Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 50, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 27, 1989 Page: 4 of 16
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LOUIS HANUŠ, District V director [lefft], presenting SPJSTcheck endowment to
Rosie Heins, while Alvin Sefcik, Lodge 172 president, presents a bouquet of
roses firem the respective lodge’s membership.
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION honoree Rosie Heins with Alvin Sefcik,
president of Lodge 172.
Brother Sefcik was elated when
Sister Heins showed him the 50 - year
membership pin she was wearing for
the occasion of her endowed policy.
Rosie Heins was born November 22,
1893. She was one of seven children
born to John and Annie Svetlik
Mozala of Wesley, Texas; her sister,
Mrs. Louis Horelica, age 93, lives in
Wallis, Texas.
At age 21, in 1914, she became a
member of SPJST Lodge Krásná No.
96 and presently is a member of Lodge
No. 172, Pasadena.
Sister Heins has given our SPJST
Society a distinguishable benevolent
honor when she proudly stated: “I
háve been a proud member of our
SPJST Society for 75 long years and
Tm looking forward to my 75 - year
pin as a member of SPJST.”
Mrs. Heins’extended family includes
two sons, Leonard Marek of
Rosenberg and Raymond Marek of
Runge; three daughters, Mrs. Sidney
Bennett and Edna Delaune, both of
Fort Worth and Mrs. Lydia Doughty
of Rosenberg; eight grandehildren,
eleven great - grandehildren and one
great - great - grandehild.
Respectfully submitted,
Louis Hanuš
District V Director
P.S. (Moje matka mi vždy řikavala
abych nezapomňel na starší lidí.)
—SPJST—
Czech Heritage
Museum Plans
Open House Today
[Courtesy: Temple Daily Telegram’s
Sunday Magazíne Leisure dated
December 17, 1989]
By: Cathy Young
“Vesele' Vánoce (Merry
Christmas).”
Thaťs what visitors wiii hear at an
open house from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
todayat the Czech Heritage Museum,
located in the SPJST Supreme Lodge
in Temple. v
The open house, which is free and
open to the public, will feature two
speciál holiday exhibits: a Christmas
tree decorated with handmade
ornaments; and a collection of dolls
dressed in Czechoslovakian costumes.
The ornaments were made by
SPJST youth group members as part
of a statewide competition. Qaudette
Reese, statě youth director, said this is
the second year for the contest which
is open to 6 - to 17 year - old boys and
girls.
Winners were chosen in four age
groups in each of the group’s seven
distriets. Twenty - four of the
ornaments are displayed on the front
of the museunťs Christmas tree, with
last yeaťs winners displayed toward
the back of the tree.
The collection of ornaments,
restricted by contest rules to a size of 3
inches by 3 inches., includes decorated
styrofoam balls and pine cones,
needlework, painted tin and other
originál creations.
Scattered under and around the tree
are the winning handicraft entries
ffom thi$ yeaťs Youth Achievement
Day competition. The crafts, made by
15 - to 18 - year - old youth group
members, will remain on display at
the museum for a year.
Also under the tree, and displayed
on artificial snowbanks around the
exhibit, are dolls dressed in replicas of
Czechoslovakian national and regional
costumes.
The dolls were given to the museum
ffom the estate of Miss Agnes Houdek
of Dallas, who collected and dressed
them over a period of 35 - 40 years,
said Thelma Bartosh, museum
curator.
“Miss Houdek copied the costumes
from pictures of various regions in
Czechoslovakia,” Mrs. Bartosh
explained. “Each doll represents a
different region or section of
Czechoslovakia, at different times in
his tory.”
Some of the dolls, which vary in size
from 4 inches to more than 22 inches
tall, were brought from
Czechoslovakia. The others were
purchased in the United States and
dressed by Miss Houdek, complete
with petticoats, stoekings, boots and
headgear.
The doll collection was acquired by
the museum only this year, Mrs.
Bartosh said. Individual dolls háve
been taken to fairs and festivals across
the statě as part of SPJST’s “travéling
museum,” but a čase for the dolls is
under construction so that they can be
part of the museunťs permanent
exhibit.
“This exhibit is great for Thelma
and me,” Mrs. Reese said. “She gets
to show off her museum and her
collection of dolls, and I get to show
what the youth háve doně during the
year.”
The Christmas exhibit will remain
on display until the second week in
January. Regular museum hours are 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through
Fridays. There is no admission
charge. •
The Czech Heritage Museum was
created 17 years ago by the SPJST
Supreme Lodge to preserve
possessions of the originál Czech
immigrants, Mrs. Bartosh said. The
museum also preserves the Czech
culture and promotes pride in Czech
heritage.
SPJST is a fraternal life insurance
organization chartered in 1897 to
assist new immigrants, especially
widows and orphans, Mrs. Reese said.
It now serves to encourage
individual and group sociál
responsibility; to provide economic
security and assistance to members
and their families and other needy
persons; and to promote American
patriotism and the study and retention
of the Czech language, traditions and
cultural heritage.
(Submitted by Legal Advisor Sidney
Kacir)
—SPJST—
INTEREST RATE FOR
UNIVERSAL LIFE:
8-314% annualized
effective through 1-31-90
Lodge No. 9, Snook
■\di I
On December 3rd, Lodge 9 Snook
held its Christmas Party for all the
members. Anyone who didn’t attend
really missed a swell evening of fun,
food and fellowship. The youth held
their meeting about 3 p.m. to practice
for their Christmas program and made
decorations for the halí and Christmas
tree.
At 4 p.m., the mother lodge held
their meeting with our speciál guest,
District I Director And rew Vavra, who
installed the officers for 1990. They
are:
President - Lyndon Jakubik
Vice President - James
Schoenemann
Secretary - Carlson Jakubik
Treasurer - Mark Jakubik
Financial Secretary - Donnie
Victorick
Youth Leader - Betty Schoenemann
Assistant YL -- Ann Schoeneman
Flag Bearer - Ashley Victorick
Please come out and support these
officers in the new year.
After the meeting, everyone enjoyed
a program by our youth including
songs, carols and skits, which were all
very enjoyable which really put you in
the spirit of Christmas.
Following the program, everyone
enjoyed a basket lunch and a visit from
Santa Claus. Those who attended
really enjoyed themselves. Thanks for
such a large crowd that came out for
the evening.
Hope to see you all at our next
meeting on January 3rd at 7 p.m.
Fraternally yours,
Carlson Jakubik, Secretary
—SPJST—
Lodge Nová Morava
No. 23, Moravia
Lodge No. 23 will host the District
VI spring meeting on March 25, 1990
at the Parish Halí in Moravia, Texas
on Farm Road 957, twelve miles North
of Hallettsville.
Fraternally,
Albert Olsovsky, President
-SPJST—
Lodge No. 142,
Houston
On Sunday, December 10, 1989, our
annual meeting was called to order by
President Dennis Hermis.
We had 72 members and 7 guests
present who stood to recite the Pledge
of Allegiance to our flag. All remained
standing for a moment of silence in
memory of our departed Brother
James Archer III. May he rest in
peace.
Then, Secretary Alice Jochen held
roli call of officers; all were present,
except Board Chairman Robert
Kieschnick. Secretary Alice Jochen
also read the minutes from our
previous meeting. Corrections were
that Martin Kieschnick had a
November birthday instead of a
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Sefcik, R. J. Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 50, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 27, 1989, newspaper, December 27, 1989; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth632480/m1/4/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas.