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Monday, November 9, 2020
Lodge 200 Bruceville-Eddy elects officers Members of Lodge 200, BrucevilleEddy met for their October meeting. A meal provided by the members was served. After the meal, Acting President James R. Hosch called the meeting to order with members reciting the Pledge of Allegiance followed by a moment of silence. Next, Michael D. Hosch read minutes from the last meeting followed by Frances McBride reading the treasurer’s report. James R. Hosch read the fraternal report. There was no old business to discuss. Members took a few minutes to remember Lodge 200 President Allen Trigg who passed away in June, telling stories from barbecue, to his love of watching the Rangers play, to his countless acts of service to the community. He will be missed by all who knew him. New Business Michael D. Hosch made a motion to donate to the Bruceville-Eddy Volunteer Fire Department for its fundraiser. Members voted, and the motion passed. District Two Director Jesse Pospisil also matched the donation from his discretionary funds. James R. Hosch made a motion to donate to the Bruceville-Eddy Senior Citizens Center for its upcoming fundraisers. Members voted, and the motion passed. Next order of business was the election of officers. After the election, Director Pospisil installed the officers. The meeting was adjourned. I would like to thank Jesse for attending our meeting. Officers for 2021 are: President/FAC James R. Hosch Vice President/Secretary Michael D. Hosch Treasurer Frances McBride As a reminder, due to the pandemic, we will not be holding a Christmas party this year. We would like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season, and we hope to see everyone next year! Next Meeting—February 3 The next meeting will be February 3, 2021. Michael D. Hosch Vice President/Secretary —SPJST—
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Scenes from Ennis Sewing Circle
Several Ennis Sewing Circle members are pictured with next year’s quilt donation for the Junior Sokol, which is a red, white, and blue patriotic design.
Ennis Sewing Circle Ennis Sewing Circle has met only three times since the COVID-19 shutdown earlier this year. Since March 12, 2020, we have met on June 11 with seven members, on September 10 with 10 attendees, and on October 6 with 10 in attendance. Many of our older members are still not comfortable coming out to a group, but our younger members were eager to resume activities. The good news is that we have signed up two new members these past two months. In June, we worked on baby quilts, which allowed us to set up small quilting frames socially distanced around the room. In September, a few quilters distanced around the large frame to start quilting our Christmas raffle quilt, while others worked again on baby quilts. Some of these baby quilts will be donated to the Hope Clinic. Ann Clagett volunteered to finish the Christmas quilt at home. In October, we first stretched Anita Kubin’s quilt, which was pieced by her mother years ago. We then stretched the quilt we are making to donate to the Junior Sokol gymnasts for their fundraiser. Lillie Macalik volunteered to take this quilt home to finish. We still enjoyed our potluck luncheons and realized the benefit of small gatherings is that with less food on the buffet, we don’t eat ourselves into a stupor. After lunch, President Liz Moucka Krajca called the meetings to order with the Pledge of Allegiance. This month, we were sad to report that two of our members passed away within the past few weeks - Bessie Laznovsky and Marie Vrla. We honored their memory with a moment of silence and recited “The Lord’s Prayer” for them and our sick members and family. Secretary Dolores Vrana read the mi-
RIGHT PHOTO: Quilters are socially distanced around the room while working on baby quilts. —Submitted by Liz Moucka Krajca, President
nutes of the last meeting, and Treasurer Anita Kubin reported our finances. Vice President Irene Prachyl read a thank you card we received for our donation to cemetery upkeep in memory of Bessie Laznovsky and Marie Vrla. In November, we plan to work on Maggie Holy’s quilt. We will also have our food drive when members bring canned goods or cash to benefit the needy during this holiday season. Our usual Christmas party in December will include a show-and-tell as we did not meet in July for our traditional white elephant sale and show-and-tell. We do not quilt in December. Irene Prachyl plans to start another beginner’s quilting class in January 2021. We meet at the Sokol Club Room in the morning on the second Thursday of the month. Submitted by, Liz Moucka Krajca, President (reporting in the absence of Reporter Georgie Morales) —SPJST—
In Memoriam In Memory Alfonse Peters Alfonse Raymond Peters, age 82, of Hallettsville, Texas, entered into his eternal reward on October 30, 2020. A loving husband and father, he was born on August 2, 1938, to Raymond and Libbie (Hermis) Peters in Praha, Texas. He married the love of his life, Elizabeth Ann (Joy) Peters, on August 11, 1960, just celebrating 60 years of marriage. Alfonse (Sonny), as he was known by his nieces, nephews, and friends was known for his sense of humor and goodhearted nature. There wasn’t a person in
need who he would not give a helping hand to assist. Sonny was a veteran of the United States Army and enjoyed his membership with Hallettsville Alfonse Peters American Legion Council where he had numerous friends. His pastime hobbies were hunting and fishing with family and friends. He was a member of SPJST Lodge 79, Corpus Christi.
