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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 VOLUME 71—Number 4 USPS — 658480 JANUARY 26, 1983

Ludmilla Toupal is from SI, Seer, t:try- 91 c t urcr

it receiving a lifetime membti-iip certificate a and District I Director I ik 11 Trcalek.

The presentation to Sister Ludmilla Toupal was also attended by Lodge No. 186 officers, L to R: Dennis Gloyna, Treasurer; Vicki Wine, Secretary; Sister Toupal; Clint Luksa, President and Willie Gloyna, Vice-President.

Ludmilla Toupal Outlives Her Life Insurance Policy Sister Toupal is the sixty-first person in the history of the SPJST to outlive the actuarial table for her life insurance policy. A lifetime membership certificate was presented to her by SL SecretaryTreasurer Leonard D. Mikeska and District I Director Ben Trcalek during a special ceremony on December 19, 1982. Sister Toupal was honored by the presence of numerous members of her family and a large host of friends. Lodge No 186 President Clint Luksa served as master of ceremonies during the presentation and extended congratulations to Sister Toupal in behalf of the local lodge.

The ceremony was held at Leisure Lodge Rest Home where Sister

OUR JOURNEY TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA The picture catches an unplanned but successful stop-over at the home of artist Cyril Chramosty of Husinec, Czechoslovakia, the well-known birthplace of Jan Hus. Eight members of our group patiently wait in the kitchen for fresh dumplings made by his daughter. Dr. John, tour director, shows his skill on a button accordian while I am setting the tempo on a homemade bass cymbal.

W. E. Souchek, seminar leader, Houston

Teachers of Czech Invited to Prague Nothing can erase the pleasant memories of the 15 members of the American teachers of Czech who traveled to Czechoslovakia in July, 1982. All one has to do is close his eyes and a vivid Czech scene floats by in dazzling glory.

Sister Toupal is shown seated. Her children are: L to R: Liddia Ann Toupal, John J. Toupal and Olga Marie (Toupal) Justice.

Toupal has resided since May 16, 1979. The ceremony was concluded by a birthday party. Refreshments were provided by SPJST Lodge No. 186.

Sister Ludmilla Toupal was born to Frank and Maria Kubena (Continued on Page 10)

Ing. Ladislav Kouba, assistant secretary of Czechoslovakia Foreign Institute, flanked by Dr. John and Editor Halu"§kova welcomed us at Ruzyne Airport in Prague. A fleeting moment of questioning was displaced by great joy for we were literally engulfed by our welcoming hosts.

Every morning of the following two, weeks was packed with a planned program of lectures at

Charles' University. Luncheons at Krakov, Krizovniku and Savoy were chef masterpieces. Czech was spoken all about us. Orders from menus were made in Czech, we learned to order various drinks and refreshments, we became accustomed to a new monetary system.

No, nothing can take away the rich experiences we had on our TOO SHORT a trip to Czechoslovakia last July. All of this has caused us to resolve to return to Prague in 1983.

Yes, we shall go again! If several more students wish to make a similar tour, the CSUZ is formulating its plans.

W. E. Souchek, Czech Instructor

2/VESTNIK — Wednesday, January 26, 1983

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January 30th reminds us of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's birthday. Each year a large number of people visit his simple grave at Hyde Park in New York. Those who came to visit his grave were the ones who remembered him as a neighbor, governor and president.

Isn't it true that we have to be 50 miles from a mountain in order to see its full size. Historians tell us that we have to wait 50 years to size up the events of human affairs before we term them historical events. It may take 50 years before some historical irregularities are finally settled, but the history of Franklin Roosevelt already has been made and settled. Today, Franklin Roosevelt occupies a place in our history beside George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as a leader who came to the American people in a time of great crisis and led them through.

We observe the birthday of Washington in every state and that of Lincoln in several states.

Roosevelt's birthday may not be officially observed, but it is remembered. January 30th will remain a day of remembrance.

Most of us are not too young to remember the stark fear that faced this nation in 1933. The United States was in the throes of a crisis unprecedented in time of peace.

Most of all, we needed something to restore our confidence. Franklin Roosevelt did that and more! He pulled us out of the crisis by main force. As one historian has written, "The 99-day session of the 73rd Congress that began on March 9, 1933, witnessed the most daring Presidential leadership in American history."

He followed in the middle 30s with a program of social legislation — social security, labor relations, home loans, bank deposit insurance, rural electrification (REA), minimum wages—to name a few of the great New Deal laws.

Roosevelt gave the common people of America the chance for security and self-respect. He was accused of making mistakes and his answer was: "Who never made a mistake, never did anything."

During the second half of his administration, when we were plunged into the worst war in our history, Roosevelt led us to victory.

The "Forgotten Men" whom Roosevelt fought for can lead the way in making his birthday a national day of remembrance.

National holidays can only be suggested by Congress. They must be officially proclaimed by state governor or mayor to proclaim a governors and local mayors. Any group of citizens has the right to petition a governor or mayor to proclaim a holiday.

Observance of Washington's and Lincoln's birthdays came slowly.

Three months after Washington's death in 1799, Congress adopted a resolution urging a public noting of February 22nd. A few cities

followed the suggestion in succeeding years, but it was not until the 100th anniversary of Washington's birthday in 1832 that the entire country made the day a holiday.

Almost the same held true in Lincoln's case. In 1866, a year after his assassination, Congress adopted a resolution urging observance of Lincoln's birthday. The idea grew, but again it was not until 1909, the 100th anniversary of the Great Emancipator's birth, that the observance became a national custom.

For ten years, we have been observing Roosevelt's birthday as National Infantile Paralysis Day. But his birthday must be remembered for more than the great personal handicap which he overcame. Working men and women will gladly honor him on his birthday, as one of the greatest friends they ever had. For more than that we must remember him; Roosevelt was one of America's beloved leaders. His ideals deserve to be remembered by every American this year and every year.

(Your editor will always remember his quote: "The only thing we have to fear is FEAR itself!")

*** Sixty-seven percent of Americans feel they pay too much in taxes for the services provided by government, according to a latest nationwide survey. Twenty-seven percent say they pay just about the right amount, while six percent believe they pay too little.

Q. Ten years ago, I underwent an operation for cancer, from which I completely recovered. Would I be able to buy life insurance?

A. Many life insurance companies now insure former cancer patients who have had no recurrence of the disease for at least five years and who are otherwise in good health.

Because an extra risk is involved, an extra premium is usually charged.

If, as in your case, the applicant has been free of the disease for 10 years or more, the extra charge would usually be quite small. You might even get standard rates.

Q. I want to take out a bank loan, but the only collateral I can offer is to pledge my life insurance. Would this be a wise thing to do?

A. It depends on how badly you really need that bank loan. If you should default on your loan payments, the bank can use the cash value of the policy to repay the loan, thus reducing your coverage by that amount and perhaps leading to the loss of your life insurance protection. And if you should die before repaying the loan, the bank would deduct the outstanding amount from the policy you had assigned to them, paying what was left over to your family. Obviously, this again would reduce your family's financial protection -- and presumably the reason you took out the life insurance coverage in the first place was to protect them. If you decide you must go ahead with the loan, you definitely should take out some additional life insurance — at least a decreasing term policy — to protect your family until the loan is repaid.

Perhaps the bank could arrange some low cost credit life insurance.

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Wednesday, January 26, 1983 — VESTMK/3

Report of Directors Directors' Message To The Membership Of The SPJST: Pursuant to article 43-(g) the audit for the year 1982 was conducted January 10, 1983. The directors are pleased to report the excellent progress that was made in the progress of the Home Office and the management of business operations of our Society.

During the past year additional Society's manual records were converted successfully to computerized operations. The conscientious efforts by officers and employees in our Home Office indeed reflect our continued success during 1982.

Our sales people even during the economic condition in 1982 have continued to make good sales.

We urge all members to review the financial statement, audited by the Board of Directors, which reflect highlights of the Society's operation and progress during 1982. The overall gain in assets in 1982 over the previous year is an indication of efficient management.

May we wish the membership of our Society a Healthy and Prosperous 1983.

Report of Directors We, the undersigned directors, examined all bonds and coupons which are kept in a safety deposit box at the Texas Bank and Trust, Temple, Texas on January 10, 1983. We reconciled the income and expense in the books of the Supreme Lodge. We also examined the mortgage loans and certificates loans. The following is our financial report. $30,407,605.95

Balance 1-1-82 INCOME: Profit on Sale of Stock 58,716.89 1,265.00 SPJST Scholarship Fund 16,088.03 Escrow 773.41 Profit on Sale of REO 13,484.75 Annuities 30,664.70 Dividends Interest on Bonds 420,071.39 Interest on Certificate Loans 53,288.92 Interest on C.D. 94,56828 Interest on Mortgage Loans 2,003,181.01 Premiums 2,187,520.55 Reinsurance Recovered 46,252.00 Refund on Reinsurance Premiums 276.90 Royalties & Minerals 81,984.05 Increase in Bonds by Accrual 16,712.69 Office Rent 54,000.00 Application Fee 29,406.09 Sale of Lodge Supplies 83.16 Total Income $5,108,337.82 DISBURSEMENTS: DEATH BENEFITS Death Claims Death Claims to Minors Death Claims to Minors Int. Double Indemnity Total Death Benefits

$5,108,337.82 $35,515,943.77

705,486.01 3,058.48 494.21 54,500.00

Advertising 17,622.33 Appraisal Expense 14,502.70 Convention 366.94 Prems. Pending .39 Commissions to Sales Rep.-Adult 130,157.52 Comm. to Sales Rep.-Renewal 38,413.64 Research and Development 43,450.29 State Exam 3,099.38 Contributions 14,748.20 Society Automobiles Exp. 6,557.33 SPJST History Project 640.00 District Youth Counselors 10,033.55 Fraternal Activities 19,504.10 Hospitalization 42,049.42 Deprec.-Furn. & Office Equip.

23,520.73 Liability Insurance 19,819.00 Legal Services 15,402.13 Medical Exams 7,387.02 Non-MedicalzExams 3,963.76 Membership Dues 2,444.54 Office Maintenance 35,482.59 Office Rent 54,000.00 Committee Meetings 5,862.00 Organizational Expense 26,560.74 Postage 10,131.40 Salaries 484,476.11 Stationery & Supplies 20,824.43 Supreme Lodge Meeting 20,528.33 Texas-FICA, FUTA, TEC 33,070.68 Telephone 17,152.48 Travel, Officers & Directors 8,307.51 Travel, State Field Managers 3,085.90 Travel, Editor 885.43 Travel, State Youth Director 513.32 Total Administrative & Other Exp.

ASSETS: EDP Equip. (Hardware) EDP Equip. (Software) Cash Bonds Certificate of Deposit Mortgage Loans Certificate Loans Stock Home Office Building Furniture & Office Equip.

Total Assets

$ 113,567.85 32,550.00 117,583.10 5,484,254.97 705,028.97 22,948,662.72 1,060,846.73 534,995.58 1,001,164.27 123,572.77 $32,122,226.96

Assets 1-1-83 Assets 1-1-82 Gain in Assets

$32,122,226.96 $30,407,605.95 $1,714,621.01

$1,375,844.39 $3,393,716.81 $3,393,716.81 $32,122,226.96

BEN F. TRCALEK, DISTRICT I STANLEY BROZ, DISTRICT IV HENRY E. VITEK, DISTRICT II LOUIS HANUS, DISTRICT V CYRILL J. POKLADNIK, DISTRICT III MATT S. VANEK, DISTRICT VI THELMA HRNCIR, DISTRICT VII Submitted at Temple, Texas January 10, 1983

$763,538.70

LODGE & MEMBER BENEFITS: Workshops 10,375.69 Annuities 18,235.46 149,782.71 Matured Endowments 166,621.08 8% Refund to Lodges for 1981 Premium Refund to Members 571.633.69 15 cents per Premium Refund Ck. 5,471.70 Surrender Values 156,450.12 Youth Camp Expense 29,177.85 District Allocation 2,800.00 Museum Operation Expense 4,018.98 Vestnik 67,575.58 Vestnik Postage 35,094.00 Youth Activities 32,612.20 4,484.66 Bonus

SUPREME LODGE

addresses. This might be of interest to us.

Fraternally, Nick A. Morris President, Supreme Lodge -SPJST-

From the President's Office Supreme Lodge, SPJST Temple, Texas $1,254,333.72

ADMINISTRATIVE & OTHER EXPENSES: Escrow Paid Off 19,677.37 Bond Expense 1,307.38 Decrease in Bonds by Accrual 923.14 Reinsurance 52,411.87 1,334.61 RMO Taxes Depreciation on Home Office 23,634.75 Home Office Exp.-Util., Ins., Taxes, Salaries & Etc. 128,572.80 Actuary & Computer 13,418.58

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Your recent letter addressed to me regarding the coming convention appears to merit consideration and study, however, it is difficult to proceed on the scant information that you submitted. You need not give us or sign your name, but we would appreciate the names of the alternate installations that you mentioned and possibly their

"Be Proud Of It." PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE "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."

4/VESTNIK — Wednesday, January 26, 1983

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10, 1983. The local lodge will have their meeting after the District VII meeting. There are some educational and fun projects planned for the youth; hope everyone plans to attend. Mark your calendar for April 10th, we'll be waiting for You. Donations to Memorial Fund In memory of Maxine Gold by Ed Zidek family In memory of Emil Merecka by Bob Bayer family, Anton Svoboda famiy and Ed Zidek family In memory of Sophie Sralla by Bob and Polly Bayer Fraternally, Pauline S. Pavliska

-SPJSTJoe F. Vrazel Joe F. Vrazel has recently been appointed as a Sales Representative for Lodge No. 139 in Danbury. Mr. Vrazel has been trained in helping you or your family with your insurance needs. If you live in the Danbury area, give him a call at AC 713-922-1588 and he will be happy to be of assistance to you.

Fraternally, Bernard M. Gebala Vice President

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Floresville To Host District VII Meeting The regular meeting of Lodge 107 was called to order by President Bayer at 4:30 p.m. January 2, 1983.

Trey Bielefeld led the members in the Pledge to the flag and a moment of silence was held for departed Sister Sophie Sralla.

Mary Svoboda, Sick Committee, had reported to the secretary that Joseph Bayer had been in an Austin hospital. Lillie Chilek had been in the hospital with knee surgery, but she is up and about and the lodge wishes her a complete and hurried recovery.

Minutes were read and approved after roll call of officers. Vice President Burleson and Treasurer Purchis were absent.

Henry Sralla made a motion that we accept Suzanne Vontur as a new member. This was seconded by Albert Sralla and motion carried.

Correspondence from the Supreme Lodge concerning 50-year pins and the Sralla family was read.

Youth Leader Polly Bayer gave a financial report, and also reported that the youth club would have a Valentine Party at Chuck E. Cheese in San Antonio.

President Bayer asked the members to submit bids on installing the windows and remodeling and re-roofing the front porch. Taxes are reported paid.

The water system is to be renovated. Jerry Meyer is to get information.

Lodge 107 plans to host the District VII spring meeting for April

Lodge Officers Installed

Cottonwood

The regular monthly meeting of SPJST Lodge No. 6 was held January 9, 1983 at 3 p.m., with President Robert Dobecka calling the meeting to order.

President Dobecka asked Kevin Dobecka and Darrell Uptmor to lead the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance. Darrell then recited the SPJST Pledge.

Brother Rudy Sefcik installed the new officers for the new year.

There were 19 members and one guest, Brother Rudy Sefcik, present.

Secretary Barbara Hykel read the minutes of the previous meeting.

They were approved as read. All other reports were in order.

Sister Willie Mae Schuetz gave the Youth Club report. December 8, 1982 the youth went to the Rest Home, and presented their Christmas Program, also gave the residents gifts. Sister Schuetz commended each of the youth for the good job done on their Christmas Program they presented December 19th. She thanked everyone who helped decorate the hall for Christmas. The youth will collect paper for the paper drive; the Tours CYO is having their drive January 29, 1983. They are still saving Campbell soup labels.

The youth will be starting on their Valentine and Easter projects.

Kevin Dobecka brought the birthday cake.

Brother George Straten gave the Board of Trustees' report. There is still some work left to be done on the kitchen and on the outside of the hall. The membership would also like to thank Raymond Mattis for donating the back door and frame. It has been suggested that we repaint the inside of the hall. The Easter Program has been scheduled for March 27th.

The $10 door prize drawn was for Richard Hykel-not present; the $7 progressive door prize drawn was for Larry Vrana-not present; and the $2 door prize was won by Barbara Hykel.

The Board of Trustees' meeting will be held Friday, February 4, 1983 at 7:30 p.m. and the regular monthly meeting will be Sunday, February 6 at 3 p.m.

Start making your plans to attend our Easter Party for March 27th.

We're hoping to see you there then.

Fraternally, Peggy Dobecka, Reporter

-SPJST-

of Lodge Dime Box No. 13 Meeting

Results

Dear Readers, Our last monthly meeting was held January 16, 1983 at 2 p.m.

President Claude Flippin called the meeting to order.

Flag Bearer Penny Spitzenberger then led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Following the Pledge we all bowed our heads in a moment of silence in memory of Brother Joe Milburn who passed away in December, 1982. He was an active member of Lodge 13 until his time of death for 47 years. We appreciate everything he has done for the lodge and for the members. God bless him and his family. May he rest in peace.

Sister Dorothy Rackel read the minutes. Other reports were given

by Sister Magdelene Iselt on the financial secretary's status and Sister Kim Abshire on the treasury; all of these reports were accepted as read.

Under old business we discussed financial business of our lodge hall; this involved taxes and the repairing of the utilities.

For new business we discussed the resigning of our youth leader, Donita . Leyva. The decision made was that our newly-elected leader, Marlene Strong, would take office now instead of her regularly scheduled time.

We also discussed hall duties which involves working times of cleanup from benefit dances. The question asked was: "Should we pay for the cleanup and the workers for that night" or "Should this be left up to the person giving the benefit dance?" Decisions made were that the person who rents the hall should pay $100 for the cleanup of the hall, and the lodge would pay the workers for their labor.

Special congratulations to Sister Mildred Horak for winning a trip for being a top sales representative of the year in 1982!

Door prize winners were: 1stFlorence Tydlacka, 2nd-Mildred Horak, 3rd-Kim Abshire.

See you all February 20th at 2 p.m. for our next meeting.

Fraternally, Pam Spitzenberger, Reporter

-SPJST-

No. 15 Buckholts

Lodge

Our lodge met Wednesday, January 12, 1983 with lodge President Ann Balusek presiding over the meeting.

Dean and John Hillman presented the flags and Ann Balusek led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

A moment of silence was observed in memory of our deceased Brother John Brtis.

Members welcomed our visitors Willie and Adeline Kohutek, Louise Stalmach, Lillie Zajicek and Dan Balusek.

The minutes, financial reports and all committee reports were approved.

We extend our congratulations to newlyweds Jackie Zajicek and bride, Susana. May they have many years of happiness together.

Our membership is proud to welcome Jo Lee Vaculin as a new member.

Donations were made to Cameron and Buckholts fire departments.

"Happy Birthday" was sung to our Birthday Sisters Ann Balusek and Patricia Hillman. We wish you many more birthdays.

A delicious chili supper, prepared

by Patricia Hillman, was enjoyed by all in attendance after the meeting adjourned.

Our next monthly meeting will be Wednesday, February 9 at 7 p.m.; visitors and members are always welcome.

Keep smiling and counting your many blessings!

Fraternally, Charlsie Svetlik, Secretary

-SPJST-

Progress Continues at Elgin Lodge Good

The regular meeting of Lodge No. 18 was called to order by President Roy Simank, with a good attendance in spite of the cold and rainy weather.

George Diebel led the members in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Secretary Audrey Bontwell read the minutes which were approved as read. Other committee reports were also given and accepted as read.

We had several visitors from the Elgin High School who came to inquire about having their Junior/Senior Prom at our lodge.

Youth Leader Pat Young reported that our youth are still No. 1 in the State.

Lambert Peterson presented our lodge with the premium refund checks from the Supreme Lodge.

Sister Albina Mogonye sent $46.83 for recycled cans. Thank you, Sister Mogonye!

An Audit Committee was appointed and those serving will be: Leslie Gustafson, Jim Mogonye, and Dale Kessel.

New Kitchen Committee chairman is Dale Kessel, with Ervin Becker assisting.

Door prize was won by Verda Krause.

Fraternally, Verda Krause, Reporter

-SPJST-

Of Officers' Ceremonies Held At Cyclone Installation

Dear Members: This being our first meeting of the year and the installation of officers' ceremonies planned, our past lodge president, Brother Dan Sebek, called the meeting to order.

Steve Bruggman and Shane Lesikar presented the flag and led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. We remained standing in a moment of silence for our deceased members, Sister Evelyn Jones, Sister Katheryn Haisler and Brother Roy Stermer.

Brother Sebek then told us that he enjoyed being president for the past two years and thanked everyone for their help. He turned the meeting over to SL Vice

Wednesday, January 26, 1983 — VESTNIK/5 President Bernie Gebala who was to install our new officers. He first introduced the directors of Supreme Lodge who came to visit and they were: District I Director Ben Trcalek of Caldwell, District III Director Sid Pokladnik of Dallas, District V Director Louis Hanus of Houston, District VII Director Thelma Hrncir of Corpus Christi and her husband, Eugene, who is S.P.J.S.T. Rest Homes director; and their daughter, Angie. He gave District II Director Henry Vitek's regrets that he could not attend because his wife was ill.

Our other visitors were District II Youth Counselor Frank Klinkovsky and his wife, Irma, (who is an SL employee), and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Pechal from Lodge 47, Seaton where Brother Jerry is the lodge president; we were honored to have all these visitors and hope they can come to visit us again when the opportunity arises.

SL Vice President Bernie Gebala then asked the officers of 1983 to come forward to be installed. He led them in the oath and how to take the responsibility for their appointed positions and then he extended his right hand, after which President David Vanicek presided over the meeting and the first order of business was reading of the minutes and the correspondence by our Secretary Pat Vanicek.

In the correspondence were thank you notes from the families of: Roy Stermer for the flowers, Ludie Bedrich for flowers and from Therese Mae Dobecka family for the donation to the Therese Dobecka Memorial Fund of Lodge No. 6 Youth Club. A letter was then read from the Supreme Lodge that we have members eligible for the 50-year membership pin: namely, Edwin W. Adams, Dolphine A. Chovanec, Alma L. Fojtasek, Ed Gerza, Henry Kamas, John J. Klinkovsky, Justine C. Lastovica, Edwin Marek, T. M. Neal, Levina Pechal, Jerry J. Zabcik and Jerry Zavodny.

It was brought to the members if we want to have an activity to honor our 50-year pin recipients and it was voted to do so, but it was tabled to our next meeting to make the plans.

New members accepted by our membership are Carey Cabla signed up by Sales Representative Doris Svoboda, Andrew Macek by a sales representative from another lodge. Additional insurance was written up for Milton Zavodny by himself; also additional insurance was written up for Terry and Deborah Gommert by a sales representative from another lodge.

We had one transferee, Amy Macek, from another lodge.

We got a report from Youth Leader Carol Chervenka. She first wanted to thank all the mothers and members for helping her for the past year. We are starting a new year with 22 youth members; our youth club is growing; that is what our lodge is proud of, for we have the interest of our youth. Their social for February will be a Valentine Party at the lodge at the next meeting. The youth members are planning on having a barbecue, March 20, (a money-making project so we will have to support them)!

District II Youth Counselor Frank Klinkovsky informed us that he would like an invitation to hold the YAD at our lodge this year. The members discussed it and voted to

sponsor it; it will be held Sunday, July 17th. More details will be • announced later.

It was brought to our attention that SPJST has a scholarship fund started and we, as a lodge, can donate to this cause. The members decided to do so, but left it up to the Donation Committee to decide on the amount.

Our newly-elected Board of Trustees was asked to come forward and be installed and District III Director Sid Pokladnik did the honors.

At this time, I want to thank all the outgoing officers, board members and chairmen, and, especially, Brother E. J. Geistman for all the many years he was hall manager and his helpmate, Sister Leveda; and to Brother L. B. Haisler and his wife, Bertha, for the work they did as ticket chairmen. They were awarded at a brief ceremony at our Christmas Party.

Those having birthdays this month and who were present were: Sister Irene Hoelscher, Sister Shirley Waits, Brother Joe Haisler, Brother Harold Vanicek, and our visitor, SL Vice President Bernie Gebala; to them and any member who may be celebrating a birthday or anniversary, best wishes!

Door prizes were won by Terry Taylor, Carol Chervenka, Jeffery Posvar and Janet Macek.

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, February 9 at 7:30 p.m.

We will have happy hour and a social; please bring your snacks.

Fraternally, Bernice Sebek, Reporter -SPJST

Lodge 35 Elk Makes Monetary Contribution

Dear Members: January 9, 1983 at 3 p.m., the Lodge 35 meeting was called to order by President Henry Breitkreutz.

Pledge of Allegiance was led by Flag Bearer Dawn Pavelka.

Visitors were Betty Clemons and Mrs. Jim York. Come back, again!

Secretary Rosemarie Banik read the minutes of the December meeting.

Treasurer Eddie Ray Banik gave his report.

Youth Leader Rosemarie Banik gave the youth club report. The youth club donated $25 to the West Rest Haven in memory of Therese Dobecka.

"Happy Birthday" was sung to Joe Tepe, Darrin Banik, Missy Steinke, Helen Pospisil and Adolph Beralek.

December birthday celebrants were Charles Pavelka, Timmy and Tommy Pavelka, Charlene Stead and Justin Pokladnik.

Committee Reports: KitchenPeggy Dieterich, EntertainmentAlbert Banik, Refreshments-Johnny Stuchley; they thanked everyone who helped.

Because of the District HI spring meeting we had to change our April lodge meeting date, our meeting will be held April 15 at 7:30 p.m., so mark this date on your calendar.

Members, come out and attend our meetings; it is good fellowship and working together is good for all of us. Our regular meetings are on

the second Sunday of each month at 3 p.m. We have dances every Saturday night. We also had a wonderful Christmas Party in December, so hope to see you all February 13 at 3 p.m.

Door prizes were won by: Marilyn Sykora-adult, Missy Steinke-youth.

After the meeting we had a delicious barbecue dinner. Thanks to Erwin and Peggy Dieterich for the barbecue and thanks also Peggy for being such a good kitchen chairperson.

If you know of any sick members, call Rudy Pavelka, Edna Tepe or Velma Clemons.

Fraternally, Dorothy Banik, Reporter -SPJST-

SPJST

Lodge No. 47, Seaton

Dear Members and Friends: President Jerry Pechal called the meeting to order at 2 p.m., January 9, 1983.

Flagbearers Mike Tepera and Michael Morris led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Brother Pechal called on Supreme Lodge Vice-President Bernie Gebala to install the lodge officers for this year. Brother Gebala reminded the members that, to remain a Fraternal Organization, we must donate to and support charity projects. He also emphasized to help the elderly, the Rest Homes and neglected children.

He congratulated Brother Willie Kohutek for being the third in the state with insurance sales. As he explained, without the insurance (sales) there would not be SPJST lodges.

The outgoing officers escorted the new officers to the front for installation and be charged with their responsibilities by Brother Gebala.

The meeting continued with Secretary Ann Koon reading the roll call of officers, sales reps., and reading of the minutes from the December meeting. Correspondence consisted of a request for a donation to Muscular Dystrophy (we had already donated), a thank you note from the family of Maxine Mikulas for the floral offering, also a thank you note from the Temple Jaycees for the monetary donation to the 1982 "Santa Pal" drive. Also, in the correspondence was a letter from Supreme Lodge stating that 50-year pin recipients for 1983 are: Adela Mares, Arnold Dubcak, Valentine Maruna, Joe Blazek and Helen Hejl; these members will be honored in the May 1st meeting.

Outgoing Vice-President Calvin Skrabanek and outgoing Secretary Dolores Skrabanek expressed their thanks to the members for cooperation extended to them during their 2-year tenure in office.

President Jerry Pechal thanked Alfred and Martha Klusacek, Calvin and Dolores Skrabanek and Robert and Evelyn Heese for helping them put on tablecloths for New Year's Eve. Visitors at this meeting were: Ann Balusek, Eugene and Thelma Hrncir and daughter from Corpus Christi in District VII, Ed Billeck, Mary Fojtasek and Daniel Wilde.

Reported on the sick list were: Jerry Sefcik, Agnes Sefcik, Dorothy Morris, Julie Dubcak, Olga Fuchs,

Frances Hutka, Jeffery Novosad, Anna Chlapek, Lydia Kotrla and Albina Mikeska. We wish all of you a speedy recovery and hope you can be with us again, soon.

The following new members were accepted into our membership: Olga Frankie Richter, Beth Ellen Jez, James Ray Bartek, Dee Anna Bartek, Karen Anne Jez, Jeanne Bruce, Ray H. Hill, Frank Edwin Klinkovsky III, Jimmie L. Coots, Gary Allen Marek, Earnest Ray Janacek, Jessica Leigh Lyon (2 policies) and Kenneth Wayne Odstrcil. We welcome all of these new members and hope you will attend our activities.

All officers and chairpersons gave satisfactory reports. Frankie Klinkovsky gave the Audit Report for October, November and December, 1982. The Board minutes were read by Dorothy Pechal in the absence of Elmer Skrabanek.

In new business, the members voted on having a public picnic again this year. This will be the fourth Sunday in July, (July 24). Everyone mark this date on your calendar.

Details will be announced at a later date.

Appointed to the Maintenance Committee were: Woodrow Marek, Calvin Skrabanek, Edward Mihatsch, David Pechal and J. D. Chlapek.

Planning Committee consists of: Woodrow Marek, Emil Hejl, Anton Vitek, Willie Kohutek and Dan Balusek.

Appointed to the Grievance Committee were: Calvin Skrabanek, Charlie Marek, Floyd Stuteville, Dolores Skrabanek and Vallie Zavodny.

Investigation Committee are: Frankie Klinkovsky, Lillie Mikulas and Frances Hejl.

Resolution Committee: Adeline Kohutek, Martha Klusacek and Dorothy Pechal.

Frankie Klinkovsky thanked Dolores Skrabanek for typing and making copies of the new Rules and Regulations for 1983.

January "Happy Birthday" to: Alice Banning, Ann Balusek, Edwin Chlapek, Bernie Gebala, Irma Klinkovsky, Gladys Marek, Lucy Mihatsch, Frank Mikeska, Dolores Skrabanek, Emily Stuteville, Floyd Stuteville, Agnes Trampota and Daniel Wilde.

Happy Anniversary to: Mike and Jann Wilson, Jerry and Agnes Trampota, Leon and Vallie Zavodny, and Johnny and Vlasta Hruska.

Door prizes were won by Dan Balusek, Eugene Hrncir, J. D. Chlapek and Clara Hejl.

Our next meeting will be February 6 at 2 p.m.; Happy Hour and lunch following.

Fraternally, Adeline Kohutek, Reporter -SPJST-

Lodge No. 66 Makes Numerous Charity Contributions In 1982 Waco

SPJST Lodge 66 held their meeting Sunday, January 16 at 2:30 p.m., with President Johnnie Gaidusek presiding. There was a very good attendance.

Flags were presented by Larry Brem and James Yates and Pledge

6/VESTNIK — Wednesday, January 26, 1983 of Allegiance was recited by the members.

Our visitor was Thelma Cvikel of West; we hope you will visit us, again.

All officers were present during roll call.

Minutes of the November meeting were read by Sister Bonnie Pruitt and there were approved as read.

Correspondence: A letter was read from the Supreme Lodge that we have a 50-year member, Sister Betty Urbanovsky. We hope to have her present for the presentation of her pin, at a future meeting. Also a letter of the 8 percent for 1982 and a letter with information pertaining to Sales Tax Exemption on items purchased for the lodge use only were read. A letter was also read from Sister Ed Mazanec sending a check for $100 from the Edward Screeneys in memory of her parents, Brother and Sister Richard Stranskys; the donation will be used to purchase items needed in the kitchen. We thank Brother and Sister Screeney for their generous gift; it will be spent wisely. We also thank Brother and Sister Ed Mazanec for sending it to us and we enjoyed hearing from them. We miss them at our meetings for'they were very faithful members all the past years. We wish them good health and we miss both of you, very much!

Sister Engelke also read a note of the visit of Bro. Robert Urban of Lodge 154 to Linden Hall Saturday night. It was very good to visit with Brother Urban; he was very active in the District III Youth Club and District III meetings. He also spent some nine years in the service, we did not see him for a while, he is back now and plans to get active in the District III area. We wish him luck and hope that he will visit our lodge, again.

Brother Emil Hanus, Board of Trustees chairman, had Sister Engelke read the minutes of their Wednesday night, January 5th, 1983 meeting. They have selected their chairman and discussed plans for the future. These were very good detailed minutes and a number of projects are planned. We hope they have a very successful year, also the minutes of their December meeting were read.

Brother Frank Miller, Linden Hall secretary, gave a complete report for 1982. This was a very good report and we did very good in 1982, with the dances and game nights, despite the economy. We hope we can continue to progress in 1983.

Our charitable donations amounted to $850 toward several projects.

Sister Dorothy Shilling, Entertainment Committee chairperson, gave the committee's report. She gave reports on bands hired and the Christmas Party. The committee is to be commended for an excellent job they did: the delicious meal, the program and dance, also decorating the hall and many other things they did. I'm sure everyone had a good time so let your Entertainment Committee know you enjoyed it. We wish them a very successful 1983. Following the meeting, chili dogs, refreshments and desserts were served. It was delicious! Thanks to all the ladies for those delicious desserts.

Sister Barbara Brem reported for the Youth Club. The club donated $25 to the Special Olympic Fund, also the project they had to raise

monef at the Christmas Party, the lovely Christmas tree made from jars of baby food which brought them $52 that they gave to the Calvert Pharmacy to be used for Lesa Chaney. This was a beautiful item, with a very special thought behind it. The club also made up 100 bags of goodies for Santa at the Christmas Party which were all gone when Santa left to go on his way. We thank the youth members for what you have done the past year, and we wish you a very swcessful 1983.

Health Committee Report: Sister Polly Gaidusek reported she had sent sympathy cards to Brother and Sister Silas Smith on the loss of his sister, to the Robert Dobecka family on the loss of their daughter, and to the Bill Filers on the loss of wife and mother. May these loved ones rest in peace.

Get-well cards were sent to Sister Regina Adamcik who was in a Houston hospital and we hope she is doing OK, to Brother Joe Jaska who was in Providence Hospital who was at the meeting and looked great, and to Sister Evelyn Sulak who was in the hospital, we hope she is doing fine. Cards were also sent to Paul Gerardin, Brother Arthur Langlotz and Brother Henry West. We hope all of you are doing OK. We heard that Brother West may come home Monday; we hope so and will be OK. It was then reported that Brother Roy Sellman is ill. We hope it is nothing too serious and he will be OK. Sister Matilda Hanus had a little flareup of blood pressure Friday and we hope she is doing fine now We missed her at the meeting.

Baby congratulations were sent to the Tim Schroeders on a new arrival; grandparents are Brother and Sister Eddie Mazanec and greatgrandparents are Brother Ed and Sister Agnes Mazanec. We all send our best "Thinking of You" wishes to Sister Agnes and Brother Ed Mazanec and also to our other elderly members who don't come out; we miss all of you and wish you could be with us.

Brother George Pauling reported the Auditing Committee had audited all lodge books which were all in excellent order.

New members accepted in December and January are: David Kofnovec, Patricia Casper, Melinda C. Vrba, John Sulak (additional insurance), Charles Sulak, Sherrie Pavlicek (additional insurance), Eva Ruth Chastain, Sarah Ann Petter, Caleb Jerry Petter, Bruce Mercer, Betty Mercer, Brandon Irwin, Randy Irwin, Connie Irwin, Lacey Brooks, Bobby Joe Dvorak, James Robert Spicer, David Wayne Whiteside and Amanda Leigh Wallace. Welcome to Lodge 66!

A vote of thanks was made to the Leslie Dungans who have rented the hall for many years. They did an excellent job.

State Field Manager Brother Silas Smith reported on the sales and good job done by the sales representatives. He reported on the winners of the recent sales contest. There were two representatives from Lodge 66: namely, Brother James Pavlicek and Brother Johnnie Gaidusek. There were 8 other winners from District III. Lodge committees selected for 1983 are: Grievance— Silas Smith, chairman, Weldon Galler, Bennie

Engelke, Anton Glatter and George Trefny.

Auditing: George Pauling, chairman, George Shilling and Batt Vernetti.

Resolutions: Darlene Engelke, chairman, Matilda Hanus and Otto Hanus.

Health: Brother Johnnie and Sister Polly Gaidusek, Brother Charlie and Sister Irene Mueller.

Welfare: Sister Jeanette Smith, chairman, Irene Mueller, Helen Shelton, Dorothy Moore and Jewel Warhol.

Parliamentarian: Brother Silas Smith and Leslie Dungan, alternate.

Members' passes will be issued as soon as they arrive from the printers; you should contact Sister Engelke to get your pass.

Birthday celebrants for December and January include: Jeanette Smith, Bonnie Pruitt, Mary Jaska, Bernice Ponkonien, Hilma Macha, Marie Brady, Irene Mueller, Dorothy Moore, Libbie Parma and Brother Charlie Mueller, Greg Nors brought the cake. Happy Birthday to each of you!

Door prize winner was Sister Maurine Trefny.

I do wish to add that our lodge Christmas Party was enjoyed by everyone. We really had a big group, especially the children (it was so nice to have them) after all, that is why we have our get-together so the young people can come out to have a good time with their parents. It was great to watch them enjoy the lovely program put on by the youth club for they did an outstanding job of their program. The Nativity Scene was beautiful. The excitement over the visit by Santa, the bags of goodies, and also the drawings held for the children made it interesting for them.

We were honored to have, as guests; SL President Nick Morris, Sister Dorothy and son, Michael, also SL Secretary-Treasurer Brother Leonard Mikeska; his wife, Dorothy, and their son who attended. We enjoyed having all of you. We regret that Brother Sid Pokladnik and Sister Justine did not get to come due to bad weather in their area. We missed both of you; we also missed not having Editor Rudy Sefcik and Maxine Sefcik with us. We were so proud to have Brother John and Sister Mary Simcek, with us, two of our eldest members.

SL President Morris installed the lodge officers presenting the gavel to incoming President Johnnie Gaidusek, also the Board of Trustees and Entertainment Committee wer installed for 1983. May you all have a very successful 1983.

Gifts were presented to Brother Daniel Nors and Sister Leona Nors, the youth leader, Santa Claus and drawing for prizes brought by the Entertainment Committee members.

We wish to thank the Entertainment Committee for the delicious meal, and to the ladies for all those delicious desserts, to the youth club for the lovely program, the beautiful Nativity Scene, to Santa Claus for his visit, and, to the finish of the evening, the dance with music by the Brazos Express, which was a very enjoyable evening spent in very good company.

The New Year's Eve dance was very successful to a very full house so to everyone, members and

friends, we wish all of you a healthy and happy New Year.

As we begin our new year, remember your lodge meetings need your attendance; join us and see what we are doing; get involved, lend a hand for we need you to help carry out the duties of our lodge. We have some very good lodge officers, board of trustees, entertainment committee, but they need the help of us, the members, to carry out their duties; it takes time, lots of work, to have these meetings, socials and other events se come out, we need you! Let us work together toward a very successful 1983.

The February meeting will be Sunday, February 20 at 2:30 p.m. I hope to see you there!

Fraternally, Annie Hanus English Reporter -SPJST

Corpus Christi Lodge No. 79 News The January meeting of Lodge 79 was held Wednesday, January 12, 1983 at 7 p.m.

Our meeting was called to order

by President Frank Veselka and the roll call of officers showed all present, along with 18 members in attendance and Helen Pavelka of Robstown Lodge was a guest.

Minutes of the previous meeting, also reports from the other officers and reading of correspondence followed.

The meeting proceeded with the election of a youth leader; Mrs. Kay Majek and her assistant, Virginia Rebecek. Our lodge hasn't had an active youth leader for the past two years and I'm sure these two ladies will give it their best to get it revived. Their meetings are tentatively set for the second Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Any youth member of our lodge who might be interested should contact either of the above ladies.

It was noted that we have several members receiving 50-year membership pins in 1983; these are: A. E. Elzner, Frederick W. Ludewig, Alb. R. Severa, W. C. Regmund, Henry Strmiska, Bessie Hanus, Henry Jurica and Helen Strouhal; some of these pins will be presented at our February meeting.

It was also noted that Brother John Stasa was in Memorial Hospital in Corpus Christi recuperating from pneumonia. Also, Brother Frank C. Sacky is scheduled to have surgery at Spahn Hospital in Corpus Christi during the week of January 17th. Other members on the sick list are: Sister Agnes Bollom and Sister Lit Hruska. We hope all of these members will be up and about real soon.

It was suggested that we have a Cheer Committee with different volunteers each month to visit our sick and shut-in members. Milly Elzner and Peggy Tepera volunteered for this month.

Congratulations are also in order for David and Nancy Carter on the birth of a baby girl, Christina, born December 20, 1982. Nancy was the Sokol gym instructor before her marriage. The proud grandparents are Jerry and Jill Sijansky and great-grandparents Frank and Adella Sijansky; all are members of Lodge No, 79.

The meeting was adjourned at 8

Wednesday, January 26, 1983 — VESTNIK/7 p.m. The door prize winner was Mildred Foster.

We were very pleased with our attendance this month but would like to see more members attend, so do come out and join us.

Fraternally, Peggy Tepera, Vice Pres./Reporter - SPJST -

Lodge No. 88 News This was the second Saturday of 1983 and our lodge was humming with happy guests attending the dance with music by the well-known orchestra of the Vrazel variety and country/western music and enjoying the lively polkas and dreamy waltzes. It was a pleasure to see so many young people in company of their parents and young groups of ladies and men. The Vrazels have a large following of out-of-town guests and it showed Saturday. The Chandelier Ballroom was filled with happy and dance-loving people. In charge of the dance was Palmae Hilsher and also in the box office, her husband, John, with his son-in law Larry Green and Oman Wilson seated the guests, the two lovely young ladies, Betty Gayle Green and Lee Wilson, greeted the arriving guests at the door. The night was very cold and the lively polkas were the specialty of the night.

Our monthly lodge meeting Monday, January 17 had a very good attendance and the reports of committees, as usual, were favorable. President Larry Pflughaupt announced the names of all the appointed 1983 committees.

The following will serve on the Entertainment Homer Alexander, elected as chairman in the annual meeting, and the following were appointed: Mike Trefell, Ray Hagan, Jane Custard, Lowrina Lindemann, Rita Alexander, Ernest Anders, Martha Baxter, Agnes Chenney, Doris Darilek, Louis Darilek, Pearl Hanka, Palmae Hilsher, Bill Hlosek, Earline Hoffman, Rosalee Kostom, Millie Manack, Bill McCaskill, Erma O'Conner, Gladys Pulley, Juanita Simons, Irene Slovacek, Marie Spoulding, Kathy Trefell, Gus Urbanovsky, Annie Vala, Edna Wehring and Evelyn Zientek; these will serve on dances and other lodge activities.

The members of the social night are all volunteers and they are as follows: Willie Wehring chairman, Edwin Klessel caller, Pearl Hanka treasurer, Lowrina Lindemann secretary, Tim Kostom bookkeeper, Louis Hanus caller, Rosalee Kostom sunshine lady, Ed Kadleck honorary member, Gene Barcak, Olivia Davis, Adolph Jurica, Estelle Kelly, Steve Kelly, Pat Neskorik, Willie Neskorik, A. J. Stayton, Edna Wehring and Bernice Wahlberg; these members work each and every Thursday from 6:30 p.m. until 10:15 p.m.

The Board members elected Royal Warnasch as chairman of the board, A. J. Slayton as vice chairman, and Naomi Spencer, secretary.

Quite a few members are on the sick list and those reported were: Brother Gus Gerlich (Entertainment Committee) is confined in the Heights Hospital and had surgery Wednesday, January 12th; we hope by now, he is at home recuperating and on the road to get well. Brother Frank Bravenec was also under the

weather and, as of now, he is in the hospital undergoing more treatments. Brother Mira Bily also underwent surgery in November when he spent 12 days in the hospital, but he is doing very well now. Brother Leon Buka yski was reported to be in St. Joseph's Hospital; as of now, I have no other report. Brother Robert Grissom, one of our Choral Club members, had his share of pain, but is doing very good.

Saturday night, Robert and his wife, Betty, came to the lodge to watch the enthusiastic guests come in for the Vrazel dance; with the help of his cane, he gets around very well.

Brother Tim Kostom, in Diagnostic Hospital, is progressing very well and we hope his release from the hospital will be soon; he looks very good and is gaining weight on hospital food; Rosalee said the food they serve is very good. Come home, soon! To all these good members we wish a speedy recovery, we miss you all very much.

Distrtict V meeting was announced by District V President Tillie Helmcamp for Sunday, March 20, 1983 at Pasadena, Texas in the new and spacious home of Lodge No. 172. Mark your calendar!

Our lodge's 18th anniversary of the present home will take place February 6, 1983. More on this later.

Sister Pearl Hanka spent the weekend with her daughter in Weimar, Texas and coming back home she made a stop in Needville at the S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home to visit with her mother-in-law, Mrs. Ida Hanka, Both enjoyed the unexpected 3-hour visit and, as a guest, Pearl had the pleasure to join the main table with Sister Hanka to enjoy a delicious noon meal.

All the birthday celebrants were honored with the famous birthday song by the assembly at our meeting. Two couples announced their wedding anniversaries, namely, Harry and Lillian Finn are blessed with 52 years of happy marriage and Louis and Mary Schenburn enjoyed 37 blessed years of married life today (January 17th).

Congratulations to both couples and a speedy recovery to all our ailing brothers and sisters. The refreshments, after the meeting, were donated by Brother Joe Paul Wright and sandwiches were served by the Kitchen Committee.

I just learned that Sister Annette Scranton had surgery in Memorial South East Hospital Wednesday, January 12, 1983; the operation took about two hours and everything is just fine. Marie Rezek, her mother, is a very nervous person and worried sick, until now, and she relaxed just like a mother. Annette, I am glad you are fine.

Fraternally, Frances Olexa -SPJST-

Lodge 142 Houston Appoints Various Committees Our monthly meeting, was convened at 8 p.m. Friday, January 7, 1983, with President Mary Ann Kieschnick being at the podium.

We had 40 members present who stood to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to our flag and remained standing to pay tribute to one of our

most devoted members, Brother Alvin Melnar, who departed from us just before Christmas. Brother Alvin Melnar will always be remembered by his many friends around our lodge; he was a true friend to everyone around here. He was a past District V president, Lodge 142 president, board of trustees member, and, most of all, he was a very devoted member of our SPJST Society. Our sympathy goes to his immediate family and, most of all, to his sweet wife, Lillie Melnar.

Words cannot express our sincere feelings at this time of loss.

Minutes from the previous meeting were read by Secretary Alice Jochen.

All other officers' reports were read.

Sick members for the month were Charles Murray, Michael Tumis, Alice Jochen and her daughter-inlaw, Sandra Jochen, who presented us with a sweet little baby girl, born December 17, 1982.

New applicant for month of

January was Richard Dean Orsak signed up by SR Sidon Tumis.

Various committees were appointed at this meeting as we get started into the new year of 1983.

Let us all strive to make this a better year. The year of 1982 is history now and we must go forward.

We had another attendance prize drawing from our capsule jar; sorry, Malvie J. Hobratsch was absent and we will draw again for the $50 prize in our February meeting. The $5 consolation prize went to lucky Eric Stein.

Door prizes went to Fred Buri, Dorothy Tumis, Henrietta Veselka and Dennis Veselka.

Our meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. until the next meeting scheduled for Sunday, February 6 at 2 p.m.

See you then. We will have refreshments after this meeting.

Fraternally submitted, Alice Jochen, Secretary - SPJST -

Lodge 155 Elected and Installed Officers in Austin. L to R: District II Director Henry Vitek who was in charge of the installation ceremonies, Secretary/ Financial Secretary Raymond Prasatik, President Lillie Hejl, Treasurer John Bryce Hejl, and Vice President Mildred Dale Jezisek. (Photos submitted by Brother Raymond Prasatik)

Attendance at Lodge 155 during their January Meeting held in Austin. Bottom row, L to R: Beth Jezisek, Mariana Wood, Janette Hejl, Raymond Prasatik, John B. Hejl, Henry Vitek and T. O'don Leshikar. Top row, L to R: Diane Hejl, Laverne Hejl, Mina Sponberg, Chas Sponberg, Gerard Chmelit, Lillie Hejl, and Mildred Jezisek.

News From SPJST Lodge No. 155 Austin, Texas The Christmas Party held at the Sirloin Stockade December 6, 1982 was a success enjoyed by members

and their families. Joining us at this gathering were Supreme Lodge officers, Vice-Pres. Bernard Gebala and Fin. Secretary Jerry Mikulas, whose presence was most helpful giving us valued information and inspiring us to greater efforts.

We wish to thank Linda and Ernest Johnson for their donation of

8/VESTNiK — Wednesday, January 26, 1983 candies to make the occasion more cheerful for the children. Door prizes were awarded and won by Mina Spomberg and Ray Prasatik.

The annual meeting and election of officers was held Sunday, January 9th at the Prasatik residence, 3000 Enfield Rd., with a good attendance.

Brother Henry Vitek, director of District 2, honored us with his presence. A moment of silence was observed in respect to our departed charter member Albina Janecek, who died January 6, 1983.

In the reading of correspondence was a letter from the Supreme Lodge to which was attached our 8% refund check explaining how our lodge received this additional revenue. Brother John Bryce Hejl, our treasurer, gave his report of funds on hand and the amount of $100 distributed to various charities.

Brother Hejl brought up the serious matter of small attendance at our regular lodge meetings which are held 1st Sunday of each month, unless otherwise notified. This leaves the decision-making problems to mostly the officers who meet and we see other members only at our special functions. It is imperative that more members participate, he said, in conducting the business of our lodge. After a healthy discussion among our group, it was resolved that this will be corrected in this coming year.

The following officers were elected to serve in the coming year: Lillie K. Hejl, president; Mildred Dale Jezisek, vice-pres.; Raymond Prasatik, Secty.-Fin. Secty.; John Bryce Hejl, treasurer.

Brother Henry Vitek proceeded with the installation ceremony of these officers after which he spoke briefly of the growth of our Fraternal Order and the scholarship program which was recently initiated.

The following new members were accepted into our lodge: John Allen Hall, Bonnie Jean Hejl, Michael Joseph Johnson, David Edward Leshikar, Mary Jo Mikeska, Amy Kathleen Mikeska, Barclay H. Russell.

Sister Lillie Hejl reported that her brother, Laddie Kopecky, is in a nursing home in San Antonio.

The next regular meeting will be held at the home of Sister Mildred Dale Jezisek, 12605 Lamppost Lane, Austin, Texas on Feb. 6,1.983.

After adjournment, a social followed with refreshments served

by Mrs. Alice Prasatik.

Fraternally, Raymond Prasatik, Secretary -SPJST -

Lodge 172 Pasadena Expands Their Parking Area Hello to All Members and Friends of the SPJST: Our New Year's Eve dance was a good occasion with real fine attendance and everyone seemed to have a wonderful time dancing to the good music by Lee Roy Matocha who draws a large crowd.

Our Christmas Party held December 18, 1982 had a real good turnout. We had the Czech Club with us and would like to extend an

invitati&i.to all of them again for the next social which will be in the very near future.

Lodge 172's meeting held Wednesday, January 12, 1983 had a small turnout. We wish more people would show up. Don't be afraid to come because you may be asked to do a little bit for the lodge; all anyone will ever be asked to work might be four times a year so that the work will be divided among all members, and what you do for our lodge you do for yourself, thank you!

The lodge meeting will be February 9, 1983 and we hope to see a lot of our members attending.

We increased our parking area to accommodate approximately 75 more cars and will have to enlarge more later. We have planted rye grass in front of the facilities, also two crepe myrtles and four pine trees; in the back of the building, we planted two pecan trees which were donated by District V Director Louis Hanus. We want to thank him for the pecan trees and also wish to thank him for all the help he has given us because he has been more help to us than some of our lodge members realize. Thanks Bro. Hanus!

Lodge 172 officers for 1983 are: President-Albert Risinger, 1st Vice President-Jerome Dressler, 2nd Vice President-Julius V. Zella, Secretary-Vlasta Machann, Financial-Secretary-Lorine Wiley, Treasurer-Tennie Walla, Youth Leader-Bebe Hicks, Guide-Esther Mikeska.

The Board of Trustees include: Joe Krenek, chairman, Joe Tanecka, Tommie Wallace and Dan Berry.

Maybe the reason more people didn't attend was that they were under the weather and we wish them a speedy recovery.

I have also submitted a dance calendar for Lodge 172 so members, please refer to the dance dates scheduled at our lodge for 1983.

Fraternally yours, Juilus Zella 2nd Vice Pres./Reporter -SPJST-

I hope to see all of you members at our next meeting February 21st at 7 p.m.

Fraternally, Henrietta Fee, Secretary -SPJST-

Galveston Lodge

The first meeting of the new year was called to order by President Dennis Barabas.

Brother Sid Pokladnik led us in the Pledge of Allegiance to our flag, followed by a moment of silent prayer for our departed members.

Minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved.

Reports from the treasurer and financial secretary were also given.

After taking care of the business at hand, Brother Sid Pokladnik installed the officers: PresidentDennis Barabas, Vice President-Joe Hurtick, Secretary-Frances Simmank, Treasurer-Louis Grochoske, Financial SecretaryMydell Grochoske, Reporter-Joyce Russell, Flagbearer-Tim Russell, Youth Leader-Cindy Russell, Asst.

Youth Leader-Phyllis Smith.

Trustees are: John Durbin, Leroy Hampton, Bob Newton, Rick Karuth, George Rippin, B. J. Russell, Randy Payne, Ben Jack Welch and Randy Wicker.

We were surprised and delighted to have, as our guests, Brother Emil Petr, Sister Bessie Petr, Sister Justine Pokladnik, and the District King Richard Andreason. Hope to see each of you again. The welcome door is always open to you and

173 Sets Date For February Meeting The monthly meeting was held Monday, January 17, 1983 at 7 p.m., at the Guaranty Federal Savings Building in La Marque.

This was the first time that SPJST Lodge 173, Galveston, held its meeting at this place. It is a very nice place to come and be with your brothers and sisters, so come and see for yourselves.

President Sefcik appointed the following members for trustees: Brothers John J. Valusek, Kenneth Hitchock, Jerry Jarosewski, Elmont Vyvial and Clarence Fee, also President Alvin Sefcik.

Our next meeting will be Monday, February 21 at the same place: First and Laurel Streets on the corner in La Marque, Texas.

Two members of our lodge died recently and we had a moment of silent tribute for Brother Christopher Corones and Brother Harry Monyek, Sr. Sympathy was extended to their families by President Alvin Sefcik.

Warrenton's Meeting/

Stew Supper— February 10th Dear Members and Guests: At the sound of the gavel, President Harold Bergmann called the regular meeting of January 13th to order with a fine group of members present, as well as all the officers.

The president led the participants in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

Secretary Jeanette Schoenst read the minutes of the previous meetings.

Brother Lee Leonhardt gave the treasurer's report. Both readings were accepted as given.

Sister Dorothy Oltmann read the mortuary standing and also stated the sum of refund checks from the Supreme Lodge. Members were thankful for the money.

We were sorry to learn that Brother Ernest Seidel was in a hospital. We all wish him a speedy recovery.

The Food Committee said that the lodge will furnish chicken stew and members (if they wish) may bring a dessert to help complete the menu for the February 10th meeting; youth club 7 p.m. and adult at 7:30 p.m.

There was no special business (mostly of routine manner) so the meeting adjourned for refreshments and delectable baked ham and many delicious side dishes and desserts.

Fraternally, Edith Pfeiffer, Reporter

-SPJST-

Installation of Officers at Lodge 180 Burleson

anyone who would like to pay us a visit.

On the sick list this month was Kathy Karuth, who was in the hospital, and Buz Tankersley, in the hospital for tests. Hope both are feeling better.

We want to welcome two new members to Lodge 180, Annette Jo Wylie and Della Delanie Jorma.

Hope to see you at the next meeting.

Congratulations are in order to Timothy and Janice Smith on the arrival of a little bundle of joy in November, named James Colt Smith. Also congratulations to Joseph and Alice Janecka, the proud grandparents of a beautiful grandson, named Joseph Louis Janecka, who made his appearance in Dayton, Ohio weighing 8 lbs. 51/2 oz. and measured 21 inches long.

Let's not forget the proud parents Joseph and Kim Janecka.

A drawing was held for door prizes and the men's was won by Ben Jack Welch and the ladies' was won by Joyce Russell. If you had been at the meeting your name could have been in the drawing, so let's see some unfamiliar faces at the next meeting. The time is 2:30, the date is February 13, so come on out.

After the meeting everyone enjoyed a covered-dish dinner and lots of conversation.

So until next time, keep a happy smile on your face, it is so much more fun than a frown.

Fraternally, Joyce Russell -SPJST-

Foot Notes From

Lodge 183 Dear Members, The regular meeting of Lodge 183 was held Sunday, January 9th. All officers were present and all reports were accepted as read. We wish to welcome one new member Martha Phillips.

We also wish to welcome all of the visitors from Lodge 84, our District III Director Sid Pokladnik and his wife, Justine; also our District Youth Counselor Bessie Petr and her husband, Emil, and the youth king from Lodge 84, Richard Andreason.

On the sick list this past month was B. J. Hlavaty's father and the lodge would like to wish him a speedy recovery.

Brother Sid gave the lodge some words of praise and encouragement and told the members to keep up the good work, to work together in a fraternal spirit, also to help Youth Leader Emilie Bailie in getting the youth movement really going again because the young people are the future of the lodge.

The district youth counselor also told the lodge that she was available to help in any way that she could.

Then she told the members that the very first queen was one of our own members Janie Rejcek, so all of you members help the youth club be active and maybe we may have another queen from Lodge 183.

Brother Sid installed the new officers for Lodge 183: Pres.-Phill Boyle, 1st Vice Pres.-Lambert Pustejovsky, 2nd Vice Pres.-Pat Sill, Secretary-Jeanie Roznos, Treasurer-Inez Greenlees, Fin. Secretary-Daniel Roznovsky and Youth Leader-Emilie Bailie.

After the new officers took their

Wednesday, January 26, 1983 -- VESTNiK/9 places there was one motion to buy a color TV for the lodge so you cowboy fans can watch the games when you come to meetings. After the meeting was over there were sandwiches and drinks for everyone.

I wish to apologize for not reporting the date for the January meeting in the Vestnik, but lodge meetings are always on the second Sunday of the month, unless voted on in the meetings and reported in the Vestnik. After my short stay in the hospital and my marriage on the 8th of January I just forgot, sorry, but I am glad so many of you members remembered and came to the meeting anyway.

Members and friends, you are invited to attend the annual German Faschingsball (Mardi Gras, Masquerade Party), sponsored by the Fort Worth German-American Club and the Mid-Cities GermanAmerican Club of Arlington, Saturday, January 29th at the lodge hall, beginning at 8:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m. For those of you who attended the last two Faschingsball dances at the lodge, we hope you come again and bring your friends.

For more information call Stean Huges at (817) 485-0882, Gerhart Liehsel (817) 834-7007, or Gisela Morris (817) 265-0739.

Gracie and I would like to thank all of you good members and friends who attended our wedding/reception and dance at the hall Saturday, January 8th. Everyone seemed to have a great time. I know that Gracie and I had a wonderful time and enjoyed having so many of our friends there for this occasion. A special thank you to Frank and Jo Prochaska for leading the wedding march, because this was the first time that Gracie and her family ever saw this being done; they really enjoyed it. Also, we were glad that so many of the Sons of Hermann members came and it was a first time that they saw one of these marches. We would like to use this letter to say a special THANK YOU for all of the beautiful and useful gifts that we received. It has been proven that married life is healthy.

Statistics show that single people die sooner than married folks; so, if you're looking for a long life and a slow death, get married! Views expressed by husbands are not necessarily those of the management.

Keep smiling!

Norman M. Kneschk Reporter -SPJST-

Club Of Fort Worth

Friendship

Dear Members and Friends, This is a reminder of our February 2nd meeting. Please bear in mind, if the weather is cold and icy, we will not have a February meeting. Those in our area know that, as in the past, we get a wave of biting cold weather during The Fat Stock Show, which will held at the same time.

The January meeting was wellattended, and the birthday members were Eva Dockery and Frank Kovar.

We are glad to report that Flora Jane (Korteff) Ryder of Morro Bay, Calif. is feeling much better every day, after 42 days in the hospital.

She sends best regards to her many friends in Ft. Worth.

We wish to express our congratulations to Paul Kercho, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Kercho, who graduated at mid-term from U.T. at Arlington, Cum laude, with a B.A. degree.

Many members had a toe-tapping time in Ennis, dancing to the music of Al Grebnick of Schyler, Neb. January 15th. Spouse, Roy, and I had a double dose of Polka dancing since we also attended the Ennis Polka Club dance the following day, to the music of Harold Strand's Orch.

The February hostesses will be Gertrude Johnston, Vernon Prichard and Rosemary Gribble. A hot covered dish luncheon will be served.

See you the 2nd of February.

Fraternally, Lydia Alholm Secy./Reporter -SPJST-.

Southern District of American SOKOL Organization Dear Officers and Members: We, the Delegates and Officers of the Southern District, American Sokol Organization, assembled for annual meeting held November 14, 1982 at West, Texas, wish to express our sincere gratitude for your most generous monetary contribution and for the moral support of our Sokol Ideals. Your continued cooperation makes possible the common and mutual goals of which our two organizations strive.

We are looking forward to continue to work together hand in hand as we have in the past. Thank you.

Nazdar, Resolutions Committee: Rome Milan Lorine Hallio Carrie Veselka Dick Toberny Bernice Moller Ladis Novotny -SPJSTLetter

to the Editor

Bro. Sefcik: I saw the enclosed item in San Antonio Light Newspaper. Note how close the words of this society match the Czech words of our own SPJST. Charlie Belicek, Jr.

small town's long name S.N.P.J.,

Municipality created for the sole purpose of getting a liquor license SLOVENSKA NARODNA PODPORNA JEDNOTA, Pa. (AP)-Don't ask Mayor Pat Chiaro how to say the name of his tiny town. He can't easily pronounce it either.

"We never pronounce it. Everybody and their brother just goes by `S.N.P.J.' They all know where we are," Chiaro says.

Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota — which means Slovene National Benefit Society — is tucked away about 50 miles northwest of Pittsburgh amid wooded hills and lush green pastdres near the Ohio border. It used to be Herman Serjak's vegetable farm.

One of the nation's smallest municipalities with one of its longest names, S.N.P.J. counts just 11 residents, no children, one pay telephone, one mail box and 500 acres — including the lake and the abandoned strip mine.

The Slovene National Benefit Society, a 78-year-old insurance company and fraternal group, owns the town and runs it as a summer camp and recreation center.

Slovenians come from what is now Yugoslavia.

S.N.P.J. offers visitors 60 housing units, mostly redwood shacks scattered in a former pasture, a 17acre lake for boating and fishing, tennis courts, a swimming pool, a nine-hole golf course, a recreation building, a small restaurant, picnic grounds and a 160-foot water tower.

S.N.P.J. is a town born in part out of the need for a liquor license.

The Chicago-based society bought Serjak's property in 1963 for a recreation center, but found it couldn't legally sell drinks as part of North Beaver Township, a dry Lawrence County community.

In July 1977, S.N.P.J. petitioned a county court to secede and formed its own municipality, thus free to sell alcohol to its guests at Slovenian festivals, picnics and parties.

"This way," Chiaro says, "it makes everything legal."

S.N.P.J. doesn't have the problems of most towns. Its annual municipal budget is about $350, mostly for telephone calls and postage. Surrounding North Beaver collects S.N.P.J.'s taxes in return for regular municipal police, fire and road services.

Housewife Claire Jergel is S.N.P.J.'s council president. Her council is made up of her two sons, Timothy, 26, an office equipment salesman and Alvin, 33, a musician.

Municipal officials are not paid.

Chiaro, 42, a retired potato chip distributor, was elected mayor last November by a 10-0 vote. Chiaro graciously abstained. An ItalianAmerican in a Slovenian town, Chiaro nevertheless had no political opposition.

"Nobody wanted the job," Chiaro says. "We never have any political troubles. We mostly agree."

But, like many bigger municipalities, the wheels of government can turn slowly in S.N.P.J. "It's like any other government.

We have a lot of reports to make out to the state and federal governments. We can have a lot of red tape," Chiaro says.

The mayor spends about one day a week toiling over federal and state paperwork that means little to his little town.

"We don't get any grants or any of that stuff," Chiaro says. "Of course, we don't ask for them either."

But before Chiaro was sworn in, S.N.P.J. sought federal aid to fill an abandoned 40-acre strip mine behind the recreation center, according to Borough Solicitor John Seltzer, a New Castle attorney who lives outside town. The application is pending, he says.

Officials say about 40,000 people visit S.N.P.J. each summer.- but the town all but closes down Ain the wintertime.

-SPJST-

ACC Czech Class Report The Alvin Community College continuing education Czech Class will begin second semester classes February 3rd. Mr. William Souchek again will be teaching the class. The first semester went well under his skillful direction and guidance.

However, we were greatly disappointed in the interest and response we received to the Czech credit course which was planned for the fall semester. Not enough students registered to warrant teaching the class. Mr. Souchek had worked fervently and with intense dedication to have the course included in the ACC college catalogue. It seems a shame that with the large contingent of students at ACC with a Czech heritage such little interest was created.

The Czech Club had planned to present a scholarship of $200 per semester to a student registered in the class, but of course, this was not posssible since the class did not materialize.

Our Czech Club has again had two money-making projects to increase our Scholarship Fund. We had a food booth at the ACC. Halloween carnival. Our president, Alice Pearson, worked diligently to make the booth a great success. Credit must also go to her husband, Bill, who gave physical, as well as moral, support. Club members were generous with their donations of kolache, tea rings, cakes, pies, squares, cookies and candy. Coffee and hot chocolate were sold also.

Our other project was the -,sale of candy and party nuts before the Christmas holiday season.

Those of you who receive the CESKOSLOVENSKY SVET mr:' be interested to know that the group which attended the seminar at Charles University in Prague last summer is featured in volumes 23 and 24, just recently out. If you look closely, you may see a familiar face, as Texas was well represented at the seminar. Besides our instructor, Mr. Souchek, and his lovely wife, Alice, three members of our ACC Czech Class attended the seminar.

They were Marvin Marek of Missouri City, Tommie Lostak, Vestnik Publications Committee member, and Faye Lostak Wilson, both of Danbury. Other Texans attending were Jean Jacques of Rosenberg, Clarice Marik O'Hair, Charles Heyda, and Jerry Shank of Houston.

The excellent articles are written

by Hana Vondrackova who accompanied the group on many occasions. However, she did not mention the wonderful hospitality and marvelous welcome we received everywhere we went. Photographer Milan Bednarik, who took most of the pictures accompanying the articles, also spent a great deal of time with our group. These two, along with Dr. Jaroslav John, who so graciously and patiently shepherded all of us throughout the entire seminar, and others too numerous to mention, made for an educational and memorable experience which none of us are likely ever to forget.

Fraternally, Faye Wilson, Sec.-treas.

-SPJST-

10/VESTNiii — Wednesday, January 26, 1983

North Lake College 5001 N. MacArthur Blvd.

Irving, Texas 75062 January 7, 1983 Dear Eslitor: I am writing to tell you about an excellent course at North Lake College —"Conversational Czech."

This basic course will teach the fundamentals of the Czech language, including pronunciation, grammar, sentence structure, common verbs, and basic vocabulary. It is taught by a native Czechoslovakian, Mr. Libor Vane, whom we recommend with enthusiasm for all beginning students.

"Conversational Czech I" will be offered on Monday evenings from 7-9 p.m. beginning January 29 for 15 weeks. Tuition is $35.00.

If you are interested in taking Czech this spring, or if you know anyone who would be interested, I would appreciate your giving me a call or forwarding this letter to the appropriate person.

Thank you for your attention.

Nancy Kinsey Assistant Director, Community Service 214/659-5203

The Czech Ex-Students Assoc. of Texas (CESAT) CZECH STUDIES AT LODGE NO. 88-HOUSTON The Czech studies' students of SPJST Lodge No. 88, Houston are astounded at the numbers interested in Czech. One term "JAKO HOUBY" (sponge like) is evident in the rapt attention and eagerness to learn the language of their forefathers.

Forty-eight students have registered for the two-hour, tenweek course in conversational Czech. All want to come early and stay late for the sessions which are not for socializing but intensive study of grammar and sentence structure.

"No, our classes are not plain drudgery," one student remarked.

"We have occasional deviations from the "abeceda", etc. We learn about the culture, heritage and history of the land of our ancestors."

Our third class offering has been accepted so well, that future classes must be limited in size. We, at Lodge 88, wish other groups would be formed because there is so much to be learned about Czechoslovakia and its people.

Na shledanou, W.E. Souchek, Instructor 11111=1.111111•111111.1111111■11

FEATURES imumm■■■•■• TOUPAL(Continued from Page 1) December 18, 1882. She was baptized three days later, December 21, 1882, by Reverand John Anders.

She was born in Praha, Texas.

Sisetr Toupal was married to John B. Toupal at a very young age.

Four children blessed their marriage: Two daughters, Liddia Toupal, and Olga Marie (Toupal) Justice, and two sons, John J. Toupal and Joe Toupal. All of the children live in Caldwell with the exception of Olga Marie who has made her home in San Antonio, Texas. Sister Toupal has one grandson, M. D. Sandgarten of Brockport, New York, and two great grandchildren, Rebecca and Johnthon Sandgarten.

Sister Toupal and her husband settled in Caldwell many years ago arriving in a covered wagon from Ennis, Texas. She recalls that it took approximately two weeks for them to journey from Ennis to Burleson County. Just prior to moving to Caldwell they had traded their home in Ennis for a farm near Caldwell.

Sister Toupal and her late husband operated a farm in the Caldwell area for many years. Her late husband was known to be a dedicated worker for the SPJST. Sister Toupal joined the SPJST April 2, 1911.

We extend our appreciation to all who have helped in making arrangements for the presentation ceremony. We especially thank Lodge No. 186 Secretary Vicki Wine for overseeing many of the arrangements. The members of the Supreme Lodge, the officers and members of Lodge No. 186 Caldwell, and the entire SPJST salute and congratulate Sister Toupal on her 100th birthday and wish her well.

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DISTRICT III District III spring meeting will be held April 10, 1983 in Fort Worth.

Lodge 154 will host the meeting at the Eagle Mountain Athletic Center. ***

DISTRICT IV The District IV spring meeting will be held Sunday, April 24, 1983 at Wall, Texas. Lodge 160 San Angelo will host the meeting. *** DISTRICT V District V spring meeting will be held at Pasadena, Sunday, March 20, 1983. Lodge 172 will host the meeting. ***

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Emma (Scasta) Milberger, 87, passed away in a Bryan nursing home on Wednesday, January 12th.

Funeral services were held on Friday, January 14th, from the Hillier Funeral Chapel in Bryan, with interment in the Wheelock Cemetery. SL President Nick Morris officiated on behalf of the SPJST. Sis. Milberger had joined Lodge 94 Wheelock in 1921 at the age of 26.

Texas Chiropractic College Ronnie Woytek, a sophomore at Texas Chiropractic College in Pasadena, Texas, has been named to the Omega Psi Honor Society. To be named to this society one must have earned an accumulated grade point average of 3.5 or better out of a possible 4:0 Ronnie has also been named to the Dean's List every semester at Texas Chiropractic College.

Ronnie, his wife Susan and two children, Kyle and Ryan, are originally from Round Rock, Texas.

Ronnie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Woytek of Round Rock. (Bro. Ronnie Woytek and family are members of Lodge No. 187, Round Rock, Tx.—Editor.) ***

Mrs. Louis Kahanek's Kola Recipe Used At Governor Mark White's Inauguration Mrs. Louis Kahanek's Kolach recipe was given to Frank Beynon at TEC Cafeteria and it was used at the inauguration in Austin, which many of us watched on television, recently.

Her son, Daniel, used to take Mrs. Kahanek's Kolache to work and share them with his friends including Frank Beynon. (Submitted January 18, 1983 by Jane Tomson of Taylor, Texas.—Editor.)

YOUTH SECTION STATE COMPETITION-1983

Pavliska's home or a location in Flatonia to be held in conjunction with Dist. V.

CAMPING DATES Dist. VI — Mon., June 27-30 — at Bastrop; all the rest at Camp Val Verde Dist. III—Sat., July 23 (arrive for lunch), Sun., July 24, Mon., July 25, Tues., July 26 (depart after lunch) Break 1/2 day Dist. V & VII— Wed., July 27 (arrive for lunch), Thurs., July 28, Fri., July 29, Sat., July 30 (depart after lunch) Break 1/2 day Dist. II — Sun., July 31 (Jrs. arrive for lunch), Mon., Aug. 1-Jrs., Tues., Aug. 2-Jrs. SPLIT Wed., Aug. 3-Jrs. depart after breakfast, Wed., Aug. 3-Teens arrive for lunch, Thurs., Aug. 4, Fri., Aug. 5, Sat., Aug. 6 (Teens depart after breakfast) Break 1 day (Aug. 7, Sunday) Dist. I & IV —Mon., Aug. 8 (arrive for lunch), Tues., Aug. 9, Wed., Aug. 10, Thurs., Aug. 11 (Depart after lunch) As additional information becomes available regarding any of the above it will be added to this listing. The reason for the dates at this time is so that those involved or interested can make plans accordingly.

There were also a few changes in some of the craft and talent YAD rules and these are being disseminated to the District Youth Counselors who will pass along that information to all those attending District Training classes and will eventually be incorporated into the Rule Book, so it behooves those interested to attend those training classes.

Fraternally, Nick A. Morris President and Head of the Youth Dept.

State YAD — Sunday, August 21st Temple High School.

State Royalty — Saturday, September 17th, hosted by Lodge No. 18, Elgin; music by Bubba Cox & Easy Goin of Austin

Head of the Youth Department

*** DISTRICTS YADS Dist. I —June 26 —Lodge 186 Caldwell Dist. II—July 17 — Place to be designated Dist. III—June 26 —Place to be designated Dist. IV—June 12 —Seymour, Seymour Senior Citizens Bldg.

Dist. V —July 10 —Place to be designated Dist. VI—July 17—Lodge 40 El Campo-Hillje Dist. VII—July 10 —Lodge 185 New Braunfels

TO THOSE CONCERNED: In the recent meeting of the DYCs, the President, and the State Youth Director, it was recommended that we seek approval to send persons to the Longhorn Recreation Laboratory in Brownwood this spring. This matter was presented and approved in the recent Supreme Lodge meeting.

Consequently, we will send the DYCs, assistant DYCs, youth leaders or assistant youth leaders to attend the week-long (not just weekend) laboratory for the period March 13th-18th (Monday through Friday). The Supreme Lodge will pay tuition and mileage as in the past. The number of people attending from the SPJST will be limited to a total of ten, so if we have a number applying to go, a representative cross-section will be selected from this office. If you are interested in attending, please send us your name and a statement no later than Monday, February 28th, to the effect that you will stay for the duration of the laboratory. We will then mail in your tuition, which includes all meals while there, from this office. If

DISTRICT TRAINING CLASSES Dist. I — Sat., Apr. 23 —Place to be designated Dist. II —Tues., Apr. 5—Place to be designated Dist. III — Sun., Mar. 20 — Lodge 84 Dist. IV — Sat., Mar. 12 —Place to be designated Dist. V —Sat., Apr. 9 —Place to be designated; see Dist. VII below Dist. VI— Sat., May 21 —Place to be designated Dist. VII — Sat., Apr. 16—Maxine

LONGHORN RECREATION LABORATORY

Wednesday January 26, 1983— VESTNIK/11 we do not hear from you by that date, we will be unable to forward your tuition and if you then decid ,. to go you will have to pay your own tuition which is $100 per person. As we have additional information on th , laboratory, we will inform those going and they will be sent detailed information on the agenda (topics) that will be covered. ***

STATEWIDE YOUTH LEADERS' RETREAT Another recommendation was that we hold this year's Statewide Youth Leaders' Retreat at Camp Val Verde May 14th and 15th for all DYCs, assistant DYCs, youth leaders and assistants, including spouses. The training would begin Saturday morning and last through Sunday noon. It is expected that some of those desiring to attend will want to arrive sometime Friday evening or Friday night in order to be ready for the training Saturday morning. This recommendation was approved by the Supreme Lodge.

The Supreme Lodge will pay for the leasing of Camp Val Verde for that period, all meals, and mileage for one car from each lodge. This will probably require some arrangements on car pooling so that we do not have to pay mileage to every individual coming by automobile. As in the case of Longhorn, we are asking that you come prepared to stay for the duration of the training from Saturday morning through Sunday noon. No remuneration for mileage will be paid for those who do not stay for the entire training period. I think the reason for this is obvious. If you do have to go back home Saturday night, we ask that you return again Sunday morning with mileage reimbursement for only one round trip.

We hope you will be making plans to attend this Youth Leaders' Retreat because there is much valuable information to be gained pertaining to all facets of our youth program. If you plan to attend, please send us your name, lodge number, the total number of persons coming with you, and a statement to the effect that you will be present for the entire training session For purposes of finalizing lodging and meal arrangements, we are asking that you notify us no later than Monday, May 9th.

As we get closer to these dates and deadlines, we hope to be hearing from a number of you.

Fraternally, Nick A. Morris President and Head of the Youth Dept.

From the Youth Leaders CYCLONE TO HOST DISTRICT II YAD Dear Vestnik Readers, The Flag Hall SPJST Youth Club held their monthly meeting January 12, 1983 at the hall.

We started our first meeting of the new year by approving three new members; Gary Coots, Bradley Marek, and Rodney Posvar. This past year our youth club has grown in membership and we hope to continue growing in 1983 and we are off to a good start.

Our club has participated in many activities this past year which

included chartering a bus to go to Six Flags. We had many youth members to enter projects in District II competition and had one youth member Kristi Waits win first in State.

I have enjoyed being the youth leader of Lodge No. 24 this past year and hope we can continue to have lots of fun in 1983 and to participate in all the activities the SPJST has for our youth.

I would like to thank all the parents who helped me in getting the children to all the socials and helping with our money-making projects. We couldn't have done it without you. A special thank you to Shirley Waits who was my assistant and will be again this year. Also thanks to Raymond Coots who let us use his van to take the children to the movies.

Flag Hall plans to host the District II competition this year and I hope to see all of you there and let's make this year's competition a great success. I know we plan to be there and give it a try at winning a few ribbons so we can attend State competition. See you all in July!

Fraternally, Carol Chervenka, Youth Leader -SPJST-

LODGE 92 FORT WORTH ANNOUNCES VALENTINE DANCE Hello!

We are starting the new year off with a Valentine's Dance, February 12, 1983. The advance tickets will be: $4 per adult; at the door, $5; and $2 per youth; at the door, $2.50. Dance time will be from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m.

Saturday, February 12th.

There will be a drawing for Valentine Sweetheart (adult and teenager). also a cakewalk and other drawings. We will need cakes for the cakewalk. Thank you in advance!

Music for the Valentine's Dance will be by the Czechmates.

Sunday, February 13 the youth club will go to Chuck C. Cheeses for all of those who will come and help at the dance; this is our regular meeting, so be there at 1 p.m.

We had a very nice Christmas Party with Santa Claus. There were gifts, program, also cookies and punch. We want to thank all the mothers who brought cookies and a big THANKS to Mrs. Martha Durham for the beautiful table arrangement to serve the cookies/punch.

I hope to see you all February 12, 1983!

Fraternally, Gordon Hubenak, Youth Leader

From the Youth Members LODGE 9 YC PLANS TO SEE EDUCATIONAL FILM Dear Readers, Our January meeting was wellattended. The cards and crafts were very good.

Our next meeting will be February 2nd at 6:30 p.m. We will see a film on Soil Conservation. See you there!

Fraternally, Bruce Skrabanek (1-18-83) -SPJST-

Cottonwood YC Contributes to Therese Mae Dobecka Scholarship Memorial Fund Dear Readers, The meeting was called to order

by Darrell Uptmor.

Minutes of the previous meeting and the treasurer's report were read.

Correspondence was from the Joseph R. Marek family and also from the Therese Mae Dobecka family.

The youth club and their leaders donated $100 to the Therese Mae Dobecka SPJST Lodge No. 6 Scholarship Memorial Fund.

Brother Bobby Dobecka was appointed to purchase a cassette tape recorder for the youth club.

Kevin Dobecka brought the cake and Darrell Uptmor will bring the cake next time.

Fraternally yours, (1-19-83) Shirley Dobecka -SPJST-

CYCLONE YC SCHEDULES VALENTINE PARTY Dear Youth Readers, Our monthly meeting of Lodge No. 24 was brought to order by President Terri Vanicek.

We had 17 members and one visitor Tracy Jo Chervenka present.

Birthday celebrants this month are: Shane Lesikar (born January 11th), Harold Vanicek, Jr. (January 16th), Steven Bruggman (January 4th), Kim Hubnik (January 22nd).

We had a special visitor, District II Youth Counselor Frank Klinkovsky.

We will be having a Valentine's Party at our next meeting, February 9.

Sonia Castillo, Reporter (1-18-83) -SPJST-

COTTONWOOD LODGE 6 YC DONATES TO SCHOLARSHIP FUND Dear Readers, Our monthly meeting was held Sunday, January 9, 1983. All reports were given and were in order.

It was decided that the youth club and parents visit the SPJST Museum in Temple in February; the date will be planned later.

The youth club made a donation to the Therese Dobecka Scholarship Fund.

We are having a paper drive and this will be a charity project.

As president of our youth club, I want to extend wishes for a Happy New Year to all lodge members and youth clubs from us here at Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood.

Fraternally, Darrell Uptmor (1-18-83)

-SPJST

LODGE 30 YC TO MEET IN FEBRUARY Dear Vestnik Readers, The Taiton SPJST Youth Club will hold their regular meeting Sunday, February 6, 1983 at 2:30 p.m., in the Taiton Community Center.

For our contest we are to make a Valentine.

Mrs. Andrew Srubar and Mrs. Stanley Sellers are on the Refreshinpnts Committee.

I'll see you at the meeting.

Fraternally, Michelle Srubar (14) (1-18-83) -SPJST-

PLANS FOR ACTIVITIES Warrenton Youth Club of Lodge 179 had their regular business meeting Thursday night, January 13th.

Our business for the evening was to make plans for attending the movie "Tootsie" Sunday night at La Grange.

We are also planning to see "Best of Friends" possibly Sunday, January 23, but the Telephone Committee will let you know the final plans.

Two members of our club were playing basketball at Bryan and returned with a winning score.

Refreshments and a baked ham supper were served.

Fraternally, Sue Lynn Schoenst (17) President (1-19-83) -SPJST-

LODGE 179 ATTENDS MOVIE Youth Club of 179, Warrenton met at 7 p.m. to attend the movie "Tootsie" at La Grange Cozy Theater.

First, we had the opportunity to visit with a lady from Germany, learn from her and entertain her with an evening at the movie.

A good time was had by all.

Fraternally, Staci Schoenst (1-19-83) -SPJST-

ACTIVITIES PLANNED BY LODGE 92 YC Dear Members and Friends, SPJST Lodge 92 held a meeting Sunday, January 9, 1983, with 11 people present.

During the next meeting we are going to go to Chuck E. Cheeses.

There is a meeting every month on the second Sunday. We are going to have a Valentine Party, February 12th from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., we will also have a cakewalk and lots of other fun stuff and the music will be polka and some country/western, so everyone is invited and try to attend.

Gordon and Cheryl Hubenak, our youth leaders, want to invite any youth members interested in becoming a part of our group, to come to the lodge to our meetings at 1 p.m.

Fraternally, Tarina Troxell, Secretary (1-18-83) -SPJST-

LODGE 187 YC PLANS TO TAKE EDUCATIONAL TRIP Our monthly meeting was held January 16, 1983 at 4 p.m., in the Youth Room in Round Rock.

Joe Giarrusso called the meeting to order.

A report was made on buying a new color TV to decorate up the Youth Room.

A report was also made on taking an educational trip. We plan to go in March, to Waco and go through museums and go on a Safari. We will have more details for you later. I hope you all come!

Our next meeting will be February 20, 1983 at 4 p.m.

Fraternally, Lori Nelson, Reporter (1-18-83)

-SPJST-

PODPORA LIDSKOST BRATRSTVI cast eeska, etedni organ Slovanske Podporujicf Jednoty Statu Texas, zaloiene roku 1897 ROCNIK 71

eISLO 4

Oddil Dopisovatelit Tak Welicos — Aneika Houdkova.

Minuly tyden se udala velmi dojemna scena na nakm leaSti kdy dye sestry se videly a se poznaly poprvne ye svern Zivote. Jedna z nich byla narozend ve Ft. Worth, Tx., v 1954 kde jeji matka ji tam nechala v torn dome zvanym "Edna Gladney Home". Kdy2 ji bylo dva tydny tak parek lidi jmenem Hullovi ji adoptovali a ona zUstala zde v Texasu. Ona se dovedela, 2e kdesi jsou jeji sourozenci-bratr a sestra, ale dokud byl pestoun Ziv tak zanechala hledani. Po jeho smrti zaeala se doptavat. Dovedela se, Ze pravy otec byl mrtev a matka znovu provdand a zila v Anchorage, AljaSce, a bratra v Minneapolis, Minnesota a sestru v Kalifornii. Dodala si odvahy a zavolala svou matku v AljaSee a matka zaeala plakat, ze pry eekala na to zavolani ji g 28 let. Dozvedela se, kde jsou sourozenci a ujednaly si, se sejdou zde v Dallas. Bratr nemohl pri jet ale zaslal ji devet 2lutych r g21 a sestra prijela, a na letiSti se odehrala drama, kdy obe se objimaly a plakaly radosti. Pozdeji pojedou nayStivit matku, ,jejiho druheho mankla a dva pilo-bratry a jednu polo-sestru. Toto jiste zase bude dojemne setkani matky se svymi detmi, ktere nevidela dlouho. Jiste zajimava zprava, Ze ano?

Cetla jsem zpravu, Ze do Polska ,jakysi americky Krest'ansksc: pry zaslal etyri tisice pet set velkych plechovek Stinky a kdy celnici jednu plecho yku otevreli, tak tarn naiSli vpasovanou bibli, pak nnsli v kalde plecho yce bibli. Nenime znarno, co se s nimi stab ale zprava udala, nebylo ani zapotrebi bible tam zasilat jelikoZ v Polsku si je sami tiskli. Oni lido mini dobte ale nekdy udelaji to hor.4 neZ lepsf. Nyni pry i v jinych zernich alovolili tisknuti bible a i v Clue se natisklo pry rely milion. Tedy kdo si ,je prat tak mohl je dostat, Ze? Zname divadlo Majestic ve meste, ktere bylo postaveno v 1921 bylo kdysi eislo prvni v podavani peknych program& ale v 1973 ho zavteli. Nyni nedavno bylo pekne ptedelano a prepraveno a bude zase miti, po del§i na program zpevaci a herci a mini formalne toto byvale divadlo ;rtevtit 8. btezna, kdy dobte znarna hereeka a zpevaeka, dcera to zesnule Judy Garlandove Liza Minelli bude obveselovat obecenstvo. Listky na tento program budou pry stat od $50 do $600 a znama eerno§ka ktera je na mestske rade, je V2dy zla, Ze listky stoji tolik a eernoSi nemohou si to dovolit. Tedy nekteti eerno:Si mini "piketovat" pied divadlem jestli spoleenost umelecka nedaruje jim nekolik stovek listkU zdarma—toti2 tern kteti si to nemohou dovolit.

Spoleenost jim to slibila nebot' chce aby nebyla nejaka vytrtnost a aby utrZili mnoho penez, ktere fp ouZivany na yydrlovani tech umeleckych program& Doufarn, ze vSe dobre dopadne a program se yydaff.

26. ledna 1983 Vence me pote§ila zprava, Ze v Ennis krajan Frank Strunc byl 28. prosince pocten krasne za jeho dlouholete slulby v enniske poste.

Celkem p. Strunc slouZil verne a poctive 29 let a tak kdy2 §el na odpoeinek, jeho spolu-zamestnanci po§ty mu udelali peknou party v dtery veeer v restauraci krajana Sylvestra Holyho (Circle H Barbecue) kde byla podavana moc dobra, yeeete.

Obtadnikem byl Robert Valek, ktery zavolal po'Stovni zamestnance aby mu tekli par slov uznani. Pak krajan Lawrence Honza mu podal krasne zlate hodinky na pamatku. Farat Rufus Gant, ktery tee rozna§i po§tu se pomodlil a vSichni velice chvalili p.

Strunce, ktery ma tti syny a tito byli na veselici. Pan Strunc pry celych 29 let nikdy neschazel v praci a valy pry* dobre pracoval. Jeho zesnula, maminka byla z ta,borskeho kraje jako moje mati a v2dy byly dobre ptitelkyne. Gratulujeme oslavenci a ptejeme mu v'kho dobreho a Wayne zdravi do dal gch let.

Take v Ennis krajanka pi. Wilma Nesudova (rozen g Ha'Skovcova) byla predstaven g ve schuzi "Business Women" eili zamestnanych Zen jako hlavni elenka mesice prosince. Pani Nesudova byla zarnestnand a slouZila 16 let jako tedilka mladeZe u spolku SPJST ttetiho distriktu, tel byla v 1958 zamestnana, u H & H Hardware, pak byla sekretatka u doktor g Jetera a Thomase. Hlavni zaliba je kresleni a malovani a studovala pod 0'ti znamymi maliti a jiste urni krasne malovat a jeji prace byly vystaveny v mnohych obchodech. Gratulujem ji take a prejeme vse dobre a mnoho §-testi naddle. Take jsem se dovedela, Ze v Ennis zesnul krajan Adolf Patak, syn manZeln Frank Patakovych, ktereho jsme dobte znali, nebot' jeho rodice bydleli pies cestu od nas. Bylo mu 81 let a Zil sam nebot' manklka mu zerntela (Louise Horakova) v 1948. Zanechal 4 syny a §est deer, dve sestry, bratra v Ennis a jednoho v Oklahorne, 28 vnoueat a 7 pravnoueat. Pohtben byl z kostela sv.

Jana a ulokn na hrbitov sv. Josefa.

Sest jeho vnukir poslouZilo mu co nosiei rakve. Zesnulernu necht' je zerne lehk g a rodine vyslovujem nag soustrast.

JeSte jedna smrt me byla sdelena, a ktera me velmi pfekvapila nebot' jsme ji te2 znali dobte a bylo .ji jen 64 let. Byla to p1. Helena Sebkova (rozend Plainerova). Pohtben g, na htbitov sv. Josefa z kostela sv. Jana prave pied svatky. Zanechala bratra Joe B. Pleinera, sestru pi. John Novakovou a nekolik synovcil a netefi. Znali jsme ji i jejiho mankla nebot' pied lety vlastnili "Johnny's Drive-In" a meli jsme je radi. Zesnule pfejeme tichy spanek a sourozencirm naSe soustrast.

V London, Ohio meli troche vytrZnost kdy2 farma manZel g Dailey byla prodana ye verejne drane jelikoZ oni dluZili etyti sta tisic dolart a oni nyni jsou bez farmy a co budou delat, nevim. Mnoho jinych farrnatfr tam pry hlasite protestovalo proti draZbe, ale nebylo to nic platne. Byli na to farme 14 let a manZelka majitele plakala, ze za d ye ste tisic

jim vzali ji. Takovych farmatil je v tom okoli pry mnoho, kteti jsou dluZni a tikaji, ie do konce roku 1983 pry tisic a2 dva tisice farmart ztrateji sve farmy. Je to nyni velice zle, penez neni a platit neni elm. Smutne, ano?

Mankle Willie a Mary Kti§kovi z Ennis (ona byla rozend Honzova) oslavovali v sobotu 8. ledna svou zlatou svatbu. Nejeltive byla slouiena, m§e v kostele sv. Jana a pak pozdeji pry meli recepci na KJT sini ktere se zrieastnila rodina jejich a mnoho ptibuznych. Byla podavana velmi dobra veeete a bylo 'Acne veselo.

Preji oslavencum mnoho §-testi a hodne let ye zdravipospolu.

V torn Mexiku je stale 'Spatna situace a proto do nasf zeme utikaji kaldy den lide mexicke narodnosti.

Nekteri jsou slusnf, pracuji a delaji vSude dobrotu-ale je jich take dost co kradou a paku zloeiny. Na ptiklad minuly tyden jeden Mexikan se choval jaksi podeztele a miady policista jej 2adal, aby zastavil ie chce s nim mluvit. On vSak zaeal utikat a tak ten policista za Trim a Mexikan strelil a policistu na miste zabil. pry byl trestany kolikrat ale ted' ma vraldu na svedorni a myslim, k mu to ptijde draho. Takove lidi zde jiste nepottebujeme. Mohl byt rad ze je zde a delat dobrotu-takhle si zkazil Zivot!

NaSe rnestska rada ma porad debatu o torn, jak to zarldit aby nebylo tolik aut na ceste pro ty pracujicl, kdy je tolik provozu. Jisty elovek Zidovske narodnosti jmenem Max Goldblatt stale usiluje o to, aby zridili "Monorail" takovy velky na jedne koleji, ie by to pomohlo aby tech aut tolik nepfekaZelo kdy jedou tide do prace a z prace. Nevfm, jak jim to dopadne, ale neco se must" udelat.

-SIMSTkad

eislo 47. Seaton

Mile sestry a bratti, Nak posledni schfrze byla zahajena ptedsedou Jerry Pechalern ptesne ve 2 hodiny 9. ledna za dosti skvele navftevy elenri. Po ystanim jsme vzdali nest nasim vlajkam, nosiei vlajek byli bratti Mark Tepera a Michael Morris.

Nav gtevy jsme meli Ann Balu§kovu, Ed Billeck, Eugene a Thelma Hrncit a jejich dceru Angie az od Corpus Christi, Texas ze sedmeho okrsku. Nav§teva nas radi jsme Vas poznali a ptijd'te zase.

Pak jsme meli nastolenf novYch iftednficti pro tento rok, ktere vykonal nas mistoptedseda Hlavni titadovny bratr Bernie Gebala. V§ichni utednici byli ptitomni jenom parlamentaibratr Anton Motl nebyl ptitornen.

Jeho mist() pro tuto schfizi ptevzal bratr Dan Balukk.

Nak nova tajemnice sestra Ann Koon pfeeetla protokol z minule schilze, ktery byl eleny ptijat tak, jak byl eten. Preeetla take dopisy a sice dekovnou kartu od rodiny, zesnule sestry Maxine Mikula§ove za kvetiny.

Bylo oznameno Ze budeme mit etyti eleny co maji dostat 50-lete SPJST odznaky a jsou to bratri Valentine Maruna, Arnold Dubeak, Joe Blaiek a sestry Della Mare§ova, a Helen Hejlova. Tyto §pendliky nebo

odznaky budou darovane vy§e jmenovanym elenfim prvnf nedeli v mesici kveten.

Nemocne deny jsme meli a o kterych jsme vedeli byli bratti Jerry g efelk, Jeffery Novosad a sestry Agnes 8efelkova, Julie Dubeakova, Olga Fuchsova, Frances Hutkova, Dorothy Morrisova, Annie Chlapkova a Albina Mikeskova. Ptejeme yam abyste se brzy uzdravili a pti§li zase do schilze.

Nova eleny jsme ptijali a sice Olga Frankie Richter, Beth Ellen Jet, James Ray Bartek, Dee Anna Bartek, Karen Anne JeZ, Ray H. Hill, Jeanne Bruce, Frank Edwin Klinkovsky III, Jimmie L. Coots, Gary Allen Marek, Earnest Ray Janakek, Jessica Leigh Lyon (dve pojistky) a Kenneth Wayne Odstreil. VItame vas do tadu a ptijd'te do schfize i na zabavy.

Zpravy uredmlcu byly podane a ptedseda Pechal dekoval v§em za jakoukoliv pomoc, kdy jsme potadali nas vanoen1 veefrek. Zpravu za dozoref vybor podala sestra Dorothy Pechalova, (za bratra Elmera Skrabanka, ktery nebyl piltomen).

Vedouci mlade2e, sestra Mary Ann Billeekova podala jejf zpravu; Meli 11 dlenil a dva nav§tevniky piltomno.

Bratr Michael Morris je nas novy nosie vlajky pro tento rok. Bratr Mike Wilson dekoval tadu za "Santa Pal" vanoenf donaci. Bylo odvoleno, ze se bude poi-adat vyroen1 piknik tento rok.

Pro tento rok na planujIcim vyboru jsou nasleduji'd elenove bratti Woodrow Marek, Emil Hejl, Anton Vitek, Willie Kohutek a Dan Balu§ek.

Na vyboru pro udrzbu jsou bratri Calvin 8krabanek, Woodrow Marek, Ed Mihatsch, David Pechal a na stiZnIm vyboru jsou bratri Calvin Skrabanek, Charlie Marek, Floyd Studeville a sestry Dolores g krabanek a Vallie Zavodny. Na vy§ettovacfm vyboru jsou bratr Frank Klinkovsky a sestry Lillie Mikuld§ova a Frances Hejlova.

Narozeniny slavili a kteff byli ptitomni jsou nasledujiCI elenove sestry Emily Studeville, Lucy Mihatschova, Alice Banningova, Irma Klinkovsky, Agnes Trampota, Gladys Marek, Dolores Skrabankova a bratti Floyd Studeville, Edwin Chlapek, Frank Mikeska a Danny Wilde a Bernie Gebala. Ptejeme yam vesele narozeniny a vkcko dobre!

Clenove kteti slavili vyroei sriatku v rnesici leden a kteti byli ptitomni jsme meli bratry a sestry: Johnnie a Vlasta Hru§ka, Leon a Vallie Zavodny, Jerry a Agnes Trampota a Mike a Jann Wilson. Gratulujeme yam a ptejeme yam abyste se doZili mnoho a vice vyroei sriatku!

Dverni ceny obdrZeli bra. Eugene Hrncit a Dan Balukk a bra. J. D. Chlapek a sestra Clara Hejlova.

Na§e prIgti schfize budeme mit prvni nedeli 6. fmora a zaene ye 2 hodiny odpoledne.

Po schnzi jsme meli dobrou svaeinu a veselou hodinku. Sestram dekujeme za dobre dorty.

Se sesterksym pozdravem, Annie Jakubcova, "Ceskadopisovatelka.

26. ledna 1983 -- VESTNIK /13

Narozeninovy Krouiek Richt 6. 88 Prvni stkedu v lednu 1983 byla naSe prvni "Card party" v tomto roce a druhou sttedu 12. ledna byla naSe pravidelna, mesieni schuze, ktera je v2dy hojne navStivena a sestry majf velky zajem o krou2kove zalelitosti a vSe dftkladne proberou ke sve spokojenosti.

Tento mesic jsme pkijmuly tli nove elenky, Elsie Talcott (maminka sestry Knapickove), Rose Schipula a Dorothy Gebhardt; celkem mame 62 elenek. Narozeniny tento mesic slavily sestry Marie Pokludova., Margaret Bohacova, Geraldine Hlo2kova, Florena Taakova, Ima Lerova, Mary Tilichova a Elsie Talcottova.

KaZdy mesic /name pravidelnd hasty, kteti ptijdou se pobavit podle libosti hrou v karty nebo domino. V poledne po obe sttedy je podavan chutny obed za velmi levnou cenu.

Jednou za rok, etyki sestry, jeden mesic po obe stkedy, majf na starosti pkipravit jidelni listek ke spokojenosti pkitomnych hosttii. Mnoho naSich navStevniltit pracuje a pkijdou v poledne jenom na obed, na kterem si v2dy pochutnaji. My obyeejne mft-Zeme poeitat asi 90 osob na obed, ale tento mesic byla zvlaSte velka, naySteva (okolo 120 osob) si pochutnali na zvlaSte dobrem obede, ptipravenem sestrami; Della Mikschovou, Mary Tilichovou, Emily Bily a Alice Bily za coi obdrZely mnoho poklon.

Musim se zrninit o sestte Albine Drawe, ktera, je elenkou od poeatku, ale posledni leta, k Arbil zdravf, neni ji mono Krou2ek navStevovat, ale pravidelne plat' sve pkispevky a sleduje praci narozeninoveho krou2ku. Sestra Albina bydli u sve nevesty Gladys Drawe.

Na shledanou v imoru!

Frances Olexova.

-SPJST-

na Adolfa Heyduka (1835-1923).

Pohled do kraje.

Vzporninka

Zadivam-li se veeerem v ty nage pohorske kraje, hoti to v fiddru, bu gi to, zvuei a zpiva a hraje; oko mi sala radosti, v rumen tvat hall se bleda, a to ma drobni pisnieka na ktidlech vzhilru se zveda.

Feline jest Ceske podhoti, vesnieka ptitulna, hezka, bysttina, jei ji probiha, radosti v may si pleski; kaidiekf stromek ptioden krasnfm bilymi vloeky, kol kolem mile smeji se lu'einy kvetn5rmi oeky.

Krasny jsou nage dediny, laska ma v iistret jim kluge, nad jejich poli vzna gi se sktivankem pe'vcova duge; jen mi ji, pro Ruh, neplagte, eastej-Ii v polich prodli; zazni-li piseii dedinam, za celf narod se modli!

Zhora uvedena, baser Adolfa Heyduka ja zajiste vhodnym dvodem dneSni vzpominky sepsane k 60 letemu vyroei dmrti tohoto narodniho buditele a oblibeneho lyrika. Adolf Heyauk se narodil 7 eervna 1835 v osade Ptedhradi (dtive zvane Rychmburk) u Skutte v Cechach.

Basnikftv otec byl v ptedhradi

truhlatskym mistrem a tu 2il mladY Heyduk a2 do svych stkedoSkolskych studii, na ktere byl poslan rodiei na realku do Prahy. Po maturite studoval techniku v Brne a v Praze, kde byl pak kratSi dobu ueitelem. V roce 1860 se Heyduk stal profesorem kresleni na realce v Pisku v janich Cechach a PIsecko, PoSumavi Sumava mu pfirostly tak, k srdci, tu ztravil 63 roky sveho Zivota.

Kralovske /nest° Pisek (zalolene v XIII stoleti) bylo navic jednim ze sttedisk kulturniho iivota a narodne obrozeneckYch snah, kterych se s Adolfem Heydukem a tadou jinych vlastencu vyznamne zueastnil jeho dobry pkftel, pisecky katecheta Josef Baar. Kdy2 pozdeji katecheta Baar se stal faratem v Blizke Putimi, tak Heyduk i jini vyznaeni narodovci byli tu eastymi hosty. Heyduk tu na putimske fake blue poznal i si oblibil nadaneho studenta, pozdejSiho yynikajiciho spisovatele Jindkicha Simona Baara, ktery z poznamek, zaznamft a vypravenijak well() stryce farake tak i Adolfa Heyduka, sepsal v roce 1908 skvely roman "Jan Cimbura." (Dle tohoto romanu byl natoeen za protektoratu vyborny film stejneho jmena, ktery zajiste videli mnozi etenati tohoto elanku). Moudry silak Cimbura vizor poctivosti a dobroty, zemtel 17 ledna 1898 v Putimi ye stall. 81 let. Jeho hrob na tamejSim hibituvku zdobi kta s napisern prostym ale krasnym verSem Adolfa Heyduka znicim takto:

Zemtelemu Cimburovi Janu.

Postavili nyni kill ten jeho syni.

Byl to sedlak silnf, bohatf a pilnf, rad mel a iiti shone lidi a pak kone.

Odpoeivej v pokoji.

Ae basnik Adolf Heyduk, osobni ptitel Jana Nerudy a basnicky druh Viterslava, Halka, path generaene mezi majovce, tak behem sveho dlouheho 2ivota byl ovlivnen i podnety ruchovcft a lumirovcii, zejmena silne trojky: Jaroslava Vrchlickeho, Julia Zeyera a Karla Vacl. Sladka. Heyduk psal verse lyricke a lyricko-epicke; jeho sebranYch spisu vySlo na 61 svazkft.

V sve lyrice intimni Heyduk opevoval lasku, vlastni Stesti rodinne, bolest nad ztratou obou dcerek, tklive vzporninky a smutek resignace. Tu nejznamejSi jsou tyto dila: V zatiSi a Zavate listy.

Heyduk ji2 od mladi, od sveho prvniho vyletu na Slovensko do Malacek k bratrovi, byl idealnim pestitelem eeskoslovenske vzajemnosti, kterou vyjadtil tadou basni, je2 svou pravdivosti a narodnim duchem byly MI-1y sttedem vSeobecneho zajmu. V tomto useku jeho basnicke einnosti nejohnivejSi lyrika zni ze 3 sbfrek cyklu Ciganske melodie, kde pod romantickou maskou divoke cikanske lasky k pfirode a svobode vystupuje Heyduk sam; tyto Ciganske melodie byly zhudebneny znarnymi hudeb.

Skladateli Bendlem a Dvotakem. V roce 1871 Adolf Heyduk uvetejnil baser Slovensko, ty jeSte ktera byla ilvodem k jeho vrcholnemu vyznani sympatif k slovenske zemi a jejimu lidu v knize Cymbal a housle. V teto proslule sbirce z roku 1876, procitele narodnim duchem, se Heyduk vtelymi slovy zpovida ze sveho obdivu k Slovakftm a protestuje proti jejich narodnimu fttisku.

Heyduk tu ten bojovne rozdmychuje usilf slovensk3r'ch buditelft vyslovujic

ptesvedeeni, ze v slovenskem lidu je sila, ktera, vSechno pkikoti ptekona.

Slovensko je pro neho krajem ptirodni krasy a jeho styk s prostymi slovenskymi venkovany mu I:Irina:Si i pocit osobniho uklidneni. V sve basnicke keei Heyduk si oblibil nelna deminutiva (hlavenka, hrdelenko, srdenko, eelko, atd.) a napinil ji vyrazy slovenskymi (jaj, sobaS, Sarvanec, tatoS, zastavieka, Silica a pod.)

V Heydukova ptirodni lyrice jsou naladove dojmy poSumayske, povltayske a z udolf zlatonosne Otavy. Heyduk je mistrem ptirodnich obrazkft a krajinomalby, u neho hovoti les, pole, ptactvo; odtud se mu dostalo nazvu "pootayskeho slavika".

Z Heydukovy pkirodni lyriky vynikaji pkedevSim dila Lesnf kviti a Ptaei motivy.

Heydukova epika si oblibila nejprve baladu, potom basne lyrickoepicke. K baladam Heyduk eerpa, latku z eeskeho venkova a vzpominek z mladi (Na ptastkach aj.). V narodnfm boji posiluje historickymi zpevy z eeskych kin (Bohatyki), nachazeje tu epicke motivy pro Ceske hrdinstvi i pro d'abelske zaSkodnictvi dobrodruhft a vrahft (Oldrich a Boiena, Milota anebo Za volnost a viru. Jeho Sumayske a otayske obrazky obsahuji krasne ptfrodnf lieeni a maji bohaty slovnik, ptedevSim z odborneho nazvoslovi (Dtevorubec, Sekernik, Pod Vftkovym Kamenem).

Z lyrickoepickych basni Heydukovych je nejznamejSi alegoricky Dedtv odkaz o narodnim vyzna,mu lidove poesie, zaloleny na zkazce o jinochu, kterY si ziska lasku lesni vily, se stane jeho 2enou s podrninkou, ze ji nikdy ani slovem ptibehem o nem a jeho houslich basnik ukazuje, ze prave dilo umelecke vznika z bolesti a zklamani.

K citovemu deji Heyduk typicky \roll nanou, drobnou formu verSovou, znfcf hudbou slov.

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Souhrn rozsahleho Heydukova dila ukazuje, ze Heyduk byl basnikem zpevne noty jemui vSechny zaZitky ze 2ivota i ptirody, zejmena poSumayske a Sumayske, se manly ye verse. Tuto jeho vyrazovou spontaneitu poznal roku 1876 vyteeny basnik Jan Neruda a o Heydukovi napsal: "Zplvat a jen zpfvat je mu 2ivotni pottebou jako trave rosa, jako zemi jaro, u neho neni v tom strojenosti a nenf nutkani."

Sve pameti a vzpominky na literarni druhy kruhu Majoveho Adolf Heyduk vydal v knize Vzpominky literarni. Tento basnik, je2 jediny z lyriku Nerudovy generate se doekal konce rakousko-uherske tyranie, vydal po prvni svetove valce 2 knihy verso; Slovensku v roce 1919 a Sny kralovske roku 1920. StakeSina Ceske poezie, vlastenec Adolf Heyduk, zemtel 6 imora 1923 v Pisku, v jiZnich Cechach.

Literarne vlastenecke izsilf Adolfa Heyduka a mnoha dalSich spisovateltii, hudeb. skladatelft a jinych umelcft vyznamne pfispelo k vSeobecnemu narodnimu-uvedomeni na geho lidu ye stare vlasti. Usili podobneho druhu v naSi krajanske vetvi tu v Americe zvysf u mladych Cechoameriearni opravdovy zajem, hrdost a lasku _k svemu pirvodu a tim pak zachova, naSe narodni dedictvi lade dalSich generaci.

Jan J. Karas z Houstonu.

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AMERICKE PUTOVANI ZA (EgTINOU (Foto skupiny jinde ve Vestniku) Obrazek zachycuje neplanovanou ale vydatenou zastavku v dome Cyrila Chramosty v Husinci, CSSR, slavne rodiSte Mistra Jana Husa.

Osm elenu z naS1 velke skupiny eekame v kuchyni na eerstve knedilky, ktere dcera Cyrila ptipravuje. Dr. Jan John, vedouci, ten to umi na knoflikove harmonice a ja ptidavam basovy tempo na cimbalofon.

Vilem Soueek, vedouci skupiny

UCITELOVE CEgTINY NAVgTIVILI PRAHU Jakmile jsme vystoupili z letadla na Ruzyneletfsti, cftili jsme se, ne jako v cizine ale doma! Bylo nas 15. v naSi skupine.

Autobusem jsme jeli na Ubytovnu obchodt v Bohnicich. VSe bylo pekne zatizeno a v potadku. A proe bych to nebylo v potadku? Pan Ing. Ladislav Kouba, zastupce vedouciho tajemnika CSUZ, Dr. Jan John a pant redaktorka HaluSkova, peelive ,plipravili vSechny nutne potteby na ubytovani.

Kaidy den srdeene ptivitali nas na ptedna,Sky na pude Karlovy University. SlySeli jsme eeStinu, mluvili eesky a meli hodne bohatych Nalezli jsme ptatele mezi PraZany, s nima se dalo hodne povidat.

NaS rozvrh zaeinal kalde rano snidani v moderni etvrti Bohnicich, obedvali jsme v Krakov restauraci, u KtiZovnikft a v jidelne v Tulipanu.

Slyseli jsme eeStinu na vSech stranach, objednavali jsme si chutna eeska jidla a napoje - no, z kratka, jako doma, a Um se uchova,va, narodni dedictvi a tradice naSello naroda mezi krajany.

Pokud' studenti v Americe majo otazky, zda-li pti ti Leto pojedeme znova do Prahy - eekame jen na program a moZnosti z Prahy od Ceskoslovenskeho ftstavu zahranieniho.

Vilem Soueek, vedouci skupiny UCitel eeStiny v Houstonu SPJST-

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NaSe prvni schuze v novem roce 1983 se nam pane vydatila, ten poeasi nam ptalo nebo den byl nadherny. Ptitomnost byla 34 elenek a 8 navStevniku: Pi. Annie Macelova, Christina Zemankova, Lillian Spain, Albina Huckova, Annie Steglikova, Helena Vrlova st., Helena (Arnold) Vrlova, Rose Ann Parmova. Panove jako hoste byli Tupy, Zvolanek, Arnold Vrla, Joe a Vilem Houdek a Maru§ak.

Z radosti oznamuji, ze jsme zase ziskaly 4 nove elenky a sice Helenu Vrlovou st., Helenu Vrlovou ml., Rose Ann Parmovou a Christina Zarnankovou. Srdeene je vitame do naSeho krou2ku.

Byl vytizen pozdrav od sester Mary Sebestikove, Janeekove, KoStakove, a Pettikove. Bylo nam zdeleno, ze sestry KoStakova, a Pettikova, maji nesnaze s oeima a nachazi se v lekatskern oSetteni. Take sestra Annastzie Jureikova onemocnela na srdce a stravila delCi eaS v nemocnici.

14/VESTNIK — 26. ledna 1983 Srdeene pfejeme sestram, aby se brzy uzdravily.

Penetiitym darkem do nth" kasy ptispely; Alblna Kuekova, Lillian Spain a Liddie Pavelkova. Sestra Georgia Rose Moralis mela to S. test1 a ziskala deku darovanou od kroutiku jako darek v Vanocum. Mela velkou radost a V§em sestram pane dekuje.

Byl dan dar Sokolu $100 dolaril, peneiity darek od kroutiku byl poslan naM nejstarti: eestne sestte Annie Hejnove, ktera se nachazi v domove odpoeinku a dobre pokraeuje.

Pro§ila se deka pro sestru Helen Jare§ovou. Dvetrif darky darovaly Anetika Houdkova a Ann Zvolankova; di-1<y!

Zazpfvaly jsme tem, ktere majf ve lednu narozeniny: Liddie Pavelkova., Agnes Houdkova, Mary PolaSkova, Annie Ko§takova,, Georgia Zabojnikove. a Ann Zabojnikova a ptaly do dalUch let.

Pak se ptikroeilo k volbam: Ptedsedkyne je Bettie Houdkova, mistoptedsedkyne — Georgia Za.bojnikova, tajemnice-Raiena Zazvorkova. tieetrif-Mary Vrlova.

Posclanlm karet je ISovetena Libbie Wisneiwski. Nasledkem chatrneho zdravl sestra Annastazie Jureckova se vzdala sveho utadu tajemnice.

Opravdu litujeme, tie ji ztracfme nebo verne konala svou praci po pet rokil.

Sestry kroutku podepsaly a poslaly pozdravnf lfstek a ptilotiily peneiity darek s ptanfm rychleho uzdravenf aby naddle mohla zase ptichazet mezi nas.

Na§e prfstf schiize se bude konat 10. unora, tak se prosim dostavte zase v hojnern poetu.

S pozdravem, Ruiena Zazvorkova.

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se 'eesky Let Us Study Czech!

Utile

Lekce ctvrta — The Fourth Lesson Read the following exercises and words out LOUD with your parents or friends.

Kam jdete?

Where are you going?

Zdk nenf Boma: The pupil is not at home.

Mam hlad.

I am hungry.

(70 je to?

What is that?

Co je toto?

What is this?

a, and bryle. Ve trne citila, jak na ni nekdo aby tam chodil. (His parents forbade ale, but sal& a vyktikla. (In the darkness she him to go there.) Radim yam, abyste Skola—school felt that somebody was touching her nebrali zkou§ky na lehkou vahu. (I doma—at home • and screamed.) Domnivam se, ie advise you not to take the exams too pojd' sem—come here toto je jedind spravne, metoda. (I lightly.) jsem—I am think that this is the only right (to be continued) Mluvnice — Grammar, method.) Ptekvapeni divaci videli, JAN HOLUB 1. Conjugation of the verb BYTI, jak za.vodnik v poslednIch sto Pohteby be' metrech ptedbehl v§echny sve Co by stala cela oprava teho Singular soupete a hladce vyhral. (The mausolea? No, telej a telej. Hm, to tie 1st person—jsem, I am surprised public saw the runner to je trochu moc peniz a tuff tie 2ns person—jsi, you are outrun all his rivals.) Pochopili jsme, prv§o napisat'' svoji ptibuznej do tie se stydf za to, tie to nevi. (We Ameriky, eli by to chtela ze svojeho 3rd person—je, he, she, or it is understood that he was ashamed for zaplatie: Odpoved' prisla, ie ni a tie Plural not knowing it.) Upozorfiujeme vas, ma byt'' to mausoleum rozebrane a 1st person—jsme, we are ie jste dosud nezaplatil najemne. nebotitici pochovani do svatej zeme 2nd person—jste, you are (We'd like to inform you that you jako katidy obyeejny elovek. Ten pan 3rd person—jsou, they are haven't paid the rent yet.) Uti jsme se stavitel mel to vkcko zatidie: Rozkaz 2. The Demonstrative Adjectives The demonstrative adjective "this" videli, jak se opalujeme na platii u byl, tie katolici zvlaSt'a evangelici tei is translated in Czech by tento, tato, mote. (We already saw ourselves zvla§f: Tui byly vykopane po kaidej and toto, TENTO is always used with sunbathing on a beach.) strane dva velke hroby, jak se patti masculine nouns, TATO with b) verbs of the meaning "to say, to vymurovane, a pan farat jich feminine and TOTO with neuter ask" vykropie: Pan stavitel a v§s eci, co tu ie se mu to moc nouns. robili, pane obleeeni, v celindroch a 3. The Personal or Subject Vypravel nam, jak cestoval po fraku, stali tu jak vojaci a eekali Australii. Ueitel pochvalil iaka, 'tie se enem, ati ptijede pan baron SobekPronouns naueil v§echna slovieka. (The teacher Skal. Pochovavat!' keho z vysokeho Singular praised the pupil for his having rodu lebo z nizkeho rodu — v tym je 1st person—ja, I learned all the words.) Babieka ptecej enem rozdil. I zabrnklo auto a 2nd person—ty, you ie se 112 na nas moc test. Ptim se vas, pan baron byl tu. Ale byli tu teti i 3rd person—on, he jestli chcete se mnou spolupracovat. eetnici a ti se ho ptali, eli ma ku tej ona, she c) verbs expressing emotions exhumaci povoleni z Hueina. Na tie ono, it Odpust'te (promifite), ie jsem na nema, ale jak to muSi bye; tie se hned 1st person—my, we vas zapomnel. Matka se 'Ala, aby se pro to povoleni zajede. Mir§elo to bye: 2nd person—vy, you dite v torn studenem poeasf A tak ti v tym celindte a ye fraku tam 3rd person—oni, they (Masc.) nenachladilo. (The mother was afraid stali efte dobre d ye hodiny, miti pan ony, they (fern.), Masc. Inanimate) lest the child should catch cold in such baron s povolenim ptijel. I v'Seckych ona, they (Neuter) cold weather.) Otec se zlobil, dobre a po ktestansky pochovali a 1. Copy the expressions and vocabulary into a notebook and jsme ptisli pozde k obedu. (The father veil se enem eekalo, co teti da pan was angry for our having come late baron tym, co tu robili, na lep§u, jak memorize them. to tu byva zvykem. Ale jak se ku 2. Memorize the conjugation of byti for dinner.) d) verbs expressing will nieemu nemel, vytlumaeil mu to pan "to be."

Chci, abyste se v§echno potadne stavitel, I podivil se pan baron, a tie 3. Classify the nouns that are given naueili. (I want you to learn pry na takove veci un neni ptipraveny in the vocabulary as to their gender.

4. Place the correct demonstrative everything perfectly). tidam a tie nemotie dae'nic. I zaeervenal se adjective tento, tato, toto before each abyste chodili yeas. (I ask you to pan stavitel a ze svoji kapsy kupil dva noun in the vocabulary. come in time.) Nerad bych, abyste mi litry a "tu mate chlopi a pijte". Pan Get your friends or parents to help §patne rozumeli. (I wouldn't like you baron sam se nechal na fate poho§tif you with the pronunciation. Do them to misunderstand me.) Rozhodli se, tym majlepaim vinem, prohlednul se together. Clip and save each lesson, ie se odstehuji na venkov. (They kostel a vylez i na veiu. Tam na§el and compile them into notebook made up their mind to move to the staru odlo2enu kftitelnicu, co byla form, if you desire. Set aside a country). Babieka mi slibila, eke ze stareho kostela, umelecky regular time each week for the study nikomu nic netekne.

(The cennu vec, a hned na pana farafa, of these lessons. Read the following grandmother promised me not to say by ju rad kupil. No, ie pry to nejide, verse together, and see if you can anything to anybody). Snail se, aby pravju pan faraf, a ie na to muau met' translate it. se ye §kole co nejvIce naueil. (He tried povoleni z Holomuca. Ale pan baron, Pohadka hard to learn the maximum at ie se to povoleni yymoie a ie se tu Proe, mamieko, se chvf to btfza bits? school.) Dovolte, abych se yam kifitelnicu un pry je takovych Posloucha, co si ptaci povidaji. ptedstavil. (Allow me to introduce staroNtnych veci velky milovnik — Co, matko, si ptaci povidaji? myself.) Poradil nam, abychom all tei odveze. A povoleni se vymuh a Jak pod yeeer je vita postraSila. jinou cestou. (He advised us to take kititelnicu se odvez. To bylo leta A jak je vila postraSila? another way.) Rodi e mu zakizali, Pane 1928.

Honila bilou holubieku v haji.

Pro honila bilou holubieku v hkji?

Byla by se ji v tcini utopila.

Jak by se ji v tuni utopila?

Chtela tam zobnout hvezdu spadlou z nebe.

ZdaZ, matieko, tu hvezdu vylovila?

To nevfm, date — ale kdy2 zas k Ildta vila tiskla bi ou holubici, tu zlibala ji tak, jak ted' ja tebe!

J.V. Slddek

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64th lesson. Object Clauses.

Slovnieek — Vocabulary zahrada, garden pero, pen Zak, pupil kde, where (no action involved) kam, where to (whither-with action) ne, no mapa, map hlad, hunger tabak, tobacco hanka, bank mladd, young (t) stars. old (fern.)

1. Verbs followed by an object

clause: a) verbs of perception, thought,

knowledge Slyael jsem, ie jste meli v posledni dobe nejake starosti. (I heard that you had some troubles lately.) Citim, ie ui nejsem tak zdrav jako drive. V novinach jsem cetl, ie dozvedel, kde jste nasli tak krasne hfiby. (I have not learned from you, where have you found so beautiful mushrooms.)

Babieka zapomnela, kam si dala sve

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Wednesday, January 26, 1983 - VESTMK/15 Lodge No. 80, Holland Saturday, Jan. 29-Casuals Saturday, Feb. 5-Innovations Sunday, Feb. 6-Lodge Meeting, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 12-Debonaires Saturday, Feb. 19-Casuals Saturday, Feb. 26-Moods (Game night every Thursday, 7 p.m.)

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FOR SPJST LODGES ONLY

Lodge No. 81, Needville Tuesday, Feb. 8-Annual Chili Supper, 5 p.m.; Ladies are asked to bring their favorite pastry; also Valentine cake to be given away

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Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood Thursday, Jan. 27-Farmers' Co-op Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 28-Social Night Friday, Feb. 4-Board Meeting, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 6-Lodge Meeting, 3 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 11-Social Night Sunday, Feb. 13-Private Birthday Party Friday, Feb. 18-Social Night Saturday, Feb. 19-CB Club

*** Lodge No. 13, Dime Box Saturday, Jan. 29-People's Choice

*** Lodge No. 15, Buckholts

(Lodge meeting every 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m. Game night every Tuesday, 7:30 P.m.)

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Lodge No. 18, Elgin Sunday, Jan. 30-Jerry Haisler, 8-12 Saturday, Feb. 5-Jess DeMaine Saturday, Feb. 12-Fritz Hodde Sunday, Feb. 20-Hi-Toppers, 4-8 Saturday, Mar. 5-King of Swing Friday, Mar. 11-People's Choice Saturday, Mar. 12--Ellinger Combo Saturday, Mar. 19-Innovations Sunday, Mar. 20-Vrazels, 4-8 Saturday, Mar. 26-Lee Roy Matocha Saturday, Apr. 2-Debonaires Saturday, Apr. 9-Hi-Toppers Sunday, Apr. 17-Ellinger Combo, 4-8 Saturday, Apr. 23-Lee Roy Matocha Saturday, May 7-May Fete; Jess DeMaine, 91 Sunday, May 15-Vrazels, 5-9

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Lodge No. 24, Cyclone Saturday, Jan. 29-Sterling Country Saturday, Feb. 5-Casuals Wednesday, Feb. 9-Regular Lodge Meeting, 7:30 Saturday, Feb. 12-Horizons Monday, Feb. 14-Board Meeting Friday, Feb. 18-Leather & Lace Saturday, Feb. 19-Sterling Country Saturday, Feb. 26-Horizons (Dress Policy: Must be neatly dressed)

*** Lodge No. 29, Taylor

Sunday, Feb. 6-Battle Dance: Vrazels vs. Lee Roy Matocha 3-9 (no reservations) Saturday, Feb. 19-Jess DeMaine (C/W) Saturday, Feb. 26-Sterling Country (C/W)

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Lodge No. 32, Victoria Wednesday, Feb. 2-Covered dish supper, Citizens National Bank, 7 p.m. Regular Meeting

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Lodge No. 35, Elk

Saturday, Jan. 29-Country Drifters Saturday, Feb. 5-Jerry Haisler and Melody Five Saturday, Feb. 12-Roy Robbins & The Availables Sunday, Feb. 13-Lodge Meeting, 3 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 19-Cherokee Rose Saturday, Feb. 26-Starlites Saturday, Mar. 5-Cherokee Rose Saturday, Mar. 12-Roy Robbins & Availables Saturday, Mar. 19-Country Drifters Saturday, Mar. 26-Starlites Saturday, Apr. 2-Jerry & Melody Five Saturday, Apr. 9-Roy Robbins & Availables Friday, Apr. 15-Lodge Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 16-Cherokee Rose Saturday, Apr. 23-Starlites Saturday, Apr. 30-Country Drifters Saturday, May 7-Jerry & Melody Five Saturday, May 14-Country Drifters Saturday, May 21-Cherokee Rose Saturday, May 28-Starlites

*** Lodge No. 39, Bryan

Saturday, Feb. 5-Next Generations Sunday, Feb. 13-Regular Meeting, Social & Supper Saturday, Feb. 19-Lee Roy Matocha Saturday, Mar. 5-Vrazels Sunday, Mar. 13-Regular Meeting, Social & Supper Saturday, Mar. 26-Fabulous Six

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El Campo-Hillje Lodge No. 40 (Monthly meeting every 3rd Wednesday of each month at El Campo-Hillje Hall, 7:30 p.m.) ***

Lodge No. 47, Seaton Saturday, Jan. 29-Jerry Haisler & The Melody Five Saturday, Feb. 5-Heart of Texas (H.O.T.) Czechs Saturday, Feb. 12-Wence Shimek Saturday, Feb. 19-Vrazels Saturday, Feb. 26-The Polka Dots Saturday, Mar. 5-Jodie Jay & The Silvertones Saturday, Mar. 12-Ray Jurecka Orch.

(Ballroom) Saturday, Mar. 19-Jodie Mikula Orch.

Saturday, Mar. 26-Gilbert Kautz Orch.

(Ballroom) Saturday, Apr. 2-No Dance; Happy Easter Saturday, Apr. 9-Jerry Haisler Thursday, Apr. 14-Math Sladky from Nebraska, 8-12 Saturday, Apr. 16-Ellinger Combo Saturday, Apr. 23-Donnie Wavra & The HiLiters Saturday, Apr. 30-Eric Honza Orch.

(Ballroom) Saturday, May 7-The Red Ravens Saturday, May 14-H.O.T. Czechs Saturday, May 21-Vrazel Polka Band Saturday, May 28-Harold Strand Orch.

*** Lodge No. 54, West

Tuesday, Feb. 8-Sokol West Meeting, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 12-Private Party Saturday, Feb. 26-Private Party Sunday, Mar. 13-Lodge Quarterly Meeting & Social, 3 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 9-Wedding Saturday, Apr. 30-Rejcek Reunion Sunday, May 15-West RVOS No. 78 Family Day Saturday, May 21-Nors Reunion Sunday, May 29-Kocian Reunion Saturday, June 4-Wedding Sunday, June 5-Lodge Quarterly Meeting & Social, 3 p.m.

Sunday, June 12-Ross RVOS Family Day Saturday, June 18-Hejl Reunion Sunday, June 19-Urbanovsky Reunion Saturday, June 25-Wedding

*** Lodge No. 66, Waco

Saturday, Jan. 29-Cherokee Rose Saturday, Feb. 5-Country Drifters Saturday, Feb. 12-Jerry Haisler & Melody Five Saturday, Feb. 19-Jodie Mikula Orch.

Sunday, Feb. 20-Lodge Meeting, 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 26-Cherokee Rose Saturday, Mar. 5-Country Drifters Saturday, Mar. 12-Whiskey River Band Saturday, Mar. 19-Vrazels Saturday, Mar. 26-Cherokee Rose Saturday, Apr. 2-Country Drifters Saturday, Apr. 9-Country Light Saturday, Apr. 16-Jerry Haisler & Melody Five Saturday, Apr. 23-Cherokee Rose Saturday, Apr. 30-Country Sensation

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Lodge No. 74, Lovelady Saturday, Jan. 29-Night Time Friends Saturday, Feb. 5-Cimmarons Saturday, Feb. 12-The Trinity River Band Saturday, Feb. 19-Gary Josey Lone Star Express Saturday, Feb. 26-Hard Country with Don Price Saturday, Mar. 5-Silver River Band Saturday, Mar. 12-Music Masters Saturday, Mar. 19-Heart of Texas Road Gang Saturday, Mar. 26-The Versitels Saturday, Apr. 2-Night Time Friends Saturday, Apr. 9-Next Generations Saturday, Apr. 16-Hard Country Saturday, Apr. 23-Kelly Schoppa & Amarillo Band Saturday, Apr. 30-Larry Standly & Brand New Day Saturday, May 7-Music Masters Saturday, May 14-George Self & Amarillo Express Saturday, May 21-Gary Josey-Lone Star Express Saturday, May 28-Next Generations

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Lodge No. 84, Dallas Saturday, Feb. 5-Vrazel Polka Band Saturday, Feb. 19-Czech Harvesters Saturday, Mar. 5-Jodie Mikula Polka Band Saturday, Mar. 19-Country Boys Polka Band

*** Lodge No. 88, Houston

Saturday, Jan. 29-Ellinger Combo Friday, Feb. 4-Dutchmasters Saturday, Feb. 5-Ray Jurecka Sunday, Feb. 6-Anniversary of Lodge 88; Dinner served at 11:30 until??; Bingo Games, 2-4; Dance, 5-9, with music by Texas Dutchmen Saturday, Feb. 12-Lee Roy Matocha Friday, Feb. 18-Al Pierson Big Band USA Saturday, Feb. 19-Al Pierson Big Band USA Saturday, Feb. 26-Knights of Dixie Saturday, Mar. 5-Lee Roy Matocha Saturday, Mar. 12-John Sullivan Orch.

Friday, Mar. 18-Texas Brew Saturday, Mar. 19-Knights of Dixie Saturday, Mar. 26-Al Pierson Big Band USA Saturday, Apr. 2-John Sullivan Orch.

Saturday, Apr. 9-Dixie Kings Friday, Apr. 15-The Ellinger Combo Saturday, Apr. 16-Ray Jurecka Orch.

Saturday, Apr. 23-Knights of Dixie Saturday, Apr. 30-Jan Garber Orch.

Saturday, May 7-Lee Roy Matocha Saturday, May 14-Bohemian Dutchmen Friday, May 20-Texas Brew Saturday, May 21-Knights of Dixie Saturday, May 28-Al Pierson Big Band USA (Social Night every Thurs., 7:15-EB; & 7:30RG)

*** Lodge No. 92, Ft. Worth

Saturday, Feb. 12-Valentine Dance by Youth Club; music by Bill Kucera Sunday, Feb. 13-Lodge Meeting, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 12-Dance; music by Henry Rejcek Sunday, Mar. 13-Lodge Meeting, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 19-Dance; music by Bill Kucera

*** Lodge No. 107, Floresville

Sunday, Apr. 10-Hosting District VII meeting; and Lodge 107 meeting afterward

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Lodge No. 117, Robstown Sunday, Mar. 6-Lodge Meeting at JacksonWoods Swim Club House on Peach Tree between IH-37 and Leopard St.; Game Party will follow

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Lodge No. 130, Dallas & Sokol Zizka Saturday, Feb. 5-Annual Mardi Gras; music

by Harold Strand Saturday, Feb. 19-Czechmates Saturday, Mar. 5-Harold Strand Saturday, Mar. 19-Czech Harvesters Saturday, Apr. 2-Polka Patriots Saturday, Apr. 16-Jodie Mikula Saturday, Apr. 30-Harold Strand Saturday, May 14-Czech Harvesters Saturday, May 28-Czechmates ***

Lodge No. 176, Houston Northwest Monday, Jan. 31-Lodge Quarterly Meeting at Charlie's Hamburger Joint on Blalock St., Spring Branch

*** Lodge No. 177, Academy

Saturday, Jan. 29-The Popular Country Roads of Austin Saturday, Feb. 5-Johnny Lyon Nu-Notes Saturday, Feb. 12-The Roadrunners vs. The Cimmarons Saturday, Feb. 19-Jerry, Butch & The Gentres Saturday, Feb. 26-Jerry Haisler vs. The Journeymen Saturday, Mar. 5-The Hickory Creek vs. The American Sunrise Saturday, Mar. 12-Bill Waits Goodtimers vs.

The Roadrunners Saturday, Mar. 19-Jerry, Butch & The Gentres Saturday, Mar. 26 - "Easy" of Waco Saturday, Apr. 2-Brazos Express vs The Hickory Creek Saturday, Apr. 9-"Easy" of Waco Saturday, Apr. 16-The Gentres Saturday, Apr. 23-Jerry Haisler vs The Journeymen Saturday, May 7-The American Sunrise Saturday, May 14-Jerry Haisler vs The Road Runners Saturday, May 21-The Gentres Saturday, May 28-Brazos Express vs Bill Waits Goodtimers

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Lodge No. 179, Warrenton Thursday, Feb. 10-Lodge Meeting, 7:30 p.m.; youth club meeting, 7 p.m.; chicken stew supper to be served after the meetings; Members bring pastry

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Lodge No. 180, Burleson Saturday, Jan. 29-American Sunrise Wednesday, Feb. 2-Board of Trustees' Meeting, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 5-Horizons Tuesday, Feb. 8-Lodge Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 12-R hy t hm Reunion Saturday, Feb. 19-Ramblin' Rhythm Saturday, Feb. 26-Gent res

*** Lodge No. 186, Caldwell

Saturday, Jan. 29-Go Texan Day; music by Joe Cruz & Cruisers

*** Lodge No. 187, Round Rock

Friday, Jan. 28-The Velvets, 8-12 Saturday, Jan. 29-King of Swing Friday, Feb. 4-People's Choice Saturday, Feb. 5-Bert Rivera Friday, Feb. 11-Debonaires, 8-12 Saturday, Feb. 12-Jess DeMaine Sunday, Feb. 13-Leo Majek, 3-7 Friday, Feb. 18-The Moods, 8-12 Saturday, Feb. 19-People's Choice Friday, Feb. 25-Innovations. 8-12 Saturday, Feb. 26-Debonaires Sunday, Feb. 27-Vra7ols. 4-8 (Game Social every tue.. night, 7 p.m.; Lodge Meetings 3rd Sunday, each month - covered dish dinner) ***

Lodge No. 188, Centerville Saturday, Jan. 29-The Trinity Band Saturday, Feb. 5-George Self & Amarillo Express Saturday, Feb. 12-Fire Water Saturday, Feb. 19-Heart of Texas Road Gang Monday, Feb. 21-Lodge Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 26-Madison Express ***

Lodge No. 142, Houston Sunday, Feb. 6-Lodge Meeting, 2 p.m.

Friday, Mar. 4-Lodge Meeting, .8 p.m.

*** Lodge No. 154, Ft. Worth

Saturday, Jan. 29-C/W Dance with Jerry Max Lane Sunday, Feb. 6-Monthly Lodge Meeting, 3 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 19-C/W Dance with Jerry Max Lane Sunday, Apr. 10-Hosting District III Meeting

*** Lodge No. 172, Pasadena

Saturday, Jan. 29-Legends (C/W) Saturday, Feb. 5-Neal Hart (C/W) Saturday, Feb. 12-Macik's (Variety) Saturday, Feb. 19-Texas Brew (C/W) Saturday, Feb. 26-Music Kings (Var.) Sunday, Mar. 20-Hosting District V Spring Meeting (Lodge meeting every second Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m.) ***

Lodge No. 173, Galvestoif Monday, Feb. 21-Lodge Meeting at Guaranty Federal Savings Bldg., La Marque, corner of First and Laurel Streets, 7 p.m.

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EIGHTH ANNUAL POETRY CONTEST A $1,000 grand prize will be awarded in the Eighth Annual Poetry Competition sponsored by World of Poetry, a quarterly newsletter for poets.

Poems of all styles and on any subject are eligible to compete for the grand prize or for 99 other cash or merchandise awards, totaling over $10,000.

Says Contest Chairman, Joseph Mellon, "We are encouraging poetic talent of every kind, and expect our contest to produce exciting discoveries."

Rules and official entry forms are available from the World of Poetry, 2431 Stockton Blvd., Dept. G, Sacramento, California. ***

16/VESTNIK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wednesday, January 26, 1983

We are working very hard to retain our tax-exempt status as a fraternal benefit Society. We will continue doing so. We believe that the decade of the 80's and 90's will see many changes with respect to the fraternal System and the insurance industry in general. We intend to ACT to conform with the changes, not REACT. We have inaugurated many innovations. We have completely computerized our operations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but we are determined to maintain and strengthen the basic concepts of fraternalism. We are a Society that listens to its members and we still impart the human touch to everything we do. Come on, 80's . . . . . our membership is ready for you!

SUPREME LODGE, SPJST

Ben F. Trcalek, Director (I) Nick A. Morris, President

Henry Vitek, Director (II)

Bernard M. Gebala, Vice Pres.

Cyrill (Sid) Pokladnik, Director (III)

Leonard Mikeska, Secy.-Treas.

Stanley Broz, Director (IV)

Jerry Mikulas, Jr., Fin. Secy.

Louis Hanes,Director (V)

Sidney Kacir Legal Adviser

Matt S. Vanek Director (VI) Thelma Hrncir Director (VII)