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Volume 93 Number 2 Benevolence ★ Humanity ★ Brotherhood January 12,2005
ISSN -07458800
SPJST Awards Banquet
set for February 26
in Kitleen
A
Lodge 79 , Corpus Christl Member
Jerry Elzner Promotes Czech Heritage
in Texas
This year’s SPJST Awards
Banquet is Saturday, February
26 at the Killeen Civíc and
Conference Center , located at
3601 South WS Young Drive
in Killeen, Texas. The new
64,000 square-foot
conference
cen-
You’ll find lodging com-
petitively priced and located
close by. Killeen has more
than 1,500 rooms. See the list
of accomodations on page 7.
Plans are still underway for
the 2005 Awards Banquet.
The banquet
■■ '■w*
ter
f e a -
tures several meeting
rooms, a main halí, and a
Speciál Events room.
As home to a diverse pop-
ulation, Killeen is convenient-
ly located in the heart of
Texas. It is 60 miles north of
Austin; 150 northeast of San
Antonio, 163 miles Southwest
of Dallas/Fort Worth; and 190
miles northwest of Houston.
Fort Hood, the largest mil-
itary post in the free world, is
ythe city’s centerpiece.
will
include a presen-
tation on Challenge 2005 —
SPJST’s new membership
campaign and whaťs in it for
you and your lodge. Awards
will be presented to lodges,
sales representatives, and
youth clubs. Dinner will be
served and will include a
speaker.
All lodges will receive
complete information and
registration packets in
January.
The SPJST proudly recog-
nizes Jerry Elzner of Lodge
79, Corpus Christi. Brother
Elzner mailed 455 requests to
U.S. Representatives, military
bases, Diocese, schools, frater-
nals, businesses, counties, and
cities asking them to proclaim
the month of October as
“Czech Heritage Month.”
Thanks to the following indi-
viduals for their support:
Counties—Angelina, Austin,
Baylor, Bee, Brewster, Bumet,
Calhoun, Collin, Comal, Coryell,
Dawson, Eastland, Ellis, Fannin,
Fayette, Fort Bend, Frio,
Glasscock, Goliad, Gonzales,
Harris, Hidalgo, Hopkins, Hunt,
Hutchison, Jackson, Jim Hogg,
Johnson, Kerr, Lavaca, Lee,
Limestone, Live Oak, Loving,
Matagorda, McLennan, Menard,
Midland, Milam, Montgomery,
Nolan, Nueces, Panola,
Robertson, Rusk, San Augustine,
San Patricio, San Jacinto,
Shackelford, Stephens, Sterling,
Tarrant, Travis, Upton, Val Verde,
Jerry Elzer
Walker, Wharton, Winkler, and
Wise; Cities—Alice, Alvin,
Aransas Pass, Austin, Brazoria,
Brenham, Bryan, Cameron,
Corpus Christi, Crockett, Cuero,
Denton, DeSoto, Edna, Ennis,
Floresville, Fredericksburg,
Friendswood, Galveston, George
West, Goliad, Gonzales,
Hallettsville, Houston, Kaufman,
Kingsville, LaGrange, Mexia,
Missouri City, Needville, New
Lodge 4* Hallettsville Honors Age 9 6 Members
Braunfels, Ódem, Odessa,
Orange, Pilot Point, Portland,
Port Lavaca, Refugio,
Robstown, Rosebud, Rosenberg,
Schulenburg, Sinton, Sugar
Land, Taft, Temple, Three
Rivers, Trinity, Wallis, Weimar,
and Wharton; Diocese—Corpus
Christi, Fort Worth, Houston,
San Angelo, San Antonio, and
Tyler; and Other—Czech
Ambassador to the United States
Martin Palous, Senátor Kay
Bailey Hutchison, Govemor
Rick Perry, Texas Senáte, State
Representative Luna, St. Mary’s
- Frýdek, NAS of Corpus Christi,
KJT, and SPJST.
Inside
District Sales
Representative
Training
Classes
Pages 7, 8, 9
Lodge
Christmas
Party Photos
Pages
11, 12, 14
Lodge 4,
Hallettsville recently
honored two of its
Age 96 members.
Pictured, left, is
Lodge 4,
Hallettsville
member Leona
Chromcak who
outlived her SPJST
certificate.
Presenting her with
an award certifi-
cate is District Six
Director Mike
Ahlstrom. The dec-
orated cake for the
occasion was
made by Vice
President/FAC
Annie Vahalik.
Lodge 4, Hallettsville members present to honor Mrs.
Sevcik were, back row, left to right, Patsy Zabranský,
Joe Siptak, Evelyn Holý, Margaret Smotek, and Helen
Zabranský. FRONT: Alex Galetka, Mrs. Sevcik, and Elsie
Mascheck. Not shown is photographer Philip NAahalik.
Lodge 160
Flag
Presentation
Page 13
S.P.J.S.T. Rest
Home Honor
Czech
Heritage
Page 15
Interest Rates.................3
Family Fun Dates..........3
Supreme Lodge
Minutes...........................3
Job Posting....................6
Lodge Letters...............10
In Memoriam................17
Youth.............................18
Czech Culture..............20
Activities Calendar......22
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Zavodny, Melanie. Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 12, 2005, newspaper, January 12, 2005; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth632115/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.