Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 4, 1975 Page: 4 of 32
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VĚSTNÍK
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WHEREAS, the president of the National Fraternal Congress of America, an
affiliation of 98 fraternal benefil societies and more lhán 1 / million members, has
designated Jane 8 to 14, 1915, as FRATERNAL WEEK, and
WHEREAS, ihe fraternal benefit systém through its societies and lodges in every
community performs many religious, charitable, patriotic, and benevolent activities, and
WHEREAS, the local lodges of these societies and their members, through cioic
and patriotic pro/ects, render great Service to our stale and nalion, and
WHEREAS, the fraternal benefil societies háve long proclaimed their patriotism
and celebralc Fraternal Week through speciál observances of Flag Day, June 14, and
are a part of the National Fraternal Flag Day Foundation, an organization detíoted to
keeping alive the memory of Dr. Bernard J. Cigrand, the “falher” of Flag Day, through
the maintenance of the schoolhouse in Fredonia, Wisconsin, where in 1885 he held the
first knouln Flag Day ceremony, and
WHEREAS, the National Fraternal Congress of America calls upon leaders of
all its societies to apprise the nation of the ideals and objectives of the fraternal benefil
systém, and to unitě in observance of Fraternal Week,
NOW, THEREFORE, I,_iU. ..J^-Huska.............. ,
Mayor of the City of—......Vfeat.., Texas.
June 8 through 14,1915, as
do hereby proclaim
iffraternal Week
and call upon citizens to lend their support and shou) their apprecialion of the contribuiions
made by the fraternal benefit systém.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 háve
hereunto set my hand and the seal of the
City nf West. Texas_ '
this_...... day of_May___, 1915,
Mayor
LODGE NO. 27, MOULTON
Dear Members:
Just a reminder that our next
regular meeting will be held on
Wednesday, June llth, at 8 p.m.
at Legion Halí in Moulton.
We urge all of you members to
attend this meeting because we
will vote on a merger of our lodge
(Lodge No. 27) with Culak Lodge
No. 165; you must be present to
vote.
After the meeting we will háve
a stew sociál and the lodge will
furnish the stew and drinks. We
ask the ladies of the lodge to
bring some sweets.
Fratemally,
Frank C. Wagner,
Secretary
LODGE NO. 16, BILA HORA
Dear Members:
The regular meeting of Lodge
No. 16 will be held on Sunday,
June 8, at 2 p.m.
After the meeting a sociál will
be held and again we ask the
sisters to bring the food for the
sociál.
I would like to remind the mem-
bers who are paying their annual
premiums by mail to please send
your check to your financial sec-
retary. His name and address is:
Mr. Victor M. Dušek, Str.,
Routě 1, Box 149,
Hallettsville, Tx 77904.
I thank you very mudh.
Victor W. Melnar,
Secretary
_Wednesday, June 4, 1975
ladies' circle,
LODGE NO. 92, FORT WORTH
Dear Members,
With the arrival of the summer
months, many members will be
leaving town on vacation or may-
be drowning worms at nearby
ponds. If, however, you háve no
such plans and summer TV re-
runs háve no appeal, the Ladies'
Circle invites your attendance.
The next meeting will be Thurs-
day, June 12th, 10:30 a.m., at the
lodge. The halí is comfortably air-
conditioned and the menu is with-
out fail, always delicious. Hostesses
for June will be Mary Saldona,
Hermina Cihacek, Mary Cihacek,
Anně Polk, Mary Tesař, and Marie
Priil.
All reports indicated that last
montlťs Family Night was a suc-
cess. Thanks are extended to all
those who prepared the delicious
food and assisted in serving.
We look forward to seeing ev-
eryone on the 12th.
Fratemally,
Jo Ann Hixson
-—SPJST—
AMERICAN CZECH CULTURE
SOCIETY
Dallas, Texas
To All Czech Organizations:
The American Czech Culture
Society wishes ; to announce that
the Czech Day this year will be at
the State Fair of Texas on October
12th.
Our program is being formulated
and we need to know how many
are interested and would like to
participate at the Czech Day. We
are happy to announce that this
year we will háve additional space
for our speciál numbers.
Any organization interested in
performing this year should let the
secretary know as soon as possible.
The deadline is August 15, 1975,
after this dáte we will not be able
to include any other participants
so be sure to respond early.
Fratemally yours,
Robert Oates, President
Bessie Reames, Secretary
1503 Šeřeno Drive
Dallas, Texas 75218
—SPJST—
LODGE NO. 126, ROSS
Our 2nd quarterly meeting will
be held June 8th, at the Eugene J.
Gerik residence, near West, 8 p.m.
President Joe Dujka will be one
of the 50-year pin recipients.
Joe Dujka, President
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Sefcik, R. J. Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 23, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 4, 1975, newspaper, June 4, 1975; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth624987/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas.