Trademarked logo of the Czech Heritage Society of Texas - the silver lion of Bohemia superimposed on an outline of Texas in red

Gonzales County Chapter
Czech Heritage Society of Texas


The was a local chapter of the Czecho-Slovak War Fund Association
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2008 Officers

Sue Valenta Camarillo   - President
Peggy Elzner Janota   - Vice President
Betty Hobizal Chumchal - Reporter
Jo Ann Kuntschik Hajovsky - Secretary
Peggy Elzner Janota - Historian
Mike Darilek - Parlimentarian

Directors
Shirley Hodges
Mike Darilek
Emil Cocian
Pat Schurig

Calling Committee
Dorothy Klapuch
Cecilia Williamson
Emil Kocian

 Refreshment Committee
Jeanette Technik
Leona Zella

 
 

Next meeting: July 17, 2008, VFW Hall, Harwood Rd (FM 794)

 


History

The Gonzales County Chapter of the Czech Heritage Society of Texas was organized on January 30, 2006.  Membership is open to persons of Moravian/Czech descent or anyone interested in preserving Slavic culture in Gonzales County and in the State of Texas.  There are 60 current members.


Dues

Dues for the Gonzales Chapter are $5.00 annually and $10.00 for State Membership, for a total of $15.00.  To insure that the member's name is listed on the state roster, the dues should be paid by the end of  January.  Any dues paid in October through December will be credited for the following year.


EVENTS

Gonzales County CHS celebrates Czech Heritage Month

Our entry in the "Come and Take It" Parade, October 6, 2007
Yes, that's Miss Marianne Beran, 2007 Miss Texas Czech-Slovak Queen

Czech Dinner, October 27, 2007
The ladies are from L to R: Mary Bea Arnold (our accordian player), Agnes Darilek, Pat Schurig, Peggy Janota, Georgia Pavliska, and Margaret Zella.

 


CHAPTER MEETINGS

Meetings are held at the Gonzales Post Office Conference Room - 920 N St Joseph St.
See the Gonzales paper or email Sue Camarillo for date

 
This page was last updated 06/04/2008