Vestnik 1984 01 11

Take time to enjoy to share to love

SERVICE THROUGH FRATERNALISM

as a family!

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

HUMANITY

BROTHERHOOD

Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 USPS — 65848000 VOLUME 72—NUMBER 2 JANUARY 11, 1984

FRATERNAL AFFAIRS SECTION The Central Texas area will be the scene of two Child Abuse and Neglect Programs sponsored by the Supreme Lodge. Instead of calling this "The Year of the Rat" as is being done worldwide, the SPJST is naming this, "The Year of the Hurting Child." To continue its emphasis begun last fall, Sister Thelma Hrncir, State Project Coordinator, assisted by Brother Henry Vitek, District II director, and workers from the Children's Protective Services of the Texas Department of Human Resources, invite all the members of the lodges in the surrounding area as well as interested members of the community to attend a Child Abuse and Neglect Program at Taylor Lodge 29 Friday evening, January 13, at 7 p.m. President Edwin Adamek is handling local arrangements. The 11/2 hour program will explain the Society's involvement in the project, the problems and needs of the children in this area, and ways the local lodges and members can help meet these needs if they choose to do so.

Sunday, January 15, beginning at 2 p.m., Brother Sid Pokladnik, District III director, will assist Sister Hrncir and local DHR personnel in presenting a similar program in the Waco area. Lodge 66 will host the program at their lodge home, followed by their regular monthly meeting. Members and guests from the Waco area are cordially invited to attend this program. President Johnnie Gaidusek is in charge of local arrangements.

"At some point in our lives, most of us need an extra measure of understanding, affection and guidance. For neglected and abused children, this time comes early," Sister Hrncir said. We are asking our members to make this temporary commitment which can make a lifetime of difference. Let's not close our eyes and hearts to this urgent need."

Czech Language Back At UH (University of Houston) Teaching of Czech (non credit) was Czech should be taught as much as reinstalled last fall in Sundry School possible at universities, colleges, at University of Houston. This 7 high schools and at continuing week course of elementary Czech evening education programs across thus became a base towards the this state. The well-attended resurrection of regular Czech renewed teaching of Czech at instruction at the above-mentioned Sundry School would open again the university. possibility of future reinstallation of The renewed teaching of Czech Czech on the academic curriculum at though requires more students to its University of Houston. successful continuation; let it be Please inform your friends, stressed to all of the readers, that acquaintances or relatives about Czech course at Sundry School is this course of Czech at Sundry open not only to the regular univer- School at University of Houston. sity students but also to the general Remember that this course is public. The spring Czech language open to everybody; to regular UH course will start Wednesday 22nd of students and to the general public.

February '84, once a week, for 7 For further information write to weeks, from 7 to 9 _p.m. John J. University of Houston, University Karas of Houston is the instructor of Center, Sundry School, Houston, this course.

Tx. 77004 or call (713) 749-1284.

Czech is the third language of John J. Karas Texas; to maintain this position, z Houstonu.

TFC Youth Spectacular 1983

L to R: SP:1ST District III Director Cyril (Sid) Pokladnik (198:1 president of TFC) and ‘1 ,,. Effie Piwetz (KJZT) who was president of TFC Youth Section.

Photo taken during "Youth Spectacular" at SPJST Lodge 47, Seaton.

Fifty-Year Pin Recipients

Brother Henry Vitek, District II Director (left) and Brother Joe Brunner received their 50-year membership pins from the Supreme Lodge, which was presented to them at the SPJST Lodge 20, Christmas Party in Granger.

Brother Vitek received his pin from lodge Secretary Elizabeth Vitek and Brother Brunner received his pin from his wife, Josephine. The Henry Viteks live in Granger, and the Joe Brunners live in Georgetown.

2/VESTNIK—Wednesday, January 11, 1984

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emotionally handicapped, and by extending financial aid to the unfortunate youngsters. Formerly, THE all forms philanthropic and charitable activities, including those `Editor carried on by untrained although COMMENT; well-intentioned and civic-minded individuals, were regarded as social work. Such activities often were conducted in an unorganized and inconsistent manner, with primary attention given merely to the solution of the immediate problems of the needy.

"A lot of us are so busy trying to More recently, however, social stave off small disasters that we lose work has been based on careful sight of what could be the biggest analysis of the social and economic disaster of all — lack of direction. It maladjustments of modern society, isn't always easy to find the time to and the activities of workers in the sit down quietly and reaffirm long field have been co-ordinated in such range objectives, to calculate where a manner as to achieve the you stand on the way to achieve these maximum possible benefit both for objectives, and to determine the next those in need and for the logical step to be taken. But it's well community. worth while to do so. Staying afloat The social worker of the present may be urgent, but knowing where day not only dispenses financial you are going is important." assistance to the needy and counsels *** those with personal and family problems, but also frequently acts as a proponent of social legislation and reform, whereby many of the causes "One of the secrets of a healthy, of poverty, unemployment, and happy life — and also one of the other unfavorable social conditions secrets of success — is helping may be eradicated. others," writes W. Clement Stone, Many states and local author-philanthropist, "When you communities also maintain publicshare what you have, what's left welfare agencies which performs multiplies and grows." various social-work activities.

Among the types of assistance *** provided by these public agencies are financial aid to those in need, the Since fall of 1983, the Supreme maintenance of after-school Lodge has undertaken a serious recreation facilities for the young, responsibility in our organization to day-care centers for the children of help coordinate a program for the working mothers, vocational abused and neglected children. guidance, personnel placement, and Sister Thelma Hrncir, the a wide variety of services designed SPJST's State Coordinator, along to help in the rehabilitation of the with the Texas Human Resources handicapped. personnel within the regions, should The activities of private agencies be highly complimented for her which usually receive financial unselfish devotion and has opened support from such sources as her heart to really get the "serious individual philanthropists and matter" going the right direction. public subscriptions, include help to With the assistance from the other troubled families with the purpose directors, Sister Hrncir has of preventing emotional and social arranged an open question-and- breakdown, help in the answer session in various SPJST rehabilitation of persons recovering lodge homes. from mental illness, and help the One such session will be hosted at needy ones.

Lodge 66 — Linden Hall, Sunday, January 15 the date of their monthly meeting beginning at 2 p.m. Sister Thelma Hrncir and District III Director Sid Pokladnik, along with additional Human Resources personnel, from the Waco area, will be available to answer anyone's inquiries pertaining to this statewide charity project.

The editor urges the members from the surrounding lodges of National Fraternal District III to try to attend and hear Congress of America what these social workers have to present. Your concern, support and Mr. Rudy J. Sefcik, contribution will indeed be Editor appreciated and, remember it is also Slavonic Benevolent Order of Texas Post Office Box 85 tax deductible.

Perhaps some of you may not West, Texas 76691 realize what all is involved by being a social worker. Social work is Dear Mr. Sefcik: The challenges facing fraternal composed of various forms of professional activity aimed benefit societies in the mid-1980's generally at alleviating the social are Great! Only with meaningful and and economic difficulties of persons timely information can the fraternal whose position in society is adverse professional meet these challenges.

For this very reason, the Midto their own interests and to those of Year Conference of the Press & society.

Public Relations and Fraternal SecSocial work attempts to prevent social breakdown by providing care tions of the National Fraternal for homeless or neglected children, Congress of America, is of vital through rehabilitation of the importance. and mentally, physically, (Continued on Page 15)

Goal Setting

Helping Others

Fraternal Section And Press And Public Relations Section **** **

Wednesday, January 1, 1984-V2SM-1i/3

From the Office of the Vice-President THE SPJST MONTHLY INSURANCE REPORT 12/31/83 *INSURANCE WRITTEN AND ISSUED*

*TOP SALES REPRESENTATIVES* *ACCORD' NG TO ANNUALIZED PREMIUM*

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3 MARY RENFRO

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$703.500

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$113.000

$9,000

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NAME KUBENAP JOHN JAKU8IK. E. R. VICTORICK• DONNIE HDRAKs MILDRED SKRABANEK. SUSAN SUEHS. BETTY TRCALEK. MARTHA KUBECKA. EDDIE MIKESKA. LILLIE HRIBEK. J. J.

FAUST. LINDA MATEJKA, LILLIE PETRUSEK, MIROSLAV

SCHMID. SANFORD DUREN. D. A. HRUSKA, BESSIE SHUPAK, EDWIN SPACEK• J. C. KORENEK. DOROTHY BEDNAR, FRIEDA EWELL, MOLLIE ECKERMANN. DORIS CANNON. THOMAS GLOYNA, OLGA GLOYNA. WILLIE J QHNSUN. JESSE LUKSA. CLINT WINE. VICKY ALLEN. VADA

BEARD. J. _ CURT IS MCEACHERN, VIRGINIA WAKEFIELD. JACQUELYN NOVOSAD, CLAUDIA DISTRICT

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$29, 000. 00 $274,000.00 $25.000.00

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$16.466.33

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$68, 000.00 $55,000.00

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CHERVENKA. CAROL GEISTMAN. LEVEDA HAISLER. EUGENE MARTIN EC. FRANKLIN WAITS. CHARLIE J. ZAVODNY, LOUISE ZAVODNY. MILTON DOOLAN. WILLIAM KAISER. MICHAEL MACHU. ALBIN NAIVAR. DIANE POKORNY. AMELIA BALUSEK, DAN BANNING. ALICE BOLTON. RUBY HEESE, EVELYN

BARABAS. JOHN T. BARABAS. JR. JOE BENNER, RICKY

LILES. GLENDA LILES. JOE BARTEK. ,FRANCES

NAVRATIL, LADIS VALCHAR, JERRY ZATOPEK. L.

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PLASEK. JOHN SKALA. FRANK JR. HEJL, JANET HEJL.

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PRASATIK. RAYMOND MAREK, DANIEL SKUBAL. LAMBERT ANDEL. NORMA DRISKA. LOUIS

DUSEK. WILLIE FRITZ, KATHY JEZEK, WALTER MASSEY, DOROTHY RAMM. WILBERT TOMASTIK, ANNE TOMASTIK. JERRY KUMAR. NICK GAINER. W. G. GIARRUSSO, SANDRA

PALLA, WM. VOLEK, RUSIE DISTRICT

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$1,463.42 $1.685.63 $367.15 $36.25 $421.61 168.75 $109.06 $1.234.32 $222.37 $555.40 $328.59 $687.64 1224.12 $147.32

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ZAVOONY. VALLIE

HEJL, ANNA MIKtJLEC. LILLIAN MELSON, CHERYL SHMOLDAS, CHESTER SVOBODA, MARY

2 TOTALS--

DOBECKA, ROBERT WILLIE KRIZAN. JOHNNIE KRIZANo RUTH SCHUETZ. WILLIE MAE FOWLER. VAN HASKOVEC. ERNEST HONZA, ADOLPH HRABINA, JOHNNIE KRAJCA. JOHNNIE HELONA.

MC BRIDE. GENE

MCBRIDE. FRANCES HOLUB.

MACH.

EDWIN E.

JOHN

PAVELKA, RUBY

HOLASEK. JOSEPH MAREKs. EDMUND PUSTEJOVSKY. ERVIN SEFCIK, RUDY WRIGHT, ROBERT COX. BILL JR. ENGELKE, DARLENE GAIDUSEK. JOHNNIE GAIDUSEK. JOHNNIE JR.

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HEJL. EMIL

KLINKOVSKY. FRANK KOHUTEK. WILLIE MIKULAS. LILLIE MOTL. ANTON PECHAL. DOROTHY STUTEVILLE. EMILY

:17.000.00 $84.000.00 520.000.00

$364.70 $413.28 $240.70 $312.90 $490.96 $421.54 $62.12 $112.95 $939.20 $3,504.82 $671.54 $312.94 $24.05 $632.37 $453.98 $753.07 $21.75 $298.67 $3.129.97 $701.75 $87.50 $802.53 $313.95 $26.12 $1,911.72 $96.00 $1291.09 $5,907.37 $129.59 1150.73 195.09 5566.95 $415.86 $702.50 $123.75 $11.616.06 $342.29 $398.08 $799.50 $384.10 $10.51 $9.26 $118.80 $131.55

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NOR'S * DANIEL PAVLICEK, JAMES SMITH, JEANETTE SMITH, SILAS H. URSANEK, TIM VOLCIK, RAYMOND WEST. ANGELINE

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154 /54 154 178 178 178 178 180 180 180 180

3 3

183 183

3

183

3 3

183 183

3

3 3 3

HANUS, EMIL HANUS, OTTO

ANDREASON, DAVID HAGAR, PAUL JARMA, BEN PETR. EMIL HUSENAK, GORDON KRIVANEK. KENNETH KURALA. ALBERT

MURPHY, JOHN SPACEK, EVELYN

ZICH. CHRISTINE JANICEK,

VRLA, STANLEY LAZNOVSKY, LARRY MASON. JEANIE RENFRO, MARY

4

49

4

49

4

73 76 77 95 157 160

328

291 123 170 473 36 432 274

325 327

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

4

160

160 160 160 160

KIMMEY. DOUG KOCIAN, HUGO GROCHOSKE, MYDELL JANEK, JERRY RUSSELL. JOYCE SMAJSTRLA, KATHY BOYLE, PHILLIP SR. GREENLEES, INEZ HLAVATY. EERNARD KNESCHK. NORMAN SILL. ROBERT

' $4,000.00 $10,000.00 $26.500.00

18 2 9

1232.000.00 $11.000.00 $27,000.00

15 I

$40,000.00 $20,000.00

5

118,000.00 $225,000.00 $35,000.00 $57.000.00 $44.000.00 14,000.00 $25.000.00 $104.000.00 $22,000.00 148,000.00 $208,000.00

11

S 22 2 2 2 10

5 10

2 25 12 1 1 3 1

26

$343,000.00 $60,000.00

$3.030.22

$20,000.00 $257,500.00 $48,000.00

$990.80 $106.36 1256.66 $130.95 $2,192.99 $77.85 $629.07 $770.78 $237.20 $303.12 14,249.08 $406.90 11,471.88 $183.08 $106.30 $645.80 $1,547.20 $369.09 $489.42 $3,680.17 $68.54 $735.11 $1.241.45 $436.40 $2.242.83 1862.26

125,000.00

1105.75

$2,000.00

$21.30 $839.95 $45.32

$4,000.00

19,000.00 $26.-500.00

$232,000.00 $11.000.00 $27.000.00 $40,000.00 $20,000.00

$18,000.00 1225.000.00 $35,000.00 $57,000.00 $44,000.00 $4,000.00 $25,000.00 $104,000.00 $22,000.00 $48,000.00 $208,000.00

$3.000.00

$3,000.00

$80,000.00 $402,500.00 $20.000.00 $307,500.00 $48.000.00

$70.000.00 $341,500.00

125.000.00 $2,000.00 $55.000.00

$55,000.00

$2,000.00 $116.000.00

$2,000.00 180,000.00

$1,728.18

$155.05

$12,000.00

$142.60

$2,000.00

5.00

5.00

573

$5,261,150.00

4 *823,150.00

560,423. 36

KVASNICKA, EMIL WALTHER, ELIZABETH

1 7

$15,000.00 $97,000.00

$15,000.00 197.000.00

$119.65 1569.72

HAJEK,

1

$1,000.00

11,000.00

110.51

I 1 4 3 4 37

$5.000.00 $2.000.00 $20,000.00 $9,000.00 $40,000.00 $904,000.00 $548,000.00

$289.25 $98.50 1429.93 $317.56 $608.90 $8,447.69

$26.000.00

15,000.00 $2,000.00 $20.000.00 $7,000.00 140,000.00 $859,000.00 $478.000.00 $25,000.03

125,000.00

525.000.00

8

$8,000.00

$6,000.00

88

11,700,000.00 $2.000.00

11.581,000.00

142,000.00 $5,000.00

$37,000.00

$15,474.48 $30.76 $915.85

S.00 $1.000.00

$.00 $10.51

$10,000.00 $53.000.00 $30,000.00 $15,000.00

3 TOTALS--

JESSE

SOTTEK. CHARLIE PTACEK, OTTO HQLU8, EMIL KRIST1NEK, ANGELINE BROZ. MARTHA DROZ, STANLEY JANSA. LEONARD PELZEL. DIANA SMITH. EARLYNE SOCHA. LADDIE

4 TOTALS--

5

81

5 5 5 5 5

81 88 88

66

5

70 97 105 111 114 116 121 484 152 153 418 195 474 257

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

88

$30.000.00 $346,500.00

$12.000.00

343 8 438 33 57

194 437

$30,000.00

$396,500.00 $343,000.00 $85,000.00

$197.66 $24.00 $60.55 $540.32 $7,307.63

$5.000.00

445

115

$9,000.00 $4,000.00 $1,000.00

$5.000.00

GAYDOSIK, EMIL PROCHAZKA. JERRY KAMAS, EST OF LEROY MATCEK, CHARLIE

5 5 5 5 5

$9,000.00 $4,000.00 $1,000.00

1 3 1

42 65 81 81

88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88

8 3 10 7

46

JAMES

5 5 5 5

88 88

21

HARRIS,

79 286 158 223

88

9 38

17 3 20

DISTRICT

88

2 1

STEINMAN. DONALD ALVIS, BETTY

DISTRICT

187 384 95

WILLIAM

VRLA. A. M.

5

17 3 1

1 8 1 1

51.0.00.00

MORGAN. JOANN SUSAN, EDWIN BACA, PATSY

4 5 14

BEESON, LILLIAN BRAVENEC, FRANKLIN DOLEZAL. FRANK ERMIS, JEROME FINN, LILLIAN HANKA, PEARL

2 41 7 2

$10,000.00 $53.000.00 1319000.00 115,000.00 $262.000.00

HEGWOOD, HELEN HELMCAMP, TILLIE HENDRICK, LYDIA

HILSHER, JOHN HOLEMAN, MILDRED JANAK. VICTOR SR KADLECEK. DELLA KADLECEK, LOUISE KADLECEK, MARIAN LINDEMANN, LOWRINA MANACK, MILLIE OLEXA, FRANCES

PECH, BIRDIE PEDERSON ' AGNES PFLUGHAUPT. LARRY

$2.000.00

$3.768.87

$462.21 $295.25 158.54

1262.000.00

$198.59 1551.30 $580.59 $205.25 $2,639.66

115,000.00 12,000.00

$15,000.00

$214.21

12,000.00

6

$108,26

$55,000.00

41

$113.000.00

76 41

1655,000.00 $99,500.00 144.000.00

$55,000.00 $113.000.00 $554,000.00 $99,500.00 $44,000.00 $43.000.00 $142.000.00 $592.000.00 $515,500.00

$994.82 $2,574.11 $5.669.01 $3.643.89 $491.37 $731.42 $592.74 $1,506.62 $4,686.06. $365.51 $340.93 $21.73 $729.97

6

15 2 23

64 7 3 1

$43.000.00

$142,000.00 $367.000.00 $527.500.00 $61.000.00 $7.000.00 $1.000.00

161.000.00

17.000.00 $1,000.00

14

131,000.00

$29.000.00

11

$21.000.00

$21,000.00

5 4

$56.000.00

$16,000.00 $8,000.00 1256.000.00

46

$8,000.00 $256,000.00

$384.83

$574.06 $391.80 $2.610.68.

6/VESTMK-Wednesday, January 11, 1984

286 317 387 197 342 69 199 161 357 204 260 293 447 464 209 276 485 391 465 309 37 298 232 162 480 456

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5a 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

88 88 88 91 112 139 139 142 142 170 170 170 172 172 172 172 172 172 172 173 175 175 176 181 191 191

POST, MELVIN SIMONS. O. E. WEHRING, EDNA LOSTAK, GEORGIA SUROVIK, LUDVIK FILIPP, HELEN LOSTAK. T. H. KIESCHNICK. ROBERT TUMIS. SIDON MCKAY. GLENN ORCHARD, JANE REININGER. C. H. DRESSLER. J. C. KRENEK. JOE MACHANN, VLASTA PETER. LILLIA MAE SMITH, SALLY WILEY, LORINE ZELLA, JULIUS SEFCIK. ALVIN BRYSON, HELEN ROBINSON. ANNE MIKESKA. EVELYN KLANDER, ANNA BARRETT, JOHN P. SIZEMORE* JERRY DISTRICT

126 455 378 441 200 175 230 130 479 245 365 9 486 83 81 216 303 364483427 155 26 149 186 62 216 244 36 41 118 311 362

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 b 6 6 6 6 6 6

4 16 23 28 28 .30 30

32 32 32 32 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 41 57 58 63 63 63 138 143 148 151 151 153 153 184

HOLY, ERWIN DUSEK. OSCAR VRANA. EDDIE KEENER. ANTON JR. LURIK, AL3ERT KRUTILEK. LOTTIE MERTA. ANNIMAE HORELKA, EVELYN HUVAR, FRANK MOTAL, ADOLF VANEK, MATT BACAK. JAMES ERNKA9 RANDY GGERIG, CYNTHIA GGERIG, WILLIAM MAREK, MELVIN SABLATURA, FRANK VANEK, FRANKIE KEPLICK. CLARK HAVEL. FRED JR. KALINA. PAULINE BERKOVSKY, WM. JURICA. FELIX KUTAC. EMIL DYBALA., SOPHIE MARETH. WILLIAM MORRIS. EMIL BUCEK, CAROLYN BUCEK, DAVID HLAVATY. JEROME SEM3EkA, MARTHA VANA. ALFONS DISTRICT

64 72 212 304 334 370 290 19 263 333 404 408 136 263 227 481 324 43 134 249 361

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

79 79 79 79 79 79 93 107 107

107 107 117 117 117 133 133 133 137 137 147 161

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6 TOTALS--

ELZNER. JERRY FOSTER. MONTA MAJEK, CHARLIE SACKY. FRANK C. STASA, JOHN VESELKA, FRANK PUSTEJOVSKY. L. E, BAYER, PAULINE. PAVLISKA, MAXINE SRALLA, HENRY ZIDEK, ALVIN FOERSTER, KENNETH HRNCIR. THELMA PAVELKA* HELEN MAZAC, VIOLA POPP* JAPOLYN SMITH, BESSIE CABLA. VIOLA HRANICKY* ROY MYSKA. LYDIA VALCHAR. TILLIE

13 8 3 8 1 6 55 1 2 5 14 14 13 7 1 2 12 I 3 1 33 5 1 145

$1,000.00 $2,000.00 $13,000.00 $149,000.00 $3,000.00 $30,000.00 $2,000.00 $42,000.00 $484.000,00 $2,000.00 $100,000.00 $105,000.00 $15,000.00 $19,000.00 $37.000.00 $36.000.00 $1,000.00 $6.000.00 $30.000.00 $1,000.00 $12,000.00 $25,000.00 $274.500.00 $58.000.00 $5.000.00 $218,000.00

$1.000.00 $2,000.00 $13,000.00 $149,000.00 $3,000.00 $28.000.00 $2.000.00 $42.000.00 $434.000.00 $2.000.00 $100,000.00 $105.000.00 $15,000.00 $18,000.00 $37,000.00 $36,000.00 $1,000.00 $6,000.00 $30,000.00 $1,000.00 $7,000.00 $25,000.00 $274.500.00 $58.000.00 $5,000.00 $210,000.00

$21.75 $90.86 $313.15 $650.19 $166.57 $785.21 $67.34 $1.031.64 $4.268.52 $102.08 $406.00 $591.40 $762.08 $997.26 $1,101.00 $758.40 $25.26 $110.61 $591.80 $21.75 $188.49 $112.50 $2,236.20 $373.66 $260.80 $5,396.47

807

$5.095,500.00

$4,588,500.00

$53,195.52

4 10 5 2 1 3 2 5 4 6 19 7 1 4

2 2 3 2 6 6 1 13 1 8

$14,000100 $31.500.00 $5.000.00 $10,000.00 $5.000.00 $7,000.00 $8,000.00 $52,000,00 $50.000.00 $105,000.00 $251,000.00 $62,000.00 $109000.00 $15,000.00 $3,000.00 $5.000.00 $2.000.00 $247,300.00 $40.000.00 $5,000.00 $2.000.00 $8,000.00 ¶6,000.00 ¶6.000.00 $7,000.00 $80,000.00 $66.000.00 $739000.00 $25.000.00 $470.000.00 31,000.00 $13.000.00

$14,000 0 0 $31,500.00 .000.00 $10.000.00 $5.000.00 $7,000.00 $8.000.00 $52.000.00 $50,000.00 $100,000.00 $251.9000.00 $62,000.00 S10.000.00 $15.000,00 $3,000.00 $5.000.00 $2.000.00 $179,300.00 $40,000.00 $5.000.00 $2,000.00 $8,000.00 $6.000.00 $6.000.00 $7,000.00 $809000.00 ¶66.000.00 $73.000.00 525,000.00 $440.000.00 $1.000.00 $13.000.00

$408.75 $814.77 $62.31 $193.55 $97.60 $456.64 $95.19 $1.120.37 $497.75 $867.25 $3.176.67 $452.64 -$117.20 $356.09 $119.25 $78.88 $75.37 $2,785.22 $309.10 $75.65 $36986 $156.68 $155.42 $98.57 $248.10 $238.40 $982.50 $815.49 $284.50 $2.673.05 $20.50 $618.44

153

$1,685.800.00

$1,581.800.00

¶18•488.76

1 1

5 2 13 3 1 2 8

9 1 1 14 1 I 1 14 5 9 2 1 2 8 3 4 4 2 43 2 7

$28.000.00 $5,000.00 $25.000.00 $99.000.00 $2,000.00 $.2.000.00 $1.000.00 $180.000.00 ¶8.000.00 $235.000.00 ¶7.000.00 $2.000.00 $50,000.00 $31.000.00 $53.000.00 328.000.00 ¶7.000.00 $60.000.00 $499.000.00 $5,000.00 $8,000.00

$26 ■ 000.00 $5.000.00 $25.000.00 597.000.00 $2.000.00 $2,000.00 $1.000.00 $150,000.00 $8,000.00 $185.000.00 $7.000.00 $2,000.00 $50.000.00 $26,000.00 $53.000.00 $28.000.00$7.000.00 ¶60.000.00 $492,000.00 $6,000900 $8,000.00

$608.17 $147.85 $94.50 $1.411.42 $38.90 $12.00 $69.24 $954.85 $113.92 $2,775.70 $81.40 $26.94 $200.00 $358.04 $233.60 $92,89 $70.55 $384.70 $2,729.91 $65.25 507.02

Wednesday, January 11, 1984—YESTNN/7 7 7

176 131

164 185

$2,000.00 $2.000.00

$2,000.00

$2.000.00

$72.64 $30.74

137 $1,340,000.00

$1,244,000.00

$1/.080023

6

$44,000.00

$44,000.00

$702.77

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6

$44.000.00

$44,000.00

$702.77

GRAND TOTALS--

2,460

$ 0,927,950.00 $19,289.950.00

$226,388.56

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FRATERNALLY.

BERNARD M. GE8ALA VICE PRESIDENT

SUPREME LODGE

By-Law Committee Meeting The secretary of the SPJST ByLaw Committee has informed us that they plan the first meeting of that committee at 9 a.m. Saturday, January 28, 1984. All members of the committee have been notified by the secretary. — NAM --SPJST-

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Lodge 4, Hallettsville Meeting Dear Members: Our lodge met Sunday, December 11, 1983 in the Grant Building, with lodge President Frank Zabransky presiding.

Gary and Chris Chudej led the members in the pledge to the U.S.flag.

Corresponding Secretary Erwin Holy read the minutes to the November meeting, which were approved after minor corrections.

Co-Youth Leader Gaynelle Chudej reported on the youth club activities. The youth club had the hall nicely decorated for Christmas including a pretty Christmas tree.

Treasurer Helen Zabransky and Financial Secretary Hilmer Galetka reported to the members. It was announced that election of delegates to the State Convention will be held at the January meeting.

Refund checks were given out and the meeting was then adjourned.

The youth club had a Christmas poem read by Gary Chudej and then led the members in Christmas songs.

Entertainment was held for the members which was enjoyed.

Fruit and candy baskets were given to the lodge officers and youth

SURVEY ORDER FORM Lodges And Individual Members: If you haven't already done so, please fill out the Survey Order Form for the book, "A History Of The SPJST." The form appears in this issue of the Vestnik. While a good number of individuals have indicated interest in purchasing the book, the number of lodges is woefully low — 40 to be exact. That's not a very good percentage out of some 128. A couple of issues back we published pictures of what the front cover and the first few pages of the book will look like. That's as close as we can get to the real thing at this time.

Fraternally, Nick A. Morris President, Supreme Lodge, SPJST club members; also an apple was given to each member, all provided by the youth club.

Lunch and refreshments were served and enjoyed. Door prize winners were Adult—Otto Holy and Youth -- Melissa Holy.

Our next meeting was set for Sunday, January 8 at the Grant Building at 2 p.m., also election of delegates to the State Convention was scheduled.

We are wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year!

Fraternally Patsy Zabransky, Reporter (Editor's Note: Sister Patsy, unfortunately your letter arrived too late for the January 4th issue.)

—SPJST-

15, Buckholts Meeting

Lodge

President Ann Balusek opened the meeting by leading the members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag and also welcomed our guests, Ronnie and Irene Galler, Louise Stalmach, Dan Balusek and Lillie Zajicek.

On the sick list were Laurie Zajicek, Ann James and Warren Hillman and, since our meeting, Sister Annie Kuzel had surgery; we are wishing all a speedy recovery.

Roll call of officers showed all present, except our reporter.

The minutes, all officers' and committees' reports were approved as read.

Congratulations to Sister Sherry William Skrhak and Lansing Gibbs Dusek; they were united in marriage December 18 at the First Baptist

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Birthday, celebrants were Dean and John Hillman and John Chudej; we are wishing each of you many more happy returns.

The meeting adjourned and everyone enjoyed a delicious Christmas meal; to end the special evening, games of forty-two were played.

Our next lodge meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 11th.

We want to wish all the members, Supreme Lodge officers, employees, Editor Sefcik and his wife a Very Happy and Healthy New Year!

Fraternally, Charlsie Svetlik

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will be Lillie Mae and Rudolph Matejka. Katherine Valenta is an alternate delegate.

Mrs. Tettie Toon passed away the day after Thanksgiving. At our December meeting, we elected Elain Luza as the vice-president to replace our dear departed sister.

Lucille Koehler gave our outgoing President Lil Matejka a gift of crystal and read a statement thanking Lil and other dedicated workers for their continued support.

I add my thanks to Lil Matejka and Eleanor Kuder for their long service to the lodge.

Fraternally, Bert Childs —SPJST-

—SPJST-

39, Bryan Elects Officers & Delegates Lodge

At our November meeting we elected the following officers: President — Lucille Koehler Vice President -- Tettie Toon Secretary — Carolyn Wilson Treasurer — Suzette Wade Financial Secretary — Carolyn Kubin Our delegates to the convention

'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."

8/VRSTNiK—Wednesday, January 11, 1984

To Members of Lodge No. 54, West Dear Bro. Rudy and Members of Lodge No. 54: As Project Coordinator and a representative of the Supreme Lodge,I am inviting you to join with other lodges in your area at a special program to be held Sunday, January 15, at Lodge 66, Waco, at 2 p.m. The purpose of this special program will be to explain the new charity project sponsored by our Society, view one film, "OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN", and to provide answers on how you can become involved in helping the abused and neglected children in your region, if you choose to do so.

I realize I have missed your quarterly meeting but hope you will spread the word among your interested members.

I look forward to seeing you, again, and feel our Society can "make a difference" if we put our feelings of brotherhood and concern into action.

Fraternally yours, Thelma Hrncir SPJST State Project Coordinator

-SPJST-

66, Waco Announces Meeting & 'CAN' Program Lodge

Dear Members: The first meeting of the new year will be held at Linden Hall, January 15th. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m., with a program presented by Sister Thelma Hrncir on how the SPJST can help the program on child abuse and neglect. Members and officers of our neighboring lodges are invited to attend this program.

The youth club will meet at 1:30 p.m.

Make a resolution to attend the meetings and take an active part in your lodge in 1984. The lodge needs you and you need the fellowship and brotherhood provided by the lodge.

Come make a good turnout at this program and meeting.

Fraternally, Bonnie Pruitt, Secretary

-SPJST-

87, Temple Meets January 13th Lodge

SPJST Lodge 87 held their Christmas meeting and social Friday evening, December 9 at 7 p.m.

Vice President Machalek conducted a short business meeting in the absence of President Vlasta Jez. Flag Bearer Jerry Valcha. led the lodge in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

Dorothy Chervenka recognized the following members and guests present at this Christmas meeting; namely, Mrs. Bill Messer and son, William and Darlene Nieser, Adolph and Agnes Zatopek, Sophie Palmquist, Wilma Machalek, Millie Schiller, Bettie Kacir, Bettie Havlik, Nick, Bernice, Jennifer and Jason Henry; and, of course, we were delighted to have all our regular members present. ;wmA covered dish meal was served to all present and the social was enjoyed by all.

Our get well wishes are extended

to Lewis Jez who recently was on the sick list and others who may be convalescing at this time.

The next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. January 13th.

May all your days be beautiful and our wishes for the happiest and healthiest New Year ever.

Fraternally, Dorothy Chervenka

-SPJST-

of Officers Slated For Lodge 180, Burleson Installation

Our first regular lodge meeting of the new year will be held at 2 p.m.

Sunday, January 15th.

Newly-elected officers will be installed and many items of interest be discussed on the agenda.

We urge all members to be present. Lunch will be served after the meeting.

Fraternally, Estelle Hurtik, Reporter

-SPJST-

187 Round Rock Elects Delegates Lodge

The regular meeting of Lodge 187 was called to order by President Oman who also led us in the pledge to the flag.

Brother Bernie Gebala was welcomed as our guest for the afternoon.

After the reading of the minutes from November's meeting and the December board meeting, correspondence from Sister Thelma Hrcnir was read regarding the Child Abuse Program. Our lodge has been invited to attend a session Friday, January 13 in Taylor at Lodge 29.

We would like to urge as many of you as possible to attend; this is becoming a growing problem nationwide as well as statewide.

Brother Gebala was then given the platform for installation of officers. He explained briefly how the Child Abuse Program came into being and thanked Al Giarrusso for his inquiry at a meeting with the Supreme Lodge officers at a point in time regarding what SPJST did as a whole to maintain our tax-exempt status.

Brother Gebala went on to discuss the convention delegates and how the number was selected. Several questions, from members, prompted his discussing this with us. It was decided delegates would be elected at today's meeting.

At this point, Brother Gebala offered a beautiful brass paperweight to President Oman to be given to one of the members. John Keltgen was our luck numberholder.

Congratulations, John!

All 1984 officers and trustees were then called forward to be installed by Brother Gebala. We are looking forward to a great year in 1984 and encourage all members to make an effort to come to the meetings and be active members of your lodge.

Delegates for the 1984 Convention to be held in Corpus Christi are Arnold Lesehber, Albert Lange, Sandra Giarrusso and "Red" Oman.

Our alternates are Henry Wobus, Wilbert Nelson, John Keltgen and Norman Fuessell. Mark the following dates on your calendar for January 18—Board January: Meeting, 7 p.m.

January 22 — Lodge Meeting, 6 p.m.

Remember January 13 the Child Abuse Program at Lodge 29, Taylor at 7 p.m.

I'll see you in January at the lodge meeting (covered dish meal afterwards).

After adjournment, a delicious meal was enjoyed by those in attendance followed by a white elephant gift exchange.

Respectfully submitted, Sandra Giarrusso -SPJST -

Miscellaneous News

By Frances Olexa To help the 1984 year come in with fanfare and new expectations over 1983 was celebrated by many, and in different ways. Some just stayed at home in comfort to welcome the New Year; some, all dressed up in holiday fashion were in night clubs, dance clubs or just roaming the streets looking for 1984.

The old tradition to consume blackeyed peas for good luck was on the mind of many and especially the cabbage cooked in any form or shape was very important to assure the green stuff for the New Year 1984 to come in. How can anyone miss with all these preparations? With all the natural disasters we lived through 1983, we are bound to get a break for better days; Happy New Year!

Mary Johnson has her right arm in a cast; she accidentally fell and broke it. Mary is right-handed and has a bad time to manage with her left hand. She stayed at her son Victor Janak's home for three weeks but now she has insisted to try it on her own at home. Mary appreciated to be able to stay with Victor and daughter-in-law, Evelyn, but she is a very independent person but, on top, she has eye trouble which takes her to the doctor's office quite often.

Get better soon!

Della Kadlecek had a successful corrective eye surgery and entered the year 1984 quite well. Rita Alexander, smiling and in good health, was able to welcome 1984, smiling, with her husband, Homer, who also underwent some eye surgery. Sylvia Melia, after her surgery, is still under the weather and slowly recuperating; her eating is limited to a very small amount at a time and she is hoping to gain some more of her strength soon. The year 1983 had all kinds of drawbacks besides her health; wishing you a much, much better 1984 than the past 1983. Good luck!

Anna Svestka had to be rushed to the hospital twice last year with pneumonia; she is gaining her strength and was able to go out and celebrate her grandson's 41st birthday who was born New Year's Eve in 1942.

At Christmas time, again, as every year, the Choral Club, under the direction of Tim Kostom, visited the S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home in Needville to entertain the guests with Czech and English Christmas carols and Czech folk songs. The ladies of the club made a lap-robe for each of the guests and included small gift items; the Lodge 88 youth sent bags of fruit. The material needed for the 36 by 36-inch laprobes was donated by several generous ladies.

Mrs. Victoria Krenek Loveless, age 91, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 1983. She was the

mother of Florena Taake. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m.

Saturday, December 31 at Niday Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Frederich Marsh officiating.

Interment was in Hollywood Cemetery. Survivors include one son, Ted Niemann; two daughters, Alma Fletcher and Florena Taake, all of Houston; daughter, Selma Henry of Spring, Texas; 7 grandchildren and 9 greatgrandchildren.

May she rest in peace.

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Cemetery Association

Seaton

"The annual meeting of the Seaton Cemetery Association will be held January 15, 1984 at 2 p.m. at Sefcik Hall, Seaton, TX. All interested persons are invited to attend."

Ace L. Chlapek, Secretary

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Classes at Memorial Adult Evening School in Houston Czech

Registration for the 1984 spring semester classes in Conversational Czech will take place between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. January 18 and 19 at Memorial Senior High School, 935 Echo Lane, Houston, Texas 77024.

The beginners class, Czech I will be held Tuesday evenings, starting January 31 and the advanced class, Czech Inter. will be held Thursday evenings starting February 2. All class hours in the 13 week courses will be from 7 to 9 p.m. each evening.

Tuition for each course will be $35.00 plus $5.00 registration fee.

For more information call Department of Continuing Education, Spring Branch Independent School District 827-2119 or the instructor at 467-5449.

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BULLETIN BOARD MINIENNM■1■11111■11 DISTRICT IV MEETING The District IV spring meeting will be held Sunday, April 22, 1984.

Lodge No. 73, Seymour will host the 1984 meeting. *** DISTRICT V MEETING District V spring meeting will be held Sunday, March 11, 1984. The hosts will be Lodge 142 Stefanik, 5508 Nolda, Houston.

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YOUTH

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STATEWIDE YOUTH LEADERS' RETREAT The Statewide Youth Leaders' Retreat in 1984 will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 24th and

Wednesday, January 11, 1984-1TESTMK/9 25th, the retreat starting at 9 a.m.

Saturday and being over after the noon meal Sunday. The site of the retreat is Camp Lone Star, a few miles southeast of LaGrange. All DYCs, Assistant DYCs, Youth Leaders and Assistants, plus anyone else directly involved in our youth program are welcome to attend.

Accomodations are limited, so that the final selections will have to be based on a need-to-know and eventual-use basis, as well as a firstcome-first-served basis, with a deadline of March 5, 1984. Please wait for the official form in the Vestnik.

A full day and a half's activities are being planned, including some evening functions. More details in the coming weeks.

Fraternally, Nick A. Morris President

STATE YAD - 1984 The 1984 State YAD (including Royalty) is set for Sunday, August 12, 1984, to commence at 10:30 a.m., at Temple High School. The noon meal will be catered; resume YAD early in the afternoon. We plan to finish by 5. — NAM. ***

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January Project Texas The following is the youth project for the month of January. As in the past, you may make photocopies.

Please, only one set of completed questions per youth member. A

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11. The State

AGE

LODGE NO.

1. The Texas Declaration Of Independence from

was

at served as president of that convention. wrote the Declaration with little help from of the

the other five on the committee and is known as the Declaration.

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proposed a design

for the

, however, his of the Republic, known as flag,

was

adopted

on

, and this remains today as the 4. Texas voters approved in

branches with the words, ". A smiliar configuration was chosen as the

symbol of the

sometime after its organization in

12. The state motto of Texas is

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The

state bird is the 13. The state dish is

, proclaimed by the State The official state gem is

official state grass is

The

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holidays are

(March 2nd)

and

(April 21st). The state of

Texas

is It was written and composed by

by the

The Texas

The state tree of

Texas is the

song

official

of 5 points encircled

and

Legislature in

recommendation was not acted on.

3. The first official

The Texas Declaration Of Independence from Mexico was adopted on March 2, 1836, at Washington-on-the-Brazos. Richard Ellis served as the president of that convention. Ellis appointed a committee of five to write the document but George C. Childress wrote it with little help from the others. He is known as the author of the Declaration. At that convention, Lorenzo de Zavala proposed a design for a flag for the Texas Republic, however, nothing was done with Zavala's recommendation.

The first official flag of the Republic,

consists of a

by

YOUTH LDR

adopted on

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In order to receive credit for this January project, the response must be postmarked no later than February 1st. Be sure and mail them all to the Home Office here in Temple in care of the Youth Department, PO Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503. Do not mail them to the editor in West; that will only delay your response and jeopardize you getting credit. Good luck, and I think you'll learn a few new things about the great state we live in — in fact, there is such an abundance of basic information that the February project may also consist of additional information and questions on Texas. Results of December Project will appear next week.

Name them in order

PROJECT TEXAS

JANUARY

NAME

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

value of 20 points will be given to those answering all 20 questions correctly. The questions follow the information as it appears below.

and

approved officially adopted by the Legislature in

on 5. Delegates at

adopted an ordinance on

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and adopted

accepted the Texas State Constitution was

on elected the first governor. Texas thus became the

largest of all the states in size. It

contains

square miles,

land surface and

approved by the people on 6. The

14. Texas is the

state to join

in

inland water.

15. Texas has

miles of coastline,

mountains more than a

high, over

water reservoirs, and

major

acres of lake surface areas, federally designated metropolitan areas,

the

acres of forests, and

and joined the

7. Texas seceded from the

, which

by action of a convention on

counties.

17. Texas leads all states in production of (complete by naming 6

of that year.

was ratified by a statewide vote on

16. Texas has

miles of highways.

products) 8. Texas was

to the Union on 18. In 1978 the states population was estimated to be just over River was selected as the

9. A site on the

new capitol of Texas by the Capitol Commission in confirmed in

and

19. The latest Census Bureau figures show that more than

, naming the city in honor of

people moved into Texas from

and the government was moved to

from

10. How many flags have flown over Texas from the very beginning?

to

making Texas the place where more Americans were moving into than any other state.

20. Some this

people moved into Texas during period.

10/VRSTMK—Wednesday, January 11, 1984 known as David G. Burnet's flag, was adopted on December 10, 1836 and this remains today as the official Lone Star Flag of Texas.

Texas voters approved annexation by the United States in September 1836. The Texas Congress, in a special session, approved annexation on June 21, 1845. Delegates convened at Washington-on-the-Brazos adopted an annexation ordinance July 4th and adopted a State Constitution approved by the people on October 13th.

The U.S. Congress accepted the Texas State Constitution on December 29, 1845, which is the legal date of annexation by U.S. Supreme Court decree. J. Pinckney Henderson was elected the first governor. On his inaugural date, the Lone Star Flag was lowered and the Stars and Stripes raised over the Texas Capitol. Texas thus became the 28th state to join the Union.

It seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy by action of a convention on January 28, 1861, ratified by a statewide vote on February 23rd of that year.

Texas was re-admitted to the Union on March 30, 1870.

A site on the Colorado River was selected as the new capitol of Texas by the Capitol Commission in 1839 and confirmed in 1840, naming the city in honor of Stephen F. Austin, and the government was moved to Austin from Houston. When the Mexicans invaded Texas in 1842, President Sam Houston ordered the government moved back to Houston.

Fearing that Houston would be partial to the city that bore his name, citizens of Austin seized state papers and held them. Houston sent a small company of soldiers to seize the archives but were driven from the city and forced to return to Houston. The archives were then sent for a short time to Washingtonon-the-Brazos and the seat of government was maintained there, but was later returned to Austin under President Anson Jones in 1844.

Six different flags have flown over Texas during eight changes of sovereignty. These were as follows: 1519-1685 Spanish 1685-1690 French 1690-1821 Spanish 1821-1836 Mexican Republic Of Texas 1836-1845 1845-1861 United States Confederacy 1861-1865 United States 1865 to present The State Seal of the State of Texas consists of a star of five points encircled by olive and live oak branches with the words, "The State Of Texas". (A very similar configuration was chosen as the symbol of the SPJST sometime after its organization in 1897).

The state motto of Texas is "Friendship". The state tree of Texas is the pecan. The state stone is the palmwood. The state flower is the bluebonnet. The state bird is the mockingbird. The state dish is chili, proclaimed by the State Legislature in 1977. The official state gem is the topaz. The official state grass is sideoats grama. The official two state holidays are Texas Independence Day (March 2nd) and San Jacinto Day (April 21st). The state song of Texas is "Texas, Our

Texas" written and composed by William J. Marsh, officially adopted by the Legislature in 1929.

Texas is next to the largest among all the states in size. It contains 267,339 square miles, 262,840 in land surface and 4,499 in inland water.

Texas has 367 miles of coastline, 93 mountains more than a mile high, over 160 major water reservoirs, and 1,588,000 acres of lake surface areas, 25 federally designated metropolitan areas, 23,400,000 acres of forests, and 70,000 miles of highways. Texas has 254 counties.

Texas leads all states in production of crude oil, natural gas, cotton, all cattle (beef, sheep, and lambs), and in wool, goats and mohair.

In 1978 the state's, population was estimated by the Census Bureau to be just over 13,000,000. The latest Census Bureau figures show that more than one-half million people moved into Texas from April 1980 to July 1982, making Texas the place where more Americans were moving to than any other state.

Some 667,000 people moved into Texas during this 27-month period.

Source: The Dallas Morning News Texas Almanac 1980-1981, and press wire reports. ***

From the Youth Leaders LODGE 39, BRYAN YC AIMS FOR MANY ACTIVITIES Dear Readers, Well, it's the start of a new year again and lots of exciting and new things to do. Christmas came and went too fast, as always. There are so many joys connected with the Holiday Season.

Our youth club did its part to help others by collecting food for food baskets to be delivered to the needy families in our area. We also collected undergarments for the children who are housed at Sheltering Arms when there is no other place for them to go.

One day we took off and went Christmas caroling to the shut-ins of our lodge and to a rest home and we delivered bags of candy and fruit to all. I think the children realized how much this was appreciated and it touched a few hearts. We must realize how fortunate we are for everything God has given us.

Now, for the start of the new year, we need to start thinking about our YAD plans for this summer. This seems so far away but really it's only six meetings from now so that's not really a long way off. Now is the time to start to decide on your projects and crafts you will be doing so everything won't get rushed in the end. Lodge 39, we need all of you!

Happy New Year to all!

Fraternally, Linda Faust Assistant Youth Leader

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Dear Readers, Our lodge had a Christmas Party December 10th and our main food was smoked ham and mashed potatoes.

We presented our program for the guests. Then Santa Claus came and handed out candy.

Our youth leader handed out seven trophies for perfect attendance.

Fraternally, Brian Faust (10) (1-3-84)

Funeral Home Wednesday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Funeral services were held from the funeral home Thursday, September 22 at 2 p.m., with Rev. Dikes and Rev. Henry E. Beseda officiating. Burial was in the Snook Cemetery.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Delphine Henry Sebesta; a daughter, Gloria Marek; her parents; also two brothers, Adolph and Frank Pasak and two sisters, Minnie and Fannie Kulhanek.

Survivors include her son, Earl Sebesta of Snook; son-in-law, Frank P. Marek of Caldwell and brother, J. T. Martin of Houston.

May our departed sister rest in eternal peace.

Respectfully submitted by: Lyndon Jakubik, Secretary ***

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EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY

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NEWS FROM LODGE 39, BRYAN YOUTH CLUB

188, CENTERVILLE YOUTH CLUB ENJOYED ACTIVITY

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Dear Vestnik Readers, Lodge 188 of Centerville held their Christmas Party December 11, 1983 at 1 p.m.

We all had a great time dressed in the 50's. Afterward, we played games and danced. We also had refreshments.

There were fifteen people at the party; some parents came to the party, too.

Our next meeting will be held in January.

Fraternally, Dana Dixon (15) Reporter (1-4-84) -SPJSTLODGE 39, YOUTH CLUB NEWS Dear Readers, We went caroling and I really liked it. I also enjoyed talking to Santa Claus at our Christmas Party.

I like to go to all our meetings.

I turned six years old so I am starting to earn merit points in our youth club activities.

I won a trophy for perfect attendance this last year.

I will see you at our next meeting.

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We, the members of the Resolution Committee of Lodge 107, Floresville, on behalf of our entire membership, wish to express our sincere sympathy to the family of our departed sister MARY ZIDEK, who passed away 2 November 1983 at the age of 80 years, 7 months and 13 days.

Funeral services were held Friday, November 4 in the Vinyard Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Jeremiah Murphy officiating. Interment was in Floresville City Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Alan Zidek, John Zidek, Karel Zidek, Michael Zidek, Gary Gold and Melvin Lyssy.

Sister Zidek, nee Mary Zavesky, was born 19 March 1903 in Moulton, Texas. After her marriage to Ed Zidek, she came to live in Floresville, Texas. She was a member of the Catholic Church and SPJST. She is survived by her husband, Ed Zidek of Floresville; sons, Alvin Zidek and George Zidek of Floresville; 8 grandchildren; 3 greatgrandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Bessie Posey of San Marcos and Mrs. Stella Migl of San Antonio and brothers, Joe and Johnny Zavesky of Runge.

A daughter, Maxine Gold, preceded her in death August 10, 1982.

May our departed sister rest in eternal peace and her memory live among us forever.

Resolution Committee: Gussie Sralla Martha Hrna Georgia Zidek ***

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY In behalf of the members of Lodge No. 9, Snook, I wish to express deepest sympathy to the family of our departed sister OLGA SEBES TA, who passed away September 20, 1983 at the Sherwood Health Care Center in Bryan, Texas. She attained the age of 82 years.

Sister Sebesta was born 24 January 1901 in Snook, Texas. She was the daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth David Martinka. December 1, 1923, she was married to Delphine Henry Sebesta in Snook.

Sister Sebesta was a member of the Assembly of God Church.

A Prayer Service for Sister Sebesta was conducted by Rev. Woodrow Dikes at the Strickland

We, the members of the Resolution Committee of Lodge Karel Jonas No. 28 of East Bernard, Texas, on behalf of our entire membership, wish to extend our deepest and most sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed lodge brother EMIL WILLIAM FALTISEK, a respected long-time resident of East Bernard, who passed away Monday, November 28, 1983, at the age of 88.

The wake service, led by Rev. Henry Rachunek, was held at the Davis Funeral Home in East Bernard November 30 at 7 p.m.

Recitation of the rosary followed, led by Knights of Columbus and K.J.T. members, Edward Vacek and Frank Buxkemper, Jr. Funeral services were held at the

Wednesday, January 11, 1984-VESTNN/11 Holy Cross Catholic Church Thursday, December 1, at 2 p.m., Rev. Joe Vrana, pastor of Holy Cross Parish; Rev. Henry Rachunek, pastor of St. John's Parish in Hungerford; and Rev. Msgr. John Kukral, pastor emeritus of Holy Cross Parish officiated. Interment followed in the Holy Cross Cemetery in East Bernard with members of the American Legion Post 226 conducting a full military burial. Taps was played by Lisa Vacek and Brenda Boettcher.

Serving as pallbearers were his grandsons, Bill Faltisek, Tim Faltisek, Gary Krenek, Kevin Krenek, Jack Reed, Robert Reed, and honorary pallbearers were Marc Krenek and Sam Krenek.

He was born in Industry, Texas, December 1, 1894, the son of Frank and Frances (Chernohorsky) Faltisek, both immigrants of Czechoslovakia. The family settled in East Bernard in the early 1900s.

Mr. Faltisek enlisted in the United States Armed Forces in 1918 and served in active combat in France and Germany during World War I. He was a corporal in the 90th Division of the 360th Infantry. He married Helen Keprta of Hungerford, Texas, August 8, 1923, and they made their home in East Bernard where he spent the remainder of his life.

During his lifetime, he was engaged in several occupations. In the 1920's he owned and operated a grocery store in East Bernard. He also farmed for several years and, in 1946, he became manager and cotton buyer for the East Bernard Farmers Co-op. After his retirement in 1964, he was employed by the Tavener Gin as a cotton broker.

He was a charter member of the American Legion Post 226, a member of KJT, K of C, and SPJST lodges.

Mr. Faltisek was preceded in death by his wife, Helen, in 1957, and by his daughter, He 4g Marie Aubertin, in 1982, VA two grandchildren; also five sisters, three brothers, and his parents.

Survivors include one son, Emil W. Faltisek, Jr. of Lake Jackson; four daughters, Bernadette Reed of Wharton, Annette Weber of Raleigh, N.C., Yvonne Krenek of East Bernard and Patsy Faltisek of Houston; three sisters, Della Chmelik of East Bernard, Lydia Baca of Wharton, and Agnes Hobizal of Boling; eighteen grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and many friends.

May our departed lodge brother rest in eternal peace and may his memory remain with us forever.

Resolution Committee, Frances Haverda Albert Lupik Anton Kelner, Jr. -SPJSTEXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the members of the Resolution Committee of Lodge Jan Zizka No. 18, Elgin, Texas, on behalf of the entire membership, wish to extend our deepest and most sincere sympathy to the family of our departed lodge brother ARTHUR CARL DAVIS age 62, of McDade who died Tuesday, December 6th at the V. A. Hospital in Temple.

Services were conducted by the Rev. Bundy at the Faith Lutheran Church in McDade Friday, Decem-

ber 9. Graveside services and interment were at Capital Memorial Gardens in Austin.

Pallbearers included George Dungan, Morris Ray Kastner, Alvin Eschberger, Sydney Munson, Pete Turnipseed and Erhard Goerlitz..

He is survived by his wife, Leona Davis of McDade; one daughter, Mrs. Fay Betak of Pflugerville; three grandchildren; four brothers, Tommy Davis of La Grange, Charlie Davis of West Point, Clarence Davis of Elgin and Murrell Davis of Smithville and two sisters, Ethel Burns of Smithville and Lillie Allen of Elgin.

May our departed brother rest in eternal peace and may his memory remain with us forever.

Resolution Committee: Albert Mikulencak Ann Mikulencak -SPJSTEXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of SPJST Lodge No. 94, Wheelock, wish to express, on behalf of the membership, our deepest sympathy to the husband and relatives of MILLIE KROLCZYK who died Saturday, December 17, 1983, at her home in Bryan, Texas.

Sister Krolczyk was 65 years of age.

A rosary for Sister Krolczyk was recited Monday evening in the Memorial Funeral Chapel. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m.

Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with the Rev. John Driscoll and the Rev. Louis Pavlicek officiating. Burial was in the Mount Calvary Cemetery.

A native of Robertson County, Sister Krolczyk was a life-long resident of Bryan and the Wheelock community. She was the owner of Millie's Beauty Shop, and a member of St. Claire's Altar Society and the St. Elizabeth KJZT Society. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Sister Krolczyk was a member of the Wheelock SPJST Lodge No. 94 since 1943.

Survivors include her husband, Charlie Krolczyk of Bryan; three sisters, Mrs. Henry (Del) Haltom of Pasadena, Albina Curik of Pasadena and Mrs. Jesse (Ruby) Heine of Bryan, and several nieces and nephews.

May our departed sister rest in eternal peace.

Resolution Committee: Lillie Mae Dickson Joe L. Scasta Vlasta Blazek -SPJSTEXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the members of Lodge No. 9 at Snook, wish to express our heartfelt sympathy to the family of our departed sister LILLIE MARIE SEBESTA, who passed away at her home December 7, 1983. She had attained the age of 53 years.

Sister Sebesta was born 20 June 1930, in Burleson County, Texas.

She was the daughter of John and Marie (Rychlik) Srubar.

Sister Sebesta was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, the KJZT Society, and the American Legion Auxiliary, all in Caldwell, Texas.

A Christian Wake service was held Thursday, December 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Phillips-Luckey Funeral Home in Caldwell. Funeral services were held for Sister Sebesta Friday, December 9 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with Rev. Emilian Foltyn

officiating. Burial followed in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, James Henry Seesta of Caldwell; her daughter, Mrs. Edmond Cedidla (Marilyn Jane) of Bryan; two sisters, Agnes Urbanosky and Henrietta Hyvl of Caldwell and two grandchildren.

May our departed sister rest in eternal peace.

Respectfully submitted: Lyndon Jakubik, Secretary -SPJSTEXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the undersigned Resolution Committee, in behalf of the entire membership of Lodge Nove Kvety No. 35 in Elk, express our heartfelt sympathy to the family of our departed brother CARL EUGENE NORMAN, age 87, of Route 1, Axtell, who passed away at 8:32 p.m. Monday, December 26, 1983 in a local hospital.

Services were held at 4 p.m.

Wednesday at Wilkerson-Hatch Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. W. H. Smith officiating. Burial was in Rosemound Cemetery.

Brother Norman was born 21 June 1896, in Eddy, Texas, and attended local schools. He was married to Mary Holub in 1920.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mart and SPJST Lodge 35 in Elk. Survivors include his wife, Mary Norman of Axtell; a sister, Yoland Beggs of Denison; several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Edwin E. Holub, George Holub, Fred Holub, Johnny Holub, Ronald Holub, and Kenneth Holub.

May our departed brother rest in eternal peace.

Elizabeth Kubitza Rosemarie Banik Albert Banik -SPJSTEXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge 54, West, wish to express our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed lodge sister MRS. FRANK J. (ANNIE) SKERIK, 54, of West, who died Saturday, December 31, 1983 at a Temple Hospital.

Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, January 2, 1984 at St. Mary's Catholic Church of West, with Monsignor George Doskocil officiating.

Interment was made in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Rosary was recited at 7 p.m.

Sunday at Kotch Funeral Home Chapel in West.

Sister Skerik was born 28 November 1929, near West and had lived in the West area all of her life.

She married Frank Skerik in 1955 at West.

Sister Skerik was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and SPJST Lodge 54, and was employed at West Egg Products Company for seven years_ Survivorsinclude her husband of West; three sons, Johnny Skerik, Robert Skerik and Frankie Skerik, all of West; three brothers, Joseph Soukup and Johnnie Soukup, both of Ross and Frank Soukup of LacyLakeview; a sister, Mary Frances Wachsmann of Waco; and a granddaughter.

May she rest in peace.

Resolution Committee: Maxine M. Sefcik Jan Vaculik Dated: January 4, 1984

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Items of Interest

Texas Agriculture In 1983-A Look Back

By Bill Braden Communications Specialist Storm clouds were brewing for Texas farmers and ranchers and the nation's agricultural industry as a whole as 1983 got under way. Those farmers and ranchers who had survived the financial crunch of the previous year were looking for some glimmer of hope for the months ahead.

Before most people had become accustomed to writing "1983" instead of "1982," the government unveiled a new program that over the coming months would be praised by many as resurrecting the farming community and at the same time cursed by just as many as only a "quick fix" to a long-term problem.

PIK Is Born That program was called PIK, for payment-in-kind, the brainchild of Secretary of Agriculture John Block. PIK was designed to attack the huge farm commodity surplus problem that had been plaguing the agricultural industry for the past several years and keeping a downward pressure on market prices. Its concept was to get farmers to reduce production by paying them with surplus commodities-commodities of the same kind they pledged not to produce.

This all seemed well and good at the outset, but the following months proved to be a nightmare for USDA officials involved in administering this very complex program. And its cost, initially hailed as minimal when compared to previous government programs, became an albatross at a tab of more than $12 billion.

The jury is still out on PIK, but it did have a generally positive effect in that it reduced huge stockpiles of major farm commodities and thereby caused some strengthening of market prices. High prices for feed grains, however, spelled higher costs for feedlot operators and livestock owners. All in all, though, PIK did keep many farmers alive financially for at least another year.

But it provided no long-term solutions. Improved markets will surely encourage farmers to increas production in 1984, leading to supluses that could again sound the death knell for many farmers.

Farmers Ready But Weather Is Not First skeptical but then encouraged by PIK, many farmers were ready to get 1983 off to a good start. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other ideas. She intervened abruptly as various times during the spring months, keeping farmers out of their fields by employing a host of tactics, such as late-season cold snaps and raging thunderstorms accompanied by hail and heavy rains. April was too dry; May was too wet. Farmers tried time and again to get their crops up, some replanting two or three times and wondering whether or not they would ever get a crop up.

For farmers in some western areas there was no need to wonder.

They never got around to planting because of the drought that per-

12/VASTNfK—Wednesday, January 11, 1984 sisted. Although some areas had good planting moisture and the farm picture appeared bright, a relentless summer drought soon turned the tables. The fact that crops were already three weeks or so late due to the adverse spring weather added to farmers' woes. Many crops suffered severely from lack of moisture; some weren't even harvested. Land in western areas that normally produced three-fourths to a bale of cotton per acre struggled to yield one-sixth of a bale.

But in other areas, wet weather became a problem. Several weeks of wet conditions over parts of South Texas and the Coastal Bend in late July caused some maturing corn and grain sorghum to sprout and brought boll rot problems in maturing cotton.

Two Major Calamaties Surely this was an unforgettable year for South Plains farmers.

Seemingly off to a good start, the area's cotton crop was subjected to one of he earliest freezes on record (Sept. 21) that reduced yields in some counties by 15 to 20 percent.

Then a few weeks later hail, high winds and heavy rains bombarded the area, leaving many cotton fields in shreds.

Farmers along the Upper Texas Coast also had their problems in 1983 — a big one was Hurricane Alicia. The mid-August storm came ashore in the Galveston area, inflicting damages exceeding $50 millon to crops such as rice, corn, cotton and pecans as it moved inland. The lateness of crops due to poor spring planting conditions was a key factor in the high damage. Many would already have been harvested during a normal crop year.

The Unforgettable Drought Texas as well as other sections of the country, particularly the Midwest, made headlines during 1983 due to a relentless drought that tightened its stranglehold as the summer wore on. Much of Texas suffered, but the effects of the drought were most devastating in about a 30-county area stretching from San Angelo to El Paso.

This area, dominated by cattle, sheep and goats, was decimated by drought conditions that many seasoned ranchers likened to the 50's. Not only was the area without rainfall during most of the year, but the dry stretch extended back well into 1982. Some locations managed only an inch or two of rain in 18 months.

Faced with no grass on which to graze their livestock and high feed costs, ranchers started to do the only thing they could — haul their stock to market. In many cases entire herds were liquidated. Some ranchers held on to a few breeding stock, feeding hay throughout the year. The drought of '83 left a mark that few will ever forget.

News Not All Bad Despite the vagaries of the weather and the usual battle between low prices and high production costs, many Texas farmers and ranchers managed to hold their own and perhaps even move forward a bit in 1983. PIK was the salvation of many, particularly in areas where crops suffered weather damage.

And in most other areas, crops did reasonably well despite the laterthan-normal planting season.

Record-breaking corn and cotton yields were reported in irrigated areas of Southwest Texas, and good crops were also harvested in many southern, central and coastal coun-

ties. The Texas crop picture also was boosted by a good wheat harvest in the spring, an excellent peach crop and a bumper pecan harvest. A good sugar beet crop was harvested in the High Plains, and the sugarcane harvest in the Rio Grande Valley was producing good yields as the year came to a close. A good citrus harvest also was under way in the Valley.

Despite drought conditions in western areas, most livestock made it through the year in good shape.

Good hay crops were harvested in many areas and supplies should be sufficient to overwinter herds. 1983 also passed without a case of screwworms, making it as the first such year in several decades.

A Look Ahead Still, there are many unsettling conditions surrounding agriculture, so 1984 will begin much like 1983.

While there will not be another PIK, the government will try in some way to entice farmers to hold the line on production to avoid surpluses that in the past have wreaked havoc with market prices. Farmers know that surpluses are devastating, but they also know they must gamble on the possibility that weather or other calamities could push prices up, as could sudden changes in export markets.

Cattlemen could also be in for better times as the U.S. economy continues to improve and the herd buildup phase of the cattle cycle continues. Herd liquidations in 1983 due to the drought could prolong the buildup of cattle numbers. However, the 1.5 million or more dairy cows that will be moving to market as a result of the new dairy program will have a dampening effect on cow prices.

Although some economists expect farm income to increase significantly in 1984 (10 to 15 percent over recent years), a lot of uncertainties remain about the agricultural picture in the year ahead. But then, uncertainties have become a way of life for most farmers and ranchers. ***

P. Clarke, director of the Experiment Station, will discuss the Station in 1984, and new staff will be introduced by Dr. Dudley T. Smith, associate director.

Dr. Perry L. Adkisson, deputy chancellor for the Texas A&M University System, will present distinguished performance awards to outstanding scientists. The awards program was initiated by Adkisson in 1980 to recognize scientists who excel in their respective fields.

Addressing the conference theme session Wednesday morning, Jan. 11, will be a number of invited speakers. U.S. Cong. Charles W. Stenholm of Stamford, representing the 17th Congressional District, is scheduled to discuss "Texas Agriculture in the Future." Dr. Eloise Clarke, vice president for academic affairs at Bowling Green State University of Ohio, is slated to speak on "Implications of Developments in Biotechnology in Agricultural

Research."

Other major speakers that morning will be Dr. George E. Schuh, head of the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, the University of Minnesota, whose discussion will be on "Impact of International Economy in U.S. Agricultural Research," and Dr. Jerry Caulder, director of business development, New Ventures Group, Monsanto, who will present an industry perspective for future agricultural research.

Preconference computer short courses are scheduled Jan. 7-9. laboratory and Computer automation exhibits and demonstrations also are planned Jan. 10 in Rooms 212-224 of the Memorial Student Center.

Professional development sessions will be among other conference highlights, according to Dr. Joe McFarland, conference general chairman. ***

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Kubala-Watkins Wedding

TAES Annual Conference Is Jan. 9-12 COLLEGE STATION —"Agricultural Research: Perspectives for the Future" will be the theme of the annual conference of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at Texas A&M University, Jan. 9-12.

Approximately 500 scientists, including those based on the main campus and at Experiment Station facilities around the state, are expected to take part in the annual meeting. The Experiment Station is the state's agricultural research agency.

Research working group sessions are keyed to major issues of concern during the next five years, as well as research implications developing from the Target 2000 Task Force Report. Working group sessions will deal with research updates in beef cattle nutrition, floriculture and ornamental horticulture, drought tolerance and wheat, biological control for insects, pathogens and weeds, efficient water and energy utilization, natural resources, equine research, plant breeding, population growth and many other subjects.

At the opening general session on the morning of Jan. 10, Dr. Neville

On November 11, 1983, Sherrie Lynn Kubala and Michael Leon Watkins were

married by Reverend Leroy A. Gemmell. The marriage took place in the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kubala. Attendants for the bride were her sister Kemberly Faye Kubala and her step-daughter Carla Elaine Watkins. The happy couple will make their home in Fort Worth where they are currently building custom homes. Sherrie and her family are long standing members of Lodge No. 92 where Michael and Carla are new members.

Following the ceremony, a small reception was held for the couple.

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11. ledna 1984

✓ Novem Mexiku kde je 20 finanene pry bude penez vice v procent indianskeho naroda, ale jen obehu a kdyby to mela bkt Pravda etyti Indiani jsou u vlady, a nikterak tak by to opravdu bylo pane! nemohou obdrtieti mista na -SPJSTrade aneb v nejakem politickkm utade. Obchody jim nechteli To jsme letos meli ale student proda,vat zbotii a vAude je prosinec. VS'ak tikaji, tie nepamatuji odstrkovali. Tak nyni Indiani jiti aby prosinec byl tak student jako toho maji dost a podali tialobu aby letos. To poeasi skoro dva tSrdny oni nebyli vyloueeni ze vkho co se bylo pod bodem mrazu nejen ve dne kolem deje. Snad koneene piece bude mit vkroeni schfizi 15. ledna ale i v noci. Pry letos zde v Dallasu 6 zvitezi.

1984 o 2 hodinach odpoledne v tisic lidi bylo bez vody nebot' jim ✓ Michiganu nalezli zrovna prave 8efeikove sini v Seaton, TX. Kdo se popraskali trubky od vody. Ale ve narozene dite y e voze kterk mel zajima at' pfijde!

Ft. Worth to bylo snad mnohem odpadky. Snehu bylo pry 3 inee a Ace L. Chlapek, taj. hor gl. Take v Udoli Rio Grande letos dite letielo pod nim a jiti zaealo -SPJSTbyla straka "gkoda, kdy citrusove modrat zimou kdy jeden elo'irek ovoce zmrzlo na strome a i zelenina, vynakl odpadky a slykl slab plat, a Akoda pry bude obnakt dve ste tak dite zachranil a je v dobrem Czech Ex-Students Association milione dolarfi. Teti asi dvacet tisic stavu v nemocnici. Zase jedna of Texas kteti se zabkvaji sberem §patna matka, ktera bezcitne Secretary W. Souchek ovoce a zeleniny jsou nyni bez prate odhodila sve dite, ae bylo 20 stupeil 5103 Willowbend Blvd. Houston Texas 77035 a bez vkdelku. Pestitele ovoce F. Je to smutna ukaika, tie?

USA museli honem dodat ovoce do Busova spoleenost "Greyhound" tovarny kde to zpracovali na §eavu koneene urovnala spory s jejich Praha, 16. prosince 1983 nebot' jinak by ptgli o vk. Tak letos delniky a zaeala zase vozit lid, jentie VatienSr krajane, ta zima, omrzlina a snih nadelaly skrze Apatne poeasi nemela tolik v ptiloze zasilarne kopii dopisu pro mot ikody a budem to jiste citit, obchodu jako jine roky. Nekde skrze SPJST ohledne zySr kne zasilky nebot' Ade nahoru, a ceny uti snih a omrzlinu se nedalo jet a tak Kalendate Ceskoslovenskeho sveta ted' jsou vysoke. na r1984. . ptiilo se o obchod, obzvla gte o na, Ve Ft. Worth i v Dallasu take zima svatcich kdy lid jede dome k se, prosim, se Supreme udelala akody v zoologickkch rodieilm neb pfateliim.

Lodge SPJST a vytiadejte pottebnS7 zahradach a mnoho vzacneho Letos zde po pul noci 31. prosince poeet vktiske kalendate pro Vaal ptactva pi glo prye. A dost tech ptikl v platnost navy zakon kterk organizaci CESAT, abyste mohli zvitat z teplSrch krajin nemohou bude velmi ptisnSr proti tern, kteti v uspokojit pokud mono vkchny snesti takovou zimu a pojdou, opilosti fidi auto, a jestlik se to Vak 'deny. etednici a delnici toho "zoo" hledi je bude opakovat vicekrat, tak velka Pfejeme Vam mnoho zdaru a chranit jak mohou. V Houstonu mraz pokuta, vezeni a uzmuti priva fidit espechil ye vkuce eeAtiny v zkazil barnbusove listy a to je hlavni auto na deli dobu. Pied tim mnozi nadchazejicirn rote 1984. jidlo tech pandach. Mnozi lide tam, po zaplaceni men§i pokuty byli Ptikladame kopii dopisu pro SPJST. kteti maji tyto bambusove stromy propateni. Teti ti kteti byli pfleinou S krajanskkm pozdravem fekli, tie pomohou to zoologicke zahr- zabiti nekoho pri jizde v opilosti, Ladislav Kouba acre a daji jim bambusy pro ty pandy. obyeejne dosti lehce z toho vyvazli. zastupce vedouciho Je to v g e velmi zle, kdy chteji Letos bylo prk jen 51 lidi kteti tajemnika pandy zachrinit a nemaji eirn. policie chytla a je to pry mnohem SUZ Pfiloha: 1 Minult patek jsme zde me i 4 ohne v merle netili bSrvalo jive roky. Teti -SPJSTjednom dni a nejhor§i bylo, tie dve dosti hodne jich pry potiadalo o mlade deveata v jednom ohni dovezeni domu kdy jiti trochu vice uhoteli. A ty 'akody na majetkach a pili, a tak aspoe ubylo tech zabitSrch The Slavonic Benevolent lidi pak nemaji kam se obratit aby anebo tetice zranenkch nasledkem Order of the State of Texas naali UtoeiAte. Nevim, proe letos je toho. Vaak uti bylo na Case aby se P.O. Box 100 Temple, tolik tech ohne? Ovkm, mnozi jsou nko Maio skrze toho, a snad nyni Texas 76503 velmi neopatrni a pak je uz pozde. to bude lepsi netili bkvalo &lye.

USAS Skody pry jsou statisicove, a vezme ✓ Oklahoma nedavno ptinesly Praha, 16. prosince 1983 to dlouho neti zas se vk znovu male psiky a kooky do tamni postavi. Je to vk smutne, kdyi Opatrovny aby ti starAi lide mohli se nekdo ztrati cell majetek a jate pote§it se zvitatky. Zakon horsi kdy nekdo uhoti. nedovoluje drtiet ta zviiata v tom Vatieni krajane, Zde v Dallasu zeintela jedna Domove ale nekolik hodin ti lide tam soueasne s timto dopisem eernaka ye veku 104 let — asi byla jsou §fastni, tie mohou se s zvitaty motina nejstar g obSTvatelka nakho poteAit a lekati tvrdi, tie takto se zasilame pro Slovanskou podporujici mesta. Pied 91 lety se ptistehovala snitii vSrsoky tlak krve. Nic to nestoji jednotu statu Texas Kalendat do Dallasu z Mississippi a pied 50 lety tiadneho a piece aspofi nekdo ma Ceskoslovenskeho sveta na r. 1984 a zalotiila kostel a vidy verve pro nej radost, kdy mete pohladit psika zvykjeme jeho zasilku na 900 ks.

Vetime, tie zvS,§eni poetu kalendalii pracovala. Byla einna Boma i na nebo koeku. veiejnosti. Je to vzacnS, vek ktereho Zatim co my zde v Americe mame pomfiie uspokojit alespoe easteene se malokdo tak dotiije. studene poeasi, tak v Evrope maji viechny Vak poboeky SPJST v Minu1S7 tSr den jela Irma holeieka teplo. Pry Praze v Ceskoslovensku Texasu.

Prosime, abyste s ureitkm poetem dvouleta s napadnikem jeji matky na meli nejteplejAi Vanoce 200 let a troku nakoupit nejake potieby v medvedi v Nemecku v tom "zoo" prS, kalendate poeitali ptedev 'Sim pro Pleasant Grove sekci a zatim co on jaksi nemohli snesti to teplo. Ani organizaci Czech Ex-Students byl uvniti obchodu, tak ona sedela v leckde kde se jindy lytiuje cili po Association of Texas, aby mohla troku. On pfikl a deveatko bylo americku "skiing", pry letos bylo uspokojit ptedev§im ty, kteti se ueili prye a dosud neni o nem ani slechu. mot malo snehu. V Recku a Anglii nebo uel eeskemu jazyku. Dekujeme Napied policie myslela, tie otec jeji bylo teplo a v Londkne kvetly za pochopeni a spolupraci.

Ptikladame kopii dopisu pro kterST byl od matky rozveden a kvetiny "snowdrops". Tak je to letos CESAT. bydlel v Priem statu, ji unesl, ale v'Se obracene, tie ano?

S krajanskkm pozdravem otec piijel do Dallasu a pomohl ji Tak 'name zase Nov? rok 1984 a hledat bez vksledku. Je obava, tie mnoho lidi ptedpovida, co se behem Ladislav Kouba nejaky zloeinec ji unesl, zneuzil a roku stane, jentie tiadnS, z nas zastupce vedouciho pak asi zabil. Je to smutne a gkoda nemiliem iici, zda se to vypini. tajemnika ditete nevinneho, jestli toto se stalo, Hodne jich ptedpovida tie tento rok CSOZ tie ano? bude lep§i, tie bude prate a

Oddil Dopisovatelii Tak V§elicos Anezka Houdkovet.

Hrbitovy spolek v Seaton

Ned 125 lety se narodil Karel Vaclav Rais.

Ptedni piedstavitel venkovske prosy, Karel V. Rais se narodil 4. ledna 1859 NT Laznich Belohradu v Podkrkonai v severnich Cechach.

Jeho otec byl rolnik a rodina se teti zamestnavala domacim tkalcovstvim. Rais vystudoval ueitelskk irstav v Jieine a pak ueiteloval v Trhove Karnenici a v Hlinsku na Ceskomorayske Vysoeine. Koncem minuleho stoleti se stal teditelem mafanske Akoly v Praze na Vinohradech, kde tai zemiel 8. eervence 1926.

Realisticka .Raisova literarni tvorba je spjata s prostfedim mu intimne znamkm; s eeskSrm venkovem v Podkrkonal a na Ceskomora yske Vysoeine. Narodne lidovkchovna tendence Raisovkch namete je vSTrazna jiti v prvnich drobnSrch basnickSrch i prozaickSrch pracich ureenkch miadeii, o kterou, ye sve roli uvedomeleho ueitele, mel Rais uptimnk zajem. Pozdej'ai Raisova tvorba se zabkva spoleeenskou problematikou venkova, navazujic na podobna dila Botieny Nemcove, Viterslava Mika a Karoliny Svetle. Behem sve ueitelske einnosti na Vysoeine, Rais deverne poznal spoustu venkovskSrch lidi s jejich kladnkmi i zapornSrmi povahovkmi rysy; o tiivote techto lidi dovedl pak mistrne psat bez snahy zakrkvat generaeni anebo majetkove venkovske rozpory. Raisova dila: Otazka starkch lidi (Horske koteny), vztah otce — bSrvaleho hospodate — k synovi a naopak (VSrminkati, Rodiee a deti), touha po tiivote ve meste (Paniekou) i sklon rortait tiivotni problemy vraidou zloein) iive realisticka, jsou psychologickkm pohledem ke kotenem techto probleme a easto i s pesimistickkm podtemem. Odklon od tohoto podtenu se vkrazne projevil ve dvou RaisovSr ch romanech, sepsankch v kratkem intervalu na konci minuleho stoleti. Prvni z techto romane "Zapadli vlastenci" spravedlive vystihuje zasluhy vlasteneckkch ueitelfi a venkovskSr ch knetii o narodni uvedomeni a kulturni i hospodatskk rozvoj v nejodlehlejAich eeskSTch krajich behem obrozenecke doby.

Druhk roman "Zapad" je pokladan za nejlepAi Raisovo dilo vebec. Tento roman je ptibehem stareho venkovskeho farate Kalouse, obetave sloutiiciho cell tiivot svkm farnikem, ve vesnici Studenci na Vysoeine. Vesnice Studenec byla ve skuteenosti Kamenieky u Hlinska, farat Kalous se jmenoval Pardus a Rais ho osobne znal; tyto okolnosti dopomohly mu pak tak mistrne vykreslit do vkch podrobnosti jak esek venkova na Ceskomorayske Vysoeine, tak i ukchtilou povahu farate lidumila, tie tento roman je zatazen k nejvrcholneiaim dilfim Ceske realisticke prOzy 19. stoleti. Posledni trojdfink Raisfiv

14/VESTNIK-11. ledna 1984 roman "0 ztracenem gevci" si vgima narodnostnich i socialnich konfliktil ✓ Podkrkonal, soustfedujic se na postavu prosteho venkovana, Irterk i ✓ nemeckem prostfedi snail se uhajit a projevovat sve eegstvi.

V g eobecnou oblibu Raisovy tvorby tei ukazuje povidka "Pantata Bezou gek", die ktere byl natoeen skvelk celoveeerni film stejneho jmena behem druhe svetove valky; nektefi z etenaffr si zajiste na nej pamatuji.

Karel Vaclav Rais cei ptispival krat gimi povidkami a elanky do cele lady easopisil a byl v ilzkern pfatelskem styku s mnoha vkznamnkmi eeskSrmi literacy. Rais si velmi vaiil skveleho historickeho spisovatele Vaclava Benege Tfebizskeho (Tfebizskk zemf el pfedeastne v 35 letech 20. eervna 1884, pied 100 lety). K vzpomince na tohoto vynikajiciho spisovatele sepsal Rais pojednani: Zivotopis Vaclava 13ene ge Tfebizskeho a jeho einnost, v Matici lidu XIX; Tfebizskk a Havlieek, vrcholne postavy lidoveho obrpzeni, jsou nametem Raisovy knihy pro mlada z roku 1902, nazvane "Cteni o Karlu Havliekovi a Vaclavu Benegi Tfebizskem.

Jak Karel Vaclav Rais byl si vedom dfileiiteho postaveni mladek ✓ narodne uvedomelem usili dokazuje jeho proia ureena eeskemu mladi: Ze srdce k srdcim, Povidky ze starch hrada (obe dila z roku 1888), Povidky o eeskSrch umelcich (1891), Z kroniky (dvoudilne dilo z roku 1892), Vodnik pod skalou vykhradskou (1922) a Posledni leto (1924).

Pod earou.

Uloha na gl eeskoamericke mladek je stejne tak dulaita k zachovani na geho narodniho dedictvi jako aloha Ceske mladek pfed prvni svetovou valkou v usili k rovnopravnosti a k svobode rodne vlasti. K tomuto cili tehdej§i mlada byla y e stare vlasti vedena jak vedoucimi narodnimi pfedstaviteli tak i vkobecnkm ptikladem docela obyeejnkh lidi'; Buffme tedy i my, Cesi v Texasu, pfikladem naAfi eeskoamericke mladeii k zachovani nakho narodniho dedictvi dal§im generacim! Zalai na kaidem z nas; hlasme se k svemu ptivodu mluvic eeskSrm jazykem pii kaide vhodne Vyzkvejme mlade2 v piibuzenstvu, mezi pfateli i znanakmi k studiu eeskeho jazyka a toto usili moraine i finanene podporujme. Nalehejme v naAich krajanskkch spolcich, by pfedstavitele a vedouci v techto organizacich eeskk jazyk propagovali a jej pouiivali. Bude-li nak mladei v eeskoamerickYch halach a na na§ich etnickYch slavnostech CeAtinu slykt, tak bude mit daleko vet§i zajem se fee svYch pfedkil ueit. Budeme-li v naAich eeskoarnerickYch halach eesky mluvit, tak nebudou leckde tu eesky mluvici na§inci od jinonarodovcii ukfieeni. Budeme-li my eeskY jazyk pouiivat, bude i nak mlade2 eesky mluvit a nak spolky se neodnarodni Zaverem cituji znamY vYrok presidenta J. F. Kennedyho, kterST pozmenen je velmi vhodnkm heslem nam v gem do dal gich let etnicke prate na dediene roli. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" lze pfileha,ve poalt takto: "Netal se, co rodnS, pilvod ueini pro Tebe, nkbri co Ty ueinis pro odkaz syStch pfedku". Stejne tak dobte zni:

"Neeekej co Ce gtina udela pro Tebe, ale co Ty udeli g pro Ce gtinu." — Ne nezajem, ne pouhe mluveni, ale skutky jsou potfebne k zachovani nageho narodniho dedictvi v Texasu.

John J. Karas z Houstonu.

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pe — Jdi pekne po pegine. me — Bratr mel jiti do mesta. de — Deti se tally na nedeli. t — Male kote spalo v bote. ne — Nekdo odvazal na ge kone. di — Ja jsem byl hodinu v divadle. ti — Ti vojaci tine ni — Oni nikoho nevideli. di — Dite se divalo na obrazky. ti — Frantik utika domu. ni — Na chodniku neni 2'acInk snih.

Get your friends or parents to help you with the pronunciation. Do them together. Clip and save each lesson, and compile them into notebook form, if you desire. Set aside a regular time each week for the study of these lessons. Read the following verse together, and see if you can translate it:

Efkadlo

UOME SE OESKY Lekce druhci — Lesson No. 2 Pouiivani Ceske abecedy — Using the alphabet in short sentences.

A2 pfijde leden, za kamma vlezern, ai pfijde duben, jegte tam budem; ai pfijde maj, pfijdeme v haj!

What new words do you see above? Look up their meaning.

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The following are short sentences using the letters of the Czech alphabet, plus some others, using combinations of letters. Read them slowly and carefully with your parents, or with some other help.

Read them out LOUD. a — Anna dostala malou panenku. a— Ma mama ma malo maku. b Bratr behal venku bez kabatu. c — Cihlafi delaji cihly v cihelne.

— U koearku jsou etyfi koleeka. d — Pod dubem laely dva d' — Pojd' se podivat na lod'. e — Ten pekaf peee chutne peeivo.

— Lekaf leei nemocneho.

— Vera povedela tete o smetane. f — Franti g ek koupil na farme fazole. g — Olga na gla novou gumu. h Honza dlouho hledal hrabg. ch — Chlapec chytal mouthy. i — Indian si koupil inkoust. i — Na pigealu se piska. j Jeden jelen je u jezera. k — Koza okousala krasnk kef.

I — Lampa stala na stole. m — My mame mnoho malkch mis. n — Nage maminka nema naugnice. n — Mai se dival na stair. o — On chodil okolo nageho domu. o — 6, jak jsem se polekal! ou — Soused koupil kousek louky. p — Petr poslal psani panu Pavlikovi. ✓ — Sestra Rilienka rortrhala za steru.

— Ribaf potkal mylnafe u feky.

— Sousedka nese maso, maslo, a sa dlo.

— Sest hochfr se se glo u gkoly. t. — Teta dostala stars7kabat. t — ()brat' se, je zde labut.

— U domu je hromada uhli.

— V imoru bylo ;Moll pod snehem.

— RUena pujde domu pro Tech hochir je hodne. v — V g echny louky u feky se ze lenaly. y — Maly Karel dostal zlatST prstknek. z — Zajic si pochutnal na zeli. z — Baena spatfila iabu u

*** be — Obe deveata be'iela do gkoly. ve — Dve a d ye jsou etyfi.

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92nd lesson. Revision exercises.

Fill in i or y: Nad Staromestsk-m namest-m letal- holub-. Pozor, ta pucka je nabtar. Je to napsano tern-m p-smem na b-lem pap-fe. Chtel- b-chom yam s tm pomoci. Ve vakeku je 21outek a blek. Letan- irroda ob-1- b-la neobeejne bohata. Nova prate se nam zalb-la. Na ge det- m- zpilsob-1-vel-kou radost. Na ge bab-eka nev-d- rada, kdyi det- nechavaj- na tal-f- zb-tk-.

Hod-n- odb-1- poledne. Roku 1620 b-la b-tva na B-le hole. V na g em b-te !name modern- Ira b-tek. V df-veig-ch dobach voz-1- I-de seml-t ob-1- do stareho ml-na na fece. Boufe se pomalu b1-2-1a, uz b-lo sl- get hrom a v-det blesk-. V domaceh cv-eenich udelal-studentk- jen nekol-k ch-beek. Na ge mam-nka vat- v kuch-n- na pl-novem sporaku (range). V zime jezd-me na hor- 14ovat, v lete nejradej- k fece ch-tat r-b-. Chlapec jen t-se vzl-kal a tajne pol-kal slz-.

Mluv- pl-nne nekol-ka jaz-k-. obl-eej m-diem. Na stole stala vel-ka m-sa polevk-. Prom-fite, as- jsem se zm-1-1. Mesto Liberec je stfed-sko text-1n-ho prin-slu. Z pokoje se ozval vesel-m-ch d-vek. T-se odm-kal dvefe. ZnaA nejakeho modern-ho eeskeho sp-sovatele? Dedeeek rad vpravel pohadku o p-ane pr-ncezne.

Hvezd- se na temne obloze tfp-t-ljako stf-bro. Unaven- jsme tace klop-tal- po kamen-te ceste. Tur-ste spal- pod stan- ve spat-ch p-tl-ch. J-te rad- s-r-? S-rova zelenina je vel-ce zdrava. Puje m- krab-eku s-rek. Maso posol-me a pos-peme papr-kou.

Bratrov-chlapcsou moj- s-nov-. Ten mal-f ma rad s-te bra y-. Nemocne strom- pomalu us-chal-. Kdo zv-tez-1 ye spr-ntu? Brzvstaval a cele rano jen z-val. Svemu profesorov- mus-s v-kat. V-chodn- v-tr teple poeas-. L-de stal- na v-sokem kopc- a rozh-iel- se po kraj-. V-tame vas. Slnk v-chr v-f-1 1-st-a v-na gel je do vge.

Some phrases with the verb videt: PospeA si, hoste tady budou co nevidet. — Hurry up, the guests will come in no time. Ja to nevidim eerne.

— I don't see things in dark colours.

Dejte se nekdy videt. — Turn up sometimes. Pfede mnou nic nezataji§, ja ti vidim a2 do 2aludku.

— You can't hide anything from me, I can see through you. V§ichni ptatele mu radili, aby se neienil, ale on nevidel a neslykl. — All friends advised him not to marry, but he was deaf and blind. Nechci to ani videt! — Get out of my sight!

Nemohu knedliky ani videt. — I can't bear even the sight of dumplings. I3abieka &gala, co diteti na oeich videla. — Grandmother humoured the child. Nepfipominej mi tu vec, radeji bych se nevidel. — Don't remind me of that, I wish I was dead. Nevidi si na gpie'ku nosu. — He doesn't see a yard before his nose.

Key to exercises from lesson 90: fekli mi, abych poekal — napsali nam, ie nemohou, abychom je neeekali — zeptal se, kde jsem byl — doporueovali, ie musim bkt opatrnk, abych nejezdil — zeptal jsem se, jestli to mam udelat — rodiee napominali, aby nekfieely — fekni mu, aby . pfi g el/af pfijde — vzkazal mi, ie ma Bas, ie nebude moci pfijit; na, se, podle/podel, pro na, v, u, na, k, na, blizko, okolc/kolem, na, pfi, bez, s, ke, na, na, po, o, po, na, z, na, do, pro, ze, z, od, u, od, uprostfed, v, k, naproti/proti, pfed, na, za, za, do, za/misto, pro, o, z, na, od, za.

JAN HOLUB

0 alastne mamin,ce.

Fr. Kcirnik Tak byla jedna babieka a ta mega slepieku, volala na ni Putinko, Putinko! Putinka snesla kaidk den bile vajieko, do tSrdne jich sedm ulo2ila do kukane, ale babieka vejce brala. Rozbijela je do testa, nudle z nich delala a v kukani nechavala jenom jedno jedine. Putinka byla smutna, 2e takhle kufatek nevychova, §la jednou do zahrady hrabat a ptemSrAlela, jak to udelat, aby ji vajec nebrali. Hrabala pod kopfivami u plotu, hrabala a vyhrabala velikou 2iialu.

"To se nam uleheilo!" pochvalovaly si kopfivy. "My jsme mely strach, a jakk! Vklyt' snad by nam 112 byla kofinek pfekousla! Tys nam pomohla, slepieko, my ti taky pomakme! A2 bude vajieko mit, pfijd'si k nam, my ti je uschovarne!"

Druheho dne pfechazela Putinka po zahrade a pustila do dalku v kopfivach bile vajieko. Kopf ivy je pfikryly. Za tYden tam uschovala slepieka sedm vajieek a pak na nich sedela tfi tYdny. Babieka u2 myslila, fie ji nekdo ukradl. Ale za mak, to byste videli! Putinka si §la ze zahrady na dviir jako kralovna a za ni tfi princove a etyfi princezny!

Babieko, honem, pojd'te se podivat na gfastnou mamu!

—SPJST-

Wednesday, January 11, 1984-VESTNIK/15

SPJST CALENDAR FOR SPJST LODGES ONLY

Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood

Lodge No. 40, El Campo-Hillje

Friday, Jan. 13-Social Night Friday, Jan. 20-Social Night Saturday, Jan. 21-CB Club Public Dance, 8-12; music by Ed P.adke & His Swingsters Friday, Jan. 27-Social Night

Monday, Jan. 16-Bingo Wednesday, Jan. 18-Monthly Lodge Meeting Monday, Jan. 23-Bingo Monday, Jan. 30-Bingo Monday, Feb. 6-Bingo Monday, Feb. 13-Bingo Wednesday, Feb. 15-Monthly Lodge Meeting Monday, Feb. 20-Bingo Monday, Feb. 27-Bingo (License Permit Number is 30007282400-41001.) ** *

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Lodge No. 13, Dime Box Saturday, Jan. 14-Moonlight Prowlers Sunday, Jan. 15-Monthly Meeting Saturday, Jan. 21-Texas Unlimited Saturday, Jan. 28-People's Choice ***

Lodge No. 14, Wesley Sunday, Mar. 18-Lodge Meeting & Election of Delegate at the Dan Suroviks' residence ***

Lodge No. 15, Buckholts (Lodge meeting every 2nd Wednesday of each Month) (Bingo Night every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.; Lic. Permit No. 17409023524-41001) ***

Lodge No. 18, Elgin Tuesday, Jan. 17-Regular Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 26-Al Grebnick of Nebraska Friday, Jan. 20-People's Choice Saturday, Jan. 21-Rental Saturday, Jan. 28-King of Swing Saturday, Feb. 4-Debonaires Sunday, Feb. 12-Jerry Haisler, 5-9 Saturday, Feb. 18-Rental Tuesday, Feb. 21-Regular Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 23-Moostach Joe of Nebraska Saturday, Feb. 25-King of Swing ***

Lodge No. 24, Cyclone Wednesday, Jan. 11-Lodge Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 14-King of Swing Monday, Jan. 16-Board of Trustees' Meeting, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 21-Sterling Country Saturday, Jan. 28-Leather & Lace ***

Lodge No. 25, Ennis Thursday, Jan. 12-Lodge Regular Monthly Meeting, 8 p.m. ***

Lodge No. 29, Taylor Friday, Jan. 13-Lodge 29 Hosting Child Abuse & Neglect Program, 7 p.m.; Sister Thelma Hrncir will be in charge of "CAN"; all area Lodges are encouraged to attend this important session Friday, Jan. 13-Private Supper & Dance Saturday, Jan. 21-People's Choice Sunday, Feb. 5-BATTLE DANCE: Vrazels vs. LeeRoy Matocha, 3-9 Saturday, Feb. 11-Private Supper & Dance Saturday, Feb. 18-Sterling Country Saturday, Feb. 25-Eddie Ray & The Polka Dots

*** Lodge No. 35, Elk

Saturday, Jan. 14-Cherokee Rose Saturday, Jan. 21-Country Drifters Saturday, Jan. 28-Stone Mountain Saturday, Feb. 4-Jerry & Melody Five Saturday, Feb. 11-Cherokee Rose Saturday, Feb. 18-Country Drifters Saturday, Feb. 25-Stone Mountain ***

Lodge No. 39, Bryan

Lodge No. 47, Seaton Saturday, Jan. 14-H.O.T. Czechs Tuesday, Jan. 17-Board of Trustees' Meeting, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 21-Wence Shimek Saturday, Jan. 28-Vrazel Polka Band ***

Lodge No. 54, West Saturday, Jan. 21-McLennan County Bass Club Banquet Saturday, Feb. 8-Wedding Reception & Dance Saturday, Feb. 25-American Legion of Waco Softball Benefit Dance Sunday, Mar. 4-Lodge Quarterly Meeting & Social, 3 p.m. Election of Delegates ***

Lodge No. 66, Waco Saturday, Jan. 14-Lone Star Review Sunday, Jan. 15-Lodge Meeting, 2 p.m.; also Sister Thelma Hrncir of Corpus Christi will be in charge of the Child Abuse & Neglect Program; the Lodge 66 Youth Club meets at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 21-Jerry Haisler Saturday, Jan. 28-Cherokee Rose Saturday, Feb. 4-Jodie Mikula Orch.

Saturday, Feb. 11-Country Drifters Saturday, Feb. 18-Country Light Saturday, Feb. 25-Cherokee Rose * **

Lodge No. 74, Lovelady Saturday, Jan. 14-Country Connections Saturday, Jan. 21-Silver Dollar Band Saturday, Jan. 28-Music Masters Saturday, Feb. 4-Hard Country Saturday, Feb. 11-Amarillo Express Saturday, Feb. 18-New Generations Saturday, Feb. 25-Ghost Riders ***

Lodge No. 80, Holland Saturday, Jan. 14-Debonaires Saturday, Jan. 21-(No dance) Saturday, Jan. 28-Holland-Bartlett Fire Department Fund-Raising Dance; music by Eddie Ray & The Polka Dots (Bingo Night every Thursday at 7 p.m.; Lic. Permit No. 30000077419-41001) *•*

Lodge No. 84, Dallas Saturday, Jan. 21-Mikula Polka Band Saturday, Feb. 4-Vrazel Polka Band Saturday, Feb. 18-Czech Harvesters Saturday, Mar. 3-Mikula Polka Band Saturday, Mar. 17-Country Boys Polka Band ***

Lodge No. 87, Temple Friday, Jan. 13-Lodge Meeting, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 12-Monthly Lodge Meeting, 2:30 p.m. also Supper Saturday, Feb. 18-LeeRoy Matocha Saturday, Mar. 10-Wence Shimek Sunday, Mar. 11-Monthly Lodge Meeting, 230 p.m.; also Supper Saturday, Mar. 31--Ellinger Combo ***

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Lodge No. 88, Houston Wednesday, Jan. 11-Birthday Club Games Party/Luncheon/Meeting Saturday, Jan. 14-Knights of Dixie (B/R) Saturday, Jan. 21-Vrazels (Variety)

Friday, Jan. 27-Texas Brew (C/W) Saturday, Jan. 28-Henry Tannenberger (Mixed) Saturday, Feb. 4-Knights of Dixie (B/R) Friday, Feb. 10-The Rounders (C/W) Saturday, Feb. 11-LeeRoy Matocha Sunday, Feb. 12-Lodge Anniversary; FREE Dance, 5-9 Saturday, Feb. 18-Al Pierson Big Band USA (B/R) Saturday, Feb. 25-The Dutchmasters (Variety) (Bingo Games every Thursday, 7:15 Early Bird & 7:30 Regular Games; Lic. Permit No. (30006212077-41001).

(Men's Club meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 8 a.m.; Breakfast/Meeting/Etc.) ***

Lodge No. 92, Ft. Worth Saturday, Mar. 17-Dance Saturday, April 28-Dance Saturday, July 14-Dance Saturday, Sept. 8-Dance Saturday, Sept. 15-Dance (Every Friday night ballroom dancing: Dress Code)

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

Saturday, Jan. 14-The Czech Harvesters Saturday, Jan. 28-Jodie Mikula Band Saturday, Feb. 11-Bavarian Woodchoppers Saturday, Feb. 25-Mardi Gras; music by Harold Strand Orch.

Saturday, Mar. 10-The Czech-Mates Saturday, Mar. 24-The Czech Harvesters ***

Lodge No. 133, San Antonio

Lodge No. 187, Round Rock Friday, Jan. 13-Debonaires Saturday, Jan. 14-People's Choice Wednesday January 18-Board Meeting, 7 P.m.

Friday, Jan. 20-Jess DeMaine Saturday, Jan. 21-Leather & Lace Sunday, January 22-Lodge Meeting, 6 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27-The Jimmy Mac Band Saturday, Jan. 28-Debonaires Friday, Feb. 3-People's Choice Saturday, Feb. 4-Jess DeMaine Friday, Feb. 10-Debonaires Saturday, Feb. 11-People's Choice Friday, Feb. 17-Bert Rivera Saturday, Feb. 18-Leather & Lace Friday, Feb. 24-The Jimmy Mac Band Saturday, Feb. 25-Susie Nelson (Willie's Daughter) Sunday, Feb. 26-Vrazels, 4-8 (Lodge Meeting every 4th Sunday of each month at 6 p.m.)

(Friday Night Dances, 8-12; Saturday Night Dances, 9-1)

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Lodge No. 188, Centerville Saturday, Jan. 14-Music Masters Monday, Jan. 16-Lodge Meeting, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 21-The Midnight Express Saturday, Jan. 28-Chuck Jennings & The Travelers Saturday, Feb. 4-Heart of Texas Road Gang Saturday, Feb. 11-Jodie Jay Saturday, Feb. 18-Country Roads Monday, Feb. 20-Lodge Meeting, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 25-Trinity River Band

Sunday, Jan. 15-Lodge Meeting, 2 p.m. at 1515 S. Gevers St.

*** Lodge No. 142, Houston (Lodge Meetings for 1984 will be every 2nd Sunday of each month at 2 p.m., except December Meeting which will be at 1 p.m.) ***

Lodge No. 172, Pasadena Saturday, Jan. 14-The Vaneks (Variety) Saturday, Jan. 21-Country Boys (C/W) Saturday, Jan. 28-Eddie Marshall (C/W) Saturday, Feb. 4-Texas Brew (C/W) Friday, Feb. 10-Original River Road Boys (C/W) Saturday, Feb. 11-Rudy Kurtz (Variety) Saturday, Feb. 18-Knights of Dixie (B/R) Saturday, Feb. 25-Donnie Wavra (Variety) (Lodge Meetings the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.)

*** Lodge No. 173, Galveston

Monday, Jan. 16-Lodge Meeting, 7 p.m. at the Guaranty Federal Bldg., corner of Laurel & First St., La Marque ***

Lodge No. 177, Academy Saturday, Jan. 14-Jerry Haisler Friday, Jan. 20-Sterling Country Saturday, Jan. 21-The Gentres Saturday, Jan. 28-Jodie Jay & Silvertones (C/W) Friday, Feb. 3-Academy FFA Dance; music

by Leather & Lace Saturday, Feb. 4-Bill Waits "Goodtimers" Saturday, Feb. 11-The Road Runners Saturday, Feb. 18-The Gentres Saturday, Feb. 25-"Pecos" of Waco (Board of Trustees' Meeting every 1st Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Lodge Meeting every 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. Bingo every Tuesday; doors open at 5 p.m., games start at 7 p.m.) ***

Lodge No. 179, Warrenton Thursday, Jan. 12-Lodge Meeting, 7 p.m. at Warrenton Store Guest Room; Members bring a side dish or dessert ***

EDITORIAL(Continued from Page 2) To be held April 1, 2, and 3, at the Villa Capri in Austin, Texas, the conference will focus on the future of the print medium and how seminars can be conducted for local lodge leaders. Effective motivational and communications techniques will also be highlighted. ;wmAttending will be Harriet Robison, the new NFCA Fraternal Counsel. This will be an ideal opportunity to meet with Harriet on a one-to-one basis.

The conference fee will be $50.00 which will include all meals and tours. Room rates at the Villa Capri range from $42.00 to $52.00 per day.

An important aspect of past MidYear Conferences has been the sharing of ideas among those attending. We certainly hope you will be with us and participate in two-way communication with your fellow fraternalists.

Reservation cards and a detailed agenda of this extremely worthwhile conference will be mailed in early January. Until then, we remain, Fraternally yours, E. Larry Allen, President Fraternal Section Joseph E. Gadbois, President Press & Public Relations Section P.S. Now would be a good time to check with your travel agent about "super-saver" air fares.

- SPJST -

Lodge No. 180, Burleson Saturday, Jan. 14-Heart of Texas Road Gang Sunday, Jan. 15-Lodge Meeting and Installation of Officers, 2 p.m. Lunch will be served after the meeting.

Saturday, Jan. 21-Ramblin' Rhythm Saturday, Jan. 28-Gentres Saturday, Feb. 4-Country Junction ***

Have you had a name change? If so, make sure your SPJST certificate has been updated.

16/VtSTMK—Wednesday, January 11, 1984

ATTENTION: ALL SPJST SALES REPRESENTATIVES .(With the exception of those scheduled to attend the January 21, 1984 Seminar)

TO BE AUTHORIZED TO SELL THE NEW SPJST ANNUITY PRODUCTS YOU MUST ATTEND AN ALL DAY SEMINAR TO BE CONDUCTED FROM 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M. ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, FEBRUARY 4, FEBRUARY 11, 1984. (THE EXACT DATES AND LOCATIONS WILL BE DETERMINED

BY THE RESPONSES RECEIVED).

IF YOU DO NOT VOLUNTEER TO ATTEND THIS SEMINAR, YOU WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO REPRESENT THE SPJST ANNUITY PROGRAM. RESPONSE MUST BE RECEIVED AT THE HOME OFFICE BY JANUARY 18, 1984.

SPJST Attn.: Insurance Dept.

P. 0. Box 100 Temple, TX 76503 I plan to attend the projected SPJST Annuity Seminar at a date and place determined by response received by the Home Office.

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Response must be received at Home Office by January 18, 1984.