Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 23, 1985 Page: 1 of 16
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‘CHANGING TO MEET
THE CHANGING
NEEDS OF
FRATERNALISTS”
Také time
to enjoy
to share
to love
as a family!
VĚSTNÍK
Official Organ Of The Slavonic Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texas, Founded 1897
BENEVOLENCE
HUMANITY
BROTHERHOOD
Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P. O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503
VOLUME 73—NUMBER 4 ISSN-07458800 * JANUAMY 23, 1985
SL Officers5 & Directors’ Reports
Howartí Leshikar
The President’s
Annual Report
Dear Members:
In 1984 the members of the Supreme
L.odge urged all oťťieers of the Society
to make their annual reports at the
same time in the Věstník. (The
apparent reason being to give you the
members a better overall picture of the
major events of the year.)
To begin, let me také this
opportunity to thank all of you for
making this a very speciál holiday
season for my family and me. We
enjoyed the many functions to which
we were invited, the cards and speciál
greetings. We wish once again to
extend to each of you our best wishes
for the coming year.
I woulci also like to thank the other
officers, the members of the Board of
Directors, and the staff al the Home
Office for their help in making the
transition a very smooth one.
In January we welcomed our two
new directors, Brother Willie Kohutek
from District II and Brother Jerry
Procházka from District V. We are
looking forward to working with them
in the future.
It has been my pleasure to help
install officers in many of the local
lodges recently. I háve been impressed
by the work that is taking plače in the
many lodges I’ve had the opportunity
to visit. To all of you who háve
recently assumed new duties,
congratulations; to those who háve
completed terms of office, thank you.
You are all to be commended for your
devotion and detiication to our
Society. It is your continued hard work.
and involvement that wiil keep our
Society strong.
As you know from reading the
Proceedings of the XXI Vth
Convention, many changes were made
in our Society. Three hundred fifty -
fottr delegates debated the many
proposals submitted by your
committees. Their decisions must now
be implemented. We here at the
headquarters háve been working
diligently to make these changes. We
hope that as these changes are
implemented our Society will benefit
greatly.
The Youth Department of the
SPJSTisoneof my major concerns. It
was my privilege to spend July 1, my
first day on the job, at the District III
Youth Achievement Day. Since then í
háve attended as many of the District
Camps and YAD’s as possible. I
commend all our District and Local
Youth Leaders and the youth for their
part in making our camping program a
success.
For the first time in fourteen years
the State Youth Achievement Day and
the State Royalty were hekl jointiy on
August 12th at the Temple Conventon
Center. Aiíhough hosting these events
on the same day made for some iong
hours, a fine performance was turned
in by the youth and the workers.
Because of the favorable response we
will try this arrangement again in 1985.
In October our SPJST Youth
distinguished themselves further at the
Texas Fraternal Congress in Kerrville.
We, who attended were extremely
proud of them and their fine
performances.
January 15, 1985, Mrs. Carol Sue
Meadows joined our staff as the State
Youth Director. (There is an
imroduction clsewhere in this
Věstník.) We welcome Mrs. Meadows
to our Society and look forward to her
working with our youth. We feel that
an exciting time is at hand and with the
cooperation of all we can make our
youth program a shining example for
others to follow. (OnPage 10.—ED.)
As most of you know there are two
new youth oriented SPJST projects.
These, also, deserve our attention.
Our Scholarship Program was
designed to recognize and reward the
talents of our younger members and
help them gain the training they will
need in the future. We are proud of
each of the recipients and trust that the
success of this program will be
apparent in the future as these youth
také their places in positions of
leadership in their homes, lodges, and
communities. Many donations háve
been received to help with this project
and make it a success. We wish to
thank all who háve made donations
and encourage our members to
continue their good work in this area.
Our Child Abuse Project, designed
to provide awareness of the problém
and assistance to the agencies dealing
with the children, has been widely
received. Many lodges now háve a
contact person and are providing
funds, food and clothing as íhe need
arises in their local areas. Child abuse
is not a pleasaní subject, but it is a sad
fact that many children are subjected
to abuse and neglect. We feel that as
you in the local lodges make aid
available to these unfortunate victims,
you are expressing the true fraternal
spirit. We are extremely proud of the
work that is taking plače across the
statě.
Our SPJST Library, Archives and
Museum continues to be a popular
attraction in the headquarters. This
year we are especially proud of the
acclaim Brother Otto Hanuš has
received from the news media. The
articie published in “Southern Living”
was a fine tribute to Brother Otto, the
facility, and the effort being made to
preserve our Czech heritage. We hope
those of you who háve never had an
opportunity to enjoy a tour will find
time soon.
Local lodges continue to deal with
many of the same problems -
attendance at meetings is waning; cost
of Utilities, bands, and food are rising;
finding workers is sometimes difficult;
there are new requirements in the tax
laws; liability insurance is needed, etc.
We at the Supreme Lodge want to urge
you to rise to these challenges as you
háve in the past and must in the future.
There are many who are willing to help
if you will ask them.
On the positive side, we were
privileged to attend the dedication of
Lodge 183, Mid - Cities in Arlíngton.
We want to wish them continued
success and growth in the future. Also,
we attended the merger ceremonies
which saw Lodge 173 Galveston and
Lodge 172 Pasadena join to create a
stronger Lodge 172 Pasadena. We
wish them well in their new endeavor.
It is apparent that some lodges are
experiencing difficulties in functioning
as a lodge entity. However, we
encourage them in their plans for the
future and hope that all find viable
Solutions so that the benefits of SPJST
programs - insurance, fraternal, youth
- are available and rriay be enjoyed by
all.
Finally, remember to order your
family a copy of A History of the
SPJST. So far we háve shipped 425
copies of this worthwhile book, and we
hope to háve enough copies so all who
wish mav enjoy this account of our
Society.
Again, a good year to all.
Fraternally,
Howard Leshikar
Bernard M. Gebala
Vice Presidenťs
Report To Membership
Of The SPJST
Articie 38 of the SPJST Bylaws
directs that the Vice President is
responsible for the Insurance
Department. The folio wing are
highlights of a very productive 1984.
Insurance Sales
Once again the SPJST volunteer
sales force produced in excess of
twenty million dollars of business this
past year. The insurance market has
become very competitive but because
of a dedicatcd group of producing
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Sefcik, R. J. Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 23, 1985, newspaper, January 23, 1985; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth632806/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas.