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Volume 96 Number 12
Benevolence
H E R A L D
Humanity
Brotherhood
March 19, 2008
ISSN —07458800
Celebrate ’08 February Honor Roll State Top Associate Agent Applications/Insurance Written Wilda Perry Lodge 255, Katy District Five
State Top Career Agents Applications Written Pedro Espinoza Lodge 217, Alice District Seven
Insurance Written Denis Muforsi Lodge 264, Plano District Three
State Adult Recruiters of the Month Roger Berry Lodge 66, Waco District Three 8 Recruits
Carmen Kocurek Lodge 40, El Campo-Hillje District Six 8 Recruits
State Youth Club of the Month Lodge 40, El Campo-Hillje District Six Youth Leader Norma O’Canas 5 Applications Issued
State Lodge of the Month Lodge 271, Laredo District Seven 67 Applications Issued
Lodge 88, Houston member pens childhood memories, experiences “Growing Up On The Farm” — History in my Lifetime in Rosebud, Texas In the 1940s and 1950s As remembered by a Czech Boy, Henry Skupin “Why in the world would I view a dren, and great-grandchildren,” time as recently as the 1940s and Brother Skupin says. Readers who 1950s as history?” Lodge 88, share this book with their elders can Houston member Henry Skupin asks. use its stories to bring forth memories His answer: “I believe you will about their family lore that might have appreciate that I have written about never been discussed. hundreds of things that I have personFrom a very young age, Brother ally experienced that Skupin says his playwill never be experiground was a 320enced by most acre farm. “We had Americans . . . ever bicycles, a red again.” wagon, a pile of Brother Skupin scrap lumber, and recently wrote the Dad’s tools to create 174-page book homemade toys.” “Growing Up on the Daily chores began at Farm.” The book about the age of five details experiences years old. “Our parof Skupin’s family ents were constantly on a farm near stretching our capaBriary. Briary is bilities by asking us located six miles do farm work that southeast of was more challengRosebud, Texas, ing that what we had towards Baileyville. done before.” The book will According to Brother rekindle fond memories for seniors Skupin, Belfalls Electric Co-op was and provide a useful device for stimu- not even organized in October, 1938, lating discussions of childhood expe- so at the beginning of this period most riences with their offspring. “My farm houses did not have electricity or uncle is now 89 years old, and he running water, refrigerators, or indoor found these stories about life leading toilets. The kitchen stove was wood up to 1960 very exciting and enjoyed burning. Farm families did not have a discussing his own experiences from Henry Skupin continued on Page 19. that time with his children, grandchil-
Inside This Week’s Vestnik Family Fun Dates ................................3 Interest Rates ......................................3 Celebrate ’08 Updates ........................4 From the Districts ...............................7 Lodge Section....................................11 Youth...................................................20
In Memoriam ......................................23 Kraslice Contest Rules .....................23 Death Claims .....................................25 Czech Culture ....................................26 Advertisements .................................29 Activities Calendar............................30
Lodge 79 members go fishing
Scenes from District Two Spring Meeting Pages 9-10
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Lodge 25 Youth Club raises funds for Team C.U.R.E.