Volume 100 Number 47
ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T Benevolence
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★ Humanity ISSN —07458800
You’re Invited! SPJST Home Office Open House Monday, December 3
The SPJST Home Office cordially invites everyone to a Christmas Open House at the SPJST Home Office, located at 520 North Main Street in Temple, on Monday, December 3 following the Te m p l e Christmas parade. The parade begins at 6:30 p.m. in downtown Temple. Many activities are planned for the evening including horse-drawn carriage rides, Christmas caroling by the Temple High School Polyfoniks, balloon twisting and face painting, Christmas storytelling, SPJST State Royalty, refreshments, Santa and Mrs.
Claus, Czech Christmas traditions, and a display of SPJST’s Christmas floats. Attendees are also invited to visit Texas Czech Genealogical Society’s Czech Veterans’ Wall of Honor, located in the basement of the Home Office, and the Czech Heritage Museum, located near the Home Office at 3rd and French, from 6 to 9 p.m. for its open house. The evening is free of charge and open to the public. For more information, visit www.spjst.org or call (254) 773-1575. See invitations on page 13 and back page of this week’s Vestnik. —SPJST—
Need a Gift? SPJST Tasty Traditions Cookbook
SPJST Tasty Traditions 115 Years . . . And Still Cooking
Order form appears on page 13 or order online www.spjst.org Credit cards accepted. Order by Dec. 14 for Christmas.
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Interest Rates.......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 Lodge Section......................................4 Museum Christmas Reception.........12 Cookbook Order Form ......................13 In Memoriam ......................................14
★ Brotherhood
Remembering An SPJST Legend
I was going to speak about my fa- near his brother Matt. Cyrill “Sid” as a ther at the District Three Fall Meeting young teen was sent to Texas to live with his Uncle Emil held at Lodge Pokladnik and go to 84, Dallas, but work at Rudolph’s I didn’t beMeat Market. This cause there was supposed to be was a lot of temporary, but 117 business. years later, we still My father own and run this once (Cyrill Joseph humble meat market. “Sid” PokladThis and SPJST were nik) would my father’s legacy to have turned our family. When I 100 years old welcomed the district on October 21, last month as presi2012, right bedent of Lodge 84, I fore the district couldn’t help but look meeting. I out and talk to the thought to mymembers as family. I self what a even feel that way wonderful when I get up and story to tell the speak at the convenyoung people tion. My father and of SPJST how Pokladnik addresses members mother took my someone who Sid at Lodge 84, Dallas in the 1990s. was destined Brother Pokladnik served as District brother and I all over for nothing Three Director from 1964 to 1996. this State to expericould climb He passed away in 1999. Looking on ence the way our every hill and is his proud daughter Justine Pok- SPJST worked, and make not only ladnik Yeager, who serves as presi- we were friends with people in every distheir personal dent of Lodge 84. trict. I can’t help but life successful, but the life they lived with and for think that’s how our country should work. SPJST. My father became District Three DiThe stories are bountiful in our organization—the guys and gals that rector and Supreme Lodge Chairman came from the old country and settled of SPJST. He started and led the Dalhere to make what we live now possi- las Czech Concert Orchestra for more ble. My dad was one of those people. than 35 years. He was devoted to my He came through Ellis Island, the sec- mother for over 65 years, and is still the ond eldest of what would be eight chil- greatest man I have ever known. He dren. Times were hard in Minnesota where my grandfather found a home Continued on Page 13.
Cyrill “Sid” Pokladnik • 1912 - 1999
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Youth Section.....................................15 Lodge 187 Youth Saves Friend ........17 Czech Culture ....................................20 Advertisements.............................20-21 Lodge Calendar .................................22 Open House Information ..................24
November 28, 2012
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Lodge 80 Holland members host Veterans Day breakfast
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District Three Queen remembers grandmother
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Lodge 88 Houston Youth Club rides in Tomball Parade