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Volume 97 Number 43
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S P J S T Benevolence
H E R A L D
Humanity ISSN —07458800
Brotherhood
The Way We Were
SPJST tournament play enticed membership
Lodge 47, Seaton member celebrates 100th birthday
SPJST congratulates Sister Dorothy Hampton, a member of Lodge 47, Seaton who celebrated her 100th birthday on October 22, 2009. Dorothy joined SPJST in 2003 to play in SPJST’s tarok tournaments. Over the years, she enjoyed traveling to many tournaments with her nephew Jimmie Coufal, also of Lodge 47, Seaton. Dorothy Hampton was born on October 22, 1909, in Seaton, Texas, in Bell County to parents John Coufal, who was born in the Czech Republic, and Matilda Motl, who was born in Seaton, Texas. Dorothy’s brothers (all deceased) included Frank, Joe, and John. John was a barber and had a shop near the old King’s Daughters
November 4, 2009
Nine-year-old welcomes delegates
Hospital. Frank was a farmer in Seymour, Baylor County, and Joe was a farmer and carpenter. Dorothy was raised on a farm, but left at age 21 to work as a nurse maid/family maid for different people until she married. Then, she became a housewife. She married William “Bill” Hampton on April 18, 1934. Bill was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. At age three, Bill’s family moved to Fort Worth. Dorothy and Bill were blessed with a son, John Wayne Hampton; three grandkids; and one great-granddaughter. Bill worked as a manager for Dallas
In 1932, Millie (Vrla) Braden was chosen, on behalf of the youth group, to deliver the welcoming address to the delegates and guests of the 11th SPJST Convention held in Ennis, Texas. “I was only nine years old, and my speech was presented in Czech,” Millie remembers. “The hall was standing room only. After the speech, I received a standing ovation and had to return to the stage to take another bow.” Millie’s mother, Mrs. Frank B. Vrla, made her beautiful Czech kroj. “The Way We Were” is featured on pages 10 and 11.
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Fun Funds Katelyn
Lodge 47, Seaton member Dorothy Hampton celebrates her 100th birthday on October 22, 2009, in Temple with her family. Pictured with her are, left to right, niece Loretta Coufal, great-nephew Terry Coufal, great-niece Maggie Coufal, nephew Jimmie Coufal, great-nephew Clifton Coufal, niece Carolyn Coufal, and friend Nancy Tumez.
Family Fun Dates ................................3 Interest Rates.......................................3 Readers Write ......................................3 District News........................................6 Lodge Section ...................................12 Memoriams.........................................20
Lodge 183, Arlington Youth Club member Katelyn Daniel and her mother Debra are pictured by a few of the items donated to the fundraiser held for Katelyn at the District Three Fall Fun Day on October 25 at Lodge 92, Fort Worth. The event raised about $4,000 for Katelyn’s medical bills. She was diagnosed with ALL in August. “Thank you to everybody at the SPJST Home Office, everybody at the District Three Fall Meeting, and everybody else for the fundraiser,” Katelyn says. “It brought in a lot of money and will help us big time with paying all the doctor bills. I had a lot of fun at the fall meeting and hope to see everybody again soon.”
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Youth Section.....................................21 Vestnik Project ..................................22 Czech Culture ....................................27 Czech Activities.................................27 Advertisements .................................29 Lodge Calendar .................................30
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Lodge 47 Seaton hosts annual cook-off
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Lodge 230 Midland: Halloween fun
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Lodge 6 Cottonwood youth wins award