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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SPJST Home Office, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503 ISSN-07458800 VOLUME 88 NUMBER 39
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October 13-14 Second Annual Distri,:q Six Barbecue Coolzoft e the Jaycee Hall in Victoria Melodion Band at Lodge 47, Seaton October 14 October 14 Benefit Garage Sale at Lodge 196, Houston-West October 14 - 15 Lickskillet Days in Fayetteville District One Fall Meeting at Lodge 9, Snook October 15 Registration: 1:30 p.m., followed by games and Youth Christmas Ornament Contest; Meal at 5 p.m
September lc was a busy ouy at Lodge 49, Rowena as members of the Rowena 4-H Club pitched in to help lodge members get things looking good for the regional Czech Fest on October 28. Thirteen members of the 4-H Club helped on the project which qualified as a community service project in their community record books. After a busy morning, all hands were treat- 1 ed to a hot dog lunch. (Photos courtesy of Lodge 49, Rowena President Sylvia Rollwitz)
Six Flags Trip for Members of District Two Annual Fish Fry at Lodge 142, Houston Fund Raiser Dinner at Lodge 35, Elk Supreme Lodge Meeting, SPJST Home Office in Temple National Make a Difference Day Czech Heritage Day at Lodge 24, Cyclone "42" Tournament at Lodge 48, Beyersville Czech Fes: a'; hosted by District Four and Concho Valley CHS October 29 District Three Fall Meeting at Lodge 84, Dallas October 29 Czech Day at Lodge 88, Houston November 3 - 5 Texas Fraternal Congress in Bryan Barbecue Cookoff and Sale Day at Lodge 24, Cyclone November 4 November 4 Czech Youth Symphony at Temple College; 6 p.m sponsored by SPJST and Temple College. Free admission. November 4 Melodion Band at Lodge 183, Arlington President's Ball at . Lodge 191, Lufkin November 11 November 18 SPJST State Volleyball Tournament November 18 Tarock Tournament at Lodge 29, Taylor November 19 District Six Fall Meeting at Inez Community Center, hosted by Lodge 97, Placedo October 21 October 21 October 22 October 25-27 October 28 October 28 October 28 October 23
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Library, Archives and Museum roots date to mid '50s embers of the SPJST Library, Archives and Museum (LAM) Board met at the SPJST Home Office in Temple on September 23, 2000. It was their second meeting following the SPJST Convention decision on June 12 which ratified the establishment of the new non-profit organization to administer the growth of the LAM. Among the items discussed were ways to promote the LAM and establish a more dynamic presence both statewide and locally for the project. Board members also discussed a number of administrative matters related to securing and maintaining artifacts, crediting donors and implementing standard operating procedures. The next scheduled meeting of the LAM Board of Directors will be via conference call in December. The names of LAM Board members appear on page six of this article.
A Closer Look The SPJST Library, Archives and Museum, housed in the SPJST Home Office at 520 North Main Street, seeks to preserve the culture, the memories and the proud history of Texans of Czech ancestry. It also stands as a memorial to the pioneer forefathers and mothers who settled Texas. The library contains more than 23,000 volumes; 18,000 of which are in Czech. There is also an everincreasing number of genealogical texts and research materials. Credit goes to past SPJST Supreme Lodge President Nick A. Morris for his work in starting the SPJST Library collection and to Otto Hanus for his diligence as the LAM's first curator. The lion's share of thanks for the collection goes to SPJST members and friends of the Society who have donated the thousands of artifacts and volumes on display. The SPJST LAM has been in its present location at the SPJST Home (Continued on page 3.)
A SENSE OF HISTORY — The SPJST Supreme Lodge sought and obtained convention approval in June 1980 to enlarge and relocate the SPJST Library, Archives and Museum to the basement of the SPJST Home Office. Following that decision, Museum Curator Otto Hanus, left, and Supreme Lodge President Nick Morris, commence the the month-long task of relocating the collection.