Kuban, Jr., stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and Pvt. Robert Christ, also at Ft. Polk, Louisiana.

Sister Elizabeth Pollock and Brother Marvin A. Pollock have added DI to their policies.

Our annual chili supper was brought to our attention and we have voted to have it again, but no date was set.

On the committee to purchase the Christmas gifts for the S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home No. 2 senior citizens, are: Sisters Winnifred Susan and Emily Kolaja.

Refund checks were distributed and the door prize went to Brother August Tejkl, who donated it back to the lodge.

A tableful 9f delicious food was waiting to be enjoyed by all present.

Our Christmas party turned out very nice. However, we wish we would have had more children there to greet Santa Claus. They sang a few carols led by Sister Tejkl with members joining in.

Dear Santa was right on time and gave each child a bag of fruit, nuts and candy. In return, he received a sweet thank you from each of them. A big thank you goes to Sister Willie May Kuykendall and Winnief red Susan for preparing the bags. The lovely tree, all in sparkles, set on the stage among all the gift bags, was the work of Sister Mary Matcek. She did this for several years now and the lodge wishes to thank her for being so nice and helpful.

I hope all of you had very pleasant Thanksgiving holidays. John and I certainly did, as again we made a, trip to Denver, Colorado, to spend the Thanksgiving holidays with our daughter, Lillian Marie, and her fine family. As our plane was nearing Denver we could See the Rockies in the distance, all covered with snow. After we landed it took some time before the plane could slowly taxi to its place to unload. About 7 inches of snow fell the day before we came, but the weather was pleasant all the time we were there, and the view, of course, was most beautiful.

As most of you know, if you have read my last report, I am resigning from the reporting duties

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which I have held for some time now; so beginning January 1974, Sister Wanda Warren will take my place. I have enjoyed reporting for Lodge 81 and want to thank those who helped me in any way.

Especially, I want to thank those from other lodges and districts Who came forwfaird to tell me that they're always looking forward to reading my letters. It makes one feel good inside.

And now I would like to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Fraternally, Emily Kolaja Reporter (Sister Kolaja: As any editor would admit, we regret losing a good and faithful correspondent.

Good Luck! —Editor).

-SPJSTLODGE

NO. 47, SEATON

Dear Brothers and Sisters: Our last regular lodge meeting was held on Sunday, December 2nd at 2 p.m. with Brother Leon Za.vodny presiding. Flag Bearers Gary Pavlica and Nicholas Morris led the pledge of allegiance.

A moment of silent prayer in memory of Brother J. W. Lagow was held. May he rest in peace and our deepest sympathy to his surviving relatives is expressed.

Minutes of the previous meeting were read by Sister Ruby Bolton and these were approved as read.

These members were reported on the sick list: Sisters Helen Bragewitz, Mary Shenldr, Georgia Pavlica, Alba Hejl, Agnes Trampota and Brothers Will Junek, Leslie Mesecke, Joe Mihatsch. and Jeffrey Novosad. Some of these have recovered and have been released from the hospitals but Sister Trampota and little Jeffrey are still hospitalized as of this writing. Speedy recovery and perfect health are wished to all of our members and others who we may not know about. Special prayers for Jeffrey and may the surgery be a complete success.

New members accepted were: adults, Minnie 0. La Grange and Evelyn Margaret Reese and juveniles Karen Renee Stefka. and Alison Stefka. Additional insurance was written for Kitty Sue Sodek, Frank E. Klinkovsky, Jr., and Edwin J. Maicik. Transferring to Lodge 47 from Lodge 24, Cyclone; was Joyce

Wednesday, December 19, 1973 Dianne Pomykal Skrafbanek. A warm welcome to all named and may you take an active part in lodge activities of which there are many. First of all, try to attend a lodge meeting and enjoy the fellowship after the meeting. You will be glad you did.

The officers gave their respective monthly reports, as did the chairmen.

The board minutes were read by Sister Lillian Kosarek. The trustees had approved a $50 gift certificate for Brother Reggie Ludwig in appreciation of his devotion to the SPJST Concert Band. They also donated to the Christmas Seal drive the customary $25. The salaries for the chairmen were set for 1974. They also approved the Rudy Mikeska's catering service for the Christmas party. The "Brother and Sister SPJST Award" was voted by the trustees. After the minutes were read, a, decision was made that the sisters are to bring sweets, if they wish. A call to the editor was required to amend a previous report. (Thank you, Brother and Sister Sefcik, for making the needed changes for me).

Then we proceeded to the election of the various chairmen. The bar chairmen, Brother Leslie and Sister Vertis Mesecke, said that they can not take on the further duties of the bar, due to the health of Brother Metsecke. We thank them for the devotion of 2 1/2 years to these duties and they do deserve a rest. Thanks again, Leslie and Vertis! My husband and I were elected to take on. these duties.

Ticket Chairmen Brother L. J. and Sister Vlasta Motl were re-elected to their post again for another year. Thanks for a jab, well done previously. Cleaning chairmen, Brother Alfred and Sister Martha Klusac-ek, were re-elected because of their excellent execution of their cleaning duties. This is a large job for two people; this includes cleaning after every dance, meeting, or special event, and who hasn't tried cleaning the entire lodge building just don't know the many hours this requires. They have done such an excellent job that they were the recipients of the "Brother and Sister Award" for 1973 at the annual lodge Christmas panty, December 9th.

Congratulations, Alfred and Martha! You really deserved this

vtsTNtx award. Many times they also took on extra duties and helped work in the bar and at the picnic, helping all day with the barbecue and kitchen duties; a finer couple you couldn't find as friends, either.

The election of youth leader was postponed to the next meeting and the nominating committee will present the prospect and the salary change required. Then Sister Annie Jakubec and I were re-elected to be Czech and English reporters, respectively. We forgot to elect the flag bearers but this can be done before the installation. Maybe the young brothers will be *willing to take on these duties, again.

Sister Vallie Zavoclny gave the youth leader's report for Sister La Verne Vanicek because some youngsters were practicing a skit for the program. The juniors set skating for Tuesday, December 11th and the teens will go on another hayride on December 15th as their social for this month. The youth club helped with the decorating of the lodge building for the party and are to help with the decorating of the lodge building for the party and are to help with the decorating for the New Year's Eve dance.

The recipients of the refund checks were read by Sister Bolton.

The door prize winners were Brothers Frank Klinkovsky and Anton Motl. A lunch and the Happy Hour were held as usual.

Our next meeting will be Sunday, January 6, 1974 at 2 p.m. with the installation of the officers and the usual business. START THE YEAR RIGHT! BE THERE! Now a little on the Christmas party held on Simday, December 9th, 1973. The crowd was large because the beautiful weather was a contrast to last year's. There was an abundance of varied drinks for all and eats, also. The music by the SPJST Concert Band was enjoyed by everyone. After supper, Brother Leon Zavodny introduced the local officers and the Board of Trustees, various chairmen, youth leaders, reporters, and their spouses. The distinguished guests from the SuprernSe Lodge, Honorary President Brother Edward L. Marek, and Sister Wilma Marek, and Brother Rudy Sefcik, editor of the Vestnik and family, were introduced, also.

We were honored that you all came to make our annual party

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Brother Sefcik took many pictures for which we thank him.

Thank you, sisters, for the sweets that you brought after the last minute request.

The awarding of the plaque to the Klusaeek's preceded the youth program complete with the nativity scene, enacted by the youth members. Thank you, Sister Vanicek, and Sister Zavodny, fort the program that you and the youth presented. Also the Seaton Choral Group performed while the youth were preparing for the program.

Congratulations to Brother Frank and Sister Elenor Spaiihel on their 40th wedding anniversary, which they celebrated at the lodge , on December lst. May you enjoy many more years together.

Well, we will be saying good-eye to the year of 1973 and hello to 1974 in a few days. The time really flew by this year, it seems. We had some unusually wet weather in 1973; only August was dry.

There is still a lot of cotton in the fields around here, which is real unusual. I am writing this letter, believe it or not, on the turnrow of the cotton patch. We must thank the good Lord for the good crops we harvested and look forward to 1974 being good, also.

Here's hoPing you all have a safe and joyous Christmas and may good health and happiness be yours in the New Year — this I wish for all the readers, relatives and friends who read and comment on my letters.

Reservations for the New Year's Five dance are being sold at the Saturday night dances at the lodge building or by calling the Leon Zavodny's residence (AC 817 983!

El linger Combo Orches--350).The tra will play your favorite music that night.

Fraternally yours, Mrs. Jerry Pechal, Reporter SPJSTLODGE ND. 54, W1 ST

Dear Members: Vice President Raymond Volcik called the monthly meeting of SPJST Lodge NO. 54 to order at 7 p.m.

Brother Frank Cocek led the members in the pledge of allegiance.

Secretary Frank Meek read the minutes of the previous meeting and they were approved as read.

Financial Secretary Joe Mazanec,

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Louis Steffek and the Versatites at Lodge No. 45's unrissmas Party.

The litt/e ones were excited over Salita's visit. L to R: Theresa Oreltkreutz and Dawn Pavelka.

Sister Helen Dulock of Lodge 35 is trying to recognize Santa Claus, or is she requesting a gift?

Sr., read the financial report, and the building management report for Brother Ernest Zahirniak.

Brother Mazanec read Christmas cards received from Supreme Lodge office, SL Insurance Department, SL Secretary-Treasurer Department, SL Financial Secretary Department, and from Editor Rudy Sefcik and family.

It was reported that Brothers Elo Zatopek, Louis Maths and Emil Popp, were on the sick list. We wish you all a speedy recovery.

Our visitor, Brother Jos. F. Hnlasek, Mayor of West, gave a brief history of Lodge No. 36, West, and of its purpose in being organized.

At our meeting, we held election of officers for the new year. They

are as follows: Ernest Zahirniak, president; Raymond Volcik, vice president; Frank Cocek, secretary; Joe Mazanec, financial secretary and treasurer; Maxine Sefcik, youth leader.

Audit Committee: Rosie Cocek, Bennie Kacir and Mona Zahirniak.

Resolution Committee: Rosie Cocek and Bennie Soukup.

Building Manager — Ernest Zahirniak.

Congratulations to all the officers and committees.

Brother Frank Cocek won the door prize.

Following the meeting, refreshments were served.

A cordial invitation is extended

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Sister Gloria Pavelka of Lodge 35, enjoyed Santa's visit.

I YL Rosemarie Ban* hugging Santa for his generosity during the nice visit at the Lodge 35 Christmas party. to all of you to attend our New Year's Eve dance, from 8 p.m. till ?

The music will be furnished by the Kaluza Band; admission will be $3.00 per person; all types of novelties will be furnished, and a delicious breakfast will be served after the dance. Try to get a big group together and come out to celebrate the old year out and the new year( in. A warm welcome is always extended to everyone at our lodge where new and old acquaintances meet.

Remember, our next meeting which will be held Tuesday, January 8, 1974 at 7 p.m.

Mona Zahirniak..

Reporter

Wednesday, December 19, 1973

VESTNiK TO THE MEMBERS OF LODGE HOUSTON: The annual meeting of Lodge No. 88 will be held on Sunday, January 13, 1974. It is the duty and obligation of each member to be present.

As you know, officers and committees will be elected and changes and/or amendments to the rules and regulations will be adopted.

The meeting will convene at 10 a.m. and those present at the morning session will be served a noon meal without charge.

Fraternally, F. A. Kadlecek

Mr. Bill Grissom requesting many fine items from his favorite pal, Santa.

Pictured are father and daughter, Mr. William Rauschuber and YL Rosemarie Banik, who enjoy dancing waltzes.

LODGE NO. 81, NEEDVILLE — VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE — Brothers and Sisters of Lodge No. 81: This is to inform, all of you SPJST members of Lodge Needville No. 81 of a special meeting on Sunday, January 6, 1974, at 2 p.m. at the SPJST lodge in Needville.

This meeting will be about building a new lodge building, on the same premises. We will vote by secret ballot for the new building, so please be present and vote because this will mean a lot to you in the future.

Charlie Mateek, President, Lodge 81 Mrs. Mary Werner, Secretary

LODGE NO. 56, CORPUS CHRISTI — IMPORTANT NOTICE — Dear Members: In the meetings of local Lodges Nos. 56 and 79, held December 9, 1973, in the Sokol Hall, Corpus Christi, these two lodges voted on whether to merge into one lodge.

The members voted in favor of the merger by a big majority. All the members are asked to come to the next meeting, which will be held at 2 p.m. January 13, 1974 at the Sokol Hall in Corpus Christi. All officers and committees will be elected for the year 1974 and the new lodge will be selected.

President Brother M. D. Foster welcomed our guests, Sister Dorothy Massey', State Youth Director from Temple, and Sister Maxine Pavliska, District VII Youth Director from Floresville. They received recognition by applause from the members present. In their address to our members we learned how important it is to have youth clubs in our larger lodges. Sister Massey was asked to report to the Supreme Lodge, the results of this meeting and that we request them to come to our next meeting and assist in the installing of the new officers.

President Foster then announced that the Christmas party and program will start at 5 p.m. and asked members and guests to stay for the social supper and entertainmant. Meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m.

Fraternally, John Stasa, Secretary

13 LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON Another Czech Concert Orchestra In Texas Dear Members: I must tell you a little about the various activities of our Lodge Pokrok No. 88 Czech Concert Orchestra. Our latest performance was at the Houston Christmas Show at the Albert Thomas Convention Center where we played on each of four night shows. The orchestra was dressed in bright Czech costumes and performed well. Also, some of the ladies and gentlemen in Czech costumes and children of the band members danced to the music on and around the stage to the delight and enthusiastic applause of the audience. Mr. john J Zemko was our Master of Ceremonies and did a superb job of telling about the Czech music and about Lodge Pokrok Houston, No. 88, and the Czech community in general. He had the audience "eating out of his hand" and shouting "Na Zdar!" after every number.

Other recent performances of the orchestra were at the St. Gregory, the Great Catholic Church Fall Festival and Lodge No. 88 activities such as the "Alibi Bill" stage play and the Turkey Dinner Social Day. In just a few months since its organization, the orchestra has made great strides under the direction of Mr. Raymond Zapletal.

We have about twenty active musicians and would like for more to join us. If you play an instrument and love Czech music, come and rehearse with us every Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Just come, or if you want more information, telephone Mr. Ray Zapletal, 4537433, or Rudy Dybala, 672-6943, in Houston. However, there will be no rehearsals during the Christmas season until January 9, 1974.

Na Zdar!

Rudy Dybala Assistant Director -SPJST-

NO. 154, FT. WORTH Our meeting Sunday was called to order by our Vice President Wilbur Mason. The pledge of allegiance was recited by all present. Our members stood in a moment of silent respect in honor of our departed members Sister LODGE

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Frances Jecmenek and Brother Richard Cushman.

The minutes and reports were approved as read, after a minor correction.

Our elected officers for 1974 are: Jerry Milan — president Wilbur Mason — vice president Mary Renfro -- secretary Anna Milan — financial secretary Mary Hale — treasurer Jeanie Mason — youth leader Mary Pavey -- reporter Mary Hale, Rose Steinman, Mary Pavey — resolution committee Don Steinman, Jeanie Mason and Ann Johnson — auditors.

A good year is wished to you all!

Yours truly was the door prize winner.

We extend our sincere sympathy to the family of Brother Richard Cushman who passed away December 6 at the age of 60.

We want to wish all our sick who are recuperating, a speedy recovery.

In behalf of the entire membership of Lodge 154, Sokol Ft. Worth and the Friendship Club, we would like to extend to our Supreme Lodge officers, retired officers, our editor and all our fraternal members and their families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and may peace be with you.

The following memorials were made by Sister Anna Milan: In memory of Sister Frances leemenek —. $5 In memory of Birothe • Arthur Vi tasek — $5 Your gifts are greatly appreeiated.

With all the holiday rush, don't forget to take time out and smile.

Hope to see you all at the Christmas program Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

So until .. smile!

Fraternally, Mary Pavey —SPJ ST—

LODGE NO. 74 LOVELADY Dear Members: On Friday night, December 7, the First National Bank had a party for all the employees at our Lodge No. 74. Mr. Henry Ellis is the president of the First National Bank and Mr Burt Hobson is the vice-president, and both of these fine men are members of our lodge. The invited people to this party

were newcomers. They were all amazed at the beautifully decorated ballroom. There were so many nice compliments received, so the decorating committee can have much pride in a job well done.

The nominations in the December 2nd meeting were made by the Nominating Committee and additional nominations were from the floor on December 9th and it was decided at this same meeting to vote by ballot. The results from all the votes in the December 9th meeting are as following: R.J. Hafner President Vice President — Ralph Smith Assistant — Johnny Johnson Financial-Secy. — Bertha Shmoldas Assistant — Chester Shmoldas Recording Secretary — Dorothy Smith Assistant — Alice Sullin Treasurer — Maurine Neil Assistant — Creole Wilcox Flag Bearer — Bobby Charanza Board of Trustees are: R.J. Hafner, David Moore, Chester Shmoldas, George Charanza and Johnnie Johnston, chairman; Youth Leader Alice Ha fner. Reporter Chester Shmoldas and Assistant Reporter Slivena Michka, were also elected for another term. The remaining committees are still to be decided on later.

The next meeting will be Sunday.

January 6, 1974 at 4 p.m. All of y ou members are expected to attend this meeting.

The New Year's Eve dance is coming up soon with entertainment by Temple Rhythm Masters an exceptionally good hand. You all come early to be able to get a table. A member may bring two guests. Admission is $5 for adults, including hats, horns and blowers.

Let's all have the most joyful New Year. You all come! Happy New Year to all from far and near!

Fraternally, Slivena Michka —SPJST-

Wednesday, December 19, 1973

8 p.m. at Sokol Houston located at 1314 West Patton. This is an important meeting; all officers and committees for 1974 will be elected.

All members are urged to come.

Door prizes will be given.

Mutually yours, 4. J. Hanka, President Vladimir Bily, V. Pres.

Emil Kuropata, Treas.

Miroslay Bily, Secy.

—SPJST-

SEIST STATE FIELD MANAGER Dear Brothers and Sisters: It has been a great pleasure working with you the past six months. I hope to visit and work with you more in the upcoming months of 1974.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas" and a "'Hap py, Healthy and Prasperous New Year."

Fraternally, Silas H. Smith State Field Manager —EPJST--

Reports

SLAVONIC MUTUAL FIRE INS. ASSN., CHAPTER NO. 1 Houston, Texas

Mr. R. J. Selene, Box 85, West, Texas 76691 Dear Brother Seftlk: I found this poem and would you print it?

You are Christmas -every time you smile and help to make the World a brighter place.

You are Christmas — every time you laugh and let the sound join with all the happy music of the world.

You are Christmas — every time you speak a word of faith to some fearful soul along an unpaved road.

You are Christmas — every time you pray a prayer for those who need your very special blessing.

You are Christmas — every time your loving hand goes out of the way to give that extra special service.

Thank you.

Fraternally, Evelyn Mikeska

November 30, 1973 Dear Brothers and Sisters: The annual meeting of the Slavonic Mutual Fire Insurance Association, Chapter No. 1, Houston, will be held December 19, 1973 at

DISTRICT V SALES REPRESENTATIVE'S REPORT November, 1973 The Top• Sales Representative for November is Sister Helen Hegwood, Lodge No. 88 — 4 members

Wednesday, December 19, 19'73 and $38,000 insurance sales. Second is Brother Jerry Prochazka, Lodge No. 65 - 6 members and $23,000.

Third is Sister Della Kadlecek, Lodge No. 88 - 7 members and $16,000. In applications written, first place is a tie between two lodge sisters: Della Kadlecek (88) and Lillis,' Mae Peter of Lodge 172, with 7 each; second place goes to Brother Jerry Prochazka of Lodge 65 with 6; third place is a tie between two lodge brothers: Albert Bristik, Lodge 88, and Eric F. Stein, Lodge 142, with 5 each. Keep up the good work for the remainder of the year. Some of you sales representatives still have enough time left to write your yearly quota.

Sales. Representative Lodge Mem. Ins.

V> STNIK Peace It wouldn't seem like Christmas V we couldn't get in touch And wish the Season's happiness To those we like so much.

Merry Christmas and a bright and happy New Year bring good health and prosperity to you and yours.

Keep in mind . . Fraternalism is opportunity for members of all ages. Open the door to new opportunities - start your new year by setting goals and quotas. Let's all work together for a prosperous year.

Fraternally, Evelyn Mikeska, FIC Dist. V Sales Rep. --SP.T STDISTRICT VII SALES REPRESENTATIVE'S REPORT For November, 1973 1. Top sales representative for November is Sister Viola Cabla of Lodge 137, 2 memlbers, $36,000 insurance.

2. Second place is Sister Melba Novosad No. 168 - 1 member, $15,000 Congratulations to you both for a job well done.

In the Application-a-Month Club are: Frank C. Becky, Lodge 79 143 months Helen Pavelka, Lodge 117 - 90 months Thelma lirncir, Lodge 117 - 9 months Clifton 'rrlica, Lodge 26 - 6 months Viola Cabla, Lodge 13'7 - 2 months Very good work.

We have 9 sales representatives who sold insurance in November.

They are:

Helen Hbgwood 88 4 38,000 Evelyn Mikeska 88 7 18,000 Bessie Franek 81 2 15,000 Tillie Helmcarnp 88 1 10,000 A. L. Hilsher 88 3 8,000 Lydia Hendrick 88 2 6,000 Herman Baethe 88 1 5,000 Eric F. Stein 5,000 142 5, Agnes Lesak 88 2 3,000 Sidon Tumis 142 3 3,000 Franklin Bravenec 88 1 2,000 Agnes Mictdka 88 2 2,000 Virlean Dunn 88 1 1,000 J. M. Skrabanek 139 1 1,000 Jerry Prochazka 65 6 23,000 Della Kadlecek 88 7 16,000 Albert Bristik 88 5 10,000 A. J. Lostak 91 2 10,000 Lillia Mae Peter 172 7 8,500 C. P. Kern 139 2 6,000 Alvin Melnar 142 1 5,000 Louis Hanus 88 3 3,000 Frances Olexa 88 1 3,000 Leroy Kamm 81 1 2,500 Rita Broz 88 1 2,000 Frank Dolezal 88 1 1,000 Helen Filipp 1 1,000 139 Ludvik Surovec 112 1 1,000 Total of 28 sales representatives from 8 lodges, insurance written: Sales Representative Lodge Mem. Ins. $207,000 - '74 members. Congratu- Viola Cabla 137 2 38,000 lations to all sales representatives Melba Novosad, 168 1 15,000 for doing such a good. job for the Fr. C. Sacky 2 2,000 79 month of November.

Tillie Valchar 161 2 2,000 We held a seminar class at Lodge Edna Bohac 1 26 2,009' 88 and had a good. attendance! Jerry Elzner 56 1,000 1 Brother and Sister Silas Smith John Stasa 1 1,000 56 were with us.

Alfred Kaanaus 1,000 1 133 Congratulations to Lodge 142 Helen Paivelka 117 1,000 1 for the dedication of their new 12/$61,00째 home; everyone enjoyed a good With November sales we have day of fellowship. a total of 154 members and $663,It is always nice to think of 000 insurance sold in 1973. Very giving at Christmastime, but we good, I'm proud of you. Thanks! should not forget, we should give I hope you and your loved ones all the year through. will have a very merry Christmas

15 and a healthy, happy and prosperous new year.

Fraternally yours, Tillie Valchax, Dist. 7, Sales Rep. -SPJST-

Bulletin Board

SPRING DISTRICT MEETINGS The District II spring meeting will be held Sunday, April 21, 1974, with Lodge Praha No. 29, Taylor as host. Time and details later.

0 o The District III spring meeting will be held Sunday, March 31, 1974 with Lodge 35, Elk as host. * * The annual meeting of District IV will be held Sunday, April 28, 1974, with Lodge No. 49, Rowena as host. *

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The District V spring meeting will be held on the third Sunday in March (17th) 1974. Lodge No. 142, Houston will be the host lodge. * * The District VI spring meeting will be held Sunday, March 3, 1974, at Elmation National Hall.

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S.P.J.S.T. REST HOME ADDRESSES: S.P.J.S.T. REST HOME NO. I 500 East Lake Drive P. O. Box 850 Taylor, Texas 78574 * * S.P.J.S.T. REST HOME NO. II P.O. Box 347 Needville, Texas 77461 -SPJST-

SUPREME

LODGE

The Supreme Lodge will have An opening for the position of District Sales Representative in District No. 6 after January 1st 1974, to replace Brother Matt Vanek who will take the position of a District Director.

If interested, write or call the office of Vice President Hejny in Temple, Texas.

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Wednesday, December 19, 1973 Patrick Geistman 24 46 Patsy Baca 2 2,000 Dear Fellow Workers: W. H. Glover 29 1 1, Alice Banning 41 Almost 12 million in 11 months!

Daniel Grossman 80 1 5,000 37 Tillie Helmcamp During November we received Alice Hafner 74 2 Norma Andel 2,000 35 235 applications for $817,000 of life 3,000 3 27 Louis Hanus Chester Shmoldas insurance, for a total of 3,418 apErnest Haskovec 25 23 3 52,000 Marcia Sulak plications for $11,707,000 of life in48 21 Anna Hejl 1 5,000 Lydia Hendrick surance written this year.

4 38,000 Clint Luksa 12 Helen Hegwood Top representatives of the mon11 Tillie Helmcamp 88 1 10,000 Ladis Navratil th are: 10 Willie Helona 6 2 2,000 Louis Hanus 88 2 Lydia Hendrick 6,000 10 Jerome Illavaty District 1 - August Kubena A. L. Hilsher 8,00() Patrick Geistman 9 88 3 Rudolph Matejka Jos..

Holasek 36 6 6,000 W. H. Glover 9 District 2 -- Chester Shmoldas Thelma Hrneir E. E. Holub 9 35 1 10,000 District 3 - Jeanette Smith Chas. Holy 9 4 1 Ruby Paivelka 1,000 District 4 - Diana, Pelzel Helen Filipp 92 1 1,000 7 Mary Hubenak District 5 - Helen Hegwood 4,000 C. P. Kern E. R. Jakubik 9 2 7 District 6 - Pete Sablatura 6 143 -1 C. L. Janecka Jeanette Peterson 1,000 District 7 - Viola Cabla 6 84 4 Jeanette Smith Ben Jarma 5,500 6 9 Rudolph Junek 2,000 Clifton Trlica 1 Representatives in the Applica5 88 7 16,000 Weldon Bland Della Kadlecek tion-a-Week Club are: 5 Alfred Kalmus 133 1 Ruby Bolton 1,000 Representatives Weeks 5 Leroy F. Karnes 81 1 2,500 Rudolph Junek 455 Helen Hegwood 4 Emil •Kvasnicka 139 2 6,000 C. P. Kern Della Kadlecek 454 3 Frank Klinkovsky 47 1,000 1 Lillie Mae Peter Chester Shmoldas 113 Johnnie Krajca 25 1 12,000 Henry Welt 3 Agnes Lesak 98 Joe Krivanek 92 3 12,000 Viola Cabla 2 31 Albert Bristik 1,000 2 Johnnie Krizan 6 1 Alice Hafner Willie Dusek 217 Ruth Krizan 6 1 1,000 Ernest Ilaskovec 2 Weldon Bland 13 1 2,000 2 Albert Kubala 92 Albert Kabala, Alice Huffier 13 3,000 2 13 3 Rudolph Matejka August Kubena 49 2 12,000 2 Emil Kvasnicka Jos. R Mazanec Representatives in the Applica1,000 1 John 1V1Zynar 2 Mary Laznovsky 135 tion-a-Month Club are: 2 3,000 2 88 Frances Ole= Agnes Lesak Representatives Months 91 2 10,000 Diana Pelzel 2 A. J. Lostak 2,000 1 2 Clifton Martinets 80 Jerry Prochaska Frank C. Sacky 143 3,000 39 1 Charlsie Svetlik 2 Rud. Matejka J. M. Skrabanek 143 1,000 2 I Bennie Trealek Jos. Mazanec, Sr. 54 Edwin Holub 131 142 Best wishes for a Happy Holiday Alvin Melnar 1 5,000 A. J. Lostak 131 2,000 88 2 Season.

Bessie Fran& Agnes Miculka 126 88 7 18,000 Joe B. Hejny, Evelyn Mikeska Anna Milan 125 3 12,000 Vice President Jerry Mikulas, Jr. 47 Johnnie Krajca 123 -MUST1,000 154 1 Anna Milan Anna Hejl 119 2,000 2 John Mynar 6 James Pavlicek INSURANCE 'WRI'TTEN 119 1 15,000 Ruth Kriz,an November 1, to November 30, 1973 Melba Novosad 168 112 Sales Representatives Lodge Mem. Ins. 3,000 1 88 Frances Olexa, Helen Hegwood 111 117 1 1,000 2 6,000 Helen Pavelka Norma Andel 24 Della Kadlecek 105 1,000 1 35 1 Herman Baethe 5,000 Ruby Pavelka 88 Sidon Tumis 101 66 1 1,000 4 47 Alice Banning 6,000 James Pavlicek Johnnie Gaidusek 103 8,000 2 1 1,000 Raymond Pavliska 7e A. J. Bristik Weldon L. Bland ITT 9'7 2 50,000 160 1 2,000 Diana Pelzel Alvin Melnar Edna L. Bohae 26 95 6,500 7 1 1,000 Lillia Mae Peter 172 Agnes Miculka.

Carrie • otha,cik 28 95 84 6 10,000 1 2,000 Emil Petr Johnnie Kriza.ri Franklin Bravenec 94 1 1,000 1 50,000 Miroslav PetruSek 44 160 Herman Baethe Victor Brenek 94 25 1 1,0(X11 Willie Dusek 5 10,000 Gordon Phillips Albert Bristik 93 6 23,000 1 2,000 Jerry Prochaska, 65 Amelia Pokorny 88 92 Rita Bros 4,000 154 4 2 36,000. Mary Renfro 137 Viola Cabla Helen Palvelka 90 40 3 38,000 Jerry Mikulas, Jr. Dorothy Chervenka 1 1,000 Pete Sablatura 89 Frank Dolezal 1 Chas. Holy 88 1,000 Chester Shmoldas 74 31 60,500 83 2,000 79 2 Virlean Dunn 1 1,000 Fr. C. SackY Agnes Lesak 88 83 1,000 1 Willie Dusek 8 17,000 H. J. Skrabanek 130 177 Joe Krivane.k 80 1 1,000 Jerry Elsner 1 Clifton Martinets 1,000 J. M. Skrabanek 139 73 56 66 2 70,000 1 apoo Jeanette Smith Mollie Ewell Darlene Engelke 66 'Ti Frank Klinkovsky 153 1 2,000 Mollie Ewell 2,000 E. P. Braila 1 169 62 56 1 Helen Filipp 1,000 1 1,000 John Stasa Emil. Petr 139 ea 142 5 5,000 Bessie Franek 2 15,000 Eric F. Stein 81 Frank Dolezal 59 1,000 1 2 Johnnie Gaidusek 66 2,000 Ludvik Surovec 112 Mazanec E. 59

Wednesday, December 19, 1973 Charlsie Svetlik 4,000 15 3 2 2,000 74 Mary Svoboda Bennie Trealefk 17 1 1,000 Jerry Tomastik 177 5 7,000 Sidon Tumis 142. 3 3,000 Wm. F. Urbanek 49 1 2,000 Tillie Valchar 2 2,000 161 Henrietta Vanek 32 1 20,000 1 5,000 Matt Vanek 32 2 4,000 Henry Vitek 20 Raymond Vbkik 54 1 1,000 Stanley Vrla 130 1 1,000 17 1 1,000 Esther Zavoclny 235(f$817,000 Merry Christmas to all.

Fraternally yours, Joe B. HeinY, Vice President

Youth Section FROM THE LODGE YOUTH LEADERS LODGE NO. 153, LA SALLE

Dear Members: It has been quite a while since I took the time to write.

On December 10 we held our regular monthly meeting. We had a real good turnout. DYC Elsie Brdecka and her husband, Frank, attended our meeting. Mrs. Brdecka, told us a story about a man named Valentine. Mrs. Brdecka also presented our youth with a craft.

While everyone was getting started on the craft, in came Santa Claus and passed out bags of goodies.

We alwaysl look forward to the coming of DYC Elsie Brdecka.

Mrs. Mosley furnished our refreshments. Thank you so much.

Thanks to all the mothers who helped out, Mrs. Hlavaty, Mrs. Vincik, Mrs. De LoS Santos and Mrs. Mosley.

Cookies were collected and delivered to the nursing homes in Edna and Ganado.

Our next meeting will be the 2nd Monday in January.

Merry Christmas to all and hopefully, a Happy New Year.

Fraternally, Barbara Drastata, Youth, Leader -SPJSTLODGE

NO. 117, ROBSTOWN

Dear Readers: The Robstown Youth Club had a Joint Christmas program and party with the adult members of Lodge 117 on Sunday, December 9, at the Robstown Community Hall.

VESTNt K 17 Following the adult business meet- py days! ing, the youth clabbers presenFraternally, Mrs. Eugene Hrncir, ted the following program: E1P1ST-Welcome — Dena Rychetsky, mis LODGE NO. 32, VICTORIA tress of ceremonies Dear Members and Readers: Song — "Joy To The World" — Our last meeting for this year All. was held Sunday, December 3rd at Bible Story of Christmas — Ro2 p.m. and it was fairly attended. xanne Norton The youth discussed various acPiano Solo — "What Child Is tivities for the month and a new This?" — Pam Steiger Story — "The Priceless Gift of reporter was elected; she is Nancy Douglass.

Love" — Ty Romike Our youth club will have a Christ Song — "6 Come All Ye Faithmas game party honoring their ful" — all Story — "The Magic of Christ- parents and, also, they are inviting their friends and lodge SPJST mas" — Jo Beth Hornung Vocal Solo — "Santa Claus Is Com members to come. The party will start at 6 and will end at 9 p.m. ing To Town" — Scott Elliff Poem — "A Boy's Explanation" on Thursday, December 20, at Houston Natural Gas Hospitality — Ronald Ray Rychetsky Song — "Deck The Hall" — All House, 301 W. Santa Rosa. The Story — '"The Story of Two youth will bring games and the adults will bring dominoes.

Brothers" — James Rawlins Our youth club had a very acPoem — "Twas The Night Betive year this year. I know they fore Christmas" — Brent Hrncir Song leader was Scott Elliff and achieved a great deal by particConnie Hrncir played the piano ipating in their club. May they for group singing. Santa arrived continue in this coming year.

In behalf of our youth club, after games were played, and disLodge No. 32, Victoria and yours tributed bags of fruit, nuts, and truly, we want to wish our Vestcandy to everyone present. nik readers and friends a Merry, Dena Rychetsky was recognized Merry 'Christmas and a Happy for selling $100 in first-aid kits New Year! and was given a miniature musicGod Bless you. al piano from the youth club. The Fraternally, youth leader made the presentaHenrietta Vanek, YL tion.

The club had its regular monthDISTRICT YOUTH LETTERS ly business meeting Saturday, Dec(The following letter was reember 15 at the Hrncir Piano Studio. Following the meeting and ceived at our office December 5 refreshments, the members board- with a letter that was printed in ed the youth club bus to go to a the last issue dated December 12 shopping center in Corpus Christi also written by her. She deserfor a shopping spree. A large group ves our admiration and respect. of members and guests attended. We print it mainly because of the On December 21st the club will bold-faced type. --- Editor.) have a caroling party at the Pres- Dear Brother Sefcik: byterien Fellowship Building, beg Please hold this letter for the inning at 6:30. The group will go following edition. I mailed it along caroling on the club's bus and then with the other, In keeping with the return for games and refresh- economy of our country at this ments. Sponsors will be Mesdames time. Thank you for printing my Garrett, Frankenhauser, Studer letters this year and always look forward to getting the Vestnik and Norton.

This will conclude our club's ac- each week. I hope you and your tivities until 1974. It has been a family have a very nice Christbusy month and many fun things mas and Happy New year. have been planned.

I also enjoyed being on the progSo end with best wishes of ram with you at Lodge 88 on Czech the season from our family to all Day. our friends who are also Vestnik Lynn Wahlberg readers. May your holidays be hapLodge 88

iS DISTRICT V YOUTH LET MR Dear Dist V Youth Members: It has been a great honor representing you again this year as your president, and I hope each of you has had a year filled with much fun and encouragement to work for a better youth club.

I regret we did not get together again this fall, but, as we all know, there just was not enough time.

However, I am looking forward for us to being together again this coming year and I know Mrs. Caraway will have a funtime in store for each of us.

I would like, at this very special time of year, to wish each of you and your youth leaders a very Merry Christmas and Hap py New Year! I am looking forward to seeing you again at our next social or District V meeting.

Fraternally, Lynn Wahlberg, Lodge 88 LETTERS FROM THE YOUTH

LODGE NO. 153, LA SALLE Dear Readers, On December 10, we held our monthly meeting. President Marilyn Vincik called the meeting to order. David Drastata led the prayer and' Don Hiavaty led the motto.

Then Mrs. Elsie Brdecka, DYC, told us a story about a man named Valentine. It was very interesting.

Thank you.

AfterwareLl the dues were collected and minutes read by Secretary-Treasurer Melany Drastata.

For old business we discussed going skating and decided not to go because of the shortage of fuel.

The gifts to the children in hospitals and the gifts to the LAR's have been delivered. The coakies, which each family brought, are going to be delivered to the rest homes.

Marilyn Vincik also handed a paper to each person with the motto and the SPJST song to learn.

For New Business we discussed the adult SPJST meeting on December 15 at 1 p.m. at the La ftlle lodge. All SPJST members be there at 12:30 to prepare for a skit; also bring a dish of pastry if you can. Mrs. Elsie Brdecka then told us why we get $1 for going to district meetings. We also received a thank-you card from the Adolph Vincik family for sending a pot

VESTNIK plant to Kenneth Wayne Vincik's funeral. We then gave Mrs. Elsie Brdecka a string art gift for Christmas.

The meeting was then adjourned and refreshments served.

Next, Mrs. Paste Brdecka started a craft called "Can Santa Claus."

It was a nice craft. Then, while doing the craft, Santa Claus, came and gave everyone a sack with fruit, candy, and nuts.

Then our Christmas decorations were judged by Mr. Frank Brdecka. Melany Drastata won first place and Cecila Sprencil won second place and received a gift.

Afterward, everyone helped cleanup.

Guests were Kevin King, Mrs. De La Santa, Mrs. Mosely, Sheri Mosely, Darren Drastata., Mrs. Drastata, Carolan King, Patty Hlavaty, Mrs. Hiavaty, Larry Hiavaty and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brdecka.

Fraternally, Melany Drastata (12) Secy.-Treas.

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LODGE NO. 39, BRYAN Dear Members: The youth club of Lodge No. 39, Bryan held their last meeting on Wednesday, December 5th.

Our meeting was called to order by Youth Club President Joyce Matcek. The minutes were then read and approved. We mainly discussed the Christmas party to be held December 9th. We drew names for gifts.

The meeting was then adjourned by Joyce Matcek.

Fraternally, Renea Koehler (14) —SPJST--

LODGE NO. 4, HALLETTSVELLE Dear Vestnik Readers: The Hallettsville Youth Club held its monthly meeting November 11 at the Grant Building. President Annie Zabransky called the meeting to order.

Secretary Sandra Holy then had the roll call, followed by the treasurer's report. Then the secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting.

Under old business we discussed the district meeting.

For new business we discussed charity for the rest home. It was decided to give fruit to the Hallettsville Rest Home, for Thanksgiving. We also discussed a Christmas program and Christmas car-

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olimg. The meeting was then adjourned. The men played dominoes and the women visited, also refreshments were served.

Door prizes went to the following: Adult — Richard Cervenka; Child — Annie Zabransky. Birthday cakes for the month of November, was awarded to Leona Miculka; and December -- David Zak. Our next meeting and Christmas program was set for December 9th.

Arlene Zak (12) Reporter --SPJST-

NO. 135, ENNIS Dear Readers: At our last meeting, whici was held December 9th, we sacked candy, apples, and oranges which Santa was going to give the childken that Sunday night at the Christmas party.

We will have another Christmas party December 25th. The boys will bring a gift for the boys and the girls will bring a gift for the girls.

We were selling pedestal sachet and made a good profit. Linda efikel is supposed to bring our refreshments for our next meeting.

We are going roller skating the first Sunday in January, which is January 6, to Corsicana and we will meet at the lodge about 1:30.

The club is going to pay our way in.

I hope to see you at our next meeting which will be held January 13, 1974.

Vera Ann Wen,sowitch (11) LODGE

SeCretarY —SPJST-

LODGE NO. 4, HALLETTSVILLE Dear Vestnik Readers: The Hallettsville Youth Club held its monthly meeting December 1st, at the Grant Building. President Annie Zabransky called the meet• ing to order, then the secretary read the roll call. After the secretary read the roll call, she read the minutes of the previous meeting.

Under old business we decided to go caroling December 22nd, We discussed a charity for the rest home. Then we decided on a date for practice and the meeting was adjourned. Afterward we practiced for our program which was scheduled for December 9th, Arlen Zak (11)

Wednesday, December 19, 1973

RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY Brother Milton M. Dusek of 4304 Larchmont, Dallas, passed away on Friday, November 16th, at the age of 70. He was born in Smithviile, Bastrop County, and at an early age moved with his parents to Granger, where he grew into adulthood.

He was in the .cotton business for the past 40 years. Before his retirement this year, he had been associated with A. Campdera Cotton Co. and the Esteve Bros. Cotton Co. Dallas was his residence for 20 years.

Brother Dusek was a member of the Tucker Masonic Lodge of Galveston and the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Dallas; also a member of Lodge Korbensky No. 20 SPJST of Granger.

Survivors include his wife, Clara Mae Dusek of Dallas; a daughter, Mrs. Diane Ard,. Nacogdoches; a son, Milton M. Dusek, Jr., Dallas; grandchildren, Christopher and Matthew Dusek, Alhson and Michael Ard; sisters, Mrs. Ella Cooper of Fort Worth,.

Mrs. Dee Ginther, San Antonio and Mrs. Lillian Hurta, San Antonio; and two brothers, Raymond Dusek of Oklahoma City and John Dusek, Temple.

Funeral services were held 11:30 a. m., Monday, November 19th, at the Sparkman-Hillcrest Northwest Highway Chapel with the Rev. Richard C. Powers officiating. Interment was in the Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas.

RESOLVED by the members of Lodge Komensky No. 20, in the premise represented by the undersigned Speolal Committee, that condolence and deepest sympathy be extended to the bereaved family of our departed brother.

Dated and signed at Granger, Texas, this the 4th day of December, 1973.

Jno. P. TrEca F. J. Mikulencak R. F. Hc(lubec

VESTNIK EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution' Committee of Lodge No. 56 Corpus Christi in behalf of our entire membership, wish to express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our deceased sister,.

R‘)SIE MAJEK, who passed away November 30, 1973 in a local hospital alter a long illness.

Funeral servii,ces were held December 3 at Seaside Memorial Park from the Maxwell P. Dunne Funeral Chapel and with continued services at St. Cyril and Methodius Church at 11:30 a. m. with Rev. Patrick Higgins and three assistants officiating.

Sister Majek was born June 22, 1887 in Czechoslovakia as Ruzena Pruch and married Leopold Majek in 1908 then they immigrated to Texas in 1914. She moved from Cameron, Texas to Corpus Christi with her family in December, 1940.

Sister Majek was admitted tA, our Lodge No. 56 on January 11, 1943.

Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Jim Roschetzky of Corpus Christi; six sons, Julius, John, Charles, Frank and Leo Majek Jr., all of Corpus Christi and Joe Majek of Ingleside; 26 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and four great great-grandchildren.

May our departed sister rest 1n peace.

(This Expression of Sympathy was read in the regular meeting on December 9, 1973.)

Resolution Committee: John Stasa Adolph Sassin Frank Veselka - SPJSTEXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 47, Seaton, wish to express our deepest sympathy to the surviving family of our departed brother, J.W. (BILL) LAGOW 73, of 1802 South 31st Street, Tern ple who died on Tuesday, November 20th, 1973 after a long illness. He was a resident of the Southern Manor Nursing Home for many years.

Brother Lagow was born near Sweetwater, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.R. Lagow, members of a pioneer West Texas ranching family. He attended Sweetwater High School and moved to Temple

10 in 1933. He was in the wholesale beverage business until 1949.

Surviving is a brother, R.L. Lagow of Killeen and a brother-in -law, Cecil Biggs of Temple.

Funeral services were held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 21st at;f. th Harper-Talasek Funeral Home: the Rev. Ed Stewart officiated.

Graveside services were at 3:30 p. m. Wednesday at the Sweetwater City Cemetery, Sweetwater.

May our departed brother rest in eternal peace and honor to his memory remain always.

Resolution Committee Agnes Mott Adeline Kohutek Dorothy Pechal -SPJSTEXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee, in behalf of our entire membership of Lodge No. 164, Fort Worth, wish to express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed sister, FRANCES JECMENEK, who passed away in Kent's Nursing Home, Wednesday, November 28, 1973, at the age of 86 years, 8 months and 24 days.

She was a native of Ocker, Texas, Bell County, and lived in Fort Worth for over 60 years.

She was al member of Lodge No. 154, for 27 years.

Survivors include a son, Ro Jecmenek; a daughter, Mona Lee Hattenetorf, Fort Worth; brother, Anton Martinec, Rogers; sistetrs, Mrs. Annie Marchak, Mrs. Rosie Stepan, and Mrs. Maxie Miktlitts, Temple; six grandchildren and 15 . great-grandchildren.

Services were held Thursday at 11 a.m., at Shannon's North Chapel with Father William R. Hoover officiating.

Pallbearers were her grandsons and great-grandsons, Bobby Shropshire, Charles R. Simek, Fred D. Merlick, Jr., Daniel L. Boswell, David and Danny Mobley. Interment was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

May our departed sister rest in eternal peace and her memory live among us forever.

Resolution Committee Mary Hale Rose S. Steinman Mary Pavey

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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 ROtNiK 61 — OSLO 51 19. PROSINCE 1973

Vesele Vanoce Viem .V UPIUMNEM DUCHU LASKY FIUME VSEM CIINCIYI NAM JEDNOTY, JEJICH RODINAIVI

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RADOSTNE SVATKY VANOCNI 1973 Hlavni fiiadovna SPJST, redaktor, vydavatele a personal Wistniku.

Ve sttedu 19, prosince 1973

Z redakee KDE DOMOV IVAJJ?

Tam kdes v deli nekde za horaini kouteZek ja malt dobie znam, tam jsem hrozil svoje krasne mladi, na ktere si easto vizpominam.

Zelene se louka, na tyj louee chvojka, Pesti se tam dire jedli kcal z hrnka.

Ha my deti malt', redi bysme braly, kolediEku na ruEiEku kclybyste nem deli.

Asliie nedete, iak se podivete, harnce, mjisky potluEeme, co k vaieni mete.

Ha pukliEky k temu, pak huteEem protoie ste nechtili dat koledy nikomu.

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Kde domov mfir Kde domov mfij? tam zpival jsern jako chlapee malt, piIjde eas, vratim se zas, do rodne zeme tam, kde domov mfij.

Panimemo ze sousedO, jsem k yam pro koledu; nemete-li dva dukaty, dejte aspoii oiech vypOjEte si od pantety.

Nenechte mne v sini stati, musim dale pospichati.

Holubieka u zahredky Eeke na mne mezi vretky.

llelfatieka vidycky fikavala, zfistafi tim, rim jsi se narodil, zemi svou mej nade v g eeko rad jakoby to byl koutek nejdrai,41.

Kde domov mfij? Kde domov mfij? tam zpival jsem jako ch/apee malt pfijde ats, vratim se zas, do rodne zeme tam, kde domov.

Koleda, koleda, Stepanel co to nesei ye ibcine?

Nesu nesu koledu, upad jsem s ni na ledu, psi se na mne sbehli, koledu mi snedli; co mcim smutni delati, musim jinou iebrati.

Koledu mi dejte, jen se mi nesmejte; koledu mi dali, piece se mi small.

J6 jsem prise) k yam, abych Feld

yam,

ie je dnes koleda, kdo mi dnes neco de, zed to uhliciam.

Kdo mi nede nic, ten je, z Nezdvoiic, je se na nej zamraEim, jako medved zabruEim plijdu od nej pryE.

StromeEku, vstevei, ovoce &web umej se, ustroj se, je Stedrej dent

Koledo, koledu hezky, dejte mi kus housky, nebo par jabliEek, to mej red jazfEek, nebo par 째Hike, co je r6d louskem.

Brzy, brzy, to mne zebe, pads na mne sniiek s nebe, je to nemem kdy stati, musim komery.do Prahy hneti.

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Oddil clopisovatehl RAD PORROK HOUSTONTJ ISLO 88, HOUSTON

Vein elenirrn fadu 6. 88!

VSTroeni sehtze tadu 88 se bude konat v nedeli 13. ledim 1974. Je to POVINNOST KlitDEHO 61ena bkt pfitomen teto drileiite sehOze; budou se volit idednici a vSrbory na pristi rok 1974 a budou =env vra dovSreh pravidlech.. &Mize zapoene v 10 hodin rdno a elenin, kteti se zileastni ran niho zasedani. bude obed 'WAvan ZDARMA! S bratrsicVm pozdravem P.A. Kadleeek —SPJST--kAD ANTON J. ERMAK t. 56 CORPUS' CHRISTI ID-ideate oznameni!

Wenn' elenove tadu eislo 56 Anton J. terma.k a fad 79 Corpus Christi, ye svkch ykroenich schilzich, ktere se konaly v nedeli odpoledne 9. pro since 1973 v Sokolovne v Corpus Christi, Texas, svou volbou projevili aby tyto dva tady se sloudily v jeden.

Vgichni elenove jsou eadani, aby se zireastnili ph gti schtze, ktera se bude konat v nedeli odpoledne ye dve hodiny, 13. ledna 1974 na obvyklem miste, to jest v Sokolovne. V tato schilzi se budou volit fednici a vkbory pro pfi gti rok pojmenovani a onslovani onoho fa du. Zazoveri bude jednano o znovu oziveni Klubu rnladete. V nedeli 9. prosince oba tyto zhora jrnenovane tady byly pocteny navgtevou statni teditelkou Kiubu mladfde, sestrou Dorothy Massey z Temple, Tx. a sestrou Maxine Pavliska z Ploresville, Tx. Obe spolusestry k nam promluvily o dtleiitosti a potfebe Klubt mladele. Sestra Mas sey byla v tato schlizi pedadana, aby a se navrati domt, do Temple, uvedomila fifedniky Hlavni Utadovny o tornto sloueeni a zaroyell vylidila rzkaz, aby pfecIseda Hlavni Utadovny, bratr Nick A. Morris pfijel v lednu do one schdze a pomohi tento novk tad uvest do Jednoty, coz ona slibila, ge vyfidi.

Bratr M.D. Foster, ptedseda nageho fadu oznamil, ze po ukoneeni schfize bude spoleend vanoeni nadilka s prograrriem pri nemi budou teizIkovat sokolgti cvieenci a spoleena veeefe.

VtSTNIK

Ve sttedu 19. prosince 1973

bkva, malo navgtivena, tak se usnesli, ze me udelaji o dva mesice mladgi a jegte jista okolnost se vyskytla. (0 tom pligte).

Bcdena Valeikova.

Pokraeovanf * * (Sestro Valeikova, pro naval pra ce v nynej gi dobe musim odlotit pfeprs Vageho dopisu az na ptigti dobu. — Redaktor) --SPJ8TTAK VgELICOS Pile Aneika Houdkova Nage sestra Marie Tobernd me sclelila, ze obdriela zpravu z Mali etenati Vestniku, Jak jsem psala v poslednim eisle, fornie, te tam 15. listopadu zesnul Dorothy fzeznikova pfistoupila ke pan Frank V. Dugek ye veku 94 let. nine a polotila ptede nine velkk Krajan Du gek pry j12 celk rok byl kejk (dort), rftaidkarni zdoben9 s upoutan na ludko, tem'et slept' a napisem: "To Mama Valeik". To tedy smrt byla vysvobozenim pro jsou vzacne dilkazy ldsky, kterkeh neho. Pan Dukk pied. lety W iYal v si velice vazim, ktere dlouha leta z Texasu s rodinou a byl zde znanagich srdci vzajemnou lasku ne- mk. Vgdy se zajimal o narodni Bezmohou; "deti" uz jsou babiekami, ni a mnohdy ptispel penetite na dedeeky. A tak to bude mezi nami rune freely. Take byl ptiznivcem ag do smrti, ale oni jsou je gte mia- nageho KrouZku teskSrch ten a di a iivot le* pted nimi, kdeito vzpominame, ze obohatil mnohdy muj, v 85 letech se schyluje k to- kasu nageho spolku. Rodine vyslo mu vednemu odpoeinku. Me se zda, vujeme nagi soustrast a zesnuleie pro sarnou dinnost, kdy jsem mu, kterk byl krajanem moji ma• sla z jedne pace do druhe a zpl- minky od Tabora v jistnich vala si ptitom: "Orarn, oram, o VSr- chach, pfeji klidnk spank. Pochodu k horam" — ale ud jsem tu htben byl v Pacifik Grove, Cal. Pan Dan Vahalik z La Grange, hlubokou brazdu cloorala — a zapomnela jsem v pilne einnosti star Tx., byl nedavno ustanoven manout? Adkoliv to neni Pravda, star naderem grocerniho obchodu v Enneme vgichni. Mama Valelkova za nis, Tx. pod jmenem H.E.B. Food se plave a zapomina, si uminila Store. Noviny pisinesly jeho fotku psdt jen o to krasne ptekvapence a ted jeho schopnosti a zkugenesti ktera, byla za xn3r'ini girok'ymi za- byly poznamenane. Jsem Oda, f,e dy ta-jne pfipravena. Nejvet gi za- opet jeden z nagich krajant se vysluhu na tom mail br. a sestra Old ginul na zodpovedne misto a graturich. a Helenka Parmovi— take kdy lujeme mu a pfejeme dal.% AsPe -chy. si moje deti. Byli to oni„ ktefi Z Los Angeles, Cal. je zde pani tem velkS7m ptipravam hranovali mnoho sveho easu; vidyt' jak ji- Ella Nachtigal, (dcera na gi sestry nak by vedely ty vkznarnne osoby, Nesudove) na navgteve rodiel a bra jen ml gratulace poslaly, ge jaka- tra a pfibuznkch• Velice rattly jsme si stark tetiela v Dallas bude sla- ji videly na vanoeni party nageho vit svoje 85. narozeniny. Vgechna Krougku neb je vddy picatelska, a to poSla pfigla na adresu Parmo- pekne si spolu pohovotime. Doufavkch a Helenka me po slavnostni me, ;2e, zase brzy pfijede sem do vedeti, odevzdala kra,bici pinou po- Texasu.

Minulk tSicien jsem poznala miazdravnich dopisfi pfevazanou von magli, kterou jsem si nesla do dou pani 6erno§lcovou, ktera me *At zde v Dallas jen mu.

Vgak ja jsem se narodila v lednu nekolik mesicu a ze je rodaelcou z 1889 na Vala gsku; moje rodne Ines- Prahy v Oeskoslovensku. Rodina to bylo Vsetin a °slava mych naro- snad pfijela z Brazilie sem do USA zenin se konala po vkroeni schUzi Tegilo me ji poznat neb vyueuje Sokolske, 18 listopadu. SchOze by- eegtinu na Sokolovne zdroven s la dobte navgthena a pfijimali p. Nesudou. Piece tedy se einime a jsme 14 novkch olen4. A protok v hledirne uditet tu deskou fee jak prosinci schfize iaebude a v lednu dlouho budeme moci. Pfeji hodne

Schilze odrodena ye 4:10 ak do ptigti schtze, ktera pfipada na den 13. ledna 1974.

S pfanim radostnkch Vanoc a zdarneho Novel° roku zilstava John Staga, tajemnik --SPJSTDALLAS, TEXAS (Ctena sestro Valeikova, Vag dopis v poslednim eisle jsem musel dokoneit, jak byl uvefejnen, protobyl dopis opoklen s po gtovni dodavkou a dogel nam ai v pondeli — Redaktor.)

ye At ech . ,_.19. -prosinceML aspechti y teto prat/.

V seznamu tech, kteri neva da• rovali na fond veterarra, chybelo jmeno sestry Vaclav Tupe a timto to napravuji. Chyby se nekdy stanou a proto prosime o prominuti.

Na nemocriem listku se naleza s.

Anna Noskova, ktera !via postiIena nemoci tzv. 'shingles" Doufame, ze se brzy pozdravi a zase bude zdrava.

Jelikoi se doba vanoeni, rada bych podekovala veem naelm spolusestram v naeem Kroutku za, veechnu spolupraci behem tohoto roku, fifednicim za jejich namahu a snahu udr2et ten nal spolek eeSkSr tak, jak byl zalden. Te2 naelm pfatelam a pfizniveum za jejich etedre pendite ptispevky do naei kasy, ktere nam pak umanuji podporovat razne dobrodinne V2dyt‘ mill ptatele, bez vaei pornoci bychom nemohly toto konat jig skoro 40 let -- jiste dlouhe, doba — a jsme yam veem nesmirne vded ni za Ark. Take nesmim zapomeflout podekovat Illavni afadovne SPJST v Temple za laskave dovoleni, ze m'ademe mitt misto ye Vest niku pro naee zpravy Krou2ku; rov nee panu redaktoru efeikovi uvetejnovani techto zprav a pa= sazedi Janiekovi za jeho ptieinent Valime si Val pomoet. .Teste clic! ptipomenout mein' se itram, ze naee plied schaze se bu de konat tteti Ctvrtek v meslci lednu na misto prvniho Ctvrtku, jak mi(vame obyeejne. Tedy nezapo melte, 2e se sejdeme 17. ledna na Soko/ovnt Jeete bych chtela poptati veem lidem dobre vale et tastne prditi svatkii vanoentch a mnoho zdravi a vee dobre v nastavajichn roce 1974. Mel_ te se dobfe. Na shledanou Andka Houdkova

VESTNIK

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Ernest Hanka, pfedseda Vladimir Bily, mistoptedsedu Emil Kuropata, pokladnik Miroslav $fly, tajemnik SPJST—

Oznamem schu 'ARM SCHITZE OKRSKir Jam/ schaze druheho (II.) okrsku se bude konat v nedeli 21. dub na 1974. tad Praha, 'disk) 29 v Taylor bude hostem. oas schilze a podrobnosti pozdeli. * * Jam/ schaze tketiho (III.) okrsku se bude konat v nedeli 31. btezna 1974. 'lad "Novo kvety" dish) 35 v Elk bude hostem.

Schaze etvrteho (IV.) okrsku se bude konat v nedeli 28. dubna 1974. fad Cislo 49, Rowena, * bude hostem.

Jarni schaze pateho okrsku K. Manou g kova se synem Petrem v se bude konat tfeti nedeli due 17. Ora= sv. Vita phi pram btezna 1974. Rid 8tefanik dislo 142 odznaka, pies ozdobne ratite, lustv Houston bude hostem. ry, pla,kety ae ke kovorgni. socham.

Jan schaze eesteho (VI.) okrs- Osud mu doptal man2elky stejne ku se bude konat v nedeli 3. bfez- zapalenou umenim. Akademicke, so na 1974 v Elmaton Narodni sini. chafka Kveta Maekova-Manouelco --8PJSTva. se stala jeho vSrznanmou spoM1LENCI ZVOMJ lupracovniel.

Jejich rukama proely zvony z Navazali na tradici otce Manoue cele republiky. Vozi je sem ze Slo- Ira s hlavni myelenkou na to, aby venska i z Mora l/3r, ze veech krajt v Oechach nevymteli zvonati.

Oech i z prdskYch kostelfr. DoPotom ut se nrace rozjela. S nekonce i male, loretanske zvonky obyeejnStm elamem a s velkou lasmusely musely projit rukama pee- kou se upjali oba mangele k mrtbarSich odbornika, kteri jhn. vratili vemu kovu. Pozde veeer se vraceli hlas a melodii. Jen2e — nebyli to do pra2skeho byte k babiece a deer dy na Zbraslavi odjaktiva. Veal° ce, zatinico patnactileU‘ Petr — se, ie veechna stall temesla — i student Umeleckoupramyslove *Orozvonatina je na astupu. Na Mo- ly — pospicha po ekole za rodiei rave iije site zvonatska rodina I on ut se rozhodl. Po dedovl a Ditricha po preslici, ktera, si vy- po otci i on bude zvonafem, a ehovava nasledniky, ale tim to kon take po mamince, ktera jeho doCi. A piece lido zvony miluji, opa- spivajiri, sily potfebuje. Domeeek truji je jako vzacne dedietvi a sved na Zbraslavi, zvonafska dilna, se ky clavnV'ch zmizelSrch easa. promenil k nepoznani. Zastavuji V Brne zadal zvonatiuu roku 1908 to Casto auta. IVIala, velka i auSLOVANSKt VZAJEMNE P0.11§- mistr Manoueek stare/. Po dlouhe tojefithy. Ptiva2eji a odvaleji zvo111111C1 SPOLEK PROTI OHM A dobe po pfestavce nekolika ny. Zvon z Obtistvi u Melnika BOU1I, SVPS staleti, prvni Ceskk zvonat. Pfed750 kg a byl ze 14. stoleti. Stal Um to byli jen Hemei. V otcove zachumlanV pod snehem rok a pal, Bratti a sestry: Odbodka eislo 1, SVPS, bude ko- dilne se vyudil jak u2 tomu od- nee: na nej pfiela tada. A potom nat jejich vSrroeni schazi ve stfe jakiiva bYvalo zvykem — syn Ru- nastal ten krasny obrazek spodu veeer v 8 hodin dne 19. prosin dolf. Rodide mysleli v2dyck7 na jeni stare techniky s novou. Minnce 1973. Schfize bude odbkvana v to, aby synove v jejich dlle pokra lost s dneekem. Autojetab se zvosini Sokol Houston, 1314 West Pat Covali. Miatr. Manoneek veak pro nem nad silnici.

"Kdysi je po °Witt, je to pro ton. tadame vas, abyste se teto, sel navic Pramyslovou slevaeskou schaze zudastnili, budou volby 0- ekolou a prohluboval si dale sve mne jako po porodu. Maui posit, tednika a vfrboru pro ptieti rok. vzclelani ve ekole a zkueenosti v jako kdy2 rime opou gteji deti, kdyd praxi. Pracoval v zavodech umelec- se zvon od nas stehuje" — like.

Udelovany budou dvefni eeny. keho zpracovani kova v Praze. Od pan! Manouelova, a odima hladi S bratrskSrm pozdravem

a

a

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Detai y zvonu Zikmund v chramu sv.

Vita,

nejblitei zvon. I mne dojima nand krasa tvaru spojenit, s melodii.

Zvon --- to neni obyeejna vec. Ma nektere vlastnosti eloveka. Srdce, silu a hlas. I sve osudy.

K Manou§koy fun na Zbraslav pti cestoval i zvon z Karlftejna. Puk1Y. Renovovali ho a k net= jests odlili jeden novY. Lid jama a tavici pace, med a cm. 3niraani reliefu svetcfn napis& ornament& I stare pivo a krayska srst. Podly na. smesice materialu, prate, korunovane umeleckYm zanicenirn a nesmirnou laskou k yeci.

Meet ochraptelYch loretanskYeh zvonkil navetivilo Zbraslav a potail° srdce mantel& Manou6kovYch. Zamfgeli se pti praci nad jejich historickou minulosti, kterou odnesl eas. Ztratily - zvonky jasnY hias natkem nad smutkern vdovy, ktera v dobe morn pfiSla, o vAechny deti? Dries a jail,' zvon ky zase na svYch mistech a jejich srdee zni eistkm, kovovYm hlasern.

Pro radost Pratant i milovnikft Prahy, at' uii doinacich nebo z dalekfrch konein.

Po,sledni a nejslavnefSi price mantels ManougkovYch zat!rn byla renovate zvon z chramu svateho Vita na Hrade. Tentokrat vAak 4114Seli prvne lVfanougkovi za zvony sue. VI0V ,se jedrialo o nejvetAi zvon v Lechacli, o Zikraunda. ttyti • •

V2STNiK lids s nim musi zvonit. I ostatni svatovitske zvony — Jan, Josef a Vaclav, eekaly na obnovu. Zadala tekka prate, ktera trvala pul roku. Na smlouvu presidentsk& kancelate se podepsal s rozechvenim i patnactiletY Petr 1VlanouSek. Bylo ho pii to praci zapottebi. Tam, ka,m nemohla maminka, svitne vYez1 chlapec. Nosil kanystry vody, desitky litril donne. Tti sta schodil a les'eni zdolavali Ms nouSlovi kat' dy den. Pracovali vsede, vlete. na prodlouteni, tebrik, bochnik chleba a konzervy a trochu ovoce. Stay zvonil byl §patnY. Po yktvarne praci ani stopa, kde byl dopad ptaeiho trusu, silne phi nul k medence Po ei gteni prig° k patinovani Jen z Lasky k tomu nadhernemu dilu pfekonavali v ech1171 obtiRe. Koneene videli daturn zrodu Zikmunda, -- LP 1540.

Poprve videli dile) deskeho zvonato Tomage JarOge. "Objevovat pod nanosern relief. to byl potitek, ohromna radost umelee. Zaponmeli jsme okarnt/te

Zvon VaclaV v chramu sv. Vita no. vgechny potite price. V oe gte-

nem relief u jsme spattili tvat matky, ktere zavratdili dite. Ten vYraz utrpeni, cele zosobneni to hrtinzy, co tropil Herodes," vypravela pani Manou§kova.

Ale to ut zase vypraveli na Zbra slevi, kam se vratili oba mani,ele ke syYm ostatnim zvonilm, ktere za nimi ze vSech kapli a kaplieek z tech a Slovenska phjitcleji k renovaci, nebo kde zhotovuji zvony none.

Ve sttedu 19. prosince 1973 Zatim se paprsky slunce dotYka ji leskleho povrchu svatovitskYch zvonti, jejich srdce se chveji nedoekavosti na katdY okamtik, kdy se mohou slavne rozeznit nad staro slavnou Prahou.

Dagmar gtetinova Svet Z_sepajsso r pisu _ KOMU CO DAT Karel eapek Normalni prtibeh rodinneho zivota, kdy se schyluje k Vanoctm. je ptiblitne takovY: Zaeatkem pro since se rozumni! elenove rodiny (krom s nesmirnou filevou do mluvi, ze letos si nebudou navzajem davat tedne darky; beztak jsou to same zbyteenosti a . elovek nema pokdy, aby se s tim shah& a ostatne vilbec nic nepottebuje, a ono je tech jinYch vYloh nad hlavu, to jakepak copak, A je to.

Jen se domluvit a veci se daji ohromne zjednodugit.

Asi po desiti dnech procita v kat dem vkge zminenem dospelem Menu rodiny jistY neklid asi tohoto obsahu: Je, vim, ze si nic nebudeme davat a jsent stratne rad, to od nikoho nic nedostanu, ale nejakon maliekost bych piece jen rnohl druhYm dat; oni to nebudou Cekat a budou mit tim vetsi radost: sic jsme si dali eestne slovo, ze letos ildnY Jet1Sek nebude, ale vem to nest`; vSak je, koupim jenom nej akV capart.

Metoda, jak se vybiraji darky, je razna. Natah fide chodi proste po ulicich a divaji se do vYkladnich sktlni, az jim nee° padne do 0,41 a oni pociti cosi jako inspiraci nebo vnuknuti: Ano, toto je to jedine, co bych chtel dat strYci Hugovi tady to manikura se vyskytla ve vesrthru jen proto, abych ji daroval sve sestte Atutce. Tent° druh lidi, kterS7 vybire, z toho, co tali. je ponekud lehkomyslnY, ale AtedrY. OpatrnefSi elovek hledi ptedem nenapadne vyAettit, kterSi darek by byl vitas a napinil by pattienou mezeru v tivote toho, jen ma bkt obdairovan. A stavi se u sve sestry Anetlky a hlaholi, ze si k ni "jen tak zaskoeil, protoke mel cestu kolem", ale ptitom jede oeima po Argech vecech, ktere tu jsou, aby zji stil, nechybi-li neco. (Barometr?

Vazieka? Noeni lampa?) Sestra A, netka pone'kud zneklidni a poene ujiAt'ovat; "fines tu nama uklizeno, pratoge rna tolik prate s temi svatky". Nebo ten opatrnY dar-

Nfe sttedu 19. prosince 1973

kdyby se kometa odchylila od pitvodni ctretkosmickou podivanou, oznacovanou mezina- hy, jak se take nekdy stcivci. Obrovskou rodnimi odborr4mi kruhy za pravdepodob- hvjzdu, o nil' se zajimaji observatoei=e na cenou astronomickou udiclost stoleti. Obrovska tera svete, objevil eznu 1973 dr. Luba kometa ma v dohledne dobe ozdf.ovat noseni Kohoutek (na snimku v/evo), praeujici jako nebe talcovm jasem, ze liejm g pr-edstihne docent na universitni hvezdarn6 v HamburBennettovu kometv, z roku 1970 a Halleyovu kometu z roku 1910. Na sever* polokouii ji ku - Bergedorfu. S yn., pozorovani provcieli se specirilni kamerou. Na snimku vpravo je bude pouhkn okem videt ptlxvdepodobne mek komety, pojmenovane "1973 f Kohouv temnu 1974, na Ke zklamcini by mohlo dodit pouze tehh, tek".

Obyvatele na g pianety se mohou Wit na

ce zaptede hovor se strSrcem Hugem, aby z Pao mezi keel vytahl, co by si tak ptal mit; koneene se dovi, 'ie strSr'eek Hugo by nej vic chtel mit hrom, aby jim mohl prattit do tech bernich ritadil nebo do eeho. Koneene ti nejmetodietel (k nimA se hlasim i ja) vezmou list papiru a napiSou si seznam vAech 'dent rodiny a co komu dat.

Takovy seznam vypada, asi takto: Maria Aneika

Tonik stiteek Hugo...vino Jiff Bodenka dedeeek ...tabak Franci pani Hedvika

vagr Josef Andula A nyni ten metodicky darce hlou ba, co komu dat; vzpomina si na

vg echny mo'ine

Dtedmety, ktere se irdbec vyskytuji; bruei si, kudy cho di: "Poekejme, tak to jsou: kravata, puneochy, ohraz, teplomer,..ka pesni ntiz, souprava k siti, kravata, teplomer, kravata sakra a uz nic? Kabelka. Potom kapesni nit: a teplorner — kravata a kabelka — Vic a vic se ho zmocftuje pocit, ze vfibec neni na zemekouli dost darovatelOch v'eci; v inzerdtech novin se dote, ze "nejvhodvanoeni darky jsou story", ale to piece nemite kupovat; nebo "kupte SVST M drahSrm k JeMSku cen ne knihy", ale copak elovek vi, kte re cenne knihy •it ten zatracenY Tonik ma? elovek si s tim namoii hlavu, a nakonec dd nem, co tomu druhemit bude jenom pfekd, 'Zet; a sam clostane same zbyte6nosti a bude pfedstirat, 2e Ind ohro mnou radost. rok si musime opraliclu

smluvit, ize si. mezi sebou nebudeme nic davat. (Poznarnka sazarne: Rukopis schovat a pasti rok otisknout zas!)

—SPJST-

VZPONliNKA Alois Jirasek

Co vederil, co pozdnich veeerri prochodil osantel:ST chodec pod sta rSimi akaty opu§tenSrm, tichSrm btedim nad Vltavou v temnu tiAe. proudici, i co dlouhSrch chvil to postal s upteny'm zrakem na velebnou krasu kralovskeho hradit co 'neer jinou promenenou, ale vddy kouzelnou, at' v richvatmich barvach, at' v pohadkovem zamdeni tajemne siluety. Co neklidn%"rch I tesknYch veeerri.

Po etyti leta, po pet let se stare akaty jak se milni beh." roku, etytikrat kvetly a za vlaZ`; nych yeeeril eervnovYch elfrcbaly‘ libeznou vuni, Ryfikrat z nich pr zlate nenizky, student' vitr

26 rozvival opatenkm nabtetim, dytikrat treely jejich hole koruny k tmavemu, mraky tetkomu natal zi mnich Rychleji stkidaly se, kvetly a schly a temnely a zase jasnely city a dojmy osarrieleho chodce, jenz ve vzrugenem, horednem napeti, v nzkosti a zase pin rostouci nadeje naslouchal bouti svetove valky, jet rozhodovala nad osudem jeho naroda, Socha tvrdeho cisate opodal v zatehu svetel ptipominala staletou porobu i hrozila. A kralovskk brad naproti, pametnik saniostatnosti a slavy potad temnk, v hrobovem chu, jako zakletk, mrtyk.

Ako.ty kvetly a odkvetaly, vitr opet rozvival jejich Mute listi de4rnkmi, studenkrni vedery v kolejlch rachotily ozatene vozy s der venym ktieem, vozy srnutku a bolesti, pine ranenkch, jet ptivatiliz bojigt.

Na jejich druhy v thkopech vzpo mina1 osamelk chodec, na negt'ast ne sve krajany, kteret honili do bojd prolevat krev pro vitent yi je jich neptatel. Na ne vzpominal a na ty, kteti z tech zakopil ugli, Airou Rus myslil, na daleke, ohrom ne prostory sibitske. Ale nebyla to Sibit stragnkch videni Anhelliho kdet laska k viasti byla trestana mukami a hrilzou, ani Sibir Mrtvkch domuu, v nich.t trpell a hynuli synove svobody, ale not v se rozbijela staleta pouta a Incilia se svoboda v hrdinskkch bojich vernkch synfr.

Kdysi pted veky nagi vitezne do razili az ku litehrim Baltu; tad' ty roty jejich potomkir pronikaly na dalekern vkchodu v rnrazivkch koneinach severni zate, vitezne po stupovaly pralesy, modaly, girou ste pi dal a dal, dal a dal, az ku btehfun Velikeho oceanu.

Jako pohadka to znelo. A jako pohadka pak bylo, kdy" (a to po pate zloutlo listi starch akati) za kletk, flank hrad kralovskk vstal za zimniho yedera z mrtvkch, kdy vynotil se z eerna vyzaten, kdy zardely se racy jeho osyetlenkch oken a svitily nad jasajici Prahou.

Zvony radostne hlaholily.

A socha tyrdeho cisate zmizela.

Ted' svetlo a den, konec pohadky. Ted' jasna, ale pkisna skutednost pina velkkch ukoju. Ted' jen price a kazeri.

Myslirne na svate hroby dale-

VESTNt K

Ve sttedu 19. prosince 1973

BUD PRACI CEST.

Co vekii v propast veenosti se svezio, v nicht s nesillm se draft klam a bind, by urvaly a sttehly sveta tezlo pro vlastn1 rozkolle a blitnIch trud, kdy slunila se v nadhe •e a v moci jen zpupna pest, at posies talnou rozlehlo se noel: Bud prfici best!

Lest prod kaide, ktera dobro Wadi, nechf meve kladivem neb •ldf pluh, of prachem, blfitem lopotne se brodf 61 perem vsletntm at ji kona duch, kdyt voditkem ji nejsou sobce chtfee ni zietne lest — bud stejne eest!

Co pozfistalo z delft slavy Oche?

Ten car a plfsefi krvf psantch blan.

V§ak ejhle! Odkaz prece veke Oche: to smava zelefi luk, tam tirnf Ian, ado vesnic roj a plodntch itepii krfisa, such Mitch mest a stavby velebne, jicht tame hlasfi: Bud preci best!

Cas lapel smite mnohe heslo plane, jimt nyni zati lidstva prapory, mir v hadku zesad, Or a stave skane i plemen ztichnou hluene rozpory, fanfary mocnych, uhnetentch skteky sbrani chtest veak zniti bode vfiechny ptietf veky: Bud prfici Cost!

0, krasne heslo, velebne a svate, jet sttase s fillf rabske tetezy a rosmetfiva dote modly slate a nad zlobou i ealbou vItesl.

ZaI jitra novelle nad lidstvem vzniti ta blahs svest, az sverne celfm svetem bade zniti: . Bud prami Best! kkch bojig t` a Mime, ze nebudou zmateny °bet padlkeh hrdinfl a mueednikii.

Vysoko jslne zanotili pisnieku, ale da bah, to ji vitezne dospivame. itijen 1919 (Z Casopisu ND1 —SPJST-

povera W.J. gumayskk Kdy2 se na StedrS veder objevila prvni hvezda na obloze, Franta 1VIrazkft postavil se uprostted naysi a pkilotil k rtfun bezmala dva metry dlouho pastktskou troubu, na nit umel tak krasne troubit, jako na jeho ktidloyku. Jenonie, tato trouba vyluzovala tak zvla gtni tony, ktere se opravdu hodily k tak slavnernu veeeru.

A na ten okamtik snad vtdy Cekala na Btedrk veder eels vesnice, nebot` jak Franta, meal vytrubovat jeho prvni "Vstavejte pastkti", v katdem staveni dal hospodat znameni a zadala slavna gtedrovederni vedeke. Nethletelo na torn, bylaIi to vedete bohat gi nebo claudSi, vt'dy pii ni bkvalo ticho a pti jidle se poslouchalo vytrubovani koled ktere Franta vyhraval. Net obegel naves, ked u katdeho staveni se s jeho koledama zastavil, vetginou wade jit byli po vedeti.

ViinoEni

Vy ruce pracujfel v /write pill, nechf jinemu z ni vschazi plod i kvet, 16 yam jiste vaha vitesstvi se schylf, yam patil budoucnost, vac bode svet.

Necht dosud, bratti, s trnim Win se vie kol vafiich cast, jen chute kuptedu — tam vaviin kyne: Bud preci eest!sVATOPLUK CECI Teprve pak se rozproudila zabava. Ve vetg ine rodin, prave tak jako nyni u sedlaka Vobotila, omladina provadela ta riizna varmoni kouzla, jet pattila ke Stedremu veeeru. Sta ti rozlupovali oteehy, ptekrajova li ja,blka, ahy se tak dozvedeli v jak6m zdravi badou protivat ten ptigti rok.

A protote u Vobotiltr, nikdo z rodiny a ani z deladky nemel dervive okechy, ani derviva jablka, byli vgichni spokojeni a na vie Vgem pti ptekrojeni jablka se v jaderniku ukazala krasna hvezda, mladet davala na jevo radost, hazela pantoflem, aby pki dopadu ukazal, kdo piljde do sveta nebo aslespoii z domu.

Vg'em dopadl gpiekou do svetnice, jen Mandl, nejstar gi sedikove dealt ukazovai gpiekou ke dvetim cot znamenalo, to pfljde z domu. Po torn se lilo olovo a provadely ta ruzna kouzla, ahy se dotvedeli, jake gtesti je deka.

"Deveata pojd`te, pirjdeme na zahradu tkasti bezem, abysme se dovedely z ktere strany nam pkijde souzenk tenich!" Tak vyzkvala Man Ca mladAi sestru a deveeku. Ale tyto odeptely jit pokou get osud, nebot` doble vedely, kde jejich milk prave je.

A tak vyg la Manea sama. Kely

Ve sttedu 19. prosince 1973 Oka na zahradu, zastavila se a zahledela se do jasne oblohy, ktera zatila miliony hvezd. Mezi nimi mesic v riplriku plul mezi dronymi oblaely a rozleval blede svetlo po zasneiene krajine, •0pravdu krasna, ticha noc pre svata noc.

Jen chlad vzpamatoval Maneieku tak, ze rychie ptikroeila ke keti bezu a zaela s nim lehce ttast a iep talc do noci: "ttesu, ttesu bez, ozvi se mi pes, kde mrij mil' dnes!" prave tak, jak natizovala, povest.

Marne Manea eekala naolik minut. Ticho noci nebylo nieim ruieno. Ze iadne strany se pes neozval.

Zklamane device ptistoupilo znovu k bezovemu keti a jiz prudeeji s nim • attasla a take do noci hlasite volala ITYzvu: ozvi se mi `Tiesti, ttesu bez pes, kde int:1j milt' dnes?!"

Opel minutu ticho. Nahle do noci prudee zaitekal pe • na sousedoye zahrade a ku konci tak nejak podivne zavyl az bylo deveeti fako.

Rozplakala se. 2e by ji osud urei/ souseda za mide?

Tam v sousednim statku bydlel s jeho starou matkou, start mladenec. VelkY hrb na zadech, k tomu stale ipinavY, hrubY a stale lakomY. Toho, ze by si mela vzit za nude?

Ani nedomyslela, kdy se pes znovu rozitekal. Vylektima, utikala do staveni. S pia:dem vbehla do velike svetnice a viichni na ni zristali hledet, co ze se ji stale, ee plade, kdy ze sednice odchazela pina, veselosti?

"Co je ti devenko, ze tak pla;:ei?

Co se ti tam venku stale?" ptala se matka.

Tu device se vrhlo matce do naruee a v slzach ji vypravovala, co se ji stale a ona 'le se radeji pajde utopit do proudu Otavy, nez aby si toho hrbateho souseda vzala.

Deveata si z ni tropila ierty. Mohla by byt rada, kdyby si ji hrbatY Honza vzal, o nem piece kaidY do late vi, ze je strain bohatY. Jen matka ji utUovala, aby nevetila poviiram.

Ale Manea mela jeji 8tecirSI weer pokaienY. Coz kdyby skuteene osud tak nth!?

Device nedovedlo pochopit, jak pies noc se cela yes dozvedela, co se ji stale a nejvice ji mrzelo, kdyri inatka hrbateho souseda na naysi

VESTNIK ji zastaVila a jrnenem jejiho syna slibovala, jak bude mit blahobyt a lasku, kdy si jejiho syna vezme.

Ale brzy po Vanocich se Manea dovedela, jak to s tim psim itekotem bylo.

To Tonik Main, ktery jii dlouho po Mane zamilovane poklhaval, udelal si iert, ze na gtedry weer se ukryl na zahrade hrbateho Homy a tak vyekaval, zda deveata pridou tfast bezem. A kdyi videl, Ze Mandl ptiila sama a vyzYvala osud, zaitekal ji sam v odpoved` tak dovedne, jako skuteenY pes.

Prozradil to na nej jeho kamarad!

Nejdfive Manea Tonikovi kadne vyhubovala a zle na nej mraDlouho to mraeeni ale netrvalo a docela pak data Tonikovi pusu na usinitenou. Ale Tonik se s jedneu pusoti nespokojil a nepouStel Maneu z naruei a ty pusy co on ji dal, ty vribec nepoeital.

Nei byl konec masopustu, vedl si Tonik Maneieku jako svou lenu od elate.

Stara, povera nelhala. Tam, kde se ozval Mandl pes, tarn byl i jeji ienich.

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pee. A proto uprchl jsem do ciziny.

Nyni drzi mtento dopis — a mne ptipada, jako by nine nyni viecko prominul a jako by mi ruce polozit na hlavu, iehnaje mi. Dekuji vain, Irmo, ae jste mne uznala za hodna, abych si tento dopis 6etl."

Miada divka pohledla nan se zarosenyma oeima.

"Dopis ten vlastne nalezi yam, Norberte, a proti viem pravtim zadriela jsem jej u sebe." AVSak vim, netrvate na svent pravu. My jsme v poslednich dnech pied otcovou smrti velmi Caste o vas mluvili."

2houciana odirna podival se na ni.

"A tekl yam take, co mne 'vypudilo z domova?"

Irma vahala. Potom pravila: "Naznaeil mi, ze — jste podlehl vlivu jakesi nehodne ieny, ktera vas svedla s cesty, po niz jste dosud kradel."

Norbert pkejel si rukou po eele, pohled jeho bei byl pochmurnY a kolem jeho fist prohloubila se trpka vraska, jei v poslednich dnech skoro zmizela.

"Ano," pronesl tezce. "Zabloudi/ jsem do bahna, hone se za bluCISTA LASKA ViTEZI diekou. Byl jsem nemocen, otraven a az k zoufalstvi pOkoten. Avklk Roman od H. Courths-Alablerove to se nehodi pro vaii eastou duk, Pteloiil Fr. '4adek Irrno, radeji o torn ani slrivka Ve vakm.okol i rad bych wet naPokraeovani byl chuti k iivotu, kdyd mi dovoliIrma vstala. "Ano — pojd'te se te, abych byl va§im nejvernejiim mnou do me pracovny. Tam jsem a nejoddanejSim ptitelem."

Podala mu rychle ruku pohledla jej uWila do psaciho stolku, k"uirY si zitra , ptestehuji na Lichnov." nag zaticima (retina.

"Ptala bych. yarn, Norberte, abyNorbert za Ve svem pokoji rozsvitila elektrickou ifirovku a ste se opi.`it radoval ze iivota a ze ptistoupila k psacimu stolku. Z ptj- svYch novYch povinnosti. A mohuhradky vyriala dopis, uloieny v li vam neeim prospeti, ueinim to tisickrat rada ZriStaneme vernYtn! j loche sktince.

Norbert eet1 pohnut posledni slo ptateli," doloilla chvejicim se blasem. va Donato. z Falknova. A na mi Drieli se za ruce a pohliieli si sto, kdy mu pero vypadlo z ruky, vtiskl sve rty. A potorn zvedl svfij do oboei. LehkY nadech eervene zrak k podobizne Donato, z Falk- zalil jejich lice. Norbert se zaclavel ai do sveho nitra, av:§ak tento zanova.

"Nikdo za sveho iivota neproka- chvey provazen byl lahodo,r, jako by se novY iivot rozproudil jehr: za.1 mi tolik laskavoti, jako zveenely ilechenY otec, Irmo. Ten iami.

Rychlosti blesku projela mu lilalepe poehopil, co se v me dui skryva nez Ludvik, jeni neumel jeqe you myglenka: NesmiA ji zarnleeti, nazirati na zivot tak rozvaine, ja- re jsi jeite piapoutan k one ;lent, kterou opovrhujek ko vas otec. Vgdy jsem citil, Otevtel jii rista, aby se ji vyjsme byli, s vaiim otcem sptizneni. A pted nim jsem se nej- zpovidal, ale slova nernohl yypra.viti ze svYch rtfi. Nemohi promluvice stydel, kdyi jsem poznal si poeinarn jako nerozumnY chla- viti nyni, v to chvili, kdy ho no-

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va blatena nadeje probudila k novenau Zivotu. Zachoval by se hrube, kdyby Lrme nyni svilj Zivot odhalil. Bylo ji2 prilis pozde na zpoved'. Musi mleeti do to doby, a2 bude svoboden. A o to se musi ted' postarati, aby stilj co stfij co nejaive svobody nabyl. KM by byl poslechl knitete, byl by ted' osvobozen ode vgech pout.

Pa leiva touha po imlne svobode pojednou ho ovladla. AZ dosud byl tupY a lhostejnY ke vgemu, v jeho srdci nebylo mista pro tuZby a naaje. Nyni vzplaly v nem horke Zhave tuZby, Zivot teplYm silnYm proudem opet ho povznesl k vYginem..

A kdy2 potom minty s Irmou vracel k tete Kristine, mluvili oba se starou damou o lhostejnYch vecech a jejich pohledy obeas 0stYchav'e se sttetly. Norbertovi tanulo stale na mysli, jak by se sve nehodne ieny zbavil. Kdyby ji nabill penize — mnoho penez — snad by mu vratila svobodu, anig bylo tteba, aby se ita jeho yyzvani, jak zakon ptedpisoval, k nemu vratila. Jen ne k ni jen nikdy neclYchati stejtrY vzduch jako ona. To mu bylo nesnesitelne. Jiz vzpominky na neco podobneho se dell.

Musi nalti cestu, 'ak b se vy-

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manil z jejich pout. A teprve potom, a2 bude svoboden, yyzpovida se Irme ze v geho a ptizna se ji, ji jeho srdce.vkly bylo °clan° hlubokou a svatou laskouPotom, koneene zavita k nemu Ws*, o nemZ kdysi snil, eiste, sladke, tiche West'.

"Jste tajiste Norberte unaven, a Irme se teZ °di spankem Mf g. Jest na ease, abychom si odpoeinuli. Zitra nas jests oeekava perna prate," ozvala se teta Kristina, pohtitiena do syYch stall Norbert a Irma mleeli, protole se jejich srdce potaji dorozurnivala.

Nyni se zalekli a podivali se na sebe jako lids, kteti se nahle za tmy octli na jasnem sve'tle. Irma se nejdHve vzpamatovala. "Teta Kristina ma pravdu jako vidycky, jest jiZ poza. Dobrou noc, bratrance."

Polibil ji ruku a podival se ji jeke jednou do &di.

"Dobrou noc, Irmo, a jests tisfeery dik za v gecku laskavost."

Jegte jednou provazela jej milYm 11%nel/ern, kdyZ polibil ruku tete Kristine a ji `Se pOroueel. A tento asmev jako zablesk Stesti odnesi si s sebou do spanku.

XV.

Hereeka Lena Krasova rozlobena

Ve sttedu 19. _osince 1973

Pfigla do zkougky. Nedavno se pchadala prvnim milovnikem a potom mela take nedorozumeni s teditelern divadla.

Prvni milovnice byla nejen mladgi a hezei Leny, nYbrt ptedeila ii i svymi schopnostmi a syYmi Vivaby a vtipnosti okouzlila vgechert svet. Reditel dal Lene cititi, ze jiZ svou krasou, ani s yYmi wYsttednimi toaletami obecenstvo nelaka.

Gati ji vymetovali stale mengi a naklady na toalety byly elm dale. tim vetgi. Pkidavek, kterY ji Norbert zasilal, nestaeil ji na vgecka velka \want Vedela, ze jiZ nikdo neveti v jeji velky talent, na to byla prilis chytra. Vzdychla pohnevane a vzhliZela se v okne, pouZivajic ho jako zrcadla. HustY Cerny zavoj skytal jejimu, neelive nalieenemu oblieeji zajimavY vzhled, Za dne nosily tento zavoj stale. Av gak denni svetlo bylo tak doterne, ze proniklo i nejhustglm lieidlem.

Opet i vzdychla. Zivot ptipadal ji jiz prazdny a pustY, vgecky mot ne peditky mela jzi za sebou a ye vzpominkach na minuly tivot rekla si jako obbybeejne: Nernara Ce ho litovati.

KdyZ se ji neco nepovedlo a zakalilo 'ejt rozmar, vzponmela si ne

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VESTNI1<

Ve stredu 19. prosince 1973 kdy na Norberta z Falknova, sveho manlela. S nim se take dol'ila velkeho zklamani. Kdft to koneene ptivedla tak daleko, le se s ni ozenii, vybarvil se z neho chudk uboiak a , misto, aby hktila hatstvim po jeho boku, byla donucena se vratit k divadlu. Z cele tecto episody ztistal ji jen titul baronky, jimil se vgak nesmela za blksknout pied verejnosti svkch ko legril a ctitelt. Norbert ji ptikazal, ze nesmi tohoto titulu na divadelnim navegti Jinak byl to dobrk, hiouchk hcch tak trochu prepiatk a romantic kk. A kdyby mel tolik penez, jak se doinnivala, mohl se jests stele na ni divati ralovkma brklema.

Ale bez penez a pri tom jests si brat! na ctnostnou — ne — to byio piing nudne. Vesve rozmrzelosti nasyttla se ja divadelnilch her.

Od neho to bylo slug ne, ze ji stale posilal Cast svkch Milk Bole — byl zajiste red juke ona, le se roze gli. Ona mu nic neptinesla. Po rimohkch pohorglivkch vkstupech s ni, odegel, jil se neukazal a ani shivka s ni nepromlu vil.

Vykoupenim bylo pro ne obo, kdye odeg el do Ruska.

Jak si zhluboka oddychl, kdyz se zdrahala s nim jiti do step! -to bylo urellive pro ni, oprawhi Jak by se tvatil, kdyby jej jednou znenadani na step! nav gtivila. I pi jeg te stale na swkeh morelnich ctnostnkch zasadach?

Bole — kdyby cesta tam nebyla tak daleka a obtiZna — jiZ jednou bych si ten lent dovolila. Avgak, kdyby se nakonec uniondtil a pojal smelm myglenku, ze ji k sohe upoute, mezi konirnami a Apinavkmi ruskkmi sedlaky ne —ac se ji tady nyni vgecko protivi, kras ne'j gi jest piece livot na jevi gti neeZ na stepich. K vetgi mrzutosti jegte prispelo,ze byla prave bez penez.

Svou posledni geli musila zaslati svemu dodavateli toalet. Ptedpokladala totri zcela jiste, k dojdou penize od Norberta ptesne ja ko obyeejne. Avgak zklarnala penize tentokrat nedo gly a ona dela nyni fipine na suchu. Prot v ureenk eas nedo gly penize od Norberta? Piece na ni nezapomnel?

Onem,ocnel snad? Pevne se na nej vklycky spolehala; snad pojednou zastuviti ptisuevky? To si chee (L:P

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neda libit, jest jejim , mutem a ma povinnost vgemotne se o ni stareti Byl s tim srozumen, aby od loueene, neme tedy ptieiny, aby ji odeptel dal gi spletky. Chce-ll to zkusiti, neeeho se dolije.

Nedalo se omluviti, le se k vCili nemu dostala do takove tisne. Fez peens spolehala na jeho peni7e Lena zahoiela vztekem na, MI6 lidi, kdyt ji nee° nebylo ptijernno.

Avgak pojednou napadla ji my g i a. Jak-lenka,trseamzlk by to bylo, kdyby Norbert prigel pojednou o sve vknosne postaveni a byl bez penez?

Potom by mu v gecky protesty nic nepomohly a pro ni by take nic nezbylo.

Pokraeovani -SPJ9

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Prijme se iena eeskeho pfivodu, ye yeku od 18 do 70 let, do domacnosti staiiich inaniehl, pro lehei domaci nrace za dobry plat. Hlaste se na: Johh P. Trlica, PO Box 265.

Granger, Tx. 76530.

FOR, a, lady of Czech descent, 18 to 70 years of age, who would live in home with elderly couple and do light housework.

Good pay. Religious affiliation is up to individual. Czech-Moravian and Catholic churches in vicinity.

Anyone seeking a good home contact: John P. Trlica, Box 265, 5i-52c Granger, Texas 76530.

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WIFE: I am looking for a woman of Czech descent, 25 to 50 years of age who wishes to marry.

I am of Czech descent, 68 years old, born in Ennis, grew up in Fast Bernard and Victoria, Texas. A letter and NA-size photo of person, with name and address and phone number is requested; will exchange. photos. My wife died Feb. 20, 1971.

I have a 3 bedroom home and a 48x72 foot, public garage. I am a retired mechanic; retired 2 years ago. I receive Social Security and Old Age pension and an of the Catholic faith. Answer soon. Charlie Raska, Box 157, Mooringsport, La. 71060, Phone 4671.

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SEASON'S GREETINGS TO EVERYONE

SOKOL ATHLETIC CENTER 7448 Greenville Ave. — Dallas Christmas Dance Saturday, Dec. 22nd WITH THE

The Czechmates of Dallas A must to come out and get in the spirit of the holiday s — meet and greet all cif your friends ... with lots of dancing and great fun for one and all and everyone really a must for the holidays.

Make your reservations early — 235-4384, 247-7919 Bar will have lots of beer and set-aps .... and in the kitchen there will be lots of good eats. Do come!

UP-COMING — The Big New Year's Gala Dance with the Callas Polka Peppermints playing everylne's favorite tunes.

S.A.C.W. & M.C.

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SPJST Calendar FOR SPJST LODGES ONLY Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood .4 Friday, Dec. 21 Social night, 7:30 p.m. Public invited Saturday, Dec. 22 -- Public dance: Billy Uptmor and the Makers, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 25 — Soukup Family Reunion and Christmas party Friday, Dec. 28—Social night, 7:30 p.m. Public invited Monday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance; music by Ed and the Fiddle Swingsters, 8 p.m. Public cordially invited. Advance tickets $2.50. For reservations call 826-7782 or 826-5882.

Friday, Jan. 4 — Social night, 7:30 p.m. Public invited Sunday, Jan. 6 — SPJST Lodge 6 meeting, 3:30 p.m. installation of officers —SPJSTLodge No. 15, Buckholts Tuesday, Dec. 25 — Christmas Dance: The Social Combinations Monday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance: Travis and the Western Gentlemen, from 8:30 till?

—SPJSTLodge No. 24. Cyclone (Flag Hall) Saturday, Dec. 22 — Wedding Dance (Divis and Bartek), Jerry, , Butch and the Gentries Saturday, Dec. 29 -- Private lease Monday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance: Jerry Haisler and the Melody Five For reservations call 985-22.56; on Sat.; Dec. 1 and 22 call 985-2439.

(Dress regulations: Dresses and pantsuits for women; men: no blue jeans).

—SPJSTLodge No. 25, Ennis Every Wednesday night — open for members at 5 p.m.

Every Sunday — Open at 1 p.m., family entertainment at 6 p.m.; members and guests from other lodges are welcome —SPJSTLodge No. 35, Elk Saturday, Dec. 22 — Jerry and The Melody Five Saturday, Dec. 29 — A. J. and The Debonaires —SPJSTLodge . No. 39, Bryan ..:Saturday, Dec. 22 — Blue Vest Polka Boys, 8:30 to 12:30 New Year's Eve, Dec. 31 — Music

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Masters, 8 to 12.

—SPJSTLodge No. 40, Hillje Saturday, Dec. 22 — Jef and The Kickers —SPJSTLodge No. 47, Seaton Saturday, Dec. 22 — Battle Dance: The Moonlight Serenaders and the Settlement East Saturday, Dec. 29 — Dance: The Hi-Toppers Monday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance: Ellinger Combo. Hats, horns and snacks will be furnished, so coma' out to our lodge for a ringing good time.

Reservations: 983-3530 Dress policy — Ladies: dresses; Men: no blue jeans.

—SPJSTLodge No. 48, Beyersville Saturday, Dec. 29 — Dance: Frank Vrana and his Melody Five.

Reservations: 352-5758 or 352-3341 Jan. 13 — Reg. monthly meeting, 3 p.m. followed by lunch.

—SPJSTLodge No. 54, West Sunday, Dec, 30 — Dance: Starlighters Monday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance: Kaluza Band. Public cordially invited.

Thursday, Jan. 3 — American Legion meeting Saturday, Jan. 5 — Wedding reception and dance Tuesday, Jan. 8 — Lodge meeting at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 12 — McLennan County Bass Club annual awards banquet Saturday, Jan. 19 — West Bass Club annual family day —SPJSTLodge No. 66, Waco (Linden Hall) Saturday, Dec. 22 — Fritz Hodde's Fabulous Six Saturday, Dec. 29 — Gilbert Kautz Orchestra Monday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance: Harold Strand Orch.

Saturday, •Jan. 5 — Vrazel Polka Band Saturday, Jan. 12 -- Otis Beck and The Best Yets Saturday, Jan. 19 -- Harold Strand Orchestra Saturday, Jan. 26 — A. J. and The Debonaires —SPJSTLodge No. 74, Lovelady Saturday, December 22 —. Christ mas Semi-formal Dance: Randy's Serenders Tuesday, December 25 — Christ-

Wednesday, December 19, 1973

mas social afternoon for members and guests Saturday, December 29 — Dance,: Otis Beck and Best Yets (countrywestern) Monday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance: Temple Rhythm Masters, from 9 to 1; breakfast will be available.

(All our regular Saturday night dances are from 9 till 1. Lodge phone: 544-8200; President: 5447414 or 544-7292.

Forthcoming Attractions In 1974: Otis Beck, Ted Hardin, A.J. Zru bek, Jimmy Brosch, Harry Czarnek, Vic Shmoldas, Serenders Trail Riders, Sil Krenek, Vrazels, Leroy Matocha, Joe Paul Nichols, an ann ual attraction from Grand Ole Opery in late summer or fall, and Dennis Ivy and many more ...

—SPJS r— Lodge No. 80, Holland Sunday, Dec. 23 — Dance: Moods of Country Music Tuesday, Dec. 25 — Dance: Jerry, Butch and The Gentries Saturday, Dec. 29 — Latham wedding Monday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance: Arnold Schiller and the Moonlighters —SP./ ST— Lodge No. 84, Dallas Monday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance — Hi-Liters Orchestra —SPJSTLodge No. 88, Houston Saturday, Dec. 22 — Dance. Harry Czarnek and the Texas Dutchmen. Junior Youth Christmas party at the lodge from 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 29 — Semi-formal dance: Blumes Orchestra Monday. Dec. 31 — Lee Roy Matocha — Adm. $7.50 per person with free set-up and novelties.

Tickets after Dec. •3, at lodge Social every Thursday night at 8 p.m. Supper served from 5 to 8.

Breakfast is served at our Saturday night dances and special dances.

—SPJSTLodge No. 92, Fort Worth New Year's Eve, Dec. 31 — Dance: the Rhythm Aires —SPJSTLodge No. 130, Dallas -- Sokol Zizka Saturday, Dec. 22 — Czechmates of Dallas Monday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Ball; music by The Peppermints

Wednesday, December 19, 1973 Lodge No. 135. Ennis Monday, Dec. 31 — Dance: Jodie Mikula Orchestra Friday entertainment night every Friday night at 8 p.m.

Monthly meeting every 4th Sunday of the month.

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No. 142, Houston Saturday, Dec. 22 — Lodge's Christmas party, beginning at 7:30 p.m. with ai youth club Christmas program. Santa will be there.

Monday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance; music by Damn Paylas' Band of Houston. Make reservations early by calling 862-0079.

Sunday, Jan. 6 — Lodge's monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Election of Board of Trustees and committees.

Lodge

VtSTNiK Dances are from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Socials every Tuesday at 8 p.m. and every Saturday at 2 p.m Reg. lodge meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the hall, 911 East Shaw, phone 472-9356.

Executive meetings every 4th Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

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No. 172, Pasadena Saturday, Dec. 22 — Membership Christmas Party. Music & food.

Men bring a small gift for a man; ladies bring a lady'h gift. Value of gift about $3 and not to exceed $5.

Monday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve dance; music by Alvin Linhart and the Sugarlanders.

Admission $10 a couple or $5 per person. For reservations call: 472-3106 or 643-0326.

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DANCE Lodge P6krok 88, Houston WEST 15th and BEALL STREETS HOUSTON, TEXAS

Saturday, Dec. 22nd Harry Czarnek and the Texas Dutchmen

Services for All Faiths e arrange dignified services, individually suited

SATURDAY, DEC. 29 — SEMI-FORMAL DANCE with music by THE BLUMES

to each family's beliefs.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 — NEW YEAR'S EVE DANCE -- LEE ROY MATOCHA 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. — $7.50 per person Free Set-ups and Novelties

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e ry To the young and young-at-heart. Our holiday wishes...heartfelt appreciation.

In 1974 . .. Remember SPJST Fraternal Life Insurance!

TYPES OF CERTIFICATES OFFERED

BY THE SPJST For the protection of its members an4 their families, the Supreme Lodge, oPiTST Society writes and issues the following life, endowment and term insurance plans.

Life Insurance Certificates Executive Whole Life Preferred Whole Life Whole Life Paid-Up at Age 85 Whole Life Paid-Up at Age 65 Twenty Pay Life Fifteen Pay Life Ten Pay Life Single Premium Life Endowment Certificates Endowment at Age 18 Fifteen Year Endowment Twenty Year Endowment Twenty Year Pay, Endowment at Age 60 Endowment at Age 65 Retirement at Age 66 Single Premium, Twenty Year Endowment Mortgage Cancellation Certificates Five Year Mortgage Plan Ten Year Mortgage Plan Fifteen Year Mortgage Plan Ten Year Endowment

Twenty Year Mortgage Plan Twenty-Five Year Mortgage Plan Thirty Year Mortgage Plan Level Term Certificates Term to Age 16, Oonvertible Five Year Term Renewable-Convertible Ten Year Term Renewable-Convertible Twenty Year Term, Convertible Only Term to Age 65, Convertible Family Term Rider, Convertible Supplements Waiver of Premium, all adult certificates Payor Insurance, all juvenile except term to age 16 Double Indemnity Insurance, all except the mortgage cancellation plans.

Extension of Double Indemnity Insurance to age 65 on all limited pay, paid-up life certificates.

Settlement Options Endowment Maturity Settlement Options.

Death Benefit Installment Settlement Options.

For information, please contact your local lodge representatives, or write to Supreme Lodge, SPJST, PO Box 100 Temple, Texas 76501.

SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS (SP,IST)