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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 VOLUME 63, NUMBER 50 DECEMBER 17, 19/5

New Home of Lodge Jan Zizka No. 18, Elgin Novir stank iadu Jan 2iika as. 18, v Elgin

Formal opening and dedication of the new lodge home was held on Sunday, December 7, 1975.

Formalni otevieni venovani teto sine se slavilo v nedeli dne 7. prosince 1975

Vt STNIN VESTNIK Entered as Second Class Matter January 3rd, 1933, at West, Texas, under the Act of Congress of August 24. 1922.

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SUPREME LODGE SPIST 520 N. Main St. — Temple Tx 76501 Phone: AC 817 773-1575 P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 NICK A. MORRIS, President Res. 985-2115 JOE B. HEJNY, Vice President Res. 778-1785 LEONARD MIKESKA, Secy.-Treas.

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Changes of address and correspondence concerning delivery of Vestnlit must be sent to Supreme Lodge, Box 100, Temple Texas 76501. raid subscriptions and advertising mat for should be addressed to Vestnik, West Texas, 76691.

Deadline for material to be accepted f at the following issue is Thursday.

EDWARD L. MAREK Honorary President 2603 North 13th, Temple

Wednesday, December 17, 1975

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`Editor COMMENTS

Sunday, December 7, yours truly left early in the a.m. to be present at the ribbon-cutting 'and dedication of th, new lodge home of Lodge Jan Zilla No. 18, Elgin, at 11 a.m. The sky was overcast and traveling was rather easy due to the early Sunday morning lack of too much traffic. Just past Temple, the sun started peeking through the clouds, however, that lasted only briefly and the sky was overcast again.

As Elgin appeared in the distance, the sky, again cleared and the day turned out to be a beautiful but chilly December day for the 11 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony and everyone was glad to see the ribbon cut to be able to walk inside the beautiful and warm building of Lodge 18.

The program outside was appropriate but brief. The flag was raised on their nice flag pole in front of the entrance which is topped by three flood lights and the pledge of allegiance recitation led by Howard Kuehn. Scissors Bearer Carla Gilmore and Key Bearer Jay McCullough presented the three pairs of scissors and key respectively and the doors were officially opened, thus beginning the day officially.

The remainder of the program went as scheduled and by 12 noon the lodge was filled to capacity.

The program was informative and brief and climaxed very nicely by remarks of Brother Paul Lundgren and Lodge 18 President Ervin Gustafson who both exchanged a few words of acknowledgement to each other in their native Swedish language.

After a delicious noon meal vie headed back to West to our Lodge No. 54, West, annual meeting and, in a way, regret we could not stay for the remainder of the day's proigram; we know it was good because of the very fraternal attitude displayed by everyone we met while we were there.

Here we wish to say to Lodge 18,

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Elgin: May your road ahead be smooth, without roadblocks, and may it be prosperous, and we are certain it will!

May 1976 bring the best to all! * * In the January, 1975, SL meeting a motion was made, seconded, and passed that the front pages of the Christmas and New Year's issues of the Vestnik be reserved for the Supreme Lodge and that was presented to the Publication Committee in its spring meeting in 1975 and accepted.

SL President Nick A. Morris has requested that we reserve the front page, December 24th, issue, for the SL and also the front page — English and Czech — for his New Year's message, Wed., Dec 31.

We are compiying with that request and, since our front page in this issue carries the important picture of another new lodge home, we will use our back page to send out our Christmas message, because we feel it to be appropriate.

A V,ery Healthy, Happy and Merry Christmas to All!

LODGE NO. 84, DALLAS

BROTHER ERNEST HANKA

NEWSBRIEFS Alvin J. Hejl, 38, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil J. Hejl of Route 4, Temple, an engineer for the Northern Indiana Brass Co. of Elkhart, Ind., recently attended an international standards organizational meeting in Berlin, Germany. He was one of four men delegated from the U.S., drafting proposed international value standards. From. Berlin he flew to London to meet the company that sells NIBCO products in England and Europe. Hejl is a 1956 graduate of Temple High School and a 1960 graduate of Texas A&M University. Alvin, his wife, Lois, and their two children are all SPJST members of Lodge 4?, Seaton. * * Charlie Hejny, 79, passed away in a Pilot Point nursing home on November 27th. Funeral services were held on Friday, November 28th, with Beck Funeral Home of Pilot Point in charge. Brother Hejny had been a longtime member of SPJST Lodge No. 5, Tioga, and was an uncle to SL Vice President Joe B. Hejny.

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heart, but that is just the start, because no words invented could even begin to properly tell you how thoughtful you have been. Knowing people as nice as you gives life a brighter touch for the future.

As Brother Hanus quoted, "A little tear of theirs, left me with the thought that someone cares; yes, a meaningful, and unashamed thought, that was conveyed by a silent tear, by someone who cared."

To faithful old friends — to cherished new friends — to those whose friendship we hope to earn — it is a pleasure to extend best wishes of the season -- May your New Year be one of Happiness and Prosperity.

Fraternally yours, Ernie and Pearl Hanka —SPJST-

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU! May I thank all of you sincerely for the Ernie Hanka. Appreciation Day on November 23, for the beautiful plaque given to me in behalf of my dear husband Ernie, who couldn't be there for this wonderful occasion. I know he will treasure this Benevolent Plaque of Appreciation, given to him by his many fraternal friends of Lodge 88, because he knows it shows the spirit of benevolence, humanity, and brotherhood, which he has always worked for throughout his life. Thank you very much, and may God bless all of you for your precious thought in Ernie's behalf.

To all of you: the Supreme Lodge President Nick Morris, members of Lodge 88, members of other lodges in District V (the district that Ernie served, as district director, for several terms), our lodge president, Brother Louis Harms and the officers from Lodge 88, the board of trustees, the youth club, the Birthday Club Sisters, who also had a special project; and to all others who contributed so much in my husband's behalf on Ernie's appreciation day. May I thank you very warmly from the bottom of my

Dear Members, On December 20th, the music at our lodge will be furnished by Charlie Adamcik's Polka Tones. If your favorite song is the "Prune Song", then this is your lucky evening. Brother Charlie, who knows all the words to this pretty waltz, will probably sing as you dance.

New Year's Eve will bring The Ennis Country Polka Boys to entertain you from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. You will be convinced by their music that "dancing in" the new year is the best way to welcome this new arrival. Admission price is $6 per adult and $3 for the younger set (17 years and under), and we furnish you a party favor. Make plans now to attend.

Fraternally, Rose Scott SPJST —

LODGE NO. 174, ROCKDALE Dear Members: President Rudy Grossman called the regular meeting to order at 7 p.m. Thursday evening, November 20th.

Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.

Heather Jo Rhodes, a new member, was accepted into our lodge.

Various reports were given and old and new business discussed.

Zephyr Marek, youth leader, reponed that the youth club raised $20 in the carnival for Muscular Dystrophy.

The lodge was scheduled to have a float in the Rockdale Christmas Parade an December 6th. The

4 youth were in charge of this project.

Election and installation of officers will be held at the December meeting, and also a delegate will be elected to attend the convention in June.

Following a discussion, it was decided to have the Christmas party after the annual meeting on Thursday, December 18th, at 7 p.m.

All members and families are invited to come. Sandwiches and drinks will be served. Santa Claus will be there to give bags to the children. Door prizes for children and adults will be given away.

Members on the Party Committee are Marcia Sulak, Zephyr Marek and Estelle Grossman.

Ail rnemters, make plans to attend our regular meeting and party on December 18, at 7 p.m. at the VFW Hall.

A happy and safe holiday season are our wishes to everyone.

Fraternally, Florian Skubal, Reporter -SPJST-

LODGE NO. 133, SAN ANTONIO

Christmas Meeting Lodge No. 133, San Antonio, will hold their final 1975 meeting at Highland Park Lions Club, 1505 South Gevers, Sunday, December 21, at 2 p.m. The 1976 officers will be installed and take office. The meeting will be followed with a social; all members are invited to attend this final meeting of 1975.

All mothers of children who are members are to contact Sister Evelyn Matula at 333-7460 and RSVP Christmas stockings for their children, which will be given to the children at the party following the meeting. Sister Matula can be reached any day after 7 p.m.

We are looking forward to seeing a good turnout for this meeting, because it takes active members to make things happen in any society. Without people, nothing can be accomplished.

All the officers of Lodge No. 133 wish to extend Season's Greetings to all officers of the Supreme Lodge, employees of the Supreme Lodge, directors, district officers, local lodge officers and all SPJST members from other lodges, and especially to the members of our local Lodge No. 133, San Antonio.

Emil E. Matula, Reporter

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LODGE NO. 63, SWEET HOME Dear Members, Lodge No. 63, Sweet Home will hold its monthly meeting, social and Christmas party on December 21st, 19'75, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at Slovacek's Ballroom. This will be a very important meeting because officers for the coming year will be elected, committees appointed, and delegates to the state convention will be chosen. Door prizes will, again, be given along with a birthday cake, baked by Mrs. Julius Rohan, to someone with a birthday in October, November, or December.

Gifts will be exchanged; you are asked to bring a gift worth $1.50 to $2.00 for your particular group —ladies, men or children. Santa will be on hand to give out the gifts and the fruit.

Ladies are asked to bring something for lunch and drinks will be furnished.

All members and guests are urged to attend this important meeting and join in the Christmas festivities. Let us all help to make it a merry Christmas party.

Fraternally, Elaine Berkovsky

most completely impromptu!. It is really very good and the children and leaders are really working hard on it. The program will be presented on Monday, December 22nd, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The goodies will be provided for lodge members and their guests, 1 to 12 years old, and a photographer will be there to take individual pictures of the children talking to Santa.

Sandy and Mary Ellen Sanderson have become grandparents again. Their son-in- law and daughter, Ray and Peggy Clepper had a daughter born on December 1st and they named her Nancy Ruth. Congratulations to the proud parents and to the evert more proud grandpa and grandma! By the time you read this, Richard Wined will have returned from a short vacation to Mexico. I hope your trip was nice, Richard, and you will have to tell us all about it.

I also hope that Abner Dixon is \home and healing nicely from minor surgery. He was in Spring Branch Memorial Hospital. Our sad news is that Mrs. Ottlie Hirsch, mother of Marguerite Hirsch and Edna Wehring passed away this week. It is sad that she was taken so close to the holidays, but our deepest love and sympathy goes out to the family and friends of Mrs. Hirsch. Please say a little extra prayer this week for our departed sister and her family.

The Blue Room party will be Sunday, December 21st and there are tickets still available for a $5 donation and they will be sold to only those who are 18 years old or older. The fun begins at 3 p.m. and lasts until 9 p.m. Cocktails, dinner and dancing will be provided. Also, the New Year's Eve dance tickets are going very fast, so you had better get yours now! They are $7.50 per person and free hats and novelties will be provided at the door. The Knights of Dixie wil' be playing and tickets are disappearing rapidly, so get your reservations in now.

So, the calendar for the next two weeks reads like this: Friday, December 19th — Gaylen Ackley and the Good times (country-western dance), Saturday, December 20 — Blumes Orchestra (semi-formal), Sunday, December 21st — Blue Room party from 3 to 9 p.m., Monday, December 22nd — Lodge Christmas party beginning at 7:30

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LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Boy, Christmas is almost here and I hope everyone has their shopping completed or almost done by now. Don't forget that there will not be a letter from me in the Vestnik the week of December 24. Also, by the time you read this, the annual meeting will be over and the election of officers and delegates to the convention will have been held. I hope to have a full report on the results of the day in my next letter.

The youth had fair response to the request to bring small items for a nursing home patient and Mrs. Kna•ick, our youth leader, asked me to thank those who brought a little gift and the older folks really appreciate your gesture, too.

Some of those old people do not have families to provide these niceties for them. The youth had their first Christmas program rehearsal and I do hope more children will come out and participate.

The program is a little bit different this year. Some of the children are dancing, singing or playing instruments and the dialogue is al-

Wednesday, December 17, 1975 p.m. and Saturday, December 27th — Hi-Toppers will be playing.

Whew! sounds like a busy 2 weeks and I hope you and I can keep up with the pace.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for letting me have the privilege this past year of being 2nd vice president. I really enjoyed my job, but it seemed more of a nice project than a chore and whatever happens at the annual meeting, I wish all the new officers good luck and the wisdom to change the things they can and to recognize which ones they can't change. I have really enjoyed this past year and I would like to publicly wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a peaceful, joy-filled, and beautiful New Year. Please try and remember the true meaning of Christmas and then take that meaning and apply it to your everyday life. Take care, return safe and alive, if you are traveling for Christmas, and I hope to see you all soon at the lodge, Fraternally, Susan Schenburn P.S. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone at the Vestnik from Lodge 88 and me. You are doing a hard and great job; keep it up! —Susan SFJST

LODGE NO. 47, SEATON

Dear Members and Friends: The last monthly lodge meeting was held on Tuesday, December 2nd at 7 p.m. with Lodge President Jerry Pechal presiding. Flag bearers James Allen and Stephen Morris led the members in the pledge of allegiance to the U.S. flag.

We remained standing for a moment of silent prayer in memory of departed lodge members, Sister Anna F. Bartek, Brother Joe W. Hejl and Brother Alton Johnny Bartek, who passed away since the last meeting. Sincere sympathy to their families.

Roll call cif officers revealed Vice President Brother Alfred Klusacek absent. He was home ill with a bad cold. Brother Leon Zavodny served as vice president for this meeting. All other officers were present except Assistant Youth Leader Sister Jerry Stefka. Sales Representatives' names were read for roll call.

Sister Lillian Kosarek, secretary, also read the minutes of the last meeting and these were approved

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as read.

Only one visitor was present and she was Sister Aim Balusek of Lodge 15, Bucklaolts. Come again.

New members accepted were as follows: Adults — Harvey Lee Stall, Estel Ray Gilleland, Mary Ann Gilleland, Walter B. Woodliff and Edmund William Jeske and an additional policy for Sister Vallie Zavodny and juveniles, Kristina Kay Kristinek, Brenda Lou Baugh and Scott Edward Skrabanek. Also these transferred into Lodge 47 from Lodge 177, Academy: Helen E. Kurecka, Eugene J. Kurecka, Jerry D. May, Rex Lynn May, and Gayle Lynn Wilson. John Lee Klinkovsky transferred from Lodge 24 and Linda Marie Vrazel from Lodge 15. We welcome each of you to our lodge and hope you become active in lodge activities. Some of these are also members of our youth club.

Secretary Lillian Kosarek read the correspondence which included the receipt of the mortuary dues from the Supreme Lodge, a card from the family of Anna F. Bartek thanking for the wreath of flowers sent for the funeral. A Christmas card from the Supreme Lodge, a letter from the Supreme Lodge advising that Sisters Angeline Dana and Julia Vitek and Brother Emil J. Hejl will be recipients of 50-year 'pins in 1976 and that we should decide the appropriate time for the presentations. We also donated $25 to the Christmas Seal drive.

The following were listed as being hospitalized since the previous meeting: Sisters Agnes Motl, Marie Shenkir, Martha Klusacek and Gladys Marek and Brothers Tom Scott and Jean Butler. We are hoping you are all on the way to better health when you can be at home with your loved ones.

The chairmen's reports were all very favorable as were those of the officers. President Jerry Pechal thanked Sister Laura Peebles for painting the lettering on the east wall of the hall, Sister Dorothy Games for the colorful dress policy signs, and also, thanked all who decorated for the fruit harvest dance and worked for the special dance and those who helped cover the tables for a private dance.

We always appreciate your help because we can't do it ourselves.

The treasurer and financial secretary both had reports.

a The Resolution Committee had received a note from Sister Mary Jo Jez and her children, thanking the lodge for the contribution to the memorial fund in memory of their husband and father, Brother Joe D. Jez, Jr. Next, Brother Bob Vasicek, secretary of the board of trustees, read the minutes of their deliberations at the November 18th meeting.

We then proceeded to electing our chairmen. Brother L. J. and Sister Vla,sta Motl will again serve as ticket chairmen. My husband and I are the entertainment chairmen. The cleaning chairmen election was postponed to January 4th, because Brother Klusacek was absent. The Czech reporter elected is Sister Annie Jakubec, who is very capable. I was, again elected as the English reporter, so beware, Brother Sefcik, you will have to put up with my scribbling. The Planning Committee election was also postponed to the next meeting. Sister Ruby Bolton, secretary of the Rules and Regulations Committee, read the articles that were revised. Sister Irma Klinkovsky and Brother Jerry Mikulas, Jr., will have copies of these printed to be available for officers and members. There was no one who would accept the duties of bar chairman so my huSband and I were stuck with it. We are in charge of the New Year's Eve reservations, also. We will have a roster of bar chairmen for next year, just as we do for the kitchen, on a monthly basis. We are hoping we will have plenty of volunteers.

Youth Leader Howard Stefka. gave his report. There were 41 present for the meeting. The folk dancers performed at the Southern Manor and Four Seasons nursing homes last week on the 9th and 11th of December and also helped decorate for the lodge party and participated in the program. Brother Stefka then asked us to accept his resignation as youth leader and that his successor, Sister Caralou Allen, take over the duties in January. We accepted his resignation and thanked him for devoting his tune and efforts these past two years. Sister Allen has selected Sisters Barbara Bryant and Jerry Stefka as her assistants. The flag bearers for 1976 will be James Allen and Vincent Schiller. All of these will be installed along with the lodge officers on Sunday, Jan-

6 uary 4th, 1976, at 2 p.m.

Door prize winners were Edgar B. Peebles and Elmer Skrabanek.

After adjournment, we had the usual happy hour.

Here is wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and much health and happiness in the New Year of 1976 from all of us at Lodge 47, Seaton.

Fraternally, Mrs. Jerry Pechal, Reporter —sPJ s r ,0 DGE NO. 47, SEATON CHORAL CLUB Dear Readers: It was decided to have our Christmas party at the home of Floyd and Emily Stuteville, near Rogers, on Sunday, December 21st, beginning at 2:30 p.m. All members are asked to bring some Christmas goodies to eat and drink and we can really have a bang-up Christmas party, so let's all turn out and have a grand time Sunday, December 21st, at 2:30 p.m.

The Seaton Choral Club of SPJST Lodge Na. 47 turned out last night to sing at the Southern Manor Nursing Home where, some 145 senior citizens are taken care of.

This home is one of the most modern homes available to our senior citizens and most of the residents were already waiting for us when we arrived.

The following members of the choral club were present: Paulina Kopecky, Cathy Milek, Otto and Matilda Hanus, Frank and Ellenora Spanhel, Albino Mikeska, Annie Jakubec, our talented leader, Leon and Vallie Zavodny, Dorothy Pechtal, Willie and Doris Provazek, Leon Sodek, Ruby Bolton, Georgia Sodek, Johnny and Laverne Vanicek, Martha Klusacek, Lillian Kosarek, and Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Hesse, our honorary members.

The program started with Mr. Hesse at the piano and can he play! just give him an inkling of what is wanted and he plays it to perfection. That's wonderful! We sang 6 Czech and English songs and then paused to let the SPJST Lodge 47 Junior Folk Dancers perform under the direction of Sister Caralou Allen with the following present for the performance: Kim Stefka, Marne Allen, Alison Stefka, Diane Skrabanek, David Pechal, Glen Hutka, Roderick Hutka, Eldon

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Zavodny and Josef Morris and were they really great performers; it was a thrilling exhibition to see those youngsters perform. After their fine performance we reassembled and sang several more Czech and English songs to• the enjoyment of the residents and we sincerely hope we brought them some enjoyment.

After concluding our singing we visited with some of the residents and all of them expressed their thanks for our coming out to see them and so concluded another fine evening.

Singingly yours, Otto Hanus — SPJ ST—

cannot meet on the regular first Sunday. It was approved by the membership that we hold a meeting on a Tuesday preceding the first Sunday whenever an incident of this nature arises.

Then followed the youth leader's report on the past activities.

A motion was made and duly passed that we elect all officers by acclamation. Motion carried.

Serving as local lodge officers for the upcoming year are: President — Ernest Zahirniak Vice President — Raymond Vol -cik Secretary — Frank Cocek Financial Secretary and Treasurer — Robert Wright Youth Leader — Maxine Sefcik Assistant YL and Reporter — Mona Zahirniak.

The committees will remain the same for the coming year.

Next order of business consisted of election of delegates. Nominated members were George Kacir, Ernest Zahirniak, Frank Cocek, Beanie Kacir, and Rudy Sefcik.

Sister Kacir declined the nominee tion and Brother Sefcik stated that in the spirit of fraternalism, he also requested to decline the nomination because he has nearly all the privileges of a delegate and he prefers to allow another deserving 'member to attend the convention.

Elected delegates are George Kacir, Ernest Zahirniak and Frank Cocek.

Alternates are Beanie Kacir, Mona Zahirniak, and Raymond Volcik.

Bonnie Pavlas was the door prize recipient.

The next meeting was set for January 4, 1976, at 3 p.m. The youth meet at 7 p.m. on January 6th, with a social following the meeting.

After adjournment a social followed.

Fraternally, Mona Zahirniak, Reporter

LODGE NO. 54, WEST Dear Members: Brother Ernest Zahirniak called the Sunday, December 7th, meeting to order at 3 p.m.Jackie Zahirniak led the assembly in the pledge of allegiance.

A moment of silent tribute was observed in memory of our two departed lodge brothers, Joe H. Parma and Henry J. Popp.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.

Correspondence was also acknowledged from the Bennie Soukup family, plus an appreciation note from Lodge 154 Secretary Mary Renfro.

After the financial report was given, a letter was read from Brother Ben Zabcik, SL Financial Secretary, advising our lodge as to how many delegates and alternates we were allowed to have represent our lodge at the forthcoming convention.

The names of new members applying for and accepted into our lodge were read and they are: Lenora Mitchell and Patrick Zahirniak (a conversion); juveniles: Kelly Chudej, Laura Lee Chudej, Robert Chudej, Nadine Marek, Michael Marek, Lisa Marek, Gary Marek, Daryl Picha, Gregory Picha, Michelle Picha, Richard Picha, Sharon Picha and Jenene Picha.

We welcome all these members to our lodge meetings and we are indeed delighted to know that the juvenile members joined the youth club.

The president gave a report on the major operation of the lodge.

He also stressed the importance of holding a meeting every month regardless of whether we can or

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LODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD Dear Members, The annual meeting of Lodge No. 6, with the election of officers for the coming year, and the election of delegates and alternates for the "76 convention, was held Sunday, December 7th. Youth members Eddie and Terry Hykel led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the American flag.

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Eddie then recited the SPJST pledge.

President Krizan then asked the membership to stand for a few moments of silent tribute to departed members Jason Thomas Krizan and Walter Mikeska.

There were 26 members present at this annual meeting. All officers gave their reports, and all were approved as read.

In her youth report, Sister Schuetz reported that the youth had a games party after the November meeting; they went to the rest home on November 12th, and would be going again on December 10th to present their Christmas program. The youth put up the Christmas tree and decorated the hall on Friday, December 12th. They are selling tickets on several items to be given away at our annual Christmas party on Sunday, December 14th, supper at 5 p.m., Christmas program, and Santa Claus.

Birthdays for December include: Bobby Hykel, Becky Mynar, Cindy and Tina Svrcek, Raymond Joe Hromadka, Jr., and Pat Wachsmann. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Monthei will have an anniversary this month.

In her kitchen committee report, Sister Monthei gave a report of purchases for the year 1975. She also said the kitchen would furnish the turkey and dressing for the Christmas supper, and she asked that the membership bring all the

help pay expenses for the Christmas supper.

The following new officers were elected for the coming year: President — Johnnie Krizan Vice President — Robert Dobecka Secretary — Barbara Jean Hykel Treasurer — Georgia Wachsmann Financial Secretary — George Straten, Jr. Youth Leader — Willie Mae Schuetz Assistant Youth Leader — Rose Uptmor Hall Manager — Al Schuetz Flag Bearer and Reporter — Pat Wachsmann Delegates for the 1976 SPJST Convention: Johnnie Krizan, George Straten, Jr., Aubrey Uptmor, Robert Dobecka.

Alternates: Lydia Dobecka, Josie Mae Straten, Barbara Jean Hykel, Ruth KO,ran.

Congratulations to all of these officers and delegates!

The $2 door prize winner was Christine Svrcek. The progressive door prize winner was Patty Dulock. but she was not present.

The meeting was adjourned until January 4, 1976, at 3:30 p.m.

Everyone have a safe and happy holiday season.

Fraternally, Pat Wachsmann, Reporter

Sister Lydia Dobecka reported sending the following cards for the month of November: birthdays — Christine Svrcek, Dean Snider, Cyrill Svrcek, Jr., Rose Marie Mynar, Johnnie Krizan, Marietta Lander, and Katie Krizan; get-well cards to: Bessie Velek, Lucille Kutscherousky, and Al Schuetz; sympathy card to LaVerne Mikeska.

Vice President Robert, Dobecka gave the board of trustees report.

President Krizan read the name of one new juvenile member for Lodge No. 6. Under old business, President Krizan gave a short report on the meeting held by the local lodges working on the SPJST convention. Under new business, Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Svrcek and Bobby, and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Schuetz each said they would donate a fifth of spirits to be given away at the Christmas party to

Dear Readers, Sokol Corpus Christi held their annual meeting Friday, November 7th, at 7:30 p.m. All officers and committees made their reports and all were accepted and all were complimented for good work.

Officers for 1976 are: President: Monta Foster Vice President — Frank Veselka Recording Secy. — Jill Sijansky Financial Secy. — Anna Marie Moss Treasurer: Frank L. Sacky Men's Director — Jerry Sijansky Women's Director — Sandra Howard Board of Directors — Gene Lehnert Wilbert Hermis, Millie Elzner, Joe Dudzienski, Roy Peal, Joe Moss 'and Frank Sijansky Auditing Committee — Gene Lehnert, Adela Sijansky, and T. C. Kozelski

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7 Screening Committee — Joe Dudzienski, Anita Regnaund, Adele Sijansky, and Joe Fey Entertainment Committee—Gene Lehnert (temp. chmn.) (This committee will elect their own chairman), Daisy Hermis, Mildred Foster, Louis Kubala, Millie Elzner, Betty Vaughan, John Vaughan, and Kay Majek Sunshine Committee: Margaret Majek, Libby Peters, Jerry and Millie Elzner, Alfonse Kubala Public Relations: Sandra Howard, John Stasa (for Czech publications), Randy Sijansky, Frank C. Sacky Delegate to So. Dist. Convention meeting: Joe Dudzienski (delegate), Frances Dudzienski (delegate), Adela, Sijansky (alternate), Frank L. Sacky (1st alternate) Barbecue Committee: Joe Fey, Emil Stefek, Roy Peal, Frank 8ijansky, John Vaughan, Paul Howard, Wilbert Bennis, Randy Sijansky, Charlie Majek, Louis Kubala, Frank Majek, Dewey Murphy, Jerry Elzner Education Committee: Randy Sijansky, Betty Vaughan, assistant Building Committee: T. C. Kozelski, chairman, John Vaughan, vice chairman, Roy Peal, Jerry Sijansky, Adela Sijansky, Frank L. Sacky, Emil Stefek, Monte. Foster, Charlie Majek, Joe Dudzienski, Joe Fey, Frances Dudzienski, Sandra Howard.

Nominating Committee: Roy Peal, chairman, Daisy Hermis, Anita Regmund, Monte, Fester, T. C. Kozelski, and Judy Majek Kitchen Committee: Frances Dudzienski, chairman, Adela Stjansky, Libby Peters, Mildred Foster, Julie Kucera, Annie Regmund, Anita Regmund, Betty Vaughan, Judy Majek, Margaret Majek, Annie Peal, Jackie Chapman, and Millie Elmer Building Fund Committee: Gene Lehnert, John Vaughan, Roy Peal, Jos. Dudzienski, Tom Kozelski, and Frank Veselka.

In new business, your writer made a motion that Sokol and SPJST Lodge No. 79, both of Corpus Christi join forces for the purpose of building a new home which would serve both organizations. A committee for this purpose was formed with the motion being accepted.

The same action was done in the November 14th, 1975 meeting of

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8 SPJST Lodge No. 79, Corpus Christi. These are no reasons existing why these two organizations cannot own and use the same building, which would serve their present members and needs as well as those of the future yet to come. With a united effort, much can be accomplished for the good of all concerned!

December 31st there will be a dance for the benefit of the Gymnast Fund. Everyone who can attend is asked to attend; you are welcome; that includes the general public.

A healthy, merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous new year, 1976 to all, is wished by John Rasa

Wednesday, December 17, 1975

FEATURES DEDICATION OF LODGE NO. 18, ELGIN'S NEW HOME SUNDAY. DECEMBER 7. 1975

—SPJSTLODGE NO. 84, DALLAS

Dear Vestnik Readers: The SPJST Lodge No. 84, Pokrok Dallas is very proud to announce the 20th Year Reunion of its Charter and subsequent members of the first SPJST teenclub in the state of Texas.

It will be held at Lodge No. 84, Dallas, 2825 Floyd Street on Friday, December 26, 1915.

The Countryboys Orchestra will play for the celebration dance which will begin at 8:30 p.m. and admission is only $1 for adults, so please come and help us celebrate!

Especially those of you who have in any way helped us through the years, to make this club not only the first one, but one of the best continuing teen clubs in Texas.

Please let this 'be an invitation to anyone we missed contacting — after all, it is very hard to get in touch with everyone, after 20 years!

Please let this be our way of thanking you and repaying you in the only way that would be fitting for a teen club celebration — by giving you an evening of memories, laughter, and more fun!

Fraternally, The Steering Comm., Ken Brown Carole Nemec Faralz1 Ken Brown Mary Pekar Johnson SP.

Prepared to cut the red, white and blue ribbons are, L to R: SL President Nick A. Morris, Lodge No. 18 President "Curley" Gustafson (in back of Director Kubena) and District I Director John A. Kubena.

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Lodge Officers, Lodge 18, Elgin, L to R: Financial Secretary Mary Bar-

ron, Treasurer Joyce Davenport, Secretary Lois Kubicek, Vice President Paul Peterson, and President Ervin ("Curley") Gustafson.

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SL President Nick Morris making his remarks at the dedication.

Board of Trustees, Lodge 18. Standing, L to R: Walter Kochlin, George Diebel, Gilbert Kubicek, Charlie Haider, Fred Lundgren. Seated: Paul Peterson, Mary Barron, Lois Kubicek, Joyce Davenport, and Curley Gustafson.

Building Committee, Lodge 18, L to R: Emil Mogonye,Janene inogonye, Howard Kuehn, Paul Peterson, Damon Doss, Ervin Gustafson, Roy Barron, Arthur ("Bubbo") Johnson, and Lowell Powell. (Not pictured: Mike Mogonye).

SPEECH DELIVERED BY SL PRESIDENT NICK A. MORRI S ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING AND DEDICATION OF THE NEW HOME OF LODGE 18, ELGIN, ON SUNDAY DEC. 7, 1975 Thank you, Brother Lundgren!

Members of the Supreme Lodge, Hon. President Edward L. Marek, officers and members of Lodge 18, Elgin, members of the SPJST, distinguished guests and friends. It is indeed an honor and a privilege to be present oh another occasion when one of our lodges dedicates

their new lodge home. This will be the third new lodge home dedicated this year, something that has never happened in the history of the SPJST. A new lodge home stands as a symbol to the will and determination and hard work on the part of the leadership and the members of any organization. We are proud of you today, salute you, and share your joy and pride.

Before I relate to you some facts about Lodge 18 and how this building came to be, I would like to introduce and recognize the other members of the Supreme Lodge

who are present here today and their spouses: First of all, my wife, Dorothy; Supreme Lodge Secretary-Treasurer Leonard Mikeska; Legal Advicer Brother Reuben Lesikar and Sister Lesikar; Honorary President Edward L. Marek and Sister Marek. Of our directors who are also members of the Supreme Lodge, we have, first of all, from this district, District I Director Brother John Kubena; District II Director Brother Henry Vitek and Sister Vitek; District VI Director Brother Matt Vanek and Sister Vanek; District VII Director Brother Frank Veselka and Sister Veselka. Some of the other members of the Supreme Lodge and their spouses are not able to be with us here today, but send their greetings and best wishes.

We also have other individuals who hold prominent positions in the SPJST: Vestnik Editor Brother Rudy Sefcik; State Youth Director Sister Dorothy Massey; District I Sales Representative Brother Ben Trcalek and Sister Troalek; District II Sales Representative Brother Lad Zatopek and Sister Zatopek; District I Youth Counselor Lola Vavra and her husband, Andrew.

(I have been informed today that District I President Willie Trcalek recently entered the hospital in Caldwell. Our prayers and wishes for a speedy recovery go to him); also, our museum curator, librarian and archives custodian, Brother Otto Harms and wife, Matilda.

We are happy and honored to have all of you people from the Supreme Lodge and District I with us today, and likewise pleased that

10 so many of you good members and friends from other lodges and areas of the state are here to help Lodge 18 celebrate this grand occasion.

At this time, I would like to ask our Supreme Lodge SecretaryTreasurer Brother Leonard Mikeska to present your Lodge President Brother Ervin Gustafson with the SPJST emblem and your lodge banner. Brother Mikeska.

Brother Mikeska spoke briefly as follows: Brother Gustafson, first of all, in behalf of the Supreme Lodge, SPJST, I want to present you with this SPJST emblem. Please display the emblem in a prominent place in this beautiful building to identify to all that it is the home of an SPJST lodge. May it serve to remind your membership that they do not stand alone, but are a part of a strong and prosperous organization with a proud tradition.

Secondly, Brother Gustafson, I want to present you with a monogramed lodge banner. This banner is also presented in behalf of the Supreme Lodge, SPJST. This banner represents the entire membership of Lodge 18 SPJST, and I am sure that you will find a prominent place to display it so that it can be seen at all times. Congratulations.

The following information about the history of Lodge 18, more particularly recent history of the lodge, was compiled with the cooperation and assistance of members of Lodge 18. A little later in my presentation, I will ask Sister Jeanette Peterson to relate part of this information to you.

Lodge 18 is one of the original 25 charter lodges of the SPJST, having had its official beginnings on July 1, 1897. The lodge, at that time, adopted the name Jan \igka.

This may be a strange name to many of you. Jan was an invincible military leader of the Hussites in the 15th Century in what is now Czechoslovakia when armed conflict broke out in 1419 between the followers of Jan Hus and the forces of Emperor Sigismund. There is a section of Prague today called Zilkov and a monument to Jan 2‘ -,Alca stands on 'tfz'km Hill in the Mov section of Prague. Jan n5ka died on 11 October 1424. We have a large picture of Jan igka in our museum in Temple, and when you are in the

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Committee Chairmen, Lodge 18, L to R: Jack Raven (House Committee); Wilford Alexander (Bar Committee); Lois Lundgren (Kitchen Committee); Howard Kuehn (Entertainment Committee). (Not pictured: Don Hudson).

Youth Department, Lodge 18, Elgin, L to R: Youth Leaders Mary Barron and Roy Barron; Assistants Katie Mogonye, Mary Ann Gustafson, and Wilbert Gustafson; Leaders-in-Training Nancy Barron and Linda Lundgren.

Supreme Lodge building, you might look at the picture. His picture is a particularly striking one because of a patch over his right eye.

The early beginnings of Lodge 18 centered around the community of New Sweden, which is located approximately six miles west of here just off the highway to Austin.

Some of the early-day founders of the lodge were residents of that

community. As years went by the seat or "headquarters" of the lodge drifted toward Elgin. The charter members of Lodge 18 are as follows: V. J. Schiller, J. G. Jirasek, Julia Jirasek, Josef Jezek, Marie Jezek, J. H. Siller, Rosalie Siller, Tomas Siller, Tomas Janata, Jan Hurta, Rosalie Hurta, Jan Janota, Rosalie Janota, Jindrich Fisl, Emilie Fisl, Franta Jirasek, Marie

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Sales Representatives, Lodge 18, L to R: Jack Raven, Jeanette Peterson, Janelle Mogonye, Charlene Cole, Leona Haisler and Joe Haisler.

This is a scene from the ground-breaking ceremonies on Tuesday, February 25th, for the new home of Lodge Jan Zizka No. 18, Elgin. L to R: Arthur Johnson, County Judge Griesenbeck, Elgin Mayor W. E. Arbuckle, SL President Nick A. Morris, Ernest Bracewell, Gary Hamilton, Emil Mogonye, and Ervin ("Curley") Gustafson.

Jirasek, Vine Saler, Jan Lola. Jan Bubak, Anna Bubak and Josef Hosek. Our records in the Supreme Lodge do not reflect the first officers of Lodge 18.

Like so many of our older lodges, Lodge 18 remained largely inactive for the biggest part of this century, the membership having been in the 20s and 30s until the latter part of 1973 and the early part of 1974. Finally, vvirth a feeling of futility, Brothers Charley and Jim Mogonye and Joe Haisler came to the Supreme Lodge in January of

1973 to discuss possible merger with a neighboring lodge. Together with District II Sales Representative Lad Zatopek, representatives from Lodge 18 made an attempt at such a merger. Brother Zatopek had been granted the responsibility and permission for insurance sales at Lodge 18, even though Lodge 18 is in District I, with the approval of Supreme Lodge Vice President Joe H. Hejny and consent of the District I Sales Representative at thattime. This was because Brother Zatopek frequently

11 passed through Elgin on business and other trips. In addition, Brother Zatopek enlisted the aid of local sales representatives who began writing new members into the lodge. All of these efforts, plus the lack of success at merger, began to stiffen the determination of the lodge members to salvage what they had left of their lodge and to try even harder to reactivate it.

At that time, the membership consisted of about 30 members, many of them elderly. The lodge members decided to have a lodge reactivation picnic in June of 1973, at which the principal speaker was Supreme Lodge Vice President ' Joe B. Hejny. State Field Manager and Mrs. Silas Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Lad Zatopek also attended the picnic.

The picnic was a great success, with a number of outsiders in attendance. The success of the event seemed to rejuvenate the members' spirits.

All the while, the sales representatives of Lodge 18 continued writing new members into the lodge from the Elgin area, and along with the help and encouragement of Brother 'Zatopek, enlisted many new members into Lodge 18. These sales representatives halve been very active and contributed much to bringing the lodge "back to life," namely, Janelle Mogonye, Mike Mogonye, Jeanette Peterson, Joe Haisler, Jr., Leona Haisler, Charlene Cole, and W. E. Raven.

At this time, I would like to ask Sister Jeanette Peterson to come and relate some information about what all was involved in the reactivation process of Lodge 18. Sister Petersen spoke as follows: Jeanette Peterson: The Elgin lodge had been somewhat quiet in activities for a number of years when District Sales Representative Lad Zatopek started making weekly trips to Elgin in an attempt to reactivate this Elgin lodge. A decision needed to be made. After discussing the possibility of merging with another nearby lodge, many of the members felt that the SPJST Society had something to offer to our own community and it was at this time that a picnic was planned. We had a remarkable turn-out with several Supreme Lodge officers attending. We had an open discussion where many items were asked by the members and it was at this time that the

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This scene shows the rather large group of people, members and in terested persons who came to be a part of the ground-breaking cere monies for the new lodge home on February 25th. Two of the three pieces of heavy equipment can be seen working in the background. lodge, members decided the Elgin Jan .' a‘ka, Lodge would not merge with another lodge and that we would re-activate and were no longer going to sit idle.

Supreme Lodge President Morris, District Sales Representative Lad Zatopek and State Youth Director Sister Dorothy Massey visited the meeting of March 19, 1974 and encouraged the growth in new members and forming the youth club, along with motivating us in the direction of some day building a new lodge home. From this time on, the members were very active in having get-togethers and also being involved in activities within the community.

We participated in the 1974 Elgin Western Days Parade with the authentic covered wagon, which was just a part of the beginning.

That fall, we held our second annual picnic at the Elgin VFW Hall.

We again had a good turn-out and many of our members furnished the entertainment for the entire afternoon. It was good to see the entire family being together and we were so in hopes that some day we could have our own lodge home where families could get together.

At our November meeting, we elected our youth leaders for the 1974-1975 year. We also planned our Christmas party and further discussion was on the building of a new lodge home. Since many of the members had planned to go to the dedication of the Academy

This is a scene showing the very earliest days of construction and slab preparation for the new home of Lodge 18, Elgin. This picture, looking generally east toward the city of Elgin, shows some of the construction crew at work and Sister Jeanette Peterson in the foreground. lodge home in December, it was at this time that Supreme Lodge President Nick A. Morris was asked A.f he would again attend our next meeting and further discuss with the members the prospects of a new lodge building program.

Brother Morris also asked Brother John Kubena, District I Director, to attend this meeting and the two of them proceeded to explain the procedure of applying for a loan from the Supreme Lodge for the construction of a new lodge building. They had pictures and charts from other recent lodge constructions that were shown to the mem-

bers and discussed. A committee had previously been appointed to study the feasibility of a new building, to draw up some plans and to propose a site for the new building.

It was then that the motion was made to build a new lodge home and in the same meeting, the members approved the purcnase of a tract of land on the west side of Elgin on the loop off HWy. 95 North. We also elected our new lodge officers for the year 1975 and they were installed by Brother Morris. As can be seen, these officers and members followed through with the plans that were made at

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SL Secretary-Treasurer Leonard Mikeska presented the Lodge 18 insigna and banner to Lodge 18 President Ervin Gustafson.

L to R: Key Bearer Jay McCullough and Scissors Bearer Carla Gilmore presenting their speeches prior to the ribbon cutting at the dedication.

Entertainment Committee, Lodge 18, L to R: Alvin Hardi, Chairman Howard Kuehn and Lowell Powell.

(Not pictured: Dottie Trollinger).

Other Committee Members, Lodge 18, L to R: Mike Mogonye (Building Committee); Dottie Trollinger (Entertainment Committee); Don Hudson (Chairman, Clean-up Committee).

this meeting and we are so very proud of the results! Thank you.

Thank you, Sister Peterson. At the meeting of 17 December 1974 that Sister Jeanette Peterson mentioned, Brother Curley Ervin Gustafson was elected the new presi -dentofLdge18,suceding Brother Mike Mogonye. Other officers elected include Vice President Paul Peterson, Secretary Lois Jean Kubicek, Treasurer Joyce Davenport, Financial Secretary Mary Barron, Youth Leaders Jim and Dot Roach and Assistant Youth Leaders Roy and Mary Barron.

The Supreme Lodge President and Supreme Lodge SecretaryTreasurer Leonard Mikeska visited the lodge again on Tuesday eve-

ning, February 18th, 1975, at which time the regular monthly meeting was held, followed by a social. At this meeting, 20 new members were accepted for membership and it was pointed out that this was very good and constituted real progress from a membership of about 30 a year and a half ago to almost 200 at that time.

Ground-breaking ceremonies for this new edifice were held on Tuesday, February 25th, 1975, with approximately 100 members, guests and interested spectators turning out for the ceremonies. The building was completed early in the month of October of this year, and the first social in this new building was held on Tuesday evening, October 21st, when approxi-

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Sister Jeanette Peterson preseAting her part of the program. mately 500 people were in attendance.

As might be expected in any project of this sort, a lot of people were involved and deserve credit, but certainly credit must go to the expert leadership of the lodge officers during the past two years and the Building Committee co-chaired by Brothers Bubo, Johnson and Emil Mogonye, and ably assisted by the other committee members, who have spent long hours planning the details of the construction. (Their names are listed on the programs that you have).

What has made our association so pleasant with this lodge has been the sustained enthusiasm on the part of the membership. We frequently referred to it as "so thick you could cut it with a knife " That's what it takes and this has been a major factor in the reactivation and progress of Lodge 18.

So, from many years of dormancy and membership numbering in the 30s until the early part of April 1974, the membership increased from 46 at that time to 400 members today, which constitutes an increase of 756 percent!

Insurance in force by these 400 members is approximately a million and a half dollars. Once again, this proves what we have been saying for some time now and that is that new or nice lodge facilities ...,i,tract new members into an SPJST lodge, and that is exactly what has been happening at places like Dime Box after a long period of dormancy, and that is what has happened right here in Lodge 18 in

14 Elgin. In just under two years you have had tremendous growth here in Lodge 18 and this is certainly due, in part to the privileges that membership in the SPJST affords, and certainly to the attractiveness of this new building. You have a nice and growing youth organization with competent youth leaders. You have always involved young people in your activities. (Mr. and Mrs. Jim Roach, youth leaders, recently moved out of the Elgin area, and that work is being carried on today by Mary Barron, Mary Gustafson, and Katie Mogonye). Nothing fosters the family unit in this country like activities in which both parents and children participate and all of us are aware that the entire nation needs to return to and strengthen the basic social unit in this country —the family. The SPJST subscribes to and wholeheartedly supports this concept.

This building stands on a 5-acre tract purchased from Leslie Gustafson. The community of Elgin is solidly behind this project, and this building is the only one of its kind in this immediate area and will serve the social needs of the lodge and the community. The officers and members of Lodge 18 wish to thank the Texas Power & Light people for letting them use their downtown facilities for many of their meetings for the past two or so years, and the local VFW hall where they also held meetings and socials. The civic leaders of Elgin and businesses have been very supportive of this project. The new building measures 100 ft. x 145' ft and contains 14,500 sq. ft. Capitol Construction Company of Austin was the general contractor. The officers and members of Lodge 18 are to' be congratulated on completing this milestone in their fraternal existence. You have worked hard so enjoy yourselves today.

You have worked for this day and you have earned it and you deserve it. God bless you all and thank you.

Post Dedication Observations It was a great day for Lodge 18; the weatherman cooperated and the hall was filled to capacity.

Elverything went like clockwork and the afternoon's entertainment and program were enjoyed by a11, particularly because of the variety of the numbers presented. Approximately 40 young people were

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onstage singing patriotic selections and a number of small fry were on the floor throughout the rest of the afternoon and into the evening.

It was truly a family day. The hard workers at Lodge 18 deserve an extra pat on the back for their good planning and working together. Here's wishing Lodge 18 much success in many happy ventures in their new home for the years ahead! —NAM.

summer he served as Survival Flight Commander, training cadet In Pike National Forest, and Operations Officer for training Basic Cadets, Class of '79.

A Life Sciences Major, he is scheduled to graduate on June 2, 1976, with a commission in the Air Force as second lieutenant.

Activities during graduation June week are the climax to cadet life.

Parents and friends of cadets are invited to June week parades, award ceremonies, social events, baccalaureate, and graduation exercises. Approximately 900 cadets are scheduled to be graduated in the Class of '76.

(From the Robstown Record, Dec. 4, 1975).

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District Meetings 1976 SPRING MEETINGS District II will hold its spring meeting on Sunday, March 28, 1978 with Lodge No. 47, Seaton serving as host lodge. The meeting begins at 2 p.m.

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Cadet First Classman David E. Hrncir was selected to serve as Fall Commander of Squadron 17 at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., according to the AOC Major R. S. Schumberg.

Cadet Hrncir, who is• a member of the Academy's Class of 76, has been on the Superintendent's Honor List since his acceptance in 1972. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hrncir, live at 10610 Stonewall in Corpus Christi and the family formerly lived here.

The Class of 1976 enrolled 1,505 cadets July 3, 1972. Seventy-one percent of the class was pilot qualified. The average number of class had College Board aptitude test scores which put him in the top five percent of high school senior boys on these measures. Slightly over 57 percent of the class ranked in the top ten percent of their graduating high school class, with eighty-eight graduating number one in their class.

Cadet Hrncir holds the rank . of Lt. Colonel and has 105 cadets under his command. During the past

District IV will hold its spring meeting Sunday, April 27, 1976, at the VFW Hall in Seymour, Texas.

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District V spring meeting will be on March 21, 1976 at Lodge No. 142 Stefanik, 5508 Nolda, Houston.

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The District VI spring meeting will be held Sunday, March 28, 1976 at the KC Hall in Wharton. Wharton Lodge No. 151 and Hungerford Lodge No. 58 will be the host lodges. —Edwin J. Smajstrla, Pres, -S PJ ST--

Lodge Meetings LODGE NO. 18, ELGIN Monthly meetings held at the SPJST lodge building the third Tuesday of each month, at 8 p.m.

Youth will meet at 7 p.m., same place.

- SPJST LODGE NO. 25, ENNIS Beginning with the November 9 meeting, the monthly lodge meetings will be held the second Sunday of the month, at 2 p.m.

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LODGE NO. 39, BRYAN Monthly meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month, at 7:30 p.m.

LODGE NO. 176 NORTHWEST HOUSTON Monthly meetings every second Thursday at. 7:30 p.m., Long Point National Bank.

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LODGE NO. 47, SEATON Lodge meetings held the 1st Sunday of each month.

- SPJST — LODGE NO. 66, WACO Lodge meeting every second Sunday of each month at 2:30 p.m.; youth club meeting at 2 p.m.

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LODGE NO. 72, CAMERON

Lodge meetir s are held the second Sunday in July and October, beginning at 2 p.m. at Mikulec Hall in Marak, unless otherwise notified.

- SPJST — LODGE NO. 74, LOVELADY 1st Sunday of month -- Social games and supper starting at 4 p.m.

2nd Monday each month — Reg. lodge meeting.

2nd and 4th Thursdays — Youth Club meeting, 7:30 p.m.

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LODGE NO. 80, HOLLAND

Lodge meetings held the 1st Sunday of each month, at 2 p.m.

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LODGE NO. 81 NEEDVILLE Monthly meetings every 2nd Sunday, at 2:00 p.m. at the new SPJST Lodge Building. The building is available for private lease, (parties, reunions, etc.), call 7936288 or 793-6284.

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LODGE NO. 92, FORT WORTH

Regular monthly meetings, 2nd Sunday of each month, 2 p.m.

Ladles' Circle meets 2nd Thursday of each month, 10 a.m.

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LODGE NO. 118, KINGSVILLE

Lodge meetings are held on the third Sunday of the month, in the afternoon, at the homes of members, followed with games, r,freshments and a light lunch. .-SPJST-

LODGE NO. 135, ENNIS Lodge meetings are held on the 2nd Sunday of the month, 2 p.m.

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LODGE NO. 142, HOUSTON The new lodge building is now open and available of any weddings, showers or parties. Call 8620079 or 861-6822 for information and reservations.

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LODGE NO. 177, ACADEMY Meetings held the 2nd Wednesday of each month; youth club at 6:30 p.m.; adults meeting at 7:30.

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LODGE 178, LONGVIEW-KILGORE

Meetings every 3rd Sunday of the month, 2 p.m. at Elderville Community Hall on Airport Road.

Family game night every Sunday, 7 p.m., American Legion Hall, next to Natl. Guard Arm., Teague Park.

Game night every Friday night, 7 p.m. at Elks Lodge on Hwy. 80 E. S.P.J.S.T. REST HOME ADDRESSES: S.P.J.S.T. REST HOME NO. .E 500 East Lake Drive P. 0. Box 850 Taylor, Texas 76574 S.P.J.S.T. REST HOME NO. II P.O. Box 547 Needville. Texas 77461 -

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YOUTH SECTION Youth Activity Calendar April 3 and 4, 1976 — State Youth Leaders' Retreat August 29, 1976 — State YAD, Temple High School September 25, 1976 — State Royalty at Lodge 177, Academy -SPJST-

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From The Youth

LODGE NO. 169, BRENHAM Dear Members, Our lodge went to the state school here in Brenham on December 4th. We sang Christmas carols with them and served refreshments. We were assigned to a high level teenage girls' dorm.

I would like to thank Mrs. Don Wilder who arranged this for us.

I would also like to thank the girls who invited us to their Santa.

House, which will be open to the people of our community. The Brenham Choral presented Handel's famous "Messiah" on Sunday, December 7th. All of us who attended really enjoyed it.

Merry Christmas to all!

15 Fraternally, Kellen Kocurek (11) (12-8-75) Reporter .-SPJST-

LODGE NO. 54, WEST

Dear Members, Our youth club meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. on December 3rd by President Darlene Zahirniak.

The pledge of allegiance and SPJST motto were recited by all.

A roll call was held and there were 27 members and 6 adults present.

Next was the reading of the minutes by our secretary and they were approved as read. Correspondence was also read.

The treasurer's report was given by the president because our treasurer was unable to attend due to a school activity. It was reported that we have only four members who are not paid up-to-date on their club local dues.

Then the president announced and recognized the new members: Richard, Sharon, Michelle, Daryl, and Greg Picha. Sharon was the only one attending her first meeting after becoming a member. Her brothers and sisters were sick and were not able to attend. We welcome these members and we thank them for choosing our youth club for membership.

Unfinished business was about the club's Christmas party that had to be cancelled because the West Elementary and PTA meetings were held, which involved several of our club members' participation.

Under new business we decided to play the mother lodge members in basketball. A motion was made, seconded and it carried. Complete details will be worked out in the next meeting.

On another item, a motion was made, seconded and passed for the club to have a project to help raise funds for our future Six Flags trip. Full details were completed in our meeting and every member was asked to take part.

Lodge President Ernest Zahirniak spoke to us and complimented us for our accomplishments. He also said, "To be in the mother lodge starts with the youth club."

Mrs. Maxine Sefcik gave her report, and she informed us that another highlight outlined program scheduled for the entire year will be made and given to each mem(Continued on page 18)

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From The Supreme Lodge STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1975 RECEIPTS: Bonds Matured Mortgage Loans Certificate Loans Annuities Dividend on Stock Certificate of Deposit Interest on Bonds Interest on Certificate Loans Interest on Mortgage Loans Premiums Certificate of Deposit Interest Income from RMO Rent from SPJST Building Appraisal Fee Furniture and Fixtures TOTAL RECEIPTS CASH BALANCE DISBURSEMENTS: Mortgage Loans Certificate Loans Bond Expense Death Claims Double Indemnity Matured Endowments Reinsurance Surrender Value Returned Premiums and Bonus SPJST Building Maintenance Actuary and Computer Advertising Appraisal Expenses Legal Department Services Commission Override Commissions Contributions Convention District Youth Counselors Emblems Fraternal Activities Hospitalization Medical Exams Non-Medical Exams Museum Office Maintenance Office Rent Official Publication Organizational Expense Postage Salary, Editor Salary, Employees Salary, Officers Stationery and Supplies Tax, FICA Telephone and Telegraph Travel Expenses. Editor Travel Expenses, Officers

Mortuary 848.77 165,648.36 3,353.42 357.57 97.20 150,000.00 15,150.27 2,898.39 109,775.05 40,893.35 750.00 1,268.26 3,000.00

Expense

Juvenile 1,163.17

50,761.35

1,428.27 517.05

1,176.00 300.00

TOTAL 848.77 168,811.53 3,353.42 357.57 97.20 150,000.00 15,150.27 2,898.39 111,203.32 92,171.75 750.00 1,268.26 ‘3,000.00 1,176.00 300.00

494,040.64 171,054.49

52,237.35 60,807.51

3,108.49 22,931.39

549,386.48 254,793.39

665,095.13

113,044.88

26,039.88

804,179.87

23,500.00

425,967.57 3,028.00 4.50 20,500.00 1,000.00 9,500.00 4,001.88 7,639.98 355.65 1,410.13 883.90 253.38 1,345.75 3,438.55 1,584.65 5,431.85 15.00 995.04 1,092.07 484.00 1,530.52 839.71 830.80 1,119.31 254.16 460.81 3,000 00 5,305.57 7.75 23.80 1,175.00 8,404.94 5,483.33 206.21 818.46 434.41 147.60 323.07

402,467.57 3,026.00 4.50 20,500.00 1,000.00 9,500.00 4,001.88 7,639.98 222.74 1,410.13

132.91 683.90 253.38 1,345.75 3,438.55 1,584.65 5,431.85 15.00 995.04 1,092.07 464.00 1,530.52 839.71 830.80 1,119.31 254.18 460.81 3,000.00 5,305.57 7.75 23.80 1,175.00 8,404.94 5,483.33 206.21 816.46 434.41 147.80 323.07

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66.10 353.48 280.05

Travel Expenses, State Youth Director Youth Activities Travel Expense, State Field Manager TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS CASH

ASSETS: Cash Bonds Mortgage Loans Certificate Loans Stock SPJST Building (Home Office) Certificate of Deposit Furniture and Fixtures

80.10 353.48 280.05

449,772.80 215,322.33

46,361.27 66,683.59

23,632.91 2,406.97

519,766.98 284,412.89

665,095.13

113,044.86

26,039.88

804,179.87

215,322.33 2,182,747.50 17,350,526.87 589,977.41 48,646.42 852,634.42

66,683.59

2,406.97

284,412.89 2,182,747.50 17,655,373.62 589,977,41 48,646.42 , 852,634.42 100,000.00 6;736.15

304,846.75

100,000.00 68,736.15 235,419.74

21,239,854.90

307,253.72

21,782,528.45

Ben Zabcik, Financial 8ecretary INCOME FROM LODGES IN NOVEMBER, 1975 LODGE

1 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 13 14 15 17 18 20 21 23 24 25 26 28 30 32 33 35 36 38 39 40 41 42 44 47 48 49 50 51 57 63 65 66

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661.27 1,295.61 43.04 1,226.49 393.64 38.98 119.60 63.75 413.60 18.78 700,77 1,556.62 893.84 1,807.92 142.98 168.57 2,134.75 2,065.24 672.99 722.81 1,608.95 780.22 716.21 1,495.39 278.91 392.97 367.33 1,245.44 199.58 378.74 267.23 5,400.65 1,084.57 626.88 730.85 288.77 1.50 617.78 438.42 4,034.05

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AMOUNT

81,54 67 183.10 68 308.07 72 277.51 73 7,323.56 74 28.74 76 398.51 77 2,7591.61 80 2,188.13 81 4,766.20 84 4,707.32 87 88 558.16 4,611.54 89 95.33 96 1,312.72 91 2,846.12 92 223.90 94 15.59 97 297.87 107 111 (unassigned) 384.34 242.53 112 91.61 114 1,214.49 117 314.94 118 120 306.54 122 106.87 125 12.63 121.99 126 128 30.86 129 13.90 133 446.76 120.41 138 139 2,221.03 212.57 141 143 347.23 139.54 147 641.42 148 151 406.50 154 2,740.06 155 373.07 160 1,494.73 161 297.48

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162 164 167 168 170 171 172 1'73 174 175 176 178 180 181 184 Home Office

14.28 68.44 281.29 211.02 2,500.00 1,000.00 2,655.28 494.47 910.73 894.99 522.11 550.97 73.57 137.56 466.82 17.51

92,171.75 Fraternally, Ben Zabcik Financial Secretary SPJST

1. Christmas tree lights should never be used on a metal artificial tree: rk: True â?‘ False 2. A natural Christmas tree may be burned in the fireplace: X(A) If a protective screen is used. oD Never x (C) If an adult is present.

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Door prize winners were Tammy Gerik, Tammy Willenborg, and Vincent Sinkule.

The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. Our next meeting was set for January 6th, 1976.

A happy and healthy holiday season is wished to every youth club and every member in the SPJST. Fraternally, (12-9-75) Laurie Zahirniak PJSTLODGE NO. 155, AUSTIN Dear Merribers, We had a meeting on November 22nd at Mrs. Jezisek's house. Then we went to the university for a play, called "Steal Away Home." It was about a black family that were slaves. Their father was freed so the two stole away from home to find their father on the underground railroad.

We collected food and sent it to a needy family. Our next meeting will be in December. We are going to sing carols at a rest home.

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NO. 66, WACO Dear Readers, On Tuesday, December 2nd our youth held its meeting. At this meeting we discussed about going caroling. The date for this activity has been set for Monday, December 22nd. Everyone please meet at the lodge hall between 5:30 and 6 p.m. that evening. Refreshments will follow the caroling.

Each youth was asked to bring a toy for the Toys for Tots drive to our next meeting and party. These gifts will be presented during our Christmas program.

After our youth meeting, parts were given out to those who are going to be in the Christmas program, which we practiced later.

Fraternally, (12-9-75 Steven Stanislav (14) LODGE

LODGE NO. 9, SNOOK Dear Members, Our Christmas party was a huge success. It started with a covered dish supper and so many of the parents, grandparents and their friends came out. We also had a Christmas program. Which included everyone, and best of all, Santa visited us!

On December 27, at 1:30 p.m. We plan to go to the park for an afternoon of fun.

Our next monthly meeting will be on January 3, 1976, at 2 p.m. at the lodge. Don't forget your crafts.

Fraternally, Jan Schoenemann (12-11-75) --SPJS TLODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD Dear Readers, Our meeting was held Sunday, December 7th, after the mother lodge meeting. Our President Joyce Wachsmann opened the meeting and the pledge of allegiance was recited.

Roll call was made by Secretary Eddie Hykel and he also read the minutes of the last meeting. Correspondence was read and Delores Dobecka gave the treasurer's report.

Youth Leader Willie Mae Schuetz reported that we made $28.40 on our last games party that we held after the meeting.

By the time this letter is published, we will have held our Christmas program at the rest home and also at the lodge. Youth Leader Schuetz also said that we would be selling tickets for our Christmas supper and program. Items will be donated by different families. She stated that Doug Uptmor and David Dobecka helped paint the kitchen. The club members will paint the tables for the club room. Anyone caring to donate to the family who lost everything they had in a fire, may donate food, clothing, furniture or money. There will also be a Christmas bag for the Marek family.

Don't forget to bring the recipes for the cookbook.

We will try to start practicing volleyball after Christmas. For New Year's Eve dance we will make sandwiches and the workers at the bar will sell them for us in order that someone doesn't have to stay in the kitchen all evening. Also save all your old Christmas cards for our new projects.

Those celebrating birthdays were Bobby Hykel and Becky Mynar.

Bobby Hykel brought the birthday cake. The door prize was won by Darrell Uptmor.

Everyone is wished a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Fraternally, David Dobecka (12-11-75)

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EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY In behalf of our members of Lodge Tioga No. 5, we wish to express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family and friends of our deceased lodge brother, CHARLEY HEJNY, who passed away on November 27, 1975 at a Pilot Point nursing home, at the age of 79 years.

Funeral services were held on November 28th at Beck Funeral Chapel, Pilot Point, at 2 p.m., with Rev. George Whiltz of Monsterrat Retreat House at Lake Dallas, officiating. Interment was in Masonic Cemetery.

Brother Hejny was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hejny. On July 13, 1919 he married Miss Mary Jaresh in Sherman. He had lived in this country since he was 9 years old.

Survivors are his wife; son, C. J. Hejny of Pilot Point; daughter, Mrs. Albert Kubala of Fort Worth; sister, Mrs. Frakik Faraizl of Ennis; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Pallbearers were Ed Faraizl, Frank Faraizl, Adolph Jarech, Jr., Douglas Hejny, Larry Kubala and Robert Heuman.

May his soul rest in eternal peace.

Resolution Committee: Mrs. Lorene Echroeder J. J. Kubala SPJST

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of Karel Jones No. 28, East Bernard, in behalf of our entire membership, wish to express our heartfelt

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sympathy to the family of our departed lodge brother, IGNAC FOJTIK, of Beasley, who passed away at the Polly Ryon Hospital in Rosenberg on Wednesday, November 5th, 1975, after a brief illness at the age of 83 years.

Brother Fojtik was born February 1, 1892, the son of Ignac and Agnes Fojtik in Praha (Fayette County), Texas. He was a retired farmer, and a resident of the Beasley Community for 50 years. On November 15, 1975, he and his wife Julie would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

Funeral services were held from the Beasley Church of Christ on November 6th, with burial in the Beasley Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Garmany and Ca. Funeral Directors, Rosenberg.

Brother Fojtik was a• member of Lodge No. 28, and the father of District VI Youth Counselor Elsie Brdecka.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Julie Fojtik of Beasley; four daughters, Mrs. 011ie Davis of Brownsville, Mrs. Evelyn Hockenberry of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Elsie Brdecka and Mrs. Willie Mae Caddis, both of Rosenberg; three brothers, Edwin Fojtik of Rosenberg, Albert Fojtik of Long Island, N.Y., and Phillip Fojtik of Sehulenburg: one sister, Mrs. Mary Eastman of Bay City; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

May our departed brother rest in peace.

Resolution Committee: Annie Foytik Lydia Sperlik Carrie Bohacik

was in the Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Newnie W. Ellis Funeral Home.

Sister Bundle was born on January 13, 1934, in Turnertown. She had resided in Midland since 1952.

She was a member of the Kelview Baptist Church of Midland and a member of SPJST Lodge No. 94, Wheelock.

Survivors include her husband, Raymond Bundle; a son, James; two brothers, J. C. Murphy and Charles Murphy, both of Midland, and two sisters, Mrs. Louise Bennis and Betty Holley, both of Midland.

May our departed sister rest in eternal peace.

Resolution Committee: Mrs. Cecil H. Dickson Joe L. Seasta Mrs. Vlasta Blazek

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EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of SPJST Lodge No. 94, WIleelock, wish to express, on behalf of our membership, our deepest sympathy to the bereaved husband and son of MRS. JUANITA BUNDLE, who passed away on November 14, 1975, in Midland, Texas, at the age of 41.

Services for Sister Rundle were held at 10 a.m., Monday, November 17th, in the Kelview Heights Baptist Church of Midland with Rev. Frank Johnson officiating. Burial

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EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee in behalf of the entire membership of SPJST Lodge No. 33, Bleiblerville, do hereby express our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed lodge sister, MARY JANOSKY, age 74, of Route 1, Bellville, who passed away in her home at 11:30 a.m. Monday, December 1, 1975 after suffering a heart attack.

Sister Janosky was born in Bleiblerville on July 16, 1901, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mikeska.

She was baptized in the Nelsonville Brethren Church on July 28, 1901 by A. B. Koukal and confirmed by the Rev. A. Motycka.

She attended the Bleiblerville Public School. She resided and worked in Houston from 1939 until her retirement in 1968 and then moved to the Oak Hill Community.

On November 28, 1928 she was married to Joseph Janosky at Nelsonville, who preceded her in death on May 16, 1954.

Sister Janosky was an active member of the Nelsonville Church and the Christian Sisters.

Funeral services were held at 2 Wednesday, December 3rd from the Nelsonville Brethren Church with Rev. Gordon Hejl officiating. Interment was in Oak Knoll Cemetery under the direction of Pete E. Etlinger Funeral some of Bellville.

Pallbearers were Gene, Donnie, Leonard, Jr., and Eldon Mikeska,

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Survivors are sisters, Mrs. Frances Taska of El Maton, Mrs. Elmo Chernosky of Bellville, Mrs. Lillie Schultz of Houston; •brothers, Joe Mikeska of Bellville, Ladgie, Harry J. and Otto A. Mikeska, all of Houston, and Edmund Mikeska of Bleiblerville, and a number of nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and a-sister, Annie Maresh who preceded her In death, this year.

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

Resolution Committee: Mrs. Casper Balke Mrs. Albert Fick Mrs. Walter Schimara ---SPJST-

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY

We, the undersigned Resolution Committee, in behalf of the entire membership of Lodge No. 160, San Angelo, wish to express our deepest sympathy to the family of our departed lodge sister, FRANCES BATLA, who passed away November 20, 1975 in Bronte, Texas at the age of 79. She was born November 28, 1895 in Bell County, had worked at a dry cleaners in San Angelo for many years before retiring in 1960 and had lived in San Angelo from 1935 until 1972 when she moved to Bronte.

Funeral services for Sister Batla were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 22, 1975 in Johnson's Funeral Chapel with the Rev. W. John Baletka of Wall Brethren Church officiating. Burial was in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.

Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Frank Motl of Anthony; a brother, L. K. Batla. of Wall and several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were James Batla, E. D. Urban, Al Waggoner, Eugene Motl, C. J. McBride and Delmar Batla.

May our departed lodge sister rest in peace.

Resolution Committee: Frank Havlak Laddie Socha Louis Pelzel, Jr.

I;XTiESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 153, LaSalle, in behalf of the entire membership, wish to express our heartfelt sympathy to the family of our departed lodge sister, ROSIE H. ELLES, who died on Sunday, November 16 at the Twin Pines Nursing Home in Victoria. Mrs. Elles, 83, was born in Czechoslovakia on March 27, 1892 and had been a resident of Jackson County since 1929.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, November 18, from Slavik's Funeral Home with burial at the Memory Garden Cemetery.

Survivors are her husband, Joe Flies of La Salle; four sons, Adolph and Rudolph of La Salle, Joe of Edna and Franklin of Victoria; two daughters, Melinda Jurcak of La. Salle, and Cline Home of Nacogdoches; one sister, Johanna Haimlik of Bay City; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Pallbearers were Joe Kusak, James Elles, Jerome Tater, Glen Files, Mark Horne, and Emil Natek.

Honorary pallbearers were Rodger Dale Elles and Ed Mondrik.

May our departed sister rest in peace, Resolution Committee: Janie Dusek Tillie Sralla Stazie Sembera EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of SPJST Lodge Hvezda Texasu No. 47, Seaton, wish to express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family and friends of our lodge brother, ALTON JOHNNIE BARTER, SR., age 46, of 21 North 43rd Street, Temple, who passed away Tuesday, November 25, 1975 in a Temple hospital after a short illness. He had been hospitalized, later discharged, and then re-entered the hospital.

He was born and raised in Bell County, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Will Bartek. He was employed by American Desk Manufacturing Co. of Temple for the past 26 years. He was the supervisor of the tube fabrication department when he died. He was aLso employed in janitorial serv-

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ices at the Supreme Lodge and the home office of RVOS of Temple in the evenings.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Juanita Hejl Bartek of Temple; four sons, Alton Bartek, Jr., Michael Bartek, Jeffrey Bartek, and Ronnie Bartek, all of Temple; five brothers, L. B. Bartek of Fort Worth, Clarence Bartek of Dallas, Joe Lee Bartek of Zabeikville, and Wilmont Bartek, and Rudolph Bartek, both of Temple; one sister, Mrs. Julia Motl of Troy and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held on Friday, November 28th, 1975, at. 10 a.m. in Seaton Brethren Church with the Rev. Milton Maly offici'ating. Interment followed in the Seaton Cemetery. Harper-Talasek Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Deepest sympathy to the survivors, especially the wife and the children. Be assured he will be missed by our lodge members.

May our departed brother rest in eternal peace and may we honor his memory, forever.

Agnes Motl Adeline Kohutek Dorothy Pechaa

child.

Pallbearers were nephews.

May our departed lodge brother rest in eternal peace.

Resolution Committee: Kathleen Jurca Sidonia Svoboda Charlsie Svetlik

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EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of SPJST Lodge Svornost Jihu No. 15, Buckholts, wish to express our sincere sympa,thy to the bereaved family of our departed lodge brother, LADIS S. SVETLIK, age 86, who died in a Cameron hospital, Tuesday, December 2, 1975.

He was born December 28, 1888 in Milam County and had lived in the Buckholts area all his life. He was a retired farmer and a member of SPJST Lodge No. 15. He joined the lodge on December 6, 1908 and was a member for 67 years. He served our lodge as secretary for 16 years.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Marek-BurnsLaywell Funeral Home with Rev. Frank Simcik officiating. Burial was in the Corinth Cemetery.

Surviving are his wife, Carolyn Svetlik of Buckholts; three sons, Steve Svetlik of Buckholts, Albert Svetlik of England, and Theodore Svetlik of Dallas; a brother, L. A. Svetlik of Buckholts; three grandchildren and one great-grand-

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 49, Pokrok Rowena, in behalf of our members, extend our sincere sympathy to the family of our departed lodge brother, WILLIAM E. RIPPLE, of Wall, Texas, who died on November 27th at 11:30 p.m in the Clinic Hospital of San Angelo.

Services for Brother Ripple were held Monday, December 1st, from the Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Richard Mazak officiating. Burial was in the Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens in San Angelo.

Brother Ripple was born April 17, 1914 in Rowena and had been a resident of Wall for 30 years.

He was a farmer and a veteran of World War II, serving in the Air Force.

He was married to Annie Mae Schiller on December 2, 1944 in Elgin and was a, member of the Trinity Lutheran Church.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Rodney Ripple and James Ripple both of Wall; three sisters, Mrs. Frances Dusek of Wall, Mrs. Olga Jansa of Rowena, and Mrs. Margaret Knieff of San Angelo, land two brothers, Henry Ripple, and Julius Ripple, both of Wall.

May our departed brother rest in peace.

Resolution Committee: Mary Dusek Emil Havlak Pauline Shiller —SPJST-

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of SPJST Lodge No. 63, Sweet Home, in behalf of all our members, do hereby express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our dear departed lodge brother, ANTON HAJEK who passed away at his home in Shiner on Tuesday, September 16, 1975, at the age of 79 years.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, September 18, at 2 p.m. in the Shiner Catholic Church with Rev. Patrick Fidgeon, assisted by

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Rev. Wallis J. Stiles, pastor of St. John Bosco Church in Vanderbuilt, officiating. Interment was in the .

Shiner Catholic Cemetery.

Brother Hajek was born in 1896 in the Fordtran community, Victoria County, Texas. He was a member of the SPJST lodge for over 50 years.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Janie Hajek •of Shiner; four sons, Johnny E. Hajek of Shiner, Eugene V. Hajek of Edna, Jerry A. Hajek of Taft, and Benjamin F. Hajek of Auburn, Ala; two brothers, Charlie Hajek of Shiner, and Louis Hajek of Victoria; six sisters, Mrs. Frank (Annie) Novak of Shiner, Mrs. Willie (Ella) Koliba of Victoria, Mrs. James (Emma) Koliba of Tivoli, Mrs. Jim (Julie) Bartel of Inez, Mrs. Robert (Mary) Mikus of Hillje, Mrs. John (Angeline) Svatek of Needville; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandson.

May our departed brother rest in eternal peace and his memory live among us forever.

Resolution Committee: Mildred Bolech Millie Kutac Earline Zabransky

lodge.

At the time of his passing Brother Kimball was secretary-treasurer of RVOS Lodge No. 50.

May Brother Bob rest in eternal peace.

Resolution Committee: Rudolph Zalman Rose Marie Banik Albert Banik

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EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of Lodge Nove Kvety No. 35, Elk, on behalf of our membership, •express our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed lodge brother, ROBERT "BOB" KIMBALL, who passed away on December 5, 1975 in a Waco hospital, at age 52.

Services were held at 2' p.m. December 7, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Elk Rev. Alois Pavelka and Rev. Isidore Rozycki were celebrants, with Mass of Christian Burial. Burial was at SPJST Pavelka Cemetery.

Survivors are his wife, Ella Mary; four sons, Kenneth of Wacc, Joe of Damon, Mike of Srnithville, Pat of Route 1, Mart; one brother, Jim Kimball of China Spring; two sisters, Mrs. Geneva Burch of Waco, and Mrs. Georgia Melton of Houston and three grandchildren.

A former officer of this lodge and very active in lodge activities, Brother Bob will long be remembered for his untiring efforts as our Christmas chairman at which time he stressed very strongly in honoring the senior members of our

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ITEMS OF INTEREST Low Sodium Diets People on low sodium diets should read the nutrition information on labels of meats to insure that products contain no sodium.

Cured meat is treated with primarily salt or sugar and then heat processed so these meats should not be eaten on low sodium diets, Mrs. Mary Sweeten, foods and nutrition specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, The Texas A&M University Systems, reminds. * * Mistletoe Berries are Poisonous Parents of small children should be cautious in their use of mistletoe during the holiday season. The berries are poisonous and children may swallow them.

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Nerve, Head, and Joint Pains "The experience of others is worthwhile to you when neuralgia and other pains disappear with BOLVEN, ZDRAVI-TAMIN and MORAVIA liniment. The combination of these 3 medicaments is marvelous and has miraculous results on my neuralgia pains," writes J. Schneiker of Kitchener, Canada.

Or BOLVEN tablets with ZDRAVITAMIN capsules are very effective against pains of rheumatism and arthritis. "Now I can walk well even without a cane," writes Peter Zietek of Port Chester, N.Y. "Send two more large Moravia liniments, it really helps me when I have cramps in my legs," writes Evelyn Pod any of Shiner, Texas.

Write with confidence for your own order of the smaller combination of ZDRAVI-TAMIN capsules and BOL .-VEN tablets for five

21 weeks' use, $6.88. That is ZDRA-VITAMIN capsules $3.96 and fourfold pain reliever BOL-VEN for $2.90 or the larger supply, for 10 weeks, $12.78 and save $1; that's BOLVEN tablets, $5.80, and ZDRAVI-TAMIN caps, $6.98.

Concentrated extract MORAVIA, 1 pint liniment still is $3.50, or 1 quart is only $6.00. — DANUBE laxative pills made of medical herbs, $2.50 for 50-day supply, or $3.50 for a 3-month supply. Add cash (it won't get lost), money order, check, or C.O.D. and we will send it off by return mail, satisfaction guaranteed. For each item add 30 cents for increased mail and some parts of the medicines and we will send it by slower third class mail. Or add 50 cents and you get it by fast 1st class mail. The same applies to LAGUNA beauty creams.

We also ship to Canada, but no C.O.D. For orders to be mailed to Europe add $2.90 for air mail and we send it direct. Cut out this ad and order with full confidence and guarantee of satisfaction, NOW. Our cosmetics for ladies and gentlemen: LAGUNA — multivitamin cream with E and 3 other vitamins, nourishing, vanishing, moisturizing cream and fast healing aid for adults, youngsters, and children.

Also ideal as a foundation under make-up, $3.50 and 50c for fast mail. LAGUNA — most unusual regenerating, nourishing, anti-wrinkle cream with natural hormones, slightly oily night cream, with E and 2 other vitamins for blemishes and wrinkles, also $3.50 and 50c for fast mail or 30c slower mail.

EUROPEAN DRUGS B. Jelinek, PH.M., Dept. 15, PO Box 927, Laguna, Beach CA 92652.

These medical aids can also be ordered from Mrs. Adolf Motal, 2207 Poplar, Victoria, Texas 77901. — plus tax. Add 35c per package for postage. (paid adv. c) SPJST -

WANT ADS Responsible couple to be agriculture students at Texas A&M University would like to rent a 1-2 BR house with land for garden in the Bryan-College Station area. Will exchange labor for cut in rent if you desire. Call 713-744-8259, collect (Galveston). Needed by January 12th, at least.

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RAD eiSLO 47, SEATON Mile sestry a bratti, Nagi posledni sehtlzi zahajil peed seda bratr Jerry Pechal 2. prosince v '7 hodin vgeeer za dosti clobre nay atevy Po vzdani slibu vernosti a di nagim vlajkam, jsme znstali stat k ache modlitbe za nasledujici kteti odegli na veenost a sice: sestra Anna M. Bartek a bratel Joe W. Hejl a Alton (Johnny) Bartek.

Bur zerne lehka!

PozCistalYm rodinam vyslovujeme nagi nej yroucnej gi soustrast.

Vgichni atednici byli peitonini na mistopeedsedu, bratra Alfreda Klustaeka, kterY nehyl pritomen.

Navgtevou jsme meli ses. Ann Baluzek od eadu eislo 15. Ann, jsi vtdy vitana.

Nernocni elenove: sestra Agnes Motl a bratei Tom Scott, Alfred Klusdeek a Gene Butler. V gem nemocriStm pfejeme aby se brzo zdravili.

Pitati nova elnove, dospeli: Har vey Lee Stall; Estel Ray Gilliland, Mary Ann Gilliland, Walter B. Woodlift, Edmund Wm. Jeske a Vallie Annie Zavodny.

Detskfr odbor: Kristina Kay Kris tinek, Brenda L. Baugh a Scott Edward Skrabanek Peesteupili od eadu eislo 24, C yclone k na gemu eadu eisle 47: John Lee KlinkovskSt ; od eadu eislo 15 Buckholts k na gemu eac/ Linda M. Vrazel. Take peestoupili od tallu eislo 177 Academy k 47:.

Helen E. Kurecka, Eugene J. Kurecka, Jerry D. May, Rex Lynn May a Gale Lynn Wilson.

Vitame Vas vgechny k nam do nageho eadu a doufaine, 2e se Vam bude u nas libit.

Tajemnice Lillian Kosarek pee.eetla protokol z minule schnze, kte rST byl peijat, jak napsan; take peeeetla clopisy, dekovnou karetku od rodiny sestry Anna M. Bartek a vanoonf karetku od Hlavni Ileadov

ny SPJST a upominku na "vanneni seals" Bylo ujednano darovat $25 na tento Peedseda oznamoval, ze mania tei deny, kteti mail k dostani 50roe of gperidliky: sestry Angelina Dana, Julia Vitek a bratr Emil Hejl. Gratulujeme! Oslava bude pozcieji.

Zpravy vgech afednikil a vYborfi byly dobre. Pak se peikroeilo k nedo'koneenm volbam ostatnich v3;7Na prodavani stvrzenek pei tabavach byli znovuzvoleni bratr a sestra L.J. a Viasta Moll; zabavni v3ibor — bratr Jerry Pechal; 'anzpravodajka — sestra Dorothy Pechal a, eeska zpravodajka sestra Annie Jakubec. Noveho nosice vlajek mame bratra Vincenta.

Schiller a take zase James Allen.

Na eigteni salu a na planujiei vSibor bylo odloteno at do pei gti scha ze a take na vSfeepnika do .nalevny

bylo odloteno.

Bratti a sestry, peihlaste se k vSr pomoci a hiaste se, ze si vesmete nekteei tuto praci pro pei gti rok.

Sestra Ruby Bolton peinesla zprit vu ktera se tYkala; opravy tidovYch stanov. Tyto stanovy byly po mengi oprave peijaty.

Sestra Irma Klinkovska ma tyto stanovy natisknouti za cot ji mnoholzrat dekujeme.

Vedouci mlidete Howard Stefka podal svoji zpravu. Meli 41 Clem peitomno a ladnou nav gtevu. Noyou vedouci mladete marne sestru Caralou Allen a yYpomocr4 vedouei mladete jsou sestry Mrs. Jerry Stefka a Barbara Bryant. Prvni dvelni Perm dostal bratr B. Peeples a druhou dostar bratr Elmer Skrabanek. Po schazi byla vesela hodinka. V peigti schfizi bude nastoleni fieednikil a tato schnze se bude konat 4. ledna 1976 v ned5 1i cdpoledne a tak se dostavte v hojnem poetu.

Nakonec peeji v geni v Hlavni iieadovne, v tiskarne a v gem etoucim, nejprve hodne dobreho zdravi, vesele Vanoce a gt`astnk a .teel.rIcr NovS7 rok.

Na shledanou Annie Sakubec — SPJ ST TAK VSELICOS Pige Aneika Roudkova Meli jsme zde ned,ivno opet peknou kvetinovou vYstavku a jako vady, nag i krajane zvitezili. Pan Bob Zvolanek obdr gel tri stuhy za kvetiny, ktere vystavoval a jeho pa ni obdrtela celkem Best stuh. Tet pani Millie Bartkova ziskala vetgi pada stuh (celkem 11) za svou nimahu. Vgichni jsou elenove SPJST a obe damy jsou tei Clenkami nageho Krou gku eJskS7ch gen. Vgem srdeene gratulujeme k iispechu.

Kdyi jseni se nedavno setkala s panem Karlem Pra g ifkou, tak me vYPravel, ge on a jeho pant ler,os podnikli cestu za mote a Wave, kdyg my jsme zde oslavovali nag Osl. den, tak oni byli na Moray& Pravil me, ze nav gtivil rodq

Ve stiedu 17. prosince 1975 jeho ace v Borclovicich, kterY dosud pevne stoji ad je jit hodne pies sto let. Velmi se jim tam libilo a jsou radi, ze mohli shlednout vlast jeho ptedkii. Pan Pra gifka kdysi bydlel pied lety v Ennis a byl tam zamestnati v obchode, ale ja si to nemohu upamatovat neb je to jit day no. Ma,niele Prag ifkovi jsou Olenove tadu 84 mnoho let a lei zpivaji v peveckem sboru od, onoho du. . .4 Dnes me sestra Zvolankova sdellla, ze jejich BratrskY kostel utrpel velkou gkodu, kdy2 nidemni vyrostei vystkileli okna a tet prostrileli detskou opatrovn u ( ster1 3) a rovnet steny v damske svetniei. Kostel byl teprve loni vystaven a odevzdan a nyrti takova, gkoda. Ja nevim, ze rodide dnes neudi sve deti, aby res pektovali sve blitni a jejich majetIty. Je to brozne, kam ten svet dnes speje, kdy2 ani ty kostely nenechaji na pokoji nemyslite?

Take jsem se dovedela, to v Ennis pani Katie Parolkova upadla a dosti se pohmokilla, to musela byti v nemocnici. Tetidka Parolkova (jak my ji tikenne) se dotila 1. prosince 94 let a posledni Cas bydli Domove odpodinku v Ennis. Narodila se v Oernegovicich u Bechyne a do Ameriky ptijela jako male devdatko s rodidi Knitetovymi. Tedy jit je zde v America pies 80 let.

Ptejeme tetiece hodne zdravi do dalgich let.

Dallaske noviny ptinesly zpravu, ktera mottla nude zajiaaat na g lid zde v Dallas a okoli. Jedna se totit o jednu uprchlici z Jitniho Vietnamu„ ktera dala vYzvu do zdejgich novin, to hleda ztracene mlade jeji dcery. Ona je dala poslat do Ameriky hned v dubnu, neb se obavala, budou v gechny zabity, jelikot ona pracovala pro Ameridany tam. Zakratko uprchla sama do Korea a nyni je zamestnara jako llospod y ne zde v &move mantelft jmenem Moore. Tito nabic171 domov vg ern etytem jejim Mem (ma tet dva syny kdesi y e Virginia. jent odvezl americkY vojensky velitel). Ona ehee i tyto zpet a piAjde pry k soudu, aby se mohla o ne starat.

Jeji mantel byl zabit s dverna dalaimi jit v rote 1968 a ona chce aspon tyto dityla dell si zajistit a vychovat. Je to jist,e smuinY ptipad matky, ktera nevi o osudu sy Ych deli. Dallas ma mnoho uprch likil z Vietnamu a vet gina z nich si na g la zamestnani a jsou radi, to

VESTNIK mohou it v na gi svobodne zemi.

Kdyz jsme mely na gi schuzi od Kroutku minuly tYden ,tak me po schtizi na ge sestra Curryova sdelila, to jeji maminka a rovnet nage Clenka Albi Kozova, vyslovila se, 2e ona nebude moci letos psaiti a pasilati vanodm ptani ate ehce piati katde elence At'astne a vesele svatky vanodni a Novy rok 1976.

Minila jsem to oznamit, ale "sly jsme pak nahoru se dat vyfotografovat a pak se sestry rozprchly a ja na to zapontnela. Prosim o prominu ti, 2e jsem tak zaponmetliva a dou fam, 2e sestry me prominou a sestra Kozova rovnet.

Obdrtela jsem peknou vanoftii zdravici ud pani Anny Hakuganove ze Zelende u Prahy. Tato parti, nav gtivila loni na g Kroutek a velice se ji libilo mezi nami. oast ° pry vzpo mina na ty chvile a Vail° ji, to scil tize byla vedena v ee gtine a ona mohla sledovat jednani. Zaslala me let mnoho peknYch listku vanodnich i velikormenich, z kterYch hotovlm kog ieky a daruji pro dobro nageho spolku. Take sestra Valeikova obdrtela od ni listek a od spisovatelky pani Franti gky Pechadko y e, ktera, napsala pied easem knihu "Viine ehleba". Toto byl roman ze tivota texaskYch picnvru zoe a byl pted Casem uvetejnen v Z.'asopise Hospodat.

SPJST

23 ptipravana hovezi pedene na rogtu s chutnYmi piimrtny, rtiznYrni napo ji. Obsluhu v kuchyni a v nalevne obstarali vYbory shorn jmenovanych spolkti, ku kterYm tito osiavenci naleti. Veer pro tancechtive vyhravala Majkova hudba. Mantele Huffovi netadali dary k jejich pamatnemu dni. Dle v geho maji vgeho hojnost, neb jako podnikaqm obchodnikbm se jim dobie dakilo pc) ea/Yoh etyticet let obchodo vani, ktere ptepustili jedinemu synu Victor C. Huff. Maji pet vnukti a etyti pravnoudata na Up River Rd., v Corpus Christi, Tx. Mantele Huff bYvali v osade Guy v okrese Ft. Bend, kde farmakili.

Pani Huffovi byla dcerou manielti Jos. ValdikovYch, kteil take bYvali v tom okoli, ktere pomahali osazovat naginci. Zesnuly osadnik Josef Mikeska si tam mimo rolnideni zaloZil hudebni kapelu. Znal jsem tyto rodiny od roka 1912. Maniale Huffovi byli svazani mantelskym poutem pied 50 roky v okresnim (.4 delnim meste Richmond.

Bylo Pelt mnoho ,kteti byli tomni tomuto okazalemu °karatku, kde jim piano, aby je gte dal6i roky se Valli zdravi a spokojenodti.

Vyslovuji timto ptatelske a spolubratrske diky za pozvani. Den pied tim 22. listopadu oslavovali padesatilete jubileum mantele Jerry Jurach v sins Moravan.

John Staga -SPJST--

TrE. LOCV1tNA JEDNOTA SOKOL

VICTOR HUFFS PADESATILETE JUBILEIM Cteni etenati Vestniku: Dnes Vdm chei sdelit, to mantele Victor a Rosie Huff, 304 Wagon Wheel, Corpus Christi, Tx., dne 23. listopadu 1975 oslavovali sve 501ete vyrodi ku kteremu pozvali sve ptibuzne, Cleny kadu C. 79 SPJST a Cleny Sokola v Corpus Christi, Tx. V 11 hodin dopoledne byli znovu oddani v kostele St. Theresa. na to Pak spoleane ptivitani se potadalo v American Legion Hall, kde byla podavana vgem ptitumnYm hostilm

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS konala svoji ykrodni schfizi v patek veder v 7:30 hodin dne 7. listopadu 1975. V teto schuzi byly podavany zpravy vgemi uredniky a vYbory.

Po vyslechnuti techto, v gechny byly ptiznive a s pavdekern ptijaty.

Nasledujici Cinovnici byli zvoleni pro rok 1976: Br. Monta Foster — sta,rosta mistostarosta br. Frank Veselka ses. Jill Sijansky — jednatelka ses. Anna Marie Moss -- fidetni br. Frank L. sacks, — pokladnix br. Jerry ijansky — naCelnik ses. Sandra Howard — nadelnice Do novYch zaletitosti ptines1 na.-vrh pisatel techto tadku, aby se Teloevidna, Jednata Sokol Corpus Christi, Tx spojila s SPJST tadem Cislo 79 Corpus Chris ti, za 116elem postaveni nave spolkove budovy, ktera by slontila obema spclkf m.

Ustanoven vYbor ku vypracovani po drobnosti.

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Podobne bylo ueineno ye schilzi Dne 5. prosince jsme ztratili dalSPJST ta,du eislo 79 Corpus Chriselenku tadu eislo 79 a Sokola v ti, ktera se konala, 14. listopadu Corpus Christi, 651etou spolusestru 1975. Nestoji pfekatky, prod by ty- Esta Rambo. Zanechala zde zarto dve organizace nemohly spolu- mc uceneho mantela Newell V, Rain pftsobit a vlastnit spoleene budovu, bo, Sr.; dceru pani Jean A. Starnes; ktera by byla ku eti pkitoinnYm i jednoho syna, Newell V. Rambo, Jr., budoucim elentm. SpojenYmi sila- tti vnuky, v gichni v Corpus Chrismi se da mnoho udelat pro dobro ti. K veenemu odpoeinku byla uvgech. Dne 31. prosince bude v So- lotena v Memory Garden. V gem po kolovne taneeni zabava ye prospech zastalYm zde projevuji uptimne ci cvidicich. Kdo mate phjit, katcly je tenou soustrast. bude zde chy vitanY. Vetejnost je ucti Tre zvana. bet. * * Radostne Vanoce a At'astrIST Novi' prosttednitcvim sestry teetni od rok vgem ptejo John Staga ,tadu eislo 15, v Buckholts, Tx., Sidonie Svobodove z Rosebud, Tx. se mi dostal do ruky vYstkitek z novin, ktery zde posilam k uvetejneni ye Vestniku. Velice se mne dotkla takova zprava, 'te miij spolkovy spolubratr a uptimnY ptitel Jos. Vajdak sekl takovou neoeekavanou smrti nahodou. Bylo to pro neho KDYk. VZPOMNAME NAgICH opravdove negtesti, lort ptimaakDRAHtCH ZESNULtCH Uplynul jeden rok do veenosti nut pick-up nakladnim vozem ke svetoveho den! ode dne 9. prosince sloupu u vrat do ohrady pia stodotohoto roku, ico jsme se rozloneili s le, kde chtel ,slotit nejaky dobytek bytosti nam nanejvyg e cenenou. On mei pied padesati roky, jak se Zbyvaji nam jen ty vzpominky ye teznicky obchod, ktery vykterYch jsme se spoledne pohybo- koupil od Karla Tydlatky v Buckvali. KatrlYrn rokem nas stargich halts a pak pozdeji koupil ye Me'subude, za ne nenf nahrady, neb mo te zdencu budovu, do ktere se pfehli zde vykonat jegte mnoho debra stehoval a svilj obchod zvet gil, v nebYt zaketnYch nemoci, ktere ni- nemt mu byla hodne napoinocna je ce zdravi v glich bez rozdilu, mla- ho mantelka, ktera zerntela roku dYch i starYch. Kdyt se tak rozhled 1974. Josef ph tom obchode farnu kolem sebe v tech na gich schti- matil a dobytkatil nedaleko od poiffbcch, tak jsem Rogers, na zapadni strane. Indy zich, neho skoro ztracony mezi tau mladgc. ge- si sem umel poradit se vsim. Byl neraci. pracovity a getrnY. Jejich mantelPani Vlasta E. Kureeka, 681eta, stvi bylo bezdetne, take z to phzemtela v opatrovne 8. iijna 1975 einlivosti na start mod neutili. NiByla vdovou jen nekolik roka a kdy nevime, co nas kdy eeka a Orly vyrostla ph Granger; Tx. V Corpus je toho *di:1y vice zleho net dobreChristi bydlela rd roku 1931. ho.

Dne 17. listopaclu po del g i nemoci Toto se stab ye sttedu ye etvrbyla z jejiho stavu odvolana na vee tek a v pondeli byl nalezen jednost, kde kon6i vkchny bolesti nim jeho znarnYm z Temple, Tx. starosti, na ge spolusestra Martha a to nahodou. NebYt toho mute, Sassin. Zanechala zde zarinouce- kdovi jak dlouho by tam byl zancneho mantela Adolpha; dceru chanY. Nalezl ho pan Ernest J. CoGeorge t danskou, Jr.; a, syna A- wan. dolpha James Sassin, v gichrit v Cor Wein zde jmenovanyin poziastapus Christi, a svoji matku, pani lYm rodinam path moje citen6, sou Emil R. Jutica v Houston, Tx. a strast neb vim, jake je to mit v ro dalgi ptibuzne. Odegla nav ialy od dine amrti. best budit jejich pands vgech, ktf-ti jsme ji znali a matce. melt radi, y e veku 55 let. Byla Glen le luslm ukoneit, aby zastalo misto kou nag eho faclu eislo 79 po mnoho pro druhe. To bude asi v gechno pro rokt a take v Teloviene Jednote So tento rok. Co nam rok 1976 ptinese, kol v Corpus Christi, Tx. t, td 'Oslo na to musime doizat. Vesel y Vanoce 79 MST a Sokol v ni ztraci mno- a gt`astny NovY rok, clObra zdravi ho neb bYvaia velmi einnou v ku- vgem pteje Vag spolubratr nyni a halevne.

John Stria

Ve sttedu 17. prosince 1975

Ume se esky Let Us Study Czech Lekce dvaatficata — Lesson 32 Dates — Seasons — Months — Abbreviations Days of the week: pondeli — Monday titer)", — Tuesday st •eda — Wednesday etvrtek — Thursday patek — Friday sobota — Saturday nedele — Sunday Note that days of the week are NOT capitalized unless, of course, they are at the beginning of a sentence They always are in English.

Months of the year leden — January unor — February biezen — March dhben — April kveten — May cerven — June cervenee — July srpen — August tai i — September fijen — October listopad — November prosinec — December (Same rule on capitalization applies as above).

The Four Seasons: zima — winter jaro — spring leto — summer podzim — fall * * Commonly used abbreviations: aj. — a jine (and others) a pod. — a podobne (and similar)

Ve sttedu 17. rosince 1975 atd. — a tak dale (etc. and so on) e. o—eis:o iovak (number) esl. — eeskoslovenskj (Czecho-

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Den matek — Mother's Day Den °tea — Father's Day Na Silvestra — New Year's Eve StedrY vecer — Christmas Eve Svateho Mikulak — St. Nicholas t eedcr.3,r6tdhe.n) — Christmas Day Den veteranfi jVse.teran's Day

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zemiel."

"To je politovanihodne. Ale kdo je ted' Sawn rodiny?"

"Stale jests zemtelY, ne'oot,` jseni dop. — dopoledne (forenoon — a. slolila v kostele slib a pak jej je.§ m.) te obnovila na hicbitove u hrobky, di. — give — (before) le he budu vzdy ve vS'em poslugna, bjry. — bYvaly (former) nebot` se za ziva zlobival, kdyi jsme hod. — hodin (o'clock) mu nevzdavali paticienou rictu. JaPROC SCITANI LIM! NIKDY nap • , — na piiklad (for example) ko by to bylo dnes, vzpominam si, NESOUHLASI odp. odpoledne (afternoon — zpola selskY dviir, zpo jak se rozhneval na karnevalu 1908 Obydli P.m.) jsem se ustrojila za taneeniei. mezi silnici a sera n. 1. — nag eho letopoetu (A.D. -- la mestsky OvSern musi se uvalit, byl vldyc ni, s pastvinami pro dobytek. Dra after Christ). ky velmi ptirozene zcela tend oploceni a za nim malt' pea, n.l. — pied na gim letopoetem ktery, jakmile navAtevnik zatles- bez davodu."

(B.C. — before Christ)..

"Dovolte pani, kdo byd ka rukama, Steka„ jako by byl vel p. — pan (Mister) v tomto dome?" ky.

Za psem se objevi dama majipi. — pani (Mrs.) " My. Kdopak to ma jests bydci nejlepLi leta jil za sebou, a urov r. rok (year) let.

Do minuleho roku jsme tu menav y si (Kiev. t.r. tohoto roku (this year) nejakeho Itala jako jedineho na "DobrY den, milostiva, pticliasl. sleena (Miss) jemnika, vite vaak ptece, jaci Itazim kvUli seitani str. — stranka (page) Kvuli saitani lidu?

Jake pkijem love jsou. Nelida,, nejstari z myth sv. svaty (Saint — St.) deer, kter y se tett' udi ho vykane ptekvaperd!

Pojd`te., dal, mladY t.m. — tohoto mesice (this month) zala do pattienYch mezi a ja jsem mui pojd`te dal! Jak to bode tj. — to jest (that is —. namely) ji tekla: 'Vence spravne, mile dito injun deerkam, ze nejsou dotzv. tak zvany (so-called) te, nebot` takove pohravani se mi ma ...Divky to maji tak rally." st. — stark. (Sr.) "Seitani lidu ,milostiva pani?"nelibi' Ale vy se jiste nudite, zapml. mladii. (Junior, Jr.) "Vabec nay Stevy vzdelanYch lidi, nu radio." nejml. — nejmlad gi (the young"Proboha ne, milostiva! Jen bud' "Vicele diky, milostiva. Vypinila est) te tak laskava a •eknete mi, kdo jste seitaci arch?"

Kes — koruna eeskoslovenska "JakY seitaci arch?

Ach ,ano! bydli v tomto dome? " r(eCnzeeyc)h crown — unit of cur"Od te ,dopy, co je Ital prye, pan Ten formulaic Jsem docela popletcze my.

Jednou se k nain chtel naCSR — teskoslovenska republika na. Neb)t` k nam denne ptichazeji stehovat kmotr; ale v teto krajine rrizne formulate, tiskopisy, a rek(Czechoslovak Republik) je mnoho klevetivych lid.. a se zte The present regime uses the lamy. Lids jsou ted` na , papiry ce- telem na moo nejmlad'Si dceru Ade abbr. USSR, having added another li posedli! Kdyby mel elovek koupit vSechno, co mu ke koupi nabizi, lidu se mi zdalo..."

S for Socialist).

"Tedy lijete zde se s yYrni deeraje to ciab?y" mu eas nestaeil. t TK t eskoslovenska tiskova mi?" kancelai — (Czechoslovak News, or pviirabvec "Prozatim, mil'pane, prozatim: Zajiste, milostiva, eas Teti. BudeBureau, Government News Agency) ta li§ sotdalloeneeneseodmusysiem :1 ; . eiktd , onizddeivpkicaim tedok — eskoslovenska dopravni te tak laskava a date mi seitaci kancela • — (Czechoslovak Trans- arch?" meats, do apartma "Jak je to trapne! AvSak vy co nej odstehovat portation Bureau). s risttednini topenim a teplou vo• * laskaveji prominete. Kdyl jsme jej Measures of Lengths -- Miry del- prave vyplriovali — syn me ovdo- don .Nemyslite, 'le by to bylo lepkove vele sestry, takovy dertriv chlapik, Si?" "o zavisi na leda,Cem, milostiVa 1 inch — coul, palec 2.54 cm ptevrhl na nej kalamat, ktery nam 12 inch — stopa — 30.479 cm pujcil kramat, ten za rohem. Jak Pa,n,si pcavne to kikate ,abychom ne 1 yard — 91.439 cm je to neptijemne, neni-li pravda?" pohnervali Neomi 1,nebo t ` proto/e 2 yards — sah — 1,828 metro "To nevadi, milostiva pani, ta* * ma ctitele v peel, nechtela by jit z Miry dute — Measures of Capacity dy mame jiny dotaznik a pinici teto krajiny."

Kdo je hlava rodiny?" pero.

1 pint — 0.568 litru "Prohoha, ctitele v peel?"

"Mtij manlel."

1 quart — 1.138 litru "To my tady tak tikame. Znam e.

Jak se jmenuje vas man/el?"

1 gallon — 4. 546 litru pracuje v eihelne HodnY na to "On se jmenoval, mladY mull, 1 peck — 9.092 litru on ce jmenoval, neni vaak jil mezi chlapee, ale bez budoucnosti.'• 1 bushel — 36.368 litru "Milostiva pani, prosim vas, alivymi. Byl tak zdravY a eilY jako b y sztkeyo2d, povedela konkretne na me o t a Holidays vy nebo ja, ale lekai se zmylil a l_ jsme pak zavolali zazraeneho Vanoce — Christmas kdy nted vain! ale nezata "Myslim, 1 °•" ozde PoruVelikonoce — Easter J ji t` tece s vami mluvim y p u .

Den dikiivzdani — Thanksgiving ell ptivazat pacientovi na levou no jakobyste pattil k rodine."

Day hu bile kute, aby nemoc ptella "Dekuji.

Tak jak se jmenvjete?"

Den piimeii — Armistice Day na ku • e: ul to vaak nepomohlo.

"Casilda Ortigosa de Salvatiera.

Zdobeni hrobii — Decoration Day Slepiee snesla vejce a milj man/el Salvatierra po 'nem v Panty zesnU-

26 lem choti, ktery se jmenoval Bartolome Salvatierraa Byl koeim u generala Mitre a ten ho nazYval syYm jmenovceni, nebot' se rovnet jmenoval Bartelome. General byl oprav du velmi laskavY. Znal jste ho?"

"Nikoli milostiva, se zretelem na mtij vek..."

"Pfirozene, ze ne, jste jatte chla pec ...Svobodny, to ano?" milostiva, tenaty."

"Netikejte! Tc, je jiste 'tea. Kdopak mate bYt tenat s tak veselYm oblietjm a s takevyra peknYm obledenim. Alespoil Oak nemate cleti?"

TM" "Trojeata?"

"Ne, milostiva, pekne za sebou."

"Videl jste v biograiu Dionne-pa tereata? My chodime velmi rady do king : je to svrchovane moralni roz ptYleni pro rodinu. Reyna' pikniky jsou zabavne ...A kolik si vycielaa neni-li to nediskretni otazka?"

"Prominte .. ale davat otazky musim, ja, milostiva."

"Nehnevejte se, jestlite jsem vas urazila a nemyslete, ze jsem se vyptavala ze zvedavosti; protote vtak kladete tolik otazek, domnivala jsem se, to se mohu tut na neor zeptat.'

"Nejsem 1,Tibec uraten, milostiva, ale tfmto zpiisobem nikdy neskoneime."

"Rozumim, chtel byste byt jig zase doma u sve pani a s yYch deti ...Nebo snad u jine, nebot' delate dojem, to mate za utirna. To vtak neni spravne, mantel nesmi davat tpatnY pf• llad. To jsem tikavala beze vtech okolku sveniu ✓ Rind zennulemu, ale on na to nedbal a nadbihal brzo te. brzo ho stihla to ptihoda s ku• kutici."

"Zajiste, milostiva pani ,stati?"

"Tom.0 dev6eti bude dvaeet let, aekoliv tikala, osmnact. Bylo to vel ini prohnane stvoteni."

"Avgak o *kern deveeti to mluvite?"

"Flirozene o tom deveeti co WI II nemu byl ten virval s tau kukutici. ?rotate, jak ut vite, nemluvirn rada beZ podkladu. Ovtein 1,u vec s tou kukutici ten jej lotec ptehnal. Ach, jak velice se general Mitre smal, kdy mu to vypreavell!" iMilostiva, pani, milostiva pant, • weir, Co je vane drahe, ukoneeme to td koneene!" "iteknu to dvema slovy: Totit nifij mantel nadbihal dceti kupee,

VESTNtK jehot vim mel na starosti a kdyt otec to scary ptijel na jeho pletichy a dozvedel se, te maj mut je tenatY, poekal si na neho iednou v nod s podavkarai, ptivaza,i ho k plotu a pustil ho teprve tehcly, kdy mu mantel snedl to kilo kukutice."

"Jaka suroyost."

"Jake ttesti, to to byla kukutice rozemleta.'

"Ano ,ttesti. A' ,teknete mi ted', prosim ,jak jste stara?"

"Ale prof bych Yam to netekla?

To by tak chybele! Jak myslite, jsem starar "lYfilostiva, nejsem jasnovidec."

"Beknete, jak asi myslite, jsem zvedava, nebot' vtichni tvrdi, to jsem velmi uchovala a vypaddin mnohern mladti net jsem."

"Milostiva, mejte slitovant ja tit dale nemohu! Reknete mi bez daltich .komentatit den, mesic a rok ye kterern jst,e se kmernu ne4esti narodila!"

"Narodila jsem se na den svate Casildy, a proto jsem take pokttena Casilda, adk.oliv mi mama chtela dat jmeno Dosia pc) hrdince jedneho romanu a papa, si pkal `Svetlo vychodu' nebot byl zednatem.

Nejste vy take zednatem?'

Isem neg t`astnik, ktery si s ndmahou musi vydelavat holly chleb!

Ale jette dnes se toho mista zteknu, i kdyby moje tena a moje deti po celY tivot nedostaly nic jineho k jidlu net rozemletou kukutici!"

A utikal odtud nasledovan psem a volanim doni Casildy: "Ale ,ale, copak se mu jen stale?"

Pfelotila Z. •Pankova Zaslal Karel Sicner POPIS CESTOVANt Z PRART DO itIMA

13 se sum pied sebou stydim, co delg i dobu slibuji tj. k popsan; ces ty peg ky Praha-Rim a zpet. Kdybych mel popsat v ge do detailu, byla by z toho menti kntka, nebot' zaeitka bylo mnoho a proto se zminim o tech hlavnich.

PodotYkam, to na tuto cestu jsme se vydali dva, ponevact podle humoristy Jaroslava Halka, ktery napsal "Dobreho vojaka 8vejka," — ye dvou se to lepe tahne!

Prosim take, abyste se vzili do naFi situate, pones/an jsme pen& zi neoplYvali, take Casto jsme na leddems museli gettit. Blayne' byly to noclehy, za ktere jsme si nemohit dovolit platit v draMich hole-

Ve sttedu 17. pros:nee 1975

lich. V tomto ptipade na nas jako na skuteene "trampy".

To vtak byl ten pravY pfivab — vychutnat jak dobre, tak i horti.

Ostathe co mladY elo yek nepodnik ne, jen kdy je trochu odvaZnY. Ta volnost, nebYt nikYm kontrolovan, kdy jsme se sami museli rozhodovat a tim y ychovavat k samostatnosti, neda se nieim vyvaht. panem sveho dasu, zdreet se ph prohlidkach 'nest, to vee nas nutilo jit dal za poznanim daltich krajti.

Jak jsem zpoeatku poznamenal, vydali jsme se na tuto cestu dva.

Bylk jsme kamaradi od obecnil tkoly. Byl take typograf, dokonce jsme zpivali v natem peveckem sboru. On byl velice nadanY I. tenorista a ja zpival basbaryton. To vSe bylo zarukou, 2e si budeme dobte rozurnet.

Chci take upozornit, to jsme ne byli nejakYmi "vandrovniky", jak u nas natal chodili od mista k mestu hledat zamestriani. Oba jsme dali vhooved` z pekneho mista, nebot` u nas typografft byl takovY nepsany zakon, to kdo nejde na ces ty, je polovidnim dlovekem. A juste muslin na nee° upozornit: NaSe velka odborova organizace byla elenem "knihtiskatske interim cionaly" sidlem v Bernu. Tim raga scpojeni se vtemi evropskYmi knih tiskatskYmi organizacemi mimo Ruska a Turecka. Mezi temito organizacemi byla vzajemna. Umluva, to kaidY icestujici knihtiskat obdrei denni podporu 1.40 korun. Tenkrate se jeS"te poditalo na krejcary a zlatky. V teto merle' to bylo 70 krej car0. denne. Zdalo by se techto 70 krejcaru denne na testy radio. AvEak tehdejti lace, kdy pullitr piva stal 6 krejcard nebo jeden vutt nebo parek 5 krejcart a kdy rodlna koupila pet vuttt nebo park0 za 25 krejcarti, obdrtela jich tj jeden nada ykem. To vtak byla kvalita.

Pro pr pad potteby melt jsme sebou vlastni penize. Sice male, pone vadt kdy bylo potteba, napusali jsme domt. aby nam "poste restante" penize zaslali do mesta, kam ptijdeme asi za 2-3 dny a vidy to vyMo. Deaf diddita umluva mezi "Svazy" byla, ze kahlY cestujici knihtiskat v 'nest& kde mu byla podpora vyplacena, obdrzi zdarma hotelu nocleh, snidani, °bed a, veeeti. V mengich mestech mohli

Ve sttedu 17. prosince 1975 jsme zristat jeden den, ye vedich dva dny a v hlavnich mestech tfi dny na fleet tamnej gi organizace.

Zasadou vgak bylo, ze denne musime ujit 20 kilornetrti. Ku pkikladu: Z Prahy do Budejovic je 180 km, to cini 9 dnu. Kdybychom tuto trasu gli deset drift nebo vice, &Aden jsme za stanovenYch 9 drrii x 1.40 korun. V opadnem pHpade obdrieli jsme za tolik dnii, kolik nam cesta trvala.

Na pohled kilometra denne, zdalo by se mnoho. Poditame-11 4 km za, hodinu, bylo by to pohodlne: Rano jsme si ptivstall net slunidko zadalo htat, pfes den jsme e venovali prohlidkarn, ptipadne odpodivali nebo se koupali a veer za chladku jsme clan zbytek cesty. NekterY den uAli jsme o nekolik kilometrii vice, abychom v ptiAtich dnech mohli se v nekterem zajimavem mate zdntet.

Jegte bych chtel popsat, jak snarl no a rychle se ziskal cestovni pas za stareho Rakouska. Na policejnim ,teditelstvi ptedlotil jsem Ittest ni list a dye fotografie. Vypinil jsem dotaznik a to bylo vie. flteclnik popsa,1 moji podobu a zeptal se me, do ktere zeme prijdu. Selikot jsem, nemohl vedet. kam prijcleme mimo Rakouska, tekl jsem s klidem — "do eels EVropy". DotytnY se na me podival, jako by chtel mladiku, ty jsi nejak odvatnY — a sklidem napsal do eels Evropy. Zaplatil jsem kolek a dru .11Y den byl pas ptipraven.

Na zaklatie cestovniho pasu, vydala me odborova organizace dye slabgi knitky. Jedna z nich ureovala cesty z Prahy do ureitYch mat rriznYch zemi a urdovals, kolik kilometra je z jednoho mesta do druheho. Druha knitka byla na vyplaceni podpory. Do teto poklad zapsali den pfichodu a odchodu a kolik bylo vyplacene.

V nagem peveckem sboru jsrne Mena (pozdeji majitele tiskar ny), kterY mnoho cestoval. Jakmi le na ja •e vysvitlo slunielco, nikdo ho neudrEel, vzal tlumok a 1101 a gel do sveta. Pro gel vgechny zeme Evropy a dokonce se dostal do severni Afriky Ten nas instruoval a dal nam cenne rady. Ma yne' dobre boty, do tiumoku proti degti pelerinu s kapuci a slab gi deku, kdybychom museli spat venku. Pro jis totu vzal jsem si legitimaci strany socialne-demokraticke, jent jsem byl Menem.

VESTNtK A tak jsme vyrazili za krasneho podasi 1. kvetna 1913. Aby to nedopadlo jako v to pohadce o Honzovi, kteremu maminka na cestu upekla buchty, kciy2 je za vesnici snecil, vratil se domft; odjeli jsme vlakem do Bene gova, abychom byli dale od domova. A pH torn prvem dnu nagi cesty, ptihodilo se nam neco, ze by to malem dopadlo jako s tim Honzou.

Podasi bylo krasne, slunedne, pro ste prave jaro. Ovocne stromy byly obaleny kvOty. Ale to krasna mod ra obloha, asi kolem 6. hodiny yederni zadla se zachmutovat a netrvalo dlouho, zadalo prget. Tak co delat? Zpect do Bene gova na nocleh bylo daleko. Kuptedu do Votic take daleko. Pied nami asi pill kilometru byla maid vesnidka Jelik.ot neptestaval, vyhledali jsme starostu a potaciali o nocleh.

V takovern ptipade byl kattlY sta rosta povinen alespori poradit. Nabidl nam, abychom u neho zUstali na noc, ovgem podotkl, te vzhledem k jeho stsnenym pornerum ye kte rych tije, museli bychom piespat ye stodole. Na tyto eventuality byli jsme upozorneni na gim pratskYm instruktorem, proto jstne nebylii nijak piekvapeni. Nedalo se nit delat nebot` prgelo stale vice.

Abychom si takovY nocleh konejAili jsme se tim, vojaci na manevrech take spi ye stodolach a jinde. Jelikot jsme men pied vojnou, bude to dobrY treeing budeme chraneni pied Hlavne, degtem. Od starosty jsme dostali poueeni, abychom nekouiili. Lehli jsme na slamu, zabalili do deky a poslouchali jak de gtik gusti.

A tak jak klidne, 'Ohne, nahle nee° zagustilo dale od nas, podru he jinde nebo blizko nas, T3yly to myAky, ktere skotaelly. To nas ni kterak nerozdilovalo, nebot' jako kluci jsme vykopavali na polich jejich hnizda. Kdyt to jejich sko tadeni men jsrne za hlavou a dokonce jsem citil pod zady, jak leze pod slamou, kterou lehce nadz yihuje, tak u'd to bylo neptijemne.

Proto jsme pies dlili nahoru na palandu, kde jsme neru gene piespa Rano jsme gli podekovat starostovi Ten byl jit na poll a byla tarn pouze jeho manielka s petiletYm synkem. Kdyt jsme ji poclekovali a chteli jsme odejit, zadrtelo nas a tekla podkejte, dam yam snidani, kdovi, jak ten milj chlapec

27 bude jednou chodit po To bylo pro nas hrozne poznarfi.

V kapse jsme oba men penize, tak !2e jsme si nocleh mohli za' latit a zde na nas hledi jako na vandra ky z profese.

Ani jsme na kavu nedekali, pouze podekovali a rychle odegli.

Za vesnici jsme si sedli na mez a inlay ptemYgleli, codelat Padl navrh vratit se domri. Kdyt jsme si uvedomili, co by to bylo za ostudu mezi na gimi kolegy, dohod li jsme se, ze pti gte buileme pozorni a racieji v nekterem mists, kde bude dobrY nocleh, se zdritime a vydali jsme se do Votic, kde jsme piespali. Ovgem pozdeji, hlavne v icizine, jsme se ptesveddili, ze s noclehem to vtdy nevhde ate spani v ptirode kdyt je hezky, je take krasne.

Po prohlicice Votic vydali jsme se do Tabora, do mesta, kterYm proglo kus deskYch dejin a ktere stalo za prohlidku. Vdbec jsme se tidili tim, ze sebemengi mestedko stoji za prohlidku, nebot' kattle ma neco sverazneho, na co jsou usedlici hrdi. At' je to vYsta yba namesti, radnice, kostela a apod.

V Tabote nas znali z koncertir nageho sboru a veer jsme se zitdastnili schtize tamnel gich knihtis katir a po schUzi bylo veselo. Jak jsem jit v rivodu naznadil, muj kolega byl velice dobrY a AkolenY tenorista a ja zpival basbaryton. Zpi vali jsme spoleene narodni pisne a my zpivali ze SmetanovYch oper solove arie nebo dueta. SchOze se protahla do pozdnich hodin nodnich a jsem ptesvedeen, e mnoh.4 mantelka nam asi pane tehnala, kdyt jeji mantel ptigel tak poZde domii. Nam vgak takovY krasnY veder pozdvil.il naladu a chut' k d,alg i a take jsme zapomneli no, prvou nevydatenou noc.

Daligi den jsme se vydali do Budejovic. Nejdfive jsme vyhledali pb kladnika nebot' to byla vtdy a vAu de hlavni osoba. Jelikot do Budejo vie jsme Ali misto 9 dn0 pouze 7 dnU, obdrteli jsme 7x1.40 korun pod pory.

Chci se vratit k eskenru Krumlovu. Je to pekne mato nad V1tavou, ale bylo nam smutno, jak eeskY tivot byl potlaeova.n. 0 tom, jak deskY zivel byl potlaeovan, mohli jsme se pfesvecidlti az v Budejovicich. To vg e nerneeti a tidovgti tovarnici, Antonin Vodolan

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Wednesday, December 17, 1975

Lodge No. 25, Ennis

Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance — The Centurians (All of our regular Saturda y ni ght dances are from 9 p.m. until 1 am. Lod g e phone: 544-8200: p resident's: 544-7414 or 544-7292).

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Every Wednesday night — open for members at 5 p.m. Family entertainment at 8 p.m.

—SPJST-

NOTICE: Standing announcements of lodge meeting dates are found in the Bulletin Board section. * * Lodge No. 6. Cottonwood

Lodge No. 29, Taylor Saturday, Dec. 20 — Fritz Hodde Wed., Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance — Fritz Hodde, 8 to 12

Friday, Dec. 19 — Social Night, 7:30 p.m., public is invited Saturday, Dec. 20 -- Private party Thursday, Dec. 25 — Soukup family annual Christmas party Friday, Dec. 26 — Social Night, 7:30 p.m., public is invited Wed., Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve dance: Billy Uptmor and The Makers, 8 p.m. til ? Limited seating, $5 per person. For reservations call 822-1547, 826-5882 822-1377, 822-1407, or 826-5663 Friday, Jan. 2 — Social Night, 7:30 p.m.; public is invited Saturday, Jan. 3 — Public dance; Billy Uptmor, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 4 — SPJST Lodge 6 meeting, 3:30 p.m.; installation of officers for 1976

Lodge No. 35, Elk

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Lodge No. 9, Snook Saturday, Dec. 20 — Dance: Music Masters —SPJSTNo. 13, Dime Box Lodge Sunday, Dec. 21 — The Moods Thursday, Dec. 25 — Dance: The Country Nu-Notes ; Wed., Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance: Good Vibrations —SPJSTLodge No. 18, Elgin Saturday, Dec. 20 — Private Party Saturday, Dec. 27 — River City Rounders (western) Wednesday, Dec. 31 — Bobby Brown Orch., 8 to 12 p.m.

—SPJSTLodge No. 24, Cyclone (Flag Hall) Saturday, Dec. 20 — Moods of Country Music Saturday, Dec. 27 — Jesse Lee and The Texas Village Boys of Bryan and TRC records Wed., Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve fiance — Jerry Haisler and the Melody Five Saturday, Jan. 3 — Jerry, Butch and The Gentres Saturday, Jan. 10 — The Moods of Country Music (Dress Regulations: Dresses and pantsuits for women; men: no blue jeans).

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Saturday, Dec. 20 — Fiddle Swingsters Saturday, Dec. 27 — The Starlites Wednesday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve — The Social Combination —SPJST---

Lodge No. 39, Bryan Saturday, Dec. 20 — Jerry Haisler and the Melody Five Saturday, Dec. 27 — Music Masters Lodge No. 47, Seaton Saturday, Dec. 20 — Sell-Tarver wedding dance; Eddie Klepac and Temple Rhythm. Masters Tuesday, Dec. 23 — Choral group Saturday, Dec. 27 — Kotrlas' silver wedding anniv. dance; Twilight Orchestra of New Braunfels Wednesday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve dance; Cross Country —SPJST---

Lodge No. 54, West SUnday, Jan. 4 — Lodge meeting at 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 6 — Youth Club meeting, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 10 — Hutyra-Polansky wedding reception and dance Saturday, Jan. 17 — McLennan Co. Bass Club's Banquet, 5:30 p.m. and dance at 9 p.m.; music by Jodie Mikula, —SPJSTLodge No. 66, Waco (Linden Hall) Saturday, Dec. 20 — Members' Christmas dance (members & guests) music by Charlie Patak Saturday, Dec. 27 — Charlie Patak u and The Country Boys Wed., Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance — Harold Strand Orch.

— SPJST — Lodge No. 74, Lovelady Saturday, Dec. 20 — Christmas Dance— Social Combinations Saturday, Dec. 27 — Crockett Westerneers

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No. 80, Holland

Saturday, Dec. 20 — Jerry, Sissy, and The Kountry Kikkers Thursday, Dec. 25 — The Moods Saturday, Dec. 27 — Dennis Ivey and The Waymen Wed., Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve dance — Jerry, Sissy, and The Kountry Kikkers -Il.odge No. 81, Needville Social night at 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Public is invited.

—SPJSTLodge No. 84, Dallas Saturday, Dec. 20 — Dance: Charlie Adamcik's Polka Tones Wednesday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance — Ennis Country Polka Boys —SPJSTLodge No. 88, Houston Friday, Dec. 19 — Gaylen Ackley and The Good Times (C/W) Saturday, Ire. 20 — Blumes (semiSaturday, Dec. 27 — Hi-Toppers Wed., Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance: Knights of Dixie, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. $7.50 per person.

(Dress Code: Women — no street slacks or hot p ants without skirt; men — no jeans. shirts inside trousers, unless the dance is a s p ecial occasion).

Concert Orchestra of Lodge 88 has rehear-

sals every Wednesda y at 8 P.m. Interested p arties are welcome.

Co Grou p p ractice ever y Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Social every Thursda y night at 8 p.m.

Su pp er served from 5 to 8 p.m. Breakfast is served at our Friday and Saturday night dances and s p ecial dances.

—SPJSTLodge

No. 92, Fort Worth

Saturday, Dec. 20 — Dance, music

by Joe Lynn Krivanek's Rhythmaires Sunday, Dec. 21 — Annual Christmas Tree and party, 6 p.m.

Wed., Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Dance: Joe Lynn Krivanek and The Rhythmaires Orchestra.

SPJSTLodge No. 130 Dallas & Sokol Zizkv Saturday, Dec. 27 — Jodie Mikula of Ennis Wednesday, December 31 — New Year's Eve Ball; the Polka Peppermints of Dallas

Wednesday, December 17, 1975 Lodge No. 135, Ennis Wednesday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve dance — Melody Masters Entertainment ever y Friday night at 8 p.m.

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Lodge No. 142, Houston Saturday, Dec. 20 — Lodge Christmas party, 7:30 p.m.

Wed., Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve dance: Mike Tomczak; 9 p.m. until ?. Reservations 862-0079 SPJST —

Lodge No, 154, Fort Worth Friday, Dec. 19 -- Annual Christmas program and part y, 7:30 Saturday, Dec. 20 — Private party Wednesday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve Ball -- Panther City Polka Boys —SPJST-

Lode No. 172, Pasadena Saturday, Dec. 20 — Private dance for members and their guests Saturday, Jan. 17 — Alvin Linhart (variety band) Beg. lodge meetings every 2nd Wednesday of each month. Dances 9 P.M. to 1 a.m.

Socials every Tuesday at 8 p .m. and Saturday at 2 p.m.. Executive meetin g s 4th Wednesday of month, 7:30 p .m. Lod g e location 911 E. Shaw, Phone 472-9356 - - SPJST-

Lodge No. 176, Northwest Houston

Monthly meetings every second Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Long Point National Bank.

—SPJSTLodge No. 40, Hillje

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Sat., Dec. 20 — Jef & The Kickers Tues., Dec. 23 -- Barons Wed., Dec. 31, New Year's Eve Music By The Bandits Country Western & Rock Admission: $2.50 Per Person Dancing Starts at 0:30 P. M. SPJST

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Lodge No. 177, Academy Saturday, Dec. 20 — The Cross Country in a battle dance with another popular •band, 8 - 12:30 Thursday, Dec. 25—Special Christmas dance; music by Jerry Butch and The Gentres, 8-12:30 Saturday, Dec. 27 — Battle dance: Jerry Hairier and The Melody Five and Bill Waits and The Good Times, 8 to 12:30 Wed., Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve dance — Kountry Kings (8 to?)

S q uare dance lessons every Monday night at 7:30 p.m.

Game Ni g ht every Tuesday at 7;30 p.m.;

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