Details for Birthplace of the SPJST
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5149000417
Data
| Marker Number | 417 |
| Atlas Number | 5149000417 |
| Marker Title | Birthplace of the SPJST |
| Index Entry | Birthplace of the SPJST |
| Address | |
| City | La Grange |
| County | Fayette |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 704710 |
| UTM Northing | 3310207 |
| Subject Codes | fraternal organizations; Czech immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year | 1983 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | SW corner, Courthouse Square, SH 71, La Grange. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | On December 28, 1896, twenty-five Czech-Texans gathered in the district courtroom of this courthouse to establish a new fraternal benefit insurance society, the Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas, more commonly known a the SPJST. The SPJST held its first convention in the same room on June 20, 1897. I. J. Gallia served as the society's first president and J. R. Kubena was the first secretary. The SPJST officially began its business in Texas on July 1, 1897. SPJST headquarters now is located in Temple. |