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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, - SRIST, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503 ISSN-07458800 VOLU b tE 83 NUMBER 1 :E
March 8, 1995
1994 Annual Reports Issue President's Report Fraternalism Works Best When We Work Together provides the Supreme Lodge with a way Dear Brothers and Sisters, The beginning of any journey starts of tracking fraternal programs across the with the first step. So it is with our frater- state and helps us to identify those pronal. In 1897, we took our first step. One grams which are most successful. On March 11, the winning lodges will hundred years later—in 1997—we will pause on our journey to celebrate 100 be recognized by the Supreme Lodge at years of progress. These years of the Incentive Awards Banquet. Our conprogress were punctuated by two World gratulations go out to all of the lodge officers, sales represenWars, a severe ecotatives, and memnomic downturn, bers who worked numerous smaller wars, bank failures, together to achieve and various other their lodge goals. forms of economic This coming year and political shufwe anticipate that fling. Huge technieven more lodges will emerge as wincal strides were also ners in the program. made. The changes Frank Klinkovsky, enabled people to enjoy more producState fraternal tive and more comActivities Coordinator, will be workfortable lives. During this same ing with the lodges to assist them in time period, our Society also proswhatever way possible to help them pered. How did our achieve their goals. members do it? It took hard work. It I would like to recHoward Leshikar ognize Brother took teamwork. Supreme Lodge President Klinkovsky for his Most of all, it took efforts to keep lodges informed of the vision of building for the future! As a fraternal benefit society, we must SPJST activities across the state. continue to enhance our programs to Youth Program attract more new members. To do this, we must provide the best life insurance Our Youth Department is excited to coverage possible for these members. report on the formation of three new We must also provide the best fraternal youth clubs in 1995. The clubs will be programs possible for these members organized at Lodge 200, Brucevilleand the community in which they live. Eddy; Lodge 182, Falls County and Lodge 180, Burleson. Young participants from these lodges will be introduced to Lodge Recognition several outstanding youth-oriented activand Incentive Program After reviewing the 98th year of our ities and programs, including the journey we are pleased to report this was Leaders-In-Training (LIT) Program, the a good year in many respects. During District Youth Achievement Day, and the State Achievement Day. They will also the previous year, a total of 57 lodges achieved recognition through the Lodge have the opportunity to participate in hicentive Program. This marks a signifi- summer camps and other outings. State cant increase frcrn the 34 lodges which Youth Director Joni Lange, and the District Youth Cc , :nselors, done a reui--.. P i ,ion in '9.93. fine job of i.-,2 -e on ams. the frase'_.." f OUT SOCiy.
As in past years, our Society will be represented at various functions around the state by our SPJST State Royalty Court. The 1994-1995 State King is Jason Cervenka and State Queen is Delia Wiederhold. My appreciation to these outstanding young people and the parents who support and assist them. Record-Setting Scholarship Drive On a related note, I would now like to focus some attention on our 1994 Scholarship Drive. SPJST members and friends demonstrated a true fraternal spirit in their response to the 1994 100 Pennies Scholarship Drive. More than $12,000 in donations were received. Combined with the Memorial Fund, Christmas Card to Members and the allotment from the Supreme Lodge, we will be able to award up to 91 $500 scholarships this year. Since 1990, your generous gifts have enabled the SPJST to increase the number of scholarships given annually by 35! In the coming months, your district directors and lodge officers from around the state will be presenting these scholarships to students in school assemblies and at graduation ceremonies. Thanks to you, in advance, for taking the time to show your support for our young people. I want to express my gratitude to my assistant, Barbara Wright-Rosenkranz, for her diligence in overseeing the Scholarship Program. I sincerely appreciate the degree of detail and initiative she displays on this program and all of the other fraternal projects that she coordinates.
of the year for 1994. Brother Jerry will be honored at the Officer's Workshop at Lodge 177, Academy. Other Fraternalist of the Year Candidates receiving Honorable Mention are: Arleen Mayeux, Lodge 24, Cyclone, Ernest Haskovec, Lodge 25, Ennis, Jerome Ermis, Lodge 88, Houston and Ella Lalla Arnold, Lodge 32, Victoria. Congratulations to all of them and to all of our Fraternalist of the Year Lodge candidates. Member Recognition I would also like to acknowledge some of our "more experienced" members. This year we will he recognizing 481 50-Year Members; five 75-Year Members and 22 Age 96-Members. Recognizing these members is an important part of our fraternal program. By citing these members with special parties or ceremonies, lodges can also fulfill various portions of the Lodge Recognition and Incentive Program as it relates to fraternal activities.
"As a fraternal benefit society, we must continue to enhance our programs to attract new members."
Thanks to You ... The SPJST is a fraternal organization. Thanks to all of you on the lodge, district and state level who work so diligently to keep the lodge system running. To acknowledge your contributions, we will, in 1995, be coordinating a new program to recognize lodge fraternalists for completing 25, 50 or 100 fraternal acts of service. The Society o net that Brother Jet:" ge 79, chosen Frat2---Corpus Christi
SPJST Museum Report The SPJST Museum and Library continues to attract large groups of members and tourists to the Home Office. The museum, which has been referred to as "one of the jewels in Temple's crown", by the local newspaper, attracted more than 2,500 visitors, researchers and genealogists in 1994. Visitors to the facility came from as far away as South Africa, Czechoslovakia, Japan and Russia. In addition to serving as a cultural focal point, the SPJST Museum once again hosted its annual Museum Open House at Christmas. The event was a resounding success with more than 250 local members participating. Curator Dorothy Pechal and Fraternal Department Secretary Barbara Kovacevich, have done a splendid job in guiding tours and promoting our heritage. Many school and educational groups visited the museum in 1994. Likewise, thei-e, were others that invited Sister Pechal to present programs on. zech I- .. . (Con y .oucct cr.patJe