Volume 96 Number 47
ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T Benevolence
H E R A L D
Humanity ISSN —07458800
Brotherhood
November 26, 2008
Celebrate the Season!
Monday, December 1
Following the Temple Christmas Parade at the
SPJST Home Office
520 North Main Street Temple, Texas
Come by and visit Santa and Mrs. Claus! Special holiday character performance by Mary Frances Chupick Bennett SPJST State Royalty King Gerard Marcaurele Queen Alexa Hubenak Duke Donovan Krpec Duchess Lauren Traugott
Providing Assistance to Santa and Mrs. Claus
Enjoy these special attractions!
Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides Temple High School Polyfoniks Temple Fire Department Safety House Living SPJST Museum Displays Old Time Christmas Stories Children’s Activities Refreshments SPJST Christmas Float Display
See the SPJST entries in the Temple Christmas Parade at 6:30 p.m. on December 1 • Downtown Temple Parade travels west on Adams Avenue between 8th and 23rd Streets
Lodge 89, Rosebud Member Mary McVey Achieves Grand Age of 96
In the 1930s, Mary was marSPJST congratulates Sister ried to Thomas J. McVey at Mary McVey, a member of First Baptist Church. He Lodge 89, Rosebud, who died January 10, 1970. celebrated her 96th The couple was birthday on November blessed with son 24, 2008. Sister Mary Thomas and wife is now entitled to all Helen and grandSPJST member bendaughter Kimberly efits with no further and husband Chris. dues or assessments The couple lived in required. the Clarkson and RoseMary McVey was bud areas where they born November 24, farmed for a living. 1912, in Rosebud, Texas, Mary liked to garden the daughter of Frank and and did quilting in the past. Mary (Schiller) Koslosky. She resides in RoseHer siblings inMary McVey bud. cluded four brothers —SPJST— and five sisters, all deceased.
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Vestnik Holiday Deadlines..................2 Interest Rates ......................................3 Family Fun Dates ................................3 Readers Write ......................................3 Supreme Lodge Minutes.....................4 SPJST Store Featured Items.............11
Scholarship Information ...................11 Lodge Section....................................12 Youth ..................................................24 Czech Culture ....................................28 Advertisements .................................29 Activities Calendar ............................30
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Lodge 271 Laredo celebrates Thanksgiving
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Lodge 97 Placedo Youth Club makes a difference