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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 AUGUST 17, 1977 VOLUME 65, NUMBER 33
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK The District V YAD at Lodge No. 88, Houston, August 7th was nice in their air-conditioned Chandelier Ballroom on this typical August Sunday afternoon. Of course, at this time of the year, the swimming pool was an attraction, also. District Five Youth Counselor Richard Wahlberg, his assistant, Don Barry, Richard's wife Mary Frances Wahlberg, Lodge 88 Youth Leader Ruth Duncan, and all the youth leaders are to be zornmended for their efforts. It is regrettable that only two youth clubs took part in the YAD. It is definite that DYC Wahlberg is doing all he can to encourage the youth of District V to become involved. Much of this effort has to be also shared by the other officers of District V, the lodge, members and , definitely, the parents. Here it is only fraternally fair and correct to state and commend DYC Richard Wahlberg and his wife for making trips to other district YADs at Holland (II), Taiton (VI), Corpus Christi (VII), and Ennis (III), at their own expense, to, our knowledge. Brother Richard merely said that it was to learn how other districts did. Frankly, they are just sincere fraternalists. The District V royalty consists of: King Mark Wahlberg, Queen Brenda Martin, Duke Jeff Barcak and Duchess Melissa McSpadden. We hope to be able to publish
SILENT LOVE By Jaroslav Vrchlicky Ne'er by a word do I surrender What 'mid the heart in slumber lies; Sufficient in the hour of rapture Is speech of countenance and eyes. The empty shells with savage tumult Upon the shore the billow hurls; But in the heart, as in the ocean, Rest in the depths the flawless pearls. Translated by Paul Selver * • All the water in the world, however hard it tried Could never sink a ship, unless it got inside. All the evil in the world, the blackest kind of sin, Could never hurt you one least bit unless you let it in. the pictures of the YAD next week. Present at the YAD also were SL President Morris, who handed out the four merit point awards, SYD Massey who took care of the rest of the awards, District V President Jerry Prochazka and Lodge No. 88 President Jerry Ermis and many others. We have to cut this short. • * Some time ago our office received a letter from Texas Representative Bill Keese about some Czech
affairs going on in the state. He said that he would like to take a friend from Czechoslovakia to them. The following letter was received recently and a letter and picture appear in the Czech Section. The letter in Czech is ine.resting and states that Rep. Keese and his wife spent a part of their honeymoon trip at Dr. Karas' home and this was an effort to repay him, for their hospitality. Probably this is a better route concerning foreign relations. We thank Rep. Keese for taking time to send this in. Mr. Rudy J. Sefcik Editor, Vestnik P.O. Box 85 West, Texas 76691 Dear Mr. Sefcik, You may remember my letter of several weeks ago concerning information of area SPJST feasts and celebrations. We had the pleasure of taking our Czech friend, Radovan Karas, to several such events around the 4th of July. Radek has since left the United States for his home in Czechoslovakia. I felt that it might be of interest to your readers in the form of a short human interest story. I've taken the liberty of having it written in Czech as I know from reading the Vestnik that you strive to preserve the language as much as possible. The article is brief and I believe the