Volume 100 Number 21
ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T Benevolence
H E R A L D
★ Humanity
ISSN —07458800
★ Brotherhood
May 23, 2012
Lodge 107, Floresville Celebrates 100th Anniversary
good remarks for April 22, 2012, the lodge. was a beautiful Wilson County day for a 100-year Judge Marvin anniversary celeQuinney delivered bration at SPJST a proclamation that Lodge 107, Flowas read by Lodge resville. With not a 107 Secretary cloud in the sky, Wendy Pruski bethe sun was shincause of the Czech ing brightly. The words in the hall was decorated proclamation. Wilbeautifully with son County Sheriff floral arrangeJoe Tackitt, Jr. and ments on the white Wilson County covered tables that Clerk Eva Marbrightened up the tinez both had very hall. Many items nice words for the were on display lodge. Wilson including a 1946 photo of lodge Lodge 107, Floresville member County Historical members. Also on Thomas Novak looks at an early Society RepresenLaJuana display were all of day Sokol picture at the lodge’s tative Newman-Leus our lodge minutes anniversary celebration. gave an interesting from the beginning. We could not read them as they talk on the history of the area around were written in Czech. We will soon the hall. She complimented the lodge donate them to the Home Office to be on 100 years in Wilson County. She says she would like to hear more on placed in the archives. Supreme Lodge President Brian Lodge 107. A nice letter was read by District Vanicek delivered a very nice report and explained the history of Lodge Seven Director Bob Bayer. It was 107. He also presented the lodge with a proclamation. He had some very Continued on Page 28.
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Interest Rates.......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 Meet the Candidates ...........................4 Convention Corner..............................5 Readers Write ......................................5 Graduates........................................7-11
SPJST Car Show Blooms 191 Entries
SPJST hosted the car show at the Bloomin’ Temple Festival held Saturday, April 21 in Downtown Temple. The show featured a record 191 entries and included a special Czech Heritage Celebration with demonstrations, music, a kolache eating contest, and Czech spelling bee. Best of show winner was Larry Jones, pictured above, of Hico, Texas, with his 1968 Ford Galaxie XL-GT. More on pages 13 through 16 and at www.spjst.org.
Kolache Krafting
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Lodge Section....................................17 Reunions ............................................27 Youth Section ....................................31 Lodge Calendar .................................35 Czech Culture ....................................37 Advertisements.............................38-39
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Scenes from District Five Spring Meeting
Alyssa Nira of Lodge 48, Beyersville Youth Club makes filling for a batch of kolaches. Youth learned how to make kolaches — just in time for this summer’s Youth Achievement Day craft contest which features kolaches. More on page 34.
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Czech Heritage Museum Challenge Grant Update
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Lodge 30 Taiton Youth Club honors graduates