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"CHANGING TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF FRATERNALISTS" wIP•

"Joining Hands To Touch Lives-Fraternalism for the Family and Our Nation"

BENEVOLENCE

"Preserving the Past, Protecting Your Future"

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

BROTHERHOOD

Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503 ISSN-07458800 DECEMBER 7, 1988 VOLUME 76 NUMBER 47

Scenes of Gulf Coast Czech Festival At Lodge 172, Pasadena

These are some of the Texas Czech Folk Singers from Dallas with first place and second place winners, Norbert and p aciine ,a,a1 John, and Josephine Wavrusa, in the p oil :.‘ nd waltz contest.

All Czeched Out '"Vitame Vas," or "Greetings" in Czechoslovakian, was what everyone heard at the SPJST Lodge No. 172, Pasadena, recently. The organization hosted the Bay Area Czech Fest for the second consecutive year. There was dancing, singing, feasting, and drinking in the Old World style and many showed up in traditional dress.

The Texas Czech Folk Singers were decked out for the occasion and waltzed away with first and second

Among the authentic costume participants in the festival included, L to R; Mildred Chervenka and Olga Pechak, both of Dallas, Willa Mae Cervenka and Lorene Dudik, both of Waco.

'hard place winners, Jerri and Ed Krpec. [Photo by Jerry Dressler]

(continued on page 6)

SPJST Promotes Teaching Czech Language

Mrs. Mary Wendt, a member of SPJST Lodge No. 63, Sweet Home, was the oldest guest attending the Gulf Coast Festival in Pasadena; beside her is Mrs. Wayne Wendt.

Supreme Lodge presents $1,000 to the University of Texas for the teaching of the Czech language. Presenting the check to Dr. Edwin R. Sharpe, Vice President for Administration at UT, is SPJST District II Director Willie E.

Kohutek. Looking on, L to R are: Supreme Lodge Vice President Bernie Gebala and Woody Smith who is in the Department of Slavic Languages.

These funds are used for supporting Czech language at the university.

2/VESTNIK-Wednesday, December 7, 1988

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'Editor COMMENTS

Christmas and New Year are speedily approaching and Friday, November 25th (the day after Thanksgiving) proved that fact to be so by the crowded shopping malls as shown by scenes on television and experienced by shoppers who went shopping. The spirit of the holiday season has caught on and is here to stay until the new year makes its appearance January 1st, which brings us to thinking about the December 21st issue of the Vestnik. In this newspaper business, we have to be continually thinking about two weeks ahead (and that, incidentally, is something that too many of our members and, especially, lodge reporters lose sight of and mail their reports too late for certain issues THINK TWO WEEKS AHEAD! We mentioned before that the Christmas issue will carry the SPJST Christmas Tree on the front page (the tree at the Supreme Lodge with all the o naments made by the winning youths in the seven districts.

In a conversation with State Youth Director Claudette Reese, your editor has learned that the tree is decorated with all the ornaments and lights in the museum at the Supreme Lodge and a picture has been made of it.

Sister Reese also stated that they have sent invitations to school principals and teachers in Temple to come visit the Supreme Lodge Muesum and tree Friday, December 9th from 11:00 a m to 1:00 p.m. and we think this is a splendid idea; it will enable the visitors to see what our Society is all about in all fields of life and will show that we are NOT only an insurance - oriented organization, although, of course, insurance is our main purpose of helping give our members a more secure future. This type of public relations is very beneficial to our SPJST. ***

Tuesday, November 29th this last week, Brother Edward G. Mazanec, Sr. passed away in the West Rest Haven in West. Brother Mazanec will be missed by our membership very much because many will remember him for his wise counsel for many years of service on the SPJST Publication Committee. Your editor will always remember him as a true fraternalist and friend. He was a member of Lodge No. 66, Waco (Linden Hall) of longstanding and also instrumental in reactivating the lodge and held a key role while Lodge 66 hosted the SPJST Convention at Waco in 1960 and 1976. Our sincere sympathy is expressed to his surviving family. He was laid to eternal rest here in West, Fliday, December 2nd. May we honor his memory now and forever! ***

Wednesday, November 30th we attended a very informative sales seminar at Lodge No. 66 at Elm Mott where SFM Eugene McBride and SFR Jim Wiest brought all in attendance up - to - date information on all plans of our insurance in our insurance program.

From them we learned that we are

well on the way to having another successful year and reaching the overall goal set at the beginning of this year. We still have time to get to work and sell some of our members much - needed insurance. Remember what we mentioned some time ago - a life insurance certificate is a valuable and lifelong lasting gift to someone who will value the gift all their life.

Think about it!

District III Director Sid Pokladnik was also present to assist Brothers McBride and Wiest.

All sales representatives are reminded that it is their duty and to their benefit to attend these seminars. ***

There has been some focus on the build - up in the Social Security trust fund reserves. Views are quite a change from those before 1983, but they are still just as off as predicting the downfall of the Social Security system earlier.

Since the Congress changed the law in 1983 to strengthen the financial health of the system, the trust fund reserve has increased each year.

Present reserves will amount to $100 billion by the end of the year, and are expected to equal $1 trillion by the year 2000 and $12 trillion by 2030.

The size of the reserves has generated a number of suggestions on how the funds might be used since they are not needed to pay current benefits. The suggestions range from lowering Social Security taxes to increasing benefits to reducing the deficit to investing in private industry.

Social Security Commissioner Dorcas R. Hardy reminds people that the trust funds, are working as they are designed to do - pay benefits when the benefits' payments exceed the tax collections for any given period. This is expected to happen around the year 2020, according to the latest report of the trustees of the Social Security trust funds. The reserves are needed to pay benefits to the 'baby boomers" - the huge group of people born between 1948 and 1964, who will be retiring around 2020. It's critical that these reserve., be allowed to build and not be tampered with, the commissionei states.

Until the 1983 amendments, the Social Security system was expecting to run out of money shortly after the turn of the century. That legislation accelerated the tax increases scheduled in the law and brought most uncovered groups of workers under the law. The scheduled income into the system was designed to provide for the payment of benefits on time well into the next century.

If these funds are spent for other purposes, it will be necessary to increase Social Security taxes sometime in the future to assure sufficient income to pay benefits to the increasing number of elderly people. This is what the present law is designed to avoid.

People who have questions about the trust fund build - up should read the 1988 Trustees Report. Copies are available from local libraries. ***

Remember To Mail Early!

There Is No Mail Delivery Christmas Or New Year's Day.

Wednesday, December 7, 1988—VESTNiK/3 Transcript papers, SAT scores, Family Statement, etc. must be received by March 1, 1989.

From The President's Office

ATTENTION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS

If you have any questions, please contact the Scholarship Department at the Home Office.

October 6, 1988 The Supreme Lodge Board has revised the SPJST Scholarship Application Deadlines to allow for the winning student to be recognized before their peers at each winners' respective high school awards' ceremony.

All Scholarship mail should be sent to:

Fraternally, Howard Leshikar President —SPJSTApplication may be made during the high school senior year. Scholarships will be awarded only to recipients who have graduated from high school, or its equivalent.

College undergraduates may apply for a scholarship for the next school year.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE Applicants must be qualified members of the SPJST. Qualified members are those having an active SPJST insurance certificate in force. The certificate must be in force one year at the time of application to be considered.

The Supreme Lodge Officers and Directors have revised the SPJST Scholarship deadline so that the Scholarship Winners can be recognized at the "Awards' Ceremony" of their respective school.

All applications for SPJST Scholarships must be received at: THE SUPREME LODGE, P.O. BOX 100, TEMPLE, TEXAS 76503 -- Attention: Scholarship Department -- by December 31, 1988.

SUPREME LODGE SCHOLARSHIP DEPT. P.O. Box 100 TEMPLE, TEXAS 76503

The new deadlines are as follows: Initial Application must be received

by December 31, 1988.

Scholarship Program For SPJST Members

December 31, 1988 is New Scholarship Application Deadline

SELECTION OF ACCREDITED COLLEGE AND DEGREE Scholarship winners may attend any college that has programs leading to a Bachelor's Degree in the United States of America accredited b} a recognized

accrediting body. Negotiations for admission must be conducted entirely by the scholarship applicant.

AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS The SPJST will award scholarships in the Freshman and Undergraduate Programs in the amount of $500. You can only be a recipient of one SPJST Scholarship, however, if you are unsuccesful in your initial application you may reapply the following school years or until you are a recipient. ***

Attention Members Of District I In the regular quarterly meeting held October 3 and 4, 1988, the Supreme Lodge approved that a copy of the SPJST History be provided to the libraries of all universities in Texas, local libraries in areas where there is an SPJST lodge in the vicinity, and lodges with archives.

SCHOLARSHIPS

This is to inform the public that these books have been delivered to these libraries and can now be checked out for your reading pleasure.

Tne SPJST annually awards S500 first year scholarships for high school graduates and S500 scholarships for college undergraduates.

Below is a list of counties and cities where these books are located.

AUSTIN COUNTY -- Bellville Public Library, Bellville, Texas; Sealy Public Library, Sealy, Texas; Wallis Public Library, Wallis, Texas;

ALL APPLICANTS MUST:.

1. Be an SPJST insurance certificate holder for at least one year at the time of application.

2. Hold an active SPJST insurance certificate for the duration of the scholarship.

3. Return the application below by Dec. 31 of this year. By sending in this application we then will send you the forms needed to apply along with appropriate instruction.

4. Accept the decision of our highly qualified Committee Members as final.

The SPJST Supreme Lodge has absolutely no influence in these decisions.

BASTROP COUNTY -- Smithville City Library, Smithville, Texas; BRAZOS COUNTY -- Bryan City Library, Bryan, Texas; College Station Library, College Station, Texas; Sterling C. Evans Library, College Station, Texas (Texas A&M University) and A&M Archives;

The SPJST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Scholarship Application I hereby make application for a Scholarship and agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the SPJST Scholarship Program. Mail to: SPJST, President's Office, Attention: Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 100, Temple, TX 76503.

BURLESON COUNTY -- Caldwell City Library, Caldwell, Texas; Snook Public School Library, Snook, Texas;

Name Initial

First

Last Mailing Address Number & Street

State

City Date of Birth

Zip Code

GONZALES COUNTY -- Gonzales Public Library, Gonzales, Texas;

Phone:

Secondary School College (now attending)

Area Code

Year

Day

Mo.

FAYETTE COUNTY -- Fayetteville School Library, Fayetteville, Texas; Schulenburg Public Library, Schulenburg, Texas; Flatonia Public Library, Flatonia, Texas; Fayette Public Library and Heritage Museum, La Grange, Texas;

Number

LEE COUNTY -- Dime Box School Library, Dime Box, Texas; CALDWELL COUNTY -- Dr. Eugene Clark Public Library, Lockhart, Texas;

Name of School Number & Street

State Zip Code

City Graduation Date Mo. SPJST Information

Lodge

Day

Year

District

Applying for: 0 Freshman Year (check one) M Undergraduate Program

Certificate Number Signature

-WASHINGTON COUNTY Nancy Carrol Library, Brenham, Texas; Blinn College Library, Brenham, Texas; LEON COUNTY -- Centerville Public Library, Centerville, Texas.

Amount of Insurance Date

Fraternally, Andrew J. Vavra District I Director —SPJST-

4/VESTNIK—Wednesday, December 7, 1988

Lodge No. 4, Hallettsville To Meet Dear Members: Our lodge met Sunday, November 13, 1988 at Mr. Gatti's with lodge President Annie Vahalik presiding over the meeting. Pledge to the flag was recited.

A resolution of sympathy was reach for our deceased member, Charles Gallia Corresponding Secretary Erwin Holy read the minutes to the previous meeting, which were approved.

Correspondence was also read.

Treasurer Helen Zabransky and Co Youth Leader Gayenell Chudej gave reports.

The District VI meeting held October 30th was discussed. It was enjoyed. and attended well Congratulations to our lodge members, Mary Matula on winning first place in the Kolache Baking Contest and Evelyn Holy for second place in the Kolache Baking Contest, also to Elsie Maschek for winning first place in Quilts and Selma Grones placing second in the Quilts.

Under new business our lodge voted to contribute $100 to the Hallettsville United Way. Our lodge will also purchase and donate gifts for the Deputy Santa program sponsored by the Lavaca County Sheriff's Department.

Discussion followed on our December meeting and Christmas Party. It will be held Sunday, December 11th at Mr. Gatti's beginning at 2 p.m. Following the meeting, Santa will visit with the children as usual. Refreshments and lunch will be served and door prizes given.

Election of officers was then held with all present officers being re elected. Janell Chudej was appointed flag bearer. Vice President Gaye Galetka will be our Activities Co ordinator.

Financial Secretary Hilmer Galetka gave his report, followed by adjournment. Refreshments were served.

Members present with a birthday in October, November or December were Janell Chudej, Frank J. Matula, Ji . and Evelyn Holy. Winner of the birthday cake was Frank J. Matula, Jr. Door prize winner was Gaye Galetka.

Our December meeting and Christmas Party will be held Sunday, December 11th at Mr. Gatti's beginning at 2 p.m. as usual. Santa plans to be with us. Members and their families are invited to attend.

Fraternally, Patsy Zabransky Reporter —SP JST —

Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood [A continuation of November Meeting] This is a continuing retiort on the proceedings from our November

13, 1988 monthly meeting. We were glad to accept and welcome to our lodge three transfer members from another SPJST lodge, namely, Edwin Sulak, Jr., Mary Sulak and Edwin G. Sulak, and a new member Sandra Kay Hanzlicek. Hope they come and be with us some times.

Get well cards were sent to Fred Malina, Sister Annie Smajstrla and Laverne Mikeska.

We had a thank you note from Bennie Mynar, Jr. Donations were given from our lodge to the Gerald Church and Tours Fire Department.

Willie Mae Schuetz reported on her youth club activities; she also talked about attending the District III meeting in Ennis where she won third place in the Kolache Contest and Lydia Dobecka received honorable mention, and Vice President Robert Dobecka announced that he accepted to host the District III spring meeting at our lodge on Sunday, April 16, 1989. He also told the membership he made arrangements and set the date for our Appreciation Party for all the workers of our lodge for Monday, December 12th beginning at 6 p.m. at Podzie's Place; all workers are invited.

Lodge No. 16, Bila Hora Dear Members: The SPJST Bila Hora Lodge No. 16 will have a meeting on Sunday, December 11, 1988 at Bila Hora beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Election of officers will be held and other matters are to be discussed.

A social will follow after the meeting.

Fraternally, Henry Melnar Secretary/Treasurer

—SPJST-

23, Moravia Meeting/Party

Lodge

Dear Members: This is another reminder of our Lodge 23 meeting on Sunday, December 11 at Eddie Vrana's cabin, beginning at 2 p.m.

Afterwards, we will have a Christmas Party and all members are invited to attend. Ladies are asked to bring sandwiches or a dessert for lunch.

Please attend and spend an afternoon with your fellow members.

Fraternally, Millie Berger

—SPJST-

No. 29, Taylor Elects Officers

Lodge Fifth wedding anniversary celebrants, Christine and Henry Matus. than some good. I think all the hard We were glad to have Henry and workers should be honored.

Christine Matus at this meeting who Names were drawn at our last were celebrating their 55th wedding meeting on the progressive prizes and anniversary. We were glad to celebrate none of these members were present; with them and we wish them many some times it would be worthwhile to more happy and healthy years to attend the meetings. come. The picture that was taken of When you will be reading this letter them on that day is accompanying my our Christmas Party and election of letter. officers will be over, so, in our next Correspondence read was a letter report, I will give the results. from the Supreme Lodge about the Here's hoping you don't get too "Fraternalist of the Year." It was many headaches from shopping for voted to table it for now. My opinion gifts for Christmas this year; just keep is -- I think there are more than one cool! who deserve the honor because there Fraternally, are several who work hard and do Ruth Krizan good to keep the hall and yard looking Reporter nice as it is now. Some times honor to —SPJSTone like this creates more hard feelings Fifty

Lodge 9, Snook Ready For Santa An annual business meeting and Christmas festivities will take place at the SPJST Hall in Snook. Please be advised that everyone is cordially invited for an evening of fraternal fellowship, food and fun.

Take notice of the activities listed below: 2:00 p.m. -- Youth Club monthly meeting, decorate Christmas tree, make all decorations for tree, practice for Christmas program; 4:00 p.m. -- Adult annual meeting with election of officers; 5:15 p.m. -- Covered dish supper; 6:00 p.m. -- Christmas program presented by Youth Club; 6:25 p.m. -- Visit from Santa Claus.

The Publicity Committee —SPJST-

15, Buckholts Christmas And Meeting

Lodge

As your new president for 1989, I want to invite all of our members to attend the next meeting and Christmas Party which will be held on Wednesday, December 14 at 7 p.m.

Also, bring a guest and let's have a night of fun; that's what SPJST is all about, to get together and help each other and have fun doing it.

Remember the Christmas Party and try to attend. I will be looking for you all.

Fraternally, Jo Lee Shiller

—SPJSTINTEREST RATE FOR

Taylor SPJST Lodge No. 29 held their regular monthly meeting Sunday, November 13th at 4 p.m.

Nikki and Tommy Rieger, representing the youth club, presented the flag.

We then had roll call of officers.

A sympathy acknowledgement was read from the Edmond Tate, Jr. family.

The treasurer's and Property Committee's reports were also given.

Youth Leader Donna Vanecek reported 28 members present at their meeting and 3 new members. They are working on the Christmas program for our next meeting, and I know that they will have a good program.

Our Christmas Party will be held with our regular meeting Sunday, December 11th at 3 p.m. We will have a short meeting with installation of officers and then the youth club will present their program. Santa Claus will arrive and distribute goodies. A covered dish supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. Each member is asked to bring a meat dish, vegetable or salad and dessert.

We then had election of officers.

The results are listed below: President -- Melvin Steger 1st Vice President -- Ronnie Rieger 2nd Vice President -- Donna Pasemann Secretary -- Michael Kaiser Treasurer -- Patti Rieger Parliamentarian -- Geraldine Steger Reporter -- Ila Mae Jansky Youth Leader -- Donna Vanecek Property Committee -- Jimmy Sheppard.

Please remember our Christmas Party on Sunday, December 11th.

UNIVERSAL LIFE: 9% annualized effective through 1-31-89

Fraternally, Ila Mae Jansky Reporter —SPJST-

Wednesday, December 7, 1988--VESTNiK/5

Lodge No. 30, Taiton Christmas Social Dear Members of Lodge No. 30: The Christmas dinner of Lodge Taiton will be held on December 11, 1988 at the Taiton Community Center, starting at 2 p.m.

A short meeting of the adult lodge and youth club will also be held.

A meal of turkey, dressing and ham with all the trimmings will be served.

Ladies, who are members of the lodge, are asked to bring desserts. Let's have a good crowd and have fun.

Brother Editor, we would be happy to have you and Mrs. Sefcik come enjoy Christmas with us.

Fraternally, Miss Mary Mrnustik President —SP JST —

Lodge No. 33, Bleiblerville Annual Meeting Dear Members: Our Lodge No. 33 annual meeting is scheduled for the second Sunday, December 11, 1988.

Beginning at noon, a stew meal will be served. The stew will be available for $2 to members; non - members, $3 and children, 6 to 12, $1; all the stew you wish to eat. Bring your own bowl and spoon.

This is Lodge 33's annual meeting and the business meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. We are to elect local lodge officers and hall board members, also all decisions for 1989 are to be decided at this meeting.

We, the Lodge No. 33 officers, urge all of our members to be present.

Fraternally, Lillie Mikeska Secretary —SP JST-

No. 44, Industry News

Lodge

The regular quarterly meeting is scheduled for December 11 at 1:30 p.m. at the home of M.L. and Bessie Petrusek.

Officers for 1989 are to be elected and other discussion for the best interest of the local lodge and the SPJST Fraternal Society is to take place.

A member, Lydia Marek, who in the past attended most every meeting recently died. She will be missed. We hope the members of her family can be at the meeting.

Another member who made most every meeting, was Annie Marek; she recently moved to East Texas to live near her daughter. We are looking forward to seeing her and her family.

We are mindful of other members who died earlier in the year and in past years. Their family members are especially invited. Their presence and comments are appreciated.

Attendance prizes will be awarded.

Friends and neighbors are also welcome. For local information call President M.L. Petrusek at 357 - 2120.

Lodge 44, Industry is looking for a representative to work with membership and contact with the Supreme Lodge. This meeting would be an ideal time to take this opportunity; at other times, please

contact the Supreme Lodge or Mr. Petrusek.

Fraternally, Sanford Schmid, Secretary 1001 Avenue A Fredericksburg, Texas 78624 Phone:(512) 997 - 4274

—SPJST-

47, Seaton Sets Yuletide Activities

Lodge

The Christmas. Party of Lodge 47 will begin at 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 11th with the youth program and Santa Claus, then the adult awards program, refreshments, also turkey and dressing supper.

Everyone is asked to bring salads and sweets. If you would like to help with the preparation, contact Willie E. or Adeline Kohutek.

We are selling New Year's Eve reservations during our Saturday night dances or you may call for reservations (817) 985 - 2545 or weekdays; advance tickets will be $7.50 per person and $8.50 at the door, the night of the dance. Jerry Haisler and The Melody Five will be providing music for this last dance in 1988. If you are planning on attending this gala affair, you need reservations well in advance for choice tables and chairs.

Fraternally, Dorothy Pechal

—SPJST-

No. 51 Effinger Meeting, Etc. Lodge

Dear Members: Perhaps I could have submitted this article to the editor earlier, but I was too busy trying to evaluate the good and the bad of the "Bush - Dukakis" extravaganza. About a year of evaluating brought me to the point where I finally arrived with less knowledge and information than I had before I began evaluating. It's hard to understand politics. Maybe if you get into the game and get you a red hot advisor, you would be able to get the "hang" of it.

Nonetheless those news commentators and reporters have a way of keeping you glued to the "tube." A few times the TV got so hot it flashed on the "danger" signal.

Some of the politicians called it hot politics, some said it was negative, some said it was dirty and some said it was just simply tough. Bush said, Quote: ("If you can't stand the heat, get the ---- out of the kitchen") unquote. I managed to stay cool, except during the summer heat when the thermometer indicator pointed at the 100 - degree mark during the hot summer days. It was when both the weather and the politics were fired up. The heat wave coming from two directions and collided. That is the time the heat soared to its highest point. Proof -- Politics and weather do not mix.

Isn't it nice that the election is over?

And -- isn't it nice that I have changed the subject from politics to lodge business?

If only we would be willing to devote more of our time and energy to our fraternity and especially to our local lodge! Let us try to be serious for just a moment. Think what our fraternity, the SPJST actually means to us. It isn't just a life insurance. It's in reality a fraternal order, an organization where members get together and truly enjoy the togetherness and brotherly feeling as brothers and sisters. Your involvement in the work of our

fraternity, especially at the local lodge level is needed; it is wanted, and surely will be appreciated.

The other day, just by chance while stocking up on my grocery needs, I ran into our lodge president Ludwig Kocian, at the Hruska Food Mart, and he told me that he will call the annual meeting at 6 p.m. sharp. on Wednesday, December 14th, at the lodge secretary's business office. We can accommodate approximately 40 members, and if more than that come to the meeting, we will enlarge the facility. (Please don't ask me how quickly we can enlarge the facility, because I probably would have to ask some politican how to exaggerate.)

Facing us for disposition at the annual meeting, will be the usual general business routine, plus the election of lodge officers for 1989 and, last, but certainly not the least, will be the planning for our membership picnic in 1989.

Remember the date, the time and the place of our meeting!

Fraternally, D.A. Juran, Secretary

—SPJST-

No. 63 Sweet Home

Lodge

Lodge No. 63, Sweet -Home will hold its monthly meeting and social on December 18, 1988 at the Firemen's Hall in Sweet Home beginning at 1:30 p.m. This is our most important meeting of the year because officers will be elected and committees appointed.

Door prizes will be awarded and someone with a birthday in October, November or December will win a birthday cake baked by Mildred Bolech.

Every year in December we have our Christmas Party and it will be the same this year. Anyone wishing to exchange gifts may bring a man's, lady's or child's gift valued at anywhere between $2 and $2.25.

Liquid refreshments will be furnished by the lodge and everyone is asked to bring something for lunch.

Remember to mark December 18 on your calendar during this busy holiday season. Come in and take part in your lodge happenings.

Fraternally, Elaine Berkovsky - —SPJST-

No. 79, Corpus Christi Lodge

Dear Members: The combined Christmas Party of SPJST, Sokol and SVPS will be held on Sunday, December 11th, starting around 4 p.m., at Sokol Hall, 5502 Kostoryz Road. The Sokol gymnasts will give an exhibition of their skills.

After the program Santa arrives to distribute goodies for everybody and a covered dish supper concludes the party and, for this, each family please bring enough food for your family and for any guests whom you may bring.

Members of Lodge No. 79, Sokol Corpus Christi, and SVPS are invited to bring all their family; guests are welcome.

The annual meeting of Lodge No. 79, Corpus Christi is scheduled for Wednesday, December 14th, starting at 7 p.m., with a covered dish supper.

Please bring enough food for your family.

After supper, about 8 p.m., the meeting will be called to order. This is an important meeting; be there to elect officers of your choice. We need more

members to attend, surprise us by coming to this annual meeting, come see how and what the lodge is doing.

There is a door prize given every month, come, you might be the lucky one this time. The meeting is at the usual place, Sokol Hall e on 5502 Kostoryz Road.

Members of other lodges living in the area are welcome to come to any function we have.

See you all on Sunday, December 11th and also at the meeting on Wednesday, December 14th.

Fraternally, Helen Pavelka Reporter

—SPJST-

No. 84, Dallas Dates To Remember

Lodge

Saturday, December 17 -- Christmas Dance with music by Harold Strand Orchestra; Monday, December 19 -- Lodge monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, December 31 -- New Year's Eve Dance with music by The Czech Harvesters.

For New Year's Eve Dance reservations, call 824 - 1194, 352 5295, 223 - 1801 or 352 - 4397; admission per person (18 years and over), $10; admission per person (13 through 17 years), $3.50.

Saturday, January 7 -- Charles Mikeska and The "Sensations" will play for your enjoyment at our lodge.

Fraternally, Rose Scott —SP JST-

Lodge

No. 87, Temple

SPJST Lodge No. 87, Temple, held the regular meeting Friday evening, November 11th at 7 p.m. with President Ladis Navratil presiding.

The meeting was called to order.

Flag Bearer Ed Reisner led our lodge in the Pledge of Allegiance and silent tribute was paid to deceased members.

Correspondence was read and discussed.

Dorothy Chervenka read the minutes of our previous meeting; they were approved as read.

Mary Zatopek gave her report; the following new members accepted into our lodge were David Christopher Jansing, James Brian Halstead, Raymond Lee Halstead, Jr. and George Bradley Hopper. Additional insurance was for Erich Frank Diener, Linda Diane Hopper and Donna E. Waskow.

The Christmas meeting will be held Friday, December 9th beginning at 6 p.m. with a covered dish meal served at this time.

Members are to bring a covered dish of meat, vegetable or salad and dessert for family and guests. Our lodge will furnish the bread and beverages. There will be entertainment and door prizes.

Wishing all a happy, safe and very Merry Christmas and Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Fraternally, Dorothy Chervenka Secretary and Reporter —SPJST-

INTEREST RATE FOR ANNUITIES 8% annualized Through January 31, 1989

6/VESTNIK—Wednesday, December 7, 1988

Lodge No. 107, Floresville

Lodge No. 142, Houston Annual Meeting

Lodge 107, Floresville will hold their annual social on December 11, 1988 at Our annual meeting is planned for 12:30 p.m. at the Gateway on Highway Sunday, December 11th at 2 p.m.

97 near Pleasanton. After the meal the Remember, this will be a very members will travel back to the SPJST important meeting with election of Hall in Floresville where we will hold officers and committees. our business meeting and have election During the annual meeting, we will of officers. All members who have also draw for a $100 attendance prize. paid their local dues and are eligible to Please try to make an effort to attend hold office are urged to attend. because you may be the lucky winner.

Youth Club will hold their meeting Fraternally, at about 2:00 or 2:30 p.m. and then we Alice Jochen will have our regular entertainment.

Secretary Adult meeting should start at 4:00 SPJSTp.m. Those who wish may bring a dessert for our snack time after the (Festival) meeting. Let's have a good turnout for this meeting. We have many who are..

Cont'd From Page 1 eligible to hold office and vote so let's all attend the dinner and meeting on the 11th.

Our November meeting was poorly attended; can't say it was the winter weather because, so far, it has been a very long summer.

Regular business matters were taken care of and reports of the Peanut Festival were given.

DYC Maxine Pavliska and Youth Leader Jill Suggs gave dates and list of activities planned for December and through the new year. Camp and District VII Camp at H.E.B. reports were also given. They will be published Angele and Charles Hejda at the Gulf later.

Coast Czech Festival in Pasadena.

Refreshments were served after the meeting. prizes in the polka/waltz contest; Next meeting is December 11th. namely, John and Josephine Wavrusa Hope to see you at the Gateway. Don't and Norbert and Pauline Blazek. forget we have elections, too.

(Article from Pasadena Citizen, Fraternally, November 16, 1988 submitted by Jerry Pauline Pavliska ll,essler. The original picture was Secretary Lodge 107 shared for publication by one of the —SP JST — out - of - town attendees -- Editor)

Party Set For Lodge No. 130, Dallas The lodge's Christmas Party has been set for Sunday, December 11th at 2 p.m. There will also be a "Happy Hour" from 2 to 3 p.m. Our lodge is providing the turkey, dessert and beverages. Members are asked to bring a salad or vegetable.

After dinner, we will have the Christmas tree and exchange of gifts.

The minimum price for gifts is $4.

It should be a delightful occasion so please plan to attend.

Fraternally, Suzanne V rla Corresponding Secretary

—SPJST-

No. 175, Fort Bend (Rosenberg)

Lodge

The regular quarterly and annual meetin g of SPJST Lodge No. 175 will be held on Tuesday, December 13, 1988 at Rosenberg Civic Center.

Meeting will be called to order. at 7 p.m. to discuss change of Rules and Regulations, Scholarship Program, plus gifts to charities and election of officers.

Fraternally, Milton J. Vyvial President

—SPJST-

—SPJST-

No. 179, Warrenton Christmas Meeting Lodge

No. 133, San Antonio

Lodge

Lodge 133 San Antonio will hold its Christmas Party on December 18th at the St. Mar garet Mary Activity Center, 1314 Fair Avenue in San Antonio.

Dinner will be served at 12:30 p.m.

Meat will be provided by the lodge.

Members are asked to bring a vegetable dish and pastry.

Please join us!

Fraternally, Jarolyn Popp Secretary —SP JST--

Dear Members: This is to inform our members that Lodge No. 179 will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, December 8th at the Warrenton Guest Room beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Remember, this is also our Christmas Party night and members are asked to bring side dishes to go with ham, plus there will be exchange of gifts.

Fraternally, Ricky Weyend

—SPJST-

No. 189, Bryan-College Station

Lodge

Dear Brothers and Sisters of SPJST Lodge 189: The SPJST Lodge No. 189 Christmas Party will be held at the University Inn (the old Ramada Inn) at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, December 11th.

Every member is encouraged to make this meeting and to bring a friend. Families are encouraged to bring one other family as their guest to this meeting. Hopefully this will be a. family that may want to become a part of us at Lodge 189. The noon meal will be the University Inn's regular noon buffet at no cost to the members or their guest.

Even though you may have not attended any other lodge meeting this year, MARK this date on your calendar now. Plan to come and enjoy fellowship with other members and guest and enjoy a wonderful meal.

There will be a Santa gift from the lodge for each youngster under the age of 16. We will not have the usual "White Elephant" gift for adults this year. However, there will be time for dominoes, cards, and good `oler fellowship after the meal and meeting.

The agenda is as follows: 12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.-- Meeting in Meeting Room "D" (Directions will be available at the front entrance.)

12:30 p.m.-- Call Meeting to Order, Prayer, go through Buffet Line 1:45 p.m. -- Continue Business Meeting, Installation of Officers, Santa's Gift to the Children, Drawing for Door Prizes Stay as long as you wish for fellowship and games.

To help us make proper arrangements with the University . Inn, we must have an accurate count by no later than Wednesday, December 7th.

Please let me know (822 - 4226 or 822 6397) or Ms. Claudia Novosad (589 2771) how many adults and children under age 16 we can expect from your family and your guest.

Let's make this one of the best SPJST Christmas parties ever.

"MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!" Fraternally yours, Ernest A. Wentrcek, President

—SPJST-

88 Birthday Club News

Lodge

On November 9, 1988, the Sisters of the Birthday Club met in the dining room for their monthly meeting and lunch. The aroma from the kitchen was so good because Mike Trefell, President Kathy's husband spent two days at the lodge cooking beef stew and really induced an appetite; of course, Kathy helped him. We served 66 members and guests -- that's a lot of stew! Thank you, Mike!

The meeting was opened at 11:15 a.m. with the roll call by our president and she also gave a reading, "A Dog Named Sex." The minutes were read by Secretary Rosalee Kostom and were approved as read. Correspondence from Frances Olexa was read by Rosalee.

Treasurer Lillie Spies gave us a thorough report on finances, which always plays a large part in our club.

We are never in a position where we have too much money. Lillie also was so happy that her daughter, Aggie, and husband, Joe Foster, were here from London for 10 days. She misses her

children so much. Lillie also thanked the ladies, who so graciously helped her with the pastry on Czech Day. They are Justina Janak, Evelyn Mikolas, Lydia Marsh, Rita Alexander, Martha Walla and Juanita Simons; Edna Froelich and Lowrina Lindemann helped with the auction of 7 cakes.

Our Sunshine Chairman Mary Kosut announced who she sent cards to -- Agnes Pederson has been quite ill; Alice Bily was in Needville taking care of her son's family while his wife had surgery; Mary Schenburn was in Louisiana with her sister who is in very bad health, also Birdie Pech is slowly improving. We missed all of you.

Hope and pray everybody will be with us for Christmas.

We had a discussion about our Christmas dinner on December 7th.

Lillian Finn made a motion, seconded

by Ardith McClellan to invite the officers and the board with their spouses for December 7th. Of course, it's always been our policy for our members to invite their spouses as guests for our Christmas dinner. It will be a turkey and dressing menu with 6 of our ladies donating a turkey each, and they are Helen Hegwood, Rosalee Kostom, Kathy Trefell, Ardith McClellan, Evelyn Mikolas and her mother, Mrs. Baethe and Alma McNaspy. We are very grateful to those donors. The above motion also applied to our second Wednesday, December 14 with a covered dish luncheon, plus an additional $1 for each member and guests will pay the regular price.

Those who helped Mike and Kathy Trefell with the beef stew were Ardith McClellan and Martha Baxter.

Cooks for December are Rita and Homer Alexander, Kathy and Mike Trefell, Edna Froelich, Alice Bily, Ardith McClellan and Martha Baxter.

Mary Kosut gave me a list of the ladies who will furnish cake the first week in December and they are Mary Kosut, Agnes Moers, Lillian Finn and Bessie Lero, and we had 4 cakes left from November 9, which the members took home and put them in the freezer for December 7th. Those who will furnish pastry for the Second week are Gladys Pulley, Alma McNaspy, Juanita Simons, Bessie Dewer, Josephine Buri and Pearl Hanka.

Marie Pokluda won President Kathy's gift. Lillie Spies donated a gift, won by Ardith McClellan. The Calcutta game was split between Rosalee Kostom and Esther Holton.

We adjourned at 12 noon with table Grace by Mary Kosut.

Remember: "Be thankful for all your blessings."

Fraternally submitted,

by Pearl Hanka

—SPJST-

92, Ft. Worth Ladies' Circle

Lodge

Dear Members and Friends: We had over fifty members and two guests who went out to eat for our November meeting. I hope everyone enjoyed it as mui_h as I did.

Our newly - elected officers for 1989 are President -- Betty Billington, Vice President -- Lillie McMillen, Secretary -- Clara Marchioni and Treasurer -Evelyn Spacek.

Members celebrating birthdays in November were Elna Anderson, Flora Koci, Merle Kovar, Agnes Merlick, Ida Mayer, Lillie McMillen, Victor Murphy, Laura Posival, Ann Schneider and Claude Marchioni.

Hope all had a happy birthday.

Our next meeting will be December

Wednesday, December 7, 1988—VESTNIK/7 13th and everyone, who wishes to participate in gift exchange please bring a $3 gift.

Our hostesses for this meeting will be Ann Leshikar, Laura Posival, Maria Prill and Maggie Konecny.

For our lunch, we will have ham which the Circle will furnish and

everyone is asked to bring a vegetable, salad or dessert to go with the ham.

I want to wish all a "Happy Holiday Season."

Fraternally yours, Frances Simmank —SP JST —

Attention Deer Hunters

Deer FAntler Contest TWO oi.IRIZe PRIZES i gs $50 - Widest Horns (Will be measured at widest point) (Measured outside to outside)

$50 - For Most Points (Must be able to hang a ring on it to be qualified as a point)

All Entries Should Be In By January 13, 1989 Requirements: Picture of deer with a verification from one of the following: Game Warden, Highway Patrol, Sheriff or any Public Official

Whitetail Deer Only - State of Texas Only

Entry Form Must Accompany Picture Lodge.

State:

City:

Zip:

Width of Antlers: Date Killed Nearest Town: Office or Title Send Entries To: Deer Antler Contest, SPJST Supreme Lodge, P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503. Must be postmarked by January 13, 1989.

DISTRICT I The District I Spring Meeting is set for Sunday, April 9, 1989 at Caldwell, with Lodge No. 186 hosting. ***

DISTRICT III The District III Spring Meeting will be hosted by Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood on Sunday, April 16, 1989. ***

DISTRICT V District V Spring Meeting will be hosted by Lodge No. 172 at Pasadena on the second Sunday in March (March 12, 1989).

—SP JST-

LEADERS - IN - TRAINING RETREAT [LIT] June 9 - 11 Val Verde *** STATE YAD August 20 Temple H.S. *** DISTRICT TRAINING Dist. I May 20 Dist. II April 14 Dist. III April 9 Dist. IV April 29 Dist. V April - Date yet to be determined Dist. VI Date yet to be determined Dist. VII April 22 *** DISTRICT YAD Dist. I August 6 or 13 Dist. II July 9 Dist. III June 25 Dist. IV June 24 Dist. V July 23 Dist. VI July 30 Dist. VII July 16 ***

Youth Department

Calendar YOUTH LEADER'S RETREAT March 10 - 12 Lone Star ***

In support of the motto of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, I extend (Extend right hand into the circle) helping hand in Benevolence, friendly hand to Humanity, a fraternal hand to all in my Brotherhood.

By clasping the hand (Crisscross hands to clasp the hand on each side) of my brother, I pledge Benevolence, Humanity, & Brotherhood.

Camp T-Shirt Design Contest For Youth Club Members Dear Youth Club Leaders and Members: The Youth Department once, again is sponsoring a special contest for all Youth Club members.

The purpose of the contest is to create an artistic design for the 1988 Camp T - Shirts. This year's camp theme will be 'Flight."

Read the contest rules below carefully and good luck with your entry.

1. Entries are due January 6, 1989.

2. All entries must be original and created by Youth Club members.

3. All entries become the property of the SPJST. 4. Entries should be simple in design and easy to reproduce on a T- Shirt.

5. Ask your youth leader for an official entry form.

6. Send your entry in by January 6, 1989 to: SPJST YOUTH DEPT. P.O. Box 100 Temple, Texas 76503

—SPJST-

Bulletin Board

SPJST Youth Club Pledge

RULES

Deer Hunter's Contest Name.

Address: Verification: Number of Points: Ranch where Killed: Signed by:

(This should be recited by memory at the beginning of each club meeting and at any other time that the leader considers it suitable.

Formation: all form a circle)

DISTRICT CAMPING Dist. I July 17 - 20 Dist. II July 23 - 29 Dist. III July 20 - 23 Dist. IV July 17 - 20 Dist. V July 29 - August 1 Dist. VI June 24 or July 9 Dist. VII July 29 - August 1 ***

Entries will be judged on: Overall appearance and appeal Creativity and originality Ability to be reproduced *GRAND PRIZE: Jam Box and have his/her design on the 1988 Camp T Shirts.

RUNNER - UP PRIZES: 6 - 9 First Place -Camera valued at $25 10 - 12 First Place Camera valued at $25 13 - 14 First Place Camera valued at $25 15 - 17 First Place Camera valued at $25

Instamatic Instamatic Instamatic Instamatic

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL receive a participation certificate. *MANDATORY ONE YEAR LAYOUT FOR GRAND PRIZE WINNERS —SPJST-

From The Youth Leaders Lodge 66 Youth Announce Events Dear Youth, Listed below are dates to remember: December 16 -- District III Holiday in the Park (Meet at West Auction Barn at 5:30 p.m.)

December 16 - 17 -- District III Lock - in at Lodge 84, Dallas. (For the District III Lock - in each person is to bring a $3 gift for their age group.)

December 20 -- Youth Club Christmas Party at 6:30 p.m.

Remember, each youth is asked to bring canned goods to the December 20th meeting for Family Child Abuse.

We will also sponsor a patient at Bellmead Nursing Home with Christmas gifts.

If there are any questions about the schedule, please contact me.

Fraternally, Gladys Yates Youth Leader

—SPJST-

Letters From

The Youth District V Youth Project Still On Dear Vestnik Readers, The first November kitchen sale, on November 3 by District V Youth was well attended. I do not have the names of those who attended.

The second sale for this month was on November 10th. It was attended by adults Marie Stayton, Lou Groendes, Barbara Linney, Jo Ann Buri and Nancy Steubing. Members from Lodge 142 were John Buri, Kim Patke, Keith Kieschnick and Tammy Patke. Lodge 88 youth were Michelle Linney, Crystal Wallace, Nicholas Havemann, Kristy Sokol and Brian Havemann.

That night we made $65, which isn't as good as it has been for there weren't as many game players as usual. Also this night Michelle Linney, Cindy Groendes, Julie Clayton, Jamie Meyer, Crystal Wallace, Tammie Wallace and Kristy Sokol worked at the Lodge 88 first monthly bake sale.

On November 17, District V Youth Club held their third and last sale for the month. Adults who worked were DYC Marie Stayton, Assistant Youth Leader Lou Groendes from Lodge 88, Margaret Migl, Jo Ann Buri and Lilly Patke. Youth who worked at the sales

8/VESTNIK—Wednesday, December 7, 1988 from Lodge 88 were Cindy Groendes, Michelle Linney, Paul Groendes, Julie Clayton, Angela Clayton, Cara Salazar, Judith Salazar, Crystal Wallace, Lillian Clayton, Marlene Migl and Darlene Migl. All of the above also worked at the Lodge 88 second monthly bake sale that night.

From Lodge 142, the following youth contributed their time and efforts, namely, John Buri, Kim Patke and Tammy Patke.

There were no kitchen sales on Thanksgiving, yet, youth are reminded that there are sales on December 1, 8, 15 and 22nd. Anyone who hasn't helped at any of the kitchen sales or other fund - raising activities must do so if they plan to go on the "San Antonio Express Trip!"

Fraternally, Crystal Wallace (16) Vice President (11-29-88) —SPJST-

13 Youth Decorates For Christmas

Lodge

Dear Readers, The youth of Lodge No. 13, Dime Box, met on Sunday, November 27th at 1 p.m. Everyone got busy decorating our SPJST Hall for Christmas. A Christmas tree was put up, and lights were then strung in the hall. Large snowflakes were also made and strung from the ceiling along with other Christmas decorations. It was a lot of work, but the hall looked very nice at the end.

Fraternally, Trudy Krenek (15) Secretary (11-29-88) —SPJST-

142, Houston Youth Club

Lodge

The youth club of Lodge 142 started the Thanksgiving Holidays by going to Fame City as our youth social. We had lots of fun playing Putt Putt Golf, Bumper Cars, Lazer Maze, Treasurer Island and Worlley Ball. We had pizza and, to finish our day, we went to a movie. Members who went to Fame City were Keith Kieschnick, Brian Merrill, Amanda Hermis, John Buri, Jason Hermis, Tammy Patke and Kim Patke. Adults were Elizabeth Hermis, Lilly Patke and Dennis Hermis.

We have been very busy with our District V Fund - Raiser. Lodge 142 youth along with Lodge 88 youth have been working to raise money for a trip next summer to "Sea World" in San Antonio. We are selling hot dogs and chili pies at the Thursday games at Lodge 88. We would like to see all you hungry people come out and eat with us.

We are planning a Christmas program for our Lodge Christmas Party in December. Practice will begin soon.

I found the enclosed article in "The Houston Post" November 17, 1988 and wanted to share this bit of history with other youth club members.

Man who wrote 'Beer Barrel' polka dead at 86 PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia -Jaromir Vejvoda, composer of the "Beer Barrel" polka, has died at the age of 86, the official CTK news agency reported Monday.

Vejvoda, who published about 70 songs during his lifetime, died Sunday

at his home near Prague.

The song, sometimes known as "Roll Out the Barrel," was a favorite among soldiers in World War II, including General Dwight Eisenhower.

The tune, written in 1927 for Vejvoda's own band, was known in Czech as "Skoda Lasky" or "Love in Vain." It also was popular in German - speaking countries under the title "Rosamunde."

Vejvoda lived in the town of Zabraslav, about 6 miles west of Prague.

Have a happy Holiday Season.

Fraternally, John Buri (11-28-88)

—SPJSTDistrict V Youth/Adult Contests Results

Dear Vestnik Readers, On Monday, November 14, DYC Marie Stayton of District V announced to the Lodge 88 membership. during the monthly meeting the winners of the Christmas Ornament Contest and the State Volleyball Tournament results.

The participants in District V Christmas Ornament Contest were: Ages 6 - 9 -- John Buri (Lodge 142) and Nicholas Havemann (88).

10 - 12 -- Amanda Havemann (88) 13 - 14 -- Cindy Groendes (88) 15 - 17 -- Michelle Linney (88), Darlene Migl (88), Marlene Migl (88) and Crystal Wallace (88).

The winners in 6 to 9 were Nicholas Havemann with first place and John Buri, second; in 10 - 12 was Amanda Havemann, first place; 13 - 14 -- Cindy Groendes, first place and 15 - 17 -Marlene Migl, first place; Darlene Migl, second and Crystal Wallace, third.

In the State Volleyball Tournament, DYC Marie Stayton announced that our team from Lodge 88, consisting of Lynn Pflughaupt and Vernon Hegwood as co - captains, Vincent Hegwood, Bobby Allbritton, Traci Green, Kim Holub and Christy Bilanoski came in third place. She told all of us that the team did a very good job considering they had to play so much with such few members. Lynn Pflughaupt, one of the captains of the volleyball team which represented District V, presented their third place plaque to lodge President Jerry Ermis from the team to Lodge 88. The youth club at Lodge 88, Houston is very proud of the volleyball team for just about all are former youth club members. Lynn was once an assistant district youth counselor, and Bobby and Vernon have helped out at camp these last two years as lifeguards.

Congratulations to all the winners from District V and. especially Lodge 88.

Fraternally, Crystal Wallace (16) Vice President (11-29-88) —SP

JST-

Lodge 39 Youth Decorate Float Dear Members, Lodge No. 39, Bryan youth worked on their float for the Christmas parade November 19, 1988. Everyone brought a sack lunch and chipped in about a dollar for a pizza for supper. Everyone had fun working on the float.

We were asked to bring a present for a boy or girl to our Christmas Party on December 3rd.

I hope to see everyone soon.

Fraternally, Denise Holubec (14) (11-29-88) —SPJST-

Sale Held By District V YC

Garage

Dear Readers, The District V Youth Club held a garage sale on November 19, 1988 at Lodge 88's back parking lot. All the proceeds were for the "San Antonio Express Trip" that's planned for some time next May or June.

The whole thing began about 3 weeks before the 19th. Youth of Lodges 88 and 142, their parents and adult contributors brought many, many items to be sold in one long, satisfying Saturday.

The night before, (November 18) the youth club went to Lodge 88 to sort out the items and price them. Entering the youth room, sellers were faced with the task of organizing everything from clothes to toys and household items.

After everyone had the many stuffed animals, dresses, shoes, earrings and everything else, everyone loaded into cars and went to Pizza Inn on 18th Street.

The next day was the real feast for everyone. The activities started early.

Everyone came around 8 a.m. to set everything on tables and to line the clothes out on the lines. Then, many went around to put up the many signs that youth had made in the previous weeks. There were signs in Safeway's, Kroger's and on telephone poles.

Back at the lodge, everything from 50 cents to $1, $2 or $3 went fast. Even the items such as the red formal evening gown and crib went, also.

People arrived at 9:30 a.m. when it was advertised that the sale would begin, but people didn't leave until about 6 p.m. or so when it was advertised to close at 5 p.m. In total earnings, we made $550.10 in one Saturday.

Many thanks to all of the Lodge 88 and Lodge 142 adult members who contributed items to the sale. Also, we thank Mr. Clayton for advertising in the Leader for us. Finally, we owe the youth many thanks for making the signs, working that Friday and coming out and working Saturday.

Our DYC Marie Stayton says that we have about $1,000 in the "San Antonio Express Trip" fund.

Again, I remind all the youth who are even considering coming along to San Antonio with us, to work at the fund - raisers such as the Thursday night kitchen sales and also to attend your youth club meetings. If you are a member of a lodge in District V. that doesn't have a youth club, you are' eligible to come as long as you attend your local lodge's adult meetings and help on fund - raising projects.

Fraternally, Crystal Wallace (16) Vice President (11-30-88) —SPJST-

When it got dark, Mr. Yates took us on a long, scary hayride. Special guests scattered throughout the backroads were: The Chainsaw Massacre, Freddy Kruger, Jason, unknown gorilla, ghosts and goblins.

I would like to thank all the adults who helped make it a happy Halloween.

Fraternally, Candace Pavlicek (11) (12-1-88) —SPJST-

Lodge

13 Youth Club Meeting

Dear Vestnik Readers, The Dime Box SPJST Youth Club had their monthly meeting on November 20, 1988. The meeting was called to order by Scott Whitsel. Then the pledge was led by Stacy Spacek.

There were seventeen members present.

We decided to decorate the Christmas tree and hall and also pick up trash on Highway 141 on November 27th at 1:00 p.m.

We also decided to have a bake sale on December 2nd in front of the First St at e Bank.

The meeting was then adjourned.

Door prizes were drawn and the winners were Trudy Krenek, Wesley Ford and Jennifer Gold. A cake was provided by Darden Hervey.

Fraternally, Darden Hervey (12-1-88) —SPJST-

66 November Youth Activities

Lodge

Dear Members, The November 20, 1988 meeting of Lodge 66 was called to order at 2 p.m.

by Michael Warren. Pat Wright led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. There were twenty - six members present and eight adults.

On November 28th and 29th and December 1st, we went to the hall to practice the play for our Lodge's Christmas Party. December 20th is our Youth Club Christmas Party.

It's 3:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Bring a gift to be used by a boy or girl.

Please furnish your own drinks and bring what you signed up to bring to the party.

Friday, December 16th we will be going to Holiday in the Park. We will meet at West Auction Barn at 5:30 p.m. If you want to spend the night at Lodge No. 84, make sure to bring a $3 gift for your own age group.

For the December 20th meeting, bring canned goods for Family Abuse Center.

Make sure to bring tickets for the quilt and also bring a gift for the rest home.

Fraternally, Candace Pavlicek Lodge No. 66, Waco (12-1-88) —SPJST-

66 Youth Celebrates Halloween Lodge

Dear Members, On October 29th Lodge 66 Youth Club celebrated Halloween with a big party. We enjoyed the games and food.

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Wednesday, December 7, 1988-VESTNIK/9

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Expression Of Sympathy We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of SPJST Lodge No. 81, Needville, on behalf of the officers and entire membership, express our heartfelt sympathy to the family of our lodge brother AUGUST H. SCHWETTMANN, who died, at the age of 75 on Friday, September 23, 1988 at Polly Ryon Hospital in Richmond.

Services were held on Monday at the Immanuel United Church of Christ, with Rev. George Kuebler officiating.

Brother Schwettmann was a member of the Immanuel United Church of Christ and worked for the county 20 years.

Survivors include his wife, Rosie Schwettmann of Needville; two sons and daughters - in - law, Steve and his wife, Marilyn Schwettmann of Pearland and Gerald and his wife, Pat Schwettmann of Houston; five grandchildren, Tommy, Deborah, Andrea, Tina and Teri; seven great grandchildren; six sisters, Charlotte Hedt, Louise Jeske, Erna Sury, Leola Schmidt, Hilda Kalinowsky and Sophie Cario, all of Needville.

May our departed brother rest in peace.

Resolution Committee Mary Werner Mary Matcek Winnifred Susan SPJST'-

Expression Of Sympathy We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 29, Taylor, on behalf of our membership, wish to express our sympathy to the family of our departed sister SOPHIA A. KOVAR, age 90, of Taylor, who died Tuesday, October 11, 1988 in Johns Community Hospital.

Funeral services were held Thursday, October 13 at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary's Catholic Church, with Rev. Lonnie Urban officiating. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Rosary was recited at 6:45 p.m. in Condra Memorial Chapel.

Mrs. Kovar was born in Fayetteville to Joseph and Herminia Naivar. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, St. Anne's Altar Society, SPJST Lodge No. 29, the American Legion Auxiliary and was a charter member of Catholic Daughters of America.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Kovar.

Survivors include a daughter, Patsy Bartosh and husband James , of Taylor; five sisters, Clara Naivar, Claudia Smolik, Mildred Malchar, Minnie Conlee and Leona Kind, all of Taylor; five grandchildren, James Bartosh, Jr. and wife Dana, Denise Phillips and husband Mark, Tim Bartosh and wife Gail, Jane Elise Bartosh, and Claire Bartosh; three great - granddaughters, Jennifer Bartosh, Jessie McMannis and Haley Parrish.

Pallbearers were Bobby Buratti, Lyndon Conlee, Bob Naivar, Glen Ray

Naivar, Joe Naivar and Raymond Veselka, Jr. May she rest in peace.

Resolution Committee Elaine Machu Michael Kaiser

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Expression Of Sympathy We, the Resolution Committee of SPJST Lodge No. 148, El Maton, on behalf of our entire membership, wish to express our sincere sympathy to the family of our lodge sister DORIS FAY WATZLAVIK, age 56, of Frankston, Texas, who died October 17, 1988. She was born on June 23, 1932.

Sister Watzlavik has been a member of SPJST Lodge No. 148 since December 12, 1950.

Survivors include her husband, Albert Watzlavik; two sons, Albert Watzlavik, Jr. and Greg Watzlavik; two daughters, Marsha Watzlavik and Debra Williams.

May our departed sister rest in peace.

Resolution Committee Dorothy Hahn Frank Hahn, Sr. Marie Morris SPJST

Expression Of Sympathy We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of Lodge Karel Havlicek No. 4, Hallettsville, Texas, on behalf or our entire membership, wish to express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed lodge brother CHARLES GALLIA, who passed away Thursday, October 20, 1988, in the El Campo hospital following a short illness at the age of 84 years. A retired farmer and native of Shiner, he was. born July 26, 1904, to the late Jacob and Annie Zbranek Gallia.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m.

Saturday, October 22, at St. Philip's Catholic Church in El Campo with Rev. Joe Koebel officiating. The body lay in state at the Triska Funeral Home until 9 a.m. Saturday. when it was taken to the church for services.

Burial followed the services in Holy Cross Memorial Park, under the direction of Triska Funeral Home.

Surviving are his wife, Emma Gallia of El Campo; a daughter, Louise Vesely of El Campo; three sisters, Lillie Yank of Katy, Annie Krauskopf of Victoria and Betty Mozisek of Shiner; three grandchildren and two great - grandchildren.

May our departed brother rest in eternal peace.

Resolution Committee Gayenell Chudej Victoria Zak Mary Matula -SP

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Expression Of Sympathy We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 29, Taylor, on behalf of our entire membership, wish to express our sympathy to the family of our departed sister LILLIE KLIMA TOMANCAK, age 79, of Taylor, who died Saturday, October 22, 1988 in an Austin hospital.

Mrs. Tomancak was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and the SPJST Lodge. She was a lifetime resident of the Taylor area.

Rosary was recited Sunday at 6 p.m.

Funeral services were held Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church with Rev. Lonnie Urban officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Survivors include a daughter, Pat Moore of Austin; a son,. Clifford Tomancak of Taylor; four sisters, Martha Back, Frances Tomancak of Taylor, Margaret Vrazel of Buckholts, Miladie Cantrell of Fort Worth; four grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Ray Kropp, Clifford Tomancak, Jr., Johnnie Machu, C.C. Grossman, Nelben Rieger and Lloyd O'Brien.

May she rest in peace.

Resolution Committee Elaine Machu Michael Kaiser -SP JST -

Expression Of Sympathy We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 29, Taylor, on behalf of our membership, wish to express our sympathy to the family of our departed brother JOE BETAK, age 79, of Taylor, who died Tuesday, November 2, 1988 in Johns Community Hospital.

Mr. Betak was retired from Taylor Bedding Manufacturing Company and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Rosary was recited Thursday at 6 p.m. at Condra Funeral Home.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m.

Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Rev. Lonnie Urban officiating.

Burial was in the church cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Valchar 'Betak of Taylor; a daughter and son - in - law, Betty and Herbert Riethmayer of Taylor; a son and daughter - in - law, Bobby and Sharon Betak of Taylor; and five ;randchildren.

May he rest in peace.

Resolution Committee Elaine Machu Michael Kaiser

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Expression Of Sympathy We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 29, Taylor, on behalf of our entire membership, wish to express our sympathy to the family of our departed brother RAYMOND SKRHAK, age 58, of Rockdale, who died Sunday, November 6, 1988 in Richards Memorial Hospital.

Rosary was recited Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Phillips - Luckey Funeral Home Chapel in Rockdale.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Betty Skrhak of Rockdale; two sons, Raymond Charles Skrhak and Gary Skrhak of Rockdale; four grandsons; three sisters, Evelyn Beran, Gertrude Safarik of Thrall, Dolly Hajda of Granger; three brothers, Emil Skrhak of Coupland, Edwin Skrhak of Thrall and Jerry Skrhak of Bastrop.

May he rest in peace.

Resolution Committee Elaine Machu Michael Kaiser

-SPJSTExpression Of Sympathy

We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 47, Seaton Star, on behalf of our entire membership, express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed lodge brother JAMES [WILBUR] MEEK, who passed away in a Gatesville hospital Wednesday, November 9, 1988 at the age of 34.

Services were held Saturday, November 12 at 10 a.m. in the Marek Burns - Laywell Funeral Chapel at Cameron, Texas. Burial was in Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery at Marak, Texas. Rosary was recited Friday night at 7 p.m.

James was born July 20, 1954 to Delmar and Ann Meek in Cameron.

The family later moved to Temple whe e he graduated from Temple High School in 1972. He worked for Mohawk Equipment Company as a welder. On June 6, 1976 he was injured in a motorcycle accident near Temple and was a patient since 1976 in the Canterbury Villa Nursing Home in Gatesville.

He is survived by his parents, Delmar and Ann Meek of Cameron; a sister, Doris Jungmann of Cedar Park and two nephews, John and Jeremy Jungmann of Cedar Park.

May our departed brother rest in eternal peace and may his memory live among us forever.

Resolution Committee Adeline Kohutek Dorothy Pechal Martha Klusacek

SPJST-

Expression Of Sympathy We, the Resolution Committee of SPJST Lodge No. 24, Cyclone, on behalf of our officers and entire membership, wish to express our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed lodge brother JERRY W. SIMEK, who passed away at his residence.

Mr. Simek was born in Zabcikville to Charles and Rosalie Stepan Simek and lived most of his life in the Zabcikville area. He married Josephine Beran on August 8, 1937.

He played professional baseball in the East Texas League and worked as a Rural Electrification Administration Surveyor. He later worked as a paint contractor and a farmer. He was a member of Ocker Brethren Church and also the Conservation Service of America.

Mr. Simek was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.

Survivors are his wife, Josephine Simek of Zabcikville; a son, Jon Sidney Simek of Temple; a brother, Edwin J. Simek of Zabcikville and one grandson.

Services for Mr. Simek were held at Ocker Brethren Church in Ocker with the Rev. Eugene Kotrla and Chaplain James Parks officiating.

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

Resolution Committee Laverne Cabla Carol Cher venka -SPJST-

10/VESTNiK—Wednesday, December 7, 1988

Expression Of Sympathy The Resolution Committee of Jaromir Lodge No. 54, West, on behalf of the entire membership, wishes to express its condolences to the bereaved family of our departed brother EMIL W. PLASEK, SR., of 301 W. Pine, West, Texas, who passed away early Saturday morning, November 19, 1988 at West Rest Haven, at the age of 84.

Born 19 August 1904, in Cyclone, to

Joseph and Frances Plasek, Brother Plasek married Libbie Kostohryz on December 24, 1927 in West. She preceded him in death on December 22, 1983. He was the former owner and operator of West Flour Mill, Inc., West Chemical and Fertilizer Company, and West Egg Products.

Brother Plasek was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the West Masonic Lodge and the Karem Temple in Waco. He was a charter member of the West Kiwanis Club, past president of the West Chamber of Commerce, former board director of Boy Scouts of America, former West Independent School District trustee, a member of

the West Evangelical Bible Church, and a member of SPJST Lodge No. 54 since October, 1933.

Survivors include one son, Emil W. Plasek, Jr. of Waco; one daughter, Mrs. Jody Potts of Dallas; two brothers, Emmett Plasek of West and Dr. W.W. Plasek of Temple; one sister, Mrs. Tonie Stout of Ennis; eight grandchildren, ten great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m.

Sunday, November 20 at the Evangelical Church in West with Rev. Johnny Bravenec officiating. Masonic graveside rites followed at West

Brethren Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Gordon Potts, Jan Vaculik, Hutton Jones, Randy Zeinert, Dennis Johnson, Roger Ingram and Danny Urbanovsky.

Memorials may be made to the West Ambulance Association or the West Community Hospital.

Aderhold Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

May he rest in eternal peace.

Resolution Committee: Maxine Sefcik Jan Vaculik —SPJST—

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DEATH CLAIMS PAID IN NOVEMBER 1988 11/30/88 DEATH CLAIM

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George Vancura, Sr. Edith Virginia Hutto Georgia Java??

Valarie M. Norris Lucille E. Maraggia William R. Fitzhugh Joe Juricek, Jr. Elsie M. Jarrell Ted Stasney Fred Macik Sam Palasota Chas Kalina Frances J. Bozo??

Jerry James Tomanek John Hlavaty Helen Macalik Silvester Steve Gold Alice N. Harper Frank A. felcman Carrie J. Polasek Jno J. Bravenec Eddie J. Filipp, Jr. Maxine Carson Herbert Yielding Chas. Schiller Lydia Marek Anton Rod Lucille Baty Fr Yuan O.B. Walls Ezidor Kleclza Clint A. Sebesta James R. Meek Raymond W. Shrhak Carl Houston Delma L. Tipping Gladys Lostak Jerry Novosad Liddie M. Krupa Jerry W. Sirnek Etta M. Rratky James Frances Vachule Carl E. Kulhanek Hermina Orsak Frances E. Bartosh

LODGE LOCATION 88 Houston 196 Houston 92 ft. Worth 88 Houston 143 Inez 84 Dallas 161 Jourdanton 184 Moulton 79 Corpus Christi 172 Pasadena 88 Houston 38 Smithville 88 Houston 73 Seymour 9 Snook 135 Ennis 88 Houston 88 Houston 25 Ennis 186 Caldwell 39 Bryan-College 139 Danbury Houston 88 74 Crockett 999 Home Office 44 Industry 40 El Campo 148 Blessing 148 Blessing 54 West 84 Dallas 9 Snook 47 Seaton 29 Taylor 162 Iowa Colony 66 Waco 139 Danbury 94 Wheelock Caldwell 186 24 Cyclone 92 ft. Worth Yoakunr?

31 1 Fayetteville 81 Needville 54 West

ADMISSION

DATE OF DEATH

5/07/65 6/01/73 5/17/31 11/08/78 9/20/40 10/03/51 6/03/41 2/26/40 7/22/11 8/17/43 11/05/65 12/01/50 10/01/59 11/12/86 10/01/35 4/19/46 6/04/48 10/20/65 5/25/72 6/15/54 3/08/25 4/25/79 11/12/54 1/29/74 11/02/31 3/14/74 10/05/40 6/01/55 1/08/28 12/29/34 11/17/33 7/08/57 8/21/75 2/27/78 3/19/79 10/13/75 9/15/36 1/10/34 10/11/25 11/16/37 3/04/65 3/26/40 7/15/63 5/27/37 4/06/13

9/24/88 10/08/88 9/24/88 9/24/88 8/30/88 9/23/88 10/10/88 10/03/88 9/24/88 10/21/88 10/06/88 10/24/88 10/11/88 9/22/88 10/07/88 10/22/88 10/15/88 10/23/88 10/18/88 10/13/88 10/19/88 10/09/88 8/20/88 11/05/88 10/09/88 10/27/88 11/05/88 10/28/88 10/26/88 11/07/88 10/20/88 11/01/88 11/09/88 11/06/88 10/17/88 11/03/88 11/06/88 11/12/88 10/23/88 11/18/88 10/23/88 11/12/88 10/04/88 10/30/88 11/09/88

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To The Bereaved Survivors Of Our Deceased Brothers and Sisters, The Supreme Lodge SPeIST Expresses Its Heartfelt Sympathy. `fraternally,

Leonard D. Mikeska Secretary-Treasurer .20

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Expression Of Sympathy We, the members of Lodge No. 25, Ennis, Texas, wish to express our sympathy to the family of our departed - brother ERIC MOUCKA, who died Friday night at the Baylor Hospital in Ennis after a long illness at the age of 72.

Funeral services for Eric Moucka were held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Keever Chapel with the Rev. Rudy Kos officiating. Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Keever Chapel.

Interment was in St. Joseph's Cemetery under the direction of J.E. Keever Mortuary with the following serving as pallbearers: Freddie Nemecek of Austin, Louis Janousek of Dallas, Victor Holy, Wesley Smith, Frankie Svehlak and Raymond Zapletal, all of Ennis. Honorary pallbearers were John Barto and Eddie J. Novy of Ennis, Emil Brozek and Miro Brozek of Dallas.

Brother Moucka was born August 16, 1916, in the Telico Community, the son of Frank and Rosie Sedivy Moucka. He was reared in Telico. In 1919, he moved with his family to West Station. In 1922 he returned to Ennis. He attended school in Telico, Ennis and Alma. November 7, 1940, he was married to Miss Victoria Kudrna of Ennis. After their marriage, they lived in Mesquite for several months, then returned to Ennis. He was a retired farmer and carpenter.

He was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, the SPJST Lodge No. 25 and the WFLA. Su vivors include his wife, Victoria Moucka of Ennis; three daughters, Mrs. Joe A. (Tricia) Slovak of Colleyville, Mrs. Al (Doris) Krajca of Ennis and Mrs. Church (Bobbie) Bohall of Colleyville; five grandchildren, Cami Krajca, Rachel Krajca and Brad Krajca, all of Ennis, and Jacob Bohall and Justin Slovak, both of Colleyville; three sisters, Mrs. Jerome (Alice) Kopecky of West, Mrs. Leda Zaludek of Buda and Mrs. Alfred (Virginia) Nemecek of Kyle, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Marcella Moucka and a brother, Alfred Moucka.

May our departed brother rest in eternal peace and may his memory live among us forever.

Respectfully submitted, Margaret Krajca —SP JST —

Features Czech Centennial Celebration Scheduled The Czech Catholic Union of Texas, the KJT, a f aternal benefit society headquartered in La Grange, Texas, has announced its plans for the celebration of the Union's centennial beginning on the evening of June 30 and continuing through Saturday and Sunday, July 1 and 2, 1989.

The Emotions, a popular youth band, will begin the festivities on Friday night at the Fayette County Fairgrounds where the young will have an opportunity to meet members and friends from throughout the state. A dance for the older crowd will be held

at the same location.

The celebration will continue at the fairgrounds on the following two days with food, drink, music and dance.

Czech and Slavic dance, choral and other musical groups will provide continuous entertainment. A folk dance and music ensemble will travel from Czechoslovakia to Texas to join the festivities.

Another highlight will be a 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning Mass at Hostyn, Texas, and the unveiling and dedication of a monument at the church to mark the centennial. Hostyn is a short drive south of La Grange and can be reached by driving south five miles on Highway 77 and west on FM 2436 to the church.

The Czech Catholic Union of Texas is composed of nearly 17,000 members of Czech Catholic ancestry and was founded on July 4, 1889, to provide protection primarily to surviving widows and children. The Union has evolved into a full - fledged fraternal providing fraternity, religious and community work, life insurance and other benefits for its members.

The fraternal has 108 lodges or societies located throughout the fertile blackland belt of Texas where the immigrants of the past century found their dreams of property ownership fulfilled.

(Submitted by Marvin Marek) —SPJST-

Valach Surnames In Texas Tracing

By Kevin Hannan In the article "Texas Czech Surnames," Robert Janak has tabulated Czech surnames in Fayette County collected from his research in cemeteries and from to 1900 census. He listed the 18 most common surnames from both sources. These lists are interesting and they point out that the most common Czech surnames in Texas differ from those in Czechoslovakia. Clearly the Czech population of Fayette County and of Texas as a whole does not represent a cross-section of the entire population of Czechoslovakia.

An invaluable tool for genealogists is the book NASE PkiJMENI (Our Surnames), published in Prague in 1983.

This is a dictionary of the 12,000 most common Czech surnames and their variants with information about the origins of the names. NASE PRIJMENt sometimes is of little help to Czech genealogists from Texas, however, because many names they seek are not found in the dictionary.

Two examples of this from Janak's list of common surnames are BACA and ORSAK. Although these surnames occur frequently among Czechs in Texas, neither is of Czech origin.

ORSAK is a Hungarian word, spelled ORSZAG in Hungarian, which means "homeland, country." Orsaks played a prominent role in the history of Moravian - Valagsko, especially in the town of Novy Hrozenkov. In 1654 Michal Orsak, a native of Hungary, settled in Vala§sko and with the support of the Hungarian nobility, became the first magistrate in Novy Hrozenkov. He married into a local family and his offspring grew into a large clan which figured significantly in the history of the area.

The word BACA is of Romanian origin and means "chief shepherd."

The word was introduced into northeastern Moravia by Valach colonists who migrated from lands east of Moravia. Although most Valachs who settled in Moravia and Silesia were

predominately of Slavic origin, some words in their vocabulary which related to shepherding and their unique way of life were of Romanian origin.

The first Valachs were probably natives of the Romanian region of Wallachia. During the early Middle Ages they escaped to the Carpathian Mountains before invading Turks.

There they took up shepherding and other crafts related to a migratory, pastoral way of life. Over the centuries these Valachs came into contact with the more numerous Slavic populations of the Carpathians, who later adopted the Valach way of life. The Valachs and Slays interbred with one another.

A small number of Valach families arrived in the TeS'in and FrYdek areas of Silesia in the 15th century. From Silesia they migrated south to Moravia.

Due to their influence upon the region's development and culture, that part of Moravia came to be called Valagsko. The first Valachs in Moravia and Silesia were a mixed group of Slovaks, Poles, Ruthenians, Ukrainians and others. Valachs shaped the folk culture of northeastern Moravia and introduced there a blend of cultural influences from the Slavic East. Just as Czechs in later centuries would pride themselves on their Western culture, in northeastern Moravia, thanks to the Valach influence, there persisted many cultural ties to Slavic groups to the east.

Although the Valachs of Moravia and Silesia spoke Slavic, parts of their vocabulary relating to shepherding were of Romanian origin. An example of this is the occupational title BACA. The BACA was the head shepherd, who supervised other subordinate shepherds known as VALACHS. As surnames evolved in the Czech lands, it happened that even a native Moravian who was employed as a shepherd could have been given the surname BACA. In the year 1577 approximately 15 percent of the population of the 'Min area of Silesia did not possess surnames.

This illustrates that some families acquired surnames in relatively recent times. Although the word BACA is of Romanian origin, this does not mean that families with this surname were ethnically Romanian. A man who received the surname BACA in northeastern Moravia was probably a Slavic Valach who worked as a shepherd.

To return to the list of surnames compiled by Robert Janak, several of the names there are quite common in northeastern Moravia. These include HOLUB, CERNOSEK, KUBALA, etc. Although these are Czech surnames which are found also in Bohemia and other parts of Moravia, we know from biographical data that many families in Texas with these surnames immigrated from northeastern Moravia.

Janak's list also contains the names STAVINOHA and KOCIAN. Although these are Czech surnames, according to NASE PIZIJMENi both are associated with the regions of Valagsko and Lagsko. In the dialects of these regions, KOCIAN refers to the pussy willow. The surname STAVINOHA is found in the Opava area of Lasko and denotes someone who struts about in a proud manner.

My interest in Valach surnames was spurred several years ago while visiting the cemetery at the Catholic Church in Frengtat, Texas (Burleson County).

There I noticed a tombstone inscribed in Czech with the surname FEDORA. This is an Eastern Slavic name derived from the Christian name Theodore.

Many settlers in Fren gtat, Texas were natives of Frerftat, Moravia, an area which in past centuries had mans

Valach colonists. I assumed that the settler named FEDORA was related to these Valach colonists. I couldn't help but wonder what were the roots and family history of this man with the Ruthenian/Ukrainian name. Was it something from the Valachs in his blood that had brought him across the ocean to Texas, just as perhaps centuries ago his ancestors had migrated through the Carpathian Mountains?

In the history of the Czech nation the story of the Valachs is little more than an interesting footnote. The surname BACA, for example, is not even listed in NASE PRIJMENI, even though it ranks high on Janak's lists.

As mentioned above, a study of the common Czech surnames in Texas shows that this population is not a representative cross-section of Czechoslovakia. The Czech surnames of Texas offer proof that this was a remarkably homogenous population that immigrated from a small, compact geographical area.

After reading Janak's article, I thumbed through the book NASE DEJINY, a history of Czech-Moravian Catholic communities that was published in 1939. NASE DEJINY contains a great deal of information which is of interest to historians and genealogists. The book contains histories of individual communities which were compiled in those communities and contain the names of many local settlers and inhabitants.

For genealogists the information is helpful because of its general accuracy.

NASE DEJINY is an excellent source of information on the correct spelling of surnames and on villages of origin.

Census records and, to a lesser degree, even tombstones are not always an accurate source for genealogical data.

Immigrants first arriving in the country or being questioned by census takers did not always provide accurate data.

Quite a few immigrants were avoiding military service and these did not give American officials their true name or even village of origin. Some of the materials published by the Czech Heritage Society of Texas, which have been collected from English-language records, contain numerous errors.

Genealogists should approach these with caution. In contrast, the authors of the different histories found in NASE DEJINY seem to have taken great pains to record all information accurately, including villages of origin and correct spellings of unusual Moravian names.

Most of the biographies included in NASE DEJINY indicate the Moravian - Silesian region of La§sko as a place of birth. The town mentioned most frequently as a place of birth is Fren§tal, in southern Lasko near the border with Valagsko. Many of these natives of Lasko have surnames which are clearly of Czech origin: HOLUB, JAKUBIK, KOPECK, JANDA, BARTOS, etc. There also appear some names of German origin, such as WOLF, MILL, etc. These families considered themselves Czech or Moravian, however. Just as Valachs migrated from the east to Moravia in the Middle Ages, German colonists also had been invited to settle there.

Like the Valachs, many of these German immigrants long ago had assimilated into the native Slavic population.

There are still other surnames in NASE DEJINY which are not Czech.

Some, by their spelling, indicate a Moravian origin. Many of these Moravian surnames reflect differences between the Czech language and Moravian dialects. The pronounciation and accent of the Moravian surnames is

12/VESTNIK—Wednesday, December 7, 1988 often different from Czech counterparts.

Another group of surnames from NASE DEJINY indicates Slovak, Polish, Ruthenian, Ukrainian or other origin. The ancestors of families with these surnames were probably Slavic Valachs who settled centuries ago in Valasko and Lasko. The final group of surnames, perhaps the most interesting, is definitely not of Czech origin. These are names which are also found in records relating to Valach colonists. The origin of some of these surnames is unclear and, in some cases, may even be Romanian.

The following is a list of names from NASE DEJINY which are related specifically to northeastern Moravia and neighboring Silesia: Balu g ek, Blahuta, Chumchal, Dluhog (from the Moravian DLUHY; the Czech is DLOUHY), Ermis, Foltn (occurs frequently in Lasko and Tegin Silesia), Hlavenka, Hurtriak, JalfifIca, Kallus, Kalmus, Kaluia, Krahulik, Kubena, Kubiena (the Czech form appears more often as KUBENA), Kuleak, Mikula, Neku2a, Oharek (from the Moravian word for "pickle," the Czech is OKUREK, the Silesian is OGUREK), Petra, Pigfak, Pivoiika, Pokiuda, Smajstrla, Strmiska, Struhal, Vrla, Vyvjal (Vyijal).

We find the sound " --EJ --" in Czech, but in Slovak, Polish and the dialects of eastern Moravia this appears as "-- AJ --." This is illustrated in the following surnames, which are of eastern Moravian, Slovak or Polish origin: Balajka, Cmajdalka, Fajkus (from the Slovak word FAJCIT, to smoke; FAJKA, a pipe), Gajda (of Silesian or Polish origin), Hajda (of Slovak origin, the Czech is HEJDA), Krajea (Slovak for tailor, the Czech is KREJCil, Labaj, Naizar (NAJZR), Najvar, Svajda.

Where certain Czech nouns and surnames end in the letters "--CE," in eastern Moravian dialects and in Slovak this ending is " --CA." Surnames of this types are: Gajdica, Hofelica (eastern Moravian), Ju •ica (eastern Moravian), Kubica, Lagtovica, Voznica.

It is interesting to note that two persons connected with the founding of SPJST have surnames associated with eastern Moravian and Valachs. These were J.R. KUBENA, one of the founders of SPJST, and IGNAC J. GALLIA, the first president of the organization. Both were natives of the region of Lasko: Kubena from Lichnov and Gallia from Mni gi (also written as Mygi). GALLIA is not a Czech surname but is rather of Eastern Slavic or possibly Romanian origin.

The name KUBENA in this particular spelling is associated with northeastern Moravia and is listed as the surname of certain Valachs in official records from past centuries.

The following surnames are found in northern Moravia, although the ending "-- CIK" suggests Silesian or Polish origin: ABRAMCIK, ADAMCIK, SEFCiK. Some surnames found in Texas are derived from adjectives formed from place names in Valasko and Lasko.

Among Czechs, Poles and other Slays surnames such as this have the ending "-- SKY " ("-- SKI"). The surname ROZNOVSKV, for example, means "of, or from, Roinov." Rohiov is a town in Valasko --BORDOVSKV (from Bordovice, a village in Lasko), LICHNOVSKV (Lichnov, Lasko), MORKOVSKY (Mofkov, Lasko), PORUBSKY

(Poruba, rain area of Silesia), PUSTEJOVSKY (Pustejov, Lasko), SOLANSKY (So WI, Valagsko), OLSOVSKV (Olgovec).

The following surnames are of eastern Moravian, Slovak, Silesian, Polish and non- Czech origin: BACA, BACAK ("head sheperd"), BATEK, BATLA (from Slovak; possibly derives also from BACA), BJALEK, BIALEK (of Silesian -Polish origin, from BIALY -- white), FEDORA, FEDORA (Eastern Slavic, from the Christian name Theodore), FOJT, FOJTEK, FOJTEK (from the title FOJT, the term for village magistrate or mayor; this term was used in eastern Moravia and Silesia; the Czech term was RYCHTAR), GRMELA (of Silesian - Polish origin, as indicated by the letter "G"), HAIDUSEK, GAJDUSEK (according to NASE PRIJMENI this is of Hungarian origin and denoted an armed coachman or personal attendant; other sources trace the word to the Balkans, where it meant highwayman or warrior), KADERA (in the dialect of Valasko denotes a well), KOLIBA, KOLIBAL (from the vocabulary of Valachs; KOLIBA was the mountain cabin where the baba and his valachs lived while herding their flocks), KOLOS (Silesian; the Czech form is KALAS), LIDIAK (eastern Moravian or Slovak; the Czech form is LIDAK), MECHURA (in the dialect of Lasko denotes an obese person), MOTLOCH (in the dialect of Lasko denotes a foolish person), MURAS (in the dialect of Lasko denotes a bricklayer; the Czech word for this is ZEDNIK), SRUBAk (in the dialect of Lasko denotes a person who manufactures screws; the Czech for screw is SROUB), VALIGURA (this surname is associated with Valachs; NASE DEJINY mentions a Pavel Valigura who immigrated to Fort Worth in 1880 from VeIke Karlovice in eastern Valasko, near the Slovak border; Velke Karlovice is associated with earl) Valachs; other sources suggest a Polist or Polish Valach origin for the sur. name). VIACLOVSKY (from Silesian or Polish; from the Christian name Vaclav; the Czech form of the surname is VACLAVSKY).

The surnames SLOVAK, SLOVACEK, RUSNAK AND RUSEK indicate that the ancestors of these families migrated from Slovakia or from Ruthenia/Ukraine. The surname RUSNAK appears in lists of Silesian and Moravian Valachs. The name NEMEC, which is also found in Texas with the Silesian/Polish spelling NIEMIEC, indicates the German origin of an ancestor in that period in the Middle Ages when surnames were adopted.

The historian Vaclav Davidek devoted himself to a study of the Valachs of Silesia. He extracted Valach names from many official documents and records. His lists are too lengthy to include here, although I can make this information available to interested researchers. According to Davidek, these were the most common Valach surnames: 14ECKO, KALITA, MARTiNEK, SVKORA, TIESLAR. Of these names SVKORA and MARTINEK appear in Texas, although both of these also happen to be names of Czech origin. Czech families with these surnames probably do not have any link to the Valachs, although SYKORAS and MARTiNEKS in Texas very well may.

The following are some unusual surnames which appear in NASE DEJINY. These names are very likely related to Moravian and Silesian Valachs. The origins of some of these

are Eastern Slavic or even Romanian: Baklin, Balajka, Balcar, Belucha, Capak, Charbula, Dumka, Gallia, Gorubec, Julena, Mekyna, Mucala, Nekurka, Nektila, Prilop, Sandera, Valigura, Vagenka, Vagina, Vecheta, Zdirba.

A great deal of research remains to be done in order to trace the links between Czech - Moravian settlers in Texas and Valachs. It should be obvious from the surnames listed above that the story of the Valachs is much more than just a historical footnote for this community. These surnames indicate that many settlers migrated to Texas from the mountainous villages which had been settled and populated centuries ago by Valach shepherds from territories to the east.

The surnames listed above are found in the book NASE DEJINY. Other names which indicate a Valach origin can be found in the books published by LEO BACA and ROBERT JANAK. Sources: Baca, Leo -- "Czech Immigration Passenger Lists," Volumes I and II; Hallettsville, Texas; 1983, 1985.

Davidek, Vaclav -- "0 Nazvech a Jmenech Teginska," Opava, 1949. ----.

"Osidleni Teginska Valachy." Prague, 1940.

Janak, Robert -- "Geographic Origins of Czech Texas," Beaumont, Texas, 1985. ----. "Texas Czech Surnames," NASE DEJINY, March -April, 1988.

Narodni svaz ees14ch katoliku.

NASE DEJINY, Granger, Texas, 1939.

Smilauer, Vladimir ed. NASE PkiJMENI, Prague, 1983.

—SPJSTCzechoslovak State Anthems The anthem of the Czechoslovak CSSR consists of the Czech national anthem "Kde domov IMO?" (Where is My Home?) and the Slovak national anthem "Nad Tatrou sa blyska" (Lightning Above the Tatras), joined into one whole. Both songs embody traditions that go back to the first half of the 19th century. In spite of not being composed as anthems, they are nonetheless honored this way, because long before they became official, they were so popular among the Czech and Slovak people that they became national property, expressing the feelings and longings of the people from the time of their origin.

"Kde domov mfij?" (Where is My Home?). It was in 1834 that Josef Kajetan Tyl, an actor, dramatist, author and later on journalist and politician and Franti gek Skroup, bandleader and composer, joined forces for a common task. Tyl asked Skroup to write the music for this libretto for a genuine Czech opera with the charming name "Fidlovaeka," or "No Rage and No Fighting." He wrote it for the Czech audience of the then "Estates' Theatre" in Prague.

Why "Fidlovaeka?" The authors intended to offer their audience something domestic, outspokenly Prague in character, which would come from the very life of the people.

In those days "Fidlovaeka" was a typical folk feast of the cobblers of Prague, celebrated in the Nusle valley.

In the procession of the shoemaker's guild, a tree with "fidlovaeka" was carried around. Most people today do not even know what this word means because it became obsolete - and so we have to turn to the dictionary of the

Czech language to learn that "fidlovaeka" was a shoemaker's tool for polishing leather.

Franti g ek Skroup finished composing the music for this opera December 14, 1834, and only a week later it had its opening performance in the Estates' Theatre in Prague. The audience liked it and especially a few of its main songs. One of them was the "Kde domov milj?," a song sung on the scene by the blind man Mareg, praising simply and frankly the beauties of Bohemia with its mountains, blossoming meadows and humming forests.

It would not be historically accurate to say that it was only this song that immediately captivated people so much and that it began to spread from the very first. Reality was a bit different and the road leading towards the national anthem was winding.

After the opening performance the play was presented only once more (which was also due to not exactly favorable reviews in the press) and it disappeared from the repertoire. How are we to explain its later success? It is recorded that on June 9, 1917 the opening performance of a new production of "Fidlovaeka" was given in the well - known theatre in Prague Vinohrady, conducted by the outstanding conductor and composer Oscar Nedbal. The audience not only enthusiastically applauded the opera, but when the blind Mare g began to sing on stage "Kde domov milj?" the whole auditorium rose and sang with him. The same thing happened again and again at the seventy subsequent performances in Prague and other Czech towns. The song "Kde domov mfij?" became a demonstration against foreign rule. It was no more a mere song, it was truly a national anthem! However, its way to general popularity did not lead exclusively across the stage.

As early as 1835 it was published in various songbooks, which by then were spreading among people. The first interpreter of the song in the "Fidlovaeka" opera on the stage of the Estates' Theatre was, by then, the well - known singer Karel Strakaty.

Even he became so fond of it that he sang it often in his concert performances. Still another famous singer, Jan ICI titel Pisek, successfully introduced the song in his concerts at home and abroad.

And so the song could be heard from both the mouths of trained opera singers as well as folk singers. It spread and was sung by soloists and thousands of people as well at national manifestations; it was sung in families, schools and patriotic meetings, becoming a musical symbol of Czech nationality to such an extent, that since the mid - forties of the last century it had virtually become a national song.

When, in 1884, the fiftieth anniversary of its origin was celebrated, it was already considered to be the Czech national anthem. "The nation has put more into that song than the composer himself" - says one of its many descriptions.

It is neither a marching nor a fighting song like many other anthems which originated in different conditions. It sings of the beauty of the land of Bohemia in a spirit corresponding with the first third of the 19th century. How striking in comparison for example is the choral song "Our Hour Has Struck," resounding in Smetana's opera "The Brandenburgers in Bohemia." This song and many others were time and again proposed as the Czech national anthem; however, other opinions were

Wednesday, December 7, 1988—VESTNIK/13 voiced, objecting that it was not an easy matter to create artistically an anthem. which would be unanimously acceptable to the entire nation. The whole problem was after all expressed in the words of Zdenek NejedlY, a significant Czech music theoretian, who once wrote: "The nation - wide acclaim of this song demonstrates that it was in harmony with the feelings of Czech people of the day. In Smetana's days another song would most probably have been chosen, but that's just the gist of the matter: this song was composed thirty years before Smetana."

Josef Kajetan Tyl (1808 - 1856), was the son of a tailor and military musician from Kuntna Hora. He dropped out of school because of his love for the theatre, which however did not reward him with worldly fortune.

In order to make a living he temporarily worked in the army commissariat, but, in spite of that, devoted all his free time to writing, theatre companies and died in Plzen at nation and standing up against the foreign rule which, however, did not endear him to the authorities. In the revolutionary year of 1848 he became the dramaturgist of Czech performances in the Estates' Theatre and, politically, a deputy in the Imperial Diet. However, after the revolution had been stifled, he had again to vegetate with various itinerant theatre companies and died in Plzen at the age of 48. On his final journey the "Kde domov maj?" resounded, in whose words he had paid homage to his country.

Franti gek Shoup (1801 - 1862) was born in Osice near Hradec Kralove. He came from a teacher's family, that is from an environment where there was no lack in music, and became conductor in the Estates' Theatre in Prague. He was the composer of Czech operas with themes from the Czech national history. Especially his opera "The Tinker" ought to be mentioned, since it was his first work and the first genuine Czech opera altogether.

Skroup, too, was accompanied to his grave by the tune of the song in which he had celebrated the beauty of Bohemia; it was not, however, in his country but in Rotterdam, Holland, where he worked as conductor and where, in 1862, he died.

Should we set out in the footsteps of the national anthem, then we would have many places to visit. Tyl's birthplace in Kutna. Hora and the house No. 507, where he was born, is in the present day Tyl Street. In Prague in Republic Square, in house No. 1078 - 75 we will find a bronze memorial tablet saying that in the local military office in 1834, J.K. Tyl wrote the text to the anthem "Kde domov maj?."

We would find many memorials in Plzen; in the cemetery where he is buried, in the museum housing his manuscripts and especially, among others, the house where he died.

We would find the birth - house of Franti g ek Skroup in Osice, a memorial tablet on the house where he composed the national anthem is in Prague, MyslIkova Street. And, finally, the score for his opera "The Tinker" is kept in the musical division of the National Museum in Prague. in Velkoptevorske Square.

"Nad Tatrou sa blyska" The Slovak song "Nad Tatrou sa blyska" (Lightning Above the Tatras) tells a rather different story. While listening to its tune we may quite clearly hear the deep defiance and firm

determination not to be broken under even most serious conditions. It, too, originated as a resounding reply to real events, which in those days enormously excited Slovak patriots, grouped round the most important Slovak national fighter in the first half of the 19th century, Ludovit Star.

It was in the beginning of 1844 when the official crusade against Star, who so gallantly opposed national and linguistic oppression, came to its end.

On January 1st, 1844 the Hungarian authorities dismissed the popular professor. It was a deed which deeply irritated and shocked his nationality conscious pupils. "And so they deprived the youth of the heart of this famous Slovak group, where the most conscious Slovak national characters had been brought up."

Twenty - two of the most devoted and determined of Star's adherents decided to leave the Bratislava school as well, either for home, or for Levoca "to continue there, their struggle for Slovak truth, rights and justice." The days of departure were coming, and during this time, they would gather together and sing, some humming, some singing. In such mood in a group of students the song "Nad Tatrou sa blyska" sprang up, spontaneously, at once, and as an expression of their emotional commotion, voicing the collective feelings and determination.

Who, however, came up with the tune and who with the text? For a long time the latter was ascribed to the important Slovak revivalist Karol Kuzmany; after thorough research, however, the author of the text is today considered Janko Matu§ka, one of Star's students who, as a symbol of protest, decided to leave the school of Bratislava.

Hardly any Slovak author wrote as little and became so famous as Janko Matugka. Among his contemporaries he became popular for only two or three of his songs, chiefly, however, for the one which today is a part of the Czechoslovak State anthem, the "Nad Tatrou sa blyska." And so in the history of Slovak literature we learn about him as a not exactly prolific author. In his lifetime he wrote about thirty poems, one play for children and one belletristic work. And nonetheless he was made famous by a single song, a song which strengthened and encouraged the hope of Slovak people for a better and more beautiful life.

Until 1843 Janko Matu§ka still wrote his first works in Czech.

However, later on, as one of the first followers of gttir, he began to compose his poems in his mother - language, central Slovakia. Here is the place to remark, that it was precisely in this period that Ludovit Star in his theoretical linguistic works, as well as practically, in the newspapers he was editing, fought for shifting away from written Czech, used hitherto by the Slovaks, in favor of written Slovak.

The rousing song "Nad Tatrou sa blyska" fell on fertile ground in the case of Slovak patriotism and took root. It was sung during the revolution in 1848 and it was sung by Slovak soldiers in the First World War, having spread among Slovak people as an expression of their feelings and firm belief in brighter future. When this came true in the common State of Czechs and Slovaks the song, anticipating those feelings, became a part of the Czechoslovak State anthem.

From preserved records we know that in the original the song had six verses, beginning with the words: "Ponad Tatrou blyska," which is attested to by the song - book "Piesne slovenske a slovanske" from 1884.

Another record comes from Matugka's friend Viliam Pauliny Toth (naming clearly Matu§ka as author), who in addition published a memorial article about the events of 1834 and 1844 in "Pdtobudinske Vedomostia," and so did Samuel Stefanovic and others; one wonders why Janko Matu§ka didn't mention it in any manuscript of his summary works. (The works of Janko Matugka).

as high blood pressure. Most people lose to 50 to 70 pounds but regain up to a third of the weight. Those who don't exercise or change eating habits may regain all they lost within a year. ***

Impetigo, as many parents know all too well, is a highly contagious skin infection. It affects some 1.4 million people each year, mostly children.

Kids pick up the infection through The song "Nad Tatrou sa blyska " is scratches and skinned knees from based on the tune of a folk song, and bacteria that lurk on towels, at poolsides and in sandboxes, among maybe even this was one of the reasons other places. Three to five days after why later on it spread among the broad exposure, blisters appear, then break masses of people; after all, the and crust over. Scratching the itchy mentioned group of patriotic students scabs spreads the infection, which, if had no other possibility. There were left untreated, can persist for months among them budding poets and authors, but there was no composer in and lead to scarring. It traditionally has been treated with a prescription their ranks. They, after all, proceeded according to the widespread custom of ointment plus oral antibiotics, which sometimes cause allergic reactions, their time to furnish words for well cramps and diarrhea. Now there is a known tunes. topical prescription that can be used As Dr. R. Brtan, CSc. has it, this melody stems from the folk song alone: Bactroban Ointment -"Kopala studnieku, pozierala do generically, mupirocin -- sold by nej..." mentioned by Janko Francisci Beecham Laboratories. Spokesmen for Vratislav Rima y skY in his the American Pharmaceutical Association can't say whether "ProstonarodnY Zabavnik" from Bactroban will replace standard 1842. Another variant was registered in 1843 by Ludovit Gal - the song from therapy; but it has been used Nitra "U studanky stala, napajela successfully overseas and has worked well in U.S. studies. pava." *** Janko Matugka (1821 - 1877), a Aspirin labels already warn Slovak author from Star's generation pregnant women to consult a doctor was born, worked and died in DolnY before taking the drug. Recently, the Kubin in the Orava region. His poetic Food and Drug Administration activities were not extensive - he wrote proposed an even more strongly chiefly fables and ballads in verse. In worded label. The tougher warning, his youth he was an active adherent of which aspirin makers probably will Star's group and, as a Slovak patriot, adopt voluntarily before it becomes he participated in the revolution of mandatory in a year or so, will caution 1848. His first literary efforts women to avoid using aspirin during appeared, from 1842 on, in the the last three months of pregnancy. magazine "Tatranka" and were, after Because it reduces the blood's clotting his death, published as his Collected ability, aspirin can cause bleeding Poetic Works. complications in the mother and the And the monuments? In 1921 the baby during delivery. Pain relievers Orava town of DoInY Kubin marked based on ibuprofen, such as Advil and the house where M at u g lc a was born Nuprin, already carry a warning with a memorial tablet. His similar to the FDA's proposal. The manuscripts, the first - hand written safest bet for pregnant women is to notes as well as the prints of his song avoid painkillers, but that's not easy we'll find all in Martin, in the when you're eight months pregnant collections of Matice Slovenka. and have a headache or muscle pain.

Both songs - "Kde domov maj?" as One alternative is pain relievers based well as "Nad Tatrou sa blyska" shared on acetaminophen, such as Tylenol, a •similar fate. Because of their since these have never been linked to harmony and voiced national feelings bleeding or other significant problems. they became anthems by popular Nondrug options might include a request. They started officially their heating pad and rest. Some physicians joined - way as the Czechoslovak State may recommend aspirin or ibuprofen anthem December 13, 1918. in very low doses or even prescription (Courtesy: Czechoslovak Tourist medications such as codeine, but any Review by B. Hlinka) drug should only be taken under the —SP JSTguidance of a doctor. *** Liquid diets nearly vanished in the Contrary to popular myth, raw rice late 1970s after 60 people died of - thrown at weddings does not swell in protein starvation. The current liquid birds' stomachs, causing them to diets, such as Optifast, HMR and explode. In fact, birds like rice. Ask Medifast, include better sources of rice farmers -- many of whom are protein and are safe, experts say. Still, plagued by birds that eat their crops. medical supervision is advised. Many Still, it has become widely accepted as of the diets are safe only if used for a fact that rice hurts birds, and many few days or along with regular food. localities encourage wedding goers to When abused, such diets can cause throw birdseed instead. heart problems or even death. Most of A Connecticut State Representative the formulas are available only sponsored a bill -- which died in through weight - loss programs at committee in 1985 -- to ban rice medical centers, where dieters are throwing. But a representative from supervised. The diets are aimed at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology people who are at least 30 percent or 50 says rice -- even instant or minute rice pounds overweight. In a typical six -- is harmless, since birds have month program, dieters eat only a powerful muscles and grit in their carbohydrate - and - protein powder gizzards, where foods are ground. mixed with liquids, lowering daily Furthermore, rice fluffs only in boiling intake to 400 to 800 calories. After water; a bird's stomach is only about three months, dieters add solid food, 105 degrees, far below the boiling exercise and get advice on eating point. So throw birdseed if you want -habits. The average program costs it's more nutritious than rice -- but feel about $3,000. Insurance may cover free to toss the white grains in good part of the cost for people with a conscience. weight - related medical problem such —SP JST —

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Dva Praskovi nfirodopisni spolupracovnici Antonin Satke Kdyl" Vincenc Prasek (1843-1912) pojal timysl podat v 80. letech minuleho stoleti obraz slerske lidove slovesnosti, lidovYch zvykfi a pover, nemohl se jegte optit o metodicky propracovane teoreticke studie, ktere by mu usnadnily vYzkum a zpracovani materialu. Navic Prasek sam byl od prvnich let sve stredo gkolske ueitelske einnosti cele ponoren do studia slerske a morayske historie a krome toho jej prim° strhavaly otazky jazykovedne, osvetove, v sgeobecne vzdelavaci a organizaeni, take sam by na giroce pojatY vYzkum nestaeil. Pomohl si tedy tak, jak si poeinali tehdy dialektologove, nape. A.V. Sembera, kteri si ziskavali jazykovY material od mnohYch informatorft, iijicich stale v ureitem regionu. Ostni slovesnost se vgak neda zapsat tak snadno, jako zjistit nareeni vYrazy a jejich tvary.

Prasek si byl tehdy vedom toho, nechce-li venovat primemu vYzkumu mnoho chozeni a easu, bude si muset vytvorit sit' stalYch nebo alespoii stalej gich dopisovatelft, kteri mu budou moci ye svych vesnicich a blizkem okoli sbirat pohadky, povidky, pove'sti, prislovi a ostatni druhy lidove slovesnosti a posilat mu ii. Obratil se proto na etenare Opayskeho tYdeniku (1880, e. 9) s vYzyou, aby mu posilali dune projevy tistni slovesnosti, a poznamenava, sam ui ma 20 povesti, 10 legend a na 500 prislovi.

Dnes nemiileme presne fici, jake mnol'stvi zapisti Praskovi jeho informatofi zaslali, a v mnoha pripadech nelze take ureit, zdali pisatel text zapsal od druheho informatora nebo sam napsal to, co znal. V to veci jsme odkazani jen na Praskovu tigtenou sbirku a na nekolik Indio neoti gtenYch drobnosti, jei zustaly v Praskove pozastalosti (tyto skrovne zbytky jsou soueasti archivu tistni slovesnosti Slerskeho tistavu CSAV v °pave).

Prasek utridil a vydal takto shromaldenY material jako 1. dil sve Vlastivedy slerske pod nazvem Podani lidu (Opava 1888). Celkem se podilelo na teto spolupraci, jak se zminuje V. Hauer (VMO 1913, s. 11), na osmdesat spolupracovnikil a dopisovatelfi.

Prasek uvadi u jednotlivYch eisel prozaickeho i ver govaneho folkloru jejich jmena, u drobnej gich forem (rikadel, pranostik, hadanek) poznamenava u jednotlivYch kapitol souhrnne, kdo mu do toho ci onoho oddilu prispel. Texty dostal od nekterYch prispevatelti v nafeN, od jinYch ye spisovne eatine: Prasek do nareenich textfi podstatne nezasahoval.

Mezi nejpilnej gi dodavatele tistni slovesnosti V. Praskovi dva informatofi ze sousednich obci -na dueit el Josef Flanderka z Jakubeovic a P. Torna g Yd ze Skfipova.

Josef Flanderka pri g el do Jakubeovic jako ueltel z tech. Narodil

se 19. listopadu 1843 v Prepericich u Turnova, zemrel 27. listopadu 1913 ve Slavkove u Opavy, kde dlel na odpoeinku. V Jakubeovicich pftsobil 48 let. Flanderka posilal Praskovi to, co od jakubeovs14ch vesnieanfi zapsal, jednak sam, jednak prostfednictvim T. Sirqrda, nebot' na nekterYch zapisech psanYch rukou T. SmYcla (ty jsou oznaeeny jeho podpisem nebo §ifrou Sd), je udan jako zapisovatel J. Flanderka.

J. Flanderka za tak dlouhou dobu jiste dobre znal mluvu jakubeovskYch obeanfi a zapsal nareeim, jak mitleme soudit z nekolika eisel, jel se nam zachovala v rukopise, to, co slygel.

Transkripci nareei si zjednodu gil, nebyl a take nemohl bYt je gte poueen, jak zapisovat zinekeene souhlasky tamej g iho nareei, ty prepisuje zpfisobem belnYch ye spisovnern jazyce (e' prepisuje jako t' apod.).

Spisovne eekine se snalil priblilit i oznaeovanim kvantity samohlasek, aekoli mu jiste bylo znamo, ze v gude ve slerskYch nafeeich se vyslovuji samohlasky kratce.

Nekolik eisel ver g ovaneho i prozaickeho folkloru Prasek do sveho Podani lidu nepojal at' ui proto, ie mel po ruce jine varianty, nebo proto, nemel dost mista, nebo take proto, prigly pozde. Mimo jine je v rukopisne pozfistalosti take se git od J. Flanderky s titulem Obyeeje pri svatbach v okoli Jakubeovic ye Slersku, jej odeslal Praskovi T. SmYd s prfivodnim listem, datovanYm 31. ledna 1889. Flanderka vylieil vgechny zvyky spojene se svatbou i prfibeh svatby same dosti podrobne od namluv ai po odjezd nevesty do Ienichova domu a pripojil i nekolik prislovi a porekadel o svatbe.

Prasek uverejnil Flanderkfiv popis svatby v Podani lidu (s. 174-178) zkracene s autorovYm jmenem v poznamce, pfevedl reei drulek a starosvatft, jel jsou u Flanderky v nateei, ale nesou jasne znaky spisovneho projevu, do spisovneho jazyka a ponechal jen nektere nateeni vYrazy. I kdyl Praskovo Podani lidu ma rok vroeeni 1888 a Praskovi byl segit poslan ai v lednu roku 1889, mohl Prasek jegte z Flanderkova se gitu eerpat, nebot' jednotlive se gity Podani lidu vychazely asi postupne se zpoldenirn (Flanderkovi byly prvni ti gtene segitky Podani lidu znamy, nebot' ye svem segite v kapitole o jidlech pripomina, podobne pripitky, ktere zde uvadi, jsou otikeny v 3. se gite Vlastivedy slezske). Flanderkovy verze uverejilujeme. Jejich varianty z Kravar a Kout v Podani lidu (s. 95) ukazuji, tyto formy lidoveho podani se gifily pravdepodobne nejen tistni cestou, ale take opisovanim.

DruhY sberatel tistni slovesnosti a Praskuv spolupracovnik Toma§Yd (psal se take vlastenecky podle Stitneho "Tome) se narodil v Zeravicich na Morava roku 1838 a ve Skfipova pasobil 14 let v duchovni sprave, od roku 1875 do roku 1889. Lji v mladi byl literarne tinny, pozdeji se zajimal i o dialektologii a ustni slovesnost-- to sbiral nejen ye sve farnosti, ale i na jinYch pilsobi§tich. Praska zasoboval drobnYmi sdelenimi a zapisy dosti bohate, byl take_o nareeich dobie

poueen a v nekterYch FlanderkovYch 0 The Beatles zapisech, ktere Praskovi zasilal, v teskoslovensku provadel v transkripci zasahy (hlavne v oznaeovani mekeeni) Nektera proSoueasne se zpravami, le Paul Mczaicka vypraveni jsou napsana ye Cartney, jeden ze zakladatelit skupiny spisovnem jazyku, SmYd je asi napsal The Beatles, hodla 30. vYroei sve dodateene podle slykneho vypraveni. umelecke drafty oslavit turtle po SovetPri sbirani folklorniho materialu se skem svazu, vychazeji v Ceskoslovenneomezil jen na Skripov, jeho zaznamy sku hned d ye publikace o teto svetove jsou i z Hrabstvi, z Puste Polome, ba i dosud nejproslulej gi skupine pop z Hrabyne.

I kdyl se nedalo eekat, le Prasek music.

Rozsahlej gi obsahem (281) stran i takto zprostredkovane ziska folklorni nakladem (80,000 vYtiskii) je kniha material, jen by mei hodnotu eeskeho muzikologa Antonina Matzbezprostredniho projevu zapsaneho nera (Antonin Matzner), vydand primo od zpevaka nebo vypraveee, eeskYrn mladelnickYm nakladatelstvim piece na svou dobu je jeho sbirka qzMlada fronta. Sam titul: "Beatles namnYm prinosem; ne tolik v prozaickem folkoru -- ten poz- vYpoved' o jedne generaci", naznaeuje, namenala stylizujici ruka jejich ie autor si predsevzal zobrazit hudebni pisatelfi vice, ale v tom, le je to v nagi deni 60. a 70. let v girgich folkloristicke literature jeden z prvnich souvislostech. V zrcadle vYvoje pop pokusfi nastinit celistvY obraz krajove music a tvfireiho vkladu slavne etverice z Liverpoolu se snafI zobrazit tistni slovesnosti. generaeni promeny spoleenosti druhy Pokud jde o pisne, omezil se Prasek na mengi poeet pisni obradnich, poloviny dvacateho stoleti na Zadade. taneenich a jinYch popevkfi. Pisne mu Publikace je dopinena v§ak poslali jeho informatofi bez dokumentarnimi fotografiemi i not, jen vYjimeene mu poslal nekdo kompletni diskografil The Beatles.

Slovenske hudebni nakladatelstvi piseri i s napevem, nape. T. SmYd mu Opus v Bratislava naproti tomu vydava zaslal tri svatebni pisne ze Skfipova, "The Beatles" jako titul prevzatY z nap& k nim vgak zapsal nekdo jinY. vydavatelstvi Edition Peters v Lipsku v Prasek eerpal pisne je gte i z pfivodnich NDR. Prelolend biografie Gottfrieda rukopisnYch sesitu Cypriana Lelka, jeI Schmiedela (Gottfried Schmiedel), obsahovaly nekolik set lidov 'Ych pisni vychazejici ye slovengtine nakladem zapsanYch samYm Lelkem, bohulel 50,000 vYtiskti, je v podstate rovne2 bez napevu. Prasek ovgem neusiloval o vyeerpavajici zachyceni faktografickYm zachycenim vzniku, g britske pisiloveho fondu, veal, ie slerskou vzestupu i rozpadu nejslavnej hudebni skupiny. Vice nel tfetinu ze oblast zahrnul do svYch MorayskYch 126 stran teto publikace zabiraji pisni Franti gek Susil, na jeho mohufaktograficke Lidaje, ze kterYch zaujme mentalni sbirku se take v Podani lidu originalni seznam pisni se skladbami (s. 6) odvolava. skupiny The Beatles, jel byly vydana na gramofonovYch deskach v Letoinf ikolnf rok 1987/1988 je socialistickYch zemich: v SSSR, NDR, pro aeskou Akolu v Daruvaru v JuBulharsku, Polsku, Jugoslavii, Mad'argoslevii rokem jubilejnfm. V listosku a teskoslovensku. padu 1987 oslavila 65 let sveho try& Ceskoslovenska gramofonova firma nf a pfivftala v prvnfm roanfku noSupraphon vydala licenene behem let vjgch 23 chlapc0 a devoatek. polovinu z dlouhohrajicich desek The ■ Beatles. Naposledy to byla reedice LP Knihovna Ceske besedy v Daru"With the Beatles" z roku 1963, varu je pro 6ten6fe otevfena 1 x vydand letos na jare a "A Hard Days Obsahuje 6 tisfc svazku beNight" (PernY den), vydand znovu v letrie a 1 tisfc knih pro lkoinf d6ti roce 1987, kdyl do eeskoslovenskYch a mledet. kin byl v obnovene premiere uveden ■ stejnojmennY hudebni film. (dr) ■•••••••••••••••••••■

Seky vyplitujte na The Czech Educational Foundation of Texas, c/o Ben Trealek, Jr., treasurer, Rt. 3, Box 111-A, Caldwell, TX. 77836. Tato prosba neni omezena jen do statu Texas, ale nadace prijme kaldou eastku odkudkoliv na teto zemekouli.

NESEM VAM NOVINY!!!

For Christmas enjoyment & gifts-lovely cassette of Czech Christmas carols & hymns.

Also available, is polka & waltz classic favorites cassette. Lyrics included - 17 songs on each 40-min. tape. Price: $8.50 plus $1.50 shipping per tape.

Write: EAST BERNARD CZECH SINGERS, c/o Martha VIktorin, Rt. 2, Box 224, East Bernard, TX 77435. Specify "Christmas" or "Classic".

Wednesday, December 7, 1988-VESTNIK/15 LODGE NO. 74, LOVELADY Lodge Business Meeting First Monday of every Month at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday night Dances 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

(Games every Tuesday night, 7:30 p.m.; Kitchen/Bar Open; Lic. #1-75-1052324-8 ***

SPJST CALENDAR FOR SPJST LODGES ONLY LODGE NO. 4, HALLETTSVILLE Sunday, Dec. 11-Lodge Meeting and Christmas Party, 2 p.m. at Mr. Gatti's; also Santa's Visit *** LODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD Friday, Dec. 9-Family Social Night Saturday, Dec. 10-RVOS Lodge No. 46 Members' Christmas Party Sunday, Dec. 11-Hoover's Christmas Party Friday, Dec. 16-Family Social Night Sunday, Dec. 18-Straten's Christmas Party Friday, Dec. 23-Closed Sunday, Dec. 25-Soukup Christmas Party Friday, Dec. 30-Family Social Night Saturday, Dec. 31-Private Party *** LODGE NO. 9, SNOOK Sunday, Dec. 11-Adult Lodge Meeting and Election of Officers, 4 p.m.; Youth Club Meeting, 2 p.m., also Decorate Tree/Make Decorations/Christmas Program Practice; Covered Dish Supper, 5:15 p.m.; YC Christmas Program, 6 p.m.; Santa's Visit, 6:25 p.m. *** LODGE NO. 13, DIME BOX Saturday, Dec. 17-Texas Unlimited Thursday, Dec. 22-BATTLE DANCE; Texas Unlimited vs. Chance Saturday, Dec. 24-Open Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve Dance; music by Texas Unlimited; Hats/Horns; No Reservations *** LODGE NO. 14, WESLEY Sunday, Dec. 11-Christmas Meeting at Mrs. Marie Martin's home LODGE NO. 15, BUCKHOLTS Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve Dance; music by Charles Mikeska and the "Sensations"; Call for Reservations: (817) 697-3971 (Regular Lodge Meeting every 2nd Wednesday at 7 p.m.; Club Dance every 2nd Sunday, 6 to 10) *** LODGE NO. 16, BILA HORA Sunday, Dec. 11-Annual Lodge Meeting, Election of Officers and Social, 1:30 p.m. at the SPJST Hall, Bila Hora *** LODGE NO. 18, ELGIN Saturday, Dec. 10-Debonaires, 9-1 Sunday, Dec. 11-Lee Roy Matocha, 4-8 Saturday, Dec. 17-King of Swing, 8:30-12:30 Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve; Debonaires, 9-1 (Most of our Saturday night dances are held from 8:30 to 12:30) LODGE NO. 23, MORAVIA Sunday, Dec. 11-Lodge Meeting, 2 p.m. and Christmas Party at Eddie Vrana's cabin; Members bring Sandwiches or Dessert *** LODGE NO. 24, CYCLONE Sunday, Dec. 11-Christmas Party; 3 p.m., Happy Hour; 4 p.m. Program; Meal 5 p.m.; Ladies bring vegetables and dessert Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve Dance; Sterling Country (Games every Wednesday night, 7 p.m.; Kitchen/Bar Open; Lic. #1-74-0875354-3) *** LODGE NO. 25, ENNIS Saturday, Dec. 10-Private Party; Texas Metroplex Awards Night/Banquet Saturday, Dec. 17-Bozek-Janes Wedding w/Czech Harvesters Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve Dance; Long Star Czechs (P/W & C/W) (For reservations call (214) 875-2300) (Lodge monthly meeting every second Thursday of each month, 8 p.m.) *** LODGE NO. 29, TAYLOR Sunday, Dec. 11-Christmas Party with Regular Lodge Meeting, 3 p.m.; Youth Program, Santa's Visit; Supper, 5:30 p.m. Members bring Meat Dish, Vegetable or Salad and Dessert (Lodge 29 Adult Meeting every 2nd Sunday, 4 p.m.; Youth Club Meeting, 3 p.m.)

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LODGE NO. 30, TAITON Sunday, Dec. 11-Christmas Party and Short Meeting, 2 p.m.; Members bring Desserts; also Youth Club Meeting *** LODGE NO. 32, VICTORIA Wednesday, Dec.14-Lodge 32 Monthly Meeting at Citizens National Bank, 7:30 p.m. *** LODGE NO. 33, BLEIBLERVILLE Saturday, Dec. 10-Dance; music by Night Shifte Sunday, Dec. 11-Annual Meeting with Chicken Stew at Dinner Friday, Dec. 23-Herbert's Christmas Party Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve Dance; music by Hay Slip Bros. *** LODGE NO. 35, ELK Saturday, Dec. 10-Cherokee Rose Sunday, Dec. 11-Lodge Meeting, 3 p.m.; Youth Club meets at 2 p.m.; also Installation of New Lodge Officers Friday, Dec. 16-Cherokee Rose Friday, Dec. 23-Billy Roy and Heart of The Night Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve Dance w/Dakota (Lodge Meetings 2nd Sunday at 3 p.m.; Youth Meetings 2nd Sunday at 2:30 p.m.) *** LODGE NO. 39, BRYAN Sunday, Dec. 11-Adult Meeting, 3 p.m.; Youth Meeting following LODGE NO. 40, EL CAMPO-HILLJE Friday, Dec. 9-Memorial Hospital of El Campo Christmas Party Monday, Dec. 19-Regular Monthly Meeting (Games every Monday night, 7:30 p.m.; Bingo License No. 3000-72-8240-0) *** LODGE NO. 44, INDUSTRY Sunday, Dec. 11-Quarterly Meeting, 1:30 p.m. at the M.L. Petruseks' home *** LODGE NO. 47, SEATON Thursday, Dec. 8-Decorate the Hall for th'e Holidays, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 10-Preparations for Christmas Party, a.m.; Donnie Wavra and The Hi-Liters Sunday, Dec. 11-Christmas Party for Lodge 47 Members at 3 p.m.; Youth Program; Santa Claus; Adult Awards' Program; Refreshments and Turkey Supper; bring Salads and Sweets Saturday, Dec. 17-Eddie Ray and The Polka Dots Monday, Dec. 19-Trustees' Meeting, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 24-Merry Christmas (No Dance) Sunday, Dec. 25-Merry Christmas!

Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve Dance w/Jerry Haisler and The Melody Five; Reservations at Saturday Night Dances or Weekdays call (817) 985-2545; $7.50 Per Person; $8.50 Door *** LODGE NO. 49, ROWENA (Happy Hour on Wednesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Game Social, 3rd Friday Night of each Month) *** LODGE NO. 51, ELLINGER Wednesday, Dec. 14-Annual Lodge Meeting, 6 p.m. sharp at the Lodge Secretary's Business Office *** LODGE NO. 63, SWEET HOME Sunday, Dec. 18-Monthly Meeting and Election of Officers, 1:30 p.m.; also Social after Meeting *** LODGE NO. 66, WACO Friday, Dec. 9-Cherokee Rose Saturday, Dec. 10-RVOS Lodge 109 Christmas Party; music by Cen-Tex Polka Band; Open to Public, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17-Cherokee Rose Friday, Dec. 23-Private Party Saturday, Dec. 24-Closed "Merry Christmas" Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve Dance; music by Easy

LODGE NO. 79, CORPUS CHRISTI/SOKOL HALL Sunday, Dec. 11-SPJST, Sokol and SVPS Christmas Party, 4 p.m. at the Sokol Hall, 5502 Kostoryz Rd., Sokol Gymnasts' Exhibition; Santa's arrival and distribution of goodies Wednesday, Dec. 14-Lodge 79 Annual Meeting and Election of Officers, 7 p.m., with a Covered Dish Supper following; bring enough food for Family and Guests Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve Dance; Tumbleweed (Hall Location: 5502 Kostoryz Rd., Corpus Christi; 512-852-9042; Public Invited) (Meetings are held on 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m., unless notified otherwise) *** LODGE NO. 80, HOLLAND (Games Night every Thursday, at 7 p.m.; Lic. Permit No. 30000077-419-001). *** LODGE NO. 81, NEEDVILLE Sunday, Dec. 11-Christmas Dinner, 12 Noon; also Lodge Meeting; Santa's Visit and Bags of Goodies; Members bring Vegetables and Pastries *** LODGE NO. 84, DALLAS Saturday, Dec. 17-Christmas Dance; music by Harold Strand Orchestra Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve Dance; music by Czech Harvesters Saturday, Jan. 7-Charles Mikeska and the Sensations of Temple *** LODGE NO. 87, TEMPLE Friday, Dec. 9-Christmas Meeting and Meal, 6 p.m.; Members bring enough Covered Dishes for your Family and Guests • *** LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON Wednesday, Dec. 7-Birthday Club Party/Luncheon Saturday, Dec. 10-Central Texas Sounds (formerly Ellinger Combo; Polka) Sunday, Dec. 11-Lodge 88 Annual Meeting, 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 14-Birthday Club Meeting/Lunch Saturday, Dec. 17-Al Pierson; Big Band USA (Dress Code) Sunday, Dec. 18-Blue Room Party, 4-9; Cocktail/Dinner/Dancing; Central Texas Sounds (Var.) Saturday, Dec. 24-No Dance; Merry Christmas Saturday, Dec. 31-John Sullivan; Big Band (Dress Code); Reservations start Monday, Dec. 12 and be paid in full by Dec. 18 *** LODGE NO. 92, FORT WORTH Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve Dance Patterson Charlie w/music (Ballroom/Waltz/Polka), 8:30 - 12:30 Sunday, Jan. 15-Centex Polka Band, 3-7 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 12-Valentine Dance, 4-8 p.m., music by Henry Rejcek Band --Ballroom Dancing; Dress Code, $7/person --Reservations: 624-1361 (Tuesday nights, Tarok and games played at lodge, 7 p.m.)

(Lodge Meetings every second Sunday of each month at 2 p.m.) *** LODGE NO. 107, FLORESVILLE Sunday, Dec. 11-Annual Social, 12:30 p.m. at the Gateway on Hwy. 97 near Pleasanton; after the Meal, members will travel back to the SPJST Hall in Floresville for Youth Club Meeting, 2 or 2:30 p.m.; Adult Meeting and Election of Officers, 4 p.m.; bring Desserts for Snacks following the Meeting *** LODGE NO. 130, DALLAS/SOKOL ZLZKA Saturday, Dec. '9-Allan Reeves (B/R) Saturday, Dec I-New Year's Eve; Chuck Arlington Big Band *** LODGE NO. 133, SAN ANTONIO Sunday, Dec. 18-Lodge Christmas Party at St. Margaret Mary Activity Center, 1314 Fair Avenue, San Antonio; Dinner served at 12:30 p.m.; Members bring Vegetable Dish and Pastry *** LODGE NO. 142, HOUSTON Sunday, Dec. 11-Lodge Meeting, 2 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 16-Christmas Party *** LODGE NO. 154, FT. WORTH Thursday, Dec. 15-Lodge No. 154 and Sokol Christmas Party, 7-9 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve, with Jerry Max Lane Sunday, Jan. 8-Lodge Monthly Meeting

LODGE NO. 172, PASADENA Saturday, Dec. 10-The Good, Bad & Ugly (C/W) Saturday, Dec. 17-Original River Road Boys (C/W) Saturday, Dec. 24-Christmas Eve (Closed) Wednesday, Dec. 28-Lodge Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m. (Date changed due to Christmas) Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve Dance; Texas Brew (C/W) (Executive Members' & Board of Trustees' Meeting each 2nd Wednesday of the Month, 7:00 p.m.; Regular Meeting on the 4th Wednesday of each Month, 7:30 p.m; Friday night dances, 8:30-12:30; Saturday night dances, 9-1) *** LODGE NO. 175, FORT BEND Tuesday, Dec. 13-Quarterly Meeting and Election of Officers, 7 p.m. at the Rosenberg Civic Center *** LODGE NO. 177, ACADEMY Saturday, Dec. 10-Mack Abernathy Wednesday, Dec. 14-Lodge Meeting; Covered Dish Supper following; Members bring Covered or Sweet Dishes Saturday, Dec. 17-Gentries Saturday, Dec. 24-NO DANCE Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve Dance; music by Hickory Creek (Dances from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.)

(Board of Trustees' meeting every 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Lodge Meeting every 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m.

Games every Tuesday, doors open at 5:30 p.m. and Game time, 7 p.m.; License No. 17420422390-41002) *** LODGE NO. 179, WARRENTON Thursday, Dec. 8-Lodge Meeting and Christmas Party, 7:30 p.m. at Warrenton Guest Room; Members bring side Dishes to go with Ham; also Exchange of Gifts *** LODGE NO. 180 BURLESON Saturday, Dec. 10-New South Saturday, Dec. 17-Ramblin' Rhythm Saturday, Dec. 24-No Dance (Christmas Eve) Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve Dance; New South (All Saturday night dances: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Lodge Membership Monthly Meetings every 1st Wednesday of each month, 7:30 a.m. and Trustees' Meeting also on same date, 6:30 p.m. *** LODGE NO. 183, MID-CITIES Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve Dance, 8:30-12:30, music by The Czech Mates (Polka & C/W) (Games every Sunday, 1:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, 7 p.m.; License Permit No. 17516910506-41002) (For Lodge Rentals, call Tony Sanchez 264-9691, or Pat Still 265-5618, or call the Lodge 465-8538 *** LODGE NO. 185, NEW BRAUNFELS Thursday, Dec. 29-Lodge Christmas Party, 6 p.m. at Bavarian Village; for more information, call 625-3365 ***

LODGE NO. 186, CALDWELL (Regular monthly meeting on the 1st Thursday of each month, 7 p.m. This will remain the same until further notice. No meetings on Sunday.

Games every Monday, Wednesday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Kitchen/Bar Open; License Permit No. 1-74-20733095-41002) ***

LODGE NO. 187, ROUND ROCK Friday, Dec. 9-Debonaires Saturday, Dec. 10-Silver City Rose/Price Sisters Thursday, Dec. 15-Johnny Dee and The Rocket 88s Friday, Dec. 16-Jimmy Mac Band Saturday, Dec. 17-People's Choice Friday, Dec. 23-Debonaires Saturday, Dec. 24-Closed - Merry Christmas+ Friday, Dec. 30-People's Choice Saturday, Dec. 31-New Year's Eve Dance; People's Choice (Friday Night Dances, 8-12 p.m.; Saturday Night Dances, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.)

(Small private party room available; contact Albert Lange, 255-8157) ***

LODGE NO. 188, CENTERVILLE (Dances: Saturday, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Games -Sunday, 2 p.m. and Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Lic. #1-74-19602 08-5; Kitchen/Bar open at all Functions; Lodge Meetings, 3rd Monday, 7:30 p.m.) *** LODGE NO. 189, BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION iunday, Dec. 11-Lodge 189 Christmas Party at Jniversity Inn (the old Ramada Inn) in Room "D", 12:30 p.m.; Buffet Lunch, 1:45 p.m. with Business Meeting following

16/VESTNiK—Wednesday, December 7, 1988

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