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Official Organ Of The Slavonic BeneN olent Order Of The State Of Texas, Founded 1897 BENEVOLENCE

HUMANITY

BROTHERHOOD

Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 JUNE 10, 1981 USPS — 658480 VOLUME 69 — NUMBER 23

Temple Centennial Concessia anmitte(-. Seated. I. o R: Jerry Mikulas, Norma Andel, Leonard Mikeska. Standin g . L to R: Charles Amos, Bernie Gebala, Wallace Jez and Ace Chiapek. it committee members are also SPJST members. Beards being displayed are in line with the Centennial Theme.

SPJST Represented On Temple Centennial Committees SPJST members and Home Office personnel are enthusiastically preparing for Temple's 100th Birthday.

Home Office representation includes Norma Andel who is secretary of the Concessions Committee, along with Jerry Mikulas, Leonard Mikeska and Bernie Gebala who are members of that committee. Brothers Mikeska and Gebala are also members of the Czech Heritage Day Committee.

The highlight for Temple's Czech Community will be Czech Heritage Day which is Friday, June 26th 1981.

During that day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. an open house will be held both at the SPJST and RVOS Home Offices.

Special displays are planned at both locations for that day.

At 8 p.m., the 26th of June, a special Czech Pre-Pageant Show will take place at Wildcat Stadium. Make plans to spend the day in Temple, June 26th 1981.

Flag Day June 14 June 14, 1981, will mark the 204th birthday of the Flag of the United States of America. The Flag is a symbol of the faith held by the founders of our "one nation under God." The Stars and Stripes represent ten generations of Americans. The colors of our National Emblem — The Red, White and Blue — have inspired patriotic Americans to heroic deeds and supreme sacrifice.

The call of the colors brings out the best in most of us.

Events of the past year gave us reason to reaffirm our devotion to liberty. Freedom became more precious. We regained our pride.

The spark of patriotism was rekindled in America.

Flag Day is a day for us to show our respect.

The first Flag Day was proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. The document that he signed 65 years ago was the

L to R: Sisters Maxine Sefcik and Agnes Houdek, in authentic Czech costumes (kroje), taken at the Polka Festival in Ennis.

realization of a dream for a former schoolmaster and a tribute to national pride.

Bernard J. Cigrand, a 19-year-old schoolteacher in a tiny, stone schoolhouse at Fredonia, Wisconsin, held the first known observance of "Flag Birthday" June 14, 1885. A small American Flag with only 38 stars in its field of blue was held upright in a bottle on his desk while he taught its history to his students and led them in a ceremonial pledge. That was the beginning of Cigrand's effort to have a day set aside as "Flag Birthday" to honor the Flag of the United States.

A bronze marker attesting to the historical significance Bernard Cigrand's patriotism and his love for the Flag stands in front of the Stony Hill Schoolhouse in Fredonia.

The National Flag Foundation and member-societies of the National Fraternal Congress of America have

made a simple shrine of the Stony Hill Schoolhouse. Each year, members of the foundation conduct a flag-raising ceremony in the schoolyard and invite all Americans to recognize and honor the Flag, symbol of our freedom.

President Woodrow Wilson in his Flag Day message 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."

Members of fraternal benefit societies throughout America will hold special Flag Day ceremonies.

Join with them. Let others see your pride in America and in "the Red, White and Blue," "Old Glory," "the Stars and Stripes," . . . the Flag of the United States ... your flag.

2/VESTNIK — Wednesday, June 10, 1981

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A TOAST TO THE FLAG Here's to the red of it, There's not a thread of it, No, not a shred of it, From foot to head.

But heroes bled for it, Faced steel and lead for it, Bathing in red.

She's up there --- Old Glory -Where lightning is sped.

She dazzles the nations With ripples of red.

And She'll wave for us living.

Or droop o'er us dead, The flag of our Country fo

You have noticed, we feel certain, that we have been and are publishing the National Sokol Slet schedule of the ASO to be held in Fort Worth, Texas, for the first time in 60 years! Let us show them a real Texas welcome with real Texas hospitality and support! ***

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`Editor

In this issue is an article and a picture submitted by SL Vice President B. M. Gebala about the City of Temple Centennial and, more specifically, about the Czech Heritage Day, during the Centennial, to be observed Friday, June 26th; you probably read the articles pertaining to that observance in last week's issue, by Brothers Calvin Chervenka and SL Secretary-Treasurer Leonard Mikeska.

In the picture you will notice our Supreme Lodge Officers Gebala, Mikeska and Mikulas are sporting beards; they are not hippies, etc., they are living up to the request of the Centennial Committee that men in Temple grow beards for the occasion; you have probably noticed that Brother Nick Morris has grown one also *** With the summer and rapidly approaching vacation time will come the greatest travel period of the year, and, no doubt, the over thirty national parks (as well as approximately two hundred national memorials, monuments and battlefields) will likely be the destination of the tourists.

Among the most traveled roads will be those leading to Washington, D.C., Mount Vernon, Williamsburg in Virginia, the picturesque New England States, New York with its splendor, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and of course, Wyoming and its Yellowstone National Park, uncornparable perhaps in the entire world.

California and its giant redwood trees in Sequoia National park, containing perhaps the world's oldest living things, or to Fort Henry in Maryland where, during the War of 1812, the "Star Spangled ilv-PitP/11,1 P.4 zoitriany

other places which adorn our beautiful country.

If anyone of you are interested in traveling about the country and/or visiting our national parks and monuments, we advise that you contact the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240, requesting leaflets on specific parks or places of interest.

Actually you are your Flag.

Whether it flies in a foreign land, over a bombed embassy or in front of your county courthouse, it stands for you as a United States citizen. It is your valor that keeps the red stripes red; it is the liberty of your ballot that keeps the blue field blue.

White represents purity and sincere patriotism is a part of it. You are your Flag; and what's more, your Flag is you.

It is important to feel well as to be a part of the flag; United States can belong to its citizens only as long as the citizens believe in the US. As a nation we always have. How the Revolutionary War came to be fought beneath banners bearing pine trees, anchors and rattlesnakes explains how the lives of the colonists gave meaning to their flags just as their flags gave meaning to their lives.

It is to this meaning that National Flag Day, June 14, is dedicated. As a special activity of Fraternal Week, the fraternal benefit societies of the United States seek to refurbish this feeling for the Flag in every citizen.

This feeling comes with the understanding of our Flag's history.

Why do we love and honor the American flag? Because it stands for great principles. It has defended us in war and in peace. It is a symbol of high ideals, speaking with dramatic eloquence of the courage, the struggles, the integrity of men on many battlefields, on the seas, and in the air.

The flag proclaims sacrifice, suffering, honor. Above all we love our flag because it emphasizes in its stars and stripes true civil and human freedom, that liberty that makes the individual master of his destiny.

The flag was adopted as our glorious banner because it seemed to bespeak beauty and simplicity. It seemed to point toward what our fathers were trying to obtain, a republic with free institutions wherein the citizen in every walk of life could do his bit, build a useful career, and be assured of reasonable encouragement through justice.

But the flag is still in the making, for our nation is ever in the making.

The flag will be just what we make it It is to have no blots of injustice, divided allegiance, disloyalty, it will be because all of us are working to develop true Americanism. There is room for all under the flag who are willing to do their full part, with brave deeds as well as with lip service.

The flag lives because what is right lives — truth lives; honor lives. Those are not only inalienable, but they are indestructible rights in character. It is great to be true to the flag and its meaning. It's your flag, fly it provillyt -

Wednesday, June 10, 1981 — VESTNIK/3

SFM MC13RIDE HELD SALES SEMINARS IN DISTRICT VII ALONG WITH DISTRICT DIRECTOR THELMA BRNCIR ON THE FOLLOWING DATES

From the Office of the Financial Secretary Statement of Receipts and Disbursements For the Month of May 1981

Monday, May 11 at the home of Emil Matula in San Antonio. Seated, L to R are Viola Mazac (L-133), Emil Matula (L-133), Frank Mazac (L-133).

Standing, L to R: Roy Haag (L-185), Thelma Hrncir (District VII Director), Eugene Hrncir (L-117), Evelyn Matula (L-133).

Tuesday, May 12 at Corpus Christi Lodge No 79. Seated, L to R Thelma Hrncir (District VII Director), Helen Pavelka (L-117), Annie Sacky (L-79), Angelina Trilea (L-26). Standing, L to R: Eugene Hrncir (L-117), Frank C. Sacky (L-79), Kenneth Foerster (L-117), Clifton Trlica (L-26).

Wednesday, May 13 at Floresville. Seated, L to R: Thelma Hrncir (District VII Director), Tillie Valchar (L-161), Polly Bayer (L-107). Standing, L to R: Eugene Hrncir (L-117), Henry Sralla (L-107) and Bob Bayer (L-107).

Leonard A. Jansa has recently been appointed as a Sales Represen tative for Lodge 160 in San Angelo.

Mr. Jansa has been trained in helping you; oryour family with your insurance needs. If you live in the San Angelo area, give him a call at AC 915-653-5236 and he will be happy to be of assistance to you.

Fraternally, Bernard M. Gebala Vice President -§P,JST -

'31 Leonard A. Jansa NEW SALES REPRESENTATIVE

RECEIPTS Bonds Mortgage Loans Certificate Loans Certificate of Deposit Annuities Dividend Bond Interest Certificate Loan Interest Certificate of Deposit Interest Mortgage Loan Interest Premiums Royalties & Minerals Office Rent Transfer from EX Account Application Fee Transfer for Youth Camp Total Receipts Cash 4-28-81 Balance DISBURSEMENTS Mortgage Loans Certificate Loans Home Office Building Annuities Bonus Death Claims Double Indemnity Matured Endowment Premium Refund Surrender Values Reinsurance Transfer to Youth Camp Electronic Data Processing Equip.

Home Account Expense Bond Expense Furniture & Office Equipment Actuary State Exam Advertising Commissions Contributions District Youth Counselor Society Automobiles Expense Fraternal Activities Hospitalization Legal Service Expense Medical Exams Appraisal Expense Non-Medical Exams Museum Operating Expense Office Maintenance Office Rent Vestnik Organizationzl Expense Postage Salary, Directors Salary, Editor Salary, Employees Salary, Officers Supplies Supreme Lodge Meeting Tax; FICA & TEC Telephone Travel, Officers & Directors Travel, State Field Managers Travel, Editor Travel, State Youth Director Research & Development Workshop Youth Activities Youth Camp Transfer to M/R Account Total Disbursements Cash 5-28-81 Balance ASSETS Cash Bonds Mortgage Loans Certificate Loans

TOTAL 101,628.71 150,788.23 10,927.43 100,000.00 977.34 937.50 36,356.27 322.25 5,260.27 140,988.02 174,760.29 1,637.58 4,500.00 6,726.59 2,285.00 33,255.00 771,350.48 106,897,21.

878,247.69 334,875.00 5,527.00 2,946.01 1,432.95 275.38 63,000.00 3,000.00 27,230.00 30,695.94 6,541.59 4,278.55 33,255.00 91,177.85 3,117.54 6.90 9,876.27 983.76 3,003.00 101.2 8,251.54 685.00 888.94 442.54 46.00 2,881.69 2,652.49 678.50 2,637.70 211.75 51.49 2,108.70 4,500.00 5,460.95 695.90 14.63 2,800.00 2,250.00 19,302.00 13,000.02 1,564.45 117.04 2,526.98 1,460.17 726.46 149.63 101.44 187.85 21,720.63 4.83 302.08 7,115.10 6,726.59 733,587.11 144,660.58 878,247.69 144,660.58 4,052,304.29 22,867,536.28 846,748.08

4/VRSTN1K - Wednesday, June 10, 1981 174,512.94 204,647.84 943,411.48 91,177.85 104,505.05 29,429,504.39

Stock Certificate of Deposit's Home Office Buildings Electronic Data Processing Equip.

Furniture & Office Equipment TOTAL Fraternally, Jerry Mikulas, Jr. Financial Secretary

INCOME FROM LODGES FOR MONTH OF MAY 1981 1 4 5 6 9 13 15 16 17 18 20 21 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 38 39 40 41 42 44 47 49 50 51 54 58 63 65 66 67 68 72 73 74 77 79 80 81 84 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 ) 97 101 107 110 111 (Unassigned) 112 114 117 122 129 130 133 135 137 139 141 143 147 148 151 153 155 156

272.82 1,732.33 15.38 903.68 1,475.72 1,089.27 824.81 42.05 2,505.37 2,173.12 1,660.44 56.08 283.63 2,650.54 3,095.44 189.16 922.30 4,164.81 686.83 81.01 3,817.32 994.34 2,174.20 143.13 307.19 968.12 853.33 77.39 353.00 809.73 6,480.30 5,211.42 592.65 108.17 920.75 2,158.52 447.99 755.79 6,239.42 205.62 1,094.91 103.21 99.75 6,469.98 33.88 2,310.80 5,664.51 2,247.16 3,698.82 33,999.81 911.75 53.79 1,489.55 5,966.69 217.96 506.16 26.94 13.26 16.56 396.95 49.62 104.31 287.39 142.49 873.98 65.83 30.00 2,669.43 519.29 545.05 2,155.86 4,828.29 3,874.91 384.50 267.77 2,003.55 595.92 722.82 878.56 311.09

160 161 168 169 171 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 190 191 TOTAL

2,920.39 489.93 45.82 802.40 116.52 2,445.72 1,753.51 2,283.86 2,853.98 2,440.55 589.04 1,764.87 465.77 184.85 615.06 254.94 1,159.27 3,283.38 5,135.75 45.95 32.45 $174,760.28

Fraternally, Jerry Mikulas, Jr. Financial Secretary

Waco Lodge No. 66 To Host District III YAD Sunday, June 14th, Youth Achievement Day (YAD) will be held at Linden Hall with Lodge No. 66 hosting the event at Elm Mott.

This is your opportunity to come out and support and encourage the youth members. You will also have a chance to view their crafts, handiwork, and see and hear their talents.

Remember, the youth of today are the leaders and workers in our lodges (and our government) tomorrow.

There will also be a lunch served at noon for a charge of $3 per adult, and $1.75 per youth.

Come out and support the youth, whether or not you have a child in the club.

Fraternally, Bonnie Pruitt Secretary -SPJST-

Hillje Lodge Holds Meetings Every 2nd Sunday of Each Month

Brother Jerry Polasek called the meeting to order and Brother Albert Kresta read the minutes. The minutes remained as read.

We had one member, Sister Hattie Dalhne from Corpus Christi to pass away: Our lodge would, like to express our heartfelt sympathy to her family.

The members discussed the new signs that are to be put on the front and back of our SPJST Hall; the signs are quite attractive looking.

Our monthly meetings are always held on the second Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. at our SPJST Hall.

We would be glad to see more members attend our meetings, so you all try to attend.

Fraternally, Mrs. Ardis Bacak -SPJST

Activities Scheduled at Fort Worth Lodge No. 154 Dear Members and Friends: A reminder of our meeting Sunday, June 14 at 3 p.m.

We will have another Country/ Western Dance with Jerry Smithey and Union Valley Express Saturday, June 13. Everyone enjoyed his music at the last dance.

We extend our congratulations to Brother and Sister Grover and Yvonne Watson who celebrated their 34th Wedding Anniversary, along with their daughters and families and a host of friends at our last dance. May you have many more!

We wish a speedy recovery to Brother Richard McKee, MD, who has had surgery.

Brother Emil and Sister Frances Mamula along with their son, Mark and wife, Annie of South Bend, Indiana are visiting in the home of Brother Bill and Sister Mary Renfro where all the Milan family members are congregating for a lot of fun, laughter and visiting.

We have been having some warm, but beautiful sunshiny days.

Everyone is still busy getting their homes repaired after the big storm we had.

We hope all the sick (now home recuperating) have a speedy recovery.

We extend our sincere sympathy to the families of Brother Norland and Sue Havran of Longmont, Colorado, on the loss of her mother and Brother John and Sister Victor Murphy (Lodge No. 92) on the loss of their brother-in-law.

So until ... Keep Smiling!

Fraternally, Mary Pavey -SPJST-

Lodge No. 180 Meeting Set Quarterly

Lodge San Angelo No. 160 will hold its quarterly lodge meeting Sunday, June 14 at the Wall Fire Department, at 2 p.m. All members are urged to attend.

Fraternally, Robert Grigar Secretary Our regular monthly meeting was moved from Mother's Day, May 10 to.Monday, May 41, atl,..30,p.m.

Newsletter From Mid-Cities Lodge No. 183 Dear Members: A board meeting was held at the lodge hall Tuesday night. All officers with the exception of 2nd Vice President Robert Sill and Secretary Patricia Sill were present.

The report on the game nights showed a nice improvement The report on dances showed the past dance a big financial loss. The stormy weather plus the fact it was the Memorial Day Weekend was passed on as the main reason for the very poor attendance.

Several ideas and suggestions were discussed and re-discussed and the conclusion reached that we would give the dances a few more tries.

The next scheduled dance will be Saturday, June 13, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; music by Henry Rejcek and his Polka Band from Ennis, Texas.

Public is welcome!

Friday, Treasurer Inez Greenlees will leave on her vacation to Melbourne, Australia. She will be visiting with her Uncle Simon and Aunt Maria Sikora the rest of June and in July all will vacation in Hawaii for two weeks before returning home.

I have volunteered to look after her books while she is away.

Also on vacation next week will be 2nd Vice President Robert Sill and Secretary Patricia Sill; they will be vacationing in Hawaii.

We hope all these members will have a very enjoyable and restful vacation.

The next monthly lodge meeting will be Sunday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m., at the lodge hall. Please plan to attend.

Fraternally, Betty Hlavaty Reporter -SPJST-

Reminder To Ft. Worth Lodge No. 92 Members A

Dear Members and Friends: This is just a reminder of our next meeting for Sunday, June 14 at 2 p.m. There will also be a meal served after the meeting and the ladies are asked to bring pastry.

I hope to see you then.

We wish all fathers a Happy Father's Day! Fraternally, Mary Ann Krivanek Reporter -SPJST-

Lodge No. 187, Round Rock Meeting June 28

Next

The May meeting of Lodge 187 was held May 17; following a short business meeting, the. members present enjoyed a covered dish supper.

Brother Al Guiarasso was the winner of the two courtesy tickets and the $30 door prize was not given away because Brother Curtis RosenBusch was not present.

The next:monthly meeting wilnae

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changed to June 28 due to Fathers' Day falling on the 21st. A covered dish supper will not be held since we will be having a dance beginning at 5 p.m. All members present at the 4 p.m. meeting will be given passes to the dance. Music will be by the Vrazels.

Mark your calendar for June 28th at 4 p.m.

Fraternally, Rubie Volek Secretary

_ Fourth Annual Czech Festival In Victoria - SPJST

The 4th annual Czech Festival has been set for Sunday, July 12, 1981 beginning at 11 a.

These festivities will be held at the Community Center, 2905 East North Street in Victoria. Dinner will be served from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. consisting of sausage and trimmings.

In addition to the festivities, there will be a kolache booth opened throughout the afternoon, plus an auction, country store and cake walk. Barbecue sandwiches will be sold in the afternoon and the Beer Garden will be open.

Additional live entertainment will be for everyone throughout the day from 1:30 to 2 p.m.; the Gulf Coast Czech Singers of Ganado will sing, and the Victoria Czech Singers will perform from 2:30 to 3 p.m.; a Battle Dance presenting the Dutchmasters of Houston and the Vanek Polka Band of Victoria, from 4 to 10 p.m.

This festival is sponsored by the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas (SPJST) Lodge No. 32, Victoria.

District VI Director Matt Vanek cordially invites everyone to come and visit them for an enjoyable time throughout the day.

Fraternally, Matt Vanek Member of Lodge No. 32 --SPJST-

Members of Lodge Bryan No. 39

Attention

I would like to inform you that we have moved our meeting time and date to the second Sunday of each month, beginning at 2:30 p.m. The new time will allow us to have a monthly social after each business meeting.

We are planning to have volleyball and other fun things for the whole family. We will also have a covered dish supper. Each family is asked to bring a dish so that we can all enjoy a good meal together.

The new time will begin at the June 14 meeting. We hope to see many of you there.

Fraternally, Elan Luza Secretary -SPJST--

News From Lodge No. 88, Houston The Lodge No. 88 Committee Party held Sunday, May 31, from 4 to 9 p.m. was a nice get-together and

Mrs. Jesse Edmund Rodriguez everyone present had a good time; a work of art and something to see. refreshments were served all The delicious buffet dinner was throughout the party and the prepared by Alex and Wilhelrnina's delicious buffet dinner was catered friends, Henry and Doris Knapick, by the Mikeska Catering Service of Jimmie and Bernice Wahlberg, Bill El Campo, Texas. The music by the and Pat Neskorik, Johnnie and Clara Tannenberger Orchestra was Broz, Ed and Carlene Carlock, enjoyed by all.

Abner and Dorothy Dixon, and Brother Alex and Wilhelmina Arthur and Connie Mendoza, aunt Mendoza married their daughter, and uncle of the bride. The busy bar Katherine Ann to Jesse Edmund was taken care of by Edwin Klesel Rodriguez on Friday, May 22, 1981 and Nat Gonzales. To all these loyal in the Assumption Catholic Church friends, Alex and Wilhelmina extend at 7:30 p.m. with 400 invited guests their sincere thanks. to witness the union of these two The bride, Katherine Mendoza young people by Father Rodney and now Mrs. Rodriguez, is a Poythress. The lovely bride, dressed member of Lodge No. 88 since young in a beautiful white wedding gown girlhood and was active in the Youth with a long trailing train (the dress Club as president and was a former was made by her mother), came SPJST princess. Their honeymoon down the aisle on her father's arm to destination is New Orleans; on their meet her husband-to-be waiting at return, they will reside in Houston.

Prior to the wedding the bride the altar with his brother, Enrico Rodriguez serving as his best man. was honored with a bridal shower The five, groomsmen: Herbert March 30, 1981 in the Red Room of Espinosa, Clay Hughes, Fred Lodge No. 88 by Hostesses: Johnson, Steve Robertson, and Joe Margaret Allbritton, Bernice Trevino, were all dressed in silver Wahlberg and Pat Neskorik.

Another beautiful wedding took grey tuxedos.

Other attendants included: Maid place Sunday, May 24, 1981 at 3:30 of Honor Diane Bush and p.m. in the Annunciation Catholic bridesmaids: Tammy Weldon, Pat Church to unite Laurie Sue Mikes, Nunnery, Judy Schoeppel, Becky daughter of Ludwick and Marian Aguilar, Pat Rodriguez. Ringbea,rer Mikes, to the lucky groom, Steven was Shennon Weldon and flowergirl Yates Fisbeck. To witness this union was Stephanie Beaty. All the ladies 400 invited guests were present in wore lovely, pleated, yellow gowns church and, at the reception immedand yellow picture hats with iately after the wedding ceremony, nosegays to match. The groom's held in the Chandelier Ballroom of parents are Mr. Jesse and R. Rodri- Lodge No. 88. guez (his mother) wore a lace gownThe bride, Laurie Sue, in a and the bride's mother wore a lush beautiful white wedding gown with pink chiffon gown. Serving as ushers a long train trailing, came down the were Kenny Broz, Patrick Reardon, aisle on her father's arm to meet Billy Kirkpatrick and Luke Steve Fisbeck, the waiting groom Prestridge. and his best man, D. A. Darilek; and Several songs were presented by groomsmen, Skelton Fisbeck, our songbird, Helen Hegwood, in Johnnie Hoffman, Justin Traylor, church for this occasion.

Paul Matal and Keith Damek. The The reception was held in the two ringbearers were Rejon Semper specially-decorated Chandelier and Scott Sernper. Maid of Honor Ballroom of Lodge No. 88. The was Mary Hoffman and Matron of wedding march was led by Bob and Honor was Shirley Traylor, the Margaret Allbritton to the tune of bride's sister. Bridesmaids were the orchestra. The wedding cake Jaelle Traylor, Dee Ann Amiont, was created by the bride's aunt, Martha Johnson, Debbie Dassey and Dolores Villarreal, which really was Tracey Fisbeck. The three darling

flowergirls were Ivy Traylor, Tara Fisbeck and Brendy Simper. All the ladies in the wedding party were dressed in pleated, orchid gowns with flowers in their hair and nosegays to match. The male wedding party members were dressed in black tuxedos and orchid ruffled shirts. The bride's mother, Marian Mikes, was dressed in a rose colored chiffon and the groom's mother, Mary Allen Schrock, in a blue chiffon.

The delicious buffet dinner was catered by the famous Mikeska Catering Service of El Campo, Texas. Various kinds of refreshments were served with delicious champagne. The music was furnished by Wence Shimek to start with the wedding march and played throughout the evening. The wedding march as led by Rudy and Celeste Darilek dressed in a light orchid gown of chiffon skirt and lace bodice.

About the wedding cake? It's hard to describe; it's a story by itself; four cakes in a circle, the church on one, the second walking to the car, the third on their honeymoon and the fourth cake was with a home to come to and, in the center, four tiers high and every bite was delicious.

Everything at each wedding was to perfection and both cakes were very unique. Best wishes to both couples for now and for the future.

Brother Mira Bily, now in St. Luke's Hospital, had a serious, but successful four-way by-pass operation Tuesday, May 26 and now is recuperating. Sister Alice Bily, his wife and one of our Birthday Club Sisters, spends all her time in the hospital with Mira to get well. The Bily family played a big part in building Lodge No. 88 to what we have now. The parents of the Bily children; Mira, Vlada, Emil and Rosie, were John and Marie Bily and Anton Bily (now deceased), they devoted their time from the very beginning of Lodge No. 88 and built it from scratch; those were the pioneers we should think of and not forget. All of our best wishes to Mira for a speedy recovery.

Brother Charlie Matcek, president of Lodge Needville No. 81, underwent surgery in the Gulf Coast Medical Hospital with good results and special orders from his doctor to forget smoking. Brother Matcek, we are very happy you are doing so well; follow orders and stay well!

More power to you!

Every year Joe Elzner picks a crop of plums off of his backyard orchard (one tree) and gives most of then away, but, this year, his plum tree went overboard and produced 'a bumper crop of the most delicious plums which he is giving away by the bushel.

For a two-week vacation, John and Lola Buehler took off for Plantersville, Texas to enjoy fresh air and leisure for two weeks. We will miss you at the social; come when you come back home, have a nice time!

Proud grandparents, for the first time, Alex and Wilhelmina Mendoza welcomed their first grandchild, Windy, May 12, 1981; she was born in the Methodist Hospital. In two weeks time, the Mendozas had two additions to their family: one granddaughter, Windy and one son-in-law, Jesse Edmund.

Fraternally, Frances Olexa

61VRSTMK — Wednesday, June 10, 1981 was located on the left wall about the, center of the church. Many times when things got to be real qviet, I would crawl to the side of the church Sunday, June 14, SPJST Lodge where the wall was broken; I could 141, Sealy, will hold a picnic at the see her, and, in all sincerity, I Lions Park across from City Hall. begged her to pray for me so that I The proceedings will take place could return to my loved ones, and from 3 to 7 p.m. All drinks and as I looked at her, my imagination barbecue will be provided by the was so real that she looked very lodge, but you are asked to bring a much alive.

I was very fortunate on my first covered vegetable.

Anyone attending is asked to call trip to France in 1973 to be able to Jonetta Scheh at 885-2956 by June take a train from Paris, France and 10, 1981 so we may have an accurate visit the Normandy Beach, the place where all the landing took place; also account of all members attending. the beautiful American Cemetery Fraternally, that overlooks the English Channel.

Barbara Lee I made it a point to hire a taxi to take me to St. Georges-D, Elle - SPJST Village. I wanted to meet some of the people there which I did, to be able to walk through the pastures, the hedgerows that we fought through to capture Hill 192, which was the gateway to St. Lo and the My Dear Friends: break-through to Paris; but, most of Many of our United States all, the most important thought in citizens today are in the middle age my mind was to enter the church bracket, and, especially, our high which was still there, although school students and college students repaired. As I walked in and opened and if you were to ask them what the iron gate to the church courtsignificant thing happened on June yard, I stood still for a minute, not 6th 1944 the majority of them could believing that the steps that I was not give you an answer, yet this is a standing on were the same steps very important date in the United where most of all my buddies in our States History and also in the World company were lying there dead; the History. quartermaster using this place for That date was the beginning of the pick up station. As I walked into the end of the Hitler Regime, the the church with a lot of emotion, I invasion of the European Continent looked to the left and there she was, by the Allied Forces who landed on the Mother of Christ, still standing the shores of France. How well I there just like I had seen her before, remember! It seems that the older except that she had part of the left you get, the memories in the past foot broken off. I spent some time in seem more real: the dismounting the church, giving my thanks and from the big troop ship into the remembering all those buddies of (LCVP) landing craft and then mine who did not make it over the heading for the beach and the next hedgerow toward the hill. lowering of the ramp on the craft. (I So, to me, June 6th will always be can still hear the rattle of the chains a special day in my life in sadness, in as the ramp dropped.) We all heard sorrow and in happiness. Let us the command: "Let's Go." At that always remember the ones who gave moment, I remembered what our their Supreme Sacrifice, so that you pastor in Corpus Christi told me: and I could continue our lives.

Father Francis Kasper said: "Netek, Fraternally, when you need help, always Dominic Netek remember to say 'Jesus, Mary, help me,' " and, as I silently said that, I -SPJSThit the water, and it was cold and I never did hit bottom until we got Central past the wire entanglements. Hell couldn't be much worse! After regrouping, we only had one-third of the platoon left. It was sorta every man for himself that one day.

After a few days, the beach was secured. We fought ourselves Summer fun gets its start in May forward to liberate the village of with festivals in the works all over Treviers and then through the Texas. In Central and South Texas, Ceresay forest and towards St. Lo. Cultural Festivals began May 1st in We were stopped, by the Germans, Ennis, Marlin and Rosenberg at the base of Hill 192, which was the followed May 8th and 9th at Waco's commanding ground for the Heart of Texas Cultural Festival.

Germans; they could look right down May also begins the touring our throats. We established our season for the Czech Folk Dancers of main line of resistance some West who have already attended the distance from Hill 192; the village of MCC Faculty Banquet, April 24, the St. Georges-D, Elle was part of our Ennis Polka Festival, May 2, and the defense. The platoon command post Heart of Texas Cultural Festival, was in the cemetery next to the May 9, entertaining and informing church. We were all dug in real well everyone of the upcoming 6th between the monuments in the annual Westfest.

Events to be attended, definitely cemetery. The steeple on the church this summer by the dancers, will be was our listening and communicaJune 13 — at Fort Fisher. tion post, but the Germans knew June 26 — Czech Heritage Day at this, and, little by little, there wasn't much left of the steeple. The church Temple Centennial.

June 27 — XV National Sokol Slet itself was hit pretty hard. Most of the items, such as the flags, the at Fort Worth.

July 12 — Sts. Cyril & Methodius robes of the priests and benches, at Houston. were broken; also most of the July 17 — Baylor University at statues were broken, except for one statue, the Mother of Christ, which Waco.

SPJST Lodge No. 141 Picnic

June 6th; A Day To Remember

and South Texas Festivals Start Summer Fun In May

July 31 — Aqua Fest at Austin.

Aug. 8 & 9 — Folklife Festival at San Antonio.

Sept. 5 816 — Westfest at West.

Oct. 18 — Texas State Fair, Czech Day. Festivals seem to be getting very popular which has presented a problem for the dancers and everyone in general and that is which one to attend? According to newspapers and magazines, several festivals and other activities are falling all on the same weekends but at least, there is a variety and a lot of summer fun!!!

Fraternally, Maggie Grmela

BACKGROUND TO ST. CYRIL AND METHODIUS HERITAGE DAY

The annual St. Cyril and Methodius Heritage Day consisting of the religious program in the morning and the cultural program in the afternoon is celebrated the 2nd Sunday in July in Houston, Texas by Czech, Polish and Ukrainian Americans. The religious program rotates; this time the Holy Mass is going to be celebrated in the Polish language

by Bishop Alfons Nossol of Opole, Poland, with sermon by Bishop John L. Morkovsky from HoustonGalveston Diocese. Next year the Holy Mass will be in Czech and in the following year in the Ukrainian language.

This Heritage Day com-SPJST memorates the bringing of Christianity, culture and education in the Slavic Language by Cyril and Methodius to Great Moravia (Czechoslovakia) in 863.

Cyril and Methodius prepared for this mission a Slav translation of the Scriptures and chief liturgical books which became the foundations of the literature of Sla ys. Cyril invented, Everyone is cordially invited to for this purpose, and alphabet which attend this outstanding event which almost unchanged is still used in helps to preserve our heritage here Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria and in Texas. Come join the festivity and Serbia in Yugoslavia. These Slavic hospitality. Let us be proud of brothers, sometimes called apostles the legacy of our parents and our of Slays, were natives of Solun forefathers.

(Thessalonica) in present NortheasThis year's program is as follows: tern Greece. Cyril's name was actually Constantine; he adopted his Czech-Polish-Ukrainian Festival name as Cyril in Rome, where he Nineteenth Annual Celebration of became a monk a few years before Sts. Cyril and Methodius Feast Day, Sunday, July 12, 1981 at K of C Home, he died there in 865. Both brothers 607 East Whitney Drive were well-educated, Cyril surnamed in North Houston "the Philosopher" for his learning was a professor of school at the Religious Part in the Morning imperial court and Methodius was a 9:30 a.m. — Procession of Clergy; high administrative official for the Czech, Polish and Ukrainian youth; Slavic Territories of the Byzantine 4th Degree of K of C Empire. (Present northeastern 9:45 a.m. — Mass — Polish Greece and southern Bulgaria.) Cyril Language, Celebrant — Bishop and Methodius were sent by the Alfons Nossol of Opole, Poland, Byzantine emperor Michael III on Sermon — Bishop John Morkovsky several missions to bring of Houston Christianity to the neighboring Noon — Barbecue Dinner countries, such as northern Bulgaria, southern Russia (Ukraine) Cultural Part in the Afternoon and northwestern Macedonia at the 12 to 1 p.m. -- Radio Broadcast, request of the rulers of those Station KFRD, Rosenberg, Welcome countries. Their most important

by Maurice Hafernik, general mission was to the Great Moravia, chairman, Presenting of Colors by where they were sent at the request 4th Degree KC, National Anthem by of the Moravian Duke Rastislav in the Assembly, Czech, Polish, and 863. Great Moravia consisted of Ukrainian National Anthems and Moravia, Slovakia, parts of southern Greetings from each group.

Poland (Silesia), whole of present Czech singing by Czech Heritage Hungary and parts of northeastern Singers.

Yugoslavia. Methodius was conse1:30 p.m. — Singing-Combined crated Bishop of the Moravians in Czech, Polish and Ukrainian Choirs, 869; in 879 he succeeded the Czech Dancing-Czech Folk Dancers approval of Pope John VIII in cele of West, Texas, Sts. Cyril and bration of the Mass in the Slavic Methodius by Michael Danylyk of language. Methodius died at Houston, Polish Dancing-Polish Hradiste in Moravia on the 6th of National Alliance of San Antonio, April 885.

Presenting the Heritage Day St. Cyril and Methodius are Contestants, Czech Dancing-Czech national saints of Czechoslovakia, Folk Dancers of West, Texas, Polish thus Czech people and representa Dancing-Polish National Alliance of tives of other Slavic nations Houston, Houston Sokol gloriously celebrated the Millenary Gymnastics, Music-Greg Harbar and arrival of St. Cyril and Methodius to the Gypsies, Czech Dancing-KJZT Great Moravia at Velehrad Shrine Juniors, Society No 135 of Austin, — the fabled capital of the long gone Polish Singing-Polanaise Heritage Great Moravian Empire on July 5th, Singers of Houston, Ukrainian 1863. Great annual celebrations of Dancing-Ukrainian Dancers of the apostles of Sla ys at Velehrad in Houston, Ukrainian Singing-Choral the years that followed became the Group of the Ukrainian Cultural symbols of Slavic Unity and the Club of Houston, Presentation of the same principle governs the annual Heritage Day Queen and Princesses, St. Cyril and Methodius Heritage Finale, Food and refreshments Day celebration here in Houston.

John J. Karas from available throughout the afternoon.

Houston (Publicity for St. Free Parking Cyril and Methodius No Charge for the Program Heritage Society) Public is Invited

Invitation to XIX Annual St. Cyril & Methodius Celebration

Wednesday, June 10,1981— VESTNIK /7

Czech Heritage Society of South Texas Held Quarterly Meeting The quarterly meeting of the Czech Heritage Society was held Sunday, May 17, 1981 at 3 p.m., at the Moravian Hall. My transportation was provided by my dear son-inlaw Roy Peal.

The business meeting was scheduled to be addressed by Ms. Svatava Jacobson, professor emeritus of University of Texas. The topic of her address was to have been "The Czechs of Texas." The same day Secretary Helen Pavelka was notified by Ms. Svatava Jacobson that she could not come. We all regret this for, at this time, we need to get some needed encouragement (stimulation). Maybe some other time we will have the pleasure for her to be with us.

All the officers and committees were present; their reports were accepted by the large attendance with the applause.

We had the honor and pleasure of listening to the address delivered by Richard T. Marcum, associate professor of Corpus Christi State Uni versity; the topic was on "LandMark Commission in Nueces County." It was a very interesting address. I know this educator more than two years. Professor R. T. Marcum and Professor Ray Wilson, also from Corpus Christi State University, made visits in my home.

The meeting lasted more than two hours. The talk was recorded on cassette tape; I received a copy of it.

These two professors are interested in the Czech-Moravian citizens history. I had the pleasure to meet with dear Professor R. T. Marcum, again, and I told him that I will have one of my history book albums ready for the Corpus Christi State University soon.

At this business meeting , a copy of the Vestnik was shown where the letter with the five pictures I had mailed to Editor R. J. Sefcik were printed about the "Czech Heritage Society" affair. My sincere thank you was the applause from the audience.

After this business meeting there was entertainment. Nine charming girls presented (in the CzechMoravian costumes) several numbers of the traditions and popular dance; the music, with song, was played on a tape recorder. Part of this was filmed by TV Channel 3.

The next number consisted of nine singers, (six females and 3 males) who sang four songs: 1) "U studanky sedela," 2) "Andulka §afafova," 3) ``Jde potok lueinou," 4) "Pode mylnem."

The dancers and singers were rewarded with great applause. The dance troupe is trained by Mrs. Charlotte Knesek; they meet every Monday from 6 to 7 p.m. in the hall at the Sts_ Cyril and Methodius Church School.

The singing group, consisting of 3 men and 6 women, have a choir director; he is Mr. Alvin Prochazka.

The practice is conducted in Room No. 8 at the Sts. Cyril & Methodius Church School, Thursday night at 7:30 p.m, Both of these groups are in need of additional perionnel.

The '4°' ,society also started a conversational Czech Language Class-. The class never had more than about ten students. The instructor, Mr. Paul Smid and the officers of the society felt that this was probably due to insufficient publicity and was discontinued. My present thinking is to, again, attempt formation of a language class in September; hopefully, more people will show interest by then, as well as more people discovering the existence of the opportunity of learning or polishing up their ability to communicate in the Czech language.

After the enjoyable entertainment the customary covered-dish meal was served.

The membership was reminded that dues are now due for 1981. The Society, year is from February to February.

The August meeting is presently scheduled to be held August 23, 1981 at the Robstown Community Hall.

After a tasty meal there was the dance beginning at 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. with music by the "Polka Peppers".

I departed from this enjoyable event and, at 6:15 p.m., I was back in my sweet home.

This Czech:Heritage Society shall have an active reporter for the newspapers, namely: Vestnik, Naginec and Hospodat.

This kind of publicity, make more interest organization.

Sokol Member Passes Away A. S. (Al) Taichman, 62, of 3242 Topeka, died suddenly on Lake Corpus Christi.

He was a lifelong resident of Corpus Christi and was retired after 30 years of service from the City Sanitation Department. He was a veteran of WWII having served in the Army and was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, the American Legion Post 364, Sokol Gymnastic Association and the Moravian Club.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lillian Taichrnan of Corpus Christi; one son, Steve Taichman of Maryland; one daughter;, Martha Brickley of Corpus Christi; three brothers, Joe Taichrnan of Robstown, Emerick and Johnny Taichman, both of Corpus Christi; four sisters, Otilie Vanecek and Louise Vanecek, both of Sinton, Frances Seimer of Bowie, Maryland, Mary Janik of Austin; and three grandchildren, Kim, Jim and Jeff Brickley, all of Corpus Christi.

Rosary was recited at 7 p.m.

Sunday at the Ross Langham Mortuary Chapel. Funeral Mass was celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Msgr. E. J. Miller officiating.

Interment was in Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Honorary pallbearers were members of the American Legion Post 364.

May he rest in peace.

Fraternally, John Stasa —SPJST —

TAKE NOTICE. By mutual agreement of the publisher, editor and our Supreme Lodge there will be NO Vestnik issued dated July 1st and August 26th. Please keep this in mind in planning your correspondence!

Corpus Christi Sokol Annual Unit Competition Results Dear Brothers and Sisters: Greetings!

The unit competition for gymnastics was held Saturday, May 23rd. That evening there was a dinner which included a program put on by Sokol Corpus Christi gymnasts; afterwards, the awards were distributed.

The day's competition actually began very early in the morning while the men prepared the barbecue and the women prepared the trimmings. A very special thanks to all who cooked, baked, sliced and served the food. The delicious dinner consisted of barbecued sausage and beef, potato salad, beans, bread and various desserts. It was enough to make this person forget dieting!

The competition commenced at 8:30 a.m. It was a real treat to see these gymnasts at their best. The pictures I took were unable to be published to prove my point, sorry!

We had ten compete in Girl's Class I Low Division. They were, in alphabetical order: Sheree Bodine, Holly Howard, Holly Jasman, Lisa Kopura, Cheryl Majek, Cindy Majek, Tammy Rambo, Milena Sacky, Saralyn Younglbood. The AllAround winners who received trophies in this class were: 1st Tammy Rambo, 2nd Sherre Bodine, 3rd Lisa Kopura, 4th Holly Howard.

In Girl's Class I High Division the following four competed and received trophies: 1st Gerriann McKamie, 2nd Melissa Casarez, 3rd Lori Vaughn, 4th Gina Sosa.

In Girl's Class II Low Division the following six participated: Melody Burton, Lori Kopura, Connie Seevers, Luanna Washman, Kathy Watson, Kippie Vaughn. Those who received trophies were: 1st Lori Kupura, 2nd Kathy Watson, 3rd Kippie Vaughn.

In Girl's Class II High Division the following three competed and received trophies: 1st Gerilyn Sijansky, 2nd Christy Hammett, 3rd Staci Perrenot.

In Junior Girl's Low B the following two competed and received trophies: 1st Michelle Keim, 2nd Roxanne Zamora.

All girls competed on the balance beam, floor exercise, uneven parallel bars, vaulting, and prostna, except the two junior girls who did not have a prostna competition.

In Boy's Class I we only had Charlie Majek. In Boy's Class II the only competitor was Kirk Seevers.

Both performed on the high bar, side horse, floor exercise, and vaulting.

We're very proud of these two boys because they earned enough points to enable them to compete in district competition at Ennis, Texas. Each received a trophy.

The Tot's Class consisted of Renee Bodine, Tony Jasman, Heather Howard, and Stephanie Rebecek. They did not compete, but received "Participant" ribbons at the awards ceremony that evening.

The competition was over by noon.

A special thank you to our judges: Sandra Howard, Michelle Keim, Louis Kubala, Kenneth Scott, Barbara Seevers, Nancy Sijansky, Wayne Sijansky, Donna Weirich, and Mrs. Youngblood.

We would also like to thank the tabulators and runners.

By 6 p.m. that evening all gymnasts and their friends and relatives were back at the hall for, the dinner, program, and award presentation.

Brother Mack Munson acted as Master of Ceremonies for the program; as usual, he did a splendid job.

The instructors for this year were recognized and given a nice round of applause by the audience. The instructors for this year are: Jerry Sijansky, director of men; Sandra Howard, director of women; Nancy Sijansky and Donna Weirich, Squad I and II girls' coaches; Barbara Seevers, Squad III coach; and Kenneth Scott, boys' coach.

The gymnasts then marched onto the floor. Kippie Vaugh held the American Flag as we all proudly recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

Afterwards, we sat down to enjoy Class I and II boys/girls perform the prostna; they were led by Nancy Sijansky and Donna Weirich. Then, Squads II and III and the tots performed a great tumbling routine; as Brother Mack Munson mentioned, these gymnasts worked hard to accomplish the different events performed. The warm applause they received was well-deserved.

Next, the mini-trampoline was demonstrated by Christy Hammett, Staci Perrenot, Kenneth Scott, Gerilyn Sijansky and Nancy Sijansky. Many of us never 000'd and aaah'd so much as we did while watching them perform on the minitramp.

On individual apparatus, we enjoyed watching Christy Hammett on the uneven bars, Staci Perrenot on the beam, Cindy Majek on the bars, Tammy Rambo on the beam, Gerilyn Sijansky on the floor, and Kippie Vaugh on the bars. The Adult Prostna was then performed by Nancy Sijansky, Cindy Tepera, and Donna Weirich. They were very impressive.

The microphone was then handed over to Brother Jerry Sijansky who wished to dedicate the program to his instructors. Some of his instructors were present and recognized.

As the awards were presented by Brother Jerry, I felt so proud being an eye-witness to their hard practice and competition, that when those winners received their trophies and they cried; I cried, too.

I wish to express my congratulations to all those who competed.

Good luck to those who won the right to compete in Ennis for Southern District Competition.

The program was not over yet.

Gifts were distributed to all coaches from the gymnasts. I'm sure they would like to thank all of the gymnasts for making them feel appreciated. It was a wonderful day.

I would like to add that if I omitted anyone's name, I did not intentionally do it; I tried very hard to remember everyone involved.

Nazdar!

Gracie Kubala —SPJST —

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which It stands, one Nation, under God, Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all."

8/VESTNN -- Wednesday, June 10, 1981

On Learning the Czech Language

by Kevin J. Hannan The Czech language is not easy for an English-speaking person to master. It is true that the pronunciation of the Czech words is easy once the different sounds are learned, because a Czech word is pronounced exactly as it is written. (The Czech orthography, with its diacritical marks and 0 , called Meek, earka, and krou2ek, was devised in the early 15th century by the Czech religious reformer-martyr Jan Hus). This is an advantage Czech has over English, where the spelling of a word does not often reliably indicate how a word should be pronounced. What is most confusing for an English-speaking person is the great number of ways a noun can be declined in Czech. In English we use the same form of a noun in all the cases.

Example: Nominative case: Mary crossed the street.

Accusative case: We saw Mary in the park.

Dative case: He gave Mary a hook.

Vocative: Mary! Come here!

In Czech things are not quite so simple. The ending of a Czech noun often changes to indicate in which case it is being used.

Example: Nominative case: Pan je starS7. (The gentleman is old).

Genitive case: Dam palm je za rohem. (The house of the gentleman is around the corner).

Accusative case: Videli jsme pana.

(We saw the gentleman).

Dative case: Dal panovi novSr kabat. (He gave the gentleman a new coat).

Vocative: Pane! Podivej se! (Look, sir!)

Prepositional case: Mluvili jsrne o panovi. (We spoke about the gentleman).

Instrumental case: gel s panem domfi. (He went home with the gentleman.)

This can be extremely confusing. A student learning Czech may try to look up a word in a dictionary and find that the word is not listed because it is not really a separate word, but rather a form of a noun.

Example: Knila, knize, and knihach are different singular and plural forms of the noun kniha (book).

Whether we use kniha, knize, knihach, or one of the other forms depends how the word is used in the sentence. Confusing, yes?

I've always been fascinated by, the Czech language; as a child I occasionally heard it spoken and I was always impressed that my uncles, aunts, and their neighbors in the countryside cared enough about this language to take pains to preserve it. I also heard the Czech language on Mr. Joe Gavronovie's radio program broadcast from Rosenberg, Texas and from some of my classmates in school. One of my Czech-speaking classmates had the unlikely name of Ronald Wright -- a name sounding even less Czech than my own. Unfortunately I was never exposed to the Czech language beyond the point of learning how to "Jak se mรกg?" and several other words. I should add that my Irish grandfather always encouraged my interest in Czech. He was raised among the Czech people, he had married my grandmother, Aloisia Szyrockova, and he respected the Czech language. He gave me my first

Czect -dictionary when I was ten years old.

For students who already have a basic knowledge of Czech and, as a supplement to A MODERN CZECH GRAMMAR, I recommend CONTEMPORARY CZECH by Michael Heim (Michigan Slavic Publications, Ann Arbor 1976). The basic grammar is presented too quickly in this book for a beginner, but the Czech conversations presented side-by-side with English translations are very helpful for someone already familiar with the basics of the grammar and they provide considerable information about modern-day spoken Czech. For students with a knowledge of Russian, the frequent comparisons and contrasts of Czech and Russian can be very helpful. The review exercises, comprising fourteen lessons, are very thorough and can be very helpful to second-or third-year students. In a classroom situation where A MODERN CZECH GRAMMAR is used as the basic textbook, CONTEMPORARY CZECH is an excellent supplement. The University of Michigan Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures has published many other excellent books besides this one, including Arne Novak's CZECH LITERATURE, an English translation of THE LABYRYNTH OF THE WORLD by Jan Amos KomenskSr, and MEMOIRS OF A JANISSARY, a reproduction of a fascinating 16th century Czech work with an English translation by Benjamin Stolz. I would highly recommend all of these books.

My knowledge of the Czech language is limited to what I have learned on my own. I am proud to say that today I can read Czech well, and although I cannot yet speak or write the language like a native, I can make myself understood speaking and writing Czech. This knowledge continually gives me great satisfaction.

My knowledge of Czech comes from hours spent thumbing through dictionaries and newspapers such as NAgINEC, HLAS NARODA, and HOSPODAR. The biggest help to me, however, was William E. Harkins' A MODERN CZECH GRAMMAR (King's Crown Press, New York 1971).

I began writing with the intention of evaluating several Czech language textbooks. Hopefully this brief review will be of help to students studying Czech and to any prospective students of Czech. Since Czech can be difficult for Englishspeaking students, I think it is extremely important that a student's interest should not be extinguished by an ineffective textbook. It seems that writing a textbook is something of an art, and foreign language textbooks in general can be good examples of failures in this.

Mastering the Czech language is a slow process and the student needs a gradual, carefully-orchestrated program in order to effectively absorb the different noun declensions and other peculiarities of Czech grammar.

The best Czech language textbook that I have encountered is Professor Harkins' A MODERN CZECH GRAMMAR. This is an excellent book for classroom use and even for people like myself who wish to study Czech on their own. Any student who is willing to invest the time, can learn Czech from this book. Professor Harkins โ ข assumes that the student

knows no Czech and explains idioms and many other aspects of Czech that will not even be found in dictionaries.

Each lesson begins with a reading, anecdote, proverb, or folk song related to the material studied in the lesson. The readings are tastefully selected and include Czech fairy tales, selections from Czech literature, and excerpts from Karel apek's CONVERSATIONS WITH T. G. MASARYK. Professor Harkins approaches the different cases of nouns one at a time. Where other textbooks may present a whole table of noun declensions which the student is unrealistically expected to memorize all at once, this author, by presenting detailed explanations, examples, and questions makes sure that one case is mastered before going on to another. This book offers a very effectively paced program for learning Czech. I highly recommend A MODERN CZECH GRAMMAR to anyone interested in learning Czech.

Even those who think that they don't have sufficient time to learn the language will be amazed at what they can learn by thumbing through this book.

TEACH YOURSELF CZECH by W. R. and Z. Lee (David McKay Company, New York 1966) can be an effective aid for those learning Czech on their own and even for students in the classroom. This book provides readings, detailed examples, and tables, but not on the scale of Professor Harkins book. The use of TEACH YOURSELF Czech requires more concentration than with A MODERN CZECH GRAMMAR and the material here is not as effectively presented. MODERN CONVERSATIONAL CZECH by Dr. John M. Sktivanek (Prestige Press, Dallas (1976) is a two-volume work which utilizes Czech conversations with English translations. A series of cassette tapes of the conversations in the book is available. COLLOQUIAL CZECH by J. Schwarz (Routledge and Kegan Paul, London 1965) presents a good explanation of Czech pronunciations which might be helpful to a beginning student, but the grammar is not clearly enough explained. I would like to stress the importance of learning the different cases and thoroughly mastering the noun declensions. Any textbook which presents the noun declensions and grammar in a haphazard manner will not be an effective aid in learning Czech. The use of readings and conversations can be very effective in teaching Czech, but if the student does not have a sound knowledge of the grammar he can never truly learn the language.

A book, which I received as a child and which later helped me enormously, is CZECH LANGUAGE LESSONS by Ernest J. 2iika (Benedictine Abbey Press, Chicago 1963). Although I would not recommend this as a textbook, it could very effectively serve as a beginning reader. It is an excellent aid for teaching the Czech language to children and it also offers a pleasant introduction to the Czech language and culture for the uninformed.

Another aid for teaching children and, for that matter, anyone is the bimonthly SVOBODNA SKOLA (Vaclas Bakal., Manager, 6625 West Cerrnak Road, Berwyn, Illinois 60402. Yearly subscription: $3.00).

SVOBODNA SKOLA presents short readings and poems in the Czech language. I recommend that students

supplement the time spent studying the textbook with reading the Czechlanguage newspapers. By spending a few minutes each day looking through one of our Czech newspapers, a student will eventually absorb a considerable knowledge of Czech. I think that teachers should encourage their students to support our Czech newspapers here in America.

It is a remarkable thing that I can still hear Czech spoken in America.

This is even more remarkable when we realize that, since their arrival in America, the Czech people realized that it was necessary for them, as American citizens, to learn the English language. This speaks highly of the Czech people here who have displayed great love for America but who still recognize an important tie that binds them with the culture of their forefathers. Why have we Czechs preserved the language and culture of our forefathers to such a remarkable degree when other ethnic groups in America have abandoned their traditions? If we will think about this we will probably come to the conclusion that we have something very valuable in our Czech language and culture, otherwise they would have long ago vanished. It is something very close to my heart that I can visit a small country town, such as Granger, Texas where I have relatives and friends, and be able to speak the Czech language with young and old people.

I would like to encourage everyone to study the Czech language. Mastering the Czech language is an extremely sensibly rewarding accomplishment. It opens up a whole new world to an English-speaking person. It allows them to share this language with the still considerable number of people in America who speak Czech. It gives them access to a great wealth of written material that is not available in English. The Czechs, always a very literate people, have published an uncountable number of books, newspapers, and kalendate here in America. What has been perhaps most interesting to me about learning Czech is the doors which are thereby opened to other Slavic languages and cultures.

Although Czech, Russian, Polish, Serbo-Croatian, and the other Slavic languages are today separate languages, at one point in history they formed a single language. Sts. Cyril and Metodius came to Moravia in the year 863 preaching to the people in the Slavic language which was spoken in their homeland in the northern part of modern-day Greece.

They were easily understood by the Moravians, whom they converted to Christianity. Even today the grammars and vocabularies of the different Slavic languages are very similar. A study of Czech offers great insight into the languages and culture of the other Slavic peoples, all of which are interconnected like pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle.

A gentleman remarked to me the other day that fifty years ago people were saying that, today, no one would speak Czech any longer. It is true that the number of people speaking Czech has declined; yet, I think there is a remarkable amount of interest today in the Czech language and culture. Many younger people of Czech descent who have not been raised in the Czech communities are anxious to learn more about their heritage. People still living in the

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Czech communities are recognizing that we must take efforts to continue to preserve what remains of our heritage. I think Czech-Americans of all ages will admit that we have, here in America, a culture that is special, spiritually rich, and well-worth preserving. We should recognize the important role that the Czech language has played in our culture.

The Czech language is not something useless. The Czech language is part of all of us. It is a part of our spirit, otherwise it would have vanished many years ago. In closing, I would like to add that it is nearly one hundred years since my great-grandparents came to Texas from Europe.

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Taylor on Highway 95. A covered dish meal will be served at 12 noon.

Any donated item will be appreciated for an auction.

The Committee: Frankie V olek, Albert Mazac, Georgie Ochoa, Aleene Selucky —SPJSTScasta

Reunion

The Scasta Reunion will be held Sunday, June 14, 1981 in Wheelock Community Center. Relatives and friends are invited; also bring enough food for your family and friends. Dinner will be served at noon. Make plans to attend.

Mrs. C. L. Novosad —SPJST

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Barta-Havel Valenta-Viasak Reunion

FEATURES

morPlarzionearibm SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES XV NATIONAL SLET

FORT WORTH, TEXAS

JUNE 24-28,1981 FOR TICKET INFORMATION CALL 18171-237-5181

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 Tarrant County Convention Center 7:30 PM

OPENING OF SLET AND SPECIAL NUMBER COMPETITION

THURSDAY, JUNE 25 Tarrant County Convention Center 7:30 AM 7:30 AM 2:30 PM 3:30 PM

JUNIOR GIRLS GYMNASTICS COMPETITION JUNIOR BOYS GYMNASTICS COMPETITION MEN GYMNASTICS COMPETITION JUNIOR GIRLS MODERN RHYTHMIC COMPETITION

FRIDAY, JUNE 26

DISTRICT II The fall meeting of District II will be held Sunday, August 9 with Lodge No. 80 in Holland being the host lodge. ***

DISTRICT V The District V fall meeting will be held Sunday, October 11, 1981 at host Lodge No. 88, Houston, 1435 Beall Street.

The Barta-Havel-Valenta-Vlasak reunion will be held at the American Legion Park in Shiner, Texas on June 21, 1981. All relatives and friends are invited and each family is asked to bring prepared and cooked food; the cups, plates and tea will be furnished by committee, for the noon and evening meals.

A. R. Havel Committee

Tan-ant County Convention Center 8:00 AM 8:00 AM 11:30 AM

WOMEN GYMNASTICS COMPETITION VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN MODERN RHYTHMIC COMPETITION

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

Tarrant County Convention Center 1:00 PM

CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION FEATURING SOKOL MEMBERS OF U. S. A. OLYMPIC TEAM

Farrington Field 7:00 PM

SLET PROGRAM

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*** DISTRICT VI The District VI fall meeting will be held Sunday, October 11, 1981 at the Taiton Community Center.

Lodge No. 30, Taiton will host the meeting. ***

REUNIONS Vajdak Reunion The annual Vajdak reunion will be held Sunday, June 14 at the SPJST Hall in Snook, Texas. Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish for the noon meal. Anyone related to the Vajdak family is invited to attend.

Henry L. Vajdak Box 107 Snook, TX 77878

—SPJSTZidek-Vincik Reunion The 18th annual family reunion for the Zidek-Vincik will be held Sunday, June 14, 1981, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Moulton, Texas. Dinner will be served at 12 noon consisting of barbecued chicken, and beef plus bread and drinks will be furnished.

Bring covered dish or sweets and bring items for cake walk up to $1.

Viola Mazac 1431 Steves San Antonio, TX 78210 -SPJSTMazac

Reunion

The fourth annual family reunion for the descendants of John and Marie Mazac will be held Sunday, June 14, 1981 at, the VFW. Hall at Circleville., five miles North of

Filipp

Reunion

The 27th Filipp reunion will be held Sunday, June 21, at the.

American Legion Hall in Ganado, Texas. Two meals will be served.

Bring a dessert, vegetable or a salad. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. For more information contact Johnny Marek (713-245-7284) or Ellamarie Filipp (713-922-1524). Let's all try to come and make this another memorable occasion.

Ellamarie Filipp P.O. Box 143 Danbury, Tx. 77534

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Marek-Skrabanek Reunion The Marek-Skrabanek reunion will be held Sunday, June 28 at the Temple SPJST Lodge No. 87 in Temple. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. A covered-dish meal for $3 per family will be served at 1 p.m.

Please bring enough food for your family; tea, coffee, bread, plates and silverware will be provided. Mail in your dues early. See you June 28th.

Arleen Tschoerner Rt. 5, Box 705 Temple, TX 76501

Shenkir-DusekSchiller Reunion The Shenkir-Dusek-Schiller Reunion will be held Sunday, June 28, 1981 at the SPJST Hall in Elgin, Texas. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. and barbecued beef and sausage with trimmings will be served at noon. Anyone who is a member, but did not receive a notice is welcome to attend.

Ervin and Ruth Becker 514 East 8th Street Elgin, TX 78621

SUNDAY, JUNE 28 SOKOL Fort Worth 11:00 AM

SLET FAREWELL AND BARBEQUE

JUNE 25 THROUGH 28—HYATT REGENCY HOTEL HISTORICAL AND ART EXHIBIT—OPEN DAILY

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Camp - Aug. 7-10 at Camp Val Verde. ***

DISTRICT VI YAD, Sunday, July 19th, at St. YOUTH ACTIVITY Phillips School in El Campo with CALENDAR El Campo Lodge No. 50 as host; Camp - June 29-July 2 at Bastrop State YAD - Sunday, Aug. 23, Temple HS State Park.

State Royalty - Saturday, Sept. 26, *** Taylor Lodge No. 29, music by Kings of Swing DISTRICT VII ***

DISTRICT I YAD - Sun., June 21st, at Lodge 13, Dime Box; Camp - Auk. 13-16, Camp Val Verde. ***

DISTRICT II YAD - Round Rock Lodge 187 host, Sunday, July 12. Junior Camp July 29-Aug. 1 and Teen Camp Aug. 1-4 at Camp Val Verde. ***

DISTRICT III YAD - Waco Lodge 66 host - Sun., June 14; Camp - July 25-28, Camp Val Verde. *** DISTRICT IV YAD - Camp - Aug. 13-16, Camp Val Verde. ***

• DISTRICT V YAD, Sunday, June 28th, with Houston Lodge NO. 88 as host;

YAD at Floresville Lodge 107 on Sunday, July 26th; Camp - Aug. 47, Camp Val Verde.

From the District Youth Counselors DISTRICT III YAD PROGRAM LODGE 66, WACO JUNE 14, 1981 The youth of District III wish to extend a special invitation to all Supreme Lodge officers and their families, all District III officers and their families, and all members of SPJST to attend our District HI YAD. PROGRAM AGENDA 10:00-11:30 a.m. — Registration 11:30-1:00 — Lunch 12:00 — Judging and tabulation of Craft projects; Presentation of colors and pledge, Delores Dobecka; Welcome by Lodge 66 President Brother Daniel North; Response by District III President Brother

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Henry Breitkruetz; Introduction of Master of Ceremonies; Beseda Contest; Individual Talent Contest; Age Groups 6-9, 10-12, 13-14, 15-17; Group Talent: Juniors 642, Seniors 13-17; Introduction of Officers and visitors; Recognition of State Youth Director, Sister Jann Thomas, Youth Leaders and assistants.

Thirty minutes break for viewing of Craft entries and social visiting.

Royalty Competition; District III Point contest awards; Recognition of Judges; Awarding of YAD prizes; Remarks of outgoing Royalty; Crowning and Robing of incoming Queen and King.

Youth Leaders, remember that you may have more than one contestant for talent from each youth club in order to give all youth an opportunity to perform. Let's all plan to be at Lodge 66 June 14 and support the youth of our district.

Fraternally, Ed Kamas, DYC District III -SPJSTAN INVITATION TO

DISTRICT V YAD District V Members: As your district youth counselor, I would like to invite each and every member of District V to come June 28, 1981 to your district's Youth Achievement Day. YAD is being hosted by Lodge 88 in Houston, Texas.

You, as members of this fine district, whether your lodge has a youth club or not, should be highly interested in this important day for our youth. The youth have worked a full year to be eligible to compete in these crafts, talent and royalty competitions. The youth of today are our leaders of tomorrow.

Agenda 11:30 a.m. `til? -- Lunch; 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. — Registration of crafts, talent, royalty and Beseda; 2:00 p.m.

-- Program; 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. — *Free country and western dance. *Free to those attending the YAD program only (Children who attended program and who do not wish to dance may swim free).

Others must pay $2.50 per person.

I am looking forward to seeing all of you at YAD so come out in full force for a good fun-family-day and support your district.

Fraternally yours, Joyce Mynar District V Youth Counselor Take Pride in District V! -SPJST-

the Youth Members From

DIME BOX LODGE NO. 13 ANNOUNCED NEW YC OFFICERS Dear Vestnik Readers, We had our monthly meeting May 17, 1981. President Patti Tydlacka called the meeting to order.

Due to the absence of our flagbearer, Susan Spacek, Trudy Krenek led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Both the secretary's and treasurer's reports were accepted as read.

Old. and new business' topics were

discussed. During this time we also had a Thank You Party for our outgoing youth leaders, Mrs. Spacek and Mrs. Spitzenberger.

Election of officers was, then held.

The officers are: President Rusty Bay, Vice President Dana Herzik, Secretary Pamela Spitzenberger, Treasurer Penny Spitzenberger, Reporter Tami Krenek, Flag Bearer Trudy Krenek. These are the officers for 1981-82.

Door prize winners were: 1st Pamela Spitzenberger, 2nd Dana Herzik, 3rd Sharla Nimtz.

A movie was shown and the meeting was then adjourned.

Fraternally, Pamela Spitzenberger Secretary -SPJST

SUCCESSFUL PARENT APPRECIATION DAY

BY LODGE NO. 88 YC Dear Readers, May 30th, we had a great turnout in our "Parent Appreciation Day (PADY'. We all hope that every parent had a great time After the terrific time we had, our officers were installed. We then went out to the swimming pool and spent the rest of the day having a wonderful day.

Please do not forget District V Youth Achievement Day (YAD), June 28th at Lodge No. 88.

Thanks to our parents for being the best people in the world!

Fraternally, Julie Ryan (6-3-81) -SPJST -

DALLAS LODGE NO.84 YOUTH PREPARES FOR YAD Dear Readers, I am working very hard on my things for YAD. YAD will be held at Lodge No. 66, Waco on June 14, 1981.

I hope I will see most of you there.

I am looking forward to being there.

Fraternally, Barbara Reznik (9) (5-30-81) - SPJSTDISTRICT V YOUTH CLUB Dear Members: We will have our District V YAD June 28 at Lodge 88 in Houston, Texas. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. and be sure that instructions come with the kits and recipes with the food entries.

WE TAKE PRIDE IN DISTRICT V and we do need the support and participation of everyone in the district to make our day a real success. The kids who participate are all winners for their participation alone and this will encourage other youth to try in the future. This provides an excellent opportunity for parents to see what the youth clubs in all our lodges have to offer.

See you June 28!

Fraternally yours, Debra Dobesh (14) (6-3-81)

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SPJST Youth Club Meeting The May 11, 1981 meeting of

The SPJST Youth Club Officers are Beverly Manard, Zac Wakefield, Donna Nichols, James Nichols, Jake Schwab and Tina Schwab.

Lodge No. 188 Youth Club was Creative Dramatics Instructor at called to order at 6 p.m. by Beverly Grand Prairie Parks and Recreation Manard, president, Teena Schwab Dept. and is currently writing the lead the Pledge of Allegiance to the script for 'Hansel and Gretel' which flag of the United States of America. will tour in the Fall.

Registration will begin Saturday, We remained standing for a moment of silent prayer for peace and the June 6 at 9:30 a.m. good of our members.

-SPJSTThe register was read, with 12 members present, with social LODGE NO. 88 YC MAKES members, guests and 6 adults.

We elected officers and they are: SUMMER PLANS President, Beverly Mallard; Vice Dear Members: Wakefield; Zac President, We had our annual Parent AppreSecretary-Treasurer, Donna ciation Day on May 30 and the Nichols; Reporter, James Nichols; installation of our new officers for Historian, Jake Schwab, and Flag the year 19814982. We were glad to bearer Teena Schwab. have all the parents and board Terrel Sullivan made the motion members who attended our PAD. to have the next meeting June 1st Thank you all for coming and and Jake Schwab seconded it, so our next meeting was June 1st at 10 a.m. making our day a good one.

We will be having ceramic classes Jake Schwab made the motion of every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 having a contest of bringing the p.m. given

by Mrs. Schenburn. Plan most guests, and Angela Sullivan to attend and have lots of fun. seconded it. This concluded our May Our June meeting will be June 14 11th meeting. at 3 p.m.

See you all then!

Secretary-Treasurer Fraternally yours, Donna Nichols Craig Dobesh (10) (6-3-81)

Creative Dramatics at Lodge No. 188, Centerville "Creative Dramatics is a time to learn while having an exciting time" says Rena K. Newton, age 26 of Peguin Productions of Dallas.

Rena will be at the SPJST Lodge No. 188 in Centerville from 10-3 each Saturday in June to direct this program for the SPJST Youth Club members.

Creative drama is learning through acting out. The children will learn a new and amazing understanding about the world around them, be encouraged to use this creativity through participating objects: machines, animals, adults and other children. They will gain insight on others' feelings and their own. Shy children will gain confidence and assertive children will learn to work as a unit with others.

The group will be divided into age groups and will learn stage, makeup, acting and puppet.

Rena received her BFA -Theatre -- SFA Nacogdoches and worked in theatre professionally since graduation in 1977. She is the co-producer, artistic director and writer of Penguin Productions `Jack and the Beanstalk', 'Little Red Riding Hood', 'Puff the Magic Dragon' and 'Rumple Stiltskin' she is currently' employed as the

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DALLAS LODGE NO.84 ALL SET FOR DISTRICT III YAD Dear Readers, June 14th, District III will have their District YAD. Lodge No 66 will host the event.

I hope that everyone will be finished with their crafts soon and I hope to see everyone there. Good luck!

Fraternally, Lisa Reznik (12) (5-30-81 -SPJST

DALLAS LODGE NO. 130 YC ELECTS OFFICERS Dear Readers, Lodge No. 130 Youth Club held their meeting Wednesday night.

The following people'were elected officers for the coming year President Karen Mikulec, Vice President Debbie Docekal, Secretary Leanne Parma, Treasurer Carla Pottkotter, Junior Reporters Laura Pottkotter and Gail Docekal, Senior Reporters Lisa Houpy and Karen Mikulec.

We are looking forward to seeing all our friends from other lodges on June 14.

Fraternally, Karen Mikulec (14) Reporter (6-3-81) •t,

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ROeNtli 69 CISLO 23 tisk etvereenich stop a tam teti budou celo denni oslavy a vYstavky Ceske kultury. etednici tohoto spolku rovnel provedou kaideho budovou a budou k spatteni lecktere easti eeske Prapore vlaj! kultury, ktere mnohdy nejsou k Prapore drahy, o vlajko hvezd a spatteni. Take loutkati ptedvedou pruha, bud' pozdraven. sve loutky a kdo ma sve loutky Symbole mire, svobody a §te§ti, je ptinesti sebou a vysvetlit o oblibe ty Mecco poutnfka tiivota na rozcestf, loutek v dtivej§ich letech. Na jine dnes tvaj je den. vystave pry maji bYrt panenky v krojich z Csl. A nekteti pry budou Ty, jen hrde nad dobrou vlaje§ zemi, miti teti narodni kroje. Pant', Botiena bud' oslaven.

Majerova z Cech, ktera, jest zde na Majaku nadeje, svatyne otca Wry, nav§teve bude ukazovati jak se vy§iva za§tito prava, chrabrosti zdroji eiry, ye stare vlasti. Jinf zas budou dnes tvaj je den. ptedvadet ukatiku malovani kraslic eili velikonoenich vajfeek teti, jine Prapore krasny, 6 vlajko hvezd a malby ptaka, dtevorytctvi, barevna pruha, skla a jine veci. Take ti jen se dal hrde vlaj. zabyrvaji hledanirn rodokmenti budou Ai v boji pro tebe ma zchladne celo, k dispozici nav§tevnilcam. tve hvezdy pokryjf me mrtve telo, Na recepci v RVOS budove budou jak sniva baj. te"ti diapositivy eili "slides" rozdilnych Autor neznamy organizaci, ktere jiste budou zajimat nak krajany. Veeer 26. eervna bude okazala, slavnost trvajici 90 minut jeho jmeno bride "Tento eas --- Tato zem" V tomto programu bude 500 lidi a bude ukazovat sto-letou historii Temple. Toto v§e se bude konat ye Tak Vgelicos "Wildcat Stadium" pf-i Temple vy§§1 Aneika Houdkova. §kole. Pted tomto programem bude Dnes yam sclelim Ilk°, co vas jiste krat§i program ktery znazorni Cesky bude zajimat. Je to elanek ktery nese Temple a aeast eeskYch krajana v ohlaveni toto: "Temple Sto-leta hudebnim tiivote toho mesta a jinde Slavnost a Den Ceskeho Dedictvi." ye svete. V pozadi bude eeska hudba, Kest° Temple bylo zalotieno v 1881 zpevy, taneeni a pestre narodni kroje. kdyti tieleznice Santa Fe pokroeila z Ptedseda cele, teto veci ktere se tyka Galvestonu ati do mista, kde nyni se Dne eeskeho dedictvi jest p. Calvin C. naleza, mesto Temple. Tedy Temple Chervenka, instruktor fysiky a bude nejen oslavovat sto let sveho intiynyrstvi a vedoucf eeskych zalotieni ale poslednich 11 dni v programa v Temple Junior koleji. eervnu bude venovano nekteremu Dal§f elenove na onom vybory jsou: vztahu k historii ktery pomohl udelati Jeanette E. Jarolikova (tajemnice), a 'nest° Temple jet nyni je. V meste panove Bernie Gebala, Jerry Mikula§, Temple a okoli jest usazeno velke Leonard Mikeska a Jerry E. Valchat. mnotistvi lidu Ceskoslovenskeho Pan Chervenka ptipomina, tie Ce§i i pavodu a tato ethnicka, skupina ne-Ce§i jsou v§ichni zvanf na oslavy ptispivala velmi mnoho vzrastu, tyto Ceske a motto pro tuto oslavu ekonomicke stalosti a narodniho jest tato: "Toto jest ten pravy den hospodatstvi. Proto v patek 26. eeskeho dedictvi a path v§em eervna bude uznan co Den eeskeho Texanam". Jests musim oznamit, tie dedictvi v Temple. Z celeho Texasu se nova RVOS budova se nachazi v eisle ptijedou podfvat krajane a podilet se 2301 jitini 37. ulice a SPJST budova na slavnosti; v§ude budou Ceske zas je na 520 severni Main ulici. navesti vitajic ptichozi a teti mnozf Vstupne na v§echny tyto z,ajimavosti jsou zdarma jen na tu veeerni budou mfti narodni kroje.

V Trieste Temple se nachazi hlavni slavnost vstupne bude tti dolary stan dvou eeskyrch bratrskych katidemu. Listky bude mono koupiti pojigoven a katicla, tato organizace v obouch budovach anebo ye Wildcat tam bude hostit od 9 hodin rano ati do stadium. Ja jim pfeji velkou nav§tevu 5 odpoledne v§echny kteti jejich 26. eervna v obouch budovach a na budovy nav§tivi. Bratrsky spolek veeerni slavnosti a vk aby se jim SPJST jest nejvet§i Cechy zalotieny vyda tilo. Da to hodne prace a spolek v Texasu a byl zalotien v 1897 starosti neco takoveho dati aby byl ochranou pro ty krajany nove dohromady a tak si zasloutii podpory prijetf ze stare vlasti. Tento trva a:2 vsech na§ich krajana.

Mantiele Calvin Chervenkovi dneska a behem let pomohl a pomaha i vnulcum tech prvnich osadnika. v minuly tyden ptivedli nam nav§tevu nove budove ma sve iltadovny, velkou ze stare vlasti, pi. Boknu Majerovou knihovnu, archivy a krasnY museum, s kterou jsme si pekne pohovoi-ili. ye kterem se najdou pamatky na ty Kdyti jsme se zminili, ze nak zesnula davno zesnule krajane — Irk jest maminka mela v Praze pied lety zajimave. etednici SPJST a bratrance dra. Ladislava Ha§kovce, zamestnanci provedou katicleho celou tak tekla ze tuto rodinu zna a ze budovou a v§e vysvetli a obeerstveni ptijede zpet do vlasti ze sail pi. bude podavano.

Ha§kovcove, ze s nami mluvila. Je to V Temple jest teti hlavni stan jiste nahoda, ze nekdo o kom jsrne spolku RVOS (farmatsky ochranny nikdy neslykli a neznali zna flak spolek) take nejvet§i spolek ochranny pFlbuzne daleko za morem. Pam' krajany v 1901 v Ocker, poblik Majerova ma zalibu v panenkach a Temple. Tento spolek ma prave tak si prohledla moji sbirku. Take dohotovenou budovu ktera ma 16 hned poznala ruble malovany obraz

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10. 'e'ervna 1981 mesta Bechyne ktery pro nas malovala na§e sesttenice pi. Lillie Nekutiova. Velmi jsme radi poznali pi.

Majerovou a snad se jests uvidime net odjede zpet do vlasti v eervenci.

Minuly tyden me volala pi. Bessie Reamesova a sdelila me, ze zemrel p.

Frank Pastorek ye zdej§i nemocnici ve veku 92. let. Pohtben byl na htbitov sv. Josefa v Ennis, Tx., kde po eels roky bydlel od ptijezdu do Ameriky z Moravy. Nevedela jsem, ze byl bratrancem zesnule pi.

Vrzalikove, ktera, byla rozena Masatova a tie u nich nejaky eas bydlel pied lety. Jeho mantielka je rozend Koubova a pry- se nachazi v Opatrovne. Znali jsme Pastorkovi od detstvi a zesnulernu ptejeme klidny spanek a rodine jeho vyslovujem nag soustrast. Pam' Pastorkove pteji hodne zdravi a vk dobre, a dceti a vnukum tei.

Onehdy nas nav§tivili mantels Rudy Pavelkovi z Hillsboro, Tx., a pekne jsme se pobavili vespolek.

Pozvali nas na katolicky desky den v Abbott, Tx. 28. eervna. Rikali, ze to tam bude pane a ze taneenici tam budou taneit v krojfch a zabavy ze bude dost. Tak nevim jak se veci vyvinou a zda bude moci ptijet, aC tam z West a okoli zname dosti lidi a v Abbott teti. Jen aby meli pekne poeasi a v§e se vydatilo pro osadu a eesky lid.

Take se musim zminit, ze v Bryan mantiele Frank Vytopilovi budou 20.

Cervna oslavovat 60. vYroei sveho manielstvi a recepce a hudbu budou miti v sini American Legion v Bryan.

Bude to pekna, oslava nebot' kdo take se doeka, tech 60 let pospolu? Myslim, tie malokdo a proto oslavencurn a jejich eels rodine pfejerne Vsechno to nejlep§i a hlavne zdravi a pekne poeasi v ten den. My jsme take byli pocteni pozvankou na tu slavnost ale ov§em jests nevim, zda nam bude mono se zaeastnit, aC bysme radi neb bychom se jiste pobavili a pote§ili mezi nimi. Zatim ale ptejeme v§e dobre a srdeene dekujeme za to pozvani. Vytopilovi jsou elenove SPJST v Bryan.

Ted' jaksi je toho najednou moc v§ude a elovek nekdy nevi kam by mel drive jit. Sokolove teti budou miti sv-aj slet od 24. do 28. Cervna ve Ft. Worth a zajiste budou miti velkou tleast v ty dny. Jejich ptatele jim pfeji v§e dobre a hlavne 'Acne poeasi nebot' ted' stale nam pr§f. Dnes v pondeli jsme zase obdrtieli hodne de§te a vody v§ude staly, take se to dobre zatahlo do zeme a snad nebudeme mft takove sucho jako Toni.

Take musim sdelit, tie nedavno se mardelam SimsovYm narodila holeieka jrnenem Kelli Lyne Sims a 'Acne pokraeuje. Maminka byla Vickie Petrova a dedeeek a babieka jsou Charlie Petrovi od tadu 84 zde.

Srdeene gratulujeme a pfejeme v§e dobre eels rodine.

-SPJST-

kad Slovanska Lipa

eislo 66. Waco.

Cteni bratti a sestry.

Na§i kvetnovou schazi zaftajil nas ptedseda bratr Daniel Nors za

ptitomnosti asi 65 'den& Vlajky nastolili bratti James Yates a Larry Nors. test vlajce jako i tadova hesla byly odtikane v§emi ptitomnymi.

V§ichni titednici byli na svem mists.

Meli jsme zvlakni nav§tevu a sice Vedouci mladetie bratra Ed Kamase z Dallasu; je u nas vtidy vitan a doufameze nas nav§tivi zase brzy.

Sestra Bonnie Pruitt pfeeetla protokol z minule schaze a byl ptijat tak, jak byl napsan. Pak jsme povstali za na§i ode§lou sestru Berta Hottmannovou; buditi ji zeme lehkou. Dale byly eteny dekovne dopisy od sestry Matildy Hanu§ove a Alphonse Urbanovskeho, dale od "Caritas" za dar $100 do jejich fondu "Poor Man's Supper;" veeete pro chudy lid.

Pak jsme ptikroeili ke zpravarn na§ich vybora a za nas Majetkovy vyrbor pfeeetla zpravu sestra Darlene Engelkova a tekla nam 'tie jsme darovali Lakeview Fire Department $200 na zakoupeni zvla§tnich potteb.

Za Zabavni vYbor podal zpravu bratr George Shilling a povedel nam, tie, kdyti budeme hostit nagi mladeti YAD etrnacteho eervna, tiado,me flak kuchatky aby donesly cukrovi a sladkosti. Vim dobte tie jako vtidy se snatii ptinest velky veber a jit ptedem vain v§ern dekujeme. Za mladeti podala zpravu sestra Libby Parmova; povedela nam, tie mladeti ma ptipraveno mnoho dare, ktere budou vylosovane pozdeji a potiadala bratra Kamase aby k nam promluvil coti on udelal; rad nas vtidy nav§tivi a podekoval nam za pohosteni "YAD." Bratr Silas Smith nam povedel tie prodej poji§teni letos je mnohem lep§i a tie byly prodane velke pojistky nakho poji§teni. Bratr Smith- je Statni point- teditel poji§teni "State Field Manager;" radi ho vidy vyslechneme a doufame, tie ins zase v pti§ti schazi nav§tivi.

Za Nemocensky vybor podala nam zpravu sestra Bonnie Pruitt prototie sestra Agnes Mazancova, a sestra Polly Gaiduskova nemohly byt ptitomny; povedela nam 2e poslaly pozdravni karty temto elenarn: sestrem Sally Vybiralove, Doris Glatterove a Matilde Hanu§ove; bratr Frank Kofnovec mel operaci, ale jiti byl ptitomen na§i schazi a vede se mu dobte. Dale poslaly kartu bratru Ben Zabeikovi, ktery take mel operaci oef a vede se mu take dobre; bratr Zabeik byval finanenim tajemnikem Hlavni atadovny. Dale ze Mary Urbankova, take mela operaci, ale to je jijiti lep§i.

Nove eleny jsme prijali tyto: Stephanie Lynn a Dustin Dale Garrett, Justin R. Kramer, Michael J. Bezdek, Vernon H. Matthys, James M. Strauss, Charles Clay Benton, Michale A. McMahon, Rudolf Thomas Janek, David Wayne Whiteside, Vicki Jane a Jennifer Gail Sulak a Walter H. Gramms; doufame tie se jim u nas bude libit a tie se zapracuji do spolkovych zaletiitosti.

Sestra Darlene Engelkova pteeetla resoluci za na§i ode§lou sestru Berthu Hottmannovou; buditi Best jeji pamatce!

Dvetni Cenu vyhral bratr Louis Macha a narozeniny v kvetnu tito elenove: Leslie Dungan, Emil Hanu§, Barbara Brem, Sophie Le§hikat, Barbara Stanisla y. a Randy.

12/VkSTMK — 10. 6ervna 1981 Nors. Dort ptines1 Chris Owens; byl hezky a chutny.

Tyto matielcy byly vylosovane; prvnf Sophie Legiikat, druha Bernice Pankonien, ti-eti Jewel Warhol, etvrta Anna Vernetti, pata Ruby Orsag, 'Sesta Elenora Voleik, sedma Madelline Webb, osma Kay Owens, devata Yvonne Nors a desata Libby Parma a dostaly ceny.

Nak ptig i schrize se bude konat 21. eervna, ale nezapomente 2e 14. eervna u nas bude "YAD" a prosime vas aby jste ptinesli nejake zdkusky k obeciu.

S bratrskym pozdravem, Otto Hanu'S, dopisovatel.

-SPJST--

kid 'eislo 38. Kovat Vd2end redakce, bratti a sestry.

Zase jdu, za vami na besedu jak to v§echno jde zde na Kovati.

Dne 24. kvetna Vackova rodina mela "reunion" zde na Kovati sine.

Byl pekny den a sjelo se moc lidf a sieena Janet Vackovd, z Washington, D. C. mohla ptijet letadlem. Ra'di jsme je uvideli VSechny.

Dnes jsme dostali dobry asi jeden palec; byl to dobry deSt' aby se ``tenku" napinily vodou; cle§t'ern malo pf-ibude vody, ale dobte 2e piti alespon trdva roste a farmati budou mit Bost sena.

Na listku nemocnych je bratr Willie Stasny v Bastrop nemocnici; take spolusestra Amalie, man2elka bratra Vaciava, Bariny, upadla a pobyla si par dni v Bastrop nemocnici. Rychle se uzdravila, tak u2 je zase doma. Jen pomalu shod' spolusestro, at' zase neupadne'6, a nestane se ne:§testi.

Na Brookside hrbitove v Houstone byl pochovan Jamie L. Griffin; v cervenci by mel 21 let, stab se mu ne§testi ye Waco, Texas. Nikdy nevfme kde na nas eekd negtestf.

Dne 12_ kvetna se roznesla smutna zprava, 2e zemtela, doma, ve spanku, spolusestra Tonie, man'tielka bratra Julius Hi-ibka ye Smithville; je pochovana na Oak Hill hrbitove.

VSem zemtelym dej o Pane svetlo veerie at' odpoeivaji.

Dne 23. kvetna na Kovar v katolickem kostele byli sezdani sleena Maryann, dcera pana, a pani Eddie Zinimerhanzel s panem Marcisem Kallusem. Hostinu meli v SPJST gni na Kovat. Stesti jim ptalo a byl pekny den. Jd jim pteji gtesti a dobre zdravi.

Se sesterskym pozdravern, Mary Stepanova -SPJSTVysloveni

Soustrasti

sestry a bratti Rdclu Osveta efslo 38. Kovat, chceme timto vyslovit na g uptimnou soustrast pozristale rodina Htibkovd, nad timrtfm jejich milovane maminky, man2elky, statenky a nag spolusestry TONIE HRIBKOVA,

kterd zemtela ve veku 61 let doma ve Smithville.

Pohtebni obtady ze Mars-Jones kaple byla pochovand na Oak Hill htbitove.

Zanechala verneho manZela, Julius Htiblca; jednoho syna; pet deer a tti vnoueata.

Mila rodino vine, 2e elite odchodu vag milovane maminky, ale budi2 yam titechou, ze my spolkovf bratti a sestry soucitiine s varni v zarmutku a pfejeme klidnyr spanek: at odpoeiva

v pokoiiw,a eest budii jeji pamatce zachovaria.

Resol&ni vybor: Mary Stepanova Vaida Sulakovd Emma Stallovd, -SPJSTSPJST fad 61slo 172.

Rozkvet Pasadena, Texas

Vdiene sestry, bratti a milovanf na'Si krajane V§ude po celern Texasu.

Pozdrav vsem od elenri a elenek v Pasadena a Houstonu a okoli a to jiste take do Temple a West, Texas.

Tak zase dame vedet v§e od nas v Pasadene a Houstone, 'tie je ta na§e pekna, nedele a poeasi posavad velmi dobre bez pohromy a jineho. Po tom svdtku v pondeli jsme zase Vgichni v praci jako obyeejne jsme doma z kostela aby se nam lepe vedlo v to nag pram.

Tak jak se dozvidgm od \tech na§ich sester a bratrri, 'tie v§ichni jsou v dosti dobrem zdravf.

V sobotu jsme videli par na'g ich lidi na torn nakm tanci a v§ichni tancovali jako by jim nebylo nic. Diky Bohu za vysly'§eni za na§e nemocne, kteti jsou doma nebo v nernocnici.

Rddi jsme Vge videli a v gchni byli uctive ptivitani mezi nas v na§em salu a to 30. kvetna v sobotu. Na§' tanec se dobte vydatil; lidi bylo od steny do steny a diky vsem co byli u nas ptitornni; bylo tolik lidi ze v§ech stran a to mdlem z pinky Texasu. To jiste vypadd, 2e my v Pasadene ukazujeme na§i fictu vsem a jsou uctive se srnfchem a i jiste s hubiekou ptivitani.

Po celem ria'§em sdlu vidirne sestry a bratry, vitaji v'Sechny Ares stoly a ruky se tahnou na sest stop daleko aby 2ddneho nevynechali. My u nas v Pasadena ukazujeme na§i lidskost a bratrstvi SPJST eislo 172. U nas rname v2dycky ty dobre policajty v Pasadene; dajf pozor a dohled na to na§e oblibend auta, aby 26,dny zlodinec je neukradl a neujel s nimy do jinych statil na prodej tak se to tak moc stava VSude, ne jenom v Houstone, ale take i v na§em kapitolu statu a v malych mestech.

Pti nasem tanci u dveti byla nase dcera, Margie'Lee Nelrnsovd, a 011ie a Jan Bricovi jako hoste. Obema se to velice libilo, 2e nee° rnohou vypornoci pro nas tad Rozkvet. Oba tikajf, ze by radi vicekrdt vypornohli, ale jiste jsou zvani vice nezli jedenkrat. NaSe dcera ma vice vypomocnych na listku.

Tak zase diky vsem a ptijed'te zase k nam se vytaneit v sobotu 13. eervna a hudbu dodaji George Macha,rt z Shiner, Texas; hudba bude srnichdna a take oblibend u v§ech. Oni jsou dobte znami v celern okolf. Kdy2 si chcete dobte vyskocit, to2 ptijed'te k nam do Pasadeny 13, eervna; budete uctive zase privitani s velkyrn rismevern. Vitdme vas a ptijed'te jak si pfejete, ale nechejte klobotik3 doma nas sal vas uctf.

Ten Lee Roy Matocha dal nam tu muziku tak nadherne, 'tie v§echny parky, kteti byli pri stolech jak ta Lee Royova harmonika pekne zaeala, lidi se hnali na tu podlahu jako ty r3rchle kary na "Indianapolis Race Track" i ja, a Esther, moje 2ena,, jsme se toeili jako ten nas Houstonsky A. J. Fojt.

My ho dobte zname z meho byvaleho domova (mesteeka Wallis, Texas) a jeho ptibuzne.

Take uZ dam vsem vedet o naafi schfizi, kterd se bude konat 10, eervna v utery 7 hodin yeeer v nag gni SPJST efslo 172. na 911 E. Shaw ulici v Pasadene. Tak nezapornerite a dostavte se. Buderne sly§et aspon co

bylo a co bude v priste dobre; mnina 2e bude olejova studne na na§em pozemku (ha, ha). Vitame vas, ptijed'te na schfizi, kdo vi, moZna 'tie kdy2 ne novy sal toe aspori olejovu studni co2 ptindg velike penfze! U nas mdme moc vyueenych stavitelri i take moc v3ticolenych architektri a vkchno mo2ne.

Vgchni lide z olcoli, kteti ptiji2deji k nam se vytaneit pokalcie, jsou veseli; vtidycky si seberou na g karetku aby nezapomneli oznameni o druhych tancich a vitame vk zpatky k nam a v pul tydnu u2 zvoni pro reservaci, aby meli mista si sednout s jejich ptibuznymi a pi-dtely. Tot fide ptijecne do Pasadeny.

V pondeli na den pametnf jsme si zajeli do Wallis, Texas navgivit sestru a 'Svagra Frank Han2elkovy; je tak na statost zeslaben a chodf o berlich, ale diky Bohu ze jeSte mute Holit jeho auto. Farmatsice kropy jsou jiste pane zelene a rostou 'Acne.

Poslednf nedeli jsrne byli pozvani na graduaci naSeho druheho vnuka a take v patek jsme byli na graduaci nag vnueky. Lid i bylo tak moc, 2e jsme se tam mdlem dostali a,2 bylo po Item.

Tak pro dnes s dopisem dam pokoj a skoneim a zustavam vsem vas eesky dopisovatel do naseho Vestniku.

S uptimnym pozdravem od vkch bratril a sester a S Panem Bohem z Pasadeny, Texas a Houstonu vain vsem pteje §testi a zdravi vdA. John T. Mikeska -SPJST-

Ceskeho Dedictvi v Jiznim Texasu

Spolek

Pravidelna etvrtletni schrize tohoto spolku se konala v nedeli 17. kvetna 1981 ve 3 hodiny odpoledne v sini spollcu Moravan. Ndfdteva tieastnikri se rovnala schrizirn ptede§lym.

Dovezl mne tam i zpet maj roily zet' Roy Peal.

Oeekavalo se, 2e bude piltomna byvald profesorka na Universite Statil Texas v Austinu pi. Svatava Jacobsonovd. Meld, na programu mit proslov, `Cecho-Moravane Texa§-§ti."

V ten samy den okrskovd, tajernnice sestra Helen F'avelkovd, byla uvedomena ze pi. Svatava Jacobsonova, neptijede. Bylo nas mnoho, kteti jsme se teSili na jeji ptedndAku a

Svatava Jacobsonova

zdroveri ji poznat osobne. (Poznamka pisatele: kdy2 dne 28. fijna 1978 se potddalo shromdalenf "Symposium" v Temple, Texas, talc mfij roily zet' John Huber z Austinu tam byl ptitomen i s jeho milou man2elkou Lillie, tak ptiletiitostne vzal nekolik snimkri a zde je jeden znich). Mona 2e nekdy pozdeji bude uvolnend a mezi nas pit ede. Pottebujeme nejakou osobu, kterd by objasnila stavajici pomery nakho lidu v Texasu. Pouend, ptedna-Sica by byla dalgm povzbuzenim.

Ukednici a vybory podali sve zprdvy, ktere byly ptijaty s potleskem. Pti teto ptilelitosti jsme meli nav§tevnika ze zdruieni profesorn Corpus Christi Statni University pana Richard T. Marcuma; rnluvil na tema easovy ptedmet: "Pamatna mista oznaeovat." K tomu slou2i ji g komise, kterd se zabyva dejinami prvnich obyvatel a stavebni mist() jejich organizace; je pojmenovano: "Land Mark Commission in Nueces County."

Byla to zajimava imformaerif ptednagca. Tento profesor je mi znamy osobne, on a jege jiny profesor mi ueinili cestnou ptatelskou ndvttevu. Profesor Ray Wilson z to same university mel sebou strojek "cassette," na ktery zachytil na magnetickou pasku nag rozmluvu. Oba si prohledli mrij zaeaty album, knihu ptipravenou do knihovny v nag nova zdene budove spolku SPJST a Sokol Corpus Christi. Vypajeili si ji, na opisy (photo copy). Za nejaky eas mi ji vratili a prilozili k ni dvouhodinove opisy magneticice pasky.

Pti rozrnluve s panem Richard T. Markusem jsem mu tekl, 'tie brzy budu mit podobnou knihu i pro Corpus Christi Statni umversitu. (Jednu men g jsem uz odeslal na adresu Henry Vacuhn 6. kvetna 1981, aby si ji ulotiilf do museum v Buckholts, Texas.)

Tito dva jrnenovani profesoti se zajimaji hodne o nas ndrod, kteremu jsou ptatelAti. Po ukoneeni tohoto proslovu, na seem ptikl Vestrnic, ye kterem bylo pet obrdzkri a popis z schrize ptede ge ze dne 22. finora 1981.

Bylo poulcazdno na to, tie by melo byti vice podobnych dopisu aby vetejnost vedela co se zde podnika,.

Ndsledoval potlesk piltomnych Oastnikri, pH tom moje po ystani se slovy "Thank you" (dekuji yam).

Pobaveni ptitornnSTch Po vytizeni obchodnich zdletiitostf, nastoupilo devet pfivabnych dcereeek v narodnich krojich, aby ptedvedly taneeni eisla nacvieene ochotnou ueitelkou pi. Charlotte Kneskovou.

Tyto taneeky byly casteene zfilmovane a yeeer v 10 hodin ukazdny na obrazovce TV Channel 3.

Byly odmeneny hluenyrn potleskem za ptedvedeni taneenfch narodnich else' pri rekordovane hudba.

Hned na to nastoupilo devet zpevalcri: tki nruZi a §est 'Zen. Prvni: "U studanky sedela, " ' druha, ' 'Andelka §afatovd," tteti "Jde potok loueinou," a etvrta "Pode mlynern."

Vgchni nam zazpivali k radosti nak oblibene pisnieky, ktere je§te nezestdrly tak jako naptiklad ty taneeky, ktere se pferia g z jednoho pokolenf na druha. Ueitel zpevu je obetavy ueitel p. Alvin Prochazka.

Nacviene hodiny ve §"kole Cyril a Methodej svetnice efslo 8. Tance se navieuji ka2de pondeli od 6 to 7 hodin veeer.

Obe tyto skupiny pottebuji vice elent. Ueeni eeske §kole bylo

10. eervna 1981 — VESTNiK/13

zastaveno pro malt poeet studentri.

Vzbudit vet§i zajem v techto podnicich bude vytadovat vice oznamovani v novinach a ve schrizich v§ech spolkri. I3ude-li -slag zajem o vyueovani na§eho matetskeho jazyka, pa,k bude mono zaeit v novern semestru v me§ici zaritento rok.

P Paul Smid, ueitel, je ochotny znovu vyucovat, kdy se phIlasi vice studentri ne2 doposud pouze deset.

Zde se naskyrta, vyhodna za malt' poplatek, zlep§it a neb se ptiueit feei svych ptedkri. Jak to bylo vyhodne pro mne ovladat tti jazyky (ve stare rodne vlasti dva a zde tteti).

Spoleend veeere Po tomto zabavnern programu bylo ohla§eno nastoupit do tady a odebrat si talite napinene chutnym jidlem, 'dere bylo ptineseno na§imi domacimi kuchatkami.

Zaroven bylo oznameno, ze elenske roeni poplatky jsou $5 na rok 1981.

Roeni obdobi zaeina vzdy v mesici rinoru do pil§tiho rinora.

Priati schilze se bude konat 23. srpna 1981 v Community Hall v Robstown, Texas.

Taneeni zabava Po to chutne yeeeti v 6 hodin do tance spustila hudbu ka,pela "Polka Peppers;" tanec trval do 10 hodin. V 6;15 jsem se rozloueil s mojimi eetnymi ptately a byl zase zpatky v tom mem "sladkem domove."

Umrti V teto schrizi bylo oznameno rimrti na§eho elena A. S. Taichmana, 62 leteho, ktery mel srdeeni zachvat.

Cest jemu byla vzdana povstanim.

S ptanim mnoho zdravi a zdaru v§em pteje.

John Stasa.

--SPJST-

se eesky Let Us Study Czech!

Ueme

Lekce devatenacth — Lesson 19 Conversation and words about food, drink, and restaurants.

VOCABULARY napoj — drink narozeniny --birthday pozvani — invitation ptijimat — to accept ptijmu — I accept kla§ter — cloister ttida — avenue; or broad street, in this instance potkati se — to meet (someone) ei§nik — waiter ei§nice — waitress prohliZet — to look over jidelni listek --- menu podavat — to pass podej, prosirn — please pass ptedkrm — entrée phkrm — vegetables eaten with the main course objednat — to order vejce — egg pill — half veal cutlet (or ‘schnitzel ffiek

pork cutlet or pork chop) — (a fizek is considered the Czech National, or favorite dish, much as the steak is in the US) mezinarodni — international vybrat — choose, pick out smateny — fried 1366 — to bake peeene — baked, or roasted uzene maso — smoked meat vateny — boiled hovezi (maso) — beef veptove (maso)— pork teleci — (maso) — veal husa — goose zeleniny — vegetables ryba — fish drribet — poultry zvetina -- game, venison rYte -- rice hra,§ek — peas lahev -- bottle p.: lave pan vrchni — headwaiter prat — to wash pradlo -- linen, underwear ko§ile — shirt ponotka — sock de§tnik — umbrella tatat se — to ask questions poradit -- to advise plakat -- to cry, weep, (people) (beeet is used in reference to goats and sheep: koza beef, ovce meld) Translate the following sentences: 1. Jaky napoj se objednate?

2. Prijdeme po tilde sv. Vaclava.

3. Potkame se v 7 hodin veeer.

4. Ci§nik nam donesl jidelni listek.

5. Prosim, podej mi chleb.

6. Co si vyberete?

7. Porad'te mi, co si mam vybrat.

8. Objednejte si smateny tizek, neb vatene hovezi.

9. Maji zde vyborne teleci.

10. Mani rad zeleninu.

11. Ci§nik rikal, ze maji ryby, drirbe2 a zvetinu.

12. Jako ptikrm si dam ry2i a hra§ek.

13. Co budete pit?

14. Vypijeme jiste celou lahev,vina.

15. Bile nebo eervene vino?

16. Pane vrchni, dejte nam vinny listek.

17. Mate radeji hovezi nebo veptove?

18. Teleci je velice chutne.

19. PrSil nam zmokne.

20. Kupme si honern de§tnik!

21. Na ceste domd z restaurace, Anieka plakala, kdy ji zmokly pono2ky.

These are all useful terms, both in restaurants, and ordinary conversations. Endeavor to correct the usage of incorrect words, you have been in the habit of using.

Observe: Marie! Pane VeselY. Panf Novakova! Studenti! More!

2) With the adverbs of place we differentiate two forms: one expressing motion (combined with the verbs expressing motion or direction, e.g. jdu, bezim, divam se, pigu, etc.) the other expressing no motion, position (combined with verbs like jsem, sedim, stojim, lezim, etc.).

Kam jdu?

Kde jsem?

Jdu sem/tam.

Jsem doma.

Jdu domu.

Jsem tady/tam.

Jdu doleva/doprava. Jsem nalevo/napravo.

Divam se dopredu/ Sean vpredu/vzadu. dozadu.

Jedu nahoru/dolu. ✓ekam nahore/dole.

Jdeme ven/dovnitt.

Jsme venku/uvnitr.

Jsem na poste. (locative) Compare: Divam se na obraz.

Jdu na poStu. (accusative)Pi§u slovo na papir.

Na obraze je mesto.

Slovo je na papfte.

3) Few more perfective/imperfective verbal pairs in the imperative:

impf. pf. neg. impf. etu: Cti! Pfeeti!

Necti to! spim: Spi! Vyspi se!

Nespd myju se: Myj se!

Umyj se!

Nemyj se! pomaharn: Pomahej!

Pomoz!

Nepomalhej! eekam: eekej!

Poekej!

Neeekej! telefonuju: Telefonuji! Zatelefonuj! Netelefonuj! jedu: Pojed'!

Jed'!

Nejezdi! jdu: Nechod'!

Jdi! Pojd'! nesu: Nes! Pones!

Nenos!

Practice! Tatinku, podkej na me!

Babieko, naue me nejakou eeskou piseri! Karle, pfeeti mi to cizi slovo!

Nechod'te dovnitt, poekejte venku!

Pane Novaku, prijete mi jizdni tad!

Karle, pojd' k nam na nav§tevu!

(Come to see us!) Honzo, kup mi mleko a rohliky. Ale chleb mi nekupuj, je§te mam. Ptines to sem!

Studenti, nedivejte se ven, divejte se na tabuli! Napi§ to slovo sem nahoru, dole ut nem' misto. Mejte se dobte!

(Have a good time!) Bud' zdrav!

(Hello!) Nebud' smutny! (Don't be sad.) Prominte, ze jdu pozde. (Excuse me for coming late!) Pozdravuj Karla!

(Say hello to Charles!) Ukat mi to!

(Show me that!)

JAN HOLUB

Popis nedavno vydane broiurky Cesat.

Organizace Cesat (Czech Ex Students Association of Texas), jejit rieelem je roz§ifeni eeskeho vyueovani k zachovani na§eho rodneho jazyka v Texasu, vydana letos v dubnu k prilezitosti sve vyroeni schrize informaeni broturky k na'boru noveho elenstva a k rispe§nemu pineni sveho rikolu.

Sedmistrankova brolurka Cesat, vydana v poetu 2000 kusri, ma obal bankytne modre barvy. Uprostted licni strany e obrys (outline) Texasu se jmenem Cesat a anglicko-eeskym titulem Informative Brochure —SPJSTInformaeni Ptirueka. V pravem rohu nahote je perokresba rotundy vladni budovy statu Texasu s Learn Czech napisem Hlavni Mesto Austin (Texas State Capitol) a v levern rohu dole je With Us perokresba historickeho znaku Prahy 14th Lesson. The Vocative. ve stare vlasti s napisem Hlavni Adverbs of Place.

Mesto Praha (Emblem of Prague).

1) When addressing a person we Da1§1 stranka, zvana, rivodni, ma dvoujazydnY titul: Informaeni PHuse a special case, the vocative. rueka (Informative Brochure) a nouns ending in hard pane! jrneno vydavatele: Sdruteni Ceskych consonants take -e kamarakie! Karle!

Ex Studentri v Texasu (Czech Ex nouns ending in Students Association of Texas). g, k, h, ch take -u — tatinku! soudNa tteti strance je tdvoujazyene uveden zanier teto brolurky jez zni ruhu! hochu! nouns ending in soft takto: Spolek byvalych spolku Cesat consonants take -i — ptiteli! muki! se souhrnem zabyva struenou nouns ending in historif, deelem a cfiem tohoto sdrut'eni k informaci Cesko-Americke -ec take -ee — chlapee! otee! nouns ending in vetejnosti o einnosti Cesat v -a take -o, babieko! Aleno! Honzo! etnickych zalaitostech a' lo t naboru Other nouns, all nouns in plural and noveho elenstva. Na teto tteti strance all adjectives and pronouns have no je teZ oti§tena fotografie Menu special vocative form and use the pilvodnfho klubu Cechie se jmeny nominative instead. tehdejEch 'Menu.

Ctvrta, pata, §esta a sedma stranka (zase dvoujazyene) se zaby'vg, dejinami, ridelem a diem spolku.

Cesat.

Dejiny Cesat v kostce doslova pfeti§teny z eeske easti broiurky — zni takto: Spolek byvalych eeskYch studentri ✓ Texasu, anglickym jmenem The Czech Ex-Students Association of Texas, je pokraeovatelem klubu Cechie jet byl zaloien v roce 1909.

Klub Cechie vznikl na Universite Texas v Austinu z podnetu nekolika tamej§ich eeskych studentri k hlub§ima studiu ee§tiny a k zachovani i roz§iteni eeskeho jazyka a kultury zde na jihu Spojenych Statri.

Zasluhou tohoto klubu Universita Texas zaeala vyucovat eestin y v roce 1915 a kdyz toto vyueovani bylo v letech 1923-27 ptert geno, Cechie znovu prosadila obnoveni eeskych jazykovych kursri na teto universite v lednu 1927. Od to doby pak ee§tina tispe§ne zaujirna sve postaveni v jazykovem oddeleni University Texas. Postupern doby v dvacatych letech vznikl tet na Universite Texas krajansk3r. Universitni klub a Sdruteni byvalych eeskYch studentri; ✓roce 1939 se tyto spolky spojily s klubem Cechie se spoleenym nazvem CESAT. Tato sjednocend organizace vyvijela aktivni einnost do roku 1954, kdy pro v§eobecny nezajem k rodnemu privodu i odkazu dilvej§ich generaci, ptestala prakticky po 20 let existovat. Behern zminene neeinnosti Cesat ee§tina byla nadale vyueovana na universite Texas v Austinu, na universite A and M v College Station, a na nekolika jinych §kolach jako na pt. na vy§§1 §kole (High School) v Rogers.

Znovuobnoveni vyueovani eestiny v roce 1973 na Universite Houston a kaidoroeni letni program pro studenty eestiny z Texasu v Ceskoslovensku na pra2ske Karlove universite zahajene ye stejnern roce ptispely k obnoveni Cesat v roce 1974 a tak tato organizace opet nynf pracuje v ramci svyrch mo2nostf dle pfivodnfch idealfi klubu Cechie z roku 1909.

IrTeel spolku Cesat - doslova - ten z Ceske easti brozurky - je pfeti S tento: esat navazuje na tradici klubu Cechie jak v zachovanf tak i v propagaci eeskeho jazyka a kultury v Texasu. Tento spolek se sna2f zavesti vyueovani eeske teei kdekoliv jsou k tomuto rieelu vhodne podminky a pomaha vyte§it finanenf podporu tohoto vyueovani eeskoarnerickyrni organizacemi. Texaska Matice VySSfho Vzdelanf, anglickym jmenem The Texas Council of Higher Education, je2 je soueastf spolku esat, poskytuje nynf tak jako v minulosti pujelcy k universitnimu studiu pottebnym student-am na'Seho pavodu.

V prvnich 20-30 letech trvani tohoto spolku tehdej§1 studenti na'Seho piivodu ee§tinu plynne ovladali a tak nebylo nutne zajemcum o pfijeky zdfiraznovat eesky pavod a znalost eeskeho jazyka. Pfljeky tehdy byly mfneny pomoci ternto studentfun dosahnout universitnfho vzdelanf v jakemkoliv oboru. Jeliko2 jiz tadu let ee§tina studentd naSeho pfivodu je pod arovrif dtfvej S . fch generacf, Texaska Matice po2aduje od ptipadnych zajemcri o pojeky aeast na eeskych kursech a opravdovy zajem o praci v etnickych zale2itostech naS1 naafi krajanske vetve.

DalS4 smernice s informacf kam se obratit o formulat C.',adosti o DC4iektf

14/VESTMK — 10. tervna 1981

ne pou2t jako modelovaci hmotu, ale bychom §-testi, ktere nam unika, dopravu na hlavnich sovetskych jako malou, zivou bytost s protae jsme zapomneli, kde tratich; obdobny typ se nyni vyviji i pro Bajkalsko-amurskou magistralu. nekoneenym bohatstvim, o -,.ktere, prameni.

Dvacetivacove trate na tvateni jestli chceme, se s nami ---SPJSTtenkych plechu, vyrabene dosud jen rozdelit. n'ekolika podniky ye svete, stejne jako Normalni, zdrave dtte vlastni mirnotadnou davku vitality a radosti Vedeckotechnicka spoluprace integrovany program vyvoje a vyroby parnich turbin vysokych ze 2ivota. Videla jsem deti, kterym podniku Skoda plzeii vykond, jsou rovne2 vy-sledkem rodiee hubovali a trestali je. Z Jeden z neivetSich strojirenskych tispeSne spoluprace eeskoslovenskych hlediska dospeleho jsem si myslila, podniku v CSSR 8koda Plzen a sovetskych vedca a technika. budou trudnornyslne a bojacne.

(Zapadoeesky kraj) uzavtel 21 smluv Vftbec ne! Slzy od posledniho V roce 1973 byla podepsana dohoda vyprasku jests neoschly a ui o vedeckotechnicke spolupraci s odchazely s dsmevem na rtech, vedeckymi a yyzkumny'mi Ustavy v o vedeckotechnicke spolupraci mezi jakoby hnany neodolatelnym zemich Rady vzajemne hospodatske podnikem Skoda Plzen a Technickou popudem. Deti se nestaraji o nova pomoci (RVHP), z toho 16 se sovet- univerzitou v DraZd'anech. Jejim obsahem je hlavne vymena vysledku zklanadni, kdepak! Velke dobrod- skymi.

NejvyzamnejSim dokumentem z teoretickych resent strojnich prvku a ru2stvf znovu zaeina, nove v kaklem nich je dohoda uzavtena v roce 1970 kornplikovanych strojnich dilt a okarn2iku. Jiny kontrast s pesimisse Sovetskym svazem; tyka se vyvoje vyrnena programa pro poeitaee. mem nas dospelych! Kdyl se nas nekdo dotkne, zklame nas, stavame tlakovodnich reaktora s vykonem do Pozitivnan vysledkem je znaend 1000 megawatta. Skoda Plzen pti iispora naklada na strojovy eas se nedftvetivymi a opatrnymi. "To je tom spolupracuje s esttednim poeitaka i na ovetovaci experimenty. zkuknost" tikame. Ano, ale co vyzkumnym Ustavem takeho stroji&lame s nadknim, bez ktereho renstvi v Moskve, Statnim vyborem S Ustavem pro lehke stavby v Drad'anech spolupracuji specialists nemukme ueinit nic velkeho? pro vyuZiti jaderne energie SSSR a ze zapadoeeske Skodovky na tadou dalSich pracoviSt. Soueasti zyySovani spolehlivosti technicky *** realizace teto dohody jsou i state naroenych strojirenskych systema. odbornika z plzenske Skodovky v Shledavame, k dite nezna zatt. To jadernych elektrarnach SSSR. DalSim partnerem v NDR je co se stalo yeera, se mu zda uz velrni Vysledkem spoluprace se Bariska, akademie (Bergakademie) ve vzdalene. Budoucnost je znepokojuje sovetskymi partnery je i elektricka Freibergu (Freiberg). Spolupracuje s jen tehdy, oeekava-li nejakou radost- lokomotiva, o dosud nejvySSIm vykonu podnikem pri studio vlastnostl nou uddlost. Dite '2ije a pine vychut- 8000 kW a maximalni rychlosti 200 26,ruvzdornych °cell pro lopatky nava' pitemny okamiik; a to je prave km/hod. Je ureena pro expresnl parnIch turbin. to vlastnost, kterou my tak easto postradame. Jests nas tat minulost a t.t2 se sougme nad budoucnosti. Jiste, PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY with dite zapomind nabyta naueeni a opakuje Spatne zkuknosti. Ale to podstatne pro jeho utvateni je odvaha, s kterou znovu zaeina. Bez teto vlastnosti by se nemohlo rozvijet. Deti nepodlehaji 55 YEARS OF COURTEOUS, PROMPT AND PROVEN SERVICE ptedsudkum, ktere tak east() diktuji nase ciny a ureuji nak spoleeenske FARMS, CITY, AND COMMERCIAL RISKS vztahy. Misto ye spolecnosti, funkce, "OUR POLICY IS TO BACK YOUR POLICY" rasa, bohatstvi je pro nas nejdftleCONTACT YOUR LOCAL CHAPTER SECRETARY AT: 2iteiSi. Dfte projevuje sympatie a —SPJSTantipatie sporitanne a temito tivahami se nezabyva. Ptirozene, Secretary Phone Chapter Location Od deti se mfaeme ueit. Neni stalym poslouchanim rodieu, kteti 1 Mrs. Elizabeth A. Bily Houston, Texas 713-864-1884 chvali jedny a hanobi druhe, mohou vychovatele, kterY by mohl tvrdit, 2 Mr. Frank L. Vavra Bryan, Texas 713-822-5039 3 Mrs. Bobby Michalsky se 112 nema eemu ueit. V praci se easem sdilet jejich nazor.

Crosby, Texas 713-328-2916 Me ma silny smysl pro earokrasny 4 Mrs. Sidney F. Mensik Rosenberg, Texas 713-342-2358 zdokonalujeme tim, ze ji koname. Od 5 Mr. A. M. Vrla Dallas, Texas 214-827-9049 objevu k objevu, od pokroku k svet. Ty nejbaneySi veci, zvi?ata, Flatonia, Texas 512-865-3768 pokroku piljdou rodiee i vychovatele, rostliny, skryvaji mila ptekvapeni a 6 Mr. August Vyvjala 7 Mrs. Isabel Kutach East Bernard, Texas 713-335-6235 pini4i spravne svoji ulohu tisice ptilaitosti k okouzleni. Velike 8 Mr. Wesley;Parma Ennis, Texas 214-875-3381 vychovatele. Jestli platf, ze v ztuhle listy kaStant, zbarvene 9 Mr. John H. Murphy podzimem, ktere shrabuji na 'Skolnim Fort Worth, Texas 817-838-2977 zachazeni s nezivou hmotou nas 10 Mrs. Benita Walzel Needville, Texas dvote, prvni beruska usedajici na jeho 713-793-6288 zkuSenost privede k tomu, ze San Antonio, Texas 512-333-7460 pozmenime zpilsob prace, abychorn ruku, motyl, ktereho se snail' chytit, 11 Mr. Emil E. Matula Granger, Texas 512-859-2549 obdrieli lepSi vytledek, o co vice to srdce ptaeka, vypadleho na jare z 12 Mr. Henry E. Vitek 13 Mr. Albert Kubena Dime Box, Texas 713-535-7511 plat' o praci s tak 2ivy'm materialern, hnizda, ktere citi tlouci ye sve dlani — 14 Mr. E. J. Sebesta Temple, Texas 817-773-6598 kolik radosti, kolik objevu! jaky ptedstavuji neustale se vyvijejici Fayetteville, Texas 713-378-2593 Ale takova, vytrkni brzy mizf a je 15 Mr. Lad C. Cmajdalka deti.

17 Mrs. Mildred Ulcak Jourdanton, Texas 512-769-3688 velmi malo dospelych, schopnych Jsou to prave ony, ktere davaji 18 Mr. Ignace Pastusek Megargel, Texas 817-563-3021 pozoruhodne lekce dospelyrn, kteti radovat se detskym §testirn z kras a 19 Mr. Frank S. Kofnovec Abbott, Texas 817-826-3520 majf za ukol vest je a bdit nad nimi bohatstvi, kterymi svet oplyva. Kdy2 20 Mr. Lee Roy Weselka Crosby, Texas 713-328-3240 deti decko poprve otoei vypinatem a 21 Mrs. Marie Zissa moraine i telesne. Ma se zato, Placedo, Texas 512-897-1778 sve rodiee k rozvijeni takovych svetlo se rozlije mistnosti, je to pro 22 Mr. Emil F. Jansky 713-543-4956 El Campo, Texas vlastnosti, ktere byly az doposud ne tak rnimotadny objev, ze to dela 23 Mr. Joe Havrda Schulenburg, Texas 713-562-2323 jejich nedostatky, zvlaste trpelivosti, tak dlouho, dokud je necharne. U dos 24 Mr. Ruri Bordovsky Hallettsville, Texas 512-798-2916 tak casto zkoukne nekoneenyrni pelych hraje svou roli nevyhnutelny 25 Mrs. Olga Sablatura Ganado, Texas 512-771-2326 otazkami &tete. Je pravda, ze zakon navykii, ale to neni duvod k 26 Mrs. Hilda Burtis Buckholts, Texas 817-593-3821 nutnost opakovat stokrat stejne rady tomu, abychom se stali necitlivymi k 27 Mrs. John A. Polansky Caldwell, Texas 713-567-3680 a sam se jimi rfdit, evict jinak zaned- tolika pftvabftm a kouzlftm ptirody i 28 Mr. Jerry Mehevec Taylor, Texas 512-352-7031 bavane ctnosti vytrvalosti a trpeli- lidskeho ducha, ureenYm k natemu 29 Mr. Amos Pavlik La Grange, Texas 713-968-3640 vosti. Ale je toho vice. Dite svyrn potani.

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Cti t• adosti mnoha rodieft je Seymour, Texas 817-888-2764 0 kolik by byl ‘tivot ptijernnej§i, 35 Mr. Jesse Hajek vyformovat dite podle svych piedRt. 2, Box 24-B Shiner, Texas stay. VStepuji mu "dobre zpfisoby", tale okamiiky snesitelneN, kdyby- 37 Mr. Frank Berckenhoff 713-885-2227 Sealy, Texas zdvotilost, ptesnost, eistotu. Nekteti chom i my umeli vychutnavat ty male 38 Mr. Joe Peters Orange Grove, Texas 512-547-2570 z nich maji vyS§i ideal a uei sve deti kaklodenni radosti ktere tak bane 39 Mr. Roy E. Hranicky 806-492-3988 Paducah, Texas poctivosti, eestnosti, umeni konat ptehlifitme. Kdybychom mohli ve 40 Mr. Neiland W. Worley Lake Jackson, Texas 713-297-6740 dobro kolem sebe; jini roz*Situji styku s detmi znovu nalezt trochu 41 Mr. Ernest Mensik vychovu na uplatnovani opravdove spontannosti, eerstvosti ducha, GRAND CHAPTER OFFIC E: P.O. BOX 1168, ROSENBERG, TX. 77471 prijateho naboknstvi. Skuteene, optimismu, ktere jsou pro ne jako Vladimir G. Bily, President Jed M. Walzel, Secretary Gilbert J. Walzel, Auditor zalladni snahou vychovatelii je ptiznaene, v protikladu s Frank J. Hanka, Treasurer Sidney F. Mensik, 1st Vice-Pres.

W. F. Svec, Auditor ohradit dite pravidly, ktere nebude formalismem, natim pojetim William L. Bayer, 2nd Vice-Pres.

David Hajek, Attorney Ben F. Grill, Auditor moci obejit. Pokusme se chapat dite slu§nosti a zdvotilosti, poznali lze obdrkt od vkch Menu Cesat.

Spolek Cesat eas od easu podporu ye forme daru vyznamnym eeskotexaskym uddlostem (nape.

Symposium CeSi v Texasu, v tijnu 1978) a pla'nuje stipendia pro vynikajici eeskoamericke studenty hrde na eesky puvod a nadkne k etnicke praci.

Cil spolku Cesat - doslova otiSten dle eeske easti broairky - je tento: NejdulaitejSi ukoi, ktery si Cesat must ptedsevzft, je zvytit narodni uvedomeni nakho lidu v Texasu. K dosakni tohoto uvedomeni Cesat pottebuje zvytit zajem mladych generaci vhodnym 'Skolenim. Mimo povzbuzovani, rnoralni podpory a pomoci existujicim eeskym programiim na universitach, kolejich, Skolach a v eeskoamerickych haldeh Cesat planuje roz*aiteni eeskeho vyueovani v dal'Sich mestech s eeskoamerickymi men§inami i obnovent vytteovani ee'Sliny tam, kde se vyueoval eeskY jazyk Cesat hodla zfskat do svych tad nadSene naSince k docilenf opravdove obrody eeskeho jazyka a kultury v Texasu.

Ac Cesat &five spolkem pouze universitnich studentft a krajanfi s universitnim vzdelanim, tak nyni tato organizace zve k elenstvi kahleho Cechoamerieana, jet ma na srdci svuj pftvod i zachovani eeske teei v Texasu.

Vedeni a elenstvo Cesat.

Vetim, ze popis nedavno vydane braurky spolku Cesat upozorni nasi vetejnost na praci tohoto sdrukni k zachovani naseho narodniho dedictvi a zvysi zajem krajanu k alenstvi v teto organizaco.

Jan J. Karas v Houstonu.

Tiskovy referent Cesat (Director of Public Relations)

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SPJST CALENDAR FOR SPJST LODGES ONLY Lodge No. 35, Elk

Friday, June 12 -- Social Sunday, June 14 - CB Club Dinner, serving at 11 a.m.; Dance, 2 p.m.

Friday, June 19 --- Social Saturday, June 20 - CB Club Public Dance Friday, June 26 - Gin Meeting and Supper Saturday, June 27 - Pavelka-Sykora Reunion Sunday, June 28 - Geltmiere Reunion

Friday, June 12 -- Lodge meeting, 7:30; youth club meeting, 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 13 - Country Medallion Saturday, June 20 - Country Drifters Saturday, June 27 - Roy Robbins & the Availables Saturday, July 4 - Cherokee Rose Saturday, July 11- Duncan Bros.

Sunday, July 12 - Lodge meeting, 3 p.m.; youth club meeting, 2:30 ***

Lodge No. 38, Kovar Lodge No. 13, Dime Box Saturday, June 13 - Moods Friday, June 19 - Monthly meeting 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 20 - Good Vibrations Sunday, June 21 - Hosting District I YAD ***

Lodge No. 15, Buckholts Wednesday, June 10 - Lodge Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

*** Lodge No. 18, Elgin

Saturday, June 13 - People's Choice Saturday, June 20 - Texas Pride Sunday, June 21 --- Ellinger Combo, (4-8) s Saturday, June 27 - Wence Shimek

Lodge No. 24, Cyclone Wednesday, June 10 - Regular Lodge Meeting, 7:30 Saturday, June 13 - Willie Hoffs' 25th Anniversary; music by Jerry Haisler Saturday, June 20 - Frie-Ketterman Wedding Dance; music by Horizons Saturday, June 27 - WorthingtonSchneider Wedding Dance; music

by Casuals ***

Lodge No. 25, Ennis Saturday, June 27 - Czech Harvesters Saturday, July 4 - Country Noblemen Saturday, July 25 - Melody Masters ***

Lodge No. 28, East Bernard Sunday, July 5 - Lodge Meeting, 2:30 p.m. (CDT) Sunday, Aug. 2 - Lodge Meeting, 2:30 p.m. (CDT) ***

Lodge No. 29, Taylor

Saturday, June 20 - Vrazel Polka Band Saturday, July 18 -- Debonaires Saturday, July 25 - Fritz Hodde

*** Lodge No. 32, Victoria

Sunday, July 12 - 4th Annual Czech Festival, sponsored by Lodge No. 32 at Community Center, 2905 East North St., Victoria; sausage & trimmings dinner served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; kolache booth, auction, country store & cake walk will be held; Czech singing

by Gulf Coast Czech Singers, 1:30 to 2 p.m.; 2:30 to 3 p.m., Victoria Czech Singers; Battle Dance, from 4 to 10, music by Dutchinasvaii-kncil liar 1r-Polka

Lodge No. 177, Academy Saturday, June 13 - Easy vs. Road Runners Friday, June 19 - Casuals Saturday, June 20 -- Janet Lyn Country Slicks Saturday, June 27 - Gentres (Dress Code Enforced)

Lodge No. 84, Dallas

Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood'

***

Lodge No. 74, Lovelady Saturday, June 13 - Crockett Westerneers Saturday, June 20 - George Self & Amarillo Express Saturday, June 27 -- Texas Stage Company

Sunday, June 14- Fun and Frolic afternoon with music by Hilmer Dahl of Hutto playing on the organ, 1 to 5 p.m. ***

Lodge No. 39, Bryan Saturday, June 13 - New Generations Sunday, June 14 - Lodge Meeting & Covered Dish Supper, 2:30 p.m. ***

Lodge No. 40, Hillje Sunday, June 14 -- Lodge meeting, 2 13 - m ***

Lodge No. 47, Seaton Friday, June 12 -- Casuals 8-12 Saturday, June 13 - King of Swing Sunday, June 14 - Hejl Reunion Tuesday, June 16 - Board of Trustees' Meeting, 7:30 Saturday, June 20 - Red Ravens Sunday, June 21 - Bob Haislers' 25th Anniversary; free dance, 6:30 p.m.; music by Jerry Haisler & The Melody 5 Tuesday, June 23 - Choral Practice, 7:30 Saturday, June 27 - Fritz Hodde Sunday, June 28 - Martinec Reunion Sunday, July 26 - Lodge Annual Picnic (More details later) (Dress Policy: Neatly Dressed) ***

Lodge No. 51, Ellinger

Wednesday, June 10 - Quarterly Lodge Meeting at Ellinger Fire Department Bldg., 7 p.m. ***

Lodge No. 54, West Saturday, June 13 - Ben Kolars' Anniversary Sunday, June 14 - Ross RVOS Family. Day Saturday, June 20 - Floyd Wolfs' 25th Ann. Saturday, June 27 - Wedding Reception Sunday, June 28 - Nors Reunion ***

Lodge No. 66, Waco Saturday, June 13 Billy Uptmor (No passes) Sunday, June 14 - Hosting District III YAD Saturday, June 20 - Blacky & Country Gentlemen Saturday, June 27 - Jerry Haisler Saturday, July 4 - Gold Rush Band Saturday, July 11 - Brazos Express (k,Eiet ry SdilliaYJG& e -Night, ` p.m)

Saturday, June 20 - Country Boys Polka Band

Lodge No. 87, Temple Friday, June 12 - Very Important Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

*** Lodge No. 88, Houston

Wednesday, June 10 -- Birthday Meeting/Luncheon/Game Club Party Saturday, June 13 - Nick Navarro Friday, June 19 - Nashville Express Saturday, June 20 --Ray Jurecka Saturday, June 27 - Fred Wakefield & The`Hawaiian Echoes Sunday, June 28 - Hosting District V YAD (Every Thursday night social games)

Lodge No. 92, Fort Worth Thursday, June 11 - Ladies' Circle, 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, June 14 - Regular Lodge meeting and meal served afterwards at 2 p.m.

Lodge No. 107, Floresville Sunday, June 14 - Lodge meeting, 4 p.m.

*** Lodge No. 130, Dallas & Sokol Zizka

Saturday, June 13 - Jodie Mikula Saturday, June 20 - Harold Strand Orch. (Annual Hawaiian Dance) ***

Lodge No. 133, San Antonio Sunday, June 21 - Lodge meeting at 1505 S. Gevers St., at 2 p.m. ***

Lodge No. 141, Sealy Sunday, June 14 - Picnic for the family and meeting Wednesday, July 1 - Watermelon Feast

*** Lodge No. 142, Houston

Sunday, June 14, - Lodge meeting, 2 p.m.

Friday, July 10 - Lodge meeting, 8 13-m***

Lodge No. 154, Fort Worth Saturday, June 13 - C/W Dance with Jerry Smithey & Union Valley Express Sunday, June 14 - Lodge meeting, 3 13-m***

Lodge No. 161, La Parita Sunday, June 14 - Lodge meeting at Three Oaks Cafe, 11:30 a.m.; Plate Lunch afterwards ***

Lodge No. 172, Pasadena Saturday, June 13 - George Machart Saturday, June 27 - City Polka Boys Saturday, July 11 - Music Kings Saturday, July 25 - Lee Roy Matocha

*** Lodge No. 176, Houston Northwest

Monday, June 29 - Lodge meeting at Western Room of Long Point National Bank in Spring Branch „„ , ft* ,;k*

*** Lodge No. 179, Warrenton

Thursday, June 11 - Lodge Meeting, 8 p.m.; Youth Club Meeting, 7:30

Lodge No. 180, Burleson Saturday, June 13 - American Sunrise Sunday, June 14 - Lodge meeting and Covered Dish Meal, 2:30 p.m. ***

Lodge No. 183, Mid-Cities Saturday, June 13 -- Henry Rejcek Polka Band Sunday, June 14 - Lodge meeting at the lodge hall, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 27 - Yesterday's Wine (C/W) (Tuesdays & Thursdays Game Night, 7:30 p.m.) ***

Lodge No. 184, Moulton Wednesday, June 10 -- Lodge meeting, 8 p.m.; a lunch will be served after the meeting; ladies are asked to bring pastry ***

Lodge No. 185, New Braunfels Thursday, June 18 -- Lodge meeting at Eagles Hall, New Braunfels at 7:30 Thursday, July 16 - Lodge meeting at Eagles Hall, New Braunfels at 7:30 Saturday, July 18 - Polka Fest Sunday, July 19 - Polka Fest ***

Lodge No. 187, Round Rock Friday, June 12 - Moods Saturday, June 13 - Jess DeMaine Sunday, June 14 -- Heart of Texas Czechs, 5-9 Friday, June 19 - Country Roads Saturday, June 20 - Bert Rivera & The Night Riders Friday, June 26 - Silver Creek Saturday, June 27 - Debonaires Sunday, June 28 - Vrazel Polka Band, 5-9 (Game Night every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.; lodge monthly meetings at 4 p.m. on 3rd Sunday of each month and family-style covered dish dinner)

Lodge No. 188, Centerville Saturday, June 13 - Dickie Westmoreland Monday, June 15 - Lodge Meeting Saturday, June 20 - Hayslip Brothers Saturday, June 27 - Night Time Friends ***

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