Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 26, 1969 Page: 12 of 32
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Wednesday, February 26, 1969
lĚSTIÍK
The Robstown Lodge No. 117 Youth Club fioat ptetured above was entered In the
Nueces Co. Jr. Lávestock Show and Sále, Jan. 18. The fioat, one of 47, was tlie
only one of its klml to be entered. The large ‘‘Texas” map, covered with Mne
hand-made erepe páper flowers, was centered with a stár of red flowers sur-
roímded by a gold-flowered wreath. The gold-glittered letters, SPJST, were fitted
mto the points of the stár. The back of the map hekl the words, Benevolence,
Humanity, Fratemalisna” doně in blue glitte-r. Ridlng on the body of the gaily-
decorated fioat were Valerie Pattiilo, age 4, in a red satin forma!, and Brent
Hrncir, age 5; David Hrncir was the driver of the smáli car on whieh the fioat
was bulit. Members of the Robstown club eontributed over 200 liours of work
toward making the fioat. Many favorable comments were hearcl from the large
crowd whieh was on hand to see the parade. (Photo and write-up eontributed
by Mrs. Eugene Hrncir, youth leader, Lodge 117. Tlianks very much—Editor)
for the one that will fly the highest.
The eontest will be open to all who
are interested and would like to fly a
kite. The more kites we háve, the more
fun it will be.
Other activities held at our lodge
this month include the Distriet III
Youth Leaders’ meeting for the south
section whieh was held on Saturday,
February 15, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 pm.
Distriet Youth Director Wilma Nesudá
went over the materiál and forms that
are ušed for our youth work. The local
youth leaders who were present were
from Lodges 35, 66, and 6. After the
meeting, refreshments were served.
Our seconcl event of the month was
a bowling party held on Sunday, Feb-
ruary 16, at Lake-air Lanes in Waeo.
Seventeen of us bowled, and we en-
joyed it very much. There were sonie
of us that bowled for the first time,
and they did reál good, especially when
they tried to beat each other.
Remember the kite-flying eontest
next meeting, March 2. A smáli token
will be given to all participants. We
will also háve initiation ceremonies
for all new members of Lodge 6 for the
past six months. We hope that they
will all be able to come. Refreshments
will be served afterwards.
Fraternally,
Ruth Krizan,
Teen Youth Leader
—SPJST—
LETTERS FROM THE YOUTH
LODGE NO. 117, ROBSTOWN
Dear Members,
Our youth club met February 15 at
the Wesley .Community Center. We
had a regular meeting and then there
was a wouderful Valentine party aft-
erward.
The party first was made up of the
initiation of the new members. They
were to sit in a eircle on ehairs. In
the center was a bottle. Kevin Germ-
er spun it and who ever it pointed to,
that person had to piek a piece of pá-
per out of an envelope that had a sfcunt
to do written on it, such as to jump
ropě 45 times, drink all the water out
of a baby bottle, sing the ABC song,
and other such stunts.
Valentines were passed out and
then refreshments were served.
There were two pool tables and the
teenage boys got a klek out of that. It
seemed to be the best party Lodge 117,
Robstown has ever had.
Fraternally yours,
1 Rose Anně Mrázek (13)
LODGE 117, ROBSTOWN
In the Bcginníng
Long before the dawn oř history,
primitive “Danubian” people clustered
in the hills, valleys, and plains that
would one day be called “Czechoslova-
kia”. The rich Ore Mountains that
form one of the boundaries of Czecho-
slovakia made the ancient Czech Lands
(Bohemia-Moravia) one of the most
advanced parts of ancient Europe.
During the Bronze Age the Czech
Lands were “home” to several ethnic
oroups. As time went on, one group
evolved into what are thought to be
the originál Slav inhabitants; another
became Ceíts or Gauls. One of the
most powerful tribes the early Romans
called Boii. Their homeland was the
land of Boii, or Boiohaemia (Bohemia).
Moravia was peopled by a tribe whom
the Roman historian Hacitus reťerred
to as the “Cotines”. The Cotines pro-
bably spread far into present day Slo-
vakia.
Celtic power in centra! Europe did
not go unchallenged. The Czech Lands
were overrun from the north by Ger-
manic tribes, the Marcommani and
Quaddi. During the first century A. D.
many of these came into direct contact
with the Roman Empire as the Empe-
ror Trijan began to build a line of
fortresses along the Danube. These
outposts stretched from the Balkans
to Southern Moravia,
On the Southern bank of the Danube,
near present day Bratislava, the Ro-
mans built a fořt they called Carnun-
tum on the site of an old Celtic set-
tlement. Today Carnutum is a grassy
ruin a short drive from Vienna. Two
thousand years ago it was at the punc-
tion of two great “highways”: a trail
leading from Vindobona (Vienna) to-
ward the East and dne from Italy and
the Balkans up through the valley of
the Morava River into the Baltic re-
gions where daring Roman merchants
bartered goods for precious amber.
Carnuntum became Rome’s most
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Sefcik, R. J. Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 26, 1969, newspaper, February 26, 1969; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth624706/m1/12/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas.