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Official Organ Of The Slavonic Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texa BENEVOLENCE
Founded 1897 BROTHERHOOD
Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 VOLUME 65, NUMBER 30 JULY 27, 1977
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK These lines are written as our thoughts go back to Sunday, July 17th. This was the chartering of Lodge No. 189, Bryan-College Station. The day for driving was clear, dry, sunny and, frankly, hot as is usual for July in this part, of Texas at this time of the year. The Lakeview Club where the chartering ceremonies took place was nice, cool, and comfortable and certainly well appreciated by all present. The program was well handled by Program Chairman Ernest Wentrcek and is printed in the Features section as sent in by SL President Morris in its entire form. Brother Frank Vytopil from neighboring Lodge Bedrich Smetana Lodge No. 39, Bryan, made a short inspiring speech to the new lodge members and it is included 'In the Features section, please read it. He is over 80 years old and, in this issue, there is a letter from 88-year-old Brother John Stasa encouraging the members of Lodge No 79, Corpus Christi and Corpus Christi Sokol to greater efforts. It should be and is an inspiration to all of our younger members and really should be an example to our youth to see these 80-plus-year-old members still among us giving us inspiration to continue the fraternal work our forefathers (including them) helped found. We must always remember that, without their unselfish, unpaid for self-sacrifige, we - would
THE NEIGHBORS' KIDS "Our neighbors have some neighbors, too," I always tell our boys When they complain, "The neighbor kids have taken home our toys!" "It isn't long ago," I say, "that someone from our block Broke the wheel off Jill Jones' wagon riding over a rock .. . "And once there was a neighbor's cat chased by boys up a tree, Someone from our place did that ... It couldn't have been me! And who do you suppose borrowed Brown's rake to fix our yard And then forgot to take it back until it snowed so hard? "When Mr. Blake found broken glass, who was it that he blessed? These are just a few things that you've forgotten with the rest!" So when you make your nuisance list,with your unbiased bids, Just stop and think a couple of times ... Who are the neighbors' kids? —Marjorie Zoe not have the multi-million-dollar Fraternal Society we are a part of today. After the program, Brother Vytopil asked if we would be so kind to go about two miles to see Sister Vytopil at home because she did not feel up to par and did not accompany him to the chat's tering. We agreed to do so and visited with them about 30 minu-
tes, before going back to the club. It was a pleasure to give a little time for a few pleasant words of kindness to two fine people. Sister. Vytopil suffers with arthritis very much and has very much pain, yet, the rooms are decorated with beautiful potted plants she cares for with love. Bless her heart, she would have it no other way; we had to take one with us "as a remembrance,"she said. May they both enjoy much happiness! My fellow members, many times, in the Czech section, Sister Agnes Houdek mentions how happy the folks at the rest homes are to have a visitor and what a feeling of satisfaction it gives her to know that they appreciate the visit; how true! At Lodge No. 66, Waco, Siser Agnes Mazanec and her Cheer Committee still carry on the three mottoes of our Society and So do many other lodges. Sister Sue Pauling's letter in this issue is evidence of that. That is what fraternal societies are actually all about; not only to issue a certificate of insurance. When our SP IST was founded in 1897, money was not as bad a need as actual Iraternal help when one really needed it. Today, in the mad resit of our way of living , we are often too tempted to overlook and for *et that very fact. Back at the club we spent a little while with Brother and Sister Ordener of Lodge No. 176, Houston