ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T
Volume 107 Number 11
Benevolence
H E R A L D
★ Humanity
★ Brotherhood
April 3, 2019
ISSN —07458800
•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•
2019 SPJST Life Insurance and Annuity Extra on pages 4-16
The 2019 SPJST Life Insurance and Annuity Extra provides a summary of general insurance information, insurance plans, and annuity programs available to qualifying SPJST members and prospective members.
•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•$•
›››››››››
Exciting Events Coming in May
‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹
SPJST Car Show and Czech Heritage Celebration
Grand Re-Opening of Lodge 19, Velehrad Hall
Saturday, May 4 at SPJST Lodge 47, Seaton Star Hall
Sunday, May 19 at TCHCC in La Grange
The 14th Annual SPJST Car Show and Czech Heritage Celebration is Saturday, May 4 at Lodge 47, Seaton Star Hall, which is seven miles east of Temple on Highway 53. This year’s event will include plenty of show cars, Czech music and heritage displays, vendor booths offering various items, food, beverages, and much more. The money raised from the event will go to the SPJST Foundation, which supports the Czech Heritage Museum in Temple and Camp Kubena in Ledbetter. Bring the whole family out to this spectacular event! More information is on page 22.
The SPJST Lodge 19, Velehrad hall was recently painted as part of its restoration process. The Grand Re-Opening of the Lodge 19, Velehrad hall on the campus of Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center (TCHCC) in La Grange will be Sunday, May 19 in conjunction with TCHCC’s annual Slavnost - Mayfest: A Tribute to Czech-Texas Immigrants of All Years. Admission is $10 per person and includes the meal and all events. The program begins at 10:30 a.m. with the opening ceremony. A meal and music will follow. More information is on page 22.
( ( ( ( ( Inside This Week’s Věstník ( ( ( ( ( Important Dates ...................................3 Interest Rates.......................................3 Corpus Getaway Info ..........................3 District News......................................17 Lodge Section....................................18 Recipe.................................................22
Youth Section ....................................23 Flag Day Essay Contest Info ............23 In Memoriam ......................................26 Czech Culture ....................................27 Advertisements ............................28-29 Lodge Calendar .................................30
Lodge 80 Holland member earns pastry arts degree
Lodge 25 Ennis collects socks Page 18
Page 20
Czech Newspaper Museum dedicated in La Grange Page 27