Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 2, 1994 Page: 1 of 16
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“CHANGING TO MEET
THE CHANGING
NEEDS OF
FRATERNALISTS”
“Joining Hands To Touch Lives-
Fraternaiism for the Family
and Our Nation”
BENEVOLENCE
VĚSTNÍK
SPJST Herald
Officiai Organ Of The Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, Founded 1897
HUMANITY
BROTHERHOOD
Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P. O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503
VOLUME 82 NUMBER 5 ISSN—07458800 February 2, 1994
Record-setting drive exceeds goalhy nearly 20 percent
100 Pennies drive creates
24 new scholarships for '94
What seemed like a far away dream
four months ago is now a reality. Thanks
to the generosity of SPJST members,
lodges, youth clubs and friends of the
Society, the 1993 100 Pennies
Scholarship Fund Drive generated gifts
totaling $11,957.32 through January
26th. This exceeds the goal projected
last October by nearly $2,000 and last
yeaťs record amount by nearly $200.
“SPJST members, lodges and youth
clubs really came through,” says State
FAC Frank Klinkovsky, who coordinated
this years fund-raising effort. “We waní
to say thank you in a big way to ali who
were so generous.”
by Dianě Foulds
Almost every Friday, a group of U.S.
servicemen and their families climb
aboard a chartered bus in Frankfurt for
the five-hour trip to Karlovy Vary.
They come not to také in the spa
waters or to gáze at the architecture, but
to buy glass.
Accustomed to living in Germany’s
upscale urban centers on military salaries,
these families know the value of the dol-
lar more than most people. And they
know that the best bargain for their dollar
is Czech glass.
Hand-blown crystal at these prices is
stih virtually impossible to find anywhere
west of the Vltava. Moreover, handmade
Czech glass is well-made and available in
an array of shapes and styles unlike
almost anywhere in Europe.
Whether the glass will remain a good
buy for long is questionable, however.
The aftershocks of Czechoslovakia’s
1989 Velvet Revolution háve shaken the
very foundation of a trade that is steeped
in a six-century tradition.
Privatization has splintered the once
monolithic glasswork industry into small-
er firms that must compete in a free mar-
ket. Energy costs, salaries and raw mate-
rials prices are rising rapidly. As the gap
between Czech and European
Community living standards gradually
p.arrows, production costs and the price
According to Brother Klinkovsky, the
gifts collected will enable the SPJST to
establish 24 additional $500 scholarships
for 1994. “With the combined resources
of the Memoriál Scholarship Fund, the
100 Pennies Scholarship Drive, and the
contribution allocated by the SPJST
Supreme Lodge, this spring we will háve
the capacity to award 88 $500 scholar-
ships, for a toíal of $44,000.”
“On behalf of all those who will bene-
fit from these scholarships, I again want
to say 'thank you’ for your generosity.”
The ninth Sisting of members who
háve contributed to the 1993 drive follow
this report.
" Czech glass
is well-made
and available in
an array of shapes
and styles unlike
almost anywhere
in Europe."
of glass in the Czech Republic will
almost certainly increase.
Still, as the industry lurches through
an uncertain transition, the Czech
Republic remains a magnet for glass-
lovers. Not only are prices still relatively
cheap, but Czechs remain among the best
in the world at blowing glass.
Unlike in many-other countries, Czech
glass blowers train from an early age.
Most come from families where the skill
has been handed down from father to son
for generations.
And the designers who shape the look
of the glass are often trained artists,
schooled in sculpture, drawing, painting
(Continued on pagefour)
The names of any additional late-
arriving contributors will be printed as
space permits; likewise, the Věstník will
keep you posted as to the amount of total
dollars collected.
Leo and Rosalie Lobpries
Paulette Mesecke
Frank J. Kubin
Mary Mach
Dona Clooney
Marie and Ray Trlica
Rov and Margaret Schauffele
Bernard and Betty Rychlík
Sidon and Rosíe Tumis
S.J. Womack
Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Vrana
Rosalie K. Orrick
James Hradecky
Rick and Jo Ann Dunlavy
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Spring
Stella N. Craig
Vlasta Martinec and Family
Stacey Lee Branham
Whitney Bohnenberger
Alvin and Bernice Klotz
Roy Sr. and Henrietta Bartoň
Alvin and Annie Krupicka
Thomas Clawson
James Worsham
James W. Vyvial
Leonard Rej cek
Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Matthews
Ann R. Schneider
Billy and Mary Rochetsky
Lois Dušek
Jim Stacy
Norma Tinkle
Monica Špaček
Albin and Mildred Horák
Gerald Worth
William and Evelyn Trojacek
Mark Lichnovsky
Paulině Urbánek Lawrence
Eunice Mae (Clayton) Mortensen
Leona Turner
Rudolph Kovar
Ricky Weyand
Julie Weyand
Joshua Weyand
Emil Kvasnicka
Leo H. Martinets
Donald Marek
Jennifer Marek
Kathryn Marek
Chase Dierschke
Grant Dierschke
Mr. and Mrs. John Sulak
Edwin and Annie Mae Hurta
AI and Helen Král
David, Chris, Sherie
and Dennis Kofnovec
Eddie Edwards
Ernest and Dorothy Baník
Collectors, také notice ...
Czech glass industry
changing with times
100 Pennies
Scholarship Drive
$11,957.32
Collected through January 26
-$12,000 (24 Scholarships)
$11,500
—$11,000 (22 Scholarships)
—$10,500
"”$10,000 (20 Scholarships)
$9,500
I-$9,000 (18 Scholarships)
-$8,500
■~$8,000 (16 Scholarships)
-$7,500
|—-$7,000 (14 Scholarships)
-$6,500
—$6,000 (12 Scholarships)
-$5,500
—$5,000 (10 Scholarships)
|—$4,500
•$4,000 (8 Scholarships)
I—$3,500
-$3,000 (6 Scholarships)
I—$2,500
—$2,000 (4 Scholarships)
-$1,500
•$1,000 (2 Scholarships)
$500
[—Thanks for your support!
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Mikeska
Mrs. Vlasta Pešek
Minnie Svrcek
Mr. and Mrs. Melton Holubec
Alfred Zapalac
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Holub
Charlene Simper
Ginger Tilicek
Donna Holub
John Holub, Jr.
Dále Holub
Aileen L. Blažek
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Hanuš
Paulině Shiller
Eli a Truska
William and Anna O. King
(Continued on page three)
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Vanicek, Brian. Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 2, 1994, newspaper, February 2, 1994; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth632712/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas.