Volume 100 Number 17
Gift of Lasting Heritage
ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T Benevolence
★ Humanity ISSN —07458800
★ Brotherhood
April 25, 2012
Thank You, SPJST Home Office Staff!
Float Celebrates SPJST’s 115th Birthday
Lodge 87, Temple member Jim Hejl displays one of 17 family ancestral charts that he presented last week to Texas Czech Genealogical Society to be housed at SPJST Home Office as part of TCGS’ research materials. More on page 11.
Kenny Lange from the Czech Heritage Museum, left, and Texas Czech Genealogical Society President Charlene Hurta welcome Zdenek Janik to the SPJST Home Office on April 17 for “Bondage to Freedom.” More than 125 people attended the event.
“Bondage to Freedom
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Interest Rates.......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 Vestnik Graduate Form .......................3 Readers Write ......................................4 Convention Corner..............................5 Lodge Section......................................5
H E R A L D
Elizabeth Holder holds the “Most Original Float” award as her brother Matt and grandmother Dorothy Lastovica, all of Lodge 38, Kovar, look on before the Smithville Jamboree Parade held April 14. BELOW: Youth Kylee Halbrook, Hailey Girod, and Kelsea Calhoun pose amongst the birthday-themed float recognizing SPJST’s 115th birthday in 2012 at Lodge 18, Elgin’s Easter Egg Hunt on April 7. The float features a giant birthday cake, cupcakes, balloons, ice cream, and Mickey and Minnie leading their own parade on the float.
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Reunions ............................................12 In Memoriam ......................................12 Youth Section ....................................15 Czech Culture ....................................20 Advertisements..................................21 Lodge Calendar .................................22
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Lodge 88, Houston gives $10,000 to Czech Heritage Museum
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Lodge 202 Jourdanton honors volunteers
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Lodge 30, Taiton Youth participate in egg hunt