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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 VOLUME 65, NUMBER, 23 JUNE 8, 1977

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Flag Day, June 14, 1977 — The most significant individual Flag Day event in the nation might well be the usual Flag Day observance by the NFCA at a one-room schoolhouse in Fredonia, Wisconsin.

Why all this in Fredonia? It actually began here in this town that Flag Day had its beginning on June 14, 1885, when Bernard J. Cigrand, a teacher who was only 19 years of age, honored the 108th anniversary of adoption of the flag by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1717. He used a bottlevase to keep a tiny flag on display, then he got his students to write themes about the flag. Arneric,a must, Cigrand decided, have a Flag Day. Cigrand's zeal finally paid off after a quarter century, when in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation to have June 14 of that year designated as Flag Day. President Harry S. Truman signed Flag Day into law on August 31, 1949, after its passage by the 81st Congress. * * Flag Commandments In 1923, a group of citizens drew up these "ten commandments" for our flag: It should never fly upside down except to signal distress It should never touch the floor, ground or water It should be carried aloft and free — never horizontally

FLAG DAY

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It should not be used as drapery It should not be displayed or stored so as to be easily damaged It should not be used as a covering for a ceiling It should never have any figure, design or drawing affixed to it It should never be used as a receptacle It should not be used for advertising or be embroidered to such things as cushions When disposed of, it should be with dignity — preferably by burning. * * Sunday, May 22, we attended the District VI meeting in Hillje. They had a nice, short and productive meeting and a nice youth program.

The youth clubs in District VI have always been active and still are.

The youth are always friendly and full of enthusiasm. Probably much of this stems from District VI YO Elsie Brdecka, the youth leaders,

and the parents. At any rate, they have always been very good youth in all they do. The pictures of the youth clubs appeared in the last Vestnik, issue dated June 1, 1977, on pages 20, 21, and 22.

While speaking of their youth, it is worthwhile to mention some pertinent things about this particular Sunday. In this issue you will find articles about two of them, namely Sisters Marilyn Vincik, District VI queen, and her runner-up, Annie Za.bransky; please read them carefully.

Annie Marie Zabransky is also valedictorian of Hallettsville High School, for which she is to be congratulated; only the best receive that honor!

Marilyn Vincik came to this writer and modestly told of her being chosen to participate in the select 100-member United States Collegiate Wind Band, which will tour for three weeks in Europe. To Marilyn I can only add: to be chosen as one in a group of select 100 musicians out of the entire U.S. is indeed something to be proud of! However, her prime interest at that particular moment was how to procure a one-day visa, while in Europe, to Czechoslovakia.

I told her how my sister did it while in West Germany and she was thrilled to find that out. We wish her the best of luck in all her endeavors. She is also salutatorian of heir graduating class and re-

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VESTNIK Entered as Second Class Matter Januar y 3rd, 1933. at West. Texas, under the Act of Con g ress of Au g ust 24, 1922.

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Res. '778-3720 JERRY M1KIJLAS, JR., Financial Secretary — Res: '773-2950 R. B. LESIKAR, Legal Adviser Temple National Plaza, Suite 323 Temple, Texas 76501 Telephone (AC 817) 773-2171 LIBRARY, ARCHIVES, MUSEUM Otto Hanus, Curator Res: 773- 5294 — Office: 773-1575

DISTRICT III — Edward Mazenec, Chrnn.

Route 9, Box 387 Waco 76705 DISTRICT IV — An g eline Kristinek, V-Chmn.

Lubbock 79401 Route 7, Box 834 DISTRICT I — Melvin H. Skrabanek, Sec. PO Box 270 — Caldwell 77836 DISTRICT II — Ruby L. Bolton 1017 South '23rd, Tem p le 76501 DISTRICT V — Tommy H. Lostak PO Box 194 — Danbury 77534 DISTRICT. VI — Sophie Dybala Star Rt., Box 10A — Ganado, Tx 77962 DISTRICT VII — Emil E. Matula 303 Ga y le — San Antonio, Tx 78223 BY-LAW COMMITTEE

JERRY MILAN — Chairman 6208 Lakeside Dr. — Fort Worth 76135 MRS. THELMA HRNC1R, Secretary 10610 Stonewall Blvd.—Cor p us Christi 78410 STATE YOUTH DIRECTOR

MRS. DOROTHY IVLASSEY, PO Box 100, Tem p le, Tx 76501 — Res. Phone 773-3101 STATE FIELD MANAGER

SILAS H. SMITH — PO Box 100, Tem p le, Tx 76501 — Phone AC 817; 773-1575 Home Phone 817; 756-3427 DISTRICT SALES REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT I

Bennie F. Trcalek — Route 3 Caldwell , Tx 77836 — Ph: AC 713; 272-8146 DISTRICT II

Lad. J. Zatopek — 2605 W. Avenue Z Tem p le, Tx 76501 — Ph: AC 817; 778-3067 DISTRICT III

Alvin Nesuda — Sun Ridge Road, Route 5, Ennis, Tx 75119 — Ph: AC 214; 875-7790 DISTRICT IV

Victor Brenek, Jr. — Wall Route, Ban An g elo, Tx 76901 — Ph: AC 915; 653-9282 DISTRICT V

Mrs. Evelyn Mikeska, 10126 Moorberry Lane Houston, Tx 77080 — Ph: '713; 468-3126 DISTRICT VI

Edwin SmaJstrla, 305 Birchwood Dr., Victoria, Tx 77901 — Ph: AC 512; 573-7679

ceived the John Philip Sousa Band award.

While Speaking to the group I encouraged them to encourage their students to take Czech courses wherever and whenever possible. After the meeting one gray-headed friend came up to thank me for the words expressed and smilingly said: "Let me show you something," He pointed to a youth and said"Pojd sem Martin (Come here, Martin), and talk to our editor in Czech." The youth spoke perfect Czech and good English. It turned out that he had come to Texas about 1 1/2 years ago from Czechoslovakia and now lives here. I encouraged him to learn English fluently and perfectly and to try to retain his Czech language. He appears on page 20, in the bottom picture, back row, left — Martin Trubka — in last week's issue of the Vestnik. Keep up the good work, all you young members.

Representing the SL were Legal Adviser Reuben Lesikar and District VI Director Matt Vanek. All the District VI officers gave good reports. Many old-time friends were present and it was indeed a pleasant meeting and afternoon.

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DISTRICT VII

DIRECTORS: JOHN A. KUBENA, Dist. I AC 713; 968-3251 (Office) Res: 968-3937 P.O. Box 308, La Grange 78945 HENRY VITEK, Dist. II AC 512; 859-2549 P.O. Box 67, Granger 16530 CYRILL (SID) POKLADNIK, Dist. III—AC 214; 741-1874 (Office) Res. 824-8072 2924 Elm St., Dallas 75226 STANLEY BROZ, Dist. IV AC 915; 442-3271, Lowake, Tx 76855 LOUIS HANUS, Dist. V AC 713; 862-6866 (Res.) 2525 West T. C. Jester Blvd.

Houston 77008 MATT S. VANEK, Dist. VI AC 512; 578-2687 1009 Northgate, Victoria, Tx 77901 BOB BAYER., Dist. VII AC 512; 393-6960 or 736-4666 Route 2, Box 154A Floresville 711114

Mrs. Tillie Valchar — Route 1, Box 55 Jourdanton, Tx 78026 — Ph: AC 512; 784-3202 DISTRICT YOUTH COUNSELORS DISTRICT I

Melinda Faust — Box 125, Snook, Tx 77878 rele p hone: (713) 272_8317 DISTRICT II

Frank Kllnkovsky — 1503 E. Central Temple, Tx 76501 — Ph: AC 817; 773-4801 DISTRICT III

Ed Karnes — 11012 Genetta Drive Dallas, Tx 75228 — Ph: AC 214; 270-3178 DISTRICT IV

Mrs. Ed. Haisler — Route 1 Se y mour, Tx 76380 — Ph: AC 817; 888-3309 DISTRICT V

Richard S. Wahlberg — 10506 Mayfield Rd., Houston, Tx 77043 — Ph: AC 713; 468-2497 DISTRICT VI

Mrs. Frank Brdecka — Route 1, Box 150 Rosenber g , Tx 77471 — Ph: AC 713, 232-2085 DISTRICT VII

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NEVVSBRIEFS Macat Reunion The 15th annual Macat family reunion is going to be held Sunday, June 26th, at the Nelsonville SPJST building. Each family is asked to bring a basket lunch for themselves and guests they bring.

Pearl Macat * * The editor's office received greetings from the Alvin Nesudas and Johnnie Hrbinas (all active members of Lodge 25, Ennis) from Karlstejn, Czechoslovakia, who are enjoying their tour as well as doing some research on their family history bock as far as 1717 or earlier. They have also joined a group in Frankfurt, Germany, for the rest of their trip. A safe trip home is wished to the group. * * (Continued on page 21)

Wednesday, June 8, 1977 salesperson in insurance sales with $116,000 for 4 members.

SUPREME LODGE February sales totaled $105,000 for 28 member's. Brother Melvin Marek of Lodge No. 58 was top salesman with $50,000 in insurance written for 1 member.

March sales totaled $126,000 for 13 members. Top salesman was Brother Matt Vanek with $48,000 in insurance written for 4 members.

April sales totaled $75,000 for 12 FROM THE OFFICE OF THE members. Brother James Bacak of VICE PRESIDENT Lodge No. 40 was top salesman with $36,000 in insurance written for 2 members.

Total insurance sales through April in all of District VI was $540,500 for a total of 72 members.

At the top of the list in the Application-a-Month Club are: Months 36 Brother Adolf Motal 32 Sister J. W. Krutilek 19 Brother Frankie Vanek 15 Brother Matt Vanek Salesmen in the lead for Top Sales Representative of the Year, as of April 30th are: Sister Annimae Merta, Lodge 30 — $116,000 for 4 members Brother James Bacak, Lodge 40 Orlie Lang, President of the Na- — $72,000 for 5 members Brother Adolf Motal, Lodge 32, tional Field Managers Association, presenting the Agency Builders $69,500 for 14 members lawart1 certificate to our State Brother Melvin Marek, Lodge 58, Field Manager Brother Silas H. $50,000 for 1 member.

Smith at the convention held in We have added two new sales Toronto, Canada, on May 5-6, 1977. representatives to our district: This certificate is awarded for Sister Evelyn Horelka of Lodge 32 distinguished service in recruiting and Sister Cynthia Goerig of Lodge and training sales representatives 50. We are very happy to have you resulting in an increasing volume_ join our sales representatives' of quality business and over-all team, and we wish you good luck Society progress and Promoting in insurance selling. fraternal activities.

The insurance sales contest Fraternally yours, runs from May 1st through July Joe B. Hejny, Vice Pres. 31, 1977. The awards are very good, Supreme Lodge, SPJST as usual, so try to be a winner.

- SPJST We extend sincere sympathy to Brother Ed Lukas, sales representative at Westhoff Lodge 125, on the loss of his wife, Sister DISTRICT VI Aloise Lukas.

SALES REPRESENTATIVE'S Thank you for your good work; REPORT anytime you need assistance, To give a review of sales for the please call or write. current year I report as follows: Fraternally, January sales totaled $234,500 Edwin J. Smajstrla for 19 members. Sister Annimae District VI SR Merta of Lodge No. 30 was top - SPJST

REPORTS

A SINCERE THANK YOU We would like to use the medium of the Vestnik to thank so many people for their kind and good deeds during the illness and passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and warm friend to a large number of you, Brother Edward L. Marek. The names are too numerous to mention, but, by your expressions of sympathy, understanding, and love, you made our burden lighter and easier to bear. We are so grateful. God Bless All of You. The Edward L. Marek Family SPJST — LODGE NO. 178, LONGVIEW Dear Members, Our general meeting was held May 15th, at 2 p.m., at the Elderville Hall. After the pledge of allegiance and roll call of the officers, the monthly reports were presented. Our meeting was short, but many members were looking forward to the up-coming dance.

The dance was worth looking forward to. Entertainment Chairman Sister Clara Hablinski arranged for a band and rented the hall for the festive occasion. A lot of members showed up and a lot of non-members showed up, too. The spirits got higher as the night got older, and a good time was had by all.

Everyone who was there is looking forward to the next one.

Fraternally yours, Jutta Mozingo Secretary SPJST — LODGE NO. 176, HOUSTOW NORTHWEST Dear Members: Let's not forget our next meeting Monday, June 20th at Long Point National Bank in the Western Room.

Fraternally, Rena Ordener Reporter

V ESTNIK ANNUAL MAY FETE AT LODGE NO. 29, TAYLOR

SPJST Queen of Lodge Praha, No. 29, Taylor, for 1977 is Kathy Krenek, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Krenek, and the King is Douglas Reeves, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Reeves.

Lodge Praha No. 29 hosted its 37th annual May Fete on Sunday, May lst, 1977. The program was convened at 3 p.m. and the agenda was as follows: Colors: Boy Scouts Mark West and Troy Wade Welcome: Edwin Adamek Master of Ceremonies: Ronnie Rieger Crowning of Queens: SPJST Queen, Kathy Krenek; May Queen, Lou Ann Mokry Introduction of Speaker: Edwin Adamek Speaker: SL President Nick A. Morris Program: Mrs. Berry Baker with the Little Swingers Group Past Queens' March Recession: Court May Fete Planning Committee: Kathryn Adamek, Elaine Machu, Velma Marx, Donna Pasemann, Geraldine Steger Master of Ceremonies — Ronnie Rieger Royal Guard of Honor Brenda Urbanek - Randy Manley

May Fete Queen for 1977 is Lou Ann Mokry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Mokry, and King is Doug Alexander, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stiba.

Sharon Marburger - Troy Marek Shelly O'Brien - Kelly Kruse Gail Mokry - Paul Pille Johanna Lesikar - Brian Latham Sheryl Jansky — Kent Kunze.

Royal Arch Bearers: Sherill Ripple - Leslie Jacobson Lori Machu - Aaron Pasemann Karen Motal - Nancy Cummings Connie Mokry - Lynn Mokry Robin Krenek - Rhonda Kruse Cynthia Jansky - Clair Bartosh Sherla Baker - Bradley Lenz Sandra Motel - Troy Marx The 1976 May Queen Marie Grieger, escorted by Ken Richter Banner Carriers: Kelly Whatley and John Grieger The 1976 Bicentennial Queen: Stancie Schwenker, escorted by Wade Williams Banner Comers: Karen Lehman and Timmy Schneider Doug Reeves is the 1977 SPJST King — Banner Carrier was Mark Steger Frank Krenek, Jr. is the 1977 SPJST Prince — Banner Carrier was Kevin Randig

Dukes and Duchesses for the SPJST Queen's Court are: Becky Swanson - Randy Flasowski, District II representatives Banner Carriers -- Darla Daffin and Steven Heselmeyer Pam Steger - Tim Rafferty — Taylor Lodge No. 29 Youth Club representatives Susan McCullough. - Steven Parrish — Lovelady Lodge 74 Katherine Morris - Jerry May — Seaton Lodge 47 Paula Peterson - I. G. Jaiica — Elgin Lodge 18 Betty Wiesner - Justin Hager =-Beyersville Lodge 48 Brenda Hamann - William Kirchner — Richland representatives Suzanna Stasny - Clay Pasemann Donna Steger - Wayne Belcher Robin Rafferty - Jeff Ake Kristie Krenek — Mike Pine Melissa Martin is the 1977 SPJST Princess — Banner Carrier, Veronica Schneider Kathy Krenek is the 1977 SPJST Queen — Banner Carrier, Monica Mokry Flower girls — Kelly O'Brien, Christie Klima, and Christi Pospisil Cushion Bearer — Barry Barker Train Bearers — Keith Patschke and Brian Heselmayer Kathy is the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Frank C. Krenek Taylor May Queen Court: Doug Alexander-1977 May King Banner Carrier — Jason Jansky Larry Blomquist — 1977 May Prince; Banner Carrier -- Tammy Pospisil Dukes and Duchesses for the May Queen Court are: Jo Ann Mott - Scott Ging Melisa Brookshire - Eric Cupp Beth Sexsworth - Casey Cravens Ginny Urbanek - Steven Sutton Dana Basco - Pat Kelley Nancy Urbanek - Kevin McCoy Connie Schneider - Trey Buzan Karen Page - Gilbert Mokry Edwina Adamek - Harold Kaderka Zina Rodenbeck - Ronald Marx Dorothy Rafferty is the 1977 May Princess — Banner Carrier, Shanna Pasernann Lou Ann Mokry is the 1977 May Queen — Banner Carrier is Shelly Machu Flower girls — Monica Machu, Kristi Mills, and Shawna Schneid-

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Cushion Bearer — Trey Ripple Train Bearers — Laurie Mokry and Jeffrey Jansky Lou Ann is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Mokry of Taylor. * * (Excerpt from the remarks delivered by Supreme Lodge President Nick A. Morris at the May Fete at Lodge No. 29, Taylor, on May 1st, 1977).

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Ladies and Gentlemen, and Guests: I congratulate the young people who have participated in this 37th annual May Fete again this year; you have proven yourselves to be fine examples of good parents, since you reflect the upbringing that they have given you. All of you need to be commended. I certainly commend you.

As the family goes, so goes the nation — and the world — the kind of mature and responsible people who are needed to make a free society work and the kind who can only be produced by a solid family life and background.

All of us who are concerned for our future as a nation and a race must do what they can to restore and preserve the family unit — the basic social unit in this nation.

Five L's build a family — love, laughter, liberty, loyalty and learning, love being the cornerstone upon which the other 4 are built.

Long live the family!

And in conclusion, I would like to leave you with a list of "things I wish I had known before I was 21": 1) What I was going to do for a living — exactly what my life work would be.

2) That my health after 30 depended in a large degree on what I ate and drank before I was 21.

3) The commercial asset of being neatly and sensibly dressed.

4) That habits are mighty hard to change after you reach 21.

5) That worthwhile things require time, patience and work.

6) That the world would give me just about what I deserved.

7) That my parents were not old fogies after all.

I would also like to pass on to you a brief conversation that my wife and I had with Orchestra Leader Wayne King a number of years ago when he was playing an engagement at Seaton Star Hall

near our home. We were conversing during the break and discussing the travail and tumult which was abroad in the nation at that time, and we were discussing how, who or what was going to finally get our country back on an even course and keel. I remember very well when Wayne made this studied comment: "You know, there is only one group of people who are going to straighten this country out — our young people.

We must believe and have faith in them." I have thought about his remark since then many times.

Thank you for listening and God bless you all.

Tirk — Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Janca $10.00 In memory of Sister Annie Korteff — Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Janca $10.00 Rudy and Justine Chaloupka $ 5.00 In memory of T. B. McDonald— Anna Milan $ 5.00 Benny and Mary Pavey $ 5.00 Mark your calendar, there will be no game social on Friday June 24th and July 1st. We will resume play July 8th.

So until . . . Keep Smiling!

Fraternally, Mary Pavey - SPJST — LODGE NO. 35, ELK SPJST — Dear Members: LODGE NO. 154, FORT WORTH For our June 12th meeting, the Dear Members and Friends: Special Entertainment Committee A reminder of our lodge meeting Sunday, June 12th, at 3 p.m., which has scheduled a short program will be held at Brother and Sister during which the fathers will be Bill and Mary Renfro's patio, honored. Also the Father of the weather permitting. The youth Year will be selected. After lodge club will meet on the dock. For meeting games will be played. those who have never been there, Hope to see all members (espegoing out Boat Club Road to Ten cially your fathers) on June 12th.

Mile Bridge Road (a big water Fraternally, tank is there), turn left and go approximately 4 miles to AnchorPeggy Dieterieh age Place, turn right and go to the Mildred Steinke top of the hill and it is the house Henry Breitkreutz, Jr. on the right. (By phone you can Special Entertainment call 237-1500.)

Committee We would like to extend our con- SPJST gratulations to Aubrey A. Carlson LODGE NO. 160, SAN ANGELO who graduated from All Saints Dear Members: School in Vicksburg, Mississippi, as Our quarterly meeting of Lodge valedictorian; he received numerous awards. Aubrey will attend 160, San Angelo, will be held SunGrinnel College in Iowa this fall. day, June 12th at the Wall Fire Aubrey has been a member of our Hall. lodge since the age of 9, and we Fraternally, wish him much success in the fuRobert Grigar ture.

Secretary We extend our sincere sympathy SPJST to Sisters Sally Milan and family LODGE NO. 161, JOURDANTON on the loss of her father; T. B. McDonald; and Carrie Bell Milan Lodge La Parita No. 161, Jourand family on the loss of her aunt, danton will hold its regular quarVerde Sexton. terly meeting Sunday, June 12th, The Fort Worth Sokols have two at 11:30 a.m. at the Civic Center bus loads and several private cars in Jourdanton. leaving on June 21st for the NaAfter the meeting we will have tional Slet in Chicago and we want a free plate lunch. to wish them a safe journey and Please call or write Lodge 161 good luck.

President Brother Donald Valchar, Receipt of contributions to the Pleasanton, 569-3686 for reservaMemorial Fund are greatly ack- tions for the plate lunch no later nowledged from the following: than June 8th.

In memory of Brother Edward L. See you all at the meeting!

Marek — Fraternally, Anna Milan $10.00 Joe Juricek In memory of Brother Anton Vice President

VESTNIK

6 LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON The dance Friday night, May 27, was in charge of committee member Sister Bernice Wahlberg, and she also took care of the box office. Her spouse, Jimmie, with Johnnie Broz were busy seating the guests. Sister Clara Broz was at the door to greet the guests and Margaret Allbritton, in the spare moments, was busy arranging a file in the checkroom. All five were quite busy until everyone was seated at their reserved places. The music was by Nick Navarro and, as i , sual, was formal.

The Saturday dance, which was regular polka night with Joe Patek's band, was very much liked and well attended. It is amazing how young people follow this kind of music and they just love it. Most -if the time they do not know how to dance it, but they sure try. This dance was placed in charge of Brother Leeland Hensley who also took charge of the box. His wife, Dorothy, with the help of Ame and Bell Robinson were kept busy until everyone was properly seated.

Brother Johnnie and Sister Clara Broz were married 28 years on the 28th; they were united in holy matrimony May 28; 1949.

They have one son, John, the pride of Johnnie and Clara. John graduated from High School Medical Professional Texas Tech, in Lubbock. Congratulations! Johnnie and Clara were on the dance committee Friday, and Saturday was their anniversary, but they requested the "Anniversary Waltz" Friday, and did get to dance it.

Brother John and Bessie Vasuia were at the dance Saturday to celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary with lots of friends surrounding their table. John and Bessie pride themselves on having three beautiful daughters who, up to now, have presented them with two grandchildren. Ganylle Walters has a daughter age 5, and Jeanette Stark has a daughter, age 4; Marelyn McClellan, so far, has no children. Congratulations!

A beautiful wedding shower was given for Miss Kim Jolley Wednesday, May 18, the bride-to-be of Royal B. Warnash, Jr. (He was known as "Peanut" ever since boyhood, and is still called that).

Royal was present and enjoyed the unwrapping of the numerous gifts.

The hostesses really outdid themselves in preparing for this event.

The shower was held in the Red Room and the dining area was elaborately decorated and the buffet was loaded with a variety of delicious food. It was almost like a wedding itself. All the hostesses were dressed in long gowns, which added to the festivities for the evening. The following sisters were involved: Sisters Almeda Bravenec, Margaret Liebsher, Gladys Elolf, Ellen Gill, Agnes Miculka, Beverly McGaughy, Pearl Hanka, Judy Sindel, Louise Jacob, Edna Wehling, and Doris Knapick. I am sure the young couple appreciated the attention shown them from all present. The wedding will take place in the near future.

A wedding took place in the First Baptist Church in Spring Branch Saturday, May 28th. Wedding bells chimed for Dana Darlene Bond and her husband, James T. Grinnan. The bride wore white as did the •groom. The bridesmaids — two wore blue, two wore pink and one wore yellow—carried flowers to match their dresses. The mother of the bride, Mary F. Bond, wore a blue chiffon. The mother of the groom, Mrs. Grinnan, wore a pink chiffon. The newlyweds honeymooned on Padre Island and in Mexico. Darlene is the daughter of the late T. J. Bond and Mary Frances Myslivec Bond, if any of you remember the late Brother Charles Myslivec, who was an ardent supporter of Lodge 88.

Mary was the oldest, Mildred next, and the youngest, Ethel, lives in California.

At the same time another wedding took place in the same vicinity, the wedding of Wayne Kovar and Vicky McGregor. Wayne is the son of members Irene and Maxin Kovar and the nephew of well-known Joe and Olga (Hosek) Elsik. The bride wore white with a picture hat and the groom also wore white. The bridemaids alternated in yellow and blue. Brother Joe and Ann RIzner came all dressed up and I thought they came to polka to Patek's music, but only stopped at the lodge after the wedding which was at the Spring Branch Presbyterian Church on Campbell Road.

Brother and Sister Lorena and Karl Lindemann drove to San Marcos to attend the Graduation of

their son, Bruce, from Southwest Texas State University on May 21st.

He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Arts. Sister of the graduate, Mr. and Mrs. Verner Sokol and little Kelly (niece of Bruce) were also there to witness her uncle's success. While there, they visited places of interest. Sister Lorena is a lodge sales representative and Karl is a board member and on the social night -ommittee.

This will be all for today. My head is bending low and I am sick as all get out. Hope I will feel better next week.

Fraternally, Frances Olexa SPJST -

LODGE NO. 74, LOVELADY We had a new band that played here at our Lodge No. 74 in Lovelady for the first time. Tim Turner and the Boys from Graften have done a good job entertaining our dancing fans. We had a big crowd and most of the people were well pleased with the music.

Performing their duties at this dance included: Sister Mae Langham in charge of ticket booth; Brother Riley Christian and Sister Sally Christian performed as host and hostess; Brother Jerry Michka, Billy Bobalik, Erma Marsh, and Phillip Voden helped in the refreshment department; and Mrs..

Baker was in charge of the kitchen activities. Everyone's assignment was carried out efficiently and it is appreciated very much by the mother lodge.

I am sorry to report that in my last writeup to the Vestnik I omitted two names: Brother Andy Foulder and Brother Riley Christian, both of whom are in charge of selecting hosts and hostesses for our Saturday night dances. We are happy to have these :tine members among us who undertake much interest in this important job.

Sister Annie Lou Flasowski, our youth leader, really is doing a fine job with the youth. We are proud "f her for the great job she is performing. Annie Lou and several other members recently furnished "ars to take 19 youth club members to attend a youth meeting in Elgin. I have been informed that they had a good turnout and wonl erful time.

Dont forget June 13th, at 7:30

Wednesday, June 8, 1977 p.m. because that's the regular lodge meeting, so be sure and attend. Any time we have More members attending our meetings, the better the lodge will be for you. S'o long until next time . . .

Fraternally, Chester Shmoldas Reporter — SPJST — LODGE NO. 172, PASADENA Dear Members, Friends, and Czech Students: With school over for this year, the students, and teachers too, will be looking forward to some rest and a vacation where it is cool and the fish are biting in the clean fresh outdoors. Do be careful and have a nice summer.

Come back in the fall refreshed and ready to work.

A great event is coming up at SPJST Lodge 172, at 911 E. Shaw in Pasadena, June 10th at 7 p.m..

All members of Lodge 172, KJT, KJZT, the Czech Brethren, and all Czech and ex-Czech students and anyone interested in taking Conversational Czech in the fall, 19'77, or in the future at San Jacinto College are invited.

You will find this course listed under the division: Continuing Education, on page 15 of the San Jacinto College fall schedule. Mr. Bernard Orsak will teach the course. He has a degree in Slavic Languages from Texas A&M University and taught Conversational Czech at A&M for two semesters.

Mr. Orsak studied at Charles University in Czechoslovakia twice.

While studying there he met and married a beautiful Czech girl and she is now studying English. You will enjoy meeting this lovely couple.

For our entertainment we will have music and a film presentation of Czech folklore and culture preceded by a short historical lecture by Brother John Pech, historian. These films have been popular in many places and there are continuous requests for these informative and entertaining films.

These films are made in Prague and are of the highest professional excellence and are presented FREE of charge for your enjoyment.

They are in English and in beautiful color.

We appreciate Brother Emil Kuropata taking time to furnish the

7 projector and run these films for us. Also Sister Birdie Hilsher who works on the Cultural Committee to help make these programs possible.

Let's all get behind this project and help San Jacinto College keep this course going. This is very important that we know our 10s/Ah-American heritage. Please invite everyone you know with an interst in the Czech language. The event is free; only bring a covered dish. Coffee and soft drinks will be available at the hall, if you want other drinks you may bring them.

Let's all get together and enjoy the evening. Dr. Spencer, president of San Jacinto College will speak at this program.

For further information, please contact the president of the Czech Student Association of this area: Mr. Victor A. Peter, 4907 Holly Park Drive, Pasadena, Texas 77505 — phone 487-2106.

Fraternally, Vlasta Machann Lillia Mae Peter — SPJST — LODGE NO. 189, BRYANCOLLEGE STATION The May meeting of Lodge 189 was called to order by President Joe Novosad, Jr. We were very happy to have him back with us.

The minutes of the last meeting and all reports were read and approved.

All guests present at the meeting were introduced to the members. We enjoyed having them with us and hope that in the near future they will all become members of our happy family.

After hearing the report on our first fund-raising project, I think everyone will agree that it was an overnight success. Thanks to everyone who donated the bake goods and to those who sold them.

We all had a great time and are looking forward to future projects.

The next time we will try to give our members more than a 24-hour notice.

During our meeting, many plans were discussed for our official chartering. There is much, work to be done in order for this to be a successful day. Ernest Wentrcek has donated the tickets for the meal and dance. Your generosity is greatly appreciated by all of our members.

Josephine Shenkir and Larry

Shenkir were introduced as new sales representatives for our lodge.

Lois Haile is also a new sales representative, but was unable to attend our meeting.

Congratulations are in order for two of our members, Roy and Mary Ann Novosad. On May 3rd they welcomed Steven Lee into their home. He is a beautiful baby and we are so proud of him.

Our next meeting will be held June 12th at 3:30 at the KC Hall.

Please make plans to attend this meeting. The success of our lodge depends on the total participation of all our members.

Fraternally, Mary Ann Novosad Reporter — SPJST LODGE NO. 29, TAYLOR The regular monthly meeting of Lodge 29, Taylor was held Sunday, May 22nd, with Vice President Ronnie Rieger presiding in the absence of our president, Brother Edwin Adamek.

The meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance to the flag by Robin Rafferty and Edwina Adamek, representing the youth club.

We paused for a moment of silence for our deceased members: Brother Walter Polzin and Brother W. C. Stern.

Vice President Rieger welcomed our visitors, Meriam and Murray Bradenburg. They are new members of the lodge.

We had roll call of officers and it revealed that President Edwin Adamek and Parliamentarian Reuben Lesikar were absent.

A get-well card was sent to Brother Julius Hunka who is in St. David's Hospital in Austin. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Our deepest , sympathy to the W. H. Glover family. Brother Glover passed away May 30th. He was financial secretary of our lodge for 13 years.

The minutes off the previous meeting were read by Secretary Mike Kaiser and they were approved.

Albin Machu gave the treasurer's report, and Herbert Riethmeyer gave the property report.

The audit report for the last three months was read by Edith Shiller.

An invitation to the Elgin May Fete was read which was held

8 Sunday, May 29th.

New members accepted were: Roy Allen Duke, Sherry Lynn Duke, Sandra Leigh Kleiber, Wendy Lynn Kleiber, Marjorie Nell Kleiber, EUgene Edward Kleibler, Travis Dean Winkler, Kerri Rae Kropp, Kimberly Kay Kropp, Annette Alice Kropp, Meriam Brandenburg, and Murray Brandenburg. There were two transfers: Thomas Duffy IV from Lodge 48 and Elsie Annie Terry from Lodge 88.

A volleyball court is going up on the lodge grounds. It can be used for our youth and also adults when there is anything going on at the lodge.

Youth Leader Melvin Steger gave the club report. There were 37 children present at the meeting.

Three new members joined the youth club. The club had election of officers.

Door prizes were won by A. L. Boudny, Reuben Bryant and Ronnie Rieger.

The next meeting will be held Sunday, June 12th at 4 p.m. and the youth club, will meet at 3 p.m.

Fraternally, Ila Mae Jansky Reporter - SPJST CZECH CLASSES TAUGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON Czech language courses will again be offered at the University of Houston in the fall of 1977. The first semester course, Czech 131, Beginning Czech, will be held for day students from 8:30 to 10 every Tuesday and Thursday morning and from 5:30 to 7 in the evening.

The second semester course, Czech 231, Intermediate Czech, will be offered from 10 to 11:30 in the morning of the same days.

The third year course, Czech 331, Communication Skills in Czech With Literature and Poetry is currently being petitioned for and may be offered in the spring of 1978.

The goal is for students to one day be able to major in Czech at the University of Houston.

Students desiring more information on the Czech courses taught at the University of Houston should contact: Professor Teofil Halama University of Houston Box 85, AH, Spa. 1400 Cullen Houston, Texas 77004

VESTN1K Telephone: (713) 868-9965 (home) (713) 749-4833 (office) SPJST

LODGE NO. 47, SEATON Attn: Musicians of the Concert Band Dear Friends: We thank those who came to the rehearsal this past week and are scheduling the rehearsal for Thursday, June 9th, at 7:30 p.m. again in Seaton Star Hall. If you know of any additional musicians that you feel are qualified to join us, please ask them to come. See you all on Thursday, June 9th.

Fraternally, Alfred Klusacek Lodge 47 President SPJST --

LODGE NO. 6, HALLETTSVILLE Dear Members: Our next meeting will be held Sunday, June 12th with the' youth club honoring the fathers, at the Grant Building, beginning at 2 p.m.

Fraternally, Patsy Zabransky Reporter SPJST --

LODGE NO. 84, DALLAS SOFTBALL TEAM Friday night, May 27th, we played Arthur Young at 7 p.m. in the Richardson Memorial Day Weekend Tournament. We won by a score of 14 to 5 in a wild slugging game of 16 base hits and 7 walks for our club. Ralph Stauss was the winning pitcher, allowing 7 hits, and striking out 9 batters.

Hitters for our team were: Don Jarma with a home run, a double and a single; Roy Andrews with a triple and 2 singles; Mark Winkler had 2 singles and 2 walks; Connie Brennan had a triple, a single and a walk, Robert Weyman had a double and a single; Jerry Zabojnik had 2 singles and 2 walks, Galen Lindsey had a single and a walk, and Alan Lucien had a single and a walk.

We had a swell group of fans at the game, including most of the players' wives. Thanks to all of you for attending.

Our second game was played Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. Our opponent was the very strong Richardson Heights Baptist team and we lost by a score of 1 to 0 in a real thriller of a game. We left

9 runners stranded on base as we just couldn't score any runs. A couple of real outstanding plays were made, robbing us of runs.

Lionel Schulz hurled a very fine game allowing 4 hits, 1 walk, and strikeouts.

Hitters were: Connie Brennan, with a double and a walk; Don Jarma with a double, Mark Winkler with a single, Roy Andrews, a single, Robert Weyman with a walk, Jerry Zabojnik with a sacrifice hit and a walk, and Don Lennox with a walk.

Needless to say, we were really disappointed after their loss. Most of the players' wives and children had a picnic lunch of fried chicken and all the goodies at the park.

Everyone enjoyed the delicious food as only our wives can prepare.

By losing, we dropped down into the losers' bracket and played our next game at 6:30 p.m. Unfortunately, we drew a tough opponent, the Casa View Baptist team, and we lost by a score of 11 to 5. We started off with a run and were leading by a score of 1 to 0, then in the fourth inning, our pitcher, Roy Andrews, lost his control and got overheated and Lionel Schulz relieved him, but Lionel was not in top form and together they gave up 7 hits, 8 walks and 11 runs. We just didn't play too well as a team and thus we were eliminated from the tournament.

Leading hitters were Wiley Beesley with 2 singles, (Wiley came oat of retirement and played this one game with us; thanks!), Robert Weyman had a home run and a single, Don Jarma had a sacrifice and a single, Roy Andrews had a single and a walk, Mark Winkler had a double, and Galen Lindsey had a double.

After the game all of the players, their wives and fans all enjoyed some soft drinks and pivo and then went home for the weekend.

Monday night, May 30th, we played the TWFC team in our Monday night league and we played a real good game winning by a score of 3 to 2. Ralph Stauss hurled a good game allowing 4 hits, 1 walk, and 7 strikeouts.

Leading hitters were Robert Weyman with 2 singles, Connie Brennan with a single, and a walk, Roy Andrews had a single and Ralph Stauss with a double and a walk.

Wednesday, June 8, 1977 Schedule of games: Monday Night League: June 13 -- 7:15 p.m.

June 20 — 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday night, June 14 — 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday night, June 22 — 7:15 (this game at Kiest No. 1) We had another fine group of rooters at the game. It was good to see Joe and Timpy Ondrusek and the children at the game, also Oscar Schneider. of you We'll be seeing a lot at our next games, do come.

Fraternally, Ben Jarma 'ream Manager - SPJST — LODGE NO. 47, SEATON Lodge Annual Picnic Dear Members and Friends of Lodge No. 47: The following information pertaining to the Czech Country Store at our forthcoming picnio on Sunday, July 24th, was presented to and approved in the recent Board of Trustees meeting of Lodge 47. The idea of having this feature at the picnic had previously been favorably received by the lodge membership in their meeting.

We are depending on the usual excellent cooperation of our members and their friends to make the Czech Country Store an overwhelming success. The number and amount of items donated will depend on YOU. What and how much is also up to you. We will be grateful for whatever you contribute.

Here are the categories of contents of the Czech Country Store: (The store area will be designated by color-appealing signs — thanks to Brother Otto Hanus—and pleasantly decorated.)

I. Baked Goods -- Peelvo - All Home-Made Pastries: Makova buchta, kolae, strudel, cakes and pies (excluding cream cakes and pies) Bread II. Home-Canned Goods — Zavai:eniny — In quarts, half-gallons, and gallons; pickles (sweet, sour, sweet/sour, dill, and fermented dills), kraut, relish, chow-chow, beets, carrots, green beans, okra, tomatoes, peppers (green, banana, reds), peaches, plums, figs, jellies — jams, preserves —

9 (the latter listed in pint jars, if desired).

III. Miscellaneous — Riun e — Hand-made or crafted items, pillows, embroidery, crocheted items, knitwork, bonnets, aprons, pot holders, ceramic items, potted plants, and egg noodles IV. Smoked Sausage — Uzene Klobasy — 2 lb. packages, bulk sale only — to go. (These will be ready-wrapped and ready to go; no donations asked of this item).

V. Fresh Country Eggs — aerstve vajidka (in cartons and fresh, very fresh, please) * * A. Kola6e, cakes and pies should be wrapped in a see-through wrapper, such as Saran Wrap; kola& should be packaged 1 dozen to a package.

B. Bread should be wrapped in Saran Wrap.

C. Names of donors/makers of all goods may be included if desired.. Recipes may also be included if desired. (These two are optional).

D. All items should be labeled as to contents.

E. Items will be price-marked after they are brought to the Country Store by those in charge.

F. All donors may sign the registry book in the Country Store.

G. All unsold items may be picked up by the donors at the closing of the picnic on July 24th.

Those items not claimed will either be auctioned off at a l ater date or frozen if perishable.

H. Those manning the Country Store should wear some type of colorful dress or Czech costume.

I. Signs will be lettered in Czech and English throughout the Country Store.

J. All donations and volunteer help appreciated; the success of the Country Store depends on you.

An information sheet covering all of the above information will be passed out to the membership in the lodge meeting of June 3rd, at which time questions may be asked and clarified.

Fraternally, Alfred Klusacek President and Ent. Chmn.

Nick A. Morris, Chmn.

Country Store Concession

LODGE NO. 184, MOULTON Dear Members: Our next regular meeting will be held Wednesday, June 8th at 8 p.m., at the lodge building. After the meeting we will have a social, consisting of beef stew and cold drinks, which will be served by the lodge.

Fraternally, Frank C. Wagner Secretary - SPJST LODGE NO. 79, CORPUS CHRISTI Dear Brothers and Sisters: Remember, every fourth Saturday of the month is the time to come dance to the music of John Orsak and the Blue -)iamonols at Sokol Hall, from 9 until 1.

I would like to extend best wishes to all fathers and grandfathers on Father's Day, June 19th.

Our next meeting will be held Sunday, June 12th at 2 p.m.

Fraternally, Cathey Howlett Reporter - SPJST AN OPEN LETTER TO THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF LODGES 147, 161, AND 168, JOURDANTON Dear Members: As all of you know, your three lodges are all located in the immediate vicinity of Jourdanton, a community of approximately 2,00(1 inhabitants in Atascosa County.

According to records, Lodge 147 was organized on the 11th of March 1928; Lodge 161 on the 9th of January, 1938; and Lodge 168 on 29 April 1961. Further, according to records, the increase in members in two of the lodges has remained pretty much the same since they were organized, one experiencing a slow decline in membership. The other has registered modest gains since it was organ ized.

Lodge No. 147 shows approximately 95 certificates in force with no JTs. Lodge 161 shows 226 certificates in force, with 13 JTs. Lodge 168 shows 156 certificate's in force, with 13 JTs. The total membership for all three lodges stands at approximately 535 certificates, 26 of those being Juvenile Term certificates. (These are recent figures, but not up-to-the-minute.)

In thinking over the matter and weighing all of the factors in-

10 volved, the undersigned feel that it would be to the advantage of the three lodges and the SPJST for the three lodges to merge, pool their resources, both human and financial, and from one strong lodge in the Jourdanton area. A merger would also benefit the young people in all three lodges. One of the lodges had an active youth club at one time. If the merger is successful, the membership of the new lodge could then think and plan on a new lodge building in the Jourdanton area, which is sorely needed, both for local lodge activities, and in District VII. (At present there is only one large building, Lodge No. 107 Floresvile, in all of District VII, and there is an acute shortage of lodge facilities to host district and other functions.)

Please give this proposition serious thought. Please forget about what may have happened among members in these lodges in years past, but think about the future of the SPJST in your area, especially for your children and generations to succeed them. We emphasize that nothing will be done without the approval of the majority of the members in the above three lodges.

If you think this will be a good move, please attend the meeting, which will be called to discuss the possible merger of the three lodges.

(The Supreme Lodge President would preside at this meeting.) If the overall reaction is favorable at this meeting, we will then proceed according to the articles in the bylaws, specifically Article 115, which states: "Two or more lodges wishing to merge or consolidate may do so if notice is given to the membership of both lodges in the Vestnik at least twice before the meeting at which consolidation is to be considered. Each member over 16 years of age will be mailed a written notice that a merger will be voted upon at such a meeting. The merger can become effective only if a majority of the members present of each merging lodge vote in favor of the merger."

Then a joint meeting would be held of the membership of the three lodges to elect officers, select a lodge number and designation. (The Supreme Lodge President would preside at this joint meeting until a slate of officers is

VESTN1K elected.)

If it turns out that after the first meeting and hearing all of the details involving a merger, one of the three lodges elects not to merge with the other two, and the other two do decide to merge, a merger of the two lodges can proceed.

Again, please weigh this question carefully and if you would like to hear the matter discussed, pro and con, please attend the informational meeting on June 12, 19'77, in the Civic Center in Jourdanton, Texas, at 2 p.m. It is hoped that as many members from all three lodges as possible can attend.

We are anxious to aid the Jourdanton area and District VII so that more of the fraternal benefits of belonging to the SPJST are available to all the members. There is also every reason to believe that with a combined membership of about 535 members or so, that you will have a much stronger lodge, capable of undertaking a building program in the not too distant future. After all, in unity there is strength. Fraternal good will and understanding will go a long way toward achieving this goal. Remember that we would not be organizing a new lodge as such, because the lodges and members are already there; we would simply try to consolidate and unify the potential that exists. Please help us.

Fraternally, Nick A. Morris, President Supreme Lodge, SPJST Bob Bayer District VII Director Frank Veselka District VII President William Pavliska Immediate Past President, District VII Tillie Valchar District VII Sales Repr.

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FEATURES FRATERNAL WEEK AND NATIONAL FLAG DAY The SPJST is joining the 94 other fraternal benefit societies affiliated with the National Fraternal Congress of America in observing Fraternal Week, June 814, and in placing special emphasis on National Flag Day, June 14th.

Members of all of these sRcieties — more than ten million in total — are urged to remind all Americans on Flag Day — the 200th birthday of our flag — that a rebirth of patriotism is needed to focus worldwide attention on the enduring values of our free society. All fraternalists are urged to celebrate at that time by holding and attending patriotic ceremonies honoring the flag. All fraternalists are also urged to call the attention of the general public to the importance of fraternalism and the many civic and community services is inspires.

Many heads of states and municipalities, along with other leaders of government, have issued proclamations calling upon citizens to render appropriate attention to National Flag Day and Fraternal Week.

There is a historical marker in front of a small field stone school house in Fredonia, Wisconsin which reads: "Birth Place of Flag Day" "Here at Stony Hill School, Bernard J. Cigrand, 19-year-old teacher and his students held the first recognized observance of 'Flag Birth Day' on June 14, 1885, with a flag ten inches high, carrying 38 stars, standing in a bottle on the teacher's desk. After 31 years of crusading by Dr. Cigrand, June 14th, 1916, proclaimed the national observance of Flag Day." In a 1917 Flag Day message, President Wilson said: "This flag which we honor and under which we serve, is the emblem of our unity, our power, our thought and purpose as a nation. It has no other character than that which we give it from generation to generation. The choices are ours."

For many years fraternalists who are members of the National Fra-

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Wednesday, June 8, 1977 ternal Congress of America and the members of the National Fraternal Flag Day Foundation, have continued the cause taken up by Dr. Cigrand and the challenge given

by President Wilson. Thus, each year a seven-day period ending on Flag Day is known as Fraternal Week.

The National Fraternal Flag Day Foundation has made a simple, quiet shrine of the Stony Hill Schoolhouse. Each year, Foundation members conduct a flag raising ceremony in the schoolyard to help make the American Flag and the lessons in Americanism it represents more meaningful to all Americans. This year a special observance will be held to commemorate the 200th anniversary year of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as our nation's flag.

Nearly everyone loves birthdays.

They give all of us a chance to get together with friends and loved ones. They allow us to reaffirm our friendship and love for another year.

Perhaps the grandest birthday gathering in history was our nation's Bicentennial last year on July 4th. With fireworks, sailing ships, picnics and jet planes, it was a birthday party to satisfy the birthday dreams of child and adult alike.

This year we have the chance to observe the 200th birthday of our national symbol, the America Flag.

On June 14th, 1977, the Stars and Stripes will have been the official colors of these United States for exactly 200 years.

You may wonder what grandiose plans have been developed to celebrate this significant event. Actually, there are very few. With the hoopla of the Bicentennial past, there will be no television specials, no big parades, no solemn speeches to honor the symbol which has inspired 10 generations of Americans.

The flag's 200th birthday could go largely unrecognized—UNLESS! Unless we, as members of this fraternal society and as dedicated, patriotic Americans work to draw the attention of our communities to this event.

Each of us is a member of our local (branch, chapter, lodge) with other members of our community. Through these local groups, we can plan events that will make members of our commu-

TEMPLE MAYOR SIGNS FRATERNAL WEEK AND FLAG DAY PROCLAMATION — Central Texas fraternal heads recently met with Temple Mayor William R. Courtney to witness his signing of the official proclamation designating the week of June 8 to 14 as Fraternal Week and June 14 as Flag Day. Witnessing the mayor's signature are, L to R: President Jerry Trampota of local WFLA Lodge No. 416, President Mary Marburger of the local KJZT Society No. 97, President George Hubik of local KJT Society No. 114, President Molly Brooks of the Sons of Hermann local Lodge No. 5, Grand Knight Don Burleson of local KC Council No. 3444, ?Supreme Lodge President Nick A. Morris of the SPJST. The mayor is proudly wearing his SPJST pin in his coat lapel; he is a member of Lodge No. 87, Temple. (Photo courtesy Tom Manes of the Temple Daily Telegram. This picture also appeared in last Sunday's issue of that newspaper. —NAM) nities take notice of the flag's birthday, and take pride in their flag.

Do not let the 200 birthday of America's Flag pass unnoticed.

Instead, bring together bands and Boy Scouts, singers and speechmakers, politicians and preachers.

Raise the flag — not in the darkness before dawn — but at high noon, in the middle of town. Invite all of your friends and neighbors.

It is the flag's 200th birthday.

Make its party every bit as big as the nation it stands for. * * Temple Mayor Wm. Courtney Signs Fraternal Week Proclamation Mayor William Courtney recently signed a proclamation designating

June 8th to 14th as Fraternal Week in Temple, honoring the fraternal benefit societies of America and their more than ten million members.

The proclamation invites the people of Temple and the surrounding areas to lend their support to the patriotic, charitable, and beneficent purposes of frater nal benefit societies by attending the fraternal functions open to the public during Fraternal Week.

National Flag Day, June 14th, which concludes Fraternal Week, is a day when fraternal benefit societies throughout the nation encourage their members to display Old Glory and plan special observances of the 200th birthday

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Mayor Courtney praised the efforts of the fraternal benefit societies, both on the local and state levels, in stimulating patriotism and fraternal concern for others.

Fraternal benefit societies are organized under a lodge system with a representative form of government. It is the aim of every fraternal benefit society to promote the welfare of its members and to render service to the general public and their communities.

Members of fraternal benefit societies in Temple met with Mayor Courtney as he signed the procla'nation. Included in the delegation were: Nick A. Morris, president of the SPJST, Grand Knight Don Burleson; local KC Council No. 3444; President George Hubik, local KJT Society No. 114; President Mary Marburger, local KJZT Society No. 97; President Molly Brooks, Sons of Hermann Local Lodge No. 5, and President Jerry Trampota, WFLA Local Lodge No. 416. (—National Fraternal Congress and SL PR Office) * * PROCLAMATION Whereas, the president of the National Fraternal. Congress el America, an affiliation of 94 fraternal benefit societies and more than 10 million members, has designated June 8 to 14, 197'7, as FRATERNAL WEEK, and Whereas, the fraternal benefit system through its societies and local units in every community Performs many religious, chari table, patriotic, and benevolent activities, and Whereas, the local units of these societies and their members, through civic and patriotic projects, render great service to our state and nation, and Whereas, the fraternal benefit societies have long proclaimed their patriotism and celebrate Fraternal Week through special observances of Flag Day, June 14, and are a part of the National Fraternal Flag Day Foundation, an organization devoted to keeping alive, the memory of Dr. Bernard J. Cigrand, the "father" of Flag Day, through the maintenance of the schoolhouse in Fredonia, Wisconsin, where in 1885 he held the first known Flag Day ceremony, and

Whereas, June 14, 1977 is the 200th birthday of our nation's flag, and Whereas, the National Fraternal Congress of America calls upon leaders of all its societies to apprise the nation of the ideals and objectives of the fraternal benefit system, and to unite in observance of Fraternal Week and Flag Day, Now, Therefore, I, Wm. R. Courtney, Mayor of the City of Temple, do hereby proclaim June 8 through 14, 1977, as FRATERNAL WEEK and call upon citizens to lend their support and show their appreciation of the contributions made by the fraternal benefit system.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the City of Temple this 26th day of May, 1977.

Wm. R. Courtney Mayor * * OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM

by Dolph Briscoe Governor of Texas Austin, Texas Greetings: The National Fraternal Congress of America will observe June 8-14, 1977, as Fraternal Week.

Local lodges and branches of the fraternal association conduct many activities beneficial to the citizens of the state. These activities include scholarships, youth activities, aid to the needy and participation in many other projects designed for the betterment of the community.

The President and Executive Committee of the National Fraternal Congress of America have called upon the executives and leaders of societies and lodges comprising the entire Fraternal Benefit System and its many members to unite in the promotion of the annual observance of Fraternal Week in order that the people of this state and other states may be fully apprised of the ideals and objectives of the System.

Fraternal benefit societies will give special observance to Flag Day, June 14, 1977, with appropriate exercises since the dates of Fraternal Week were chosen to include that day as a fitting one to proclaim their inherent patriotism.

Therefore, I, as Governor of

Texas, do hereby designate the week of June 8-14, 1977, as FRATERNAL WEER in Texas, and invite the people to lend their su pport by attending fraternal functions open to the public during this period to become aware of the splendid purpose of the societies in the Fraternal Benefit System.

In official recognition whereof, I hereby affix my signature this 19th day of May, 1977.

Dolph Briscoe Governor of Texas SPJST —

TROY FACULTY MEMBER HONORED

CLARA HEJL The Troy faculty and personnel honored Mrs. Clara Heji with a retirement luncheon Saturday, May 29th, 1977, in the school cafetorium and presented her with a beautiful diamond dinner ring as a gift from all faculty members, friends, retired teachers, and cafeteria workers.

Wallace Biskup, a former Seaton student of Mrs. Hejl's, presented her with a huge cake shaped like a book with "School Days, Golden Rule Days," inscribed on one side and "Happy Retirement, Mrs. Heji," inscribed on the cake. On the left hand top corner of the left side was a red apple made of sugar icing.

Mrs. Hejl has been a member of the Troy faculty for the past 11 years teaching the second and

Wednesday, June 8, 1977 third grades alternately.

On Friday, May 29th, the Troy PTA presented, Mrs. Hejl with a check and well-wishes card during the annual awards day program in the high school gym. She received a standing ovation from the assembly.

Mrs. Hell has ended 41 years of teaching in Bell County schools.

She taught five years in Komensky, five years in Red Ranger, 20 years in Seaton, and 11 years in Troy. Not only has she been a teacher, but she has always been active and interested in the youth of her community.

She was the first youth leader in SPJST Lodge No. 47 and also the first District II Youth Director.

She served in these capacities for over 10 years. She was also the organizer of the Seaton Choral G roup.

Mrs. Hejl is an active member of Seaton Brethren Church. At the present time she is the church's librarian and corresponding secretary of the Seaton Christian Sisters Society. Every summer she helps out as a teacher or assistant teacher of the Seaton Church Vacation Bible School. She is a member of the Czech Sunday School Class, also.

- SPJST FROM THE DIST. VI QUEEN

Dear Members of District VI: Since I will not be present at the District YAD due to my tour of Europe, I would like to express by appreciation for all the kindness that has been extended toward me during my reign as District VI Queen.

This past year has been a rewarding experience. I will always remember the State Royalty contest and all the friends I made there. I would also like to thank Mr. Anton Kelner who, on behalf of District VI, presented me with a gift for my participation in the State Royalty.

I would also like to thank those who supported me and gave me their best wishes for an enjoyable year, especially Mrs. Brdecka.

Thank you, once again, for making this past year a very memorable one.

My first runner-up, Annie Zabransky will be present at the District VI YAD July 24th to relinquish my crown and title.

Marilyn Vincik

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MAKILYN MUIR

Miss Marilyn Vincik, a member of Lodge No. 153, La Salle, and a 1977 graduate of Industrial High School, has been accepted for membership in the United States Collegiate Wind Band, a highly selective musical organization which will make a concert tour of seven European countries in July and August 1977. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Vincik. She has played the B clarinet in the Industrial Cobra Band, conducted

by J. H. Castellano.

The invitation to tour with the United States Collegiate Wind Band was received from Prof. Al G. Wright, Director of Bands at Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind., and conductor of five previous United States Collegiate Wind Band tours since they were started in 1971. The associate conductor, Gladys Wright, is the founding president of the Women Band Directors' National Association.

The United States Collegiate Wind Band will travel for three weeks (July 15 through August 7) in England, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Holland, and Switzerland. Concerts will be performed in the cities of London, Paris, Lucerne, Altdorf, Innsbruck, Lugano, Munich, Amsterdam, Aiz les Baines and Heidelberg.

The group will assemble in New York City for rehearsals prior to their departure on July 15th. While in New York City the group will play invitational concerts at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and in the Plaza of the A-

mericas at Rockefeller Center.

Acceptance for membership in this highly talented group of college and high school musicians is considered a musical honor of national importance. A maximum of one hundred musicians are chosen from the entire U.S. once a year.

The 1971-1975 concerts by the USCWB in Europe, England, and Russia were received with great critical acclaim. Standing ovations were the rule rather than the exception whenever they played.

In addition to performing concerts, the Wind Band group will visit musical shrines, museums and places of musical interest such as Richard Wagner's house in Lucerne, Mozart's house in Salzburg and Beethoven's house in Bonn.

The group will also attend selected concerts and performances in various European concert halls and open houses.

Miss Vincik has served her local lodge as president, vice president, secretary, and reporter in the past years. She plans to attain a visa And visit Czechoslovakia for a day while she is on tour. Besides her activities in SPJST, she was very active in her high school.

She was named salutatorian of her graduating class and received the John Philip Sousa Band award.

- SPJST FOLKLORIC GROUP TO VISIT SLOVAKIA

Temple Junior College instructor Calvin C. Chervenka and his wife Mildred, will head a. 30-member Texas Czech folkloric group which 'ias been invited to perform this summer in Czechoslovakia.

The name of the performing group will be Texane Ceskoslovenskeho Puvodu," which translated is Texans of Czechoslovak Descent, or Czech Texans. The group will be performing July 8, 9, and 10 at the Festival Under the Polana Mountain in Detva, Slovakia.

The Detva Festival is one of the major folkloric festivals of Czechoslovakia and brings together folkloric groups from throughout Czechoslovakia, Europe, and the world. Reportedly, the Czechoslovaks compete for the right to perform and attend this festival. The only other American group invited is a Slovak group from Lynbrook, N. Y. Chervenka is instructor in physics and engineering and is cam-

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dinator of the Czech program at Temple Junior College. He and his wife are active in Czech ethnic activities in Texas and he has written and lectured extensively concerning the history of Texas Czechs and their cultural heritage.

The invitation came to Chervenka from Dr. Josef Jurke of the Czechoslovak Foreign Institute.

This is the office which has been cooperating with Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin in sponsorship of annual summer study programs at Charles University in Prague. Chervenka was a member of the first group in 1973.

"While there has been no recent formal cultural exchange agreement between the U.S. and Czech governments, there have been cultural exchanges in the form of commercial tours by both Czechoslovak and U.S. performers," Chervenka said. "These reached their high point Just prior to the 1968 political unrest in Czechoslovakia.

These exchanges have started again and recent visitors to Texas have been the Lucnica folk ballet in 1976 and the Broln orchestra and dance group in 1977."

It is believed the 'Czech Texans' is the first Texas Czech folkloric group to be invited to visit and perform in Czechoslovakia. The Slovak Heritage Council may have requested the Texas group because of the outstanding reception the Slovak Lucnica group received during their performance in Temple in February of 1976, Chervenka said.

The group will present a program of music and dances combining both the Czech and Texan styles. The Beseda dancers will be dressed in old and elaborately embroidered Czech costumes which are now seldom seen in Czechoslovakia. The group's repertoire will include four Beseda dances as well as all of the common polkas and other folk dances which are still, popular in Texas. Western outfits will be worn by the square dancers and a portion of the program will include songs in the style of Neil Diamond and John Denver. Czech folk songs will be sung by soloists, vocal ensembles, and the chorus.

Members of the group are paying their own travel expenses to and from Czechoslovakia but will

SCENES

nnOTHER EDWARD L. MAREK'S FUNERAL

Ocker Brethren Church — Erie ty, May 13th, 1977. This scene shows the funeral procession getting under way, with Rev. Albert Michalik, Wade Sheffield (of Harper-Talasek Funeral Home), Brother Sid Pokladnik, and SL President Nick Morris leading the way to the burial site, followed by members of the Supreme Lodge acting as pallbearers. This picture (All pictures by Glenn Psencik) was taken from the church spire.

This sce R., shows the procession towards the burial site. be the guests of the Slovak Heritage Council and the Czech Foreign Institute while they perform and tour the country for almost three weeks.

The group will fly from Dallas to Amsterdam on July 2. They will then go by train to Frankfurt, Vienna and Bratislava where they are scheduled to arrive on July 4.

They will return by way of Prague, Stuttgart, Brussels and London,

arriving in Dallas on July 23.

Most of the group members are from the Dallas area and have performed at the 47-year-old American Czech Day held at the Texas State Fair in Dallas each year. Other members are from Ennis, Abbott, Rogers, Granger, and San Antonio.

Frankie B. Vrla of Dallas is musical director of the group; Mrs. Helen Gates of Dallas is dance di-

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All members of the Supreme Lodge acted as pallbearers at Brother Marek's funeral, with former SL Secretary Brother It. A, Urbanovsky and former Financial Secretary Brother Ben Zabcik, front center, as honorary pallbearers. Brother Albert Michalik, pastor of the Ocher Brethren Church, is shown on the front row, left. (Director Matt Vanek was not able to be present due to illness in his immediate family.)

15 rector; and Alden B. Smith of Abbott is choral director. Travel arrangements are being made by Mrs. Chervenka.

-The Czech-Moravian tradition is very strong in Texas," Chervenka said. "There probably are more than a million persons of Czech descent in Texas and Czech is the third most spoken language in the state, ranking only after English and Spanish."

Although Texas Czechs probably are best known for their numerous festivals and other celebrations, many of the Czech traditions'and customs are practiced in everyday life, he said. Examples of these are the music, dancing, singing, foods, wedding customs and organization31 activities.

The Detva Festival will be held in Slovakia, a very mountainous region not frequently visited by Americans. Slovakia comprises roughly the eastern one-third of Czechoslovakia while Moravia and Bohemia comprise the western two-thirds. Detva is in the foothills of the rugged and famous Tatra Mountains - SPJST — TENTH CHILD FROM FAMILY GRADUATES During the recent 1977 graduating class of Abbott High School in Hill County, Freddy Mynar, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mynar of Abbott, was the tenth member of an 11-child family to graduate from the same high school, which seems to be a rare occasion indeed.

Other children graduating include: Evelyn (1956), Alvin (1958), Martha Ann (1960), Billy (1962), Joe Lynn (1965), Helen (1967), Virginia (1971), Patrick (1973), Cynthia (1974), Freddy (1977), and Carol who will be a sophomore next fall.

Freddy was a participant in football, Future Farmers of America, holding offices and served as sports editor in the Spotlight, the school newspaper.

His favorite sport achievement was winning first place in the mile relay at the regional competition recently, when the track team. journeyed to Brownwood and then placing 6th at the State Relay Competition in Austin.

A 12-year perfect attendance record was a highlight of Freddy's achievements.

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From The Supreme Lodge STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1977 Expense Juvenile Mortuary TOTAL RECEIPTS: 3,617.37 3,617.37 Bonds Matured 4,879.40 161,208.31 166,087.71 Mortgage Loans 3,617.08 3,617.08 Certificate Loans 497.94 497.94 Annuities 249.45 249.45 Dividend on Stock 1,102.92 1,102.92 Royalties and Minerals 18,779.42 Interest on Bonds 18,779.42 Interest on Certificate Loans 2,104.09 2,104.09 1,487.79 83,369.19 84,856.98 Interest on Mortgage Loans 61,046.58 69,303.98 493.78 130,844.34 Premiums 250.20 250.20 Reinsurance Refund 2,183.00 2,183.00 Application Fee 3,000.00 3,000.00 Rent from SPJST Building Transfer to Expense Account 5,000.00 5,000.00 Sale of Lodge Supplies 20.00 20.00 Liability Insurance 279.00 279.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS CASH BALANCE

DISBURSEMENTS: Mortgage Loans Certificate Loans Annuities Paid-Up Bond Expense Death Claims Transfer to Expense Account Home Account Expense Double Indemnity Matured Endowments Reinsurance Surrender Value Actuary and Computer Advertising Appraisal Expenses Bonus Commissions, TT Commissions, Adult Contributions Convention District Youth Counselors Commissions Override District Allocation Hospitalization Fraternal Activities Legal Expense Medical Exams Non-Medical Exams Vestnik Museum Office Maintenance Office Rent Publication Committee Meeting Vestnik Postage Organizational Expense Postage Salary, Directors Salary, Editor Salary, Employees

338,842.55 219,930.21

76,785.98 247.45

6,860.97 21,312.15

422,489.50 241,489.81

558,772.76

77,033.43

28,173.12

663,979.31

370,663.20 6,615.48 991.75 80.00 41,982.00 5,000.00 2,214.36 1,000.00 14,000.00 4,579.37 6,300.69 754.63 478.83 1,740.89 139.37 211.06 6,577.90 5,083.30 320.97 980.15 2,397.19 250.00 1,174.98 540.48 2,965.34 890.00 2,003.28 9,310.03 39.69 777.28 3,000.00 774.07 5,000.00 288.88 3,034.00 2,800.00 1,590.00 9,444.81

370,663.20 6,615.48 991.75 80.00 41,982.00 5,000.00 2,214.36 1,000.00 14,000.00 4,579.37 6,300.69 754.63 478.83 1,740.89 139.37 211.06 6,577.90 5,083.30 320.97 980.15 2,397.19 250.00 1,174.98 540.48 2,965.34 890.00 2,003.28 9,310.03 39.69 777.28 3,000.00 714.07 5,000.00 288.88 3,034.00 2,800.00 1,590.00 9,444.87

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17 8,165.00 716.98 333.18 1,101.21 508.57 291.76 378.27 2,185.70

Salary, Officers Travel Expense, State Field Manager Stationery and Supplies Tax, FICA, FUTA Telephone Travel Expense, Officers and Directors Travel Expense, State Youth Director Youth Activities TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS CASH

8,165.00 716.98 333.18 1,101.21 508.57 291.76 378.27 2,185.70

453,426.85 105,345.91

76,108.49 924.94

139.37 28,033.75

529,674.71 134,304.60

558,772.76

77,033.43

28,173.12

663,979.31

924.94

28,033.75

134,304.60 2,887,264.34 18,070,466.44 601,176.98 48,628.58 819,886.02 500,212.77 59,608.26

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

105,345.91 2,887,264.34 17,756,964.77 601,176.98 48,628.58 819,886.02 500,212.77

313,501.67

59,608.26 22,719,479.37

60,533.20

341,535.42

23,121,547.99

Jerry J. Mikulas, Jr., Financial Secretary INCOME FROM LODGES FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1977 LOGOS

1 4 5 6 7 8 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 38 39 40 41 42 44 48 49 50

AMOUNT

2,059.46 928.23 34.67 2,241.76 257.45 26.65 771.25 41.83 1,335.37 54.80 2,120.59 2,844.97 127.98 1,382.93 244.26 310.46 631.92 5,114.67 136.14 843.69 3,625.70 352.43 67.51 1,156.89 818.39 2,263.48 235.41 906.84 777.44 741.38 62.84 83.03 489.87 1,187.56 509.09 480.66

4000U

AMOUNT

122.85 51 661.97 58 109.16 63 763.17 65 5,280.94 66 282.99 67 283.28 68 73 463.85 5,137.98 74 45.15 77 3,998.89 79 3,255.16 80 2,397.63 81 12.63 82 84 3,338.01 87 4,158.71 29,199.62 88 1,192.68 89 122.62 90 1,328.25 91 2,959.12 92 167.52 93 984.42 94 135.68 95 24.53 97 204.94 106 107 614.73 110 73.24 111 (Unassigned) 194.45 236.36 112 208.70 114 137.47 116 120 191.17 122 176.75 125 9.05 129 20.10 133 1,295.46 137 547.55

LOGOS

AMOUNT

72.29 1,928.87 1,672.89 2,276.78 493.16 99.69 887.07 625.26 1,076.97 3,044.20 753.80 736.52 339.66 26.30 304.05 79.29 846.25 2,000.00 245.62 1,183.00 2,856.12 689.59 159.36 1,147.44 478.71 17.47 71.54 144.09 955.49 169.18

138 139 141 142 143 147 148 151 153 154 155 156 161 164 167 168 169 170 171 173 175 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 189

$130,984.05 Fraternally, Jerry Mikulas, Jr, Financial Secretary SPJST

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FREDDY MYNAR (Freddy, his parents, and his sister Carol, who was an active member of the youth club, are all members of Lodge No. 54, West.

—Editor.)

- SPJST

ANNIE MARIE ZABRANSKY Valedictorian Miss Annie Zabransky, who was awarded the highest honor of 1977 Hallettsville High School as Valedictorian with a grade average of 95.87 recently, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zabransky of Hallettsville.

Annie Marie has achieved an active record at HHS, besides being an honor student. She maintained an active part in Texas Assn. for Careers in Health, serving as presi-

dent during her junior and senior years; TACH Sweetheart; Future Teachers of America, served as secretary in her senior year; Miss FTA as a senior; member of the Future Homemakers of America (all four high school years), and was Girl of the Month in her last three high school years.

In addition to her active four years of high school, Miss Zabransky was a member of the Office Education Assn., and served as class parliamentarian. She was also a member of the National Honor Society, serving as vice president.

Her recent achievements included honor metals for four years, participation in the UIL Spelling competition in her sophomore year, UIL Prose and Shorthand as a senior and placed first in district shorthand competition.

With her numerous past activities she managed to allow time to being a pianist.

Among her family's activities, Annie Marie is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and attends CCD classes; she is a very active member of the Hallettsville Lodge No. 4 Youth Club, serving as president 4 years. Her parents and sisters are all members of Lodge 4, Hallettsville who maintain a very active record in their lodge, namely: her father, Frank Zabransky serving as Lodge 4 president; sister, Patsy Zabransky, serving as lodge reporter; and sister, Helen Zabransky serving as youth leader.

(Indeed it's a family fraternal a ffair.---Editor.)

- SPJST — GERALD WAYNE ICRENEK GRADUATES FROM TEXAS A&M Graduation ceremonies for over 2,600 candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees were held at Texas A&M University May 6th and 7th, 1977.

Among those receiving degrees included Gerald Wayne Krenek who was presented with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Mathematical Sciences and was graduated Summa Cum Laude (with the highest honors) and designated as a Distinguished Military Graduate.

Prior to graduation Krenek was recently presented with the A&M College of Science Faculty Achievement Award in recognition of an outstanding record of scholarship and leadership.

In conjunction with commencement activities over one hundred graduates were also commissioned as second lieutenants in the various branches of military service.

Gerald, an AF cadet colonel who served as deputy corps commander during his senior year, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force Reserve.

General David C. Jones, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, administered the oath of office and presented the commissions to the newly inducted officers in addition to presenting the commissioning address them.

Lt. Krenek was chosen as the outstanding candidate of the group and was presented with the Doherty Award endowed by the late Mr. Doherty, well-known tAggie and A&M benefactor.

Dr. Jack K. Williams, president of Texas A&M University, in presenting the citation to Gerald extolled on his outstanding military, scholastic and extra-curricular achievements, including a 3.8 final grade point average in his mathematics major. The award also included a $3,000 cash award presentation.

Attending the A&M graduation and commissioning weekend activities included his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Krenek of Houston and family, his financee, Miss Peggy Miller, of Houston and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Miller of Houston. Also attending the graduation was his brother, Capt.

Michael F. Krenek of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

Lt. Krenek has received orders to report to active duty in July to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, where he will be assigned as Computer Mathematics Technique officer. He is scheduled to be married on May 21st in Houston.

The former student of Sacred Heart Elementary School in La Grange and Bishop Forest High School in Schulenburg as a freshman and graduate of Milby High School in Houston, Gerald is the grandson of Mrs. John Trlica and the late Roy F. Krenek of La Grange.

(Gerald and the rest of his family are all members of SPJST Lodge No. 67, Schulenburg. —Ed.) SPJST

Wednesday, June 8, 1977

THERESA TOMASEK Theresa Tomasek was one of 46 Temple High School seniors named to the select group of Who's Who members for 1977. The group Is nominated by student organizations and faculty members.

The nominees must meet the criteria of being members in good standing 'of their oxiganizations4 good school citizens, contributing to the school through creativity, personality, leadership, athletics, service or scholarship.

The Who's Who selections represent 10 percent of the graduating class of 1977.

Theresa has been a member of the Pepperettes for 3 years, Pepperette Captain her senior year; FHA Projects Chairman; Drama Club Recording Secretary and Homecoming Queen nominee of the Drama Club.

Theresa is the daughter of Charlie Lee and Dorothy Tomasek and all are members of SPJST Lodge 47. Theresa's mother, Dorothy Tomasek, is assistant to the secretary-treasurer of the Supreme Lodge.

(Submitted by Norma Andel) SPJST -

YOUTH SECTION Youth Activity Calendar YOUTH ACTIVITY CALENDAR District I — YAD, Saturday, June 18, Lodge 9 Snook;

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Camp — July 22-25, Val Verde Recognition of Judges District IV Point Contest Awards District D — YAD, July 10, Lodge 80, Holland by Sister Dorothy Massey and Brother Stanley Broz Camp — Juniors, July 26-29; Teens, July 29-Aug. 1, Val Verde Awarding of YAD Prizes — Mary Haisler and Dorothy Massey District In — Camp, July 18-21, Dismissal for lunch Val Verde Each family is asked to bring YAD, Sunday, June 28 at Lodge some sweets or sandwiches for 66, Waco Royalty, Sunday, July 31 at lunch the same as we have in the past.

Lodge 25, Ennis.

This year the youth clubs do not District IV — have eliminations, so as YAD, June 12 in Seymour many of you as wish can enter in Camp, Aug. 3-6, Val Verde talent, but only one goes to state District V — from each district. This will give YAD at Lodge 88, Houston, Au- more youths a chance for some of gust 7th the prizes.

Camp, June 24-27, Circle D Read your rule book or if you Resort, Bastrop have any questions, please let me District VI — Camp, June 20-23 hear from you.

Special contests for District IV at Circle D Resort, Bastrop YAD, July 24, at Ledge 30, Talton Youth Clubs: 1. Youth Club with the most enRegistration 12 noon tries District VII — 2.Five drawings, $2 each YAD, July 17, Corpus Christi 3. Sweepstakes Winner (youth Camp, August 7 -11, YWCA Camp having the most 1st places) JunIdlewild at Comfort ior and Senior.

SPJST This year let's all come to YAD and support these youngsters because they are the future.

District IV will be camping August 3rd through 6th at Val Verde.

DISTRICT IV YAD PROGRAM This is a very nice _camp and it Senior Recreational Bldg. has horses and lots of good ac500 E. Bellknap, Seymour tivities to enjoy.

June 12, 1977 May 3rd the youth leaders' trainA special invitation to all Su- ing class was held at my home and preme Lodge officers and their we had a very good turnout. Those wives, editor and his family, SPJST attending were Angeline Kristinek, District IV officers, and members, Lois Macha, Lillie Ptacek, Alice Orsak, Patsy Sosolik, He'nrietta to attend District IV YAD. Pavliska, Dorothy Massey, and Program Agenda Mary Haisler.

1 to 2 p.m. — Registration A lot of good discussion was 2:15 p.m. — Lineup for Talent had concerning bettering our youth 2:30 p.m. — Program Begins program.

Welcome Do keep June 12th on your mind Pledge of Allegiance and motor over to Seymour and Song, "America" — Assembly Individual Talent Contest: Ages vifriv the achievements of your youth.

6-9, 10-12, 13-14, and 15-17 Fraternally, Group Talent — Juniors 6-12, Mary Heisler Seniors 13-17 DYC Introduction of Officers and - SPJST — Visitors DISTRICT VI CAMP Re'cognition of State Youth Diat rector Sister Dorothy Massey, Bastrop Circle D Resort Youth Leaders and Assistants June 20-23, 1977 15-Minute Break Let's all go with a big BANG. Royalty Contest Crowning of Queen — Jane Kve- Where? To Bastrop Circle D Reton sort, of course. You take Hwy. 21 Sceptre Presentation — Chad from Bastrop to Caldwell, about Lawrence 6 miles from Bastrop. I hope your

From The District Youth Counselors

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Please remember one chaperone for every ten children. Check your rule book before you go. Did you attend the majority of your youth club meetings?

Things each camper should bring: tooth paste, tooth brush, towel for swimming, flashlight, jeans, shorts or slacks, sturdy shoes, bathing suit, first-aid equipment, and money. You will need to buy your own soft drinks or snacks.

Bring cookies for yourself for the three-day stay; that will be your refreshments and you may bring fruit, also. The horseback riders will not be insured. Please think about this before you ride.

We will arrive at camp Monday, June 20th, at 2 p.m. Schedule will be posted on the camp ground.

You may leave camp Thursday at 2 p.m.

In case I have left something out that you need to know, please contact me. Have a good day!

Fraternally, Elsie Brdecka, DYC - SPJST -

bers $1.50, and non-members $2.00.

The music will be provided by Young Country and Friends.

We also elected new officers for 1977-78, as follows: President — Paula Peterson Vice President — Keith Trolinger Secretary — Karol Alexander Treasurer — I. G. Janca, Sergeant-at-Arms—Doug Staton Fraternally, Paula Peterson (6-2-77) President SPJST

LODGE NO. 84, DALLAS

LODGE NO. 18, ELGIN

Dear Readers, We held our monthly meeting Monday evening, May 23rd at Flag Pole Hill. The meeting was called to order by President Janet Pokladnik.

We elected the following officers for the coming year: President — Michael Hubik Vice Pres. — Cathy Pokladnik Secretary — Michelle Conners Treasurer — Pete Sanders Reporter — Lisa Ann Reznik Sergeant-at-;Arms — Pamela Sanders Delegate — Richard Andreason Alternate Delegate — Joey Hubik After the election the new officers were told of their new duties and installed by District III Director Brother Sid Pokladnik.

We then had a fun evening of hot dogs, drinks and games. Ribbons were awarded to the winners, with Stephen Reznik winning five first-place ribbons.

After a good time we all went home and will work on our crafts, talent and Beseda for YAD. Fraternally, Lisa Ann Reznik (8) (6-2-77) Reporter - SPJST -

Dear Members, The May meeting of Lodge 18 Youth Club was held May 18th, with the meeting called to order

by President Paula Peterson. Kim Trolinger led us in the pledge of allegiance. There were 16 members and 2 adults present.

We discussed pending old business and finalized the plans for the skating party that was held at Playland in Austin on the 19th of May. We then discussed our youth dance for June 18th, to be held at the Lodge No. 18 Stardust Ballroom from 9 to 1; cost for mem

Dear Readers, With summer here many youth club activities will be going on.

One for example will be District III YAD which will be held Sunday, June 26, hosted by our Lodge No. 66. I hope that everyone is preparing for this big day and I hope that it will really turn out a success.

Another activity will be District III Camp which will be held July 18-21 at Camp Val Verde. I hope everyone is making plans to attend.

Letters From The Youth LODGE NO. 18, ELGIN

Dear Members, I would like to thank everyone who came to the Elgin May Fete.

It was real good to see such a large crowd. I would like to take this time to thank the Beyersville, Lovelady, and Taylor lodges for coming and participating in our May Fete. I was very honored to be SPJST Lodge No. 18's May Fete Queen for 197'7-78.

Fraternally, Paula Peterson (6-2-77) President SPJST —

LODGE NO. 66, WACO

Also club members don't forget our June meeting, because the election of officers will be held and the youth will honor the fathers.

Fraternally, Steve Stanislav (6-2-77) - SPJST ••••-• LODGE NO. 54, WEST

Dear Readers, Our youth club held its regular membership's monthly meeting June 1st at 7 p.m.

We paid special tribute to the U.S. flag, since June 14th is officially known as Flag Day for all citizens to observe and respect.

The usual SPJST motto recitation was followed by everyone present.

A roll call was then held, the minutes were read, and the treasurer's report given. The minutes and report were both accepted.

Benje Mosher and Terry Gerik, visitors, were introduced and welcomed to our meeting.

Two members were added to our roster who transferred from la nearby lodge. They are Carla and Kay Maynard. Welcome to the club!

Our pro-tem chairperson then called for unfinished business. Helaine Wernet was selected as the member of the month for June. A successful report was given on our May 6th bake sale at West Bank and Trust.

New business was to ask the mother lodge for the royalty participants' corsages during District III competition for July 31st. Our youth will honor all present mothers and fathers at the June 5th lodge meeting, which will be in the past when this letter is in print.

We will treat them to a keg of refreshments. A vote was then taken on a swimming party and slumber party. After a majority vote, it was revealed that a slumber party would be more desired this time and a tentative date: Monday, June 20th, was set. Motion carried.

Mrs. Zahirniak's report included: YAD, Camp, and Royalty entries, permission slips distribution (for Six Flags and camp); a summary was given of the five top juniors and seniors of the year; presented and announced final plans for our planned field trip and suggestions made for our slumber party; also

Wednesday, June 8, 1977 what to bring and each member is allowed to bring a guest.

Mrs. Sefcik presented a personal token to the 4 perfect attendance recipients: Darlene, Jimmy, Laurie, and Jackie Zahirniak. A thank you was expressed by all recipients.

Carla Mynard and Derek Scott were wished happy birthday and we sang a song.

Door prizes were awarded to Edwin Sefcik, 1st; Terry Gerik, 2nd; Chris Bajer, 3rd.

Our presiding officer announced that Wednesday, July 6th is the date of our next meeting.

Adjournment was at 8 p.m.

Fraternally, Mimi Wolf Pro-Tem Secretary (6-2-77) SPJST —

LODGE NO. 189, BRYANCOLLEGE STATION Dear Readers, Lodge 189 Youth Club met May 1st at the KC Hall. The meeting was opened by President Mike South with the pledge of allegiance.

Rita Novosad, secretary, read the minutes of our last meeting.

We met our assistant youth leader, Shirley Clements.

Then Treasurer Susan South took up the collection.

We decided to buy a door prize for our chartering ceremonies.

We do urge all members to come to our next meeting, which will be after the adult meeting June 12th, at the KC Hall.

Fraternally, Regina Novosad (6-2-77) Reporter SPJST --

LODGE NO. 29, TAYLOR Dear Members and Readers, The Taiton SPJST Youth Club held their regular monthly meeting Sunday, May 22nd.

President Pam Steger called the meeting to order. Russell Schneider led us in the pledge of allegiance. Secretary Kristie Krenek read the register and the minutes from the last meeting. Treasurer Edwina Adamek gave her report.

For new business, we decided to go to Bastrop State Park in June.

Then we held elections and the results are: President — Pam Steger Vice President — Robin Rafferty Secretary — Kristie Krenek Treasurer — Donna Steger Assistant Treasurer — Brenda Urbanek

21 Reporter — Sharon Maxburger Sergeant-at-Arms — Kenny Schneider Congratulations to all of you!

I would like to thank all of you for re-electing me. I will try to do my best again this year.

Our Youth Leader Melvin Steger handed out the YAD entry blanks.

Our May Fete was a big success this year!

We would like to thank all the lodges in District II who participated in the May Fete.

The meeting was adjourned.

Fraternally, Pam Steger (14) (6-1-77) President - SPJST — LODGE NO. 13, DIME BOX Dear Readers, The Dime Box youth club held its regular monthly meeting May 15th at 3 p.m. in the Dime Box High School gym.

Rusty Bay called the meeting to order by asking Pamela Spitzenberger to lead us in the pledge of allegiance to the flag.

Patty Tydlacka read the minutes. The minutes were approved as read.

The treasurer's report was given ty Kim Brinkman.

We elected new officers for 197778. They are as follows: President — Rusty Bay Vice Pres. — Kim Brinkman Secretary — Patty Tydlacka Treasurer — Theresa Zgabay Flag Bearer — Penny Spitzenberger Reporter — Pamela Spitzenberger Sergeant-at-Arms — Jackie Kubena.

The different committees will be elected at our next meeting.

The youth club members were to have a cake auction at the lodge picnic on May 29th and were to go to Astroworld, May 31st. We hope to buy a PA system for our mother lodge and we need the support of all club members.

Door prize winners were Lee Kobos and Dove Beaman. The volleyball tournament is set for Sunday, June 26th, at Dime Box High School gym.

Make plans for camp and YAD; they are just around the corner.

YAD will be Saturday, June 18th at Snook Lodge No. 9. Camp will be at Val Verde once again.

The meeting was adjourned and

everyone played volleyball.

The next meeting will be June 19th, at 3 p.m.

Oh, yes. We are glad to have Miss Lou Ray Zgabay as a volleyball coach. Thanks a lot for teaching us, we really enjoyed having you.

Fraternally, Pamela Spitzenberger (6-2-77) Reporter SPJST —

LODGE NO. 155, AUSTIN Dear Readers, The youth club met in the home of President Janet Hejl.

We had planned to have our meeting at Northwest Park and have a cookout but it rained so the picnic was postponed until next month.

We had an election of officers for the coming year and they are as follows: President — Mark ,Tezisek Vice President — Brenda Chesle'y Secretary — Denise Haskins Treasurer — Terry Ebner Historian — Diane Hejl Card Chmn. — Steven Adams Chaplain — Lance Ebner Reporter — Dexter Simons Flag Bearer — Eddie Tidwell Youth Leader — Gloria Ebner Asst. Youth Leader — Dale Jezisek.

At our meeting the pledge of allegiance was recited and the treasurer gave a report of our finances. Then a prayer was said.

Following that, everyone reported on the progress they were making on their YAD crafts.

Fraternally, Dexter Simons (11) (5-24-77) SPJST -

NEWSBRIEFS (Continued from page 2) Lodge 47, Seaton Annual Picnic This year's picnic has bee'n set for Sunday, July 24th. Plans are underway for a bigger-than-ever celebration. Plans include a Sokol gymnastic exhibition, performance by a brass band, visiting Beseda dancers, a complete and wellstocked Czech Country Store, outdoor refreshment stand, outdoor sausage sandwich grill concession, dunking booth, game stand, at tractive prizes, plenty of food, and free dance from 6 to 10 p.m with music by the Vrazel Polka Band.

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22 Frnka Family Reunion — June 12 The Frnka family reunion will be held June 12th at St. Rosh's Parish Hall in Mintz. Mintz is located right off I-10, which is about 11 miles east of Columbus. Take exit on Farm Road 949 and go about 3 miles. Ron and Evelyn Frnka are president and secretary and they will conduct the morning meeting. A barbecue lunch will be served and you are asked to bring your favorite pastry. A table will be set up for pictures or any Czech items of interest, old or new. Two travel films on Czechoslovakia are scheduled, plus music to dance to.

An original Czech costume will be —Evelyn Salac modeled, also. * * Scasta Reunion The Scasta annual reunion will be held Sunday, June 12th at Wheelock Community Center at Wheelock. Relatives and friends are invited to come. Bring enough food for your family because the dinner meal will be spread on tables for all present to enjoy together at the noon hour. Make plans and attend.

—Mrs. C. L. Novosad * * Bayer Family Reunion The descendants of two Bayer families who settled in Dubina in the early 1870s will hold their annual reunion in Victoria, Sunday, June 12th, in the K of C Hall, at 3610 North Ben Wilson, (corner Airline Rd.). It is north of Hwy. 59, east of Hwys. 87 and 295. Each family is to bring covered dishes of prepared food for itself and guests they bring with them. Refreshments from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. See you there!

Joseph V. Bayer (Member Lodge 107) * * Vajdak Reunion The annual Vajda.k reunion will be held Sunday, June 12th at the SPJST lodge building in Snook.

Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish lunch for the noon meal.

Anyone related to the Vajdak family is invited to attend.

Henry L. Vajdak P.O. Box 107, Snook 77878 * * First Tepera Reunion Set Descendants of Joseph and Kristina Tepera will gather for the First Tepera Reunion on Saturday, June 11th, 1977, at the Marak Hall in Marak. The reunion will begin

at 12 noon or shortly thereafter.

Each family is asked to bring enough food and drinks for their family, as well as paper plates, cups, and plastic silverware. A short, business meeting will be held in the afternoon. All descendants of the Tepera family are invited to attend. * * Prasifka Reunion The descendants of the Pe'trolina Prasifka family, which includes the Kucera, Jecmenek, Haidek and Novosad families, will hold their annual reunion in Dallas, Sunday, June 12th at the WFLA Hall, 9135 So. Central Expressway. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., mass at 10:30, at the hall for those who wish to attend.

Lunch will he served at 12:30, and to help defray expenses a charge of $5 per family or $2.50 per person will he asked. Help with covered disnep and pastries will be appreciated. If you plan to attend notify Helen Macik as soon as possible stating the number in your family planning to attend. Her address is Box 213, Hutchins, Tx '75141, or call 214-285-2015.

Triska Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

May our departed brother rest in peace.

Respectfully submitted by: Ann Bartos Lodge No. 50 Secretary - SPJST EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of Linden Lodge No. 66, Waco, in behalf of our entire membership, wish to express our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed brother,

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EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the members of Lodge No. 50, El Campo, wish to express our sympathy to the family of our beloved brother, EDWIN J. ORSAK, age 59, who died on May 15th, 1977.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Judy Orsak of El Campo; two daughters, Mrs. Michael Holub and Mrs. Ronnie Yockel; and 2 grandchildren, all of El Campo.

Rosary was recited Monday, May 16th at 7:30 p.m. in Triska Chapel.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. in St. Philip's Catholic Church, with Rev. Lester Vance' officiating. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery with military honors.

who passed away Monday, April 25th, in a local hospital. He was born in McGregor and attended Crawford schools. He worked in the sheriff's department under C. C. Maxey for more than 20 years, retiring in May, 1972. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Waco.

Services were held on Wednesday at Wilkerson and Hatch Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Orris Sougstad officiating. Burial was in Rosemound Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Bertha; two sons, Kenneth P. Vahrenkamp of Richardson and Derrell Vahrenkamp of 3520 Pine, Waco; a sister, Mrs. Ernest Schwettman of Clifton; two brothers, Ervin Vahrenkamp of Hot Springs Village, Ark., and Marvin Vahrenkamp of McGregor; and three grandchildren.

Resolution Committee: Rose Parma Matilda Halms Dorothy Gerlich

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Wednesday, June 8, 1977 EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 33, Bleiblerville, in behalf of our entire membership wish to express our sincere sympathy to the family of brother, JOSEF E. SCUOVAJSA, who passed away on arrival at the Hohf Hospital in Victoria, at 7:22 a.m. Friday, April 22nd, 1977 having attained the age of '79 years.

Funeral services were held Sunday, April 24th, at 4 p.m. in the Colonial Funeral Home Chapel, Victoria, with Rev. Gordon Hejl of Nelsonville officiating. Interment was in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Brother Schovajsa was born October 11th, 1897, at Bleiblerville, Austin County, Texas, the son of the late John and Frances Rafaj Schovajsa. His parents immigrated and settled in the Bleiblerville Community on June 15, 1890, from Zadverice, Czechoslovakia. He attended Victoria Public School in Bleiblerville.

On December 28th, 1920, he was married to Miss Minnie Louisle Stepan in Nelsonville by Rev. Antonio Motycka. Mrs. Schovajaa passed away February 17th, 1972.

In the fall of 1028 he and his family moved to Placedo, Victoria County. During his active life he was engaged in farming and ranching.

Brother Schovajsa was a lifelong member of the Evangelical Unity of the Brethren Church, a member of SPJST Lodge No 33, and the Victoria County Farm Bureau.

Survivora include a daughter, Miss Evelyn Sehovajsa of Victoria; four sisters, Mrs. Frances Banner and Mrs. Albina Wilson of Dallas, Mrs. Minnie Krizan of Brenham and Mrs. Lydia Francisco of Corpus Christi; a brother, Emil Schovajsa of Temple.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, John and Frank.

May our departed brother rest in eternal peace.

Resolution Committee: Mrs. Casper Balke Mrs. Walter Schimera Mrs. Albert Fick SPJST —

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee, in behalf of the entire membership of Lodge Cesky Prapor No. 24, Cyclone, wish to express our

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deepest sympathy to the family of our departed lodge brother, LOUIS FRANK JEZEK, age 61, of 1408 East AdamsFuneral services was held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 12, 1977, in Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with the Rev. John Bra y -encofiatng.Burialwsn Bellwood Memorial Park.

He died Monday, May 9, 197'7 in a San Antonio hospital after a short illness.

Mit Jeizek was born in Bell County and had lived in the Temple area all his life. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of SPJST Lodge 24 Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Lydia Jezek of Temple; a brother, Henry Jezek of Temple; and sisters, Mrs. Lydia Psencik, Mrs. Bessie Bearden, Mrs. Hermina Ahrens, and Mrs. Cecile Rebhein, all of Temple.

May our departed brother rest in peace.

Resolution Committee: Nelda Marek Edwin F. Marek Norma Andel — SPJST —

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etedni organ Slovanske Podporajici Jednoty Mita Texas, zaloiene roku 1897 8. cERVNA 1977

ROCNIK 65 CISLO 23

Z redakce Ku Dni Americke Vlajky. V den 14. eervna, opet zavlaje nad SpojenYmi staty jeden z nejkrasnejtich praportt sveta. — americka vlajka hvezd a pruhu. Bude to v den, ktery byl zvlattnim vynosem ktongresu, ustanoven jako "Den Americke Vlajky."

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kaidodennim tivote pine spechu a starosti, my Ameridane Casto venujerne jen malo pozornosti natemu praporu, adkoliv je v nem vetkana jedna z nejbohatSich histo jakou svet zna. Jest to historie uchvatne krasna, ze ktere jako svetlo majaku nadeje pro celY svet, zati symbol svobody.

Ota..zme v se jen inttich vojakii, kteti bojovali v kterekoliv z bitev, do nicht byl nas narod strten, kolik moralni sily neklesnouti a vytrvati at do vitezneho konce, jim dodavala to naie "Old Glory," kteri, dasto rorttittena sttelami, pokryvala mrtva tela natich hochil.

Jest vteobecne znitmo Jake Ucte a vatnosti se te.'s1 americka vlajka u vtech mirundlovnYch a svobodu respektujicich nitrodil celeho sveta. Pouze utiskovatele lidskYch pra y, spattuji v ni alobce svSrch zlodinfi proti lidskosti. Americka vlajka nikdy nebude uzna vats nesvobodu a utlak, njebrt provtdy ztistane radostnYm poslem mi ru a zastancem spravedlnosti, respektujiam lidskou clustojnost.

Proto si tento kre„snY prapor zaslouti vice ucty nits vtech. Jest na tkolach a na katclem jednotlivci, pestovati uctu a respekt k tomuto sym,bolu nejeistti demokracie a vttepovati tuto uctu natim &tem.

Tak jako roku 1814, za ranniho tisvitu, po vitezne bitve o pevnost McHenry, tento vznetenY prapor Inspiroval basnika Francis S. Key k napsani nesmrtelne basne "The V

JITRO NAD LESY Viktor Hauck Sly gig ? Kdes v dalce zvony zni, z hluboka lesy vydechuji.

Nad lesy lehke mlhy pluji, ✓ earovne kraje Slyg ig ? Jak roj by rusalek se ztracel se zavoji svYmi, s pisnemi place zdivenYmi, ✓ neZ smutek kraje tine vtek.

Slygig ? Po polich, po lukach, kdos Velky nesly gne kraal, zemzaf mu splYva po rukach.

SlYg ig ? Zni zvony zdaleka, je ticho, na vein krisa Ne, ne, to nejsou zvony veii — to bije srdce eloveka.

SlyMg ? Jak slavne, slavne zni, Oblaka se jii vaiehuji.

Nad lesy lehke mlhy pluji ✓ earovne kthse

Star Spangled Banner," ktera se stosedmnact let pozdeji stala americkou narodni hymnou, tak i dnes nam tento drahY prapor dodava, viru a nadeji, ze pokud jeho hvezdy a pruhy budou viati nad tuto dobrou zemi, potud bude hotet plamen svobody pro cely mirumilovnY svet.

Udrtujme na.gi Amerlckou Vlajku vysoko vlajici providy.

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ODDiL DOPISOVATELU TAK VSELICOS Pik Aneika Houdkova Minuly tYclen jsme se yypravili a jell se podivat na nage dobre ptatele ye West a okoli. Den byl krasnY, neb bylo pod mraky a yettik pofukoval tai se pane cestovalo. Nejdtive jsme se stavili v pekarne u Norsa, .chteli jsme si trochu odpoeinout a pochutnat na dobrYch kolaeich. Radi jsme zase Norsovi videli a pak p. Nors me pozval abych se Ma podivat i do kuchyne, abych videla kde se vge pe-

de. Bylo to zajimave viclet jak je katclY tamestnin a jak gikovne Jim to jde od ruky. Maji to ygechno pane zatizene a tet eistotne a peeivo, eerstve upeeene bylo vYborne. Po posilneni jsme jeli dale a jelikot jsem mela tizeni v redakci Hospodate, jsem tam zagla a vytidila s p. Kopeckym a pi. Kolatovou moji vac a pak jsme byli v redakci Vestniku, kde jsme hovain s p. redaktorem Sefdikem a jeho pani a pekne jsme se bavili.

Bylo k polednimu tak jsme s SefdikovYmi zasli k 6ulakovSrm a tam take pti velmi dobrem obede jsme se bavili dale. Bylo to takove uprim ne a nefal govane pobesedovani. Je likot eas abihal a nemohli jsme 8efeikovi jit vice zdriovat tak jsme se rozloudili a jeli jsme se po divat do West Rest Haven na p.

Chas. Bartog e, ktereho jsme nevideli jit deLg i eas. Pan Barton vydobte, jenorrite si stetoval, ze bez pomoci toho "walker" nemate chodit. Inu, ono to deka na katcleho z nas. Radi jsme davaeho ptitele videli a pak jsme zas jeli navg tivit nazi davnou ptitelkyni pi. August Pustejo yskou. Byla velice raft, ze nas po deli dobe vidi a my ji take. Te gime se, ze zas 'lady se uvidime a dekujeme za vte. P. Barton i pi. Pustejovska oba patiH k SPJST. Kdyt jsme ye West tak nemilteme odjeti abysme ne gli k WinedkovYm na jejich dobre produkty a trochu fedi. Vg ak take jsme se zasmall, bratri i ja, pti rozhovoru s p. Edou a Raymondem a jelikot jit bylo dosti pozde odpoledne tak jsme vzali \Ted a jeg te k Norsovym na nejake to peeivo vzit dome a znamYm na ochutnani. Koupili jsme a pak se vydali do Abbott, kde jsme nikdy pted tan nebyli navgtivit p. Willie Rejdka v jeho kovalske dilne. On byl velice zamestnan a tak jsme chvilku hovotill s jeho pani a po nakupu ga-

'Ye stiedu 3. derma 1977 solinu jsme zas jell domu. Rejd kovi zname davno neb &I've by(lien v Dallas a r'adi jsme je videli Ja . vetim podporovat size kra jany kdy je to mottle a vtdy se dle toho tidime kamkoliv jedeme.

Byl to pro nas krasnY den a dekujeme went ve West a okoli za dobra slova a na shledanou zase nekdy.

Zde v Dallas staven novou nemocnici Scottish Rite Hospital pro ochromene a zneschopnele ti. Tato nova nemocnice ma byt hotova pozde na podzim, jesesti poschodova a bude miti 260 tisic etverednich stop a bude pry tkikrat tak velka net to stare., ktera slouttla svernu ucelu asi 56 let.

Tou nemocnici proSio za ten das ti sice deti a kteti rodide techto deti nemohli platit tak jim bylo ledeni dam) zdarma. Je to jiste krasnY skutek od tech Zednatil, ze se tak o tyto deti nezietne staraji neb ja main mnoho jich (mezi nimi i dosti deti z eeskYch rodin) kteki dnes mohou zits norrnalnim zs ivotern po vyleeeni v teto nemocnici.

Pacienti ve stare nemocnici budou pry ptestehovani pied NovYrn rokem 1978. Jiste kakik elovek pteje sprave nernocnice to nejlepSi a mnoho uspechu nadale v jejich sa maritanske praci pro vetejnost.

Krajan A. J. Fojt z Houstonu opet zvitezil v automobilovYch dostihach v Indianapolis, Indiana prave pied Zdobenim hrobit. Tento krajan jest jediny ktery takto zvitezil po etvrte v techto zavodech, 2adny jinY dosud to nedokazal Pkejeme mu mnoho "Stesti neb ja jsem vidy raft kdy ne.A elovek neco dokaZe, at' je to cokoliv.

MinulY tYden zde ye Farmers Branch zerntela krajanka pi. Vranova rozend 2molikova. Byla jeete velmi mlada a Akoda, te jeji ivotni pout' tak brzy ukoneila.

Znali jsme ji jako mlade device a jeji rodiee tet neb jsou take rode', ci Ennis. Zanechala maniela Joe E. Vrana, tti dcery a dva synove, tti sestry a rodiee Louis Zmolikovi z Alma, Tx. Pohtbena byla v Ennis na katolicky htbitov. Zesnu le pfejeme vecny klid a portistale iodine nak uptimna. soustrast.

Take se musim zminit, 2e pratele Robert §ebestovi nas zvali abychom a't tam budou miti ye West zahavu v to jejich nova po-

25 stavene sini, tak kdy2 uz jsme tam byli tak jsme aspon zajeli se podivat zvendi. Je velika a pekna a jsem jista, ze i vevniti je jiste pekna a bude krajantun slou2it dobte. Teeime se, ze nekdy v budouchosti se tam s bratry podive.me.

Take jsem slySela, ze kamaradka pi. Carrie Gelnarova z Ennis byla operovana v corsikanske nemocnici a doufarn, 2e do teto doby jit se pozdravuje a brzy pfijde Pkejeme vee dobre naddle. Kdyt jsme pied lety bydleli v Ennis tak jsme s jejimi rodiei byli sousedi a v2dy jsme spolu dobte vychazeli, a zili v ptatelstvi.

- SPJ ST --eLENOI EADU C. 66, WACO NaS'e ptifti schtize se blade konat v nedeli 19. eervna o put tketi hodine odpoledne. Schtize mladete zaane ye dve hodiny. Ze ten den se slavi "Den Otcri" budeme mit spoleenou vedeti. Sestry jsou tadany by byly tak dobre a donesly salaty, zeleniny a peeivo; o ostatni se postara tad.

Tak na shlednaou a se sesterskym pozdravem Marie Janetkova SPJST -

Corpus Christi, Texas ROCNI OBDOBI SKOLN1

Ptitomne se nachatime v dobe kdy nastavaji Skolni prazdniny.

VetSina Skolakti se na to tai, po nucene deveti mesieni navgteve.

OvSem nejvet,Si radost maji ti, co se neradi uei Skolni povirine Snad je to vrozene. Deti co nemaji doma od rodieti pomoc, ztre..ci chut' do Udeni. Uditele a uditelky nemaji soucit a porozumeni v takovYch ptipadech. Oni se venuji vice tern, co jdou rychle a na ureeny eas se sy Ymi ulohy. Jak gkoaak jednou zirstane spotden ze syYmi alohy, pak je stale v nedem pozadu. Natal nedbaji kdy jejich rodiee take nedbaji. Nadane deti tim trpi, kdy doma nema je kdo pondit. Nynejei doba vy2aduje vice a vice dobte, vyekolemjich obeanil, kteki jsou nitstupci po tech, co sve zamestnani ptenechaji tern mladAim. Katdodenne vidime, neb slyeime ty novoty, ktehe se vyrojily z tech malYch nodnikavYch mozkii. VS'ichni ti §kolaci, co meli dobrou pkiletitost se nedemu iftitednemu naueit a svou vlastni vinou sami sebe zanedbali,

pozdeji shiedali, kde chybili. Nezal leti v dem je vyUdenY, pro katdello by mei° bYt: misto, kde by si mohi melt sam vydelavat na sve potieby. Nespolehat se na rodiee, neb na vladu aby jej Tam kde ja byl narozen ve stare vlasti, nam bylo napovedeno heslo: "Kdo nepracuje at' neji!"

My tam moll mnohe potize, kde mnozi chteli pracovat sarni si udelat na ZivolaYti, avAak nebylo zamestnani placeneho, proto ti miadi °benne rnuseli y en za- branice, hledat to co doma nemeli k uhajeni sveho tetkeho postaveni.

Nag uditel ve stare vlasti nam east° opakoval jeho vYstratne a pouCne slova: Ty nedbalee, jak dorosteS bude se mod. uplatnit jen nekde u panskeho dvoru, za pacholka k voltm. Zde v Amer ice ptitonme nemame volat5, ti vAichni vymteli a jejich misto zaujal traktor.

Vime, kde zde uz po mnoho je mnoho milionu lidu bez zamestnani a vlada je musi 2ivit, z dani tech, co maji zamestnani.

Zde take panovalo potekadlo, kdyi Akolak zanedbaval sve Skolni alohy: "te se mote uplatnit doble pro prac,i, kde se poutiva krumpat a lopata." Nyni stroje take pfevzaly tento teak odbor prace a Ilkchno ukazuje k tomu, kde co nevidet takove mein nakadi, nag potomci budou videt jen v museum.

Jestli tito mladi obeane men tai kosti ye ekolnim veku, pak jeate vetSi potize budou miti jak vyjdou ze ekol. Najit praci lehkou a dobke placenou nebude tak snadne, v tomto ptebytkil studentt nejen vYeeich gkol, ale zaroveri i graduantil z koleji a universit. Zde zase budou rozhodovat mimo Diplo mu i stuperi znameho hodnosti a kademickYch. Dostal jsem pozvanku od me vnuCky Paula Huber, 221ete abych se zudastnil jeji graduace dne 21. kvetna v sobotu 1977, v 1 hodinu v Municipal Auditorium v Austin, Texas. Hlavni obfad vg ech akademickYch drulni a odborti student& bude potadan v ten samY den v 7:30 veeer. V patek odpoledne ye 2 hodiny dne 19. kvetna, syn Johnny a jeho maintelka Elsie, pro mne pfijeli a zavezli k Hubrum. V sobotu 21. kvetna jsme

26 se zddastnili tato okazale udalosti, kde 308 uchazedd se ptihlasilo techto akadem,ickYch obtadd aby si ptiletitostne odebrali sire diplomy, "Bachelor of Science in Education". Byla tottida ktere, udila stay uditelskY. Jeden z tech hodno statti iecniku, pii,pomenul kde mnozi budou sklamani, aby fined na81i vyudovani ye votejnYch statnich 8kolach, kdyt tyto jsou o rok do ptedu zabrany. Tyto ()Wady trvalY celkem jednu hodinu. Na programu bylo vice ttid a na vice mistech, take v8ech graduantd bylo etyri tisice etyti sta (4400). Tato skupina meta veder v 8 hodinu zadatek hromadn.Y program v Malin Mall Austin, Texas.

Letos na teto statni u ►niversite bylo zapsano etykicet etyki tisice (44000) studentd. Melo Austin vzrdsta na vSechny strany.

V nekterYch neobydlenYch av8a.k rozinetenYch mistech pro stavby obchodn zem se prodava na dtveredni sttevice, namisto na parcele (loty).

Jestli to byla toutia a starost techto graduantd dosahnout jejich zasloutene hodnosti, pak jim zase nastava nova starost kde naleznout zamestani v jejich vysnenem odboru, ktery si vybrali do budoucnosti.

Mezi terra° zhora zminenymi graduanty jsem napodital test (6) jmen deskeho pilvodu: Deborah Anne Dobbins, Brenda Leslie Hurta Sander, Susan Diane Schindler, Jane Theresa Sulak, Ter ry Zlotnik a Marsha Ann Payletich.

Cestu do Austinu jsme men pHjemnou. jsme k mistdm, kde bylo zaprgene prave pted nekolika hodinami. Ze sobotu na nedeli v nod tam byla bleskovi bou xe htmelo jak nekde na valednem poll, spadlo palce date. V nedeli odpolecine odjeli z Austin a cestou videli v polich maize mitami uz May semen, bavina asi 6 palci vYsoka, pastrY zelene a do'bytek vypasenY v dobrem stavu.

Jestli do toho fgeho neptijde jaka tivelni pohroma, tak tem& dad budou dobte odmeneni rea, svou praci.

Zde v ptimoti je vAe ranejti, kde price v polich mohla bYti (Hive udelana. Diouhe jarni date zdrtely osev, zvlagte na velkYch rovinach, kde voda ztstala diou

VlitSTNtK ho stat v poli. Byla to pro mne letos prvni odjitdka z domu k Hubrum. Rodide Pauly mail radost, kdyit ona ma, za sebou 17 rokil 8kolniho udeni. ona byla dbala a rada se udila. V universite brala ptedmety aby mohla vyudovat 8kolu vY88ich ttld.

Chci dodat co jsem zpozoroval v Austin& pfi tom graduovani.

Vet8ina studentii byla z angiosasu, pak hodne Mexidand velmi mnoho tenskeho pohlavi rilzneho stati. Mutil math, a dernoske rase take malo.

Druhou pozvanku jsem obdrtel od vnuka Dennis Sta8a 181eteho, ktery gradujuje ze "The Senior Class of Mary Carroll High School" v patek 27. kvetna 1977, v 8 hodin veder v Memorial Coliseum. Techto graduantd je 779.

Tento tYden je pojmenovan "Graduation Week". Zadal v pondeli 23. kvetna 1977 s King High School 601, v Ate* 24. Ray 575, stteda 25. Miller 395th, etvrtek 26, Moody 400 patek 27. Carroll 779.

Tato kola ma nejlep8i kanelu a Dennis v ni hraje 4 roky klarinet.

Bude pokradovat v dal:51m studim v Dell Mar College. Byl jsem ptitomen teto graduace a mel jsem z toho radost.

Tteti pozvanka — od vnueky Nancy Huber, ktera gradujuje 30. kvetna 1977 v 7:15 odpoledne v Toney Burger Activity Center.

Graduace je potadana Akolou, The Senior Class of Sidney Lanier High School, Austin, Texas. Pro vzdalen,ost teto slavnostni udalosti jsem se nezddastnil. Po gtovni doprava vykonala za mne sve poslani.

Se zajmem jsem si ptedet1 jrnena tech, co se umistnili na "Honor Roll" (Oestnem seznamu), ze 8koly Mary Carroll Corpus Christi.

Bylo jich vAech 55. Mezi temito jsem rad uvidel zname jmena: Catherine Farek, June Malan, Cathy Smart, 'denial na geho tadu dislo 79, SPJST, Jay KoLarek.

6kolni graduace snad pro kaideho je jeden z tech nejradostnejAich okamtku, katcleho dbaleho studenta a vAech tech, co se snatin vyuiit pfiletitostne doby natan se nedemu itiltednemu jako naptiklad: temeslu a zemedelstvi, kterezivi vtechno obyvatelstvo tohoto sveta.

Ne vAlchni mohou bYti talc zva-

nYmi profesionaly, co se jim nikdy nedostalo aspon troSku 8piny za paznechty. Rodide a ptibuzenstvo na:sich fispe8nych studentii, si mohou gratulovat, kde se do ekali to radosti, ktera po dlouhou dobu byla mnohYch jen co sen.

Musim zde vAem vyslovit moji hlubokou uctu.

Prvnich graduadnich obtadd jsem se zneastnil s celou moji rod nou v roku 1934, kdyt nejstarg dcera Lillie graduovala z vYS8i v Cameron, Texas. Pak pozdeji navAtevovala obchodni kolej v Auk stifle.

Ptitomna doba vytaduje vice SkolenYch obyvatel net kdykoliv ptedtim. Pokrok se neda, zastavit.

Kdo nejde s duchem Casu ten zustava pozadu.

Na,;8e schilze tadu eislo 79 a schdze sokolska pt . padaji na nedeli 12. derma, tak se nechte valchni videt a slyget.

Na shledanou. S ptanim dobreho zdravi a tam zfistava John Stab.

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Ume se Cesky Let Us Study Czech Lekce iestnacti — Lesson No. 16 tteni — Reading Rodiee RortomilY tatieek, ten se o mne sta ra, co on se nadela, od jara do Sara!

Rozmila matieka pere mi od prate nemivi pokoje na chvilku Slovnieek — Vocabulary rodiee: parents rozmily, a, é: dear, beloved

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tatieek: father matiolia: mother jaro: spring kotilka: shirt chvilka: a little while price: work starati se (I): to care for priti (III): to launder mivati (1): to use to have nadelati se (I): to work a lot nerniva pokoje: doesn't have rest

Nemarn pero, ale mam inkoust.

Piji vodu a jim maso. * * Bfih mi dal mamieku jako kvet na jaie, ie bych ji vylibal ruzieky na tvate.

Rfitieky na tvate jako dye znamenka, ie je to na svete nejhezei maminka.

Mluvnice — Grammar 1.) The Nominative and Accusative Cases: In Czech the nouns are declined according to their grammatical functions in the sentence.

The nouns that have been listed in the vocabulary have been in the nominative case. The nominative is the case of the subject of the sentence or of the predicate nomin ative (after the verb "to be"). The nominative is also the case of a noun standing alone (unless in direct address, or understood as a part of an incomplete sentence).

The accusative case is the case of the direct object or transitive verbs. It tells what person or object is directly affected by the action of the verb. It answers the questions:, Whom?What?

The masculine inanimate and neuter hard nouns have the same form in the accusative as in the nominative. The feminine nouns change the ending "a" to "u": Example: Masc. Inanimate Fern. . Neuter Nominative: kabat kniha naliko Accusative: kabat knihu mleko 2.) Sentences using the accusative case: Student ma kabit.

Student ma knihu.

Student ma mleko.

The three nouns: kabat, kniha, and mleko, are the direct object in the three sentences and they are said to be in the accusative case.

Note that kabat and mleko did not change in form, but kniha chan zed to knihu.

Homework 1.) Translate and memorize the reading exercise.

2.) Memorize the vocabulary and conjugate the verbs.

3.) In the following sentences underline the nouns that are in the accusative case. ttu dopis a knihu.

Mite/ ma papir a tutku Divam mlako koece

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Za rozlehlkmi Skalnatkmi horami zadina boeing rychle klesat a relief krajiny, pied minutami jette hluboke kilometry pod nami, vystu puje z mapove plochosti. Snialme se nad velike jezero a sedame na ptistavaci drahu zatiznutou v to eervene strakatine slanobytnkch bylinnkch spoledenstev. Na pahorcich se rozlotilo mesto, nad ktere se vypint, svatostanek se testi vYsokkmi ttihljrmi veterni.

Takovk byl mej dojem z prvniho ptistani v Salt Lake City roku 1969. 0 tti roky pozdeji jsem se k hlavnimu mestu pouttnfho statu Utah ptiblitoval ptece jen krytkm vozem, i kdyi slo o pohodlnk autobus, kterkm jsme po ukontenkch mezinarodnich oslavach ateho vkroei Yellowstonskeho narodniho parku podnikal cestu po zi‘pa de USA. Jell jsme ptes Idaho a navAtevu ve state Utah jsme zahajili prohlidkou statniho parku na Medvedim jezete. Vladl ut podzim, osiky byly Natove tlute, javory ohnive dervene a my jsme Wit zdeli do mesta Ogdenu kationem, kterjr nam ptipominal otivlk western. Na Medvedl tece poblit jejiho Usti do Velkeho Solneho jezera jsme navttivili jednu z nejznamenitejtich rezervaci vodniho ptactva y e Spojenkch statech merlekkch, v hornate polopoutti zapadne od Brigham City jsme na narodnim historickem miste "Zlatk hteb" vzpomneli spojeni obou vetvi transkontinentalni Padfield: drahy. Jednoho dne naveder jsme dorazili do Salt Lake City.

Octli jsme se v modernim velkomeste, ktere se value nellif od ostatnich metropoli USA. V cen-

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Na okrajich rozsahle etvrti ptizemnich rodinnkch obytnkch bungalovu, se zahradami neptilit pestenkmi, avtak nepostradajicimi lakave modre bazeny a ohnitte na "barbecue", cot je jakasi americktere nesmi chyka bet ph tadne spravne "party". Ant silueta Salt Lake City ut neni onoir slluetou z roku 1969: svato stank byl zastinen obrovskkm mra kodrapem supermoderniho typu.

Ubytovall jsme se v motelu a With tki veder jsem se vydal do mormonskeho "agitaeniho sttediska".

Mormon neni vlastne ofic alni mizev ptislutnika ktest'anske cirkve, ktera vznikla pied paldruhkm stoletim v USA. Je to spite pfezdivka odvozena od "Mormonovy knihy" (The Book of Mormon; napsali ji prk davni amerieti prorod, z nicht jeden se jrnenoval Mormon), ktera je spolu s bibli zakladnim spisem veticich organizovankch v "Cirkvi Mite Krista modernich svatkeh".

Mormonske navAtevnicke sttedisk° let( v etythektarovem arealu Chramoveho ruhnesti v centru mesta: odtud se eishig vtechnly ulice do etyt svetovjrch strati. Stte disko je moderni budova s expozicemi a nejnovejti vkstavnickou techn.i ltou znamou z americkkeh muzeni, narodnich parka a jinkch osvetlovkch zatizeni. Vtechno je dokonale realisticke:obratY a dioramata, ptedvadejici objev Mormonovy knihy, jsou pro nett Vkus ptflia "polopatisticke."

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Cottonwood Lodge No. Friday, June 10 — Social Night, 8 p.m. The public is invited Saturday, June 11 — Public Dance, Oakie Dabney and the Country Diamonds Sunday, June 12 — Savage School Reunion Friday, June 17 — Social Night, 8 p.m. The public is invited Sunday, June 19 — RVOS Lodge No. 46 meeting and family day Friday, June 24 — Social Night, 8 p.m. The public is invited Sunday, June 26 — Shronk-Geltmeyer family reunion Friday, July 1 — Social Night, 8 p.m. The public is invited Saturday, July 2 — Public Dance, Billy Uptmor & the Makers, 8:30 Sunday, July 3 — Private party SPJST — Lodge No. 13, Dime Box Friday, June 17— Jess DeMaine Saturday, June 25 — Golden Country SPJST --

Lodge No. 18, Elgin Friday, June 10 — Country Road Saturday, June 11 — Hi-Toppers Sunday, June 19 — Father's Day Battle dance: Ellinger Combo vs. Harold Strand Orchestra Saturday, June 25 — Fabulous Six — SPJST -Lodge No. 24, Cyclone (Flag Hall) Wed., June 8 — Reg. lodge meeting, 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 11 — Moods Saturday, June 18 — Jerry Haisler and the Melody Five Saturday, June 25 — Vrazels Polka Band Sunday, June 26 — SkrabanekMarek reunion Saturday, July 2 — Volka-Cockrum wedding dance; Gentres Saturday, July 9 — Clark-Dohnalek wedding dance; Moods Sunday, July 10 — Martine reunion Wed., July 13 — Reg. lodge meeting, 8 p.m.

(Dross Regulations: Dresses and pantsnits for women; mon: no btu* *we.

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Saturday, June 25 — Jodie Mikula and his orchestra (polka dance) Saturday, July 2 — The Country Noblemen Saturday, July 23 — Polka Battle Dance — Jodie Mikula vs. Joe Patek SPJST — Lodge No. 29, Taylor

Saturday, June 11 — West Bass Club supper and dance Sunday, June 12 — Ross RVOS supper Saturday, June 25 — McCoy wedding anniversary Sunday, June 26 — Nors Reunion SPJST — Lodge No. 66, Waco (Linden Hall) Saturday, June 11—Blue Vest Boys Saturday, June 18 — The Harold Strand Orchestra Saturday, June 25 — Harry Czarnek and The Texas Dutchmen Saturday, July 2 — Blue Vest Boys Saturday, July 9 -- Otis Beck and The Best Yets Sunday, July 10 — Musical Jamboree-5 Bands—Harold Strand, Vrazel Polka Band, Otis Beck, Jerry Haider, and The Blue Vest Boys — SPJST — Lodge No. 74, Lovelady

Saturday, June 25 — Debonaires 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday, July 2 — Battle Dance — Vrazels and Jodie Jay, 8 to 1 Saturday, July 23 — Fritz Hodde Saturday, July 30 — Debonaires Lodge No. 35, Elk Saturday, June 11 — Journeymen The Starlites Saturday, June 18 Saturday, June 25 — Otis and The Bestyets Saturday, July 2 — Jerry and The Melody Five Saturday, July 9 — Blacky and the Country Gentlemen Saturday, July 16 -- The Starlites Saturday, July 23 -- Otis and the Bestyets Saturday, July 30 — Journeymen — SPJST — Lodge No. 39, Bryan Saturday, June 11 -- R. H. and The Trail Riders Saturday, June 18 — Fabulous Six — SPJST — Lodge No. 40, Hillje Friday, June 10 — Dulwich Fox SPJST — Lodge No. 47, Seaton Saturday, June 11 — Ach-Schimschat Wedding; music by Jerry Haisler and the Melody Five Saturday, June 18 — Blue Vest Boys of Caldwell Tuesday, June 21 — Board meeting, 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 25 — Edwin Gaas and The Top Five Tuesday, June 28 — Choral Group, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 2 — Blacky and The Country Gentlemen Saturday, July 9 — The Country Combinations of Bryan Sunday, July 24 — Lodge annual picnic; from 12 noon until late afternoon and evening. Various entertainment and special activities during the afternoon; free dance from 6 to 10, with music by the Vrazel Polka Band.

Saturday, July 23 — No dance only; mesh no Wm, Policy: Ladles, 4 p lus 1eani.

(All of our regular Saturday night dances are from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Lodge phone: 544-8200; — SPJST

Lodge No. 79, Corpus Christi Saturday, June 25 — Dance: John Ondrusek and The Blue Diamonds — SPJST — Lodge No. 80, Holland Saturday, June 11 — The Harold Strand Orchetstra Saturday, June 18 — Holland's Corn Festival (In case of rain held at, the SPJST hall.)

Saturday, June 25 — The Moods — SPJST --Lodge No. 81, Needville Tuesday, June 14 — Regular lodge meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Social nights at 7:30 p.m. every Wain/007.

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Lodge No. 84, Dallas Saturday, June 18 — Dance; Ennis Country Polka Boys — SPJST — Lodge No. 87, Temple Friday, June 10 — Lodge meeting with social following, 7:30 p.m.

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Sunday, Aug. 14 — Homecoming at Lodge 88 Social every Thursday ni g ht 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.

SPJST — Lodge No. 92, Fort Worth Thursday, June 9 — Ladies' Circle, 10 a.m.

Saturday, June 11 -- Lodge dance; Joe Lynn Krivanek's Rhythmaires Sunday, June 12 — Regular lodge meeting, 2 p.m.

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Friday, June 24 -- No social night Friday, July 1 — No social night Sunday, July 10 -- Regular lodge meeting Game Ni g ht each Friday '1:30 p.m.

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Lodge No. 177, Academy Saturday, June 11 — Blacky and The Country Gentlemen vs.

J. C. Whatley Saturday, June 18 — Special Father's Day dance with Jerry Dee and The Western Flames with special artist Dawn Glass, 8 to 12:30. $3 per person Saturday, June 25 -- The Gentres Saturday, July 2 — Bill Henderson; also Bill Wats Goodtimers Saturday, July 9 — The Country Music Revue of Austin Saturday, July 23 — Jerry, Butch, and The Gentres Game Ni g ht every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.;

kitchen open Second Wednesday of each month: youth club meeting at 6:30 p.m.; adult meeting, 7:30 p.m.

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