Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 17, 1962 Page: 12 of 32
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Strana 13
V Ě ÍJ T N £ K - ^ WEST, TEXAS
Wcdnesday, Octobcr 17, J.!)G2
OFFXCÍAL ORGAN OF SLAVONIC
BENEVOLENT ORDER
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
FOXJNDED 1897
VĚSTNÍK
-HERALD-
Reports írom our Lodges, oř any
other Reading Materiál to be pub-
lished should reach the Editor,
Saturday before the dáte of issue.
Address all matters to the Editor:
P. O. Box 85, West, Texas.
Posimaster: Please Senci Form 3579 With Undeliverable Copies to SUPŘEME LODGE SPJST, P.O. Box 100, TEMPLE, TEX
FROM THE EDÍTOR S DESK
Echoes from the Czech j
Festival '
Stuiday, Oetober 7 was a lovely day for
the Czech Day Festival at the State Fair
of Texas in Dallas, Texas.
Many of the partieipanfcs to the pro-
gram and guests came early to the Fair
to view the exhibite before coming to the
all-afíernoon prc-igram.
In the auditorium of the Halí of State,
the President of the Committee for this
Festival, Mr. Niek Morris, greeted the
guests as they began assembling for the
program. The auditorium was air eon-
ditioned and comfortable. Věry quickly
the available seats were occupied by the
converging throng and soon only stand-
ing room was left. The ehildren, the
young adults and old foiks wlio were on
the program were stan ding by dressed
in their beautifuJ and colorful Czech '
costumos, soaie of which were authentic
írom Czechoslovakia.
The openíng of the program began
with the Pledge of Allegiance; followcd
by the singing of America and then the
Czech National Anthem, “Kde Domov
Muj,” and finally “The Eyes of Texas.”
Welcome and introduction of ťhe
■guest speaker by Emcee Mr. Morris, who
steered the program smoothly and ex-
pediently through its course in the al~
lotted time.
Mr. Edward L. Marek, President of the
Slavonic Benevolent Or.der of Texas,
well known speaker in this statě, lauded
the Czechs of America from Pilgrim days
down through Texas history during her
struggle for índependence from Mexico,
bidding us to honor these ancestors, to
follow in their footsteps in America’®
history
The American Federation of Musicians,
Lodge 347, furnished the musicians who
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
“I pledge Allegiance to the Flag of the
United States of America and to the
Republic for which it stands. One Nation
untíer God, indivisible, with liberty and
luštíce for all.”
ning on her accordion. Inasmuch as
these tiny tots knew vory little Czech
when Mrs. Valeik took them ověř this
summer, their progress as witnessed by
their Czech: songs confirms the state-
ment that foreign languages should be
taught ehildren at an early age.
The Sokol unit from Fort Worth made
up of young adults and teenagers in two
circles, gave us the liveiy and colorful
Slovanská Beseda. Their coordination
with. the music and lightness of řoot
beautiful
very
and
made the dance
happy.
Again the boys and girls from the
Sokol Unit presented pyramids which
they ereated and executed very well.
Then the Bellmead, Texas, Dance
Group gave us a dance to the tuně of
Little Brovvn Jug.
The popular Chorál .group from the
SPJST Lodge No. 84 in Dallas dosed the
'Poerae by Fibich, followed Preludium by program with their oeautiful contribu-
Janecek again Dvorak s Slavonic Dance ticns. Singing “Teče Voda, Teče” which
No. 2 and Dance of the Commedians by
Smetana from his Bartered Bride; to
conclude with the Overture from Donna
Dianne by Reznicek.
To those who enjoy string and wood-
wind music in the classical vein had a
treat and the enthusiastie applause was
only a portion of what was in their
hearts on seeing these taiented and
gracious people leave the pódium.
, A portion of the West High School
Band played the Czech “Tinker Polka.”
It was West Day at the Fair and these
boys of Czech origín were part of ťhe
band which was to play elsewhere that
afternoon.
The tiny group of boys and girls
jdanced a four step dance to the music
of Green Meadows with Mrs. Líska at
the Piano.
The Junior Boys gave us an exhibition
of free calesthenics on the horše, repre-
lokayed for us the Czech masterpieces of sen tma the Sokol unit in Dallas
world fame such ar. the Polka from
Weinbcr-goťs Švanda Dudák; Largo,
from the New World Symphony by
Dvorak as well as his Humoresque; a
Anoťner tiny group of boys and girls
sang childrerťs Czech songs under the
guidancc of their teacher Mrs. Božena
was the formel’ President Masaryk’®
(C z e c ho slova k i a) favorite, sung by Mrs.
Dorothy Rejcek and Mrs. Geraldhie
• Recan, followed by “Kováři, Kovar;
' Vesnicko Ma pod Šumavou,” closing the
program.
Committeewoman Mrs. Josie Kankrlik,
in behalf of the program Committee,
thanked everyone for coming, for listen-
ing and invíted everyone to the Band
Shell where visiting, dancing, music and
refreshments could be had.
Eríc Honzats popular dance band then
enlivened the visiting among the guests.
Foiks from as far as Corpus Christi,
Hon ston, Blessing, Saň Antonio, Granger,
Ballinger, Oklahoma City, and of course,
Ennis, Fort Worth, and Dallas, and many
other places possibly not known to us,
cnjoyed the cool evening amid these
friends, enjoy ing a cooling drink, a big,
juicy klobáse sandvvich with a spank-
ing of mustard, and visiting.
It is believed by those who took a poli
at random, that this was the best Czech
Day so far at the State Fair in Dallas,
and sincere congratulations go to a host
wtth loX KUS;; Vriraceompa- of our good people who worked, pUamed.
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Hosek, Ludva O. Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 17, 1962, newspaper, October 17, 1962; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth627109/m1/12/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas.