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Volume 96 Number 21
Benevolence
H E R A L D
Humanity
Brotherhood
May 21, 2008
ISSN —07458800
Lodge 17, New Tabor Seeks to Establish Endowed Scholarship Fund In honor of Brother Ben and nity to Boleslav Karel (B.K.) and Sister Martha Trcalek, SPJST Anna Vavra Trcalek. He served in Lodge 17, New Tabor is seeking to the United States Army during raise funds to establish an endowed World War II in the 4th Infantry scholarship fund in their names. Division and overseas in the Thanks to recent European Theater. donations from Ben retired from SPJST District Texas A&M One and Lodge University Fiscal 17, the fund is Department after getting started 34 years of servwith $3,000. ice. When the fund S i s t e r reaches $10,000, Martha was born the SPJST Home October 25, 1923, Office will begin in Cooks Point, awarding scholarTexas, to Joe H. ship grants in Ben and Albina Luksa and Martha Hovorak. She Trcalek’s name. attended Cooks “The Ben and Point School for Martha Trcalek 11 years and gradE n d o w e d uated from Ben and Martha Trcalek Scholarship Fund is Caldwell High founded to honor their memories,” School in 1940. Lodge 17 President Randy Gaas She worked at the First State said. “Both Ben and Martha were Bank in Caldwell for many years. strong supporters of SPJST, and the She was also employed for a time at lodge believes that setting up this the Bryan Air Force Base and the scholarship fund is a great way to Burleson County Tax Office. In her honor them and assist with the edu- later years, she worked part-time at cations of young people.” the Caldwell Livestock Brother Ben was born December Commission. 9, 1920, in the New Tabor commuPlease see Lodge 17 on page 8.
Celebrate ’08 April Honor Roll State Top Associate Agents Applications Written Keifer Marshall, Jr. Lodge 87, Temple District Two
Insurance Written Dana Spacek Lodge 13, Dime Box District One
State Top Career Agents Applications Written Pete Espinoza Lodge 217, Alice District Seven
Insurance Written Gloria Guzman Lodge 219, El Paso District Four
State Recruiters of the Month Adult: Carmen Kocurek Lodge 40, El Campo-Hillje District Six 15 Recruits
Youth: Bowyn Bauer Lodge 1, Fayetteville District One 8 Recruits
State Youth Club of the Month Lodge 40, El Campo-Hillje District Six Youth Leader Norma O’Canas 8 Applications Issued
State Lodge of the Month Lodge 271, Laredo District Seven 48 Applications Issued
Pages 18 to 20 feature 2008 SPJST Graduating Seniors!
Inside This Week’s Vestnik Interest Rates ......................................3 Family Fun Dates ................................3 District News .......................................3 Celebrate ’08 Update...........................4 Convention Activities..........................7 Lodge Section .....................................9
Reunions ............................................17 Youth...................................................21 In Memoriam ......................................26 Czech Culture ....................................27 Advertisements .................................29 Activities Calendar............................30
Lodge 28 East Bernard honors members Pages 10-11
JOIN HANDS DAY projects completed Pages 12, 14, 16
Lodge 97 Placedo Youth Club visits member Page 23