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Volume 105 Number 26
S P J S T
Benevolence
• July 1st •
Happy Birthday spjst!
H E R A L D
★ Humanity
ISSN —07458800
years
• 1897 - 2017 • Summer time fun time!
Lodge 187, Round Rock Youth Club members Luke and Mathieu McCarthy cool off from the summer heat at the swimming pool.
Important Dates ...................................3 Readers Write ......................................3 Interest Rates ......................................3 Congrats, Grad! ...................................3 Sales Agents’ News.............................3 Lodge Section......................................5
June 28, 2017
New Czech Ambassador visits SPJST Home Office during three-day Texas tour
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The new Ambassador of the Czech dependent Czechoslovakia.” The Republic to the United States of Amer- Czechoslovak Republic was established ica Hynek Kmoníček and his wife, Mrs. after the disintegration of the AustroIndira GuHungarian marová, vismonarchy ited with on October SPJST and 28, 1928. In public offi2 0 1 8 , cials at a Czechs will luncheon also be held Friday, marking the June 16 at 25th anthe SPJST niversary of Home Ofthe indefice in Tempendent ple. The Czech Revisit was public, part of a which tot h r e e - d a y New Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the gether with tour of United States of America Hynek Kmoníček the Slovak Texas by greets SPJST Home Office staff during his R e p u b l i c Ambassador Texas visit on Friday, June 16. are succesKmoníček, sor states to who presented his credentials to Presi- Czechoslovakia, which was divided as dent Trump on April 24, 2017. It was the of January 1993. Ambassador’s first opportunity to visit Following the SPJST Home Office with U.S. residents who are descendants visit, the Ambassador and his wife were of the traditional Czech homelands of greeted with a public reception at the Moravia, Bohemia, and Czech Silesia. Czech Heritage Museum located next “Why does the Czech ambassador go door. to Texas? It’s very easy. If you happen “We thoroughly enjoyed the opportuto have a (country) of 10 million people, nity to host the Ambassador and his half of them will be your relatives, and wife,” said SPJST President Brian Vanyou will meet the other half,” Ambassa- icek. President Vanicek and his wife, dor Kmoníček said. “We feel this part of Joan, accompanied Ambassador Central Texas is another part of the Kmoníček and his wife, Indira, throughCzech homeland.” out their three-day visit to Texas. “Am“It makes a huge difference for us bassador Kmoníček and Indira were that you are proud of your heritage — both impressed with the sense of comand which we hope to celebrate next munity and networking displayed by year when we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of an inContinued on Page 4.
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Youth Section ....................................13 Youth Quarterly Report.....................16 Czech Culture ....................................17 Advertisements .................................18 Lodge Calendar .................................18 Vestnik Survey...................................20
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Lodge 20 Granger hosts SPJST Float in Holland Corn Fest parade
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Lodge 24 Cyclone youth achieves in Montana
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Lodges 47, Seaton; 49, Rowena youth clubs honor graduates