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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SPJST Home Office, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503 ISSN-07458800 VOLUME 88 NUMBER 19
May 10, 2000
Pre-Convention Reports Issue TABLE OF CONTENTS
President's Report Vice President's Report Secretary-Treasurer's Report Financial Secretary's Report Legal Advisor's Report
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Director's Report By-Law Committee's Recommendations Finance Committee's Recomendations Insurance Committee's Report Publication Committee's Report
Supreme Lodge announces directors of non-profit SPJST Library, Archives and Museum PART I Seven SPJST members have been named to serve as directors of the non-profit SPJST Library, Archives and Museum (LAM). They are as follows: Margaret Haisler of Lodge 186, Caldwell (District One), Risa Pajestka of Lodge 80, Holland (District Two); Jerry Milan of Lodge 154, Fort Worth (District Three), Nancy Weise of Lodge 160, San Angelo (District Four); Tennie Walla of Lodge 172, Pasadena (District Five); Glenn Kaminsky of Lodge 28, East Bernard (District Six); and Roxanne Bertrand of Lodge 107, Floresville (District Seven). The appointees, who were named by their respective district directors, met with the Supreme Lodge via conference call during the April Supreme Lodge meeting. The LAM directors met again —
face-to-face — on Saturday, May 6 at the SPJST Home Office, to elect officers of the fledgling non-profit organization. They are as follows: President Glenn Kaminsky, Vice President Jerry Milan, Secretary Tennie Walla and Treasurer Margaret Haisler. Pre-Convention Actions
The SPJST Library, Archives and Museum was issued a Certificate of Incorporation by the State of Texas Secretary of State's office on April 13."Delegates to the 28th SPJST Convention in June will have the opportunity to approve of the work that has been completed to this point," says SPJST Legal Advisor Sidney Kacir, who is coordinating the organizational effort on behalf of the Supreme Lodge. (Continued on page 23.)
NON-PROFIT SPJST LAM DIRECTORS — Pictured above, from left, front, are: Roxanne Bertrand, Tennie Walla and Nancy Weise. BACK ROW: Vice President Jerry Milan, President Glenn Kaminsky, Risa Pajestka and (inset) Treasurer Margaret Haisler. Providing the backdrop for this photo is the SPJST Museum pioneer kitchen display. Travelers, take note: The SPJST Museum is open weekdays, 8 - 5 p.m. — except during the noon hour — and by special arrangement on weekends.
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By-Law Committee Recommendations ...... ..... Lodge Letters Section Youth Letters Section Czech Section Calendar of Events
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President's Pre-Convention Report Dear Members, a membership society your ideas and This is our first convention of our recommendations are the engines second one hundred years. To think which make our society grow and about all the events that have happened prosper. Make your ideas known to in the last century is mind boggling. It the lodge officers, to the district offiis wise, nevertheless, to remind our- cers and to the Supreme Lodge selves that during this time much hard Officers and the personnel of the home work was done to keep our fraternal office. As your views are known, the ving our members and their com- better we can serve you with both munities. Every products and services. member can be proud of the work Our lodge he or she has done incentive program to keep our fratercontinues to grow. nal operating for This is a very important effort to the present and preparing for the recognize the outfuture. Many times standing work done by our sales force, we forget to say our lodge officers, thank you for the many hours of and our individual work given with members. The impact of the leadlove by our memership working bers to achieve our with the membergoals, but I personally want to thank ship on focused goals to promote you our members increased fraternal for your loyalty and • Howard Leshikar benefits along with continued effort to attainable membermake the SPJST ship nurture and growth has been outstrong both financially and fraternally. As you are aware, the Supreme standing. As lodges have been willing Lodge is working with other fraternals to set goals and plan their programs to across the state to end the ad valorem facilitate growth in membership, there taxes paid by our lodges that operate have been real rewards for the society buildings. This tax has become a bur- as a whole. We learn from the successden for our lodges when so much time es both large and small. Continue to is consumed to pay it. This time could go for the gold and the platinum! be used helping our members and One of the areas in which we must communities. We are proud of the put more time and effort is the involvemany ways that our members respond ment of our young adults into our socito the needs of the communities. This ety. We must provide benefits, which shows our fraternal spirit is at work. encourage their participation. Also we As you know, our society must operate must extend our hospitality to the fama lodge system to be treated as a frater- ilies with young children to become nal benefit society. Therefore, our involved in our programs. This will lodge system must be kept vibrant, strengthen our society for the present receiving all the help and all the and for the future. In conclusion, I want to thank the encouragement possible. At this convention your decisions other Supreme Lodge Officers and will affect our entry into the 21st cen- Directors for their help and advice. tury. Your involvement is essential. In (Continued on page 3.)