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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 78501 VOLUME 62, NUMBER 34 AUGUST 28, 1974
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Sunday, August 18th — Several hundred people of our SPJST assembled to witness another successful State Youth Achievement Day at Temple High School. Numerous contestants appeared in their colorful costumes with props and musical equipment to challenge their opposition in a final endeavor to win first place in the state. The arts and crafts were also beautifully exhibited for the judges' to inspect and make their decisions. The entertainment comnienced with a colorful performance of two Beseda circles: one from Lodge 84, Dallas and the other from Lodge 88, Houston. Individual and group talent competition followed in their final state participation, holding the audience interested throughout the entirety of their performances, while tabulating, and other assignments were functioning properly behind the scenes. The editor was impressed with the increased quality of all the entries in all categories. We certainly can well be proud of our youth and value their talents and skills. When each winner was announced, there remained na doubt that each district had its share of supporters present. It also was apparent that there was much display of good sportsmanship among the contestants themselves when the winners congratulated their
presentation. SYD Dorothy Massey will have a complete report of all the winners. You boys and girls who are still eligible to participate next year: now is the time to contemplate on the issue and try again to came back and challenge the other contestants in your respective category. SEPTEMBER 2, 1974 All those dedicated people insecond and third place winners. volved in Such a large undertaking, Maybe we adults could and should certainly deserve a salute for their 'take a lesson from our youth! It unselfish attitude by retaining and was so refreshing not to hear promoting SPJST youth activities; about the judges being able and no one can do this type of work qualified; certainly the youthful alone in accomplishing what the contestants did not seem to have Society has enhanced with its supany reservations about the judges' port up to the present time, it is the active membership who dedecisions. Brother Richard Wahlberg (88) serve the pat on the back. Keep was the MC and SYD Dorothy up the good work! • Massey was in, charge of the overIn this week's issue District VII all program. The program ended a little later than had been an- Sales Representative Sister Tillie ticipated, however, we have to bear Valchar has a brief coverage with a few discrepancies with large with pictorial views of the District amounts of individuals involved. VII representatives' banquet held The culmination of the SYAD was, recently for the 1973 insurance as is the practice, with the pres- sales representative honorees. State entation of the annual $250 schol- Field Manager Silas Smith made arship award. This year the award all the presentations to the rewent to Carol Dobecka, of Lodge cipients: Sales Champion Brother No. 6, Cottonwood, the daughter Roy Hranicky (137), Membership of Brother and Sister Robert Do- Champion Brother Frank C. Becky becka, also of Lodge No. 6. SL (79), and Sister Helen Pavelka President Nick Morris made the (117), for her consecutive 9 1/2 years
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