Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 30, 1952 Page: 19 of 32
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Wednesdayv Apríl 30, 1952,
OPFICTAL ORGAN OP SLAVONIC
BENEVOLENT ORDER
OP THE STATE OP TEXAS
V Ě S Ť N í Tí — WEST, TEXAS
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VĚSTNÍKU
Strana 19
AU contribiitidris, correspondence of Lpďěé to-
porters, biographies, étc., 'intendecl for pyi>»
lieation, must be in the liahds of the Asso-
ciate Editor a week boťore the clafce oť issue,
All Communications relating to editorial mat-
ters oí the English Section should bé acL'
dressed: Associate Editor, 640',? Prague,
Houston ?, Texas, ~ ‘
POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 with undeliverable eopies to S. P, J, fí. T , Payetteville, Texas.
MUSINGS OF THE EDITOR
BEFORE TAKING UP other matters of
generál interest, your editor would like
to comment on the number of speciál
meetings which had been held here ana
there. It is trne that we háve the con-
vention reál socn and that the mem-
. bers would naturally be inclined to talk
about many things. But there seems
to be scmething else than the conven-
tion. We may say that the idea of hav-
ing several organizational districts has
something to do with the extra meetings.
So far, there were seven meetings of
this type; three in Wharton couiity, one
in Houston, one in Taylor, one in Cor-
pus Ghristi, one in Needville, and there
are to be two more in near future. The
next district meeting will be in Holland,
comprising six surrounding counties. The
Holland meeting is next Sunday, May
4. The other meeting is planned by the'
Southwestern District shcrtly bcfore cur
convention and it may likely bí held
again in Corpus, unless the lodges
around San Antonio insist to háve it
there.
♦ ♦
O UR JOBS, OUR LI V ES. evcn our menu
bership in the SPJST are like that. We
semetimes feel that our personál work
or our personál interest in the home
lodge or the entire SPJST is not impor-
tant. Sometimes we envy those who are
leaders, who do greater things. We even
let curselves down mentally and emo-
tionally, and fall into a pessimistic pat-
tern oť thinking, “Ah, whaťs the use.
Others are running things to their lik-
ing, and it doesn’t make much differ-
ence anyway, for I am just nobody, I
ean’t do much.”
THE MEETING HELD IN HILLJE on
THERE IS A LOT MORE to my mem-
bership in the SPJST than just belong
to it and getting by. Personál respon-
sibility is one of the important bricks
which support the great wall which we
call American life. The individual mem-
bers of any lodge, and the individual
lodges of any fraternal organizatíen con-
stitute a tremendous socializing force,
bringing individual members and bodies
of persons together for association in
scme mutual and common interest. The
lcdges, composed of individual members,
wield a powerful influence in spreading
- TO STIMULATE INTEREST in the
work of the lodge, and to maintain the
unity of the membership, various. plans
must be followed and carried out. There
must be a great variety of entertain-
ments. These things cannot be left to be
worked out by the officers alone, or .by
a few members. Every Progressive lodge
must háve at least ťive, six, or even
more ccmmittees. There should be mo.th-
er and daughter meetings, father and
son meetings, annual banquets, family
nights, dinner dances, evening dances,
honor nights, birthday parties, picnics,
district 'gatherings, amateur plays, mo-
vies, card parties, bingo games, fish fries,
bazaars, and so on. ML L
♦ ♦
lenee. patriota
ranged to bring out many interesting 1 and edltcatlQn-
points in discussion. Five topics of dis- ‘
cussicn stood out clearly: permanent
headqaurters for the Order, Home for ^
imprcved sickness and acci- > ous ^ dtizens lose their sense of per-
dent protection, better field men under. S01la]) individual responsibility. Likewise,
a statě organizer, and the future conven- no jocjge can grow and prosper if its
tions with better systém of lepresenta- mem|;)ers indifferent, imimportant,
tioii. One thing was noticeable the belittling themselves in their own ap~
NO NATION IS so strong or so rich
that it will remain healthy^and prosper-
absence of members from several smáli
lodges. That point should be taken up
at every district meeting to work out a
pian which would bring to the district
meetings several representatives from
every ledne in the district.
♦ .
praisal. In our SPJST, and in our com-
munities, and in our country, what you
and I do as individuals, how you and I
feel as individuals, is vitally important.
Each brick is important in its support.
Each member is important to make our
organization strong. If each cf us does
our part of support, with feeling of be-
longing, with spirit of biotherhood, with
IN OUR DISCUSSION of the distin-
guishing features of fraternal lodge acti-
vities, and fraternal lodge msuranee,
there is no intention to disparage cóm-
mercial life insurance in any way. The
reeord of the commercial insurance
companies speak for itself. In its cen-
tury of expanslon, commercial life in-
surance has contributed immeasurably
to the betterment of living. Had it not
been for the life insurance, both com-
t mercial and fraternal, our nation' would
not occupy the advance position it holds
today. The life insurance has taught the
principle of thrift. It has helped men
to become better fathers. It has made
homes more comfortable. It has made
life happier. Let us not ťorget that. Let
no one, and partieularly the men aňd
woinen, our Brothers and Sisters, who
seli life insurance, ever say one word
against the great institutions which seli
protection to the families. We all are
serving mankind.
CONFUSING GABGET
A porter on one of the new streamlined.
cars noticed a woman seemed confused.
Could he help her? “Yes,” replied the
understanding that no one owes us anj woman, I want some watei in the \\ash
easy living, with determination to play! basin, but I can’t find any íaucets
IF SOMEONE POINTED to a brick
wáll and asked you which brick is the
most important, you would consider his caoj wuai i— j t . nn.Anl
question slightly queer. Bricks are smáli! our part in our lodges, in cur commu-1 The porter mdicared the foot ptc
things. But taken together ťhey make a nities, in our nation, nothing can stop' stepped on it and filled ohe wash^basm.
strong wall which may tower upward us from, growing. For survival and suc- íírrH*f’c VAn Maam.
many stories. Each brick is important | cess, there is no substitute for self-
iii its support of many tons of weight j reliance and for working in co-opera-
above it.
tion.
‘Thaťs how you manage, Maam.’
“Well,” said the passenger, “All I can
say is that this is the first tirne I ever
had to use my feet to wash my face.” •
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Valcik, Stephen. Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 30, 1952, newspaper, April 30, 1952; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth626112/m1/19/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas.