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Organ Of The Slavomc Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texas, Founded 1897
Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503 NUl\!BER 30 ISSN-07458800 July 31, 1991
Danbury Lodge Honors Retiring Officer (Story & More Photos On Pages 5 & 6)
LODGE NOVÁ DOBA NO. 122 Secretary Dennis A. Korenek presenting "Certificate of Appreciation" award to Sister Mary Minks.
Celebrates lOOth Birthday On Sunday, July 5, 1991, Mrs. Mary Minks celebrated her lOOth birthday with her family and friends at the American Legion Hall in Wallis. Mrs. Minks was honored by the SPJST Supreme Lodge with a "Certificate of Appreciation" award which was presented by Dennis A. Korenek, secretary of Lodge Nova Doba No. 122, Wallis. Mary Minks was born on July 9, 1891, to Joseph and Katherine Kopecky in Park, Texas, near La Grange in Fayette County, a small community which no longer exists. When she was very young, the family moved to West Point, Texas, and then to Plum, Texas, where she started school. Some years later, the family . moved to Prim, Texas, a small com munity now called Kirtley, and then to near Smithville. On January 11, 1910, Mary Kopecky and Innocenc Minks were married in Smithville. A year later, the couple moved to Wallis where she and her late husband were engaged in farming until they retired in 1956. Mary Minks is the mother of eight children, four sons and daughters-in law, Ivan and Frances Minks and Joe and Rosalee Minks, all of Wallis, Innoc and Alice Minks of East Bernard and George and Geneva Minks of Brazoria; four daughters and sons-in law, Louise and Charlie Zalesak and Catherine and Leonard Melnar, all of
PRESENTING HELEN FILIPP with an SPJST plaque for her 26 years as Lodge No. 139 financial secretary are President Lonnie Lostak (left) and Vice President Monte Baldwin.
Wallis, Lucille and Milbert Keszler of New Ulm and Tillie Mikes and the late Jim Mikes of Clute. Mr. Sid Pokladnik and Mrs. Frances She also had 32 grandchildren, 67 Schwenker were recently honored on great-grandchildren and 13 great their retirement by the Board of Direc great-grandchildren; one sister, Albina Polasek of Sealy; one half-sister, Vlas tors and Administrator, respectively, ta Cave of Sinton and two sisters-in of the .S.P.J.S.T. Rest Homes. These law, Rosie Reuther of Victoria and individuals gave many years of out standing service to these rest homes. Lucille Belle of Friendswood. Mrs. Minks has seen a lot of changes . during her lifetime. The year she was ~em?ers of the Board along_ with born, Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd t~e1r ~1ves h~nored Mr. Pokladník and President of the United States and his wife, Justme, and Mrs. Schwenker Congress that year was the first to a?d her husband, Stanley, with a steak spend one billion dollars. dmner '. Both were presente.d plaques On display Sunday were copies of f~r their many years of dedicated ser the La Grange Journal (which was vice. their nearest local paper), the Houston Mr. Pokladník served as a member of Daily Post and the New York Times, the Board of Directors of the rest all dated on her birth date, July 9, 1891. A subscription to the La Grange Journal was $2.00 a year and the New York Times sold for 2 cents a copy. Mary Minks joined SPJST on January l, 1911, at Lodge No. 60 in Wallis. She transferred her member ship to Lodge Nová' Doba No: 122, Wallis, when the two lodges merged. Her policy matured on January 1, 1988, when she outlived her policy. At that time she had 77 years' membership in SPJST. What an extraordinary record! Happy 1 OOth birthday, Mary Minks, July 9, 1891-1991 from the officers and directors of SPJST Supreme . Lodge; Dennis and Dorothy Korenek, Dan Balusek, S.P.J.S.T. Rest Homes officers of Lodge Nová' Doba No. 122; · - Board chairman (right) presenting and all your relatives and friends. plaque to Mr. Sid Pokkl~!lHc
Retirees Honored In Taylor homes for 30 years .. During this time he held the offices of treasurer, vice president and president for the past six years. Mrs. Schwenker was recognized for her outstanding leadership and dedica tion to the elderly for 18 years as ad ministrator of S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home No. I in Taylor. Mrs. Schwenker is a very loving, caring person and will be missed by all of us. She continues to visit her mother-in-law in the nursing home, and is performing some volun teer services here. We continue to enjoy her presence.
Mrs. Frances Schwenker accepting plaque from Dan Balusek, Rest Jh: ,:w~ !fo:?rd chairman.