Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 22, 1967 Page: 3 of 32
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Wednesday, February 22, 1967
and Europe.
As businessman and accountant,
Washington was also tireless; in an
age when it was necessary to do all
correspondenee in longhand, he wrote
more than 1,8,000 letters!
Washington also exeelled in the field
of architecture. This came in quite
handy after his return from the Rev-
olutionary War, as he developed a
strong desire to enlarge and beautify
his estate, Mount Vernon — due, in
part, from seeing beautiful homes
elsewhere and to contact with cultured
people on both sides oř the Atlantic.
Indeed, many architects after the war
consulted Washington — whose emi-
nence in design and building craft is
said to háve given him much promi-
nence in his day. He drew up plans and
specifications with his own hand, or-
dered stucco, terrazzo and other ma-
terials, and almost single-handedly
converted his smáli house of eight
rooms into the highly celebrated and
beautiful mansion we know today —
with two floors, an attic, an immense
cellar and a magnificent portice over-
looking the Potomac.
Although he has often been depicted
by historians as a cold, formal man,
Washington was actually congenial
and fun-loving with friends and fam-
ily — shown time and time again by
his great hospitality and magnani-
mous reputation. He loved dancing,
parties, the theater and guests —
particularly if they were of unusual
interest. He is said to háve possessed
a hot temper, held tightly in cheek —
which he seldom lost, and then only
for good cause.
He helped family and friends with
gifts and loans, asking only that they
not reveal the donor. Admired by all
for his great aehievements, he could
be extremely modest, diffident and al-
most bashful at times. When he en-
tered the Virginia House of Burgesses,
for example, after winning major bat-
tles in the French and Indián War, he
is said to háve blushed crimson at the
warm welcome he received.
George Washington was in every re-
spect an American. Most of his early
years were spent in the backwoods. He
was a farmer, a man who worked with
his hands. He gave his young man-
hood to the Indián Wars, his maturity
to the Revolution, his ripe and mellow
years to the Presidency.
He was the first person to fire a shot
in the French and Indián War, the
first American generál, the first Presi-
dent of the ti. S., and also ... first in
VĚSTNÍK
peace, first in war, first in the hearts
of his countrymen,”
Newsbriefs
Brother J. F. Fiala of the Taiton
Community near El Campo, was hon-
ored by the youth club of Lodge 30,
Taiton, with a brief program and gift
for his 50 years as secretary of Lodge
No. 30. Brother Fiala was elected sec-
retary in January, 1917, and has
sehved in that capacity since.
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Orphans* Iteimion
During the period 1900-16'. a number
of orphan children were brought to
Texas, mainly to areas of South Texas,
from the New York Foundling Hospital.
Now, after all these years, this group is
planning a reunion of these people. A
smáli group met recently in the home
of Mrs. Minnie Janda in El Campo to
discuss such a reunion. If our readers
know of anyone belonging to this
group, they are asked to notify Mrs.
J. W- Krutilek, Rt. 3, EI Campo 77437.
Other officers are: W. J. Duckett,
president; Frances Massoletti, vice
president; Minnie Janda, treasurer,
Sophie Hradecky-Drozd, reportér.
♦ ♦
William Macat, 82, passed away in
St. Joseph’s Hospital in Houston on
Jan. 28th. Interment was in Forest
Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston.
Brother Macat was a member of SPJST
Lodge No. 17, New Tábor.
♦ ♦
Alvin Wasicek, 42, passed away in
M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston on
Jan. 29th. Burial was in Evergreen
Memoriál Park in Wharton. Brother
Lodge No. 58, Hungerford.
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Anna Hranicky, 87, passed away in
the Modern Nursing Home in Flatonia
on Jan. 30th. Burial was in the City
Cemetery in Sfehulenbur.g. Sister Hra-
nicky was a member of SPJST Lodge
No. 67, Schulenburg.
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Josef J. Kutac, 92, passed away in
Stevens Nursing Home in Yoakum on
Feb. 2nd. Brother Kutac was a member
of SPJST Lodge No. 63, Sweet Home.
* *
John (Bubba) Garner, 225, passed
away in a Fort Worth hospital on Feb.
3rd. Interment was in Moore Memoriál
Gardens in Arlington. Brother Garner
was a member of Lodge 54, West.
♦ ♦
Edmund Dedek, 63, passed away in
Vernon on Jan. 25th. Brother Dedek
was a member of SPJST Lodge No.
101, Gainesville.
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Rozalie Dujka, 81, passed away in
Tavener, Texas, on Jan. 26th. Burial
was in Krásná Cemetery near East
Bernard. Sister Dujka was a member
of SPJST Lodge No. 28, East Bernard.
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Edna Lowrie, 49, passed away in
Wharton on Feb. 4th. Sister Lowrie was
a member of SPJST Lodge No. 40,
Hillje.
■-Our 70th Year—-
Features
KENNETH C. KIMBALL, USN,
ON DUTY AT PEARL HARBOR
Fireman Apprentice Kenneth C.
Kimball, United States Navy, son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Kimball, Routě 1,
Mart, recently returned to duty at
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after spending a
30-day leave with his parents. Before
coming home, Kenneth had served
aboard the Seventh Fleet destroyer,
USS Walker, off the coast of Viet Nam.
The USS Walker provided naval gun-
fire support to two corps areas during
that time. The destroyer provided sup-
port for the South Vietnamese 8th Air-
horne Battalion, escorted a U. s. Ma-
rině supply and an equipment truck
convoy from Da Nang to Phu Bai, and
provided gunfire support for amphib-
ious operation “Osage.” The ship fired
over 1,000! rounds in support of this
operation. ■ ! ■ ^iSlj
Kenneth returned to Pearl Harbor
Feb. 5th. .He and his parents are all
members of Lodge 35, Elk.
KENNETH C. KIMBALL, USN
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Morris, Nick. Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 22, 1967, newspaper, February 22, 1967; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth625656/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas.