Volume 101 Number 46
ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T Benevolence
H E R A L D
★ Humanity
ISSN —07458800
★ Brotherhood
November 27, 2013
You’re Invited! SPJST Home Office Open House Monday, December 2
In Comes the Outhouse
Texas Czech Genealogical Society added to its Pioneer Room Exhibit with a three-quarter scale model outhouse last week. The Pioneer Room is located in the basement of the SPJST Home Office at 520 North Main Street in Temple. Constructed by Bennie Vrazel of Corn Hill, the outhouse is truly a combined effort of love. The Pioneer Room’s TCGS volunteers pictured by the outhouse are, left to right, Arnold Pechal, Charlene Hurta, Anne new addition was as- Straka Hyzak, Allen Martinets, and Bob Kovar. sembled with items from structures belonging to the fam- vice from the farm of Anne Straka ilies of Anne (Annie) Straka Hyzak of Hyzak’s parents Louis and Agnes VraJarrell and Monica Havelka of Corn Continued on Page 3. Hill: the door, handle, and closure de-
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Interest Rates.......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 Readers Write ......................................3 Supreme Lodge Minutes ....................4 Lodge Section ...................................10 In Memoriam ......................................20
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 2 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 Alfred Vrazel and Mike Marek Combo, Christmas caroling by the Temple High School Polyfoniks, facepainting, Dalmatians, Malinky the Clown, Christmas stories, SPJST State Royalty,
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Inside Th is Week’s Vestnik
Cookbook Order Form ......................21 Youth Section.....................................22 Czech Culture ....................................27 Letters to Bibbie ................................27 Advertisements ............................28-29 Lodge Calendar .................................30
refreshments, Santa and Mrs. Claus, Czech Christmas traditions, a display of SPJST’s Christmas floats, and children’s activities. Attendees are also invited to visit Texas Czech Genealogical Society’s Czech Veterans’ Wall of Honor and Czech Pioneer Room, located in the basement of the Home Office, and the Czech Heritage Museum, located near the Home Office at 3rd and French. 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 pages 20 and 28 of this week’s Vestnik.
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Lodge 154 Fort Worth Vinobrani: Then and Now
Order form appears on page 21 or order online www.spjst.org Credit cards accepted. Order by Dec. 13 for Christmas.
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Lodge 9 Snook youth welcome Czech speaker
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Lodge 202 Jourdanton youth lend a helping hand