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Official Organ Of The Slavonic Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texas, Founded 1897
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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503
VOLUME 72—NUMBER 27
USPS — 65848000
JULY 11, 1984
From The President's Office
Dear Delegates and Members of SPJST: My family and I want to thank you for the opportunity you have made possible for me to serve our Society as President. I assure you that I will be working diligently to get the work of this office done. Again, I would like to ask for your counsel, your confidence, and your cooperation as we together work toward implementing our goals over the next four years. At this time I am closing my first full week in the Home Office. Because of the by-laws change made by the XXIVth Convention to move the starting date of elected officers from January 1st to July 1st, I will be phasing out my farming
operations. This will require my personal attention and the days that I'm away from the office will be without pay. As always, there are many challenges ahead of us. We are confident that the SPJST is in a position to meet those challenges. My aim is to serve you and to keep our fraternal benefit Society progressive and strong. Thank you. Fraternally, Howard Leshikar