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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P. 0. Box WO Temple. Texas 76503 ISSN-07458800 VOLUME 82 NUMBER 10
March 9, 1994
1993 Annual Reports Issue President's Report SPJST Works to Merge Fraternal and Financial Objectives in 1993
imperative that past and present lodge officers work together for continued success in their lodges. The past 'officers must instill in the new officers the sense of pride that goes with belonging to our Society. It is also the duty of our outgoing officers to "mentor" or assist the new officers in a benevolent way in instructing them of their duties. It is important to stress that the lodge officers are a strong base for the teamwork must exist that
The Lodge Recognition and incentive Dear Brothers and Sisters, program also provided the Supreme ar, my annual message was Lod ge with a way to start tracking frater` : 'Vorking Together-Making a nal programming in order to identify Difference."' This y ear, because of the our :lose programs which are most successLemendous effort made in working SOC. Hssentially, the pro g ram provided a real difference is beginning to . _nabled t:iem our Society. We are year ' 17; our :1116 ,ntinues taDid Oar st to the Our SOCi..hy The Society in dges that won a place in riurnanity Hchanging princip SPJST Youth the 1993 program Benevolence and Department involved will be recognized Brotherhood. scores of volunteers, at the Incentive working together to A contradiction Awards Dinner on in terms? Not really. establish a fraternal March 12th. I want Our response to and fun environment to congratulate all changing times lies for our young memof these lodges on ' bers. The annual not in changing our their achievements. basic values. Our youth camps also continued to attract an They are: Lodge I ever-increasing number of campers. response lies in 29, Taylor; Lodge Over the last four years, the number of updating our 47, Seaton; Lodge campers participating has averaged 500 approach. After reviewing the 66, Waco; Lodge annually. The Leaders-In-Training (LIT) 80, Holland; Lodge accomplishments of program for our teen members is also 84, Dallas; Lodge popular. State Youth Director Joni Lange your Society in 88, Houston; Lodge 1993, I hope that performed a fine job of directing the pro92, Fort Worth; you will agree with grams for our youth. Likewise, my dge 97, Placedo; ' thanks go out to the parents, District roe that Humanity, Lodge 160, San Youth Counselors, Youth Leaders and Benevolence and Angelo; Lodge 172, their assistants, who helped make the Brotherhood are still oward Leshikar Pasadena; Lodge SPJST Youth Program successful in very much evident Supreme Lodge President 177, Academy; in our way of doing 1993. Lodge 200, business today. My thanks and congratulations are Bruceville-Eddy; Lodge 17, New Tabor; also extended to our state youth represenLodge 18, Elgin; Lodge 30, Taiton; Lodge Recognition tatives. I am, of course, referring to our Lodge 196, Houston-West; Lodge 20, and Incentive Program SPJST State Royalty Court, represented Granger; Lodge 24, Cyclone; Lodge 25, Our founding fathers wanted to estabby State King John Buri and Duke Leslie Ennis; Lodge 31, Yoakum; Lodge 40, El lish an organization that would remain Watkins, both of District Five, and our Campo-Hillje; Lodge 49, Rowena; Lodge strong and viable long after they were State Queen Valerie Roye and Duchess 79, Corpus Chrisi; Lodge 91, Crosby; gone. Many of the benefits that are Crystal Roye, both of District Six. These Lodge 142, Houston; Lodge 154, Fort offered by the SPJST today are extenyoung members have dedicated themWorth; Lodge 187, Round Rock; Lodge sions of that original dream. As a fraterselves to a year of traveling the state to 188, Centerville; Lodge 35, Elk; Lodge nal benefit society, we must continue to represent the youth and the future of the 54, West; Lodge 87, Temple; Lodge 93, attract new members, we must provide SPJST at various events and festivals. Hobson; Lodge 185, New Braunfels; and life insurance coverage and we perform My appreciation to their parents who supLodge 189, Bryan. fraternal acts through our lodge system. port and assist them. Congratulations is in order for all of In order to help meet those obligaGoodwill and teamwork was further the lodge officers, sales representatives demonstrated by the success of the annutions, the Supreme Lodge initiated in and members who worked together to 1993, the Lodge Recognition and al "100 Pennies Scholarship Drive." Incentive Program. At year's end, 34 of realize their lodge goals. Combined with the resources of the our lodges succeeded in meeting the tarScholarship Memorial Fund, Employees Teamwork is Essential get goals which the program established. "Christmas Card to Members" and the In order to ensure that our Society is The program succeeded because it unitannual allotment of $25,000 from the ed-as one-both the fraternal and finanhere for future generations, it is essential Supreme Lodge, enough money was colthat, our lodges focus on teamwork. It is cial obligations of our Society:. lected to award 88 scholarships to young
members in 1993. SPJST scholarship applications are accepted from September 1 through December 31 . Students may apply from their senior year in high school through their junior year in college. We believe that this program will continue to grow to meet the needs of our members. The efforts made b y lodge officers and sales reprsentatives who made SPJST scholarship presentaLions last spring rad cation ceremonies were tip ciated.
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he rs aiso 4loweci their support assisting in their lodges and in their communities. The fraternal services reports as turned in by the local lodges for 1992, showed that almost 500,000 acts of service were performed by SPJST members. This translates into a lot of good will for our lodges and communities. The Society was proud to announce recently that Ben A. Jarma of Lodge 84, Dallas was selected by the SPJST Supreme Lodge as Fraternalist of the Year for 1993. Brother Ben will be honored at the 1994 Lodge Officers Workshop to be held on March 12th at Lodge 47, Seaton. Other state fraternalists receiving honorable mention status for the Fratemalist of the Year honor were Leonard Jansa of Lodge 160, San Angelo; Dale Kessel of Lodge 18, Elgin; Woodrow Marek of Lodge 47, Seaton; and Gladys Yates of Lodge 66, Waco. These members have truly given on themselves as volunteers. We again offer them our appreciation and congratulations. And, to all of the fraternalists nominated by their local lodges across the state, "Keep up the good works that you do." You are all winners!
Membership Recognition Best wishes to our 573 members who achieved 50 years of membership with the SPJST in 1994! Our congratulations are also extended to the 13 members who achieved 75 years of SPJST membership and to our 21 Age 96 honorees in 1994. Recognizing these members at your lodge meetings can add a special feeling to your meetings as well as help you to achieve one of the requirements of the