Volume 100 Number 36
ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T Benevolence
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★ Humanity ISSN —07458800
Members are pictured beside and on the SPJST Float prior to the Westfest parade on Saturday, September 1. The float received second place in the non-commercial category. Lodge 183, Arlington hosted the float. More photos on pages 12 and 13.
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Interest Rates.......................................3 Readers Write ......................................3 Important Dates ...................................4 District News .......................................5 Lodge Section......................................6 Reunions .............................................9
rior of America. SPJST congratuFor John Mucha, lates Brother that interior was a Joseph Edward farm in East Bell Mucha, a member County, Texas. of Lodge 88, HousAfter taking Vlasta ton, who celebrated Surovik of New his 96th birthday on Ulm for his wife, April 25, 2012. As the young family such, he is entitled reestablished their to all SPJST memfarming operation ber benefits with no in the Cooks Point further dues or ascommunity, losessments required. cated just east of Family and friends Caldwell in gathered recently at Burleson County. Joe’s home in Because the Houston to mark children were the occasion with a needed to help at barbecue dinner. home, much of SPJST District Five Joe’s training and Director Larry W. education came on Pflughaupt prethe farm. The sented Brother Mucha with his Joseph proudly wears an SPJST Mucha boys and girls helped to Age 96 Certificate cap that was presented to him. plant and harvest and gifts and expressed appreciation to him for his de- the cotton and corn crops. They also learned to hunt, fish, and helped tend voted membership. Born April 25, 1916, Joseph Mucha to the livestock and garden. And even was one of 11 children born to John though times were tough — four of the and Vlasta Surovik Mucha. Joe’s fa- Mucha children died young — the ther, John, immigrated to the United Mucha family prospered and in time States around the turn of the century owned their farm as well as three addifrom Leskovec, a small village in the tional properties which were leased to Zlin Region of what is now the Czech tenant farmers. As a result, Joe, workRepublic. The elder Mucha, like thou- ing alongside his father and brothers, sands of other Czechs and Slovaks, en- learned to be an expert carpenter, keeptered America through the port of New ing the rental properties in repair as York. For most Czech and Slovak em- well as taking on other building projigrants, the great city represented a ects on the homeplace or in the combridge to their newly adopted homeland, enabling them to reach the inteContinued on Page 4.
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
SPJST Financial University ..............11 In Memoriam ......................................14 Youth Section.....................................15 Czech Culture ....................................18 Advertisements..................................21 Lodge Calendar .................................22
September 12, 2012
Joseph Edward Mucha Achieves Grand Age of 96
SPJST Co-Sponsors Westfest Tourney
SPJST and RVOS co-sponsored the Westfest Horseshoe Tournament where new records were set on Saturday, September 1 with 96 teams pitching washers and 176 teams pitching horseshoes. Sunday, September 2 had 122 teams competing for the top spot. Pictured above, Miss Westfest Brittney Kolar and SPJST State Fraternal Activities Coordinator Chester Jenke, center, present awards to Saturday night winners and second runners-up Dwayne Podsednik, far left, and Dwayne Deitermon of West and Sunday horseshoe winners and grand champions Doris Hieden of Caldwell and Brooks Symank of Mochine.
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Lodge 29 Taylor hosts barbecue sponsor appreciation dinner
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Scenes from Lodge 184 Moulton fried chicken plates to-go
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District Four Youth enjoy Sweetwater outing