Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 30, 1957 Page: 16 of 32
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very well prepared and she has planned
' t least one program a montli for the
entire year aheacl which she volnnterred
to outline for us and share with any
ether Youth Director in our Order, to the
best of her ability. Thanks Sister Hejl!
; “We are planning a New Year’s Day
program — a Minstrel Show. For Feb-
máry a Valentines Party. AI arch has a
St. Patriclťs Party scheduled. Apríl an
April Foohs Day Party or Easter Hunt,
May is the month of Moiheťs Day with
June as Father’s Day programs. July a
Fourth of July Party. August a Hay
Ride or Swimming Party. September,
(we didn’t catch and forgot to ciear).
For October there will be a Hallowe’en
(ineidentally, they are planning a Hal-
oge’en Party this year too, and eordial-
ly invited us all to come and see what
they are going to do.) Then in Novem-
ber there will ba a Thanksgiving Lunch
or Supper and December its Christmas
Party.
The talent contest wasn’t too long
to be tíring and very interesting and
appreciated by the assembly. From the
tinest Linda Lesikar, who courageously
told the Talent Show Judge, Brother
Charlie Cerny that she was three years
old (showing on her fingers) and who
sang “Around the World” in perfect
pitch which won her a prize, to the loce-
ly lass who played the accordian “Gath-
ering Flowers for the Dorďs Bouquet,”
in her pále green net íormal, the pro-
gram was lovely,
The skit of three youngsters in Czech
who won a prize and ovation for its
humor and the memorizing or these
young folks of the Czech, for it could be
ascertained by their pronunciation that
they didn’t speak it often.
Especially worthy of mention was
young Raiph Bilek who played our
Czech songs on his accordian so won-
derfully and except-ionally well. He is
a truly talented youngster and very
obligingly gaye lis an encore at the end
of the program. Lawrence Welk should
hear of you, Raiph!
Brother Charlie Cerny then intro-
duced each contestant-winner over the
“mike” and pointedly asked them if
they were members of our SPJST. Some
were and others wouldiYt say or sald
they didrťt know. It brought home the
point vividly to the Organizers in this
District where to go for new members.
Brother Cerny suggested that they ask
their Dad about a SPJST Educational
Policy. Consolation prizes were then
given to each child who was on the
Talent Show as well as the Handicrařt
Contest and who did not get a prize.
The Talent Judges were Otto Hanuš,
Charlie Cerny, Charles Sázavsky, Ed-
v ® b t i f í r- wisit tmm
ward Kovar and Sister Hobort of San
Antonio.
Brother Marek also pinch hítting for
our Yeep Brother Joe B. Hejny who is
still ill with the flu and who is also in
charge of statě Youth Activities talked
to the assembly on Youth.
In answer to Sister HejFs suggestkm
that a State Youth Director on the Su-
preme Lodge Level be appointed to aid
in this work altogether, Brother Marek
sald: “There is not much the Office of
the Supreme Lodge can do to better the
program. Sister Hejl has a program out-
lined for he whole coming year and
I think it would be sensible to copy her
lead as she has already included the
outstanding- holidays in the year.
We háve passed a resolution to set the
way to carry the Youth Pragram on. It
is a big job and we want to do it right.”
Brother Marek said.
“The purpose of our gatherings in our
District Meetings are that we all get
together and mutually solve the prob-
lems that befall us and that we mutual-
ly decide on things that are fóre most in
our SPJST. The foremost in our mind is
that we haye fraternal order and in
that order we so enact ourselves as to
bring our youth in our midst and to do
everything in our power to give them a
chance to prove to us that they are cap-
able if you are but willing. If you are
willing to extend a hand -of fellowship,
we will all find that they are always
there not only that they do their part
but we will find that our youth are ever
ready and eapable — we know that from
our work here as fraternalists. We are
all fraternalists. If it were not so, we
would not be here this afternoon,” said
Brother Marek.
He went on to refer to fraternalists as
Jobes as in Biblical days the question
“Are we our brothers keepers?” and its
answer, “We are t ur brotheťs keepers.”
“We love to say that we are over 100
years old; especially the Czech settlers
in the United States, some of whom are
here over a century. We also know that
fraternalism is a Jobe, for old centrál
European history would baek us that it
was the maritime people who then form-
ed to protéct one another against los-
ses in the sea. They were the middle
class and the lower classes for then the
classes were segregated. Delving further
into history, Brother Marek in f orměd
us that it was the Guilds of England
that gave us an equal footing.
“We recognize each of us as a brother
and sister and it is just that we really
do so in our dealings ineyeryday life.
“The few that met in LaGrange in 1897
to řorm our fraternity that finally out-
grew even their remotest ideas and
dreams, that started with no cash re- ‘
Wcdupsday, October 30 1957.
serve, whatsoever, to pass the nine mil-
lion dollar mark today, is a credit to
all of us who work as a unit, worked as
a loo.ge, as a representative and the Su-
preme Lodge. In thousands of instances,
the SPJST has been a “blessing” to peo-
ple who were members, in fact, that
these with whom they worked for many
years in the fieid came in to their eall
of clistress and sori-ow. Here for the
Czeehs in the statě of Texas, the SPJST
was one source of bringing us together
so that united there would be strength
and that in this way better conditions
in the community and nation. As long
as we can maintain this attitude here
today and in this nation, there will ai-
ways be a demoeratie nation and no
man shall dare to ehange it.
Brother Marek then called attefition
to this afternoon’s program as bbing a
source of bringing out the best in our
Youth
“Youth must be guided, it will not be
restrained. Youth will find their own
problems and will find them easier if
they will be guided with kind hands and
warm hearts. In the hands of our train-
ed youth the democracy of man is sav-
ed,” stated Brother Marek., m
íle then read from a statement read
at the National Fraternal Congress in
Los Angeles: We are always, worried
about the youth but never worry about
the adult who caused it all. If each one
would také one youth under guidance
and then another youth nuxt. year, in the
thírd year there would be enough to
go around and there would be no cle-
linquency. I11 onr experience throughout
the United States, we háve never found
a deliquent youth whose source could not
be traced to the adult involvement.”
Brother Marek read.
Then Brother Marek bid our young
people, those on the high school level
whose responsibility of citizenship were
just around he corner to learn the Ten
Commandments, the Bili of Rights, to
read the Constitution of the United
States and learn its meaning and to
delve into the affairs of their respective
communities and eounties and statě af-
fairs. Do it today!” concluded Brother
Marek.
Brother Marek’s lengthy speech was
not taken in its entirety but it was very
informative and interesting. Brother
Hejny, your brother did a good job of
pinch hitting for you!
I11 talking to the townsmen in the
lodge, it was evident that these hard-
working and thrifty people were per-
fectly happy in Holland and that they
would rather live there than any other
plače on earth. It nmist be a wonderful
fcelin g to be content with life in its
smáli town plače, oblivious to the hurry
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