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NUM BERS
MAY, 1984
VOLUME 56
DATES TO REMEMBER
ZARJA
May
1 - M O T H E R OF T H E Y EAR D IN N E R &
M E E T IN G , Br. 14, Euclid, OH
May 2 ■ M O T H E R OF T H E Y E A R P A R T Y , Br. 33,
D uluth, M N
May 6 - M O T H E R OF T H E YEAR L U N C H E O N ,
’ Br. 13, San Francisco, C A
May 6 ■ M O TH E R S
DAY
B A N Q U E T, Br. 38,
C hisholm , M N
May 6 ■ M O T H E R OF T H E Y EAR P A R T Y , Br. 41,
Cleveland, OH
May 6 ■ M O T H E R OF T H E Y E A R P A R T Y , Br. 47,
G arfield Hgts., OH
May 7 • D IN N E R at V e rtin ’ s Cafe, 7 p.m ., Br. 23,
Ely, M N
May 7
M O TH E R S D A Y
POT L U C K , Br. 73,
W arrensville Hgts., OH
May 7
M O T H E R -D A U G H T E R
Banquet, Br. 89,
Oglesby, IL
May 8
M O T H E R ’ S C O M M E M O R A T IV E MASS,
Br. 42, Maple Hgts., OFI, 7:15 p.m. St.
Wenceslaus Church
May 9
W O M A N OF T H E Y E A R P A R T Y , Br. 95,
So. Chicago, IL
May 10
MASS at St. Stephen’s D IN N E R fo llo w in g ,
Br. 2, Chicago, IL
May 10
ANNUAL
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M O T H E R OF T H E Y E A R P A R T Y , Br. 16,
So. Chicago, 1L
May 10
B A N Q U E T , Br. 55, G irard, O H at Slovenian
H o m e 6 p.m.
May 10
BUFFET P A R T Y , Br. 71, Strabane, PA
May 12
May 13
May 14
May 15
May 16
May 16
May 16
May 18
May 18
May 19
May 19
May 20
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MASS, 7 p.m ., Br. 59, Burgettstown, PA
D IN N E R , Br. 92, Gunnison, CO
M O T H E R OF T H E YEA R P A R T Y , Br. 43,
M ilwaukee, W I, 6:30 John’ s H all
M O TH E R S D A Y P A R T Y , Br. 20, Joliet, IL.
M O TH E R S
DAY
P A R T Y , Br. 10,
Cleveland, OH
M O T H E R OF T H E Y E A R D IN N E R , Br. 32,
Euclid, OH catered by member, M ary Ster —
members and guest invited.
M O T H E R -D A U G H T E R L U N C H E O N , Br.
54, W arren, OH
D IN N E R , 6:30 p.m ., Br. 32, Euclid, OH
R U M M A G E S A LE , Br. 42, Maple Hgts.,
OH
MASS, 5:30 p.m ., Br. 21, West Park, OH
D IN N E R , Boston Fish M arket, 1:30 p.m ., Br.
105, D etroit, M N
FOUNDERS MASS, 11:30 a.m ., M E E T IN G
& C E L E B R A T IO N , 1:00 p.m ., Br. I,
Sheboygan, W I
M O TH E R S D A Y
P A R T Y , Br. 17, West
A llis , WI
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THE DA W N
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NO. 5
MAY, 1984
VOL. 56
M e m b e r, Illin o is F ra te rn a l Congress
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May 20 - MASS, 10:30 a.m ., St. M a ry’ s Church
fo llo w in g
the L U N C H E O N
at D u ff’ s
Smorgasboard, Br. 41, Cleveland, OH
May 20 - M O TH E R S D A Y D IN N E R , Br. 47, G arfield
Hgts., OH
June 20 - POT LU C K D IN N E R & M E E T IN G honoring
50 year members, Br. 32, Euclid, OH
June 24 - C O L O R A D O STATE C O N V E N T IO N , Br.
3, Pueblo, CO
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deceased members o f Br. 47, G arfield Hgts.,
O H , 9 a.m. Mass
A uk . 26 - N A T IO N A L
S .W .U . H E R IT A G E
DAY,
H ibbing M unicipal Arean, 11:00 a.m. to 6
p.m. sponsored by Minnesota Branches
Sep. 9 - M IN N E S O T A Z V E Z A D A Y , Br. 52, Kitzville, N M
Sep. 16 - W IS C O N SIN R E G IO N A L C O N V E N T IO N ,
Br. 102, W illa rd , W I
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R E G IO N A L
C O N V E N T IO N , Br. 22, Bradley, IL
Oct. 17 - C O M M E M O R A T IV E MASS fo r living and
deceased members, Br. 32, Euclid, O H , 7:30
p.m. at St. C hristine’s church, Meeting
follow ing.
Oct. 21 - A N N U A L G A M E S P A R T Y , Br. 17, West
A llis , W I
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Euclid, OH
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This issue is dedicated to the Mothers and Women chosen by our
branches to be honored this m onth. Their life stories on the fo llo w ing
pages give us inspiration and fill our hearts w ith gratitude!
God bless them and keep them in His loving care!
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Rev. Athanasius Lovrenčič, O .F .M .
We honor our mothers
May is the month o f our mothers. A t this time we
turn our attention towards tlie women who gave us life . First o f all, we turn our eyes toward heaven to our
blessed V irgin who gave us our Redeemer, Jesus, and in
this way became our heavenly mother. Then we turn
towards the woman who was chosen by God - not by us to be our natural mother. We try to sing her glories in
every way possible. O ur natural mother is our “ queen”
on M other’ s Day. But when we take a closer look, we see
that to be a mother especially a good mother now-a-days.
is very d iffic u lt. M any a mother is crying and lamenting
that the children she brought into this w orld are not
living the life they should. And many a lime she is
ashamed o f her offspring.
Here are few points fo r our consideration: The
greatest ro ll you can play after you get married is to bring
children into this w orld. They w ill be citizens o f this earth
and o f heaven as well. Your life w ill continue in your
children. You are the instrument in the all-creating hand
o f God to bring new life to this earth. M other, do not get
discouraged. Every new generation thinks that the older
generation is old fashioned. You, too, were young not so
long ago, and were thinking that your parents were old
fashioned. So, be understanding when young people
demand “ actions” .
M other you are a teacher. Regardless how
“ progressive” your children might be, they w ill learn
from you not so much by your words as by watching you
and im itating your actions. You might not see the fruits
o f your teaching now, but you w ill later on, when the
“ restless years” o f youth have passed! By watching your
children grow up, you w ill learn that patience is a very
im portant virtue.
As a mother you must make certain choices, so you
w ill probably make mistakes. But, i f you tru ly love and
respect your child, you can make very few mistakes. Do
not be afraid i f you are not a perfect parent, because the
underlying foundation is there - love! I f everything else is
missing but love is there, not much w ill be wanting. By
loving your child, you w ill not solve all the problems, but
unless your child is loved, nothing else w ill do much
good.
M other, God chose you to be an instrument in His
divine hand. So, do not say to H im , “ N o” , when He
needs you. Right now you might feel pain and disap­
pointm ent, but so did M ary, mother o f Jesus. This is
your vocation. Y our suffering w ill bring good fru it and
great jo y when you w ill be in heaven in the company o f
your children praising God fo r ever.
M aterinski dan.
/V ^ a te r in s k i dan nam p okliče v spom in leta, ko
sm o bili še m ajhni in v vsaki stvari pričakovali
pom oč od matere; ona je bila tista, ki je z nami
delila veselje in žalost. Ta dan nam p okliče v
spom in leta, ko sm o postajali večji in sm o m islili,
da vse zm orem o, da vse vemo in da je naša mati
sta ro kop itn a in nič ne ve. In potem so zopet prišla
leta, ko sm o mi začenjali ustvarjati lastne družine in
počasi spoznavali, ko liko več je naša mati vedela,
koliko več izkušenj je ona imela kot pa mi. Na
m aterinski dan se obračam o k ženi, kateri
dolgujem o veliko, celo življenje. Ona je bila izbrana
po Bogu, da postane naša mati. K ljub razočaranju
ki ga je to liko kra t doživela, ni nehala upati, da se bo
vse dobro izteklo. Mati je tista edina žena, katero
boš klical vso večnost: To je m oja m ati!
Bog je zahteval od matere veliko žrtev; že v raju
je Bog rekel Evi: “ V bolečinah boš rodila svoje
o tro k e !” Bog je p odelil ženi veliko čast, ko jo je
poklical, da bo ona njegovo orodje pri stvarjenju
otrok; a istočasno jo je p oklical k žrtvi. Sprejeti
žrtev, to je posebno težko za današnje mlade
matere.
M nogokrat m lada dekleta niso pripravljena na
m aterin p oklic in k lo n ijo pod m aterinskim i
dolžnostm i. M arija je bila izbrana kot mati
Odrešenika; in prav zato je bila poklicana k tr­
pljenju. A to trpljen je ni bilo zastonj, o b ro d ilo je
obilen sad. Prav tako tudi tvoje življenje, draga mati,
ne bo brez sadu. Sad tvojega telesa — tvoj o tro k —
bo ti hvaležen celo večnost! Tvoj o tro k bo ča stil vso
večnost Boga, ki mu je dal življenje po tebi. Ker se
nisi odrekla žrtvi m aterinstva, bo krona tvo jih otrok
krasila tvojo glavo vso večnost!
tjMAV , 1984
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Br. 1 - C hristina Anna Panko was
born on August 22, 1899 to John and
A nna
Pausha, in Sheboygan,
Wiscot.sin. As a child, Christina
went to St. Peter Claver Catholic
School. One day, Father James
Cherne visited the school to seek out
Slovenian families to form a new
school and church based on their
heritage. C hristina was one o f the
lucky children who was eager to jo in
a church o f her background.
C hristina is proud to say she was in
the first class that received their First
H oly Com m union in the new church,
o f St. C y ril and Methodius. She
remembers walking over planks to
enter the church because the outside
was not yet completed.
A fte r grade school, Christina
participated in the church choir. She
was a valued soloist. The Slovenian
songs and music played a m ajor part
o f her future life. W hile fa ith fu lly
going to choir practice, she met her
husband, M ike Panko. Together the
couple conceived three children,
Michael, C arol, and Ruth, reared in
the Slovenian heritage. W hile
bringing up her children she enjoyed
her many hobbies. She created
beautiful flow er gardens, did fancy
crocheting, embroidery, tatting, and
sewing; and played cards. Today
C hristina still loves to play cards and
sew.
C hristina was very engrossed in
her fam ily and church. She was a
very dedicated, caring, and loving
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Hr. 2 - An untold story o f a kind,
caring, and sm iling Slovenian girl
who grew up to be a quiet living
witness to Christian values and the
uniqueness o f Slovenian love as it is
experienced in fam ily life. Branch 2
is very proud to have Ann (H oward)
Sarn as its Woman o f the Year. She
is the daughter o f Agnes and John
Howard and was born July 13, 1918,
in Chicago. Ann grew up together
w ith her two brothers, John and
Frank, in a traditional Slovenian
fam ily. Together they learned the
importance o f loyalty, love, and
respect fo r your parents.
D uring her youth Ann graduated
from St. Stephen’ s Grade School in
Chicago, Illinois and Harrison H.S.
She belonged to the Young Ladies
Sodality, the C hoir, C YO Basket­
ball, and the G irl Scouts. She also
enjoys bowling and was a member o f
the Zefran Funeral Home Team in
her earlier years. Then Ann met Bill
Sarn and after their marriage she left
the neighborhood to fo llo w her
husband traveling around the U.S.,
as B ill was a mobile home salesman.
Eventually they were able to settle
dow'n in Oswego, Illin o is, w ith a
business o f their own.
P rio r to her husband’s death Ann
was doing double duty by taking care
o f her ailing parents. Shortly after
her father’s death her husband also
passed away. A fte r managing the
business fo r a short period o f time
Ann decided to return home to
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Br. 3 - Pauline Pauchick was
elected our M other o f the Year fo r
1984. She is always ready and w illing
to give a helping hand whenever
needed and attends m eetings
regularly.
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P auline Pauchick
was born
January 20, 1917 to John and
Pauline Starginar, both o f whom are
deceased. She is a graduate o f
Pleasant View High School and the
American Business College; and
worked fo r the C ity o f Pueblo fo r 25
years before retiring in 1977. She
married John Pauchick in 1940 and
was widowed in 1982. She is the
mother o f tw o daughters, Norma
Beceo and Patricia M cC arthy, and
has three grandchildren. Her own
mother was a member o f Br. 3 fo r
many years. Pauline is a member o f
the Slovenian W omen’s Glee Club,
K .S .K .J., and Slovenian’ s W omen’s
U nion. She is a Red Cross Volunloer
at St. M ary Hospital. She enjoys
swim m ing, playing the piano in her
spare time, and playing Scrabble.
Pauline is one good person to
know. She is tru ly well deserving o f
th is
h o n o r.
C o n g ra tu la tio n s ,
Pauline! We wish her many years o f
continued good health, good luck
and much success.
Frances Sinionich
Secret urv
Z A R J A — T l IK D AW N
Br. 5 - M other was born March 17,
1903, the only child o f M aria and
Anton Zaje. She spent her growing
years in L ju b lja n a
and after
schooling went to w ork in an offiec
in Sarajevo u n til she met her
husband.
M ary and Ferdinand were married
Sept. 1929.
M other, father and five children,
came to this “ land o f m ilk and
honey” from' Ljubljan a, Slovenia.
We arrived in the U.S. in Aug. o f
1950. W ith the aid o f the C atholic
Archdiocese, we settled in In ­
dianapolis,
Indiana and
father
acquired employment as a tool and
die maker, which he continued until
his retirement.
Today mother and father share the
w ork around the house including a
small vegetable garden and lots o f
flowers, mostly roses.
A lthough mother suffers from
arth ritis, she still enioys lending a
helping hand to relatives and friends.
She has eleven grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
H er
fa v o rite
pastim es
are
collecting pictures o f her fam ily,
g ro w in g
b e a u tifu l
roses
and
vegetables and making super potica.
She still cooks traditional Slovenian,
to o !!!
Reporter
Št. 6 • Naša zaslužna m ati je
Josephine Praznik, ki živi v m estu
Akron. Rojena je bila na Rakeku
na N otranjskem v Sloveniji v
družini Mekina. Leta 1920 je
prišla v Am eriko. Poročila se je z
A ntonom Praznikom že naslednje
leto 1921 in ima enaga sina —
Franka, sedaj star 59 let.
Mati Josephine je vdova že več
kot 10 let. Ona ima veselje z
dom ačo u m e tno stjo in rada goj;
cve tlice na svojem vrtu. Članice
podružnice 6 so vesele, kadar
ona prinese cve tlice za okrasitev
dvorane, kjer se sestajam o. Ona
jih prinese kar v posodah in nato
Br. 12 - Mrs. Bizjak is a beloved
member o f the Milwaukee Branch
No. 12. She was born at Vas Sesterze
near the city o f Ptuj in Slovenia in
1903 and came to America in 1922.
She and her late husband, Frank,
were married in 1927 and lived
together 44 years before his passing
in June o f 1971. They have a
daughter, H ild a Bevel and Mrs.
Bizjak enjoys her tw o grandchildren,
Linda who is married to B ill
Wenninger and Kenneth Bevel.
She occupies her time w ith various
crafts, loves to sew, cook and bake.
Her garden w ork is the delight o f all
her neighbors. She likes to play darts
and travel and has seen almost all the
national parks in the US. She also
M A Y , 1984
\a \o r mamico olje
podari nam. Je zelo dobrosrčna.
"P e p ca ” je član ica že več kot
30 let - pravi, da je p ris to p ila
km alu
p o te m ,- ko je
b ila
podružnica ustanovljena.
Na sliki s to ji med cve tljica m i
na vrtu neke hiše v m estu Steyr v A vstriji, kjer se je m udila na
obisku pri svojem bratu 1. 1963.
Pepca pravi, da je to m esto
slavilo svojo tis o č -le tn ic o 1. 1982
- “ in potem še m islim , da sem jaz
stara! Ha - ha! ” ”
Družabni ženi in dobri m ateri
p ošiljam o prisrčne ča stitke in
želje za vse najboljše!
visited ner homeland on two oc­
casions. When W orld W ar II was
over she worked at the Milwaukee
Public L ib ra ry fo r 20 years.
She says: We are a close fam ily
and enjoy celebrating all the special
occasions such as birthdays, an­
niversaries and holidays together but sometimes i t ’s just fun being
together w ithout a special occasion!
She’ s a member o f Br. 12 fo r the
past 43 years and loves participating
at the meetings which are very en­
joyable because o f the closeness the
members feel among themselves.
Their social events are highlights o f
the year fo r most o f them. On the
photo, we see M r. & Mrs. Bizjak.
A ll our love to her.
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Br. 14 - lleene was chosen our
“ M other o f the Year” because she
has so beautifully demonstrated the
co m bin ed
q u a litie s
of
fin e
m o th e rh o o d and splendid in ­
volvement in the ethnic com m unity.
She has an ideal relationship o f
mutual respect and love with her son
and has a very enlightened attitude
to w a rd
young
people,
who
frequently seek her out as a coun­
selor and confidante. Her selfless
aid to her own M other and to older
members shows her respect and
concern fo r other mothers, lleene
has clearly demonstrated, over a long
period, the qualities to be found in
an admirable mother.
lleene has been a “ sparkplug” o f
the branch since she joined. We had
Br. 13 - A nalive o f San Francisco,
M aric A . Heath was born iii 1904,
lias a twin brother, and a sister and
had two other brothers who have
passed away. Her mother and aunt,
M ary Stariha who was the president
o f Br. 13 at the time, enrolled her
and her sister Ann V cru lli as
members in 1944. Their mom and
dad celebrated their 50th anniversary
which was a great fam ily event.
Marie was married to Janies Heath
in 1936 whom she lost 34 years ago.
To this union two children were
born, Carolyn M . Chesson and
Richard J. who also has passed
away. She has many enjoyments in
and around her home and par­
ticipates as a good member o f the
branch.
O ur best wishes to her fo r a very
happy M o th e r’ s Day!
an outstanding year during her
presidency, and she has been highly
supportive o f all our leaders. She has
organized and directed fund-raising
card parties and worked in our
kitchen on numerous occasions. She­
lias been active on the Sunshine
committee, and attends the funeral
ceremonies fo r deceased members.
She has had our members to her
lovely home fo r summer picnics, and
has generously donated fo r special
branch needs, lleene usually brings
members w ithout cars to our
meetings, and attends all meetings
except when out o f the country - she
has been to 98 countries, and five
times to Slovenia! Happiest o f all
days to her!
A lice Kuhar
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Br. 16 - By a unanimous vote at
the February 9th meeting, Phyllis
(Knezovich)
Perko was elected
M other-of-thc-Year fo r 1984. Phyllis
was born in Chicago on October 12,
1915. She was married to Michael
Perko on June 17, 1944. Her
husband passed away on November
5, 1983.
Phyllis has devoted her life to her
home and her fam ily. Her daughter,
P hyllis, is a graduate o f Loyola
College and Loyola School o f Law
and is Deputy D irector, Stale's
Attorney Appellate Service C om ­
mission in Elgin, Illin o is and her son,
Thomas, is a graduate o f Northern
Illin o is and is Vice President o f Sales
fo r the Joli Greeting Card Co. in
C h ica g o .
Ilc r
g ra n d d a u g h te r.
Leanna Elizabeth, is the joy o f her
life.
Phyllis joined Branch No. 95 on
March 5, 1952 and transferred to
Branch No. 16 in 1974. In 1975 she
was elected Recording Secretary
which position she has performed in
an outstanding manner to this dale.
She has also been a delegate to the
Regional Convention and has served
on many eommiltees fo r ihe various
branch sponsored events. As hap­
pens when planning an a ffa ir,
som etim es
a d e ta il
w ill
be
overlooked, but iliis doesn’ t occur
when Phyllis is around; she has the
knack o f remembering the m iiuiicst
detail, thereby assuring a successful
a ffa ir.
Contiiini'd on puce 16
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Br. 17 - O ur chosen M other-ofthe-Year is Margaret (Stefanie)
Mesieh. She has not been an o ffice r
o f the branch but is always around
when there is a need fo r a helping
hand. M argaret was born
in
Stajniea, C roatia on July 22, 1914.
She came to America on May 31,
1930, and married Joseph Mesieh on
August 22, 1932.
She is the mother o f tw o children,
son, Joseph age 50, and daughter
M ary Ann Ivancie, age 45, and is the
proud grandm other o f 3. She was
widowed in 1954.
B a k in g ,
c o o k in g ,
k n ittin g ,
traveling, and gardening are among
her favorite pastimes.
Margaret is a member o f St.
M a ry ’ s Help o f Christians Church
here in West A llis.
We w ill be very happy and
honored to pay tribute to Margaret
at our May 20th meeting.
M arion M . M a ro lt, Pres.
Br. 20 - M ary lvanich, our
W om an-of-the-Year, is a 14 year
member and has been an asset to out
branch since jo in in g . M ary is one ol
ten children, has six brothers and
three sisters, o f which the oldest and
youngest remain. M ary is the oldest
and sister, Frances Hewlett, the
youngest.
Since becoming a member in 1972,
she has served as Vice President from
1973-1976; has been a member o f
various committees and presently is
active on the Heritage Committee.
M ary is always available whenever
needed; she is one o f our fa ith fu l and
dependable volunteers.
She is also a member o f the A lta r
and Rosary Society of St. Joseph’ s
Church o f Joliet, the Rosarian Club,
O f,
Br. 22, Miss Emma I u stig , now
serving as our very capable reporter,
has been named as our "W o m a n o f
the Year” . She was born in Bradley
on October 5, 1915 and at the age o f
three, became a victim o f polio, then
known as infantile paralysis. She
received her education making the
ro u n d s
of
th e
c o m m u n ity ,
graduating from St. Joseph Grade
School in Bradley, Notre Dame High
School
in
B ou’rb o n n a is
and
Gallagher School o f Business in
Kankakee. She was employed fo r 38
years as a medical stenographer at
St. Francis Hospital in Evanston.
Now retired, she is making her home
w ith her sister, “ T o n i” l.cgris in
Bourbonnais.
M A Y , 1984
Emma ' is proud o f the fam ily
heritage in Branch 22, beginning
w ith her mother, who was one o f the
18 charter members, and a sister
Rose, now both deceased. Present
time sister members are Gabrielle
I.ustig and “ T o n i” l.cgris.
In 1958, accompanied by her
sister, " T o n i” , Emma demonstrated
excessive courage (fo r in spite o f her
handicap, wearing a brace and using
crutches) she joined a tour group to
Europe, visiting England, Ireland,
Switzerland, Germany, France and
Italy. Highlights o f the trip were the
lighted candle procession on an
evening visit to the G ro tto ol Our
l.ady o f Lourdes in France, and
while in Rome, Italy to be a part ol
the
S enior
P a ris h io n e rs ,
St.
Genevieve KSK.I — she was chosen
their Woman o f the year in 1982, and
Cantigny VFW A u xilia ry. Her latest
a c eo m p I i s h m e n t
w as
the
organization o f the 50 year reunion
o f the Jolly Boys Club.
M ary loves to travel; she has been
to Europe 5 times, the latest in 1981.
America is her first love, but she
enjoys visiting Slovenia. She has
many relatives there and one o f her
cousins visited here and very im ­
pressed w ith our abundance. When
M ary is not doing fo r others, she
loves to crochet and bake strudels.
To M ary, congratulations! We are
happy you are our Woman o f the
Year.
Reporter
the general audience in St. Peter’ s
Square to receive the blessing ol
Pope Pius X II. In I960, Emma went
tripping again fo r a vacation in
H awaii.
Now that her w orking and
traveling days are over, she is content
to be a more active member o f the
Slovenian W omen’ s U nion, the St.
Joseph Council o f C atholic Women,
and the Daughters o f Isabella; also
belonging to St. M a ry’ s Hospital and
O ur Lady o f V ictory Nursing Home
auxiliaries, where she keeps extra
busy making tray
favors and
assisting at the parties given fo r the
nursing home residents. Emma
enjoys reading, w orking cross-word
puzzles, tending to her house plants,
her summer flow er garden and trying
“ new recipes” .
Congratulations and best wishes!
Helen Sehastiani, Secretary
J2l
Ur. 23 - 1he members o f Br. No. 23
in E ly have chosen
H annah
Robertson as M other o f the Year.
She has been a member since 1934!
Hannah was born in Ely on May
26th, 1908, the first in the fam ily o f
John and Agnes Skravac. On .lune
25, 1925 she was married to Ernest
Robertson. They had fo u r sons.
Ernest, Jr. now lives in Milwaukee,
Wis; Frank passed away on Sept. 1,
1947, Russell and Donald reside in
Ely.
She is a proud grandm other o f 6
and great grandm other o f 4. A fte r
her husband’ s death in a m ining
accident in 1946, she went to w ork to
Br. 24 - Our 1984 M other o f the
Year was chosen by the members for
many reasons; she is fun to be w ith,
she is kind and has a very pleasant
disposition and is a w illin g helper fo r
our projects.
C h ris tin e
W itc k
was
born
C hristine Pohar in Yugoslavia on
December 10, 1908. Her mother
brought Christine, her sister and
brother, to America to jo in her
father and they arrived in I .a Salic on
C hristine’ s second birthday. She
married f rank W itck on July 27,
1929. They are the parents o f live
children,
Darlene
Krueger,
53,
H arold, 52, .leannie Bickham, 49,
Ronald, 45, and Sharon Dobovsky,
38. They have 14 grandchildren and
3 great-grandchildren. This lovely
She has given o f her time and
talents whenever and wherever she
was needed.
May God bless her w ith many
years o f health and happiness.
H er
th re e
s is te rs ,
M a ry
M ilavasich, Agnes Zaverl and Olga
Fcroni are also active members o f
our branch.
M a ry Skufca
fam ily is her pride and jo y -- all live
nearby in l a Salle and there are
many happy fam ily gatherings.
Christine had a very limited
schooling as she was the oldest
daughter and had to help at home.
By the time she was nine years old
she could bake bread, make noodles,
etc. as well as prepare meals. Her
mother became an invalid
so
C hristine had to take over all the
“ m other” jobs, taking care o f the
younger brothers and sisters,
cleaning, laundry, cooking, gar­
dening, as well as taking care o f the
animals and chickens. A ll this at a
lime when there was little money to
do w ith and one often wondered
where the next meal w ould come
from .
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Br. 25 - in Cleveland is proud to
honor C irila Kermavner as our
W om an-of-lhe-Year.
C irila was born in Lju b lja n a and
received her early education there.
She came to America in 1949, a lter
spending time in the camps o f
V etrinje, Pcggez, I ienz, and Spinal.
C 'irila 's
m em bership
in
the
S lovenian
W om en’ s U n io n o f
America began 32 years ago. She
now holds the offices o f National
V ic e - P r e s id e n t
and
B ra n c h
Secretary-Treasurer. Her optimism
and enthusiasm
are
va lu a ble
resources, not only fo r our Zveza,
but fo r everyone she touches.
C irila is a busy woman! Besides
her jo b as a dental assistant, she also
finds time to carry out her duties as a
6
support her fam ily. Now retired, she
enjoys her fa v o rite pasttimes,
playing cards, crocheting and just
being outdoors. She has a beautiful
garden o f flowers and her vegetables
are shared by many.
volunteer assistant teacher o f English
fo r the C leveland
B oard
of
Education.
Elderly members o f our com ­
m unity depend on her to help them
complete medical and insurance
forms and other im portant papers.
C irila also takes the time to check in
on her housebound neighbors.
At home, C irila is surrounded by
the love o f her fam ily: husband,
John; son, John; and daughter-inlaw, Cecelia.
Spare time hobbies include stamp
and coin collecting and both indoor
and outdoor gardening.
f o r all that C irila does fo r so
many o f us, she tru ly deserves this
honor!
Reporter
Z A R .IA -'T ill: DAWN
200 inches o f snow ilia t falls cadi
winter. A t 82 years o f age, still she
drives her car wherever she goes.
Br. 28 - M ary Langer was born in
Painesdale, M ichigan in 1902 and
moved to a farm in Bootjack in 1905
w ith her parents where she attended
school. She had four brothers and
three sisters. M ary held a variety o f
jobs. One o f the unusual ones was
cooking in a camp fo r 50 lum ­
berjacks. She
wasemployed in
D etroit, M ich, and Kohler, Wis.
where she met and married Ira in
1923. T w o daughters and one son
blessed their marriage. The girls
passed away at an early age and son,
Joe, is now president o f the Barrett
M oving Co. in M inneapolis, M inn,
where he lives w ith his w ife, Donna
Lou and three daughters and a son.
She is a homebody but has taken
several trips it? the U.S. w ith her
fam ily. In their early marriage, she
kept ship w ith her husband who
sailed on the Great Lakes. They
moved back to Calumet and during
W orld W ar II, Ira joined the
Merchant M arine, assigned as chief
engineer on ocean-going vessels. He
retired in 1960. M ary moved back on
the farm in 1945 and took care o f her
elderly parents u n til their death in
the 50’ s.
M ary and Ira celebrated their
Golden Wedding in 1973 and Ira
passed away in 1976.
She lived alone on her 40 acre farm
where she maintained her house, a
garden and kept her large yard and
orchard well-groomed with her
power mower. Her neighbors kept
her driveway dear o f the more than
Br. 32 - M ary Zakrajšek was
chosen as our honored M other
because she is always very helpful in
any way. She is able and w illin g to do
most any kind o f jo b and at our
branch we need and love people like
Mary.
In spite o f w orking every day, she
still loves to attend meetings and
enjoy the sociability o f friends. She
was recommended in 1979 by her
sister, Anna Chinchar who has been
a long time member - since 1952.
M ary was born in Czechoslovakia
on Oct. 20, 1928. She came to
America as a 10 year old child. In
1953 she met and married Karl
Zakrajšek and their three children
Br. 33 - Donna (M cG rath) Carl
w ill be honored as M other o f the
Year, May 2. She was born in
D etroit, M ich. Feb. 1928. Donna
and Clarence were married June
1947 and have three children:
Clarence, Richard and Diane Clark
and 8 grandchildren. One son is
deceased).
D onna
teaches sixth
grade
religious education at St. Elizabeth's
parish in D uluth where she is
coordinator fo r ju n io r and senior
high.She was also in charge o f the
parish spring dinner.
Her activities include delivering
Meals-on-Whcels to elderly, as well
as taking a personal interest in them.
M A Y , 1984
She held several offices in lodges
she belongs to which are: SWU
(Zveza), A lta r Society, Daughters o f
Isabella, American Legion and Vol.
Fire Dept. She is a member o f St.
Joseph’ s C atholic Church in Lake
Linden, where she recently moved,
preferring an apartment now as she
grows older. She is an avid Bingo
and pinochle player. One o f her great
joys is doing things fo r others and
especially cooking big meals fo r her
visitors, o f which she has plenty. She
is a master at making poticas and her
friends are the happy recipients.
We wish her all the best in life and
good health fo r many years to come.
7'.,V.
are Linda, M a ryA n n ca n d Jim. M ary
became a widow when her husband
passed away 5-1/2 years ago.
Two grandchildren now complete
the fam ily.
May is also active with the
Slovenian lodge and A M L A No. 6.
She is especially good at fund-raising
drives and is called upon often. She
loves to play Bingo, loo. Travels to
Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia are
among her most precious memories.
“ We are happy to have her at Br.
32 and feel she is really an asset to
our society. God bless her and love
her! ”
J.C.
She also gives time to her mother in
nursing home and mother-in-law
who lives alone.
Her hobbies include knitting,
crocheting, sewing, crafts and
camping.
Donna is “ ever h e lp fu l” in our
branch and served as vice-president
(a o ffice she still holds). She is
available whenever and wherever
needed.
The smile on her face “ makes the
love shine through” to each and
everyone she is in contact w ith. Her
kindness reflects in everything she
does.
Lois Pehttder, Reporter
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Br. 35 - Anna Hrcn was born in
Tower, Minnesota, moved to Eveleth
w ith her fam ily and then to A urora
where her dad owned a saloon. She
married and lived in A urora until
1926 - then went to Cleveland and
lived there fo r five years. When the
deoression hit, the fam ily went to
D uluth and after the children were
through w ith school, they came back
to
A u ro ra .
Her
daug h te rs,
C harlotte,
Helen, D orothy and
Rosemary agree that she was “ a
professional m other” !
Her sons were all good at sports.
Her boys’ interest in sports en­
couraged her to become sportsminded and she used to attend many
games, now doing this by way o f
television sports casts. She really
Br. 34 - Imagine, i f you w ill,
w orking 13 hours a day, with one
day o f f a month! This is what our
W oman o f the Year, Anne Frances
Vesel, did when she first worked as a
nurse on July 4, 1927! Anne’ s life
history is fascinating and you would
almost call it incredible by standards
set today —
Anne was born in Soudan, M N on
February 26, 1909, the sixth child o f
Mathias and Katherine (Starich)
Vesel, in a fam ily o f 16 members, 12
lived to m a tu rity, and 10 survive, the
fam ily included 11 boys and 5 girls!
Anne’ s father died on July 10, 1924,
at the young age o f 46; her mother
was to fo llo w soon afterw ard, on
November 3, 1930 — leaving M a rlin ,
the youngest, only six years old!
understands all these games - i t ’ s
amazing! Charles passed away in
1982 at the age o f 50 and two
youngest are Frank and Robert. The
fa m ily is large w ith 23 grandchildren
and 8 great grandchildren!
She is a member o f the A urora
Senior Citizens C lub, the VFW in
D uluth and A u ro ra , the KSK.I,
American Legion A u x ., American
Yugoslav Club and the S.W .U . o f
A urora. She has been a member o f
S .W .U . fo r many years - close to 50,
and was president fo r 9 years. O f
course, we love having her at all the
meetings and she attends as many as
she can.
Now the fa m ily is quite scattered
and so she does a lot o f l e t t e r w ritinq
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Br. 38 - in Chisholm extends their
congratulations to M ary Sinko, 1984
M other o f the Year.
M ary was born in H ibbing, M N
and was a babe-in-arms when her
parents moved to Virden, III. In
1936, M ary married John L. Sinko
o f Chisholm and they have made
their home here since.
M ary is the proud mother o f 4
children and has 5 grandchildren.
This active and talented lady
enjoys baking, cooking, crafts and
gardening. She has been an active
member o f Br. 38 fo r 25 years. She is
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Anne attended the Tower-Soudan
Schools. Showing her love fo r
nursing at 18, Anne was trained by
D r. R .L. Burns at the BurnsC hristianson
H o sp ita l in T w o
H arbors, where she worked fo r three
years. She was also trained to ad­
m inister anesthetics during surgery.
When her mother passed away, Anne
came back to Soudan lo care fo r the
young Vesel fam ily fo r ten years.
Anne also provided private nursing
care to many people and was called
upon countless times to assist people
in need. This was all done during the
Depression, w ith no help from
anyone, no Social Security, A id to
Dependent C hildren, etc. The fam ily
struggled but grew up to be solid
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a member o f St. Joseph’ s Catholic
Council o f Women, the Jugoslav
C lub, C atholic W omen’ s Order o f
Foresters, holds membership in the
A .A .R .P . and is a board member o f
the Senior Citizens group here in
Chisholm.
M a ry ’ s parents came from Eastern
Slovenia and she is very proud o f her
ancestory. She reads, writes and
speaks the language fluently.
It is the hope o f Br. 38 that God
grant M ary many more happy years.
HAPPY M O TH E R ’S DAY!
Reporter
ZARJA—T H E DAWN
Br. 39 - Members o f B iw abik, MN
are proud to have Margaret Setniker
as our M other o f the Year! Margaret
was born in Evcleth, M N on Nov. 8,
1919. She was one o f six children
born to John and Frances Shega. She
was educated in ihe G ilbert Schools
and graduated in 1938. On Nov. 9,
1940, she was united in marriage to
John Setniker. Margaret and John
have two sons. Norm an lives in
W hite Bear Lake, teaches school in
the St. Paul area and David, lives in
San Jose, C A. She is the proud
grandm other o f five grandchildren.
Her husband, John, passed away on
July 30, 1982.
Margaret is one o f the most active
ladies I know. She was president o f
S .W .U . fo r two years and treasurer
fo r the past sixteen years. She is a
member o f the Biwabik Home and
Garden Club. Gardening is one o f
her great loves. One can sec her
puttering in her vegetable*garden or
tending to her beautiful flow er beds
(especially her roses). The Senior
Citizens C lub o f Biwabik can attest
to the fact that she is always there to
help them. She is also one o f the
peppiest members o f the Range
Polka C lub, and does dance “ mean
p o lk a .”
T raveling is another o f M argaret’ s
interests especially during the winter
months. She is spending this w inter
w ith her son, David and fam ily in
San Jose, C A . You can be sure that
D avid’ s flow er garden w ill get a lot
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Br. 40 - Jean A . Balogh is our
choice fo r “ M other o f the Year” and
a very interesting item about her is
that her two daughters-in-law share
the same initials w ith her; they are all
identified w ith J .A .B .!
On M ay 30, Jean was born in
Lorain, to Frank and Johanna
Ž n id a ršič, the eldest o f tw o
d a u g h te rs.
A sister,
D o ro th y
W oodings, is now deceased.
She attended St. C yril and
Methodius school and still has loving
ties there.
On her birthday in 1946, Jean
married George Balogh and they
make their home in Amherst, Ohio
at 1238 N. M ain St.
T o this union two sons were born George married to the form er Judy
Br. 41 - Members o f Br. 41 in
Cleveland, O hio, are proud to an­
nounce the selection o f Justine
Klemenčič Prhne as our M other o f
the Year fo r 1984. The occasion w ill
be celebrated on Sunday, May 20,
1984, w ith H o ly Mass at 10:30 A M .
in St. M a ry’ s Church on Holmes
Avenue. A luncheon w ill fo llo w .
Justine was born fifth in a close
fam ily o f six. She attended N o t­
tingham and O .H . Perry Elementary
Schools and C o llin w o o d
H igh
School. She has worked as a
salesperson in a local dress shop and
later in the accounting department o f
a Service Company. She was married
in 1937 to Joseph Klemenčič and is
the m other o f a son and two
daughters. She is grandm other o f
M A Y , 1984
ten, one o f whom is Ann M arie Zak,
member o f Br. 50, recently married
to Paul K olodar and employed as a
metalurgist at TR W Company.
Justine’ s husband passed away in
1970 after a long illness. In 1972 she
was married to John Prhne, father o f
tw o daughters and now grandfather
o f three. M r. Prim e’s mother is 92
years old and is a member o f Branch
42 in Maple Heights. She now resides
in the C ollinw ood area.
Justine’ s creed is to take care o f
the very young and very old. She was
instrum ental in arranging tran­
sportation to Sunbeam School fo r
the Handicapped fo r a special young
friend who was suffering w ith
Cerebral Palsy. As Susan had no use
o f her limbs, she learned to w rite and
A . Zgonc and they are the parents o f
two children, Kevin and Becky. They
live in N orth Canton, Ohio. Son,
James - married to the form er Jane
A . Z alar, are the parents o f two
sons, Greg and Je ff. They live in
Lorain. These fo u r grandchildren
bring much joy to George and Jean!
I th in k it would be safe to say that
there aren’ t too many things Jean
isn’ t interested in: cooking, baking,
sewing, crocheting, traveling, home
movies and coin collecting; which
makes a to ta lly fascinating person
out o f our “ M other o f the Year” .
Sharing her interests, is husband
George, w ith his involvement in
needlepoint and physical exercise.
Her memberships include; St.
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type w ith the use o f an exceptionally
equiped helmet. She was a b rillia n t
student. W ith the help o f then
Senator Frank Lausche, she was
accepted in a high school and later an
out-o f-to w n college.
Susan graduated from both and is
now w o rk in g
in health-related
programs in Hawaii giving advice
and encouragement to other han­
dicapped people.
O ur M other o f the Year is
Secretary-Treasurer o f Branch 41.
She is very fam ily-oriented and her
fam ily, home and garden are most
im portant to her. She enjoys music
and still loves to dance. Wc wish her
many more years o f happiness and
contentment. Members and friends,
please call 261-0436 o r 269-0882 for
more in fo rm a tio n about the lun­
cheon.
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Br. 42 - M ary Lou Prhne is our
choice fo r Woman o f the Year. She
and her husband, Lou, reside here in
Maple Hights, Ohio. Back in the old
days, she was quite a golfer and a
fisherman. She also loves bowling
and was the recipient o f many
trophies.
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Br. 43 M ary Musieh is our M other
o f the Year; this is one title o f many
fo r M ary qualifies as a super cook
and baker, too. In the kitchen she is
really something! M any o f us enjoy
her delicious noodles which are
found at bake sales. Her apple,
cheese and cherry strudels are always
in demand at birthday and holiday
get togethers. A nd, to turn her loose
w ith a refrigerator o f left-overs is
something no one w ould believe! Her
im agination takes over and the result
is always a delicious complete
dinner!
M ary Strukel was born in
Milwaukee in 1911 and lived here all
Her fam ily lived around the St.
C la ir area in Cleveland fo r years.
She has three brothers and a sister.
There are three sets o f twins in her
fam ily. She loves to travel and
resides in Florida fo r the three winter
months o f the year. She visited
Slovenia five times in the recent years
- quite a gal is this M ary Lou o f ours!
She also loves to sing, is a member o f
her married life. Nicholas Musich
and she married in 1927. She is a
widow fo r 11 years. They had two
sons, Jack, and James who has
passed away. She has 6 wonderful
g ra n d c h ild re n and fo u r great
grandchildren.
She has always been active in
parish events and w ith her many
talents spends time teaching crafts at
the Senior Center D uring part o f her
lifetim e she lived in Chisholm,
Minnesota, attending school there.
O ur loving and warmest wishes to
M ary Musich. O ur pride is sincere in
that we can call her M other o f the
Year!
Br. 47 - Frances Persin has been
chosen as M other o f the Year fo r
1984. Br. 47, G arfield, Heights
extends congratulations!
Born Sept. 28, 1905 in Cleveland,
Ohio to A nton and Frančiška Per,
she was taken by her parents back to
Slovenia to live when a child o f 8-1/2
years and was a fu ll grown woman
before she returned to her birthplace
12 years later.
Frances married John Persin
and they had a son, John, who w ith
his w ife and fo u r lovely children live
in Rochester, New Y ork. John was
a ffilia te d w ith the Kodak Co. fo r a
number o f years and is recently
retired.
Frances does not get to sec her
fam ily as often as she w ould like but
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Planina and loves belonging to the
Senior C itizen’ s club. She was a
saleslady at H alle’ s dept, store here
in Cleveland fo r 34 years.
She is the backbone o f our branch
and has been doing a fine jo b with
her duties as the reporter fo r
Z A R .IA . She is also an avid amateur
photographer. M any times we have
seen her snapshots reprinted in
Z A R .IA , especially in the issues since
last M ay when she attended the
N ational Convention in Chisholm.
We cannot forget that she is our
diligent branch secretary and we are
all proud o f the w ork she does fo r us.
We love you dearly, M ary Lou!
Never think o f leaving us.
God bless you!
D.S.
every Christmas hci son sends hei a
round trip plane ticket fo r a visit
w ith them - she spends a most en­
joyable week w ith the fa m ily.
Frances has been widowed twice.
In 1950 she lost her first husband,
John Larish. She m arried John
Persin, in 1961 and was widowed
again in 1970. Frances worked at
S to u ffe r’ s fo r
13 years as a
“ preparation lady” and retired in
1969. She speaks very highly o f
S to u ffe r’ s saying they were very
good to her and to this day she has a
place reserved ai their table during
every holiday season.
Frances’ hobbies include many
acts o f kindness to others. She is a
real “ good sam aritan” , visiting the
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Z A K J A —T H E D A W N
Br. 50 - O ur chosen M other o f the
Year is Ella Skoda, who was baptized G abriella, and later shortened it
to Ella. She was born in the St. C la ir
area in Cleveland. Her parents were
Frank and M ary Opalek. She came
from a fam ily o f eight children. Ella
attended St. Vitus Grade School and
John Hay H igh School. A t the age o f
sixteen she was employed by The
Buckeye Ribbon Co. on East 55th
Street.
In 1935 Ella and Frank weie
married at St. Vitus Church by the
late Rev. B..I. Ponikvar.
They lived on E. 61 St. fo r eleven
years and moved 38 years ago to
their present address on N e ff Road.
O f their marriage they have two
children, a son Frank, not married,
and a daughter C harlotte, who ismarried to Wayne Clevenger, and
two grandchildren, Patrick' age 15
and Lisa age 13 who reside in
W estfield, New Jersey,
Her husband, Frank, is retired
from the Terex C orp. Ella is a very
friendly, vivacious person and we
love having her in our Branch. She
attends all the meetings and brings
goodies, too. She makes delicious
potieas and she was a First Place
W inner last year in the U.S.S. Bakeo f f Contest. She is a M arie Prisland
Cadet and one o f the Rythmette
dancers. A lso enjoys p la y in g
Pinochle w ith her lady friends at
least once a week. She is a member o f
Br. 52 - It is our pleasure to have
chosen , Theresa M ontcalm as our
M other fo r we know that she w ill
uphold her duties. She is an ardent
w orker w ith the retarded. She had a
child that needed her attention fo r
many years and altho now deceased,
son David inspired Theresa to carry
on w ith this w ork fo r the ensuing
years. She has another son, James,
and enjoys having fo u r grand­
children.
She does a lot o f bowling and
cooking - her favorite hobbies.
We all congratulate her and hope
she has an enjoyable time as our
most deserving mother. We hope and
pray that she w ill be blessed with
happiness and good health forever.
Gertrude Kochevar
Br. 54 - O ur M other o f the Year is
T rudy Thompson. She has been a
member fo r only tw o years but is an
active and energetic person and has
helped on all our committees since
she became a member. She is always
pleasant and fun to be w ith.
T rudy was born in Warren and
now lives in Youngstown w ith her
husband. Jack and son Jack, Jr. A
daughter, Jill Ann, was m arried to
John C. M arcarello last fall.
T rudy graduated from Chaney
High School and has been doing
secretarial w ork at the o ffice o f Dr.
St. Cecelia A M L A Lodge fo r 54
years, C lub L ju b lja n a , the Lake
Shore Golden Age Citizens C lub and
is Pres, o f the Ladies G uild at O ur
Lady o f Perpetual Help Church on
N e ff Road.
Ella, our M other o f the Year,
lakes care o f the refreshments every
meeting night, w ith the help o f three
hostesses. She is small but dynamic,
doing a super jo b . The ladies love
w orking w ith her.
We salute you Ella, and may you
enjoy good health and happiness
throughout the future. God bless
you!
A n n Tercek
H arold Brodell. She is also interested
in the activities o f St. James parish,
serves as the treasurer o f the A lta r
Society and is a member o f the Over
50 C lub, and also the choir. She is
such a good member - as the First
C atholic Slovak Ladies can also
vouch. She helped make our Golden
Jubilee Card Party a bigger success.
We are very proud to have T rudy
as our honored M other and considei
ourselves fortunate to have her as
our sister-member.
Joanne Ponik i 'ar
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Hr. 55 - Louise Ambrose C attcrlin
is the mother o f three sons, twins,
Bruce and Brian and the eldest, Dr.
Richard C a ttcrlin . She is the widow
o f Richard Sr. and keeps herself busy
as a medical assistant in the o ffice o f
her son and daughter-in-law, G loria,
who is also a doctor.
She attended G irard H igh School
and worked fo r 17 years at Packard
Electric. For 16 years she was the
owner o f a ceramics shop and has
won many blue ribbons fo r her
b e a u tifu l and a rtis tic ceramic
designs; she is a member o f the
M ahoning Valley Ceramic Assn.
Br. 56 - Here is a member that
every lodge would love to have! A
hard w orker and always w illin g to
help, M ary Sporer is a real asset to
our town H ibbing and all the
organizations to which she belongs.
She had a hard lile raising her five
children and w orking at the hospital
fo r a total o f 21 years. She is a widow
fo r the past 14 years and finds a great
deal o f enjoyment in her 20 grand­
children and 11 great grandchildren.
She is now retired, o f course, and
Louise’ s fa m ily includes many
members o f Br. 55, namely: M ary
Selak, Rose G ordon, Gay M iku lich ,
M a rth a
A m b ro se
and
D ebra
Coisango. She herself has been a
member fo r the past fo u r years.
We love her and wish her all the
best that life has to o ffe r.
finds a little more tim e fo r her
crocheting and reading. She deserves
her rest from hard w ork! She has
traveled a lot, too, and finds
something new in all the things she
does.
M ary is also a member o f the VFW
and the Sacred Heart League and has
been our member fo r 42 years!
G o d ’ s choicest blessings are
wished fo r M ary, our beloved
member.
Anne Satovich
Br. 68 - Velma Verbančič was born
in P ainesville, O h io and
has
remained a resident o f this area all
her life. She lives in Fairport H arbor
011 Eagle Street.
She and her husband Stanley
Zalar, w ith whom she was married
fo r 25 years, reared fo u r children,
Stanley,
Anne Z. W illo u g h b y,
Stephen and Kathleen. But, four
years ago, Velma lost her husband
and th,e expectation o f their first
grandchild in June is one o f the
blessings Velma now w ill have alone.
She is well-educated and was
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Besides keeping up w ith this as a
hobby now, she enjoys bowling,
boating and camping out. She
co n trib u te s many ceramic and
crocheted items to our card parlies
and other fund-raisers. She is a great
club w orker!
employed as a bookkeeper fo r the
past 11 years. Both o f her sons are
also studying and they w ill fo llo w the
dairy-agriculture field. Stan, Jr. is a
graduate o f O hio State U niversity in
dairy science and 19 year old Stephen
is also attending the same university
w ith that m ajor.
Velma is a loyal member and
contributes her time and energy to
the branch. She is a mother w ith true
devotion to her fa m ily and friends.
May God bless her and grant her
many more years o f good health and
happiness.
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Br. 71 - One o f our im m igrant
M others, Anna Bobic S kittle, has
had an interesting life. She came to
America as a young woman o f 24
w ith her husband, M ike, whom she
married in 1923. They became the
parents o f three: M ike, Matthew and
Sylvia Burke. M ike has a daughter,
Matthew is the father o f a son and
daughter and Sylvia has three
daughters and two sons. I t ’ s a nice
big fam ily. A lth o Anna is a widow
since 1962, she keeps the fam ily
together as much as possible and
considers fa m ily reunions her most
im portant events. She’s a typical
mama - good in the kitchen and with
domestic arts - all things benefitting
her fa m ily the most.
She has been a member fo r 32
years - and a loyal one all this time.
The members are proud o f her and
wish her all the best!
Br. 79 - Frances is a native o f the
west! We know she was born in Utah
and counts her birthdays every year
on Oct. 8th! She and her husband,
Frank, live in Enumclaw and enjoy
doing things together. Frances is an
expert in making wine, sausages and
strudels! There’ s a meal in itself!
She has traveled to Europe and
throughout N orth America and stays
active in her com m unity w ith various
organizations. She is the treasurer o f
Br. 79 and has been the chairperson
Br. 73 - Evelyn Walters M ajercik is
a one-woman show! She’ s outgoing,
energetic, happy and versatile besides being a great musician, and
i t ’ s hard to condense all her at­
tributes into one little story.
Evelyn is a long-time member o f
Z V E Z A , about 43 years. Her
mother, M ary Walters, was their
first president. Daughter, M ary a
grandson, and two aunts are loyal
members, too.
Evelyn and her husband, Steve,
have six children: Steven, Michael,
Gerald, Thomas, M ary and M ark.
Seeing her entertaining w ith her
accordian, you’ d never think she was
a grandma o f two!
She works as a police dispatcher
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fo r the Bedford Police Dept, and is
an active member at St. Pius Church
and the S lovenian
H om e in
Newburgh. W ith the John Dusek
Band, she participates as narrator
fo r the popular Polka Masses held in
a number o f churches in the area.
She’ s a prom oter and guide fo r
bus tours on the Southeastern Bus
Line and fo r the past 4 years has
taken a group o f friends and relatives
to Florida to celebrate the birthday
o f her father, the well known form er
ow ner o f S outheastern, T o n y
W alters. He’ s in his 90’ s and-very
much beloved by his fa m ily. She has
taken lo u r groups to A tla n tic C ity
and does a Cleveland C ity T o u r at
Christmas.
fo r dinner-dances in our com m unity
fo r many years.
Frances has two children, Joellyn
F. B urkw ild and John A . Richter,
and six grandchildren. She is now
retired after w orking at the Kenw orth M otors.
T o this extremely busy and ver­
satile lady, our complim ents and best
wishes fo r many happy years especially this one as our M other o f
the Year.
Evelyn is always pleasant and
sm iling and is a happy person by
nature. She has been learning to
play the button box accordian fo r the
past several years and loves to en­
tertain. She entered a contest and
won a weekend trip to New Y ork
C ity to be on the David Letterman
N BC -TV Show! W ould you believe
it? Here’ s a picture to prove it, with
husband, Steve and son, Gerald,
flanking David Letterman and our
Evelyn. On the other photo she’ s
w ith her niece Lynn M aric H rovat, a
w onderful young musician.
People like Evelyn should be
cloned! We only wish we could send
every branch one, just like her! She’ s
a d oll and we enjoy her company at
all times. God give her long life and
good health forever!
K ay Yuratovac
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Ur. 81 - O ur M other o f the Year is
Josephine Kapla who is a life-long
resident o f Keewatin. Her husband,
Louis, is a retired postal carrier. She
has two daughters by her first
marriage to Ernest Schulte (who is
deceased), C o rrin e Roberts o f
Cambridge, O hio, Deborah Lloyd o f
Chanhassen, Minnesota, and two
grand daughters, Stacy and Jennifer
and a stepson, Paul o f Aberdeen,
Syuth Dakota, and three step
grandchildren Jane, John and Anne,
all o f whom she loves dearly.
She is currently President o f the
Slovenian W omen’ s Union and has
been fo r the past six years. She has
been a member fo r eighteen years.
She is also active in the National
Br. 86 - One o f the typically neat
and organized housewives and
mothers, like so many o f our
precious SWU mothers, is M arion
Dergantz o f Nashwauk, M in n . One
can see from her photo, taken in fron
o f her home, that she is proud o f
being just that - a housewife and
mother and has done her best at
both.
M arion and her husband, Frank,
who w ill be 86 years young this
month, are going to celebrate their
61st wedding anniversary June 18th.
Since he is in poor health, she is
hoping God w ill give them this
special occasion to enjoy. T heir three
children, Bernard, Floyd and Jerry
C atholic Society o f Foresters and has
served as a Treasurer fo r the
organization fo r twenty years, a
member o f the C atholic C ouncil, ihe
American
Legion A u x ilia ry , o f
which she presided as President fo r
six years, a member o f the Veteran o f
Foreign Wars A u x ilia ry , and the
Senior Citizens o f Keewatin.
H er hobbies are gardening,
crocheting, playing bridge, dancing,
bow ling and hiking. She and her
husband both enjoy the outdoors
and spend much o f the sum m er1
months at their lake cottage.
D uring the w inter months they
travel extensively. She is very active
in com m unity a ffa irs and her time is
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w ill be there to help them celebrate as
w ill their fo u r grandchildren and two
great grandchildren!
A t Br. 86, M arion was an o ffic e r
and has been a member fo r 28 years.
She attends all meetings and helps
whenever she can. She always enjoys
being w ith the members.
She’ s also a member o f St.
Cecelia’s C atholic Church and the
VFW A u x ilia ry .
Her husband was Nashwauk
M unicipal Judge fo r 20 years. Now
M arion has greatest enjoyment in her
garden and tending her house plants
which she says are o f many varieties.
A very sincere and warm wish fo r
happiness and good health in
abundance.
Br. 92 - O ur chosen M other from
G u n n is o n , C o lo ra d o
is Elsie
Massaro. Elsie was born in Florence,
on August 18, 1915. She is the
daughter o f Louis and Anna Parino,
natives o f Ita ly. She attended school
in Florence, C olo, and in 1934 she
m arried Louis Massaro. They had
two children, Louis Charles now
deceased and a daughter, Beatrice
Ann Walden who lives in Grand
Junction w ith her husband. B ill.
Elsie also has two grandchildren,
Michael D. Walden and Lorene
Riggs.
Elsie is an active member o f Br.
92. She also belongs to the A lta r and
Rosary Society o f St. Peter’s. She
enjoys bow ling, playing Bridge,
Pinochle, Bingo, Sewing, Crocheting
and Em broidery. She is a very
pleasant person to be around.
Friendly and fun.
We congratulate Elsie on being
chosen our M other o f the Year!
F. W.
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Br. 95 - A highly visible, self
motivated person who exemplifies
the ideal “ W oman o f the Year” is
Sylvia V ukodinovieh who resides at
1219 Laura Lane, Crete, 111.
Sylvia is a native o f Chicago, 111.,
attended Sacred Heart Grade School,
Bowen High School and DePaul
C.C.
On August 12, 1961 she became
Mrs. George Vukodinovieh and tho
childless, this is not to say that she is
lonely. She finds a great deal o f
happiness and contentment w ith her
many nieces and nephews to fill that
void. She is energetic, a single
minded person; il shows up in all o f
her priorities.
Even though she is a member o f
our branch fo r 9 years, she has
d e m o n stra te d
her a b ility
fo r
leadership, chosen as our Vice-Pres.
and is now serving on the N ational
Board o f S.W .U . as the Treasurer.
She has served on many committees
and one can see that she has great
devotion fo r our branch. She is
exceedingly well-equipped fo r this
high honor. She is also an active
member o f C roatian C atholic Union,
and Crete W omen’ s Club.
As an added note, regarding her
hobbies, Sylvia tells me that she
unwinds by bow ling, g o lf and crafts,
and as a added bonus, she has a lot
o f fun entertaining her fam ily and
friends w ith her cooking and baking.
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Št. 100 - Vse član ice sm o
hvaležne za dob ro srčn ost naše
izvoljene matere Mary Kovačič.
Ona je pridna in poštena žena,
katero imam o vsi zelo radi.
Rojena je bila v Dol. Karteljevo
16. septem bra 1899.Se je poročila
z možem Lojzetom leta 1923, eno
leto potem , ko je p rišla v
Am eriko. Nima otrok, ima pa
v e lik o
s o r o d n ik o v .
N je n a
nečakinja je Mary Jane Foltesek,
Br. IDI - O ur chosen M other o f the
Year is A lb in a Konceny (form erly)
Magdalene. She was born in the
Newburgh area o f Cleveland, the 6th
child in a fa m ily' o f 7 children to
Frank and M ary Magdalene, both
migrated from Slovenia. She was
married to Joseph in 1944 but has
been a widow fo r 6 years.
A lbina has 2 daughters and 1 son
and 10 grandchildren, which makes
her a proud grandm other. Besides
being w ith her fam ily and doing nice
things fo r them, she loves to play
“ Bingo” , w orking on ceramics,
cooking and w orking in the garden.
She belongs to several senior citizens
groups, and loves to travel.
A lb ina lias been a member o f the
S lovenian W om en’ s U n io n o f
Branch No. 101, Bedford llg is .,
O hio fo r 4 years, she has been a great
w orker, whenever asked to w ork on
any o f our projects, A lbin a is right
I here giving a helping hand.
I t ’ s to our credit that we have such
a w onderful member. We all wish
her a Happy Mothers Day.
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s katero je slikana pred svojo
hišo v Fontani.
Kakor večina naših mater, tu di
Mary rada dela na vrtu in ima
ve liko
p otrplje nja
pri g ojitvi
cve tlic. Je tu di spretno —
um etna pri ročnem delu —
kljekljan ju .
Vse član ice iskreno ča stita m o
Mary Kovačič in želim o še m nogo
let zdravlja in zadovoljstva.
J. h.
Submit led by
Past M other o f the Year,
M urv June Culabrese
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MAJ
(Ksaver Meško.)
O cvetja!
O petja!
O solnčne svetlosti!
O srčne radosti!
Ves božji svel
en sam je cvet,
ki mami oko.
In slednje drevo
čurči in žgoli,
kot listi bi vsi
čez noč oživeli
in vsi bi žgolcli.
O srce, v radosti
vse pomlajeno,
v pomladili sladkosti
vse opojeno —
zapoj še ti!
lir. 103 - This year the members o f
Br. 103, W ashington, D .C . have
unanim ously choscn to honor Miss
Tončka Cigale as our Woman o f the
Year. On Sunday, M ay 6th, we w ill
celebrate together.
Tončka came from the village o f
Novi svet na Notranjskem in 1955.
U nlike most o f our chosen Mothers
before her, who often settled in
strange areas after leaving (heir
homeland, she came directly to our
N ational’ s C apitol, and was em­
ployed at the Peruvian Embassy at
that time.
Tončka is very proud o f her
Slovenian heritage and we appreciate
the effo rts she expends in helping our
branch to grow stronger.
She has attended our meetings
regularly and is never too busy to
give a helping hand at all o f our
functions. She is a good cook and
makes delicious desserts. She has a
generous nature and is a fun-loving
person.
Her hobbies are traveling, reading
and she enjoys attending cultural
events. One sister resides in
Cleveland and she visits there often.
H er lo n g -tim e
frie n d ,
N ik a
Kovacic, has w ritten an essay about
Tončka fo r the Slovenian section.
Sincere fe lic ita tio n s to dear
Tončka!
Freda / / . M ichelilch
THE C O N TIN U IN G STORIES OF OUR CHOSEN MOTHERS- WOMEN
Branch 1
woman. Her main objective in life
was to sustain these traits. Her home
was as creative as she was. She was
the perfect w ife and mother. She was
a more than adequate cook and
baker. Her pantry was always fu ll o f
goodies and her house was always
neat and clean. She loved to celebrate
birthdays, holidays, and weddings in
her home. Celebrating her 50th
wedding anniversary was one o f the
most joyous celebrations in her
home.
Her devotion to her children did
not end when her children got
married and left home. When each
child suffered serious illnesses in
their adult life, C hristina prayed that
operations w ould be successful and
did what she could to ease their
sufferings while nursing them back
to health.
We acknowledge C h ristin a ’ s fine
life as a C hristian, Slovenian and
mother. Her participation in the
Slovenian W omen’ s U nion Branch
No. 1 since 1937 is w orthy o f praise.
We love (his fine woman and wish
her health and happiness in the
future.
Reporter
Branch 2
devote fu ll attention 10 her mother
who is ill. This was not an easy time
fo r her in her life, but A n n ’ s trust in
God is clear when she said, “ G o d ’ s
w ill came through, we must have
faith, w ithout faith w'hat good are
you?”
Ann has shown herself to be a
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lo vin g and devoted w ife and
daughter. She describes her mother
as “ a beautiful person who is not
well but a fig h te r.” “ M y mother is
the love o f my life fo r whom I would
do and give anything fo r simply
because she is deserving o f it. God
has rewarded me w ith my m other.”
Since re tu rn in g
to the St.
Stephen’ s neighborhood she feels as
i f she has returned home. She has
continued to be a hard w orking
person by m aintaining a part-tim e
jo b , as well as becoming an active
member in the A lta r Society, the
Senior W omen’ s C lub, and o f course
Zveza. She shares a common interest
in Zveza w ith her mother who is a 50
Year member. Ann enjoys han­
dicrafts, always w illin g to try new
things, and is determined to com­
plete whatever task she undertakes.
A n n ’ s story is the untold tale ol
the love that is the hallm ark o f the
Slovenian fa m ily life w ith its deep
roots in fa ith . Branch 2 is pleased lo
recognize this story becase o f the
beautiful, quiet witness it provides
fo r the Slovenian and C hristian way
o f life. The unselfishness and
humbleness o f our Woman o f the
Year shines through in her own
words when she said: “ I am not just
representing myself in receiving this
recognition, but I am going to be
there fo r my m other.” We are very
very proud to have A nn back home
w ith us.
Reporter
Branch 16
Beside her devotion to her home
and fa m ily, Phyllis has fa ith fu lly
served St. George’ s Church by ac­
tively participating in the follow ing
organizations: She is a member o f
the Church C ouncil, a w orker at the
Monday night Bingo, a member o f
the church choir and a member o f the
C o n fra te rn ity o f C hristian Mothers.
In this latter group, she has served as
President 5 times in the past 20 years
and was elected M other-of-the-Year
in 1969.
Her other interests consist o f
membership in the East Side Senior
Citizens group, the DeSales Senior
Center and she has served as
Secretary o f the Croatian Fraternal
U nion, St. A nthony Lodge.
Getting involved and getting
things done has been the theme o f
P hyllis’ life and we wish you
strength, peace and good health so
that you may carry on w ith your
good w ork. We love you, Phyllis,
and wish you much happiness as you
spend this M o th e r’ s Day in the
company o f your lovely fam ily.
C ongratulations!
Gladys K. Buck
Branch 24
C hristine went to w ork in the local
factories when they had night shifts
and her husband could care fo r the
little ones. She worked at th’e Green
River Ordnance in A m boy, IL from
1942 till the end o f W orld W ar II
where she made grenades, block­
busters and 250 m illim eter shells fo r
the war e ffo rt. A fte r this she worked
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ai Coneo in Mendota, II. where she
became a welder. She worked ihcre
15 years.
Memorable limes fo r Christine are
her 50lh wedding anniversary in
1979, a trip to H awaii and 3 trips to
Europe. She spent lim e in Italy,
Germany, A ustria, Switzerland and
Yugoslavia. She was able to see the
home in which she was born, the
church in which she was baptized,
her grandparents’ graves and visit an
uncle who was still alive during her
first trip there. She was especially
impressed w ith the churches she
visiied and
hospitality
o f the
Slovenian people.
Christine has been a member o f
Branch 24 fo r 48 years. She has been
too busy w orking to hold an office,
but is always w illin g to help w ith any
o f our projects. She is a bright spot
at our meetings w ith her many stories
o f various trips, etc.
As a young g irl, Christine worried
how she w ould be able to feed her
younger siblings, later as a young
mother she worried the same way
about feeding her youngsters. Her
prayers always ended w ith a plea to
God to “ please help me fin d food for
my fa m ily ” . Today she prepares a
tremendous amount o f food each
week as she supervises the kitchen o f
the Paramount C lub, her two sons’
business. She has always collected
recipes but says she never uses any o f
them — her recipes are all in her
head. C hristine learned to w ork hard
as a youngster and still works hard.
She is at an age where most o f us are
retired but shows no sign o f slowing
down.
The members o f Br. 24 w ill honor
her w ith
a d in n e r in
M ay.
Arrangements are incomplete at this
w ritin g. We hope many members
w ill be able to jo in us in our tribute
to a very fine lady.
A nne M . Wangle/', Reporter
Branch 34
citizens o f our country -- during
W orld W ar II, six o f the Vcscl’s
served in the armed forces, including
Anne. She was stationed at Ft. Des
M o in e s,
Io w a ,
Hot
S p rin g s,
Arkansas and served as Medical
Attendant 011 troop trains from coast
to coast. A fte r the war, she joined
the Reserve and was recalled during
the Korean C o n flict and served fo r
two years at Ft. Leonard W ood,
Missouri. A fte r this, she went to
business school in St. Paul, M N .
Anne has worked at the the Two
H arbors, Soudan, Ramsey C ityC ounty Hospitals, and thirteen years
before her retirement in 1971, she
was a Licensed Practical Nurse at the
V ir g in ia
H o s p ita l.
Since
her
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retirement, she has done some
traveling, her latest trip was a
m o n th ’ s vacation w ith her brother,
Louis, who resides in Alaska, which,
in her estimation, was the most
beautiful and interesting. Anne has
enjoyed canning garden vegetables,
making jams and jellies. She is kept
busy, being Treasurer o f the local
K .S .K .J. Lodge, the Card Club, the
Greenwood Firem an’s A u x ilia ry ,
Greenwood Senior Citizens G roup,
Veterans o f Foreign Wars A u x ilia ry ,
Council o f C atholic Women, a social
member o f Branch No. 34, and a
volunteer w orking at the Nurse’ s
C linic fo r health care in Tower. Her
fam ily includes brothers Jack and
A nthony, Soudan, Louis in Alaska,
John in Ocean Shores, Washington,
M a rtin , o f Sandstone, and Edward
in Phoenix, A rizona — sisters Kate
Stepan o f D uluth, M ary Knapp, a
member o f S.W .U. in Ely, and
Angela A kins, Soudan.
Right now, Anne is planning a
reunion w ith her form er co-workers
at the Two Harbors H ospital fo r the
Two
H a rb o rs C e ntennial
this
summer, something she is looking
forw ard to very much.
• Anne, up until the past year, very
seldom missed any o f our meeting,
even in the snow and cold, coming in
from her home on beautiful Lake
V erm ilion — where we hope she w ill
have a long and happy retirement!
We thank Anne fo r her faithfulness
both w ithin our branch and fo r all
she has given o f herself all her life —
we can quote from Scripture — “ Well
done, good and fa ith fu l servant;”
M al I hew 25:23.
We are proud to name you our
“ W oman o f the Year.”
Adeline Mustonen,
Reporter
Branch 35
to keep in touch. She also does
beautiful tatting and sewing since the
days when the children were young.
One ol her tatted doiles was mounted
as a picture and has been donated to
the SWU Heritage Museum.
She’ s one in a m illio n - or two
m illio n ! and we love her dearly. We
hope she has a very Happy M o th e r’ s
Day - she surely w on’ t be forgotten!
A .M .
Branch 39
o f attention from Margaret.
We are proud to have her as a
loyal member o f our branch. We are
grateful to her fo r all o f her years o f
service as an ol I'icer. Her interest and
pride in our Slovenian heritage is
evident in the many nice things she
does lo r others. Traditions, customs,
and the Slovenian language are
im portant to her.
Margaret w ill always be an im ­
portant asset to our branch. Many
thanks,
M a rg a re t, and G o d ’ s
blessings to you, a tru ly great lady!
Rec. Sec., A n n Kroger
Branch 40
C yril and Methodius Church, SDZ,
Buckeye Lodge No. 60, St. Aloysius
Lodge, Ladies G uild and Ladies
A u x ilia ry , Slovenian Home and, o f
course, Slovenian W omen’ s Union.
A ll these activities make fo r a very
in trig u in g person and a very loved
one - may this year be a happy one
fo r you.
Jean has been a member fo r twelve
years - and her ready smile and
helping hands have brought joy to us
all.
May she have many more healthy
and happy “ Mothers Days” .
M ary Ploszaj
Branch 47
sick in hospitals and nursing homes.
For 13 years she has been visiting the
sick from St. Laurence parish. She
goes to the Slovene Maple Heights
and Newburgh Pension C lub events,
too. In 1982 she received a certificate
o f recognition from Cleveland’ s
Bishop Pilla fo r her good w ork.
She has been a member o f S.W .U.
fo r 20 years. She says she enjoys
reading Z A R J A ,
especially the
recipes and tries a good many o f
them, successfully!
God bless her and her fam ily with
many years o f good health and
happiness and Happy M o th e r’ s Day.
M ary Toucher
Branch 81
given freely fo r the asking.
We, the members o f Branch 81,
wish to congratulate Josephine on
being named the M other o f the Year.
May God bless her, her fine
husband, their children and their
families w ith many years o f health
and happiness.
Reporter
Branch 95
Her husband is very supportive in all
her endeavors. O ur theory is that
Sylvia accomplishes as much with
her hobbies as she does w ith our
branch. The members have a deep
respect and affection fo r her, and we
congratulate her and wish her long
life , happiness and continued suc­
cess, and we are proud that we have
the good fortune o f her touching our
lives. We are grateful to her fo r all
the services she has performed.
M ild re d Janies
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Mary Korošec, M y Mother
A Biographical Profile
G randm a’ s fo r m aking the very best toast! She cooked
and mended, cleaned and- ironed and knitted afghans.
She had tremendous energy and was fille d w ith a sheer
jo y o f being alive and healthy and it gave her a happiness
to be able to perform her daily tasks. She had a curiosity
about everything and most p articularly anything related
to her domestic pursuits — baking, cooking, sewing,
plants and flowers. She had an eagerness to always learn
something new. She kept in touch w ith w orld events by
reading her Slovenian newspapers and watching
educational programs on television.
She was above all, a woman o f action. She stub­
bornly refused to become discouraged or disillusioned —
i f something did not work out, she took the problem to
bed w ith her and worked out another solution so that she
was ready to try the new approach the next m orning.
And she loved people... she made friends easily
wherever she went ... her friendships were her treasures
and she nurtured them. There was a loving kindness and
jo y that flowed from her toward the people she met.
She had a de lig h tfu l sense o f hum or and quick wit
w ith a flare fo r playing a practical joke...she said that
God loves a happy person.
She came to live w ith us twelve years ago at the age
o f seventy-nine, a few months after my father died. It
was a transition that not many people believed possible.
She had come to this country from A ustria in 1912, a
young woman o f nineteen years, settled in Ely and
continued living her life in what proved to be a con­
tinuation o f her early traditions and beliefs — it was a
com m unity that preserved its ethnicity — socially,
because o f their pride in their language and traditions
and, practically, because o f the necessity to survive. The
im m igrants had come to a new country and culture and
they needed to depend upon each other.
She had lived in this com m unity called Ely fo r sixty
years, raising her fam ily and now she had buried her
husband there. Now she would move again — to live with
her daughter, Stephanie and her husband, Bob, and their
two children, M ary and Jess — to M inneapolis, M in ­
nesota. M ary was twelve and Jess was nine.
She was immediately at home in her new surroun­
dings because she was where she loved to be — w ith her
fam ily — her children, her grandchildren (her son, John,
lived close by in Brooklyn Park w ith his w ife, M artha
and three children, John, Stephen and Diane.) Her
fam ily was her life. H er hands flew about — always busy
w ith some task she saw needed to be done.
Her great love was growing things and each year as
spring approached, the tea cart and special counters were
filled w ith seedlings o f tomatoes and green peppers,
growing and w aiting fo r the appropriate time fo r outside
planting. She continued, throughout her life, to enjoy all
kinds o f planting experiments w ith flowers and
vegetables...our house was fille d w ith her plants which
she tended w ith loving care each day.
She loved to bake bread and potica and other
Slovenian goodies — and delighted in hearing my
husband tell that no one’ s bread can come near to
She had a special love fo r children — w ith a
willingness to give gentle and wise counsel when she felt it
was needed - she had a way o f making gentle proddings
toward what she regarded to be im provements in certain
areas o f behavior and gave profuse accolades fo r tasks
she considered satisfactorily completed. We in the fam ily
always looked forw ard to hearing what little surprises she
had fo r us in terms o f such admonishments — iliey
showed up on our cards at birthday time!
She had a great love fo r animals which originated
when she was a young g irl growing up on a farm in what
is now Slovenia. She and our dog, N icky, became in­
separable companions...she took such delight in taking
care o f N ic k ’ s needs —and N icky adored her!
W hat was so clearly evident in know ing her was that
one simply could not miss feeling the continual flow o f
giving that was never separated from her.
One was aware o f the loving care she gave to
whatever was hers and to whatever she gave her time to -And there was a tremendous self w orth that came from
deep w ith in her that one could hot miss - perhaps it came
from her deep and abiding faith in God which began
when she was a child and grew stronger as she met w ith
courage life ’ s joys and adversities and gained strength
through overcoming the adversities. Her practice o f daily
prayer remained w ith her from childhood - and she
never forgot to show gratitude. Regardless o f what
tragedy life brought to her, she managed always to find
something to be grateful for.
She also found such jo y in singing...it was a source
o f great strength and peace and jo y fo r her — she said
things never seemed so bleak i f one could sing a song!
Her spirit w ill be w ith us always. Her life force w ill
be in our memories o f her...we w ill sec her engaged in
fa m ilia r scenes from the past — baking bread, tending to
her flow er and vegetable gardens, praying in her favorite
chair each day, singing her songs, laughing at our funny
stories - always alive and fu ll o f life ...H e r heart was so
fu ll o f love...W e w ill miss her!
* ** **
M o th e r died in o u r home on Oct. 20, 1983 o f kidney
fa ilu re , at the age o f 91.
S te p h a n ie l o r d
Z A R J A —T H E D A W N
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
M a r y M u lle r, N a tio n a l President
Greetings in the month dedicated to our Blessed
M other. M any songs have been w ritten and verses
composed in Her honor, yet a simple “ H ail M a ry ”
touches us all. I find myself remembering my own
mother, long deceased, who was such an inspiration in
my life, w ith her devotion to M ary.
M any branches honor their w orthy members with
special programs; to them and all mothers I extend my
best wishes.
A t our annual S.W .U . Board o f Directors’ meeting,
the minutes o f which are printed in this Z A R J A , I
found the members to be very interested in all phases
discussed and w illin g to take on challenges offered. We
hope to spread their enthusiasm to all members. When
you read the reports, I hope you w ill be interested enough
to participate in branch activities, to become a leader as
well as a follow er.
O ur new campaign is now in progress. Since Branch
20 w ill host the next convention, our 20th, we have
named the campaign “ 20-20” . We need new members to
take up the slack left by our deceased. Check w ith your
fam ily, friends and acquaintances fo r potential members.
Invite them to your meetings so they may know your
goals, this is a good start. Good luck to all.
The cook books are in demand, which shows the
interest in culinary a b ility is spreading.
C ontributions to the Slovenian M iners’ M em orial
are coming in; they are most welcome. The artist, L illia n
Brule, tells us her w ork is progressing nicely.
W hile attending the board meeting, we viewed our
Heritage area and had an opportunity to sec many items
o f interest on display, while much is being catalogued,
especially reading material. Heartwarm ing to see the
outpouring o f response to our plea fo r mementos to be
shared.
Every month Z A R J A brings news o f our various
activity groups which are o f the utmost interest. It is
encouraging to see the response. Keep up the good w ork.
There are many birthday and anniversary celebrants
- our best wishes fo r health and long life.
We have many ailing members we should remember
in o u r prayers; cards, phone calls and visits are essential.
For our deceased members, friends and especially
our mothers, we ask G o d ’s mercy.
M ay God W alk W ith You.
M a ry M u lle r
Baraga Post Card Becomes Reality
(From (lie Baraga Bulletin)
Because o f united e ffo rt and a
concerned “ w rite to your political
leaders” campaign, a Baraga post
card w ill be issued June 29, 1984.
O h io ’ s senior statesman, Frank J.
Lausche, form er governor and U.S.
Senator, deserves much credit. He
promoted the idea and spoke out in
circles where his voice could do much
good. It was his idea to honor
Baraga because o f his humanitarian
and educational w ork among the
Chippewa and Ottawa Indians o f
both M ichigan peninsulas between
1831 and 1868.
In a letter to M r. Lausche from
Postmaster General William F.
Bolger, the latter said, “ I am in­
clined to think that the inosl ap­
propriate way to give full recognition
to Bishop Baraga's accomplishments
would he to issue a full-color postal
card.”
The Postmaster General went on
to say, “ The m ulticolored postal
cards released by the Postal Service
M A Y , 1984
in recent years have been extremely
popular, especially in the state in
which they were issued, and their
release is greatly awaited by
p h ila te lis ts
and
o th e r
postal
customers.”
The artist assigned to develop the
design is David Blossom who has
been the creator o f many postal
cards. He finds that the cards allow
more space than stamps to fu lly
develop the design.”
M arquette Postm aster Jam es J.
Holtz, Mr. Ray L. Blozis of
W ashington, D.C., m eet w ith
Agnes B. Rufus, D irectress of
P rom otion and Father Charles J.
S tre lick, E xecutive D irector of
the Bishop Baraga A sso ciatio n
to plan all the d eta ils fo r the June
2 9th
fir s t
day
is s u e
and
presentation o f the Frederic
Baraga Post Card.
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FINDING YOUR ROOTS
The Golden Cradle:
Immigrant Women in the U.S.
PART 5
“ Research Assistance Available in Slovenia”
Many churches in Slovenia have records containing
names of parishioners dating back for centuries. The
most extensive records appear to be available in the
parish closest to Lake Bled area and dales back to 1652.
Not ail parishes have such remarkable records however.
Those churches not ravaged by lime, fire or war, have
information which may be valuable to you in researching
your ancestry.
Everyone cannot travel to Slovenia to secure in­
formation and many second and third generation
American-Slovenes are unable to correspond in the
language, so the following possibility is available.
Rev. Anion Rojc, pastor of Sv. Križ in Ljubljana (Holy
Cross Church) will be willing to do research for a
donation of $50.00 This money will be used to aid his
efforts in collecting money for the church. I f you are
interested in contacting Rev. Rojc, write to:
Rev. Anton Rojc
c/o Joseph Por
1 Lookout PI.
Toronto, Canada
M 6L 2L 1
Send the following information:
Name of parent
Place of birth
Date of birth
Parish/church in Slovenia
Any change of residence while in Slovenia
I f you do not know this information, you may be
able to secure it from the parish of your parents in
America. I f they belonged to more than one, because of
relocating, then start with the last parish and then keep
going back.
If Rev. Rojc is unable to secure any information
about your ancestry your money will be returned unless
you specify otherwise.
N ational Public Radio has released a new ten-part
series on Im m igrant Women which made its debut in the
Chicago area each Thursday at 11:00 a.m. during the
m onth o f March. FM Radio 91.5 featured the weekly
hour-long radio show. Each program dealt w ith a specific
theme o f im m igrant women:
I. The Journey; II. The A rriv a l; I I I . Neighborhoods;
IV . Industrial W o rk ; V. Three P ortraits; V I. Daily
Bread; V II. Education; V III. N etw orking (Societies); IX .
Tapestries; X . Identity.
The series has been three years in the making, and
funded by a grant from the N ational Endowment o f the
A rts. Louise Cleveland and Debbie George were two
women instrum ental in assembling this montage o f
im m igrant women’ s co n trib u tio n to American life.
The Slovene nationality is represented by Mrs. Emma
Planinšek, H onorary President o f Branch No. 20, who
was interviewed by Miss George, while visiting her
daughter, Irene O dorizzi, in Reston, V irginia. M any
incidents o f M rs. Planinsek’ s life are woven into several
o f the radio shows.
We encourage members to contact their local radio
stations to fin d out i f and when this series w ill be aired in
their locale. The program , entitled “ The Golden Cradle,
Im m igrant Women in the United States,” is available to
all radio stations providing they are w illin g to include it
in their program m ing schedule.
Cassettes arc available fo r $10.95 per hour (e.g.,
Parts I and II) fro m : N .P .R . Consumer Service, P.O.
Box 818, Niles, M ichigan 49120; or by calling toll-free
800-253-0808, M ichigan, Alaska, or H aw aii, 616-4713402.
You can hear public radio on the fo llo w in g stations.
This list is not complete and fo r the station in your
locality, call this toll-free number: 800-822-2300.
PITTS. - W D U Q 90.5 and W QEB 89.3; IN D P LS . W A JC 104.5; D U L U T H - K U M D 103.3; M N P LS K U O M 770 K H Z ; D EN VER - KC'FR 90.0; L .A . - K PFD
90.7 and KUSC 91.5; C H IC A G O - W BEZ - 91.5
Irene M . Odorizzi, Heritage D irector
OUR READERS W RITE
Katharine Oblak Dissauer, Member o f Branch No.
50 in Euclid writes:
"Y o u r article on ‘ Tracing Your R oots’ is
magnificent. / fin a lly wrote to the Archives f o r a rriva l
in fo rm a tio n f o r my m other and fa th e r. You inspired me
to action.
Thank you Katharine, fo r w ritin g . I hope you en­
joyed receiving the large passenger arrival sheets as much
as 1 did. I ’ m going to frame mine. Let us hope more o f
the members w rite fo r passenger arrival lists o f their
im m igrant parents or grandparents because they w ill be
fascinated by the large xeroxed sheets.
Just in case you wish to do the same as Katharine,
send $5.00 to: The N ational Archives, W ashington, D.C.
Include the follo w ing in fo rm a tio n : Name o f parent;
Place o f B irth; Date o f arrival in the United States o r
Date o f departure from port in Europe; Name o f the Port
o f arrival a n d /o r departure; Name o f the ship. I f you
came as a child, include the names o f your parents.
Good Luck!
Irene M . O dorizzi
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N O T IC E FOR IL L IN O IS
The lllin o is -ln d ia n a Regional C onvention
w ill be hosted th is year by Branch 22, in
Bradley, IL, the firs t Sunday in O ctober, the
7th. Please save th is day to plan to be w ith
us.
Perhaps you can begin by m aking a lis t of
th in g s fo r d iscu ssio n , and who you w ish to
select for a delegate.
We want to thank everyone for a su c ­
ce ssful convention in 1983. It was especially
festive to be able to celebrate also w ith
J o lie t Branch 20, during th e ir 55th S.W.U.
As soon as the final plans are made for
the 1984 co nve ntio n, you w ill be infrom ed. In
the m eantim e, mark Oct. 7 on your calendar.
W ith love and prayers,
Angela <Kuhar) Nico,
III.-In d . Regional Pres.
ZARJA— l lll. DAWN
IRENE ODORIZZI:
2362 Paddock Lane
Reston, Va. 22091
THE IMMIGRANT
JO H A N N A
F R O M A D L E Š IČ I
The date was July 26, 1891 when I, Johanna
G rabrijan K ra ll, was born in the village o f Adlešiči, near
Č rnom elj in the Bela K rajina region o f Slovenia. M y
parents were Michael and Katherine G ra b rija n , and I was
the middle child o f five children. Frances and Michael
were older; Rudolph and John were younger. M y father
had recently purchased a home, and I was ihe first child
to be born there.
M y father was also the postmaster o f the Post O ffice
located in my parents’ gostilna (restaurant), which was
the scene o f many parties and good times, especially on
Sundays and H oly Days. W hite bread and wine were the
specialties, and on certain occasions an entire lamb was
roasted in a large oven built directly in the wall — forty
loaves of bread could be baked at one time. We sold
sausages, sauerkraut, turnips, lamb and beef; also
tobacco, cigarettes, and cigars w ith filte r tips! M y older
sister and I helped our mother w ith the baking and the
operational duties o f the gostilna. The gostilna was
located near the church and when the church bells rang
fo r M atins, Angelus, or Vespers, father required that all
remain silent, and men removed their hats as they
prayed.
O ur fam ily owned a peculiar acting goose. When the
school bell rang fo r the students to be dismissed from
school, this goose w ould wait fo r the children to pass by
the house. Then it w ould chase and fin a lly grab one o f
them by the coal tail and hang on. The unfortunate
victim would run down the road screaming at the top o f
his lungs w ith the goose hanging on! Strange, but he
would never bother anyone in our fa m ily .
In 1901, at the age o f 10, my mother and 1 were
invited fo r a week’ s vacation as guests o f the wine
merchant from whom father bought wine. This was my
first train ride from Karlovac to Zagreb. On the way, we
also made a pilgrim age to M ajhne Bistrice, one o f the
noted religious Shrines o f the area.
When Emperor Franz Josef celebrated his 50th
anniversary in 1908, my father, brother Rudolph, a
priest, Father Saselj, and I traveled to Vienna fo r the
celebration. We stayed at a hotel and took part in the
parade honoring Franz Josef. Various professions and
trades were represented in the parade, which comprised
representatives o f the entire A ustrian-H ungarian Empire.
Father dressed as a shepherd and wore a cape made o f
woven straw. A long w ith five other girls, 1 demonstrated
the art o f weaving flax into linen, an art which was
learned at home because our fa m ily grew its own flax
which was processed in to threads and then woven into
towels and other linens fo r use in our home.
We visited Schoenbraun Palace in Vienna w ith all its
grandeur - sparkling chandeliers, ornate furniture,
heavy carpets and drapes. Everything was so elegant, but
what impressed me most were the two richly uniform ed
guards standing at attention at the door of each room.
This event brought many unique experiences. We
saw our first movie and ate cool refreshing ice cream to r
© Irene M . Planinšek Odorizzi 1984
M A Y , 1984
the first time, and were able to travel by train. It was one
o f the few times that we were fortunate enough to be able
to even think o f traveling so far, and even more fortunate
because all expenses were paid by the government.
A nother trip which interested me was when father
and 1 went to a shop and gostilna in Karlovec to buy
lambs and calves. I was 18 o r 19 years old. On Friday we
traveled by wagon to Karlovac, staying overnight in
Karlovac, and returning on Saturday. In Zunice it was
necessary to cross the Kolpa River on a raft w ith the
animals.
Peter Zunich, who delivered beer regularly to the
gostilna, owned the wagon in which we traveled to get the
animals. In order to refrigerate the beer during his
deliveries in warm weather, he used ice that was taken
from the Kolpa River and then stored it in his ice house.
He also delivered flo u r w ith which mother baked great
amounts o f bread, potica, and strudel fo r the business.
M att K rall assisted father in butchering and making
sausage. M att and I had our first date coloring Easter
eggs. Soon, he w ould begin his compulsory m ilita ry
service in the Austrian A rm y . We w ould meet later in
America.
M y parents had encouraged Michael, Rudolph, and
I to go to America as there were no opportunities fo r a
livelihood in our village o f Adlešiči, except fo r farm ing.
Frances, my older sister, married a local resident, and
John, the youngest who stayed w ith our parents, both
remained in Slovenia. Rudolph, who im migrated to
America and worked in the copper mines o f Baltic,
M ichigan, sent me money fo r the trip to America.
In 1913, I sailed fo r America and was sick the entire
Jo h a n n u a n d M a ll K r a ll are p ic tu re d o n ilie ir w edding day,
Feb. 4, 1914. A p e tite y o u n g M iss o f tw e n ty-th re e , J o h a n n a was
a ttir e d in the tra d itio n a l w hite, h ig h -c o lla re d w edding dress o j
Ihe p e rio d , trim m e d w ith luce. She w ore th e fa s h io n a b le sheer,
lo n g v e il a m i c a rrie d a b o u q u e t o f w h ite carnation s, the
tru d it io n u I Slovene f i t ) wer.
M a ll, the ha ndsom e y o u n g g ro o m , was a ttire d in u da rk
su it, h ig h c o lla re d s h irt u n d h ig h -b u tto n e d shoes, l i e w ore a
w h ile c u rn u tio n b u lto n ie re .
They were m a rrie d a t S t. J o s e p h 's C h u rch . J o lie t, Illin o is b y
the I ’usto r, Rev. J o h n K ra n je c.
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three weeks. I traveled w ith a lady, Miss Mežnaršič,
whose destination was Cleveland, Ohio. Surprisingly, the
brother o f Miss Meznarsic would later reside across the
back yard from our fam ily in America.
assistance o f my ladies who were there to help me. M att
could always be relied upon to tend bar, but is also
remembered to this day fo r his many unselfish acts o f
assistance to his friends and neighbors. M y husband was
a hard w orker and a kind man who cared about people.
On the train from New Y ork to Baltic, M ichigan, a
D uring W orld W ar II, I volunteered over 200 hours
vendor sold lunches to travelers. Having never seen a
o f service to the Red Cross, and also worked at St.
banana, some im m igrants sliced it crosswise, like a
Joseph Church Rectory fo r ten years.
sausage, w ith the skin on, and after tasting this new food,
they threw it away, saying “ W ho w ould ever eat such
The greatest sorrow o f my life was when my beloved
terrible food?”
husband, M a tt, passed away November 3, 1959, at the
I
found w ork immediately helping my cousins w ith
age o f 71, after a two-year illness. Then, in 1964, Ed­
boarders and children, but when the mines went on strike
ward, our only son, passed away after a six-year illness.
and there was no longer any w ork, Rudolph and 1 left fo r
Despite this grief, I found strength in prayer and knew
St. Louis, M issouri, where our brother, Michael, who
the Lord w ould help to pull me through.
also immigrated to the States, was w orking fo r the
railroad. We were told to jo in him because w ork was
It was in 1971, at the age o f 80, that I had my first
plentiful in that area.
plane trip to Florida fo r a three-week vacation w ith my
daughter, Frances, and son-in-law, Michael K im ak. It
On our way to St. Louis, we stopped in Joliet,
was so enjoyable that I made reservations fo r another
Illin o is to visit friends whom we knew from Adlešiči,
plane trip to W ashington, D .C . later that year fo r the
John and Ursula G rabrijan, also M att K ra ll. M a tt, who
dedication ceremonies o f the Slovenian Shrine at the
had served in the Austrian A rm y, arrived in America in
N ational Cathedral.
1912 and was w orking in Joliet, Illin o is. It was so nice
seeing him once again. We just couldn’ t stop reminiscing,
On July 26, 1981, my 90th birthday was celebrated
and before our visit was concluded, he had proposed
with a mass al the home o f my daughter, Bernice,and sonmarriage and we had made plans fo r our future together
in-law , Andrew Scuteri, where I enjoy my own apartment
unbeknown to Rudolph or the G ra b rija n ’ s.
in their home. Special permission was obtained fo r this
Rudolph and I left Joliet fo r St. Louis, where I was
mass from the Joliet Diocese by M onsignor M .J. Butala,
hired as a cook by the Goldman fam ily. M r. Goldman, a
Pastor Emeritus o f St. Joseph Church. This permission
pharmacist, patiently taught me the English language and
was granted due to my advanced age and also the many
was a very kind employer.
years o f dedication to St. Joseph’ s Church. M any friends
In late w inter o f 1914, I returned to Joliet to marry
and relatives joined my fam ily, which now consists o f
M att K rall on February 4, 1914 at St. Joseph Church.
three daughters, ten grandchildren, and eight great­
Reverend John Kranjec, Pastor, o fficia te d , w ith M ary
grandchildren, to celebrate this festive occasion.
B ritzas bridesmaid, and Joseph V idm ar best man.
D uring the first few months o f our marriage, we also
cared fo r a few boarders, but gave it up after a few
months because it was too much w ork. D uring the first
few years we rented an apartment on H ic k o ry Street
where M ary was born, and then moved to an apartment
on Hutchins Street where Frances was born. By being
th rifty , we were able to accumulate enough money to
purchase a home on H icko ry Street, which was to be our
permanent home fo r 59 years. In a few years Edward and
Bernice were born.
M att and I both became involved in w ork fo r the
church and the many Slovenian Fraternal Lodges. M att
was Financial Secretary o f St. A nthony De Padua
Society, KSKJ, fo r almost 30 years, and I was a 53-year
member o f the Slovenian W omen’ s U nion, and also held
offices in fo u r other organizations.
In addition to holding various offices, I accepted the
great task o f C hairm an fo r many banquets and church
dinners, which at times included up to 500 guests, and
I ’ ve lost count o f the many times when I was chairman o f
the bakery booth at fund raising events fo r the church
and lodges. But none o f these projects could have
realized success w ithout the efficient, responsible
God has indeed blessed me w ith a fine fam ily,
w onderful friends, and many years o f beautiful
memories and experiences fo r which I am extremely
grateful. I only regret that these past few years have kept
me from contributing as much time and involvement with
the church activities and fraternal organizations as in the
past. Maybe my children w ill continue where M att and I
stopped — maybe they w ill fo llo w in our footsteps.
The in fo rm a tio n fo r this story was supplied by Mrs.
K ra ll’ s three daughters, M a ry, Frances, and Bernice, and
prepared fo r publication by Irene O dorizzi. Since the
w ritin g o f this story Mrs. K ra ll has passed on to her final
reward.
FO O TN O TE
Johanna and M a ll K ra ll were indeed a “ very
special” couple; unselfish, and dedicated to friends,
fa m ily , church, and Slovene fra te rn a l organizations.
Their C hristian principles were evidenced in the lives and
a ll who came to know them personally respected and
loved them. Their footsteps are indeed impressive!
IR E N E O D O R IZ Z I
LIFE
INSURANCE
FOR THE
FAMILY
AMERICAN
SLOVENIAN
CATHOLIC
UNION
HOME OFFICE: 2439 GLENW OOD AVENUE
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JOLIET, IL 60435 (815) 741-2001
ZARJA—T H K DAWN
Hermine Prisland Dicke
3717 Council Crest
Madison, Wisconsin 53711
PotS and
Pans
In March Bob and I traveled by
A m trak to visit our daughter, M ary,
in Petaluma, C a lif. D uring our stay
we were luncheon guests o f Linda
Luebke, w ife o f Don Castro and a
S.W .U .
m em ber
liv in g
in
Sebastopol, C a lif. Linda telephoned
M ary, a stranger, when seeing her
name w ith a recipe in the POTS
A N D PANS cookbook. Linda is a
registered nurse who now teaches
music, cello and piano, and is the
daughter o f Rose and Roy Luebke,
and niece o f Sophie Rozman and
M ary Fim iano — all living in
M ilwaukee, W is., where Rose and
Sophie are members o f Br. 12. In her
fa m ily album Linda was so pleased
to show us a group picture o f her
grandm other, Terezia Pucci, with
my mother and Johanna Suscha - a
heartwarming surprise!
Being interested in her “ roots” ,
Linda was happy to have us see
xeroxed copies o f her grandfather’ s
(Joseph P ucelj) C e rtific a te o f
A rriva l lo New Y ork C ity on Dec. 7,
19 11 on the boat, O lym pic, from
U dna Vas, A u s tria , and
his
N aturalization Papers issued A p ril
17, 1922. Both were obtained from
the Milwaukee County H istorical
Society. (You loo might receive
sim ilar inform ation by contacting
your State H istorical Society).
Linda graciously shares her recipes
fo r
th e
s m o o th
C U R R IE D
C A R R O T BISQUE and tasty EASY
C H IC K E N STEW while Vi Zak o f
Br. 50, Cleveland, Oh, offers A P ­
PLE
P U D D IN G P IE , “ a dessert
recipe much enjoyed by her Branch
members.”
A beautiful M oth er’ s Day lo A L L !
Fondly,
Hermine
CURRIED CARROT BISQUE
*/4 cup butter or
margarine
2
cloves garlic, minced
large onions, sliced
2
teaspoon ground coriander
1
V-i teaspoon curry powder
t/4 teaspoon ground ginger
■/8 teaspoon ground allspice
3
2
l' / 2
2
5
tablespoons all-purpose
flour
cups water
pounds carrots (about 10
lo 12), peeled and sliced
chicken bouillon cubes
cups milk
Sail
In a 5-quai l or larger kettle melt the butter over medium heat. Add
the garlic, onions, coriander, curry powder, ginger and allspice. Cook,
stirring occasionally, u n til onions are very lim p. S tir in flo u r u ntil
onions are coaled. Add ihe water, carrots, and bouillon cubes. Stir.
Cover and simmer u n til carrots are very tender, about 15 minutes. In a
blender, w h irl carrot m ixture (w ith liquid) a portion at a time, with
enough o f the m ilk fo r the blender to run easily, u n til pureed. Return
m ixture to kettle and stir in any remaining m ilk. Cook over medium
heat, stirrin g often, u n til soup is hot. Add salt lo taste. Serve w ith
condiments o f your choice to sprinkle over individual servings: sailed
roasted sunflow er seeds, chopped hard-cooked egg, unflavored yogurt
or fresh coriander sprigs. Makes 8 to 10 first-course servings or 6
entree-size servings as a light meal.
Linda Luebke, Sebastopol, CA
EASY CHICKEN STEW
l ' /2
pound fryer, cut
in pieces
medium onion, sliced
can (16 ounces)
whole tomatoes, chopped,
or slewed tomatoes
cups sliced fresh
mushrooms
1
1-2
cup burgundy wine
teaspoons dried basil
' //2 teaspoon salt
1-2
tablespoons cornstarch
Water
Rice (short grain
brown rice, preferred)
Placc washed chicken pieces in a large pot; cover w ith sliced
onions, tomatoes, mushrooms and wine. Sprinkle w ith basil; mix
lightly and cook (covered) slowly on stove top 1 lo l 1/ 2 hours u ntil
tender. Skim o f f excess fat. Remove chicken lo platter. Dissolve
cornstarch in a little cold water and add to juices in pot. Add more salt,
i f desired. Bring lo boil; boil 1 to 2 minutes, stirring. Pour over chicken
pieces and serve over steamed rice. 4 to 6 servings.
Linda l uebke, Sebastopol, CA
APPLE PUDDING PIE
cups unsifted flour
cup margarine or butter,
room temperature
tablespoons sugar
2
2
cans (20 ounces) Apple I’ ie
Filling (Thank You brand)
small packages (35/ h oz.)
vanilla pudding
Cool Whip (8 ounces)
M ix together the flo u r, butler and sugar. Press in ungreased 9 x I 3ineh pan. Spread w ith apple pie fillin g . Bake ai 375° fo r 30 minutes;
(hen cover pan w ith fo il and bake 15 minutes longer. Take out and cool
slightly. Cook the vanilla pudding as directed on box using 3 1/ 2 cups o f
m ilk. When cooked spread over apples. When cool lop w ith Cool
W hip. Refrigerate overnight. Cut in squares to serve.
Vi Zak, C leveland, O H
M A Y , 1984
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MO. I, S H E B O Y G A N , W I
A very Happy M o llic rs ’ and
Grandm others’ Day! We hope you
are Blessed w ith good health and
happiness!
A t the March meeting D orothy
Belinke, Chairm an o f the Bake Sale,
gave her report. The president ex­
pressed gratitude to all who helped
fo r this project and the members fo r
their good response fo r bakery and
monetary donations.
It
was a pprove d
to
make
donations to the St. C y ril & M etli.
Church Easier flow er fund fo r the
altars and new card tables fo r the
Church H all. Plans were made fo r
M ay 20th; there w ill be a Mass fo r
the Founder, M arie Prisland and fo r
the living and deceased members at
11:30 a.m. In the afternoon at 1:00
p.m. we w ill convene in the Church
H all fo r a business meeting. A fte r
adjournm ent tribu te w ill be made to
C hristine Panko, M other o f the
Year, a long time fa ith fu l member.
We extend our congratulations to
her. Members are invited to attend
the program , w ith a social follow ing.
O ur congratulations and best
wishes to M r. & M rs. James U raynar
upon their marriage, (nee Pat
Jaschinski)
W hile in Florida I visited our
member Josephine V ogrin at Smyrna
Beach, Florida. Her home has been
dedicated to the Slovenian Heritage
L ib ra ry , w hich
is fille d
w ith
Slovenian books and newspapers.
Weekly sessions are held fo r students
learning the Slovenian language to
preserve our Slovenian Heritage.
O ur best wishes to M rs. V ogrin and
the Slovenian Heritage Library.
For all our members who are ill
our thoughts to you and a speedy
recovery.
M A R G A R E T FIS C H E R , Reporter
NO. 2, C H IC A G O , II.
H a p p y S p rin g !
O u r M arch
meeting was very nicely attended,
and new members were brought to
our attention. The follow ing have
jo in e d
the S .W .U . since the
beginning o f the year:
LuLu
M ayA nn Lany, Sadie DeCarlo,
Terrance M o riso n , Steven
M.
Ciszek, Angeline M . Nusko, Irene
Sm id, A lb in a Cecich, Barbara
W ardinski, Donna Elsberg, and L il
Ziebert. A great welcome extended lo
all.
The Mass fo r sick and ailing
members w ill be held on Thurs. May
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10, 1984 at 8:00 a.m. K indly keep the
fo llo w in g in your prayers: Agnes
H o w a rd ,
H e le n
H u j bar ,
recuperating from a serious car
accident, Liz Z cfran, M ary Hozian
from Cal. who underwent serious
surgery, Helen M ladic, and M illie
Persa.
B ir t h d a y
G r e e t in g s
and
wholehearted wishes sent to the
fo llo w in g members celebrating their
75th Birthdays: Paula A rk o , A lbina
G rim sich, Sophie Petrovič, Josephine
Šinkovec, Sophie Simec, Josephine
Vucksinie and Mayme Banich. We
also have I he pleasure o f honoring
three 50-year members: D orothy
Gradishar, M ary Galassini, and
Pauline O zboll. C ongratulations to
all, and may God bless you!
On Thurs. May 10, at 7:30 p.m.
our annual coronation o f the Blessed
V irg in M ary w ill take place. O ur
member o f the year, Ann Sarn, w ill
have the honor o f crow ning M ary.
A fte r Mass refreshments w ill be
served in the lower church hall. A ll
are welcome. Prizes, including an
afghan made by Frances Jasbec w ill
be included in a special prize project.
Members are asked to pay their
yearly dues in fu ll in order to be
eligible fo r a year’ s paid up dues.
There are three Junior members
who have entered this year’ s
scholarship participation. They are:
Steven Hozzian, Kati Gaber, and
Nancy Melissa. Each participant
must submit an essay along w ith
o ther requirem ents before the
deadline. Good luck to one and a ll!
B eautiful
placemats
decorated
our tables at our last meeting. They
were the handiw ork o f M ark Abbaie
& M ike M orison. Thank You. A
special ‘ Thank Y ou’ also to Ray
Nusko fo r decorating and M ary
Lauretig fo r the beautiful cen­
terpieces.
O ur St. Pal & St. Joe celebration
was a huge success. O ur table was
p le n tifu l w ith varieties o f delicious
foods. M any thanks to those whose
hard w ork and generous donations
amounted to this great success.
The month o f May is dedicated to
O ur Blessed M other. The rosary or a
particular prayer to O ur Blessed
Lady is the perfect way lo express
our adoration to Her great works.
Please remember M ary, especially
during this beautiful m onth.
God bless and keep you safe.
A N N SC IES ZK A,
Y our reporter
NO. 10, C L E V E L A N D , OH
The March meeting was called to
order by President, Jean Planisek
and prayers were said fo r the sick
and two recently departed members.
O ur M other o f the Year 1984 w ill
be honored on May 16th at 1 p.m.
The party w ill be fo r all members.
Also at this time we w ill honor 14
members who w ill be w ith Br. 10 fo r
50 years! So, try lo attend and bring
a member guest to help us celebrate.
March birthday were celebrated by
M illie Novak, M ary Kokal and our
twins, Fay M o rro and Joyce Le
Nassi.
The 30th anniversary o f Joe and
Toni A lie and 43rd o f Joe and M ary
K okal were noted. In A p ril, b ir­
thdays were observed by M ary
Pologar, Elsie W atson, A lice Struna
and M ary Zim perm an.
The Sophie Magayna Scholarship
Fund is still in progress. C aroline
Stefančič, chairm an, is still accepting
any donations. O m itted in the list o f
donations in Z A R J A was Alice
Struna. Also, a new donation has
come fro m Rose M a ro lt. Thank you
and to all who have so graciously
donated.
We had many ladies baking fo r
our March meeting and we thank
everyone especially our twins who
bake fo r most all o f our meetings.
Get well wishes to all our ill mem­
bers. Also, we hope to see many new
laces at the M ay 16th meeting - come
and help us celebrate!
A N N S T E F A N Č IČ
NO. 12, M IL W A U K E E , W I
Frances Plesko led us in Slovenian
prayers to start o f f o u r March
meeting. A ll officers were present
and most o f our regular members,
m aking our hall crowded and giving
us a better representation!
Reports were all accepted and we
went on to discuss our card party in
A p ril. It was also suggested that at
our next meeting each o f us brings a
pantry item and decks o f cards i f
they can, as ours are gelling worn
out.
As usual, the generous bakers in
the crowd offered to bake and we
w ill have sausage fo r the hungry ai
the parly.
Theresa Sukys volunteered to lake
over the “ C huek-o-luck” fo r those
in a hurry or who don’ i play cards.
I t ’ s really a pleasure lo have all these
volunteers w ith us!
Z A IU A —T H E DAWN
M r. & Mrs. Stephan Stefančič
announce the engagement o f their
tw in son, Robert, to Janet Lyne
Svendsen, daughter o f M r. & Mrs.
H a rry Svendsen o f H oliday, Florida,
form erly o f N orth Olmstead. Both
arc currently enrolled at the Business
C ollege
of
C le ve la n d
S tale
U niversity.
A n October wedding is planned at
St. M a ry ’s Church in C ollinw ood.
O ur heartiest wishes to the happy
couple.
We w ill request a picnic date again
in June fo r the ju n io r members as
well as the oldsters who enjoy the
day out.
May Kiel reported having hired a
bus lo r the State Convention in
W illa rd in September.
Stavia Dobersek ended the meeting
w ith prayer in English. Being it was
the month o f St. P atrick, Ann
Gram bow brought a cake w ith green
frosting and C hristine Bojancc also
donated a cake; wine was brought by
M ary Kiel and L. Cummings.
There also were tw enty-five ladies
who donated prizes fo r the meeting we are all grateful to you fo r being so
generous w ith your help, lim e and
money.
MARY DEZM AN
NO. 13, SAN FR A N C IS C O , CA
In San Francisco we have
beautiful weather, but in fact, we
need more rain.
Many o f our sister-members lost
their husbands recently. Frances
Skubic Dc M auro lost her husband.
Her children, grandchildren and
darling two great grandchildren w ill
be o f great com fort to her. M ary
M irko vich , now living w ith her
daughter in San Bruno, lost her dear
husband. We extend our sympathy.
M ary Panovich lost her son, Chester,
who was 55 years old. O ur sympathy
to her.
Frances Lavrich has been a
traveling lady visiting Europe last
year and then spent New Year’ s in
H aw aii. W hile in Europe she had a
special treat visiting her grand­
daughter, Junai who is a ju n io r
member and going to school in
Geneva, Switzerland.
Recently, we had visitors: M r. &
M rs. Anne and John Tain came to
G ilbe rt,
Minnesota. They were
visiting M ary Patterson in S.F. fo r a
few days. They knew Fr. John
Šušteršič who was pastor in G ilbert and is now at St. A n th o n y ’ s in Ely.
M A Y , 1983
Robert and Janet
They miss him very much in G ilbert.
These nice visitors liked the singing
in our church.
O ur Slovenian potieas are very
famous, especially those made by
Sister V ictoria o f the Order o f
M other Seton. She enjoys making
potieas because she is Slovenian. She
was a member o f our choir.
P O L D IC A P O G D O R N IK
NO. 14, E U C L ID , OH
The green leaves o f my tulips,
d a ffo d ils and crocuses are beginning
to appear in my garden giving me
hope fo r a very c o lo rfu l spring
display o f blooms!
O ur three-month birthday social
was held follow ing the March
meeting and the ladies were treated
to delicious krofe made by T illie
Spehar and M artie Koren, along with
other goodies baked by Agnes Tome
and Josephine Klavora.
M ichelle Tome, daughter o f
Secy./Trcas. Donna Tome, was
recently awarded a $100 scholarship
fo r V illa Angela Academy. Best
wishes and congratulations to you
Michelle!
We all jo in in sending heartiest
congratulations to M r. & Mrs.
Cakada who w ill be celebrating their
Golden Wedding Anniversary this
m onth. May the good Lord bless you
both w ith much love and good
health!
Congratulations also lo member
Catherine Sedmak o f Conneaul on
becoming a grandm other! The proud
parents o f the baby boy are her son,
Paul and w ife Tina.
We send get well wishes lo M ary
Avsec who is in Euclid General
Hospital fo llo w in g surgery. Agnes
Lasch was hospitalized and is now
recuperating at home. We pray fo r a
speedy recovery fo r M ary and Agnes
and all o f our ill members.
Mary Bubnie w ill be greatly missed
by all o f us. Mrs. Bubnie had been ill
recently and passed away this month.
She had been very generous to our
branch through the years and was
best known fo r her many pounds o f
homemade noodles contributed fo r
our benefit, along w ith many other
handcraft items. Sincere sympathy is
extended to her husband Frank and
daughter Eleanore Kaporc and
fa m ily. M ay God com fort you and
grant eternal rest to our deceased
members.
I
had the privilege this month to
spend some time in Slovenia and lo
attend the 20th Anniversary Concert
o f the Lojze Slak Ensemble. It was a
very enjoyable event w iih lively and
beautiful fo lk tunes both old and
new.
I ’ ve never before participated in
the activities and preparation fo r the
Lenten Season or Pust while in
Slovenia and found the celebrations
to be lots o f fun and certainly very
interesting. K rofe were everywhere...
sold on the streets, made in almost
everyone’ s home and even on
platters in the restaurants and hotels.
Just as we celebrate Halloween, the
children and even adults were in
costumes and masquerades w ith the
celebration lasting from Saturday
before Ash Wednesday through
Shrove Tuesday. Parades were held
in dow ntown L ju b lja n a and even in
small towns, w ith prizes being
awarded fo r best costumes. It was a
fun tim e fo r us all to see the customs
o f I lie “ old co u n try” .
W ith all our mothers and grand­
m o th e rs
a
VERY
HAPPY
M O T H E R ’S D A Y !
A L IC E K U H A R
NO. 16, C H IC A G O . II,
Books were audited ai the home o f
Secretary, Gladys Buck on March
I5 ili by auditors M artina Saindon
and Fran Zupančič. Tickets fo r the
Games party were sent lo members
by Marge Prebil, Phyllis Perko and
Gladys Buck on that day.
Because o f inclement weather, our
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regular meeting was cancelled. A
meeting was held on March 15th that
also was bad weatherwise. O nly 10
were present.
Gel well wishes went to members
Catherine Cerncy, M ary Brozovich
and Elmer Druga, brother-in-law o f
Marge and Sylvia Spretnjak. A
thank-you note from M ary Puterko
fo r her get well wishes was read.
On a sad note, we received word
that M ary (Span) Burke passed away
on March 11th in M iehiana Shores,
M l. O ur sympathies to her fam ily.
May she rest in peace.
Pauline Klobučar read an excerpt
from the Bishop Baraga Bulletin and
reminded all to be sure a get the post
cards w ith the Bishop Baraga Stamp
that w ill be available in June.
Phyllis Perko has been chosen as
our “ M other o f the Year” , a most
deserving member. Because th irtyone o f our members have attended
six or more meetings during this
year, they w ill receive free dinners on
the
n ig h t
of
our
M o th e r’ s
celebration. The meeting was then
closed w ith a prayer fo r the sick,
deceased and all living members.
Just as I was completing this report,
1 learned that our dear member,
Frances Wine, aunt o f the Krai and
Spretnjak fam ilies, fell in her home
and has had hip surgery. She is
confined at South Shore Hospital,
8001 Luclla Ave., Chicago. Our
sincere get well wishes to her.
May God be w ith you always.
PRAN B. Z U P A N Č IČ ,
Reporter
NO. 17, W I ST A L L IS , W l
A ll members and past Mothers o f
the Year are cordially invited to
attend the May M othe r’ s Day
meeting on Sunday, May 20 at 2:00
p.m. A fte r a short business meeting,
we w ill honor Margaret Mesich, our
1984 M other o f the Year. Margaret is
one o f our fa ith fu l members who
tries to attend every meeting,
regardless o f W isco n sin ’ s un­
predictable weather. She is one o f the
first ladies to give a helping hand
when needed. A lunch w ill be served.
Please let us make this a memorable
day fo r Margaret.
NOTE: No meetings w ill be held
during the months o f June, July,
August and September. On Sep­
tember 16, Br. No. 102, W illa rd w ill
hostess the Wisconsin Regional
Convention. A bus has been char­
tered fo r this event, and anyone
desiring to attend the convention
fe stivities,
k in d ly call
M a rio n
M a ro lt, 327-3871 or M arie Floryan,
327-1444 fo r reservations. On our
annual meeting it was decided to
hold the annual award o f misc. gifts
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F IV E GENERA TIONS OF MEMBERS
Ur. 17, West Allis, Wisconsin is indeed proud (o have members
representing live generations in one family. Here we see, from left, Lori Ann
Tracy, mother of Jessica Marie, one year old; next is her grandmother, Janet
Stephan; then is great grandmother, Victoria Kastelic and at the right, great
great grandmother, Julia T a d , 90 years young.
on Sunday, October 21, 1984.
Tickets w ill be mailed to the
members. This a ffa ir is to help
defray expenses that occur during the
year. We are still in need o f prizes,
and naturally desserts, are most
welcome fo r this occasion. Please let
us again make this another suc­
cessful venture.
Best wishes are extended to our
sick and shut-in members.
M A R IO N M . M A R O L T
NO. 20, JOL1KT, 11.
The Heritage Museum Room w'as
the setting fo r our March meeting.
Again, it was a nice visit w ith the
past. Before the meeting was called
to order, the program fo r the day
was presented. Judy M ravle and
Judy Pucci demonstrated the use o f
color in our lives w ith reference to
make-up and clothes. A ll colors are
not really what they seem and each
o f us has our own aura which tells us
whether o r not we made the right
choice- “ it looked so nice in the
store,” we’ ve all been through that
haven’ t we? It was a most interesting
program.
Various reports were made and
approved, including the financial
summary. We still have money in the
bank! I f you haven’ t paid your dues
as yet, we would appreciate your
doing so; w ithout them we can not
carry on efficie n tly.
The May meeting w ill take place
on Tuesday, May 15th, at St.
Joseph’ s Parish Park H a ll. A t this
meeting we w ill honor our Woman
o f the Year, M ary Ivanich. M ary is a
great person, always ready to help
and a kind word fo r everyone. This
w ill be our last meeting till Fall, so
plan on coming to help celebrate and
enjoy friends and food.
We held an Open House at the
Heritage Museum on Sunday March
24th, on the occasion o f the 90th
anniversary o f the KSKJ. M any outof-state members attended the
celebration and enjoyed stopping in
fo r a relaxing cup o f coffee and rolls
while viewing the displays, a lter
attending mass at St. Joseph’ s
Chu rch.
We have a few people beginning
the Spring season on the sick-list —
we hope it w on’ t be fo r too long.
Cheryl Z elifiski, M ardell Smithberg,
Rose Sekola, Fred Jurisinic, Jerry
H orvat, A lm a M unich and M ary
Ivanich.
There w ill be a Slovenian Heritage
Day in I lib b in g , M N , on August
26th, and we w ill charter a bus to
make the trip . We w ill leave Joliet on
Friday and return on M onday. The
cost is $100.00 per person which
includes round trip bus fare and 2
nights hotel room . For reservations,
or more in fo rm a tio n check w ith
Agnes I.ovati.
Happy Mothers Day to all our
mothers. Congratulations to all
Women o f the Year and an enjoyable
summer to all members. Keep in
touch w ith bits o f news you would
like to share w ith our readers - it w ill
be a long, hot summer i f you don’ t
help! Thanks, and please don’ t
w orry about tom orrow and miss all
the joys o f today.
H E LE N P L U T
Hus Reservations are now being accepted lor the National
Slovenian Heritage Day - August 26, 1984 in Ilibhing, M N . Call
secretary of Br. 20, Joliet, Illinois, Agnes I.ovati 727-3475.
Lv Joliet Friday August 24th-9 p.m.
Lv Ilibhing Monday August 27lh-8 a.m.
Round trip and 2 nights double occupancy $100.00 per person.
Z A R J A —T H K DA W N
Lovely young couple
COMING TO
HOMECOMING FAIR
H O M E C O M IN G F A IR is a three-day extravaganza
to be sponsored by St. Joseph parish in Joliet, 11. Its
purpose, beyond financial, is to invite grade school
graduate o f the past seventy-five years to renew
acquaintances and recall memories. St. Joseph’ s first
graduating class o f June 1909 numbered eleven, o f which
three are still living.
This extravaganza w ill include a carnival, which was
an im portant annual parish event held adjacent to the
church on Chicago Street int-he 20’ s and 30’ s. There w ill
also be game booths, foods and beer gardens, ac­
companied by continuous music by several orchestras.
On Sunday m orning, June 24, a polka Mass w ill take
place at the grotto at 11:30.
An event such as this requires many volunteers to
serve the many who hopefully w ill attend. W illin g hands
are always welcome. I f interested kindly call yours tru ly.
Held at St. Joseph’ s park, Raynor and Theodore,
Joliet, the Homecoming is scheduled fo r the fourth
weekend o f June, i.e., Friday June 22 — 6 to 11 p.m.
Saturday June 23 -- 1 to 11 p.m ., and Sunday June 24 — 1
to 11 p.m.
A bonanza o f fu n -fille d days is being planned. So do
come — parishioners, friends, alum ni, Sisters and
teachers. We bid you welcome!
D r. C a rl and M rs. Gregorich
P ublicity Chairmen
723-6715 (B)
727-9858
The wedding of Kim Krogulski, granddaughter of
Br. 24’s past president, Mary Krogulski and Jim Miller
was celebrated October 29lh, 1983 at Resurrection
Church in LaSalle, Illinois. Reporter Anne Marie
Wangler writes that all the family are members of SWU
and we extend our heartiest congratulations.
NO. 21, W EST PARK, O H
NO. 23, E LY , MIN
Mass fo r the living and deceased
members o f Br. 21 w ill be Saturday,
May 19th at the 5:30 evening mass at
A nnunciation Church. We would
like to see more members attend.
Wedding Bells! fo r LaVerne Z in k,
member o f Br. 21. Her wedding w ill
take place at St. Angela C atholic
Church in Fairview Park on May
18th, a Friday night, at 7 p.m. with
M sgr.
W o lff being the main
celebrant and several priests who are
their friends as concelebrants. The
groom is Ronald E. C a rro ll, son o f
Mrs.
Rose M arie C a rro ll, the
president o f the C a rroll C onstruction
Company. Wc congratulate the
couple and send them our best wishes
Get well wishes: Emma Zupan at
Parma C om m unity H ospital, Ella
Pultz at Lutheran H ospital, Anna
Kosal, the A ristocrat Nursing Home.
Let’ s remember them in our prayers.
Condolences are extended to the
families o f Frank Hosta, brother o f
M ary and Irene Hosta, Ann Hanchette. M ay he rest in peace.
M any thanks Josephine Oblak and
Marie P ivik fo r your generous
donation to our treasury. Hello,
Josephine in C a lifo rn ia from all o f
us. W ith good health and happiness,
I wish you a Happy M oth e r’ s Day.
STELLA D A N C U LL
A card party had been planned fo r
the March meeting w ith guests in ­
vited and no meeting scheduled.
W e’ ll have more to report on this
next month.
The lunch committee is Gen Erchull, chairman, M arie Skubitz,
Pauline Ferderber, Rose Perko,
M ary B crrin i, Ann Dergantz, M ary
Niemi, D orothy Grahek.
O ur A p ril meeting was well at­
tended w ith president, M ary Petritz
presiding. Tina Boomer opened with
prayer.
Plans were discussed fo r summer
outings and a June meeting was
ordered. O ur Mothers Day Banquet
w ill be held at V e rtin ’ s Cafe on May
7th and attendance by reservation
only.
O ur list o f sick members includes
Jennie Zupec, M ary V idm ar, M o lly
R ic h a rd s ,
M a ry
P alcher and
Margaret Shuster.
M A R Y SKU FCA
M A Y , 1984
NO. 24, LA S A LLE, IL
We had a very disappointing
turnout fo r our first meeting o f 1984
in March. This was due to the bad
weather on meeting night; however
there were enough present to conduct
branch business.
M ary Piletič had been seriously ill
fo r some time and was a patient in
St. M argaret’ s Hospital in Spring
Valley and then transferred to St.
Francis H ospital in Peoria where
surgery was performed.
W e’ve
missed M ary as she hasn’ t been
feeling well fo r a long time. She is
now at home, m aking a good
recovery and should be able to jo in
us soon.
W c extend our sincere sympathy to
Theresa Savnik whose son, Ronald,
passed away on March 31st. Wc pray
that God grant his soul eternal rest.
We w ould like to charter a bus to
attend the Mass at H oly Name
Cathedral in Chicago on Sunday,
September 2 at 3:00 p.m. fo r the
services in honor o f Bishop Frederic
Baraga. Joseph C ardinal Bernardin
w ill be the celebrant. This year the
Baraga Days w ill be held in Chicago
on Sept. I and 2. Please let me know
as soon as possible i f you are in­
terested as buses may not be
available i f we wait too long.
We w ill not have a regular meeting
in May because o f our M other o f the
Year Dinner and program. Wc w ill
next meet on Thursday, June 21 at
La Salle C atholic School at 7:30 p.m.
A happy M o th e r’ s Day to our
M other o f the Year, C hristine W itek,
and all our Mothers.
ANN E M. W ANG LER
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M INUTES OF S.W.U. BOARD OF DIRECTORS’
A N N U A L M EETIN G — JOLIET, ILLIN O IS
The annual meeting o f the SlovenianW omen’ s
U nion o f America Board o f Directors was held at the
Home O ffice on M onday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
March 26, 27, 28, 1984. The first meeting was called to
order on Monday m orning at 9:00 a.m. by President
M ary M uller who led us in prayer. The fo llo w in g Board
members were present: President, M ary M uller,
Secretary, Olga Ancel, Treasurer, Sylvia V ukodinovich,
Vice-president, C irila Kermavner, 1st A u d ito r, M arion
M a ro lt, 2nd A u d ito r, Irene Jagodnik, 3rd A u d ito r,
V ictoria Bobence and E d ito r, Corinrie Leskovar. Also
present were N ational O fficers: Scholarship Fund
Chairm an, Hermine Dicke and C u ltural Heritage
D irector, Irene O dorizzi. V icto ria Bobence was ap­
pointed to take the Minutes.
Irene O dorizzi, Heritage Chairm an, was asked by
President M ulle r to give her report first since she was
attending only today’ s meeting. The Heritage Report was
given and discussed. The Heritage Plaque w ith the
engraved names and addresses o f donors o f $100 or more
is appropriately placed in the Heritage Museum. Mrs.
O dorizzi explained that in fo rm a tio n about one’ s ancestory can be obtained by sending $5.00 to the N ational
Archives, Washington, D .C . A nother excellent souce o f
in fo rm a tio n is the M orm on Church in Salt Lake C ity,
Utah. The Heritage Committee recommended a “ Master
Plan” fo r the Heritage Room: a set time fo r visitors at
the Museum, proper utiliza tio n o f space, a Slide Show
w ith the taping o f slides done professionally, a realistic
plan (goal) o f 3 years, and a sign-out system scheduled. A
separate Slide Show Projection Room was suggested fo r
a portion o f the basement area. A pproxim ately 113 o f the
cost this remodeling o f only the basement area w ill be
funded by the Heritage Fund i f implemented. The
Restoration o f the Statue o f L iberty-E llis Island Project
was discussed and contributions to this patriotic and
w orthw hile project were recommended.
The Board participated in the discussion o f the
possibility o f the purchase o f the building next door. A
m otion by M arion M a ro lt, seconded by Corinne
Leskovar was made that we look in to the building next
door fo r possible puchase. A committee o f three w ith
Irene O dorizzi appointed spokesperson assisted by
Hermine Dicke and Sylvia V ukodinovich were to check
the building. M o tio n carried.
Correspondence received and read from Mrs.
Bostian, A nn Tercek and A lb in a Uehlein.
The meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon fo r lunch. A t
1:30 p.m . the Board met again. President M u lle r told the
Board that our attorney, Bernard Kompare, requested
that two (2) resolutions are to be adopted and finalized at
this meeting. A m otion by Corinne Leskovar and
seconded by Sylvia V ukodinovich that the two
resolutions be adopted in compliance w ith the State o f
Illin o is regulation on By-law changes o f the last con­
vention. Unanim ously carried.
R ESO LVED: That the amended By-Laws which were
approved by the 19th N ational C onvention o f this
organization and which were set in final form by this
Board subsequent to said C onvention be and hereby are
adopted as the o ffic ia l By-Laws o f this organization.
R ESO LVED: That the A rticles o f Incorporation o f the
Slovenian W omen’ s U nion o f America be and hereby are
amended as follows:
A rtic le II, Section a): Delete the second sentence o f
said section, which starts w ith “ C atholic women” and
ends w ith “ jo in this U n io n .”
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A rtic le II, sections b), d), and e): Delete said sections
in their entirety.
A rtic le II, Section c): Redesignate said section as
section “ b )” .
A rtic le II, Section f ) : (1) Delete the first eight (8)
words in said section and replace them with “ To honor
and pray at the” , and (2) redesignate the section as
section “ c)” .
A rtic le II, Section g): Redesignate said section as
section “ d>” .
New Article II reads as follows:
2) To unite women o f Slovenian or other descent
and their families who live in the United States o f
America and who are o f good health and good moral
character and o f the C atholic faith;
b) To prom ote the social, moral and intellectual
development o f its members;
c) To prom ote Slovenian - American ideals;
d) To encourage participation in local and national
civic affairs;
e) To honor and pray at the internm ent o f its
deceased members;
f) T o establish a burial fund fro m which payments
not in excess o f $300 may be made toward the funeral
expense o f a deceased member.
Reports from officers were read and filed fo r the
M inutes from the President M ary M u lle r, Wisconsin
Regional President, Stavia
Dobcrsek, Minnesota
Regional President, V ictoria Bobence and N ational
Y outh D irector, Anna H o d n ik. S piritual A dvisor, Father
Athanasius Lovrenčič, O .F .M . joined us and submitted
some observations and ideas. In the meantime, the
committee o f three inspected the building next door and
found it unsuitable fo r our needs.
Judy Derlinga, Branch 20, President, represented
the S .W .U . at the Illin o is Fraternal Congress this year
where fam ily participation in fraternal organizations
were encouraged which w ill benefit the movement. The
Board expressed appreciation fo r M rs. D erlinga’ s input.
Reports were resumed w ith the fo llo w in g read:
Minnesota newly-elected President, Rose Maras, Illin o isIndiana Regional President, Angela Nico, C oloradoK ansas-M issouri,
Frances S im onich, Scholarship
D irector, Hermine Dicke and E ditor Corinne Leskovar.
Hermine Dicke, Scholarship Fund C hairm an, received 24
applications fo r the S.W .U . Scholarships fo r 1984. There
w ill be five grants offered this year in the amount o f
$1,000 each.
A t subsequent discussion the security o f the building
and the burglar alarm system were questioned. A m otion
was made by Irene Jagodnik and seconded by M arion
M a ro lt that we install a burglar alarm system that has
been improved. M o tio n carried.
C orinne Leskovar announced that the Baraga Days
w ill be at St. Stephen’s Church in Chicago on September
1 & 2, 1984. Joseph C ardinal Bernardin w ill be celebrant
at the Mass at Chicago’ s H oly Name Cathedral.
Donations are needed. M o tio n was made by Corinne
Leskovar, seconded by Irene Jagodnik that we donate
$200 from S .W .U . and an additional $100 was collected
from the in dividual members o f the Board. Unanimously
carried. Meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m.
ZAKJA— T H E DAWN
A t 9:00 a.in. on Tuesday m orning, the Board
members met at U nion N ational Bank & Trust o f Joliet
fo r a meeting w ith the trust o fficers, Paul Ganztert and
Ronald Erjavec who are in charge o f our investments.
The D irectors were pleased to report that everything was
found to be in order and progress being made.
Since we have three new members on the Board, a
p o rtra it was taken o f the group at a photography studio.
Upon return to the Home O ffice , Jonita Ruth, parttim e employee at the S .W .U . O ffic e joined us. She
expressed her concerns and opinions on a number o f
issues especially the need to keep and increase juvenile
membership. The meeting adjourned fo r lunch at noon.
A t 1:00 p.m . the meeting was called back to order.
John M alay, a construction contractor, joined us to
explain what repair w ork was urgently needed fo r the
S .W .U . Hom e O ffice B uilding. The outer n orth w all was
bulging 3 to 5 inches in the a ttic area, the ro o f is in
overall bad shape, 10 feet must be removed fro m the top
o f the building to reconstruct it properly, chimney has no
flue lin in g, and w ill have to be replaced and tuck pointing
is necessary. A cost estimate o f approxim ately $20,000 to
$24,000 was given. The Board decided to take this m atter
in to consideration and make a decision when thoroughly
reviewed. Father Athanasius joined us again and the
Board discussed various issues w ith him.
Reports were resumed by the fo llo w in g : A n n Tercek,
O h io - M ic h ig a n
R e g io n a l
P r e s id e n t;
S y lv ia
V u kod inovich, Treasurer and Olga A ncel, Secretary.
A lso reporting was Vice-president C irila Kermavner; 2nd
A u d ito r, Irene Jagodnik and 1st A u d ito r, M arion
M a ro lt. The reports were accepted as read.
D uring the afternoon session the A u d itin g C om ­
mittee examined the accounts o f the Secretary and
Treasurer and the Scholarship and Publisher’ s Fund
books and accounts. 1st A u d ito r M a rio n M a ro lt, 2nd
A u d ito r Irene Jagodnik and 3rd A u d ito r V ictoria
Bobence completed the audit o f the financial records and
found them in order.
The construction co n tra cto r’ s estimate o f the repairs
o f the S .W .U . building was discussed. M o tio n made by
Sylvia V ukodinovich and seconded by M a rio n M a ro lt
that we go ahead w ith the b u ilding repair as stipulated by
the contractor. The fo llo w in g stipulations were
proposed: 1) That he give a complete statement o f w ork
to be done, 2) A nticipated not to exceed $20,000 to
$24,000 fo r stated w ork, 3) A nticipated com pletion date
be stated and 4) Final payment to be made after in ­
spection o f completed w o rk. U nanim ously carried.
Meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m.
Wednesday m orning, the meeting was called to order
at 10:00 a.m. Report by Scholarship C hairm an, Herm ine
D icke was given. The Scholarship Fund balance to date is
$25,429.63. Father D avid Stalzer joined us to give a
progress report o f the Slovenian M iners and Laborers
M em orial. Fr. Stalzer requested support fo r the Statue o f
L ibe rty and E llis Island restoration. S .W .U . w ill w ork on
the pu b licity aspect to aware the people o f this un­
dertaking. The Z A R J A publications w ill be prom oting
this w orthw hile cause this year.
The Z A R J A report was given by E d ito r, Corinne
Leskovar. She gave us an in fo rm a tive report on the
Slovenian “ Splashers” featured in the A p ril Z A R J A .
They can be purchased by anyone interested in another
dimension o f Slovenian A rt. Z A R J A w ill publish a new
colum n title d “ Young Achievers” . President M u lle r, on
behalf o f the Board, thanked C orinne fo r an excellent
publication and wished her continued success in carrying
out her ideas w ith such professionalism as E ditor.
The new membership campaign slogan was
discussed. Since Branch 20, Joliet w ill host the next
convention which w ill be the 20th N ational Convention
M A Y , 1984
MA Y —
‘ 77s the month o f our
M other!
Remember all Hie beautiful old songs we sang in our
Blessed Mother with the words that were ever so sweel
and endearing? We miss these as they were such an in­
spiration to all of us. Perhaps more of the world needs
this kind of song to gel us out of this deep depression we
are in. Il seems (he people lliat have Failh and Hope, lead
good lives and are happy, and Ihe losers of this Faith and
Hope are more violent Ilian ever. The newspapers are nol
even exciting to read anymore with Ihe terrible hap­
penings of each.
Congratulations and good wishes lo all our Mothers
and Women of Ihe Year of all Ihe branches of Ihe
Slovenian Women’s Union. Our love and prayers lo each
and everyone of you. To all our deceased “ M A M IC E "
we say,
"M o th e r dear remember me
and never cease thy care
T ill in Heaven eternally
Thy Love and Bliss we sh a re .''
A L B IN A U EH L E IN
W om en’ s A ctivities D irector
COMBINED BRANCHES
MARCH REPORT
The C om bined Branches o f Cleveland met on M arch
22nd at the St. C la ir Recreation Center in Cleveland.
State President, A nn Tercek, opened the meeting w ith a
prayer fo r sick and departed members. Stella D ancull, a
long tim e secretary and treasurer resigned in December,
1983 and in her place, Kay Yuratovac, president o f
W arrensville Branch No. 73 was elected. Present officers
are, besides A n n and Kay, as follow s:
Vice president, Vera Bajec, Recording secretary, Jo
Comenshek, A u d ito rs , Stella Dancull and Rose Kosko.
M inutes o f the December meeting and financial
report were given and accepted. Members were present
fro m branches No. 10, 14, 21, 32, 47, 50 and 73 and each
gave a report on progress o f their branches. The C o tillio n
Ball has been postponed fo r the tim e being. A discussion
to have a “ Luncheon is Served” in June to raise the
am ount o f $450 w hich is the balance needed to complete
o u r $3,000 pledge to the Slovenian Home fo r the Aged on
N e ff Road was approved. The date and place w ill be
announced later. We need 150 participants. Tickets w ill
be priced at $3.50. W e’ ll have some prizes fo r extra fu n d ­
raising. Please keep this in mind and plan to attend so we
can finalize this project and be proud o f another ac­
com plishm ent.
Next meeting is M ay 24th at the same place. Meeting
adjourned at 4:10 p.m .
M ay ydu all have a most enjoyable Mothers Day
w ith the blessings o f o u r Heavenly M other.
M A R IE BECK
held in 1987, a m otion was made by V icto ria Bobence
and seconded by M a rio n M a ro lt to name the campaign
“ 2 0 /2 0 ” , effective A p ril 1, 1984. The campaign w ill
continue to the convention year. M o tio n carried.
The meeting was adjourned by President M u lle r at
1:10 p.m . wishing all o f the members o f the Board a safe
trip home. The meeting closed w ith prayer and we all
joined hands w hile singing “ Češčena si M a rija .”
M a ry M u lle r, President
V ictoria Bobence, Recording Secretary
Reports will follow next month
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F IN A N C IA L R EP O R T January 1 to December 31, 1983
Finančno poročilo 1. januarja do 31. decembra 1983
Income - Dohodki:
Assessments..........................................................................................$69,974.60
Interest from b o n d s .............................................................................. 49,014.32
Interest bank certificates, savings, c h e ckin g ..................................... 6,747.24
R e n ta l........................................................................................................ 1,722.25
Bond sale p r o f i t ........................................................................................ 1,621.26
M iscellaneous.................................................................................................27.40
$129,107.07
Disbursements - Stroški:
Death Claims - 1 4 6 ...................................................
Salaries .....................................................................
A dm inistrative, travel, perdiems o ffic e r s ............
Unemployment t a x ...................................................
F 1 C A .........................................................................
Illin o is Department o f Insurance filin g f e e .........
Real Estate T a x .......................................................
Z A R J A - T H E DAW N
P r in t in g ......... : .................................................... . . $32,228.03
Postage ................................................................ . .. . 4,114.84
Address f i l e ........................................................... ___ 1,500.00
---------------Electricity, gas, water ..............................................
Advertising, printing, s ta tio n e r y ...........................
Postage and te le p h o n e ..............................................
Loss on bond s a le .....................................................
Maintenance ..............................................................
Bowling, Junior, Campaign, Secretarial awards .
Slovenian Miners Project .......................................
Convention - C o s t................................................... . . $21,950.91
Less cookbook proceeds................................ . . . 21,820.98
Equipm ent repairs ...................................................
Insurance ...................................................................
Investment charges ..................................................
Floral tribute and scholarship memorial —
deceased national past president
A ntonia T u re k ...................................................
Dues: Illin o is Fraternal Congress 83-84 ................ ......... $75.00
Slovenian American Heritage A ssn ................ ........... 15.00
Bishop Baraga A s s o c ia tio n .....................................
M iscellaneous............................................................
$17,600.00
. 19,075.00
. 7,989.50
. . . 306.75
. 1,272.97
___ 25.00
. 1,773.38
37,842.87
. 2,702.73
. 2,138.57
. 1,185.75
. . . 217.50
. 1,605.73
. 2,622.98
. . . 125.00
129.93
___ 46.16
. . . 589.00
. 1,564.00
___ 63.10
90.00
. . . 100.00
100,37
99,166.29
29,940.78
Gain fo r Year ................................................................
Balance December 31, 1982 ................................................................. 724,225.39
NO. 32, E U C L ID , OH
May 18th is the big day! Our
M other’ s Day dinner w ill take place
then honoring M ary Zak. Serving
starts at 6:30 p.m. M ary Ster w ill be
cooking at her usual best.
Birthday
ladies were Joanna
Wcglarz and president, D orothy
Lamm . On Jan. 9th our 53 year
member, Jennie Jagodnik, was 93
years young. She resides w ith her son
and daughter-in-law, Tony and Irene
Jagodnik, secretary o f Br. 50 and
National A u d ito r o f Zveza. Mrs.
Jagodnik had recently fallen and
broken
her arm and is still
recuperating. “ H e llo ” and “ Poz­
drav,
M rs. Jagodnik, od vse
članice!”
Our sympathy to M ary Boslian
who recently lost her brother, Albert
Kokely who was the father o f Shirley
Lapuh. Shirley and her husband,
Ron manage the clubroom at the
Recher H all. To Elsie Sudar, from
the Tw o C ro ’ s Lounge, who lost her
brother, Joe H rovat, our sympathy.
50 year member, M ary Ursic, is
back from a Caribbean Cruise w ith
sons and families. They also visited
Disneyworld and Epcot Center in
F lo rid a .
D ianne K astelic and
daughter, Kathy, were also in
Florida at those two places and at
Smyrna Beach. They were w ith a
group frim C ircle 2 w ith Celia
Dolgan.
Welcome back after a long ab­
sence to Carmen Cartenuto who is a
grandm other fo r the third time. A
baby g irl, Nancy Scott, was born to
son Frank and his wife.
You know spring is here when we
have Betty Barnes w ith her Stanley
Products. Looks like we’ ll be seeing
a lot o f sore hands and backs fo r a
while.
Ladies, bring along your husbands
and friends to the dinner. W e’ ll have
an open bar and the usual en­
tertainment. Also, please remember
to save cancelled stamps fo r
Lavonna A v itt. They are fo r a good
cause. See you on the 18th.
ESTHER G A R B IN C U S
NO. 33, D llI.U T H , MN
Balance December 31, 1985 .................................................................$754,166.17
Olga Ancel, N a t’ l Secretary
GET ON THE 20/20 BA ND WA GON!
Already thinking about (he next Convention, the membership campaign
just announced will be entitled “ 20/20” , recognizing that branch, No. 20,
Joliet, III., will host the 20th National Convention, in May 1987.
Prizes for all new members enrolled! Your cooperation is appreciated!
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Ash Wednesday Mass, before our
regular meeting was a very good way
fo r members to start out the Lenten
season.
May 2 as well, as special “ M other
o f Year” honoring Donna C arl.
There w ill special emphasis on
c o n tr ib u t io n s
fo r
L o r r a in e
Mlodozyniec toward planned trip to
Germany fo r treatment for M ultiple
Sclerosis. A ny help we, as a group,
can do w ill o f great help, and if
made by mail as well.
Z A R .IA —T H E DA W N
Lizette W ilson w ill be moving so
she w ill be replaced by Sharon Baker
as recording secretary.
Althea Tverberg won the $15.00
attendance prize. Susan Skull was to
be honored as “ Queen ol the
M o n th ” fo r A p ril.
Prayers o f sympathy fo r Anna
S azarzia,
g ra n d so n ;
D o ro th y
Jacobson,
b ro th e r;
and
Elsie
Bergman, brother. Also prayers lo r
all sick members: Liz Miscewiez and
M ildred Olson.
C ongratulations 10 Clem Spehar
and Donna C arl, new grandchildren.
D orothy Jacobson returned from
trip to H aw aii.
E m ily Skull and Dolores Heski
attended a Heritage Day planning
meeting in
H ibbing.
Programs
enjoyed: Feb.,-Josie Rzatkowski,
slides on Poland; M arch, Lizette
W ilson, slides on England; A p ril,
Dennis Anderson, from Johnson
M ortuary.
There w ill be a “ fu ll bus” fo r June
23-25 trip to Thunder Bay, Canada.
LOIS P E LA N D E R
NO. 38. C H IS H O L M , MN
Greetings from Chisholm . Spring
is in the air! Last year at this time we
were busy planning fo r our N ational
Convention. Now we have more lim e
to enjoy the nice things about spring.
Plans are being made fo r the M other
o f the Year banquet. Last year we
honored all mothers. This year the
committee chose M ary Sinko as our
honoree. We w ill have our dinner
and program at the Slovenian
N ational Home in C hisholm . Jennie
Samsa, our president and also the
Slovenian H om e Caterers w ill
prepare the dinner. Her usual crew
w ill help. 1 did not attend (lie last
branch meeting and Josie Zupančič
was there to lake the minutes. Thank
you, Josie! A t that meeting a
donation o f $50 was made to the
Bishop Baraga M em orial Fund and
$50 to the local drum and bugle
corps. Kathy Knuth, our secretarytreasurer, is also checking on a trip
by bus fo r us to the T w in Cities. We
are looking forw ard lo that.
O ur deepest sympathy to the
G lobokar fam ily who lost their
mother recently. Frances G lobokar
was one o f the oldest members ol our
branch.
A gain, happy spring to all and get
well wishes to the shut-ins and those
ailing. Branch 38 wishes a “ Happy
M othe r’ s D ay” to all our members
and grandmothers o f all the bran­
ches.
A special wish to our own M other
o f the Year, M ary Sinko!
ROSE N IE M I
M A Y , 1984
Greetings from your Youth Director:
A lot of good things happen in May. We gel rid of winter and spring
brings forth sunny days, green grass, warm weather, crocus, tulips and
daffodils. Mothers Day and the end of a school year. We should be so
thankful for all these blessings.
First of all let us all give thanks to Cod for without Him none of the
above would be possible. I hope our young people today are more mindful of
this than we were. We sort of took all this for granted I think.
I want to remind all of you again to please make a special effort this year
to really express your feelings of love to your mothers. All of us know the
feeling we get when someone gives us praise or recognition. A mother's job is
really a heavy load and she needs all the tender loving care she can gel to
lighten her load.
Another person who needs to he told how much you think of them are
your teachers. Many of them really work hard to give you the best education
possible and really care about what happens to you. If they are good to you
and help you, tell them you really appreciate what they are doing for you.
Showing that you care will make them feel good about themselves and they
will try even harder to be belter teachers. Let's all make the month of May —
“ Tender Loving Care” month.
Anna I,. H odnik
NO. 4», L O R A IN , OH
Happy Mothers Day! W ith the
years going so last - I guess we’ ll just
have to give ourselves a big hug. The
day makes me have a big ache in my
heart fo r the days gone by.
O ur March meeting was well
attended, 16 in a ll, and a lively one
while making plans fo r “ M other o f
the Year” party honoring Jean A.
Balogh. It w ill also be on May 2nd more details in Jim M ahoney’ s
column in the Journal. L e t’ s make it
a gala a ffa ir.
D oor prize donated by Angeline
V oytko and won by Angie Zgonc don’ t forget you have to be at a
meeting to win - so come on - we’ d
love to have you.
Birthday girls that served a lovely
dessert were Agnes Bucher, Angeline
V oytko and Angeline Zgonc.
Thank you - to Jean A . Balogh,
Angeline Brehany and M a ry Koziura
fo r your generous monetary gil ts.
M ary Matos thanks again fo r
always bringing a prize.
A very happy 95th birthday to
M ary Evanish - may every day be a
sunny one.
To all our ill members - and
especially Mayme Erjavec and Katie
Fusli - H u rry and get well!
O ur sincerest sympathy to long
tim e members, Ann Bobrowski and
Rose Knezetie on the loss o f their
brother, Luke Udovieh who passed
away in C a lifo rn ia . He is survived by
his w ife A lta , and son Michael. May
he rest in peace.
The engagement o f Richard
Koziura to Rebecca Swartz has been
announced. O ur long time member,
M ary Koziura is the mother o f
Richard. The wedding w ill be in
September. Happiness to all.
It lias been brought to my at­
tention that Edley Grayson, husband
o f Angeline, has had heart surgery
(valve replaced) and Joe Janezic
husband o f M ary has had open heart
surgery (trip le by-pass). Speedy
recovery - and may God watch over
you.
I w ill close w ith this poem - my
thanks to Agatha Donges fo r giving
it to me and w ritten by Richard
A rm o u r.
Everyday Madonna
When Father carved
Thanksgiving 's b ird
A nd asked us each what
u’c’ preferred.
As sure as summer fo lio iv.s
sprinti
Came m other's "Please,
/ 'II take the w in g .''
She never asked f o r let; or
breast.
We thought she like d the
wing the best.
I was a man before I
knew
Why mothers do the things
they do.
Remember your loved ones on
M em orial day!
M A R Y PLOSZAJ
NO. 41. C L E V E L A N D . OH
O ur regular semi-monthly meeting
was held on a nice sunny day March
20th and was opened by Pres.
A m elia Oswald w ith prayer fo r our
living and deceased members. As we
w rite this report the fo llo w in g day,
the w orld outside is breath-takingly
b eautiful...a scene that could only be
created by our Lord. The tree
branches are covered w ith H uffy,
w hite snow, the finches, juncoes.
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chickadee and sparrows are vying
w ith each other fo r a turn at the
feeder in an old apple tree. T ru ly a
picture-post card scene.
To get to the business portion o f
our meeting: reports were made by
our o ffice r’s and Secretary Justine
Prhne said members have been very
cooperative in keeping dues paid up.
The few who have not done so, are
asked to kindly do so prom ptly.
O ur Secretary ordered some SWU
emblem pins from our National
Sec’ y. They are tru ly beautiful and
sell fo r $3.00 each. Alm ost every
member present purchased one and
w ill be proud to wear it. Please call
Mrs. Prhne at 261-8914 i f you wish
to have one reserved for you. She
also gave a report o f the annual
meeting o f C ertificate holders o f
Slovenian W orkm en’ s Home. We
were happy to know that the Home is
being operated by capable Directors
who keep im proving the Home fo r
the com fort and convenience o f our
people. Justine G irod, as usual, gave
us some very valuable inform ation
pertaining to a “ Crim e W atch”
program concerning elderly people in
particular. She also showed us a
v a lu a b le
p h o to g r a p h
c a lle d
“ Nature’ s A p p a rition o f C h rist” .
This photo was taken in 1914 in
C ovington, Ky. It is a picture o f a
countryside - two homes, a small
body o f water and trees. When
looking closely in the trees we see a
picture o f the Body o f C hrist. Just
unbelievable, but it is claimed to be
an untouched photograph.
O ur M other-of-the-Year, Justine
Prhne, w ill be honored on Sunday,
May 20th. The celebration w ill begin
w ith H oly Mass at 10:30 in St.
M a ry’ s Church on Holmes Ave.
followed immediately by a luncheon
D u ff’ s Smorgasbord, Euclid Ave. &
Rte. 91. This is a delightful all-youcan-eat restaurant and the cost is
very reasonable. We invite our sistermembers and friends to jo in us.
Reservations can be made in advance
so please call Justine G irod at 2680882 or Cecelia W o lf at 261-0436 as
soon as possible.
Sincere condolences are extended
to M ary Bostian in the loss o f her
beloved husband and her brother.
We pray God w ill grant her strength
and better health in the future.
O ur member. Fay Aleks, is always
busy making and doing things to
make someone happy. Recently, she
donated some lovely hand towels and
a dozen book marks to our Branch.
The proceeds o f the sale o f these w ill
be added to our treasury. She also
made lap robes (small afghans) fo r
wheel-chair patients at the Slovene
Home fo r Aged. God Bless you Fay!
A nother member we are proud o f is
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M illie Bradac who was named
“ W o m a n -o f-th e -Y e a r”
by the
Directors o f Slovenian W orkm en’ s
H om e.
S he
w as
vv a r m I y
congratulated by her fam ily and
friends at a banquet on March 18th.
A fte r adjournm ent, we all enjoyed
yum m y refreshments donated by
Justine G irod, Am elia Oswald and
Anna Skok. Thank you. Ladies!! Wc
send greetings and best wishes to all
members o f Slovenian W om en’ s
Union.
C E C E L IA W O L F &
JU S T IN E G IR O D
NO. 42, M A P L K IK . I S., O il
B irthday greetings to Marge
R oznik,
Frances Stavec,
Helen
Lipnos, Arlene Legan, Imelda Blazy,
Jennifer Repka, Joyce Kosak and
Helen Prudie.
T o our sick members, we wish you
well; our prayers are w ith you.
Remember them w ith a card or visit.
Wc extend our deepest sympathy
to form er N ational President, M ary
Bostian, in tlje loss o f her husband,
A nton and brother, A lbert Kokely.
Wc w ill honor our W oman o f the
Year, M ary Lou Prhne, and living
and deceased members o f Br. 42 at a
special mass on M ay 8th at St.
Wenceslaus Church, 7:15 p.m . Then,
to the N ational Home fo r a lun­
cheon.
O ur traveler is Helen Lipnos to
Pittsburgh to visit her sister; Betty
Ann Kastelie’ s daughter, received a
scholarship at the M aple Hgts., High
School. Lou Kastelic is busy packing
to
m ove to
M a ry la n d .
Ann
Keglovich’ s daughter is getting
m arried in September. M illie Rizzo
has a new grandson. Yours tru ly has
a
new
great
g ra n d d a u g h te r.
Remember to save fo r our M ay 18th
Rummage Sale.
D O N N A STU BLJER
NO. 43, M II.W A U K K K , W1
As Spring is ro llin g in to our midst,
so did the attendance at the March
meeting, all due to the nice weather
we had. Let’ s keep it up. We heard
the results o f “ Luncheon is Ser­
ved,” which was a great, success
and the food was very good. We then
discussed the M o th e r’ s Day Dinner
and reservations were taken, which
w ill be held on Monday evening May
14th at 6:15 p.m . at John’ s H all 35th & Lincoln. Anyone wishing to
make reservations, please call 4817357. There w ill be no meeting on
Wednesday afternoon May 23rd.
Kenny Delopst and his dad left for
Slovenia fo r 10 days. This was
Kenny’ s first trip and lie enjoyed it
immensely. He plans on going back
fo r a longer vacation. M any o f our
members belong to Uspeli and are on
a concert to u r to Slovenia in May
and June. T heir performances are
fantastic, and I ’ m sure they w ill leave
some beautiful memories o f their
singing in Slovenia.
Several members are sick: Jean
Luzar at Methodist M anor. Angela
Pasler at the age o f 97 had surgery at
St. M a ry ’ s H ospital. Anne H ille r is
home a fte r being hospitalized.
M atilda Simcie, M ary T ra tn ik and
M ary Jurovich arc still on the sick
list. Eddie Bregant, husband o f our
new organist, M itz i, at St. John’ s
Church had heart surgery. To the
above and all other shut-ins a speedy
recovery.
M a lty
and
M ary
Pugcl are
celebrating their 50th Wedding
A nniversary, and T illie & M arty
Gregorcich their 39th. There just
couldn’ t be a more perfect way to
greet you and send our best wishes
and congratulations, on your an­
niversaries. M ay you have many,
many more.
It is sad that I in fo rm you that
Valentine K olar, husband o f the late
Josephine K olar passed away. To the
K olar fam ilies and to Anne Konezai
o u r deepest condolences; to the
fam ilies o f C hristine Stein and Jack
and Rose Cassetta on the loss o f their
dear sister, Anne Rasmussen, also
Katie Spende and fa m ily. She was
also my dear cousin. A fte r a long
illness A dolph Remitz passed away.
He was the brother o f M ary
Frankow ski. To the Frankowski
fam ily our deepest sympathy. May
they all rest in peace.
Welcome our new member Joseph
De Late.
A t the conclusion wc sang Happy
B irthday to our birthday gals, who
treated us to ham sandwiches, cream
cheese cake, rosettes, and other
goodies. The food delicious and
plenty o f it. A fte r lunch we played
our favorite game.
Please note: No meeting on
Wednesday afternoon May 23rd.
Then on Wednesday June 27th at 1
p.m. w ill be the last meeting until
September.
R.K.
NO . 50, C L E V E L A N D , O H
A rainy night but 91 members
attended in spite o f the inclement
weather; and I must say, quite a bit
o f the “ Green” was worn by all.
Even some desserts were green
ce le b ra tin g St. P a tric k ’ s Day
belatedly. O ur W hite Elephant sale
before and after the meeting was
quite a success, although this venture
entails a lo t
o f p re lim in a ry
preparation by the president and
Z A R J A —T H i : D A W N
helpers. But we all found bargains.
Last month
I reported that
members o f good standing fo r 20
years w ill receive free dues at 75
years o f age, but after our secretary
looked her books over and all the
ages were checked she found out that
there are too many o f us reaching
that age too soon! So now, fo r the
time being, it w ill be that one h a lf the
yearly dues w ill be paid and only
after age 80. Tim e flies, eh?
Especially after age 65!
C ongratulations to our C aroline
Budan who is also a member o f the
singing society Glasbena M atica on
her return as a soloist at their recent
concert. A large audience was happy
w ith (ier rendition and their applause
merited an encore from her. I ’ m sure
C aroline was happy to sing again to
an appreciative audience even tho
she had only two rehearsals w ith the
group. Such a beautiful voice and
she is always w illin g to share it!
Home again from Florida is Fran
Baker who was visiting her son and
grandchildren. She enjoyed the visit
and the fine weather but had to come
back to our deep snow. A lbina
M rsn ik, w ith a great tan, is home
from two months in C a lifo rn ia
visiting her brother a n d 'to u rin g the
western state and she said it was
greqt! Came home in time to see the
honorees o f the Slovene Homes. She
had those honors herself last year.
W hile attending our meeting, she
met Rose Bavec who was a bride the
same day as she, at St. Vitus Church
in 1927 at the same mass and w ith
two other brides, fo u r marriages at
one mass! W ould be nice to look up
the other two brides, too, and
reminisce!
M arie D olinar, who is con­
valescing, announces the engagement
o f her granddaughter, Karen Lee
Klemenčič, a Reserve Cash Teller o f
A m criT ru st Co. to Erick Penicka, an
electrical designer fo r Comstock
Engineering Co. and w orking at the
Perry Nuclear Plant. Wedding plans
arc pending.
Bea Tome enjoyed her 5 year old
granddaughter, Daniella, fo r a week
during the Easter season. Bet she did
a lot o f storybook reading and
puzzles.
Condolences to Julia H orvat whose
husband passed away and to M ary
Vadnal who lost her mother.
Convalescing at home is Sophie
Kaplan, doing fine we hear. And
Jennie Kokatec, M ary Habat, Ann
Parker, Rose Zalar, Sophie Zagorc
and M ary Zagar. Pauline Siefert’ s
two wrists are new healed (I
misspelled her name last month,
so rry!) I f you know the ladies, please
send them a card or call. I t ’ s really
appreciated. Three husbands named
M A Y , 1984
Frank are also convalescing - mine Frank Šebenik, also Frank Skoda
and Frank K ris to ff.
We sang greetings to 9 birthday
ladies and one anniversary and
surprisingly had present only 4
Josephines “ Pepcas” celebrating St.
Joseph’ s Day.
A p ril meeting was planned fo r
in itia tio n o f new members and cadets
were to be in u n ifo rm fo r the oc­
casion.
June w ill be the Hat Parade again.
We enjoyed it so much last year so
this year we ask that you bring your
own creation and model it, too. It
should be fun again. The older the
hats the better! Ransack your attics
and closets and come up w ith some
beauties!
A ttend our M ay meeting to honor
our M other o f the Year. I t ’ s Spring!
Do watch a parade on M em orial
Day! Saw this quote:
Alw ays try to be a little kinder
than is necessary! R ig h t! Pays
dividends!
V E R A Š EBENIK
NO. 52, K IT Z V IL L E , M N
O ur meeting in March was held at
Rose T rom bley’ s home. Gertrude
Kochevar was in the hospital fo r
surgery. Cards were sent to Ann
Deblack in sympathy in the loss o f
her brother, Ludw ik Laurich.
Hostesses fo r the evening were
A n n T o o l, A nn Nadeau, Ann
Deblack and Katie D olinick who
served a delicious lunch. Prizes were
awarded to the fo llo w in g : Door
Prize: Katherine A dam ich; Bridge:
Julia Mancuso High and Celia
P a lita n o ,
L o w ; Smear: A lic e
B aratto, H igh and M ary Techar,
L o w ; Jennie Crea, H igh and
Genevieve Zidarich, Low . President
o f our branch was to attend a
meeting in M arch about the Heritage
Day in August. Lunch was served.
O ur State C onvention plans were
discussed and we urge more members
to attend our meetings. Rose Maras,
State President, was invited to the
next meeting. We also o ffe r our
deepest sympathy to sister, Jessie
Bunetto who lost her dearly beloved,
Steve Bunetto. We all know what a
great loss it is fo r her and we hope
and pray she w ill find com fort in
knowing that we also share in her
sorrow. Thank you all fo r par­
ticipating in the prayer and sym­
pathy. M ay he rest in peace.
A P R IL M E E T IN G
O ur meeting was again held at the
Kochevar residence and our State
P resident
Rose, attended and
discussed the Heritage Day plans and
also State Convention. Progress is
coming along nicely. Hope all
branches w ill attend.
We wished all our sick members
godspeed to a rapid recovery.
I wish to thank all those who made
my stay in the hospital a pleasant one
and all the girls who visited me at
home and brought dinners to me.
W ords are not enough to express my
gratitude but I cannot find any other
way o f saying it - so, T H A N K YOU
A N D G O D BLESS Y O U !
O ur President, Rose Trom bley
was away and sister Jennie Crea led
us in prayer and then we enjoyed the
social o f the evening. Hostesses were
sisters A lic e
B a ra tto ,
P h y llis
P avatieh, M u rie l Sabatini and
D orothy Ban. A delicious lunch was
served. D oor prize was won by
Gertrude Kochevar. Honors were
awarded to the fo llo w in g sisters in
Smear: Margaret Kochevar Jennie
Crea, Gertrude Kochevar, M uriel
Sabatini; Bridge to sisters Julia
M ancuso, Josephine Yeshe. A
w onderful evening was had by all.
We w ill hold our meeting again the
first Wed. o f the month and wish to
see you all at the home o f Gertrude
Kochevar. God bless you all and
keep you in the best o f health. Yours
tru ly,
G E R TR U D E K O C H E V A R
NO. 54, W A R R K N .O H
O ur M other-D aughter Luncheon
w ill be on M ay 16th at the Elks
Lodge on Rt. 422. You w ill be
contacted fo r reservations and your
attendance w ill be greatly ap­
preciated since we w ill be having a
guest o f honor, our M other o f the
Year, T rudy Thompson. We always
enjoy ourselves at these functions.
Please try to attend. We w ill have a
meeting on June 20th and then
resume again in September.
Get well wishes to M ary Diana
who had surgery; Rose Y u rtin ’ s
husband, Frank who is ailing and
Jennie Golden who is slowly on the
mend.
C ongratulations to our eldest son,
Phil, who received his Masters
Degree o f Engineering at Illin o is
Institute o f Technology in Chicago
and to our daughter, Pat, who. w ill
graduate fro m
St. E liza b e th ’ s
Hospital Medical Center in June. We
are very proud o f them and wish
them all the best. They are won­
d erful children!
Happy springtim e to you all and
happy traveling!
JO A N N E P O N IK V A R
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L E T T E R S .....................
W E GET LETTERS . .
“ DOBER D A N ” GOOD DAY!
I purchased the cookbook,
W om en’ s G lo ry - The Kitchen
fo u r years ago in order to learn
to cook and satisfy my
husband’ s desire fo r
his
tr a d itio n a l
S lo ve n ia n
C roatian foods. A fte r four
years o f happy marriage, I
have learned more about the
customs and tra dition s from
his ancestor’ s hom elands,
including some o f the music.
Just like many young men, my
husband learned to play the
accordian; however, he had to
leave Cleveland, O hio and the
influence o f his culture to
serve in the United States
M arine Corps and has done so
proudly and w ith honor fo r 27
years as o f the 23 rd o f
January, 1984. In this tim e, he
has
very
seldom
fo u n d
com panionship fro m people o f
his own national heritage.
Now, in reflection, and in
looking forw ard to retirement
fro m the Corps, we fin d a deep
desire to draw closer to our
roots and he wishes to refresh
his memories w hile 1 learn
more.
In this quest, I turned to my
copy o f W om en’ s G lo ry - the
Kitchen and realized that 1 had
retained the application fo r
membership to the Slovenian
W o m e n ’ s U n io n
th a t
I
received w ith the book, so 1 am
subm itting it at this tim e in
earnest request fo r acceptance.
I hope to have access to the
publications the SW U has
available on all subjects that
have
been
p u b lish e d
to
prom ote understanding and to
perpetuate the traditions and
culture o f Slovenia and the
surrounding countries.
H o p e fu lly ,
th ro u g h
my
learning and understanding, I
m ight contribute to the noble
pu rp ose
fo r
w h ich
the
Slovenian W om en’ s U nion
was founded and perhaps in
some way my own experiences
as the w ife o f an Am erican
Slovenian-C roatian, livin g the
highly m obile life w ith my
M arine Corps fa m ily w ill aid
in the pursuit o f these goals.
A t this tim e, my fa m ily is
livin g in O kinaw a, Japan and
tru ly experiencing all the joys
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and sorrows o f adapting to an
extremely alien culture. We
long fo r our homeland o f
A m erica yet we enjoy the
w arm th, hosp ita lity o f the
O kinaw an people. O ur to u r o f
duty here w ill continue u n til
July, 1985. Never before has
tra d itio n and ties to our
fa m ilie s and c o u n try m e n
meant m ore to each o f us.
1 have enclosed a $15 money
order to cover any increase in
annual dues fo r my mem­
bership. Should this be more
than is required, please donate
any excess to the Scholarship
Fund o r any needed project o f
the U nion.
I
w ould be grateful i f you
can send “ The D aw n” to me
post haste as well as some
more in fo rm a tio n about the
S .W .U . I w ould like to have a
listing o f the active chapters
around the U.S. and w ould
love to correspond w ith any
S .W .U . members. A lso , 1
w ould be very happy to have a
lis t
o f the
p u b lic a tio n .'
a v a ila b le and prices and
p a rticu la r, the song books.
Please let me know how I
can best serve in the Slovenian
W om en’ s U nion.
M ay I hear fro m you soon?
Z Bogom — God be w ith you!
M rs. James A . Oster (Judy)
c /o M S G T Osier
C Co H and S B N
Foster Special Ser
fP O Seattle, WA 98773
(O u r thanks to M rs. Oster f o r
her interesting letter and we
hope
her
appeal fo r
correspondence w ill be an­
swered. We also welcome her
most h e a rtily in to o u r ranks
and hope to hear often on how
the Oster fa m ily is doing in
their new environm ent. Keep
us posted, J u d y ! Ed.)
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PRAISES C OOKBOOK
“ Please send me in fo rm a tio n
about
jo in in g
the
S lo v e n ia n
W om en’ s U nion. A lso, please send
in fo rm a tio n and cost o f obtaining
the book, “ From
Slovenia to
A m e rica .” M y grandm other was one
o f the founding members o f the N .Y .
C ity chapter. I love your cookbook
and am passing it on to my teenage
daughter. Thank you. Sincerely,
M a ry Jane Sexton
New C ity, N .Y .”
Dear Mrs. Leskovar:
Enclosed find a check for $10.00
in payment for one year’s sub­
scription to Z a rja — The Dawn. If
possible, could
the JanuaryFebruary, 1984, No. 1-2, Vol. 56 be
included in (he year’s subscription? I
have seen a copy of that particular
issue and found it to be full of in­
formation which will be helpful to
me in building my course on
Slovenia. Please allow me to give you
background information.
John C ar-oll University in the
Cleveland area began a series of
classes called Inlercullural Per­
spectives in 1973. The purpose of the
courses was to increase
un­
derstanding and appreciation of the
many peoples who make up our
community. I already have a course
on Poland and have been requested
to prepare another course on
"another country.” Since I am of
Slovenian heritage, I suggested
Slovenia. The suggestion was ac­
cepted, and, once placed into the
curriculum, will be offered every
other year.
My research is just beginning in
earnest. Although I have much of my
own materials, having been active as
both a singer and folk artist
(pisanice), there is much to be
researched historically. The first
semester is spent studying Slovenia in
Europe, and the second semester is
spent studying Slovenians in
America. With a view to the second
semester’s content, I am requesting
any information on the Slovenian
Women's Union o f America, as I do
prepare lectures on the fraternals and
the role of women in the immigrant
community. Your history, logo,
pictures of pioneer founders, etc.,
would be most helpful. Please advise
as to cost incurred by you in
providing copies of the requested
materials.
Enclosed is a copy of the
Slovenian Folk Art Exhibit which
Doris Sadar and I coordinated for
the University. I believe Doris was
planning to send you more in­
formation.
Thank you for your kindness in
this matter.
Sincerely,
Frances Ha h ie
Gates M ills , O hio
A m enclosing a money o rder f o r
m y lodge dues f o r 1984. A lso, I lo o k
fo rw a rd to receiving the Z A R JA
each m onth and sort o f keep up with
what goes on at the d iffe re n t lodges.
I t ’s very interesting. Thank you.
Dorothy J. Nevelos
Denver, C olorado
ZARJA— THE DAWN
SLOVENIA
AND
SLOVENIANS
b y M a r i a P o v s ic
Slovenian Tales
and Legends
Most o f the Slovenian fo lk and fa iry tales contain
sim ilar elements o f wonder and magic as the folktales o f
all Slav nations and other West European countries.
There are good and evil spirits who accompany men from
the beginning to the end o f their lives. There are fa iry
godmothers who determine the future o f a child at his
b irth . Deep forests are fu ll o f good elves who reveal the
hiding places o f rich treasures to the good and to those in
need. W hite ladies called “ vile” live beneath T riglav
M ountain, the highest A lpine peak in Slovenia. “ V ile ”
helped the A lpin e shepherds in many ways. They revealed
to them, fo r instance, which herbs to use in order to cure
their illnesses. The white ladies are guarded by a flock o f
white goats which are lead by a ram w ith golden horns.
A lthough many hunters have tried to pursue the ram (he
is also guarding a treasure beneath T riglav), no one has
been able to catch him. I f the ram is wounded, a flow er
springs up immediately from each drop o f his blood and
i f he eats but one petal o f these flowers, he is healed
instantly.6
The most known evil spirits are fierce water ogres
who live in rivers and lakes, and w ould drown anyone
who is not keeping out o f their way. And, o f course,
there are witches, who transform human beings into
animals. There arc giants who fight w ith dragons, pull
trees by their roots, and handle huge boulders w ith ease.7
Folk stories tell about brave and clever youths, who
win princesses fo r their wives, and about clever peasants
who outsm art rich landlords or even kings.
Some stories are about national heroes. One such
hero is K ra lj M atjaž (King Matthias) a legendary
conqueror o f the T urks, who fo r many centuries plagued
Slovenia. He still “ sleeps” in a cave under the M ountain
Peca. Black ravens are guarding the entrance to the cave,
and when the Slovenians w ill be in their greatest need, he
w ill emerge and save them from the enemy. Some legends
from C arinthia say that K ralj M atjaž w ill wake up when
in the middle o f a winter a linden tree w ill spring up
above his cave. It w ill bloom fo r an hour and then die.
M A Y , 1984
On St. George’ s Day, K ra lj M atjaž w ill hang his shield on
one o f its branches and the tree w ill suddenly flow er
again. K ra lj M atjaž and his arm y w ill then come from the
cave. They w ill fight against the injustice, and good
prosperous times w ill return to Slovenia.8
There are many stories w ith talking animals; most o f
the tim e they interact w ith human beings. The story o f
the “ grateful rooster” tells about a farm er whose only
possession was a single rooster, t he farm er was very
fond o f him and shared everything w ith him. The rooster
was so grateful to his master that in his ingenious way, he
not only won him wealth and prosperity, but also a
princess in marriage.9
In all talcs, those who are wicked and envious, those
who hunger lo r wealth and power are always punished.
On the other hand, the fa ith fu l, the heroes, and the
generous are rewarded. When the heroes are in the
greatest danger, when the good and poor need immediate
help, there are magical beings, animals or even natural
powers, like the sun, the moon, and the winds who come
to the rescue.10
A fte r the conversion o f Slovenes to C hristianity,
dilfe re n t types o f stories appeared. These are called
legends and they tell about saints, M ary the M other o f
Jesus and God him self walking 011 Slovenian soil, helping
the poor, teaching them the C hristian truths, or ex­
plaining what Slovenes, in their sim p licity, could not
understand. One o f these such legends tells about the
beginning o f the beautiful Lake Bled.
Where the lake o f Bled is today, there once was onty
a green meadow. The island was a h ill, over which
grazing animals roamed freely. In the center was a little
church. A voice fro m heaven came to the people: “ Put a
fence around my church,” but the people w ould not
listen. One m orning the com m unity woke up to find a
deep lake where the meadows had been; only the h ill w ith
the chapel was protruded out o f the water. The watery
fence is serving forever to keep the animals away from
the little chapel.11
M any of the tales were collected from storytellers
across Slovenia, starting in the middle o f the ninteenth
century. There are several collections o f folktales
available in Slovenian fo r children as well as adults.
Some are b e autifully illustrated b y th e leading Slovenian
artists. “ Slovenske Narodne P ra v ljic e " contain pictures
by Maksim Gaspari, one o f the greatest Slovenian
painters, who died this year at the age o f 9 7 .1- In ad­
d itio n to folktales, there are also collections o f proverbs
and children’ s nursery rhymes. “ Pojte, pojte, drobne
ptice” (Sing, sing, little birds) by M arlenka Stupica is a
Slovenian M other Goose. A ll o f these books arc
published by M ladinska K njiga in L ju b lja n a .
(’ V la d im ir K av č ič . The G o ld e n
P u b lis h in g , 1969), pp . 7-8.
B ird .
(C le v e la n d .
W o rld
7“ l-o lk lo r e .” S la v o n ic E ncyclo p e d ia , pp . 3 2 6 -3 2 7 .
8V in k o M o d o r n d a jfe r . K o ro š k e
M la d in s k a k n jig a , 1 977), pp . 120-123.
p rip o v e d k e .
( L ju b lja n a :
9K av č ič , pp . 3 8-3 9 .
" ’A lo j z ij, B o lh a r. S lovenske n a ro d n e p ra v ljic e . (L ju b lja n a :
M la d in s k a K n jig a , 1978), v ario u s stories.
1'Č u je š a n d M a u k o , p. 35.
I2.l. P p . “ M a k s im G a s p a r i." O gnjišče. 17, N o . 1 (1 9 8 1 ), pp.
7 -1 0 .
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NO. 55, G IR A R D , OM
A t our March meeting, we made
plans fo r our M other-D aughter
Banquet. It w ill be on M ay 1Oth at
the Slovenian Home at 6 p.m.
O ur M other o f the Year is Louise
C a tte rlin .
She
was
b o rn
in
Youngstown, O hio on March 10th
and grew up in G irard. A fte r
m arrying her late husband, Richard
on Oct. 29th, 1949 she moved to
Struthers and then to A ustintow n.
She came back to G irard in 1980
after her husband’ s death. They have
three sons, D octor Richard, age 33
and Bruce and Brian, twins, who w ill
be 30 in June. She has three grand­
children, M artha, 10, Jason, 9, and
little Richard II I is 18 months old.
Louise attends St. Rose Church and
is a member o f the Youngstown
M other o f Twins C lub and the
M a h o n in g
V a lle y
C e ra m ic
A ssociation. She retired
fro m
Packard Electric after 17 years and
now works 4 days a week fo r her son,
Richard, in his d o cto r’ s office.
Louise has done a lot fo r our society
and
we
extend
our
sincere
congratulations to her.
Ladies having birthdays in May
are M ary Maček, D ori Kregar,
V irginia Rostan, D orothy M agill,
M a ry S a la jk o ,
Anka
K regar,
Florence Lukz. Happy Birthday to
all.
O ur lunch was made and served by
Louise C atterlin and myself.
W ishing you all a Happy M o th e r’ s
Day. Love,
R O SEM AR Y G O RD O N
NO. 56, H IB B IN G , M N
O ur March meeting was opened
w ith a prayer by president, Rose
Maras. We had a small attendance.
Reports were read and accepted. Sick
reported was Sandy Matezevich. A
get well card was sent to Mrs. De
Young. A card o f congratulations
was read, sent to us by Elizabeth
Spolar on Rose being elected state
president. The calling committee was
to call members the day before the
meeting. Special prize winner was
D orothy Oberstar. Meeting was
closed w ith a prayer by the president
which was followed by a slide
presentation by Milena Koehler 011
.the Gratis o f the Redemption ai West
Bend, Iowa. 11 was very beautiful.
Thanks, M ilena.
Lunch was served by hostesses
M ilena Koehler, Valeria Carlson,
and Lena Popruner. We enjoyed
playing cards and prize winners were
M ary M artin ich, Sylvia Latick and
A nn V oiovich. A p ril Hostesses were
to be H ilda Pogerelc, M ary Magayna
and Katie P hilipich. A t this w riting
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N A TIO N A L SLOVENIAN
HER ITA G E DAY
Sunday, August 26, 1984
H ib b in g M e m o ria l Arena, H ib b in g , M in n e s o ta
Sponsored
by Minnesota Branches
The great day is coming! First lo r our SWU branches in Minnesota
and 4th o f the entire organization, S L O V E N IA N H E R IT A G E D AY
w ill be held 011 the Minnesota Iron Range, Sunday, August 26th.
Plans are well under way. We have committees hard at w ork, and
local branches are all involved. N ational A u d ito r T ory Bobence,
secretary o f Br. 38, Kathy K nuth, and representatives o f all branches in
this locality are participating.
You w ill see and hear many exciting things! There w ill be en­
tertainm ent, music, food, demonstrations and you w ill be able to buy
Slovenian cookbooks, tee-shirts, aprons and lots o f m em orabilia.
Members! Note! I f you know how to do any Slovenian cra ft,
such as lace-making, handicraft, baking: poticas, krofe, strudels,
making noodles - we need you to come and demonstrate these crafts!
Contact us immediately i f you can take part. We appreciate all your
help to make this a tru ly memorable day!
Bring your fam ilies and friends to the H ibbing M em orial Arena,
Sunday, August 26th, beginning at 11:30 a.m. and all day!
Rose Maras
Minnesota Regional President
we heard about the death o f Frank
Rapinac in C a lifo rn ia . He was the
brother o f our sisters, Sophie
Garmaker and Elizabeth Spolar. O ur
deepest sympathy to them and to
their families. May he rest in peace.
Best wishes to all.
A N N S A T O V IC H , Reporter
NO. 59, B U R G K TTSTO W N , PA
Dear friends. O ur meeting in
March was opened w ith prayers by
Pres. Frances Korošec. Prayers were
also said fo r the shut-ins and
deceased members. 1 repeat this
many times - come 011 members,
attend the meetings. We need YOU
10 share any ideas you m ight have.
It w on’ t be long before the grass
and leaves turn green, the flowers
bloom, lawn mowers start running,
your neighbors get out into their
gardens and flow er beds. We can
breathe a breath o f fresh air!
Ann Secan thanks us fo r her getwell card and fo r being concerned
about her illness. W hy don’ t we take
a few minutes from our busy days to
visit the shut-ins or give them a call.
I ’ m sure they w ould enjoy hearing
from us.
M ay seems to be a busy month.
A ll the moms w ill have a special day
celebrating “ M o th e r’ s D ay” . Sit
back, prop up your feel like a
“ Queen fo r the D ay.” You all
deserve it.
A reminder - a mass fo r our
deceased members w ill be 011 Sal.
M ay 12th during the 7 p.m . evening
Mass.
O ur Junior member and my
daughter, Kimberlee w ill receive the
Sacrament o f C o n firm a tio n on Sat.
May 19th. Have a nice day, Kim .
W ith M em orial Day soon ap­
proaching, it starts o f f the beginning
o f Summer cook-outs and gettogethers. Plan a safe and fu n-filled
holiday.
Smile, nicer weather is on its way.
Have a good day, everyone.
U n til next time.
ROSEM ARY
NO. 67, BESSEMER, PA
We did not have much o f a
meeting since Dec. w ith the weather
so bad; but, a few o f us attended.
O ur anniversary was in February.
No one attended the meeting so there
was nothing said or done. Maybe
next year!
M a ry Snezic, our
president, is still home. She does not
attend the meeting much; also Louise
Serjak. W ell, all you younger ladies,
should try to come to the meetings
and come w ith some ideas. We sure
need to get something going - get
some o f your friends to come and be
members.
Want to wish a Happy Birthday to
M ary Snezic and M ary Zoinich on
the same day. May 30th. They live
side by side and they can celebrate
together.
W ant 1 0 welcome back from their
vacation, Tony and Clara Simonič;
ZARJA—T H E DAWN
also Josephine and
K a th e rin e
Susany.
We losi
a n o th e r
lo n g -tim e
member, V ictoria Slosser Yardas
who was in the A nni M anor Nursing
Home fo r a long time. She died Feb.
6th at age 83.
She was born in A u stria and
married A nton Yardas who preceded
her in death in 1943. She was a cook
fo r the Fisher Body D ivision in
Cleveland before retiring. Surviving
arc step-daughter, Zora Yardas o f
A rlin g to n , V A . three sisters, M ary
Kozul, Anna Novad and M ildred
Salvieh; two brothers, Joseph and
Frank, both o f Poland, Ohio. She
was also preceded in death by a
brother, Thomas.
We all wish M ary Kozul a speedy
get well. Heard she is doing well
since she is home from the hospital.
Ladies, don’ t forget to send someone
a card or call them up as I know they
would like to hear from you.
Best wishes to all fo r a happy
M o th er’ s Day which is near. God
bless everyone and a speedy recovery
to all who are ill.
M A R Y PER C IC
Z A R J A , we urge you to settle your
debts.
The members o f Br. 71 would like
to express their deepest sympathy to
M ary Bostian on the death o f her
husband. O ur thoughts and prayers
arc w ith you, M ary. God bless you.
Get well wishes are in order to
Josephine V erhollz and “ Happy
B irth d a y” lo Marlene Tkach, Agnes
B o štjančič, Josephine V e rh o llz,
Lucy Sm ith, Ann S kittle, Marge
Valenčič, M ary Kocian and Peg
G ricar who arc celebrating birthdays
in Feb. March and A p ril.
A delicious Valentine luncheon
was served after the meeting by
D orthy
Bruce, Marge S lriner,
Cheryl Striner, Marlene Tkach and
Julia Kushma. Thanks to those
members donating door prizes and
“ goodies” fo r out luncheon.
O ur M o th e r’ s Day mecling w ill be
on M ay 10th w ith a special buffet
luncheon to fo llo w . Each member is
requested to bring a dish to share.
This meeting promises lo be the
highlight o f our social events.
PEGGY G R IC A R
NO. 73, W A R R E N S V IL L E H TS.,
_______________OH______________
NO. 71, S TR A B A N E , PA
It was nice to see our Valentine
meeting so well attended by 20
members on Feb. 9th. The hall was
beautifully decorated in keeping with
the Valentine spirit by Marge Striner,
Dot thy Bruce and Sharon Bošt­
jančič.
D uring the business meeting, it
was announced that Sharon was
leaving her o ffice as branch vicepresident after several years ol
dedicated service. Sharon, we w ill
certainly miss you as vice-president
and thank you fo r a jo b well done!
You helped to make our meetings
enjoyable.
O ur newly-elected vice president is
D orthy Bruce. D orthy has been a
dedicated member and is always
ready to volunteer to make our lodge
better. She certainly deserves the
office. C ongratulations, D orthy.
A lso, at the meeting, Anna Skittle
was elected as our M other o f the
Year. She has been a life-long
member and through the years has
given much time lo our lodge. Anna,
the mother o f three grown children,
tw o sons and a daughter, has eight
g ra n d c h ild re n
and
resides in
Canonsburg. It is a pleasure to have
you, Anna, as our M other of the
Year.
L u cy S m ith ,
our secretary,
requests that all members pay up
their dues as soon as possible. Since
your dues payments are necessary to
pay the insurance obligation and the
operation o f the national lodge and
M A Y , 1984
O ur com bination M o th e r’ s Day
celebration and Pot Luck Dinner w ill
be held on May 7th. Hope that as
many as possible w ill be able to
attend this grand a ffa ir.
Heard from Jean N ovotny, Betty
Simec, and Frances Kainec o f
Florida, all wishing to be remem­
bered lo their sister members.
The W allers children, grand­
children, etc. made their annual trip
to Daytona Beach, Florida, fo r the
celebration o f T .J. Walters 92nd
birthday. They were gone two weeks
and all had a w onderful time, except
that shortly after their return trip to
Cleveland, they learned that their
beloved
F a th e r
had
to
be
hospitalized due to a stroke. We send
him our best and prayers fo r a
complete recovery.
We send get well wishes to A n ­
tonia Vorisek who at this w ritin g is a
patient at Brentwood H ospital.
Louise and George Brindza along
w ith two other couples spent a lovely
two week vacation in Acapulco and
enjoyed the flig h t down.
Leona, Em il M andich and their
three children had an enjoyable time
touring Florida fo r two weeks.
Sorry to report that Angela
G lih a ’ s beloved sister M ildred C arr
recently passed away. M ay she rest in
peace!
We arc so very sorry to report that
the infant son o f Jean and Jerry
Francisco recently passed away, and
o ffe r this young couple our deepest
sympathy. When our L ord calls such
r
ln
M
e m
o r ia m
\
V BLAG SPOMIN 7
3 - Katherine Krašovec - 88 yrs
Johanna Paucek - 91 yrs old
7 - Katherine Zigon - 95 yrs old
10 - M ary Bradach
M ary,Č ernigoj - 84 yrs old
14 - M ary Bubnich - 82 yrs old
54-yr member
M ary Lozar
19 - Rose Brooks
Theresa Simetowski
20 - Rose Semrov
25 - Rose Baškovič - 89 yrs old
M ary B rajdič - 101 yrs old
53-yr member
M ary Fink - 83 yrs old
Frances Lekan - 86 yrs old
54-yr member
Frances Masnik - 84 yrs old
A lice Novak - 87 yrs old
Anna Smekar - 91 yrs old
33 - Genevieve Stark - 75 yrs old
54 - Rose Racher - 84 yrs old
52-yr member
67 - V ictoria Yardas - 84 yrs old
89 - M a ry Dusak - 99 yrs old
A n to n ia M uhieh - 100 yrs old
90 - Frances Dernosek - 89 yrs old
93 - Katarina Schulte - 88 yrs old
97 - Helen Delasko - 88 yrs old
100 - Betty M o h o rko - 83 yrs old
a lin y baby, an innocent baby, He
must have a very special Guardian
Angel meet said child at the gates o f
Heaven.
M any o f our members are taking
advantage o f trips fo r senior citizens
all over the states, and since it would
be impossible to list everyone and
where they went, we wish all o f you
good health to make many more o f
these trips.
Instead o f listing the names o f our
sincere members who fa ith fu lly send
cancelled postage stam ps and
coupons regularly every m onth, in
order to save space in this regard too
as your reporter is lim ited to just so
much space in the Z A R J A , we w ill
fro m now on mention the names o f
those members who haven’ t been
mentioned before. Dear members
please don’ t stop sending stamps and
coupons because o f this change, as
every stamp and coupon is im ­
portant.
M IL D R E D D. ROBERTS
N O . 92, G U N N IS O N , CO
March 20th meeting at the home
o f Frances Somrak w ith Fern W hite
co-hosting. Opened w ith a prayer by
all. Roll call, 19 members present.
Minutes and Treasurer’s report
approved as read.
Old business: our Pancake Supper.
President, Frieda, thanked us all fo r
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a jo b well done. New business: Our
M o ther’ s Day dinner. Frieda w ill
check w ith R iverfront Restaurant.
We w ill honor Elsie Massaro as our
M other fo r 1984. I also want to
thank Elsie fo r a jo b well done w ith
our tickets at the door fo r the
pancake supper. We plan our dinner
fo r the 13th o f M ay. We w ill discuss
this more at the A p ril meeting.
Sharon and Rita w ill make up the
crown.
Meeting closed w ith a prayer fo r
all. We had a cosmetic demon­
stration by Trish W hite. Made our
models very attractive. Mystery Box
was donated by Betty and won by
R ita . O u r next meeting was
scheduled fo r A p ril 17th at the home
o f Margaret Depew w ith Linda co­
hosting; a Pot Luck was planned.
High winners were Bunnie and
Margaret Malenšek; low, Sharon
and Ann. O ur hostesses served
wontons and jello dessert, soft
drinks and coffee. Wishes to all fo r a
Happy Mothers Day. Hope the snow
w ill beat least h a lfw a y gone by then.
It was been such a long winter.
FERN W H IT E
NO. 93. B R O O K LY N . NY
On the 18th o f M arch, we were
nine members, glad to see each other
again. We no longer meet in Jan. and
Feb. Icy conditions not good fo r our
elderly, several have fallen in past
years.
Since our Dec. meeting, our
form er President and Secretary,
Agnes Klarich, already 5 times a
great grandma, has added a set o f
tw in girls to the group. What fun to
see them grow!
O ur sad news is M itzi Majestie’ s
husband, A nthony, passed away
after a long illness on Nov. 22, ‘ 83
and is interred in St. John’ s Cloister
in Queens, N. Y.
Tw'o long time members Catherine
Shutte and JoAnn Swelko passed
away in January ‘ 84. We are only 33
now and many are not able to come.
On Sunday M ar. 25th a few o f us
w ill attend 10 a.m. Mass ;ii St.
C y ril’ s Slovenian Church, N .Y .C .
AGNES A I.B R O
NO. 95, SO. C H IC A G O . IL .
It is a very great pleasure fo r me to
extend a warm welcome to the
fo llo w ing newcomers to our branch:
Barbara M arino, 9740 Houston Ave.
the daughter o f Sophie Barbich, (as
you all know one o f our most
dedicated members), also, M ary
Rose Rukavina, 2800 So. Wells and
daughter, Vesna. We greet you not
as strangers but as friends. 1 know
that it is going to be a pleasant
association.
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O ur trip to the B radford Exchange
was cancelled; it w ill be scheduled at
another date.
O ur meeting was held on Ash
Wednesday w ith church services first
and then our members retired to the
school hall fo r a meeting and
refreshm ents.
It
was pleasant
evening, every one enjoyed chatting
with each other, needless to say, with
the graciousness o f our hostesses,
H arriet Isek, Helen Golieh, V irginia
K w iatkow ski and Manda Dosen and
Evelyn Driscoll who prepared the
goodies. That made it a delightful
evening. Also, thanks to our donors
who so generously contributed to the
treasury: $5 - Rose W inters, Marge
K rm p o lic, $3 - Fran Seabloom, $2 Dolores Hennelly, M innie Pujdak,
$1 - M illie James. Renewed thanks
and appreciation.
Cruises are becoming a popular
travel pastime; the Caribbean is beset
w ith
another invasion
by the
fo llo w in g members who w ill be on a
luxury liner skim m ing through the
Caribbean waters: Adeline M arino,
M a ry B rozynski, M a ry (M a tt)
Perkovieh, Ann Stareevich, Ann
B rkljacic, Lou Galdina, C harlotte
F ryza ,
L o is
Cheresso,
B etty
M arkusic, Helene G olich, Anna Mae
M arinov, Helen Jerbie and Florence
Senzel. Enjoy the trip gals!
Happy to hear that Helen Price is
making a good recovery after a
removal o f a tum or.
Bernice Bubel who became a new
grandm other is thrilled w ith her new
arrival, H o lly A nn Bubel who was
born on Feb. 29th, a Leap Year
baby!
We wish g ra n d m o th e r,
Bernice, her son, Ray and daughterin-law , Nancy all possible jo y and
happiness in their new daughter,
along w ith two other children, Kelly
and Brian.
I would like to extend my warmest
greetings to all o f our mothers, also
to those who are not mothers fo r
their sincere service and loyalty to
our branch. We cannot measure the
goodness and the wisdom o f our
deceased mothers, who have given us
the many memories that we all
cherish that made us rich in
retrospect. We thank them fo r the
love that abides in our homes, where
gentle hands were always so kind,
redeeming the struggles o f our days,
it is in their honor that we keep
M o th e r’ s Day alive. We are grateful!
Happy M o th e r’s Day!
M IL D R E D JAM ES
NO. 100, F O N T A N A , CA
We had a lovely time at our last
meeting as per usual and also had a
lovely and new face present. Ineidently, it would be a pleasure to sec
our old faces attending, loo. How
about it, ladies?
O ur guest was A nn M aki from
D uluth, M in n . Br. 33. We enjoyed
her company and are looking fo r­
ward to other visits from her.
Plans fo r the Button Box Fiesta
are in the m aking which w ill entail
the baking o f strudels and the sales
o f same that w ill increase our c o f­
fers. Oh, those delicious calorics that
our ladies are te rrific a lly expert in
producing! A nd, 1 am so expert in
consuming!
To our ill members, rapid recovery
is wished and sincerely prayed fo r. In
this category, are the names o f M ary
Glad (a dear lady), M ary Kcbc
(another dear lady) and a heart­
warm ing friend o f many years, M ary
Galassini.
We o ffe r our deepest sympathy to
Steve M o h o rko on the loss o f his
dear w ife, Betty. She was an active
member and a very beautiful person.
God bless her and all souls o f the
fa ith fu l departed.
Across the miles go the warm
wishes from my heart to M ary and
Chris; Shirley and Elsie Melissa plus
Steffie Osterman, members o f Br. 2.
May God keep all o f you under
His mantle o f love.
E D IT H D R A W E N E K
NO. 105, D E T R O IT , M l
O ur March meeting was a very
pleasant one altho we should have
had more members attend. Due to
illness, many o f them couldn’ t make
it. We would like fo r M ary Jamsek
to know she has our prayers fo r a
fu ll recovery. We were sorry to hear
o f her being in the hospital. Also, we
send o u r prayers
to Pauline
A d a m ic’ s sister, “ B irdie” fo r a full
recovery.
O ur M o th e r’ s Day luncheon w ill
be held at the Boston Fish M arket on
May 19th at 1:30 p.m. It is located
on East 8 M ile between M ound and
Ryan Roads. Please call Patricia
Adam ic i f you can attend or not.
O u r very g ra cio u s
hostess,
Catherine M ihelič outdid herself in
serving such a delicious meal. We
really enjoyed it.
O ur M ay meeting w ill be at the
home o f V icki Doherty. Ladies,
please attend and bring along your
favorte recipes.
A happy tho belated birthday wish
to all our March and A p ril girls.
M any, many happy returns o f the
day to you all. A nd, may all our
members be blessed w ith good health
and happiness.
ANN POBANZ
ZARJA— T ill. DAWN
A N A GABER:
ŠT. 2, Chicago. IL
K a j b i te b i p o k lo n ila - m a ti m oja, za tv o j dan ?
Za vse, k a r zam e s i s to rila . K a j n a j ti za d a rilo
da m ?
N a jle p š i d a r je d a r lju b e z n i - oh, ti m a ti m oja.
K ako te lju b im iz srca - hvaležna h če rka
tvoja.
K o c v e tje v š o p e k b o m p o v ila n e b e š k i M a te ri
na o lta r,
N jo p re s rč n o b o m p ro s ila - n a j ne z a b i te
n ikd a r.
3 ^/oiq Slovensko ZW#eingj~/
Za vsako c v e tk o z a ta k n ila s rč n o s v o jo b om
ž e ljo .
Z m o litv ijo vse vkup p o v ila - p o s la la T ebi g o r
v nebo.
M a ry M u rn
KAKO M A T I LJUBI
" N ič m e n im a š ra d a !”
K o lik o k ra t m ora m a ti s liš a ti ta o č ite k ! In
k o lik o k ra t m ora ■ v e č k ra t n e je v o ljn o - o d g o v o riti:
“ S eveda te im a m rada. B o š že p o z n e je sp o zn a l. ”
Ko bodo
razum eli.
m o ji
o tr o c i
s ta re jš i,
me
bodo
T akrat jim b o m p o v e d a la :
Tako rada sem vas im ela, da se m n e n e h n o
s itn a rila , kam g re ste , s k o m g re ste , k d a j b o s te p r iš li
dom ov.
K e r sem vas im e la rada, aa sem m o lč a la in
s a m o čakala, da s te s a m i v id e li, da vaš n o v i p r ija te lj
• p r ija te ljic a - vaša velika lju b e ze n , n i p rid a .
Tako rada sem vas im ela, da se m m o g o č e tu d i
s š ib o v ro k i zahtevala, da s te že n a č e to č o k o la d o
n e s li nazaj k trg o v c u in p riz n a li, da s te jo p ri
n a k u p o v a n ju in o g le d o v a n ju iz m a k n ili.
K e r sem vas im e la rada, se m se tu d i dve u ri z
va m i ukva rja la , da s te p o s p ra v ili s o b o in p o b ris a li
prah, če p ra v b i sa m a tis to d e lo ta k o j o p ra vila .
Tako rada sem vas im e la , da zlepa n ise m
s p re g le d a la vaših n e m a rn o s ti in n e o lik a n o s ti.
K e r sem vas im e la rada, se n is e m p ra v n ič
zm e n ila , ka ko so d ru g e m a te re “ č is to d ru g a č n e ."
Tako sem vas im e la rada, da se m k a r p u s tila ,
če s te se s p o d ta k n ili in p a d li na nos, k e r sen
h o te la , da p o s ta n e te s a m o s to jn i.
To še p o s e b e j ■ ta ko se m vas rada im ela, da
sem vam m a rs ik a j p re p o v e d a la , č e p ra v s te b ili je z n i
nam e in m e s k o ra j s o v ra ž ili. In ta k ra t je b ilo zam e
n a jte žje in sem sam a n a jve č trpela.
modra m ati
M A Y , 1984
Stranski o lta r M a rije Pomagaj na Brezjah r S loveniji
M A R IJ A P O M A G A J —
K R A L J IC A S L O V E N C E V
P odoba
M a rije
P o m a g a j s p re m lja
verne
S lo v e n c e na vseh n jih o v ih p o te h : ob s lo v e n ih
d o g o d k ih , ž a lo s ti in b rid k o s ti, v tru d u za v s a k d a n ji
kru h . S k o ra j ne n a jd e m o verne d ru žin e , k i ne b i
im e la v h iš i p o d o b e M a rije P om agaj. Prvo n je n o
p o d o b o je n a s lik a l 1.1814 s lo v e n s k i s lik a r L e o p o ld
L a y e r p o z a o b lju b i, k e r je b il p o M a r ijin i p rip ro š n ji
re še n iz fra n c o s k e je če . Ta o rig in a l z v e s to č u v a jo
o č e tje F ra n č iš k a n i na B re zja h ; v o b e h vo jn a h so
o o d o b o u m a k n ili iz B rezij, da ne b i b ila u n ič e n a . Z
v e lik im z a u p a n je m se s lo v e n s k o lju d s tv o o b ra ča k
M a riji P om agaj, k a jti znana so izre d n a u s liš a n ja . V
A m e rik i im a m o n je n o p o d o b o v L e m o n tu in v
W a s h in g to n u v s lo v e n s k i ka p e li.
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P R E Ž IH O V V O R A N C :
SOLZICE
D ro b e n fa n tič e k n a b e re lju b i m a te ri d ro b n e g o z d n e ro ž ic e
Na koncu našega p o lja je b ila grd a, temačna globača,
k i so j i re k a li Pekel. Bila je podobna g lo b o ke m u kotlu, ob­
dana od tre h strani s strm im i b re g o v i, le na eni strani je
im ela žrelo, k i pa se je izg u b lja lo v črno, skrivnostno
lesovje. B re g o vi so b ili po rastli z za n ikrn im grm o vjem ,
s češm igo, g a bro vjem , trnovjem , pasjo črešnjo in podo bn o
navlako. M ed g rm o v je m je rastla še zanikrnejša trava,
po rab na le za ovčjo krm o. Tam si našel vresje, p ra p ro t,
d iv jo in pra vo, rabuželj, č m e rik o in podo bn ega zlomka.
Pekel je b il tako pust in neprijazen, da se je človeku, k i je
sto p il vanj, nehote stisnilo srce. Edino, k a r je b ilo v njem
živega, je b il studenec, k i je iz v ira l p ra v na njeg ovem
dnu izp o d m ahovnatih skal te r po k ra tk i v iju g a sti d ra g ic i
izg injal skozi tem no žrelo v svet. N je g o vo žub ore nje je
p o ln ilo kote l p ra v g o ri do rob ov. P ovrhu je šum studenčev ih v o d u d a rja l še iz gozdnatega žrela nazaj in se k o p ič il
v globači. Ta ne pre sta ni šum je de la l kraj še skrivnostnejši,
ka ko r je b il že po sami le g i.
Na p r v i p o g le d b i se zdelo, da je ta kra j popolnom a
ne koriste n in da je za očetovo najem ščino čisto odveč.
K o risti o d Pekla res nism o im e li posebne, ve n d a r se je
tu in tam d o b il iz njeg a kak voz letne stelje. Kadar je
oče p o tre b o v a l les za cepe a li pa les za g ra b lje , potem
je šel ponj v Pekel. G ab ro vin a za cepce a li pa češm iga
za g ra b e ljske zobe je b ila v Peklu tako žilavo raščena
ka k o r n ik je r d ru g o d .
N ajveč do b ička pa je b ilo tam s pašo. T rava v Peklu
sice r n i b ila kd o v e kako bohotna, b ila pa je m enda po se b ­
no sočna, k e r jo je živina v tej g lo b a či le p re ra d a
mulila.
Jaz sem se tega kra ja bal, o d k a r sem se začel zavedati
svojega bitja. Tega je b ilo p re d vse m k riv o n je g o vo im e.
O p e k lu sem čul g o v o riti starše, k i so m e u č ili p rv ih
krščanskih resnic, o p e k lu sem slišal p rip o v e d o v a ti v
ce rkvi, ko sem začel h o d iti tja in se drža l m atere za janko.
Vsa slika p ra ve g a p e kla v m o ji m ladostni d o m iš ljiji je
o d ličn o ustrezala našemu dom ačem u Peklu, m anjkal je
samo večn i ogenj na nje g o ve m dnu. M is lil pa sem si, da
je naša globača vsaj kako p re d d v e rje p ra ve g a pekla, v
katerega v o d ijo tajna vrata b o d is i na dnu skrivn ostne g lo ­
bače b o d is i skozi žre lo gozdnate stene. V selej sem se
z g ro zo v srcu p rib liž e v a l tem u kra ju in u rn o bežal stran,
ka ko r h itro sem m ogel.
Menda še nisem b il star šest let, k o m i je oče nekega
dne ukazal, da naj ženem past v Pekel. Bila je to zame
strašna naloga, k a jti dotihm al še n ik d a r nisem b il sam
tam.
Takoj me je začel s iliti jo k.
V id e č to, s e je oče značilno zarežal te r me nagnal, reko č:
»Saj v tem p e k lu ni hu dičev. A lo, na pašo!«
—
s o lz ic e , a li š m a rn ic e
M a te ri pa sem se zasm ilil te r me je začela tešiti:
»Lej, p e k la pa se le b o ji,« je re k la očetu.
K lju b tem u pa n i b ilo usm iljenja. O bo ta vlja joč se, kar
se je le dalo, sem se s č re d o b liž a l groznem u kra ju . Po­
skušal sem p rid rž a ti živin o g o ri na ro b o vju , ve n d a r bre z
uspeha; živin a se je km alu izg u b ila v globačo. Le ne rad
sem se spu stil za njo, b o je č se, da se b re z m ene ne b i
zmotala skozi žre lo in se m i izgubila.
Z v e lik o tesnobo v srcu sem čep el na dnu Pekla in
si nisem upal n iti d o b ro ozre ti se o k ro g sebe. Šum, k i je
n a po lnjeva l globačo, se m i je zd e l pošasten. Nobena reč
m e n i m ogla ra z v e d riti in celo studenec, k i sem jih vse,
k a r jih je b ilo p r i nas, tako ra d im el, in k je r sem zm iro m
de la l je zo ve in m line, m e n i m o g e l p rite g n iti. V ed no b o lj
sem nem el, po tem pa nisem m o g e l več vzdrža ti in sem
jo k a jo č začel bežati iz globače. T u d i na ro b u m i n i b ilo
obstanka in ves solzan sem bežal tja p o p o lju , k je r sta
oče in m ati orala.
»Kaj pa se ti je zg o d ilo ?« se je začudil oče.
»Živino sem izg u b il, vso ž iv in o ...«
V p il sem z jo kajo čim , p ro se čim glasom.
O četu se je zasenčil obraz, nato pa je d o b ro h o tn o za­
m ahnil z ro k o in dejal:
»Ne bo tako hudo, ne. G reva pogledat.«
Težko in z n e m irn o vestjo sem se v le k e l za očetom
p ro ti Peklu. Na rob u, od k o d e r je b ilo v id e ti vso globačo,
je oče presenečen obstal, kajti na m ah je u z rl vso živino
na dnu. Začel jo je v p rič o mene šteti:
»Ena, dve, t r i ... d e v e t...« Vseh de vet g la v se je m irn o
paslo tam doli.
»Kaj pa sanjariš, fant?« se je zavzel oče. Ta h ip pa
je že tu d i sp re g le d a l v z ro k m oje laži, se shu do bil, me
p r ije l za lase in me p o r in il čez rob , da sem se skotalil
po b re gu .
»Če se boš lagal, boš res p riš e l v p e kel!«
Te zadnje očetove besede sem kom aj slišal, potem
me je spet zajela grozna tesnoba. N ekaj časa sem tu lil,
d o k le r se m i solze niso posušile. Še d o lg o pa m e je m i­
kalo po celem živo tu in u m iriti se n ik a k o r nisem m ogel.
Skozi zatekle oči sem v id e l, kako živina d v ig a glave in
m e vsa začudena opazuje. Poleg strahu m e je p e kla tu d i
laž, p r i ka te ri me je oče zalotil. Ves siromašen, obupan
in z u trip a jo čim srcem sem čakal konca paše. Še p re d e n
se je začelo v e č e riti, sem začel g o n iti živin o iz globače
g o ri na rob, k je r sem jo p a se l,-d o kle r niso začele večerne
sence le ga ti na m račno dno Pekla.
D om ov sem p riš e l ves ob jo kan in ves pre tre sen . Oče
se je smejal, toda m ati je rekla:
»V Pekel pa ga ne g o n i več past, je še p re m la d in
lahko d o b i kak pristra h.«
In res me v Pekel niso ve č s ilili past. G roza p re d tem
kra je m pa me je še zm erom navdajala. —
N ekega sobotnega večera, ko sta oče in m ati sedela
na hišnem p ra g u in strm ela v jasno, dišečo v ig re d n o noč,
je mati vzdihnila:
»Oh, kako rada b i nesla ju tr i v c e rk e v solzice, pa jih
n ik je r več ni.«
»Za solzice pa je letos že pozno. Če jih v Peklu ni,
jih n ik je r več ni,« je o d g o v o ril oče čez nekaj časa.
O b be sed i Pekel m e je spet streslo in kom aj sem čakal,
da smo vstali, zakle n ili hišo in šli spat. Ponoči d o lg o nisem
m o g e l zaspati, k e r m i je neprestano s ilil ta strašni kra j
p re d oči. N e kje v g lo b in i srca pa m i je odm eval tu d i
m aterin vzd ih o solzicah. Solzice in Pekel — kako čudne
s tva ri so to. Solzice sem im e l neznansko ra d in sem za
ZARJA—T H E DAWN
njim i p re ta k n il vse ro b o v je o k ro g dom ačije. Le v Peklu
nisem v e d e l zanje.
P rih od nje ju tro sem se z b u d il zelo zgodaj. M ed spanjem
sem se m enda znojil, k e r sem b il še zjutraj m alo rosen.
M oje ju tra n je o p ra v ilo je b ila paša. Vsako ju tro so me m o­
ra li b u d iti in m etati iz postelje. Tisto ju tro pa sem vstal
sam in po p rs tih odšel iz hiše. Oče in m ati sta še spala.
Bila je nedelja.
Kakor om otičen sem obstal na dvo rišču . B il sem po ln
neke čudne, sladke dolžnosti, če p ra v se tega nisem zave­
dal. Zunaj je vstajalo pom ladansko ju tro . Čas je p re ­
hajal že v poletje. Za d a ljn im Pohorjem je žarela ve lika
škrlatna zarja in vsak čas se je m oralo p rikaza ti sonce.
V rh Pece ga je že vid e l, k e r je b il ves o b lit s škrlatno
ba rvo. Trata, d re v je in g rm o v je je b ilo o b lito z roso, k i
DOPISI
ŠT. 10, CLEVELAND. OH
Zadnja seja se je vršila 21
marca ob eni uri popoldne,
katero je o tvorila predsednica
Jean Planisek z m olitvijo . M olile
sm o tudi za pokojne tri članice, ki
so um rle v enem tednu. Te so:
Mary Č ernigoj, Margaret O ster in
Rose Bizlay. Bog jim daj večni
mir. N jihovim družinam pa naše
sožalje.
R ojstne dneve v marcu so
obhajale: M ilie Novak in dvojčki:
Fay M orro in Joyce La Nassi. V
aprilu pa Mary Zim perm an, M;iry
Podlogar, A lice Struna in Elsie
W atson. Č astitke vsem!
12. maja bosta obhajala 58.
o b le tn ic o poroke g. in ga. Jože in
Tončka A lič. Bog vaju živi in še
na m noga leta!
Sophie M agajna - šo lski sklad
je v polnem teku. Blagajničarka
Carolina S tefančič darove še
hvaležno sprejem a. Naknadno
sta še darovali A lice Struna in
M A Y , 1984
se je le bled ikasto svetlikala in čakala, da jo skorajšnji
sončni ža rki napo lnijo z b is e ri ju tra n je g a zlata. K o p re ­
nasto ozračje je dihalo počasi, ko da b i narava vzdigovala
v e lik o brem e.
Nenadoma me je čudna sila d v ig n ila z mesta, k je r sem
stal, in začel sem le te ti čez p o lje p ro ti Peklu. Dospel sem
na ro b Pekla in se z g ro z il p re d m račno jam o, v id e ti pa je
nisem hotel, zato sem se z za p rtim i očm i spustil čez ro b
na dno Pekla, sluteč tam d o li ob skalah sk rite solzice.
Šele ko sem b il spodaj, sem o d p rl oči.
Našel sem cele šope dehtečih solzic in jih začel hlastno
trgati. P ri tem si nisem upal ozre ti se nikam o r drugam .
Poln neke svete tesnobe sem slišal šum enje studenca in
n je g o v g ro zo viti odm ev, k i je v ju tra n ji tih o ti b il še silnejši
ka ko r po navadi. S p o ln im naročjem solzic sem se zagnal
iz Pekla in v en i sapi bežal p ro ti domu, kam o r sem p rih la čal p ra v v trenutku, ko je m ati stopila na hišni prag.
Ta tre n u te k je daljno sonce poslalo svoj p r v i sončni
žarek na dvo rišče in po njem se je razlila p re le p a svet­
loba. Sredi te svetlobe je stala mati, p re čud no lepa in vsa
ožarjena, k a k o r p rikaze n iz nebes. Planil sem p re d n jo
s p o ln im naročjem cve tlic in ji zmagoslavno zaklical:
»Mati, m a ti... s o lzice ...«
T o p il sem se od same sreče in neizm erne navdušenosti.
M aterin obraz je p o k r il blažen sm ehljaj; presrečna
je iztegnila ro ke za solzicam i in jih nesla k licu. Preden
pa je m ogla vsrka ti n jih sveži, o p o jn i vonj, so se njene
oči z d rzn ile in se po vesile name.
»Kaj pa ti je , pobič, da se jo č e š ... ?«
M oje oči so b ile po ln e težkih solz zaradi prem aganega
strahu, k i pa jih v svojem zm agoslavju nisem čutil, M ati je
spoznala m ojo v e lik o žrte v te r me je rahlo in nežno p o ­
božala d o laseh.
Rose M arolt. “ Bog lonaj.”
Hvala leoa vsem članicam , ki
ste darovale pecivo. Posebna
hvala dvojčkam a, ki znata peči
o dlične torte in prineseta na
vsako sejo. Kot Matere leta 1984
bom o p oča stile vse članice, ki so
pri društvu že 50 let in teh imamo
kar 14. To bom o opravile pri
p rih o d n ji seji, ki bo 16. maja ob
eni uri popoldne. Prosim o vse
članice, da se te seje v velikem
številu udeležite!
Vam vsem želi vaša hvaležna
MARY KOKAi
ŠT. 25, CLEVELAND, OH
Prelepi mesec maj je zopet tu.
Zatorej, z zvončki, trob en tica m i
in šm arnicam i zapojm o v čašt
naši nebeški M ateri; “ Lepa si,
lepa si Roža M a rija !” Meseca
maja obhajam o tudi dan, ki je
posve če n našim z e m e ljs k im
materam. Tudi njim moramo
vzklikn iti: “ M ati, hvala Tebi za vse
Tvoje ure bedenja, za vse Tvoje
solze, za vse Tvoje skrbi in za vso
Tvojo ljubezen. Bog Ti poplačaj
vse in Bog Te ž iv i!”
Marčev sestanek je bil prijeten,
še bolj pa raditega, ker med
sestanki od februarja do marca
nism o izgubile nobene članice.
Am pak veste nove članice pa
vedno rade sprejm em o. M alo se
bom o m orale p o tru d iti, da se bo
vsaka izmed nas lahko pohvalila,
da je prido b ila novo član ico. Se
Vam ne zdi to prav?
Imamo tu di nekaj novih članic.
Lynne Chrzanowski-žena m ojega
“ BOSSA” . Mati treh o tro k in če ji
čas dopušča tu di u m etnica v
slikarstvu. Leslie Telich, letošnja
g r a d u a n tk a
M a r s h a ll
Law
kolegija in precej svešča v
ročnemu
delu.
Hattie
Gorgon katero moram pa se
vprašati za njenega konjička.
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M aggie S upončič, katere hiša je
čista, da bi lahko človek s tal
jedel.
“ Pozdravljene
in
d o b ro d o š le !”
Zvedela sem, da je imela An­
to n ija T olw inski a uto m o b ilsko
nesrečo. Želim o Vam hitrega
okrevanja. A n to in e tte Gerbec je
pa imela o peracijo na očesu.
Videla sem jo par dni po njej in
skoro ne bi verjela, da jo je imela,
ker je tako dobro izgledala.
Upamo, da Vam je to prav zares
pom agalo.
Še na zdravje vsem našim
ženam, ki obhajajo svoj dan v
m ajniku. Tudi vse najboljše še
enkrat vsem, ki so ga obhajale z
nami skupno v mesecu marcu:
M in n ie S za tko w ski, Maryann
Selan, Caroline Rožic.
A lb in i Stupar bo pa treba dati
kako “ ko la jn o ” , ker proda to liko
kuharskih kn jig . Hvala lepa
Albina.
Še enkrat vsem materam in
ženam želim rožnato pot v
prelepem u m ajniku in M arija Vas
čuvaj!
CIRILA KERMAVNER
ŠT. 68, FAIRPORT HRB, OH
V
maju mesecu bomo, ko se
to čitalo. Ta mesec je M ariji
posvečen
in po n je j tu d i
materam.
Spominjamo
se
sm arničnih pobožnosti iz naše
rojstne dom ovine. Ves maj smo
ob večerih k šm arnicam hodili,
rožne vence m o lili, lita n ije na
koncu prepevali in lepe pesmi
M arijine. “ Spet kliče nas venčani
m aj” in druge. To je bilo petja po
vseh cerkvah, starejši in m ladina,
vse na čast M ariji. Tako imamo
lepe spom ine in naše m isli še
rom ajo nazaj v tiste čase, ali
m ladost ne pride več nazaj.
Upali smo v marcu v našem
Ohaju na boljše vreme, pa ni bilo
tako. Ravno ko to pišem, je prava
kraška burja oblizovala naše
dom ove in sneži kot o Božiču. Da,
res težko čakam o to p lih solčnih
dnevov, da bi zunaj na vrtovih
lahko začeli kaj delati.
Naša prva seja v letu 1984 se je
vršila 15. marca ob 6:30 zvečer v
Fairportu. Kot o bičajno posebnih
novic ni bilo. Zabavale so se z
igranjem kart. Predsednica Rozi
Bradač jim je p o s tre g la z
okusnim prigizkom . Mr. in Mrs.
Tony in Carol Satej sta naznanila
da bo v oktobru poroka hčerke
Lynne; nevesta je vnukinja naše
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RAJ POD TR IG LA V O M
Nam esto rednega sestanka v aprilu sm o bile počaščene s
predavanjem slovenskega znanstvenika dr. A. Peterlina iz N ational
Bureau o f Standards v W ashingtonu. Pokazal je precej skio p tič n ih
slik iz Slovenije, katere je sam posnel v teku zadnjih trid e se tih let.
Ker je bilo predavanje tako o d lič n o izvedeno bi rada tudi ostale
članice popeljala v duhu na to lepo potovanje po slovenski zem lji.
Začel je s priletom v Brnike, od koder odpelje avtobus v
Ljubljano. Slednjo najbolje označuje grad. Stavba sama je šele iz 18.
stoletja. Prav sedaj jo počasi popravljajo. Vendar je iz njenega sto lpa
najlepši pogled na L jubljano in na hribe, ki m esto od sveh strani
obkrožajo. Nov je na gradu spom enik km ečkim upornikom s Krškega
polja v 16. sto le tju , ki so im eli svoj bojni klic “ le, vkup, le vkup, uboga
gm ajna” .
V
Ljubljani sami pa vidiš velikansko sprem em bo od kolesarskega
v avtom ob ilsko mesto, na kar niso bile pripravljene preozke ceste. V
središču m esta je odprt trg za km ečke pridelke, paprike in paradižnike
z juga, zdravilne rastline pred sem eniščem , trg pred m agistratom z
Robbovim vodnjakom in s k o fijs k o palačo, kjer je leta 1809 eno noč
tudi prespal Napoleon. Na poti po L jubljani sm o videli reko
L ju bljan ico s to lik o nasprotovanim Plečnikovim trom ostovjem . Po
nekdanji Prešernovi u lici, ki je sedaj zaprta za vozila, in m im o NAMA
pridem o do bivšega Narodnega dom a in M oderne galerije v park
T ivoli, kjer dobro uspeva sekvoja iz K a lifornije. V parku je med drugim i
kip plesalskega para in muzej Ljudske revolucije. Pred M oderno
galerijo je pa značilen, skoro ploskoven Tršarjev kip dem onstrantov,
ki se ga splača pogledati.
Pot nazaj nas vodi do opere in parlam enta z edinim a
neb otičn iko m a v Jugoslaviji, ki ju niso skončali zaradi varčevanja, ki
so ga resno vzeli le v S loveniji ali recim o v Lju bljan i, do Cankarjevega
bodoma, ki naj služi za večje prireditve, univerze, akadem ije in univerzne
knjižnice, do spom enika Iliriji in Sim onu G regorčiču pred Križankami,
kjer je vhod v letno gledališče. Na M irju je polno novih in stitu to v, v
m estu samem pa polno novih stavb in novi hotel H oliday Inn. Izven
stare Ljubljane sta dve Plečnikovi cerkvi, v Šiški in na Barju, razširjena
cerkev v Retečah, dobro zavarovani plezalni dosto p na Grmado pri
Šmarni gori.
Drugi dohodi z avtom iz Koroške vodijo pod gradom O strovica,
m im o Gospe Svete, ob cesti skritega vojvodskega prestola, zmaja v
Celovcu do Goršetovega vrta v Svečah, kjer najdeš med kipi velikih
Slovencev na Koroškem tudi dolgo letn e ga tajnika avstrijske
akadem ije na Dunaju Jožefa Stefana, ki si je s svojim zakonom
to plo tne g a sevanja postavil najvišji spom enik, ki ga je fizika zmožna
dati, ko se po njem im enuje ta zakon, ki se ga uče mladi fiziki po vsem
svetu. Odtod greš na Ljubelj ali za Kepo na Koren, ki sta glavna mejna
prehoda preko Karavank. Pod Ljubeljem je tragični spom enik tabora
zapornikov, ki so pod nacisti gradili lju b e ljs k i predor in pri tem um irali
od lakote. Nad vasjo podkoren je velikanska sm uška skakalnica v
Z AK.IA—T H K DAW N
Planici, na kateri so že pred 30 leti leteli čez 100 m daleč (110 yardov).
Zgradil jo je ljub lja nski ing. Bloudek.
Na novo je preslikana cerkev na Brezjah, prelep je pogled na zimo
okoli Kranja s kozolci in Storžičem v ozadju, na ajdo v cvetju, na
Škofjo Loko in izza Lubnika. Iz Ljubljane nas vodijo slike preko
Kam nika v Logarsko d olino z Iglo, ki je tehnika na ljubo kakih visokih
lovcev še ni razstrelila, Rinko in višinsko cesto, Sv. Peter v Savinjski
d olini z rim skim i izkopaninam i, Radence, M ursko Soboto, Bogojino,
Ptuj, Ptujsko goro, O točec, Novo M esto, Belo Krajino, Kočevje,
R ibnico in Novo Š tifto.
Beneški lev je dolgo gosDodoval v Istri in Prim orju in vtis n il svoj
pečat vsem krajem ob m orju. Treba je iti do Pulja, kjer dobro ohranjeni
rim ski a m fite ater služi danes kot odprta film ska dvorana, preko
Savudrije, ki smo jo Slovenci ve likodušno o d sto p ili Hrvatom, kjer
s hranjujejo čolne na visokih drogovih, ker nim ajo dobrega
pristanišča, Forme vive, (likovne razstave na prostem ) Portoroža,
Bernardina in Kopra v H rastovlje z m rtvaškim sprevodom in drugim
starim i freskam i, na grad Sočerb tik ob meji, v Lipico, kjer je prava
dom ovina lipicancev, ki se rode vsi črni, pa p ostajejo beli, ko
dorastejo, Škocjan, Postojnsko jam o, Rak, Rihemberk, kjer je pisal
G regorčič “ pod trto bivam zdaj, v deželi ra js k o m ili” , v Novo G orico,
kjer se novi hotel o d liku je po svoji h iperm odernosti, Sveto goro, Brda
s trtam i, češnjam i in breskvami. Tolm in ima lepo jezero ob Soči,
velem oderno prodajalno in divjo sotesko Skakalci. Nad Kobaridom je
v Vršnem rojstna hiša goriškega slavčka Sim ona G regorčiča.
Dolina zgornje Soče vabi še pred Bovcem s slapom Boko in
vzpenjačo na Kanin, od koder imaš prelep razgled na Špik nad
Policam i, na M angrt, Jalovec in celo vrsto drugih hribov od Triglava
preko Krna do laških n i ž : R a z g l e d je dokaj lepši iz Mangrta, kjer
pripelje cesta a vtom ob ilista do koče blizu laške meje, ki je le eno uro
pod vrhom. Na poti na Vršič se pelješ m im o spom enika Juliusu
Kugyu, vidiš neverjetno lep Bavški Grintavec, Prisank in Razor. Za
konec pride še obisk Vrat s Peričnikom , pogled na Triglav, in Bled, o
katerem poje Prešeren, da “ dežela kranjska nim a lepšega kraja, kot je
podoba ta z o ko lico raja’’.
Po raznih krajih Slovenije so številni iz lesa izdelani spom eniki
raznih lokalnih “ n aivnih " um etnikov, ki so res lepi. Na gasilskih
veselicah vidiš pisane narodne noše, ki so danes le v okras. Med
slikam i so se videle te v Kam niku in v Š kofji Loki.
Skoro vse slike so bile napravljene iz krajev, ki jih ali dosežeš z
avtom ali se tja p ripelješ z vzpenjačo. Torej so dostopni vsem, ki im ajo
le malo časa za obisk ali jim leta ne d o vo lju je jo več hoje po odročnih
krajih.
Predavanju smo vsi poslušalci z zanim anjem sled ili. Več članic je
izrazilo željo, da bi morale podobna izobraževalna predavanja im eti
redno vsako leto na program u. Iskreno se zahvaljujem o dr. Peterlinu,
da si je vzel čas že v svojem itak preobrem enjenem delovnem urniku
Jin zbral tako načrtno in lepo potovanje v užitek vseh nas.
Nika B. Kovačič
M A V , 1984
M A M I C I
Mamica moja, li si mi najdražja,
li si moj naj večji zaklad.
Verjem i, da srčno obžalujem,
ker sem le žalila mnogokrat.
\ eni, da si mi že 'sc odpustila
in da me srčno še ljubiš naprej.
I.jubezm tvoja je lako mogočna,
da li je ne morem \ rn ili nikjer.
S čim naj li poplačam \se,
kar si zame žrtvo \ ala?
K o liko noči si zame prebedela
in ko liko solza ludi potočila.
M oja dobra mainiea!
Najlepša rožiea o\ene,
če nikdo za njo ne skrbi.
Poleni še pride mrzla slana
in nežno rožico um ori.
Tudi jaz bi ovenela
kot na \r lu rožiea,
če ne bi li zame skrbela,
moja dobra mamica.
Mamico svojo jaz srčno ljubim
in je ne dam za celi svet.
Oh, lju b i llo ” , lepo le prosim,
obrani mi jo še milobo let.
M u rv K o k u I
p o d p re d s e n ic e
M rs. J e n n ie
M ohorčič.
Za m ater leta je izbrana Mrs.
V e l ma Z alar, o b š irn e je
bo
opisano v ang le ščini potom naše
tajnice.
Mrs. Velm a Zalar je tašča od
Mrs. Fany Pillar.
P rvega m aja
pa gre
na
božjepotno potovanje v Por­
tugalsko z večjo skupino Jennie
S nidarsic, za tri tedne. V zadnem
decem bru je šla v pokoj po 40
letih stalnega dela. Zaželela si je
malo sprem em be. Jenny, vse
članice Ti že lijo srečno potovanje
in Bog s teboj.
V maju bodo slavile rojstne
dneve: Jenny M ohorčič, Mary
M odic, Josephine U lie, Mary
Kapel, Edith Hervatin in Adeline
Kutie.
V mesecu ju n iju pa: Elsie
H orvath, J o s e p h in e
D robnič,
Anna Jakopin, Maryann Kriesen,
Carol Satej, Urška Tutin, Anne
W illou gh by in C hristine Zalar.
Lepo pozdravlja vse članice
Slovenske Ženske Zveze, vsem
bolnim pa ljubega zdravja.
JULKA KLAMMER
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NAŠA ZASLUŽNA ŽENSKA LETA 1984
ŠT. 103, W ASHINGTON, D.C.
Čast zaslužne ženske leta je
letos
po
vsestranskem
odobravanju dob ila gospodična
Tončka Cigale. Korajžna je v
svojem p re p riča n ju kar koli
naredi in z vedno prijazno besedo
in novim i idejam i h itro prične
pogovor poln privlačnosti.
Tončka se je rodila v Novem
svetu pri H otedršici. To je ravno
tam, kjer so po prvi svetovni vojni
p o te g n ili nesrečno m ejo med
Ju goslavijo in Italijo. Novi svet,
odkoder so preje hodili v šolo in
druge potrebe je prišel v Ita lijo in
H otedršica v Jugoslavijo. Izhaja
iz zelo krščanske družine v kateri
je bilo pet deklet in štirje fantje.
Čim so o tro ci prim erno dorastli
so kaj h itro šli s trebuhom za
kruhom . Pod ita lija n skim i fašisti
je bila tudi Tončka v njihovi
ko n fin a ciji. Od tam pa se je
znašla v Rimu, kjer je preživela
sedem let. Po naključju je.dobila
stike s sestram i sv. Frančiška,
katere so im ele tam svojo
kapelico,
kamor
so
tudi
tam ka jšnji Slovenci zahajali k
nedeljski sv. maši. V Rimu je tudi
Tončka navezala stike z neko
avstralsko družino s katero je
prišla na to ce lin o na dan sv.
Patrika 1955, ko im ajo posebno v
m estu New Yorku velik praznik s
parado.
Tončka pri ogledovanju
W arw ick na angleškem.
uradu
Naša
zaslužna
ženska
letošnjega leta je zaposlena že
dolgo vrsto let pri svetovno
znanem Sheraton hotelu tukaj v
W ashingtonu. Osebno je zelo
zavedna Slovenka, saj sm o jo
tu di zasledile po navedbi imen v
koledarju Družbe sv. M ohorja v
Celovcu. Č lanica w ashingtonske
podružnice je že skoro od vsega
začetka od ustanovitve 1967.
Zelo veliko rada bere in je tudi
naročena na veliko slovenskih
časopisov in revij. V svojem
stanovanju ima prelepe cvetoče
v ijo lic e in druge sobne cvetlice,
ki ji krasno uspevajo, to pa zato,
vsaj po m nenju nakaterih nas,
ker cvetlicam vedno govori po
slovensko. Rada tudi izdeluje
lepa ročna dela, plete, kvačka in
izdeluje lepe vezenine. Poleg
tega pa naša Tončka tudi rada
potuje in je vedno_ pripravljena
kaj novega videti. Že večkrat je
bila v Sloveniji na počitnicah,
ogledala si je tu d i London z
o kolico, tukaj je bila v državi
C olorado, kjer ima sorodnike, v
P ittsburgu, kjer ima 92 let
starega bratranca z družino. V
Cleveland pa hodi vsako leto vsaj
enkrat na o bisk k sestri Štefki.
Na T ončkino pom oč pri naši
podružnici
lahko
vedno
računamo. Kdo si ne bi zapom nil
njenih izvrstnih jab o lčn ih zvitkov
in pripravljene mešane zelene
solate za skoro 200 ljud i za našo
vsakoletno slovensko večerjo s
plesom .
Naj bo tu di povedano, da je
naša slavljenka prejela am eriško
državljanstvo leta 1975 in dobila
ob tej p rilik i posebne če stitke iz
Bele hiše s podpisom tedanjega
predsednika G. Forda.
Iskrene če s titk e od nas vseh,
ki jo poznamo!
Nika B. Kovačič
M A T E R IN S K A LJUB EZEN
Ko b o d o m o ji o tr o c i d o v o lj sta ri, da b o d o
la h ko ra z u m e li lo g ik o , k i n a g ib a m ater, jim
bo m p o ve d a la :
D o v o lj sem vas lju b ila , da sem vas vprašala,
kam g re ste , s ko m in k d a j se b o s te v rn ili
dom ov.
Tako sem vas lju b ila , da sem vztrajala, da
k u p ite b ic ik le ,
re k o č da s i to la h ko p riv o š č im , s a j je ve n d a r
vaš denar.
Tako sem vas lju b ila , da sem v s tra ja la na
tem ,da s te v rn ili
že o d g riz e n e č o k o la d ic e v trg o v in o in se
o p ra v ič ili: "U k ra d e n e s o ” .
Tako sem vas lju b ila , da sem s ta la p o le g vas
dve u ri
ko ste č is t ili sobo, ko b i to d e lo sam a
o p ra vila v 15 m in u ta h .
Tako sem vas lju b ila , da s te v id e li m o j jezo,
ra z o č a ra n je in so lze v m o jih očeh.
Tako sem vas lju b ila , da sem p riz n a la s vo jo
k riv d o
in p ro s ila vaše o d p u š č a n je .
Tako sem vas lju b ila , da se m d o p u s tila , da
s te se s p o ta k n ili,
p a d li in se u d a rili.
Toda n a jb o lj sem vas lju b ila , ko sem m o ra la
re č i NE
in s te m e s o v ra ž ili za to.
To s to r it i je b ilo n a jte ž je o d vsega.
(P revod p e s m i neznanega a m e riš k e g a av­
to rja )
n i kova
y
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Z A R J A —T i l l : DAW N
OB M A T ER IN S KE M DNEVU
Ko sem se p re d m n o g im i le ti p o s la v lja la
o d svo je ro d n e d o m o vin e , je b ila m am a in
se stra tista , k i sta m e s p re m lja li ka r se je
d a lo d a le č — do m eje. S estra da n e s n i več
m e d n a m i na svetu, m am a p a je stara g o sp a
in ze lo bolna. P red le ti pa sta b ili o b e č ili in
z d ra vi in m o ji n a jb o ljš i p rija te ljic i. Takrat se
je se stra v e se lila z m e n o j m o je g a p o to v a n ja
in neznanega ž iv lje n ja . M am a pa je b ila
p o s e b n o p re d lo č itv ijo b rez besed, toda
n je n e o č i in nje n a n o tra n jo s t je b ila p o ln a
besed, ka te re b o lj in b o lj razum em tem
sta re jš a sam a p o s ta ja m .
P o k lič i “ Mam a, m a ti, m am ica, ” k je r je
p o ln a soba lju d i in n a jb rže bo ta k lic p o z v a l
m a te re ra z lič n ih o s e b n o s ti. D anašnja m a ti je
dom a, na v o d iln e m m e s tu v slu žb i, zd ra v­
nica, u č ite ljic a , tv o rn iš k a delavka, u m e tn ic a
in še pa še. L a h ko je p ra v i m a ti, m a ti
p o s v o je n č k u , kru š n a m a ti a li pa sam o
začasno p a z i na otro ka . N eg le d e kako m lada
ženska s p re je m a s v o je m a te rin s tv o im a
n je n o d e lo p r i v z g o ji vsak dan v e lik p o m e n za
p o z n e jš i čas na svetu. S k u š a ti m ora urav­
n o v e s iti p o tre b e o tro k, d ru žin e , p rija te lje v ,
so u s lu žb e n ce v, s o s e d o v in tu d i s v o je
o s e b n e p o tre b e .
N ajvažnejša stvar, ka te ro m a ti la h ko da
s v o je m u o tro k u , je lju b e ze n . Ta lju b e z e n je
v e lik o k ra t š e le
ra z u m ljiv a ,
ko
o tr o c i
d o ra s te jo in vid ijo , da so b ili v d o lo č e n ih
n a č e lih sam o d o b ri n a z o ri in so za ra d i tega
p o s ta li v e lik o b o ljš i lju d je .
O tro c i še v e lik o b o lj k o t o d ra s li
p o tre b u je jo d o b ro v z g o jo , p ra v iln e nazore in
s ta ln o vo d stvo , da b o d o h o d ili p o p ra v i p o ti.
M a ti v zp o d b u ja in o tr o c i ra d i p o m a g a jo
s s v o jim i id e ja m i. N aše v z p o d b u d e jim b o d o
dale še več v e se lja in vo lje za d o b ro d e lo v
b o d o č n o s ti.
M a ti u č ite ljic a . V e čkra t s liš im o , da se
ne n a u č im o , če nam je n e k a j ukazano
n a re d iti. N a u č im o se z o p a zo va n je m in če
p o te m s a m i z d o b ro v o ljo s k u š a m o p o te m
n e k a j n a re d iti.
M a ti je p o trp e ž ljiv a . To, da sm o b o lj
p o trp e ž ljiv e s s v o jim i o tro k i, nas n a re d i tu d i
b o lj p o trp e ž ljiv e z d ru g im i lju d m i.
M a ti se u ž iv i v ra z lič n e p o lo ža je . Ima
b e se d e z n o tra n jim i o b č u tk i, o d g o vo re , k i
ro d ijo d o b re u s p e h e in d v ig u je jo u g le d
m la jš ih do s ta re jš ih .
M a ti-trp in k a . K o lik o k ra t b i m a ti ra jše
trp e la sama, k o t p a da v id i s v o je g a o tro k a v
b o le č in a h . Pa n a j b o d o to te le s n i a li pa
d u š e v n i n a p o ri. Ko m a ti p re ž iv i svo je g a
o tro k a , to b o le č in o la h k o sa m o M a ti M arija
razum e.
Mam a, m a ti, m a m ic a da nam ž iv lje n je in
p o k a ž i nam ka ko ž iv je ti. Vsaka ženska se je
n a u č ila p o s ta ti m a ti na s v o j n a č in z
ra z lič n im i oza d ji. N o b e n u č e n ja k ne m ore
vedeti, kako bo res iz p o ln je v a la s v o j n a č in
m a te rin s tv a . Ena s tv a r pa je re sn ičn a , da
vsaka m a ti o b č u ti is to ra d o s t in is to
n e u č a k a v n o s t v p rič a k o v a n ju da b o d o n je n i
o tr o c i n a p re d o v a li v m o d ro s ti in u g ledu.
K šmarnicam
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M L A D A BREDA
Povest
dr. Ivan P r e g e lj
II del.
21. Dvoje izpovedi.
—
N a d a lje v a n je —
Prav t is te g a v e č e ra s ta s e d e la v k le ti Anže in
Jerica in odbirala krom pir za seme. M arjanica jim a
je bila naročila, naj ga samo odbereta, toda Anže je
bil skoro užaljen, češ, da bi še krom pirja ne znal
prirezovati, in se je lo til tako dela. H ipom a pa so
prešle Anžetu m isli od krom pirja na Jerico. Spom nil
se je osodnega večera, ko je bila vrgla deklico
božjast. Od tedaj je bil postal Anže proti Jerici
nekam resnejši. S m ilila se mu je d eklica in m nogo
več je m islil na njo, ko doslej. Po n aključju vendar
ni bil skoro niko li ž njo. In dasi se je to lik o zanimal
za njo, ni vedel sedaj še nič posebnega o njej.
Sedaj je izpustil krom pir, gledal nekaj hipov na
njeno drobno postavico in dejal nato:
»Ti, Jerica! Že nekam dolgo sva na Peči in
znana, pa nič ne vem odkod si.«
Deklica je čudeča se pogledala pastirja.
»Ne vem!« je odvrnila.
»Ne veš?« se je začudil Anže, »no, ti si pa lepa.
Ali nisi od vedno na Peči?«
»Nisem,« je odvrnila deklica. »Prej sem bila v
Zalogu.«
»Ali so tvoji stariši v Zalogu?«
»Niso!« in pripom nila še tiše: »Nimam več
starišev!«
»Tako je ta reč!« se je začudil Anže. »Tudi
matere ne?«
»N e!«
»Tudi jaz je nimam,« je dejal pastir. »Sva si
podobna, le to je drugače, da imam jaz očeta, ti ga
pa nimaš. In kako si pa prišla na Peč?«
»Služit sem prišla. Naša g ospodinja me je
vzela s seboj. Naša hiša je bila ob cesti. Smo imeli
g ostilno . Pa so se u stavljali tam vozovi. In nekdaj se
je pripeljala tudi naša gosp od in ja m im o in se
ustavila. Ko pa je odšla, so me dali ž njo. Pa nisem
šla rada. Tam mi je bilo bolje.«
Deček je m im al z glavo. Deklica ga je gledala
nekaj časa dvom ljivo, ali naj še pripoveduje. In ker
je fant m olčal, je dejala:
»Igrali smo se pod mizo. Pri peči ste sedeli
naša g ospodinja in pa "m a ti". Pa sem slišala, da
govorita o meni.«
»In kaj ste govorili?« se je zanimal dečko.
»Ste rekli, da sem sirota, da sta mi umrla oče in
mati. in da je križ z m enoj. Da je bila m oja mati zelo
lepa in da je imela bogatega ženina, pa jo je
zapustil, in da je nato m oja mati vzela pisarja.«
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G ovorila je, kakor otroci, ko da čita. Anže je
vedel, da težko rezume, kaj pripoveduje.
»Drugega ne veš nič?« je vprašal nato.
»Potem je rekla naša gospodinja, da tistega
ženina pozna, in da naj ji m oja "m a ti” da mene. In
tako sem prišla na Peč.«
»In kaj zdaj, ko boš velika?« je vprašal Anže.
»V sam ostan pojdem !«
»Ah da, ti hočeš b iti svetnica!« je dejal fant.
»Da,« je dejala deklica, »kaj pa boš ti?«
»Jaz bom bogat!« je odvrnil fant. In oči so se
mu razvnele in začel je pripovedovati:
»Glej, Jerica,« je rekel, »tebi bom povedal vse
po pravici, kako je to. Jaz sem dom a iz Sela. Še dva
brata imam. Pa slam nato hišo imam o doma. Ni
dobro doma. Večkrat sem bil lačen ko sit. Potem
me je dal oče v šolo k čevljarju. Pa me je Blaž
preveč tepel, in sem mu ušel. Pa sem prišel domov,
pa je rekel oče: "Z a nič nisi. Nič prida ne bo iz
te b e !” "B o , o č e ,” sem rekel, "za če vlja rja ,” sem
rekel, “ pa nisem . Pojdem za konjskega hlapca.”
‘‘ Le p o jd i,” je rekel oče, "sa j za sedem dni boš
nazaj.” “ Ne p ride m .” sem rekel. "B o m o v id e li,” je
rekel. In sem šel. V trgu sem povprašal, pa me niso
hoteli. Potem sem prišel na Peč. Pa tu ni konj. Zato
ni za me. In zdaj veš!«
»Vem,« je odvrnila deklica in še prikim ala z
glavico. Potem pa je vprašala: »Zakaj pa imaš konje
tako rad?«
»Zakaj hočeš b iti ti svetnica?« je odvrnil fant.
toda takoj je pristavil: »Ti tega ne razumeš. Vidiš,
dandanes je treba znati, samo tis ti nekaj velja, ki
m nogo ima. Kaj deš, koliko imam že?«
»Ne vem!«
»Ugani!«
»Sto goldinarjev!«
»Samo trideset še,« je odvrnil fant nekako
poparjen. »Pa bom imel tu d i sto in takrat kupim
konja in bom vozil. In ko zaslužim še, kupim še
enega in potem sezidam hišo in hlev in potem bom
bogat in potem pojdem dom ov in porečem očetu:
»Kdo je trd il prav?« »Ti,« poreče oče. In zdaj veš.«
»Vem,« je odvrnila deklica.
Zunaj je bilo ču ti M arjaničin glas, ki ju je klical.
»Skrijva se ji,« je zašepetal Anže Jerici in jo
potegnil s seboj za veliko kad.
»Otroka, kje pa sta?« je iskala M arjanica. Anže
je stiskal Jerici roko. Č util je, da se ji trese.
»Kako je še otročja!« je p om islil. Tedaj pa se je
spom nil, da ji je m is lil povedati še nekaj, in približal
je usta k njenem u ušesu in dejal: »Veš, Jerica,
kadar bom imel tis to hišo in hlev poln konj. pridem
po-te na Peč in te vzamem s seboj.«
»Zakaj?« je vprašala deklica.
»Ti boš m oja žena!« je odvrnil fant zelo resno.
In ko je vprašala Jerica »kako,« tedaj je videl Anže,
da je še pre otro čja in v tej sodbi ga je še p otrd ila po
večerji, ko mu je rekla č is to resno:
»Anže, nalovi komarjev!«
»Zakaj?« je vprašal.
»Boš napravil konje iž njih,« je odvrnila, »tako
jih ne bo treba kupiti.« In začudila se je, ko se je
zasmejal.
ZARJA— I lil DAWN
22. »Bom pa jaz pazila na otroka.«
»Kaj?« je vprašal Šime in s to p il korak bliže k
Neži, toda se takoj um aknil. Zakaj Neža je bila hudo
srdita in z grabljam i je zam ahnila proti fantu. Stala
sta na stezi sredi senožeti in trebila. Zdaj pa sta
restala z delom in se m erila s pogledi, ki niso bili
m nogo različnejši od onih, s katerim i se navadno
srečata pes in mačka. »Še enkrat reci!« je dejal
Šime.
»Goljuf!« je p ribila krepko Neža. In odprle so se
zatvornice njenih zdravih zob, in to je kar tako lilo,
da Šime ni vedel ali naj beži, ali naj počaka. »Pa reci,
da ni res, pa reci, če m oreš, da lažem, hudovernik ti,
hinavec ti, g o lju f nemarni. Ti si mene za nos vodil, ti
si moj denar zapravljal, ti si meni o b lju b il, da me
vzameš. Pa si se zm enil ž njo, pa si se! Pa ne boš,
Šime, ne boš. K fajm oštru pojdem in mu povem,
kak mož si ti. Pa tudi oni bom povedala, naj te le
ima, če te hoče. Lepega moža bo imela, prav res,
lepega. Fej, sneduh ti, hinavski, ti požrešnost
p rikrita, ti lažnjivec. Ji bom povedala, ji bom!«
»Nikom ur ne boš povedala nič!« je odvrnil
Šime in izkušal zb ud iti v dekli prepričanje, da je
užaljen in da se je ne boji.
Neža pa je vikala: »In zdaj povej, kje je grši
človek od tebe. Redila sem te. Zato me še
zasm ehuješ in govoriš grdo o m eni in lažeš. O, saj
te bo Bog kaznoval, in te bo!«
»Ima drugega dela dovolj!« je p ripom nil
hlapec.
»Molči, gobezdalo!« je viknila jezna Neža in
s to p ila korak bliže. Prav m im o nosu mu je m ahala z
grabljam i. »Molči, hinavski ti potep. Kaj? In zdaj
povej, kakšna neumna koza sem jaz, in kako da
letam za m oškim i. Povej, kar povej!«
»Tega nisem rekel,« je izkušal Šime ugovarjati.
»Rekel si. Predvčeranjem si rekel. Jedert je
slišala, da veš. Kaj? Si se hotel p riku p iti oni
n ičvred n ici, ker ti je kupila čevlje. Oh, da mora b iti
tako neumna! Ji bom že povedala, naj ti jih le
kupuje, naj. Pa da bi bolje naredila, da bi jih vrgla v
vodo. In tu di to ji povem, da si bil že zaprt. Naj te le
ima potem , naj te le ima. Naj se ji sm ejejo druge. Da
veš. Tako bom naredila, da si boš zapom nil kozo.«
»Kvante!« je skom iznil Šime.
»Kaj kvante! Pa prisezi, da ni res, prisezi, če
moreš. Pa ne moreš. Jedert — «
»Stara klep etulja! Pa ji veruj. Saj za drugo ni na
svetu, ko da dela sovraštvo. Pa ji veruj« je dejal
m odrovaje Šime. Nato se je obrnil fant v stran.
»Le glej v stran!« se je hudovala Neža. »Prav
takšen si ko levi ropar, ti, Judež, ti. O, da sem
morala Uiti tako neumna, pa mu verjela, tem u volku.
Pa saj bi še svetnike preslepil, tako se dela lepega.
Seveda, zdaj mu Neže ni več treba, ona je
podedovala hišo, Neža pa nim a nič. Kaj ne, tako si
m islil, tako.« In Neža se mu je popačila.
»Prav res, pačiti se ni treba, si že sama od sebe
dovolj
g rd a !«
je
p rip o m n il
z v is o k e g a ,
krasnoslovskega sta lišča Šime. Žalibog ga Neža ni
umela.
»Žabja slika na vodi, ti. Prej sem ti bila dovolj
lepa!« je viknila.
»Regljati znaš, prav res, ko žaba,« je zasukal
vrženo s u lico Šime nazaj na Nežo, ali pom oglo mu
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Pomlad v slovenskih gorah
to ni nič. Še huje je razkačil deklo. Planila je proti
njemu, ga popadla huje je razkačil deklo. Planila je
proti njemu, ga popadla za vrat in ga zm otala na tla,
prej ko se je m ogel zavedeti.
»Ti dam, se norčevati iz mene,« je klicala
bojaželjno in dokazovala in podpirala svoje m nenje
s kaj izdatnim i m ahljaji po hlapčevi glavi ali kamor
je že padlo. Tam koncu senožeti se je tedaj pokazal
Anže in se z veliko radovednostjo p ripo d il bliže in
bil priča Nežinih dejanj in besed, ki bi jih bil, da jih
je videl pastirček Prešeren, gotovo porabil za
slovenski nesm rtni ep.
»In še za kozo, in za neum no in za njo, ki leta za
m oškim i,« je kričala Neža in bila takt na grešno
Šim novo telo. A n žep a ni znal k ro titi svojega srca in
m isleč, da je treba Šim nu ko šibkejšem u pom agati,
je svetoval:
»O, Šime. Saj si fant. Ali se boš p ustil ko
o tro čaji od učitelja?«
Tedaj je Neža prestala s svojim nečloveškim
ravnanjem. Šime se je pobral. Bil je opraskan, in
celo šop las mu je bila v svoji to g o ti Neža izpulila.
»Aha!« si je m is lil Anže, »zdaj pride ona na
vrsto.« Toda Šime je bil m oder bojevnik, ki je pred
bojem razm išljal in šele potem delal. Tako je tudi
sedaj pom išlja l nekaj časa in šele nato s to p il korak
nezaj in zam ahnil z besedo proti Neži:
»Zdaj je vse ven mej nama, Neža!«
»Še ni!« je odvrnila hladnokrvno Neža in se
pognala znova proti fantu. Ta je popadel grablje in
bil divje okolu sebe.
»Pa pridi, pa pridi!« je zasmehoval napadajočo.
»Smrkavec,« je viknila Neža, popadla oklešček
pri svojih nogah in ga pognala v Šimna, da mu je
preparal srajco na ramenu.
»Jo boš plačala, srajco,« je zakričal Šime.
»Kdo bo pa kožo,« se je sm ejal Anže. Tedaj je
Šime pozabil Neže in se zapodil za nadležnim
pastirjem .
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»Le daj me, če me ujameš!« se je rogal Anže in
jo brisal po senožeti. Hlapec pa je vrgel grablje za
njim , da so se zlom ile.
»Ali ti prinesem novih?« se je norčeval Anže.
Šime je grozil fantu se pestjo. Tedaj ga je
pripravil k zavesti resne glas Pušarjev:
»Ali sm o otroci, ali sm o hlapci?«
»Mislim , da hlapci!« je odvrnil Šime.
»Potem bom o pa delali,« je dejal Pušar in krenil
dalje. Ob poti je ogledoval svet in m odroval in
grajal. In tako je dospel na Peč. Našel je Katro in
A nico v izbi. Katra je razdirala neko staro krilo,
A nica je likala srajce. Zdaj pa zdaj je sto p ila v ono
sosedno sobo, kjer so na dan poroke plesali. Zdaj je
bilo ču d o vito tih o tu notri, in hladno in tem no je
bilo, d a j e m ogel m ali spati.
Da je našel Pušar Katro, mu ni bilo pravo po
godu, zakaj im el je opravka z Anico.
»Tako sem pogledal m alo gori!« je rekel.
Poznalo se mu je, da je v zadregi, da ne more vpričo
Katre g ovo riti o tem, zaradi česar je prišel. Zato je
skoro s hvaležnostjo zapazil, da je Katra odšla, češ,
da kozarček dom ačega ne bo zavrnil.
Tedaj je zaupal Pušar A nici, da bi rad govoril ž
njo. Posedel je nekaj časa, potem pa je vstal, češ,
da bi rad vedel nekaj reči radi Anice, da je p rišlo
neko pism o, in da je notri tako in tako.
Mož je govoril, ko da pobira iz žerjavice
krom pir. Katra ga je razumela:
»Le zgovorita se!« je rekla in hotela iti.
»O, tako ni treba,« je m is lil in dejal Pušar, »saj
ni tako posebna ta reč. Par korakov sto p ite vi,
Anica, z mano.« In proti Katri se je obrnil:
»Saj ni, da bi skrivala, ne, pa se mi je reklo, da
naj ne govorim razun ž njo.«
»Kar p ojdi ž njim,« je dejala Katra A nici. Ta je
sto p ila na vrata sosednje sobe in poslušala.
»Bom pa jaz pazila na otroka, če se zbudi!« je
dejala Katra in s silo kro tila jezo, ki je kuhala v njej.
Ona dva sta odšla, Katra pa je sto p ila k oknu in
mrmrala, videča ju odhajati:
»Le rujta, le! Bomo videli, kdo bo zmagal.«
Tedaj je zajokal otrok v sosedni sobi. Katra se je
zgenila in odšla k njemu in se vrnila kmalu zatem z
razvezanim detetom in sto p ila zopet k oknu, kam or
je bila postavila preje A nica likalnik.
Anica in Pušar pa sta se bila ustavila za hlevi in
Pušar je dejal A nici:
»Tako je! Stari Poklonar je bil pri meni. Mož
ima denar, pa je prišel, da če je res, da ni hiša
Katrina, in da je ona vzela pri njem na posodo, češ,
da naj se intabulira, če hoče. Ali vam je kaj znano o
tem?«
»Meni nič!« je odvrnila Anica, »pa bo že res, če
je rekel Poklonar. V te reči se pa ne vtikam . Naj dela
mati, kakor se ji zdi.«
»Ne,« je dejal Pušar, »to ne gre. Kdor je m lje na
posodo, mora tu di vedeti, ali bo plačal ali ne. Katra
pa sama ne more in nima pravice delati dolgov na
hišo, ki je otrokova. Če je tako, da vi nič ne veste,
potem se lahko vrneva. Zdaj lahko govorim ž njo.«
Nič kaj ni bila A nica vesela, da ji varuh zaupa
stvari, ki o njih ni hotela vedeti ničesar radi Katre.
Zato se je sedaj skoraj veselo o brnila proti hiši.
Ko ju je Katra ugledala, da se vračata, so ji oči
sin ile jezno. Zdelo se ji je skoraj, da ve, zakaj je
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Pušar tu. V tem hipu pa je začutila skoro več jeze
nad njo, ko nad njim .
»Pogovorjena je ž njim , svoje reči ima ž njim.
Hinavka je.«
Nevede skoro je p ritis n ila otroka, da je zaječal.
»Kaj se kremžiš,« je dejala in ga stresla. Dete je
razvilo ročico. Prav blizu je bil likalnik, sveti se je.
Kdo ve, kako se je dete d o te kn ilo razbeljenega
železa. Zavrčalo je, in dete je zajokalo. Katra je
razburjena sto p ila od okna.
Zunaj pa je A nica zaslišala otrokov jok, p ustila
Pušarja in sko čila v izbo.
»Zakaj joče?« je vprašala skoro sovražno, ker je
bila razburjena.
»Kaj vem?« je odvrnila tašča.
Mati je začela to lažiti dete. Toda dete je jokalo
in jo ka lo ter se ni dalo u tolažiti.
Nekaj mu je!« je m is lila Anica, odnesla o troka v
sosedno sobo in ga razvila. In tedaj je opazila, da je
opečen po prstih. S kočila je k vratom.
»Ali vas ni sram,« je vikn ila s solzam i v očeh
proti Katri, »opekli ste ga!«
Katra jo je pogledala zaničljivo. Prem išljala je,
ali naj se opraviči ali ne. Tu je vsto pil Pušar. Anica
je odšla k otroku, nam očila mu rano z oljem in
jokala: saj je trpela dvojno bol. Ko je bila otroka
n ekoliko utešila, je vzela zibelko in jo odnesla gori v
svojo sobo. In ko je dete zaspalo, je zaprla vrata v
sobo s ključem . Sama pa je poiskala M arjanico in ji
s solzam i potožila, kar se je bilo zgodilo.
Katra je bila odpravila Pušarja. Bila je videti
bleda in jezna, in ko je ugledala A nico, je rekla:
»Nalašč ga pa nisem , da veš. Pa pazi drugič
sama nanj.«
»Saj bom !« je dejala Anica. Katra je odšla v
svojo sobo in mrmrala:
»Le čakaj, danes ga nisem nalašč, p rih o d n jič
ga bom, da ne boš vsaj rekla zastonj, da ga nalašč.«
Anica pa je začela od tiste g a dne zopet nekako
p rihajati k zavesti, da na Peči ni vse varno za njo.
D olgo v noč je m islila, kako bi najlepše varovala in
čuvala otroka.
Dete je spalo nocoj nem irno in proti volji je
A nica plakala in p o lju b lja la je otroka. Toda ta njena
sedanja ljubezen je bila grenka. Samo bala, bala se
je neizrečeno za dete.
In ko se je pro ti ju tru dete zopet prebudilo, ga
je nosila dolgo, da so jo že roke bolele. Potem pa je
sto p ila k oni sivorjavi slik i večne vsevednosti in je
padla na kolena in d vignila d ojenčka k sliki ter
zaprosila:
Čuvaj mi ga, čuvaj! Čuvaj njega in mene!« In
dete je zaspalo. A nica je legla, in m im o oči ji je
dahnil prvi m otn i soj jutra, prvi klic drozga je udaril
na njeno uho, in potem je zaspala...
(Nadaljevanje prihodnic)
Z A R J A —' r i li : D A W N
( “FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART”
M OTHER IS ANOTHER NAM E
FOR LOVE
BLESSED ARE MOTHERS..
BLESSED ARE MOTHERS..
BLESSED ARE MOTHERS..
BLESSED ARE MOTHERS..
BLESSED ARE MOTHERS..
BLESSED ARE MOTHERS..
BLESSED ARE MOTHERS..
who did w ith o u t fo r us • they
w ill be rewarded,
who lost sleep when we
were sick ■ they w ill find
rest.
who taught us how to pray •
the y
w ill
share G o d ’ s
Kingdom.
who com forte d us - they
shall be c om forted,
who
show ed
us
th e
C h ristian life by exam ple •
they w ill live forever,
who shared w ith us the
meaning of peace ■ they
shall know peace,
who taught us the im ­
portance of loving God and
eath o th e r • they shall see
God.
REMEMBER TO PRAY TO THE MOTHER OF GOD. SHE IS
OUR HEAVENLY MOTHER, AND SHOULD BE HONORED
ESPECIALLY TODAY, THE DAY FOR HONORING ALL
MOTHERS.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
IN M A Y & JUNE
M ay
10 -M ary Tomsic, H onorary State President o f
Pennsylvania, Strabane, PA
N ational O fficers:
M ay
27 -A nna H o dnik, D irector o f Youth, A urora,
MN
Presidents
May
May
M ay
M ay
May
May
June
June
2
5
11
25
30
30
4
12
Frances Anzele, Br. 39, B iw abik, M N
Bernetta Mische, Br. 84, New Y o rk, NY
C hristine Konte, Br. 66, Canon C ity, CO
Frances Yerman, Br. 57, Niles, OH
Rose Kosko, Br. 21, Cleveland, OH
M ary Snezic, Br. 67, Bessemer, PA
M aria Cvetnic, Br. 55, G irard, OH
Frances Corel, Br. 93, B rooklyn, NY
Secretaries
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
M ay
May
June
June
June
June
1 3 6 13 13 14 22 1 3 17 30 -
M arie A .F loryan , Br. 17, West A llis , W l
Anna Anderson, Br. 79, Enuelaw, W A
Gladys Buck, Br. 16, So. Chicago, IL
Helen M cFarland, Br. 66, Canon C ity, CO
M ary Mejac, Br. 103, W ashington, D.C.
M ary Pabijan, Br. 15, Cleveland, OH
JennieTavchar, Br. 65, V irginia, M N
A nn Pavelich, Br. 8, Steelton, PA
Jane H udak, Br. 74, A m bridge, PA
Christine Meyer, Br. 86, Nashwauk, M N
Rosemary Susel, Br. 10, Cleveland, OH
M A N Y H A P P Y RETURNS OF T H E D A Y !
Anna Hodnik:
Learn Slovenian!
The May issue is such a special issue becuse it honors
one o f the most im portant persons in our lives - our
mothers. 1 sat and thought o f all the words that came to
m ind on motherhood and these w ill be the words we’ ll
learn this month.
mother — mali or mama
m om my - mamica
M o th e r’ s Day - Materinski Dan
housewife —gospodinja
fa m ily - družina
infant - dele
child —olrok
home —dom
w ife —žena
love - ljubezen
care —skrb
forgiveness —odpuščanje
understanding —razumevanje
patience - potrpljenje
devoted -- vdan
gentle —vljuden
beautiful —lep
concern —skrbeti
food -- hrana
bake - peči
clean house — pospravili hišo
wash clothes — prati obleke
listener —poslušalec
peacemaker — pomirjevalec
parent - roditelj (starši is plural)
grandm other - stara mali
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