November - CSA Fraternal Life

theJournalNovember 2013

Moving to the Future,Pg. 3On the Cover...CSA Thanks Those Who Served!CSA Honors Its Vets,Pg. 15In this issue...34566791015232427293135President’s MessageEvents CalendarToday’s FraternalMarketing MessageClosing the Year StrongMiss CSABusiness BuzzMilitary FeatureCSA Honors Its VeteransDistrict CouncilLodge HappeningsScholarship Fund ReportFraternal Well WishesIn MemoriamJust Kids2 — www.csafraternallife.org — NOVEMBER 2013

Movingto theFuture!Dear Brothers and Sisters,As some of you may know, CSAFraternal Life will be moving ourHome Office Headquarters. We’reheading about five miles west of ourcurrent location to Lombard, Illinois.We’ve had a nice run at our current(soon to be old) location in OakBrook, Illinois. In the mid 1990’s,we moved to Oak Brook from ourprevious location in Berwyn. Overthe years, the Oak Brook locationhas proved to be a great home for us.When we arrived in the 90’s, we hadin excess of 40 employees, and neededa building the size of our OakBrook facility to house our staff, ourhardware (which included hugeprinters, servers, and a lot of paper),and, of course, the CzechoslovakHeritage Museum.Well, times have changed….Today, we have fewer than 20employees. The need for monstersizedcomputer servers no longerexists. Over the years, our staff hasevolved, with the assistance of technology,into a much more efficientgroup. Ultimately, we no longer needthe 17,000 square feet the Oak Brookbuilding provides.With this, CSA will be movinginto the Oak Creek Center officecomplex in early December, 2013.Our new office is just over 8,000square feet, providing more thanenough space to continue to thrive inthe future. We’ll have a beautifulspace with all the amenities we need,which will save us thousands inoverhead. This will, of course, helpour bottom line, which in turn willallow us to continue to bring the bestproducts and services to you.Our new office will house a largemeeting room available for ourgroups that would like to utilize thespace for their meetings. Many locallodges as well as District CouncilNo. 12 have met at our Home Officelocation for the past few years andwe would like this tradition to continue.As a reminder, all membersare welcome to visit or tour our newHome Office. Stop by anytime!As we leave Oak Brook, theCzechoslovak Heritage Museum willmove as well. At this time, most ofthe beautiful artifacts from theMuseum will be placed in temporarystorage. CSA will continue to supportthe Museum, not only on a shortJohn J. Kielczewski, CLU, FLMIPresident, and his wife, Lynetteterm basis by helping with the costof temporary storage, but in thefuture, in assisting with finding apermanent home. In addition to myduties as President of CSA, I havethe honor of sitting on the Museum’sBoard as well. I am very fond of myfellow Board members, and theirpassion for our Museum. I canassure you that we’ll be leaving nostone unturned in the quest to find anew home for the Museum.Needless to say, things have beenvery busy around here, and will, nodoubt, continue to be. In the monthsto come, I will continue to keepeveryone updated on all things CSA.Always protecting your assets,Fraternally,John J. Kielczewski, CLU, FLMI,PresidentOur New Street Address:2050 Finley Rd., Suite 70Lombard, IL 60148Mailing address:P.O. Box 249Lombard, IL 60148Our phone numbers remainunchanged.1-630-472-05001-800-543-3272p r e s i d e n t ’ s b i zRead the Journal online at: www.csafraternallife.orgNOVEMBER 2013 — CSA JOURNAL — 3

ec4 — www.csafrave n t sa l e n d a rSaturday after Thankgiving through the end of the yearChristmas Around the WorldChicago Museum of Science and Industry5700 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60637Display of ethnic Christmas treesCSA JournalVolume 123 No. 10 November 2013Sunday, December 1DC No. 12 Cultural Division Holiday SocialCrystal Sky Banquets, 7941 W. 47th St., McCook, Illinois.Doors open at noon with dinner at 1 p.m. Enjoy entertainment, araffle and honoring DC No. 12 delegates. Cost is $25. ContactCaroline Johnston at 708-387-9423.Wednesday, December 4Prokop Velky No. 137’s Adult Holiday PartyProkop Velky’s adult holiday party will be held on Wednesday,December 4 at 6:00 p.m. at the Avacentre at Brosh Chapel, 2121Bowling St. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA. Reservations are needed byNovember 22. Please call Barbara Edmunds at 319-396-6851.Sunday, December 15Lodge Washington No. 30’s Christmas PartyOur Christmas Party will be on Sunday, December 15, at theCenter. Dinner is served at 12:30 p.m. Call Elsie Korpecki at314-638-2278 and let her know how many in your family willattend. Donations of pastry would be appreciated. Please bringa $1 gift for the exchange, plus donations to benefit the SeniorMeal Program at the Patch Community Center, as well as mittensfor the traditional “mitten tree.” Official election of officerswill take place at that meeting.Sunday, December 15DC 10 Christmas Pin PartyDC 10’s Christmas Pin Party will be held December 15 at theWoodside Party Center. Tickets are available from the presidentof your lodge. There will be door prizes donated by each lodge.Open bar. Music will be provided by the Frank Moravcik Band.Dancing all afternoon, and also singing Christmas Carols.February 1, 201456th Representative BallThe Czechoslovak Allied Organizations will hold the 56thRepresentative Ball on February 1, 2014, at Drury Lane inOakbrook Terrace, IL. The evening will begin with cocktails,dinner and then the presentation of the 2014 Debutantes. Musicfor dancing will be provided by Joe Polach’s Czech ExpressOrchestra. Tickets are $90/Person. For ticket information, contactVlasta Vicenik at 708-354-0520 or email representativeball@gmail.com.Young women between the ages of 16-21interested in being a debutante should contact Hana Prince at815-258-8140 or Dana Cermak at 630-915-4276.4 — www.csafraternallife.org —NOVEMBER 2013A Dynamic Magazine “Dedicated to OurMembership”ÚREDŃI ORGÁN JEDNOTY CESKOSLOVENSKYCH SPOLKU VAMERICEPhone: 630-472-0500 800-543-3272Fax: 630-472-1100Email CSA: lifecsa@csafraternallife.orgWebsite: www.csafraternallife.orgEditor-in-Chief, Gerri RomanelliEditor: Cynthia Hall, CSAJournalEditor@gmail.comContributing Staff: Linda BurtonC S A M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N TC S A F r a t e r n a l L i f e i s a s o c i e t y t h a t p r o v i d e sc o m p e t i t i v e i n s u r a n c e a n d r e t i r e m e n t p r o d u c t st o i t s m e m b e r s . W i t h a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r o u rf o u n d i n g C z e c h a n d S l o v a k a n c e s t o r s , o u rm i s s i o n i s t o e n c o u r a g e a n d s h a r e a c o m m o nb o n d t h r o u g h a s o c i a l n e t w o r k t h a t f o s t e r sf a m i l y a n d c o m m u n i t y i n v o l v e m e n t p r o m o t i n gc o u r t e s y , c o m p a s s i o n a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l i s m .CSA LeadershipNational OfficersJohn Kielczewski, PresidentBrian Miller, Executive Secretary/TreasurerNational DirectorsMarjorie NejdlIowa, Nebraska and MinnesotaKen Dvorsky and Adam WiltNorthern Illinois, Indiana and WisconsinIrma FarrellCalifornia, Colorado, Kansas and TexasJerry FiemaNorthern Ohio and MichiganConnie WolfMissouri and Southern IllinoisTerry PlacekSoutheastern Ohio and Western PennsylvaniaCarol TranterFlorida, Maryland, Virginia, D.C.,Eastern Pennsylvania and New JerseyPaul VavrasekNew York state and ConnecticutHome Office HoursMonday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.CSA Journal (ISSN 0195-9050)Published monthly—except bimonthly July/August by CSAFraternal Life, 122 W. 22nd Street, Oak Brook, IL 60523-1557. Periodical Postage paid at Oak Brook, Illinois, and atadditional mailing offices. Subscription Rate: $12 per year, U.S.only. Postmaster: send address changes to: CSA Journal, P.O.Box 3039, Oak Brook, IL 60522-3039.

We Won’t ForgetDear Sisters and Brothers,As has been our practice for the pastfew years, our issue this month is dedicatedto CSA’s veterans. There aremany. It is estimated that at least6,000 of our members served in theSpanish American War, World War Iand World War II. CSA members evenfought in the Civil War – 23 of themon the side of the Union!Of course, these numbers do notreflect the conflicts in Korea,Vietnam, The Gulf War, Bosnia, Iran,Iraq or Afghanistan. It’s a sad fact oflife that since CSA’s beginnings in1854, there has never been a shortageof wars to fight or lives to be lost.The courageous men and women ofthe American military should be honored,not just in November onVeterans Day, but all year. Theirphysical, emotional and financialneeds should be attended to and, forthose of us who have reaped the benefitsof their service and sacrifices,their stories of valor and heroismshould be repeated down through thegenerations.National ProjectDonationsOur list of veterans grows each year.Maybe one year, the list will growshorter. Maybe in a future Novemberissue of the Journal we can report thatour country is at peace and all bootsare on the ground here. Maybe therewill be no reports of incoming IED’s,stealth bombers or collateral damage.Maybe the only wars fought will bewith paint guns and toy weapons.Maybe media reports will be overwhelminglypositive with good newsbecoming headlines and lead stories.We can dream and we can pray wewill experience such a day in our lifetime.Until that day, CSA Fraternal Life willcontinue to post colors at our events,and pledge our allegiance to the flagat all Get-Togethers, Lodge andDistrict Council meetings. We willcontinue to recognize Flag Day andhonor the symbol of our nation’s commitmentto the vision of its foundingfathers. We will continue to urge ourGerri Romanelli,CSA Fraternal Directormembers to assist, honor and recognizeour veterans and active servicemenand women whenever possible.And, most of all, we will be evermindful of the freedoms we enjoy thathave been hard won and honorablyobtained.Fraternally,Gerri Romanelli, Fraternal Directorgromanelli@csalife.comt o d a y ’ s f r a t e r n a lAs we are in the fourth quarter of 2013, any donations forthe National Project need to be sent NOW.Your lodge must then submit all requests for matchingfunds to the Home Office. In turn, matching checks will berequested and sent to National Project recipients by theend of the 2013 calendar year.Requests for matching funds sent in January 2014will not be honored or matched.Read the Journal online at: www.csafraternallife.orgNOVEMBER 2013 — CSA JOURNAL — 5

Sometimes, It Is Good to be a Brat!Matt Koski, Senior Director ofMarketing and Compliance, andhis wife, HeatherGreetings Brothers and Sisters,Every time my wife sees military troopsreturning from deployment, she can’tseem to help but smile. Having beenborn on a US Army Base, Heather is anArmy Brat. She even had her own DogTags as a child. Her earliest memorieswhile her dad was stationed at FortBragg include watching the occasionalsoldier parachuting into her backyard,enlisted soldiers saluting her dad’s 1969AMC Rambler, and platoons of menjogging by singing songs that, as mymother-in-law tells it, were not verywholesome. Moving every four yearswas just normal for Heather.My father-in-law is a retired Lt. Colonelfrom the US Army, and there is nothingbetter than listening to the stories of hisyears spent in the service of our country.He was stationed in Asia, Germany, andmany Army Bases across the UnitedStates. He has many fond memories ofhis time spent in the military. Just talkingwith him makes you realize howproud he is for having served his country.We can imagine that this is the way thatthe early members of CSA must havefelt as almost a quarter of the CSAmembership volunteered for service duringthe Civil War. Remember, CSA hadalready been in existence for sevenyears when the Civil War broke out.During WWI, around 1,000 membersserved with the allied armies and, duringWWII, CSA members raised enoughmoney to pay for two Bombers and theconstruction of a Liberty Ship. At thesame time, CSA had the distinction ofbeing the only Fraternal Benefit Societyto offer a program that waived premiumpayments for those members (approximately3,600) then in military service.I would encourage you take a personalmoment of silence to observe the memoryof those fellow Brother and Sistermembers who came before you andhelped ensure the freedoms you enjoytoday.Fraternally, Matthew KoskiSenior Director of Marketing andComplianceClosing the Year Off StrongDear Brothers and Sisters:Our Society is closing the year off strong due to the leadershipof our President, John Kielczewski. Since John becamea part of our Society at the end of last year, we have been ableto make significant strides in developing strategies to makeCSA more competitive in the market place.A completely different landscape exists in the market comparedto this time last year. We have seen the benchmark 10-year Treasury increase more the one full percentage pointover this time frame, which has diminished profit margins forinsurance companies, us being one of them.This year has been very difficult to sustain a healthy profitmargin for our Society’s book of business, but we haveworked extremely hard to maximize our rate of return andcontinue the theme from last year’s extremely profitable year.Fraternally,Brian MillerSecretary/TreasurerPictured, left to right: Kennedy, John and Brian Miller.6 — www.csafraternallife.org — NOVEMBER 2013

Business Buzz“Avoiding Home Repair Fraud”7. Contractors who demand cash paymentfor a job, or ask you to make acheck payable to a person other than theowner or company name.8. Offers from a contractor to drive youto the bank to withdraw funds to pay forthe work.be decided on the spot. You are the consumer.You have the power to say NO!Source:www.IllinoisAttorneyGeneral.govNow that it is the season of Fall, youmay be solicited by phone, mail, or atyour door for furnace inspections, roofinspections, gutter inspections, and thelike. Be wary and aware of scare tactics.Know your residence and keep alist of repairs, including dates, companyused, and what was done. Below aretips from the Illinois Attorney General’sOffice; every state has an attorney generalyou can contact if you have anydoubts or concerns about work you areconsidering having done to your home.Please use extreme caution when confrontedwith the following warningsigns of a potential scam:1. Door-to-door salespersons with NOlocal connections.2. An offer to do home repair work forsubstantially less than the market price.3. Solicitations for repair work from acompany that lists ONLY a telephonenumber or a P. O. Box to contact, especiallyif it is an out-of-state company.4. Contractors who fail to provide referenceswhen requested.5. Persons who offer to inspect yourhome for free.6. DO NOT let anyone into your homewho cannot provide authentic identificationof their employment with a companyor business. You can call the worker’semployer to verify his or her identity.They will wait.Remember: Scammers act like nicepeople who are very interested in yourcomfort and safety. They are attractiveand good speakers. Nothing ever has toStarting a New TraditionThanksgiving is a perfect time to continue all the wonderful traditions your familyhas shared over the years. It can also be a great time to start a new tradition. Theseideas can help your family have fun in a unique way while still preserving yourcherished traditions.Have fun with breakfast.Everyone focuses on the main event, the Thanksgiving dinner, but having a ritualfor breakfast can be nice, too. Whether it is eating donuts while watching a parade,having a potluck breakfast buffet, or even dropping off homemade cinnamon rollsto all your neighbors, adding in some traditions for the start of the day can make itspecial.Dress up your table with neglected items.If you have linens you’ve never pulled out or servingware you received as a weddinggift, but never used, this is the time to put them all to good use. If you have letnice pieces languish because you did not know the best time to use them, use themfor your Thanksgiving table. Then, each year, you can pull those special pieces out,knowing they have a tradition attached to them.Get out of the house.Volunteering on Thanksgiving is a special tradition for many families. If you’veonly stayed at home on Thanksgiving in the past, consider giving of your family’stime to help those in need. There are many opportunities to help your communitywhile still spending most of the day with your family. Check with charitable organizationsin your community to find out how to participate.Consider downsizing.While it is lovely to have lots of people around your Thanksgiving table, you canenjoy a simpler, less stressful day by breaking up your socializing. If you havefound that your holiday has gotten too busy, consider eating your meal with justyour nearest and dearest. Then, open up your home for a dessert open-house.Friends and extended family can drop in at their convenience and enjoy somedessert, making for simpler and more intimate social interactions.Read the Journal online at: www.csafraternallife.orgNOVEMBER 2013 — CSA JOURNAL — 9

Our FlagAt the beginning of all our programs, we all “pledge our allegianceto the flag”….a cloth with stripes and some stars in onecorner. It is not a human being but, there it is - a beautiful, colorfulcloth that gets all of our respect. This piece of cloth accompaniesall who have served in war and peace time to their final restingplace. We all stand at attention and salute the “cloth” as itgoes by in a parade, we pledge our allegiance every day throughour school years and before every meeting is called to order. Howcan this piece of “cloth” receive so much respect?There are many legends associated with how Betsy Ross was chosen,or if she actually was the one that made that first flag, andwhat circumstances decided that there should be a national flag inthe turbulent times of our young nation.One such legend is that Colonel (not a General yet) GeorgeWashington, along with Colonel George Ross, a delegate fromPennsylvania to Congress, arrived at the shop ofseamstress/upholsterer Betsy Ross. They stated that they hadbeen appointed as a “Committee of Congress” to prepare a flagand asked her if she thought she could make one. The story continuesthat Col. Ross had drawn a rough picture of a flag thatincluded six pointed stars positioned in a circle in a field of blue,to represent the 13 original colonies on a piece of paper. Betsy,being the experienced seamstress, made a suggestion that perhapsfive pointed stars would show up much better, so Col.Washington re-drew the flag with the five pointed stars in thefield of blue and Betsy Ross went to work putting pieces of redand white cloth for the stripes, and blue cloth as directed by theSecond Continental Congress to make our official flag.Our history books tell us that 236 years ago, on Saturday, June14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress officially adopted byresolution the flag, this beautiful, colorful cloth, as the OfficialNational Symbol of the United States of America. Once it wasapproved by the Second Continental Congress, it was carried duringthe latter part of the revolution to win our freedom as a nation.Soldiers have followed this flag into battle and gave their lives.This has gone on in every battle, during declared or undeclaredwars that this country has been involved in, just so that we couldremain a free nation called the United States of America and,therefore, our flag is flown as our symbol of freedom. The nexttime you pledge your allegiance to the flag, please remember allthose that have given their lives for this privilege.Thanks to Helenka Gaydusek for this article.10 — www.csafraternallife.org — NOVEMBER 2013Learning from the PastMilitary StyleCSA and its sister genealogy societies, CGSI and CSAGSI,recognize the impact of the past on the future. For years, theNovember Journal has focused on our military veterans.Featured were stories of war, its heroes and villains, its cost,and the sacrifices made by our soldiers and those on the homefront who worked tirelessly to secure victory. This month featuresthe “police action” in Korea involving the U.S. in1950—too few years after the end of WWII. When and howdid we learn the practice of war? Our teachers were ancientand lethal in their skill and execution.The war history of the lands currently making up the boundariesof the Czech Republic and Slovakia is recorded fromroughly around the 7th century with the invasion of Slavictribes. Influenced by wars and occupations throughout history,the methods of the conquerors blended with those of theconquered.Swords, sabers, and knives are among the oldest weapons ofwar. Roman Legions, Spartans, Vikings, and Samurai are legendaryin their prowess with these weapons. Too, the fierceNative American Apaches were exceptionally deadlywith knives and tomahawks.During the settlingof the westernfrontier, sorenowned weretheir battleskills thatApache descendantsare recruitedto instruct today’smilitary Special Forcesin hand-to-hand combattechniques.Soldiers have used metal asshields as far back as theSpartans and Romans.Warriors carried metal shields,wore breastplates, arm coveringsor full body armor. Earlyarmor could be pierced by asword or spear, but modern technologyhas created vests, shields, andhelmets designed to provide soldiersand first responders with the protectionneeded for foreign and domesticacts of mayhem and terrorism.

Learning from the Past Military StyleUndermining your enemy’s confidence,strength, and skill are the weapons ofintimidation. Over 900 years ago,Mongols, led by the great and ferociousGenghis Kahn, perfected these weapons.Thundering across Europe and Asia,their notoriety and pageantry attainedmythical proportions. Their reputationas savage, highly-disciplined soldierswas so fearsome that many opponentssimply surrendered without a fight.Intimidation took the form of body “art”used by Native American tribes, whopainted their bodies and horses to givethem magical powers of protection. Butthey were not the first: Aztecs not onlypainted their bodies but dressed as animalsof prey, such as eagles, jaguars, orwolves. The Celts (Remember MelGibson in Braveheart?) colored theirfaces using an indigo blue dye. Alongwith their spiked hair, and shrieking battlecries, the Celts terrified their enemies.Roman conquerors painted theirfaces with vermillion to mimic the wargod, Mars. The fearless Maori tribesmentattooed war symbols on their facesand bodies. Modern soldiers use “cammie”paint to blend into their environmentand swipe black paint across theirfaces to cut down on glare, as do “warriors”of the gridiron.Today, we practice a new brand ofintimidation called diplomacy. Nationsrattle their sabers symbolically, threaten,cajole and, after a time, warring factionsagree to terms of peace negotiated witheach other or through a third party, suchas the United Nations or theInternational Court of Justice (TheWorld Court).The earliest proponents of treating theirwounded were the Mamluks, slave soldierswho fought for the sultans of theMiddle East. Uniquely well-trainedarchers and horsemen, they eventuallyseized power for themselves and ruledEgypt for years! Prior to this time, thewounded were left to die as troopsadvanced or retreated. Napoleon wasthe first to assign soldiers to care for thewounded. These early medics were consideredexpendable. Generals assignedlitter-bearers during the AmericanRevolution and Civil War. World War Isaw, for the first time, medics rushinginto the field to treat the wounded andtransport them to aid stations. Nolonger expendable, they were welltrainedand courageous. During WorldWar II, a wounded soldier had an 85 percentchance of survival if treated by amedic within the first hour. Korea sawthe advent of helicopters air-liftingwounded to M*A*S*H* units. Themedic’s job in Vietnam was to treat andevacuate, resulting in survival rates ashigh as 98 percent. Because theybecame easy targets, medics in Vietnamwere the first to eliminate the Red Crosssymbol from their helmets and armbands.Thankfully, conflicts do end: one sideusually surrenders. Surrender often isaccompanied by specific measures and apeace treaty. Defining the terms ofpeace, from boundaries to disarmament,has remained through the centuries. In12 BC Ramses the Great, ruler ofancient Egypt, created and signed theTreaty of Kadesh, the first peace treatyin history, ending the war between theEgyptians and the Hittites. Other peacetreaties followed: The Peace of Callias(449 BC) and The Treaty of Thirty YearsPeace (446 BC). In 1192, Saladin agreedto peace with Richard the Lionhearted.The Peace of Augsburg in 1555 grantedrecognition to Catholicism andLutheranism. Of the 25 agreementssigned at The Peace Treaty of Paris in1763, the most important was the formalend of the American Revolutionary WarRead the Journal online at: www.csafraternallife.orgfor Independence.The peace agreements ending the CivilWar, World Wars I and II, and recentconflicts borrowed from these earliesttreaties. With the peaceful dissolutionof Czechoslovakia on January 1, 1993,the Czech Republic and Slovakiabecame members of NATO and theEuropean Union. Both countries haveactive reserve armies, and have contributedto numerous peacekeeping andhumanitarian operations. As long asnations battle for domination, there willbe the need to negotiate settlements.Hopefully, they will recognize thelessons of the past, respect the culture ofthe parties involved, and lead to lastingpeace and prosperity.Submitted by Gerri Romanelliwww.listverse.com/2010/04/20/top-10greatesthistoricalwarriors.comwww.wikipedia.org/mongols/massacre/listofancienttreaties/World_War_IIwww.1stcavmedic.comwww.battlefile.info/waterloowww.deadliestblogpage.wordpress.com/warpaintwww.historymedren.about.com/liberary/text/bltxtgermanywww.ancient.eu.com/article/78www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1192peace.aspwww.warpaths2peacepipes.com/nativeamerican-culture/warpaintwww.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_the_Czech_Republicwww.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_SlovakiaNOVEMBER 2013 — CSA JOURNAL — 11

The Korean War:June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953Described as a “police action” under thedirection of the UN by President HarryS. Truman, the war-weary Americanpublic and media gave the “conflict”minimal attention. The Korean War,just as terrible as every war, was giventhe name the “Forgotten War.” It wasthe first military action of the Cold War,an odd-sounding label. A U.S. foreignpolicy of “containment strategy” wasdeveloped to isolate the Soviet Unionand limit the spread of communism inthe 1940’s. “Containment” drove ourinvolvement in Korea, Vietnam, andEastern Europe for decades. DeanAcheson, Secretary of State underTruman, pushed for U.S. involvement inthe Korean War. General DouglasMacArthur was appointed commanderin-chiefof the UN forces at the start ofthe war. Truman relieved him of hiscommand in April 1951 over policy disagreements.General James Van Fleetreplaced him, and assumed command ofthe US 8th Army through the end of thewar.Dwight D. Eisenhower campaigned toend the Korean War and was elected in1952. His Secretary of State, JohnFoster Dulles, promoted an aggressivepolicy in response to the Soviet Union,resulting in foreign policy alliancesexpanding in Europe, Southeast Asia,and support of US intervention in theoverthrowing of leftist governments inIran and Guatemala.A stamp printed in USA shows the Korean War Veterans Memorial in snow,circa 2003The “Forgotten War” lasted three years,one month, and two days. It seems shortby comparison to today’s drawn-outwars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It waslong on suffering, injuries, casualties,bravery, and never before attemptedmaneuvers on land and in the air. Whythe moniker, the “Forgotten War”?Japan surrendered in September 1945and with the end of WWII in the PacificTheater, Korea was divided at the 38thparallel by agreement of the victoriousAllies. U.S. military forces occupiedthe southern half and Soviet militaryforces occupied the northern half. Nofree elections took place in either of theKoreas in the years following WWII. In1948, the North had a communist governmentand the South established aright-wing government, deepening thedivision between them.The 38th parallel became a tense politicalborder between the two Koreas, andreunification negotiations were unsuccessful.Escalation to open waroccurred on June 25, 1950, when NorthKorean forces invaded South Korea.The Soviet Union boycotted the UNSecurity Council and, in the absence oftheir veto, the U.S. and other countriespassed a resolution to authorize militaryintervention in Korea. Along with 20other UN countries, the U.S. provided88 percent of the 341,000 internationalsoldiers to South Korea. The SovietUnion did not directly send its forces,but it did provide material aide to theNorth and Chinese armies. The tacticsand strategies of WWI and WWII wereused at the beginning of the KoreanWar, but by July 1951, it had developedinto a static trench war.Bob Hope and Marilyn Monroe madeseveral visits to entertain troops duringthe Korean War. Their generosity withtheir talent and time boosted morale inways that cannot be measured. Later in1972 until 1983, the well-known televisionseries, “M*A*S*H*,” brought thewar to the popular attention of millionsof Americans. It was set in a field hospitalin South Korea, and its finalepisode was the most-watched in TVhistory.A ceasefire agreement was reached aftertwo years of negotiations in July 1953 atthe Korean Peace Conference. Terms ofreturning UN POWs were a major hurdlethat delayed negotiations. The borderbetween the two Koreas remained atthe 38th parallel, labeled as a DMZ(demilitarized zone). No formal truceagreement was ever signed, and to thisday, Korea remains separated into twocountries with two distinct governments.A free and independent Korea remainsonly an idea of the past.Submitted by Linda BurtonFraternal AssistantSources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Warhttp://www.history.com/topics/korean-war12 — www.csafraternallife.org - NOVEMBER 2013

CSA Honors Its Veterans...Alex AkulikFrank J. AlbrechtHenry A. AlbrechtArthur Lee AldridgeJoseph James AldridgeSamuel AldridgeRalph AllenBruce AltHenry AncinecJoseph AndricoskyCharles AntosDonald AntosGeorge AntosJerry AntosTheodore ApelJoseph ArnoldAnthony P. BajenaSgt. David Balentine,Lodge Mladi BojovniciNo. 306, served in theKorean War.James BaleyDonald BalsonFred BalsonRichard BalvinScott BalvinMichael BanchakJeff BanesAlan BardounChuck BaresKarel BaresFrank Bares, Jr.John BarkerWilliam BarnettDonald BartaFrank BartalJerry BartosekCharles BartoshJoseph BartoshEmil Basl, Jr.Carlyle Lee BathaFrank BathaFrank M. Batha, Jr.Hope BauerJames BaxterJoseph BeccaDonald BeckerGeorge BecvarJan BednarAnton BejcekJohn A. BelavekSalvatore BelfioreGeorge BelicaMilada BelohlavekJames BenesFrank BeneshJerry BeranJerry Beran, Jr.Raymond BeranJoseph BeranekRudolph BeranekRobert C. BethelCharles A. BezdekCharles D. BezdekGary Bickham, Sr.Frank BihlmayerCharles BilyJames BithellWilliam BlabolilCharles BlacteckyEmil BlahovecA.W. BlankenbachRobert BobzienArnie BohmJoseph BolekMichael BongnerCharles L. BorcsanyFrank BorcsanyLaddie BosakGeorge BoucekGlennnon BourisawJames BoxaCindy BraunJerry BraunRobert BraunDonald BreidenbachBernard BroucekRaymond BroucekRobert BrownTony BubenicekArthur Buccigrossi, Jr.Arthur Buccigrossi, Sr.Albert BuchtaJason BugliariWilbert E. Burkhammer,Lodge Benjamin FranklinNo. 2, served in WorldWar II and was a POW.He is currently alive andwell and 90 years old.Martin BujakyMorgan BulmanAndy BultasWilliam BuresLeon BurkettJason C. CameronPeter A. CaramJerry CastulikJoseph CastulikJoseph C. CastulikRead the Journal online at: www.csafraternallife.orgGeorge F. Cepek, Lodge Sionilli No. 170, (picturedabove) entered the U. S. Service in 1941; volunteeredin 1942 to join the Air Force. He was sent to Seattle,Washington, for training on B-17 bombers. He joined acrew and became Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner.He was then sent to North Africa to bomb Italy. After 50missions, he was sent home on leave for 10 days andthen assigned to Rapid City, South Dakota, to train newcrews. He was honorably discharged in 1945.Joseph J. CastulikMarshall CecconelloAlbert CeckaGeorge CeithamlCharles CenskyElsa CermakFred CermakMichael CermakWalter CernikElmer CernyJoseph CernyJoseph J. CernyLouis CernyCharles CervenkaEdward CervenkaJim CervenkaJohn F. CervenkaJosef ChlubnaM.A. ChludilMiroslav ChmelaJoe ChocolaAdolph ChouraCharles ChouraFrank ChouraLawrence J. ChrastkaNOVEMBER 2013 — CSA JOURNAL — 15

CSA Honors Its Veterans...Dennis ChrismanJerry ChvatalLaddie ChvatalEdward J. ChvostaRichard ChyliskyFrank CibulkaWalter CichJames CichraGeorge CicovskyErwin F. CihakGeorge CihlaJoseph CihlaAlbert E. CinibulkRobert CinibulkRobert L. CinibulkJames CizakAdolph Cizek, Jr.James CizekFred CizekJohnie CmachKarel CmachGregory CowlesLee CowlesMilos Alyn CrowellJames CudaRonald R. CuleyCharles CupitaJan Karel CupitaJerry CvarovskyJohn CvarovskyJoseph CvarovskyChester CzarsinskiJohn J. DanaAnton J. DanekAntonin DanekEdward DanekJames DanekTony DanhelkaEdward DavisMichael A. DeBiasCharles DederaEugene DembowskiGerald DePatieNeal DeValkHarvey DevorakDelbert DitchStanley DitchMilan DivinaJoseph DobiasJoseph DobryHarry DohnalTimothy DominikWilliam DominikJohn DorsekAnthony Dorsek, Jr.James DoyleElmo DrillingJoseph DrlikHarry DuewellBlanche DuffeyJames DuffeyFrances DvorakJoseph J. DvorakRichard DvorakWilliam DvorakKevin DvorskyMichael DvorskyKenneth EashaCharles EbrightJosef EckertFrank EdmundsGeorge EisensteinStanley EisnerFred EngelthalerDavid EppingerMilton FajnorSamuel FajnorAndrew H. FaltynekOtto FaltynekRobert FaltynekRuss FarrarTony FeckFelix FeitelRick FenbyJerry FiemaJoseph FilipekFrank FilousRaymond FilousE.L. FimbingerGeorge FisherJoseph FlorianEdwin FranaRobert FriedelCharles FrisciaFrank FrohlichEmil FronekArthur GallJerome GaydusekJohn Brian GaydusekJohn F. GaydusekHarry GeerlingBrian GerwitzRobert GerwitzRonald GouldKeith GrafStephen GregaJack GriffinFrank GuzakJ.E. HackoAnton HajekCarl HajekEdward HajekIrvin HajekRonald J. HalcarzOtto HallerDale HamiltonDonald HamousJerry J. HanacekSteve HanckoJames F. Haney, LodgeEstlian No. 404, served inthe army. He was honoredwith a military burialat his recent passing.Rockford G. HankenEmil HanzalGeorge HanzelMilton HarrisEdward HartlRay HauschDonald HauserEdward HavlikFred HeindlGerald HeindlJeremy HeindlJoseph HeindlKeith HeindlAlan R. HelisekJerry S. HelisekJohn S. HelisekAnton HemzacekEdwin HemzacekRaymond HemzacekFrank HenryJames HerdaLudwig HerinkPhil HermanekPhilip HermansenCharles HerschWilliam J. HerschJoseph HiiFrank HladkyRaymond HlavacekRichard HlavarekRudolf HlavatyJoseph HoblEmil HockCharles HoladaRussell HoldychEmil HolecheckJohn HolmanJames HoloubekJoseph HoloubekOliver HolsingerEmil R. HolubJoseph Holub, Jr.Anthony HolubikJerry HolubikJohn HolubikSteven HolubikThomas HolubikVictor HolubikJohn HonusPatrick HooverTom HorkyGeorge HornakRobert HornakTed HosnedleCharles HostickaFrank HostickaJohn Howe, Sr.James HraskyJim Hrasky, Lodge EstlianNo. 404, served his countryduring the VietnamWar in 1967-1968. Herecently enjoyed a visitfrom two of his friendsfrom basic training whoreside in Wisconsin.They were fortunate tohave survived the war,and have remainedfriends.Jim’s wife, Pat, his childrenSusan (Dr. Darren)Altadonna, Michael(Kristen) Hrasky, and hisfive grandsons, Cameronand Cade Altadonna, andDane, Brady, and TreyHrasky are extremelyproud of Jim’s service andsacrifices. His grandsonsthank him for making theirgreat country the land ofthe free and the brave.Donald HrebecCharles HribalAnton HrubyJames HruskaGeorge HudecekGeorge HudeckEmil HurtikLouis Hurtik, Jr.Miro Hurych16 — www.csafraternallife.org - NOVEMBER 2013

CSA Honors Its Veterans...James HusaJerry HusaJoseph HusaKenneth HylskyMark HylskyNorbert HylskyThomas HylskyMary Ann IngaErnest IrmlerLouis IrmlerJoseph IvanFrank JancuraLester JanesAndrew JanikFrank JanikPavel JanikFrank JanosikMiro JanosikOtto JanoushaverCharles JarasekEdward JedlickaFrank Jedlovec, Jr.Frank Jedlovec, Sr.Lewis JeglaTerry L. JelenekEd JelinekJerry JelinekRoy JensenCharles D. JerabekStephen JerabekCharles JetenskyFrank JetenskyJerry JetenskyFrank JezekRudolph JezekEdward JindraGeorge J. JindraLouis J. JiricekJerome JohnstonJerry A. JonesRobert JulekOtto KaderabekAlois Lewis KadlecWalter Wesley KadlecGlen E. Kaemmerer Jr.Oldrich KalaFrank KalivodaLeonard KalivodaVaclav KalivodaJames KantorKevin KantorKenneth KaplanEdward KarasekEdward A. KarasekBlanche A. KasparikJoseph Kassly, Jr.Jerry KavanJohn KayFrank KebrleJames H. KellmannRussell KeslHerb KirianJoseph KirianTheodore KishNorman KlamertEmil KleckaRichard KleckaEmil KlejkoDaniel KlepacWalter KlepacCharles KnaptonGeorge KnedlhansJohn KnedlhansMarlin Knight, Sr.Frank KocianGeorge KocianCarl KocisJoseph KocisMike KoenigCharles KohoutGeorge KohoutJames KohoutEdward KolarJosef KolarRobert KolarWilliam KolarWesley KolbFrank KominekEdward KonarCharles KonasElmer KonasJames KonasIrwin KoncalLaddie KoncalJoseph KonecnyRobert KonecnyJ. Louis KonicekL. Delmar KonicekDonald KopacJerry KopacJoseph KopacekCharles KopecekErving KopeckyEugene KopeckyRoland KopeckyRudy KopeckyErvin KopeskyWilliam KorpeckiGeorge KossWilliam KosteckiOtto KossJoseph KotrbaRead the Journal online at: www.csafraternallife.orgEmil KottLaddie KottMilton Charles KounovskyGeorge KourimOtto KourimOtto Kourim, Jr.Edward KovacRudolf KovacJoseph KovarJerry KovarikGeorge KozlerEdward KragenbrinkRobert KragenbrinkJames KrakoraRudolph KrakoraDave KralikAnthony KrapelCharles KrausEdward KrausRudolph KrausJoe KrystofFrank KrcekJerry KrcekNorman KrizekFrank KrmelGeorge J. KroeckJoseph KrullWilliam KrullCharles KrutaJoseph KrutaJerome KubatFelix KubikFred KuceraGeorge KuceraPhilip KuceraJohn KulisekMilton KulisekTony KunaEmil KunclJohn KunikSylvestr KunikV. KunikWilliam KunikJames M. KurtzClarence KusRaymond KusJohn KusmanGeorge KustkaWilliam KustkaRudy KutakFred LaberRalph LaedtkeJerry LandaCharles LangenLaddie LankasBenjamin LasovskyWilliam LaudonDominic LaVerdeJames LemickaJames Levy, Jr.Richard LileyWilliam A. LindbergEdward LiskaJames LiskaJerry ListJohn ListJoseph ListWilliam LitribEdward LocinskarJohn LocinskarRobert LocinskarDave LoebsackArthur LoeffelmanRaymond F. LomickaGordan LongMiro LukasJames LukesFrank LungaJoe LynchEdward MacakGeorge J. MacakRudolph MahachJoseph MakesFrank MaloskyFrank MalusFrank MalyJoseph MalyStephen MalyKarl MandlArthur MaraRichard MarimanJerome MarinekJoseph MarionJohn MartanovicJohnny MartanovicFrank MartinekJames MartinekLeonard MartinekLaddie MasekLouis MasekNorman MasekWilliam MasekFrank MasinFrank MatonJerry MatonJoseph MatunaLouis MatustikGregory MayerYaro MazanyFrank McClinticNOVEMBER 2013 — CSA JOURNAL — 17

CSA Honors Its Veterans...William McFeeTerry McGowenMichael McGuireRon McKeeHarry McNamaraJerome MeixnerCurt MentzerLew MeyerArthur MichaelCharles MichalekDan MichalekEmil MichalekErnest MichalekFrank MichalekJerry MichalekJoseph J. MichalekRobert MichalekTodd MichalekMelvin MichalskeMichael MihokFrancis Paul MikaJohn MikeskaHarvey MillerClement MilyDouglas MilyWilliam MilyFrank MisekPaul MisikRobert MlazovskyWesley A. MobergJerry MokryNicholas MolitorDonald MolnerFrank MooreJoseph MooreMilton MoravekJames E. MorrisKenny MorrisonKenny MorrisonJames M. MorsovilloEdward MotyckaRaymond MoulisDonald F. MrazEmil A. MrizekBenjamin MrkvaEdward MukarovskyJosef NachtmanJohn NagySamuel NagyLeonard NavratilLorraine NayderThomas NayderFrank NeadlyLouis NedvedLadimer NeklBohumil George(Bob) NekolnyEdward Joseph NekolnyGeorge Bohumil NekolnyJohn NekolnyMiles Edward NekolnyDarrell WayneNetolickyFrank John Netolicky, Jr.Frank Netolicky, Sr.Warren Keith NetolickyRobert NewcomerJames W. NiklVlaseimil NohejlJoseph NorrisDale NovakFrank NovakJoe NovakLouis NovakMurray NovakJerry NovotnyMyron NuderaFrank OblakJoseph OndraFrank OplatekMarcus (Pat) PaceAllison PaddockMilan PaddockPaul PalcsakArthur PalecekPete L. PalekMartin PallaFrank PallickWilliam ParizekRudolph PatopastyJoseph PavkaRalph PavlikErvin PazderaH.T. PazdernikJerry PechAnthony PekarekCharles PekarekGeorge PekarekKarel PekarekRichard PekarekJoseph PerosovichEmil PeroutRay PesekRobert PesekRudy PesekWilliam PesekJohn PeterkovitchAllan PetersonJohn PetroDonald W. PetroskyJoseph D. Petrosky18 — www.csafraternallife.org - NOVEMBER 2013George M. PichaJoseph PichaMilton PichaJoseph PichertDonald PichnerLad PilousLaddie PilousRudolph M. PiskuleLouis J. PivonkaCharles PizaAdolph PlacekAnton PlachyCharles PlacteckyJosef PlayerEdward PlomerHarold PlomerRudy PohankaThomas PohankaJohn PolasekMilton PolehnaStanley PolnickyKeith W. PorterFrank PostaLloyd PostaJan Prazek RussellVlad PrechJames PrecoskyRobert PribleFrank ProsRichard PrushaJoseph PsenickaRobert (Bohumil “Red”)PtacekDonald PulkrabFranklin A. PuncocharAntonin RadaEdward RadaFrank RaidlHenry RakJoseph RakBarry R. RandleAldrich RatayOtto RegentikFred ReigelJames ReigelNorbert ReimanRon RenaudJohn RendlFrank RerichaShawn RerichaFrank ReznyJerry RhiaJoseph RichterEdward RidlMarvin RigelPaul RihaRaymond RihaAnnette Rinaldi-ReichmanGeorge RohlerBenjamin RottCharles RubuikanJohn (Alex) Rudd-YaklinAlbert RusJoseph RusJan RussellWilliam RusticStanley RuzichaGeorge RuzickaCharles RybnikarAnton RyjacekHelen RyznarJames SafranekDennis SailerGeorge SalabaTony SandaAnthony SantavyRaymond SasseenDonald SauerJohn ScheffelMilton ScheffelHenry SchmitCharles SchultzJerry SchultzFrank SchoiberPeter ScoutelasStanley SebekJoseph SedlakHenry SeidelStanley SemeradThomas SepDonald SerapigliaFrank SevcikGeorge SevcikFrank SeymourJohn SeymourJames Shikner, Jr.Andrew ShostStanley ShostFrank ShourekStephen ShulinVince ShulinEdward ShumberaAlbert SikoraJohn SilhanJoseph SilhavyCharles SimecekJaroslav SimecekMilos SimecekStanley SimekTony Simek

CSA Honors Its Veterans...Charles SimonovicGeorge SimonovicKarel SimonovicMichael SimonovicE. M. SimunekEmil SimunekF. SimunekFrank SimunekStanley SramekMilan StasaGeorge StechaAdolph StehnoHenry StehnoJames StejskalKarel SteklFrank SternesGeorge SykoraJaroslav SyptakHenry SzostRobert SzostWalter SzostWilliam TaryHerbert TempleBarbara ThomasFrank SirokyFrank StetinaJoeAlice SkalaEmil StetkarTomaskovic,Adolph William Skalak Frank StetkarNavyCarl SkalakAlfred StewartCorpsman,Joseph William Skalak Rudolph Stika1944, PacificFrank SkarydRudy StikaTheaterLaVern SkarydJohn Stock(Pictured right.)LaVerne SkarydJerry StodolaGeorge J. Skoumal, Jr. John StorcelJoe (picturedJack L. SkoumalWalt Strachbelow) with hisWilliam J. Skoumal, Jr. John Strakabrother FrankMildred SkudrnaGeorge Stranskyat WWIIWilliam SladkyJoseph StranskyMemorial inCharles A. SlaninaJohn Stribrny, Jr.DC, HonorEd SlavikJohn Stribrny, Sr.Flight Chicago Joe Tomaskovic,Robert SlavikJerry StrnadJosef SlezingerJames Strobl2010Lodge Woodrow Wilson No. 77.Edward SmahayJerry SmahayJerry Smahay, Jr.Anthony SmazenkaTony SmazenkaGeorge SmazikJoseph SmazikMilton SmazikJoseph SmejsikRudolph SmidlRobert SmiraJack SmithEdward SmolaJim SmoluchaMichael SmoluchaFrank SmrchekCharles SmuntRobert SmuntMildred Smutny-SkudrnaCharles E. SnydersJerry StroblVlad (Walter) SuchyFrank SudaTerry SulaRalph SulekRalph SurowiecCharles SvatekStanley SvatyFrank SvatyAllen SvehlaGeorge SvejdaEdward SvitilArthur SvobodaArtur E. SvobodaCarl SvobodaEdward SvobodaFrank SvobodaGeorge SvobodaJosef SvobodaLaddie SvobodaFrank SobkowiakFrank Sobkowiak, Sr. Karel E. Svoboda, 81,Josef SolarikLodge No. 463, St.Karel Tittl, Jr.Joseph SoldatPetersburg, is a veteran Joseph TomaskovicFrank TomaskovicJim Sommerof the Korean War. Chad TomesJoseph TomaskovicElmer SoosEvelyn TichyLloyd TomcalDennis SopkoNorman SvobodaFrank Tichy IIJohn J. ToncarJerry SoutaWalter SvobodaJoseph TichyTheodore TownsendJerry T. SoutaWilliam SvobodaRudolph TichyHarold TrejbalGeorge SpalaRuth SwansonVil TichyJoseph TrejbalRobert L. SpatenkaEdward SwigunskiRobert TichyRead the Journal online at: www.csafraternallife.org NOVEMBER 2013 — CSA JOURNAL — 19

CSA Honors Its Veterans...George M. TresnakOliver J. TresnakTom L. TresnakCharles TrnkaFrank Trnka, Jr.Frank TurekJames TurekJames UhlikClarence UlmanNorman UlrichHenry VajcnerCharles ValekGeorge ValekJiri ValekCharles Valestin, Sr.John ValusekLadd ValusekMilo VanekVlad VanekRobert VanicekRoss VarcelliAlexander Varga, Jr.Peter VasicekStanley VasicekJerry VaskoWalter VaverkaDonald Anthony VavraJoseph VavrasekLee VavrasekPaul VavrasekBeri VavrinJames VejsickyJerome VelkyHenry VersnickEdward A. VeselyEdward C. VeselyErnest V. VeselyJoseph VeselyGeorge VetovichRussell VetovichFrank VeverkaPaul VicanJim VimrJohn VimrLaddie VitekCharles VitousJerry VitovskyFrank W. Vlcek, LodgeEstlian No. 404, served inthe USAF from November,1955 to December, 1985 -a copy of his DD214 ispictured above.Thomas VitovskyJames VitterRudolph VitterElmer VodacakD. J. VodrazkaCharles VokrackaJerry VokrackaJoseph VokrackaRaoul VonderauCharles VondracekFrank VondracekFrank VondrakEdward VoratyJoe VorelWilliam A. VorelWilliam VorelAnthony VsetulaJosephine Mary VsetulaEmil VydarenyJerry VyskocilJames VyslyselJerry VyslyselGeorge VytlacilLouie VyvijalRobert E. WatzlJohn C. WeissVincent WelzienBenjamin WenclDonald WenclRobert L. WenclElizabeth WhiteDon WhitenachJoseph WimmerJoseph WindsorRobert WisneskeyEdward WolfEmil C. (Sonny) Wolf, Jr.Francis WolfOtto WolfWayne WolfWilliam WolfJames Wozniak20 — www.csafraternallife.org - NOVEMBER 2013

CSA Honors Its Veterans...Tony Yeck (pictured right) came to this country as ayoung teenager from what is now the Czech Republic,just before our entrance into World War I. He servedduring that war with the Army Air Services BalloonCompany at Langley Field, Virginia. He was a 50-yearmember of the CSA lodge in Newark, New Jersey,where he volunteered in its gymnastic program. Hemet his wife, Helen Gall, at one of its dances.He worked as an auto mechanic and as a machinist ina fighter plane production plant during World War II.He found his part of the American dream when heacquired his own auto repair and service station. Heand Helen raised two sons, one of whom served in theKorean War.He rests now with his wife in Fort Logan NationalCemetery, in Denver, Colorado.Respectfully submitted by his son,James A. YeckAl YedlickaAndy YedlickaFrank J. YurkaGeorge E. YurkaJohn R. YurkaJoseph E. YurkaGeorge YuskaRoman ZachAdolph Zahradka, Sr.James ZahradnicekJerry ZajicRudy ZakJohn ZaloudekJerry ZamrzlaWoodrow ZamrzlaJohn ZaniniSteve ZarskiJoseph ZarubaCharles ZastresekMilan ZavodnyCharles ZavoraJoseph ZavoraCharles ZborilFrank ZborilJohn ZborilCharles ZdenekGeorge ZedlickiJosef ZelenkaWilliam ZelenkaAnton Norbert ZemanJerry ZemanZdenek Sidney ZemanEmil J. ZemanekLouis ZembalisJohn ZitekRaymond ZitekJohn ZitneyRaymond ZitneyWalter Zitney, Jr.CSA Thanks ThoseWho Have Served!Read the Journal online at: www.csafraternallife.orgNOVEMBER 2013 — CSA JOURNAL — 21

FlavoredButtersA simple way to dress up any meal is toadd a flavored butter to your table.These can top vegetables, rolls, pancakes,muffins, potatoes, or even meator fish. You can make them ahead andstore them in your freezer in small portionsto have on hand any time you wantto liven up your meal. Simply pack intosmall containers or roll into a log shape,which can be cut into disks just beforeserving. It is easiest to blend these butterstogether in a food processor, butmixing by hand is just fine, too.Honey ButterStir together one stick of softened butter,one tablespoon honey, and 1/8 teaspoonground cinnamon.Citrus ButterStir together one stick of softened butter,one tablespoon lime juice, one tablespoonlemon juice, and the zest of onelemon and one lime.Vanilla ButterStir together one stick of softened butter,one tablespoon powdered sugar, theseeds from half a vanilla bean, and oneteaspoon vanilla extract.CranberrySauceThis recipe, from Jeanne Woodroffe ofClive, Iowa, is easy and quick to prepare.One 16 oz. pkg. of cranberries (iffrozen, thawed; if fresh, washed)1 cup of water1 ½ cups of sugarOne 20 oz. can of crushed pineapple1 tsp. cinnamon½ tsp. ground cloves¼ tsp. ground nutmegPlace all ingredients in a food processoror blender. Pulse several times untilmixture is chunky. Makes 4 ½ cups.Turkey Dumpling VegetableSoupHere’s an answer to your problem of what to do with leftover stuffing (if there isany) and vegetables from Thanksgiving Day.1. Using the leftover roasted turkey carcass, make your turkey broth by putting itin a large pot along with 2 quarts of water. Add whatever you desire to makeyour broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer, and cook for 1 hour. Removefrom the stove, strain solids from broth, and you should have about 12 cups ofliquid. Set aside.2. In a small bowl, whisk 2 large eggs, 6 Tbls. flour, ½ tsp. salt, and 1/8 tsp. pepperuntil smooth. Add 2 cups of leftover stuffing and mix well. Cover and setaside.3. In the same large pot, wiped dry with a paper towel, heat 1 Tbs. olive oil overmedium heat and sauté 2 chopped onions and 3 to 6 chopped garlic cloves untiltranslucent. Add sliced carrots, chopped celery, fresh parsley and your broth.Bring all to a simmer and cook until vegetables are just tender (10 minutes).4. With clean, slightly wet hands, roll about a tablespoon of the dumpling mixtureyou made in Step 2 into a ball and drop into the simmering soup. (If dough is toosoft to make into a ball, add enough flour a bit at a time until it holds its shape.)Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the dumplings float to the top. Gently stir in 2cups of finely chopped leftover turkey, 1 cup of leftover corn, and heat through.Add salt and pepper after tasting.5. Serve immediately and enjoy your Thanksgiving all over again!Giving the Gift of ThanksAfter every holiday season, there is left the long list of thank you notes to write.It can be challenging enough for an adult to tackle this activity, but getting kids towrite thank you notes can be, well, a thankless job. Here are some tips to makethe art of thanking a more natural and fun process.Make it fun.Get out your art supplies, paper scraps, stickers, glue, markers, and other funcraft items. Let them create unique cards to write their thank you messages. Asimple way to make it fun is to have them write on a single sheet of paper. Cutthe paper into large, irregularly-shaped pieces. Tuck into a colorful envelope. Therecipient will have the fun of putting together the puzzle thank you message.Help them out.If you have a younger child, realize that the idea of writing over and over can bedaunting. Help them out by letting them dictate their thank you and writing it forthem. They can add a colorful drawing or even just their name written at the bottom.For even younger kids, video them saying thank you and send their messagevia email.Set a deadline.It is easy to procrastinate when there is no deadline. Thank you notes are bestsent out within a month of receiving the gift. Tie the task to a reward, and you’llbe providing even greater incentive. But don’t despair if it is not getting doneright away. A thank you note is appreciated even if sent late.22 — www.csafraternallife.org - NOVEMBER 2013

Get in the Holiday MoodDistrict No. 12 Cultural Division - Our December 1st Holiday Party is approachingfast. Letters have been mailed to D. C. No. 12 Lodges. Please include thenames of your Delegates to D.C. No. 12 who will be attending. It is a fun afternoonthat can really put you into the holiday mood. Lunch will be served, carolswill be sung, Bingo will be played and a raffle will be held. Contact CarolineJohnston for reservations. Cost is $25.Our cookbook will also be available at the event. Should you like to place anorder, please call our V-P and Cookbook Lady, Caroline Johnston, at 1-708-387-9423. The cost is still $5.00 with $2.50 for postage per book.Fraternally, Helenka GaydusekNever Too Late to Thank You!District Council No. 12 of Northern Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana - Now weare entering the beautiful autumn season; the flowers, plants and trees are puttingon their final colorful displays - the pumpkins, squash, Indian corn and fall fruitsare now ready for our enjoyment. All of us should go out and enjoy the beauties ofour marvelous world.Our delegates met in late September to discuss the many changes and plans for2013-2014. The final meeting date for this year, November 25, will be held at ourusual place in the Home Office building at 6:30 p.m.John Kielczewski, CSA President, invites all members and delegates to visit thenew CSA headquarters in Lombard, Illinois. It is located in the Oak Creek Center,2050 Finley Road. The new office will be the site of our District No. 12 meetingon January 23 at 6:30 p.m. CSA is a strong organization and it keeps growing - wenow have 23,075 members. We’re always ready to welcome new members.Our Fraternal Family Division is planning a Children’s Christmas party atSafari Land, 701 W. North Avenue, in Villa Park. Probable date is November 24th,1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. More details will be available in a newsletter to all lodges.The Cultural Division is looking forward to honoring our council delegates at theAnnual Christmas Dinner, December 1. The party will be held at the Crystal SkyBanquets, 47th and Joliet Avenue. Plan to attend and bring your friends along for agreat holiday celebration.This past summer was a busy one for our lodges. Many of our members attendedthe Bohemian National Cemetery and Czech American Congress picnics. Bothaffairs were well attended and featured many pleasing attractions. High pointsincluded the tasty potato pancakes, Bohemian hot dogs, sausages, barbecue, Czechmusic by the Jim Drnek Band and the lively, young Moravian dancers!It’s never too late to say thank you to those who do a great job! More than 30 ofour District delegates attended this year’s Get-Together. Our brothers and sisters inPittsburgh welcomed us with a fantastic Hospitality Room – all kinds of food andgreat desserts – that was open to all on Friday and Saturday! Our social outingsincluded a trip to the Carnegie Science Center and a nearby the Rivers Casino.Congratulations to our Fraternalist of the Year from Lodge Woodrow Wilson, Sis.Jean Hemzacek Laukant. Three beautiful young ladies competed for the title ofMiss National CSA: Courtney Ou, Lodge Paramount/Southgate No. 372; AngelaRaha Schreiner, Lodge No. 99; and Caitlin Smith, Lodge No. 310. Unfortunately,only one could win and we congratulate Sis. Courtney Ou and extend our bestwishes to this lovely and talented young woman. Congratulations, too, to KropikScholarship winner, Bro. Tim Drahokoupil. To our Pittsburgh friends, we say thankyou, thank you, thank you for your kindness and good fellowshipBe sure to attend DC No. 12’s farewell dinner to our Oak Brook Office onMonday, November 25. For reservations, contact Secretary Helen Gaydusek at630-334-1657.Fraternally,Edward SlavikRead the Journal online at: www.csafraternallife.orgHershey BarsAre OrderedDistrict Council No. 10, NorthernOhio - Twelve delegates met onOctober 3 for our monthly meeting.It was a short meeting as all businesswas dealt with easily.We were pleased that we receivedthe lists for our lodges from theHome Office of the possible recipientsfor this year’s 50 and 75-yearpins.Our Regional Director, JerryFiema, could not attend our meetingand we always miss him when he’snot there!We have most of the arrangementsfor the Christmas/Pin Party onDecember 15 locked in. The HersheyBars are ordered. (Everyone lovesthose!) The price of the dinner willagain be $30 per person. The lodgedelegates were reminded that wewould like each lodge to providefive, $5 door prizes for theChristmas/Pin Party.Delegates talked about our memberChristmas party that will be heldafter our regular December DistrictCouncil meeting. We picked themenu and decided everyone willbring a $1.00 gift to share. Membersalso mentioned that members whobake could bring some dessert.Cleveland Chapter reported thatthey had their September meetingand discussed their Christmas lunchplans. They are still donating to theBrookpark Food Pantry.Ohio Star met and they are alsostill collecting for the Parma HeightsFood Pantry.Paramount/Southgate will be collectingfor their USO collectionthrough the remainder of the year.They also voted to send $25.00 toCSA for the Scholarship Fund inhonor of their deceased members.After the meeting was adjourned,we had a wonderful lunch providedby Camille Shima.Fraternally,Betty Cernohorskyd i s t r i c t c o u n c i lNOVEMBER 2013 — CSA JOURNAL — 23

l o d g e h a p p e n i n g sPicnic PictorialLodge Mladi Bojovnici No. 306, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania– Lodge No. 306 held our monthly meeting on October 2.Our annual picnic was held at the Universal Park onSeptember 14. You can tell by the photos that everyone had agood time. Thank you to everyone who helped to make thepicnic a success.We are still continuing to collect non-perishable fooditems and gently used clothing that you can drop off at theBohemian Club at any time. Please bring any buttons, cantabs and toiletries to the Club, also. The home office is nolonger collecting any prescription bottles.The children’s Halloween party was held on October 19.Our adult Halloween party was held on October 26 at theBohemian Club. We love to see all of the original costumesthe members come up with.It’s not that far away, so we have set the date of December7 for the children’s annual Christmas party from 1:00 p.m.until 3:00 p.m. with Santa. Then, the adult Christmas partywill be held on December 14 at 8:00 p.m. at the BohemianClub.Don’t forget our monthly meeting is now held on the firstWednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the BohemianClub.Fraternally, Donna Heindl, Secretary24 — www.csafraternallife.org — NOVEMBER 2013

Dr. Hubka Talks About Genealogy andBohemian HistoryDr. William Hubka spoke ongenealogy.Lodge GoldenGate No. 252,S u n n y v a l e ,California – Ourguest speaker lastmonth was Dr.William Hubka, aPhD in engineeringwho spoke to usabout genealogyand Bohemian history.Bill’s grandparentscame to theUSA from theCounty of Tabor,Bohemia in themid 1860’s. Theycame through Ellis Island and ended up in Chicago, Illinois,where they stayed for two generations before migrating fartherwest. In the early days, Chicago had the largest populationof Czech immigrants in the country. Bill said at onetime there were more Czechs in Chicago than in Prague.He told us of a couple reasons why people wanted tocome to America from the Czech lands. They came in searchof a better way of life. In those days, there were only a fewrich people who owned all the land. Most of the people werepoor and worked as servants. The other reason was theKingdom of Bohemian had been taken over by theAustrian/Hungarian Empire. Czechs did not want to serve inthe Austrian Army.Much of his information was obtained from ancestry.comand from eBooks obtained through the Google BooksProject. Bill noted many of these books on Bohemia hadbeen out of print prior to the Google Books Project.During the business part of our meeting, we discussedways to help those in need for Christmas. Stephanie Kenton,a high school senior in San Jose, suggested we help needychildren through a special program at her school and hasWalt Strach collected nearly 300 pair of eyeglasses.volunteered to look into it for us.Pat Mastalir, our vice president, has agreed to buy somethings for our lodge to help out a senior citizen at Christmas.This is part of a program administered by the SamaritanHouse in San Mateo.My husband, Walt, announced the eyeglass collectionprogram has been a big success. It started out three years agowhen he asked our lodge members and some neighbors tosave old eyeglasses for him. Last year, he enlisted hisoptometrist to help and now has collected several hundredpair. Walt gives the glasses to Lions International who catalogthem and send them to needy people all over the world.The local Lions organization does not want the eyeglasscases because of added shipping cost, so he separates out thecases and gives them to the Salvation Army. If you wouldlike to help out, please contact us or donate to your localLions Club.There were a lot of happy faces when our lodge offeredto treat everyone to lunch at the Olive Garden. Service wasgreat. We were given a free tasting of wine, had an excellentmeal, and served generous portions. For desert, our birthdaycelebrants: Bill Medal, Joe Martinek, and Walt Strach wereserved a special treat. Our only regret was that Bill Hubka,our guest speaker, was unable to join us.Our Christmas meeting will be on December 6 in FosterCity. We will be serving a traditional Czech meal with awhite elephant gift exchange afterwards. It is a lot of fun.For more information, call me at (408) 716-4942 or email usat csalodge252@yahoo.com.l o d g e h a p p e n i n g sLodge members enjoyed lunch at the Olive Garden.Read the Journal online at: www.csafraternallife.orgFraternally,Carol StrachNOVEMBER 2013 — CSA JOURNAL — 25

l o d g e h a p p e n i n g sMrs. and Mrs. Claus to Pass Out Presentsin Cedar RapidsProkop Velky No. 137, Cedar Rapids,Iowa - Prokop Velky had a wonderfulday, October 2, on the fall trip to theMississippi River with the MississippiExpedition Boat Co. as our hosts.Getting up early and seeing the sun thatbrought us the most beautiful fall daymade it all worthwhile.Our October meeting was held on thebus on our way to Prairie du Chien,Wisconsin. We toured the backwaters ofthe Mississippi, looking for wild lifethat inhabits the islands. The fun andhospitality of our 40 members andguests was enjoyable for all. After thisboat trip, the bus took us to Breitbach’sRestaurant in Balltown, Iowa, one of theoldest restaurants in Iowa.We all thanked Marj Nejdl for makingthe arrangements for this fall trip.We understand Marj is in the process ofmaking plans for Prokop Velky’s Springtrip. It’s a big secret, so stay tuned in.Holiday plans are right around thecorner, so mark your calendars now soyou won’t miss out. The Prokop Velky’sChildren’s Holiday Party will beNovember 16 with a fun dip in theBender Pool. This party is fun to watchas the kids enjoy a swim in the middleof November.Our Prokop Velky’s adult party willbe on our regular meeting night,Wednesday, December 4 at 6:00 p.m. atthe Avacentre at Brosh Chapel, 2121Bowling St. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA.Reservations are needed by November22. Please call Barbara Edmunds at 319-396-6851 to enjoy the evening with acatered meal and fellowship as onlyProkop Velky members know how to doit.On December 18, at 2:30 p.m.,Prokop Velky will entertain about 80residents of a Cedar Rapids nursinghome. Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus havepromised to be there to pass out the giftbags with donations from our members.This is a great project as we are able tobrighten the Christmas season of thosethat may be forgotten. Come and help usspread the holiday cheer.At our regular November meeting,we will have the election of officers to26 — www.csafraternallife.org - NOVEMBER 2013Prokop Velky members on Mississippi River trip.lead us through the 2014 year. We arestill collecting food for the Veteran’sAdministration as we have done all year.Happy Thanksgiving to all from yourCzech-Slovak Festivalfriends at Prokop Velky.Fraternally,Barbara EdmundsLodge Virginia No. 230, Colonial Heights, Virginia - Members of Lodge No. 230were honored to have Miss National CSA 2013, Courtney Ou, at the VirginiaCzech-Slovak Festival. In front is Mariah Jameson; from the left is IsabellaJameson, Courtney Ou, Mary Zahradka, Jim Basl, Shirley Franchok, and TomMichalek.Fraternally, Tom Michalek

Eastland CentennialProjectChuck Courtney and Scott Cramer of Lodge AntonCermak No. 99 present seven pounds of pop tabs.Lodge Yankee-Jungmann No. 77, North Riverside,Illinois - At our September meeting, we had a guest speaker,Charles Michalek, who spoke about the “EastlandCentennial Commemorative Project” to memorialize the victimsand heroes of Chicago’s forgotten 1915 disaster thatclaimed 844 lives. The Bohemian National Cemetery isknown as the final resting place for the largest number ofEastland victims. The goal of this project is to plan andorganize the installation of an Eastland Memorial within theBohemian National Cemetery. For more information, contactChuck Michalek at michalekchas@aol.com.We also had two guests from Lodge Anton Cermak.Chuck Courtney and Scott Cramer presented our Lodge withseven pounds of pop tabs. Thank you!Our Lodge has contributed over a thousand prescriptionbottles to the home office this year. The hardest thing isremoving the labels from the bottles.Three members from our Lodge are receiving collegescholarships from the CSA totaling $4,500.00. Recipientsinclude Samuel Korbel, who is attending Alma College;Natalie Wronkiewicz, who is attending Truman StateUniversity; and Allison Korbel, who is attending AuroraUniversity. Good luck and study hard in this coming schoolyear.Fraternally, Mary Ellen JandaScholarship FundReportSeptember 10 through October 10, 2013IN MEMORY OF ALL PAST MEMBERS OFLODGE QUEENSDALE NO. 422Lodge Queensdale No. 422IN MEMORY OF FLORENCE M. ALBRECHTLodge Queensdale No. 422John and Alice KustkaTO THE CSA SCHOLARSHIP FUNDOn behalf of CSA District Council No. 8 ofPennsylvania77th Annual CSA Get-TogetherIN MEMORY OF JOAN HEMZACEKMildred Ceithaml and Bob HusaGeorge and Judie McKinneyIN MEMORY OF BESSIE ONTKOLodge Svobodny Rolnik No. 026IN MEMORY OF JOHN VOLENECLodge Betsy Ross No. 151IN MEMORY OF JAMES MICHALEKLodge Betsy Ross No. 151IN MEMORY OF DOREEN NELSONLodge Betsy Ross No. 151IN MEMORY OF CHARLES W. BASTLThe Hatten FamiliesLouise A. Thomas and Richard EpsteinMarjorie TretterCarol H. HochmanElizabeth RyanDONATION TOTAL $5,760.00s c h o l a r s h i p r e p o r tRead the Journal online at: www.csafraternallife.org NOVEMBER 2013 — CSA JOURNAL — 27

l o d g e h a p p e n i n g sFloral Contest PrizeGiven to MasarykCzech SchoolLodge Sokol Plzen No. 434, Oak Brook, Illinois - LodgeSecretary, Sis. Candy Papuga, presented a check for $500 tothe teachers and children of the T. G. Masaryk CzechSchool in Cicero, Illinois. (See photo above.) This $500 representedthe winning prize in the floral contest held at theBohemian National Cemetery. Because they sponsored thechildren for the event, the $500 prize was originally awardedto the lodge. However, the lodge chose to donate theprize to the school. The floral contest consisted of variousgroups planting flowers on a patch of ground in the cemetery.The floral display had to have a Czech-related theme.The children chose to plant flowers in the shape of theCzech flag.The check was presented to the Masaryk School onSeptember 28, 2013, which is St. Wenceslaus day, a CzechNational Holiday.Fraternally, Andy BultasHoliday TravelAbout 91 percent of all long-distance holiday travel is bypersonal vehicle. Only six percent of holiday travel is by air.Over 93 million travelers venture at least 50 miles fromtheir home each end-of-year travel period.Travelers journey an average of 706 miles round-trip overthe end-of-year travel period.Thanksgiving Day is the most dangerous day of the year totravel, with an average of over 500 people killed in trafficaccidents that day.The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the busiest travelday of the Thanksgiving weekend, with 45 percent of travelerson the road that day.Jerry, Helen, and nephew John GaydusekPenny Social andElection of Officers isUpon UsLodge DuPage Pioneers No. 409, Oak Brook, Illinois -Pumpkins everywhere, trick or treat treasures on the counters,means that Halloween has come and gone, time tothink about Thanksgiving and then Christmas.Our Penny Social will be held on our regular thirdMonday of the month meeting night, which is November18, 2013 at the Home Office of CSA Fraternal Life in OakBrook. We will begin with a light supper at 6:00 p.m.,after which we will hold a short meeting that will includethe election of Officers for 2014 along with the election oftwo delegates to the 2014 Convention. After all of the necessaryitems are taken care of, we will begin our PennySocial. All in all, it will be a very busy evening, why notcome and join us?While traveling home from our visit in Idaho, wereceived a text from our nephew, John Gaydusek, who wastraveling a few miles behind us into Chicago! We met at aDenny’s on I-80, had coffee, and caught up on what he andhis children, Douglas and Sarah, are doing. John has beenin the Air Force for 32 years. Thanks, John, for your serviceand to all of our veterans, thank you for keeping ourcountry safe.Our December meeting is usually held in a restaurant,where and when will be decided at our November meeting.If interested in attending, please call 1-630-334-1657 afterNovember 20.Once again, a big thank you to all those that are stillserving and have served to keep our country safe.Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from Lodge Du PagePioneers No. 409.Fraternally,Helenka GaydusekSource: U.S. Department of Transportation, AAA28 — www.csafraternallife.org — NOVEMBER 2013

M e m b e rVolunteers toRecord Booksfor ColoradoTalking BookLibraryLodge Mile-Hi Czechs, No. 432,Lakewood, Colorado - The lodge’sSeptember potluck and meeting atDenny and Sheila Nessler’s home wascancelled. They live on LookoutMountain. They were not in the floodarea, but a four-wheel drive vehicle wasneeded to get to their house.We would like to thank CSA homeoffice for making a donation to theColorado flood relief. On September 9,2013, a slow-moving cold front settledover Colorado. This resulted in heavyrain and catastrophic flooding along theFront Range. The floodwaters affected17 counties. There were eight deathsand two still missing last I heard.Thousands of people had to be rescued.Several earthen dams burst and waterwent over the top of other dams. Thedamage to buildings and land is unbelievable.There are homes and buildingsthat are uninhabitable and others thatneed repair. The floods started in themountains, and the water flooded creeksand rivers, driving the water out into theplains.Debbie MacLeod, our October programspeaker from ColoradoTalking Book Library.Mike and Kelly Payer were at Vera Payer’s for a weekend in September. Theycame to attend Kristin Payer’s high school homecoming game and dance. She wasSenior Princess, and, of course, Vera was an immensely proud grandma and enjoyedthe weekend with everyone.Pat Kenning and grandson Peter Campe took a North Atlantic cruise September9 through 26, 2013. To the disappointment of everyone aboard the ship, three portstops were cancelled because of an arctic storm: Belfast, Iceland and Greenland.Also, they spend seven turbulent days at sea. In spite of the bad weather and portsclosing, Peter and Pat had a marvelous trip.The October 3 lodge meeting was held at Saint Bernadette Church with the programpresented by Debbie MacLeod of Colorado Talking Book Library. This is anexcellent program that provides Colorado residents with large print and recordedbooks. Lodge member Adella Schulz has volunteered to record books for the program.Sandra Doe provided refreshments for the meeting, which everyone enjoyed.Fraternally,Maryellen Hruska VialpandoKeepSendingButtonsBetsy Ross No. 151 - Cicero,Illinois - Congratulations to JeanHemzacek Laukant on winning theFraternalist of the Year - a welldeservedhonor.Our annual meeting for electionof officers will take place onNovember 13 at noon at theBerwyn Library. The date waschanged due to Thanksgiving.Please keep sending buttons.You can send them to me at 436Turner Ave., Glen Ellyn, Illinois60137, as the home office is makingsome changes and may not be ableto handle them right now.Donʼt forget to keep compostinggarden waste as you pull out annuals,rake leaves, and make that lastgrass cutting. They will have allwinter to break down. Good foodfor your garden!Fraternally,Nancy L. ReaganFraternal WellWishesEleanor BurkhammerLodge Ohio Star No. 152Cecil CifkaLodge Mile-Hi Czechs No. 432Paula CifkaLodge Mile-Hi Czechs No. 432Jake JacobsLodge Mile-Hi Czechs No. 432Jackie KourimLodge Yankee-JungmannNo. 77Lillian PichaLodge Yankee-JungmannNo. 77l o d g e h a p p e n i n g sRead the Journal online at: www.csafraternallife.org NOVEMBER 2013 — CSA JOURNAL — 29

l o d g e h a p p e n i n g sUnpredictable SummerProduces GreatPicnicsLodge Ohio Star No. 152, Cleveland, Ohio—We are in themonth of November. It doesn’t seem possible that the year isalmost over with. Our summer was unpredictable. All thepicnics turned out great. People were glad to get out into thesunshine and to see their friends. There will be one more dinnerat DTJ Farm in November.Our October meeting was held at Brielle’s Tea Room. Ourdelicious lunch was to celebrate Sis. Camille Shima’s birthday.The treat was on daughter, Freddie Shima. We were sohappy to welcome James and Helen Zahradnicek. We suremiss them at our meetings. Our president, Gladys Vlk,brought in some popcorn balls from famous Euclid BeachPark for prizes. In order to get one, you would have to havean item that was called for. We had lots of fun searching ourpurses to find the item.We will have election of officers at our November meeting,so please try to attend. We were asked to bring in all ourfood for the Parma Pantry. It will help to feed more peoplefor Thanksgiving.Mark your calendar. Our Christmas Pin Party given byDistrict Council No. 10 will be held the third Sunday ofDecember. It will be held December 15 at the WoodsideParty Center. Tickets are available from the president of yourlodge. There will be door prizes donated by each lodge. Youmust be present to win the door prizes. There will be an openbar. Music will be provided by the Frank Moravcik Band.There will be dancing all afternoon, and also singingChristmas Carols.We are very grateful for what we have. Share what youcan with someone who needs help. Say a prayer for our menand women in the service. They are doing a great job, andthey can sure use our prayers to stay safe. Have a greatThanksgiving, and be grateful for what you have!Fraternally,Marie ZanzanoGoing on a Trip?Don’t forget our new arrangement withWorldwide Discount Program forhotel discounts here and outside of the U.S.Call 1-800-892-2163, code CSAor go to www.csalife.comclick Benefits for link.Long-time members Al and Millie Svehla celebratetheir 65th Wedding Anniversary.Happy 65thAnniversaryLodge Harrison/Hus/Garfield No. 378, Cicero, Illinois—As the Fall season approaches, we finally get to the end ofbaseball, the start of football and hockey, and to the return ofBill Kostecki from northern Wisconsin. I asked Bill to discusshis Honor Flight trip this summer that he took with ChasSchultz. Bill praised the care given to the Vets, and the programsand sights they were taken to. For Bill, the Mail Callon the return home may have been the highlight, and thenlanding at Midway Airport at 1:00 a.m. having bands, all themilitary and people greeting them is something he will neverforget.This month, the lodge wants to honor our long-time membersAl and Millie Svehla on their 65th Anniversary. Al was asales rep for CSA after retiring from the Berwyn Post Office,and both are dedicated lodge members and supporters ofCSA. Al and Millie were members of the original LodgeHarrison; they brought their children and grandchildren intoCSA. Only in the last few years have they been unable todrive to our meetings. We wish them an enjoyable weddinganniversary!Three of our members, Norma Kmet, Christine Hansen,and Ken Dvorsky, were on the 2013 Czech trip in Septemberand October. We meet at the T. G. Masaryk School in Cicero,Illinois, on the first Monday at noon. Good discussion andgood food; join us.Fraternally,Ken Dvorsky30 — www.csafraternallife.org — NOVEMBER 2013

In MemoriamClaim Name Lodge Place of Death State Date Age50265 Sheldon Morris Young 91 TAMPA FL 8/11/13 5450266 Bruce A. Seabol 458 HUNTINGTON BEACH CA 12/30/09 6350267 Georgiana J. Dolejsi 210 INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MN 5/31/13 9550268 Adeline Earnest 409 WOODRIDGE IL 8/27/12 9450269 Del I. Janik 448 STONY BROOK NY 6/22/13 6850270 Charles J. Polehna 366 CLINTON TOWNSHIP MI 8/23/12 9250271 Mildred B. Hodul 151 ORLAND PARK IL 9/2/13 8950272 Alfred G. Vansa 277 BUCKHOLTS TX 8/20/13 8150274 Lillian M. Nevsimal 77 WESTMONT IL 7/30/13 8550275 Billy Brady 419 ** IN 8/30/13 7750276 John J. Andrew 450 GREENWICH NY 8/23/13 7150277 Pauline E. Adler 372 CHAGRIN FALLS OH 8/18/13 9650278 Mary Sofranko 4 LEETSDALE PA 10/9/12 8950280 James F. Haney 404 CASEYVILLE IL 8/5/13 7650282 Lillian B. Mikulec 277 BUCKHOLTS TX 8/22/13 9350283 James Furtado 469 ROOSEVELT NY 8/21/13 8150284 Violet Dombrowski 409 BONITA SPRINGS FL 9/30/11 9150285 Joanne Yuska 279 TOLEDO IA 9/3/13 7750286 Ladislav Rejzek 458 DEL MAR CA 7/28/13 8550287 Joseph J. Sebesta 273 WILSON KS 8/24/13 9150288 Virginia Havlan 77 BURR RIDGE IL 8/19/13 9250289 Donald S. Coats 411 EATON RAPIDS MI 8/29/13 6250291 Lois J. Yaniszeski 479 W MORELAND CITY PA 9/10/13 8350292 Vlasta J. Kucera 252 CUPERTINO CA 1/30/11 9450293 George Wolf 219 VALLEY VIEW OH 9/9/13 9450294 Marion G. Suchan 219 CLEVELAND OH 9/13/13 9150295 Franklin A. Puncochar 378 WEST CHICAGO IL 5/28/13 8850298 Louis J. Pernicka 452 NORWALK CT 8/31/13 8950299 Carol S. Bailey 408 CADILLAC MI 9/13/13 7650300 Loretta L. Couse 157 SAINT LOUIS MO 8/20/12 9750301 Frances M. Wilson 463 WAKE FOREST NC 8/10/13 9450302 Sara L. Dixon 479 VERONA PA 9/19/13 8450303 Raymond D. Pavic 419 GARY IN 8/31/13 6050304 Gary W. Martinek 422 COOS BAY OR 1/6/12 6150305 Elma A. Tobias 273 LYONS KS 4/8/13 9350306 Theodore J. Klick, Sr. 484 BAYONNE NJ 9/9/13 8050307 Eleanor Agnich 378 PEORIA IL 8/27/13 8850308 Norman Teslik 4 CRANBERRY TWP. PA 9/14/13 7950309 Betty Goldwire Penny 463 RIVIERA BEACH FL 8/29/13 6850310 Julia G. Smith 53 WESTMINSTER CO 11/10/12 9850311 Georgianna Svoboda 377 BILLINGS MT 8/12/13 9350312 Alyce Kurzawa 377 WHEATON IL 9/17/13 99i n m e m o r i a mIn MemoriamClarence E. Jezek, Lodge Benjamin FranklinNo. 2, passed away on June 10, 2012.Medicine BottlesAt this time,please stop sendingmedicine bottles to the Home Office.We will re-start theprogram at a later date.Thank you,Gerri RomanelliRead the Journal online at: www.csafraternallife.org NOVEMBER 2013 - CSA JOURNAL — 31

l o d g e h a p p e n i n g sShirleyPlozzaj TalksAbout VFWProgramsLodge Century of Progress/BilaHora No. 231, Cicero, Illinois—At our last meeting, we had for ourguest speaker, Shirley Plozzaj, whogave a talk on the VFWOrganization. She is a member ofVFW Post Number 6863, and hasbeen with this Post for many years.We learned that the VFW has aNational Home for Children whohave been orphaned which is locatedin Eaton Fall, Michigan.Members can send the childrenthere when both the mother andfather have died, and there are nolonger any relatives left to takecare of them. Also, there is a nursinghome located in Kankakee,Illinois, where members can go,too.Shirley’s VFW Post runs Bingogames at local hospitals a fewtimes each year. They also savepop tabs for the Ronald McDonaldHouse, clip coupons for the menand women in the service, andmake lap pads for cancer victimsout of plastic bags using yarn tocrochet these bags together. Tojoin the VFW, you have to haveserved in the service overseas.Wives can join with their husbands.In October, Loretta Paulus wentto Door County, Wisconsin, toenjoy the fall colors of the changingleaves. While there, shelearned about the local history ofthe area and enjoyed a tour of theEagle Bluff Lighthouse. Also sheenjoyed one of the famous DoorCounty fish boils at an old PostOffice that had been converted intoa restaurant.Fraternally,Loretta PaulusCollecting Money for the USOLodge Paramount/Southgate No. 372, Bedford, Ohio - Our members planned toget together and attend the annual Clambake at DTJ Taborville on September 15.The weather was perfect and the clambake was delicious, as usual. We had our meetingafter and had 18 members and two guests, Doris Novak and Nancy Pokorny,attend.We want to thank the folks in Pittsburgh for the great weekend they planned forthe 2013 Get-Together. We know it took a lot of work and planning by members tomake it so successful!We were proud to see our member, Courtney Ou, chosen as Miss National CSA2013-2014. We congratulate her and we’ll be looking forward to all her appearancesin the future months. We know she will be kept busy, but hope to see her at ourDistrict Council No. 10 Christmas/Pin Party on December 15.Sister Fran Weiss is still collecting money for the USO. So far, we have about$100 collected from the last two months. Sister Fran will have the jar for collectionin November, and December, so let’s get it filled up by the end of the year.We will be donating $25.00 to the CSA Scholarship Fund again, in memory ofour deceased members.We will be donating five, $5 gifts for our District Council No 10 Christmas/PinParty again on December 15. Sisters Betty Cernohorsky and Janet Chappell volunteeredto make the gifts.We had our 50/50 drawing and the winners were Sisters Janet Chappell and BessPobuda.Our November meeting will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the Maple Heights SeniorCenter, 15901 Libby Road, Maple Heights, Ohio, where lunch will be served.Members—mark your calendars. All members are welcome to attend our meetings!Fraternally, Helen Martanovic and Betty CernohorskyCzech Voice of ClevelandCleveland Chapter No. 219, Cleveland, Ohio - By now, everyone knowsThanksgiving will be here soon and then Christmas. I won’t talk about the weatherbecause you know how fast it can change. So, let’s first talk about our District No.10 party that includes Christmas and our 50/75 year pin party. I hope all of the honoree’shave received their letter and plan on attending as we have a great time meetingour old friends and making new ones.Our senior bowling league is coming along great. Judith Chegan rolled a 186 andhas the ladies high average of 152. Wayal Abarca rolled a nice 220 game. FrankFilous asked what happened to all the other sports that CSA used to have: golf andbaseball? They seem to have gotten lost somewhere after some of the golfers andball players decided to leave us and play in heaven, along with some of the goodbowlers. We still call on Arnie Bohm to help in getting the 10 pin down.We hope you listen to the Czech Voice of Cleveland, Joe Kocab’s radio program,as he announces upcoming events, and sends greeting to all our members in the CSALodges.Hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving dinner and gives something for thosewho could not afford their own dinner. Also remember them all during the coldmonths ahead.A quote from Marvin Levy, coach, Buffalo Bills: Advice to Youth – Maintain apositive attitude, expect rejection, but expect even more strongly to overcome it.There will be many failures sprinkled among successes you can enjoy: A failurebecomes just one bad time at bat if you refuse to let it defeat you.Until next time, say hello with a card or phone call to all our members who can’tget out to meetings. Also to our men and women serving for our freedom.Fraternally,Leatrice Rose and June Karecki32 — www.csafraternallife.org — NOVEMBER 2013

Lodge Meeting Turns IntoTailgate PartyLodge Estlian No. 404, FairviewHeights, Illinois - In an unusual turn ofevents, the October Lodge Estlian meetingturned into a tailgate party.Spectacular sunshine and a brisk fallday provided a perfect backdrop for theunconventional meeting in the parkinglot of the Caseyville Township Center.Members loaded up to the tailgate forturkey with green peppers and tomatosauce and buttered noodles and homemade biscuits. The impromptu partybrought plenty of smiles!Michael Kupinski has been fairlyactive. On October 5, he added somesmiles by sponsoring the newly createdGovenor’s Scholarship Award at the2013 Mid America Emmy Awards. Theblack tie event was attended by over600 television personalities in theMidwest. He awarded a young studentfrom Illinois with a $3,000 checktoward her degree in broadcast journalism.Michael continues to be supportiveof the media and entertainment industrythat has been so wonderful to him.Thanks for giving back, Mike!As a reminder to our members,please be sure to contact Mary Kupinskiat 618-345-4014 to make reservationsfor the Christmas party. The Christmasparty will be December 8 at theCaseyville Township Hall in FairviewHeights. We look forward to seeing allof our Lodge members and gettingupdates on the children and grandchildren!See you there!Fraternally,Michael KupinskiSugar forSeniorsLodge Washington No. 30, St. Louis,Missouri - Happy Thanksgiving wishesto everyone. Hope this holiday isfilled with delicious food along withfamily and friends to share the blessingsof the day.Our members will be very busy withthe activities of the Fall Czech Festivalat the American Czech Center onNovember 16. As always, we put inplenty of hours before and during theevent, baking, making dumplings, manningsome of the booths, and workingin the serving line. The Lodge washappy to donate the items for one of theraffle baskets – using a “chocolate”theme – and we joined with many othermembers at the Center to make it a successfulevent. Hope you are able toenjoy the day with us!Our Lodge Christmas Party will beon Sunday, December 15, at the Center.Dinner is served at 12:30 p.m. andwe’ll have a great time ushering in theholiday season. Call Elsie Korpecki at314-638-2278 and let her know howmany in your family will attend. Wewould appreciate donations of pastryfor the dessert table. We’re also askingeveryone to bring a $1 gift for theexchange, plus donations of foam cups,sugar, sweetener, paper towels, forks,knives, spoons, or facial tissue, all tobenefit the Senior Meal Program at thePatch Community Center, as well asmittens for the traditional “mitten tree.”A full list will be included with theparty flyer. Official election of officerswill take place at that meeting.We also made our annual donationsto the Salvation Army, Fisher House,and the Patch Center.If you have a friend or a familymember who you think would benefitfrom all that CSA and our Lodge haveto offer, please call the Home Office orany of our Lodge officers for moreinformation about getting them signedup.Til next month – happy holidays!Fraternally,Mildred Zemanl o d g e h a p p e n i n g sRead the Journal online at: www.csafraternallife.orgNOVEMBER 2013 — CSA JOURNAL — 33

l o d g e h a p p e n i n g sLodge Groveton Helps Feed AmericaLodge Groveton No. 4, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania -Lodge Groveton No. 4 met on October 2 at the Eat’n ParkRestaurant in Robinson Township. After dinner, we had ourmeeting with 13 adults and one youth member attending.Sister Dana Forrester won the attendance drawing. We sent acheck to the Scholarship Fund in memory of long timemember Charlie Bastl. Charlie had recently celebrated his100th birthday. Rest in peace, Charlie.For our National Project, we had 10 members and oneguest volunteering at the West Hills Food Pantry in MoonTownship on Saturday, October 5. We put in 33 hours helpingto organize food that local stores, schools and residentsgenerously donated for distribution to those who need help.CSA’s Home Office will make a monetary donation to thepantry on behalf of the Lodge. See the photos of our workon this project.We celebrated the Lodge Recognition Gold Award bygoing out to Mario’s Restaurant for dinner and camaraderie.One thing Lodge Groveton members can do well is eat.Lodge Groveton will host the December District CouncilNo. 8 meeting. The meeting will start at 2:00 p.m. onSunday, December 8 at the Carnegie Fire Department.Election of District Council officers for 2014 will be held.Please plan on attending to cast your vote.Fraternally,Mary Arnold34 — www.csafraternallife.org — NOVEMBER 2013

Thanksgiving Feast!T R G C Y B Y G E P L C N S YK H O N H P N R U Y R R A R TC N A X I I F M P K L A I E ML L L N F R P C A P G N W V EC B P F K K E S M E Y B B O PR B U A I S C H O P Y E V T YX T E N X L G K T S N R S F GS K P Y L U W I Y A Y R P E PF I E U U F Y I V P G I A L TE P O T A T O E S I E E N V UE W M M Y G U Q N H N S E R RK R I L P O M L V R B G P K KY L R E Q P E R L N O O S M EY X A I P O C U N R O C N M YT U W S L L O R F W N W C E YCORNCORNUCOPIACRANBERRIESFAMILYGATHERINGLEFTOVERSNAPSPOTATOESPUMPKIN PIEROLLSSTUFFINGTHANKSGIVINGTURKEYWISH BONECzech to EnglishListopad..............................vJecmen...............................Sud.....................................vHovezi maso......................Karbanatek.........................Husa...................................Kachna.............................../Mraz..................................Ovoce................................/ / /Den Dikuvzdani................/ // /HappyThanksgiving!Read the Journal online at: www.csafraternallife.orgJustKidsSend Just Kids your stories, riddles, etc.Mail: Just Kids, c/o the CSA Journal, 122 W. 22ndStreet, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523.Email to: CSAJournalEditor@gmail.comRiddles for Kids:TurkeysQ: What happened when the turkey got into a fight?A: He got the stuffing knocked out of him!Q: What do you call it when it rains turkeys?A: Fowl weather!Q: Which side of the turkey has the most feathers?A: The outside!Q: What sound does a turkey’s phone make?A: Wing! Wing!Q: Why did the turkey cross the road twice?A: To prove he wasn’t chicken!November (lis/to/pad)vbarley (jec/men)Q: Why did they let the turkey join the band?barrel (sud)A: Because he had the drumsticks!vbeef (hov/e/zi ma/so)hamburger (kar/ba/na/tek) Q: Why did the turkey sit on the axe?goose (hu/sa)A: To hatchet!duck (kach/na)/frost (mraz)Q: How do you send a turkey through the mail?fruit (o/vo/ce)A: By bird class mail!Thanksgiving// /(Den Dik/uv/zda/ni) Q: How does a turkey drink wine?A: From a gobble-let!Q: What do you get when you cross a turkey with anoctopus?A: Enough drumsticks for Thanksgiving.NOVEMBER 2013 — CSA JOURNAL — 35

AmateurPhotoContestThe Fraternal Committeeannounces a photo contest forCSA Lodge members of all ages.The subject must concentrate on:AnimalsNature (flowers, treesand scenic views)People(human interest)Photographer’s Choice(objects or subjects of interest)NEW PRIZE AWARDS!!!A prize of $250 will be awarded forBest of Contest.Prizes will be given for the bestentry in each category:First place: $125Second Place: $ 75Third Place: $ 50Photograph submitted must be taken by a CSA member in the year 2013. No professional or studio photos will be considered.Participants may send ONE photo in one category of their choice. No multiple entries. You may submit any size photo (up to an8x10), un-mounted, in black and white or color. Photo must be taken as is, no retouching or photo-shopping. Digital images mustbe sent electronically or traditionally printed. Printouts on computer paper will not be accepted. If mailing, on a separate sheetprint your name, lodge name, age, full address, phone number, type of camera used and category. If it is a specific scenery photo,please list location. DO NOT PRINT ON THE BACK OF THE PHOTO. Mail photos to CSA Fraternal Life, PO Box 3039, OakBrook, IL 60522-3039. Do not mail to the street address. Photos electronically sent can be directed to: gromanelli@csalife.com orfraternaldepartment@csafraternallife.org.Photos will be judged by an objective panel. Judges claim the right to reject any photos deemed unsuitable. Captions will not beconsidered or reprinted. All entries become the property of CSA and cannot be returned.