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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LOD E, SPJST, P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 VOLUME 65, NUMBER 49 ER 7, 1977
FROM THE EDLOR'S DESK There are some members who are
true freetennalists at heart and will always remain so. Even if they eaperience some unpleasant episodes in their lodge work, for instance, and feel disallusioned for a while, they always have the fraternal spirit and love for their fellow human beings and our Society to "bounce back" to use a manner of speaking. In this case we may speak of two members — a man and his wife. This writer had the good fortune to make their acquaintance in the 1950s when they became members of Lodge No. e , Houston. Soon after that their true fraternal spirit began to show itself in
their interest in the lodge work and desire to do the right thing in all cases. The gentleman would not mince words in lodge meetings and was even told that he was too radical by a member, however, he always remained fraternal. He worked at NASA and when Lodge No. 172, Pasadena, was organized he transferred there because it was closer to his home. He was criticized by some of his fellow members for doing so, however, he and his wife pitched right in and worked hard for their new lodge. He loaned the lodge a nice sum of money and both worked to help the lodge along. They have relaetives near West and every year or two they would stop by for a few
and he said that he would just wait for a time. For about 4 or 5 years, Deep in the sanctum of my heart we did not see them and in early 1976 a lodge was begun in New That secret part of me, Braunfels and Brother Joe Slavik, I keep a chest of burnished gold Sr., represented the lodge at the From days that used to be. XXIInd Convention in June, 1976 There, filled with memories crystal (Lodge No. 185). We immediately clear thought of this couple and one And trinkets from my yester-year; day when he called about something, he informed us that he had I find a lilac-bordered spring placed his membership there, Entangle with a passing dream, which we were glad to hear. And hear a long-forgotten song . In one of the SI, meetings (in Of stars that slipped away at dawn October, 1976 or early 1977), some I close the chest and hide the keys one made the statement that it appeared as if Lodge No. 185, New With joy for memories such as Braunfels would have to be disthese. banded because of membership minutes to chat. On one such trip transfers out and a lack of interest he told us of an unpleasant episode of the others. that had happened and he was Some members may have guessed sending his dues to the Supreme by now who is the subject of these Lodge. We won't go into detail; paragraphs. The two sincere frahowever, his view was that we are ternalists we write about are none all brothers and sisters after all other than Brother and Sister and all entitled to different views. Gordon Hrabal! The first thing Many persons would have been dis- anyone knew, his name was apgruntled and bitter. pearing in the insurance sales reAbout 6 or 7 years ago he stopped ports from the SL and Dist. VII SR by and said he would have to retire reports as a sales representative from NASA because of an age limit for Lodge No. 185, and doing good and told of having some property work as such. Well, the rest is hisin the Hill Country, near Canyon tory; on Sunday, Nov. 27th, 1977, Lake in the San Antonio - New the lodge was officially chartered Braunfels area and that he and his and, frankly, was saved from bewife would move there to retire. ing disbanded, mostly due to The idea of placing his member- Brother Hrabal's enthusiasm and ship in San Antonio was discussed fraternal effort. TREASURE CHEST